This week’s episode of Deeper Roots focuses on gospel, blues, and tradition with a theme being the “travelin’ blues”. Whether that’s a long ride to perdition or salvation on the King’s highway or a ready roll down the road apiece…our journey will avoid the toll roads, whether they be the sacred or the profane. Performances this morning feature Rory Block, Chris Smither, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, and The Golden Gate Quartet. The show is a ‘first installment’ of traveling songs…songs about the highways…told in the key of blues with the followup in coming months being one that focuses on the country and bluegrass sound. But not today. Today’s about the blues and the gospel. Drop by.

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1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Maria Muldaur	Travelin' Shoes	Waitress In a Donut Shop
3	Blind Sammie (Blind Willie McTell)	Travelin' Blues	Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
4	Taj Mahal	Farther On Down The Road	The Best Of Taj Mahal
5	Roland Stone	Down The Road	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
6	Freddie Slack	Down The Road	Boogie Woogie [Disc 10]
7	Eric Clapton	Further On Down the Road	Old Sock
8	Chris Smither	Look Down the Road	I'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag On
9	Mattie Delaney	Down The Big Road Blues	Mississippi Masters
10	Unidentified Quartet	I Look Down The Road And Wonder	Powerhouse Gospel
11	The Golden Gate Quartet	I Looked Down The Road And Wondered	Travelin' Shoes
12	Vera Ward Hall	Travelin' Shoes	Crossroads: Southern Roots
13	Rory Block	If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The Road	Hard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip James
14	Paul Butterfield's Better Days	Highway 28	'Better Days' + 'Better Days – It All Comes Back'
15	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Highway 60	Space Guitar
16	Lowell Fulson	Highway 99	Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
17	Gatemouth Moore	Highway 61 Blues	Hey Mr. Gatemouth – Complete King Recordings
18	Honeyboy Edwards	Strollin' Down Highway 61	Roamin and Ramblin
19	Snooks Eaglin	Traveling Mood	Complete Imperial Recordings
20	Doc Pomus	Traveling Dog	Singer & Songwriter
21	Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson	Get On Down The Road	Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
22	Ernie Andrews With Maxwell Davis Orchestra	Travelin' Baby	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
23	Slim Gaillard & His Boogiereeners	Travelin' Blues	Laughing in Rhythm: Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) [Disc 3]
24	T-Bone Walker	Travelin' Blues	The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
25	Smiley Lewis	Lonesome Highway	ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
26	Howling Wolf	Driving This Highway	Sings The Blues
27	Freddie King	Key To The Highway	Ultimate Collection
28	Freddie King	Living On The Highway	The Best Of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years
29	Little Walter	Key to the Highway	Chess Blues Disc 3
30	Eric Clapton	Traveling Riverside Blues	Me & Mr. Johnson
31	Tommy McClennan	Travelin' Highway Man	The Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942 Disc 2
32	Cripple Clarence Lofton	Traveling Blues	Cripple Clarence Lofton Vol. 1 (1935-1939)