Deeper Roots takes on a theme this week… one that has us on the road, the rails, the ocean deep, and soaring in the clouds. We speak, of course, of our modes and muse of transport in music.  There’s a variety of styling to be had including blues from Snooks Eaglin and Lightnin’ Hopkins, 50s country from Cowboy Copas and Bonnie Guitar,  pop sounds from Jo Stafford and the Modernaires, and a host of others that all support the theme of the day. Tune in for another roots-infused Wednesday evening on KOWS, the heart and voice of West Sonoma County, California.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Modernaires
The Stanley Steamer
The Complete Modernaires On Columbia Vol 2 (1946-1947)
2
Kevin Russell
Cadillacin' Model A
You Don't Know Me
3
Snooks Eaglin
Model T And The Train
Country Boy Down In New Orleans
4
Rosco Gordon
T Model Boogie
Let's Get High (B)
5
Lightnin' Hopkins
Automobile Blues
Lightnin'
6
Ry Cooder
Crazy 'Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
Borderline (Remaster 2013)
7
John Sebastian
Got No Automobiles
Chasin' Gus' Ghost
8
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Christian's Automobile
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds
9
Mink Deville
Lilly's Daddy's Cadillac
Coup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To Tread
10
Roger Miller
(The Day I Jumped) From Uncle Harvey's Plane
The Best Of : Vol 2
11
Peter, Paul & Mary
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Album 1700
12
Mother McCollum
Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane
Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4]
13
Peter Case
Waiting On A Plane
HWY 62
14
Cowboy Copas
Night Plane to Memphis
Settin' Flat On Ready
15
Dwight Yoakam
07 Trains and Boats and Planes
Population: Me
16
Doc Watson
Blue Railroad Train
The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
17
J. H. Howell
Howell's Railroad
Classic Field Recordings
18
Hank Williams
California Zephyr
Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
19
Chuck Berry
Down Bound Train
Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
20
Jimmie Driftwood
Sailing Away On The Ocean
Americana, Vol. 3
21
Earl Scruggs
My Ship Will Sail
The Earl Scruggs Revue: Anniversary Special, Volumes One & Two
22
The Boxmasters
Goin' Home
Modbilly Disc 1
23
Jake Xerxes Fussell
Boat's up the River
Jake Xerxes Fussell
24
Jo Stafford
Shrimp Boats
You Belong To Me
25
Al Hendrickson
On A Slow Boat To China
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53
26
Nick Lowe
Christmas At The Airport
Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
The second installment in our exploration of the Alan Lomax book of the same name, this time focusing our energies on tradition in gospel and spiritual. Leader-chorus work songs to lighten the load of heavy labor; dancing songs to quicken the spirit on those rare holidays; and spirituals to replace their lost African religions and to console in times of physical torment and spiritual degradation are all captured here, including the stories and lineage behind the original pieces. We’ll hear from a diverse selection of performers including The Dixie Jubilee Singers, Odetta, Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Eva Cassidy, and many others.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Fisk Jubilee Singers
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
The Gold and Blue Album
2
Bessemer Sunset Four
Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Bessemer Sunset Four (1928-1930)
3
Kenneth Benfield
Jacob's Ladder (Folk)
Masters of Old-Time Country Autoharp
4
Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger
