To say that the year 2016 was a bummer year is an understatement. While entertainment would take a backseat to the social and political conflagrations of the year, it was a very tough year for music lovers, nonetheless. Deeper Roots will be sharing tracks from some of the great, both known and unknown, who left us. We’ll hear from both Prince as well as Dan Hicks; Natalie Cole and Lonnie Mack; Juan Gabriel and Paul Kantner. It does not end there and we’ll barely be able to cover them all. Tune into our last show of the year and help us remember what these performers brought us.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Ralph Stanley
O Death
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
Various Positions
3
Kay Starr
Wheel Of Fortune
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
4
Debbie Reynolds
Tammy
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
5
Pete Fountain
A Closer Walk
Best of Pete Fountain
6
Toots Thielemans
Bluesette
100 Jazz Guitar Favorites
7
Mose Allison
Baby, Please Don't Go
Allison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]
8
Billy Paul
Me And Mrs. Jones
Body & Soul Love Senerade [Disc 2]
9
Earth, Wind & Fire
Shining Star
The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
10
Natalie Cole
Song for You
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
11
Leon Russell
Tight Rope
Carney
12
Glenn Yarbrough
Baby The Rain Must Fall
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1
13
Dan Hicks
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away [Album Version]
The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks]
14
Oscar Brand
Talking Atom
Pie In The Sky
15
Sonny James
Young Love
Young Love
16
Al Caiola & His Orchestra
Bonanza
TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
17
Jean Shepard
A Dear John Letter
Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast
18
Guy Clark
Blowin' Like a Bandit
Craftsman Disc 2
19
Merle Haggard
Workin' Man Blues
For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits (1 of 2)
20
Lonnie Mack
Memphis
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
21
Scotty Moore & Elvis Presley
How Do You Think I Feel
The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues
22
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
New Shoes
Soul Time!
23
Buckwheat Zydeco
Ya Ya
Buckwheat's Zydeco Party
24
Prince & the Revolution
I Would Die 4 U
The Very Best of Prince
25
Paul Kanter & Jefferson Starship
Have You Seen The Stars Tonite
Blows Against The Empire
26
Thunderclap Newman
Something in the Air
Hollywood Dream
27
George Michael
Faith
Faith
28
Jim Lowe
Green Door
The London American Story Disc 1
29
Eagles
Take It Easy
The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
30
Bobby Vee With The Crickets
Someday
The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)
31
Juan Gabriel
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)
Quiero Creedence
32
Cassius Clay
Stand by Me
Golden Throats, Vol. 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities
33
Sugarloaf
Green-Eyed Lady
AM Gold – 1970
34
Holly Dunn
Are You Ever Gonna Love Me
Billboard's #1 Country Hits of the 80's
35
David Bowie
Changes
Rock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th Anniversary
Deeper Roots celebrates the Holidays! Dave Stroud digs deeper yet into those dusty digital bins to find contemporary and vintage music of the holidays. In addition to some selections from the Document Records “Blues Blues Christmas” releases, we’ll surface some newer sounds including Americana nuggets from David Myles, Kacey Musgraves, and Raul Malo. To fill out the vintage, you’ll be entertained by Kay Starr, Elvis, Asleep At The Wheel, and the Prairie Ramblers.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Santa Gotta Choo Choo
Crazy for Christmas
2
Kay Starr
(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag
The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best – holiday 2002
3
Kacey Musgraves
Ribbons And Bows
A Very Kacey Christmas
4
Leon Redbone
That Old Christmas Moon
Christmas Island
5
Ella Fitzgerald
Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney
1950
6
Kacey Musgraves
Feliz Navidad
A Very Kacey Christmas
7
Cajun Gold
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas
8
Louis Armstrong
'Zat You, Santa Claus?
Verve Remixed Christmas
9
Prarie Ramblers
Cowboy Santa Claus
Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2
10
David Myles
Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo
It's Christmas
11
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Christmas Dinner
The Christmas Album
12
Asleep at the Wheel
Here Comes Santa Claus
Merry Texas Christmas, Y'All
13
Elvis Presley
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
Christmas Album
14
Elvis Presley
Santa Bring My Baby (Back to Me)
Christmas Album
15
Raul Malo
Marshmallow World
Marshmallow World and Other Holiday Favorites
16
Nat King Cole
All I Want For Christmas
Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
17
Nick Lowe
Christmas Can't Be Far Away
Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
18
The Living Sisters
Christmas in California
Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday
19
Frank Sinatra
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Christmas Songs By Sinatra
20
The Boxmasters
My Dreams of Christmas
Christmas Cheer
21
Duke Robillard
Santa Claus Blues
The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard
22
Si Cranstoun
A Christmas Twist
Old School
23
Darlene Love
White Christmas
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
24
The Crystals
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
25
Charles Brown
Merry Christmas, Baby
ABC Of The Blues Vol 3
26
Carla Thomas
Gee Whiz, It's Christmas
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
27
Otis Redding
Merry Christmas, Baby
Blue, Blues Christmas
28
James Brown
Sweet Little Baby Boy (Part 1)
Santa's Got a Brand New Bag
29
John Prine
Christmas in Prison
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
30
Cyndi Lauper
Hard Candy Christmas (Featuring Alison Krauss)
Detour
31
The Marquees
Santa Done Got Hip
Blues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1)
32
Tammy Lynn & Myles High
Run Rudolf Run
Myles High Christmas
33
Count Basie
Good Morning Blues (I Want To See Santa Claus)
Blue, Blues Christmas
34
Nick Lowe
Christmas At The Airport
Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
35
Jimmy Martin
Old Fashioned Christmas
Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]
It’s the story of evil told in the voice of the blues. All things evil are explored in the voices of gospel, country blues, urban blues, and the folk blues. Evil ways, bad blood, fear, and the depths to which the evil in man’s heart can go are the themes tonight in a show that features the likes of Otis Spann, Elmore James, Henry Truvillion, The Golden Gate Quartet, and many others. All of this coming to you on a cold December evening in Sonoma County.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Howlin' Wolf
Evil
Blues From Hell
2
The Golden Gate Quartet
Atom And Evil (1946)
Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
3
The Golden Gate Quartet (Willie Johnson, baritone/William Langford, tenor/Henry Owens, tenor/Arlandus Wilson, Bass) (Aka "Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet")
The Devil With The Devil
Vol. 3, 1939 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 3, 1939)
4
Chris Smither
The Devil's Real
A Little On The Cd Side Volume 11
5
Noah Lewis
Devil In The Wood Pile
When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll
6
Don Byas's Swig Seven, Albinia Jones
Evil Gal Blues
Savoy Blues 1944-1994 [Disc 1]
7
Dinah Washington
Evil Gal Blues
Gold
8
T-Bone Walker
Evil Hearted Woman (Alt. Take)
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
9
Champion Jack Dupree
Evil Woman
Blues from the Gutter
10
Doctor Gaddy
Evil Man Blues
Shoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)
11
Otis Spann
Evil Ways
Essential Blues Hits Disc 2
12
Washboard Sam
Evil Blues
Vol. 6 1941 – 1942
13
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Evil Devil Woman Blues
Vol 4 (1933-34)
14
Moreland & Arbuckle
Mean And Evil
Promised Land Or Bust
15
B.B. King
Mean And Evil
There Is Always One More Time
16
Elmore James
Mean And Evil
Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
17
Lightnin' Hopkins
Mean and Evil Blues
Texas Guitar Killers Disc 1
18
Blind Boy Fuller
Worried and Evil Man Blues
Blind Boy Fuller Vol. 3 1937
19
Reverend Gary Davis
Cross And Evil Woman Blues
Southern Country Blues: Down In Boogie Alley [Disc 2]
The westward movement is celebrated once more as Deeper Roots spends two hours digging through those dusty digital bins to find the more popular and, in some cases, more obscure pieces about the one of the great migrations. In addition to the 19th century land-grab where the call was “Westward Ho!”, we’ll hear songs about the not-so-celebratory movement following the 20th century Dust Bowl migration. Tune in for blues from Lowell Fulson, Barbecue Bob, and Albert King; country from Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel, and John Hartford; tradition and folk from Woody Guthrie, Darryl Holter, and Jay Farrar; and jazz/pop from Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, and Sol Hoopii. All on community radio for Sonoma County.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Geraint Watkins
Go West
Dial 'W' for Watkins
2
Bing Crosby
Go West, Young Man! [Single Version]
Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
3
Nat King Cole
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1946
4
Asleep at the Wheel
Route 66
The Best of Asleep at the Wheel
5
Sol Hoopii
An Orange Grove in California
Master of the Hawaiian Guitar, Vol. 2
6
Sons of the Pioneers
When It's Autumn in the Hills of California
Songs of the Prairie – CD5
7
Sons of the Pioneers
Let4s Go West Again (1950)
Wagons West (CD3)
8
Darryl Holter
California Stars
Radio Songs
9
Hazel Dickens
California Cottonfields
It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song
10
Webb Pierce
California Blues
Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second Series
11
Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'n Skiffle
California Zephyr
Foot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4
12
Jimmy Lafave
Dust Bowl Okies
The Night Tribe
13
Peter Rowan
Dust Bowl Children
Dust Bowl Children
14
Woody Guthrie
Talking Dust Bowl
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
15
Buck Owens
Streets of Bakersfield
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3
16
Emmylou Harris
Kern River
All I Intended To Be
17
Merle Haggard
Kern River Blues
Kern River Blues – Single
18
John Hiatt
Adios To California
Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns
19
Lowell Fulson
Highway 99
Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
20
Jesse Thomas
Gonna Move To California
Complete Recorded Works 1948-1958
21
Barbecue Bob
California Blues
ABC Of The Blues Vol 2
22
Albert King
Travelin' to California
More Big Blues
23
Doc & Merle Watson
California Blues
Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues
24
Lefty Frizzell
Blue Yodel #4 (California Blues)
Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Sat. Night)
25
John Hartford
California Earthquake
Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 11 The South
While the show this week is free form (something we like to do every few weeks), we’ll be leaning on a number of ‘connections’ including a couple of sets that feature tracks from the 1950 classic country album “Beyond The Sunset” which was released by Luke The Drifter aka Hank Williams, Sr. We’ll hear interpretations and originals that keep the focus on the country gospel solemnities that made this album one of country’s most interesting albums of the time. We’ll also be rocking with The Prisonaires, Aretha Franklin; riding down the canyon with Gene Autry and Jonathan Edwards; and connecting with boot kicking pieces from Robert Gordon and Elvis. An interesting and fun two hours is in store for you on West County community radio. Join Dave Stroud for selections from the last 100 years.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Randy Newman
Big Hat, No Cattle
Bad Love
2
Hank Williams
Beyond The Sunset (Single Version)
Beyond The Sunset
3
Kevin Russell
Ramblin Man
Trouble In Mind
4
Bill Haley
Too Many Parties, Too Many Pals
Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1
5
Hank Williams
Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals
Beyond The Sunset
6
John Prine
Just Waitin'
For Better, Or Worse
7
Hank Williams
Please Make Up Your Mind
Beyond The Sunset
8
Hank Williams
Just Waitin'
Beyond The Sunset
9
Johnny Cash
I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
10
Hank Williams
Everything's Okay
Beyond The Sunset
11
Marty Stuart
Pictures from Life's Other Side (w/ Hank III)
Nashville Vol. 1: Tear The Woodpile Down
12
The Staple Singers
Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
Freedom Highway
13
Cliff Edwards
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
The Collection
14
Ween
Pretty Girl
12 Golden Country Greats
15
Robert Gordon
These Boots Are Made for Walking
Satisfied Mind
16
Elvis Presley
Big Boots
G.I. Blues
17
Rosie Flores
Rock-A-Bye Boogie
Speed of Sound
18
Aretha Franklin
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
19
The Prisonaires
Rockin' Horse
The Prisonaires – Just Walkin' In The Rain
20
Guy Clark
She Loves To Ride Horses
The Dark
21
Old Crow Medicine Show
Don't Ride That Horse
Big Iron World
22
John Hiatt
Slow Turning
Slow Turning
23
Lew Childre
Riding The Elevated Train
Train 45: Railroad Songs Of The Early 1900s
24
Gene Autry
Ridin' Down The Canyon
Columbia Historic Edition
25
Ian Tyson
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry
26
Ian Tyson
Cottonwood Canyon
Carnero Vaquero
27
Jonathan Edwards
Girl From the Canyon
Tomorrow's Child
28
Gene Autry
The Call Of The Canyon
The Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946
29
Eddy Arnold
Cattle Call
Last Of The Love Song Singers: Then And Now [Disc 1]
30
Buddy Miller
Cattle Call
The Majestic Silver Strings Disc 1
31
Gene Autry
I Tipped My Hat And Slowly Rode Away
Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 2]
32
Bruce Springsteen
Galveston Bay
…Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008