Back to the bayou once more, but this time with less the rocking rhythms of the mid-to-late century and more with tradition. We pick on the sound of cajun music, celebrating a simple dance style born of early century French/Canadian, African Creole from the Caribbean, and American Country: the two-step. It’s music is full of accordion, fiddle, washboard, bass fiddle, triangle, and percussion of all kinds…giving it a consistently energetic and lively signature. And the dance which is our focus is a simple but expressive one similar to the western two-step…just without the fancy turns and spins. Our performances include some classics from the early century including Amede Ardoin and Jimmy Newman as well as contemporaries and mid-century legends like Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Al Berard, Michael Doucet, and Louisiana energy from the swamps to Lake Pontchartrain. Tune in!
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Taj Mahal | Two-Step de Grand Mallet | Creole Bred – A Tribute To Creole & Zydeco |  |
| 2 | Savoy Family Band | Two-Step de Amede | This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2 | |
| 3 | Amidi Ardoin | Amadie Two-Step | I'm Never Comin' Back | |
| 4 | Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys | Amedee Two-Step [Cajun] | Planet Squeezebox [Disc 1] | |
| 5 | Jimmy Breaux | Perrodin Two-Step | Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation | |
| 6 | Sammy Naquin | Perrodin Two Step | Best of Cajun Instrumentals | |
| 7 | Michael Doucet | Awesome Ossun Two-Step | Bayou Deluxe: The Best of Michael Doucet &… | |
| 8 | The Savoy-Doucet Band | High Point Two-Step | Alligator Stomp, Vol. 3 | |
| 9 | Beausoleil | Acadian Two-Step | Vintage Beausoleil | |
| 10 | Jimmy Newman | Fais Do Do Two Step | 1948-1953 (Warped 5060) | |
| 11 | Jimmy Newman | Teiyut Two Step | 1948-1953 (Warped 5060) | |
| 12 | Jerry Jericho | Cajun Pete Jingle for Dr. Tichenor | At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 8) | |
| 13 | Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers | Beau's Cajun Two Step | Beau Jocque Boogie | |
| 14 | Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha-Chas | Zydeco Two-Step | Creole Bred – A Tribute To Creole & Zydeco | |
| 15 | Al Berard & The Basin Brothers | Le Two-Step De Choupique (Choupique Two-Step) | Dans La Louisiane (In Louisiana) | |
| 16 | Balfa Toujours | Two-Step @ Tina | Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation | |
| 17 | Aldus Roger | Mamou Two-Step | Alligator Stomp 3: Cajun Zydeco Classics | |
| 18 | Bruce Daigrepont | Marksville Two-Step | Cajun Cookin' [Easy Disc] | |
| 19 | Rockin Sidney | Two Steppin The Two Step | The Best Of Louisiana Cajun Classics | |
| 20 | BeauSoleil | Eunice Two-Step | L'Amour Ou La Folie | |
| 21 | Zydeco Force | Shaggy Dog Two-Step | Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation | |
| 22 | Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys | Bayou noir/Back of Town Two-Step | Trace Of Time | |
| 23 | Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys | Ossun Two-Step | American Roots Music [Disc 4] | |
| 24 | Clifton Chenier | Zodico Two-Step | King Of The Bayous | |
| 25 | Lawrence Ardoin | Bayou Two-Step | Tradition Creole | |
| 26 | Lawrence Ardoin | Midland Two Step | Tradition Creole | |
| 27 | BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet | Two Step De Port Arthur | From Bamako to Carenro | |
| 28 | Clifton Chenier | Louisiana Two Step | Louisiana Blues and Zydeco | |
| 29 | Wilson & Joel Savoy | Fiddle Two-Step | This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2 | |
| 30 | Delbert McClinton | Two Step Too | Cost Of Living | |
We’re going to count down the top ten of the year 1954…in pop, country, and R&B. Nothing special about that year, just a random pick; but it was the year that Marilyn Monroe married Joltin’ Joe D. It was the year the Army-McCarthy hearings convened. The words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance. It was also a year of firsts: That’s Alright, Mama, Elvis’ first big hit, was released on Sun Records, the first Burger King opened, and the first transistor radio was developed and announced by high-tech’s Texas Instruments. The DOW Jones average closed at an all-time high of (a whopping) 382.74. Tune in for the countdown. 65 years in the rear-view on Sonoma County Community Radio.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Frank Sinatra | Young At Heart | The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 1] | |
| 2 | The Midnighters | Annie Had a Baby | Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2 | |
| 3 | Archie Bleyer | Hernando's Hideaway | Your Hit Parade – 1954 | |
| 4 | Johnnie & Jack | (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely | Golden Age of Country Volume 4: Honky-Tonk Man [Disc 2] | |
| 5 | The Midnighters | Sexy Ways | Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 | |
| 6 | Doris Day | Secret Love | The Best Of Doris Day | |
| 7 | Jim Reeves | Bimbo | Classic Country Hits 'Your Cheatin Heart' Disc 1 | |
| 8 | Guitar Slim | The Things That I Used To Do | Living The Blues: Blues Masters | |
| 9 | The Four Aces | Three Coins In The Fountain | A Proper Introduction To The Four Aces – Heart And Soul | |
| 10 | Webb Pierce | Even Tho | All Hits! [Disc 1] | |
| 11 | Faye Adams | Hurts Me to My Heart | Keeper of My Heart | |
| 12 | Four Knights | I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You) | Your Hit Parade – 1954 | |
| 13 | Hank Snow | It Don't Hurt Anymore | The Essential Hank Snow | |
| 14 | Roy Hamilton | You'll Never Walk Alone | Anthology 1 | |
| 15 | Eddie Fisher | Oh! My Papa | Your Hit Parade #1 Hits Of The '50s | |
| 16 | Eddy Arnold | I Don't Really Want to Know (Remake) | The Essential Eddy Arnold | |
| 17 | The Chords | Sh-Boom | Doo Wop Box Disc 1 | |
| 18 | Jo Stafford | Make Love To Me | Your Hit Parade – 1954 | |
| 19 | Webb Pierce | More And More | All Hits! [Disc 1] | |
| 20 | Ruth Brown | Oh What A Dream | Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2 | |
| 21 | The Crew Cuts | Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) | Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) | |
| 22 | Kitty Wells | One By One (w/Red Foley) | Singles | |
| 23 | Big Joe Turner | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Big Joe Rocks | |
| 24 | Rosemary Clooney | Hey There | Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1) | |
| 25 | Webb Pierce | Slowly | All Hits! [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | Work With Me Annie | The Roots Of Frank Zappa | |
| 27 | Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra/Perry Como | Wanted | The Very Best of Perry Como | |
| 28 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | Wake Up Irene | Vintage Collections | |
| 29 | The Drifters With Clyde McPhatter | Honey Love (Single/LP Version) | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters | |
| 30 | Kitty Kallen | Little Things Mean A Lot | Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) | |
| 31 | Stuart Hamblen | This Ole House | Classic Country | |
| 32 | Rosemary Clooney | This Ole House | 16 Most Requested Songs (K) | |
| 33 | The Crows | Gee | Doo Wop Box Disc 1 | |
| 34 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (Single Version) | Rock Around The Clock | |
| 35 | The Four Tunes | I Understand (Just How You Feel) | Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 9 | |
Friday morning fresh from the archives. We’ve got the classics today with a free form mix of vintage sounds from siblings The Mills Brothers and The Boswell Sisters as well as some folk, jubilee, soul, and rhythm from Sugar Pie De Santo, Andy Griffith, The New Christy Minstrels, and The Manhattan Transfer. If that’s not enough, we’ll share some Killer, Albert Ammons, and Creedence. You cannot go wrong on a Thursday evening…. particularly when we get cooking with a track from Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, and Angela Strehli in tribute to Sister Rosetta. Join Dave Stroud on Sonoma County Community Radio…88.1 FM, streaming at kwtf.net/live.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | John Prine | That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round | Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1 | |
| 2 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Just a Little Bit | Southern Roots | |
| 3 | The Four Blazes | Mary Jo | Mary Jo | |
| 4 | Fats Domino | Lady Madonna | Fats Is Back | |
| 5 | Big Joe Turner | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Big Joe Rocks | |
| 6 | The Isley Brothers | Shout, Pts. 1-2 | Red, White & Rock Disc 1 | |
| 7 | The Isley Brothers | Twist And Shout | Grandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3 | |
| 8 | Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli & Tracy Nelson | Shout, Sister, Shout! | Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe | |
| 9 | Louis Armstrong | Going To Shout All Over God's Heaven | Louis And The Good Book | |
| 10 | Andy Griffith | Careless Love | Shouts The Blues And Old Timey Songs | |
| 11 | Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra | Georgia On My Mind | Paper Moon | |
| 12 | The New Christy Minstrels | Wagoner's Song (Land of the Sacramento) | Ramblin' | |
| 13 | Rudy Vallee | Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries | Vagabond Lover | |
| 14 | The Boswell Sisters | Got The South In My Soul | The Boswell Sisters Collection | |
| 15 | The Mills Brothers | Swing Is The Thing | Mills Brothers – Goldent Greats | |
| 16 | Kermit Ruffins | When It's Sleepy Time Down South | We Partyin' Traditional Style | |
| 17 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Lodi | Green River | |
| 18 | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Dino's Song | The Best Of Quicksilver Messenger Service | |
| 19 | The Manhattan Transfer | Tuxedo Junction | Anthology – Down In Birdland (Disc 2) | |
| 20 | Videos | Trickle Trickle | Doo Wop Box Disc 3 | |
| 21 | Chuck Willis | Sugar Sugar | I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll | |
| 22 | Chuck Willis | Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes | I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll | |
| 23 | Sugar Pie DeSanto | A Little Taste of Soul | A Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962) | |
| 24 | Big Daddy Wilson | I Got Plenty | Deep in My Soul | |
| 25 | Benny Spellman | Fortune Teller | The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6] | |
| 26 | King Floyd | Groove Me | In Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1 | |
| 27 | Eric Clapton | I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) [feat. Don White] | The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale | |
| 28 | Benny Goodman Trio | Oh, Lady Be Good | After You've Gone:The Original Benny Goodman Trio And Quartet | |
| 29 | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | Sunnyside Up | Paper Moon | |
| 30 | Buck Owens | Big in Vegas | The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3 | |
| 31 | Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/Sid Bass/The Rob Roys | Pizza Pie | Doo Wop Box Disc 3 | |
| 32 | Dean Martin/Orchestra | That's Amore | That's Amore: The Best of Dean Martin | |
A Century of America's Music
