Candy

Yes, there’s a theme this week and it’s about as sweet a theme as you’ll hear on Deeper Roots. It’s not surprising there’s a wealth of content to choose from given that it is one of the favorite attention- getters, no matter your age. Candy. Sweets. Whether that’s a nickel, a penny, or a quarter a dose. Our favorites from the convenience aisle near the cash register, there to lure you. This week’s show is not for the glucose intolerant as we walk the convenience aisle of 20th century pop, rhythm & blues, country, jazz, and vocal group odes to the sugar in all things, sweet and small, short and tall, and sticky with the syrup-sweet. We’ll hear from The Strangeloves, Elvis, Lee Dorsey, Eddie Holland, Red Foley, and Barbie Gaye in our exploration of the sugar rush.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysMy Little Rock Candy BabyBoot Heel Drag: The MGM Years [Disc 2]Amazon
2Doris AllenLike Candy From A BabySun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6Amazon
3Eddie HollandCandy To MeIt Moves Me: The Complete RecordingsAmazon
4Sue PerrinCandy Store ManOriginal Sound Of Detroit – Vol 1Amazon
5Art NevilleLittle Girl From The Candy StoreBrother to Brother (Disc One:Art)Amazon
6Charlie WalkerTell Her Lies and Feed Her Candy1952-1958 (Warped 5230)Amazon
7Little Jimmy DickensWho Licked the Red Off Your CandyWarped 6668 – Little Jimmy Dickens – 1965 – 1966Amazon
8Red FoleyCandy KissesTennessee Saturday NightAmazon
9George MorganCandy KissesClassic Country Hits 'Your Cheatin Heart' Disc 2Amazon
10George JonesCandy HeartsComplete Collection 1960-1962 [Disc 4] individual albumsAmazon
11Peter, Paul & MaryTalkin' Candy Bar BluesA Song Will RiseAmazon
12The ChordettesLollipopRed, White & Rock Disc 1Amazon
13Barbie GayeMy Boy LollipopAmerican Roots of the British InvasionAmazon
14ShirellesA Teardrop and a LollipopThe ShirellesAmazon
15Billy BletcherThe Lollipop GuildThe Wizard Of OzAmazon
16Shirley TempleOn The Good Ship LollipopAmerica's SweetheartAmazon
17Alma(the Lollipop Mama) MondyMiss Lollipop's ConfessionMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 3]: Southwest Blues V1Amazon
18Champion Jack DupreeLollipop BabyTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
19Wynonie HarrisLollipop MamaComplete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949Amazon
20The StrangelovesI Want CandyClassic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All OverAmazon
21Elvis PresleyCotton Candy LandElvis Double Features: It Happened at the World's Fair & Fun in AcapulcoAmazon
22Bow Wow WowI Want Candy200 CigarettesAmazon
23Lola AlbrightCandyBombshellsAmazon
24Dodie StevensCandy Store BluesUltimate CollectionAmazon
25Ray CharlesCandyRay Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated To YouAmazon
26Roy OrbisonCandy ManThe All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]Amazon
27Lee DorseyCandy YamWheelin' And Dealin' – The Definitive CollectionAmazon
28Frankie Valli & the Four SeasonsCandy GirlThe Definitive Pop Collection Disc 1Amazon
29Paolo NutiniCandySunny Side UpAmazon
30Jo StaffordLittle Man With a Candy CigarFor YouAmazon
31The Mills BrothersSweeter Than SugarSweeter Than SugarAmazon
32The Real Tuesday WeldBathtime in ClerkenwellI, LuciferAmazon
33Sammy Davis Jr. with The Mike Curb CongregationThe Candy Man70s Music Explosion EscapeAmazon
34Al HirtCotton CandyGreatest HitsAmazon

Shake That Thing

Gospel, Wynonie Harris, Muleskinner Blues, and Lady Soul. Fine Friday free form festivities coming your way on KOWS Community Radio, broadcasting live from the studios in downtown Santa Rosa, California. We’ve got Bobby Bare, The Boswell Sisters, Johnny Cash, David Lindley, and so much more that we’re bursting. Every month or so Deeper Roots takes a break from themes, genres, tributes, and the sometimes studied look at the last century of America’s music and kicks back in the musical easy chair, sharing a cross section of performances from some of the best artists and songwriters. Tune in for an uplifting selection this Friday evening.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Wynonie HarrisShake That ThingPlug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954Amazon
2Little Esther & the DominoesThe Deacon Moves InRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
3Louis JordanLemonadeJivin' With JordanAmazon
4The BlendersDon't Play Around with LoveRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
5Louis ArmstrongI Hope Gabriel Likes My MusicRhythm Saved The WorldAmazon
6The Mills BrothersSwing Is The ThingMills Brothers – Goldent GreatsAmazon
7The Boswell SistersThat's How Rhythm Was BornThat's How Rhythm Was BornAmazon
8The Boswell SistersConcentratin'It's The GirlsAmazon
9Tommy And Jimmy DorseyRhythm Saved The WorldThe Gems Of JazzAmazon
10Aretha FranklinSince You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
11Aretha FranklinOld LandmarkAmazing Grace (The Complete Recordings) [Disc 2]Amazon
12The Blind Boys Of AlabamaPeople Get ReadyHigher GroundAmazon
13Sarah JaroszRing Them BellsFollow Me DownAmazon
14Rhiannon GiddensUp Above My HeadTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
15Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price TrioTrouble In MindNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
16Bob DylanMan in the Long Black CoatChronicles, Vol. 1Amazon
17Johnny CashGod's Gonna Cut You DownAmerican V: A Hundred HighwaysAmazon
18Bobby BareFour Strong WindsMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
19Jimmy Martin20/20 VisionJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 1]Amazon
20Dolly PartonMule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel – No. 8)1970Amazon
21Skeeter DavisI'm A Lover (Not A Fighter)The Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
22Dave EdmundsWarmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)D.E. 7thAmazon
23Ricky SkaggsDon't Get Above Your RaisingThe Essential Ricky SkaggsAmazon
24Carlene CarterBaby Ride EasyHindsight 20/20Amazon
25Bob DylanBallad Of Frankie Lee And Judas PriestJohn Wesley HardingAmazon
26John FogertyRambunctious BoyBlue Moon SwampAmazon
27John HiattMaster of Disaster [2005]Master of DisasterAmazon
28Jean KnightMr. Big StuffStax 50th [[Disc 1]]Amazon
29Big John & the BuzzardsYour Cash Ain't Nothin But TrashRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon

Ants In My Pants

Whether it was Prohibition, the need for comic relief from the worst Depression our country has known, or the release from Victorian norms in the age of the flapper…something was afoot. The humor it portended is not something that we all understand in this age… but it’s worth looking at. Novelty ruled the day and every Victrola and Edison radio spilled a silly song, whether it worked from puns or light humor (pop music), corny songs that sometimes had hidden charms (country and folk), or right in your face real life naughty bits (the blues)…there was something for everyone to sample. We’ll hear from Lonzo and Oscar, Milton Brown, Frank Crumit, George Formby, and Lonnie Johnson in this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. A hoot and a holler by any other name on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Lonnie JohnsonShe's Making Whoopee In Hell TonightHot FingersAmazon
2Frank CrumitMy Little Bimbo Down on the Bimbo Isle (1920)grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
3Billy MurrayI'll See You In C-U-B-AEchoes From The 1920's Disc 1Amazon
4Ozzie & Harriet NelsonOh Susanna, Dust off That Old PiannaThe Nelson TouchAmazon
5Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesDown By the O-H-I-OThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – The Eyes of Texas [Disc 1]Amazon
6Roy NewmanI Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants)The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
7The Johnson SistersHillbilly Soldier JoeFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
8Texas Jim RobertsonThe Last Page of Mein KampfFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
9Sweet Violet BoysI Love My FruitOkeh Western SwingAmazon
10The Happiness Boys: Billy Jones & Ernest HareI've Never Seen A Straight BananaThe Charleston DaysAmazon
11Hoosier Hot ShotsI Like Bananas (Because They Have No Bones)Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & ObscureAmazon
12Lonzo & OscarI'm My Own GrandpaFlashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & ObscureAmazon
13Lonzo and OscarGirls Don't Nag Your Husbands1947-1950 (Warped 4741)Amazon
14Six Jumping JacksI Do Not Chose to RunFlashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & ObscureAmazon
15Buddy Rogers(I'd Like to Be) A Bee in Your BoudoirThe Big Broadcast vol. 6Amazon
16Paul SpechtShoo-Shoo-Boogie-BooStatic Strut: Hot Dance Rarities 1922-1930Amazon
17George FormbyGrandad's Flannelette NightshirtI'm The Ukulele ManAmazon
18The Three KeysOh! By JingoThe Big Broadcast, Volume 2: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930sAmazon
19Marx BrothersI'm Against It/Horse FeathersHorse Feathers / Animal CrackersAmazon
20Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut YankeesLydia, The Tatooed Ladygimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
21Ben Selvin and his Orch (The Knickerbockers). v/ Dick RobertsonWhen Yuba Plays The Rhumba On the Tubaorig. 78 rpm Columbia 2483-DAmazon
22Ross & SargentNellie the Nudist QueenFlashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & ObscureAmazon
23Ozzie NelsonAvis Scaffin FortintooCampus SwingAmazon
24Frank CrumitCrazy Words Crazy TuneTop 100 Classics – The Very Best of Frank CrumitAmazon
25Frank CrumitThe Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked AwayTop 100 Classics – The Very Best of Frank CrumitAmazon
26Frank CrumitSong of the PruneThe Silly Songs (1922 to 1934)Amazon
27Leslie Sarony with Harry Hudson & His Melody MenMy Wife Is On A DietThe Charleston DaysAmazon
28Helen Kane with the Victor Orchestra directed by Leonard JoyDangerous Nan McGrewFlappers, Vamps And Sweet Young ThingsAmazon
29Helen KaneI Taut I Taw a Puddy KatThe Boop Boop a Doop GirlsAmazon
30Carmen MirandaI, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)AnthologyAmazon
31Irving Aaronson and His CommandersOh! You Sweet Old Whatcha May Call ItThe Big Broadcast vol. 9Amazon

Rare Female Soul

From the deeper bins of the sixties and seventies…heartbreak, cheating, and all the soul from the ladies perspective. Some powerful divas deliver the goods in this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. The songs you’ll hear were those on the chart bubble, some local, some national, but all worth a revisit. If you’ve heard more than a handful of these deep soul tracks, we’d be surprised. Join Dave Stroud as this week he’ll be sharing the sounds of Tammy Montgomery, Wendy Rene, Mitty Collier, Geraldine Hunt, and some names you’ll know including Irma Thomas, Mary Wells, and Etta James. Tune in on a Friday morning in Sonoma County for the best soul you’ve never heard.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jean PlumLook at the BoyDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3Amazon
2Mitty CollierI Had A Talk With My ManChess Uptown SoulAmazon
3Mitty CollierI Gotta Get Away From It AllNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
4Jan BradleyMama Didn't LieBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
5Delilah KeenebruewBright LightsAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
6Sugar Pie DeSantoI Want To KnowNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)Amazon
7Darlene LoveToo Late To Say You're SorryAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
8Wendy ReneWhat Will Tomorrow Bring?Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2Amazon
9Barbara & The BrownsI Don't Want To Have To WaitDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3Amazon
10Mary WellsCan't You See (You're Losing Me)After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
11Tammy MontgomeryIt's MineNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
12Etta JamesSeven Day FoolNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)Amazon
13Barbara LynnYou're Losing MeAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
14Ernestine AndersonYou're Not The Guy For MeBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
15Bettye LaVetteLet Me Down EasyDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3Amazon
16Doris DukeHe's GoneDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3Amazon
17Odessa HarrisA Rockin' Good WayNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)Amazon
18Jackie ShaneCruel Cruel WorldAny Other WayAmazon
19Irma ThomasDon't Mess With My ManNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
20Geraldine HuntI Let Myself GoNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)Amazon
21Barbara BrownCan't Find No HappinessDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4Amazon
22Loretta WilliamsI'm Missing YouDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3Amazon
23Mitty CollierDon't Let Her Take My BabyNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)Amazon
24Varetta & The ThomasesFly By NightNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)Amazon
25MarvelettesWay Over ThereNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
26Maxine BrownAm I Falling In LoveNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
27Betty O'BrianShe'll Be GoneNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
28Brendetta DavisI Can't Make It Without HimDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1Amazon
29Betty & RayYou're Too MuchNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)Amazon
30Carla ThomasI Can't Take ItDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3Amazon
31Birdlegs & Pauline And Their Versatility BirdsSpringBirth Of Soul: 2Amazon
32Madeline BellSoul TimeBell's A Poppin'Amazon

Travelin’ Blues

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.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Maria MuldaurTravelin' ShoesWaitress In a Donut ShopAmazon
2Blind Sammie (Blind Willie McTell)Travelin' BluesLonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad SongAmazon
3Taj MahalFarther On Down The RoadThe Best Of Taj MahalAmazon
4Roland StoneDown The RoadThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]Amazon
5Freddie SlackDown The RoadBoogie Woogie [Disc 10]Amazon
6Eric ClaptonFurther On Down the RoadOld SockAmazon
7Chris SmitherLook Down the RoadI'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag OnAmazon
8Mattie DelaneyDown The Big Road BluesMississippi MastersAmazon
9Unidentified QuartetI Look Down The Road And WonderPowerhouse GospelAmazon
10The Golden Gate QuartetI Looked Down The Road And WonderedTravelin' ShoesAmazon
11Vera Ward HallTravelin' ShoesCrossroads: Southern RootsAmazon
12Rory BlockIf You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The RoadHard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip JamesAmazon
13Paul Butterfield's Better DaysHighway 28'Better Days' + 'Better Days – It All Comes Back'Amazon
14Johnny "Guitar" WatsonHighway 60Space GuitarAmazon
15Lowell FulsonHighway 99Juke Box Blues 1946-1948Amazon
16Gatemouth MooreHighway 61 BluesHey Mr. Gatemouth – Complete King RecordingsAmazon
17Honeyboy EdwardsStrollin' Down Highway 61Roamin and RamblinAmazon
18Snooks EaglinTraveling MoodComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
19Doc PomusTraveling DogSinger & SongwriterAmazon
20Ella Johnson & Buddy JohnsonGet On Down The RoadGo Ahead And Rock And RollAmazon
21Ernie Andrews With Maxwell Davis OrchestraTravelin' BabyJumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]Amazon
22Slim Gaillard & His BoogiereenersTravelin' BluesLaughing in Rhythm: Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) [Disc 3]Amazon
23T-Bone WalkerTravelin' BluesThe Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]Amazon
24Smiley LewisLonesome HighwayABC Of The Blues Vol 25Amazon
25Howling WolfDriving This HighwaySings The BluesAmazon
26Freddie KingKey To The HighwayUltimate CollectionAmazon
27Freddie KingLiving On The HighwayThe Best Of Freddie King: The Shelter Records YearsAmazon
28Little WalterKey to the HighwayChess Blues Disc 3Amazon
29Eric ClaptonTraveling Riverside BluesMe & Mr. JohnsonAmazon
30Tommy McClennanTravelin' Highway ManThe Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942 Disc 2Amazon
31Cripple Clarence LoftonTraveling BluesCripple Clarence Lofton Vol. 1 (1935-1939)Amazon