The year was 1955. Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock blasted off and just around the corner on the charts was Elvis who had a minor hit in 1954 that made some waves with That’s Alright, Mama and Good Rockin’ Tonight. RCA bought his contract from Sun Records for $35K. The minimum wage reached new heights of $1.00 per hour. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. The Honeymooners and Gunsmoke debuted on television. And we’ll be digging through the top ten charts of country, rhythm & blues, and pop in a year where the Cold War was a fact of life leading us to duck and cover. Tune in for some Webb Pierce, Eddy Arnold, Four Aces, Mitch Miller, Fats Domino, and Chuck Berry this week on our show that browses those dusty digital bins on a weekly basis on Community Radio here in Sonoma County.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Little Walter | My Babe | Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1] |  |
| 2 | Etta James | The Wallflower | The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1 | |
| 3 | Ray Charles | I Got a Woman | Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 | |
| 4 | Al Hibbler | Unchained Melody | Your Hit Parade – 1955 | |
| 5 | Johnny Ace | Pledging My Love | The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962 | |
| 6 | The Penguins | Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) | Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) | |
| 7 | Fats Domino | Ain't That A Shame | Rock And Rollin | |
| 8 | The Platters | Only You (And You Alone) | All-Time Greatest Hits | |
| 9 | Chuck Berry | Maybellene | Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings | |
| 10 | The Platters | The Great Pretender | All-Time Greatest Hits | |
| 11 | Hank Snow | Let Me Go Lover | The Essential Hank Snow | |
| 12 | Faron Young | Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young | 1953-1956 (Warped 5455) | |
| 13 | Eddy Arnold | That Do Make It Nice | Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955 | |
| 14 | Webb Pierce | I Don't Care | Singles | |
| 15 | Carl Smith | Loose Talk | Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1] | |
| 16 | Webb Pierce | In The Jailhouse Now | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce | |
| 17 | Webb Pierce | Your Good For Nothing Heart | All Hits! [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | Webb Pierce | Love, Love, Love | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce | |
| 19 | Slim Whitman | Rose-Marie | Vintage Collections | |
| 20 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Sixteen Tons | Classic Country | |
| 21 | Georgia Gibbs | Dance With Me Henry The Wallflower | Your Hit Parade – 1955 | |
| 22 | Pat Boone | Ain't That A Shame | Pat Boone/I'll Be Home | |
| 23 | The McGuire Sisters | Sincerely | The Sisters Anthology [Disc 2] | |
| 24 | The Four Aces | Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | The Envelope Please…Academy Award Winning Songs, Volume 2 (1946-1957) | |
| 25 | Bill Hayes | Ballad of Davy Crockett | London American Label Year By Year 1956 | |
| 26 | Les Baxter | Unchained Melody | Instrumental Gold [Disc 1] | |
| 27 | Roger Williams | Autumn Leaves | Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) | |
| 28 | Mitch Miller & His Orchestra | The Yellow Rose Of Texas | Your Hit Parade – 1955 | |
| 29 | Bill Haley & The Comets | Rock Around The Clock | Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1 | |
| 30 | Pirez Prado | Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White | Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] | |
| 31 | The Moonglows | Sincerely | Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2] | |
| 32 | Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra | Melody Of Love | Your Hit Parade – 1955 | |
| 33 | Eddy Arnold | Just Call Me Lonesome | Welcome To My World [Disc 1] | |
In today’s show we’ll be spinning up some special doo wop tracks, and not necessarily the ‘big hits’. We’ll be sharing some under-the-radar sounds from some of the greats and some of the ‘never-heards’. Doo wop’s heyday was clearly brief, running from the early urban street corner sounds of the early 1950s to the more commercially viable and polished sounds of the early 1960s. Tune in for the popular sounds of The Cadillacs, Little Anthony, The Flamingos, and The El Dorados as well as off chart vocal gems from The Pastels, The Quotations, The Kodaks, and The Fascinators. All with a story and all in clean fun on Sonoma County Community Radio.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels | A Rockin' Good Way | The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2] | |
| 2 | The Spaniels | Stormy Weather | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 | |
| 3 | Ernest Harriston/The Bop Chords | Castle in the Sky | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 | |
| 4 | The Velvets | Spring Fever | Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season | |
| 5 | The Quotations | Imagination | Doo Wop Box Disc 4 | |
| 6 | The Chimes | Once in a While | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 | |
| 7 | The Flamingos | Lovers Never Say Goodbye | The Best Of The Flamingos | |
| 8 | The Fascinators | Chapel Bells | Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 | |
| 9 | Little Anthony & The Imperials | So Much | The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials | |
| 10 | Accents | Wiggle, Wiggle | Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 | |
| 11 | The Kodaks | Oh Gee Oh Gosh | Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 2] | |
| 12 | The Cadillacs | Peek-A-Boo | The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3) | |
| 13 | The Cadillacs | Oh Oh Lolita | For Collectors Only (Disc 3) | |
| 14 | The Edsels | Rama Lama Ding Dong | The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] | |
| 15 | The Monotones | Tom Foolery | Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 | |
| 16 | Dion & The Belmonts | No One Knows | Greatest Hits | |
| 17 | The Pastels | So Far Away | Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 | |
| 18 | The Students | I'm So Young | Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 | |
| 19 | The Heartbeats | One Day Next Year | The Best of the Heartbeats [Rhino] | |
| 20 | The Corsairs | Smokey Places (1962 #12) | Greatest Hit Singles Collection | |
| 21 | The Penguins | Memories Of El Monte | Oldies But Goodies Vol. 3 | |
| 22 | The Desires | Rendezvous With You | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 | |
| 23 | The Moonglows | See Saw | Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] | |
| 24 | The Crests | The Angels Listened In | The Best of the Crests Featuring Johnny Maestro [Rhino] | |
| 25 | The Velvetones | The Glory of Love | The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2) | |
| 26 | The Timetones | In My Heart | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 | |
| 27 | The Genies | Who's That Knocking | Doo Wop Box Disc 3 | |
| 28 | The Silhouettes | Miss Thing | Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8] | |
| 29 | Anthony & The Sophomores | Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 | |
| 30 | The Capris | Morse Code of Love | Doo Wop Box Disc 4 | |
| 31 | The Videos | Trickle, Trickle | The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] | |
| 32 | The El Dorados | I'll Be Forever Loving You | The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1] | |
| 33 | The Platters | You're Making A Mistake | The Magic Touch: An Anthology | |
| 34 | The Avalons | Heart's Desire | Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 | |
| 35 | The Cleftones | Why Do You Do Me Like You Do | Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records | |
| 36 | The Classics | Till Then | Doo Wop Love Songs | |
| 37 | The Velvetones | The Glory of Love | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 | |
| 38 | The Cadillacs | Buzz Buzz Buzz | For Collectors Only (Disc 1) | |
When we say roots, we mean roots. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll kick off Women’s History Month by paying tribute to the many female performers from early country, the Golden Age, and well into our latest century. Influential, talented, and more than many of the opposite sex, not afraid to make a political statement now and then. We’ll also be sharing some recent Americana ‘cowboy sweethearts’ with songs that are both winsome and traditional. Tune in to Community Radio for Sonoma County as we go back to the 30s with the Girls of The Golden West, Patsy Montana, and The Tune Wranglers. We’ve also got some favorites from Margo Smith, Dale Evans, Rose Maddox and Dolly Parton to share with you.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Margo Smith | Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin' Country Music | The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler | |
| 2 | Patsy Montana | My Poncho Pony | Flowers In The Wildwood | |
| 3 | Patsy Montana | Old Nevada Moon | The Best Of Patsy Montana | |
| 4 | Patsy Montana | Out on the Lone Prairie | Yodeling Mad! The Best of Country Yodel Vol. 1 | |
| 5 | Rickie Jones | 'Neath The Blue Western Skies | I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two | |
| 6 | Dale Evans | When the White Roses Bloom | The Rage of the Sage | |
| 7 | Dale Evans | Don't Ever Fall in Love with a Cowboy | The Rage of the Sage | |
| 8 | Margo Smith | I Want To Be Your Cowboy Sweetheart | The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler | |
| 9 | Margo Smith | Cowboy Yodel Song | The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler | |
| 10 | Teresa Tudury | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Such Fine Things | |
| 11 | Kacey Musgraves | Whatever Happened To The Yodelin' Cowgirls | Movin On | |
| 12 | Kacey Musgraves | Cherokee Maiden | Wanted: One Good Cowboy | |
| 13 | Girls Of The Golden West | My Love Is A Rider (Bucking Bronco) | Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots | |
| 14 | Girls Of The Golden West | Will There Be Any Yodelers In Heaven? | American Yodeling | |
| 15 | Judy Canova | Along The Navajo Trail (Radio) | Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1 | |
| 16 | Judy Canova | No Letter Today | Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2 | |
| 17 | Maddox Brothers and Rose | Cowboy Bugle Boy | 1950-1951 (Warped 5076F) | |
| 18 | Rose Maddox & Her Brothers | I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again | Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies | |
| 19 | Wanda, Ruth Neal | Round Town Girls | Flowers In The Wildwood | |
| 20 | Polly Jenkins W. Texas Rose | I'm Gonna Straddle My Saddle | Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1 | |
| 21 | Rosalie Allen | I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart | Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1 | |
| 22 | June Holms | Song Of Queensland | I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two | |
| 23 | Dolly Parton | Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel – No. 8) | 1970 | |
| 24 | Nora Jane Struthers | Cowgirl Yodel #3 | Nora Jane Struthers | |
| 25 | Shannon McNally | Mamas Don?t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys | The Waylon Sessions | |
| 26 | Kacey Musgraves | Texas Yodeler | Wanted: One Good Cowboy | |
| 27 | Sweetback Sisters | Cowboy Ham And Eggs | Looking For A Fight | |
| 28 | Ramona Reed | If I Could Only Learn To Yodel (Live) | Big "D" Jamboree, Gals Of The | |
| 29 | The DeZurik Sisters | The Arizona Yodeler | American Yodeling | |
| 30 | Ann Jones | Baby Sitter's Blues | Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys | |
| 31 | Hank Penny & Jaye P Morgan | Fan It | Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys | |
| 32 | Sweethearts of the Rodeo | Get Rhythm | Rodeo Waltz | |
| 33 | Judy Canova | Walkin' The Floor Over You | Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2 | |
| 34 | Carolina Cotton | I Love To Yodel | I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two | |
| 35 | Patti Page | I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart | Country Music On the Mercury Label | |
A Century of America's Music
