When trying to put together a Deeper Roots episode that covered the great session masters from the past one hundred years it became exceedingly clear that the show would need to be broken up into multiple parts. Percussion, keyboards, brass, bass and all the rest will follow but this week we’re going to focus on the string masters; those guitar stars who account for the bulk of Top 30 hits that graced our lives over the second half of the 20th century. They include Hank Garland, Grady Martin, James Burton, Joe Messina, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Johnson and, of course, Tommy Tedesco. There are many others who deserve the recognition but our show is only a two hour show and, even at that, picking only three or four examples per performer doesn’t do it justice. We’re going to give credit where it’s due…those who stood in the shadows.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Brenda Lee	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
2	Jimmy Lloyd	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
3	Elvis Presley	A Big Hunk O' Love	Elvis 30 #1 Hits
4	Little Jimmy Dickens	(I Got) A Hole In My Pocket	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
5	Simon Crum	Stand Up, Sit Down, Shut Your Mouth	Country & Western Nuggets
6	Bobby Helms	Jingle Bell Rock	Making Merry
7	Dale Hawkins	Susie-Q	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
8	Ricky Nelson	Stood Up	Legacy [Disc 1]
9	Jim & Joe	Fireball Mail	James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
10	Gram Parsons	Return Of The Grievous Angel	G.P. / Grievous Angel
11	Buffalo Springfield	A Child's Claim To Fame	Buffalo Springfield Again
12	Elvis Presley	Please Don't Drag That String Around	Grady Martin
13	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Classic Country
14	Brenda Lee	Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)	Grady Martin
15	Merle Haggard	Mama Tried	The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
16	Willie Nelson	On The Road Again	Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]
17	The Champs	Tequila	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
18	Rick Nelson	Hello Mary Lou	Greatest Love Songs
19	The Beach Boys	I Get Around	All Summer Long
20	Wayne Newton	Danke Schoen	Wild, Cool & Swingin'
21	Elvis Presley	What'd I Say	Elvis' Gold Records (Volume 4)
22	J. Livingston & R. Evans	Bonanza	Television's Greatest Hits Volume I
23	Jerry Goldsmith	Twilight Zone Overture – Twilight Zone: The Movie	75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1)
24	Sam Cooke	Bring It On Home to Me	Best of Answer Songs vol 4
25	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2
26	The 5th Dimension	Wedding Bell Blues	Greatest Hits on Earth
27	Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces	Searching For My Love	Chess Uptown Soul
28	Aretha Franklin	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
29	Leon Russell	Tight Rope	Retrospective
30	The Four Tops	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
31	The Temptations	Ain't Too Proud to Beg	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
32	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	Your Precious Love	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
33	The Supremes	When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through	Gold Disc 1