The landscape this morning is smothered in ominous clouds as the music we have for you features the gospel beat with a blend of suggestive celebratory, suspicious, and devil-may-care songs. We’ve got the fire and brimstone bible-thumping sounds of Brother Claude Ely, some classic gospel warnings from The Golden Gate Quartet, a pastiche of British Clerkenwell nuggets from The Real Tuesday Weld, The Weavers, Lonnie Johnson, and a whole lot more. An eclectic blend of songs of Satan, dark nights, and sinner’s bemoaning their dirty little religion on another Friday morning collection of sounds on Deeper Roots. Tune in. The ground is saturated with blues, gospel, country, and even some hillbillies from hell…just for you.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Harry James & His Orchestra/Dick Haymes/Helen Forrest/Dalton Rizzotto & Orchestra | The Devil Sat Down And Cried | Best Of The Big Bands |  |
| 2 | Golden Gate Quartet | Atom and Evil | 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 | |
| 3 | Warren Zevon | Dirty Little Religion | Life'll Kill Ya | |
| 4 | Kane Welch Kaplin | Satan's Paradise | Lost John Dean | |
| 5 | Johnny Cash | Rusty Cage | Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American | |
| 6 | Lonnie Johnson | Devil's Got The Blues | Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1 | |
| 7 | Bob Brozman | Devil's Slide | Devil's Slide | |
| 8 | The Real Tuesday Weld | It's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Got to Do It | I, Lucifer | |
| 9 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Changes | The Great Gospel Women Vol. 2 | |
| 10 | The Real Tuesday Weld | The Life and Times of the Clerkenwell Kid | I, Lucifer | |
| 11 | The Gospeleers | The Devil's Gonna Get You | Black Vocal Groups Vol. 5 (1923-1941) | |
| 12 | Brother Claude Ely | Farther On | Satan Get Back | |
| 13 | Steve Earle | Devil's Right Hand | Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection (2 of 2) | |
| 14 | Uncle Tupelo | Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down | March 16-20, 1992 | |
| 15 | The Louvin Brothers | Satan And The Saint | The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic Tracks | |
| 16 | Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws | Dance Of The Dodo Bird | The Best Of Western Swing | |
| 17 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | I Want To Be Evil (Original Version) | Kinky Boots | |
| 18 | The Robins | That Old Black Magic | Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2 | |
| 19 | The Swan Silvertones | Sinner Man | Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) | |
| 20 | The Weavers | Sinner Man | Traveling on With The Weavers | |
| 21 | The Harmonizing Four | Oh Sinner | Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) | |
| 22 | Jesse Winchester | Evil Angel | Gentleman Of Leisure | |
| 23 | Calexico | Sinner in the Sea | Algiers | |
| 24 | Jimmy Minor | Satan's Chauffeur | Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) | |
| 25 | Rusty Dean | Sinner Beware | Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5 | |
| 26 | Fern Jones | This World Is Not My Home | The Glory Road | |
| 27 | Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver Quintette | Sinner's Crossroads | Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 | |
| 28 | The Flamingos | The Sinner (El Pecador) | Requestfully Yours & the Sound Of | |
| 29 | Daniel Lanois | Sleeping in the Devil's Bed | For the Beauty of Wynona | |
| 30 | C.W. Stoneking | We Gon' Boogaloo | Gon' Boogaloo | |
| 31 | The Real Tuesday Weld | (Still) Terminally Ambivalent Over You | I, Lucifer | |
| 32 | Howlin' Wolf | Evil | Chess Blues Disc 2 | |
| 33 | Freddie & The Hitch Hikers | Sinners | Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 | |
It may be Friday the 13th, but we won’t be bothered with the superstitious. Instead, we’ll go with traditional and popular country nuggets as our topics with some couplings of contemporary and vintage. We’ve gathered a collection of modern country covers from the likes of Rosanne Cash, Solitaire Miles, Charley Crockett, Chuck Mead and others and we’ll be coupling them up with originals and favorites from the distant past. Merle Travis, Red Foley, Hank Williams, and The Louvin Brothers take the stage from a dream-filled past. We’re celebrating country classics from fifties, sixties and seventies and having fun doing it while kicking back. You don’t need to be wearing pretentious boots and hats to appreciate the easy sway of classic country … you just need to close your eyes and appreciate the performances … well, unless you’re driving.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | The Band | Long Black Veil | Music From Big Pink | |
| 2 | Rosanne Cash Featuring Jeff Tweedy | Long Black Veil (Feat. Jeff Tweedy) | The List | |
| 3 | Lefty Frizzell | Long Black Veil | Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana | |
| 4 | Johnny Bond | Goodbye Old Paint | Standard Transcriptions | |
| 5 | Pharis and Jason Romero | Goodbye Old Paint | A Wanderer I'll Stay | |
| 6 | McKinley James | Who Will The Next Fool Be | Who Will The Next Fool Be (Single) | |
| 7 | Charlie Rich | Who Will the Next Fool Be | Sun Ballads 1953-62 | |
| 8 | Johnny Cash | We Must Believe In Magic | The Adventures Of Johnny Cash | |
| 9 | Matt Urmy | We Must Believe in Magic (feat. Cowboy Jack Clement) | Out of the Ashes | |
| 10 | The Malpass Brothers | Hello Walls | The Malpass Brothers | |
| 11 | Willie Nelson | Hello Walls | Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS | |
| 12 | Henson Cargill | Skip a Rope | Skip a Rope | |
| 13 | Charley Crockett | Skip A Rope | Music City USA | |
| 14 | Kevin Russell | Are You Teasing Me | Plain Dirt Fashion | |
| 15 | The Louvin Brothers | Are You Teasing Me | Capitol Country Music Classics | |
| 16 | Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys | Anytime | Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2 | |
| 17 | Chuck Mead | Anytime | You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold | |
| 18 | Dirty Cello | Sixteen Tons | I May Not Be Perfect | |
| 19 | Merle Travis | Sixteen Tons | Hot Pickin' [Disc 1] | |
| 20 | Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams | Crazy 'Cause I Love You | That's What I Like About The West | |
| 21 | Solitaire Miles | Crazy Cause I Love You | Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas | |
| 22 | Whitney Rose | There's A Tear In My Beer | Heartbreaker of the Year | |
| 23 | Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr. | There's A Tear In My Beer | Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10 | |
| 24 | Solitaire Miles | I Hear You Talkin' | Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas | |
| 25 | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | I Hear You Talkin' | The Tiffany Transcriptions Volume 1 | |
| 26 | Hank Williams | You're Gonna Change | Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 11 | |
| 27 | Tom Petty | You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) | Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute | |
| 28 | Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys | Settin' The Woods On Fire | Back At The Quonset Hut | |
| 29 | Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys | Settin' The Woods On Fire | Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood | |
| 30 | Red Foley | Tennessee Border | Tennessee Saturday Night | |
| 31 | Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys | Tennessee Border | Back At The Quonset Hut | |
| 32 | BR5-49 | The Price of Love | This Is BR549 | |
| 33 | The Everly Brothers | The Price of Love | Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2 | |
Elvis Presley’s performances, in particular those from his first decade, were based in some very deep roots. Those roots tapped into almost anything that could be heard in the south on that cultural touchstone of radio. Blues, big band, jazz, hillbilly, pop, gospel and country all played an enormous role in molding the iconic performer he was to become. In our Deeper Roots show this week we’ll be exploring the ‘influencers’ of the day; songs that played on the radio, songs that Elvis personally revealed as his favorites, songs that he enjoyed with his family as a young boy. We’ve got Mahalia and Sister Rosetta tracks, Little Junior Parker and Jimmy Reed, Red Foley and Roy Acuff, and a host of others to share this week so we’re hoping that we can remember how radio’s lifeline to culture that spoke to Elvis in a very, very big way.
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Artist | Title | Album | Buy
Wynonie Harris | Good Rockin' Tonight | Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] |
Jimmy Reed & His Trio | You Don't Have To Go | Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954 |
Little Junior Parker | Mystery Train | Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals |
Little Junior Parker | Feelin' Good | Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings |
Big Joe Turner | Honey Hush | Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2] |
Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Strange Things Happening Everyday | The Gospel of Blues |
Mahalia Jackson | Didn't It Rain | 16 Most Requested Songs |
The Statesmen Quartet | Somebody Bigger | Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music |
Hovie Lister & The Statesmen Quartet | His Hand Is Mine | Country Gospel Classics [Disc 2] |
The Golden Gate Quartet | Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946) | Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949) |
Jimmie Rodgers | Frankie And Johnnie | Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2] |
The Carter Family | 042-Can the Circle Be Unbroken | Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. |
Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans | Great Speckled Bird [78rpm Version] | Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age |
Red Foley | Old Shep | Tennessee Saturday Night |
Ivory Joe Hunter | I Almost Lost My Mind | Since I Met You Baby |
Jumpin' Gene Simmons | I Done Told You So | SUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]] |
Elvis Presley | Milk Cow Blues | The Sun Sessions |
Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys | Milk Cow Blues | Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1] |
Hank Williams | Your Cheatin' Heart | 24 Greatest |
Mississippi Slim | Try Doin' Right | The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened |
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys | Blue Moon of Kentucky | The Best of Bill Monroe |
Elvis Presley | Blue Moon of Kentucky | The Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2 |
Dean Martin with Paul Weston & His Dixieland Eight | I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine | Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53 |
Billy Bunn & His Buddies | That's When Your Heartaches Begin | Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 |
Ella Fitzgerald | My Happiness | The Chronological Classics 1947-1948 |
B.B. King | Everyday I Have The Blues | BB King And Pee Wee Crayton |
Louis Jordan | Caldonia | Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] |
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats | Rocket 88 | Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] |
Chuck Berry | Maybellene | Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2] |
Billy Ward & The Dominoes | Sixty Minute Man | Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues |
Big Joe Turner | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Big Joe Rocks |
Lloyd Price | Lawdy Miss Clawdy | Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] |
Big Mama Thornton | Hound Dog | Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] |
Little Richard | Long Tall Sally | Blowing The Fuse: 1956 | |
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The river of time flows on as our sturdy yet terminal transport is like any raft, a fragile one as our bindings become untethered. Let’s tip our hats and remember those who, over the past century, have contributed to American culture. This morning’s show is about the performers, the songwriters, the session musicians, and those behind the scenes who made a lasting contribution. We thank them as 2022 comes to a close. Tune in for a comprehensive and reflective show, our final Deeper Roots show of 2022, as we look ahead to the new year that is filled with so much promise.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Robert Gordon | The Way I Walk | Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials | |
| 2 | Buddy Holly | Peggy Sue | Rave On: The Coral Story | |
| 3 | Little Richard | Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE) | The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection | |
| 4 | Ronnie Hawkins | Wild Little Willy | Ronnie Hawkins | |
| 5 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Great Balls Of Fire | 30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4 | |
| 6 | Sandy Nelson | &And Then There Were Drums | Their Greatest Misses | |
| 7 | Loretta Lynn | The Pill | Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer | |
| 8 | The Judds | Why Not Me | The Best Of Classic Country 80's | |
| 9 | Jody Miller | Queen Of The House | All-Time Country Hits 1 | |
| 10 | C.W. McCall | Convoy | Super Hits Of The '70s – Have A Nice Day, Vol. 15 | |
| 11 | Mickey Gilley | Room Full Of Roses | Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes | |
| 12 | Bill Staines | Rompin' Rovin' Days | Journey Home | |
| 13 | Bobbie Nelson | Death Ray Boogie | Audiobiography (iTunes Exclusive) | |
| 14 | The Ronettes | Be My Baby | The Best of the Ronettes | |
| 15 | Bobby Rydell | Forget Him | Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 | |
| 16 | Adam Wade | The Writing On The Wall | American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961 | |
| 17 | The Five Satins | In the Still of the Night | Doo Wop Box Disc 2 | |
| 18 | The Ventures | Perfidia | Teen Beat, Volume 3 | |
| 19 | Brian Hyland | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini | Another Banana Split, please | |
| 20 | Dwayne Hickman | Don't Send a Rabbit | Great Googly Moo: Silly Songs from the American Charts | |
| 21 | Robert Morse | I Believe In You | The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s | |
| 22 | The Poppy Family | Which Way You Goin' Billy? (SUSAN JACKS) | Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s | |
| 23 | The Spinners | I'll Be Around | One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1 | |
| 24 | The Seekers | I'll Never Find Another You | Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1] | |
| 25 | Mary McCaslin | Last Cannonball | Mystery Train; Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 2 | |
| 26 | Paul Siebel | Louise | Woodsmoke and Oranges | |
| 27 | Kelly Joe Phelps | Lead Me On | Lead Me On | |
| 28 | Judy Henske | High Flying Bird | Troubadours Of The Folk Era Volume Two (Rhino) | |
| 29 | The Green Fields of America | Down By the Tanyard Side (SONG) | The Green Fields of America | |
| 30 | The Young Rascals | Good Lovin' (DINO DANELLI) | Red, White & Rock Disc 3 | |
| 31 | Syl Johnson | I Resign From Your Love | Welcome To The Club | |
| 32 | The Isley Brothers | This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) | Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 | |
| 33 | Mable John | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) | Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3] | |
| 34 | Betty Davis | Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him | Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23 | |
| 35 | Ramsey Lewis Trio | Wade In The Water | The Greatest Hits | |
| 36 | The Blues Project | Lost In The Shuffle | Sophisticated Boom Boom: The Shadow Morton Story | |
| 37 | Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band | Mercedes Benz | Pearl | |
| 38 | Fleetwood Mac | Everywhere | Greatest Hits [Reprise] | |
| 39 | Olivia Newton-John | Hopelessly Devoted To You | Grease | |
| 40 | Irene Cara | Fame | Sounds Of The Eighties: 1980 | |
| 41 | Meat Loaf | Paradise by the Dashboard Light | Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 2 | |
| 42 | Procol Harum | Whiter Shade of Pale | The Big Chill | |
| 43 | Julee Cruise | Floating | Floating into the Night | |
A Century of America's Music
