Hive Harmony

The bouffant and the beehive…hairstyles with a tease and some backcombing, were all the rage in the sixties. Like pop music, it had a short life before the British wave. Unlike pop music, whose sound endured, the fashion was washed away at the salon in favor of the next big thing. Girl groups set the tone for the harmonious sounds of the time, and our nostalgia cruise will be tooling the AM radio sounds of the very best of the beehive and flip hairstyles of groups like The Shangri-Las, The Paris Sisters, The Angels, Lesley Gore and a couple dozen others in this week’s show. Join Dave for the hits, the misses, and the near misses along with some of the unheard in this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. He’ll also share a number of tracks from an excellent 2018 release from Chicago’s Numero Group featuring some of ‘the others’. Girl groups emerged as a dominant force in the music industry, characterized by harmonious vocals, catchy melodies, and often choreographed performances.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Shangri-Las Sophisticated Boom Boom Myrmidons of Melodrama Amazon
2Reparata And The Delrons Whenever A Teenager Cries Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 3] Amazon
3The Angels Cry Baby Cry Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
4The Angels The Guy With The Black Eye Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More! Amazon
5Shirley Ellis I See It, I Like It, I Want It The Clapping Song… And More Amazon
6Shirley Ellis The Clapping Song We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites Amazon
7Dee Dee Sharp I Sold My Heart to the Junkman It's Mashed Potato Time Amazon
8The Blossoms Hard To Get Love Charms: California Girls And Groups Amazon
9The Ribbons Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya Love Charms: California Girls And Groups Amazon
10The Dreamers Do Not Forget Love Charms: California Girls And Groups Amazon
11Nancy Sinatra Like I Do Love Charms: California Girls And Groups Amazon
12Lesley Gore Look Of Love The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore Amazon
13Lesley Gore Maybe I Know The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore Amazon
14The Shangri-Las He Cried Myrmidons of Melodrama Amazon
15The Ronettes Do I Love You? The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
16The Ronettes Everything Under the Sun The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
17The Jelly Beans I Wanna Love Him So Bad The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1 Amazon
18The Cookies I Never Dreamed Birth Of Soul: 2 Amazon
19The Murmaids Popsicles And Icicles Early Girls: 1 Amazon
20The Petites Lonely Girl Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
21The Monzas Ain't It the Truth Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
22The Vandelettes He's All Mine Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
23The Contessas Gimme Gimme Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
24Paris Sisters Be My Boy Early Girls – vol 5 Amazon
25The Chantels Look In My Eyes Four By Four – Girl Groups Amazon
26The Chiffons Stop, Look And Listen One Fine Day And Other Favorites Amazon
27The Chiffons A Love So Fine One Fine Day And Other Favorites Amazon
28The Dixie Cups Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright (Mono Single) The Complete Red Bird Recordings Amazon
29The Dixie Cups Another Boy Like Mine The Complete Red Bird Recordings Amazon
30The Shirelles Baby, It's You Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1) Amazon
31The Shangri-Las Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) Myrmidons of Melodrama Amazon
32Peggy March Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2 Amazon
33Vickie & The Van Dykes Baby I'm Crying Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon

Heart of Saturday Night

Where else but the heart of Saturday night? We’ve got an eclectic collection of performances that take you ‘there and back’ this Friday morning on Deeper Roots. No theme. No tribute. No genre sweep. Just a collection of some great sounds from the past (and present). Little themes that reach deep and a few awesome covers that you may not be familiar with. We’re making our way to the outskirts of the bayou with Cookie & The Cupcakes and Jo-el Sonnier, then into some gritty blues from Muddy Waters and RL Burnside, and we’ll also have some rollicking country and soul from Big Maybelle, Buck Owens, Mickey Baker, and The Ink Spots. Add a dose of Billie Holiday, LaVern Baker, and Tow Waits…and there you have it. Some surprises and some favorites all rolled up on this Friday morning blue plate special.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Tom Waits (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night Used Songs 1973-1980 Amazon
2The Ink Spots The Gypsy Your Hit Parade 1946 Amazon
3The Impressions Gypsy Woman American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961 Amazon
4Joe Ely The Gypsy Lady Flatland Lullaby Amazon
5Jo-el Sonnier Say You Love Me The Complete Mercury Sessions Amazon
6Cookie & the Cupcakes Mathilda Swamp Gold, Volume 1 Amazon
7Bill Hayes Poor White Trash Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5 Amazon
8George Jones Just One More The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967 Amazon
9Patsy Cline A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline Amazon
10Buck Owens Hot Dog (with Danny Dedmon) The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' Amazon
11Big Maybelle Don't Leave Poor Me Roll Your Moneymaker Amazon
12Eilen Jewell Don't Leave Poor Me Down Hearted Blues Amazon
13Jessie Mae Hamphill Lord Help The Poor And Needy Goin' Down South Blues Sampler Vol. 2 Amazon
14Shemekia Copeland Lord Help the Poor and Needy Outskirts of Love Amazon
15Robert Belfour Old Black Mattie Goin' Down South Blues Sampler Vol. 2 Amazon
16Samantha Fish Poor Black Mattie Belle of the West Amazon
17Leon Russell It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
18Bob Dylan Down Along The Cove John Wesley Harding Amazon
19Bob Dylan Alberta #1 Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 Deluxe-Edition 4 (Self Portrait. Original Edition; Rem. 2013) Amazon
20The Cactus Blossoms If Not For You If Not For You (Bob Dylan Songs Vol. 1) Amazon
21Sarah Jarosz Ring Them Bells Follow Me Down Amazon
22Jubilaires Casey Jones Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
23Mickey Baker Gloomy Sunday The Wildest Guitar Amazon
24Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra Gloomy Sunday Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 10] Amazon
25LaVern Baker Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
26The Browns Shenandoah Classics 1960 (Warped 6062) Amazon
27Elvis Presley I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine Date with Elvis Amazon
28Elvis Presley Poor Boy For LP Fans Only Amazon
29Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels Jenny Take a Ride! Let There Be Drums Vol 2: The 60's Amazon
30Little Richard Jenny Jenny The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
31Muddy Waters Young Fashioned Ways The Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
32Shakey Jake Roll Your Moneymaker Roll Your Moneymaker Amazon