With its ever-changing course, its flowing waters and historical significance, the Mississippi River serves as a powerful metaphor for the American story. The river is a lifeblood nourishing the land while also serving as a path to freedom itself, symbolizing the pursuit of freedom and progress from the North to the Gulf of Mexico. Additional to all of this are its routes of trade and commerce that highlight both the American spirit and prosperity. This week’s Deeper Roots show celebrates the river that got its name after the northern Minnesota people, the Ojibway, and their name for ‘big river’ as well as songs of the namesake state and delta as well. Performances include mid-century recordings from country favorites the Delmore Brothers and Jimmie Skinner, blues from Charlie Musselwhite and the Rufus Thomas, as well as classic recordings of Bob Dylan, Charley Pride, Pops Staples and the Boswell Sisters. Tune into West County radio each Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Kay Starr	Mississippi	Capitol Collectors Series
2	Allen Toussaint	Bright Mississippi	The Bright Mississippi
3	J.J. Cale	Mississippi River	Grasshopper
4	Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys	Mississippi Mud	Whoopee Hey Hey!
5	Pops Staples	Down In Mississippi	Peace To The Neighborhood
6	Charley Pride	Roll On Mississippi	Anthology
7	Danielia Cotton	Roll On Mississippi	Roll On Mississippi – Single
8	Bruce Cockburn	Sunrise on the Mississippi	Dart to the Heart
9	Bob Dylan	Mississippi	Love and Theft
10	Hank Penny	Mississippi Muddle	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 1]
11	Jimmie Skinner	I Miss the Mississippi and You	1960-1962 (Warped 6188)
12	Delmore Brothers	Mississippi Shore	1946-1947 (Warped 4679)
13	The Browns	Mister and Mississippi	Classics 1963-1964 (Warped 6384)
14	Boswell Sisters	Roll On Mississippi	Boswell Sisters
15	Sammy Price & the Blues Singers	Mississippi Moan	Sammy Price and the Blues Singers Vol. 1 1938 – 1941
16	Roy Book Binder	Mississippi John	The Hillbilly Blues Cats
17	Charlie Musselwhite	Blues Up The River	Mississippi Son
18	Rufus Thomas	Funky Mississippi	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]
19	Mountain	Mississippi Queen	Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 1
20	The New Christy Minstrels	Mighty Mississippi	Ramblin'
21	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Mr. And Mississippi	The History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 19)
22	Cheryl Wheeler	Lighting Up The Mighty Mississippi	Sylvia Hotel
23	George Jones & Melba Montgomery	I'd Jump The Mississippi	Vintage Collections
24	Bobbie Gentry	Mississippi Delta	Ode To Billy Joe
25	SNCC Freedom Singers; Jones, Marshall	In The Mississippi River	Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
26	Mavis Staples	Down In Mississippi (Cd)	We'll Never Turn Back
27	Merle Haggard	Miss the Mississippi and You	The Peer Sessions
28	Jesse Winchester	Mississippi, You're On My Mind	The Best Of Jesse Winchester
29	Marty Stuart	Mississippi Railroad Blues [Instrumental][Instrumental]	Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
30	Doc & Merle Watson	Mississippi Heavy Water Blues	Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues