Listen To The Music

Friday mornings feature a two-hour journey through sound, soul, and even a dash of storytelling from the past century of America’s music. Tune in as Dave Stroud weaves an eclectic blend of genres that don’t always share a shelf, but definitely share a spirit. From the aching twang of country ballads to the velvet grooves of soul, as well as the thumping rhythms of rock…we’ve got it all. We’ll also be adding a touch of gospel to uplift and some shimmering pop in the show today. Legends and unsung heroes side by side—think John Fogerty easing into a track from BR5-49, or some classic Charlie Musselwhite introducing the soulful sounds of Solomon Burke. This isn’t a greatest hits show—it’s a feeling. It’s about the moments when music surprises you, connects you, and makes you feel more you. So whether you’re tuning in from the road, the living room, or somewhere in between, turn it up and let the music take you somewhere new..

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mel BlancMoneyBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume FourAmazon
2Louis ArmstrongIt Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Pottery Barn Dinner At Eight Just DessertsAmazon
3Frank Sinatra(Love Is) The Tender TrapThe Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
4Elvis PresleyCan't Help Falling In LoveElvis 30 #1 HitsAmazon
5Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNever EndingFrom Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]Amazon
6Robert GordonFireRobert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish SpecialsAmazon
7The SupremesNothing But HeartacheGold Disc 1Amazon
8Marvin GayeInner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]Amazon
9Candi StatonIn The GhettoEvidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 2]Amazon
10Charlie MusselwhiteSiboneyContinental DrifterAmazon
11Solomon BurkeWhat Good Am I?Make Do With What You GotAmazon
12Little Willie JohnLeave My Kitten AloneABC Of The Blues Vol 25Amazon
13Fats DominoPlease Don't Leave MeFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
14Cookie & the CupcakesMathildaSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
15Charles SennsDig Me A Crazy RecordOne More Record PleaseAmazon
16Johnny BurnetteThe Train Kept A Rollin'Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
17Brenda LeeThat's All You Gotta DoThe Brenda Lee Story: Her GreaAmazon
18Marshall CrenshawDonna the Prima Donna (Bonus Track)JaggedlandAmazon
19Leon RussellDixie LullabyLeon Russell [Bonus Track]Amazon
20The Bobby Fuller FourLove's Made A Fool Of YouThe Best Of The Bobby Fuller FourAmazon
21John FogertyAlmost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)Wrote a Song for EveryoneAmazon
22BR5-49/Kay AdamsMama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)Rig Rock DeluxeAmazon
23Southern Culture on the SkidsToo Much Pork for Just One ForkExposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2Amazon
24The Doobie BrothersListen To The MusicToulouse StreetAmazon
25Buffalo SpringfieldOn The Way HomeRetrospective – The Best of Buffalo SpringfieldAmazon
26Elvin BishopFooled Around and Fell In Love20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Best of Elvin BishopAmazon
27Sister Rosetta TharpeMy Journey To The SkyVol. 3-1946-47 Complete RecordAmazon
28Professor Johnson & His Gospel SingersWhere Shall I Be1950s Gospel ClassicsAmazon
29Mahalia JacksonI'm On My WayThe Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]Amazon
30Stephen StillsDo for the OthersStephen StillsAmazon
31Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)Pocket Full Of RainThe Low Highway [+digital booklet]Amazon
32Emmylou HarrisLeaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight (Remastered LP Version)Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town (Remastered)Amazon

High On The Hog!

We’ll be rolling back our Hillbilly Wayback Machine to the year 1950 for romance in high pants at the barn dance. Country music really hadn’t yet caught on as a genre so a lot of the music we’ll share today had the misfortune of being coined “hillbilly music”; a blend of silver screen cowboy nostalgia for the lone prairie alongside swinging arrangements and occasional ballads of the heart. You even had yourself some down-home novelty and syncopated vocals that looked out at that land beyond the sun where the tumbleweeds bounced across the horizon. Without further waxing of the poetic, we’ll let you know that you’ll be treated to some very best from under the blanket of the prairie sky including the likes of Smiley Burnette, Jimmy Wakely, Tin Ear Tanner, Zeb Turner and Leon Chappel. These weren’t necessarily the big hits but they were honky tonk and jukebox favorites. Drop in and find out.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Gene AutryDear Heart and Gentle PeopleSing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]Amazon
2Hank PennyWham! Bam! Thank You Ma'amKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon
3The Sons Of The PioneersLand Beyond The SunMy Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 4] – Riders In The Sky)Amazon
4Smiley Burnette and The Ewing SistersIt's My Lazy DayThe Singing Cowboys CollectionAmazon
5Ella Mae MorseThe Blacksmith BluesTime-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50SAmazon
6Tex WilliamsI Lost My Gal From MemphisVintage CollectionsAmazon
7Hank SnowI'm Movin' On (Mono)Snow CountryAmazon
8Jimmy WakelyDustThe Melody Kid – 1940-51Amazon
9Audrey WilliamsI'm Telling You1948-1951 (Warped 5021)Amazon
10Hank WilliamsLovesick Blues24 GreatestAmazon
11Leon ChappelYou Hear Me Talkin'Automatic MamaAmazon
12Red FoleyChoc'late Ice Cream ConeHillbilly Fever [Disc 2]Amazon
13Tennesee Ernie FordAnticipation BluesSouthern Belle [Disc 2]Amazon
14Jimmie DolanIt Had To Come SomedayJuke Box BoogieAmazon
15Bill HaleySusan Van DusanRock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1Amazon
16Tennessee Ernie FordAin't Nobody's Business But My OwnMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 1]Amazon
17Red FoleyDon't Be Ashamed Of Your AgeTennessee Saturday NightAmazon
18Ernest TubbThe Lovebug ItchErnest Tubb – The Texas Troubadour – Writers Galore [Disc 4]Amazon
19Zeb TurnerBoogie Woogie LouI've Got The Boogie BluesAmazon
20Al DexterHi-De-Ho Boogie On A Saturday NightStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)Amazon
21Casey SimmonsJuke Box BoogieSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast IndiesAmazon
22Johnny BondMean Mama BoogieHillibilly Boogie!Amazon
23Hank PennyBloodshot EyesKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon
24Hank PennyWhat You've GotKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon
25Tin Ear TannerI Used To Work In ChicagoBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
26Shot Jackson & Webb PierceI Need You Like A Hole In The HeadSteelin' It: Steeling The MoodAmazon
27Oakie JonesLove FeverSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
28Jimmie DavisThe Poodle Dog SongDoggone CountryAmazon
29Roy Rogers & Dale Evans with Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple SageMay the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You (Dale Evans Foy Willing Riders of the PS)The Roy Rogers Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
30Red KirkIt's Raining In My HeartRed Kirk "The Voice of The Country"Amazon
31Hank SnowBreakfast With the Blues (Stereo)Snow CountryAmazon
32Little Jimmy DickensOut Of BusinessThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
33Lefty FrizzellMy Baby's Just Like MoneyHillibilly Boogie!Amazon
34Spade Cooley (voc. Ginny Jackson & Les Anderson)Hillbilly FeverCrossroads In CowtownAmazon
35Johnny BondIt Ain't Gonna Happen To MePut Me To BedAmazon
36Red FoleyChattanoogie Shoe Shine BoyThe Essential RecordingsAmazon
37Hank WilliamsCold, Cold Heart24 GreatestAmazon

John Prine 79

We lost John Prine to COVID in 2020. We’re going to celebrate his 79th birthday along with the rest of his fans this morning as two new movies are on the horizon at just the right time. The two movies differ in their angles: one being a new tribute produced by his wife Fiona Whelan Prine called “You Got Gold” and the other is one produced by the Hello In There Foundation called “How Lucky Can One Man Get” which has its first screening this month in Denver. With today being his birth date, we’ll be doing a few different takes on John’s career in music including a couple reminiscences from Todd Snider and Steve Poltz who delivers a delightful memory of a trip to the Disney Store with John. There’s a reason that John is considered an American music treasure: as a songwriter he has few peers with his straight-ahead and simple sensibility. He delivered the goods as well as any of the legendary humorists , and that includes Mark Twain. Drop on in for something special this Friday morning.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Sturgill SimpsonParadiseBroken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2Amazon
2John PrineMy Old Kentucky Home, GoodnightBeautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
3The Brother BrothersDear JohnThe January AlbumAmazon
4Kacey MusgravesBurn One With John PrineDemosAmazon
5John PrineFish and WhistleGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
6Carsie BlantonFishin' with YouFishin' with You – SingleAmazon
7Brandi CarlileI Remember EverythingBroken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2Amazon
8Steve PoltzA Trip To The Disney StoreSteve Poltz RemembersAmazon
9John PrineSouvenirsTroubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 12 The Heartland And CanadaAmazon
10John Prine/Iris DementIn Spite of OurselvesIn Spite of OurselvesAmazon
11Justin Townes EarleFar From MeBroken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John PrineAmazon
12Donnie FrittsThe Oldest Baby in the WorldLucky 13Amazon
13John PrineColor of the Blues (feat. SusaFor Better, Or WorseAmazon
14Tommy PrineShips in the HarborShips in the Harbor – SingleAmazon
15Tommy PrineCash Carter HillThis Far SouthAmazon
16Todd SniderJohn Prine (Live)Live: Return of the StorytellerAmazon
17John Prine with Peter CooperI Sang The SongMac Wiseman – I Sang The SongAmazon
18Tammy WynetteUnwed FathersTears Of Fire: The 25th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
19Holly Williams/John PrineI'm Telling YouFor Better, Or WorseAmazon
20John Prine Kelsey WaldonLove At The Five & DimeMore Than A Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci GriffithAmazon
21John PrineSummers EndThe Tree of ForgivenessAmazon
22Swamp DoggPlease Let Me Go Round Again (feat. John Prine)Sorry You Couldn't Make ItAmazon
23Laurie LewisWhy'd You Have to Break My Heart_ (for John Prine)TreesAmazon
24John PrineThat's the Way That the World Goes 'RoundGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
25John PrineHey Ah Nothin'Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Amazon
26John PrineI Remember EverythingI Remember EverythingAmazon
27Kris KristoffersonJesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine)The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2Amazon

Mean Old Frisco

It’s a City (with a capital ‘C’ to locals) whose cultural history practically hums with musical possibilities. This is due in large part to how the city has always been a meeting point for restless ideas and diverse communities. From the Gold Rush boomtown that lured fortune-seekers from every continent, to the Beat poets of North Beach and the psychedelic counterculture that turned Haight-Ashbury into a world stage, it’s been an easy mark for songwriters. This week’s show will visit that blend of beauty, grit and idealism with performances for and about San Francisco. Join us for a whole batch of vintage sounds covering any old genre we care to share with the likes of Harry “The Hipster” Gibson, Little Walter, Charlie Musselwhite, Linda Martell, and, of course, Tony Bennett. We’ll celebrate from a short distance away with memories of Broadway, the fog rolling through the Golden Gate, and that endless palette of imagery and mood that is a living chorus always ready to be set to music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Sound Of The CityKSFO 560 – San Francisco78sAmazon
2Tony BennettI Left My Heart in San FranciscoThe Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1Amazon
3Logan LedgerThe Lights Of San FranciscoLogan LedgerAmazon
4Chris IsaakSan Francisco DaysSan Francisco DaysAmazon
5JourneyLightsJourney's Greatest HitsAmazon
6Eric ClaptonSan Francisco Bay BluesUnpluggedAmazon
7Linda MartellSan Francisco is a Lonely Town (Remastered 2022)Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)Amazon
8Sugar Pie DeSantoHello, San Francisco (Part I)Putumayo Presents: American BluesAmazon
9The Teskey BrothersSan FranciscoRun Home SlowAmazon
10Otis Redding(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayThe Dock of the BayAmazon
11Little WalterMean Old FriscoBlues With A Feeling [Disc 2]Amazon
12Charlie MusselwhiteWhen The Frisco Left The ShedMississippi SonAmazon
13Richie HavensSan Francisco Bay BluesMixed BagAmazon
14Eric LindellHere In FriscoMatters Of The HeartAmazon
15Mark SpoelstraSan Francisco Zoo SongOut Of My HandsAmazon
16Marty RobbinsSan Francisco TeardropsSan Francisco With Fond MemoriesAmazon
17Dom FlemonsSan Francisco BabyProspect HillAmazon
18Jimmy MartinFly Me To Frisco – 1973Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]Amazon
19Johnny PaycheckThe Ballad Of Frisco BayNowhere to Run: the Little Darlin' Years 1966-1970Amazon
20Merle HaggardReturn to San FranciscoLike Never BeforeAmazon
21Harry "The Hipster" GibsonI Flipped My Wig In San FranciscoWho Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?Amazon
22Connie RussellFoggy Night In San FranciscoSan Francisco – With Fond MemoriesAmazon
23Ramblin' Jack ElliottSan Francisco Bay BluesSouth CoastAmazon
24Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T.San Francisco (Soundtrack Version)The 30s: Hollywood's BestAmazon
25Tee Vee ToonsStreets Of San FranciscoTelevision's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80'sAmazon
26Arthur "Big Boy" CrudupMean Ole FriscoThat's All Right (Mama)Amazon
27Tom Darby & Jimmie TarltonLonesome Frisco Line [Album Version]Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950Amazon
28Memphis Minnie'Frisco TownQueen Of Country BluesAmazon
29Scott McKenzieSan Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)San Francisco – With Fond MemoriesAmazon
30Cab Calloway & His OrchestraSan Francisco FanJazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)Amazon