Deeper Roots goes to the deeper wells of black American gospel which is one of the more powerful examples of bedrock sounds that we play here on our show. This show includes hand-picked classics such as “The Old Rugged Cross”, “Joshua Fit the Battle”, “Trouble in My Way”, and a medley of freedom classics from the SNCC Freedom Singers. It’s a mix of jubilee quartets, female gospel greats, sensational musical sermons, as well as Aretha, Sister Tharpe, Mahalia, and The Staples. Tune in for more….a whole lot more.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blind Boys Of Alabama | Freedom Road | Higher Ground |  |
| 2 | Mahalia Jackson | Didn't It Rain | 16 Most Requested Songs | |
| 3 | Marie Knight | The Old Rugged Cross | Hallelujah What A Song! | |
| 4 | Marie Knight | Walk With Me | The Great Gospel Women | |
| 5 | SNCC Freedom Singers | Woke Up This Morning | Crossroads: Southern Roots | |
| 6 | The Freedom Singers | Freedom Medley:Freedom Chant, Oh Freedom, This Little Light Of Mine | Voices Of the Civil Rights Movement | |
| 7 | Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalist | Free At Las' | 2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music | |
| 8 | Southern Sons | I'm Free At Last (1942) | 1940's Vocal Groups: Southern Sons (1941-44) & Richmond's Harmonizing Four (1943) | |
| 9 | Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers | Mean Old World | The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3] | |
| 10 | Aretha Franklin | Precious Lord (Part One) | Lovely Jazz Gospel & Blues | |
| 11 | Marion Williams | Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares | The Great Gospel Women | |
| 12 | Clara Ward Singers | Somebody Bigger Than You & I | Somebody Bigger Than You & I | |
| 13 | Morris Brown Quartet | Climbing Up The Mountain | I Hear Music In The Air | |
| 14 | Southern Sons | Lift Every Voice And Sing | I Hear Music In The Air | |
| 15 | The Swan Silvertones | Trouble In My Way | Love Lifted Me | |
| 16 | Bill Landford And The Landfordaires | Trouble Of This World [Album Version] | The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1 | |
| 17 | Fisk Jubilee Singers | Joshua Fit The Battle | American Roots Music [Disc 3] | |
| 18 | Leonard de Paur conducting choir | We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder | 5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music | |
| 19 | Gospel Tones | Roll, Jordan, Roll | Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958 | |
| 20 | The Sensational Nightingales | Freedom After a While | Great Gospel – People Get Ready | |
| 21 | Reverend Robert Ballinger | So Glad | 1950s Gospel Classics | |
| 22 | Mahalia Jackson | I'm on My Way To Canaan | 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 | |
| 23 | The Trumpeteers | I'll Fly Away | Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken | |
| 24 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Stand By Me | Complete Recorded Works, 1938 – 1944; Volume 1 | |
| 25 | The Belleville A Cappella Choir of the Church of God and Saints of Christ | Great Camp Meeting… – Swing Low… – Steal Away – What Kind… – Oh Them… – I'm a Soldier… (Medley of Spirituals) | Southern Journey Vol 11: Honor the Lamb | |
| 26 | The Staple Singers | Swing Down, Chariot | Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version) | |
| 27 | The Staple Singers | Uncloudy Day | Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version) | |
| 28 | Golden Gate Quartet | God's Gonna Cut 'em Down | 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 | |
| 29 | The Dixie Hummingbirds | Christian's Automobile | Thank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie Hummingbirds | |
| 30 | Southern Sons | Above My Head, I Hear The Music In The Air | I Hear Music In The Air | |
| 31 | Arizona Dranes | Bye & Bye We're Going To See The King | He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes | |