From the rail yard to back alleys of the urban south to St. James Infirmary, we explore that short life of trouble blending populist, folk, blues, and songs of the west. And we’ll hear contrasting sounds of new and old; stories of Gypsy Davie, Black Jack David, and hard gospel truths from the likes of Josh White, The Meat Purveyors, The Carters, Merrill Moore and Blind Willie Johnson. Deeper Roots’ first show of 2020 will inject the clarity of folk blues with traditional songs performed by contemporary artists alongside early century classics. Tune in every Friday morning at 9 on KOWS Community Radio for Deeper Roots. Streaming at kowsfm.com/listen.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Cash | Rock Island Line | His Sun Years: Down South |  |
| 2 | Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry | Rock Island Line | A Long Way from Home | |
| 3 | Merrill Moore | Rock Island Line | Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 2] | |
| 4 | Richard Rabbitt Brown | James Alley Blues | Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3A: Songs | |
| 5 | Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands | James Alley Blues (Featuring Aoife O'Donovan) | The Hazel and Alice Sessions | |
| 6 | Bob Dylan | Black Jack Davey | Good As I Been To You | |
| 7 | Ray Rhodes | Black Jack Davy (Child 200) | Art of Field Recording: Volume II – Disc 4: Unaccompanied Songs and Ballads | |
| 8 | The Carter Family | Black Jack David | Carter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 5) | |
| 9 | Woody Guthrie | Gypsy Davy | Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection | |
| 10 | Arlo Guthrie | Gypsy Davy | Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004) | |
| 11 | Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men | A Short Life of Trouble | Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land | |
| 12 | Buell Kazee | A Short Life Of Trouble | The Rose Grew Round The Briar | |
| 13 | Clarence Ashley | Little Sadie | A Portrait of Dylan | |
| 14 | Bob Dylan | Little Sadie | Self Portrait | |
| 15 | The Meat Purveyors | John Hardy | The Executioners Last Songs, Volume 3 | |
| 16 | The Carter Family | John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man | Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads | |
| 17 | Blind Joe Taggart | Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down | Vol. 2-(1929-34) | |
| 18 | Robert Plant | Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down | Band Of Joy | |
| 19 | Paul Thorn | Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed | Don't Let The Devil Ride | |
| 20 | Blind Willie Johnson | Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed | The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1) | |
| 21 | Blind Willie Johnson | John The Revelator | Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 2B: Social Music | |
| 22 | Irma Thomas | Another Man Done Gone | After the Rain | |
| 23 | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Another Man Done Gone | Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind | |
| 24 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | This Train | Vintage Collections | |
| 25 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | This Train | Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | The Golden Gate Quartet | Blind Barnabas | Vol. 4 (1939-1943) | |
| 27 | The Blind Boys Of Alabama | Old Blind Barnabas | Atom Bomb | |
| 28 | Allen Toussaint | St. James Infirmary | The Bright Mississippi | |
| 29 | Josh White | St. James Infirmary (mono) | The Elektra Years – disc 1 | |
| 30 | Betty Boop | St. James Infirmary Blues | Betty Boop | |
| 31 | Merle Travis | Over In Gloryland | Hot Pickin' [Disc 1] | |
| 32 | Tex Ritter | Sam Bass | Have I Stayed Away Too Long | |