We’ll be honoring the songwriting prowess of Harlan Howard this week on Deeper Roots. A country songwriter and performer whose career spanned six decades and wrote some of the classic songs of the Golden Age, turning formula into phrasing and stories of true life as he saw it. After a few minor successes, his song Pick Me Up on Your Way Down became a No. 2 hit for Charlie Walker in 1958 and Heartaches by the Number for Ray Price the following year,his name appeared at the forefront of songwriting talent of the time. His songs were performed by everyone from Merle Haggard to The Kingston Trio and Johnny Cash and Ray Charles. This week’s show will feature songs written by Harlan Howard and we’ll get to hear him perform many of his own. He coined the oft-quoted phrase “Three chords and the truth”. Tune in for the festivities.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porter Wagoner | Harlan Howard Medley | 1964-1965 (Warped 6508) |  |
| 2 | Charlie Walker | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down | Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes | |
| 3 | Rodney Crowell | Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love) | Playlist: The Very Best Of Rodney Crowell | |
| 4 | Bobby Bare | The Streets Of Baltimore | The Essential Bobby Bare | |
| 5 | Kingston Trio | Everglades | Made In The USA | |
| 6 | Waylon Jennings | Nashville Rebel | Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 1 | |
| 7 | Brenda Lee | Too Many Rivers | The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest Hits | |
| 8 | Patsy Cline | I Fall To Pieces | Lifetime Of Romance: Falling In Love [Disc 2] | |
| 9 | Patsy Cline | He Called Me Baby | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline | |
| 10 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | She Called Me Baby | Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3] | |
| 11 | George Jones | You Comb Her Hair | The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967 | |
| 12 | Ray Charles | Busted | Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3 | |
| 13 | Joe Simon | The Chokin' Kind | The Soul Story, Vol. 1 [Disc 1] | |
| 14 | Buck Owens | Sweet Thing | The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' | |
| 15 | Derailers | I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love (Today) | Reverb Deluxe | |
| 16 | Wynn Stewart | Heartaches For A Dime | Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack | |
| 17 | Buck Owens | I've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Original Mono Single Version) | Buck 'Em: The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967) | |
| 18 | Harlan Howard | I Can't Stand It | 1959-1963 | |
| 19 | Harlan Howard | My Baby's His Baby Now | 1959-1963 | |
| 20 | Al Brumley | Someone's Gonna Get Hurt | The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' | |
| 21 | Ray Price | Heartaches By The Number | Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes | |
| 22 | Guy Mitchell | Heartaches by the Number | Your Hit Parade -1959 | |
| 23 | Burl Ives | Call Me Mr. In-Between [Single Version] | 20th Century Masters :The Millennium Collection: Best of Burl Ives | |
| 24 | Patsy Cline | Foolin' Around | Patsy Cline Story | |
| 25 | The Collins Kids | Soda Poppin' Around | Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | Waylon Jennings | Green River | Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 1 | |
| 27 | Johnny Cash | The Wall | The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 2 | |
| 28 | Jan Howard | Evil on Your Mind | Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 | |
| 29 | Lefty Frizzell | She's Gone, Gone, Gone | Look What Thoughts Will Do | |
| 30 | Emmylou Harris/George Jones | All Fall Down | Friends in High Places | |
| 31 | Jim Reeves | I Won't Forget You | Essential Jim Reeves | |
| 32 | Harlan Howard | Be Just a Little Meaner | 1959-1963 | |
| 33 | Rosanne Cash Featuring Elvis Costello | Heartaches By The Number (Feat. Elvis Costello) | The List | |
| 34 | Waylon Jennings | The Chokin' Kind | The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1 | |
| 35 | The Little Willies | Streets Of Baltimore | The Little Willies | |
| 36 | The Tractors | Pick Me Up on Your Way Down | Trade Union | |