Dirty Money

We’ve heard them all, the quotes about money being the root of all evil, you can’t take it with you, money can’t buy happiness…but there’s this one little thing that is seldom expanded on and that is the story of ‘dirty money’. There’s plenty of fodder in that area…from the banker CEO to the coal company CEO…there’s never an effort to help raise all boats, only the yachts. Capitalism is our theme. No, wait, is it bank robbing? No, most likely the working man trying to put bread on the table. Hold on, I know. It’s runaway inflation and the blame game. In any event, we’ll be all over the board in today’s show, bringing you music about money cravin’ folks from Blind Alfred Reed, working down on Maggie’s Farm and we’ll also have ourselves a hint of a fireside chat to make us feel better. We’ll also head down to coal country and Bonnie and Clyde, Woody Guthrie, and “Voila! An American Dream” from Rodney Crowell. Tune in. Should be fun.



No.Artist Title Album Buy
1David Rawlings Money Is the Meat in the Coconut Poor David's Almanack Amazon
2The Andrews Sisters Money is The Root of All Evil Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2] Amazon
3Randy Newman It's Money That Matters Land of Dreams Amazon
4Rodney Crowell Voila, An American Dream Collection Amazon
5Bob Brozman Follow The Money Post-industrial Blues Amazon
6Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra Just an Old Fashioned Girl Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits Amazon
7Dr. John (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 Amazon
8Ry Cooder No Banker Left Behind Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down Amazon
9Woody Guthrie The Jolly Banker (Woody Guthrie) Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2] Amazon
10Jake Xerxes Fussell All in Down and Out Jake Xerxes Fussell Amazon
11Roy Zimmerman Joel Osteen Rize Up Amazon
12Bob Dylan Maggie's Farm The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1] Amazon
13Blind Alfred Reed Money Cravin Folks Complete Recorded Works 1927-29 Amazon
14Barbecue Bob We Sure Got Hard Times Now Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif Amazon
15Bo Carter Times Is Tight Like That Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif Amazon
16Betty O' Brian Money Honey Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962 Amazon
17The O'Jays For The Love Of Money Funk Explosion Amazon
18Solomon Burke Honey Where's The Money Gone Nashville Amazon
19John Lee Hooker I Need Some Money That's My Story ( Sings the Blues) Amazon
20SNCC Freedom Singers; Reagon, Cordell Which Side Are You On? Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles) Amazon
21Bruce Springsteen The Ghost of Tom Joad Chapter & Verse Amazon
22Wray Family (Dark As A Dungeon Way) Down In The Mine Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
23Band Of Ruhks Coal Mining Man featuring Dr. Ralph Stanley Band Of Ruhks Amazon
24Buddy Durham Sixteen Tons Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
25Justin Townes Earle Down In The Valley Coal Country Music Amazon
26Stan Farlow 1040 Blues Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
27Rex Allen Money, Marbles And Chalk The Versatile Rex Allen [Disc 2] Amazon
28Merle Haggard And The Strangers The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster) Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard Amazon
29Merle Haggard Working Man Blues Merle Haggard Country Legend-Disc 1 Amazon
30Ferlin Husky 22 – Money Greases the Wheels Ferlin Husky Singles Amazon
31J.J. Cale Money Talks The Very Best of J.J. Cale Amazon
32Kronos Quartet Which Side Are You On Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger Amazon