Category Archives: American Popular

Covered by the Stones

It had to start somewhere. And it did. The music that inspired rock and roll also inspired the countless British Invasion groups that littered the charts beginning in the early-to-mid 60s. Mayall, The Yardbirds, and, of course, The Rolling Stones. The early years of the Stones found them playing covers of some of the great stateside R&B, blues, and soul classics. Our Deeper Roots show today  feasts on the originals (as did Jagger, Richard and company) and brings you the seminal sounds of Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a host of others in our tribute to the music that was a fusion of blues, R&B, and soul. Music that made rock and roll the world music phenomenon that it was to become. Tune into Community Radio on Fridays for roots music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Robert WilkinsThat's No Way To Get AlongBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
2Bobby FullerNot Fade AwayShakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited Disc 1Amazon
3Nat King Cole Trio(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66The World Of Nat King ColeAmazon
4Muddy WatersI Just Want To Make Love To YouThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
5Jimmy ReedHonest I DoBlues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy ReedAmazon
6Slim HarpoI'm A King Bee (Single Version)The Best Of Slim HarpoAmazon
7Chuck BerryCarolJohnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
8Marvin GayeCan I Get A WitnessAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
9Gene AllisonYou Can Make It If You TryThe Devil's JukeboxAmazon
10Rufus ThomasWalking The DogStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
11Chuck BerryAround and AroundThe Chess Box Disc 1Amazon
12Jay McShannConfessin' The BluesBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]Amazon
13Irma ThomasTime Is On My SideDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4Amazon
14The ValentinosIt's All Over NowSam Cooke's Sar Records Story 59-65 CD2Amazon
15The DriftersUnder the BoardwalkDrifters' Golden HitsAmazon
16Solomon BurkeIf You Need MeThe Very Best Of Sixties SoulAmazon
17Dale HawkinsSusie-QJames Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969Amazon
18Solomon BurkeEverybody Needs Somebody To LoveVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
19The CoastersDown Home Girl50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]Amazon
20Chuck BerryYou Can't Catch MeJohnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
21Bo DiddleyMona20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo DiddleyAmazon
22Will Bradley & Ray McKinleyDown The Road Apiece (Forget Chuck Berry & The Stones – Original Version!)Best Of The Big BandsAmazon
23Otis ReddingPain In My HeartBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
24Howlin' WolfLittle Red RoosterGreat Tomato Blues PackageAmazon
25Don CovayMercy MercySummertime GrooveAmazon
26Marvin GayeHitch HikeAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
27Otis ReddingThat's How Strong My Love IsDreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
28Sam CookeGood TimesAin't That Good NewsAmazon
29Betty HarrisCry To MeSoul From the SouthAmazon
30Chuck BerryI'm Talking About YouThe Chess Box Disc 2Amazon
31Arthur AlexanderYou Better Move OnThe Greatest HitsAmazon
32Muddy WatersLook What You've DoneThe Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
33Hank SnowI'm Moving OnThe Essential Hank SnowAmazon
34Slim HarpoShake Your HipsThe Best Of Slim HarpoAmazon
35Robert JohnsonStop Breakin' Down BluesThe Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2Amazon
36The TemptationsAin't Too Proud to BegMotown: The Classic Years Disc 1Amazon

Summer Songs

Summer is here and so we’ll be celebrating those lazy, hazy, crazy days that come with it. We’re approaching the dog days, as they say, and that also means festivals, music, cool drinks, swimming gear, and lighter beers. This week’s show has us getting serious about summer songs:  Elvis, Sam Cooke, The Chantels, Dolly Parton, Dave Brubeck, and just a touch of surf sounds from The Sandals. Summer winds, summer wages, summer rain, and summer love this week on Deeper Roots, recorded at the KOWS studios planted square in the Cherry Street District of Santa Rosa.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Nat King ColeThose Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of SummerYour Hit Parade – The Early '60SAmazon
2The SandalsTheme from "Endless Summer"The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing MagazineAmazon
3The Beach BoysYour Summer DreamSurfer GirlAmazon
4The Percy Faith OrchestraThem From A Summer PlaceLifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 1]Amazon
5The FleetwoodsThey Tell Me It's SummerCome Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The FleetwoodsAmazon
6The ChantelsSummers's Love (Richard Barrett with the Chantels)The Best of the ChantelsAmazon
7Robin WardWonderful SummerEarly Girls: 1Amazon
8Johnny RiversSummer RainBest Of Johnny RiversAmazon
9Frank SinatraSomething Wonderful Happens In SummerThe Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
10Sam CookeSummertimePortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
11Ian & SylviaSummer WagesSo Much For DreamingAmazon
12It's a Beautiful DayHot Summer DayIt's a Beautiful DayAmazon
13Frank SinatraSummer WindSinatra Reprise: The Very Good YearsAmazon
14Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongSummertimeSing AmericaAmazon
15Big Brother & the Holding Company/Janis JoplinSummertimeCheap ThrillsAmazon
16Dave BrubeckSummer Song [Album Version]Time Signatures: A Career RetrospectiveAmazon
17Seals & CroftsSummer BreezeAM Gold 1972Amazon
18Dolly PartonSweet Summer Lovin'I Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1Amazon
19Elvis PresleySummer Kisses, Winter TearsElvis for Everyone!Amazon
20Nelson RiddleThe Green Leaves of SummerThe Best of Nelson RiddleAmazon
21Willie NelsonSummer Of Roses [Album Version]One Hell Of A RideAmazon
22Desert Rose BandSummer WindRunningAmazon
23Robbie FulksRose of the SummerGone Away BackwardAmazon
24Don HenleyThe Boys of SummerBuilding the Perfect BeastAmazon
25Eddie CochranSummertime BluesEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]Amazon
26The Lovin' SpoonfulSummer in the CityGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
27Basin Street BoysSummertime GalThe Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 3- Doo-Wop Dreamin'Amazon
28Stan KentonThe Things We Did Last SummerThe Ballad Style Of Stan KentonAmazon
29Bert Lown's Biltmore Hotel OrchestraSweet Summer BreezeBert Lown's Biltmore Hotel OrchestraAmazon
30Jan & DeanSummer Means FunPopsicleAmazon
31DanleersOne Summer NightStreet Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)Amazon

Steel Guitar Retrospective

We’ll be serenading you with some island melodies, country tunes, and rock, all featuring the steel guitar, an instrument whose origins take us back to the late 19th and early 20th century invention by native Joseph Kekuku. The music this Friday features some early Hawaiian popular influences including Sol Ho’opi, Hoot Gibson, and King Nawah’s Hawaiians. The focus moves to mid-to late century greats featuring Pete Drake, Buddy Emmons, Buster Martin and Speedy West. The popularity of the ‘island sound’ in the early century brought us the sound of steel across many genres, including gospel, folk, blues, and country. Spend a couple of hours on an August morning in Sonoma County taking a journey from Hawaii to Forth Worth.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1King Nawahi's HawaiiansHawaiian CapersSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
2Trio De HawaiiMelodias Populares MexicanaHawaiian Steel Guitar ClassicsAmazon
3Sol Ho'opi'iSinging The BluesMaster of the Hawaiian Guitar Vol 1Amazon
4Sol Hoopii & His Novelty QuartetteAn Orange Grove in CaliforniaSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
5Hoot GibsonMai Givee (Don't Give It Away)Hawaiian Steel Guitar ClassicsAmazon
6Kalama's QuartetSassyVintage Hawaiian Music: The Great Singers 1928 – 1934Amazon
7Sol K. Bright's HollywaiiansHeat WaveBob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]Amazon
8Sol Ho'opi'iI Like YouWith My Little Ukulele in My HandAmazon
9King Nawahi's HawaiiansUnder a Texas MoonBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
10Madame Riviere's HawaiiansEllis MarchWith My Little Ukulele in My HandAmazon
11Buster MartinHerbie's Steel Guitar PolkaCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 10]Amazon
12Jim & Bob The Genial HawaiiansBob & Jim by The Waters of MinetonkaSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
13Jim & BobThe Song of the RangeHawaiian Steel Guitar ClassicsAmazon
14Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley BoysI Won't Stand in Your WaySteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
15Shot Jackson & Buddy EmmonsSinging Strings Of SteelThe Steel Guitar & Dobro SoundsAmazon
16Lone Star PlayboysSteel Guitar BounceThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18Amazon
17Albert LeeRainbows All Over Your BluesThe Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy EmmonsAmazon
18Howard WhiteSteel Guitar SwallowWestern Swing And Steel InstrumentalAmazon
19Pete Drake & His Talking Steel GuitarFor Pete's Sake [Instrumental]For Pete's Sake [Gusto]Amazon
20Pete DrakePedal Jumpin'Stars Of The Steel GuitarAmazon
21Speedy WestStainless SteelSteel GuitarAmazon
22Tiny Murphy & His Bar 69 BoysHot SteelSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
23Jerry ByrdHilo Steel GuitarStars Of The Steel GuitarAmazon
24Bob WillsTexas Playboy RagSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
25Doc WatsonSteel Guitar RagMemoriesAmazon
26Bobby LeeSteel Guitar RagQuasar Steel GuitarAmazon
27Lloyd Green and Jay Dee ManessYou Ain't Goin' NowhereJourney To The Beginning – A Steel Guitar Tribute To The ByrdsAmazon
28Cyril Pahinui & Bob BrozmanHawaiian CowboyFour Hands Sweet & HotAmazon
29Bob BrozmanDinahDevil's SlideAmazon
30Bob BrozmanJust As Well To Let Her GoA Truckload of BluesAmazon
31Bob BrozmanLet's Get It StompA Truckload of BluesAmazon
32Spade CooleySpadellaSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
33Sonny TreadwayDon't Let The Devil RideSacred Steel GuitarAmazon
34Jim & Bob The Genial HawaiiansSaint Louis BluesSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon

Too Darn Hot

One way to lounge about in the summer heat is to go directly at it with songs that complement the temperature from different angles (and genres). Tune in Saturday afternoon for a fresh look as Dave sits in for Steady Eddie once more with some rockabilly with Jimmy Simmons and Billy Lee Riley, hot country biscuits from Asleep at the Wheel and Al Dexter, hot soul stew from James Brown and Major Lance, and some humid yet playful pieces from Fats Waller and Lee Press-on & The Nails. We’ll also be taking a drone flight above some Mason-Dixon Line tradition from the very distant past with the Old South Quartette (featuring Polk Miller), and Victoria Spivey and Don Flemons. It’s summer and the heat will be with us for some weeks; too hot to handle? Too darn hot? Too hot for (fill in the blank)? Join this hot little collection in a special fill-in on a Saturday afternoon in Sonoma County. At least it’s a dry heat.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ella FitzgeraldToo Darn HotMusic & MoonlightAmazon
2Iris DeMentHotter Than Mojave In My HeartInfamous AngelAmazon
3Old South QuartetteWhen De Corn Pone's HotMusic Of The Old South: Polk Miller & The Old South QuartetteAmazon
4Al DexterHot Foot ShuffleStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)Amazon
5Lonnie JohnsonHot FingersHot FingersAmazon
6Asleep at the WheelHot Like ThatReinventing the WheelAmazon
7Jimmy SimmonsToo Hot To Handle100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
8Bob Skyles & His SkyrocketsHot Tamale PeteThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]Amazon
9Johnny CarrollHot RockClassic RockabillyAmazon
10Billy Lee RileyRed HotLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
11Lee Press-On & the NailsHot for TeacherLee Press-On & the NailsAmazon
12Stephane GrappelliHot LipsStephane GrappelliAmazon
13Robert JohnsonThey're Red HotThe Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1Amazon
14Mississippi John HurtHot Time in the Old Town TonightThe Complete Studio Recordings Disc 1Amazon
15Dom FlemonsHot ChickenProspect HillAmazon
16Austin Lounge LizardsHot Tubs of TearsCreatures from the Black SaloonAmazon
17Major LanceToo Hot To HoldThe Very Best Of Major LanceAmazon
18James BrownHot Pants20 All Time Greatest Hits!Amazon
19The Steve Miller BandHot ChiliNumber 5Amazon
20Tommy DouglasHot SauceKansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2Amazon
21Jay McShannHot BiscuitsR&B Jukebox Hits 1949 – Vol. 1Amazon
22Stompy JonesHot Sause BossThat's AlrightAmazon
23Jimmie LuncefordLe Jazz HotStrictly Lunceford: [Disc 3]: For Dancers OnlyAmazon
24Fats WallerRed Hot DanThe Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 3]Amazon
25Jimmy DuranteHot PatattaThe Great SchnozzleAmazon
26Victoria SpiveyI'm A Red Hot MamaBlack Snake Blues – The Best OfAmazon
27Memphis MinnieHot Stuff – Take 2Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)Amazon
28Julie LondonHot ToddyUltra-Lounge, Vol. 18: Bottoms UpAmazon
29George Benson with Jack Mc DuffHot BarbecueGeorge Benson & Jack McDuffAmazon
30Ella FitzgeraldThe Hot CanaryThe Chronological Ella Fitzgerald – 1951Amazon
31Mr. Sad HeadHot Weather BluesBob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]Amazon

Dave Bartholomew Tribute

Dave Bartholomew passed away in June at the age of 100. You may not know his name, but he was one of the architects of a sound that would become rock n’ roll. A New Orleans fixture he was a band leader, trumpet player, arranger, producer, and songwriter whose keen ear and direction led him to become A&R man for Imperial Records where he met Fats Domino. His songwriting and arrangements can be heard on “Blueberry Hill”, “Ain’t That a Shame”, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”, and hundreds more. Early rock has the signature of Dave Bartholomew just as the music of New Orleans would become identified with the expansiveness of jazz and rhythm & blues. We’ll hear early influences and early productions of Dave’s, prior to his collaborations with Fats Domino. And, as always, so much more.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jewel King3×7=21Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]Amazon
2Champion Jack DupreeJunker's BluesFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
3Fats DominoThe Fat ManThis Is Gold Disc 3Amazon
4Smiley LewisOne NightI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3Amazon
5Elvis PresleyOne NightArtist of the Century Disc 1Amazon
6Bobby MitchellI'm Gonna Be a Wheel SomedayThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
7Los LobosI'm Gonna Be A Wheel SomedayEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)Amazon
8Dave BartholomewThe Monkey Speaks His MindBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]Amazon
9Chuck WillisGoing To The RiverLet's Jump Tonight! The Best Of Chuck Willis from 1951 – '56Amazon
10Dave BartholomewAin't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life)Gettin' Funky [Disc 2]Amazon
11Professor LonghairWhole Lotta LovingFess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
12Dave BartholomewShrimp And Gumbo1952-1955Amazon
13Snooks EaglinYours TrulyComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
14Fats DominoThe Big BeatMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
15Fats DominoAin't That a ShameMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
16Dave BartholomewMy Ding a LingRhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2Amazon
17Chuck BerryMy Ding-A-LingHave Mercy: His Complete Chess Recordings 1969 to 1974Amazon
18Neil YoungWalking To New OrleansGoin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]Amazon
19Doug SahmMy Girl Josephine [Live]The Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug SahmAmazon
20Smiley LewisBlue MondayI Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2Amazon
21Snooks EaglinBy the WaterComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
22Berna DeanI Walk In My SleepTheme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]Amazon
23Fats DominoTell Me That You Love MeThey Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3Amazon
24Eddy "The Chief" ClearwaterLet The Four Winds BlowRock 'n' Roll CityAmazon
25Dave EdmundsI Hear You Knockin'The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1Amazon
26George Thorogood & The DestroyersHello JosephineThe Hard StuffAmazon
27John LennonAin't That A ShameGimme Some Truth [Disc 4]Amazon
28Jools HollandBe My GuestSwinging the Blues Dancing the SkaAmazon
29Robbie Robertson With GalacticGoing To The RiverGoin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1]Amazon
30Dirty Dozen Brass BandThat's How You Got Killed Before [Album Version]The New Orleans AlbumAmazon
31Fats DominoWalking to New OrleansMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
32Fats DominoI Want to Walk You HomeMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
33Smiley LewisHow LongABC Of The Blues Vol 25Amazon

Songs of Goffin & King

A couple of months ago we featured about 20 minutes on a songwriter special featuring the music of the husband and wife songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King. We’ll take a bit more time in this week’s show sharing their tunes with you.  From the Brill Building onwards, their songs easily defined the soundtrack for a generation of young Americans of the 1960s. Light-hearted love songs, songs of reflection, and dreamlike hooks were the order: Carole the tunes and Gerry the lyrics. Join Dave Stroud in a look back featuring the music of The Cookies, Earl Jean, Lou Rawls Skeeter Davis, and many more on a Friday evening on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The CookiesChainsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
2Gene PitneyEvery Breath I TakeAnthology: 1961-1968Amazon
3Aretha Franklin(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural WomanSmooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 2: Mid-'60sAmazon
4Tammy MontgomeryMake The Night A Little LongerCome On And See Me: The Complete Solo CollectionAmazon
5Freddie ScottHey, GirlMalt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
6Maxine BrownOh No Not My BabyTime-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes OnAmazon
7Skeeter DavisI Can't Stay Mad At YouEarly Girls: 1Amazon
8Little EvaThe Loco-MotionThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
9Dusty SpringfieldThat Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) [*]Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition]Amazon
10The Righteous BrothersJust Once in My LifeBack to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3Amazon
11The DriftersSome Kind of WonderfulDrifters' Golden HitsAmazon
12The DriftersUp on the RoofDrifters' Golden HitsAmazon
13Maurice & MacSo Much LoveChess Uptown SoulAmazon
14Carole KingIt Might As Well Rain Until SeptemberThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
15The CookiesDon't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
16The CrystalsHe Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1Amazon
17The ChiffonsOne Fine DayThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
18The RonettesIs This What I Get for Loving You?The Best of the RonettesAmazon
19The BlossomsSo Much LoveSo Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998Amazon
20Earl-JeanI'm Into Something GoodThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
21The ByrdsGoin' BackThe Notorious Byrd BrothersAmazon
22Lou RawlsI Can't Make It AloneThe Essential Lou Rawls [Disc 2]Amazon
23Chuck JacksonI Need YouThe Very Best Of Chuck Jackson 1961-1967Amazon
24Carole KingWill You Love Me Tomorrow?TapestryAmazon
25Dusty SpringfieldSome Of Your Lovin'The Very Best Of Dusty SpringfieldAmazon
26Gene McDanielsPoint of No ReturnThe Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
27Bobby VeeTake Good Care of My BabyAbsolutely the BestAmazon
28Bobby VeeSharing YouAbsolutely the BestAmazon
29Carole KingSmackwater JackTapestryAmazon
30Taj MahalTake A Giant StepGiant Step & De Ole Folks At HomeAmazon
31Dusty SpringfieldGoin' BackThe Silver CollectionAmazon
32Nils Lofgren & GrinGoin' BackThe Best of Nils Lofgren & Grin: The A&M YearsAmazon

Leon Redbone Tribute

“The only thing that interests me is history – reviewing the past and making something out of it”. A man after our own heart here at Deeper Roots, shining bright like that old harvest moon. We lost Leon this past week and his family lovingly announced his passing  with the following prose deserving of the mysterious Mr. Redbone: “It is with heavy hearts we announce that early this morning, May 30th 2019, Leon Redbone crossed the delta for that beautiful shore at the age of 127. He departed our world with his guitar, his trusty companion Rover, and a simple tip of his hat. He’s interested to see what Blind Blake, Emmett, and Jelly Roll have been up to in his absence.” We’ll take some time to honor the music that so inspired this delightful entertainer who elevated the blues, early century pop, and country into a form that extracted the joy of life and bottled like fine wine over the past 40 years. We’ll even reach into the Redbone bins for a handful of delightful covers. A simple tip of our hat to Leon as he crosses to the other shore…

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Leon RedboneIf We Never Meet Again This Side of HeavenDouble TimeAmazon
2Merle TravisIf We Never Meet AgainHot Pickin' [Disc 1]Amazon
3Emmett MillerI Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly RollMinstrel Man From GeorgiaAmazon
4Red Nichols & His Five PenniesThe Sheik Of ArabySaints Ramble & SensationAmazon
5Laurel and HardyShine on Harvest MoonThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
6Nat King ColeSweet LorraineThe Cocktail Combos [Disc 1]Amazon
7Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His OrchestraSugarLady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 05]Amazon
8Hoagy CarmichaelLazybonesSometimes I Wonder….Amazon
9Hoagy CarmichaelLazy RiverSometimes I Wonder….Amazon
10Lonnie JohnsonHe's A Jelly-Roll BakerTomorrow NightAmazon
11Peetie WheatstrawShake That ThingABC Of The Blues, Vol. 48Amazon
12Dave Van RonkShake That ThingDave Van Ronk And The Ragtime Jug StompersAmazon
13Elvis PresleyYou're A HeartbreakerElvis – The King Of Rock 'N' Roll – The Complete 50's Masters (CD1)Amazon
14Julia LeeBreezeKansas City Star [Disc 3]Amazon
15Cowboy CopasBreeze1954-1958Amazon
16Leon RedboneBreezeSugarAmazon
17Rex GriffinSweet Mama Hurry Home1935-1936 (Warped 3520)Amazon
18Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee PlowboyBouquet Of RosesHillbilly Fever – Vol. 3: Legends Of NashvilleAmazon
19Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesIn the Shade of the Old Apple TreeDaddy of Western Swing, Vol. 2 : Brownie SpecialAmazon
20Emmett MillerLovesick BluesAmerican YodelingAmazon
21Blind BlakeDiddie Wa Diddie (Pm 12888, 15459-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
22Leon RedboneDiddy Wa DiddieDouble TimeAmazon
23Shirley TemplePolly Wolly DoodleAmerica's SweetheartAmazon
24Boswell SistersWhen I Take My Sugar to TeaBoswell SistersAmazon
25Paul SpechtSweet LorraineStatic Strut: Hot Dance Rarities 1922-1930Amazon
26Ruth EttingShine on, Harvest MoonArt Deco: Lovely Ladies of Stage and ScreenAmazon
27Joe KeaweMy Little Grass ShackHapa-Haole Hawaiian Hula Classics – Vintage Hawaiian Treasures: Vol. IAmazon
28Leon RedboneMy Little Grass ShackWhistling In The WindAmazon
29Leon Redbone & Zooey DeschanelBaby It's Cold OutsideUnknownAmazon
30Al JolsonPretty BabyThe Very Best Of Al JolsonAmazon
31Leon RedbonePretty BabySugarAmazon
32Bert Lown's Biltmore Hotel OrchestraPlease Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneBert Lown's Biltmore Hotel OrchestraAmazon
33Leon RedboneLulu's Back In TownOn The TrackAmazon

The Year 1954

We’re going to count down the top ten of the year 1954…in pop, country, and R&B. Nothing special about that year, just a random pick; but it was the year that Marilyn Monroe married Joltin’ Joe D. It was the year the Army-McCarthy hearings convened. The words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance. It was also a year of firsts:  That’s Alright, Mama, Elvis’ first big hit, was released on Sun Records, the first Burger King opened, and the first transistor radio was developed and announced by high-tech’s Texas Instruments. The DOW Jones average closed at an all-time high of (a whopping) 382.74. Tune in for the countdown. 65 years in the rear-view on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Frank SinatraYoung At HeartThe Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 1]Amazon
2The MidnightersAnnie Had a BabyRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2Amazon
3Archie BleyerHernando's HideawayYour Hit Parade – 1954Amazon
4Johnnie & Jack(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So LonelyGolden Age of Country Volume 4: Honky-Tonk Man [Disc 2]Amazon
5The MidnightersSexy WaysDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1Amazon
6Doris DaySecret LoveThe Best Of Doris DayAmazon
7Jim ReevesBimboClassic Country Hits 'Your Cheatin Heart' Disc 1Amazon
8Guitar SlimThe Things That I Used To DoLiving The Blues: Blues MastersAmazon
9The Four AcesThree Coins In The FountainA Proper Introduction To The Four Aces – Heart And SoulAmazon
10Webb PierceEven ThoAll Hits! [Disc 1]Amazon
11Faye AdamsHurts Me to My HeartKeeper of My HeartAmazon
12Four KnightsI Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)Your Hit Parade – 1954Amazon
13Hank SnowIt Don't Hurt AnymoreThe Essential Hank SnowAmazon
14Roy HamiltonYou'll Never Walk AloneAnthology 1Amazon
15Eddie FisherOh! My PapaYour Hit Parade #1 Hits Of The '50sAmazon
16Eddy ArnoldI Don't Really Want to Know (Remake)The Essential Eddy ArnoldAmazon
17The ChordsSh-BoomDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
18Jo StaffordMake Love To MeYour Hit Parade – 1954Amazon
19Webb PierceMore And MoreAll Hits! [Disc 1]Amazon
20Ruth BrownOh What A DreamMiss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2Amazon
21The Crew CutsSh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)Amazon
22Kitty WellsOne By One (w/Red Foley)SinglesAmazon
23Big Joe TurnerShake, Rattle and RollBig Joe RocksAmazon
24Rosemary ClooneyHey ThereMagic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)Amazon
25Webb PierceSlowlyAll Hits! [Disc 1]Amazon
26Hank Ballard & The MidnightersWork With Me AnnieThe Roots Of Frank ZappaAmazon
27Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra/Perry ComoWantedThe Very Best of Perry ComoAmazon
28Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysWake Up IreneVintage CollectionsAmazon
29The Drifters With Clyde McPhatterHoney Love (Single/LP Version)Clyde McPhatter & The DriftersAmazon
30Kitty KallenLittle Things Mean A LotMagic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)Amazon
31Stuart HamblenThis Ole HouseClassic CountryAmazon
32Rosemary ClooneyThis Ole House16 Most Requested Songs (K)Amazon
33The CrowsGeeDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
34Bill Haley & His CometsDim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (Single Version)Rock Around The ClockAmazon
35The Four TunesI Understand (Just How You Feel)Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 9Amazon

That’s The Way The World Goes ‘Round

Friday morning fresh from the archives. We’ve got the classics today with a free form mix of vintage sounds from siblings The Mills Brothers and The Boswell Sisters as well as some folk, jubilee, soul, and rhythm from Sugar Pie De Santo, Andy Griffith, The New Christy Minstrels, and The Manhattan Transfer. If that’s not enough, we’ll share some Killer, Albert Ammons, and Creedence. You cannot go wrong on a Thursday evening…. particularly when we get cooking with a track from Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, and Angela Strehli in tribute to Sister Rosetta. Join Dave Stroud on Sonoma County Community Radio…88.1 FM, streaming at kwtf.net/live.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John PrineThat's the Way That the World Goes 'RoundGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
2Jerry Lee LewisJust a Little BitSouthern RootsAmazon
3The Four BlazesMary JoMary JoAmazon
4Fats DominoLady MadonnaFats Is BackAmazon
5Big Joe TurnerShake, Rattle and RollBig Joe RocksAmazon
6The Isley BrothersShout, Pts. 1-2Red, White & Rock Disc 1Amazon
7The Isley BrothersTwist And ShoutGrandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3Amazon
8Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli & Tracy NelsonShout, Sister, Shout!Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta TharpeAmazon
9Louis ArmstrongGoing To Shout All Over God's HeavenLouis And The Good BookAmazon
10Andy GriffithCareless LoveShouts The Blues And Old Timey SongsAmazon
11Hoagy Carmichael & His OrchestraGeorgia On My MindPaper MoonAmazon
12The New Christy MinstrelsWagoner's Song (Land of the Sacramento)Ramblin'Amazon
13Rudy ValleeLife Is Just A Bowl Of CherriesVagabond LoverAmazon
14The Boswell SistersGot The South In My SoulThe Boswell Sisters CollectionAmazon
15The Mills BrothersSwing Is The ThingMills Brothers – Goldent GreatsAmazon
16Kermit RuffinsWhen It's Sleepy Time Down SouthWe Partyin' Traditional StyleAmazon
17Creedence Clearwater RevivalLodiGreen RiverAmazon
18Quicksilver Messenger ServiceDino's SongThe Best Of Quicksilver Messenger ServiceAmazon
19The Manhattan TransferTuxedo JunctionAnthology – Down In Birdland (Disc 2)Amazon
20VideosTrickle TrickleDoo Wop Box Disc 3Amazon
21Chuck WillisSugar SugarI Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The StrollAmazon
22Chuck WillisHang Up My Rock And Roll ShoesI Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The StrollAmazon
23Sugar Pie DeSantoA Little Taste of SoulA Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962)Amazon
24Big Daddy WilsonI Got PlentyDeep in My SoulAmazon
25Benny SpellmanFortune TellerThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6]Amazon
26King FloydGroove MeIn Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1Amazon
27Eric ClaptonI'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) [feat. Don White]The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ CaleAmazon
28Benny Goodman TrioOh, Lady Be GoodAfter You've Gone:The Original Benny Goodman Trio And QuartetAmazon
29Johnny Hamp's Kentucky SerenadersSunnyside UpPaper MoonAmazon
30Buck OwensBig in VegasThe Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3Amazon
31Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/Sid Bass/The Rob RoysPizza PieDoo Wop Box Disc 3Amazon
32Dean Martin/OrchestraThat's AmoreThat's Amore: The Best of Dean MartinAmazon

Birds

For the birds, about the birds, and don’t you know that we’ll be wingin’ it on Deeper Roots….literally and figuratively. Our theme this week celebrates these descendants of prehistoric times and  we’ll celebrate with flights of music and lyrics by all of the best including stories of robins, blackbirds, bluebirds, mockingbirds, and whipporwills.  Tune in for music from LIttle Jimmy Dickens, Buffalo Springfield, Bill Monroe, and The Handsome Family on a Sonoma County Community radio morning that promises the brightest and warmest of the year so far. What better way to enjoy a Friday morning.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Al JolsonWhen the Red Red Robin (Birds)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
2Steve GoodmanRed Red RobinLive at the Earl of Old TownAmazon
3Cyril Grantham With Geraldo & His OrchestraRobins And RosesPenny Serenade – Rare Recordings From The 1930sAmazon
4Jimmy MartinLittle RobinJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 3]Amazon
5Luke JordanPick Poor Robin CleanBefore The Blues Vol. 3Amazon
6Howlin' WolfBluebirdSmokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960Amazon
7Bonnie RaittBluebirdBonnie RaittAmazon
8Leon RussellBluebirdRetrospectiveAmazon
9Buffalo SpringfieldBluebirdRetrospective – The Best of Buffalo SpringfieldAmazon
10Marvin RainwaterGonna Find Me A BluebirdThree Classic Albums Plus Singles 1955-1962Amazon
11Bing CrosbySo the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got TogetherBing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1Amazon
12Annette Hanshaw with her Novelty OrchestraMy Blackbirds Are Bluebirds NowThe Girl Next DoorAmazon
13Little Jimmy DickensMay The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your NoseThe Best of CountryAmazon
14Al Clauser & His Oklahoma OutlawsDance Of The Dodo BirdThe Best Of Western SwingAmazon
15Cab CallowayChicken Ain't Nothin' But A BirdAre You Hep To The Jive?Amazon
16EelsLittle BirdEnd TimesAmazon
17Mel Blanc And The SportsmenWoody WoodpeckerMairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
18Dean MartinBye Bye BlackbirdCocktail Hour Disc 1Amazon
19Patti PageMockin' Bird HillThe Patti Page Collection: The Mercury Years, Volume 1Amazon
20The Handsome FamilyWoodpeckerWildernessAmazon
21T-Bone BurnettThe Bird That I Held in My HandTwenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 1Amazon
22Jim GreerWhen It's Time For The Whipporwill To Sing30 Appalachian Bluegrass Classics: Vintage Collection Power PicksAmazon
23Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysThe First WhipporwillThe Best of Bill MonroeAmazon
24Blue Lu BarkerA Little Bird Told MeChronological Blue Lu Barker (1946-1949)Amazon
25Tina DixonParrot Bar BoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
26Bobby DayRockin' RobinOldies But Goodies: 21 #1 HitsAmazon
27Johnny "Guitar" WatsonThe Eagle Is BackBlues Masters: The Very Best Of Johnny "Guitar" WatsonAmazon
28Steve Miller BandFly Like An Eagle (2006 Digital Remaster)Fly Like An Eagle – 30th AnniversaryAmazon
29The FlamingosI Only Have Eyes For YouDancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]Amazon
30Neil YoungBirdsAfter the Gold RushAmazon
31Earl BosticFlamingoDance to The Best OfAmazon