Category Archives: Country Blues

J.J. Cale Tribute

When J.J. Cale’s first album came on the scene in 1972, it exuded something different…some kind of “timeless cool” with it’s imposing John Bunyan raccoon album cover and understated country sound setting it apart from everything else out there. Not psychedelia, not rock exactly, and certainly not the LA sound that was hip at the time. It was, as it has since been coined, the “Tulsa sound”. Many have covered John Weldon Cale’s music and many have become rock standards while others languish only to be rediscovered year after year by new listeners who hear that “timeless cool” and those breezy treasures he left us. We’ll feature a number of covers today, as well as his own originals in a show that will take you down a river whose currents are slow but determined.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1J.J. CaleCall The DoctorNaturallyAmazon
2Eric ClaptonCall Me the BreezeThe Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ CaleAmazon
3Case GarrettCall Me The BreezeAuroraAmazon
4Marc CohnAfter MidnightListening Booth: 1970Amazon
5Waylon JenningsClydeOnly Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 2Amazon
6The BandCrazy MamaHigh On The HogAmazon
7Maria MuldaurCajun MoonLouisiana Love CallAmazon
8J.J. CaleHey BabyThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
9Widespread PanicTravelin' LightChoice Cuts: The Capricorn Years 1991-1999Amazon
10Eric ClaptonTravelin' LightReptileAmazon
11Eric Clapton/J.J. CaleDon't Cry SisterThe Road to EscondidoAmazon
12John Mayall & The BluesbreakersSensitive KindA Sense of PlaceAmazon
13Chris SmitherMagnoliaHappier BlueAmazon
14Shannon McNallyMagnoliaMagnolia – SingleAmazon
15Tony Joe WhiteLouvelda (feat. J.J. Cale)Collected [CD3]Amazon
16J.J. CaleRock and Roll RecordsOkieAmazon
17Eric ClaptonAfter MidnightThe Cream of ClaptonAmazon
18J.J. CaleAnyway the Wind BlowsOkieAmazon
19KansasBringing It BackKansasAmazon
20Eric Clapton/J.J. CaleDangerThe Road to EscondidoAmazon
21Shannon McNallyLow RiderBlack IrishAmazon
22J.J. CaleRoll OnRoll OnAmazon
23Eric Clapton/J.J. CaleHeads in GeorgiaThe Road to EscondidoAmazon
24The TractorsThe Tractors-Rhythm BoneTrade UnionAmazon
25Eric ClaptonMagnolia (feat. John Mayer)The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ CaleAmazon

In Honor Of Mississippi John Hurt

There was some devastating new this past week…nothing new; and certainly, it seems, not in Mississippi. The Mississippi John Hurt Museum, a small sanctuary of tribute located on the Mississippi Blues Trail, burned down last week. While authorities in Carroll County try to determine the cause, we mourn the loss of John Hurt’s home, a small house that had just been given landmark status on the national historical registry just hours before. Join Dave Stroud this week on Deeper Roots as he combines notes from a 2018 tribute to Mississippi John Hurt with some of the news of the day and keep with the sounds of his contemporaries (of which there are few), Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Chris Smither and Rory Block. All paying tribute with songs of Avalon, Creole Belle, Spike Driver Blues, and Mermaids.  Tune in on Radio Rethink radio or KOWSFM.COM.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bruce CockburnAvalon, My Home TownAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
2Jesse Colin YoungCreole BelleTogetherAmazon
3John OatesSpike Driver BluesArkansasAmazon
4Doc & Merle WatsonGot the Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)Live & Pickin'Amazon
5Taj MahalFrankie And AlbertThe Best Of Taj MahalAmazon
6Dave Van RonkSpike Driver BluesTwo Sides of Dave Van RonkAmazon
7Rhiannon GiddensThe Angels Laid Him AwayFreedom HighwayAmazon
8David JohansenLet The Mermaids Flirt With MeShakerAmazon
9JL StilesTrouble I Had All My DaysSolo SessionsAmazon
10Bill MorrisseyAvalon BluesThe Essential CollectionAmazon
11Mississippi John HurtFarther AlongDeadwoodAmazon
12Mississippi John HurtSpider, SpiderThe Complete Studio Recordings Disc 3Amazon
13Bettye LaVetteNobody's Dirty BusinessAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon
14Dave Alvin With Dean SchlabowskeLouis CollinsThe Executioner's Last Songs, Volume 2Amazon
15Rory BlockCandy ManAvalon: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
16R.L. Watson & Johnny WoodsPraying On The Old Campground & Lonesome BluesMississippi Delta Blues Jam In MemphisAmazon
17BeckStagoleeAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
18Doc WatsonMy Creole BelleSongs From HomeAmazon
19Doc & Merle WatsonStack O'leeBallads From Deep GapAmazon
20Mississippi John HurtChickenBest Of Mississippi John Hurt [Live]Amazon
21Mark SelbyMake Me a Pallet on Your FloorAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
22Mississippi John HurtRichland Woman BluesImmortalAmazon
23Taj MahalSatisfied 'N' Tickled TooThe Essential Taj MahalAmazon
24Mississippi John HurtLet The Mermaids Flirt With MeDiscovery:The Rebirth Of Mississippi John HurtAmazon
25John FaheyRequiem for John HurtEssential John FaheyAmazon

Goin’ Home

Our theme of ‘returning home’ explores not just the physical place but also a reflection of our identities, memories, and the tension between the past and the present. Returning to one’s roots is often fraught with challenges and our understanding of home is deeply intertwined with our personal growth and the changing world around us. This week we’ll be pouring through memories and nostalgia to try to find the meaning of home. Thomas Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again” introduces characters who yearn for their pasts and the comforts of home, but the reality often falls short of their memories and would serve as a guidepost for our theme today. We’ll share gospel from the Gospel Hummingbirds, classic Americana from John Prine, country tradition from Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie, and the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Big Maybelle, and Bruce Springsteen. We’re heading down that road to home in today’s show.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John PrineMy Darlin' HometownFair & SquareAmazon
2John FogertyGoin' Back HomeEye Of The ZombieAmazon
3Gospel HummingbirdsI'm Going HomeTaking FlightAmazon
4Bill KirchenSomebody's Going HomeTransatlanticanaAmazon
5Big MaybelleGoing Home BabyThe Very Best Of Big MaybelleAmazon
6Howlin' WolfGoing Back HomeBlues From HellAmazon
7Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three BlazersI Want To Go HomeSunny RoadAmazon
8Charles BrownHomesick BluesThe Cocktail Combos [Disc 2]Amazon
9Mickey & SylviaI'm Going HomeThe Best of King Curtis (1952-1961) (Disc 2)Amazon
10Mississippi John HurtAvalon, My Home TownBest Of Mississippi John Hurt [Live]Amazon
11Jack GuthrieOklahoma HillsAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music [Disc 3]Amazon
12Woody GuthrieI Ain't Got No Home In This World AnymoreHard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)Amazon
13Hank WilliamsI'm Going HomeLost Highway December 1948 – March 1949Amazon
14Hazel DickensWest Virginia, My HomeHand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1]Amazon
15Bruce SpringsteenMy Oklahoma HomeWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
16Maria MuldaurMy Tennessee Mountain HomeMaria MuldaurAmazon
17John PrineMy Old Kentucky Home, GoodnightBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
18Jimmy MartinHomesickJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]Amazon
19The Louvin BrothersI'm Ready To Go HomeSatan Is RealAmazon
20Dolly PartonTennessee Homesick BluesI Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1Amazon
21Charlie RichI Feel Like Going HomeThe Silver FoxAmazon
22Merle Haggard And The StrangersSing Me Back Home (2006 Digital Remaster)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
23Randy NewmanGoing HomeBad LoveAmazon
24The Charioteers & Frank SinatraI've Got A Home In That RockNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
25Leon RedboneI'm Going HomeUp A Lazy RiverAmazon
26Bobby BareHomesickMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
27Merle Haggard And The StrangersDown The Old Road To HomeSame Train, A Different TimeAmazon
28Steve EarleHometown BluesTrain a Comin'Amazon
29Ricky SkaggsLittle Cabin Home On The HillsAppalachian Stomp: Bluegrass ClassicsAmazon

Jubilee Theme

It’s theme time on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on Deeper Roots and we’ll take you pretty deep today, exploring songs of jubilation and celebration. Our theme revolves around the term ‘jubilee’ and it’s meaning, at least over the past century. While its etymology is centuries deep, with roots in the Old Testament and the Hebrew word ‘yobhel’ which refers to the ram’s horn which was sounded on the Day of Atonement, there are also the jubilee references to the freeing of slaves well into the 19th century. it speaks to anniversaries, rejoicing, and freedom. We could go much deeper but what better way to celebrate than with music, and there are plenty of Americana examples that tell of jubilees. We’ll hear from country favorites like The Sons of the Pioneers, Tyler Childers, and Joe Maphis alongside early century rhythm jazz and rhythm greats like Dinah Washington, Ivie Anderson, and Benny Goodman in this week’s show. Join us

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Roy ClarkAlabama JubileeSwing West – vol 2 – Guitar SlingersAmazon
2Benny CarterJubilee Program IntroBig Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946Amazon
3Benny CarterJubilee JumpBig Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946Amazon
4Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraJubileeThe Ultimate Collection [Disc 1]Amazon
5Big Joe TurnerJumpin' At The JubileeBig, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
6The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Patty GriffinJubileeI'll Find A WayAmazon
7Dinah WashingtonThere'll Be a Jubilee (from "In the Land of Hi-Fi")Dinah Washington: Eight Classic AlbumsAmazon
8Helen HumesJubileeHe May Be Your ManAmazon
9The Andrews SistersThere'll Be a JubileeFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
10Ivie AndersonLet's Have a JubileeCocktail HourAmazon
11Mildred Bailey With Benny Goodman & His V-Disc All StarsThere'll Be A JubileeThe Women of WW2 [V 4]Amazon
12Ashley Monroe & The AmericansJubileeAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon
13Kathy Mattea and FriendsJubileeDear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean RitchieAmazon
14Dave AlvinJubilee TrainRomeo's EscapeAmazon
15The BlastersJubilee TrainTestament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)Amazon
16The Devil Makes ThreeThere'll Be A JubileeRedemption & RuinAmazon
17Riders in the SkyCowboy JubileeBest of the WestAmazon
18Sons of the PioneersCowboy JubileeThe Lost MastersAmazon
19Sons of the PioneersBarnyard JubileeSongs of the Prairie – CD4Amazon
20Joe MaphisNashville JubileeCountry Guitar ThunderAmazon
21The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sam Bush, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff HannaBayou JubileeWill The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2Amazon
22Elizabeth Mitchell Y Daniel LittletonJubileePutumayo Presents American FolkAmazon
23The War and TreatyJubileeHearts TownAmazon
24Arkansas DaveJubileeArkansas DaveAmazon
25Charlie ParrJubileeCharlie ParrAmazon
26Tyler ChildersJubileeCan I Take My Hounds to Heaven?Amazon
27JD McPhersonJubileeUndivided Heart & SoulAmazon
28Carolyn HesterSwing And Turn Jubilee [Album Version]Folk Classics (Roots Of American Folk Music)Amazon
29Jake Xerxes FussellJubileeOut of SightAmazon
30R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit SerenadersAlabama JubileeChasin' RainbowsAmazon
31Doc WatsonAlabama JubileeGood Deal!Amazon

Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas

From the cold grey light of dawn to some gospel coverage from Luther Dickinson, George Jones and The Golden Gate Quartet, Deeper Roots this week takes another pull at the thread of tapestry of the past century, once again celebrating America’s music. We’re in fine form, no doubt, because the players this week move from the ‘king of boogie’, John Lee Hooker, to one of the great contemporary songwriters, Iris DeMent. We’ll share a track from her latest album, one that ventures into the dark corners of this country’s recent history with her brilliant eight minute soliloquy “Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas”. We’ll share songs about liars, feeling good, 99 year blues, and that last train to Memphis. Join Dave Stroud for two hours from America’s songbooks, from church to steeple to songs about its people. We’ll be coming to you live from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Louis ArmstrongGo Down MosesLouis And The Good BookAmazon
2Iris DeMentGoin' Down To Sing In TexasWorkin' On A WorldAmazon
3Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleTexas FloodTexas FloodAmazon
4George JonesTake The Devil Out Of MeGeorge Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
5The Golden Gate QuartetLet That Liar AloneNegro Spirituals, Vol. 1Amazon
6Laurie Lewis And The Right HandsLet That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)The Hazel and Alice SessionsAmazon
7Luther DickinsonAin't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples)Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II[amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
8Lucinda WilliamsHot BloodSweet Old WorldAmazon
9Dave AlvinI Feel So GoodCommon Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
10Taj MahalGood Morning Little School GirlGiant Step & De Ole Folks At HomeAmazon
11Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur99 Year BluesPenny's FarmAmazon
12Emily Scott RobinsonDelta LineUp South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23Amazon
13Eric ClaptonSo TiredBack HomeAmazon
14John Lee HookerDon't Look Back Ft. Van MorrisonKing Of The BoogieAmazon
15Van MorrisonStreamline TrainMoving On SkiffleAmazon
16Blues ImageParchman FarmOpenAmazon
17Mose AllisonThe Seventh SonAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
18Little FeatTwo TrainsHotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (1 of 4)Amazon
19The BandLast Train To MemphisJubilationAmazon
20Dr. John The Night TripperMama RouxThe Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974Amazon
21Shirley & LeeFeel So GoodThe Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)Amazon
22Levon Helm & The RCO All-StarsHavana MoonLevon Helm & The RCO All-StarsAmazon
23Slim HarpoBaby Scratch My BackThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2Amazon
24Alabama ShakesKiller Diller BluesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
25Lee Ann WomackTake The Devil Out Of MeThe Lonely, The Lonesome & The GoneAmazon

O Brother Revisited

Roots music found commercial success in 2000 with the release of the movie O Brother Where Art Thou, a finely crafted but outrageous tale of Depression-era America with fantastical imagery of hair wax, baptisms, and chain gangs woven into a tapestry built from Homer’s Odyssey. The music, assembled by T-Bone Burnett, was a major component of the film and recorded before the film even began with Burnett working with the Coen brothers while the script was in its working phases. It would become an effort that elevated a genre at the turn of the century called Americana. This week’s show will share some of the period-specific music that helped to propel the notion that blues, jazz, bluegrass, country, and gospel could be used to put that time and a ghostly familiar culture into focus. We’ll use O Brother’s musical sensibilities to take us somewhere quite familiar (and at the same time quite terrifying) as we pay homage with Americana roots, featuring sounds from The Carters, Jesse Fuller, Dan Tyminski, Jimmie Rodgers, W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys, among others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Estil C. BallLonesome ValleySounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White SpiritualsAmazon
2The Carter Family With Special Guest Johnny CashLonesome ValleyKeep On The Sunny SideAmazon
3Harry McClintockBig Rock Candy MountainO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
4Jimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell's OrchestraYou Are My SunshineDecca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]Amazon
5Alison KraussDown To The River To PrayA Hundred Miles Or More: A CollectionAmazon
6Peasall SistersFair and Tender LadiesHome to YouAmazon
7Roberta Martin SingersThe Old Ship of ZionHalleluja Gospel & PrayersAmazon
8The Stanley BrothersA Life Of SorrowStanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain BoysAmazon
9Dan Tyminski/Soggy Bottom BoysMan of Constant SorrowO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
10W. Lee & His Hillbilly BoysPlease Pass The Biscuits PappyWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
11Country GentlemenI Am Weary (Let Me Rest)1963 (Warped 6305)Amazon
12The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysClinch Mountain BackstepConstant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 3]Amazon
13The WhitesKeep on the Sunny SideO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
14Chuck Wagon GangI'll Fly Away1941-1948 (Warped 4128)Amazon
15Hannah Peasall/Leah Peasall/Sarah Peasall/The Peasall SistersIn the HighwaysO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
16Ralph StanleyOh, Death (Featuring Gillian Welch)Clinch Mountain SweetheartsAmazon
17Jesse FullerAmazing Grace15 Down Home Gospel ClassicsAmazon
18The Statler BrothersStatler Brothers – Amazing GraceBless This House [Disc 3]Amazon
19The Stanley BrothersAngel BandO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
20Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysCryin' Holy Unto My LordConstant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 2]Amazon
21Doc WatsonIn the Jailhouse NowMemoriesAmazon
22Robert JohnsonThey're Red HotABC Of The Blues Vol 18Amazon
23Lefty FrizzellMy Rough And Rowdy WaysSongs Of Jimmie RodgersAmazon
24Jimmie RodgersFrankie And JohnnieRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]Amazon
25Peerless FourTrouble in My WaySouthern Journey Vol 8 (Velvet Voices: Eastern Shores Choirs, Quartets, and Colonial Era Music)Amazon
26Chuck Wagon Gang/Jack GreeneFamily Bible70th AnniversaryAmazon
27J.E. Mainer's MountaineersGoin' Down To The River Of JordanTake Me To The WaterAmazon
28The Carter FamilyRiver Of JordanCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
29W. Lee O'DanielO'Daniel radio show sign offWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
30The Carter FamilyCan The Circle Be UnbrokenCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
31John HartfordIndian War Whoop [Instrumental]O Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon

Soothe Me

We’re digging into the archives. Deep down into the wells…for a collection of rhythm & blues, country, gospel, and tradition with performances from Patsy Cline, Sonny Boy Williamson, Marty Stuart, Dinah Washington and nearly three dozen others. Friday morning inspiration from the courtroom bench, the gospel pew, and from the piano bench…as we bring you another episode of the very best of the past 100 years to the stream. There’s trouble and some double entendre from Julia Lee, some rousing sanctified call and response from Eugene Smith and The Roberta Martin Singers, as well as a bootleg Dylan piece that we’ll share with you. Join Dave Stroud this coming Friday morning for the very best of America’s music from the past century.
No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob DylanI Want You (Take 4, Alternate Take)The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Sampler)Amazon
2Eugene Smith And The Roberta Martin SingersSatisfiedHow Sweet it WasAmazon
3Marie KnightSatisfied With JesusHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
4Spiritual FiveSatisfied With HimI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3]Amazon
5Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersI Have A Friend Above All OthersThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
6Johnnie Taylor/The Soul StirrersWalk With Me20 Gospel GreatsAmazon
7Sam CookeTrouble In MindThe Rhythm And The BluesAmazon
8Steve ForbertDevil (Here She Comes Now)CompromisedAmazon
9Shorty LongDevil With a Blue Dress OnHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1Amazon
10Mitch Ryder & the Detroit WheelsDevil with the Blue Dress On /Good Golly Miss MollyDetroit Breakout! 1Amazon
11Julia LeeTrouble In MindKansas City Star [Disc 1]Amazon
12Julia LeeLotus BlossomKansas City Star [Disc 1]Amazon
13Wynonie HarrisGood Morning JudgeAll She Wants To Do Is RockAmazon
14Chuck BerryHave Mercy JudgeThe Chess Box Disc 3Amazon
15Carl MartinGood Morning, JudgeCarl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded WorksAmazon
16Sonny Boy WilliamsonYour Funeral And My TrialHis Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
17Hugh LaurieSend Me To The 'Lectric ChairDidn't It Rain (Deluxe)Amazon
18Dinah WashingtonSend Me To The 'Lectric ChairThe Bessie Smith SongbookAmazon
19Johnny OtisCourt Room BluesVarious Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]Amazon
20Jorma KaukonenJudge, I'm Not SorryThe Land Of HeroesAmazon
21The Country GentlemenThe SentenceThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
22Ernest TubbDear JudgeLast Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2Amazon
23Patsy ClineA Church, a Courtroom, and Then GoodbyeLive at the OpryAmazon
24Washboard SamBucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)Amazon
25Hank WilliamsMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18Amazon
26Louis Armstrong & All His StarsMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItThe Ultimate Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
27Page & PlantMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItGood Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun RecordsAmazon
28Joe ElyRock Me My BabyMusta Notta Gotta Lotta [rem] (1981)Amazon
29Marty StuartA Satisfied MindCountry MusicAmazon
30Tennessee Ernie FordCool, Cool KissesMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]Amazon
31Bea FooteWeedThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
32Sam & DaveSoothe MeThe Best Of Sam & DaveAmazon
33The PersuasionsSoothe MeGood NewsAmazon

Country Rhythm & Blues

We’ll be covering the covers once more this week but this time we’ll be burrowing into a cross section of genres to get to the heart of the matter. It’s country songs with rhythm & blues interpretations, all from the decades of the fifties and sixties. We’ll hear from a few familiars rhythm rockers including The Coasters, Fats Domino, King Curtis and Ruth Brown as they take on the very best of country and tradition with a style all their own. But there’s also the surprises and unknowns like Thin Man Watts, Piney Brown, and The Ray-o-Vacs to fill out the show this morning. From Jambalaya to Tumbling Tumbleweeds, we’ve got some fine soul and R&B interpretations for you. Tune in and find out.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Ray-O-VacsTake Me Back To My Boots And SaddleRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
2Piney BrownOoh You Bring Out The Wolf In MeRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
3Joe LigginsWhiskey, Women And Loaded DiceJoe Liggins & The HoneydrippersAmazon
4Billy Ward & The DominoesLonesome RoadVol. 4-21 HitsAmazon
5The HurricanesPistol Packin' MamaTheme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 1]Amazon
6Scatman CrothersGhost Riders In The SkyRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
7Andre WilliamsYou Are My SunshineRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
8Jimmy RicksDo You PromiseRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
9Thin Man WattsWalking The Floor Over YouRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
10Mickey & SylviaTo The ValleyRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
11The CoastersSorry But I'm Gonna Have To PassRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
12Clyde McPhatterI'm Movin' OnMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
13Little Junior ParkerWalking The FloorMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
14Guitar JrPick Me Up On Your Way DownRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
15Ruth BrownI Burned Your LetterRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
16Fats DominoDon't Come Knockin'A Lot Of DominosAmazon
17Varetta DillardA Little Bitty TearThe Lovin' BirdAmazon
18Bobby HebbNight Train To MemphisRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
19Esther PhillipsRelease MeYour Hit Parade – The Early '60SAmazon
20King CurtisYour Cheatin' HeartRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
21King CurtisTumbling TumbleweedsRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
22The MarvellettesLove LettersRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
23Damita JoJambalaya (On The Bayou)Rhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
24Travis RicksNo Need To CryRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
25Little MackLet Hootenanny BluesRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
26Joe HintonLovesick BluesRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
27Big MaybelleCold Cold HeartRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
28Fats DominoYour Cheatin' HeartVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2)Amazon
29Ray CharlesI've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Swingova)Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
30Esther PhillipsAm I That Easy To Forget (LP Version)Country Side Of EstherAmazon
31Esther PhillipsI've Forgotten More Than You'll Ever Know About Him (LP Version)Country Side Of EstherAmazon
32O. C. SmithThe Son Of Hickory Holler TrampMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
33Ray CharlesWhen I Stop Dreamin'Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
34Little RichardSettin' the Woods on FireKing of Rock and Roll [Collectors' Choice Music]Amazon
35Little RichardJoy, Joy, Joy (Down In My Heart)Rhythm & Western Volume 6 – I'm Moving OnAmazon
36Koko TaylorHonky TonkyRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon

Finger Pickin’ Good

Tune in Friday morning for a finger pickin’ helping of Americana and beyond as our show revisits some guitar masters from blues, country blues, folk and tradition. We’ll take a spin across the landscape of steel and gut string tradition with a collection that features tracks from Stefan Grossman, Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kottke, Merle Travis and over a dozen others. As February wraps up, we’ll be completing our February journey out of winter’s doldrums and into the sweet breezes of Spring. Let this show be a warmup for your good life and times. So put your feet up and drop in. We’d love to have you.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Leo KottkeBuckarooEssentialAmazon
2Chet AtkinsWheelsMr Atkins-Guitar PickerAmazon
3Doc WatsonWindy and WarmThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
4Doc WatsonMoody RiverMemoriesAmazon
5Doc WatsonDoc's Guitar [#]The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
6Jefferson AirplaneEmbryonic JourneyWalk on the MoonAmazon
7Jorma KaukonenFur Peace RagStars In My CrownAmazon
8John FaheyPoor Boy, Long Ways from HomeThe Legend of Blind Joe DeathAmazon
9Davy GrahamAngi3/4 Ad – SingleAmazon
10Davy GrahamDavy's Train Blues3/4 Ad – SingleAmazon
11Reverend Gary DavisCandy ManClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
12Stefan GrossmanPolice Dog BluesHow To Play Blues GuitarAmazon
13Blind BlakeDiddie Wa DiddieRoots of RockAmazon
14Lonnie JohnsonUntitledSteppin' On The BluesAmazon
15Blind Willie McTellStatesboro BluesRoots of RockAmazon
16Riley PuckettFuzzy RagImaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins of American Primitive GuitarAmazon
17Etta BakerOne Dime BluesClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
18Merle TravisFreight Train (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
19Bob BrozmanHano Hano Hanalei [Album Version]Blue Hula Stomp [Remastered]Amazon
20Merle TravisLi'l Liza Jane (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
21Jorma KaukonenThere's A Table Sitting In HeavenStars In My CrownAmazon
22Leo KottkeWonderland By NightPeculiarosoAmazon
23John FaheyLaylaRain Forests, Oceans And OtherAmazon
24Leo KottkeLittle MarthaInstrumentals: Best of the Chrysalis YearsAmazon
25Dave Van RonkGreen, Green Rocky RoadTwo Sides of Dave Van RonkAmazon
26David BrombergCome All You Fair and Tender MaidensHills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder RecordsAmazon
27Sam McGeeKnoxville BluesFriends Of Old Time Music [Disc 1]Amazon
28Stefan GrossmanPallet On Your FloorHow To Play Blues GuitarAmazon
29Bob HadleyCeltic ReverieImaginational AnthemAmazon
30Leo Kottke & Mike GordonOh WellSixty Six StepsAmazon
31Mance LipscombSugar BabeTexas SongsterAmazon

Sweet Dreams

Our show this week features sweet dreams, swamp pop, Americana, doo wop, and all that makes the past century of America’s music a delight to dream on. We’ll touch on the new album from a legend who is most deservedly having his moment right now with a new album and where a one hit wonder once existed. Tommy McLain’s new album is a revelation and reminds us that music, when carried and shared with a passion like his, will always bring a bright light even in the darkest of times. This week’s show is a free form romp featuring Tommy, Mark Knopfler, Robert Plant, Bill Kirchen, Corb Lund, Bob Wills, Paul Thorn, and a couple dozen others. Some fiery rock and roll blended with country, doo wop, pop and lots of circumstance. Please join in…we’d be delighted to spend a Friday morning with you on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Solomon Burke/ZuccheroDiavolo in Me (A Devil in Me)Zucchero & Co.Amazon
2Tommy McLainI Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)I Ran Down Every DreamAmazon
3Tommy McLainSweet DreamsSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
4Tommy McLainBefore I Grow Too OldThe Essential CollectionAmazon
5Tommy McLainBefore I Grow Too OldI Ran Down Every DreamAmazon
6Chet Atkins/Mark KnopflerI'll See You in My DreamsNeck and NeckAmazon
7Mark KnopflerDevil BabyThe Ragpicker's DreamAmazon
8Chris IsaakSpeak of the DevilSpeak of the DevilAmazon
9Earl-JeanI'm Into Something GoodThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
10Marvin & JohnnyCherry PieArt Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And RollAmazon
11Don Gardner & DeeDee FordI Need Your LovingSoul Gold OldiesAmazon
12Ernie MarescaShout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)The Best Jukeboxhits [Disc 1]Amazon
13Jesse Powell & The CaddiesAin't You GonnaRoulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2Amazon
14The ChiffonsOne Fine DayOne Fine Day And Other FavoritesAmazon
15Corb LundDevil's Best DressAmericana Music Awards SamplerAmazon
16Gillian WelchThe Devil Had a Hold of MeHell Among the YearlingsAmazon
17Bill KirchenDevil With The Blue Dress (Album Version)Hammer of the Honky Tonk GodsAmazon
18Paul ThornDon't Let The Devil RideDon't Let The Devil RideAmazon
19Bob WillsThe Devil Ain't LazyStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)Amazon
20Scott H. BiramGotta Get To HeavenSold Out To The Devil: Select Gospel Cuts By The Reverend Scott H. BiramAmazon
21Robert PlantSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownBand Of JoyAmazon
22Levon HelmStuff You Gotta WatchElectric DirtAmazon
23Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie SevenDown The Road ApieceCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
24Hank Ballard & The MidnightersLet's Go, Let's Go, Let's GoHank Ballard & the Midnighters – Greatest HitsAmazon
25Michael NesmithSilver MoonListen To The Band [UK]Amazon
26Louis JordanStone Cold Dead in the Market – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Tympany FiveNumber OnesAmazon
27Rosemary ClooneyCome On A My HouseTenderlyAmazon
28Tommy McLainSomebody (Radio Edit)I Ran Down Every DreamAmazon
29Pete SeegerLittle BoxesThe Essential Pete SeegerAmazon