Category Archives: Country Blues

Bad Luck Blues

We’re exploring the blues this week on Deeper Roots. And it’s all about bad luck blues…when the dice roll snake eyes, when the crops won’t make the rent, when your woman asks for money and all you got is the dust in your pockets…when you ain’t got no money.  Join Dave Stroud for a collection of the very best including Big Joe Williams’ Jinx Blues, bad luck stories from Dinah Washington and Memphis Minnie, piano moaning from Leroy Carr and Ivory Joe, as well as further tales of gambling, dice, and no luck from Clifford Gibson and Black Boy Shine. Friday evening blues….what more?

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Little MiltonBad LuckDelmark: 50 Years Of Jazz & Blues: Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
2Rory BlockJinx BluesBlues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son HouseAmazon
3Son HouseThe Jinx BluesABC Of The Blues, Vol. 41Amazon
4Big Joe WilliamsJinx BluesClassic Delta BluesAmazon
5Black Boy ShineGamblin' Jinx BluesBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]Amazon
6Memphis MinnieI'm A Bad Luck WomanQueen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)Amazon
7Mel WalkerUnlucky ManMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2Amazon
8Nat King Cole TrioChant Of The Blues (Dog-Gone Unlucky Blues)The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
9Dinah WashingtonBad LuckDinah Washington Sings The BluesAmazon
10Jimmy Lewis/Ray CharlesIf It Wasn't for Bad LuckGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 4Amazon
11Robert BelfourBad LuckWhat's Wrong with YouAmazon
12Muddy WatersMother's Bad Luck ChildCan't Get No Grindin'Amazon
13Lightnin' SlimBad Luck BluesThe Best Of Excello RecordsAmazon
14Lightnin' HopkinsBad Luck And TroubleBlues KingpinsAmazon
15Blind Lemon JeffersonBad Luck BluesClassic Sides Disc 1Amazon
16Cliifford GibsonBad Luck DiceComplete Recorded WorksAmazon
17Guitar WelchBad Luck BluesSouthern Prison Blues (Digitally Remastered)Amazon
18Kokomo ArnoldBad Luck BluesComplete Recorded Works Volume 4 (1937-1938)Amazon
19Ivory Joe HunterNo Money, No Luck BluesThe Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter 1947Amazon
20Bill GaitherBad Luck Child's RequestWhen The Sun Goes Down 1934-1941Amazon
21Leroy CarrBad Luck All The TimeSloppy Drunk [Disc 2]Amazon
22Champion Jack DupreeBad Luck Bound To ChangeTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
23Fats DominoBad Luck and TroubleFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
24John MayallBad Luck TimeRoom To Move 1969-1974 [Disc 2]Amazon
25Tommy Castro And The PainkillersBad LuckMethod To My MadnessAmazon
26Larry CampbellBad Luck CharmLarry Campbell & Teresa WilliamsAmazon
27The Harlem HamfatsBad Luck ManHarlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936Amazon
28Charlie MusselwhiteIf I Should Have Bad LuckDeluxe Edition – Charlie MusselwhiteAmazon

The Document Label

Get your morning cuppa roots sounds with a look at the record label whose catalog is overflowing with some of the most important recordings of the 20th century. From the birth of the blues to the birth of jazz; from the earliest gospel jubilee sounds of the deep South to the the electrifying sacred steel sounds of the late century; from the hillbilly string bands to the hokum sounds of the urban South…it’s all there. Document Records has amassed one of the world’s most revered collections of Americana out there and you can tune into Sonoma County community radio for a sampler of the music that has survived the century’s shift in technology , infiltrated our culture, and influenced performers to this day.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Frank HutchisonStackalee [Vocal]Worried Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
2Frank HutchisonThe DealOld Time Music From West VI : Old-Time Music From West VirgiAmazon
3The Allen BrothersSkipping And FlyingAllen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1Amazon
4Sam McGeeBuck Dancer's ChoiceComplete Recorded Works 1926-34Amazon
5Georgia Yellow HammersWhite LightningThe Georgia Yellow Hammers And Associates Vol. 4 "White Lightning – 1929-1931Amazon
6Kirk & Sam McGheeBrown's Ferry BluesComplete Recorded Works 1926-34Amazon
7Charley JordanJust A SpoonfulCharley Jordan Volume 1 1930-1931Amazon
8Blind Willie McTellSearching The Desert For The BluesBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]Amazon
9Peetie WheatstrawKind-Hearted BluesToo Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
10Barbecue BobBarbecue BluesBarbecue Any Old Time – Blues From The Pit 1927-1942Amazon
11Frankie 'Half-Pint' JaxonCome On Mama, Do That DanceBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]Amazon
12Blind Arvella GrayHave Mercy, Mr. PercyBlues From Maxwell StreetAmazon
13Charlie SpandAin't Gonna Stand For That (Pm 12856, 15454–)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
14Leroy CarrDon't Start No Stuff1934-1941Amazon
15Laura RuckerSt. Louis BluesFemale Blues Singers Vol. 13 R/S (1921-1931)Amazon
16Rosa HendersonDon't Advertise Your Man (Take A)Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & JazzAmazon
17Memphis MoseHear Me Beefin' at YouGeorgia Tom – Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (September 1928 – 5 February 1930)Amazon
18Butterbeans and SusieElevator Papa, Switchboard MamaPlease Warm My Weiner (Old Time Hokum Blues)Amazon
19Big MaceoWon't Be A Fool No MoreBig Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 – 1950)Amazon
20Tampa RedLet Me Play With Your PoodleRude DudesAmazon
21Nora and DelleGet Away From My WindowJazzin' The Blues Vol. 3Amazon
22W.C. HandySt. Louis BluesJazzin' the BluesAmazon
23Cleo BrownI'll Take The South (You Take The East, Take The West, Take The North)Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)Amazon
24The Harlem HamfatsShe's Trickin' MeHarlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936Amazon
25Babe WallaceGit It ('Cause I Love To See You Wid It)Jazzin the Blues Vol. 5 (1930 – 1953)Amazon
26Rev. Lonnie FarrisA Closer Walk To TheeElectric / Slide Guitar GospelAmazon
27Rev. Utah SmithI Got Two WingsElectric / Slide Guitar GospelAmazon
28Sister O. M. TerrellThe Bible's RightCountry Gospel 1946-1953Amazon
29Sister Rosetta TharpeMy Journey to the SkyMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
30Sister Goldia HaynesTravelingGreat Gospel Performers: Complete Recording Sessions in Chronological Order, 1937-1950Amazon
31Rev. Robert BallingerThis TrainMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon

More Country Blues

We get serious about the deeper roots … going much deeper this evening, working mostly in pairs, exploring the blues from the Delta and beyond. Acoustic blues, played on the front porch with the evening sun finally set beyond the hill. Blues from the cabin if you will. We’ll hear acoustic sounds from Big Joe Williams, Son House, Honeyboy Edwards, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and many others including a small sampling of some contemporary performers. Sonoma County Community radio’s musical archives are brimming.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Son HouseClarksdale MoanThe Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of [Disc 2]Amazon
2Mississippi John HurtPraying On The Old Camp GroundAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh RecordingsAmazon
3Mississippi John HurtSpike Driver BluesAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh RecordingsAmazon
4Chris SmitherFrankie & AlbertAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
5Big Joe WilliamsWhistling PinesBluesvilleAmazon
6Big Joe WilliamsShe Left Me A Mule To RideShake Your BoogieAmazon
7Julius DanielsCan't Put A Bridle On That Mule This MorningWhen The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & RollAmazon
8Snooks EaglinBottle Up And GoCountry Boy Down In New OrleansAmazon
9Snooks EaglinPossum Up A 'Simmon TreeCountry Boy Down In New OrleansAmazon
10Big Bill BroonzyPlough-Hand BluesTrouble In MindAmazon
11Big Bill BroonzyTrouble In MindTrouble In MindAmazon
12Ry CooderBoomer's StoryBoomer's Story (Remaster 2013)Amazon
13Mississippi Fred McDowellGood Morning Little SchoolgirlGood Morning Little School GirlAmazon
14Mississippi Fred McDowellThis Little Light of MineLegends of the BluesAmazon
15Brownie McGhee/Sonny TerryDark RoadClassic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2Amazon
16John JacksonJohn HenryClassic American Ballads From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
17David "Honeyboy" EdwardsLay My Burden DownWhite WindowsAmazon
18Little Sammy DavisHey Little GirlThis Is The Blues HarmonicaAmazon
19Muddy WatersMy Home Is In The DeltaFolk SingerAmazon
20Muddy WatersCountry BoyFolk SingerAmazon
21Furry LewisBig Chief BluesThe Best There Ever Was: The Legendary Early Blues PerformersAmazon
22The Reverend Gary DavisSamson & Delilah (If I Had My Way)At NewportAmazon
23Son HouseAm I Right Or WrongComplete Library of Congress Sessions, TheAmazon
24Mance LipscombSugar BabeTexas SongsterAmazon
25Maria MuldaurSoul Of A ManRichland Woman BluesAmazon
26Big Bill BroonzyHouse Rent StompComplete Recorded Works in Chronological Order vol. 1Amazon
27Gabriel Brown and His GuitarGoing My Way…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
28John JacksonLouis CollinsClassic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)Amazon
29Big Joe WilliamsDown In The BottomsBlues on Highway 49Amazon
30Josh WhiteStrange Fruit (73475)Josh White – The Remaining Titles (1941-1947)Amazon

Evil Blues

Evil Blues
Evil Blues

It’s the story of evil told in the voice of the blues. All things evil are explored in the voices of gospel, country blues, urban blues, and the folk blues. Evil ways, bad blood, fear, and the depths to which the evil in man’s heart can go are the themes tonight in a show that features the likes of Otis Spann, Elmore James, Henry Truvillion, The Golden Gate Quartet, and many others. All of this coming to you on a cold December evening in Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Howlin' WolfEvilBlues From HellAmazon
2The Golden Gate QuartetAtom And Evil (1946)Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)Amazon
3The Golden Gate Quartet (Willie Johnson, baritone/William Langford, tenor/Henry Owens, tenor/Arlandus Wilson, Bass) (Aka "Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet")The Devil With The DevilVol. 3, 1939 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 3, 1939)Amazon
4Chris SmitherThe Devil's RealA Little On The Cd Side Volume 11Amazon
5Noah LewisDevil In The Wood PileWhen The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & RollAmazon
6Don Byas's Swig Seven, Albinia JonesEvil Gal BluesSavoy Blues 1944-1994 [Disc 1]Amazon
7Dinah WashingtonEvil Gal BluesGoldAmazon
8T-Bone WalkerEvil Hearted Woman (Alt. Take)The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]Amazon
9Champion Jack DupreeEvil WomanBlues from the GutterAmazon
10Doctor GaddyEvil Man BluesShoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)Amazon
11Otis SpannEvil WaysEssential Blues Hits Disc 2Amazon
12Washboard SamEvil BluesVol. 6 1941 – 1942Amazon
13Memphis Minnie & Kansas JoeEvil Devil Woman BluesVol 4 (1933-34)Amazon
14Moreland & ArbuckleMean And EvilPromised Land Or BustAmazon
15B.B. KingMean And EvilThere Is Always One More TimeAmazon
16Elmore JamesMean And EvilLet's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore JamesAmazon
17Lightnin' HopkinsMean and Evil BluesTexas Guitar Killers Disc 1Amazon
18Blind Boy FullerWorried and Evil Man BluesBlind Boy Fuller Vol. 3 1937Amazon
19Reverend Gary DavisCross And Evil Woman BluesSouthern Country Blues: Down In Boogie Alley [Disc 2]Amazon
20Lowell FulsonDon't Be So EvilJuke Box Blues 1946-1948Amazon
21Gatemouth MooreEvil Gal's JockeyHey Mr. Gatemouth – Complete King RecordingsAmazon
22Albert KingI Get EvilMore Big BluesAmazon
23Sonny Terry & Brownie McGheeBad BloodSportin' the Blues Disc 2Amazon
24Ramona HicksEvil and BlueSwingin' the Blues: 1931-1939Amazon
25Ollie ShepardKing Of All EvilVol. 2-1939-41Amazon
26Walter BrownWhat Evil Have I Done?Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2Amazon
27Alice MooreBlack And Evil BluesBlack Swan SamplerAmazon
28Koko TaylorEvilThe Best of Koko TaylorAmazon
29Ella FitzgeraldNecessary EvilThe Chronological Ella Fitzgerald – 1951Amazon
30Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His OrchestraI Want to Be EvilPurr-Fect: Greatest HitsAmazon
31Aretha FranklinEvil Gal BluesAretha Sings The BluesAmazon

City Blues

City Blues
City Blues

Our show this week features blues and country numbers about the many different American cities that had their own personalities…good and bad. You be the judge. From Naptown and Kokomo to KC and Mobile…north, south, east, and west. We’ll hear from Barbecue Bob, Lonnie Johnson, Ernest Tubb, Charlie Poole, and Little Brother Montgomery (to name just a few). Join Dave Stroud for another two hours of America’s tradition …

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Frank HutchisonK.C. BluesWhite Country Blues (1926-1938)Amazon
2HowellDevineKC BluesJumps, Boogies & WobblesAmazon
3Ernest TubbKansas City BluesErnest Tubb and His Texas TroubadoursAmazon
4Sidney BechetSt. Louis BluesBlues In ThirdsAmazon
5Lonnie JohnsonLow Down St. Louis BluesLegends Of The Blues: Volume 1Amazon
6Blind Willie McTellEast St. Louis Blues (Far You Well)The Classic Years: 1933 – 1935 New York " ChicagoAmazon
7Red NicholsWabash BluesI Got RhythmAmazon
8Leroy CarrNaptown BluesSloppy Drunk [Disc 1]Amazon
9Fats DominoDetroit City BluesOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 1Amazon
10Mississippi Fred McDowellKokomo BluesHeroes Of The Blues: The Very Best Of Fred McDowellAmazon
11Dan PickettChicago BluesI'm Pretty Good At It – Country Blues GuitarAmazon
12Don FlemonsMilwaukee BluesWhat Got OverAmazon
13Charlie Poole & The North Carolina RamblersMilwaukee BluesThe Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made OfAmazon
14Dorothy EverettsMacon BluesFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6Amazon
15Elmore JamesMadison BluesThe Sky Is CryingAmazon
16Barbecue BobJacksonville BluesBarbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929)Amazon
17John Sebastian & The J Band With Geoff MuldaurMinglewood BluesThe Craft of Music, Vol. 2Amazon
18Sam ChatmonVicksburg BluesLiving Country Blues: An Anthology Disc 1Amazon
19Black Birds of ParadiseTishomingo Blues (Ge 6210, GEX-718-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
20Lewis Bronzville FiveNatchez Mississippi BluesBlack Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3Amazon
21Howlin' WolfNatchez BurningThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
22Bo ChatmonEast Jackson BluesViolin, Sing the Blues for Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949Amazon
23Mississippi SheiksWest Jackson Blues [Album Version]Honey Babe Let The Deal Go Down: The Best Of Mississippi SheiksAmazon
24Little Brother MontgomeryShreveport BluesBoogie Woogie [Disc 3]Amazon
25Memphis Piano RedMobile BluesMississippi Delta Blues Jam In MemphisAmazon
26Jorma KaukonenNashville BluesRiver Of TimeAmazon
27The Louvin BrothersNashville BluesClose Harmony [Disc 5]Amazon
28Wingy Manone & His OrchestraDallas BluesSwing Is Here / Small-Band Swing 1935-1939Amazon
29Billy Boy ArnoldSan Antonio BluesBilly Boy Arnold Sings: Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
30Eric ClaptonSan Francisco Bay BluesUnplugged/Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton (1 of 2)Amazon
31Jabo WilliamsPratt City BluesPicking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie PioneersAmazon
32Fats Waller(Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Placescompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
33Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three BlazersNew Orleans BluesSunny RoadAmazon

Mix of the Blues

Mix of the Blues
Mix of the Blues

Deeper Roots will spend time with a variety of blues styles this week with no focus but the roots of feeling blue, themes about being blue, junker’s blues, bar fly blues, cold rainy day blues, and the dark and somber blues. We’ll feature the urban sounds of Lowell Fulson and Bobby Blue Bland, the smooth sounds of T-Bone Walker, and we’ll also pick on some early jazz and blues vocals including Bertha “Chippie” Hill, Hattie McDaniels, and Memphis Minnie.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Junior Wells' Chicago Blues BandIn the Wee Wee HoursHoodoo Man BluesAmazon
2R.L. BurnsidePoor Black MattieFrom Mississippi To ChicagoAmazon
3Lowell FulsonBlack Widow Spider BluesJuke Box Blues 1946-1948Amazon
4Sweet Papa TadpoleBlack Spider BluesToo Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
5Jimmy WitherspoonBar Fly BluesMercury Blues 'n' Rhythm StarsAmazon
6John HammondEvolution BluesFound True LoveAmazon
7Eddie LangYou Got to Crawl Before You WalkJuke Joint Blues 1950's-1960'sAmazon
8Muddy WatersGood Morning School GirlFolk SingerAmazon
9Rory BlockCypress Grove BluesHard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip JamesAmazon
10Kansas City Kitty (Thelma Holmes)Double Trouble BluesFour Women Blues – The Victor / Bluebird Recordings Of Memphis Minnie, Mississippi Matilda, Kansas City Kitty and Miss Rosie Mae MooreAmazon
11Berha 'Chippie' HillSome Cold Rainy DayHeartbreakers Blue & LonelyAmazon
12Hattie McDanielsBoo Hoo BluesFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 12Amazon
13Memphis Minnie;Kansas JoeDon't Want No Woman (Have T' Give My Money To) [2002 Remastered]First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)Amazon
14Victoria Spivey & Lonnie JohnsonI Got The Blues So BadIdle HoursAmazon
15Julia Lee & Her Boy FriendsTonight's the NightKansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 1Amazon
16Hadda BrooksNeed A Little Sugar In My BowlI've Got News For You [Disc 1]Amazon
17Bobby "Blue" BlandI Pity The FoolMartin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To MemphisAmazon
18Big Mama ThorntonHow ComeHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsAmazon
19Little SylviaEverything I Need But YouJubilee JezebelsAmazon
20T-Bone WalkerFeeling The BluesI Want A Little GirlAmazon
21Little WalterMy BabeHis Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)Amazon
22Jimmy ReedBoogie In The DarkI'm Jimmy Reed (Original Vee-Jay Album)Amazon
23Professor LonghairMean Old WorldFess: The Professor Longhair AAmazon
24Memphis SlimPanic StreetJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
25Champion Jack DupreeJunker BluesGettin' Funky [Disc 1] – Piano PowerAmazon
26Floyd DixonPlease Don't GoMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
27Otis TaylorMy Soul's In LouisianaI Heard It On NPR: Shake These BluesAmazon
28Lightnin' HopkinsOne Kind FavorJake Head BoogieAmazon
29Frankie JonesBring Your Mud and Let's DobJack Newman & OthersAmazon
30Precious BryantBlues All Around My BedFool Me GoodAmazon
31Freddie KingI'm Your Hoochie Coochie ManKing Of The BluesAmazon

Robert Johnson Tribute

Robert Johnson Tribute
Robert Johnson Tribute

It’s a two hour Robert Johnson tribute on Deeper Roots Radio: A Century of America’s Music. Legend has it…yes, we have all heard the story. But it is the music that makes us want to believe. In a short recording career where he recorded less than thirty tracks over two sessions, the songs are all his by identification. When you hear the Stones’ cover of “You Got to Move”, or virtually any that Johnson recorded…you overlook their lineage somewhat because their heritage began in the hotel room where he recorded them. We’ll hear from Rory Block, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Nigel Watson & Peter Green, and Bob Brozman as Deeper Roots celebrates the music of Robert Johnson.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Eric ClaptonFrom Four Until LateSessions For Robert JAmazon
2Eric ClaptonStones In My PasswayI Still DoAmazon
3Roy RogersStones in My PasswaySlide of HandAmazon
4Nigel Watson/Peter GreenI'm a Steady Rollin' ManHot Foot PowderAmazon
5Robert Lockwood, Jr.I Believe I'll Dust My BroomDelta CrossroadsAmazon
6Taj MahalDust My BroomTaj MahalAmazon
7Peter Green Splinter Group32-20 BluesMe & the Devil Disc 2Amazon
8Eric Clapton32-20 BluesMe & Mr. JohnsonAmazon
9Leon RussellCome On In My KitchenLife JourneyAmazon
10Rory BlockCome On In My KitchenGone Woman Blues: The Country Blues CollectionAmazon
11Robert Lockwood, Jr.Little Queen Of SpadesBlues Routes: Heroes And TrickstersAmazon
12Vassar ClementsPhonograph BluesLivin' with the BluesAmazon
13The Rolling StonesLove in VainLet It Bleed [Japan]Amazon
14Nigel Watson/Peter GreenThey're Red HotHot Foot PowderAmazon
15Robert JohnsonThey're Red HotABC Of The Blues Vol 18Amazon
16DionIf I Had Possession (Over Judgement Day)Son of Skip JamesAmazon
17Eric ClaptonHell Hound On My TrailMe & Mr. JohnsonAmazon
18Lucinda WilliamsRamblin' On My MindRamblin'Amazon
19Robert Lockwood, Jr.Stop Breakin' Down BluesDelta CrossroadsAmazon
20Bonnie RaittWalking BluesBonnie RaittAmazon
21Pinetop PerkinsSweet Home ChicagoPinetop PerkinsAmazon
22Keb' Mo'Last Fair Deal Gone DownJust Like YouAmazon
23Eric ClaptonLast Fair Deal Gone DownMe & Mr. JohnsonAmazon
24Nigel Watson/Peter GreenCross Road BluesHot Foot PowderAmazon
25Bob BrozmanStones in My PasswayDevil's SlideAmazon
26Lucinda WilliamsStop Breakin' DownRamblin'Amazon
27Johnny ShinesMilk Cow BluesTraditional Delta BluesAmazon
28The Paul Butterfield Blues BandWalking BluesAn Anthology: The Elektra Years Disc 1Amazon
29Robert JohnsonCome on in My KitchenThe Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1Amazon

Field Recording Covers

Field Recording Covers
Field Recording Covers

Coming up on our last live show of May, what better way but to dig just a little bit deeper into some of the field recordings of the first half of the 20th century that found popularity in the country, blues, and popular charts. Some of these songs had the ‘right’ rhythm or struck a chord with the message they sent. While most were traditional pieces by the time the musicologists had arrived with their primitive recording machines, others were original and told just the right story. We’ll hear Eric Clapton, Aaron Copland, B.B. King, and Tom Waits right alongside the originals done by Smith Casey, Gwen Foster, Belton Reese, and Ora Dell Graham.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Warner Williams With Jay SummerourWorried Life BluesBlues HighwayAmazon
2Thomas "Jaybird" JonesWorried Life BluesField Recordings, Vol. 3: Mississippi (1936-1942)Amazon
3David EdwardsWorried Life BluesLibrary of Congress Alan Lomax CollectionAmazon
4Eric Clapton & B.B. KingWorried Life BluesRiding With The KingAmazon
5Agustus "Track Horse" HaggertyHattie GreenTexas Field Recordings – 1934-1939Amazon
6George Hamilton IVAbileneClassic CountryAmazon
7Rouse BrothersMy Family CircleClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
8The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWill The Circle Be UnbrokenAppalachian Stomp: Bluegrass ClassicsAmazon
9Ace Johnson w/L. W. GoodenMama Don't Low No Swingin' Out In HereField Recordings Vol. 6: Texas (1933-1958)Amazon
10Doc WatsonMama Don't Allow No MusicMemoriesAmazon
11W. M. SteppBonapartes RetreatCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 1]Amazon
12Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra & William WarfieldRodeo – Four Dance Episodes (Instrumental): IV. HoedownCopland Conducts Copland (Expanded Edition)Amazon
13Dock ReedDown on MeField Recordings, Vol. 4: Mississippi & Alabama (1934-1942)Amazon
14Big Brother & the Holding CompanyDown on MeRock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 1Amazon
15Ozella JonesPrisoner BluesField Recordings, Volume 7 : FloridaAmazon
16Fiona AppleCriminalTidalAmazon
17Smith CaseyEast Texas RagTexas Field Recordings – 1934-1939Amazon
18Tom WaitsThe Soul Of A ManGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
19Johnnie BarfieldEverybody's Tryin' To Be My BabyClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
20Carl PerkinsEverybody's Trying To Be My BabyDixie FriedAmazon
21Gwen FosterHow Many Biscuits Can I Eat?Classic Field RecordingsAmazon
22Mac WisemanHow Many Biscuits Can You EatSings Old Time Country FavoritesAmazon
23Belton ReeseBile Dem Cabbages DownField Recordings – Vol 9 – Georgia, SC, NC,Virginia, Kentucky (1924-39)Amazon
24Doc WatsonBoil Them Cabbage DownMilestonesAmazon
25Smith CaseyWest Texas BluesTexas Field Recordings – 1934-1939Amazon
26John JacksonWest Texas BluesFront Porch BluesAmazon
27Ora Dell GrahamShortenin' BreadField Recordings, Vol. 3: Mississippi (1936-1942)Amazon
28Lee DorseyShortnin' BreadThe Ep Collection…PlusAmazon
29John DudleyCool Drink Of Water BluesParchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings: 19471959Amazon
30Vassar ClementsCool Drink of WaterLivin' with the BluesAmazon
31Capitol City Laundry QuartetEzekiel Saw The WheelField Recordings Vol. 12: Virginia & South Carolina (1936-1940)Amazon
32Louis ArmstrongEzekiel Saw De WheelLouis And The Good BookAmazon
33Doyle Lawson/Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverEzekiel Saw the WheelSchool of Bluegrass Disc 1Amazon
34James Shorty, Viola James, And CongregationJesus On The Main LineSounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White SpiritualsAmazon
35Ry CooderJesus On The MainlineParadise And Lunch (Remaster 2013)Amazon

Finger Pickin’ Good

Finger Pickin' Good
Finger Pickin’ Good

I’ll say…finger pickin’ good music featuring finger pickin’ great performers from the past century. We’ve got a two hour sampling of sounds from the likes of Doc Watson, Jorma Kaukonen, Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Blind Blake, Riley Puckett, and (of course) Merle Travis. Our Wednesday evening will keep it pretty folksy and traditional for the most part, leaning on tradition and the very best in string picking and chord strumming. All this and more on our roots music show which is produced exclusively for Sonoma County community radio, both KWTF and KOWS.

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 KaukonenWill There Be Any Stars In My Crown (Instrumental)Stars 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
11Stefan GrossmanPolice Dog BluesHow To Play Blues GuitarAmazon
12Blind BlakeDiddie Wa DiddieRoots of RockAmazon
13Lonnie JohnsonUntitledSteppin' On The BluesAmazon
14Riley PuckettFuzzy RagImaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins of American Primitive GuitarAmazon
15Etta BakerOne Dime BluesClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
16Merle TravisFreight Train (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
17Tommy EmmanuelThe BugIt's Never Too LateAmazon
18Bob BrozmanHano Hano Hanalei [Album Version]Blue Hula Stomp [Remastered]Amazon
19Merle TravisLi'l Liza Jane (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
20Jorma KaukonenFur Peace RagStars In My CrownAmazon
21Leo KottkeWonderland By NightPeculiarosoAmazon
22Leo KottkeLittle MarthaLeo LiveAmazon
23Leo Kottke & Mike GordonRingsSixty Six StepsAmazon
24John FaheyLaylaRain Forests, Oceans And OtherAmazon
25Dave Van RonkGreen, Green Rocky RoadTwo Sides of Dave Van RonkAmazon
26Doc & Merle WatsonBonaparte's RetreatThen And Now/Two Days In NovemberAmazon
27Sam McGeeKnoxville BluesFriends Of Old Time Music [Disc 1]Amazon
28Mississippi John HurtHot Time In The Old Town TonightComplete Studio Recordings 3-CD SetAmazon
29Stefan GrossmanPallet On Your FloorHow To Play Blues GuitarAmazon
30David BrombergCome All You Fair and Tender MaidensHills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder RecordsAmazon
31Mance LipscombSugar BabeTexas SongsterAmazon
32Jorma Kaukonen & Tom HobsonBarrierQuah [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
33Bob HadleyCeltic ReverieImaginational AnthemAmazon
34Bert JanschAngieRunning From Home – An Introduction to Bert JanschAmazon
35Dave Van RonkGaslight RagGoing Back to BrooklynAmazon
36Leo Kottke/Mike GordonStrangeCloneAmazon
37Bob BrozmanDevil's SlideDevil's SlideAmazon

Deeper Roots Ragtime

Deeper Roots Ragtime
Deeper Roots Ragtime

Our theme this evening is ragtime and it’s impact on the past century of America’s music. Join Dave Stroud for a themed collection of early and mid-century ragtime beginning with Cliff Edwards and running all the way through to some modern sounds out of Hamilton County, Tennessee. We’ll explore the Tiger Rag, the Maple Leaf Rag, the Black Mountain Rag, and then settle in for some of the sounds of Deep Elem. Music embellished with the stories of the performers, the theme, the songs, and the time…something you can’t get but on community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Cliff EdwardsRagtime Cowboy Joegrimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
2The HillbilliesRagtime Cowboy JoeHowdy! 25 Hillbilly All-Time GreatsAmazon
3Dan Hicks & His Hot LicksRagtime Cowboy JoeTangled TalesAmazon
4Blind BlakeDiddie Wa DiddieRagtime Guitar's Foremost FingerpickerAmazon
5Sol Ho'opi'iTwelfth Street RagMaster of the Hawaiian Guitar Vol 1Amazon
6Riley Puckett And Ted HawkinsHawkins RagSerenade The Mountains: Early Old Time Music On Record, [Disc 3]Amazon
7Sons of the Pioneers'A' RagSongs of the Prairie – CD5Amazon
8Leon McAuliffeTwin Fiddle RagTulsa Straight AheadAmazon
9Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex WilliamsDown Home RagShame On YouAmazon
10Les Paul & Mary FordTiger RagThe Best of the Capitol Masters: Selections From "The Legend and the Legacy" Box SetAmazon
11Pearl BaileyJohnson RagChronological Pearl Bailey (1947-1950)Amazon
12Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysBeaumont RagSongs For RoundersAmazon
13David MillerJailhouse RagOld-Time Mountain GuitarAmazon
14The McCormick BrothersBugle Call RagConstant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 3]Amazon
15Merle TravisGuitar RagHot Pickin' [Disc 2]Amazon
16David GrismanBlack Mountain RagEarly DawgAmazon
17Doc WatsonBlack Mountain RagFoundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998Amazon
18Chet AtkinsDill Pickle RagReflections with Doc WatsonAmazon
19Duck BakerMaple Leaf RagAdvanced Fingerpicking Guitar TechniquesAmazon
20Scott JoplinThe Entertainercompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
21Gram ParsonsBrass ButtonsThe Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)Amazon
22Hamilton County RamblersHard TimesHamilton County RamblersAmazon
23Red AllenDeep Elem BluesThe Folkways Years 1964 – 1983Amazon
24Bill NeelyDeep Elm BluesTexas Law & JusticeAmazon
25Buddy JonesRockin' Rollin' Mama (1940)The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3]Amazon
26Cliffie StoneJump Rope BoogieSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
27Big Bill BroonzyDown by the RiversideAbsolutely the BestAmazon
28Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta TharpeDown by the RiversideThe Gospel of BluesAmazon
29Mance LipscombDarktown Strutters' BallAsh Grove 12/6/1964Amazon
30Fats DominoDarktown Strutters' BallThey Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3Amazon
31The Davis SistersJesus Steps Right InGolden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 4]Amazon
32The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel ChoirYou've Got To Bear The ConsequenceShakin' The RaftersAmazon
33Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetPure ReligionGospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2Amazon
34Duke RobillardI'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog (To Take The Place Of You)The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke RobillardAmazon