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Murder Most Foul

October 9, 2020 Dave

Our show this week is brought to you by a song, a narrative like no other Bob Dylan has ever produced. Murder Most Foul was released earlier this year as the first single from his latest album Rough and Rowdy Ways. It is a 16 minute narration of cultural reflection that speaks to the passing of time in the context of what has been lost and what still might be lost yet still celebrating our gains. The Kennedy assassination is one of those times that we reflect on, remembering the day that it happened with as much clarity as time permits. What Dylan does is use pastel images of ‘what was then’ with who we are now as he speaks to cultural touchstones in his (and our) life. And he warns us, once again, that the times are indeed changin’ and that we should likely hear this song as a storm warning. Tune into for a listen. Two hours of Deeper Roots this week. You can also find out more about the Dylan song at https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/murder-most-foul-and-the-haunting-of-america.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Nina Simone	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	Anthology Disc 1
2	Bob Dylan	Murder Most Foul	Murder Most Foul
3	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues)	Satchmo Plays King Oliver
4	Erroll Garner Trio	Misty	Your Hit Parade – 1954
5	Miles Davis	Stella by Starlight	'58 Sessions
6	Julie London	Cry Me A River	Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl
7	Nat King Cole	On The Street Where You Live	The World Of Nat King Cole
8	Marie Knight	The Old Rugged Cross	Hallelujah What A Song!
9	Etta James	I'd Rather Go Blind	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
10	The Platters	Twilight Time	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
11	The Fleetwoods	Tragedy	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
12	Gerry & the Pacemakers – Freddie & the Dreamers	Ferry Cross The Mersey	Back 2 Back Hits
13	Elvis Presley	Long Black Limousine	From Elvis in Memphis
14	Lefty Frizzell	Long Black Veil	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
15	The Kingston Trio	Tom Dooley	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2]
16	Marty Robbins	El Paso	All-Time Greatest Hits
17	Marilyn Monroe	Happy Birthday To JFK	The Essential Marilyn Monroe
18	Lena Horne	Love Me Or Leave Me	RCA Records Label: The 1st Note in Black Music [Disc 3]
19	The Beach Boys	The Warmth of the Sun	Endless Summer
20	Ray Charles	What'd I Say	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
21	Larry Williams	Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version]	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
22	The Staple Singers	Wade In The Water	Freedom Highway
23	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
24	Billy Joel	Only The Good Die Young	The Stranger
25	Richard Burton	Camelot	Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1]
26	Toussaint McCall	Nothing Takes The Place Of You	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
27	The Animals	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	The Most of the Animals
28	Billy Bob Thornton	He Was A Friend Of MIne	Private Radio

Broken Hearts For Sale

September 19, 2020 Dave

It’s theme time once more. We’ve got songs about the broken hearts, tears, and childhood souvenirs…but mostly broken hearts. Lost love, faded love, and remembering old love letters from the book of broken hearts featuring country, soul, and rhythm, all from the past century. Join in for some classic country from Don Williams and Billy Walker, brassy vocals from Peggy Lee and Billie Holiday, late movie Elvis, and a couple of rockabilly legends named Sonny Burgess and Warren Smith. And don’t miss out on Mary Wells, Jimmy Ruffin, Tom Petty, and The Louvin Brothers this week. It’s all there…a common theme in songwriting for being relatable, illustrative, and purposeful in its singular stories of love and loss. Tune into KRJF 92.3 FM, Sonoma County Community Radio with your host Dave Stroud this Friday evening at 9 Pacific.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	John Prine	Souvenirs	Souvenirs
2	Anita Carter	A Pair of Broken Hearts (with Hank Snow)	Warped 5627 – Anita Carter – 1956 – 1962
3	Willie Nelson	My Broken Heart Belongs To You	It Always Will Be
4	Don Williams	Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend	The Definitive Collection
5	Charlie Walker	Broken Hearts Will Haunt Your Soul	Charlie Walker – 1959-1964
6	Billy Walker	You're Gonna Pay With A Broken Heart	Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
7	Hank Williams	Men With Broken Hearts	Beyond The Sunset
8	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Take A Look At This Broken Heart Of Mine	This Broken Heart Of Mine
9	Johnny & Jonie Mosby	Line of Broken Hearts	Make a Left and Then a Right
10	Warren Smith	Book Of Broken Hearts	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
11	Johnny Cash	Story of a Broken Heart	The Sun Country Box
12	Sean McConnell	Another Song About A Broken Heart	Secondhand Smoke
13	Tom Petty	Only a Broken Heart	Wildflowers
14	Sonny Burgess	One Broken Heart	Rock n' Roll Legend
15	Elvis Presley	One Broken Heart for Sale	Elvis Double Features: It Happened at the World's Fair & Fun in Acapulco
16	Doug C & The Blacklisted	Working On My Next Broken Heart	Hit and Run
17	The Contessas	Broken Heart	Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground
18	Jewel Paige	I'm Left With A Broken Heart	Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 3
19	Peggy Lee	All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart	The Capitol Collector's Series
20	Billie Holiday	You Can't Lose A Broken Heart	The Ultimate Collection [Disc 2]
21	Nat King Cole	You Can't Lose A Broken Heart	Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
22	Sam Browne	Happy-Go-Lucky You and Broken-Hearted Me	Hits of '32
23	Cleo Brown	Give A Broken Heart A Break	Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)
24	The Cadillacs	Broken Heart	For Collectors Only (Disc 1)
25	The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama	Broken Heart Of Mine	Oh Lord, Stand By Me / Marching Up To Zion
26	Nat Hall With The Mellow 3	A Broken Hearted Clown	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 3]
27	Mary Wells	Can You Fix It (My Broken Heart) (Previously Unreleased)	Looking Back 1961-1964
28	The Miracles	Broken Hearted [Single Version]	The 35th Anniversary Collection
29	Jimmy Ruffin	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
30	Al Green	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?	More Greatest Hits
31	k.d. lang	Trail of Broken Hearts	Recollection CD 1

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Saucy Rhythm Serenades

September 4, 2020 Dave

Rhythm & Blues is the order of the day. Join Dave Stroud for an entertaining blast of fresh sounds from the well of the past century. What’s old is always new if you haven’t heard it, right? The playlist this morning features songs about the night time from Ray Charles, honeydripper rocking from Big Joe Turner, doo wop serenades from the The Jive Bombers, bluesy torch sounds from Erma Franklin, and so much more. We’ll stretch the boundaries of R&B with Elvis, Lonnie Johnson, and a few more as we take on some saucy serenades and unruly pleas from performers from the thirties to the early sixties. All without malice of forethought, I assure you. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Anything For You (W. Little Ann)	The Robin & Fire Years
2	Big Joe Turner	My Little Honeydripper	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
3	Elvis Presley	Dirty, Dirty Feeling	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
4	Roy Hamilton	Crazy Feelin'	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]
5	The Larks	Ooh… It Feels So Good	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
6	The Harlem Hamfats	Little Girl	Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936
7	Lonnie Johnson	It Feels So Good Pt. 2 (w/Spencer Williams)	Complete Recordings Vol. 4
8	Blue Lu Barker	Don't You Make Me High	Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944
9	Big Joe Turner	Don't You Make Me High	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
10	State Street Swingers	Don't Tear My Clothes No. 2 (C-1768)	State Street Swingers (1936-1937)
11	Irene Scruggs	Must Get Mine In Front (Pm 13023, L-499-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
12	Sam Cooke	Soothe Me	The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke
13	The Jive Bombers	Bad Boy	Cry-Baby
14	Ray Charles	Night Time Is the Right Time	The Birth of Soul Disc 3
15	Nappy Brown	I'm Getting Lonesome	Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1]
16	Ruth Brown	I Want To Do More	Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 2]]
17	Julia Lee	The Curse Of An Aching Heart (06-13-47)	1947
18	Erma Franklin	Piece of My Heart	Something to Believe In
19	Miss Baker	You'd Better Find	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]
20	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	My Baby'S 3-D (10-12-53)	1953-1954
21	Rosco Gordon	Real Pretty Mama	Let's Get High (B)
22	Gladys Hill	Please Don't Touch My Bowl	Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
23	Lil Green	What's The Matter With Love	Romance In The Dark
24	Nellie Lutcher	He's a Real Gone Guy	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
25	Ruth Brown	I Want To Do More	R & B Years 1955 V.2 [Disc 2]
26	Big Maybelle	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	The Very Best Of Big Maybelle
27	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	I Told My Pillow	More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
28	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	A Man Ain't A Man	Vol. 3-Blues Roots
29	Rose Marie McCoy	Dippin' In My Business	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
30	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	You Ain't Got It No More	Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
31	Ruth Brown	I Wanna Do More	Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2
32	Wynonie Harris	Wasn't That Good	Lovin' Machine
33	The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan	Turn The Lights Down Low	Rhythm And Blues Caravan [Disc 3]
34	Louis Jordan	It's Full Or It Ain't No Good	The Chronological Louis Jordan 1945-1946
35	Lil Green	No Baby, No Body But You	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]

Get Down With It

August 28, 2020 Dave

Free form Friday this month. Lots of favorites to share with you as we reach out to our awesome first responders once more here in Sonoma County. August, our static month of warm weather, has turned on us this year (as has everything else) as climate change once more comes knocking on our front and back doors. We’ll try to work on two hours of musical distraction with NRBQ, Little Richard, O. C. Smith, Marlene Dietrich, and Merle Haggard…how’s that for a lineup? Songs about San Antonio, a little place called Hickory Holler, some Madeline Kahn, Tommy Dorsey, and Nina Simone covering Chuck Berry. Money is the root of all evil, and Julia Lee will remind you this Friday morning. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio once more at 9 Pacific on 92.5 FM, streaming to the world at freespeechnobull.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Little Richard	Get Down With it	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
2	Ivory Joe Hunter	You Can't Stop This Rocking and Rolling	Ivory Joe Hunter
3	Three Sharps And A Flat	That's The Rhythm	Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
4	The Miller Sisters	Ten Cats Down	Rockin' Memphis [Disc 3]
5	The Sensations	Let Me In	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
6	Lou Rawls	Love Is A Hurtin' Thing	On The Soul Side
7	Irma Thomas	Hurtin' for Certain	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
8	Billy Joe Royal	It Keeps Right On Hurtin'	Greatest Hits
9	O. C. Smith	The Son Of Hickory Holler Tramp	More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
10	Arthur Alexander	Genie in the Jug	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
11	Frank Black	Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day	Honeycomb
12	Marlene Dietrich	The Boys In The Back Room	The Blue Angel
13	Madeline Kahn With Mel Brooks And Company	I'm Tired – Blazing Saddles	Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)
14	Jimmy Durante	Start Off Each Day With A Song	The Great Schnozzle
15	Ella Mae Morse	An Occasional Man	Singles 3
16	John Fogerty	Down On The Corner	The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
17	Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven	The Music Goes Round And Round	Me & Orson Welles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
18	NRBQ	Music Goes Round And Around	Tiddly Winks
19	Nina Simone	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	Wild Is The Wind/High Priestess Of Soul
20	Merle Haggard	San Antonio Rose	Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player
21	Riders in the Sky	Down the Trail to San Antone	The Best of the West Rides Again
22	Junior Brown	Long Walk Back to San Antone	Long Walk Back
23	Bill Kirchen	Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone	Dieselbilly Road Trip
24	Tommy Duncan	Stars Over San Antone	Beneath a Neon Star in a Honky Tonk
25	Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards	Minnie, My Mountain Moocher	Singing In The Rain
26	Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards	Paddlin' Madelin' Home	Singing In The Rain
27	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	Don't Save It Too Long (The Money Song)	Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
28	The Andrews Sisters	Rum And Coca-Cola	20th Century Masters: Millenni
29	Dinning Sisters	Buttons And Bows	Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 1]
30	Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	The Three Caballeros	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
31	Bob Hope, The Clark Sisters	That's Not the Knot	Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
32	The Boswell Sisters	Wha'd Ja Do To Me?	The Object Of My Affection
33	Little Richard	Jenny Jenny	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
34	James Barnett	Keep On Talking	After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters

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Discovering Document Records

August 23, 2020 Dave

Today’s Deeper Roots show explores the Document label once more but, this time, we’ll be asking Gary and Gillian to tell us more. They’ll share some personal anecdotes about what brought them to their life’s work. So many of us from the baby boomer generation discovered early roots music through covers by bands from our early years that led us to recurring moments of musical revelation. And many of us found ourselves digging, rummaging, exploring, collecting, and listening for those mother lodes of musical treasures that surfaced like bits of gold on that river of time that runs from ‘then’ to the ‘now’. It’s the second part of our interview with this delightful couple from across the pond. Hear their stories of connecting with this music and how it informed their life’s work with Document Records.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Lil' Son Jackson	Rockin' And Rollin'	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
2	Big Bill Broonzy	Key to the Highway	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
3	Deeper Roots	Intro and Early Document w Johnny Part	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
4	Peetie Wheatstraw	Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
5	Big Bill Broonzy	Good Boy	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
6	Deeper Roots	Discovery of the Folk and Blues	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
7	The Rolling Stones	Confessin' The Blues	12 X 5
8	Deeper Roots	Buys Document	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
9	Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather	Kid Man Blues	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
10	Deeper Roots	Impact of American Music	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
11	Josh White	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out	In Chronological Order, Volume 6 (1944-45)
12	Deeper Roots	Hunting Swap Meets for Blues (With Music)	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
13	Gitfiddle Jim (Kokomo Arnold)	Paddlin' Blues	Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937
14	Deeper Roots	Growing Up with Music to the Beatles	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
15	Cliff Richard & The Shadows	Please Don't Tease	Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story
16	The Beatles	Anna (Go to Him)	Please Please Me
17	Deeper Roots	Closing Snippet 1	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
18	Deeper Roots	Document Projects	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
19	Walter 'Cowboy' Washington	Ice Pick Mama	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
20	Blind Willie McTell	Stole Rider Blues	Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order – Volume 1 – 18 October 1927 to 23 October 1931
21	Deeper Roots	Musical influences	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
22	John Lee Hooker	Democrat Man	That's My Story
23	Bo Diddley	Pretty Thing	His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
24	Deeper Roots	Early music loves	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
25	Freddie & The Dreamers	If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody	A's, B's & EP's
26	James Ray	If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody	Birth Of Soul: 3
27	The McCoys	Hang on Sloopy	Operation Dumbo Drop

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Crazy Blues Centennial

August 15, 2020 Dave

It was the year 1920. One of the more important events in the annals of popular music in the United States occurred 100 years ago this month. Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds’ recording of Perry Bradford‘s tune “Crazy Blues” became an instant hit and was the first significant recording in the blues genre. And Mamie herself was also the first African American female popular singer to lead a commercial recording. This week on Deeper Roots we celebrate with the first installment of a show featuring two hours of music including two very special guests: Gillian and Gary Atkinson, proprietors of Document Records in the UK. I had a chance to interview the two about the label and about the dawn of blues and jazz recording including the early century social impact of black artists. A very special opportunity offered for a very special time. We’ll also hear about a recent video release called Searching for Secret Heroes, a resurrection of a long lost documentary made by Sam Charters, released by Document this past April.

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No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Mamie Smith	Crazy Blues	American Roots Music [Disc 2]
2	Deeper Roots	Pre 20th Century – Gillian Atkinson Interview	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
3	James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band (Remastered)
4	James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band	Memphis Blues	James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band (Remastered)
5	Deeper Roots	Crazy Blues Recording – Gary/Gillian Atkinson	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
6	Deeper Roots	Selling the Crazy Blues	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
7	Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band	Royal Garden Blues	The History of Jazz :The Swing
8	Mamie Smith	Mamma Whip! Mamma Spank!	Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2
9	Edna Hicks	Hard Luck Blues (Pm 12023, 1629-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
10	Ma Rainey and Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders	Honey Where You Been So Long? (Pm 12200, 1701-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
11	Deeper Roots	The Circle of Musicians – Gillian Atkinson	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
12	Hall Johnson Choir	St. Louis Blues	When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll
13	Jelly Roll Morton	Buddy Bolden's Blues (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say) [Album Version]	The Rose & The Briar
14	Deeper Roots	Document Records with Gary Atkinson	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
15	Lovie Austin and Her Blues Serenaders	Traveling Blues (Pm 12255, 10005-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
16	Deeper Roots	Gillian and Gary Discussing Blues in the Jazz Age	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
17	The Hokum Boys	We Don't Sell It Here No More	Georgia Tom – Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (September 1928 – 5 February 1930)
18	Deeper Roots	Early Influentials in the Circles	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
19	Deeper Roots	Early Influentials in the Circles	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
20	Bessie Smith	I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl	The Anthology
21	Deeper Roots	Searching for Secret Heroes Serendipity	Crazy Blues Centennial Interviews
22	Furry Lewis	John Henry	Searching For Secret Heroes
23	JD Short – Memphis Willie B	Alone In The Evening Hours	Searching For Secret Heroes
24	Hattie Heart	Coldest Stuff in Town	Searching For Secret Heroes
25	Trixie Smith and her Down Home Syncopators	Freight Train Blues (Pm 12211, 1767-1)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
26	Sippie Wallace With Clarence Williams' Blue Five	Baby I Can't Use You No More	The Complete Clarence Williams Sessions, Vol. 2 – 1923-1925
27	Sara Martin/Fats Waller	Tain't Nobody's Bus'ness If I Do	The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 1]
28	Lizzie Miles	Electrician Blues	Rude Dudes
29	Victoria Spivey and Her Hallelujah Boys	Black Snake Swing	The Victoria Spivey Collection 1926-1937
30	Ida Cox	I've Got The Blues For Rampart Street	Black Swan Sampler
31	Mamie Smith	You Can't Keep A Good Man Down	Mamie Smith Vol. 1 (1920-1921)

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Fall of Empire

August 7, 2020 Dave

Authoritarianism right in our own backyard. What are the signs that we should concern ourselves with? Much has been revealed over the centuries of how power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. While our so-called checks and balances lay down in fear in the face of fascism and the childish fear of being made fun of by the playground bully, the innocents are called terrorists and the terrorists, patriots. Up is down and down is up, right? Music’s been made of the human condition over time and there’s also been books and countless political speeches…and we’re going to take our time today to share the music and speak of the ballot box which is our only weapon, it seems, in a democracy. When cowards and sycophants led by the GOP and Fox News pretend patriotism, we know we’re in trouble and we know that the hard rain is falling. Federal troops are attacking mothers, veterans, and peaceful protesters with impunity and there are no checks. There is no balance. As songwriter R. B. Morris observes, that’s how every empire falls…and you can tune in for inspiration as the August march on Washington is just around the corner.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Great Big Sea	End of the World	Great Big CD
2	Danko, Fjeld & Andersen	When Morning Comes to America	Danko / Fjeld / Andersen
3	Neil Young	Bound for Glory	Old Ways
4	Willie Nelson	Vote Em Out	Vote 'Em Out
5	Ray Charles	America The Beautiful	Ultimate Hits Collection [2 of 2]
6	Ry Cooder	Rally 'Round The Flag	Boomer's Story
7	The Abyssinian Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir	Battle Hymn Of The Republic	The Civil War
8	Johnny Cash	Ragged Old Flag	Ragged Old Flag
9	Joan Baez	The President Sang Amazing Grace	Whistle Down the Wind
10	The Dixie Hummingbirds	Jesus Children of America	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds
11	R.B. Morris	That's How Every Empire Falls	Singing Through the Wall. Songs for Western Sahara
12	Simon & Garfunkel	America	Old Friends Disc 2
13	Paul Simon	American Tune	There Goes Rhymin' Simon
14	Neko Case & Her Boyfriends	Thrice All American	No Depression Compilation – What It Sounds Like Vol. 1
15	Dr. John	The Patriotic Flag-Waiver	Babylon
16	Steve Earle	Dear Old Flag	Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War
17	Jay & the Americans	Only in America	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
18	Jimmy Griggs	The Beginning Of The End	The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
19	William Elliot Whitmore	Civilizations	Radium Death
20	Dorothy Love Coates	The Kingdom Of Babylon Is Falling Down	A City Built 4 Square
21	Bob Dylan	Something's Burning, Baby	Empire Burlesque
22	Bruce Cockburn	Call It Democracy	World Of Wonders
23	The Trumpeteers	Babylon's Fallen	Good News, Vol. 2: Wade In The Water
24	Jerry Lee Lewis	End Of The Road	A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
25	Roy Zimmerman	The Liar Tweets Tonight	The Liar Tweets Tonight (Single)

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Miles and Miles of Texas

July 31, 2020 Dave

Free Form Friday finds us filling the airwaves with soul, border music, a dose of gospel, blues, and so much more. Join Dave Stroud this week on Deeper Roots as he brings you the stories and the sounds from the past century. As we go into our sixth month of pandemic isolation, we reflect on those lost and those suffering knowing full well that this virus could have been shunted by responsible adults. But we’re confronted with complete and utter idiocy at the highest (and lowest) locales: those who politicize and those pouty little man- and woman-babies who refuse to wear masks. We’ll look past this for two hours as we share soul sounds from James Carr and Bobby Womack, folk-rock anthems from Bob Dylan and John Sebastian, as well as good news gospel from Marion Williams and Sam Cooke. We’ll also go with a tribute to Texas where the suffering is reaching heights unimagined only a few months ago as they continue to suffer from failed leadership. Tune in on Fridays at 9 Pacific.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Asleep at the Wheel	Miles and Miles of Texas	The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970
2	Charley Crockett	Goin' Back To Texas	Lonesome As A Shadow
3	Waylon Jennings	Bob Wills Is Still The King (Studio Version)	RCA Country Legends [Disc 1]
4	Doug Sahm	Texas Tornado	Best of Sir Douglas 68-75
5	Bing Crosby	Deep In The Heart Of Texas	Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits
6	Mark Knopfler	Cannibals	Golden Heart
7	Sam Cooke	(Ain't That) Good News	Ain't That Good News
8	Marion Williams	Feel Like My Time Ain't Long	The Great Gospel Women
9	Clay Hammond	Suzy Do It Better Than You	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
10	James Carr	Pouring Water on a Drowning Ma	The Essential James Carr
11	Nat Hall With The Mellow 3	A Broken Hearted Clown	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 3]
12	Bobby Womack	How I Miss You Baby	The Best Of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years
13	Leroy Washington	Baby Please Come Home	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
14	Clifton Chenier	Choo Choo CH-Boogie	Alligator Stomp 2: Cajun Zydeco Classics
15	Slim Harpo	I've Got Love If You Want It	The Best Of Slim Harpo
16	Slim Harpo	I've Got My Finger on Your Trigger	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
17	Jimmy Reed	I Wanna Be Loved	You Dont Have To Go (The Blues Collection Vol.18)
18	Little Richard	Lucille	Crazy in Alabama
19	Moose And The Pelicans	He's A Rebel	So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998
20	Doris Troy	Just One Look	Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
21	Gary U.S. Bonds	Jole Blon	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
22	The Neville Brothers	Run Joe	Fiyo on the Bayou
23	Bob Dylan	Mississippi	Love and Theft
24	John Sebastian	Rainbows All Over Your Blues	Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings – Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings [Disc 1]
25	The Lovin' Spoonful	Coconut Grove	Greatest Hits [Buddha]
26	Cliff Edwards	I'm Going to Give "It" To Mary	The Collection
27	Mississippi John Hurt	Good Morning, Carrie	The Complete Studio Recordings: Last Sessions
28	Blind Blake	Black Dog Blues (Pm 12464, 4362-1)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
29	Doc Watson/Merle Watson	Red Rocking Chair	Black Mountain Rag
30	The Byrds	You're Still on My Mind	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
31	Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers	Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Aroun'	…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
32	Merle Travis & Joe Maphis	Say 'Si Si'	Country Guitar Giants
33	The Sam Chase	Glory	Will Never Die

Money Talks

July 25, 2020 Dave

We have, admittedly, visited the money theme in the past. But this week Deeper Roots emphasizes the impact of the filthy lucre on our day-to-day existence. We worship at it’s altar, politicians are possessed by it’s self-serving allure, and we welcome its arrival often without considering the source. We’ll call this a followup to our theme show of some time back, incorporating country, gospel, soul, R&B, rock, rockabilly, and pop including performances from Chuck Berry, Fred Astaire, Big Sandy, Randy Newman, and Bill Branch. It doesn’t end there. Early American humorist Artemus Ward once observed that “When a fellow says it ain’t the money but the principle of the thing, it’s the money.” A freshly-mown observation if there ever was one. We’ll be exploring music about money in this week’s edition of Deeper Roots on KOWS and KRJF Community Radio for Sonoma County. Tune in on Friday mornings at 9 on KOWS or Friday evenings at 9 on KRJF.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Cherri Lynn	You're Money Ain't Long Enough	Stompin' 14
2	J.J. Cale	Money Talks	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
3	Lowell Fulson	It Takes Money	The Tramp Years
4	Barrett Strong	Money (That's What I Want)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
5	Don Covay	Money (That's What I Want)	Checkin' In With Don Covay
6	Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues	Where's My Money	Evidence Blues Sampler: Five
7	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Put Some Money In The Pot, 'Cause The Juice Is Running Low	One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions
8	Margaret Whiting	The Money Tree	Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting
9	Big Sandy	The Money Tree	It's Time
10	Tony Bennett	With Plenty of Money and You	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
11	Fred Astaire	We're In The Money [Digitally Mastered 1989]	Nippers 30's-Vol.1
12	The Mills Brothers	Money In My Pockets	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2
13	Linda Scott	Don't Bet Money Honey	Teen Ballads Disc 2
14	Van Morrison	Blue Money	His Band And The Street Choir
15	James Taylor	Hangnail (Money O Money)	Hourglass
16	Brownie McGhee/Sonny Terry	Lose Your Money	Rediscovered Blues Disc 1
17	Howlin' Wolf	Work For Your Money	Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
18	Chuck Berry	No Money Down	The Chess Box Disc 1
19	The Blasters	Leave My Money Alone	Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)
20	Luke McDaniel	Money Bag Woman	Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56
21	The Toppers	If Money Grew on Trees	Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947
22	Dean Martin	Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket	Capitol Collector's Series
23	Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis	The Money Song	Cocktail Hour Disc 1
24	Randy Newman	It's Money That I Love	The Best of Randy Newman
25	Randy Newman	It's Money That Matters	Land of Dreams
26	Bob Gibson	Money Is King	Joy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob Gibson
27	Pete Seeger	Pay Me My Money Down	The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth Century
28	The Lovin' Spoonful	Money	Greatest Hits [Buddha]
29	Lefty Frizell	My Baby's Just Like Money [Lefty Frizzell]	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
30	George Jones	Money To Burn	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
31	Willie Nelson	If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time	Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
32	Sarah Gayle Meech	Honey Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	One Good Thing
33	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Money for Nothing

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Gospel, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul

Curtis Mayfield Tribute

July 18, 2020 Dave

Gospel-infused, socially conscious, politically conscious, soul driven, and an inspiration to generations, Curtis Mayfield’s music embodied a thought-provoking and passionate world view. From his early days as a backup singer and erstwhile songwriter to a champion of Black Pride and Black Capitalism, Curtis Mayfield’s rise from performing in his grandmother’s Traveling Soul Spiritualists’ Church to his last recording, 1995’s New World Order, was embellished with classic love songs and musically charged testaments to Civil Rights. His music resonates today: “Pushing”, “People Get Ready”, and “We’re a Winner”, We’ll be exploring his music in this week’s edition of Deeper Roots on KOWS and KRJF Community Radio for Sonoma County. Tune in on Friday mornings at 9 on KOWS or Friday evenings at 9 on KRJF.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jerry Butler	He Will Break Your Heart	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]
2	The Impressions	Shorty's Got To Go	Birth Of Soul: 3
3	Major Lance	The Monkey Time	More Soul Disc 3
4	Major Lance	Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um	Birth Of Soul: 2
5	Jan Bradley	Mama Didn't Lie	Chess Uptown Soul
6	Gene Chandler	Rainbow	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 3]
7	Billy Butler & The Enchanters	I Can't Work No Longer	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
8	The Impressions	Gypsy Woman	Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story
9	The Impressions	Keep On Pushing	Keep On Pushing/People Get Ready
10	Aretha Franklin	Something He Can Feel	Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 4]
11	Aretha Franklin	Rock With Me	Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 4]
12	Curtis Mayfield	We Got To Have Peace	Gospel
13	Curtis Mayfield	Freddie's Dead	The Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield
14	Curtis Mayfield	Superfly	The Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield
15	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	People Get Ready	Higher Ground
16	The Staple Singers	Let's Do It Again	The Buddah Box Disc 3
17	Gene Chandler	Man's Temptation	Birth Of Soul: 2
18	The Impressions	Amen	Gospel
19	Eric Clapton	You Must Believe Me	A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield
20	B.B. King	Woman's Got Soul	A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield
21	Huey Lewis & the News	It's Alright	Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis & the News
22	Curtis Mayfield	Something to Believe In	(Heart, Body & Soul
23	Curtis Mayfield	Little Child Running Wild	Old School Friday
24	The Isley Brothers	I'm So Proud	A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield
25	Curtis Mayfield	Only You Babe	The Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield
26	The Impressions	Can't Work No Longer	Keep On Pushing/People Get Ready
27	Aaron Neville	Gypsy Woman	My True Story
28	The Impressions	I Know My Baby Loves Me	Bandera Doo Wop

A Century of America's Music