From a song about dirty little religions to a song about Joanie the Jehovah Witness Stripper, we’ll be going all out from up and down with genre celebrations from the past century where music reflects the inspiration from church on Sunday mornings following the barroom sinners of Saturday night. This week’s Deeper Roots takes a bit of a free form shuffle featuring Bo Diddley, The Ramones, Johnny Mercer, and a whole host of rhythm makers. Performances this morning will span some covers from Chris Smither, David Lindley and an answer song from Barbara Lewis. KOWS radio wants to thank all of you who came out to the Comedy fundraiser at Barrel Proof Lounge last week. It was a great success for us and also a validation of community radio here in the North Bay. KOWS is free form, free speech, no bull community radio; just the kind of thing we need in a country gone mad with lies, deceit and hate. There is always hope. Tune into your radio voice, any time of the day or night. We’ll always welcome you.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Martha and the Vandellas
Quicksand
The Motown Sound Vol. 1
2
Faye Adams
Witness To The Crime (Herald 470)
R&B Humdingers Volume 11
3
Warren Zevon
Dirty Little Religion
Life'll Kill Ya
4
Paul Thorn
Joanie The Jehovah Witness Stripper
Hammer & Nail Live
5
Marvin Gaye
Can I Get A Witness
I'll Take You There
6
Alphabetical Four
Get On Board, Little Children
Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
7
Tiny Mayberry
Oh That Nasty Man (Take A)
Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & Jazz
8
Johnny Mercer
Small Fry With Victor Young's Small Fryers
Bing Crosby And Friends
9
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Travelin' Shoes
10
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come In
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1938 – 1940
11
Little Richard
Keep A Knockin'
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
12
Chris Smither
Maybellene
Call Me Lucky
13
Chuck Berry
Maybellene
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
14
David Lindley
Mercury Blues
El Rayo-X
15
K.C. Douglas
Mercury Blues
Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
16
Violet Hall
Six Foot Papa (I'm A Whole Lot Of Woman)
The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
17
Big Maybelle
So Good To My Baby
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
18
George Thorogood
Bo Diddley
2120 South Michigan Avenue
19
Bo Diddley
Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)
The Chess Box [Disc 1]
20
Sam & Dave
Hold On! I'm a Comin'
The Very Best of Sam & Dave
21
Sam Cooke
Bring It On Home To Me
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
22
Barbara Lewis
I'll Bring It Back Home To You
Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
23
Jack Nitzsche
The Lonely Surfer
Teen Beat 5
24
Mink Deville
Just Your Friends
The Mink De Ville Collection
25
The Ramones
Needles & Pins [Single Version][Version]
Ramones Mania
26
The Books Feat. Jose Gonzalez
Cello Song
Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
27
T-Bone Burnett
House Of Mirrors
Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 2
The downstream wave of sounds that flooded the charts seemed endless in the year 1960. As was exhibited in last week’s Deeper Roots exhibition of ‘also rans’ from that year, it was a very, very crowded field. That field was spread far and wide across genres and levels of production, songwriting and performance quality. We take on that same strata this week in the show. More teen crushes, tragedies, soulful exchanges and instrumentals that bore earworms galore. That’s what we’ve got in store with performances from Fats to Jackie, Smokey to Etta, the Burnette Brothers and Ricky, Dean Martin, Freddie King and Linda Laurie…all giving it their all and doing their very best to crawl to the top of their respective charts. We’re getting ready for a wild Sunday night here in Santa Rosa, celebrating KOWS Community Radio at the Barrel Proof Lounge in downtown Santa Rosa. Hope you can make today’s Deeper Roots show and Sunday’s benefit!
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Little Junior Parker
Driving Wheel
Feelin' Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
2
Jackie Wilson
Doggin' Around
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
3
Rosie & The Originals
Angel Baby
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
4
Jessie Hill
Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt 1
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
5
Fats Domino
Walking To New Orleans
A Lot Of Dominos
6
The Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Brill Building Sound Disc 1
7
Ray Peterson
Tell Laura I Love Her
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1
8
The Browns
The Old Lamplighter
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
9
The Platters
Harbor Lights
All-Time Greatest Hits
10
Johnny Burnette
Dreamin'
25 Greatest Hits
11
Dorsey Burnette
Hey Little One
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
12
Rick Nelson
Young Emotions
Greatest Love Songs
13
Etta James
A Sunday Kind Of Love
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
14
Jimmy Jones
Good Timin'
We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
15
Kathy Young & The Innocents
A Thousand Stars
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
16
Roy Orbison
Blue Angel
The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
17
The Smoothies
Softly
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
We’re at it again! Excavations below the crust of some pretty simple-minded teenage pap that seemed to occupy the Billboard Top 100 in the year 1960. Marketers had found the right blend of country, rhythm, pop, sentimentality and rock and this led to a churning out of as much and as they could as fast was possible. The result was a mixed bag: quantity over quality in most cases. We call it spit-balling these days. We’ll dig into the substrate of popular music that did not make the Top 40, and in some cases, the Top 100. We’ll hear from Wanda Jackson, Billy Bland, Donnie Brooks, Johnny Preston, Esther Phillips, and a few dozen others in this week’s show. Not withstanding what we do here, we have to consistently remind ourselves of the classic Tony Soprano quote: “’Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation.” So, we’re mining for the ones we don’t necessarily remember. And the big news? It’s a rare two-parts-over-two-weeks extravaganza. Hope you can join in!
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
John D Loudermilk
Tobacco Road
You Heard It Here First!
2
Wanda Jackson
Dona'a Wan'a
Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
3
Peter Sellers & Sophie Loren
Goodness Gracious Me
The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 3
4
The Flares
Hotcha Cha-Cha Brown
Foot Stompin'
5
Sugar Pie DeSanto
I Want to Know
100 Northern Soul Classics
6
Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra
Takin' Care Of Business
Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3)
7
Billy Bland
Let The Little Girl Dance
The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960
8
Larry Hall
Sandy
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
9
Varetta Dillard
A Little Bitty Tear
Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
10
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Finger Poppin' Time
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
11
Earl King
Come On, Pt. 1
Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1960-1964
12
Ernie K-Doe
A Certain Girl
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
13
Skip & Flip
Cherry Pie (1960 #11)
Greatest Hit Singles Collection
14
Donnie Brooks
Mission Bell
The Teen Years Collection: Volume 1- Dream Lover [Disc 2]
15
Manos Hadjidakis
Main Title: Never On Sunday
Never On Sunday
16
The Mark II
Night Theme
Banana Split for My Baby
17
The String-A-Longs
Wheels
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
18
The Piltdown Men
Brontosaurus Stomp
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
19
Esther Phillips
Wild Child
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
20
Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
21
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
22
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
23
Joe Jones
You Talk Too Much
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 1]
24
Ral Donner
The Girl Of My Best Friend
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
25
The Everly Brothers
When Will I Be Loved
The Complete Cadence Recordings 1957-1960 Disc 2
26
Johnny Preston
Cradle Of Love
Running Bear
27
Little Willie John
Sleep
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
28
Paul Evans
Happy-Go-Lucky-Me
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
29
The Safaris
Image of a Girl
Teen Ballads
30
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Stay
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 2]
31
Sam Cooke
Wonderful World
Greatest Hits
32
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around & Fall In Love)
First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [Disc 2]
33
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
Hey Boba Lou
The Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
34
Bobby Vee
Devil Or Angel
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
There’s an echo in the well of Americana and it reverberates from tradition and some of the early songsmiths and blues masters who delivered the blues proper through the depths of the past century of America’s music. We’ll be pulling some of the classic blues covers of songs composed by just a small collection of the great blues masters: Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Blake and beyond in this week’s episode. There is seldom enough time to make a dent in only two hours but we’ll do our best with covers from some of the inheritors like BB King, Carl Perkins, Bob Dylan, Jorma Kaukonen and a couple dozen others. We’re excavating some deeper roots this week and then tilling the airwaves with freshly turned songs of the earth; a landscape of blues cutting a deep swath across the musical landscape of the past 100 years. Celebrating blues and those who brought it home this week on KOWS Community Radio.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Graham Parker
Poor Me
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
2
Rising Sons
By And By (Poor Me) [Album Version]
Rising Sons
3
Charlie Musselwhite
Pea Vine Blues
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
4
Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson
Police Dog Blues
Quah [Bonus Tracks]
5
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Black Snake Moan
Braver Newer World
6
Bo Diddley
Diddy Wah Diddy
Bo Knows Bo
7
Bob Dylan
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Bob Dylan
8
Andy Fairweather Low
Matchbox
The Invisible Bluesman
9
Carl Perkins
Matchbox
Dixie Fried
10
Sam Price and his Texas Blusic
Match Box Blues
1929-1941
11
B.B. King
Tomorrow Night
Reflections
12
Lonnie Johnson, John Hughes, Roy Coulter
Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow Night
13
John Sebastian
I Found A Dream – (Live At Winterland)
Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings – Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings [Disc 3]
14
Lonnie Johnson
I Found A Dream
Blues & Ballads (With Elmer Snowden) (Reissued 1990)
15
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Rambler's Blues
A Stranger Here
16
Elmore James
Call It Stormy Monday
Greatest Blues Legends
17
Roomful of Blues
I Know Your Wig Is Gone
That's Right
18
Boz Scaggs
T-Bone Shuffle
Come On Home
19
Peter Wolf
Rollin' & Tumblin'
A Tribute To Muddy Waters – King Of The Blues
20
Shannon McNally
The Stuff You Gotta Watch
Black Irish
21
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Cross My Heart
Chess Blues Guitar / Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
22
Johnny Winter
Help Me
The Progressive Blues Experiment
23
Dr. John/John Hammond, Jr./Michael Bloomfield
Last Night
Triumvirate
24
Tommy Castro And The Painkillers
Bad Luck
Method To My Madness
25
Dinah Washington
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Verve Unmixed
26
Louis Jordan
Caldonia
Number Ones
27
B.B. King
Jack, You're Dead!
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
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1
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
99-1/2 Won't Do [Live]
The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
2
Annie Mae & Fred McDowell
I'm Going Over The Hill
The Essential Guide To Gospel
3
Stringbean
Going Over the Hill
Layin' Low
4
John Martyn
Over the Hill
Couldn't Love You More
5
Mahalia Jackson
Just Over the Hill
Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson
6
Buck Owens
Goin' Down To The River
Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4]
7
Alison Krauss
Down To The River To Pray
Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000
8
Ray Charles
I'm Going Down To The River
Ain't That Fine
9
Suzy Boggus
It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters
Prayin' For Sunshine
10
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Going Down The River
The First Recordings
11
Etta Baker & Taj Mahal
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
12
Bobby Bare
Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning
Darker Than Light
13
Down Like Silver
To the River
Light That Match – Single
14
Lead Belly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Best Of Leadbelly
15
The Browns
In the Pines
Classics 1960 (Warped 6062)
16
Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines
The Folkway Years: 1959-1961
17
Robert Johnson
Crossroads Blues
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
18
Elmore James
Standing At The Crossroads
Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
19
The Million Dollar Quartet
Great Speckled Bird
The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
20
Buzz Cason
Hats Off to Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
21
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.
There's A Tear In My Beer
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
22
Hank Williams, Jr.
Tee Tot Song
Almeria Club
23
Dallas Wayne
Crank the Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
24
Pat Johnson
Hank And Tee Tot
Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48
25
Washboard Sam
Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]
That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)
This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
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1
Little Milton
We're Gonna Make It
Chess Blues Disc 4
2
Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2]
3
Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
4
Cat Power
Aretha, Sing One For Me
Jukebox
5
Aretha Franklin
Don't Play That Song
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
6
Jimmy Reed
Hush-Hush
The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics
7
Willie Nelson
I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
A Beautiful Time
8
Chris Isaak
Only the Lonely
Baja Sessions
9
J.J. Cale
I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Okie
10
Pokey LaFarge
Home Home Home
Rhumba Country
11
The Mavericks
That's Not My Name
Suited Up and Ready… – EP
12
Esquivel
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
13
The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band
The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
14
Bob Moore & His Orchestra
Mexico
Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
15
Louis Jordan
Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
Number Ones
16
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
17
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Spanish Flea
Definitive Hits
18
Herbie Hancock
Rockit
Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1]
19
Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson
It's A Lovely Day Today
Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
20
Julie London
Watermelon Man
Wild Cool and Swingin'
21
Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
Vol. 3-Blues Roots
22
B.B. King
Why I Sing the Blues
Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
23
Gale Garnett
We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2]
On this Friday the 13th, our show takes on the constructs of heaven and hell as its chosen theme. Songs that explore the debatable and sometimes fantastical concepts that, while they vary significantly across cultures and tradition, still remain human constructs rather than universal truths. Or are they? I sure don’t know and I doubt that you do. They have no doubt been formed as symbolic or metaphorical ideas formulated to help humankind find a straight path to that ‘great morning’…or something like that anyway. We’re not here to practice heresy or blasphemy, only to observe…and there’s plenty of music to call this theme one of mixed metaphors. Tune in for some Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Eric Clapton, Solomon Burke, Bill Neely and a whole crowd of other sinners and saints pounding out the concepts of heaven and hell in song with melodies both fierce and solemn. Tune in for quite the time.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
2
John Lee Hooker & Ben Harper
Burnin' Hell
The Best Of Friends
3
Dr. John
Party Hellfire
Anutha Zone
4
Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra
The Night Before Judgement Day
Blues Women
5
Eric Clapton
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Sessions For Robert J
6
The Louvin Brothers
The Great Judgement Morning
Close Harmony [Disc 8]
7
Johnny Cash
Redemption
American Recordings
8
Joe Strummer/Mescaleros
Redemption Song
Streetcore
9
Vera Hall
Death, Have Mercy
Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
10
Jimmy Reed
Going By The River (Pt. 1)
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 37
11
Hank Williams
The Angel Of Death
Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
12
Dave Van Ronk
St. James Infirmary
Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
13
Ralph Stanley
The Death Of John Henry [Album Version]
Ralph Stanley
14
David Johansen & The Harry Smiths
Oh Death
David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
15
Solomon Burke
The Judgement
Don't Give Up on Me
16
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
17
The Zion Harmonizers
Old Time Religion
Ultimate Gospel Fest
18
Camille Howard
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Brown Gal
19
The Cats & The Fiddle
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
The Very Best Of
20
John Prine & Mac Wiseman
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
Standard Songs for Average People
21
Red Foley
Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
Tennessee Saturday Night
22
Bill Neely
Satan's Burning Hell
The Essential Guide To Gospel
23
Sheryl Crow
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Home For Christmas
24
Iris DeMent
I've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)
Lifeline
25
Patsy Cline
Life's Railway To Heaven
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
26
Grandpa Jones
Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me
An American Original
27
Carl Story
When the Pearly Gates Swing Open
1951-1952 (Warped 5158)
28
The Golden Gate Quartet
No Restricted Signs (Up In Heaven) (1946)
Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
29
Flatt & Scruggs
The Drunkard's Hell
The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
30
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' In My Room)
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 1]
31
Fannie Bell Chapman
He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
Soul music’s roots come from the urbanization and commercialization of rhythm and blues in the late fifties and early sixties. Young black musicians, often nurtured in black churches, enjoyed and listened to R&B sounds and began a fusion of R&B, blues and gospel that would later take on the moniker “soul music”. The term “soul” had been used in African American culture, particularly among musicians, to emphasize the feelings of power, spirit and creativity found in its culture. Regional acts and labels took this genre into different directions that included, among other things, vocal interplay, gospel rhythms and themes that were translated from the sacred to the secular, all with mix heavy on standard rock or brass rhythm sections. The blend and variety brought out the contrasting tones of grit and pop-infused sounds. From Sam Cooke to James Brown and Etta James to Brenda Holloway…we’ll take a journey through the rise of soul music.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
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1
The Southern Tones
It Must Be Jesus
Southern Gospel
2
Ray Charles
I Got a Woman
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
3
Etta James
Tears Of Joy
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
4
Clyde McPhatter
Seven Days
London American Label Year By Year 1956
5
Ray Charles
Lonely Avenue
Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell
6
James Brown
Please, Please, Please
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
7
Sam Cooke
You Send Me
Greatest Hits
8
Sam Cooke
I'll Come Running Back To You
Birth Of Soul: 1
9
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
10
The Chantels
Maybe
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- What'd I Say
11
Clyde McPhatter
Lover's Question
The Atlantic Story [UK]
12
Ray Charles
(Night Time Is) The Right Time
Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]
13
Eugene Church
Pretty Girls Everywhere
Solid Gold Soul 1959
14
Jackie Wilson
That's Why ( I Love You So )
Lonely Teardrops
15
Jackie Wilson
Lonely Teardrops
Solid Gold Soul 1959
16
The Fiestas
So Fine
Solid Gold Soul 1959
17
James Brown
Try Me
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of James Brown
18
The Drifters
There Goes My Baby
All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1]
19
The Impressions
Shorty's Got To Go
Birth Of Soul: 3
20
Jerry Butler
He Will Break Your Heart
Birth Of Soul: 1
21
Marie Knight
Come Tomorrow
Birth Of Soul: 2
22
Gloria Lynne
You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength
Birth Of Soul: 1
23
The Impressions
Gypsy Woman
Birth Of Soul: 1
24
The Mar-Keys
Last Night
Last Night!/Do the Pop-Eye
25
Brenda Holloway
I'll Give My Life
Birth Of Soul: 2
26
Jan Bradley
Mama Didn't Lie
Birth Of Soul: 1
27
Claudine Clark
The Telephone Game
Birth Of Soul: 1
28
William Bell
Any Other Way
Birth Of Soul: 1
29
Jimmy Hughes
I'm Qualified
Birth Of Soul: 1
30
Barbara Lynn
You'll Lose A Good Thing
Birth Of Soul: 1
31
Joe Henderson
Snap Your Fingers
Birth Of Soul: 1
32
The Falcons
I Found A Love
Birth Of Soul: 2
33
Solomon Burke
Down In The Valley
Birth Of Soul: 2
34
Etta James
Something's Got A Hold On Me
Birth Of Soul: 1
35
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
Cry Baby
Birth Of Soul: 1
36
Barbara Lewis
Snap Your Fingers
Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
The 1950s were an incredibly vibrant decade for music, clearly a reflection of a post-war energy and relief. Urban jazz, the bright lights of broadway, and the crooning magic moments that lept off the silver screen were a paradox to the golden age of country music, the passionate rhythm of swing and R&B and, of course, the new audiences celebrating youth at sock hops, malt shops and sleepovers. It was an age of celebration and discovery if you were young; an age of culture shock if you weren’t. This week on Deeper Roots, we’ll tiptoe through the sounds of Dave Brubeck, Dion, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and a host of others who planted their flag in the decade of the fifties. An unusual playlist for sure. Drop on by and try to get past the fact that Black Friday will soon be over and holiday madness gets into full swing.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
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1
Rosemary Clooney
Hey There
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
2
Peggy Lee
Bali Ha'i
American Beauty
3
Doris Day
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
4
Sarah Vaughan
Lover Man
Great American Songbook
5
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Blue Note Blend: On The Count Of 3
6
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take Five
Pop Memories of the '60s
7
The Champs
Tequila
Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
8
Duane Eddy
Rebel Rouser
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
9
Santo & Johnny
Sleepwalk
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
10
Hank Williams
Hey, Good Lookin'
24 Greatest
11
Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line
Original Greatest Hits
12
Porter Wagoner
A Satisfied Mind
A Slice Of Life & Satisfied Mind
13
Dion
I Wonder Why
Doo Wop Box Disc 3
14
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
15
The Bobbettes
Mr. Lee
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
16
The Fleetwoods
Come Softly To Me
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
17
The Platters
Only You (And You Alone)
All-Time Greatest Hits
18
The Platters
The Great Pretender
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
19
Fats Domino
Blueberry Hill
This Is Fats Domino
20
Frankie Avalon
Venus
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
21
Ricky Nelson
Lonesome Town
Destination Lonely Street
22
Ricky Nelson
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
23
Paul Anka
Diana
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
24
Elvis Presley
Don't Be Cruel
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
25
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Blowing The Fuse: 1956
26
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
27
Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
28
Bill Haley & The Comets
Rock Around The Clock
Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
29
Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)
30
Danny & the Juniors
At the Hop
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
31
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
The past century’s puritanical interlopers, better known as the ‘thought police’, have had their way with music. And we’re not talking about just the lyrics (which will no doubt be the source of most of the songs in the show today)…whether that be the sound of the saxophone or Link Wray’s sinister fuzz and feedback…telling us how to think or suggesting that your children would be swayed to the dark side due a mention of Susie getting home past curfew. It’s an age old problem. It’s really stinkin’ thinkin’ if you’d have asked Frank Zappa. And someone did and summarized his opinions thusly: “Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate their sexuality.” All the songs this week suffered from some form of censorship, whether corporate or governmental. And we’re going to play them…damned be the fools.
