Category Archives: Rhythm and Blues

Diddy Wah Diddy

This morning’s show finds a festive free form summer set featuring the usual suspects and a whole lot of fine sounds from the deeper wells. We’ll be sharing country classics from George Jones, Floyd Tillman, and Pee Wee King as well as some sweet upbeat R&B from Clyde McPhatter, Big Maybelle, and Ivory Joe. Taj Mahal, some doo wop pioneers, and the great Ella Fitzgerald will round things out in a free form fest on Sonoma County Community Radio. Tune in at 9am Pacific at www.kows.fm/listen.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Taj MahalDiddy Wah DiddyMaestroAmazon
2Julia Lee & Her Boy FriendsOh Chuck It (In a Bucket)Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2Amazon
3Hank WilliamsMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18Amazon
4Hank WilliamsI Just Don't Like This Kind Of LivingThe History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 19)Amazon
5Johnny CashThe Night Hank Williams Came To TownJohnny Cash Is Coming To Town & Water From The Wells Of HomeAmazon
6Leon RussellLove's Gonna Live HereLegend in My Time – Hank Wilson Vol. IIIAmazon
7Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk RevueJones On the JukeboxSet TwoAmazon
8George JonesI Always Get Lucky With You With Mark KnopflerBurn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased DuetsAmazon
9Porter WagonerHighway Headin' SouthThe Essential Porter WagonerAmazon
10Red Saunders & His OrchestraHamboneOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
11Lillian BriggsCan't StopVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
12Big MaybelleRock HouseVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
13Clyde McPhatterJust to Hold My HandAtlantic and Mercury Sessions – Disc 1Amazon
14Ivory Joe HunterIt's A SinChronological Ivory Joe Hunter (1950-1951)Amazon
15Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink SpotsI'm Making BelieveR&B Jukebox Hits 1944Amazon
16The Ink SpotsWhispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)Greatest HitsAmazon
17The DubsCould This Be MagicThe Roots Of Frank ZappaAmazon
18The CadillacsGloriaThe Cadillacs Meet The OriolesAmazon
19Pee Wee KingSlow PokeClassic Country Hits 'Your Cheatin Heart' Disc 3Amazon
20Rusty DraperThe Shifting Whispering SandsYour Hit Parade – 1955Amazon
21Floyd TillmanThis Cold War With YouThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 17Amazon
22Foy WillingTexas BluesHistory Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 9Amazon
23Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)X's From Down In Texas – 1958Dynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58Amazon
24The Light Crust DoughboysStay Out Of The South1936-1941Amazon
25Bobby BareThey Covered Up the Old Swimming HoleMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
26Eilen JewellWhispering SeaButcher HollerAmazon
27Cookie & His CupcakesBreaking Up Is Hard To DoRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal GroupsAmazon
28Big Jay McNeely & His Blue JaysDeacon's HopJump, Jive & SwingAmazon
29Little Esther & the DominoesThe Deacon Moves InRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
30Bull Moose JacksonFare Thee Well, Deacon Jones, Fare Thee WellBadman Jackson Thats MeAmazon
31Jimmy DuranteLittle Bit This, Little Bit ThatThe Great SchnozzleAmazon
32Annette HanshawI Want To Be BadAnnette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)Amazon
33Ozzie & Harriet NelsonI Want the Waiter with the WaterThe Nelson TouchAmazon
34Taj MahalTake a Giant StepIn Progress and In Motion (1965-1998) (3 of 3)Amazon

The Object of My Affection

It’s a free form episode that follows the American songbook stream of musical consciousness from the early twentieth century right up through some contemporary sounds. A river of rhythm and song…. doo wop shoo wops, the 88 key bounce of boogie woogie, master jelly roll bakers, and sweet confections for you on a warm summer Friday morning from the West County studios of KOWS radio. Performances will include Les Paul, Peggy Lee, Levon Helm, The Adderly Brothers, Jesse Winchester, and a couple dozen more of your favorites. Settle in for a free form collection of memories and musical gems from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mavis StaplesWe Go HighIf All I Was Was BlackAmazon
2Fats DominoTelling LiesOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 4Amazon
3Sister Rosetta TharpeNo Room In the Church for LiarsPrecious MemoriesAmazon
4Sister Rosetta TharpeLet That Liar AloneABC Of The Blues Vol 43Amazon
5Reverend A. JohnsonLet That Liar Pass On By1950s Gospel ClassicsAmazon
6Radio YesterdayLights OutFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
7Martha FieldsSouthern White LiesSouthern White LiesAmazon
8Laurie Lewis And The Right HandsLet That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)The Hazel and Alice SessionsAmazon
9The Carter FamilyYou Better Let That Liar AloneCarter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 3)Amazon
10David OlneyNo LiesOne Tough TownAmazon
11Rosalie AllenHitler LivesFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
12Carl SmithWicked LiesKisses Don't LieAmazon
13The Nashville Bluegrass BandThe Biggest Liars in TownHome of the BluesAmazon
14Flatt & ScruggsPoison LiesThe Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]Amazon
15Les Paul & Mary FordLiesBye Bye Blues/Les and MaryAmazon
16Cyndi LauperLiesA Hat Full Of StarsAmazon
17The RooseveltsTell Only LiesThe Greatest Thing You'll Ever LearnAmazon
18Ian GommDirty LiesSummer HolidayAmazon
19The CastawaysLiar, LiarGood Morning Vietnam [Soundtrack]Amazon
20The KnickerbockersLiesNuggets Sampler 1965-1968Amazon
21Tex Grande & His Range RidersHitler's Reply to MussoliniFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
22Bill Boyd's Cowboy RamblersTellin' LiesThe Eyes of TexasAmazon
23John HartfordPoliticHamilton IronworksAmazon
24Mimi & Richard FarinaHouse Un-American Blues Activity DreamGenerations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & PoliticsAmazon
25Dar Williams/Doug Wainoris/G.E. Smith/Steve Holley/T-Bone WalkAll Men Are LiarsLabour of Love: The Music of Nick LoweAmazon
26J.J. CaleLiesThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
27Frankie Boots And The County LinePack Of LiesFrankie Boots And The County LineAmazon
28Neko CaseLonely Old LiesThe VirginianAmazon
29Johnnie TaylorRunning Out Of LiesLifetime: A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1956- 1999 [Disc 3]Amazon

Tell Old Bill

We’ve got another free form collection of sounds for a Friday in Sonoma County. The July heat has us moving a little slower as everything around us appears to move at breakneck speed. So the idea is to help us find our center and we do that with sounds from the islands with Joe Keawe and Arthur Lyman, soul from the heart by Solomon Burke and Betty Everett, and some tradition with a mix of Johnny Cash, Ry Cooder, and Bob Wills. We find our muse throughout with David Lindley and El Rayo-X. Join us.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dave Van RonkTell Old BillDown In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways CollectionAmazon
2K.C. DouglasMercury BluesClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
3Jackson Browne & David LindleyMercury BluesLove Is Strange [Disc 1]Amazon
4Warren ZevonGorilla, You're A DesperadoI'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 1]Amazon
5Billy Butler & The EnchantersI Can't Work No LongerKent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2Amazon
6The TemptationsPapa Was A Rollin' StoneAnthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]Amazon
7Chris Barber's Jazz BandPetite Fleur (Little FLower)Your Hit Parade -1959Amazon
8Joanie SommersJohnny Get AngryGems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)Amazon
9Arthur Lyman GroupMaui ChimesThe Best of the Arthur Lyman GroupAmazon
10Sol K. Bright's HollywaiiansTomi TomiVintage Hawaiian Music: The Great Singers 1928 – 1934Amazon
11Joe KeaweMy Little Grass ShackHapa-Haole Hawaiian Hula Classics – Vintage Hawaiian Treasures: Vol. IAmazon
12Dave Van RonkMy Little Grass Shack (In Kealakekua, Hawaii)A Chrestomathy [Disc 2]Amazon
13Ry CooderBig Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)Jazz (Remaster 2013)Amazon
14Rhiannon GiddensUp Above My HeadTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
15Sister Rosetta TharpeSinging in My SoulThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
16Etta JamesSomething's Got a Hold on MeChess Blues Disc 4Amazon
17Betty EverettYou're No GoodSomething's Got A Hold On MeAmazon
18Solomon BurkeIf You Need MeVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
19The ImpressionsGypsy WomanHit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount StoryAmazon
20Huey "Piano" Smith & His ClownsTu-Ber-Cu-Lucas And The Sinus BluesHaving A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1Amazon
21Wild TchoupitoulasBrother JohnTheme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]Amazon
22Nappy BrownGoody Goody Gum DropNight Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1]Amazon
23Johnny CashUnderstand Your Man16 Biggest HitsAmazon
24Johnny CashCindy[w. Nick Cave]Unearthed Vol 3 – Redemption SongsAmazon
25Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysGet Along Home, CindyTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 8Amazon
26The Louvin BrothersI Wonder Where You Are TonightClose Harmony [Disc 3]Amazon
27Jimmy DeanBig Bad John (Uncensored Version)Best of Answer Songs vol 3Amazon
28Big Brother & the Holding Company/Janis JoplinBye Bye BabyJanis Joplin's Greatest HitsAmazon
29Pope's Arkansas MountaineersGet Along Home, Miss CindyArkansas at 78 RPM: Corn Dodgers & Hoss Hair PullersAmazon
30David Lindley & El Rayo-XTexas TangoVery GreasyAmazon
31David LindleyMercury BluesEl Rayo-XAmazon

Lonely Avenue

Blues from a lonely place. From blues to doo wop to southern soul…from behind prison walls to that singular window in that singular room looking out from a high-rise hotel onto a busy street in urban anywhere, America. Today’s music is all about being alone. Our show explores songs written with the lonesome muse on the shoulder. Ray Charles, Joe Liggins, Earl King, and Champion Jack Dupree join in as we ponder lonesome times from the heart of the solitary blues.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Booker T. & The MG'sLonely AvenueGreen OnionsAmazon
2Ray CharlesLonely AvenueDoc Pomus: Singer And Songwriter [Disc 2]Amazon
3Mel WalkerFeelin' Mighty LonesomeMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2Amazon
4Johnny AceSo LonelyMemorial AlbumAmazon
5Smiley TurnerLonely Boy BluesMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 5]: West Coast Blues V1Amazon
6Julia LeeHave You Ever Been LonelyKansas City Star [Disc 2]Amazon
7Irma ThomasWoman Left LonelyMy Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan PennAmazon
8Maxine SullivanKind'a LonesomeClassic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1]Amazon
9T-Bone WalkerBlue MoodBest Of Black & White & Imperial YearsAmazon
10Shakey JakeGimme A SmileThe Bluesville Years Volume 10: Country Roads, Country DaysAmazon
11The Holmes BrothersI'm So LonelySimple TruthsAmazon
12Joe LigginsBlues For TanyaJoe Liggins & The HoneydrippersAmazon
13Sam CookeLonely IslandThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (1 of 4)Amazon
14Eddie BurnsLonely Man PleaDelmark: 50 Years Of Jazz & Blues: Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
15James WinfieldLonely, Lonely, NightsLonely Lonely NightsAmazon
16Champion Jack DupreeLonely Road BluesTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
17Chris KennerI'm Lonely, Take MeLand of 1000 DancesAmazon
18Earl KingThose Lonely Lonely NightsLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
19Eddie BoydGot Lonesome HereThird Degree (The Blues Collection Vol.58)Amazon
20Johnny BraggHurt & LonelyThe Johnny Bragg StoryAmazon
21Violet Hall(All Alone) I Sit And CryThe Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2Amazon
22Fats DominoI'm Alone Because I Love YouOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 8Amazon
23Clarence "Frogman" HenryLonely StreetAin't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" HenryAmazon
24Freddie KingLonesome Whistle BluesUltimate CollectionAmazon
25Lowell FulsonEveryday I Have The BluesTrying to Find My BabyAmazon
26Smiley LewisLonesome HighwayABC Of The Blues Vol 25Amazon
27Nappy BrownI'm Getting LonesomeDown In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B'sAmazon
28Little RichardLonesome And BlueThe Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
29Ray Charles & Betty CarterAlone TogetherRay Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated To YouAmazon
30Ella FitzgeraldI'm the Lonesomest Gal in TownChronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41Amazon
31Lillie Mae KirkmanLonesomeFemale Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949)Amazon
32Julia LeeBack Street (06-13-47)1947Amazon

Women of 60s Southern Soul

Their songs are iconic and their voices, unforgettable. From the deep south and southeast, from the church choirs to the small urban clubs, there were only a handful of female soul vocalists who hit it big with crossover chart sounds.  But there were so many more whose voices did not find the venue or the right producer or label to take them to the next level. They were mostly unknown but in our show this week, we’ll try to share examples of what might have been. We’ll hear from Veda Brown, Carla Thomas, Ruby Johnson, and the great Judy Clay on a show full of upbeat and backbeat soul, brass, Stax, and Volt. Discover those female soul sounds that continue to inspire and influence…here on Deeper Roots on a Friday morning in West County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Veda BrownShort StoppingStax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
2Barbara & the BrownsIn My HeartThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4Amazon
3Barbara & the BrownsMy LoverThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4Amazon
4Carla ThomasB-A-B-YStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
5Carla ThomasI Want to Be Your BabyThe Queen AloneAmazon
6Carla ThomasGive Me Enough (To Keep Me Going)The Queen Alone [Expanded Reissue]Amazon
7Jean WellsHave A Little MercySoul On Soul – Deluxe EditionAmazon
8Jean WellsOrdinary WomanSoul On Soul – Deluxe EditionAmazon
9Barbara StephensI Don't Worry60's Southern Soul, Vol. 2Amazon
10Veda BrownTake It Off Her (And Put It On Me)Private NumbersAmazon
11Barbara LynnYou'll Lose A Good ThingArt Laboe's Dedicated To You, Vol. 2Amazon
12Barbara LynnYou're Losing MeAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
13Ruby JohnsonCome to Me My DarlingThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)Amazon
14Ruby JohnsonI'll Run Your Hurt AwayDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2Amazon
15Irma ThomasGoneSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
16Irma ThomasLook Up (AKA Whenever)Soul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
17Irma ThomasRuler of My HeartSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
18Mitty CollierI Had A Talk With My ManChess Uptown SoulAmazon
19Sugar Pie DeSantoHere You Come RunningChess Uptown SoulAmazon
20Fontella BassThe Soul Of A ManChess Uptown SoulAmazon
21Judy ClayYou Can't Run Away from Your HeartThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)Amazon
22Judy Clay & William BellPrivate NumberStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
23Judy Clay & William BellLove-Eye-TisPrivate NumbersAmazon
24Betty HarrisCry to MeSoul from the SouthAmazon
25Betty HarrisMean ManSoul from the SouthAmazon
26Betty HarrisI'm Evil TonightEverything I Do Gonh Be Funky 2-2 1957-Amazon
27Linda LyndellWhat A ManStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
28Etta JamesPushoverChess Uptown SoulAmazon
29Wendy ReneGive You What I GotThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4Amazon
30Wendy ReneAfter Laughter (Comes Tears)Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]Amazon
31Jan BradleyMama Didn't LieChess Uptown SoulAmazon
32Shirley BrownWoman To WomanStax Number OnesAmazon

Naughty Blues

For goodness sake! We’re going to toss aside our puritan ethics (what ethics, you ask) and look towards the sideways glances and double entendres for our inspiration this week on Deeper Roots. Songs about Sam The Hot Dog Man, keyholes, sugar bowls, poodles, jockeys, and lemons…all subjects that find their way in and around the blues in an auspiciously direct route to the heart of the matter. We’ve got the naughty blues today…songs that will encourage a blush or two…or three. We’ve got The Swallows, Lil’ Johnson, Emma Barrett, Tampa Red, and a host of other blues greats on a Sonoma County spring morning. Be sure to tune in and find your own blush point…

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Delta Rhythm BoysBlues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To MeI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemAmazon
2Crown Prince WaterfordMove Your Hand BabyVintage Sex SongsAmazon
3Barrelhouse AnnieIf It Don't Fit, Don't Force ItVintage Sex SongsAmazon
4Memphis MinnieDirty Mother For YouBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
5Tampa RedLet Me Play With Your PoodleABC Of The Blues Vol 38Amazon
6Lightnin' HopkinsLet Me Play With PoodleVintage Sex SongsAmazon
7Hattie HartI Let My Daddy Do ThatVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
8Emma BarrettI Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly RollSweet EmmaAmazon
9Butterbeans & SusieI Wanna Hot Dog For My Roll [Explicit]Those Dirty Blues Volume 1 [Explicit]Amazon
10Lil JohnsonSam The Hot Dog ManVintage Sex SongsAmazon
11Mabel ScottJust Give Me A ManVintage Sex SongsAmazon
12Connie AllenRocket 69Vintage Sex SongsAmazon
13The SwallowsIt Ain't The Meat It's The MotionVintage Sex SongsAmazon
14Julia LeeMy Man Stands OutThe Essential Julia Lee Vol 1Amazon
15Julia LeeKing Size PapaKansas City Star [Disc 3]Amazon
16Al MillerI Found Your KeyholeVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
17Charlie PickettLet Me Squeeze Your LemonVintage Sex SongsAmazon
18Bessie SmithKitchen ManVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
19Bessie SmithNeed A Little Sugar In My BowlThe Essential Bessie SmithAmazon
20Hunter & JenkinsLollypopRaunchy Business: Hot Nuts & LollypopsAmazon
21Frankie Half Pint Jaxon and The Harlem HamfatsWet It [Explicit]Those Dirty Blues Volume 1 [Explicit]Amazon
22Victoria SpiveyHow Do You Do It That Way?Black Snake Blues – The Best OfAmazon
23Madelyn JamesStinging Snake BluesVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
24Lucille BoganSkin Game Blues [Album Version]Shave 'Em Dry: The Best Of Lucille BoganAmazon
25Lil JohnsonGet 'Em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) [Album Version]Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & LollypopsAmazon
26Lonnie JohnsonI Got The Best Jelly Rollin In TownDirty Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
27Wynonie HarrisHard Ridin MamaPlayful BabyAmazon
28Bull Moose JacksonBig Ten Inch RecordBadman Jackson Thats MeAmazon
29Blu Lu BarkerDon't You Feel My LegChronological Blue Lu Barker (1946-1949)Amazon
30Blu Lu BarkerBuy Me Some JuiceDon't You Feel My LegAmazon
31Lillie Mae KirkmanHe's Just My SizeRaunchy Business: Hot Nuts & LollypopsAmazon
32Lil Johnson & Black BobPress My Button, Ring My BellFlashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940Amazon

Free Form – Roll Like a Big Wheel

We mix it up once again. Nothing like ending the week on a high note, a low note, and just the right mix of jazz, pop, rock, country, bluegrass, and R&B. You know it won’t stop there because if it’s one thing we do well is find all that is good in between the boards. Join Dave Stroud for music featuring tracks from The Boswell Sisters, Red Foley, Julia Lee, The Prisonaires, Mose Allison, and John Prine. Friday mornings in West County … where we kick off the weekend on the stream our hearts out!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Joan OsborneRoll Like A Big WheelBring It On HomeAmazon
2The Mills BrothersCherry (L. Armstrong)The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)Amazon
3Les Paul & The Andrews SistersRumors Are Flying (Single Version)Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]Amazon
4Louis JordanHungry ManJivin' With JordanAmazon
5Tommy Dorsey & His OrchestraShout, Brother, Shout – (featuring The Five Tones)Not So Quiet PleaseAmazon
6The PrisonairesJust Walking in the RainSun Ballads 1953-62Amazon
7Mose AllisonLost MindAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
8Dinah WashingtonIs You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?Verve UnmixedAmazon
9Julia LeeWhen Jennie Does That Lowdown DanceKansas City Star [Disc 5]Amazon
10Nellie LutcherLet Me Tell You 'Bout The GuyNellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 4]Amazon
11Boswell SistersPut That Sun Back In the SkyBoswell SistersAmazon
12Red Foley & The Andrews SistersI Want To Be With You AlwaysHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
13The Andrews SistersPistol Packin' MamaGolden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 1]Amazon
14Junior BrownWhere Has All the Money Gone?Down Home ChromeAmazon
15Merle HaggardMama TriedThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
16Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His OrchestraDown In MexicoBarrell House Boogie and the BluesAmazon
17Santiago JimenezAy Te Dejo En San AntonioTheme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]Amazon
18Levon Helm & The RCO All-StarsHavana MoonLevon Helm & The RCO All-StarsAmazon
19Levon HelmTennessee JedElectric DirtAmazon
20Grateful DeadDire WolfWorkingman's DeadAmazon
21Graham ParkerSugareeYour CountryAmazon
22Jim LauderdaleThe Night The Moon Fell DownCarolina MoonshineAmazon
23Jimmy Martin20/20 VisionJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 1]Amazon
24Hank WilliamsCold, Cold Heart24 GreatestAmazon
25John PrineSummers EndThe Tree of ForgivenessAmazon
26Billie HolidayGloomy SundayKen Burns JazzAmazon
27Lula ReedI'll Drown In My Own TearsThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
28Effie SmithWater, WaterThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
29Mildred JonesMr. ThrillWarming By The Devils Fire – A Film By Charles BurnettAmazon
30T-Bone WalkerCold Cold FeelingElectric Blues – Part 1: Beginnings 1939-1954Amazon
31Jo StaffordShrimp BoatsYour Hit Parade – 1951Amazon
32Louis ArmstrongThe Music Goes Round And Around [Single Version]Rhythm Saved The WorldAmazon

Rockin’ Rhythm & Gospel

We gravitate towards gospel because it’s roots are so entwined with virtually every form of music we feature on Deeper Roots; so we’ll revisit the sound once more. However, in this episode we’ll focus on the rock and rhythm inspiration…gospel performances that were more worldliness than holiness. Jesus Rocked The Jukebox is the name of an album that we’ve leaned on in this episode and expanded from there with examples of over-the-top performances in the key of the sacred but with the pounding rhythmic syncopation of the secular. Join Dave Stroud as he pulls out the stop with the likes of The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Detroiters, The Highway QCs, Fannie Bell Chapman, and a host of others. Breathtaking gospel for a Friday evening in Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Pilgrim TravelersAfter While (Take 8)Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
2The DetroitersLet Jesus Lead YouJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
3The Dixie HummingbirdsJesus Children of America20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
4The Swan SilvertonesTrouble In My WayLove Lifted MeAmazon
5The Dixie HummingbirdsTrouble In My WayThe History of Black Gospel Volume 6Amazon
6Lou Rawls & The Chosen Gospel SingersWalk With MeNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
7The Original Blind BoysPeople Don't Sing Like They Used To SingJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
8The Blind Boys Of AlabamaHe's AlrightJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
9Fannie Bell ChapmanHe's My Rock, My Sword, My ShieldFire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007Amazon
10The Chosen Gospel SingersAnanaisJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
11The Chosen Gospel SingersTrouble Of This World's ConditionI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983Amazon
12Rosa ShawOn The HighwayNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
13Sister Emily BramEach DayNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
14Sister Rosetta TharpeUp Above My Head There's Music In The AirGospel TrainAmazon
15Sister Rosetta TharpeRock MeSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3Amazon
16Lucky Millinder/Sister Rosetta TharpeShout, Sister, Shout!The Gospel of BluesAmazon
17The Staple SingersWade In The WaterFreedom HighwayAmazon
18The Staple SingersJacob's LadderFreedom HighwayAmazon
19The Golden Gate QuartetWade In The Water (1946)Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)Amazon
20Gospel HummingbirdsPray OnTaking FlightAmazon
21The Highway QC'SWalk with MeGreat Gospel – People Get ReadyAmazon
22The Highway Q.C.'sThe Way Up The HillJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
23Brother John SellersHe's My RockSmithsonian Folkways: Classic African American GospelAmazon
24The Swan SilvertonesMy RockJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 2: More Black GospelAmazon
25Roberta Martin And The Roberta Martin SingersRock My SoulNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
26Gospel SilhouettesRock In A Weary LandPowerhouse Gospel Vol 1Amazon
27The Swan SilvertonesSinner ManJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
28Gospel SupremesSinner ManLocal Customs: Downriver RevivalAmazon
29Silvertone QuintetStand By MePowerhouse GospelAmazon
30Mary DeloatchThe Lord's Gospel TrainNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
31Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver QuintetteSinner's CrossroadsNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
32The Harmonizing FourHallelujahJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
33The Staple SingersWill The Circle Be UnbrokenFolk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2Amazon
34The Dixie HummingbirdsChristian's Automobile20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon

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

Free Form – September 2017

Join Dave Stroud for a special edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. He’ll be sitting in for Steady Eddie’s Retro Music Archives, filling the airwaves with sounds you would expect to hear on either show.  With a little blend of roots Americana stirred in. Hot rod sounds, killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, early century pop from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Sunday afternoon in West County. Tune in.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Barbara LewisMake Me Your BabyHello Stranger: The Best of Barbara LewisAmazon
2The RavensMy Baby's GoneOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
3Smiley LewisHey GirlI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 4Amazon
4Kay StarrKay's LamentVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
5Kay StarrNight TrainVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
6The Blind Boys Of AlabamaFree At LastDown In New OrleansAmazon
7The Edwin Hawkins SingersOh Happy DayOh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins SingersAmazon
8Sam CookeMean Old WorldNight BeatAmazon
9The Golden Gate QuartetDipsy DoodleNegro Spirituals, Vol. 1Amazon
10Alabama ShakesKiller Diller BluesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
11Jimmy LigginsCadillac BoogieJump, Jive & SwingAmazon
12TrailerHot Rods to HellSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3Amazon
13Eddie CochranC'mon EverybodyEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]Amazon
14Bea Baker & Maurice King & His WolverinesI Want a Lavender CadillacSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4Amazon
15Mink DevilleSpanish StrollThe Mink De Ville CollectionAmazon
16Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenWhat Does the Deep Sea Say?Public Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
17Annette HanshawMoanin' LowAnnette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)Amazon
18Mae WestMister Deep Blue SeaThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
19David JohansenDeep Blue SeaShakerAmazon
20Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet LickersBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaOne Hour MamaAmazon
21Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysCryin' In The Deep Blue SeaVintage CollectionsAmazon
22Reckless Kelly & Joe ElyRider in the RainSail Away: The Songs Of Randy NewmanAmazon
23Barbara LewisHello StrangerMaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for MAmazon
24John PrineCome Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna BeauregardGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
25Bob Hope, Bing CrosbyNothing in CommonBest of Bob Hope – Capitol RecordsAmazon
26The Boswell SistersThat's How Rhythm Was BornMusic From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin ButtonAmazon
27Tommy And Jimmy DorseyRhythm Saved The WorldThe Gems Of JazzAmazon
28Louis ArmstrongRhythm Saved The WorldRhythm Saved The WorldAmazon
29Ethel SmithI Got RhythmTico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952Amazon
30The HappeningsI Got RhythmThe Best Of The HappeningsAmazon
31Van Dyke Parks/MondrianSail Away LadyThe Harry Smith Project Live Vol. 2Amazon
32The AmericansSail Away LadiesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon