Category Archives: Rhythm and Blues

Jazz Fest 2017

We had a chance to catch the first weekend of JazzFest in New Orleans a couple of weeks back and thought it would be a good free form collection to share with everyone…so that’s what’s going to be on the bill this week on Deeper Roots. Music from Kermit Ruffins, The Sweet Olive String Band, Aaron Neville, Steve Riley, The Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, and an eclectic collection that you’ll just have to wait to be surprised by. Tune into Community Radio for Sonoma County and find your festive mood on a Spring evening.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Kermit Ruffins; The Barbeque SwingersWhat Is New OrleansTreme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season TwoAmazon
2Deacon JohnGoing Back To New OrleansNew OrleansAmazon
3Henry ButlerMama RouxTreme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season TwoAmazon
4Rebirth Brass BandTake It to the StreetTreme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season TwoAmazon
5Dirty Dozen Brass BandJunko PartnerMedicated MagicAmazon
6Trombone ShortyOoh Poo Pah DooDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
7Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue SwingersJock-A-Mo (Iko Iko)#imsoneworleansAmazon
8Kermit RuffinsExactly Like YouWe Partyin' Traditional StyleAmazon
9Kermit RuffinsWhen It's Sleepy Time Down SouthWe Partyin' Traditional StyleAmazon
10Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue SwingersAt Last (feat. Nayo Jones)#imsoneworleansAmazon
11Anders OsborneHo-Di-Ko-Di-Ya-La-Ma-LaAmericana Roots Songbook: LouisianaAmazon
12The MavericksNitty GrittyMonoAmazon
13GalacticSugar DoosieInto the Deep (Deluxe Edition)Amazon
14Steve Riley & The Mamou PlayboysCreole Stomp (Happytown)HappytownAmazon
15BeauSoleil Avec Michael DoucetTwo Step De Port ArthurFrom Bamako to CarenroAmazon
16Sweet Olive String BandJackson BluesSweet Olive String BandAmazon
17Aaron NevilleLittle Bitty Pretty OneMy True StoryAmazon
18Buddy Guy(Baby) You Got What It Takes (feat. Joss Stone)Born To Play GuitarAmazon
19William BellPoison In The WellThis Is Where I LiveAmazon
20James WinfieldHallelujah, I Love Her SoLonely Lonely NightsAmazon
21James WinfieldLonely, Lonely, NightsLonely Lonely NightsAmazon
22Marc Broussard feat. Sam BushRising SunGoin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]Amazon
23Snoop DoggCalifornia Roll (feat. Stevie Wonder)BUSHAmazon
24Stevie WonderMy Cherie AmourMy Cherie AmourAmazon
25Harry Connick, Jr.Muskrat Ramble25Amazon
26Allen Toussaint with Rhiannon GiddensRocks in My BedOxford American Music Issue – Visions of the BluesAmazon

Free Form – April 2017

Free Form - April 2017
Free Form – April 2017

Springtime sounds from our community radio studios with your host Dave Stroud. It’s another exhilarating free form journey into the depths of American roots music. This week, join Dave for a potpourri of soul, country, tradition, Americana, pop, and the deeper wells of the American songbook. We’ll also hear a celebratory set of Creole including the likes of Beau Jocque, Cyndi Lauper (?!!), and Feufollet. Tune in for good times and positive spins…

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Little Bob & The LollipopsNobody But YouOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009Amazon
2Johnnie TaylorI'd Rather Drink Muddy WaterLifetime A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1956-1999Amazon
3Johnnie TaylorRome (Wasn't Built In A Day)Lifetime [Disc 1]Amazon
4Maxine BrownTake It Out In TradeOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]Amazon
5Ann ColeGot My Mojo WorkinRoll Your MoneymakerAmazon
6Adam Hebert & Country PlayboysOpen The Door (Ouvre La Porte)Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]]Amazon
7Beau JocqueDon't Tell Your Moma, Don't Tell Your PapaThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
8FeufolletFemme L'a DitOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009Amazon
9Cyndi LauperAllons A Grand CoteauCreole Bred – A Tribute To Creole & ZydecoAmazon
10Crowder BrothersI Don't Let The Girls Worry My MindBaby, How Can It Be? [Disc 3: Contempt]Amazon
11Tim O'Brien, Scott NygaardHighway of SorrowTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
12Tony RiceBig MonTony RiceAmazon
13Modern HicksGone, Gone, GoneOut Among the StarsAmazon
14June Carter CashThe L & N Don't Stop Here Any MoreThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
15OllabelleBefore This TimeOllabelleAmazon
16Brennen LeighNorth To AlaskaToo Thin To PlowAmazon
17Pee Wee KingI Wanna Say HelloPee Wee King's Country HoedownAmazon
18Willie NelsonTouch MePoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
19Jeannie C. RileyThe Back Side Of DallasOxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]Amazon
20Boddy SheenHow Many Nights (How Many Days)The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
21Roy HamiltonCrazy Feelin'Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]Amazon
22James BrownThree Hearts In A TangleTheme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]]Amazon
23Brenda LeeFool #1The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest HitsAmazon
24Goldie HillIt's A Lovely Lovely WorldI Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 2]Amazon
25Clint MillerBertha LouHit The Road Jack- The ABC-Paramount StoryAmazon
26Cliff EdwardsPaper DollCliff Edwards Grimriper2u@Yahoo.ComAmazon
27John LithgowSwinging on a StarSingin' in the BathtubAmazon
28Ivory Joe HunterSince I Met You BabyGems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1Amazon
29Harry BelafonteJamaica FarewellA Portrait of DylanAmazon
30Dorothy Love CoatesNinety-Nine and a HalfThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
31Rhiannon GiddensAt the Purchaser's OptionFreedom HighwayAmazon
32Arlo GuthrieValley to PrayWashington County (Remastered 2004)Amazon
33Doc WatsonDown In The Valley To PrayHome AgainAmazon
34Arlo GuthrieCity Of New OrleansStorytellers: Singers & SongwritersAmazon

Rhythm & Blues & Soul

….’Cause it’s gotta have soul, rhythm, and blues to make the cut this week. That’s the answer to the question. We’ll look to a couple of iconic comedians from the late 70s to inspire us with a collection of sounds lifted from their albums…and their movies. Why not? Jake and Elwood teamed up with Stax legends Steve Cropper, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, and Duck Dunn to deliver punch after punch and we’re going to sample the best of it. We’ve got Willie Mabon, King Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Big Joe, The Robins, The Soul Survivors, and (of course) Aretha…all for you in a two hour rhythm & blues & soul extravaganza this week on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Aretha FranklinThink30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
2Aretha FranklinRespectThe Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]Amazon
3James BrownMother Popcorn, Pt. 1Gold Disc 1Amazon
4Taj MahalMr. PitifulSeqor BluesAmazon
5Jean KnightMr. Big StuffStax 50th [[Disc 1]]Amazon
6King FloydGroove MeIn Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1Amazon
7Johnnie TaylorWho's Making LoveStax 50th [[Disc 1]]Amazon
8Sam & DaveSoul ManThe Best Soul Album In The World… Ever!Amazon
9Otis ReddingI Can't Turn You LooseDreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
10Big Mama ThorntonLet Your Tears Fall BabyHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsAmazon
11Floyd DixonHey BartenderMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
12Willie MabonI Don't KnowAtlantic Blues: PianoAmazon
13Linda HayesYes I KnowAtomic BabyAmazon
14The Soul SurvivorsExpressway to Your HeartStripteaseAmazon
15Solomon BurkeEverybody Needs Somebody To LoveVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
16The ContoursDo You Love MeThe Very Best of The ContoursAmazon
17James & Bobby PurifyShake A Tail FeatherThe Best OfAmazon
18Mitch Ryder & the Detroit WheelsDevil with the Blue Dress On /Good Golly Miss MollyDetroit Breakout! 1Amazon
19The PlayboysGood Golly Miss MollyAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & BluesyAmazon
20Big Joe TurnerFlip Flop and FlyLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
21The Spencer Davis GroupGimme Some Lovin'Notting HillAmazon
22The RobinsRiot in Cell Block #950 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]Amazon
23Elvis PresleyJailhouse RockElvis' Golden Records (Volume 1)Amazon
24The ChipsRubber BiscuitThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2Amazon
25Wilson Pickett634-5789The Very Best of Wilson PickettAmazon
26Johnnie TaylorCheaper To Keep HerStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]Amazon
27Bobby "Blue" BlandTurn On Your Love LightBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
28Junior Wells' Chicago Blues BandMessin' With The KidBlues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica ClassicsAmazon
29The Paul Butterfield Blues BandBorn in ChicagoAn Anthology: The Elektra Years Disc 1Amazon
30The Blues Brothers(I Got Everything I Need) AlmostThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
31Big Mama ThorntonThey Call Me Big MamaHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsAmazon
32Margie AndersonYes I KnowStompin' 25Amazon
33Jackie WilsonBaby WorkoutSomething's Got A Hold On MeAmazon
34Etta JamesTell MamaBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
35The Blues BrothersSoul ManThe Definitive CollectionAmazon

Beer Thirty

One of the more popular topics that follows the Americana and roots landscape (aside from love, death, and the gospel) is the topic of ice cold beer. Beer in the morning, beer in the evening, beer at suppertime. And our show this week is a sampler of 30 plus tracks of (mostly) country, rockabilly, rock, some blues, and we’ll be including some vintage television commercials that celebrate the suds. So kick back with a cold one and tune that dial to Deeper Roots on KWTF with your host Dave Stroud this Friday evening at 9 Pacific as he steps up to the bar and shares a wild assortment of songs about a cold brew or two…and we’re not talkin’ boojie coffee.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Amos MilburnOne Scotch, One Bourbon, One BeerAmos Milburn RocksAmazon
2Smiley MaxedonGive Me A Red Hot Mama And An Ice Cold Beer [Album Version]Hillibilly Boogie!Amazon
3Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysBubbles In My BeerTake Me Back to Tulsa 4 – The End Of The LineAmazon
4Willie NelsonBubbles In My BeerOne Hell Of A RideAmazon
5Andy ReynoldsBeer Bottle MamaCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]Amazon
6Garth Brooks/George JonesBeer RunGod's Country: George Jones and Friends Disc 1Amazon
7George JonesBeer, Bait And AmmoAll Gone Fishin'Amazon
8DerailersCold Beer, Hot Women & Cool Country MusicSoldiers of LoveAmazon
9Dale WatsonHonkiest Tonkiest Beer JointThe Best of the HighTone YearsAmazon
10Bill Boyd's Cowboy RamblersDrink the Beer Barrel DrySwing With Bill Boyd's Cowboy RambersAmazon
11VariousIf You've Got The Time Miller BeerBigKevNastyCDAmazon
12Tom T. HallI Like BeerThe Definitive Collection: Tom T. HallAmazon
13Bob WoodruffHard Liquor, Cold Women, Warm BeerDreams & Saturday NightsAmazon
14Asylum Street SpankersBeerSpanker MadnessAmazon
15Johnny RussellRed Necks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer20 HitsAmazon
16Whitney RoseThere's A Tear In My BeerHeartbreaker of the YearAmazon
17Stray CatsLookin' Better Every BeerRunaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92Amazon
18John Lee HookerOne Bourbon, One Scotch, One BeerHis Best Chess Sides (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)Amazon
19Warner Williams With Jay SummerourHey Bartender, There's A Big Bug In My BeerBlues HighwayAmazon
20VariousBob Uecker Lite Beer CommercialBigKevNastyCDAmazon
21Willie Dixon & Memphis SlimBeer Drinking WomanClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
22Floyd DixonHey BartenderMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
23Bessie SmithGimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer [Album Version]The Essential Bessie SmithAmazon
24Frankie 'Half-Pint' JaxonGimme A Pig's Foot And A Bottle Of BeerBarbecue Any Old Time – Blues From The Pit 1927-1942Amazon
25Luke Wills' Rhythm BustersShut Up And Drink Your BeerWestern Swing  40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 2]Amazon
26Various ArtistsFalstaff Beer1960s Psychedelic Radio CommercialsAmazon
27Tommy DuncanWho Drank My Beer (While I Was In The Rear)?Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&BAmazon
28Johnny BondBartender's BluesPut Me To BedAmazon
29Merrill MooreBartender's BluesBoogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]Amazon
30The Texas TornadosIn Heaven There Is No Beer!Esta Bueno!Amazon
31Washboard HankBeer Cans Down The Trans CanHuman BeansAmazon
32Reverend Horton HeatBeer HolderLaughin & CryinAmazon
33Eddie NoackBeer Drinkin' BluesPsychoAmazon
34James MaskBeer Drinking BluesFoot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4Amazon

Cool Down R&B

Cool Down R&B
Cool Down R&B

Mellow R&B from a broad spectrum of performers who made a mark in the decade or so that preceded rock ‘n roll’s infancy. Indeed, they participated in the birth of the form with a sound that included the vocal quartet, jump and swing, and an incessant beat that could not be ignored. We’ll hear from the ‘feisty females’ of the day: Varetta Dillard, Blue Lu Barker, Big Maybelle, and Bernice Gooden right alongside Buddy Johnson’s Orchestra, the Three Bits of Rhythm, The Cats & the Fiddle, and Luke Jones and the Orchestra. Deeper Roots digs into a collection of tracks, some familiar, some from so deep in the archives that the dust is part of the sound, on another Friday evening of American roots sounds for Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman)Rock 'N' RollHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
2Luke Jones and His OrchestraRompin' the BoogieMore Mellow Cats & KittensAmazon
3Butch Stone & His OrchestraOoh, Look A There Ain't She PrettyHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
4Three Bits of RhythmRoot Beer Sizzle Sazzle SizzleHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
5Bebopper Lulu and Her OrchestraMellow ScatMore Mellow Cats & KittensAmazon
6Slim GaillardRhythm MadLaughing in Rhythm: Groove Juice Special [Disc 2]Amazon
7Three Bits Of RhythmThe Man That Comes To My HouseFurther Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951Amazon
8Coleman BrothersRaise A Rukus TonightHot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old GangAmazon
9Austin McCoyHappy Pay Day Part 1More Mellow Cats & KittensAmazon
10Nappy BrownPitter PatterThe R&B Years 1955 – Vol 2Amazon
11Teddy Bunn With The Hootie McShann TrioIn The OvenFurther Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951Amazon
12The Herb Fisher TrioDon't Want Nobody ElseMore Mellow Cats & KittensAmazon
13Luke Jones & His OrchestraJump Me Some BoogieFurther Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951Amazon
14Gene PhillipsWomen, Women, WomenHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
15Big MaybelleRock HouseVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
16Varetta DillardMercy, Mr PercyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
17Varetta DillardPromise Mr ThomasVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
18Buddy Johnson & His OrchestraFine Brown FameThe Best of Buddy'sAmazon
19Bernice GoodenPenny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter (On A Teen-Age Date)Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
20Little Willie LittlefieldHello KatsHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
21Bob GaddyCome On Little ChildrenThe Classic Old Town RecordsAmazon
22Bob GaddyCould I?The Classic Old Town RecordsAmazon
23The Cats & The FiddleMr. Rhythm ManThe Very Best OfAmazon
24Effie SmithBe On Your Merry WayMore Mellow Cats & KittensAmazon
25Linda HayesWhat's It To You, JackAtomic BabyAmazon
26Johnny Alston and His OrchestraEverything Will Be AlrightMore Mellow Cats & KittensAmazon
27Blue Lu BakerHere Is a Little GirlRhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]Amazon
28Hadda BrooksI Feel So GoodI've Got News For You [Disc 1]Amazon
29Julia Lee & Her Boy FriendsIt Comes in Like a LionKansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 1Amazon
30Big MaybelleWhole Lot-Ta Shakin' Goin' OnOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
31Dolly CooperAy La BahVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
32The RobinsThat's What The Good Book SaysHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
33The Cats & The FiddleGang BustersThe Very Best OfAmazon
34Black Cats and the KittenYou Better Ask SomebodyJazzin' The Blues Vol. 3Amazon

Evil Blues

Evil Blues
Evil Blues

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

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

Free Form – June 2016

Free Form - June 2016
Free Form – June 2016

Deeper Roots goes free form and our two hours will be filled with an eclectic blend of blues, gospel, tradition, and early century jazz. We’ll feature songs about vapor vipers, snakes, preachers, and a whole lot more. Join us for another summer evening in West Sonoma County, California with performances from Charley Patton, Josh White, Jimmie Driftwood, Noble Sissle, and Jumpin’ Bill Carlisle.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Madam Ernestine Washington And The MillerairesHolding On — Part 2Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
2Stuffy Smith & His Onyx Club BoysYou're a ViperVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
3Miss Marcy & Her Texas Sugardaddy'sIf You're A ViperDeep EllumAmazon
4Noble Sissle/Sidney BechetViper MadSweet and LowdownAmazon
5Fats WallerViper's Drag [Piano Solo]The Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
6Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks'Long Come A ViperLast Train To Hicksville… The Home Of Happy FeetAmazon
7David Grisman QuintetRattlesnakeDgq-20Amazon
8Jumpin' Bill CarlisleRattlesnake DaddyBear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight AlbumAmazon
9Champion Jack DupreeRattlesnake BoogieClassic Sounds of New OrleansAmazon
10Jaydee ShortLonesome Swamp Rattlesnake (Pm 13043, L-468-1)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
11Luella MillerRattle Snake Groan24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920_Vol 11 [ Blues Images ]Amazon
12Charley PattonRattlesnake BluesThe Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2]Amazon
13Chris SmitherRattlesnake PreacherHoneysuckle DogAmazon
14Mac WisemanOld RattlerSongs From My Mother's HandAmazon
15Jimmie DriftwoodRattlesnake SongAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
16Jimmie DriftwoodThe Battle Of New OrleansVanguard: Roots Of Folk [Disc 1]Amazon
17Jimmie DriftwoodBunker HillAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
18Jimmie DriftwoodCountry BoyAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
19Jonatha BrookeIn the GloamingLiveAmazon
20Ed Lewis & GroupI Be So Glad When The Sun Goes DownSounds of the South [Disc 1] – Blue Ridge Mountain MusicAmazon
21Josh WhiteWhen I Lay Down And DieIn Chronological Order, Volume 5 (1944)Amazon
22Straight Street Holiness GroupVictory Shall Be MineFire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007Amazon
23Sister Rosetta TharpeMy Journey to the SkyMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
24Johnnie MorisetteMeet Me at the Twisting PlaceSam Cooke's Sar Records Story 59-65 CD2Amazon
25William BellThe Three Of MeThis Is Where I LiveAmazon
26The Sweet & LowdownViolent LoveSignature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Rarities From the Second DecadesAmazon
27Art NevilleThat Old Time Rock And RollHis Specialty RecordingsAmazon
28Marvin Johnson & His OrchestraHey Lawdy MamaCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
29Johnny OtisBaby Baby BluesMercury Blues 'n' Rhythm StarsAmazon
30RobinsMy Baby Done Told MeMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Bocal Group 51-53)Amazon
31Rose Marie McCoyDippin' In My BusinessVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
32Junior BrownVenom Wearin' DenimSemi CrazyAmazon

The Midnight Hour

The Midnight Hour
The Midnight Hour

The witching hour. The darkest moment in our day where the bell tolls another in the heart of the ancient wood. A muse for poets, writers, and songsmiths over the ages….midnight. Deeper Roots highlights the midnight muse with a delightful blend of the celebratory and the soulful sounds of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Waits, Merle Travis, Big Joe Turner, and Lowell Fulson.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Creedence Clearwater RevivalThe Midnight SpecialChronicle: Volume TwoAmazon
2Big Bill BroonzyMidnight SpecialAn Introduction To Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
3The Louvin BrothersMidnight SpecialLong Play CollectionAmazon
4Big Joe TurnerMidnight Special TrainBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
5Big Joe TurnerMidnight CannonballBig Joe RocksAmazon
6Merle Travis & Joe MaphisBig Midnight SpecialCountry Music's 2 Guitar Greats Merle Travis & Joe MaphisAmazon
7The Delmore BrothersMidnight TrainSand Mountain BluesAmazon
8Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderRidin' That Midnight TrainThe Three PickersAmazon
9Gladys Knight & the PipsMidnight Train to GeorgiaThe Buddah Box Disc 3Amazon
10Maria MuldaurMidnight at the OasisMaria MuldaurAmazon
11Patsy ClineIntro Walkin' After MidnightThe Arthur Godfrey ShowAmazon
12Patsy ClineWalkin' After Midnight12 Greatest HitsAmazon
13Ray CharlesThe Midnight HourThe Birth of Soul Disc 1Amazon
14Wilson PickettIn the Midnight HourRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
15J.J. CaleAfter MidnightThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
16Commander Cody & His Lost Planet AirmenMidnight ShiftLost In The OzoneAmazon
17The Mills BrothersLong About MidnightThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4Amazon
18Larry CampbellMidnight HighwayLarry Campbell & Teresa WilliamsAmazon
19Jorma Kaukonen & Tom HobsonMidnight In MilpitasQuah [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
20Lucinda WilliamsHowlin' at MidnightHappy Woman BluesAmazon
21Tom WaitsMidnight LullabyeThe Early YearsAmazon
22Lowell FulsonMidnight Showers Of RainJuke Box Blues 1946-1948Amazon
23Cowboy CopasMidnight In HeavenSongs That Made Him FamousAmazon
24Tony Rice UnitMidnight on the Stormy DeepHills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder RecordsAmazon
25Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysMidnight On the Stormy DeepBill Monroe: AnthologyAmazon
26The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandMidnight at Woody CreekWelcome to Woody CreekAmazon
27B.B. KingBlues at MidnightKing of the Blues [Box] Disc 1Amazon
28Peetie WheatstrawMidnight BluesThe Devil's Son-In-LawAmazon
29Howlin' WolfMoanin' at MidnightChess Blues Disc 1Amazon
30Bob DylanSoon After MidnightTempestAmazon
31Kenny Ball & His JazzmenMidnight In MoscowEasy Listening Gold 1962-1963Amazon
32Kenny BurrellMidnight BlueMidnight BlueAmazon

Free Form – May 2016

Free Form - May 2016
Free Form

Country sounds from Johnny Cash, Wynn Stewart, and Ferlin Husky kick things off and we’ll run the blues and R&B gamut with B. B. King, John Jackson, and Duke Robillard…who will also complement the sounds of Dr. John. A free form extravaganza continues with early pop and big band sounds, including Helen Forrest vocals, The Boswells, and Harry James.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonThe Only Man Wilder Than MeDjango and JimmieAmazon
2Wynn StewartDonna On My MindCalifornia CountryAmazon
3Ferlin HuskyPuxico Polka1949-1950 (Warped 498F)Amazon
4Johnny CashTennessee Flat Top BoxThe Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1Amazon
5Patsy ClineThat's My DesireThe Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
6Mac WisemanOld Camp Meeting TimeGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
7Leon RussellRoll in My Sweet Baby's ArmsRetrospectiveAmazon
8Rice, Rice, Hillman & PedersenFriend of the DevilRice, Rice, Hillman & PedersenAmazon
9C.W. StonekingGood Luck CharmGon' BoogalooAmazon
10Bob DylanTalkin' DevilIt Could Even Be A MythAmazon
11John JacksonThe Devil He Wore A Hickory ShoeFront Porch BluesAmazon
12Prophet G. LuskThe Devil's Trying to Steal My JoyThis May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982Amazon
13Audra Mae and The Almighty SoundMy Friend The DevilAudra Mae & The Almighty SoundAmazon
14Duke RobillardI'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog (To Take The Place Of You)The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke RobillardAmazon
15Dr. JohnHow Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)Goin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
16Dr. JohnOld SettlersLive at Magfest 2014Amazon
17B.B. King & Dr. JohnThere Must Be A Better World SomewhereDeuces WildAmazon
18Louis Armstrong & Duke EllingtonIt Don't Mean A ThingThe Great Summit [Disc 1]Amazon
19Dj FroggI Don't Mean a MashMashupsAmazon
20Eugiene Baird & The Duke's BoysEverything But YouAmerican Songbook Series: Duke EllingtonAmazon
21Helen Forrest and Les Paul TrioEverybody Knew But MeTrio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1]Amazon
22Harry James & His OrchestraI've Heard That Song Before43 Your Hit ParadeAmazon
23The Boswell SistersHeebie JeebiesThe Object Of My AffectionAmazon
24New Friends Of RhythmShoot The Schubert To me Hubert1939-1947 PerformancesAmazon
25Fats WallerHow Can You Face Me?Honeysuckle RoseAmazon
26Leon RedboneBittersweet WaltzUp A Lazy RiverAmazon
27John JorgensonF. A. SwingFranco-American SwingAmazon
28Nappy BrownThe Hole I'm InNight Time Is the Right TimeAmazon
29The Five RoyalesTears Of JoyDedicated To YouAmazon
30Howlin' WolfBaby How LongSmokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960Amazon
31Nappy BrownLittle By LittleNight Time Is the Right TimeAmazon
32Nappy BrownPiddily Patter PatterNight Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1]Amazon

American Novelties

American Novelties
American Novelties

It’s popular in just about every form…well, not so with gospel…but it’s tradition goes back to minstrelsy: the song that has a humorous hook or a running joke to share or maybe a bandleader who takes us into new a ridiculous territories. We’ve got a lot of novelty tunes of this nature to bring you this week on Deeper Roots… a bit of a departure from our normal fare but it’s all for the fun. We’ll hear country sounds from Johnny Cash and Roger Miller, tearjerkers and rock therapy from Mabel Scott, The Chips, and Tiny Hill, and some classic novelty sounds from Danny Kaye, Spike Jones (of course), and Fats Waller.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Cab CallowayThe Scat SongNovelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & ObscureAmazon
2Slim & SlamGroove Juice SpecialSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3)Amazon
3Slim & SlamSploghmSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)Amazon
4The Ink SpotsMama Don't AllowFlashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & ObscureAmazon
5Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDad Gum Ya Hide BoyThe Aladdin Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
6Ella Mae MorseMilkman Keep Those Bottles QuietThe Morse Code [Disc 1]Amazon
7Danny KayeTchaikowsky (And Other Russians)Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & ObscureAmazon
8Stan Laurel & Oliver HardyBed StringsNovelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & ObscureAmazon
9Jimmy DuranteInka Dinka DooNovelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & ObscureAmazon
10The ChipsRubber BiscuitThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2Amazon
11Lonnie JohnsonWipe It OffRaunchy Business: Hot Nuts & LollypopsAmazon
12Tiny Hill and His Orchestra (Vocal Tiny Hill)Hot Rod Race (1951)Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life]Amazon
13Ross & SargentNellie the Nudist QueenFlashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & ObscureAmazon
14Spike JonesTa-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai (Hawaiian War Chant)Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & ObscureAmazon
15Spike JonesDer Fuhrer's FaceNovelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & ObscureAmazon
16Loudon Wainwright IIIDead SkunkDr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000: Disc 2Amazon
17John Prine With Melba MontgomeryWe Must Have Been Out Of Our MindsIn Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
18John Prine/Iris DementIn Spite of OurselvesIn Spite of OurselvesAmazon
19Roger MillerChug A Lug20 HitsAmazon
20Johnny CashA Boy Named SueAt Madison Square GardenAmazon
21Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle)Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947)Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life]Amazon
22Roy NewmanI Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants)Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)Amazon
23Freddie Jenkins' Harlem SevenI Can't Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants)Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep)Amazon
24Fats WallerYour Feet's Too BigThe Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
25Leon RedboneYour Feets Too BigAny TimeAmazon
26Mabel ScottCatch Em Young Treat Em Rough Tell Em NothingBlues WomenAmazon
27Hank PennyCatch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, And Tell 'Em Nothin'Crazy Rhythm: The Standard TranscriptionsAmazon
28Hank PennyThe Freckle SongVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
29The Light Crust DoughboysPussy Pussy PussyWestern Swing  40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 1]Amazon
30Eddie CantorHungry Womengrimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
31Arthur Godfrey\The Too Fat TrioToo Fat PolkaMairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
32Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut YankeesWhen Yuba Plays The Rhumba on The Tubagimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
33Cliff EdwardsI'm No FoolThe CollectionAmazon
34Loretta Lynn & Conway TwittyYou're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly20 Greatest HitsAmazon