Category Archives: Americana

Your Lucky Day

Mining the archives we find that bad luck and trouble are not a concern as Spring peeks around the corner. Luck is our watchword on this March morning and we’ll try to keep our superstitions in check. We’ll be taking our chances with a themed show today that blends some vocals from past and present and with this being an election year…we need all the luck we can get. Tune in for some Raul Malo, Charley Crockett, Howlin’ Wolf, Judy Garland and a couple dozen others following the theme of ‘Your Lucky Day’. Let us keep you entertained while the rest of the world goes by. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. You can change your luck by adopting a cat, you know. And black cats have, despite longstanding superstitions, the best of personalities.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jim LauderdaleLucky 13Point of No Return: The Unreleased 1989 AlbumAmazon
2Chris IsaakWaiting for My Lucky DayBaja SessionsAmazon
3The Bobby Fuller FourI'm A Lucky GuyThe Best Of The Bobby Fuller FourAmazon
4Frank SinatraLuck Be a LadySinatra Reprise: The Very Good YearsAmazon
5Judy GarlandLucky DayUltra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!Amazon
6Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody)My Lucky DayWere Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949Amazon
7Jimmy SmithI'm Just A Lucky So And SoStandardsAmazon
8Ray CharlesLucky Old SunHear Music Volume 1Amazon
9Tommy FlanaganFriday The 13thFor Monk-A Tribute To The Music Of Thelonious MonkAmazon
10Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesBad Luck, Pt. 1Greatest HitsAmazon
11Howlin' WolfHard LuckThe Chess Box [Disc 3]Amazon
12Chris Thomas KingSuperstitious BluesMe, My Guitar and the BluesAmazon
13Chance HalladayLucky MeKatanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2Amazon
14John FogertyBad Moon RisingThe Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence CollectionAmazon
15Stevie WonderSuperstitionHitsville USA, Vol. 2: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992 Disc 1Amazon
16Howlin' WolfI Ain't SuperstitiousThe Chess BoxAmazon
17J.J. CaleLady LuckTravel LogAmazon
18Raul MaloLucky OneLucky OneAmazon
19Charley CrockettLots of LuckLil G.L.'s Blue BonanzaAmazon
20Johnny CashThirteenAmerican RecordingsAmazon
21Nick Lowe & His Cowboy OutfitLucky DogThe Rose of EnglandAmazon
22Tommy CollinsBlack CatRadio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob DylanAmazon
23The Band Of HeathensBlack CatBlack Cat (Single)Amazon
24Albert KingBorn Under A Bad SignStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
25Dr. JohnWitchy RedTelevisionAmazon
26EelsYour Lucky Day In HellBeautiful FreakAmazon
27Joe "Papoose" FritzI'm Not Suspicious, ButBoogie Uproar – Gems From The Peacock VaultsAmazon

Back To Schooldays

Good times, bad times…let’s take a theme trip to schooldays past in music this week. Whether you were a product of the fifties, sixties or beyond, you remember your favorite music. We’ll be zooming in on sounds from that era in the show today as we explore the high school theme with topics like ‘lettered sweaters’…what ever happened to those? Or maybe the reminder of the bell or buzzer in the hallways. Or maybe that favorite after school rendezvous spot. We’ll be sharing music that celebrated school and affairs of the young at heart with tracks from The 5 Royals, Johnny Burnette, Gary US Bonds and some other favorites as well as some unknowns from some dusty 45s buried deep in the archives. Namely Nicky & The Nobles, Johnny & The Jammers, and Herbie Alpert & His Sextet. Quite the fun today so drop by.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Beach BoysSchool Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)Ten Years of Harmony Disc 1Amazon
2Chuck BerrySchool DaysThe Chess Box Disc 1Amazon
3Mickey & SylviaLove Will Make You Fail in SchoolLove Is Strange and It Will Make You Fail in SchoolAmazon
4The 5 RoyalesSchool GirlThe Complete Singles 1952-1962Amazon
5Smiley LewisSchool Days Are Back AgainI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 4Amazon
6Jerry Lee LewisHigh School Confidential36 All-Time Greatest Hits [Disc 2]Amazon
7Johnny & The JammersSchool Day BluesBoppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-InsAmazon
8Johnny BurnetteSkippin' SchoolThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 6Amazon
9Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersWaitin' In School (Live at the Fillmore 1997)Live at the Fillmore, 1997 (Deluxe)Amazon
10Rick NelsonBack to SchooldaysThe Last Time Around [1970-1982][CD1]Amazon
11Dave EdmundsBack to School DaysSingle Trax 1970-1981Amazon
12Dave EdmundsHigh School NightsPorky's Revenge! [Expanded]Amazon
13Billy HarlanSchool House RockThat'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)Amazon
14Wynn StewartSchool Bus Love AffairCome On – Gonna Shake This ShackAmazon
15Toni Rossini(Meet Me) After SchoolMidnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll EraAmazon
16Nicky & The NoblesSchool BellsWar Paint – The Gone Records StoryAmazon
17Bobby RydellSwingin' SchoolCameo Parkway: The Greatest HitsAmazon
18The Beach BoysBe True to Your School20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest HitsAmazon
19Jan & DeanThe New Girl In SchoolGreatest HitsAmazon
20Gary (U.S.) BondsSchool Is OutAmerican Music Library: The Hits Of 1961Amazon
21Herbie Alpert & His SextetSummer SchoolAnother Banana Split, pleaseAmazon
22Betty GrableDon't Carry Tales Out Of SchoolThe Pin-Up Girl (Disc 2)Amazon
23Austin McCoy & Frankie ErvinHigh School BabyMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 5]: West Coast Blues V1Amazon
24Nat King Cole TrioYou Don't Learn That In SchoolThe Cocktail Combos [Disc 1]Amazon
25Paul SimonMe and Julio Down by the SchoolyardPaul SimonAmazon
26Taj MahalGood Morning Little School GirlGiant Step & De Ole Folks At HomeAmazon
27Junior Wells' Chicago Blues BandGood Morning SchoolgirlBlues Masters, Vol. 7: Blues RevivalAmazon
28NRBQStill In SchoolPeek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]Amazon
29James IntveldHigh School HellcatsCry-BabyAmazon
30The RamonesRock 'N' Roll High SchoolEnd of the CenturyAmazon
31Wee Willie HarrisBack To School AgainTheir Greatest MissesAmazon
32Ricky NelsonWaitin' In SchoolLegacy [Disc 1]Amazon
33Alex ChiltonThe New Girl in SchoolA Man Called DestructionAmazon
34Louis JordanSchool DaysJivin' With JordanAmazon
35Tom PaxtonWhat Did You Learn In School Today?Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm BoundAmazon

Let’s Duet

Country duets have been a hallmark of the genre and this week we’ll spend a couple of hours sampling some old, some new, some sappy and some without peer. From Rose and Buck to George and Tammy, we’ll be spending time with some real down home pairings singing songs of loose talk, booze, suspicion, holding on to what you’ve got and a whole lot more. There’s a range of topics beyond that and most involve cheatin’, lovin’ and fightin’…just what you’d expect from the base. The pairings are not necessarily all husband and wife as we’ve got a few that go beyond that rail like Dwight and Buck, the Hanks, and Waylon and Willie. Tune in Friday morning for a countrified, if not rarified, journey with some classic country duets.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John Prine/Iris DementIn Spite of OurselvesIn Spite of OurselvesAmazon
2John Prine With Melba MontgomeryMilwaukee Here I ComeIn Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
3Johnny Cash & June Carter CashJacksonClassic Country Great Duets [Disc 1]Amazon
4Johnny Cash & June CarterIt Ain't Me, BabeCarryin' on With Johnny Cash & June CarterAmazon
5Bob Dylan & Johnny CashGirl From The North CountryCountry Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]Amazon
6Buck Owens & Rose MaddoxLoose TalkClassic Country: Great Duets [Disc 2]Amazon
7Buck OwensUnder Your Spell Again (Duet With Dwight Yoakam)Hot DogAmazon
8Buck Owens/Dwight YoakamStreets of BakersfieldReprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 1Amazon
9Dwight Yoakam/Sheryl CrowBaby Don't GoReprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2Amazon
10Emmylou Harris & The BandEvangelineDuetsAmazon
11Linda RonstadtI Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) (w/Emmylou Harris)DuetsAmazon
12Emmylou Harris & Gram ParsonsLove HurtsDuetsAmazon
13k.d. lang (with Roy Orbison)CryingRecollection CD 2Amazon
14Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.There's A Tear In My BeerFifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10Amazon
15Patsy Cline & Jim ReevesI Fall To Pieces [Album Version (Manufactured Duet)]RememberingAmazon
16Alison Krauss/Gillian WelchI'll Fly AwayO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
17Robert Plant & Alison KraussPlease Read The LetterRaising SandAmazon
18Waylon Jennings & Willie NelsonMamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be CowboysRCA Country Legends [Disc 2]Amazon
19Waylon Jennings & Jessi ColterSuspicious MindsClassic Country: Great Duets [Disc 2]Amazon
20George Jones & Tammy WynetteWe're Gonna Hold OnClassic Country: Great Duets [Disc 2]Amazon
21Porter Wagoner & Dolly PartonThe Last Thing On My MindDolly [Disc 1]Amazon
22Ashley MonroeYou Ain't Dolly (And You Ain't Porter) [Duet with Blake Shelton]Like A RoseAmazon
23Ray Charles & Willie NelsonSeven Spanish AngelsThe Many Sides Of Willie Nelson [Cd 3 "Duets"] (1992)Amazon
24Marty StuartThis One's Gonna Hurt You (For A Long, Long Time)20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Marty StuartAmazon
25George Jones/Merle HaggardYesterday's Wine [Duet]The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic YearsAmazon
26John C. Reilly & Angela CorreaLet's DuetWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]Amazon
27Dottie West Duet with Don GibsonThere's A Story (Goin' Round)The Essential Dottie WestAmazon
28Randy TravisHappy Trails (Duet With Roy Rogers)Heroes & FriendsAmazon

Signs & Signifiers

It’s a brand new year! Turn off the TV and tune into community radio for your best time. This year’s news will be one of politics, war, and overall bad behavior from the middling underbelly and radio will at least bring you a brief respite from what ails us. This week’s Deeper Roots will be another free form romp of genre-bending fun with a mix of soul, blues, country, rock and gospel. Tune in for some Norah Jones, Chris Isaak, Tom Petty, and Donna The Buffalo as we take our first steps into 2024. We’ll have a set that features signs and signifiers alongside the encouragement of Sister Mahalia as we keep our hand on the plow, the story telling of Luther’s picking from Johnny Cash, and we’ll also be ‘watching the signals’ with Bullmoose Jackson and Brenton Wood. Join Dave Stroud on another Friday morning featuring a century of America’s music on Sonoma County Community Radio, KOWS-LP 92.5 Occidental. Streaming all across the world on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Lucky Millinder & His OrchestraShorty's Got to GoGreatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 4Amazon
2Living SistersGood Ole WagonLove To LiveAmazon
3Ella Mae MorseRockin' And Rollin'Best Of The Rockabilly Rockin' YearsAmazon
4Elvis PresleyI Gotta KnowElvis #1 SinglesAmazon
5Chris IsaakIt's Now or NeverBeyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)Amazon
6Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersCaliforniaSongs and Music From "She's the One"Amazon
7Donna The BuffaloLocket And KeySilverlinedAmazon
8Johnny CashLuther Played The BoogieGet Rhythm [Sun]Amazon
9Tennessee Ernie FordI Ain't A-Gonna Let It Happen No MoreVintage CollectionsAmazon
10Robert GordonDrivin' Wheel [*]Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish SpecialsAmazon
11She & HimGonna Get Along Without You NowVolume TwoAmazon
12The FleetwoodsMr. BlueRed, White & Rock Disc 1Amazon
13Norah Jones featuring Dolly PartonCreepin' In (feat. Dolly Parton)…Featuring Norah JonesAmazon
14Judy CollinsSomeday SoonColors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy CollinsAmazon
15JD McPhersonSigns & SignifiersSigns & SignifiersAmazon
16Albert KingBorn Under A Bad SignStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
17Brenton WoodGimme Little SignBrenton Wood's 18 BestAmazon
18Bull Moose JacksonWatch My SignalsThe Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1Amazon
19Ralph StanleyGod Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
20Bob DylanEverything Is BrokenThe Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs [Disc 1]Amazon
21Tom SullivanHomeward Bound – The Old Slipper Shoe [instrumental]Classic Maritime MusicAmazon
22Mahalia JacksonKeep Your Hand on the PlowThe World's Greatest Gospel SingerAmazon
23Robert PlantCentral Two-O-NineBand Of JoyAmazon
24The TemptationsJust My Imagination (Running Away With Me)Classic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing [Disc 1]Amazon
25Dionne WarwickDon't Make Me OverDionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
26Gene McDaniels with The Johnny Mann SingersPoint Of No ReturnOn The Soul SideAmazon
27The Lovin' SpoonfulYou Didn't Have to Be So NiceDaydream [Original LP]Amazon
28Rick NelsonTravelin' ManThe Best of Rick Nelson, Vol. 2Amazon
29The CookiesChainsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
30The Isley BrothersShout, Pts. 1-2Red, White & Rock Disc 1Amazon
31V V BrownCrazy AmazingTravelling Like The LightAmazon

Country Christmas Redux

We revisit the country genre for some down home Christmas cooking…of sleigh bells, holly, ham, and mistletoe. Songs from mid-century to just a year ago or so featuring some of your favorite country and Americana artists in our final show before Christmas Day 2023. Tune in for some classics and also-rans from Gene Autry, Eddy Arnold, Red Foley, The Louvin Brothers and John Prine as we share some roasted, toasted chestnuts from the yule log. We’ve also got some George Jones, Ernest Tubb and Willie Nelson right up alongside Kacey Musgraves and Raul Malo. We’re saluting the season and telling stories from childhood’s past, all for you wrapped up with pretty paper and holiday ribbons of gold on this year’s Christmas show on community radio for Sonoma County, KOWS-LP, 92.5 FM, Occidental. Streaming your way across planet Earth on kowsfm.com. Now…let’s say it once again…’war is over’.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John PrineEverything Is CoolA John Prine ChristmasAmazon
2Eddy ArnoldSanta Claus Is Comin' to TownChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
3Prairie RamblersCowboy Santa ClausBlues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2Amazon
4Tennessee Ernie FordA Rootin' Tootin' Santa ClausChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
5Red FoleyHere Comes Santa ClausChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
6Bernie NeeCountry Music HolidayCountry & Western NuggetsAmazon
7Sonny JamesChristmas in My HometownChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
8Frankie Laine and Jo StaffordChristmas RosesChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
9Marty RobbinsFootprints in the SnowChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
10Ernest TubbI'll Be Walking the Floor This ChristmasChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
11Faron YoungI'm Gonna Tell Santa Claus On YouChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
12Hank ThompsonIt's Christmas Every Day in AlaskaChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
13Homer and JethroRandolph the Flat Nosed ReindeerChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
14Eddy ArnoldI'm Your Private Santa ClausChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
15The Louvin BrothersSanta's Big ParadeChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
16Raul MaloBlue ChristmasMarshmallow World and Other Holiday FavoritesAmazon
17Amanda Anne Platt & The HoneycuttersPretty PaperChristmas On A Greyhound BusAmazon
18George JonesLonely Christmas CallComplete Collection 1960-1962 [Disc 4] individual albumsAmazon
19Bill AndersonWaffle House ChristmasAndersonAmazon
20Asleep at the WheelSwingin' Silent NiteMerry Texas Christmas, Y'AllAmazon
21Loretta LynnCountry ChristmasWhite Christmas BlueAmazon
22The Nashville Bluegrass BandHoliday Pickin'American BeautyAmazon
23Ralph StanleyI'm Going Home, It's Christmas TimeChristmas Time with Ralph StanleyAmazon
24Hank SnowBlue ChristmasChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
25Hank SnowThe Reindeer BoogieChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
26Ernest TubbMerry Texas Christmas, You All!Ernest Tubb – The Texas Troubadour – Writers Galore [Disc 4]Amazon
27Raul MaloWinter WonderlandMarshmallow World and Other Holiday FavoritesAmazon
28Raul MaloFeliz NavidadMarshmallow World and Other Holiday FavoritesAmazon
29The Davis SistersThe Christmas BoogieChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
30Kacey MusgravesA Willie Nice ChristmasA Very Kacey ChristmasAmazon
31Willie NelsonWe Wish You a Merry ChristmasChristmas with Willie NelsonAmazon
32John PrineI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausA John Prine ChristmasAmazon
33Gene Autry and the PinaforesRudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
34Billy Joe ShaverMerry Christmas To YouFreedom's ChildAmazon
35Willie NelsonPretty PaperChristmas with Willie NelsonAmazon
36The AlarmHappy Christmas (War Is Over)StandardsAmazon

The Real Thing

A two hour collection of some of the very best from the past century is what the doctor ordered. Seems like it often is. Today’s Deeper Roots journey features an eclectic blend of genres, topics, and performances, all tuned to the discerning ear. We’ll be bringing you some subtle jazz vibes from Mose Allison, story songs about Caldonia, sweet soul duets from Marvin Gaye and Chuck Jackson, gospel from the Pilgrim Travelers, and plenty of boot heel country from BR5-49 and Little Jimmy Dickens. That’s not all…by far. We’ll hear a new light hearted cover from Luther Dickinson, a song about the Old Kelly Place from “The Real McCoy”, Don Covay, and Bobby “Blue” Bland. What better way to kick off your holiday season, right? There’s turkey in the fridge and the wreath will be going up on the door. Tune in why don’t you?

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Porter Wagoner'Til the Right One Comes AlongThe Best I've Ever BeenAmazon
2Nino Temple & April StevensDeep PurpleYour Hit Parade – The Early '60SAmazon
3Buck OwensLove's Gonna Live HereThe Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]Amazon
4Lou Rawls(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and BlueAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
5The 5 RoyalesThe Real ThingThe Complete Singles 1952-1962Amazon
6Marvin GayeAin't Nothing Like The Real ThingAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
7Chuck Jackson And Maxine BrownThe Real ThingHold On, We're Coming '67Amazon
8Mavis StaplesAt The End Of The DayHave A Little FaithAmazon
9Pilgrim TravelersAfter While (Take 8)Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
10Don CovayMercy, MercyRites Of Rhythm & Blues – Volume 2Amazon
11Bobby BlandTwo Steps From the BluesTwo Steps From the BluesAmazon
12k.d. lang/Roy OrbisonCryingKing of HeartsAmazon
13LissieGames People PlayCovered Up With FlowersAmazon
14Little Jimmy DickensWhen The Ship Hit The SandThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
15Walter BrennanThe Old Kelly PlacePoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
16Ricky Nelson & Walter BrennanGet Along Home, CindyWand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)Amazon
17BR5-49Fool of the CenturyThis Is BR549Amazon
18Chuck MeadI'm Not the Man for the JobClose to HomeAmazon
19Doc Watson/Merle WatsonSmoke, Smoke, SmokeBlack Mountain RagAmazon
20Dave Van RonkYour Feet's Too BigSweet & LowdownAmazon
21Mose AllisonI'm Not TalkingCocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini MadnessAmazon
22Elvis PresleyParalyzedWorldwide Gold Award Hits Vol. 2Amazon
23The Five StarsWhere Did Caldonia GoRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2Amazon
24Louis JordanCaldoniaMercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 2]Amazon
25The BandThe Shape I'm inStage FrightAmazon
26Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersSomething BigHard Promises (Remastered)Amazon
27Roy OrbisonRide AwayClassic "MGM" Roy Orbison 1965 – 68Amazon
28Randy NewmanDixie FlyerLand of DreamsAmazon
29John PrineSome Humans Ain't HumanFair & SquareAmazon

Goin’ Home

Our theme of ‘returning home’ explores not just the physical place but also a reflection of our identities, memories, and the tension between the past and the present. Returning to one’s roots is often fraught with challenges and our understanding of home is deeply intertwined with our personal growth and the changing world around us. This week we’ll be pouring through memories and nostalgia to try to find the meaning of home. Thomas Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again” introduces characters who yearn for their pasts and the comforts of home, but the reality often falls short of their memories and would serve as a guidepost for our theme today. We’ll share gospel from the Gospel Hummingbirds, classic Americana from John Prine, country tradition from Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie, and the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Big Maybelle, and Bruce Springsteen. We’re heading down that road to home in today’s show.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John PrineMy Darlin' HometownFair & SquareAmazon
2John FogertyGoin' Back HomeEye Of The ZombieAmazon
3Gospel HummingbirdsI'm Going HomeTaking FlightAmazon
4Bill KirchenSomebody's Going HomeTransatlanticanaAmazon
5Big MaybelleGoing Home BabyThe Very Best Of Big MaybelleAmazon
6Howlin' WolfGoing Back HomeBlues From HellAmazon
7Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three BlazersI Want To Go HomeSunny RoadAmazon
8Charles BrownHomesick BluesThe Cocktail Combos [Disc 2]Amazon
9Mickey & SylviaI'm Going HomeThe Best of King Curtis (1952-1961) (Disc 2)Amazon
10Mississippi John HurtAvalon, My Home TownBest Of Mississippi John Hurt [Live]Amazon
11Jack GuthrieOklahoma HillsAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music [Disc 3]Amazon
12Woody GuthrieI Ain't Got No Home In This World AnymoreHard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)Amazon
13Hank WilliamsI'm Going HomeLost Highway December 1948 – March 1949Amazon
14Hazel DickensWest Virginia, My HomeHand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1]Amazon
15Bruce SpringsteenMy Oklahoma HomeWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
16Maria MuldaurMy Tennessee Mountain HomeMaria MuldaurAmazon
17John PrineMy Old Kentucky Home, GoodnightBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
18Jimmy MartinHomesickJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]Amazon
19The Louvin BrothersI'm Ready To Go HomeSatan Is RealAmazon
20Dolly PartonTennessee Homesick BluesI Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1Amazon
21Charlie RichI Feel Like Going HomeThe Silver FoxAmazon
22Merle Haggard And The StrangersSing Me Back Home (2006 Digital Remaster)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
23Randy NewmanGoing HomeBad LoveAmazon
24The Charioteers & Frank SinatraI've Got A Home In That RockNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
25Leon RedboneI'm Going HomeUp A Lazy RiverAmazon
26Bobby BareHomesickMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
27Merle Haggard And The StrangersDown The Old Road To HomeSame Train, A Different TimeAmazon
28Steve EarleHometown BluesTrain a Comin'Amazon
29Ricky SkaggsLittle Cabin Home On The HillsAppalachian Stomp: Bluegrass ClassicsAmazon

Jubilee Theme

It’s theme time on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on Deeper Roots and we’ll take you pretty deep today, exploring songs of jubilation and celebration. Our theme revolves around the term ‘jubilee’ and it’s meaning, at least over the past century. While its etymology is centuries deep, with roots in the Old Testament and the Hebrew word ‘yobhel’ which refers to the ram’s horn which was sounded on the Day of Atonement, there are also the jubilee references to the freeing of slaves well into the 19th century. it speaks to anniversaries, rejoicing, and freedom. We could go much deeper but what better way to celebrate than with music, and there are plenty of Americana examples that tell of jubilees. We’ll hear from country favorites like The Sons of the Pioneers, Tyler Childers, and Joe Maphis alongside early century rhythm jazz and rhythm greats like Dinah Washington, Ivie Anderson, and Benny Goodman in this week’s show. Join us

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Roy ClarkAlabama JubileeSwing West – vol 2 – Guitar SlingersAmazon
2Benny CarterJubilee Program IntroBig Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946Amazon
3Benny CarterJubilee JumpBig Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946Amazon
4Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraJubileeThe Ultimate Collection [Disc 1]Amazon
5Big Joe TurnerJumpin' At The JubileeBig, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
6The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Patty GriffinJubileeI'll Find A WayAmazon
7Dinah WashingtonThere'll Be a Jubilee (from "In the Land of Hi-Fi")Dinah Washington: Eight Classic AlbumsAmazon
8Helen HumesJubileeHe May Be Your ManAmazon
9The Andrews SistersThere'll Be a JubileeFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
10Ivie AndersonLet's Have a JubileeCocktail HourAmazon
11Mildred Bailey With Benny Goodman & His V-Disc All StarsThere'll Be A JubileeThe Women of WW2 [V 4]Amazon
12Ashley Monroe & The AmericansJubileeAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon
13Kathy Mattea and FriendsJubileeDear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean RitchieAmazon
14Dave AlvinJubilee TrainRomeo's EscapeAmazon
15The BlastersJubilee TrainTestament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)Amazon
16The Devil Makes ThreeThere'll Be A JubileeRedemption & RuinAmazon
17Riders in the SkyCowboy JubileeBest of the WestAmazon
18Sons of the PioneersCowboy JubileeThe Lost MastersAmazon
19Sons of the PioneersBarnyard JubileeSongs of the Prairie – CD4Amazon
20Joe MaphisNashville JubileeCountry Guitar ThunderAmazon
21The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sam Bush, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff HannaBayou JubileeWill The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2Amazon
22Elizabeth Mitchell Y Daniel LittletonJubileePutumayo Presents American FolkAmazon
23The War and TreatyJubileeHearts TownAmazon
24Arkansas DaveJubileeArkansas DaveAmazon
25Charlie ParrJubileeCharlie ParrAmazon
26Tyler ChildersJubileeCan I Take My Hounds to Heaven?Amazon
27JD McPhersonJubileeUndivided Heart & SoulAmazon
28Carolyn HesterSwing And Turn Jubilee [Album Version]Folk Classics (Roots Of American Folk Music)Amazon
29Jake Xerxes FussellJubileeOut of SightAmazon
30R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit SerenadersAlabama JubileeChasin' RainbowsAmazon
31Doc WatsonAlabama JubileeGood Deal!Amazon

Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas

From the cold grey light of dawn to some gospel coverage from Luther Dickinson, George Jones and The Golden Gate Quartet, Deeper Roots this week takes another pull at the thread of tapestry of the past century, once again celebrating America’s music. We’re in fine form, no doubt, because the players this week move from the ‘king of boogie’, John Lee Hooker, to one of the great contemporary songwriters, Iris DeMent. We’ll share a track from her latest album, one that ventures into the dark corners of this country’s recent history with her brilliant eight minute soliloquy “Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas”. We’ll share songs about liars, feeling good, 99 year blues, and that last train to Memphis. Join Dave Stroud for two hours from America’s songbooks, from church to steeple to songs about its people. We’ll be coming to you live from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Louis ArmstrongGo Down MosesLouis And The Good BookAmazon
2Iris DeMentGoin' Down To Sing In TexasWorkin' On A WorldAmazon
3Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleTexas FloodTexas FloodAmazon
4George JonesTake The Devil Out Of MeGeorge Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
5The Golden Gate QuartetLet That Liar AloneNegro Spirituals, Vol. 1Amazon
6Laurie Lewis And The Right HandsLet That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)The Hazel and Alice SessionsAmazon
7Luther DickinsonAin't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples)Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II[amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
8Lucinda WilliamsHot BloodSweet Old WorldAmazon
9Dave AlvinI Feel So GoodCommon Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
10Taj MahalGood Morning Little School GirlGiant Step & De Ole Folks At HomeAmazon
11Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur99 Year BluesPenny's FarmAmazon
12Emily Scott RobinsonDelta LineUp South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23Amazon
13Eric ClaptonSo TiredBack HomeAmazon
14John Lee HookerDon't Look Back Ft. Van MorrisonKing Of The BoogieAmazon
15Van MorrisonStreamline TrainMoving On SkiffleAmazon
16Blues ImageParchman FarmOpenAmazon
17Mose AllisonThe Seventh SonAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
18Little FeatTwo TrainsHotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (1 of 4)Amazon
19The BandLast Train To MemphisJubilationAmazon
20Dr. John The Night TripperMama RouxThe Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974Amazon
21Shirley & LeeFeel So GoodThe Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)Amazon
22Levon Helm & The RCO All-StarsHavana MoonLevon Helm & The RCO All-StarsAmazon
23Slim HarpoBaby Scratch My BackThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2Amazon
24Alabama ShakesKiller Diller BluesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
25Lee Ann WomackTake The Devil Out Of MeThe Lonely, The Lonesome & The GoneAmazon

Ladies of Rockabilly

Sweatin’ with the oldies…that’s all we can say. This week’s Deeper Roots focuses on both the vintage and the contemporary performances by women who took on the rockabilly mantle. While a male-dominated genre, particularly when the boys (and record companies) were chasing the next Elvis, gave us hundreds (thousands?) of gyrating hips and raw rock in the form of pounding piano, thrashing guitar and duck tails, there was barely enough room for the ladies. But we’ve made some room on this morning’s show where we’ll be featuring the likes of Wanda Jackson, Janis Martin, Laura Lee Perkins and a bevy of brash rocking women from the early days of rock ‘n roll. We’ll do our best to balance the show with late breakers of the rockabilly kind:  Kim Lenz, Linda Gail Lewis, Imelda May and Rosie Flores are some of the contemporary sounds we’ll be hearing from on this September morning. Tune in for a wild two hours…guaranteed.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Patsy ClineStop, Look And ListenGrady MartinAmazon
2Brenda LeeLittle Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)Grady MartinAmazon
3Joyce GreenBlack CadillacWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
4Mimi RomanLittle Lovin'100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
5Laura Lee PerkinsI Just Don't Like This Kind Of Lovin'Essential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
6Laura Lee PerkinsOh La BabyEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
7Maddox Brothers & RoseThe Death of Rock 'n' RollClassic RockabillyAmazon
8Janis MartinDrugstore Rock 'n' RollClassic RockabillyAmazon
9Janis MartinWill You WillyumGrady MartinAmazon
10Wanda JacksonThere's A Party Goin' OnQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
11Wanda JacksonLet's Have A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
12The Collins KidsParty100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
13The Collins KidsI'm In My Teens100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
14Ann JonesHi-ballin' DaddyHillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56Amazon
15Barbara PittmanSentimental FoolThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
16Sparkle MooreRock-a-BopClassic RockabillyAmazon
17Jean ChapelI Won't Be Rockin' TonightClassic RockabillyAmazon
18Charline ArthurHello BabyBig "D" Jamboree, Gals Of TheAmazon
19Charline ArthurBurn That CandleWelcome To The ClubAmazon
20Robert GordonHot Dog! That Made Her Mad (feat. Rosie Flores)Rockabilly for LifeAmazon
21Rosie Flores & The TalismenI've Got A Right To CrySo SadAmazon
22Kim Lenz & the JaguarsHowl at the MoonThe One and OnlyAmazon
23Kim LenzBury Me DeepSlowly SpeedingAmazon
24Kim Lenz & the JaguarsRock & Roll GuitarThe One and OnlyAmazon
25Ronnie Wood with his Wild FiveRock 'n' Roll Music (featuring Imelda May)Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck BerryAmazon
26Imelda MayBig Bad Handsome ManLove TattooAmazon
27Samantha FishIt's Your Voodoo WorkingChills & FeverAmazon
28Linda Gail Lewis, Slim Jim Phantom & Danny B. HarveyDiggin' My Way out of HellDiggin' My Way Out Of Hell – SingleAmazon
29Linda Gail LewisRocking My Life AwayHard Rocking WomanAmazon
30Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail LewisBoogie Woogie Country GalWild! Wild! Wild!Amazon
31Van Morrison & Linda Gail LewisLet's Talk About UsYou Win AgainAmazon
32Tammy Lynn & Myles HighGood Rockin' TonightTurn My Music OnAmazon
33Tammy Lynn & Myles HighSweet As My BabyTurn My Music OnAmazon
34Wanda JacksonMean Mean ManRocket In My PocketAmazon
35Wanda JacksonLong Tall SallyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
36Wanda JacksonTwo Shots (feat. Elle King and Joan Jett)EncoreAmazon
37Janis MartinMy Boy ElvisLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon