Category Archives: Americana

High Water Everywhere

And the topic of this episode will be natural disasters. Namely…floods. Timeless events and timeless music. Dave Stroud will share in-depth blues about rising waters, country music about the terror brought to us by Mother Nature, featuring Dave Alvin, James McMurtry, Whispering Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, and Lonnie Johnson…to mention but a few. Our show will focus on music that tells a story, because that’s what we find best in the tradition of Americana roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny CashFive Feet High And RisingSongs Of Our SoilAmazon
2Charley PattonHigh Water Everywhere Part 1People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. NatureAmazon
3Bob DylanHigh Water (For Charley Patton)Love and TheftAmazon
4Ramblin' Jack ElliottRising High Water BluesA Stranger HereAmazon
5Blind Lemon JeffersonRising High Water Blues (Pm 12487, 4491-5)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
6Tom RushGalveston FloodThe Very Best Of Tom Rush: No RegretsAmazon
7Whispering SmithStorm in Texas aka Texas FloodSwamp BluesAmazon
8Lonnie JohnsonBroken Levee BluesHot FingersAmazon
9Lonnie JohnsonFlood Water BluesTomorrow NightAmazon
10Sippie WallaceThe Flood BluesABC Of The Blues, Vol. 48Amazon
11Bessie SmithBack Water BluesKen Burns Jazz [Disc 1]Amazon
12Ruby GowdyFlorida Flood BluesFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6Amazon
13Carl MartinHigh Water Flood BluesCarl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded WorksAmazon
14Memphis Minnie & Kansas JoeWhen The Levee Breaks24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's 2015Amazon
15Robert HicksMississippi Heavy Water BluesPeople Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. NatureAmazon
16Fiddlin' John CarsonStorm That Struck MiamiPeople Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. NatureAmazon
17Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain BoysFlood Of '57Classic BluegrassAmazon
18Happy TraumCrash on the Levee Down in the Flood (feat. Justin Guip, Adam Traum & Byron Isaacs)Just For the Love Of ItAmazon
19James McMurtryHurricane PartyJust Us KidsAmazon
20Charlie HadenIs This America? (Katrina 2005)Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
21Dave AlvinSouthern Flood BluesCommon Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
22Roomful Of BluesTexas FloodThe First AlbumAmazon
23Larry DavisTexas FloodBob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]Amazon
24Randy Newman & The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra With Members Of The New York PhilharmonicLouisiana 1927Our New Orleans: A Benefit AlbumAmazon
25Davell CrawfordGather By The RiverOur New Orleans: A Benefit AlbumAmazon
26The Tex-I-An BoysWasn't That A Mighty Storm?Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
27Johnny CashBig RiverGet Rhythm [Sun]Amazon
28Leon RussellA Mighty FloodA Mighty FloodAmazon

Free Form – June 2017

We’re going to mix it up this week on Deeper Roots in a regular free form show featuring music that runs the gamut. We’ll hear from Doug Sahm and Arthur Alexander, John Fogerty and Betty Wright, Memphis Minnie and Guy Lombardo, as well as a track from the late Gregg Allman. The topics will range anywhere from bad blood and bad boys to good news and bad news on a fresh collection of the vintage, on KOWS radio: Free Speech. No Bull. Community Radio for West Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Gregg AllmanI Believe I'll Go Back HomeLow Country BluesAmazon
2Betty WrightHe's Bad Bad BadThe Best of Betty WrightAmazon
3DerailersBad, Bad GirlGuaranteed to SatisfyAmazon
4Doug SahmBad BoyThe Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug SahmAmazon
5Sonny Terry & Brownie McGheeBad BloodCripple CreekAmazon
6Blind Lemon JeffersonBad Luck BluesClassic Sides Disc 1Amazon
7John FogertyBad Moon RisingThe Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence CollectionAmazon
8Johnny CashBad NewsThe Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 2Amazon
9Amy HelmGood NewsDidn't It RainAmazon
10Cris CuddyGood Bad NewsSally's WaltzAmazon
11Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesGood NewsSaturday Night / Sunday MorningAmazon
12George OlsenGood NewsBeyond The Blue HorizonAmazon
13Fats DominoBad Luck and TroubleFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
14Sister Rosetta TharpeWhat's That NewsThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
15Marvin GayeWhat's The Matter With You BabyAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
16Memphis MinnieWhat's The Matter With The Mill?21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10Amazon
17Frank StokesWhat's The Matter BluesBroke, Black & Blue [Disc 1] : Up Country BluesAmazon
18The Sunshine BoysWhat's the Matter With Deep ElemThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]Amazon
19Joe LigginsWhat's The Reason (1949)The Chronological Joe Liggins 1948 – 1950Amazon
20Guy LombardoWhat's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)Enjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy LombardoAmazon
21The Mills BrothersWhat's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?)The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3Amazon
22Johnny Burnette With The Johnny Mann SingersYou're The Reason25 Greatest HitsAmazon
23Arthur AlexanderYou're The ReasonThe Greatest HitsAmazon
24Willie NelsonReasons To QuitOne Hell Of A RideAmazon
25Tim HardinReason To BelieveBest Of The TroubadoursAmazon
26Django ReinhardtBelieve It, BelovedThe Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1]Amazon
27Fern JonesI Do BelieveThe Glory RoadAmazon
28Dan HicksYou Gotta Believe [Album Version]The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
29John StewartShe Believes In MeCalifornia BloodlinesAmazon
30The Louvin BrothersMaking BelieveClose Harmony [Disc 3]Amazon
31The Haden TripletsMaking BelieveThe Haden TripletsAmazon
32Matt UrmyWe Must Believe in Magic (feat. Cowboy Jack Clement)Out of the AshesAmazon
33Neil YoungI Believe in YouAfter the Gold RushAmazon
34Rick NelsonBelieve What You SayLegacy [Disc 1]Amazon

That High Lonesome Sound

There can be no room for more rain here in Sonoma County. Spring is here and summer’s only a festival away….so we’ll celebrate the warmer side of Spring with an exploration of the bluegrass sounds of Bill Monroe and others, all tunes being selected for their ability to express what became to be known as that ‘high lonesome sound’.  Included in the mix will be Del McCoury, Jimmy Martin, Peter Rowan, Ralph Stanley, and a many others on a night that celebrates that ‘voice from on high’ and discourages the direction down that ‘wicked path of sin’. All for you on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ricky Skaggs & Joan OsborneOn The Old Kentucky ShoreBig Mon – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
2Bill MonroeA Voice From On HighCover to Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]Amazon
3Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysWicked Path Of SinAll The Classic Releases 1937-1949 [Disc 4]Amazon
4The Stanley BrothersHills of Roan County16 Greatest HitsAmazon
5Vern And RayCabin On a MountainCabin On A MountainAmazon
6Ralph StanleyThe Old CrossroadPoor Rambler [Disc 2]Amazon
7The David Thom BandMemories Of Mother And DadThe ThiefAmazon
8Peter Rowan, Greg GaringLetter From My DarlingTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
9Bill Monroe/Ralph StanleyLetter from My DarlingSaturday Night & Sunday Morning Disc 1Amazon
10The Stanley BrothersMeet Me By the MoonlightHigh Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
11Del McCouryBluest Man in TownCelebrating 50 Years of del McCoury (Disc 2)Amazon
12Blue HighwayWicked Path Of SinBill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 1Amazon
13Martin, "King" Jimmy/Marty StuartThe Mississippi Mudcat and Sister Sheryl CrowHonky Tonkin's What I Do BestAmazon
14Jimmy MartinOn and OnDon't Cry To MeAmazon
15Jimmy Martin & Ralph StanleyOld Cross RoadFirst Time TogetherAmazon
16Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysMy Little Georgia RoseBill Monroe: AnthologyAmazon
17Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysGet Down On Your Knees and PrayBill Monroe: AnthologyAmazon
18Tim O'BrienHighway Of SorrowLegend Lives on-a Tribute to Bill MonroeAmazon
19Bill MonroeHighway of SorrowBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 3]Amazon
20Del McCouryHigh On the MountainCelebrating 50 Years of del McCoury (Disc 2)Amazon
21Del McCouryOn the Lonesome WindThe FamilyAmazon
22Alan O'Bryant, Del McCouryGet Down On Your Knees And PrayTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
23Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysTrue Life BluesBill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys live recordings 1956-1969Amazon
24Bill Monroe And Doc WatsonMemories of YouLive Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2Amazon
25Ricky SkaggsRemember the CrossSoldier of the CrossAmazon
26The Seldom SceneLittle Georgia RoseHigh Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
27Bill MonroeWith Body and SoulHigh Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
28Joe Val & The New England Bluegrass BoysI Hear A Sweet Voice CallingBill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 1Amazon
29Mac WisemanIt's Mighty Dark To TravelGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
30Don Reno & Red SmileyI Know You're Married But I Love You StillGod Old Country BalldsAmazon
31Danny Paisley, Ryan Paisley, T.J. LundyMy Home's Across the Blue Ridge MountainsOla Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon LineAmazon
32Old and in the WayHigh Lonesome SoundThat High Lonesome SoundAmazon
33Charlie HadenA Voice From On HighCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon

Resist!

We’re going to share some political sounds from the past and present on Deeper Roots in a show that expresses the sentiments of resistance and free speech. Tune in for some new music from The Drive-By Truckers and Bruce Springsteen as well as some powerful voices from the past: Gil Scott-Heron, Phil Ochs, the SNCC Freedom Singers, Public Enemy, Merle Haggard, and…well…the list just doesn’t seem to lack for talent and passion.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Black Eyed PeasPower To The PeopleInstant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur [Disc 2]Amazon
2Mimi & Richard FarinaHouse Un-American Blues Activity DreamGenerations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & PoliticsAmazon
3Leonard CohenThe Old RevolutionSongs From A RoomAmazon
4Phil OchsI'm Going To Say It NowFarewells & Fantasies [Disc 1]Amazon
5Phil OchsI Ain't Marching AnymoreGenerations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & PoliticsAmazon
6Woody GuthrieVigilante ManThe First Rays Of Protest In The Twentieth CenturyAmazon
7Norman & Nancy BlakeStarving To Death On The Government ClaimThe Hobo's Last RideAmazon
8Pete SeegerRound And Around Hitler's GraveThe First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth CenturyAmazon
9Joan BaezI Pity The Poor ImmigrantGenerations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & PoliticsAmazon
10Pete SeegerWe Shall Not Be MovedGenerations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & PoliticsAmazon
11Merle HaggardPolitically UncorrectSinglesAmazon
12Pete SeegerWhich Side Are You On?The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth CenturyAmazon
13Tom MorelloEase My Revolutionary MindNote Of HopeAmazon
14Joe GrusheckyThat's What Makes Us Great MP3 MasteredNew Band ProjectAmazon
15Steve EarleRich Man's WarThe Revolution Starts NowAmazon
16Bob DylanPolitical WorldChronicles, Vol. 1Amazon
17C.O.R.E. Freedom SingersGet Your Rights, JackVoices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)Amazon
18Gil Scott-HeronThe Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedThe Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman MastersAmazon
19Tracy ChapmanTalkin' Bout a RevolutionTracy ChapmanAmazon
20Country Joe & The FishGood Guys/Bad Guys CheerThe Collected Country Joe & The Fish: 1965-1970Amazon
21Bruce SpringsteenWe Shall OvercomeWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
22Tom PaxtonIf The Poor Don't MatterRedemption RoadAmazon
23Drive-By TruckersGuns Of UmpquaAmerican BandAmazon
24SNCC Freedom Singers; Neblett, CharlesGovernor WallaceVoices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)Amazon
25Roy ZimmermanSomeday (We Shall Overcome)The Faucet's On FireAmazon
26SNCC Freedom Singers; Reagon, CordellDog, DogVoices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)Amazon
27John Lennon & The Plastic Ono BandPower To The PeopleGimme Some Truth [Disc 1]Amazon

Arlo Guthrie Special

Arlo Guthrie Special
Arlo Guthrie Special

Arlo’s music has been a mix of the traditional and sixties counterculture in it’s mood and dimension. His recent tour looks back at his albums that also struck an Americana chord including “Running Down The Road” and “Washington County” albums. We’ll be covering Arlo’s music, original versions, songs from Ramblin’ Jack and Woody, Holly Near, and those Americana inspirations. Join us!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Arlo GuthrieAlice's Restaurant Pt 1The Best of Arlo GuthrieAmazon
2Arlo GuthrieHighway In the WindAlice's RestaurantAmazon
3Arlo GuthrieComing Into Los AngelesRunning Down the Road (remastered 2004)Amazon
4Arlo GuthrieMiss The Mississippi and YouLast of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004)Amazon
5Jimmie RodgersMiss The Mississippi And YouRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]Amazon
6Arlo Guthrie, Lunenberg Travelers, Pete Seeger & Sonny Terry And Brownie McGheeYou Must Have That True ReligionA Tribute to LeadbellyAmazon
7Georgia Yellow HammersMary Don't You WeepLead Kindly LightAmazon
8Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete SeegerOh Mary Don't You WeepH.A.R.P. A Time To Sing Disc 1Amazon
9Arlo Guthrie & Pete SeegerThis Old CarIf I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2Amazon
10Arlo GuthrieAlice's Restaurant Pt 2The Best of Arlo GuthrieAmazon
11Arlo Guthrie1913 MassacreGenerations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & PoliticsAmazon
12Woody Guthrie1913 MassacreClassic Labor Songs From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
13Woody GuthrieThe Grand Coulee DamWoody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionAmazon
14Arlo GuthrieAlice's Restaurant Pt 3The Best of Arlo GuthrieAmazon
15Arlo GuthrieCity Of New OrleansAll Over the WorldAmazon
16Steve GoodmanCity Of New OrleansSteve GoodmanAmazon
17Arlo GuthrieOklahoma HillsRunning Down the Road (remastered 2004)Amazon
18Jack GuthrieOklahoma HillsOklahoma HillsAmazon
19Arlo GuthrieAlice's Restaurant Pt 4The Best of Arlo GuthrieAmazon
20Ramblin' Jack ElliottRiding Down The Canyon (w/Arlo Guthrie)Friends of MineAmazon
21Rex AllenRidin' Down the Canyon V-3Riding All DayAmazon
22Arlo Guthrie, Lunenberg Travelers, Pete Seeger & Sonny Terry And Brownie McGheeRedbirdA Tribute to LeadbellyAmazon
23Arlo GuthrieLovesick BluesLast of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004)Amazon
24Hank WilliamsLovesick Blues24 GreatestAmazon
25Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete SeegerWimoweh (Mbube)H.A.R.P. A Time To Sing Disc 1Amazon
26Arlo GuthrieAlice's Restaurant Pt 5The Best of Arlo GuthrieAmazon

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

Country Memories

Country Memories
Country Memories

Nostalgia sometimes sounds like a bad cold or some obscure disease. Well…the latter is certainly not so far from the mark. We’re going to bring some country performers into our playlist this evening to share memories of the old home, faded memories and faded loves. We’ll hear from The Dillards, Hazel Dickens, Jack Guthrie, Rodney Crowell, Bobby Bare, and many others in our theme of ‘Country Memories’ this week. Join Dave Stroud for two hours of ‘sweet memories’ on community radio this week.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Stoney EdwardsYou'll Remember MeDown Home in the CountryAmazon
2Flatt & Scruggs'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered [Album Version]16 Biggest HitsAmazon
3Mac WisemanTis Sweet To Be RememberedTeenage HangoutAmazon
4Johnny CashMemories Are Made of ThisUnchainedAmazon
5Willie NelsonYour Memory Won't DieThe Hungry YearsAmazon
6Doc WatsonMy Rose of Old KentuckyMemoriesAmazon
7The Country GentlemenGreen Green Grass Of HomeThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
8The DillardsThe Old Home PlaceThere Is A Time: 1963-70Amazon
9Hazel DickensA Few Old MemoriesIt's Hard to Tell the Singer From the SongAmazon
10Red Allen & Frank WakefieldFaded MemoryKeep On Going: The Rebel & Melodeon RecordingsAmazon
11The Acoustic Medicine ShowFaded MemorySteel String LineAmazon
12Ricky SkaggsRiver Of MemoryFamily And FriendsAmazon
13Floyd Tillman & Leona WilliamsLet's Make Memories TonightThe InfluenceAmazon
14Henson CargillGreen, Green Grass of HomeSkip a RopeAmazon
15Bobby Bare500 Miles Away from HomeMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
16Rodney CrowellPlease Remember MeThe Essential Rodney CrowellAmazon
17Doc WatsonI'm Going Back To The Old HomeRiding the Midnight TrainAmazon
18Jimmie RodgersMy Little Old Home Down In New OrleansThe Essential Jimmie RodgersAmazon
19Hank WilliamsLost HighwayLost Highway December 1948 – March 1949Amazon
20Jack GuthrieChained To A MemoryOklahoma HillsAmazon
21Webb PierceMemory Number OneSinglesAmazon
22The Carter FamilyWill You Miss Me When I'm GoneThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1]Amazon
23The Stanley Brothers; vocal by Carter Stanley & Pee Wee LambertThe Old HomeThe Complete Columbia Stanley BrothersAmazon
24Elvis PresleyI Forgot to Remember to ForgetThe Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2Amazon
25John Prine & Mac WisemanI Forgot to Remember to ForgetStandard Songs for Average PeopleAmazon
26Stuart HamblenRemember MeThe History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 19)Amazon
27Grandpa JonesI Guess You Don't Remember NowMakes The Rafters RingAmazon
28Roland White BandOn My Way Back to the Old HomeI Wasn't Born to Rock'n RollAmazon
29Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesWhen I'm Gone Don't You GrieveDaddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' PapaAmazon
30Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysPlease Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 3Amazon
31Slim Harbert & His BoysHoney, This Time I'm GoneYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
32Merle Travis & Joe MaphisPicture On The WallCountry Music's 2 Guitar Greats Merle Travis & Joe MaphisAmazon
33Jimmie DavisPal Of Long AgoNobody's Darlin' But Mine: 1928-1937Amazon

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

Clouds & Silver Linings

Clouds & Silver Linings
Clouds & Silver Linings

The past few months have been brutal for democracy. There is no silver lining in sight but this week’s music will nonetheless feature some songs of hope: our theme is one of clouds and silver linings. It’s meant to give a two hour break (if that’s at all possible) to the malevolent stewing cauldron that is brewing in the most sacred halls of our democracy. We’ll discard with the political music this week and simply ride a topical wave featuring a blend of jazz, country, gospel, rock, and pop. Tune in for music from Van Morrison, The Sons of the Pioneers, George Gershwin, Dave Van Ronk, and Pops Staples…to name but a few…this week on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jimmy MartinPray The Clouds AwayJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]Amazon
2Bill CoxThe Clouds Gwine Roll Away78sAmazon
3Doc & Merle WatsonThe Clouds Are Gwine to Roll AwayOn StageAmazon
4Hylo BrownClouds Gonna Roll AwayLegends & Tall TalesAmazon
5Delmore BrothersGod Put a Rainbow in the CloudsHillbilly Boogie BestAmazon
6Dave Van RonkClouds (From Both Sides Now)A Chrestomathy [Disc 1]Amazon
7George GershwinKickin' The Clouds AwayThe Platinum CollectionAmazon
8Annette HanshawThere Must Be a Silver LiningThe Personality Girl, Vol. 3, 1926-1928Amazon
9Jim HallLook for the Silver LiningComplete Jazz GuitarAmazon
10Dave BrubeckLook For The Silver LiningTime Signatures: A Career RetrospectiveAmazon
11Marion HarrisLook For The Silver Lining50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30sAmazon
12Django ReinhardtCloudsThe Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1]Amazon
13Django ReinhardtLiza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)1944-1946Amazon
14Maurice ChevalierSweeping the Clouds AwayMaurice Chevalier: The Greatest HitsAmazon
15Johnny Hamp And His Kentucky SerenadersUp In The CloudsJohnny Hamp at ArchiveAmazon
16The Louvin BrothersYou'll Meet Him In The CloudsClose Harmony [Disc 6]Amazon
17Alison KraussCloudy DaysEvery Time You Say GoodbyeAmazon
18Sons of the PioneersCottage in the Clouds1941 vol 1 (Warped 4108)Amazon
19Johnny RayThe Little White Cloud That CriedMagic MomentsAmazon
20Red Norvo Trio, George Shearing QuintetMidnight on Cloud 69Midnight on Cloud 69Amazon
21The Blind Boys Of AlabamaGod Put A Rainbow In The CloudI'll Find A WayAmazon
22Pops StaplesHope in a Hopeless WorldFather FatherAmazon
23MoonaliceSilver LiningDave's Way Vol 4Amazon
24First Aid KitMy Silver LiningStay GoldAmazon
25Simon & GarfunkelCloudyOld Friends Disc 2Amazon
26Laurie Lewis & Kathy KallickFlying CloudSing The Songs Of Vern & RayAmazon
27Hank SnowThe Boogie Woogie Flying CloudSouthern CannonballAmazon
28Bonnie RaittSilver Lining [Radio Edit Version]The Best of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989-2003 [US]Amazon
29Rilo KileySilver LiningThe Craft of Music, Vol. 2Amazon
30Bunch Of Kids/Eddie Hodges/Frank SinatraHigh HopesSinatra 80th: All the Best Disc 2Amazon

Rockabilly Road

Rockabilly Road
Rockabilly Road

It’s time once again to visit the wild side of rock n’ roll…unrestrained and unforgiving…and often out of tune. But that didn’t matter since it was the emotion and the sweat that filled the production gaps. A progenitor of punk, rockabilly music got its roots from hillbilly, country swing, and R&B. And it certainly owes a lot to Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. Our show this week will cover the known and the unknown. We’ll hear tracks from the Sun stable but we’ll also dig into the digital dust bins of the Imperial, Capitol, and Decca labels for vintage examples and a few rockabilly modernists will be on hand. So get your cat clothes on and get ready for a raucous evening in West County on community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny BurnetteEager Beaver BabyThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD1Amazon
2Doc WatsonShake, Rattle And RollDocabillyAmazon
3Mac WisemanThe FoolTeenage HangoutAmazon
4Rock*A*TeensDoggone It Baby (Alt)100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
5Robert Gordon and Link WrayLonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)Too Fast to live… Too Young to DieAmazon
6Wanda JacksonThere's A Party Goin' OnQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
7Wanda JacksonThe Graveyard ShiftUnfinished BusinessAmazon
8Merle KilgoreEverybody Needs A Little LovinEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
9Bill AllenPlease Give Me SomethingEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
10Warren SmithGot Love If You Want ItThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
11Warren SmithRock and Roll RubyRockabilly LegendAmazon
12Billy Lee RileyBaby Please Don't GoThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
13Carl PerkinsGlad All OverOriginal Sun Greatest HitsAmazon
14Malcom YelvingtonRockin' with my BabySUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]]Amazon
15Johnny BurnetteOh Baby BabeThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD1Amazon
16Jerry Lee LewisReal Wild Child (Wild One)The Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
17Eddie BondRockin' DaddyClassic RockabillyAmazon
18Ronnie DawsonRockin' BonesRockin' Bones: The Legendary Masters [Disc 2]Amazon
19Charlie FeathersOne Hand LooseCD2Amazon
20Charlie FeathersBottle to the BabyRockabilly KingsAmazon
21The Collins KidsRock Boppin' Baby100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
22Larry Collins/Lorrie CollinsMercyLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
23Ryan Cain And The AblesKill Devil HillbillyCupid And The DevilAmazon
24Ryan Cain And The AblesCupid And The DevilCupid And The DevilAmazon
25Bill KirchenRockabilly FuneralTombstone Every MileAmazon
26Carl PerkinsAll Mama's Children (with John Fogerty)Go Cat GoAmazon
27Carl PerkinsRockabilly Music (with Paul Simon)Go Cat GoAmazon
28Carl PerkinsGo Cat GoGo Cat GoAmazon
29Wanda JacksonMean Mean ManQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
30Sleepy LabeefShot-Gun Boogie (Overdub)Sleepy RocksAmazon
31Dean BeardRock Around the TownThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
32Jimmy WagesMad ManThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
33Memphis Rockabilly BandPleated PantsBlind Pig Records 25th Anniversary Collection CD1Amazon
34Charlie FeathersCorrinaGood Rockin' TonightAmazon
35Freddie HartSnatch It And Grab It100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
36Hal WillisBop-A-Dee Bop-A-Doo100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon