The sounds of New Orleans carry a mood that’s both jubilant and deeply human; it dances and mourns in the same breath. It’s the sound of the street parade meeting the juke joint: syncopated, earthy, and alive with horns, piano rolls, and that unmistakable backbeat shuffle. Unlike the more urban polish of Chicago blues or the rural cry of the Delta, New Orleans R&B has always felt like a conversation between the sacred and the profane, where gospel chords meet barroom swagger. Just beyond the Crescent City’s lights, where the waters of the bayou take form, we’ve got the accordians and fiddles of the swamp, where there’s humor, head and heartbreak woven into the DNA of the deep South. It is joyous and haunted, elegant and raw, as well as endlessly resilient. The music of New Orleans inspired an ethos — that music could be communal, unrestrained, and celebratory no matter the hardship. It taught America how to dance through its troubles, to find rhythm in resilience, and to turn sorrow into sound that still shakes the rafters and demands a communal dance to this day. This week’s show raises the flag of the Crescent City and her environs with a rhythm and bayou romp!
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Roomful Of Blues
New Orleans
Best of Roomful of Blues The Alligator Records Years
2
Rusty & Doug Kershaw
Louisiana Man
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
3
Jimmy Newman
A Fallen Star
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
4
Alvin Robinson
Down Home Girl
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
5
Joe Barry
I'm a Fool to Care
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
6
Rod Bernard
Pardon Mr. Gordon
Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
7
Barbara George
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
8
Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball
I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind
Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
9
The Hawketts
Your Time's Up
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
10
Sugar Boy Crawford
No More Heartaches
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
11
Clifton Chenier
The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
12
Clifton Chenier
Calinda
Destination New Orleans
13
Bobby Mitchell
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
14
Fats Domino
The Big Beat
Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
15
Dr. John
Blue Monday
Goin' Back To New Orleans
16
Fats Domino
What's Wrong
Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
17
Theryl De Clouet
I Get Lifted
A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
18
Sammy Naquin
New Orleans Waltz
Best of Cajun Instrumentals
19
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Canaille
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
20
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
La Crhve De Faim (Starvation 2-Step)
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
New Orleans Beat
La Toussaint
22
Lil' Queenie & The Percolators
My Darlin' New Orleans
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
23
Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots
Bunny Bread
Destination New Orleans
24
Johnny Adams
Release Me
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
25
Jimmy Clanton
Another Sleepless Night
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
26
Jewel King
3X7=21
New Orleans R&B Outbreak
27
Charles "Hungry" Williams
So Glad You're Mine
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
28
Archibald
Stack O Lee
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
29
Great Day of New Orleans Singers
You've Got To Be Modernistic
Black American Choirs 1926-31
30
Great Day of New Orleans Singers
Shout On
Black American Choirs 1926-31
31
The Red Stick Ramblers
Main Street Blues
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
32
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
Friday mornings feature a two-hour journey through sound, soul, and even a dash of storytelling from the past century of America’s music. Tune in as Dave Stroud weaves an eclectic blend of genres that don’t always share a shelf, but definitely share a spirit. From the aching twang of country ballads to the velvet grooves of soul, as well as the thumping rhythms of rock…we’ve got it all. We’ll also be adding a touch of gospel to uplift and some shimmering pop in the show today. Legends and unsung heroes side by side—think John Fogerty easing into a track from BR5-49, or some classic Charlie Musselwhite introducing the soulful sounds of Solomon Burke. This isn’t a greatest hits show—it’s a feeling. It’s about the moments when music surprises you, connects you, and makes you feel more you. So whether you’re tuning in from the road, the living room, or somewhere in between, turn it up and let the music take you somewhere new..
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Mel Blanc
Money
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
2
Louis Armstrong
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Pottery Barn Dinner At Eight Just Desserts
3
Frank Sinatra
(Love Is) The Tender Trap
The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 2]
4
Elvis Presley
Can't Help Falling In Love
Elvis 30 #1 Hits
5
Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
Never Ending
From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
6
Robert Gordon
Fire
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
7
The Supremes
Nothing But Heartache
Gold Disc 1
8
Marvin Gaye
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
9
Candi Staton
In The Ghetto
Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 2]
10
Charlie Musselwhite
Siboney
Continental Drifter
11
Solomon Burke
What Good Am I?
Make Do With What You Got
12
Little Willie John
Leave My Kitten Alone
ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
13
Fats Domino
Please Don't Leave Me
Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
14
Cookie & the Cupcakes
Mathilda
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
15
Charles Senns
Dig Me A Crazy Record
One More Record Please
16
Johnny Burnette
The Train Kept A Rollin'
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
17
Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
18
Marshall Crenshaw
Donna the Prima Donna (Bonus Track)
Jaggedland
19
Leon Russell
Dixie Lullaby
Leon Russell [Bonus Track]
20
The Bobby Fuller Four
Love's Made A Fool Of You
The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
21
John Fogerty
Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)
Wrote a Song for Everyone
22
BR5-49/Kay Adams
Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)
Rig Rock Deluxe
23
Southern Culture on the Skids
Too Much Pork for Just One Fork
Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2
24
The Doobie Brothers
Listen To The Music
Toulouse Street
25
Buffalo Springfield
On The Way Home
Retrospective – The Best of Buffalo Springfield
26
Elvin Bishop
Fooled Around and Fell In Love
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Best of Elvin Bishop
27
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
My Journey To The Sky
Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record
28
Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers
Where Shall I Be
1950s Gospel Classics
29
Mahalia Jackson
I'm On My Way
The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
30
Stephen Stills
Do for the Others
Stephen Stills
31
Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)
Pocket Full Of Rain
The Low Highway [+digital booklet]
32
Emmylou Harris
Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight (Remastered LP Version)
We’ll be rolling back our Hillbilly Wayback Machine to the year 1950 for romance in high pants at the barn dance. Country music really hadn’t yet caught on as a genre so a lot of the music we’ll share today had the misfortune of being coined “hillbilly music”; a blend of silver screen cowboy nostalgia for the lone prairie alongside swinging arrangements and occasional ballads of the heart. You even had yourself some down-home novelty and syncopated vocals that looked out at that land beyond the sun where the tumbleweeds bounced across the horizon. Without further waxing of the poetic, we’ll let you know that you’ll be treated to some very best from under the blanket of the prairie sky including the likes of Smiley Burnette, Jimmy Wakely, Tin Ear Tanner, Zeb Turner and Leon Chappel. These weren’t necessarily the big hits but they were honky tonk and jukebox favorites. Drop in and find out.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Gene Autry
Dear Heart and Gentle People
Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]
2
Hank Penny
Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma'am
King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
3
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Land Beyond The Sun
My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 4] – Riders In The Sky)
4
Smiley Burnette and The Ewing Sisters
It's My Lazy Day
The Singing Cowboys Collection
5
Ella Mae Morse
The Blacksmith Blues
Time-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50S
6
Tex Williams
I Lost My Gal From Memphis
Vintage Collections
7
Hank Snow
I'm Movin' On (Mono)
Snow Country
8
Jimmy Wakely
Dust
The Melody Kid – 1940-51
9
Audrey Williams
I'm Telling You
1948-1951 (Warped 5021)
10
Hank Williams
Lovesick Blues
24 Greatest
11
Leon Chappel
You Hear Me Talkin'
Automatic Mama
12
Red Foley
Choc'late Ice Cream Cone
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 2]
13
Tennesee Ernie Ford
Anticipation Blues
Southern Belle [Disc 2]
14
Jimmie Dolan
It Had To Come Someday
Juke Box Boogie
15
Bill Haley
Susan Van Dusan
Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1
16
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 1]
17
Red Foley
Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
Tennessee Saturday Night
18
Ernest Tubb
The Lovebug Itch
Ernest Tubb – The Texas Troubadour – Writers Galore [Disc 4]
19
Zeb Turner
Boogie Woogie Lou
I've Got The Boogie Blues
20
Al Dexter
Hi-De-Ho Boogie On A Saturday Night
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
21
Casey Simmons
Juke Box Boogie
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
22
Johnny Bond
Mean Mama Boogie
Hillibilly Boogie!
23
Hank Penny
Bloodshot Eyes
King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
24
Hank Penny
What You've Got
King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
25
Tin Ear Tanner
I Used To Work In Chicago
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
26
Shot Jackson & Webb Pierce
I Need You Like A Hole In The Head
Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood
27
Oakie Jones
Love Fever
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
28
Jimmie Davis
The Poodle Dog Song
Doggone Country
29
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans with Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage
May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You (Dale Evans Foy Willing Riders of the PS)
We lost John Prine to COVID in 2020. We’re going to celebrate his 79th birthday along with the rest of his fans this morning as two new movies are on the horizon at just the right time. The two movies differ in their angles: one being a new tribute produced by his wife Fiona Whelan Prine called “You Got Gold” and the other is one produced by the Hello In There Foundation called “How Lucky Can One Man Get” which has its first screening this month in Denver. With today being his birth date, we’ll be doing a few different takes on John’s career in music including a couple reminiscences from Todd Snider and Steve Poltz who delivers a delightful memory of a trip to the Disney Store with John. There’s a reason that John is considered an American music treasure: as a songwriter he has few peers with his straight-ahead and simple sensibility. He delivered the goods as well as any of the legendary humorists , and that includes Mark Twain. Drop on in for something special this Friday morning.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Sturgill Simpson
Paradise
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
2
John Prine
My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight
Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster
3
The Brother Brothers
Dear John
The January Album
4
Kacey Musgraves
Burn One With John Prine
Demos
5
John Prine
Fish and Whistle
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
6
Carsie Blanton
Fishin' with You
Fishin' with You – Single
7
Brandi Carlile
I Remember Everything
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
8
Steve Poltz
A Trip To The Disney Store
Steve Poltz Remembers
9
John Prine
Souvenirs
Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 12 The Heartland And Canada
10
John Prine/Iris Dement
In Spite of Ourselves
In Spite of Ourselves
11
Justin Townes Earle
Far From Me
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine
12
Donnie Fritts
The Oldest Baby in the World
Lucky 13
13
John Prine
Color of the Blues (feat. Susa
For Better, Or Worse
14
Tommy Prine
Ships in the Harbor
Ships in the Harbor – Single
15
Tommy Prine
Cash Carter Hill
This Far South
16
Todd Snider
John Prine (Live)
Live: Return of the Storyteller
17
John Prine with Peter Cooper
I Sang The Song
Mac Wiseman – I Sang The Song
18
Tammy Wynette
Unwed Fathers
Tears Of Fire: The 25th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
19
Holly Williams/John Prine
I'm Telling You
For Better, Or Worse
20
John Prine Kelsey Waldon
Love At The Five & Dime
More Than A Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith
21
John Prine
Summers End
The Tree of Forgiveness
22
Swamp Dogg
Please Let Me Go Round Again (feat. John Prine)
Sorry You Couldn't Make It
23
Laurie Lewis
Why'd You Have to Break My Heart_ (for John Prine)
Trees
24
John Prine
That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
25
John Prine
Hey Ah Nothin'
Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
The days are getting darker both by season and on the sidewalks of your town. Jackboot thugs with masks, clubs, and weapons are descending for you. Make no mistake. If you believe in your right to free speech and all that our Constitution affords you, think again. Know that you and your neighbor are in the crosshairs of this regime. This week’s show won’t break the spell but it will share with its language of comfort, joy and hope that music delivers as it stimulates the release of dopamine triggering pleasure and relaxation. Our prescription this morning is a compound of a free form eclectic blend that delivers a response from all corners. America’s music has always been built on a foundation of free expression so why not make the best…and that’s what we’ll be doing this morning with tracks from Glenn Miller, Charlie Christian, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Randy Newman and Dean Martin, just to name a few. Dream when you’re feeling blue. Rise up when you’re being pushed down. This week’s show takes us where we want to go.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
John Fogerty
Fortunate Son
The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
2
Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Midnight Ramble
Stratosphere Boogie
3
Charlie Christian
Till Tom Special
Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution
4
Django Reinhardt & Stiphane Grappelli
You're Driving Me Crazy
Quintesential
5
The Miracles
Mickey's Monkey
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
6
Mink Deville
You Just Keep Holding On
The Mink De Ville Collection
7
The Staple Singers
Let's Do It Again
The Buddah Box Disc 3
8
Sam Cooke
I'll Come Running Back To You
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
9
Etta James
I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)
Love Songs [MCA]
10
Bob Dylan
The Levee's Gonna Break
Modern Times
11
Randy Newman
Burn On
Sail Away
12
The Secret Sisters
Tennessee Me
The Secret Sisters
13
Fats Domino
My Girl Josephine
Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)
14
Dean Martin
Dream
Late at Night with Dean Martin
15
Les Baxter And His Orchestra
The High And The Mighty
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55
16
Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra With Eddie Heywood
Canadian Sunset
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
17
Billie Holiday
Too Marvelous For Words
Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years [Disc 1]
18
Doris Day
The Deevil, Devil, Divil
Complete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]
19
Jean Shepard
I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded
Rounding Up The Girls/Great Female Country Vocals Vol 1
A whole new season of Deeper Roots lands on your doorstep…just like the Sunday paper: full of human interest stories (as told in song) and local gab (also told in song). It’s a free form collection of songs from the past century with performances from the usual (and sometimes unusual) suspects. Only minor themes and genre recaps today in a carefully crafted eclectic blend that runs the gamut from Jimmie Dale Gilmore to Mary Wells, The Velvetones, Billy Walker and Hot Lips Page. We’ll hear some Texas tradition from Deep Elem and Milwaukee’s finest from Jerry Lee. But we’re also rolling out some really fine, under the radar, female soul and R&B numbers that come from off the beaten track including Doris Allen, Faye Adams and Mary Wells. And we wonder out loud ‘how deep is the ocean’ with Big Maybelle. Drop on by!
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Eric Clapton
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Sessions For Robert J
2
Hot Lips Page and His Texas Blusicians
Harlem Rumbain' The Blues
52nd Street Swing: New York In The '30s
3
Johnnie & Joe
Who Do You Love
The Very Best of Johnnie & Joe – Over the Mountain, Across the Sea
4
Ruth Brown
Sea of Love
Along Comes Ruth
5
Big Maybelle
How Deep Is the Ocean
The Very Best Of Big Maybelle
6
Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
7
Blue Sky Boys
Asleep in the Briny Deep
The Chronological Classics 1937-1938 (Warped 3807)
8
Kristi Jean & Her Ne'er-Do-Wells
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Country-billy Collision
9
Anita Carter
Satan's Child
Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
10
The Sunshine Boys
What's the Matter With Deep Elem
The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]
11
Levon Helm
Deep Elem Blues
Ramble at the Ryman
12
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Deep Eddy Blues
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
13
Asleep at the Wheel
All My Exes (Live in Texas)
Riding High In Texas
14
Geraint Watkins
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Geraint Watkins & The Dominators
15
Geraint Watkins
Walking to Milwaukee
Aide Memoire
16
John Prine With Melba Montgomery
Milwaukee Here I Come
In Spite Of Ourselves
17
Dolly Parton
Milwaukee, Here I Come
1968-1969
18
Billy Walker
Till I Drink Milwaukee Dry
20 Hits
19
Jerry Lee Lewis
What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
20
Clyde McPhatter
Lovey Dovey (LP Version)
Deep Sea Ball – The Best of Clyde McPhatter
21
The Velvetones
Glory Of Love
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
22
Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
Searching For My Love
Chess Uptown Soul
23
Doris Allen
A Shell Of A Woman
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
24
Mary Wells
My Heart Is Like A Clock (Previously Unreleased)
Looking Back 1961-1964
25
Mary Wells
Can You Fix It (My Broken Heart) (Previously Unreleased)
A little bit of twisting and a little bit of shouting…as well as some gospel rhythms, hand clapping, and some back beat rhythms from the gulf and whole lot more. This week’s show will be a free form extravaganza which means there’s a bright day ahead, as always. My springboard was an afternoon’s listen to the music of David Lindley who, in addition to being a fine musician, he had extraordinary taste in music. We’ll hear some gospel tracks from Sister Marie Knight and the Reverend James Cleveland, classic funk and soul from The Temptations, Billy Butler and The Isleys. We’ll also spinning up some Wild Tchoupitoulas, Otis Rush and be featuring some three-time track samples and a brand new track from the 30th anniversary release of John Prine’s Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, slated for release in early September. There’s a whole lot more to share with everyone out there so it’s a good morning to drop in and here a Twist and Shout sample from Top Note going back to 1961…oh yes, as well as a couple David Lindley tracks.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Three Times Seven
Dance Ranch
2
Dave Edmunds
Three Time Loser
Twangin'
3
Corey Glover
Three Time Loser
Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
4
Otis Rush
Three Times a Fool
Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
5
Robert Gordon
Three Alley Cats (feat. Dave Alvin )
Rockabilly for Life
6
Chris Bouchillon
I've Been Married Three Times
1925-1928 (Warped 2690F)
7
David Lindley & El Rayo-X
I Just Can't Work No Longer
Very Greasy
8
Billy Butler & The Enchanters
I Can't Work No Longer
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
9
Top Note
Twist And Shout
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
10
The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Grandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3
11
The Temptations
Don't Look Back
The Temptations [Disc 1]
12
John Lee Hooker
Don't Look Back
The Best Of Friends
13
John Prine
Hey Ah Nothin'
Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
14
John Prine
Lake Marie
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
15
The Righteous Brothers
Something's Got A Hold On Me
The Moonglow Years
16
Reverend James Cleveland
Something Got A Hold On Me
I Walk With God
17
Johnny Cash
Unclouded Day
Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
18
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Anita Kerr Singers
There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
19
Laurie London
The Gospel Train
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
20
Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
21
David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
22
David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Shame And Scandal In The Family
Twango Bango III
23
Odetta
Shame And Scandal
Sings Ballads And Blues
24
Waylon Jennings
Jole Blon
Nashville Rebel (1958-1969)
25
Gary U.S. Bonds
Jole Blon
The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
26
Wild Tchoupitoulas
Brother John
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Bobbie Jean
Cheaters Never Win
Sun Ballads 1953-62
2
Jack Clement
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
3
Bobbie & the Boys
To Tell the Truth
Sun Ballads 1953-62
4
The Prisonaires
There Is Love in You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
5
The Prisonaires
Just Walking in the Rain
Sun Ballads 1953-62
6
Miller Sisters
Finders Keepers
Sun Ballads 1953-62
7
Miller Sisters
It Only Hurts for a Little While
Sun Ballads 1953-62
8
Roy Orbison
Trying to Get to You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
9
Slim Rhodes Band
Bad Girl
Sun Ballads 1953-62
10
Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)
Take and Give
Sun Ballads 1953-62
11
Slim Rhodes
Do What I Do
The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
12
Ken Cook
I Was a Fool
Sun Ballads 1953-62
13
Ray Smith
Sail Away
Sun Ballads 1953-62
14
Charlie Feathers
So Ashamed
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
15
Jimmy Williams
That Depends On You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
16
Sonny Burgess
Sweet Misery
Sun Ballads 1953-62
17
Carl Mann
I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
18
Tommy Blake
Ballad of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
Join Dave Stroud for another encore edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. With vacation from the show in full swing, he’s taken the time to fill the airwaves with a free form blend of blues, hot rod rock, early century pop, gospel, soul and more. There will be some killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, some pop melodies from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Friday morning in West County. Tune in on your favorite streaming service or the Radio Rethink app…all free for your ears.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Barbara Lewis
Make Me Your Baby
Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
2
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
3
Smiley Lewis
I Hear You Knocking
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
4
Kay Starr
Kay's Lament
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
5
Kay Starr
Night Train
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
6
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Free At Last
Down In New Orleans
7
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
8
Sam Cooke
Mean Old World
Night Beat
9
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
10
Alabama Shakes
Killer Diller Blues
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
11
Jimmy Liggins
Cadillac Boogie
Jump, Jive & Swing
12
Trailer
Hot Rods to Hell
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
13
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
14
Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines
I Want a Lavender Cadillac
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
15
Mink Deville
Spanish Stroll
The Mink De Ville Collection
16
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
What Does the Deep Sea Say?
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
17
Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
18
Annette Hanshaw
Moanin' Low
Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
19
David Johansen
Deep Blue Sea
Shaker
20
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
One Hour Mama
21
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Collections
22
Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely
Rider in the Rain
Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
23
Barbara Lewis
Hello Stranger
MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
24
John Prine
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
25
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby
Nothing in Common
Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
26
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
27
Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey
Rhythm Saved The World
The Gems Of Jazz
28
Louis Armstrong
Rhythm Saved The World
Rhythm Saved The World
29
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
30
The Happenings
I Got Rhythm
The Best Of The Happenings
31
The Americans
Sail Away Ladies
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
32
The Louvin Brothers
You'll Meet Him In The Clouds
Close Harmony [Disc 6]
33
Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys
The farmer, the farm, and songs of farming are at the core of this week’s theme show, an encore presentation from 2017. Whether the songs’ focus is that of the hard-working folk of the farm, the raw materials, or the nostalgic reminders of life on the farm, we’ll push forward the playlist plough and take you to the barn for an early morning celebration with performers including bluegrass from James King, gritty Americana from Levon Helm and Bill Neely, core country from Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner, or maybe some field recordings from the 20s featuring the likes of the Carolina Tar Heels…all of this music going Back On The Farm.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Marty Stuart/Merle Haggard
Farmer's Blues
Country Music
2
Freeman Stowers
Sunrise On The Farm
Sinners and Saints: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1931
3
Bill Frisell
Farmer
Disfarmer
4
Levon Helm
Poor Old Dirt Farmer
Dirt Farmer
5
Bill Neely
Black Land Farmer
16 Down Home Country Classics
6
James King
Thirty Years of Farming
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
7
Junior Sisk with Becky Isaacs Bowman and Sonya Isaacs Yeary
The Wheat Crop
Mac Wiseman – I Sang The Song
8
Lemuel Jones
Po' Farmer (Poor Farmers)
Field Recordings, Vol. 1: Virginia (1936-1941)
9
Peter Rowan
Let the Harvest Go To Seed
Bluegrass Boy
10
Carolina Tar Heels
Got The Farm Land Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
11
Cisco Houston
Farmer's Lament
The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
12
J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers (With Morris Herbert)
Living On The Farm
The Legendry J.E. Mainer, Volume 4
13
Walter Brennan
Old Rivers
Old Rivers
14
The Bently Boys
Down On Penny's Farm
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
