Category Archives: Mountain Music

Harmonica Legends

Got a harmonica romp through the past one hundred years of America’s Music this coming Friday morning. We’ll be following the harmonica’s journey along and across the American crossroads…one that began in the 19th century, when inexpensive German-made “mouth harps” made their way into the hands of soldiers, travelers, and rural families. Its portability and expressive bends made it a natural fit for early blues and country porch settings. From that country blues porch setting to the juke joints where electric blues, rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for some classic tracks from the likes of Little Walter, DeFord Bailey, Mickey Raphael, Sonny Boy Williamson, Charlie Musselwhite, and a couple dozen others as we celebrate the “mouth harp” for its blistering, distorted lead influencing generations of performers of all stripes. Drop in…we’d be glad to have you visit this Friday morning. 

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1DeFord BaileyFox ChaseCountry Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]Amazon
2DeFord BaileyDavidson County BluesWhen The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & RollAmazon
3Sonny Boy WilliamsonYour Funeral And My TrialHis Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
4Slim HarpoBuzzin' [Single Version]The Best Of Slim HarpoAmazon
5Paul Butterfield Blues BandShake Your Money MakerBlues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar ClassicsAmazon
6Junior WellsMessin' With The KidLiving The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues ClassicsAmazon
7Jimmy ReedBig Boss ManMOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!Amazon
8Little WalterMy BabeHis Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)Amazon
9James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy BranchWhoLet's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and JiveAmazon
10James Cotton Feat. Joe BonamassaCotton Mouth ManCotton Mouth ManAmazon
11Taj MahalLeaving TrunkThe Best Of Taj MahalAmazon
12Charlie MusselwhiteChristo RedemptorStand Back!Amazon
13Slim HarpoBaby Scratch My BackThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2Amazon
14Sonny Terry & Brownie McGheeFox Chase – Mouth OrganThe Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music [Disc 3]Amazon
15Bill "Jazz" GillumDon't You Scandalize My NameJazz Gillum: Complete Recorded Works Vol.1 1936-49Amazon
16Howlin' WolfMoanin' At MidnightMartin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To MemphisAmazon
17Howlin' WolfSmokestack Lightnin'Blowing The Fuse: 1956Amazon
18Woody GuthriePastures Of PlentyAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 4]Amazon
19Jesse FullerSan Francisco Bay BluesFriends Of Old Time Music [Disc 2]Amazon
20Ramblin' Jack ElliottRoll On BuddyThe Essential Ramblin' Jack ElliottAmazon
21Bob DylanBlowin' In The WindSing AmericaAmazon
22Charlie McCoyOrange Blossom SpecialThe Real McCoyAmazon
23Norton BuffaloEighteen WheelsLovin' In The Valley Of The MoonAmazon
24Willie NelsonOn the Road AgainRevolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 1Amazon
25Bruce ChannelHey Baby (Delbert McClinton Harp)Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]Amazon
26The Fabulous ThunderbirdsI Believe I'm In LoveEssential Fabulous ThunderbirdsAmazon
27Bob DylanI Want YouBlonde on BlondeAmazon
28Willie NelsonCity Of New OrleansThe Essential Willie NelsonAmazon
29Neil Young/Stray GatorsHeart of GoldHarvestAmazon
30Ozark Mountain DaredevilsIf You Wanna Get To HeavenThe Ozark Mountain DaredevilsAmazon
31Bruce SpringsteenThe RiverChapter & VerseAmazon
32Alfred LewisFriday Moan BluesHarmonica BluesAmazon

Crime Does Not Pay

Tune in this week for crimes, misdemeanors and general lawlessness as we lean on a theme that explores music that explores one hundred years of crime in different form. We’ll also ask law enforcement to step in as needed with pursuits, chain gangs, and K9 units. From Elmer Bernstein to The Crickets, Mel Tillis to The Byrds, and Bo Diddley, Red River Dave, and blues from Robert Wilkins as our show reminds listeners that Crime Doesn’t Pay…unless you’ve already got the cheese or you’re on the grift with the government behind you. Join our listening audience for the best roots radio show you’ll find here in the North Bay. We’ll make sure this week’s show covers the theme with tracks and treasures, classic influences and much more. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the stories music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Tex MortonCrime Does Not PayThe Great Vintage CountryAmazon
2Delmore BrothersFugitive's LamentBrown's Ferry BluesAmazon
3Robert WilkinsPolice Sergeant BluesMemphis Blues, 1928-1935Amazon
4Joe SmithKidnapping is a Terrible CrimeLead Kindly LightAmazon
5Jimmie DriftwoodJesse JamesAmericana, Vol. 2Amazon
6The ByrdsPretty Boy FloydSweetheart of the RodeoAmazon
7Merle Haggard And The StrangersThe Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
8Sons of the PioneersOutlaw (1952)Wagons West (CD4)Amazon
9Andy GriffithPolice Department BluesRocks, Blues & Old Timey SongsAmazon
10James TalleyAre They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again?Tryin' Like The DevilAmazon
11Merle HaggardI'm A Lonesome FugitiveCapitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
12Tom T. HallA Week In A Country JailClassic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1Amazon
13Peter Rowan & Nashville Bluegrass BandJailer JailerLegacyAmazon
14Ray LlewelynHighway PatrolTelevision's Greatest Hits Volume 4Amazon
15Junior BrownHighway PatrolJunior HighAmazon
16The CricketsI Fought the LawRockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous SongsAmazon
17Helen GraycoLilly's Lament (Cell 29)Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The BarsAmazon
18Tom EdwardsCook County JailTwisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2Amazon
19Red River DaveCalifornia Hippie MurdersHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
20Johnny Rebb And His RebelsHey SheriffDestination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The BarsAmazon
21Jimmy YoungChain GangDestination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The BarsAmazon
22Bo DiddleyCops And RobbersHave Guitar Will TravelAmazon
23Ray Anthony & His OrchestraDragnetTV Land presents Favorite TV Theme SongsAmazon
24Elmer BernsteinStaccato's ThemeUltra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime SceneAmazon
25Russ Tamblin & The JetsGee, Officer KrupkeWest Side StoryAmazon
26Freddie 'Bama Boy' Hall & His Gadsden BandThis Crooked WorldBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]Amazon
27Eddie Cole & The Three PeppersPoliceKatanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2Amazon
28Jimmie Lunceford & His OrchestraCall The PoliceJumpin' With the Big Swing BandsAmazon
29Fats Waller & His RhythmTwenty-Four Robbers100 Ans De JazzAmazon
30Wayne HancockJohnny LawSwing TimeAmazon
31Randy NewmanJolly Coppers on ParadeLonely at the Top: The Best of Randy NewmanAmazon

O Brother Revisited

Roots music found commercial success in 2000 with the release of the movie O Brother Where Art Thou, a finely crafted but outrageous tale of Depression-era America with fantastical imagery of hair wax, baptisms, and chain gangs woven into a tapestry built from Homer’s Odyssey. The music, assembled by T-Bone Burnett, was a major component of the film and recorded before the film even began with Burnett working with the Coen brothers while the script was in its working phases. It would become an effort that elevated a genre at the turn of the century called Americana. This week’s show will share some of the period-specific music that helped to propel the notion that blues, jazz, bluegrass, country, and gospel could be used to put that time and a ghostly familiar culture into focus. We’ll use O Brother’s musical sensibilities to take us somewhere quite familiar (and at the same time quite terrifying) as we pay homage with Americana roots, featuring sounds from The Carters, Jesse Fuller, Dan Tyminski, Jimmie Rodgers, W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys, among others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Estil C. BallLonesome ValleySounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White SpiritualsAmazon
2The Carter Family With Special Guest Johnny CashLonesome ValleyKeep On The Sunny SideAmazon
3Harry McClintockBig Rock Candy MountainO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
4Jimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell's OrchestraYou Are My SunshineDecca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]Amazon
5Alison KraussDown To The River To PrayA Hundred Miles Or More: A CollectionAmazon
6Peasall SistersFair and Tender LadiesHome to YouAmazon
7Roberta Martin SingersThe Old Ship of ZionHalleluja Gospel & PrayersAmazon
8The Stanley BrothersA Life Of SorrowStanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain BoysAmazon
9Dan Tyminski/Soggy Bottom BoysMan of Constant SorrowO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
10W. Lee & His Hillbilly BoysPlease Pass The Biscuits PappyWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
11Country GentlemenI Am Weary (Let Me Rest)1963 (Warped 6305)Amazon
12The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysClinch Mountain BackstepConstant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 3]Amazon
13The WhitesKeep on the Sunny SideO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
14Chuck Wagon GangI'll Fly Away1941-1948 (Warped 4128)Amazon
15Hannah Peasall/Leah Peasall/Sarah Peasall/The Peasall SistersIn the HighwaysO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
16Ralph StanleyOh, Death (Featuring Gillian Welch)Clinch Mountain SweetheartsAmazon
17Jesse FullerAmazing Grace15 Down Home Gospel ClassicsAmazon
18The Statler BrothersStatler Brothers – Amazing GraceBless This House [Disc 3]Amazon
19The Stanley BrothersAngel BandO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
20Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysCryin' Holy Unto My LordConstant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 2]Amazon
21Doc WatsonIn the Jailhouse NowMemoriesAmazon
22Robert JohnsonThey're Red HotABC Of The Blues Vol 18Amazon
23Lefty FrizzellMy Rough And Rowdy WaysSongs Of Jimmie RodgersAmazon
24Jimmie RodgersFrankie And JohnnieRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]Amazon
25Peerless FourTrouble in My WaySouthern Journey Vol 8 (Velvet Voices: Eastern Shores Choirs, Quartets, and Colonial Era Music)Amazon
26Chuck Wagon Gang/Jack GreeneFamily Bible70th AnniversaryAmazon
27J.E. Mainer's MountaineersGoin' Down To The River Of JordanTake Me To The WaterAmazon
28The Carter FamilyRiver Of JordanCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
29W. Lee O'DanielO'Daniel radio show sign offWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
30The Carter FamilyCan The Circle Be UnbrokenCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
31John HartfordIndian War Whoop [Instrumental]O Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon

Covering Bill Monroe

The music of Bill Monroe is the theme of our show today. We’ll be featuring some classic tunes from the Monroe catalog including some traditional tunes as well as those written by the master himself. The performers include those from all walks:  Ray Charles, Elvis, Doc Watson, Bruce Hornsby, and a collection of bluegrass favorites including Jim & Jessie McReynods, Ricky Skaggs, The Seldom Scene and a couple dozen others; all of them covering Bill Monroe’s music with some loyal to the arrangements while others putting their own spin on it. Join Dave Stroud once again for a collection of sounds from those dusty digital bins, those deeper wells, here on Sonoma County Community’s own community radio. Free Form. Free Speech. No Bull. Your alternative radio station in the North Bay.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Elvis PresleyWorking On The BuildingAmazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 1)Amazon
2Ray CharlesBlue Moon Of Kentucky (Swingova)Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
3John FogertyBlue Moon Of KentuckySongs of Bill MonroeAmazon
4Leon RussellUncle PenHank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
5The Louvin BrothersWhat Would You Give In Exchange For Your SoulClose Harmony [Disc 8]Amazon
6The Devil Makes ThreeWhat Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul)Redemption & RuinAmazon
7Jerry & Tammy SullivanWicked Path Of SinLegend Lives on-a Tribute to Bill MonroeAmazon
8Jim & Jesse McReynoldsWicked Path Of SinMusic Among FriendsAmazon
9Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblersWalls Of TimeAt The Ryman [Live]Amazon
10The Johnson Mountain BoysWalls Of TimeBill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 2Amazon
11Hazel And AliceTrue Life BluesBill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 2Amazon
12Bruce Hornsby & Ricky SkaggsToy Heart (Live)Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby: Cluck Ol' Hen (Live)Amazon
13Red AllenSweetheart, You Done Me WrongThe Folkways Years 1964 – 1983Amazon
14The Million Dollar QuartetSweetheart You Done Me WrongThe Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special EditionAmazon
15Lester Flatt and Earl ScruggsSix White Horses1957-1959 (Warped 5722)Amazon
16The Bluegrass BandSix White Horses2nd CutAmazon
17Doc WatsonThe Girl In The Blue Velvet BandGood Deal!Amazon
18Mac WisemanThe Girl In The Blue Velvet BandGreat Folk BalladsAmazon
19Doc Watson/Merle WatsonRoll on BuddyDoc Watson on Stage (Featuring Merle Watson)Amazon
20Ramblin' Jack ElliottRoll On BuddyThe Essential Ramblin' Jack ElliottAmazon
21Doc WatsonMy Rose of Old KentuckyMemoriesAmazon
22Dwight YoakamRocky Road BluesBig Mon – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
23Gene Vincent and His Blue CapsRocky Road BluesThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2)Amazon
24Doc & Merle WatsonNew River TrainRemembering Merle – Live Recordings 1976-1979Amazon
25The Seldom SceneLittle Georgia RoseAct 3Amazon
26Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester FlattMolly and Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song)The Essential Earl Scruggs (1 of 2)Amazon
27Don Reno & Bill Harrel With The Tennessee Cut-UpsMolly And Tenbrooks20 Bluegrass FavoritesAmazon
28Tony Rice UnitMidnight on the Stormy DeepHills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder RecordsAmazon
29Doc WatsonMidnight on The Stormy DeepRiding the Midnight TrainAmazon
30John Hartford, Ronnie McCouryLittle Cabin Home On The HillTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
31Elvis PresleyLittle Cabin On the HillElvis CountryAmazon
32Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysUncle PenDecca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2]Amazon

Night at the Opry & Ryman

All live recordings this week, all from the Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium. From its early years in a modest Insurance Building as the WSM Barn Dance, the Grand Ole Opry, for all its staid tradition, has become the capitol of country music. Selectively provincial from early on, it brought together country, gospel, and bluegrass radio listeners well into the Golden Age of Country. Deeper Roots digs into the dusty digital archives for recordings from those times in this week’s show plus brings you some new sounds that have grown from the early seeds sown by Uncle Dave Macon, Roy Acuff and George Hay. We’ve got Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, and the Oak Ridge Quartet filling time alongside the Old Crow Medicine Show and Rhonda Vincent. Join in the revelry!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Roy AcuffNight Train To MemphisHit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live ClassicsAmazon
2Stonewall JacksonOld Showboat (Live at the Grand Ole Opry 1970)SinglesAmazon
3Hank SnowI've Been EverywhereHit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live ClassicsAmazon
4Bobby BareDetroit CityHit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live ClassicsAmazon
5The Osborne BrothersTake This HammerBluegrass at the OpryAmazon
6George Hamilton IVAbileneHit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live ClassicsAmazon
7Patsy ClineWalkin' After MidnightLive at the OpryAmazon
8Hank WilliamsI Just Don't Like This Kind of LivingGrand Ole Opry TimeAmazon
9Dave DudleySix Days On The RoadHit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live ClassicsAmazon
10Porter Wagoner & Dolly PartonThe Last Thing On My MindGrand Ole Opry Classic Collection: DuetsAmazon
11Johnny Cash & June Carter CashJacksonGrand Ole Opry Classic Collection: DuetsAmazon
12Patsy ClineJust A Closer Walk With Thee [Live (Ryman Auditorium)]The Patsy Cline CollectionAmazon
13Oak Ridge QuartetOle Time ReligionGrand Ole Opry TimeAmazon
14Oak Ridge QuartetLead Me to That RockGrand Ole Opry TimeAmazon
15Ronnie Dunn & Rebecca Lynn HowardIf I could Only Win Your LoveGrand Ole Opry Classic Collection: DuetsAmazon
16Bill MonroeCan You Hear Me Callin'Bluegrass at the OpryAmazon
17Mac WisemanJimmie Brown The NewsboyBluegrass Legands – Live At The RymanAmazon
18Rhonda VincentHit Parade Of LoveBluegrass Legands – Live At The RymanAmazon
19Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsBack Up and Push1953-X6-XX Grand Old OpryAmazon
20Ricky Skaggs & Emmylou HarrisCould You Love Me One More TimeGrand Ole Opry Classic Collection: DuetsAmazon
21Glen Campbell & Steve WarinerThe Hand That Rocks The CradleGrand Ole Opry Classic Collection: DuetsAmazon
22Jim & JesseWild Georgia BoyBluegrass at the OpryAmazon
23The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandGrand Ole Opry SongWill the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1Amazon
24Old Crow Medicine ShowWelcome To The RymanLive at the RymanAmazon
25Old Crow Medicine ShowTell It To MeLive at the RymanAmazon
26Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblersSmoke Along The TrackAt The Ryman [Live]Amazon
27Marty StuartOrange Blossom SpecialLive at the RymanAmazon
28Band Of HorsesEverything's Gonna Be Undone (Live Acoustic)Acoustic At The Ryman (Live)Amazon
29Marty StuartHillbilly RockLive at the RymanAmazon
30Levon HelmNo Depression In HeavenRamble at the RymanAmazon
31Minnie PearlComedyGrand Ole Opry TimeAmazon
32Levon HelmEvangelineRamble at the RymanAmazon

Carl Sandburg’s Songbag Pt 2

We had so much fun with our first installment a few months back that we thought it was worth a second installment…well, that and the depth and breadth of the American Songbag certainly lends itself to doing so. It doesn’t hurt either that it fits our deeper roots sensibilities so well. This installment finds us meandering about those classic songs whose topics include mellow blues ballads, hobo songs, Mexican border songs (how appropriate), tarnished love tales, and the ‘road to heaven’. Helping us through our sets we’ll be featuring an interesting collection of performers:  Dave Van Ronk, Dock Boggs, Rosanne Cash, and Peter Case. A host of others will join in the fun on Community Radio for Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dave Van RonkWillie The WeeperDown In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways CollectionAmazon
2The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWillie the WeeperDirt, Silver & Gold Disc 1Amazon
3Dan ZanesRoll The ChariotParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
4Josh WhiteBarbara AllenBest Of Josh WhiteAmazon
5Delmore BrothersFrozen GirlBrown's Ferry BluesAmazon
6Dock BoggsPretty PollyCountry BluesAmazon
7The Carter FamilyMy Sweetheart Is a Poor Working Girl/Waves of the Sea (Instrumental)On Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1Amazon
8Tony RiceHouse CarpenterChurch Street BluesAmazon
9Hylo BrownPretty Fair MaidenLegends & Tall TalesAmazon
10Ola Belle Reed, John Miller, Burl KilbyThe Orphan GirlOla Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon LineAmazon
11David RawlingsMidnight TrainPoor David's AlmanackAmazon
12Arlo GuthrieGypsy DavyLast of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004)Amazon
13Peter CaseRoving GamblerSings Like HellAmazon
14Rosanne CashBury Me Under The Weeping WillowThe ListAmazon
15Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra & William WarfieldOld American Songs (Set One): Zion's WallsCopland Conducts Copland (Expanded Edition)Amazon
16Louis ArmstrongEzekiel Saw De WheelLouis And The Good BookAmazon
17Sister Rosetta TharpeThings That I used to do (and I Don't Do No More)The Gospel TruthAmazon
18The Robinson ChildrenI Ain't Gwine Study About War No MoreSwinging Gospel Sounds (1935-1942)Amazon
19The BronzemenDese Bones Gwine Rise AgainThe Bronzemen – Radio Transcriptions (1939)Amazon
20Septeto HabaneroCielito LindoCuba. Por La MusicaAmazon
21Los PanchosLa Cucaracha – La AdelitaCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's RootsAmazon
22Dan ZanesLo Que DigoParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
23Kathy Reid-NaimanPretty Betty MartinDear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean RitchieAmazon
24Laurie LewisWeevily WheatLaurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass PalsAmazon
25Dan ZanesCuckoo WaltzParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
26Tom PaxtonTimes A-Getting Hard, BoysSeeds – The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3 (Disc 2 Of 2 – Friends Of Pete)Amazon
27Bobby BareTimes Are Gettin' HardMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
28Ronnie GilbertLincoln And LibertySongs Of The Civil WarAmazon
29Jim Kweskin & Geoff MuldaurThe Boll WeevilPenny's FarmAmazon
30Dave Van RonkGamblers BluesDust Bowl Blues Essential American FolkAmazon

Music of Albert E. Brumley Sr.

The music of Albert E. Brumley resides in a shadowy corner of country gospel, but when it’s given the light of day, the glow is blinding.  He was a shape note music composer and publisher whose southern gospel pieces are familiar to many. There’s not a lot of information about Albert but the musical legacy of his “I’ll Fly Away”, “Rank Strangers”, and “Turn Your Radio On” are masterpieces of the genre made popular by everyone from The Carters to Bill Monroe and Aretha Franklin to Alan Jackson and Kanye West.  We’ll spend time with his music today, sharing numerous interpretations for you on a Friday morning in Sebastopol, live from KOWS studio at the UMC in the heart of town.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Chuck Wagon Gang/George JonesTurn Your Radio On70th AnniversaryAmazon
2The DillardsIntroductionThere Is A Time: 1963-70Amazon
3The DillardsI'll Fly AwayThere Is A Time: 1963-70Amazon
4The Humbard FamilyI'll Fly Away [Album Version]Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950Amazon
5Stamps-Baxter QuartetWhen We Sing Around The Throne EternalClose Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel MusicAmazon
6The Del McCoury BandThe Lord Is Writing Down NamesThe Promised LandAmazon
7The Del McCoury BandIt's Surprising What The Lord Can DoThe Promised LandAmazon
8Clinch Mountain Boys/Jim Lauderdale/Ralph StanleyThis World Is Not My HomeI Feel Like Singing TodayAmazon
9Fern JonesThis World Is Not My HomeThe Glory RoadAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysThe Prettiest Flowers Will Be BloomingRalph Stanley 1971-1973 Disc OneAmazon
11The Louvin BrothersHe Set Me FreeClose Harmony [Disc 6]Amazon
12Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysStanding By the RiverRalph Stanley 1971-1973 Disc 4Amazon
13The Country GentlemenRank Strangers To MeThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
14Ricky SkaggsRank StrangerBluegrass Rules!Amazon
15Leon RedboneIf We Never Meet Again This Side of HeavenDouble TimeAmazon
16Elvis PresleyIf We Never Meet AgainHe Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1Amazon
17Doc WatsonI'll Meet You In The MorningMilestones [Disc 2]Amazon
18Albert E. Brumley, Jr./Merle HaggardI'll Meet You in the MorningTwo Old FriendsAmazon
19Johnnie and JackI Heard My Name on the Radio1947-1950 (Warped 4720)Amazon
20Coon Creek GirlsFlowers Blooming In The WildwoodFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
21Rangers QuartetI've Found A Hiding PlaceClose Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel MusicAmazon
22Marty StuartLord, Give Me Just a Little More TimeSouls' ChapelAmazon
23Mac WisemanBy the Side of the RoadVoice of the Spirit, Gospel of the SouthAmazon
24Doyle Lawson and QuicksilverBy The Side Of The RoadBeyond The ShadowsAmazon
25The Del McCoury BandI'll Put On A Crown And Walk AroundThe Promised LandAmazon
26The Del McCoury BandIt's An Unfriendly WorldThe Promised LandAmazon
27Merle TravisIf We Never Meet AgainHot Pickin' [Disc 1]Amazon
28The KingsmenI'd Rather Be An Old-Time ChristianCrossroads: Southern RootsAmazon
29Jimmie Davis'Twill Be Sweet When We MeetNobody's Darlin' But MineAmazon
30Carl StoryI've Found a Hiding PlaceCountry & Western Hit Parade 1947Amazon
31Wade BowenI'll Fly AwayThen Sings My Soul: Songs for My MotherAmazon
32Alison Krauss & Gillian WelchI'll Fly AwayDown From The Mountain: Live Concert Performances By The Artists & Musicians Of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"Amazon
33NRBQDown In My HeartStay With WeAmazon
34Lyle LovettI'm A Soldier In The Army Of The LordSmile: Songs From The MoviesAmazon

California’s Burning

We are remembering what happened here in Sonoma County last October when the firestorm hit, devastating communities and lives. Over 5000 homes and dozens of lives were lost. Disaster struck overnight and our music today reflects back with songs of disaster, songs of burning hell, and music that reminds us that Mother Nature will have its way. Blues from John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf, traditional country gospel from Bill Neely and Kitty Wells, and more in a Friday evening remembrance.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The David Thom BandCalifornia's BurningThat Old FamiliarAmazon
2Under The RadarRide These FlamesBeyond The NicheAmazon
3Kitty WellsHe Will Set Your Fields on FireDust on the Bible (1959)Amazon
4Kilby Snow, Mike SeegerHe Will Set Your Fields On FireClose To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967Amazon
5Clyde Moody06 – Where There's Smoke (There's Bound to Be Fire)The Hillbilly Waltz KingAmazon
6Bill NeelySatan's Burning HellTexas Law & JusticeAmazon
7Howlin' WolfThe Natchez BurningBlues From HellAmazon
8John Lee HookerBurning HellThe Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 2]Amazon
9John Lee HookerThe Motor City Is BurningThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
10Otis SpannBurning FireThe Great Blues MenAmazon
11Bob BrozmanAmerican House Fire BluesFire in the MindAmazon
12Dave AlvinBarn BurningKing Of CaliforniaAmazon
13Dave AlvinCalifornia's BurningDave Alvin and The Guilty WomenAmazon
14John MellencampEden Is BurningJohn MellencampAmazon
15Dixon BrothersThe School House FireDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon
16J. H. HowellBurning Of Cleveland SchoolClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
17Max Steiner And The MGM Studio OrhestraAtlanta in FlamesGone With the WindAmazon
18Dixie Jubilee Singers & Bryant's Jubilee QuartetWhat's You Gonna Do When The World's On Fire?Dixie Jubilee Singers (1924-1928) & Bryant's Jubilee Quartet (1931)Amazon
19Selah Jubilee SingersI'm Tormented In The FlamesComplete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)Amazon
20Sisters Of SongIn God's HouseFire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007Amazon
21Mandolin OrangeWildfireBlindfallerAmazon
22Lightnin' HopkinsBurnin' in L.A.Po' Lightnin'Amazon
23D.L. Menard/Eddie LeJeune/Ken SmithLes Flammes D'Enfer (The Flames of Hell)The Best of Louisiana Music [Rounder]Amazon
24Jude Taylor and His Burning FlamesBurnin Flames SpecialPutomayo Presents ZydecoAmazon
25Buckwheat ZydecoWhere There's Smoke There's FireMenagerieAmazon
26Buddy MillerFire and WaterUniversal United House Of PrayerAmazon
27Janiva MagnessYour House Is Burnin'Love Wins AgainAmazon

Carl Sandburg’s Songbag

Published in 1927, populist poet Carl Sandburg’s anthology of American folksongs was in print for over 70 years. It influenced generations of musicians and is a cornerstone in the foundation of American folk and tradition. Sandburg himself described it as a “ragbag of stripes and streaks of color from nearly all ends of the earth…rich with the diversity of the United States.” Today’s show pulls samples from the book featuring performances by Dan Zanes, Bob Dylan, The Weavers, The Blue Sky Boys, and David Rawlings. True Americana from the deeper wells of America’s music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Zora Layman & The HometownersWhen The Curtains Of The Night Are Pinned Back By The StarsHowdy! 25 Hillbilly All-Time GreatsAmazon
2Johnny CashThe Streets of LaredoCome Along And Ride This Train [Disc 2]Amazon
3Sons of the PioneersLone Star TrailSongs of the Prairie – CD2Amazon
4Tex RitterWhoopee Ti Yi Yo (Git Along Little Dogies)Have I Stayed Away Too LongAmazon
5The WeaversGet Along Little DogiesThe Weavers AlmanacAmazon
6Woody GuthrieBuffalo Skinners (traditional, arr. Woody Guthrie)Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
7Oscar BrandThe TenderfootPie In The SkyAmazon
8The Blue Sky BoysTrail To MexicoAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 1]Amazon
9Marc WilliamsThe Little Old Sod Shanty On My ClaimHowdy! 25 Hillbilly All-Time GreatsAmazon
10Mac WisemanTurkey In The StrawSings Old Time Country FavoritesAmazon
11The Blue Sky BoysWho's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little FeetPresenting The Blue Sky BoysAmazon
12Dan ZanesI Was Born Almost Ten Thousand Years AgoParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
13Dan ZanesCaliforniaParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
14Hylo BrownSweet Betsy From PikeLegends & Tall TalesAmazon
15BR5-49Sweet Betsy from PikeSong of AmericaAmazon
16Tennessee Ernie FordWho Will Shoe Your Pretty Little FootThis Lusty LandAmazon
17Gid Tanner & The Skillet LickersThe Old Gray MareAnd The Skillet Lickers Vol. 2Amazon
18David RawlingsMoney Is the Meat in the CoconutPoor David's AlmanackAmazon
19Kilby SnowChicken Reel (Folk)Masters of Old-Time Country AutoharpAmazon
20The Everly BrothersWho's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little FeetSongs Our Daddy Taught UsAmazon
21Carolina Chocolate DropsSourwood MountainDona Got A Ramblin' MindAmazon
22Molly Mason & Jay UngarThe Lover's LamentThe Lovers' WaltzAmazon
23Marty RobbinsRed River ValleyAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
24Dick CurlessRed River ValleyA Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD2 (1950-1969)Amazon
25The Doc Watson FamilyOne Morning In MayTraditionAmazon
26Dave Van RonkKentucky MoonshinerInside Dave Van RonkAmazon
27Otis ReddingDown In The ValleyDreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
28Slim WhitmanDown In The ValleyCountry Greats #2Amazon
29Bob DylanFroggie Went A-Courtin'Good As I Been To YouAmazon
30Tex RitterFroggie Went A-Courtin'Singing In The SaddleAmazon
31Dan ZanesThe Monkey's WeddingParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
32Doc WatsonThe Ship That Never ReturnedMy Dear Old Southern HomeAmazon
33Hank PennyIt Ain't Gonna Rain No MoreKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 1]Amazon

Ships Upon the Sea

A wayfaring lot…music that touches on seafaring tragedies, punctuated by the loss of that most famous of them all: the HMS Titanic. This week’s show will focus on music that commemorated the ships that were lost at sea; tragedies that were headlines around the world; songs of the seafaring life and the sailors and crew that were a part of it.  The stories are told in songs from the wells of tradition. We’ll hear from Frank Hutchison, Papa Harvey Hull, Pink Anderson, The Dillards and Dan Zanes. We’ll also hear some classic maritime music from the Smithsonian catalogs. Blues, country, folk, and so much more…all celebrating those ships upon the sea and the ones we lost along the way.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob GibsonTitanicJoy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob GibsonAmazon
2Rory BlockTitanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)Confessions of A Blues SingerAmazon
3Pink AndersonThe Ship TitanicGospel, Blues, and Street SongsAmazon
4Charley JordanTitanic BluesCharley Jordan Volume 2 1931-1934Amazon
5Hi Henry BrownTitanic Blues21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10Amazon
6Bessie Jones And GroupThe TitanicAlan Lomax Collection SamplerAmazon
7Papa Harvey Hull & "Long Cleve" ReedSinking Of The TitanicNever Let The Same Bee Sting You TwiceAmazon
8Richard (Rabbit) BrownSinking Of The TitanicTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
9Lead BellyTitanicThe Definitive Leadbelly [Disc 3] – Leaving BluesAmazon
10Frank HutchisonThe Last Scene Of The TitanicIf You Take Me BackAmazon
11Clyde Spencer And Harry FanninThe Sinking Of The TitanicFolksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 [Disc 1]Amazon
12Tom Darby & Jimmie TarltonAfter The Sinking Of The TitanicOn The Banks Of A Lonely RiverAmazon
13Roy AcuffThe Great Titaniccompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
14Woody GuthrieWhen That Great Ship Went DownThis Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1Amazon
15Ralph StanleyStorms Are On The Ocean [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
16Gordon LightfootThe Wreck of the Edmund FitzgeraldSongbook [Box Set] Disc 3Amazon
17Jimmie DriftwoodThe Ship That Never ReturnedAmericana, Vol. 3Amazon
18Little Jimmy DickensWhen The Ship Hit The SandThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
19Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsThe Sinking of the Ruben JamesThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
20June Carter CashSinking in the Lonesome SeaWildwood FlowerAmazon
21Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
22Cowboy CopasA Thousand Miles of OceanSettin' Flat On ReadyAmazon
23Red AllenOut on the OceanLonesome and Blue: The Complete County RecordingsAmazon
24The Country GentlemenTake Me In A LifeboatThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
25Dan ZanesAcross The Western OceanParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
26The Dicey Doh SingersThe Sloop John B.Classic Maritime MusicAmazon
27Sam EskinClear Away the Track and Let the Bullgine RunClassic Maritime MusicAmazon
28Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island SingersI'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The OceanSounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White SpiritualsAmazon
29Louis Prima & Keely SmithBarnacle Bill The SailorBreaking It Up!Amazon