Category Archives: Country

Let’s Duet

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

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

Signs & Signifiers

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

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

Who We Lost 2023

We’ll look back to 2023 with the indelible sounds of those we lost this past year. There were some losses that cut deep and we intend to pay tribute to each and every one who contributed their artistry to the past century of America’s music. There is hardly room in the two hours we have to touch on all of those, no matter their contribution but we have a couple from across the pond that deserve mentioning among the musicians, songwriters and producers who made their mark. The past century of America’s music has brought talent, wit and wisdom, and the artists’ take on arrangement, delivery, and rhythm. This was another year of profound loss including the likes of the prolific Tony Bennett and Harry Belafonte, the boomer favorites like David Crosby, Jimmy Buffett and Jeff Beck, and the musical geniuses like Burt Bacharach, David Lindley, and Ahmad Jamal. Join us.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The PoguesIf I Should Fall from Grace With GodEssential PoguesAmazon
2The YardbirdsThe Nazz Are BlueUltimate! Disc 2Amazon
3BTOTakin' Care Of Business (Randy Bachman)Songs For The Open Road [Platinum Legends]Amazon
4David CrosbyMusic Is LoveIf I Could Only Remember My NameAmazon
5The AssociationCherishPop Memories of the '60s – Vol. 6, My Special AngelAmazon
6Gary WrightDream WeaverSounds Of The Seventies: 1976Amazon
7Jackson Browne & David LindleyMercury Blues (Intro)Love Is Strange [Disc 1]Amazon
8David LindleyEl Rayo XEl Rayo-XAmazon
9Jimmy BuffettChanges in Latitudes, Changes in AttitudesMeet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 1Amazon
10It's a Beautiful DayWhite BirdWalk on the MoonAmazon
11Ian & SylviaFour Strong WindsThe Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]Amazon
12Gordon LightfootEarly Morning RainTroubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 12 The Heartland And CanadaAmazon
13Harry BelafonteJump in the LineAll Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1Amazon
14The Serendipity SingersBeans In My Ears (LEN CHANDLER)Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]Amazon
15Dixie ChicksThe Thrill Is in the ChaseShouldn't a Told You ThatAmazon
16The Ames BrothersThe Naughty Lady of Shady LaneMagic MomentsAmazon
17April StevensI Want A LipDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
18The Righteous Brothers(You're My) Soul and InspirationThe Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained MelodyAmazon
19Tony BennettRags to RichesYour Hit Parade – 1953Amazon
20Aretha FranklinI Say A Little PrayerQueen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
21Paul & PaulaHey PaulaTeen Ballads Disc 2Amazon
22George Maharis(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66The Epic Story 1960Amazon
23The EarlsRemember ThenDoo Wop Love SongsAmazon
24Huey "Piano" Smith & His ClownsDon't You Just Know ItHaving A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1Amazon
25Barrett StrongMoney (That's What I Want)Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1Amazon
26The DriftersSweets For My Sweet (CHARLIE THOMAS)The Definitive Soul Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
27Tina TurnerThe BestSimply The BestAmazon
28ParliamentUp For The Down StrokeIn Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1Amazon
29Jean KnightMr. Big StuffPure FunkAmazon
30The Pointer SistersKSAN Pointer Sisters IntroKSAN's Live JiveAmazon
31The Pointer SistersFire70s Music Explosion – Miracles Disc 2Amazon
32Dwight Twilley BandI'm on FirePoptopia! 70's Power Pop ClassicsAmazon
33Kool & The GangLadies' NightDisco Fever [Disc 1]Amazon
34Walter "Wolfman" WashingtonTailspinDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
35Ahmad JamalThe Surrey With The Fringe On TopOkeh JazzAmazon
36Wayne ShorterTenderfootJazz Essentials Volume 3Amazon
37EaglesTake It to the LimitThe Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1Amazon
38Jim & JesseHard HeartedHand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 2]Amazon
39Mac Wiseman, Bobby Osborne & Jesse McReynoldsBluebirds Are Singing For MeBluegrass Legands – Live At The RymanAmazon
40Lord CreatorDon't Stay Out LateThe Real Jamaica SkaAmazon
41Robbie RobertsonSomewhere Down The Crazy RiverRobbie Robertson [UK]Amazon

Country Christmas Redux

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

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

The Year in Music 1959

Popular culture in 1959 was marked by a dynamic mix of artistic and societal shifts. The music scene was dominated by the rise of rock and roll shaping the sound of the era. It found itself rising above the simple adult contemporary and country sounds of the day. Iconic films such as “Some Like It Hot” and “Ben-Hur” showcased a diverse range of storytelling and cinematic styles and cultural narratives found a place in television, with shows like “The Twilight Zone” captivating audiences with thought-provoking and imaginative storytelling. The boomers were reaching their teen years, the space race was launched and a torch was about to be passed in Washington. Our show today spins the top tracks from each of the pop, country, R&B and rock charts reflecting a year of cultural transition, encapsulating the tension between traditional values and the evolving influences of a changing world. Everyone from Johnny Horton and Marty Robbins to Lloyd Price, The Fleetwoods, and Bobby Darin…all in one two hour show on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marty RobbinsEl PasoGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon
2Johnny HortonThe Battle Of New OrleansColumbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: AmericanaAmazon
3Johnny HortonWhen It's Springtime In AlaskaClassic Country: Great Story Songs [Disc 1]Amazon
4Bobby DarinMack The KnifeAs Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
5Bobby DarinDream LoverAs Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection [Disc 1]Amazon
6Paul AnkaLonely BoyHis All Time Greatest Hits – 30th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
7Frankie AvalonVenusBillboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959Amazon
8The SpacemenThe CloudsTeen Beat 1Amazon
9Lloyd PriceStagger LeeGreatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount RecordingsAmazon
10Lloyd PricePersonalityHit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount StoryAmazon
11Elvis Presley(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As IElvis 30 #1 HitsAmazon
12Bo DiddleySay Man20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo DiddleyAmazon
13Ray CharlesWhat'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1Amazon
14James BrownTry Me20 All Time Greatest Hits!Amazon
15Wilbert HarrisonKansas CityRed, White & Rock Disc 1Amazon
16The DriftersThere Goes My BabyDefinitive Collection: The Drifters [Disc 1]Amazon
17Brook BentonIts Just A Matter Of TimeThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2)Amazon
18Lenny Martin & the Orchestra/The SkylinersSince I Don't Have YouDoo Wop Box Disc 3Amazon
19Chuck BerryBack in the U.S.A.The Chess Box Disc 2Amazon
20Chuck BerryAlmost GrownThe Chess Box Disc 2Amazon
21Neil SedakaOh! CarolThe Brill Building Sound Disc 1Amazon
22Dion & The BelmontsA Teenager In LoveGreatest HitsAmazon
23The BrownsThe Three BellsClassic CountryAmazon
24The PlattersSmoke Gets In Your EyesAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
25The FleetwoodsCome Softly To MeCome Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The FleetwoodsAmazon
26Johnny MathisMistyYour Hit Parade -1959Amazon
27Della ReeseDon't You KnowSolid Gold Soul 1959Amazon
28The DriftersDance With MeThe Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]Amazon
29Phil PhillipsSea Of LoveHeatin' UpAmazon
30Jackie WilsonThat's Why ( I Love You So )Lonely TeardropsAmazon
31Johnny CashI Got StripesSongs Of Our SoilAmazon
32Stonewall JacksonWaterlooColumbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: AmericanaAmazon
33Brenda LeeSweet Nothin4sMiss DynamiteAmazon
34Ronnie HawkinsMary LouThe Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The HawksAmazon
35Jim ReevesBilly BayouCountry Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good TimesAmazon

The Real Thing

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

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

Goin’ Home

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

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

Jubilee Theme

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

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

Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas

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

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

Ladies of Rockabilly

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

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