Category Archives: Country

Free Form – April 2017

Free Form - April 2017
Free Form – April 2017

Springtime sounds from our community radio studios with your host Dave Stroud. It’s another exhilarating free form journey into the depths of American roots music. This week, join Dave for a potpourri of soul, country, tradition, Americana, pop, and the deeper wells of the American songbook. We’ll also hear a celebratory set of Creole including the likes of Beau Jocque, Cyndi Lauper (?!!), and Feufollet. Tune in for good times and positive spins…

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Little Bob & The LollipopsNobody But YouOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009Amazon
2Johnnie TaylorI'd Rather Drink Muddy WaterLifetime A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1956-1999Amazon
3Johnnie TaylorRome (Wasn't Built In A Day)Lifetime [Disc 1]Amazon
4Maxine BrownTake It Out In TradeOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]Amazon
5Ann ColeGot My Mojo WorkinRoll Your MoneymakerAmazon
6Adam Hebert & Country PlayboysOpen The Door (Ouvre La Porte)Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]]Amazon
7Beau JocqueDon't Tell Your Moma, Don't Tell Your PapaThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
8FeufolletFemme L'a DitOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009Amazon
9Cyndi LauperAllons A Grand CoteauCreole Bred – A Tribute To Creole & ZydecoAmazon
10Crowder BrothersI Don't Let The Girls Worry My MindBaby, How Can It Be? [Disc 3: Contempt]Amazon
11Tim O'Brien, Scott NygaardHighway of SorrowTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
12Tony RiceBig MonTony RiceAmazon
13Modern HicksGone, Gone, GoneOut Among the StarsAmazon
14June Carter CashThe L & N Don't Stop Here Any MoreThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
15OllabelleBefore This TimeOllabelleAmazon
16Brennen LeighNorth To AlaskaToo Thin To PlowAmazon
17Pee Wee KingI Wanna Say HelloPee Wee King's Country HoedownAmazon
18Willie NelsonTouch MePoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
19Jeannie C. RileyThe Back Side Of DallasOxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]Amazon
20Boddy SheenHow Many Nights (How Many Days)The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
21Roy HamiltonCrazy Feelin'Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]Amazon
22James BrownThree Hearts In A TangleTheme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]]Amazon
23Brenda LeeFool #1The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest HitsAmazon
24Goldie HillIt's A Lovely Lovely WorldI Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 2]Amazon
25Clint MillerBertha LouHit The Road Jack- The ABC-Paramount StoryAmazon
26Cliff EdwardsPaper DollCliff Edwards Grimriper2u@Yahoo.ComAmazon
27John LithgowSwinging on a StarSingin' in the BathtubAmazon
28Ivory Joe HunterSince I Met You BabyGems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1Amazon
29Harry BelafonteJamaica FarewellA Portrait of DylanAmazon
30Dorothy Love CoatesNinety-Nine and a HalfThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
31Rhiannon GiddensAt the Purchaser's OptionFreedom HighwayAmazon
32Arlo GuthrieValley to PrayWashington County (Remastered 2004)Amazon
33Doc WatsonDown In The Valley To PrayHome AgainAmazon
34Arlo GuthrieCity Of New OrleansStorytellers: Singers & SongwritersAmazon

Country Memories

Country Memories
Country Memories

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

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

Beer Thirty

One of the more popular topics that follows the Americana and roots landscape (aside from love, death, and the gospel) is the topic of ice cold beer. Beer in the morning, beer in the evening, beer at suppertime. And our show this week is a sampler of 30 plus tracks of (mostly) country, rockabilly, rock, some blues, and we’ll be including some vintage television commercials that celebrate the suds. So kick back with a cold one and tune that dial to Deeper Roots on KWTF with your host Dave Stroud this Friday evening at 9 Pacific as he steps up to the bar and shares a wild assortment of songs about a cold brew or two…and we’re not talkin’ boojie coffee.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Amos MilburnOne Scotch, One Bourbon, One BeerAmos Milburn RocksAmazon
2Smiley MaxedonGive Me A Red Hot Mama And An Ice Cold Beer [Album Version]Hillibilly Boogie!Amazon
3Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysBubbles In My BeerTake Me Back to Tulsa 4 – The End Of The LineAmazon
4Willie NelsonBubbles In My BeerOne Hell Of A RideAmazon
5Andy ReynoldsBeer Bottle MamaCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]Amazon
6Garth Brooks/George JonesBeer RunGod's Country: George Jones and Friends Disc 1Amazon
7George JonesBeer, Bait And AmmoAll Gone Fishin'Amazon
8DerailersCold Beer, Hot Women & Cool Country MusicSoldiers of LoveAmazon
9Dale WatsonHonkiest Tonkiest Beer JointThe Best of the HighTone YearsAmazon
10Bill Boyd's Cowboy RamblersDrink the Beer Barrel DrySwing With Bill Boyd's Cowboy RambersAmazon
11VariousIf You've Got The Time Miller BeerBigKevNastyCDAmazon
12Tom T. HallI Like BeerThe Definitive Collection: Tom T. HallAmazon
13Bob WoodruffHard Liquor, Cold Women, Warm BeerDreams & Saturday NightsAmazon
14Asylum Street SpankersBeerSpanker MadnessAmazon
15Johnny RussellRed Necks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer20 HitsAmazon
16Whitney RoseThere's A Tear In My BeerHeartbreaker of the YearAmazon
17Stray CatsLookin' Better Every BeerRunaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92Amazon
18John Lee HookerOne Bourbon, One Scotch, One BeerHis Best Chess Sides (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)Amazon
19Warner Williams With Jay SummerourHey Bartender, There's A Big Bug In My BeerBlues HighwayAmazon
20VariousBob Uecker Lite Beer CommercialBigKevNastyCDAmazon
21Willie Dixon & Memphis SlimBeer Drinking WomanClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
22Floyd DixonHey BartenderMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
23Bessie SmithGimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer [Album Version]The Essential Bessie SmithAmazon
24Frankie 'Half-Pint' JaxonGimme A Pig's Foot And A Bottle Of BeerBarbecue Any Old Time – Blues From The Pit 1927-1942Amazon
25Luke Wills' Rhythm BustersShut Up And Drink Your BeerWestern Swing  40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 2]Amazon
26Various ArtistsFalstaff Beer1960s Psychedelic Radio CommercialsAmazon
27Tommy DuncanWho Drank My Beer (While I Was In The Rear)?Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&BAmazon
28Johnny BondBartender's BluesPut Me To BedAmazon
29Merrill MooreBartender's BluesBoogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]Amazon
30The Texas TornadosIn Heaven There Is No Beer!Esta Bueno!Amazon
31Washboard HankBeer Cans Down The Trans CanHuman BeansAmazon
32Reverend Horton HeatBeer HolderLaughin & CryinAmazon
33Eddie NoackBeer Drinkin' BluesPsychoAmazon
34James MaskBeer Drinking BluesFoot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4Amazon

Free Form – February 2017

Free Form February 2017
Free Form February 2017

We return to a free form blend of American roots this February evening. Our topics are of the varietal kind including a collection of blues including the Cocaine Blues, the Guitar Blues, Aunt Hagar’s Blues, Frisco Blues, and Evil Hearted Man Blues. We’ll also bring up the topics of Civilization with Louis Prima, Old Fashioned Love with The Mills Brothers, and Emmett Miller will delight the crowds with his jelly roll song. It’s R&B, blues, country, jazz and rock on a Wednesday evening in West County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Asleep at the WheelBlues Stay Away from Me10Amazon
2Joe Venuti & Eddie LangBlack And Blue BottomEddie Lang & Joe Venuti: The New York Sessions 1926-333 Remastered [Disc 1]Amazon
3Erskine HawkinsTuxedo JunctionThe Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club StompAmazon
4Whispering Jack SmithCrazy RhythmMe & My ShadowAmazon
5Ruth Etting with piano accompaniment by Rube BloomIt All Belongs To MeFlappers, Vamps And Sweet Young ThingsAmazon
6Ted LewisAunt Hagar's BluesIs Everybody Happy Now?Amazon
7Lew StoneThe ContinentalThe Art Deco Music Collection: Falling In Love AgainAmazon
8The Mills BrothersOld Fashioned LoveSweeter Than SugarAmazon
9Louis PrimaCivilizationNipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2Amazon
10Tennessee Ernie FordAnticipation BluesMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]Amazon
11Bob WillsMississippi Delta BluesStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 2] Tulsa Twist)Amazon
12Emmett MillerThe Blues Singer (From Alabam')Minstrel Man From GeorgiaAmazon
13Fruit Jar GuzzlersStack-O-LeeThe Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made OfAmazon
14Mountain MountaineersDirty Dog BluesThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]Amazon
15Emmett MillerI Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly RollMinstrel Man From GeorgiaAmazon
16Jimmie RodgersNever No Mo' BluesThe Essential Jimmie RodgersAmazon
17Billy HughesCocaine BluesThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 12Amazon
18Dick CurlessEvil Hearted Man BluesA Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD2 (1950-1969)Amazon
19The Allen BrothersFrisco BluesAllen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1Amazon
20Bill CoxGeorgia Brown BluesWhite Country Blues (1926-1938)Amazon
21Carlisle & BallGuitar Blues [Album Version]White Country Blues (1926-1938)Amazon
22Al Bernard Accompanied By The Goofus FiveHesitation BluesOkeh Western SwingAmazon
23Levon & The HawksHonky TonkA Musical History [Disc 1]Amazon
24Charlie MusselwhitePea Vine BluesDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
25Billy Ward & the DominoesCan't Do Sixty No MoreRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2Amazon
26The PeppersIt Wouldn't Be The SameFoot Stompin'Amazon
27Little Willie JohnSleepLittle Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962Amazon
28Sam CookeHaving a PartyThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
29Leon RedboneSweet SubstituteAny TimeAmazon
30Tiny BradshawShout, Sister, Shout (09-29-34)Breaking Up the House [Disc 1]Amazon
31Sister Rosetta TharpeStrange Things Happening Every DayGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
32Sister Rosetta TharpeUp Above My Head I Hear Music In the AirSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)Amazon
33The Deep River BoysShake, Rattle and RollRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2Amazon
34Tennessee Ernie FordStack-O-LeeMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]Amazon

Clouds & Silver Linings

Clouds & Silver Linings
Clouds & Silver Linings

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

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

Rockabilly Road

Rockabilly Road
Rockabilly Road

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

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

Free Form – January 2017

Free Form - January 2017
Free Form – January 2017

Dreams that flow from a nine-volt heart. Drop on by for a stream of sounds from the past century, illuminated by a one-way flow of connections between songs representing the best in blues (Howlin’ Wolf), gospel (Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Sister O.M. Terrell), jazz (Nina Simone and Louis Armstrong), country (Guy Clark and The Louvins), contemporary Americana (The Devil Makes Three and Jefferson Ross), and so much more. Songs about trouble, bad roads and bad moons, little birds, coffee, and hidden charms…all for you on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dave AlvinNine-Volt HeartAshgroveAmazon
2Guy ClarkBoats To BuildBoats To BuildAmazon
3Townes Van ZandtPancho and LeftyLegend: The Very Best Of Townes Van ZandtAmazon
4Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenRailroad BillPublic Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
5The Devil Makes ThreeForty DaysI'm a Stranger HereAmazon
6Duane EddyForty Miles Of Bad RoadDance With The Guitar ManAmazon
7Danny OverbeaForty Cups Of CoffeePlug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954Amazon
8Howlin' WolfKilling FloorBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
9Nappy BrownHidden CharmsTore UpAmazon
10The BlastersTrouble BoundThe Blasters CollectionAmazon
11Ashley MonicalTroubleFacing The ShadowAmazon
12Jefferson RossTrouble IsDogwood CatsAmazon
13Ry CooderTrouble, You Can't Fool MeBop Till You Drop (Remaster 2013)Amazon
14Ry CooderThe Pearls/Tia JuanaJazz (Remaster 2013)Amazon
15Dr. JohnNobody Knows The Trouble I've SeenSke-Dat-De-Dat&The Spirit Of SatchAmazon
16Nina SimoneStrange FruitAnthology Disc 1Amazon
17Louis ArmstrongSometimes I Feel Like A Motherless ChildLouis And The Good BookAmazon
18The RoadoilersJonah and the WhaleThe RoadoilersAmazon
19Sister Rosetta TharpeJonahGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
20Tommy MagnessJesus Will Save Your SoulHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
21Bob DylanGospel PlowBob DylanAmazon
22The Louvin BrothersThe Gospel WayClose Harmony [Disc 1]Amazon
23Sister O. M. TerrellGod's Little BirdsCountry Gospel 1946-1953Amazon
24Red Foley With The Sunshine BoysPeace In the ValleyCountry's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the CenturyAmazon
25Johnny CashPeace In The ValleyGospel GloryAmazon
26John FogertyBad Moon RisingThe Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence CollectionAmazon
27Fats Domino(All of My Life) For YouThis Is Gold Disc 2Amazon
28Clyde McPhatterLover's QuestionThe Atlantic Story [UK]Amazon
29Clyde McPhatterLover PleaseHard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64Amazon
30Jackie Wilson(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and HigherRed, White & Rock Disc 3Amazon
31Shakey Jake & The Willie Dixon BandRoll Your MoneymakerWillie Dixon and Friends, Vol. 7Amazon

Deeper Fifties Fear

 

Deeper Fifties Fear
Deeper Fifties Fear

There was (is?) a time when the background noise (and it was loud) revolved around the likelihood that humankind would annihilate itself any day. The Cold War brought out the worst of us. Fear of your neighbor…fear of ideology or alternative ideas were the centerpiece of the day. The fear was embodied in the likelihood of the ‘big one’ dropping; yet our schools, media, and government soft-peddled the reality. The entertainment industry had it’s own take, of course; because artistic license allowed exploration from every corner, even though it would often make light of what was then assumed to be an eventuality. We’ll hear country from Charlie Louvin and Elton Britt, left-wing folkies like Pete Seeger and Mark Spoelstra, and gospel from the Golden Gate Quartet and The Spirit of Memphis Quartet. It’s a combination of novelty, contemporary takes on old standards, and vintage sounds (both musical and otherwise) in our Deeper Roots episode that explores the American way called ‘duck and cover’. 

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fred KirbyWhen That Hell Bomb FallsAtomic PlattersAmazon
2Ferlin HuskyLet's Keep the Communists Out1949-1950 (Warped 498F)Amazon
3Armed ForcesHow to spot a communistPublic ServiceAmazon
4Jackie Doll and his Pickled PeppersWhen They Drop The Atomic BombAtomic PlattersAmazon
5Karl & HartyWhen The Atom Bomb FellAtomic PlattersAmazon
6Dr. Strangelove and the FalloutsLove That BombAtomic PlattersAmazon
7Charlie LouvinGreat Atomic Power (w. Jeff Tweedy)Charlie LouvinAmazon
8Mark SpoelstraCivil Defense SignAtomic PlattersAmazon
9Elizabeth Cook And The GrascalsThe Great Atomic PowerSong of AmericaAmazon
10Elton BrittUranium FeverAtomic PlattersAmazon
11The Spirit Of Memphis QuartetAtomic TelephoneThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
12The Blind Boys Of AlabamaAtom BombAtom BombAmazon
13Golden Gate QuartetAtom and Evil101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1Amazon
14The Five StarsAtom Bomb BabyAtomic PlattersAmazon
15WBEN AM, Buffalo, NYCONELRAD Radio Alert "Real Thing"Atomic PlattersAmazon
16Pete SeegerStudy War No More (Peace): Talking AtomIf I Had a Hammer-Songs of Hope & StruggleAmazon
17Sam HintonOld Man AtomAtomic PlattersAmazon
18Glenn BarberAtom BombAtomic PlattersAmazon
19Dude Martin's Round-Up GangAtom Bomb BabyAtomic PlattersAmazon
20VariousWW2 Air Raid SirenSound Effects FactoryAmazon
21Oscar AlemanTico Tico No FubaSwing Guitar MasterpiecesAmazon
22Connie FrancisCivil Defense Spot: Be Prepared Today, For Survival TomorrowAtomic PlattersAmazon
23Fay SimmonsYou Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic BombAtomic PlattersAmazon
24Linda HayesAtomic BabyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
25Wanda JacksonFujiyama MamaAtomic PlattersAmazon
26Warren SmithUranium RockBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
27Bill Haley and his CometsThirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)Atomic PlattersAmazon
28Groucho MarxCivil Defense SpotAtomic PlattersAmazon
29ThemePeter GunnHit TV Themes Of The 50'sAmazon
30Billy ChambersFallout ShelterAtomic PlattersAmazon
31The RamonesI Wanna Be WellRocket to Russia (Expanded & Remastered)Amazon
32Beastie BoysMultilateral Nuclear DisarmamentHot Sauce Committee Part TwoAmazon
33Johnny CashCivil Defense Spot: Help OurselvesAtomic PlattersAmazon
34Pete SeegerThe Willing ConscriptSelections From The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988Amazon
35Hank WilliamsNo No JoeLike an Atom BombAmazon
36The Louvin BrothersThe Great Atomic PowerClose Harmony [Disc 1]Amazon
37Al Rogers and the Rocky Mountain BoysThe Hydrogen BombAtomic PlattersAmazon
38The Sons Of The PioneersOld Man AtomCountry LegendsAmazon
39Sonny RussellFifty MegatonsAtomic PlattersAmazon

Who We Lost in 2016

Who We Lost 2016
Who We Lost 2016

To say that the year 2016 was a bummer year is an understatement. While entertainment would take a backseat to the social and political conflagrations of the year, it was a very tough year for music lovers, nonetheless. Deeper Roots will be sharing tracks from some of the great, both known and unknown, who left us. We’ll hear from both Prince as well as Dan Hicks; Natalie Cole and Lonnie Mack; Juan Gabriel and Paul Kantner. It does not end there and we’ll barely be able to cover them all. Tune into our last show of the year and help us remember what these performers brought us.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ralph StanleyO DeathO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
2Leonard CohenHallelujahVarious PositionsAmazon
3Kay StarrWheel Of FortuneMagic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)Amazon
4Debbie ReynoldsTammyMagic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)Amazon
5Pete FountainA Closer WalkBest of Pete FountainAmazon
6Toots ThielemansBluesette100 Jazz Guitar FavoritesAmazon
7Mose AllisonBaby, Please Don't GoAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
8Billy PaulMe And Mrs. JonesBody & Soul Love Senerade [Disc 2]Amazon
9Earth, Wind & FireShining StarThe Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1Amazon
10Natalie ColeSong for YouGreatest Hits, Vol. 1Amazon
11Leon RussellTight RopeCarneyAmazon
12Glenn YarbroughBaby The Rain Must FallNipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1Amazon
13Dan HicksHow Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away [Album Version]The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
14Oscar BrandTalking AtomPie In The SkyAmazon
15Sonny JamesYoung LoveYoung LoveAmazon
16Al Caiola & His OrchestraBonanzaTV Land presents Favorite TV Theme SongsAmazon
17Jean ShepardA Dear John LetterHillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West CoastAmazon
18Guy ClarkBlowin' Like a BanditCraftsman Disc 2Amazon
19Merle HaggardWorkin' Man BluesFor the Record: 43 Legendary Hits (1 of 2)Amazon
20Lonnie MackMemphisRock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2Amazon
21Scotty Moore & Elvis PresleyHow Do You Think I FeelThe Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie BluesAmazon
22Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsNew ShoesSoul Time!Amazon
23Buckwheat ZydecoYa YaBuckwheat's Zydeco PartyAmazon
24Prince & the RevolutionI Would Die 4 UThe Very Best of PrinceAmazon
25Paul Kanter & Jefferson StarshipHave You Seen The Stars ToniteBlows Against The EmpireAmazon
26Thunderclap NewmanSomething in the AirHollywood DreamAmazon
27George MichaelFaithFaithAmazon
28Jim LoweGreen DoorThe London American Story Disc 1Amazon
29EaglesTake It EasyThe Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1Amazon
30Bobby Vee With The CricketsSomedayThe Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
31Juan GabrielHave You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)Quiero CreedenceAmazon
32Cassius ClayStand by MeGolden Throats, Vol. 2: More Celebrity Rock OdditiesAmazon
33SugarloafGreen-Eyed LadyAM Gold – 1970Amazon
34Holly DunnAre You Ever Gonna Love MeBillboard's #1 Country Hits of the 80'sAmazon
35David BowieChangesRock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th AnniversaryAmazon

Deeper Roots Yuletide 2016

Deeper Roots Yuletide
Deeper Roots Yuletide

Deeper Roots celebrates the Holidays! Dave Stroud digs deeper yet into those dusty digital bins to find contemporary and vintage music of the holidays. In addition to some selections from the Document Records “Blues Blues Christmas” releases, we’ll surface some newer sounds including Americana nuggets from David Myles, Kacey Musgraves,  and Raul Malo. To fill out the vintage, you’ll be entertained by Kay Starr, Elvis, Asleep At The Wheel, and the Prairie Ramblers.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dan Hicks & His Hot LicksSanta Gotta Choo ChooCrazy for ChristmasAmazon
2Kay Starr(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the BagThe Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best – holiday 2002Amazon
3Kacey MusgravesRibbons And BowsA Very Kacey ChristmasAmazon
4Leon RedboneThat Old Christmas MoonChristmas IslandAmazon
5Ella FitzgeraldSanta Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney1950Amazon
6Kacey MusgravesFeliz NavidadA Very Kacey ChristmasAmazon
7Cajun GoldSanta Claus Is Coming to TownAlligator Stomp 4: Cajun ChristmasAmazon
8Louis Armstrong'Zat You, Santa Claus?Verve Remixed ChristmasAmazon
9Prarie RamblersCowboy Santa ClausBlues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2Amazon
10David MylesSanta Never Brings Me a BanjoIt's ChristmasAmazon
11The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandChristmas DinnerThe Christmas AlbumAmazon
12Asleep at the WheelHere Comes Santa ClausMerry Texas Christmas, Y'AllAmazon
13Elvis PresleyHere Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)Christmas AlbumAmazon
14Elvis PresleySanta Bring My Baby (Back to Me)Christmas AlbumAmazon
15Raul MaloMarshmallow WorldMarshmallow World and Other Holiday FavoritesAmazon
16Nat King ColeAll I Want For ChristmasChronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949Amazon
17Nick LoweChristmas Can't Be Far AwayQuality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The FamilyAmazon
18The Living SistersChristmas in CaliforniaHarmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy HolidayAmazon
19Frank SinatraHave Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasChristmas Songs By SinatraAmazon
20The BoxmastersMy Dreams of ChristmasChristmas CheerAmazon
21Duke RobillardSanta Claus BluesThe Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke RobillardAmazon
22Si CranstounA Christmas TwistOld SchoolAmazon
23Darlene LoveWhite ChristmasA Christmas Gift for You from Phil SpectorAmazon
24The CrystalsSanta Claus Is Coming to TownA Christmas Gift for You from Phil SpectorAmazon
25Charles BrownMerry Christmas, BabyABC Of The Blues Vol 3Amazon
26Carla ThomasGee Whiz, It's ChristmasThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)Amazon
27Otis ReddingMerry Christmas, BabyBlue, Blues ChristmasAmazon
28James BrownSweet Little Baby Boy (Part 1)Santa's Got a Brand New BagAmazon
29John PrineChristmas in PrisonGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
30Cyndi LauperHard Candy Christmas (Featuring Alison Krauss)DetourAmazon
31The MarqueesSanta Done Got HipBlues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1)Amazon
32Tammy Lynn & Myles HighRun Rudolf RunMyles High ChristmasAmazon
33Count BasieGood Morning Blues (I Want To See Santa Claus)Blue, Blues ChristmasAmazon
34Nick LoweChristmas At The AirportQuality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The FamilyAmazon
35Jimmy MartinOld Fashioned ChristmasJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]Amazon
36NRBQChristmas WishPeek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]Amazon