Category Archives: Free Form

Songs About Cats

Nothing wrong with a little theme fun…and what better way to have it than with a topic that can be heard from in virtually any genre: cats. cool cats, tom cats, go cats, hep-cats, black cats, pussy cats, kitty cats and kittens…all of them are subject to our musical scrutiny in this week’s Deeper Roots show. We’ll hear from the early banjo novelty genius Harry Reser, key meddling Fats Waller, lounge swingers like Bobby Darin, Cy Coleman, and The Blue Hawaiians. And you know there’s also a hint of of black cat and pussy cat jazz and blues from Bo Carter, Bob Brozman, Benny Goodman, and Eddie Lang.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mongo SantamariaEl Pussy CatColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
2Julia LeeScat You CatsUgly PapaAmazon
3Bo CarterPussy Cat BluesBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]Amazon
4Bob BrozmanDead Cat On The LineBlues ReflexAmazon
5Bob BrozmanDog and CatHello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz!Amazon
6Little Willie JohnLeave My Kitten AloneLittle Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962Amazon
7Roy OrbisonBad Cat [Demo Recording]The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]Amazon
8Roy OrbisonCat Called DominoThe Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]Amazon
9Harry ReserCat And DogThe CollectionAmazon
10Harry ReserKitten On The KeysThe CollectionAmazon
11Fats WallerKitten On The KeysMusic By Fats WallerAmazon
12Eddie LangWild Cat100 Jazz Guitar FavoritesAmazon
13Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, The Benny Goodman SextetWholly CatsThe Original Guitar HeroAmazon
14The Blue HawaiiansSearchin' for da CatSwayAmazon
15The Blue HawaiiansDa Cat (Reprise)SwayAmazon
16Four Piece SuitSomething for CatReady to Where?Amazon
17Cy ColemanPussy CatUltra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail CapersAmazon
18Dean MartinOpen Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Coming In) (1992 Digital Remaster)The Capitol Years [Disc 1]Amazon
19Norma TanegaWalkin' My Cat Named DogTime Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]Amazon
20Bobby DarinGyp the Cat [#]Wild Cool & SwinginAmazon
21Cappy BiancoThe CatFoot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5Amazon
22Lee Allen And His BandCat WalkThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
23Dave "Baby" CortezCat NipHappy Organs, Wild GuitarsAmazon
24Bob DylanCat's In The WellUnder The Red SkyAmazon
25Lee DorseyThe Kitty Cat SongThe Ep Collection…PlusAmazon
26The CoastersThree Cool CatsBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]Amazon
27Maria MuldaurShout You CatsGarden Of JoyAmazon
28Jimmy SwanCountry Cattin'Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight AlbumAmazon
29Charlie WalkerWild as a WildcatThe Best of CountryAmazon
30Charlie AdamsCattin' AroundBear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight AlbumAmazon
31Louis JordanAt The Swing Cats BallJivin' With JordanAmazon
32Curley Weaver & Clarence MooreWild Cat KittenGeorgia Blues 1928-33Amazon
33Cisco HoustonThe Cat Came BackThe Folkways Years: 1944-1961Amazon
34Freddie Neil & FriendListen Kitten100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
35Tom JonesWhat's New Pussycat?The Best of Tom Jones [Polygram]Amazon

420 Music

It’s a topical theme…it’s a medicinal thing…it’s a blend of sounds celebrating vipers and jives from the past century. There is no shortage of material to pull from the well of Americana…whether that be from the 1920s or from the 2010s. We’ll hear mellow sounds from Trixie Smith, Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats, winsome themes from Fountains of Wayne, snark from The Harlem Hamfats, and recent relevance from The Devil Makes Three. While April 20th has passed, the topic is a lively one here in California these days and we’re mostly on friendly terms with the weed…even for those that don’t imbibe. The fact is, we have the freedom to do so if we so choose, right?

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fountains Of WaynePlanet Of WeedTraffic And WeatherAmazon
2Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey JohnsonRoll Me Up (Album version)HeroesAmazon
3Hugh LaurieThe Weed Smoker's DreamDidn't It Rain (Deluxe)Amazon
4Bea FooteWeedThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
5Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of JoyAll The Jive Is GoneThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
6Buck WashingtonSave The Roach For MeThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
7Don Redman & His OrchestraChant of the WeedWhen Hemp Was HipAmazon
8Buster BennettReefer Head WomanChronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947)Amazon
9Charlie Burse & His Memphis MudcatsWeed Smoking MamaMemphis Highway StompAmazon
10The ToyesSmoke Two JointsDr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000: Disc 2Amazon
11Harlan PepperReeferThe Alternate Root 420 SamplerAmazon
12Neil YoungRoll Another Number (For The Road)Tonight's The NightAmazon
13Trixie SmithJack I'm MellowThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
14Ray CharlesLet's Go Get StonedGenius – The Ultimate Ray Charles CollectionAmazon
15Barney Bigard SextetSweet Marihuana BrownThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
16The Cats & The FiddleKillin' JiveThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
17Fats WallerThe Reefer SongLast Testament His Final RecorAmazon
18Cab CallowayReefer ManThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
19Tampa Red & The Chicago FiveI'm Gonna Get HighThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
20The Harlem HamfatsWeed Smokers' DreamThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
21Julia LeeMarijuanaKansas City Star [Disc 4]Amazon
22Larry AdlerSmoking ReefersThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
23Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb & His OrchestraWacky DustThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
24The Devil Makes ThreeChampagne And ReeferRedemption & RuinAmazon
25Bob Dylan & The BandRainy Day Women #12 & #35 [Live]The Complete, Historic "Isle Of Wight" Concert, 1969 (Remixed and Remastered 2013)Amazon
26Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'Stay In or Stay Out – Pass the DutchiePutomayo Presents ZydecoAmazon
27KC & the Sunshine BandI Get Lifted25th Anniversary Edition Disc 1Amazon
28Rick JamesMary JaneOld School FridayAmazon
29Ringo StarrThe No No SongBlast From Your PastAmazon

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

Rhythm & Blues & Soul

….’Cause it’s gotta have soul, rhythm, and blues to make the cut this week. That’s the answer to the question. We’ll look to a couple of iconic comedians from the late 70s to inspire us with a collection of sounds lifted from their albums…and their movies. Why not? Jake and Elwood teamed up with Stax legends Steve Cropper, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, and Duck Dunn to deliver punch after punch and we’re going to sample the best of it. We’ve got Willie Mabon, King Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Big Joe, The Robins, The Soul Survivors, and (of course) Aretha…all for you in a two hour rhythm & blues & soul extravaganza this week on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Aretha FranklinThink30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
2Aretha FranklinRespectThe Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]Amazon
3James BrownMother Popcorn, Pt. 1Gold Disc 1Amazon
4Taj MahalMr. PitifulSeqor BluesAmazon
5Jean KnightMr. Big StuffStax 50th [[Disc 1]]Amazon
6King FloydGroove MeIn Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1Amazon
7Johnnie TaylorWho's Making LoveStax 50th [[Disc 1]]Amazon
8Sam & DaveSoul ManThe Best Soul Album In The World… Ever!Amazon
9Otis ReddingI Can't Turn You LooseDreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
10Big Mama ThorntonLet Your Tears Fall BabyHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsAmazon
11Floyd DixonHey BartenderMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
12Willie MabonI Don't KnowAtlantic Blues: PianoAmazon
13Linda HayesYes I KnowAtomic BabyAmazon
14The Soul SurvivorsExpressway to Your HeartStripteaseAmazon
15Solomon BurkeEverybody Needs Somebody To LoveVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
16The ContoursDo You Love MeThe Very Best of The ContoursAmazon
17James & Bobby PurifyShake A Tail FeatherThe Best OfAmazon
18Mitch Ryder & the Detroit WheelsDevil with the Blue Dress On /Good Golly Miss MollyDetroit Breakout! 1Amazon
19The PlayboysGood Golly Miss MollyAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & BluesyAmazon
20Big Joe TurnerFlip Flop and FlyLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
21The Spencer Davis GroupGimme Some Lovin'Notting HillAmazon
22The RobinsRiot in Cell Block #950 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]Amazon
23Elvis PresleyJailhouse RockElvis' Golden Records (Volume 1)Amazon
24The ChipsRubber BiscuitThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2Amazon
25Wilson Pickett634-5789The Very Best of Wilson PickettAmazon
26Johnnie TaylorCheaper To Keep HerStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]Amazon
27Bobby "Blue" BlandTurn On Your Love LightBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
28Junior Wells' Chicago Blues BandMessin' With The KidBlues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica ClassicsAmazon
29The Paul Butterfield Blues BandBorn in ChicagoAn Anthology: The Elektra Years Disc 1Amazon
30The Blues Brothers(I Got Everything I Need) AlmostThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
31Big Mama ThorntonThey Call Me Big MamaHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsAmazon
32Margie AndersonYes I KnowStompin' 25Amazon
33Jackie WilsonBaby WorkoutSomething's Got A Hold On MeAmazon
34Etta JamesTell MamaBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
35The Blues BrothersSoul ManThe Definitive CollectionAmazon

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

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

Go West!

Go West!
Go West!

The westward movement is celebrated once more as Deeper Roots spends two hours digging through those dusty digital bins to find the more popular and, in some cases, more obscure pieces about the one of the great migrations. In addition to the 19th century land-grab where the call was “Westward Ho!”, we’ll hear songs about the not-so-celebratory movement following the 20th century Dust Bowl migration. Tune in for blues from Lowell Fulson, Barbecue Bob, and Albert King; country from Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel, and John Hartford; tradition and folk from Woody Guthrie, Darryl Holter, and Jay Farrar; and jazz/pop from Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, and Sol Hoopii. All on community radio for Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Geraint WatkinsGo WestDial 'W' for WatkinsAmazon
2Bing CrosbyGo West, Young Man! [Single Version]Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]Amazon
3Nat King Cole(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1946Amazon
4Asleep at the WheelRoute 66The Best of Asleep at the WheelAmazon
5Sol HoopiiAn Orange Grove in CaliforniaMaster of the Hawaiian Guitar, Vol. 2Amazon
6Sons of the PioneersWhen It's Autumn in the Hills of CaliforniaSongs of the Prairie – CD5Amazon
7Sons of the PioneersLet4s Go West Again (1950)Wagons West (CD3)Amazon
8Darryl HolterCalifornia StarsRadio SongsAmazon
9Hazel DickensCalifornia CottonfieldsIt's Hard to Tell the Singer From the SongAmazon
10Webb PierceCalifornia BluesBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
11Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'n SkiffleCalifornia ZephyrFoot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4Amazon
12Jimmy LafaveDust Bowl OkiesThe Night TribeAmazon
13Peter RowanDust Bowl ChildrenDust Bowl ChildrenAmazon
14Woody GuthrieTalking Dust BowlWoody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionAmazon
15Buck OwensStreets of BakersfieldThe Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3Amazon
16Emmylou HarrisKern RiverAll I Intended To BeAmazon
17Merle HaggardKern River BluesKern River Blues – SingleAmazon
18John HiattAdios To CaliforniaDirty Jeans And Mudslide HymnsAmazon
19Lowell FulsonHighway 99Juke Box Blues 1946-1948Amazon
20Jesse ThomasGonna Move To CaliforniaComplete Recorded Works 1948-1958Amazon
21Barbecue BobCalifornia BluesABC Of The Blues Vol 2Amazon
22Albert KingTravelin' to CaliforniaMore Big BluesAmazon
23Doc & Merle WatsonCalifornia BluesSittin' Here Pickin' the BluesAmazon
24Lefty FrizzellBlue Yodel #4 (California Blues)Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Sat. Night)Amazon
25John HartfordCalifornia EarthquakeTroubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 11 The SouthAmazon
26Joni MitchellCaliforniaBlueAmazon
27John StewartCalifornia BloodlinesGold [Disc 1]Amazon
28Steve ForbertWhen I Get To California (Americana Version)CompromisedAmazon
29Jay Farrar & Benjamin GibbardCalifornia ZephyrOne Fast Move or I'm GoneAmazon
30Chuck BerryRoute 66CarsAmazon

Free Form – November 2016

Free Form November 2016
Free Form November 2016

While the show this week is free form (something we like to do every few weeks), we’ll be leaning on a number of ‘connections’ including a couple of sets that feature tracks from the 1950 classic country album “Beyond The Sunset” which was released by Luke The Drifter aka Hank Williams, Sr. We’ll hear interpretations and originals that keep the focus on the country gospel solemnities that made this album one of country’s most interesting albums of the time.  We’ll also be rocking with The Prisonaires, Aretha Franklin; riding down the canyon with Gene Autry and Jonathan Edwards; and connecting with boot kicking pieces from Robert Gordon and Elvis. An interesting and fun two hours is in store for you on West County community radio. Join Dave Stroud for selections from the last 100 years.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Randy NewmanBig Hat, No CattleBad LoveAmazon
2Hank WilliamsBeyond The Sunset (Single Version)Beyond The SunsetAmazon
3Kevin RussellRamblin ManTrouble In MindAmazon
4Bill HaleyToo Many Parties, Too Many PalsRock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1Amazon
5Hank WilliamsToo Many Parties And Too Many PalsBeyond The SunsetAmazon
6John PrineJust Waitin'For Better, Or WorseAmazon
7Hank WilliamsPlease Make Up Your MindBeyond The SunsetAmazon
8Hank WilliamsJust Waitin'Beyond The SunsetAmazon
9Johnny CashI Dreamed About Mama Last NightTimeless: Hank Williams TributeAmazon
10Hank WilliamsEverything's OkayBeyond The SunsetAmazon
11Marty StuartPictures from Life's Other Side (w/ Hank III)Nashville Vol. 1: Tear The Woodpile DownAmazon
12The Staple SingersBe Careful Of Stones That You ThrowFreedom HighwayAmazon
13Cliff EdwardsA Pretty Girl Is Like A MelodyThe CollectionAmazon
14WeenPretty Girl12 Golden Country GreatsAmazon
15Robert GordonThese Boots Are Made for WalkingSatisfied MindAmazon
16Elvis PresleyBig BootsG.I. BluesAmazon
17Rosie FloresRock-A-Bye BoogieSpeed of SoundAmazon
18Aretha FranklinRock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie MelodyThe Electrifying Aretha FranklinAmazon
19The PrisonairesRockin' HorseThe Prisonaires – Just Walkin' In The RainAmazon
20Guy ClarkShe Loves To Ride HorsesThe DarkAmazon
21Old Crow Medicine ShowDon't Ride That HorseBig Iron WorldAmazon
22John HiattSlow TurningSlow TurningAmazon
23Lew ChildreRiding The Elevated TrainTrain 45: Railroad Songs Of The Early 1900sAmazon
24Gene AutryRidin' Down The CanyonColumbia Historic EditionAmazon
25Ian TysonRidin' Down the CanyonBoots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene AutryAmazon
26Ian TysonCottonwood CanyonCarnero VaqueroAmazon
27Jonathan EdwardsGirl From the CanyonTomorrow's ChildAmazon
28Gene AutryThe Call Of The CanyonThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
29Eddy ArnoldCattle CallLast Of The Love Song Singers: Then And Now [Disc 1]Amazon
30Buddy MillerCattle CallThe Majestic Silver Strings Disc 1Amazon
31Gene AutryI Tipped My Hat And Slowly Rode AwaySing Cowboy Sing [Disc 2]Amazon
32Bruce SpringsteenGalveston Bay…Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008Amazon