This Friday, Deeper Roots presents an encore broadcast from February 2020, exploring the rich intersection of gospel, blues, and tradition through the theme of the “Travelin’ Blues.” Whether the journey leads down the King’s Highway toward salvation or along a lonely back road toward temptation, we’ll steer clear of the toll roads and follow the winding paths where sacred and secular music have traveled side by side for generations. Along the way you’ll hear performances from Rory Block, Chris Smither, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, The Golden Gate Quartet, and many more. Originally conceived as the first installment in a series of programs about songs of the road, this episode explores highways and journeys through the language of the blues and gospel. Join us for two hours of American roots music where every mile has a story to tell.
Tomorrow isn’t a guarantee; it’s a promise we keep to one another. In times when the airwaves and headlines feel crowded with division, hatred, and the loud noise of demagoguery, all in reaction to barbarous and vile language from the highest quarters, the antidote has always been found in the music. This week on Deeper Roots, we are celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary by stepping directly into the storm with a playlist designed to uplift, fortify, and remind us of what’s worth fighting for. Count on sounds from Gillian Welch, Willie Nelson, Sam Cooke, Chet Baker and a few dozen more as we dive deep into a century of American music, bringing you powerful songs of the spirit from the gospel canon alongside timeless anthems of resistance that call on us to rise above the attacks on our shared democracy. This isn’t just a look back at history—it’s a toolkit for the present.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Mahalia Jackson
I Will Move On Up A Little Higher
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
1999
00:00
2
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
I'm Going Through
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
1969
08:19
3
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
I Shall Not Be Moved
I'll Find A Way
2013
13:20
4
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
I Shall Not Be Moved
Get On Board
2022
15:56
5
Connie Smith
Farther Along
Connie Smith 1965-1966
2011
20:10
6
Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
Farther Along
The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
1956
22:59
7
Larry Campbell
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
2015
30:59
8
The Browns
Fair and Tender Ladies
Classics 1963-1964 (Warped 6384)
2010
34:59
9
Willie Nelson
Healing Hands of Time
Wanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks]
1996
37:25
10
Elvis Presley
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Elvis By The Presleys [Disc 1]
1957
39:39
11
The Impressions
Keep On Pushing
Ultimate Collection: The Impressions
1964
42:58
12
Joe Ely
The Road Goes On Forever
The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
1992
50:29
13
Sara Evans
Born To Fly
Laying Tracks
2003
54:56
14
B.B. King & Dr. John
There Must Be A Better World Somewhere
Deuces Wild
1997
58:46
15
The Bronzemen
Hold On (Keep Yo' Hand On The Plow)
The Bronzemen – Radio Transcriptions (1939)
1939
1:03:24
16
Mahalia Jackson
Keep Your Hand on the Plow
The World's Greatest Gospel Singer
1954
1:10:33
17
Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1960-64: 30 Amazing Stereo Hits
2016
1:12:58
18
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
People Get Ready
Akeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2006
1:15:32
19
Fats Domino
Walking To New Orleans
The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960
1960
1:18:08
20
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Classic Sixties: 1966
1966
1:20:02
21
Ray Charles
I Believe to My Soul
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
From rocking celebrations to hard-earned reflections, this week’s episode of Deeper Roots turns its attention to the man they called “The King.” We’ve got two hours with songs about Elvis Presley — musical tributes, name-drops, eulogies, and love letters from artists across the past century. Some are playful, some reverent, and some wrestle with the contradictions that made Elvis both larger than life and painfully human. Together, they form a kind of American scrapbook around a figure who never really left the cultural conversation. From the wide-eyed devotion of artists like George Jones, Janis Martin, and Bobby Bare, to later songs reflecting on the strange and tragic arc that carried Elvis from hip-shaking revolutionary to Vegas spectacle, from the Nixon White House photo-op to a lonely and frightening decline, these recordings trace the many ways America mythologized him. Whether delivered as tribute, cautionary tale, obituary, or heartfelt fan letter, the songs on this morning’s show reveal just how deeply Elvis worked his way into the DNA of rock ’n’ roll mythology — and into the imagination of generations that followed.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Elvis Presley
Elvis [Excerpt From Interview Held Sept.22 1958]
Elvis: A Legendary Performer Vol. 1
1958
00:00
2
Pat Smith
Elvis Elvis
Gals of the Big D Jamboree
1958
00:25
3
Billy Boyle
My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Elvis
The Greatest Novelty Songs
1962
05:31
4
Nervous Norvus
Elvis You're A G.I. Now
Stone Age Woo
1958
08:03
5
Bobby Bare
All American Boy
All American Boy – CD 1
1963
10:14
6
The Hunt Sisters
Elvis Is Rocking Again
Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
1960
13:09
7
Janis Martin
My Boy Elvis
Loud Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
They say that tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it. Whether they are shed in the dark of a midnight heartbreak, the overwhelming light of a spiritual awakening, or the quiet ache of a memory that just won’t fade, these tiny drops of salt water carry the weight of our history. Today, we’re tracing those trails down the cheeks of American music. with a show whose theme is ‘tears’. We’ve got two hours of the lonesome, the joyful, and the broken-hearted. Featured artists include Etta James, Mac Wiseman, Big Maybelle, Faron Young and The Pilgrim Travelers, spanning the past century of America’s music from the mid-1930s to a cover of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s Ocean of Tears from 2019. We’ll experience tears that take us from remorse to pure joy and pleasant surprise full circle to tears brought on by physical pain. So pull up a chair, settle in, and let’s let the music do the weeping for us.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Tears on My Pillow
The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials
1958
00:00
2
Chuck Jackson
Tears Of Joy
The Very Best Of Chuck Jackson 1961-1967
1963
05:35
3
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Letter Full Of Tears
Soul Grooves
2002
08:13
4
Tammi Terrell
Tears At The End Of A Love Affair
Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
1969
10:52
5
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Tears of a Clown
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
1970
13:48
6
Johnny Rivers
The Tracks of My Tears
Greatest Hits [Capitol]
1967
16:45
7
Etta James
Tears Of Joy
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
1956
24:59
8
Bonnie Raitt
River Of Tears
Green Light
1982
27:25
9
Big Maybelle
Ocean Of Tears
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
1955
32:10
10
Pee Wee Crayton
Eyes Full Of Tears
Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
1954
34:37
11
Ray Charles
Drown in My Own Tears
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)
1959
36:42
12
The Jackson Southernaires
No Tears in Heaven
Great Gospel – No Tears in Heaven
2004
44:04
13
The Pilgrim Travelers
God Shall Wipe All Tears Away
Good News Vol. 4: Glory Glory Hallelujah
1949
49:10
14
The Staple Singers
I Can't Help From Cryin' Sometime
Great Day
1962
51:27
15
Robert Plant and The Soweto Gospel Choir
Valley Of Tears
Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
2007
53:43
16
Jean Shepard
Crying Holy
24 Greatest Gospel Hits
2009
55:51
17
Bad Livers
Crying Holy Unto The Lord
Dust On The Bible
1998
57:52
18
Mac Wiseman
Crying Heart Blues
Grassroots To Bluegrass
1990
1:07:57
19
Country Gentlemen
Silence or Tears
Warped 6119 – Country Gentlemen – 1961
1961
1:10:20
20
David Grisman; Emory Gordy; Herb Pedersen; Jim Buchanan; Vince Gill
The Children Are Crying
Here Today
1982
1:12:56
21
Dolly Parton
Endless Stream of Tears
The Grass Is Blue
1999
1:15:28
22
Faron Young
Trail Of Tears
Hello Walls / The Young Approach
1961
1:18:01
23
Dick Curless
Tears Instead of Cheers
A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD6 (1950-1969)
1996
1:20:10
24
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ocean Of Tears
The History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 20)
0
1:24:50
25
JP Harris
Ocean of Tears (feat. Miss Tess)
Why Don't We Duet in the Road (Again) – EP
2019
1:27:23
26
Skeets McDonald
Curtain Of Tears
Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection
It’s a 1950 heatwave of rhythm and blues sounds this morning on Deeper Roots. We’ll move away from anything that might be polite or polished and turn our attention to the sweat-soaked, neon-lit world of rhythm and blues, a sound that was the early morning thunder and lightning just ahead of the dawn of rock ‘n roll. We’re focusing on the year 1950 where jump blues started to grow teeth — where the saxophones were honking, the backbeats hitting harder, and indie labels from Memphis to LA were capturing lightning in a bottle. From the smoky corners of the Delta to the high voltage clubs of the North, we’re digging deep into the crates for the some pounding rhythms from Dave Bartholomew, Julia Lee, Bull Moose Jackson, Jimmy McCracklin as well as Buddy and Ella Johnson…oh, and some Tiny Bradshaw’s Breaking Up The House. As Chuck Berry pointed out: “…it’s got a backbeat, you can’t lose it, any old time you use it”.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Sister Wynona Carr
Don't Miss That Train
Dragnet For Jesus
1950
00:00
2
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Walk the Chalk Line
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 7]
1950
05:22
3
Ella Johnson
No More Love
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
1950
07:56
4
Jimmy McCracklin
Rockin? All Day (a/k/a Rockin? and Reelin?)
Electric Blues?Part 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
1950
10:56
5
Bull Moose Jackson
Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again
Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950
1950
13:34
6
Cleo Brown
Roll It Boogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
15:54
7
Eunice Davis
Rock Little Daddy
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
25:17
8
Austin McCoy
Happy Pay Day Part 1
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
1950
27:46
9
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/Myra Johnson
Silent George
Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
1950
30:56
10
Jewel King
3×7=21
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
1950
33:32
11
Jewel King
I Broke My Mother's Rule
Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]
1950
36:04
12
Julia Lee
Can't Get Enough Of That Stuff
Kansas City Star [Disc 5]
1950
38:17
13
Violet Hall
He's An Ivory Beating Baby (On The Baby Grand)
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
41:16
14
Johnnie Brown
I'm Gonna Stop (Foolin' Around)
Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
1950
48:49
15
Tiny Bradshaw
Breaking Up the House
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
1950
51:12
16
Tiny Bradshaw
Well Oh Well
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
1950
53:51
17
Wynonie Harris
I Want To Love You Baby
All She Wants To Do Is Rock
1950
56:29
18
Dave Bartholomew
Ain't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life)
Gettin' Funky [Disc 2]
1950
59:21
19
Connie Jordan
I'm Gonna Rock (Till My Rocker Breaks Down)
Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
1950
1:07:07
20
Ruth Brown
I'll Wait For You
Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 1
1950
1:09:52
21
Ivory Joe Hunter
We're Going to Boogie
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
1950
1:12:25
22
King Perry
Everything's Gonna Be Alright Tonight
Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]
1950
1:15:25
23
Gene Phillips
Women Women Women
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
1950
1:17:46
24
Erline Harris
Jump And Shout
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
1950
1:20:35
25
Percy Mayfield
Strange Things Happening
Poet of the Blues
1950
1:25:26
26
The Robins
If It's So
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
1950
1:28:12
27
The Dominoes
Chicken Blues
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
1950
1:31:14
28
H-Bomb Ferguson
Rock H-Bomb Rock
Stompin' 14
1950
1:34:02
29
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
Love Don't Love Nobody
Original Blues/Greatest Hits
1950
1:36:10
30
Little Esther & Mel Walker w; Johnny Otis Orchestra
Cupid's Boogie
Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy Vol. 3
1950
1:38:51
31
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
1950
1:41:24
32
The Three Riffs
Cherry In My Lemon And Lime
Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
This week we celebrate Women’s History Month the way we know best — by following the music. For more than a century, women have shaped the sound of America’s story. They didn’t just sing the songs — they wrote them, bent them, electrified them, sanctified them, and sometimes had to fight just to be heard over them. From the tent shows and juke joints of the 1920s to arena stages and global spotlights, women have carried rhythm, blues, gospel, country, rock, pop — and the truth — on their shoulders. Tune in this coming Friday morning for a journey that begins at the foundation. Before rock and roll. Before crossover radio. When the blues was still carving its name into shellac and history. We’ll then make our way into the genres of jazz, country, rock, and gospel where women’ influenced the deeper roots of American music and you find their fingerprints everywhere — in the blues phrasing, in the gospel shout, in the country confession, in the pop hook, in the rock-and-roll roar.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey
2
Keb' Mo' Featuring Rosanne Cash
Put A Woman In Charge
Put A Woman In Charge
3
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong
St. Louis Blues
I Heard It On NPR: Shake These Blues
4
Memphis Minnie
Me And My Chauffeur Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
5
Ethel Waters
Heat Wave
Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)
6
Billie Holiday
God Bless The Child
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 10]
7
Ella Fitzgerald
Goody, Goody
75th Birthday Celebration [Disc 2]
8
Dinah Washington
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
The Essential Dinah Washington: The Great Songs
9
Jimmie Grier
The Object Of My Affection
50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30s
10
Ivie Anderson
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
11
Tommy Dorsey, The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford
Embraceable You
I Got Rhythm: The Music of George Gershwin
12
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rock Me
Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]
13
Mahalia Jackson
Move On Up A Little Higher, Pt. 1
Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
14
Nina Simone
See Line Women
The Ultimate Nina Simone
15
Betty Carter
Open the Door
American Beauty
16
Judy Garland
Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
Your Hit Parade – 1943
17
Sarah Vaughan
I Feel So Smoochie
September Song
18
Kay Starr
Rock and Roll Waltz
Your Hit Parade – 1956
19
Peggy Lee
Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)
The Capitol Collector's Series
20
Katie Shore
You're From Texas
It's All Her Fault: A Tribute To Cindy Walker
21
Mother Maybelle Carter
Keep on the Sunny Side
Ash Grove (Live April 20, 1963)
22
Patsy Cline
Why Can't He Be You
The Patsy Cline Collection
23
Kitty Wells
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
American Roots Music (Disc One-Country)
24
Dolly Parton
Jolene
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
25
Loretta Lynn
She's Got You
Classic Country 1975-1979 [Disc 2]
26
Wanda Jackson
Funnel Of Love
Queen Of Rockabilly
27
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
28
Aretha Franklin
Think
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
29
Ruth Brown
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
30
The Crystals
Da Doo Ron Ron
The Best Of The Crystals
31
LaVern Baker
Jim Dandy (Japan 2012 Remaster)
Atlantic Rock & Roll
32
Carole King
I Feel the Earth Move
A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968-1976) (1 of 2)
Join Dave Stroud for a look at a fascinating, if somewhat cringey, slice of music history, where white cover versions of black R&B nuggets were whitewashed across the pop charts in the 1950s. While the ‘cover version’ was a standard industry practice, so were the ‘sanitized’ versions of R&B hits by black artists that made them more ‘palatable’ for white radio audiences, spotlighting white artists while the original creators stayed in the shadows. It’s certainly something that could be the topic of numerous Deeper Roots episodes but we’ll limit our scope to a two hour exploration, measuring the original against the cover. On one side of the house we’ll hear from Fats Domino (a popular source for the practic), Big Joe Turner, The Moonglows and a handful of others. The other side of the house has the names of Pat Boone, Art Mooney, The Fontane Sisters and others among the dubious roster ‘favorites’. Radio and media helped to democratize the landscape but today’s parallels with the frothing ‘look over thereness’ of right wing hate is unmistakable and hard to ignore. It was George Santayana who observed that “those who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it.“
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Fontane Sisters
Hearts Of Stone
Vintage Music " Vols 3 & 4
2
The Jewels
Hearts of Stone
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
3
The Fontane Sisters
Rock Love
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
4
Lula Reed
Rock Love
Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
5
Eileen Barton
Fujiyama Mama
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
6
Annisteen Allen
Fujiyama Mama
From the Ghetto
7
The Crew Cuts
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
8
The Chords
Sh-Boom
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
9
The McGuire Sisters
Sincerely
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
10
The Moonglows
Sincerely
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
11
The Crew Cuts
Don't Be Angry
High School Favorites
12
Nappy Brown
Don't Be Angry [1955 Version]
Down In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B's
13
The Fontane Sisters
Please Don't Leave Me
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
14
Fats Domino
Please Don't Leave Me
Rock And Rollin
15
Pat Boone
The Fat Man
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
16
Fats Domino
The Fat Man
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
17
Pat Boone
Long Tall Sally
The London American Story Disc 1
18
Little Richard
Long Tall Sally
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
19
Art Mooney
Tutti Frutti
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
20
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
21
Johnnie Ray
Flip Flop And Fly
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
22
Big Joe Turner
Flip Flop And Fly
Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
23
Bill Haley & His Comets
Shake, Rattle and Roll
From The Original Master Tapes
24
Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
25
Teresa Brewer
Tweedle Dee
The Best Of Teresa Brewer
26
LaVern Baker
Tweedlee Dee
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 2]
27
Gale Storm
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
The London American Story Disc 1
28
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
29
Georgia Gibbs
Dance With Me Henry
Georgia Gibbs Greatest Hits
30
Etta James
The Wallflower
The Best of Etta James [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]
31
Jean Dinning
Bo Diddley
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
32
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
33
The Hilltoppers
Teardrops From My Eyes
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
34
Ruth Brown
Teardrops From My Eyes
Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
Blue and cool is the mood as we spin the dial back to the 1950s — a decade of chrome, tailfins, Cold War tension, Beat poetry, and late-night cigarette smoke curling toward the ceiling of a dimly lit club. Beneath the middle class culture of the day, there was a restless heartbeat of jazz. This was the era when bebop matured into cool, hard bop caught fire, and modal explorations began reshaping the language of improvisation. Artists like Miles Davis refined understatement into revolution, John Coltrane stretched harmony toward spiritual searching, Thelonious Monk bent notes and expectations alike, and Ella Fitzgerald turned the human voice into a virtuosic instrument. Jazz in the ’50s wasn’t background music — it was conversation, protest, poetry, and possibility. Dave’s selected some important landmarks and deep tracks that take you into those dusty digital bins of jazz and improvisation this morning on Deeper Roots.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy Wilson
Lullaby Of Birdland
The Swingin's Mutual!
2
Charlie Parker
Blues For Alice
Confirmation: The Best Of The Verve Years
3
Charlie Parker
Au Privave
Confirmation: The Best Of The Verve Years
4
Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers
Doodlin'
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 4]
5
Sal Salvador
Round Trip
Capitol Jazz 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
6
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Django
Django
7
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Closer Than A Kiss: Crooner Classics
8
Erroll Garner Trio
Misty
Your Hit Parade – 1954
9
Clifford Brown & Max Roach
I Get A Kick Out Of You
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 4]
10
Sonny Rollins
St. Thomas
Saxophone Colossus
11
Sonny Rollins
Oleo
Prestige Profiles Bonus
12
Eddie Heywood
Soft Summer Breeze
Great Instrumental Hits Of The 50s-80s (10 Songs)
13
Thelonious Monk
Nice Work If You Can Get It
The Original Jazz Masters Series – Vol. 4 [Disc 5]
Spring’s just around the corner but we’re all holding out with rain, wind and more California sunshine in our forecast until then. Don’t you think that this might call for a party? Well, some of us do and we’re going to mix up the country with the blues, the rock with the rockabilly, and the brassy with the sass as we prepare for the holiday known as President’s Day. I suppose the toddler in the basement wants that named after him, too. Can someone explain the rules of common decency and sense to President McFuddlepants? Please. I beg of you. We’ll leave him out of the party today, though, as we hang in there with a delicious spread of the very best music from the past century, including Mitty Collier, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty and Elvin Bishop. We’ll also hear from a local favorite, Doug Blumer and The Bohemian Highway, with a reminder that “The Party’s At Our House”.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Sad House Big Party
Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
2
Roque Baños
Party at the Restaurant
Sexy Beast
3
Dr. John
Party Hellfire
The Best Of The Parlophone Years
4
Amos Milburn
House Party (Tonight)
Amos Milburn Rocks
5
Amos Milburn
Let's Have A Party
ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
6
Hugo and Luigi
Rockabilly Party
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD1)
7
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Party at My House
Mean Case of the Blues
8
Jesse Allen
Let's Party
Stompin' 34
9
Sam Cooke
Having A Party
100 Northern Soul Classics
10
Mink DeVille
Party Girls
Cabretta
11
Helena Ferguson
Where Is The Party
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
12
Claudine Clark
Party Lights
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
13
Tammi Terrell
Two Can Have A Party
Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
14
Mitty Collier
My Party
Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
15
Lesley Gore
It's My Party
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
16
Charlie Wilson & His Hayloft Gang
The Beer Party (1933)
Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936
17
Dale Watson
Pity Party
The Best of the HighTone Years
18
Don Gibson
Give Myself A Party
The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
19
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
The Party's At Our House
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
20
Charline Arthur
I'm Having A Party All By Myself
Welcome To The Club
21
Wanda Jackson
There's A Party Going On
There's A Party Goin' On
22
Elvin Bishop
Party Till The Cows Come Home
Tulsa Shuffle
23
Whitney Rose
The Last Party
Heartbreaker of the Year
24
Merle Haggard
Goin' Away Party
Unforgettable
25
Rosanne Cash
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
Hits: 1979-1989
26
Porter Wagoner
The Party & Dolly Parton
1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
27
John Fogerty
Garden Party (With Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt)
It may be Friday the 13th but that won’t stop us from fortifying ourselves with a ‘luck and fortune’ theme in today’s show. Hopefully, that will tip the scales. May our luck and fortune hold out until the next election. You’re welcome to drop in to our slightly superstitious edition of Deeper Roots on a day that usually sends people dodging ladders and eyeing black cats with suspicion. Whether you’re a believer in the ‘unlucky’ stigma or you consider yourself a master of your own fate, we’ve curated a playlist designed to explore the highs and lows of the cosmic dice roll. We’ll be spinning tracks that dive deep into the world of luck and fortune with some high-stakes anthems of the casino floor to the soulful laments of those down on their luck, we’re covering every corner of the wheel of fate. But…knock on wood…just in case.
