Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we’re spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We’ll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We’ll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don’t miss a wailin’, rockin’ morning here on KOWS Community Radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Big Joe Turner
Roll 'em Pete
Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2
Champion Jack Dupree
Junker's Blues
Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59)
3
Joe Liggins
The Honeydripper Part 1
The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
4
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
5
Charles Brown
Driftin' Blues
Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
6
Hadda Brooks
Swingin' The Boogie
I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
7
The Ravens
Write Me A Letter
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
8
T-Bone Walker
Call It Stormy Monday
Raw Blues
9
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Snatch It And Grab It
Kuties And Krooners
10
Roy Brown
Good Rockin' Tonight
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
11
John Lee Hooker
Boogie Chillen
The Definitive Collection
12
Amos Milburn
Chicken Shack Boogie
Devil in a Blue Dress
13
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
Rock Awhile
Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
14
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002]
That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series)
15
Percy Mayfield
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
16
Tiny Bradshaw
The Train Kept a-Rollin'
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
17
Sticks McGhee
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee
The Atlantic Story [UK]
18
Lloyd Price
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
19
Little Junior Parker
Mystery Train
MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
20
Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy
Drunk
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
21
Muddy Waters
Got My Mojo Workin
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
22
Little Walter
My Babe
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
23
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues
24
Howlin' Wolf
Smokestack Lightnin'
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
25
Louis Jordan
Caldonia
Number Ones
26
John Lee Hooker
Dimples
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
27
Slim Harpo
I Got Love If You Want It
Roll Your Moneymaker
28
Lazy Lester
I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
29
Ray Charles
Night Time Is the Right Time
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
30
Bo Diddley
Say Man
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!
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1
Bobbie Jean
Cheaters Never Win
Sun Ballads 1953-62
2
Jack Clement
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
3
Bobbie & the Boys
To Tell the Truth
Sun Ballads 1953-62
4
The Prisonaires
There Is Love in You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
5
The Prisonaires
Just Walking in the Rain
Sun Ballads 1953-62
6
Miller Sisters
Finders Keepers
Sun Ballads 1953-62
7
Miller Sisters
It Only Hurts for a Little While
Sun Ballads 1953-62
8
Roy Orbison
Trying to Get to You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
9
Slim Rhodes Band
Bad Girl
Sun Ballads 1953-62
10
Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)
Take and Give
Sun Ballads 1953-62
11
Slim Rhodes
Do What I Do
The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
12
Ken Cook
I Was a Fool
Sun Ballads 1953-62
13
Ray Smith
Sail Away
Sun Ballads 1953-62
14
Charlie Feathers
So Ashamed
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
15
Jimmy Williams
That Depends On You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
16
Sonny Burgess
Sweet Misery
Sun Ballads 1953-62
17
Carl Mann
I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
18
Tommy Blake
Ballad of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
The farmer, the farm, and songs of farming are at the core of this week’s theme show, an encore presentation from 2017. Whether the songs’ focus is that of the hard-working folk of the farm, the raw materials, or the nostalgic reminders of life on the farm, we’ll push forward the playlist plough and take you to the barn for an early morning celebration with performers including bluegrass from James King, gritty Americana from Levon Helm and Bill Neely, core country from Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner, or maybe some field recordings from the 20s featuring the likes of the Carolina Tar Heels…all of this music going Back On The Farm.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Marty Stuart/Merle Haggard
Farmer's Blues
Country Music
2
Freeman Stowers
Sunrise On The Farm
Sinners and Saints: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1931
3
Bill Frisell
Farmer
Disfarmer
4
Levon Helm
Poor Old Dirt Farmer
Dirt Farmer
5
Bill Neely
Black Land Farmer
16 Down Home Country Classics
6
James King
Thirty Years of Farming
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
7
Junior Sisk with Becky Isaacs Bowman and Sonya Isaacs Yeary
The Wheat Crop
Mac Wiseman – I Sang The Song
8
Lemuel Jones
Po' Farmer (Poor Farmers)
Field Recordings, Vol. 1: Virginia (1936-1941)
9
Peter Rowan
Let the Harvest Go To Seed
Bluegrass Boy
10
Carolina Tar Heels
Got The Farm Land Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
11
Cisco Houston
Farmer's Lament
The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
12
J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers (With Morris Herbert)
Living On The Farm
The Legendry J.E. Mainer, Volume 4
13
Walter Brennan
Old Rivers
Old Rivers
14
The Bently Boys
Down On Penny's Farm
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
Jukeboxes were not only cultural touchstones and vital engines for the music industry in the forties and fifties, but they also contributed to the democratization of music consumption in a way that radio could not: by allowing people to pay a nickel and choose the exact song they wanted to hear. Radio’s best effort was to feed the listener versus allow the listener to make their own choice. Over a half century later, streaming has become juggernaut replacing the jukebox. Like streaming of today, the jukebox once helped with music discovery driving regional hits and elevating lesser-known artists, turning local favorites into national stars. This week’s show will be a thematic one and, yes, we’re picking the music. But it’s a fun and mixed bag of country, early rock and pop all with the jukebox as centerpiece. Drop into Deeper Roots this morning for some classic Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and Little Richard from the edgy side of the aisle and be ready for upbeat and swinging country from Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Mel Tillis. Tune in for a show that recognizes this cultural phenomenon and proves the old saw “what is old is new again”.
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Title
Album
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1
Bob King
Rockin' The Jukebox
Rockin' The Jukebox
2
Jimmy Donley
Radio, Jukebox And T.V.
The Precious Years
3
The Marigolds
Juke Box Rock & Roll
The Johnny Bragg Story
4
Shirley & Lee
Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall
Shirley & Lee Rock
5
Katy Moffatt
Stoned At The Jukebox
A Collection Of Drinking Songs
6
Gale Storm
Love By The Jukebox Light
Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
7
Roy Orbison
Here Comes That Song Again
Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2]
8
Teresa Brewer
Music! Music! Music!
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
9
Perry Como
Juke Box Baby
Kuties And Krooners
10
The Mills Brothers
I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald)
The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)
11
Jerry Lee Lewis
High School Confidential
The Definitive Collection
12
Little Richard
All Around The World
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
13
Bill Haley
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock
14
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
15
Chuck Berry
School Days
The Chess Box Disc 1
16
James Mask & His Impalas
Let The Juke Box Die
Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots
17
BR5-49
A1 On The Jukebox
Dog Days
18
Buck Owens
Put A Quarter In The Jukebox
Hot Dog
19
Buck Owens
A-11
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
20
Joshua Hedley
Mr. Jukebox
Mr. Jukebox
21
Ernest Tubb
Mr. Jukebox
Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
22
James Hand
In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox
The Truth Will Set You Free
23
George Kent
Hello, I'm A Jukebox
The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
24
Mel Tillis
Jukebox Man (Single Version)
The Best of Mel Tillis
25
Tammy Wynette
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
Tune in this week for crimes, misdemeanors and general lawlessness as we lean on a theme that explores music that explores one hundred years of crime in different form. We’ll also ask law enforcement to step in as needed with pursuits, chain gangs, and K9 units. From Elmer Bernstein to The Crickets, Mel Tillis to The Byrds, and Bo Diddley, Red River Dave, and blues from Robert Wilkins as our show reminds listeners that Crime Doesn’t Pay…unless you’ve already got the cheese or you’re on the grift with the government behind you. Join our listening audience for the best roots radio show you’ll find here in the North Bay. We’ll make sure this week’s show covers the theme with tracks and treasures, classic influences and much more. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the stories music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Tex Morton
Crime Does Not Pay
The Great Vintage Country
2
Delmore Brothers
Fugitive's Lament
Brown's Ferry Blues
3
Robert Wilkins
Police Sergeant Blues
Memphis Blues, 1928-1935
4
Joe Smith
Kidnapping is a Terrible Crime
Lead Kindly Light
5
Jimmie Driftwood
Jesse James
Americana, Vol. 2
6
The Byrds
Pretty Boy Floyd
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
7
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
8
Sons of the Pioneers
Outlaw (1952)
Wagons West (CD4)
9
Andy Griffith
Police Department Blues
Rocks, Blues & Old Timey Songs
10
James Talley
Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again?
Tryin' Like The Devil
11
Merle Haggard
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
Capitol Collector's Series
12
Tom T. Hall
A Week In A Country Jail
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
13
Peter Rowan & Nashville Bluegrass Band
Jailer Jailer
Legacy
14
Ray Llewelyn
Highway Patrol
Television's Greatest Hits Volume 4
15
Junior Brown
Highway Patrol
Junior High
16
The Crickets
I Fought the Law
Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
17
Helen Grayco
Lilly's Lament (Cell 29)
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
18
Tom Edwards
Cook County Jail
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
19
Red River Dave
California Hippie Murders
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
20
Johnny Rebb And His Rebels
Hey Sheriff
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
21
Jimmy Young
Chain Gang
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
22
Bo Diddley
Cops And Robbers
Have Guitar Will Travel
23
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
Dragnet
TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
24
Elmer Bernstein
Staccato's Theme
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene
25
Russ Tamblin & The Jets
Gee, Officer Krupke
West Side Story
26
Freddie 'Bama Boy' Hall & His Gadsden Band
This Crooked World
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
Someone once suggested that country songs about heartache and lost love sound the same as country songs about good times and happy days. Is it just the wailing fiddle intro often referred to as the “fiddle kickoff” that neutralizes the emotional jar of joy or grief that causes a reaction like that? Or is it just country songwriting is geared towards the simple task of expressing emotions in the terms of everyday life? No matter the reason, we’ll be taking on a country-themed collection of songs about heartaches this week in the show. We’ll do this by walking through some of the golden greats from the Golden Age of Country Music where the ways of the heart were a common theme and, thus, the heartache was an easy rhythmic mark for the country songwriter. We’ll share the Walkers’ Charlie and Billy, Jimmie Skinner, Buck Owens, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy, George and Stonewall among a couple dozen others, all with a message that speaks to country heartaches; and may we also say that there was plenty of fodder to draw from. Drop in…and don’t forget the hankies.
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Album
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1
Lefty Frizzell
I Never Go Around Mirrors (I've Got a Heartache to Hide)
Life's Like Poetry (Disc 9)
2
Buck Owens
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 2
3
Dwight Yoakam
The Heartaches Are Free
Tomorrow's Sounds Today
4
Wynn Stewart
Heartaches For A Dime
Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
5
Rose Maddox
Sing A Little Song Of Heartache
Swing West 1: Bakersfield
6
Leon Russell
Heartaches By The Number
Best Of Hank Wilson
7
Little Jimmy Dickens
Happy Heartaches
Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
8
Buddy Miller
Looking For A Heartache Like You
Cruel Moon
9
Patty Loveless
Looking For A Heartache Like You
On Your Way Home
10
Jimmie Skinner
100 Proof Heartaches
One Dead Man Ago
11
Carl Butler
If I Could Spend My Heartaches
The Chronogical Classics 1954-1958 (Warped 5592)
12
Hawkshaw Hawkins
A Heartache to Recall
22 Greatest Hits
13
Billy Walker
Headin' For Heartaches
Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
14
Charlie Walker
Who's Giving You Heartaches Now
1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
15
The Everly Brothers
A Brand New Heartache
Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]
16
Elvis Presley
That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Elvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles)
17
Guy Mitchell
Heartaches By The Number
The Sweetest Memories (Newsound)
18
Patsy Cline
Heartaches
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
19
Bobby Lewis
Doggone This Heartache
30th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
20
Stonewall Jackson
If Heartaches Were Wine (I'd Be Drunk All the Time)
A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.
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Title
Album
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1
The Harlem Hamfats
What's On Your Mind?
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
2
B.B. King
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
3
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1941 – 1944
4
Ella Fitzgerald
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Pure Ella
5
The King Cole Trio
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)
6
The Robins
Whadaya Want?
50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
7
Joe Liggins
Do You Love Me Pretty Baby?
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
8
Varetta Dillard
What'll I Do?
Got You On My Mind
9
Ruth Brown
Why Don't You Write Me?
Along Comes Ruth
10
Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love?
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
11
Bette Midler
Do You Want to Dance?
Experience the Divine [1993]
12
The Isley Brothers
Who's That Lady?
Something's Got A Hold On Me
13
Barry White
What Am I Gonna Do With You?
All Time Greatest Hits
14
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Who Will The Next Fool Be?
Two Classic Albums From The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump
15
Peggy Lee
Is That All There Is?
Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
16
Los Lobos
Is This All There Is?
By the Light of the Moon
17
Buck Owens
Would You Be Ready?
Dust On Mother's Bible
18
The Texas Tornados
Who Were You Thinkin' Of
The Best Of Texas Tornados
19
Wanda Jackson
Who Shot Sam?
Queen Of Rockabilly
20
Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. Morgan
Do You Love Me?
Crossroads In Cowtown
21
Frankie Miller
Hey! Where Ya Goin?
The World Is A Monster
22
Jim Lauderdale
What Kinda Guy?
An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert
23
The Lovin' Spoonful
Do You Believe In Magic?
Do You Believe In Magic?
24
The Lovin' Spoonful
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
Do You Believe In Magic?
25
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 4
26
The Grass Roots
Where Were You When I Needed You
All Time Greatest Hits
27
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen Rain?
All Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
28
Chicago
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997
29
Ramones
Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s
30
The Five Royales
$64,000 Question (Do You Love Me)
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
31
Lemon Nash
Anybody Seen My Kitty?
Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
32
Tom Paxton
What Did You Learn In School Today?
Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
It’s finger poppin’ time…time to have a blast with some breakout party rockers from the mid-century. All for a good time with soul and roll and rhythm as the main course in today’s show. It’s all about those percussive rocking beats. Call it a party full of boogie, mojo, twistin’ and shaking. We’ve lit the fuse for a dynamite celebration of rebellious rock and cool upbeat soul rhythms with the music of Freddy Cannon, The Swingin’ Medallions, The Showstoppers and Ann Cole with an out of control party mix…just in time for our first show of May. KOWS Community Radio brings the fresh sounds of today, yesterday and tomorrow 24/7, with the very best of political and community discourse. You can tune us in on 92.5 FM in West Sonoma County or just drop by our stream on your Radio Rethink app, Alexa, Radio Garden, Tunein, or Radio Box. We’re here for you and Deeper Roots will be pitching a wang dang doodle this coming Friday morning here on member-supported radio for planet Earth.
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Title
Album
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1
The Isley Brothers
Shout (Part One)
Motor City Soul
2
Wanda Jackson
Let's Have a Party
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
3
Ray Charles
Mess Around
Atlantic Rock & Roll
4
The Swingin' Medallions
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)
Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
5
The Strangeloves
I Want Candy
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
6
Claudine Clark
Party Lights
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
7
Martha & The Vandellas
Mickey's Monkey
Dance Party
8
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Finger Poppin' Time
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
9
Johnnie Morisette
Meet Me At The Twistin' Place
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
10
Chubby Checker
Dancin' Party
Chubby Checker (Mr Twister)
11
Chubby Checker
The Twist
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1960
12
Sam Cooke
Twistin' the Night Away
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4)
13
Dave Edmunds
Do You Wanna Dance
Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
14
The Contours
Do You Love Me
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
15
Jerry Lee Lewis
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
16
Matchbox
Rockabilly Rebel
Rockabilly Rebel
17
Freddy Cannon
Buzz Buzz A Diddle It
His Latest And Greatest
18
Tommy James & the Shondells
Mony Mony
The Very Best of Tommy James & the Shondells
19
Louis Jordan
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Number Ones
20
The Showstoppers
Ain't Nothing But A House Party
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
21
Ann Cole
Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)
Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
22
Koko Taylor
Wang Dang Doodle
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
23
The Champs
Tequilla
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
24
Tarheel Slim
Number Nine Train
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
25
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
26
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
Wooly Bully
Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
27
Arthur Conley
Sweet Soul Music
Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
28
Link Wray/Robert Gordon
Summertime Blues
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
29
Johnny Kidd
Shakin' All Over
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
30
The Kingsmen
Louie Louie
In Person ('64)
31
Nick Todd
At The Hop
Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
32
The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
33
Little Richard
Good Golly Miss Molly
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
34
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Cruisin'
Destination Freeway
35
Elvis Presley
Party
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
This week‘s show brings us echoes of resistance from the past because there’s a storm brewing, stirring from the louder voices of people recognizing that fascism has settled in. People in this country are getting organized around a common anger that democracy and freedom is being taken from them. The political fortification led by Republican leadership co-opted by white nationalism and support for the gestapo tactics must be held in check and the voices of the ballot box will be the final determination; that is, if there is time. Music this week features Roy Zimmerman, Billy Bragg, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and a whole host of sounds from the past century whose musical voices raged when fascism and autocracy attempted to take hold. Money is the root of this evil, make no mistake. There is always hope, however, and we need to be here for each other while practicing self-care with family and friends. The storm clouds are now above us and it’s up to all of us. Now. Not later.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Gene "Mighty Flea" Conners & McCrarys
We Shall Overcome
Gospel Caravan
2
Allen Toussaint
Yes We Can Can
Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album
3
Pete Seeger
Which Side Are You On
Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits
4
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
Power To The People
Gimme Some Truth [Disc 1]
5
Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield
6
Molly Brandt
Revolution on the Horizon
American Saga
7
Tracy Chapman
Talkin' Bout a Revolution
Tracy Chapman
8
Woody Guthrie
Tear the Fascists Down
My Dusty Road
9
Alan Lomax
All Of You Fascists Bound To Lose
Ballad Operas-Martins & The Co
10
The Tillers
All You Fascists Bound to Lose
The Tillers
11
Marc Ribot
Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits)
Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018
12
Garland Jeffreys
Wild in the Streets
Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
13
Jefferson Airplane
Volunteers
Volunteers
14
Public Enemy
Fight The Power
Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music
15
Perla Batalla
The Partisan
A Letter to Leonard Cohen
16
Isley Brothers
Fight the Power EDIT
FunkGASM
17
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
This Land is Your Land (Digital Album Exclusive)
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In)
18
Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal
Crawl into the Promised Land
Crawl Into the Promised Land (Single)
19
Nanci Griffith
Hell No (I'm Not Alright)
Occupy This Album
20
Bruce Springsteen
Born in the U.S.A.
Chapter & Verse
21
Nina Simone
Revolution
Anthology Disc 2
22
R.B. Morris
That's How Every Empire Falls
Singing Through the Wall. Songs for Western Sahara
23
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land (Alternate Version)
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
24
Dropkick Murphys
All You Fonies
This Machine Still Kills Fascists
25
Gil Scott-Heron
Whitey On The Moon
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
26
Lou Christie
Self Expression (The Kids on the Street Will Never Give In)
Enlightnin'ment: The Best of Lou Christie
27
John Fogerty
Fortunate Son
The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
28
Billy Bragg & Wilco
All You Fascists
Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2
29
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 1]
30
Marc Ribot
How To Walk In Freedom (feat. Sam Amidon & Fay Victor)
Every year about this time there’s a quick burst of blossom, a promise of renewal and that first pitch of the national pastime. I don’t know about you but it’s my favorite time of year, a time when winter’s cold is shut down and we’ve got that Spring Fever. This week’s show will take time out for a couple sets celebrating and remembering baseball’s past through music with the likes of The Treniers, Danny Kaye, and Dr. John with some early rapping from Mel Allen of all people. And that’s just the half of it because the fever goes beyond the diamond: we’ll share songs of April love with Shirley Jones, Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White with Perez Prado, Nina Simone, Martha Tilton, and a run of classic country with Johnny Horton, Sons of the Pioneers and the Sons of the San Joaquin. From stickball to kite-flying to the first frisbees of the year in the local park. Let’s get away from it all.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Radio Commercial
'Spring Time Fever Time'
Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
2
The Velvets
Spring Fever
Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
3
Shirley Jones & Pat Boone
April Love (Film Version)
Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
4
The Pentagons
It's Spring Again
Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
5
Martha Tilton
I'll Remember April
The Liltin' Miss Tilton [Disc 1]
6
Perez Prado And His Orchestra
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
7
Count Basie
April in Paris
Pure Jazz
8
Naturals & Mel Allen
Baseball Dreams
Baseball's Greatest Hits
9
Johnny Darling
Baseball Baby
Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan
10
Dr. John
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording
11
The Treniers
Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)
Baseball Anthems
12
Sister Wynona Carr
The Ball Game
Baseball Anthems
13
Russ Hodges
Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round The World
Baseball Anthems
14
Terry Cashman
Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & "The Duke")
61* [Box Set] Disc 1
15
Mickey Mantle & Teresa Brewer
I Love Mickey
Baseball's Greatest Hits
16
Danny Kaye
D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song (Oh, Really? No, O'Malley)
Baseball's Greatest Hits
17
Stormy Weather
The Land Of Wrigley
Baseball's Greatest Hits
18
Steve Goodman
A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request
Baseball's Greatest Hits
19
Betty Bonney & Les Brown and His Orchestra
Joltin' Joe Dimaggio
Baseball Anthems
20
Little Willie John
I've Got Spring Fever
Little Willie John
21
Birdlegs & Pauline And Their Versatility Birds
Spring
Birth Of Soul: 2
22
Jerry Duane & The Monarchs
It Might As Well Be Spring
Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
23
Nina Simone
It Might As Well Be Spring
The Best Of Nina Simone: The Colpix Years
24
Craig Douglas
Hello Spring
Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
