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
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
Get ready for a deep dive into the last 100 years of America’s musical DNA. This week’s Deeper Roots is a ‘romp’ in the truest sense—a free form show celebrating the winsome, the lonesome, and everything in between. We’ve got a heavy-hitting lineup including Etta James, Jimmie Davis, and Billie Holiday, spanning the full spectrum of gospel, country, blues, and jazz. Dave’s been digging through the “digital crates” of the past century to bring you two hours of essential, sometimes irreverent, always authentic sounds. Whether the selections are wholesome or a bit rowdy, this episode runs the full gamut of the American songbook. Pull up a chair at the Deeper Roots dining hall this Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio—there is plenty of soul to go around.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Trouble In My Mind
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
2008
00:00
2
Louis Armstrong
Nobody Knows De Trouble I've Seen
Louis And The Good Book
1938
05:34
3
Sam Cooke
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (4 of 4)
1963
08:34
4
The Whitstein Brothers
I'm Troubled
Old Time Duets
1989
12:04
5
Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always)
The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2]
1955
14:42
6
The Harlem Hamfats
I'm In So Much Trouble Now
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
2005
17:53
7
Fats Domino
Bad Luck and Trouble
Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
1961
26:02
8
Mavis Staples Levon Helm
Trouble In My Mind
Carry Me Home
2022
28:38
9
Lee Hazlewood
Trouble Is A Lonesome Town
400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56
1956
33:33
10
Kay Starr
I'm The Lonesomest Gal In Town
Capitol Collectors Series
1947
35:47
11
The Modernaires
It's A Lonesome Old Town (When You're Not Around)
The Complete Modernaires On Columbia Vol 2 (1946-1947)
1947
38:30
12
Jimmie Davis
Louisiana Hayride Intro
At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 9)
2017
46:03
13
Jimmie Davis
Pi-Rootin' Around
Nobody's Darlin' But Mine: 1928-1937
1937
47:13
14
Scott Miller & the Commonwealth
Drunk All Around This Town
Reconstruction
2007
49:57
15
Wayne Hancock
Life's Lonesome Road
A-Town Blues
2001
52:32
16
Rick Nelson
Lonesome Town (Unreleased)
Legacy [Disc 1]
1958
54:08
17
Happy Valley Boys
Homecoming Time In Happy Valley
Classic Field Recordings
1940
1:01:08
18
Tom T. Hall
Homecoming (Single Version)
The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall
2006
1:03:54
19
Josh Ritter
Homecoming
Sermon on the Rocks
2015
1:07:00
20
Bob Dylan & The Band
Kickin' My Dog Around
The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
2014
1:12:19
21
Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers
Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Aroun'
Various Artists: Bob Dylan – Cover To Cover – The Originals VOL. 2 [Disc 2]
1926
1:15:00
22
Leon Chappel
(I'm A) Long Gone Doggie
Automatic Mama
1951
1:17:42
23
Betty Hall Jones
This Joint's Too Hip For Me
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
We’re taking a slow walk back to the gospel well this morning, exploring a particularly expansive landscape of classic hymns, choir harmonies, and new-fangled secular reflections from the likes of Elizabeth King, Ben Harper and Amy Helm. There are also the traditional pulpit pounders like Elder Charles Beck, jubilee and country groups including The Jordanaires (with and without Elvis) and The Golden Gate Quintet, as well as a sampling old favorites from Johnny Cash, The Blue Sky Boys and the Neville Brothers. It’s a morning dish of reflection and exploration once again as we take that deep dive into the gospel classics once more. Hope you can climb aboard that gospel train and redeem your ticket to the great beyond.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Elizabeth King & The Gospel Souls
Testify
Living in the Last Days
2
Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Plastic Jesus
Set Two
3
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Amazing Grace (Used to Be Her Favorite Song)
Stacked Deck
4
The Staple Singers
He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
Amen/Why
5
The Jordaniares
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
The Jordaniares Gospel
6
Washboard Rhythm Kings, Washboard Rhythm Band
Shoutin' in the Amen Corner
All Time Jazz: Washboard Rhythm Kings
7
Abraham Alexander
Amen
SEA/SONS
8
Colleen Kattau
Amen to the Freedom Rides
Besos Kisses
9
Johnny Cash
Amen [Album Version]
Orange Blossom Special
10
Drive-By Truckers
Thoughts and Prayers (Radio Edit)
The Unraveling
11
Judy Collins
Amazing Grace
Forever: [Disc 2]
12
Sonny Treadway
Amazing Grace
Sacred Steel Guitar
13
The Zion Travelers
Milky White Way
This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982
14
Elvis Presley
Milky White Way
His Hand in Mine
15
Elvis Presley
Working on the Building
He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1
16
The Blue Sky Boys
The Lord Be With Us, Amen
Classic Country Remastered CD E
17
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
When I Go
No Mercy In This Land
18
Elder Charles Beck
Didn't It Rain
Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
19
Mahalia Jackson
Didn't It Rain
16 Most Requested Songs
20
Fern Jones
I Do Believe
The Glory Road
21
Amy Helm
Ain't That Good News
Didn't It Rain
22
Rounders
Power In The Blood
Around With The Gospel
23
Paul Newman
Plastic Jesus
Cool Hand Luke
24
Tia Blake
Plastic Jesus
Folksongs & Ballads
25
Paul Thorn
Soon I Will Be Done
Don't Let The Devil Ride
26
Tom Waits
The Soul Of A Man
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
27
Harrod's Jubilee Singers
Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho (Pm 12116, 12116B)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
28
Josh White
Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (mono)
The Elektra Years – disc 1
29
The Golden Gate Quartet
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Vol. 5 (1945-1949)
30
Angelic Gospel Singers and Dixie Hummingbirds
One Day
Gospel Music
31
The Zion Harmonizers
Old Time Religion
Ultimate Gospel Fest
32
The Soul Stirrers
Wade In The Water
Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story: 1959 – 1965 [Disc 1]
A little bit of twisting and a little bit of shouting…as well as some gospel rhythms, hand clapping, and some back beat rhythms from the gulf and whole lot more. This week’s show will be a free form extravaganza which means there’s a bright day ahead, as always. My springboard was an afternoon’s listen to the music of David Lindley who, in addition to being a fine musician, he had extraordinary taste in music. We’ll hear some gospel tracks from Sister Marie Knight and the Reverend James Cleveland, classic funk and soul from The Temptations, Billy Butler and The Isleys. We’ll also spinning up some Wild Tchoupitoulas, Otis Rush and be featuring some three-time track samples and a brand new track from the 30th anniversary release of John Prine’s Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, slated for release in early September. There’s a whole lot more to share with everyone out there so it’s a good morning to drop in and here a Twist and Shout sample from Top Note going back to 1961…oh yes, as well as a couple David Lindley tracks.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Three Times Seven
Dance Ranch
2
Dave Edmunds
Three Time Loser
Twangin'
3
Corey Glover
Three Time Loser
Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
4
Otis Rush
Three Times a Fool
Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
5
Robert Gordon
Three Alley Cats (feat. Dave Alvin )
Rockabilly for Life
6
Chris Bouchillon
I've Been Married Three Times
1925-1928 (Warped 2690F)
7
David Lindley & El Rayo-X
I Just Can't Work No Longer
Very Greasy
8
Billy Butler & The Enchanters
I Can't Work No Longer
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
9
Top Note
Twist And Shout
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
10
The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Grandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3
11
The Temptations
Don't Look Back
The Temptations [Disc 1]
12
John Lee Hooker
Don't Look Back
The Best Of Friends
13
John Prine
Hey Ah Nothin'
Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
14
John Prine
Lake Marie
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
15
The Righteous Brothers
Something's Got A Hold On Me
The Moonglow Years
16
Reverend James Cleveland
Something Got A Hold On Me
I Walk With God
17
Johnny Cash
Unclouded Day
Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
18
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Anita Kerr Singers
There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
19
Laurie London
The Gospel Train
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
20
Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
21
David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
22
David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Shame And Scandal In The Family
Twango Bango III
23
Odetta
Shame And Scandal
Sings Ballads And Blues
24
Waylon Jennings
Jole Blon
Nashville Rebel (1958-1969)
25
Gary U.S. Bonds
Jole Blon
The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
26
Wild Tchoupitoulas
Brother John
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
Country, gospel, and rhythm and blues are the major arteries that flow to the heart of Americana musical traditions, each influencing the other through shared themes of storytelling, emotion, and spirituality. Gospel’s uplifting harmonies and spiritual fervor inspired both the heartfelt narratives of country music and the soulful expressions of rhythm and blues. Similarly, rhythm and blues infused gospel energy into secular music, while country music borrowed melodic and vocal elements from both genres. The “golden age” of these genres is often considered to be the mid-20th century, roughly the 1940s through the 1960s, when their innovation and cross-pollination laid the groundwork for modern popular music, including rock and roll. This week on Deeper Roots we’re going to flip through some classic old records (as we love to do) and highlight the morning with performances from the likes of Otis Spann, Merle Travis, Sue Foley, Sturgill Simpson, and a few dozen others.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Margie Singleton
Old Records
One More Record Please
2
Seasick Steve
Dark
Man from Another Time (Bonus Version)
3
Sturgill Simpson
Breakers Roar
A Sailor's Guide To Earth
4
The Everly Brothers
Bowling Green
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
5
The Kossoy Sisters
Bowling Green
Bluegrass Jamboree
6
Merle Travis
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Ash Grove 12/9/1966
7
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
We've Got a Live One Here!
8
The Louvin Brothers
There's A Grave In The Wave Of The Ocean
Close Harmony [Disc 7]
9
Hart Valley Drifters
Nine Pound Hammer
Folk Time
10
Van Morrison
Dark Night Of The Soul
Three Chords And The Truth
11
The Riders Of The Purple Sage
Cool Water (Radio)
Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
12
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
13
The Soul Stirrers
Jesus I'll Never Forget [Album Version]
The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture
14
Mahalia Jackson
Dark Was The Night
Moving On Up A Little Higher
15
Bing Crosby
Down to the Old Ox Road
Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1
16
Sue Foley
Freight Train
One Guitar Woman
17
Porter Wagoner
Banks of the Ohio
1968 (Warped 6846)
18
Roy Rogers with Country Washburne
My Chickashay Girl
26 All-Time Country Classics
19
Merle Haggard
Time Changes Everything
The Peer Sessions
20
Jimmie Dolan
The Wheel That Does The Squeakin'
Juke Box Boogie
21
Raul Malo
Weary Blues from Waitin'
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
22
Ted Daffan's Texans
Born To Lose
26 All-Time Country Classics
23
Norridge Mayhams And The Blue Chips
I'm A Rattlesnakin' Daddy
Norridge Mayhams and The Blue Chips
24
Mae West
I'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For Love
While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
99-1/2 Won't Do [Live]
The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
2
Annie Mae & Fred McDowell
I'm Going Over The Hill
The Essential Guide To Gospel
3
Stringbean
Going Over the Hill
Layin' Low
4
John Martyn
Over the Hill
Couldn't Love You More
5
Mahalia Jackson
Just Over the Hill
Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson
6
Buck Owens
Goin' Down To The River
Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4]
7
Alison Krauss
Down To The River To Pray
Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000
8
Ray Charles
I'm Going Down To The River
Ain't That Fine
9
Suzy Boggus
It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters
Prayin' For Sunshine
10
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Going Down The River
The First Recordings
11
Etta Baker & Taj Mahal
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
12
Bobby Bare
Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning
Darker Than Light
13
Down Like Silver
To the River
Light That Match – Single
14
Lead Belly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Best Of Leadbelly
15
The Browns
In the Pines
Classics 1960 (Warped 6062)
16
Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines
The Folkway Years: 1959-1961
17
Robert Johnson
Crossroads Blues
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
18
Elmore James
Standing At The Crossroads
Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
19
The Million Dollar Quartet
Great Speckled Bird
The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
20
Buzz Cason
Hats Off to Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
21
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.
There's A Tear In My Beer
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
22
Hank Williams, Jr.
Tee Tot Song
Almeria Club
23
Dallas Wayne
Crank the Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
24
Pat Johnson
Hank And Tee Tot
Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48
25
Washboard Sam
Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]
That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)
On this Friday the 13th, our show takes on the constructs of heaven and hell as its chosen theme. Songs that explore the debatable and sometimes fantastical concepts that, while they vary significantly across cultures and tradition, still remain human constructs rather than universal truths. Or are they? I sure don’t know and I doubt that you do. They have no doubt been formed as symbolic or metaphorical ideas formulated to help humankind find a straight path to that ‘great morning’…or something like that anyway. We’re not here to practice heresy or blasphemy, only to observe…and there’s plenty of music to call this theme one of mixed metaphors. Tune in for some Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Eric Clapton, Solomon Burke, Bill Neely and a whole crowd of other sinners and saints pounding out the concepts of heaven and hell in song with melodies both fierce and solemn. Tune in for quite the time.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
2
John Lee Hooker & Ben Harper
Burnin' Hell
The Best Of Friends
3
Dr. John
Party Hellfire
Anutha Zone
4
Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra
The Night Before Judgement Day
Blues Women
5
Eric Clapton
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Sessions For Robert J
6
The Louvin Brothers
The Great Judgement Morning
Close Harmony [Disc 8]
7
Johnny Cash
Redemption
American Recordings
8
Joe Strummer/Mescaleros
Redemption Song
Streetcore
9
Vera Hall
Death, Have Mercy
Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
10
Jimmy Reed
Going By The River (Pt. 1)
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 37
11
Hank Williams
The Angel Of Death
Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
12
Dave Van Ronk
St. James Infirmary
Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
13
Ralph Stanley
The Death Of John Henry [Album Version]
Ralph Stanley
14
David Johansen & The Harry Smiths
Oh Death
David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
15
Solomon Burke
The Judgement
Don't Give Up on Me
16
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
17
The Zion Harmonizers
Old Time Religion
Ultimate Gospel Fest
18
Camille Howard
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Brown Gal
19
The Cats & The Fiddle
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
The Very Best Of
20
John Prine & Mac Wiseman
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
Standard Songs for Average People
21
Red Foley
Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
Tennessee Saturday Night
22
Bill Neely
Satan's Burning Hell
The Essential Guide To Gospel
23
Sheryl Crow
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Home For Christmas
24
Iris DeMent
I've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)
Lifeline
25
Patsy Cline
Life's Railway To Heaven
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
26
Grandpa Jones
Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me
An American Original
27
Carl Story
When the Pearly Gates Swing Open
1951-1952 (Warped 5158)
28
The Golden Gate Quartet
No Restricted Signs (Up In Heaven) (1946)
Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
29
Flatt & Scruggs
The Drunkard's Hell
The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
30
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' In My Room)
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 1]
31
Fannie Bell Chapman
He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
Soul music’s roots come from the urbanization and commercialization of rhythm and blues in the late fifties and early sixties. Young black musicians, often nurtured in black churches, enjoyed and listened to R&B sounds and began a fusion of R&B, blues and gospel that would later take on the moniker “soul music”. The term “soul” had been used in African American culture, particularly among musicians, to emphasize the feelings of power, spirit and creativity found in its culture. Regional acts and labels took this genre into different directions that included, among other things, vocal interplay, gospel rhythms and themes that were translated from the sacred to the secular, all with mix heavy on standard rock or brass rhythm sections. The blend and variety brought out the contrasting tones of grit and pop-infused sounds. From Sam Cooke to James Brown and Etta James to Brenda Holloway…we’ll take a journey through the rise of soul music.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Southern Tones
It Must Be Jesus
Southern Gospel
2
Ray Charles
I Got a Woman
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
3
Etta James
Tears Of Joy
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
4
Clyde McPhatter
Seven Days
London American Label Year By Year 1956
5
Ray Charles
Lonely Avenue
Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell
6
James Brown
Please, Please, Please
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
7
Sam Cooke
You Send Me
Greatest Hits
8
Sam Cooke
I'll Come Running Back To You
Birth Of Soul: 1
9
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
10
The Chantels
Maybe
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- What'd I Say
11
Clyde McPhatter
Lover's Question
The Atlantic Story [UK]
12
Ray Charles
(Night Time Is) The Right Time
Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]
13
Eugene Church
Pretty Girls Everywhere
Solid Gold Soul 1959
14
Jackie Wilson
That's Why ( I Love You So )
Lonely Teardrops
15
Jackie Wilson
Lonely Teardrops
Solid Gold Soul 1959
16
The Fiestas
So Fine
Solid Gold Soul 1959
17
James Brown
Try Me
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of James Brown
18
The Drifters
There Goes My Baby
All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1]
19
The Impressions
Shorty's Got To Go
Birth Of Soul: 3
20
Jerry Butler
He Will Break Your Heart
Birth Of Soul: 1
21
Marie Knight
Come Tomorrow
Birth Of Soul: 2
22
Gloria Lynne
You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength
Birth Of Soul: 1
23
The Impressions
Gypsy Woman
Birth Of Soul: 1
24
The Mar-Keys
Last Night
Last Night!/Do the Pop-Eye
25
Brenda Holloway
I'll Give My Life
Birth Of Soul: 2
26
Jan Bradley
Mama Didn't Lie
Birth Of Soul: 1
27
Claudine Clark
The Telephone Game
Birth Of Soul: 1
28
William Bell
Any Other Way
Birth Of Soul: 1
29
Jimmy Hughes
I'm Qualified
Birth Of Soul: 1
30
Barbara Lynn
You'll Lose A Good Thing
Birth Of Soul: 1
31
Joe Henderson
Snap Your Fingers
Birth Of Soul: 1
32
The Falcons
I Found A Love
Birth Of Soul: 2
33
Solomon Burke
Down In The Valley
Birth Of Soul: 2
34
Etta James
Something's Got A Hold On Me
Birth Of Soul: 1
35
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
Cry Baby
Birth Of Soul: 1
36
Barbara Lewis
Snap Your Fingers
Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
Seven years after our community was ravaged by three different wildfires, we’re going to focus on the theme of rain in our show today. Call it a rain dance if you must but we’re hoping that not only will the weather give us one more year of respite from the flaming torrent of climate change-induced wildfires but also make it two years in a row with reservoir replenishment. So why not a theme that promotes rainy weather? We’ll go to every genre corner in the show today: gospel, jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, soul and rhythm & blues. Tune in for a themed collection this morning that includes the likes of Glenn Yarbrough, Percy Sledge, Leon Russell, Lonnie Johnson and Billy “The Kid” Emerson. There’s a whole lot more so join in and find out. A sunny September morning leads us to our rain dance…or whatever you call it.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Sons of the Pioneers
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (Remastered)
Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
2
Buddy Guy
Feels Like Rain
Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy
3
Hugh Laurie
Didn't It Rain
Didn't It Rain (Deluxe)
4
Sons Of South
Didn't It Rain Children
The Best Of Nashboro Gospel
5
Lew Childre
It Don't Do Nothing but Rain
…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
6
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Buy for Me the Rain
Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 1
7
Sir Douglas Quintet
The Rains Came
Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet
8
Eddie Rabbitt
I Love A Rainy Night
Superstars Of Country
9
Albert Lee
Rainbows All Over Your Blues
The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons
10
Buddy Holly
Raining in My Heart
The Definitive Collection
11
The Cascades
Rhythm of the Rain
Teen Ballads Disc 2
12
Lonnie Johnson
Pouring Down Rain
Complete Folkways Recordings
13
John Hammond, Jr.
Little Rain Falling
Country Blues
14
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
When It Rains, It Pours
Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1955-1956
15
Big Maybelle
Rain Down Rain
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
16
Leon Russell
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks]
17
Irma Thomas
It's Raining
Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1
18
Irma Thomas
I Think It's Going to Rain Today
Simply Grand
19
Madeleine Peyroux
California Rain
Half The Perfect World
20
Billie Holiday
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Billie's Best
21
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Rock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th Anniversary
22
The Mavericks
Here Comes the Rain
Music for All Occasions
23
The Serendipity Singers
Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)
My Music Original Masters Folk Rewind [Disc 2]
24
Glenn Yarbrough
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Pop Memories of the 60s: Vol. 4- Blue Velvet [Disc 1]
