Category Archives: Jazz

The Great American Songbook

Something different this week. We’ll be reflecting on the Spring Issue of a magazine that cuts through the heart of what we love doing here on both Blue Moon Americana as well as Deeper Roots. There are a handful of publications that make the cut but No Depression magazine is truly special and the Spring 2021 issue is something to revel in. The writing, the artists, and the arc of ‘The Great American Songbook’, from Stephen Foster to Louis Armstrong is given thoughtful and insightful treatment. Our show this week puts a soundtrack with a century of America’s music explored: Dock Boggs’ Pretty Polly, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, The Blue Sky Boys’ cover of Knoxville Girl, and some incredible Latin vocals from one Omara Portuondo. The magazine is worth the read and the music is worth a listen. Tune in on a Saturday among the Sonoma County skies for the best of community radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Paul Robeson Joe Hill Songs of Free Men Amazon
2George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 20's Amazon
3Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Summertime Porgy & Bess Amazon
4Chick Webb & His Orchestra A-Tisket, A-Tasket Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 2] Amazon
5Loudon Wainwright III You Rascal You (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) I'd Rather Lead a Band Amazon
6Dinah Washington They Didn't Believe Me (from "The Swingin' Miss D") Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums Amazon
7Billie Holiday Autumn in New York Ken Burns Jazz Amazon
8Omara Portuondo El Hombre Que Se Fue (The Man That Got Away) Black Magic (Magia Negra) Amazon
9Desi Arnaz Holiday In Havana The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King Amazon
10Perez Prado Cuban Mambo Rumba Gone Mambo Amazon
11Xavier Cugat Papa Loves Mambo Lounge Music Goes Latin Amazon
12Stephen Foster Beautiful Dreamer The Songs of Stephen Foster Amazon
13John Prine My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster Amazon
14Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick Oh! Susanna Sing The Songs Of Vern & Ray Amazon
15Mavis Staples Hard Times Come Again No More Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster Amazon
16Dock Boggs Pretty Polly 78s Amazon
17Dirk Powell I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly When I Wait For You Amazon
18The Blue Sky Boys Story Of The Knoxville Girl Absolutely Bluegrass Amazon
19Nelstone's Hawaiians Village School The Harry Smith B-Sides Amazon
20Dock Boggs Oh Death Dock Boggs Is Legendary Amazon
21Ray Charles Georgia on My Mind Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2 Amazon
22Ella Fitzgerald Night And Day Night And Day: The Cole Porter Songbook Amazon
23Bettye LaVette Blues For The Weepers Blackbirds Amazon
24Carl Sandburg All Night Long Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1] Amazon
25The Carter Family Hello Stranger Carter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 3) Amazon
26The Stoneman Family Too Late The Harry Smith B-Sides Amazon
27Mississippi John Hurt Nobody's Dirty Business The Harry Smith B-Sides Amazon
28M. Ward Along the Santa Fe Trail Migration Stories Amazon
29Ella Fitzgerald In The Still Of The Night Music & Moonlight Amazon

The Year 1939

While the clouds of war and fascism were spreading in earnest across Europe, here at home the movies Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz,  and Gone With The Wind premiered and Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath was first published. Lou Gehrig bid farewell,  A pound of hamburger cost 14 cents and the average price of a new car was $700. And the music was both dance crazy and uplifting, with the music of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and film dominating. This week’s show will feature the music of 1939 with performances from Crosby, Garland, The Ink Spots, Cab Calloway and Billie Holiday. We’ll also be featuring the jazz and big band sounds of Jimmie Lunceford, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, and a handful of others. Deeper Roots sounds from over eight decades past on community radio for Sonoma County coming to you each Friday morning and evening.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Louis Armstrong Jeepers Creepers Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976) Amazon
2Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra Tain't What You Do Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
3Fats Waller Your Feet's Too Big The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
4Count Basie's Kansas City 7 Lester Leaps In Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
5Woody Herman Woodchopper's Ball Swingingest Sounds Ever Heard – The Best of the Big Bands Amazon
6Billie Holiday Strange Fruit The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
7Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Harold Arlen Writes the Songs Amazon
8Billie Holiday Them There Eyes Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 06] Amazon
9Ethel Waters with Edward Mallory & His Orchestra Old Man Harlem Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody Amazon
10Marlene Dietrich Falling In Love Again The Blue Angel Amazon
11Bob Hope & Shirley Ross Thanks for the Memory Hits of 30's & 40's 1 & 2 Amazon
12Judy Garland Over The Rainbow That's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM Musicals Amazon
13Bing Crosby You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby The Harry Warren Songbook Amazon
14Xavier Cugat Perfidia Say "Si Si" Amazon
15Vaughn Monroe In The Still Of The Night First Crooners : Vol. 3-1935-40 Amazon
16Frankie Masters and His Orchestra Scatter-Brain (Theme Song) 50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30s Amazon
17Cab Calloway The Jumpin' Jive Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
18Kay Kyser Three Little Fishes Sentimental Favorites Amazon
19Coleman Hawkins Body And Soul Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] Amazon
20The Ink Spots Address Unknown Greatest Hits Amazon
21The Ink Spots If I Didn't Care Greatest Hits Amazon
22Glenn Miller Orchestra In The Mood Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] Amazon
23Slim Gaillard And His Flat Foot Floogie Boys Matzah Balls Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan Amazon
24Charlie Barnet Cherokee Swing Time For Dancing Vol. 3 Amazon
25Artie Shaw & His Orchestra Diga, Diga Doo Wicked Swing Amazon
26Benny Goodman & His Orchestra W. Martha Tilton And the Angels Sing Too Marvelous For Words Amazon
27Guy Lombardo Penny Serenade Enjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy Lombardo Amazon
28Bea Wain With Larry Clinton And His Orchestra Deep Purple White Cliffs Of Dover [Disc 1] Amazon
29Lionel Hampton I've Found a New Baby Wicked Swing Amazon
30Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson Roll 'Em Pete Blues From The Vocalion Vaults Amazon
31Chick Webb and his Orchestra v/Ella Fitzgerald Undecided from CD; orig. Decca 2323 Amazon

Begin the Beguine

This past January was as much a month to remember as it was to forget. We’ll keep the serenity we need by softening the blow with music while also celebrating the good with swing, country, rhythm and gospel in another eclectic free form show on Sonoma County community radio. Cold weather and rain arrives so we’ll share the soul sounds of William Bell and Johnnie Taylor, some folk rock from Linda Ronstadt, swing vocals from The Mills Brothers and The Four Vagabonds, and gospel with Lou Rawls and the Pilgrim Travelers. We’ll visit Shenandoah, The Red River Valley, and Forty Miles of Bad Road in our Friday morning show, recorded this week in the Deeper Roots Den. I hope you’ll join us.



No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Michael Nesmith Begin The Beguine Tropical Campfires Amazon
2Mikki Wilcox Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
3Maria Muldaur I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Love Wants to Dance Amazon
4The Four Vagabonds Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1 Amazon
5Jimmie Rodgers Shenandoah 40 All-Time Favorites [Disc 2] Amazon
6Duane Eddy Forty Miles Of Bad Road Dance With The Guitar Man Amazon
7Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers The Image of Me Playback Disc 5 Amazon
8Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban Patricia Hear Music, Vol. 9: Souvenirs Amazon
9The Texas Tornados Wasted Days And Wasted Nights The Best Of Texas Tornados Amazon
10Glories Dark End Of The Street Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios Amazon
11Bessie Banks Go Now Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2 Amazon
12William Bell Everybody Loves a Winner The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9) Amazon
13Wilson Pickett I'm In Love Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios Amazon
14Johnnie Taylor Who's Making Love Stax Number Ones Amazon
15Booker T. & The MG's Time Is Tight I'll Take You There Amazon
16Elvis Presley I Gotta Know Elvis' Golden Records (Volume 3) Amazon
17Marshall Crenshaw I'm Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee) Downtown Amazon
18Brenda Lee That's All You Gotta Do American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960 Amazon
19The Jack Fords That's All You Gotta Do Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 1 Amazon
20Big Boy Groves I Gotta New Car Fool Mule Amazon
21Corey Glover Three Time Loser Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay Amazon
22The Mills Brothers Glow Worm The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3) Amazon
23Charlie Barnet Flying Home Swing Time For Dancing Vol. 6 Amazon
24Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio Trouble In Mind Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
25Lou Rawls (2nd Vocal) & The Pilgrim Travelers Come Home Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
26Aretha Franklin Never Grow Old None But the Righteous: Chess Gospel Greats Amazon
27Merle Haggard I'm A Lonesome Fugitive Capitol Collector's Series Amazon
28The Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt Different Drum Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt Amazon
29Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Red River Valley 16 Great Songs Of The Old West Amazon
30Roy Rogers Moonlight On The Prairie Country Music Hall Of Fame Amazon
31Chris Hillman When I Get A Little Money Bidin' My Time Amazon
32Rick Nelson Hello Mary Lou Greatest Love Songs Amazon
33Carla Thomas/Rufus Thomas Birds and the Bees The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9) Amazon
34The Bar-Kays Soul Finger The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9) Amazon

New Orleans R&B

We just can’t get enough of this sound, a blend of sounds that cannot be pushed away with the urban renewal of auto-tune and electronic pasteurization. It’s long history of inspiration whose roots are driven by centuries of influence, from Congo Square to Rampart Street, and beyond. Our show today returns to the humid southern climes at the mouth of the Mississippi for some of the very best of rhythm, from Cosimo Matassa’s studios to the clubs that pepper the Crescent City on Bourbon Street. Popular rhythm and blues today from Nawlins inclues some Fats, Professor Longhair, Huey “Piano” Smith, Paul Gayen, Frankie Ford, and a couple dozen others giving us that signature percussive backbeat embellished by pounding piano. It’s a Friday evening celebration here on Sonoma County Community radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Big Boy Myles New Orleans The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
2Dirty Dozen Brass Band The Monkey [Album Version] The New Orleans Album Amazon
3Fats Domino When The Saints Go Marchin' In Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2) Amazon
4Dr. John Somebody Changed The Lock Dr. John's Gumbo Amazon
5Huey "Piano" Smith Mean Mean Mean ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40 Amazon
6Professor Longhair Got My Mojo Working Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
7Ernie K-Doe A Certain Girl Absolutely the Best Amazon
8Frankie Ford It Must Be Jelly Very Best Of Frankie Ford Amazon
9Lee Diamond&The Upsetters Hattie Malatti The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
10Huey "Piano" Smith Would You Believe it, I Have a Cold (Doctors) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
11Dirty Dozen Brass Band My Feet Can't Fail Me Now Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album Amazon
12Smiley Lewis Big Mamou R&B Outbreak CD 2 Amazon
13Clarence "Frogman" Henry It Won't Be Long Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry Amazon
14Edgar Blanchard Honeycomb The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
15Charles "Hungry" Williams So Glad You're Mine The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1] Amazon
16Champion Jack Dupree Mail Order Woman New Orleans R&B Outbreak Amazon
17Paul Marvin Hurry Up The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
18Paul Gayten For You My Love Chess New Orleans [Disc 1] Amazon
19Larry Williams Bad Boy The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
20Fats Domino Please Don't Leave Me Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1) Amazon
21Smiley Lewis Mama Don't Like ABC Of The Blues Vol 25 Amazon
22Charles Brown & Amos Milburn Educated Fool The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
23Kermit Ruffins Holy Cow Livin' A Tremi Life Amazon
24Barbara George I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974 Amazon
25Jewel King 3×7=21 Gettin' Funky [Disc 4] Amazon
26Irma Thomas Look Up (AKA Whenever) Soul Queen of New Orleans Amazon
27Eddie Bo Roamin-Itis The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6] Amazon
28Zorro & The Zips Frankie & Johnny Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins Amazon
29Danny White Let's Play The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1] Amazon
30The Showmen True Fine Mama The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6] Amazon
31Lee Diamond &The Upsetters It Won't Be Me The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
32Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns Alimony Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan Amazon
33Jessie Hill Scoop Scoobie Doobie The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
34Earl King No City Like New Orleans Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
35Galactic Go Go Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon

Songs About Singing

Sing it loud! It’s a whole new year and our country can take heart without letting our guard down. We’ll celebrate a fresh new start knowing that hard work lies ahead with a two hour show featuring the theme of ‘singing’. Join Dave Stroud once more for a mixed bag; an eclectic blend of sounds from the past century featuring the likes of Ukulele Ike, Wingy Manone, The Cats & The Fiddle, John Sebastian, Cat Power, and a couple of dozen more, all belting out songs about the very act of singing. We’ll take you down Memory Lane with old fashioned songs, simple songs of gospel and freedom, swinging low, singing high, and those joyful sing-alongs we’ve shared over the past century. That’s right. It’s theme time on this week’s Deeper Roots show and we’d love to have you. Join in the festivities.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Tony Bennett Sing You Sinners [#] The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1 Amazon
2Katie Crippen with Henderson's Novelty Ork. Play 'Em For Mamma, Sing 'Em For Me (BS 2003, P-104-1) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) Amazon
3Cab Calloway I Love to Sing-A (From 'The Singing Kid') Chronological 1934-37 Amazon
4The Boswell Sisters Sing A Little Jingle The Boswell Sisters Collection Amazon
5Wingy Manone & His Orchestra Sing Me A Swing Song Swing Is Here / Small-Band Swing 1935-1939 Amazon
6Gene Kelly Singin' In The Rain Golden Memories of Stage and Screen-Disc1 Amazon
7Pat Boone It's a Grand Night For Singing The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s Amazon
8Ella Fitzgerald Sing Song Swing The Millenium Anthology – Ella Fitzgerald – [Disc 2] Amazon
9June Christy Sing Something Simple The Misty Miss Christy Amazon
10Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra SInging-ing-ing Barrell House Boogie and the Blues Amazon
11Ukulele Ike & The Hot Combination Sing (A Happy Little Thing) Fascinating Rhythm 1922-1935 Amazon
12Fats Waller & His Rhythm Sing An Old Fashioned Song Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
13Nellie Lutcher If You Wanna Get T'Goin' (And Come Out Singing) Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 3] Amazon
14The Cats & The Fiddle I'm Singing, So Help Me The Very Best Of Amazon
15Dr. John Sing Along Song (LP Version) Destively Bonnaroo (US Release) Amazon
16Aretha Franklin Don't Play That Song 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2] Amazon
17Cat Power Aretha, Sing One For Me Jukebox Amazon
18B.B. King Why I Sing the Blues Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics Amazon
19Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen One More Voice Singing In Heaven Tonight Keeper Of The Flame Amazon
20Edward W. Clayborn I Heard The Angels Singing When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel Amazon
21Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe Singing in My Soul The Gospel of Blues Amazon
22Curley Williams Just A-Picking And A-Singing Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album Amazon
23John Sebastian Singing The Blues Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings – Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings [Disc 2] Amazon
24Stonewall Jackson You're the Sad in My Songs Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967 Amazon
25Gale Garnett We'll Sing In The Sunshine Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2] Amazon
26Louie Innis Sing Your Song Baby Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56 Amazon
27Ferlin Husky 23 – I Could Sing All Night Ferlin Husky Singles Amazon
28Carl Perkins Sing My Song (2000) Back On Top (CD 3) Amazon
29Charlie Monroe I'm Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing (TK A) The Chronological Classics 1950-1956 Amazon
30Barbara Dane Don't Sing Love Songs (Silver Dagger) Anthology of American Folk Songs Amazon
31Tim Hardin Simple Song Of Freedom The Folk Years: Simple Song Of Freedom [Disc 1] Amazon
32Tex Ritter & His Texans Singing in the Saddle Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1] Amazon
33The New Seekers I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) 70s Music Explosion – Sunshine Amazon

Big Band Blowout!

Swing with us here on Deeper Roots on a Friday morning, one week ahead of the Christmas festivities. The big band sound is that apple pie sound that grew out of the traveling musicians and dance hall bands of the 1920s. From the radio to ballrooms across the land, as the jazz orchestras grew in size, the arrangements had to be formalized to avoid mass confusion. The arranger became the focal point of the band. Improvisation during solos was written into the arrangements but their location and duration were controlled and the vocal stylings grew around the easy flowing style of the evolving jazz that would become known as ‘Swing’. Tune in for two hours of exploration of a century of America’s music.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Benny Goodman King Porter Stomp RCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30's Amazon
2Benny Carter (With Lionel Hampton Orchestra) I'm in the Mood for Swing RCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30's Amazon
3Chick Webb Go Harlem Stompin' At The Savoy Amazon
4Cab Calloway The Jumpin' Jive Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
5Benny Goodman When Buddha Smiles Stompin' at the Savoy Amazon
6Count Basie Doggin' Around Ken Burns Jazz: Count Basie Amazon
7Artie Shaw & His Orchestra / Artie Shaw's Symphony Swing Begin The Beguine (LP Version) The 30s: Hollywood's Best Amazon
8Glenn Miller Orchestra In The Mood Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] Amazon
9Woody Herman Woodchopper's Ball Swingingest Sounds Ever Heard – The Best of the Big Bands Amazon
10Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Why Don't You Do Right Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
11Charlie Barnet Skyliner Swingingest Sounds Ever Heard – The Best of the Big Bands Amazon
12Les Brown Bizet Has His Day Best of the Big Bands Amazon
13Woody Herman & His Orchestra Four Brothers Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
14Ella Fitzgerald When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41 Amazon
15Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Tuxedo Junction The Centennial Collection Disc 1 Amazon
16Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Let's Dance Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
17Duke Ellington Take The A Train Watch The Closing Doors – A History Of New Yorks Musical Melting Pot Vol 1 1945-59 (CD 1) Amazon
18Tony Pastor Bell Bottom Trousers Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2 Amazon
19Benny Goodman Sing, Sing, Sing (Part I) Sing, Sing, Sing Amazon
20Woody Herman Apple Honey The Essence of Woody Herman Amazon
21Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Moonlight Serenade The Centennial Collection Disc 1 Amazon
22Artie Shaw Stardust Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him Amazon
23Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra I'll Be Seeing You Kiss the Boys Goodbye: Classic Songs from World War II, Vol.1 Amazon
24Tommy Dorsey Opus One Stompin' At The Savoy Amazon
25Glenn Miller & His Orchestra A String of Pearls The Centennial Collection Disc 1 Amazon
26Benny Goodman Stompin' At The Savoy Stompin' At The Savoy Amazon
27The Andrew Sisters Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Double Goldies [CD2] Amazon
28Artie Shaw I Got the Sun in the Morning The Artie Shaw Story – Disc 4 – Little Jazz Amazon
29Harry James You Made Me Love You Time-Life Swing Era – 1940-1941 [Disc 1] Amazon
30Doris Day/Les Brown Sentimental Journey Those Wonderful Years: Sentimental Journey 1930's & 1940's Amazon

Tiki Torch Exotica

This week’s Deeper Roots takes an historical journey into a sidelight of America’s music: Exotica. The music was a phenomenon mostly attributed to a popularity born of World War II; servicemen returning from the South Seas, Hawaii, and other Asian locales had been exposed to the music and culture. Post-war found two composers who nurtured this sudden boom of south sea influences: Les Baxter and Martin Denny, both releasing groundbreaking popular performances that were an instant success. Even though these two composers were among a small cast of characters, like any popular American music that showed legs on the charts, their sound led to copy-cats and variations on the theme that were too eclectic to pigeonhole and today’s show will tap into a few of those nooks and crannies. It’s all in good fun with wild and sensual sounds from the lounge of mid-century performers like Arthur Lyman, Yma Sumac, Peggy Lee, and 80 Drums Around the World. We’ll also dig into some novel easy listening sounds from the deeper, dustier archives, retooled for a new generation by the Numero Group on their anthology called Technicolor Paradise, release in 2018. Join the rest of the castaways on our two hour tour this week on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Arthur Lyman Quiet Village The Very Best of Arthur Lyman – The Sensual Sounds of Exotica Amazon
2Les Baxter Simba Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Amazon
3The Blue Hawaiians Martini Five-O Sway Amazon
4Peggy Lee Bali Ha'i The Capitol Collector's Series Amazon
5Martin Denny Quiet Village Exotica/Exotica Volume 2 Amazon
6Chick Floyd & His Orchestra Hana Maui Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Amazon
780 Drums Around the World Caravan Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Amazon
8The Arthur Lyman Group La Paloma Music For a Bachelor's Den More Of The Best Of The Arthur Lyman Group: 6 Amazon
9Yma Sumac Bo Mambo Sampler Exotica Amazon
10Disney The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room (The Tiki Room Attraction) The Disney Collection, Vol. 1 Amazon
11Tak Shindo Bali Ha'i Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Amazon
12Martin Denny Beyond The Sea (La Mer) Exotica III/The Enchanted Sea Amazon
13Voodoos Voodoo Walk Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights Amazon
14Eddie Kochak And Hakki Obidia Jazz In Port Said Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights Amazon
15The Centuries Polynesian Paradise Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights Amazon
16Bas Sheva Lust Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Amazon
17Webley Edwards Alika Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Amazon
18Arthur Lyman Group Yellow Bird Music for a Bachelor's Den Amazon
19Martin Denny Hypnotique Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Amazon
20Ross Anderson Chorus & Orchestra Tam-Bu Theme Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights Amazon
21Fred Darian With Bill Loose Orchestra Magic Voodoo Moon Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights Amazon
22Bill & Jean Bradway Paradise Isle Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights Amazon
23Chico Jose Locura (Madness) Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights Amazon
24The Crew Jaguar Hunt Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights Amazon
25Arthur Lyman Jungle Drums (1963) Yellow Bird & Taboo Amazon
26Danny Staton The Riddle Of The Papawhos (Bonus) Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
27Marti Barris Ahbe Casabe Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
28Jack La Forge Cleopatra Kick Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
29Bill Haley & His Comets Chick Safari Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
30Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm Katanga! Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
31Claus Ogerman Orchestra Green Onions Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
32Yma Sumac Babalu Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Amazon
33Don Tiki Exotica Fifty Greatest Hawai'i Albums Of All Time Amazon
34Duke Robillard/Sunny Crownover Tico Tico Tales from the Tiki Lounge Amazon

Mama’s Getting Hot

Free Form Friday is considered the calm before two upcoming events, both suspenseful in nature. Halloween and Election Day. Halloween because we’ll be sharing some of the haunted reminders as well as social distancing, whereas Election Day will send the right message and send the ghouls, rats, and seditionists scurrying back to their nests. This morning’s music is the bright reminder that good still can come of our situation, taking a time out for music that keeps us centered. We’ll make the leap from Mama Cass to Geraint Watkins, Ella to Laura Nyro, John Prine to The Beach Boys…all in perfect form. Join Dave Stroud for another celebration of a hundred years of America’s music on KOWS radio, a bastion of free speech and no bull, streaming to your ears on www.freespeechnobull.com. And donate to support community radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Jimmie Davis Mama's Getting Hot And Papa's Getting Cold Nobody's Darlin' But Mine Amazon
2Nina Simone Stompin' At The Savoy The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone At Town Hall Amazon
3Louis Armstrong A Kiss To Build A Dream On Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) Amazon
4Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Dream A Little Dream Of Me C'Est Si Bon Amazon
5Mama Cass Elliot New World Coming Mama's Big Ones Amazon
6The Soul Stirrers Resting Easy Lovely Jazz Gospel & Blues Amazon
7Laura Nyro And When I Die Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2) Amazon
8Rosanne Cash Save The Country Time & Love, The Music of Laura Nyro Amazon
9The Civil Wars & T Bone Burnett Long Time Gone (Dustbowl Version) a Place at the Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon
10Levon Helm Rag Mama Rag Ramble at the Ryman Amazon
11John Prine/Miranda Lambert Cold Cold Heart For Better, Or Worse Amazon
12John Prine & Mac Wiseman I Forgot to Remember to Forget Standard Songs for Average People Amazon
13John Prine I Remember Everything I Remember Everything Amazon
14Dave Van Ronk Green, Green Rocky Road Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk Amazon
15Grateful Dead Rosa Lee McFall Reckoning Amazon
16Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac Wiseman New Moon Over My Shoulder Mac Doc Del Amazon
17Dolly Parton My Tennessee Mountain Home 1972 Amazon
18Maria Muldaur Any Old Time Maria Muldaur Amazon
19The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band All I Have to Do Is Dream Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 2 Amazon
20Len Barry 1-2-3 Classic Rock 1965: The Beat Goes On Amazon
21The Beach Boys Heroes and Villains [Track Only][*] Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 5 Amazon
22Geraint Watkins Heroes and Villains Dial 'W' for Watkins Amazon
23Geraint Watkins Two Rocks Dial 'W' for Watkins Amazon
24Mink Deville A Train Lady The Mink De Ville Collection Amazon
25The Holmes Brothers (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? State Of Grace Amazon
26Nick Lowe Here Comes That Feeling Lay It On Me Amazon
27Brenda Lee Here Comes That Feelin' Queen of Rock 'N' Roll Amazon
28Louis Armstrong Ezekiel Saw De Wheel Louis And The Good Book Amazon
29Sister Rosetta Tharpe Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down Gospel Train Amazon
30Duane Eddy Streets of Laredo Rebel Rouser Amazon
31Boyd Bennett & His Rockets Cool Disc Jockey Bob Dylan – Radio Radio Vol.5 Amazon
32Fats Domino Blue Monday Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon

Murder Most Foul

Our show this week is brought to you by a song, a narrative like no other Bob Dylan has ever produced. Murder Most Foul was released earlier this year as the first single from his latest album Rough and Rowdy Ways. It is a 16 minute narration of cultural reflection that speaks to the passing of time in the context of what has been lost and what still might be lost yet still celebrating our gains. The Kennedy assassination is one of those times that we reflect on, remembering the day that it happened with as much clarity as time permits. What Dylan does is use pastel images of ‘what was then’ with who we are now as he speaks to cultural touchstones in his (and our) life. And he warns us, once again, that the times are indeed changin’ and that we should likely hear this song as a storm warning. Tune into for a listen. Two hours of Deeper Roots this week.  You can also find out more about the Dylan song at https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/murder-most-foul-and-the-haunting-of-america.


No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Nina Simone Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
2Bob Dylan Murder Most Foul Murder Most Foul Amazon
3Louis Armstrong & All His Stars St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues) Satchmo Plays King Oliver Amazon
4Erroll Garner Trio Misty Your Hit Parade – 1954 Amazon
5Miles Davis Stella by Starlight '58 Sessions Amazon
6Julie London Cry Me A River Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl Amazon
7Nat King Cole On The Street Where You Live The World Of Nat King Cole Amazon
8Marie Knight The Old Rugged Cross Hallelujah What A Song! Amazon
9Etta James I'd Rather Go Blind Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
10The Platters Twilight Time Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) Amazon
11The Fleetwoods Tragedy American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961 Amazon
12Gerry & the Pacemakers – Freddie & the Dreamers Ferry Cross The Mersey Back 2 Back Hits Amazon
13Elvis Presley Long Black Limousine From Elvis in Memphis Amazon
14Lefty Frizzell Long Black Veil Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana Amazon
15The Kingston Trio Tom Dooley Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2] Amazon
16Marty Robbins El Paso All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
17Marilyn Monroe Happy Birthday To JFK The Essential Marilyn Monroe Amazon
18Lena Horne Love Me Or Leave Me RCA Records Label: The 1st Note in Black Music [Disc 3] Amazon
19The Beach Boys The Warmth of the Sun Endless Summer Amazon
20Ray Charles What'd I Say Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
21Larry Williams Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version] Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams Amazon
22The Staple Singers Wade In The Water Freedom Highway Amazon
23Elvis Presley Mystery Train Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song Amazon
24Billy Joel Only The Good Die Young The Stranger Amazon
25Richard Burton Camelot Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1] Amazon
26Toussaint McCall Nothing Takes The Place Of You Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2 Amazon
27The Animals Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Most of the Animals Amazon
28Billy Bob Thornton He Was A Friend Of MIne Private Radio Amazon

Broken Hearts For Sale

It’s theme time once more. We’ve got songs about the broken hearts, tears, and childhood souvenirs…but mostly broken hearts. Lost love, faded love, and remembering old love letters from the book of broken hearts featuring country, soul, and rhythm, all from the past century. Join in for some classic country from Don Williams and Billy Walker, brassy vocals from Peggy Lee and Billie Holiday, late movie Elvis, and a couple of rockabilly legends named Sonny Burgess and Warren Smith. And don’t miss out on Mary Wells, Jimmy Ruffin, Tom Petty, and The Louvin Brothers this week. It’s all there…a common theme in songwriting for being relatable, illustrative, and purposeful in its singular stories of love and loss. Tune into KRJF 92.3 FM, Sonoma County Community Radio with your host Dave Stroud this Friday evening at 9 Pacific.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1John Prine Souvenirs Souvenirs Amazon
2Anita Carter A Pair of Broken Hearts (with Hank Snow) Warped 5627 – Anita Carter – 1956 – 1962 Amazon
3Willie Nelson My Broken Heart Belongs To You It Always Will Be Amazon
4Don Williams Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend The Definitive Collection Amazon
5Charlie Walker Broken Hearts Will Haunt Your Soul Charlie Walker – 1959-1964 Amazon
6Billy Walker You're Gonna Pay With A Broken Heart Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight Amazon
7Hank Williams Men With Broken Hearts Beyond The Sunset Amazon
8Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys Take A Look At This Broken Heart Of Mine This Broken Heart Of Mine Amazon
9Johnny & Jonie Mosby Line of Broken Hearts Make a Left and Then a Right Amazon
10Warren Smith Book Of Broken Hearts Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962 Amazon
11Johnny Cash Story of a Broken Heart The Sun Country Box Amazon
12Sean McConnell Another Song About A Broken Heart Secondhand Smoke Amazon
13Tom Petty Only a Broken Heart Wildflowers Amazon
14Sonny Burgess One Broken Heart Rock n' Roll Legend Amazon
15Elvis Presley One Broken Heart for Sale Elvis Double Features: It Happened at the World's Fair & Fun in Acapulco Amazon
16Doug C & The Blacklisted Working On My Next Broken Heart Hit and Run Amazon
17The Contessas Broken Heart Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
18Jewel Paige I'm Left With A Broken Heart Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 3 Amazon
19Peggy Lee All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart The Capitol Collector's Series Amazon
20Billie Holiday You Can't Lose A Broken Heart The Ultimate Collection [Disc 2] Amazon
21Nat King Cole You Can't Lose A Broken Heart Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949 Amazon
22Sam Browne Happy-Go-Lucky You and Broken-Hearted Me Hits of '32 Amazon
23Cleo Brown Give A Broken Heart A Break Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935) Amazon
24The Cadillacs Broken Heart For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon
25The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama Broken Heart Of Mine Oh Lord, Stand By Me / Marching Up To Zion Amazon
26Nat Hall With The Mellow 3 A Broken Hearted Clown Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 3] Amazon
27Mary Wells Can You Fix It (My Broken Heart) (Previously Unreleased) Looking Back 1961-1964 Amazon
28The Miracles Broken Hearted [Single Version] The 35th Anniversary Collection Amazon
29Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Brokenhearted Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon
30Al Green How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? More Greatest Hits Amazon
31k.d. lang Trail of Broken Hearts Recollection CD 1 Amazon