Nothing wrong with a little theme fun…and what better way to have it than with a topic that can be heard from in virtually any genre: cats. cool cats, tom cats, go cats, hep-cats, black cats, pussy cats, kitty cats and kittens…all of them are subject to our musical scrutiny in this week’s Deeper Roots show. We’ll hear from the early banjo novelty genius Harry Reser, key meddling Fats Waller, lounge swingers like Bobby Darin, Cy Coleman, and The Blue Hawaiians. And you know there’s also a hint of of black cat and pussy cat jazz and blues from Bo Carter, Bob Brozman, Benny Goodman, and Eddie Lang.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Mongo Santamaria
El Pussy Cat
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
2
Julia Lee
Scat You Cats
Ugly Papa
3
Bo Carter
Pussy Cat Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
4
Bob Brozman
Dead Cat On The Line
Blues Reflex
5
Bob Brozman
Dog and Cat
Hello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz!
6
Little Willie John
Leave My Kitten Alone
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
7
Roy Orbison
Bad Cat [Demo Recording]
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]
8
Roy Orbison
Cat Called Domino
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]
9
Harry Reser
Cat And Dog
The Collection
10
Harry Reser
Kitten On The Keys
The Collection
11
Fats Waller
Kitten On The Keys
Music By Fats Waller
12
Eddie Lang
Wild Cat
100 Jazz Guitar Favorites
13
Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, The Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats
The Original Guitar Hero
14
The Blue Hawaiians
Searchin' for da Cat
Sway
15
The Blue Hawaiians
Da Cat (Reprise)
Sway
16
Four Piece Suit
Something for Cat
Ready to Where?
17
Cy Coleman
Pussy Cat
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers
18
Dean Martin
Open Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Coming In) (1992 Digital Remaster)
The Capitol Years [Disc 1]
19
Norma Tanega
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
20
Bobby Darin
Gyp the Cat [#]
Wild Cool & Swingin
21
Cappy Bianco
The Cat
Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5
22
Lee Allen And His Band
Cat Walk
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
23
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Cat Nip
Happy Organs, Wild Guitars
24
Bob Dylan
Cat's In The Well
Under The Red Sky
25
Lee Dorsey
The Kitty Cat Song
The Ep Collection…Plus
26
The Coasters
Three Cool Cats
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
It’s a topical theme…it’s a medicinal thing…it’s a blend of sounds celebrating vipers and jives from the past century. There is no shortage of material to pull from the well of Americana…whether that be from the 1920s or from the 2010s. We’ll hear mellow sounds from Trixie Smith, Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats, winsome themes from Fountains of Wayne, snark from The Harlem Hamfats, and recent relevance from The Devil Makes Three. While April 20th has passed, the topic is a lively one here in California these days and we’re mostly on friendly terms with the weed…even for those that don’t imbibe. The fact is, we have the freedom to do so if we so choose, right?
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Fountains Of Wayne
Planet Of Weed
Traffic And Weather
2
Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson
Roll Me Up (Album version)
Heroes
3
Hugh Laurie
The Weed Smoker's Dream
Didn't It Rain (Deluxe)
4
Bea Foote
Weed
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
5
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
All The Jive Is Gone
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
6
Buck Washington
Save The Roach For Me
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
7
Don Redman & His Orchestra
Chant of the Weed
When Hemp Was Hip
8
Buster Bennett
Reefer Head Woman
Chronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947)
9
Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats
Weed Smoking Mama
Memphis Highway Stomp
10
The Toyes
Smoke Two Joints
Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000: Disc 2
11
Harlan Pepper
Reefer
The Alternate Root 420 Sampler
12
Neil Young
Roll Another Number (For The Road)
Tonight's The Night
13
Trixie Smith
Jack I'm Mellow
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
14
Ray Charles
Let's Go Get Stoned
Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
15
Barney Bigard Sextet
Sweet Marihuana Brown
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
16
The Cats & The Fiddle
Killin' Jive
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
17
Fats Waller
The Reefer Song
Last Testament His Final Recor
18
Cab Calloway
Reefer Man
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
19
Tampa Red & The Chicago Five
I'm Gonna Get High
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
20
The Harlem Hamfats
Weed Smokers' Dream
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
21
Julia Lee
Marijuana
Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
22
Larry Adler
Smoking Reefers
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
23
Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb & His Orchestra
Wacky Dust
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
24
The Devil Makes Three
Champagne And Reefer
Redemption & Ruin
25
Bob Dylan & The Band
Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 [Live]
The Complete, Historic "Isle Of Wight" Concert, 1969 (Remixed and Remastered 2013)
We had a chance to catch the first weekend of JazzFest in New Orleans a couple of weeks back and thought it would be a good free form collection to share with everyone…so that’s what’s going to be on the bill this week on Deeper Roots. Music from Kermit Ruffins, The Sweet Olive String Band, Aaron Neville, Steve Riley, The Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, and an eclectic collection that you’ll just have to wait to be surprised by. Tune into Community Radio for Sonoma County and find your festive mood on a Spring evening.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Kermit Ruffins; The Barbeque Swingers
What Is New Orleans
Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season Two
2
Deacon John
Going Back To New Orleans
New Orleans
3
Henry Butler
Mama Roux
Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season Two
4
Rebirth Brass Band
Take It to the Street
Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season Two
5
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Junko Partner
Medicated Magic
6
Trombone Shorty
Ooh Poo Pah Doo
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
7
Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers
Jock-A-Mo (Iko Iko)
#imsoneworleans
8
Kermit Ruffins
Exactly Like You
We Partyin' Traditional Style
9
Kermit Ruffins
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
We Partyin' Traditional Style
10
Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers
At Last (feat. Nayo Jones)
#imsoneworleans
11
Anders Osborne
Ho-Di-Ko-Di-Ya-La-Ma-La
Americana Roots Songbook: Louisiana
12
The Mavericks
Nitty Gritty
Mono
13
Galactic
Sugar Doosie
Into the Deep (Deluxe Edition)
14
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
Creole Stomp (Happytown)
Happytown
15
BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet
Two Step De Port Arthur
From Bamako to Carenro
16
Sweet Olive String Band
Jackson Blues
Sweet Olive String Band
17
Aaron Neville
Little Bitty Pretty One
My True Story
18
Buddy Guy
(Baby) You Got What It Takes (feat. Joss Stone)
Born To Play Guitar
19
William Bell
Poison In The Well
This Is Where I Live
20
James Winfield
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Lonely Lonely Nights
21
James Winfield
Lonely, Lonely, Nights
Lonely Lonely Nights
22
Marc Broussard feat. Sam Bush
Rising Sun
Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
23
Snoop Dogg
California Roll (feat. Stevie Wonder)
BUSH
24
Stevie Wonder
My Cherie Amour
My Cherie Amour
25
Harry Connick, Jr.
Muskrat Ramble
25
26
Allen Toussaint with Rhiannon Giddens
Rocks in My Bed
Oxford American Music Issue – Visions of the Blues
Mellow R&B from a broad spectrum of performers who made a mark in the decade or so that preceded rock ‘n roll’s infancy. Indeed, they participated in the birth of the form with a sound that included the vocal quartet, jump and swing, and an incessant beat that could not be ignored. We’ll hear from the ‘feisty females’ of the day: Varetta Dillard, Blue Lu Barker, Big Maybelle, and Bernice Gooden right alongside Buddy Johnson’s Orchestra, the Three Bits of Rhythm, The Cats & the Fiddle, and Luke Jones and the Orchestra. Deeper Roots digs into a collection of tracks, some familiar, some from so deep in the archives that the dust is part of the sound, on another Friday evening of American roots sounds for Sonoma County community radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman)
Rock 'N' Roll
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
2
Luke Jones and His Orchestra
Rompin' the Boogie
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
3
Butch Stone & His Orchestra
Ooh, Look A There Ain't She Pretty
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
4
Three Bits of Rhythm
Root Beer Sizzle Sazzle Sizzle
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
5
Bebopper Lulu and Her Orchestra
Mellow Scat
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
6
Slim Gaillard
Rhythm Mad
Laughing in Rhythm: Groove Juice Special [Disc 2]
7
Three Bits Of Rhythm
The Man That Comes To My House
Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
8
Coleman Brothers
Raise A Rukus Tonight
Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang
9
Austin McCoy
Happy Pay Day Part 1
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
10
Nappy Brown
Pitter Patter
The R&B Years 1955 – Vol 2
11
Teddy Bunn With The Hootie McShann Trio
In The Oven
Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
12
The Herb Fisher Trio
Don't Want Nobody Else
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
13
Luke Jones & His Orchestra
Jump Me Some Boogie
Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
Dreams that flow from a nine-volt heart. Drop on by for a stream of sounds from the past century, illuminated by a one-way flow of connections between songs representing the best in blues (Howlin’ Wolf), gospel (Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Sister O.M. Terrell), jazz (Nina Simone and Louis Armstrong), country (Guy Clark and The Louvins), contemporary Americana (The Devil Makes Three and Jefferson Ross), and so much more. Songs about trouble, bad roads and bad moons, little birds, coffee, and hidden charms…all for you on Sonoma County community radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Dave Alvin
Nine-Volt Heart
Ashgrove
2
Guy Clark
Boats To Build
Boats To Build
3
Townes Van Zandt
Pancho and Lefty
Legend: The Very Best Of Townes Van Zandt
4
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
Railroad Bill
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
5
The Devil Makes Three
Forty Days
I'm a Stranger Here
6
Duane Eddy
Forty Miles Of Bad Road
Dance With The Guitar Man
7
Danny Overbea
Forty Cups Of Coffee
Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954
8
Howlin' Wolf
Killing Floor
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
9
Nappy Brown
Hidden Charms
Tore Up
10
The Blasters
Trouble Bound
The Blasters Collection
11
Ashley Monical
Trouble
Facing The Shadow
12
Jefferson Ross
Trouble Is
Dogwood Cats
13
Ry Cooder
Trouble, You Can't Fool Me
Bop Till You Drop (Remaster 2013)
14
Ry Cooder
The Pearls/Tia Juana
Jazz (Remaster 2013)
15
Dr. John
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Ske-Dat-De-Dat&The Spirit Of Satch
16
Nina Simone
Strange Fruit
Anthology Disc 1
17
Louis Armstrong
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Louis And The Good Book
18
The Roadoilers
Jonah and the Whale
The Roadoilers
19
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Jonah
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
20
Tommy Magness
Jesus Will Save Your Soul
Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
21
Bob Dylan
Gospel Plow
Bob Dylan
22
The Louvin Brothers
The Gospel Way
Close Harmony [Disc 1]
23
Sister O. M. Terrell
God's Little Birds
Country Gospel 1946-1953
24
Red Foley With The Sunshine Boys
Peace In the Valley
Country's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the Century
25
Johnny Cash
Peace In The Valley
Gospel Glory
26
John Fogerty
Bad Moon Rising
The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
A brand new show…fresh from the digital bins of Deeper Roots’ archives. We’ve got the songs and the stories once again this week as we take a cruise down the American whitebread pop river, exploring post-war pop. Our focus will be a very narrow window of time where the very best in silk and satin voices mixed freely with Hollywood novelty and nostalgic swing bands. Tune in for Kay Kyser, Dinah Shore, The Harmonicats, Frankie Laine, Vaughn Monroe, and a whole host of others this week on Deeper Roots as we explore a sound that missed the R&B and rock train and would be run over by it at the same time.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Doris Day
Sentimental Journey
Complete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 1]
2
The Andrews Sisters
Rum And Coca-Cola
20th Century Masters: Millenni
3
Johnny Mercer And Pied Pipers With Paul Weston And His Orchestra
On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55
4
Dinah Shore
Buttons And Bows
The Dinah Shore Collection: Columbia and RCA Recordings 1942-1948 [Disc 2]
5
Evelyn Knight
A Little Bird Told Me
Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]
6
Harmonicats
Peg O' My Heart
The White Cliffs Of Dover [Disc 2]
7
Swing & Sway & Sammy Kaye
The Old Lamp-Lighter
Your Hit Parade: 1946
8
Bing Crosby
South America, Take It Away
Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
9
Blue Barron
Cruising Down The River
Your Hit Parade: 1949
10
Bing Crosby
Don't Fence Me In
Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
11
The Ink Spots
The Gypsy
Greatest Hits
12
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
Ole Buttermilk Sky
Your Hit Parade: 1946
13
Frankie Carle And His Orchestra
Rumors Are Flying
Your Hit Parade: 1946
14
Betty Hutton
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
It's Been A Long, Long Time – Music Of The War Years Vol 3
15
Count Basie
Open The Door Richard
Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2
16
Harry James (Featuring Kitty Kallen)
It's Been A Long, Long Time
the Best of Big Band – volume 4
17
Perry Como
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
The Very Best of Perry Como
18
Margaret Whiting
A Tree In The Meadow
Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting
19
Nat King Cole
Nature Boy
Nat King Cole [Disc 1]
20
Johnny Mercer
Personality
Your Hit Parade: 1946
21
Gene Krupa And His Orchestra With Anita O'Day
Chickery Chick
Young Anita -3- Boogie Blues
22
Art Mooney
I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]
23
Vaughn Monroe
Riders In the Sky
Classic Years of Vaughn Monroe, Vol. 1
24
Tex Williams
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)
Country & Western Hit Parade 1947
25
Frankie Laine
Mule Train
Your Hit Parade: 1949
26
Frankie Laine
That Lucky Old Sun
The Great American Crooners [Disc 3]
27
The Ink Spots
To Each His Own
Greatest Hits
28
Francis Craig
Near You
Cigar Classics 1: The Standards
29
Frank Sinatra
Five Minutes More
The Great American Crooners [Disc 4]
30
Bing Crosby
It's Been a Long Long Time
Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1]
To say that the year 2016 was a bummer year is an understatement. While entertainment would take a backseat to the social and political conflagrations of the year, it was a very tough year for music lovers, nonetheless. Deeper Roots will be sharing tracks from some of the great, both known and unknown, who left us. We’ll hear from both Prince as well as Dan Hicks; Natalie Cole and Lonnie Mack; Juan Gabriel and Paul Kantner. It does not end there and we’ll barely be able to cover them all. Tune into our last show of the year and help us remember what these performers brought us.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Ralph Stanley
O Death
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
Various Positions
3
Kay Starr
Wheel Of Fortune
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
4
Debbie Reynolds
Tammy
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
5
Pete Fountain
A Closer Walk
Best of Pete Fountain
6
Toots Thielemans
Bluesette
100 Jazz Guitar Favorites
7
Mose Allison
Baby, Please Don't Go
Allison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]
8
Billy Paul
Me And Mrs. Jones
Body & Soul Love Senerade [Disc 2]
9
Earth, Wind & Fire
Shining Star
The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
10
Natalie Cole
Song for You
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
11
Leon Russell
Tight Rope
Carney
12
Glenn Yarbrough
Baby The Rain Must Fall
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1
13
Dan Hicks
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away [Album Version]
The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks]
14
Oscar Brand
Talking Atom
Pie In The Sky
15
Sonny James
Young Love
Young Love
16
Al Caiola & His Orchestra
Bonanza
TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
17
Jean Shepard
A Dear John Letter
Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast
18
Guy Clark
Blowin' Like a Bandit
Craftsman Disc 2
19
Merle Haggard
Workin' Man Blues
For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits (1 of 2)
20
Lonnie Mack
Memphis
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
21
Scotty Moore & Elvis Presley
How Do You Think I Feel
The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues
22
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
New Shoes
Soul Time!
23
Buckwheat Zydeco
Ya Ya
Buckwheat's Zydeco Party
24
Prince & the Revolution
I Would Die 4 U
The Very Best of Prince
25
Paul Kanter & Jefferson Starship
Have You Seen The Stars Tonite
Blows Against The Empire
26
Thunderclap Newman
Something in the Air
Hollywood Dream
27
George Michael
Faith
Faith
28
Jim Lowe
Green Door
The London American Story Disc 1
29
Eagles
Take It Easy
The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
30
Bobby Vee With The Crickets
Someday
The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)
31
Juan Gabriel
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)
Quiero Creedence
32
Cassius Clay
Stand by Me
Golden Throats, Vol. 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities
33
Sugarloaf
Green-Eyed Lady
AM Gold – 1970
34
Holly Dunn
Are You Ever Gonna Love Me
Billboard's #1 Country Hits of the 80's
35
David Bowie
Changes
Rock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th Anniversary
Deeper Roots celebrates the Holidays! Dave Stroud digs deeper yet into those dusty digital bins to find contemporary and vintage music of the holidays. In addition to some selections from the Document Records “Blues Blues Christmas” releases, we’ll surface some newer sounds including Americana nuggets from David Myles, Kacey Musgraves, and Raul Malo. To fill out the vintage, you’ll be entertained by Kay Starr, Elvis, Asleep At The Wheel, and the Prairie Ramblers.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Santa Gotta Choo Choo
Crazy for Christmas
2
Kay Starr
(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag
The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best – holiday 2002
3
Kacey Musgraves
Ribbons And Bows
A Very Kacey Christmas
4
Leon Redbone
That Old Christmas Moon
Christmas Island
5
Ella Fitzgerald
Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney
1950
6
Kacey Musgraves
Feliz Navidad
A Very Kacey Christmas
7
Cajun Gold
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas
8
Louis Armstrong
'Zat You, Santa Claus?
Verve Remixed Christmas
9
Prarie Ramblers
Cowboy Santa Claus
Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2
10
David Myles
Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo
It's Christmas
11
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Christmas Dinner
The Christmas Album
12
Asleep at the Wheel
Here Comes Santa Claus
Merry Texas Christmas, Y'All
13
Elvis Presley
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
Christmas Album
14
Elvis Presley
Santa Bring My Baby (Back to Me)
Christmas Album
15
Raul Malo
Marshmallow World
Marshmallow World and Other Holiday Favorites
16
Nat King Cole
All I Want For Christmas
Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
17
Nick Lowe
Christmas Can't Be Far Away
Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
18
The Living Sisters
Christmas in California
Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday
19
Frank Sinatra
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Christmas Songs By Sinatra
20
The Boxmasters
My Dreams of Christmas
Christmas Cheer
21
Duke Robillard
Santa Claus Blues
The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard
22
Si Cranstoun
A Christmas Twist
Old School
23
Darlene Love
White Christmas
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
24
The Crystals
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
25
Charles Brown
Merry Christmas, Baby
ABC Of The Blues Vol 3
26
Carla Thomas
Gee Whiz, It's Christmas
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
27
Otis Redding
Merry Christmas, Baby
Blue, Blues Christmas
28
James Brown
Sweet Little Baby Boy (Part 1)
Santa's Got a Brand New Bag
29
John Prine
Christmas in Prison
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
30
Cyndi Lauper
Hard Candy Christmas (Featuring Alison Krauss)
Detour
31
The Marquees
Santa Done Got Hip
Blues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1)
32
Tammy Lynn & Myles High
Run Rudolf Run
Myles High Christmas
33
Count Basie
Good Morning Blues (I Want To See Santa Claus)
Blue, Blues Christmas
34
Nick Lowe
Christmas At The Airport
Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
35
Jimmy Martin
Old Fashioned Christmas
Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]
We’ll take you to the early century when jazz was bubbling up in every urban quarter…Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Kansas City, and beyond. Our focus will be on the fringes where blues women would establish themselves with stories of cheating, stealing, and mean mistreating. The economy of the early twenties generated the disposable income for Victrolas, radios, and shellac recordings and the Great Migration from the south brought with it a culture that would affect the American music landscape forever. The ladies of the blues are featured on our show this week, including Lucille Bogan, Bessie Smith, Victoria Spivey, Gertrude Saunders, and an opening piece about a razor-totin’ mama from Perline Ellison.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Perline Ellison
Razor Totin' Mama
Female Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949)
2
Mamie Smith
Mean Daddy Blues
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2
3
Ida Cox
How Long Daddy, How Long (Pm 12325, 2287-1)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
4
Unknown Artist
Mama Likes To Do It
Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 14
5
Ma Rainey
Black Eye Blues
Black Swan Sampler
6
Ethel Waters
My Handy Man
Copulation Blues 1926 – 1940 H
7
Dorothy Everetts
Fat Mouth Blues
Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6
8
Josephine Byrd
Mosquito Blues
Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 3
9
Christina Gray
The Reverend Is My Man
Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 7
10
Gertrude Saunders
You Can't Have It Unless I Give It To You
Female Blues Singers Vol. 13 R/S (1921-1931)
11
Lucille Bogan
Coffee Grindin' Blues
Vol. 1-1923-30
12
Sippie Wallace
A Man For Every Day In The Week
Complete Recorded Works
13
Mamie Smith
Goin' Crazy With The Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
14
Victoria Spivey
Murder In The First Degree
Black Snake Blues – The Best Of
15
Betty Gray
Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6
16
Bessie Smith
Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD A, 1926-1928)
17
Bessie Smith
Jail House Blues
ABC Of The Blues Vol 39
18
Sara Martin
Death Sting Me Blues
The Blues: Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Blues Singers [Disc 1]
19
Lucille Bogan
Sloppy Drunk Blues
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
20
Billie Young
When They Get Lovin' They's Gone
Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 14
21
Lucille Bogan
Tired As I Can Be [Album Version]
Shave 'Em Dry: The Best Of Lucille Bogan
22
Billie Holiday
My Last Affair
Billie Holiday: The Legacy Box 1933-1958 Disc 2
23
Memphis Minnie
Dirty Mother For You
Memphis Minnie – Queen Of Country Blues, 1932 – 1935 [Disc 3]
24
Memphis Minnie
He's In The Ring (Doing The Same Old Thing)
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four
25
Alberta Hunter
You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark
Flashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940
26
Wea Bea Booze
These Young Men Blues
Female Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949)
27
Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings w/ Sippie Wallace
In his brief life of 39 years, Tom Waller (better known as ‘Fats’) took what he learned from the church organ and broke the bonds of sacred for the swinging sounds that he would learn from Willie “The Lion” Smith, James P. Johnson, and Eubie Blake. While the organ (or, as he liked to call it “The God Box”) was his first love, it was his songwriting and ebullient personality that would infuse his melodies that set him apart. The American Songbook chapter called “Joy” is full of his music and the tragedy of losing him too soon to his demons likely prevented us being further enriched. Tune in for two hours of music that inspired Fats as well as the music he gave us.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Duke Ellington
That Rhythm Man
The Okeh Ellington [Disc 2]
2
James P. Johnson
What's The Use Of Being Alone
A Piano Anthology
3
James P. Johnson
The Harlem Strut (BS 2026, P-151-1)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
4
James P. Johnson
Carolina Shout
Jazz In The Charts Vol. 2 – Hot Lips
5
Fats Waller
Carolina Shout
The Joint Is Jumpin'
6
Willie The Lion Smith & His Cubs
More Than That
Harlem Jazz (The 30's)
7
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Morning Air
A Piano Anthology
8
Clarence Williams' Blue Five Feat. Eva Taylor
Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
The Complete Clarence Williams Sessions, Vol. 2 – 1923-1925
9
Fats Waller
The Joint Is Jumpin'
The Joint Is Jumpin'
10
Fats Waller
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 2]
11
Fats Waller
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
The Joint Is Jumpin'
12
Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards
I'm Goin' Huntin'
The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1]
13
Fats Waller With Morris' Hot Babies
Fats Waller Stomp
The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2]
14
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
Mamacita
100 Ans De Jazz
15
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Thomas "Fats" Waller & Jeni Le Gon
Living In A Great Big Way
Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1]
16
Fats Waller
I Wish I Were Twins
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4]
17
Ethel Waters
What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue?
Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)
18
Fats Waller
Ain't Misbehavin'
Music By Fats Waller
19
Fats Waller
I'm Going To Sit Down & Write Myself A Letter
Music By Fats Waller
20
Fats Waller
(Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places
compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com
21
Fats Waller
Your Feet's Too Big
Fats Waller Greatest Hits
22
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936
23
Fats Waller
Honeysuckle Rose
Nippers 30's-Vol.1
24
Nat King Cole Trio
Honeysuckle Rose
A Piano Anthology
25
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
Big Chief De Sota
Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936
26
Fats Waller
Let's Pretend There's A Moon
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4]
27
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
You're The Picture
Complete Recorded Works Vol.3
28
Fats Waller
Sweet Savannah Sue
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1]
29
Fats Waller
St. Louis Blues
The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2]
30
Fats Waller
You're Not The Only Oyster I Saw
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4]
