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Wide Open Places

January 8, 2021 Dave

A bright future is in store….that’s our story and we’re stickin’ to it! Today’s show contains an inordinate amount of upbeat tickers including a trip to Tulsa with Asleep at the Wheel, a Fats Waller song about those wide open places, a journey following the North Star with Rhiannon Giddens, The Boswells, Hank Williams, Les Paul, and a whole lot more. We’re in a free form mood on a Friday morning here in Sonoma County, celebrating the Twelve Days of Inauguration the best way we know how. Join us on Sonoma County Community radio from the Deeper Roots Den with your host Dave Stroud, celebrating our democracy in a big, big way.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Fats Waller	(Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places	compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com
2	Asleep at the Wheel	Take Me Back to Tulsa	The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970
3	Robert Gordon	Take Me Back	Are You Gonna Be The One
4	Elizabeth Cotten And Brenda Evans	Shake Sugaree	Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
5	Jerry Garcia	Sugaree	Garcia
6	Elizabeth Cotten	Freight Train	Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
7	Les Paul	The Lonesome Road (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered]	100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)
8	Sam Cooke	Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair	Swing Low
9	John Lee Hooker	I Cover The Waterfront	Mr. Lucky
10	The Ravens	Deep Purple	The Greatest Group of Them All
11	Rhiannon Giddens	Following the North Star	Freedom Highway
12	Rhiannon Giddens	I'm On My Way	There Is No Other
13	Geraint Watkins	Heart of Stone	Rush of Blood
14	Paul Thorn	Soon I Will Be Done	Don't Let The Devil Ride
15	James Carr	Pouring Water On A Drowning Man	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 1]
16	The Pilgrim Travelers	I Never Knew Joy Before	101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
17	Reliable True Tones	I Came a Long Way	This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982
18	Paramount Singers	There's A Leak In This Old Building	15 Down Home Gospel Classics
19	Rick Danko	When I Get My Just Rewards	Cryin' Heart Blues
20	John Fahey	Texas & Pacific Blues (My Bucket's Got A Hole In It)	Your Past Comes Back – Disc 5
21	Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men	Dark Eyes	Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
22	Hank Williams	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It	Hank Williams – A Country Legend (1)
23	Boswell Sisters	Everybody Loves My Baby	Boswell Sisters
24	Fats Waller	Dry Bones	Music By Fats Waller
25	Ivie Anderson	Five O'clock Whistle	Cocktail Hour
26	Cleo Brown	Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes	The Legendary Cleo Brown
27	Danny Kaye	Oh By Jingo!	Danny Kaye The Best of
28	Mae West	He's A Bad, Bad Man	The Mae West Collection
29	Rosanne Cash	I Still Miss Someone	Kindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash
30	Mark Knopfler	Rear View Mirror	Down The Road Wherever
31	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars	Sing, Sing, Sing	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
32	Geraint Watkins	It's a Beautiful Day	Watkins Bold as Love

Who We Lost 2020

January 2, 2021 Dave

It’s hard to put into words the grief we have experienced over so many great performers lost this past year, including those who lost their battle to COVID-19. When assembling our annual list of tributes it became clear that no two hours would suffice so we’ll be doing some abbreviated observations to make sure they’re not forgotten. And we’ll also be thanking those behind the scenes, the songwriters, the session folks, and we’ll even have a short collection of British influencers who touched our lives with their talent. Tune in for a comprehensive and reflective show, our first Deeper Roots show of 2021, this new year that is filled with so much promise. And it’s likely that we can all agree that the bar couldn’t have fallen much lower than it did last year.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Fountains of Wayne	Valley Winter Song	Welcome Interstate Managers
2	Bucky Pizzarelli	Chicken a La Swing	Green Guitar Blues / Cafi Pierre Trio
3	McCoy Tyner	Flapstick Blues	Gold Encore Series – I Love A Piano
4	Annie Ross	Twisted	Got Nothing But Song
5	Bent Fabric	Alley Cat (Classic Version)	Jukebox
6	Hal Singer Sextet	Corn Bread	The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 8
7	Bobby Lewis	Tossin' and Turnin'	Best of Answer Songs vol 4
8	Little Richard	Rip It Up	London American Label Year By Year 1956
9	Phil Phillips	Sea Of Love	Heatin' Up
10	Rod Bernard	This Should Go On Forever	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
11	Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes and Connie Stevens	Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)	Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)
12	Len Barry	1-2-3	Classic Rock 1965: The Beat Goes On
13	Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons	Rag Doll	The Definitive Pop Collection Disc 1
14	The Chordettes	Mr. Sandman	Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
15	Johnny Nash	I Can See Clearly Now	70s Music Explosion – Miracles
16	Millie Small	My Boy Lollipop	The Island Story: 1962-1987 – 25th Anniversary [Disc 1]
17	Toots & The Maytals	Pressure Drop	The Harder They Come
18	Tony Rice	Cold On The Shoulder	Cold On The Shoulder
19	Jerry Jeff Walker	Mr. Bojangles	The Folk Years: Simple Song Of Freedom [Disc 2]
20	Norma Tanega	Walkin' My Cat Named Dog	Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
21	Trini Lopez	If I Had A Hammer	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
22	David Olney	God Shaped Hole	The Wheel
23	John Prine	Paradise	German Afternoons
24	Charley Pride	Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone	Superstars Of Country: Good Ol' Songs [Disc 1]
25	Willie Nelson	Me And Paul	The Essential Willie Nelson
26	Billy Joe Shaver	I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal	I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal…But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday
27	Kenny Rogers	Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town	Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1]
28	Jan Howard	I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
29	The Charlie Daniels Band	The Devil Went Down To Georgia	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2]
30	Justin Townes Earle	Harlem River Blues	Harlem River Blues [Explicit]
31	Helen Reddy	Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)	Singers And Songwriters: 1973-1975
32	Betty Wright	Clean Up Woman	The Best of Betty Wright
33	Bill Withers	Use Me	American Beauty
34	The Emotions	Best Of My Love	Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture
35	Mountain	Mississippi Queen	Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 1
36	Van Halen	(Oh) Pretty Woman	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 7
37	The Merry-Go-Round (Emitt Rhodes)	Live	Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
38	Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell	Dueling Banjos	Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
39	Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra	For A Few Dollars More	Music From The Good, The Bad And The Ugly & A Fistful of Dollars & For A Few Dollars More
40	Vera Lynn	We'll Meet Again	1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 7
41	Chad & Jeremy	Yesterday's Gone	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
42	Ian Whitcomb	You Turn Me On	You Turn Me On: The Very Best of Ian Whitcomb
43	The Spencer Davis Group	Keep on Running	The Finer Things Disc 1
44	Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders	Game Of Love	Wayne Fontana / It's Wayne Fontana
45	Joan Jett With The Sex Pistols	I Love Rock N' Roll [Early Version] (Alan Merrill COVID)	Flashback
46	Bill Pursell	Our Winter Love	Music to Shag By
47	The Pointer Sisters	Fire (Bonnie)	From The Pointer Sisters With Love
48	John Prine	I Remember Everything	I Remember Everything

Christmas Joy

December 26, 2020 Dave

Happy Holidays! Proving that there is no war on Christmas and looking forward to the coming year, join Dave Stroud as he shares some of the great holiday chestnuts from years past. He’ll be sharing celebratory sounds from every decade, moving the needle from the 40s to the 10s in a new Deeper Roots Christmas shindig. Tune in for everyone from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Frank Sinatra to Ella, The Andrews Sisters, Los Straitjackets and Otis Redding’s Merry Christmas Baby. As we barrel out of 2020 as fast as we can, we remind ourselves of the fortunes of the few and the need of the many in this season of desperation. So get out that Georgia vote, folks, and stand steadfast against the anarchy of this dying administration’s push towards fascist principles for power. We have the power to do this. We do.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Los Lobos	Donde Esta Santa Claus?	Llegs Navidad
2	Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers	Dig That Crazy Santa Claus	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
3	Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford	Christmas Roses	Christmas On the Country Side
4	The Tractors	Swingin' Home for Christmas	Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas
5	Johnny Cash/Tommy Cash	That Christmasy Feeling	The Classic Christmas Album
6	Ella Fitzgerald with The Frank Devol Orchestra	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?	Sleigh Full of Songs
7	Eileen Barton	The Night Before Christmas Song	Coral single 9-60880
8	Frank Sinatra	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	The Christmas Collection
9	Dean Martin	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002
10	Frank Sinatra	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	Mistletoe and Merriment
11	Commercial	29. Viceroy Christmas Commercial 1964	Unknown
12	Elvis Presley	Santa Claus Is Back In Town	Elvis' Christmas Album
13	The Roomates	Jingle Bell Rock	It's Christmas Time Again
14	The Dragwood Chords	Santa's Got a Lead Sled	It's Christmas Time Again
15	Darlene Love	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
16	The Beach Boys	Little Saint Nick (Single Version)	Ultimate Christmas
17	Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets	Winter Wonderland	Winter Wonderland (Single)
18	Los Straitjackets	Holiday Twist	Oh Santa! New & Used Christmas Classics from Yep Roc
19	The Jambalaya Cajun Band	Jingle Bell Rock	Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas
20	Otis Redding	Merry Christmas Baby	Christmas In Soulsville
21	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	Santa's On His Way	Blues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1)
22	The Cats & The Fiddle	Hep Cat's Holiday	Blues, Blues Christmas (1925-1955)
23	Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big "D" Boys	Santa's Helper	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
24	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	When They Ring The Golden Bell	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
25	Bing Crosby	Winter Wonderland	The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002
26	The Andrews Sisters	Christmas Island	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
27	Charles Brown	Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package	Please Come Home For Christmas
28	Elvis Presley	Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)	Christmas Album
29	The Ravens	Silent Night	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
30	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Silent Night, Holy Night	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
31	Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets	Let It Snow	Winter Wonderland (Single)
32	Hank Snow	Blue Christmas	Christmas On the Country Side
33	Gayla Peevey	I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas	Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time
34	Kathy and Jimmy Zee	Santa Claus Rock and Roll	Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2
35	Loudon Wainwright III	Christmas Morning (Album Version)	Social Studies
36	The Beach Boys	I'll Be Home for Christmas	Beach Boys' Christmas Album, The
37	Fats Waller	Swingin' Them Jingle Bells	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
38	Amos Milburn	Christmas (Comes Once A Year)	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
39	Nick Lowe	I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day	Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
40	The Mavericks	Christmas Time Is (Coming 'Round Again)	Hey! Merry Christmas!
41	Burl Ives	A Holly Jolly Christmas	Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
42	Tennessee Ernie Ford	A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus	Christmas On the Country Side

Big Band Blowout!

December 18, 2020 Dave

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
1	Benny Goodman	King Porter Stomp	RCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30's
2	Benny Carter (With Lionel Hampton Orchestra)	I'm in the Mood for Swing	RCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30's
3	Chick Webb	Go Harlem	Stompin' At The Savoy
4	Cab Calloway	The Jumpin' Jive	Best Of The Big Bands
5	Benny Goodman	When Buddha Smiles	Stompin' at the Savoy
6	Count Basie	Doggin' Around	Ken Burns Jazz: Count Basie
7	Artie Shaw & His Orchestra / Artie Shaw's Symphony Swing	Begin The Beguine (LP Version)	The 30s: Hollywood's Best
8	Glenn Miller Orchestra	In The Mood	Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3]
9	Woody Herman	Woodchopper's Ball	Swingingest Sounds Ever Heard – The Best of the Big Bands
10	Benny Goodman & His Orchestra	Why Don't You Do Right	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
11	Charlie Barnet	Skyliner	Swingingest Sounds Ever Heard – The Best of the Big Bands
12	Les Brown	Bizet Has His Day	Best of the Big Bands
13	Woody Herman & His Orchestra	Four Brothers	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
14	Ella Fitzgerald	When My Sugar Walks Down the Street	Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41
15	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	Tuxedo Junction	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
16	Benny Goodman & His Orchestra	Let's Dance	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
17	Duke Ellington	Take The A Train	Watch The Closing Doors – A History Of New Yorks Musical Melting Pot Vol 1 1945-59 (CD 1)
18	Tony Pastor	Bell Bottom Trousers	Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2
19	Benny Goodman	Sing, Sing, Sing (Part I)	Sing, Sing, Sing
20	Woody Herman	Apple Honey	The Essence of Woody Herman
21	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	Moonlight Serenade	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
22	Artie Shaw	Stardust	Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
23	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	I'll Be Seeing You	Kiss the Boys Goodbye: Classic Songs from World War II, Vol.1
24	Tommy Dorsey	Opus One	Stompin' At The Savoy
25	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	A String of Pearls	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
26	Benny Goodman	Stompin' At The Savoy	Stompin' At The Savoy
27	The Andrew Sisters	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy	Double Goldies [CD2]
28	Artie Shaw	I Got the Sun in the Morning	The Artie Shaw Story – Disc 4 – Little Jazz
29	Harry James	You Made Me Love You	Time-Life Swing Era – 1940-1941 [Disc 1]
30	Doris Day/Les Brown	Sentimental Journey	Those Wonderful Years: Sentimental Journey 1930's & 1940's

Blues, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Theme Time, Urban Blues

Got Blues If You Want It

December 12, 2020 Dave

It’s blues time once more. We’re in for a hard winter and before we roll out the Christmas cheer and jingles, it’s time for some deeper reflection. This week’s Deeper Roots show features music from the great blues performers, acoustic and electric, of the past century: Lightnin’ Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf, Slim Harpo, Elmore James, Ray Charles, and a large contingent of the usual suspects. We make our way from Highway 51 to 49, the waterfront to the crossroads, buzzin’, shufflin’, walkin’ blues…all for you this week on KRJF community radio here in Sonoma County. Let your conscience be your guide.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Slim Harpo	Got Love If You Want It	The Scratch
2	Lightnin' Hopkins	Don't Embarrass Me Baby	The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 4]
3	John Lee Hooker	Dimples	The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
4	Muddy Waters	Trouble No More	The Definitive Collection
5	Taj Mahal	Statesboro Blues	The Best Of Taj Mahal
6	Lowell Fulson	Do Me Right	Willie Dixon and Friends Vol. 3
7	Albert King	Crosscut Saw	Born Under a Bad Sign [RM 2002]
8	Little Junior Parker	Feelin' Good	Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
9	John Lee Hooker	I Cover The Waterfront	The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 2]
10	Jimmy Reed	Baby What You Want Me To Do	The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
11	Lightnin' Hopkins	Mojo Hand	The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
12	Slim Harpo	Buzz Me Babe	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1
13	The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Walking Blues	An Anthology: The Elektra Years Disc 1
14	Elmore James	Whose Muddy Shoes	Chess Blues Disc 2
15	Georgia White	The Blues Ain't Nothin' But A Woman Cryin' For Her Man	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
16	Memphis Minnie	Dirty Mother For You	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
17	Howlin' Wolf	Rockin' Daddy	Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
18	Howlin' Wolf	Howlin' For My Darling (Or Baby)	Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
19	Otis Spann	Must Have Been The Devil	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
20	Roosevelt Sykes	44 Blues	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 41
21	Magic Sam	I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie)	West Side Soul
22	Little Walter	Hate To See You Go	His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
23	Howlin' Wolf	300 Pounds Of Joy	The Chess Box
24	Willie Mabon	Got to Have It	Chess Blues Disc 2
25	Howlin' Wolf	Highway 49	The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions [Disc 1]
26	Elmore James	Dust My Broom	The Complete Fire And Enjoy Recordings [Disc 1]
27	Muddy Waters	The Same Thing	Electric Mud
28	Sonny Boy Williamson [II]	Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide	The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson [MCA/Chess] Disc 1
29	B.B. King	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	One Kind Favor
30	Koko Taylor	What Kind of Man Is That?	Chess Blues Disc 4
31	Otis Rush	Homework	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Modern Americana, Oldies, Soul, Theme Time

The Songs of Dan Penn

December 5, 2020 Dave

With a new album just released, Dan Penn reminds everyone that there are few songwriters, and only one living, that have influenced (if not defined) the Memphis soul sound as he has. At 78, Dan Penn’s legacy is already sealed with songs that are enduring: “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”, “Dark End of the Street”, “Cry Like a Baby”, and so many more. Our show this Friday had to carefully curate tracks from Irma Thomas, Percy Sledge, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a couple dozen more to pay proper tribute. As a musician and songwriter, this Muscle Shoals legend deserves a spot in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame and, while never considered a performer, his catalog includes three solo studio albums, one from 1973, another from 1994, and this year’s Living On Mercy. You’ll hear tracks from these and so much more in this morning’s episode of Deeper Roots.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Dan Penn	Living On Mercy	Living On Mercy
2	Otis Redding	You Left The Water Running	The Muscle Shoals Sound
3	Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band	A Woman Left Lonely	Pearl
4	Aretha Franklin	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
5	James Carr	The Dark End of the Street	The Essential James Carr
6	Jimmy Hughes	Slippin' Around With You	After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
7	The Sweet Inspirations	Sweet Inspiration	Something's Got A Hold On Me
8	Solomon Burke	Take Me (Just As I Am)	King Solomon / I Wish I Knew
9	Arthur Alexander	Rainbow Road (Album Version)	Rainbow Road
10	Marshall Crenshaw	I'd Do It All over Again	Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander
11	James & Bobby Purify	I'm Your Puppet	The Best Of
12	Arthur Conley	Take Me (Just As I Am)	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
13	Dan Penn	Strangest Feeling	The Fame Recordings
14	Irma Thomas	I Count the Teardrops	If You Want It, Come and Get It
15	Irma Thomas	Blue in the Heart	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
16	Irma Thomas	The Joke Is on You	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
17	Dan Penn	Let Them Talk	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
18	The Box Tops	Cry Like A Baby	The Classic Sixties Collection: 1968 – The Hits That Rocked A Whole Generation
19	The Box Tops	People Gonna Talk	The Ultimate Box Tops
20	Percy Sledge	It Tears Me Up	The Atlantic Recordings – Disc 1
21	Percy Sledge	Out Of Left Field	It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge
22	Cat Power	Woman Left Lonely	Jukebox
23	Marcia Ball	Look Before You Leap	Roadside Attractions
24	Art Freeman	Slippin' Around With You	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
25	Dan Penn	The Puppet AKA I'm Your Puppet	The Fame Recordings
26	Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham	Ol' Folks	Moments From This Theatre
27	Irma Thomas	Zero Willpower	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
28	Dan Penn	Edge Of Love	Living On Mercy

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Free Form, Gospel, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul

Change is Gonna Come

November 28, 2020 Dave

Positive vibes and sweet sounds in another eclectic free form show on Deeper Roots. Dave Stroud will take the opportunity on this week’s Black Friday to share some golden sounds, some classics and others that you may not know. They’re the sounds from the deeper wells and the dusty digital archives of the past century. You’ll hear some Gary US Bonds’ best known and obscure tracks, gospel delicacies from The Gospel Tones and The Zion Travelers, new sounds and classic early tracks from Dion, and so, so much more in the show today as we give thanks for the decomposition of the torch bearers of racism and white supremacy that occupy the highest seats in the land. Change is gonna come and none too soon.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Aretha Franklin	A Change Is Gonna Come	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
2	Chris Isaak	Only the Lonely	Baja Sessions
3	Traveling Wilburys	Not Alone Any More	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 4]
4	Roy Orbison	The Great Pretender	Heart Of Roy Orbison
5	Robert Gordon	Uptown	Bad Boy
6	The Chambers Brothers	People Get Ready	Roots Of Folk
7	Jay And The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	Classic Rock: 1967 – Shakin' All Over
8	Dusty Springfield	Son of a Preacher Man	Anthology [CD2]
9	Clay Hammond	Suzy Do It Better Than You	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
10	King Curtis	Memphis Soul Stew	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
11	Elvis Presley	Promised Land	Elvis At Stax
12	Doris Duke	I Don't Care Anymore	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
13	Gary U.S. Bonds	Soul Deep	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
14	Gary US Bonds	New Orleans	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
15	Ella Fitzgerald	Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad	1950
16	Little Village	Don't Go Away Mad	Little Village
17	Dion	Ruby Baby	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
18	Dion	Song For Sam Cooke (Here In America) [feat. Paul Simon]	Blues with Friends
19	Sam Cooke	Deep River	1959 (Scratched 5913)
20	Gospel Tones	Roll, Jordan, Roll	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
21	The Zion Travelers	I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone	The Dootone Masters
22	Mahalia Jackson	I'm On My Way	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
23	The Louvin Brothers	The River Of Jordan	Satan Is Real
24	The Seldom Scene	Muddy Water	Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
25	The Box Tops	The Letter	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
26	The Gentrys	Keep On Dancing	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
27	Billy Burnette	Ready All Ready	Rock N' Roll With It
28	Freddie King	I'm Ready	King Of The Blues
29	Gary U.S. Bonds	Angelyne	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
30	Dion & The Belmonts	The Wanderer	Del Shannon
31	Roy Orbison	Pretty Paper	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2]
32	Mike Farris	Change Is Gonna Come	Salvation in Lights

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock

Finger Poppin’ Doo Wop

November 20, 2020 Dave

From Big Sandy to Hank Ballard and The Flamingos…here we go on another Deeper Roots Friday morning. High energy rhythm and blues, doo wop, and foot-tapping sounds to celebrate everything that’s happened…and revel in all that hot rockin’ stuff that erupted in the fifties. This week’s episode focuses on playlists that keep the tempo hot and the rug getting cut with slamming sounds from the high side of vocal harmonies. Wild sounds from The Cadets, The Cadillacs, The Larks, The Crests, The Regals, and The Lollypoppers; and that’s just getting the kettle hot. We got your water boiling and we’re gonna cook your goose…and “we ain’t gonna turn you loose”. Rhythm and blues and doo wop from the late century on this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. Drop on by at 92.5 FM or streaming at freespeechnobull.com/listen. We’d love to have you.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Finger Poppin Time	Heatin' Up
2	The Regals	Got The Water Boiling	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
3	Anthony & The Sophomores	Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
4	Dallas Taylor/The Danderliers	Chop Chop Boom	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 1
5	The Platters	Voo Vee Ah Bee	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
6	Marvin And Johnny	Vip Vop!	Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1
7	The Lollypoppers	A Bottle of Pop	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
8	The El Dorados	At My Front Door	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
9	The Crests	Trouble in Paradise	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
10	The Moonglows	See Saw (mono)	Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection
11	The Moonglows	Too Late (mono)	Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection
12	The Stereos	I Really Love You	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
13	Big Sandy	Have Love, Will Travel	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4
14	Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/Sid Bass/The Rob Roys	Pizza Pie	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
15	The Flamingos	Ko Ko Mo	For Collectors Only – Disc 1
16	Lee Andrews & the Hearts	Much Too Much	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3
17	The Jumpin Jacks	Pa-Pa-Ya Baby	Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4
18	The Regents	Runaround	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
19	The Cobras	La La	Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats (Bonus Disc)
20	The Chips	Rubber Biscuit	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
21	Frankie Lymon	I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent 'Rock, Rock, Rock'	25 Hits: Frankie Lymon and Teenagers
22	The Ravens	Gotta Find My Baby	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3
23	The Cadillacs	Don't Be Mad With My Heart	For Collectors Only, Disc 2
24	The Five Discs	Never Let You Go	Doo Wop Box Disc 4
25	The Monarchs	Pretty Little Girl	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
26	The Moonglows	Chickie Um Bah	Blue Velvet / The Ultimate Collection CD1
27	The Larks	How Long Must I Wait For You?	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
28	The Charts	Zoop	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
29	The Cadets	Wiggie Waggie Woo	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3
30	The Cadillacs	Why, Why	For Collectors Only, Disc 2
31	The Edsels	Rama Lama Ding Dong	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
32	The Ebonaires	Lawd, Lawd, Lawd	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
33	The Coasters	Brazil	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
34	The Original Casuals	So Tough	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
35	Vito & The Salutations	Unchained Melody	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
36	The Cadillacs	Sugar Sugar	The Cadillacs Meet The Orioles
37	The Swallows	Good Time Girls	Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4
38	The Four Deuces	W-P-L-J	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Theme Time

The Itinerant Life

November 13, 2020 Dave

The Great Depression brought to the forefront the blight of runaway capitalism and a country that was not prepared to put safeguards in place for working people, let alone the working poor, until FDR’s New Deal in the 30s. By then it was too late for the many itinerant homeless and impoverished migrant workers who moved from town to town by any means necessary, looking for hope amongst communities of those equally disenfranchised. The itinerant life brought about its own language, hieroglyphics, and rule of law. Our show today rides the rails with the music; songs of the itinerant life. We’ll hear from the likely suspects like Woody and Cisco, Doc Watson, Jimmie Rodgers, and Harry Choates as well as the Goose State Ramblers’ story of Ole Olson, Norman and Nancy Blake’s tale of Hobo Bill, Montana Slim, and Bob Dylan. Tune in Friday morning for the best in roots sounds on the might KOWS Community Radio. 92.5 FM on your dial.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Norman & Nancy Blake	The Hobo's Last Ride	The Hobo's Last Ride
2	Hank Williams	Ramblin' Man (Single Version)	Beyond The Sunset
3	Johnny Bond	I'm Pounding The Rails Again	Put Me To Bed
4	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Lobo The Hobo	Seven Decades
5	Del McCoury	Lonesome Hobo	Del McCoury – 1967-1971
6	Bob Dylan	Only A Hobo	Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 [Disc 1]
7	The Band	Hobo Jungle	Northern Lights-Southern Cross
8	Jimmie Rodgers	Hobo Bill's Last Ride (1930)	Jimmy Rodgers: The Singing Bra
9	Doc Watson	Rambling Hobo	Memories
10	Woody Guthrie	Hobo's Lullaby	This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
11	Cisco Houston	Mysteries Of A Hobo's Life	The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
12	Johnny Cash	The Hobo Song	The Mystery Of Life
13	Goose Island Ramblers	Ole Olson, the Hobo From Norway	Polkabilly
14	Rod Stewart	Only A Hobo	Gasoline Alley
15	Molly O'Day	The Tramp On The Street	Country Boy's Dream
16	The Carter Family	Western Hobo	The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2]
17	Cisco Houston	Hobo Bill	The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
18	The Delmore Brothers	Happy Hicky – The Hobo	Charlotte, NC 1936-371 [Disc 2]
19	Jimmie Rodgers	Hobo's Meditation	Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 4]
20	Emmylou Harris	Hobo's Lullaby	Folkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly
21	Goebel Reeves	Hobo's Lullaby	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1]
22	Grandpa Jones	Hobo Bill	Pickin' & A-Grinnin'
23	Roy Acuff	Poor Hobo	compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com
24	Harry Choates	Poor Hobo	Fiddle King Of Cajun Swing
25	Kelly Joe Phelps	Hobo's Son	Shine Eyed Mister Zen
26	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter)	I Ain't Gonna Be A Hobo No More	Wilf Carter – Selected Sides 1933-41
27	J.D. Wilkes	Hoboes Are My Heroes	Fire Dream
28	Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris	Hobo's Meditation	Trio
29	Doc & Merle Watson	The Hobo	Down South
30	Hank Williams	Men With Broken Hearts	Beyond The Sunset
31	The Stoneman Family	I Want To Wander	28 Big Ones

Tiki Torch Exotica

November 6, 2020 Dave

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
1	Arthur Lyman	Quiet Village	The Very Best of Arthur Lyman – The Sensual Sounds of Exotica
2	Les Baxter	Simba	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
3	The Blue Hawaiians	Martini Five-O	Sway
4	Peggy Lee	Bali Ha'i	The Capitol Collector's Series
5	Martin Denny	Quiet Village	Exotica/Exotica Volume 2
6	Chick Floyd & His Orchestra	Hana Maui	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
7	80 Drums Around the World	Caravan	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
8	The Arthur Lyman Group	La Paloma	Music For a Bachelor's Den More Of The Best Of The Arthur Lyman Group: 6
9	Yma Sumac	Bo Mambo	Sampler Exotica
10	Disney	The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room (The Tiki Room Attraction)	The Disney Collection, Vol. 1
11	Tak Shindo	Bali Ha'i	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
12	Martin Denny	Beyond The Sea (La Mer)	Exotica III/The Enchanted Sea
13	Voodoos	Voodoo Walk	Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
14	Eddie Kochak And Hakki Obidia	Jazz In Port Said	Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
15	The Centuries	Polynesian Paradise	Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
16	Bas Sheva	Lust	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
17	Webley Edwards	Alika	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
18	Arthur Lyman Group	Yellow Bird	Music for a Bachelor's Den
19	Martin Denny	Hypnotique	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
20	Ross Anderson Chorus & Orchestra	Tam-Bu Theme	Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
21	Fred Darian With Bill Loose Orchestra	Magic Voodoo Moon	Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
22	Bill & Jean Bradway	Paradise Isle	Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
23	Chico Jose	Locura (Madness)	Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
24	The Crew	Jaguar Hunt	Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
25	Arthur Lyman	Jungle Drums (1963)	Yellow Bird & Taboo
26	Danny Staton	The Riddle Of The Papawhos (Bonus)	Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2
27	Marti Barris	Ahbe Casabe	Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2
28	Jack La Forge	Cleopatra Kick	Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2
29	Bill Haley & His Comets	Chick Safari	Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2
30	Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm	Katanga!	Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2
31	Claus Ogerman Orchestra	Green Onions	Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2
32	Yma Sumac	Babalu	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
33	Don Tiki	Exotica	Fifty Greatest Hawai'i Albums Of All Time
34	Duke Robillard/Sunny Crownover	Tico Tico	Tales from the Tiki Lounge

A Century of America's Music