Category Archives: Featured Music

Naughty Blues

For goodness sake! We’re going to toss aside our puritan ethics (what ethics, you ask) and look towards the sideways glances and double entendres for our inspiration this week on Deeper Roots. Songs about Sam The Hot Dog Man, keyholes, sugar bowls, poodles, jockeys, and lemons…all subjects that find their way in and around the blues in an auspiciously direct route to the heart of the matter. We’ve got the naughty blues today…songs that will encourage a blush or two…or three. We’ve got The Swallows, Lil’ Johnson, Emma Barrett, Tampa Red, and a host of other blues greats on a Sonoma County spring morning. Be sure to tune in and find your own blush point…

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Delta Rhythm BoysBlues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To MeI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemAmazon
2Crown Prince WaterfordMove Your Hand BabyVintage Sex SongsAmazon
3Barrelhouse AnnieIf It Don't Fit, Don't Force ItVintage Sex SongsAmazon
4Memphis MinnieDirty Mother For YouBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
5Tampa RedLet Me Play With Your PoodleABC Of The Blues Vol 38Amazon
6Lightnin' HopkinsLet Me Play With PoodleVintage Sex SongsAmazon
7Hattie HartI Let My Daddy Do ThatVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
8Emma BarrettI Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly RollSweet EmmaAmazon
9Butterbeans & SusieI Wanna Hot Dog For My Roll [Explicit]Those Dirty Blues Volume 1 [Explicit]Amazon
10Lil JohnsonSam The Hot Dog ManVintage Sex SongsAmazon
11Mabel ScottJust Give Me A ManVintage Sex SongsAmazon
12Connie AllenRocket 69Vintage Sex SongsAmazon
13The SwallowsIt Ain't The Meat It's The MotionVintage Sex SongsAmazon
14Julia LeeMy Man Stands OutThe Essential Julia Lee Vol 1Amazon
15Julia LeeKing Size PapaKansas City Star [Disc 3]Amazon
16Al MillerI Found Your KeyholeVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
17Charlie PickettLet Me Squeeze Your LemonVintage Sex SongsAmazon
18Bessie SmithKitchen ManVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
19Bessie SmithNeed A Little Sugar In My BowlThe Essential Bessie SmithAmazon
20Hunter & JenkinsLollypopRaunchy Business: Hot Nuts & LollypopsAmazon
21Frankie Half Pint Jaxon and The Harlem HamfatsWet It [Explicit]Those Dirty Blues Volume 1 [Explicit]Amazon
22Victoria SpiveyHow Do You Do It That Way?Black Snake Blues – The Best OfAmazon
23Madelyn JamesStinging Snake BluesVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
24Lucille BoganSkin Game Blues [Album Version]Shave 'Em Dry: The Best Of Lucille BoganAmazon
25Lil JohnsonGet 'Em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) [Album Version]Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & LollypopsAmazon
26Lonnie JohnsonI Got The Best Jelly Rollin In TownDirty Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
27Wynonie HarrisHard Ridin MamaPlayful BabyAmazon
28Bull Moose JacksonBig Ten Inch RecordBadman Jackson Thats MeAmazon
29Blu Lu BarkerDon't You Feel My LegChronological Blue Lu Barker (1946-1949)Amazon
30Blu Lu BarkerBuy Me Some JuiceDon't You Feel My LegAmazon
31Lillie Mae KirkmanHe's Just My SizeRaunchy Business: Hot Nuts & LollypopsAmazon
32Lil Johnson & Black BobPress My Button, Ring My BellFlashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940Amazon

Early Female Pop Vocals

Here’s to the pioneering pop mavens. Don’t think we won’t draw a little bit outside the lines as well in this show, bringing in flappers, jazz, and novelty sounds. The groups and solo acts are thoroughly represented with the likes of Marion Harris, Ruth Etting, Billie Holiday, Kate Smith, and The Andrews Sisters. We’ll go a little bit further and bring you songs to uplift in hard times, ring with a bit of jingoism in war time, and celebrate the good times in every way possible. West County radio will get a good dose of the best of the early and mid-century popular music…all from the ladies.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Boswell SistersHeebie Jeebies, #1The Boswell Sisters CollectionAmazon
2Marion HarrisThere'll Be Some Changes MadeEchoes From The 1920's Disc 1Amazon
3Helen Kane, Leonard JoyI Wanna Be Loved By YouNipper's Greatest Hits: The 20'sAmazon
4Lee MorseIf You Want the RainbowThe First Torch Singers, the TwentiesAmazon
5Lee MorseIf I Can't Have YouThe First Torch Singers, the TwentiesAmazon
6Annette HanshawI Want To Be BadAnnette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)Amazon
7Annette HanshawI Get The Blues When It RainsThe Girl Next DoorAmazon
8Ethel Shutta With George Olsen & His MusicI'm On A Diet Of LoveThe Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2Amazon
9Ruth EttingMy Blackbirds Are Bluebirds NowLove Me or Leave Me CD1Amazon
10Ruth EttingTen Cents a DanceThe Boop Boop a Doop GirlsAmazon
11Vaughn De LeathUkulele LadyWith My Little Ukulele In My Hand (Disc 4 Of 4)Amazon
12Vaughn De LeathBanana OilThe Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2Amazon
13Marion HarrisSpring Is Here AgainThe Big Broadcast vol. 6Amazon
14Boswell SistersPut That Sun Back In the SkyBoswell SistersAmazon
15The Boswell SistersShuffle Off To BuffaloThe Boswell Sisters Volume 2Amazon
16Kate SmithTwenty Million PeopleEmergence Of A LegendAmazon
17Kate SmithBei Mir Bist Du SchoenEmergence Of A LegendAmazon
18Josephine BakerConfessing1926-1932Amazon
19Billie HolidayMy Last AffairBillie Holiday: The Legacy Box 1933-1958 Disc 2Amazon
20Billie HolidayI Wished On The MoonBillie Holiday: The Lady Sings CD 1- This Year's KissesAmazon
21Billie HolidayWhat A Little Moonlight Can DoBillie Holiday: The Lady Sings CD 1- This Year's KissesAmazon
22Ella FitzgeraldHallelujah!Cryin' MoodAmazon
23Chick Webb & His OrchestraA-Tisket, A-TasketKen Burns Jazz [Disc 2]Amazon
24Helen ForrestTwo Blind LovesHarold Arlen Writes the SongsAmazon
25The Andrews SistersRhumboogieGolden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]Amazon
26The Andrews SistersEast of the Sun (And West of the Moon)Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 4]Amazon
27Bing Crosby & The Andrews SistersI'll Si-Si Ya In Bahia [Single Version]Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 2]Amazon
28Dinning SistersBeg Your PardonAlmost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 1]Amazon
29Dinning SistersOh MonahAlmost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 1]Amazon
30The McGuire SistersSugartimeThe McGuire Sisters Greatest HitsAmazon
31Helen KaneButton Up Your OvercoatThe Boop Boop a Doop GirlsAmazon

Songs About Morning

Morning is one of those times between. Break of day elicits many emotions as it’s always a new start. Those occurrences that affect the heart have always been prime fodder for words and music so we’ve reached into the song bin from the past century for a theme for this morning: morning. Tune in for some classics and some not-so-knowns. We’ve got Baez and Dylan, Dearie and Day, Bromberg and Kottke, McDowell and Leadbelly, all with a tune to spin about morning. And we’ll also take you into a pop-themed set featuring Frankie’s classic “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning”. Tune in.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Big Joe TurnerMorning, Noon And NightBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
2Billie HolidayGood Morning HeartacheKen Burns JazzAmazon
3Blossom DearieA Fine Spring MorningFour Classic Albums Plus (Blossom Dearie / Plays For Dancing / Give Him The Ooh-La-La / Once Upon A Summertime) (Digitally Remastered)Amazon
4Louis JordanEarly In The MorningJivin' With JordanAmazon
5Dean Martin & Helen O'ConnellHow D'ya Like Your Eggs In the Morning?Make Love WithAmazon
6Doris DayI Got The Sun In The MorningComplete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]Amazon
7Gillian WelchOne MorningHell Among the YearlingsAmazon
8Gram ParsonsWe'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The MorningG.P. / Grievous AngelAmazon
9Bob DylanMeet Me in the MorningBlood on the TracksAmazon
10Jesse Colin YoungMorning SunJesse Colin Young Classics Volume 1Amazon
11Ian & SylviaEarly Morning RainGreatest HitsAmazon
12Irma ThomasEarly In The MorningSimply GrandAmazon
13Joan BaezOne Too Many MorningsBaez Sings DylanAmazon
14Joni MitchellChelsea MorningHitsAmazon
15David BrombergI Like To Sleep Late In The MorningThe Player: A RetrospectiveAmazon
16The South Street TrioCold Morning ShoutBefore The Blues: Early American Black Music Scene (Vol. 2)Amazon
17Lead BellyGood Morning BluesRoots of the Blues, Vol. 2Amazon
18K.C. DouglasWoke Up This MorningMercury BluesAmazon
19Julius DanielsCan't Put A Bridle On That Mule This MorningWhen The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & RollAmazon
20Mississippi Fred McDowellWoke Up This Morning With My Mind on JesusThe First RecordingsAmazon
21Rev. Anderson JohnsonDeath in the MorningGoodbye, Babylon – Judgment [Disc 3]Amazon
22Frank SinatraIn the Wee Small Hours of the MorningSinatra 80th: All the Best Disc 2Amazon
23Nancy Sinatra & Lee HazlewoodSome Velvet MorningNancy & LeeAmazon
24Margaret WhitingGood Morning Mister EchoComplete Capitol Hits of Margaret WhitingAmazon
25John HartfordMorning BugleMorning BugleAmazon
26Hank SnowColorado Country MorningI'm Still Movin' On [Disc 2]Amazon
27Grandpa JonesIt's Raining Here This Morning (Remake)Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56Amazon
28Shorty LongGood Night Cincinnati, Good Morning TennesseeBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
29Billy FairBoogie In The MorningStompin' 22 – Crazed Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders!Amazon
30Muddy WatersGood Morning School GirlFolk SingerAmazon

Through the Bluegrass

Springtime sounds from classic corners this week. Now, we all know that real bluegrass is green but, like the music’s own origins which are steeped in gospel, blues, and tradition, we overlook the formalities and accept the generalities’.  This week’s Deeper Roots will take a journey with the greats (Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, and The Monroe Brothers to name a few) while also tipping our hats to the new-grass sounds of David Thom, Sam Bush, Tony Furtado, and Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms. We offer different takes outside the lines including some Charlie Haden and Brennen Leigh. A Friday morning celebration of the old home place and the little white church where traditional rings … coming to you from Bodega Bay: KWTF Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The WhitesUsed To BeSongs of Bill MonroeAmazon
2Rhonda VincentLonesome Wind BluesBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
3Hazel DickensI Can't Find Your Love Any MoreO Sister! The Women's Bluegrass CollectionAmazon
4Hazel Dickens, Carol Elizabeth Jones & Ginny HawkerLove Me or Leave Me AloneHeart of a SingerAmazon
5Brennen LeighNorth To AlaskaToo Thin To PlowAmazon
6Charlie HadenRoad Of Broken HeartsCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
7The Rice BrothersGrapes On the VineBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
8Ricky SkaggsI Hope You've LearnedBluegrass Rules!Amazon
9Tony FurtadoMan of Constant SorrowLong Journey Home: Songs of the Stanley BrothersAmazon
10The David Thom BandThe Little White ChurchThat Old FamiliarAmazon
11Sam Bush, Jerry DouglasBig MonTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
12David Grisman, Peter RowanTravelin' This Lonesome RoadTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
13Bill Monroe & Kenny BakerJerusalem's RidgeHigh Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
14The Monroe BrothersNine Pound Hammer Is Too HeavyWhat Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? Volume OneAmazon
15Ralph StanleyDad's Old Rocky FieldOld Songs & BalladsAmazon
16The Gentlemen of BluegrassOld Old HouseCarolina MemoriesAmazon
17Jim & JesseLong Journey HomeLong Journey Home: Songs of the Stanley BrothersAmazon
18The David Thom BandHome Is Where The Heart IsThat Old FamiliarAmazon
19David Grisman, John Hartford & Mike SeegerThe Old Home PlaceRetrograssAmazon
20Morris BrothersSalty Dog BluesLegends Of Bluegrass [Disc 3]Amazon
21Kenny Baker/Bobby OsborneSally AnnWorld's Greatest Country FiddlersAmazon
22Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester FlattRandy Lynn RagThe Essential Earl Scruggs (1 of 2)Amazon
23Doc WatsonShady GroveThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
24Ralph StanleyThe Fields Have Turned BrownHigh Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
25Laurie LewisTall PinesBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
26Caleb Klauder & Reeb WillmsMontana CowboyInnocent RoadAmazon
27Lynn Morris BandThe Bramble and the RoseBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
28Alison Krauss & Union StationSo Long So WrongBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
29Ricky SkaggsLost And I'll Never Find The WayBluegrass Mountain StyleAmazon
30Don StoverPaddy On The TurnpikeThings In LifeAmazon
31Grandpa JonesMountain DewTime-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 2]Amazon
32Jimmy MartinYou Don't Know My MindTime-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]Amazon

 

Ships Upon the Sea

A wayfaring lot…music that touches on seafaring tragedies, punctuated by the loss of that most famous of them all: the HMS Titanic. This week’s show will focus on music that commemorated the ships that were lost at sea; tragedies that were headlines around the world; songs of the seafaring life and the sailors and crew that were a part of it.  The stories are told in songs from the wells of tradition. We’ll hear from Frank Hutchison, Papa Harvey Hull, Pink Anderson, The Dillards and Dan Zanes. We’ll also hear some classic maritime music from the Smithsonian catalogs. Blues, country, folk, and so much more…all celebrating those ships upon the sea and the ones we lost along the way.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob GibsonTitanicJoy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob GibsonAmazon
2Rory BlockTitanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)Confessions of A Blues SingerAmazon
3Pink AndersonThe Ship TitanicGospel, Blues, and Street SongsAmazon
4Charley JordanTitanic BluesCharley Jordan Volume 2 1931-1934Amazon
5Hi Henry BrownTitanic Blues21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10Amazon
6Bessie Jones And GroupThe TitanicAlan Lomax Collection SamplerAmazon
7Papa Harvey Hull & "Long Cleve" ReedSinking Of The TitanicNever Let The Same Bee Sting You TwiceAmazon
8Richard (Rabbit) BrownSinking Of The TitanicTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
9Lead BellyTitanicThe Definitive Leadbelly [Disc 3] – Leaving BluesAmazon
10Frank HutchisonThe Last Scene Of The TitanicIf You Take Me BackAmazon
11Clyde Spencer And Harry FanninThe Sinking Of The TitanicFolksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 [Disc 1]Amazon
12Tom Darby & Jimmie TarltonAfter The Sinking Of The TitanicOn The Banks Of A Lonely RiverAmazon
13Roy AcuffThe Great Titaniccompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
14Woody GuthrieWhen That Great Ship Went DownThis Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1Amazon
15Ralph StanleyStorms Are On The Ocean [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
16Gordon LightfootThe Wreck of the Edmund FitzgeraldSongbook [Box Set] Disc 3Amazon
17Jimmie DriftwoodThe Ship That Never ReturnedAmericana, Vol. 3Amazon
18Little Jimmy DickensWhen The Ship Hit The SandThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
19Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsThe Sinking of the Ruben JamesThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
20June Carter CashSinking in the Lonesome SeaWildwood FlowerAmazon
21Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
22Cowboy CopasA Thousand Miles of OceanSettin' Flat On ReadyAmazon
23Red AllenOut on the OceanLonesome and Blue: The Complete County RecordingsAmazon
24The Country GentlemenTake Me In A LifeboatThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
25Dan ZanesAcross The Western OceanParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
26The Dicey Doh SingersThe Sloop John B.Classic Maritime MusicAmazon
27Sam EskinClear Away the Track and Let the Bullgine RunClassic Maritime MusicAmazon
28Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island SingersI'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The OceanSounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White SpiritualsAmazon
29Louis Prima & Keely SmithBarnacle Bill The SailorBreaking It Up!Amazon

Devils and Angels

The devil is, indeed, an angel…albeit a fallen one. And the music we’ll be sharing this morning with our West County audience will take note of that fact with sounds that feature modern Americana as well as early to mid-century country sounds. Tune in to KOWS radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific for the very best in roots sounds…and this week is no different:  modern Americana from Rob Ickes and The Devil Makes Three, mid-century country from Cowboy Copas and Lefty Frizzell, as well as some wild-eyed worship pieces from The Sunshine Boys, Benny Joy, and Margie Singleton (who performs the infamous “Jesus is My Pusher”). Just for you. Just in time for a springtime April morning.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Sunshine BoysWe Need A Whole Lot More Of Jesus (And A Lot Less Rock And Roll)Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
2Ray Wylie HubbardLucifer And The Fallen AngelsTell The Devil I'm Getting There As Fast As I CanAmazon
3Bobby McMillonThe Devil Song (Child 275)Art of Field Recording: Volume II – Disc 1: SurveyAmazon
4Rob Ickes & Trey HensleyFriend Of The DevilThe Country BluesAmazon
5Julie MillerThe Devil Is an AngelBlue PonyAmazon
6Asleep at the Wheel/The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Devil Ain't LazyReinventing the WheelAmazon
7Cowboy CopasDon't Shake Hands With The DevilHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
8Powder River Jack, Kitty LeeTying A Knot In The Devil's TailCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's RootsAmazon
9James KingThe Devil's TrainThree Chords & The TruthAmazon
10Carrie RodriguezDevil In MindGive Me All You GotAmazon
11Shemekia CopelandDevil's HandAlligator Records 45th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
12Rory BlockDevil Got My WomanHard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip JamesAmazon
13The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn BandDevils Look Like AngelsBetween the DitchesAmazon
14Merle HaggardDealing With The DevilRainbow Stew – LiveAmazon
15Benny JoyDark AngelHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
16Ryan Cain And The AblesCupid And The DevilCupid And The DevilAmazon
17Lee Ann WomackTake The Devil Out Of MeThe Lonely, The Lonesome & The GoneAmazon
18Lefty FrizzellFrom an Angel to a DevilLife's Like Poetry (Disc 4)Amazon
19The Devil Makes ThreeWhat Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul)Redemption & RuinAmazon
20Willie NelsonSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownCountry MusicAmazon
21Robert PlantSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownBand Of JoyAmazon
22Margie SingletonJesus Is My PusherHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
23Eddie NoackPsychoHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
24The TreniersDevil's MamboThey Rock! They Roll! They Swing!Amazon
25Billy BartonThe Devil, My Conscience And IHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
26Peter RowanPulling The Devil By the TailReggaebillyAmazon
27Coleman BrothersGet Away, Mr. Satan, Get AwayHot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old GangAmazon
28Rev W. M. Clark and SistersSatan At Church (Pm 12559, 4792-1)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon

Free Form – Roll Like a Big Wheel

We mix it up once again. Nothing like ending the week on a high note, a low note, and just the right mix of jazz, pop, rock, country, bluegrass, and R&B. You know it won’t stop there because if it’s one thing we do well is find all that is good in between the boards. Join Dave Stroud for music featuring tracks from The Boswell Sisters, Red Foley, Julia Lee, The Prisonaires, Mose Allison, and John Prine. Friday mornings in West County … where we kick off the weekend on the stream our hearts out!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Joan OsborneRoll Like A Big WheelBring It On HomeAmazon
2The Mills BrothersCherry (L. Armstrong)The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)Amazon
3Les Paul & The Andrews SistersRumors Are Flying (Single Version)Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]Amazon
4Louis JordanHungry ManJivin' With JordanAmazon
5Tommy Dorsey & His OrchestraShout, Brother, Shout – (featuring The Five Tones)Not So Quiet PleaseAmazon
6The PrisonairesJust Walking in the RainSun Ballads 1953-62Amazon
7Mose AllisonLost MindAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
8Dinah WashingtonIs You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?Verve UnmixedAmazon
9Julia LeeWhen Jennie Does That Lowdown DanceKansas City Star [Disc 5]Amazon
10Nellie LutcherLet Me Tell You 'Bout The GuyNellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 4]Amazon
11Boswell SistersPut That Sun Back In the SkyBoswell SistersAmazon
12Red Foley & The Andrews SistersI Want To Be With You AlwaysHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
13The Andrews SistersPistol Packin' MamaGolden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 1]Amazon
14Junior BrownWhere Has All the Money Gone?Down Home ChromeAmazon
15Merle HaggardMama TriedThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
16Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His OrchestraDown In MexicoBarrell House Boogie and the BluesAmazon
17Santiago JimenezAy Te Dejo En San AntonioTheme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]Amazon
18Levon Helm & The RCO All-StarsHavana MoonLevon Helm & The RCO All-StarsAmazon
19Levon HelmTennessee JedElectric DirtAmazon
20Grateful DeadDire WolfWorkingman's DeadAmazon
21Graham ParkerSugareeYour CountryAmazon
22Jim LauderdaleThe Night The Moon Fell DownCarolina MoonshineAmazon
23Jimmy Martin20/20 VisionJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 1]Amazon
24Hank WilliamsCold, Cold Heart24 GreatestAmazon
25John PrineSummers EndThe Tree of ForgivenessAmazon
26Billie HolidayGloomy SundayKen Burns JazzAmazon
27Lula ReedI'll Drown In My Own TearsThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
28Effie SmithWater, WaterThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
29Mildred JonesMr. ThrillWarming By The Devils Fire – A Film By Charles BurnettAmazon
30T-Bone WalkerCold Cold FeelingElectric Blues – Part 1: Beginnings 1939-1954Amazon
31Jo StaffordShrimp BoatsYour Hit Parade – 1951Amazon
32Louis ArmstrongThe Music Goes Round And Around [Single Version]Rhythm Saved The WorldAmazon

Deeper Mississippi John Hurt

Join us as we peer into the music of Mississippi John Hurt, performed by contemporary artists with some bits and pieces of his own music. We’ll also feature some fragments from the original interview conducted by Tom Hoskins in 1963 after some simple sleuthing, in the town of Avalon not far from Hurt’s boyhood home of Teoc, Mississippi. The story of his rediscovery after the sixties folk revival (and Harry Smith’s original Anthology of American Folk Music) is legend. Sit back on a Friday morning and listen in for some of the great music of the minstrel from Teoc

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bruce CockburnAvalon, My Home TownAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
2Jesse Colin YoungCreole BelleTogetherAmazon
3John OatesSpike Driver BluesArkansasAmazon
4Doc & Merle WatsonGot the Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)Live & Pickin'Amazon
5Bill MorrisseyAvalon BluesThe Essential CollectionAmazon
6Taj MahalFrankie And AlbertThe Best Of Taj MahalAmazon
7John HiattI'm SatisfiedAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
8David JohansenLet The Mermaids Flirt With MeShakerAmazon
9Dave Van RonkSpike Driver BluesTwo Sides of Dave Van RonkAmazon
10Rhiannon GiddensThe Angels Laid Him AwayFreedom HighwayAmazon
11JL StilesTrouble I Had All My DaysSolo SessionsAmazon
12Taj MahalSatisfied 'N' Tickled TooThe Essential Taj MahalAmazon
13Chris SmitherTribute to Mississippi John HurtHoneysuckle DogAmazon
14John FaheyRequiem for John HurtEssential John FaheyAmazon
15Big Bill BroonzyFrankie And JohnnyClassic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)Amazon
16Ben HarperSliding DeltaAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
17Bettye LaVetteNobody's Dirty BusinessAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon
18Mike DowlingBlue Harvest BluesThe Blues Ain't NewsAmazon
19Rory BlockCandy ManAvalon: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
20Lucinda WilliamsAngels Laid Him AwayAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
21Dave Alvin With Dean SchlabowskeLouis CollinsThe Executioners Last Songs, Volume 2Amazon
22Mississippi John HurtChickenBest Of Mississippi John Hurt [Live]Amazon
23John OatesMy Creole BelleArkansasAmazon
24Doc & Merle WatsonStack O'leeBallads From Deep GapAmazon
25Mississippi John HurtAvalon BluesAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh RecordingsAmazon
26Spuyten DuyvilMake Me A PalletSocial Hour MusicAmazon

Early Gospel Blues

Gospel music informed much of the music from the early century and the blues took it’s soul and inspiration from many passages. Numerous street corner buskers promoted the scripture and many, like Blind Willie Johnson, Gary Davis, Oda Mae Terrell, and Mother McCollum were known as musical evangelists in addition to their place in the church. And the spirituals also informed the music of Blind Boy Fuller, Charley Patton, Barbecue Bob, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and so many early blues men and women. We’ll sample a few and take our Friday evening show with some reverence and grit.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Washington PhillipsDenomination Blues – Part 1Preachin' The Gospel – Holy BluesAmazon
2Mississippi John HurtPraying On The Old Camp GroundAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh RecordingsAmazon
3Mother McCollumJesus Is My Air-O-PlaneGuitar Evangelists (1928-1951)Amazon
4Mother McCollumOh Lord I'm Your ChildGuitar Evangelists (1928-1951)Amazon
5Blind Lemon JeffersonHe Arose From The DeadThe Complete Classic Sides Remastered: Atlanta & Chicago 1926 [Disc 2]Amazon
6Blind Joe Taggart And Joshua WhiteScandalous And A Shame (Pm 12780, 20942-4)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
7Sam CollinsI Want To Be Like Jesus In My HeartComplete Recorded Works 1927-31Amazon
8Barbecue BobWhen The Saints Go Marching InComplete Recorded Works Vol 1Amazon
9Blind Willie JohnsonI'm Gonna Run To The City Of RefugePreachin' The Gospel – Holy BluesAmazon
10Charley PattonLord I'm DiscouragedBlues Images Presents: 1920's Blues Classics Vol.14Amazon
11Bukka WhiteI Am In the Heavenly WayMasters Of The Delta Blues: The Friends Of Charlie PattonAmazon
12Bo Weavil Jackson (Sam Butler)Heaven Is My ViewBackwoods Blues (1926-1935)Amazon
13Lil McClintockSow Good Seeds21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10Amazon
14Blind Nesbit GussiePure ReligionVol. 2-(1929-34)Amazon
15Blind Gussie NesbitCanaan's LandWhen I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936Amazon
16Skip JamesJesus Is a Mighty Good LeaderComplete Early RecordingsAmazon
17Blind Boy FullerPrecious LordHeart Ease Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.55)Amazon
18Blind Boy FullerMust Have Been My JesusHeart Ease Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.55)Amazon
19Josh WhiteJesus Gonna Make Up My Dying BedPreachin' The Gospel – Holy BluesAmazon
20Josh WhiteLord, I Want To Die EasyComplete Recorded Works 1929-1940 Vol. 2Amazon
21Blind Willie McTellI Got Religion I'm So Glad (w/ Kate McTell)The Classic Years: 1933 – 1935 New York " ChicagoAmazon
22Bull City RedI Feel Like Shoutin'Blues And Gospel From The Eastern States (1935-1944)Amazon
23Memphis MinnieLet Me RideMemphis Minnie – Queen of Country Blues, 1929 – 1937 [Disc 4]Amazon
24Brownie McGheeDone What My Lord SaidThe Complete Brownie McGhee [Disc 2]Amazon
25Jimpson & GroupNo More My LordParchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings: 19471959Amazon
26Sister O. M. TerrellGod's Little BirdsCountry Gospel 1946-1953Amazon
27Rev. Gary DavisGet Right ChurchGospel, Blues, and Street SongsAmazon
28Reverend Gary DavisI Am The Light Of This WorldHarlem Street SingerAmazon
29Blind Willie McTellLord Have Mercy If You PleasePig 'n Whistle RedAmazon
30Sister Rosetta TharpeEverybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up ThereVol. 3-1946-47 Complete RecordAmazon
31Sister Rosetta TharpeSaviour Don't Pass Me ByComplete Recorded Works, 1938 – 1944; Volume 1Amazon
32Big Joe WilliamsKing JesusShake Your BoogieAmazon

Free Form – Old Records

Old records are honored…as they are each week. The 33s, the 45s, and the 78s…all forms, all speeds. We’ll take a musical trip back to the dawn of doo wop, head to the border for an encounter with el toro relajo, visit the Big Broadcast sounds of early radio and hotel orchestras including Ted Weems and the Sunshine Boys. We’ll also gear up for a classic 1914 recording by the piano genius Felix Arndt. Arthur Alexander, Los Lobos, Tampa Red, and Left Frizzell also join in…just for you on a free form Friday morning on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Irma ThomasOld RecordsIf You Want It, Come and Get ItAmazon
2Lewis Bronzeville FiveNatchez Mississippi BluesThe Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1Amazon
3Leon RedboneSweet LorraineAny TimeAmazon
4Los LobosGoodnight My LoveEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (2 of 4)Amazon
5The TreniersGood Rockin' TonightThey Rock! They Roll! They Swing!Amazon
6The LarksRockin' in the Rocket RoomRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
7The SwallowsRoll, Roll, Pretty BabyRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
8Irma ThomasGirl Needs BoySoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
9Norah JonesHow Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]Amazon
10Arthur AlexanderEvery Day I Have to CryLonely Just Like Me: The Final ChapterAmazon
11Arthur AlexanderAnnaThe Craft of Music, Vol. 2Amazon
12Ry Cooder w/Jim DickinsonTexas BopThe Border/Alamo BayAmazon
13The MavericksHey Tonight (Bonus)Quiero CreedenceAmazon
14The Texas TornadosLittle Bit Is Better Than Nada4 AcesAmazon
15Don Santiago Jimenez SrAy Te Deja San AntonioBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
16Linda RonstadtEl Toro Relajo (The Troublesome Bull)Mas CancionesAmazon
17Dwight YoakamThis TimeThis TimeAmazon
18Lefty FrizzellJust Can't Live That Fast (Any More)Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 2 – Legends Of Honky TonkAmazon
19Charlie WalkerPick Me Up On Your Way DownHillbilly Fever: Vol. 2 – Legends Of Honky TonkAmazon
20Tex Russell & His Hollywood CowboysWhat It Means To Be BlueKings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2Amazon
21Felix ArndtDesecration RagThe Big Broadcast vol. 9Amazon
22The Sunshine BoysIt's Unanimous1929-1931 – The Complete SetAmazon
23Ted Weems & His OrchestraFrom Saturday Night Till Monday MorningThe Complete Ted Weems and His Orchestra Vol. 2 (1926-1928)Amazon
24Danny KayeCivilizationDanny Kaye The Best ofAmazon
25Tampa RedShake It Up a LittleThe Bluebird Recordings (1934-1936)Amazon
26Louis Armstrong & All His StarsThe Younger GenerationWhen you're smilingAmazon
27Louis ArmstrongA Kiss To Build A Dream OnWonderful World Of Louis Armstrong – DemoAmazon
28Bob DylanThe Love That FadedThe Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]Amazon
29Charlie LouvinKnoxville Girl (w. Will Oldham)Charlie LouvinAmazon
30Vince GillRandall KnifeThis One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2Amazon
31Modern HicksWings Of A DoveTornado AlleyAmazon
32Freddie KingLonesome Whistle BluesUltimate CollectionAmazon