Category Archives: Featured Music

City Blues

City Blues
City Blues

Our show this week features blues and country numbers about the many different American cities that had their own personalities…good and bad. You be the judge. From Naptown and Kokomo to KC and Mobile…north, south, east, and west. We’ll hear from Barbecue Bob, Lonnie Johnson, Ernest Tubb, Charlie Poole, and Little Brother Montgomery (to name just a few). Join Dave Stroud for another two hours of America’s tradition …

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Frank HutchisonK.C. BluesWhite Country Blues (1926-1938)Amazon
2HowellDevineKC BluesJumps, Boogies & WobblesAmazon
3Ernest TubbKansas City BluesErnest Tubb and His Texas TroubadoursAmazon
4Sidney BechetSt. Louis BluesBlues In ThirdsAmazon
5Lonnie JohnsonLow Down St. Louis BluesLegends Of The Blues: Volume 1Amazon
6Blind Willie McTellEast St. Louis Blues (Far You Well)The Classic Years: 1933 – 1935 New York " ChicagoAmazon
7Red NicholsWabash BluesI Got RhythmAmazon
8Leroy CarrNaptown BluesSloppy Drunk [Disc 1]Amazon
9Fats DominoDetroit City BluesOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 1Amazon
10Mississippi Fred McDowellKokomo BluesHeroes Of The Blues: The Very Best Of Fred McDowellAmazon
11Dan PickettChicago BluesI'm Pretty Good At It – Country Blues GuitarAmazon
12Don FlemonsMilwaukee BluesWhat Got OverAmazon
13Charlie Poole & The North Carolina RamblersMilwaukee BluesThe Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made OfAmazon
14Dorothy EverettsMacon BluesFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6Amazon
15Elmore JamesMadison BluesThe Sky Is CryingAmazon
16Barbecue BobJacksonville BluesBarbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929)Amazon
17John Sebastian & The J Band With Geoff MuldaurMinglewood BluesThe Craft of Music, Vol. 2Amazon
18Sam ChatmonVicksburg BluesLiving Country Blues: An Anthology Disc 1Amazon
19Black Birds of ParadiseTishomingo Blues (Ge 6210, GEX-718-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
20Lewis Bronzville FiveNatchez Mississippi BluesBlack Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3Amazon
21Howlin' WolfNatchez BurningThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
22Bo ChatmonEast Jackson BluesViolin, Sing the Blues for Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949Amazon
23Mississippi SheiksWest Jackson Blues [Album Version]Honey Babe Let The Deal Go Down: The Best Of Mississippi SheiksAmazon
24Little Brother MontgomeryShreveport BluesBoogie Woogie [Disc 3]Amazon
25Memphis Piano RedMobile BluesMississippi Delta Blues Jam In MemphisAmazon
26Jorma KaukonenNashville BluesRiver Of TimeAmazon
27The Louvin BrothersNashville BluesClose Harmony [Disc 5]Amazon
28Wingy Manone & His OrchestraDallas BluesSwing Is Here / Small-Band Swing 1935-1939Amazon
29Billy Boy ArnoldSan Antonio BluesBilly Boy Arnold Sings: Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
30Eric ClaptonSan Francisco Bay BluesUnplugged/Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton (1 of 2)Amazon
31Jabo WilliamsPratt City BluesPicking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie PioneersAmazon
32Fats Waller(Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Placescompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
33Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three BlazersNew Orleans BluesSunny RoadAmazon

Country Roots

Country Roots
Country Roots

Deeper Roots revisits the deeper roots…focusing on old-timey sounds of some of the great performers playing the classic standards. Country music roots go back into the European melodies and folk tunes and their instruments called to a celebration of the Diasporas. This week: Gid Tanner, Vernon Dalhart, Al Hopkins, Jimmie Rodgers, Bradley Kincaid, Charlie Poole, and many others provide us a glimpse at where it all began. Join us for another roots-infused evening here in Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Vernon DalhartThe Wreck Of The Old '97American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 1]Amazon
2Vernon DalhartThe Prisoner's SongNipper's Greatest Hits: The 20'sAmazon
3Gid Tanner & His Skillet LickersPass Around The Bottle And We'll All Take A DrinkAnd The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1Amazon
4Gid Tanner & His Skillet LickersI Don't Love NobodyAnd The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1Amazon
5Charlie Poole & The North Carolina RamblersYou Ain't Talkin' to MeYou Ain't Talkin' To Me: Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music [Disc 2]Amazon
6The Carter FamilySingle Girl, Married GirlThe Bristol Sessions 1927-1928 [Disc 3]Amazon
7Riley PuckettLittle Brown JugCountry Music Pioneer vol 1Amazon
8Al Hopkins & His Buckle BustersRoll On the GroundLead Kindly LightAmazon
9Al Hopkins & His Buckle BustersGeorgie BuckHill Billies / Al Hopkins & Buckle Busters Vol. 3Amazon
10Frank BlevinsFly Around My Pretty Little MissTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
11Charlie Poole & The North Carolina RamblersDon't Let Your Deal Go Down BluesYou Ain't Talkin' To Me, The Roots Of Country Music [Disc 1]Amazon
12Charlie Poole & The North Carolina RamblersDon't Let Your Deal Go Down BluesYou Ain't Talkin' To Me, The Roots Of Country Music [Disc 1]Amazon
13The Allen BrothersChattanooga BluesAllen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1Amazon
14The Allen BrothersAin't That Skippin' And Flyin'Allen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1Amazon
15Al Hopkins & His Buckle BustersOld Dan TuckerHill Billies / Al Hopkins & Buckle Busters Vol. 3Amazon
16Harry McClintockJesse JamesWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
17Bradley KincaidFroggie Went A-Courting…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
18Bradley KincaidSourwood MountainThe Story That the Crow Told Me Vol 2Amazon
19Bascom Lamar LundsfordLost John DeanTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
20The Lonely EaglesBeen On The Job Too LongTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
21Frank Jenkins' Pilot MountaineersThe Burial Of Wild BillWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
22The Happy HayseedsThe Tail Of Haley's CometTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
23Buell KazeeThe Cowboy TrailWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
24Paul HamblinThe Strawberry RoanWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
25Jimmie RodgersMississippi Delta BluesRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]Amazon
26Jimmie DavisCowboy's Home Sweet HomeWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
27Red FoleySingle Life Is Good Enough For MeSmoke on the Water / Hillbilly FeverAmazon
28Gene AutryThe Yellow Rose Of TexasThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
29Gene AutryTumblin' TumbleweedsThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
30Powder River Jack, Kitty LeeTying A Knot In The Devil's TailWhen I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1Amazon

Free Form – August 2016

 

Free Form - August 2016
Free Form – August 2016

Country, rock, gospel, tradition, blues, and ragtime…just a sampling of the styles that you’ll hear when you tune into Deeper Roots this week. We’ll feature some contemporary sounds from Luther Dickinson and Bruce Hornsby…classic country from Hank Snow and Webb Pierce…traditional standards from John Prine and Mac Wiseman…rock gems from Bo Diddley and Elvis Presley. And, believe or not…there’s more!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Glenn YarbroughBaby The Rain Must FallNipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1Amazon
2Randy NewmanLouisiana 1927Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon
3Randy NewmanEvery Man a KingGood Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon
4Bonnie RaittGuiltyBonnie Raitt CollectionAmazon
5Bo DiddleySay Man20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo DiddleyAmazon
6Elvis PresleyBurning LoveElvis 30 #1 HitsAmazon
7Marty Stuart/The Staple SingersDon't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True)The Marty Party Hit PackAmazon
8Luther DickinsonAin't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples)Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II[amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
9Mavis StaplesHard Times Come Again No MoreBeautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
10The Staple SingersJacob's LadderFreedom HighwayAmazon
11Bruce Hornsby & The Noise MakersCelestial RailroadRehab ReunionAmazon
12The Staple SingersGoing AwaySwing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version)Amazon
13Webb Pierce/Willie NelsonYou're Not Mine AnymoreIn the Jailhouse Now/Brand on My HeartAmazon
14Hank SnowRhumba BoogieHillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4]Amazon
15Roy HogsedCocaine BluesSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
16Roy RogersI'm Gonna Gallop Gallop To Gallup New MexicoSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
17Spade CooleyYodelling PolkaSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
18Jimmy WalkerDetourSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast IndiesAmazon
19Cyndi LauperDetour (Featuring Emmylou Harris)DetourAmazon
20John PrineWho's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (Featuring Iris Dement)For Better or WorseAmazon
21John Prine & Mac WisemanDon't Be Ashamed of Your AgeStandard Songs for Average PeopleAmazon
22John Prine & Mac WisemanOld Rugged CrossStandard Songs for Average PeopleAmazon
23Bob DylanLone PilgrimWorld Gone WrongAmazon
24Ricky SkaggsA Voice from on HighSoldier of the CrossAmazon
25Jorma KaukonenBlues Stay Away From MeBlue Country HeartAmazon
26Jorma Kaukonen & Tom HobsonI Am The Light Of This WorldQuah [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
27Reverend Gary DavisI Am The Light Of This WorldSlippin' 'til My Gal Comes In Partner: Columbia University 1958-59Amazon
28R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit SerenadersGeorgia Camp Meeting (Radio Broadcast)R. Crumb's Music SamplerAmazon
29R. Crumb And His Keep-on-Truckin' OrchestraRiver BluesR. Crumb's Music SamplerAmazon
30The Boswell SistersDown Among The Sheltering PalmsThe Boswell Sisters Volume 2Amazon
31Johnny Hamp's Kentucky SerenadersSunnyside UpPaper MoonAmazon
32Cab CallowayEverybody Eats When They Come To My HouseAre You Hep To The Jive?Amazon
33Jimmie Revard & The Oklahoma PlayboysLose Your Blues and Laugh At LifeThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]Amazon

Hot Summer Days

Hot Summer Days
Hot Summer Days

As we make it over the summer hump, we’ll take time to celebrate all the things we love about the summer heat.  Those stunning summer skies, sea breezes, backyard barbecues, and the lift of a summer rain. We’ve got the beach sounds of the sixties, Hawaiian medleys from the islands, sophisticated sass from Buster Poindexter, hot kissin’ from H-Bomb Ferguson, the summer rain, the summer sky, and the Summer Wind from Frank Sinatra.  Rock, zydeco, country, pop, bluegrass, rock, and so much of what comes from the in-between this week on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The David Thom BandCalifornia's BurningThat Old FamiliarAmazon
2Dave AlvinCalifornia's BurningDave Alvin and The Guilty WomenAmazon
3Sol K. Bright's HollywaiiansHeat WaveBob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]Amazon
4Bob BrozmanHawaiian Heat Waves MedleyHello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz!Amazon
5Mr. Sad HeadHot Weather BluesBob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]Amazon
6Teddy BunnSummertime100 Jazz Guitar FavoritesAmazon
7Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis BandIn the Summertime100% Fortified ZydecoAmazon
8Sly & the Family StoneHot Fun in the SummertimeRock Artifacts, Vol. 1Amazon
9Martha Reeves & The Vandellas(Love Is Like A) Heat WaveMalt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
10The Lovin' SpoonfulSummer in the CityGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
11The Beach BoysThe Warmth of the SunEndless SummerAmazon
12It's a Beautiful DayHot Summer DayIt's a Beautiful DayAmazon
13Buster PoindexterHot Hot HotBuster PoindexterAmazon
14Ann MillerToo Darn HotThe Big Picture: Great Music from Films You LoveAmazon
15Ella FitzgeraldToo Darn HotMusic & MoonlightAmazon
16Eilen JewellToo Hot To SleepLetters From Sinners & StrangersAmazon
17Kid Bangham, Dan McKinney, Bill Melcher & Dave FerraraSome Summer DayDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
18Willie NelsonSummer Of Roses [Album Version]One Hell Of A RideAmazon
19H-Bomb FergusonHot KissesBig City BluesAmazon
20Judy CollinsIn The Heat Of The SummerForever: [Disc 2]Amazon
21Sam CookeSummertimePortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
22The DonkeysTheme From The Endless SummerTheme From The Endless Summer [single]Amazon
23Marshall CrenshawStarless Summer SkyMiracle of ScienceAmazon
24Johnny BurnetteWhat a Summer DayThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 6Amazon
25Johnny RiversSummer RainBest Of Johnny RiversAmazon
26Frank SinatraSummer WindThe Reprise Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
27Randy NewmanBurn OnSail AwayAmazon
28Charlie ParkerSummertimeCharlie Parker With Strings: The Master TakesAmazon
29Nanci GriffithSummer WagesOther Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)Amazon
30Bob DylanSummer DaysLove and TheftAmazon

 

Time is Passing

Time Is Passing
Time Is Passing

Theme time this week! We are going to dip into a sometimes raucous, other times wistful, blend of country, blues, jazz, and what-not…to celebrate (or is it bemoan) the passing of time in our show this week. The clock is ticking, the calendar flipping, and the little blue orb keeps spinning around that big bright one. And all the while we live our lives celebrating the luminous sounds on Deeper Roots; this week featuring Johnny Otis, Fenton Robinson, Bob Dylan, Texas Jim Lewis, Roy Acuff, and so many others. Time may be passing and we may like to reminisce and wax nostalgic, but we press on…driven by music from the past century (among other things).

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Hank ThompsonThe Older The Violin, The Sweeter The MusicThe Best Of Hank Thompson 1966-1979Amazon
2Alfred G. KarnesWhere We'll Never Grow Old (1927)Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936Amazon
3The Church SistersWhere We'll Never Grow OldOrthophonic JoyAmazon
4The Carter FamilyDarling, We Are Growing Older/The Old Texas Trail – Anita CarterOn Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1Amazon
5Dick CurlessRock of AgesA Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD3 (1950-1969)Amazon
6Jerry Lee LewisMiddle Age CrazyThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
7Doc WatsonGrandfather's ClockMy Dear Old Southern HomeAmazon
8Texas Jim LewisWay Back in Grandpa's DayFree at Archive.orgAmazon
9Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain BoysOld Age Pension ChequeKing of Country Music [[Disc 2]: "Beautiful Brown Eyes: 1939-'41" Proper Records, 2004]Amazon
10Tom RussellWayfarin' Stranger (Passage of Time)The Man From God Knows WhereAmazon
11Dar WilliamsYou're Aging WellThe Honesty RoomAmazon
12Stonewall JacksonGettin' OlderWaterloo Box SetAmazon
13Bob DylanTime Passes SlowlyNew MorningAmazon
14Bob DylanMy Back PagesAll I Really Want To DoAmazon
15Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveTime Is A Passin'One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin SessionsAmazon
16Johnny Otis / Jimmy RushingRound The ClockThe R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 4]Amazon
17Tiny Bradshaw & His OrchestraTake the Hands off the ClockStompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947Amazon
18Duke Ellington & His OrchestraFive O'Clock WhistleBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
19The Original Memphis FiveFour O'clock BluesThe Original Memphis Five Collection Vol. 1 – 1922-1923Amazon
20Fenton RobinsonAs The Years Go Passing ByBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]Amazon
21Big Bill BroonzyGetting Older Every DayGreat Blues Guitarsists: String DazzlersAmazon
22Howlin' WolfGetting Old & GrayHowlin' Wolf – 52 Essential TracksAmazon
23Victoria SpiveyGrow Old TogetherBlack Snake Blues – The Best OfAmazon
24JL StilesNever To Grow OldSolo SessionsAmazon
25David JohansenMy Grandpa Is Old TooShakerAmazon
26Ricky SkaggsIn Heaven We'll Never Grow OldRising StarAmazon
27Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysAll the Good Times Are Passed and GoneAll The Classic Releases1937-1949 [Disc 2]Amazon
28Harry Reser & His OrchestraThe Clock and the BanjoTrainin' The FingersAmazon
29Ivory Joe HunterTime Has PassedChronological Ivory Joe Hunter (1950-1951)Amazon
30Tom LehrerWhen You Are Old And GraySong & More SongsAmazon
31Ray Wylie HubbardAfter All These YearsEternal & LowdownAmazon
32The Carter FamilyWhere We'll Never Grow OldThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 4]Amazon

Deeper Fats Waller

Deeper Fats Waller
Deeper Fats Waller

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Duke EllingtonThat Rhythm ManThe Okeh Ellington [Disc 2]Amazon
2James P. JohnsonWhat's The Use Of Being AloneA Piano AnthologyAmazon
3James P. JohnsonThe Harlem Strut (BS 2026, P-151-1)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
4James P. JohnsonCarolina ShoutJazz In The Charts Vol. 2 – Hot LipsAmazon
5Fats WallerCarolina ShoutThe Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
6Willie The Lion Smith & His CubsMore Than ThatHarlem Jazz (The 30's)Amazon
7Willie "The Lion" SmithMorning AirA Piano AnthologyAmazon
8Clarence Williams' Blue Five Feat. Eva TaylorCake Walkin' Babies From HomeThe Complete Clarence Williams Sessions, Vol. 2 – 1923-1925Amazon
9Fats WallerThe Joint Is Jumpin'The Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
10Fats WallerI'm Crazy 'Bout My BabyThe Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 2]Amazon
11Fats WallerI'm Crazy 'Bout My BabyThe Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
12Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard WizardsI'm Goin' Huntin'The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1]Amazon
13Fats Waller With Morris' Hot BabiesFats Waller StompThe Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2]Amazon
14Fats Waller & His RhythmMamacita100 Ans De JazzAmazon
15Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Thomas "Fats" Waller & Jeni Le GonLiving In A Great Big WayHollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1]Amazon
16Fats WallerI Wish I Were TwinsThe Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4]Amazon
17Ethel WatersWhat Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue?Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)Amazon
18Fats WallerAin't Misbehavin'Music By Fats WallerAmazon
19Fats WallerI'm Going To Sit Down & Write Myself A LetterMusic By Fats WallerAmazon
20Fats Waller(Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Placescompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
21Fats WallerYour Feet's Too BigFats Waller Greatest HitsAmazon
22Fats Waller & His RhythmIt's A Sin To Tell A LieFats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936Amazon
23Fats WallerHoneysuckle RoseNippers 30's-Vol.1Amazon
24Nat King Cole TrioHoneysuckle RoseA Piano AnthologyAmazon
25Fats Waller & His RhythmBig Chief De SotaFats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936Amazon
26Fats WallerLet's Pretend There's A MoonThe Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4]Amazon
27Fats Waller & His RhythmYou're The PictureComplete Recorded Works Vol.3Amazon
28Fats WallerSweet Savannah SueThe Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1]Amazon
29Fats WallerSt. Louis BluesThe Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2]Amazon
30Fats WallerYou're Not The Only Oyster I SawThe Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4]Amazon

Mix of the Blues

Mix of the Blues
Mix of the Blues

Deeper Roots will spend time with a variety of blues styles this week with no focus but the roots of feeling blue, themes about being blue, junker’s blues, bar fly blues, cold rainy day blues, and the dark and somber blues. We’ll feature the urban sounds of Lowell Fulson and Bobby Blue Bland, the smooth sounds of T-Bone Walker, and we’ll also pick on some early jazz and blues vocals including Bertha “Chippie” Hill, Hattie McDaniels, and Memphis Minnie.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Junior Wells' Chicago Blues BandIn the Wee Wee HoursHoodoo Man BluesAmazon
2R.L. BurnsidePoor Black MattieFrom Mississippi To ChicagoAmazon
3Lowell FulsonBlack Widow Spider BluesJuke Box Blues 1946-1948Amazon
4Sweet Papa TadpoleBlack Spider BluesToo Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
5Jimmy WitherspoonBar Fly BluesMercury Blues 'n' Rhythm StarsAmazon
6John HammondEvolution BluesFound True LoveAmazon
7Eddie LangYou Got to Crawl Before You WalkJuke Joint Blues 1950's-1960'sAmazon
8Muddy WatersGood Morning School GirlFolk SingerAmazon
9Rory BlockCypress Grove BluesHard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip JamesAmazon
10Kansas City Kitty (Thelma Holmes)Double Trouble BluesFour Women Blues – The Victor / Bluebird Recordings Of Memphis Minnie, Mississippi Matilda, Kansas City Kitty and Miss Rosie Mae MooreAmazon
11Berha 'Chippie' HillSome Cold Rainy DayHeartbreakers Blue & LonelyAmazon
12Hattie McDanielsBoo Hoo BluesFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 12Amazon
13Memphis Minnie;Kansas JoeDon't Want No Woman (Have T' Give My Money To) [2002 Remastered]First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)Amazon
14Victoria Spivey & Lonnie JohnsonI Got The Blues So BadIdle HoursAmazon
15Julia Lee & Her Boy FriendsTonight's the NightKansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 1Amazon
16Hadda BrooksNeed A Little Sugar In My BowlI've Got News For You [Disc 1]Amazon
17Bobby "Blue" BlandI Pity The FoolMartin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To MemphisAmazon
18Big Mama ThorntonHow ComeHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsAmazon
19Little SylviaEverything I Need But YouJubilee JezebelsAmazon
20T-Bone WalkerFeeling The BluesI Want A Little GirlAmazon
21Little WalterMy BabeHis Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)Amazon
22Jimmy ReedBoogie In The DarkI'm Jimmy Reed (Original Vee-Jay Album)Amazon
23Professor LonghairMean Old WorldFess: The Professor Longhair AAmazon
24Memphis SlimPanic StreetJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
25Champion Jack DupreeJunker BluesGettin' Funky [Disc 1] – Piano PowerAmazon
26Floyd DixonPlease Don't GoMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
27Otis TaylorMy Soul's In LouisianaI Heard It On NPR: Shake These BluesAmazon
28Lightnin' HopkinsOne Kind FavorJake Head BoogieAmazon
29Frankie JonesBring Your Mud and Let's DobJack Newman & OthersAmazon
30Precious BryantBlues All Around My BedFool Me GoodAmazon
31Freddie KingI'm Your Hoochie Coochie ManKing Of The BluesAmazon

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!

Smoke Smoke Smoke
Smoke Smoke Smoke

Songs from the past century will fill the air with second hand music smoke…all songs that reflect either the hawkish or ‘dove-ish’ opinions in words and music. We have two hours of country, jazz, blues, pop, and all those adventurous styles in between that use nicotine for their muse. Country from k.d. lang to The Sons of The Pioneers, R&B from the likes of Lucky Millender to Benny Spellman, some doo-wop, some Sam Cooke soul, and a little bit of sweet big band sounds from Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians. Maybe we won’t celebrate the habit…just the music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jimmy MartinI Can't Quit CigarettesJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 4]Amazon
2Otis ReddingCigarettes And CoffeeDreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
3Sam CookeSmoke RingsThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
4The Mills BrothersSmoke RingsThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2Amazon
5The LarksCoffee, Cigarettes And TearsBob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]Amazon
6The PlattersSmoke Gets In Your EyesAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
7The CorsairsSmokey Places (1962 #12)Greatest Hit Singles CollectionAmazon
8Lillian Leach/The MellowsSmoke from Your CigaretteThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 1Amazon
9The Drake SistersSmoke From Your CigaretteVocal Group Harmony Vol 8Amazon
10k.d. lang & The ReclinesThree Cigarettes In An AshtrayAngel With A LariatAmazon
11Patsy ClineThree Cigarettes In A AshtrayCountry Greats #2Amazon
12k.d. langI'm Down to My Last CigaretteShadowlandAmazon
13Merle TravisSmoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)Ash Grove 12/9/1966Amazon
14Willie NelsonSmoke Smoke Smoke That CigaretteJust One LoveAmazon
15Benny SpellmanLipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)Louisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
16Reverend Horton HeatDrinkin' and Smokin' CigarettesBest Of Yep Roc SinglesAmazon
17ManassasDim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)PiecesAmazon
18Lefty FrizzellCigarettes and Coffee BluesLife's Like Poetry (Disc 5)Amazon
19Jimmie DolanNicotine FitsJuke Box BoogieAmazon
20Curtis GordonCaffeine And NicotineBob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]Amazon
21Red Ingle & The Natural SevenCigarettes, Whuskey And Wild, Wild WomenBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
22The Sons Of The PioneersCigareefes, WhuskyCountry Hits Vol. 6Amazon
23Kris KristoffersonI May Smoke Too MuchSpooky Lady's Sideshow/Shake Hands with the DevilAmazon
24Dale WatsonSmokey Old BarEl Rancho AzulAmazon
25Fred Waring's PennsylvaniansA Cigarette, Sweet Music & YouCigar Classics 1: The StandardsAmazon
26Nina SimoneDon't Smoke in BedThe Ultimate Nina SimoneAmazon
27Lucky Millinder & His OrchestraChew Tobacco RagFoot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4Amazon
28The Bottle RocketsSmokin' 100's Alone24 Hours a DayAmazon
29Ry CooderFool For A Cigarette/Feelin' GoodParadise And LunchAmazon
30Bo CarterCigarette BluesVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
31Tex Williams & His Western CaravanSmoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
32Georgia WhiteThe Stuff Is HereThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon

Johnny Cash Tribute

Johnny Cash Tribute
Johnny Cash Tribute

Johnny Cash, like so many others, followed on the heels and inspiration of Elvis at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. But while others (save for possibly Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis) would fight for the scraps from this ‘new sound’, Johnny less-than-obligingly would ignore all the best advice. He began with the simplest of songs delivered in a farm boy’s tone and, with the Tennessee Three in tow, grew the sound into an identity.  Our show this week will lean on his own recordings as well as music from performers he was inspired by…we’ll also include music from contemporaries and those who he inspired.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny CashRing Of FireColumbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazon
2The Chuck Wagon GangAfter The Sunrise [Album Version]Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden AgeAmazon
3Brother Claude ElyThere Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body DownFavorite Sacred SongsAmazon
4Gene AutryI'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blues EyesThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
5Gene AutryHigh Steppin' MamaAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 2]Amazon
6Bob WillsFaded LoveFor the Last TimeAmazon
7Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysSan Antonio RoseThe Country Music Hall Of FameAmazon
8The Carter FamilyAnchored In LoveThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1]Amazon
9Johnny CashJohnny Cash – Cowboy's PrayerJohnny Cash InterviewsAmazon
10Goebel ReevesCowboy's Prayer…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
11The Chuck Wagon GangWe Are ClimbingFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
12Johnny CashBig RiverHis Sun Years: Down SouthAmazon
13Johnny CashHey PorterThe Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 1]Amazon
14Johnny CashFive Feet High And RisingSongs Of Our SoilAmazon
15Johnny CashPickin' TimeThe Fabulous Johnny CashAmazon
16Johnny Cash/The Carter FamilyKeep on the Sunny SideKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
17Johnny CashI Walk The LineClassic CountryAmazon
18June Carter CashOh, SusannahKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
19Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterFair and Tender LadiesKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
20Johnny Cash & June CarterJacksonCarryin' on With Johnny Cash & June CarterAmazon
21Rosanne CashI Still Miss SomeoneKindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny CashAmazon
22Johnny Cash & Bob DylanGirl From The North CountryNashville SkylineAmazon
23Johnny CashMan in Black16 Biggest HitsAmazon
24Johnny CashAin't No GraveAmerican VI: Ain't No GraveAmazon
25Johnny CashTear Stained LetterAmerican IV: Man Comes AroundAmazon
26Johnny CashFolsom Prison BluesAt Folsom PrisonAmazon
27George Jones/Johnny CashI Got StripesMy Very Special Guests [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2Amazon
28Rosanne CashTennessee Flat Top BoxKing's Record ShopAmazon
29Emmylou Harris; The Milk Carton KidsApache TearsLook Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears RevisitedAmazon
30Bruce SpringsteenGive My Love To RoseKindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny CashAmazon
31Johnny CashWanted ManThe Mystery Of LifeAmazon
32Bob DylanTrain Of LoveKindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny CashAmazon
33Dwight YoakamUnderstand Your ManDwight's Used RecordsAmazon

Free Form – June 2016

Free Form - June 2016
Free Form – June 2016

Deeper Roots goes free form and our two hours will be filled with an eclectic blend of blues, gospel, tradition, and early century jazz. We’ll feature songs about vapor vipers, snakes, preachers, and a whole lot more. Join us for another summer evening in West Sonoma County, California with performances from Charley Patton, Josh White, Jimmie Driftwood, Noble Sissle, and Jumpin’ Bill Carlisle.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Madam Ernestine Washington And The MillerairesHolding On — Part 2Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
2Stuffy Smith & His Onyx Club BoysYou're a ViperVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
3Miss Marcy & Her Texas Sugardaddy'sIf You're A ViperDeep EllumAmazon
4Noble Sissle/Sidney BechetViper MadSweet and LowdownAmazon
5Fats WallerViper's Drag [Piano Solo]The Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
6Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks'Long Come A ViperLast Train To Hicksville… The Home Of Happy FeetAmazon
7David Grisman QuintetRattlesnakeDgq-20Amazon
8Jumpin' Bill CarlisleRattlesnake DaddyBear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight AlbumAmazon
9Champion Jack DupreeRattlesnake BoogieClassic Sounds of New OrleansAmazon
10Jaydee ShortLonesome Swamp Rattlesnake (Pm 13043, L-468-1)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
11Luella MillerRattle Snake Groan24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920_Vol 11 [ Blues Images ]Amazon
12Charley PattonRattlesnake BluesThe Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2]Amazon
13Chris SmitherRattlesnake PreacherHoneysuckle DogAmazon
14Mac WisemanOld RattlerSongs From My Mother's HandAmazon
15Jimmie DriftwoodRattlesnake SongAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
16Jimmie DriftwoodThe Battle Of New OrleansVanguard: Roots Of Folk [Disc 1]Amazon
17Jimmie DriftwoodBunker HillAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
18Jimmie DriftwoodCountry BoyAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
19Jonatha BrookeIn the GloamingLiveAmazon
20Ed Lewis & GroupI Be So Glad When The Sun Goes DownSounds of the South [Disc 1] – Blue Ridge Mountain MusicAmazon
21Josh WhiteWhen I Lay Down And DieIn Chronological Order, Volume 5 (1944)Amazon
22Straight Street Holiness GroupVictory Shall Be MineFire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007Amazon
23Sister Rosetta TharpeMy Journey to the SkyMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
24Johnnie MorisetteMeet Me at the Twisting PlaceSam Cooke's Sar Records Story 59-65 CD2Amazon
25William BellThe Three Of MeThis Is Where I LiveAmazon
26The Sweet & LowdownViolent LoveSignature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Rarities From the Second DecadesAmazon
27Art NevilleThat Old Time Rock And RollHis Specialty RecordingsAmazon
28Marvin Johnson & His OrchestraHey Lawdy MamaCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
29Johnny OtisBaby Baby BluesMercury Blues 'n' Rhythm StarsAmazon
30RobinsMy Baby Done Told MeMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Bocal Group 51-53)Amazon
31Rose Marie McCoyDippin' In My BusinessVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
32Junior BrownVenom Wearin' DenimSemi CrazyAmazon