A little bit of twisting and a little bit of shouting…as well as some gospel rhythms, hand clapping, and some back beat rhythms from the gulf and whole lot more. This week’s show will be a free form extravaganza which means there’s a bright day ahead, as always. My springboard was an afternoon’s listen to the music of David Lindley who, in addition to being a fine musician, he had extraordinary taste in music. We’ll hear some gospel tracks from Sister Marie Knight and the Reverend James Cleveland, classic funk and soul from The Temptations, Billy Butler and The Isleys. We’ll also spinning up some Wild Tchoupitoulas, Otis Rush and be featuring some three-time track samples and a brand new track from the 30th anniversary release of John Prine’s Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, slated for release in early September. There’s a whole lot more to share with everyone out there so it’s a good morning to drop in and here a Twist and Shout sample from Top Note going back to 1961…oh yes, as well as a couple David Lindley tracks.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Three Times Seven
Dance Ranch
2
Dave Edmunds
Three Time Loser
Twangin'
3
Corey Glover
Three Time Loser
Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
4
Otis Rush
Three Times a Fool
Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
5
Robert Gordon
Three Alley Cats (feat. Dave Alvin )
Rockabilly for Life
6
Chris Bouchillon
I've Been Married Three Times
1925-1928 (Warped 2690F)
7
David Lindley & El Rayo-X
I Just Can't Work No Longer
Very Greasy
8
Billy Butler & The Enchanters
I Can't Work No Longer
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
9
Top Note
Twist And Shout
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
10
The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Grandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3
11
The Temptations
Don't Look Back
The Temptations [Disc 1]
12
John Lee Hooker
Don't Look Back
The Best Of Friends
13
John Prine
Hey Ah Nothin'
Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
14
John Prine
Lake Marie
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
15
The Righteous Brothers
Something's Got A Hold On Me
The Moonglow Years
16
Reverend James Cleveland
Something Got A Hold On Me
I Walk With God
17
Johnny Cash
Unclouded Day
Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
18
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Anita Kerr Singers
There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
19
Laurie London
The Gospel Train
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
20
Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
21
David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
22
David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Shame And Scandal In The Family
Twango Bango III
23
Odetta
Shame And Scandal
Sings Ballads And Blues
24
Waylon Jennings
Jole Blon
Nashville Rebel (1958-1969)
25
Gary U.S. Bonds
Jole Blon
The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
26
Wild Tchoupitoulas
Brother John
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Bobbie Jean
Cheaters Never Win
Sun Ballads 1953-62
2
Jack Clement
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
3
Bobbie & the Boys
To Tell the Truth
Sun Ballads 1953-62
4
The Prisonaires
There Is Love in You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
5
The Prisonaires
Just Walking in the Rain
Sun Ballads 1953-62
6
Miller Sisters
Finders Keepers
Sun Ballads 1953-62
7
Miller Sisters
It Only Hurts for a Little While
Sun Ballads 1953-62
8
Roy Orbison
Trying to Get to You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
9
Slim Rhodes Band
Bad Girl
Sun Ballads 1953-62
10
Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)
Take and Give
Sun Ballads 1953-62
11
Slim Rhodes
Do What I Do
The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
12
Ken Cook
I Was a Fool
Sun Ballads 1953-62
13
Ray Smith
Sail Away
Sun Ballads 1953-62
14
Charlie Feathers
So Ashamed
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
15
Jimmy Williams
That Depends On You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
16
Sonny Burgess
Sweet Misery
Sun Ballads 1953-62
17
Carl Mann
I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
18
Tommy Blake
Ballad of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
Join Dave Stroud for another encore edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. With vacation from the show in full swing, he’s taken the time to fill the airwaves with a free form blend of blues, hot rod rock, early century pop, gospel, soul and more. There will be some killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, some pop melodies from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Friday morning in West County. Tune in on your favorite streaming service or the Radio Rethink app…all free for your ears.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Barbara Lewis
Make Me Your Baby
Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
2
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
3
Smiley Lewis
I Hear You Knocking
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
4
Kay Starr
Kay's Lament
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
5
Kay Starr
Night Train
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
6
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Free At Last
Down In New Orleans
7
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
8
Sam Cooke
Mean Old World
Night Beat
9
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
10
Alabama Shakes
Killer Diller Blues
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
11
Jimmy Liggins
Cadillac Boogie
Jump, Jive & Swing
12
Trailer
Hot Rods to Hell
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
13
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
14
Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines
I Want a Lavender Cadillac
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
15
Mink Deville
Spanish Stroll
The Mink De Ville Collection
16
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
What Does the Deep Sea Say?
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
17
Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
18
Annette Hanshaw
Moanin' Low
Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
19
David Johansen
Deep Blue Sea
Shaker
20
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
One Hour Mama
21
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Collections
22
Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely
Rider in the Rain
Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
23
Barbara Lewis
Hello Stranger
MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
24
John Prine
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
25
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby
Nothing in Common
Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
26
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
27
Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey
Rhythm Saved The World
The Gems Of Jazz
28
Louis Armstrong
Rhythm Saved The World
Rhythm Saved The World
29
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
30
The Happenings
I Got Rhythm
The Best Of The Happenings
31
The Americans
Sail Away Ladies
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
32
The Louvin Brothers
You'll Meet Him In The Clouds
Close Harmony [Disc 6]
33
Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys
The farmer, the farm, and songs of farming are at the core of this week’s theme show, an encore presentation from 2017. Whether the songs’ focus is that of the hard-working folk of the farm, the raw materials, or the nostalgic reminders of life on the farm, we’ll push forward the playlist plough and take you to the barn for an early morning celebration with performers including bluegrass from James King, gritty Americana from Levon Helm and Bill Neely, core country from Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner, or maybe some field recordings from the 20s featuring the likes of the Carolina Tar Heels…all of this music going Back On The Farm.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Marty Stuart/Merle Haggard
Farmer's Blues
Country Music
2
Freeman Stowers
Sunrise On The Farm
Sinners and Saints: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1931
3
Bill Frisell
Farmer
Disfarmer
4
Levon Helm
Poor Old Dirt Farmer
Dirt Farmer
5
Bill Neely
Black Land Farmer
16 Down Home Country Classics
6
James King
Thirty Years of Farming
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
7
Junior Sisk with Becky Isaacs Bowman and Sonya Isaacs Yeary
The Wheat Crop
Mac Wiseman – I Sang The Song
8
Lemuel Jones
Po' Farmer (Poor Farmers)
Field Recordings, Vol. 1: Virginia (1936-1941)
9
Peter Rowan
Let the Harvest Go To Seed
Bluegrass Boy
10
Carolina Tar Heels
Got The Farm Land Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
11
Cisco Houston
Farmer's Lament
The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
12
J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers (With Morris Herbert)
Living On The Farm
The Legendry J.E. Mainer, Volume 4
13
Walter Brennan
Old Rivers
Old Rivers
14
The Bently Boys
Down On Penny's Farm
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
Jukeboxes were not only cultural touchstones and vital engines for the music industry in the forties and fifties, but they also contributed to the democratization of music consumption in a way that radio could not: by allowing people to pay a nickel and choose the exact song they wanted to hear. Radio’s best effort was to feed the listener versus allow the listener to make their own choice. Over a half century later, streaming has become juggernaut replacing the jukebox. Like streaming of today, the jukebox once helped with music discovery driving regional hits and elevating lesser-known artists, turning local favorites into national stars. This week’s show will be a thematic one and, yes, we’re picking the music. But it’s a fun and mixed bag of country, early rock and pop all with the jukebox as centerpiece. Drop into Deeper Roots this morning for some classic Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and Little Richard from the edgy side of the aisle and be ready for upbeat and swinging country from Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Mel Tillis. Tune in for a show that recognizes this cultural phenomenon and proves the old saw “what is old is new again”.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Bob King
Rockin' The Jukebox
Rockin' The Jukebox
2
Jimmy Donley
Radio, Jukebox And T.V.
The Precious Years
3
The Marigolds
Juke Box Rock & Roll
The Johnny Bragg Story
4
Shirley & Lee
Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall
Shirley & Lee Rock
5
Katy Moffatt
Stoned At The Jukebox
A Collection Of Drinking Songs
6
Gale Storm
Love By The Jukebox Light
Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
7
Roy Orbison
Here Comes That Song Again
Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2]
8
Teresa Brewer
Music! Music! Music!
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
9
Perry Como
Juke Box Baby
Kuties And Krooners
10
The Mills Brothers
I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald)
The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)
11
Jerry Lee Lewis
High School Confidential
The Definitive Collection
12
Little Richard
All Around The World
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
13
Bill Haley
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock
14
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
15
Chuck Berry
School Days
The Chess Box Disc 1
16
James Mask & His Impalas
Let The Juke Box Die
Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots
17
BR5-49
A1 On The Jukebox
Dog Days
18
Buck Owens
Put A Quarter In The Jukebox
Hot Dog
19
Buck Owens
A-11
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
20
Joshua Hedley
Mr. Jukebox
Mr. Jukebox
21
Ernest Tubb
Mr. Jukebox
Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
22
James Hand
In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox
The Truth Will Set You Free
23
George Kent
Hello, I'm A Jukebox
The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
24
Mel Tillis
Jukebox Man (Single Version)
The Best of Mel Tillis
25
Tammy Wynette
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
Tune in this week for crimes, misdemeanors and general lawlessness as we lean on a theme that explores music that explores one hundred years of crime in different form. We’ll also ask law enforcement to step in as needed with pursuits, chain gangs, and K9 units. From Elmer Bernstein to The Crickets, Mel Tillis to The Byrds, and Bo Diddley, Red River Dave, and blues from Robert Wilkins as our show reminds listeners that Crime Doesn’t Pay…unless you’ve already got the cheese or you’re on the grift with the government behind you. Join our listening audience for the best roots radio show you’ll find here in the North Bay. We’ll make sure this week’s show covers the theme with tracks and treasures, classic influences and much more. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the stories music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Tex Morton
Crime Does Not Pay
The Great Vintage Country
2
Delmore Brothers
Fugitive's Lament
Brown's Ferry Blues
3
Robert Wilkins
Police Sergeant Blues
Memphis Blues, 1928-1935
4
Joe Smith
Kidnapping is a Terrible Crime
Lead Kindly Light
5
Jimmie Driftwood
Jesse James
Americana, Vol. 2
6
The Byrds
Pretty Boy Floyd
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
7
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
8
Sons of the Pioneers
Outlaw (1952)
Wagons West (CD4)
9
Andy Griffith
Police Department Blues
Rocks, Blues & Old Timey Songs
10
James Talley
Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again?
Tryin' Like The Devil
11
Merle Haggard
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
Capitol Collector's Series
12
Tom T. Hall
A Week In A Country Jail
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
13
Peter Rowan & Nashville Bluegrass Band
Jailer Jailer
Legacy
14
Ray Llewelyn
Highway Patrol
Television's Greatest Hits Volume 4
15
Junior Brown
Highway Patrol
Junior High
16
The Crickets
I Fought the Law
Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
17
Helen Grayco
Lilly's Lament (Cell 29)
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
18
Tom Edwards
Cook County Jail
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
19
Red River Dave
California Hippie Murders
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
20
Johnny Rebb And His Rebels
Hey Sheriff
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
21
Jimmy Young
Chain Gang
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
22
Bo Diddley
Cops And Robbers
Have Guitar Will Travel
23
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
Dragnet
TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
24
Elmer Bernstein
Staccato's Theme
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene
25
Russ Tamblin & The Jets
Gee, Officer Krupke
West Side Story
26
Freddie 'Bama Boy' Hall & His Gadsden Band
This Crooked World
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
Dave’s put together a tribute show featuring a brief look at Brian Wilson whose body of work, in songwriting and musical grace, will be considered a clearly identifiable geological strata when future generations choose to mine the popular sounds of the late 20th century. His music mirrored and helped mold the American psyche during a time of seismic cultural shifts, straddling innocence and disillusionment with an exploration of adolescent longing, spiritual searching, and eventually the mental health struggles that gave his compositions a lasting vulnerability. He bridged the gap between pop and art. Brian, who passed away June 12, leaves a legacy of musicianship born from reinvention. We’ll share a lot of the early sounds of The Beach Boys, covers by the inheritors and some very special late solo work from the man himself. We lost a familiar friend whose songs will continue to give us pause with simple harmonies that were always deeply personal. Join us for this week’s special tribute here on Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.
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Brian Wilson Tribute
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
The Beach Boys
In My Room
Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
2
The Beach Boys
Surfer Girl
Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
3
Jan & Dean
Surf City
Surf City + Folk 'n Roll
4
The Beach Boys
Be True to Your School
Little Deuce Coupe
5
The Beach Boys
Catch A Wave
Surfer Girl
6
The Orlons
Surfin'
The Orlons Down Memory Lane
7
Bruce & Terry
Custom Machine
The Best of Bruce & Terry
8
Bruce & Terry
Hawaii
The Best of Bruce & Terry
9
The Hondells
Little Honda
Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64
10
The Beach Boys
Don't Worry Baby
Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
11
The Beach Boys
All Summer Long
All Summer Long
12
The Beach Boys
Good To My Baby
Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
13
The Beach Boys
California Girls
Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
14
The Beach Boys
Hang On To Your Ego
Pet Sounds
15
The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations
Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
16
The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture
17
She & Him ft. Brian Wilson
Do It Again
Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson
18
Bill Frisell
Surfer Girl (Brian Wilson)
Guitar In The Space Age
19
Brian Wilson
That Lucky Old Sun
That Lucky Old Sun
20
Brian Wilson
Love and Mercy
Brian Wilson
21
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
Warmth Of The Sun
Under The Covers, Vol. 1
22
Alex Chilton
I Wanna Pick You Up
Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
23
Dave Alvin
Surfer Girl
West of the West
24
Jimmy Buffett
Sail on Sailor
Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 2
25
Geraint Watkins
Heroes and Villains
Dial 'W' for Watkins
26
She & Him
Wouldnt It Be Nice
Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson
27
Brian Wilson/Carnie Wilson/Wendy Wilson
Do It Again
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
28
Brian Wilson
Let It Shine
Brian Wilson
29
The Beach Boys
Wendy
Endless Summer
30
The Beach Boys
The Surfer Moon
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 1
31
The Beach Boys
Forever (A Capella Mix)
32
Brian Wilson
Lay Down Burden
Imagination
33
The Beach Boys
I Love to Say Da Da
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 2
This week’s show will feature another journey celebrating the soundtrack of the past century. From the pounding rhythms of gospel revelations to the neon-lit evening sounds of Basin Street and Nashville, we’ll be sharing the music of George Strait, Etta James, The Temptations, Little Sugar and The Hightower Brothers among over two dozen others…all in an exciting and varietal run of Americana on a Friday morning. It’s where the hidden gems appear and echo each week as we dig deep across decades and genres. Dave’s got iconic tracks and overlooked treasures, classic influences and modern echoes for you in a free form eclectic celebration. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Merle Travis
Sweet Temptation
Sweet Temptation '46-'53 – Best Of
2
Louis Prima
Basin Street Blues
New Orleans
3
Dr. John
Good Night, Irene
Goin' Back To New Orleans
4
The Temptations
The Way You Do the Things You Do
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
5
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Yield Not To Temptation
The Definitive Collection
6
The Everly Brothers
Temptation
Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 2]
7
Jean Shepard
Sweet Temptation
Lonesome Love
8
Don Reno and Red Smiley
Don't Let Temptation Turn You 'Round
1962-1963 (Warped 6274)
9
Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle)
Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947)
Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life]
10
The Grass Roots
Temptation Eyes (Original)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Grass Roots
11
The Knight Brothers
Temptation 'bout To Get Me
Southern Soul
12
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
13
Ruthie Foster
Death Came A-knockin' (Travelin' Shoes)
Runaway Soul
14
Little Sugar And The Hightower Brothers
Come By Here
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
15
The Ink Spots
Address Unknown
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
16
The Sunshine Boys
I'm Crooning A Tune About June
1929-1931 – The Complete Set
17
Frankie Laine
That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)
Your Hit Parade: 1949
18
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
19
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Honey Love
Atlantic Rock & Roll
20
The Drifters
Bip Bam
The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
21
Waylon Jennings
I Ain't Living Long Like This
Nashville Rebel (1974-1980)
22
George Strait
All My Ex's Live In Texas
50 Number Ones [Disc 1]
23
Lyle Lovett
That's Right (You're Not From Texas)
The Road To Ensenada
24
Grandpa Jones
T For Texas
Makes The Rafters Ring
25
Billy Briggs
Amarillo Rose
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
Someone once suggested that country songs about heartache and lost love sound the same as country songs about good times and happy days. Is it just the wailing fiddle intro often referred to as the “fiddle kickoff” that neutralizes the emotional jar of joy or grief that causes a reaction like that? Or is it just country songwriting is geared towards the simple task of expressing emotions in the terms of everyday life? No matter the reason, we’ll be taking on a country-themed collection of songs about heartaches this week in the show. We’ll do this by walking through some of the golden greats from the Golden Age of Country Music where the ways of the heart were a common theme and, thus, the heartache was an easy rhythmic mark for the country songwriter. We’ll share the Walkers’ Charlie and Billy, Jimmie Skinner, Buck Owens, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy, George and Stonewall among a couple dozen others, all with a message that speaks to country heartaches; and may we also say that there was plenty of fodder to draw from. Drop in…and don’t forget the hankies.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
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1
Lefty Frizzell
I Never Go Around Mirrors (I've Got a Heartache to Hide)
Life's Like Poetry (Disc 9)
2
Buck Owens
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 2
3
Dwight Yoakam
The Heartaches Are Free
Tomorrow's Sounds Today
4
Wynn Stewart
Heartaches For A Dime
Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
5
Rose Maddox
Sing A Little Song Of Heartache
Swing West 1: Bakersfield
6
Leon Russell
Heartaches By The Number
Best Of Hank Wilson
7
Little Jimmy Dickens
Happy Heartaches
Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
8
Buddy Miller
Looking For A Heartache Like You
Cruel Moon
9
Patty Loveless
Looking For A Heartache Like You
On Your Way Home
10
Jimmie Skinner
100 Proof Heartaches
One Dead Man Ago
11
Carl Butler
If I Could Spend My Heartaches
The Chronogical Classics 1954-1958 (Warped 5592)
12
Hawkshaw Hawkins
A Heartache to Recall
22 Greatest Hits
13
Billy Walker
Headin' For Heartaches
Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
14
Charlie Walker
Who's Giving You Heartaches Now
1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
15
The Everly Brothers
A Brand New Heartache
Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]
16
Elvis Presley
That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Elvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles)
17
Guy Mitchell
Heartaches By The Number
The Sweetest Memories (Newsound)
18
Patsy Cline
Heartaches
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
19
Bobby Lewis
Doggone This Heartache
30th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
20
Stonewall Jackson
If Heartaches Were Wine (I'd Be Drunk All the Time)
Jazz, rhythm and all the very best of blues and swing from the past century, reaching as far back as the thirties and taking in some of rock royalty from the early fifties. This week we’re snapping fingers and cutting the rug with some of the very greats including Wynonie Harris, Buddy Johnson, The Five Royales, The Cadillacs, and a touch of gospel vocal majesty from Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The themes are wide-ranging, taking us from the woodshed to the urban streets and some Cadillac competitions and we’ll also get with the stuff that’s arrived and is oh so mellow. Night trains, sugar lumps, boogie woogie daddies and tall skinny papas rule the roost. Don’t miss out, even if you’re a night owl you’ll want to take these sounds with you into the early hours of tomorrow. Let me off uptown, would ya?
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Title
Album
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Baby Doll & Her Royal Swingsters
Down By The Woodshed
Stompin' 25
2
The Enchanters
Boogie Woogie Daddy
Jubilee Jezebels
3
Big Maybelle
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
4
Effie Smith
Root-Lie-Voot (08-16-50)
1945-1953
5
The Five Royales
Thirty Second Lover
Dedicated To You
6
Wynonie Harris
Adam Come And Get Your Rib
Lovin' Machine
7
Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra
A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money) (Cadillac)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
8
The Cadillacs
Speedo (Cadillac)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9
Tony Allen & The Champs
Night Owl (Birds)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
10
Savannah Churchill
Fat Meat Is Good Meat
Jazzin' The Blues – Volume4 :1929-1943
11
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Sugar Lump
Darktown Strutters Ball
12
The Four Blazes
Night Train
Mary Jo
13
Professor Longhair
Looka, No Hair
Ebb Records Story (Vol. 2): 1957-1959
14
Willie Mabon
The Seventh Son
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
15
The Mills Brothers
The Love Bug Will Bite You
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
16
The Ravens
I'm Going to Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters
The Greatest Group of Them All
17
Ray Charles
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
18
Cleo Brown
The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow
The Legendary Cleo Brown
19
Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson
Get On Down The Road
Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
20
Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
21
Margie Day
Dumplin' Dumplin'
Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3
22
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
I Want A Tall Skinny Papa
Vintage Sex Songs
23
Smiley Lewis
Big Mamou
Smiley Lewis Vol 1
24
Blue Lu Barker
A Little Bird Told Me
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
25
Little Willie John
Home At Last
Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
26
Chuck Willis
Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes
I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
27
The Clovers
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
28
Lula Reed
Rock Love
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
29
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Hungary Man
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
30
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
