The past century’s puritanical interlopers, better known as the ‘thought police’, have had their way with music. And we’re not talking about just the lyrics (which will no doubt be the source of most of the songs in the show today)…whether that be the sound of the saxophone or Link Wray’s sinister fuzz and feedback…telling us how to think or suggesting that your children would be swayed to the dark side due a mention of Susie getting home past curfew. It’s an age old problem. It’s really stinkin’ thinkin’ if you’d have asked Frank Zappa. And someone did and summarized his opinions thusly: “Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate their sexuality.” All the songs this week suffered from some form of censorship, whether corporate or governmental. And we’re going to play them…damned be the fools.
Category Archives: Featured Music
Big Blue Diamonds
There’s hope in music. And if we need something to carry us forward over the coming years it’s hope. So we’ll take all we can get with all the music we can get. This week’s Deeper Roots show takes us through a blend of genres, making a free form journey across the landscape of America’s music from the past century. We’ll bring you Cannonball Adderley right alongside Hank Thompson and The Neville Brothers, The Doors, Patsy Cline and Mink Deville to start. Dave Stroud’s done some scouring through those dusty digital archives for well- (and little-) known gems with stories and ballads. He’ll be taking you to where country meets soul, jazz meets boogie woogie and where there’s an unlikely fusion of reggae, folk, and zydeco. Topics include wedding days, jiggers of gin, honeydrippers, and the topic of Texas and some big blue diamonds. Tune in this week. Take your mind off the grifters and haters that have polluted the pond.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Presley | Burning Love | Nippers 70's-Vol.1 |  |
| 2 | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | Long Lost And Worried | Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry | |
| 3 | Mink Deville | A Train Lady | The Mink De Ville Collection | |
| 4 | Major Lance | Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um | The Very Best of Major Lance | |
| 5 | Linda Lyndell | What A Man | Soul Sides: Volume One | |
| 6 | Little Johnny Taylor | Big Blue Diamonds | Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3 | |
| 7 | Tex Ritter | Big Blue Diamonds | Famous Country Music Makers | |
| 8 | Waylon Jennings | Drinkin' and Dreamin' | The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 2 | |
| 9 | The Doors | The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) | L.A. Woman: 40th Anniversary Mixes [Bonus Tracks] | |
| 10 | Tex Williams | I Got Texas In My Soul | The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 10 | |
| 11 | Willie Nelson | Texas In My Soul | One Hell Of A Ride | |
| 12 | Patsy Cline | Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul | Volume 3 | |
| 13 | Pokey LaFarge | End of My Rope | Rock Bottom Rhapsody | |
| 14 | O. C. Smith | The Son Of Hickory Holler Tramp | More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country | |
| 15 | The Eternals | Babalu's Wedding Day | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 | |
| 16 | Snooks Eaglin | My Head Is Spinning | Complete Imperial Recordings | |
| 17 | Arthur Alexander | I Hang My Head And Cry | Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3 | |
| 18 | Jimmy Lee | You Ain't No Good For Me | Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story | |
| 19 | Andre Williams | Pardon Me (I've Got Someone To Kill) | More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country | |
| 20 | Big Daddy Wilson | I Got Plenty | Deep in My Soul | |
| 21 | Ray Charles | Mess Around | Atlantic Rock & Roll | |
| 22 | Dr. John | Honey Dripper | Definitive Pop Collection | |
| 23 | Varetta Dillard | Mercy, Mr. Percy | The Lovin' Bird | |
| 24 | Mink DeVille | Mazurka | Le Chat Bleu | |
| 25 | BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet | Zydeco Gris Gris | Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | Rockin' Dopsie | Zydeco Around The World | Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco [Disc 1] | |
| 27 | The Neville Brothers | Sitting in Limbo | Fiyo on the Bayou | |
| 28 | Hank Thompson | Scotch And Soda | A Collection Of Drinking Songs | |
| 29 | Cannonball Adderley | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul | |
| 30 | Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers | My Sugar Is So Refined | Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53 | |
| 31 | Nina Simone | I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl | Artist's Choice: Norah Jones | |
| 32 | The Righteous Brothers | Something's Got A Hold On Me | The Moonglow Years | |
Feel So Good
This week it’s a rock-a-beatin’ boogie extravaganza. Vintage tracks from the rocking archives of the fifties and sixties, all meant to make you feel good. Hand-picked sizzlers and twenty flight scorchers set alongside some of the more familiar sounds of the Everlys, The Dixie Cups and Shirley & Lee. First, second and third helpings of some of the very best of the day including tributes to Kansas City, Caldonia, Peggu Sue, Jim Dandy and a host of others, all brought to you from the sock hop to the rent party. Tune in for some LaVern Baker, Elvis, Nappy Brown, Wynona Carr and Big Joe Turner. They’ve all got a place in this week’s show here on Sonoma County Community Radio in yet another Deeper Roots barn burner. Hope you can join us and spend two hours leading off with Boston’s favorite son, Freddy Cannon. All of this coming your way from the outskirts of the Cherry Street Historic District of downtown Santa Rosa. Will there be reason to celebrate? We’re countin’ on it.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddy Cannon | Buzz Buzz A-Diddle It | The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962 | |
| 2 | Bo Diddley | Bring It To Jerome | Bo Diddley | |
| 3 | Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley | |
| 4 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Down The Line | A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] | |
| 5 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Night Train To Memphis | Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando | |
| 6 | Chuck Berry | Almost Grown | Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings | |
| 7 | Big Joe Turner | Oke: She: Moke: She: Pop | Big Joe Rocks | |
| 8 | Jimmy Edwards | Love Bug Crawl | Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5 | |
| 9 | Shirley & Lee | Feel So Good | Shirley & Lee Rock | |
| 10 | The Blue Angels | I Wonder | Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6 | |
| 11 | Dixie Cups | Chapel Of Love | Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6 | |
| 12 | Wynona Carr | Ding Dong Daddy | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2] | |
| 13 | Margie Day | Dumplin' Dumplin' | Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3 | |
| 14 | Ike & Tina Turner | Mamma Tell Him | Don't Play Me Cheap | |
| 15 | Ike & Tina Turner | Wake Up | Don't Play Me Cheap | |
| 16 | Richard Berry & The Pharoahs | Louie, Louie | Coffee And Cigarettes | |
| 17 | Nappy Brown | Don't Be Angry | The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5 | |
| 18 | Little Willie Littlefield | K. C. Loving | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] | |
| 19 | Smiley Lewis | Shame, Shame, Shame | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7] | |
| 20 | Chuck Willis | Caldonia | Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3 | |
| 21 | Elvis Presley | Make Me Know It | Elvis Is Back! | |
| 22 | Elvis Presley | Like a Baby | Elvis Is Back! | |
| 23 | Ricky Nelson | My Babe | James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969 | |
| 24 | Buddy Holly & The Fireballs | Peggy Sue Got Married | Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More! | |
| 25 | The Everly Brothers | Bye Bye Love | Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | The Everly Brothers | Take a Message to Mary | A Portrait of Dylan | |
| 27 | LaVern Baker | Jim Dandy | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7] | |
| 28 | LaVern Baker | Whipper Snapper | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2] | |
| 29 | Bobby "Mr Blues" Merrell | I Ain't Mad At You | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2] | |
| 30 | Ann Cole | I Got My Mojo Working | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 4] | |
| 31 | Wynonie Harris | Bloodshot Eyes | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7] | |
| 32 | Smiley Lewis | She's Got Me Hook, Line And Sinker | The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 8 | |
| 33 | The Treniers | Rock-a-Beatin Boogie | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] | |
| 34 | Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | Sexy Ways | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2] | |
| 35 | Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra | Rag Mop | Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3 | |
| 36 | Eddie Cochran | Hallelujah, I Love Her So | The UK Singles Collection 1957-1961 | |
| 37 | The Isley Brothers | Twist And Shout | The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1] | |
| 38 | Freddie Bell & The Bellboys | Hound Dog | Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 8 | |
Cheatin’ Country Tales
There are a handful of common story threads that run through classic country songs. I’m not talking about trucks, beer the ‘merica that seems to have overwhelmed modern so-called country with autotune and synth pop. The heartbreak of cheating situations that were among the most common storylines in the Golden Age of country at a time when family unity was of paramount importance. It was country music’s frank portrayal of infidelity that offered a counterpoint which was both relatable and controversial. Cheating songs became a central theme, reflecting the complexities and emotional intensity of love, betrayal, and heartbreak. Dave will share as many as will fit in two hours in this week’s episode with early tearjerkers from Kitty Wells, The Louvin Brothers, Billy Walker, Bonnie Owens and George Jones. There will also be the very best of the classics from Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn to take us into the 70s and beyond. . .
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank Williams | Your Cheatin' Heart | 24 Greatest | |
| 2 | Patsy Cline | Your Cheatin' Heart | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline | |
| 3 | Charlie Walker | Cheaters Never Win | 1952-1958 (Warped 5230) | |
| 4 | Billy Walker | One Heart's Beatin' One Heart's Cheatin' | 1949-1952 (Warped 4960) | |
| 5 | Hank Thompson | I Find You Cheatin' on Me | 1946-1949 (Warped 4660) | |
| 6 | Lee Elliott | Cheaters Never Win | Country & Western Nuggets | |
| 7 | Jerry Lee Lewis | She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye | The Definitive Collection | |
| 8 | Sanford Clark | A Cheat | Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962 | |
| 9 | The Rockin' Saints | Cheat On Me Baby | That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2) | |
| 10 | Bonnie Owens | How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong | 1968-1971 (Warped 6947) | |
| 11 | The Louvin Brothers | While You're Cheating On Me | Close Harmony [Disc 4] | |
| 12 | Kitty Wells | Cheated Out of Love | Lonely Street/Dust On the Bible | |
| 13 | Kitty Wells | Cheatin's a Sin | The Complete Country Hits | |
| 14 | George Jones | The Window Up Above | George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection | |
| 15 | Loretta Lynn | You Ain't Woman Enough | Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer | |
| 16 | Billie Jo Spears | The Cheating Kind | Country Greats #2 | |
| 17 | Crystal Gayle | Talking In Your Sleep | Superstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1] | |
| 18 | Dolly Parton | Jolene | Dolly [Disc 3] | |
| 19 | Charley Pride | Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger | Golden Age of Country Volume 4: Honky-Tonk Man [Disc 1] | |
| 20 | Gary Stewart | She's Acting Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) | Superstars Of Country: Good Ol Songs [Disc 2] | |
| 21 | Del McCoury | Cheater's in the Soup | 1975-1976 (Warped 7553F) | |
| 22 | Ricky Skaggs | Don't Cheat In Our Hometown [Album Version] | Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs | |
| 23 | T.G. Sheppard | Last Cheater's Waltz | Contemporary Country: The Late '70s Pure Gold | |
| 24 | Moe Brandy | I Cheated Me Right Out Of You | Contemporary Country: The Late 70's – Hot Hits | |
| 25 | Moe Bandy | It's A Cheating Situation | The Late '70s | |
| 26 | John Prine With Dolores Keane | It's A Cheating Situation | In Spite Of Ourselves | |
| 27 | John Anderson | She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs | Anthology | |
| 28 | Dale Watson | Cheatin' Heart Attack | Cheatin' Heart Attack | |
| 29 | Mickey Gilley | My Baby's Cheatin' On Me | Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade | |
| 30 | Dwight Yoakam | King of Fools | Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2 | |
| 31 | Porter Wagoner | The Cold Hard Facts of Life | The Essential Porter Wagoner | |
| 32 | Emmylou Harris | The Last Cheaters Waltz | Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 1 | |
| 33 | Kenny Rogers | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town | 20 Great Years | |
| 34 | Kitty Wells | Hey Joe | Cheatin's a Sin | |
Wake Up!
We’ll be sharing a Wake Up call with everyone out there…no…not election day. Although it’s just around the corner. There’s an alarm clock buzzing or ringing or chiming that is bent on a theme…that of ‘waking up’. That’s our theme in the show todays as we excavate the mines of rich Americana ore from the past century, sharing songs whose thematic tone demands that our eyes open to the brighter days ahead. Dave has a boatload of sounds that include the rockabilly sounds of Mac Curtis and some country bop from Billy Briggs. That’s not all…there’s the brothers Everly, Merle Haggard, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Richard Thompson, Nat King Cole, Bob Dorough and a couple dozen others. Join Dave for a thematic romp on Deeper Roots this Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Bianco | Alarm Clock Rock | Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection | |
| 2 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise | Time-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50S | |
| 3 | Ike & Tina Turner | Wake Up | Don't Play Me Cheap | |
| 4 | Bobby Rush | Wake Up | Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4] | |
| 5 | Michelle Willson and the Evil Gal Orchestra | Wake Up Call | Wake Up Call | |
| 6 | Norah Jones | Wake Me Up | Not Too Late | |
| 7 | White Owl Red | Wake Up | Afterglow | |
| 8 | The Neville Brothers | Wake Up | Yellow Moon | |
| 9 | Richard Thompson | I Can't Wake up to Save My Life | Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years | |
| 10 | The Ravens | Rooster | Old Man River | |
| 11 | Cab Calloway | Wake Up And Live | Best Of The Big Bands | |
| 12 | Bob Dorough | Wake Up Sally, It's Saturday | Too Much Coffee Man | |
| 13 | Cecil Gant | Wake Up, Cecil, Wake Up | Blues in L.A. (The Blues Collection Vol.88) | |
| 14 | Wilco | When You Wake up Feeling Old | Summerteeth | |
| 15 | The Bellfuries | I Don't Wanna Wake Up Tomorrow | Just Plain Lonesome | |
| 16 | Jimmy Murphy | Wake Me up Sweet Jesus | Electricity | |
| 17 | Merle Haggard | Wake Up | His Greatest & His Best | |
| 18 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | Wake Up Irene | Vintage Collections | |
| 19 | Ralph Stanley | It's Time To Wake Up | A Mother's Prayer | |
| 20 | Mac Curtis | Wake Up Rock N' Roll | Rockabilly Uprising – The Best Of Mac Curtis | |
| 21 | Billy Briggs | Alarm Clock Boogie | Boogie Man Boogie | |
| 22 | Los Lobos | Wake Up Dolores | Kiko | |
| 23 | The Browns | Wake Up Jonah | Warped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959 | |
| 24 | The Everly Brothers | Wake Up Little Susie | Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1] | |
| 25 | Lula Wiles | Wake Up | Shame and Sedition | |
| 26 | Dustbowl Revival | I Wake Up | Is It You, Is It Me | |
| 27 | Nat King Cole Trio | I Wake Up Screaming Dreaming Of You | Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949 | |
| 28 | Snooks Eaglin | Reality [Formerly Titled Wake up] | Complete Imperial Recordings | |
| 29 | Mahalia Jackson | When I Wake Up In Glory | Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 2] | |
| 30 | The Oak Ridge Boys | I'll Wake Upon The Other Side | Gospels & Spirituals: The Gold Collection [Disc 2] | |
| 31 | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | Wake Up Everybody | Akeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
Remembering Kris Kristofferson
Much of Kris Kristofferson’s musical narratives put you on the opposing seat in the confessional while all the while there are fleeting glimpses of your own story reflecting back. Kris was more than a renaissance man. He was an individual whose values and beliefs were held close but easily parsed in the music that made him who he was. There was all that we want in our own selves: honesty, forthrightness, certainty, humor, and a social conscience like the one he shared with the late Sinead O’Conner. A poignant and aspirational tribute from a man who was army ranger, a helicopter pilot, firefighter, a Golden Gloves boxer and Rhodes Scholar in literature who credited a philosophy professor as his greatest influence. We’ll spend time with his words and music this October morning. Here’s hoping you can join us.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Little Willies | Best Of All Possible Worlds | The Little Willies | |
| 2 | Kris Kristofferson | [Untitled Hidden Track] | Closer to the Bone | |
| 3 | Kris Kristofferson | Stairway to the Bottom | Feeling Mortal | |
| 4 | Kris Kristofferson | Closer to the Bone | Closer to the Bone | |
| 5 | Kris Kristofferson | Come Sundown | Kristofferson | |
| 6 | Janis Joplin | Me And Bobby McGee | Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 1] | |
| 7 | Elvis Presley | For The Good Times | Elvis Country | |
| 8 | Dean Martin | Just the Other Side of Nowhere | Dino/You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me | |
| 9 | Waylon Jennings | The Taker | Country USA 1970 | |
| 10 | Ryan Bingham | The Taker | The Life & Songs Of Kris Kristofferson | |
| 11 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Once More With Feeling | Country USA 1970 | |
| 12 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Mean Old Man | Mean Old Man | |
| 13 | Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson | Roll Me Up (Album version) | Heroes | |
| 14 | Jamey Johnson | Love Makes A Fool Of Us All (featuring Kris Kristofferson) | Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank Cochran | |
| 15 | Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson | Forever I Still Miss Someone | Johnny Cash: Forever Words Expanded Wave 2 | |
| 16 | Raul Malo | For the Good Times | After Hours | |
| 17 | Johnny Cash | Sunday Morning Coming Down | Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | Johnny Cash | Why Me Lord | God | |
| 19 | The Country Gentlemen | Casey's Last Ride | The Complete Vanguard Recordings | |
| 20 | David Rawlings; Gillian Welch; Kris Kristofferson | The Ballad of Ira Hayes | Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited | |
| 21 | Sammi Smith | Help Me Make It Through The Night | Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2] | |
| 22 | Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge | Loving Arms | Delta Lady: The Rita Coolidge Anthology [Disc 1] | |
| 23 | Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge | I'd Rather Be Sorry | The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2 | |
| 24 | Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson/Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson | Highwayman | The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2 | |
| 25 | Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard | Old Friends | King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller | |
| 26 | The Highwaymen | Big River | Highwayman | |
| 27 | Kris Kristofferson | Living Legend | The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson | |
| 28 | Kris Kristofferson | Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine) | The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2 | |
| 29 | Kris Kristofferson | Sister Sinead | Closer to the Bone | |
A Bucket Of Nuggets
The Bear Family label, headquartered in Germany, has long featured deep track dives into American music of the past century. Whether that be rock, country, rhythm and blues, or Americana; much of it is as far off the beaten track as you can imagine. Their selections and the high quality of the liner notes and ephemera have long been the top shelf standard for collectors and aficionados of American music. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be diving into their delightful ‘theme’ universe prefaced with the perfect title of “Destination”. We’ll be digging into the themes of ‘freeway’, ‘outer space’, ‘beach parties’, ‘ocean cruise’, ‘lust’ and ‘sex’. The music you’ll be hearing is an unusual ‘bucket of nuggets’ representing some of the very best of camp pop and rock. Tune in for a raucous blend of ‘never heard’.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stonewall Jackson | Run | Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars | |
| 2 | Skeets McDonald | Fort Worth Jail | Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars | |
| 3 | Jimmie Skinner | One Dead Man Ago | Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars | |
| 4 | Jaycee Hill | Crash Out | Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars | |
| 5 | Bill Carter | Shot Four Times And Dying | Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars | |
| 6 | Gary Williams | Walla Walla State Prison | Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars | |
| 7 | Don French | Lonely Saturday Night | Destination Lonely Street | |
| 8 | Jackie Wilson | Lonely Life | Destination Lonely Street | |
| 9 | Gene Vincent | Lonely Street | Destination Lonely Street | |
| 10 | Lonesome Lee | Lonely Travelin' | Destination Lonely Street | |
| 11 | Conway Twitty | Lonely Blue Boy | Destination Lonely Street | |
| 12 | Dale Hawkins | Lonely Nights | Destination Lonely Street | |
| 13 | Rusty Draper & Lola Dee | Scratch My Back | Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence | |
| 14 | Miss X | S-E-X | Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence | |
| 15 | Mamie Van Doren | Seperate The Men From The Boys | Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence | |
| 16 | Ann-Margret | Let Me Entertain You | Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence | |
| 17 | Jayne Mansfield | Too Hot To Handle (Film version 1960) | Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A. | |
| 18 | Dorothy Collins | Let's Do It | Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A. | |
| 19 | Jeri Southern | Senor Blues | Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A. | |
| 20 | Pat Morrissey | Trapped In The Web Of Love | Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A. | |
| 21 | The Valiants With Sandy Vale | Boppin' On The Beach | Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand | |
| 22 | Freddie Mitchell And His Rockers | Seaweed | Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand | |
| 23 | Wayne Hollers | Dance In The Sand | Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand | |
| 24 | Mitchell Torok | Teenie Weenie Bikini | Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation | |
| 25 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | Teach 'Em How To Swim | Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation | |
| 26 | Joey Dee & The Starliters | Twistin' On A Liner | Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation | |
| 27 | Earl Grant | Beyond The Sea | Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation | |
| 28 | Bobby Jackson | Wow Man | Destination Freeway | |
| 29 | Burt Keyes w/Teddy McRae And His Orchestra | Stop Jivin' Start Drivin' | Destination Freeway | |
| 30 | Dinah Shore | See The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolet | Destination Freeway | |
| 31 | Hagan, Sammy & The Visounts | Tail Light | Destination Freeway | |
| 32 | Warmer, Faron | Cruisin' Central | Destination Freeway | |
| 33 | Movie Trailer | Plan 9 From Outer Space (Movie Trailer) | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
| 34 | Merv Griffin | The Screamin' Meemies From Planet 'X' | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
| 35 | Jimmie Haskell & His Orchestra | Rockin' In The Orbit (Space Satellite) | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
| 36 | Teacho & His Students | Rock-Et | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
| 37 | The Jive Fiveins | People From Another World | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
| 38 | Bill Buchanan | The Thing | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
| 39 | Louis Prima | Beep! Beep! | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
| 40 | Movie Trailer | Invaders From Mars (Trailer) | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
| 41 | Billy Lee Riley & The Little Green Men | Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll | Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments) | |
Rain Theme
Seven years after our community was ravaged by three different wildfires, we’re going to focus on the theme of rain in our show today. Call it a rain dance if you must but we’re hoping that not only will the weather give us one more year of respite from the flaming torrent of climate change-induced wildfires but also make it two years in a row with reservoir replenishment. So why not a theme that promotes rainy weather? We’ll go to every genre corner in the show today: gospel, jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, soul and rhythm & blues. Tune in for a themed collection this morning that includes the likes of Glenn Yarbrough, Percy Sledge, Leon Russell, Lonnie Johnson and Billy “The Kid” Emerson. There’s a whole lot more so join in and find out. A sunny September morning leads us to our rain dance…or whatever you call it.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sons of the Pioneers | Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (Remastered) | Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered) | |
| 2 | Buddy Guy | Feels Like Rain | Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy | |
| 3 | Hugh Laurie | Didn't It Rain | Didn't It Rain (Deluxe) | |
| 4 | Sons Of South | Didn't It Rain Children | The Best Of Nashboro Gospel | |
| 5 | Lew Childre | It Don't Do Nothing but Rain | …I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces | |
| 6 | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Buy for Me the Rain | Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 1 | |
| 7 | Sir Douglas Quintet | The Rains Came | Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet | |
| 8 | Eddie Rabbitt | I Love A Rainy Night | Superstars Of Country | |
| 9 | Albert Lee | Rainbows All Over Your Blues | The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons | |
| 10 | Buddy Holly | Raining in My Heart | The Definitive Collection | |
| 11 | The Cascades | Rhythm of the Rain | Teen Ballads Disc 2 | |
| 12 | Lonnie Johnson | Pouring Down Rain | Complete Folkways Recordings | |
| 13 | John Hammond, Jr. | Little Rain Falling | Country Blues | |
| 14 | Billy "The Kid" Emerson | When It Rains, It Pours | Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1955-1956 | |
| 15 | Big Maybelle | Rain Down Rain | The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55 | |
| 16 | Leon Russell | A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall | Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks] | |
| 17 | Irma Thomas | It's Raining | Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1 | |
| 18 | Irma Thomas | I Think It's Going to Rain Today | Simply Grand | |
| 19 | Madeleine Peyroux | California Rain | Half The Perfect World | |
| 20 | Billie Holiday | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Billie's Best | |
| 21 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Have You Ever Seen The Rain | Rock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th Anniversary | |
| 22 | The Mavericks | Here Comes the Rain | Music for All Occasions | |
| 23 | The Serendipity Singers | Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) | My Music Original Masters Folk Rewind [Disc 2] | |
| 24 | Glenn Yarbrough | Baby the Rain Must Fall | Pop Memories of the 60s: Vol. 4- Blue Velvet [Disc 1] | |
| 25 | Roy Orbison | Leaving Makes The Rain Come Down | One of the Lonely Ones | |
| 26 | The Everly Brothers | Crying in the Rain | Singles / EP's /Radio / Live | |
| 27 | Merle Travis | Rainy Day Feeling | Hot Pickin' [Disc 2] | |
| 28 | Grandpa Jones | It's Raining Here This Morning (Remake) | Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56 | |
| 29 | The Birmingham Sunlights | It's Gonna Rain | Folk Masters | |
| 30 | Simon & Garfunkel | Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme | |
| 31 | Percy Sledge | I Wish It Would Rain | Blue Night | |
| 32 | Nick Lowe | Raining Raining | Nick's Knack | |
Also Rans 1956
The charts for the year 1956 were overtaken by Elvis. No question. There were a few others that illuminated the jukebox namely Fats Domino, Webb Pierce, Little Richard, and The Platters. Rock ‘n roll’s impact swept the floor with most burying some fairly incredible performances in it’s wake. Call it an avalanche. Call it a mudslide. Call it what you like. As I began to assemble a show looking at the top of the charts for the year, I found that starting at the bottom and working my way up was a revelation. Whether it was country, rhythm & blues, rock ‘n roll or pop…there were some delicious also-rans that I could not ignore so chose to ignore the Top 30 and focused today’s show on the so-called losers below the waterline of the Top 40. And what a joy it was! We’ll hear from some of them including Big Joe Turner, The Dells, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, Carl Smith and Kitty Wells in today’s show. I hope you’ll find some time, morning, noon or night, to listen in.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ernie Freeman Combo | Jivin' Around, Part 1 | Blowing The Fuse: 1956 | |
| 2 | Bo Diddley | Pretty Thing | Blowing The Fuse: 1956 | |
| 3 | Chuck Berry | Too Much Monkey Business | Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings | |
| 4 | Big Joe Turner | The Chicken and the Hawk | Big Joe Rocks | |
| 5 | LaVern Baker | I Can't Love You Enough | Rock & Roll | |
| 6 | Clyde McPhatter | Seven Days | Rock & Roll | |
| 7 | Chuck Willis | Juanita | I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll | |
| 8 | Chuck Willis | It's Too Late | Blowing The Fuse: 1956 | |
| 9 | The Clovers | Devil or Angel | Doo Wop Box Disc 2 | |
| 10 | The Dells | Oh What A Nite | The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1] | |
| 11 | The Moonglows | See Saw | Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] | |
| 12 | Little Willie John | Home At Last | Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John | |
| 13 | Ray Charles | Lonely Avenue | Ray Charles – 93 Essential Tracks | |
| 14 | Otis Williams & His Charms | Ivory Tower | Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2 | |
| 15 | The Five Keys | Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind | Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats | |
| 16 | The G-Clefs | Ka-Ding Dong | Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1 | |
| 17 | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | Ain't Got No Home | Chess New Orleans [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | Sil Austin | Slow Walk | Great Instrumental Hits Of The 50s-80s (10 Songs) | |
| 19 | Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra With Eddie Heywood | Canadian Sunset | Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) | |
| 20 | June Carter Cash | Juke Box Blues | Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1 | |
| 21 | Eddy Arnold | You Don't Know Me | Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955 | |
| 22 | Webb Pierce | Teenage Boogie | All Hits! [Disc 2] | |
| 23 | Johnny Horton | 093-Honky Tonk Man | Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. | |
| 24 | The Louvin Brothers | Cash On The Barrelhead | Capitol Country Music Classics | |
| 25 | Kitty Wells | The Lonely Side of Town | The Complete Country Hits | |
| 26 | Sonny James | The Cat Came Back | Singles | |
| 27 | Marty Robbins | I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far) | The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982 | |
| 28 | Porter Wagoner | Tryin' to Forget the Blues | The Essential Porter Wagoner | |
| 29 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | That's All | Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3] | |
| 30 | Hank Thompson | I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt | Most Of All | |
| 31 | Sanford Clark | The Fool | Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962 | |
| 32 | Choir / Faron Young / Hubert Long | Turn Her Down | The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (1 of 2) | |
| 33 | Carl Smith | Wicked Lies | Kisses Don't Lie | |
| 34 | Wanda Jackson | I Gotta Know | Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks] | |
| 35 | Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers/Jimmy Wright | The ABC's of Love | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 | |
| 36 | The Chordettes | Born To Be With You | Four By Four – Girl Groups | |
Summer of Broken Hearts
The debate is over; what’s say we have ourselves another. There’s certainly no debating democracy at work. Today’s Deeper Roots show will find us circulating through the connective tissue of song: themes that connect with one another. A little bit of eclectic free form fused with all the delightful sounds of country, pop, rock and tradition. Our guiding light will be the truth and the American way. Yes, there’s always bubble gum, apple pie, and Sunday church but then we also have the bats**t crazies who will blame all the good, the bad and the ugly on those who don’t resemble themselves or their own views. So take a break with us on this summer of broken hearts and we’ll share country from Don Gibson to Rosanne Cash, rock and roll from The Stray Cats to Fats Domino, and a little bit of sass and blues from Etta James and Charles Brown. Summer’s almost over and election day is fast approaching. So make sure you vote.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Vaughan | Broken Hearted Melody | Ultimate Sarah Vaughan (Selected by Dee Dee Bridgewater) | |
| 2 | Chris Isaak | Lonely With A Broken Heart | San Francisco Days | |
| 3 | k.d. lang & the Reclines | Trail of Broken Hearts | Absolute Torch and Twang | |
| 4 | Rosanne Cash | The Way We Make A Broken Heart [Album Version] | King's Record Shop | |
| 5 | Al Green | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart | The Virgin Suicides | |
| 6 | Don Williams | Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend | The Definitive Collection | |
| 7 | Don Gibson | I Can Mend Your Broken Heart | The Complete Recordings 1952-1962 | |
| 8 | Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers | My Heart Is Mended | Sunny Road | |
| 9 | Gram Parsons | Hearts On Fire | G.P. / Grievous Angel | |
| 10 | Kelly Dalton | I'm On Fire | Home – EP | |
| 11 | Nikki Lane | Love's On Fire | All or Nothin' (Deluxe) | |
| 12 | Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys | Settin' The Woods On Fire | Back At The Quonset Hut | |
| 13 | Fats Domino | I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire | This Is Gold Disc 2 | |
| 14 | Leon Redbone | Settin' By The Fire | Whistling In The Wind | |
| 15 | Etta James | Let's Burn Down The Cornfield | Enduring Soul | |
| 16 | Etta James | Jump Into My Fire | Seven Year Itch | |
| 17 | The Brothers Four | Greenfields | Best Of The Folk Era | |
| 18 | Peter Wolf | The Green Fields Of Summer [with Neko Case] | Midnight Souvenirs | |
| 19 | Nanci Griffith | Fields Of Summer | Late Night Grande Hotel | |
| 20 | Stray Cats | Lonely Summer Nights | Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92 | |
| 21 | The Four Preps | Lazy Summer Night | Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 3] | |
| 22 | Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta | Summer Nights | Grease | |
| 23 | Steve Forbert | Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast | The Best of Steve Forbert: What Kinda Guy? | |
| 24 | The Beach Boys | Your Summer Dream | Surfer Girl | |
| 25 | Link Wray & The Wraymen | Summer Dream | Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand | |
| 26 | Rodney Crowell | Voila, An American Dream | Collection | |
| 27 | Hayes Carll | American Dream | What It Is | |
| 28 | Elvis Presley | An American Trilogy | Fifty Years Of Hits | |
| 29 | Willie Nelson | By the Rivers of Babylon | Gospel Favorites | |