Our weekly show celebrates (albeit somewhat belatedly) Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday by tipping our caps not with his performances but with a collection of by others’ tribute pieces. We’ll hear songs written by Bob through the years and tell you the history of many of them at the same time. Tracks from Bobby Bare, Mavis Staples, Solomon Burke, Hazel Dickens, and Bill Frisell make this an eclectic journey on a Friday evening in Sonoma County. Be sure to tune in!
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Old Crow Medicine Show
Wagon Wheel
O.C.M.S.
2
Sarah Jarosz
Simple Twist of Fate
Build Me Up From Bones
3
Joan Baez
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
Baez Sings Dylan
4
Bette Midler
I Shall Be Released
Bette Midler
5
Bobby Bare
Farewell Angelina
Darker Than Light
6
Marshall Crenshaw
My Back Pages
Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village In The 60's
7
Flatt & Scruggs
Nashville Skyline Rag
Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends/Nashville Airplane
8
Hazel Dickens
Only a Hobo
It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song
9
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Farewell Angelina
The Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage
10
Peter Case
Long Time Gone
HWY 62
11
Stephen Stills
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
Stills Alone
12
Joan Osborne
Man in the Long Black Coat
Relish
13
R.L. Burnside
Everything Is Broken
Tangled Up In Blues
14
Susan Tedeschi
Lord Protect My Child
Hope and Desire
15
Julie London
Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 1
16
Solomon Burke
What Good Am I?
Make Do With What You Got
17
Sounds Of Blackness
Solid Rock [Album Version]
Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan
18
Mavis Staples
Gotta Serve Somebody
Tangled Up In Blues
19
The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver
Every Grain Of Sand
I'll Find A Way
20
Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins
Handle With Care
Rabbit Fur Coat
21
The Byrds
All I Really Want to Do
The Byrds [Box Set] Disc 1
22
The Turtles
It Ain't Me Babe
20 Greatest Hits
23
Antony With Bryce Dessner
I Was Young When I Left Home
Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
Every couple of months, Deeper Roots shares a free form playlist with host Dave Stroud. This week we’ll share ‘contemporary roots’ infused music including the sounds of Howell Devine, Jason Isbell, and Ian Tyson as well as a broad selection of R&B (from The Blenders), early blues (from Blind Lemon Jefferson), and ‘ding dong daddy’ country swing (featuring Bob Wills). We’ll also wrap it up with a festive foodie theme.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Ink Spots
Street Of Dreams
Greatest Hits
2
The Delta Rhythm Boys
Scandalize My Name
I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
3
The Cats & The Fiddle
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
4
The Penguins
Ookey Ook
Great Googa Mooga [Ace]
5
The Roosevelts
Jitterbug Special
The Real Blues Brothers Vol. 2
6
The Ravens
Gotta Find My Baby
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
7
The Blenders
Don't Play Around with Love
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
8
Robins
My Baby Done Told Me
Money Honey – Rise of the Black Bocal Group 51-53)
9
Esther Phillips
Your Love Is So Doggone Good [Album Version]
Jazz Moods – Hot
10
Hawkins, Coleman: The Bebop Years [Disc 2]: Cattin' at Keynote
Blue Moon
The Bebop Years [Disc 2] ~ Cattin' at Keynote
11
Justin Townes Earle
Workin' for the MTA
Harlem River Blues [Explicit]
12
Robert Plant
Central Two-O-Nine
Band Of Joy
13
Jason Isbell
Johnny Reb, That's Me
You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold
14
Howell Devine
Boat's Up the River
Delta Grooves
15
Billy Walker
Cross The Brazos At Waco
Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
16
Chris Smither
No More Cane On The Brazos
Still On The Levee CD 1
17
Odetta
No More Cane On The Brazos
7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks
18
Red Foley & The Sunshine Boys
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Johnny Cash: Artist's Choice – Music That Matters To Him
19
Ian Tyson
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry
20
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)
Legends of Country Music Disc 2
21
Asleep at the Wheel
Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas (with Robert Earl Keen and Ray Benson)
Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
22
Jerry Lee Lewis
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
A Half Century Of Hits ([Disc 2] of Box Set)
23
Jo-El Sonnier
Tear-Stained Letter
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
24
Clifton Chenier
Accordion Boogie
Louisiana Blues and Zydeco
25
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Hot Dogs
The Complete Classic Sides Remastered: Atlanta & Chicago 1926 [Disc 2]
26
Lil Johnson
Sam The Hot Dog Man
Vintage Sex Songs
27
Rosie Flores
Hot Dog
Speed of Sound
28
Dale Hawkins
Hot Dog
Rock'n'roll Tornado
29
Bill Haley
Hot Dog Buddy Buddy
From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the Rock
West County has seen it’s first consistent (and consecutive) days of rain and boy did we need it. El Nino looks to be making some waves. We’ll be making some waves this week on our Wednesday night foray into the past century of America’s music. We’ll hear new music from the Oxford American Georgia music issue, as well as a good share of early country, some Stephen Foster (by the Hamilton County Ramblers), and some Jelly Roll Morton. There will be a few local performers to sweeten the mix: Kevin Russell, Carl Hendel & Eddie Meisse, and an alumni of Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa…Dan Hicks. Tune in for music that keeps on giving.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Tommy Duncan
Who Drank My Beer (While I Was In The Rear)?
Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B
2
Oklahoma Wranglers (Willis Bros)
Invitation to the Blues
Hillbilly Rhythm
3
T. Texas Tyler
Red Light
Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B
4
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
My Galveston Gal
Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
5
Carl Hendel & Eddie Meisse
Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
6
Tut Taylor feat. Norman Blake
Sweet Picking Time in Toomsboro, Ga.
The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
7
Precious Bryant
Georgia Buck
The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
8
The Band & Emmylou Harris
Evangeline
A Musical History [Disc 5]
9
John Prine
There She Goes
Bruised Orange
10
Jerry Jeff Walker
Viva Luckenbach
Gypsy Songman: A Life In Song
11
Carl Smith
Are You Teasing Me
The Essential Carl Smith (1950-1956)
12
The Louvin Brothers
Are You Teasing Me
Close Harmony [Disc 3]
13
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Hello Stranger
The Winding StreamThe Carters, The Cashes And The Course Of Country Music
14
Maria Muldaur
Me And My Chauffeur Blues
Richland Woman Blues
15
Black Bottom McPhail
John
Jack Newman & Others
16
Jimmy Strange
Yas Yas Yas
Swingin' the Blues: 1931-1939
17
Lightnin' Hopkins
Speedin' Boogie
Po' Lightnin'
18
Pete Johnson
Boogie Woogie
Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration
19
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Hard Times Come Again No More
Songs Of The Civil War
20
Robert Shaw Chorale
Nelly Bly
Stephen Foster Songbook
21
Grandpa Jones
Nelly Bly
An American Original
22
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
I Scare Myself
The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
23
Larry Jon Wilson
Ohoopee River Bottomland [from the film Heartworn Highways]
The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
24
Carl Perkins
Don't Stop The Music
Go Cat Go
25
Jake Xerxes Fussell
Raggy Levy
The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
26
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Jelly Roll's Misgiving
Jelly (The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Plays Jelly Roll Morton
The early fifties brought the dawn of a musical form that became popular with a younger crowd although it was simply a version of a vocal harmony form born in the early century, if not long before. The street corner harmonies were a big hit as this new form of rhythm called ‘doo-wop’ saturated the top 40 R&B (and mainstream) airwaves. But the influences themselves had huge followings. We’ll hear from some of the early gospel inspirations like the Heavenly Gospel Singers as well as the vocal groups who were dominant in the form’s lineage: The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, and The Ravens. We’ll also hear from the groups who introduced ‘doo wop’ as we know it in the early fifties.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Turbans
When You Dance
Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 2]
2
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
Golden Gate Gospel Train
Vol. 1-(1937-38)
3
Heavenly Gospel Singers
The Prodigal Son
Halleluja Gospel & Prayers
4
The Heavenly Gospel Singers
When Was Jesus Born?
Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4]
5
The Deep River Boys
Melody of Love
The Dark Ages: Our Music From The Beginning
6
The Charioteers
All God's Chillun Got Shoes
The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1
7
The Mills Brothers
Paper Doll
Best of the Decca Years
8
The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra
Diga, Diga, Do
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2
9
Lewis Bronzville Five
Low Down Gal Blues
Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3
10
The Ink Spots
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
40 Your Hit Parade
11
The Ink Spots
My Prayer
Greatest Hits
12
The Cats & The Fiddle
I Miss You So
The Very Best Of
13
The Cats & The Fiddle
We Cats Will Swing For You
The Very Best Of
14
The Cats & The Fiddle
Killin' Jive
The Very Best Of
15
The Delta Rhythm Boys
I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
16
The Delta Rhythm Boys
Do You Care
I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
17
Slim & Slam
The Flat Foot Floogie
Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1)
18
Five Red Caps
Mama Put Your Britches On (alt. Take)
Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947)
19
The Cap-Tans
I'm So Crazy For Love
Vocal Group Harmony Vol 8
20
The Ravens
Count Every Star
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
21
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
22
The Ravens
Write Me A Letter
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
23
The Moonglows
Sincerely
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
24
The Toppers
If Money Grew on Trees
Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947
25
The Five Keys
The Glory of Love
The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1)
26
The Orioles
It's Too Soon to Know
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
27
The Orioles
You Belong to Me
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
28
The Cardinals
Wheel Of Fortune
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
29
The Crows
Gee
Feelin Fine
30
The Flamingos
Would I Be Crying
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3
31
The Flamingos
Golden Teardrops
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
32
The Five Satins
In The Still Of The Night
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
33
The Penguins
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
34
The Cadillacs
Speedo (Cadillac)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
Last week’s show paid tribute to the great country guitarists…so why not spend a couple of hours with the blues greats. We’ll cover a good number of the well knowns like Buddy Guy, Elmore James, and the three ‘kings’…B.B., Freddie, and Albert as well as the second tier innovators like Guitar Slim, J. B. Lenoir, Magic Sam, and Mighty Joe Young. It’s a big helping of blues, some soul-laden clips, and big, screaming rhythm…coming your way on KWTF every Friday night on Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Shuffle
The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
2
Albert Collins
Jam It Up
The Complete Imperial Recordings Disc 2
3
Johnny Winter
Highway 61 Revisited
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
4
Freddie King
Hideaway
One Hit Wonders
5
Gary Moore
Still Got The Blues
Still Got The Blues
6
Elmore James
The Sky Is Crying
The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
7
Elmore James
Dust My Broom
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To Memphis
8
Lonnie Johnson
Another Night To Cry
American Roots Music [Disc 2]
9
Muddy Waters
Honey Bee
The Anthology [Disc 1]
10
Howlin' Wolf
Killing Floor
The Real Folk Blues
11
J.B. Lenoir
Don't Dog Your Woman
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. Lenoir
12
Buddy Guy
First Time I Met the Blues
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Guy
13
Guitar Slim and His Band
The Things That I Used To Do
Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954
14
B.B. King
Three O'Clock Blues
King of the Blues [Box] Disc 1
15
B.B. King
The Thrill Is Gone
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
16
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Too Tired
Space Guitar
17
Mighty Joe Young
Empty Arms
The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
18
Bo Diddley
Before You Accuse Me
His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
19
Magic Sam
Sweet Home Chicago
West Side Soul
20
Albert King
Born Under a Bad Sign
The Very Best of Albert King
21
Sam & Dave
Soul Man
Stax Number Ones
22
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Stormy Monday Blues
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
23
Eric Clapton
Blues Before Sunrise
From the Cradle
24
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Texas Flood
Texas Flood
25
B.B. King
How Blue Can You Get
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
26
T-Bone Walker
News For My Baby
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
27
Jimmy Reed
Boogie In The Dark
Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall/The Best Of Jimmy Reed
Join us on our second of two episodes exploring the Top 30 songs of the 20th century as it is so suggested by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA)…this time, however, Dave Stroud suggests 30 that he believes were worthy of the list but which either a) did not make the list or was b) buried further down the larger list of 365. The fun continues. Last week we discovered that “Over the Rainbow” was #1 and that “Rhapsody in Blue” was nowhere to be found on the larger list. This week we get payback and find songs like “Blue Moon of Kentucky”, “Rocket 88″, and “West End Blues” our own list. Our list too is not without controversy.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Beatles
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Rubber Soul [Capitol Album]
2
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
Begin The Beguine
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3]
3
Paul Robeson
Ol' Man River
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
4
Bob Dylan
Like a Rolling Stone
Biograph Disc 1
5
Ray Charles
Georgia on My Mind
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
6
Carl Perkins
Blue Suede Shoes
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
7
Elvis Presley
Mystery Train
Artist of the Century Disc 1
8
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
9
Sidney Bechet
Summertime
Summertime
10
Jackie Brenston
Rocket 88
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
11
Dave Brubeck
Take Five
Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective
12
Patsy Cline
Crazy
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]
13
Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
14
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
Minnie The Moocher (Brunswick Version)
Jukebox Hits 1930-1950
15
Hank Williams
Your Cheatin' Heart
24 Greatest
16
Glen Campbell
Gentle On My Mind
Glen Campbell 20 Greatest Hits
17
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Recordings In Chonological Order, Vol. 2: 1915-1920
18
Vernon Dalhart
The Prisoner's Song
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 20's
19
Led Zeppelin
Stairway To Heaven
Led Zeppelin IV
20
Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line
Original Greatest Hits
21
The Beatles
With a Little Help from My Friends
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
22
Fats Waller
Ain't Misbehavin'
Fats Waller Greatest Hits
23
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
San Antonio Rose
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
24
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Tiger Rag
RCA Victor Jazz/The First Half-Century: The 20's
25
Billie Holiday
God Bless the Child
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
26
Louis Armstrong
Heebie Jeebies
The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings [Disc 1]
This week’s edition of Deeper Roots visits the towns of Florence and Sheffield, Alabama, specifically the Fame Records and Muscle Shoals studios, to revel in the production talent that was important to the growth of rock, soul, pop, and gospel in the latter half of the 20th century. You may not be familiar with the history, and that can be easily remedied by watching the fine documentary of the same name “Muscle Shoals” which premiered at Sundance in January, 2013. Or you can tune in to our two hour episode to get a taste of the music (which you, no doubt, know) that was the soundtrack of a lifetime for at least two generations. When you consider that “Love Me Like A Rock”, “Wild Horses”, “Katmandu”, and “Gotta Serve Somebody” are just the tip of the iceberg, then you’ll want to know more about the four (yes, four) session musicians that crafted the very distinct sound that made the music as compelling as any other in the last century of America’s music.
Celebrating a recent push into promoting Americana music by KWTF, Sonoma County, Dave Stroud will look back at 2014’s collection of outstanding Americana. The playlist for the evening covers those ‘long in the tooth’ including Willie Nelson and Billy Joe Shaver, a posthumous piece by Johnny Cash, and one of the more energetic throwbacks to 70s outlaw sounds you’ll hear from a songwriter by the name of Sturgill Simpson. There are also the newcomers: Lydia Loveless, Shovels and Rope, and Parker Millsap. Join us in a show that celebrates new music that digs into the roots of the past century of America’s music.
It’ s a yuletide blues, country, rock, and pop extravaganza. Deeper Roots celebrates the holidays with a selection of holiday hits from the past century. And we don’t necessarily stop there. You’ll also be entertained by some very special blues and R&B numbers selected from the past, featuring selected tracks from an incredible assortment of holiday tracks featured on the Document Records releases “Blues Blues Christmas”, Volumes 1 through 4.
Join Dave Stroud for music from Louis Armstrong, Butterbeans & Susie, Darlene Love, John Prine, and many, many more.
Join us for some unbridled passion featuring ducktails, attitude, and rocking rhythm…all in the tradition of the north, west, east, and south. We speak of that genre that keeps on churning: rockabilly. It’s a genre that’s seen more revivals than a traveling preacher in the Midwest and South during the late 1930s. The recordings were pretty rustic: a bass, some driving percussion, and excitable guitar riffs and the vocals often phrased by rebel yells. We’ll be tearing it up with some of the very best including Johnny Burnette’s Rock ‘n Roll Trio, Billy Lee Riley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis…and those were just the top drawer stars. We’ll also hear from the ladies: Wanda Jackson, Charline Arthur, and Janis Martin as well as the more obscure sounds of Bobby Lord, Hoyt Stevens, and Roy Hall.
