We look back at the great ones we lost in 2017…and there were a number of great ones: Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, and Tom Petty. While two hours provides only a limited amount of time, our parameters are such that we look at contributions and influences, focusing our honor to those who fit the roots and the body of work that these greats brought to the fore. We’ll feature music of Rosalie Sorrels, Greg Allman, Steely Dan, Don Williams, Glen Campbell, and numerous others whose lives will live on in their music. Join Dave Stroud for two hours of music from the last century on Sonoma County community radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Fats Domino
My Girl Josephine
A Lot Of Dominos
2
Paul Kanter & Jefferson Starship
The Baby Tree
Blows Against The Empire
3
Rosalie Sorrels
Rock, Salt And Nails
Cover to Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]
4
Harry Dean Stanton
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Partly Fiction
5
Mark Selby
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor
Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt
6
Wayne Cochran
Last Kiss
30 Country Hits – A History of Country Music
7
Chuck Berry
Back In The U.S.A.
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
8
Sonny Burgess
Red Headed Woman
Rockin' Memphis [Disc 3]
9
The Allman Brothers Band
Melissa
Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
10
Tower Of Power
You're Still A Young Man
Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
Songs about one of the most controversial of mankind’s attempt to balance the scales: the death penalty. Studies point to the fact that at least one in 25 people sentenced to the death penalty in the U.S. are innocent and yet the death penalty is legal in 32 states. In China, corporate fraud can be punishable by death…if it were the case here, our government would probably be on the straight and narrow. But I digress. The music this week will explore the long walk to eternity through the eyes of the condemned; the knowledge of the eventuality of the executioner’s song is clarity. And we’ve got country from a whole host of obscure characters, some blues and boogie, along with just a little bit of folk and bluegrass. A hundred years of the hangman’s rope in reflection.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Johnny Cash
I Hung My Head
American IV: Man Comes Around
2
Gurf Morlix
Theyre Hangin Me Tonight
The Executioner's Last Songs, Volume 3
3
Johnny Bond
At Dawn I Die
The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
4
Marty Robbins
The Hanging Tree
All-Time Greatest Hits
5
Peter, Paul & Mary
Hangman
See What Tomorrow Brings
6
Marty Stuart
Hangman
Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
7
Ralston Bowles and May Erlewine-Bernard
Hangman
Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
8
Cowboy Copas
Hangman Boogie
Hillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4]
9
The Pine Valley Cosmonauts & Puerto Muerto
The Hangman's Song
The Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 1
10
Al Dean
Hangman
The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
11
Leadbelly
Gallows Pole
Too Late, Too Late – Vol. 12 – 1917-48
12
Furry Lewis
Judge Harsh Blues
Furry Lewis 1927 – 1929
13
Brownie McGhee
Hangman's Blues
The Folkways Years (1945-1959)
14
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Hangman's Blues
Complete Recordings Vol. 3
15
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Electric Chair
Blues Images Presents 1920's Blues Classics, Vol. 13
16
Lonesome Johnny
Death Row
The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
17
Jimmy Minor
Death Row
The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
18
Porter Wagoner
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
19
Dave Alvin
Sonora's Death Row
West of the West
20
Lee Hazelwood
The Girl On Death Row
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
21
Johnny Cash
The Mercy Seat
American III: Solitary Man
22
Bessie Smith
Send Me To The Lectric Chair
Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD A, 1926-1928)
23
Booker T. & the MG's
Hang 'Em High
The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
24
Hoyle Miller
Twelve Years On Death Row
The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
25
Steve Earle
Walking Down Death Row
If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2
26
The Blue Sky Boys
Story Of The Knoxville Girl
Absolutely Bluegrass
27
Bob Dylan
Seven Curses
The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 [Disc 2]
A nostalgic celebration of youth, love, and idealism…some saccharine sounds for a Friday evening whose theme is young at heart. We’ll be digging into mid-century popular sounds, with a laser focus on the many songs for young lovers that poured out of AM radio during the early years of jukebox rock from the soda fountain. But we’ll also reflect on the loss of youth, childlike wonder, and a little bit of tongue-in-cheek heartbreak and bitterness. Country sounds from Hayes Carll and Roger Miller, symphonic soliloquies from Percy Faith and Ray Conniff, and reflective studies by Bob Dylan and Antony, and some growing pains from Tom Waits and Billy Bob Thornton. How can you go wrong?
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Bob Dylan
Young at Heart
Fallen Angels
2
Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus
Hello Young Lovers
Broadway In Rhythm
3
Percy Faith
Theme for Young Lovers
16 Most Requested Songs
4
Paul & Paula
Young Lovers
Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64
5
Ruby & Romantics (63-64)
When You're Young And In Love
Our Day Will Come: The Very Be
6
Sonny James
Young Love
Singles
7
Robin Ward
Young Lovers After Midnight
The Very Best Of
8
Rick Nelson
Young World
Greatest Love Songs
9
Rick Nelson
Young Emotions
Greatest Love Songs
10
Nat King Cole
Too Young
Your Hit Parade – 1951
11
Hank Garland
Blame It On My Youth
Move! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank Garland
12
Bing Crosby & Guy Lombardo
Young At Heart
Your Hit Parade – 1954
13
Flying Pickets
When You're Young and in Love
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4
14
Bob Dylan
Forever Young
The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
15
Billy Bob Thornton
I Gotta Grow Up
Beautiful Door
16
Tom Waits
I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
17
Hayes Carll
I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Trouble In Mind
18
Bill Frisell & Petra Haden
I Don't Want To Grow Up
Petra Haden And Bill Frisell
19
Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
When You And I Were Young, Maggie, Blues
Singing In The Rain
20
The Deer Run Drifters
Restless Youth
Restless Youth
21
Antony With Bryce Dessner
I Was Young When I Left Home
Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
22
The Mavericks
Children
From Hell to Paradise
23
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Teach Your Children
Deja Vu
24
Carole King
Like Little Children
Crazy in Alabama
25
The The
Jealous of Youth
Solitude
26
Felix Dukes & Mississippi Fred McDowell
Motherless Children
Sounds of the South Vol 4: American Folk Songs for Children
27
Willie Dixon And Friends
Youth to You
Willie Dixon and Friends, Vol. 8
28
Daniel Romano
Middle Child
Come Cry With Me
29
Roger Miller
Little Children Run and Play
The Complete Smash-Mercury Singles
30
Jackson Browne
I Thought I Was A Child (LP Version)
For Everyman
31
Willie Nelson
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [w/ Waylon Jennings]
We look back…even though we weren’t there. Our show this week will celebrate the American songbook and popular music in the darkest of times: the year 1932. The clouds were only starting to clear in the heart of the Great Depression and the music was hopeful, sometimes saccharine, and the songwriting talent abundant. The performances were not bad either. The Mills Brothers, Bing Crosby, The Boswell Sisters, Cab Calloway, Mildred Bailey, and many others contributed. Tune in on our morning look at the popular sounds of 1932.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Ukulele Ike & The Hot Combination
A Great Big Bunch Of You
Fascinating Rhythm 1922-1935
2
Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three Ambassadors
Bend Down Sister
Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove
3
Ozzie & Harriet Nelson
It's Gonna Be You
The Nelson Touch
4
The Mills Brothers
Chinatown My Chinatown
Sweeter Than Sugar
5
The Mills Brothers
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
This Is Art Deco
6
Boswell Sisters
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Boswell Sisters
7
Boswell Sisters
Stop the Sun Stop the Moon
Boswell Sisters
8
Jeanette MacDonald
Isn't It Romantic
Hits of '32
9
Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three Ambassadors
We`ve Got To Put That Sun Back In The Sky
Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove
10
Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees
Let's Put Out The Lights (And Go To Bed)
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11
George Formby
I Told My Baby With The Ukelele
I'm The Ukulele Man
12
Cab Calloway
Eadie Was A Lady
Best Of The Big Bands
13
Ivie Anderson
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
14
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Doin' The New Lowdown
A Tribute To Black Entertainers #1
15
Louis Armstrong
All Of Me
The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp
16
The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra
Diga, Diga, Do
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2
17
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Mighty Sweet
Rhythm Spasm
18
Helen Morgan with Victor Young & His Orchestra
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Art Deco: Lovely Ladies of Stage and Screen
19
Jimmie Grier & His Orchestra
One Hour With You
Paper Moon
20
Al Bowlly
Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
Just A Bowl Of Cherries
21
Mildred Bailey
Rockin' Chair
Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody
22
Paul Robeson
Ol' Man River
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
23
The Mills Brothers
Goodbye, Blues
Hits of '32
24
Gene Austin
A Ghost Of A Chance
Voice Of The Southland
25
Bing Crosby
I Found A Million Dollar Baby
Henry & June
26
Bing Crosby
Paradise
Hits of '32
27
Bing Crosby
Dinah
Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1
28
Leo Reisman And His Orchestra;Milton Douglas
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (From The Musical Review "Americana") [Remastered 2003]
Poor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down Series
Nothing wrong with a little theme fun…and what better way to have it than with a topic that can be heard from in virtually any genre: cats. cool cats, tom cats, go cats, hep-cats, black cats, pussy cats, kitty cats and kittens…all of them are subject to our musical scrutiny in this week’s Deeper Roots show. We’ll hear from the early banjo novelty genius Harry Reser, key meddling Fats Waller, lounge swingers like Bobby Darin, Cy Coleman, and The Blue Hawaiians. And you know there’s also a hint of of black cat and pussy cat jazz and blues from Bo Carter, Bob Brozman, Benny Goodman, and Eddie Lang.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Mongo Santamaria
El Pussy Cat
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
2
Julia Lee
Scat You Cats
Ugly Papa
3
Bo Carter
Pussy Cat Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
4
Bob Brozman
Dead Cat On The Line
Blues Reflex
5
Bob Brozman
Dog and Cat
Hello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz!
6
Little Willie John
Leave My Kitten Alone
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
7
Roy Orbison
Bad Cat [Demo Recording]
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]
8
Roy Orbison
Cat Called Domino
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]
9
Harry Reser
Cat And Dog
The Collection
10
Harry Reser
Kitten On The Keys
The Collection
11
Fats Waller
Kitten On The Keys
Music By Fats Waller
12
Eddie Lang
Wild Cat
100 Jazz Guitar Favorites
13
Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, The Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats
The Original Guitar Hero
14
The Blue Hawaiians
Searchin' for da Cat
Sway
15
The Blue Hawaiians
Da Cat (Reprise)
Sway
16
Four Piece Suit
Something for Cat
Ready to Where?
17
Cy Coleman
Pussy Cat
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers
18
Dean Martin
Open Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Coming In) (1992 Digital Remaster)
The Capitol Years [Disc 1]
19
Norma Tanega
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
20
Bobby Darin
Gyp the Cat [#]
Wild Cool & Swingin
21
Cappy Bianco
The Cat
Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5
22
Lee Allen And His Band
Cat Walk
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
23
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Cat Nip
Happy Organs, Wild Guitars
24
Bob Dylan
Cat's In The Well
Under The Red Sky
25
Lee Dorsey
The Kitty Cat Song
The Ep Collection…Plus
26
The Coasters
Three Cool Cats
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
Hits from the 50s and 60s…covers by contemporary artists… original versions … songs from Phil and Don and from the songwriting team that brought them fame: Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. We’ll spend time on all of them…and more…in a special two hour tribute to the brothers who may not have been able to get along but they got along with their fans beginning with 1957’s Bye Bye Love. They lasted as solid pop, country, and rock crossovers well into the mid-1960s and we’re going to celebrate their music featuring performers including Ray Charles, Linda Ronstadt, The Persuasions, Buddy Miller, and a host of others.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Everly Brothers
Should We Tell Him
Classic Everly Brothers CD1
2
The Everly Brothers
Cathy's Clown
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1
3
The Everly Brothers
So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault, Pt. 3
4
John Prine With Connie Smith
So Sad (To Watch Love Go Bad)
In Spite Of Ourselves
5
The Everly Brothers
Crying in the Rain
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1
6
Rockpile
Crying in the Rain
Seconds of Pleasure
7
Rockpile
Take a Message to Mary
Seconds of Pleasure
8
The Everly Brothers
Muskrat
Both Sides Of An Evening
9
Merle Travis
Muskrat
Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
10
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
All I Have to Do Is Dream
Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 2
11
The Persuasions
All I Have To Do Is Dream
Good News
12
Linda Ronstadt
When Will I Be Loved
Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt
13
Everly Brothers
When Will I Be Loved
Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2
14
The Everly Brothers
Walk Right Back [Single – 1961]
Singles / EP's /Radio / Live
15
The Everly Brothers
Wake Up Little Susie
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
16
David Lindley
Bye Bye Love
El Rayo-X
17
Madeleine Peyroux
Bye Bye Love
The Blue Room
18
Linda Ronstadt/Valerie Carter
Devoted to You
Dedicated to the One I Love
19
Teddy Thompson
The Price Of Love
A Piece Of What You Need (iTunes Version)
20
Everly Brothers
Till I Kissed You
Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2
21
Buddy Miller
The Price Of Love
Midnight And Lonesome
22
The Everly Brothers
The Price of Love
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
23
Emmylou Harris
Sleepless Nights
Pieces Of The Sky
24
Ray Charles
Bye Bye Love
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
25
Roy Orbison
All I Have To Do Is Dream
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2]
26
Roy Orbison
Bye Bye Love
Sings Lonely and Blue [US Bonus Tracks]
27
The Everly Brothers
Bowling Green
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
It’s a topical theme…it’s a medicinal thing…it’s a blend of sounds celebrating vipers and jives from the past century. There is no shortage of material to pull from the well of Americana…whether that be from the 1920s or from the 2010s. We’ll hear mellow sounds from Trixie Smith, Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats, winsome themes from Fountains of Wayne, snark from The Harlem Hamfats, and recent relevance from The Devil Makes Three. While April 20th has passed, the topic is a lively one here in California these days and we’re mostly on friendly terms with the weed…even for those that don’t imbibe. The fact is, we have the freedom to do so if we so choose, right?
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Fountains Of Wayne
Planet Of Weed
Traffic And Weather
2
Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson
Roll Me Up (Album version)
Heroes
3
Hugh Laurie
The Weed Smoker's Dream
Didn't It Rain (Deluxe)
4
Bea Foote
Weed
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
5
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
All The Jive Is Gone
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
6
Buck Washington
Save The Roach For Me
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
7
Don Redman & His Orchestra
Chant of the Weed
When Hemp Was Hip
8
Buster Bennett
Reefer Head Woman
Chronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947)
9
Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats
Weed Smoking Mama
Memphis Highway Stomp
10
The Toyes
Smoke Two Joints
Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000: Disc 2
11
Harlan Pepper
Reefer
The Alternate Root 420 Sampler
12
Neil Young
Roll Another Number (For The Road)
Tonight's The Night
13
Trixie Smith
Jack I'm Mellow
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
14
Ray Charles
Let's Go Get Stoned
Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
15
Barney Bigard Sextet
Sweet Marihuana Brown
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
16
The Cats & The Fiddle
Killin' Jive
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
17
Fats Waller
The Reefer Song
Last Testament His Final Recor
18
Cab Calloway
Reefer Man
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
19
Tampa Red & The Chicago Five
I'm Gonna Get High
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
20
The Harlem Hamfats
Weed Smokers' Dream
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
21
Julia Lee
Marijuana
Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
22
Larry Adler
Smoking Reefers
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
23
Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb & His Orchestra
Wacky Dust
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
24
The Devil Makes Three
Champagne And Reefer
Redemption & Ruin
25
Bob Dylan & The Band
Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 [Live]
The Complete, Historic "Isle Of Wight" Concert, 1969 (Remixed and Remastered 2013)
t’s the softer side of Americana sounds from the last 100 years. Digging into the dusty digital bins, Deeper Roots host Dave Stroud will keep the waters calm in the face of the storm that swirls around us. Love songs, songs of wistful desires, trips to the seashore cabin, and instrumentals for dreamers all take center stage in a collection of sounds from the mellow side. We’ll hear pop from Dean Martin, country from Charlie McCoy and Merle Haggard, rock from Mark Knopfler and Roy Orbison, and some soul sounds from Sam Cooke and Irma Thomas.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Santo & Johnny
Lazy Day
Santo & Johnny: Collection [Disc 2]
2
Jason Wilber
Your Destiny
Lazy Afternoon
3
Merle Haggard
Goin' Away Party
Unforgettable
4
Charlie McCoy
Walkin' After Midnight
Classic Country
5
J.J. Cale
After Midnight
The Very Best of J.J. Cale
6
The Mills Brothers
Lazy River
Best of the Decca Years
7
John Prine & Mac Wiseman
Old Cape Cod
Standard Songs for Average People
8
Neil Young
One of These Days
Harvest Moon
9
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
You Got Me
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
10
Waylon Jennings
Dreaming My Dreams With You
Artist's Choice: Emmylou Harris
11
Kevin Russell
Lay Down Your Burden
You Don't Know Me
12
Dean Martin
Sleepy Time Gal
Spotlight On Dean Martin: Great Gentlemen Of Song
13
Bob Hope, Shirley Ross
Two Sleepy People
Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957
14
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra
Lazy Lullaby
Society Swing
15
Willie Nelson
Blue Hawaii
Honeymoon in Vegas
16
The Arthur Lyman Group
Yellow Bird
Music For a Bachelor's Den More Of The Best Of The Arthur Lyman Group: 6
….’Cause it’s gotta have soul, rhythm, and blues to make the cut this week. That’s the answer to the question. We’ll look to a couple of iconic comedians from the late 70s to inspire us with a collection of sounds lifted from their albums…and their movies. Why not? Jake and Elwood teamed up with Stax legends Steve Cropper, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, and Duck Dunn to deliver punch after punch and we’re going to sample the best of it. We’ve got Willie Mabon, King Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Big Joe, The Robins, The Soul Survivors, and (of course) Aretha…all for you in a two hour rhythm & blues & soul extravaganza this week on Deeper Roots.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Aretha Franklin
Think
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
2
Aretha Franklin
Respect
The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
3
James Brown
Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1
Gold Disc 1
4
Taj Mahal
Mr. Pitiful
Seqor Blues
5
Jean Knight
Mr. Big Stuff
Stax 50th [[Disc 1]]
6
King Floyd
Groove Me
In Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1
7
Johnnie Taylor
Who's Making Love
Stax 50th [[Disc 1]]
8
Sam & Dave
Soul Man
The Best Soul Album In The World… Ever!
9
Otis Redding
I Can't Turn You Loose
Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
10
Big Mama Thornton
Let Your Tears Fall Baby
Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
11
Floyd Dixon
Hey Bartender
Marshall Texas Is My Home
12
Willie Mabon
I Don't Know
Atlantic Blues: Piano
13
Linda Hayes
Yes I Know
Atomic Baby
14
The Soul Survivors
Expressway to Your Heart
Striptease
15
Solomon Burke
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)
16
The Contours
Do You Love Me
The Very Best of The Contours
17
James & Bobby Purify
Shake A Tail Feather
The Best Of
18
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Devil with the Blue Dress On /Good Golly Miss Molly
Detroit Breakout! 1
19
The Playboys
Good Golly Miss Molly
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
20
Big Joe Turner
Flip Flop and Fly
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
Mellow R&B from a broad spectrum of performers who made a mark in the decade or so that preceded rock ‘n roll’s infancy. Indeed, they participated in the birth of the form with a sound that included the vocal quartet, jump and swing, and an incessant beat that could not be ignored. We’ll hear from the ‘feisty females’ of the day: Varetta Dillard, Blue Lu Barker, Big Maybelle, and Bernice Gooden right alongside Buddy Johnson’s Orchestra, the Three Bits of Rhythm, The Cats & the Fiddle, and Luke Jones and the Orchestra. Deeper Roots digs into a collection of tracks, some familiar, some from so deep in the archives that the dust is part of the sound, on another Friday evening of American roots sounds for Sonoma County community radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman)
Rock 'N' Roll
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
2
Luke Jones and His Orchestra
Rompin' the Boogie
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
3
Butch Stone & His Orchestra
Ooh, Look A There Ain't She Pretty
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
4
Three Bits of Rhythm
Root Beer Sizzle Sazzle Sizzle
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
5
Bebopper Lulu and Her Orchestra
Mellow Scat
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
6
Slim Gaillard
Rhythm Mad
Laughing in Rhythm: Groove Juice Special [Disc 2]
7
Three Bits Of Rhythm
The Man That Comes To My House
Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
8
Coleman Brothers
Raise A Rukus Tonight
Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang
9
Austin McCoy
Happy Pay Day Part 1
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
10
Nappy Brown
Pitter Patter
The R&B Years 1955 – Vol 2
11
Teddy Bunn With The Hootie McShann Trio
In The Oven
Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
12
The Herb Fisher Trio
Don't Want Nobody Else
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
13
Luke Jones & His Orchestra
Jump Me Some Boogie
Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
