Category Archives: Oldies

Songs About Morning

Morning is one of those times between. Break of day elicits many emotions as it’s always a new start. Those occurrences that affect the heart have always been prime fodder for words and music so we’ve reached into the song bin from the past century for a theme for this morning: morning. Tune in for some classics and some not-so-knowns. We’ve got Baez and Dylan, Dearie and Day, Bromberg and Kottke, McDowell and Leadbelly, all with a tune to spin about morning. And we’ll also take you into a pop-themed set featuring Frankie’s classic “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning”. Tune in.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Big Joe TurnerMorning, Noon And NightBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
2Billie HolidayGood Morning HeartacheKen Burns JazzAmazon
3Blossom DearieA Fine Spring MorningFour Classic Albums Plus (Blossom Dearie / Plays For Dancing / Give Him The Ooh-La-La / Once Upon A Summertime) (Digitally Remastered)Amazon
4Louis JordanEarly In The MorningJivin' With JordanAmazon
5Dean Martin & Helen O'ConnellHow D'ya Like Your Eggs In the Morning?Make Love WithAmazon
6Doris DayI Got The Sun In The MorningComplete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]Amazon
7Gillian WelchOne MorningHell Among the YearlingsAmazon
8Gram ParsonsWe'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The MorningG.P. / Grievous AngelAmazon
9Bob DylanMeet Me in the MorningBlood on the TracksAmazon
10Jesse Colin YoungMorning SunJesse Colin Young Classics Volume 1Amazon
11Ian & SylviaEarly Morning RainGreatest HitsAmazon
12Irma ThomasEarly In The MorningSimply GrandAmazon
13Joan BaezOne Too Many MorningsBaez Sings DylanAmazon
14Joni MitchellChelsea MorningHitsAmazon
15David BrombergI Like To Sleep Late In The MorningThe Player: A RetrospectiveAmazon
16The South Street TrioCold Morning ShoutBefore The Blues: Early American Black Music Scene (Vol. 2)Amazon
17Lead BellyGood Morning BluesRoots of the Blues, Vol. 2Amazon
18K.C. DouglasWoke Up This MorningMercury BluesAmazon
19Julius DanielsCan't Put A Bridle On That Mule This MorningWhen The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & RollAmazon
20Mississippi Fred McDowellWoke Up This Morning With My Mind on JesusThe First RecordingsAmazon
21Rev. Anderson JohnsonDeath in the MorningGoodbye, Babylon – Judgment [Disc 3]Amazon
22Frank SinatraIn the Wee Small Hours of the MorningSinatra 80th: All the Best Disc 2Amazon
23Nancy Sinatra & Lee HazlewoodSome Velvet MorningNancy & LeeAmazon
24Margaret WhitingGood Morning Mister EchoComplete Capitol Hits of Margaret WhitingAmazon
25John HartfordMorning BugleMorning BugleAmazon
26Hank SnowColorado Country MorningI'm Still Movin' On [Disc 2]Amazon
27Grandpa JonesIt's Raining Here This Morning (Remake)Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56Amazon
28Shorty LongGood Night Cincinnati, Good Morning TennesseeBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
29Billy FairBoogie In The MorningStompin' 22 – Crazed Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders!Amazon
30Muddy WatersGood Morning School GirlFolk SingerAmazon

Ships Upon the Sea

A wayfaring lot…music that touches on seafaring tragedies, punctuated by the loss of that most famous of them all: the HMS Titanic. This week’s show will focus on music that commemorated the ships that were lost at sea; tragedies that were headlines around the world; songs of the seafaring life and the sailors and crew that were a part of it.  The stories are told in songs from the wells of tradition. We’ll hear from Frank Hutchison, Papa Harvey Hull, Pink Anderson, The Dillards and Dan Zanes. We’ll also hear some classic maritime music from the Smithsonian catalogs. Blues, country, folk, and so much more…all celebrating those ships upon the sea and the ones we lost along the way.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob GibsonTitanicJoy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob GibsonAmazon
2Rory BlockTitanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)Confessions of A Blues SingerAmazon
3Pink AndersonThe Ship TitanicGospel, Blues, and Street SongsAmazon
4Charley JordanTitanic BluesCharley Jordan Volume 2 1931-1934Amazon
5Hi Henry BrownTitanic Blues21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10Amazon
6Bessie Jones And GroupThe TitanicAlan Lomax Collection SamplerAmazon
7Papa Harvey Hull & "Long Cleve" ReedSinking Of The TitanicNever Let The Same Bee Sting You TwiceAmazon
8Richard (Rabbit) BrownSinking Of The TitanicTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
9Lead BellyTitanicThe Definitive Leadbelly [Disc 3] – Leaving BluesAmazon
10Frank HutchisonThe Last Scene Of The TitanicIf You Take Me BackAmazon
11Clyde Spencer And Harry FanninThe Sinking Of The TitanicFolksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 [Disc 1]Amazon
12Tom Darby & Jimmie TarltonAfter The Sinking Of The TitanicOn The Banks Of A Lonely RiverAmazon
13Roy AcuffThe Great Titaniccompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
14Woody GuthrieWhen That Great Ship Went DownThis Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1Amazon
15Ralph StanleyStorms Are On The Ocean [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
16Gordon LightfootThe Wreck of the Edmund FitzgeraldSongbook [Box Set] Disc 3Amazon
17Jimmie DriftwoodThe Ship That Never ReturnedAmericana, Vol. 3Amazon
18Little Jimmy DickensWhen The Ship Hit The SandThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
19Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsThe Sinking of the Ruben JamesThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
20June Carter CashSinking in the Lonesome SeaWildwood FlowerAmazon
21Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
22Cowboy CopasA Thousand Miles of OceanSettin' Flat On ReadyAmazon
23Red AllenOut on the OceanLonesome and Blue: The Complete County RecordingsAmazon
24The Country GentlemenTake Me In A LifeboatThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
25Dan ZanesAcross The Western OceanParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
26The Dicey Doh SingersThe Sloop John B.Classic Maritime MusicAmazon
27Sam EskinClear Away the Track and Let the Bullgine RunClassic Maritime MusicAmazon
28Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island SingersI'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The OceanSounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White SpiritualsAmazon
29Louis Prima & Keely SmithBarnacle Bill The SailorBreaking It Up!Amazon

Free Form – Old Records

Old records are honored…as they are each week. The 33s, the 45s, and the 78s…all forms, all speeds. We’ll take a musical trip back to the dawn of doo wop, head to the border for an encounter with el toro relajo, visit the Big Broadcast sounds of early radio and hotel orchestras including Ted Weems and the Sunshine Boys. We’ll also gear up for a classic 1914 recording by the piano genius Felix Arndt. Arthur Alexander, Los Lobos, Tampa Red, and Left Frizzell also join in…just for you on a free form Friday morning on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Irma ThomasOld RecordsIf You Want It, Come and Get ItAmazon
2Lewis Bronzeville FiveNatchez Mississippi BluesThe Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1Amazon
3Leon RedboneSweet LorraineAny TimeAmazon
4Los LobosGoodnight My LoveEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (2 of 4)Amazon
5The TreniersGood Rockin' TonightThey Rock! They Roll! They Swing!Amazon
6The LarksRockin' in the Rocket RoomRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
7The SwallowsRoll, Roll, Pretty BabyRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
8Irma ThomasGirl Needs BoySoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
9Norah JonesHow Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]Amazon
10Arthur AlexanderEvery Day I Have to CryLonely Just Like Me: The Final ChapterAmazon
11Arthur AlexanderAnnaThe Craft of Music, Vol. 2Amazon
12Ry Cooder w/Jim DickinsonTexas BopThe Border/Alamo BayAmazon
13The MavericksHey Tonight (Bonus)Quiero CreedenceAmazon
14The Texas TornadosLittle Bit Is Better Than Nada4 AcesAmazon
15Don Santiago Jimenez SrAy Te Deja San AntonioBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
16Linda RonstadtEl Toro Relajo (The Troublesome Bull)Mas CancionesAmazon
17Dwight YoakamThis TimeThis TimeAmazon
18Lefty FrizzellJust Can't Live That Fast (Any More)Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 2 – Legends Of Honky TonkAmazon
19Charlie WalkerPick Me Up On Your Way DownHillbilly Fever: Vol. 2 – Legends Of Honky TonkAmazon
20Tex Russell & His Hollywood CowboysWhat It Means To Be BlueKings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2Amazon
21Felix ArndtDesecration RagThe Big Broadcast vol. 9Amazon
22The Sunshine BoysIt's Unanimous1929-1931 – The Complete SetAmazon
23Ted Weems & His OrchestraFrom Saturday Night Till Monday MorningThe Complete Ted Weems and His Orchestra Vol. 2 (1926-1928)Amazon
24Danny KayeCivilizationDanny Kaye The Best ofAmazon
25Tampa RedShake It Up a LittleThe Bluebird Recordings (1934-1936)Amazon
26Louis Armstrong & All His StarsThe Younger GenerationWhen you're smilingAmazon
27Louis ArmstrongA Kiss To Build A Dream OnWonderful World Of Louis Armstrong – DemoAmazon
28Bob DylanThe Love That FadedThe Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]Amazon
29Charlie LouvinKnoxville Girl (w. Will Oldham)Charlie LouvinAmazon
30Vince GillRandall KnifeThis One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2Amazon
31Modern HicksWings Of A DoveTornado AlleyAmazon
32Freddie KingLonesome Whistle BluesUltimate CollectionAmazon

A Dreamer’s Holiday

Sit back and relax. Today’s Deeper Roots takes on a quieter mood with easy and sweet pop melodies from the past century. Dreamy classics from the American Songbook featuring the likes of Ray Charles, Leon Redbone, Willie Nelson, Sam Cooke, The Pied Pipers, and many more. From the 1930s to the 2010s, this week’s show contains the polish of moonlight, the wisp of clouds against a blue sky, and a trip to the Isle of Golden Dreams. Something to ponder…a dream or two…adrift like smoke rings in low light. All for our West County fans on Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Leon RedboneA Dreamer's HolidayUp A Lazy RiverAmazon
2Solitaire MilesDarn That DreamMelancholy LullabyAmazon
3Mama CassDream A Little Dream Of MeDream A Little Dream Of MeAmazon
4The Pied PipersDreamIt's Been A Long, Long Time – Music Of The War Years Vol 3Amazon
5Roy OrbisonDreamYou've Got MailAmazon
6The PrisonairesDreaming Of YouThe Prisonaires – Just Walkin' In The RainAmazon
7Sam CookeSmoke RingsThe Rhythm And The BluesAmazon
8Little Jimmy ScottStreet of DreamsGlengarry Glen RossAmazon
9Dr. JohnBlue SkiesAfterglowAmazon
10Bill Frisell & Petra HadenI've Got A Crush On YouPetra Haden And Bill FrisellAmazon
11k.d. langSkylarkMidnight In The Garden Of Good And EvilAmazon
12Les Paul & Mary FordDrifting and DreamingLovers' LuauAmazon
13Peggy LeeIs That All There Is?The Best of Miss Peggy Lee [Bonus DVD] Disc 1Amazon
14Patti PageOld Cape CodYour Hit Parade – 1957Amazon
15Ray CharlesMoonlight In VermontRay Charles – 93 Essential TracksAmazon
16Roy OrbisonIn DreamsThe Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 4]Amazon
17Neil YoungDreamin' ManHarvest MoonAmazon
18Willie NelsonA Dreamer's HolidayWithout a SongAmazon
19Keely SmithYou Go to My HeadThe Essential Capitol CollectionAmazon
20Frank SinatraSeptember SongThe Reprise Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
21Dean MartinWrap Your Troubles In DreamsSpotlight On Dean Martin: Great Gentlemen Of SongAmazon
22Dean MartinHit The Road To DreamlandSpotlight On Dean Martin: Great Gentlemen Of SongAmazon
23The Ink SpotsSomeone's Rocking My DreamboatGreatest HitsAmazon
24Leon RedboneIf We Never Meet Again This Side of HeavenDouble TimeAmazon
25Les PaulMy Isle Of Golden DreamsLes Paul: Guitar WizardAmazon
26Waylon JenningsDreaming My Dreams With YouOnly Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 2Amazon
27Tony BennettI Left My Heart in San FranciscoThe Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1Amazon
28Nat King ColeOrange Colored SkyNat King Cole [Disc 2]Amazon
29Alden Howard/Dick HymanI'll See You in My DreamsSweet and LowdownAmazon
30Tony BennettI Wanna Be AroundMidnight In The Garden Of Good And EvilAmazon

The Old Chisholm Trail

Songs about moonlight on the trail this week. We revisit songs about Old Paint, cowpokes, outlaws, and the wide expanse of the range in this week’s show. Tradition, temperance, and memories of the Red River Valley with Michael Martin Murphey, Jimmie Driftwood, Rex Allen, Powder River Jack (featuring Kitty Lee), and many more cowboys from Hollywood and the old Navajo Trail. Storytelling and nostalgic novelties, most elevating the hardscrabble life of the West to a Disney featurette. Right here on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Norman Luboff ChoirShenandoahSongs of the South and Songs of the SeaAmazon
2Gene AutryTumbling TumbleweedsSing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]Amazon
3Gene AutryBack In the Saddle AgainDon't Fence Me In:Western Music Early Golden EraAmazon
4The Western FlyersAlong The Navajo TrailWild Blue YonderAmazon
5Marty RobbinsThe Strawberry RoanGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon
6Duane EddyStreets of LaredoRebel RouserAmazon
7Ernest TubbThe Yellow Rose Of TexasErnest Tubb and His Texas TroubadoursAmazon
8Gene Autry & Jimmy LongThe Yellow Rose Of TexasAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 2]Amazon
9Marty RobbinsRed River ValleyAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
10Johnny BondRed River ValleyHistory Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 9Amazon
11Roy Rogers & Dale EvansThe Old Chisholm Trail16 Great Songs Of The Old WestAmazon
12Ken Curtis & The Sons of the PioneersHome On The RangeThe Cowboy AlbumAmazon
13Ken MaynardHome On The RangeWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
14Judy CanovaAlong The Navajo Trail (Radio)Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1Amazon
15The Sons Of The PioneersAlong The Santa Fe TrailSons Of The PioneersAmazon
16Rex AllenRiding Down To MexicoThe Last of The Great Singing CowboysAmazon
17Johnny BondGoodbye Old PaintStandard TranscriptionsAmazon
18Cisco HoustonI Ride An Old PaintThe Folkways Years: 1944-1961Amazon
19Michael Martin MurpheyI Ride An Old Paint/Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo/Git Along Little DoggiesCowboy SongsAmazon
20Eddy ArnoldCattle CallStampede! Western Music's Late Golden EraAmazon
21Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The PioneersBlue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time")Country LegendsAmazon
22Ken MaynardLone Star TrailCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's RootsAmazon
23Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)Strawberry RoanDynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58Amazon
24Wilmer Watts And The Lonely EaglesSleepy DesertGastonia Gallop – Cotton Mill Songs & Hillbilly Blues 1927-1931Amazon
25Carson Robison's BuckaroosCarry Me Back To The Lone PrairieCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's RootsAmazon
26Crowder BrothersWild West RamblerWhen I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1Amazon
27Powder River Jack, Kitty LeeTying A Knot In The Devil's TailWhen I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1Amazon
28Jimmie DriftwoodBilly The KidAmericana, Vol. 2Amazon
29Don EdwardsSam BassSaddle Songs (1 of 2)Amazon
30The Light Crust DoughboysOh SusannahStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)Amazon
31Tex RitterMy Darling ClementineHave I Stayed Away Too LongAmazon
32Tex RitterChisholm TrailHigh NoonAmazon
33Roy Rogers & Dale EvansThe Streets Of Laredo16 Great Songs Of The Old WestAmazon
34Roy Rogers & Dale Evans With Frank Worth & His OrchestraHappy TrailsBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]Amazon

Rockin’ Rhythm & Gospel

We gravitate towards gospel because it’s roots are so entwined with virtually every form of music we feature on Deeper Roots; so we’ll revisit the sound once more. However, in this episode we’ll focus on the rock and rhythm inspiration…gospel performances that were more worldliness than holiness. Jesus Rocked The Jukebox is the name of an album that we’ve leaned on in this episode and expanded from there with examples of over-the-top performances in the key of the sacred but with the pounding rhythmic syncopation of the secular. Join Dave Stroud as he pulls out the stop with the likes of The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Detroiters, The Highway QCs, Fannie Bell Chapman, and a host of others. Breathtaking gospel for a Friday evening in Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Pilgrim TravelersAfter While (Take 8)Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
2The DetroitersLet Jesus Lead YouJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
3The Dixie HummingbirdsJesus Children of America20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
4The Swan SilvertonesTrouble In My WayLove Lifted MeAmazon
5The Dixie HummingbirdsTrouble In My WayThe History of Black Gospel Volume 6Amazon
6Lou Rawls & The Chosen Gospel SingersWalk With MeNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
7The Original Blind BoysPeople Don't Sing Like They Used To SingJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
8The Blind Boys Of AlabamaHe's AlrightJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
9Fannie Bell ChapmanHe's My Rock, My Sword, My ShieldFire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007Amazon
10The Chosen Gospel SingersAnanaisJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
11The Chosen Gospel SingersTrouble Of This World's ConditionI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983Amazon
12Rosa ShawOn The HighwayNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
13Sister Emily BramEach DayNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
14Sister Rosetta TharpeUp Above My Head There's Music In The AirGospel TrainAmazon
15Sister Rosetta TharpeRock MeSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3Amazon
16Lucky Millinder/Sister Rosetta TharpeShout, Sister, Shout!The Gospel of BluesAmazon
17The Staple SingersWade In The WaterFreedom HighwayAmazon
18The Staple SingersJacob's LadderFreedom HighwayAmazon
19The Golden Gate QuartetWade In The Water (1946)Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)Amazon
20Gospel HummingbirdsPray OnTaking FlightAmazon
21The Highway QC'SWalk with MeGreat Gospel – People Get ReadyAmazon
22The Highway Q.C.'sThe Way Up The HillJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
23Brother John SellersHe's My RockSmithsonian Folkways: Classic African American GospelAmazon
24The Swan SilvertonesMy RockJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 2: More Black GospelAmazon
25Roberta Martin And The Roberta Martin SingersRock My SoulNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
26Gospel SilhouettesRock In A Weary LandPowerhouse Gospel Vol 1Amazon
27The Swan SilvertonesSinner ManJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
28Gospel SupremesSinner ManLocal Customs: Downriver RevivalAmazon
29Silvertone QuintetStand By MePowerhouse GospelAmazon
30Mary DeloatchThe Lord's Gospel TrainNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
31Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver QuintetteSinner's CrossroadsNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
32The Harmonizing FourHallelujahJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
33The Staple SingersWill The Circle Be UnbrokenFolk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2Amazon
34The Dixie HummingbirdsChristian's Automobile20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon

Elvis’ Roots

The influence of gospel, blues, country, and tradition has always informed the music of Elvis…and while we’re not digging too far into the later works, we’ll go sit with Elvis on the sofa with our ears to the Victrola and the crackling of WDIA Memphis and the smattering of black blues and gospel over the air. We’ll hear The Carters, Jimmy Reed, Smiley Lewis, Little Junior Parker, Mahalia Jackson, and a couple dozen more in this episode. Keep an ear out for some rare recordings including those whose meager popularity evaporated once Elvis went on to cover them. Names like Joe Dowell, The Eagles (not the LA band), Deacon Tom Foger, and Charlie Blackwell bely their contributions to the Elvis catalog.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Big Mama ThorntonHound DogBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]Amazon
2Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass BoysBlue Moon Of KentuckyColumbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden AgeAmazon
3Ernest TubbI Love You BecauseThe Texas Troubadour ([Disc 2] – Slippin' Around (The Hits Vol.2)Amazon
4Gene AustinLove Letters In The SandA Time To RelaxAmazon
5Eddy ArnoldIt's a SinCountry & Western Hit Parade 1947Amazon
6Red FoleyOld ShepTennessee Saturday NightAmazon
7The Lone Star CowboysJust BecauseEast Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)Amazon
8The Carter FamilyI'm Working On A BuildingThe Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]Amazon
9Deacon Tom Foger & The Camp Meeting ChoirWorking On The BuildingPowerhouse GospelAmazon
10Kokomo ArnoldMilk Cow BluesBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
11Arthur GunterBaby Let's Play HouseThe Best Of Excello RecordsAmazon
12Jimmy ReedBig Boss ManThe Very Best of Jimmy ReedAmazon
13Jimmy ReedBaby What You Want Me To DoThe Very Best of Jimmy ReedAmazon
14Arthur Big Boy CrudupSo Glad You're MineRock Me Mama (The Blues Collection Vol.47)Amazon
15Arthur Big Boy CrudupSo Glad You're MineRock Me Mama (The Blues Collection Vol.47)Amazon
16Little Junior ParkerMystery TrainBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
17Little RichardLong Tall SallySpecialty Profiles: Larry WilliamsAmazon
18Chuck BerryPromised LandThe Chess Box Disc 2Amazon
19Lloyd PriceLawdy Miss ClawdyDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
20The EaglesTrying To Get To YouMercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 1]Amazon
21Smiley LewisOne NightI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3Amazon
22Clyde McPhatter & The DriftersMoney HoneyBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume FourAmazon
23Roy BrownGood Rockin' TonightGettin' Funky [Disc 3] – The HitmakersAmazon
24Ivory Joe HunterI Need You SoThe Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter : 1947 – 1950Amazon
25Billy Bunn & His BuddiesThat's When Your Heartaches BeginMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53Amazon
26Charlie BlackwellThe Girl of My Best FriendGems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)Amazon
27Big Joe TurnerShake, Rattle & RollLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
28Sister Rosetta TharpeI BelieveSister Rosetta TharpeAmazon
29The Golden Gate QuartetJoshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946)Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)Amazon
30Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersPeace In The ValleyThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
31Mahalia JacksonHow Great Thou ArtGospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 1]Amazon
32Sister Rosetta TharpePrecious MemoriesSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)Amazon
33Joe DowellWooden HeartEasy Listening Gold 1960-1961Amazon
34Glen Gray & The Casa Lorne OrchestraBlue MoonBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon

Free Form – January 2018

We open 2018 with a mix of jazz, R&B, New Orleans piano, gospel, and country… nothing that you would not expect from the show. Here’s hoping to something much better from all of us…as a democracy and a society. While the 1 percent have fooled the desperate we’ll be spending time with the passions of Ivie Anderson, Ray Charles, Madeline Bell, Doug Sahm, and Sam Cooke to keep our hearts, minds, and eyes on the prize. Join Dave Stroud for a free form exploration of American roots music every other Friday morning at 9am on KOWS and weekly (Friday evenings at 9) on KWTF.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Blossom DearieEverything I've GotGot Nothing But SongAmazon
2Professor LonghairMean Old WorldFess: The Professor Longhair AAmazon
3Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersMean Old WorldThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
4Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalistFree At Las'2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black MusicAmazon
5Anthony ButlerJudgement's Coming SoonMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
6Cowboy JunkiesJesus Is Coming SoonGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
7Madeline BellCan't Get Used To Losing YouBell's A Poppin'Amazon
8Laura LeeUp Tight, Good ManThe Muscle Shoals SoundAmazon
9Jean WellsHave a Little MercyDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1Amazon
10Varetta DillardI Can't Help MyselfGot You On My MindAmazon
11The OriolesYou Belong to MeBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
12The CommandsNo Time For YouEccentric Soul: The Dynamic LabelAmazon
13Slim GaillardBlue HeavenABC Of The Blues Vol 12Amazon
14The Cats & The FiddleDarling, Can't We Make A DateThe Very Best OfAmazon
15Ivie AndersonI'm Checkin' Out, Goo'm ByeAn Introduction To Ivie AndersonAmazon
16Ivie AndersonOh Babe! Maybe SomedayAn Introduction To Ivie AndersonAmazon
17Louis JordanI Seen What'cha DoneJumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]Amazon
18Ray Charles & Willie NelsonSeven Spanish AngelsThe Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 4]Amazon
19Willie NelsonLet's Face The Music And DanceLet's Face The Music And DanceAmazon
20Asleep at the WheelDance With Who Brung YouThe Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970Amazon
21Leon McAuliffeTulsa, Straight AheadTulsa Straight AheadAmazon
22Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex WilliamsBetter Do It NowShame On YouAmazon
23Doug SahmI Wanna Be Your Mama AgainBest of Sir Douglas 68-75Amazon
24Bruce DaigrepontAcadie A la LouisianeAlligator Stomp 3: Cajun Zydeco ClassicsAmazon
25Elijah & The EbonitesHot Grits!!!Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul LabelAmazon
26Lee DorseyWork, Work, WorkThe Ep Collection…PlusAmazon
27Bo DiddleyYou Can't Judge A Book By It's CoverThe Chess BoxAmazon
28Magic SamFeels So Good (I Wanna Boogie)Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues ClassicsAmazon
29Howlin' WolfSmokestack Lightnin'Blues From HellAmazon
30Ella Mae MorseJumpin' JackJumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]Amazon
31The Boswell SistersGee, But I'd Like To Make You HappyThe Object Of My AffectionAmazon
32Ethel WatersStormy WeatherThe Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club StompAmazon
33Juan GabrielHave You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)Quiero CreedenceAmazon

Who We Lost in 2017

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.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fats DominoMy Girl JosephineA Lot Of DominosAmazon
2Paul Kanter & Jefferson StarshipThe Baby TreeBlows Against The EmpireAmazon
3Rosalie SorrelsRock, Salt And NailsCover to Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]Amazon
4Harry Dean StantonBlue Eyes Crying In The RainPartly FictionAmazon
5Mark SelbyMake Me a Pallet on Your FloorAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
6Wayne CochranLast Kiss30 Country Hits – A History of Country MusicAmazon
7Chuck BerryBack In The U.S.A.Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
8Sonny BurgessRed Headed WomanRockin' Memphis [Disc 3]Amazon
9The Allman Brothers BandMelissaStand Back: The Anthology Disc 1Amazon
10Tower Of PowerYou're Still A Young ManArt Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And RollAmazon
11The Main IngredientEverybody Plays the Fool70s Music Explosion – MiraclesAmazon
12Sister SledgeWe Are FamilyUltimate DiscoAmazon
13J. Geils BandGive It To MeMust Have Got LostAmazon
14Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersDon't Do Me Like ThatDamn the TorpedoesAmazon
15The SmithereensBlood & RosesBlown to Smithereens: The Best of the SmithereensAmazon
16Lonnie BrooksMr. Hot ShotStompin' 3Amazon
17SteamNa Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969Amazon
18Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James CottonWhen The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led ZeppelinAmazon
19Della ReeseDon't You KnowMagic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)Amazon
20Keely Smith/Louis PrimaThat Old Black MagicUltra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & SwinginAmazon
21Dean Martin & Jerry LewisEv'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New YorkThe Capitol Years [Disc 1]Amazon
22The Partridge FamilyI Think I Love YouHave A Nice Day: Super Hits Of The '70s, Vol. 3Amazon
23Al JarreauWe're In This Love TogetherBMG Vol. 03 Disc 01 1981-1983Amazon
24D.L. MenardThe Back DoorThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
25Mel TillisWho's JulieOnly Country – 1965-1969Amazon
26Don WilliamsAmandaThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
27Glen CampbellRhinestone Cowboy70s Music Explosion – Magic Disc 2Amazon
28Johnny CashRusty CageUnchainedAmazon
29Steely DanReeling in the YearsA Decade of Steely DanAmazon
30The RochesWedding Bell BluesTime & Love, The Music of Laura NyroAmazon
31James BrownFunky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)In the Jungle GrooveAmazon
32James BrownCold SweatCD of JB II: Cold Sweat and Other Soul ClassicsAmazon

The Hangman’s Rope

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.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny CashI Hung My HeadAmerican IV: Man Comes AroundAmazon
2Gurf MorlixTheyre Hangin Me TonightThe Executioner's Last Songs, Volume 3Amazon
3Johnny BondAt Dawn I DieThe Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)Amazon
4Marty RobbinsThe Hanging TreeAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
5Peter, Paul & MaryHangmanSee What Tomorrow BringsAmazon
6Marty StuartHangmanGhost Train: The Studio B SessionsAmazon
7Ralston Bowles and May Erlewine-BernardHangmanDear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean RitchieAmazon
8Cowboy CopasHangman BoogieHillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4]Amazon
9The Pine Valley Cosmonauts & Puerto MuertoThe Hangman's SongThe Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 1Amazon
10Al DeanHangmanThe Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)Amazon
11LeadbellyGallows PoleToo Late, Too Late – Vol. 12 – 1917-48Amazon
12Furry LewisJudge Harsh BluesFurry Lewis 1927 – 1929Amazon
13Brownie McGheeHangman's BluesThe Folkways Years (1945-1959)Amazon
14Blind Lemon JeffersonHangman's BluesComplete Recordings Vol. 3Amazon
15Blind Lemon JeffersonElectric ChairBlues Images Presents 1920's Blues Classics, Vol. 13Amazon
16Lonesome JohnnyDeath RowThe Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)Amazon
17Jimmy MinorDeath RowThe Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)Amazon
18Porter Wagoner(I Heard That) Lonesome WhistleThe Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)Amazon
19Dave AlvinSonora's Death RowWest of the WestAmazon
20Lee HazelwoodThe Girl On Death RowTwisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2Amazon
21Johnny CashThe Mercy SeatAmerican III: Solitary ManAmazon
22Bessie SmithSend Me To The Lectric ChairEmpress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD A, 1926-1928)Amazon
23Booker T. & the MG'sHang 'Em HighThe Very Best of Booker T. & the MG'sAmazon
24Hoyle MillerTwelve Years On Death RowThe Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)Amazon
25Steve EarleWalking Down Death RowIf I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2Amazon
26The Blue Sky BoysStory Of The Knoxville GirlAbsolutely BluegrassAmazon
27Bob DylanSeven CursesThe Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 [Disc 2]Amazon
28Joan BaezGeordieThe First 10 YearsAmazon
29The Pine Valley Cosmonauts & Dean SchlabowskeGary Gilmore's EyesThe Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 1Amazon