We’re at it again! Excavations below the crust of some pretty simple-minded teenage pap that seemed to occupy the Billboard Top 100 in the year 1960. Marketers had found the right blend of country, rhythm, pop, sentimentality and rock and this led to a churning out of as much and as they could as fast was possible. The result was a mixed bag: quantity over quality in most cases. We call it spit-balling these days. We’ll dig into the substrate of popular music that did not make the Top 40, and in some cases, the Top 100. We’ll hear from Wanda Jackson, Billy Bland, Donnie Brooks, Johnny Preston, Esther Phillips, and a few dozen others in this week’s show. Not withstanding what we do here, we have to consistently remind ourselves of the classic Tony Soprano quote: “’Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation.” So, we’re mining for the ones we don’t necessarily remember. And the big news? It’s a rare two-parts-over-two-weeks extravaganza. Hope you can join in!
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
John D Loudermilk
Tobacco Road
You Heard It Here First!
2
Wanda Jackson
Dona'a Wan'a
Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
3
Peter Sellers & Sophie Loren
Goodness Gracious Me
The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 3
4
The Flares
Hotcha Cha-Cha Brown
Foot Stompin'
5
Sugar Pie DeSanto
I Want to Know
100 Northern Soul Classics
6
Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra
Takin' Care Of Business
Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3)
7
Billy Bland
Let The Little Girl Dance
The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960
8
Larry Hall
Sandy
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
9
Varetta Dillard
A Little Bitty Tear
Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
10
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Finger Poppin' Time
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
11
Earl King
Come On, Pt. 1
Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1960-1964
12
Ernie K-Doe
A Certain Girl
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
13
Skip & Flip
Cherry Pie (1960 #11)
Greatest Hit Singles Collection
14
Donnie Brooks
Mission Bell
The Teen Years Collection: Volume 1- Dream Lover [Disc 2]
15
Manos Hadjidakis
Main Title: Never On Sunday
Never On Sunday
16
The Mark II
Night Theme
Banana Split for My Baby
17
The String-A-Longs
Wheels
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
18
The Piltdown Men
Brontosaurus Stomp
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
19
Esther Phillips
Wild Child
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
20
Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
21
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
22
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
23
Joe Jones
You Talk Too Much
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 1]
24
Ral Donner
The Girl Of My Best Friend
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
25
The Everly Brothers
When Will I Be Loved
The Complete Cadence Recordings 1957-1960 Disc 2
26
Johnny Preston
Cradle Of Love
Running Bear
27
Little Willie John
Sleep
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
28
Paul Evans
Happy-Go-Lucky-Me
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
29
The Safaris
Image of a Girl
Teen Ballads
30
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Stay
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 2]
31
Sam Cooke
Wonderful World
Greatest Hits
32
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around & Fall In Love)
First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [Disc 2]
33
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
Hey Boba Lou
The Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
34
Bobby Vee
Devil Or Angel
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
Spring is knock-knock-knocking…and our Supreme Court is push-push-pushing back on the idea of Emperor Grandpa McFuddlepants. And why not? They created it. But here, we’re busy painting the town with hope and there’s a sense that there’s something in the air as this week’s show leans on the fabric of Americana sounds to get us through yet another week of hate speech from Pennsylvania Avenue. We’ll apply an salve of sweet sounds from Jerry Garcia, Jackie Wilson, Townes Van Zandt, Billie Holiday, and that late local luminary and bard about town Dan Hicks in this week’s show. It’s a free form dance we’re taking on so I hope you make time or, if you can’t catch us live on KOWS, you can catch up on our archives posted on Podomatic at https://deeperroots.podomatic.com
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Something in the Air
Greatest Hits
2
Marshall Crenshaw
Who Stole That Train
Miracle of Science
3
Them
Baby Please Don't Go
Them Featuring Van Morrison
4
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Anyway The Wind Blows
Anyway The Wind Blows
5
John Hiatt
Radio Girl
Slug Line
6
Townes Van Zandt
(Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
Townes Van Zandt
7
Charley Crockett
Jamestown Ferry
Lonesome Drifter
8
Ray Charles
Take These Chains from My Heart
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
9
Jackie Wilson
I Just Can't Help It
The Jackie Wilson Story [Sony]
10
Little Jimmy Dickens
I Can't Help It
The Old Country Church/Raisin' The Dickens
11
James Hunter Six
Can't Help Myself
Nick of Time
12
Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra
Big Mamou
Barrell House Boogie and the Blues
13
David Lindley
Your Old Lady
El Rayo-X
14
Aereo-Plain Band/John Hartford
Keep on Truckin'
Steam Powered Aereo-Takes
15
Hot Tuna
Keep On Truckin'
Burgers
16
Jorma Kaukonen
Big River Blues
Blue Country Heart
17
Maria Muldaur
It Ain't The Meat, It's The Motion
Maria Muldaur
18
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)
The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
19
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
Canned Music
The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
20
Jerry Garcia
Deal
Garcia
21
The Youngbloods
Grizzly Bear
Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
22
Sonny James
Innocent Lies
Singles
23
Billie Holiday
God Bless the Child
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
24
Jackson Browne
These Days
The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
Put another nickel in that nickelodeon ‘cause rhythm saved the world. This week on Deeper Roots we’re spinning up songs about the jukebox, hit records, little bitty records, disc jockey pleas, and swinging syncopated rhythms from across the past century. That’s right, we’re taking a trip across ninety years featuring jazz from Jimmie Lunceford, country from the Sons of the Pioneers, gospel from the Chuck Wagon Gang, and swinging send-ups from Louis Armstrong, NRBQ, Slim Gaillard, and The Sensations. Well, you can also count on more from the usual suspects in this week’s thematic celebration of the very best of Americana. Whether that’s reaching out to the jukebox, the DJ or that record hawker…we’ve got two hours of rhythm here on KOWS Community Radio. Spend your time with music, not your hard earned dough on this day of resistance.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Commercial
Nuclear Survival Course Record Album (1954)
Rock'N'Roll & Rock-A-Billy Inferno
2
The Sensations
Please Mr Disc Jockey
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
3
Fred Astaire
Music Makes Me
American Songbook Series
4
Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven
The Music Goes Round And Round
Me & Orson Welles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
5
Louis Prima
The Music Goes 'Round and Around
Capitol Collectors Series
6
Louis Armstrong
Rhythm Saved The World
Rhythm Saved The World
7
Tex Beneke, The Modernaires
Jukebox Saturday Night
Stagedoor Canteen Music Of The War Years Vol 1
8
Jimmie Lunceford
Rhythm Is Our Business
An Introduction To Jimmie Lunceford
9
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
10
Three Sharps And A Flat
That's The Rhythm
Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
11
Ella Fitzgerald
Vote For Mr Rhythm
The Millenium Anthology – Ella Fitzgerald [Disc 3]
12
Ella Fitzgerald
My Last Affair
The Millenium Anthology – Ella Fitzgerald
13
Fats Waller
Music Maestro Please
Music Maestro Please
14
The Cats & The Fiddle
Mr. Rhythm Man
The Very Best Of
15
Slim Gaillard
Jumpin' At The Record Shop
Vout For Voutoreenes
16
The Mills Brothers
Rhythm Saved The World
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
17
George Kent
Hello, I'm A Jukebox
The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
18
Boyd Bennett & His Rockets
Cool Disc Jockey
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio Vol.5
19
Sons of the Pioneers
Syncopated Rhythm
Songs of the Prairie – CD4
20
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jukebox Junky
Killer Country
21
Brook Benton
Hit Record
Mercury 1962
22
Charles Senns
Dig Me A Crazy Record
One More Record Please
23
Norma Jean
I Heard the Jukebox Playing
1965-1966
24
Willie Nelson
Mr. Record Man
One More Record Please
25
Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Jones On the Jukebox
Set Two
26
Chuck Wagon Gang/George Jones
Turn Your Radio On
70th Anniversary
27
Bill Kirchen
Little Bitty Record
King of Dieselbilly: Classic Kirchen
28
NRBQ
Music Goes Round And Around
Tiddly Winks
29
BR5-49
A1 On The Jukebox
Dog Days
30
The Blasters
Border Radio
Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)
Country, gospel, and rhythm and blues are the major arteries that flow to the heart of Americana musical traditions, each influencing the other through shared themes of storytelling, emotion, and spirituality. Gospel’s uplifting harmonies and spiritual fervor inspired both the heartfelt narratives of country music and the soulful expressions of rhythm and blues. Similarly, rhythm and blues infused gospel energy into secular music, while country music borrowed melodic and vocal elements from both genres. The “golden age” of these genres is often considered to be the mid-20th century, roughly the 1940s through the 1960s, when their innovation and cross-pollination laid the groundwork for modern popular music, including rock and roll. This week on Deeper Roots we’re going to flip through some classic old records (as we love to do) and highlight the morning with performances from the likes of Otis Spann, Merle Travis, Sue Foley, Sturgill Simpson, and a few dozen others.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Margie Singleton
Old Records
One More Record Please
2
Seasick Steve
Dark
Man from Another Time (Bonus Version)
3
Sturgill Simpson
Breakers Roar
A Sailor's Guide To Earth
4
The Everly Brothers
Bowling Green
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
5
The Kossoy Sisters
Bowling Green
Bluegrass Jamboree
6
Merle Travis
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Ash Grove 12/9/1966
7
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
We've Got a Live One Here!
8
The Louvin Brothers
There's A Grave In The Wave Of The Ocean
Close Harmony [Disc 7]
9
Hart Valley Drifters
Nine Pound Hammer
Folk Time
10
Van Morrison
Dark Night Of The Soul
Three Chords And The Truth
11
The Riders Of The Purple Sage
Cool Water (Radio)
Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
12
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
13
The Soul Stirrers
Jesus I'll Never Forget [Album Version]
The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture
14
Mahalia Jackson
Dark Was The Night
Moving On Up A Little Higher
15
Bing Crosby
Down to the Old Ox Road
Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1
16
Sue Foley
Freight Train
One Guitar Woman
17
Porter Wagoner
Banks of the Ohio
1968 (Warped 6846)
18
Roy Rogers with Country Washburne
My Chickashay Girl
26 All-Time Country Classics
19
Merle Haggard
Time Changes Everything
The Peer Sessions
20
Jimmie Dolan
The Wheel That Does The Squeakin'
Juke Box Boogie
21
Raul Malo
Weary Blues from Waitin'
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
22
Ted Daffan's Texans
Born To Lose
26 All-Time Country Classics
23
Norridge Mayhams And The Blue Chips
I'm A Rattlesnakin' Daddy
Norridge Mayhams and The Blue Chips
24
Mae West
I'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For Love
He was a member of Nashville’s A-Team. He invented the electric guitar ‘fuzz’ effect by accident in a Marty Robbins recording session. He played on some of the most recognizable hit songs and landmark albums; not just country but rock, soul, folk, country rock and released some jazz guitar albums of his own. You can hear his work day in and day out: the Spanish-style acoustic work on Marty’s El Paso, the opening and unforgettable lick on Roy Orbison’s Oh Pretty Woman, plus dozens upon dozens more. He was one of the most sought after session men in the industry. Oh, and his jazz work with Mancini, Hirt and Fountain were followed by a gig as session leader for Vanguard Records’ album releases of Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Country Joe. If there’s a word that goes a step beyond prolific, it describes Grady Martin. Join us for a show that celebrates the legend.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman
Shades of Roy Orbison
2
Grady Martin & Don Cherry
Long John Boogie
Grady Martin
3
Mimi Roman
Little Lovin'
Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 1
4
Patsy Cline
Stop, Look and Listen
Rockin' Patsy
5
Janis Martin
Will You Willyum
Grady Martin
6
Roy Hall
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Grady Martin
7
Red Foley
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
8
Red Foley, Grady Martin
Pinball Boogie
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
9
Red Foley
My Window Faces South
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
10
Burl Ives With Grady Martin & His Slew Foot Five
Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
11
Marvin Rainwater
Whole Lotta Woman
Whole Lotta Woman
12
Jimmy Lloyd
Where The Rio De Rosa Flows
Grady Martin
13
Red Sovine
How Do You Think I Feel
Grady Martin
14
Brenda Lee
Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)
Brenda Lee Rocks
15
Johnny Horton
I'm Coming Home
Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)
16
Johnny Burnette
The Train Kept A Rollin'
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
17
Warner Mack
Roc-A-Chicka
Rock'N'Roll & Rock-A-Billy Inferno
18
Autry Inman
Mary Nell
Grady Martin
19
Marty Robbins
Don't Worry
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
20
Lefty Frizzell
Saginaw, Michigan (Grady Martin)
Classic Country
21
Marty Robbins
El Paso
A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)
22
Elvis Presley
Please Don't Drag That String Around
From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
23
Joe Henderson
Snap Your FIngers
Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
24
Ray Price
For The Good Times
Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound
25
Brenda Lee
I'm Sorry
Miss Dynamite
26
Jeanne Pruett
Satin Sheets
Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
27
Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner's Daughter
Classic Country: 1970-1974
28
Willie Nelson
On The Road Again
One Hell Of A Ride
29
Sammi Smith
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Country Ladies
30
Conway Twitty
Don't Cry No More
Grady Martin
31
Johnny Horton
Honky Tonk Man
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
A sleepy time themed collection this week as we take a deep dive into classic sounds from the past and present, all with a blend of sentiments we hold close as midnight approaches. We’ll have some old doo wop and early rock chestnuts from Jesse Belvin, The Fleetwoods, The Valentines and The Spaniels with just the right amount of rock, R&B and country. That means a little bit of Fats Domino, some rockabilly from Charline Arthur and Sonny Burgess, middling pop from Doris Day, Jimmy Durant and Dean Martin in store. Little Jimmy Dickens, Milton Brown and Swamp Dogg will also fill the air with country and blues. Friday mornings are the time to tune in for a fresh dose of America’s music from the past 100 years hear on KOWS-LP, Occidental, streaming to all of Planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Be sure to install the Radio Rethink app on your Apple device and look us up. We’d be glad to have you.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Fats Domino
Sleeping on the Job
This Is Gold Disc 2
2
Doris Day
A Little Kiss Goodnight
The Vintage Years Part Two
3
Jimmy Durante
I'll See You in My Dreams
As Time Goes By: Best of
4
Dean Martin
I Love the Way You Say Goodnight
Cocktail Hour Disc 2
5
Les Paul and The Andrews Sisters feat Vic Schoen & His Orchestra
It's A Pity To Say Goodnight
Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]
6
Linda Scott
Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?
The Complete Hits Of Linda Scott
7
The Spaniels
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
8
The Valentines
Don't Say Goodnight
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
9
Jesse Belvin
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)
Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats
10
The Fleetwoods
(Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams
Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
11
Roy Orbison
Goodnight
The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
12
Aaron Neville
I Bid You Goodnight
Warm Your Heart
13
Los Lobos
Goodnight My Love
La Bamba
14
North Mississippi Allstars
Bid You Goodnight
Prayer for Peace
15
Harry Nilsson
Are You Sleeping?
The Point!
16
The Tokens
Dream Angel Goodnight
Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens
17
The Weavers
Goodnight Irene
Best Of Decca Years
18
Charline Arthur
Kiss The Baby Goodnight
Welcome To The Club
19
Little Jimmy Dickens
A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed
Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
20
Sonny Burgess
A Kiss Goodnight
Rock n' Roll Legend
21
Swamp Dogg
Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis)
Sorry You Couldn't Make It
22
Los Lobos
Let's Say Goodnight
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
23
Loudon Wainwright III
Where the Whippoorwill is Whispering Goodnight
High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project
24
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
A Thousand Goodnights
Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
25
Hank Snow
Goodnight Little Buckaroo
We'll Never Say Goodbye
26
Johnnie Taylor
Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed [Single Version]
The Very Best Of Johnnie Taylor
27
Shirelles
Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye
The Shirelles
28
The McGuire Sisters
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
The Mid-'50s
29
Barbara Mandrell
Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1]
30
Vera Lynn
Goodnight Children Everywhere
A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
31
The Gumm Sisters
Where The Butterflies Kiss The Buttercups Goodnight
It was without question a natural progression. All of the attributes that country inherited from gospel, blues, and jazz resulted in what amounted to competition in the charts (and in some mid-century cultural clashes). Although The Beatles had suggested a kinship with mid-sixties tributes to Buck Owens and Chet Atkins, the only comfortable way to make the marriage work was to have it come from other directions…specifically from cultural prods of Nudie suits, coupled with folk and country nudges, and the inevitable respect for the music. Gram Parsons’ influence on the late sixties rise of something they called ‘country rock’ is easy to find but Dylan’s John Wesley Harding album from 1968, The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and Leon Russell’s alter-ego Hank Wilson opened the doors to a sound that swept the charts. We’ll hear some originals, covers, and a whole lot more in this week’s Deeper Roots. Hope y’all can join us.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Gram Parsons
Streets Of Baltimore
G.P. / Grievous Angel
2
Gram Parsons
The New Soft Shoe
G.P. / Grievous Angel
3
The Beatles
Act Naturally
Help! [UK]
4
Buck Owens
Act Naturally
Remember the Titans: An Original Walt Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film)
5
The Byrds
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
6
The Byrds
The Christian Life
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
7
The Louvin Brothers
The Christian Life
Long Play Collection
8
Tex Ritter
Blue Canadian Rockies
Have I Stayed Away Too Long
9
The Byrds
Blue Canadian Rockies
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
10
Bob Dylan
John Wesley Harding
John Wesley Harding
11
Leon Russell
She Thinks I Still Care
Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
12
Leon Russell
I'll Sail My Ship Alone
Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
13
Leon Russell
Uncle Pen
Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
14
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Uncle Pen
Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2]
15
Moon Mullican
I'll Sail My Ship Alone
The Very Best Of
16
George Jones
She Thinks I Still Care
Swingers [Original Soundtrack]
17
Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons
Love Hurts
Duets
18
The Louvin Brothers
The Angels Rejoiced Last Night
Close Harmony [Disc 4]
19
Emmylou Harris/Gram Parsons
The Angels Rejoiced Last Night
Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 1
20
Hank Williams
Half as Much
24 Greatest
21
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers
Half As Much
At The Ryman [Live]
22
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers
Cattle Call
At The Ryman [Live]
23
Tex Owens
Cattle Call
Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
24
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers
Get Up John
At The Ryman [Live]
25
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Get Up John
Bill Monroe: Anthology
26
Neil Young
Oh, Lonesome Me
After the Gold Rush
27
Various Artists
Don Gibson – Oh Lonesome Me
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 7
28
Jackson Browne
Red Neck Friend (LP Version)
For Everyman
29
Eagles
Take It Easy
Selected Works 1972-1999: The Early Years
30
Bob Dylan
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
John Wesley Harding
31
Linda Ronstadt
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4
32
Asleep at the Wheel
Ida Red
A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions)
33
George Jones
You're Still On My Mind
Complete Collection 1960-1962 [Disc 4] individual albums
While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
99-1/2 Won't Do [Live]
The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
2
Annie Mae & Fred McDowell
I'm Going Over The Hill
The Essential Guide To Gospel
3
Stringbean
Going Over the Hill
Layin' Low
4
John Martyn
Over the Hill
Couldn't Love You More
5
Mahalia Jackson
Just Over the Hill
Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson
6
Buck Owens
Goin' Down To The River
Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4]
7
Alison Krauss
Down To The River To Pray
Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000
8
Ray Charles
I'm Going Down To The River
Ain't That Fine
9
Suzy Boggus
It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters
Prayin' For Sunshine
10
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Going Down The River
The First Recordings
11
Etta Baker & Taj Mahal
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
12
Bobby Bare
Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning
Darker Than Light
13
Down Like Silver
To the River
Light That Match – Single
14
Lead Belly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Best Of Leadbelly
15
The Browns
In the Pines
Classics 1960 (Warped 6062)
16
Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines
The Folkway Years: 1959-1961
17
Robert Johnson
Crossroads Blues
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
18
Elmore James
Standing At The Crossroads
Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
19
The Million Dollar Quartet
Great Speckled Bird
The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
20
Buzz Cason
Hats Off to Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
21
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.
There's A Tear In My Beer
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
22
Hank Williams, Jr.
Tee Tot Song
Almeria Club
23
Dallas Wayne
Crank the Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
24
Pat Johnson
Hank And Tee Tot
Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48
25
Washboard Sam
Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]
That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)
This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Little Milton
We're Gonna Make It
Chess Blues Disc 4
2
Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2]
3
Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
4
Cat Power
Aretha, Sing One For Me
Jukebox
5
Aretha Franklin
Don't Play That Song
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
6
Jimmy Reed
Hush-Hush
The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics
7
Willie Nelson
I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
A Beautiful Time
8
Chris Isaak
Only the Lonely
Baja Sessions
9
J.J. Cale
I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Okie
10
Pokey LaFarge
Home Home Home
Rhumba Country
11
The Mavericks
That's Not My Name
Suited Up and Ready… – EP
12
Esquivel
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
13
The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band
The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
14
Bob Moore & His Orchestra
Mexico
Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
15
Louis Jordan
Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
Number Ones
16
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
17
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Spanish Flea
Definitive Hits
18
Herbie Hancock
Rockit
Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1]
19
Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson
It's A Lovely Day Today
Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
20
Julie London
Watermelon Man
Wild Cool and Swingin'
21
Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
Vol. 3-Blues Roots
22
B.B. King
Why I Sing the Blues
Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
23
Gale Garnett
We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2]
It’s our annual look back paying respect to some of the greats who we lost this past year. We find ourselves saying goodbye to a number of artists who contributed in their own way to America’s popular culture…in music. I’ll be sharing the names of the many contributors from the halls of country, jazz, pop, rock, and beyond. Time demands a filter which is based on direct lines of roots descent; either by song selection, expression of a genre, or by Americana popular cultural influence. I’m going to try to keep the talk to a minimum so I can catch you up on many of the artists…and I’m also going to be limiting some of the music to 30 second clips because, frankly…this was another year of loss. ….and I’m sure there are more of the obscure that we just couldn’t fit into our roll call. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Bill Hayes
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Your Hit Parade – 1955
2
Les McCann
Blues 5
Drivin' Blues
3
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Mas Que Nada
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
4
Quincy Jones
Soul Bossa Nova
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
5
Chita Rivera
All That Jazz
Ultimate Broadway
6
Steve Lawrence
Pretty Blue Eyes
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
7
Mitzi Gaynor
Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (South Pacific)
Golden Memories of Stage & Screen – Disk 2
8
Jack Jones
This Could Be the Start of Something
Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
9
James Darren
Goodbye Cruel World
The Best Of James Darren
10
The Collins Kids
Hot Rod
The Oxford American Southern Music CD No. 6
11
The Shangri-Las
Sophisticated Boom Boom
Myrmidons of Melodrama
12
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
13
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Especially for You / Girls! Girls ! Girls!
14
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
A Little Too Much
Book of Love – The Argo Records Story [Disc 1]
15
Cissy Houston
Deep River/Campground
Testify! The Gospel Box
16
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
Stay
Doo Wop Box Disc 4
17
Marlena Shaw
Go Away Little Boy
Chess Uptown Soul
18
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Ultimate Collection
19
The Spinners
It's a Shame
One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
20
Melanie
Brand New Key
70s Music Explosion – Miracles
21
J.D. Souther
You're Only Lonely
You're Only Lonely
22
Martin Mull
Eggs
Martin Mull
23
Moby Grape
8:05
Moby Grape
24
The Grateful Dead
Box of Rain
American Beauty
25
John Mayall
Room to Move
The Turning Point
26
The Allman Brothers Band
Revival
Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
27
Dave Loggins
Please Come To Boston
Classic Soft Rock [Disc 2]
28
It's a Beautiful Day
White Bird
Walk on the Moon
29
Brewer & Shipley
One Toke Over The Line
70s Music Explosion
30
Eric Carmen
Hungry Eyes
The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection: The Flame [Disc 2]
31
Greg Kihn
The Breakup Song (Re-Recorded)
True Kihnfessions (Re-Recorded Versions)
32
Mojo Nixon
Elvis Is Everywhere
Bo-Day-Shus!!!
33
Kinky Friedman
Rapid City, South Dakota
Kinky Friedman
34
The Oak Ridge Boys
Elvira
The Best Of Classic Country 80's
35
Kris Kristofferson
Me And Bobby McGee
Kristofferson
36
Toby Keith/Willie Nelson
Beer for My Horses
Lost Highway
37
Jo-El Sonnier
Tear-Stained Letter
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
38
Happy Traum
Church Street Blues (feat. Byron Isaacs, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams)
Just For the Love Of It
39
Rick Nelson
Travelin' Man
The Best of Rick Nelson, Vol. 2
40
Malcolm Holcombe
Bits and Pieces
Bits & Pieces
41
Barbara Dane
I Hate the Capitalist System
I Hate the Capitalist System
42
John "Spider John" Koerner
Duncan and Brady
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 3]
43
MC5
The American Ruse
Jon Savage's 1969-1971: Rock Dreams On 45 [Disc 2]
44
Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
Best Of NRJ
45
Monty Norman
James Bond Theme
Dr. No
46
Rachel Sweet
Everlasting Love
Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet
47
Ella Jenkins & Nannie McNeil
How Do You Do Ev'rybody? (Greeting Shout)
The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 1]
