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Who We Lost 2020

It’s hard to put into words the grief we have experienced over so many great performers lost this past year, including those who lost their battle to COVID-19. When assembling our annual list of tributes it became clear that no two hours would suffice so we’ll be doing some abbreviated observations to make sure they’re not forgotten. And we’ll also be thanking those behind the scenes, the songwriters, the session folks, and we’ll even have a short collection of British influencers who touched our lives with their talent. Tune in for a comprehensive and reflective show, our first Deeper Roots show of 2021, this new year that is filled with so much promise. And it’s likely that we can all agree that the bar couldn’t have fallen much lower than it did last year.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Fountains of Wayne Valley Winter Song Welcome Interstate Managers Amazon
2Bucky Pizzarelli Chicken a La Swing Green Guitar Blues / Cafi Pierre Trio Amazon
3McCoy Tyner Flapstick Blues Gold Encore Series – I Love A Piano Amazon
4Annie Ross Twisted Got Nothing But Song Amazon
5Bent Fabric Alley Cat (Classic Version) Jukebox Amazon
6Hal Singer Sextet Corn Bread The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 8 Amazon
7Bobby Lewis Tossin' and Turnin' Best of Answer Songs vol 4 Amazon
8Little Richard Rip It Up London American Label Year By Year 1956 Amazon
9Phil Phillips Sea Of Love Heatin' Up Amazon
10Rod Bernard This Should Go On Forever The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3) Amazon
11Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes and Connie Stevens Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1) Amazon
12Len Barry 1-2-3 Classic Rock 1965: The Beat Goes On Amazon
13Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons Rag Doll The Definitive Pop Collection Disc 1 Amazon
14The Chordettes Mr. Sandman Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1) Amazon
15Johnny Nash I Can See Clearly Now 70s Music Explosion – Miracles Amazon
16Millie Small My Boy Lollipop The Island Story: 1962-1987 – 25th Anniversary [Disc 1] Amazon
17Toots & The Maytals Pressure Drop The Harder They Come Amazon
18Tony Rice Cold On The Shoulder Cold On The Shoulder Amazon
19Jerry Jeff Walker Mr. Bojangles The Folk Years: Simple Song Of Freedom [Disc 2] Amazon
20Norma Tanega Walkin' My Cat Named Dog Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2] Amazon
21Trini Lopez If I Had A Hammer Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1] Amazon
22David Olney God Shaped Hole The Wheel Amazon
23John Prine Paradise German Afternoons Amazon
24Charley Pride Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone Superstars Of Country: Good Ol' Songs [Disc 1] Amazon
25Willie Nelson Me And Paul The Essential Willie Nelson Amazon
26Billy Joe Shaver I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal…But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday Amazon
27Kenny Rogers Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1] Amazon
28Jan Howard I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again Swing West 1: Bakersfield Amazon
29The Charlie Daniels Band The Devil Went Down To Georgia Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2] Amazon
30Justin Townes Earle Harlem River Blues Harlem River Blues [Explicit] Amazon
31Helen Reddy Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) Singers And Songwriters: 1973-1975 Amazon
32Betty Wright Clean Up Woman The Best of Betty Wright Amazon
33Bill Withers Use Me American Beauty Amazon
34The Emotions Best Of My Love Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture Amazon
35Mountain Mississippi Queen Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 1 Amazon
36Van Halen (Oh) Pretty Woman Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 7 Amazon
37The Merry-Go-Round (Emitt Rhodes) Live Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968 Amazon
38Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell Dueling Banjos Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics Amazon
39Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra For A Few Dollars More Music From The Good, The Bad And The Ugly & A Fistful of Dollars & For A Few Dollars More Amazon
40Vera Lynn We'll Meet Again 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 7 Amazon
41Chad & Jeremy Yesterday's Gone Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1] Amazon
42Ian Whitcomb You Turn Me On You Turn Me On: The Very Best of Ian Whitcomb Amazon
43The Spencer Davis Group Keep on Running The Finer Things Disc 1 Amazon
44Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders Game Of Love Wayne Fontana / It's Wayne Fontana Amazon
45Joan Jett With The Sex Pistols I Love Rock N' Roll [Early Version] (Alan Merrill COVID) Flashback Amazon
46Bill Pursell Our Winter Love Music to Shag By Amazon
47The Pointer Sisters Fire (Bonnie) From The Pointer Sisters With Love Amazon
48John Prine I Remember Everything I Remember Everything Amazon

Murder Most Foul

Our show this week is brought to you by a song, a narrative like no other Bob Dylan has ever produced. Murder Most Foul was released earlier this year as the first single from his latest album Rough and Rowdy Ways. It is a 16 minute narration of cultural reflection that speaks to the passing of time in the context of what has been lost and what still might be lost yet still celebrating our gains. The Kennedy assassination is one of those times that we reflect on, remembering the day that it happened with as much clarity as time permits. What Dylan does is use pastel images of ‘what was then’ with who we are now as he speaks to cultural touchstones in his (and our) life. And he warns us, once again, that the times are indeed changin’ and that we should likely hear this song as a storm warning. Tune into for a listen. Two hours of Deeper Roots this week.  You can also find out more about the Dylan song at https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/murder-most-foul-and-the-haunting-of-america.


No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Nina Simone Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
2Bob Dylan Murder Most Foul Murder Most Foul Amazon
3Louis Armstrong & All His Stars St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues) Satchmo Plays King Oliver Amazon
4Erroll Garner Trio Misty Your Hit Parade – 1954 Amazon
5Miles Davis Stella by Starlight '58 Sessions Amazon
6Julie London Cry Me A River Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl Amazon
7Nat King Cole On The Street Where You Live The World Of Nat King Cole Amazon
8Marie Knight The Old Rugged Cross Hallelujah What A Song! Amazon
9Etta James I'd Rather Go Blind Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
10The Platters Twilight Time Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) Amazon
11The Fleetwoods Tragedy American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961 Amazon
12Gerry & the Pacemakers – Freddie & the Dreamers Ferry Cross The Mersey Back 2 Back Hits Amazon
13Elvis Presley Long Black Limousine From Elvis in Memphis Amazon
14Lefty Frizzell Long Black Veil Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana Amazon
15The Kingston Trio Tom Dooley Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2] Amazon
16Marty Robbins El Paso All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
17Marilyn Monroe Happy Birthday To JFK The Essential Marilyn Monroe Amazon
18Lena Horne Love Me Or Leave Me RCA Records Label: The 1st Note in Black Music [Disc 3] Amazon
19The Beach Boys The Warmth of the Sun Endless Summer Amazon
20Ray Charles What'd I Say Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
21Larry Williams Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version] Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams Amazon
22The Staple Singers Wade In The Water Freedom Highway Amazon
23Elvis Presley Mystery Train Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song Amazon
24Billy Joel Only The Good Die Young The Stranger Amazon
25Richard Burton Camelot Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1] Amazon
26Toussaint McCall Nothing Takes The Place Of You Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2 Amazon
27The Animals Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Most of the Animals Amazon
28Billy Bob Thornton He Was A Friend Of MIne Private Radio Amazon

Saucy Rhythm Serenades

Rhythm & Blues is the order of the day. Join Dave Stroud for an entertaining blast of fresh sounds from the well of the past century. What’s old is always new if you haven’t heard it, right? The playlist this morning features songs about the night time from Ray Charles, honeydripper rocking from Big Joe Turner, doo wop serenades from the The Jive Bombers, bluesy torch sounds from Erma Franklin, and so much more. We’ll stretch the boundaries of R&B with Elvis, Lonnie Johnson, and a few more as we take on some saucy serenades and unruly pleas from performers from the thirties to the early sixties. All without malice of forethought, I assure you. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Tarheel Slim & Little Ann Anything For You (W. Little Ann) The Robin & Fire Years Amazon
2Big Joe Turner My Little Honeydripper Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3] Amazon
3Elvis Presley Dirty, Dirty Feeling The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1] Amazon
4Roy Hamilton Crazy Feelin' Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008] Amazon
5The Larks Ooh… It Feels So Good The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin' Amazon
6The Harlem Hamfats Little Girl Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 Amazon
7Lonnie Johnson It Feels So Good Pt. 2 (w/Spencer Williams) Complete Recordings Vol. 4 Amazon
8Blue Lu Barker Don't You Make Me High Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944 Amazon
9Big Joe Turner Don't You Make Me High Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3] Amazon
10State Street Swingers Don't Tear My Clothes No. 2 (C-1768) State Street Swingers (1936-1937) Amazon
11Irene Scruggs Must Get Mine In Front (Pm 13023, L-499-2) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932) Amazon
12Sam Cooke Soothe Me The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke Amazon
13The Jive Bombers Bad Boy Cry-Baby Amazon
14Ray Charles Night Time Is the Right Time The Birth of Soul Disc 3 Amazon
15Nappy Brown I'm Getting Lonesome Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1] Amazon
16Ruth Brown I Want To Do More Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
17Julia Lee The Curse Of An Aching Heart (06-13-47) 1947 Amazon
18Erma Franklin Piece of My Heart Something to Believe In Amazon
19Miss Baker You'd Better Find Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
20Billy Ward & The Dominoes My Baby'S 3-D (10-12-53) 1953-1954 Amazon
21Rosco Gordon Real Pretty Mama Let's Get High (B) Amazon
22Gladys Hill Please Don't Touch My Bowl Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3 Amazon
23Lil Green What's The Matter With Love Romance In The Dark Amazon
24Nellie Lutcher He's a Real Gone Guy Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2] Amazon
25Ruth Brown I Want To Do More R & B Years 1955 V.2 [Disc 2] Amazon
26Big Maybelle It's a Sin to Tell a Lie The Very Best Of Big Maybelle Amazon
27Clarence "Frogman" Henry I Told My Pillow More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country Amazon
28Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five A Man Ain't A Man Vol. 3-Blues Roots Amazon
29Rose Marie McCoy Dippin' In My Business Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
30Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends You Ain't Got It No More Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2 Amazon
31Ruth Brown I Wanna Do More Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2 Amazon
32Wynonie Harris Wasn't That Good Lovin' Machine Amazon
33The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan Turn The Lights Down Low Rhythm And Blues Caravan [Disc 3] Amazon
34Louis Jordan It's Full Or It Ain't No Good The Chronological Louis Jordan 1945-1946 Amazon
35Lil Green No Baby, No Body But You The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3] Amazon

Juneteenth 2020

On this most relevant of days, we’ll be digging through some of the important songs from the past century focusing on its meaning and significance. While the embodiment of the music could have touched on every genre because the influences are vast, we’ll settle on the inspirational sounds from every corner. Juneteenth is a jubilant, high energy celebration of a somber reality. First recognized in 1865 it is the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger led thousands of federal troops to Galveston, Texas to announce that the Civil War had ended, and slaves had been freed. Our observation on Deeper Roots includes tracks from Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, and gospel sounds galore leading off with Mahalia Jackson.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Mahalia Jackson I'm On My Way The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1] Amazon
2Morgan Freeman, Terence Blanchard The South The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1] Amazon
3Southern Sons Lift Every Voice & Sing Gospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2 Amazon
4The Clark Sisters Is My Living In Vain Is My Living In Vain Amazon
5The Staple Singers Wade In The Water Freedom Highway Amazon
6Bill Withers Harlem Best Of Bill Withers: Lean On Me Amazon
7Marvin Gaye Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2] Amazon
8The Sensational Nightingales Freedom After a While Great Gospel – People Get Ready Amazon
9Aretha Franklin Young, Gifted And Black Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon
10Billie Holiday Strange Fruit Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 2] Amazon
11Nina Simone Feeling Good Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends Amazon
12Nina Simone Mississippi Goddam Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
13Little Esther & the Dominoes The Deacon Moves In Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1 Amazon
14Fatso Bently Juneteenth Jamboree Swing-O-Rama : Hepcats Amazon
15SNCC Freedom Singers; Johnson, Bernice Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Freedom Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles) Amazon
16Coleman Brothers Raise A Rukus Tonight Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang Amazon
17Sam Cooke A Change Is Gonna Come Ain't That Good News Amazon
18Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters Amazon
19The Soul Stirrers Free At Last Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story: 1959 – 1965 [Disc 1] Amazon
20The Holmes Brothers Promised Land Promised Land Amazon
21Richie Havens Freedom Resume: The Best of Richie Havens Amazon
22The Staple Singers Swing Down, Chariot Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version) Amazon
23James Brown Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Pts. 1-2 Gold Disc 1 Amazon
24Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Wake Up Everybody The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2] Amazon
25Wyclef Jean Redemption Song America: A Tribute To Heroes [Disc 2] Amazon
26Terence Blanchard Closing Theme The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1] Amazon

Americana Covers 2019

There have been some great Americana sounds released this year and there is no sense in ignoring them, certainly. In fact, you can tune into Sonoma County Community Radio each week for Blue Moon Americana, broadcasting Thursday mornings at 5am on KOWS and 9am on KWTF. We’ll be spending some time covering the covers of tradition and some from the contemporary well this week on Deeper Roots. Tune in for some great sounds…truly. Fun covers of blues, gospel, folk, country, and jazz from the likes of Whitehorse, Jesse Dayton, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson and Kristi Jean & Her Ne’er-Do-Wells. We’ll hear everything from Amazing Grace to Redneck Friend this week on Deeper Roots. Check it out this Saturday evening,  a rebroadcast of a live show from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in Santa Rosa.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Ben Winship What's The Matter With the Well Toolshed Amazon
2Whitehorse Baby, What You Want Me To Do The Northern South, Vol. 2 [EP] Amazon
3Whitehorse Baby, Scratch My Back The Northern South, Vol. 2 [EP] Amazon
4Mercury Rev Big Boss Man (feat. Hope Sandoval) Bobbie Gentry's the Delta Sweete Revisited Amazon
5Beth Wood Slip Slidin Away The Long Road Amazon
6Bobtown American Girl Chasing the Sun Amazon
7Jesse Dayton Redneck Friend Mixtape Volume Amazon
8Chatham County Line The Last Time Sharing The Covers Amazon
9Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson With The Tennessee Valentines Feat. Billy Swan And Rachael Davis Lover Please (feat. Rachael Davis) Amour Amazon
10Steve Earle & The Dukes Dublin Blues Guy Amazon
11Steve Earle & The Dukes The Randall Knife Guy Amazon
12Willie Nelson My Favorite Picture of You Ride Me Back Home Amazon
13Just Whiskey O Death Second Hand Songs Amazon
14Guy Forsyth & Jeska Bailey Amazing Grace/House of the Rising Sun Conspirators Amazon
15Jason Ringenberg Farewell Angelina Stand Tall Amazon
16Davina & The Vagabonds I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track) Sugar Drops Amazon
17Kristi Jean & Her Ne'er-Do-Wells Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea Country-billy Collision Amazon
18Kristi Jean & Her Ne'er-Do-Wells Oakie Boogie Country-billy Collision Amazon
19Charley Crockett The Race is On Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza Amazon
20Kevin Deal Ring of Fire The Long Road Home Amazon
21Chatham County Line My Baby's Gone Sharing The Covers Amazon
22Rickie Lee Jones Nagasaki Kicks Amazon
23Weezer Stand by Me Weezer (Teal Album) Amazon
24Rickie Lee Jones Lonely People Kicks Amazon
25Charley Crockett Good Time Charley's Got the Blues Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza Amazon
26George Benson Nadine (Is It You) Walking To New Orleans Amazon
27Whitehorse John The Revelator The Northern South, Vol. 2 [EP] Amazon

Back to Back Blues

We revisit the blues with some pairings of old and new.  Join Dave Stroud for a selection of classic delta, Chicago, and folk blues from the likes of Robert Wilkins, Elmore James, Magic Slim, and Bukka White. The original classics pair up with updated versions from contemporaries like Sonny Landreth, Jeff Beck, The Allman Brothers, and Rory Block. Blues is the big muddy and the the tributaries flow through vast expanses of cleansing and clarifying. But, unlike those wide rivers like the Mississippi, the tributaries explode into new, deeper channels in the heart of the American landscape.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Turtle Island String Quartet Crossroads A Little on the CD Side Amazon
2Muddy Waters Trouble No More Trouble No More: Singles (1955-1959) Amazon
3The Jimmy Rogers All-Stars Trouble No More (featuring Mick Jagger & Keith Richards) Blues Blues Blues Amazon
4Black Cats And The Kitten Step It Up And Go [Album Version] Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950 Amazon
5Warner Williams With Jay Summerour Step It Up And Go Blues Highway Amazon
6Robert Wilkins That's No Way to Get Along Roots of Rock Amazon
7The Rolling Stones Prodigal Son Beggars Banquet Amazon
8Elmore James One Way Out The Complete Fire And Enjoy Recordings [Disc 1] Amazon
9John Hiatt One Way Out All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman Amazon
10Howlin' Wolf I Ain't Superstitious Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
11Jeff Beck I Ain't Superstitious Truth Amazon
12Big Joe Williams Baby Please Don't Go Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
13Tom Rush Baby Please Don't Go Town and Country Blues Amazon
14Elmore James Dust My Broom Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics Amazon
15Sonny Landreth Dust My Broom Bound by the Blues Amazon
16Howlin' Wolf Back Door Man Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals Amazon
17John Hammond Backdoor Man The Best Of Amazon
18Koko Taylor Wang Dang Doodle Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
19Dr. John Wang Dang Doodle The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 Amazon
20Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie When the Levee Breaks People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature Amazon
21Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James Cotton When The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1 Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin Amazon
22Bukka White Parchman Farm Blues Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 [Disc 1] Amazon
23Rory Block Parchman Farm Blues Keepin' Outta Trouble: A Tribute to Bukka White Amazon
24Blind Willie McTell Statesboro Blues RCA Record Label: The 1st Note In Black Music [Disc 1] Amazon
25Taj Mahal Statesboro Blues The Best Of Taj Mahal Amazon
26Robert Johnson Stones in My Passway The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2 Amazon
27Roy Rogers Stones in My Passway Slide of Hand Amazon
28The Allman Brothers Band Statesboro Blues Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics Amazon
29The Allman Brothers Band Trouble No More Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1 Amazon

Cajun Two-Step

Back to the bayou once more, but this time with less the rocking rhythms of the mid-to-late century and more with tradition. We pick on the sound of cajun music, celebrating a simple dance style born of early century French/Canadian, African Creole from the Caribbean, and American Country: the two-step. It’s music is full of accordion, fiddle, washboard, bass fiddle, triangle, and percussion of all kinds…giving it a consistently energetic and lively signature. And the dance which is our focus is a simple but expressive one similar to the western two-step…just without the fancy turns and spins.  Our performances include some classics from the early century including Amede Ardoin and Jimmy Newman as well as contemporaries and mid-century legends like Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Al Berard, Michael Doucet, and Louisiana energy from the swamps to Lake Pontchartrain. Tune in!

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Taj Mahal Two-Step de Grand Mallet Creole Bred – A Tribute To Creole & Zydeco Amazon
2Savoy Family Band Two-Step de Amede This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2 Amazon
3Amidi Ardoin Amadie Two-Step I'm Never Comin' Back Amazon
4Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys Amedee Two-Step [Cajun] Planet Squeezebox [Disc 1] Amazon
5Jimmy Breaux Perrodin Two-Step Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation Amazon
6Sammy Naquin Perrodin Two Step Best of Cajun Instrumentals Amazon
7Michael Doucet Awesome Ossun Two-Step Bayou Deluxe: The Best of Michael Doucet &… Amazon
8The Savoy-Doucet Band High Point Two-Step Alligator Stomp, Vol. 3 Amazon
9Beausoleil Acadian Two-Step Vintage Beausoleil Amazon
10Jimmy Newman Fais Do Do Two Step 1948-1953 (Warped 5060) Amazon
11Jimmy Newman Teiyut Two Step 1948-1953 (Warped 5060) Amazon
12Jerry Jericho Cajun Pete Jingle for Dr. Tichenor At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 8) Amazon
13Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers Beau's Cajun Two Step Beau Jocque Boogie Amazon
14Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha-Chas Zydeco Two-Step Creole Bred – A Tribute To Creole & Zydeco Amazon
15Al Berard & The Basin Brothers Le Two-Step De Choupique (Choupique Two-Step) Dans La Louisiane (In Louisiana) Amazon
16Balfa Toujours Two-Step @ Tina Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation Amazon
17Aldus Roger Mamou Two-Step Alligator Stomp 3: Cajun Zydeco Classics Amazon
18Bruce Daigrepont Marksville Two-Step Cajun Cookin' [Easy Disc] Amazon
19Rockin Sidney Two Steppin The Two Step The Best Of Louisiana Cajun Classics Amazon
20BeauSoleil Eunice Two-Step L'Amour Ou La Folie Amazon
21Zydeco Force Shaggy Dog Two-Step Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation Amazon
22Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys Bayou noir/Back of Town Two-Step Trace Of Time Amazon
23Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys Ossun Two-Step American Roots Music [Disc 4] Amazon
24Clifton Chenier Zodico Two-Step King Of The Bayous Amazon
25Lawrence Ardoin Bayou Two-Step Tradition Creole Amazon
26Lawrence Ardoin Midland Two Step Tradition Creole Amazon
27BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet Two Step De Port Arthur From Bamako to Carenro Amazon
28Clifton Chenier Louisiana Two Step Louisiana Blues and Zydeco Amazon
29Wilson & Joel Savoy Fiddle Two-Step This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2 Amazon
30Delbert McClinton Two Step Too Cost Of Living Amazon

Rodgers & Hammerstein

It’s fun to cover the songwriters whether they be pop, country, blues, or in the wheelhouse of Broadway or Tin Pan Alley. This week, we drop by the sophisticated, cosmopolitan, and catchy sounds from the Great White Way. From Broadway to Hollywood, the music of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II left a cultural watermark on the psyche of middle America in the heart of the 20th Century. From The Sound of Music to Oklahoma!; from Carousel to The King and I and South Pacific, the songs that were featured in these musicals were totems to their time and place. And catchy, too. Tune in for a romp through some of the most popular performances written by two giants of screen and stage musicals.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Shirley Jones, James Whitmore, Gordon MacRae Oklahoma Oklahoma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon
2Oscar Hammerstein II Act I: The Sound Of Music The Sound Of Music: Original Broadway Cast Amazon
3Mary Martin My Favorite Things Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
4Blossom Dearie Surrey With The Fringe On Top Four Classic Albums Plus (Blossom Dearie / Plays For Dancing / Give Him The Ooh-La-La / Once Upon A Summertime) (Digitally Remastered) Amazon
5Gertrude Lawrence Getting To Know You Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1] Amazon
6Ella Fitzgerald I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair That's Amore [Prism] Amazon
7Frank Sinatra It Might As Well Be Spring Sinatra & Strings Amazon
8Ray Charles & Betty Carter People Will Say We're In Love Ray Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated To You Amazon
9Jo Stafford The Gentleman is a Dope Yes Indeed! – [Disc 3] Haunted Heart Amazon
10Bobby Darin Hello, Young Lovers Wild Cool & Swingin Amazon
11Mary Martin A Wonderful Guy The Best of Broadway: The Late '40s Amazon
12Willie Nelson Some Enchanted Evening What A Wonderful World Amazon
13Elvis Presley You'll Never Walk Alone He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1 Amazon
14James Taylor Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' Other Covers Amazon
15Gordon MacRae Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' Oklahoma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon
16Bloody Mary and the Ken Darby Singers Bali Ha'i South Pacific, Original Soundtrack Recording Amazon
17Nellie Forbush and the Ken Darby Singers I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair South Pacific, Original Soundtrack Recording Amazon
18Nancy Wilson Happy Talk Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley Amazon
19The King And I Cast I Whistle A Happy Tune The King And I Amazon
20Gertrude Lawrence And Yul Brynner Shall We Dance Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1] Amazon
21Bing Crosby And Trudy Erwin People Will Say We're In Love Your Hit Parade – 1943 Amazon
22Bob Dylan Some Enchanted Evening Shadows in the Night Amazon
23Jo Stafford If I Loved You You Belong To Me Amazon
24Jan Clayton & John Raitt If I Loved You The Original Broadway Cast Album Amazon
25Rosemary Clooney Younger Than Springtime Beautiful Ballads Amazon
26Sammy Davis Jr. There Is Nothin' Like A Dame Boys Night Out Amazon
27Lena Horne People Will Say We're In Love Stormy Weather Amazon
28Randy Spendlove Shall We Dance Shall We Dance? Amazon
29Wes Montgomery The Surrey with the Fringe on Top Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sides (Disc 1) Amazon
3020th Century Fox Orchestra Main Title The King And I Amazon

Country Christmas 2018

It’s a holly, jolly, country Christmas on a Friday morning in West County. We’ll put our political blinders on this morning in search of the merriment that ’tis the season on Deeper Roots. This year’s Christmas special is a collection of country sounds, both new and old, that takes us down a path that mixes contemporary Americana, bluegrass, rockabilly, and classic country into a finely tuned blend of holiday cheer. We’ll be cooking from the Texas panhandle with Dale Watson, taking the high lonesome yule train with Jimmy Martin, spinning yarns with Johnny and Tommy Cash, and dropping by the Waffle House with Bill Anderson. Tune in knowing full well that the dinner’s in the oven and the stockings are all hung by the chimney with care. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Gretchen Wilson I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas Amazon
2Ernest Tubb I'll Be Walking the Floor This Christmas Christmas On the Country Side Amazon
3Pee Wee King Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2) Amazon
4Buck Owens Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy (Original Mono Single Version) Buck 'Em: The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967) Amazon
5Jimmy Martin Daddy Will Santa Claus Ever Have to Die To Mother At Christmas Amazon
6Jimmy Martin Old Fashioned Christmas Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2] Amazon
7The Country Gentlemen Christmas Time Back Home The Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 1] Amazon
8Ralph Stanley I'm Going Home, It's Christmas Time Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley Amazon
9The Louvin Brothers Santa's Big Parade Christmas On the Country Side Amazon
10Bill Anderson Waffle House Christmas Anderson Amazon
11Mary Gauthier Christmas In Paradise Filth & Fire Amazon
12Lyle Lovett Christmas Morning The Road To Ensenada Amazon
13John Prine Christmas In Prison Souvenirs Amazon
14Dale Watson You Can Call Me Nick Christmas Time in Texas Amazon
15Eddy Arnold Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Christmas On the Country Side Amazon
16Sonny James I Forgot to Remember Santa Claus Singles Amazon
17Tennessee Ernie Ford A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus Christmas On the Country Side Amazon
18Loretta Lynn To Heck With Ole Santa Claus White Christmas Blue Amazon
19Johnny Cash/Tommy Cash That Christmasy Feeling The Classic Christmas Album Amazon
20George Jones Lonely Christmas Call Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2 Amazon
21Chip Taylor Merry F'n Christmas The Little Prayers Trilogy (disc 1) Amazon
22Billy Joe Shaver Merry Christmas To You Freedom's Child Amazon
23Antsy McClain Mary Lou's Christmas List Merry Christmas from the Trailer Park Amazon
24Ernest Tubb Blue Christmas Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection Amazon
25John Prine I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus A John Prine Christmas Amazon
26Dale Watson Santa Bring Her Back Christmas Time in Texas Amazon
27Little Jimmy Dickens No Place Like Home On Christmas Country Boy [Disc 5] Amazon
28Eddy Arnold I'm Your Private Santa Claus Christmas On the Country Side Amazon
29Asleep at the Wheel Here Comes Santa Claus Merry Texas Christmas, Y'All Amazon
30Kacey Musgraves Let It Snow A Very Kacey Christmas Amazon
31Leon Redbone Feat. Dr. John Frosty The Snowman (With Dr. John) Christmas Island Amazon
32John Anderson Here Comes Santa Claus Boots To Big to Fill Amazon

Yip Harburg Tribute

Yip Harburg was a songmaker. He was part of a select few in the early to mid-century who found their calling as lyricists, writing words that transformed music to story and story to film and Broadway spectacles. We could gloss over his contributions by simply saying “he’s the guy who wrote Over The Rainbow or April in Paris or Brother, Can You Spare a Dime”. But his career was more than that. It’s no secret that Yip’s politics were carefully crafted in song. The phrases “honky-tonk parade” and “Barnum and Bailey world” were veiled criticisms of the “phony as it can be” corporate and political leadership in America, written by a freethinking, socially conscious lyricist. Our show today will honor some of his best songs and include interview excerpts featuring both Yip and his son, Ernie.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The George Shearing Quintet And Orchestra What Is There To Say White Satin Black Satin Amazon
2Anita O'Day Old Devil Moon Anita Sings The Most Amazon
3Frank Sinatra It's Only A Paper Moon Swing And Dance With Frank Sinatra Amazon
4Peggy Lee Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe The Best of Miss Peggy Lee [Bonus DVD] Disc 1 Amazon
5Martha Tilton How Are Things In Glocca Morra? The Liltin' Miss Tilton [Disc 2] Amazon
6Nellie Lutcher April In Paris Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 2] Amazon
7Lena Horne Ain't It The Truth Lena Horne: A Musical Anthology Amazon
8Lena Horne Then I'll Be Tired of You Harburg, E.Y., 1896-1981 Amazon
9Nat King Cole Trio Then I'll Be Tired Of You The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 3] Amazon
10Ella Logan How Are Things in Glocca Morra? The Best of Broadway: The Late '40s Amazon
11Ray Bolger If I Only Had A Brain The Wizard Of Oz Amazon
12Groucho Marx & Bing Crosby Lydia The Tattooed Lady The Marx Brothers Greatest Hits Amazon
13Ella Logan When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich Harburg, E.Y., 1896-1981 Amazon
14Judy Garland Over The Rainbow That's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM Musicals Amazon
15Judy Garland We're Off To See The Wizard The Wizard Of Oz Amazon
16David Wayne When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love Harburg, E.Y., 1896-1981 Amazon
17Don Francks & Petula Clark Old Devil Moon – Finian's Rainbow Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3) Amazon
18Dinah Washington Look To The Rainbow Smoke Gets In Your Eyes [Disc 2] Amazon
19Carmen McRae The Eagle and Me Harburg, E.Y., 1896-1981 Amazon
20Blossom Dearie Down With Love Once Upon A Summertime Amazon
21Jeri Southern Down with Love Harburg, E.Y., 1896-1981 Amazon
22Dean Martin I'm Yours Late at Night with Dean Martin Amazon
23Judy Garland Paris Is A Lonely Town – Gay Purr-Ee Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3) Amazon
24Judy Garland The Jitterbug Harburg, E.Y., 1896-1981 Amazon
25Bing Crosby Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Harburg, E.Y., 1896-1981 Amazon
26Rudy Vallee Brother Can You Spare A Dime Vagabond Lover Amazon
27Barbara Cook and Jerome Courtland Here's to Your Illusions Harburg, E.Y., 1896-1981 Amazon
28Count Basie April In Paris Ken Burns Jazz: Count Basie Amazon