Category Archives: Deeper Roots on KOWS

The Object of My Affection

It’s a free form episode that follows the American songbook stream of musical consciousness from the early twentieth century right up through some contemporary sounds. A river of rhythm and song…. doo wop shoo wops, the 88 key bounce of boogie woogie, master jelly roll bakers, and sweet confections for you on a warm summer Friday morning from the West County studios of KOWS radio. Performances will include Les Paul, Peggy Lee, Levon Helm, The Adderly Brothers, Jesse Winchester, and a couple dozen more of your favorites. Settle in for a free form collection of memories and musical gems from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mavis StaplesWe Go HighIf All I Was Was BlackAmazon
2Fats DominoTelling LiesOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 4Amazon
3Sister Rosetta TharpeNo Room In the Church for LiarsPrecious MemoriesAmazon
4Sister Rosetta TharpeLet That Liar AloneABC Of The Blues Vol 43Amazon
5Reverend A. JohnsonLet That Liar Pass On By1950s Gospel ClassicsAmazon
6Radio YesterdayLights OutFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
7Martha FieldsSouthern White LiesSouthern White LiesAmazon
8Laurie Lewis And The Right HandsLet That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)The Hazel and Alice SessionsAmazon
9The Carter FamilyYou Better Let That Liar AloneCarter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 3)Amazon
10David OlneyNo LiesOne Tough TownAmazon
11Rosalie AllenHitler LivesFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
12Carl SmithWicked LiesKisses Don't LieAmazon
13The Nashville Bluegrass BandThe Biggest Liars in TownHome of the BluesAmazon
14Flatt & ScruggsPoison LiesThe Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]Amazon
15Les Paul & Mary FordLiesBye Bye Blues/Les and MaryAmazon
16Cyndi LauperLiesA Hat Full Of StarsAmazon
17The RooseveltsTell Only LiesThe Greatest Thing You'll Ever LearnAmazon
18Ian GommDirty LiesSummer HolidayAmazon
19The CastawaysLiar, LiarGood Morning Vietnam [Soundtrack]Amazon
20The KnickerbockersLiesNuggets Sampler 1965-1968Amazon
21Tex Grande & His Range RidersHitler's Reply to MussoliniFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
22Bill Boyd's Cowboy RamblersTellin' LiesThe Eyes of TexasAmazon
23John HartfordPoliticHamilton IronworksAmazon
24Mimi & Richard FarinaHouse Un-American Blues Activity DreamGenerations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & PoliticsAmazon
25Dar Williams/Doug Wainoris/G.E. Smith/Steve Holley/T-Bone WalkAll Men Are LiarsLabour of Love: The Music of Nick LoweAmazon
26J.J. CaleLiesThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
27Frankie Boots And The County LinePack Of LiesFrankie Boots And The County LineAmazon
28Neko CaseLonely Old LiesThe VirginianAmazon
29Johnnie TaylorRunning Out Of LiesLifetime: A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1956- 1999 [Disc 3]Amazon

Answer Songs

Answer songs. A novelty of the music business that has always had a place but it truly exploded, becoming habit-forming with the advent of Top 30 radio in the fifties and sixties. Seldom was there an answer song that responded to a question that was not a big success. This week on Deeper Roots, it will be a ’round robin’ of ‘question followed by answer’ songs including the obscure (which about 99% of the so-called answer songs were). You’ll be treated to the sounds of Tennessee Ernie Ford, Muddy Waters, Rufus Thomas, Dodie Stevens, and Elvis (of course) on a summer Friday in West Sonoma County.

 

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ernest TubbRainbow At MidnightThe Texas Troubadour ([Disc 1] – Walking The Floor Over You (The Hits Vol.1)Amazon
2Slim Bryant and his Wildcats/Lost John MillerAnswer to Rainbow At MidnightAnswer to Rainbow At MidnightAmazon
3Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysThe Wild Side Of LifeVintage CollectionsAmazon
4Kitty WellsIt Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk AngelsThe Complete Country HitsAmazon
5Hank LocklinPlease Help Me, I'm FallingNipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2Amazon
6Skeeter Davis(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling TooThe Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
7Tennessee Ernie FordSixteen TonsVintage CollectionsAmazon
8Patsy Montana16 PoundsBest of Answer Songs vol 2Amazon
9Merle HaggardOkie From MuskogeeCapitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
10Lowell LevingerHippie From OlemaGet Together- Youngblood ClassicsAmazon
11Big Mama ThorntonHound DogBlues Masters Vol. 3: Texas BluesAmazon
12Rufus ThomasBear CatLiving The Blues – 1953-1954 Blues ClassicsAmazon
13Elvis PresleyLittle SisterElvis' Golden Records (Volume 3)Amazon
14Lavern BakerHey MemphisBest of Answer Songs vol 2Amazon
15Elvis PresleyAre You Lonesome TonightElvis' Golden Records (Volume 3)Amazon
16Dodie StevensYes, I'm Lonesome TonightUltimate CollectionAmazon
17Claude KingWolverton MountainClassic CountryAmazon
18Jo Ann Campbell(I'm the Girl From) Wolverton MountainCameo Parkway 1957-1967 Disc 2Amazon
19Roy Drusky & Priscilla MitchellYes Mr. PetersTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
20Justin Tubb & Lorene MannHurry Mr. PetersTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
21Muddy Waters(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie ManMartin Scorsese Presents The BluesAmazon
22Bo DiddleyI'm A Man20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo DiddleyAmazon
23Muddy WatersMannish BoyThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
24The DominoesSixty Minute ManThe Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'Amazon
25Billy Ward & the DominoesCan't Do Sixty No MoreRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2Amazon
26The BobbettesMr. LeeAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll EraAmazon
27The BobbettesI Shot Mr. LeeAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group RevivalAmazon
28Neil SedakaOh! CarolAll Time Greatest HitsAmazon
29Carole KingOh NeilBest of Answer Songs vol 1Amazon
30Sam CookeBring It on Home to MeGreatest HitsAmazon
31Carla ThomasI'll Bring It Home To YouGee Whiz & Other HitsAmazon
32Ben E. KingStand By MeHeatin' UpAmazon
33Damita JoI'll Be ThereBest of Answer Songs vol 1Amazon
34Ernie K-DoeMother-In-LawAbsolutely the BestAmazon
35Paul PeekBrother-In-LawBest of Answer Songs vol 2Amazon

Political Science

The winds of social change become the storm from every direction when authoritarianism, tyranny, and facism begin to take shape. And music has always played a part when speaking truth to power. The most important role of an American citizen is to vote. There is no greater enemy than apathy. The songs we share on Deeper Roots today focus on Civil Rights, war for the cause of oil, voting as voice, and the fight for power in the New World Order. Tune in for performances from Phil Ochs, Ben Harper, Drive-By Truckers, Roy Zimmerman, and Iris DeMent on a show that explores some political science in harmony, vocals, and melodies to make a stand.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Roy ZimmermanReal AmericaReal AmericanAmazon
2Jackson BrowneThe DreamerThe DreamerAmazon
3Steve Earle with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark16 Immigrant EyesTogether at The Bluebird CafeAmazon
4Steve EarleCity Of Immigrants (With Forro In The Dark)Washington Square SerenadeAmazon
5Roy ZimmermanMy Vote My Voice My RightThe Faucet's On FireAmazon
6Phil OchsI Ain't Marching AnymoreThere But for FortuneAmazon
7The ByrdsDraft MorningThe Notorious Byrd BrothersAmazon
8Barry McGuireEve of DestructionBillboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1965Amazon
9Bruce CockburnIf I Had A Rocket LauncherWaiting For A Miracle: Singles 1970-1987Amazon
10Randy NewmanPolitical ScienceThe Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1Amazon
11Joan BaezThe President Sang Amazing GraceWhistle Down the WindAmazon
12Drive-By TruckersWhat It MeansAmerican BandAmazon
13Drive-By TruckersGuns Of UmpquaAmerican BandAmazon
14Ben Harper & the Innocent CriminalsCall It What It IsCall It What It IsAmazon
15Mavis StaplesWe Go HighIf All I Was Was BlackAmazon
16Sam CookeA Change Is Gonna ComePortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
17C.O.R.E. Freedom SingersGet Your Rights, JackVoices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)Amazon
18Nina SimoneTo Be Young, Gifted And BlackForever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs Of Freedom And SpiritAmazon
19The Staple SingersFreedom HighwayFreedom HighwayAmazon
20The Almanac SingersDear Mr. PresidentWoody Guthrie And American Folk GiantsAmazon
21Woody GuthrieThis Land Is Your LandAmerican Roots Music [Disc 3]Amazon
22Joan BaezI Dreamed I Saw Joe HillFolk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 4]Amazon
23Marvin GayeMercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 2Amazon
24Randy NewmanEvery Man a KingGood Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon
25Randy NewmanRednecksGood Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon
26The Blind Boys of AlabamaPray for PeaceAlmost HomeAmazon
27Public EnemyFight The PowerCapturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed MusicAmazon

100 Years Ago

We’re taking this ‘Century of America’s Music’ theme quite serious this week. The tracks we’ll be playing are from the the first few decades of the 20th Century.  Parlor music had lost its attraction by the turn of the century in favor of minstrel, vaudeville, and the emergence of Tin Pan Alley.  Ragtime and jazz would evolve in an organic manner and blues would inform much of the jazz and band music that would become popular with the advent of the Victrola. Music today includes tracks from Vernon Dahlart, Billy Murray, Frank Crumit, and Ben Selvin & His Orchestra as we find the music of the teens and early 20s on a show that keeps our tagline strong. Tune in for this celebration of American popular music in its infancy.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1W.C. HandyLivery Stable BluesColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
2Burt WilliamsNobodyColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
3Felix ArndtDesecration RagThe Big Broadcast vol. 9Amazon
4Paramount Symphony OrchestraMade In America (Pm 2008, 60-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
5Harry McClaskeyYour Country And My Country (Pm 2011, 2011-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
6Arthur FieldsGood Morning, Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip (Pm 2052, 2052-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
7Whit CunliffeHoch, Hoch Der Kaiser!Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & ObscureAmazon
8Original Dixieland Jazz BandTiger Rag78sAmazon
9Billy MurrayThe Little Old FordNovelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & ObscureAmazon
10Edith Day, Rosario BourdonAlice Blue GownNipper's Greatest Hits: The 20'sAmazon
11Paul WhitemanWhisperingGreatest HitsAmazon
12Billy MurrayI'll See You In C-U-B-AEchoes From The 1920's Disc 1Amazon
13Ben Selvin & His OrchestraDardanellaDardanellaAmazon
14Ben Selvin & His OrchestraI'm Forever Blowing BubblesDardanellaAmazon
15Al JolsonWhere Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday On Saturday Night (1916)Columbia-1976Amazon
16Al JolsonHello Central, Give Me No Man's Land (World War I Song) (1918)Columbia-2542 (77753)Amazon
17Vernon DalhartCan't Yo' Hear Me Callin' Caroline?Puttin on the StyleAmazon
18Fisk Jubilee SingersO Mary Don't You Weep Don't You MournRecordings In Chonological Order, Vol. 2: 1915-1920Amazon
19Fisk Jubilee SingersShout All Over God's HeavenRecordings In Chonological Order, Vol. 2: 1915-1920Amazon
20Van Eps TrioRagging The Scale (Pm 2050, 87R-1)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
21Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz BandEverybody's Crazy 'Bout The Doggone BluesJazz In The Charts Vol. 1 – Tiger RagAmazon
22Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz BandIndianola (Those Draftin' Blues)Jazz In The Charts Vol. 1 – Tiger RagAmazon
23Pale K. LuaThe Rosary…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
24Frank CrumitI'm a Lonesome Little Rain Drop (1920)Columbia-3332 (79460)Amazon
25Louise, Ferera and RoseAloha Land (Pm 30060, 245-1)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
26Helen Louise & Frank Derera's HawaiiansKai Maia O ka MaoliWith My Little Ukulele in My HandAmazon
27Helen Louise & Palakiko Ferreira – Moana LuaHawaiian Hula MedleyHawaiian Rainbow – Hawaiian Music on Edison RecordsAmazon
28Ford's Hawaiian OrchestraKahola MarchHawaiian Rainbow – Hawaiian Music on Edison RecordsAmazon
29Al JolsonSwaneeColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
30Bert WilliamsMoon Shines On The Moonshine, TheA Tribute To Black Entertainers #1Amazon
31Mamie SmithCrazy BluesAmerican Roots Music [Disc 2]Amazon

Tell Old Bill

We’ve got another free form collection of sounds for a Friday in Sonoma County. The July heat has us moving a little slower as everything around us appears to move at breakneck speed. So the idea is to help us find our center and we do that with sounds from the islands with Joe Keawe and Arthur Lyman, soul from the heart by Solomon Burke and Betty Everett, and some tradition with a mix of Johnny Cash, Ry Cooder, and Bob Wills. We find our muse throughout with David Lindley and El Rayo-X. Join us.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dave Van RonkTell Old BillDown In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways CollectionAmazon
2K.C. DouglasMercury BluesClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
3Jackson Browne & David LindleyMercury BluesLove Is Strange [Disc 1]Amazon
4Warren ZevonGorilla, You're A DesperadoI'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 1]Amazon
5Billy Butler & The EnchantersI Can't Work No LongerKent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2Amazon
6The TemptationsPapa Was A Rollin' StoneAnthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]Amazon
7Chris Barber's Jazz BandPetite Fleur (Little FLower)Your Hit Parade -1959Amazon
8Joanie SommersJohnny Get AngryGems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)Amazon
9Arthur Lyman GroupMaui ChimesThe Best of the Arthur Lyman GroupAmazon
10Sol K. Bright's HollywaiiansTomi TomiVintage Hawaiian Music: The Great Singers 1928 – 1934Amazon
11Joe KeaweMy Little Grass ShackHapa-Haole Hawaiian Hula Classics – Vintage Hawaiian Treasures: Vol. IAmazon
12Dave Van RonkMy Little Grass Shack (In Kealakekua, Hawaii)A Chrestomathy [Disc 2]Amazon
13Ry CooderBig Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)Jazz (Remaster 2013)Amazon
14Rhiannon GiddensUp Above My HeadTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
15Sister Rosetta TharpeSinging in My SoulThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
16Etta JamesSomething's Got a Hold on MeChess Blues Disc 4Amazon
17Betty EverettYou're No GoodSomething's Got A Hold On MeAmazon
18Solomon BurkeIf You Need MeVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
19The ImpressionsGypsy WomanHit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount StoryAmazon
20Huey "Piano" Smith & His ClownsTu-Ber-Cu-Lucas And The Sinus BluesHaving A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1Amazon
21Wild TchoupitoulasBrother JohnTheme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]Amazon
22Nappy BrownGoody Goody Gum DropNight Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1]Amazon
23Johnny CashUnderstand Your Man16 Biggest HitsAmazon
24Johnny CashCindy[w. Nick Cave]Unearthed Vol 3 – Redemption SongsAmazon
25Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysGet Along Home, CindyTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 8Amazon
26The Louvin BrothersI Wonder Where You Are TonightClose Harmony [Disc 3]Amazon
27Jimmy DeanBig Bad John (Uncensored Version)Best of Answer Songs vol 3Amazon
28Big Brother & the Holding Company/Janis JoplinBye Bye BabyJanis Joplin's Greatest HitsAmazon
29Pope's Arkansas MountaineersGet Along Home, Miss CindyArkansas at 78 RPM: Corn Dodgers & Hoss Hair PullersAmazon
30David Lindley & El Rayo-XTexas TangoVery GreasyAmazon
31David LindleyMercury BluesEl Rayo-XAmazon

Carl Sandburg’s Songbag

Published in 1927, populist poet Carl Sandburg’s anthology of American folksongs was in print for over 70 years. It influenced generations of musicians and is a cornerstone in the foundation of American folk and tradition. Sandburg himself described it as a “ragbag of stripes and streaks of color from nearly all ends of the earth…rich with the diversity of the United States.” Today’s show pulls samples from the book featuring performances by Dan Zanes, Bob Dylan, The Weavers, The Blue Sky Boys, and David Rawlings. True Americana from the deeper wells of America’s music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Zora Layman & The HometownersWhen The Curtains Of The Night Are Pinned Back By The StarsHowdy! 25 Hillbilly All-Time GreatsAmazon
2Johnny CashThe Streets of LaredoCome Along And Ride This Train [Disc 2]Amazon
3Sons of the PioneersLone Star TrailSongs of the Prairie – CD2Amazon
4Tex RitterWhoopee Ti Yi Yo (Git Along Little Dogies)Have I Stayed Away Too LongAmazon
5The WeaversGet Along Little DogiesThe Weavers AlmanacAmazon
6Woody GuthrieBuffalo Skinners (traditional, arr. Woody Guthrie)Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
7Oscar BrandThe TenderfootPie In The SkyAmazon
8The Blue Sky BoysTrail To MexicoAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 1]Amazon
9Marc WilliamsThe Little Old Sod Shanty On My ClaimHowdy! 25 Hillbilly All-Time GreatsAmazon
10Mac WisemanTurkey In The StrawSings Old Time Country FavoritesAmazon
11The Blue Sky BoysWho's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little FeetPresenting The Blue Sky BoysAmazon
12Dan ZanesI Was Born Almost Ten Thousand Years AgoParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
13Dan ZanesCaliforniaParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
14Hylo BrownSweet Betsy From PikeLegends & Tall TalesAmazon
15BR5-49Sweet Betsy from PikeSong of AmericaAmazon
16Tennessee Ernie FordWho Will Shoe Your Pretty Little FootThis Lusty LandAmazon
17Gid Tanner & The Skillet LickersThe Old Gray MareAnd The Skillet Lickers Vol. 2Amazon
18David RawlingsMoney Is the Meat in the CoconutPoor David's AlmanackAmazon
19Kilby SnowChicken Reel (Folk)Masters of Old-Time Country AutoharpAmazon
20The Everly BrothersWho's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little FeetSongs Our Daddy Taught UsAmazon
21Carolina Chocolate DropsSourwood MountainDona Got A Ramblin' MindAmazon
22Molly Mason & Jay UngarThe Lover's LamentThe Lovers' WaltzAmazon
23Marty RobbinsRed River ValleyAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
24Dick CurlessRed River ValleyA Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD2 (1950-1969)Amazon
25The Doc Watson FamilyOne Morning In MayTraditionAmazon
26Dave Van RonkKentucky MoonshinerInside Dave Van RonkAmazon
27Otis ReddingDown In The ValleyDreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
28Slim WhitmanDown In The ValleyCountry Greats #2Amazon
29Bob DylanFroggie Went A-Courtin'Good As I Been To YouAmazon
30Tex RitterFroggie Went A-Courtin'Singing In The SaddleAmazon
31Dan ZanesThe Monkey's WeddingParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
32Doc WatsonThe Ship That Never ReturnedMy Dear Old Southern HomeAmazon
33Hank PennyIt Ain't Gonna Rain No MoreKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 1]Amazon

Lonely Avenue

Blues from a lonely place. From blues to doo wop to southern soul…from behind prison walls to that singular window in that singular room looking out from a high-rise hotel onto a busy street in urban anywhere, America. Today’s music is all about being alone. Our show explores songs written with the lonesome muse on the shoulder. Ray Charles, Joe Liggins, Earl King, and Champion Jack Dupree join in as we ponder lonesome times from the heart of the solitary blues.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Booker T. & The MG'sLonely AvenueGreen OnionsAmazon
2Ray CharlesLonely AvenueDoc Pomus: Singer And Songwriter [Disc 2]Amazon
3Mel WalkerFeelin' Mighty LonesomeMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2Amazon
4Johnny AceSo LonelyMemorial AlbumAmazon
5Smiley TurnerLonely Boy BluesMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 5]: West Coast Blues V1Amazon
6Julia LeeHave You Ever Been LonelyKansas City Star [Disc 2]Amazon
7Irma ThomasWoman Left LonelyMy Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan PennAmazon
8Maxine SullivanKind'a LonesomeClassic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1]Amazon
9T-Bone WalkerBlue MoodBest Of Black & White & Imperial YearsAmazon
10Shakey JakeGimme A SmileThe Bluesville Years Volume 10: Country Roads, Country DaysAmazon
11The Holmes BrothersI'm So LonelySimple TruthsAmazon
12Joe LigginsBlues For TanyaJoe Liggins & The HoneydrippersAmazon
13Sam CookeLonely IslandThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (1 of 4)Amazon
14Eddie BurnsLonely Man PleaDelmark: 50 Years Of Jazz & Blues: Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
15James WinfieldLonely, Lonely, NightsLonely Lonely NightsAmazon
16Champion Jack DupreeLonely Road BluesTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
17Chris KennerI'm Lonely, Take MeLand of 1000 DancesAmazon
18Earl KingThose Lonely Lonely NightsLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
19Eddie BoydGot Lonesome HereThird Degree (The Blues Collection Vol.58)Amazon
20Johnny BraggHurt & LonelyThe Johnny Bragg StoryAmazon
21Violet Hall(All Alone) I Sit And CryThe Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2Amazon
22Fats DominoI'm Alone Because I Love YouOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 8Amazon
23Clarence "Frogman" HenryLonely StreetAin't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" HenryAmazon
24Freddie KingLonesome Whistle BluesUltimate CollectionAmazon
25Lowell FulsonEveryday I Have The BluesTrying to Find My BabyAmazon
26Smiley LewisLonesome HighwayABC Of The Blues Vol 25Amazon
27Nappy BrownI'm Getting LonesomeDown In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B'sAmazon
28Little RichardLonesome And BlueThe Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
29Ray Charles & Betty CarterAlone TogetherRay Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated To YouAmazon
30Ella FitzgeraldI'm the Lonesomest Gal in TownChronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41Amazon
31Lillie Mae KirkmanLonesomeFemale Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949)Amazon
32Julia LeeBack Street (06-13-47)1947Amazon

Women of 60s Southern Soul

Their songs are iconic and their voices, unforgettable. From the deep south and southeast, from the church choirs to the small urban clubs, there were only a handful of female soul vocalists who hit it big with crossover chart sounds.  But there were so many more whose voices did not find the venue or the right producer or label to take them to the next level. They were mostly unknown but in our show this week, we’ll try to share examples of what might have been. We’ll hear from Veda Brown, Carla Thomas, Ruby Johnson, and the great Judy Clay on a show full of upbeat and backbeat soul, brass, Stax, and Volt. Discover those female soul sounds that continue to inspire and influence…here on Deeper Roots on a Friday morning in West County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Veda BrownShort StoppingStax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
2Barbara & the BrownsIn My HeartThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4Amazon
3Barbara & the BrownsMy LoverThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4Amazon
4Carla ThomasB-A-B-YStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
5Carla ThomasI Want to Be Your BabyThe Queen AloneAmazon
6Carla ThomasGive Me Enough (To Keep Me Going)The Queen Alone [Expanded Reissue]Amazon
7Jean WellsHave A Little MercySoul On Soul – Deluxe EditionAmazon
8Jean WellsOrdinary WomanSoul On Soul – Deluxe EditionAmazon
9Barbara StephensI Don't Worry60's Southern Soul, Vol. 2Amazon
10Veda BrownTake It Off Her (And Put It On Me)Private NumbersAmazon
11Barbara LynnYou'll Lose A Good ThingArt Laboe's Dedicated To You, Vol. 2Amazon
12Barbara LynnYou're Losing MeAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
13Ruby JohnsonCome to Me My DarlingThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)Amazon
14Ruby JohnsonI'll Run Your Hurt AwayDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2Amazon
15Irma ThomasGoneSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
16Irma ThomasLook Up (AKA Whenever)Soul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
17Irma ThomasRuler of My HeartSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
18Mitty CollierI Had A Talk With My ManChess Uptown SoulAmazon
19Sugar Pie DeSantoHere You Come RunningChess Uptown SoulAmazon
20Fontella BassThe Soul Of A ManChess Uptown SoulAmazon
21Judy ClayYou Can't Run Away from Your HeartThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)Amazon
22Judy Clay & William BellPrivate NumberStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
23Judy Clay & William BellLove-Eye-TisPrivate NumbersAmazon
24Betty HarrisCry to MeSoul from the SouthAmazon
25Betty HarrisMean ManSoul from the SouthAmazon
26Betty HarrisI'm Evil TonightEverything I Do Gonh Be Funky 2-2 1957-Amazon
27Linda LyndellWhat A ManStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
28Etta JamesPushoverChess Uptown SoulAmazon
29Wendy ReneGive You What I GotThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4Amazon
30Wendy ReneAfter Laughter (Comes Tears)Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]Amazon
31Jan BradleyMama Didn't LieChess Uptown SoulAmazon
32Shirley BrownWoman To WomanStax Number OnesAmazon

Dylan & The Gospel

The argument has been made that Bob Dylan’s earliest music contained more prophetic prose than his deep dive into the Christian faith in Slow Train Coming. His pen had always leaned on the big story lines of Old and New Testaments but he went all out, much as he did in his ‘rock’ conversion, when he made the direct connection to matters of the soul that he would find in the Bible. This week’s show features the gospel songs of Bob Dylan, performed by gospel greats The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Fairfield Four, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, and so many others. Tune into Sonoma County Community radio for a Dylan gospel fest including Maria Muldaur and Willie Nile.

 

Highway to Heaven

The first of two gospel Friday mornings coming up on Deeper Roots in June. This week, we’ll follow a ‘heavenly’ theme. The Christian vision of afterlife’s reward is expressed in music on a Friday morning in West County (of all places). There will be country and black gospel sounds emanating from the UMC in downtown Sebastopol on KOWS radio as we share performances about heaven including the electric voices of Marion Williams and Marie Knight; the rocking celebration of the good book from Sister Rosetta and Brother Claude Ely; and country gospel enlightenment from Willie and Bobbie Nelson. This one is worth the wait and worth it’s weight in heavenly gold. Tune in!

 

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Thomas A. Dorsey with Alex BradfordIt's A Highway To HeavenPrecious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. DorseyAmazon
2Fisk Jubilee SingersShout All Over God's HeavenRecordings In Chonological Order, Vol. 2: 1915-1920Amazon
3The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel ChoirHeaven Belongs To YouShakin' The RaftersAmazon
4The Staple SingersWhat Are They Doing? (In Heaven Today)Amen/WhyAmazon
5Washington PhillipsWhat Are They Doing In Heaven TodayFolk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
6Mahalia JacksonA City Called HeavenGospels, Spirituals, & HymnsAmazon
7Mahalia JacksonWalk Over God's Heaven16 Most Requested SongsAmazon
8Clara WardWhen We All Get To HeavenThe Very GreatestAmazon
9Sister Rosetta TharpeWalk All Over To God's HeavenSister Rosetta TharpeAmazon
10Original Gospel StarsI Want To Go To HeavenNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
11Blind Gussie NesbitCanaan's LandWhen I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936Amazon
12Mother McCollumWhen I Take My Vacation In HeavenWhen I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936Amazon
13Willie and Bobbie NelsonWhen We All Get To HeavenFarther AlongAmazon
14Patsy ClineLife's Railway to HeavenCountry's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the CenturyAmazon
15Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain BoysI'll Reap My Harvest In HeavenKing of Country Music [Disc 3] : Fireball MailAmazon
16Alison Krauss & The Cox FamilyWalk Over God's HeavenNew Country December 1994Amazon
17The Stanley BrothersAngels Are Singing (In Heaven Tonight) [Album Version]The Complete Columbia Stanley BrothersAmazon
18Jimmy MartinLittle Angels In HeavenJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]Amazon
19Ethel Davenport & Ehel Davenport SingersHeavenly ExpressPowerhouse GospelAmazon
20The Staple SingersOn My Way To HeavenFour Classic AlbumsAmazon
21Blind Gussie NesbitPure ReligionWhen I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936Amazon
22Sister Cally FancyGoin' On To Heaven In The Sanctified WayGoodbye, Babylon – Deliverance Will Come [Disc 2]Amazon
23Sister Rosetta TharpeHeaven Is Not My HomeVol. 3-1946-47 Complete RecordAmazon
24Sister Rosetta TharpeBeams of HeavenThe Original Soul Sister: This Train [Disc 4]Amazon
25Marie KnightSeal Of HeavenHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
26Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel HarmonettesHeaven I Heard So Much About ItI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983Amazon
27Dorothy Love CoatesWhen I Reach My Heavenly HomeThe Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel HarmonettesAmazon
28Marion WilliamsSometimes I Ring Up HeavenPackin' UpAmazon
29The Davis SistersToo Close To HeavenGolden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 4]Amazon
30The Swan SilvertonesHeavenly Light Shine On MeHeavenly LightAmazon
31The Golden Gate QuartetNo Restricted Signs (Up in Heaven)Vol. 5 (1945-1949)Amazon
32Brother Claude ElyI Want To Go To HeavenSatan Get BackAmazon
33Bill NeelySatan's Burning HellThe Essential Guide To GospelAmazon