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Back on the Farm

The farmer, the farm, and songs of farming are at the core of this week’s theme show. Whether the songs’ focus is that of the hard-working folk of the farm, the raw materials, or the nostalgic reminders of life on the farm, we’ll push forward the playlist plough and take you to the barn for an early morning celebration with performers including bluegrass from James King, gritty Americana from Levon Helm and Bill Neely, core country from Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner, or maybe some field recordings from the 20s featuring the likes of the Carolina Tar Heels…all of this music going Back On The Farm.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marty Stuart/Merle HaggardFarmer's BluesCountry MusicAmazon
2Freeman StowersSunrise On The FarmSinners and Saints: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1931Amazon
3Bill FrisellFarmerDisfarmerAmazon
4Levon HelmPoor Old Dirt FarmerDirt FarmerAmazon
5Bill NeelyBlack Land Farmer16 Down Home Country ClassicsAmazon
6James KingThirty Years of FarmingBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
7Junior Sisk with Becky Isaacs Bowman and Sonya Isaacs YearyThe Wheat CropMac Wiseman – I Sang The SongAmazon
8Lemuel JonesPo' Farmer (Poor Farmers)Field Recordings, Vol. 1: Virginia (1936-1941)Amazon
9Peter RowanLet the Harvest Go To SeedBluegrass BoyAmazon
10Carolina Tar HeelsGot The Farm Land BluesAnthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: BalladsAmazon
11Cisco HoustonFarmer's LamentThe Folkways Years: 1944-1961Amazon
12J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers (With Morris Herbert)17 Living On The FarmThe Legendry J.E. Mainer, Volume 4Amazon
13Walter BrennanOld RiversOld RiversAmazon
14The Bently BoysDown On Penny's FarmAnthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: BalladsAmazon
15Jim Kweskin & Geoff MuldaurDown on Penny's FarmPenny's FarmAmazon
16The Four WanderersFarmer's Life For MeBlack Vocal Groups Vol. 9 (1929-1942)Amazon
17Ben & Ellen HarperFarmer's DaughterChildhood HomeAmazon
18Bobby BareThe Farmer Feeds Us AllHard Time HungrysAmazon
19Porter WagonerThe Farmer and the Lord20 All-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
20Paula BrownFarm HollersHollerin'Amazon
21Warren Caplinger's Cumberland Mountain EntertainersMcDonald's Farm (1928)Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936Amazon
22Bubby BishopI Want To Go Back To The FarmThe Great Vintage CountryAmazon
23Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)On A Little Two Acre FarmDynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58Amazon
24Goose Island RamblersI Worked For a FarmerPolkabillyAmazon
25Buster Carter & Preston YoungA Lazy Farmer BoyBefore The Blues Vol. 3Amazon
26Rosetta HowardPlow Hand Blues [Album Version]Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950Amazon
27Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain BoysI'll Reap My Harvest In HeavenKing of Country Music [Disc 3] : Fireball MailAmazon
28Fiddlin' John CarsonTaxes On The Farmer Feeds Them All [Remastered 2003]Poor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down SeriesAmazon
29Ray Wylie HubbardAfter the HarvestCrusades of the Restless NightsAmazon
30Dry Branch Fire SquadDevil, Take The Farmer481 Bluegrass Class of 1990Amazon
31Glen CampbellArkansas FarmboyAdiosAmazon
32Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesWhen It's Harvest Time, Sweet AngelineDaddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'Amazon
33Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs With Mother Maybelle CarterThe Homestead On The Farm [Album Version]Songs Of The Famous Carter FamilyAmazon

Below the Mason-Dixon Line

Songs that highlight the states below the ‘line’ of intransigence. Portions are better known as Dixie, others (like Florida and Texas) appear as appendages or after-market expanses. The music this evening will explore songs of Louisiana from Doug Kershaw, Texas from Asleep at the Wheel, Alabama from Mance Lipscomb, and West Virginia featuring Louis Jordan. There’s a whole lot more including Taj Mahal, Bill Kirchen, The Louvin Brothers and Pokey LaFarge; all on a journey through a collection of states that two surveyors by the name of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, in an attempt to resolve a dispute, attached their names to in the late 18th century.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jimmie RodgersSomewhere Down Below The Mason Dixon LineRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]Amazon
2Tom Darby & Jimmie TarltonDown In Florida On A HogDarby & Tarlton – Disc A (Atlanta 1927-29)Amazon
3Muddy WatersDeep Down In Florida #2King BeeAmazon
4Claire LynchMy Florida SunshineBill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 1Amazon
5The Swe-DanesGeorgia Camp MeetingNew Discgems From Warner BrothersAmazon
6Dave Van RonkGeorgia Camp MeetingDave Van Ronk And The Ragtime Jug StompersAmazon
7Alex Campbell, Ola Belle Reed, Burl KilbyBringing in the Georgia MailOla Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon LineAmazon
8Curley Williams & His Georgia Peach PickersGeorgia BoogieTravellin' BoogieAmazon
9Guy ClarkVirginia's RealTexas Cookin'Amazon
10The Carter FamilyMid The Green Fields Of VirginiaThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 3]Amazon
11Al BowllyMy Sweet VirginiaJust A Bowl Of CherriesAmazon
12Ethel WatersI'm Coming VirginiaOn Stage And Screen 1925 – 1940Amazon
13Hazel DickensWest Virginia, My HomeHand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1]Amazon
14Louis JordanSalt Pork, West VirginiaThe Chronological Louis Jordan 1945-1946Amazon
15Dr. HorseSouth Poke West VirginiaHarlem Rock N' BluesAmazon
16Mance LipscombAlabama BoundAsh Grove 12/6/1964Amazon
17Evan MarshallThe Alabama JubileeMandolin MagicAmazon
18The Louvin BrothersAlabamaHand-PickedAmazon
19Neil Young/Stray GatorsAlabamaHarvestAmazon
20Jimmie DriftwoodArkansas TravelerAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
21Carolina CottonThree Miles South Of Cash (In Arkansas)Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]Amazon
22Bill KirchenArkansas Diamond (Album)Word To The WiseAmazon
23Taj MahalTexas Woman BluesThe Essential [Disc 1]Amazon
24Asleep at the WheelMiles and Miles of TexasThe Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970Amazon
25Tommy DuncanTexas MoonTexas MoonAmazon
26Tony RiceHe Rode All the Way to TexasNight Flyer: The Singer Songwriter CollectionAmazon
27Waylon JenningsLuckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 2Amazon
28Clarence "Gatemouth" BrownGoing Back To LouisianaDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
29Doug KershawLouisiana ManDiggy Diggy LoAmazon
30Pokey LaFarge & the South City ThreeMississippi GirlMiddle of EverywhereAmazon
31Nina SimoneMississippi GoddamAnthology Disc 1Amazon
32Paul Whiteman & His OrchestraMississippi MudPaper MoonAmazon
33The Andrew SistersWhen the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for AlabamaDouble Goldies [CD1]Amazon

Covers Show

From the Brill Building to the Delta; from Bakersfield to Woodstock; from Tulsa to Deep Elem. Music on a Friday evening from the deeper wells, all presented to you in the form of covers: some new, some vintage, some traditional. We’ll pair up Tom Waits and Blind Willie Johnson, The Band and JJ Cale, Connee Boswell and VV Brown, and there will also be plenty to cover going back to Gus Cannon, Bradley Kincaid, and The Carter Family. It’s our Friday welcome mat to autumn here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The ShirellesWill You Love Me TomorrowThe Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1Amazon
2Buck OwensI Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]Amazon
3John FogertyI Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides AgainAmazon
4The BandCrazy MamaHigh On The HogAmazon
5J.J. CaleCrazy MamaThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
6The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWhen I Get My RewardsWill The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2Amazon
7Harry Dean StantonWhen I Get My RewardsPartly FictionAmazon
8Mississippi John HurtI'm SatisfiedNight On The DeltaAmazon
9John Sebastian & David GrismanI'm SatisfiedSatisfiedAmazon
10Bradley KincaidFroggie Went A-Courting…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
11Bruce SpringsteenFroggie Went a Courtin'We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
12Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenWalk Right InPublic Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
13Cannon's Jug StompersWalk Right InRoots of RockAmazon
14Hank WilliamsWhy Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?24 GreatestAmazon
15Tom Hiddleston & The Saddle Spring BoysWhy Don't You Love MeI Saw The Light: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackAmazon
16The Seldom SceneMama TriedScenechronizedAmazon
17Merle Haggard And The StrangersMama Tried (2006 Digital Remaster)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
18Merle HaggardSan Antonio RoseTribute To The Best Damn Fiddle PlayerAmazon
19Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysSan Antonio RoseColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
20The Carter FamilyHello StrangerHarry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume FourAmazon
21Emmylou HarrisHello Stranger (Remastered LP Version)Luxury Liner [Remaster]Amazon
22Howlin' WolfLittle Red RoosterGreat Tomato Blues PackageAmazon
23Sam CookeLittle Red RoosterNight BeatAmazon
24ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)/Jack JohnsonI Shall Be ReleasedEndless Highway: The Music of the BandAmazon
25Bob DylanI Shall Be ReleasedBefore The Flood [Disc 1]Amazon
26Connee BoswellHeart And SoulHeart & SoulAmazon
27V V BrownCrazy AmazingTravelling Like The LightAmazon
28Blind Willie JohnsonThe Soul Of A ManThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
29Tom WaitsThe Soul Of A ManGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
30Amy WinehouseWill You Still Love Me Tomorrow?Lioness: Hidden TreasuresAmazon

Bad Luck Blues

We’re exploring the blues this week on Deeper Roots. And it’s all about bad luck blues…when the dice roll snake eyes, when the crops won’t make the rent, when your woman asks for money and all you got is the dust in your pockets…when you ain’t got no money.  Join Dave Stroud for a collection of the very best including Big Joe Williams’ Jinx Blues, bad luck stories from Dinah Washington and Memphis Minnie, piano moaning from Leroy Carr and Ivory Joe, as well as further tales of gambling, dice, and no luck from Clifford Gibson and Black Boy Shine. Friday evening blues….what more?

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Little MiltonBad LuckDelmark: 50 Years Of Jazz & Blues: Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
2Rory BlockJinx BluesBlues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son HouseAmazon
3Son HouseThe Jinx BluesABC Of The Blues, Vol. 41Amazon
4Big Joe WilliamsJinx BluesClassic Delta BluesAmazon
5Black Boy ShineGamblin' Jinx BluesBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]Amazon
6Memphis MinnieI'm A Bad Luck WomanQueen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)Amazon
7Mel WalkerUnlucky ManMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2Amazon
8Nat King Cole TrioChant Of The Blues (Dog-Gone Unlucky Blues)The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
9Dinah WashingtonBad LuckDinah Washington Sings The BluesAmazon
10Jimmy Lewis/Ray CharlesIf It Wasn't for Bad LuckGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 4Amazon
11Robert BelfourBad LuckWhat's Wrong with YouAmazon
12Muddy WatersMother's Bad Luck ChildCan't Get No Grindin'Amazon
13Lightnin' SlimBad Luck BluesThe Best Of Excello RecordsAmazon
14Lightnin' HopkinsBad Luck And TroubleBlues KingpinsAmazon
15Blind Lemon JeffersonBad Luck BluesClassic Sides Disc 1Amazon
16Cliifford GibsonBad Luck DiceComplete Recorded WorksAmazon
17Guitar WelchBad Luck BluesSouthern Prison Blues (Digitally Remastered)Amazon
18Kokomo ArnoldBad Luck BluesComplete Recorded Works Volume 4 (1937-1938)Amazon
19Ivory Joe HunterNo Money, No Luck BluesThe Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter 1947Amazon
20Bill GaitherBad Luck Child's RequestWhen The Sun Goes Down 1934-1941Amazon
21Leroy CarrBad Luck All The TimeSloppy Drunk [Disc 2]Amazon
22Champion Jack DupreeBad Luck Bound To ChangeTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
23Fats DominoBad Luck and TroubleFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
24John MayallBad Luck TimeRoom To Move 1969-1974 [Disc 2]Amazon
25Tommy Castro And The PainkillersBad LuckMethod To My MadnessAmazon
26Larry CampbellBad Luck CharmLarry Campbell & Teresa WilliamsAmazon
27The Harlem HamfatsBad Luck ManHarlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936Amazon
28Charlie MusselwhiteIf I Should Have Bad LuckDeluxe Edition – Charlie MusselwhiteAmazon

Free Form – September 2017

Join Dave Stroud for a special edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. He’ll be sitting in for Steady Eddie’s Retro Music Archives, filling the airwaves with sounds you would expect to hear on either show.  With a little blend of roots Americana stirred in. Hot rod sounds, killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, early century pop from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Sunday afternoon in West County. Tune in.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Barbara LewisMake Me Your BabyHello Stranger: The Best of Barbara LewisAmazon
2The RavensMy Baby's GoneOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
3Smiley LewisHey GirlI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 4Amazon
4Kay StarrKay's LamentVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
5Kay StarrNight TrainVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
6The Blind Boys Of AlabamaFree At LastDown In New OrleansAmazon
7The Edwin Hawkins SingersOh Happy DayOh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins SingersAmazon
8Sam CookeMean Old WorldNight BeatAmazon
9The Golden Gate QuartetDipsy DoodleNegro Spirituals, Vol. 1Amazon
10Alabama ShakesKiller Diller BluesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
11Jimmy LigginsCadillac BoogieJump, Jive & SwingAmazon
12TrailerHot Rods to HellSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3Amazon
13Eddie CochranC'mon EverybodyEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]Amazon
14Bea Baker & Maurice King & His WolverinesI Want a Lavender CadillacSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4Amazon
15Mink DevilleSpanish StrollThe Mink De Ville CollectionAmazon
16Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenWhat Does the Deep Sea Say?Public Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
17Annette HanshawMoanin' LowAnnette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)Amazon
18Mae WestMister Deep Blue SeaThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
19David JohansenDeep Blue SeaShakerAmazon
20Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet LickersBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaOne Hour MamaAmazon
21Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysCryin' In The Deep Blue SeaVintage CollectionsAmazon
22Reckless Kelly & Joe ElyRider in the RainSail Away: The Songs Of Randy NewmanAmazon
23Barbara LewisHello StrangerMaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for MAmazon
24John PrineCome Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna BeauregardGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
25Bob Hope, Bing CrosbyNothing in CommonBest of Bob Hope – Capitol RecordsAmazon
26The Boswell SistersThat's How Rhythm Was BornMusic From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin ButtonAmazon
27Tommy And Jimmy DorseyRhythm Saved The WorldThe Gems Of JazzAmazon
28Louis ArmstrongRhythm Saved The WorldRhythm Saved The WorldAmazon
29Ethel SmithI Got RhythmTico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952Amazon
30The HappeningsI Got RhythmThe Best Of The HappeningsAmazon
31Van Dyke Parks/MondrianSail Away LadyThe Harry Smith Project Live Vol. 2Amazon
32The AmericansSail Away LadiesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon

Five Year Anniversary

Time has flown like it always does…it’s been since August 2012 and we’re taking time out for a special celebration on weekly show. Dave Stroud will be reaching back and revisiting tracks he played on the first couple of  shows back in the day…including tracks from Geraint Watkins, Fats Waller, Sister Rosetta, Big Joe Turner, Nina Simone, and a host of others. Deeper Roots has kept its promise to it’s listeners…back then and right to the current day. Tune in! Join us and raise a glass.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Geraint WatkinsBouffantIn a Bad Mood – Deluxe Expanded EditionAmazon
2Roger McGuinnAnnaAdios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur AlexanderAmazon
3Arthur AlexanderSoldier Of LoveThe Greatest HitsAmazon
4Bill KirchenShelly's Winter Love (Album)Word To The WiseAmazon
5The Ink SpotsWhispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)Greatest HitsAmazon
6Ringo StarrWhispering GrassBeaucoups Of Blues [UK]Amazon
7Fats WallerLulu's Back In TownFats Waller Greatest HitsAmazon
8Fats Waller & His RhythmHey! Stop Kissin' My Sister100 Ans De JazzAmazon
9Slim & SlamHuh! Uh-Huh!Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)Amazon
10Sister Rosetta TharpeDown By the RiversideGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
11Fern JonesJust A Little Talk With JesusThe Glory RoadAmazon
12Geraint WatkinsGo WestDial 'W' for WatkinsAmazon
13Charles BrownI Wanna Go HomeThe 15 Greatest Hits On Ace RecordsAmazon
14Slim HarpoRainin' In My HeartThe Best Of Slim HarpoAmazon
15Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack & His OrchestraMr. Five By FiveCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43Amazon
16Helen HumesBe Ba Ba Le Ba Boogie1945-47Amazon
17Ruth BrownMama He Treats Your Daughter MeanRuth Brown: Mama He Treats Your Daugher Mean & Other HitsAmazon
18Little Willie JohnSleepLittle Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962Amazon
19Nina SimoneWork SongThe Best Of Nina Simone: The Colpix YearsAmazon
20Ray CharlesRubyRay Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated To YouAmazon
21Ivory Joe HunterSince I Met You BabySince I Met You BabyAmazon
22Nellie LutcherHurry On DownFrom The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944Amazon
23Hadda BrooksAnytime, Anyplace, AnywhereBMG Vol. 01 Disc 01 1937-1958Amazon
24The RobinsThe Hatchet Man50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]Amazon
25Bull Moose JacksonFare Thee Well, Deacon Jones, Fare Thee WellBull Moose Jackson 1947-1950Amazon
26Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysDrivin' Nails In My CoffinVintage CollectionsAmazon
27The Louvin BrothersThe Great Atomic PowerHand-PickedAmazon
28Fisk Jubilee SingersJoshua Fit The BattleAmerican Roots Music [Disc 3]Amazon
29Harry BelafonteMama, Look at Boo BooHarry Belafonte: Greatest HitsAmazon
30Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex WilliamsShame On YouShame On YouAmazon
31Bill KirchenValley of the Moon (Album)Word To The WiseAmazon
32Doug Sahm(Is Anybody Going To) San AntoneComplete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1Amazon
33Shirley GunterOop ShoopShirley GunterAmazon
34Big Joe TurnerLove Roller CoasterBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon

High Water Everywhere

And the topic of this episode will be natural disasters. Namely…floods. Timeless events and timeless music. Dave Stroud will share in-depth blues about rising waters, country music about the terror brought to us by Mother Nature, featuring Dave Alvin, James McMurtry, Whispering Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, and Lonnie Johnson…to mention but a few. Our show will focus on music that tells a story, because that’s what we find best in the tradition of Americana roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny CashFive Feet High And RisingSongs Of Our SoilAmazon
2Charley PattonHigh Water Everywhere Part 1People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. NatureAmazon
3Bob DylanHigh Water (For Charley Patton)Love and TheftAmazon
4Ramblin' Jack ElliottRising High Water BluesA Stranger HereAmazon
5Blind Lemon JeffersonRising High Water Blues (Pm 12487, 4491-5)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
6Tom RushGalveston FloodThe Very Best Of Tom Rush: No RegretsAmazon
7Whispering SmithStorm in Texas aka Texas FloodSwamp BluesAmazon
8Lonnie JohnsonBroken Levee BluesHot FingersAmazon
9Lonnie JohnsonFlood Water BluesTomorrow NightAmazon
10Sippie WallaceThe Flood BluesABC Of The Blues, Vol. 48Amazon
11Bessie SmithBack Water BluesKen Burns Jazz [Disc 1]Amazon
12Ruby GowdyFlorida Flood BluesFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6Amazon
13Carl MartinHigh Water Flood BluesCarl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded WorksAmazon
14Memphis Minnie & Kansas JoeWhen The Levee Breaks24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's 2015Amazon
15Robert HicksMississippi Heavy Water BluesPeople Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. NatureAmazon
16Fiddlin' John CarsonStorm That Struck MiamiPeople Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. NatureAmazon
17Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain BoysFlood Of '57Classic BluegrassAmazon
18Happy TraumCrash on the Levee Down in the Flood (feat. Justin Guip, Adam Traum & Byron Isaacs)Just For the Love Of ItAmazon
19James McMurtryHurricane PartyJust Us KidsAmazon
20Charlie HadenIs This America? (Katrina 2005)Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
21Dave AlvinSouthern Flood BluesCommon Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
22Roomful Of BluesTexas FloodThe First AlbumAmazon
23Larry DavisTexas FloodBob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]Amazon
24Randy Newman & The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra With Members Of The New York PhilharmonicLouisiana 1927Our New Orleans: A Benefit AlbumAmazon
25Davell CrawfordGather By The RiverOur New Orleans: A Benefit AlbumAmazon
26The Tex-I-An BoysWasn't That A Mighty Storm?Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
27Johnny CashBig RiverGet Rhythm [Sun]Amazon
28Leon RussellA Mighty FloodA Mighty FloodAmazon

The Year in Pop – 1932

We look back…even though we weren’t there. Our show this week will celebrate the American songbook and popular music in the darkest of times: the year 1932. The clouds were only starting to clear in the heart of the Great Depression and the music was hopeful, sometimes saccharine, and the songwriting talent abundant. The performances were not bad either. The Mills Brothers, Bing Crosby, The Boswell Sisters, Cab Calloway, Mildred Bailey, and many others contributed. Tune in on our morning look at the popular sounds of 1932.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ukulele Ike & The Hot CombinationA Great Big Bunch Of YouFascinating Rhythm 1922-1935Amazon
2Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three AmbassadorsBend Down SisterEchoes From The Cocoanut GroveAmazon
3Ozzie & Harriet NelsonIt's Gonna Be YouThe Nelson TouchAmazon
4The Mills BrothersChinatown My ChinatownSweeter Than SugarAmazon
5The Mills BrothersI Can't Give You Anything But LoveThis Is Art DecoAmazon
6Boswell SistersBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaBoswell SistersAmazon
7Boswell SistersStop the Sun Stop the MoonBoswell SistersAmazon
8Jeanette MacDonaldIsn't It RomanticHits of '32Amazon
9Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three AmbassadorsWe`ve Got To Put That Sun Back In The SkyEchoes From The Cocoanut GroveAmazon
10Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut YankeesLet's Put Out The Lights (And Go To Bed)gimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
11George FormbyI Told My Baby With The UkeleleI'm The Ukulele ManAmazon
12Cab CallowayEadie Was A LadyBest Of The Big BandsAmazon
13Ivie AndersonIt Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)An Introduction To Ivie AndersonAmazon
14Bill "Bojangles" RobinsonDoin' The New LowdownA Tribute To Black Entertainers #1Amazon
15Louis ArmstrongAll Of MeThe Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club StompAmazon
16The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & OrchestraDiga, Diga, DoThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2Amazon
17The Mills Blue Rhythm BandMighty SweetRhythm SpasmAmazon
18Helen Morgan with Victor Young & His OrchestraCan't Help Lovin' Dat ManArt Deco: Lovely Ladies of Stage and ScreenAmazon
19Jimmie Grier & His OrchestraOne Hour With YouPaper MoonAmazon
20Al BowllyLife Is Just A Bowl Of CherriesJust A Bowl Of CherriesAmazon
21Mildred BaileyRockin' ChairHoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust MelodyAmazon
22Paul RobesonOl' Man RiverColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
23The Mills BrothersGoodbye, BluesHits of '32Amazon
24Gene AustinA Ghost Of A ChanceVoice Of The SouthlandAmazon
25Bing CrosbyI Found A Million Dollar BabyHenry & JuneAmazon
26Bing CrosbyParadiseHits of '32Amazon
27Bing CrosbyDinahBing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1Amazon
28Leo Reisman And His Orchestra;Milton DouglasBrother, Can You Spare a Dime (From The Musical Review "Americana") [Remastered 2003]Poor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down SeriesAmazon
29Sam Browne with Ambrose & His OrchestraThe Sun Has Got His Hat On [Remastered 2003]Hits of '32Amazon

Talk To Me

Talk is cheap. Talk can walk…if given the chance. With technology in our face each and every moment … it seems that talk has become even cheaper if not more full of falsehoods. From the very top the sewer of hyperbole flows downhill. But I digress. We’ll go from country to R&B, rock to gospel, and back again…with a theme show about ‘talking’. We’ve got Little Willie John, Nancy Wilson, Bob Wills, Bobby Charles, and Doris Day performing and following the talking points on our roots celebration on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Little Willie JohnTalk To Me, Talk To MeDancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]Amazon
2Los Super 7Talk to MeOxford American Southern Music TexasAmazon
3Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch BoysDon't Talk To Me About MenThe World Is A MonsterAmazon
4Ernest AshworthTalk Back Trembling LipsGolden Age of Country Volume 2: Hard-to-Find Hits [Disc 2]Amazon
5Faron YoungI Hear You Talkin'The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2)Amazon
6Buck OwensLoose Talk (With Rose Maddox)Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 3]Amazon
7Rose & The Maddox BrothersYou've Been Talking In Your SleepMaddox Brothers & RoseAmazon
8Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysHeart to Heart TalkLegends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
9Gene O'QuinKeep A Talkin' BabySwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
10The Louvin BrothersI Know What You're Talking AboutClose Harmony [Disc 1]Amazon
11Bobby CharlesSmall Town Talk (single version)Bobby CharlesAmazon
12Bobby BareTalk Me Some SenseMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
13Lefty FrizzellNo One to Talk to But the Blues (& Shirley Caddell) 1957Life's Like Poetry (Disc 4)Amazon
14Little Willie JohnLet Them TalkLittle Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962Amazon
15Nancy WilsonHappy TalkNancy Wilson and Cannonball AdderleyAmazon
16Peggy LeeTalkin' To Myself About YouThe Capitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
17Doris DayPillow TalkGolden Girl Columbia Recordings 1944-1966 – Disc 2Amazon
18Johnny Mercer & Martha Tilton with Paul Weston & His OrchestraIf I Had A Talking Picture Of YouCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55Amazon
19Sam CookeTalkin' TrashThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
20Frankie FordYou Talk Too MuchThe All Time Greatest Hits OfAmazon
21Snooks EaglinMama Talk to Your Daughter [#]Complete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
22Vicki EvansDont Talk That Talk To MeStompin' 34Amazon
23The Table ToppersTalk To Me BabyStompin' 2Amazon
24Wynonie HarrisKeep-A-TalkingWomen Whiskey & Fish TailsAmazon
25Bull Moose JacksonWe Can Talk Some TrashBull Moose Jackson 1947-1950Amazon
26Harold BurrageHi-Yo SilverJumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)Amazon
27Fats Waller & His RhythmHate To Talk About MyselfComplete Recorded Works Vol.3Amazon
28Mose AllisonI'm Not TalkingCocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini MadnessAmazon
29Eddie JeffersonStart Walkin' Stop Talkin'The BeBop SingersAmazon
30Billie HolidayPlease Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneThe Essential American SingersAmazon
31Norris The TroubadorTalk About Jerusalem Mornin'Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3Amazon
32Brother Claude ElyTalk About JesusSatan Get BackAmazon
33The Bells Of JoyLet's Talk About JesusBoogie Uproar – Gems From The Peacock VaultsAmazon
34Annette HanshawIf I Had a Talking Picture of YouVolume 7 – Annette Hanshaw 1929-30Amazon
35Dinah WashingtonWalkin' And Talkin'GoldAmazon

The Document Label

Get your morning cuppa roots sounds with a look at the record label whose catalog is overflowing with some of the most important recordings of the 20th century. From the birth of the blues to the birth of jazz; from the earliest gospel jubilee sounds of the deep South to the the electrifying sacred steel sounds of the late century; from the hillbilly string bands to the hokum sounds of the urban South…it’s all there. Document Records has amassed one of the world’s most revered collections of Americana out there and you can tune into Sonoma County community radio for a sampler of the music that has survived the century’s shift in technology , infiltrated our culture, and influenced performers to this day.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Frank HutchisonStackalee [Vocal]Worried Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
2Frank HutchisonThe DealOld Time Music From West VI : Old-Time Music From West VirgiAmazon
3The Allen BrothersSkipping And FlyingAllen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1Amazon
4Sam McGeeBuck Dancer's ChoiceComplete Recorded Works 1926-34Amazon
5Georgia Yellow HammersWhite LightningThe Georgia Yellow Hammers And Associates Vol. 4 "White Lightning – 1929-1931Amazon
6Kirk & Sam McGheeBrown's Ferry BluesComplete Recorded Works 1926-34Amazon
7Charley JordanJust A SpoonfulCharley Jordan Volume 1 1930-1931Amazon
8Blind Willie McTellSearching The Desert For The BluesBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]Amazon
9Peetie WheatstrawKind-Hearted BluesToo Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
10Barbecue BobBarbecue BluesBarbecue Any Old Time – Blues From The Pit 1927-1942Amazon
11Frankie 'Half-Pint' JaxonCome On Mama, Do That DanceBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]Amazon
12Blind Arvella GrayHave Mercy, Mr. PercyBlues From Maxwell StreetAmazon
13Charlie SpandAin't Gonna Stand For That (Pm 12856, 15454–)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
14Leroy CarrDon't Start No Stuff1934-1941Amazon
15Laura RuckerSt. Louis BluesFemale Blues Singers Vol. 13 R/S (1921-1931)Amazon
16Rosa HendersonDon't Advertise Your Man (Take A)Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & JazzAmazon
17Memphis MoseHear Me Beefin' at YouGeorgia Tom – Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (September 1928 – 5 February 1930)Amazon
18Butterbeans and SusieElevator Papa, Switchboard MamaPlease Warm My Weiner (Old Time Hokum Blues)Amazon
19Big MaceoWon't Be A Fool No MoreBig Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 – 1950)Amazon
20Tampa RedLet Me Play With Your PoodleRude DudesAmazon
21Nora and DelleGet Away From My WindowJazzin' The Blues Vol. 3Amazon
22W.C. HandySt. Louis BluesJazzin' the BluesAmazon
23Cleo BrownI'll Take The South (You Take The East, Take The West, Take The North)Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)Amazon
24The Harlem HamfatsShe's Trickin' MeHarlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936Amazon
25Babe WallaceGit It ('Cause I Love To See You Wid It)Jazzin the Blues Vol. 5 (1930 – 1953)Amazon
26Rev. Lonnie FarrisA Closer Walk To TheeElectric / Slide Guitar GospelAmazon
27Rev. Utah SmithI Got Two WingsElectric / Slide Guitar GospelAmazon
28Sister O. M. TerrellThe Bible's RightCountry Gospel 1946-1953Amazon
29Sister Rosetta TharpeMy Journey to the SkyMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
30Sister Goldia HaynesTravelingGreat Gospel Performers: Complete Recording Sessions in Chronological Order, 1937-1950Amazon
31Rev. Robert BallingerThis TrainMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon