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Free Form – December 2015

Free Form - December 2015
Free Form – December 2015

Every couple of months, Deeper Roots shares a free form playlist with host Dave Stroud. This week we’ll share ‘contemporary roots’ infused music including the sounds of Howell Devine, Jason Isbell, and Ian Tyson as well as a broad selection of R&B (from The Blenders), early blues (from Blind Lemon Jefferson), and ‘ding dong daddy’ country swing (featuring Bob Wills). We’ll also wrap it up with a festive foodie theme.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Ink SpotsStreet Of DreamsGreatest HitsAmazon
2The Delta Rhythm BoysScandalize My NameI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemAmazon
3The Cats & The FiddleI'd Rather Drink Muddy WaterTheme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]Amazon
4The PenguinsOokey OokGreat Googa Mooga [Ace]Amazon
5The RooseveltsJitterbug SpecialThe Real Blues Brothers Vol. 2Amazon
6The RavensGotta Find My BabyOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
7The BlendersDon't Play Around with LoveRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
8RobinsMy Baby Done Told MeMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Bocal Group 51-53)Amazon
9Esther PhillipsYour Love Is So Doggone Good [Album Version]Jazz Moods – HotAmazon
10Hawkins, Coleman: The Bebop Years [Disc 2]: Cattin' at KeynoteBlue MoonThe Bebop Years [Disc 2] ~ Cattin' at KeynoteAmazon
11Justin Townes EarleWorkin' for the MTAHarlem River Blues [Explicit]Amazon
12Robert PlantCentral Two-O-NineBand Of JoyAmazon
13Jason IsbellJohnny Reb, That's MeYou Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy ArnoldAmazon
14Howell DevineBoat's Up the RiverDelta GroovesAmazon
15Billy WalkerCross The Brazos At WacoColumbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: AmericanaAmazon
16Chris SmitherNo More Cane On The BrazosStill On The Levee CD 1Amazon
17OdettaNo More Cane On The Brazos7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio TracksAmazon
18Red Foley & The Sunshine Boys(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)Johnny Cash: Artist's Choice – Music That Matters To HimAmazon
19Ian TysonRidin' Down the CanyonBoots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene AutryAmazon
20Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysI'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)Legends of Country Music Disc 2Amazon
21Asleep at the WheelDing Dong Daddy from Dumas (with Robert Earl Keen and Ray Benson)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
22Jerry Lee LewisDrinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-DeeA Half Century Of Hits ([Disc 2] of Box Set)Amazon
23Jo-El SonnierTear-Stained LetterVarious Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]Amazon
24Clifton ChenierAccordion BoogieLouisiana Blues and ZydecoAmazon
25Blind Lemon JeffersonHot DogsThe Complete Classic Sides Remastered: Atlanta & Chicago 1926 [Disc 2]Amazon
26Lil JohnsonSam The Hot Dog ManVintage Sex SongsAmazon
27Rosie FloresHot DogSpeed of SoundAmazon
28Dale HawkinsHot DogRock'n'roll TornadoAmazon
29Bill HaleyHot Dog Buddy BuddyFrom Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the RockAmazon
30Wanda JacksonHot Dog! That Made Him MadQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
31Buck OwensHot DogBuck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 1]Amazon
32The Four ShellsHot DogThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)Amazon
33Shakin' StevensHot DogChronology – The Epic Hit Singles #1Amazon
34John HiattAdios To CaliforniaDirty Jeans And Mudslide HymnsAmazon

Roots of Doo Wop

Roots of Doo Wop
Roots of Doo Wop

The early fifties brought the dawn of a musical form that became popular with a younger crowd although it was simply a version of a vocal harmony form born in the early century, if not long before. The street corner harmonies were a big hit as this new form of rhythm called ‘doo-wop’ saturated the top 40 R&B (and mainstream) airwaves. But the influences themselves had huge followings. We’ll hear from some of the early gospel inspirations like the Heavenly Gospel Singers as well as the vocal groups who were dominant in the form’s lineage: The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, and The Ravens. We’ll also hear from the groups who introduced ‘doo wop’ as we know it in the early fifties.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The TurbansWhen You DanceDancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 2]Amazon
2Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetGolden Gate Gospel TrainVol. 1-(1937-38)Amazon
3Heavenly Gospel SingersThe Prodigal SonHalleluja Gospel & PrayersAmazon
4The Heavenly Gospel SingersWhen Was Jesus Born?Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4]Amazon
5The Deep River BoysMelody of LoveThe Dark Ages: Our Music From The BeginningAmazon
6The CharioteersAll God's Chillun Got ShoesThe Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1Amazon
7The Mills BrothersPaper DollBest of the Decca YearsAmazon
8The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & OrchestraDiga, Diga, DoThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2Amazon
9Lewis Bronzville FiveLow Down Gal BluesBlack Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3Amazon
10The Ink SpotsWe Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)40 Your Hit ParadeAmazon
11The Ink SpotsMy PrayerGreatest HitsAmazon
12The Cats & The FiddleI Miss You SoThe Very Best OfAmazon
13The Cats & The FiddleWe Cats Will Swing For YouThe Very Best OfAmazon
14The Cats & The FiddleKillin' JiveThe Very Best OfAmazon
15The Delta Rhythm BoysI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemAmazon
16The Delta Rhythm BoysDo You CareI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemAmazon
17Slim & SlamThe Flat Foot FloogieSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1)Amazon
18Five Red CapsMama Put Your Britches On (alt. Take)Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947)Amazon
19The Cap-TansI'm So Crazy For LoveVocal Group Harmony Vol 8Amazon
20The RavensCount Every StarDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
21The RavensMy Baby's GoneOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
22The RavensWrite Me A LetterBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
23The MoonglowsSincerelyDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
24The ToppersIf Money Grew on TreesStompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947Amazon
25The Five KeysThe Glory of LoveThe Aladdin Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
26The OriolesIt's Too Soon to KnowDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
27The OriolesYou Belong to MeBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
28The CardinalsWheel Of FortuneAtlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]Amazon
29The CrowsGeeFeelin FineAmazon
30The FlamingosWould I Be CryingDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3Amazon
31The FlamingosGolden TeardropsDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
32The Five SatinsIn The Still Of The NightBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
33The PenguinsEarth Angel (Will You Be Mine)Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)Amazon
34The CadillacsSpeedo (Cadillac)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
35The JewelsHearts of StoneDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon

Blues Guitar Shuffle

Blues Guitar Shuffle
Blues Guitar Shuffle

Last week’s show paid tribute to the great country guitarists…so why not spend a couple of hours with the blues greats. We’ll cover a good number of the well knowns like Buddy Guy, Elmore James, and the three ‘kings’…B.B., Freddie, and Albert as well as the second tier innovators like Guitar Slim, J. B. Lenoir, Magic Sam, and Mighty Joe Young. It’s a big helping of blues, some soul-laden clips, and big, screaming rhythm…coming your way on KWTF every Friday night on Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1T-Bone WalkerT-Bone ShuffleThe Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]Amazon
2Albert CollinsJam It UpThe Complete Imperial Recordings Disc 2Amazon
3Johnny WinterHighway 61 RevisitedColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
4Freddie KingHideawayOne Hit WondersAmazon
5Gary MooreStill Got The BluesStill Got The BluesAmazon
6Elmore JamesThe Sky Is CryingThe Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]Amazon
7Elmore JamesDust My BroomMartin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To MemphisAmazon
8Lonnie JohnsonAnother Night To CryAmerican Roots Music [Disc 2]Amazon
9Muddy WatersHoney BeeThe Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
10Howlin' WolfKilling FloorThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
11J.B. LenoirDon't Dog Your WomanMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. LenoirAmazon
12Buddy GuyFirst Time I Met the Blues20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy GuyAmazon
13Guitar Slim and His BandThe Things That I Used To DoPlug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954Amazon
14B.B. KingThree O'Clock BluesKing of the Blues [Box] Disc 1Amazon
15B.B. KingThe Thrill Is GoneBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
16Johnny "Guitar" WatsonToo TiredSpace GuitarAmazon
17Mighty Joe YoungEmpty ArmsThe Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]Amazon
18Bo DiddleyBefore You Accuse MeHis Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
19Magic SamSweet Home ChicagoWest Side SoulAmazon
20Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignThe Very Best of Albert KingAmazon
21Sam & DaveSoul ManStax Number OnesAmazon
22Bobby "Blue" BlandStormy Monday BluesMartin Scorsese Presents The BluesAmazon
23Eric ClaptonBlues Before SunriseFrom the CradleAmazon
24Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleTexas FloodTexas FloodAmazon
25B.B. KingHow Blue Can You GetBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
26T-Bone WalkerNews For My BabyThe Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]Amazon
27Jimmy ReedBoogie In The DarkJimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall/The Best Of Jimmy ReedAmazon
28Elmore JamesShake Your MoneymakerThe Sky Is CryingAmazon
29Clarence "Gatemouth" BrownOkie Dokie StompBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]Amazon
30Albert CollinsThe FreezeBlues Masters SamplerAmazon
31Muddy WatersRollin' And Tumblin'The Definitive CollectionAmazon
32The David Thom BandWindy CityThat Old FamiliarAmazon

Country Strings

Country Strings
Country Strings

Our show this week revisits the great country guitar innovators and talents who contributed both session time to classic hits as well as original performances of their own. Whether they were pedal steel, Fender or Gibson electric magicians, or country pickers, we won’t discriminate. Tune in for Leon McAuliffe, Joe Maphis, James Burton, Albert Lee, Doc Watson and others on another Friday night on KWTF 88.1, Bodega Bay, listener-supported community radio for Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Lovin' SpoonfulNashville CatsGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
2Leon McAuliffeTake It Away, LeonCountry Boy's DreamAmazon
3Bob WillsTwin Guitar BoogieFor the Last TimeAmazon
4Joe MaphisRandy Lynn Rag [Album Version]Fire On The StringsAmazon
5Joe Maphis – duet with Larry CollinsFlying Fingers [Album Version]Fire On The StringsAmazon
6James Burton And Ralph MooneySneaky StringsCorn Pickin' And Slick Slidin'Amazon
7James Burton & Ralph MooneyMoonshineJames Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969Amazon
8Little Jimmy DickensBuddy's Boogie (Instrumental)Country Boy [Disc 5]Amazon
9Buddy Emmons w. Nashville session menFour Wheel DriveAlmost To Tulsa: The InstrumentalsAmazon
10Hank Garland & His Sugar FootersSugarfoot Rag (feat. Red Foley)Guitar Magic 1949-1957Amazon
11Hank Garland & His Sugar FootersHillbilly ExpressGuitar Magic 1949-1957Amazon
12Red Foley, Grady MartinPinball BoogieHillbilly Fever [Disc 4]Amazon
13Red FoleyChattanoogie Shoe Shine BoyHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
14Lefty FrizzellSaginaw, Michigan (Grady Martin)Classic CountryAmazon
15Marty RobbinsEl PasoGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon
16Johnny HortonI'm Coming HomeHonky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)Amazon
17Chet AtkinsTennesse Ray/Beaumont RagThe Essential Chet Atkins [RCA]Amazon
18Chet AtkinsI Know That You KnowMister Guitar – WorkshopAmazon
19Chet Atkins & Les PaulLover Come Back To MeChester & LesterAmazon
20Speedy West & Jimmy BryantBryant's BounceSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
21Speedy West & Jimmy BryantFrettin' FingersSwingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2Amazon
22Speedy West & Jimmy BryantOld Joe ClarkStratosphere BoogieAmazon
23Jerry ReedGuitar ManThe Essential Jerry ReedAmazon
24Roy ClarkRiders in the SkyThe Roy Clark AnthologyAmazon
25Albert LeeRainbows All Over Your BluesThe Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy EmmonsAmazon
26Marty StuartHollywood BoogieNashville Vol. 1: Tear The Woodpile DownAmazon
27The HellecastersOrange Blossom SpecialThe Return Of The HellecastersAmazon
28Junior BrownWhere Has All the Money Gone?Down Home ChromeAmazon
29Doc Watson/Merle WatsonSmoke, Smoke, SmokeBlack Mountain RagAmazon
30Doc Watson/Merle WatsonDown YonderBlack Mountain RagAmazon
31Peter Rowan, Don Edwards, Tony Rice & Norman BlakeTrail to MexicoStrings And Things: The Best in Bluegrass Vol. 1Amazon
32Norman BlakeEastbound Freight TrainAmerica Roots Songbook – AmericanaAmazon
33Tony RiceStoney PointThe Bluegrass Guitar CollectionAmazon
34Tony RiceHe Rode All the Way to TexasNight Flyer: The Singer Songwriter CollectionAmazon
35Merle TravisNine Pound HammerHot Pickin' [Disc 1]Amazon
36Merle TravisDone Rovin'Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]Amazon

Deeper Dr. John

Deeper Dr. John
Deeper Dr. John

Mac Rebennack’s been around and the music, the culture, the people…they’ve embellished his art with a character like no other in roots music. He’s known them all: James Booker, Professor Longhair, Huey Smith, and Doc Pomus. He’s performed with them, composed for them, and broken bread with them. And when he takes the stage, whether that is in the traditional Indian celebratory garb or the frocked coat and hat, you can be certain that his performance will get your attention. He is coarse yet gentle, as punctual on the keys as he is laid back and lazy with them. This week’s show will sample a small set of his contributions to the American songbook including performances by Roland Stone, B.B. King, Charlie Rich, Solomon Burke, and Irma Thomas. And we’ll also hear plenty from the good Doctor himself.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dr. JohnRight Place Wrong TimeDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
2Dr John/Mac RebennackSahara (LP Version)Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
3Roland Stone [Dr. John]Down The Road (LP Version)Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
4Mac RebennackGood TimesThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]Amazon
5Clarence "Frogman" HenryLong Lost And WorriedAin't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" HenryAmazon
6Art NevilleWhat's Going OnHis Specialty RecordingsAmazon
7Johnny JenkinsWalk On Gilded SplintersDuane Allman Anthology 2 [Disc 2]Amazon
8Dr. JohnBlack Widow SpiderDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
9Dr. John(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite AwayDestively Bonnaroo (US Release)Amazon
10Dr. John The Night TripperWash Mama WashThe Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974Amazon
11Dr. JohnBig ChiefThe Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974Amazon
12Irma ThomasI Never Fool Nobody But MeIf You Want It, Come and Get ItAmazon
13Delaney & BonnieWhen the Battle Is OverThe Best of Delaney & BonnieAmazon
14Solomon BurkeMake Do With What You GotMake Do With What You GotAmazon
15Dr. JohnHen Layin' RoosterThe Best Of The Parlophone YearsAmazon
16Dr. JohnLet the Good Times RollThe Ultimate Dr. JohnAmazon
17Dr. JohnMy Indian RedGoin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
18Dr. JohnSweet Home New OrleansThe Best Of The Parlophone YearsAmazon
19Dr. JohnMemories Of Prof. LonghairMos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
20Marianne FaithfullHello StrangerA Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
21Crescent City GoldKick It RawThe Ultimate SessionAmazon
22Bluesiana TriangleNeed To Be LovedBluesiana TriangleAmazon
23Charlie RichPictures and PaintingsPictures and PaintingsAmazon
24Dr. JohnEh Las BasN'awlinz: Dis, Dat Or D'UddaAmazon
25Dr. JohnOld SettlersLive at Magfest 2014Amazon
26B.B. King & Dr. JohnThere Must Be A Better World SomewhereDeuces WildAmazon
27Dr. JohnLet's Make a Better WorldThe Ultimate Dr. JohnAmazon
28Dr. JohnWhen You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)Ske-Dat-De-Dat&The Spirit Of SatchAmazon

Songs of A.P. Carter

He grew up with music, learning to plan violin at a young age in Poor Valley, Virginia (now known as Maces Springs), sang in a church choir and helped his uncle, Flanders Bays, who ran a mobile music school in Scott County. He would go on to form one of the seminal country music groups of the day with his wife Sara and her cousin Maybelle. Their musicianship was remarkable but the song-writing was what set them apart, the compositions by A. P. Carter representing a treasury of classic folk, sentimental pop, cowboy songs, gospel favorites, and original love songs. While there may be little doubt as to whether all songs that carried his name were original, his treatment (and that of the Carter Family group) were without peer. Tune in this Friday night for music featuring performers covering A.P. Carter songs, including The Delmore Brothers, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men, Charlie Louvin, Ashley Monroe, and a host of others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ralph StanleyWorried Man Blues [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
2Rosanne CashThe Winding StreamThe Winding StreamThe Carters, The Cashes And The Course Of Country MusicAmazon
3John PrineLulu WallsGerman AfternoonsAmazon
4The Carter FamilyLulu WallsCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
5The Carter FamilyMy Texas GirlCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
6Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterFoggy Mountain TopKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
7Osborne BrothersYou Are My FlowerHillbilly FeverAmazon
8Flatt & ScruggsYou Are My Flower [Album Version]'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered: The Essential Flatt & ScruggsAmazon
9Charlie HadenOh Take Me BackCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
10Ricky Skaggs & The WhitesWill My Mother Know Me ThereStrings And Things: The Best in Bluegrass Vol. 1Amazon
11Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
12The Delmore BrothersThe Storms are on the OceanClassic Cuts CD D – Atlanta 1940, New York 1940-41Amazon
13Gene AutryI'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blues EyesThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
14Red AllenI'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue EyesI Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow: Songs of the Carter FamilyAmazon
15Mac WisemanJimmy Brown The NewsboyTime-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]Amazon
16Roy ClarkJimmy Brown, the NewsboyThe Roy Clark AnthologyAmazon
17Charlie LouvinMy Texas GirlCharlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster SongsAmazon
18Ralph StanleyDistant Land To Roam [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
19The Carter FamilyA Distant Land To RoamThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2]Amazon
20Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenEngine 143Public Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
21The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWabash CannonballWill the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2Amazon
22The Carter FamilyHello Central! Give Me HeavenThe Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]Amazon
23Sister Bessie Griffin w/Brownie McGeeHeaven's RadioPowerhouse GospelAmazon
24The Swan Silvertones, The Staple Singers, The Pilgrim TravelersWill The Circle Be UnbrokenThe Swan Silvertones 1946-1951Amazon
25George Jones/Staples, Pop And MavisWill the Circle Be UnbrokenMy Very Special Guests [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1Amazon
26The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWill The Circle Be UnbrokenJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
27The Carter FamilyBeautiful Brown Eyes & Sweet FernOn Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1Amazon
28Jorma KaukonenSweet FernAin't In No HurryAmazon
29Loretta LynnWildwood FlowerAnchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter CashAmazon
30Norman & Nancy BlakeThe Sunny Side of LifeStrings And Things: The Best in Bluegrass Vol. 1Amazon
31Norman BlakeFifty Miles of Elbow RoomOld TiesAmazon
32Emmylou HarrisHello Stranger (Remastered LP Version)Luxury Liner [Remaster]Amazon

Broadway and Film

Broadway & Film
Broadway & Film

Not to ignore the obvious influences that Hollywood had on our culture and music, we dig into the archives to sample some of the greats as well as some of the unknowns. Popular entertainment began with minstrelsy, traveling medicine shows, vaudeville, and finally ‘the Great White Way’ of New York’s Broadway. Entertainers such as Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, as well as Harlem’s profound contribution in the names of Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Cab Calloway would capture a light-heartedness and nostalgic sound while telling small stories in a very big way. Tune in Friday night on KWTF and hear the musicals, the novelty pieces, and find yourselves riding down the river of some of the more energetic swells of the past century.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Benny GoodmanHooray For HollywoodJohnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)Amazon
2Al JolsonMy Mammy – from The Jazz SingerWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
3Fanny BriceMy Man – from My ManWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
4Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, Jack Buchanan, Cyd CharisseThat's Entertainment (The Band Wagon)Best of Broadway- The Early '50sAmazon
5Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell & Co.42nd Street – from 42nd StreetWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
6Ginger Rogers & Chorus / Busby BerkeleyWe're In The Money (The Gold Diggers Song) (Album Version from 'Gold Diggers of 1933')The 30s: Hollywood's BestAmazon
7Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T.San Francisco (Soundtrack Version)The 30s: Hollywood's BestAmazon
8Cab Calloway & His OrchestraI Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (from Hi-De-Ho short)The 30s: Hollywood's BestAmazon
9Dooley WilsonAs Time Goes By – from CasablancaWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
10The Mills BrothersCongo Fever (Jungle Fever)Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1]Amazon
11Johnnie 'Scat' Davis, Frances Langford & Benny Goodman & His OrchestraLet That Be A Lesson To YouHollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1]Amazon
12Ethel WatersHeat WaveEthel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)Amazon
13Bing CrosbySo the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got TogetherBing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1Amazon
14Bing Crosby & Louis ArmstrongNow You Has JazzHollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2]Amazon
15Louis Armstrong & His Allstars/Jack TeagarednAin't Misbehavin'Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2]Amazon
16Bette DavisThey're Either Too Young Or Too Old -from Thank Your Lucky StarsWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
17Gene KellySingin' In The Rain (Singin' in the Rain)Best of Broadway- The Early '50sAmazon
18Kern/HammersteinBuck & WingShow Boat SoundtrackAmazon
19Christine Johnson, Jean Darling, ChorusJune Is Bustin' Out All OverThe Original Broadway Cast AlbumAmazon
20Ray BolgerOnce in Love With AmyThe Best of Broadway: The Late '40sAmazon
21Carol ChanningDiamonds Are A Girl's Best FriendUltimate Broadway [Disc 1]Amazon
22Richard BurtonCamelotThe Best of Broadway: The Early '60sAmazon
23Ann MillerToo Darn HotThe Big Picture: Great Music from Films You LoveAmazon
24Elvis Presley & The JordanairesViva Las VegasElvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrackAmazon
25Carol ChanningHello Dolly!The Best of Broadway: The Early '60sAmazon
26Robert PrestonSeventy Six TrombonesUltimate Broadway [Disc 1]Amazon
27Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsFoggy Mountain Breakdown – Bonnie And Clyde75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1)Amazon
28Eric Weissberg & Steve MandellDueling Banjos75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1)Amazon
29Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake NelsonIn the Jailhouse NowO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
30Bette MidlerOptimistic Voices/Lullaby Of BroadwayBette MidlerAmazon
31John RaittHey There The Pajama Game]Best of Broadway- The Early '50sAmazon

Songs of the Dust Bowl

Songs of the Dust Bowl
Songs of the Dust Bowl

Our story is one that we’ve covered before, previously focusing on the Great Depression and the music of Woody Guthrie. This episode pulls in the theme of that tragic chapter of a drought that uprooted nearly 60 percent of the population from the affected region of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. With the soil lacking a firm root due to poor farm practices, the plains winds would pick up the loose topsoil and create the dust clouds that ravaged farm and city alike. The music we’ll hear tonight brings us the stories, including those of Woody and Arlo Guthrie, Bob Gibson, Lane Hardin, Vernon Dahlart, and The Morrison Two Brothers String Band.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ramblin' Jack ElliottTalking Dust BowlHard Travelin'Amazon
2Ramblin' Jack ElliottDust Storm DisasterHard Travelin'Amazon
3Woody GuthrieGreat Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)Dust Bowl Ballads [Rounder]Amazon
4Woody GuthrieBlowing Down That Old Dusty Road (Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad)Dust Bowl Ballads [Rounder]Amazon
5Alison KraussDust Bowl ChildrenPaper AirplaneAmazon
6Peter RowanTumbleweedDust Bowl ChildrenAmazon
7Bob GibsonPastures of PlentyJoy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob GibsonAmazon
8Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsPasture of PlentyThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
9Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsSo Long It's Been Good to Know YouThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
10The ByrdsPretty Boy FloydSweetheart of the RodeoAmazon
11Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsDo Re MiThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
12Cisco HoustonThe Great American BumDust Bowl Blues: Essential American Folk [Disc 2]Amazon
13Mac "Harry" McClintockHallelujah, I'm a Bum [Remastered 2003]Poor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down SeriesAmazon
14Billy BraggI Ain't Got No HomeTooth & NailAmazon
15Michelle ShockedWoody's RagArkansas TravelerAmazon
16Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut YankeesLife Is Just A Bowl Of Cherriesgimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
17Leo 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
18Woody GuthrieTalking Dust Bowl BluesDust Bowl Ballads [Rounder]Amazon
19Woody GuthrieDust Pneumonia BluesDust Bowl Ballads [Rounder]Amazon
20Lane HardinCalifornia Desert Blues [Remastered 2003]Poor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down SeriesAmazon
21Red AllenDeep Elem BluesThe Folkways Years 1964 – 1983Amazon
22Prairie RamblersDeep Elem BluesWhite Country Blues (1926-1938)Amazon
23Joe StoneIt's Hard TimePoor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down SeriesAmazon
24Vernon DalhartThe Farm Relief SongPoor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down SeriesAmazon
25The Morrison Twin Brothers String BandDry and DustyArkansas at 78 RPM: Corn Dodgers & Hoss Hair PullersAmazon
26Sonny Terry & Brownie McGheeDealing With The DevilDust Bowl Blues: Essential American Folk [Disc 2]Amazon
27Jack GuthrieOklahoma HillsSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
28Bruce SpringsteenI Ain't Got No HomeFolkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And LeadbellyAmazon
29Ry CooderVigilante ManInto The Purple ValleyAmazon
30Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsTom JoadThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
31Jimmy LafaveDust Bowl OkiesThe Night TribeAmazon

Free Form – October 2015

Free Form - October 2015
Free Form – October 2015

Free form with just a dose of playlist themes…R&B and sugar from Chuck Willis, some sweeter country from Bob Wills, more of the same with a moonlight-based theme from Tommy Duncan, Dale Evans, and Elton Britt. We’ve also got a mix of early century jazz from Satchmo and blues from Tampa Red, Charley Patton, and Blind Blake. Tune into community radio locally on KWTF 88.1 on the FM dial or catch us streaming on TuneIn, RadioBox, or from our web site at kwtf.net/listen.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Seasick SteveDarkMan from Another Time (Bonus Version)Amazon
2Wild TchoupitoulasMeet De Boys On The BattlefrontTreacherous [Disc 1]Amazon
3The Neville BrothersYellow MoonYellow MoonAmazon
4Emmylou Harris; Rodney CrowellOld Yellow MoonOld Yellow MoonAmazon
5Bill NeelyBig Yellow Moon Over TexasTexas Law & JusticeAmazon
6Tommy DuncanTexas MoonTexas MoonAmazon
7Elton BrittBlue Texas MoonlightThe RCA YearsAmazon
8Dale EvansUnder a Texas MoonThe Rage of the SageAmazon
9Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysSugar MoonTake Me Back to Tulsa 4 – The End Of The LineAmazon
10k.d. langSugar MoonShadowlandAmazon
11Merle TravisToo Much Sugar For A DimeHot Pickin' [Disc 2]Amazon
12Chuck WillisSugar SugarI Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The StrollAmazon
13Muddy WatersSugar SweetThe Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
14The Mills BrothersSweeter Than SugarThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3Amazon
15Earl BosticSweet LorraineEarl Bostic FlamingoAmazon
16Dave Van RonkSweet And LowdownSweet & LowdownAmazon
17Chuck BerrySweet Little SixteenThe Chess Box Disc 1Amazon
18Blind BlakeSweet Papa Low DownRagtime Guitar's Foremost FingerpickerAmazon
19Pokey LaFarge & the South City ThreeSweet Potato BluesRiverboat SoulAmazon
20Warner Williams With Jay SummerourDigging PotatoesBlues HighwayAmazon
21Nat King ColeSolid Potato SaladChronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1945Amazon
22Hunter & JenkinsMeat Cuttin' BluesRaunchy Business: Hot Nuts & LollypopsAmazon
23Louis Armstrong & His Hot SevenPotato Head BluesThe Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
24Fats Waller & His RhythmAll That Meat And No Potatoes100 Ans De JazzAmazon
25The SwallowsIt Ain't The MeatRisque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&BAmazon
26Memphis MinniePig Meat On The Line [Album Version]Queen Of The BluesAmazon
27Tampa Red;Georgia TomDead Cats On The LineTampa Red The Guitar WizardAmazon
28Bob BrozmanDead Cat On The LineBlues ReflexAmazon
29Charley PattonMean Black Cat BluesPrimeval Blues, Rags and Gospel SongsAmazon
30Harry ReserCat And DogBanjo Crackerjax 1922-1930Amazon
31Bob BrozmanDog and CatHello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz!Amazon
32Joe Venuti's Blue FourBeatin' the DogWild CatsAmazon
33Dr. JohnHow Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)Goin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
34Nat King ColeOpen Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Coming In) (1992 Digital Remaster)Nat King Cole [Disc 3]Amazon

Wild Men and Wild Women

Wild Men and Wild Women
Wild Men and Wild Women

It’s theme time once again and we’re going to find ourselves among the wild and crazy men as well as the wild, woolly women. Round town girls celebrate, burning that candle, and Keely Smith will jump, jive, and wail with Louis Prima. Red Ingle and His Natural Seven will join the Sons of the Pioneers in spreading the word about ‘cigareets, whuskey, and wild, wild women”. Mae West, Julia Lee, Ernie Ford, and Jerry Lee Lewis will keep the party going and Deeper Roots will keep the lights on ’till 11pm sharp (that’s Pacific Time, of course). Join Dave Stroud for another two hours of a century of America’s music on KWTF, 88.1 FM, community radio for Bodega Bay.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mary FordRunning Wild100 Jazz Guitar FavoritesAmazon
2Garland JeffreysWild in the StreetsGhost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]Amazon
3The Jive BombersBad BoyCry-BabyAmazon
4Donnie ElbertWild Child (Deluxe 6156)R&B Humdingers Volume 11Amazon
5Johnny CarrollWild Wild WomenClassic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot ChicksAmazon
6Jerry Lee LewisReal Wild Child (Wild One)A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
7Carl MannBorn To Be BadMidnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll EraAmazon
8Charline ArthurBurn That CandleWelcome To The ClubAmazon
9Wanda JacksonHard Headed WomanThere's A Party Goin' OnAmazon
10Wanda JacksonLet's Have A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
11Tennessee Ernie FordI'm A Bad ManMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]Amazon
12The Dave & Deke ComboWild WomanHollywood BarndanceAmazon
13Freda & the FiredogsYour Good Girl's Gonna Go BadFreda & The FiredogsAmazon
14The Sons Of The PioneersCigareetes, Whusky And Wild, Wild WomenCountry LegendsAmazon
15Red Ingle & His Natural SevenCigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
16Wanda, Ruth NealRound Town GirlsFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
17King JamesWild Wooly WomanStompin' 25Amazon
18Julia LeeDo You Want It?Burlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
19Eunice DavisLet's Have A PartyStompin' 25Amazon
20Little RichardThe Girl Can't Help ItLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
21Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the WitnessesJump, Jive, An' WailLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
22Carmen MacRaeWhatever Lola WantsBurlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
23Mae WestI'm No AngelThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
24Billy Jones With The Little RamblersDon't Bring LuluThe Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2Amazon
25Cecil GantLittle Baby You're Running WildThe Cecil Gant CollectionAmazon
26Wynonie HarrisYoung And WildPlayful BabyAmazon
27Rudy GreeneWild LifeVarious Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]Amazon
28Memphis NighthawksWild Man StompDocument Shortcuts Vol. 3 – My BabeAmazon
29Memphis MinnieI'm A Bad Luck WomanQueen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)Amazon
30Champion Jack DupreeBad Whiskey And Wild WomenTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
31JB Hutto & The HawksWild Wild WomanMasters Of Modern BluesAmazon
32Albert KingWild WomenDoor To DoorAmazon
33Little Jimmy KingWild WomanLittle Jimmy King and the Memphis Soul SurvivorsAmazon
34Amy HelmWild GirlDidn't It RainAmazon
35John HammondWild Man On The LooseTrouble No MoreAmazon
36Louis Armstrong & The Hot 7Wild Man BluesThe Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon