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Summer’s Last Stand

Labor Day weekend may mark the unofficial end of summer, but around here, summer isn’t going quietly. In this week’s show, we’re giving the season one last fling with a free-form romp through songs of summer nights, summer rain, summer romance, warm breezes and those memories that seem to linger long after the days begin getting shorter. And, as is the common theme, we’ll be traveling all over the musical map. There’s the timeless “Summertime” alongside the cool breeze of Sinatra, some summer soul from Stevie Wonder and War, and plenty of pop memories from Johnny Rivers, Rick Nelson and the Beach Boys. We’ll also wander off the beaten path for some country, rockabilly and Americana from Roger Miller, Dale Hawkins, and the Desert Rose Band. There are lazy nights, lost loves, blackberry summers and even a few reminders that summer isn’t always sunshine and good times. So before we put away the lawn chairs and start thinking about autumn, we’re squeezing every last drop out of the season. Join us for Summer’s Last Stand, Friday morning at 9 Pacific on Deeper Roots—two hours of American music from across the decades, right here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumYearStart At
1Sam CookeSummertime Pt. 1The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (1 of 4)000:00
2The Percy Faith OrchestraTheme From A Summer PlaceLifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 1]195904:41
3Nick PeritoThe Green Leaves Of Summer (Album Version)Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Motion Picture Soundtrack196006:56
4The Brothers FourThe Green Leaves Of Summer [Remastered 2017]Greatest Hits196008:43
5Desert Rose BandSummer WindA Dozen Roses (Greatest Hits)199211:33
6Michael Martin MurpheySummer RangesCowboy Songs Four199814:52
7Johnny RiversSummer RainJohnny Rivers Greatest Hits200718:21
8Stan KentonThe Things We Did Last SummerThe Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton195827:25
9Ricky NelsonThat Warm Summer NightRick Is 21200130:40
10The MelodearsSummer RomanceFrom The Vaults of Gone Vol. 2032:47
11Joanie Sommers(Theme From) A Summer PlaceAnother Banana Split Please196235:01
12Stevie WonderNever Dreamed You'd Leave in SummerGreatest Hits Vol. 2197137:15
13Debbie ReynoldsSummer RomanceGood Old Summertime196046:06
14The Four PrepsLazy Summer NightDancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 3]048:15
15Jerry KellerHere Comes SummerAnother Banana Split Please195950:24
16Dale HawkinsSummertime Down SouthWildcat Tamer199952:33
17Dale Ann BradleyBlackberry SummerDale Ann Bradley201755:43
18The Band of HeathensSingle In The Same SummerSimple Things202359:19
19Frank SinatraSummer WindFly Me To The Moon19661:09:12
20Walter WanderleySummer SambaInstrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms19661:12:04
21Dakota StatonSummertimeThe Late Late Show19571:15:07
22Nat King ColeThat Sunday That Summer30 Greatest Hits Disc 101:17:12
23Seals & CroftsSummer BreezeAM Gold 197219721:22:57
24Olivia Newton-John & John TravoltaSummer NightsGrease19781:26:16
25Foggy OtisSummertime SummertimeWhen life hands you lemons play the ukulele. (Deluxe Edition)20261:29:50
26Myron Lee & The CaddiesMagic In A Summer NightDestination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation19591:33:56
27Roger MillerIn The Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)Super Hits19601:35:37
28Stray CatsLonely Summer NightsRunaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'9219811:37:22
29The Beach BoysSummer Means New LoveToday! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)19651:40:36
30Googie Ren‚Swingin' Summer LoveSummer Days And Summer Nights – 31 Beach Pearls19581:42:32
31WarSummerThe Best of War and More19911:44:36
32Lou RawlsSummer WindRawls Sings Sinatra20031:52:56
33The SandalsTheme From Endless SummerCowabunga01:55:38

High Lonesome Country

There’s something about being lonesome that country music understands better than just about any other kind of music. It might be a love that walked out the door, a highway stretching toward nowhere, or just that empty feeling when the night gets a little too quiet. This morning on Deeper Roots, we’re calling it High Lonesome Country, and we’ll be traveling through more than seventy years of country music that knows that feeling all too well. We’ll hear from some familiar voices along the way—Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Roger Miller and Don Gibson—but we’ll also dig a little deeper into the dusty corners of country music for Charlie Moore, Clyde Moody, Bill Clifton, Jimmie Skinner and others whose names may have faded some with the passing years, but whose music certainly hasn’t. From honky-tonk and bluegrass to old-time country and sounds from a newer generation, we’ll find out that lonesome never really goes out of style. So settle in for two hours of lost love, empty rooms, weary hearts and that unmistakable high lonesome sound. This is Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumYearStart At
1Radney FosterJust Call Me LonesomeDel Rio Texas Revisited000:00
2James HandMighty Lonesome ManMighty Lonesome Man201206:43
3Charley CrockettMighty Lonesome Man10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand202109:10
4Hank SnowLonesome 7-72031964 (Warped 6406)196411:52
5George JonesTalk to Me Lonesome Heart61* [Box Set] Disc 1200314:44
6The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandI Know What It Means To Be LonesomeWill The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. III200217:00
7Milo TwinsWeary Lonesome Blues1939-1947 (Warped 3972)193920:42
8Delmore BrothersRemember I Feel Lonesome Too1944-1946 (Warped 4401)194529:72
9Delmore BrothersI'm Lonesome Without You1944-1946 (Warped 4401)194632:00
10Clyde MoodyI Know What It Means to Be Lonesome1945-1947 (Warped 4500)201234:37
11Hank WilliamsLong Gone Lonesome Blues24 Greatest Hits Vol. 2195037:14
12Hank WilliamsI'm So Lonesome I Could Cry24 Greatest195239:47
13Jimmie SkinnerTuck Away My Lonesome Blues1960-1962 (Warped 6188)201342:30
14Bill CliftonLonesome for You1963 (Warped 6366F)196344:25
15Bill CliftonLonesome Field1963 (Warped 6366F)196347:00
16Country GentlemenSad and Lonesome Day1963-1964 (Warped 6371)201150:35
17Charlie MooreLonesome Guitar1964-1966 (Warped 6562)201159:24
18Waylon JenningsLonesome Onry And MeanNashville Rebel (1970-1974)20061:01:58
19Steve YoungLonesome Onry And MeanSeven Bridges Road01:05:27
20Hawkshaw HawkinsLonesome 7-720322 Greatest Hits01:09:02
21Louvin BrothersWeary Lonesome BluesA Tribute To The Delmore Brothers19601:11:41
22Dolly Parton & Alison KraussThe Last Word In Lonesome Is MeKing Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller [Disc 2]20181:14:19
23Roger MillerThe Last Word In Lonesome Is MeAll Time Greatest Hits19651:17:14
24Don GibsonOh Lonesome Me30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/401:24:10
25Don GibsonLonesome Old HouseA Legend In My Time19591:26:33
26Johnny BondLonesome TrainPut Me To Bed19561:28:41
27Harlan HowardI Hope You're Lonesome1959-196320151:30:49
28Buddy JonesMean Old Lonesome BluesThe Western Swing: Doughboys/Playboys & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]19991:33:06
29Johnny HortonGoodbye Lonesome (Hello Baby Doll)36 All-Time Greatest Hits20211:38:04
30Billy GravesThe Lonesome ApeAge of Worry?From Country-Pop to Freak-Folk: The Space Age Relics of Monument Records 1960?197019661:40:21
31The Seldom SceneAnother Lonesome DayAct 320051:42:44
32Porter WagonerWalk That Lonesome Valley20 All-Time Greatest Hits20051:44:45
33Kitty WellsLonesome ValleyJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel19591:48:23
34Vince GillHigh Lonesome Sound20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Best Of Bluegrass19961:53:38
35Elvis PresleyJust Call Me LonesomeThe Country Collection19671:56:06

How Deep Is The Ocean

A whole new season of Deeper Roots lands on your doorstep…just like the Sunday paper: full of human interest stories (as told in song) and local gab (also told in song). It’s a free form collection of songs from the past century with performances from the usual (and sometimes unusual) suspects. Only minor themes and genre recaps today in a carefully crafted eclectic blend that runs the gamut from Jimmie Dale Gilmore to Mary Wells, The Velvetones, Billy Walker and Hot Lips Page. We’ll hear some Texas tradition from Deep Elem and Milwaukee’s finest from Jerry Lee. But we’re also rolling out some really fine, under the radar, female soul and R&B numbers that come from off the beaten track including Doris Allen, Faye Adams and Mary Wells. And we wonder out loud ‘how deep is the ocean’ with Big Maybelle. Drop on by!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Eric ClaptonIf I Had Possession Over Judgement DaySessions For Robert JAmazon
2Hot Lips Page and His Texas BlusiciansHarlem Rumbain' The Blues52nd Street Swing: New York In The '30sAmazon
3Johnnie & JoeWho Do You LoveThe Very Best of Johnnie & Joe – Over the Mountain, Across the SeaAmazon
4Ruth BrownSea of LoveAlong Comes RuthAmazon
5Big MaybelleHow Deep Is the OceanThe Very Best Of Big MaybelleAmazon
6Mae WestMister Deep Blue SeaThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
7Blue Sky BoysAsleep in the Briny DeepThe Chronological Classics 1937-1938 (Warped 3807)Amazon
8Kristi Jean & Her Ne'er-Do-WellsCryin' In The Deep Blue SeaCountry-billy CollisionAmazon
9Anita CarterSatan's ChildHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final ChapterAmazon
10The Sunshine BoysWhat's the Matter With Deep ElemThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]Amazon
11Levon HelmDeep Elem BluesRamble at the RymanAmazon
12Jimmie Dale GilmoreDeep Eddy BluesJimmie Dale GilmoreAmazon
13Asleep at the WheelAll My Exes (Live in Texas)Riding High In TexasAmazon
14Geraint WatkinsDeep In The Heart Of TexasGeraint Watkins & The DominatorsAmazon
15Geraint WatkinsWalking to MilwaukeeAide MemoireAmazon
16John Prine With Melba MontgomeryMilwaukee Here I ComeIn Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
17Dolly PartonMilwaukee, Here I Come1968-1969Amazon
18Billy WalkerTill I Drink Milwaukee Dry20 HitsAmazon
19Jerry Lee LewisWhat's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)Amazon
20Clyde McPhatterLovey Dovey (LP Version)Deep Sea Ball – The Best of Clyde McPhatterAmazon
21The VelvetonesGlory Of LoveVarious Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]Amazon
22Bobby Moore & The Rhythm AcesSearching For My LoveChess Uptown SoulAmazon
23Doris AllenA Shell Of A WomanDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2Amazon
24Mary WellsMy Heart Is Like A Clock (Previously Unreleased)Looking Back 1961-1964Amazon
25Mary WellsCan You Fix It (My Broken Heart) (Previously Unreleased)Looking Back 1961-1964Amazon
26Faye AdamsKeeper Of My HeartCrescent City SoulAmazon
27Reverend Gary DavisI Am The Light Of This WorldHarlem Street SingerAmazon
28Jorma KaukonenBlues Stay Away From MeBlue Country HeartAmazon
29Big Daddy WilsonCouldn't Keep It to MyselfDeep in My SoulAmazon
30Ingrid Lucia & the Flying NeutrinosLove Is Coming BackThe Hotel ChildAmazon
31Hot TunaCandy ManHot TunaAmazon

Stardust Memories

Time to revisit a songwriter from the 20th century whose influence is still felt today. Notwithstanding his unworldly talent for melodies, Hoagy Carmichael left a legacy of the smart alec piano player in the corner, reflecting on all that was around him, composing several hundred songs including fifty that achieved hit-record status during his long career. From his 1927 recording that introduced Stardust to later Hollywood songs that stood the test of time, including Ray Charles’ Georgia On My Mind or Willie Nelson’s Stardust, his songwriting was only matched by his personality, lowdown and smooth, able to sell his songs to lyricists, music publishers, film producers, and promoting them to the public via microphones on stage and in mass media. We’ll spend a couple hours with his music…from Paul Whiteman to The Brother Brothers, here on Sonoma County Community Radio. Hope you can join us.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Nat King ColeStardust30 Greatest Hits Disc 1Amazon
2The Brother BrothersI Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) [feat. Rachael Price]Cover to CoverAmazon
3Willie NelsonOle Buttermilk SkyRevolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 3Amazon
4Norah JonesThe Nearness of YouCome Away With MeAmazon
5Ray CharlesGeorgia On My MindGenius – The Ultimate Ray Charles CollectionAmazon
6Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraEv'ntideHeart Full Of Rhythm / Volume 2 (1936-38)Amazon
7Hoagy CarmichaelRockin' Chair (With Louis Armstrong)Sometimes I Wonder….Amazon
8Bing CrosbyMoonburn [Single Version]Bing Crosby And Some Jazz FriendsAmazon
9Bing Crosby & Jane WymanIn The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The EveningClassic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2]Amazon
10Paul Whiteman & His OrchestraThe Old Music MasterCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43Amazon
11Dinning SistersI Get Along Without You Very WellAlmost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 2]Amazon
12The FleetwoodsSkylarkCome Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The FleetwoodsAmazon
13The Boswell SistersCharlie Two-StepThat's How Rhythm Was BornAmazon
14Mildred BaileyRockin' ChairRockin' ChairAmazon
15The Mills BrothersLazybonesSweeter Than SugarAmazon
16Ethel WatersOld Man HarlemClassic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1]Amazon
17Hoagy Carmichael & His OrchestraMoon Country (Is Home To Me)Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust MelodyAmazon
18Kate SmithCan't Get Indiana Off My MindClassic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2]Amazon
19Benny Goodman & His OrchestraSing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust MelodyAmazon
20Betty HuttonDoctor, Lawyer, Indian ChiefFrom The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944Amazon
21Hoagy CarmichaelI May Be Wrong, But I Think You're WonderfulHoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957Amazon
22Hoagy CarmichaelHuggin & Chalkin47 Your Hit ParadeAmazon
23Hoagy Carmichael & His OrchestraSing It Way Down LowHoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust MelodyAmazon
24Mel TormiThe Rumba JumpsThe Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 3]Amazon
25Glenn Miller, Ray EberleBlue OrchidsHoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957Amazon
26Louis PrimaLazy RiverCapitol Collectors SeriesAmazon
27Mildred Bailey & Her OrchestraSmall FryClassic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1]Amazon
28Hoagy CarmichaelSh'h The Old Man's SleepingOld Music MasterAmazon
29The CleftonesHeart and SoulThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4Amazon
30Junior BrownHong Kong BluesSemi-CrazyAmazon
31Willie NelsonStardustStardust [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
32The BandGeorgia On My MindIslands [Remastered]Amazon
33Linda RonstadtSkylarkRound Midnight With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra [Disc 1]Amazon

Say Goodnight

We’re taking a free form route this week featuring an eclectic blend of some favorites from the not-so-distant past…but we’ll be sprinkling in a generous dose of tunage from the very distant past as well. It’s all in keeping with the standards we keep. Tune in for the likes of Etta Jones, Little Joe and the Thrillers, Bruce Springsteen, The Drifters, and some piano favorites from the Crescent City this Friday on Deeper Roots. Oldies? Yes. Instrumentals? Yes. Soul and vocal gems? Yes. Boring? No. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. It’s going to be a hot day here in the North Bay so why not cool off with some cool sounds here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dean & BrittaSay GoodnightBack NumbersAmazon
2Mark KnopflerDaddy's Gone to KnoxvilleThe Ragpicker's DreamAmazon
3Lonnie DoneganRock Island LineSentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San FernandoAmazon
4Mark KnopflerDonegan's GoneShangri-LaAmazon
5The CookiesChainsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
6The Lovin' SpoonfulCoconut GroveGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
7Chris IsaakBaby Did a Bad Bad ThingForever BlueAmazon
8Jackson BrowneDoctor My EyesThe Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson BrowneAmazon
9Etta JonesJust FriendsThe Best of Etta Jones The Prestige SinglesAmazon
10Julie LondonMy Heart Belongs to DaddyWild Cool and Swingin'Amazon
11Mary WellsMy GuyMalt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
12Four AcesPerfidiaYour Hit Parade – '50S GenerationAmazon
13Little Joe & the ThrillersPeanutsThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2Amazon
14Fats DominoPlease Don't Leave MeVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)Amazon
15The DriftersPlease StayThe Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]Amazon
16Luther Barnes & The Red Budd Gospel ChoirMy God Can Do AnythingBig Noise: A Mambo Inn CompilationAmazon
17The TornadosTelstarRock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2Amazon
18Duane EddyPeter Gunn ThemeRebel RouserAmazon
19Nelson RiddleTheme from Route 66Music for a Bachelor's DenAmazon
20Lou BuschThe Wild OnesUltra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime SceneAmazon
21Julia Lee And Her BoyfriendsMy Man Stands OutRisque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&BAmazon
22Smiley LewisI Hear You KnockingSound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1Amazon
23Bruce SpringsteenYou're MissingThe Rising (Special Package)Amazon
24Robert PlantSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownBand Of JoyAmazon
25The Allman Brothers BandRevivalStand Back: The Anthology Disc 1Amazon
26Betty EverettThe Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
27Django Reinhardt/Stéphane GrappelliSweet Georgia BrownQuintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940Amazon
28PixiesDig for FireBossanovaAmazon
29Perry ComoKewpie DollYour Hit Parade – '50S GenerationAmazon
30The O'JaysLove TrainDead PresidentsAmazon
31Stevie WonderPlease Don't GoFulfillingness' First FinaleAmazon

The Sin Game

Sinners, singing and swinging is the theme we’re bringing you as we approach the dog days of summer in yet another season of COVID. In a show refactored for these new and dangerous times we raise the level of the gospel message with influential performers from the past century like Blind Willie Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, The Louvin Brothers, and some contemporary interpretations to remind us that Jesus did, indeed, rock the jukebox with a steady roll. Gospel’s rhythm is the rhythm of rock ‘n roll but these songs also carry a message for all you sinners out there. Don’t let the devil ride the devil’s slide into Satan’s burning hell…all songs with a pressing message and a sense of sermon.  You can tune us in Friday evenings on 92.5 FM in Sonoma County or streaming to the world at kowsfm.com.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob BrozmanDevil's SlideDevil's SlideAmazon
2The Louvin BrothersSinner, You'd Better Get ReadyStained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel MusicAmazon
3Singers of United Sacred Harp Musical Assoc led by Maud QuinnSinner's FriendSouthern Journey, Vol. 10: And Glory Shone AroundAmazon
4Bill NeelySatan's Burning HellThe Essential Guide To GospelAmazon
5Robert PlantSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownBand Of JoyAmazon
6Golden Gate QuartetGod's Gonna Cut 'em Down101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1Amazon
7Sonny TreadwayDon't Let The Devil RideSacred Steel GuitarAmazon
8The Blind Boys Of AlabamaFreedom RoadHigher GroundAmazon
9Reverend Robert Ballinger And The Gospel ChimesJohn SawHow Sweet it WasAmazon
10Sister Rosetta TharpeThe Devil Has Thrown Him DownThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
11The Harmonizing FourOh SinnerJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
12The Swan SilvertonesSinner ManJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
13The Silver QuintetteSinner's CrossroadsJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
14The Soul StirrersSinner Run To Jesus (Take 1)Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
15Johnny CashGod's Gonna Cut You DownAmerican V: A Hundred HighwaysAmazon
16Elder Charles BeckRock And Roll Sermon – Part 1Document Shortcuts Vol. 1 "God Don't Like It"Amazon
17The White StripesSeven Nation ArmyElephantAmazon
18The Almanac SingersGet Thee Behind Me, SatanFolk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]Amazon
19The Louvin BrothersWhat Would You Give In Exchange For Your SoulClose Harmony [Disc 8]Amazon
20The Louvin BrothersSatan Lied to MeLong Play CollectionAmazon
21Fern JonesStrange Things Happening Every DayThe Glory RoadAmazon
22Brother Claude ElyYou Took The Wrong Road AgainSatan Get BackAmazon
23Fern JonesI Do BelieveThe Glory RoadAmazon
24Lonnie JohnsonDevil's Got The BluesComplete Recorded Works, Vol:1Amazon
25Mavis And The Staple SingersUncloudy DayNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
26Piney Grove Spiritual Singers of Milledgeville, GaGet Back SatanThe Pitch/Gusman Records StoryAmazon
27Gospel SupremesSinner ManLocal Customs: Downriver RevivalAmazon
28Reverend Gary DavisPure ReligionHarlem Street SingerAmazon
29Flying Clouds of Augusta, GaDon't Let The Devil RideThe Pitch/Gusman Records StoryAmazon
30Blind Willie JohnsonIf I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building DownThe Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1)Amazon
31Tony BennettSing You Sinners [#]The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1Amazon
32Brother Claude ElyThere Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body DownHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon

Remembering Mac Wiseman

Mac Wiseman spoke with a roots music magazine in 2006, reflecting on his career in music. “Not to sound too critical, but the ‘bluegrass’ classification was the worst damned thing ever happened to me,” he observed. “Up until then I was getting as much airplay as Marty Robbins or Ray Price.” But it was his voice, those golden pipes, that will be remembered sweetly. In 1946 he moved to Knoxville and found a gig playing with country singer Molly O’Day on radio and in the studio recording that would catapult him into a career in bluegrass; first with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and then, Bill Monroe. We take some time to look at all sides of Mac’s music, from bluegrass to country and rock to pop. A truly American treasure.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Flatt & Scruggs'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered [Album Version]16 Biggest HitsAmazon
2Molly O'Day & The Cumberland Mountain FolksThe Tramp On The StreetColumbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden AgeAmazon
3Molly O'Day & The Cumberland Mountain FolksPoor Ellen SmithColumbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden AgeAmazon
4Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysTravelin' This Lonesome RoadAll The Classic Releases 1937-1949 [Disc 4]Amazon
5Mac Wiseman & The Country BoysCrazy BluesConstant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 3]Amazon
6Mac Wiseman'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered'Tis Sweet To Be RememberedAmazon
7Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsJimmy Brown the Newsboy1953-X6-XX Grand Old OpryAmazon
8Lester Flatt and Earl ScruggsI'm Going to Make Heaven My Home1948-1950 (Warped 4890)Amazon
9Lester Flatt and Earl ScruggsBaby Blue Eyes1948-1950 (Warped 4890)Amazon
10Flatt & ScruggsMy Cabin In CarolineFlatt & Scruggs 1948-1952 [Bear Fam. [Disc 1]]Amazon
11Mac WisemanJimmy Brown The NewsboyTime-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]Amazon
12Mac WisemanFireball MailLondon American Label Year By Year 1956Amazon
13Mac WisemanI Like This Kind Of MusicTeenage HangoutAmazon
14Mac WisemanTeenage HangoutTeenage HangoutAmazon
15Mac WisemanOne Mint JulepTeenage HangoutAmazon
16Shawn CampGoing Back To BristolMac Wiseman – I Sang The SongAmazon
17Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac WisemanNew Moon Over My ShoulderMac Doc DelAmazon
18Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac WisemanI'll Sail My Ship AloneMac Doc DelAmazon
19David Grisman w/Mac WisemanYou're The Girl Of My DreamsLife Of SorrowAmazon
20Mac WisemanI'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue EyesOld Likker In A New JugAmazon
21John Prine with Peter CooperI Sang The SongMac Wiseman – I Sang The SongAmazon
22John Prine & Mac WisemanBlue Eyed ElaineStandard Songs for Average PeopleAmazon
23John Prine & Mac WisemanDon't Be Ashamed of Your AgeStandard Songs for Average PeopleAmazon
24The Osborne Brothers with Mac WisemanI've Always Wanted To Sing In Renfro ValleyThe Essential Osborne Brothers CollectionAmazon
25Mac WisemanThe Wreck of the Number NineSongs From My Mother's HandAmazon
26Mac Wiseman And The Osborne BrothersI Wonder How The Old Folks Are At HomeMountain Music Collection, Vol. 4: "Farm & Home Hour "Amazon
27Mac WisemanI'm Using My Bible For A Road MapGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
28Sierra Hull with Justin MosesThe GuitarMac Wiseman – I Sang The SongAmazon
29Mac Wiseman with Alison KraussTis Sweet To Be RememberedMac Wiseman – I Sang The SongAmazon
30Bill MonroeCan't You Hear Me Callin'?1947-1949 (Warped 4988)Amazon
31Mac WisemanI'm Moving OnTeenage HangoutAmazon