Over The Hill

Over The Hill

While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives 99-1/2 Won't Do [Live] The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live] Amazon
2Annie Mae & Fred McDowell I'm Going Over The Hill The Essential Guide To Gospel Amazon
3Stringbean Going Over the Hill Layin' Low Amazon
4John Martyn Over the Hill Couldn't Love You More Amazon
5Mahalia Jackson Just Over the Hill Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson Amazon
6Buck Owens Goin' Down To The River Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4] Amazon
7Alison Krauss Down To The River To Pray Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000 Amazon
8Ray Charles I'm Going Down To The River Ain't That Fine Amazon
9Suzy Boggus It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters Prayin' For Sunshine Amazon
10Mississippi Fred McDowell Going Down The River The First Recordings Amazon
11Etta Baker & Taj Mahal Going Down The Road Feeling Bad Etta Baker With Taj Mahal Amazon
12Bobby Bare Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning Darker Than Light Amazon
13Down Like Silver To the River Light That Match – Single Amazon
14Lead Belly Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Best Of Leadbelly Amazon
15The Browns In the Pines Classics 1960 (Warped 6062) Amazon
16Dave Van Ronk In the Pines The Folkway Years: 1959-1961 Amazon
17Robert Johnson Crossroads Blues Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
18Elmore James Standing At The Crossroads Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James Amazon
19The Million Dollar Quartet Great Speckled Bird The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition Amazon
20Buzz Cason Hats Off to Hank Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank Amazon
21Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr. There's A Tear In My Beer Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10 Amazon
22Hank Williams, Jr. Tee Tot Song Almeria Club Amazon
23Dallas Wayne Crank the Hank Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank Amazon
24Pat Johnson Hank And Tee Tot Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48 Amazon
25Washboard Sam Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002] That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series) Amazon
26Hank Williams My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Low Down Blues Amazon
27Waylon Jennings Hank Williams Syndrome Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank Amazon
28Odetta Alabama Bound Sings Ballads And Blues Amazon
29Sister Rosetta Tharpe 99 1/2 Won't Do Gospel Train Amazon
30Buddy Greene Big Daddy's Alabama Bound A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk Amazon
31Bob Dylan Lay Lady Lay Nashville Skyline Amazon
32Bob Dylan I Threw It All Away Nashville Skyline Amazon