American music has traveled in every direction. Along the somewhat crooked path it’s followed on its journey, there have been new sounds, new words, and new identities collected along the way. And that’s what we’ll be exploring in this week’s episode: the song behind the song. The stories will not involve just covers or familiar standards performed by different artists. On the contrary, we’ll be digging into the musical ancestry of American music. Songs that were rewritten and retitled, melodies borrowed and transformed, gospel recordings that found new lives in rhythm and blues, and centuries-old ballads that crossed the Atlantic and emerged from the Appalachian Mountains with entirely different identities. Sometimes the original is nearly forgotten. Sometimes a later recording becomes so familiar that we forget there was another song behind it. And sometimes the connection is so unexpected that it changes the way we hear both recordings. Join Dave Stroud on this week’s journey.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Year | Start At |
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| 1 | Bob Dylan | Highway 61 Revisited | Highway 61 Revisited | 1965 | 00:00 |
| 2 | Bobby Mitchell | I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday | The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2] | 1957 | 06:17 |
| 3 | Fats Domino | I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday | My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino | 1959 | 08:39 |
| 4 | William Bell | You Don't Miss Your Water | Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] | 1962 | 10:37 |
| 5 | Wendy Rene | Reap What You Sow | After Laughter Comes Tears: Complete Stax & Volt Singles + Rarities 1964-65 | 1965 | 13:33 |
| 6 | O B McClinton | You Don't Miss Your Water | Out of Left Field – Where Soul Meets Country | 1973 | 16:21 |
| 7 | Ray Charles | Hallelujah I Love Her So | Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8) | 1959 | 24:02 |
| 8 | Eddie Cochran | Hallelujah I Love Her So | The London American Story – 1960 | 1959 | 26:31 |
| 9 | Percy Mayfield | Stranger In My Own Home Town | His Tangerine And Atlantic Sides (Remastered 2004) | 1974 | 28:46 |
| 10 | Elvis Presley | Stranger in My Own Home Town | Artist of the Century Disc 3 | 1999 | 31:24 |
| 11 | Arthur Tanner & His Corn Shuckers | Knoxville Girl | Archive.org | 1925 | 39:42 |
| 12 | The Louvin Brothers | Knoxville Girl | Hand-Picked | 1956 | 42:57 |
| 13 | Clarence 'Tom' Ashley | House Carpenter | Greenback Dollar: The Music of Clarence 'Tom' Ashley 1929-1933 | 1930 | 46:42 |
| 14 | Joan Baez | The House Carpenter (Child No. 243) | The Absolutely Essential | 1962 | 49:53 |
| 15 | Jean Ritchie | Come All You Fair And Tender Ladies | Mountain Hearth & Home | 2004 | 58:17 |
| 16 | Dolly Parton | Little Sparrow | Little Sparrow | 2001 | 1:00:36 |
| 17 | Judy Collins | Wild Mountain Thyme | Early Years: The First Albums 1961-62 | 2022 | 1:04:42 |
| 18 | Lola Kirke/Peter Dreams/Brian Dunphy/Darren Holden & Jack O'Connell | Will Ye Go Lassie Go | Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2025 | 1:07:11 |
| 19 | Amythyst Kiah | Pretty Polly | Birth Right: A Black Roots Music Compilation | 2023 | 1:11:22 |
| 20 | Sensational Nightingales | On The Judgement Day | Gospel Sound Of Spirit Feel | 1955 | 1:19:33 |
| 21 | Nina Simone | Sinner Man | Anthology Disc 1 | 2003 | 1:22:03 |
| 22 | Staple Singers | This May Be The Last Time | Gospel Music | 2006 | 1:25:37 |
| 23 | The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama | This May Be The Last Time | Oh Lord Stand By Me/Marching Up To Zion | 1994 | 1:27:38 |
| 24 | The Rolling Stones | The Last Time | Singles Collection | 2009 | 1:30:04 |
| 25 | Jim Jackson | Kansas City Blues Pt. 1 | Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1927-1928)) | 1927 | 1:36:25 |
| 26 | Hank Williams | Move It on Over | 24 Greatest | 1947 | 1:39:39 |
| 27 | George Thorogood & The Destroyers | Move It On Over | Blues Guitar Greats | 1978 | 1:42:20 |
| 28 | The Carter Family | No Depression (Remastered) | Golden Selection (Remastered) | 2020 | 1:46:38 |
| 29 | Uncle Tupelo | No Depression | 89/93: An Anthology | 1990 | 1:49:27 |
| 30 | Mark Lanegan | Where Did You Sleep Last Night | The Winding Sheet | 1989 | 1:55:15 |
We’ll be serenading you with some island melodies, country tunes, and rock, all featuring the steel guitar, an instrument whose origins take us back to the late 19th and early 20th century invention by native Joseph Kekuku. The music this Friday features some early Hawaiian popular influences including Sol Ho’opi, Hoot Gibson, and King Nawah’s Hawaiians. The focus moves to mid-to late century greats featuring Pete Drake, Buddy Emmons, Buster Martin and Speedy West. The popularity of the ‘island sound’ in the early century brought us the sound of steel across many genres, including gospel, folk, blues, and country. Spend a couple of hours on an August morning in Sonoma County taking a journey from Hawaii to Forth Worth.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | King Nawahi's Hawaiians | Hawaiian Capers | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story |  |
| 2 | Trio De Hawaii | Melodias Populares Mexicana | Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics | |
| 3 | Sol Ho'opi'i | Singing The Blues | Master of the Hawaiian Guitar Vol 1 | |
| 4 | Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Quartette | An Orange Grove in California | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story | |
| 5 | Hoot Gibson | Mai Givee (Don't Give It Away) | Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics | |
| 6 | Kalama's Quartet | Sassy | Vintage Hawaiian Music: The Great Singers 1928 – 1934 | |
| 7 | Sol K. Bright's Hollywaiians | Heat Wave | Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1] | |
| 8 | Sol Ho'opi'i | I Like You | With My Little Ukulele in My Hand | |
| 9 | King Nawahi's Hawaiians | Under a Texas Moon | Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 | |
| 10 | Madame Riviere's Hawaiians | Ellis March | With My Little Ukulele in My Hand | |
| 11 | Buster Martin | Herbie's Steel Guitar Polka | Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 10] | |
| 12 | Jim & Bob The Genial Hawaiians | Bob & Jim by The Waters of Minetonka | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story | |
| 13 | Jim & Bob | The Song of the Range | Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics | |
| 14 | Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys | I Won't Stand in Your Way | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story | |
| 15 | Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons | Singing Strings Of Steel | The Steel Guitar & Dobro Sounds | |
| 16 | Lone Star Playboys | Steel Guitar Bounce | The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18 | |
| 17 | Albert Lee | Rainbows All Over Your Blues | The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons | |
| 18 | Howard White | Steel Guitar Swallow | Western Swing And Steel Instrumental | |
| 19 | Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar | For Pete's Sake [Instrumental] | For Pete's Sake [Gusto] | |
| 20 | Pete Drake | Pedal Jumpin' | Stars Of The Steel Guitar | |
| 21 | Speedy West | Stainless Steel | Steel Guitar | |
| 22 | Tiny Murphy & His Bar 69 Boys | Hot Steel | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story | |
| 23 | Jerry Byrd | Hilo Steel Guitar | Stars Of The Steel Guitar | |
| 24 | Bob Wills | Texas Playboy Rag | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story | |
| 25 | Doc Watson | Steel Guitar Rag | Memories | |
| 26 | Bobby Lee | Steel Guitar Rag | Quasar Steel Guitar | |
| 27 | Lloyd Green and Jay Dee Maness | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | Journey To The Beginning – A Steel Guitar Tribute To The Byrds | |
| 28 | Cyril Pahinui & Bob Brozman | Hawaiian Cowboy | Four Hands Sweet & Hot | |
| 29 | Bob Brozman | Dinah | Devil's Slide | |
| 30 | Bob Brozman | Just As Well To Let Her Go | A Truckload of Blues | |
| 31 | Bob Brozman | Let's Get It Stomp | A Truckload of Blues | |
| 32 | Spade Cooley | Spadella | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story | |
| 33 | Sonny Treadway | Don't Let The Devil Ride | Sacred Steel Guitar | |
| 34 | Jim & Bob The Genial Hawaiians | Saint Louis Blues | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story | |
Back to the bayou once more, but this time with less the rocking rhythms of the mid-to-late century and more with tradition. We pick on the sound of cajun music, celebrating a simple dance style born of early century French/Canadian, African Creole from the Caribbean, and American Country: the two-step. It’s music is full of accordion, fiddle, washboard, bass fiddle, triangle, and percussion of all kinds…giving it a consistently energetic and lively signature. And the dance which is our focus is a simple but expressive one similar to the western two-step…just without the fancy turns and spins.  Our performances include some classics from the early century including Amede Ardoin and Jimmy Newman as well as contemporaries and mid-century legends like Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Al Berard, Michael Doucet, and Louisiana energy from the swamps to Lake Pontchartrain. Tune in!
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Taj Mahal | Two-Step de Grand Mallet | Creole Bred – A Tribute To Creole & Zydeco | |
| 2 | Savoy Family Band | Two-Step de Amede | This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2 | |
| 3 | Amidi Ardoin | Amadie Two-Step | I'm Never Comin' Back | |
| 4 | Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys | Amedee Two-Step [Cajun] | Planet Squeezebox [Disc 1] | |
| 5 | Jimmy Breaux | Perrodin Two-Step | Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation | |
| 6 | Sammy Naquin | Perrodin Two Step | Best of Cajun Instrumentals | |
| 7 | Michael Doucet | Awesome Ossun Two-Step | Bayou Deluxe: The Best of Michael Doucet &… | |
| 8 | The Savoy-Doucet Band | High Point Two-Step | Alligator Stomp, Vol. 3 | |
| 9 | Beausoleil | Acadian Two-Step | Vintage Beausoleil | |
| 10 | Jimmy Newman | Fais Do Do Two Step | 1948-1953 (Warped 5060) | |
| 11 | Jimmy Newman | Teiyut Two Step | 1948-1953 (Warped 5060) | |
| 12 | Jerry Jericho | Cajun Pete Jingle for Dr. Tichenor | At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 8) | |
| 13 | Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers | Beau's Cajun Two Step | Beau Jocque Boogie | |
| 14 | Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha-Chas | Zydeco Two-Step | Creole Bred – A Tribute To Creole & Zydeco | |
| 15 | Al Berard & The Basin Brothers | Le Two-Step De Choupique (Choupique Two-Step) | Dans La Louisiane (In Louisiana) | |
| 16 | Balfa Toujours | Two-Step @ Tina | Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation | |
| 17 | Aldus Roger | Mamou Two-Step | Alligator Stomp 3: Cajun Zydeco Classics | |
| 18 | Bruce Daigrepont | Marksville Two-Step | Cajun Cookin' [Easy Disc] | |
| 19 | Rockin Sidney | Two Steppin The Two Step | The Best Of Louisiana Cajun Classics | |
| 20 | BeauSoleil | Eunice Two-Step | L'Amour Ou La Folie | |
| 21 | Zydeco Force | Shaggy Dog Two-Step | Alligator Stomp 5: The Next Generation | |
| 22 | Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys | Bayou noir/Back of Town Two-Step | Trace Of Time | |
| 23 | Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys | Ossun Two-Step | American Roots Music [Disc 4] | |
| 24 | Clifton Chenier | Zodico Two-Step | King Of The Bayous | |
| 25 | Lawrence Ardoin | Bayou Two-Step | Tradition Creole | |
| 26 | Lawrence Ardoin | Midland Two Step | Tradition Creole | |
| 27 | BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet | Two Step De Port Arthur | From Bamako to Carenro | |
| 28 | Clifton Chenier | Louisiana Two Step | Louisiana Blues and Zydeco | |
| 29 | Wilson & Joel Savoy | Fiddle Two-Step | This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2 | |
| 30 | Delbert McClinton | Two Step Too | Cost Of Living | |
A Century of America's Music
