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Stories and ‘Stretchers’

Everybody loves a good story…and this week on Deeper Roots we’ll be spinning a few of them. Tall tales, fables, murder ballads, historical yarns, talking blues and outright stretchers are all part of the American musical tradition, and we’ll be digging into that tradition this Friday morning. Our stories come mostly from the years between 1925 and 1960, when an old tale might travel from a front porch to a 78, from a newspaper headline to a country ballad, or get passed from singer to singer until fact and folklore became pretty hard to separate. We’ll hear tales of outlaws and drifters, sinners and saints, disasters and deeds of questionable truth from the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Woody Guthrie, the Golden Gate Quartet, Tex Ritter, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and more. There’ll even be a few whoppers along the way.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumYearStart At
1Ma RaineyStack O'Lee BluesThe Rise & Fall of Paramount Records Volume 1 (1917-1927)192500:00
2Furry LewisBilly Lyons And Stack O'LeeThe Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of201206:21
3Mississippi John HurtStack O' LeeAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings192808:58
4Lloyd PriceStagger LeeBillboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959195911:52
5Mississippi John HurtFrankieAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings192814:09
6Jimmie RodgersFrankie And JohnnyThe Essential Jimmie Rodgers192917:30
7Lead BellyJohn HardyClassic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)194526:06
8Bill Frisell & Petra HadenJohn Hardy Was A Desperate Little ManPetra Haden And Bill Frisell200328:47
9The Carter FamilyJohn Hardy Was A Desperate Little ManAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 2]031:19
10The WeaversThe Frozen LoggerThe History Of American Folk195134:10
11Cisco HoustonThe Frozen LoggerThe Folkways Years: 1944-1961195436:40
12Merle TravisDark As A DungeonHot Pickin' [Disc 1]194644:52
13Mr. Connie DycusDark As A DungeonBirth / Work / Death – Work Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)197047:53
14Grandpa JonesDark As A DungeonAn American Original199850:38
15Vernon DalhartThe Wreck Of The Old '97American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 1]192453:22
16Roy AcuffThe Great Titaniccompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com056:28
17Rory BlockTitanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)Confessions of A Blues Singer199859:35
18Tony RiceWreck of the Edmund FitzgeraldChurch Street Blues19891:01:38
19The Plainsmen QuartetJack O'DiamondsCowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 201:12:28
20Michael Martin MurpheyJack Of DiamondsCowboy Songs19901:15:07
21Tex RitterRye WhiskeyCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots19451:16:10
22Johnny HortonThe Battle Of New OrleansAmerican Originals19591:19:18
23Jimmie DriftwoodThe Battle of New OrleansSix Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles19591:21:45
24Chubby Parker & His Old Time BanjoKing Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-OAnthology Of American Folk Music Vol. 1A: Ballads19281:25:07
25Woody GuthriePretty Boy FloydWoody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection19441:31:06
26The ByrdsPretty Boy FloydSweetheart of the Rodeo19681:34:01
27Merle Haggard And The StrangersThe Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard20061:36:30
28Marty RobbinsEl PasoA Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)19831:38:30
29Lefty FrizzellLong Black VeilColumbia Country Classics Vol. 3: Americana19901:43:08
30The Kingston TrioTom DooleyAbsolutely the Best19581:46:07
31Johnny HortonJohnny RebClassic Country: More Great Story Songs19591:52:18
32Johnny CashRock Island LineGet Rhythm [Sun]19691:54:38
33Hart Valley DriftersHandsome MollyFolk Time20161:56:45

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