There are a handful of record labels that subscribe to the ‘deeper roots’ dogma. And our show tries to cover all of them. But East Bay’s own Arhoolie, whose catalog was recently acquired by Smithsonian Folkways is a very special example, maybe the premiere example, of what it means to dig deeper. Founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz, a German transplant who moved to the States in 1947, Arhoolie was founded on the principle that the best music could be found by traveling the backroads. And that is precisely how it got started, with a recording device in his trunk and an ear for the sublime. Join us this Friday evening as we explore just a hint of the music you’ll find on a landmark roots label.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Big Mama Thornton	Wade in the Water	This Ain't No Mouse Music [Disc 1]
2	Mance Lipscomb	Sugar Babe	Texas Songster
3	Mance Lipscomb	Jack O' Diamonds	Texas Songster
4	Snooks Eaglin	Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes	Country Boy Down In New Orleans
5	K.C. Douglas	High Water Rising	Mercury Blues
6	Lightnin' Hopkins	Lightning Boogie	Gold Star Sessions, Vol. 1
7	Big Joe Williams	Shake Your Boogie	Shake Your Boogie
8	R.L. Watson & Johnny Woods	Praying On The Old Campground & Lonesome Blues	Mississippi Delta Blues Jam In Memphis
9	Paramount Singers	There's A Leak In This Old Building	15 Down Home Gospel Classics
10	The Campbell Brothers Feat. Katie Jackson	I Feel Good	15 Down Home Gospel Classics
11	Sonny Treadway	Don't Let The Devil Ride	Sacred Steel Guitar
12	Annie Mae & Fred McDowell	I'm Going Over The Hill	15 Down Home Gospel Classics
13	Sonny Treadway	Amazing Grace	Sacred Steel Guitar
14	Bill Neely	Satan's Burning Hell	Texas Law & Justice
15	Bill Neely	I'm A Truck Drivin' Daddy	Texas Law & Justice
16	Del McCoury	Hey, Hey Bartender	16 Down Home Country Classics
17	Kirk Sutphin	Yellow Rose Of Texas	Masters of the Banjo
18	Laurie Lewis & Dudley Connell	The Johnson Boys	Masters of the Banjo
19	The Hodges Brothers	Bogue Chito Fling Ding	16 Down Home Country Classics
20	Rose Maddox	Single Girl	16 Down Home Country Classics
21	Maddox Bros. and Rose	I Want to Live and Love	This Ain't No Mouse Music [Disc 1]
22	Adolph Hofner	Dirty Dog	South Texas Swing
23	Lydia Mendoza	Amor En Duda	First Queen Of Tejano Music
24	Lydia Mendoza	A Ti Madre	First Queen Of Tejano Music
25	Lydia Mendoza	Amor Bonito	First Queen Of Tejano Music
26	Don Santiago Jiminez, Sr.	La Duena de la Llave	Tex Mex Fiesta
27	Flaco Jiminez	Un Mojado Sin Licencia	This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2
28	Clifton Chenier	Bogalusa Boogie	Bogalusa Boogie
29	Savoy Family Band	Two-Step de Amede	This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2
30	Pine Leaf Boys	Pine Grove Blues	This Ain't No Mouse Music disc 2
31	HowellDevine	Can't Be Satisfied	Modern Sounds of Ancient Juju