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 | |