The Great Depression brought to the forefront the blight of runaway capitalism and a country that was not prepared to put safeguards in place for working people, let alone the working poor, until FDR’s New Deal in the 30s. By then it was too late for the many itinerant homeless and impoverished migrant workers who moved from town to town by any means necessary, looking for hope amongst communities of those equally disenfranchised. The itinerant life brought about its own language, hieroglyphics, and rule of law. Our show today rides the rails with the music; songs of the itinerant life. We’ll hear from the likely suspects like Woody and Cisco, Doc Watson, Jimmie Rodgers, and Harry Choates as well as the Goose State Ramblers’ story of Ole Olson, Norman and Nancy Blake’s tale of Hobo Bill, Montana Slim, and Bob Dylan. Tune in Friday morning for the best in roots sounds on the might KOWS Community Radio. 92.5 FM on your dial.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman & Nancy Blake | The Hobo's Last Ride | The Hobo's Last Ride |  |
| 2 | Hank Williams | Ramblin' Man (Single Version) | Beyond The Sunset | |
| 3 | Johnny Bond | I'm Pounding The Rails Again | Put Me To Bed | |
| 4 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | Lobo The Hobo | Seven Decades | |
| 5 | Del McCoury | Lonesome Hobo | Del McCoury – 1967-1971 | |
| 6 | Bob Dylan | Only A Hobo | Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 [Disc 1] | |
| 7 | The Band | Hobo Jungle | Northern Lights-Southern Cross | |
| 8 | Jimmie Rodgers | Hobo Bill's Last Ride (1930) | Jimmy Rodgers: The Singing Bra | |
| 9 | Doc Watson | Rambling Hobo | Memories | |
| 10 | Woody Guthrie | Hobo's Lullaby | This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1 | |
| 11 | Cisco Houston | Mysteries Of A Hobo's Life | The Folkways Years: 1944-1961 | |
| 12 | Johnny Cash | The Hobo Song | The Mystery Of Life | |
| 13 | Goose Island Ramblers | Ole Olson, the Hobo From Norway | Polkabilly | |
| 14 | Rod Stewart | Only A Hobo | Gasoline Alley | |
| 15 | Molly O'Day | The Tramp On The Street | Country Boy's Dream | |
| 16 | The Carter Family | Western Hobo | The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2] | |
| 17 | Cisco Houston | Hobo Bill | The Folkways Years: 1944-1961 | |
| 18 | The Delmore Brothers | Happy Hicky – The Hobo | Charlotte, NC 1936-371 [Disc 2] | |
| 19 | Jimmie Rodgers | Hobo's Meditation | Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 4] | |
| 20 | Emmylou Harris | Hobo's Lullaby | Folkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly | |
| 21 | Goebel Reeves | Hobo's Lullaby | Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1] | |
| 22 | Grandpa Jones | Hobo Bill | Pickin' & A-Grinnin' | |
| 23 | Roy Acuff | Poor Hobo | compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com | |
| 24 | Harry Choates | Poor Hobo | Fiddle King Of Cajun Swing | |
| 25 | Kelly Joe Phelps | Hobo's Son | Shine Eyed Mister Zen | |
| 26 | Montana Slim (Wilf Carter) | I Ain't Gonna Be A Hobo No More | Wilf Carter – Selected Sides 1933-41 | |
| 27 | J.D. Wilkes | Hoboes Are My Heroes | Fire Dream | |
| 28 | Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris | Hobo's Meditation | Trio | |
| 29 | Doc & Merle Watson | The Hobo | Down South | |
| 30 | Hank Williams | Men With Broken Hearts | Beyond The Sunset | |
| 31 | The Stoneman Family | I Want To Wander | 28 Big Ones | |