stuff we're listening to May 2007
Porter Wagoner - Wagonmaster
Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer
Robert Plant / Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Teddy Thompson - Upfront and Down Low
Ron Sexsmith - Time Being
Tinariwen - Water is Life
Merle Haggard - Hag, The Studio Recordings 1969 - 1976
Daisy May - Mother Moon
Real Life Permanant Dreams - A Cornucopia of British Psychedelia 1965 - 1970
The Raelettes - Hits and other rarities
Bonnie Owens - Queen of the Coast
Smiley Lewis - Mama Don't like It
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Let's Frolic Again
Aretha Franklin - Rare and Unreleased recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul
Mark Olson - Salvation Blues
stuff we're listening to May 2007
Jules Shear - Dreams Don't Count - Mad Dragon Records
Washboard Sam - Complete Recorded Works - vol 5-7
Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
Sinner's Crossroads w/Kevin Nutt - wfmu.org
this is simply the best gospel radio show ever
here's a link to five years of playlists - you can listen online
http://wfmu.org/playlists/CR
Teddy Thompson - Seperate Ways - Verve Forcast
this isn't real new - but i can't stop playing it
Dorothy Love Coates - i've been transfering about 15 of her old records over to the digital world and was reminded why DLC is one of the greatest.
Sirius Disorder - Satellite Radio
Meg Griffin, World Cafe, Vin Scelsa, Marky Ramone, Michael Tearson, David Johansen's AMAZING show - and more - all on one channel.
Maurice and Mac - Lean on Me - some of the best R&B duets ever recorded - Maurice McAlister and McLauren Green came from The Radiants and recorded some amazing sides for Chess through the late '60's
stuff we're listening to November 2006
Where Will You Be Christmas Day - the best Christmas collection ever - Dust to Digital Records
Jim Lauderdale - Country Super Hits Volume 1 - and Bluegrass
two great new Jim Lauderdale records
Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
amazing new Patty record - coming out in Feb
Willie Dixon's Blues Dixonary - 5 CD collection of the master's songs
Roger Miller - A Trip to the Country
somebody has to reissue one of the best country recods ever made - w/ prime Buddy Emmons
Ray Bonneville - Rough Luck - and - Gust of Wind
i'm a bit late with these - simple strong and brilliant
The Greencards - beautiful new record produced with Doug Lancio
Vince Gill - These Days
four CDs, hard to pick favorites it's all so good - lot's of Al Anderson co-writes
Tom Waits - Orphans - he finally released some of these treasures
Soft Sounds for Gentle People - volumes 1&2
sweet acid soaked tracks from the '60s - ever heard of "Underground Sunshine"? listen to him scream
Mindy Smith - Long Island Shores
"Peace of Mind" "The Edge of Love" and "Out Loud" !!
Onie Wheeler- Onie's Bop
with thanks to Mickey Raphael
Alphbetical Four - Complete Recorded Works 1938 - 1943
Lloyd Green - The Little Darlin Sound of Lloyd Green
Pete Drake and his Talking Steel Guitar
back to the well
stuff we're listening to July 2006
'Cile Turner - Glory
Shawn Colvin - These Four Walls
Gurf Morlix - Diamonds to Dust
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Little Darlin' Sound of Lightnin' Hopkins: Lightnin' Strikes Twice
Donnie Fritts - One Foot in the Groove
Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, & Fats Kaplin - Lost John Dean
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Snake Farm
Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy- Adieu False Heart
Willie Nelson - You Don't Know Me - The Songs of Cindy Walker
Sam Baker - Mercy
Solomon Burke - Nashville
stuff we're listening to January 2006
Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell - Begonias - Yep Rock
Lost Sounds - Blacks & the Birth of the Recording Industry - Archeophone
Bobby Purify - Better to Have it - Proper
Sam Ku West - Hawiian Hula Blues - Grass Skirt
The Paramount Masters Box Set - JSP
I Believe to My Soul - feat : Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Mavis Staples, Ann Peebles, and Billy Preston - Beautiful Joe Henry production - Work Song Records
The Builder and the Architect - Sandra McKraken
Lonnie Johnson - The Original Guitar Wizard Box Set - Proper Records UK
Joy Lynn White - One More Time
Our New Orleans - a Benefit Album - Nonesuch Records
Kate Rusby - The Girl Who Couldn't Fly - Compass Records
stuff we're listening to November 2005
Jamie Hartford - Part Of Your History / The songs Of John Hartford - New Sheriff Creative
The Finn Brothers -
Everyone is Here -
Nettwerk Records
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez -
Red Dog Tracks -
Back Porch
Peter Wolf -
Sleepless -
Artemis Records
Bill Frisell -
east/west (live) -
Nonesuch
Merle Haggard -
Someday We'll Look Back / I Love Dixie Blues -
BGO (Beat Goes On)
Does Anyone Know I'm Here? /
Vietnam Through The Eyes Of Black America 1962-1972 - Kent (U.K.) - starting with Marvin Gaye's "Soldier's Plea" this thing hits close to home
The Rubble Collection vol 1-10 / Past & Present -
the best 10 CD box of obscure '60's psychadelic music from Europe and UK
The Complerte Motown Singles - Vol 3 1963 - Hip-o-Select keep it coming with this beautiful 5 CD box of every Motown single from '63
stuff we're listening to September 2004
memphis sanctified jug bands 1928-1930 - document - maybe the most amazing recordings you will ever hear
rusty and doug with wiley barkdull - the complete hickory recordings - ace - doug and rusty kershaw 1955-61 amazing
sun kil moon - just buy this one
jim lauderdale - headed for the hills - dualtone -a beautiful record of robert hunter/jim co-writes
ethiopiques vol 18 - the latest volume has a slightly different take on the fiddle/acordian combo
slim harpo - sting it then - ace - live in '61
jimmy webb - ten easy pieces - it is one of the most beautiful records made
percy mayfield - complete atlantic and tagerine sides - rhino handmade
- rhino's limited handmade series with the very hard to find ray charles produceded records.
ma rainey - the essential - classic blues- 2 cd collection is the best collection of ma rainey
jefferson airplane - after bathing at baxters, volunteers, and crown of creation - bmg records - 3 records, listen to them in one sitting if you can.
betty harris - soul perfection plus - westside records - classic allen toussaint songs and production - great singing.
mississippi sheiks - stop and listen - yazoo records
stuff we're listening to March 2004
The Davis Sisters - Memories - Bear Family - 2 CD set two part harmony turns into something else
The Staple Singers - Glory! It's the ... Recall Records - 2 CD set the best of the VeeJay recordings - a daily ritual (along with Dorothy Love Coates)
Hallucinations: Psychadelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults - Rhino handmade
Patty Griffin - Impossible Dream - ATO - records brace yourself
Jimmie Skinner - Doin' My Time - Bear Family - great songs and a personalized sense of time
Funky Divas - Polydor - a collection of James Brown and the JB's behind some fine females. there is a rare '60's Sugar Pie DeSanto track and 11 tracks from Lynn Collins on this 2 CD set.
Hank Williams - Mother's Best Transcriptions - 15 CD set this stuff is amazing ! the best Hank I've heard... revealing a pretty happy guy at 7AM when these shows were broadcast. Johnny and Jack even drop by for a show. I hear some of this will be released this year.
The Complete Ann Peebles on Hi Records - Two 2CD sets Willie Mitchell produced Memphis soul. great songs and singing.
The Psychadelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators - Charley - 3 CDs
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