On the podcast this week, we'll continue to mark Black History Month with selections from more recent musical artists. We'll hear from Ray Charles, Taj Mahal, Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, and even Aretha Franklin. History, resilience and progress … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Booker T. & the MG's / “Rinky Dink” / Green Onions / Atlantic

Jon Batiste / “What A Wonderful World” / Hollywood Africans / Verve

Rhiannon Giddens / “Better Get It Right the First Time” / Freedom Highway / Nonesuch

Mavis Staples / “No Time for Crying” / If All I Was Was Black / Anti-

Ray Charles / “Moanin' / Genius + Soul + Jazz / Impulse

Ray Charles / “Mess Around” / Mess Around / Proper

Willie Dixon / “If the Sea was Whiskey” / The Big Three Trio / Columbia

Aretha Franklin / “Good Times” / I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You / Rhino

Booker T. & the MG's / “Green Onions” / Green Onions / Atlantic

Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko / “Bibi” / Africa to Appalachia / Self-produced

Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' / “Soul” / Tajmo / Concord

Mr. Martin Simpson & Mr. Dom Flemons / “My Money Never Runs Out” / Proudly Present A Selection of Ever Popular Favorites / Fledg'ling

Miriam Makeba / “Liwawechi” / Homeland / Putumayo

Cedric Watson / “Cochon De Lait” / Cedric Watson / Valcour

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

For the next couple of weeks, we'll note the celebration of Black History Month with some selections from past and current legends of African American music. Included are Kim and Reggie Harris, The Mississippi Sheiks, DeFord Bailey, The Earl White String Band, and lots of others. Jug Bands, Stompers, Sheiks, and even some Strugglers … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Earl White Stringband / “Pineywoods” / Earl White Stringband / Self-produced

Kim & Reggie Harris / “All My Relations” / In the Heat of the Summer / Folk Era

Habib Koite & Eric Bibb / “On My Way to Bamako” / Brothers in Bamako / Stony Plain

Cheik Hamala Diabate and Bob Carlin / “Boudafo” / From Mali to America / 5 String

John Jackson / “Truckin' Little Baby” / Rappahannock Blues / Smithsonian Folkways

Pink Anderson / “Meet Me at the Bottom” / Carolina Medicine Show Hokum and Blues with Baby Tate Folkways

De Ford Bailey / “Davidson County Blues” / Harmonica Blues / Yazoo

Big Bill Broonzy / “Mississippi River Blues” / The Young Big Bill Broonzy / Yazoo

Earl White Stringband / “Big Indian Creek” / Earl White Stringband / Self-produced

Mobile Strugglers / “Fattenin' Frogs” / Alabama: Black Country Dance Bands (1924-1949) / Document

Tennessee Chocolate Drops / “Vine Street Drag” / Before the Blues Vol.2 / Yazoo

Cannon's Jug Stompers / “Bring it with You When You Come” / The Complete Works 1927-1930 / Yazoo

Mississippi Sheiks / “She's Crazy About her Lovin'” / Stop and Listen / Yazoo

Washington Phillips / “What are They Doing in Heaven Today” / And His Manzarene Dreama / Dust to Digital

Blind Willie Johnson / “You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond” / Praise God I'm Satisfyed / Yazoo

Lead Belly / “Duncan and Brady” / Classic American Ballads / Smithsonian Folkways

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

In the dead of winter, the warmth of the holiday in honor of love (and chocolate!) breaks the frozen monotony. This week we'll hear Laura Boosinger, Bob Dylan, Finest Kind, Sheila Kay Adams, and other fine selections in celebration of St. Valentine's Day. All for love … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. 

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Bare Necessities / “Take A Dance” / Take A Dance / Flying Fish

Leo Kottke / “Born To Be With You” / Ice Water / Capitol

Laura Boosinger / “I Love You So Much It Hurts” / Let Me Linger / Laura's Label

Floyd Domino's All-Stars / “Honeysuckle Rose” / Floyd Domino's All-Stars / Golliber

Simon Mayer / “The Girl with the Flaxen Hair” / The Art of Mandolin / Acoustic Records

Carpenter & May / “Ewe Can Work it Out” / Carpenter & May / Violin Shop

Shawn Lane & Richard Bennett / “Shady Grove” / Land and Harbor / Bonfire

The Once / “Can't Help Falling in Love” / Departures / Nettwerk

Bare Necessities / “Fandango” / Take A Dance / Flying Fish

Paul Simon / “Kathy's Song” / The Paul Simon Songbook / Columbia Legacy

Sheila Kay Adams / “Say Darlin' Say” / My Dearest Dear / Granny Dell

The Piedmont Melody Makers / “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” / Wonderful World Outside / Vigortone

Sophie Buskin / “When I Need You Most of All” / Sweet Creature / Snowpea Pumpkin

Bob Dylan / “To Be Alone With You” / Nashville Skyline / Columbia

Finest Kind / “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” / Silks & Spices / Fallen Angle

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

We are continuing our recognition of the fine music created by both the fore-mothers and the current strong field of women folk music artists. On this episode, we'll present music from Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn, Gillian Welch, Kate Campbell, Joni Mitchell, and lots of others. They're all “still woman enough" … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy / “The Proofreader” / Sparks / March Hair

Ani Di Franco / “Simultaneously” / Revolutionary Love / Righteous Babe

Our Native Daughters / “Music and Joy” / Songs of Our Native Daughters / Smithsonian Folkways

Laurie Lewis w/ Molly Tuttle / “You Are My Flower” / and Laurie Lewis / Spruce and Maple

Judy Collins / “My Father” / Who Know Where the Time Goes / Elektra

Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen / “Letter to America” / Single / Sleepy Creek

Joni Mitchell / “Intro to Both Sides Now” / Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1 / Rhino

Joni Mitchell / “Both Sides Now” / Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1 / Rhino

Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy / “Lochinver” / Sparks / March Hair

Loretta Lynn / “Still Woman Enough” / Still Woman Enough / Sony

Emmylou Harris / “Boulder to Birmingham” / Spyboy / Eminent

I'm With Her / “I-89” / See You Around / Rounder

Kate Campbell / “Long Slow Train” / Damn Sure Blue / Large River

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings / “Jackson” / All the Good Times / Acony

Jaspar Lepak / “Ever Gonna Fly” / Desert Ghosts / Self-produced

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Folk music recorded by women spans traditional ballads to contemporary singer-songwriters, with pioneering voices, powerful storytelling and unique musical styles. On this episode, we'll present music from Bonnie Raitt, Rachel Eddy, The Coon Creek Girls, Shemekia Copeland, Fiona Boyes, Tracy Nelson and more. An assortment of women and their music … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Rachel Eddy / “Sarah Armstrong” / Hand on the Plow / Self-produced

Bonnie Raitt w/ Sippie Wallace / “Women Be Wise” / Collection / Warner Brothers

Frank & Allie Lee / “White Top Mountain” / Treat A Stranger Right / Bake Tone

The Coon Creek Girls / “Little Birdie” / Flowers in the Wildwood / Trikont

Pearl Hicks / “Pretty Polly” / On the Threshold of a Dream / Ballad

Ellen McIlwaine / “Can't Find My Way Home” / Up from the Skies-The Polydor Years / Chronicles

Del Ray & the Blue Gators / “Nothin' in Ramblin'” / The Best of Kicking Mule / Laserlight

Fiona Boyes / “Hokum Rag” / Blues in my Heart / Reference

Tracy Nelson / “Ramblin' Man” / Deep Are the Roots / Wounded Bird 

Rachel Eddy / “Valley Forge” / Hand on the Plow / Self-produced

The Horseflies / “Cluck Old Hen” / Until the Ocean / Pest Control

Strange Creek Singers / “Today Has Been a Lonesome Day” / Strange Creek Singers / Arhoolie

Emily Miller & Val Mindel / “My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You” / In the Valley / Yodel Ay Hee

Whitney Shay et. al. / “Love's Creeping Up On You” / Blues Caravan 2020 / Ruf

Lisa Jeanette / “Our Face” / Jellyfish on the Moon / Self-produced

Shemekia Copeland / “Under My Thumb” / Uncivil War / Alligator

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the Sing Out! Podcast, we'll continue to feature classic and contemporary honky tonk bands and players. We'll hear Connie Smith, Dwight Yoakam, Asleep at the Wheel, and more - from The Amazing Rhythm Aces right on through Patsy Cline. Join us as we go walkin' after midnight … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Asleep at the Wheel / “The Wheel Boogie” / Half a Hundred Years / Bismeaux

Connie Smith / “Look Out Heart” / The Cry of The Heart / Fat Possum

The Flying Burrito Brothers / “Sin City” / The Gilded Palace of Sin / A+M

The Western Swing Authority / “Miss Molly” / Now Playing / Curve

Dwight Yoakam / “Guitars, Cadillacs” / Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars... / Sugar Hill

Loretta Lynn / “I'm a Honky Tonk Girl” / Essential Honky Tonk / Not Now

Adolph Hofner & his Texans / “South Texas Swing” / South Texas Swing / Arhoolie

Patsy Cline / “Walkin' After Midnight” / Essential Honky Tonk / Not Now

The Amazing Rhythm Aces / “Third Rate Romance” / Stacked Deck / ABC

Asleep at the Wheel / “Spanish Two-Step” / Half a Hundred Years / Bismeaux

Erwin Helfer / “Stop Time Boogie” / 8 Hands on 88 Keys / The Sirens

Johnny Horton / “Honky Tonk Man” / Essential Honky Tonk / Not Now

Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen / “Hot Rod Lincoln” / True Adventures / Fuel 2000

Delbert McClinton / “The Real Thing” / I'm With You / Curb

J.J. Cale / “Call Me the Breeze” / Naturally / Shelter

Elvis Presley / “Don't Be Cruel” / Elvis 56 / RCA

Rodney Crowell / “She's Crazy for Leaving” / Diamonds & Dirt / Columbia Legacy

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

The term honky tonk has two meanings - it can be a tavern or club in the South which is comfortable for the common working man, a bit like a pub in the UK. It also describes the style of music played on the jukebox or by live bands. This week and next we'll hear classic and contemporary honky tonk artists and music including Don Rich, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Val Mindel and Emily Miller, and lots more. We'll dance the night away … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways 

Don Rich / “Buckeroo” / Country Pickin': The Don Rich Anthology / Sundazed

The Byrds / “You're Still on My Mind” / Sweetheart of the Rodeo / Columbia

Hank Williams / “Honky Tonk Blues” / 40 Greatest Hits / Polydor

Jean Shepard /w Ferlon Husky / “A Dear John Letter” / Super Hits / Gusto

Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers / “Two More Bottles of Wine” / Ramble in Music City / Nonesuch

Buddy Holly / “Midnight Shift” / The Definitive Collection / Decca

Asleep at the Wheel / “The Letter that Johnny Walker Read” / Half a Hundred Years / Bismeaux

Val Mindel & Emily Miller / “Lonely Street” / Close to Home / Yodel-Ay-Hee

Kitty Wells / “It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” / Essential Honky Tonk / Not Now

Roger Miller / “Kansas City Star” / All Time Greatest Hits / Mercury

Don Rich / “Chicken Pickin'” / Country Pickin': The Don Rich Anthology / Sundazed

Vernon Solomon / “Beaumont Rag” / Texas Hoedown Revisited / County

Jess Willard / “Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor” / Hillbilly Boogie and Jive / Atomicat

Hank Snow / “I'm Moving On” / The Very Best of Hank Snow / BMG

Patsy Montana / “Montana Plains” / Ragged But Right: Great Country String Bands of the 1930's / RCA

Merle Haggard / “Mama Tried” / Live at Billy Bob's Texas / Smith Music Group

Webb Pierce / “There Stands the Glass” / King of the Honky Tonk / MCA

Buck Owens / “Under Your Spell Again” / Right After the Dance / Atomicat

Willie Nelson / “Heartaches by the Number” / A Tribute to Ray Price / Legacy

Bill Doggett / “Honky Tonk pt.2” / Honky Tonk / Ace 

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we continue to feature musicians who have been inspired by the music of their home region. We'll hear Ralph Stanley, Sheila Kay Adams, Stan Rogers, Guy Clark, and Mud Morganfield, among others. Coming home again … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIssac / “Boise Monsters” / Seinn / Self-produced

Beausoleil / “Bon Temps Rouler” / Bayou Cadillac / Rounder

Nathan Frazier & Frank Patterson / “Eighth of January” / Altamont: Black Stringband Music / Rounder

Ralph Stanley / “Old Churchyard” / Shine On / Rebel

Maria Muldaur / “Garden of Joy” / Garden of Joy / Stony Plain

Sheila Kay Adams / “The Four Nights Drunk” / Whatever Happened to John Parrish's Boy / Granny Dell

Stan Rogers / “The Jeannie C” / Turnaround / Fogarty's Cove

Simon & Garfunkel / “The Dangling Conversation” / Live from New York City, 1967 / Columbia

Cheres / “Haida-Haida” / New York City: Global Beat of the Boroughs / Smithsonian Folkways

Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIssac / “Keeping Up with Calum” / Seinn / Self-produced

Guy Clark / “The Randall Knife” / Songs and Stories / Dualtone

Karan Casey / “Two More Hours” / Two More Hours / Crow Valley

Mud Morganfield / “Howling Wolf” / They Call Me Mud / Severn

Glenn Ohrlin / “The High Toned Dance” / The Wild Buckaroo / Rounder

Don Pedi & Bruce Greene / “The Old Folks Played and the Young People Danced” / Stranger on a Mule / Hazeldog

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week and next we'll feature musicians who have been inspired by music from their home region and are quite proud of it. We'll hear Gordon Bok, The McIntosh County Shouters, Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger, The Critten Hollow String Band along with many more. No place like home … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Joe Pancerzewski / “Turkey in the Cottonwoods” / Legendary Northwest Fiddler / Voyager

Gordon Bok / “The Hills of Isle Au Haut” / Apples in the Basket / Timberhead

Lord Melody / “Booboo Man” / Calypso Awakening / Smithsonian Folkways

Don Vapple / “Gut Bucket Blues” / Classic Banjo / Smithsonian Folkways

The McIntosh County Shouters / “Jubilee” / Spirituals and Shout Songs from the Georgia Coast / Smithsonian Folkways

The Mulcahy Family / “Miss Lyon's Fancy-The Dairy Maid” / The Mulcahy Family / Shanachie

Ian & Sylvia / “Early Morning Rain” / Early Morning Rain / Vanguard

Tyler Grant & Robin Kessinger / “Garfield's March” / Kanawha County Flatpicking / Grant Central

Joe Pancerzewski / “Red River Cart Polka” / Legendary Northwest Fiddler / Voyager

Bernard Allison Group / “Movin' On Up” / In the Mix / Jazzhaus

Fred Allery / “Quebec Reel” / Plains Chippewa/Metis Music from Turtle Mountain / Smithsonian Folkways

Linzay Young & Joel Savoy / “Wagoner” / Linzay Young & Joel Savoy / Valcour

Ilana Katz Katz / “John Brown's Dream-Subway Light of Mine” / Subway Stories / Vizztone

John Hartford / “The Julia Belle Swain” / Mark Twang / Flying Fish

Linda Ronstadt / “Tata Dios” / Mas Canciones / Elektra

The Critten Hollow String Band / “Indian Nation” / Cowboys and Indians / Yodel-Ay-Hee

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Most places around the country are now experiencing the trials and tribulations of winter-time, with snow and ice or at least shorter days and longer nights. We'll sample some snow-themed songs and tunes, with a flurry of selections from Peter Mayer, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Sheila Kay Adams with Jim Taylor, and lots more favorites, old and new. We're walking in a winter wonderland … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Phil Passen / “On a Cold Winter's Day-Cold Frosty Morning” / Cold Frosty Morning / Philbar

Eli Lev & Megan Leigh / “The Longest Night of the Year” / The Longest Night of the Year Vol. 2 / Hudson Harding

Peter Mayer / “The Longest Night” / Midwinter / Blue Boat

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason / “A Rovin' On A Winter's Night” / The Pleasures of Winter / Fiddle & Dance

Kenny Jackson / “The Shortest Day-Set the Log Alight” / The Shortest Day / Crow Hill

Ramblin' Jack Elliot / “Introduction to Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Tales from the Tavern Volume One / Tales from the Tavern

Ramblin Jack Elliot / “Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Tales from the Tavern Volume One / Tales from the Tavern

Mae Robertson / “Every December Sky” / December Sky / LyricPartners

Sheila Kay Adams & Jim Taylor / “Frosty Morn” / Christmas on the Mountain / PearlMae and Granny Dell Records

Fred Gosbee / “The Night the Whiskey Froze” / The Night the Whiskey Froze / Castlebay

The Sweetback Sisters / “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” / Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular Signature Sounds

Tony Trischka / “Sleigh Ride” / Glory Shone Around / Rounder

Peter Ostroushko / “Horizontal Hold” / Blue Mesa / Red House

Anne & Pete Sibley / “Winter on the Great Divide” / Winter on the Great Divide / Self Produced

Tony Elman / “Winter Creek” / Winter Creek / Acorn

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways