DeeperCuts

04/26/2025

Etta James was a teenager in the mid-1950s when she landed her first hit record, a co-write, no less. In the 1960s, she was a core part of the phenomenal blues music coming from the consequential Chess Records group. Despite serious hurdles, some self imposed, Etta endured, survived, and thrived, creating a wealth of timeless music over a 50 plus year career.
DeeperCuts presents music by, written by, and interpreted by Etta James, as well as artists she associated with, and those she influenced. We also give a nod to Billie Holiday, whose groundbreaking performances inspired Etta throughout her career.
Tune in tonight, Saturday 4-26-25 at 7:00 pm Alaska time (AST) heard on 90.3 fm KNBA local radio, also streaming at KNBA.org. Additional airing times of this show are found above this posting on DeeperCuts’ FB page.
Enjoy the program 🤓

*show #337

~playlist

1- Let’s Burn Down The Cornfield
Etta James
The Essential Etta James (disc 2)
1974

2- I’d Rather Go Blind
Christine McVie
The Legendary Christine Perfect Album
1970

3- Stop And Listen
Chuck Berry
You Never Can Tell:
His Complete Chess Recordings
1961

4- 99 And 1/2
Mavis Staples
We’ll Never Turn Back
2006

5- Strange Things Happening
Etta James
Live And In The Studio (disc 2)
2009

6- At Last
Beyonce
Cadillac Records:
Music From The Motion Picture
2008

7- Seven Day Fool
The Boneshakers & Mindi Abair
No Good Deed
2019

8- The Road Of Love
Clarence Carter
An Anthology (disc 1)
1972

9- Give It Up
Etta James And Steve Winwood
The Right Time
1992

10- Piece Of My Heart
Big Brother And The Holding Company
Cheap Thrills
1968

11- Say It
Steve Cropper feat Bettye LaVette
Dedicated: A Salute to The 5 Royales
2011

12- You Shook Me
Etta James
Blues To The Bone
2004

13- Something’s Got A Hold On Me
Christina Aguilera
Burlesque
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2010

14- I Feel So Good
Muddy Waters
The Chess Box (disc 3)
1960

15- Don’t Explain
Billie Holiday
The Complete Decca Recordings
1946

16- Love It Or Leave it Alone
Etta James
Love’s Been Rough On Me
1997

- thank you for listening 😎

04/20/2025

Hi friends, been on the road all day. Enjoy this modified archive show, which is a fundraiser for KNBA. Thanks for being here 😎

04/13/2025

DeeperCuts presents a few songs by Canadian rock icons ‘The Tragically Hip’, with the hour filled out by some fabulous Canadian musicians as well, some of whom are obscure to audiences outside of Canada. I had an absolute ball assembling the playlist, and I’m super excited to hear/read your feedback.
Tune in tonight, Saturday 4-12-25 at 7:00 pm Alaska time (AST) heard at KNBA.org and also local radio 90.3 fm KNBA.
Additional airing times of this particular program are located on the DeeperCuts FB home page.
Enjoy 🤓

*show #335

~playlist

1- Sharks
The Tragically Hip
Music @ Work
2000

2- Stop And Start
The Sadies
Colder Streams
2021

3- Montreal
Allison Russell
Outside Child
2021

4- Deep Water
Lee Harvey Osmond
The Folksinner
2013

5- Little Bones
The Tragically Hip
Road Apples
1991

6- Waiting
Nadjiwan
Awake
2011

7- Past In Present
Feist
The Reminder
2007

8- Introduce Yourself
Gord Downie
Introduce Yourself
2017

9- High Ticket Attractions
The New Pornographers
Whiteout Conditions
2017

10- Sherpa
The Tragically Hip
Trouble At The Henhouse
1996

11- Hey Hey! (Song For Gord)
Leeroy Stagger
Strange Path
2019

12- Don’t Get Your Back Up
Sarah Harmer
You Were Here
2000

13- Who?
The Sheepdogs
Five Easy Pieces EP
2011

14- Grace, Too
The Tragically Hip
Day For Night
1994

~ thank you for listening 😎

04/12/2025

Super late today. Our feature is ‘The Tragically Hip’ one of Canadas premier bands. More a little before the show!

04/05/2025

DeeperCuts features the music of Beck this week. His early years trying to break into the business were challenging, to say the least. Beck’s talent is not limited to any particular genre, whether it be songwriting, musicianship, or production.
There is something for everyone on today’s playlist.
Tune in at 7:00 pm tonight, Saturday 4-5-25, on 90.3 fm KNBA local radio, also heard at KNBA.org
Please refer to the list of stations on the DeeperCuts home page for additional airings throughout the week.
•all times Alaska Standard Time (AST)
Enjoy the program 🤓

*show #334

~playlist

1- Uneventful Days
Beck
Hyperspace
2019

2- Feel Good Time
Pink feat William Orbit
Try This
2003

3- Fight Song
Paleface
Beyond The Bells
2023

4- Golden Age
KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall’s Acoustic Extravaganza
2006

5- Already Dead
Beck
Sea Change
2002

6- I’m With The Band
The Black Keys feat Beck
Ohio Players (Trophy Edition)
2024

7- Devil’s Haircut
Randall Bramblett
Juke Joint At The Edge Of The World
2017

8- Sin City
Beck & Emmylou Harris
Return Of The Grievous Angel:
A Tribute To Gram Parsons
1999

9- Loser
The Cleverlys
Cash Crop EP
2016

10- Mixed Bizness
Beck
Midnite Vultures
1999

11- The Wolf Is On The Hill
Winterpills
Echolalia
2014

12- As***le
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
She’s The One: Songs And Music
From The Motion Picture
1996

13- Nobody’s Fault But My Own
Marianne Faithfull
Kissin’ Time
2002

14- Broken Drum
Beck
Guero
2005

~ thank you for listening 😎

03/29/2025

March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. DeeperCuts acknowledges the era, playing songs that reflect the many facets of this complicated chapter of history.
Tune in tonight, Saturday March 29, at 7:00 pm Alaska time, heard at knba.org
online, as well as local radio 90.3 fm KNBA fm.
This show is dedicated to Jesse Johnson, Thomas Yellowhair, and Richard Hopper.
•photo: The Vietnam Wall

*show #333

~playlist

1- My Flag? My War?
Excerpt from a poem by Jesse Johnson,
read by John Jackson
2025

2- Draft Morning (alternate end)
The Byrds
The Notorious Byrds Brothers
1968

3- Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation
Tom Paxton
Ain’t That News
1965

4- Saigon Bride
Joan Baez
Joan (bonus track version)
1967

5- Vietnam
Jimmy Cliff
Reggae Greats
1970

6- Beelzebub’s Laughter
Hoyt Axton
My Griffin Is Gone
1969

7- Take The Star Out Of The Window
John Prine
Diamonds In The Rough
1972

8- Bring The Boys Home
Freda Payne
Artists Choice: Elvis Costello
1971

9- Ohio
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
CSN (disc two)
1971

10- Ballad Of Penny Evans
Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman
1971

11- Fortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater Revival
W***y And The Poor Boys
1969

12- Uncle Sam Blues (live)
Jefferson Airplane
Live At Fillmore East 1969
2007

13- Sam Stone
John Paul White
Broken Hearts And Dirty Windows:
Songs Of John Prine (volune two)
2021

14- Vietnam Blues
J.B. Lenoir
Passionate Blues
1970

15- Temple
Thao And The Get Down Stay Down
Temple
2020

16- Golden Ribbons
Loggins And Messina
On Stage (live, disc one)
1974

~ thank you for listening

03/23/2025

Sorry, mix up at the station. Tonight is (obviously) Greg Brown. Enjoy.

03/22/2025

Archive show, Mike Campbell, tonight at 7:00 pm AST on 90.3 fm or knba.org
DeeperCuts…be there, and it’s okay to be square 😎
(Playlist in previous post)
Enjoy 🤓

03/17/2025

A great archive show featuring Mike Campbell is lined up this week on the wonderful Alaska Public Radio stations that carry DeeperCuts. Please refer to our cover page for time & date.
Enjoy the program 🤓

~playlist

1- I Don’t Wanna Fight
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Echo
1999

2- Great Rain
John Prine
The Missing Years
1991

3- For What It’s Worth
Stevie Nicks
In Your Dreams
2011

4- Don’t Fade On Me
Tom Petty With Mike Campbell
Wildflowers And All the Rest:
Wildflowers (disc one)
2020

5- Hurt
Johnny Cash
American IV: The Man Comes Around
2002

6- Heartbreak Kind
Linda Ronstadt
We Ran
1998

7- Somewhere Under Heaven
Tom Petty
Wildflowers And All The Rest:
All The Rest (disc two)
2020

8- Ain’t Looking Closely
Tift Merritt
Tambourine
2004

9- Inside Job
Don Henley
Inside Job
2000

10- So
Tracy Chapman
Matters Of The Heart
1992

11- No Reason To Cry
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Mojo
2010

12- Lovin’ In My Baby’s Eyes
Taj Mahal
Phantom Blues
1996

13- I Will Run To You
Stevie Nicks
The Wild Heart
1983

14- Victim Of Circumstance
Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch 2
2016

15- In This Lifetime
Mike Campbell & The Dirty K***s
External Combustion
2022

~ thank you for listening 😎

03/15/2025

Hello my Friends. As y’all know, DeeperCuts airs on Public Radio, and very rarely does the show get pre-empted, tonight (3-15) being an exception. The show on KNBA will resume as scheduled next Saturday (3-22) An archived show will air Monday on KTNA Talkeetna, Tuesday on KSTK Wrangell Public Radio, then KDLG 670am/89.9fm, and KDLL 91.9 FM, both on Friday. Air times are listed on our cover page. I’ll post the playlist for the week this Monday morning.
Thanks as always 😎
ps-for streaming, use call letters plus .org

03/08/2025

Since March is Women’s (Her)History Month, DeeperCuts has assembled a setlist featuring some significant female musicians from the last half century.
Tune in tonight, 3-8-25 at 7:00 pm Alaska time, heard on 90.3 fm KNBA local radio, also streaming at KNBA.org
Additional airings of this program are listed at our cover page.
Enjoy 🤓

*show #332

~playlist

1- Highwomen
The Highwomen feat Yola
The Highwomen
2019

2- My Lantern
Laura Veirs
Found Light
2022

3- Equinox
Samantha Crain
You (Understood)
2010

4- For Shame of Doing Wrong
Sandy Denny
The Best Of Sandy Denny
1987

5- Workin’ Woman Blues
Valerie June
Pushin’ Against A Stone
2012

6- Carey
Joni Mitchell
Blue
1971

7- Recognition
Susie Suh
Susie Suh
2005

8- Teeth Marks
SG Goodman
Teeth Marks
2022

9- A Change Is Gonna Come
Aretha Franklin
The Atlantic Albums Collection
1967

10- Stars All Seem To Weep
Beth Orton
Central Reservation
1999

11- 2:10 Train
Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys
Stone Poneys
1967

12- Badge
F***y
F***y
1970

13- Maybe
Janis Joplin
I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmik Blues Again, Mama!
1969

14- Starkville
Indigo Girls
Become You
2002

15- All Of The Women
Allison Russell
Outside Child
2021

~ thank you for listening 😎

03/01/2025

DeeperCuts celebrates the work of Klaus Voormann. Beginning in the early 1960’s, Klaus forged a solid career in graphic art and music. Klaus played on all the tracks presented here, save the last one, winning a Grammy for his incredible cover art/design on the Beatles album ‘Revolver’.
Tune in tonight, Saturday, 3-1-25, at 7:00 pm Alaska time, heard at KNBA.org, also on local radio 90.3 fm KNBA.
Additional airings of this show are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, details are on the DeeperCuts cover page.
Enjoy the program 🤓

*show #331

~playlist

1- Suitcase (2010 remaster)
Badfinger
Straight Up
1971

2- All Things Must Pass (live)
Paul McCartney
Concert For George
2003

3- Alright
Peter Frampton
Wind Of Change
1972

4- You’re So Vain
Carly Simon
No Secrets
1972

5- Just Like A Woman (mono)
Manfred Mann
Chapter Two:
The Best Of The Fontana Years
1966

6- I Ain’t Superstitious (alternate take)
Howlin’ Wolf
The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions
(Deluxe Edition)
1971

7- Goin’ Down On Love
John Lennon
Walls And Bridges
1974

8- Perfect Day
Lou Reed
Transformer
1971

9- Vaudeville Man
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur
1973

10- Down
Harry Nilsson
Nilsson Schmilsson
1971

11- Awaiting On You All (live)
George Harrison
The Concert For Bangladesh (disc one)
1971

12- Jolly Coppers On Parade
Randy Newman
Little Criminals
1977

13- So Far
Voormann & Friends feat Bonnie Bramlett
A Sideman’s Journey
2009

14- I’m The Greatest
Ringo Starr
Ringo
1973

15- The Day The World Gets Round
Voormann & Friends feat Yusuf Islam
A Sideman’s Journey
2009

16- Love You To
The Beatles
Revolver
1966

• notes:
Klaus Voormann plays Bass on all tracks except:
1) Electric Piano
6) Qanun
16) Cover design and artwork

~ thank you for listening 😎

02/23/2025

02/15/2025

DeeperCuts is on holiday, but the show must go on! We explore the other side of Valentines Day on the program tonite. Have fun with it!
Tune in at 7:00 pm AST, tonight, Saturday, 2-15-25, heard on KNBA.org and on local radio 90.3 fm KNBA.
Additional air times are posted here on our home page.
This is show 330. Enjoy 🤓

02/08/2025

Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional record producer, Greg Brown is the featured artist on tonight’s edition of DeeperCuts. Working in and around the ‘Americana’ genre, Greg’s songs are keenly observant, deeply interpreted, and occasionally a bit silly, sometimes all at once. Greg’s baritone voice grabs the listener, and holds them in place ‘til the song ends. Midwestern practicality, and a wicked sense of humor, combined with complex poetic skill, have made Greg a unique figure in the music world for over 50 years.
Tune in tonight, Saturday 2-8-25, heard at 7:00pm AST on KNBA.org, as well as local radio 90.3 fm KNBA.
Schedule for additional airings of DeeperCuts is posted on our home page.
Enjoy 🤓

*show #329

~playlist

1- Real Good Friend
Greg Brown
Covenant
2000

2- Beauty Way
Eliza Gilkyson
Hard Times In Babylon
2000

3- I Slept All Night By My Lover
Seth Avett
Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown
2022

4- River
Patty Larkin
Regrooving The Dream
2000

5- Billy From The Hills
Greg Brown
The Live One
1995

6- Lately
Lucinda Williams
Going Driftless:
An Artists Tribute To Greg Brown
2002

7- Window Grin
Kelly Joe Phelps
Slingshot Professionals
2003

8- Pay Day
Mississippi John Hurt
Complete Recordings
Of Mississippi John Hurt
2000

9- One Red Rose
Iris DeMent
Broken Hearts And Dirty Windows:
Songs Of John Prine, Vol. 2
2021

10- Holy Thursday
Greg Brown
Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience
1995

11- Lay Me Down Easy
Kate Wolf
Lines On The Paper
2017

12- Tell Me Now
Bo Ramsey
Fragile
2008

13- Ella Mae
Pieta, Zoe, & Constie Brown
Going Driftless:
An Artists Tribute To Greg Brown
2002

14- The Poet Game
Greg Brown
The Poet Game
1994

~ thank you for listening 😎

02/01/2025

It’s the first day of February, and we kick off Black History Month featuring the work of incomparable musician Willie Dixon, today on DeeperCuts. Chicago blues are often associated with Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, but it was Willie Dixon that provided a solid bridge from blues to rock and roll as we know it today. Singer, bassist, and record producer, Willie’s legacy is much deeper than that, or the 500 plus songs that he wrote or co-wrote. Willie did 10 months in jail for refusing to serve in the military during WWII, in protest of America’s shameful treatment of Black folks. Additionally, Willie created The Blues Heaven Foundation, which worked to ensure fair protections and royalties for blues artists. Countless artists, including Led Zeppelin, were routinely borrowing music from blues musicians without permission, much less sharing royalties.
Willie Dixon put a stop to that,
Willie was known as the ‘Poet Laureate of the Blues’, and ‘The Father of Chicago Blues’.
Every song on today’s diverse playlist was written , played on, or produced by Willie Dixon. I am grateful his music lives on, and proud to present a sliver of his titanic body of work.
Tune in tonight, Saturday 2-1-25 at 7:00 pm AST, heard on 90.3 fm KNBA radio, or KNBA.org. Additional airings of DeeperCuts are found on the schedule at our FB home page.
Enjoy the program 🤓

*show #328

~playlist

1- I Just Want To Make Love To You
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters: The Chess Box (disc 2)
1954

2- Mellow Down Easy
Little Feat
Rooster Rag
2012

3- Whatever I Am (You Made Me)
Nina Simone
Nina Simone Sings The Blues
1967

4- Which Came First
Ry Cooder
The Slide Area
1982

5- Shake For Me
John Hammond Jr. feat Duane Allman
Southern Fried
1972

6- You Know My Love
Eilen Jewell
Down Hearted Blues
2017

7- Evil Is Going On
Canned Heat
Canned Heat
1967

8- I Can’t Quit You Baby
Little Milton
Willie Dixon: The Chess Box (disc 2)
1988 (compilation released)

9- It Don’t Make Sense
Sally Spring
Made Of Stars
2007

10- The Same Thing
French, Firth, Kaiser, Thompson
Live, Love, Larf, Loaf
2007

11- Little Red Rooster
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones Now!
1965

12- Yes, It’s Good For You
Koko Taylor
Koko Taylor
1969

13- You Need Love (demo)
Fleetwood Mac
Before The Beginning 1968-1970:
Rare, Live, & Demos
2019

14- Weak Brain, Narrow Mind
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon: The Chess Box (disc 2)
1988 (compilation released)

~ thank you for listening 😎

01/25/2025

Whiskeytown is the featured band today on DeeperCuts. The solidly Americana group made a bunch of great music in a six year span between 1994 and 2000. The playlist is filled out by musicians associated with Whiskeytown through the years.
Tune in tonight, Saturday 1-25-25, at 7:00 pm AST, heard at KNBA.org or 90.3 fm KNBA fm local radio.
When at the home page, please scroll up to refer to air times, and the stations that also carry DeeperCuts.
Thanks, and enjoy the program 🤓

*show #327

~playlist

1- Drank Like A River
Whiskeytown
Faithless Street
1995

2- TKO
Jesse Malin
The Fine Art Of Self Destruction
2003

3- Fireworks
Caitlin Cary
While You Weren’t Looking
2002

4- Sit And Listen To The Rain
Whiskeytown
Pneumonia
2001

5- Let Me Be Your Girl
Rachael Yamagata
Tightrope Walker
2016

6- Morning Blues
Ethan Johns
If Not Now Then When?
2012

7- Concrete Sky
Beth Orton
Daybreaker
2002

8- Gimme Something Good (live)
Ryan Adams
Ten Songs From Live At Carnegie Hall
2015

9- In My Time Of Need
Cowboy Junkies
Acoustic Junk (limited edition)
2009

10- Yesterday’s News
Whiskeytown
Strangers Almanac
1997

11- Sleeping In On Sunday
Caitlin Cary
I’m Staying Out
2003

12- To Be Young
(Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)
Dave Rawlings Machine
A Friend Of A Friend
2009

13- A Song For You
Whiskeytown
Return Of The Grievous Angel:
A Tribute To Gram Parsons
1999

~ thank you for listening 😎

01/18/2025

The program called DeeperCuts first aired in June of 2018. A 7.2 earthquake in late November 2018 caused heavy damage to the studio and offices of KNBA, where I was an in-studio volunteer DJ. This event led to creation of my home studio space, dubbed ‘studio J’ a couple months later. Many thanks to Ayla Jackson for all the tech to make a studio space happen, and to Loren Dixon for encouraging me to become an independent producer.
So, happy six years to Studio J! Thank you listeners, who keep me fired up, cranking out shows week by week.
Tune in tonight for another eclectic hour of some great music not often heard, airing at 7:00 pm AST, Saturday 1-18-25, heard at KNBA.org, or local radio 90.3 fm KNBA. This is show 326
Additional airings of the show are heard at 9:00 pm AST, Monday 1-20-25, ktna.org, and at 3:00 pm AST, Tuesday 1-21-25 kstk.org
Enjoy the show 🤓, and thank you for listening 😎