The Cowboy & his faithful amigo have a beaut of a show for you this week with a whole barrel full of great tunes from folks like Joe Tex, Dinah Washington, Chuck Berry, Alison Krauss & Bix Beiderbecke. Read More

Weeeeee're baaaaack! In our first foray into the musical New Year, BT pays tribute to his all-time fave guitarist, Hubert Sumlin... Read More

No tired old "White Christmas", no rusty "Jingle Bells" here! BT has woven an instant seasonal classic with ARR's "Christmas Revisited" show this week. It's a Holiday show unlike any other & our special gift to you. Read More

Wow! Albert King, The Box Tops, The Fugs, John Coltrane, Beaux Freres & Chelo Silva, not to mention Big Mama Thorton showing Janis how it was done. Not yer basic Heavy Rotation, eh? Read More

Hoping you all have recovered from your TurkeyFests, we offer a musical cornucopia seasoned with Maurice & Mac, Ike Turner, Lyle Lovett, Lovin' Spoonful, Shangri-Las & Stan Freberg. If you don't already know her work, we introduce you to Ariana Gillis. Read More

Gatemouth Brown, Louis Prima, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Willie John, The Fleetwoods & a drunk-on-his-butt John Wayne. How's that for an ARR mash-up? Read More

Major tastiness abounds with this week's cornucopia of Americana, featuring Joan Baez, Smiley Lewis, Grandmaster Flash, Fred Astaire & Willy DeVille all framed in a spirited discussion between the ARR boys about the Lost Notebook Of Hank Williams album. Read More

BT & his trusty sidekick PT cut a really wide swath through the Ranch Archives this week with All-American gems from Muddy Waters, Aaron Copeland, Mississippi Sheiks, Beach Boys & Peggy Lee. Read More

This week's ARR recipe calls for a dash of Howlin' Wolf, a dollop of Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker, a pinch of Tim Hardin, a good helping of Earl-Jean & a soupçon of Buddy Holly. Read More

From Hot Lips Page to Asleep At The Wheel to Jan & Dean to Lord Buckley, The ol' ARR tags all the musical bases this week. And do you know the true definition of "Puddin 'N' Tain"? Read More

Great music to be enjoyed from the likes of Bobby Darin, P. F. Sloan, Louis Armstrong & Mance Lipscomb as well as fascinating stories to be pondered about Junior Parker, Amede Ardoin, Bert Williams, Fats Waller & Robert Johnson. Read More

We're rockin' all of the ages this week with Wilson Pickett, John Phillip Sousa (1901!), The Million Dollar Quartet, Tommy McClennon & Archie Shepp. Read More

It's Guitar Greats Vol. 2 on ARR! BT pays homage to the pickers, thrashers & strummers that America has yielded up through the years with amazing cuts from Buddy Guy, Carl Perkins, Rory Block, Johnny Winter, Jerry Reed, Elmore James & Junior Brown. Read More

Dave Alvin, Bruce Springsteen, The Band, Everly Brothers, Guitar Shorty, Sam & Dave - just a small sampling of the party we've got lined up for this week, as well as tales of outlaws, bandits and chicks who can't play "Louie-Louie." Read More

It's our 1st Anniversary and we're celebrating with birthday gifts like Buffy St. Marie, Los Lobos, The Marquees, Bing Crosby, Mile Davis, The Dillards and dozens more. Read More

Okay, so THIS is the final show of the1st year, bringing you everything from James Brown to Tiny Topsy to Nervous Norvus to Oscar Brown, Jr. to Percy Sledge. And how many times have you heard a 1920 waxie of Monroe Silver, the Yiddish warbler? Read More

We leave no gemstone unturned as we wade through the Genre Pool on the final show of our 1st year. We're offer up Motown (Chico Leverett), Blues (John Jackson), Country (Tammy Wynette), Jazz (Chet Baker), Rock (Cryan Shames), as well having... Read More

We’re goin’ straight to Hell on the Black Diamond Express with Rev A.W. Nix, spendin’ time on Skid Row with Merle Haggard, getting’ all Misty w/ Johnny Mathis & Whippin’ That Old T.B. w/ Jimmie Rodgers; in other words, just your typical day at ARR Ranch. Read More

We're back this week with an all new, um, joint including "The Reefer Man", Don Redman, "Rock The Joint" with Bill Haley, "Gram" Parsons and the ever-so- spacey Hasil Adkins... Read More

Fresh off the plane from New York and the Tribeca Film Festival, Bernie isn’t too jet lagged to bring you the best cuts from the Ranch Archives, this week including T-Model Ford, Johnny Ace. Blossom Dearie, and Tommy Johnson. Read More

Many tales hang thereby on this week’s ARR offering! Kick back and listen to great music from, and fascinating stories about, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Gene Pitney, Bobby Bare, Son House, Leon Russell and BT’s friendship with the great Groucho Marx. Read More

Bernie and Paca bid farewell to Pinetop Perkins and Ralph Mooney, and net a bounty of Nina Simone, Swamp Dog, Roy Orbison, Barbara Dane and other treats aplenty from the Genre Pool. Read More

It’s a beautiful day here at the Ranch and Bernie’s picked a sunny sampling of what the ol’ ARR is all about, with Jimmy Witherspoon, The Little Willies, Gloria Wood and Del Shannon. Read More

Maybe it's the dark and threatening weather that brought them out this week; some of the Ranch Archives darker denizens usher forth in what BT labels "The Jailhouse Show". Meet Eddie Fontaine, Ike Turner, Calvin Leavy and the prophetic Pat Hare. Read More

Great tales to tell this week about Johnny Paycheck, The Palomino Club, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cole Younger, Edward L. Crain and Johnny Ray. Read More

We’re havin’ us a Love Fest up here at the Ranch this week! None of our shows fall anywhere near Valentine’s Day, but that didn’t stop BT from whipping up a heady confection of love-themed music. Read More

This week, BT shines a light into some of the deeper corners of the archives & illuminates treasures from Cedell Davis, Ollis Martin, & Lorraine Ellison blowin’ the roof off the dump at the close of the show! Read More

Happy New Year from the Ranch! We’re welcoming in 2011 with choice cuts from Blind Willie McTell, Harry James, Hardrock Gunter and a tale about BT’s “supporting” role in a young John Prine’s career. Read More

It’s a Christmas Party up at the Ranch with a promise of no old chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Happy Holidays! Read More

It’s a torrent of titular talent with music from the Baron Of Bakersfield (Buck Owens), The King of Zydeco (Boozoo Chavis), The Father of Rock & Roll (“Big Boy” Crudup), the Mother of Folk (Jean Ritchie) and, uh, The Mothers of Invention... Read More

It's a Post-Turkey party with tales and music of the Louvin Brothers, Charlie Poole, Bobby Gentry & the amazingly goofy Bongo Joe! Read More

It’s our Guitar Greats Special, two unforgettable hours of the greatest guitar legends at the very roots of American Music. These artists laid the road or keep it well maintained. Read More

It’s our 10th show and we’re celebrating with Georgia White, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Sam Cooke and great stories about Marty Robbins, Jimmy Martin, Loudon Wainwright III and the really weird and creepy Spade Cooley. Read More

A fresh dose of American musical treasure, legend and lore from Bernie and his Ranch Archives, including Mingo Saldivar, Fats Waller, Peter Case, Willie Eason and the amazing, tragic Chet Baker. Read More

The show rocks, twists, twangs and swings this week with signifyin’ selections from Johnny Winter, Hank Ballard, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Mel Torme & tons more. And Bernie uncovers the first Rap song! Read More

The Brown Dirt Cowboy has outdone himself this time with a playlist that's as smooth as a gravy sandwich! It's a tasty All-American stew with prime morsels from Muddy Waters, Phil Ochs, The Knitters & so much more. Read More

Great stories about Stagger Lee, Dylan & Lintheads, along with music from artists like Mance Lipscomb, Mahalia Jackson, Howard Tate & Rhonda Vincent. Read More

After a few remote shows ‘round the Ranch, Bernie’s back at the ARR Nerve Center with an armful of music from artists like Tom Russell, The Monks, Blind Willie McTell & a special set of songs recalling the drama & tragedy that was the American Civil War. Read More

This week's show includes Lightnin’ Hopkins, Louis Armstrong, George Jones, The Electric Prunes, Roy Orbison & more! Check out the playlist here... Read More

It’s a poolside party up at the Ranch this week with summer-themed music from Billy Stewart, Jan & Dean, The Shangri-Las, Charley Patton, Coleman Hawkins & more... Read More

Week two of American Roots Radio includes Porter Wagoner, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Sara & Maybelle Carter, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys & much more... Read More

This week's playlist includes Merle Haggard, Sonny Landreth, Lefty Frizzell & much more! Get the playlist... Read More