Unvarnished sounds, unsung singers, demo obscurities, vanguard traditionalists, buried history. XRAY.fm / Tom Humphrey Tom Humphrey tomhumphrey.pdx@gmail.com Tom Humphrey http://xray.fm/shows/backroad-to-nowhere https://cdn.xray.fm/image/original/Db_aPRrVwAA_-wa.jpg-large_-_Tom_Humphrey.jpg http://xray.fm/shows/backroad-to-nowhere Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000 en-us Copyright 2026XRAY.fm / Tom Humphrey no

Playlist

1. Zoomy by The Bobbettes on Atlantic (Atlantic)
2. How Come by Ikettes on - (-)
3. Come Back by The Belles on Numero Group (Numero Group)
4. Never Change Our Hearts by Toni and the Hearts on Numero Group (Numero Group)
5. I Wanna Be A Winner by Vicki and The Van Dykes on Numero Group (Numero Group)
6. You're Acting Kind of Strange by Chappells on Numero Group (Numero Group)
7. Broken Heart by The Contessas on Numero Group (Numero Group)
8. Where Is Love by The Monzas on Numero Group (Numero Group)
9. The Heart Can Feel the Pain by The Tonettes on Numero Group (Numero Group)
10. He Hhit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) by The Crystals on Philles (Philles)
11. He's A Bad Boy by Carole King on Rhino (Rhino)
12. He Is the Boy by Little Eva on Dimension (Dimension)
13. I Can Never Go Home Anymore by the Shangri-Las on Red Bird (Red Bird)
14. The Willow Wept by The Heartbreakers on Atco (Atco)
15. (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up by The Ronettes on Phillies (Phillies)
16. Iko, Iko by The Dixie Cups on Red Bird (Red Bird)
17. Don't Drop by Dolly Parton on Monument (Monument)
18. (Just How Much) Can One Heart Take by Kolettes on Ace Records (Ace Records)
19. One Little Thing by Carol Vega on Ace (Ace)
20. I Gotta Tell It by The Blossoms on - (-)
21. Pretty Little Words by Tawney Williams on Ace (Ace)

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1. I've Always Been Crazy by Waylon Jennings on RCA (RCA)
2. London Life by Ian & Sylvia on Vanguard (Vanguard)
3. Moses And Me by Travelin' on Roulette (Roulette)
4. Widow Maker by Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys on MCA (MCA)
5. I Wish It Were Me by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs on MGM (MGM)
6. I Wish It Were Me by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs on MGM (MGM)
7. I Wish It Were Me by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs on MGM (MGM)
8. I Wish It Were Me by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs on MGM (MGM)
9. I Wish It Were Me by Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs on MGM (MGM)
10. Starship by Paul Kanter on RCA (RCA)
11. Different Therefore Equal by Peggy Seeger on Folkways (Folkways)
12. Not the Lovin' Kind by Buffy Sainte-Marie on Vanguard (Vanguard)
13. New Wine by Jessi Colter on RCA (RCA)
14. Tomorrow by Sweet Honey in the Rock on Flying Fish (Flying Fish)
15. Any Day Woman by Bonny Raitt on Warner Bros (Warner Bros)
16. The Only Mama That'll Walk the Line by Linda Ronstadt on Capitol (Capitol)
17. Get Down Your Line by Byrds on Columbia (Columbia)
18. Concrete Jungle by Joe South on Capitol (Capitol)
19. Something's Burning by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition on Reprise (Reprise)

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Playlist

1. Take Good Care of Yourself by Chris Darrow on United Artists (United Artists)
2. Hard On The Trail/Man of Constant Sorrow by Kaleidescope on Pacific Arts (Pacific Arts)
3. Keep Your Mind Open by Kaleidoscope on Epic (Epic)
4. Life Will Pass You By by Kaleidoscope on Epic (Epic)
5. Mournin' Blues by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on Liberty (Liberty)
6. Bottle Of Red Blues by Maxfield Parrish on Cur Non (Cur Non)
7. Level With Your Senses by Corvettes on Dot 1969 (Dot 1969)
8. So Long Marianne by Leonard Cohen on Columbia (Columbia)
9. Dixie Pig BBQ Blues by John Fahey and his Orchestra on Reprise (Reprise)
10. Jambalaya by Hoyt Axton on Capitol (Capitol)
11. Beware of Time by Chris Darrow on Drag City (Drag City)
12. Faded Love by Chris Darrow on United Artists (United Artists)
13. Living Like a Fool by Chris Darrow on United Artists (United Artists)
14. Keep On Trying by Chris Darrow on Drag City (Drag City)
15. Oceana by Chris Darrow on Pacific Arts (Pacific Arts)

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Playlist

1. There's a New World Coming by Bernice Johnson Reagon on Paredon (Paredon)
2. Urban Driftwood (ft. Amadou Kouyate) by Yasmin Williams on Spinster (Spinster)
3. Xengo Xengo Xererengo by Bola Sete on Takoma (Takoma)
4. Shenandoah by Marisa Anderson on Spinster (Spinster)
5. Washington Blues by Elizabeth Cotten on Arhoolie (Arhoolie)
6. Cukaunak, Cukanerareluten-llu by John Angaiak on Future Days (Future Days)
7. Late April by Sarah Louise on VDSQ (VDSQ)
8. Alabama Wagon Wheel by Etta Baker on Rounder (Rounder)
9. The Minstrel by Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble on Atlantic (Atlantic )
10. Chicago by Daniel Hecht on Morning Trip (Morning Trip)
11. Willow by Daniel Hecht on Windam Hill (Windam Hill)
12. Each Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow by Moodog on Capitol (Capitol)
13. Why Spend a Dark Night with Me by Moondog on CBS (CBS)
14. Voices of Spring by Moodog on Capitol (Capitol)
15. Song of Myself by Peggy Seeger on Rounder (Rounder)

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Playlist

1. Lonesome, On'ry and Mean by Waylon Jennings on RCA (RCA)
2. Bayou Song by Tina Turner on United Artists (United Artists)
3. The Dreamer by Willie Dunn on Light in the Attic (Light in the Attic)
4. Last Chance by Richard & Linda Thompson on UMC (UMC)
5. Wheel by Jerry Jeff Walker on MCA (MCA)
6. Code of the Mountains by Michael Hurley on Feeding Tube Records (Feeding Tube Records)
7. Mad Dog Blues by Don Covay on Atlantic (Atlantic)
8. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine on Oh Boy (Oh Boy)
9. Just Be Yourself by Bobby Marchan on - (-)
10. Suffer the Little Children by Buffy Saint-Marie on Vanguard (Vanguard)
11. Something To Think About by Rev Charlie Jackson on Crypt (Crypt)
12. Another Day Lost by Reuben Bell on Murco (Murco)
13. Ain't Nobody Gonna Treat Us Like They Used To by The Spencer Jackson Family on Zulu (Zulu)
14. Bless This House by Sister Rosetta Tharpe on MGM (MGM)
15. On the Corner of King and Scott Streets by Rahsaan Roland Kirk on Mercury (Mercury)
16. On the Corner of King and Scott Streets by Rahsaan Roland Kirk on Mercury (Mercury)

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Playlist

1. Go Dig My Grave by Jean Ritchie on Folkways (Folkways)
2. I'm a Cowgirl by Jessie Mae Hemphill on Sutro Park (Sutro Park)
3. Funky Malaguena by Snooks Eaglin on GNP/Crescendo (GNP/Crescendo)
4. Hello, Hello, Hello by J.J. Light on Sunbeam (Sunbeam)
5. Hello, Hello, Hello by J.J. Light on Sunbeam (Sunbeam)
6. I Get the Blues When it Rains by Sid Selvidge on Omnivore (Omnivore)
7. Wayfaring Pilgrim by Ola Belle Reed on Rounder (Rounder)
8. Street People by Bobby Charles on Bearsville (Bearsville)
9. I Hope by Bobby Charles on Jewel (Jewel)
10. Tennessee Blues by Sir Douglas Band on Atlantic (Atlantic)
11. What are We Doing? by Jerry Jeff Walker on MCA (MCA)
12. Before I Grow Too Old by Fats Domnio on Imperial (Imperial)
13. You'll Always Live Inside of Me by Bobby Charles (with Neil Young) on unreleased (unreleased)
14. Saddle Up the Palamino by Neil Young on Reprise (Reprise)
15. Joe by Dale Hawkins on Bell (Bell)
16. I Love the Life I'm Livin by Slim Harpo on Excello (Excello)
17. Courtyard by Bobbie Gentry on Capitol Records Nashville (Capitol Records Nashville)
18. Clay Pigeons by Blaze Foley on Elite (Elite)
19. Goold's Bicycle by C Joynes on Sophomore Lounge (Sophomore Lounge)

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Playlist

1. The Girl From the North Country by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
2. Wanted Man by Johnny Cash on Columbia (Columbia)
3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Johnny Cash on Columbia (Columbia)
4. It Ain't Me Babe by Johnny Cash on Columbia (Columbia)
5. One Too Many Mornings by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
6. One Too Many Mornings by Johnny Cash on Columbia (Columbia)
7. Mama, You Been On My Mind (previously unreleased version) by Johnny Cash on Bear Family (Bear Family)
8. Whou's Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I'm Gone) by Paul Clayton on Monument (Monument)
9. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright by Boby Dyla on Columbia (Columbia)
10. Understand Your Man by Johnny Cash on Columbia (Columbia)
11. Folsom Prison Blues by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
12. Belshazzar by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
13. Girl From the North Country (rehearsal) by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
14. I Walk the Line (Take 2) by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
15. I Still Miss Someone by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
16. Big River (Take 1) by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
17. Don't Think Twice It's Alright / Understand Your Man by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)

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Playlist

1. Yes We Can by Lee Dorsey on Polydor (Polydor)
2. A World Without Tomorrow by Floyd Westerman on Perception (Perception)
3. the bargain store by Dolly Parton on rca/victor (rca/victor)
4. He Was a Friend of Mine by Judy Roderick on Columbia (Columbia)
5. When Will I Be Loved by The Bunch on Carthage (Carthage)
6. You're the One by The Everly Brothers on Sundazed (Sundazed)
7. Ride On Red, Ride On by Louisiana Red on Forum Circle (Forum Circle)
8. That's Life by Big Maybelle on Rojac (Rojac)
9. Election Day by Blaze Foley on Fat Possum (Fat Possum)
10. He's a Good Ole Boy by Goldie Hill Smith on Epic (Epic)
11. I got my Music by Lawrence Martin on Light in the Attic (Light in the Attic)
12. My Children, My Children by Jessie Hill on Chess (Chess)
13. My Children, My Children by Jessie Hill on Chess (Chess)
14. House of the Setting Sun by Marisa Anderson on Chaos Kitchen (Chaos Kitchen)
15. Hard Boiled Egg by Charlie Tweddle on Mighty Mouth Music (Mighty Mouth Music)
16. Medley - She Moved Thru' the Bizarre - Blue Raga by Davy Graham on Rolled Coaster (Rolled Coaster)
17. One Day at a Time by Willie Nelson on RCA (RCA)
18. Keep On Keeping On by Claude Shermack on Tramp (Tramp)

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Playlist

1. My Momma Never Taught Me to Cook by Annette Peacock on Aura (Aura)
2. Genocide by Link Wray on Norton (Norton)
3. Nothin' But The Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins on Tradition (Tradition)
4. I Pity the Country by Willie Dunn on Kot'ai (Kot'ai)
5. Standing in the Doorway Crying by Jessie Mae Hemphill on Mississippi (Mississippi)
6. I Don't Need Your Millions Mister by Barbara Dane on Paredon (Paredon)
7. Freedom Highway by The Staple Singers on Epic (Epic)
8. Snow Blind by Jerry Yester & Judy Henske on Klimt (Klimt)
9. Redbird by Terry Allen on Orion Read (Orion Read)
10. What's In the Headlines Today by Don Covay on Janus (Janus)
11. They Are Falling All Around Me by Bernice Reagon on Paredon (Paredon)
12. Forever Suffering by James Brown on Polydor (Polydor)
13. Love and Peace Raga by Ted Lucas on Sebastion Speaks (Sebastion Speaks)

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Playlist

1. Shady Lies (Live at London University College, 1972) by Richard & Linda Thompson on UMC (UMC)
2. Don't Make Me Change by Melba Montgomery on Musicorp (Musicorp)
3. Mean Old World by The Stars of Faith on Savoy (Savoy)
4. Leaning Hard (On My Peripheral Vision) by Fiver & The Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition on You've Changed (You've Changed)
5. Corrina by Elizabeth on Crossroads (Crossroads)
6. Sorry Is My Name by Connie Converse on Heroic Cities (Heroic Cities)
7. Nobody Knows The Way I Feel by Sippie Wallace With Otis Spann and Jim Kweskin Jug Band on Drive Archive (Drive Archive)
8. Why You Been Gone So Long by Jessi Colter on RCA (RCA)
9. My One Desire by Freakwater on Thrilljockey (Thrilljockey)
10. The Dust by Linda Cohen on Poppy (Poppy)
11. Baby Where You Are by Shannon Lay on Perpetual Doom (Perpetual Doom)
12. Baby Let It Come Down On Me by Kath Bloom on Arthur Magazine (Arthur Magazine)
13. Traveling the Highway Home by Molly O'Day on REM (REM)
14. Dink's Blues by Barbara Dane on Vanguard (Vanguard)
15. Games People Play by Sister Rosetta Thorpe on Klondike (Klondike)
16. Lost Futures by Marisa Anderson & William Tyler on Thrill Jockey (Thrill Jockey)
17. Discipline 33 by Sun Ra and his Arkestra on Evidence (Evidence)

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