Thursday, May 8 @Midnight on KOWS
In Honor of Mississippi John Hurt
We go back to March of last year when we had just heard some devastating new this past week…nothing new; and certainly, it seems, not in Mississippi. The Mississippi John Hurt Museum, a small sanctuary of tribute located on the Mississippi Blues Trail, burned down that past week. While authorities in Carroll County try to determine the cause, we mourn the loss of John Hurt’s home, a small house that had just been given landmark status on the national historical registry just hours before. Join Dave Stroud this week on Deeper Roots as he combines notes from a 2018 tribute to Mississippi John Hurt with some of the news of the day and keep with the sounds of his contemporaries (of which there are few), Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Chris Smither and Rory Block. All paying tribute with songs of Avalon, Creole Belle, Spike Driver Blues, and Mermaids. Tune in on Radio Rethink radio or KOWSFM.COM.
Thursday, May 8 @9am on KOWS
Saturday, May 10 @3am on KOWS
Episode 508
Sweet Megg, Ken Pomeroy, Jobi Riccio and Paul Givant…those are some of the new releases have dropped recently, some being singles that provide a sneak peek at upcoming album releases. It is that spring and summer wave of new releases that arrive each year and we do our best to get the best for all of our listeners here on Blue Moon Americana. At the same time, we recognize the need for balance and context as we sweep the far away perimeters of the influences and core Americana tradition that brought us here. This week we’ll share some of the vintage sounds that fit our playlists including Billy “The Kid” Emerson, Joe Bonamassa, Neil Young, Robert Johnson and Chris Smither. We’ll also pay tribute to Eddy Arnold. Join us each Thursday morning as Dave Stroud shares Americana sounds here on KOWS-LP, Occidental and also know that you can listen on the stream at kowsfm.com/listen.
Friday, May 9 @9am on KOWS
Good Questions
A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.
Saturday, May 10 @9am on KOWS
Main Street Breakdown
“Gather ‘round everybody, gonna tell you a story, about a little fella, he’s really very mella’, sells the daily papers on Main Street USA. ” That’s how we’ll open this week’s show, one first broadcast in August of 2022, and share that story told by Bill Haley and the Comets from 1955. It’s a free form throwback road trip from Main Street to the deep South with some blues, country, and roots sounds from the past 100 years. Got some blues from Bertha Idaho, classic country from Hank Williams, some fresh southland sounds from Los Lobos, locally fresh sounds from Doug Blumer and JL Stiles…and so much more as we venture in and around all of the corners, north, south, east and west in today’s show. Friday morning breakfasts have never been so entertaining. Tune us in on 92.5 FM in West County or stream us on your listening device at kowsfm.com/listen.