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Rock Meets Country
Rock Meets Country

Friday, January 24,  @9am on KOWS
Rock Meets Country
It was without question a natural progression. All of the attributes that country inherited from gospel, blues, and jazz resulted in what amounted to competition in the charts (and in some mid-century cultural clashes). Although The Beatles had suggested a kinship with mid-sixties tributes to Buck Owens and Chet Atkins, the only comfortable way to make the marriage work was to have it come from other directions…specifically from cultural prods of Nudie suits, coupled with folk and country nudges, and the inevitable respect for the music. Gram Parsons’ influence on the late sixties rise of something they called ‘country rock’ is easy to find but Dylan’s John Wesley Harding album from 1968, The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and Leon Russell’s alter-ego Hank Wilson opened the doors to a sound that swept the charts. We’ll hear some originals, covers, and a whole lot more in this week’s Deeper Roots. Hope y’all can join us.

Episode 493
Episode 493

Saturday, January 25,  @3am on KOWS
Episode 493
Not sure what there is to celebrate this week. The long hard work of recovery is underway in Southern California and the long hard work at building a wall around Washington DC to protect our democracy begins. This week on Blue Moon we’ll share a fresh new batch of 2025 hope with new music from Ringo Starr, Lindi Ortega, Luke Winslow-King and The Lumineers…and that’s just a taste of what new tracks we have in store. We’ll also celebrate some anniversaries and birthdays, including a nod to the music of the great Blind Willie Johnson who was born 128 years ago this coming Saturday. We’ve also got some Little Feat, Merle Haggard, Buddy Holly, and Bruce Springsteen in this morning show. Americana is a big tent and celebrates the many different cultures who’ve contributed to this great melting pot. Tune in on Thursday morning at 9 or Saturday morning in the wee hours for Blue Moon Americana.

Time
Time

Saturday, February 1,  @9am on KOWS
Time
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future…and it’s tickin’ tickin’ tickin’, too. Steve Miller certainly summed it up and our theme this week is all about the passing of time, events that take place in time, biding our time, and recalling a time. We’ll be making a swing through a number of genres and performers including Little Joe, Booker T., Bobby Bare, Evie Sands, Tom Waits and Harry James. But there’s plenty more including classic country, mid-to-late century rock n’ roll, folkie business, and the sweet torch songs that take us back. We’ve chosen to forego the Christmas celebrations because, for the most part, we can hear it elsewhere and the season is a short one with some desperation on the doorstep. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.

Episode 494
Episode 494

Thursday, January 30 @9am on KOWS
Saturday, February 1,  @3am on KOWS
Episode 494
Welcome to a fresh new start to the year…in music, that is. The music bins are being filled with fresh new delicacies from the Americana outposts here stateside as well as around the world. Although, I must say, the America in Americana is acquiring a stain that’s going to be hard to wash out. But the music itself will endure. Tune in this week for some new sounds from Jason Isbell, Sunny War, and a posthumous nugget from Kinky Friedman as we stroll the avenue, walk the walk and avoid the cracks in the pavement as we move forward, knowing full well that this is where the light comes through. Throwback sounds include some Neil Young, Muddy Waters, and, of course, Garth “Honey Boy” Hudson who we lost this past week. Join us every Thursday morning at 9 or Saturday morning in the wee hours for Blue Moon Americana.

A Century of America's Music