Saturday, July 27 @3am on KOWS
Blue Moon Americana Episode 467
We’ve got three more tracks from Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) as promised in this morning’s Blue Moon escapade. We’ll also be share a couple new tracks from a new album, just released last week, from one of our favorite performers: Jake Xerxes Fussell. That’s certainly not all there is in store for new releases: The Dip, Jake Neuman & The Jaybirds, and Johnny Cash are also featured. Vintage Americana will be filling out the playlists with some favorites from Steve Goodman, Jason Isbell, Robert Earl Keen and First Aid Kit. The dog days of summer are approaching although some around these parts would argue that they’ve already arrived. Drop in Thursday morning or the early morning hours of Saturday for another delightful run of Americana sounds from the studios of KOWS-LP, Occidental…where the redwoods lead us to the Pacific, from the Bohemian Highway to Coleman Valley Road.
Saturday, July 27 @9am on KOWS
The Songs of Dan Penn
We take a trip back to 2020 when, on the heels of a new album, Dan Penn reminds everyone that there are few songwriters, and only one living, that have influenced (if not defined) the Memphis soul sound as he has. At 78 (now 82), Dan Penn’s legacy is already sealed with songs that are enduring: “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”, “Dark End of the Street”, “Cry Like a Baby”, and so many more. Our show this Friday had to carefully curate tracks from Irma Thomas, Percy Sledge, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a couple dozen more to pay proper tribute. As a musician and songwriter, this Muscle Shoals legend deserves a spot in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame and, while never considered a performer, his catalog includes three solo studio albums, one from 1973, another from 1994, and this year’s Living On Mercy. You’ll hear tracks from these and so much more in this morning’s episode of Deeper Roots.
Thursday, August 1 @Midnight on KOWS
Top Country Albums of All Time
It’s list time and we’ve got an encore episode from late 2022 to take us there! For better or worse, we’re going with the top tier of the Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Country Albums of all Time as our guidepost. There’s some great ones here, in fact the majority are agreeable in our estimation but there are also some “huh?” moments. We’ll just assume that that is par for the course with any opinion-based list by a disparate group of critics. For the most part, it captures the core of country pretty well. We’ll share music from Tom T. Hall, The Carters, George Strait and a few nineties and aught pop stars that made the list because they swim the pop country charts. Join Dave as he walks down the list, one that has its cringe-worthy moments, right alongside moments of pure Americana country gold.
Thursday, August 1 @9am on KOWS
Saturday, August 3 @3am on KOWS
Blue Moon Americana Episode 468
More Americana, less fluff. This week’s show is full of new music including tracks from Chuck Prophet, Eliza Thorn, Gillian Welch and a lineup you won’t want to miss. We’ll also hear classic tracks from some performers who’ve proven their mettle; from the late Warren Zevon to Little Feat, Bob Dylan and Alison Krauss. We’ll also be sharing yet another track from Johnny Blue Skies’ new album and, if there’s time, we’ll run a new track from Charley Crockett’s new album “Visions of Dallas”. So much great music rolls out this time of year that we’re even more pressed for time than usual. But that won’t stop our full court press. Tune in for another delightful run of Americana sounds from the studios of KOWS-LP, where the little Occidental antenna keeps transmitting and the stream stays alive worldwide on kowsfm.com/listen.