Summer Sun

Summer’s here and you know what that means…we’ll be running through a bit of theme, this time with the focus on all that we celebrate in summer. With the Fourth of July coming up we’ll turn our attention to barbecues, baseball, ice cream treats, the warmth of the sun, swimming holes, and everything summer. Tune in for some terrific tracks from Dean Martin, Johnny Rivers, The Four Preps, Walter Wanderly and a whole lot more. It took us six months for the days to get longer and now it’s another six months of diminished daylight but that’s what make three other seasons something to relish…I guess. So whether you’re shipping kids off to summer camp, planning for this year’s visit to the Fair, or planning a trip to a ballpark or beach, know that it’ll be warmer than colder and we’re here to play the background music here on Sonoma County Community Radio, KOWS-LP, 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to all over this big blue marble on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Beach Boys All Summer Long All Summer Long Amazon
3The Donkeys Theme From The Endless Summer Theme From The Endless Summer [single] Amazon
4Jack Nitzsche The Lonely Surfer Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2 Amazon
5The Beach Boys Keep An Eye On Summer Summer Love Songs Amazon
6Nat King Cole That Sunday, That Summer 30 Greatest Hits Disc 1 Amazon
7The Four Preps 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) Banana Split for My Baby Amazon
8The Grand Southern The Boys of Summer Don't Say Anything Amazon
9Terry Cashman Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & "The Duke") 61* [Box Set] Disc 1 Amazon
10John Fogerty Centerfield Sing America Amazon
11Sister Wynona Carr The Ball Game Baseball Anthems Amazon
12Betty Bonney & Les Brown and His Orchestra Joltin' Joe Dimaggio Baseball Anthems Amazon
13Ronnie Isle and the Blisters Bad Sunburn Banana Split for My Baby Amazon
14Dean Martin w. Dick Stabile Orchestra In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening Good Old Summertime Amazon
15The Four Mints Night Air Good Old Summertime Amazon
16Jo Ann Campbell Beach Comber Banana Split for My Baby Amazon
17Frank Triolo and the Shipmates Orchestra Ice Cream Baby Banana Split for My Baby Amazon
18The Pearls Ice Cream Baby Another Banana Split, please Amazon
19Leslie Uggams and Hugo Peretti Orchestra Ice Cream Man Banana Split for My Baby Amazon
20Fred Waring; Pennsylvanians I Scream, You Scream (We All Scream for Ice Cream) The Silly Songs (1922 to 1934) Amazon
21Walter Wanderley Summer Samba Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms Amazon
22Johnny Rivers Summer Rain Anthology: 1964-1977 [Disc 2] Amazon
23Santo & Johnny Summertime Sleepwalk – The First Two Albums Amazon
24Les Paul & Mary Ford In The Good Old Summertime The Best Of The Capitol Masters: 90th Birthday Edition Amazon
25Loudon Wainwright III The Swimming Song Attempted Mustache Amazon
26Bobby Bare They Covered Up the Old Swimming Hole Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969 Amazon
27Tennessee Ernie Ford and Cliffie Stone's Music Sunday Barbecue Banana Split for My Baby Amazon
28Robert Earl Keen Barbeque Gringo Honeymoon Amazon
29Buzz Cason Barbeque Hats Off To Hank Amazon
30Wendy Waldman Long Hot Summer Nights Love Is The Only Goal: The Best Of Wendy Waldman Amazon
31Plains Summer Sun I Walked With You A Ways Amazon
32Robin Ward Wonderful Summer Vintage Collectors Series Music, Volume 11 & 12 Amazon
33Don Henley The Boys Of Summer Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits Amazon

Soul Divas

The sound of both longing and empowerment surfaces in this morning’s Deeper Roots show as we take the wayback machine to the 1960s for some of the very best in female soul. With every female vocalist, group-based or solo, that surfaced from the Motown stable there were dozens upon dozens of hopefuls lined up by other labels and producers. We’ve visited many of them in past shows but there are always more to share and some memorable performances that can get easily overlooked in the crowded field. And while we’ve heard a number of these performers in past shows: Betty Everett, Mary Wells, and Carla Thomas…there are also the unknowns who deserve attention. We’ll spend some more time with Mitty Collier, Dee Dee Warwick and Etta James and find some other names to pay attention to including Odessa Harris, Helene Smith, and Delilah Keenebruew. Tune in Friday morning at 9 Pacific for some deep tracks and favorites from a few of those 60s soul divas.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Mitty Collier Don't Let Her Take My Baby Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968 Amazon
3Mitty Collier I Gotta Get Away From It All Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3) Amazon
4Mitty Collier I Had A Talk With My Man Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
5Carla Thomas B-a-b-y Something to Believe In Amazon
6Carla Thomas I Like What You're Doing (To Me) I'll Take You There Amazon
7Betty Everett I Can't Hear You Chapel Of Love…And Other Great Girl Group Gems [Disc 3] Amazon
8Betty Everett Trouble Over The Weekend Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics Amazon
9Betty Everett You're No Good Oldies But Goodies Vol. 11 Amazon
10Yvonne Carroll Please Don't Go Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics Amazon
11Tammy Montgomery It's Mine Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3) Amazon
12Odessa Harris A Rockin' Good Way Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4) Amazon
13Varetta & The Thomases Fly By Night Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2) Amazon
14Sugar Pie DeSanto I Want To Know Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4) Amazon
15Mary Wells Bye Bye Baby Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3) Amazon
16Mary Wells Can't You See (You're Losing Me) After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters Amazon
17Helene Smith Thrills and Chills I Am Controlled By Your Love Amazon
18Helene Smith Sure Thing I Am Controlled By Your Love Amazon
19Helene Smith I Am Controlled By Your Love I Am Controlled By Your Love Amazon
20Maxine Brown Am I Falling In Love Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3) Amazon
21Dee Dee Sharp Baby Cakes Northern Soul – The Early Years (CD 1) Amazon
22Etta James Seven Day Fool Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2) Amazon
23Dee Dee Warwick We're Doing Fine Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2 Amazon
24Linda Jones A Last Minute Miracle After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters Amazon
25Linda Jones You Hit Me Like TNT Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics Amazon
26Mavis Staples You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger) The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 3] Amazon
27Colette Kelly Long And Lonely World The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 3] Amazon
28Delilah Keenebruew Bright Lights After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters Amazon
29Jean Knight You Think You're Hot Stuff The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 9] Amazon
30Shirley Walton I Was Born To Love You The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1] Amazon
31Margie Joseph What You Gonna Do The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4] Amazon
32Jeanne & The Darlings It's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul) The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1] Amazon
33Linda Lyndell What A Man The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1] Amazon
34Debbie Taylor Never Gonna Let Him Know Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2 Amazon
35Gwen Owen Lies Northern Soul Originals Amazon
36Irma Thomas Ruler of My Heart Soul Queen of New Orleans Amazon
37Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man 30 Greatest Hits Amazon

Cynthia Weil Tribute

In a June Substack tribute to Cynthia Weil’s legacy, Dan Epstein of “Jagged Time Lapse” observed that the “modern pop songbook would be significantly slimmer and less life-affirming without their work”.  The ‘their’ referring, of course, to her husband and songwriting partner Barry Mann. From their early Brill Building output which included “Uptown” (The Crystals), “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (The Righteous Brothers), and “Walking In The Rain” (The Ronettes), to the chart-topping 80s classics of “Don’t Know Much” (Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville) and “Here You Come Again” (Dolly Parton), Cynthia Weil’s contributions to popular music were indeed affirming. This week’s Deeper Roots pays due respect to Cynthia, who was married to Barry Mann for almost 62 years, and was lyricist to his music. Their contributions to the sound of rock and roll and pop music in the 1960s rivaled luminaries like Burt Bacharach, Carole King and Neil Diamond.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Jay & the Americans Only in America Red, White & Rock Disc 2 Amazon
3The Drifters On Broadway Red, White & Rock Disc 2 Amazon
4Arthur Alexander Where Have You Been The Greatest Hits Amazon
5Tony Orlando Bless You Halfway To Paradise: The Epic Records Story Amazon
6The Cinderellas Please Don't Wake Me The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
7The Crystals Uptown Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
8The Crystals He's Sure the Boy I Love Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
9The Ronettes Walking in the Rain The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
10The Ronettes You Baby The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
11The Lovin' Spoonful You Baby Greatest Hits [Buddha] Amazon
12Shelley Fabares Johnny Loves Me The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
13The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody Amazon
14The Righteous Brothers (You're My) Soul and Inspiration The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody Amazon
15The Animals We Gotta Get Out of This Place The Singles Plus Disc 1 Amazon
16The Vogues Magic Town Greatest Hits Amazon
17Scott Walker Angelica Scott Amazon
18Max Frost & The Troopers Shape of Things to Come Shape of Things to Come – Single Amazon
19Mark Lindsay/Paul Revere Kicks Red, White & Rock Disc 3 Amazon
20Paul Revere & The Raiders Hungry Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On Amazon
21Mama Cass Elliot Make Your Own Kind Of Music Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2] Amazon
22Mama Cass Elliot It's Getting Better Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2] Amazon
23Dusty Springfield Just a Little Lovin' Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition] Amazon
24The Drifters Saturday Night At The Movies The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2] Amazon
25Elvis Presley I Just Can't Help Believin' Artist of the Century Disc 3 Amazon
26Dolly Parton Here You Come Again Dolly [Disc 3] Amazon
27The Pointer Sisters He's So Shy From The Pointer Sisters With Love Amazon
28The Girls Chico's Girl The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
29The Ronettes Born to Be Together The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
30The Ronettes Woman in Love (With You) Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2 Amazon
31The Monkees Love Is Only Sleeping Listen to the Band Disc 2 Amazon
32The Drifters Only In America The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2] Amazon
33Gene Pitney Angelica Sings Great Ballads Amazon

Songs About The Telephone

A theme show once again, this week with the telephone as our muse. Songs about the most important of communication devices which has fused with social media to the benefit, and equal detriment, of all mankind. From the early call from Bell to Watson to the proverbial football that our fearless leader carries around to make the one call to eradicate or, better yet, save mankind. This week we’ll visit the long lost guide known as the “operator” and the equally antiquated term “dial” with music from country, pop, soul, and rock archives of yesterday. Kick back and be entertained by the sounds of Brenda Lee, Sister Wynona Carr, Stonewall Jackson, Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb, and Bill Fury in a collection of the very best from multiple genres here on Sonoma County Community Radio, broadcasting in West County on 92.5 FM and streaming to all mankind on kowsfm.com/listen. Drop in why don’t you?

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Laurel And Hardy Long Distance Laurel & Hardy – Songs and Sketches from the Hal Roach Films Amazon
3The Manhattan Transfer Operator The Manhattan Transfer Amazon
4Sister Wynona Carr Operator, Operator Dragnet For Jesus Amazon
5The Spirit Of Memphis Quartet Atomic Telephone The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2 Amazon
6The Golden Gate Quartet I Just Telephone Upstairs Vol. 6 (1949-1952) Amazon
7Selah Jubilee Singers Royal Telephone Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941) Amazon
8Burl Ives Royal Telephone Greatest Hits Amazon
9The Carter Family Hello Central! Give Me Heaven The Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5] Amazon
10Doc Watson No Telephone In Heaven My Dear Old Southern Home Amazon
11Stuart Hamblen When My Lord Picks Up The Phone Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2 Amazon
12Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn Answer The Phone (w/ Loretta Lynn) A Tribute To A Legend Amazon
13Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
14Stonewall Jackson Can't Hang Up the Phone Singles Amazon
15Guy Mitchell with Jimmy Carroll & his Orchestra Call Rosie On The Phone The Best Of Guy Mitchell Amazon
16Dusty Owens Hello Operator Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2 Amazon
17Tom T. Hall Jesus On the Radio (Daddy On the Phone) The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall Amazon
18George Jones Wrong Number Star Creek Promotions 4 Amazon
19Hank Penny Hold The Phone Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2 Amazon
20Lattie Moore The Jukebox And The Phone Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2 Amazon
21The Grateful Dead Operator American Beauty Amazon
22Billy Fury Phone Call Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop Amazon
23Brenda Lee Ring-A-My-Phone Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop Amazon
24Mickey & Sylvia Can't Get You On The Phone Rock With A Sock Amazon
25Lew Williams Teenager's Talkin' On The Phone Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop Amazon
26The Big Bopper Chantilly Lace Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3 Amazon
27Boozoo Chavis Telephone Won't Ring The Lake Charles Atomic Bomb (Original Goldband Recordings) Amazon
28Cecil Gant Long Distance Call Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel Amazon
29Johnny "Guitar" Watson Telephone Boogie ABC Of The Blues Vol 49 Amazon
30Jimmy McCracklin What's Your Phone Number Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel Amazon
31Floyd Dixon Telephone Blues The Cocktail Combos [Disc 3] Amazon
32The Treniers Long Distance Blues Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel Amazon
33Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789 The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1 Amazon
34The Orlons Don't Hang Up Malt Shop Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 2) Amazon
35Mary Wells Operator The Soul of Detroit – Disc 2 Amazon
36Tommy Sands Ring My Phone Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop Amazon
37Paul Anka Kissin' On The Phone Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop Amazon
38Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Pennsylvania 6-5000 The Centennial Collection Disc 1 Amazon
39Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys Maybe She'll Write Me, Maybe She'll Phone Maybe She'll Write Me, Maybe She'll Phone Me Whoopee Hey Hey! Amazon

Sass & Gas

An eclectic episode full of sass, gas and plenty of brass. We’re going the free form route today and there’ll be plenty of embellishments to the morning as we take a blindfolded trip through a hall of mirrors with some classy vocals from Frankie, Peggy Lee and Helen Forrest; some honky tonk whiskey-in-the-bottle twangin’ from George Jones, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee; rocking rhythm passion from Tina Turner, The Marquees, and Elmore James; and much more including some little known nuggets from Bob Dylan, Merle Travis, and Daddy Cleanhead. We’re going to set the morning on fire with plenty of fuel from the deeper wells of the past century of America’s music. You don’t want to miss out. Join Dave Stroud for another Friday morning selection of wild tune-age on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Hank Penny Hold The Phone Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2 Amazon
3Ike & Tina Turner It's Gonna Work Out Fine Birth Of Soul: 3 Amazon
4Marshall Crenshaw Blues Is King Downtown Amazon
5Daddy Cleanhead Something's Goin' On In My Room Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon
6The Marquees Hey Little Schoolgirl OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
7The Delta Rhythm Boys Dry Bones The Best Of 1940-50 Amazon
8James Taylor Coming Back To You Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen Amazon
9Bob Dylan Braggin' Triplicate Amazon
10Frank Sinatra I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon
11Peggy Lee I'm Beginning To See The Light Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four Amazon
12Glen Gray & The Casa Lorne Orchestra Blue Moon Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
13The Artie Shaw Orchestra Feat. Helen Forrest Deep In A Dream The Essential Artie Shaw [Disc 2] Amazon
14Buddy Emmons Deep In The Heart Of Texas Buddy Emmons Sings Bob Wills Amazon
15Geraint Watkins Deep in the Heart of Texas Aide Memoire Amazon
16Carl Perkins Matchbox Original Sun Greatest Hits Amazon
17Jimmie Dale Gilmore Train of Love Come on Back Amazon
18Slim Whitman Down In The Valley Wagon Wheels [Disc 2] Amazon
19The Handsome Family Down In the Valley of Hollow Logs Through the Trees Amazon
20The Louvin Brothers The Wreck On The Highway Sing the Great Roy Acuff Songs Amazon
21George Jones Just One More The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967 Amazon
22Geraint Watkins Heart of Stone Rush of Blood Amazon
23Merle Travis I Used To Work In Chicago The Guitar Picker CD1 – Divorce Me C. O. D. Amazon
24Webb Pierce California Blues Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second Series Amazon
25The Carlisles Nine Have Tried (and None Have Died) (Second Countdown) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
26Hank Williams No, No Joe Beyond The Sunset Amazon
27Charlie Louvin Katy Dear Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs Amazon
28Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Cadillac in Model "A" Legends of Country Music Disc 4 Amazon
29Jerry Lee Lewis End of the Road 25 All-Time Greatest Sun Recordings Amazon
30Everly Brothers I'm Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2 Amazon
31Johnny Cash Train Of Love His Sun Years: Down South Amazon
32T-Bone Burnett I'm Coming Home Truth Decay Amazon
33Bob Dylan Ring Them Bells Oh Mercy Amazon
34Steve Allen This Could Be The Start Of Something Big Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon