From those blue shadows on the trail that were only imagined in black and white to the notion of good guys with tall white hats chasing down the bad guys across the expanse of the Alabama Hills where Hollywood carved out a little piece of the West…we’re going to go riding down some musical canyons with some of the great musical cowboys of the silver screen. Fewer of us are around that once followed the serial antics of Gene and Smiley or Roy and Dale on Saturday morning reruns of flickering cowboy ‘mysteries’ where music played a big part of the story. After all, a clean shaven singing cowboy with a scarf, white hat and a twinkle in his eye was much more appealing than what the reality was…I think that’s a safe assumption. Tune in for music from Gene Autry, The Sons of the Pioneers, Rex Allen, Tex Ritter and over a dozen others as Dave Stroud spins the shellacs from the 30s, 40s and 50s…and we might even track down later covers that tip the cap here on KOWS Community Radio.
No. |
1 | Artist |
Title |
Album |
Buy |
2 | Tex Williams & His Western Caravan |
Artistry In Western Swing |
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys |
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3 | The Sons Of The Pioneers |
Red River Valley |
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys |
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4 | Roy Rogers |
The Yellow Rose Of Texas |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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5 | Roy Rogers |
Roll On Texas Moon |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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6 | Frankie Laine |
Rawhide |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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7 | Gene Autry |
Dust |
Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1] |
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8 | Tex Russell & His Hollywood Cowboys |
What It Means To Be Blue |
Kings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2 |
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9 | Marty Robbins |
Ballad Of The Alamo |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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10 | Johnny Cash |
The Rebel Johnny Yuma |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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11 | Rex Allen |
Ridin' Down the Canyon V-3 |
Riding All Day |
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12 | Dick Reinhart |
Hot Rod Baby |
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys |
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13 | Dickson Hall |
Cowboy |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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14 | Johnny Western |
Ballad Of Paladin |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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15 | Dean Martin |
Rio Bravo |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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16 | Lorne Greene |
Bonanza |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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17 | Johnny Horton |
North To Alaska |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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18 | Gene Autry |
Back In The Saddle Again |
Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age |
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19 | Cliff Edwards |
Ragtime Cowboy Joe |
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20 | Bob Wills |
Dusty Skies |
Columbia Historic Edition |
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21 | Pee Wee King |
Texas Toni Lee |
Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin' |
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22 | Johnny Bond |
Ridin' Down To Santa Fe |
Southern Belle [Disc 2] |
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23 | Tex Ritter |
High Noon |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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24 | James Stewart |
The Legend Of Shenandoah |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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25 | Rick Nelson |
My Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin) |
Legacy [Disc 1] |
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26 | Marty Robbins |
The Hanging Tree |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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27 | Gene Autry |
Ridin' Down The Canyon |
Columbia Historic Edition |
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28 | The Sons Of The Pioneers |
Tumbling Tumbleweeds |
My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 2] – Cool Water) |
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29 | Frankie Laine |
Gunfight At O.K. Corral |
My Rifle, My Pony And Me |
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30 | Rex Allen |
Cowboy's Heaven |
Sings Melodies of the Plains |
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31 | Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers |
I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart |
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1] |
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32 | Sons of the Pioneers |
Blue Shadows On the Trail |
Cool Water & 17 Western Favorites |
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33 | Marty Robbins |
Song Of The Bandit |
The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982 |
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34 | Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers |
Going Back To My Texas Home |
Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1 |
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35 | Dick Curless |
I Ride an Old Paint |
A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD2 (1950-1969) |
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36 | Sara Watkins |
Blue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek) |
Under the Pepper Tree |
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37 | Colter Wall |
I Ride an Old Paint: Leavin' Cheyenne |
Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs |
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An eclectic free form blend of sounds featuring a variety highlighted by Memphis Minnie, T-Bone Burnett, The Rascals, The Miracles and Carole King…plus over a dozen others in our last show of summer 2023. As the walls of justice close in on traitors and seditionists, we lean on the hope that the constitutional provision that prevents their ilk from ever holding office is the key to saving democracy. Politics aside, the music this week features songs about baking biscuits, diamonds, shopping around, head spinning and what it’s like living here in the U.S.A. Friday morning’s Deeper Roots is a blend of classic and deep tracks designed to set the table for the weekend, right here on Community Radio for West Sonoma County and the world. Tune in, turn on but don’t, just don’t, drop out.
No. |
1 | Artist |
Title |
Album |
Buy |
2 | Elvis Presley |
Such a Night |
Artist of the Century Disc 2 |
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3 | Carole King |
Like Little Children |
The Legendary Demos [+Digital Booklet] |
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4 | Wilson Pickett |
In the Midnight Hour |
Red, White & Rock Disc 2 |
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5 | Clyde McPhatter |
A Lover's Question |
Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2) |
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6 | Mark Knopfler |
Donegan's Gone |
Shangri-La |
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7 | Mazzy Star |
I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit |
Fade Into You [Single] |
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8 | Memphis Minnie |
I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuits |
Queen Of Country Blues |
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9 | Snooks Eaglin |
My Head Is Spinning |
Complete Imperial Recordings |
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10 | Etta James/Harvey Fuqua |
My Heart Cries [Duet with Harvery Fuqua] |
At Last! |
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11 | The Miracles |
Shop Around |
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1 |
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12 | The Rascals |
I've Been Lonely Too Long |
All I Really Need: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, 1965-1971 |
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13 | The Monkees |
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You |
Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967 |
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14 | Steve Miller Band |
Living in the U.S.A. |
Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits |
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15 | T-Bone Burnett |
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend |
Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 1 |
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16 | Daniel Lanois |
Sometimes |
Hear Music, Vol. 10: Reveal |
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17 | Randy Newman |
Birmingham |
Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1 |
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18 | Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks |
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away |
Original Recordings |
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19 | David Lindley & El Rayo-X |
Never Knew Her |
Very Greasy |
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20 | Nick Lowe |
I'll Be There |
The Impossible Bird |
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21 | BR5-49 |
Cherokee Boogie |
BR5-49 |
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22 | Dave Edmunds |
Bail You Out |
D.E. 7th |
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23 | Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys |
Ossun Two-Step |
American Roots Music [Disc 4] |
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24 | The Texas Tornados |
Little Bit Is Better Than Nada |
4 Aces |
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25 | Little Willie John |
My Love Is |
Lone Star |
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26 | The Champs |
Tequila |
Red, White & Rock Disc 1 |
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27 | Norah Jones |
Creepin' In |
Feels Like Home |
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28 | Warren Zevon |
Play It All Night Long |
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 1] |
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29 | Marshall Crenshaw |
Silver Wings |
Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard |
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30 | The Mamas & the Papas |
Dedicated to the One I Love |
Greatest Hits |
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31 | Stray Cats |
I Won't Stand in Your Way |
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4 |
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32 | The Sandals |
Theme from "Endless Summer" |
The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing Magazine |
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33 | Betty Everett |
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) |
Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2) |
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34 | Tom Petty |
Big Weekend |
Highway Companion |
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Time to revisit a songwriter from the 20th century whose influence is still felt today. Notwithstanding his unworldly talent for melodies, Hoagy Carmichael left a legacy of the smart alec piano player in the corner, reflecting on all that was around him, composing several hundred songs including fifty that achieved hit-record status during his long career. From his 1927 recording that introduced Stardust to later Hollywood songs that stood the test of time, including Ray Charles’ Georgia On My Mind or Willie Nelson’s Stardust, his songwriting was only matched by his personality, lowdown and smooth, able to sell his songs to lyricists, music publishers, film producers, and promoting them to the public via microphones on stage and in mass media. We’ll spend a couple hours with his music…from Paul Whiteman to The Brother Brothers, here on Sonoma County Community Radio. Hope you can join us.
No. |
1 | Artist |
Title |
Album |
Buy |
2 | Nat King Cole |
Stardust |
30 Greatest Hits Disc 1 |
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3 | The Brother Brothers |
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) [feat. Rachael Price] |
Cover to Cover |
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4 | Willie Nelson |
Ole Buttermilk Sky |
Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 3 |
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5 | Norah Jones |
The Nearness of You |
Come Away With Me |
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6 | Ray Charles |
Georgia On My Mind |
Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection |
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7 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra |
Ev'ntide |
Heart Full Of Rhythm / Volume 2 (1936-38) |
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8 | Hoagy Carmichael |
Rockin' Chair (With Louis Armstrong) |
Sometimes I Wonder…. |
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9 | Bing Crosby |
Moonburn [Single Version] |
Bing Crosby And Some Jazz Friends |
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10 | Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman |
In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening |
Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2] |
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11 | Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra |
The Old Music Master |
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43 |
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12 | Dinning Sisters |
I Get Along Without You Very Well |
Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 2] |
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13 | The Fleetwoods |
Skylark |
Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods |
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14 | The Boswell Sisters |
Charlie Two-Step |
That's How Rhythm Was Born |
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15 | Mildred Bailey |
Rockin' Chair |
Rockin' Chair |
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16 | The Mills Brothers |
Lazybones |
Sweeter Than Sugar |
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17 | Ethel Waters |
Old Man Harlem |
Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1] |
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18 | Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra |
Moon Country (Is Home To Me) |
Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody |
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19 | Kate Smith |
Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind |
Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2] |
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20 | Benny Goodman & His Orchestra |
Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) |
Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody |
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21 | Betty Hutton |
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief |
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944 |
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22 | Hoagy Carmichael |
I May Be Wrong, But I Think You're Wonderful |
Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957 |
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23 | Hoagy Carmichael |
Huggin & Chalkin |
47 Your Hit Parade |
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24 | Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra |
Sing It Way Down Low |
Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody |
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25 | Mel Tormi |
The Rumba Jumps |
The Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 3] |
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26 | Glenn Miller, Ray Eberle |
Blue Orchids |
Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957 |
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27 | Louis Prima |
Lazy River |
Capitol Collectors Series |
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28 | Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra |
Small Fry |
Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1] |
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29 | Hoagy Carmichael |
Sh'h The Old Man's Sleeping |
Old Music Master |
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30 | The Cleftones |
Heart and Soul |
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 |
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31 | Junior Brown |
Hong Kong Blues |
Semi-Crazy |
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32 | Willie Nelson |
Stardust |
Stardust [Bonus Tracks] |
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33 | The Band |
Georgia On My Mind |
Islands [Remastered] |
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34 | Linda Ronstadt |
Skylark |
Round Midnight With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra [Disc 1] |
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A Century of America's Music