Deeper Roots goes free form this week with some classic country and blues right alongside tradition. From Pee Wee King to Memphis Minnie and Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks to Chuck Wills…we’ve got the goods. We’ll fill our Friday two hours with a delightful collection of music from the past one hundred years, live from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Got some sugar, radio memories, gospel rafter-raisers, and a track from Luke the Drifter…and remember….ninety-nine and a half just won’t do when you’re listening to the radio. Which is why we give you a hundred percent here on community radio. An eclectic blend of sounds that takes you back to the little Zenith or Silvertone that you put up to your ear, driven by that two-pronged nine-volt heart. Join us for some memories.
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Charlie Musselwhite
Christo Redemptor
Stand Back!
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The Iguanas
9 Volt Heart
Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart
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Dave Alvin
Border Radio
Romeo's Escape
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Merle Haggard And The Strangers
Silver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
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Rosanne Cash
Black Cadillac
Black Cadillac
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Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory)
Catty Town
Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks
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Little Jimmy Dickens
Country Boy
Honky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1]
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Hank Williams
No, No Joe
Beyond The Sunset
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The Spare Change Boys
Policeman
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
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Peetie Wheatstraw
Doin' The Best I Can (Take A)
Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4
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Barbecue Bob
It Just Won't Hay
Barbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929)
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Reverend Pearly Brown
Ninety Nine And A Half Won't Do
The Essential Guide To Gospel
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Bo Diddley
Diddy Wah Diddy
Bo Knows Bo
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Lead Belly
Black Betty
Lead Belly's Last Sessions
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Memphis Minnie
New Dirty Dozen
Queen Of Country Blues
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Charles Brown
Don't Get Salty Sugar
The Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]
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Chuck Willis
Sugar Sugar
I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
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Ray Batts
Stealin' Sugar
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
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Merle Travis
Too Much Sugar For A Dime
Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
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Mark Spoelstra
Sugar Babe, It's All Over Now
Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways
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Howlin' Wolf
My Country Sugar Mama
The Real Folk Blues
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Shout Sister Shout
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Blind Willie McTell
Lord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2)
Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4
Not exactly sure what ‘groove juice’ is, but for the purposes of our show full of sass and novelty, we’ll just suggest you make it what you want it. It’s a whimsical, sometimes bawdy, morning collection of the past 100 years of jazz, folk, country, and pop (with a little who-knows-what-that-is thrown in). We’ve got poodles, big feet, Ovaltine, four leaf clovers, rabbits, and tattoos included with the subject matter today. Songs that are as delectable as they are incredible. We’ve got Skeets McDonald, Robert Crumb, Mae West, Groucho Marx, Dorothy Shay (the Park Avenue Hillbilly), and a couple dozen others for your Friday morning. Oh yeah, and some Johnny Cash and Slim Gaillard as well. So tune into KRJF Community Radio this week for all you can handle.
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Johnny Cash
A Boy Named Sue [Live]
16 Biggest Hits
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Geraint Watkins
Bouffant
In a Bad Mood – Deluxe Expanded Edition
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Slim & Slam
Groove Juice Special
Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3)
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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Dad Gum Ya Hide Boy
The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1)
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Harry "The Hipster" Gibson
Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
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Tampa Red & Big Maceo
Let Me Play With Your Poodle
Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
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Johnny Buckett
Let Me Play With Your Poodle
Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
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Jimmie Davis
The Poodle Dog Song
Doggone Country
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Sam Butera & the Witnesses
French Poodle
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin
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Hank Penny
Rabbits Don't Ever Get Married
Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions
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Skeets McDonald
The Tattooed Lady
Dirty Boogie: The Fortune Records Story
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Groucho Marx & Bing Crosby
Lydia The Tattooed Lady
The Marx Brothers Greatest Hits
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The Hoosier Hot Shots
I Like Bananas (Because They Have No Bones)
Rural Rhythm 1935-42
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Mae West
I'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For Love
The Mae West Collection
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Fats Waller
Your Feet's Too Big
Fats Waller Greatest Hits
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Dave Van Ronk
Your Feet's Too Big
Sweet & Lowdown
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Dave Van Ronk
Would You Like to Swing on a Star?
Sunday Street
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R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Hula Melody (Radio Broadcast)
R. Crumb's Music Sampler
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Fiddlin' Ian McCamy Quartette
Schottische
R. Crumb's Music Sampler
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Al Miller
I Found A Four Leaf Clover (BP 8047, 12923-A)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
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Bo Carter
She's Your Cook, But She Burns My Bread Sometimes
The Rough Guide To Ragtime Blues & Hokum
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Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon
I'm Gonna Steal You (BP 8040, 12920-A)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
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Ben Selvin Orchestra
Who's Your Little Who Zis
Vintage Music: Original Classics from the 1920s and 1930s
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Dorothy Shay
Feudin & Fightin
47 Your Hit Parade
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Eileen Barton
If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd 've Baked A Cake)
Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]
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Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters
Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)
47 Your Hit Parade
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Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
I'll Si-Si Ya In Bahia [Single Version]
Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 2]
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John Fogerty
Honey Do
Deja Vu All Over Again
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Louis Prima
I Wanna Be Like You
The Jungle Book (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) [Remastered]
It’s a songwriter’s showcase this morning on Deeper Roots. Country music songwriters Lefty Frizell, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Hank Cochran, and Hank Williams are highlighted in a show that features covers by their contemporaries (and a few from the recent past) including Iris DeMent, Ernest Tubb, Billy Walker, Bob Dylan, Rosanne Cash, and at least two dozen others. Our show pays tribute to some amazing stalwarts who literally defined the country ‘voice’ and story. Join Dave Stroud on another Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio, 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to all of planet earth on all your favorite services including OpenRadio.app, TuneIn.com, RadioGarden.io and, our web site, kowsfm.com. Good morning!
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John Prine
I Want to Be With You Always
The Missing Years
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Red Foley & The Andrews Sisters
I Want To Be With You Always
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
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Brennen Leigh
I Love You A Thousand Ways
Brennen Leigh Sings Lefty Frizzell
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George Jones
If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)
Sings Country and Western Hits
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Keith Whitley
I Never Go Around Mirrors
The Rounder Records Story
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Merle Haggard
My Baby's Just Like Money
Roots, Vol. 1
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Rosanne Cash Featuring Rufus Wainwright
Silver Wings (Feat. Rufus Wainwright)
The List
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Bill Kirchen
Shelly's Winter Love (Album)
Word To The Wise
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Iris DeMent
Big City
Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
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George Jones
I Always Get Lucky With You
The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 2
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Dale Watson
Mama Tried
More Great Moments of Vinyl History
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Ray Price
Night Life
Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound
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Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires & The Imperials Quartet
Funny How Time Slips Away
Elvis Country
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k.d. lang & the Reclines
Three Days
Absolute Torch and Twang
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The Little Willies
I Gotta Get Drunk
The Little Willies
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The Secret Sisters
Why Don't You Love Me
The Secret Sisters
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Bob Dylan
I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind
Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
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Buckwheat Zydeco
Hey, Good Lookin'
Menagerie
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Sleepy LaBeef
I Saw the Light
Sun Records Artists Perform the Hank Williams Songbook
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Jerry Lee Lewis
You Win Again
The Definitive Collection
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Taj Mahal
Mind Your Own Business
Senor Blues
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Elvis Costello
He's Got You ('Lost Session' Version)
Almost Blue
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Rhiannon Giddens
She's Got You
Tomorrow Is My Turn
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Patsy Cline
Why Can't He Be You
The Patsy Cline Collection
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Dottie West
Me Today And Her Tomorrow
The Essential Dottie West
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Bobby Bare
I'd Fight The World
The Best Of Bobby Bare
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Jamey Johnson
Everything But You (featuring Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill)
Sinners, singing and swinging is the theme we’re bringing you as we approach the dog days of summer in yet another season of COVID. In a show refactored for these new and dangerous times we raise the level of the gospel message with influential performers from the past century like Blind Willie Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, The Louvin Brothers, and some contemporary interpretations to remind us that Jesus did, indeed, rock the jukebox with a steady roll. Gospel’s rhythm is the rhythm of rock ‘n roll but these songs also carry a message for all you sinners out there. Don’t let the devil ride the devil’s slide into Satan’s burning hell…all songs with a pressing message and a sense of sermon. You can tune us in Friday evenings on 92.5 FM in Sonoma County or streaming to the world at kowsfm.com.
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Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
Devil's Slide
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The Louvin Brothers
Sinner, You'd Better Get Ready
Stained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel Music
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Singers of United Sacred Harp Musical Assoc led by Maud Quinn
Sinner's Friend
Southern Journey, Vol. 10: And Glory Shone Around
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Bill Neely
Satan's Burning Hell
The Essential Guide To Gospel
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Robert Plant
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Band Of Joy
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Golden Gate Quartet
God's Gonna Cut 'em Down
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
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Sonny Treadway
Don't Let The Devil Ride
Sacred Steel Guitar
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The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Freedom Road
Higher Ground
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Reverend Robert Ballinger And The Gospel Chimes
John Saw
How Sweet it Was
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Devil Has Thrown Him Down
The Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]
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The Harmonizing Four
Oh Sinner
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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The Swan Silvertones
Sinner Man
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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The Silver Quintette
Sinner's Crossroads
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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The Soul Stirrers
Sinner Run To Jesus (Take 1)
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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Johnny Cash
God's Gonna Cut You Down
American V: A Hundred Highways
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Elder Charles Beck
Rock And Roll Sermon – Part 1
Document Shortcuts Vol. 1 "God Don't Like It"
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The White Stripes
Seven Nation Army
Elephant
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The Almanac Singers
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]
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The Louvin Brothers
What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul
Close Harmony [Disc 8]
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The Louvin Brothers
Satan Lied to Me
Long Play Collection
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Fern Jones
Strange Things Happening Every Day
The Glory Road
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Brother Claude Ely
You Took The Wrong Road Again
Satan Get Back
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Fern Jones
I Do Believe
The Glory Road
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Lonnie Johnson
Devil's Got The Blues
Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1
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Mavis And The Staple Singers
Uncloudy Day
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
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Piney Grove Spiritual Singers of Milledgeville, Ga
Get Back Satan
The Pitch/Gusman Records Story
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Gospel Supremes
Sinner Man
Local Customs: Downriver Revival
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Reverend Gary Davis
Pure Religion
Harlem Street Singer
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Flying Clouds of Augusta, Ga
Don't Let The Devil Ride
The Pitch/Gusman Records Story
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Blind Willie Johnson
If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1)
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Tony Bennett
Sing You Sinners [#]
The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
It’s one of the novelty topics but that’s only whistling in the graveyard now, isn’t it? An episode of vipers and wild nights backstage, a reflection of the party atmosphere and the debauchery that would often take place after long nights of performing and jiving. We’ll also touch on the devil’s weed, as it was once known before the recognition of Victorian sensibilities was ejected in favor of common sense. The music will include primarily blues and jazz but we’ll also dip into some later novelty sounds to keep us all honest with the topics of coke, opium, marijuana, and pills on the agenda. Sweet bath house sounds from Bette Midler, wistful sounds from Phil Lawrence and Dan Hicks take center stage alongside the music of The Cats & The Fiddle, Fats Waller, Barney Bigard, and Cab Calloway. Quite a lineup and quite a topic surrounded by junkies, reefers, hadacol concoctions, and mellow stuff…so we hope you’ll drop by on a Friday morning in Sonoma County.
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Willie Mabon
Got To Have Some
I'm The Fixer : The Best Of The USA Records Sessions
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The Ink Spots
That Cat Is High
Cocaine Blues
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The Cats & The Fiddle
Killin' Jive
The Very Best Of
5
The Spirits of Rhythm
Junk Man
Cocaine Blues
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Cleo Brown
The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow
The Legendary Cleo Brown
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Champion Jack Dupree
Junker's Blues
ABC Of The Blues Vol 6
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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Junco Partner
Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll – The Anthology 1938-1953
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Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
Long Comma Viper
The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
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Phil Lawrence
Viper's Dream
Mandolin Heaven
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Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys
You're a Viper
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
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Louis Armstrong
Song Of The Vipers [Album Version]
Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934
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Lalo Guerrero
Marihuana Boogie
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
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Bette Midler
Marahuana
Songs For The New Depression
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Julia Lee
Marijuana
Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
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Fats Waller
The Reefer Song
Last Testament His Final Recor
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Barney Bigard Sextet
Sweet Marihuana Brown
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
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Larry Adler
Smoking Reefers
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
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Johnny Price
Marijuana, The Devil Flower
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
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Johnny Cash
Leave That Junk Alone
The Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 2]
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Hot Lips Page
Feelin' High And Happy
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
Quaint, sweet, nostalgic…just a few adjectives to describe today’s music. Digging into the digital bins we’ve surfaced some of the more familiar of tunes from the last century. Early century pop, country, jazz and vocal harmonies all being serenades with upbeat and good natured favorites of the Great American Songbook. We’ll hear from Fats Waller, Eddie Condon, Ted Lewis, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Blind Blake with songs that ring a true bell in the heart. Songs about lazy rivers, love letters, the lovesick blues, and Kentucky moon. Don’t let yourself get carried away as you lean in closer to the speakers. We certainly don’t want you to hurt yourself. KOWS Community radio is a connection worth making with an eclectic blend of sounds from up and down the genre expanses…streaming to planet Earth at http://www.FreeSpeechNoBull.com. Join us.
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Fats Waller
Ain't Misbehavin'
Music By Fats Waller
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Gene Austin
Love Letters In The Sand
A Time To Relax
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Gene Austin
My Blue Heaven
A Time To Relax
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Ted Lewis
I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby
Is Everybody Happy Now?
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Bing Crosby
Someday, Sweetheart [Single Version]
Bing Crosby And Some Jazz Friends
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The Boswell Sisters Accompanied By The Dorsey Brothers
When I Take My Sugar to Tea
Those Were The Days. [Disc 1]
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The Spirits Of Rhythm
Nobody's Sweetheart (Remastered)
The Spirits of Rhythm feat. Teddy Bunn
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Eddie Condon
Aint' Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll
That's A Serious Thing
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Blind Blake
Diddie Wah Diddie
ABC Of The Blues Vol 5
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Emmett Miller
Right Or Wrong
Minstrel Man From Georgia
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Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Right Or Wrong
King Of Western Swing Volume One
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Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Somebody Stole My Gal
Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' Papa
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Jimmy Wakely
Roll Along, Kentucky Moon
Vintage Collections
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Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Lazy River
Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 5
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Johnny Davis And His Orchestra
Sugar
The Big Broadcast, Volume 8: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s
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Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws
Some Sweet Day
The Best Of Western Swing
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Sons of the Pioneers
Prairie Lullaby
Songs of the Prairie – CD2
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W. Lee & His Hillbilly Boys
All I Do Is Dream of You
Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938
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Hank Williams
Lovesick Blues
Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash
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The Mills Brothers
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree (L. Armstrong)
Mills Brothers – Goldent Greats
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The Mills Brothers
My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua Hawaii
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 5
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Nat King Cole
Sweet Lorraine
Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
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Louis Armstrong & All His Stars
Lazy River
The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
This week’s show is a free form collection of songs from early, middle and late, all blending tradition, pop, rock ‘n roll, soul, and so much more. Little themes and big ones that bring out the best in us and some old favorites as well. Tune in on Friday at 9 for Deeper Roots and we’ll give you some Mills Brothers, John Prine, Ivory Joe Hunter and John Sebastian…oh yes, a little Bo Diddley and some Bette Davis thrown in. Community Radio in Sonoma County is all about eclectic, non-commercial entertainment with voices of your community there to bring you home. It’s a mean old world but it’s also a big, old goofy one and we’ve got the sounds this week on Deeper Roots to prove it.
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Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
Mean Old World
The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
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Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson
I Am The Light Of This World
Quah [Bonus Tracks]
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Lucinda Williams
Sweet Old World
Sweet Old World
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Johnny Burnette
Big Big World
25 Greatest Hits
6
John Prine
It's a Big Old Goofy World
The Missing Years
7
Los Lobos
We Belong Together
La Bamba
8
The Mills Brothers
Sixty Seconds Got Together
Mills Brothers – Goldent Greats
9
Campus Kids
Managua, Nicaragua
The Groups Sing [Disc 2]
10
Carmen Miranda
Chica Chica Boom Chic
The Very Best of Carmen Miranda
11
Sue Foley
Cuban Getaway
Antone's Women: Bringing You the Best in Blues
12
Dean Martin
Memories Are Made Of This
Crush On You
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Nick Lowe
Sensitive Man
The Old Magic
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Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
Tennessee Bird Walk
Hard To Find 45s On CD: Pop & Country Classics
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John Sebastian
Red-Eye Express
The Best Of John Sebastian
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Dan Penn
Don't Lose Your Good Thing
The Fame Recordings
17
Ivory Joe Hunter
Since I Met You Baby
Since I Met You Baby
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Ollie & The Nightingales
I Got A Sure Thing
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
19
The Spinners
It's A Shame
The Very Best Of
20
Ann Cole
Got My Mo-Jo Working (But It Just Won't Work On You)
Jump, Jive & Swing
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Nat King Cole
Mona Lisa
30 Greatest Hits Disc 2
22
Dinning Sisters
Oh Monah
Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 1]
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Bo Diddley
Mona
Living The Blues – Chicago Blues Giants
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Bette Davis
They're Either Too Young Or Too Old -from Thank Your Lucky Stars
There are no more essential metaphors to be had in the American story than that of the river. The river is nature’s alliance with mankind and its muse in prose, poetry and song. It is the stuff of dreams, the movement of the clock in Her terms, the news of the day when the banks are breached, and the symbol of biblical ventures of time and home. So we’ll be taking to the river on a Friday in July to feel the warmth of the surface knowing full well that the undercurrent is treacherous and cold beneath the hull. Music this week includes the stories of the Great Flood of 1927 with Barbecue Bob, the baptismal elements from Alison Krauss and Irma Thomas, Central Valley memories from Dave Alvin by way of Merle Haggard, and the poetry of river sounding chants and Paul Robeson’s muscle. Tune in as we drift our way down the Mississippi and beyond on Friday morning on Deeper Roots.
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Marilyn Monroe
River Of No Return
The Essential Marilyn Monroe
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Charles Colman & William Eaton
River Sounding Chant
5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
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Paul Robeson
Ol' Man River
American Songbook Series: Jerome Kern
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Marian Anderson
Deep River
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]
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Mavis Staples
In The Mississippi River (Cd)
We'll Never Turn Back
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Johnny Cash
Big River
Original Greatest Hits
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The Carter Family
River Of Jordan
The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1]
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Alison Krauss
Down to the River to Pray
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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Delmore Brothers
Happy on the Mississippi Shores
Brown's Ferry Blues
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Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Billy May
River Of No Return
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55
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Louis Armstrong & All His Stars
Lazy River
The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
This week’s show celebrates the Godmother of rock ‘n roll who was finally paid tribute with her 2018 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s sanctified electric guitar work not only touched on the cusp of soul and blues, but it foretold what was to come less than a decade later. There were the R&B bands, which she would dabble in (much to the chagrin of her followers), that would also have an impact…but it was her sound that influenced and inspired Elvis, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others, even to this day. We’ll take a deep dive into the music and story of this legend including some of those who she would draw her own inspirations from. Tune in.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Down By the Riverside
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
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Fisk Jubilee Singers
Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
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Thomas A. Dorsey
If You See My Savior
Halleluja Gospel & Prayers
5
Golden Gate Quartet
Blind Barnabas
Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
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Memphis Minnie
I Called You This Morning
Queen Of Country Blues
7
Sister O. M. Terrell
God's Little Birds
Country Gospel 1946-1953
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Didn't It Rain?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3
9
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Four or Five Times
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
11
Marie Knight
Gospel Train
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
12
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head I Hear Music In the Air
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
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Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Phoebe Snow
Beams of Heaven (feat. The Holmes Brothers)
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Intro – Didn't It Rain
Newport Jazz Festival 7/3/64
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Marie Knight
Didn't It Rain
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
99 1/2 Won't Do
Gospel Train
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Fly Away
Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Marion Williams – The Stars Of Faith
When I Lay This Body Down
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
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Mahalia Jackson
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Two Little Fishes
Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Fern Jones
Strange Things Happening Every Day
The Glory Road
24
Brittany Howard
That's All Live
That's All – RRHOF
25
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
That's All
Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Red Foley
Have a Little Talk With Jesus
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
27
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
Raising Sand
28
Gospel Hebrews
Jesus Is All Over Me
Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio
29
Louis Armstrong
Down By The Riverside
Louis And The Good Book
30
The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir
I Want To Ride That Glory Train
Shakin' The Rafters
31
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Natural Facts
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
A collection of blues performers almost unparalleled. They grow ’em big down there and the sound of the blues is no different. From Lead Belly to Blind Lemon Jefferson to the Vaughan Brothers, you can’t really capture the breadth and depth of the blues from the state of Texas in one sitting, so we’re only going to do our very best in the show this morning on KOWS. Early blues from Ramblin’ Thomas, Texas Alexander and Bessie Tucker will take us into the seminal country folk blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb. While we’re name-dropping, how about Bobby “Blue” Bland, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Big Mama Thornton, and it doesn’t stop there. There’s a heaping helping of Texas blues coming your way from the KOWS studios located in downtown Santa Rosa.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Matchbox Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey
3
Pee Wee Crayton
Do Unto Others
Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
4
Johnny Winter
Mean Town Blues
Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
5
Fenton Robinson
Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
6
Albert Collins
Frosty
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
7
Blind Lemon Jefferson
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Black Swan Sampler
8
Ramblin' Thomas
Poor Boy Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3B: Songs
9
Texas Alexander
Don't You Wish Your Baby was Built Up Like Mine
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1927 – 1928)
10
J.T. Smith
Fools Blues
Oxford American Southern Music Texas
11
Bessie Tucker
Better Boot That Thing [Take 2] [#]
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1929)
12
Lightnin' Hopkins
Katie Mae Blues
The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
13
Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson
Blues Come To Texas
Blues Come To Texas
14
Mance Lipscomb
Introduction
Ash Grove 12/6/1964
15
Mance Lipscomb
Darktown Strutters' Ball
Ash Grove 12/6/1964
16
T-Bone Walker
Cold, Cold Feeling
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
17
James "Thunderbird" Davis
If I Had My Life To Live Over
Blues Pajama Party
18
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
Okie Dokie Stomp
ABC Of The Blues Vol 4
19
Frankie Lee Sims
Lucy Mae Blues
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
20
Juke Boy Bonner
Running Shoes
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
21
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Turn On Your Love Light
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
22
Big Mama Thornton
Let Your Tears Fall Baby
ABC Of The Blues Vol 43
23
Freddie King
Hide Away
Ultimate Collection
24
Jimmie Vaughan
Don't Cha Know
Strange Pleasure
25
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Pride And Joy
Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
26
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
She's Tuff
Blues Masters, Vol. 9: Postmodern Blues
27
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
One Room Country Shack
ABC Of The Blues Vol 49
28
Blind Willie Johnson
John The Revelator
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
29
Johnny Copeland
Down On Bending Knees
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
30
Andrew "Smokey" Hogg
I Gotta Ride
Texas Guitar Killers Disc 2
31
Johnny Winter
Highway 61 Revisited
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
32
Lowell Fulson
Blue Shadows
A Propoer Introduction to Lowell Fulson Juke Box Shuffle
