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Streets of Bakersfield

March 6, 2023 Dave

It was Nashville West but with a decidedly more amount of midwestern flavoring. Bakersfield was the terminus of most of the migrant traffic from the dust bowl where the hope for a better life was not always fulfilled. So many landed square on the Central Valley and for those who grew up it became a whirlwind post-war prosperity that was familiar: oil drilling, agriculture, almond orchards, cattle raising, and a transportation industry to support it. Those who were raised on country swing and the classic country sounds coming out of Nashville were lucky given Bakersfield’s proximity to the studios of Hollywood and Los Angeles. We’ll hear from many of them, digging into the early years of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Tommy Collins, Wynn Stewart and a host of other performers who made that blend of rough country, trucking songs, and honky-tonk swing what it would become.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Buck Owens	Streets of Bakersfield	All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
3	Bill Woods & His Orange Blossom Playboys	Have I Got A Chance With You	Swingbillies
4	Joe Maphis & Rose Lee	Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
5	Jean Shepard with Ferlin Husky	A Dear John Letter	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
6	Bud Hobbs	Louisiana Swing	Defining Country Music – The Sounds of Bakersfield
7	Billy Mize	Who Will Buy the Wine	Billy Mize and the Bakersfield Sound (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
8	Rose & The Maddox Brothers	Why Don't You Haul Off & Love Me	Maddox Brothers & Rose
9	Alvadean Coker	We're Gonna Bop	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
10	Tommy Collins	What'cha Gonna Do Now?	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
11	Ferlin Husky	I Feel Better All Over	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
12	Bonnie Blue Bell & Leon Reach & Chic Adams Band	Let's Go	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
13	Billy Mize	Solid Sender	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
14	Bill Carter	I Wanna Feel Good	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
15	Johnny Bond	Three Or Four Nights	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
16	Herb Henson	Goodbye, Baby, Goodbye	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
17	Wynn Stewart	Playboy	Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
18	Buck Owens	Hot Dog (with Danny Dedmon)	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
19	Buck Owens	The Key's In The Mailbox	Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard
20	Buck Owens	Love's Gonna Live Here	Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
21	Buck Owens	Together Again	The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1
22	Ferlin Husky	Six Days on the Road	Defining Country Music – The Sounds of Bakersfield
23	Red Simpson	Truck Drivin' Man	The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
24	Red Simpson	The Highway Patrol	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
25	Bonnie Owens	Just for the Children's Sake	Warped 6534 – Bonnie Owens – 1964 – 1966
26	Bobby Austin	Apartment #9	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
27	Merle Haggard	Okie From Muskogee	Capitol Collector's Series
28	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	Mama Tried (2006 Digital Remaster)	Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
29	Dallas Frazier	California Cotton Fields	Singing My Songs
30	Abe Mulkey	Packed Up And Shoved Off	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
31	Wynn Stewart	It's Such A Pretty World Today	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
32	Wynn Stewart	Donna On My Mind	California Country
33	Buck Owens	Act Naturally	The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
34	Merle Haggard & the Strangers	Please Mr. D.J.	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
35	Buck Owens	Streets of Bakersfield [With Dwight Yoakam]	The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3
36	Maddox Brothers & Rose	The Death of Rock 'n' Roll	Classic Rockabilly

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Finger Pickin’ Good

February 24, 2023 Dave

Tune in Friday morning for a finger pickin’ helping of Americana and beyond as our show revisits some guitar masters from blues, country blues, folk and tradition. We’ll take a spin across the landscape of steel and gut string tradition with a collection that features tracks from Stefan Grossman, Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kottke, Merle Travis and over a dozen others. As February wraps up, we’ll be completing our February journey out of winter’s doldrums and into the sweet breezes of Spring. Let this show be a warmup for your good life and times. So put your feet up and drop in. We’d love to have you.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Leo Kottke	Buckaroo	Essential
3	Chet Atkins	Wheels	Mr Atkins-Guitar Picker
4	Doc Watson	Windy and Warm	The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
5	Doc Watson	Moody River	Memories
6	Doc Watson	Doc's Guitar [#]	The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
7	Jefferson Airplane	Embryonic Journey	Walk on the Moon
8	Jorma Kaukonen	Fur Peace Rag	Stars In My Crown
9	John Fahey	Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home	The Legend of Blind Joe Death
10	Davy Graham	Angi	3/4 Ad – Single
11	Davy Graham	Davy's Train Blues	3/4 Ad – Single
12	Reverend Gary Davis	Candy Man	Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
13	Stefan Grossman	Police Dog Blues	How To Play Blues Guitar
14	Blind Blake	Diddie Wa Diddie	Roots of Rock
15	Lonnie Johnson	Untitled	Steppin' On The Blues
16	Blind Willie McTell	Statesboro Blues	Roots of Rock
17	Riley Puckett	Fuzzy Rag	Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins of American Primitive Guitar
18	Etta Baker	One Dime Blues	Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
19	Merle Travis	Freight Train (Instrumental)	The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands
20	Bob Brozman	Hano Hano Hanalei [Album Version]	Blue Hula Stomp [Remastered]
21	Merle Travis	Li'l Liza Jane (Instrumental)	The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands
22	Jorma Kaukonen	There's A Table Sitting In Heaven	Stars In My Crown
23	Leo Kottke	Wonderland By Night	Peculiaroso
24	John Fahey	Layla	Rain Forests, Oceans And Other
25	Leo Kottke	Little Martha	Instrumentals: Best of the Chrysalis Years
26	Dave Van Ronk	Green, Green Rocky Road	Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
27	David Bromberg	Come All You Fair and Tender Maidens	Hills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder Records
28	Sam McGee	Knoxville Blues	Friends Of Old Time Music [Disc 1]
29	Stefan Grossman	Pallet On Your Floor	How To Play Blues Guitar
30	Bob Hadley	Celtic Reverie	Imaginational Anthem
31	Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon	Oh Well	Sixty Six Steps
32	Mance Lipscomb	Sugar Babe	Texas Songster

Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Free Form, Oldies, Rock, Soul

Loose Talk

February 22, 2023 Dave

A free form Friday morning finds us drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds as we follow the blue shadows on the trail with songs of loose talk, love letters and dreams. We’ll dig deep into those early, mid- and late century digital archives for some sweet and sensitive tracks from the likes of Elvis, Wanda, Iggy (!), The Impressions, Rhiannon Giddens, and a couple dozen more. It’s quite the mixed bag on a Saturday morning as the winter of 2022-23 begins to roll away like the tumbleweeds as the winds of spring pushes the time away. Tune into community radio this week as we fill the air with the music that’s easy on the ears (and the soul). Every Friday and Saturday morning on KOWS 92.5 FM, Occidental and streaming to planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Los Lobos	One Time One Night	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
3	Wanda Jackson	Savin' My Love	Queen Of Rockabilly
4	Roger Miller	Old Songwriters Never Die (Banter)	King Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller [Disc 2]
5	Kacey Musgraves	Kansas City Star	King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
6	John Prine With Connie Smith	Loose Talk	In Spite Of Ourselves
7	Sara Watkins	Blue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek)	Under the Pepper Tree
8	Roy Rogers	Here On the Range	1939-1940 (Warped 3936)
9	The Western Flyers	Along The Navajo Trail	Wild Blue Yonder
10	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans	Tumbling Tumbleweeds	16 Great Songs Of The Old West
11	The Dinning Sisters	Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie	Rounding Up The Girls/Great Female Country Vocals Vol 1
12	We Five	You Were on My Mind	Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over
13	The Impressions	People Get Ready	Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over
14	Nancy Wilson	(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am	Your Hit Parade – Intro the '60S
15	Lyle Lovett	Summer Wind	For Love of the Game
16	Iggy Pop	How Insensitive	Preliminaries
17	Rhiannon Giddens	Up Above My Head	Tomorrow Is My Turn
18	Laura Rucker	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter	Swingin' the Blues: 1931-1939
19	Elvis Presley	Love Letters	Elvis' Gold Records (Volume 4)
20	Patsy Cline	Love Letters In The Sand	The Patsy Cline Collection
21	Roy Orbison	Dream	You've Got Mail
22	Louis Armstrong	A Kiss to Build a Dream On	Sleepless in Seattle
23	Whispering Jack Smith	That's My Weakness Now	Me & My Shadow
24	Fats Domino	Make Me Belong To You	Fats Is Back
25	Barbara Lewis	Hello Stranger	MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
26	Justin Townes Earle	Can't Hardly Wait	Midnight at the Movies
27	Chuck Jackson	Shame On Me	Hold On, We're Coming '67
28	Nick Lowe	I Live on a Battlefield	The Impossible Bird
29	Connie Smith	Ribbon Of Darkness	The Essential Connie Smith
30	John Fogerty	Where the River Flows	John Fogerty
31	Wanda Jackson	Fujiyama Mama	Queen Of Rockabilly
32	John Fogerty	Almost Saturday Night	John Fogerty
33	Sons of the Pioneers	Lone Star Trail	Songs of the Prairie – CD2
34	Bill Frisell	Happy Trails	When You Wish Upon a Star

Motown 60s Soul

February 15, 2023 Dave

The decade of the sixties saw top 40 radio get it’s cue from the sounds of the Motor City. The house that Berry Gordy built was overflowing with musical talent. And he knew how to use them. The Funk Brothers and other studio musicians coupled with the songwriting of Barrett Strong, Smokey Robinson, and the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland…were at the core of what was produced in Detroit’s Motown. There were also the performers that blossomed, some becoming household names: Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, and countless others. There is no question that this was the Motown Decade. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be walking through the sixties Motown sound with just some of those performers…and more. Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Barrett Strong	Money (That's What I Want)	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
3	The Marvelettes	Please Mr. Postman	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
4	Barrett Strong	Misery	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
5	The Marvelettes	Beechwood 4-5789	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
6	Mary Wells	You Beat Me To The Punch	Looking Back 1961-1964
7	Miracles	You've Really Got A Hold On Me	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
8	The Contours	Do You Love Me	The Very Best of The Contours
9	Mary Wells	My Guy	Looking Back 1961-1964
10	Mary Wells	Two Lovers	Looking Back 1961-1964
11	Marvin Gaye	Pride and Joy	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
12	Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave	The Ultimate Collection
13	The Temptations	The Way You Do The Things You Do	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
14	The Temptations	My Girl	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
15	The Supremes	Come See About Me	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
16	Diana Ross & The Supremes	Where Did Our Love Go	The Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 1]
17	The Supremes	Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart	Gold Disc 1
18	Kim Weston	Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
19	Junior Walker & The All Stars	Shotgun	The Classic Sixties: 1965
20	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Ooo Baby Baby	The Boat That Rocked [Disc 1]
21	The Isley Brothers	This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
22	The Four Tops	Reach Out I'll Be There	The Ultimate Collection
23	The Elgins	Heaven Must Have Sent You	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
24	Martha and the Vandellas	I'm Ready for Love	The Motown Sound Vol. 4
25	Shorty Long	Function at the Junction	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
26	Jimmy Ruffin	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
27	Martha Reeves & the Vandellas	(We've Got) Honey Love	I'm in a Different World – A Journey Through Motown's Unchartered Territories
28	The Four Tops	Bernadette	The Ultimate Collection
29	Marvin Gaye	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	Anthology [Disc 1]
30	The Temptations	Cloud Nine	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
31	Stevie Wonder	For Once in My Life	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3
32	The Jackson 5	I Want You Back	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 4
33	Stevie Wonder	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
34	The Supremes	You Can't Hurry Love	Gold Disc 1

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Theme Time

Songs of Harlan Howard

February 5, 2023 Dave

Harlan Howard is said to have coined the term “three chords and the truth”. He’s also the guy that gave Willie Nelson his first job as a songwriter after the two met up at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville in 1960. Harlan was a well-established songwriter in Nashville by then and would go on to become one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation, having penned over 4,000 songs. To lead off next month’s release of Willie Nelson’s 73rd solo album, a tribute to Howard called “I Don’t Know A Thing About Love”, Deeper Roots will share a small sampling of Harlan Howard’s music. Songs that played a big part in defining the Golden Age of Country Music featuring the likes of Waylon Jennings, Skeeter Davis, Jan Howard, Buck Owens, and Patsy Cline. We’ll also hear a couple of Harlan’s own performances as well. Friday morning country on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Porter Wagoner	Harlan Howard Medley	1964-1965 (Warped 6508)
3	The Collins Kids	Soda Poppin' Around	Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1]
4	Al Brumley	Someone's Gonna Get Hurt	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
5	Herb Henson	Up the Path and in My Door	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
6	Wanda Jackson	Just A Queen For A Day	Wanda Jackson
7	Buck Owens	Above and Beyond	Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
8	Ray Price	Heartaches By The Number	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
9	Harlan Howard	Be Just a Little Meaner	1959-1963
10	Harlan Howard	She Called Me Baby	1959-1963
11	Patsy Cline	He Called Me Baby	The Patsy Cline Collection
12	Patsy Cline	I Fall to Pieces	12 Greatest Hits
13	Patsy Cline	When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too)	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
14	Charlie Walker	Pick Me Up on Your Way Down	1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
15	Kay Starr	Foolin' Around	Capitol Collectors Series
16	The Kingston Trio	Everglades	Capitol Collector's Series
17	Skeeter Davis	Where I Ought To Be	The Essential Skeeter Davis
18	George Jones	You Comb Her Hair	The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
19	Patsy Cline	That's How A Heartache Begins	The Patsy Cline Collection
20	Waylon Jennings	The Chokin' Kind	The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1
21	Nanci Griffith	The Streets of Baltimore (feat. John Prine)	Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)
22	Emmylou Harris/George Jones	All Fall Down	Friends in High Places
23	Willie Nelson	Busted	I Don't Know A Thing About Love
24	Ray Charles	Busted	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
25	Lefty Frizzell	She's Gone, Gone, Gone	Look What Thoughts Will Do
26	Jan Howard	Evil on Your Mind	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973
27	Waylon Jennings	What Makes a Man Wander	Folk Country
28	The Time Jumpers	Someone Had To Teach You	The Time Jumpers
29	Candi Staton	He Called Me Baby	Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 1]
30	Rosanne Cash Featuring Elvis Costello	Heartaches By The Number (Feat. Elvis Costello)	The List
31	The Mavericks	Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)	From Hell to Paradise
32	Rodney Crowell	Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love)	Playlist: The Very Best Of Rodney Crowell
33	Connie Smith	I Don't Believe That's How You Feel	Long Line of Heartaches
34	The Mavericks	Ain't Found Nobody	What a Crying Shame

Trippin’ On The Instrumentals

February 3, 2023 Dave

We’re going silent today. Vocals-wise, anyway. Tune in Friday morning for the best rock instrumentals from the late fifties through the sixties as we journey through a slick set of the very best from Santo and Johnny to Mason Williams with our core focus being on the wild chart sounds of Duane Eddy, Sandy Nelson, The Tornados, Link Wray and more teen beat, pop and rock favorites from a particularly fertile time for rock n’ roll. Whether they were riffing on classic sounds of the past or blasting off into the outer stratosphere with sounds of space and surf, the instrumentals peppered the charts with themes for the time, owing more to roots than we appreciate. Join the fun on KOWS’ Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on Deeper Roots.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bill Justis	Raunchy	Teen Beat Volume 4
3	Chuck Berry	Deep Feeling (Instrumental)	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
4	Perez Prado Orchestra	Patricia	Teen Beat 2
5	The Champs	Tequila	Teen Beat 1
6	The Champs	El Rancho Rock	Teen Beat 2
7	Link Wray & The Wraymen	Rumble	Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
8	Santo & Johnny	Sleep Walk	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
9	The Viscounts	Harlem Nocturne	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
10	Duane Eddy	Rebel-'Rouser	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
11	Bill Black's Combo	Smokie Pt 1	Teen Beat Volume 4
12	Preston Epps	Bongo Rock	Teen Beat 1
13	Sandy Nelson	Teen Beat	Teen Beat 1
14	Chet Atkins	Boo Boo Stick Beat	Teen Beat 2
15	The Tornados	Telstar	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
16	The String-A-Longs	Wheels	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
17	Jorgen Ingmann	Apache	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
18	B. Bumble & the Stingers	Bumble Boogie	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
19	Dave "Baby" Cortez	Rinky Dink	Teen Beat Volume 4
20	King Curtis & The Noble Knights	Soul Twist	Teen Beat 2
21	The Rockin' Rebels	Wild Weekend	Teen Beat 1
22	Routers	Let's Go (Pony)	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
23	Sandy Nelson	…And Then There Were Drums	Their Greatest Misses
24	Booker T. & The MG's	Green Onions	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
25	Mongo Santamarma Orchestra	Watermelon Man	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
26	The Centurians	Bullwinkle Pt 2	Teen Beat Volume 4
27	Lonnie Mack	Memphis	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
28	King Curtis	Soul Serenade	Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis
29	The T-Bones	No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
30	Ramsey Lewis Trio	The "In" Crowd	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
31	Herb Alpert	The Work Song	Definitive Hits
32	Young-Holt Trio	Wack Wack	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
33	Booker T. & The MG's	Hip Hug-Her	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
34	Cannonball Adderley	Mercy, Mercy, Mercy	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
35	Young-Holt Unlimited	Soulful Strut	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
36	Hugh Masekela	Grazing In The Grass	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
37	Booker T. & The MG's	Time Is Tight	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
38	Mason Williams	Classical Gas	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Gospel, Jazz, Oldies, Rock, Theme Time

Sinner’s Playground

January 21, 2023 Dave

The landscape this morning is smothered in ominous clouds as the music we have for you features the gospel beat with a blend of suggestive celebratory, suspicious, and devil-may-care songs. We’ve got the fire and brimstone bible-thumping sounds of Brother Claude Ely, some classic gospel warnings from The Golden Gate Quartet, a pastiche of British Clerkenwell nuggets from The Real Tuesday Weld, The Weavers, Lonnie Johnson, and a whole lot more. An eclectic blend of songs of Satan, dark nights, and sinner’s bemoaning their dirty little religion on another Friday morning collection of sounds on Deeper Roots. Tune in. The ground is saturated with blues, gospel, country, and even some hillbillies from hell…just for you.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Harry James & His Orchestra/Dick Haymes/Helen Forrest/Dalton Rizzotto & Orchestra	The Devil Sat Down And Cried	Best Of The Big Bands
3	Golden Gate Quartet	Atom and Evil	101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
4	Warren Zevon	Dirty Little Religion	Life'll Kill Ya
5	Kane Welch Kaplin	Satan's Paradise	Lost John Dean
6	Johnny Cash	Rusty Cage	Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American
7	Lonnie Johnson	Devil's Got The Blues	Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1
8	Bob Brozman	Devil's Slide	Devil's Slide
9	The Real Tuesday Weld	It's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Got to Do It	I, Lucifer
10	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Changes	The Great Gospel Women Vol. 2
11	The Real Tuesday Weld	The Life and Times of the Clerkenwell Kid	I, Lucifer
12	The Gospeleers	The Devil's Gonna Get You	Black Vocal Groups Vol. 5 (1923-1941)
13	Brother Claude Ely	Farther On	Satan Get Back
14	Steve Earle	Devil's Right Hand	Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection (2 of 2)
15	Uncle Tupelo	Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down	March 16-20, 1992
16	The Louvin Brothers	Satan And The Saint	The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic Tracks
17	Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws	Dance Of The Dodo Bird	The Best Of Western Swing
18	Chiwetel Ejiofor	I Want To Be Evil (Original Version)	Kinky Boots
19	The Robins	That Old Black Magic	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
20	The Swan Silvertones	Sinner Man	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
21	The Weavers	Sinner Man	Traveling on With The Weavers
22	The Harmonizing Four	Oh Sinner	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
23	Jesse Winchester	Evil Angel	Gentleman Of Leisure
24	Calexico	Sinner in the Sea	Algiers
25	Jimmy Minor	Satan's Chauffeur	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
26	Rusty Dean	Sinner Beware	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
27	Fern Jones	This World Is Not My Home	The Glory Road
28	Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver Quintette	Sinner's Crossroads	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
29	The Flamingos	The Sinner (El Pecador)	Requestfully Yours & the Sound Of
30	Daniel Lanois	Sleeping in the Devil's Bed	For the Beauty of Wynona
31	C.W. Stoneking	We Gon' Boogaloo	Gon' Boogaloo
32	The Real Tuesday Weld	(Still) Terminally Ambivalent Over You	I, Lucifer
33	Howlin' Wolf	Evil	Chess Blues Disc 2
34	Freddie & The Hitch Hikers	Sinners	Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Folk and Tradition, Modern Americana, Oldies, Theme Time

Classic Country Covers

January 14, 2023 Dave

It may be Friday the 13th, but we won’t be bothered with the superstitious. Instead, we’ll go with traditional and popular country nuggets as our topics with some couplings of contemporary and vintage. We’ve gathered a collection of modern country covers from the likes of Rosanne Cash, Solitaire Miles, Charley Crockett, Chuck Mead and others and we’ll be coupling them up with originals and favorites from the distant past. Merle Travis, Red Foley, Hank Williams, and The Louvin Brothers take the stage from a dream-filled past. We’re celebrating country classics from fifties, sixties and seventies and having fun doing it while kicking back. You don’t need to be wearing pretentious boots and hats to appreciate the easy sway of classic country … you just need to close your eyes and appreciate the performances … well, unless you’re driving.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Band	Long Black Veil	Music From Big Pink
3	Rosanne Cash Featuring Jeff Tweedy	Long Black Veil (Feat. Jeff Tweedy)	The List
4	Lefty Frizzell	Long Black Veil	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
5	Johnny Bond	Goodbye Old Paint	Standard Transcriptions
6	Pharis and Jason Romero	Goodbye Old Paint	A Wanderer I'll Stay
7	McKinley James	Who Will The Next Fool Be	Who Will The Next Fool Be (Single)
8	Charlie Rich	Who Will the Next Fool Be	Sun Ballads 1953-62
9	Johnny Cash	We Must Believe In Magic	The Adventures Of Johnny Cash
10	Matt Urmy	We Must Believe in Magic (feat. Cowboy Jack Clement)	Out of the Ashes
11	The Malpass Brothers	Hello Walls	The Malpass Brothers
12	Willie Nelson	Hello Walls	Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
13	Henson Cargill	Skip a Rope	Skip a Rope
14	Charley Crockett	Skip A Rope	Music City USA
15	Kevin Russell	Are You Teasing Me	Plain Dirt Fashion
16	The Louvin Brothers	Are You Teasing Me	Capitol Country Music Classics
17	Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys	Anytime	Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2
18	Chuck Mead	Anytime	You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold
19	Dirty Cello	Sixteen Tons	I May Not Be Perfect
20	Merle Travis	Sixteen Tons	Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
21	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams	Crazy 'Cause I Love You	That's What I Like About The West
22	Solitaire Miles	Crazy Cause I Love You	Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas
23	Whitney Rose	There's A Tear In My Beer	Heartbreaker of the Year
24	Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.	There's A Tear In My Beer	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
25	Solitaire Miles	I Hear You Talkin'	Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas
26	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	I Hear You Talkin'	The Tiffany Transcriptions Volume 1
27	Hank Williams	You're Gonna Change	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 11
28	Tom Petty	You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)	Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
29	Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys	Settin' The Woods On Fire	Back At The Quonset Hut
30	Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys	Settin' The Woods On Fire	Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood
31	Red Foley	Tennessee Border	Tennessee Saturday Night
32	Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys	Tennessee Border	Back At The Quonset Hut
33	BR5-49	The Price of Love	This Is BR549
34	The Everly Brothers	The Price of Love	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2

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Elvis’ Influencers

January 8, 2023 Dave

Elvis Presley’s performances, in particular those from his first decade, were based in some very deep roots. Those roots tapped into almost anything that could be heard in the south on that cultural touchstone of radio. Blues, big band, jazz, hillbilly, pop, gospel and country all played an enormous role in molding the iconic performer he was to become. In our Deeper Roots show this week we’ll be exploring the ‘influencers’ of the day; songs that played on the radio, songs that Elvis personally revealed as his favorites, songs that he enjoyed with his family as a young boy. We’ve got Mahalia and Sister Rosetta tracks, Little Junior Parker and Jimmy Reed, Red Foley and Roy Acuff, and a host of others to share this week so we’re hoping that we can remember how radio’s lifeline to culture that spoke to Elvis in a very, very big way.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Wynonie Harris	Good Rockin' Tonight	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
3	Jimmy Reed & His Trio	You Don't Have To Go	Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954
4	Little Junior Parker	Mystery Train	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
5	Little Junior Parker	Feelin' Good	Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
6	Big Joe Turner	Honey Hush	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]
7	Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Strange Things Happening Everyday	The Gospel of Blues
8	Mahalia Jackson	Didn't It Rain	16 Most Requested Songs
9	The Statesmen Quartet	Somebody Bigger	Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music
10	Hovie Lister & The Statesmen Quartet	His Hand Is Mine	Country Gospel Classics [Disc 2]
11	The Golden Gate Quartet	Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946)	Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
12	Jimmie Rodgers	Frankie And Johnnie	Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]
13	The Carter Family	042-Can the Circle Be Unbroken	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
14	Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans	Great Speckled Bird [78rpm Version]	Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age
15	Red Foley	Old Shep	Tennessee Saturday Night
16	Ivory Joe Hunter	I Almost Lost My Mind	Since I Met You Baby
17	Jumpin' Gene Simmons	I Done Told You So	SUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]]
18	Elvis Presley	Milk Cow Blues	The Sun Sessions
19	Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys	Milk Cow Blues	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]
20	Hank Williams	Your Cheatin' Heart	24 Greatest
21	Mississippi Slim	Try Doin' Right	The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
22	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Blue Moon of Kentucky	The Best of Bill Monroe
23	Elvis Presley	Blue Moon of Kentucky	The Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2
24	Dean Martin with Paul Weston & His Dixieland Eight	I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
25	Billy Bunn & His Buddies	That's When Your Heartaches Begin	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
26	Ella Fitzgerald	My Happiness	The Chronological Classics 1947-1948
27	B.B. King	Everyday I Have The Blues	BB King And Pee Wee Crayton
28	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
29	Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats	Rocket 88	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
30	Chuck Berry	Maybellene	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
31	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	Sixty Minute Man	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
32	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle and Roll	Big Joe Rocks
33	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
34	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
35	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Blowing The Fuse: 1956

Who We Lost 2022

January 1, 2023 Dave

The river of time flows on as our sturdy yet terminal transport is like any raft, a fragile one as our bindings become untethered. Let’s tip our hats and remember those who, over the past century, have contributed to American culture. This morning’s show is about the performers, the songwriters, the session musicians, and those behind the scenes who made a lasting contribution. We thank them as 2022 comes to a close. Tune in for a comprehensive and reflective show, our final Deeper Roots show of 2022, as we look ahead to the new year that is filled with so much promise.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Robert Gordon	The Way I Walk	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
3	Buddy Holly	Peggy Sue	Rave On: The Coral Story
4	Little Richard	Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE)	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
5	Ronnie Hawkins	Wild Little Willy	Ronnie Hawkins
6	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4
7	Sandy Nelson	&And Then There Were Drums	Their Greatest Misses
8	Loretta Lynn	The Pill	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
9	The Judds	Why Not Me	The Best Of Classic Country 80's
10	Jody Miller	Queen Of The House	All-Time Country Hits 1
11	C.W. McCall	Convoy	Super Hits Of The '70s – Have A Nice Day, Vol. 15
12	Mickey Gilley	Room Full Of Roses	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
13	Bill Staines	Rompin' Rovin' Days	Journey Home
14	Bobbie Nelson	Death Ray Boogie	Audiobiography (iTunes Exclusive)
15	The Ronettes	Be My Baby	The Best of the Ronettes
16	Bobby Rydell	Forget Him	Cameo Parkway 1957-1967
17	Adam Wade	The Writing On The Wall	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
18	The Five Satins	In the Still of the Night	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
19	The Ventures	Perfidia	Teen Beat, Volume 3
20	Brian Hyland	Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini	Another Banana Split, please
21	Dwayne Hickman	Don't Send a Rabbit	Great Googly Moo: Silly Songs from the American Charts
22	Robert Morse	I Believe In You	The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s
23	The Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy? (SUSAN JACKS)	Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s
24	The Spinners	I'll Be Around	One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
25	The Seekers	I'll Never Find Another You	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
26	Mary McCaslin	Last Cannonball	Mystery Train; Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 2
27	Paul Siebel	Louise	Woodsmoke and Oranges
28	Kelly Joe Phelps	Lead Me On	Lead Me On
29	Judy Henske	High Flying Bird	Troubadours Of The Folk Era Volume Two (Rhino)
30	The Green Fields of America	Down By the Tanyard Side (SONG)	The Green Fields of America
31	The Young Rascals	Good Lovin' (DINO DANELLI)	Red, White & Rock Disc 3
32	Syl Johnson	I Resign From Your Love	Welcome To The Club
33	The Isley Brothers	This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
34	Mable John	Your Good Thing (Is About To End)	Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
35	Betty Davis	Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him	Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23
36	Ramsey Lewis Trio	Wade In The Water	The Greatest Hits
37	The Blues Project	Lost In The Shuffle	Sophisticated Boom Boom: The Shadow Morton Story
38	Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band	Mercedes Benz	Pearl
39	Fleetwood Mac	Everywhere	Greatest Hits [Reprise]
40	Olivia Newton-John	Hopelessly Devoted To You	Grease
41	Irene Cara	Fame	Sounds Of The Eighties: 1980
42	Meat Loaf	Paradise by the Dashboard Light	Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 2
43	Procol Harum	Whiter Shade of Pale	The Big Chill
44	Julee Cruise	Floating	Floating into the Night

A Century of America's Music