This show, broadcast Thursday mornings from 9 to 11 Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, features two hours of the newest Americana music out there and it’s also where you can relive some of the classics, and hear from some of our local Americana artists.  We are broadcasting live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, in the heart of Sonoma County. Stream us live Thursday mornings or download the KOWS mobile app at kowsfm.com/listen.

Coming up on Episode 484, Thursday, November 21 2024
“It’s a good day to walk on water, It’s a good day to swallow your pride. It’s a good day to call your mother. It’s a good day to be alive.” Reflections on what it means to be here from Chuck Prophet. It’s taken from “It’s a Good Day to Be Alive” from his latest album Wake the Dead which we’ll highlight once more in this week’s show…along with a host of new releases. Included among them are Jeffrey Foucault, The Devil Makes Three and Amythyst Kiah. A soothing unguent for the double down on hate that over half of our country voted for. Deep breaths once again. This week’s vintage collection will include some late career Elvis, chapter and verse from Bruce Springsteen, and some tributes including Marvin Gaye and Dave Porter. Let’s not flinch because there’s work to be done; and know that it is good and righteous work. Tune into a lone voice in the wilderness of Sonoma County, KOWS-LP 92.5 FM, streaming on kowsfm.com/listen.

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Last week’s (Episode 483) show and playlist:
Fresh sounds abound with new tracks this week from the Blue Moon Americana vault:  Chuck Prophet, Goldie Boutilier, Eilen Jewell, and Kashus Culpepper are but a few we speak of. There is an intensity and profound story about to be told as those that care about ‘good’ stand up to those whose priorities are swathed in hatred.  We’ll take a time out and reflect on those who went before us, believing that we held their sacrifice dear. We owe them. Throwback tracks are a special breed in this week’s episode. Proof of that can be found in the music of Billy Burnette, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, and Otis Redding. All lined up with some memorable tune-age as well as the memories in the sidecar, rolling down that Americana highway from East to West and North to South. Drop in if you can!

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2	00:00	Neil Young	Rockin' in the Free World
3	06:37	Warren Haynes	Day Of Reckoning [ft. Lukas Nelson Jamey Johnson]
4	10:52	Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash	I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal
5	13:27	Johnny Cash	The Night Hank Williams Came To Town
6	16:41	Clarence Tilton Feat. Marty Stuart	Fred's Colt (feat. Marty Stuart)
7	26:27	Eilen Jewell	The Pill
8	29:31	Laurie Lewis	Train Of Love
9	32:14	Benjamin Tod	Mary Could You
10	34:47	Beth Hart	Wanna Be Big Bad Johnny Cash [Clean]
11	38:02	Johnny Cash	God's Gonna Cut You Down
12	46:40	Chuck Prophet	First Came the Thunder (feat. Qiensave)
13	50:34	Chuck Prophet	It's a Good Day to Be Alive
14	53:35	Linda Ronstadt	The Waiting
15	57:53	Goldie Boutilier	The Angel And The Saint
16	1:06:02	Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms	Gold in Your Pocket
17	1:09:06	The Devil Makes Three	Spirits
18	1:12:40	Otis Redding	Try a Little Tenderness
19	1:15:55	Caleb Caudle	The Brim
20	1:24:32	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
21	1:29:05	Bob Dylan Feat. Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison	My Back Pages
22	1:33:39	JD McPherson	Shining Like Gold
23	1:38:36	Bob Dylan	Mixed up Confusion
24	1:40:49	Tom Petty	Depending on You
25	1:43:39	Amythyst Kiah	I Will Not Go Down [ft. Billy Strings]
26	1:47:31	Kashus Culpepper	After Me?
27	1:52:25	Billy Burnette	Ring Of Fire
28	1:56:09	Johnny Cash	I Still Miss Someone