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 474, Thursday, September 12, 2024
The ‘ember’ months have arrived. That means some trepidation here in Northern California as the change in the Earth’s climate has given us all here a new normal. Fire season started in June and I’m guessing wildfire season begins early in these ‘ember’ months…how fitting. We’ll once again be trying to soothe the fears somewhat with Americana sounds including some new music from Shawna Thompson, The Cactus Blossoms, Mindy Smith and Wyatt Flores. Our throwbacks will include country, rock, and a little bit of folkie pop from Simon and Garfunkel as we celebrate the release in 1965 of the Sound of Silence. Country fun abounds with Johnny Cash, George Jones and a pair of Hank Williams’ classics from his seminal early fifties album Low Down Blues. Pack up your troubles and switch the stream or FM loud because we’re not going to let summer get away just yet.
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We’ll be letting the good times roll as well as paying tribute to certain August events: birthdays, landmark releases, and passings. Now, we may not always do that but this week’s show promises a little more from the archives as Blue Moon Americana continues into its ninth year here in Sonoma County, bringing you the very best from under that big tent. We’ll share classics from George Strait, Ricky Nelson, Charlie Rich, Jimmy Reed and a whole lot more in the show this morning. But there’s a lot of new sounds to share as well, as is the case each and every week from our humble digs here in downtown Santa Rosa. Tune in for new tracks from Benjamin Tod, Jordie Lane, Megan Burtt, and more from Charley Crockett. Join Dave Stroud once again for country, soul, and rock n’ roll.
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| 2 | 00:00 | Bob Dylan | The Levee's Gonna Break |  |
| 3 | 08:26 | Johnny Blue Skies & Sturgill Simpson | Scooter Blues | |
| 4 | 12:00 | Warren Zevon | Reconsider Me [Single Version] | |
| 5 | 15:18 | Charley Crockett | Loser's Lounge | |
| 6 | 18:08 | George Strait | You're Something Special to Me | |
| 7 | 27:05 | Benjamin Tod | I Ain't The Man | |
| 8 | 31:05 | Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour | Too Much Stress (feat. Brian May & Billy Gibbons) | |
| 9 | 34:15 | Jimmy Reed | Take Out Some Insurance | |
| 10 | 36:33 | Bob Dylan | Goodbye Jimmy Reed | |
| 11 | 44:49 | Mark Knopfler | Boom, Like That | |
| 12 | 50:26 | Chuck Prophet | Wake The Dead | |
| 13 | 53:39 | Jordie Lane | Biscuit House | |
| 14 | 1:01:30 | Justin Townes Earle | Dreams | |
| 15 | 1:05:33 | Charlie Rich | The Most Beautiful Girl | |
| 16 | 1:08:05 | Glen Campbell | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | |
| 17 | 1:14:57 | Ricky Nelson | Lonesome Town | |
| 18 | 1:17:06 | LA LOM | Ghosts of Gardena | |
| 19 | 1:20:42 | Bob Dylan | Someday Baby | |
| 20 | 1:25:32 | Charley Crockett | Crystal Chandeliers and Burgundy | |
| 21 | 1:31:11 | Shawna Thompson Leona Williams | I Don't Know Why | |
| 22 | 1:34:59 | Eliza Thorn | I Tried | |
| 23 | 1:37:49 | Marcedes Carroll | Crooked Nail | |
| 24 | 1:40:52 | Julian Taylor Feat. Allison Russell | Pathways | |
| 25 | 1:44:04 | Johnny Cash | Johnny 99 | |
| 26 | 1:47:33 | Bill Filipiak | Road To Nowhere | |
| 27 | 1:52:36 | Buck Owens | I've Got a Tiger by the Tail | |
| 28 | 1:54:43 | Buck Owens | Made in Japan | |
| 29 | 1:57:18 | Buck Owens | The Race Is On | |