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 497, Thursday, February 20, 2024
What a week it was. The world witnessed a display of egocentricity (among other things) in the Oval Office. And then, on the other side of the room, the dark and lumbering failure of a Press Corps to speak truth to power. This week’s Blue Moon will be on the political side; after all, we all want to celebrate all FORMER Presidents on President’s Day, now don’t we. Throwback sounds this week will lead off with some Utah Phillips and we’ll run down the line with Baez, Newman, Simone and a couple of others to commemorate what we once had. There’s also some fine new sounds to share with you this week. Valerie June, Charley Crockett, Miss Tess, and The Altons are all queued up and rady to spin as Sonoma County works its way past one more cold winter storm and Spring promises what it can. Join us on kowsfm.com/listen this Thursday morning.

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Last week’s (Episode 497) show and playlist:
I’d be lying if I was telling you that I’m not tired of the rain. February in the North Bay made a lot of realize that we better check our desire for more rain at the door; because you should have seen me clutching my pearls when we went all of January with sun and wind and the need for sprinklers. This week’s Blue Moon checks in on the usual suspects and does a little digging in the genus of Little Red Rooster featuring Sam Cooke, The Stones and the Wolf. We’ll also excavate the Americana vaults with some Lucinda, Rodney Crowell and Roy Orbison. And I hope to kick in some Tennessee Ernie Ford while I’m at it. New music abounds as well. We’ll share a new Charley Crockett track, another new Ringo track, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Steve Forbert and Miss Tess in the show. Don’t miss out on another wonderful Thursday morning episode of Blue Moon Americana with your host Dave Stroud.

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2	00:00	The Rolling Stones	Little Red Rooster
3	07:42	Charley Crockett	Lonesome Drifter
4	10:30	Jason Isbell	Bury Me
5	13:25	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen Tons
6	15:58	Lucinda Williams	Everything Has Changed
7	25:56	Lindi Ortega	The Spiritual Advisor
8	28:29	Miss Tess	Louisiana
9	32:19	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Anticipation Blues
10	34:24	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Mule Train
11	43:30	Paul Thorn	Geraldine & Ricky
12	47:30	Sierra Hull	Boom
13	51:16	Howlin' Wolf	The Red Rooster
14	53:39	Sam Cooke	Little Red Rooster
15	56:27	The Everly Brothers	Wake Up Little Susie
16	1:04:38	Dean Johanesen	The Road
17	1:07:05	The Lumineers	Same Old Song
18	1:09:55	Rodney Crowell	Telephone Road
19	1:13:37	Rodney Crowell	I Walk the Line
20	1:17:20	Steve Forbert	Dixie Miles
21	1:26:34	Roy Orbison	Love Hurts
22	1:28:58	The Everly Brothers	All I Have To Do Is Dream
23	1:31:14	Joanne Shaw Taylor	All The Things I Said
24	1:35:02	Drew Holcomb, Ellie Holcomb & The Neighbors	Rain Or Shine
25	1:38:11	Ringo Starr ft. Molly Tuttle	Look Up
26	1:44:07	Lucinda Williams	Are You Alright?
27	1:49:17	Joan Osborne	High Water (For Charley Patton)
28	1:53:02	Kinky Friedman	See You Down The Highway
29	1:55:49	Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys	Race With The Devil
30	1:57:46	Lee Mitchell	Rootie Tootie Baby