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Down & Dirty Blues

December 6, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

This week’s show leans into the rougher side of the tradition: the places where bruised pride, bad decisions, and raw truth find their way into song. “The down and dirty blues” isn’t a stylistic claim so much as a shared attitude — the kind shaped by rent coming due, lovers turning cold, and the kind of trouble that sits heavy in the gut. Across the past century, singers and players have used these stories to put plainspoken feeling into motion, building grooves that don’t promise comfort so much as recognition. Across two hours, we’ll move through voices that carried this edge with conviction — men and women from the 1930s onward who weren’t at all shy about calling out mean mistreaters or confessing their own missteps. You’ll hear hard-driving cuts where guitars sting, pianos roll, and vocals land with a certain bruising weight. Tune in for the likes of Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Dirty Red, Little Joe Blue, Howlin’ Wolf and a couple dozen others. The ‘dirty dozen’ doesn’t get much dirtier than this.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Annisteen Allen	Down By The River	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
3	Howlin' Wolf	Down In The Bottom	Moanin' In The Moonlight
4	Victoria Spivey	Down Hill Pull	Moaning The Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.65)
5	Memphis Minnie	Dirty Mother For You	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
6	Dirty Red	Mother Fuyer	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
7	Little Junior Parker	Dirty Friend Blues	Abc of the Blues, Vol. 36
8	Little Joe Blue	Dirty Work Goin' On	Chess Blues Disc 4
9	Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs	Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman)	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
10	Muddy Waters	Down South Blues	More Real Folk Blues
11	Smokey Hogg	Dirty Mistreater	The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
12	B.B. King	Every Day I Have the Blues	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
13	Amos Milburn	Hard Driving Blues	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
14	T-Bone Walker	It's a Lowdown Dirty Deal	The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
15	Piano Red – Dr. Feelgood	Don't Tell Me No Dirty	The Doctor's in – Disc 4
16	J.B. Lenoir	Low Down Dirty Shame	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. Lenoir
17	Lonnie Johnson	The Dirty Dozen	Lonnie Johnson: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1930-31)
18	Victoria Spivey	From 1 to 12 (Dirty Dozen)	The Victoria Spivey Collection 1926-1937
19	Little Milton	I Play Dirty	Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
20	Jimmy Reed	Down The Road	You Dont Have To Go (The Blues Collection Vol.18)
21	Bobby Bland	Driftin' Blues	The Best Of Bobby Bland
22	Jimmy Witherspoon	Bar Fly Blues	Raw Blues
23	Wynonie Harris	Hard Luck Blues	Battle of the Blues – Volume 2
24	John Lee Hooker	Blues Before Sunrise	Don't Look Back
25	The Leap Frogs	Dirty Britches	No Jive: Authentic Southern Country Blues
26	George Harmonica Smith/Long Gone Miles	Low Down Dirty Shame [#]	Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's
27	Rory Block	Low Down Dirty Dog Blues	Blues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son House
28	Amina Claudine Myers	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues	Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]
29	Dinah Washington	Big Long Slidin' Thing	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
30	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	Don't Come Too Soon	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
31	Buddy Guy	First Time I Met the Blues	Chess Blues Disc 4
32	Geeshie Wiley	Last Kind Words Blues	Before The Blues: Early American Black Music Scene (Vol. 2)
33	Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra	My Ding-A-Ling	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues

Flour Power

November 29, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

What a show for the day after Thanksgiving! This week we roll out a two-hour celebration of bakery-inspired tunes—an irresistible mix of cakes, pies, donuts, cookies, and every sugary delight ever to find its way into a lyric. We’ll be mixing up a blend from a century’s worth of music, from early jazz confections and country-fried treats to soulful blues pastries, golden-era pop indulgences, and rock-and-roll slices served hot from the oven. It’s all about how bakery imagery has sweetened American music’s storytelling. Jazz bands swing like a spoon in batter; country artists offer homestyle wisdom baked into every verse; blues singers lean into the bittersweet with slow-cooked grooves; and rock outfits bring the heat with songs that crust, crackle, and pop. Whether it’s a dusty 78 from the 1920s or a modern track with sprinkles of retro charm, the playlist draws straight from the musical pantry of the past hundred years. This week’s highlights include performances from Dan Hicks, NRBQ, Curtis Salgado, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller and a whole lot more. Tune into community radio for West Sonoma County. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to planet Earth at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds	Shortnin' Bread	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
3	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	Sweetheart (Waitress In A Donut Shop)	The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
4	Warren Smith	Singing the Blues (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 18)
5	Johnny Cash	Give My Love to Rose (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 20)
6	The Carolyn Sills Combo	That Doughnut Song	That Doughnut Song
7	Andy Kirk	Dunkin' A Doughnut	An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 [Disc 1]
8	The Modernaires	Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five	The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly
9	Rosemary Clooney	Cherry Pies Ought To Be You	Tenderly
10	Eileen Barton & The New Yorkers	If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked a Cake)	Cookin' Choice Cuts from the Famous Fifties
11	Art Mooney & His Orchestra	If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
12	Nat Russell	Chocolata	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
13	Galactic	Baker's Dozen	Late For The Future
14	Curtis Salgado	Cookie Dough	Americana Roots Songbook: Modern Blues
15	Jay & The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969
16	Linda Martell	The Wedding Cake (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
17	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Shortnin' Bread	100 Ans De Jazz
18	Fats Waller	You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It)	The Definitive Fats Waller: His Rhythm, His Piano, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]
19	Frank Zappa	Muffin Man	The Best Of Frank Zappa
20	Chuck Cabot & His Orchestra	Chocolate Cha Cha	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
21	Ella Mae Morse	The Patty Cake Man	Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 1]
22	Texas Top Hands	You Can't Have Your Cake	Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]
23	NRBQ	RC Cola And A Moon Pie	Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]
24	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
25	Mamie Bradley	The Patty Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
26	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
27	The Four Clefs	I Like Pie, I Like Cake	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
28	The Newbeats	Bread and Butter	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
29	Ella Fitzgerald	The Muffin Man	Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41
30	Louis Jordan	Beans and Corn Bread	Number Ones
31	Billy Hughes Buckaroos	Take Your Hands Off It (Birthday Cake)	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
32	Johnny Cash & The Light Crust Doughboys	W. Lee O'Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys)	Johnny Cash is Coming To Town
33	Lonnie Johnson	He's A Jelly Roll Baker	RCA Record Label: The 1st Note In Black Music [Disc 1]

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Harmonica Legends

November 22, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

Got a harmonica romp through the past one hundred years of America’s Music this coming Friday morning. We’ll be following the harmonica’s journey along and across the American crossroads…one that began in the 19th century, when inexpensive German-made “mouth harps” made their way into the hands of soldiers, travelers, and rural families. Its portability and expressive bends made it a natural fit for early blues and country porch settings. From that country blues porch setting to the juke joints where electric blues, rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for some classic tracks from the likes of Little Walter, DeFord Bailey, Mickey Raphael, Sonny Boy Williamson, Charlie Musselwhite, and a couple dozen others as we celebrate the “mouth harp” for its blistering, distorted lead influencing generations of performers of all stripes. Drop in…we’d be glad to have you visit this Friday morning.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	DeFord Bailey	Fox Chase	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
3	DeFord Bailey	Davidson County Blues	When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll
4	Sonny Boy Williamson	Your Funeral And My Trial	His Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
5	Slim Harpo	Buzzin' [Single Version]	The Best Of Slim Harpo
6	Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Shake Your Money Maker	Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
7	Junior Wells	Messin' With The Kid	Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
8	Jimmy Reed	Big Boss Man	MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
9	Little Walter	My Babe	His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
10	James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy Branch	Who	Let's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and Jive
11	James Cotton Feat. Joe Bonamassa	Cotton Mouth Man	Cotton Mouth Man
12	Taj Mahal	Leaving Trunk	The Best Of Taj Mahal
13	Charlie Musselwhite	Christo Redemptor	Stand Back!
14	Slim Harpo	Baby Scratch My Back	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
15	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	Fox Chase – Mouth Organ	The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music [Disc 3]
16	Bill "Jazz" Gillum	Don't You Scandalize My Name	Jazz Gillum: Complete Recorded Works Vol.1 1936-49
17	Howlin' Wolf	Moanin' At Midnight	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To Memphis
18	Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
19	Woody Guthrie	Pastures Of Plenty	American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 4]
20	Jesse Fuller	San Francisco Bay Blues	Friends Of Old Time Music [Disc 2]
21	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	Roll On Buddy	The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott
22	Bob Dylan	Blowin' In The Wind	Sing America
23	Charlie McCoy	Orange Blossom Special	The Real McCoy
24	Norton Buffalo	Eighteen Wheels	Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon
25	Willie Nelson	On the Road Again	Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 1
26	Bruce Channel	Hey Baby (Delbert McClinton Harp)	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
27	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	I Believe I'm In Love	Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds
28	Bob Dylan	I Want You	Blonde on Blonde
29	Willie Nelson	City Of New Orleans	The Essential Willie Nelson
30	Neil Young/Stray Gators	Heart of Gold	Harvest
31	Ozark Mountain Daredevils	If You Wanna Get To Heaven	The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
32	Bruce Springsteen	The River	Chapter & Verse
33	Alfred Lewis	Friday Moan Blues	Harmonica Blues

Rock Roll and Soul

November 16, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

This week’s Deeper Roots takes a wide turn down the backroads of American music, delivering a two-hour free form ride through the crossroads where rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for an eclectic blend honoring the roots while keeping one foot in the groove — where a deep cut from Garland Jeffreys might slide right up against raw King Curtis Memphis soul, a bouncy David Lindley number, or the tight shuffle of a Chess Records blues side. We’ll be connecting the dots between decades and genres with warmth and curiosity. Whether it’s Louvin-soaked harmonies, road-weary country soul, or the smoky after-hours mood of the juke joint, this week’s celebration once more explores the shared DNA of American sound. Tune in for stories between the songs, unexpected transitions, and a handpicked setlist that speaks to both memory and motion — a sonic journey that proves the roots run deep, wide, and ever surprising.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Traveling Wilburys	Last Night	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
3	The Mar-Keys	Last Night	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
4	Little Walter	Last Night	Cadillac Records [Disc 1]
5	Simon & Garfunkel	Homeward Bound	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
6	Nat King Cole Trio	Homeward Bound (1993 Digital Remaster)	The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 2]
7	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
8	Annie Ross	Twisted	King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings [Remastered]
9	David Lindley	Twist and Shout	El Rayo-X
10	King Curtis	Soul Twist	Soul Serenade
11	Gary U.S. Bonds	Dear Lady Twist	Gary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits
12	Phil Flowers	Twistin' Beat	Stompin' 8
13	The Traveling Wilburys	Wilbury Twist	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3
14	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
15	Doc & Richard Watson	Moody River	Third Generation Blues
16	Bob Gallion	My Square Dancin' Mama (She's Done Learned to Rock and Roll)	Warped 5611 – Bob Gallion – 1956 – 1959
17	The Louvin Brothers	I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby	Capitol Country Music Classics
18	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Yield Not To Temptation	The Definitive Collection
19	Eddie Floyd	Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4]
20	Al Kent	You've Got To Pay The Price	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
21	Timmy Willis	Mr Soul Satisfaction	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
22	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
23	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
24	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
25	Warren Zevon	Searching For A Heart	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 2]
26	John Lee Hooker	I'm in the Mood	His Best Chess Sides (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
27	Garland Jeffreys	Cool Down Boy	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
28	Linda Ronstadt	Just One Look	Living In The U.S.A.
29	The Spidells	Hmmm, With Feeling, Darling	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
30	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
31	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
32	Joe Boot & The Fabulous Winds	Rock And Roll Radio	Stompin' 2
33	The Darlenes	I Still Like Rock And Roll	Where The Girls Are Volume 8
34	Glenn Miller	Runnin' Wild	The Golden Years: 1938-1942 [Disc 1]
35	Warren Zevon	Reconsider Me	Sentimental Hygiene
36	Chuck Berry	Rock And Roll Music	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
37	Chuck Prophet	Bad Year for Rock and Roll	Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
38	Freddy Cannon	If You Were A Rock And Roll Record	The Best of Freddy Cannon – Big Blast From Boston!
39	Fats Domino	I'm In The Mood For Love	Here Stands Fats
40	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
41	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s

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Rhythm & Bayou Romp

November 9, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

The sounds of New Orleans carry a mood that’s both jubilant and deeply human; it dances and mourns in the same breath. It’s the sound of the street parade meeting the juke joint: syncopated, earthy, and alive with horns, piano rolls, and that unmistakable backbeat shuffle. Unlike the more urban polish of Chicago blues or the rural cry of the Delta, New Orleans R&B has always felt like a conversation between the sacred and the profane, where gospel chords meet barroom swagger. Just beyond the Crescent City’s lights, where the waters of the bayou take form, we’ve got the accordians and fiddles of the swamp, where there’s humor, head and heartbreak woven into the DNA of the deep South. It is joyous and haunted, elegant and raw, as well as endlessly resilient. The music of New Orleans inspired an ethos — that music could be communal, unrestrained, and celebratory no matter the hardship. It taught America how to dance through its troubles, to find rhythm in resilience, and to turn sorrow into sound that still shakes the rafters and demands a communal dance to this day. This week’s show raises the flag of the Crescent City and her environs with a rhythm and bayou romp!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Roomful Of Blues	New Orleans	Best of Roomful of Blues The Alligator Records Years
3	Rusty & Doug Kershaw	Louisiana Man	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
4	Jimmy Newman	A Fallen Star	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
5	Alvin Robinson	Down Home Girl	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
6	Joe Barry	I'm a Fool to Care	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
7	Rod Bernard	Pardon Mr. Gordon	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
8	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
9	Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball	I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
10	The Hawketts	Your Time's Up	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
11	Sugar Boy Crawford	No More Heartaches	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
12	Clifton Chenier	The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
13	Clifton Chenier	Calinda	Destination New Orleans
14	Bobby Mitchell	I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
15	Fats Domino	The Big Beat	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
16	Dr. John	Blue Monday	Goin' Back To New Orleans
17	Fats Domino	What's Wrong	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
18	Theryl De Clouet	I Get Lifted	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
19	Sammy Naquin	New Orleans Waltz	Best of Cajun Instrumentals
20	Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie	Canaille	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	La Crhve De Faim (Starvation 2-Step)	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
22	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	New Orleans Beat	La Toussaint
23	Lil' Queenie & The Percolators	My Darlin' New Orleans	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
24	Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots	Bunny Bread	Destination New Orleans
25	Johnny Adams	Release Me	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
26	Jimmy Clanton	Another Sleepless Night	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
27	Jewel King	3X7=21	New Orleans R&B Outbreak
28	Charles "Hungry" Williams	So Glad You're Mine	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
29	Archibald	Stack O Lee	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
30	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	You've Got To Be Modernistic	Black American Choirs 1926-31
31	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	Shout On	Black American Choirs 1926-31
32	The Red Stick Ramblers	Main Street Blues	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
33	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	Mardi Gras In New Orleans	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005

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Halloween 2025

November 1, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

Halloween in America, on the anniversary of the first quarter century of the millennium. We celebrate the night by wearing masks, by flirting with fear, by turning the grotesque into entertainment. But here in 2025, you can’t help but feel like the masks didn’t come off this year. The trick-or-treaters will return home tonight, but the parade of make-believe monsters marched straight into the daylight this past January — and some of them are occupying the most important offices in our fragile democracy. What used to be a night for play-acting power, for pretending to be the villain, has turned into a movement that’s forgotten the difference between costume and conviction. The slogans sound patriotic, the anger sounds righteous, and the cruelty wears the grin of normalcy. Halloween, at least, has an ending — sunrise, candy wrappers, a hangover of sugar and smoke. But America’s current masquerade? The lights came on, and the masks stayed put.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	David & Roselyn	Marie Lavaux	The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
3	Dr. John	Marie Laveau	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
4	Mississippi John Hurt	Spider Spider	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
5	Memphis Minnie	Black Cat Blues – Take 1	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
6	Bob Dunn	Graveyard Blues	1939-1940 (Warped 3921)
7	Tampa Red	Witchin' Hour Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
8	Memphis Minnie	Hoodoo Lady	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
9	Robert Johnson	Me And The Devil Blues	ABC Of The Blues Vol 18
10	Rev. Emmett Dickinson	A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
11	Charles Sheffield	It's Your Voodoo Working	100 Northern Soul Classics
12	St. Louis Bessie (Mae Smith)	Ghost Creepin' Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
13	The Hollywood Flames	Frankenstein's Den	The Hollywood Flames
14	Eels	Fresh Blood	Hombre Lobo
15	AC DC	Hells Bells	Back in Black
16	Original London Cast recording	In The Air Tonight American Psycho	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
17	The Frantics	Werewolf	The Roots Of Psychobilly
18	Redbone	The Witch Queen Of New Orleans	Rockin' 70s [Disc 2]
19	Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs	I've Got a Voodoo Doll	1963-1968 – The Complete Wooly Bully Years vol.1
20	Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm	She Made My Blood Run Cold	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
21	Louis Armstrong	Spooks!	A Very Vintage Halloween
22	The Duponts	Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall)	Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
23	John Carpenter	Halloween Theme	Halloween: 20th Anniversary
24	Dr. John	Witchy Red	Television
25	Bettye LaVette	Witchcraft in the Air	Motor City Soul
26	The Deep River Boys	Swinging at the Siance	The Ultimate Rockin' Halloween Party (American Horror Songs 1930s – 1950s)
27	Parham-Pickett Apollo Syncopaters (W/"Tiny" Parham & Junie C. Cobb)	Mojo Strut	A Very Vintage Halloween
28	Truett & George	Ghost Dance	Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952
29	Nina Simone	I Put a Spell on You	Anthology Disc 1
30	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put a Spell on You	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
31	Roy Buchanan	Haunted House	Roy Buchanan
32	Tom Waits	Whistlin' Past The Graveyard	Used Songs 1973-1980
33	Dinah Washington / Max Richter	This Bitter Earth / On The Nature Of Daylight	Shutter Island [Disc 2]

Listen To The Music

October 24, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

Friday mornings feature a two-hour journey through sound, soul, and even a dash of storytelling from the past century of America’s music. Tune in as Dave Stroud weaves an eclectic blend of genres that don’t always share a shelf, but definitely share a spirit. From the aching twang of country ballads to the velvet grooves of soul, as well as the thumping rhythms of rock…we’ve got it all. We’ll also be adding a touch of gospel to uplift and some shimmering pop in the show today. Legends and unsung heroes side by side—think John Fogerty easing into a track from BR5-49, or some classic Charlie Musselwhite introducing the soulful sounds of Solomon Burke. This isn’t a greatest hits show—it’s a feeling. It’s about the moments when music surprises you, connects you, and makes you feel more you. So whether you’re tuning in from the road, the living room, or somewhere in between, turn it up and let the music take you somewhere new..

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Mel Blanc	Money	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
3	Louis Armstrong	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	Pottery Barn Dinner At Eight Just Desserts
4	Frank Sinatra	(Love Is) The Tender Trap	The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 2]
5	Elvis Presley	Can't Help Falling In Love	Elvis 30 #1 Hits
6	Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires	Never Ending	From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
7	Robert Gordon	Fire	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
8	The Supremes	Nothing But Heartache	Gold Disc 1
9	Marvin Gaye	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
10	Candi Staton	In The Ghetto	Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 2]
11	Charlie Musselwhite	Siboney	Continental Drifter
12	Solomon Burke	What Good Am I?	Make Do With What You Got
13	Little Willie John	Leave My Kitten Alone	ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
14	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
15	Cookie & the Cupcakes	Mathilda	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
16	Charles Senns	Dig Me A Crazy Record	One More Record Please
17	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
18	Brenda Lee	That's All You Gotta Do	The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
19	Marshall Crenshaw	Donna the Prima Donna (Bonus Track)	Jaggedland
20	Leon Russell	Dixie Lullaby	Leon Russell [Bonus Track]
21	The Bobby Fuller Four	Love's Made A Fool Of You	The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
22	John Fogerty	Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)	Wrote a Song for Everyone
23	BR5-49/Kay Adams	Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)	Rig Rock Deluxe
24	Southern Culture on the Skids	Too Much Pork for Just One Fork	Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2
25	The Doobie Brothers	Listen To The Music	Toulouse Street
26	Buffalo Springfield	On The Way Home	Retrospective – The Best of Buffalo Springfield
27	Elvin Bishop	Fooled Around and Fell In Love	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Best of Elvin Bishop
28	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	My Journey To The Sky	Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record
29	Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers	Where Shall I Be	1950s Gospel Classics
30	Mahalia Jackson	I'm On My Way	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
31	Stephen Stills	Do for the Others	Stephen Stills
32	Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)	Pocket Full Of Rain	The Low Highway [+digital booklet]
33	Emmylou Harris	Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight (Remastered LP Version)	Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town (Remastered)

Americana, Country, Country Swing, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Theme Time

High On The Hog!

October 17, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

We’ll be rolling back our Hillbilly Wayback Machine to the year 1950 for romance in high pants at the barn dance. Country music really hadn’t yet caught on as a genre so a lot of the music we’ll share today had the misfortune of being coined “hillbilly music”; a blend of silver screen cowboy nostalgia for the lone prairie alongside swinging arrangements and occasional ballads of the heart. You even had yourself some down-home novelty and syncopated vocals that looked out at that land beyond the sun where the tumbleweeds bounced across the horizon. Without further waxing of the poetic, we’ll let you know that you’ll be treated to some very best from under the blanket of the prairie sky including the likes of Smiley Burnette, Jimmy Wakely, Tin Ear Tanner, Zeb Turner and Leon Chappel. These weren’t necessarily the big hits but they were honky tonk and jukebox favorites. Drop in and find out.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Gene Autry	Dear Heart and Gentle People	Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]
3	Hank Penny	Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma'am	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
4	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Land Beyond The Sun	My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 4] – Riders In The Sky)
5	Smiley Burnette and The Ewing Sisters	It's My Lazy Day	The Singing Cowboys Collection
6	Ella Mae Morse	The Blacksmith Blues	Time-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50S
7	Tex Williams	I Lost My Gal From Memphis	Vintage Collections
8	Hank Snow	I'm Movin' On (Mono)	Snow Country
9	Jimmy Wakely	Dust	The Melody Kid – 1940-51
10	Audrey Williams	I'm Telling You	1948-1951 (Warped 5021)
11	Hank Williams	Lovesick Blues	24 Greatest
12	Leon Chappel	You Hear Me Talkin'	Automatic Mama
13	Red Foley	Choc'late Ice Cream Cone	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 2]
14	Tennesee Ernie Ford	Anticipation Blues	Southern Belle [Disc 2]
15	Jimmie Dolan	It Had To Come Someday	Juke Box Boogie
16	Bill Haley	Susan Van Dusan	Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1
17	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 1]
18	Red Foley	Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age	Tennessee Saturday Night
19	Ernest Tubb	The Lovebug Itch	Ernest Tubb – The Texas Troubadour – Writers Galore [Disc 4]
20	Zeb Turner	Boogie Woogie Lou	I've Got The Boogie Blues
21	Al Dexter	Hi-De-Ho Boogie On A Saturday Night	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
22	Casey Simmons	Juke Box Boogie	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
23	Johnny Bond	Mean Mama Boogie	Hillibilly Boogie!
24	Hank Penny	Bloodshot Eyes	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
25	Hank Penny	What You've Got	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
26	Tin Ear Tanner	I Used To Work In Chicago	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
27	Shot Jackson & Webb Pierce	I Need You Like A Hole In The Head	Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood
28	Oakie Jones	Love Fever	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
29	Jimmie Davis	The Poodle Dog Song	Doggone Country
30	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans with Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage	May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You (Dale Evans Foy Willing Riders of the PS)	The Roy Rogers Collection [Disc 3]
31	Red Kirk	It's Raining In My Heart	Red Kirk "The Voice of The Country"
32	Hank Snow	Breakfast With the Blues (Stereo)	Snow Country
33	Little Jimmy Dickens	Out Of Business	The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens
34	Lefty Frizzell	My Baby's Just Like Money	Hillibilly Boogie!
35	Spade Cooley (voc. Ginny Jackson & Les Anderson)	Hillbilly Fever	Crossroads In Cowtown
36	Johnny Bond	It Ain't Gonna Happen To Me	Put Me To Bed
37	Red Foley	Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy	The Essential Recordings
38	Hank Williams	Cold, Cold Heart	24 Greatest

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Theme Time

John Prine 79

October 10, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

We lost John Prine to COVID in 2020. We’re going to celebrate his 79th birthday along with the rest of his fans this morning as two new movies are on the horizon at just the right time. The two movies differ in their angles: one being a new tribute produced by his wife Fiona Whelan Prine called “You Got Gold” and the other is one produced by the Hello In There Foundation called “How Lucky Can One Man Get” which has its first screening this month in Denver. With today being his birth date, we’ll be doing a few different takes on John’s career in music including a couple reminiscences from Todd Snider and Steve Poltz who delivers a delightful memory of a trip to the Disney Store with John. There’s a reason that John is considered an American music treasure: as a songwriter he has few peers with his straight-ahead and simple sensibility. He delivered the goods as well as any of the legendary humorists , and that includes Mark Twain. Drop on in for something special this Friday morning.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Sturgill Simpson	Paradise	Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
3	John Prine	My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight	Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster
4	The Brother Brothers	Dear John	The January Album
5	Kacey Musgraves	Burn One With John Prine	Demos
6	John Prine	Fish and Whistle	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
7	Carsie Blanton	Fishin' with You	Fishin' with You – Single
8	Brandi Carlile	I Remember Everything	Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
9	Steve Poltz	A Trip To The Disney Store	Steve Poltz Remembers
10	John Prine	Souvenirs	Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 12 The Heartland And Canada
11	John Prine/Iris Dement	In Spite of Ourselves	In Spite of Ourselves
12	Justin Townes Earle	Far From Me	Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine
13	Donnie Fritts	The Oldest Baby in the World	Lucky 13
14	John Prine	Color of the Blues (feat. Susa	For Better, Or Worse
15	Tommy Prine	Ships in the Harbor	Ships in the Harbor – Single
16	Tommy Prine	Cash Carter Hill	This Far South
17	Todd Snider	John Prine (Live)	Live: Return of the Storyteller
18	John Prine with Peter Cooper	I Sang The Song	Mac Wiseman – I Sang The Song
19	Tammy Wynette	Unwed Fathers	Tears Of Fire: The 25th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
20	Holly Williams/John Prine	I'm Telling You	For Better, Or Worse
21	John Prine Kelsey Waldon	Love At The Five & Dime	More Than A Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith
22	John Prine	Summers End	The Tree of Forgiveness
23	Swamp Dogg	Please Let Me Go Round Again (feat. John Prine)	Sorry You Couldn't Make It
24	Laurie Lewis	Why'd You Have to Break My Heart_ (for John Prine)	Trees
25	John Prine	That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
26	John Prine	Hey Ah Nothin'	Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
27	John Prine	I Remember Everything	I Remember Everything
28	Kris Kristofferson	Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine)	The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2

Mean Old Frisco

October 4, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

It’s a City (with a capital ‘C’ to locals) whose cultural history practically hums with musical possibilities. This is due in large part to how the city has always been a meeting point for restless ideas and diverse communities. From the Gold Rush boomtown that lured fortune-seekers from every continent, to the Beat poets of North Beach and the psychedelic counterculture that turned Haight-Ashbury into a world stage, it’s been an easy mark for songwriters. This week’s show will visit that blend of beauty, grit and idealism with performances for and about San Francisco. Join us for a whole batch of vintage sounds covering any old genre we care to share with the likes of Harry “The Hipster” Gibson, Little Walter, Charlie Musselwhite, Linda Martell, and, of course, Tony Bennett. We’ll celebrate from a short distance away with memories of Broadway, the fog rolling through the Golden Gate, and that endless palette of imagery and mood that is a living chorus always ready to be set to music.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Sound Of The City	KSFO 560 – San Francisco	78s
3	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
4	Logan Ledger	The Lights Of San Francisco	Logan Ledger
5	Chris Isaak	San Francisco Days	San Francisco Days
6	Journey	Lights	Journey's Greatest Hits
7	Eric Clapton	San Francisco Bay Blues	Unplugged
8	Linda Martell	San Francisco is a Lonely Town (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
9	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Hello, San Francisco (Part I)	Putumayo Presents: American Blues
10	The Teskey Brothers	San Francisco	Run Home Slow
11	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	The Dock of the Bay
12	Little Walter	Mean Old Frisco	Blues With A Feeling [Disc 2]
13	Charlie Musselwhite	When The Frisco Left The Shed	Mississippi Son
14	Richie Havens	San Francisco Bay Blues	Mixed Bag
15	Eric Lindell	Here In Frisco	Matters Of The Heart
16	Mark Spoelstra	San Francisco Zoo Song	Out Of My Hands
17	Marty Robbins	San Francisco Teardrops	San Francisco With Fond Memories
18	Dom Flemons	San Francisco Baby	Prospect Hill
19	Jimmy Martin	Fly Me To Frisco – 1973	Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]
20	Johnny Paycheck	The Ballad Of Frisco Bay	Nowhere to Run: the Little Darlin' Years 1966-1970
21	Merle Haggard	Return to San Francisco	Like Never Before
22	Harry "The Hipster" Gibson	I Flipped My Wig In San Francisco	Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?
23	Connie Russell	Foggy Night In San Francisco	San Francisco – With Fond Memories
24	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	San Francisco Bay Blues	South Coast
25	Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T.	San Francisco (Soundtrack Version)	The 30s: Hollywood's Best
26	Tee Vee Toons	Streets Of San Francisco	Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's
27	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	Mean Ole Frisco	That's All Right (Mama)
28	Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton	Lonesome Frisco Line [Album Version]	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950
29	Memphis Minnie	'Frisco Town	Queen Of Country Blues
30	Scott McKenzie	San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)	San Francisco – With Fond Memories
31	Cab Calloway & His Orchestra	San Francisco Fan	Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)

A Century of America's Music