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Feel So Good

November 14, 2024 Dave Leave a comment

This week it’s a rock-a-beatin’ boogie extravaganza. Vintage tracks from the rocking archives of the fifties and sixties, all meant to make you feel good. Hand-picked sizzlers and twenty flight scorchers set alongside some of the more familiar sounds of the Everlys, The Dixie Cups and Shirley & Lee. First, second and third helpings of some of the very best of the day including tributes to Kansas City, Caldonia, Peggu Sue, Jim Dandy and a host of others, all brought to you from the sock hop to the rent party. Tune in for some LaVern Baker, Elvis, Nappy Brown, Wynona Carr and Big Joe Turner. They’ve all got a place in this week’s show here on Sonoma County Community Radio in yet another Deeper Roots barn burner. Hope you can join us and spend two hours leading off with Boston’s favorite son, Freddy Cannon. All of this coming your way from the outskirts of the Cherry Street Historic District of downtown Santa Rosa. Will there be reason to celebrate? We’re countin’ on it.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Freddy Cannon	Buzz Buzz A-Diddle It	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
3	Bo Diddley	Bring It To Jerome	Bo Diddley
4	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley
5	Jerry Lee Lewis	Down The Line	A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
6	Jerry Lee Lewis	Night Train To Memphis	Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
7	Chuck Berry	Almost Grown	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
8	Big Joe Turner	Oke: She: Moke: She: Pop	Big Joe Rocks
9	Jimmy Edwards	Love Bug Crawl	Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5
10	Shirley & Lee	Feel So Good	Shirley & Lee Rock
11	The Blue Angels	I Wonder	Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6
12	Dixie Cups	Chapel Of Love	Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6
13	Wynona Carr	Ding Dong Daddy	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
14	Margie Day	Dumplin' Dumplin'	Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3
15	Ike & Tina Turner	Mamma Tell Him	Don't Play Me Cheap
16	Ike & Tina Turner	Wake Up	Don't Play Me Cheap
17	Richard Berry & The Pharoahs	Louie, Louie	Coffee And Cigarettes
18	Nappy Brown	Don't Be Angry	The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5
19	Little Willie Littlefield	K. C. Loving	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
20	Smiley Lewis	Shame, Shame, Shame	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
21	Chuck Willis	Caldonia	Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3
22	Elvis Presley	Make Me Know It	Elvis Is Back!
23	Elvis Presley	Like a Baby	Elvis Is Back!
24	Ricky Nelson	My Babe	James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
25	Buddy Holly & The Fireballs	Peggy Sue Got Married	Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More!
26	The Everly Brothers	Bye Bye Love	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]
27	The Everly Brothers	Take a Message to Mary	A Portrait of Dylan
28	LaVern Baker	Jim Dandy	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
29	LaVern Baker	Whipper Snapper	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
30	Bobby "Mr Blues" Merrell	I Ain't Mad At You	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
31	Ann Cole	I Got My Mojo Working	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 4]
32	Wynonie Harris	Bloodshot Eyes	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
33	Smiley Lewis	She's Got Me Hook, Line And Sinker	The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 8
34	The Treniers	Rock-a-Beatin Boogie	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
35	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Sexy Ways	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
36	Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra	Rag Mop	Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3
37	Eddie Cochran	Hallelujah, I Love Her So	The UK Singles Collection 1957-1961
38	The Isley Brothers	Twist And Shout	The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1]
39	Freddie Bell & The Bellboys	Hound Dog	Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 8

Wake Up!

October 25, 2024 Dave Leave a comment

We’ll be sharing a Wake Up call with everyone out there…no…not election day. Although it’s just around the corner. There’s an alarm clock buzzing or ringing or chiming that is bent on a theme…that of ‘waking up’. That’s our theme in the show todays as we excavate the mines of rich Americana ore from the past century, sharing songs whose thematic tone demands that our eyes open to the brighter days ahead. Dave has a boatload of sounds that include the rockabilly sounds of Mac Curtis and some country bop from Billy Briggs. That’s not all…there’s the brothers Everly, Merle Haggard, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Richard Thompson, Nat King Cole, Bob Dorough and a couple dozen others. Join Dave for a thematic romp on Deeper Roots this Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Gene Bianco	Alarm Clock Rock	Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection
3	Les Paul & Mary Ford	The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise	Time-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50S
4	Ike & Tina Turner	Wake Up	Don't Play Me Cheap
5	Bobby Rush	Wake Up	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
6	Michelle Willson and the Evil Gal Orchestra	Wake Up Call	Wake Up Call
7	Norah Jones	Wake Me Up	Not Too Late
8	White Owl Red	Wake Up	Afterglow
9	The Neville Brothers	Wake Up	Yellow Moon
10	Richard Thompson	I Can't Wake up to Save My Life	Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years
11	The Ravens	Rooster	Old Man River
12	Cab Calloway	Wake Up And Live	Best Of The Big Bands
13	Bob Dorough	Wake Up Sally, It's Saturday	Too Much Coffee Man
14	Cecil Gant	Wake Up, Cecil, Wake Up	Blues in L.A. (The Blues Collection Vol.88)
15	Wilco	When You Wake up Feeling Old	Summerteeth
16	The Bellfuries	I Don't Wanna Wake Up Tomorrow	Just Plain Lonesome
17	Jimmy Murphy	Wake Me up Sweet Jesus	Electricity
18	Merle Haggard	Wake Up	His Greatest & His Best
19	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Wake Up Irene	Vintage Collections
20	Ralph Stanley	It's Time To Wake Up	A Mother's Prayer
21	Mac Curtis	Wake Up Rock N' Roll	Rockabilly Uprising – The Best Of Mac Curtis
22	Billy Briggs	Alarm Clock Boogie	Boogie Man Boogie
23	Los Lobos	Wake Up Dolores	Kiko
24	The Browns	Wake Up Jonah	Warped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959
25	The Everly Brothers	Wake Up Little Susie	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]
26	Lula Wiles	Wake Up	Shame and Sedition
27	Dustbowl Revival	I Wake Up	Is It You, Is It Me
28	Nat King Cole Trio	I Wake Up Screaming Dreaming Of You	Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
29	Snooks Eaglin	Reality [Formerly Titled Wake up]	Complete Imperial Recordings
30	Mahalia Jackson	When I Wake Up In Glory	Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 2]
31	The Oak Ridge Boys	I'll Wake Upon The Other Side	Gospels & Spirituals: The Gold Collection [Disc 2]
32	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	Wake Up Everybody	Akeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Fifties Country, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues

Also Rans 1956

September 21, 2024 Dave Leave a comment

The charts for the year 1956 were overtaken by Elvis. No question. There were a few others that illuminated the jukebox namely Fats Domino, Webb Pierce, Little Richard, and The Platters. Rock ‘n roll’s impact swept the floor with most burying some fairly incredible performances in it’s wake. Call it an avalanche. Call it a mudslide. Call it what you like. As I began to assemble a show looking at the top of the charts for the year, I found that starting at the bottom and working my way up was a revelation. Whether it was country, rhythm & blues, rock ‘n roll or pop…there were some delicious also-rans that I could not ignore so chose to ignore the Top 30 and focused today’s show on the so-called losers below the waterline of the Top 40. And what a joy it was! We’ll hear from some of them including Big Joe Turner, The Dells, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, Carl Smith and Kitty Wells in today’s show. I hope you’ll find some time, morning, noon or night, to listen in.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Ernie Freeman Combo	Jivin' Around, Part 1	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
3	Bo Diddley	Pretty Thing	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
4	Chuck Berry	Too Much Monkey Business	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
5	Big Joe Turner	The Chicken and the Hawk	Big Joe Rocks
6	LaVern Baker	I Can't Love You Enough	Rock & Roll
7	Clyde McPhatter	Seven Days	Rock & Roll
8	Chuck Willis	Juanita	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
9	Chuck Willis	It's Too Late	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
10	The Clovers	Devil or Angel	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
11	The Dells	Oh What A Nite	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1]
12	The Moonglows	See Saw	Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]
13	Little Willie John	Home At Last	Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
14	Ray Charles	Lonely Avenue	Ray Charles – 93 Essential Tracks
15	Otis Williams & His Charms	Ivory Tower	Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2
16	The Five Keys	Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind	Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats
17	The G-Clefs	Ka-Ding Dong	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
18	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
19	Sil Austin	Slow Walk	Great Instrumental Hits Of The 50s-80s (10 Songs)
20	Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra With Eddie Heywood	Canadian Sunset	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
21	June Carter Cash	Juke Box Blues	Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1
22	Eddy Arnold	You Don't Know Me	Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955
23	Webb Pierce	Teenage Boogie	All Hits! [Disc 2]
24	Johnny Horton	093-Honky Tonk Man	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
25	The Louvin Brothers	Cash On The Barrelhead	Capitol Country Music Classics
26	Kitty Wells	The Lonely Side of Town	The Complete Country Hits
27	Sonny James	The Cat Came Back	Singles
28	Marty Robbins	I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far)	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
29	Porter Wagoner	Tryin' to Forget the Blues	The Essential Porter Wagoner
30	Tennessee Ernie Ford	That's All	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]
31	Hank Thompson	I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt	Most Of All
32	Sanford Clark	The Fool	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
33	Choir / Faron Young / Hubert Long	Turn Her Down	The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (1 of 2)
34	Carl Smith	Wicked Lies	Kisses Don't Lie
35	Wanda Jackson	I Gotta Know	Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
36	Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers/Jimmy Wright	The ABC's of Love	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
37	The Chordettes	Born To Be With You	Four By Four – Girl Groups

Summer of Broken Hearts

September 14, 2024 Dave Leave a comment

The debate is over; what’s say we have ourselves another. There’s certainly no debating democracy at work. Today’s Deeper Roots show will find us circulating through the connective tissue of song: themes that connect with one another. A little bit of eclectic free form fused with all the delightful sounds of country, pop, rock and tradition. Our guiding light will be the truth and the American way. Yes, there’s always bubble gum, apple pie, and Sunday church but then we also have the bats**t crazies who will blame all the good, the bad and the ugly on those who don’t resemble themselves or their own views. So take a break with us on this summer of broken hearts and we’ll share country from Don Gibson to Rosanne Cash, rock and roll from The Stray Cats to Fats Domino, and a little bit of sass and blues from Etta James and Charles Brown. Summer’s almost over and election day is fast approaching. So make sure you vote.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Sarah Vaughan	Broken Hearted Melody	Ultimate Sarah Vaughan (Selected by Dee Dee Bridgewater)
3	Chris Isaak	Lonely With A Broken Heart	San Francisco Days
4	k.d. lang & the Reclines	Trail of Broken Hearts	Absolute Torch and Twang
5	Rosanne Cash	The Way We Make A Broken Heart [Album Version]	King's Record Shop
6	Al Green	How Can You Mend A Broken Heart	The Virgin Suicides
7	Don Williams	Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend	The Definitive Collection
8	Don Gibson	I Can Mend Your Broken Heart	The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
9	Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers	My Heart Is Mended	Sunny Road
10	Gram Parsons	Hearts On Fire	G.P. / Grievous Angel
11	Kelly Dalton	I'm On Fire	Home – EP
12	Nikki Lane	Love's On Fire	All or Nothin' (Deluxe)
13	Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys	Settin' The Woods On Fire	Back At The Quonset Hut
14	Fats Domino	I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire	This Is Gold Disc 2
15	Leon Redbone	Settin' By The Fire	Whistling In The Wind
16	Etta James	Let's Burn Down The Cornfield	Enduring Soul
17	Etta James	Jump Into My Fire	Seven Year Itch
18	The Brothers Four	Greenfields	Best Of The Folk Era
19	Peter Wolf	The Green Fields Of Summer [with Neko Case]	Midnight Souvenirs
20	Nanci Griffith	Fields Of Summer	Late Night Grande Hotel
21	Stray Cats	Lonely Summer Nights	Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92
22	The Four Preps	Lazy Summer Night	Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 3]
23	Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta	Summer Nights	Grease
24	Steve Forbert	Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast	The Best of Steve Forbert: What Kinda Guy?
25	The Beach Boys	Your Summer Dream	Surfer Girl
26	Link Wray & The Wraymen	Summer Dream	Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand
27	Rodney Crowell	Voila, An American Dream	Collection
28	Hayes Carll	American Dream	What It Is
29	Elvis Presley	An American Trilogy	Fifty Years Of Hits
30	Willie Nelson	By the Rivers of Babylon	Gospel Favorites

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Free Form, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues

Little Bit O’ Bad

August 25, 2024 Dave Leave a comment

A little bit of good, a little bit of bad, and a whole lot of Americana classics. This morning’s Deeper Roots show runs the gamut from boogie Woogie to country ballads, classic rock, soul, blues, gospel and everything but the kitchen sink. Dave Stroud will be featuring songs that celebrate the band of gold, bad boys, bad girls, schooldays nostalgia, and the silly notion that black cats are no more than a warning when, in fact, they are a sign from on high of the very best being yet to come. Tune in for the likes of Stephen Stills, Johnny Cash, Cleo Brown, NRBQ and…yes, Billie Eilish as we celebrate America’s roots from then until now where no ocean is wider nor mountain is high. Celebrate a free form extravaganza with us as we push our way through August, well past the dog days and into the breezy, cool nights of summer’s waning. All for you and the neighborhood on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	NRBQ	A Little Bit Of Bad	Message For The Mess Age
3	Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs	Stay	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
4	Ronnie Hawkins	Matchbox	Duane Allman: An Anthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]
5	The Hunt Sisters	Elvis Is Rocking Again	Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
6	Elvis Presley	Dirty Dirty Feeling	Elvis Is Back!
7	Cleo Brown	Boogie Woogie	Picking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie Pioneers
8	Big Joe Turner	Boogie Woogie Country Girl	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
9	Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis	Boogie Woogie Country Gal	Wild! Wild! Wild!
10	The Drifters	Let The Boogie Woogie Roll	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
11	Robert Plant	Let The Boogie Woogie Roll	More Friends
12	Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven	Down The Road Apiece	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
13	Billie Eilish	Bad Guy	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
14	Robert Gordon	Bad Boy	Bad Boy
15	The Jive Bombers	Bad Boy	Cry-Baby
16	Slim Rhodes Band	Bad Girl	Sun Ballads 1953-62
17	The Miracles	Bad Girl	The 35th Anniversary Collection
18	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kin…	Mama Don't Like My Man	I Learned the Hard Way (Bonus Version)
19	Johnny Cash	I Will Rock And Roll With You	The Legend: Old Favorites And New [Disc 2]
20	Willie Nelson	Bring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version)	Naked Willie
21	Roy Orbison	Dream Baby	The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
22	Roy Orbison	She Wears My Ring	Crying
23	Greg Brown	Band of Gold	Down in There
24	Don Cherry	Band Of Gold	Rockin' & Rollin' Wedding Songs, Vol. 1
25	Elvis Presley	Wear My Ring Around Your Neck	50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
26	Rev. Emmett Dickinson	A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
27	Johnny Winter	Black Cat Bone	The Progressive Blues Experiment
28	Memphis Minnie	Black Cat Blues – Take 1	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
29	Johnny Cash	Mean Eyed Cat	The Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 1]
30	Johnny Cash	Ring Of Fire	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
31	Roy Orbison	Rock House	Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 1]
32	Pixies	Havalina	Bossanova
33	BR5-49	I'm Going Down	Dog Days
34	Stephen Stills	Acadienne	Man Alive!
35	Louis Jordan	Boogie Woogie Blue Plate	Number Ones
36	Marty Wilde	Bad Boy	The Epic Story 1960

Americana, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rock, Theme Time

Swamp Pop Fest

June 15, 2024 Dave

Swamp pop. What is it and where does Tex Mex begin and country blues end? Well, just listen for that Louisiana backbeat, a taste of torch song and rocking rhythm. We’ll take on the music of Tex Mex next week but this week we’ll be sampling some of the greats of that splinter genre referred to as ‘swamp pop’; music that was grafted from a number of different root source sounds. Swamp pop remains an important cultural expression of the Acadiana region, celebrated for its heartfelt and nostalgic qualities. While it never achieved the widespread commercial success of other genres, swamp pop has maintained a dedicated following and continues to be performed by contemporary musicians. We’ll share the sounds of some of the genre’s most popular: Warren Storm, Tommy McLain, Rod Bernard, Clint West and so many others. Drop on by.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Cookie & the Cupcakes	Mathilda	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
3	Joe Barry	I'm A Fool To Care	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
4	Joe Barry	Teardrops in My Heart	I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
5	Joe Barry	Little Jewel of the Vieux Carre	I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
6	Rockin' Sidney	Shirley Jean	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
7	John Fred	Shirley	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
8	Rod Bernard	This Should Go On Forever	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
9	Rod Bernard	Diggy Liggy Lo	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
10	Rod Bernard	Colinda	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
11	Warren Storm	Prisoner's Song	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
12	Warren Storm	Hey Ma Ma	Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
13	Lil' Band Of Gold/Warren Storm	Please Mr. Sandman	Americana Roots Songbook: Louisiana
14	Little Bob & The Lollipops	Nobody But You	Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009
15	Lil' Bob & the Lollipops	I Got Loaded	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
16	Johnnie Allan	Lonely Days & Lonely Nights	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
17	Jivin' Gene	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
18	Dale & Grace	I'm Leaving It All Up to You	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
19	Clint West	Our Love	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
20	Clint West	Big Blue Diamonds	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
21	Cookie & His Cupcakes	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
22	Cookie And The Cupcakes	Until Then	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
23	Cookie & The Cupcakes	Got You on My Mind	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
24	Shelton Dunaway & The Cupcakes	Mary Lou Doing The Popeye	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
25	Tommy McLain	Sweet Dreams	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
26	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	The Essential Collection
27	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
28	Tommy McLain	Somebody (Radio Edit)	I Ran Down Every Dream
29	The Uniques	All These Things	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
30	Randy & the Rockets	Lets Do the Cajun Twist	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
31	Joe Barry	Just Because	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
32	Cookie & The Cupcakes	I Cried	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
33	Tommy McLain	I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)	I Ran Down Every Dream
34	Rockin' Sidney	My Toot-Toot	Alligator Stomp: Cajun Zydeco Classics

Bad Road To The River

May 12, 2024 Dave

It’s been a while since we went free form so today’s show takes our regular breather from genre-focused explorations, theme, retrospectives and artist-inspired shows. There will be all of that found in the mix this morning. Interspersed between some fresh sounds from the likes of Dylan LeBlanc, Charley Crockett, and a newly revealed Johnny Cash nugget, we’ll be sharing everything from Dave Brubeck to Los Indios Tabajaras, Marvin Rainwater, and Johnny Thunder in our show today. From a pair of Memphis Minnie covers, some country classics from Patsy Cline, swinging rhythm from Louis Jordan, and straight-ahead rock from The Doobie Brothers and The Georgia Satellites…it’s a Friday morning full of Duane Eddy tributes and we’ve even got Slim Whitman…just for you on Sonoma County Community Radio, broadcasting on the FM airwaves out of Occidental, California, and streaming to the whole wide world on kowsfm.com/listen. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM is “Free Speech. No Bull” Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Duane Eddy	Forty Miles Of Bad Road	Dance With The Guitar Man
3	Dylan LeBlanc	Sensitive Kind	Pastimes
4	Down Like Silver	To the River	Light That Match – Single
5	Johnny Thunder	Loop De Loop	The Very Best Of Johnny Thunder
6	The Georgia Satellites	Almost Saturday Night / Rockin' All Over the World	Rubaiyat Elektra's 40th Anniversary [Disc 2] (1990)
7	The Doobie Brothers	Long Train Runnin'	The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers [Disc 1]
8	Patsy Cline	Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul	Volume 3
9	Linda Martell	I Almost Called Your Name (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
10	Slim Whitman	Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection 2013
11	Willie Nelson	Made In Texas	The Border
12	Duane Eddy	Dance With The Guitar Man	Dance With The Guitar Man
13	Johnny Cash	Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie	Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 2]
14	T Bone Burnett	He Came Down	The Other Side
15	Charley Crockett	Hard Luck & Circumstances	$10 Cowboy
16	Jorma Kaukonen	Red River Blues	Blue Country Heart
17	Jefferson Airplane	Embryonic Journey	Surrealistic Pillow [Bonus Tracks]
18	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Unsquare Dance	Silver Linings Playbook: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
19	Los Indios Tabajaras	Always In My Heart	Maria Elena/Always In My Heart
20	Ria Valk	Santo Domingo (Fernando, Alfredo En Jose)	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
21	Eileen Barton	Fujiyama Mama	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
22	Marvin Rainwater	Baby, Don't Go	Whole Lotta Woman
23	Clifton Chenier	Me And My Chauffeur	King Of The Bayous
24	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
25	Jim McCracklin	Think	Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
26	Howlin' Wolf	300 Pounds Of Joy	Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
27	Sonny Boy Williamson II	One Way Out	The Real Folk Blues
28	Jimmy Reed	Hush, Hush	The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
29	John Lee Hooker	It Serves You Right To Suffer	The Definitive Collection
30	Johnny Cash	Well Alright	Songwriter
31	Lydia & Her Melody Strings	Just A Queen For A Day	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
32	Duane Eddy	Rebel Rouser	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
33	Duane Eddy	Ramrod	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]

Cuppa Joe

April 13, 2024 Dave

The history of coffee consumption in 20th century America takes hold in the small cafes, truck stops and coffeehouses which became venues and social spaces for the community. Like music, they helped with the congregation of like minds and served as hubs for intellectual exchange, artistic expression and social activism. And it was all because of the caffeine. Instant and decaf coffees were just an aberration; much like disco. This week’s Deeper Roots drives the theme of coffee home with tracks that span the century including Emmett Miller, the King Cole Trio, The Bobs, Ella Mae Morse and Merle Travis (among others) to tell us a cuppa tale or two. It’s one more Friday show ahead of next week’s 420 observation…one more libation to celebrate.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Warren Barker	Caper At The Coffee House (From '77 Sunset Strip')	Jazz Noir
3	The Manhattan Transfer	Java Jive	Anthology – Down in Birdland [Disc 1]
4	King Cole Trio	You're The Cream In My Coffee	The Cocktail Combos [Disc 1]
5	Ella Mae Morse	Coffee Date	Singles 3
6	Patricia Kaas	Black Coffee	Jazz a Saint Germain
7	Jack Barlow	Hot Cup Of Coffee	I Live The Country Songs I Sing
8	Merle Travis	I Can't Afford The Coffee	The Guitar Picker CD4 (1954-56)
9	Tex Ritter	01 – Coffee Pot	(2000) High Noon (CD 4)
10	Claude Gray	I4ll Have an Other Cup of Coffee	Country & Western Nuggets
11	Lefty Frizzell	Make That One for the Road a Cup of Coffee	1962-1965 (Warped 6382)
12	Curtis Gordon	Caffeine And Nicotine	Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]
13	Jon Rauhouse	Corn & Coffee	Steel Guitar Rodeo
14	Frank Sinatra	The Coffee Song	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan
15	Enric Madriguera And His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee	American Dance Bands – Playing the Music of Irving Berlin
16	Pancho Cantaneo y los Cubaztecas	Moliendo Cafe	Cuba. Por La Musica
17	Terry Snyder / Earl Palmer	Binga Banga Bongo-Percolator	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers
18	Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra	Forty Cups of Coffee	Barrell House Boogie and the Blues
19	The Modernaires	Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five	The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly
20	The Ink Spots	Java Jive	The Great Entertainers
21	Atilla	Coffee, Coffee	Mo 33004
22	Greg Brown	Good Morning Coffee	If I Had Known
23	Kim Lenz	Percolate	Slowly Speeding
24	Julie London	Black Coffee	36 All-Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
25	Ruth Etting	You're The Cream In My Coffee	Love Me or Leave Me CD1
26	Brook Benton	Another Cup Of Coffee	Best Of Brook Benton
27	The Boswell Sisters	Coffee In The Morning And Kisses In The Night [Album Version]	That's How Rhythm Was Born
28	Emmett Miller	You're The Cream In My Coffee	Minstrel Man From Georgia
29	The Larks	Coffee, Cigarettes And Tears	Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]
30	Bellevue Cadillac	Cuppa Joe	Hipsters, Zoots & Wingtips, Vol. 3
31	Lefty Frizzell	Cigarettes and Coffee Blues	Life's Like Poetry (Disc 5)
32	Otis Redding	Cigarettes And Coffee	Oxford American Southern Music Issue Vol. 25
33	Neil Young + Promise of the Real	A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop	The Monsanto Years

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock

Rhythm Roller Coaster

April 6, 2024 Dave

Swing and jazz music of the late 1930s had just enough time to raise a small ruckus before the second World War broke out. After a celebratory wave swept the nation, there was a need for more of the same but with an upbeat but harder drive to it. It didn’t take long for pre-rock R&B to become popular across demographics as it would gain significant traction among urban youth, particularly in the central hubs of New York, Chicago, Detroit, LA, and New Orleans. This week’s show features a roller coaster of great sounds including tracks from Varetta Dillard, The Lollypoppers, The Flairs, and Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs. You don’t want to miss this wild ride.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Big Joe Turner	Love Roller Coaster	Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
3	Big Maybelle	Whole Lot-Ta Shakin' Goin' On	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
4	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Working	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
5	Mabel Scott	Elevator Boogie	Swing Baby Swing!: House Rocking Swing and Jump Jive Boogie
6	Etta James	Spoonful	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
7	Shirley Gunter & The Queens	Oop Shoop	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
8	LaVern Baker	You'd Better Find	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]
9	Little Esther & the Dominoes	The Deacon Moves In	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
10	Ruth Brown	This Little Girls Gone Rockin'	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
11	The Drifters With Clyde McPhatter	Such A Night	Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
12	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
13	Tabby Thomas	I'd Love To Tell	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
14	Louis Jordan	Roc Doc	From the Ghetto
15	Fats Domino	Don't Come Knockin'	Rhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick Blues
16	The Flairs	She Wants To Rock	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
17	Titus Turner	Hungry Man	Exotic Blues & Rhythm Volume 7 & 8 Boom-A-Lay & Chug-A-Lug
18	Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs	Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman)	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
19	The Lollypoppers	A Bottle of Pop	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
20	Julia Lee	Tell Me Daddy	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
21	Varetta Dillard	Them Their Eyes	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
22	Varetta Dillard	Mercy, Mr. Percy	The Lovin' Bird
23	Varetta Dillard	Promise Mr Thomas	From the Ghetto
24	Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody)	Sweet Man	Were Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949
25	Chuck Willis & His Orchestra	Lawdy Miss Mary	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
26	Champion Jack Dupree	Shim Sham Shimmy	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 15]
27	Little Willie John	Leave My Kitten Alone	Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 10]
28	Gladys Hill	Please Don't Touch My Bowl	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
29	Young Jessie	Shuffle In The Gravel	From the Ghetto
30	Roy Milton	Rhythm Cocktail	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
31	The Ravens	Midnight Blues	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
32	The Blenders	Don't Play Around with Love	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
33	The Ebonaires	Lawd, Lawd, Lawd	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
34	Cab Calloway	Gambler's Guitar	Rhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick Blues
35	Gloria Gunter	Move On Out	Cat Scratchin'
36	The Coasters	Yakety Yak	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
37	The Coasters	Run Red Run	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
38	Big Joe Turner	Flip Flop And Fly	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]
39	Big Joe Turner	Well, All Right	Big Joe Rocks
40	Big Joe Turner	Midnight Special Train	Atlantic Rock & Roll

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Theme Time

Space Race Rock

March 29, 2024 Dave

What a time it was. The surprise of Sputnik in the early fifties led to a space race, a technological competition that had a profound impact on popular music (not to mention popular culture), providing musicians (and would-be musicians) a rich source of inspiration and contributed to some of the most iconic, as well as comic and out of this world, songs of the era. Themes of space travel, the moon and Mars, and even flying saucers were rampant on the airwaves. And one can only ascribe the fear of aliens to the number attempted novelty bits that reflected that trepidation. Laughter is, after all, a natural way for fear to be released in humankind. This week we’ll be sharing some of the classics, as well as the unknowns, including Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders, The Drivers, Merv Griffin, The Big Bopper, Dave & The Detomics and quite a few more that even if we were to share their names, you’d probably scratch your head anyway.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Mello-Tones	Flying Saucer	Vocal Groups
3	Jerry Engler	Sputnik (Satellite Girl)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)
4	Harmonica George	Sputnik Music	This Is The Blues Harmonica
5	Roosevelt Sykes	Sputnik Baby	Voodoo Lou
6	Astronaut Neil Armstrong	The Moon Landing	Great Speeches of The 20th Century – Volume 3 – the Dreams, Inspirations & Accomplishments
7	Gil Scott-Heron	Whitey On The Moon	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
8	Hightower, Dean (George Barnes)	Moon Rocket	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
9	Chris Kenner	Rocket To The Moon	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
10	The Drivers	My Astronaut	The King Records Story – Part 1
11	Johnny Greco	Rocket Ride	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
12	Vernon Green & The Medallions	Rocket Ship	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
13	Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders	My Satellite	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
14	The Larks	Rockin' In The Rocket Room	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
15	Educational	Duck and Cover	Educational
16	The Tornados	Telstar	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
17	Jimmie Haskell & His Orchestra	Rockin' In The Orbit (Space Satellite)	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
18	Don Lang & His Frantic Five	Red Planet Rock	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
19	Speedy West	Space Man In Orbit	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
20	Joe Montgomery	Planetary Run	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
21	Galen Denny	Gonna Build A Rocket	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
22	Merv Griffin	The Screamin' Meemies From Planet 'X'	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
23	The Royal Guardsmen	Smallest Astronaut	The Best of the Royal Guardsmen
24	Sheb Wooley	The Purple People Eater	Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 1]
25	The Big Bopper	The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor	The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 2
26	John Mauceri: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra	Herrmann: Outer Space [From "The Day the Earth Stood Still"]	Journey To The Stars: A Sci-fi Fantasy Adventure [John Mauceri The Sound of Hollywood Vol. 10]
27	Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra	Men Into Space	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
28	Billy Riley, The Little Green Men	Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
29	The Marketts	Out of Limits	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
30	Nervous Norvus	Kibble Kibble (The Flying Saucer Song)	Stone Age Woo
31	Freddy Sunder	Flying Saucers	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
32	Dave & The Detomics	Detomic Orbit	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
33	The Equadors	Sputnik Dance	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
34	Leonard Nimoy	A Visit To A Sad Planet	Spaced Out – The Best of Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner
35	Lightnin' Hopkins	Happy Blues For John Glenn	The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 3]
36	David Rose & His Orchestra	Forbidden Planet	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
37	David Bowie	Space Oddity	Singles: 1969-1993 Disc 1

A Century of America's Music