He was a member of Nashville’s A-Team. He invented the electric guitar ‘fuzz’ effect by accident in a Marty Robbins recording session. He played on some of the most recognizable hit songs and landmark albums; not just country but rock, soul, folk, country rock and released some jazz guitar albums of his own. You can hear his work day in and day out: the Spanish-style acoustic work on Marty’s El Paso, the opening and unforgettable lick on Roy Orbison’s Oh Pretty Woman, plus dozens upon dozens more. He was one of the most sought after session men in the industry. Oh, and his jazz work with Mancini, Hirt and Fountain were followed by a gig as session leader for Vanguard Records’ album releases of Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Country Joe. If there’s a word that goes a step beyond prolific, it describes Grady Martin. Join us for a show that celebrates the legend.
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Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman
Shades of Roy Orbison
3
Grady Martin & Don Cherry
Long John Boogie
Grady Martin
4
Mimi Roman
Little Lovin'
Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 1
5
Patsy Cline
Stop, Look and Listen
Rockin' Patsy
6
Janis Martin
Will You Willyum
Grady Martin
7
Roy Hall
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Grady Martin
8
Red Foley
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
9
Red Foley, Grady Martin
Pinball Boogie
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
10
Red Foley
My Window Faces South
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
11
Burl Ives With Grady Martin & His Slew Foot Five
Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
12
Marvin Rainwater
Whole Lotta Woman
Whole Lotta Woman
13
Jimmy Lloyd
Where The Rio De Rosa Flows
Grady Martin
14
Red Sovine
How Do You Think I Feel
Grady Martin
15
Brenda Lee
Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)
Brenda Lee Rocks
16
Johnny Horton
I'm Coming Home
Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)
17
Johnny Burnette
The Train Kept A Rollin'
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
18
Warner Mack
Roc-A-Chicka
Rock'N'Roll & Rock-A-Billy Inferno
19
Autry Inman
Mary Nell
Grady Martin
20
Marty Robbins
Don't Worry
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
21
Lefty Frizzell
Saginaw, Michigan (Grady Martin)
Classic Country
22
Marty Robbins
El Paso
A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)
23
Elvis Presley
Please Don't Drag That String Around
From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
24
Joe Henderson
Snap Your FIngers
Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
25
Ray Price
For The Good Times
Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound
26
Brenda Lee
I'm Sorry
Miss Dynamite
27
Jeanne Pruett
Satin Sheets
Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
28
Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner's Daughter
Classic Country: 1970-1974
29
Willie Nelson
On The Road Again
One Hell Of A Ride
30
Sammi Smith
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Country Ladies
31
Conway Twitty
Don't Cry No More
Grady Martin
32
Johnny Horton
Honky Tonk Man
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
A sleepy time themed collection this week as we take a deep dive into classic sounds from the past and present, all with a blend of sentiments we hold close as midnight approaches. We’ll have some old doo wop and early rock chestnuts from Jesse Belvin, The Fleetwoods, The Valentines and The Spaniels with just the right amount of rock, R&B and country. That means a little bit of Fats Domino, some rockabilly from Charline Arthur and Sonny Burgess, middling pop from Doris Day, Jimmy Durant and Dean Martin in store. Little Jimmy Dickens, Milton Brown and Swamp Dogg will also fill the air with country and blues. Friday mornings are the time to tune in for a fresh dose of America’s music from the past 100 years hear on KOWS-LP, Occidental, streaming to all of Planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Be sure to install the Radio Rethink app on your Apple device and look us up. We’d be glad to have you.
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Fats Domino
Sleeping on the Job
This Is Gold Disc 2
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Doris Day
A Little Kiss Goodnight
The Vintage Years Part Two
4
Jimmy Durante
I'll See You in My Dreams
As Time Goes By: Best of
5
Dean Martin
I Love the Way You Say Goodnight
Cocktail Hour Disc 2
6
Les Paul and The Andrews Sisters feat Vic Schoen & His Orchestra
It's A Pity To Say Goodnight
Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]
7
Linda Scott
Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?
The Complete Hits Of Linda Scott
8
The Spaniels
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
9
The Valentines
Don't Say Goodnight
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
10
Jesse Belvin
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)
Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats
11
The Fleetwoods
(Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams
Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
12
Roy Orbison
Goodnight
The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
13
Aaron Neville
I Bid You Goodnight
Warm Your Heart
14
Los Lobos
Goodnight My Love
La Bamba
15
North Mississippi Allstars
Bid You Goodnight
Prayer for Peace
16
Harry Nilsson
Are You Sleeping?
The Point!
17
The Tokens
Dream Angel Goodnight
Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens
18
The Weavers
Goodnight Irene
Best Of Decca Years
19
Charline Arthur
Kiss The Baby Goodnight
Welcome To The Club
20
Little Jimmy Dickens
A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed
Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
21
Sonny Burgess
A Kiss Goodnight
Rock n' Roll Legend
22
Swamp Dogg
Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis)
Sorry You Couldn't Make It
23
Los Lobos
Let's Say Goodnight
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
24
Loudon Wainwright III
Where the Whippoorwill is Whispering Goodnight
High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project
25
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
A Thousand Goodnights
Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
26
Hank Snow
Goodnight Little Buckaroo
We'll Never Say Goodbye
27
Johnnie Taylor
Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed [Single Version]
The Very Best Of Johnnie Taylor
28
Shirelles
Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye
The Shirelles
29
The McGuire Sisters
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
The Mid-'50s
30
Barbara Mandrell
Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1]
31
Vera Lynn
Goodnight Children Everywhere
A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
32
The Gumm Sisters
Where The Butterflies Kiss The Buttercups Goodnight
This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.
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Little Milton
We're Gonna Make It
Chess Blues Disc 4
3
Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2]
4
Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
5
Cat Power
Aretha, Sing One For Me
Jukebox
6
Aretha Franklin
Don't Play That Song
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
7
Jimmy Reed
Hush-Hush
The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics
8
Willie Nelson
I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
A Beautiful Time
9
Chris Isaak
Only the Lonely
Baja Sessions
10
J.J. Cale
I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Okie
11
Pokey LaFarge
Home Home Home
Rhumba Country
12
The Mavericks
That's Not My Name
Suited Up and Ready… – EP
13
Esquivel
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
14
The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band
The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
15
Bob Moore & His Orchestra
Mexico
Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
16
Louis Jordan
Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
Number Ones
17
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
18
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Spanish Flea
Definitive Hits
19
Herbie Hancock
Rockit
Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1]
20
Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson
It's A Lovely Day Today
Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
21
Julie London
Watermelon Man
Wild Cool and Swingin'
22
Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
Vol. 3-Blues Roots
23
B.B. King
Why I Sing the Blues
Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
24
Gale Garnett
We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2]
It’s our annual look back paying respect to some of the greats who we lost this past year. We find ourselves saying goodbye to a number of artists who contributed in their own way to America’s popular culture…in music. I’ll be sharing the names of the many contributors from the halls of country, jazz, pop, rock, and beyond. Time demands a filter which is based on direct lines of roots descent; either by song selection, expression of a genre, or by Americana popular cultural influence. I’m going to try to keep the talk to a minimum so I can catch you up on many of the artists…and I’m also going to be limiting some of the music to 30 second clips because, frankly…this was another year of loss. ….and I’m sure there are more of the obscure that we just couldn’t fit into our roll call. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
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Bill Hayes
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Your Hit Parade – 1955
3
Les McCann
Blues 5
Drivin' Blues
4
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Mas Que Nada
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
5
Quincy Jones
Soul Bossa Nova
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
6
Chita Rivera
All That Jazz
Ultimate Broadway
7
Steve Lawrence
Pretty Blue Eyes
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
8
Mitzi Gaynor
Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (South Pacific)
Golden Memories of Stage & Screen – Disk 2
9
Jack Jones
This Could Be the Start of Something
Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
10
James Darren
Goodbye Cruel World
The Best Of James Darren
11
The Collins Kids
Hot Rod
The Oxford American Southern Music CD No. 6
12
The Shangri-Las
Sophisticated Boom Boom
Myrmidons of Melodrama
13
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
14
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Especially for You / Girls! Girls ! Girls!
15
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
A Little Too Much
Book of Love – The Argo Records Story [Disc 1]
16
Cissy Houston
Deep River/Campground
Testify! The Gospel Box
17
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
Stay
Doo Wop Box Disc 4
18
Marlena Shaw
Go Away Little Boy
Chess Uptown Soul
19
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Ultimate Collection
20
The Spinners
It's a Shame
One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
21
Melanie
Brand New Key
70s Music Explosion – Miracles
22
J.D. Souther
You're Only Lonely
You're Only Lonely
23
Martin Mull
Eggs
Martin Mull
24
Moby Grape
8:05
Moby Grape
25
The Grateful Dead
Box of Rain
American Beauty
26
John Mayall
Room to Move
The Turning Point
27
The Allman Brothers Band
Revival
Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
28
Dave Loggins
Please Come To Boston
Classic Soft Rock [Disc 2]
29
It's a Beautiful Day
White Bird
Walk on the Moon
30
Brewer & Shipley
One Toke Over The Line
70s Music Explosion
31
Eric Carmen
Hungry Eyes
The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection: The Flame [Disc 2]
32
Greg Kihn
The Breakup Song (Re-Recorded)
True Kihnfessions (Re-Recorded Versions)
33
Mojo Nixon
Elvis Is Everywhere
Bo-Day-Shus!!!
34
Kinky Friedman
Rapid City, South Dakota
Kinky Friedman
35
The Oak Ridge Boys
Elvira
The Best Of Classic Country 80's
36
Kris Kristofferson
Me And Bobby McGee
Kristofferson
37
Toby Keith/Willie Nelson
Beer for My Horses
Lost Highway
38
Jo-El Sonnier
Tear-Stained Letter
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
39
Happy Traum
Church Street Blues (feat. Byron Isaacs, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams)
Just For the Love Of It
40
Rick Nelson
Travelin' Man
The Best of Rick Nelson, Vol. 2
41
Malcolm Holcombe
Bits and Pieces
Bits & Pieces
42
Barbara Dane
I Hate the Capitalist System
I Hate the Capitalist System
43
John "Spider John" Koerner
Duncan and Brady
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 3]
44
MC5
The American Ruse
Jon Savage's 1969-1971: Rock Dreams On 45 [Disc 2]
45
Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
Best Of NRJ
46
Monty Norman
James Bond Theme
Dr. No
47
Rachel Sweet
Everlasting Love
Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet
48
Ella Jenkins & Nannie McNeil
How Do You Do Ev'rybody? (Greeting Shout)
The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 1]
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future…and it’s tickin’ tickin’ tickin’, too. Steve Miller certainly summed it up and our theme this week is all about the passing of time, events that take place in time, biding our time, and recalling a time. We’ll be making a swing through a number of genres and performers including Little Joe, Booker T., Bobby Bare, Evie Sands, Tom Waits and Harry James. But there’s plenty more including classic country, mid-to-late century rock n’ roll, folkie business, and the sweet torch songs that take us back. We’ve chosen to forego the Christmas celebrations because, for the most part, we can hear it elsewhere and the season is a short one with some desperation on the doorstep. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
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Steve Miller Band
Fly Like An Eagle (2006 Digital Remaster)
Fly Like An Eagle – 30th Anniversary
3
Little Joe Cook
It's Been a Long Time
Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)
4
Steve Forbert
It's Been a Long Time
Young Guitar Days
5
Harry James & His Orchestra
Its Been A Long Long Time
The Women of WW2 [V 4]
6
Ella Mae Morse
A Long Time Ago
Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 5]
7
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone
Crosby, Stills & Nash
8
Tom Waits
Time
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
9
Mick Lloyd
A Long Long Time Ago
…Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008
10
Los Lobos Feat. Dave Alvin
Somewhere In Time
The Ride
11
Charley Crockett
Time of the Cottonwood Trees
The Man from Waco
12
Connie Smith
Plenty of Time
1970-1971 (Warped 7108F)
13
Evie Sands
Untill It's Time For You To Go
Any Way That You Want Me
14
Junior Brown
Baby Let The Bad Times Be
12 Shades of Brown
15
The Louvin Brothers
Are You Wasting My Time
Long Play Collection
16
Don Williams
Tulsa Time
The Definitive Collection
17
Bobby Bare
One Day at a Time (1965)
All American Boy – CD 4
18
Willie Nelson
Healing Hands of Time
Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash vol. 2
19
Danny Dill
He's Biding His Time
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
20
Bob Dylan
Time Passes Slowly
Biograph Disc 3
21
Dwight Yoakam
Just Passin' Time
Blame The Vain
22
The Sweetback Sisters
King Of Killing Time
King Of Killing Time
23
Harry Nilsson
As Time Goes By
All-Time Greatest Hits
24
Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter
As Time Goes By
Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1]
25
The Platters
Twilight Time
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
The 1950s were an incredibly vibrant decade for music, clearly a reflection of a post-war energy and relief. Urban jazz, the bright lights of broadway, and the crooning magic moments that lept off the silver screen were a paradox to the golden age of country music, the passionate rhythm of swing and R&B and, of course, the new audiences celebrating youth at sock hops, malt shops and sleepovers. It was an age of celebration and discovery if you were young; an age of culture shock if you weren’t. This week on Deeper Roots, we’ll tiptoe through the sounds of Dave Brubeck, Dion, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and a host of others who planted their flag in the decade of the fifties. An unusual playlist for sure. Drop on by and try to get past the fact that Black Friday will soon be over and holiday madness gets into full swing.
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Rosemary Clooney
Hey There
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
3
Peggy Lee
Bali Ha'i
American Beauty
4
Doris Day
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
5
Sarah Vaughan
Lover Man
Great American Songbook
6
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Blue Note Blend: On The Count Of 3
7
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take Five
Pop Memories of the '60s
8
The Champs
Tequila
Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
9
Duane Eddy
Rebel Rouser
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
10
Santo & Johnny
Sleepwalk
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
11
Hank Williams
Hey, Good Lookin'
24 Greatest
12
Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line
Original Greatest Hits
13
Porter Wagoner
A Satisfied Mind
A Slice Of Life & Satisfied Mind
14
Dion
I Wonder Why
Doo Wop Box Disc 3
15
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
16
The Bobbettes
Mr. Lee
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
17
The Fleetwoods
Come Softly To Me
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
18
The Platters
Only You (And You Alone)
All-Time Greatest Hits
19
The Platters
The Great Pretender
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
20
Fats Domino
Blueberry Hill
This Is Fats Domino
21
Frankie Avalon
Venus
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
22
Ricky Nelson
Lonesome Town
Destination Lonely Street
23
Ricky Nelson
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
24
Paul Anka
Diana
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
25
Elvis Presley
Don't Be Cruel
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
26
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Blowing The Fuse: 1956
27
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
28
Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
29
Bill Haley & The Comets
Rock Around The Clock
Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
30
Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)
31
Danny & the Juniors
At the Hop
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
32
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
The past century’s puritanical interlopers, better known as the ‘thought police’, have had their way with music. And we’re not talking about just the lyrics (which will no doubt be the source of most of the songs in the show today)…whether that be the sound of the saxophone or Link Wray’s sinister fuzz and feedback…telling us how to think or suggesting that your children would be swayed to the dark side due a mention of Susie getting home past curfew. It’s an age old problem. It’s really stinkin’ thinkin’ if you’d have asked Frank Zappa. And someone did and summarized his opinions thusly: “Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate their sexuality.” All the songs this week suffered from some form of censorship, whether corporate or governmental. And we’re going to play them…damned be the fools.
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.
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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
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.
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Artist
Title
Album
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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)
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.
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Album
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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
