Category Archives: American Popular

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]

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

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)

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.)

Sixties Songbirds

September 20, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

From the cool and sultry lounge sounds smothered in smoke to the soul venues that celebrated love and all its pitfalls, we bring you the songbirds this week. We’ll be exploring vocalists, known and unknown, that delivered the goods in the first few years of the 1960s. Rock ‘n roll was finding its foothold at the same time as soul music was beginning to bust out in a big way. You’ll be hearing some you know and some you don’t in this week’s Deeper Roots. Yeah, we’ve got The Chordettes, Brenda Lee and The Shirelles but we’ve also got some very special gems from Helen Shapiro, Judy Thomas, Kitty Ford and Betty O’Brian this week. We’ll run a chronological marathon from 1960 to 1963, ignoring the genre guardrails as we make our way along. Hope you can join in on the fun.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra	Takin' Care Of Business	Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3)
3	Connie Francis	My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own	Your Hit Parade – Into the '60S
4	The Shirelles	Welcome Home Baby	The Shirelles 1958-1962 As, Bs, Hits and Rarities
5	Shirley Bassey	The Party's Over	We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
6	The Chordettes	Never On Sunday	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
7	The Marvelettes	Way Over There	100 Northern Soul Classics
8	Diana Ross & The Supremes	Those D.J. Shows	25th Anniversary [Disc 2]
9	Tammy Montgomery	It's Mine	100 Northern Soul Classics
10	Ann-Margret	I Just Don't Understand	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
11	Kitty Ford	Don't Play No. 9	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
12	Sarah Vaughan	True Believer	Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
13	Betty O' Brian	She'll Be Gone	100 Northern Soul Classics
14	Brenda Lee	You Can Depend On Me	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
15	Helen Shapiro	Little Miss Lonely	Halfway To Paradise_ The Epic Records Story
16	Helen Shapiro	Tell Me What He Said	Girl Power – Vol. 3
17	The Pips	Every Beat Of My Heart	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
18	The Shirelles	A Teardrop and a Lollipop	The Shirelles 1958-1962 As, Bs, Hits and Rarities
19	Timi Yuro	Count Everything	I'm So Hurt
20	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
21	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Open Your Heart	Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966)
22	Aretha Franklin	Just For A Thrill	Jazz To Soul [Disc 1]
23	Cathy Carroll	Young Ones	New Discgems From Warner Brothers
24	Judy Thomas	Never Say Devil Woman	Stampede! The United Artists Story
25	Barbara Stephens	Wait a Minute	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (1 of 9)
26	Linda Hopkins	Mama's Doin' The Twist	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
27	Christine Quaite	Your Nose Is Gonna Grow	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
28	Timi Yuro	What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)	The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)
29	Joy Dawn	Hang It Up	Ask The Girl Who Knows – Best 1958-1969 – Remaster
30	Claudine Clark	Who Will You Hurt?	Ask The Girl Who Knows – Best 1958-1969 – Remaster
31	Ann-Margret	Let Me Entertain You	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
32	Miss X	Christine	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
33	Barbara & the Boys	Hooty Sapperticker	Las Vegas Grind Part 1
34	Glenda & Glen	Voodoo Doll	Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
35	Betty Harris	Cry To Me	Birth Of Soul: 2

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Theme Time, Urban Blues

Deeper Roots of Rock

August 10, 2025 Dave

Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we’re spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We’ll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We’ll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don’t miss a wailin’, rockin’ morning here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Big Joe Turner	Roll 'em Pete	Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
3	Champion Jack Dupree	Junker's Blues	Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59)
4	Joe Liggins	The Honeydripper Part 1	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
5	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Strange Things Happening Every Day	Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
6	Charles Brown	Driftin' Blues	Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
7	Hadda Brooks	Swingin' The Boogie	I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
8	The Ravens	Write Me A Letter	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9	T-Bone Walker	Call It Stormy Monday	Raw Blues
10	Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends	Snatch It And Grab It	Kuties And Krooners
11	Roy Brown	Good Rockin' Tonight	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
12	John Lee Hooker	Boogie Chillen	The Definitive Collection
13	Amos Milburn	Chicken Shack Boogie	Devil in a Blue Dress
14	Goree Carter & His Hepcats	Rock Awhile	Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
15	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002]	That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series)
16	Percy Mayfield	Please Send Me Someone To Love	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
17	Tiny Bradshaw	The Train Kept a-Rollin'	Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
18	Sticks McGhee	Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee	The Atlantic Story [UK]
19	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
20	Little Junior Parker	Mystery Train	MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
21	Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy	Drunk	Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
22	Muddy Waters	Got My Mojo Workin	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
23	Little Walter	My Babe	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
24	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Don't Start Me Talkin'	Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues
25	Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
26	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Number Ones
27	John Lee Hooker	Dimples	The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
28	Slim Harpo	I Got Love If You Want It	Roll Your Moneymaker
29	Lazy Lester	I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
30	Ray Charles	Night Time Is the Right Time	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
31	Bo Diddley	Say Man	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
32	Billy Boy Arnold	I Ain't Got You	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
33	Sonny Boy Williamson	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	The History of Rhythm & Blues 1925-1942

Twist & Shout

August 2, 2025 Dave

A little bit of twisting and a little bit of shouting…as well as some gospel rhythms, hand clapping, and some back beat rhythms from the gulf and whole lot more. This week’s show will be a free form extravaganza which means there’s a bright day ahead, as always. My springboard was an afternoon’s listen to the music of David Lindley who, in addition to being a fine musician, he had extraordinary taste in music. We’ll hear some gospel tracks from Sister Marie Knight and the Reverend James Cleveland, classic funk and soul from The Temptations, Billy Butler and The Isleys. We’ll also spinning up some Wild Tchoupitoulas, Otis Rush and be featuring some three-time track samples and a brand new track from the 30th anniversary release of John Prine’s Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, slated for release in early September. There’s a whole lot more to share with everyone out there so it’s a good morning to drop in and here a Twist and Shout sample from Top Note going back to 1961…oh yes, as well as a couple David Lindley tracks.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Three Times Seven	Dance Ranch
3	Dave Edmunds	Three Time Loser	Twangin'
4	Corey Glover	Three Time Loser	Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
5	Otis Rush	Three Times a Fool	Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
6	Robert Gordon	Three Alley Cats (feat. Dave Alvin )	Rockabilly for Life
7	Chris Bouchillon	I've Been Married Three Times	1925-1928 (Warped 2690F)
8	David Lindley & El Rayo-X	I Just Can't Work No Longer	Very Greasy
9	Billy Butler & The Enchanters	I Can't Work No Longer	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
10	Top Note	Twist And Shout	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
11	The Isley Brothers	Twist And Shout	Grandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3
12	The Temptations	Don't Look Back	The Temptations [Disc 1]
13	John Lee Hooker	Don't Look Back	The Best Of Friends
14	John Prine	Hey Ah Nothin'	Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
15	John Prine	Lake Marie	Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
16	The Righteous Brothers	Something's Got A Hold On Me	The Moonglow Years
17	Reverend James Cleveland	Something Got A Hold On Me	I Walk With God
18	Johnny Cash	Unclouded Day	Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
19	Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Anita Kerr Singers	There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me	101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
20	Laurie London	The Gospel Train	Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
21	Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio	Trouble In Mind	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
22	David Lindley and Wally Ingram	Oh Death	Twango Bango II
23	David Lindley and Wally Ingram	Shame And Scandal In The Family	Twango Bango III
24	Odetta	Shame And Scandal	Sings Ballads And Blues
25	Waylon Jennings	Jole Blon	Nashville Rebel (1958-1969)
26	Gary U.S. Bonds	Jole Blon	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
27	Wild Tchoupitoulas	Brother John	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
28	John Sebastian	Minglewood Blues	Chasin' Gus' Ghost
29	Grateful Dead	Dire Wolf	Workingman's Dead
30	Fats Domino	Shurah	A Lot Of Dominos

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

Sun Shadows: The Untold Tracks

July 18, 2025 Dave

In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bobbie Jean	Cheaters Never Win	Sun Ballads 1953-62
3	Jack Clement	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
4	Bobbie & the Boys	To Tell the Truth	Sun Ballads 1953-62
5	The Prisonaires	There Is Love in You	Sun Ballads 1953-62
6	The Prisonaires	Just Walking in the Rain	Sun Ballads 1953-62
7	Miller Sisters	Finders Keepers	Sun Ballads 1953-62
8	Miller Sisters	It Only Hurts for a Little While	Sun Ballads 1953-62
9	Roy Orbison	Trying to Get to You	Sun Ballads 1953-62
10	Slim Rhodes Band	Bad Girl	Sun Ballads 1953-62
11	Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)	Take and Give	Sun Ballads 1953-62
12	Slim Rhodes	Do What I Do	The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
13	Ken Cook	I Was a Fool	Sun Ballads 1953-62
14	Ray Smith	Sail Away	Sun Ballads 1953-62
15	Charlie Feathers	So Ashamed	The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
16	Jimmy Williams	That Depends On You	Sun Ballads 1953-62
17	Sonny Burgess	Sweet Misery	Sun Ballads 1953-62
18	Carl Mann	I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be	Sun Ballads 1953-62
19	Tommy Blake	Ballad of a Broken Heart	The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
20	Warren Smith	I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry	Sun Ballads 1953-62
21	Jeanie Greene aka Mary Johnson	River of No Return	Sun Ballads 1953-62
22	Mikki Wilcox	I Know What It Means	Sun Ballads 1953-62
23	Mikki Wilcox	Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues	Sun Ballads 1953-62
24	Barbara Pittman	Two Young Fools in Love	Sun Ballads 1953-62
25	Barbara Pittman	No Matter Who's to Blame	Sun Ballads 1953-62
26	Little Hannah Fay	The Miracle of You	Sun Ballads 1953-62
27	Maggie Sue Wimberly	Daydreams Come True	Sun Ballads 1953-62
28	Harold Jenkins aka Conway Twitty	Just in Time	Sun Ballads 1953-62
29	Vernon Taylor	Breeze	Sun Ballads 1953-62
30	The Sunrays	Love Is a Stranger	Sun Ballads 1953-62
31	The Five Tinos	Sitting By My Window	Sun Ballads 1953-62
32	Scotty Moore & Elvis Presley	How Do You Think I Feel	The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues
33	Harmonica Frank Floyd	Step It Up and Go	The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
34	Smokey Joe Baugh	The Signifying Monkey	The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues

Americana, Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Pop, Free Form, Oldies, Soul

Killer Diller Blues

July 12, 2025 Dave

Join Dave Stroud for another encore edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. With vacation from the show in full swing, he’s taken the time to fill the airwaves with a free form blend of blues, hot rod rock, early century pop, gospel, soul and more. There will be some killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, some pop melodies from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Friday morning in West County. Tune in on your favorite streaming service or the Radio Rethink app…all free for your ears.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Barbara Lewis	Make Me Your Baby	Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
3	The Ravens	My Baby's Gone	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
4	Smiley Lewis	I Hear You Knocking	I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
5	Kay Starr	Kay's Lament	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
6	Kay Starr	Night Train	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
7	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Free At Last	Down In New Orleans
8	The Edwin Hawkins Singers	Oh Happy Day	Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
9	Sam Cooke	Mean Old World	Night Beat
10	The Golden Gate Quartet	Dipsy Doodle	Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
11	Alabama Shakes	Killer Diller Blues	American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
12	Jimmy Liggins	Cadillac Boogie	Jump, Jive & Swing
13	Trailer	Hot Rods to Hell	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
14	Eddie Cochran	C'mon Everybody	Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
15	Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines	I Want a Lavender Cadillac	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
16	Mink Deville	Spanish Stroll	The Mink De Ville Collection
17	Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men	What Does the Deep Sea Say?	Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
18	Mae West	Mister Deep Blue Sea	The Mae West Collection
19	Annette Hanshaw	Moanin' Low	Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
20	David Johansen	Deep Blue Sea	Shaker
21	Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea	One Hour Mama
22	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea	Vintage Collections
23	Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely	Rider in the Rain	Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
24	Barbara Lewis	Hello Stranger	MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
25	John Prine	Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
26	Bob Hope, Bing Crosby	Nothing in Common	Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
27	The Boswell Sisters	That's How Rhythm Was Born	Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
28	Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey	Rhythm Saved The World	The Gems Of Jazz
29	Louis Armstrong	Rhythm Saved The World	Rhythm Saved The World
30	Ethel Smith	Tico Tico	Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
31	The Happenings	I Got Rhythm	The Best Of The Happenings
32	The Americans	Sail Away Ladies	American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
33	The Louvin Brothers	You'll Meet Him In The Clouds	Close Harmony [Disc 6]
34	Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys	Don't Talk To Me About Men	The World Is A Monster

Juke Box Blues

June 29, 2025 Dave

Jukeboxes were not only cultural touchstones and vital engines for the music industry in the forties and fifties, but they also contributed to the democratization of music consumption in a way that radio could not: by allowing people to pay a nickel and choose the exact song they wanted to hear. Radio’s best effort was to feed the listener versus allow the listener to make their own choice. Over a half century later, streaming has become juggernaut replacing the jukebox. Like streaming of today, the jukebox once helped with music discovery driving regional hits and elevating lesser-known artists, turning local favorites into national stars. This week’s show will be a thematic one and, yes, we’re picking the music. But it’s a fun and mixed bag of country, early rock and pop all with the jukebox as centerpiece. Drop into Deeper Roots this morning for some classic Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and Little Richard from the edgy side of the aisle and be ready for upbeat and swinging country from Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Mel Tillis. Tune in for a show that recognizes this cultural phenomenon and proves the old saw “what is old is new again”.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bob King	Rockin' The Jukebox	Rockin' The Jukebox
3	Jimmy Donley	Radio, Jukebox And T.V.	The Precious Years
4	The Marigolds	Juke Box Rock & Roll	The Johnny Bragg Story
5	Shirley & Lee	Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall	Shirley & Lee Rock
6	Katy Moffatt	Stoned At The Jukebox	A Collection Of Drinking Songs
7	Gale Storm	Love By The Jukebox Light	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
8	Roy Orbison	Here Comes That Song Again	Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2]
9	Teresa Brewer	Music! Music! Music!	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
10	Perry Como	Juke Box Baby	Kuties And Krooners
11	The Mills Brothers	I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald)	The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)
12	Jerry Lee Lewis	High School Confidential	The Definitive Collection
13	Little Richard	All Around The World	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
14	Bill Haley	(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock
15	Chuck Berry	Roll Over Beethoven	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
16	Chuck Berry	School Days	The Chess Box Disc 1
17	James Mask & His Impalas	Let The Juke Box Die	Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots
18	BR5-49	A1 On The Jukebox	Dog Days
19	Buck Owens	Put A Quarter In The Jukebox	Hot Dog
20	Buck Owens	A-11	The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
21	Joshua Hedley	Mr. Jukebox	Mr. Jukebox
22	Ernest Tubb	Mr. Jukebox	Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
23	James Hand	In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox	The Truth Will Set You Free
24	George Kent	Hello, I'm A Jukebox	The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
25	Mel Tillis	Jukebox Man (Single Version)	The Best of Mel Tillis
26	Tammy Wynette	Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad	Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
27	Becky Hobbs	Jones On the Jukebox	Best of the Beckaroo – Part One
28	June Carter Cash	Juke Box Blues	Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1
29	Emmylou Harris	Amarillo	Elite Hotel [Bonus Tracks]
30	Charley Crockett	Jukebox Charley	Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley
31	Pee Wee King	Juke Box Blues	Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin'
32	Anita Carter	That's What Makes the Juke Box Play	1950-1955 (Warped 5051)
33	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	Juke Box Saturday Night	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
34	Bill Haley with the Saddlemen	Jukebox Cannonball	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint
35	Luke Wills Rhythm Busters	A Nickel In The Jukebox	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys

A Century of America's Music