Category Archives: Early Rock

Dustbin Dynamite

A bit of a departure this week as we celebrate a mix of mayhem from the fuzzed out garage bands, greasy ducktails, oddball instrumentalists and mostly mondo misses tempered with a good dose of surf confection this week. We’re celebrating the three chord sensibilities of mid-century rock and roll rockabilly, surf, and proto-punk spit-ballers. They’re pulling out some wailing sax solos, fuzzed out bass beach thumpers, and some tongue-in-cheek easy listening to spin you around in your chair on an October Friday morning. You’ll be entertained by the likes of Tony Casanova, Sparkle Moore, Little Carolyn Sue, and Wild Bill and the Blue Denims…a forgotten list of lost culture that will take you down a rabbit hole that you hope might never end…or maybe just the opposite. This week’s show is dynamite from the dustbin of minor labels and first time producers that can only make the grade on Community Radio. Tune in for some mondo fuzz mayhem.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Ronnie Dee Action Packed Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
3Bobby Troup Seventh Son Make Mine Mondo Amazon
4Rock-A-Tones One More Chance Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
5Annette Funicello Bikini Beach Party Good Old Summertime Amazon
6Red Prysock Hand Clappin' Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
7Jim Backus & Friend Delicious Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
8The Interiors Voodoo Doll Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
9The Bikinis Crazy Vibrations Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
10Gary Warren Midnight Rain Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
11The Three Suns Tequila Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
12The Invaders Shock Treatment Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
13Freddie & The Hitch Hikers Sinners Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
14The Duals Lover's Satellite Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
15Sparkle Moore Skull & Crossbones Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
16Mamie Van Doren Seperate The Men From The Boys Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
17Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies) Camel Walk Make Mine Mondo Amazon
18Rusty Draper & Lola Dee Scratch My Back Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
19Tarheel Slim Number Nine Train Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon
20Robin Hood Brians Dis A Itty Bit Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
21Tony Casanova Boogie Woogie Feeling Make Mine Mondo Amazon
22Don & The Galaxiex Avalanche Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection Amazon
23Jan & Dean Surf Route 101 Popsicle Amazon
24Bobby Fry Grandchus Make Mine Mondo Amazon
25Si Zentner Walk on the Wild Side Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene Amazon
26Johnny Durain & The Cytones Shang-Dang-Doo Make Mine Mondo Amazon
27The Surfaris Surfer Joe [Long Version] Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1 Amazon
28Voice Farm Come On-A My House Bigger Cooler Weirder Amazon
29Mouse A Public Execution Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia Amazon
30The Bobbettes I Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1) War Paint – The Gone Records Story Amazon
3113th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia Amazon
32Bob Callaway Tick Tock Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
33The Tornadoes Maleguena Bustin' Surfboards Amazon
34Little Carolyn Sue I Hate Men Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1 Amazon
35Martin Denny Cool Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood Amazon
36Ann-Margret Let Me Entertain You Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon

R&B Boogie Woogie

Drop by to play along with the second of a two-part episode exploring an eclectic blend of boogie woogie, in the key of rhythm and blues. There will be enough piano pounding, toe-tapping, and slick percussion to feed the need for musical speed in our show this week. The usual suspects will keep the line moving and we’ll also bring out some old favorites including performances from Hadda Brooks, Gladys Bentley, Oscar’s Chicago Swingers, Rosco Gordon and Albert Ammons. This second episode keeps true to the sound that surfaced in the early century, blending juke joint rhythms and house party dance celebrations. Be sure to check us out on our new web site player or at the Live365 web site.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Freddie Slack Rockin' The Boogie Boogie Woogie [Disc 8] Amazon
3Joe Lutcher Rockin' Boogie (04-19-47) 1947 Amazon
4The Treniers Rock-a-Beatin Boogie Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] Amazon
5Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
6Rosco Gordon T Model Boogie Let's Get High (B) Amazon
7Hadda Brooks Swingin' The Boogie I've Got News For You [Disc 2] Amazon
8Nellie Lutcher Lake Charles Boogie Hurry On Down Amazon
9Gladys Bentley Boogie'n My Woogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
10Mabel Scott Baseball Boogie Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording Amazon
11Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings Boogie Woogie Stomp Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
12Champion Jack Dupree Dupree Shake Dance Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
13Pinetop Perkins Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Let's Drink Some Juice… Amazon
14Little Brother Montgomery No Special Rider Blues Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
15Roosevelt Sykes Blues n' Boogie Chicago Boogie Amazon
16Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Dripper's Boogie Vol. 2 – Dripper's Boogie Amazon
17Amos Milburn Roomin' House Boogie Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
18Roy Brown Boogie Woogie Blues Good Rockin' Tonight Amazon
19Sir Charles Thompson Mister Boogie Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
20Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Tamburitza Boogie Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1949 – 1950 Amazon
21Brownie McGhee Robbie-Doby Boogie Savoy Blues 1948-1954 [Disc 2] Amazon
22Frankie Lee Sims She Likes to Boogie Real Slow Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
23Roy Milton Milton's Boogie Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
24Jake Porter Jake's Boogie in D Flat Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
25Joey Thomas Hobo Boogie Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
26Oscar's Chicago Swingers I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie Now Them Dirty Blues [Disc 2] Amazon
27Professor Longhair Boogie Woogie New Orleans Piano Amazon
28Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Jitterbug Boogie Just For A Thrill / Live Amazon
29Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson Old Maid's Boogie Down Home Blues Amazon
30Little Walter Boogie Lone Star Amazon
31Annisteen Allen Bongo Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
32Amos Milburn Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon

9 Volt Heart

Deeper Roots goes free form this week with some classic country and blues right alongside tradition. From Pee Wee King to Memphis Minnie and Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks to Chuck Wills…we’ve got the goods. We’ll fill our Friday two hours with a delightful collection of music from the past one hundred years, live from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Got some sugar, radio memories, gospel rafter-raisers, and a track from Luke the Drifter…and remember….ninety-nine and a half just won’t do when you’re listening to the radio. Which is why we give you a hundred percent here on community radio. An eclectic blend of sounds that takes you back to the little Zenith or Silvertone that you put up to your ear, driven by that two-pronged nine-volt heart. Join us for some memories.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Charlie Musselwhite Christo Redemptor Stand Back! Amazon
3The Iguanas 9 Volt Heart Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart Amazon
4Dave Alvin Border Radio Romeo's Escape Amazon
5Merle Haggard And The Strangers Silver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06) Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard Amazon
6Rosanne Cash Black Cadillac Black Cadillac Amazon
7Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory) Catty Town Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks Amazon
8Little Jimmy Dickens Country Boy Honky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1] Amazon
9Hank Williams No, No Joe Beyond The Sunset Amazon
10The Spare Change Boys Policeman Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
11Peetie Wheatstraw Doin' The Best I Can (Take A) Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4 Amazon
12Barbecue Bob It Just Won't Hay Barbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929) Amazon
13Reverend Pearly Brown Ninety Nine And A Half Won't Do The Essential Guide To Gospel Amazon
14Bo Diddley Diddy Wah Diddy Bo Knows Bo Amazon
15Lead Belly Black Betty Lead Belly's Last Sessions Amazon
16Memphis Minnie New Dirty Dozen Queen Of Country Blues Amazon
17Charles Brown Don't Get Salty Sugar The Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon
18Chuck Willis Sugar Sugar I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll Amazon
19Ray Batts Stealin' Sugar Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3] Amazon
20Merle Travis Too Much Sugar For A Dime Hot Pickin' [Disc 2] Amazon
21Mark Spoelstra Sugar Babe, It's All Over Now Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
22Howlin' Wolf My Country Sugar Mama The Real Folk Blues Amazon
23Sister Rosetta Tharpe Up Above My Head Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
24Sister Rosetta Tharpe Shout Sister Shout Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
25Blind Willie McTell Lord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2) Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4 Amazon
26Big Bill Broonzy Hey Hey An Introduction To Big Bill Broonzy Amazon
27Eric Clapton Hey Hey Unplugged Amazon
28Pee Wee King Slow Poke 1974-Country Music Hall Of Fam Amazon
29Les Paul & Mary Ford Tico, Tico Bye Bye Blues/Les and Mary Amazon
30Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Flippin' the Lid Stratosphere Boogie Amazon
31Alden Howard/Dick Hyman I'll See You in My Dreams Sweet and Lowdown Amazon
32Bob Dylan Duquesne Whistle Tempest Amazon
33Peggy Lee Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba Amore d'Italia Amazon
34Hadda Brooks Bully Wully Boogie That's My Desire Amazon

Mean Old World

This week’s show is a free form collection of songs from early, middle and late, all blending tradition, pop, rock ‘n roll, soul, and so much more. Little themes and big ones that bring out the best in us and some old favorites as well. Tune in on Friday at 9 for Deeper Roots and we’ll give you some Mills Brothers, John Prine, Ivory Joe Hunter and John Sebastian…oh yes, a little Bo Diddley and some Bette Davis thrown in. Community Radio in Sonoma County is all about eclectic, non-commercial entertainment with voices of your community there to bring you home. It’s a mean old world but it’s also a big, old goofy one and we’ve got the sounds this week on Deeper Roots to prove it.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers Mean Old World The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon
3Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson I Am The Light Of This World Quah [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
4Lucinda Williams Sweet Old World Sweet Old World Amazon
5Johnny Burnette Big Big World 25 Greatest Hits Amazon
6John Prine It's a Big Old Goofy World The Missing Years Amazon
7Los Lobos We Belong Together La Bamba Amazon
8The Mills Brothers Sixty Seconds Got Together Mills Brothers – Goldent Greats Amazon
9Campus Kids Managua, Nicaragua The Groups Sing [Disc 2] Amazon
10Carmen Miranda Chica Chica Boom Chic The Very Best of Carmen Miranda Amazon
11Sue Foley Cuban Getaway Antone's Women: Bringing You the Best in Blues Amazon
12Dean Martin Memories Are Made Of This Crush On You Amazon
13Nick Lowe Sensitive Man The Old Magic Amazon
14Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan Tennessee Bird Walk Hard To Find 45s On CD: Pop & Country Classics Amazon
15John Sebastian Red-Eye Express The Best Of John Sebastian Amazon
16Dan Penn Don't Lose Your Good Thing The Fame Recordings Amazon
17Ivory Joe Hunter Since I Met You Baby Since I Met You Baby Amazon
18Ollie & The Nightingales I Got A Sure Thing Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] Amazon
19The Spinners It's A Shame The Very Best Of Amazon
20Ann Cole Got My Mo-Jo Working (But It Just Won't Work On You) Jump, Jive & Swing Amazon
21Nat King Cole Mona Lisa 30 Greatest Hits Disc 2 Amazon
22Dinning Sisters Oh Monah Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 1] Amazon
23Bo Diddley Mona Living The Blues – Chicago Blues Giants Amazon
24Bette Davis They're Either Too Young Or Too Old -from Thank Your Lucky Stars Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
25The Prisonaires All Alone And Lonely The Prisonaires – Just Walkin' In The Rain Amazon
26John Prine With Dolores Keane It's A Cheating Situation In Spite Of Ourselves Amazon
27Elvis Presley Viva Las Vegas 2nd To None Amazon
28Jo Stafford I Love You You Belong To Me Amazon
29Boswell Sisters I Thank You Mr. Moon Boswell Sisters Amazon
30Boswell Sisters Stop the Sun Stop the Moon Boswell Sisters Amazon
31Bill Kirchen Valley of the Moon (Album) Word To The Wise Amazon

Breakin’ The Law

Another theme time extravaganza for our listeners on this new Spring morning here in Sonoma County. The theme focuses on bad behavior, poor judgement and legal entanglements that find themselves into the American musical lexicon. Rock, country and blues seem to lean on the theme more than any other with the country stories of cheatin’, stealin’, and petulant pistols being the most common. We’ll be hearing from Johnny Cash, Porter Wagoner, Louis Jordan, Elvis,  The Cadillacs, and a number of others, sharing stories of everything from jaywalking to murder. Oh…and let’s not forget the lawyers. No lawyer jokes, though. Just a little bit of David Lindley, Kitty Wells, and Warren Zevon on visiting day behind the bars…which is every Friday morning at 9 on community radio for Sonoma County.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Willy DeVille Hey Joe Backstreets Of Desire Amazon
3The Leaves Hey Joe Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968 Amazon
4The Bobby Fuller Four I Fought The Law Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4 Amazon
5Dick & Dee Dee Thou Shalt Not Steal The Singles Collection Amazon
6The Cadillacs Jay Walker For Collectors Only (Disc 3) Amazon
7Kitty Wells Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered) Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered) – Single Amazon
8Ray Batts Stealin' Sugar Best of Excello Vol 2: Southern Rhythm & Rock Amazon
9Eilen Jewell If You Catch Me Stealing Letters From Sinners & Strangers Amazon
10Hank Snow The Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa Fe I'm Still Movin' On [Disc 1] Amazon
11Porter Wagoner The Cold Hard Facts of Life The Essential Porter Wagoner Amazon
12Jimmy Littlejohn No Parking Here The World Is A Monster Amazon
13Johnny Cash Out Among the Stars Out Among The Stars Amazon
14Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues Original Greatest Hits Amazon
15The Byrds Pretty Boy Floyd Sweetheart of the Rodeo Amazon
16Joe Ely Miss Bonnie and Mister Clyde Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch Amazon
17Merle Haggard The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1] Amazon
18The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Jesse James Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy Amazon
19Bruce Springsteen Jesse James We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1 Amazon
20New Riders Of The Purple Sage Glendale Train New Riders Of The Purple Sage Amazon
21Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake Nelson In the Jailhouse Now O Brother, Where Art Thou? Amazon
22Rod Morris Alabama Jailhouse Country Boy's Dream Amazon
23Dean Taylor Indiana Wants Me 70s Music Explosion Escape Amazon
24Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Private Property (No Tresspassing) One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions Amazon
25Howling Wolf My Friends aka Stealing My Clothes Sings The Blues Amazon
26David Lindley Talk to the Lawyer Win This Record Amazon
27Warren Zevon Lawyers, Guns and Money A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon Amazon
28Mac Wiseman Bad Ole Philadelphia Lawyer Old Likker In A New Jug Amazon
29Kitty Wells Will Your Lawyer Talk To God Country Music Hall Of Fame Amazon
30Ricky Skaggs Drunken Driver Bluegrass Rules! Amazon
31Goodnight, Texas A Bank Robber's Nursery Rhyme Uncle John Farquhar Amazon
32Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered) Amazon
33Dinah Washington Jailhouse Blues The Bessie Smith Songbook Amazon

Finger Poppin’ Doo Wop

From Big Sandy to Hank Ballard and The Flamingos…here we go on another Deeper Roots Friday morning. High energy rhythm and blues, doo wop, and foot-tapping sounds to celebrate everything that’s happened…and revel in all that hot rockin’ stuff that erupted in the fifties. This week’s episode focuses on playlists that keep the tempo hot and the rug getting cut with slamming sounds from the high side of vocal harmonies. Wild sounds from The Cadets, The Cadillacs, The Larks, The Crests, The Regals, and The Lollypoppers; and that’s just getting the kettle hot. We got your water boiling and we’re gonna cook your goose…and “we ain’t gonna turn you loose”. Rhythm and blues and doo wop from the late century on this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. Drop on by at 92.5 FM or streaming at freespeechnobull.com/listen. We’d love to have you.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Finger Poppin Time Heatin' Up Amazon
3The Regals Got The Water Boiling Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
4Anthony & The Sophomores Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
5Dallas Taylor/The Danderliers Chop Chop Boom The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 1 Amazon
6The Platters Voo Vee Ah Bee Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2 Amazon
7Marvin And Johnny Vip Vop! Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1 Amazon
8The Lollypoppers A Bottle of Pop Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2 Amazon
9The El Dorados At My Front Door The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
10The Crests Trouble in Paradise Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 Amazon
11The Moonglows See Saw (mono) Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection Amazon
12The Moonglows Too Late (mono) Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection Amazon
13The Stereos I Really Love You The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
14Big Sandy Have Love, Will Travel Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4 Amazon
15Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/Sid Bass/The Rob Roys Pizza Pie Doo Wop Box Disc 3 Amazon
16The Flamingos Ko Ko Mo For Collectors Only – Disc 1 Amazon
17Lee Andrews & the Hearts Much Too Much Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3 Amazon
18The Jumpin Jacks Pa-Pa-Ya Baby Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4 Amazon
19The Regents Runaround The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
20The Cobras La La Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats (Bonus Disc) Amazon
21The Chips Rubber Biscuit The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
22Frankie Lymon I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent 'Rock, Rock, Rock' 25 Hits: Frankie Lymon and Teenagers Amazon
23The Ravens Gotta Find My Baby Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3 Amazon
24The Cadillacs Don't Be Mad With My Heart For Collectors Only, Disc 2 Amazon
25The Five Discs Never Let You Go Doo Wop Box Disc 4 Amazon
26The Monarchs Pretty Little Girl The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
27The Moonglows Chickie Um Bah Blue Velvet / The Ultimate Collection CD1 Amazon
28The Larks How Long Must I Wait For You? The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin' Amazon
29The Charts Zoop Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 Amazon
30The Cadets Wiggie Waggie Woo Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3 Amazon
31The Cadillacs Why, Why For Collectors Only, Disc 2 Amazon
32The Edsels Rama Lama Ding Dong The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
33The Ebonaires Lawd, Lawd, Lawd Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1 Amazon
34The Coasters Brazil Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
35The Original Casuals So Tough Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 Amazon
36Vito & The Salutations Unchained Melody The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
37The Cadillacs Sugar Sugar The Cadillacs Meet The Orioles Amazon
38The Swallows Good Time Girls Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4 Amazon
39The Four Deuces W-P-L-J Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon

Girl Groups – 50s & 60s

Soul and rhythm, heartbreak and boy trouble, big hair and sequined dresses. Deeper Roots goes on a romp through the early years of rock and soul sharing the very special talents that filled the AM airwaves of the fifties and sixties. It was almost impossible to select one song from each of these groups but we had to given the time constraints. There were the “Ettes”: The Chordettes, The Bobettes, The Marvelettes, The Ronettes, and The Ikettes; The Angels, The Murmaids, The Crystals, The Jelly Beans, and The Tammys. There were the Detroit sounds, the Wall of Sound, the Brill Building, and the Philly sounds. Perfectly delicious and light-hearted pop and soul from every corner. Tune into for a listen. Two hours of Deeper Roots this week.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Ronettes Be My Baby The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
3Shirley Gunter & The Queens Oop Shoop Shirley Gunter Amazon
4The Chordettes Mr. Sandman Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1) Amazon
5The Teen Queens Eddie, My Love The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
6Patience & Prudence Gonna Get Along Without You Now Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1 Amazon
7The Chordettes Born To Be With You The Best Of The Chordettes Amazon
8The Bobbettes Mr. Lee The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
9The Chantels Maybe Doo Wop Box Disc 3 Amazon
10The Poni-Tails Born Too Late Hit The Road Jack- The ABC-Paramount Story Amazon
11The Paris Sisters I Love How You Love Me Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
12The Shirelles Will You Love Me Tomorrow Malt Shop Memories Save the Last Dance for M Amazon
13The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes Amazon
14The Ikettes I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) The Best of the Ikettes Amazon
15The Crystals He's A Rebel The Best Of The Crystals Amazon
16The Cookies Chains Early Girls: 1 Amazon
17Orlons Don't Hang Up Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Disc 2 Amazon
18The Murmaids Popsicles And Icicles Early Girls: 1 Amazon
19The Jaynetts Sally, Go 'Round The Roses Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2) Amazon
20The Angels My Boyfriend's Back Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1963 Amazon
21The Chiffons One Fine Day Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2) Amazon
22The Crystals Then He Kissed Me The Best Of The Crystals Amazon
23Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) Amazon
24Exciters Tell Him Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4) Amazon
25The Ronettes Baby I Love You The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
26The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On Amazon
27The Shangri-Las Leader of The Pack Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2) Amazon
28Jelly Beans Baby Be Mine Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6 Amazon
29The Dixie Cups Chapel of Love Red, White & Rock Disc 2 Amazon
30The Tammys Egyptian Shumba Great Googly Moo: Silly Songs from the American Charts Amazon
31The Dixie Cups People Say Chapel Of Love…And Other Great Girl Group Gems [Disc 1] Amazon
32The Blossoms That's When The Tears Start So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998 Amazon
33The Cake Baby That's Me The Coolest Songs in the World! Vol. 6 Amazon
34The Sweet Inspirations Sweet Inspiration Something's Got A Hold On Me Amazon
35The Supremes Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart Gold Disc 1 Amazon
36Martha & the Vandellas Jimmy Mack Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2 Amazon

Saucy Rhythm Serenades

Rhythm & Blues is the order of the day. Join Dave Stroud for an entertaining blast of fresh sounds from the well of the past century. What’s old is always new if you haven’t heard it, right? The playlist this morning features songs about the night time from Ray Charles, honeydripper rocking from Big Joe Turner, doo wop serenades from the The Jive Bombers, bluesy torch sounds from Erma Franklin, and so much more. We’ll stretch the boundaries of R&B with Elvis, Lonnie Johnson, and a few more as we take on some saucy serenades and unruly pleas from performers from the thirties to the early sixties. All without malice of forethought, I assure you. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Tarheel Slim & Little Ann Anything For You (W. Little Ann) The Robin & Fire Years Amazon
3Big Joe Turner My Little Honeydripper Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3] Amazon
4Elvis Presley Dirty, Dirty Feeling The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1] Amazon
5Roy Hamilton Crazy Feelin' Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008] Amazon
6The Larks Ooh… It Feels So Good The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin' Amazon
7The Harlem Hamfats Little Girl Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 Amazon
8Lonnie Johnson It Feels So Good Pt. 2 (w/Spencer Williams) Complete Recordings Vol. 4 Amazon
9Blue Lu Barker Don't You Make Me High Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944 Amazon
10Big Joe Turner Don't You Make Me High Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3] Amazon
11State Street Swingers Don't Tear My Clothes No. 2 (C-1768) State Street Swingers (1936-1937) Amazon
12Irene Scruggs Must Get Mine In Front (Pm 13023, L-499-2) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932) Amazon
13Sam Cooke Soothe Me The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke Amazon
14The Jive Bombers Bad Boy Cry-Baby Amazon
15Ray Charles Night Time Is the Right Time The Birth of Soul Disc 3 Amazon
16Nappy Brown I'm Getting Lonesome Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1] Amazon
17Ruth Brown I Want To Do More Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
18Julia Lee The Curse Of An Aching Heart (06-13-47) 1947 Amazon
19Erma Franklin Piece of My Heart Something to Believe In Amazon
20Miss Baker You'd Better Find Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
21Billy Ward & The Dominoes My Baby'S 3-D (10-12-53) 1953-1954 Amazon
22Rosco Gordon Real Pretty Mama Let's Get High (B) Amazon
23Gladys Hill Please Don't Touch My Bowl Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3 Amazon
24Lil Green What's The Matter With Love Romance In The Dark Amazon
25Nellie Lutcher He's a Real Gone Guy Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2] Amazon
26Ruth Brown I Want To Do More R & B Years 1955 V.2 [Disc 2] Amazon
27Big Maybelle It's a Sin to Tell a Lie The Very Best Of Big Maybelle Amazon
28Clarence "Frogman" Henry I Told My Pillow More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country Amazon
29Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five A Man Ain't A Man Vol. 3-Blues Roots Amazon
30Rose Marie McCoy Dippin' In My Business Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
31Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends You Ain't Got It No More Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2 Amazon
32Ruth Brown I Wanna Do More Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2 Amazon
33Wynonie Harris Wasn't That Good Lovin' Machine Amazon
34The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan Turn The Lights Down Low Rhythm And Blues Caravan [Disc 3] Amazon
35Louis Jordan It's Full Or It Ain't No Good The Chronological Louis Jordan 1945-1946 Amazon
36Lil Green No Baby, No Body But You The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3] Amazon

Papa Come Quick

Friday morning free form sounds from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California. We’ve been doing this Deeper Roots thing for almost nine years and, if you’re a regular, you’ll know that Dave’s always itching for a free form collection of sounds to complement the targeted shows that are featured weekly. This week we’ll be rolling out some Bill Kirchen, Dave Van Ronk, Ricky Nelson, Annisteen Allen, and Ethel Merman…to name a few. Blues, country, doo wop, rhythm & blues, gospel, and jazz all bundled up for your late spring listening enjoyment while sequestered for health and safety. Tune in on your FM if you’re local at 92.5 or stream us at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Geraint Watkins Bring Me the Head of My So Called Lover Dial 'W' for Watkins Amazon
3Washboard Rhythm Kings, Washboard Rhythm Band The Coming Home of Hi-De-Hoo All Time Jazz: Washboard Rhythm Kings Amazon
4C.W. Stoneking Jungle Lullaby Jungle Blues Amazon
5Ethel Merman Eadie Was A Lady Ethel Merman Cocktail Hour [Disc 1] Amazon
6Dave Van Ronk Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Bound For Glory Amazon
7Andrew Bird Three White Horses Hands of Glory Amazon
8Peggy Lee Old Devil Moon (Jump For Joy) Jump For Joy (Four Classic Albums) Amazon
9Jimmy Jones Good Timin Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2] Amazon
10The Fiestas I4m Your Slave Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
11Cab Calloway Jungle King (You Ain't Done A Doggone Thing) Are You Hep To The Jive? Amazon
12Top Note Hearts Of Stone Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
13Red Foley Hearts Of Stone Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4] Amazon
14Doug Sahm I Wanna Be Your Mama Again Best of Sir Douglas 68-75 Amazon
15Annisteen Allen Fujiyama Mama Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4] Amazon
16Brenda Lee (If I'm Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream The Precious Years Amazon
17Whitney Rose Tied To The Wheel Rule 62 Amazon
18Bill Kirchen Tied to the Wheel Tied to the Wheel Amazon
19Bill Kirchen Down to Seeds and Stems Again Seeds and Stems Amazon
20Louis Armstrong This Train Louis And The Good Book Amazon
21Ricky Nelson Glory Train Legacy [Disc 2] Amazon
22Arlo Guthrie with The Dillards The Sinking of the Ruben James Thirty Two Cents Postage Due Amazon
23Arlo Guthrie Ukulele Lady Hobo's Lullaby Amazon
24Neil Young Bound for Glory Old Ways Amazon
25Bonnie Raitt Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico) Luck of the Draw Amazon
26Leon Russell Roll Away the Stone Retrospective Amazon
27Ike & Tina Turner Its Gonna Work Out Fine Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 2] Amazon
28The Dovells Bristol Stomp Prom Night: Vol. 4- So Much In Love [Disc 2] Amazon
29Warren Zevon Keep Me in Your Heart The Wind Amazon
30Lucinda Williams Price To Pay Lucinda Williams Amazon

Covering Elvis

This morning’s show will be a collection of Elvis covers; songs that hit the charts for Elvis from 1956 into the break of the 1970s. Mostly number ones, but some repeated favorites, all covered by a cross-section of his contemporaries and those from another generation. We’ll have everyone from Santo & Johnny and Bobby Gentry to Rosie Flores and John Prine putting forward covers of Elvis Presley treats. We’ve also got a version of Heartbreak Hotel by Hanni El Khabib, a rare piece by rocker and session man (not bluesman) Robert Johnson, Billy Burnette’s bluegrass, and some C. J. Chenier to keep the eclectic blend alive. We’re on Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS and Friday evenings at 9 Pacific on KWTF.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Bobby Bare That's All Right 1971 Amazon
3Ricky Nelson There's Good Rockin' Tonight Ricky Nelson Amazon
4Chris Isaak I Forgot to Remember to Forget Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version) Amazon
5John Prine & Mac Wiseman I Forgot to Remember to Forget Standard Songs for Average People Amazon
6Hanni El Khatib Heartbreak Hotel Will the Guns Come Out Amazon
7Marty Stuart/The Staple Singers Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True) The Marty Party Hit Pack Amazon
8Jon Spencer All Shook Up Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell Amazon
9Debbie Harry Don't Be Cruel Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell Amazon
10Eric Clapton Hound Dog Journeyman Amazon
11Linda Ronstadt Love Me Tender Living In The U.S.A. Amazon
12Rosie Flores Too Much Working Girl's Guitar Amazon
13Billy Joel All Shook Up Honeymoon in Vegas Amazon
14C.J. Chenier Teddy Bear Step It Up! Amazon
15Dion Jailhouse Rock (Album) Heroes: Giants of Early Guitar Rock Amazon
16Ricky Van Shelton Wear My Ring Around Your Neck Honeymoon in Vegas Amazon
17Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Hard Headed Woman Sleazy Roadside Stories Amazon
18Ken Lovelace One Night Twenty Years Overnight Amazon
19Raul Malo (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I After Hours Amazon
20Billy Burnette; Shawn Camp A Big Hunk O' Love The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1 Amazon
21Billy Burnette/Shawn Camp Are You Lonesome Tonight The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1 Amazon
22Chris Isaak It's Now or Never Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version) Amazon
23Del Shannon His Latest Flame Home and Away: The Complete Recording 1960-1970 – CD1 Amazon
24Chris Isaak Can't Help Falling in Love Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version) Amazon
25The Marvelettes Good Luck Charm Four By Four – Girl Groups Amazon
26Dave Edmunds Return to Sender Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell Amazon
27Trisha Yearwood (You're The) Devil in Disguise Honeymoon in Vegas Amazon
28Aaron Neville Crying In The Chapel The Tattooed Heart Amazon
29Santo & Johnny Crying In the Chapel Santo And Johnny, The Best of Amazon
30Bobbie Gentry In The Ghetto Ode To Bobbie Gentry: The Capitol Years Amazon
31Waylon Jennings Suspicious Minds Singles Amazon
32Mark James Suspicious Minds Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios Amazon
33Robert Johnson Burning Love Close Personal Friend Amazon
34Chet Atkins It's Now Or Never The Guitar Genius Amazon