Category Archives: American Popular

Songs of Cindy Walker

Songs of Cindy Walker
Songs of Cindy Walker

Enduring and prolific…country and pop songwriter Cindy Walker’s name is not as familiar to many but her music certainly is. She wrote early western-flavored pop and country swing pieces for performers like Bing Crosby and Bob Wills, composing hits for Hank Snow, Gene Autry, Al Dexter, Eddy Arnold, and others…almost owning the country charts in the 1940s. Her music endured well into the sixties and seventies, covered by Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, and dozens more. Her custom was to rise early and write songs, typing her lyrics on a pink-trimmed manual Royal typewriter while her mother, Oree Walker, would work out the melodies to her daughter’s words. They would station themselves in Nashville five months out of the year to help market the music, returning home to Mexia, Texas where Cindy would live out her life. Join us on a special run of Americana: the songs of Cindy Walker.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Asleep at the Wheel/Leon Rausch Sugar Moon It's A Good Day Amazon
3Willie Nelson Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Amazon
4Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Dusty Skies Take Me Back to Tulsa [Disc 2] (Cherokee Maiden) Amazon
5Bob Wills Cherokee Maiden Columbia Historic Edition Amazon
6Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Blue Bonnet Lane Legends of Country Music Disc 4 Amazon
7Eddy Arnold Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me The Essential Eddy Arnold Amazon
8George Morgan In the Misty Moonlight Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan Collection Amazon
9Dean Martin In The Misty Moonlight The Great Dean Martin Amazon
10Tennessee Ernie Ford Blue Canadian Rockies Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2] Amazon
11Jim Reeves Distant Drums Essential Jim Reeves Amazon
12Ray Charles You Don't Know Me Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3 Amazon
13Gene Autry Silver Spurs (On the Golden Stairs) Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1] Amazon
14Gene Autry I Was Just Walking Out the Door Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3] Amazon
15Ernest Tubb Two Glasses Joe Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection Amazon
16The Del McCoury Band The Bluegrass Country Del And The Boys Amazon
17The Byrds Blue Canadian Rockies Sweetheart of the Rodeo Amazon
18Merle Haggard Goin' Away Party Unforgettable Amazon
19Ricky Skaggs I Don't Care The Essential Ricky Skaggs Amazon
20Roy Orbison Shahdaroba The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] Amazon
21Roy Orbison Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] Amazon
22Willie Nelson Not That I Care You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Amazon
23k.d. lang Sugar Moon Shadowland Amazon
24Les Paul Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (Remastered) 100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered) Amazon
25Bob Wills Miss Molly For the Last Time Amazon
26Asleep at the Wheel It's All Your Fault (with Katie Shore) Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Amazon
27Solitaire Miles I Hear You Talkin' Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Amazon
28Solitaire Miles Me & the Man In the Moon Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Amazon
29Hank Thompson Triflin' Gal Seven Decades Amazon
30Willie Nelson Dusty Skies You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Amazon
31Merle Haggard Cherokee Maiden Capitol Collector's Series Amazon

Pop Music of the 1920s

Pop Music of the 1920s
Pop Music of the 1920s

We’ll revisit the third decade of the 20th century where the social and cultural watershed events following the first World War were more than one could have anticipated. The Jazz Age; Prohibition; Radio and the Victrola meant entertainment could be had in the front room, replacing the family and neighborhood parlor entertainment. While the Great Depression loomed on the horizon, the music that found the middle was hopeful and full of man-meets-girl songs were all the rage…even if signs of hard times to come were easily spotted. Listen in for a chronological selection that includes the sounds of Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Annette Hanshaw, Ethel Waters, and the peerless pop icons Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor.

Deeper Cole Porter

Deeper Cole Porter
Deeper Cole Porter

American composer Cole Porter wrote words and music for over thirty stage and film musicals. His works were typically a model of sophistication, humor, and charm that would change popular musical theater. Deeper Roots takes a look at this songwriter whose music influenced generations of the American patchwork of styles including country, rock, pop, and R&B. We’ll hear from the torch vocals of Betty Carter, playful LA country from Michael Nesmith, the cool evening jazz of Julie London, rocking R&B from Roy Brown, and the contemporary country sounds of the Texoma All-Stars. And more, of course.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Ella Fitzgerald It's De-Lovely Cocktails With Cole Porter Amazon
3Texoma All-Stars Don't Fence Me In [*] Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry Amazon
4Gene Autry Don't Fence Me In Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3] Amazon
5Michael Nesmith Begin The Beguine Tropical Campfires Amazon
6Les Paul Trio Begin The Beguine Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1] Amazon
7k.d. lang So in Love Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Amazon
8Elvis Presley True Love The King Of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters [Disc 3] Amazon
9The Flamingos In the Still of the Night Requestfully Yours & the Sound Of Amazon
10Roy Brown Love For A Sale Good Rockin' Tonight Amazon
11Six Hits & A Miss You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43 Amazon
12John Reischman You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To North of the Border Amazon
13Chet Atkins You Do Something To Me Almost Alone Amazon
14Billie Holiday Easy To Love First Issue: Great American Song Book [Disc 1] Amazon
15Lena Horne;Lennie Hayton And His Orchestra At Long Last Love The Essential Lena Horne – The RCA Years Amazon
16Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [From in Paris] Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits Amazon
17Julie London My Heart Belongs To Daddy Cocktails With Cole Porter Amazon
18Arthur Lyman Group Love for Sale Music for a Bachelor's Den Amazon
19Blossom Dearie Give Him The Ooh-La-La Give Him The Ooh-La-La Amazon
20Peggy Lee Always True To You In My Fashion Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes Amazon
21Dinah Shore It's All Right With Me Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes Amazon
22Betty Carter/Ray Charles Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2 Amazon
23Ann Miller Too Darn Hot The Big Picture: Great Music from Films You Love Amazon
24Martha Tilton With Dean Elliott And His Orchestra Blow, Gabriel, Blow Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes Amazon
25Ethel Merman with Fairchild & Carroll & Their Orchestra Down In The Depths (On The 90th Floor) You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930 [Disc 3] Amazon
26Mary Martin My Heart Belongs To Daddy – from Night And Day Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
27Ginny Simms, Cary Grant You're The Top – from Night And Day Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
28Bing Crosby/Frank Sinatra Well Did You Evah? Sinatra 80th: All the Best Disc 1 Amazon
29Fred Astaire All Of You That's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM Musicals Amazon
30Frank Sinatra & Anttnio Carlos Jobim I Concentrate On You Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim Amazon
31David Byrne Don't Fence Me In Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Amazon
32Cole Porter You're The Top De-Lovely Amazon

Christmas Special 2015

Christmas Special 2015
Christmas Special 2015

We’ve got some holiday roots music featuring new and old. Join Dave Stroud for Deeper Roots Radio: A Century of America’s Music for music from the outskirts of R&B, rock, blues, country, and pop. We’ll hear holiday cheer in the form of blues with Leroy Carr, Blind Blake, and Lloyd Glenn; contemporary pieces from Nick Lowe, Raul Malo, and The Boxmasters; confectionary pop from The Andrews Sisters, Eileen Barton, and The Beach Boys; and some of the very best R&B from Ray Charles, Betty Carter, and Amos Milburn. There’s a large helping of country pop and blues including Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big ‘D’ Boys, The Living Sisters, and (of course) Elvis. Two hours of Christmas cheer on a hump day Wednesday evening on the voice of West Sonoma County! You can follow it here: http://www.kows.fm/listen

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Nick Lowe Rise Up Shepherd Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family Amazon
3Raul Malo Feliz Navidad Marshmallow World and Other Holiday Favorites Amazon
4The Boxmasters My Dreams of Christmas Christmas Cheer Amazon
5The Living Sisters Merry Happy Christmas Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday Amazon
6She & Him Blue Christmas A Very She & Him Christmas Amazon
7The Ronettes Frosty the Snowman A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Amazon
8The Beach Boys Toy Drive Public Service Announcement Ultimate Christmas Amazon
9Darlene Love Winter Wonderland A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Amazon
10The Beach Boys Dennis Wilson Christmas Message Ultimate Christmas Amazon
11Darlene Love Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Amazon
12The Beach Boys Man With All the Toys, The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, The Amazon
13Leroy Carr Christmas In Jail – Ain't That A Pain Where Will You Be Christmas Day Amazon
14Lloyd Glenn Sleigh Ride Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958) Amazon
15Amos Milburn Christmas Comes But Once A Year King single 45-5405 Amazon
16B.B. King Christmas Celebration Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962 Amazon
17Walter Davis Santa Claus Where Will You Be Christmas Day Amazon
18Blind Blake Lonesome Christmas Blues Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958) Amazon
19Leon Redbone Christmas Island Christmas Island Amazon
20The Andrews Sisters Christmas Island Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2] Amazon
21Eileen Barton The Night Before Christmas Song Coral single 9-60880 Amazon
22Fats Waller Swingin' Them Jingle Bells Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958) Amazon
23Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big "D" Boys Santa's Helper Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962 Amazon
24Coy McDaniel & Shorty Warren Christmas Choo Choo Train Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962 Amazon
25Elvis Presley Winter Wonderland Christmas Peace – Vol 1 Amazon
26Elvis Presley If Every Day Was Like Christmas Christmas Peace – Vol 1 Amazon
27The Living Sisters Silver Bells Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday Amazon
28Dean Martin I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002 Amazon
29Betty Carter Baby It's Cold Outside The Spirit Of Christmas Amazon
30Ray Charles Winter Wonderland The Spirit Of Christmas Amazon
31Cajun Gold Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas Amazon
32Brenda Lee Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Brenda Lee Amazon
33Lou Rawls Christmas Is Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails Amazon
34The Louvin Brothers It's Christmas Time Close Harmony [Disc 5] Amazon
35Charles Brown Please Come Home For Christmas Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan Amazon
36James Brown Please Come Home for Christmas Santa's Got a Brand New Bag Amazon
37The Crystals Santa Claus Is Coming to Town A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Amazon

Roots of Doo Wop

Roots of Doo Wop
Roots of Doo Wop

The early fifties brought the dawn of a musical form that became popular with a younger crowd although it was simply a version of a vocal harmony form born in the early century, if not long before. The street corner harmonies were a big hit as this new form of rhythm called ‘doo-wop’ saturated the top 40 R&B (and mainstream) airwaves. But the influences themselves had huge followings. We’ll hear from some of the early gospel inspirations like the Heavenly Gospel Singers as well as the vocal groups who were dominant in the form’s lineage: The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, and The Ravens. We’ll also hear from the groups who introduced ‘doo wop’ as we know it in the early fifties.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Turbans When You Dance Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 2] Amazon
3Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet Golden Gate Gospel Train Vol. 1-(1937-38) Amazon
4Heavenly Gospel Singers The Prodigal Son Halleluja Gospel & Prayers Amazon
5The Heavenly Gospel Singers When Was Jesus Born? Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4] Amazon
6The Deep River Boys Melody of Love The Dark Ages: Our Music From The Beginning Amazon
7The Charioteers All God's Chillun Got Shoes The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1 Amazon
8The Mills Brothers Paper Doll Best of the Decca Years Amazon
9The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra Diga, Diga, Do The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2 Amazon
10Lewis Bronzville Five Low Down Gal Blues Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3 Amazon
11The Ink Spots We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) 40 Your Hit Parade Amazon
12The Ink Spots My Prayer Greatest Hits Amazon
13The Cats & The Fiddle I Miss You So The Very Best Of Amazon
14The Cats & The Fiddle We Cats Will Swing For You The Very Best Of Amazon
15The Cats & The Fiddle Killin' Jive The Very Best Of Amazon
16The Delta Rhythm Boys I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem Amazon
17The Delta Rhythm Boys Do You Care I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem Amazon
18Slim & Slam The Flat Foot Floogie Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1) Amazon
19Five Red Caps Mama Put Your Britches On (alt. Take) Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947) Amazon
20The Cap-Tans I'm So Crazy For Love Vocal Group Harmony Vol 8 Amazon
21The Ravens Count Every Star Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
22The Ravens My Baby's Gone OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
23The Ravens Write Me A Letter Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
24The Moonglows Sincerely Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
25The Toppers If Money Grew on Trees Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947 Amazon
26The Five Keys The Glory of Love The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1) Amazon
27The Orioles It's Too Soon to Know Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
28The Orioles You Belong to Me Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
29The Cardinals Wheel Of Fortune Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
30The Crows Gee Feelin Fine Amazon
31The Flamingos Would I Be Crying Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3 Amazon
32The Flamingos Golden Teardrops Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
33The Five Satins In The Still Of The Night Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
34The Penguins Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon
35The Cadillacs Speedo (Cadillac) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
36The Jewels Hearts of Stone Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon

Broadway and Film

Broadway & Film
Broadway & Film

Not to ignore the obvious influences that Hollywood had on our culture and music, we dig into the archives to sample some of the greats as well as some of the unknowns. Popular entertainment began with minstrelsy, traveling medicine shows, vaudeville, and finally ‘the Great White Way’ of New York’s Broadway. Entertainers such as Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, as well as Harlem’s profound contribution in the names of Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Cab Calloway would capture a light-heartedness and nostalgic sound while telling small stories in a very big way. Tune in Friday night on KWTF and hear the musicals, the novelty pieces, and find yourselves riding down the river of some of the more energetic swells of the past century.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Benny Goodman Hooray For Hollywood Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976) Amazon
3Al Jolson My Mammy – from The Jazz Singer Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
4Fanny Brice My Man – from My Man Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
5Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, Jack Buchanan, Cyd Charisse That's Entertainment (The Band Wagon) Best of Broadway- The Early '50s Amazon
6Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell & Co. 42nd Street – from 42nd Street Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
7Ginger Rogers & Chorus / Busby Berkeley We're In The Money (The Gold Diggers Song) (Album Version from 'Gold Diggers of 1933') The 30s: Hollywood's Best Amazon
8Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T. San Francisco (Soundtrack Version) The 30s: Hollywood's Best Amazon
9Cab Calloway & His Orchestra I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (from Hi-De-Ho short) The 30s: Hollywood's Best Amazon
10Dooley Wilson As Time Goes By – from Casablanca Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
11The Mills Brothers Congo Fever (Jungle Fever) Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1] Amazon
12Johnnie 'Scat' Davis, Frances Langford & Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Let That Be A Lesson To You Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1] Amazon
13Ethel Waters Heat Wave Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman) Amazon
14Bing Crosby So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1 Amazon
15Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong Now You Has Jazz Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2] Amazon
16Louis Armstrong & His Allstars/Jack Teagaredn Ain't Misbehavin' Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2] Amazon
17Bette Davis They're Either Too Young Or Too Old -from Thank Your Lucky Stars Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
18Gene Kelly Singin' In The Rain (Singin' in the Rain) Best of Broadway- The Early '50s Amazon
19Kern/Hammerstein Buck & Wing Show Boat Soundtrack Amazon
20Christine Johnson, Jean Darling, Chorus June Is Bustin' Out All Over The Original Broadway Cast Album Amazon
21Ray Bolger Once in Love With Amy The Best of Broadway: The Late '40s Amazon
22Carol Channing Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1] Amazon
23Richard Burton Camelot The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s Amazon
24Ann Miller Too Darn Hot The Big Picture: Great Music from Films You Love Amazon
25Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires Viva Las Vegas Elvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrack Amazon
26Carol Channing Hello Dolly! The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s Amazon
27Robert Preston Seventy Six Trombones Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1] Amazon
28Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Foggy Mountain Breakdown – Bonnie And Clyde 75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1) Amazon
29Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell Dueling Banjos 75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1) Amazon
30Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake Nelson In the Jailhouse Now O Brother, Where Art Thou? Amazon
31Bette Midler Optimistic Voices/Lullaby Of Broadway Bette Midler Amazon
32John Raitt Hey There The Pajama Game] Best of Broadway- The Early '50s Amazon

Night Time – KOWS Oct 28, 2015

Night Time
Night Time

No more alternating Saturday mornings for Deeper Roots. We’re a weekly publication now…every Wednesday evening at 7 Pacific!. We’re going to settle into our new KOWS time-slot tonight with music that celebrates our new day of the week and we’ll also roam east, south, west and north in our pursuit of the best from the last 100 years of American music. Join us right after Robert Feuer’s Blues Up the River for some ‘down river’ sounds including Johnny Horton, Tom Rush, Riley Puckett, and some John Lee Hooker. Because the night time is the right time. 

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Nappy Brown Just a Little Love Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1] Amazon
3John Lee Hooker Night Time Is The Right Time Boogie Chillun Amazon
4Ray Charles Night Time Is the Right Time Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 Amazon
5James Brown Night Train 20 All Time Greatest Hits! Amazon
6Billy Jones When It's Night Time in Italy, It's Wednesday over Here The Silly Songs (1922 to 1934) Amazon
7Riley Puckett Wednesday Night Waltz Country Music Pioneer vol 1 Amazon
8Josh White Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Vol. 3-(1935-40) Amazon
9Misisipi Mike Wolf Calling the Shots The Cold Hard Facts of Mike Amazon
10Kevin Russell Head South Trouble In Mind Amazon
11Asleep at the Wheel South of the Border (with George Strait) Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Amazon
12Willie Nelson South (Featuring Paul Shaffer & Vince Gill) Willie and the Wheel Amazon
13Cleo Brown I'll Take The South (You Take The East, Take The West, Take The North) Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935) Amazon
14Kinky Friedman Girl From The North Country The Loneliest Man I Ever Met Amazon
15Doyle Lawson/Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver The Northern Lights School of Bluegrass Disc 1 Amazon
16Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel Northern Lights Freight Train Boogie Amazon
17Johnny Horton North to Alaska Magic Moments Amazon
18David Luning Northern California Just Drop On By Amazon
19Bill Monroe And Doc Watson East Tennessee Blues Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2 Amazon
20June Carter Cash East Virginia Blues Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 2 Amazon
21Grandpa Jones East Bound Freight Train 16 Greatest Hits Amazon
22Tom Rush East of Eden What I Know Amazon
23Jerry Reed East Bound And Down The Essential Jerry Reed Amazon
24Geraint Watkins Go West Dial 'W' for Watkins Amazon
25Chris Isaak Western Stars Silvertone Amazon
26Les Paul East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered] 100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered) Amazon
27The Benny Goodman Sextet East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) Benny Goodman Sextet Amazon
28Whitt Denson "One Voice Quartette" New Morning Sun 436 I Belong to This Band: Eight-Five Years of Sacred Harp Recordings Amazon
29Ruthie Foster Brand New Day Promise of a Brand New Day Amazon
30Nappy Brown Little By Little Night Time Is the Right Time Amazon
31Chris Hillman/Herb Pedersen Invitation to the Blues Way Out West Amazon
32Willie Nelson/Lukas Nelson My Window Faces The South Heroes Amazon

No Parking Here – KOWS October 10, 2015

No Parking Here
No Parking Here

Saturday mornings are root-bound…in the very best sense of the phrase. Tune into KOWS for an eclectic blend of gospel from Jimmy Murphy and The Loyal Five, early century pop from Cliff Edwards and Emmett  Miler, R&B from Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland and Dr. John, country from Red Foley and Jimmy Littlejohn, and more of the sounds that matters from the past century of American music.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Gene Autry Rhythm Of The Range Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 3] Amazon
3Cliff Edwards Hang on to Me The Collection Amazon
4Emmett Miller (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way Minstrel Man From Georgia Amazon
5Sons of the Pioneers Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown Songs of the Prairie – CD3 Amazon
6Arthur Smith Follow Me Boogie (Instrumental) The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands Amazon
7Johnny Cash Calilou (The Rambler) Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 4] Amazon
8Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
9Bobby "Blue" Bland I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA Recordings Amazon
10Piano Red Ain't Goin To Be Your Low Down Dog No Blues, Blues, Blues Amazon
11Pee Wee King Dog House Blues Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2) Amazon
12Neko Case John Saw That Number Fox Confessor Brings The Flood Amazon
13The Loyal Five John The Revelator Heaven Bound Train Amazon
14Jimmy Murphy John the Baptist [Live] Electricity Amazon
15Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Get Up John Bill Monroe: Anthology Amazon
16Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Private Property (No Tresspassing) One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions Amazon
17Jimmy Littlejohn No Parking Here The World Is A Monster Amazon
18Woody Guthrie Riding in My Car (Car Song) Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection Amazon
19Billy Murray The Little Old Ford Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
20Vince Gill Love Bug Bradley Barn Sessions Amazon
21Little Jimmy Dickens When That Love Bug Bites You Country Boy [Disc 2] Amazon
22Jimmy Edwards Love Bug Crawl Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5 Amazon
23Red Foley & Minnie Pearl Love Bug Itch Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3] Amazon
24The Mills Brothers The Love Bug Will Bite You Mills Brothers – Goldent Greats Amazon
25Vera Lynn The Love Bug Will Bite You A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow Amazon
26Doc & Merle Watson Corrina, Corrina Then And Now/Two Days In November Amazon
27Spade Cooley Crazy' Cause I Love You Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley Amazon
28The Weavers Meet the Johnson Boys The Weavers at Home Amazon
29Clifton Chenier Ride 'Em Cowboy Bogalusa Boogie Amazon
30Huey "Piano" Smith We I'll Be John Brown ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40 Amazon
31Junior Brown & Red Simpson Nitro Express Rig Rock Deluxe Amazon
32Red Simpson Truck Drivin' Man The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer Amazon
33Tex Ritter Dear John Have I Stayed Away Too Long Amazon
34Ray Charles You Don't Know Me Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection Amazon
35Dr. John The Night Tripper Mama Roux The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 Amazon

Wild Men and Wild Women

Wild Men and Wild Women
Wild Men and Wild Women

It’s theme time once again and we’re going to find ourselves among the wild and crazy men as well as the wild, woolly women. Round town girls celebrate, burning that candle, and Keely Smith will jump, jive, and wail with Louis Prima. Red Ingle and His Natural Seven will join the Sons of the Pioneers in spreading the word about ‘cigareets, whuskey, and wild, wild women”. Mae West, Julia Lee, Ernie Ford, and Jerry Lee Lewis will keep the party going and Deeper Roots will keep the lights on ’till 11pm sharp (that’s Pacific Time, of course). Join Dave Stroud for another two hours of a century of America’s music on KWTF, 88.1 FM, community radio for Bodega Bay.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Mary Ford Running Wild 100 Jazz Guitar Favorites Amazon
3Garland Jeffreys Wild in the Streets Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] Amazon
4The Jive Bombers Bad Boy Cry-Baby Amazon
5Donnie Elbert Wild Child (Deluxe 6156) R&B Humdingers Volume 11 Amazon
6Johnny Carroll Wild Wild Women Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks Amazon
7Jerry Lee Lewis Real Wild Child (Wild One) A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
8Carl Mann Born To Be Bad Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
9Charline Arthur Burn That Candle Welcome To The Club Amazon
10Wanda Jackson Hard Headed Woman There's A Party Goin' On Amazon
11Wanda Jackson Let's Have A Party Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
12Tennessee Ernie Ford I'm A Bad Man Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2] Amazon
13The Dave & Deke Combo Wild Woman Hollywood Barndance Amazon
14Freda & the Firedogs Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad Freda & The Firedogs Amazon
15The Sons Of The Pioneers Cigareetes, Whusky And Wild, Wild Women Country Legends Amazon
16Red Ingle & His Natural Seven Cigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
17Wanda, Ruth Neal Round Town Girls Flowers In The Wildwood Amazon
18King James Wild Wooly Woman Stompin' 25 Amazon
19Julia Lee Do You Want It? Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
20Eunice Davis Let's Have A Party Stompin' 25 Amazon
21Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
22Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the Witnesses Jump, Jive, An' Wail Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1 Amazon
23Carmen MacRae Whatever Lola Wants Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
24Mae West I'm No Angel The Mae West Collection Amazon
25Billy Jones With The Little Ramblers Don't Bring Lulu The Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2 Amazon
26Cecil Gant Little Baby You're Running Wild The Cecil Gant Collection Amazon
27Wynonie Harris Young And Wild Playful Baby Amazon
28Rudy Greene Wild Life Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1] Amazon
29Memphis Nighthawks Wild Man Stomp Document Shortcuts Vol. 3 – My Babe Amazon
30Memphis Minnie I'm A Bad Luck Woman Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937) Amazon
31Champion Jack Dupree Bad Whiskey And Wild Women Two Classic Albums Plus Singles Amazon
32JB Hutto & The Hawks Wild Wild Woman Masters Of Modern Blues Amazon
33Albert King Wild Women Door To Door Amazon
34Little Jimmy King Wild Woman Little Jimmy King and the Memphis Soul Survivors Amazon
35Amy Helm Wild Girl Didn't It Rain Amazon
36John Hammond Wild Man On The Loose Trouble No More Amazon
37Louis Armstrong & The Hot 7 Wild Man Blues The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon

Deeper Hoagy Carmichael

Deeper Hoagy Carmichael
Deeper Hoagy Carmichael

Our show explores the music of the great Hoagy Carmichael, the American songwriter who would pair up with some of the great lyricists of the early century to produce a body of work that, while it generally is written about another time in the south, endures for it’s soft-spoken charm, inventiveness, and sophistication.  He worked his way through law school by performing in his own three-piece band but a couple of his early songs, “Riverboat Shuffle” and “Stardust” made it clear that songwriting was the inevitable vocation for this would-be lawyer. Although the Great Depression almost put him back with the bar, it was the song “Stardust” that would convince him that he could make a go of it. And he did. He was a font of music, teaming with Johnny Mercer and numerous other great lyricists to pen songs that maintain a fresh face to this day…and Deeper Roots will have the vintage sounds of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and The Mills Brothers alongside the contemporary interpretations of Carmichael’s standards including Linda Ronstadt, Norah Jones, and Junior Brown. Join Dave Stroud as he queues up the timeless work of Hoagy Carmichael.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Willie Nelson Ole Buttermilk Sky Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 3 Amazon
3Nat King Cole Stardust 30 Greatest Hits Disc 1 Amazon
4Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody Amazon
5Glenn Miller, Ray Eberle Blue Orchids Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957 Amazon
6Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2] Amazon
7Kate Smith Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2] Amazon
8Mildred Bailey Rockin' Chair Rockin' Chair Amazon
9Louis Armstrong Rockin' Chair Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] Amazon
10Ethel Waters Old Man Harlem Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1] Amazon
11Ethel Waters Georgia On My Mind Smithsonian Songbook Series: Hoagy Carmichael Amazon
12Django Reinhardt Georgia On My Mind The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 4] Amazon
13The Mills Brothers Lazybones Sweeter Than Sugar Amazon
14Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra Moon Country (Is Home To Me) Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody Amazon
15Dinning Sisters The Old Music Master Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 2] Amazon
16Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra The Old Music Master Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43 Amazon
17Linda Ronstadt Skylark Round Midnight With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra [Disc 1] Amazon
18Norah Jones The Nearness of You Come Away With Me Amazon
19Jo Stafford Ivy Candy Amazon
20Willie Nelson Stardust Stardust [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
21Ray Charles Georgia On My Mind Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection Amazon
22Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra Ev'ntide Heart Full Of Rhythm / Volume 2 (1936-38) Amazon
23Bing Crosby Moonburn [Single Version] Bing Crosby And Some Jazz Friends Amazon
24Dinning Sisters I Get Along Without You Very Well Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 2] Amazon
25Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra Sing It Way Down Low Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody Amazon
26Hoagy Carmichael A Tune For Humming Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957 Amazon
27Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra Come Easy, Go Easy Love Stardust & Much More Amazon
28Hoagy Carmichael Huggin & Chalkin 47 Your Hit Parade Amazon
29Johnny Mercer Memphis In June Smithsonian Songbook Series: Hoagy Carmichael Amazon
30The Mills Brothers Lazy River Best of the Decca Years Amazon
31Louis Prima Lazy River Capitol Collectors Series Amazon
32Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra Small Fry Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1] Amazon
33Junior Brown Hong Kong Blues Semi-Crazy Amazon
34Hoagy Carmichael Hong Kong Blues Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2] Amazon
35The Boswell Sisters Charlie Two Step The Boswell Sisters Volume 2 Amazon