Category Archives: American Popular

Making Believe

October 21, 2023 Dave

Fresh from a couple of weeks away, we’re going for the easy listening, classic pieces from the Great American Songbook. Join Dave Stroud on a dream-laden journey on the waters of the past century of America’s music as he pairs up some of the classic ballads and torch songs from the past. Mostly crooners but there’s plenty of jazz and pop standards to celebrate. We’ll hear pairings from The Mills Brothers and Les Paul & Mary Ford, Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, Rosemary Clooney and Leon Redbone, Etta James, Billie Holiday, and Peggy Lee. That’s the short list. We’ll hear versions of “Fever”, “Dream”, “Smile”, “April in Paris” and “Autumn Leaves” in a show that reminds us that so many of these pop standards hold up well when put to the test of time. Drop by on a Friday morning where there’s whispering grasses among the autumn leaves here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Peggy Lee	Bali Ha'i	American Beauty
3	Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots	I'm Making Believe	R&B Jukebox Hits 1944
4	April Stevens	I'm Making Believe	Teach Me Tiger
5	Betty Carter/Ray Charles	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
6	Natalie Cole	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	De-Lovely
7	Tony Bennett	Smile	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 2
8	Nat King Cole	Smile	30 Greatest Hits Disc 1
9	Nat King Cole	Autumn Leaves	Sings For Two In Love (And More)
10	Roger Williams	Autumn Leaves	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
11	Clem Snide	Don't Want to Set the World on Fire	Sweetheart
12	The Ink Spots	I Don't Want The Set The World On Fire	Your Hit Parade – 1941
13	The Ink Spots	Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)	Greatest Hits
14	Ringo Starr	Whispering Grass	Sentimental Journey
15	The Mills Brothers	April In Paris	The Very Best Of The Mills Brothers [Disc 2]
16	Frank Sinatra	April in Paris	Come Fly with Me [Capitol]
17	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	When You're Smiling	When you're smiling
18	Frank Sinatra	When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)	Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! And More
19	Frank Sinatra	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter	Songs For Young Lovers & Swing Easy!
20	Sarah Vaughan	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter)	Great American Songbook
21	Rosemary Clooney	When You Wish Upon A Star	Tenderly
22	Leon Redbone	When You Wish Upon A Star	From Branch To Branch
23	Elvis Presley	Fever	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
24	Peggy Lee	Fever	Kuties And Krooners
25	Dean Martin	Dream	Late at Night with Dean Martin
26	The Pied Pipers	Dream	Dreams From The Sunny Side Of The Street [Disc 1]
27	The Righteous Brothers	Ebb Tide	Lifetime Of Romance: Falling In Love [Disc 1]
28	Lenny Welch	Ebb Tide	Glory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60s
29	Etta James	Stormy Weather	At Last!
30	Sarah Vaughan	Stormy Weather	Lady Sings the Blues [Disc 2]
31	Les Paul & Mary Ford	My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii	Lovers' Luau
32	The Mills Brothers	My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua Hawaii	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 5
33	Billie Holiday	I'll Be Seeing You	Stealing Beauty

Mix Master’s Delight

September 15, 2023 Dave

An eclectic free form blend of sounds featuring a variety highlighted by Memphis Minnie, T-Bone Burnett, The Rascals, The Miracles and Carole King…plus over a dozen others in our last show of summer 2023. As the walls of justice close in on traitors and seditionists, we lean on the hope that the constitutional provision that prevents their ilk from ever holding office is the key to saving democracy. Politics aside, the music this week features songs about baking biscuits, diamonds, shopping around, head spinning and what it’s like living here in the U.S.A. Friday morning’s Deeper Roots is a blend of classic and deep tracks designed to set the table for the weekend, right here on Community Radio for West Sonoma County and the world. Tune in, turn on but don’t, just don’t, drop out.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Elvis Presley	Such a Night	Artist of the Century Disc 2
3	Carole King	Like Little Children	The Legendary Demos [+Digital Booklet]
4	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
5	Clyde McPhatter	A Lover's Question	Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
6	Mark Knopfler	Donegan's Gone	Shangri-La
7	Mazzy Star	I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit	Fade Into You [Single]
8	Memphis Minnie	I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuits	Queen Of Country Blues
9	Snooks Eaglin	My Head Is Spinning	Complete Imperial Recordings
10	Etta James/Harvey Fuqua	My Heart Cries [Duet with Harvery Fuqua]	At Last!
11	The Miracles	Shop Around	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
12	The Rascals	I've Been Lonely Too Long	All I Really Need: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, 1965-1971
13	The Monkees	A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You	Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
14	Steve Miller Band	Living in the U.S.A.	Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits
15	T-Bone Burnett	Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend	Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 1
16	Daniel Lanois	Sometimes	Hear Music, Vol. 10: Reveal
17	Randy Newman	Birmingham	Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1
18	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away	Original Recordings
19	David Lindley & El Rayo-X	Never Knew Her	Very Greasy
20	Nick Lowe	I'll Be There	The Impossible Bird
21	BR5-49	Cherokee Boogie	BR5-49
22	Dave Edmunds	Bail You Out	D.E. 7th
23	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	Ossun Two-Step	American Roots Music [Disc 4]
24	The Texas Tornados	Little Bit Is Better Than Nada	4 Aces
25	Little Willie John	My Love Is	Lone Star
26	The Champs	Tequila	Red, White & Rock Disc 1
27	Norah Jones	Creepin' In	Feels Like Home
28	Warren Zevon	Play It All Night Long	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 1]
29	Marshall Crenshaw	Silver Wings	Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
30	The Mamas & the Papas	Dedicated to the One I Love	Greatest Hits
31	Stray Cats	I Won't Stand in Your Way	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4
32	The Sandals	Theme from "Endless Summer"	The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing Magazine
33	Betty Everett	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)	Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
34	Tom Petty	Big Weekend	Highway Companion

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

Hair’s On Fire

August 23, 2023 Dave

It’s summer and what better time to roll out the scorchers; vocals with an emphasis on big beats, screamin’ guitars and performances that sweat quite profusely in the noonday sun. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be digging through the archives of early rock, rhythm & blues and rockabilly for some tumultuous and head-splitting numbers from the past. Songs that woke up the neighbors if only played at a moderate level and woe be the terrified fifties’ parents when they heard the hi-fi blaring these songs from the youngster’s room. We’ve put together a collection of wildcat tamers, killer dillers, and not a bit of filler in the show today that will leave you breathless. Among those sparking the fuel that could set the hair on fire are Tarheel Slim, Jimmy Breedlove, Chan Romero, Big Mama Thornton, and the one and only Richard Penniman. Tune in for another Friday morning collection of the very best from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud, on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Chan Romero	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
3	Jimmy Lloyd	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket	Rocket In My Pocket
4	Dale Hawkins	Wildcat Tamer	Wildcat Tamer
5	Art Wood	Hey Jibbo	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
6	Jimmy Breedlove	Killer Diller	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 9]
7	Tarheel Slim	Number 9 Train	The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
8	Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Can't Stay Away From You (W. Little Ann)	The Robin & Fire Years
9	Little Richard	Lucille	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
10	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
11	Little Richard	Rip It Up	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
12	Big Mama Thornton	They Call Me Big Mama	Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
13	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
14	Elvis Presley	My Baby Left Me	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
15	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Rocket In My Pocket
16	Gene Vincent	Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me	The Screaming End: The Best Of Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
17	Billy Lee Riley	Red Hot	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
18	Billy Lee Riley	Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll	Sun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2]
19	Johnny Burnette	Rock Billy Boogie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
20	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
21	Freddy Cannon	Tallahassee Lassie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
22	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Frenzy	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
23	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put A Spell On You	Heatin' Up
24	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)	Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
25	Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
26	Wynonie Harris	Lovin' Machine	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
27	Jackie Brenston	Rocket 88	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
28	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
29	Buster Brown	Raise A Ruckus Tonight	Rhythm & Western Volume 7 – Jambalaya
30	The Midnighters	Sexy Ways	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
31	Dorothy Ellis	Drill Daddy, Drill	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
32	LaVern Baker	Voodoo Voodoo	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
33	Keely 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
34	Ronnie Dee	Action Packed	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
35	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second Series
36	Gene Vincent	Race With the Devil	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
37	Wanda Jackson	Fujiyama Mama	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
38	Larry Williams	Bony Maronie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
39	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3

Flying Home

August 5, 2023 Dave

A fine blend of vintage sounds on the show today, all driving down a free form track. The blend mixes gospel from Mavis Staples, some classic mid-century rock from Little Feat and Rick Nelson, all dressed up alongside to lounge and cool jazz sounds of Frank Sinatra, Lionel Hampton, Pearl Bailey, and a some classic and contemporary tunes featuring the late, great Tony Bennett. We’ve got Zydeco, classic and contemporary country, some alternative sounds from E and the Eels to share as well. We enjoy sharing a mix of the very best in a free form show every month or so and today will not disappoint. There will also be some recent tracks from Sarah Jarosz, Charley Crockett and The Brother Brothers to measure up against the throwback sounds. We’d be glad to have you once again; just dial-up your internet browser to kowsfm.com/listen or, if you’re on the run, take us with you on your mobile device by installing the KOWS app from the Google Play store or Apple App Store.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Lionel Hampton	Flying Home	Flying Home (His 48 Finest)
3	Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots	I'm Making Believe	R&B Jukebox Hits 1944
4	The Ink Spots	Whispering Grass	BMG Vol. 01 Disc 01 1937-1958
5	Dinah Washington	Manhattan	Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]
6	Herb Jeffries and Shades Of Rhythm	At Least You Could Save Me A Dream	Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang
7	Buddy & Ella Johnson	(Gotta Go) Upside Your Head	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
8	Wynonie Harris	I Feel That Old Age Coming On (12-19-48)	Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949
9	Pearl Bailey	I Can't Rock And Roll To Save My Soul	The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 8
10	The Amazing Rhythm Aces	Third Rate Romance	Stacked Deck
11	Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson	Swinging Doors	Django and Jimmie
12	Whitney Rose	Honky Tonk in Mexico	Rosie
13	Little Feat	Willin'	Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (1 of 4)
14	Sarah Jarosz	Simple Twist of Fate	Build Me Up From Bones
15	Bob Dylan	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding
16	The Brother Brothers	That's How I Got To Memphis	Cover to Cover
17	The Everly Brothers	A Brand New Heartache	Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]
18	Levon Helm	Stuff You Gotta Watch	Electric Dirt
19	Charley Crockett	Just Like Honey	The Man from Waco
20	John Prine	Summers End	The Tree of Forgiveness
21	Eels	Summer In The City (Live At Kexp Seattle/2011)	Wonderful, Glorious (Deluxe Version)
22	Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur	99 Year Blues	Penny's Farm
23	Rick Nelson	Garden Party	Garden Party
24	Tony Bennett	I Wanna Be Around	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
25	Tony Bennett & B.B. King	Let The Good Times Roll	Playing With My Friends
26	Frank Sinatra & Tony Bennett	New York, New York	Duets
27	Julie London	Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)	Mad Men: Music From the Series, Vol. 1
28	Gene Phillips & The Rhythm Aces	My Mama Told Me	Swinging The Blues
29	The Gaylords	Ma Ma Ma Marie	Rare Songs Played on Radio, Vol. 1
30	Rosemary Clooney	Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)	Tenderly
31	The David Thom Band	Windy City	That Old Familiar

Celebrating Tom Waits

July 24, 2023 Dave

This week we’ll spend our two hours in a shroud of barroom musk, out-of-tune brass, and painted ladies all spent before the tunes of an American treasure. We speak of Tom Waits. The New York Times, in a review of Barney Hoskyns’ 2009 biography of Tom Waits, Lowside of The Road describes our subject today thusly: “He is as potent and unpredictable a musical force as most of us have witnessed in our lifetimes, and that’s not faint praise. The graveyard croak of his gravelly, bellowing baritone is righteous, paint-scraping, unmistakable; it scatters small animals and slaps your synapses to startled attention. With what’s left of your adrenalized wits, you can attend to his mordant lyrics, which he packs into songs he divides (as his wife, Kathleen Brennan, put it) into two primordial categories: “the grand weeper” and “the grim reaper”. He’s our neighbor here in Sonoma County and we could not be more proud of the boy…really.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	John Hammond, Jr.	Clap Hands	Wicked Grin
3	Courtney Marie Andrews	Downtown Train	Come On Up To The House – Women Sing Waits
4	Tom Waits	Tom Traubert's Blues	Small Change
5	Willie Nelson;Sheryl Crow;Lukas Nelson	Come On Up To The House	Heroes
6	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Way Down In The Hole	Spirit Of The Century
7	The Holmes Brothers	Train Song	Promised Land
8	King Ernest	House Where Nobody Lives	Not The Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 2
9	The Blue Hawaiians	Jockey Full of Bourbon	Savage Night
10	Tom Waits	Dead & Lovely	Real Gone
11	Tom Waits	Ice Cream Man	Closing Time
12	Holly Cole	(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night	Temptation
13	Norah Jones	The Long Way Home	Feels Like Home
14	Tom Waits	I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You	Closing Time
15	Hayes Carll	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Trouble In Mind
16	Eagles	Ol' '55	The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
17	Willie Nelson	Picture In A Frame	It Always Will Be
18	Tom Waits	On The Nickel	Heartattack And Vine
19	Marc Ribot	Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits)	Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018
20	Tom Waits	The Soul Of A Man	God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
21	Solomon Burke	Diamond in Your Mind	Don't Give Up on Me
22	Tom Waits	Whistlin4 Past The Graveyard	Used Songs 1973-1980
23	Tom Waits	Georgia Lee	Mule Variations

Summer Sun

June 30, 2023 Dave

Summer’s here and you know what that means…we’ll be running through a bit of theme, this time with the focus on all that we celebrate in summer. With the Fourth of July coming up we’ll turn our attention to barbecues, baseball, ice cream treats, the warmth of the sun, swimming holes, and everything summer. Tune in for some terrific tracks from Dean Martin, Johnny Rivers, The Four Preps, Walter Wanderly and a whole lot more. It took us six months for the days to get longer and now it’s another six months of diminished daylight but that’s what make three other seasons something to relish…I guess. So whether you’re shipping kids off to summer camp, planning for this year’s visit to the Fair, or planning a trip to a ballpark or beach, know that it’ll be warmer than colder and we’re here to play the background music here on Sonoma County Community Radio, KOWS-LP, 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to all over this big blue marble on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Beach Boys	All Summer Long	All Summer Long
3	The Donkeys	Theme From The Endless Summer	Theme From The Endless Summer [single]
4	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2
5	The Beach Boys	Keep An Eye On Summer	Summer Love Songs
6	Nat King Cole	That Sunday, That Summer	30 Greatest Hits Disc 1
7	The Four Preps	26 Miles (Santa Catalina)	Banana Split for My Baby
8	The Grand Southern	The Boys of Summer	Don't Say Anything
9	Terry Cashman	Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & "The Duke")	61* [Box Set] Disc 1
10	John Fogerty	Centerfield	Sing America
11	Sister Wynona Carr	The Ball Game	Baseball Anthems
12	Betty Bonney & Les Brown and His Orchestra	Joltin' Joe Dimaggio	Baseball Anthems
13	Ronnie Isle and the Blisters	Bad Sunburn	Banana Split for My Baby
14	Dean Martin w. Dick Stabile Orchestra	In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening	Good Old Summertime
15	The Four Mints	Night Air	Good Old Summertime
16	Jo Ann Campbell	Beach Comber	Banana Split for My Baby
17	Frank Triolo and the Shipmates Orchestra	Ice Cream Baby	Banana Split for My Baby
18	The Pearls	Ice Cream Baby	Another Banana Split, please
19	Leslie Uggams and Hugo Peretti Orchestra	Ice Cream Man	Banana Split for My Baby
20	Fred Waring; Pennsylvanians	I Scream, You Scream (We All Scream for Ice Cream)	The Silly Songs (1922 to 1934)
21	Walter Wanderley	Summer Samba	Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
22	Johnny Rivers	Summer Rain	Anthology: 1964-1977 [Disc 2]
23	Santo & Johnny	Summertime	Sleepwalk – The First Two Albums
24	Les Paul & Mary Ford	In The Good Old Summertime	The Best Of The Capitol Masters: 90th Birthday Edition
25	Loudon Wainwright III	The Swimming Song	Attempted Mustache
26	Bobby Bare	They Covered Up the Old Swimming Hole	Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969
27	Tennessee Ernie Ford and Cliffie Stone's Music	Sunday Barbecue	Banana Split for My Baby
28	Robert Earl Keen	Barbeque	Gringo Honeymoon
29	Buzz Cason	Barbeque	Hats Off To Hank
30	Wendy Waldman	Long Hot Summer Nights	Love Is The Only Goal: The Best Of Wendy Waldman
31	Plains	Summer Sun	I Walked With You A Ways
32	Robin Ward	Wonderful Summer	Vintage Collectors Series Music, Volume 11 & 12
33	Don Henley	The Boys Of Summer	Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

Cynthia Weil Tribute

June 17, 2023 Dave

In a June Substack tribute to Cynthia Weil’s legacy, Dan Epstein of “Jagged Time Lapse” observed that the “modern pop songbook would be significantly slimmer and less life-affirming without their work”. The ‘their’ referring, of course, to her husband and songwriting partner Barry Mann. From their early Brill Building output which included “Uptown” (The Crystals), “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (The Righteous Brothers), and “Walking In The Rain” (The Ronettes), to the chart-topping 80s classics of “Don’t Know Much” (Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville) and “Here You Come Again” (Dolly Parton), Cynthia Weil’s contributions to popular music were indeed affirming. This week’s Deeper Roots pays due respect to Cynthia, who was married to Barry Mann for almost 62 years, and was lyricist to his music. Their contributions to the sound of rock and roll and pop music in the 1960s rivaled luminaries like Burt Bacharach, Carole King and Neil Diamond.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Jay & the Americans	Only in America	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
3	The Drifters	On Broadway	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
4	Arthur Alexander	Where Have You Been	The Greatest Hits
5	Tony Orlando	Bless You	Halfway To Paradise: The Epic Records Story
6	The Cinderellas	Please Don't Wake Me	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
7	The Crystals	Uptown	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
8	The Crystals	He's Sure the Boy I Love	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
9	The Ronettes	Walking in the Rain	The Best of the Ronettes
10	The Ronettes	You Baby	The Best of the Ronettes
11	The Lovin' Spoonful	You Baby	Greatest Hits [Buddha]
12	Shelley Fabares	Johnny Loves Me	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
13	The Righteous Brothers	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
14	The Righteous Brothers	(You're My) Soul and Inspiration	The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
15	The Animals	We Gotta Get Out of This Place	The Singles Plus Disc 1
16	The Vogues	Magic Town	Greatest Hits
17	Scott Walker	Angelica	Scott
18	Max Frost & The Troopers	Shape of Things to Come	Shape of Things to Come – Single
19	Mark Lindsay/Paul Revere	Kicks	Red, White & Rock Disc 3
20	Paul Revere & The Raiders	Hungry	Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On
21	Mama Cass Elliot	Make Your Own Kind Of Music	Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2]
22	Mama Cass Elliot	It's Getting Better	Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2]
23	Dusty Springfield	Just a Little Lovin'	Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition]
24	The Drifters	Saturday Night At The Movies	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2]
25	Elvis Presley	I Just Can't Help Believin'	Artist of the Century Disc 3
26	Dolly Parton	Here You Come Again	Dolly [Disc 3]
27	The Pointer Sisters	He's So Shy	From The Pointer Sisters With Love
28	The Girls	Chico's Girl	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
29	The Ronettes	Born to Be Together	The Best of the Ronettes
30	The Ronettes	Woman in Love (With You)	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2
31	The Monkees	Love Is Only Sleeping	Listen to the Band Disc 2
32	The Drifters	Only In America	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2]
33	Gene Pitney	Angelica	Sings Great Ballads

Songs About The Telephone

June 11, 2023 Dave

A theme show once again, this week with the telephone as our muse. Songs about the most important of communication devices which has fused with social media to the benefit, and equal detriment, of all mankind. From the early call from Bell to Watson to the proverbial football that our fearless leader carries around to make the one call to eradicate or, better yet, save mankind. This week we’ll visit the long lost guide known as the “operator” and the equally antiquated term “dial” with music from country, pop, soul, and rock archives of yesterday. Kick back and be entertained by the sounds of Brenda Lee, Sister Wynona Carr, Stonewall Jackson, Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb, and Bill Fury in a collection of the very best from multiple genres here on Sonoma County Community Radio, broadcasting in West County on 92.5 FM and streaming to all mankind on kowsfm.com/listen. Drop in why don’t you?

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Laurel And Hardy	Long Distance	Laurel & Hardy – Songs and Sketches from the Hal Roach Films
3	The Manhattan Transfer	Operator	The Manhattan Transfer
4	Sister Wynona Carr	Operator, Operator	Dragnet For Jesus
5	The Spirit Of Memphis Quartet	Atomic Telephone	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
6	The Golden Gate Quartet	I Just Telephone Upstairs	Vol. 6 (1949-1952)
7	Selah Jubilee Singers	Royal Telephone	Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)
8	Burl Ives	Royal Telephone	Greatest Hits
9	The Carter Family	Hello Central! Give Me Heaven	The Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]
10	Doc Watson	No Telephone In Heaven	My Dear Old Southern Home
11	Stuart Hamblen	When My Lord Picks Up The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
12	Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn	Answer The Phone (w/ Loretta Lynn)	A Tribute To A Legend
13	Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty	As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 3]
14	Stonewall Jackson	Can't Hang Up the Phone	Singles
15	Guy Mitchell with Jimmy Carroll & his Orchestra	Call Rosie On The Phone	The Best Of Guy Mitchell
16	Dusty Owens	Hello Operator	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
17	Tom T. Hall	Jesus On the Radio (Daddy On the Phone)	The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall
18	George Jones	Wrong Number	Star Creek Promotions 4
19	Hank Penny	Hold The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
20	Lattie Moore	The Jukebox And The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
21	The Grateful Dead	Operator	American Beauty
22	Billy Fury	Phone Call	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
23	Brenda Lee	Ring-A-My-Phone	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
24	Mickey & Sylvia	Can't Get You On The Phone	Rock With A Sock
25	Lew Williams	Teenager's Talkin' On The Phone	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
26	The Big Bopper	Chantilly Lace	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
27	Boozoo Chavis	Telephone Won't Ring	The Lake Charles Atomic Bomb (Original Goldband Recordings)
28	Cecil Gant	Long Distance Call	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel
29	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Telephone Boogie	ABC Of The Blues Vol 49
30	Jimmy McCracklin	What's Your Phone Number	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel
31	Floyd Dixon	Telephone Blues	The Cocktail Combos [Disc 3]
32	The Treniers	Long Distance Blues	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel
33	Marvelettes	Beechwood 4-5789	The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1
34	The Orlons	Don't Hang Up	Malt Shop Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 2)
35	Mary Wells	Operator	The Soul of Detroit – Disc 2
36	Tommy Sands	Ring My Phone	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
37	Paul Anka	Kissin' On The Phone	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
38	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	Pennsylvania 6-5000	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
39	Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys	Maybe She'll Write Me, Maybe She'll Phone Maybe She'll Write Me, Maybe She'll Phone Me	Whoopee Hey Hey!

Liberty Rocks

May 26, 2023 Dave

Liberty Records was founded in 1955 by Simon Waronker after his cousin, Herb Newman, suggested they go into the record business. The early years found the label in the deep end of easy listening pop with the likes of Julie London, novelty music featuring The Chipmunks, Patience and Prudence, Martin Denny, and Henry Mancini. But rock n’ roll was hitting its stride, and in the late fifties they released a blend of pure rock and rockabilly with Eddie Cochran. But the 60s found a more tame version with hitmakers like Bobby Vee, Johnny Burnette, Timi Yuro, Buddy Knox, and the post-Buddy Holly Crickets. At the peak of it’s hit-making machine the whole lot was sold to an umbrella company that also featured the catalogs of Imperial, Aladdin, Minit, and Dolton…we’ll share a host of Liberty releases with you in the show today. With the exception of Eddie Cochran, we’ll just call it rock ‘n roll ‘lite’.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Eddie Cochran	C'mon Everybody	Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
3	Eddie Cochran	Hallelujah I Love Her So	Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
4	Eddie Cochran	Nervous Breakdown	Eddie Cochran Singles Album
5	Shirley & Lee	Hey Little Boy	Shirley & Lee Rock
6	Rick Nelson	Teenage Idol	Greatest Love Songs
7	Sandy Nelson	&And Then There Were Drums	Their Greatest Misses
8	Buddy Knox	Open (Your Lovin' Arms)	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
9	Bobby Vee	Sharing You	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
10	Roosevelt Grier	The Mail Must Go Through	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
11	Jackie DeShannon	Just Like In The Movies	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
12	Warren Smith	Book Of Broken Hearts	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
13	The Rivingtons	Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
14	Gene McDaniels	Chip Chip	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
15	Johnny Burnette	The Fool Of The Year	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
16	Matt Monroe	Softly As I Leave You	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
17	Betty O' Brian	Money Honey	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
18	The Crickets	Little Hollywood Girl	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
19	Bobby Vee	The Night Has A Thousand Eyes	Easy Listening Gold 1962-1963
20	Jackie DeShannon	Needles And Pins	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
21	The Ventures	Walk, Don't Run	61* [Box Set] Disc 1
22	Jan & Dean	Linda	Jan & Dean Anthology Album
23	Jan & Dean	Honolulu Lulu	Surf City + Folk 'n Roll
24	The Fleetwoods	(Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams	Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
25	Wilson Pickett	It's Too Late	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
26	Irma Thomas	Break-A-Way	Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1
27	Johnny Rivers	Memphis	Greatest Hits [Capitol]
28	Johnny Rivers	Seventh Son	Best Of Johnny Rivers
29	Johnny Rivers	Mountain Of Love	Best Of Johnny Rivers
30	Gary Lewis & the Playboys	This Diamond Ring	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
31	Cher	All I Really Want To Do	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
32	Del Shannon	The Big Hurt	The Complete Recordings 1960-1970: Home and Away
33	Mel Carter	Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	Music to Shag By
34	Mel Carter	Band of Gold	The Best of Jukebox Rock – 1966 – Volume 2
35	Johnny Rivers	The Poor Side of Town	Greatest Hits [Capitol]
36	Gene McDaniels	Point of No Return	The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)

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

Imperial Rhythm & Rockabilly

May 19, 2023 Dave

The Imperial label will be the subject of this week’s Deeper Roots show. Founded in 1947 by Lew Chudd, it’s early years featured some of the very best rhythm and blues and early rock you could find. Their lineup included some of the big names of early rock, not least of which was Roy Brown, Fats Domino, Frankie Ford and Ricky Nelson. They would dabble in country and jazz but also looked to strike while the iron was hot when Elvis hit with a blend of country and rhythm and blues in the mid-50s. They did so by looking for new names with ducktails and driving combos in the rockabilly era. This episode focuses primarily on the 1950s with a future episode taking us further into the label’s sale to Liberty Records in 1963 but not before Lew Chudd purchased Aladdin and Minit Records, bringing over even more of the R&B talent that they would be known for. It’s another Deeper Roots Friday morning on KOWS.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
3	Smiley Lewis	Tee-Nah-Nah	I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 1
4	Guitar Slim and His Band	Bad Luck Is On Me [Woman Troubles]	Louisiana Swamp Blues
5	Big Jay McNeely	All That Wine Is Gone	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
6	T-Bone Walker	Cold Cold Feeling	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
7	Fat Man Matthews & the Four Kittens	Later Baby	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3
8	Fats Domino	Goin' Home	Rock And Rollin
9	Lil' Son Jackson	Get High Everybody	Vol. 2 1950-1952
10	Smiley Lewis	Big Mamou	I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2
11	Hawks	I-Yi	Money Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53
12	Pee Wee Crayton	Win-O	Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
13	Joe Houston Orchestra	All Night Long	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
14	The Pelicans	Ain't Gonna Do It	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
15	The Spiders	I Didn't Want To Do It	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
16	Dave Bartholomew	Another Mule	1952-1955
17	James "Sugar Boy" Crawford	She Gotta Wobble (When She Walks) (Imperial 5424)	R&B Humdingers Volume 12
18	Bobby Mitchell with Dave Bartholomew's Orch.'	Try Rock And Roll	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
19	Lew Williams	Cat Talk	Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks
20	Lew Williams	Gone Ape Man	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
21	Merle Kilgore	Ernie	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
22	The Strikes	Baby I'm Sorry	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
23	Bob Luman	Red Hot	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
24	Ricky Nelson	Stood Up	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
25	Ricky Nelson	Boppin' The Blues	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
26	Ricky Nelson	Waitin' In School	Legacy [Disc 1]
27	Dennis Herrold	Hip Hip Baby	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
28	Weldon Rogers	So Long, Good Luck & Goodbye	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
29	Dorsey & Johnny Burnette	My Honey	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
30	Dorsey & Johnny Burnette	Warm Love	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
31	Slick Slavin	Speed Crazy	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
32	Bill Allen	Please Give Me Something	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
33	Jackie Walker	Only Teenagers Allowed	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
34	Billy Eldridge	Let's Go	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
35	Faye Adams	Keeper Of My Heart	Crescent City Soul
36	Roy Brown	Let the Four Winds Blow	The Complete Imperial Recordings
37	Ricky Nelson	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It	Legacy [Disc 1]

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