Another morning of covers, from country to soul and a little bit of rhythm and roll in store. This week’s show celebrates the songwriters and performers who found themselves honored with tributes and covers that honor the sense of a piece. We’ll hear covers of Tom T. Hall, Arthur Alexander, Robert Hunter, Derek Martin, Hank Snow and JJ Cale in the show today. The idea is to find a cover worth noting and put it up alongside the original. Just over a dozen songs to pick from in our two hours this morning featuring covers by Shannon McNally, Charley Crockett, Amy Black and Teddy Thompson. Join Dave Stroud for another episode from those dusty digital bins and turn up the volume for straight interpretations and a few wild takes in another covers show on a Friday morning from the KOWS studio in downtown Santa Rosa, California.
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The Everly Brothers
Bowling Green
Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 3]
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Neko Case
Bowling Green
The Virginian
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Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Devil With a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly
Red, White & Rock Disc 3
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Bill Kirchen
Devil With The Blue Dress (Album Version)
Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods
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Willie Nelson
Busted
I Don't Know A Thing About Love
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Ray Charles
Busted
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
Free form! That’s right. No theme, no genre exploration, no tribute or topical show today. Only topical playlists embellishing the show today including New Orleans memories from Bobby Mitchell, Fats Domino and Dr. John, country nuggets from Merle, Buck and Elvis as well as some fancy shmancy crooning from a Perry, Blue Eyes and Dino. We’ll also be digging into some classic rockabilly tunes and some canciones de Flaco and Los Lobos. Here in Sonoma County we’re going from three years of drought, wildfires and the Santa Ana winds to preparing for levee breaches and floods with the snow melts. We also get to behave like adults in the face of biased and inhumane Supreme Court decisions and moronic Texas politicians. Because we know who they are and what they represent: book burners and religious zealots with white hoods. While nobody is without sin, we’ll go with Newsom’s ability to employ the right critical thinking at the right time. I told you it would be a free form morning.
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Geraint Watkins
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Aide Memoire
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Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra
Big Mamou
Barrell House Boogie and the Blues
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Wanda Jackson
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Queen Of Rockabilly
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Matchbox
Rockabilly Rebel
Rockabilly Rebel
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Johnny Burnette
Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD1
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Sonny Burgess
Tomorrow Never Comes
We Wanna Boogie
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Warren Smith
Got Love If You Want It
The Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
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Bobby Mitchell
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
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Fats Domino
I Want To Walk You Home
Heatin' Up
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Dr. John
Back By The River
Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 2]
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Tommy McLain
Before I Grow Too Old
The Essential Collection
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Buck Owens
Made In Japan
Country USA 1972
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Merle Haggard & the Strangers
Please Mr. D.J.
Swing West 1: Bakersfield
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Merle Haggard
I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me
Country USA 1972
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Elvis Presley
After Loving You
Artist of the Century Disc 3
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The Devil and Bunny Show
Crossing Muddy Waters
The I-10 Chronicles 2 – One More For The Road
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Los Lobos
Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
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Flaco Jiminez
Margarita
Los Super Seven
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The Band
Ophelia
To Kingdom Come [Disc 2]
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Linda Ronstadt
Hurt So Bad
Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt
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April Stevens
I Want A Lip
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
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Nino Tempo & April Stevens
Deep Purple
Teach Me Tiger
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April Stevens
Teach Me Tiger
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
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April Stevens
Do It Again
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 6: Rhapsodesia
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Wayne Newton
Danke Schoen
Jackpot! The Las Vegas Story
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Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra/Perry Como/Ray Charles Singers
Round and Round
The Very Best of Perry Como
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Tony Bennett
In the Middle of an Island
Your Hit Parade – 1957
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Thomas A. Dorsey with Alex Bradford
It's A Highway To Heaven
Precious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. Dorsey
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Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Singing in My Soul
The Gospel of Blues
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Michelle Lanchester/Sweet Honey in the Rock
I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor ( If You See My Saviour)
Welcome to the club. We’ve got some cool sounds from the jazz lounges and clubs blended with some beat generation salutations for you this morning. Beatniks, boppers, lounge chanteuse performances, saxophones, and some cool fifties sounds. Tune in for Patsy Raye and The Beatniks, Earl Bostic, Mose Allison, Charlie Parker’s Quintet, and a BeBop blend of out-of-this-world swing and percussion. From the Gaslight Café to Slim Gallaird’s Yep Roc sounds…we’ll have your foot tappin’ and your fingers snappin’ on a magical blend of cool ultra-lounge and café sounds from mid-century. Tune in on the web or grab our free app out on the Apple Store or Google Play. You can find them by searching for KOWS.
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Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
Salt Peanuts
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3]
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Swinghouse
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
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Charles Kuralt
The Greenwich Village Poets
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
5
King Pleasure
Don't Get Scared
The BeBop Singers
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Mose Allison
Your Mind Is On Vacation
Allison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]
7
Earl Bostic
Up There In The Orbit
Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
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J. J. Johnson Beboppers
Coppin' The Bop
J. J. Johnson: Bone-O-Logy (Proper Introduction)
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Peggy Lee
The Boy from Ipanema
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too
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Richard Marino & His Orchestra
Fever
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 6: Rhapsodesia
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Martin Denny
Cool
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood
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Patsy Raye And The Beatniks
Beatnik's Wish
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
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Carl Sandburg
On Beatniks
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
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Three Bips, A Bop
Professor Bop
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
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Charlie Parker Quartet
Cosmic Rays
The Beat Generation [Disc 2]
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Charlie Parker Quintet
Scrapple From The Apple
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3]
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Charlie Ventura & His Orchestra
Ha
The Beat Generation [Disc 2]
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Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys
Oop-Bop Sh-Bam
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
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Elmer Bernstein
Like Having Fun
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
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Del Close & John Brent
Cool
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
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Slim Gaillard, The Middle Europeans
Yip Roc Heresy
The Beat Generation [Disc 2]
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Oscar Brown Jr.
But I Was Cool
The Beat Generation, Vol 3
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The Playboys
Charge It
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
This week’s show takes us across the landscape of the state of Georgia and then reminisces about ladies that share her name. No genre is off limits and no era too far in the past is excluded in this latest Deeper Roots show that takes on a theme. We’re also hoping that the will of the people is not interfered with in a state that’s struggling to awaken; a lumbering giant of democracy still haunted (and celebrated at the highest levels) by plantation politics. Our music this week will feature some tradition from Georgia’s own Jake Xerxes Fussell, country tunes from Lefty Frizzell and Charley Crockett, jazz from Nina Simone and Joe Venuti, and we’ll visit a Georgia Camp Meeting and One More Sunday in Savannah. Tune in for a collection of tunes about a state of mind and some fine women who share the name of a southern state where peaches and a darker past prosper. Tune in on Friday morning here on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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The Swe-Danes
Georgia Camp Meeting
New Discgems From Warner Brothers
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The Mills Brothers
That's Georgia
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2
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The Boswell Sisters
The Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia
The Boswell Sisters Volume 2
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The Andrews Sisters
Atlanta G.A.
Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 3]
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Kacey Musgraves
When It's Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
Wanted: One Good Cowboy
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Waylon Jennings
Cedartown, Georgia
The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1
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Charley Crockett
All the Way from Atlanta
The Man from Waco
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Ryan Bingham
Long Way from Georgia
Mescalito
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Tony Joe White
Rainy Night in Georgia
Collected [CD1]
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Joan Osborne
Midnight Train to Georgia
Breakfast In Bed
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Art Kahn's Orchestra v. Chick Bullock
Two Tickets To Georgia
Victor Young & Brunswick Studio Orchestra (1932-1934)
Memories of summer nights where the aroma of popcorn, car exhaust and nature fused as the car windows steamed up and the tin can speaker sounds synchronized with the silver screen…at the drive in movie. For the decades of the fifties, sixties, and seventies you could bring a car load of friends and find your spot across the little hills that pointed you skyward towards the glow of a billboard of dreams. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll visit some performances that include on-screen legends as well as legends that tried to make music outside of their lane. Some that we’ll hear from succeeded and some…well…went back to their day job. Tune in for music from Robert Mitchum, Bette Davis, Jack Webb, Marilyn Monroe, and a couple dozen others on a fun little romp on another Friday episode of Deeper Roots on KOWS 92.5 FM.
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Don Francks & Petula Clark
Old Devil Moon – Finian's Rainbow
Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)
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Ray Davies
Oklahoma U.S.A.
Our Country: Americana Act II
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Shirley Jones, James Whitmore, Gordon MacRae
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Robert Preston & Company
Ya Got Trouble – The Music Man
Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)
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Lucille Ball/Bea Arthur
Bosom Buddies – Mame
Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)
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Kirk Douglas
And The Moon Grew Brighter
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
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James Stewart
The Legend Of Shenandoah
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
9
Robert Mitchum
Ballad of Thunder Road
That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings
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Lee Marvin
Wand'rin' Star
Wand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)
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Bill Hayes
Message from James Dean
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
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Varetta Dillard
I Miss You Jimmy (Tribute to James Dean)
Got You On My Mind
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Eagles
James Dean
The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
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Dooley Wilson
As Time Goes By – from Casablanca
Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)
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Bette Davis
They're Either Too Young Or Too Old -from Thank Your Lucky Stars
Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)
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Mae West
I'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For Love
The Mae West Collection
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Jack Webb
Try a Little Tenderness
Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing-Off!
18
Clint Eastwood
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
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Gene Pitney
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
Anthology: 1961-1968
20
Tony Perkins
Moonlight Swim (Bonus Track)
On a Rainy Afternoon
21
Marilyn Monroe
River Of No Return
The Essential Marilyn Monroe
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Roy Rogers
My Chickashay Gal
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
23
Elvis Presley
Wooden Heart
G.I. Blues
24
Dean Martin,John Wayne & Ricky Nelson
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
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Ricky Nelson & Walter Brennan
Get Along Home, Cindy
Wand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)
26
Fess Parker
Ballad Of Davy Crockett
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
27
James Stewart
You Can`t Get Far Without A Railroad
Wand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)
28
Dean Martin
Rio Bravo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
29
Dean Martin
King Of The Five Card Stud
Wand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)
30
Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons
King Tut
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 2]
31
Gene Kelly
Singin' In The Rain
Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1]
32
Garland Jeffreys
35 Millimeter Dreams
Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
The decade of the sixties saw top 40 radio get it’s cue from the sounds of the Motor City. The house that Berry Gordy built was overflowing with musical talent. And he knew how to use them. The Funk Brothers and other studio musicians coupled with the songwriting of Barrett Strong, Smokey Robinson, and the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland…were at the core of what was produced in Detroit’s Motown. There were also the performers that blossomed, some becoming household names: Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, and countless others. There is no question that this was the Motown Decade. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be walking through the sixties Motown sound with just some of those performers…and more. Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS Community Radio.
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Barrett Strong
Money (That's What I Want)
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
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The Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
4
Barrett Strong
Misery
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
5
The Marvelettes
Beechwood 4-5789
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
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Mary Wells
You Beat Me To The Punch
Looking Back 1961-1964
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Miracles
You've Really Got A Hold On Me
Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
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The Contours
Do You Love Me
The Very Best of The Contours
9
Mary Wells
My Guy
Looking Back 1961-1964
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Mary Wells
Two Lovers
Looking Back 1961-1964
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Marvin Gaye
Pride and Joy
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
12
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
The Ultimate Collection
13
The Temptations
The Way You Do The Things You Do
The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
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The Temptations
My Girl
The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
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The Supremes
Come See About Me
Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
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Diana Ross & The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
The Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 1]
17
The Supremes
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
Gold Disc 1
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Kim Weston
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
19
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Shotgun
The Classic Sixties: 1965
20
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Ooo Baby Baby
The Boat That Rocked [Disc 1]
21
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
22
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Ultimate Collection
23
The Elgins
Heaven Must Have Sent You
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
24
Martha and the Vandellas
I'm Ready for Love
The Motown Sound Vol. 4
25
Shorty Long
Function at the Junction
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
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Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
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Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
(We've Got) Honey Love
I'm in a Different World – A Journey Through Motown's Unchartered Territories
28
The Four Tops
Bernadette
The Ultimate Collection
29
Marvin Gaye
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Anthology [Disc 1]
30
The Temptations
Cloud Nine
The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
31
Stevie Wonder
For Once in My Life
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3
32
The Jackson 5
I Want You Back
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 4
We’re going silent today. Vocals-wise, anyway. Tune in Friday morning for the best rock instrumentals from the late fifties through the sixties as we journey through a slick set of the very best from Santo and Johnny to Mason Williams with our core focus being on the wild chart sounds of Duane Eddy, Sandy Nelson, The Tornados, Link Wray and more teen beat, pop and rock favorites from a particularly fertile time for rock n’ roll. Whether they were riffing on classic sounds of the past or blasting off into the outer stratosphere with sounds of space and surf, the instrumentals peppered the charts with themes for the time, owing more to roots than we appreciate. Join the fun on KOWS’ Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on Deeper Roots.
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Bill Justis
Raunchy
Teen Beat Volume 4
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Chuck Berry
Deep Feeling (Instrumental)
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
Elvis Presley’s performances, in particular those from his first decade, were based in some very deep roots. Those roots tapped into almost anything that could be heard in the south on that cultural touchstone of radio. Blues, big band, jazz, hillbilly, pop, gospel and country all played an enormous role in molding the iconic performer he was to become. In our Deeper Roots show this week we’ll be exploring the ‘influencers’ of the day; songs that played on the radio, songs that Elvis personally revealed as his favorites, songs that he enjoyed with his family as a young boy. We’ve got Mahalia and Sister Rosetta tracks, Little Junior Parker and Jimmy Reed, Red Foley and Roy Acuff, and a host of others to share this week so we’re hoping that we can remember how radio’s lifeline to culture that spoke to Elvis in a very, very big way.
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Wynonie Harris
Good Rockin' Tonight
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
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Jimmy Reed & His Trio
You Don't Have To Go
Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954
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Little Junior Parker
Mystery Train
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
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Little Junior Parker
Feelin' Good
Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
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Big Joe Turner
Honey Hush
Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]
7
Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happening Everyday
The Gospel of Blues
8
Mahalia Jackson
Didn't It Rain
16 Most Requested Songs
9
The Statesmen Quartet
Somebody Bigger
Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music
10
Hovie Lister & The Statesmen Quartet
His Hand Is Mine
Country Gospel Classics [Disc 2]
11
The Golden Gate Quartet
Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946)
Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
12
Jimmie Rodgers
Frankie And Johnnie
Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]
13
The Carter Family
042-Can the Circle Be Unbroken
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
14
Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
Great Speckled Bird [78rpm Version]
Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age
15
Red Foley
Old Shep
Tennessee Saturday Night
16
Ivory Joe Hunter
I Almost Lost My Mind
Since I Met You Baby
17
Jumpin' Gene Simmons
I Done Told You So
SUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]]
18
Elvis Presley
Milk Cow Blues
The Sun Sessions
19
Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys
Milk Cow Blues
Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]
20
Hank Williams
Your Cheatin' Heart
24 Greatest
21
Mississippi Slim
Try Doin' Right
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
22
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Blue Moon of Kentucky
The Best of Bill Monroe
23
Elvis Presley
Blue Moon of Kentucky
The Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2
24
Dean Martin with Paul Weston & His Dixieland Eight
I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
25
Billy Bunn & His Buddies
That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
The river of time flows on as our sturdy yet terminal transport is like any raft, a fragile one as our bindings become untethered. Let’s tip our hats and remember those who, over the past century, have contributed to American culture. This morning’s show is about the performers, the songwriters, the session musicians, and those behind the scenes who made a lasting contribution. We thank them as 2022 comes to a close. Tune in for a comprehensive and reflective show, our final Deeper Roots show of 2022, as we look ahead to the new year that is filled with so much promise.
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Robert Gordon
The Way I Walk
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
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Buddy Holly
Peggy Sue
Rave On: The Coral Story
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Little Richard
Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE)
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
5
Ronnie Hawkins
Wild Little Willy
Ronnie Hawkins
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls Of Fire
30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4
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Sandy Nelson
&And Then There Were Drums
Their Greatest Misses
8
Loretta Lynn
The Pill
Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
9
The Judds
Why Not Me
The Best Of Classic Country 80's
10
Jody Miller
Queen Of The House
All-Time Country Hits 1
11
C.W. McCall
Convoy
Super Hits Of The '70s – Have A Nice Day, Vol. 15
12
Mickey Gilley
Room Full Of Roses
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
13
Bill Staines
Rompin' Rovin' Days
Journey Home
14
Bobbie Nelson
Death Ray Boogie
Audiobiography (iTunes Exclusive)
15
The Ronettes
Be My Baby
The Best of the Ronettes
16
Bobby Rydell
Forget Him
Cameo Parkway 1957-1967
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Adam Wade
The Writing On The Wall
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
18
The Five Satins
In the Still of the Night
Doo Wop Box Disc 2
19
The Ventures
Perfidia
Teen Beat, Volume 3
20
Brian Hyland
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini
Another Banana Split, please
21
Dwayne Hickman
Don't Send a Rabbit
Great Googly Moo: Silly Songs from the American Charts
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Robert Morse
I Believe In You
The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s
23
The Poppy Family
Which Way You Goin' Billy? (SUSAN JACKS)
Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s
24
The Spinners
I'll Be Around
One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
25
The Seekers
I'll Never Find Another You
Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
26
Mary McCaslin
Last Cannonball
Mystery Train; Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 2
27
Paul Siebel
Louise
Woodsmoke and Oranges
28
Kelly Joe Phelps
Lead Me On
Lead Me On
29
Judy Henske
High Flying Bird
Troubadours Of The Folk Era Volume Two (Rhino)
30
The Green Fields of America
Down By the Tanyard Side (SONG)
The Green Fields of America
31
The Young Rascals
Good Lovin' (DINO DANELLI)
Red, White & Rock Disc 3
32
Syl Johnson
I Resign From Your Love
Welcome To The Club
33
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
34
Mable John
Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
35
Betty Davis
Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him
Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23
When trying to put together a Deeper Roots episode that covered the great session masters from the past one hundred years it became exceedingly clear that the show would need to be broken up into multiple parts. Percussion, keyboards, brass, bass and all the rest will follow but this week we’re going to focus on the string masters; those guitar stars who account for the bulk of Top 30 hits that graced our lives over the second half of the 20th century. They include Hank Garland, Grady Martin, James Burton, Joe Messina, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Johnson and, of course, Tommy Tedesco. There are many others who deserve the recognition but our show is only a two hour show and, even at that, picking only three or four examples per performer doesn’t do it justice. We’re going to give credit where it’s due…those who stood in the shadows.
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Brenda Lee
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
3
Jimmy Lloyd
I Got A Rocket In My Pocket
100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
4
Elvis Presley
A Big Hunk O' Love
Elvis 30 #1 Hits
5
Little Jimmy Dickens
(I Got) A Hole In My Pocket
Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
6
Simon Crum
Stand Up, Sit Down, Shut Your Mouth
Country & Western Nuggets
7
Bobby Helms
Jingle Bell Rock
Making Merry
8
Dale Hawkins
Susie-Q
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
9
Ricky Nelson
Stood Up
Legacy [Disc 1]
10
Jim & Joe
Fireball Mail
James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
11
Gram Parsons
Return Of The Grievous Angel
G.P. / Grievous Angel
12
Buffalo Springfield
A Child's Claim To Fame
Buffalo Springfield Again
13
Elvis Presley
Please Don't Drag That String Around
Grady Martin
14
Johnny Horton
The Battle Of New Orleans
Classic Country
15
Brenda Lee
Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)
Grady Martin
16
Merle Haggard
Mama Tried
The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
