We make a big tip of the hat to an institutional…who turns 77 years old this coming week. John Cameron Fogerty grew up in these parts, growing up in El Cerrito to a second grade teacher and linotype operator for the Berkeley Gazette. He was a part-time Army reservist who, after completing his gig in 1968, formed a band with brother Tom called The Golliwogs and then, eventually, Creedence Clearwater. A talented songwriter clearly influenced by the core elements of gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, country, and (certainly) rock ‘n roll, John’s catalog of music, his distinctive vocals, and driving melodies are immediately recognizable, if not for Doug Clifford’s percussive direction, then for the rhythm and twang that took a Northern California ensemble sound into the mossy swamps and humid climes of the deeper South. Through a messy transition to his solo career to his late career recognition, John Fogerty is a legend and our show today takes some time to reflect…with music from contemporaries, solo efforts new and old, and most certainly a collection of Creedence classics. Tune in.
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John Fogerty
Don't You Wish It Was True
Revival
3
The Golliwogs
Action USA Promotional Spot
Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967
4
The Golliwogs
You Better Be Careful
Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967
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The Golliwogs
Fight Fire
Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967
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John Fogerty
Down On The Corner
The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
7
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Midnight Special
Hot Stuff
8
Big Silver
Wrote A Song For Everyone
Chooglin': a Tribute to the Songs of John Fogerty
9
Irma Thomas
River Is Waiting
Simply Grand
10
John Jorgenson
Lookin Out My Back Door
Chooglin': a Tribute to the Songs of John Fogerty
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Earl Scruggs/John Fogerty
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
Earl Scruggs and Friends
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John Fogerty
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (with Alan Jackson)
Wrote a Song for Everyone
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Juan Gabriel
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)
Quiero Creedence
14
John Fogerty
The Old Man Down The Road
Centerfield
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Marc Cohn
Long As I Can See The Light
Listening Booth: 1970
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Ted Hawkins
Long As I Can See The Light
The Next Hundred Years
17
John Fogerty
Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)
Wrote a Song for Everyone
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John Fogerty
Deja Vu (All Over Again)
Deja Vu All Over Again
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Carl Perkins
All Mama's Children (with John Fogerty)
Go Cat Go
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Bad Moon Rising
The London Sessions 1973
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Elvis Presley
Proud Mary [#]
An Afternoon in the Garden
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Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers
Lodi
At The Ryman [Live]
23
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Green River
Green River
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Buddy Guy
Change In The Weather
Feels Like Rain
25
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hey Tonight
Pendulum
26
John Fogerty
Blue Moon Nights
Blue Moon Swamp
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Dr. John; John Fogerty
New Orleans
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music Disc 2
Bad luck and trouble are supposed to be common watchwords on a Friday the 13th but we’re not the superstitious kind. Those vintage holdovers from a Christian time gone long past are just reminders of the stinkin’ thinkin’ that got us to where we are today. We’ll be taking our chances with a themed show today that blends vocal nuggets from Frank Sinatra and Elvis with blues from Bobby “Blue” Bland, Ray Charles, and Chester Burnett. We’ve also got some Jimmy Smith, Raul Malo, Chance Halladay, and Nappy Brown to keep you entertained while the rest of the world goes by. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Adopt a black cat. Despite longstanding superstitions, they have the very best of personalities.
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Jim Lauderdale
Lucky 13
Point of No Return: The Unreleased 1989 Album
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Chris Isaak
Waiting for My Lucky Day
Baja Sessions
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The Bobby Fuller Four
I'm A Lucky Guy
The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
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Frank Sinatra
Luck Be a Lady
Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
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Judy Garland
Lucky Day
Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
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Jimmy Smith
I'm Just A Lucky So And So
Standards
8
Ray Charles
Lucky Old Sun
Hear Music Volume 1
9
Tommy Flanagan
Friday The 13th
For Monk-A Tribute To The Music Of Thelonious Monk
10
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Friday The 13th Child
His California Album
11
Howlin' Wolf
Hard Luck
The Chess Box [Disc 3]
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Chris Thomas King
Superstitious Blues
Me, My Guitar and the Blues
13
Albert King
Born Under A Bad Sign
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
14
Stevie Wonder
Superstition
Hitsville USA, Vol. 2: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992 Disc 1
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J.J. Cale
Lady Luck
Travel Log
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Raul Malo
Lucky One
Lucky One
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Mary-Chapin Carpenter
I Feel Lucky
Come On Come On
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Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrack
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k.d. lang & the Reclines
Luck in My Eyes
Absolute Torch and Twang
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Charley Crockett
Lots of Luck
Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza
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Johnny Cash
Thirteen
American Recordings
22
Gale Storm
Lucky Lips
Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
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Ruth Brown
Lucky Lips
Feelin Fine
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Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody)
My Lucky Day
Were Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949
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Howlin' Wolf
I Ain't Superstitious
The Chess Box
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John Fogerty
Bad Moon Rising
The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
The story of R&B, gospel, and early rock were embellished by many performers, artists, and personalities. The early influencers behind the scenes also included people like Art Rupe, a native of Pittsburg who lept into the entertainment industry with both feet after the Second World War, co-founding a small West Coast label called Juke Box Records in 1944. Breaking away from his partners, he would later form a label of his own: Specialty Records. His keen ear for what he termed the “secret [that] lay in a big band sound with a churchy feel” was spot on. Specifically, he took the stigma out of the ‘race’ of ‘race records’ of the day and targeted larger audiences. There were dozens of performers that came from the Specialty stable, chief among them being Roy Milton, Percy Mayfield, Sam Cooke and, of course, Little Richard Penniman. Art Rupe passed away this month at the age of 104 and we’ll be sharing the early-to-mid-century classic pieces from a cross-section of Specialty performers that spanned the gospel, R&B and rock genres that Art helped bring into the mainstream.
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Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Little Joe's Boogie
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
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Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
R.M. Blues
Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton
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Camille Howard
You Don't Love Me
The Specialty Story
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Paul Gayten
My Rough And Ready Man
R&B Outbreak CD 2
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Percy Mayfield
Strange Things Happening
Poet of the Blues
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Percy Mayfield
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
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Joe Liggins
One Sweet Letter
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
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Lloyd Price
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
10
Marvin & Johnny
Wine Woogie
The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5
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Jesse & Marvin
Dream Girl
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
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Joe Houston Orchestra
All Night Long
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
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Marvin Phillips
Mamo Mamo (Specialty 554)
R&B Humdingers Volume 12
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Tony Allen & the Champs
Nite Owl
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
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Little Richard
Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE)
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
16
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
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Don & Dewey
Farmer John
Jungle Hop
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Larry Williams
Short Fat Fannie
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
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Larry Williams
Bony Maronie
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Larry Williams
Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version]
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
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Art Neville
That Old Time Rock And Roll
His Specialty Recordings
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Art Neville
Belle Amie
His Specialty Recordings
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Hollywood Flames
Buzz Buzz Buzz
Doo Wop Box Disc 2
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Don & Dewey
Koko Joe
Jungle Hop
25
The Original Gospel Harmonettes
Get Away Jordan
Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
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Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes
Love Lifted Me
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
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Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
He's So Wonderful
The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
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Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers
Come and Go To That Land
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
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Swan Silvertones
Trouble In My Way
Gospel Music
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Clifton Chenier
Eh, Petite Fille
Bayou Blues
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Clifton Chenier
Boppin' The Rock
Bayou Blues
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Frankie Lee Sims
Lucy Mae Blues
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
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John Lee Hooker
My Baby's Got Something
No Friend Around
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Little Richard
Shake A Hand
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
35
Professor Alex Bradford
What Folks Say About Me
The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men
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Brother Joe May
Testimony
The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men
We’ve got ourselves a blend of free form sounds from the Deeper Roots archives with themes of midnight runs, trains, and happiness spiced with instrumental punch. Tune in on a Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio for some oddball tunes from John D. Loudermilk, Bob Gibson, and Chip Taylor and The New Ukrainians. We’re already halfway through the month and we’ll find ourselves with a brighter eclectic blend of sounds from the past century. The antenna is installed and now the volunteers who pedal the wheels to churn those dynamos will soon have our signal spreading it’s joy throughout the county. Go volunteers!! Tune in why don’t you…
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Chip Taylor & The new Ukrainians
Be Kind (Clean) Radio Safe
Fuck All The Perfect People
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Ted Hawkins
Peace and Happiness
25 Years of Rounder Records (Disc1)
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Big Joe Turner
Feeling Happy
Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
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Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin
Feeling Happy
Lost Time
6
The Jive Five
I'm A Happy Man
Rock Is Dead, But It Won't Lie Down: 24 Greatest Hits Of All Time, Vol. 2
7
Bob Gibson
Joy Joy
Joy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob Gibson
8
John D. Loudermilk
He's Just a Scientist
Blue Train
9
The Friends Of Distinction
Grazing In The Grass
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1
10
Sandy Nelson
Chop Chop
Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection
11
The String-A-Longs
Wheels
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
12
Ray Bryant Combo
The Madison Time, Pt. 1
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
13
Hank Penny
Jersey Bounce (Instrumental)
King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
14
The Bobby Fuller Four
A New Shade Of Blue
The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
15
Bob Dylan
Soon After Midnight
Tempest
16
Marc Cohn
After Midnight
Listening Booth: 1970
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Arthur Alexander
In The Middle Of It All
The Greatest Hits
18
Roger McGuinn
Anna
Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander
19
Carlene Carter/Paul Carrack
Oh How Happy
Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection
20
Johnny Cash
Casey Jones (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 1]
21
Mabel Scott
Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train
Blues Women
22
Chuck Berry
Down Bound Train
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
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Dick Flood
Hellbound Train
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
It’s a fool’s paradise for all of us as April Fool’s Day lands on a day where Deeper Roots debuts a new episode. So why not take advantage, I say! We’ll fill the airwaves today with songs about fools today and add a garnish of novelty to keep the show moving on notes that are as light as air. Foolish hearts, king of fools, poor little fools, and fools who fall in love. We’ll be featuring a blend of country from Charlie Rich and Dwight Yoakam, blues with Etta James and Delbert McClinton, vocals from The Cadillacs and Frankie Lymon, and the so many more on this April Fool’s Day, 2022. Come on along…and don’t forget that tomorrow is the annual April Fool’s Day Parade in Occidental, home to KOWS.
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Chico Marx
Piano playing with Chico & Groucho
Horse Feathers
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Cliff Edwards
I'm No Fool
Ukulele Ike
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Charlie Rich
Who Will The Next Fool Be
Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich
5
The Mavericks
Foolish Heart
From Dusk Till Dawn
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Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis
Foolmaker
Wild! Wild! Wild!
7
Charley Crockett
Fool Somebody Else
Welcome To Hard Times
8
Jerry Reed
Pity the Fool
1958-1963 (Warped 6141)
9
Johnny Cash
Fools Hall Of Fame
His Sun Years: Down South
10
Brandi Carlile
Sinners Saints and Fools
In These Silent Days
11
Rick Nelson
Poor Little Fool
Greatest Love Songs
12
Connie Francis
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 1)
13
Brenda Lee
Fool No. 1
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
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Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
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The Excels
My Foolish Heart
From The Vaults of Gone Vol. 2
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The Cadillacs
Cool It, Fool
For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
17
Johnny Burnette
The Fool Of The Year
Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
18
Etta James
Seven Day Fool
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
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Etta James
Fool That I Am
Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
20
Ray Charles
A Fool for You
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)
21
Percy Mayfield
What a Fool I Was
Poet of the Blues
22
Joe Barry
Je suis bet pour t'aimer (French version of i'm a fool to care)
I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
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Mose Allison
Fool's Paradise
Western Man / Mose In Your Ear
24
Mose Allison
Foolkiller
Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]
25
Aretha Franklin
Chain Of Fools
Let's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and Jive
The year was 1955. Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock blasted off and just around the corner on the charts was Elvis who had a minor hit in 1954 that made some waves with That’s Alright, Mama and Good Rockin’ Tonight. RCA bought his contract from Sun Records for $35K. The minimum wage reached new heights of $1.00 per hour. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. The Honeymooners and Gunsmoke debuted on television. And we’ll be digging through the top ten charts of country, rhythm & blues, and pop in a year where the Cold War was a fact of life leading us to duck and cover. Tune in for some Webb Pierce, Eddy Arnold, Four Aces, Mitch Miller, Fats Domino, and Chuck Berry this week on our show that browses those dusty digital bins on a weekly basis on Community Radio here in Sonoma County.
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Little Walter
My Babe
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
3
Etta James
The Wallflower
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
4
Ray Charles
I Got a Woman
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
5
Al Hibbler
Unchained Melody
Your Hit Parade – 1955
6
Johnny Ace
Pledging My Love
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
7
The Penguins
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
8
Fats Domino
Ain't That A Shame
Rock And Rollin
9
The Platters
Only You (And You Alone)
All-Time Greatest Hits
10
Chuck Berry
Maybellene
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
11
The Platters
The Great Pretender
All-Time Greatest Hits
12
Hank Snow
Let Me Go Lover
The Essential Hank Snow
13
Faron Young
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
1953-1956 (Warped 5455)
14
Eddy Arnold
That Do Make It Nice
Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955
15
Webb Pierce
I Don't Care
Singles
16
Carl Smith
Loose Talk
Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1]
17
Webb Pierce
In The Jailhouse Now
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
18
Webb Pierce
Your Good For Nothing Heart
All Hits! [Disc 2]
19
Webb Pierce
Love, Love, Love
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
20
Slim Whitman
Rose-Marie
Vintage Collections
21
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Sixteen Tons
Classic Country
22
Georgia Gibbs
Dance With Me Henry The Wallflower
Your Hit Parade – 1955
23
Pat Boone
Ain't That A Shame
Pat Boone/I'll Be Home
24
The McGuire Sisters
Sincerely
The Sisters Anthology [Disc 2]
25
The Four Aces
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
The Envelope Please…Academy Award Winning Songs, Volume 2 (1946-1957)
26
Bill Hayes
Ballad of Davy Crockett
London American Label Year By Year 1956
27
Les Baxter
Unchained Melody
Instrumental Gold [Disc 1]
28
Roger Williams
Autumn Leaves
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
29
Mitch Miller & His Orchestra
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
Your Hit Parade – 1955
30
Bill Haley & The Comets
Rock Around The Clock
Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
31
Pirez Prado
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
In today’s show we’ll be spinning up some special doo wop tracks, and not necessarily the ‘big hits’. We’ll be sharing some under-the-radar sounds from some of the greats and some of the ‘never-heards’. Doo wop’s heyday was clearly brief, running from the early urban street corner sounds of the early 1950s to the more commercially viable and polished sounds of the early 1960s. Tune in for the popular sounds of The Cadillacs, Little Anthony, The Flamingos, and The El Dorados as well as off chart vocal gems from The Pastels, The Quotations, The Kodaks, and The Fascinators. All with a story and all in clean fun on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels
A Rockin' Good Way
The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]
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The Spaniels
Stormy Weather
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
4
Ernest Harriston/The Bop Chords
Castle in the Sky
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
5
The Velvets
Spring Fever
Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
6
The Quotations
Imagination
Doo Wop Box Disc 4
7
The Chimes
Once in a While
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
8
The Flamingos
Lovers Never Say Goodbye
The Best Of The Flamingos
9
The Fascinators
Chapel Bells
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
10
Little Anthony & The Imperials
So Much
The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials
11
Accents
Wiggle, Wiggle
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
12
The Kodaks
Oh Gee Oh Gosh
Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 2]
13
The Cadillacs
Peek-A-Boo
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
14
The Cadillacs
Oh Oh Lolita
For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
15
The Edsels
Rama Lama Ding Dong
The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
16
The Monotones
Tom Foolery
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
17
Dion & The Belmonts
No One Knows
Greatest Hits
18
The Pastels
So Far Away
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
19
The Students
I'm So Young
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
20
The Heartbeats
One Day Next Year
The Best of the Heartbeats [Rhino]
21
The Corsairs
Smokey Places (1962 #12)
Greatest Hit Singles Collection
22
The Penguins
Memories Of El Monte
Oldies But Goodies Vol. 3
23
The Desires
Rendezvous With You
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
24
The Moonglows
See Saw
Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]
25
The Crests
The Angels Listened In
The Best of the Crests Featuring Johnny Maestro [Rhino]
26
The Velvetones
The Glory of Love
The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)
27
The Timetones
In My Heart
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
28
The Genies
Who's That Knocking
Doo Wop Box Disc 3
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The Silhouettes
Miss Thing
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
30
Anthony & The Sophomores
Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
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The Capris
Morse Code of Love
Doo Wop Box Disc 4
32
The Videos
Trickle, Trickle
The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1]
33
The El Dorados
I'll Be Forever Loving You
The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1]
34
The Platters
You're Making A Mistake
The Magic Touch: An Anthology
35
The Avalons
Heart's Desire
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
A carefully curated concoction of sounds on a Friday morning will keep you on your toes going into the weekend here in Sonoma County. We’ll pay tribute to Beverly “Ruby” Ross, a songwriter and musician who co-wrote some early rock n’ roll classics who passed away last week. And there’s no stopping the classics from rolling in with some country from the Golden Age including The Browns and Johnny Horton, an eclectic run of blues with Jimmy Reed and BB King, and some of the sweeter sounds from Patti Page, Jo Stafford, and Linda Ronstadt. Jackie Wilson will open our show this morning and we’ll be sure to feed your soul with some Geraint Watkins from across the pond. Join us on the stream at kowsfm.com/listen.
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Jackie Wilson
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Something to Believe In
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Cissy Houston
Deep River/Campground
Testify! The Gospel Box
4
The Fairfield Four
Roll Jordan
Revival
5
Bob Dylan
Someday Baby
Modern Times
6
Geraint Watkins
I'm Just Crazy About You
Dial 'W' for Watkins
7
The Chordettes
Lollipop
Red, White & Rock Disc 1
8
The Earls
Remember Then
The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
9
Roy Orbison
Candy Man
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2]
10
Bill Haley & His Comets
Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (Single Version)
Rock Around The Clock
11
Lesley Gore
Judy's Turn to Cry (Single)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
12
Elvis Presley
The Girl Of My Best Friend
The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
13
The Browns
Cool Water
1959-1960 (Warped 5995)
14
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Wagon Wheels
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
15
Patti Page
I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
Country Music On the Mercury Label
16
Jo Stafford
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Capitol Collectors Series
17
Johnny Horton
North To Alaska
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
18
Gene Pitney
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
The Look Of Love [Disc 1]
19
Dinah Washington
Somebody Loves Me (from "The Swingin' Miss D")
Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums
20
Linda Ronstadt
Perfidia
Mambo Kings
21
Carla Thomas
B-a-b-y
Something to Believe In
22
Brenda Lee
Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)
Grady Martin
23
Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
36 All-Time G.H. V2
24
Dave Edmunds
Deep in the Heart of Texas
D.E. 7th
25
Geraint Watkins
Oobee Doobee Eyes
Watkins Bold as Love
26
Jimmy Reed
Take Out Some Insurance
Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy Reed
27
Henry Spaulding
Cairo Blues
American Primitive: Pre-War Revenants 1897-1939, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]
This Friday’s Deeper Roots takes another dip into the brass and sass of soul and funk sounds from Duke, Kent, Motown, and beyond. We’re taking a bright and soulful circuitous route from Detroit to Memphis, Chicago, Philly, and the Chitlin’ Circuit. A little bit of rare soul beach music thrown in with some northern soul. We’ll hear from Mitty Collier, Donnie Elbert, Eddie Floyd, Willie Tee and an incredible roster of the known and not-so known from the past century. We’ll also pay tribute to Betty Davis, a soul and funk pioneer songstress who we lost this past week. Dial us up every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.
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Jimmy Hughes
You Can't Believe Everything
The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
3
Johnny & Jackey
Someday We'll Be Together
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
4
Quinn Golden
Party On the Weekend
On the Chitlin Circuit
5
Pat & the Blenders
Hard Workin' Man
Conquer the World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records
6
Rufus Thomas
All Night Worker
All Night Worker: Rare Soul Sides
7
Jerry Butler
I'm A Telling You
Northern Soul – The Early Years (CD 1)
8
Eddie Floyd
I Need You Woman
Rare Stamps
9
Donnie Elbert
Everything To Me
Chess Uptown Soul
10
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Love Land
Rare Soul Beach Music Classics: Vol. 3
11
James Carr
These Ain't Raindrops
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
12
Carla Thomas
Stop! Look What You're Doing
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
13
Matilda Jones
Wrong Too Long
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
14
Jean Wells
After Loving You
Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition
15
Eula Cooper
Shake Daddy Shake
Let Our Love Grow Higher
16
Mitty Collier
Don't Let Her Take My Baby
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
17
Madeline Bell
One Step At A Time
Bell's A Poppin'
18
James Ray
I've Got My Mind Set On You (Part 1 & 2)
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
19
The Fantastic Epics
We Do It All Up Here
Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
20
Reggie Smith
Soul Walkin'
Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
21
Carl Hall
Mean It Baby
You Don't Know Nothing About Love: The Loma/Atlantic Recordings 1967-1972
22
Betty Davis
Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him
Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23
23
L. C. Cooke
Let's Do It Over
Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
24
The Artistics
You Left Me
Brunswick Lost Soul – Volume 1
25
Bobby Womack
What You Gonna Do (When Your Love Is Gone)
On The Soul Side
26
Willie Tee
Walking Up A One Way Street
Rare Soul Beach Music Classics: Vol. 3
27
James Brown
Lost Someone
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
28
Etta James
Only Time Will Tell
Enduring Soul
29
Sugar Pie DeSanto
A Little Taste of Soul
A Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962)
30
Roscoe & Barbara
It Ain't Right
Heavy Soul: Old Town & Barry's Deep Down & Dirty Sides
31
Howard Tate
Sweet Love Child
Get It While You Can: The Comp
32
Roddie Joy
Come Back Baby
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
33
Ollie & The Nightingales
You're Leaving Me
Stax Southern Soul
34
Chuck Jackson
I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]
The decade of the fifties found the sounds of rhythm and blues being best represented on the Atlantic Records label. Founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, the catalog of artists and the quality of production were unparalleled for their time. And while Ertegun’s biography is subtitled “The House That Ertegun Built”, the performers were also undisputed heavyweights: Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter, and Lavern Baker to name a few. Things, however, exploded when a lady dubbed “Miss Rhythm” arrived with “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean” leading to another moniker: “The House That Ruth Built”. This week’s show will feature some of the great tracks from Ruth Brown and the many contemporaries who made the label synonymous with R&B well into the seventies and beyond. Tune in for a special treat. Rock, rhythm, and dynamite doo wop from the Atlantic vaults on a Friday morning.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
The Clovers
One Mint Julep
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
3
The Cardinals
Wheel Of Fortune
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
4
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Money Honey
Atlantic Rock & Roll
5
Carmen Taylor & The Boleros
Ooh I
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
6
Sheiks
Walk That Walk
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
7
The Chords
Sh-Boom
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
8
The Playboys
Good Golly Miss Molly
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
9
The Regals
Got The Water Boiling
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
10
The Clovers
Devil Or Angel
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 2] – Slow & Dreamy
11
Ruth Brown
Oh What a Dream (Japan 2012 Remaster)
Atlantic Rock & Roll
12
Ruth Brown
Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Japan 2012 Remaster)
Atlantic Rock & Roll
13
Ruth Brown
Lucky Lips (Japan 2012 Remaster)
Atlantic Rock & Roll
14
The Cookies
In Paradise
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 19471974, Vol. 3: 19551958
15
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Treasure of Love
Atlantic Rock & Roll
16
The Drifters
Long Lonely Nights
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
17
The Drifters
Long Lonely Nights
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
18
Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Atlantic Rock & Roll
19
Big Joe Turner
Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Atlantic Rock & Roll
20
Ray Charles
Hallelujah I Love Her So
Atlantic Rock & Roll
21
Ray Charles
Mess Around
Atlantic Rock & Roll
22
Ray Charles
This Little Girl of Mine
Atlantic Rock & Roll
23
LaVern Baker
Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) [Japan 2012 Remaster]
Atlantic Rock & Roll
24
LaVern Baker
Tweedle Dee (Japan 2012 Remaster)
Atlantic Rock & Roll
25
LaVern Baker
Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster)
Atlantic Rock & Roll
26
Ivory Joe Hunter
Since I Met You Baby (Single/LP Version)
Atlantic Rock & Roll
27
Ivory Joe Hunter
It's a Doggone Crying Shame
Atlantic Rock & Roll
28
The Bobbettes
Mr. Lee
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
29
The Ospreys
It's Good To Me (You Don't Know And I DOn't Know)
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
30
The Drifters
Drip Drop
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era