Free form this week. We’re pulling out the stops with a mix of gospel from the King’s Sacred Quartette, Band memories from Steve Forbert and Rick Danko, some sixties garage band, classic R&B from Shirley & Lee and Lloyd Price, and the Motown sounds of Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, and Stevie Wonder. The mix includes country, blues classics, and an After Hours mash-up…all for you…all for community radio on a Friday morning in West County. Join in the revelry.
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Dr. John
Good Night, Irene
Goin' Back To New Orleans
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Ingrid Lucia & the Flying Neutrinos
After Hours
The Hotel Child
4
Willie Dixon And Friends
After Hours
Willie Dixon And Friends, Vol. 9
5
Ivory Joe Hunter
I Almost Lost My Mind
The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter : 1947 – 1950
6
Fats Domino
The Girl I Love [Version 2]
This Is Gold Disc 1
7
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
8
The Soul Stirrers
Slow Train
Tribute to Sam Cooke
9
King's Sacred Quartette
Turn Your Radio On
Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
10
Rick Danko
When I Get My Just Rewards
Cryin' Heart Blues
11
Steve Forbert
Wild as the Wind
Just Like There's Nothin' to It
12
Bob Dylan & The Band
The Shape I'm In
Before The Flood [Live] [Disc 2]
13
The Byrds
You Ain't Going Nowhere
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
14
Maria Muldaur
Sweetheart
Waitress In a Donut Shop
15
Sam Cooke
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4)
16
Kermit Ruffins
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
We Partyin' Traditional Style
17
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Stagger Lee
Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
18
Cannibal & the Headhunters
Land of 1000 Dances
Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over
19
Lloyd Price
Rock 'n' Roll Dance
Buddy Holly And The R&R Giants [Disc 3]
20
Shirley & Lee
I Want To Dance
Shirley & Lee Rock
21
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Mitch Ryder Radio Promo
Detroit Breakout! 1
22
Booker T. & the MG's
Time Is Tight
The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
23
The Four Tops
It's the Same Old Song
Red, White & Rock Disc 2
24
Marvin Gaye
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1
25
Little Stevie Wonder
Contract On Love
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
26
Richard Lanham
On Your Radio
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
27
Johnnie & Joe
Over the Mountain, Across the Sea, Pt. 2
The Very Best of Johnnie & Joe – Over the Mountain, Across the Sea
We’ll circle back to the past twelve months on Deeper Roots’ Friday evening with a little bit of reverence and a whole lot of thanks. While this past year struck what could be a mortal blow to democracy as we know it, a number of greats (both high profile and ‘under the radar’) were lost along the way. The names may not be so easy to collate with only two hours to share but we’ll do our best. Remembering Clarence Fountain, Eddy Clearwater, Otis Rush, Eugene Pitt, Marty Balin, Lorrie Collins, Tony Joe White, Roy Clark, and so many others on a Friday evening on Sonoma County community radio. Tune into our last show of the year and help us remember what these performers brought us.
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Buddy Holly
Peggy Sue
From the Original Master Tapes
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Tony Joe White
Polk Salad Annie
Classic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes On
4
Roy Clark
Yesterday When I Was Young
Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 2]
5
Freddie Hart
Easy Loving
Superstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1]
6
Don Cherry
Band Of Gold
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
7
Lorrie Collins
Another Man Done Gone
Hop, Skip And Jump [Disc 2]
8
Jefferson Airplane
It's No Secret
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 1
9
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
10
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Stand By Me
Higher Ground
11
Neville Brothers
Brother Blood
Uptown Rulin' / The Best Of The Neville Brothers
12
Hugh Masekela
Grazing In The Grass
Easy Listening Gold 1968-1969 [Disc 2]
13
Nancy Wilson
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes
14
Bob Dorough
Your The Dangerous Type
Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second Series
15
Roy Hargrove
Afrodisia
Habana
16
Aretha Franklin
Think
Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]
17
The Temptations
Cloud Nine
Anthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]
18
Denise Lasalle
You Shoulda Kept It in the Bedroom
On the Chitlin Circuit
19
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Back Down to Earth
Rock 'n' Roll City
20
Otis Rush & His Band
Violent Love
The Cobra Records Story (Disc 1) Chicago Rock and Blues 1956-1958
Back to the bayou. Back to Bourbon Street. From a house of blues to the small clubs out across the river. We’ll be taking a journey into the deeper wells where the influences include urban blues, jazz, French Acadian, Caribbean, and African American. And one could argue a handful of others. It’s all there in the sounds of south where the pianos and guitar amps are wired into a foundation of tradition…as if performed from a garage or cabin. Cookie & The Cupcakes’ swamp pop, swamp rock from Randy & The Rockets, New Orleans busking from Snooks Eaglin, classic piano noodling from the Professor and Dr. John, and a warm bouillabaisse of southern musical cuisine from Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino all served up on a Friday evening celebrating a few of the treats on community radio for Sonoma County, KOWS.
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Dr. John
Honey Dripper
Definitive Pop Collection
3
Charles Sheffield
Boogie Children
Rhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'
4
Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars
Walk Your Blues Away
'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 1]
5
Dave Bartholomew
Got You On My Mind
1952-1955
6
Joe Medwick
Brought Down
I4m An After Hour Man (The Crazy Cajun Recordings)
7
Phil Bo
Don't Take It So Hard
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
8
Cookie & the Cupcakes
Mathilda
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
9
Cookie & His Cupcakes
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
10
Rod Bernard
This Should Go On Forever
Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
11
Dr. John
Wash, Mama, Wash
Definitive Pop Collection
12
Erwin Babin
Big Boy Blue
Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
13
Clint West
Our Love
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
14
Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow
Flip Flop
Louisiana Swamp Blues
15
Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow
Hey Mr. Bon Ton
Louisiana Swamp Blues
16
Rod Bernard
Diggy Liggy Lo
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
17
Katie Webster & Bobby Jay
Hey Mr Love
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
18
Jay Nelson
Silly Filly Oh Baby
Rhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'
19
Fred Carter
(You'll Have To) Come And Get It
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
20
Randy & the Rockets
Lets Do the Cajun Twist
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
21
Rufus Jagneaux
Opelousas Sostan
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
22
Fats Domino
La-La [Version 2]
They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3
23
Fats Domino
I Want You to Know
They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3
24
Snooks Eaglin
Lavinia
Baby, You Can Get Your Gun!
25
Snooks Eaglin
By the Water
Complete Imperial Recordings
26
Charles Sheffield
I Would Be a Sinner
Best Of Excello Vol 1: Sound of the Swamp
27
Zorro & The Zips
Frankie & Johnny
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
28
Jay Chevalier & The Longshots
Cuttin' Cane
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
29
King Karl & Guitar Gable
Mary Lou
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
30
Warren Storm
Hey Ma Ma
Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
31
Terry Clement & The Tune Tones
Hey Joli
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
32
Irma Thomas
Cry On
Soul Queen of New Orleans
33
Berna Dean
I Walk In My Sleep
Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
34
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
The Glory Of Love [Outtake]
Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
35
Bobby Charles
Time Will Tell
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
36
Dr. John
Iko Iko
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
We had so much fun with our first installment a few months back that we thought it was worth a second installment…well, that and the depth and breadth of the American Songbag certainly lends itself to doing so. It doesn’t hurt either that it fits our deeper roots sensibilities so well. This installment finds us meandering about those classic songs whose topics include mellow blues ballads, hobo songs, Mexican border songs (how appropriate), tarnished love tales, and the ‘road to heaven’. Helping us through our sets we’ll be featuring an interesting collection of performers: Dave Van Ronk, Dock Boggs, Rosanne Cash, and Peter Case. A host of others will join in the fun on Community Radio for Sonoma County.
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Dave Van Ronk
Willie The Weeper
Down In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
3
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Willie the Weeper
Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 1
4
Dan Zanes
Roll The Chariot
Parades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American Songbag
5
Josh White
Barbara Allen
Best Of Josh White
6
Delmore Brothers
Frozen Girl
Brown's Ferry Blues
7
Dock Boggs
Pretty Polly
Country Blues
8
The Carter Family
My Sweetheart Is a Poor Working Girl/Waves of the Sea (Instrumental)
On Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1
9
Tony Rice
House Carpenter
Church Street Blues
10
Hylo Brown
Pretty Fair Maiden
Legends & Tall Tales
11
Ola Belle Reed, John Miller, Burl Kilby
The Orphan Girl
Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line
12
David Rawlings
Midnight Train
Poor David's Almanack
13
Arlo Guthrie
Gypsy Davy
Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004)
14
Peter Case
Roving Gambler
Sings Like Hell
15
Rosanne Cash
Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow
The List
16
Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra & William Warfield
Old American Songs (Set One): Zion's Walls
Copland Conducts Copland (Expanded Edition)
17
Louis Armstrong
Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
Louis And The Good Book
18
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Things That I used to do (and I Don't Do No More)
The Gospel Truth
19
The Robinson Children
I Ain't Gwine Study About War No More
Swinging Gospel Sounds (1935-1942)
20
The Bronzemen
Dese Bones Gwine Rise Again
The Bronzemen – Radio Transcriptions (1939)
21
Septeto Habanero
Cielito Lindo
Cuba. Por La Musica
22
Los Panchos
La Cucaracha – La Adelita
Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
23
Dan Zanes
Lo Que Digo
Parades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American Songbag
24
Kathy Reid-Naiman
Pretty Betty Martin
Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
25
Laurie Lewis
Weevily Wheat
Laurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass Pals
26
Dan Zanes
Cuckoo Waltz
Parades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American Songbag
27
Tom Paxton
Times A-Getting Hard, Boys
Seeds – The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3 (Disc 2 Of 2 – Friends Of Pete)
Another Friday morning of sounds from the deeper wells, the archives of Americana, featuring the very best of early century pop, southern gospel, bluegrass, jazz, and swamp seasoned blues. Tune in at 9am for a fresh blend of performances that span the genres: Charles Sheffield to Ernest Tubb, The Dells to Mildred Bailey, and Jimmie Rodgers to John Prine. Dave Stroud will be sharing sounds from the Excello vaults, new Americana from recent years, classic gospel from The Soul Stirrers and the Southern Stars. You can only hear the variety and depth of selection on community radio. So be sure you listen in Friday mornings on KOWS and Friday evenings on KWTF.
It’s a free form collection that knows no boundaries. Dynamic sounds from the past century of America’s music including tracks from Kinky Friedman, Hank Snow, Clara Ward, The Charioteers, and a host of others from every corner. We’ll be sharing The Old Spinning Wheel, a parlor song; songs about a baseball and silver screen legend; and gospel from the deeper wells. Join Dave Stroud for another Deeper Roots evening on KOWS Community Radio.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Beat Me, Daddy, Eight To The Bar
Get Happy
3
El Pauling & Royal Abbit
Send Me Somebody
The Complete Singles 1952-1962
4
Freddie King
Please Send Me Someone To Love
King Of The Blues
5
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Gonna Send You Where I Got You From
Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
6
Nina Simone
Children Go Where I Send You
The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone At Town Hall
7
The Charioteers
Walk Together Children
Good News, Vol. 2: Wade In The Water
8
The Original Gospel Harmonettes
Just To Behold His Face
Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
9
Clara Ward And The Ward Sisters
You Must Have Good Religion
Golden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 2]
10
Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Plastic Jesus
Set Two
11
Wanda Jackson
No Wedding Bells For Joe (2002 Digital Remaster)
Wanda Jackson
12
John Prine/Iris Dement
In Spite of Ourselves
In Spite of Ourselves
13
Laura Nyro
Wedding Bell Blues
Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2)
14
The Del-Vikings
I Hear Bells (Wedding Bells)
Hit The Road Jack- The ABC-Paramount Story
15
Kinky Friedman
Marilyn and Joe
Pearls in the Snow: The Songs of Kinky Friedman
16
Simon & Garfunkel
Mrs. Robinson
The Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2]
17
Blackjack Wayne
Holding Hands For Joe
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]
18
Hank Williams
No, No Joe
Beyond The Sunset
19
Ernie K-Doe
Popeye Joe
Absolutely the Best
20
The Howlin' Brothers
World Spinning Round
Trouble
21
Hank Snow
The Old Spinning Wheel (Chet Atkins)
The Singing Ranger Disc 1 of 4
22
The Beau Hunks
The Old Spinning Wheel
The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music [Disc 2]
23
C.W. Stoneking
I'm The Jungle Man
Gon' Boogaloo
24
Duke Ellington
Jungle Jamboree
The Jungle Band – The Brunswick Era Vol 2 (1929-31)
25
Eddie Cantor
Hungry Women
grimriper2u@yahoo.com
26
Dwight Yoakam
Send Me the Pillow
Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
27
Fatso Bentley
June-teenth Jamboree
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
28
Duke Ellington
Mood Indigo
The Jungle Band – The Brunswick Era Vol 2 (1929-31)
There are a handful of record labels that subscribe to the ‘deeper roots’ dogma. And our show tries to cover all of them. But East Bay’s own Arhoolie, whose catalog was recently acquired by Smithsonian Folkways is a very special example, maybe the premiere example, of what it means to dig deeper. Founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz, a German transplant who moved to the States in 1947, Arhoolie was founded on the principle that the best music could be found by traveling the backroads. And that is precisely how it got started, with a recording device in his trunk and an ear for the sublime. Join us this Friday evening as we explore just a hint of the music you’ll find on a landmark roots label.
We are remembering what happened here in Sonoma County last October when the firestorm hit, devastating communities and lives. Over 5000 homes and dozens of lives were lost. Disaster struck overnight and our music today reflects back with songs of disaster, songs of burning hell, and music that reminds us that Mother Nature will have its way. Blues from John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf, traditional country gospel from Bill Neely and Kitty Wells, and more in a Friday evening remembrance.
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The David Thom Band
California's Burning
That Old Familiar
3
Under The Radar
Ride These Flames
Beyond The Niche
4
Kitty Wells
He Will Set Your Fields on Fire
Dust on the Bible (1959)
5
Kilby Snow, Mike Seeger
He Will Set Your Fields On Fire
Close To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967
6
Clyde Moody
06 – Where There's Smoke (There's Bound to Be Fire)
The Hillbilly Waltz King
7
Bill Neely
Satan's Burning Hell
Texas Law & Justice
8
Howlin' Wolf
The Natchez Burning
Blues From Hell
9
John Lee Hooker
Burning Hell
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 2]
10
John Lee Hooker
The Motor City Is Burning
The Definitive Collection
11
Otis Spann
Burning Fire
The Great Blues Men
12
Bob Brozman
American House Fire Blues
Fire in the Mind
13
Dave Alvin
Barn Burning
King Of California
14
Dave Alvin
California's Burning
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women
15
John Mellencamp
Eden Is Burning
John Mellencamp
16
Dixon Brothers
The School House Fire
Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937
A few years back we celebrated the record, the radio, and disc jockeys on a couple of themed shows. We’re going to rev that theme up once again, but with a bit of a twist. This morning’s show pays tribute to that nickel, dime, and quarter evaporator known as the jukebox. We’ll also extend the music selections to include sounds of record hops, soda fountains, and the healthiest way to partake in any or all of the festivities. Tune in for new and old, including country sounds from Kitty Wells, Buck Owens, and Bill Walker; R&B from Shirley & Lee, Charles Bronw, and The Marigolds; and pop straightaways from Gale Storm, Dodie Stevens, and Brook Benton. All this on a Friday evening on KWTF community radio.
This morning’s show finds a festive free form summer set featuring the usual suspects and a whole lot of fine sounds from the deeper wells. We’ll be sharing country classics from George Jones, Floyd Tillman, and Pee Wee King as well as some sweet upbeat R&B from Clyde McPhatter, Big Maybelle, and Ivory Joe. Taj Mahal, some doo wop pioneers, and the great Ella Fitzgerald will round things out in a free form fest on Sonoma County Community Radio. Tune in at 9am Pacific at www.kows.fm/listen.
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Taj Mahal
Diddy Wah Diddy
Maestro
3
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Oh Chuck It (In a Bucket)
Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
4
Hank Williams
My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18
5
Hank Williams
I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living
The History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 19)
6
Johnny Cash
The Night Hank Williams Came To Town
Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town & Water From The Wells Of Home