A whole new season of Deeper Roots lands on your doorstep…just like the Sunday paper: full of human interest stories (as told in song) and local gab (also told in song). It’s a free form collection of songs from the past century with performances from the usual (and sometimes unusual) suspects. Only minor themes and genre recaps today in a carefully crafted eclectic blend that runs the gamut from Jimmie Dale Gilmore to Mary Wells, The Velvetones, Billy Walker and Hot Lips Page. We’ll hear some Texas tradition from Deep Elem and Milwaukee’s finest from Jerry Lee. But we’re also rolling out some really fine, under the radar, female soul and R&B numbers that come from off the beaten track including Doris Allen, Faye Adams and Mary Wells. And we wonder out loud ‘how deep is the ocean’ with Big Maybelle. Drop on by!
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Eric Clapton
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Sessions For Robert J
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Hot Lips Page and His Texas Blusicians
Harlem Rumbain' The Blues
52nd Street Swing: New York In The '30s
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Johnnie & Joe
Who Do You Love
The Very Best of Johnnie & Joe – Over the Mountain, Across the Sea
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Ruth Brown
Sea of Love
Along Comes Ruth
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Big Maybelle
How Deep Is the Ocean
The Very Best Of Big Maybelle
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Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
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Blue Sky Boys
Asleep in the Briny Deep
The Chronological Classics 1937-1938 (Warped 3807)
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Kristi Jean & Her Ne'er-Do-Wells
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Country-billy Collision
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Anita Carter
Satan's Child
Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
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The Sunshine Boys
What's the Matter With Deep Elem
The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]
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Levon Helm
Deep Elem Blues
Ramble at the Ryman
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Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Deep Eddy Blues
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
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Asleep at the Wheel
All My Exes (Live in Texas)
Riding High In Texas
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Geraint Watkins
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Geraint Watkins & The Dominators
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Geraint Watkins
Walking to Milwaukee
Aide Memoire
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John Prine With Melba Montgomery
Milwaukee Here I Come
In Spite Of Ourselves
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Dolly Parton
Milwaukee, Here I Come
1968-1969
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Billy Walker
Till I Drink Milwaukee Dry
20 Hits
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Jerry Lee Lewis
What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
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Clyde McPhatter
Lovey Dovey (LP Version)
Deep Sea Ball – The Best of Clyde McPhatter
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The Velvetones
Glory Of Love
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
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Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
Searching For My Love
Chess Uptown Soul
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Doris Allen
A Shell Of A Woman
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
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Mary Wells
My Heart Is Like A Clock (Previously Unreleased)
Looking Back 1961-1964
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Mary Wells
Can You Fix It (My Broken Heart) (Previously Unreleased)
We’re taking a slow walk back to the gospel well this morning, exploring a particularly expansive landscape of classic hymns, choir harmonies, and new-fangled secular reflections from the likes of Elizabeth King, Ben Harper and Amy Helm. There are also the traditional pulpit pounders like Elder Charles Beck, jubilee and country groups including The Jordanaires (with and without Elvis) and The Golden Gate Quintet, as well as a sampling old favorites from Johnny Cash, The Blue Sky Boys and the Neville Brothers. It’s a morning dish of reflection and exploration once again as we take that deep dive into the gospel classics once more. Hope you can climb aboard that gospel train and redeem your ticket to the great beyond.
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Elizabeth King & The Gospel Souls
Testify
Living in the Last Days
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Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Plastic Jesus
Set Two
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The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Amazing Grace (Used to Be Her Favorite Song)
Stacked Deck
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The Staple Singers
He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
Amen/Why
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The Jordaniares
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
The Jordaniares Gospel
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Washboard Rhythm Kings, Washboard Rhythm Band
Shoutin' in the Amen Corner
All Time Jazz: Washboard Rhythm Kings
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Abraham Alexander
Amen
SEA/SONS
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Colleen Kattau
Amen to the Freedom Rides
Besos Kisses
10
Johnny Cash
Amen [Album Version]
Orange Blossom Special
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Drive-By Truckers
Thoughts and Prayers (Radio Edit)
The Unraveling
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Judy Collins
Amazing Grace
Forever: [Disc 2]
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Sonny Treadway
Amazing Grace
Sacred Steel Guitar
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The Zion Travelers
Milky White Way
This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982
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Elvis Presley
Milky White Way
His Hand in Mine
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Elvis Presley
Working on the Building
He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1
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The Blue Sky Boys
The Lord Be With Us, Amen
Classic Country Remastered CD E
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Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
When I Go
No Mercy In This Land
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Elder Charles Beck
Didn't It Rain
Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
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Mahalia Jackson
Didn't It Rain
16 Most Requested Songs
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Fern Jones
I Do Believe
The Glory Road
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Amy Helm
Ain't That Good News
Didn't It Rain
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Rounders
Power In The Blood
Around With The Gospel
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Paul Newman
Plastic Jesus
Cool Hand Luke
25
Tia Blake
Plastic Jesus
Folksongs & Ballads
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Paul Thorn
Soon I Will Be Done
Don't Let The Devil Ride
27
Tom Waits
The Soul Of A Man
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
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Harrod's Jubilee Singers
Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho (Pm 12116, 12116B)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
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Josh White
Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (mono)
The Elektra Years – disc 1
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The Golden Gate Quartet
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Vol. 5 (1945-1949)
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Angelic Gospel Singers and Dixie Hummingbirds
One Day
Gospel Music
32
The Zion Harmonizers
Old Time Religion
Ultimate Gospel Fest
33
The Soul Stirrers
Wade In The Water
Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story: 1959 – 1965 [Disc 1]
Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we’re spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We’ll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We’ll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don’t miss a wailin’, rockin’ morning here on KOWS Community Radio.
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Big Joe Turner
Roll 'em Pete
Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Champion Jack Dupree
Junker's Blues
Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59)
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Joe Liggins
The Honeydripper Part 1
The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
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Charles Brown
Driftin' Blues
Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
7
Hadda Brooks
Swingin' The Boogie
I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
8
The Ravens
Write Me A Letter
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9
T-Bone Walker
Call It Stormy Monday
Raw Blues
10
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Snatch It And Grab It
Kuties And Krooners
11
Roy Brown
Good Rockin' Tonight
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
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John Lee Hooker
Boogie Chillen
The Definitive Collection
13
Amos Milburn
Chicken Shack Boogie
Devil in a Blue Dress
14
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
Rock Awhile
Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
15
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002]
That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series)
16
Percy Mayfield
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
17
Tiny Bradshaw
The Train Kept a-Rollin'
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
18
Sticks McGhee
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee
The Atlantic Story [UK]
19
Lloyd Price
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
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Little Junior Parker
Mystery Train
MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
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Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy
Drunk
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
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Muddy Waters
Got My Mojo Workin
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
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Little Walter
My Babe
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues
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Howlin' Wolf
Smokestack Lightnin'
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
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Louis Jordan
Caldonia
Number Ones
27
John Lee Hooker
Dimples
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
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Slim Harpo
I Got Love If You Want It
Roll Your Moneymaker
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Lazy Lester
I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
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Ray Charles
Night Time Is the Right Time
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
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Bo Diddley
Say Man
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
A little bit of twisting and a little bit of shouting…as well as some gospel rhythms, hand clapping, and some back beat rhythms from the gulf and whole lot more. This week’s show will be a free form extravaganza which means there’s a bright day ahead, as always. My springboard was an afternoon’s listen to the music of David Lindley who, in addition to being a fine musician, he had extraordinary taste in music. We’ll hear some gospel tracks from Sister Marie Knight and the Reverend James Cleveland, classic funk and soul from The Temptations, Billy Butler and The Isleys. We’ll also spinning up some Wild Tchoupitoulas, Otis Rush and be featuring some three-time track samples and a brand new track from the 30th anniversary release of John Prine’s Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, slated for release in early September. There’s a whole lot more to share with everyone out there so it’s a good morning to drop in and here a Twist and Shout sample from Top Note going back to 1961…oh yes, as well as a couple David Lindley tracks.
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Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Three Times Seven
Dance Ranch
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Dave Edmunds
Three Time Loser
Twangin'
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Corey Glover
Three Time Loser
Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
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Otis Rush
Three Times a Fool
Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
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Robert Gordon
Three Alley Cats (feat. Dave Alvin )
Rockabilly for Life
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Chris Bouchillon
I've Been Married Three Times
1925-1928 (Warped 2690F)
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David Lindley & El Rayo-X
I Just Can't Work No Longer
Very Greasy
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Billy Butler & The Enchanters
I Can't Work No Longer
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
10
Top Note
Twist And Shout
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
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The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Grandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3
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The Temptations
Don't Look Back
The Temptations [Disc 1]
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John Lee Hooker
Don't Look Back
The Best Of Friends
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John Prine
Hey Ah Nothin'
Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
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John Prine
Lake Marie
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
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The Righteous Brothers
Something's Got A Hold On Me
The Moonglow Years
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Reverend James Cleveland
Something Got A Hold On Me
I Walk With God
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Johnny Cash
Unclouded Day
Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Anita Kerr Singers
There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
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Laurie London
The Gospel Train
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
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Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
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David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
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David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Shame And Scandal In The Family
Twango Bango III
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Odetta
Shame And Scandal
Sings Ballads And Blues
25
Waylon Jennings
Jole Blon
Nashville Rebel (1958-1969)
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Gary U.S. Bonds
Jole Blon
The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
27
Wild Tchoupitoulas
Brother John
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!
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Bobbie Jean
Cheaters Never Win
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Jack Clement
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
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Bobbie & the Boys
To Tell the Truth
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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The Prisonaires
There Is Love in You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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The Prisonaires
Just Walking in the Rain
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Miller Sisters
Finders Keepers
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Miller Sisters
It Only Hurts for a Little While
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Roy Orbison
Trying to Get to You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Slim Rhodes Band
Bad Girl
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)
Take and Give
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Slim Rhodes
Do What I Do
The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
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Ken Cook
I Was a Fool
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Ray Smith
Sail Away
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Charlie Feathers
So Ashamed
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
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Jimmy Williams
That Depends On You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Sonny Burgess
Sweet Misery
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Carl Mann
I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Tommy Blake
Ballad of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
Join Dave Stroud for another encore edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. With vacation from the show in full swing, he’s taken the time to fill the airwaves with a free form blend of blues, hot rod rock, early century pop, gospel, soul and more. There will be some killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, some pop melodies from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Friday morning in West County. Tune in on your favorite streaming service or the Radio Rethink app…all free for your ears.
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Barbara Lewis
Make Me Your Baby
Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
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The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
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Smiley Lewis
I Hear You Knocking
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
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Kay Starr
Kay's Lament
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
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Kay Starr
Night Train
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
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The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Free At Last
Down In New Orleans
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The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
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Sam Cooke
Mean Old World
Night Beat
10
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
11
Alabama Shakes
Killer Diller Blues
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
12
Jimmy Liggins
Cadillac Boogie
Jump, Jive & Swing
13
Trailer
Hot Rods to Hell
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
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Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
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Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines
I Want a Lavender Cadillac
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
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Mink Deville
Spanish Stroll
The Mink De Ville Collection
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Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
What Does the Deep Sea Say?
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
18
Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
19
Annette Hanshaw
Moanin' Low
Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
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David Johansen
Deep Blue Sea
Shaker
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Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
One Hour Mama
22
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Collections
23
Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely
Rider in the Rain
Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
24
Barbara Lewis
Hello Stranger
MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
25
John Prine
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
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Bob Hope, Bing Crosby
Nothing in Common
Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
27
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
28
Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey
Rhythm Saved The World
The Gems Of Jazz
29
Louis Armstrong
Rhythm Saved The World
Rhythm Saved The World
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Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
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The Happenings
I Got Rhythm
The Best Of The Happenings
32
The Americans
Sail Away Ladies
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
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The Louvin Brothers
You'll Meet Him In The Clouds
Close Harmony [Disc 6]
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Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys
This week’s show will feature another journey celebrating the soundtrack of the past century. From the pounding rhythms of gospel revelations to the neon-lit evening sounds of Basin Street and Nashville, we’ll be sharing the music of George Strait, Etta James, The Temptations, Little Sugar and The Hightower Brothers among over two dozen others…all in an exciting and varietal run of Americana on a Friday morning. It’s where the hidden gems appear and echo each week as we dig deep across decades and genres. Dave’s got iconic tracks and overlooked treasures, classic influences and modern echoes for you in a free form eclectic celebration. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.
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Merle Travis
Sweet Temptation
Sweet Temptation '46-'53 – Best Of
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Louis Prima
Basin Street Blues
New Orleans
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Dr. John
Good Night, Irene
Goin' Back To New Orleans
5
The Temptations
The Way You Do the Things You Do
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
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Bobby "Blue" Bland
Yield Not To Temptation
The Definitive Collection
7
The Everly Brothers
Temptation
Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 2]
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Jean Shepard
Sweet Temptation
Lonesome Love
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Don Reno and Red Smiley
Don't Let Temptation Turn You 'Round
1962-1963 (Warped 6274)
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Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle)
Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947)
Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life]
11
The Grass Roots
Temptation Eyes (Original)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Grass Roots
12
The Knight Brothers
Temptation 'bout To Get Me
Southern Soul
13
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
14
Ruthie Foster
Death Came A-knockin' (Travelin' Shoes)
Runaway Soul
15
Little Sugar And The Hightower Brothers
Come By Here
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
16
The Ink Spots
Address Unknown
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
17
The Sunshine Boys
I'm Crooning A Tune About June
1929-1931 – The Complete Set
18
Frankie Laine
That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)
Your Hit Parade: 1949
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Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
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Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Honey Love
Atlantic Rock & Roll
21
The Drifters
Bip Bam
The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
22
Waylon Jennings
I Ain't Living Long Like This
Nashville Rebel (1974-1980)
23
George Strait
All My Ex's Live In Texas
50 Number Ones [Disc 1]
24
Lyle Lovett
That's Right (You're Not From Texas)
The Road To Ensenada
25
Grandpa Jones
T For Texas
Makes The Rafters Ring
26
Billy Briggs
Amarillo Rose
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
Jazz, rhythm and all the very best of blues and swing from the past century, reaching as far back as the thirties and taking in some of rock royalty from the early fifties. This week we’re snapping fingers and cutting the rug with some of the very greats including Wynonie Harris, Buddy Johnson, The Five Royales, The Cadillacs, and a touch of gospel vocal majesty from Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The themes are wide-ranging, taking us from the woodshed to the urban streets and some Cadillac competitions and we’ll also get with the stuff that’s arrived and is oh so mellow. Night trains, sugar lumps, boogie woogie daddies and tall skinny papas rule the roost. Don’t miss out, even if you’re a night owl you’ll want to take these sounds with you into the early hours of tomorrow. Let me off uptown, would ya?
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Baby Doll & Her Royal Swingsters
Down By The Woodshed
Stompin' 25
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The Enchanters
Boogie Woogie Daddy
Jubilee Jezebels
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Big Maybelle
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
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Effie Smith
Root-Lie-Voot (08-16-50)
1945-1953
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The Five Royales
Thirty Second Lover
Dedicated To You
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Wynonie Harris
Adam Come And Get Your Rib
Lovin' Machine
8
Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra
A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money) (Cadillac)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9
The Cadillacs
Speedo (Cadillac)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
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Tony Allen & The Champs
Night Owl (Birds)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
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Savannah Churchill
Fat Meat Is Good Meat
Jazzin' The Blues – Volume4 :1929-1943
12
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Sugar Lump
Darktown Strutters Ball
13
The Four Blazes
Night Train
Mary Jo
14
Professor Longhair
Looka, No Hair
Ebb Records Story (Vol. 2): 1957-1959
15
Willie Mabon
The Seventh Son
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
16
The Mills Brothers
The Love Bug Will Bite You
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
17
The Ravens
I'm Going to Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters
The Greatest Group of Them All
18
Ray Charles
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
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Cleo Brown
The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow
The Legendary Cleo Brown
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Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson
Get On Down The Road
Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
21
Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
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Margie Day
Dumplin' Dumplin'
Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3
23
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
I Want A Tall Skinny Papa
Vintage Sex Songs
24
Smiley Lewis
Big Mamou
Smiley Lewis Vol 1
25
Blue Lu Barker
A Little Bird Told Me
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
26
Little Willie John
Home At Last
Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
27
Chuck Willis
Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes
I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
28
The Clovers
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
29
Lula Reed
Rock Love
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
30
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Hungary Man
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
31
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.
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The Harlem Hamfats
What's On Your Mind?
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
3
B.B. King
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
4
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1941 – 1944
5
Ella Fitzgerald
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Pure Ella
6
The King Cole Trio
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)
7
The Robins
Whadaya Want?
50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
8
Joe Liggins
Do You Love Me Pretty Baby?
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
9
Varetta Dillard
What'll I Do?
Got You On My Mind
10
Ruth Brown
Why Don't You Write Me?
Along Comes Ruth
11
Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love?
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
12
Bette Midler
Do You Want to Dance?
Experience the Divine [1993]
13
The Isley Brothers
Who's That Lady?
Something's Got A Hold On Me
14
Barry White
What Am I Gonna Do With You?
All Time Greatest Hits
15
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Who Will The Next Fool Be?
Two Classic Albums From The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump
16
Peggy Lee
Is That All There Is?
Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
17
Los Lobos
Is This All There Is?
By the Light of the Moon
18
Buck Owens
Would You Be Ready?
Dust On Mother's Bible
19
The Texas Tornados
Who Were You Thinkin' Of
The Best Of Texas Tornados
20
Wanda Jackson
Who Shot Sam?
Queen Of Rockabilly
21
Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. Morgan
Do You Love Me?
Crossroads In Cowtown
22
Frankie Miller
Hey! Where Ya Goin?
The World Is A Monster
23
Jim Lauderdale
What Kinda Guy?
An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert
24
The Lovin' Spoonful
Do You Believe In Magic?
Do You Believe In Magic?
25
The Lovin' Spoonful
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
Do You Believe In Magic?
26
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 4
27
The Grass Roots
Where Were You When I Needed You
All Time Greatest Hits
28
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen Rain?
All Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
29
Chicago
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997
30
Ramones
Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s
31
The Five Royales
$64,000 Question (Do You Love Me)
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
32
Lemon Nash
Anybody Seen My Kitty?
Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
33
Tom Paxton
What Did You Learn In School Today?
Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
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1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
The Isley Brothers
Shout (Part One)
Motor City Soul
3
Wanda Jackson
Let's Have a Party
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
4
Ray Charles
Mess Around
Atlantic Rock & Roll
5
The Swingin' Medallions
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)
Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
6
The Strangeloves
I Want Candy
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
7
Claudine Clark
Party Lights
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
8
Martha & The Vandellas
Mickey's Monkey
Dance Party
9
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Finger Poppin' Time
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
10
Johnnie Morisette
Meet Me At The Twistin' Place
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
11
Chubby Checker
Dancin' Party
Chubby Checker (Mr Twister)
12
Chubby Checker
The Twist
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1960
13
Sam Cooke
Twistin' the Night Away
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4)
14
Dave Edmunds
Do You Wanna Dance
Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
15
The Contours
Do You Love Me
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
16
Jerry Lee Lewis
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
17
Matchbox
Rockabilly Rebel
Rockabilly Rebel
18
Freddy Cannon
Buzz Buzz A Diddle It
His Latest And Greatest
19
Tommy James & the Shondells
Mony Mony
The Very Best of Tommy James & the Shondells
20
Louis Jordan
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Number Ones
21
The Showstoppers
Ain't Nothing But A House Party
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
22
Ann Cole
Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)
Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
23
Koko Taylor
Wang Dang Doodle
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
24
The Champs
Tequilla
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
25
Tarheel Slim
Number Nine Train
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
26
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
27
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
Wooly Bully
Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
28
Arthur Conley
Sweet Soul Music
Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
29
Link Wray/Robert Gordon
Summertime Blues
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
30
Johnny Kidd
Shakin' All Over
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
31
The Kingsmen
Louie Louie
In Person ('64)
32
Nick Todd
At The Hop
Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
33
The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
34
Little Richard
Good Golly Miss Molly
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
35
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Cruisin'
Destination Freeway
36
Elvis Presley
Party
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
