Category Archives: Blues

Americana, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition

Finger Pickin’ Good

February 24, 2023 Dave

Tune in Friday morning for a finger pickin’ helping of Americana and beyond as our show revisits some guitar masters from blues, country blues, folk and tradition. We’ll take a spin across the landscape of steel and gut string tradition with a collection that features tracks from Stefan Grossman, Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kottke, Merle Travis and over a dozen others. As February wraps up, we’ll be completing our February journey out of winter’s doldrums and into the sweet breezes of Spring. Let this show be a warmup for your good life and times. So put your feet up and drop in. We’d love to have you.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Leo Kottke	Buckaroo	Essential
3	Chet Atkins	Wheels	Mr Atkins-Guitar Picker
4	Doc Watson	Windy and Warm	The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
5	Doc Watson	Moody River	Memories
6	Doc Watson	Doc's Guitar [#]	The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
7	Jefferson Airplane	Embryonic Journey	Walk on the Moon
8	Jorma Kaukonen	Fur Peace Rag	Stars In My Crown
9	John Fahey	Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home	The Legend of Blind Joe Death
10	Davy Graham	Angi	3/4 Ad – Single
11	Davy Graham	Davy's Train Blues	3/4 Ad – Single
12	Reverend Gary Davis	Candy Man	Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
13	Stefan Grossman	Police Dog Blues	How To Play Blues Guitar
14	Blind Blake	Diddie Wa Diddie	Roots of Rock
15	Lonnie Johnson	Untitled	Steppin' On The Blues
16	Blind Willie McTell	Statesboro Blues	Roots of Rock
17	Riley Puckett	Fuzzy Rag	Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins of American Primitive Guitar
18	Etta Baker	One Dime Blues	Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
19	Merle Travis	Freight Train (Instrumental)	The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands
20	Bob Brozman	Hano Hano Hanalei [Album Version]	Blue Hula Stomp [Remastered]
21	Merle Travis	Li'l Liza Jane (Instrumental)	The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands
22	Jorma Kaukonen	There's A Table Sitting In Heaven	Stars In My Crown
23	Leo Kottke	Wonderland By Night	Peculiaroso
24	John Fahey	Layla	Rain Forests, Oceans And Other
25	Leo Kottke	Little Martha	Instrumentals: Best of the Chrysalis Years
26	Dave Van Ronk	Green, Green Rocky Road	Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
27	David Bromberg	Come All You Fair and Tender Maidens	Hills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder Records
28	Sam McGee	Knoxville Blues	Friends Of Old Time Music [Disc 1]
29	Stefan Grossman	Pallet On Your Floor	How To Play Blues Guitar
30	Bob Hadley	Celtic Reverie	Imaginational Anthem
31	Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon	Oh Well	Sixty Six Steps
32	Mance Lipscomb	Sugar Babe	Texas Songster

Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Free Form, Oldies, Rock, Soul

Loose Talk

February 22, 2023 Dave

A free form Friday morning finds us drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds as we follow the blue shadows on the trail with songs of loose talk, love letters and dreams. We’ll dig deep into those early, mid- and late century digital archives for some sweet and sensitive tracks from the likes of Elvis, Wanda, Iggy (!), The Impressions, Rhiannon Giddens, and a couple dozen more. It’s quite the mixed bag on a Saturday morning as the winter of 2022-23 begins to roll away like the tumbleweeds as the winds of spring pushes the time away. Tune into community radio this week as we fill the air with the music that’s easy on the ears (and the soul). Every Friday and Saturday morning on KOWS 92.5 FM, Occidental and streaming to planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Los Lobos	One Time One Night	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
3	Wanda Jackson	Savin' My Love	Queen Of Rockabilly
4	Roger Miller	Old Songwriters Never Die (Banter)	King Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller [Disc 2]
5	Kacey Musgraves	Kansas City Star	King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
6	John Prine With Connie Smith	Loose Talk	In Spite Of Ourselves
7	Sara Watkins	Blue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek)	Under the Pepper Tree
8	Roy Rogers	Here On the Range	1939-1940 (Warped 3936)
9	The Western Flyers	Along The Navajo Trail	Wild Blue Yonder
10	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans	Tumbling Tumbleweeds	16 Great Songs Of The Old West
11	The Dinning Sisters	Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie	Rounding Up The Girls/Great Female Country Vocals Vol 1
12	We Five	You Were on My Mind	Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over
13	The Impressions	People Get Ready	Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over
14	Nancy Wilson	(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am	Your Hit Parade – Intro the '60S
15	Lyle Lovett	Summer Wind	For Love of the Game
16	Iggy Pop	How Insensitive	Preliminaries
17	Rhiannon Giddens	Up Above My Head	Tomorrow Is My Turn
18	Laura Rucker	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter	Swingin' the Blues: 1931-1939
19	Elvis Presley	Love Letters	Elvis' Gold Records (Volume 4)
20	Patsy Cline	Love Letters In The Sand	The Patsy Cline Collection
21	Roy Orbison	Dream	You've Got Mail
22	Louis Armstrong	A Kiss to Build a Dream On	Sleepless in Seattle
23	Whispering Jack Smith	That's My Weakness Now	Me & My Shadow
24	Fats Domino	Make Me Belong To You	Fats Is Back
25	Barbara Lewis	Hello Stranger	MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
26	Justin Townes Earle	Can't Hardly Wait	Midnight at the Movies
27	Chuck Jackson	Shame On Me	Hold On, We're Coming '67
28	Nick Lowe	I Live on a Battlefield	The Impossible Bird
29	Connie Smith	Ribbon Of Darkness	The Essential Connie Smith
30	John Fogerty	Where the River Flows	John Fogerty
31	Wanda Jackson	Fujiyama Mama	Queen Of Rockabilly
32	John Fogerty	Almost Saturday Night	John Fogerty
33	Sons of the Pioneers	Lone Star Trail	Songs of the Prairie – CD2
34	Bill Frisell	Happy Trails	When You Wish Upon a Star

Motown 60s Soul

February 15, 2023 Dave

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.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Barrett Strong	Money (That's What I Want)	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
3	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
6	Mary Wells	You Beat Me To The Punch	Looking Back 1961-1964
7	Miracles	You've Really Got A Hold On Me	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
8	The Contours	Do You Love Me	The Very Best of The Contours
9	Mary Wells	My Guy	Looking Back 1961-1964
10	Mary Wells	Two Lovers	Looking Back 1961-1964
11	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
14	The Temptations	My Girl	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
15	The Supremes	Come See About Me	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
16	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
18	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
26	Jimmy Ruffin	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
27	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
33	Stevie Wonder	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
34	The Supremes	You Can't Hurry Love	Gold Disc 1

Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Gospel, Oldies

Elvis’ Influencers

January 8, 2023 Dave

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.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Wynonie Harris	Good Rockin' Tonight	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
3	Jimmy Reed & His Trio	You Don't Have To Go	Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954
4	Little Junior Parker	Mystery Train	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
5	Little Junior Parker	Feelin' Good	Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
6	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
26	Ella Fitzgerald	My Happiness	The Chronological Classics 1947-1948
27	B.B. King	Everyday I Have The Blues	BB King And Pee Wee Crayton
28	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
29	Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats	Rocket 88	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
30	Chuck Berry	Maybellene	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
31	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	Sixty Minute Man	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
32	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle and Roll	Big Joe Rocks
33	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
34	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
35	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Blowing The Fuse: 1956

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Wild in the Streets

December 4, 2022 Dave

December’s arrived and we’re going to get ourselves warmed up for the Hot Stove League, New Year’s Eve, football playoffs, reindeer on the roof and all the rest of it. But our show today will take on a common thread: songs about ‘the street’ or streets or boulevards, avenues … only the surface streets, not the highways. Dave’s picked out a collection of songs that are sure to stir emotion bringing home music that take on the ‘street’ topics from the genres of country, early pop, rock, folk, blues and all the rest. We’ll hear from Dylan, The Ink Spots, Tony Rice, Charlie Spand, the Orlons and a couple dozen others taking on an eclectic blend of songs where the streets as the muse. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio’s KOWS 92.5 FM, streaming to all of planet earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Deeper Roots brings you a morning of sounds from the locales of Easy Street, Lonely Street and 4th Street…directly from Orchard and 7th.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Various Artists	Wild In the Streets Trailer	1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials
3	Garland Jeffreys	Wild in the Streets	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
4	Orlons	South Street	Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits
5	The Royals	Fifth Street Blues	The Very Best of the Royals & the Midnighters
6	Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles	Decatur Street	Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles
7	Eddie Floyd	Soul Street	Stax Profiles – Eddie Floyd
8	Glories	Dark End Of The Street	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
9	Bobby Womack	Across 110th Street	Jackie Brown OST
10	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Lonely Street	Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry
11	Little Ann	One Way Street	Funk Soul Sisters
12	Charlie Spand	Hastings Street	Black Swan Sampler
13	Jack Teagarden	Basin Street Blues	An Introduction To Jack Teagarden
14	Cab Calloway	Beale Street Mama	Best Of The Big Bands
15	The Ink Spots	Street Of Dreams	Greatest Hits
16	The Boswell Sisters	Forty-Second Street	The Boswell Sisters Volume 2
17	Julie London	Easy Street	Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl
18	Dean Martin	On the Street Where You Live	Swingin' with Dino
19	Keely Smith w. Billy May Orchestra	On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Summer Days And Summer Nights – 31 Beach Pearls
20	George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy Wilson	On Green Dolphin Street	The Swingin's Mutual!
21	T-Bone Walker	Street Walking Woman	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
22	Bob Dylan	Positively 4th Street	Biograph Disc 2
23	Bruce Springsteen	Streets of Philadelphia	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
24	The Doobie Brothers	Takin' It To The Streets	Takin' It To The Streets
25	Utah Phillips	Larimer Street	The Telling Takes Me Home
26	Gram Parsons	Streets Of Baltimore	Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 1] – GP
27	Buck Owens	Streets of Laredo	I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
28	Buck Owens	Streets Of Bakersfield	Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
29	Tony Rice	Church Street Blues	Church Street Blues
30	Simon & Garfunkel	The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)	The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
31	Matys Brothers	Crazy Street	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
32	Leonard Cohen	Boogie Street	The Future/Ten New Songs

Sweet Dreams

November 20, 2022 Dave

Our show this week features sweet dreams, swamp pop, Americana, doo wop, and all that makes the past century of America’s music a delight to dream on. We’ll touch on the new album from a legend who is most deservedly having his moment right now with a new album and where a one hit wonder once existed. Tommy McLain’s new album is a revelation and reminds us that music, when carried and shared with a passion like his, will always bring a bright light even in the darkest of times. This week’s show is a free form romp featuring Tommy, Mark Knopfler, Robert Plant, Bill Kirchen, Corb Lund, Bob Wills, Paul Thorn, and a couple dozen others. Some fiery rock and roll blended with country, doo wop, pop and lots of circumstance. Please join in…we’d be delighted to spend a Friday morning with you on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Solomon Burke/Zucchero	Diavolo in Me (A Devil in Me)	Zucchero & Co.
3	Tommy McLain	I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)	I Ran Down Every Dream
4	Tommy McLain	Sweet Dreams	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
5	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	The Essential Collection
6	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
7	Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler	I'll See You in My Dreams	Neck and Neck
8	Mark Knopfler	Devil Baby	The Ragpicker's Dream
9	Chris Isaak	Speak of the Devil	Speak of the Devil
10	Earl-Jean	I'm Into Something Good	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
11	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
12	Don Gardner & DeeDee Ford	I Need Your Loving	Soul Gold Oldies
13	Ernie Maresca	Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)	The Best Jukeboxhits [Disc 1]
14	Jesse Powell & The Caddies	Ain't You Gonna	Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
15	The Chiffons	One Fine Day	One Fine Day And Other Favorites
16	Corb Lund	Devil's Best Dress	Americana Music Awards Sampler
17	Gillian Welch	The Devil Had a Hold of Me	Hell Among the Yearlings
18	Bill Kirchen	Devil With The Blue Dress (Album Version)	Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods
19	Paul Thorn	Don't Let The Devil Ride	Don't Let The Devil Ride
20	Bob Wills	The Devil Ain't Lazy	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
21	Scott H. Biram	Gotta Get To Heaven	Sold Out To The Devil: Select Gospel Cuts By The Reverend Scott H. Biram
22	Robert Plant	Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down	Band Of Joy
23	Levon Helm	Stuff You Gotta Watch	Electric Dirt
24	Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven	Down The Road Apiece	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
25	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Hank Ballard & the Midnighters – Greatest Hits
26	Michael Nesmith	Silver Moon	Listen To The Band [UK]
27	Louis Jordan	Stone Cold Dead in the Market – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Tympany Five	Number Ones
28	Rosemary Clooney	Come On A My House	Tenderly
29	Tommy McLain	Somebody (Radio Edit)	I Ran Down Every Dream
30	Pete Seeger	Little Boxes	The Essential Pete Seeger

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Fascinating Rhythm

October 29, 2022 Dave

Crazy rhythm! Big bands, scat vocals, syncopation, snapping fingers, drum and trumpet solos, all packed into two hours on a Sonoma County autumn morning on Deeper Roots. We’re celebrating that fascinating rhythm with some classic jazz, smooth vocals, and the voot of Slim Galliard as well as we take a trip through the big band sounds of Tommy Dorsey’s Clambake Seven, Cab Calloway, and Artie Shaw. That’s not all, though. We’ll also hear the celebrations of rhythm with the brothers and sister teams of the Boswells, the Colemans, the Delta Rhythm Boys, and Three Sharps and a Flat. Sweet and sentimental with a celebratory blast. Join Dave Stroud on a journey that celebrates rhythm with the best rhythm-makers on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra & Helen Ward	Get Rhythm in Your Feet (And Music In Your Soul)	Wicked Swing
3	Jimmie Lunceford (Willie Smith And Band, Vocals)	Rhythm Is Our Business	Jimmie Lunceford
4	Ivie Anderson	All God's Chillun Got Rhythm	An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
5	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Get on Board Little Children	Radio, Gimme Some Jive
6	Coleman Brothers	Get Away, Mr. Satan, Get Away	Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang
7	Three Sharps And A Flat	That's The Rhythm	Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
8	Slim & Slam	The Flat Foot Floogie	Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3)
9	The Boswell Sisters	That's How Rhythm Was Born	That's How Rhythm Was Born
10	Slim & Slam	Rhythm Mad	Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)
11	Slim & Slam	Buck Dance Rhythm	Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1)
12	The Cats & The Fiddle	Mr. Rhythm Man	The Very Best Of
13	Ace Harris And His Sunset Royals	Rhythm 'Bout Town	Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep)
14	Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven	Nothin' But Rhythm	Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep)
15	Django Reinhardt	Crazy Rhythm	The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1]
16	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Spreadin' Rhythm Around	Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936
17	Billie Holiday	Spreadin' Rhythm Around	Quintessential: Volume 1, 1933 – 1935
18	Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra	He Ain't Got Rhythm	Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 02]
19	Louis Armstrong	I Got Rhythm	Now You Has Jazz: Louis Armstrong AT M-G-M
20	Cab Calloway	Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm	Chronological 1937-38
21	Cab Calloway	Black Rhythm	Kicking The Gong Around
22	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	Rockin' In Rhythm	Ken Burns Jazz: Duke Ellington
23	Artie Shaw	All God's Chillun Got Rhythm	The Artie Shaw Story – Disc 1 – Free Wheeling
24	Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey	Rhythm Saved The World	The Gems Of Jazz
25	The Mills Brothers	Rhythm Saved The World	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
26	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	I'm Nuts About Screwy Music	Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford
27	Sol Hoopii	Fascinating Rhythm	Master of the Hawaiian Guitar, Vol. 2
28	Fred Astaire	Fascinating Rhythm	The Astaire Story, Vol.1 & 2
29	Gene Kelly	I Got Rhythm	The Big Picture: Great Music from Films You Love
30	Tony Bennett	Crazy Rhythm	This Is Jazz Sampler
31	Charlie Barnet	Flying Home	Wicked Swing
32	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	He Ain't Got Rhythm	Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford
33	Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra	Jivin' With Jarvis	Wicked Swing
34	Nellie Lutcher	If You Wanna Get T'Goin' (And Come Out Singing)	Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 3]

Sacred Rock & Soul

October 23, 2022 Dave

A mixed bag of the soulful sounds with an undercurrent of gospel mixed in this morning. Songs whose construction bears some resemblance or, in most cases, far distant ancestry to the sacred sounds of the church gatherings. The music this morning isn’t really gospel in its obvious form. It’s more the sound of performances that owe gospel music a debt of gratitude for the sound, the rhythm, and the form. Tune in for a bright, shining blend of popular sounds from Paul Simon, Laura Nyro, Curtis Mayfield, Percy Sledge, Mitty Collier, and a couple dozen others as we take a closer walk with rhythm, soul, rock, and pop on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on KOWS, your low power community station with a big heart. Tune in on 92.5 FM or stream us on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Isley Brothers	Shout (Parts 1 & 2)	The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1]
3	Sam Cooke	Just For You	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
4	Sam Cooke	You Send Me	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
5	Ray Charles	I've Got a Woman	Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]
6	Ray Charles	Hallelujah I Love Her So	Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]
7	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Cry Baby	Birth Of Soul: 1
8	Marvin Gaye	Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing	Anthology [Disc 1]
9	The Impressions	Keep On Pushing	Gospel
10	Curtis Mayfield	Move on Up	Something to Believe In
11	Edwin Hawkins Singers	Oh Happy Day	Oh Happy Day – Original Buddah Classics
12	Al Green	Take Me to the River	More Greatest Hits
13	Bill Withers	Lean on Me	Still Bill
14	Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Bridge Over Troubled Water
15	Paul Simon	Loves Me Like A Rock	Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar
16	Jackie Wilson	(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher	Something to Believe In
17	The Staple Singers	Respect Yourself	Stax Profiles
18	Aretha Franklin	Chain Of Fools	Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 1]
19	Aretha Franklin	Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
20	Percy Sledge	When A Man Loves A Woman	It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge
21	Mitty Collier	I Had A Talk With My Man	Chess Uptown Soul
22	Mitty Collier	No Faith, No Love	Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
23	Laura Nyro	And When I Die	Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2)
24	Marc Cohn	Walking In Memphis	Marc Cohn
25	Roy Wood	Songs Of Praise	Boulders
26	Elton John	Take Me To The Pilot	Elton John
27	Etta James	Strange Things Happening	Singles 1957 – 1962

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West Coast Blues Roots

October 9, 2022 Dave

The 40s and 50s post-war migration brought tough working conditions in Chicago which offered stability over the miserable sharecropper existence of the Delta. Both were fodder for the some of the very best in classic blues. The production lines of Detroit and other cities on the Eastern seaboard were models of a different kind of work that the Industrial Age had to offer. But the West Coast wasn’t the place you’d expect to find the blues: shipyards, agriculture, and urban sprawl would aggregate so many different styles that rhythm and blues was a fusion of the many different sensibilities that were brought with both performer and listener alike westward from east of the Mississippi. Having the hub of the world of entertainment in the Southland didn’t hurt either. We’ll be browsing the sounds of some of the greats: McCracklin, Fulson, Otis, Mayfield, and (of course) T-Bone Walker in the Deeper Roots morning show today. West Coast Blues led to blues-based rock in large part because of the exposure to the many different styles of the mid-century blues bands and solo rockers. West Coast Blues Roots is the name of our show this morning on KOWS-LP Occidental.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Gangster Of Love	Living The Blues: 1957-1959 Blues Classics
3	Lowell Fulson	Blue Shadows	Chess Blues Disc 4
4	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Shuffle	Living The Blues: Blues Greats
5	Ivory Joe Hunter	Boogin' In The Rain	The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter 1947
6	Amos Milburn	One, Two, Three, Everybody	Amos Milburn Rocks
7	Amos Milburn	One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer	Amos Milburn Rocks
8	Floyd Dixon	Hey Bartender	Marshall Texas Is My Home
9	Big Jay McNeely	The Deacon's Hop	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
10	Percy Mayfield	Please Send Me Someone To Love	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
11	Johnny Guitar Watson	Mortorhead Baby	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1
12	Little Esther And Willie Littlefield	Turn the Lights Down Low	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
13	Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson	Gonna Send You Where I Got You From	Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
14	Peppermint Harris	I Got Loaded	Loaded, Vol. 1
15	Jimmy McCracklin	The Walk	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
16	Little Willie Littlefield	K. C. Loving	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
17	T-Bone Walker	Stormy Monday	The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
18	Roy Milton	The Hucklebuck	Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton
19	Floyd Dixon	Call Operator 210	The Cocktail Combos [Disc 3]
20	Johnny Otis	Baby Baby Blues	Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars
21	Johnny Otis	Head Hunter	The Roots Of Frank Zappa
22	Etta James	Good Rockin Daddy	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
23	Pee Wee Crayton	Blues After Hours	ABC Of The Blues Vol 7
24	Johnny Moore's Three Blazers	Driftin' Blues	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
25	Charles Brown	Black Night	Living The Blues: Blues Greats
26	Cecil Gant	I Wonder	R&B Jukebox Hits 1944
27	Amos Milburn	Bad Bad Whiskey	Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn
28	Juke Boy Bonner	Running Shoes	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
29	Lloyd Glenn	The Shakedown	Chess Blues Disc 4
30	Etta James	I Just Want to Make Love to You	At Last!
31	Percy Mayfield	The River's Invitation	ABC Of The Blues Vol 28
32	Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers	Deep Fried	Blues Pajama Party
33	Roy Milton & His Solid Senders	R.M. Blues	Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton

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

Doo Wop’s Golden Age

September 24, 2022 Dave

In the early 1950s, trade magazines were bemoaning the overabundance of vocal groups making it difficult for single artists to break through. It was just the beginning of a wave of adolescent boys finding that street corner singers were attracting the neighborhood girls. Well, that’s the story anyway. But it might not have been too far off the mark as the mid-to-late 1950s saw the charts exploding with groups with vocal prowess in both instrumental imitation and harmonies with inglorious sound effects. It would become an cultural art form born in the tradition of some of the vocal groups of the 30s and 40s. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll revisit doo wop’s golden age where the harmonies were tight and sweet and the ballads were recycled gems of the past or low-brow teen crooning of the present. Join us on Sonoma County Community Radio for some of the best examples of Doo Wop’s Golden Age.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The El Dorados	At My Front Door	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
3	The Nutmegs	Story Untold	The Roots Of Frank Zappa
4	The Five Satins	In the Still of the Night	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
5	The Heartbeats	A Thousand Miles Away	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
6	The Rays	Silhouettes	Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits
7	The Willows	The Church Bells May Ring	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
8	The Cadillacs	Zoom	For Collectors Only (Disc 1)
9	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
10	The Moonglows	See Saw (mono)	Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection
11	The Del Vikings	Come Go with Me	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
12	The Dubs	Could This Be Magic	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
13	Mellokings	Tonight Tonight	Tonight-Tonight
14	The Monotones	Book Of Love	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 1)
15	Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/The Rob Roys	Tell Me Why	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
16	The Silhouettes	Get A Job	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 1)
17	The Diamonds	Little Darlin'	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
18	The Bobbettes	Mr. Lee	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
19	The Cadillacs	Buzz Buzz Buzz	For Collectors Only (Disc 1)
20	The Solitaires	Walking Along	Doo Wop Love Songs
21	Lee Andrews & The Hearts	Long Lonely Nights	Doo Wop Love Songs
22	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Goody Goody	Doo Wop Love Songs
23	The Chantels	Maybe	Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 2]
24	The Edsels	Rama Lama Ding Dong	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
25	The Aquatones	You	Early Girls: 1
26	The Marcels	Blue Moon	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
27	The Elegants	Little Star	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1]
28	Dion & The Belmonts	I Wonder Why	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1]
29	The Videos	Trickle, Trickle	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1]
30	The Coasters	Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart	Doo Wop Love Songs
31	The Flamingos	I Only Have Eyes for You	For Collectors Only – Disc 1
32	The Mystics	Hushabye	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
33	Dion & The Belmonts	A Teenager In Love	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
34	The Fiestas	So Fine	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1]
35	The Sheppards	Island Of Love	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1]
36	Earls	Remember Then	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)

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