Category Archives: Blues

Workin’ Man Blues

We’ll be spending two hours on a century of hard work, little pay, striking it rich as well as failing to do so. Songs about working the mines, panning in the mother lode, welfare and pittance wages, as well as the country sounds of Merle’s Working Man Blues. Plenty to keep us reflecting on a lifetime of keeping afloat knowing full well that you can’t take it with you. Not necessarily money for nothing and kicks for free but we’ve also got songs about blowing it all on a Saturday night. Join us for music from Johnny Horton, Wynn Stewart, Tex Ritter, Merle, Hazel Dickens, Roy Orbison and a cast of the very best of performances from the past century here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Tex Williams Money Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
3Howard Vokes The Miner Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
4Tex Ritter A Working Man's Prayer Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
5Doc Watson Dream of the Miner's Child 1964-1965 (Warped 6411F) Amazon
6Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter Coal Miner's Daughter Amazon
7Merle Haggard And The Strangers Workin' Man Blues (2006 Digital Remaster) Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard Amazon
8Lyle Lovett Working Too Hard My Baby Don't Tolerate Amazon
9Slaid Cleaves Working Stiff Unsung Amazon
10Perry Tonightus And The Heart Burn Living On The Welfare Check Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
11Buck Owens Waitin' In Your Welfare Line The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1 Amazon
12Johnny Paycheck Take This Job And Shove It Superstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1] Amazon
13Roy Orbison Working for the Man The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] Amazon
14Brennen Leigh North To Alaska Too Thin To Plow Amazon
15Mudcrutch Six Days On the Road Mudcrutch Amazon
16Wynn Stewart Another Day, Another Dollar California Country Amazon
17The Westport Kids You Kaint Take It With You Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
18Billy Parker It Takes A Lot Of Money Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
19Bobby Barnett Workin' Man Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
20Arlie Duff Money Hungry Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
21Faron Young I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night 1953-1956 (Warped 5455) Amazon
22Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws I Ain't Lazy Baby I'm Just Tired The Best Of Western Swing Amazon
23Jim Nesbitt Working All My Life Cash-A-Likes Amazon
24Marty Stuart Hard Working Man Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions Amazon
25Dick Curless I've Been Working On the Railroad A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD3 (1950-1969) Amazon
26John Prine & Mac Wiseman Saginaw Michigan Standard Songs for Average People Amazon
27Dolly Parton 9 To 5 Dolly [Disc 4] Amazon
28Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands Working Girl Blues (Featuring Andrew Conklin, Alice Gerrard, Tom Rozum & Patrick Sauber) The Hazel and Alice Sessions Amazon
29Tom Waits Heigh Ho Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [Disc 3] Amazon
30Lee Dorsey Working In A Coal Mine Soul Mine Amazon
31Johnny Horton North To Alaska Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana Amazon
32The Dwarf Chorus Heigh-Ho Classic Disney, Vol. II: 60 Years Of Music Magical Amazon
33Adriana Caselotti Whistle While You Work Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon

Not Above The Law

Welcome to a common theme we share on Deeper Roots:  an eclectic blend of stories featuring grifters, the gallows, the law and prison time. Today we’ll be mixing current events with the rule of law and the focus takes on historic anthems of good versus evil. Playlists will feature topics of blind justice, the fate of liars and thieves, and stories of false prophets and demagogues. We’ll welcome them in their own words with pearls of justice that even the January 6th looters, traitors and thieves cannot escape. It’s a cult…and neither democracy nor faith abide much by the cult of personality that’s soiling our Constitution. We’ve got tracks from Dr. John, Three Dog Night, Hugh Laurie, Booker T and Ted Hawkins this week. Join us here on Deeper Roots for an expose about “Fear and Loathing at Mar-a-Lago”.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Booker T. & The MG's Hang 'Em High The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1] Amazon
3The Fabulous Thunderbirds Can't Tear It Up Enuff T-Bird Rhythm Amazon
4Ted Hawkins The Constitution Happy Hour Amazon
5Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands Let That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin) The Hazel and Alice Sessions Amazon
6The Louvin Brothers Cash On The Barrelhead Close Harmony [Disc 3] Amazon
7Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra Call The Police Jumpin' With the Big Swing Bands Amazon
8Ray Lum A Trader Is Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris Amazon
9Bill Phillips The Yankee Trader Bill Phillips 1958-1961 Amazon
10Dr. John Trader John The Blues Biography Amazon
11Three Dog Night Liar The Complete Hit Singles Amazon
12Julia Lee Lies Kansas City Star [Disc 2] Amazon
13JD McPherson Mother Of Lies Let The Good Times Roll Amazon
14Julie London Little White Lies 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Disc 1 Amazon
15Jackie Greene About Cell Block #9 Sweet Somewhere Bound Amazon
16Bill Carter with The Cooper Brothers Jailer Man The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972) Amazon
17Buck Owens In the Jailhouse Now Honky Tonk Man: Buck Sings Country Classics Amazon
18Hugh Laurie Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair Didn't It Rain (Deluxe) Amazon
19Elton Britt Uranium Fever Atomic Platters Amazon
20Sam Hinton Old Man Atom Atomic Platters Amazon
21Dan Reeder 2016 Election Song Every Which Way (Deluxe Edition) Amazon
22Fay Simmons You Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic Bomb Atomic Platters Amazon
23Fred Kirby When That Hell Bomb Falls Atomic Platters Amazon
24George Kent I Always Did Like Leavenworth The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972) Amazon
25The Bobby Fuller Four I Fought The Law The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four Amazon
26George Jones/Johnny Cash I Got Stripes [*] Silver Amazon
27Rico Bell Death Row The Executioners Last Songs, Volume 2 Amazon
28Doodle Duncan Death Row Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2 Amazon
29Marty Robbins Hanging Tree A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982) Amazon
30Ralph Stanley O Death O Brother, Where Art Thou? Amazon
31Roy Zimmerman The Don Rize Up Amazon
32Thomas E. Dewey Election Eve Campaign Speech Great Speeches of the 20th Century Amazon
33Paul Stookey Nukes R Nuts Just Causes Amazon
34Roy Zimmerman The Liar Tweets Tonight The Liar Tweets Tonight (Single) Amazon
35Earle Hagen I Spy Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene Amazon

Main Street Breakdown

“Gather ‘round everybody, gonna tell you a story, about a little fella, he’s really very mella’, sells the daily papers on Main Street USA. ” That’s how we’ll open this week’s show, with a story told by Bill Haley and the Comets from 1955.  It’s a free form throwback road trip from Main Street to the deep South with some blues, country, and roots sounds from the past 100 years. Got some blues from Bertha Idaho, classic country from Hank Williams, some fresh southland sounds from Los Lobos, locally fresh sounds from Doug Blumer and JL Stiles…and so much more as we venture in and around all of the corners, north, south, east and west in today’s show. Friday morning breakfasts have never been so entertaining. Tune us in on 92.5 FM in West County or stream us on your listening device at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Bill Haley The Paper Boy (On Main Street USA) From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock Amazon
3Chet Atkins & His Guitar Pickers Main Street Breakdown Chet Atkins Guitar Legend:The RCA Years Amazon
4David Bromberg The Main Street Moan The Player: A Retrospective Amazon
5Los Lobos On Main Street Tin Can Trust Amazon
6Loudon Wainwright III Moving Day High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project Amazon
7Willie Nelson Still Is Still Moving To Me Across The Borderline Amazon
8Si Kahn and The Looping Brothers Gone, Gonna Rise.Again Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions Amazon
9Leon Selph Now That You Have Gone You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942 Amazon
10The Leake County Revelers Been to the East, Been to the West Lead Kindly Light Amazon
11Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway Moving Day Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway Amazon
12JL Stiles Movin Jl Stiles Presents House of Murmurs Amazon
13Florence Lowery Moving Day Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 11 Amazon
14Bertha Idaho Move It On Out Of Here Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 10 Amazon
15Howlin' Wolf Moving The Back Door Wolf Amazon
16Monroe Moe Jackson Move It On Over Rural Blues Vol. 1 1934-1956 Amazon
17Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys Move It On Over 26 All-Time Country Classics Amazon
18Mahalia Jackson I Will Move On Up A Little Higher Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken Amazon
19The Staple Singers Move Along Train Freedom Highway Amazon
20Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) Raising Sand Amazon
21Tom Petty Time to Move On Wildflowers Amazon
22Jerry Lee Lewis Move on Down the Line The London Sessions 1973 Amazon
23Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 3 Amazon
24Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies When I'm Gone Don't You Grieve Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' Papa Amazon
25John Hiatt Gone Crossing Muddy Waters Amazon
26Irma Thomas Gone Soul Queen of New Orleans Amazon
27The Cats & The Fiddle Gone The Very Best Of Amazon
28Paul Simon Gone at Last 1964-1993 Disc 2 Amazon
29Bobby "Blue" Bland This Time I'm Gone For Good Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA Recordings Amazon
30Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash Gone Like a Raven Bend in the Road Amazon
31Violent Femmes Gone Daddy Gone Add It Up (1981-1993) Amazon
32Lefty Frizzell She's Gone, Gone, Gone Look What Thoughts Will Do Amazon

Let’s Dance

A mix of just about everything your ears might need on a Friday morning with the focus being on preparing you for the weekend here in Sonoma County. Wake up sounds with themes that sport the connective tissue of a variety of genres and performers. We’ll hear some Bo Diddley, Chris Montez, Steve Earle, Del Reeves, and more than two dozen others. We’ll be highlighting small themes of trains, boogie Woogie daddies, sad and happy songs, weed and invitations to the party here on KOWS Community radio where free speech is coupled with a promise of no bull. We stream all over the planet on kowsfm.com/listen and will be celebrating the return of our antenna and the FM signal sooner rather than later. Join us.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2NRBQ Wacky Tobacky Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1] Amazon
3Mel Tillis Loco Weed (Single Version) The Best of Mel Tillis Amazon
4Wayne Hancock Viper of Melody Viper of Melody Amazon
5Harlem Hamfats/Rosetta Howard If You're a Viper When Hemp Was Hip Amazon
6Bea Foote Weed The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
7Cab Calloway Minnie The Moocher Are You Hep To The Jive? Amazon
8Steve Earle & the Dukes Ain't Nobody's Daddy Now Terraplane Amazon
9The Enchanters Boogie Woogie Daddy Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
10Bo Diddley Diddley Daddy The Chess Box [Disc 1] Amazon
11Howlin' Wolf Rockin' Daddy Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960 Amazon
12Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens Daddy Rollin' Stone Poison Ivy – Gems from the Atco Vaults 1959-1962 Amazon
13Fontella Bass Sweet Lovin' Daddy Very Best Of Amazon
14Stonewall Jackson You're the Sad in My Songs Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967 Amazon
15Del Reeves You're the Happy Songs I Sing The Wonderful World of del Reeves Amazon
16The Everly Brothers So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) It's Everly Time Amazon
17Merle Haggard Sing A Sad Song Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast Amazon
18Rachel Sweet Sad Song Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet Amazon
19Jerry Lee Lewis Invitation to Your Party 25 All-Time Greatest Sun Recordings Amazon
20Cab Calloway Everybody Eats When They Come To My House Are You Hep To The Jive? Amazon
21The Royal Hounds Invitation To Be Lonely A Whole Lot of Nothin' Amazon
22Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar Invitation to the Blues For Pete's Sake [Gusto] Amazon
23The Soul Stirrers Slow Train Tribute to Sam Cooke Amazon
24Bob Dylan Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) North Country – Music From The Motion Picture Amazon
25Leon Russell Slow Train A Mighty Flood Amazon
26ack Rabbit Slims Twist Contest/Dialogue Pulp Fiction Amazon
27Chris Montez Let's Dance National Lampoon's Animal House Amazon
28Fats Domino The Twist Set Me Free Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 4 Amazon
29Chubby Checker Let's Dance It's Pony Time Amazon
30Gary U.S. Bonds Dear Lady Twist Gary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits Amazon
31Jimmy Soul Twistin' Matilda (And The Channel) The Best Of Jimmy Soul Amazon
32The Champs Tequila Twist 5 Classic Albums Plus Amazon
33The Isley Brothers Twist and Shout American Roots of the British Invasion Amazon
34Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Do You Know How to Twist The King Records Story – Part 1 Amazon
35The Dovells Bristol Stomp Cameo Parkway The Best of the Dovells, 1961-1965 Amazon

A Taste of Sixties Soul

What a decade. The Sixties. There was, of course, the mainlining of rock that took place, The Beatles, The Stones, Dylan, folk-rock, a rediscovery of tradition and the blues…and then there was something that had been bubbling underneath the pop, gospel, jazz, and rock elements. It would come to be called ‘soul’ and the sixties urban explosion out of a post-war northern cities like Chicago and (especially) Detroit, gave us something uniquely American. And the sixties charts were brimming with Motown, funk, cold sweat, and brassy ballads with a back beat and synchronicity of voice that established itself for good. The Isley Brothers, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Chuck Jackson, Mary Wells, The Temptations, The Impressions…the list goes on…all of these acts and hundreds of others staked their claim to the charts, easily competing (if not comfortably sharing) with the British wave and psychedlic sounds that had stormed the gates. Join Dave Stroud for a taste of 60s soul.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Miracles Shop Around [National Hit Version] The 35th Anniversary Collection Amazon
3Ike & Tina Turner It's Gonna Work Out Fine Birth Of Soul: 3 Amazon
4Sugar Pie DeSanto A Little Taste of Soul A Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962) Amazon
5Chuck Jackson Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2] Amazon
6Sam Cooke Send Me Some Lovin' The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4) Amazon
7Mary Wells Bye Bye Baby Looking Back 1961-1964 Amazon
8The Impressions I'm So Proud Glory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60s Amazon
9The Supremes Come See About Me Gold Disc 1 Amazon
10Mary Wells My Guy Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) Amazon
11Brenda Holloway Every Little Bit Hurts Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1 Amazon
12The Tams What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) Classic Rock: 1964 A Go Go Amazon
13Jimmy Hughes Steal Away The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 Amazon
14King Curtis Soul Serenade Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis Amazon
15The Funk Brothers Too Many Fish in the Sea 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Funk Brothers Amazon
16The Supremes Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart Gold Disc 1 Amazon
17The Four Tops I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) The Ultimate Collection Amazon
18The Isley Brothers This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1] Amazon
19The Temptations Get Ready The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s Amazon
20Stevie Wonder Uptight (Everything's Alright) The Classic Sixties: 1965 Amazon
21Spooner's Crowd Two In The Morning Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
22The Mar-Keys Philly Dog The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9) Amazon
23Carla Thomas A Woman's Love The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4 Amazon
24Carla Thomas/Otis Redding Tramp The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9) Amazon
25Arthur Conley Sweet Soul Music The Muscle Shoals Sound Amazon
26Sam & Dave When Something Is Wrong With My Baby The Very Best of Sam & Dave Amazon
27Marvin Gaye If I Could Build My Whole World Around You Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
28Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Brokenhearted Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon
29Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher Red, White & Rock Disc 3 Amazon
30James Brown Cold Sweat 20 All Time Greatest Hits! Amazon
31Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Jimmy Mack The Ultimate Collection Amazon
32Johnnie Taylor Who's Making Love Stax Number Ones Amazon
33Marvin Gaye Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
34Jean Knight Mr. Big Stuff Stax Number Ones Amazon

No Parking Here

The archivists went back to the well for the core of a show first broadcast seven years ago, polished it up some by adding some fresh musical paints to the themes, but left the vintage drapes and findings alone. And this week’s Deeper Roots show is all the better for it. Tune in on Friday morning for songs about the ‘love bug’, private property and trespassers, biblical tales from about fellows named John, and some musical musings about dog houses and ramblers. We’ve the likes of Ry Cooder, Moses Mason, Arthur Smith, The Drifters, and Sharon Jones to help you get your head straight for a weekend to kick off a long summer of our discontent. Your rights. Our rights. When they come for some today, who says they won’t come for you tomorrow.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Rosie Flores I Push Right Over Speed of Sound Amazon
3Cliff Edwards Hang on to Me Ukulele Ike Amazon
4Emmett Miller (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way Minstrel Man From Georgia Amazon
5Sons of the Pioneers Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown Songs of the Prairie – CD3 Amazon
6Arthur Smith Follow Me Boogie (Instrumental) The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands Amazon
7Johnny Cash Calilou (The Rambler) Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 4] Amazon
8Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
9Bobby "Blue" Bland I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA Recordings Amazon
10The Drifters Don't Dog Me Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
11Jim Jackson Old Dog Blue 25 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920s-1940s Vol 19 Amazon
12Ry Cooder Police Dog Blues Broadcast from the Plant: 1974 Record Plant, Sausalito, Ca Amazon
13Pee Wee King Dog House Blues Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2) Amazon
14Neko Case John Saw That Number Fox Confessor Brings The Flood Amazon
15Moses Mason John The Baptist Take Me To The Water Amazon
16John Mellencamp John The Revelator Trouble No More Amazon
17Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Get Up John Bill Monroe: Anthology Amazon
18Elvis Presley I, John Amazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 2) Amazon
19The Golden Gate Quartet Frankie and Johnny CD 2 the Recent Years Amazon
20Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Private Property (No Tresspassing) One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions Amazon
21Jimmy Littlejohn No Parking Here The World Is A Monster Amazon
22Woody Guthrie Riding in My Car (Car Song) Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection Amazon
23Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Trespasser Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In) Amazon
24Vince Gill Love Bug Bradley Barn Sessions Amazon
25Little Jimmy Dickens When That Love Bug Bites You Country Boy [Disc 2] Amazon
26Jimmy Edwards Love Bug Crawl At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 7) Amazon
27Jimmy Edwards Love Bug Crawl Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5 Amazon
28Red Foley & Minnie Pearl Love Bug Itch Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3] Amazon
29The Mills Brothers The Love Bug Will Bite You Mills Brothers – Goldent Greats Amazon
30Vera Lynn The Love Bug Will Bite You A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow Amazon
31Doc & Merle Watson Corrina, Corrina Then And Now/Two Days In November Amazon
32Gillian Welch I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll Time (The Revelator) Amazon
33John Prine With Lucinda Williams Wedding Bells / Let's Turn Back The Years In Spite Of Ourselves Amazon
34Junior Brown & Red Simpson Nitro Express Rig Rock Deluxe Amazon
35Red Simpson Truck Drivin' Man The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer Amazon

Double Play

Hot weather this week and we’ll be sweatin’ out the oldies in the KOWS Studio this coming Friday. Summer may be just around the corner but we’re running hot already here in Sonoma County. Today’s show features a ‘double play’ collection of traditions and covers, focusing primarily on gospel tradition and contemporary covers. Brook Benton, Josh White, Wilson Pickett, Neko Case, and Hank Williams are among the performers we’ll be featuring this week. Covers of the Gambler’s Blues, Stormy Weather, Denomination Blues, and more coming your way from the studios located in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California. Streaming at kowsfm.com/listen.


No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Freddie King Trouble In Mind King Of The Blues Amazon
3Mavis Staples Levon Helm Trouble In My Mind Carry Me Home Amazon
4Sister Rosetta Tharpe Trouble In My Mind Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of Amazon
5Washington Phillips Denomination Blues – Part 1 Manzarene Dreams Amazon
6Rodney Crowell Denomination Blues Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South Amazon
7Josh White St. James Infirmary Mojo-2010-11-Journey to Love Amazon
8Bobby "Blue" Bland St. James Infirmary Mississippi Blues Amazon
9Blind Alfred Reed You Must Unload Complete Recorded Works 1927-29 Amazon
10Ry Cooder You Must Unload The Prodigal Son Amazon
11Louis Armstrong Shadrack Louis And The Good Book Amazon
12Brook Benton Shadrack Mercury 1962 Amazon
13CBS Trumpeteers Milky White Way I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983 Amazon
14Elvis Presley Milky White Way His Hand In Mine Amazon
15Shades of Blue Oh How Happy Glory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60s Amazon
16Carlene Carter Oh How Happy Carlene Carter/Blue Nun Amazon
17Jeff Lynne Stormy Weather Armchair Theatre Amazon
18Ethel Waters Stormy Weather Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
19Aaron Neville I Saw The Light Gospel Roots Amazon
20Hank Williams I Saw The Light Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel Amazon
21Arizona Dranes John Said He Saw A Number He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes Amazon
22Neko Case John Saw That Number Fox Confessor Brings The Flood Amazon
23Jimmy Reed Big Boss Man The Very Best of Jimmy Reed Amazon
24Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Big Boss Man Playback Disc 5 Amazon
25Wilson Pickett Three-Time Loser A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1] Amazon
26Dave Edmunds Three Time Loser Twangin' Amazon
27Solomon Burke Got To Get You Off My Mind Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis) Amazon
28Huey Lewis And The News Got To Get You Off My Mind Soulsville Amazon
29Peggy Lee With Dave Barbour & His Orchestra I Don't Know Enough About You I Get Ideas – A Proper Introduction To Peggy Lee Amazon
30The Mills Brothers I Don't Know Enough About You The Very Best Of The Mills Brothers Amazon
31The Bobby Fuller Four I Fought The Law The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four Amazon
32The Clash I Fought the Law Story of the Clash, Vol. 1 Disc 1 Amazon

Your Lucky Day

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.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Jim Lauderdale Lucky 13 Point of No Return: The Unreleased 1989 Album Amazon
3Chris Isaak Waiting for My Lucky Day Baja Sessions Amazon
4The Bobby Fuller Four I'm A Lucky Guy The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four Amazon
5Frank Sinatra Luck Be a Lady Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years Amazon
6Judy Garland Lucky Day Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby! Amazon
7Jimmy Smith I'm Just A Lucky So And So Standards Amazon
8Ray Charles Lucky Old Sun Hear Music Volume 1 Amazon
9Tommy Flanagan Friday The 13th For Monk-A Tribute To The Music Of Thelonious Monk Amazon
10Bobby "Blue" Bland Friday The 13th Child His California Album Amazon
11Howlin' Wolf Hard Luck The Chess Box [Disc 3] Amazon
12Chris Thomas King Superstitious Blues Me, My Guitar and the Blues Amazon
13Albert King Born Under A Bad Sign Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] Amazon
14Stevie Wonder Superstition Hitsville USA, Vol. 2: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992 Disc 1 Amazon
15J.J. Cale Lady Luck Travel Log Amazon
16Raul Malo Lucky One Lucky One Amazon
17Mary-Chapin Carpenter I Feel Lucky Come On Come On Amazon
18Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds Elvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrack Amazon
19k.d. lang & the Reclines Luck in My Eyes Absolute Torch and Twang Amazon
20Charley Crockett Lots of Luck Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza Amazon
21Johnny Cash Thirteen American Recordings Amazon
22Gale Storm Lucky Lips Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm Amazon
23Ruth Brown Lucky Lips Feelin Fine Amazon
24Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody) My Lucky Day Were Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949 Amazon
25Howlin' Wolf I Ain't Superstitious The Chess Box Amazon
26John Fogerty Bad Moon Rising The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection Amazon
27Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Bad Luck, Pt. 1 Greatest Hits Amazon
28Chance Halladay Lucky Me Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon

Art Rupe Tribute

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.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Little Joe's Boogie Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Amazon
3Roy Milton & His Solid Senders R.M. Blues Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton Amazon
4Camille Howard You Don't Love Me The Specialty Story Amazon
5Paul Gayten My Rough And Ready Man R&B Outbreak CD 2 Amazon
6Percy Mayfield Strange Things Happening Poet of the Blues Amazon
7Percy Mayfield Please Send Me Someone To Love Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
8Joe Liggins One Sweet Letter Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Amazon
9Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1 Amazon
10Marvin & Johnny Wine Woogie The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5 Amazon
11Jesse & Marvin Dream Girl Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams Amazon
12Joe Houston Orchestra All Night Long Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon
13Marvin Phillips Mamo Mamo (Specialty 554) R&B Humdingers Volume 12 Amazon
14Tony 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 Amazon
15Little Richard Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE) The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
16Little Richard Tutti Frutti The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
17Don & Dewey Farmer John Jungle Hop Amazon
18Larry Williams Short Fat Fannie The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957 Amazon
19Larry Williams Bony Maronie Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
20Larry Williams Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version] Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams Amazon
21Art Neville That Old Time Rock And Roll His Specialty Recordings Amazon
22Art Neville Belle Amie His Specialty Recordings Amazon
23Hollywood Flames Buzz Buzz Buzz Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
24Don & Dewey Koko Joe Jungle Hop Amazon
25The Original Gospel Harmonettes Get Away Jordan Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan Amazon
26Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes Love Lifted Me Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958 Amazon
27Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers He's So Wonderful The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon
28Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers Come and Go To That Land 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
29Swan Silvertones Trouble In My Way Gospel Music Amazon
30Clifton Chenier Eh, Petite Fille Bayou Blues Amazon
31Clifton Chenier Boppin' The Rock Bayou Blues Amazon
32Frankie Lee Sims Lucy Mae Blues Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
33John Lee Hooker My Baby's Got Something No Friend Around Amazon
34Little Richard Shake A Hand The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
35Professor Alex Bradford What Folks Say About Me The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men Amazon
36Brother Joe May Testimony The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men Amazon

Dead Covers

Let’s have ourselves a natural ball. We’ve done shows whose themes include traditional covers done by The Grateful Dead as well as paying tribute to the songwriting talents of Robert Hunter. We’re truckin’ down one more alley of dead themes in today’s show: covers of Grateful Dead songs done by others. And what a lineup we have for you this bright Saturday morning, celebrating springtime in Sonoma County. We’ve got Jorma, Jimmy Buffet, Graham Parker, Joan Osborne, Levon Helm and Bruce Hornsby queued up for you as we celebrate the return of the FM signal for Community Radio in West Sonoma County. That’s right! The rest of the world gets to share Sonoma County with….uh, Sonoma County, as the streaming returns to sharing the stage on a Community Radio signal that runs 24×7. Deeper Roots will celebrate with a New Speedway Boogie, honoring the new FM signal and raising a glass or Ripple with Uncle John’s Band. Tune us in.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Los Lobos Bertha Deadicated Amazon
3Joan Osborne Brokedown Palace Pretty Little Stranger Amazon
4David Gans Box Of Rain Drop The Bone Amazon
5Indigo Girls Uncle John's Band Deadicated Amazon
6Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley Friend Of The Devil The Country Blues Amazon
7Jorma Kaukonen Operator River Of Time Amazon
8Jimmie Dale Gilmore Ripple One Endless Night Amazon
9Warren Zevon Casey Jones Deadicated Amazon
10Levon Helm Tennessee Jed Electric Dirt Amazon
11Dr. John Deal Deadicated Amazon
12Gregg Allman Black Muddy River Southern Blood Amazon
13David Gans New Speedway Boogie It's A Hand-me-down Amazon
14Jimmy Buffett Uncle John's Band Fruitcakes Amazon
15Larry Campbell Attics of My Life Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams Amazon
16Willie Nelson Stella Blue Songbird Amazon
17Suzanne Vega China Doll Deadicated Amazon
18Graham Parker Sugaree Your Country Amazon
19Bruce Hornsby & The Range Jack Straw Deadicated Amazon
20The Persuasions It Must Have Been the Roses Might As Well… The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead Amazon
21Rick Danko Ripple Times Like These Amazon