We enter December with hope. Join us for some sounds from the French Quarter and its environs. This Friday on Deeper Roots, tune in for a sweeping celebration taking the St. Charles trolley in time from Kid Ory and Louis Armstrong to the sounds of Tuba Fats, Mac Rebennack, Allen Toussaint and beyond. We’ll also find some Big Easy rocking treats by the water: Ernie K-Doe, Sugar Boy Crawford, Fats Domino, and Larry Darnell are also on the board from the Big Easy as well as sounds of piano pounders like Archibald, Champion Jack Dupree and Professor Longhair. KOWS radio’s antenna is moving so we highly recommend that you stream us on the KOWS web site (or via the KOWS app) because the FM signal will be out of commission as the transmitter has found a new home out in the hills above Bodega Highway.
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Archibald
She's Scattered Everywhere
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
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Tuba Fats' Chosen Few Brass Band
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
Royal Garden Blues
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Louis Armstrong And His Dixieland Seven
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Professor Longhair
Bald Head
Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 3]: Soutwest Blues V1
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Champion Jack Dupree
Ici Mo-Mo
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
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Dave Bartholomew
Messy Bessie
Gettin' Funky [Disc 2]
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Smiley Lewis
Big Mamou
Smiley Lewis Vol 1
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Larry Darnell
What More Do You Want
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
11
Annie Laurie
It Hurts To Be In Love
The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 2]
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Annie Laurie
Rockin' and Rollin' Again (Savoy 1197)
R&B Humdingers Volume 12
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Paul Gayten
For You My Love
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
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James "Sugar Boy" Crawford
Jock-A-Mo
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
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Fats Domino
Don't You Lie To Me
Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1
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Fats Domino
Hey! La Bas Boogie
Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1
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Ernie K-Doe
Heebie Jeebies
Absolutely the Best
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Benny Spellman
Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Mac Rebennack
Good Times
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
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Earl King
Is Everything All Right
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
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Eddie Bo
Baby I'm Wise
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6]
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Joe & Ann Trio
Gee Baby (You're So Fine)
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
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Jewel King
3X7=21
New Orleans R&B Outbreak
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Lloyd Price
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Little Richard
Heeby Jeebies
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
26
Al Johnson
Carnival Time
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Art Neville
That Rock & Roll Beat
Brother to Brother (Disc One:Art)
28
Paul Marvin
Hurry Up
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
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Leonard Carbo
I Don't Want To Lose Her
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
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Dr. John
How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)
Goin' Back To New Orleans
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Allen Toussaint
Southern Nights
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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The Velvetiers
Feeling Alright On Saturday Night
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
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Earl King
Everybody's Carried Away
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
It’s Black Friday here in Sonoma County and we don’t really know what to expect. Worn out from the ongoing pandemic, we’re still moderating here but we very much need music to help us light the way. We like to make that possible on Friday mornings on KOWS when we find another free form collection full of small themes and nuggets. With a sprinkling of classic Carole King, Sonny Bono and Brill Building sounds, we’ll move forward into the holidays with hand clapping gospel, soul stew from Booker T., some Leon Russell, Paul Simon, Gene Pitney, and The Cookies. The playlist this morning will circle back to celebrating all the things that matter in musical themes including true love, change, and (most of all) dance. Join us this week once again for some great sounds .
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The Cuff Links
Guided Missiles
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
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The Highway Q.C.'s
Pray
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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The Staple Singers
Hammer and Nails
Hammer and Nails
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Patsy Cline
Life's Railway To Heaven
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
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Paul Simon
Slip Slidin' Away
Sounds of the Seventies: 1977
7
Jakob Dylan & Jade Castrinos
Go Where You Wanna Go
Echo In The Canyon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
8
The Mamas & the Papas
Do You Wanna Dance
Greatest Hits
9
Bobby Freeman
Do You Wanna Dance
MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
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The Drifters
Dance With Me
The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance
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Billy Bland
Let the Little Girl Dance
One Hit Wonders
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Dash And Dot
Dance With Me Henry
Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1
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The Diatones
Oh Baby, Come Dance With Me
Bandera Doo Wop
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Billy Storm
When You Dance
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
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Marvin Gaye
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
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The O'Jays
Back Stabbers
The O'Jays Greatest Hits
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Ann Cole
Have Fun
Birth Of Soul: 1
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James Brown
Lost Someone
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
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Booker T. & the MG's; The MG's
Time Is Tight
Classic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes On
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Redbone
Come And Get Your Love
Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s
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Phoebe Snow
Shakey Ground
The Best Of Phoebe Snow
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Percy Sledge
True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3
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The Cookies
Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)
The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
24
Leon Russell
I Believe To My Soul
Best Of Hank Wilson
25
Ray Charles
Greenbacks
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)
Wild in the streets…well, we’re also wild in the bars, the dance halls, the backyards, and everywhere else for that matter. We’ll be revisiting the crazy ones…the excitable ones…the hot clubs where the bad boys and bad girls are burning the candle. Tune in for some fairly wild doin’s with Mabel Scott, The Louvins, Clarence Palmer and the Jive Bombers, Johnny Horton, and a couple dozen others as we take on that theme of wild men and wild women once more on Community Radio. Dave Stroud puts the metal to the pedal with jazz vocals, rockabilly romps, early century innuendos, and rhythm and blues on a Friday morning in Sonoma County. Oh…and don’t forget to visit kowsfm.com and click on that Donate Now button to support all volunteer Community Radio.
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Garland Jeffreys
Wild in the Streets
Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
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Billy Jones With The Little Ramblers
Don't Bring Lulu
The Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2
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Mae West
I'm No Angel
The Mae West Collection
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Mae West
My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)
Bombshells
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Mabel Scott
Yes
Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
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Lizabeth Scott
A Deep Dark Secret
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
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Monica Lewis
Do It Again
Bombshells
9
Kenni Huskey
Wild Man Tamer
Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]
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Donnie Elbert
Wild Child (Deluxe 6156)
R&B Humdingers Volume 11
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Red Ingle & His Natural Seven
Cigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
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Johnny Horton
The Wild One
Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)
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Carl Mann
Born To Be Bad
Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Real Wild Child (Wild One)
A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
I'm A Bad Man
Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]
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The Dave & Deke Combo
Wild Woman
Hollywood Barndance
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Charline Arthur
Burn That Candle
Welcome To The Club
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The Louvin Brothers
You're Running Wild
Capitol Country Music Classics
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The Hot Club of Cowtown
I Can't Tame Wild Women
Tall Tales
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Wanda Jackson
Let's Have A Party
Queen Of Rockabilly
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Carmen MacRae
Whatever Lola Wants
Burlesque – 100 Classics
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The Jive Bombers
Bad Boy
Cry-Baby
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The Trenier Twins
Hey! Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy?)
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
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Rudy Greene
Wild Life
Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]
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Wynonie Harris
Young And Wild
Playful Baby
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Champion Jack Dupree
Bad Whiskey And Wild Women
Two Classic Albums Plus Singles
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King James
Wild Wooly Woman
Stompin' 25
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Eunice Davis
Let's Have A Party
Stompin' 25
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Julia Lee
Do You Want It?
Burlesque – 100 Classics
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Little Richard
The Girl Can't Help It
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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John Hammond
Wild Man On The Loose
Trouble No More
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Barnacle Bill The Sailor
Breaking It Up!
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Little Willie John
Fever
Burlesque – 100 Classics
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Albert King
Wild Women
Door To Door
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Wanda Jackson
Hard Headed Woman
Queen Of Rockabilly
36
Iggy Pop
Real Wild Child
Blah Blah Blah
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Vince Taylor
Brand New Cadillac
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
The year 1948 saw the price of a first class stamp at three cents and unemployment in post-war America was at a low 3.9%. The Hollywood Ten were jailed for contempt of Congress when they refused to disclose Communist affiliations. And Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 LP at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The LP is still the standard by which physical listening is measured with album sales booming, with LPs sold rising 108% in the first six months of 2020. But we’re going to be sharing the music of 1948 this week: Eddy Arnold, Peggy Lee, Dick Haymes, Louis Jordan, Blue Lu Barker and Mahalia Jackson are just but a few we’ll be hearing from in this week’s episode on KOWS Community Radio.
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Mahalia Jackson
Move On Up A Little Higher
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black Gospel
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Lonnie Johnson
Tomorrow Night
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
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Blue Lu Barker
A Little Bird Told Me
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
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Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
King Size Papa
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53
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Amos Milburn
Chicken-Shack Boogie
Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn
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Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Run, Joe
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949
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Bull Moose Jackson
I Love You Yes I Do
Bad Man Jackson
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Bull Moose Jackson
I Can't Go On Without You
Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950
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Wynonie Harris
Good Rockin' Tonight
Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949
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Hal Singer
Cornbread
Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
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Eddy Arnold
Bouquet Of Roses
Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
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Eddy Arnold
Then I Turned And Slowly Walked Away
Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses
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Eddy Arnold
Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way)
Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses
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Eddy Arnold
What A Fool I Was
Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses
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Floyd Tillman
I Love You So Much It Hurts
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
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Jimmy Wakely
One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
Country & Western Hit Parade 1948
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Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman
That's What I Like About The West
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Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bubbles in My Beer
Legends of Country Music Disc 4
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Hank Thompson
Humpty Dumpty Heart
The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]
21
Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The Pioneers
Blue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time")
A bit of a departure this week as we celebrate a mix of mayhem from the fuzzed out garage bands, greasy ducktails, oddball instrumentalists and mostly mondo misses tempered with a good dose of surf confection this week. We’re celebrating the three chord sensibilities of mid-century rock and roll rockabilly, surf, and proto-punk spit-ballers. They’re pulling out some wailing sax solos, fuzzed out bass beach thumpers, and some tongue-in-cheek easy listening to spin you around in your chair on an October Friday morning. You’ll be entertained by the likes of Tony Casanova, Sparkle Moore, Little Carolyn Sue, and Wild Bill and the Blue Denims…a forgotten list of lost culture that will take you down a rabbit hole that you hope might never end…or maybe just the opposite. This week’s show is dynamite from the dustbin of minor labels and first time producers that can only make the grade on Community Radio. Tune in for some mondo fuzz mayhem.
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Ronnie Dee
Action Packed
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Bobby Troup
Seventh Son
Make Mine Mondo
4
Rock-A-Tones
One More Chance
Wild Streak, Vol. 1
5
Annette Funicello
Bikini Beach Party
Good Old Summertime
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Red Prysock
Hand Clappin'
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Jim Backus & Friend
Delicious
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
8
The Interiors
Voodoo Doll
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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The Bikinis
Crazy Vibrations
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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Gary Warren
Midnight Rain
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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The Three Suns
Tequila
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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The Invaders
Shock Treatment
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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Freddie & The Hitch Hikers
Sinners
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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The Duals
Lover's Satellite
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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Sparkle Moore
Skull & Crossbones
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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Mamie Van Doren
Seperate The Men From The Boys
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
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Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies)
Camel Walk
Make Mine Mondo
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Rusty Draper & Lola Dee
Scratch My Back
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
19
Tarheel Slim
Number Nine Train
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
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Robin Hood Brians
Dis A Itty Bit
Wild Streak, Vol. 1
21
Tony Casanova
Boogie Woogie Feeling
Make Mine Mondo
22
Don & The Galaxiex
Avalanche
Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection
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Jan & Dean
Surf Route 101
Popsicle
24
Bobby Fry
Grandchus
Make Mine Mondo
25
Si Zentner
Walk on the Wild Side
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene
26
Johnny Durain & The Cytones
Shang-Dang-Doo
Make Mine Mondo
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The Surfaris
Surfer Joe [Long Version]
Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1
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Voice Farm
Come On-A My House
Bigger Cooler Weirder
29
Mouse
A Public Execution
Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia
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The Bobbettes
I Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1)
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
31
13th Floor Elevators
You're Gonna Miss Me
Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia
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Bob Callaway
Tick Tock
Wild Streak, Vol. 1
33
The Tornadoes
Maleguena
Bustin' Surfboards
34
Little Carolyn Sue
I Hate Men
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1
35
Martin Denny
Cool
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood
36
Ann-Margret
Let Me Entertain You
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
It’s a deep dive we’re taking today into the digital dustbin of the past century with the focus being on fretwork, string bending, bottlenecks and tripping the lap steel fantastic. That’s right…a collection of fascinating tonal embellishments that cross the genres of country, jazz, blues, folk and pop. Our show this morning will feature some Lonnie Johnson, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, John Fahey, Grady Martin and a few others. It’s a trip with a few well knowns but more not so much and you’ll just have to make room in your day because the sounds can’t be ignored. We’ll hear standards like Guitar Rag, Riders in the Sky, Black Mountain Rag, Indiana March, and a special playlist highlighting the work of Grady Martin in both country and rock. We’re once again hoping for the best as October and November approach.
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Truett & George
Ghost Dance
Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952
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Lonnie Johnson
Swing Out Rhythm
Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Black Swan Sampler
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Blind Blake
Southern Rag
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey
6
Robert Johnson
Stop Breakin' Down Blues
The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2
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Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Little Queen Of Spades
Blues Routes: Heroes And Tricksters
8
Les Paul Trio
Guitar Boogie
Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]
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Roy Smeck and His Paradise Serenaders
Indiana March
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics
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Slim Gaillard
Minuet In Vout
Hittin' On All Six: New Guitar Concepts
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Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing Band
Blue Guitar Stomp
Hillibilly Boogie!
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Merle Travis
Guitar Rag
The Guitar Picker CD2 (1947-51)
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Les Paul
Hip Billy Boogie (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered]
100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)
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Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Railroadin'
Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2
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Chet Atkins
Carolina Shout
Guitar Legend – RCA Years (Disc 2)
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Richard Thompson
New-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel
Strict Tempo!
17
Richard Thompson
Rockin' in Rhythm
Strict Tempo!
18
John Fahey
I'm Gonna Do All I Can for My Lord
The Legend of Blind Joe Death
19
John Fahey
Requiem for John Hurt
Essential John Fahey
20
Bert Jansch
On The Edge Of A Dream [Rock Baby Rock Remix]
Running From Home – An Introduction to Bert Jansch
Drop by to play along with the second of a two-part episode exploring an eclectic blend of boogie woogie, in the key of rhythm and blues. There will be enough piano pounding, toe-tapping, and slick percussion to feed the need for musical speed in our show this week. The usual suspects will keep the line moving and we’ll also bring out some old favorites including performances from Hadda Brooks, Gladys Bentley, Oscar’s Chicago Swingers, Rosco Gordon and Albert Ammons. This second episode keeps true to the sound that surfaced in the early century, blending juke joint rhythms and house party dance celebrations. Be sure to check us out on our new web site player or at the Live365 web site.
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Freddie Slack
Rockin' The Boogie
Boogie Woogie [Disc 8]
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Joe Lutcher
Rockin' Boogie (04-19-47)
1947
4
The Treniers
Rock-a-Beatin Boogie
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
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Big Joe Turner
Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
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Rosco Gordon
T Model Boogie
Let's Get High (B)
7
Hadda Brooks
Swingin' The Boogie
I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
8
Nellie Lutcher
Lake Charles Boogie
Hurry On Down
9
Gladys Bentley
Boogie'n My Woogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
10
Mabel Scott
Baseball Boogie
Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording
Deeper Roots goes free form this week with some classic country and blues right alongside tradition. From Pee Wee King to Memphis Minnie and Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks to Chuck Wills…we’ve got the goods. We’ll fill our Friday two hours with a delightful collection of music from the past one hundred years, live from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Got some sugar, radio memories, gospel rafter-raisers, and a track from Luke the Drifter…and remember….ninety-nine and a half just won’t do when you’re listening to the radio. Which is why we give you a hundred percent here on community radio. An eclectic blend of sounds that takes you back to the little Zenith or Silvertone that you put up to your ear, driven by that two-pronged nine-volt heart. Join us for some memories.
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Charlie Musselwhite
Christo Redemptor
Stand Back!
3
The Iguanas
9 Volt Heart
Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart
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Dave Alvin
Border Radio
Romeo's Escape
5
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
Silver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
6
Rosanne Cash
Black Cadillac
Black Cadillac
7
Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory)
Catty Town
Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks
8
Little Jimmy Dickens
Country Boy
Honky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1]
9
Hank Williams
No, No Joe
Beyond The Sunset
10
The Spare Change Boys
Policeman
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
11
Peetie Wheatstraw
Doin' The Best I Can (Take A)
Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4
12
Barbecue Bob
It Just Won't Hay
Barbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929)
13
Reverend Pearly Brown
Ninety Nine And A Half Won't Do
The Essential Guide To Gospel
14
Bo Diddley
Diddy Wah Diddy
Bo Knows Bo
15
Lead Belly
Black Betty
Lead Belly's Last Sessions
16
Memphis Minnie
New Dirty Dozen
Queen Of Country Blues
17
Charles Brown
Don't Get Salty Sugar
The Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]
18
Chuck Willis
Sugar Sugar
I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
19
Ray Batts
Stealin' Sugar
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
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Merle Travis
Too Much Sugar For A Dime
Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
21
Mark Spoelstra
Sugar Babe, It's All Over Now
Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways
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Howlin' Wolf
My Country Sugar Mama
The Real Folk Blues
23
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Shout Sister Shout
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Blind Willie McTell
Lord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2)
Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4
It’s one of the novelty topics but that’s only whistling in the graveyard now, isn’t it? An episode of vipers and wild nights backstage, a reflection of the party atmosphere and the debauchery that would often take place after long nights of performing and jiving. We’ll also touch on the devil’s weed, as it was once known before the recognition of Victorian sensibilities was ejected in favor of common sense. The music will include primarily blues and jazz but we’ll also dip into some later novelty sounds to keep us all honest with the topics of coke, opium, marijuana, and pills on the agenda. Sweet bath house sounds from Bette Midler, wistful sounds from Phil Lawrence and Dan Hicks take center stage alongside the music of The Cats & The Fiddle, Fats Waller, Barney Bigard, and Cab Calloway. Quite a lineup and quite a topic surrounded by junkies, reefers, hadacol concoctions, and mellow stuff…so we hope you’ll drop by on a Friday morning in Sonoma County.
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Willie Mabon
Got To Have Some
I'm The Fixer : The Best Of The USA Records Sessions
3
The Ink Spots
That Cat Is High
Cocaine Blues
4
The Cats & The Fiddle
Killin' Jive
The Very Best Of
5
The Spirits of Rhythm
Junk Man
Cocaine Blues
6
Cleo Brown
The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow
The Legendary Cleo Brown
7
Champion Jack Dupree
Junker's Blues
ABC Of The Blues Vol 6
8
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Junco Partner
Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll – The Anthology 1938-1953
9
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
Long Comma Viper
The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
10
Phil Lawrence
Viper's Dream
Mandolin Heaven
11
Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys
You're a Viper
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
12
Louis Armstrong
Song Of The Vipers [Album Version]
Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934
13
Lalo Guerrero
Marihuana Boogie
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
14
Bette Midler
Marahuana
Songs For The New Depression
15
Julia Lee
Marijuana
Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
16
Fats Waller
The Reefer Song
Last Testament His Final Recor
17
Barney Bigard Sextet
Sweet Marihuana Brown
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
18
Larry Adler
Smoking Reefers
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
19
Johnny Price
Marijuana, The Devil Flower
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
20
Johnny Cash
Leave That Junk Alone
The Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 2]
21
Hot Lips Page
Feelin' High And Happy
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
There are no more essential metaphors to be had in the American story than that of the river. The river is nature’s alliance with mankind and its muse in prose, poetry and song. It is the stuff of dreams, the movement of the clock in Her terms, the news of the day when the banks are breached, and the symbol of biblical ventures of time and home. So we’ll be taking to the river on a Friday in July to feel the warmth of the surface knowing full well that the undercurrent is treacherous and cold beneath the hull. Music this week includes the stories of the Great Flood of 1927 with Barbecue Bob, the baptismal elements from Alison Krauss and Irma Thomas, Central Valley memories from Dave Alvin by way of Merle Haggard, and the poetry of river sounding chants and Paul Robeson’s muscle. Tune in as we drift our way down the Mississippi and beyond on Friday morning on Deeper Roots.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Marilyn Monroe
River Of No Return
The Essential Marilyn Monroe
3
Charles Colman & William Eaton
River Sounding Chant
5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
4
Paul Robeson
Ol' Man River
American Songbook Series: Jerome Kern
5
Marian Anderson
Deep River
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]
6
Mavis Staples
In The Mississippi River (Cd)
We'll Never Turn Back
7
Johnny Cash
Big River
Original Greatest Hits
8
The Carter Family
River Of Jordan
The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1]
9
Alison Krauss
Down to the River to Pray
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
10
Delmore Brothers
Happy on the Mississippi Shores
Brown's Ferry Blues
11
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Billy May
River Of No Return
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55
12
Louis Armstrong & All His Stars
Lazy River
The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
