Category Archives: Blues

African American Gospel, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Gospel, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock

Sister Rosetta

July 3, 2021 Dave

This week’s show celebrates the Godmother of rock ‘n roll who was finally paid tribute with her 2018 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s sanctified electric guitar work not only touched on the cusp of soul and blues, but it foretold what was to come less than a decade later. There were the R&B bands, which she would dabble in (much to the chagrin of her followers), that would also have an impact…but it was her sound that influenced and inspired Elvis, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others, even to this day. We’ll take a deep dive into the music and story of this legend including some of those who she would draw her own inspirations from. Tune in.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Down By the Riverside	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
3	Fisk Jubilee Singers	Ezekiel Saw De Wheel	Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
4	Thomas A. Dorsey	If You See My Savior	Halleluja Gospel & Prayers
5	Golden Gate Quartet	Blind Barnabas	Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
6	Memphis Minnie	I Called You This Morning	Queen Of Country Blues
7	Sister O. M. Terrell	God's Little Birds	Country Gospel 1946-1953
8	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Didn't It Rain?	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3
9	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Four or Five Times	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
10	Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio	Trouble In Mind	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
11	Marie Knight	Gospel Train	101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
12	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Up Above My Head I Hear Music In the Air	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
13	Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers	Nobody's Fault But Mine	Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
14	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Beams of Heaven	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
15	Phoebe Snow	Beams of Heaven (feat. The Holmes Brothers)	Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
16	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Intro – Didn't It Rain	Newport Jazz Festival 7/3/64
17	Marie Knight	Didn't It Rain	Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
18	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	99 1/2 Won't Do	Gospel Train
19	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Fly Away	Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
20	Marion Williams – The Stars Of Faith	When I Lay This Body Down	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
21	Mahalia Jackson	His Eye Is On The Sparrow	Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns
22	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Two Little Fishes	Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
23	Fern Jones	Strange Things Happening Every Day	The Glory Road
24	Brittany Howard	That's All Live	That's All – RRHOF
25	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	That's All	Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution
26	Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Red Foley	Have a Little Talk With Jesus	101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
27	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us	Raising Sand
28	Gospel Hebrews	Jesus Is All Over Me	Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio
29	Louis Armstrong	Down By The Riverside	Louis And The Good Book
30	The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir	I Want To Ride That Glory Train	Shakin' The Rafters
31	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	The Natural Facts	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)

Blues, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues

Blues Across Texas

June 26, 2021 Dave

A collection of blues performers almost unparalleled. They grow ’em big down there and the sound of the blues is no different. From Lead Belly to Blind Lemon Jefferson to the Vaughan Brothers, you can’t really capture the breadth and depth of the blues from the state of Texas in one sitting, so we’re only going to do our very best in the show this morning on KOWS. Early blues from Ramblin’ Thomas, Texas Alexander and Bessie Tucker will take us into the seminal country folk blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb. While we’re name-dropping, how about Bobby “Blue” Bland, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Big Mama Thornton, and it doesn’t stop there. There’s a heaping helping of Texas blues coming your way from the KOWS studios located in downtown Santa Rosa.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Matchbox Blues	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey
3	Pee Wee Crayton	Do Unto Others	Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
4	Johnny Winter	Mean Town Blues	Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
5	Fenton Robinson	Somebody Loan Me A Dime	Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
6	Albert Collins	Frosty	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
7	Blind Lemon Jefferson	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	Black Swan Sampler
8	Ramblin' Thomas	Poor Boy Blues	Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3B: Songs
9	Texas Alexander	Don't You Wish Your Baby was Built Up Like Mine	Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1927 – 1928)
10	J.T. Smith	Fools Blues	Oxford American Southern Music Texas
11	Bessie Tucker	Better Boot That Thing [Take 2] [#]	Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1929)
12	Lightnin' Hopkins	Katie Mae Blues	The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
13	Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson	Blues Come To Texas	Blues Come To Texas
14	Mance Lipscomb	Introduction	Ash Grove 12/6/1964
15	Mance Lipscomb	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Ash Grove 12/6/1964
16	T-Bone Walker	Cold, Cold Feeling	The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
17	James "Thunderbird" Davis	If I Had My Life To Live Over	Blues Pajama Party
18	Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown	Okie Dokie Stomp	ABC Of The Blues Vol 4
19	Frankie Lee Sims	Lucy Mae Blues	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
20	Juke Boy Bonner	Running Shoes	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
21	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Turn On Your Love Light	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
22	Big Mama Thornton	Let Your Tears Fall Baby	ABC Of The Blues Vol 43
23	Freddie King	Hide Away	Ultimate Collection
24	Jimmie Vaughan	Don't Cha Know	Strange Pleasure
25	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	Pride And Joy	Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
26	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	She's Tuff	Blues Masters, Vol. 9: Postmodern Blues
27	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	One Room Country Shack	ABC Of The Blues Vol 49
28	Blind Willie Johnson	John The Revelator	The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
29	Johnny Copeland	Down On Bending Knees	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
30	Andrew "Smokey" Hogg	I Gotta Ride	Texas Guitar Killers Disc 2
31	Johnny Winter	Highway 61 Revisited	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
32	Lowell Fulson	Blue Shadows	A Propoer Introduction to Lowell Fulson Juke Box Shuffle

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Free Form, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues

Windy and Warm

May 28, 2021 Dave

This morning’s show takes a free form journey across that long grey ribbon of America’s roots highways. We’ll be sharing a coast-to-coast collection of sounds including surf sounds, a tincture of Mose Allison, swamp gold from Cookie and the Cupcakes, folk sounds of Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds, forties pop sounds of Johnny Mercer, and highlights from a songwriter you may never have heard of but who made a profound impact across the board: John D. Loudermilk. dusty digital bins. Join Dave Stroud for an eclectic blend of classic soul, folk, rock, jazz, blues, and country on a Friday morning brought to you live from the KOWS studios in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Doc Watson	Windy and Warm	The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
3	Barbara Lynn	Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye	A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979
4	Etta James	One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)	The Essential Etta James [Disc 1]
5	Dinah Washington	This Bitter Earth	The Essential Dinah Washington: The Great Songs
6	Mose Allison	You Call It Joggin'	Allison Wonderland: Anthology [Disc 2]
7	Robert Johnson	Come on in My Kitchen	The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1
8	Crosby, Stills & Nash	49 Bye-Byes	Crosby, Stills & Nash
9	Louis Armstrong	Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
10	John D. Loudermilk	Everybody Knows	Blue Train
11	Pete Seeger	Coyote, My Little Brother	God Bless The Grass
12	Malvina Reynolds	Little Boxes	Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
13	Aaron Neville	Tell It Like It Is	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
14	Cookie & The Cupcakes	I Cried	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
15	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Mathilda	Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds
16	The Four Tops	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)	The Ultimate Collection
17	John Prine	If I Could	Live on Tour
18	Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers Feat. Jo Stafford	Personality	Capitol Collectors Series
19	Lloyd Price	Stagger Lee	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
20	Sir Douglas Quintet	She's About A Mover	Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet
21	Terry Stafford	Suspicion	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
22	Bruce Springsteen	Johnny Bye-Bye	Tracks [Disc 2]
23	Chuck Berry	You Never Can Tell	The Chess Box Disc 2
24	The Beach Boys	Surfin' U.S.A.	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
25	Jerry Lee Lewis/Ringo Starr	Sweet Little Sixteen	Last Man Standing
26	Dave Edmunds	Here Comes the Weekend	The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1
27	Elvis Presley	Paralyzed	50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
28	Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers	All That Oil in Texas	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
29	The Four Clefs	I Like Pie, I Like Cake	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
30	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	A String of Pearls	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
31	The Lovin' Spoonful	Daydream	Daydream [Original LP]
32	The Youngbloods	Get Together	Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
33	Nina Simone	Feeling Good	Compact Jazz
34	Johnny Cash	Ring Of Fire	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2]

Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Jazz, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Theme Time

Post-War Rhythm & Jive

May 15, 2021 Dave

Somewhere sandwiched between pre-war big band and swing and the rock n’ roll era that erupted in the early fifties, there was foretelling in the sounds of post-war rhythm and blues, honkers and shouters, and jump bands. This week’s show will explore the sounds of post-war with Louis Jordan’s Tympany Five, Bull Moose Jackson, Babs Gonzales, Wynonie Harris, Amos Milburn and a couple dozen others. To say the burner was hot is misunderstanding the situation: it was red hot. Our morning show will have your toes tappin’, your fingers snappin’, and your hips shakin’ as the sounds of post-war rhythm in blues takes you into another Spring day here in Sonoma County. Join in the fun!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman)	Rock 'N' Roll	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
3	Louis Jordan	Ain't That Just Like a Woman	Number Ones
4	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Hungary Man	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
5	Buster Bennett	Rockin' My Blues Away	Chronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947)
6	Bull Moose Jackson	Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me	Badman Jackson Thats Me
7	The Charioteers	Viddle de Vop	Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 2: Viddle de Vop
8	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Shuffle	Living The Blues: Blues Greats
9	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
10	Jake Porter	Safronia	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
11	Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends	Mama Don't Allow	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
12	Babs' Three Bips & A Bop (Babs Gonzales)	Oo-Pa-Pa-Da	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
13	Pearl Bailey	The Hucklebuck	Chronological Pearl Bailey (1947-1950)
14	Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson	Gonna Send You Where I Got You From	Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
15	Bull Moose Jackson	Keep You're Big Mouth Shut	Bad Man Jackson
16	The King Porter Orchestra	Chittlin' Ball	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
17	Nellie Lutcher	He's a Real Gone Guy	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
18	Cleo Brown	Cleo's Boogie	Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
19	Ella Mae Morse	A Little Further Down The Road A Piece	Singles 2
20	Julia Lee	Oh Chuck It	Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
21	Cab Calloway	The Calloway Boogie	Jukebox Hits 1930-1950
22	Wynonie Harris	All She Wants To Do Is Rock	All She Wants To Do Is Rock
23	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five	Chicky-Mo, Craney Crow	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949
24	Butch Stone & His Orchestra	I Got News For You	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
25	Amos Milburn	Amos' Boogie	Amos Milburn Rocks
26	Blue Lu Barker	A Little Bird Told Me	From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
27	Nellie Lutcher	He Sends Me	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]
28	Betty Hall Jones	Learn To Boogie	Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
29	Mabel Scott	Googie Woogie	Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
30	Tiny Davis & Her Orchestra	How About That Jive	Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
31	Bull Moose Jackson	Watch My Signals	The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
32	Doc Pomus	My Good Pott	Singer & Songwriter
33	Wynonie Harris	Good Rockin' Tonight	Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949
34	Little Willie Littlefield	Hello Kats	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52

Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Gospel, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul

Mother’s Day Special

May 7, 2021 Dave

This weekend we observe Mother’s Day, a day that got buried among the many lost celebrations last year due to the pandemic. So it is only fitting that we elevate the gratitude we have this coming Sunday. At Deeper Roots, we’re taking time this Friday to celebrate with only the finest in the many American genres including country, bluegrass, rock, pop vocals, soul, and everything in between…with a little bit of spark thrown in. We’ve got Aretha, The Louvins, Zydeco sounds with Fernest Arceneaux, JJ Cale and Dr. Hook, all in tow to pay tribute to all of those moms out there who play such a big part in our formation as adults. Tune in Friday mornings live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bill & The Belles	Finger Pointin' Mama	Dreamsongs, Etc.
3	Nat King Cole	My Mother Told Me	Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
4	J.J. Cale	Blues For Mama	To Tulsa And Back
5	Paul Simon	Mother And Child Reunion	Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar
6	Fernest Arceneaux, The Zydeco All Stars, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.	Don't Tell Your Mother	Zydeco Blues Party
7	Miracles	If Your Mother Only Knew	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
8	Dee Dee Sharp	(That's What) My Mama Said	The Best of Dee Dee Sharp
9	The Shirelles	Mama Said	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
10	Jackie Deshannon	Did He Call Today, Mama	Breakin' It Up On the Beatles
11	Hello, Dolly! 1994 Broadway Revival Cast	Motherhood	Hello, Dolly!: The New 1994 Cast Recording
12	Charles Colman & William Eaton	Doncha Hear Yo'Po Mother Callin'?	5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
13	Lou Monte	Mama (Mamma)	Songs for Pizza Lovers – Lou Monte Sings
14	The Mills Brothers	Don't Be Afraid To Tell Your Mother	Mills Brothers – Golden Greats
15	The Taylor Brothers	Mother's Advice	I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3]
16	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	I Hear My Mother Call My Name	The Original Soul Sister: This Train [Disc 4]
17	Buck Owens	Dust On Mother's Bible	Dust On Mother's Bible
18	Bonnie Owens	Medals for Mothers	1968-1971 (Warped 6947)
19	The Haden Triplets	Gray Mother Dreaming	The Family Songbook
20	Faron Young	Let Old Mother Have Her Way	Hello Walls / The Young Approach
21	Mac Wiseman	Mother Knows Best	1962-1965 (Warped 6339)
22	The Louvin Brothers	God Bless Her ('Cause She Is My Mother)	Long Play Collection
23	The Blind Boys of Alabama	Let My Mother Live	Almost Home
24	Ike & Tina Turner	Mamma Tell Him	Don't Play Me Cheap
25	Aretha Franklin	A Mother's Love	Soul Sister
26	B.B. King	Nobody Loves Me But My Mother	Indianola Mississippi Seeds
27	Earl King	Mother Told Me Not To Go	Let The Good Times Roll
28	Buddy Guy	My Mother	The Treasure Untold
29	Leo Welch	Mother Loves Her Children	Sabougla Voices
30	Chris Smither	Every Mother's Son	I'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag On
31	Troy Hess	Please Don't Go Topless, Mother	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
32	Louis Armstrong	Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)	Blues In The Night: The Johnny Mercer Songbook
33	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	Mother, the Queen of My Heart	Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Jazz, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Theme Time

Honey Don’t

May 6, 2021 Dave

Don’t tell me…it’s theme time but with the negative bent. No, no, no, honey don’t. This week’s show takes on songs of which there is no reduced supply chain: songs that ask us ‘not to’. A somewhat obscure theme, no question, but it’s all about the message after all. We’ll hear a variety of genres this week, all with their warnings prefaced with the contraction “don’t”. We’ll hear from Elvis (a favorite of the idiom), Blue Lu Barker, Julia Lee, Charles Brown, Buddy Emmons, and those representing doo wop, country, early rock, and Americana. All of this coming your way on our first show of May 2021, a rebroadcast of a KOWS show recorded live from the KOWS studios, located in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa. Don’t get defensive, it’s all in fun.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Carl Perkins	Honey Don't	American Roots of the British Invasion
3	Johnny Cash	Don't Go Near The Water	Ragged Old Flag
4	Elvis Presley	Don't Cry Daddy	2nd To None
5	Elvis Presley	Don't	Elvis Is Back!
6	Elvis Presley	Don't Be Cruel	Elvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles)
7	Fats Domino	Don't Come Knockin'	They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3
8	Billy Tate	Don't Call My Name (Peacock 1671)	R&B Humdingers Volume 11
9	Shirelles	Don't Go Home (My Little Darlin')	The Shirelles
10	Lowell Fulson	Don't Be So Evil	Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
11	Muddy Waters	Don't Go No Farther	The Definitive Collection
12	Blue Lu Barker	Don't You Make Me High	Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944
13	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	Don't Come Too Soon	Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
14	Etta James	Don't Cry Baby	The Essential Etta James [Disc 1]
15	Bee Arnold	Don't Do It Daddy	Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
16	Continentals	Don't Do It Baby	Talkin' Trash: Lookey Dookey
17	The Drifters	Don't Dog Me	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
18	The Penguins	Don't Do It	Foot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4
19	The Band	Don't Do It (Baby Don't You Do It)	To Kingdom Come [Disc 2]
20	Charles Brown	Don't Get Salty Sugar	The Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]
21	Ella Fitzgerald	Don't Be That Way	First Lady of Song
22	June Christy	Don't Explain	Lady Sings the Blues [Disc 2]
23	Asleep At The Wheel	Don't Forget The Trains	Collision Course & The Wheel (1977, 78)
24	Grandpa Jones	Don't Bring Your Banjo Home	Grandpa Jones The Country Music Hall Of Fame
25	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Don't Fence Me In	Sons Of The Pioneers
26	Bobby Bare	Don't Do Like I Done Son	Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969
27	Bobby Bare Jr.	Don't Go to Chattanooga	A Storm – A Tree – My Mother's Head
28	Solomon Burke	Don't Give Up on Me	Don't Give Up on Me
29	Nina Simone	Don't You Pay Them No Mind	Wild Is The Wind/High Priestess Of Soul
30	The Handsome Family	Don't Be Scared	In the Air
31	J.J. Cale	Don't Go To Strangers	Naturally
32	Ramones	Don't Come Close (Remastered Version )	Road To Ruin: Expanded and Remastered
33	Johnny Burnette	Don't Do It	The Ballads Of
34	Conway Twitty	Don't Cry No More	The Rock 'N' Roll Years CD7
35	Buddy Holly	Don't Come Back Knockin' [Album Version]	Rave On: The Very Best Of &

Deeper Soul Tracks

April 23, 2021 Dave

We’re going rare and under-the-radar for the most part this Friday morning, taking time to peek our heads above the surface only a few times. This week we’ve got a collection of mostly unknown soul sounds from some of the classic labels as well as some rare gems from the vaults of labels like Prix and Cash. There will be some vocal powerhouse sounds from Dee Dee Warwick, Jean Wells, Madeline Bell and Darrel Banks. We’ll also share some fun sixties sounds from The Olympics, a special pair of Barbara Lynn and Dee Dee Sharp gems from the Deeper Roots dusty digital bins. Join Dave Stroud on a Friday morning recorded live from the KOWS studios in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	J. J. Jackson	But It's Alright	But It's Alright
3	Mary Wells	When I'm Gone	Looking Back 1961-1964
4	Barbara Lewis	How Can I Say Goodbye	Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
5	Thelma Jones	I Won't Give Up My Man	Heavy Soul: Old Town & Barry's Deep Down & Dirty Sides
6	Barbara Lynn	You Better Quit It	A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979
7	Barbara Lynn	New Kind Of Love	A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979
8	Madeline Bell	Mercy Mercy Mercy	Bell's A Poppin'
9	Wilson Pickett	I'm In Love	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
10	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
11	Bobby Womack	Check It Out	The Best Of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years
12	Skip Drake	Wrapped Around Your Finger	Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label
13	Royal Esquires	Our Love Used To Be	Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label
14	Michael Bell	Can't Make It Without You	Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label
15	Bobby Womack	Baby I Can't Stand It	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
16	Andy Mack & The Carltons	Do You Wanta Go	Chess Uptown Soul
17	Little Stevie Wonder	Contract On Love	The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
18	Jimmy Hughes	You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy (You Really Know How To Make Him Cry)	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
19	Barrett Strong	Misery	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
20	Darrel Banks	Our Love (Is In The Pocket)	Detroit Sounds
21	The Olympics	Baby Do The Philly Dog	Northern Soul Originals
22	Joe Tex	You Better Get It	25 All Time Greatest Hits
23	William Bell	Every Man Oughta Have A Woman	The Very Best Of William Bell
24	Chuck Edwards	I Need You	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
25	Jean Wells	After Loving You	Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition
26	Jean Wells	Keep On Doin'It	Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition
27	Dee Dee Sharp	(It's Wonderful) The Love I Fe	The Best of Dee Dee Sharp
28	Dee Dee Sharp	It's A Funny Situation	The Best of Dee Dee Sharp
29	Eddie Holman	I'm Not Gonna Give Up	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
30	Ralph Soul Jackson	You Left the Water Running	Hall of Fame – Volume 3
31	Elijah & The Ebonites	Pure Soul	Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label
32	Marjorie Ingram	I'm Gonna Start Checking Up On My Man	Hall of Fame – Volume 2
33	Eula Cooper	Shake Daddy Shake	Let Our Love Grow Higher
34	Etta James	Let's Burn Down The Cornfield	Enduring Soul
35	Timmy Willis	Easy as Saying 1-2-3	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1

Rolling Along

April 9, 2021 Dave

We’re going to blend all the favorites into a delicious free form stew this morning, looking to the north, south, east and west for our inspiration. Not only do we have some Otis Redding soul, but we’ve also got some traditional blendings from David Johansen, The Devil Makes Three, and some southern fried sounds from James Lee Stanley and John Hammond. A lot of our playlist makes connections: moonlight drives, Memphis tributes, and a lot about our title track ‘rolling along’. I’ve also got a little splash of Frankie Laine for inspiration along those lines. Tune in on a Sonoma County Friday morning for more from the Cherry Street Historic District and the mighty KOWS, streaming to planet earth on kowsfm.com.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Mavericks	Rolling Along	Brand New Day
3	John Hammond	Riding In The Moonlight	Southern Fried
4	James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt	Moonlight Drive	All Wood And Doors
5	The Doors	Moonlight Drive	Strange Days
6	Raul Malo	Moonlight Kiss	Lucky One
7	B.B. King & Eric Clapton	Riding With The King	Riding With The King
8	John Hiatt	Book Lovers	Riding With the King
9	David Johansen & the Harry Smiths	Well, I've Been to Memphis	BMW Audiophile
10	J.J. Cale	Midnight in Memphis	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
11	Charley Crockett	That's How I Got to Memphis	Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza
12	Randy Newman	Rollin'	Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1
13	Raphael Saadiq	Stone Rollin'	Stone Rollin' – Single
14	Tiny Bradshaw	The Train Kept a-Rollin' (Digitally Remastered)	The Train Kept a-Rollin' (Digitally Remastered) – Single
15	Various	Blazing Saddles Pledge To Hedley Lamarr Audio	Sound Clips
16	Frankie Laine	Signature / Main Title	Blazing Saddles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [40th Anniversary Edition]
17	Frankie Laine	Rawhide	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
18	Otis Redding	I'm Sick Y'All	Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
19	Arthur Alexander	In The Middle Of It All	The Greatest Hits
20	Elvis Presley	It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'	From Elvis in Memphis
21	The Devil Makes Three	Come On Up to the House	Redemption & Ruin
22	The Box Tops	The Letter	The Classic Sixties: 1967
23	Eartha Kitt	The Memphis Blues	The RCA Recordings 1953-1958
24	Jerry Lee Lewis	Night Train To Memphis	A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
25	Mink Deville	You Just Keep Holding On	The Mink De Ville Collection
26	Ben E. King	Spanish Harlem	Poison Ivy – Gems from the Atco Vaults 1959-1962
27	Cassius Clay	Stand by Me	Golden Throats, Vol. 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities
28	Creedence Clearwater Revival	It Ain't You Or Me	36 All – Time Greatest Hits 3 CD Set (Disk 3)
29	Kevin Russell	Nadine	You Don't Know Me
30	John Prine	Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian	German Afternoons
31	The Staple Singers	I'll Take You There	The Soul Story, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]
32	Irma Thomas	Hurtin' for Certain	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn

Americana, Country, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Theme Time

Breakin’ The Law

March 29, 2021 Dave

Another theme time extravaganza for our listeners on this new Spring morning here in Sonoma County. The theme focuses on bad behavior, poor judgement and legal entanglements that find themselves into the American musical lexicon. Rock, country and blues seem to lean on the theme more than any other with the country stories of cheatin’, stealin’, and petulant pistols being the most common. We’ll be hearing from Johnny Cash, Porter Wagoner, Louis Jordan, Elvis, The Cadillacs, and a number of others, sharing stories of everything from jaywalking to murder. Oh…and let’s not forget the lawyers. No lawyer jokes, though. Just a little bit of David Lindley, Kitty Wells, and Warren Zevon on visiting day behind the bars…which is every Friday morning at 9 on community radio for Sonoma County.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Willy DeVille	Hey Joe	Backstreets Of Desire
3	The Leaves	Hey Joe	Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
4	The Bobby Fuller Four	I Fought The Law	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4
5	Dick & Dee Dee	Thou Shalt Not Steal	The Singles Collection
6	The Cadillacs	Jay Walker	For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
7	Kitty Wells	Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered)	Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered) – Single
8	Ray Batts	Stealin' Sugar	Best of Excello Vol 2: Southern Rhythm & Rock
9	Eilen Jewell	If You Catch Me Stealing	Letters From Sinners & Strangers
10	Hank Snow	The Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa Fe	I'm Still Movin' On [Disc 1]
11	Porter Wagoner	The Cold Hard Facts of Life	The Essential Porter Wagoner
12	Jimmy Littlejohn	No Parking Here	The World Is A Monster
13	Johnny Cash	Out Among the Stars	Out Among The Stars
14	Johnny Cash	Folsom Prison Blues	Original Greatest Hits
15	The Byrds	Pretty Boy Floyd	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
16	Joe Ely	Miss Bonnie and Mister Clyde	Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch
17	Merle Haggard	The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde	The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
18	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Jesse James	Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
19	Bruce Springsteen	Jesse James	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
20	New Riders Of The Purple Sage	Glendale Train	New Riders Of The Purple Sage
21	Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake Nelson	In the Jailhouse Now	O Brother, Where Art Thou?
22	Rod Morris	Alabama Jailhouse	Country Boy's Dream
23	Dean Taylor	Indiana Wants Me	70s Music Explosion Escape
24	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Private Property (No Tresspassing)	One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions
25	Howling Wolf	My Friends aka Stealing My Clothes	Sings The Blues
26	David Lindley	Talk to the Lawyer	Win This Record
27	Warren Zevon	Lawyers, Guns and Money	A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon
28	Mac Wiseman	Bad Ole Philadelphia Lawyer	Old Likker In A New Jug
29	Kitty Wells	Will Your Lawyer Talk To God	Country Music Hall Of Fame
30	Ricky Skaggs	Drunken Driver	Bluegrass Rules!
31	Goodnight, Texas	A Bank Robber's Nursery Rhyme	Uncle John Farquhar
32	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)
33	Dinah Washington	Jailhouse Blues	The Bessie Smith Songbook

Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Free Form, Gospel, Oldies, Rock

Burnin’ Love

March 12, 2021 Dave

A hunka hunka free form sounds this morning on Deeper Roots: some thoughtful pairings and some that just need to be pushed to the surface. We’re coming up on Daylight Savings Time already as we prepare for the days to get longer shedding more light in the attic from the window up above. Songs today explore mojo, some gospel musings, concerns about a fellow named Lou whose got the flu, and some reflections on the 420 favorite. Performers include Julia Lee, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ivie Anderson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and we’ve even got an ‘unknown’ from the mid-century wondering “Who’s Boogeying My Woogie Now”. Imagine that. Well, imagine this: Friday mornings on KOWS Community Radio are made just for the beginning of Spring. Tune in.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	John Prine	Clay Pigeons	Fair & Square
3	Elvis Presley	Burning Love	Elvis 30 #1 Hits
4	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	99 1/2 Won't Do	Gospel Train
5	Mary Deloatch	The Lord's Gospel Train	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
6	Nina Simone	Lilac Wine	Verve/Unmixed 3
7	Ivie Anderson	Chocolate Shake	An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
8	Bette Midler	Marahuana	Songs For The New Depression
9	Julia Lee	Marijuana	Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
10	Buddy Holly	Fool's Paradise	Buddy Holly And The R&R Giants [Disc 2]
11	Eddie Cochran	C'mon Everybody	Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
12	Fats Domino	Be My Guest	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
13	Dorsey Burnette	Don't Let Go	The Precious Years
14	Charley Crockett	The Man That Time Forgot	Welcome To Hard Times
15	Kevin Russell	Country Boy	Country Swing
16	Little Jimmy Dickens	May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
17	Buddy Emmons	New Road Under My Wheels	Buddy Emmons Sings Bob Wills
18	John Prine	Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (Featuring Iris Dement)	For Better, Or Worse
19	Roger Miller	Lou's Got The Flu	King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1)
20	Roger Miller	The Moon Is High (And So Am I)	King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1)
21	Muddy Waters	Got My Mojo Working	His Best, 1956 To 1964
22	Ann Cole	I Got My Mojo Working	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 4]
23	Unknown Artist	I Wonder Who's Boogeying My Woogie Now ?	Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
24	Lightnin' Hopkins	Mojo Hand	The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
25	Mose Allison	Mojo Woman	Down Home Piano
26	Willie Nelson & Lucinda Williams	Overtime	It Always Will Be
27	John Fogerty	Who'll Stop the Rain (with Bob Seger)	Wrote a Song for Everyone
28	Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band	Still the Same	Greatest Hits
29	Raul Malo	It Only Hurts Me When I Cry	After Hours
30	Red Simpson	Jeannie With the Light Brown Cadillac	The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
31	Bruce Springsteen	Pink Cadillac	18 Tracks
32	Baker Knight	Bring My Cadillac Back	Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks
33	Miley Cyrus	Lilac Wine	The Backyard Sessions
34	Ray Charles	I Believe to My Soul	The Birth of Soul Disc 3

A Century of America's Music