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Rhythm & Bayou Romp

November 9, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

The sounds of New Orleans carry a mood that’s both jubilant and deeply human; it dances and mourns in the same breath. It’s the sound of the street parade meeting the juke joint: syncopated, earthy, and alive with horns, piano rolls, and that unmistakable backbeat shuffle. Unlike the more urban polish of Chicago blues or the rural cry of the Delta, New Orleans R&B has always felt like a conversation between the sacred and the profane, where gospel chords meet barroom swagger. Just beyond the Crescent City’s lights, where the waters of the bayou take form, we’ve got the accordians and fiddles of the swamp, where there’s humor, head and heartbreak woven into the DNA of the deep South. It is joyous and haunted, elegant and raw, as well as endlessly resilient. The music of New Orleans inspired an ethos — that music could be communal, unrestrained, and celebratory no matter the hardship. It taught America how to dance through its troubles, to find rhythm in resilience, and to turn sorrow into sound that still shakes the rafters and demands a communal dance to this day. This week’s show raises the flag of the Crescent City and her environs with a rhythm and bayou romp!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Roomful Of Blues	New Orleans	Best of Roomful of Blues The Alligator Records Years
3	Rusty & Doug Kershaw	Louisiana Man	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
4	Jimmy Newman	A Fallen Star	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
5	Alvin Robinson	Down Home Girl	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
6	Joe Barry	I'm a Fool to Care	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
7	Rod Bernard	Pardon Mr. Gordon	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
8	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
9	Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball	I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
10	The Hawketts	Your Time's Up	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
11	Sugar Boy Crawford	No More Heartaches	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
12	Clifton Chenier	The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
13	Clifton Chenier	Calinda	Destination New Orleans
14	Bobby Mitchell	I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
15	Fats Domino	The Big Beat	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
16	Dr. John	Blue Monday	Goin' Back To New Orleans
17	Fats Domino	What's Wrong	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
18	Theryl De Clouet	I Get Lifted	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
19	Sammy Naquin	New Orleans Waltz	Best of Cajun Instrumentals
20	Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie	Canaille	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	La Crhve De Faim (Starvation 2-Step)	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
22	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	New Orleans Beat	La Toussaint
23	Lil' Queenie & The Percolators	My Darlin' New Orleans	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
24	Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots	Bunny Bread	Destination New Orleans
25	Johnny Adams	Release Me	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
26	Jimmy Clanton	Another Sleepless Night	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
27	Jewel King	3X7=21	New Orleans R&B Outbreak
28	Charles "Hungry" Williams	So Glad You're Mine	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
29	Archibald	Stack O Lee	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
30	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	You've Got To Be Modernistic	Black American Choirs 1926-31
31	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	Shout On	Black American Choirs 1926-31
32	The Red Stick Ramblers	Main Street Blues	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
33	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	Mardi Gras In New Orleans	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005

Mean Old Frisco

October 4, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

It’s a City (with a capital ‘C’ to locals) whose cultural history practically hums with musical possibilities. This is due in large part to how the city has always been a meeting point for restless ideas and diverse communities. From the Gold Rush boomtown that lured fortune-seekers from every continent, to the Beat poets of North Beach and the psychedelic counterculture that turned Haight-Ashbury into a world stage, it’s been an easy mark for songwriters. This week’s show will visit that blend of beauty, grit and idealism with performances for and about San Francisco. Join us for a whole batch of vintage sounds covering any old genre we care to share with the likes of Harry “The Hipster” Gibson, Little Walter, Charlie Musselwhite, Linda Martell, and, of course, Tony Bennett. We’ll celebrate from a short distance away with memories of Broadway, the fog rolling through the Golden Gate, and that endless palette of imagery and mood that is a living chorus always ready to be set to music.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Sound Of The City	KSFO 560 – San Francisco	78s
3	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
4	Logan Ledger	The Lights Of San Francisco	Logan Ledger
5	Chris Isaak	San Francisco Days	San Francisco Days
6	Journey	Lights	Journey's Greatest Hits
7	Eric Clapton	San Francisco Bay Blues	Unplugged
8	Linda Martell	San Francisco is a Lonely Town (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
9	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Hello, San Francisco (Part I)	Putumayo Presents: American Blues
10	The Teskey Brothers	San Francisco	Run Home Slow
11	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	The Dock of the Bay
12	Little Walter	Mean Old Frisco	Blues With A Feeling [Disc 2]
13	Charlie Musselwhite	When The Frisco Left The Shed	Mississippi Son
14	Richie Havens	San Francisco Bay Blues	Mixed Bag
15	Eric Lindell	Here In Frisco	Matters Of The Heart
16	Mark Spoelstra	San Francisco Zoo Song	Out Of My Hands
17	Marty Robbins	San Francisco Teardrops	San Francisco With Fond Memories
18	Dom Flemons	San Francisco Baby	Prospect Hill
19	Jimmy Martin	Fly Me To Frisco – 1973	Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]
20	Johnny Paycheck	The Ballad Of Frisco Bay	Nowhere to Run: the Little Darlin' Years 1966-1970
21	Merle Haggard	Return to San Francisco	Like Never Before
22	Harry "The Hipster" Gibson	I Flipped My Wig In San Francisco	Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?
23	Connie Russell	Foggy Night In San Francisco	San Francisco – With Fond Memories
24	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	San Francisco Bay Blues	South Coast
25	Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T.	San Francisco (Soundtrack Version)	The 30s: Hollywood's Best
26	Tee Vee Toons	Streets Of San Francisco	Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's
27	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	Mean Ole Frisco	That's All Right (Mama)
28	Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton	Lonesome Frisco Line [Album Version]	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950
29	Memphis Minnie	'Frisco Town	Queen Of Country Blues
30	Scott McKenzie	San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)	San Francisco – With Fond Memories
31	Cab Calloway & His Orchestra	San Francisco Fan	Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)

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Fortunate Son

September 27, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

The days are getting darker both by season and on the sidewalks of your town. Jackboot thugs with masks, clubs, and weapons are descending for you. Make no mistake. If you believe in your right to free speech and all that our Constitution affords you, think again. Know that you and your neighbor are in the crosshairs of this regime. This week’s show won’t break the spell but it will share with its language of comfort, joy and hope that music delivers as it stimulates the release of dopamine triggering pleasure and relaxation. Our prescription this morning is a compound of a free form eclectic blend that delivers a response from all corners. America’s music has always been built on a foundation of free expression so why not make the best…and that’s what we’ll be doing this morning with tracks from Glenn Miller, Charlie Christian, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Randy Newman and Dean Martin, just to name a few. Dream when you’re feeling blue. Rise up when you’re being pushed down. This week’s show takes us where we want to go.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	John Fogerty	Fortunate Son	The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
3	Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant	Midnight Ramble	Stratosphere Boogie
4	Charlie Christian	Till Tom Special	Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution
5	Django Reinhardt & Stiphane Grappelli	You're Driving Me Crazy	Quintesential
6	The Miracles	Mickey's Monkey	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
7	Mink Deville	You Just Keep Holding On	The Mink De Ville Collection
8	The Staple Singers	Let's Do It Again	The Buddah Box Disc 3
9	Sam Cooke	I'll Come Running Back To You	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
10	Etta James	I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)	Love Songs [MCA]
11	Bob Dylan	The Levee's Gonna Break	Modern Times
12	Randy Newman	Burn On	Sail Away
13	The Secret Sisters	Tennessee Me	The Secret Sisters
14	Fats Domino	My Girl Josephine	Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)
15	Dean Martin	Dream	Late at Night with Dean Martin
16	Les Baxter And His Orchestra	The High And The Mighty	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55
17	Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra With Eddie Heywood	Canadian Sunset	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
18	Billie Holiday	Too Marvelous For Words	Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years [Disc 1]
19	Doris Day	The Deevil, Devil, Divil	Complete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]
20	Jean Shepard	I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded	Rounding Up The Girls/Great Female Country Vocals Vol 1
21	The Andrews Sisters	Rum And Coca-Cola	20th Century Masters: Millenni
22	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	A String of Pearls	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
23	Linda Lyndell	What A Man	Stax 50th [[Disc 1]]
24	The Meters	Running Fast (single version)	Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology [Disc 2]
25	The Notting Hillbillies	Run Me Down	Missing….Presumed Having A Good Time
26	Vocaltones	Sugar Lump	Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records
27	Dominoes	Sixty Minute Man	Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
28	The Coasters	Run Red Run	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
29	Del Shannon	Runaway	Oldies But Goodies: 21 #1 Hits
30	Buddy Holly	Think It Over	From the Original Master Tapes
31	Lovett Sisters	Bacon And Eggs	Big "D" Jamboree, Gals Of The
32	Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/Sid Bass/The Rob Roys	Pizza Pie	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
33	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Run Through the Jungle	Tropic Thunder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
34	Party Ben	Single Ladies (In Mayberry)	The Party Ben Experience

Sixties Songbirds

September 20, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

From the cool and sultry lounge sounds smothered in smoke to the soul venues that celebrated love and all its pitfalls, we bring you the songbirds this week. We’ll be exploring vocalists, known and unknown, that delivered the goods in the first few years of the 1960s. Rock ‘n roll was finding its foothold at the same time as soul music was beginning to bust out in a big way. You’ll be hearing some you know and some you don’t in this week’s Deeper Roots. Yeah, we’ve got The Chordettes, Brenda Lee and The Shirelles but we’ve also got some very special gems from Helen Shapiro, Judy Thomas, Kitty Ford and Betty O’Brian this week. We’ll run a chronological marathon from 1960 to 1963, ignoring the genre guardrails as we make our way along. Hope you can join in on the fun.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra	Takin' Care Of Business	Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3)
3	Connie Francis	My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own	Your Hit Parade – Into the '60S
4	The Shirelles	Welcome Home Baby	The Shirelles 1958-1962 As, Bs, Hits and Rarities
5	Shirley Bassey	The Party's Over	We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
6	The Chordettes	Never On Sunday	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
7	The Marvelettes	Way Over There	100 Northern Soul Classics
8	Diana Ross & The Supremes	Those D.J. Shows	25th Anniversary [Disc 2]
9	Tammy Montgomery	It's Mine	100 Northern Soul Classics
10	Ann-Margret	I Just Don't Understand	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
11	Kitty Ford	Don't Play No. 9	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
12	Sarah Vaughan	True Believer	Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
13	Betty O' Brian	She'll Be Gone	100 Northern Soul Classics
14	Brenda Lee	You Can Depend On Me	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
15	Helen Shapiro	Little Miss Lonely	Halfway To Paradise_ The Epic Records Story
16	Helen Shapiro	Tell Me What He Said	Girl Power – Vol. 3
17	The Pips	Every Beat Of My Heart	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
18	The Shirelles	A Teardrop and a Lollipop	The Shirelles 1958-1962 As, Bs, Hits and Rarities
19	Timi Yuro	Count Everything	I'm So Hurt
20	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
21	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Open Your Heart	Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966)
22	Aretha Franklin	Just For A Thrill	Jazz To Soul [Disc 1]
23	Cathy Carroll	Young Ones	New Discgems From Warner Brothers
24	Judy Thomas	Never Say Devil Woman	Stampede! The United Artists Story
25	Barbara Stephens	Wait a Minute	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (1 of 9)
26	Linda Hopkins	Mama's Doin' The Twist	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
27	Christine Quaite	Your Nose Is Gonna Grow	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
28	Timi Yuro	What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)	The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)
29	Joy Dawn	Hang It Up	Ask The Girl Who Knows – Best 1958-1969 – Remaster
30	Claudine Clark	Who Will You Hurt?	Ask The Girl Who Knows – Best 1958-1969 – Remaster
31	Ann-Margret	Let Me Entertain You	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
32	Miss X	Christine	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
33	Barbara & the Boys	Hooty Sapperticker	Las Vegas Grind Part 1
34	Glenda & Glen	Voodoo Doll	Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
35	Betty Harris	Cry To Me	Birth Of Soul: 2

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Deeper Roots of Rock

August 10, 2025 Dave

Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we’re spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We’ll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We’ll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don’t miss a wailin’, rockin’ morning here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Big Joe Turner	Roll 'em Pete	Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
3	Champion Jack Dupree	Junker's Blues	Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59)
4	Joe Liggins	The Honeydripper Part 1	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
5	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Strange Things Happening Every Day	Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
6	Charles Brown	Driftin' Blues	Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
7	Hadda Brooks	Swingin' The Boogie	I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
8	The Ravens	Write Me A Letter	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9	T-Bone Walker	Call It Stormy Monday	Raw Blues
10	Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends	Snatch It And Grab It	Kuties And Krooners
11	Roy Brown	Good Rockin' Tonight	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
12	John Lee Hooker	Boogie Chillen	The Definitive Collection
13	Amos Milburn	Chicken Shack Boogie	Devil in a Blue Dress
14	Goree Carter & His Hepcats	Rock Awhile	Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
15	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002]	That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series)
16	Percy Mayfield	Please Send Me Someone To Love	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
17	Tiny Bradshaw	The Train Kept a-Rollin'	Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
18	Sticks McGhee	Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee	The Atlantic Story [UK]
19	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
20	Little Junior Parker	Mystery Train	MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
21	Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy	Drunk	Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
22	Muddy Waters	Got My Mojo Workin	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
23	Little Walter	My Babe	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
24	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Don't Start Me Talkin'	Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues
25	Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
26	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Number Ones
27	John Lee Hooker	Dimples	The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
28	Slim Harpo	I Got Love If You Want It	Roll Your Moneymaker
29	Lazy Lester	I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
30	Ray Charles	Night Time Is the Right Time	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
31	Bo Diddley	Say Man	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
32	Billy Boy Arnold	I Ain't Got You	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
33	Sonny Boy Williamson	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	The History of Rhythm & Blues 1925-1942

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Down By The Woodshed

May 24, 2025 Dave

Jazz, rhythm and all the very best of blues and swing from the past century, reaching as far back as the thirties and taking in some of rock royalty from the early fifties. This week we’re snapping fingers and cutting the rug with some of the very greats including Wynonie Harris, Buddy Johnson, The Five Royales, The Cadillacs, and a touch of gospel vocal majesty from Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The themes are wide-ranging, taking us from the woodshed to the urban streets and some Cadillac competitions and we’ll also get with the stuff that’s arrived and is oh so mellow. Night trains, sugar lumps, boogie woogie daddies and tall skinny papas rule the roost. Don’t miss out, even if you’re a night owl you’ll want to take these sounds with you into the early hours of tomorrow. Let me off uptown, would ya?

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Baby Doll & Her Royal Swingsters	Down By The Woodshed	Stompin' 25
3	The Enchanters	Boogie Woogie Daddy	Jubilee Jezebels
4	Big Maybelle	One Monkey Don't Stop No Show	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
5	Effie Smith	Root-Lie-Voot (08-16-50)	1945-1953
6	The Five Royales	Thirty Second Lover	Dedicated To You
7	Wynonie Harris	Adam Come And Get Your Rib	Lovin' Machine
8	Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra	A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money) (Cadillac)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9	The Cadillacs	Speedo (Cadillac)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
10	Tony Allen & The Champs	Night Owl (Birds)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
11	Savannah Churchill	Fat Meat Is Good Meat	Jazzin' The Blues – Volume4 :1929-1943
12	Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers	Sugar Lump	Darktown Strutters Ball
13	The Four Blazes	Night Train	Mary Jo
14	Professor Longhair	Looka, No Hair	Ebb Records Story (Vol. 2): 1957-1959
15	Willie Mabon	The Seventh Son	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
16	The Mills Brothers	The Love Bug Will Bite You	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
17	The Ravens	I'm Going to Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters	The Greatest Group of Them All
18	Ray Charles	Hallelujah, I Love Her So	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
19	Cleo Brown	The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow	The Legendary Cleo Brown
20	Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson	Get On Down The Road	Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
21	Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio	Trouble In Mind	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
22	Margie Day	Dumplin' Dumplin'	Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3
23	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	I Want A Tall Skinny Papa	Vintage Sex Songs
24	Smiley Lewis	Big Mamou	Smiley Lewis Vol 1
25	Blue Lu Barker	A Little Bird Told Me	From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
26	Little Willie John	Home At Last	Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
27	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
28	The Clovers	Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
29	Lula Reed	Rock Love	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
30	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Hungary Man	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
31	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
32	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Let Me Off Uptown	The Best Of 1940-50
33	Bo Diddley	Moon Baby	Bo Diddley Is A Lover
34	Nappy Brown	The Right Time	Savoy Blues 1957-1994 [Disc 3]
35	Slim Harpo	Bobby Sox Baby	The Best Of Slim Harpo

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Good Questions

May 10, 2025 Dave

A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Harlem Hamfats	What's On Your Mind?	Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
3	B.B. King	Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?	Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
4	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five	Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1941 – 1944
5	Ella Fitzgerald	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Pure Ella
6	The King Cole Trio	Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?	Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)
7	The Robins	Whadaya Want?	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
8	Joe Liggins	Do You Love Me Pretty Baby?	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
9	Varetta Dillard	What'll I Do?	Got You On My Mind
10	Ruth Brown	Why Don't You Write Me?	Along Comes Ruth
11	Bo Diddley	Who Do You Love?	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
12	Bette Midler	Do You Want to Dance?	Experience the Divine [1993]
13	The Isley Brothers	Who's That Lady?	Something's Got A Hold On Me
14	Barry White	What Am I Gonna Do With You?	All Time Greatest Hits
15	The Amazing Rhythm Aces	Who Will The Next Fool Be?	Two Classic Albums From The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump
16	Peggy Lee	Is That All There Is?	Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
17	Los Lobos	Is This All There Is?	By the Light of the Moon
18	Buck Owens	Would You Be Ready?	Dust On Mother's Bible
19	The Texas Tornados	Who Were You Thinkin' Of	The Best Of Texas Tornados
20	Wanda Jackson	Who Shot Sam?	Queen Of Rockabilly
21	Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. Morgan	Do You Love Me?	Crossroads In Cowtown
22	Frankie Miller	Hey! Where Ya Goin?	The World Is A Monster
23	Jim Lauderdale	What Kinda Guy?	An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert
24	The Lovin' Spoonful	Do You Believe In Magic?	Do You Believe In Magic?
25	The Lovin' Spoonful	Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?	Do You Believe In Magic?
26	Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks	How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away	Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 4
27	The Grass Roots	Where Were You When I Needed You	All Time Greatest Hits
28	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Have You Ever Seen Rain?	All Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
29	Chicago	Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?	The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997
30	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s
31	The Five Royales	$64,000 Question (Do You Love Me)	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
32	Lemon Nash	Anybody Seen My Kitty?	Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
33	Tom Paxton	What Did You Learn In School Today?	Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
34	Ella Mae Morse	How Can You Leave A Man Like This?	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
35	Elvis Presley	Are You Lonesome Tonight?	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
36	Clyde McPhatter	A Lovers Question	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2)

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Havin’ a Blast!

May 2, 2025 Dave

It’s finger poppin’ time…time to have a blast with some breakout party rockers from the mid-century. All for a good time with soul and roll and rhythm as the main course in today’s show. It’s all about those percussive rocking beats. Call it a party full of boogie, mojo, twistin’ and shaking. We’ve lit the fuse for a dynamite celebration of rebellious rock and cool upbeat soul rhythms with the music of Freddy Cannon, The Swingin’ Medallions, The Showstoppers and Ann Cole with an out of control party mix…just in time for our first show of May. KOWS Community Radio brings the fresh sounds of today, yesterday and tomorrow 24/7, with the very best of political and community discourse. You can tune us in on 92.5 FM in West Sonoma County or just drop by our stream on your Radio Rethink app, Alexa, Radio Garden, Tunein, or Radio Box. We’re here for you and Deeper Roots will be pitching a wang dang doodle this coming Friday morning here on member-supported radio for planet Earth.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Isley Brothers	Shout (Part One)	Motor City Soul
3	Wanda Jackson	Let's Have a Party	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
4	Ray Charles	Mess Around	Atlantic Rock & Roll
5	The Swingin' Medallions	Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)	Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
6	The Strangeloves	I Want Candy	Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
7	Claudine Clark	Party Lights	The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
8	Martha & The Vandellas	Mickey's Monkey	Dance Party
9	Hank Ballard & the Midnighters	Finger Poppin' Time	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
10	Johnnie Morisette	Meet Me At The Twistin' Place	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
11	Chubby Checker	Dancin' Party	Chubby Checker (Mr Twister)
12	Chubby Checker	The Twist	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1960
13	Sam Cooke	Twistin' the Night Away	The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4)
14	Dave Edmunds	Do You Wanna Dance	Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
15	The Contours	Do You Love Me	Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
16	Jerry Lee Lewis	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
17	Matchbox	Rockabilly Rebel	Rockabilly Rebel
18	Freddy Cannon	Buzz Buzz A Diddle It	His Latest And Greatest
19	Tommy James & the Shondells	Mony Mony	The Very Best of Tommy James & the Shondells
20	Louis Jordan	Choo Choo Ch'Boogie	Number Ones
21	The Showstoppers	Ain't Nothing But A House Party	Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
22	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)	Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
23	Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
24	The Champs	Tequilla	Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
25	Tarheel Slim	Number Nine Train	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
26	Chan Romero	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
27	Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	Wooly Bully	Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
28	Arthur Conley	Sweet Soul Music	Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
29	Link Wray/Robert Gordon	Summertime Blues	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
30	Johnny Kidd	Shakin' All Over	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
31	The Kingsmen	Louie Louie	In Person ('64)
32	Nick Todd	At The Hop	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
33	The Isley Brothers	Twist And Shout	Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
34	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
35	Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps	Cruisin'	Destination Freeway
36	Elvis Presley	Party	50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
37	Wanda Jackson	Man, We Had A Party	Queen Of Rockabilly
38	Tommy Tutone	867-5309/Jenny	Party Starter: 80s Mix
39	The Marcels	Blue Moon	Doo Wop Love Songs

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Free Form, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul

Get On Board

April 18, 2025 Dave

From a song about dirty little religions to a song about Joanie the Jehovah Witness Stripper, we’ll be going all out from up and down with genre celebrations from the past century where music reflects the inspiration from church on Sunday mornings following the barroom sinners of Saturday night. This week’s Deeper Roots takes a bit of a free form shuffle featuring Bo Diddley, The Ramones, Johnny Mercer, and a whole host of rhythm makers. Performances this morning will span some covers from Chris Smither, David Lindley and an answer song from Barbara Lewis. KOWS radio wants to thank all of you who came out to the Comedy fundraiser at Barrel Proof Lounge last week. It was a great success for us and also a validation of community radio here in the North Bay. KOWS is free form, free speech, no bull community radio; just the kind of thing we need in a country gone mad with lies, deceit and hate. There is always hope. Tune into your radio voice, any time of the day or night. We’ll always welcome you.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Martha and the Vandellas	Quicksand	The Motown Sound Vol. 1
3	Faye Adams	Witness To The Crime (Herald 470)	R&B Humdingers Volume 11
4	Warren Zevon	Dirty Little Religion	Life'll Kill Ya
5	Paul Thorn	Joanie The Jehovah Witness Stripper	Hammer & Nail Live
6	Marvin Gaye	Can I Get A Witness	I'll Take You There
7	Alphabetical Four	Get On Board, Little Children	Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
8	Tiny Mayberry	Oh That Nasty Man (Take A)	Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & Jazz
9	Johnny Mercer	Small Fry With Victor Young's Small Fryers	Bing Crosby And Friends
10	The Golden Gate Quartet	Dipsy Doodle	Travelin' Shoes
11	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five	Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come In	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1938 – 1940
12	Little Richard	Keep A Knockin'	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
13	Chris Smither	Maybellene	Call Me Lucky
14	Chuck Berry	Maybellene	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
15	David Lindley	Mercury Blues	El Rayo-X
16	K.C. Douglas	Mercury Blues	Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
17	Violet Hall	Six Foot Papa (I'm A Whole Lot Of Woman)	The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
18	Big Maybelle	So Good To My Baby	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
19	George Thorogood	Bo Diddley	2120 South Michigan Avenue
20	Bo Diddley	Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)	The Chess Box [Disc 1]
21	Sam & Dave	Hold On! I'm a Comin'	The Very Best of Sam & Dave
22	Sam Cooke	Bring It On Home To Me	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
23	Barbara Lewis	I'll Bring It Back Home To You	Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
24	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Teen Beat 5
25	Mink Deville	Just Your Friends	The Mink De Ville Collection
26	The Ramones	Needles & Pins [Single Version][Version]	Ramones Mania
27	The Books Feat. Jose Gonzalez	Cello Song	Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
28	T-Bone Burnett	House Of Mirrors	Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 2
29	Lorne Greene	Ringo	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
30	Marty Robbins	The Hanging Tree	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
31	Dickson Hall	Cowboy	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
32	Johnny Cash	The Rebel – Johnny Yuma	The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 2
33	Louis Prima	Banana Split for My Baby	Banana Split for My Baby
34	The Allman Brothers Band	Jessica [Single Edit]	Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 2

Also Rans 1960 Pt. 2

April 5, 2025 Dave

The downstream wave of sounds that flooded the charts seemed endless in the year 1960. As was exhibited in last week’s Deeper Roots exhibition of ‘also rans’ from that year, it was a very, very crowded field. That field was spread far and wide across genres and levels of production, songwriting and performance quality. We take on that same strata this week in the show. More teen crushes, tragedies, soulful exchanges and instrumentals that bore earworms galore. That’s what we’ve got in store with performances from Fats to Jackie, Smokey to Etta, the Burnette Brothers and Ricky, Dean Martin, Freddie King and Linda Laurie…all giving it their all and doing their very best to crawl to the top of their respective charts. We’re getting ready for a wild Sunday night here in Santa Rosa, celebrating KOWS Community Radio at the Barrel Proof Lounge in downtown Santa Rosa. Hope you can make today’s Deeper Roots show and Sunday’s benefit!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Little Junior Parker	Driving Wheel	Feelin' Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
3	Jackie Wilson	Doggin' Around	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
4	Rosie & The Originals	Angel Baby	Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
5	Jessie Hill	Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt 1	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
6	Fats Domino	Walking To New Orleans	A Lot Of Dominos
7	The Shirelles	Will You Love Me Tomorrow	The Brill Building Sound Disc 1
8	Ray Peterson	Tell Laura I Love Her	Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1
9	The Browns	The Old Lamplighter	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
10	The Platters	Harbor Lights	All-Time Greatest Hits
11	Johnny Burnette	Dreamin'	25 Greatest Hits
12	Dorsey Burnette	Hey Little One	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
13	Rick Nelson	Young Emotions	Greatest Love Songs
14	Etta James	A Sunday Kind Of Love	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
15	Jimmy Jones	Good Timin'	We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
16	Kathy Young & The Innocents	A Thousand Stars	Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
17	Roy Orbison	Blue Angel	The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
18	The Smoothies	Softly	I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
19	The Miracles	Shop Around	The 35th Anniversary Collection
20	Hayley Mills	Let's Get Together	Classic Disney, Vol. I: 60 Years Of Musical Magic
21	Dean Martin	Ain't That A Kick In The Head	The Best Of The Rat Pack
22	Jayne Mansfield	Too Hot To Handle	Bombshells
23	The Videls	Mister Lonely	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
24	Peggy Lee	I Love Being Here With You [Remastered]	The Best Of The Singles Collection
25	Linda Lawson	Like Young	Bombshells
26	Floyd Cramer	Last Date	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1
27	Dinah Washington	This Bitter Earth	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
28	Ronnie Love	Chills And Fever	100 Northern Soul Classics
29	Nick Perito	The Green Leaves Of Summer (Album Version)	Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Motion Picture Soundtrack
30	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen Tons	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
31	Hank Locklin	Please Help Me, I'm Falling	Classic Country
32	Jim Reeves	Billy Bayou	Country Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good Times
33	Jack Scott	Cool Water	Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
34	Marty Robbins	Song Of The Bandit	The Complete Recordings 1952-1960
35	Duane Eddy CD 1	Because They're Young	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology (Disc 1)
36	The Drifters	This Magic Moment	All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1]
37	Henry Mancini	Lujon	Best Of

A Century of America's Music