Category Archives: Rhythm and Blues

Doo Wop Dreams

In today’s show we’ll be spinning up some special doo wop tracks, and not necessarily the ‘big hits’. We’ll be sharing some under-the-radar sounds from some of the greats and some of the ‘never-heards’. Doo wop’s heyday was clearly brief, running from the early urban street corner sounds of the early 1950s to the more commercially viable and polished sounds of the early 1960s. Tune in for the popular sounds of The Cadillacs, Little Anthony, The Flamingos, and The El Dorados as well as off chart vocal gems from The Pastels, The Quotations, The Kodaks, and The Fascinators. All with a story and all in clean fun on Sonoma County Community Radio.



No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels A Rockin' Good Way The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2] Amazon
3The Spaniels Stormy Weather The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 Amazon
4Ernest Harriston/The Bop Chords Castle in the Sky The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
5The Velvets Spring Fever Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
6The Quotations Imagination Doo Wop Box Disc 4 Amazon
7The Chimes Once in a While The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
8The Flamingos Lovers Never Say Goodbye The Best Of The Flamingos Amazon
9The Fascinators Chapel Bells Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 Amazon
10Little Anthony & The Imperials So Much The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials Amazon
11Accents Wiggle, Wiggle Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 Amazon
12The Kodaks Oh Gee Oh Gosh Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 2] Amazon
13The Cadillacs Peek-A-Boo The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3) Amazon
14The Cadillacs Oh Oh Lolita For Collectors Only (Disc 3) Amazon
15The Edsels Rama Lama Ding Dong The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
16The Monotones Tom Foolery Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
17Dion & The Belmonts No One Knows Greatest Hits Amazon
18The Pastels So Far Away Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
19The Students I'm So Young Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
20The Heartbeats One Day Next Year The Best of the Heartbeats [Rhino] Amazon
21The Corsairs Smokey Places (1962 #12) Greatest Hit Singles Collection Amazon
22The Penguins Memories Of El Monte Oldies But Goodies Vol. 3 Amazon
23The Desires Rendezvous With You The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 Amazon
24The Moonglows See Saw Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] Amazon
25The Crests The Angels Listened In The Best of the Crests Featuring Johnny Maestro [Rhino] Amazon
26The Velvetones The Glory of Love The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2) Amazon
27The Timetones In My Heart The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
28The Genies Who's That Knocking Doo Wop Box Disc 3 Amazon
29The Silhouettes Miss Thing Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8] Amazon
30Anthony & The Sophomores Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
31The Capris Morse Code of Love Doo Wop Box Disc 4 Amazon
32The Videos Trickle, Trickle The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
33The El Dorados I'll Be Forever Loving You The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1] Amazon
34The Platters You're Making A Mistake The Magic Touch: An Anthology Amazon
35The Avalons Heart's Desire Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 Amazon
36The Cleftones Why Do You Do Me Like You Do Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records Amazon
37The Classics Till Then Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
38The Velvetones The Glory of Love The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
39The Cadillacs Buzz Buzz Buzz For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon

The House That Ruth Built

The decade of the fifties found the sounds of rhythm and blues being best represented on the Atlantic Records label. Founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, the catalog of artists and the quality of production were unparalleled for their time. And while Ertegun’s biography is subtitled “The House That Ertegun Built”, the performers were also undisputed heavyweights: Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter, and Lavern Baker to name a few. Things, however, exploded when a lady dubbed “Miss Rhythm” arrived with “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean” leading to another moniker: “The House That Ruth Built”. This week’s show will feature some of the great tracks from Ruth Brown and the many contemporaries who made the label synonymous with R&B well into the seventies and beyond. Tune in for a special treat. Rock, rhythm, and dynamite doo wop from the Atlantic vaults on a Friday morning.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Clovers One Mint Julep Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
3The Cardinals Wheel Of Fortune Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
4Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters Money Honey Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
5Carmen Taylor & The Boleros Ooh I Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
6Sheiks Walk That Walk Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
7The Chords Sh-Boom Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
8The Playboys Good Golly Miss Molly Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
9The Regals Got The Water Boiling Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
10The Clovers Devil Or Angel Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 2] – Slow & Dreamy Amazon
11Ruth Brown Oh What a Dream (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
12Ruth Brown Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
13Ruth Brown Lucky Lips (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
14The Cookies In Paradise Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 19471974, Vol. 3: 19551958 Amazon
15Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters Treasure of Love Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
16The Drifters Long Lonely Nights Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
17The Drifters Long Lonely Nights Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
18Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle & Roll Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
19Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
20Ray Charles Hallelujah I Love Her So Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
21Ray Charles Mess Around Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
22Ray Charles This Little Girl of Mine Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
23LaVern Baker Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) [Japan 2012 Remaster] Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
24LaVern Baker Tweedle Dee (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
25LaVern Baker Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
26Ivory Joe Hunter Since I Met You Baby (Single/LP Version) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
27Ivory Joe Hunter It's a Doggone Crying Shame Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
28The Bobbettes Mr. Lee Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
29The Ospreys It's Good To Me (You Don't Know And I DOn't Know) Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
30The Drifters Drip Drop Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
31The Coasters Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
32The Coasters Dance! Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
33Del-Larks Remember The Night Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
34The Sh-Booms (The Chords) Blue Moon Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
35Top Note Hearts Of Stone Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
36Billy Storm When You Dance Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
37Stick McGhee & His Buddies Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
38Big Joe Turner Midnight Special Train Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon

Brand New Day

That new car smell…applied to everything we can think of…all to celebrate this new 2022 thing…365 more rotations and one long trip around that giant luminous orb. What a long strange trip it was. So let’s celebrate all that’s new as we move into our second decade of celebrating the past century of America’s music. This week, we’re taking on the theme of ‘brand new’….new heartaches, new cars, new neighbors, new mornings, and new hopes…same as the old hopes no doubt, but with a different slant. We’ve got performances by Mel Tillis, Dion, Ruthie Foster, Fats Domino, Steve Earle and a couple dozen others to keep our dreams worth holding onto. Let’s put COVID in the rear view. Let’s send the truth-doubters back to their rat’s nests. And make good trouble. Welcome 2022 with a promise to hold those who led an insurrection and those who voted for the leaders accountable. Tune into the show. I promise we’ll keep it real.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Joe Liggins Brand New Deal In Mobile Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Amazon
3Fletcher Smith Brand New Neighborhood Stompin' 12 Amazon
4George Green Brand New Rockin' Chair The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5 Amazon
5Al Harrison Brand New Money Fool Mule Amazon
6Barrel House Blott & Lee Brand New Man Dapper Dan Amazon
7Fats Domino Brand New Baby Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1 Amazon
8Wayne Hancock Brand New Cadillac That's What Daddy Wants Amazon
9The Payments Brand New Automobile So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1 Amazon
10Lightnin' Hopkins Brand New Lock Po' Lightnin' Amazon
11Lead Belly I'm Going to Buy You a Brand New Ford Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection Amazon
12Ruthie Foster Brand New Day Promise of a Brand New Day Amazon
13Al Kooper Brand New Day (Bonus Track) You Never Know Who You Friends Are…Plus Amazon
14Dion Brand New Morning Recorded Live At The Bitter End, August 1971 Amazon
15Gary Stewart Brand New Whiskey An Empty Glass: A Collection of Drinkin' Songs Amazon
16Mel Tillis Brand New Mister Me 36 All Time Greatest Hits Amazon
17The Everly Brothers Brand New Heartache The Everly Brothers Amazon
18Dave Edmunds Worn Out Suits, Brand New Pockets Get It Amazon
19Gram Parsons Brand New Heartache [Bonus Track] Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 3] – Alternate Takes From GP & Grievous Angel Amazon
20Emmylou Harris Brand New Dance Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 2 Amazon
21Tex Ritter You're Always Brand New High Noon Amazon
22Don Henley The Brand New Tennessee Waltz Cass County (Deluxe) Amazon
23Steve Earle Brand New Companion Townes Amazon
24Dave Alvin Brand New Heart Blue Blvd Amazon
25Greg Brown Brand New '64 Dodge Poet Game Amazon
26Jesse Winchester Brand New Tennesse Waltz Jesse Winchester: Live From Mountain Stage Amazon
27Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters Brand New Start Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters (EP) Amazon
28Modern Hicks Brand New Tornado Alley Amazon
29Melanie Brand New Key 70s Music Explosion – Miracles Amazon
30Will Kimbrough Brand New Song Americanitis Amazon
31Leftover Salmon Brand New Good Old Days Brand New Good Old Days Amazon
32Elvis Presley There's a Brand New Day On the Horizon Elvis Double Features: Love in Las Vegas + Roustabout Amazon
33Esther Phillips With The Dixie Flyers Brand New Day (LP Version) Set Me Free Amazon
34James Brown Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 20 All Time Greatest Hits! Amazon
35Slim Harpo Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King) The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1 Amazon

Bourbon Street Rhythms

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.


No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Archibald She's Scattered Everywhere Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2] Amazon
3Tuba Fats' Chosen Few Brass Band Mardi Gras In New Orleans Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
4Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band Royal Garden Blues Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
5Louis Armstrong And His Dixieland Seven Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
6Professor Longhair Bald Head Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 3]: Soutwest Blues V1 Amazon
7Champion Jack Dupree Ici Mo-Mo The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
8Dave Bartholomew Messy Bessie Gettin' Funky [Disc 2] Amazon
9Smiley Lewis Big Mamou Smiley Lewis Vol 1 Amazon
10Larry Darnell What More Do You Want OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
11Annie Laurie It Hurts To Be In Love The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 2] Amazon
12Annie Laurie Rockin' and Rollin' Again (Savoy 1197) R&B Humdingers Volume 12 Amazon
13Paul Gayten For You My Love Chess New Orleans [Disc 1] Amazon
14James "Sugar Boy" Crawford Jock-A-Mo Chess New Orleans [Disc 1] Amazon
15Fats Domino Don't You Lie To Me Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1 Amazon
16Fats Domino Hey! La Bas Boogie Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1 Amazon
17Ernie K-Doe Heebie Jeebies Absolutely the Best Amazon
18Benny Spellman Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
19Mac Rebennack Good Times The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
20Earl King Is Everything All Right The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1] Amazon
21Eddie Bo Baby I'm Wise The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6] Amazon
22Joe & Ann Trio Gee Baby (You're So Fine) The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
23Jewel King 3X7=21 New Orleans R&B Outbreak Amazon
24Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
25Little Richard Heeby Jeebies The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
26Al Johnson Carnival Time Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
27Art Neville That Rock & Roll Beat Brother to Brother (Disc One:Art) Amazon
28Paul Marvin Hurry Up The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
29Leonard Carbo I Don't Want To Lose Her The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
30Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
31Allen Toussaint Southern Nights Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
32The Velvetiers Feeling Alright On Saturday Night The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
33Earl King Everybody's Carried Away The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
34Ernie K-Doe 'Tain't It the Truth Absolutely the Best Amazon
35Art Neville Too Much Brother to Brother (Disc One:Art) Amazon
36Art Neville That Old Time Rock And Roll His Specialty Recordings Amazon

When You Dance

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 .



No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Cuff Links Guided Missiles The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
3The Highway Q.C.'s Pray Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
4The Staple Singers Hammer and Nails Hammer and Nails Amazon
5Patsy Cline Life's Railway To Heaven Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel Amazon
6Paul Simon Slip Slidin' Away Sounds of the Seventies: 1977 Amazon
7Jakob Dylan & Jade Castrinos Go Where You Wanna Go Echo In The Canyon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Amazon
8The Mamas & the Papas Do You Wanna Dance Greatest Hits Amazon
9Bobby Freeman Do You Wanna Dance MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M Amazon
10The Drifters Dance With Me The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance Amazon
11Billy Bland Let the Little Girl Dance One Hit Wonders Amazon
12Dash And Dot Dance With Me Henry Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1 Amazon
13The Diatones Oh Baby, Come Dance With Me Bandera Doo Wop Amazon
14Billy Storm When You Dance Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
15Marvin Gaye Stubborn Kind of Fellow 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1 Amazon
16The O'Jays Back Stabbers The O'Jays Greatest Hits Amazon
17Ann Cole Have Fun Birth Of Soul: 1 Amazon
18James Brown Lost Someone Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3 Amazon
19Booker T. & the MG's; The MG's Time Is Tight Classic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes On Amazon
20Redbone Come And Get Your Love Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s Amazon
21Phoebe Snow Shakey Ground The Best Of Phoebe Snow Amazon
22Percy Sledge True Love Travels On A Gravel Road Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3 Amazon
23The Cookies Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
24Leon Russell I Believe To My Soul Best Of Hank Wilson Amazon
25Ray Charles Greenbacks Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8) Amazon
26Gene Pitney Every Breath I Take Anthology: 1961-1968 Amazon
27The Raindrops The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
28Jackie DeShannon Needles And Pins The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
29Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Kill Bill, Vol. 1 Amazon
30Amy Winehouse Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Lioness: Hidden Treasures Amazon
31Laura Nyro 165-Stoned Soul Picnic Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
32The Mavericks Dance the Night Away Collection [2003] Amazon

Wild Ones

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.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Garland Jeffreys Wild in the Streets Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] Amazon
3Billy Jones With The Little Ramblers Don't Bring Lulu The Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2 Amazon
4Mae West I'm No Angel The Mae West Collection Amazon
5Mae West My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) Bombshells Amazon
6Mabel Scott Yes Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A. Amazon
7Lizabeth Scott A Deep Dark Secret Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
8Monica Lewis Do It Again Bombshells Amazon
9Kenni Huskey Wild Man Tamer Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"] Amazon
10Donnie Elbert Wild Child (Deluxe 6156) R&B Humdingers Volume 11 Amazon
11Red Ingle & His Natural Seven Cigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
12Johnny Horton The Wild One Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2) Amazon
13Carl Mann Born To Be Bad Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
14Jerry Lee Lewis Real Wild Child (Wild One) A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
15Tennessee Ernie Ford I'm A Bad Man Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2] Amazon
16The Dave & Deke Combo Wild Woman Hollywood Barndance Amazon
17Charline Arthur Burn That Candle Welcome To The Club Amazon
18The Louvin Brothers You're Running Wild Capitol Country Music Classics Amazon
19The Hot Club of Cowtown I Can't Tame Wild Women Tall Tales Amazon
20Wanda Jackson Let's Have A Party Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
21Carmen MacRae Whatever Lola Wants Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
22The Jive Bombers Bad Boy Cry-Baby Amazon
23The Trenier Twins Hey! Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy?) Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
24Rudy Greene Wild Life Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1] Amazon
25Wynonie Harris Young And Wild Playful Baby Amazon
26Champion Jack Dupree Bad Whiskey And Wild Women Two Classic Albums Plus Singles Amazon
27King James Wild Wooly Woman Stompin' 25 Amazon
28Eunice Davis Let's Have A Party Stompin' 25 Amazon
29Julia Lee Do You Want It? Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
30Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
31John Hammond Wild Man On The Loose Trouble No More Amazon
32Louis Prima & Keely Smith Barnacle Bill The Sailor Breaking It Up! Amazon
33Little Willie John Fever Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
34Albert King Wild Women Door To Door Amazon
35Wanda Jackson Hard Headed Woman Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
36Iggy Pop Real Wild Child Blah Blah Blah Amazon
37Vince Taylor Brand New Cadillac Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon

The Year in Music 1948

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.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Mahalia Jackson Move On Up A Little Higher Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black Gospel Amazon
3Lonnie Johnson Tomorrow Night Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
4Blue Lu Barker A Little Bird Told Me From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944 Amazon
5Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends King Size Papa Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53 Amazon
6Amos Milburn Chicken-Shack Boogie Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
7Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Run, Joe Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949 Amazon
8Bull Moose Jackson I Love You Yes I Do Bad Man Jackson Amazon
9Bull Moose Jackson I Can't Go On Without You Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950 Amazon
10Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949 Amazon
11Hal Singer Cornbread Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
12Eddy Arnold Bouquet Of Roses Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him Amazon
13Eddy Arnold Then I Turned And Slowly Walked Away Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
14Eddy Arnold Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way) Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
15Eddy Arnold What A Fool I Was Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
16Floyd Tillman I Love You So Much It Hurts Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes Amazon
17Jimmy Wakely One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) Country & Western Hit Parade 1948 Amazon
18Tex Williams & His Western Caravan Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman That's What I Like About The West Amazon
19Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Bubbles in My Beer Legends of Country Music Disc 4 Amazon
20Hank Thompson Humpty Dumpty Heart The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4] Amazon
21Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The Pioneers Blue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time") Country Legends Amazon
22Dinah Shore Buttons and Bows Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
23Nat King Cole Nature Boy Nat King Cole [Disc 1] Amazon
24Doris Day Love Somebody (With Buddy Clark) The Vintage Years (Part One) Amazon
25Peggy Lee Manana Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
26Art Mooney I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
27Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters Powder Your Face With Sunshine Good Old Summertime Amazon
28Frankie Yankovic And His Yanks Just Because Greatest Hits Amazon
29Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins Little White Lies Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
30Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers My Happiness Capitol Collectors Series Amazon
31Doris Day It's Magic Your Hit Parade: 1948 Amazon
32The Andrews Sisters Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
33Bing Crosby Now is the Hour Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon

Dustbin Dynamite

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.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Ronnie Dee Action Packed Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
3Bobby Troup Seventh Son Make Mine Mondo Amazon
4Rock-A-Tones One More Chance Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
5Annette Funicello Bikini Beach Party Good Old Summertime Amazon
6Red Prysock Hand Clappin' Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
7Jim Backus & Friend Delicious Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
8The Interiors Voodoo Doll Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
9The Bikinis Crazy Vibrations Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
10Gary Warren Midnight Rain Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
11The Three Suns Tequila Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
12The Invaders Shock Treatment Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
13Freddie & The Hitch Hikers Sinners Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
14The Duals Lover's Satellite Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
15Sparkle Moore Skull & Crossbones Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
16Mamie Van Doren Seperate The Men From The Boys Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
17Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies) Camel Walk Make Mine Mondo Amazon
18Rusty Draper & Lola Dee Scratch My Back Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
19Tarheel Slim Number Nine Train Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon
20Robin Hood Brians Dis A Itty Bit Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
21Tony Casanova Boogie Woogie Feeling Make Mine Mondo Amazon
22Don & The Galaxiex Avalanche Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection Amazon
23Jan & Dean Surf Route 101 Popsicle Amazon
24Bobby Fry Grandchus Make Mine Mondo Amazon
25Si Zentner Walk on the Wild Side Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene Amazon
26Johnny Durain & The Cytones Shang-Dang-Doo Make Mine Mondo Amazon
27The Surfaris Surfer Joe [Long Version] Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1 Amazon
28Voice Farm Come On-A My House Bigger Cooler Weirder Amazon
29Mouse A Public Execution Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia Amazon
30The Bobbettes I Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1) War Paint – The Gone Records Story Amazon
3113th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia Amazon
32Bob Callaway Tick Tock Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
33The Tornadoes Maleguena Bustin' Surfboards Amazon
34Little Carolyn Sue I Hate Men Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1 Amazon
35Martin Denny Cool Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood Amazon
36Ann-Margret Let Me Entertain You Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon

R&B Boogie Woogie

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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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Freddie Slack Rockin' The Boogie Boogie Woogie [Disc 8] Amazon
3Joe Lutcher Rockin' Boogie (04-19-47) 1947 Amazon
4The Treniers Rock-a-Beatin Boogie Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] Amazon
5Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
6Rosco Gordon T Model Boogie Let's Get High (B) Amazon
7Hadda Brooks Swingin' The Boogie I've Got News For You [Disc 2] Amazon
8Nellie Lutcher Lake Charles Boogie Hurry On Down Amazon
9Gladys Bentley Boogie'n My Woogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
10Mabel Scott Baseball Boogie Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording Amazon
11Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings Boogie Woogie Stomp Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
12Champion Jack Dupree Dupree Shake Dance Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
13Pinetop Perkins Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Let's Drink Some Juice… Amazon
14Little Brother Montgomery No Special Rider Blues Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
15Roosevelt Sykes Blues n' Boogie Chicago Boogie Amazon
16Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Dripper's Boogie Vol. 2 – Dripper's Boogie Amazon
17Amos Milburn Roomin' House Boogie Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
18Roy Brown Boogie Woogie Blues Good Rockin' Tonight Amazon
19Sir Charles Thompson Mister Boogie Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
20Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Tamburitza Boogie Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1949 – 1950 Amazon
21Brownie McGhee Robbie-Doby Boogie Savoy Blues 1948-1954 [Disc 2] Amazon
22Frankie Lee Sims She Likes to Boogie Real Slow Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
23Roy Milton Milton's Boogie Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
24Jake Porter Jake's Boogie in D Flat Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
25Joey Thomas Hobo Boogie Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
26Oscar's Chicago Swingers I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie Now Them Dirty Blues [Disc 2] Amazon
27Professor Longhair Boogie Woogie New Orleans Piano Amazon
28Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Jitterbug Boogie Just For A Thrill / Live Amazon
29Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson Old Maid's Boogie Down Home Blues Amazon
30Little Walter Boogie Lone Star Amazon
31Annisteen Allen Bongo Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
32Amos Milburn Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon

Sister Rosetta

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.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Sister Rosetta Tharpe Down By the Riverside Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon
3Fisk Jubilee Singers Ezekiel Saw De Wheel Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken Amazon
4Thomas A. Dorsey If You See My Savior Halleluja Gospel & Prayers Amazon
5Golden Gate Quartet Blind Barnabas Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats Amazon
6Memphis Minnie I Called You This Morning Queen Of Country Blues Amazon
7Sister O. M. Terrell God's Little Birds Country Gospel 1946-1953 Amazon
8Sister Rosetta Tharpe Didn't It Rain? Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3 Amazon
9Sister Rosetta Tharpe Four or Five Times Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
10Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio Trouble In Mind Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
11Marie Knight Gospel Train 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
12Sister Rosetta Tharpe Up Above My Head I Hear Music In the Air Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon
13Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers Nobody's Fault But Mine Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
14Sister Rosetta Tharpe Beams of Heaven Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
15Phoebe Snow Beams of Heaven (feat. The Holmes Brothers) Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
16Sister Rosetta Tharpe Intro – Didn't It Rain Newport Jazz Festival 7/3/64 Amazon
17Marie Knight Didn't It Rain Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
18Sister Rosetta Tharpe 99 1/2 Won't Do Gospel Train Amazon
19Sister Rosetta Tharpe Fly Away Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
20Marion Williams – The Stars Of Faith When I Lay This Body Down Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958 Amazon
21Mahalia Jackson His Eye Is On The Sparrow Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns Amazon
22Sister Rosetta Tharpe Two Little Fishes Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
23Fern Jones Strange Things Happening Every Day The Glory Road Amazon
24Brittany Howard That's All Live That's All – RRHOF Amazon
25Sister Rosetta Tharpe That's All Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution Amazon
26Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Red Foley Have a Little Talk With Jesus 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
27Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us Raising Sand Amazon
28Gospel Hebrews Jesus Is All Over Me Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio Amazon
29Louis Armstrong Down By The Riverside Louis And The Good Book Amazon
30The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir I Want To Ride That Glory Train Shakin' The Rafters Amazon
31Sister Rosetta Tharpe The Natural Facts Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon