Category Archives: Rhythm and 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

Deeper Roots on KOWS, New Orleans, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Theme Time, Urban Blues

New Orleans R&B

January 22, 2021 Dave

We just can’t get enough of this sound, a blend of sounds that cannot be pushed away with the urban renewal of auto-tune and electronic pasteurization. It’s long history of inspiration whose roots are driven by centuries of influence, from Congo Square to Rampart Street, and beyond. Our show today returns to the humid southern climes at the mouth of the Mississippi for some of the very best of rhythm, from Cosimo Matassa’s studios to the clubs that pepper the Crescent City on Bourbon Street. Popular rhythm and blues today from Nawlins inclues some Fats, Professor Longhair, Huey “Piano” Smith, Paul Gayen, Frankie Ford, and a couple dozen others giving us that signature percussive backbeat embellished by pounding piano. It’s a Friday evening celebration here on Sonoma County Community radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Big Boy Myles	New Orleans	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
3	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	The Monkey [Album Version]	The New Orleans Album
4	Fats Domino	When The Saints Go Marchin' In	Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2)
5	Dr. John	Somebody Changed The Lock	Dr. John's Gumbo
6	Huey "Piano" Smith	Mean Mean Mean	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40
7	Professor Longhair	Got My Mojo Working	Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2]
8	Ernie K-Doe	A Certain Girl	Absolutely the Best
9	Frankie Ford	It Must Be Jelly	Very Best Of Frankie Ford
10	Lee Diamond&The Upsetters	Hattie Malatti	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
11	Huey "Piano" Smith	Would You Believe it, I Have a Cold (Doctors)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
12	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	My Feet Can't Fail Me Now	Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album
13	Smiley Lewis	Big Mamou	R&B Outbreak CD 2
14	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	It Won't Be Long	Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry
15	Edgar Blanchard	Honeycomb	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
16	Charles "Hungry" Williams	So Glad You're Mine	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
17	Champion Jack Dupree	Mail Order Woman	New Orleans R&B Outbreak
18	Paul Marvin	Hurry Up	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
19	Paul Gayten	For You My Love	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
20	Larry Williams	Bad Boy	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
21	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)
22	Smiley Lewis	Mama Don't Like	ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
23	Charles Brown & Amos Milburn	Educated Fool	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
24	Kermit Ruffins	Holy Cow	Livin' A Tremi Life
25	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
26	Jewel King	3×7=21	Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]
27	Irma Thomas	Look Up (AKA Whenever)	Soul Queen of New Orleans
28	Eddie Bo	Roamin-Itis	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6]
29	Zorro & The Zips	Frankie & Johnny	Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
30	Danny White	Let's Play	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
31	The Showmen	True Fine Mama	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6]
32	Lee Diamond &The Upsetters	It Won't Be Me	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
33	Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns	Alimony	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan
34	Jessie Hill	Scoop Scoobie Doobie	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
35	Earl King	No City Like New Orleans	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
36	Galactic	Go Go	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans

Christmas Joy

December 26, 2020 Dave

Happy Holidays! Proving that there is no war on Christmas and looking forward to the coming year, join Dave Stroud as he shares some of the great holiday chestnuts from years past. He’ll be sharing celebratory sounds from every decade, moving the needle from the 40s to the 10s in a new Deeper Roots Christmas shindig. Tune in for everyone from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Frank Sinatra to Ella, The Andrews Sisters, Los Straitjackets and Otis Redding’s Merry Christmas Baby. As we barrel out of 2020 as fast as we can, we remind ourselves of the fortunes of the few and the need of the many in this season of desperation. So get out that Georgia vote, folks, and stand steadfast against the anarchy of this dying administration’s push towards fascist principles for power. We have the power to do this. We do.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Los Lobos	Donde Esta Santa Claus?	Llegs Navidad
3	Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers	Dig That Crazy Santa Claus	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
4	Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford	Christmas Roses	Christmas On the Country Side
5	The Tractors	Swingin' Home for Christmas	Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas
6	Johnny Cash/Tommy Cash	That Christmasy Feeling	The Classic Christmas Album
7	Ella Fitzgerald with The Frank Devol Orchestra	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?	Sleigh Full of Songs
8	Eileen Barton	The Night Before Christmas Song	Coral single 9-60880
9	Frank Sinatra	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	The Christmas Collection
10	Dean Martin	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002
11	Frank Sinatra	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	Mistletoe and Merriment
12	Commercial	29. Viceroy Christmas Commercial 1964	Unknown
13	Elvis Presley	Santa Claus Is Back In Town	Elvis' Christmas Album
14	The Roomates	Jingle Bell Rock	It's Christmas Time Again
15	The Dragwood Chords	Santa's Got a Lead Sled	It's Christmas Time Again
16	Darlene Love	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
17	The Beach Boys	Little Saint Nick (Single Version)	Ultimate Christmas
18	Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets	Winter Wonderland	Winter Wonderland (Single)
19	Los Straitjackets	Holiday Twist	Oh Santa! New & Used Christmas Classics from Yep Roc
20	The Jambalaya Cajun Band	Jingle Bell Rock	Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas
21	Otis Redding	Merry Christmas Baby	Christmas In Soulsville
22	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	Santa's On His Way	Blues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1)
23	The Cats & The Fiddle	Hep Cat's Holiday	Blues, Blues Christmas (1925-1955)
24	Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big "D" Boys	Santa's Helper	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
25	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	When They Ring The Golden Bell	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
26	Bing Crosby	Winter Wonderland	The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002
27	The Andrews Sisters	Christmas Island	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
28	Charles Brown	Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package	Please Come Home For Christmas
29	Elvis Presley	Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)	Christmas Album
30	The Ravens	Silent Night	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
31	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Silent Night, Holy Night	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
32	Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets	Let It Snow	Winter Wonderland (Single)
33	Hank Snow	Blue Christmas	Christmas On the Country Side
34	Gayla Peevey	I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas	Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time
35	Kathy and Jimmy Zee	Santa Claus Rock and Roll	Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2
36	Loudon Wainwright III	Christmas Morning (Album Version)	Social Studies
37	The Beach Boys	I'll Be Home for Christmas	Beach Boys' Christmas Album, The
38	Fats Waller	Swingin' Them Jingle Bells	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
39	Amos Milburn	Christmas (Comes Once A Year)	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
40	Nick Lowe	I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day	Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
41	The Mavericks	Christmas Time Is (Coming 'Round Again)	Hey! Merry Christmas!
42	Burl Ives	A Holly Jolly Christmas	Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
43	Tennessee Ernie Ford	A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus	Christmas On the Country Side

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Free Form, Gospel, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul

Change is Gonna Come

November 28, 2020 Dave

Positive vibes and sweet sounds in another eclectic free form show on Deeper Roots. Dave Stroud will take the opportunity on this week’s Black Friday to share some golden sounds, some classics and others that you may not know. They’re the sounds from the deeper wells and the dusty digital archives of the past century. You’ll hear some Gary US Bonds’ best known and obscure tracks, gospel delicacies from The Gospel Tones and The Zion Travelers, new sounds and classic early tracks from Dion, and so, so much more in the show today as we give thanks for the decomposition of the torch bearers of racism and white supremacy that occupy the highest seats in the land. Change is gonna come and none too soon.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Aretha Franklin	A Change Is Gonna Come	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
3	Chris Isaak	Only the Lonely	Baja Sessions
4	Traveling Wilburys	Not Alone Any More	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 4]
5	Roy Orbison	The Great Pretender	Heart Of Roy Orbison
6	Robert Gordon	Uptown	Bad Boy
7	The Chambers Brothers	People Get Ready	Roots Of Folk
8	Jay And The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	Classic Rock: 1967 – Shakin' All Over
9	Dusty Springfield	Son of a Preacher Man	Anthology [CD2]
10	Clay Hammond	Suzy Do It Better Than You	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
11	King Curtis	Memphis Soul Stew	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
12	Elvis Presley	Promised Land	Elvis At Stax
13	Doris Duke	I Don't Care Anymore	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
14	Gary U.S. Bonds	Soul Deep	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
15	Gary US Bonds	New Orleans	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
16	Ella Fitzgerald	Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad	1950
17	Little Village	Don't Go Away Mad	Little Village
18	Dion	Ruby Baby	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
19	Dion	Song For Sam Cooke (Here In America) [feat. Paul Simon]	Blues with Friends
20	Sam Cooke	Deep River	1959 (Scratched 5913)
21	Gospel Tones	Roll, Jordan, Roll	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
22	The Zion Travelers	I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone	The Dootone Masters
23	Mahalia Jackson	I'm On My Way	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
24	The Louvin Brothers	The River Of Jordan	Satan Is Real
25	The Seldom Scene	Muddy Water	Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
26	The Box Tops	The Letter	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
27	The Gentrys	Keep On Dancing	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
28	Billy Burnette	Ready All Ready	Rock N' Roll With It
29	Freddie King	I'm Ready	King Of The Blues
30	Gary U.S. Bonds	Angelyne	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
31	Dion & The Belmonts	The Wanderer	Del Shannon
32	Roy Orbison	Pretty Paper	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2]
33	Mike Farris	Change Is Gonna Come	Salvation in Lights

A Century of America's Music