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Carl Sandburg’s Songbag Pt 2

December 1, 2018 Dave Leave a comment

We had so much fun with our first installment a few months back that we thought it was worth a second installment…well, that and the depth and breadth of the American Songbag certainly lends itself to doing so. It doesn’t hurt either that it fits our deeper roots sensibilities so well. This installment finds us meandering about those classic songs whose topics include mellow blues ballads, hobo songs, Mexican border songs (how appropriate), tarnished love tales, and the ‘road to heaven’. Helping us through our sets we’ll be featuring an interesting collection of performers: Dave Van Ronk, Dock Boggs, Rosanne Cash, and Peter Case. A host of others will join in the fun on Community Radio for Sonoma County.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Dave Van Ronk	Willie The Weeper	Down In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
3	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Willie the Weeper	Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 1
4	Dan Zanes	Roll The Chariot	Parades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American Songbag
5	Josh White	Barbara Allen	Best Of Josh White
6	Delmore Brothers	Frozen Girl	Brown's Ferry Blues
7	Dock Boggs	Pretty Polly	Country Blues
8	The Carter Family	My Sweetheart Is a Poor Working Girl/Waves of the Sea (Instrumental)	On Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1
9	Tony Rice	House Carpenter	Church Street Blues
10	Hylo Brown	Pretty Fair Maiden	Legends & Tall Tales
11	Ola Belle Reed, John Miller, Burl Kilby	The Orphan Girl	Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line
12	David Rawlings	Midnight Train	Poor David's Almanack
13	Arlo Guthrie	Gypsy Davy	Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004)
14	Peter Case	Roving Gambler	Sings Like Hell
15	Rosanne Cash	Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow	The List
16	Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra & William Warfield	Old American Songs (Set One): Zion's Walls	Copland Conducts Copland (Expanded Edition)
17	Louis Armstrong	Ezekiel Saw De Wheel	Louis And The Good Book
18	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Things That I used to do (and I Don't Do No More)	The Gospel Truth
19	The Robinson Children	I Ain't Gwine Study About War No More	Swinging Gospel Sounds (1935-1942)
20	The Bronzemen	Dese Bones Gwine Rise Again	The Bronzemen – Radio Transcriptions (1939)
21	Septeto Habanero	Cielito Lindo	Cuba. Por La Musica
22	Los Panchos	La Cucaracha – La Adelita	Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
23	Dan Zanes	Lo Que Digo	Parades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American Songbag
24	Kathy Reid-Naiman	Pretty Betty Martin	Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
25	Laurie Lewis	Weevily Wheat	Laurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass Pals
26	Dan Zanes	Cuckoo Waltz	Parades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American Songbag
27	Tom Paxton	Times A-Getting Hard, Boys	Seeds – The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3 (Disc 2 Of 2 – Friends Of Pete)
28	Bobby Bare	Times Are Gettin' Hard	Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969
29	Ronnie Gilbert	Lincoln And Liberty	Songs Of The Civil War
30	Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur	The Boll Weevil	Penny's Farm
31	Dave Van Ronk	Gamblers Blues	Dust Bowl Blues Essential American Folk

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Music of Albert E. Brumley Sr.

November 17, 2018 Dave Leave a comment

The music of Albert E. Brumley resides in a shadowy corner of country gospel, but when it’s given the light of day, the glow is blinding. He was a shape note music composer and publisher whose southern gospel pieces are familiar to many. There’s not a lot of information about Albert but the musical legacy of his “I’ll Fly Away”, “Rank Strangers”, and “Turn Your Radio On” are masterpieces of the genre made popular by everyone from The Carters to Bill Monroe and Aretha Franklin to Alan Jackson and Kanye West. We’ll spend time with his music today, sharing numerous interpretations for you on a Friday morning in Sebastopol, live from KOWS studio at the UMC in the heart of town.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Chuck Wagon Gang/George Jones	Turn Your Radio On	70th Anniversary
3	The Dillards	Introduction	There Is A Time: 1963-70
4	The Dillards	I'll Fly Away	There Is A Time: 1963-70
5	The Humbard Family	I'll Fly Away [Album Version]	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950
6	Stamps-Baxter Quartet	When We Sing Around The Throne Eternal	Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music
7	The Del McCoury Band	The Lord Is Writing Down Names	The Promised Land
8	The Del McCoury Band	It's Surprising What The Lord Can Do	The Promised Land
9	Clinch Mountain Boys/Jim Lauderdale/Ralph Stanley	This World Is Not My Home	I Feel Like Singing Today
10	Fern Jones	This World Is Not My Home	The Glory Road
11	Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys	The Prettiest Flowers Will Be Blooming	Ralph Stanley 1971-1973 Disc One
12	The Louvin Brothers	He Set Me Free	Close Harmony [Disc 6]
13	Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys	Standing By the River	Ralph Stanley 1971-1973 Disc 4
14	The Country Gentlemen	Rank Strangers To Me	The Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 3]
15	Ricky Skaggs	Rank Stranger	Bluegrass Rules!
16	Leon Redbone	If We Never Meet Again This Side of Heaven	Double Time
17	Elvis Presley	If We Never Meet Again	He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1
18	Doc Watson	I'll Meet You In The Morning	Milestones [Disc 2]
19	Albert E. Brumley, Jr./Merle Haggard	I'll Meet You in the Morning	Two Old Friends
20	Johnnie and Jack	I Heard My Name on the Radio	1947-1950 (Warped 4720)
21	Coon Creek Girls	Flowers Blooming In The Wildwood	Flowers In The Wildwood
22	Rangers Quartet	I've Found A Hiding Place	Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music
23	Marty Stuart	Lord, Give Me Just a Little More Time	Souls' Chapel
24	Mac Wiseman	By the Side of the Road	Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
25	Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver	By The Side Of The Road	Beyond The Shadows
26	The Del McCoury Band	I'll Put On A Crown And Walk Around	The Promised Land
27	The Del McCoury Band	It's An Unfriendly World	The Promised Land
28	Merle Travis	If We Never Meet Again	Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
29	The Kingsmen	I'd Rather Be An Old-Time Christian	Crossroads: Southern Roots
30	Jimmie Davis	'Twill Be Sweet When We Meet	Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
31	Carl Story	I've Found a Hiding Place	Country & Western Hit Parade 1947
32	Wade Bowen	I'll Fly Away	Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother
33	Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch	I'll Fly Away	Down From The Mountain: Live Concert Performances By The Artists & Musicians Of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
34	NRBQ	Down In My Heart	Stay With We
35	Lyle Lovett	I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord	Smile: Songs From The Movies

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Golden Age of Country

November 10, 2018 Dave Leave a comment

It’s a time that followed the second World War and baked into its foundation were the sounds of Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Spade Cooley, Bob Wills among others. The music was inspired by bluegrass, folk, blues, and jazz with Country Swing and barn dances sparking a popularity that blanketed the American musical landscape from the Pacific to the southern Atlantic. It was a sound that solidified the title of “Country and Western” and he’ll be sharing some of the great performances in this week’s episode: Patsy Cline, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Jones, Ferlin Husky, and Webb Pierce…just to name a few. While the sound would fade away sometime around the turn of the seventies, when rock n’ roll would elbow it (more like steamroll it) out in popularity on the airwaves, it is revered and restated to this day as a cornerstone of what we recognize as Americana music.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Marty Robbins	Singing The Blues	Hillbilly Fever – Vol. 3: Legends Of Nashville
3	Webb Pierce	Why Baby Why Featuring Red Sovine	All Hits! [Disc 2]
4	Ray Price	Crazy Arms	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
5	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel	Collections
6	The Everly Brothers	Wake Up Little Susie	The Complete Cadence Recordings 1957-1960 Disc 1
7	Little Jimmy Dickens	Hey Worm (You Wanna Wiggle)	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
8	Ferlin Husky	Gone	Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast
9	Marty Robbins	The White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)	Magic Moments
10	Bobby Helms	Fraulein	Classic Country
11	Patsy Cline	Walkin' After Midnight	12 Greatest Hits
12	Ray Price	My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You	The Essential Ray Price 1951-1962
13	Little Jimmy Dickens	A-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed	The Old Country Church/Raisin' The Dickens
14	Marvin Rainwater	Gonna Find Me A Bluebird	Three Classic Albums Plus Singles 1955-1962
15	Johnny Cash	Ballad Of A Teenage Queen	His Sun Years
16	Johnny Cash	I Still Miss Someone	16 Biggest Hits
17	Lefty Frizzell	If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time	Selected Sides – 1957-59
18	Little Jimmy Dickens	Me And My Big Loud Mouth	The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens
19	Don Gibson	Oh, Lonesome Me	RCA Country Legends
20	Charlie Walker	Pick Me Up On Your Way Down	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
21	Jim Reeves	Billy Bayou	Country Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good Times
22	Patsy Cline	I Can See An Angel	The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 2]
23	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Drivin' Nails In My Coffin	Songs For Rounders
24	George Jones	White Lightning	The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 1
25	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Classic Country
26	Stonewall Jackson	Waterloo	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
27	The Browns	The Three Bells	Classic Country
28	Marty Robbins	El Paso	Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
29	Buck Owens	Under Your Spell Again	The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1
30	Kitty Wells	Amigos Guitar	Queen of Country
31	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	A Six Pack To Go	Vintage Collections
32	Wynn Stewart	Wishful Thinking	Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast
33	Loretta Lynn	I'm A Honkey Tonk Girl	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
34	Willie Nelson	Nite Life	One Hell Of A Ride
35	Porter Wagoner	The Cold Hard Facts of Life	The Essential Porter Wagoner
36	Jimmie Skinner	Don4t Let Love Get You Down	Country & Western Nuggets

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Eight to the Bar

November 3, 2018 Dave Leave a comment

It’s a free form collection that knows no boundaries. Dynamic sounds from the past century of America’s music including tracks from Kinky Friedman, Hank Snow, Clara Ward, The Charioteers, and a host of others from every corner. We’ll be sharing The Old Spinning Wheel, a parlor song; songs about a baseball and silver screen legend; and gospel from the deeper wells. Join Dave Stroud for another Deeper Roots evening on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Ella Fitzgerald	Beat Me, Daddy, Eight To The Bar	Get Happy
3	El Pauling & Royal Abbit	Send Me Somebody	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
4	Freddie King	Please Send Me Someone To Love	King Of The Blues
5	Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson	Gonna Send You Where I Got You From	Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
6	Nina Simone	Children Go Where I Send You	The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone At Town Hall
7	The Charioteers	Walk Together Children	Good News, Vol. 2: Wade In The Water
8	The Original Gospel Harmonettes	Just To Behold His Face	Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
9	Clara Ward And The Ward Sisters	You Must Have Good Religion	Golden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 2]
10	Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue	Plastic Jesus	Set Two
11	Wanda Jackson	No Wedding Bells For Joe (2002 Digital Remaster)	Wanda Jackson
12	John Prine/Iris Dement	In Spite of Ourselves	In Spite of Ourselves
13	Laura Nyro	Wedding Bell Blues	Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2)
14	The Del-Vikings	I Hear Bells (Wedding Bells)	Hit The Road Jack- The ABC-Paramount Story
15	Kinky Friedman	Marilyn and Joe	Pearls in the Snow: The Songs of Kinky Friedman
16	Simon & Garfunkel	Mrs. Robinson	The Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2]
17	Blackjack Wayne	Holding Hands For Joe	I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]
18	Hank Williams	No, No Joe	Beyond The Sunset
19	Ernie K-Doe	Popeye Joe	Absolutely the Best
20	The Howlin' Brothers	World Spinning Round	Trouble
21	Hank Snow	The Old Spinning Wheel (Chet Atkins)	The Singing Ranger Disc 1 of 4
22	The Beau Hunks	The Old Spinning Wheel	The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music [Disc 2]
23	C.W. Stoneking	I'm The Jungle Man	Gon' Boogaloo
24	Duke Ellington	Jungle Jamboree	The Jungle Band – The Brunswick Era Vol 2 (1929-31)
25	Eddie Cantor	Hungry Women	grimriper2u@yahoo.com
26	Dwight Yoakam	Send Me the Pillow	Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
27	Fatso Bentley	June-teenth Jamboree	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
28	Duke Ellington	Mood Indigo	The Jungle Band – The Brunswick Era Vol 2 (1929-31)
29	Blue Lu Barker	Where's Joe	Chronological Blue Lu Barker (1946-1949)
30	Gloria Lynne	Cool Daddy	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
31	Little Richard	Send Me Some Lovin'	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
32	Robert Gordon and Link Wray	Black Slacks	Too Fast to live… Too Young to Die
33	Steve Earle & the Dukes	Ain't Nobody's Daddy Now	Terraplane
34	Sam Cooke	You Send Me	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964

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California’s Burning

October 20, 2018 Dave Leave a comment

We are remembering what happened here in Sonoma County last October when the firestorm hit, devastating communities and lives. Over 5000 homes and dozens of lives were lost. Disaster struck overnight and our music today reflects back with songs of disaster, songs of burning hell, and music that reminds us that Mother Nature will have its way. Blues from John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf, traditional country gospel from Bill Neely and Kitty Wells, and more in a Friday evening remembrance.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The David Thom Band	California's Burning	That Old Familiar
3	Under The Radar	Ride These Flames	Beyond The Niche
4	Kitty Wells	He Will Set Your Fields on Fire	Dust on the Bible (1959)
5	Kilby Snow, Mike Seeger	He Will Set Your Fields On Fire	Close To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967
6	Clyde Moody	06 – Where There's Smoke (There's Bound to Be Fire)	The Hillbilly Waltz King
7	Bill Neely	Satan's Burning Hell	Texas Law & Justice
8	Howlin' Wolf	The Natchez Burning	Blues From Hell
9	John Lee Hooker	Burning Hell	The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 2]
10	John Lee Hooker	The Motor City Is Burning	The Definitive Collection
11	Otis Spann	Burning Fire	The Great Blues Men
12	Bob Brozman	American House Fire Blues	Fire in the Mind
13	Dave Alvin	Barn Burning	King Of California
14	Dave Alvin	California's Burning	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women
15	John Mellencamp	Eden Is Burning	John Mellencamp
16	Dixon Brothers	The School House Fire	Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937
17	J. H. Howell	Burning Of Cleveland School	Classic Field Recordings
18	Max Steiner And The MGM Studio Orhestra	Atlanta in Flames	Gone With the Wind
19	Dixie Jubilee Singers & Bryant's Jubilee Quartet	What's You Gonna Do When The World's On Fire?	Dixie Jubilee Singers (1924-1928) & Bryant's Jubilee Quartet (1931)
20	Selah Jubilee Singers	I'm Tormented In The Flames	Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)
21	Sisters Of Song	In God's House	Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
22	Mandolin Orange	Wildfire	Blindfaller
23	Lightnin' Hopkins	Burnin' in L.A.	Po' Lightnin'
24	D.L. Menard/Eddie LeJeune/Ken Smith	Les Flammes D'Enfer (The Flames of Hell)	The Best of Louisiana Music [Rounder]
25	Jude Taylor and His Burning Flames	Burnin Flames Special	Putomayo Presents Zydeco
26	Buckwheat Zydeco	Where There's Smoke There's Fire	Menagerie
27	Buddy Miller	Fire and Water	Universal United House Of Prayer
28	Janiva Magness	Your House Is Burnin'	Love Wins Again

Roger Miller Tribute

October 13, 2018 Dave Leave a comment

There’s a new tribute album out, celebrating the music of country renaissance troubadour Roger Miller. Produced by his son Dean it’s a fully formed varietal that, as Rolling Stone magazine critic Stephen Betts notes, features a dazzling lineup after being beset by repeated delays since 2015. Miller was an extraordinary songwriter with offbeat humor, part Hank Williams, part Will Rogers, and a poet of the uncommon whose song King of the Road “was positively average compared to his other oddball compositions, including Dang Me, Chug-a-Lug, and You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd” as Betts goes on to point out. Our show features tracks from the album, some other notable covers of Roger Miller’s music, and, of course, some wacky, some tame originals from Roger himself.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Asleep at the Wheel	Chug-A-Lug (feat. Huey Lewis)	King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
3	Roger Miller	Dad Blame Anything A Man Can't Quit	King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD2)
4	Doug Kershaw	You Don't Want My Love	The Best Of Doug Kershaw
5	Ernest Tubb	Half a Mind	Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection
6	Faron Young	A World So Full of Love	The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2)
7	Emmylou Harris; Rodney Crowell	Invitation to the Blues	Old Yellow Moon
8	George Jones	Tall Tall Trees	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
9	Roger Miller	Tall, Tall Trees	King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD3)
10	Roger Miller	My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died	The Complete Smash-Mercury Singles
11	Charley Pride	Billy Bayou	20 Classics
12	Jim Reeves	Home	Essential Jim Reeves
13	Roger Miller	Little Green Apples	All Time Greatest Hits
14	Bill Kirchen	Husbands and Wives (Album)	Word To The Wise
15	Roger Miller/Willie Nelson	Husbands and Wives	Old Friends/Funny How Time Slips Away
16	Willie Nelson	Old Friends	One Hell Of A Ride
17	Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard	Old Friends	King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
18	Patsy Cline	When Your House Is Not A Home [Radio Transcription]	The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 2]
19	Little Jimmy Dickens	When Your House Is Not A Home	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
20	Merle Haggard	Leavin's Not the Only Way to Go	Chicago Wind
21	Ray Price	Invitation To The Blues	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
22	Jon Rauhouse	Pardon This Coffin	The Executioners Last Songs, Volume 3
23	Roger Miller	King Of The Road	The Best Of : Vol 2
24	Dick Curless	King of the Road	A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969)
25	Roger Miller	Kansas City Star	The Best Of : Vol 2
26	Kacey Musgraves	Kansas City Star	King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
27	Roger Miller	Dang Me	King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1)
28	Willie Nelson	When Two Worlds Collide	Old Friends/Funny How Time Slips Away
29	Alison Krauss	You Oughta Be Here With Me / I've Been a Long Time Leaving (feat. The Cox Family)	King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
30	Alison Krauss	River In The Rain	Windy City
31	Roger Miller	Where Have All The Average People Gone	King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD3)
32	Roger Miller	Hoppy's Gone	The Best Of : Vol 2
33	The Dead South	One Dying And A Burying	King Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller [Disc 2]
34	Nick Lowe	Old Toy Trains	Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
35	Roger Miller	(The Day I Jumped) From Uncle Harvey's Plane	The Best Of : Vol 2

Jukebox Saturday Night

September 22, 2018 Dave Leave a comment

A few years back we celebrated the record, the radio, and disc jockeys on a couple of themed shows. We’re going to rev that theme up once again, but with a bit of a twist. This morning’s show pays tribute to that nickel, dime, and quarter evaporator known as the jukebox. We’ll also extend the music selections to include sounds of record hops, soda fountains, and the healthiest way to partake in any or all of the festivities. Tune in for new and old, including country sounds from Kitty Wells, Buck Owens, and Bill Walker; R&B from Shirley & Lee, Charles Bronw, and The Marigolds; and pop straightaways from Gale Storm, Dodie Stevens, and Brook Benton. All this on a Friday evening on KWTF community radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Dave Edmunds	A. 1 on the Juke Box	Tracks on Wax 4
3	Margie Singleton	Old Records	One More Record Please
4	Dodie Stevens	I Wore Out My Record	Ultimate Collection
5	Gale Storm	Love By The Jukebox Light	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
6	Teresa Brewer	Music! Music! Music!	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
7	Kenny Loran	One More Record Please	One More Record Please
8	Shirley & Lee	Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall	Shirley & Lee Rock
9	Buck Owens	Put A Quarter In The Jukebox	Hot Dog
10	Bill Haley with the Saddlemen	Jukebox Cannonball	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint
11	Joshua Hedley	Mr. Jukebox	Mr. Jukebox
12	Ernest Tubb	Mr. Jukebox	Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
13	Mel Tillis	Jukebox Man (Single Version)	The Best of Mel Tillis
14	Kitty Wells	I Heard the Jukebox Playing	Singles
15	Vernon Oxford	Turn The Record Over	One More Record Please
16	Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper	Don't Play That Song (On The Juke Box Tonight)	One More Record Please
17	Katy Moffatt	Stoned At The Jukebox	A Collection Of Drinking Songs
18	Billy Walker	The Record	The World Is A Monster
19	Charles Senns	Dig Me A Crazy Record	One More Record Please
20	Willie Nelson	Mr. Record Man	Nite Life: Greatest Hits & Rare Tracks (1959-1971)
21	June Carter Cash	Juke Box Blues	Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1
22	Dinah Washington	Record Ban Blues	Gold
23	Slim Gaillard Quartet	Jumpin' At The Record Shop	Laughing in Rhythm: Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) [Disc 3]
24	Jon And Sondra Steele	They All Recorded To Beat The Ban	One More Record Please
25	Bull Moose Jackson	Big Ten-Inch Record	Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
26	Brook Benton	Hit Record	Mercury 1962
27	The Marigolds	Juke Box Rock & Roll	The Johnny Bragg Story
28	Tex Beneke, The Modernaires	Jukebox Saturday Night	Stagedoor Canteen Music Of The War Years Vol 1
29	Snookum Russell	Juke Box Boogie Woogie Chick	Swing-O-Rama : Beautiful Babies
30	Hadda Brooks	Jukebox Boogie	That's My Desire
31	Hardrock Gunter	Jukebox Help Me Find My Baby	Gonna Rock 'n' Roll, Gonna Dance All Night
32	The Hi-Flyers	Juke Box Jump	Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story
33	Lattie Moore	The Jukebox And The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
34	BR5-49	A1 On The Jukebox	Dog Days
35	Si Cranstoun	Jukebox Jump	Old School
36	Luke Wills Rhythm Busters	A Nickel In The Jukebox	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys

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Deeper Merle Travis

August 26, 2018 Dave

Merle Travis’ influence on country music cannot be ignored. Along with a select few entertainers of the mid-century, he bridged the hillbilly and Appalachian folk institutions to the Golden Age of Country. His influences were not only the ‘picking style’, but also his keen sense of populist stories told from the front lines. We’ll hear from and early influence, Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers, as well as those he influenced. All songs written by Merle and some performed by Merle himself. Our show will also feature Merle Travis interview excerpts from the sixties. It’s a Friday morning collection of the very best of Merle Travis.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Merle Travis	I'll See You In My Dreams	The Guitar Picker CD3 (1951-53)
3	Joe Maphis & Merle Travis	Alabama Jubilee	Country Guitar Thunder (Joe Maphis & Merle Travis 1977-1981)
4	John McEuen	Merle Travis Story	Live in L.A.
5	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Cannonball Rag	Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2
6	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Dark as a Dungeon	Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1
7	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Doc Watson and Merle Travis: First Meeting	Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2
8	Willie Nelson	Dark As A Dungeon	Country Music
9	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Dark As A Dungeon	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]
10	Willie Nelson	Sixteen Tons	Remember Me, Vol. 1
11	The Platters	Sixteen Tons	The Magic Touch: An Anthology
12	James & Bobby Purify	16 Tons	The Best Of
13	Hank Penny	Merle's Buck Dance	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
14	Merle Travis	Introduction / Nine Pound Hammer	Ash Grove 12/9/1966
15	The Kentucky Colonels	Nine Pound Hammer	Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
16	The Country Gentlemen	I Am a Pilgrim	On the Road (And More)
17	Johnny Cash	Loading Coal [Album Version]	Ride This Train
18	Merle Travis	Start Even	Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
19	Merle Travis	No Vacancy	The Guitar Picker CD1 – Divorce Me C. O. D.
20	Ernest Tubb	So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed	Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story
21	Gid Tanner, Clayton McMichen, Riley Puckett, Lowe Stokes, Fate Norris	Possum Hunt on Stump House Mountain, Part 1	Lead Kindly Light
22	Bill Frisell	Cannonball Rag (Merle Travis)	Guitar In The Space Age
23	Johnny Bond	Divorce Me C.O.D.	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
24	Tex Ritter	Everybody Likes A Little Lovin'	High Noon
25	Tex Williams & His Western Caravan	Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
26	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra	Steel Guitar Rag	Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley
27	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys With Merle Travis	Wildwood Flower	Swing West – vol 2 – Guitar Slingers
28	Merle Travis	Philosophy	Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
29	Merle Travis	Too Much Sugar For A Dime	Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
30	The Everly Brothers	Muskrat	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1
31	Doc Watson/Merle Watson	Smoke, Smoke, Smoke	Black Mountain Rag
32	Tennessee Ernie Ford	That's All	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]
33	Ricky Skaggs	Sweet Temptation	Favorite Country Songs
34	Merle Travis	When My Baby Double Talks To Me	Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
35	Merle Travis	When Rosie Riccoola Do The Hoola Ma Boola	The Guitar Picker CD1 – Divorce Me C. O. D.

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Folk and Tradition

Tragic Country Tales

August 26, 2018 Dave

Tales of lonesome saddles, lost loves, broken hearts, and lonely rooms…a mood, a tone, and short vignettes so common among those themes of country music. We’ve got that and much more in this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. Performances from Grandpa Jones, The Stanley Brothers, Lefty Frizzell, Mel Tillis, and many others, will take us on a ride on a country road, drinking new wine from an old jug. That will also include stories of highway mishaps, the bottom of the bottle, and a mystery of the Tallahatchie Bridge. Friday solemn sounds from the past century on Sonoma County community radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bobbie Gentry	Ode To Billie Joe	Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
3	Elvis Presley	Don't Cry Daddy	Always on My Mind
4	Tammy Wynette	D-I-V-O-R-C-E	Country Legends
5	Hank Williams	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	24 Greatest
6	Bobby Bare	Jeannie4s Last Kiss (1963)	All American Boy – CD 2
7	Doc & Merle Watson	The Tragic Romance	Ballads From Deep Gap
8	David Grisman w/Alan O'Bryant	Tragic Romance	Life Of Sorrow
9	Grandpa Jones	Tragic Romance	Makes The Rafters Ring
10	The Stanley Brothers	Tragic Love	An Evening Long Ago: Live 1956
11	Lefty Frizzell	The Tragic Letter (& Wayne Raney) 1965	Life's Like Poetry (Disc 3)
12	Red Fox Chasers	Wreck On The Mountain Road	People Take Warning [Disc 1] – Man Vs. Machine
13	Esco Hankins	Wreck on the Highway	1947-1951 (Warped 4732)
14	Vernon Dalhart	The Wreck Of The Old '97	American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 1]
15	Lefty Frizzell	Long Black Veil	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
16	Mel Tillis	Life Turned Her That Way	36 All Time Greatest Hits
17	Mary Gauthier	Mercy Now	Mercy Now
18	Townes Van Zandt	Waiting Around to Die	Legend: The Very Best Of Townes Van Zandt
19	Vern Gosdin	Chiseled in Stone	Chiseled in Stone
20	Ray Charles & Willie Nelson	Seven Spanish Angels	The Many Sides Of Willie Nelson [Cd 3 "Duets"] (1992)
21	James King	He Stopped Loving Her Today	Three Chords & The Truth
22	Lucinda Williams	Sweet Old World	Sweet Old World
23	Dwight Yoakam	I Sang Dixie	Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
24	Willie Nelson	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain	Artist's Choice: Sheryl Crow
25	Merle Haggard	Sing Me Back Home	The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
26	Red Foley	Old Shep	Smoke on the Water / Hillbilly Fever
27	Walter Brennan	Old Rivers	Classic Country Great Story Songs [Disc 2]
28	Charlie Louvin	Wreck on the Highway	Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs
29	Doc & Merle Watson	The Wreck of The Old #9	Ballads From Deep Gap
30	Faron Young	Hello Walls	Hello Walls / The Young Approach
31	Merle Haggard	If We Make It Through December (2006 Digital Remaster)	Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
32	Johnny Cash	Hurt	Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American

Americana, Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Gospel, Theme Time

Lies and Liars

August 26, 2018 Dave

A notorious theme in our world today. But it’s not like there is a thin line between truth and lies in the end. The line is clearly defined and yet people would rather imagine anything but what is clearly painted before them. Our show today looks at what the worst often looks like. Dirty lies, white lies, poison lies, and all of those falsehoods made in earnest or in self promotion. There are those who proudly wear the color of lies and hate to remind us that vigilance is more important now than ever. Call out the lies. This week, we look at it through the gospel lens with Sister Rosetta Tharpe, swim into the rock oldies pool with The Knickerbockers, swing soft and winsome country with Carl Smith and The Carters, and we’ll also bring in some contemporary sounds including tracks from Mavis Staples, David Olney, and Robert Ellis. I don’t know about you but I’m sick about what’s happening.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Mavis Staples	We Go High	If All I Was Was Black
3	Fats Domino	Telling Lies	Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 4
4	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	No Room In the Church for Liars	Precious Memories
5	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Let That Liar Alone	ABC Of The Blues Vol 43
6	Reverend A. Johnson	Let That Liar Pass On By	1950s Gospel Classics
7	Radio Yesterday	Lights Out	Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
8	Martha Fields	Southern White Lies	Southern White Lies
9	Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands	Let That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)	The Hazel and Alice Sessions
10	The Carter Family	You Better Let That Liar Alone	Carter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 3)
11	David Olney	No Lies	One Tough Town
12	Rosalie Allen	Hitler Lives	Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
13	Carl Smith	Wicked Lies	Kisses Don't Lie
14	The Nashville Bluegrass Band	The Biggest Liars in Town	Home of the Blues
15	Flatt & Scruggs	Poison Lies	The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
16	Les Paul & Mary Ford	Lies	Bye Bye Blues/Les and Mary
17	Cyndi Lauper	Lies	A Hat Full Of Stars
18	The Roosevelts	Tell Only Lies	The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn
19	Ian Gomm	Dirty Lies	Summer Holiday
20	The Castaways	Liar, Liar	Good Morning Vietnam [Soundtrack]
21	The Knickerbockers	Lies	Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
22	Tex Grande & His Range Riders	Hitler's Reply to Mussolini	Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
23	Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers	Tellin' Lies	The Eyes of Texas
24	John Hartford	Politic	Hamilton Ironworks
25	Mimi & Richard Farina	House Un-American Blues Activity Dream	Generations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & Politics
26	Dar Williams/Doug Wainoris/G.E. Smith/Steve Holley/T-Bone Walk	All Men Are Liars	Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe
27	J.J. Cale	Lies	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
28	Frankie Boots And The County Line	Pack Of Lies	Frankie Boots And The County Line
29	Neko Case	Lonely Old Lies	The Virginian
30	Johnnie Taylor	Running Out Of Lies	Lifetime: A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1956- 1999 [Disc 3]

A Century of America's Music