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Rock Bop & Roll

April 12, 2019 Dave

We’ve got a wild mix this week…sounds from the rock n’ roll archives, all done while excavating deeper into the halls of R&B, rockabilly, and country. Don’t count on the usual suspects, although there will be a few attending, but look to the under-the-radar floor pounders. The performances mostly qualify for shouts, shakes, and rocking fool’s gold, including some hillbilly ranters, New Orleans panters, and country banters. Tune in for some obscure Eddie Cochran alongside sounds from Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats, Sax Kari & His Ballin’ Blues Band, Royce Porter with The Kounts, and the Brewster Avenue Rhythm Boys. We’re Deeper Roots… and we’re going deeper on Friday mornings at 9am Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, repeating the following week on KWTF 88.1 FM. Check us out!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Gene Summers	School of Rock & Roll	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
3	Bobby Marchan	You Can't Stop Her	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
4	Royce Porter with the Kounts	Beach of Love	Banana Split for My Baby
5	Huey "Piano" Smith	Hush Your Mouth	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40
6	Bobby Marchan	Chicken – Wah – Wah	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
7	Amos Milburn	Soft Pillow	Amos Milburn Rocks
8	Sax Kari & His Ballin The Blues Band	Hush Your Lyin' Mouth	Stompin' – Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders – Volume 13
9	Bill Allen	Please Give Me Something	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
10	Jerry Lee Lewis	Rockin' My Life Away	All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 2)
11	Bobby Brant	Piano Nellie	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
12	The Cochran Brothers	Tired And Sleepy	Somethin' Else: The Fine Lookin' Hits Of Eddie Cochran
13	Johnny Burnette	Please Don't Leave Me	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD1
14	Thumper Jones	Rock It	Classic Rockabilly
15	Conway Twitty	Shake It Up	The Rock 'N' Roll Years CD1
16	Buck Owens	Hot Dog	The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3
17	Bill Haley	Hot Dog Buddy Buddy	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the Rock
18	Charlie Adams	Cattin' Around	Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album
19	Dick Penner	Cindy Lou	Rockin' Memphis [Disc 4]
20	Carmol Taylor	Tell Me What to Do	Country & Western Nuggets
21	Werly Fairburn	Everybody's Rockin'	Classic Rockabilly
22	Big Joe Turner	Flip, Flop and Fly	Big Joe Rocks
23	Ronnie Self	Ain't I'm A Dog?	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
24	Wynn Stewart	Come On	California Country
25	Billy Strange	Hell Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
26	Len Barrow	Hades Highway	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
27	Tarheel Slim	Number Nine Train	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
28	Vince Taylor	Brand New Cadillac	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
29	Eddie Cochran	Fools Paradise	Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 2]
30	B.B. King	Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens	Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
31	Amos Milburn	House Party (Tonight)	Amos Milburn Rocks
32	Louis Jordan	Caledonia	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
33	Rollee McGill	Rhythm Rockin' Boogie	Shoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)
34	Wynonie Harris	Lovin' Machine	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
35	Jerry Lee Lewis	Breathless	All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
36	Johnny Otis	Willy & The Hand Jive	Vol. 1-Johnny Otis R & B Dance
37	Wanda Jackson	Let's Have a Party	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
38	Buddy Holly	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
39	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1

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Brothers in Harmony

April 1, 2019 Dave

Harmony. That blend of knowing how the instruments and vocals will reverberate against each other…and the Delmore Brothers introduced the tightest of harmonies combining the early sentiments of gospel, folk, and blues, becoming, in their time, the most popular act on the Grand Ole Opry. The Louvin Brothers were blessed with not only pure complementing vocal chops but an innate sense of timing. Others, like the Osbornes, the Stanleys, and the Monroes took the Appalachian folk sound of what would become bluegrass to another level, using their kinship as a vault that would surpass others whose symbiotic relationships would often lack the requisite DNA (not to mention timing). Deeper Roots explores a number of performers who leveraged that DNA to set themselves apart from others on the stage. It’s sibling country harmony this week on Sonoma County Community Radio. Join in the fun!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Everly Brothers	Roving Gambler	Songs Our Daddy Taught Us
3	The Monroe Brothers	Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
4	The Monroe Brothers	Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy	Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 [Disc 1]
5	The Monroe Brothers	On The Banks Of The Ohio	What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? Volume One
6	Bill Monroe	New River Train	The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers
7	The Delmore Brothers	Brown's Ferry Blues	Chicago 1933, New Orleans 1935 [Disc 1]
8	The Delmore Brothers	Hillbilly Boogie	Boogie Man Boogie
9	The Delmore Brothers	Lonesome Yodel Blues	Chicago 1933, New Orleans 1935 [Disc 1]
10	The Delmore Brothers	Southern Moon	Hillbilly Boogie Best
11	The Delmore Brothers	I've Got The Big River Blues	Chicago 1933, New Orleans 1935 [Disc 1]
12	The Stanley Brothers	Rank Strangers	Back Roads to Cold Mountain
13	The Stanley Brothers	I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow	Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain Boys
14	The Stanley Brothers	Let Me Be Your Friend	Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain Boys
15	The Stanley Brothers	Poor Ellen Smith	An Evening Long Ago: Live 1956
16	The Blue Sky Boys	Only One Step More	Something Got A Hold Of Me
17	Blue Sky Boys	I'm S-A-V-E-D	1939-1940 (Warped 3976)
18	The Blue Sky Boys	Mary Of The Wild Moor	East Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)
19	Blue Sky Boys	Story of the Knoxville Girl	The Chronological Classics 1937-1938 (Warped 3807)
20	The Louvin Brothers	Knoxville Girl	Capitol Country Music Classics
21	The Louvin Brothers	I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby	Capitol Country Music Classics
22	The Louvin Brothers	If I Could Only Win Your Love	Capitol Country Music Classics
23	The Louvin Brothers	Pitfall	Close Harmony [Disc 2]
24	Osborne Brothers	Take This Hammer	1963-1965 (Warped 6361)
25	Osborne Brothers	Charlie Cotton	1963-1965 (Warped 6361)
26	Osborne Brothers	My Sweet Love Ain't Around	1968-1974 Disc 2
27	Osborne Brothers	Gotta Travel On	1963-1965 (Warped 6361)
28	The Everly Brothers	Crying In The Rain	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 2]
29	The Everly Brothers	I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]
30	The Everly Brothers	Down In The Willow Garden	Songs Our Daddy Taught Us
31	The Everly Brothers	Take a Message to Mary	A Portrait of Dylan
32	The Louvin Brothers	Cash On The Barrelhead	Capitol Country Music Classics
33	The Louvin Brothers	When I Stop Dreaming	Capitol Country Music Classics
34	The Louvin Brothers	The Great Atomic Power	Capitol Country Music Classics

Americana, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Oldies, Urban Blues

Time’s Getting Hard

April 1, 2019 Dave

Music this week that speaks to hard times. From the Dust Bowl and Great Depression to personal hardships, we’ll share some bluegrass sounds, tunes steeped in tradition, soothing notes of country gospel, and folk blues. We’ll hear from The Weavers, Mavis Staples, Bobby Bare, and Pearly “Grandma” Davis (a nugget from Mike Seeger’s Old Time Music series). There will be talk of failing crops, revolution, and Oklahoma dust this week. Deeper Roots goes a little bit deeper with more songs about hard times this week on KOWS Community Radio, broadcasting live from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, where our neighbors just experienced their own hard times from flood waters. Thinking about them.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bobby Bare	Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning	Darker Than Light
3	Tracy Chapman	Talkin' Bout a Revolution	Tracy Chapman
4	Uncle Tupelo	No Depression	No Depression
5	Bob Dylan	Hard Times	Good As I Been To You
6	Dave Alvin	Waiting for the Hard Times to Go	Interstate City
7	Mavis Staples	Hard Times Come Again No More	Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster
8	The Byrds	Old Blue	The Byrds [Box Set] Disc 3
9	Peter Rowan	Seeds My Daddy Sowed	Dust Bowl Children
10	Jimmy LaFave	My Oklahoma Home (It Blowed away)	Peace Town
11	Pearly 'Grandma' Davis	It's These Hard Times	Close To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967
12	Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three	Hard Times Come and Go	Riverboat Soul
13	Eddie Dattel	Trickle Down Blues	Trickle Down Blues
14	Buck Owens	Waitin' In Your Welfare Line	The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1
15	Ryan Bingham	Hard Times	Mescalito
16	Ry Cooder	You Must Unload	The Prodigal Son
17	The Louvin Brothers	Preach The Gospel	The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic Tracks
18	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	Never No More Hard Times-Blues	The King Of Western Swing-25 Hits 1935-1945
19	Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	Hard Times Have Been Here (But They've Gone)	1978-1979
20	Country Joe McDonald	Talkin' Dust Bowl	Vanguard Visionaries
21	The Weavers	Bring Me Li'l Water Sylvia	Dust Bowl Blues: Essential American Folk [Disc 2]
22	Josh White	Hard Times Blues	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 51
23	Sheryl Crow	No Depression In Heaven	The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
24	Country Joe McDonald	This Land Is Your Land	Vanguard Visionaries
25	R.B. Morris	That's How Every Empire Falls	Singing Through the Wall. Songs for Western Sahara
26	Bobby Bare	Times Are Gettin' Hard	1964 (Warped 6425)
27	The Tillers	All You Fascists Bound to Lose	The Tillers
28	Aiken County String Band	Hard Times Breakdown	78s
29	Eels	Rock Hard Times	Shootenanny!

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

Deeper Charley Patton

March 21, 2019 Dave

This week we’ll explore the music of the legendary Charley Patton. We’ll be dipping our toes into the birth of the Delta blues featuring some classic tracks from the gravel-voiced masked wonder as well as some rich covers from contemporary performers. Listen in for music from Otis Taylor, David Johansen, Corey Harris, and Taj Mahal…just to drop a few names. We’ll also scratch the surface of Charley’s career including some reflections from a master’s thesis written by none other than the American musicologist and musician, John Fahey. Tune in Friday morning as we board ourselves a raft to roll down the waters in search of the rich and elusive legend of the Mississippi Delta blues that was Charley Patton.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bob Dylan	High Water (For Charley Patton)	Love and Theft
3	Charley Patton	I Shall Not Be Moved	The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2]
4	Paul Rishell & Anne Raines	I Shall Not Be Moved	Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
5	Son House	The Pony Blues	Complete Library of Congress Sessions, The
6	Charley Patton	Pony Blues (Pm 12792, 15216–)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
7	Guy Davis, T-Bone Wolk, Mark Murphy & Levon Helm	Some of These Days	Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
8	Charley Patton	Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone	The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2]
9	Charley Patton	Poor Me	The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 3]
10	Rising Sons	By And By (Poor Me) [Album Version]	Rising Sons
11	Charlie Musselwhite	Pea Vine Blues	Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
12	Otis Taylor	Stone Pony	Americana Roots Songbook: Modern Blues
13	Charley Patton	Stone Pony Blues	The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 3]
14	McHouston Baker	High Sheriff Blues	Mississippi Delta Dues
15	David Johansen	High Sheriff	Shaker
16	Charley Patton	High Sheriff Blues	Pony Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.47)
17	Steve James & Mark Rubin	Elder Greene Blues	Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
18	Charley Patton	Elder Greene Blues	The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 1]
19	Taj Mahal	High Water Everywhere, Part 2	American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
20	Graham Parker	Poor Me	Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
21	Corey Harris	Moon Going Down	Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
22	Charley Patton	Moon Going Down	Pony Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.47)
23	Dave Van Ronk	Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues	Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
24	Robert Nighthawk	Mean Black Cat	Greatest Blues Licks
25	Charley Patton	Charley Patton – Mean Black Cat Blues	24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920_Vol 11 [ Blues Images ]
26	Joe Louis Walker	Sugar Mama	Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
27	The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band	Some of These Days I'll Be Gone (Charley Version)	Peyton On Patton
28	Charley Patton	High Water Everywhere – Part 1	The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

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If You’re Ready

March 9, 2019 Dave

Free form this morning, live from the studios in downtown Santa Rosa. Deeper Roots shares a rare mix of sounds including jug band sounds from Jim Kweskin, a new track from Maria Muldaur, The Ink Spots, Gal Holiday, and Pee Wee Crayton…oh what a mix. Dave hosts a unique blend of sounds each Friday morning and he’ll be setting aside a playlist or two that scratches the surface of the Burnette clan including Johnny, Dorsey, Billy and Rocky including a wrap up of some tracks from the great Bay Area-based Solid Smoke reissue from the early 80s of the Rock n’ Roll Trio. Tune in for some Hash House Hattie and One Eyed Jacks, this Friday evening at 9

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Staple Singers	If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]
3	Jay & The Americans	Cara Mia	Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best of Jay and The Americans
4	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
5	Chuck Willis	It's Too Late	The King of the Stroll
6	The Ink Spots	You're Breaking My Heart	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
7	Johnny Burnette	Moody River	The Ballads Of
8	Johnny & Dorsey Burnette	One Eyed Jacks	Life is Like a Card Game (US Gambling Songs 1920s 1950s)
9	Dorsey Burnette	Hey Little One	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
10	Rocky Burnette	Tired Of Toein' The Line	Sounds Of The Eighties: 1980
11	Billy Burnette	Crazy Like Me	Crazy Like Me
12	Jim Kweskin	Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me	Vanguard Visionaries
13	Ames Brothers The	The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane	Your Hit Parade – 1955
14	Maria Muldaur	Scat Skunk	Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker)
15	Cliff Edwards & His Hot Combination	Good Little Bad Little You	Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti: The New York Sessions 1926-35
16	Rudy Vallie & His Connecticut Yankees	You Oughta Be In Pictures	The Voice That Had Them Fainting 1928-1937
17	John Hartford	Late Last Night When My Willie Came Home	Morning Bugle
18	Roy Rogers	You Can't Break My Heart	1942-1947 (Warped 4561)
19	Tommy Duncan	Please Come Back Home	Texas Moon
20	Dick Reinhart	Hash House Hattie	You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942
21	Living Sisters	Make Love To Me	Run For Cover – EP
22	Bobby Bare	Come On Home (And Sing Blues To Daddy)	The Best Of Bobby Bare
23	Gal Holiday and the Hony Tonk Revue	Come Home	Lost & Found
24	Paul Simon	Mother And Child Reunion	Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar
25	Sonia Ross	Breaking My Heart	Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels
26	Marvin Gaye	Baby Don't You Do It	Anthology [Disc 1]
27	The Band	Don't Do It (Baby Don't You Do It)	To Kingdom Come [Disc 2]
28	Pee Wee Crayton	Don't Break My Heart	Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
29	Buddy Johnson	When My Man Comes Home	R&B Jukebox Hits 1944
30	Rosemary Clooney	Cherry Pies Ought To Be You	Tenderly
31	Frankie Yankovic	The Happy Wanderer	The Happy Wanderer-Frankie Yankovic & The Yanks
32	Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio	Sweet Love On My Mind	Tear It Up
33	Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio	Your Baby Blue Eyes	Tear It Up

Hello Operator

March 3, 2019 Dave

Long before we were graced with the voices of SAM, Siri, or Alexa, and before we could carry our smart devices around like a wallet or clutch…there were the women and men who served us from behind the receiver: the telephone operator. Maybe they didn’t have the answer to everything but they could connect us to about anyone anywhere in the world. But it usually cost more than we were willing to admit. This week’s Deeper Roots show takes on the theme of the telephone operator, the long distance connector, and the person with a soul…and usually a quick hangup if there were not enough coins to drop in the pay phone. It was the penalty for human interaction I guess. We’ll let Jorma, Johnny Otis, Wanda Jackson, and Eddie Floyd take us on a trip back to rotary dials and party lines in this week’s episode, live from the Santa Rosa studios at KOWS.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Mary Wells	Operator	Looking Back 1961-1964
3	Dusty Owens	Hello Operator	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
4	Rusty McDonald	Call Operator 210	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
5	Hank Snow	I Just Telephoned Upstairs	The Chronogical Classics 1951-1952 (Warped 5244)
6	Bonnie Guitar	Hello, Hello, Please Answer The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
7	Wanda Jackson	Between The Window And The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
8	The Blue Sky Boys	The Royal Telephone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
9	Johnny Burnette	Operator	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 9
10	Howard Crockett	Please Answer The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
11	Jorma Kaukonen	Operator	River Of Time
12	The Band	Long Distance Operator	A Musical History [Disc 2]
13	The Golden Gate Quartet	I Just Telephone Upstairs	Vol. 6 (1949-1952)
14	The Jordaniares	I Telephoned Upstairs	The Jordaniares Gospel
15	Selah Jubilee Singers	Royal Telephone	Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)
16	Sister Wynona Carr	Operator, Operator	Dragnet For Jesus
17	Spirit Of Memphis Quartet	The Atomic Telephone	The Best Of King Gospel
18	Sister Wynona Carr	Don't Miss That Train	Dragnet For Jesus
19	Johnny Otis	Call Operator 210	Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2
20	Tony & Tyrone	Please Operator	After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
21	Gladys Knight & The Pips	Operator	Soul Grooves
22	The Marvelettes	Beechwood 4-5789	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
23	Eddie Floyd	634-5789	Stax Profiles – Eddie Floyd
24	Ry Cooder	634-5789	Borderline
25	Tommy Tutone	867-5309/Jenny	Radio Hits of the '80s
26	Rosanne Cash	Radio Operator	Black Cadillac
27	Jim Croce	Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)	Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits
28	The Manhattan Transfer	Operator	Anthology – Down in Birdland [Disc 1]
29	The Grateful Dead	Operator	American Beauty
30	Bob Gaddy	Operator	The Classic Old Town Records
31	Effie Smith	Dial That Telephone (07-27-51)	1945-1953
32	Floyd Dixon	Call Operator 210	The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)

8 Songwriters 3 Hours

February 25, 2019 Dave

A special three hour show has Dave filling in for KC and I Hear You Rockin’ on KOWS Community Radio, live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa. Dave will walk through some of performances of songwriters who were influential in the rise of Americana sounds including blues, rock, rhythm & blues, pop, folk, and country in the late half of the 20th century. Who you might ask? In addition to the pairings of Carole King and Gerry Goffin as well as Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, we’ll also be sharing songs written by Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, and Tom Waits.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Peter Green Splinter Group	If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day	Me & the Devil Disc 2
3	Eric Clapton	32-20 Blues	Me & Mr. Johnson
4	Keb' Mo'	Love in Vain	Slow Down
5	Leon Russell	Come On In My Kitchen	Life Journey
6	Otis Spann	Dust My Broom	The Blues Never Die
7	Huey Lewis & The News	Blue Monday	Four Chords & Several Years Ago
8	Mitch Woods	I Hear You Knockin	Gumbo Blues
9	Los Lobos	I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
10	Robert Gordon	All by Myself [*]	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
11	Brenda Lee	Let the Four Winds Blow	Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
12	Doug Kershaw	I'm Walkin'	The Best Of Doug Kershaw
13	John Lennon	Ain't That A Shame	Rock 'n' Roll
14	George Thorogood & The Destroyers	Hello Josephine	The Hard Stuff
15	Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary	I'm In Love Again/All By Myself	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1]
16	Ray Charles	Move It On Over	Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]
17	Sleepy LaBeef	The Blues Come Around	Tomorrow Never Comes
18	Raul Malo	Weary Blues from Waitin'	The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
19	The Secret Sisters	Why Don't You Love Me	The Secret Sisters
20	Tompall And The Glasier Brothers	A Mansion On The Hill	American Legends – Hank Williams
21	Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler	Lost On The River	Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
22	Taj Mahal	Mind Your Own Business	Sekno Blues
23	Willie Nelson	Mr. Record Man	A Horse Called Music
24	The Little Willies	Night Life	The Little Willies
25	Johnny Burnette	Hello Walls	The Ballads Of
26	Jamey Johnson	Everything But You (featuring Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill)	Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank Cochran
27	Bryan Ferry	If Not For You	Dylanesque
28	Madeleine Peyroux	You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go	Careless Love
29	Mason Jennings	The Times They Are A-Changin'	I'm Not There [Disc 2]
30	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Way Down In The Hole	Spirit Of The Century
31	Los Lobos	Jockey Full Of Bourbon	Ride This: The Covers [EP]
32	The Devil Makes Three	Come On Up to the House	Redemption & Ruin
33	John Hammond, Jr.	Clap Hands	Wicked Grin
34	The Eagles	Ol' 55	On The Border
35	Dolly Parton	Jolene	Jolene
36	Linda Ronstadt	I Will Always Love You	Prisoner In Disguise
37	Alison Krauss/Shania Twain/Union Station	Coat of Many Colors	Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton
38	Bill Philips	Put It Off Until Tomorrow	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973
39	The Drifters	Some Kind of Wonderful	Drifters' Golden Hits
40	The Cookies	Chains	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
41	The Drifters	Up On The Roof	All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 [Disc 2]
42	Maxine Brown	Oh No Not My Baby	Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On
43	Aretha Franklin	(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman	Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 2: Mid-'60s
44	Taj Mahal	Take A Giant Step	Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home
45	The Byrds	Goin' Back	The Notorious Byrd Brothers
46	Skeeter Davis	I Can't Stay Mad At You	Early Girls: 1
47	The Band	I Shall Be Released	Music From Big Pink
48	The Brothers and Sisters	All Along the Watchtower	When Gospel Sings Bob Dylan
49	Rick Nelson	She Belongs To Me	The Best Of 1964-1975

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Folk and Tradition, Oldies, Theme Time

Western Sunsets

February 19, 2019 Dave

This week’s show has us revisiting the Old Chisholm Trail and prairie passages that resemble all things that follow those romantic icons whose life on the range was less than what their songs usually embellish. In the western sunsets where John Lomax first went out in search of the ‘cowboy song’, we’ll explore more enlightened performances from the silver screen to the deep folk traditions that have become so laminated with romance that it’s hard to see the images beneath. This week’s show will take us from Carl T. Sprague, the original cowboy crooner, to Johnny Horton, Fess Parker, Rex Allen, and Roy Rogers. The music is sometimes sappy (Rick Nelson’s My Rifle, My Pony, and Me), sometimes light (Roy Rogers’ My Chickashay Girl), and other times full of storytelling and history. So many performances to light up the evening sky…just before dusk…just before that ceiling of stars appears in the night sky. Join us for our first live show from our new KOWS studios in downtown Santa Rosa.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Rex Allen	The Covered Wagon	Riding All Day
3	Jimmie Rodgers	Prairie Lullaby	Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]
4	Carl T. Sprague	O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie	…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
5	The Carter Family	Cowboy Jack	On Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 2
6	Rhubarb Red	Little Green Valley (Radio)	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
7	The Riders Of The Purple Sage	Cool Water (Radio)	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
8	Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers	The Strawberry Roan	Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1
9	Hank Snow	I Traded My Saddle for a Rifle	1942-1943 (Warped 4206)
10	Rex Allen	Dreaming of the Western Plains	Riding All Day
11	Roy Rogers	My Chickashay Girl	1942-1947 (Warped 4561)
12	Roy Rogers	Don't Fence Me In	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
13	Sons of the Pioneers	Moonlight On the Prairie	Songs of the Prairie – CD1
14	Sons of the Pioneers	Cool Water	Cool Water & 17 Western Favorites
15	Charlie Haden	Oh Shenandoah	Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy
16	Al Caiola & His Orchestra	Bonanza	TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
17	Various	The Virginian	Television's Greatest Hits Vol.II – 65 More TV Themes 50s and 60s
18	Johnny Western	The Ballad Of Paladin	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
19	Johnny Cash	The Rebel Johnny Yuma	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
20	Lee Marvin	Wand'rin Star	Rare Songs Played on Radio, Vol. 1
21	Dean Martin	Rio Bravo	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
22	Rick Nelson	My Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin)	Legacy [Disc 1]
23	Marty Robbins	Ballad Of The Alamo	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
24	Frankie Laine	Rawhide	The Cowboy Album
25	Johnny Horton	Sleepy-Eyed John	Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (2 of 2)
26	Patsy Montana	My Dear Old Arizona Home	The Best Of Patsy Montana
27	Roy Rogers	Rock Me to Sleep in My Saddle	1942-1947 (Warped 4561)
28	Fess Parker	The Ballad Of Davy Crockett	The Cowboy Album
29	Vaughn Monroe	(Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)	The Cowboy Album
30	Johnny Cash	The Sons Of Katie Elder	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
31	Gene Autry	Red River Valley	The Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946
32	Johnny Bond	Twilight On The Trail	Country Hits Vol. 6
33	The Sons Of The Pioneers	O Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie	Sons Of The Pioneers
34	The Cinema Sound Orchestra	High Noon	Western Film Themes
35	Willie Nelson	Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [Album Version]	Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, New Orleans, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Theme Time

Bayou R&B

January 26, 2019 Dave

Back to the bayou once more. This time we keep our focus with laser precision on the rhythm and the blues swirling around in the stew that is Louisiana and the southern climes. You can look forward to some straight ahead blues from Katie Webster, B. B. King, and Lonesome Sundown as well as rhythm vocals from the likes of Art Neville, The Del-Chords, and Joe Richards. I’m telling you…you won’t be hearing anything like it anywhere on Sonoma County radio. It’s a down and dirty bayou collection including selections from the Ace UK archives, the Chess label, and includes some special treats from Little Richard, The Spiders, and King Karl.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	James Booker	Junco Partner	Junco Partner
3	Little Richard	Directly from My Heart	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
4	Joe Richards	You'd Better Change	Rhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'
5	Tabby Thomas	I'd Love To Tell	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
6	Johnnie Allan	Lonely Days & Lonely Nights	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
7	Cookie & His Cupcakes	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
8	The Velvetiers	Feelin' Right On Saturday Night	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
9	The Del-Chords	Help Me	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
10	The Hi-Fi's	I'm So Lonely	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
11	The Spiders	I Didn't Want to Do It	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3
12	Art Neville	House On The Hill	Brother to Brother (Disc One:Art)
13	Art Neville	What's Going On	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
14	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
15	Earl King	Feeling My Way Around	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
16	Sugar Boy Crawford	What's Wrong	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
17	Chris Kenner	Something You Got	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
18	Katie Webster	Hoo Wee, Sweet Daddy	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
19	Jimmy Dotson	I Need Your Love	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
20	Lionel Torrance	Rooty Tooty	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
21	King Karl	Walking Through The Park	Rhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'
22	B.B. King	Bad Case of Love	Blues on the Bayou
23	Lonesome Sundown	California Blues	Rhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'
24	Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns	Don't You Just Know It	Having A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1
25	Fats Domino	Whole Lotta Loving	Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2)
26	Bobby Mitchell	I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
27	Clifton Chenier	The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
28	Smiley Lewis	Shame, Shame, Shame	I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
29	John Fred	Shirley	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
30	Ernie K-Doe	Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta	Absolutely the Best
31	Big Boy Myles	New Orleans	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
32	Frankie Ford	Roberta	Very Best Of Frankie Ford
33	Charles Brown & Amos Milburn	Educated Fool	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
34	Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow	Jumping At The Zadacoe	Louisiana Swamp Blues
35	Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns	Don't You Know Yockomo	Having A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1
36	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	It Won't Be Long	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
37	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Modern Americana

Country Songwriters

January 19, 2019 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots pays tribute to a collection of country songwriters who made an impact on the American musical art form, defining the tone and story that was told. We’ll walk through nearly a hundred years of performances by the familiars: Emmylou Harris, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, and Ray Charles, all taking on the songs of A.P. Carter, Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, and Cindy Walker. We’ll also hear from Dolly, Willie, and Elvis on a cold and wet January Friday in West Sonoma County. Join Dave Stroud as he enters his seventh year hosting our two hour show live from the Sebastopol studios of KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Emmylou Harris	Gold Watch and Chain	Roses in the Snow
3	Rosanne Cash	Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow	The List
4	Jorma Kaukonen	You & My Old Guitar	Blue Country Heart
5	Ricky Skaggs	I Don't Care	The Essential Ricky Skaggs
6	The Louvin Brothers	The Precious Jewel	Sing The Great Roy Acuff Songs
7	Leon Russell	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
8	Jerry Lee Lewis	You Win Again	A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
9	Dwight Yoakam	Always Late (With Your Kisses)	Hillbilly Deluxe
10	Ray Charles	Busted	Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]
11	Buck Owens	Together Again	The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1
12	Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen	Take Me Back Again	Running Wild
13	Cyndi Lauper	Night Life (Featuring Willie Nelson)	Detour
14	Willie Nelson	Crazy	One Hell Of A Ride
15	Hank Snow/Willie Nelson	Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On	In the Jailhouse Now/Brand on My Heart
16	Patsy Cline	I Fall To Pieces	The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 2]
17	Burl Ives	A Little Bitty Tear (Single Version)	20th Century Masters :The Millennium Collection: Best of Burl Ives
18	Les Paul	I'm Movin' On	Legend and Legacy [Disc 3]
19	Elvis Presley	Guitar Man	Artist of the Century Disc 2
20	John Cowan	Devil Woman (feat. John McFee)	Sixty
21	Jim Reeves	Home	Essential Jim Reeves
22	Roger Miller	Husbands And Wives	Country Legends
23	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	Branded Man (2006 Digital Remaster)	Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
24	Dave Alvin	Kern River	Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
25	Tom T. Hall	A Week In A Country Jail	Classic Country: Great Story Songs [Disc 1]
26	Johnny Cash	I'll Go Somewhere And Sing My Songs Again	The Mystery Of Life
27	Dolly Parton	Jolene	Jolene
28	Alison Krauss/Shania Twain/Union Station	Coat of Many Colors	Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton
29	Willie Nelson	Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down ["Naked" version]	Naked Willie
30	Bobby Bare	Miller's Cave	The Best Of Bobby Bare
31	Steve Earle	Tecumseh Valley	Train a Comin'

A Century of America's Music