There’s going to be a free form mix of sounds this week with some ‘scenes of devastation’ as well as some blues and tradition. We’ll set the tone with a song that inspired the title lines from The Pine Hill Project and then head into some tradition and some covers that speak in the language of the sacred and secular…from Saturday night at the juke to Sunday morning in the pew. A great mix of sounds from some classic female blues gems from the 1940s like Wea Bea Booze and Ethel Waters. We’ll also go down to the crossroads and Deep Elem with the likes of Champion Jack Dupree and T-Bone Walker, some deeper/darker blues from Geeshie Wiley and Blind Lemon Jefferson as well. But we’ll also fill the air with the tops in great interpretations from Van Dyke Parks, Willie Watson and Bob Brozman. Join us for some ‘last kind words’ from the Rocky Road Blues to James Alley on a Friday morning in West County.
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The Pine Hill Project
Battlefield
Tomorrow You're Going (Featuring Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Schindell)
3
Son House
John the Revelator
Death Letter
4
Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers
John The Revelator
Songs Of Anarchy: Music From Sons Of Anarchy Seasons 1-4
5
Blu Lu Barker
Don't You Feel My Leg
Don't You Feel My Leg
6
Wea Bea Booze
These Young Men Blues
Female Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949)
7
Champion Jack Dupree
Dirty Woman
Two Classic Albums Plus Singles
8
T-Bone Walker
It's a Lowdown Dirty Deal
The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
9
Geeshie Wiley
Last Kind Words
Mississippi Masters
10
David Johansen
The Last Kind Words
Shaker
11
Woody Guthrie
When That Great Ship Went Down
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
12
Rory Block
Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)
Confessions of A Blues Singer
13
The Million Dollar Quartet
Great Speckled Bird
The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
14
Willie Watson
James Alley Blues
Folk Singer Vol. 1
15
Doc Watson
Little Omie Wise
1964-1965 (Warped 6411F)
16
Blind Lemon Jefferson
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Black Swan Sampler
17
B.B. King
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
One Kind Favor
18
Van Dyke Parks/Mondrian
Sail Away Lady
The Harry Smith Project Live Vol. 2
19
Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers
Sail Away Ladies
The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
20
Bob Brozman
Rocky Road
Snapping the Strings
21
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Rocky Road Blues
The Essential Bill Monroe [Disc 1]
22
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Mule Skinner Blues
East Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)
23
Dolly Parton
Mule Skinner Blues
Country USA 1970
24
Rev. J. M. Gates
Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting
The Harry Smith B-Sides
25
The Persuasions
Dry Bones
Gospel Brunch Classics
26
Maria Muldaur
A Little Bird Told Me
Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker)
Mining the archives we find that bad luck and trouble are not a concern as Spring peeks around the corner. Luck is our watchword on this March morning and we’ll try to keep our superstitions in check. We’ll be taking our chances with a themed show today that blends some vocals from past and present and with this being an election year…we need all the luck we can get. Tune in for some Raul Malo, Charley Crockett, Howlin’ Wolf, Judy Garland and a couple dozen others following the theme of ‘Your Lucky Day’. Let us keep you entertained while the rest of the world goes by. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. You can change your luck by adopting a cat, you know. And black cats have, despite longstanding superstitions, the best of personalities.
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Jim Lauderdale
Lucky 13
Point of No Return: The Unreleased 1989 Album
3
Chris Isaak
Waiting for My Lucky Day
Baja Sessions
4
The Bobby Fuller Four
I'm A Lucky Guy
The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
5
Frank Sinatra
Luck Be a Lady
Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
6
Judy Garland
Lucky Day
Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
7
Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody)
My Lucky Day
Were Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949
8
Jimmy Smith
I'm Just A Lucky So And So
Standards
9
Ray Charles
Lucky Old Sun
Hear Music Volume 1
10
Tommy Flanagan
Friday The 13th
For Monk-A Tribute To The Music Of Thelonious Monk
We’ve got the family trees for you on Deeper Roots this week; proof positive that music can very well run in the family. Our show will share music from just a few of the families that have made their own way in a host of different genres. We’ll hear from the Nelsons (both of them), the family Marsalis, the Hiatts, the Wainwrights, the brothers Neville and a few others this week, spanning both the 20th and 21st centuries. Tune in to this week’s two hour mixed bag with some of the very best performances from some different lineages, here on KOWS Community Radio.
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Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
Straighten Up And Fly Right
Re: Generations
3
Art Neville
That Old Time Rock And Roll
His Specialty Recordings
4
Aaron Neville
Let's Live
Brother To Brother ([Disc 1]: Aaron)
5
The Neville Brothers
Run Joe
Fiyo on the Bayou
6
Hank Williams Sr.
I Saw the Light
Country's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the Century
7
Hank Williams Jr.
Mind Your Own Business
Country Gold 1984-1986
8
Hank Williams III
I'm A Long Gone Daddy
Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
9
Wynton Marsalis Septet
My Baby Don't Tolerate
United We Swing: Best of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Galas
10
Branford Marsalis
Fool For You
A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield
11
Ozzie Nelson And His Orchestra
About A Quarter To Nine
Paper Moon
12
Rick Nelson
Poor Little Fool
Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2)
13
Dionne Warwick
Anyone Who Had A Heart
Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits
14
Dee Dee Warwick
We're Doing Fine
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
15
Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
The Bodyguard
16
Willie Nelson
Mr. Record Man
One Hell Of A Ride
17
Willie Nelson;Lukas Nelson;Micah Nelson
Come On Back Jesus
Heroes
18
Bobbie Nelson
The House of Blue Lights
Audiobiography (iTunes Exclusive)
19
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
If I Didn't Love You
Sticks and Stones
20
Bob Dylan
High Water (For Charley Patton)
Love and Theft
21
Jakob Dylan
Oh, Mama, Come Home
The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]
22
John Hiatt
Crossing Muddy Waters
Here To Stay – Best Of 2000-2012
23
Lilly Hiatt
Walking Proof
Walking Proof
24
Loudon Wainwright III
Dead Skunk
Album III
25
Rufus Wainwright
Greek Song
Poses [US Bonus Track]
26
Martha Wainwright
Prairie Lullaby
Martha Wainwright Lullaby Record
27
Johnny Cash with The Carter Sisters & The Statler Brothers
Belshazzar (w/ The Carter Sisters & The Statler Brothers)
The Johnny Cash TV Show (1969-1971)
28
Johnny Cash
I Can't Go On That Way
Life
29
Rosanne Cash
Black Cadillac
Black Cadillac
30
June Carter Cash
Keep On The Sunny Side
Wildwood Flower
31
The Carter Family
Anchored In Love
American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 2]
Where else but the heart of Saturday night? We’ve got an eclectic collection of performances that take you ‘there and back’ this Friday morning on Deeper Roots. No theme. No tribute. No genre sweep. Just a collection of some great sounds from the past (and present). Little themes that reach deep and a few awesome covers that you may not be familiar with. We’re making our way to the outskirts of the bayou with Cookie & The Cupcakes and Jo-el Sonnier, then into some gritty blues from Muddy Waters and RL Burnside, and we’ll also have some rollicking country and soul from Big Maybelle, Buck Owens, Mickey Baker, and The Ink Spots. Add a dose of Billie Holiday, LaVern Baker, and Tow Waits…and there you have it. Some surprises and some favorites all rolled up on this Friday morning blue plate special.
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Tom Waits
(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night
Used Songs 1973-1980
3
The Ink Spots
The Gypsy
Your Hit Parade 1946
4
The Impressions
Gypsy Woman
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
5
Joe Ely
The Gypsy Lady
Flatland Lullaby
6
Jo-el Sonnier
Say You Love Me
The Complete Mercury Sessions
7
Cookie & the Cupcakes
Mathilda
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
8
Bill Hayes
Poor White Trash
Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
9
George Jones
Just One More
The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
10
Patsy Cline
A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
11
Buck Owens
Hot Dog (with Danny Dedmon)
The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
12
Big Maybelle
Don't Leave Poor Me
Roll Your Moneymaker
13
Eilen Jewell
Don't Leave Poor Me
Down Hearted Blues
14
Jessie Mae Hamphill
Lord Help The Poor And Needy
Goin' Down South Blues Sampler Vol. 2
15
Shemekia Copeland
Lord Help the Poor and Needy
Outskirts of Love
16
Robert Belfour
Old Black Mattie
Goin' Down South Blues Sampler Vol. 2
17
Samantha Fish
Poor Black Mattie
Belle of the West
18
Leon Russell
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks]
19
Bob Dylan
Down Along The Cove
John Wesley Harding
20
Bob Dylan
Alberta #1
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 Deluxe-Edition 4 (Self Portrait. Original Edition; Rem. 2013)
21
The Cactus Blossoms
If Not For You
If Not For You (Bob Dylan Songs Vol. 1)
22
Sarah Jarosz
Ring Them Bells
Follow Me Down
23
Jubilaires
Casey Jones
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
24
Mickey Baker
Gloomy Sunday
The Wildest Guitar
25
Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
Gloomy Sunday
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 10]
Good times, bad times…let’s take a theme trip to schooldays past in music this week. Whether you were a product of the fifties, sixties or beyond, you remember your favorite music. We’ll be zooming in on sounds from that era in the show today as we explore the high school theme with topics like ‘lettered sweaters’…what ever happened to those? Or maybe the reminder of the bell or buzzer in the hallways. Or maybe that favorite after school rendezvous spot. We’ll be sharing music that celebrated school and affairs of the young at heart with tracks from The 5 Royals, Johnny Burnette, Gary US Bonds and some other favorites as well as some unknowns from some dusty 45s buried deep in the archives. Namely Nicky & The Nobles, Johnny & The Jammers, and Herbie Alpert & His Sextet. Quite the fun today so drop by.
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The Beach Boys
School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)
Ten Years of Harmony Disc 1
3
Chuck Berry
School Days
The Chess Box Disc 1
4
Mickey & Sylvia
Love Will Make You Fail in School
Love Is Strange and It Will Make You Fail in School
5
The 5 Royales
School Girl
The Complete Singles 1952-1962
6
Smiley Lewis
School Days Are Back Again
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 4
7
Jerry Lee Lewis
High School Confidential
36 All-Time Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
8
Johnny & The Jammers
School Day Blues
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
9
Johnny Burnette
Skippin' School
The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 6
10
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Waitin' In School (Live at the Fillmore 1997)
Live at the Fillmore, 1997 (Deluxe)
11
Rick Nelson
Back to Schooldays
The Last Time Around [1970-1982][CD1]
12
Dave Edmunds
Back to School Days
Single Trax 1970-1981
13
Dave Edmunds
High School Nights
Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
14
Billy Harlan
School House Rock
That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)
15
Wynn Stewart
School Bus Love Affair
Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
16
Toni Rossini
(Meet Me) After School
Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era
17
Nicky & The Nobles
School Bells
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
18
Bobby Rydell
Swingin' School
Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits
19
The Beach Boys
Be True to Your School
20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest Hits
20
Jan & Dean
The New Girl In School
Greatest Hits
21
Gary (U.S.) Bonds
School Is Out
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
22
Herbie Alpert & His Sextet
Summer School
Another Banana Split, please
23
Betty Grable
Don't Carry Tales Out Of School
The Pin-Up Girl (Disc 2)
24
Austin McCoy & Frankie Ervin
High School Baby
Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 5]: West Coast Blues V1
25
Nat King Cole Trio
You Don't Learn That In School
The Cocktail Combos [Disc 1]
26
Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
Paul Simon
27
Taj Mahal
Good Morning Little School Girl
Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home
28
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band
Good Morning Schoolgirl
Blues Masters, Vol. 7: Blues Revival
29
NRBQ
Still In School
Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]
30
James Intveld
High School Hellcats
Cry-Baby
31
The Ramones
Rock 'N' Roll High School
End of the Century
32
Wee Willie Harris
Back To School Again
Their Greatest Misses
33
Ricky Nelson
Waitin' In School
Legacy [Disc 1]
34
Alex Chilton
The New Girl in School
A Man Called Destruction
35
Louis Jordan
School Days
Jivin' With Jordan
36
Tom Paxton
What Did You Learn In School Today?
Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
Country duets have been a hallmark of the genre and this week we’ll spend a couple of hours sampling some old, some new, some sappy and some without peer. From Rose and Buck to George and Tammy, we’ll be spending time with some real down home pairings singing songs of loose talk, booze, suspicion, holding on to what you’ve got and a whole lot more. There’s a range of topics beyond that and most involve cheatin’, lovin’ and fightin’…just what you’d expect from the base. The pairings are not necessarily all husband and wife as we’ve got a few that go beyond that rail like Dwight and Buck, the Hanks, and Waylon and Willie. Tune in Friday morning for a countrified, if not rarified, journey with some classic country duets.
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John Prine/Iris Dement
In Spite of Ourselves
In Spite of Ourselves
3
John Prine With Melba Montgomery
Milwaukee Here I Come
In Spite Of Ourselves
4
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
Jackson
Classic Country Great Duets [Disc 1]
5
Johnny Cash & June Carter
It Ain't Me, Babe
Carryin' on With Johnny Cash & June Carter
6
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Girl From The North Country
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
7
Buck Owens & Rose Maddox
Loose Talk
Classic Country: Great Duets [Disc 2]
8
Buck Owens
Under Your Spell Again (Duet With Dwight Yoakam)
Hot Dog
9
Buck Owens/Dwight Yoakam
Streets of Bakersfield
Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 1
10
Dwight Yoakam/Sheryl Crow
Baby Don't Go
Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2
11
Emmylou Harris & The Band
Evangeline
Duets
12
Linda Ronstadt
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) (w/Emmylou Harris)
Duets
13
Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons
Love Hurts
Duets
14
k.d. lang (with Roy Orbison)
Crying
Recollection CD 2
15
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.
There's A Tear In My Beer
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
16
Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves
I Fall To Pieces [Album Version (Manufactured Duet)]
Remembering
17
Alison Krauss/Gillian Welch
I'll Fly Away
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
18
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Please Read The Letter
Raising Sand
19
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
RCA Country Legends [Disc 2]
20
Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter
Suspicious Minds
Classic Country: Great Duets [Disc 2]
21
George Jones & Tammy Wynette
We're Gonna Hold On
Classic Country: Great Duets [Disc 2]
22
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
The Last Thing On My Mind
Dolly [Disc 1]
23
Ashley Monroe
You Ain't Dolly (And You Ain't Porter) [Duet with Blake Shelton]
Like A Rose
24
Ray Charles & Willie Nelson
Seven Spanish Angels
The Many Sides Of Willie Nelson [Cd 3 "Duets"] (1992)
25
Marty Stuart
This One's Gonna Hurt You (For A Long, Long Time)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Marty Stuart
26
George Jones/Merle Haggard
Yesterday's Wine [Duet]
The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years
27
John C. Reilly & Angela Correa
Let's Duet
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]
It’s a brand new year! Turn off the TV and tune into community radio for your best time. This year’s news will be one of politics, war, and overall bad behavior from the middling underbelly and radio will at least bring you a brief respite from what ails us. This week’s Deeper Roots will be another free form romp of genre-bending fun with a mix of soul, blues, country, rock and gospel. Tune in for some Norah Jones, Chris Isaak, Tom Petty, and Donna The Buffalo as we take our first steps into 2024. We’ll have a set that features signs and signifiers alongside the encouragement of Sister Mahalia as we keep our hand on the plow, the story telling of Luther’s picking from Johnny Cash, and we’ll also be ‘watching the signals’ with Bullmoose Jackson and Brenton Wood. Join Dave Stroud on another Friday morning featuring a century of America’s music on Sonoma County Community Radio, KOWS-LP 92.5 Occidental. Streaming all across the world on kowsfm.com/listen.
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Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
Shorty's Got to Go
Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 4
3
Living Sisters
Good Ole Wagon
Love To Live
4
Ella Mae Morse
Rockin' And Rollin'
Best Of The Rockabilly Rockin' Years
5
Elvis Presley
I Gotta Know
Elvis #1 Singles
6
Chris Isaak
It's Now or Never
Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)
7
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
California
Songs and Music From "She's the One"
8
Donna The Buffalo
Locket And Key
Silverlined
9
Johnny Cash
Luther Played The Boogie
Get Rhythm [Sun]
10
Tennessee Ernie Ford
I Ain't A-Gonna Let It Happen No More
Vintage Collections
11
Robert Gordon
Drivin' Wheel [*]
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
12
She & Him
Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Volume Two
13
The Fleetwoods
Mr. Blue
Red, White & Rock Disc 1
14
Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton
Creepin' In (feat. Dolly Parton)
…Featuring Norah Jones
15
Judy Collins
Someday Soon
Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins
16
JD McPherson
Signs & Signifiers
Signs & Signifiers
17
Albert King
Born Under A Bad Sign
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
18
Brenton Wood
Gimme Little Sign
Brenton Wood's 18 Best
19
Bull Moose Jackson
Watch My Signals
The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
20
Ralph Stanley
God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign [Album Version]
A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter Family
21
Bob Dylan
Everything Is Broken
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs [Disc 1]
22
Tom Sullivan
Homeward Bound – The Old Slipper Shoe [instrumental]
Classic Maritime Music
23
Mahalia Jackson
Keep Your Hand on the Plow
The World's Greatest Gospel Singer
24
Robert Plant
Central Two-O-Nine
Band Of Joy
25
The Temptations
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
Classic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing [Disc 1]
26
Dionne Warwick
Don't Make Me Over
Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits
We’ll look back to 2023 with the indelible sounds of those we lost this past year. There were some losses that cut deep and we intend to pay tribute to each and every one who contributed their artistry to the past century of America’s music. There is hardly room in the two hours we have to touch on all of those, no matter their contribution but we have a couple from across the pond that deserve mentioning among the musicians, songwriters and producers who made their mark. The past century of America’s music has brought talent, wit and wisdom, and the artists’ take on arrangement, delivery, and rhythm. This was another year of profound loss including the likes of the prolific Tony Bennett and Harry Belafonte, the boomer favorites like David Crosby, Jimmy Buffett and Jeff Beck, and the musical geniuses like Burt Bacharach, David Lindley, and Ahmad Jamal. Join us.
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The Pogues
If I Should Fall from Grace With God
Essential Pogues
3
The Yardbirds
The Nazz Are Blue
Ultimate! Disc 2
4
BTO
Takin' Care Of Business (Randy Bachman)
Songs For The Open Road [Platinum Legends]
5
David Crosby
Music Is Love
If I Could Only Remember My Name
6
The Association
Cherish
Pop Memories of the '60s – Vol. 6, My Special Angel
7
Gary Wright
Dream Weaver
Sounds Of The Seventies: 1976
8
Jackson Browne & David Lindley
Mercury Blues (Intro)
Love Is Strange [Disc 1]
9
David Lindley
El Rayo X
El Rayo-X
10
Jimmy Buffett
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 1
11
It's a Beautiful Day
White Bird
Walk on the Moon
12
Ian & Sylvia
Four Strong Winds
The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
13
Gordon Lightfoot
Early Morning Rain
Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 12 The Heartland And Canada
14
Harry Belafonte
Jump in the Line
All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
15
The Serendipity Singers
Beans In My Ears (LEN CHANDLER)
Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
16
Dixie Chicks
The Thrill Is in the Chase
Shouldn't a Told You That
17
The Ames Brothers
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
Magic Moments
18
April Stevens
I Want A Lip
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
19
The Righteous Brothers
(You're My) Soul and Inspiration
The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
20
Tony Bennett
Rags to Riches
Your Hit Parade – 1953
21
Aretha Franklin
I Say A Little Prayer
Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]
22
Paul & Paula
Hey Paula
Teen Ballads Disc 2
23
George Maharis
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
The Epic Story 1960
24
The Earls
Remember Then
Doo Wop Love Songs
25
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
26
Barrett Strong
Money (That's What I Want)
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
27
The Drifters
Sweets For My Sweet (CHARLIE THOMAS)
The Definitive Soul Collection [Disc 2]
28
Tina Turner
The Best
Simply The Best
29
Parliament
Up For The Down Stroke
In Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1
30
Jean Knight
Mr. Big Stuff
Pure Funk
31
The Pointer Sisters
KSAN Pointer Sisters Intro
KSAN's Live Jive
32
The Pointer Sisters
Fire
70s Music Explosion – Miracles Disc 2
33
Dwight Twilley Band
I'm on Fire
Poptopia! 70's Power Pop Classics
34
Kool & The Gang
Ladies' Night
Disco Fever [Disc 1]
35
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Tailspin
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
36
Ahmad Jamal
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Okeh Jazz
37
Wayne Shorter
Tenderfoot
Jazz Essentials Volume 3
38
Eagles
Take It to the Limit
The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
39
Jim & Jesse
Hard Hearted
Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 2]
We revisit the country genre for some down home Christmas cooking…of sleigh bells, holly, ham, and mistletoe. Songs from mid-century to just a year ago or so featuring some of your favorite country and Americana artists in our final show before Christmas Day 2023. Tune in for some classics and also-rans from Gene Autry, Eddy Arnold, Red Foley, The Louvin Brothers and John Prine as we share some roasted, toasted chestnuts from the yule log. We’ve also got some George Jones, Ernest Tubb and Willie Nelson right up alongside Kacey Musgraves and Raul Malo. We’re saluting the season and telling stories from childhood’s past, all for you wrapped up with pretty paper and holiday ribbons of gold on this year’s Christmas show on community radio for Sonoma County, KOWS-LP, 92.5 FM, Occidental. Streaming your way across planet Earth on kowsfm.com. Now…let’s say it once again…’war is over’.
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Album
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John Prine
Everything Is Cool
A John Prine Christmas
3
Eddy Arnold
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Christmas On the Country Side
4
Prairie Ramblers
Cowboy Santa Claus
Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2
5
Tennessee Ernie Ford
A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus
Christmas On the Country Side
6
Red Foley
Here Comes Santa Claus
Christmas On the Country Side
7
Bernie Nee
Country Music Holiday
Country & Western Nuggets
8
Sonny James
Christmas in My Hometown
Christmas On the Country Side
9
Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford
Christmas Roses
Christmas On the Country Side
10
Marty Robbins
Footprints in the Snow
Christmas On the Country Side
11
Ernest Tubb
I'll Be Walking the Floor This Christmas
Christmas On the Country Side
12
Faron Young
I'm Gonna Tell Santa Claus On You
Christmas On the Country Side
13
Hank Thompson
It's Christmas Every Day in Alaska
Christmas On the Country Side
14
Homer and Jethro
Randolph the Flat Nosed Reindeer
Christmas On the Country Side
15
Eddy Arnold
I'm Your Private Santa Claus
Christmas On the Country Side
16
The Louvin Brothers
Santa's Big Parade
Christmas On the Country Side
17
Raul Malo
Blue Christmas
Marshmallow World and Other Holiday Favorites
18
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
Pretty Paper
Christmas On A Greyhound Bus
19
George Jones
Lonely Christmas Call
Complete Collection 1960-1962 [Disc 4] individual albums
20
Bill Anderson
Waffle House Christmas
Anderson
21
Asleep at the Wheel
Swingin' Silent Nite
Merry Texas Christmas, Y'All
22
Loretta Lynn
Country Christmas
White Christmas Blue
23
The Nashville Bluegrass Band
Holiday Pickin'
American Beauty
24
Ralph Stanley
I'm Going Home, It's Christmas Time
Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley
25
Hank Snow
Blue Christmas
Christmas On the Country Side
26
Hank Snow
The Reindeer Boogie
Christmas On the Country Side
27
Ernest Tubb
Merry Texas Christmas, You All!
Ernest Tubb – The Texas Troubadour – Writers Galore [Disc 4]
Popular culture in 1959 was marked by a dynamic mix of artistic and societal shifts. The music scene was dominated by the rise of rock and roll shaping the sound of the era. It found itself rising above the simple adult contemporary and country sounds of the day. Iconic films such as “Some Like It Hot” and “Ben-Hur” showcased a diverse range of storytelling and cinematic styles and cultural narratives found a place in television, with shows like “The Twilight Zone” captivating audiences with thought-provoking and imaginative storytelling. The boomers were reaching their teen years, the space race was launched and a torch was about to be passed in Washington. Our show today spins the top tracks from each of the pop, country, R&B and rock charts reflecting a year of cultural transition, encapsulating the tension between traditional values and the evolving influences of a changing world. Everyone from Johnny Horton and Marty Robbins to Lloyd Price, The Fleetwoods, and Bobby Darin…all in one two hour show on KOWS Community Radio.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Marty Robbins
El Paso
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
3
Johnny Horton
The Battle Of New Orleans
Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
4
Johnny Horton
When It's Springtime In Alaska
Classic Country: Great Story Songs [Disc 1]
5
Bobby Darin
Mack The Knife
As Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection [Disc 2]
6
Bobby Darin
Dream Lover
As Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection [Disc 1]
7
Paul Anka
Lonely Boy
His All Time Greatest Hits – 30th Anniversary Collection
8
Frankie Avalon
Venus
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
9
The Spacemen
The Clouds
Teen Beat 1
10
Lloyd Price
Stagger Lee
Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings
11
Lloyd Price
Personality
Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story
12
Elvis Presley
(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
Elvis 30 #1 Hits
13
Bo Diddley
Say Man
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
14
Ray Charles
What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
15
James Brown
Try Me
20 All Time Greatest Hits!
16
Wilbert Harrison
Kansas City
Red, White & Rock Disc 1
17
The Drifters
There Goes My Baby
Definitive Collection: The Drifters [Disc 1]
18
Brook Benton
Its Just A Matter Of Time
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2)
19
Lenny Martin & the Orchestra/The Skyliners
Since I Don't Have You
Doo Wop Box Disc 3
20
Chuck Berry
Back in the U.S.A.
The Chess Box Disc 2
21
Chuck Berry
Almost Grown
The Chess Box Disc 2
22
Neil Sedaka
Oh! Carol
The Brill Building Sound Disc 1
23
Dion & The Belmonts
A Teenager In Love
Greatest Hits
24
The Browns
The Three Bells
Classic Country
25
The Platters
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
All-Time Greatest Hits
26
The Fleetwoods
Come Softly To Me
Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
27
Johnny Mathis
Misty
Your Hit Parade -1959
28
Della Reese
Don't You Know
Solid Gold Soul 1959
29
The Drifters
Dance With Me
The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
30
Phil Phillips
Sea Of Love
Heatin' Up
31
Jackie Wilson
That's Why ( I Love You So )
Lonely Teardrops
32
Johnny Cash
I Got Stripes
Songs Of Our Soil
33
Stonewall Jackson
Waterloo
Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
34
Brenda Lee
Sweet Nothin4s
Miss Dynamite
35
Ronnie Hawkins
Mary Lou
The Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
36
Jim Reeves
Billy Bayou
Country Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good Times
