We’re taking a trip up into hill country to celebrate a true Americana sound. From it’s simple roots rolling out of Appalachia, celebrating music and culture going back even further, bluegrass music evolved from many different corners with a combination of many styles, including old-time mountain music, square dance fiddling, blues, gospel, jazz, and popular music. You can count on high energy, fast tempos and a most distinctive sound. This week’s show has the syncopated rhythms moving along like a freight train, those nostalgic remembrances, and heel-kicking improvisations…not to mention those high lonesome vocals. We’ve got Blue Highway, Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman, Earl Scruggs, The Rice Brothers and a couple dozen others in a Friday morning bluegrass extravaganza, sharing both classic and contemporary performers. If you’re close by, tune into KOWS 92.5 FM or, better yet, stream us almost anywhere on planet Earth at kowsfm.com/listen.
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Morris Brothers
Salty Dog Blues
Legends Of Bluegrass [Disc 3]
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Bill Monroe
I'm Travelin' On and On
1947-1949 (Warped 4988)
4
Bill Monroe
Crossing the Cumberlands
Bluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 4]
5
Jimmy Martin
Footprints in the Snow
First Time Together
6
The Dillards
Dooley
There Is A Time: 1963-70
7
Rhonda Vincent
Lonesome Wind Blues
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
8
The Gentlemen of Bluegrass
Old Old House
Carolina Memories
9
John Hartford
Skippin' In The Mississippi Dew
Good'le Days: Essential Recordings
10
John Hartford
Take Me Back To My Mississippi River Home
Good'le Days: Essential Recordings
11
Blue Highway
Riding the Danville Pike
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
12
The David Thom Band
Home Is Where The Heart Is
That Old Familiar
13
The David Thom Band
The Little White Church
That Old Familiar
14
Alison Krauss & Union Station
So Long So Wrong
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
15
Ricky Skaggs
I Hope You've Learned
Ricky Skaggs
16
Ralph Stanley
Dad's Old Rocky Field
Old Songs & Ballads
17
The Rice Brothers
Grapes On the Vine
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
18
Hazel Dickens
I Can't Find Your Love Any More
O Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection
19
Del McCoury
A Far Cry
Celebrating 50 Years of del McCoury (Disc 4)
20
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
As Long As the World Stands
The Hard Game of Love
21
Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester Flatt
Randy Lynn Rag
The Essential Earl Scruggs (1 of 2)
22
The Johnson Mountain Boys
Duncan & Brady
Hills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder Records
23
The Johnson Mountain Boys
Orange Blossom Special
Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 2]
24
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Dusty Miller
Bill Monroe: Anthology
25
Mac Wiseman
I Wonder How The Old Folks Are
Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 2]
26
Steep Canyon Rangers
As I Go
Nobody Knows You
27
Laurie Lewis
Tall Pines
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
28
Jim Lauderdale
Old Time Angels
Old Time Angels
29
Jim & Jesse
Nine Pound Hammer
Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
30
The Seldom Scene
Muddy Water
Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
31
Bobby Hicks & Del McCoury
We're Steppin' Out Tonight
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
32
Lynn Morris Band
The Bramble and the Rose
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
It’s a cover show. It’s a celebration. It’s a reconnaissance regarding a renaissance. To what do we owe this week’s offering? The answer is clearly the songs of Bob Dylan who, at one time recorded under the non de plume Blind Boy Grunt and we’ve got a track from the Broadside Ballads collection to prove it. But this week’s show will focus primarily on covers of Dylan tracks going back to Sam Cooke live at the Copa to an oddball cover by The Grass Roots. We’ll also share some fresh takes from Eric Clapton, Raul Malo, Audra Mae & The Forest Rangers, and a lovely cover of a rare but popular piece called Walkin’ Down The Line. We’re celebrating a multi-generational master of his dominion where his words and melodies honor the past and carve a well-defined path leading into the future of America’s songwriting craft. Tune into Community Radio for Sonoma County on another Friday morning…via the stream at kowsfm.com/listen.
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Bob Dylan
Corrina, Corrina [Album Version]
The Future Is Unwritten
3
Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan)
Ballad Of Donald White
Selections From The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988
4
Eilen Jewell
Walking Down the Line
Letters From Sinners & Strangers
5
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Farewell Angelina
The Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage
6
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
One More Night
Beautiful Lies
7
Joan Baez
The Walls Of Redwing
Any Day Now
8
The Highwaymen
One Too Many Mornings
Live – American Outlaws
9
Johnny Cash
Mama, You've Been On My Mind [Album Version]
Orange Blossom Special
10
Johnny Cash
Wanted Man
The Mystery Of Life
11
Jessi Colter
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 [Album Version]
Out Of The Ashes
12
Sam Cooke
Blowin' In The Wind
Sam Cooke At the Copa
13
Nappy Brown
Tonight Ill Be Staying Here With You
Tore Up
14
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rita May
A Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3]
15
The Grass Roots
Mr Jones (A Ballad of a Thin Man)
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 1
16
Eric Clapton
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
I Still Do
17
Raul Malo
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
18
Waylon Jennings
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
Dylan Country
19
Shirley Caesar
Gotta Serve Somebody
Masked & Anonymous
20
The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver
Every Grain Of Sand
I'll Find A Way
21
The Mighty Clouds Of Joy
Saved [Album Version]
Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan
22
Audra Mae & The Forest Rangers
Forever Young
Songs Of Anarchy: Music From Sons Of Anarchy Seasons 1-4
We’ve heard them all, the quotes about money being the root of all evil, you can’t take it with you, money can’t buy happiness…but there’s this one little thing that is seldom expanded on and that is the story of ‘dirty money’. There’s plenty of fodder in that area…from the banker CEO to the coal company CEO…there’s never an effort to help raise all boats, only the yachts. Capitalism is our theme. No, wait, is it bank robbing? No, most likely the working man trying to put bread on the table. Hold on, I know. It’s runaway inflation and the blame game. In any event, we’ll be all over the board in today’s show, bringing you music about money cravin’ folks from Blind Alfred Reed, working down on Maggie’s Farm and we’ll also have ourselves a hint of a fireside chat to make us feel better. We’ll also head down to coal country and Bonnie and Clyde, Woody Guthrie, and “Voila! An American Dream” from Rodney Crowell. Tune in. Should be fun.
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David Rawlings
Money Is the Meat in the Coconut
Poor David's Almanack
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The Andrews Sisters
Money is The Root of All Evil
Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
4
Randy Newman
It's Money That Matters
Land of Dreams
5
Rodney Crowell
Voila, An American Dream
Collection
6
Bob Brozman
Follow The Money
Post-industrial Blues
7
Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra
Just an Old Fashioned Girl
Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits
8
Dr. John
(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974
9
Ry Cooder
No Banker Left Behind
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
10
Woody Guthrie
The Jolly Banker (Woody Guthrie)
Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2]
11
Jake Xerxes Fussell
All in Down and Out
Jake Xerxes Fussell
12
Roy Zimmerman
Joel Osteen
Rize Up
13
Bob Dylan
Maggie's Farm
The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1]
14
Blind Alfred Reed
Money Cravin Folks
Complete Recorded Works 1927-29
15
Barbecue Bob
We Sure Got Hard Times Now
Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif
16
Bo Carter
Times Is Tight Like That
Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif
17
Betty O' Brian
Money Honey
Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
18
The O'Jays
For The Love Of Money
Funk Explosion
19
Solomon Burke
Honey Where's The Money Gone
Nashville
20
John Lee Hooker
I Need Some Money
That's My Story ( Sings the Blues)
21
SNCC Freedom Singers; Reagon, Cordell
Which Side Are You On?
Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
22
Bruce Springsteen
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Chapter & Verse
23
Wray Family
(Dark As A Dungeon Way) Down In The Mine
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
24
Band Of Ruhks
Coal Mining Man featuring Dr. Ralph Stanley
Band Of Ruhks
25
Buddy Durham
Sixteen Tons
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
26
Justin Townes Earle
Down In The Valley
Coal Country Music
27
Stan Farlow
1040 Blues
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
28
Rex Allen
Money, Marbles And Chalk
The Versatile Rex Allen [Disc 2]
29
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
30
Merle Haggard
Working Man Blues
Merle Haggard Country Legend-Disc 1
31
Ferlin Husky
22 – Money Greases the Wheels
Ferlin Husky Singles
32
J.J. Cale
Money Talks
The Very Best of J.J. Cale
33
Kronos Quartet
Which Side Are You On
Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger
Storytelling in song is not new. It’s mankind’s way of conveying, in both accuracy and reflection, the narrative from one perspective. Embellishments and hooks have long been the best way to make the story easy to digest and, if need be, to get a point (likely sociopolitical) across. We’ll be doing just that in this Friday’s episode: stories based in war, natural disasters, national tragedies and personal conflict. We’ll take a hundred year tour of storytelling from Bessie Smith to the Drive-by Truckers, from Memphis Minnie and The Tex-I-An Boys to Calexico, The Staple Singers and Marty Robbins. There are floods, murders, environmental catastrophes, bombings, and some wartime solemnity to be shared today. Tune into KOWS Community Radio every Friday morning for some fresh musical linens, curated by the outdoors and streaming to all of planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM/listen
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Mac Wiseman
Wreck Of The Old '97
Sings Old Time Country Favorites
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Jimmie Driftwood
The Battle of New Orleans
Six Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles
4
Marty Robbins
Ballad Of The Alamo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
5
Johnny Horton
Sink The Bismark
Classic Country Great Story Songs [Disc 2]
6
Calexico
Victor Jara's Hands
Carried To Dust
7
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Ohio
So Far
8
Joni Mitchell
Woodstock
Hits
9
Grateful Dead
New, New Minglewood Blues
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Disc 1
10
Grateful Dead
New Speedway Boogie
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Disc 1
11
Arlo Guthrie with The Dillards
Ludlow Massacre
Thirty Two Cents Postage Due
12
Tom Petty
Jefferson Jericho Blues
Mojo (Extra Mojo Version)
13
Randy Newman
Burn On
Sail Away
14
Charlie Haden
Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy
15
Johnny Cash
Five Feet High And Rising
Songs Of Our Soil
16
Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie
When the Levee Breaks
People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature
17
Sin-Killer Griffin
Wasn't That A Mighty Storm
Field Recordings, Vol. 5: Louisiana, Texas, Bahamas (1933-1940)
18
The Tex-I-An Boys
Wasn't That A Mighty Storm?
Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways
19
Bessie Smith
Backwater Blues
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
20
Rory Block
Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)
Confessions of A Blues Singer
21
Chill Pill Dancers
Zoot Suit Riot
Swing: Next Generation
22
Mimi & Richard Fariqa
Birmingham Sunday
Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 10 The West Coast
Summer’s in full tilt and we’re not ready quite yet for the heat. But that won’t stop us cartwheeling down the musical halls as we take an eclectic ride on a free form Friday. Themes and tradition will rule today’s playlists, making way for some great roots rock favorites from Elvis, Chuck Berry and Roy Orbison. Country music is well represented with a lonesome George Strait train song, some hellbound Billy Strange, and a trip to Texas with Iris DeMent. KOWS Community Radio features Deeper Roots each and every Friday morning at 9 Pacific and this particular morning is no different save for a few snowflakes in the wind. We’ll also dig deeper for some tracks from The Ravens, The Golden Nuggets, The Beach Boys and a little bit of Dr. John. Join us on our free form journey!
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Bing Crosby
The Freedom Train [Single Version]
Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
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Iris DeMent
Goin' Down To Sing In Texas
Workin' On A World
4
Randy Newman
Political Science
Sail Away
5
Simon & Garfunkel
America
Old Friends Disc 2
6
Louis Armstrong
Summer Song
This Is Jazz Sampler
7
The Ravens
Summertime
Old Man River
8
Jim Byrnes
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
Long Hot Summer Nights
9
Roy Orbison
Summer Song
Crying
10
The Chimes
Summer Night
Another Banana Split, please
11
The Beach Boys
Your Summer Dream
Surfer Girl
12
Dr. John
Such A Night
The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974
13
Elvis Presley
Such A Night
The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
14
Chuck Berry
Downbound Train
The Chess Box Disc 1
15
Billy Strange
Hell Train
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
16
The Golden Nuggets
Gospel Train
Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
17
George Strait
Trains Make Me Lonesome
Strait Out of the Box [Disc 3]
18
Mudcrutch
Shady Grove
Mudcrutch
19
Doc Watson
Shady Grove
Songs From Home
20
The Campbell Brothers Feat John Medeski
Amazing Grace
Can You Feel It?
21
Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues
Amazing Grace
Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 2]
22
Norma Jean
Let's Go All the Way
30th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
23
Ray Charles
Let's Go Get Stoned
Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
24
The Isley Brothers
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Remastered 1991]
Complete United Artists Sessions
25
Al Greene/Soul's Mate
Back up Train
Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 3: Late '60s
26
Johnny Bond
Lonesome Train
Put Me To Bed
27
Robert Gordon
Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
28
Elvis Presley
Mystery Train
Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
With its ever-changing course, its flowing waters and historical significance, the Mississippi River serves as a powerful metaphor for the American story. The river is a lifeblood nourishing the land while also serving as a path to freedom itself, symbolizing the pursuit of freedom and progress from the North to the Gulf of Mexico. Additional to all of this are its routes of trade and commerce that highlight both the American spirit and prosperity. This week’s Deeper Roots show celebrates the river that got its name after the northern Minnesota people, the Ojibway, and their name for ‘big river’ as well as songs of the namesake state and delta as well. Performances include mid-century recordings from country favorites the Delmore Brothers and Jimmie Skinner, blues from Charlie Musselwhite and the Rufus Thomas, as well as classic recordings of Bob Dylan, Charley Pride, Pops Staples and the Boswell Sisters. Tune into West County radio each Friday morning at 9 Pacific.
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Kay Starr
Mississippi
Capitol Collectors Series
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Allen Toussaint
Bright Mississippi
The Bright Mississippi
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J.J. Cale
Mississippi River
Grasshopper
5
Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys
Mississippi Mud
Whoopee Hey Hey!
6
Pops Staples
Down In Mississippi
Peace To The Neighborhood
7
Charley Pride
Roll On Mississippi
Anthology
8
Danielia Cotton
Roll On Mississippi
Roll On Mississippi – Single
9
Bruce Cockburn
Sunrise on the Mississippi
Dart to the Heart
10
Bob Dylan
Mississippi
Love and Theft
11
Hank Penny
Mississippi Muddle
King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 1]
12
Jimmie Skinner
I Miss the Mississippi and You
1960-1962 (Warped 6188)
13
Delmore Brothers
Mississippi Shore
1946-1947 (Warped 4679)
14
The Browns
Mister and Mississippi
Classics 1963-1964 (Warped 6384)
15
Boswell Sisters
Roll On Mississippi
Boswell Sisters
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Sammy Price & the Blues Singers
Mississippi Moan
Sammy Price and the Blues Singers Vol. 1 1938 – 1941
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Roy Book Binder
Mississippi John
The Hillbilly Blues Cats
18
Charlie Musselwhite
Blues Up The River
Mississippi Son
19
Rufus Thomas
Funky Mississippi
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]
20
Mountain
Mississippi Queen
Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 1
21
The New Christy Minstrels
Mighty Mississippi
Ramblin'
22
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Mr. And Mississippi
The History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 19)
23
Cheryl Wheeler
Lighting Up The Mighty Mississippi
Sylvia Hotel
24
George Jones & Melba Montgomery
I'd Jump The Mississippi
Vintage Collections
25
Bobbie Gentry
Mississippi Delta
Ode To Billy Joe
26
SNCC Freedom Singers; Jones, Marshall
In The Mississippi River
Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
27
Mavis Staples
Down In Mississippi (Cd)
We'll Never Turn Back
28
Merle Haggard
Miss the Mississippi and You
The Peer Sessions
29
Jesse Winchester
Mississippi, You're On My Mind
The Best Of Jesse Winchester
30
Marty Stuart
Mississippi Railroad Blues [Instrumental][Instrumental]
We took a journey to the south in last week’s show and this week, we head further west where we’ll share a vibrant and dynamic genre that reflects the rich cultural fusion of its geographic origins, combining traditional Mexican folk music with contemporary American influences of country, rhythm and blues, and rock. With the accordion and bajo sexto, drums, bass and guitar punching a hefty rhythm whose lyrics are often filled with catchy hooks and danceable beats, it is prominently featured in festivals, celebrations and public events across the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. We’ll share some of the influentials from across the border like Lydia Mendoza as well as the mainstays and popular artists of the past half century including Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm, The Texas Tornados, Flaco Jimenez, The Mavericks and a dozen others in this week’s Deeper Roots fest.
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Conjunto Sotavento de Nacho Fierro
La Bamba
Tex Mex Folk 1920s to 1950s
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Lydia Mendoza
Jurame
Lone Star
4
Lydia Mendoza
Mal Hombre
American Roots Music [Disc 4]
5
Las Hermanas Mendoza
Mis pensamientos
The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
6
Little Joe & La Familia
Las Nubes
American Roots Music [Disc 4]
7
Conjunto Bernal
Mi Unico Camino
Lone Star
8
Ritchie Valens
La Bamba
Southern California With Fond Memories
9
Freddy Fender
Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Before The Next Teardrop Falls
10
Los Super Seven
Cupido (ft. Freddy Fender & Rick Trevino)
Heard It On The X
11
Freddy Fender
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights
Country Crossroads
12
The Texas Tornados
Who Were You Thinkin' Of
Texas Tornados
13
Doug Sahm
Nuevo Laredo
Best of Sir Douglas 68-75
14
Sir Douglas Quintet
Dynamite Woman
Mono Singles '68-'72
15
Sir Douglas Quintet
She's About A Mover
Sir Douglas
16
Tejas Brothers (w/ Augie Meyers and Larry Joe Taylor)
Rosa
Live a Little More
17
Los Lobos
Will the Wolf Survive?
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
18
The Mavericks
Volver, Volver
Collection [2003]
19
The Mavericks
Ven Hacia Mi (Come Unto Me) [Conjunto Version]
In Time (10th Anniversary Deluxe)
20
Eddie "Lalo" Torres Y Su Conjunto
Arriba San Antonio
The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
21
Santiago Jimenez Jr.
Alma de Tejas
The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
22
Flaco Jimenez
El Pesudo
Flaco Jimenez
23
Flaco Jiminez
The Girls From Texas featuring Ry Cooder (Album Version)
Cocaine is one of a few substances that have served as a muse, both in word and effect, in various forms of art throughout history, particularly in the 20th century. Its influence can be found repeatedly in the music industry, peaking in use during the 1980s when it was used by performer and listener as the disco and party-going atmosphere exploded, Contributing to this bacchanal were films depicting its use (and abuse) with plot themes embracing the white powder in storytelling. Cocaine’s impact is predominant in the genres of rock, jazz, and hip-hop and many performers have openly discussed their cocaine use, and its influence can be heard in lyrics, musical styles, and even album artwork. This week’s show looks at this muse with sounds from Margo Price, The Reverend Horton Heat, Lucille Bogan, Fred Neil and a host of others from 1929 to the present.
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Roy Hogsed
Cocaine Blues
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
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Hank Williams III
Cocaine Blues
Risin' Outlaw
4
Dick Justice
Cocaine
Old Time Music From West VI : Old-Time Music From West Virgi
5
Carl Martin
That New Kind Of Stuff
Carl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded Works
6
Lucille Bogan
Baking Powder Blues
Cocaine Blues
7
Johnny Cash
Cocaine Blues
Silver
8
Billy Hughes
Cocaine Blues
Country & Western Hit Parade 1947
9
Son Volt
Cocaine and Ashes
American Central Dust
10
The Reverend Horton Heat
Bales of Cocaine
Holy Roller
11
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Cocaine Blues
Dance Ranch
12
Miss Marcy & Her Texas Sugardaddy's
Whiskey And Cocaine
Deep Ellum
13
Grateful Dead
Casey Jones
Workingman's Dead
14
The Byrds
Take A Whiff On Me
Untitled / Unissued [Disc 1]
15
Fred Neil
Sweet Cocaine
The Many Sides Of Fred Neil [Disc 1]
16
Woody Guthrie
Take A Whiff On Me
Muleskinner Blues (The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2)
17
Woody Guthrie
Bad Lee Brown (Cocaine Blues) (traditional, arr. Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston)
Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2]
It’s a topical theme…it’s a medicinal thing…it’s a blend of sounds celebrating vipers and jives from the past century. We will join in the celebration (in spirit anyway) of the date and time that three Marin County teenagers are said to have inaugurated over a half century ago. There is no shortage of material to pull from the well of Americana…whether that be from the 1920s or from the 2010s. We’ll brighten up the playlist with music that will help us kick back. We’ll pour over a selected list of great sounds from the last 100 years that either directly or indirectly find us thinking about (or maybe imbibing in) the herb so many care about. There will be music from John Prine, Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, Ray Charles and some early century jazz nuggets you will find hard to resist. Friday morning sounds from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, streaming to West County and the world on KOWS-LP, Occidental 92.5 FM and kowsfm.com/listen.
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Johnny Price
Marijuana, The Devil Flower
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
3
Cordovas
Stone Cold Stoned
The Rose of Aces
4
Yonder Mountain String Band
Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown
Mountain Tracks, Vol. 2
5
Sam Bush
Granny Wontcha Smoke Some Marijuana
Radio John: Songs of John Hartford
6
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
Seeds And Stems (Again)
Lost In The Ozone
7
Jesse Dayton
Dope Smokin' Song
The Alternate Root 420 Sampler
8
Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson
It's All Going to Pot
Django and Jimmie
9
Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson
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)
