Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we’re spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We’ll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We’ll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don’t miss a wailin’, rockin’ morning here on KOWS Community Radio.
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Big Joe Turner
Roll 'em Pete
Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Champion Jack Dupree
Junker's Blues
Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59)
4
Joe Liggins
The Honeydripper Part 1
The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
5
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
6
Charles Brown
Driftin' Blues
Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
7
Hadda Brooks
Swingin' The Boogie
I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
8
The Ravens
Write Me A Letter
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9
T-Bone Walker
Call It Stormy Monday
Raw Blues
10
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Snatch It And Grab It
Kuties And Krooners
11
Roy Brown
Good Rockin' Tonight
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
12
John Lee Hooker
Boogie Chillen
The Definitive Collection
13
Amos Milburn
Chicken Shack Boogie
Devil in a Blue Dress
14
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
Rock Awhile
Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
15
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002]
That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series)
16
Percy Mayfield
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
17
Tiny Bradshaw
The Train Kept a-Rollin'
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
18
Sticks McGhee
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee
The Atlantic Story [UK]
19
Lloyd Price
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
20
Little Junior Parker
Mystery Train
MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
21
Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy
Drunk
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
22
Muddy Waters
Got My Mojo Workin
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
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Little Walter
My Babe
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
24
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues
25
Howlin' Wolf
Smokestack Lightnin'
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
26
Louis Jordan
Caldonia
Number Ones
27
John Lee Hooker
Dimples
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
28
Slim Harpo
I Got Love If You Want It
Roll Your Moneymaker
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Lazy Lester
I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
30
Ray Charles
Night Time Is the Right Time
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
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Bo Diddley
Say Man
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
A little bit of twisting and a little bit of shouting…as well as some gospel rhythms, hand clapping, and some back beat rhythms from the gulf and whole lot more. This week’s show will be a free form extravaganza which means there’s a bright day ahead, as always. My springboard was an afternoon’s listen to the music of David Lindley who, in addition to being a fine musician, he had extraordinary taste in music. We’ll hear some gospel tracks from Sister Marie Knight and the Reverend James Cleveland, classic funk and soul from The Temptations, Billy Butler and The Isleys. We’ll also spinning up some Wild Tchoupitoulas, Otis Rush and be featuring some three-time track samples and a brand new track from the 30th anniversary release of John Prine’s Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, slated for release in early September. There’s a whole lot more to share with everyone out there so it’s a good morning to drop in and here a Twist and Shout sample from Top Note going back to 1961…oh yes, as well as a couple David Lindley tracks.
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Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Three Times Seven
Dance Ranch
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Dave Edmunds
Three Time Loser
Twangin'
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Corey Glover
Three Time Loser
Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
5
Otis Rush
Three Times a Fool
Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
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Robert Gordon
Three Alley Cats (feat. Dave Alvin )
Rockabilly for Life
7
Chris Bouchillon
I've Been Married Three Times
1925-1928 (Warped 2690F)
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David Lindley & El Rayo-X
I Just Can't Work No Longer
Very Greasy
9
Billy Butler & The Enchanters
I Can't Work No Longer
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
10
Top Note
Twist And Shout
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
11
The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Grandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3
12
The Temptations
Don't Look Back
The Temptations [Disc 1]
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John Lee Hooker
Don't Look Back
The Best Of Friends
14
John Prine
Hey Ah Nothin'
Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
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John Prine
Lake Marie
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
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The Righteous Brothers
Something's Got A Hold On Me
The Moonglow Years
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Reverend James Cleveland
Something Got A Hold On Me
I Walk With God
18
Johnny Cash
Unclouded Day
Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
19
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Anita Kerr Singers
There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
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Laurie London
The Gospel Train
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
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Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
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David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
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David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Shame And Scandal In The Family
Twango Bango III
24
Odetta
Shame And Scandal
Sings Ballads And Blues
25
Waylon Jennings
Jole Blon
Nashville Rebel (1958-1969)
26
Gary U.S. Bonds
Jole Blon
The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
27
Wild Tchoupitoulas
Brother John
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!
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Bobbie Jean
Cheaters Never Win
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Jack Clement
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
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Bobbie & the Boys
To Tell the Truth
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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The Prisonaires
There Is Love in You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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The Prisonaires
Just Walking in the Rain
Sun Ballads 1953-62
7
Miller Sisters
Finders Keepers
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Miller Sisters
It Only Hurts for a Little While
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Roy Orbison
Trying to Get to You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
10
Slim Rhodes Band
Bad Girl
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)
Take and Give
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Slim Rhodes
Do What I Do
The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
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Ken Cook
I Was a Fool
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Ray Smith
Sail Away
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Charlie Feathers
So Ashamed
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
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Jimmy Williams
That Depends On You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Sonny Burgess
Sweet Misery
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Carl Mann
I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Tommy Blake
Ballad of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
Join Dave Stroud for another encore edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. With vacation from the show in full swing, he’s taken the time to fill the airwaves with a free form blend of blues, hot rod rock, early century pop, gospel, soul and more. There will be some killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, some pop melodies from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Friday morning in West County. Tune in on your favorite streaming service or the Radio Rethink app…all free for your ears.
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Barbara Lewis
Make Me Your Baby
Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
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The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
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Smiley Lewis
I Hear You Knocking
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
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Kay Starr
Kay's Lament
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
6
Kay Starr
Night Train
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
7
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Free At Last
Down In New Orleans
8
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
9
Sam Cooke
Mean Old World
Night Beat
10
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
11
Alabama Shakes
Killer Diller Blues
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
12
Jimmy Liggins
Cadillac Boogie
Jump, Jive & Swing
13
Trailer
Hot Rods to Hell
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
14
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
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Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines
I Want a Lavender Cadillac
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
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Mink Deville
Spanish Stroll
The Mink De Ville Collection
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Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
What Does the Deep Sea Say?
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
18
Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
19
Annette Hanshaw
Moanin' Low
Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
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David Johansen
Deep Blue Sea
Shaker
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Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
One Hour Mama
22
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Collections
23
Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely
Rider in the Rain
Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
24
Barbara Lewis
Hello Stranger
MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
25
John Prine
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
26
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby
Nothing in Common
Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
27
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
28
Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey
Rhythm Saved The World
The Gems Of Jazz
29
Louis Armstrong
Rhythm Saved The World
Rhythm Saved The World
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Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
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The Happenings
I Got Rhythm
The Best Of The Happenings
32
The Americans
Sail Away Ladies
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
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The Louvin Brothers
You'll Meet Him In The Clouds
Close Harmony [Disc 6]
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Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys
The farmer, the farm, and songs of farming are at the core of this week’s theme show, an encore presentation from 2017. Whether the songs’ focus is that of the hard-working folk of the farm, the raw materials, or the nostalgic reminders of life on the farm, we’ll push forward the playlist plough and take you to the barn for an early morning celebration with performers including bluegrass from James King, gritty Americana from Levon Helm and Bill Neely, core country from Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner, or maybe some field recordings from the 20s featuring the likes of the Carolina Tar Heels…all of this music going Back On The Farm.
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Marty Stuart/Merle Haggard
Farmer's Blues
Country Music
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Freeman Stowers
Sunrise On The Farm
Sinners and Saints: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1931
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Bill Frisell
Farmer
Disfarmer
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Levon Helm
Poor Old Dirt Farmer
Dirt Farmer
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Bill Neely
Black Land Farmer
16 Down Home Country Classics
7
James King
Thirty Years of Farming
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
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Junior Sisk with Becky Isaacs Bowman and Sonya Isaacs Yeary
The Wheat Crop
Mac Wiseman – I Sang The Song
9
Lemuel Jones
Po' Farmer (Poor Farmers)
Field Recordings, Vol. 1: Virginia (1936-1941)
10
Peter Rowan
Let the Harvest Go To Seed
Bluegrass Boy
11
Carolina Tar Heels
Got The Farm Land Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
12
Cisco Houston
Farmer's Lament
The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
13
J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers (With Morris Herbert)
Living On The Farm
The Legendry J.E. Mainer, Volume 4
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Walter Brennan
Old Rivers
Old Rivers
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The Bently Boys
Down On Penny's Farm
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
Jukeboxes were not only cultural touchstones and vital engines for the music industry in the forties and fifties, but they also contributed to the democratization of music consumption in a way that radio could not: by allowing people to pay a nickel and choose the exact song they wanted to hear. Radio’s best effort was to feed the listener versus allow the listener to make their own choice. Over a half century later, streaming has become juggernaut replacing the jukebox. Like streaming of today, the jukebox once helped with music discovery driving regional hits and elevating lesser-known artists, turning local favorites into national stars. This week’s show will be a thematic one and, yes, we’re picking the music. But it’s a fun and mixed bag of country, early rock and pop all with the jukebox as centerpiece. Drop into Deeper Roots this morning for some classic Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and Little Richard from the edgy side of the aisle and be ready for upbeat and swinging country from Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Mel Tillis. Tune in for a show that recognizes this cultural phenomenon and proves the old saw “what is old is new again”.
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Bob King
Rockin' The Jukebox
Rockin' The Jukebox
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Jimmy Donley
Radio, Jukebox And T.V.
The Precious Years
4
The Marigolds
Juke Box Rock & Roll
The Johnny Bragg Story
5
Shirley & Lee
Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall
Shirley & Lee Rock
6
Katy Moffatt
Stoned At The Jukebox
A Collection Of Drinking Songs
7
Gale Storm
Love By The Jukebox Light
Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
8
Roy Orbison
Here Comes That Song Again
Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2]
9
Teresa Brewer
Music! Music! Music!
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
10
Perry Como
Juke Box Baby
Kuties And Krooners
11
The Mills Brothers
I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald)
The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)
12
Jerry Lee Lewis
High School Confidential
The Definitive Collection
13
Little Richard
All Around The World
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
14
Bill Haley
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock
15
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
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Chuck Berry
School Days
The Chess Box Disc 1
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James Mask & His Impalas
Let The Juke Box Die
Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots
18
BR5-49
A1 On The Jukebox
Dog Days
19
Buck Owens
Put A Quarter In The Jukebox
Hot Dog
20
Buck Owens
A-11
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
21
Joshua Hedley
Mr. Jukebox
Mr. Jukebox
22
Ernest Tubb
Mr. Jukebox
Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
23
James Hand
In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox
The Truth Will Set You Free
24
George Kent
Hello, I'm A Jukebox
The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
25
Mel Tillis
Jukebox Man (Single Version)
The Best of Mel Tillis
26
Tammy Wynette
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
Tune in this week for crimes, misdemeanors and general lawlessness as we lean on a theme that explores music that explores one hundred years of crime in different form. We’ll also ask law enforcement to step in as needed with pursuits, chain gangs, and K9 units. From Elmer Bernstein to The Crickets, Mel Tillis to The Byrds, and Bo Diddley, Red River Dave, and blues from Robert Wilkins as our show reminds listeners that Crime Doesn’t Pay…unless you’ve already got the cheese or you’re on the grift with the government behind you. Join our listening audience for the best roots radio show you’ll find here in the North Bay. We’ll make sure this week’s show covers the theme with tracks and treasures, classic influences and much more. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the stories music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.
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Tex Morton
Crime Does Not Pay
The Great Vintage Country
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Delmore Brothers
Fugitive's Lament
Brown's Ferry Blues
4
Robert Wilkins
Police Sergeant Blues
Memphis Blues, 1928-1935
5
Joe Smith
Kidnapping is a Terrible Crime
Lead Kindly Light
6
Jimmie Driftwood
Jesse James
Americana, Vol. 2
7
The Byrds
Pretty Boy Floyd
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
8
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
9
Sons of the Pioneers
Outlaw (1952)
Wagons West (CD4)
10
Andy Griffith
Police Department Blues
Rocks, Blues & Old Timey Songs
11
James Talley
Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again?
Tryin' Like The Devil
12
Merle Haggard
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
Capitol Collector's Series
13
Tom T. Hall
A Week In A Country Jail
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
14
Peter Rowan & Nashville Bluegrass Band
Jailer Jailer
Legacy
15
Ray Llewelyn
Highway Patrol
Television's Greatest Hits Volume 4
16
Junior Brown
Highway Patrol
Junior High
17
The Crickets
I Fought the Law
Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
18
Helen Grayco
Lilly's Lament (Cell 29)
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
19
Tom Edwards
Cook County Jail
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
20
Red River Dave
California Hippie Murders
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
21
Johnny Rebb And His Rebels
Hey Sheriff
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
22
Jimmy Young
Chain Gang
Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
23
Bo Diddley
Cops And Robbers
Have Guitar Will Travel
24
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
Dragnet
TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
25
Elmer Bernstein
Staccato's Theme
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene
26
Russ Tamblin & The Jets
Gee, Officer Krupke
West Side Story
27
Freddie 'Bama Boy' Hall & His Gadsden Band
This Crooked World
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
This week’s show will feature another journey celebrating the soundtrack of the past century. From the pounding rhythms of gospel revelations to the neon-lit evening sounds of Basin Street and Nashville, we’ll be sharing the music of George Strait, Etta James, The Temptations, Little Sugar and The Hightower Brothers among over two dozen others…all in an exciting and varietal run of Americana on a Friday morning. It’s where the hidden gems appear and echo each week as we dig deep across decades and genres. Dave’s got iconic tracks and overlooked treasures, classic influences and modern echoes for you in a free form eclectic celebration. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.
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Merle Travis
Sweet Temptation
Sweet Temptation '46-'53 – Best Of
3
Louis Prima
Basin Street Blues
New Orleans
4
Dr. John
Good Night, Irene
Goin' Back To New Orleans
5
The Temptations
The Way You Do the Things You Do
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
6
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Yield Not To Temptation
The Definitive Collection
7
The Everly Brothers
Temptation
Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 2]
8
Jean Shepard
Sweet Temptation
Lonesome Love
9
Don Reno and Red Smiley
Don't Let Temptation Turn You 'Round
1962-1963 (Warped 6274)
10
Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle)
Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947)
Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life]
11
The Grass Roots
Temptation Eyes (Original)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Grass Roots
12
The Knight Brothers
Temptation 'bout To Get Me
Southern Soul
13
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
14
Ruthie Foster
Death Came A-knockin' (Travelin' Shoes)
Runaway Soul
15
Little Sugar And The Hightower Brothers
Come By Here
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
16
The Ink Spots
Address Unknown
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
17
The Sunshine Boys
I'm Crooning A Tune About June
1929-1931 – The Complete Set
18
Frankie Laine
That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)
Your Hit Parade: 1949
19
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
20
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Honey Love
Atlantic Rock & Roll
21
The Drifters
Bip Bam
The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
22
Waylon Jennings
I Ain't Living Long Like This
Nashville Rebel (1974-1980)
23
George Strait
All My Ex's Live In Texas
50 Number Ones [Disc 1]
24
Lyle Lovett
That's Right (You're Not From Texas)
The Road To Ensenada
25
Grandpa Jones
T For Texas
Makes The Rafters Ring
26
Billy Briggs
Amarillo Rose
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
Someone once suggested that country songs about heartache and lost love sound the same as country songs about good times and happy days. Is it just the wailing fiddle intro often referred to as the “fiddle kickoff” that neutralizes the emotional jar of joy or grief that causes a reaction like that? Or is it just country songwriting is geared towards the simple task of expressing emotions in the terms of everyday life? No matter the reason, we’ll be taking on a country-themed collection of songs about heartaches this week in the show. We’ll do this by walking through some of the golden greats from the Golden Age of Country Music where the ways of the heart were a common theme and, thus, the heartache was an easy rhythmic mark for the country songwriter. We’ll share the Walkers’ Charlie and Billy, Jimmie Skinner, Buck Owens, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy, George and Stonewall among a couple dozen others, all with a message that speaks to country heartaches; and may we also say that there was plenty of fodder to draw from. Drop in…and don’t forget the hankies.
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Lefty Frizzell
I Never Go Around Mirrors (I've Got a Heartache to Hide)
Life's Like Poetry (Disc 9)
3
Buck Owens
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 2
4
Dwight Yoakam
The Heartaches Are Free
Tomorrow's Sounds Today
5
Wynn Stewart
Heartaches For A Dime
Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
6
Rose Maddox
Sing A Little Song Of Heartache
Swing West 1: Bakersfield
7
Leon Russell
Heartaches By The Number
Best Of Hank Wilson
8
Little Jimmy Dickens
Happy Heartaches
Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
9
Buddy Miller
Looking For A Heartache Like You
Cruel Moon
10
Patty Loveless
Looking For A Heartache Like You
On Your Way Home
11
Jimmie Skinner
100 Proof Heartaches
One Dead Man Ago
12
Carl Butler
If I Could Spend My Heartaches
The Chronogical Classics 1954-1958 (Warped 5592)
13
Hawkshaw Hawkins
A Heartache to Recall
22 Greatest Hits
14
Billy Walker
Headin' For Heartaches
Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
15
Charlie Walker
Who's Giving You Heartaches Now
1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
16
The Everly Brothers
A Brand New Heartache
Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]
17
Elvis Presley
That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Elvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles)
18
Guy Mitchell
Heartaches By The Number
The Sweetest Memories (Newsound)
19
Patsy Cline
Heartaches
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
20
Bobby Lewis
Doggone This Heartache
30th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
21
Stonewall Jackson
If Heartaches Were Wine (I'd Be Drunk All the Time)
A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
The Harlem Hamfats
What's On Your Mind?
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
3
B.B. King
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
4
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1941 – 1944
5
Ella Fitzgerald
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Pure Ella
6
The King Cole Trio
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)
7
The Robins
Whadaya Want?
50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
8
Joe Liggins
Do You Love Me Pretty Baby?
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
9
Varetta Dillard
What'll I Do?
Got You On My Mind
10
Ruth Brown
Why Don't You Write Me?
Along Comes Ruth
11
Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love?
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
12
Bette Midler
Do You Want to Dance?
Experience the Divine [1993]
13
The Isley Brothers
Who's That Lady?
Something's Got A Hold On Me
14
Barry White
What Am I Gonna Do With You?
All Time Greatest Hits
15
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Who Will The Next Fool Be?
Two Classic Albums From The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump
16
Peggy Lee
Is That All There Is?
Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
17
Los Lobos
Is This All There Is?
By the Light of the Moon
18
Buck Owens
Would You Be Ready?
Dust On Mother's Bible
19
The Texas Tornados
Who Were You Thinkin' Of
The Best Of Texas Tornados
20
Wanda Jackson
Who Shot Sam?
Queen Of Rockabilly
21
Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. Morgan
Do You Love Me?
Crossroads In Cowtown
22
Frankie Miller
Hey! Where Ya Goin?
The World Is A Monster
23
Jim Lauderdale
What Kinda Guy?
An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert
24
The Lovin' Spoonful
Do You Believe In Magic?
Do You Believe In Magic?
25
The Lovin' Spoonful
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
Do You Believe In Magic?
26
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 4
27
The Grass Roots
Where Were You When I Needed You
All Time Greatest Hits
28
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen Rain?
All Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
29
Chicago
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997
30
Ramones
Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s
31
The Five Royales
$64,000 Question (Do You Love Me)
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
32
Lemon Nash
Anybody Seen My Kitty?
Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
33
Tom Paxton
What Did You Learn In School Today?
Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
