Category Archives: Free Form

Big Big World

February 6, 2026 Dave

Free form sounds are the order of the morning as we set sail for a two hour tour of sounds from the last century once more, leaning on a pretty exciting group of performers. You can tune in each and every Friday morning here on KOWS-LP Occidental where our word is our bond. Join Dave Stroud once again as he shares a selection of tunes by the Zion Harmonizers, Buck Owens, Mink Deville, Johnny Burnette, and Kay Kyser. It’s a fun mix of genres…some from the American Songbook, some from Bourbon Street, some from the Brill Building and a blend from the farther reaches. Tune in for a delightful Friday clamoring from Occidental’s own station.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Rides	Don't Want Lies	Can't Get Enough
3	Johnny Burnette	Big Big World	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 4
4	The Mystics	It's Only a Paper Moon	The Mystics Meet the Jarmels
5	Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons	Peanuts	2nd Vault Of Golden Hits
6	Mink Deville	You Better Move On	Coup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To Tread
7	Arthur Alexander	Lonely Just Like Me	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
8	R.L. Burnside	Rollin' And Tumblin'	A Bothered Mind
9	Muddy Waters	I Just Want To Make Love To You	The Definitive Collection
10	Johnny Cash	Mississippi Sand	A Thing Called Love
11	Johnny Horton	Big Wheels Rollin'	Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
12	Buck Owens	Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Live in Australia)	Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
13	Red Simpson	Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer	The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
14	John Prine	Color of the Blues (feat. Susa	For Better, Or Worse
15	The Mavericks	Rolling Along	Brand New Day
16	Sister Sadie	Mississippi River Long	No Fear
17	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Rock And Rollin
18	Ivory Joe Hunter	You Can't Stop This Rockin & Rollin	Feelin Fine
19	The Coasters	Keep On Rolling	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
20	Kay Kyser & His Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky	Your Hit Parade 1946
21	Hoagy Carmichael	Don't Forget to Say "No", Baby	Sometimes I Wonder….
22	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	Lazy Bones	The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
23	Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother	What's Going On [Motown]
24	Zion Harmonizers	Brother Moses Smote The Water	Best of Louisiana Music SAMPLER
25	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Brother, Seek And Ye Shall Find	Complete Recorded Works Vol.3
26	Simon & Garfunkel	He Was My Brother	Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
27	Pharis & Jason Romero	Rolling Mills	Tell 'Em You Were Gold
28	Bob Dylan	I Contain Multitudes	I Contain Multitudes – Single
29	Robert Plant/Alison Krauss	Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us	Raising Sand
30	Allen Toussaint	Soul Sister	The Allen Toussaint Collection
31	Sam & Dave	Soul Sister, Brown Sugar	The Very Best of Sam & Dave
32	The Mamas & The Papas	You Baby	Gold [Disc 1]
33	Robert Mitchum	Wheels (It's Rollin' Time Again)	That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Oldies, Theme Time

Devil’s Country Side

January 31, 2026 Dave

We turn once again down that dark and dusty road in country music history—where temptation rides shotgun, regret sits in the back seat, and the Devil just might be waiting at the crossroads. From ballads of fear and heartfelt tales to outlaw confessions and modern Americana shadows, we’ll be sharing tracks that flirt with fire, bargain with fate, and wrestle with salvation. The Devil, or if you will Satan, drops on by as our recurring country music theme this morning with selections from a host of favorites: BR5-49, The Louvin Brothers, Cowboy Copas, and Bob Wills as well as some off-brands like Ray Winfree, Kitty Lee and Powder River Jack, Jesse Floyd and a couple dozen others. They’re all bemoaning the Devil’s due. So pour a drink, dim the lights, and listen close… because in country music, when the Devil comes calling, he often sounds a lot like the truth. Tune in Friday mornings at 9am Pacific for yet another spoonful of your favorite Deeper Roots concoction.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	George Jones	Take The Devil Out Of Me	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
3	Hank Williams	The Devil's Train	Lovesick Blues August 1947 – December 1948
4	David Beatty And The Harmonettes	I Just Got Off The Devil's Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
5	Billy Strange	The Devil In Me	Crossroads In Cowtown
6	The Carter Family	Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You (Remastered)	Golden Selection (Remastered)
7	Powder River Jack, Kitty Lee	Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail	When I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1
8	Bob Wills	The Devil Ain't Lazy	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
9	The Sons Of The Pioneers	The Devil's Great Grandson	My Saddle Pals And I
10	Billy Barton	The Devil, My Conscience And I	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
11	The Statesmen With Hovie Lister	Get Thee Behind Me, Satan	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
12	Wayne, Pat & Keith	I'm Tired Of You, Satan	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
13	The Tune Wranglers	Up Jumped The Devil	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)
14	Dave Edwards	Done Sold My Soul to the Devil	Chronological Classics 1937 (Warped 3795)
15	Ray Winfree	Devil Hang Me High	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
16	The Louvin Brothers	Satan's Jeweled Crown	Long Play Collection
17	Roy And Georgia And The SO And SO's	Devil Get Away From Me	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
18	Loretta Lynn	The Devil Gets His Due	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]
19	Rusty Dean	Sinner Beware	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
20	Jesse Floyd	Satan's Wife	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
21	BR5-49	The Devil In Me	Dog Days
22	Butch Hancock	The Devil in Us All	War and Peace
23	The Louvin Brothers	Satan and the Saint	Long Play Collection
24	Buck Owens	Satan's Gotta Get Along Without Me	Dust On Mother's Bible
25	Jimmie Davis	I Ain't Gonna Let Ol' Satan Turn Me 'Round	Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
26	The Louvin Brothers	Satan Is Real	Close Harmony [Disc 5]
27	Dolly Parton	Satan's River	1972
28	Lee Ann Womack	Take The Devil Out Of Me	The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone
29	Lefty Frizzell	From An Angel To A Devil	Selected Sides – 1953-57
30	Ernest Tubb	Saturday Satan, Sunday Saint	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
31	The Sunshine Boys Quartet	The Devil Can't Harm A Praying Man	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
32	Johnny Horton	(I Wished for an Angel) The Devil Sent Me You	Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
33	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra	Swingin' The Devil's Dream	Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley
34	Lawton Williams	Satan's Bell	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter

Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Pop, Early Rock, Free Form, Oldies, Rock

Shake Your Hips

January 11, 2026 Dave

Another free form musical delight is ready and waiting for your ears this coming Friday morning. We dig into some mid-century nuggets from the country genre with Red Foley and Ernest Tubb as well as Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel and Joe Ely. That, of course, hardly covers the two hours. There’s also some hot rhythms from NRBQ, Daddy Cleanhead, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino and the sweet and brassy sounds from Billie Holiday, Johnny Mercer, and Babs Gonzales. Our new year won’t make promises but our hopes are all we’ve got, remembering that hate will never win if you don’t let it. There’s been wars fought for much less.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Jarmels	A Little Bit of Soap	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
3	Freddy Cannon	Abigail Beecher	His Latest And Greatest
4	NRBQ	A Little Bit Of Bad	Message For The Mess Age
5	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
6	Bo Diddley	Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
7	Slim Harpo	Shake Your Hips	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
8	Wanda Jackson	Dona'a Wan'a	Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
9	Fats Domino	I Can't Go On Rosalie	The Fabulous Mr D
10	The 5 Royales	I Got to Know	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
11	Irma Thomas	Look Up (AKA Whenever)	Soul Queen of New Orleans
12	The Marigolds	Rollin' Stone	The Best Of Excello Records
13	Dave Bartholemew	The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)	Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
14	Daddy Cleanhead	Something's Goin' On In My Room	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
15	Babs Gonzales	Professor Bop	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
16	Louis Jordan	If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?	Jivin' With Jordan
17	The Mills Brothers	Across The Alley From The Alamo	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
18	Asleep At The Wheel	Across The Alley From The Alamo	Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
19	Red Foley & Ernest Tubb	Hobo Boogie	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
20	Bill Kirchen	Down to Seeds and Stems Again	Seeds and Stems
21	Iris DeMent	Big City	Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
22	Merle Haggard	Silver Wings	The Complete '60s Capitol Singles
23	Joe Ely	Dallas	The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
24	Joe Ely	Dam Of My Heart	Time For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe Ely
25	Jorma Kaukonen	Red River Blues	Blue Country Heart
26	Arlo Guthrie	The City Of New Orleans	Hobo's Lullaby
27	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars	Havana Moon	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
28	Chuck Berry	Havana Moon	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
29	Bonnie Raitt/Was (Not Was)	Baby Mine	Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films
30	Marlene Dietrich	No Love, No Nothin'	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
31	Johnny Mercer	Jamoboree Jones	Songsmith From Savannah
32	Billie Holiday	Trav'lin' Light	Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)
33	Frank Sinatra	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
34	The Five Royales	Someone Made Me For You	Dedicated To You
35	The Haden Triplets	Pretty Baby	The Family Songbook

New Beginnings

January 2, 2026 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots, our first show of 2026, is most appropriately built for fresh starts and open horizons—a musical reset button for the soul. Our Friday morning journey will wind its way across gospel, folk, jazz, swing, and Americana, all tied together by the promise of new beginnings and the belief that tomorrow can be better than today. You’ll hear voices of resilience and joy including The Staple Singers, poetic reinvention from Bob Dylan, the irrepressible optimism and swing of Louis Prima, the elegant, forward-moving guitar lines of Herb Ellis, and the border-crossing storytelling of Carrie Rodriguez. Settle in as we welcome brand new days with music that lifts spirits, opens doors, and reminds us that hope is always worth tuning in for. And you can do just that this Friday morning on KOWS.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Aretha Franklin	A Change Is Gonna Come	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
3	Bruce Cockburn	Sunrise on the Mississippi	Dart to the Heart
4	Norah Jones	Sunrise	Feels Like Home
5	Louis Prima	Until Sunrise	Beepin' & Boppin'
6	Frankie Newton & Orchestra	The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise	Swing Is Here / Small-Band Swing 1935-1939
7	The Midnight Minstrels	There's a New Day Coming	The Big Broadcast – Volume 5
8	Herb Ellis	Sunrise	Down Home
9	Luther Dickinson	Hurry up Sunrise	Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II
10	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	Wake Up Everybody	Sweet Soul Of The 70s: The Sounds Of Philedelphia Disc 1
11	Keb' Mo'	Wake Up Everybody	Peace…Back By Popular Demand
12	Corinne Bailey Rae	Put Your Records On	2007 Grammy Nominees
13	Tracy Chapman	New Beginning	New Beginning
14	Ruthie Foster	Brand New Day	Promise of a Brand New Day
15	Esther Phillips With The Dixie Flyers	Brand New Day (LP Version)	Set Me Free
16	The Staple Singers	Brand New Day	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 6]
17	Jackie Lomax	New Day	Come And Get It – The Best Of Apple Records
18	Pete Seeger	Keep Your Eyes On The Prize [Album Version]	Pete Seeger: A Link In The Chain
19	Bruce Springsteen	Eyes on the Prize	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
20	Mavis Staples	Eyes On The Prize (Cd)	We'll Never Turn Back
21	Carrie Rodriguez	Eyes On The Prize	Love and Circumstances
22	Flock Of Dimes	Awake For The Sunrise	Country Roots Oxford American Southern Music Issue Vol. 24
23	Bob Dylan	New Morning	Chronicles, Vol. 1
24	Florence + The Machine	Dog Days Are Over	Lungs
25	Carsie Blanton	Hope	After the Revolution
26	Dixie Chicks	Wide Open Spaces	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2]
27	Elvis Presley	There's a Brand New Day On the Horizon	Elvis Double Features: Love in Las Vegas + Roustabout
28	Jackie DeShannon	Put A Little Love In Your Heart	It's My Party – The Great Girl Groups And Singers Of The 60's
29	Curtis Mayfield	We Got To Have Peace	The Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield

Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1

December 20, 2025 Dave

Another year turns, and once again we pause to honor the legacies that aren’t left behind so much as carried forward—alive in the music itself. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate: voices and visionaries such as Raul Malo, Flaco Jiménez, Steve Cropper, Phil Upchurch, Jerry Butler, Brian Wilson, David Johansen, Tony Bennett, and Garth Hudson. Their influence spans genres, generations, and countless records that still speak loud and clear. With just two hours, hard choices have to be made—so this tribute begins as Part 1 of a two part reflection. We hope you’ll tune in for a thoughtful look back at the artists whose legacies defined the soundtrack of our lives.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Jerry Butler & The Impressions	For Your Precious Love	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
3	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
4	Sugar Pie DeSanto	I Want To Know	Down In The Basement
5	Steve Cropper	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles
6	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
7	The Turtles	It Ain't Me Babe	20 Greatest Hits
8	Little Anthony & The Imperials	Hurt So Bad	The Best Of Little Anthony And The I Mperials
9	April Stevens/Nino Tempo	Deep Purple	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1963
10	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
11	Lenny Welch	Since I Fell For You	Lifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 2]
12	Tony Bennett	Put on a Happy Face	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
13	Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now_	Your Hit Parade – 1958
14	Peter, Paul & Mary	Puff, The Magic Dragon	Moving
15	The Kingston Trio	Where Have All The Flowers Gone (JOE HICKERSON)	Tom Dooley And Other Folksong Hits
16	Melba Montgomery	We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds	The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 1
17	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
18	Roberta Flack	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash
19	Marianne Faithfull	As Tears Go By	Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits
20	The Youngbloods	Get Together	Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
21	The Standells	Dirty Water (LARRY TAMBLYN)	The Classic Sixties: 1966
22	The Electric Prunes	Get Me To The World On Time	Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4
23	The Crickets	I Fought the Law	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
24	Phil Upchurch Combo	You Can't Sit Down (Part 1	Teen Beat, Volume 3
25	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
26	Dave "Baby" Cortez	The Happy Organ	The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance
27	The Beach Boys	In My Room	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
28	Brian Wilson	Lay Down Burden	Imagination
29	Barry Goldberg	Shady Hotel	Barry Goldberg
30	The Band	Chest Fever	Music From Big Pink
31	Brewer & Shipley	One Toke Over The Line	70s Music Explosion
32	Buster Poindexter	Hot Hot Hot	Buster Poindexter
33	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
34	Flaco Jimenez With Toby Torres & Jose Morante	Victimas del Huracan Beulah	Bob Dylan – artist's choice
35	Todd Snider	Alright Guy	That Was Me: The Best Of Todd Snider 1994-1998
36	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
37	The Mavericks	Moon & Stars (with Sierra Ferrell)	Moon & Stars
38	The Mavericks	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	Hey! Merry Christmas!

Flour Power

November 29, 2025 Dave

What a show for the day after Thanksgiving! This week we roll out a two-hour celebration of bakery-inspired tunes—an irresistible mix of cakes, pies, donuts, cookies, and every sugary delight ever to find its way into a lyric. We’ll be mixing up a blend from a century’s worth of music, from early jazz confections and country-fried treats to soulful blues pastries, golden-era pop indulgences, and rock-and-roll slices served hot from the oven. It’s all about how bakery imagery has sweetened American music’s storytelling. Jazz bands swing like a spoon in batter; country artists offer homestyle wisdom baked into every verse; blues singers lean into the bittersweet with slow-cooked grooves; and rock outfits bring the heat with songs that crust, crackle, and pop. Whether it’s a dusty 78 from the 1920s or a modern track with sprinkles of retro charm, the playlist draws straight from the musical pantry of the past hundred years. This week’s highlights include performances from Dan Hicks, NRBQ, Curtis Salgado, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller and a whole lot more. Tune into community radio for West Sonoma County. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to planet Earth at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds	Shortnin' Bread	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
3	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	Sweetheart (Waitress In A Donut Shop)	The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
4	Warren Smith	Singing the Blues (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 18)
5	Johnny Cash	Give My Love to Rose (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 20)
6	The Carolyn Sills Combo	That Doughnut Song	That Doughnut Song
7	Andy Kirk	Dunkin' A Doughnut	An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 [Disc 1]
8	The Modernaires	Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five	The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly
9	Rosemary Clooney	Cherry Pies Ought To Be You	Tenderly
10	Eileen Barton & The New Yorkers	If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked a Cake)	Cookin' Choice Cuts from the Famous Fifties
11	Art Mooney & His Orchestra	If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
12	Nat Russell	Chocolata	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
13	Galactic	Baker's Dozen	Late For The Future
14	Curtis Salgado	Cookie Dough	Americana Roots Songbook: Modern Blues
15	Jay & The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969
16	Linda Martell	The Wedding Cake (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
17	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Shortnin' Bread	100 Ans De Jazz
18	Fats Waller	You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It)	The Definitive Fats Waller: His Rhythm, His Piano, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]
19	Frank Zappa	Muffin Man	The Best Of Frank Zappa
20	Chuck Cabot & His Orchestra	Chocolate Cha Cha	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
21	Ella Mae Morse	The Patty Cake Man	Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 1]
22	Texas Top Hands	You Can't Have Your Cake	Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]
23	NRBQ	RC Cola And A Moon Pie	Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]
24	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
25	Mamie Bradley	The Patty Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
26	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
27	The Four Clefs	I Like Pie, I Like Cake	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
28	The Newbeats	Bread and Butter	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
29	Ella Fitzgerald	The Muffin Man	Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41
30	Louis Jordan	Beans and Corn Bread	Number Ones
31	Billy Hughes Buckaroos	Take Your Hands Off It (Birthday Cake)	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
32	Johnny Cash & The Light Crust Doughboys	W. Lee O'Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys)	Johnny Cash is Coming To Town
33	Lonnie Johnson	He's A Jelly Roll Baker	RCA Record Label: The 1st Note In Black Music [Disc 1]

Rock Roll and Soul

November 16, 2025 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots takes a wide turn down the backroads of American music, delivering a two-hour free form ride through the crossroads where rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for an eclectic blend honoring the roots while keeping one foot in the groove — where a deep cut from Garland Jeffreys might slide right up against raw King Curtis Memphis soul, a bouncy David Lindley number, or the tight shuffle of a Chess Records blues side. We’ll be connecting the dots between decades and genres with warmth and curiosity. Whether it’s Louvin-soaked harmonies, road-weary country soul, or the smoky after-hours mood of the juke joint, this week’s celebration once more explores the shared DNA of American sound. Tune in for stories between the songs, unexpected transitions, and a handpicked setlist that speaks to both memory and motion — a sonic journey that proves the roots run deep, wide, and ever surprising.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Traveling Wilburys	Last Night	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
3	The Mar-Keys	Last Night	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
4	Little Walter	Last Night	Cadillac Records [Disc 1]
5	Simon & Garfunkel	Homeward Bound	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
6	Nat King Cole Trio	Homeward Bound (1993 Digital Remaster)	The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 2]
7	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
8	Annie Ross	Twisted	King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings [Remastered]
9	David Lindley	Twist and Shout	El Rayo-X
10	King Curtis	Soul Twist	Soul Serenade
11	Gary U.S. Bonds	Dear Lady Twist	Gary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits
12	Phil Flowers	Twistin' Beat	Stompin' 8
13	The Traveling Wilburys	Wilbury Twist	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3
14	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
15	Doc & Richard Watson	Moody River	Third Generation Blues
16	Bob Gallion	My Square Dancin' Mama (She's Done Learned to Rock and Roll)	Warped 5611 – Bob Gallion – 1956 – 1959
17	The Louvin Brothers	I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby	Capitol Country Music Classics
18	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Yield Not To Temptation	The Definitive Collection
19	Eddie Floyd	Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4]
20	Al Kent	You've Got To Pay The Price	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
21	Timmy Willis	Mr Soul Satisfaction	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
22	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
23	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
24	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
25	Warren Zevon	Searching For A Heart	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 2]
26	John Lee Hooker	I'm in the Mood	His Best Chess Sides (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
27	Garland Jeffreys	Cool Down Boy	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
28	Linda Ronstadt	Just One Look	Living In The U.S.A.
29	The Spidells	Hmmm, With Feeling, Darling	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
30	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
31	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
32	Joe Boot & The Fabulous Winds	Rock And Roll Radio	Stompin' 2
33	The Darlenes	I Still Like Rock And Roll	Where The Girls Are Volume 8
34	Glenn Miller	Runnin' Wild	The Golden Years: 1938-1942 [Disc 1]
35	Warren Zevon	Reconsider Me	Sentimental Hygiene
36	Chuck Berry	Rock And Roll Music	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
37	Chuck Prophet	Bad Year for Rock and Roll	Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
38	Freddy Cannon	If You Were A Rock And Roll Record	The Best of Freddy Cannon – Big Blast From Boston!
39	Fats Domino	I'm In The Mood For Love	Here Stands Fats
40	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
41	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s

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

Rhythm & Bayou Romp

November 9, 2025 Dave

The sounds of New Orleans carry a mood that’s both jubilant and deeply human; it dances and mourns in the same breath. It’s the sound of the street parade meeting the juke joint: syncopated, earthy, and alive with horns, piano rolls, and that unmistakable backbeat shuffle. Unlike the more urban polish of Chicago blues or the rural cry of the Delta, New Orleans R&B has always felt like a conversation between the sacred and the profane, where gospel chords meet barroom swagger. Just beyond the Crescent City’s lights, where the waters of the bayou take form, we’ve got the accordians and fiddles of the swamp, where there’s humor, head and heartbreak woven into the DNA of the deep South. It is joyous and haunted, elegant and raw, as well as endlessly resilient. The music of New Orleans inspired an ethos — that music could be communal, unrestrained, and celebratory no matter the hardship. It taught America how to dance through its troubles, to find rhythm in resilience, and to turn sorrow into sound that still shakes the rafters and demands a communal dance to this day. This week’s show raises the flag of the Crescent City and her environs with a rhythm and bayou romp!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Roomful Of Blues	New Orleans	Best of Roomful of Blues The Alligator Records Years
3	Rusty & Doug Kershaw	Louisiana Man	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
4	Jimmy Newman	A Fallen Star	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
5	Alvin Robinson	Down Home Girl	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
6	Joe Barry	I'm a Fool to Care	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
7	Rod Bernard	Pardon Mr. Gordon	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
8	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
9	Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball	I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
10	The Hawketts	Your Time's Up	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
11	Sugar Boy Crawford	No More Heartaches	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
12	Clifton Chenier	The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
13	Clifton Chenier	Calinda	Destination New Orleans
14	Bobby Mitchell	I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
15	Fats Domino	The Big Beat	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
16	Dr. John	Blue Monday	Goin' Back To New Orleans
17	Fats Domino	What's Wrong	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
18	Theryl De Clouet	I Get Lifted	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
19	Sammy Naquin	New Orleans Waltz	Best of Cajun Instrumentals
20	Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie	Canaille	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	La Crhve De Faim (Starvation 2-Step)	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
22	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	New Orleans Beat	La Toussaint
23	Lil' Queenie & The Percolators	My Darlin' New Orleans	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
24	Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots	Bunny Bread	Destination New Orleans
25	Johnny Adams	Release Me	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
26	Jimmy Clanton	Another Sleepless Night	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
27	Jewel King	3X7=21	New Orleans R&B Outbreak
28	Charles "Hungry" Williams	So Glad You're Mine	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
29	Archibald	Stack O Lee	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
30	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	You've Got To Be Modernistic	Black American Choirs 1926-31
31	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	Shout On	Black American Choirs 1926-31
32	The Red Stick Ramblers	Main Street Blues	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
33	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	Mardi Gras In New Orleans	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005

Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rock, Theme Time

Halloween 2025

November 1, 2025 Dave

Halloween in America, on the anniversary of the first quarter century of the millennium. We celebrate the night by wearing masks, by flirting with fear, by turning the grotesque into entertainment. But here in 2025, you can’t help but feel like the masks didn’t come off this year. The trick-or-treaters will return home tonight, but the parade of make-believe monsters marched straight into the daylight this past January — and some of them are occupying the most important offices in our fragile democracy. What used to be a night for play-acting power, for pretending to be the villain, has turned into a movement that’s forgotten the difference between costume and conviction. The slogans sound patriotic, the anger sounds righteous, and the cruelty wears the grin of normalcy. Halloween, at least, has an ending — sunrise, candy wrappers, a hangover of sugar and smoke. But America’s current masquerade? The lights came on, and the masks stayed put.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	David & Roselyn	Marie Lavaux	The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
3	Dr. John	Marie Laveau	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
4	Mississippi John Hurt	Spider Spider	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
5	Memphis Minnie	Black Cat Blues – Take 1	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
6	Bob Dunn	Graveyard Blues	1939-1940 (Warped 3921)
7	Tampa Red	Witchin' Hour Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
8	Memphis Minnie	Hoodoo Lady	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
9	Robert Johnson	Me And The Devil Blues	ABC Of The Blues Vol 18
10	Rev. Emmett Dickinson	A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
11	Charles Sheffield	It's Your Voodoo Working	100 Northern Soul Classics
12	St. Louis Bessie (Mae Smith)	Ghost Creepin' Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
13	The Hollywood Flames	Frankenstein's Den	The Hollywood Flames
14	Eels	Fresh Blood	Hombre Lobo
15	AC DC	Hells Bells	Back in Black
16	Original London Cast recording	In The Air Tonight American Psycho	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
17	The Frantics	Werewolf	The Roots Of Psychobilly
18	Redbone	The Witch Queen Of New Orleans	Rockin' 70s [Disc 2]
19	Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs	I've Got a Voodoo Doll	1963-1968 – The Complete Wooly Bully Years vol.1
20	Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm	She Made My Blood Run Cold	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
21	Louis Armstrong	Spooks!	A Very Vintage Halloween
22	The Duponts	Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall)	Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
23	John Carpenter	Halloween Theme	Halloween: 20th Anniversary
24	Dr. John	Witchy Red	Television
25	Bettye LaVette	Witchcraft in the Air	Motor City Soul
26	The Deep River Boys	Swinging at the Siance	The Ultimate Rockin' Halloween Party (American Horror Songs 1930s – 1950s)
27	Parham-Pickett Apollo Syncopaters (W/"Tiny" Parham & Junie C. Cobb)	Mojo Strut	A Very Vintage Halloween
28	Truett & George	Ghost Dance	Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952
29	Nina Simone	I Put a Spell on You	Anthology Disc 1
30	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put a Spell on You	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
31	Roy Buchanan	Haunted House	Roy Buchanan
32	Tom Waits	Whistlin' Past The Graveyard	Used Songs 1973-1980
33	Dinah Washington / Max Richter	This Bitter Earth / On The Nature Of Daylight	Shutter Island [Disc 2]

Americana, Country, Country Swing, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Theme Time

High On The Hog!

October 17, 2025 Dave

We’ll be rolling back our Hillbilly Wayback Machine to the year 1950 for romance in high pants at the barn dance. Country music really hadn’t yet caught on as a genre so a lot of the music we’ll share today had the misfortune of being coined “hillbilly music”; a blend of silver screen cowboy nostalgia for the lone prairie alongside swinging arrangements and occasional ballads of the heart. You even had yourself some down-home novelty and syncopated vocals that looked out at that land beyond the sun where the tumbleweeds bounced across the horizon. Without further waxing of the poetic, we’ll let you know that you’ll be treated to some very best from under the blanket of the prairie sky including the likes of Smiley Burnette, Jimmy Wakely, Tin Ear Tanner, Zeb Turner and Leon Chappel. These weren’t necessarily the big hits but they were honky tonk and jukebox favorites. Drop in and find out.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Gene Autry	Dear Heart and Gentle People	Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]
3	Hank Penny	Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma'am	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
4	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Land Beyond The Sun	My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 4] – Riders In The Sky)
5	Smiley Burnette and The Ewing Sisters	It's My Lazy Day	The Singing Cowboys Collection
6	Ella Mae Morse	The Blacksmith Blues	Time-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50S
7	Tex Williams	I Lost My Gal From Memphis	Vintage Collections
8	Hank Snow	I'm Movin' On (Mono)	Snow Country
9	Jimmy Wakely	Dust	The Melody Kid – 1940-51
10	Audrey Williams	I'm Telling You	1948-1951 (Warped 5021)
11	Hank Williams	Lovesick Blues	24 Greatest
12	Leon Chappel	You Hear Me Talkin'	Automatic Mama
13	Red Foley	Choc'late Ice Cream Cone	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 2]
14	Tennesee Ernie Ford	Anticipation Blues	Southern Belle [Disc 2]
15	Jimmie Dolan	It Had To Come Someday	Juke Box Boogie
16	Bill Haley	Susan Van Dusan	Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1
17	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 1]
18	Red Foley	Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age	Tennessee Saturday Night
19	Ernest Tubb	The Lovebug Itch	Ernest Tubb – The Texas Troubadour – Writers Galore [Disc 4]
20	Zeb Turner	Boogie Woogie Lou	I've Got The Boogie Blues
21	Al Dexter	Hi-De-Ho Boogie On A Saturday Night	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
22	Casey Simmons	Juke Box Boogie	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
23	Johnny Bond	Mean Mama Boogie	Hillibilly Boogie!
24	Hank Penny	Bloodshot Eyes	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
25	Hank Penny	What You've Got	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
26	Tin Ear Tanner	I Used To Work In Chicago	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
27	Shot Jackson & Webb Pierce	I Need You Like A Hole In The Head	Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood
28	Oakie Jones	Love Fever	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
29	Jimmie Davis	The Poodle Dog Song	Doggone Country
30	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans with Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage	May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You (Dale Evans Foy Willing Riders of the PS)	The Roy Rogers Collection [Disc 3]
31	Red Kirk	It's Raining In My Heart	Red Kirk "The Voice of The Country"
32	Hank Snow	Breakfast With the Blues (Stereo)	Snow Country
33	Little Jimmy Dickens	Out Of Business	The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens
34	Lefty Frizzell	My Baby's Just Like Money	Hillibilly Boogie!
35	Spade Cooley (voc. Ginny Jackson & Les Anderson)	Hillbilly Fever	Crossroads In Cowtown
36	Johnny Bond	It Ain't Gonna Happen To Me	Put Me To Bed
37	Red Foley	Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy	The Essential Recordings
38	Hank Williams	Cold, Cold Heart	24 Greatest

A Century of America's Music