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Classic Country Covers

January 14, 2023 Dave

It may be Friday the 13th, but we won’t be bothered with the superstitious. Instead, we’ll go with traditional and popular country nuggets as our topics with some couplings of contemporary and vintage. We’ve gathered a collection of modern country covers from the likes of Rosanne Cash, Solitaire Miles, Charley Crockett, Chuck Mead and others and we’ll be coupling them up with originals and favorites from the distant past. Merle Travis, Red Foley, Hank Williams, and The Louvin Brothers take the stage from a dream-filled past. We’re celebrating country classics from fifties, sixties and seventies and having fun doing it while kicking back. You don’t need to be wearing pretentious boots and hats to appreciate the easy sway of classic country … you just need to close your eyes and appreciate the performances … well, unless you’re driving.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Band	Long Black Veil	Music From Big Pink
3	Rosanne Cash Featuring Jeff Tweedy	Long Black Veil (Feat. Jeff Tweedy)	The List
4	Lefty Frizzell	Long Black Veil	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
5	Johnny Bond	Goodbye Old Paint	Standard Transcriptions
6	Pharis and Jason Romero	Goodbye Old Paint	A Wanderer I'll Stay
7	McKinley James	Who Will The Next Fool Be	Who Will The Next Fool Be (Single)
8	Charlie Rich	Who Will the Next Fool Be	Sun Ballads 1953-62
9	Johnny Cash	We Must Believe In Magic	The Adventures Of Johnny Cash
10	Matt Urmy	We Must Believe in Magic (feat. Cowboy Jack Clement)	Out of the Ashes
11	The Malpass Brothers	Hello Walls	The Malpass Brothers
12	Willie Nelson	Hello Walls	Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
13	Henson Cargill	Skip a Rope	Skip a Rope
14	Charley Crockett	Skip A Rope	Music City USA
15	Kevin Russell	Are You Teasing Me	Plain Dirt Fashion
16	The Louvin Brothers	Are You Teasing Me	Capitol Country Music Classics
17	Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys	Anytime	Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2
18	Chuck Mead	Anytime	You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold
19	Dirty Cello	Sixteen Tons	I May Not Be Perfect
20	Merle Travis	Sixteen Tons	Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
21	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams	Crazy 'Cause I Love You	That's What I Like About The West
22	Solitaire Miles	Crazy Cause I Love You	Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas
23	Whitney Rose	There's A Tear In My Beer	Heartbreaker of the Year
24	Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.	There's A Tear In My Beer	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
25	Solitaire Miles	I Hear You Talkin'	Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas
26	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	I Hear You Talkin'	The Tiffany Transcriptions Volume 1
27	Hank Williams	You're Gonna Change	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 11
28	Tom Petty	You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)	Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
29	Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys	Settin' The Woods On Fire	Back At The Quonset Hut
30	Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys	Settin' The Woods On Fire	Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood
31	Red Foley	Tennessee Border	Tennessee Saturday Night
32	Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys	Tennessee Border	Back At The Quonset Hut
33	BR5-49	The Price of Love	This Is BR549
34	The Everly Brothers	The Price of Love	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2

Who We Lost 2022

January 1, 2023 Dave

The river of time flows on as our sturdy yet terminal transport is like any raft, a fragile one as our bindings become untethered. Let’s tip our hats and remember those who, over the past century, have contributed to American culture. This morning’s show is about the performers, the songwriters, the session musicians, and those behind the scenes who made a lasting contribution. We thank them as 2022 comes to a close. Tune in for a comprehensive and reflective show, our final Deeper Roots show of 2022, as we look ahead to the new year that is filled with so much promise.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Robert Gordon	The Way I Walk	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
3	Buddy Holly	Peggy Sue	Rave On: The Coral Story
4	Little Richard	Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE)	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
5	Ronnie Hawkins	Wild Little Willy	Ronnie Hawkins
6	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4
7	Sandy Nelson	&And Then There Were Drums	Their Greatest Misses
8	Loretta Lynn	The Pill	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
9	The Judds	Why Not Me	The Best Of Classic Country 80's
10	Jody Miller	Queen Of The House	All-Time Country Hits 1
11	C.W. McCall	Convoy	Super Hits Of The '70s – Have A Nice Day, Vol. 15
12	Mickey Gilley	Room Full Of Roses	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
13	Bill Staines	Rompin' Rovin' Days	Journey Home
14	Bobbie Nelson	Death Ray Boogie	Audiobiography (iTunes Exclusive)
15	The Ronettes	Be My Baby	The Best of the Ronettes
16	Bobby Rydell	Forget Him	Cameo Parkway 1957-1967
17	Adam Wade	The Writing On The Wall	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
18	The Five Satins	In the Still of the Night	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
19	The Ventures	Perfidia	Teen Beat, Volume 3
20	Brian Hyland	Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini	Another Banana Split, please
21	Dwayne Hickman	Don't Send a Rabbit	Great Googly Moo: Silly Songs from the American Charts
22	Robert Morse	I Believe In You	The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s
23	The Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy? (SUSAN JACKS)	Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s
24	The Spinners	I'll Be Around	One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
25	The Seekers	I'll Never Find Another You	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
26	Mary McCaslin	Last Cannonball	Mystery Train; Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 2
27	Paul Siebel	Louise	Woodsmoke and Oranges
28	Kelly Joe Phelps	Lead Me On	Lead Me On
29	Judy Henske	High Flying Bird	Troubadours Of The Folk Era Volume Two (Rhino)
30	The Green Fields of America	Down By the Tanyard Side (SONG)	The Green Fields of America
31	The Young Rascals	Good Lovin' (DINO DANELLI)	Red, White & Rock Disc 3
32	Syl Johnson	I Resign From Your Love	Welcome To The Club
33	The Isley Brothers	This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
34	Mable John	Your Good Thing (Is About To End)	Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
35	Betty Davis	Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him	Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23
36	Ramsey Lewis Trio	Wade In The Water	The Greatest Hits
37	The Blues Project	Lost In The Shuffle	Sophisticated Boom Boom: The Shadow Morton Story
38	Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band	Mercedes Benz	Pearl
39	Fleetwood Mac	Everywhere	Greatest Hits [Reprise]
40	Olivia Newton-John	Hopelessly Devoted To You	Grease
41	Irene Cara	Fame	Sounds Of The Eighties: 1980
42	Meat Loaf	Paradise by the Dashboard Light	Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 2
43	Procol Harum	Whiter Shade of Pale	The Big Chill
44	Julee Cruise	Floating	Floating into the Night

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The Year in Americana 2022

December 10, 2022 Dave

This week’s show looks back at the year 2022 with a focus on the umbrella genre known as Americana. We’ll be digging deep into the releases that mattered last year, sharing some of the fresh new releases that made an impression. There are the singer/songwriters, the old hands with fresh perspectives, as well as those who have taken tradition and dressed it up fresh for the party. We’ll hear tracks from some of the very best albums of the year, including a few off the beaten one. Some great sounds coming your way from Aoife O’Donovan, The Black Keys, Tami Neilson, and Hurray for the Riff Raff. Pour yourself a cup of your favorite fresh brew, put on the headphones, and find yourself some new favorites from under that big tent they call ‘Americana’ on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Courtney Marie Andrews	These Are The Good Old Days	Loose Future
3	Jake Xerxes Fussell	Frolic	Good and Green Again
4	Neko Case	Hold On, Hold On	Wild Creatures
5	John Craigie	Distance	Mermaid Salt
6	Hurray for the Riff Raff	Nightqueen	Life On Earth
7	Eliza Gilkyson	Don't Stop Lovin' Me	Songs From the River Wind
8	Tami Neilson feat. Willie Nelson	Beyond The Stars	Kingmaker
9	Mary Gauthier	Fall Apart World	Dark Enough to See the Stars
10	Calexico	El Mirador	El Mirador
11	Aoife O'Donovan	Prodigal Daughter	Age of Apathy
12	Father John Misty	Goodbye Mr. Blue	Chlok and the Next 20th Century
13	Tommy McLain	Somebody (Radio Edit)	I Ran Down Every Dream
14	Leeroy Stagger	Does Anybody Live Here?	Dystopian Weekends
15	Dr. John	End Of The Line feat. Aaron Neville	Things Happen That Way
16	The Cactus Blossoms	Ballad of an Unknown	One Day
17	Charley Crockett	I Hope It Rains At My Funeral	Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley
18	Charley Crockett	The Man from Waco	The Man from Waco
19	Angel Olsen & Sturgill Simpson	Big Time	Big Time
20	Melissa Carper	Hit or Miss	Ramblin' Soul
21	Jake Blount	Didn't It Rain	The New Faith
22	Tyler Childers	Way of the Triune God	Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?
23	David Quinn	Cornbread and Chili	Country Fresh
24	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Can't Let Go	Raise The Roof
25	The Black Keys	It Ain't Over	Dropout Boogie
26	Willi Carlisle	Vanlife (Radio Edit)	Peculiar, Missouri
27	Miko Marks The Resurrectors	Trouble	Feel Like Going Home

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Wild in the Streets

December 4, 2022 Dave

December’s arrived and we’re going to get ourselves warmed up for the Hot Stove League, New Year’s Eve, football playoffs, reindeer on the roof and all the rest of it. But our show today will take on a common thread: songs about ‘the street’ or streets or boulevards, avenues … only the surface streets, not the highways. Dave’s picked out a collection of songs that are sure to stir emotion bringing home music that take on the ‘street’ topics from the genres of country, early pop, rock, folk, blues and all the rest. We’ll hear from Dylan, The Ink Spots, Tony Rice, Charlie Spand, the Orlons and a couple dozen others taking on an eclectic blend of songs where the streets as the muse. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio’s KOWS 92.5 FM, streaming to all of planet earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Deeper Roots brings you a morning of sounds from the locales of Easy Street, Lonely Street and 4th Street…directly from Orchard and 7th.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Various Artists	Wild In the Streets Trailer	1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials
3	Garland Jeffreys	Wild in the Streets	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
4	Orlons	South Street	Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits
5	The Royals	Fifth Street Blues	The Very Best of the Royals & the Midnighters
6	Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles	Decatur Street	Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles
7	Eddie Floyd	Soul Street	Stax Profiles – Eddie Floyd
8	Glories	Dark End Of The Street	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
9	Bobby Womack	Across 110th Street	Jackie Brown OST
10	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Lonely Street	Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry
11	Little Ann	One Way Street	Funk Soul Sisters
12	Charlie Spand	Hastings Street	Black Swan Sampler
13	Jack Teagarden	Basin Street Blues	An Introduction To Jack Teagarden
14	Cab Calloway	Beale Street Mama	Best Of The Big Bands
15	The Ink Spots	Street Of Dreams	Greatest Hits
16	The Boswell Sisters	Forty-Second Street	The Boswell Sisters Volume 2
17	Julie London	Easy Street	Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl
18	Dean Martin	On the Street Where You Live	Swingin' with Dino
19	Keely Smith w. Billy May Orchestra	On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Summer Days And Summer Nights – 31 Beach Pearls
20	George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy Wilson	On Green Dolphin Street	The Swingin's Mutual!
21	T-Bone Walker	Street Walking Woman	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
22	Bob Dylan	Positively 4th Street	Biograph Disc 2
23	Bruce Springsteen	Streets of Philadelphia	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
24	The Doobie Brothers	Takin' It To The Streets	Takin' It To The Streets
25	Utah Phillips	Larimer Street	The Telling Takes Me Home
26	Gram Parsons	Streets Of Baltimore	Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 1] – GP
27	Buck Owens	Streets of Laredo	I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
28	Buck Owens	Streets Of Bakersfield	Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
29	Tony Rice	Church Street Blues	Church Street Blues
30	Simon & Garfunkel	The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)	The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
31	Matys Brothers	Crazy Street	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
32	Leonard Cohen	Boogie Street	The Future/Ten New Songs

Session Masters: Guitar

November 28, 2022 Dave

When trying to put together a Deeper Roots episode that covered the great session masters from the past one hundred years it became exceedingly clear that the show would need to be broken up into multiple parts. Percussion, keyboards, brass, bass and all the rest will follow but this week we’re going to focus on the string masters; those guitar stars who account for the bulk of Top 30 hits that graced our lives over the second half of the 20th century. They include Hank Garland, Grady Martin, James Burton, Joe Messina, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Johnson and, of course, Tommy Tedesco. There are many others who deserve the recognition but our show is only a two hour show and, even at that, picking only three or four examples per performer doesn’t do it justice. We’re going to give credit where it’s due…those who stood in the shadows.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Brenda Lee	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
3	Jimmy Lloyd	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
4	Elvis Presley	A Big Hunk O' Love	Elvis 30 #1 Hits
5	Little Jimmy Dickens	(I Got) A Hole In My Pocket	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
6	Simon Crum	Stand Up, Sit Down, Shut Your Mouth	Country & Western Nuggets
7	Bobby Helms	Jingle Bell Rock	Making Merry
8	Dale Hawkins	Susie-Q	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
9	Ricky Nelson	Stood Up	Legacy [Disc 1]
10	Jim & Joe	Fireball Mail	James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
11	Gram Parsons	Return Of The Grievous Angel	G.P. / Grievous Angel
12	Buffalo Springfield	A Child's Claim To Fame	Buffalo Springfield Again
13	Elvis Presley	Please Don't Drag That String Around	Grady Martin
14	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Classic Country
15	Brenda Lee	Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)	Grady Martin
16	Merle Haggard	Mama Tried	The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
17	Willie Nelson	On The Road Again	Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]
18	The Champs	Tequila	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
19	Rick Nelson	Hello Mary Lou	Greatest Love Songs
20	The Beach Boys	I Get Around	All Summer Long
21	Wayne Newton	Danke Schoen	Wild, Cool & Swingin'
22	Elvis Presley	What'd I Say	Elvis' Gold Records (Volume 4)
23	J. Livingston & R. Evans	Bonanza	Television's Greatest Hits Volume I
24	Jerry Goldsmith	Twilight Zone Overture – Twilight Zone: The Movie	75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1)
25	Sam Cooke	Bring It On Home to Me	Best of Answer Songs vol 4
26	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2
27	The 5th Dimension	Wedding Bell Blues	Greatest Hits on Earth
28	Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces	Searching For My Love	Chess Uptown Soul
29	Aretha Franklin	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
30	Leon Russell	Tight Rope	Retrospective
31	The Four Tops	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
32	The Temptations	Ain't Too Proud to Beg	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
33	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	Your Precious Love	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
34	The Supremes	When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through	Gold Disc 1

Sweet Dreams

November 20, 2022 Dave

Our show this week features sweet dreams, swamp pop, Americana, doo wop, and all that makes the past century of America’s music a delight to dream on. We’ll touch on the new album from a legend who is most deservedly having his moment right now with a new album and where a one hit wonder once existed. Tommy McLain’s new album is a revelation and reminds us that music, when carried and shared with a passion like his, will always bring a bright light even in the darkest of times. This week’s show is a free form romp featuring Tommy, Mark Knopfler, Robert Plant, Bill Kirchen, Corb Lund, Bob Wills, Paul Thorn, and a couple dozen others. Some fiery rock and roll blended with country, doo wop, pop and lots of circumstance. Please join in…we’d be delighted to spend a Friday morning with you on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Solomon Burke/Zucchero	Diavolo in Me (A Devil in Me)	Zucchero & Co.
3	Tommy McLain	I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)	I Ran Down Every Dream
4	Tommy McLain	Sweet Dreams	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
5	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	The Essential Collection
6	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
7	Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler	I'll See You in My Dreams	Neck and Neck
8	Mark Knopfler	Devil Baby	The Ragpicker's Dream
9	Chris Isaak	Speak of the Devil	Speak of the Devil
10	Earl-Jean	I'm Into Something Good	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
11	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
12	Don Gardner & DeeDee Ford	I Need Your Loving	Soul Gold Oldies
13	Ernie Maresca	Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)	The Best Jukeboxhits [Disc 1]
14	Jesse Powell & The Caddies	Ain't You Gonna	Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
15	The Chiffons	One Fine Day	One Fine Day And Other Favorites
16	Corb Lund	Devil's Best Dress	Americana Music Awards Sampler
17	Gillian Welch	The Devil Had a Hold of Me	Hell Among the Yearlings
18	Bill Kirchen	Devil With The Blue Dress (Album Version)	Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods
19	Paul Thorn	Don't Let The Devil Ride	Don't Let The Devil Ride
20	Bob Wills	The Devil Ain't Lazy	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
21	Scott H. Biram	Gotta Get To Heaven	Sold Out To The Devil: Select Gospel Cuts By The Reverend Scott H. Biram
22	Robert Plant	Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down	Band Of Joy
23	Levon Helm	Stuff You Gotta Watch	Electric Dirt
24	Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven	Down The Road Apiece	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
25	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Hank Ballard & the Midnighters – Greatest Hits
26	Michael Nesmith	Silver Moon	Listen To The Band [UK]
27	Louis Jordan	Stone Cold Dead in the Market – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Tympany Five	Number Ones
28	Rosemary Clooney	Come On A My House	Tenderly
29	Tommy McLain	Somebody (Radio Edit)	I Ran Down Every Dream
30	Pete Seeger	Little Boxes	The Essential Pete Seeger

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Loretta & Jerry

November 6, 2022 Dave

This past October, we lost a couple of very important ties to two whose stars shone bright in both the Golden Age of Country and the Golden Age of Rock ‘n Roll. We’ll take on a dual tribute to the passing of Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis. The torch has surely passed but their fire burned white hot as their stars rose, both sharing controversy and almost overnight fame. They also continued to perform into their later years, teaming up with songwriters and performers who were relevant to new generations, but true to their core calling. Our first hour take time to visit Loretta Lynn’s humble but no-nonsense storytelling and the second hour will take us into the whirlwind of unapologetic badassness that was Jerry Lee Lewis.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Loretta Lynn	You Ain't Woman Enough	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]
3	Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter (Recitation)	Still Woman Enough
4	Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
5	Loretta Lynn,Margo Price	One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price)	One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price)
6	Loretta Lynn & Jack White	Portland Oregon	Van Lear Rose
7	Loretta Lynn	The Pill	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
8	Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty	After the Fire Is Gone	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973
9	Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn	Answer The Phone (w/ Loretta Lynn)	A Tribute To A Legend
10	Ernest Tubb/Loretta Lynn	Thanks a Lot	Legendary: It's Been So Long, Darling
11	Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty	You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 3]
12	Loretta Lynn	She's Got You	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
13	Loretta Lynn	Success	I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]
14	Loretta Lynn	This Old House	Van Lear Rose
15	Loretta Lynn	First City	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
16	Loretta Lynn	Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]
17	Loretta Lynn	In the Sweet Bye and Bye	All Time Gospel Favorites [Disc 1]
18	Jerry Lee Lewis/Jimmy Page	Rock and Roll	Last Man Standing
19	Jerry Lee Lewis	Crazy Arms	All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
20	Jerry Lee Lewis	End Of The Road	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
21	Jerry Lee Lewis	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
22	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls of Fire	Red, White & Rock Disc 1
23	Jerry Lee Lewis	High School Confidential	Sun Recordings Greatest Hits
24	Jerry Lee Lewis	Breathless	All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
25	Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins	I Saw The Light (With Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins)	The Survivors
26	Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins	Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On (With Jerry Lee Lewis)	The Survivors
27	The Million Dollar Quartet	You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven	The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
28	Jerry Lee Lewis	What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)	The Definitive Collection
29	Jerry Lee Lewis	Somewhere Over the Rainbow	The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999
30	Jerry Lee Lewis	Milkshake Mademoiselle	Good Old Summertime
31	Jerry Lee Lewis	Bad Moon Rising	Mean Old Man
32	Jerry Lee Lewis	Wild One	18 Original Sun Greatest Hits
33	Bruce Springsteen/Jerry Lee Lewis	Pink Cadillac	Last Man Standing
34	Jerry Lee Lewis	Big Blue Diamond	Southern Roots

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Travelin’ Shoes

October 17, 2022 Dave

We’re reaching deep into those roots Americana archives this morning for a free form blend of country, gospel, folk, and blues. Buckets of music planned for your Friday morning: whether you’re here in the warm October folds of Sonoma County or on the other side of the planet, we’re here to soothe the fray of what’s occurring at every corner. The music we have in store includes new tracks from Dr. John and Sweet Megg, Neko Case, the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Haden, Randy Newman and more than a dozen others. Songs about the long road, six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline, and sunrise and sunset couplets. It’s a Friday morning here on the West Coast and our community is always willing to share with you on KOWS-LP Community Radio. Join us, why don’t you.

1
2	00:00	Bruce Springsteen	Nightshift
3	08:05	Maria Muldaur	Sweetheart
4	11:00	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet	Travelin' Shoes
5	12:50	Maria Muldaur	Travelin' Shoes
6	15:11	Don Elliot	Long, Black Automobile
7	17:38	Lightnin' Hopkins	Automobile Blues
8	28:45	Weeping Willows	When The Sun Came Down
9	30:51	Anita Carter	Ring Of Fire
10	32:44	Charlie Haden	Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
11	36:20	Tony Rice	Pride of Man
12	38:35	Dr. John	End Of The Line feat. Aaron Neville
13	49:02	Aaron Neville	Down Into Muddy Water
14	52:34	Neko Case	Buckets Of Rain
15	55:16	Randy Newman & The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra With Members Of The New York Philharmonic	Louisiana 1927
16	58:34	Chris Hillman	Like A Hurricane
17	1:07:17	Sweet Megg	Faded Love
18	1:10:57	The Boswell Sisters	Was That the Human Thing to Do, #1
19	1:14:10	Louis Armstrong	Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
20	1:17:07	Fats Domino	Goin' Home
21	1:19:12	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	I'm Walkin'
22	1:25:30	Wanda Jackson	Mean Mean Man
23	1:27:38	Junior Brown & The Beach Boys	409
24	1:29:53	Bruce Springsteen; Dr. John	Right Place Wrong Time
25	1:34:19	Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines	I Want a Lavender Cadillac
26	1:37:08	Louis Prima	Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
27	1:39:41	Betty Hutton	Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
28	1:42:41	Hoagy Carmichael	Ole Buttermilk Sky
29	1:44:42	Ella Mae Morse with Dick Walters & His Orchestra	Shoo-Shoo Baby
30	1:51:28	Blue Lu Barker	A Little Bird Told Me
31	1:53:39	Maria Muldaur	It Ain't the Meat It's the Motion

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West Coast Blues Roots

October 9, 2022 Dave

The 40s and 50s post-war migration brought tough working conditions in Chicago which offered stability over the miserable sharecropper existence of the Delta. Both were fodder for the some of the very best in classic blues. The production lines of Detroit and other cities on the Eastern seaboard were models of a different kind of work that the Industrial Age had to offer. But the West Coast wasn’t the place you’d expect to find the blues: shipyards, agriculture, and urban sprawl would aggregate so many different styles that rhythm and blues was a fusion of the many different sensibilities that were brought with both performer and listener alike westward from east of the Mississippi. Having the hub of the world of entertainment in the Southland didn’t hurt either. We’ll be browsing the sounds of some of the greats: McCracklin, Fulson, Otis, Mayfield, and (of course) T-Bone Walker in the Deeper Roots morning show today. West Coast Blues led to blues-based rock in large part because of the exposure to the many different styles of the mid-century blues bands and solo rockers. West Coast Blues Roots is the name of our show this morning on KOWS-LP Occidental.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Gangster Of Love	Living The Blues: 1957-1959 Blues Classics
3	Lowell Fulson	Blue Shadows	Chess Blues Disc 4
4	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Shuffle	Living The Blues: Blues Greats
5	Ivory Joe Hunter	Boogin' In The Rain	The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter 1947
6	Amos Milburn	One, Two, Three, Everybody	Amos Milburn Rocks
7	Amos Milburn	One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer	Amos Milburn Rocks
8	Floyd Dixon	Hey Bartender	Marshall Texas Is My Home
9	Big Jay McNeely	The Deacon's Hop	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
10	Percy Mayfield	Please Send Me Someone To Love	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
11	Johnny Guitar Watson	Mortorhead Baby	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1
12	Little Esther And Willie Littlefield	Turn the Lights Down Low	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
13	Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson	Gonna Send You Where I Got You From	Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
14	Peppermint Harris	I Got Loaded	Loaded, Vol. 1
15	Jimmy McCracklin	The Walk	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
16	Little Willie Littlefield	K. C. Loving	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
17	T-Bone Walker	Stormy Monday	The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
18	Roy Milton	The Hucklebuck	Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton
19	Floyd Dixon	Call Operator 210	The Cocktail Combos [Disc 3]
20	Johnny Otis	Baby Baby Blues	Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars
21	Johnny Otis	Head Hunter	The Roots Of Frank Zappa
22	Etta James	Good Rockin Daddy	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
23	Pee Wee Crayton	Blues After Hours	ABC Of The Blues Vol 7
24	Johnny Moore's Three Blazers	Driftin' Blues	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
25	Charles Brown	Black Night	Living The Blues: Blues Greats
26	Cecil Gant	I Wonder	R&B Jukebox Hits 1944
27	Amos Milburn	Bad Bad Whiskey	Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn
28	Juke Boy Bonner	Running Shoes	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
29	Lloyd Glenn	The Shakedown	Chess Blues Disc 4
30	Etta James	I Just Want to Make Love to You	At Last!
31	Percy Mayfield	The River's Invitation	ABC Of The Blues Vol 28
32	Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers	Deep Fried	Blues Pajama Party
33	Roy Milton & His Solid Senders	R.M. Blues	Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton

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

Workin’ Man Blues

September 17, 2022 Dave

We’ll be spending two hours on a century of hard work, little pay, striking it rich as well as failing to do so. Songs about working the mines, panning in the mother lode, welfare and pittance wages, as well as the country sounds of Merle’s Working Man Blues. Plenty to keep us reflecting on a lifetime of keeping afloat knowing full well that you can’t take it with you. Not necessarily money for nothing and kicks for free but we’ve also got songs about blowing it all on a Saturday night. Join us for music from Johnny Horton, Wynn Stewart, Tex Ritter, Merle, Hazel Dickens, Roy Orbison and a cast of the very best of performances from the past century here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Tex Williams	Money	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
3	Howard Vokes	The Miner	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
4	Tex Ritter	A Working Man's Prayer	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
5	Doc Watson	Dream of the Miner's Child	1964-1965 (Warped 6411F)
6	Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter	Coal Miner's Daughter
7	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	Workin' Man Blues (2006 Digital Remaster)	Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
8	Lyle Lovett	Working Too Hard	My Baby Don't Tolerate
9	Slaid Cleaves	Working Stiff	Unsung
10	Perry Tonightus And The Heart Burn	Living On The Welfare Check	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
11	Buck Owens	Waitin' In Your Welfare Line	The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1
12	Johnny Paycheck	Take This Job And Shove It	Superstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1]
13	Roy Orbison	Working for the Man	The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]
14	Brennen Leigh	North To Alaska	Too Thin To Plow
15	Mudcrutch	Six Days On the Road	Mudcrutch
16	Wynn Stewart	Another Day, Another Dollar	California Country
17	The Westport Kids	You Kaint Take It With You	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
18	Billy Parker	It Takes A Lot Of Money	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
19	Bobby Barnett	Workin' Man	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
20	Arlie Duff	Money Hungry	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
21	Faron Young	I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night	1953-1956 (Warped 5455)
22	Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws	I Ain't Lazy Baby I'm Just Tired	The Best Of Western Swing
23	Jim Nesbitt	Working All My Life	Cash-A-Likes
24	Marty Stuart	Hard Working Man	Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
25	Dick Curless	I've Been Working On the Railroad	A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD3 (1950-1969)
26	John Prine & Mac Wiseman	Saginaw Michigan	Standard Songs for Average People
27	Dolly Parton	9 To 5	Dolly [Disc 4]
28	Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands	Working Girl Blues (Featuring Andrew Conklin, Alice Gerrard, Tom Rozum & Patrick Sauber)	The Hazel and Alice Sessions
29	Tom Waits	Heigh Ho	Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [Disc 3]
30	Lee Dorsey	Working In A Coal Mine	Soul Mine
31	Johnny Horton	North To Alaska	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
32	The Dwarf Chorus	Heigh-Ho	Classic Disney, Vol. II: 60 Years Of Music Magical
33	Adriana Caselotti	Whistle While You Work	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]

A Century of America's Music