Whether it was Prohibition, the need for comic relief from the worst Depression our country has known, or the release from Victorian norms in the age of the flapper…something was afoot. The humor it portended is not something that we all understand in this age… but it’s worth looking at. Novelty ruled the day and every Victrola and Edison radio spilled a silly song, whether it worked from puns or light humor (pop music), corny songs that sometimes had hidden charms (country and folk), or right in your face real life naughty bits (the blues)…there was something for everyone to sample. We’ll hear from Lonzo and Oscar, Milton Brown, Frank Crumit, George Formby, and Lonnie Johnson in this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. A hoot and a holler by any other name on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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Lonnie Johnson
She's Making Whoopee In Hell Tonight
Hot Fingers
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Frank Crumit
My Little Bimbo Down on the Bimbo Isle (1920)
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Billy Murray
I'll See You In C-U-B-A
Echoes From The 1920's Disc 1
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Ozzie & Harriet Nelson
Oh Susanna, Dust off That Old Pianna
The Nelson Touch
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Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Down By the O-H-I-O
The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – The Eyes of Texas [Disc 1]
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Roy Newman
I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants)
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
From the deeper bins of the sixties and seventies…heartbreak, cheating, and all the soul from the ladies perspective. Some powerful divas deliver the goods in this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. The songs you’ll hear were those on the chart bubble, some local, some national, but all worth a revisit. If you’ve heard more than a handful of these deep soul tracks, we’d be surprised. Join Dave Stroud as this week he’ll be sharing the sounds of Tammy Montgomery, Wendy Rene, Mitty Collier, Geraldine Hunt, and some names you’ll know including Irma Thomas, Mary Wells, and Etta James. Tune in on a Friday morning in Sonoma County for the best soul you’ve never heard.
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Jean Plum
Look at the Boy
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
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Mitty Collier
I Had A Talk With My Man
Chess Uptown Soul
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Mitty Collier
I Gotta Get Away From It All
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
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Jan Bradley
Mama Didn't Lie
Birth Of Soul: 1
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Delilah Keenebruew
Bright Lights
After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
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Sugar Pie DeSanto
I Want To Know
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
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Darlene Love
Too Late To Say You're Sorry
After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
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Wendy Rene
What Will Tomorrow Bring?
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
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Barbara & The Browns
I Don't Want To Have To Wait
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
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Mary Wells
Can't You See (You're Losing Me)
After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
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Tammy Montgomery
It's Mine
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
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Etta James
Seven Day Fool
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
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Barbara Lynn
You're Losing Me
After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
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Ernestine Anderson
You're Not The Guy For Me
Birth Of Soul: 1
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Bettye LaVette
Let Me Down Easy
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
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Doris Duke
He's Gone
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
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Odessa Harris
A Rockin' Good Way
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
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Jackie Shane
Cruel Cruel World
Any Other Way
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Irma Thomas
Don't Mess With My Man
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
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Geraldine Hunt
I Let Myself Go
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
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Barbara Brown
Can't Find No Happiness
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
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Loretta Williams
I'm Missing You
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
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Mitty Collier
Don't Let Her Take My Baby
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
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Varetta & The Thomases
Fly By Night
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
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Marvelettes
Way Over There
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
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Maxine Brown
Am I Falling In Love
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
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Betty O'Brian
She'll Be Gone
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
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Brendetta Davis
I Can't Make It Without Him
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1
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Betty & Ray
You're Too Much
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
Deeper Roots goes extraterrestrial with a theme this morning. A ‘new moon’ is the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth and, shortly thereafter, at a time when it appears as a slender crescent. This morning we honor this evening’s phase even though it’s one that has no face; the more celebratory of the moon’s visibility are full moons, half moons, and quarter moons. But that won’t stop us from celebrating with sounds from the deep past, the recent past, and what will someday be the past. Join Dave Stroud for the crooners (Crosby and Frankie), the 88 key boomers (Fats Waller and Ray Charles), and the songsmith tuners (Willie, Hank Snow, and Patsy Cline) as Friday morning takes to the night sky from Sonoma County’s own Valley of the Moon.
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The Traveling Wilburys
New Blue Moon
Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3
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Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac Wiseman
New Moon Over My Shoulder
Mac Doc Del
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Patsy Cline
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
The Patsy Cline Collection
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Ray Charles
Dixie Moon
The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 4]
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Rodney Crowell
Shame on the Moon
The Essential Rodney Crowell
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k.d. lang & the Reclines
Full Moon Full of Love
Absolute Torch and Twang
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Willie Nelson
Sugar Moon
You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
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Johnny Cash/Paul McCartney
New Moon Over Jamaica
Water from the Wells of Home
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Gene Autry
There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder [Album Version]
Columbia Historic Edition
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Hank Snow
Dark Moon
1964 (Warped 6406)
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Fats Waller
Let's Pretend There's A Moon
Let's Pretend There's A Moon
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Bing Crosby
Moonburn
Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1]
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Artie Shaw
There's A New Moon Over The Old Mill
Non-Stop Flight
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Cliff Edwards
It's Only A Paper Moon
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
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Boswell Sisters
I Thank You Mr. Moon
Boswell Sisters
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The Modernaires
East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
Singin' And Swingin'
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Rosemary Clooney
Old Devil Moon
The Witching Hour
19
Frank Sinatra
Old Devil Moon
Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
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Betty Carter
The Moon Is Low
Inside Betty Carter
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Dean Martin
In The Misty Moonlight
The Great Dean Martin
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Andy Williams
Moon River
Donna Reed's Dinner Party
23
Willie Nelson
Moonlight in Vermont
Stardust [Bonus Tracks]
24
Norton Buffalo
Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon
Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon
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Neville Brothers
Yellow Moon
Uptown Rulin': The Best Of The Neville Brothers
26
The Dixie Cups
Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright (Mono Single)
The Complete Red Bird Recordings
27
The Marcels
Blue Moon
Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 1)
28
The Olympics
Dance By The Light Of The Moon
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
29
Little Richard
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
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The Capris
There's a Moon Out Tonight
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
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Jonathan King
Everyone's Gone To The Moon
Everyone's Gone To The Moon – Single
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Les Paul & Mary Ford
How High The Moon
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
Another year passes and with each year we take stock of the legacies that are not ‘left behind’ but live on in their contributions. The past century of America’s music has brought talent, wit and wisdom, and the artists’ take on arrangement, delivery, and rhythm. This was another year of profound loss including contemporaries like Daniel Johnston and Ric Ocasek, studio production legends Hal Blaine and Dave Bartholomew, songwriting greats Robert Hunter and Donnie Fritts, and prolific performers like Fats Domino, Doris Day, and Art Neville. Two hours means we draw the line and that’s never easy. Tune in for a look back at who we lost in 2019. www.kowsfm.com/listen is the stream.
Cool November sounds from the catalog of cool itself. This week’s Deeper Roots looks for some relaxed sounds; reminders of what it’s like to sit in a smokey lounge below street level in the Village and listen to solos, breakouts, and instrumental wizardry. Join us as we dig the swinging backbeat and improvisations that exemplify an urban sound from some of the greats. We’ve got Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Illinois Jacquet, and a host of others taking us into the Friday morning club here on Sonoma County Community radio.
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Charlie Haden
Blue Pearl
Now Is The Hour
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Roland Kirk
Three for The Festival
Mercury 1962
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Buddy Rich
Love For Sale
The Best Of Buddy Rich: The Pacific Jazz Years
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Ben Webster
The Jeep's Jumping
The Original Jazz Masters Series, Vol. 2 [Disc 3]
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Illinois Jacquet
Harlem Nocturne
Swing's the Thing + Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra (Bonus Track Version)
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Illinois Jacquet
Las Vegas Blues
Swing's the Thing + Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra (Bonus Track Version)
November kicks off with a party at our house. Some rare R&B nuggets, some classic old time country and honky-tonk, and a little bit of the New Orleans and house party themes to kick off the morning here on Deeper Roots. House parties, rent parties, and dance hall jamborees are celebrated by Bob Wills, Babs Gonzales, Little Esther, Jackie Brenston, and Dale Watson. We’ll also hear from Willie, T-Bone, and Merle on a Friday morning show that brings a little bit of light into the Sonoma County after weeks of trepidation from the fires. Please join Dave Stroud broadcasting live from downtown Santa Rosa.
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Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound
Jebidiah Moonshine's Friday Night Shack Party
Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound
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Amos Milburn
House Party (Tonight)
Amos Milburn Rocks
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Babs Gonzales
House Rent Party
Cool WhalinDon Gibson
Give Myself A Party
Fifty Years Of Hits (Vol. 3)
5
Jesse Allen
Let's Party
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock 'n' Roll Vol 2 [Disc 2]
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The Hamptones
Turkey Hop
Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4
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The Treniers
Go, Go, Go
Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4
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The Four Jacks
The Last of the Good Rocking Men
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3
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Rollee McGill
Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
Shoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)
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The Wild Magnolias
Party
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
11
Marcia Ball
The Party's Still Going On
Roadside Attractions
12
Jackie Brentson
Starvation
Stompin' – Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders – Volume 13
13
Yvonne Baker & The Sensations
Party Across The Hall
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
14
Little Esther
Ring-A-Ding-Doo
Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
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Sam Cooke
Having a Party
Greatest Hits
16
Tammi Terrell
Two Can Have A Party
Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
17
The Enchanters
I Paid For The Party
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
18
Quinn Golden
Party On the Weekend
On the Chitlin Circuit
19
T-Bone Walker
Party Girl
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 2]
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Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
The Party's At Our House
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
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Bob Wills
Goin' Away Party
For the Last Time
22
Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
Goin' Away Party
Last of the Breed Disc 2
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Willie Nelson
The Party's Over ["Naked" version]
Naked Willie
24
Dale Watson
The Party's Over
Live Deluxe…Plus CD1
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Dale Watson
Pity Party
I Hate These Songs
26
The Cadillacs
Party for Two
For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
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Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Party at My House
Mean Case of the Blues
28
Babs Gonzales
Babs' Celebrity Party
Cool WhalinKing Biscuit And The Ronnie Hawkins Band
A last minute playlist…some gentle sounds for listeners who’ve had a tough week here in Sonoma County. Songs of reflection take center stage on Deeper Roots where the scheduled playlist was a bit too frivolous to put on the air. With everyone focused on rebuilding, rehoming, and getting their power back as well as building a support network for those impacted through lost homes and property. And here’s to the first responders, the city and county officials who get it right this time…join Dave Stroud on a Saturday morning in October in a county still reeling from the firestorm of two years back. Easy listening is the order of the day.
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Dave Alvin
California's Burning
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women
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The Staple Singers
If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
Be What You Are
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Kate Wolf
Here In California
Weaver Of Visions – Anthology (2)
5
Simon & Garfunkel
Homeward Bound
The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
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Simon & Garfunkel
America
The Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2]
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The Youngbloods
Get Together
Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
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Maria McKee
Let Your Light Shine On Me
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
9
Paul Simon Feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Amazing Grace
The Warner Brothers Collection
10
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Midnight Special
Chronicle: Volume Two
11
The Venice Four with Rose Stone and The Abbot Kinney Lighthouse Choir
This morning’s show will be a collection of Elvis covers; songs that hit the charts for Elvis from 1956 into the break of the 1970s. Mostly number ones, but some repeated favorites, all covered by a cross-section of his contemporaries and those from another generation. We’ll have everyone from Santo & Johnny and Bobby Gentry to Rosie Flores and John Prine putting forward covers of Elvis Presley treats. We’ve also got a version of Heartbreak Hotel by Hanni El Khabib, a rare piece by rocker and session man (not bluesman) Robert Johnson, Billy Burnette’s bluegrass, and some C. J. Chenier to keep the eclectic blend alive. We’re on Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS and Friday evenings at 9 Pacific on KWTF.
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Bobby Bare
That's All Right
1971
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Ricky Nelson
There's Good Rockin' Tonight
Ricky Nelson
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Chris Isaak
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)
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John Prine & Mac Wiseman
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
Standard Songs for Average People
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Hanni El Khatib
Heartbreak Hotel
Will the Guns Come Out
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Marty Stuart/The Staple Singers
Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True)
The Marty Party Hit Pack
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Jon Spencer
All Shook Up
Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell
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Debbie Harry
Don't Be Cruel
Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell
10
Eric Clapton
Hound Dog
Journeyman
11
Linda Ronstadt
Love Me Tender
Living In The U.S.A.
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Rosie Flores
Too Much
Working Girl's Guitar
13
Billy Joel
All Shook Up
Honeymoon in Vegas
14
C.J. Chenier
Teddy Bear
Step It Up!
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Dion
Jailhouse Rock (Album)
Heroes: Giants of Early Guitar Rock
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Ricky Van Shelton
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
Honeymoon in Vegas
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Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Hard Headed Woman
Sleazy Roadside Stories
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Ken Lovelace
One Night
Twenty Years Overnight
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Raul Malo
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
After Hours
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Billy Burnette; Shawn Camp
A Big Hunk O' Love
The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1
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Billy Burnette/Shawn Camp
Are You Lonesome Tonight
The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1
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Chris Isaak
It's Now or Never
Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)
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Del Shannon
His Latest Flame
Home and Away: The Complete Recording 1960-1970 – CD1
Songs that were personal. Vignettes about the real world. A study in memories but on a deeper level where one wrestles the blood out of the words; and his were usually the simplest of words. Economy of words means a broader vision. That’s what I think of when I think of Guy Clark’s songs. From his sprawling narratives to the trapdoors he leaves you when he’s finished, his music was a little slice of melodic nuance laced with words that mattered. Every one. This week’s show won’t beat around the bush; we’ll just put them out there to reflect on and give a little bit of thanks that we have them. We’ll hear from Emmylou Harris, Jerry Jeff Walker, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, and a few nuggets from Guy himself.
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Rosanne Cash
Better Days
This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark
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Jerry Jeff Walker
Boats to Build
Cowboy Boots & Bathin Suits
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Steve Earle & The Dukes
L.A. Freeway
Guy
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Ricky Skaggs
Heartbroke
Highways & Heartaches
6
Guy Clark
Desperadoes Waiting For A Train
Heartworn Highways
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Joe Ely
Magdalene
Panhandle Rambler
8
Jerry Jeff Walker
My Favorite Picture Of You
This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2
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Willie Nelson
My Favorite Picture of You
Ride Me Back Home
10
Nanci Griffith
She Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Blue Roses From The Moons
11
Guy Clark
Intro: The Randall Knife
Songs and Stories
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Guy Clark
The Randall Knife
Songs and Stories
13
Vince Gill
Randall Knife
This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2
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Asleep at the Wheel
The Cape
Reinventing the Wheel
15
Asleep At The Wheel
Blowin' Like A Bandit [Album Version]
The Swingin' Best Of Asleep At The Wheel
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Verlon Thompson
All Through Throwin' Good Love After Bad
This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2
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Johnny Cash
Let Him Roll
Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town & Water From The Wells Of Home
There have been some great Americana sounds released this year and there is no sense in ignoring them, certainly. In fact, you can tune into Sonoma County Community Radio each week for Blue Moon Americana, broadcasting Thursday mornings at 5am on KOWS and 9am on KWTF. We’ll be spending some time covering the covers of tradition and some from the contemporary well this week on Deeper Roots. Tune in for some great sounds…truly. Fun covers of blues, gospel, folk, country, and jazz from the likes of Whitehorse, Jesse Dayton, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson and Kristi Jean & Her Ne’er-Do-Wells. We’ll hear everything from Amazing Grace to Redneck Friend this week on Deeper Roots. Check it out this Saturday evening, a rebroadcast of a live show from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in Santa Rosa.
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Ben Winship
What's The Matter With the Well
Toolshed
3
Whitehorse
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
The Northern South, Vol. 2 [EP]
4
Whitehorse
Baby, Scratch My Back
The Northern South, Vol. 2 [EP]
5
Mercury Rev
Big Boss Man (feat. Hope Sandoval)
Bobbie Gentry's the Delta Sweete Revisited
6
Beth Wood
Slip Slidin Away
The Long Road
7
Bobtown
American Girl
Chasing the Sun
8
Jesse Dayton
Redneck Friend
Mixtape Volume
9
Chatham County Line
The Last Time
Sharing The Covers
10
Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson With The Tennessee Valentines Feat. Billy Swan And Rachael Davis
Lover Please (feat. Rachael Davis)
Amour
11
Steve Earle & The Dukes
Dublin Blues
Guy
12
Steve Earle & The Dukes
The Randall Knife
Guy
13
Willie Nelson
My Favorite Picture of You
Ride Me Back Home
14
Just Whiskey
O Death
Second Hand Songs
15
Guy Forsyth & Jeska Bailey
Amazing Grace/House of the Rising Sun
Conspirators
16
Jason Ringenberg
Farewell Angelina
Stand Tall
17
Davina & The Vagabonds
I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
