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Making Believe

October 21, 2023 Dave

Fresh from a couple of weeks away, we’re going for the easy listening, classic pieces from the Great American Songbook. Join Dave Stroud on a dream-laden journey on the waters of the past century of America’s music as he pairs up some of the classic ballads and torch songs from the past. Mostly crooners but there’s plenty of jazz and pop standards to celebrate. We’ll hear pairings from The Mills Brothers and Les Paul & Mary Ford, Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, Rosemary Clooney and Leon Redbone, Etta James, Billie Holiday, and Peggy Lee. That’s the short list. We’ll hear versions of “Fever”, “Dream”, “Smile”, “April in Paris” and “Autumn Leaves” in a show that reminds us that so many of these pop standards hold up well when put to the test of time. Drop by on a Friday morning where there’s whispering grasses among the autumn leaves here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Peggy Lee	Bali Ha'i	American Beauty
3	Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots	I'm Making Believe	R&B Jukebox Hits 1944
4	April Stevens	I'm Making Believe	Teach Me Tiger
5	Betty Carter/Ray Charles	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
6	Natalie Cole	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	De-Lovely
7	Tony Bennett	Smile	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 2
8	Nat King Cole	Smile	30 Greatest Hits Disc 1
9	Nat King Cole	Autumn Leaves	Sings For Two In Love (And More)
10	Roger Williams	Autumn Leaves	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
11	Clem Snide	Don't Want to Set the World on Fire	Sweetheart
12	The Ink Spots	I Don't Want The Set The World On Fire	Your Hit Parade – 1941
13	The Ink Spots	Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)	Greatest Hits
14	Ringo Starr	Whispering Grass	Sentimental Journey
15	The Mills Brothers	April In Paris	The Very Best Of The Mills Brothers [Disc 2]
16	Frank Sinatra	April in Paris	Come Fly with Me [Capitol]
17	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	When You're Smiling	When you're smiling
18	Frank Sinatra	When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)	Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! And More
19	Frank Sinatra	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter	Songs For Young Lovers & Swing Easy!
20	Sarah Vaughan	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter)	Great American Songbook
21	Rosemary Clooney	When You Wish Upon A Star	Tenderly
22	Leon Redbone	When You Wish Upon A Star	From Branch To Branch
23	Elvis Presley	Fever	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
24	Peggy Lee	Fever	Kuties And Krooners
25	Dean Martin	Dream	Late at Night with Dean Martin
26	The Pied Pipers	Dream	Dreams From The Sunny Side Of The Street [Disc 1]
27	The Righteous Brothers	Ebb Tide	Lifetime Of Romance: Falling In Love [Disc 1]
28	Lenny Welch	Ebb Tide	Glory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60s
29	Etta James	Stormy Weather	At Last!
30	Sarah Vaughan	Stormy Weather	Lady Sings the Blues [Disc 2]
31	Les Paul & Mary Ford	My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii	Lovers' Luau
32	The Mills Brothers	My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua Hawaii	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 5
33	Billie Holiday	I'll Be Seeing You	Stealing Beauty

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Silver Screen Country

September 25, 2023 Dave

From those blue shadows on the trail that were only imagined in black and white to the notion of good guys with tall white hats chasing down the bad guys across the expanse of the Alabama Hills where Hollywood carved out a little piece of the West…we’re going to go riding down some musical canyons with some of the great musical cowboys of the silver screen. Fewer of us are around that once followed the serial antics of Gene and Smiley or Roy and Dale on Saturday morning reruns of flickering cowboy ‘mysteries’ where music played a big part of the story. After all, a clean shaven singing cowboy with a scarf, white hat and a twinkle in his eye was much more appealing than what the reality was…I think that’s a safe assumption. Tune in for music from Gene Autry, The Sons of the Pioneers, Rex Allen, Tex Ritter and over a dozen others as Dave Stroud spins the shellacs from the 30s, 40s and 50s…and we might even track down later covers that tip the cap here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Tex Williams & His Western Caravan	Artistry In Western Swing	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
3	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Red River Valley	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
4	Roy Rogers	The Yellow Rose Of Texas	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
5	Roy Rogers	Roll On Texas Moon	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
6	Frankie Laine	Rawhide	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
7	Gene Autry	Dust	Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]
8	Tex Russell & His Hollywood Cowboys	What It Means To Be Blue	Kings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2
9	Marty Robbins	Ballad Of The Alamo	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
10	Johnny Cash	The Rebel Johnny Yuma	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
11	Rex Allen	Ridin' Down the Canyon V-3	Riding All Day
12	Dick Reinhart	Hot Rod Baby	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
13	Dickson Hall	Cowboy	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
14	Johnny Western	Ballad Of Paladin	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
15	Dean Martin	Rio Bravo	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
16	Lorne Greene	Bonanza	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
17	Johnny Horton	North To Alaska	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
18	Gene Autry	Back In The Saddle Again	Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age
19	Cliff Edwards	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	grimriper2u@yahoo.com
20	Bob Wills	Dusty Skies	Columbia Historic Edition
21	Pee Wee King	Texas Toni Lee	Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin'
22	Johnny Bond	Ridin' Down To Santa Fe	Southern Belle [Disc 2]
23	Tex Ritter	High Noon	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
24	James Stewart	The Legend Of Shenandoah	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
25	Rick Nelson	My Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin)	Legacy [Disc 1]
26	Marty Robbins	The Hanging Tree	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
27	Gene Autry	Ridin' Down The Canyon	Columbia Historic Edition
28	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Tumbling Tumbleweeds	My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 2] – Cool Water)
29	Frankie Laine	Gunfight At O.K. Corral	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
30	Rex Allen	Cowboy's Heaven	Sings Melodies of the Plains
31	Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers	I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
32	Sons of the Pioneers	Blue Shadows On the Trail	Cool Water & 17 Western Favorites
33	Marty Robbins	Song Of The Bandit	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
34	Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers	Going Back To My Texas Home	Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1
35	Dick Curless	I Ride an Old Paint	A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD2 (1950-1969)
36	Sara Watkins	Blue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek)	Under the Pepper Tree
37	Colter Wall	I Ride an Old Paint: Leavin' Cheyenne	Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs

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Labor Day 2023

September 3, 2023 Dave

We’ve got a Labor Day collection of songs…songs celebrating working men and women and these are songs of both honor and protest, taking us back to the Great Depression when work was hard to find. We’ll also be celebrating the core fight for organizing…whether you’re fighting for the day-to-day pressure of producing faster and better in front of a computer or you’re steaming lattes for the hurried throngs, you have a right to organize and much of the music we’ll share today reinforces the concept. While unions are demonized with threats of offshoring…you know it will be done either way. Music today will include Pete Seeger, Mavis Staples, Paul Robeson, Bruce Springsteen and a whole host of others. Tune in on kowsfm.com/listen or download our app.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bing Crosby	Brother Can You Spare A Dime?	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
3	Paul Robeson	Joe Hill	Classic Labor Songs From Smithsonian Flokways
4	Pete Seeger	Which Side Are You On?	The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth Century
5	Natalie Merchant	Which Side Are You On?	Coal Country Music
6	The Almanac Singers	Talking Union [Album Version]	The Essential Pete Seeger
7	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen Tons	Vintage Collections
8	Pete Seeger	Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues	An Anthology of Folk Music
9	Woody Guthrie	Union Maid (Excerpt)	Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)
10	Pete Seeger	Union Maid	The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth Century
11	David, Bill, And Billy Ray Johnson	Going Down the Road Feeling Bad	Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
12	Bruce Springsteen	We Shall Overcome	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
13	Bobbie McGee	Bread and Roses	Unknown
14	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	Hard Times Come Again No More	Songs Of The Civil War
15	Dorsey Dixon	Hard Times In Here	The Best Of The HighTone Years
16	Dorsey Dixon	Hard Times In Here	The Best Of The HighTone Years
17	Nanci Griffith	Hard Times (Come Again No More)	Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)
18	Mavis Staples	We Shall Not Be Moved (Cd)	We'll Never Turn Back
19	Justin Townes Earle	Down In The Valley	Coal Country Music
20	Bob Dylan	Maggie's Farm	The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1]
21	Tom T. Hall	I'm a Coal Mining Man	Coal Country Music
22	Bruce Springsteen	Pay Me My Money Down	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
23	Bruce Springsteen	Factory	Darkness on the Edge of Town
24	Bruce Springsteen	Youngstown	The Ghost of Tom Joad
25	Pete Seeger	If I Had A Hammer	The Essential Pete Seeger
26	Steve Earle	Steve's Hammer (For Pete)	Washington Square Serenade
27	Valentine Pringle	John Henry	The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 4]
28	Elvis Presley	Big Boss Man	Artist of the Century Disc 2
29	Blind Boy Fuller	Working Man Blues	Blind Boy Fuller Vol. 3 1937
30	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	1913 Massacre	Hard Travelin'
31	Woody Guthrie	Farmer-Labor Train	Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)
32	Randy Newman	Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)	Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1
33	Randy Newman	Every Man a King	Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1

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Two Glasses Joe

August 25, 2023 Dave

We’re heading on over to the Alibi Room, or Red’s Recovery Room, or whatever your local watering hole might be named and we’ll be doing so with the idea that the hair of the dog is what’s in order this Friday morning, recalling if we can the previous night’s bar hop celebrating country music’s favorite songs of cigareets, whiskey and wild wild women. Songs about whiskey and the glasses on the bar where stories and faces go from long to bright as the jukebox fires up. We’ll hear some classic songs from Webb Pierce, George Jones, Roger Miller and Merle Haggard alongside some contemporary sounds from the late Bill Staines, Chris Stapleton, and Dale Watson, all celebrating Johnnie Walker, Jim Beam, and Maker’s Mark…alongside a little bit of scotch and rye…neat or on the rocks. The honky tonk joints we’ll visit will likely have sawdust on the floor and a well-worn bar. Tune for the very best from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud, on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Cal Smith	The Lord Knows I'm Drinking	20 Hits
3	Ernest Tubb	Two Glasses Joe	Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection
4	[dialogue]	…People Condemn Whiskey…	Heartworn Highways
5	Johnny Bush	Whiskey River	Country USA 1972
6	Dale Watson	Whiskey or God	Blackjack
7	Merle Haggard	The Bottle Let Me Down	The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
8	Bill Staines	Rye Whiskey Joe	Just Play One Tune More
9	Misisipi Mike Wolf	Whiskey Warm and Mellow	The Cold Hard Facts of Mike
10	Marty Stuart/Travis Tritt	The Whiskey Ain't Workin'	Compadres: An Anthology of Duets
11	Willie Nelson	Whiskey River	Shotgun Willie
12	Chris Stapleton	Tennessee Whiskey	Traveller
13	Tex Ritter	Rye Whiskey	High Noon
14	Merle Haggard	I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink	20 Hits
15	Webb Pierce	There Stands The Glass	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
16	Jerry Garcia & David Grisman	Whiskey in the Jar	Shady Grove
17	Blue Mountain	Little Stream Of Whiskey	Roots
18	Osborne Brothers	Hey Hey Bartender	1963-1965 (Warped 6361)
19	Dale Watson	Hair Of The Dog	A Collection Of Drinking Songs
20	Dale Watson	Wine Don't Lie	A Collection Of Drinking Songs
21	Roger Miller	Chug A Lug	20 Hits
22	Hank Thompson	Scotch And Soda	A Collection Of Drinking Songs
23	George Jones	Tennessee Whiskey	Legendary Country Singers
24	Hayes Carll	Knockin' Over Whiskeys	Trouble In Mind
25	The Bootleg Honeys	Little Whiskey	Paint It Red
26	Emmylou Harris	Bottle Let Me Down	Pieces Of The Sky
27	Joe Ely	Whiskey And Women And Money To Burn	New Country January 1995
28	Red Ingle & His Natural Seven	Cigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
29	Jerry Lee Lewis	It Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me)	A Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3]
30	David Luning	Whiskey Bottle	Just Drop On By
31	Hank Williams Jr.	Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound	Contemporary Country: The Late '70s Pure Gold
32	Asleep at the Wheel	Chug-A-Lug (feat. Huey Lewis)	King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
33	Chris Stapleton	Whiskey Sunrise	Starting Over

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Hair’s On Fire

August 23, 2023 Dave

It’s summer and what better time to roll out the scorchers; vocals with an emphasis on big beats, screamin’ guitars and performances that sweat quite profusely in the noonday sun. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be digging through the archives of early rock, rhythm & blues and rockabilly for some tumultuous and head-splitting numbers from the past. Songs that woke up the neighbors if only played at a moderate level and woe be the terrified fifties’ parents when they heard the hi-fi blaring these songs from the youngster’s room. We’ve put together a collection of wildcat tamers, killer dillers, and not a bit of filler in the show today that will leave you breathless. Among those sparking the fuel that could set the hair on fire are Tarheel Slim, Jimmy Breedlove, Chan Romero, Big Mama Thornton, and the one and only Richard Penniman. Tune in for another Friday morning collection of the very best from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud, on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Chan Romero	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
3	Jimmy Lloyd	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket	Rocket In My Pocket
4	Dale Hawkins	Wildcat Tamer	Wildcat Tamer
5	Art Wood	Hey Jibbo	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
6	Jimmy Breedlove	Killer Diller	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 9]
7	Tarheel Slim	Number 9 Train	The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
8	Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Can't Stay Away From You (W. Little Ann)	The Robin & Fire Years
9	Little Richard	Lucille	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
10	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
11	Little Richard	Rip It Up	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
12	Big Mama Thornton	They Call Me Big Mama	Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
13	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
14	Elvis Presley	My Baby Left Me	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
15	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Rocket In My Pocket
16	Gene Vincent	Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me	The Screaming End: The Best Of Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
17	Billy Lee Riley	Red Hot	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
18	Billy Lee Riley	Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll	Sun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2]
19	Johnny Burnette	Rock Billy Boogie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
20	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
21	Freddy Cannon	Tallahassee Lassie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
22	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Frenzy	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
23	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put A Spell On You	Heatin' Up
24	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)	Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
25	Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
26	Wynonie Harris	Lovin' Machine	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
27	Jackie Brenston	Rocket 88	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
28	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
29	Buster Brown	Raise A Ruckus Tonight	Rhythm & Western Volume 7 – Jambalaya
30	The Midnighters	Sexy Ways	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
31	Dorothy Ellis	Drill Daddy, Drill	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
32	LaVern Baker	Voodoo Voodoo	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
33	Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the Witnesses	Jump, Jive, An' Wail	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
34	Ronnie Dee	Action Packed	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
35	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second Series
36	Gene Vincent	Race With the Devil	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
37	Wanda Jackson	Fujiyama Mama	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
38	Larry Williams	Bony Maronie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
39	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3

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Saved!

August 13, 2023 Dave

We go back to the church for a rousing celebration for the converted and soon-to-be-faithful. That’s right, we’re in the pews and joining in the hymnal, at least for this two hours, as Sunday morning forgiveness will always follow Saturday night’s sinner’s baptismal. We’re going to hear the echoes of the past century’s gospel songs with a general theme of being saved and born again…and there is certainly plenty to go around whether that’s southern Baptist, Appalachian harmonies or classic African American celebratory gospel. We’ve got it this morning including The Dixie Hummingbirds, Hank Williams, Carl Story, Lonnie Farris, and some contemporary selections from Shannon McNally, Bob Dylan and Solomon Burke. Let’s join in, you the faithful congregation of Deeper Roots from the past century of America’s music, for two hours celebrating that incredible wellspring of gospel sounds.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	LaVern Baker	Saved	Soul On Fire: Thes Best Of LaVerne Baker
3	The Mighty Clouds Of Joy	Saved [Album Version]	Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan
4	The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir	I Want To Ride That Glory Train	Shakin' The Rafters
5	The Dixie Hummingbirds	You Don't Have Nothing	Thank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie Hummingbirds
6	The Dixie Hummingbirds	I've Been Born Again	Thank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie Hummingbirds
7	The Original Gospel Harmonettes	Get Away Jordan	Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
8	The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi	Soul You Save	I'll Make It Alright
9	Nina Simone	Save Me	Silk and Soul (Expanded Edition)
10	Louis Armstrong	I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music	Rhythm Saved The World
11	Rev. Lonnie Farris	I'm So Happy And Free The Lord Saved Me	Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel
12	The Staple Singers	Somebody Saved Me	Uncloudy Day
13	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Just Wanna See His Face	Spirit Of The Century
14	Marty Stuart	Somebody Saved Me	Souls' Chapel
15	Carl Story	God Saved My Soul	1951-1952 (Warped 5158)
16	Wilburn Brothers	Don't Go Home Unsaved	1962-1963 (Warped 6302)
17	Hank Williams	Wealth Won't Save Your Soul	I Saw The Light
18	Buck Owens	Jesus Saved Me	Dust On Mother's Bible
19	Brenda Lee	Saved	Brenda Lee Sings Country Vol 2
20	Bobby Charles	Save Me, Jesus (mono single version)	Bobby Charles
21	Solomon Burke	Wealth Won't Save Your Soul	Make Do With What You Got
22	Chip Taylor Carrie Rodriguez	Him Who Saved Me	The New Bye & Bye
23	Bob Dylan	Saved	Saved
24	Eugene Smith	Saved	The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men
25	Shannon McNally	Save Me Jesus	Small Town Talk
26	The Staple Singers	Good News	Uncloudy Day
27	The Band	Saved	Moondog Matinee
28	Aretha Franklin	Save Me	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
29	Five Blind Boys of Mississippi	Save a Seat for Me	20th Century Masters – The Best Of

Summer Sun

June 30, 2023 Dave

Summer’s here and you know what that means…we’ll be running through a bit of theme, this time with the focus on all that we celebrate in summer. With the Fourth of July coming up we’ll turn our attention to barbecues, baseball, ice cream treats, the warmth of the sun, swimming holes, and everything summer. Tune in for some terrific tracks from Dean Martin, Johnny Rivers, The Four Preps, Walter Wanderly and a whole lot more. It took us six months for the days to get longer and now it’s another six months of diminished daylight but that’s what make three other seasons something to relish…I guess. So whether you’re shipping kids off to summer camp, planning for this year’s visit to the Fair, or planning a trip to a ballpark or beach, know that it’ll be warmer than colder and we’re here to play the background music here on Sonoma County Community Radio, KOWS-LP, 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to all over this big blue marble on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Beach Boys	All Summer Long	All Summer Long
3	The Donkeys	Theme From The Endless Summer	Theme From The Endless Summer [single]
4	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2
5	The Beach Boys	Keep An Eye On Summer	Summer Love Songs
6	Nat King Cole	That Sunday, That Summer	30 Greatest Hits Disc 1
7	The Four Preps	26 Miles (Santa Catalina)	Banana Split for My Baby
8	The Grand Southern	The Boys of Summer	Don't Say Anything
9	Terry Cashman	Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & "The Duke")	61* [Box Set] Disc 1
10	John Fogerty	Centerfield	Sing America
11	Sister Wynona Carr	The Ball Game	Baseball Anthems
12	Betty Bonney & Les Brown and His Orchestra	Joltin' Joe Dimaggio	Baseball Anthems
13	Ronnie Isle and the Blisters	Bad Sunburn	Banana Split for My Baby
14	Dean Martin w. Dick Stabile Orchestra	In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening	Good Old Summertime
15	The Four Mints	Night Air	Good Old Summertime
16	Jo Ann Campbell	Beach Comber	Banana Split for My Baby
17	Frank Triolo and the Shipmates Orchestra	Ice Cream Baby	Banana Split for My Baby
18	The Pearls	Ice Cream Baby	Another Banana Split, please
19	Leslie Uggams and Hugo Peretti Orchestra	Ice Cream Man	Banana Split for My Baby
20	Fred Waring; Pennsylvanians	I Scream, You Scream (We All Scream for Ice Cream)	The Silly Songs (1922 to 1934)
21	Walter Wanderley	Summer Samba	Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
22	Johnny Rivers	Summer Rain	Anthology: 1964-1977 [Disc 2]
23	Santo & Johnny	Summertime	Sleepwalk – The First Two Albums
24	Les Paul & Mary Ford	In The Good Old Summertime	The Best Of The Capitol Masters: 90th Birthday Edition
25	Loudon Wainwright III	The Swimming Song	Attempted Mustache
26	Bobby Bare	They Covered Up the Old Swimming Hole	Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969
27	Tennessee Ernie Ford and Cliffie Stone's Music	Sunday Barbecue	Banana Split for My Baby
28	Robert Earl Keen	Barbeque	Gringo Honeymoon
29	Buzz Cason	Barbeque	Hats Off To Hank
30	Wendy Waldman	Long Hot Summer Nights	Love Is The Only Goal: The Best Of Wendy Waldman
31	Plains	Summer Sun	I Walked With You A Ways
32	Robin Ward	Wonderful Summer	Vintage Collectors Series Music, Volume 11 & 12
33	Don Henley	The Boys Of Summer	Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

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Soul Divas

June 24, 2023 Dave

The sound of both longing and empowerment surfaces in this morning’s Deeper Roots show as we take the wayback machine to the 1960s for some of the very best in female soul. With every female vocalist, group-based or solo, that surfaced from the Motown stable there were dozens upon dozens of hopefuls lined up by other labels and producers. We’ve visited many of them in past shows but there are always more to share and some memorable performances that can get easily overlooked in the crowded field. And while we’ve heard a number of these performers in past shows: Betty Everett, Mary Wells, and Carla Thomas…there are also the unknowns who deserve attention. We’ll spend some more time with Mitty Collier, Dee Dee Warwick and Etta James and find some other names to pay attention to including Odessa Harris, Helene Smith, and Delilah Keenebruew. Tune in Friday morning at 9 Pacific for some deep tracks and favorites from a few of those 60s soul divas.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Mitty Collier	Don't Let Her Take My Baby	Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
3	Mitty Collier	I Gotta Get Away From It All	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
4	Mitty Collier	I Had A Talk With My Man	Chess Uptown Soul
5	Carla Thomas	B-a-b-y	Something to Believe In
6	Carla Thomas	I Like What You're Doing (To Me)	I'll Take You There
7	Betty Everett	I Can't Hear You	Chapel Of Love…And Other Great Girl Group Gems [Disc 3]
8	Betty Everett	Trouble Over The Weekend	Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics
9	Betty Everett	You're No Good	Oldies But Goodies Vol. 11
10	Yvonne Carroll	Please Don't Go	Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics
11	Tammy Montgomery	It's Mine	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
12	Odessa Harris	A Rockin' Good Way	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
13	Varetta & The Thomases	Fly By Night	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
14	Sugar Pie DeSanto	I Want To Know	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
15	Mary Wells	Bye Bye Baby	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
16	Mary Wells	Can't You See (You're Losing Me)	After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
17	Helene Smith	Thrills and Chills	I Am Controlled By Your Love
18	Helene Smith	Sure Thing	I Am Controlled By Your Love
19	Helene Smith	I Am Controlled By Your Love	I Am Controlled By Your Love
20	Maxine Brown	Am I Falling In Love	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
21	Dee Dee Sharp	Baby Cakes	Northern Soul – The Early Years (CD 1)
22	Etta James	Seven Day Fool	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
23	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
24	Linda Jones	A Last Minute Miracle	After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
25	Linda Jones	You Hit Me Like TNT	Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics
26	Mavis Staples	You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 3]
27	Colette Kelly	Long And Lonely World	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 3]
28	Delilah Keenebruew	Bright Lights	After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
29	Jean Knight	You Think You're Hot Stuff	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 9]
30	Shirley Walton	I Was Born To Love You	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]
31	Margie Joseph	What You Gonna Do	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4]
32	Jeanne & The Darlings	It's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]
33	Linda Lyndell	What A Man	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]
34	Debbie Taylor	Never Gonna Let Him Know	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
35	Gwen Owen	Lies	Northern Soul Originals
36	Irma Thomas	Ruler of My Heart	Soul Queen of New Orleans
37	Aretha Franklin	I Never Loved a Man	30 Greatest Hits

Songs About The Telephone

June 11, 2023 Dave

A theme show once again, this week with the telephone as our muse. Songs about the most important of communication devices which has fused with social media to the benefit, and equal detriment, of all mankind. From the early call from Bell to Watson to the proverbial football that our fearless leader carries around to make the one call to eradicate or, better yet, save mankind. This week we’ll visit the long lost guide known as the “operator” and the equally antiquated term “dial” with music from country, pop, soul, and rock archives of yesterday. Kick back and be entertained by the sounds of Brenda Lee, Sister Wynona Carr, Stonewall Jackson, Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb, and Bill Fury in a collection of the very best from multiple genres here on Sonoma County Community Radio, broadcasting in West County on 92.5 FM and streaming to all mankind on kowsfm.com/listen. Drop in why don’t you?

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Laurel And Hardy	Long Distance	Laurel & Hardy – Songs and Sketches from the Hal Roach Films
3	The Manhattan Transfer	Operator	The Manhattan Transfer
4	Sister Wynona Carr	Operator, Operator	Dragnet For Jesus
5	The Spirit Of Memphis Quartet	Atomic Telephone	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
6	The Golden Gate Quartet	I Just Telephone Upstairs	Vol. 6 (1949-1952)
7	Selah Jubilee Singers	Royal Telephone	Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)
8	Burl Ives	Royal Telephone	Greatest Hits
9	The Carter Family	Hello Central! Give Me Heaven	The Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]
10	Doc Watson	No Telephone In Heaven	My Dear Old Southern Home
11	Stuart Hamblen	When My Lord Picks Up The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
12	Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn	Answer The Phone (w/ Loretta Lynn)	A Tribute To A Legend
13	Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty	As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 3]
14	Stonewall Jackson	Can't Hang Up the Phone	Singles
15	Guy Mitchell with Jimmy Carroll & his Orchestra	Call Rosie On The Phone	The Best Of Guy Mitchell
16	Dusty Owens	Hello Operator	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
17	Tom T. Hall	Jesus On the Radio (Daddy On the Phone)	The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall
18	George Jones	Wrong Number	Star Creek Promotions 4
19	Hank Penny	Hold The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
20	Lattie Moore	The Jukebox And The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
21	The Grateful Dead	Operator	American Beauty
22	Billy Fury	Phone Call	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
23	Brenda Lee	Ring-A-My-Phone	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
24	Mickey & Sylvia	Can't Get You On The Phone	Rock With A Sock
25	Lew Williams	Teenager's Talkin' On The Phone	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
26	The Big Bopper	Chantilly Lace	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
27	Boozoo Chavis	Telephone Won't Ring	The Lake Charles Atomic Bomb (Original Goldband Recordings)
28	Cecil Gant	Long Distance Call	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel
29	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Telephone Boogie	ABC Of The Blues Vol 49
30	Jimmy McCracklin	What's Your Phone Number	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel
31	Floyd Dixon	Telephone Blues	The Cocktail Combos [Disc 3]
32	The Treniers	Long Distance Blues	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel
33	Marvelettes	Beechwood 4-5789	The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1
34	The Orlons	Don't Hang Up	Malt Shop Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 2)
35	Mary Wells	Operator	The Soul of Detroit – Disc 2
36	Tommy Sands	Ring My Phone	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
37	Paul Anka	Kissin' On The Phone	Talking On The Telephone Vol. 3 – Rock & Roll and Teen Pop
38	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	Pennsylvania 6-5000	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
39	Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys	Maybe She'll Write Me, Maybe She'll Phone Maybe She'll Write Me, Maybe She'll Phone Me	Whoopee Hey Hey!

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

Sass & Gas

June 8, 2023 Dave

An eclectic episode full of sass, gas and plenty of brass. We’re going the free form route today and there’ll be plenty of embellishments to the morning as we take a blindfolded trip through a hall of mirrors with some classy vocals from Frankie, Peggy Lee and Helen Forrest; some honky tonk whiskey-in-the-bottle twangin’ from George Jones, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee; rocking rhythm passion from Tina Turner, The Marquees, and Elmore James; and much more including some little known nuggets from Bob Dylan, Merle Travis, and Daddy Cleanhead. We’re going to set the morning on fire with plenty of fuel from the deeper wells of the past century of America’s music. You don’t want to miss out. Join Dave Stroud for another Friday morning selection of wild tune-age on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Hank Penny	Hold The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
3	Ike & Tina Turner	It's Gonna Work Out Fine	Birth Of Soul: 3
4	Marshall Crenshaw	Blues Is King	Downtown
5	Daddy Cleanhead	Something's Goin' On In My Room	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
6	The Marquees	Hey Little Schoolgirl	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
7	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Dry Bones	The Best Of 1940-50
8	James Taylor	Coming Back To You	Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen
9	Bob Dylan	Braggin'	Triplicate
10	Frank Sinatra	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
11	Peggy Lee	I'm Beginning To See The Light	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
12	Glen Gray & The Casa Lorne Orchestra	Blue Moon	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
13	The Artie Shaw Orchestra Feat. Helen Forrest	Deep In A Dream	The Essential Artie Shaw [Disc 2]
14	Buddy Emmons	Deep In The Heart Of Texas	Buddy Emmons Sings Bob Wills
15	Geraint Watkins	Deep in the Heart of Texas	Aide Memoire
16	Carl Perkins	Matchbox	Original Sun Greatest Hits
17	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Train of Love	Come on Back
18	Slim Whitman	Down In The Valley	Wagon Wheels [Disc 2]
19	The Handsome Family	Down In the Valley of Hollow Logs	Through the Trees
20	The Louvin Brothers	The Wreck On The Highway	Sing the Great Roy Acuff Songs
21	George Jones	Just One More	The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
22	Geraint Watkins	Heart of Stone	Rush of Blood
23	Merle Travis	I Used To Work In Chicago	The Guitar Picker CD1 – Divorce Me C. O. D.
24	Webb Pierce	California Blues	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second Series
25	The Carlisles	Nine Have Tried (and None Have Died) (Second Countdown)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
26	Hank Williams	No, No Joe	Beyond The Sunset
27	Charlie Louvin	Katy Dear	Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs
28	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	Cadillac in Model "A"	Legends of Country Music Disc 4
29	Jerry Lee Lewis	End of the Road	25 All-Time Greatest Sun Recordings
30	Everly Brothers	I'm Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2
31	Johnny Cash	Train Of Love	His Sun Years: Down South
32	T-Bone Burnett	I'm Coming Home	Truth Decay
33	Bob Dylan	Ring Them Bells	Oh Mercy
34	Steve Allen	This Could Be The Start Of Something Big	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]

A Century of America's Music