We’re going silent today. Vocals-wise, anyway. Tune in Friday morning for the best rock instrumentals from the late fifties through the sixties as we journey through a slick set of the very best from Santo and Johnny to Mason Williams with our core focus being on the wild chart sounds of Duane Eddy, Sandy Nelson, The Tornados, Link Wray and more teen beat, pop and rock favorites from a particularly fertile time for rock n’ roll. Whether they were riffing on classic sounds of the past or blasting off into the outer stratosphere with sounds of space and surf, the instrumentals peppered the charts with themes for the time, owing more to roots than we appreciate. Join the fun on KOWS’ Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on Deeper Roots.
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Bill Justis
Raunchy
Teen Beat Volume 4
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Chuck Berry
Deep Feeling (Instrumental)
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
The landscape this morning is smothered in ominous clouds as the music we have for you features the gospel beat with a blend of suggestive celebratory, suspicious, and devil-may-care songs. We’ve got the fire and brimstone bible-thumping sounds of Brother Claude Ely, some classic gospel warnings from The Golden Gate Quartet, a pastiche of British Clerkenwell nuggets from The Real Tuesday Weld, The Weavers, Lonnie Johnson, and a whole lot more. An eclectic blend of songs of Satan, dark nights, and sinner’s bemoaning their dirty little religion on another Friday morning collection of sounds on Deeper Roots. Tune in. The ground is saturated with blues, gospel, country, and even some hillbillies from hell…just for you.
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Harry James & His Orchestra/Dick Haymes/Helen Forrest/Dalton Rizzotto & Orchestra
The Devil Sat Down And Cried
Best Of The Big Bands
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Golden Gate Quartet
Atom and Evil
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
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Warren Zevon
Dirty Little Religion
Life'll Kill Ya
5
Kane Welch Kaplin
Satan's Paradise
Lost John Dean
6
Johnny Cash
Rusty Cage
Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American
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Lonnie Johnson
Devil's Got The Blues
Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1
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Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
Devil's Slide
9
The Real Tuesday Weld
It's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Got to Do It
I, Lucifer
10
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Changes
The Great Gospel Women Vol. 2
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The Real Tuesday Weld
The Life and Times of the Clerkenwell Kid
I, Lucifer
12
The Gospeleers
The Devil's Gonna Get You
Black Vocal Groups Vol. 5 (1923-1941)
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Brother Claude Ely
Farther On
Satan Get Back
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Steve Earle
Devil's Right Hand
Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection (2 of 2)
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Uncle Tupelo
Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
March 16-20, 1992
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The Louvin Brothers
Satan And The Saint
The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic Tracks
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Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws
Dance Of The Dodo Bird
The Best Of Western Swing
18
Chiwetel Ejiofor
I Want To Be Evil (Original Version)
Kinky Boots
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The Robins
That Old Black Magic
Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
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The Swan Silvertones
Sinner Man
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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The Weavers
Sinner Man
Traveling on With The Weavers
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The Harmonizing Four
Oh Sinner
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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Jesse Winchester
Evil Angel
Gentleman Of Leisure
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Calexico
Sinner in the Sea
Algiers
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Jimmy Minor
Satan's Chauffeur
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
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Rusty Dean
Sinner Beware
Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
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Fern Jones
This World Is Not My Home
The Glory Road
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Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver Quintette
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.
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The Band
Long Black Veil
Music From Big Pink
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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
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Johnny Bond
Goodbye Old Paint
Standard Transcriptions
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Pharis and Jason Romero
Goodbye Old Paint
A Wanderer I'll Stay
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McKinley James
Who Will The Next Fool Be
Who Will The Next Fool Be (Single)
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Charlie Rich
Who Will the Next Fool Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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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
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Willie Nelson
Hello Walls
Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
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Henson Cargill
Skip a Rope
Skip a Rope
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Charley Crockett
Skip A Rope
Music City USA
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Kevin Russell
Are You Teasing Me
Plain Dirt Fashion
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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
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Chuck Mead
Anytime
You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold
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Dirty Cello
Sixteen Tons
I May Not Be Perfect
20
Merle Travis
Sixteen Tons
Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
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Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams
Crazy 'Cause I Love You
That's What I Like About The West
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Solitaire Miles
Crazy Cause I Love You
Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas
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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
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Solitaire Miles
I Hear You Talkin'
Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas
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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
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Tom Petty
You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
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Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Back At The Quonset Hut
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Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood
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Red Foley
Tennessee Border
Tennessee Saturday Night
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Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
Tennessee Border
Back At The Quonset Hut
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BR5-49
The Price of Love
This Is BR549
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The Everly Brothers
The Price of Love
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
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.
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Robert Gordon
The Way I Walk
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
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Buddy Holly
Peggy Sue
Rave On: The Coral Story
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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
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Mickey Gilley
Room Full Of Roses
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
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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
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Adam Wade
The Writing On The Wall
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
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The Five Satins
In the Still of the Night
Doo Wop Box Disc 2
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The Ventures
Perfidia
Teen Beat, Volume 3
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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
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Robert Morse
I Believe In You
The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s
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The Poppy Family
Which Way You Goin' Billy? (SUSAN JACKS)
Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s
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The Spinners
I'll Be Around
One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
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The Seekers
I'll Never Find Another You
Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
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Mary McCaslin
Last Cannonball
Mystery Train; Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 2
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Paul Siebel
Louise
Woodsmoke and Oranges
28
Kelly Joe Phelps
Lead Me On
Lead Me On
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Judy Henske
High Flying Bird
Troubadours Of The Folk Era Volume Two (Rhino)
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The Green Fields of America
Down By the Tanyard Side (SONG)
The Green Fields of America
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The Young Rascals
Good Lovin' (DINO DANELLI)
Red, White & Rock Disc 3
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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
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.
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.
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Various Artists
Wild In the Streets Trailer
1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials
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Garland Jeffreys
Wild in the Streets
Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
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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
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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
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Julie London
Easy Street
Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl
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Dean Martin
On the Street Where You Live
Swingin' with Dino
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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)
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.
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Brenda Lee
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
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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
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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]
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.
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Loretta Lynn
You Ain't Woman Enough
Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]
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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]
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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
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Loretta Lynn
Success
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]
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Loretta Lynn
This Old House
Van Lear Rose
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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]
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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 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.
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Gangster Of Love
Living The Blues: 1957-1959 Blues Classics
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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
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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
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.
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Tex Williams
Money
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
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Howard Vokes
The Miner
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
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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)
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Arlie Duff
Money Hungry
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
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Faron Young
I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night
1953-1956 (Warped 5455)
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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
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