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Dead Covers

April 24, 2022 Dave

Let’s have ourselves a natural ball. We’ve done shows whose themes include traditional covers done by The Grateful Dead as well as paying tribute to the songwriting talents of Robert Hunter. We’re truckin’ down one more alley of dead themes in today’s show: covers of Grateful Dead songs done by others. And what a lineup we have for you this bright Saturday morning, celebrating springtime in Sonoma County. We’ve got Jorma, Jimmy Buffet, Graham Parker, Joan Osborne, Levon Helm and Bruce Hornsby queued up for you as we celebrate the return of the FM signal for Community Radio in West Sonoma County. That’s right! The rest of the world gets to share Sonoma County with….uh, Sonoma County, as the streaming returns to sharing the stage on a Community Radio signal that runs 24×7. Deeper Roots will celebrate with a New Speedway Boogie, honoring the new FM signal and raising a glass or Ripple with Uncle John’s Band. Tune us in.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Los Lobos	Bertha	Deadicated
3	Joan Osborne	Brokedown Palace	Pretty Little Stranger
4	David Gans	Box Of Rain	Drop The Bone
5	Indigo Girls	Uncle John's Band	Deadicated
6	Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley	Friend Of The Devil	The Country Blues
7	Jorma Kaukonen	Operator	River Of Time
8	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Ripple	One Endless Night
9	Warren Zevon	Casey Jones	Deadicated
10	Levon Helm	Tennessee Jed	Electric Dirt
11	Dr. John	Deal	Deadicated
12	Gregg Allman	Black Muddy River	Southern Blood
13	David Gans	New Speedway Boogie	It's A Hand-me-down
14	Jimmy Buffett	Uncle John's Band	Fruitcakes
15	Larry Campbell	Attics of My Life	Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
16	Willie Nelson	Stella Blue	Songbird
17	Suzanne Vega	China Doll	Deadicated
18	Graham Parker	Sugaree	Your Country
19	Bruce Hornsby & The Range	Jack Straw	Deadicated
20	The Persuasions	It Must Have Been the Roses	Might As Well… The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead
21	Rick Danko	Ripple	Times Like These

Fool’s Day

April 2, 2022 Dave

It’s a fool’s paradise for all of us as April Fool’s Day lands on a day where Deeper Roots debuts a new episode. So why not take advantage, I say! We’ll fill the airwaves today with songs about fools today and add a garnish of novelty to keep the show moving on notes that are as light as air. Foolish hearts, king of fools, poor little fools, and fools who fall in love. We’ll be featuring a blend of country from Charlie Rich and Dwight Yoakam, blues with Etta James and Delbert McClinton, vocals from The Cadillacs and Frankie Lymon, and the so many more on this April Fool’s Day, 2022. Come on along…and don’t forget that tomorrow is the annual April Fool’s Day Parade in Occidental, home to KOWS.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Chico Marx	Piano playing with Chico & Groucho	Horse Feathers
3	Cliff Edwards	I'm No Fool	Ukulele Ike
4	Charlie Rich	Who Will The Next Fool Be	Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich
5	The Mavericks	Foolish Heart	From Dusk Till Dawn
6	Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis	Foolmaker	Wild! Wild! Wild!
7	Charley Crockett	Fool Somebody Else	Welcome To Hard Times
8	Jerry Reed	Pity the Fool	1958-1963 (Warped 6141)
9	Johnny Cash	Fools Hall Of Fame	His Sun Years: Down South
10	Brandi Carlile	Sinners Saints and Fools	In These Silent Days
11	Rick Nelson	Poor Little Fool	Greatest Love Songs
12	Connie Francis	Everybody's Somebody's Fool	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 1)
13	Brenda Lee	Fool No. 1	I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
14	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
15	The Excels	My Foolish Heart	From The Vaults of Gone Vol. 2
16	The Cadillacs	Cool It, Fool	For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
17	Johnny Burnette	The Fool Of The Year	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
18	Etta James	Seven Day Fool	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
19	Etta James	Fool That I Am	Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
20	Ray Charles	A Fool for You	Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)
21	Percy Mayfield	What a Fool I Was	Poet of the Blues
22	Joe Barry	Je suis bet pour t'aimer (French version of i'm a fool to care)	I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
23	Mose Allison	Fool's Paradise	Western Man / Mose In Your Ear
24	Mose Allison	Foolkiller	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]
25	Aretha Franklin	Chain Of Fools	Let's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and Jive
26	The Pulsators	Fool	Let's Play!
27	Bobby "Blue" Bland	I Pity the Fool	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
28	Logan Ledger	River of Fools	Produced by T-Bone Burnett
29	Delbert McClinton	Solid Gold Plated Fool	Honky Tonk 'n Blues
30	Billie Holiday	I'm A Fool To Want You	Lady In Satin
31	Sarah Vaughan	Fool's Paradise	Young Sassy: It's Magic [Disc 3]
32	Ethel Ennis	There's No Fool Like an Old Fool	Have You Forgotten?
33	Tony Perkins	April Fool	On a Rainy Afternoon
34	Professor Longhair	Who's Been Fooling You	'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 1]

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Americana Covers 2022

April 1, 2022 Dave

We’re taking a bit of a break to pull the covers out. A lot of the covers we’ll be sharing today come from recent years and cut a broad swath through the past, with a special emphasis on ‘modern sounds’ including new wave, country and rock covered by some of the modern Americana performers that you hear on KOWS Community Radio’s Blue Moon Americana each week (and mornings at 5). Tune in for Jason Isbell, Bill Kirchen, Carrie Rodriguez, Sarah Jarosz, Nick Lowe, and a host of others. A fun run of sounds this morning as we kick off spring with fresh Americana covers.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Solid Air	Spirit In The Sky	Sonoma County Covers Project
3	Pete Yorn	They Don't Know	They Don't Know
4	The Teskey Brothers	Never Tear Us Apart	Never Tear Us Apart (Single)
5	Sarah Jarosz	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / my future
6	Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit	Driver 8 feat. John Paul White	Georgia Blue
7	Mo Kenney	Yer So Bad	Covers
8	Anna Elizabeth Laube	Time To Move On	Annamania
9	The Band of Heathens featuring Robert Ellis	Walls	Remote Transmissions Vol 1
10	Carsie Blanton	Party at the End of the World	Party At The End of the World (Single)
11	The Dead South	People Are Strange	Easy Listening For Jerks Part II
12	The WildRoots	01 634-5789	WildRoots Sessions Vol. 1
13	The Grand Southern	The Boys of Summer	Don't Say Anything
14	Clint Roberts	Just Like Heaven	Rose Songs
15	Puss N Boots	Joey	Sister
16	Tyler Ramsey	Back On The Chain Gang	Found a Picture of You
17	Vandoliers	I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)	I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Single)
18	The Revenue Man	(What's So Funny About) Peace, Love and Understanding	25 Years Behind
19	Carrie Rodriguez	Big Love	Love and Circumstances
20	Nick Lowe	Here Comes That Feeling	Lay It On Me
21	Bill Kirchen	Shelly's Winter Love (feat. Nick Lowe & Paul Carrack)	The Proper Years
22	Dylan LeBlanc	Expecting to Fly	Pastimes
23	Britta Phillips	I Am a Child	Cinnamon Girl – Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity
24	Yonder Mountain String Band	Ever Fallen In Love	Black Sheep
25	Dwight Yoakam	Train in Vain	Under the Covers
26	The Dandy Warhols	Hells Bells	EMI Film & TV – Covers (Disc 2)
27	The Shootouts	I Wanna Dance With Somebody	Don't Bring Me Down (Single)

The Year in Music 1955

March 19, 2022 Dave

The year was 1955. Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock blasted off and just around the corner on the charts was Elvis who had a minor hit in 1954 that made some waves with That’s Alright, Mama and Good Rockin’ Tonight. RCA bought his contract from Sun Records for $35K. The minimum wage reached new heights of $1.00 per hour. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. The Honeymooners and Gunsmoke debuted on television. And we’ll be digging through the top ten charts of country, rhythm & blues, and pop in a year where the Cold War was a fact of life leading us to duck and cover. Tune in for some Webb Pierce, Eddy Arnold, Four Aces, Mitch Miller, Fats Domino, and Chuck Berry this week on our show that browses those dusty digital bins on a weekly basis on Community Radio here in Sonoma County.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Little Walter	My Babe	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
3	Etta James	The Wallflower	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
4	Ray Charles	I Got a Woman	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
5	Al Hibbler	Unchained Melody	Your Hit Parade – 1955
6	Johnny Ace	Pledging My Love	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
7	The Penguins	Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
8	Fats Domino	Ain't That A Shame	Rock And Rollin
9	The Platters	Only You (And You Alone)	All-Time Greatest Hits
10	Chuck Berry	Maybellene	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
11	The Platters	The Great Pretender	All-Time Greatest Hits
12	Hank Snow	Let Me Go Lover	The Essential Hank Snow
13	Faron Young	Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young	1953-1956 (Warped 5455)
14	Eddy Arnold	That Do Make It Nice	Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955
15	Webb Pierce	I Don't Care	Singles
16	Carl Smith	Loose Talk	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1]
17	Webb Pierce	In The Jailhouse Now	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
18	Webb Pierce	Your Good For Nothing Heart	All Hits! [Disc 2]
19	Webb Pierce	Love, Love, Love	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
20	Slim Whitman	Rose-Marie	Vintage Collections
21	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen Tons	Classic Country
22	Georgia Gibbs	Dance With Me Henry The Wallflower	Your Hit Parade – 1955
23	Pat Boone	Ain't That A Shame	Pat Boone/I'll Be Home
24	The McGuire Sisters	Sincerely	The Sisters Anthology [Disc 2]
25	The Four Aces	Love Is A Many Splendored Thing	The Envelope Please…Academy Award Winning Songs, Volume 2 (1946-1957)
26	Bill Hayes	Ballad of Davy Crockett	London American Label Year By Year 1956
27	Les Baxter	Unchained Melody	Instrumental Gold [Disc 1]
28	Roger Williams	Autumn Leaves	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
29	Mitch Miller & His Orchestra	The Yellow Rose Of Texas	Your Hit Parade – 1955
30	Bill Haley & The Comets	Rock Around The Clock	Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
31	Pirez Prado	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
32	The Moonglows	Sincerely	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
33	Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra	Melody Of Love	Your Hit Parade – 1955
34	Eddy Arnold	Just Call Me Lonesome	Welcome To My World [Disc 1]

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Doo Wop Dreams

March 11, 2022 Dave

In today’s show we’ll be spinning up some special doo wop tracks, and not necessarily the ‘big hits’. We’ll be sharing some under-the-radar sounds from some of the greats and some of the ‘never-heards’. Doo wop’s heyday was clearly brief, running from the early urban street corner sounds of the early 1950s to the more commercially viable and polished sounds of the early 1960s. Tune in for the popular sounds of The Cadillacs, Little Anthony, The Flamingos, and The El Dorados as well as off chart vocal gems from The Pastels, The Quotations, The Kodaks, and The Fascinators. All with a story and all in clean fun on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels	A Rockin' Good Way	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]
3	The Spaniels	Stormy Weather	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
4	Ernest Harriston/The Bop Chords	Castle in the Sky	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
5	The Velvets	Spring Fever	Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
6	The Quotations	Imagination	Doo Wop Box Disc 4
7	The Chimes	Once in a While	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
8	The Flamingos	Lovers Never Say Goodbye	The Best Of The Flamingos
9	The Fascinators	Chapel Bells	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
10	Little Anthony & The Imperials	So Much	The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials
11	Accents	Wiggle, Wiggle	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
12	The Kodaks	Oh Gee Oh Gosh	Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 2]
13	The Cadillacs	Peek-A-Boo	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
14	The Cadillacs	Oh Oh Lolita	For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
15	The Edsels	Rama Lama Ding Dong	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
16	The Monotones	Tom Foolery	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
17	Dion & The Belmonts	No One Knows	Greatest Hits
18	The Pastels	So Far Away	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
19	The Students	I'm So Young	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
20	The Heartbeats	One Day Next Year	The Best of the Heartbeats [Rhino]
21	The Corsairs	Smokey Places (1962 #12)	Greatest Hit Singles Collection
22	The Penguins	Memories Of El Monte	Oldies But Goodies Vol. 3
23	The Desires	Rendezvous With You	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
24	The Moonglows	See Saw	Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]
25	The Crests	The Angels Listened In	The Best of the Crests Featuring Johnny Maestro [Rhino]
26	The Velvetones	The Glory of Love	The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)
27	The Timetones	In My Heart	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
28	The Genies	Who's That Knocking	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
29	The Silhouettes	Miss Thing	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
30	Anthony & The Sophomores	Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
31	The Capris	Morse Code of Love	Doo Wop Box Disc 4
32	The Videos	Trickle, Trickle	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1]
33	The El Dorados	I'll Be Forever Loving You	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1]
34	The Platters	You're Making A Mistake	The Magic Touch: An Anthology
35	The Avalons	Heart's Desire	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
36	The Cleftones	Why Do You Do Me Like You Do	Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records
37	The Classics	Till Then	Doo Wop Love Songs
38	The Velvetones	The Glory of Love	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
39	The Cadillacs	Buzz Buzz Buzz	For Collectors Only (Disc 1)

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Sagebrush Sweethearts

March 5, 2022 Dave

When we say roots, we mean roots. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll kick off Women’s History Month by paying tribute to the many female performers from early country, the Golden Age, and well into our latest century. Influential, talented, and more than many of the opposite sex, not afraid to make a political statement now and then. We’ll also be sharing some recent Americana ‘cowboy sweethearts’ with songs that are both winsome and traditional. Tune in to Community Radio for Sonoma County as we go back to the 30s with the Girls of The Golden West, Patsy Montana, and The Tune Wranglers. We’ve also got some favorites from Margo Smith, Dale Evans, Rose Maddox and Dolly Parton to share with you.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Margo Smith	Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin' Country Music	The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler
3	Patsy Montana	My Poncho Pony	Flowers In The Wildwood
4	Patsy Montana	Old Nevada Moon	The Best Of Patsy Montana
5	Patsy Montana	Out on the Lone Prairie	Yodeling Mad! The Best of Country Yodel Vol. 1
6	Rickie Jones	'Neath The Blue Western Skies	I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two
7	Dale Evans	When the White Roses Bloom	The Rage of the Sage
8	Dale Evans	Don't Ever Fall in Love with a Cowboy	The Rage of the Sage
9	Margo Smith	I Want To Be Your Cowboy Sweetheart	The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler
10	Margo Smith	Cowboy Yodel Song	The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler
11	Teresa Tudury	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Such Fine Things
12	Kacey Musgraves	Whatever Happened To The Yodelin' Cowgirls	Movin On
13	Kacey Musgraves	Cherokee Maiden	Wanted: One Good Cowboy
14	Girls Of The Golden West	My Love Is A Rider (Bucking Bronco)	Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
15	Girls Of The Golden West	Will There Be Any Yodelers In Heaven?	American Yodeling
16	Judy Canova	Along The Navajo Trail (Radio)	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
17	Judy Canova	No Letter Today	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2
18	Maddox Brothers and Rose	Cowboy Bugle Boy	1950-1951 (Warped 5076F)
19	Rose Maddox & Her Brothers	I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
20	Wanda, Ruth Neal	Round Town Girls	Flowers In The Wildwood
21	Polly Jenkins W. Texas Rose	I'm Gonna Straddle My Saddle	Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1
22	Rosalie Allen	I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart	Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1
23	June Holms	Song Of Queensland	I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two
24	Dolly Parton	Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel – No. 8)	1970
25	Nora Jane Struthers	Cowgirl Yodel #3	Nora Jane Struthers
26	Shannon McNally	Mamas Don?t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys	The Waylon Sessions
27	Kacey Musgraves	Texas Yodeler	Wanted: One Good Cowboy
28	Sweetback Sisters	Cowboy Ham And Eggs	Looking For A Fight
29	Ramona Reed	If I Could Only Learn To Yodel (Live)	Big "D" Jamboree, Gals Of The
30	The DeZurik Sisters	The Arizona Yodeler	American Yodeling
31	Ann Jones	Baby Sitter's Blues	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
32	Hank Penny & Jaye P Morgan	Fan It	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
33	Sweethearts of the Rodeo	Get Rhythm	Rodeo Waltz
34	Judy Canova	Walkin' The Floor Over You	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2
35	Carolina Cotton	I Love To Yodel	I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two
36	Patti Page	I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart	Country Music On the Mercury Label

A Bowl Of Soul

February 22, 2022 Dave

This Friday’s Deeper Roots takes another dip into the brass and sass of soul and funk sounds from Duke, Kent, Motown, and beyond. We’re taking a bright and soulful circuitous route from Detroit to Memphis, Chicago, Philly, and the Chitlin’ Circuit. A little bit of rare soul beach music thrown in with some northern soul. We’ll hear from Mitty Collier, Donnie Elbert, Eddie Floyd, Willie Tee and an incredible roster of the known and not-so known from the past century. We’ll also pay tribute to Betty Davis, a soul and funk pioneer songstress who we lost this past week. Dial us up every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Jimmy Hughes	You Can't Believe Everything	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
3	Johnny & Jackey	Someday We'll Be Together	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
4	Quinn Golden	Party On the Weekend	On the Chitlin Circuit
5	Pat & the Blenders	Hard Workin' Man	Conquer the World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records
6	Rufus Thomas	All Night Worker	All Night Worker: Rare Soul Sides
7	Jerry Butler	I'm A Telling You	Northern Soul – The Early Years (CD 1)
8	Eddie Floyd	I Need You Woman	Rare Stamps
9	Donnie Elbert	Everything To Me	Chess Uptown Soul
10	Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	Love Land	Rare Soul Beach Music Classics: Vol. 3
11	James Carr	These Ain't Raindrops	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
12	Carla Thomas	Stop! Look What You're Doing	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
13	Matilda Jones	Wrong Too Long	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
14	Jean Wells	After Loving You	Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition
15	Eula Cooper	Shake Daddy Shake	Let Our Love Grow Higher
16	Mitty Collier	Don't Let Her Take My Baby	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
17	Madeline Bell	One Step At A Time	Bell's A Poppin'
18	James Ray	I've Got My Mind Set On You (Part 1 & 2)	The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
19	The Fantastic Epics	We Do It All Up Here	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
20	Reggie Smith	Soul Walkin'	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
21	Carl Hall	Mean It Baby	You Don't Know Nothing About Love: The Loma/Atlantic Recordings 1967-1972
22	Betty Davis	Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him	Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23
23	L. C. Cooke	Let's Do It Over	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
24	The Artistics	You Left Me	Brunswick Lost Soul – Volume 1
25	Bobby Womack	What You Gonna Do (When Your Love Is Gone)	On The Soul Side
26	Willie Tee	Walking Up A One Way Street	Rare Soul Beach Music Classics: Vol. 3
27	James Brown	Lost Someone	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
28	Etta James	Only Time Will Tell	Enduring Soul
29	Sugar Pie DeSanto	A Little Taste of Soul	A Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962)
30	Roscoe & Barbara	It Ain't Right	Heavy Soul: Old Town & Barry's Deep Down & Dirty Sides
31	Howard Tate	Sweet Love Child	Get It While You Can: The Comp
32	Roddie Joy	Come Back Baby	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
33	Ollie & The Nightingales	You're Leaving Me	Stax Southern Soul
34	Chuck Jackson	I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]
35	Ralph Soul Jackson	You Left the Water Running	Hall of Fame – Volume 3
36	William Bell	I Forgot To Be Your Lover	The Very Best Of William Bell

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The House That Ruth Built

February 5, 2022 Dave

The decade of the fifties found the sounds of rhythm and blues being best represented on the Atlantic Records label. Founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, the catalog of artists and the quality of production were unparalleled for their time. And while Ertegun’s biography is subtitled “The House That Ertegun Built”, the performers were also undisputed heavyweights: Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter, and Lavern Baker to name a few. Things, however, exploded when a lady dubbed “Miss Rhythm” arrived with “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean” leading to another moniker: “The House That Ruth Built”. This week’s show will feature some of the great tracks from Ruth Brown and the many contemporaries who made the label synonymous with R&B well into the seventies and beyond. Tune in for a special treat. Rock, rhythm, and dynamite doo wop from the Atlantic vaults on a Friday morning.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Clovers	One Mint Julep	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
3	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
4	Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters	Money Honey	Atlantic Rock & Roll
5	Carmen Taylor & The Boleros	Ooh I	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
6	Sheiks	Walk That Walk	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
7	The Chords	Sh-Boom	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
8	The Playboys	Good Golly Miss Molly	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
9	The Regals	Got The Water Boiling	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
10	The Clovers	Devil Or Angel	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 2] – Slow & Dreamy
11	Ruth Brown	Oh What a Dream (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
12	Ruth Brown	Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
13	Ruth Brown	Lucky Lips (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
14	The Cookies	In Paradise	Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 19471974, Vol. 3: 19551958
15	Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters	Treasure of Love	Atlantic Rock & Roll
16	The Drifters	Long Lonely Nights	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
17	The Drifters	Long Lonely Nights	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
18	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Atlantic Rock & Roll
19	Big Joe Turner	Boogie Woogie Country Girl	Atlantic Rock & Roll
20	Ray Charles	Hallelujah I Love Her So	Atlantic Rock & Roll
21	Ray Charles	Mess Around	Atlantic Rock & Roll
22	Ray Charles	This Little Girl of Mine	Atlantic Rock & Roll
23	LaVern Baker	Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) [Japan 2012 Remaster]	Atlantic Rock & Roll
24	LaVern Baker	Tweedle Dee (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
25	LaVern Baker	Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
26	Ivory Joe Hunter	Since I Met You Baby (Single/LP Version)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
27	Ivory Joe Hunter	It's a Doggone Crying Shame	Atlantic Rock & Roll
28	The Bobbettes	Mr. Lee	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
29	The Ospreys	It's Good To Me (You Don't Know And I DOn't Know)	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
30	The Drifters	Drip Drop	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
31	The Coasters	Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
32	The Coasters	Dance!	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
33	Del-Larks	Remember The Night	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
34	The Sh-Booms (The Chords)	Blue Moon	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
35	Top Note	Hearts Of Stone	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
36	Billy Storm	When You Dance	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
37	Stick McGhee & His Buddies	Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
38	Big Joe Turner	Midnight Special Train	Atlantic Rock & Roll

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

Brand New Day

January 8, 2022 Dave

That new car smell…applied to everything we can think of…all to celebrate this new 2022 thing…365 more rotations and one long trip around that giant luminous orb. What a long strange trip it was. So let’s celebrate all that’s new as we move into our second decade of celebrating the past century of America’s music. This week, we’re taking on the theme of ‘brand new’….new heartaches, new cars, new neighbors, new mornings, and new hopes…same as the old hopes no doubt, but with a different slant. We’ve got performances by Mel Tillis, Dion, Ruthie Foster, Fats Domino, Steve Earle and a couple dozen others to keep our dreams worth holding onto. Let’s put COVID in the rear view. Let’s send the truth-doubters back to their rat’s nests. And make good trouble. Welcome 2022 with a promise to hold those who led an insurrection and those who voted for the leaders accountable. Tune into the show. I promise we’ll keep it real.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Joe Liggins	Brand New Deal In Mobile	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
3	Fletcher Smith	Brand New Neighborhood	Stompin' 12
4	George Green	Brand New Rockin' Chair	The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5
5	Al Harrison	Brand New Money	Fool Mule
6	Barrel House Blott & Lee	Brand New Man	Dapper Dan
7	Fats Domino	Brand New Baby	Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1
8	Wayne Hancock	Brand New Cadillac	That's What Daddy Wants
9	The Payments	Brand New Automobile	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1
10	Lightnin' Hopkins	Brand New Lock	Po' Lightnin'
11	Lead Belly	I'm Going to Buy You a Brand New Ford	Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
12	Ruthie Foster	Brand New Day	Promise of a Brand New Day
13	Al Kooper	Brand New Day (Bonus Track)	You Never Know Who You Friends Are…Plus
14	Dion	Brand New Morning	Recorded Live At The Bitter End, August 1971
15	Gary Stewart	Brand New Whiskey	An Empty Glass: A Collection of Drinkin' Songs
16	Mel Tillis	Brand New Mister Me	36 All Time Greatest Hits
17	The Everly Brothers	Brand New Heartache	The Everly Brothers
18	Dave Edmunds	Worn Out Suits, Brand New Pockets	Get It
19	Gram Parsons	Brand New Heartache [Bonus Track]	Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 3] – Alternate Takes From GP & Grievous Angel
20	Emmylou Harris	Brand New Dance	Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 2
21	Tex Ritter	You're Always Brand New	High Noon
22	Don Henley	The Brand New Tennessee Waltz	Cass County (Deluxe)
23	Steve Earle	Brand New Companion	Townes
24	Dave Alvin	Brand New Heart	Blue Blvd
25	Greg Brown	Brand New '64 Dodge	Poet Game
26	Jesse Winchester	Brand New Tennesse Waltz	Jesse Winchester: Live From Mountain Stage
27	Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters	Brand New Start	Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters (EP)
28	Modern Hicks	Brand New	Tornado Alley
29	Melanie	Brand New Key	70s Music Explosion – Miracles
30	Will Kimbrough	Brand New Song	Americanitis
31	Leftover Salmon	Brand New Good Old Days	Brand New Good Old Days
32	Elvis Presley	There's a Brand New Day On the Horizon	Elvis Double Features: Love in Las Vegas + Roustabout
33	Esther Phillips With The Dixie Flyers	Brand New Day (LP Version)	Set Me Free
34	James Brown	Papa's Got A Brand New Bag	20 All Time Greatest Hits!
35	Slim Harpo	Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King)	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1

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Who We Lost 2021

January 1, 2022 Dave

New Year’s Eve will bring a look back at those we’ve lost this past year. 2021 was another year of COVID-19 with a couple of variants slipping into and out of the world. We wait patiently, for the most part, for vaccines and adult behavior to work. Unfortunately, there is a selfishness about our species that cannot be denied. This year’s losses have no boundaries musically: everyone from Biz Markie to Stephen Sondheim, Vicente Fernandez to Nanci Griffith, Lloyd Price to Stonewall Jackson. Performers of our lifetime. We go into 2022 having hope. Join Dave Stroud for a musical look back.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Monkees	Some of Shelly's Blues	Listen to the Band Disc 4
3	The Marvelettes	Don't Mess With Bill	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
4	Teddy Bears	To Know Him Is to Love Him	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
5	The Everly Brothers	So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1
6	Jimmie Rodgers	Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again	40 All-Time Favorites [Disc 1]
7	Gerry & The Pacemakers	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying	The Classic 60's Collection: 1964
8	Lloyd Price	Just Because	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
9	B.J. Thomas	Hooked On A Feeling	20 Greatest Hits
10	Nanci Griffith	Late Night Grande Hotel	Late Night Grande Hotel
11	Rusty Young	Down Home	Waitin' For The Sun
12	Aretha Franklin	Chain Of Fools (Roger Hawkins)	Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 1]
13	Maddox Brothers and Rose	Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die	1950-1951 (Warped 5076F)
14	Joe Maphis & Rose Lee	Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
15	Dan Crary, Byron Berline & John Hickman	Old Time Medley	Chambergrass
16	J.D. Crowe & The New South	Old Home Place	Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
17	The Osborne Brothers	Rocky Top	Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
18	Tom T. Hall	Ballad of Forty Dollars	The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall
19	Stonewall Jackson	I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water (Columbia 1964)	Singles
20	Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson	Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys(Ed Bruce)	RCA Country Legends [Disc 2]
21	Taj Mahal	Cakewalk Into Town (Howard Johnson on Tuba)	Putumayo Presents: American Blues
22	Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen	Lost In The Ozone	Lost In The Ozone
23	Gram Parsons	Ooh Las Vegas (DRUMMER – RONNIE TUTT)	G.P. / Grievous Angel
24	The Kingsmen	Louie, Louie	Louie Louie
25	The Rolling Stones	Honky Tonk Women	Forty Licks [Disc 1]
26	ZZ Top	Gimme All Your Lovin'	Greatest Hits
27	Johnny Ventura	Filete	Presentando a.. Mi Nuevo Cosecha
28	Vicente Fernandez	Volver Volver	The Rose & The Briar
29	Johnny Pacheco	El Esencia Del Guaguanco	Ritmo Caliente – Salsa Greats
30	The Gap Band	Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up An	Pure Disco
31	Dave Frishberg	Van Lingle Mungo	Baseball's Greatest Hits
32	Jill Corey	Love Me to Pieces	Your Hit Parade – The '50s
33	The McGuire Sisters	Sincerely	The Sisters Anthology [Disc 2]
34	Claude Bolling	It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing	Bolling Plays Ellington, Vol. 1
35	The Tokens	The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)	Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens
36	Jay & The Americans	Cara Mia	Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best of Jay and The Americans
37	The Supremes	When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through (Mary Wilson)	Gold Disc 1
38	Lee "Scratch" Perry	I Am the Upsetter	Trojan Reggae
39	Biz Markie	Just a Friend	Biz's Baddest Beats: The Best of Biz Markie
40	Original Cast	Tonight	Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1]
41	Chuck E. Weiss	Anthem for Old Souls	Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
42	Pat Martino	Just Friends	Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar [Disc 3]
43	Peter, Paul and Mary	Have You Been to Jail for Justice?	In These Times
44	Patrick Sky	Many A Mile	Best Of The Troubadours
45	Chick Corea and Return to Forever	Captain Marvel	Light as a Feather (Disc 1)
46	New York Dolls	Puss 'n' Boots	Sophisticated Boom Boom: The Shadow Morton Story
47	The Ramones	Baby, I Love You	End of the Century

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