Category Archives: Gospel

Scenes Of Devastation

There’s going to be a free form mix of sounds this week with some ‘scenes of devastation’ as well as some blues and tradition. We’ll set the tone with a song that inspired the title lines from The Pine Hill Project and then head into some tradition and some covers that speak in the language of the sacred and secular…from Saturday night at the juke to Sunday morning in the pew. A great mix of sounds from some classic female blues gems from the 1940s like Wea Bea Booze and Ethel Waters. We’ll also go down to the crossroads and Deep Elem with the likes of Champion Jack Dupree and T-Bone Walker, some deeper/darker blues from Geeshie Wiley and Blind Lemon Jefferson as well. But we’ll also fill the air with the tops in great interpretations from Van Dyke Parks, Willie Watson and Bob Brozman. Join us for some ‘last kind words’ from the Rocky Road Blues to James Alley on a Friday morning in West County.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Pine Hill Project Battlefield Tomorrow You're Going (Featuring Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Schindell) Amazon
3Son House John the Revelator Death Letter Amazon
4Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers John The Revelator Songs Of Anarchy: Music From Sons Of Anarchy Seasons 1-4 Amazon
5Blu Lu Barker Don't You Feel My Leg Don't You Feel My Leg Amazon
6Wea Bea Booze These Young Men Blues Female Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949) Amazon
7Champion Jack Dupree Dirty Woman Two Classic Albums Plus Singles Amazon
8T-Bone Walker It's a Lowdown Dirty Deal The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch] Amazon
9Geeshie Wiley Last Kind Words Mississippi Masters Amazon
10David Johansen The Last Kind Words Shaker Amazon
11Woody Guthrie When That Great Ship Went Down This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1 Amazon
12Rory Block Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down) Confessions of A Blues Singer Amazon
13The Million Dollar Quartet Great Speckled Bird The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition Amazon
14Willie Watson James Alley Blues Folk Singer Vol. 1 Amazon
15Doc Watson Little Omie Wise 1964-1965 (Warped 6411F) Amazon
16Blind Lemon Jefferson See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Black Swan Sampler Amazon
17B.B. King See That My Grave Is Kept Clean One Kind Favor Amazon
18Van Dyke Parks/Mondrian Sail Away Lady The Harry Smith Project Live Vol. 2 Amazon
19Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers Sail Away Ladies The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of Amazon
20Bob Brozman Rocky Road Snapping the Strings Amazon
21Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys Rocky Road Blues The Essential Bill Monroe [Disc 1] Amazon
22Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys Mule Skinner Blues East Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series) Amazon
23Dolly Parton Mule Skinner Blues Country USA 1970 Amazon
24Rev. J. M. Gates Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting The Harry Smith B-Sides Amazon
25The Persuasions Dry Bones Gospel Brunch Classics Amazon
26Maria Muldaur A Little Bird Told Me Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker) Amazon
27Jim Kweskin Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me Vanguard Visionaries Amazon
28Ethel Waters Honey In The Honeycomb On Stage And Screen 1925 – 1940 Amazon
29Baby Dee Look What Baby's Got For You Don't You Feel My Leg Amazon
30Ames Brothers The The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
31Bill & The Belles Finger Pointin' Mama Dreamsongs, Etc. Amazon
32Paul Thorn Come On Let's Go Don't Let The Devil Ride Amazon

Jubilee Theme

It’s theme time on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on Deeper Roots and we’ll take you pretty deep today, exploring songs of jubilation and celebration. Our theme revolves around the term ‘jubilee’ and it’s meaning, at least over the past century. While its etymology is centuries deep, with roots in the Old Testament and the Hebrew word ‘yobhel’ which refers to the ram’s horn which was sounded on the Day of Atonement, there are also the jubilee references to the freeing of slaves well into the 19th century. it speaks to anniversaries, rejoicing, and freedom. We could go much deeper but what better way to celebrate than with music, and there are plenty of Americana examples that tell of jubilees. We’ll hear from country favorites like The Sons of the Pioneers, Tyler Childers, and Joe Maphis alongside early century rhythm jazz and rhythm greats like Dinah Washington, Ivie Anderson, and Benny Goodman in this week’s show. Join us

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Roy Clark Alabama Jubilee Swing West – vol 2 – Guitar Slingers Amazon
3Benny Carter Jubilee Program Intro Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946 Amazon
4Benny Carter Jubilee Jump Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946 Amazon
5Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra Jubilee The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
6Big Joe Turner Jumpin' At The Jubilee Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
7The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Patty Griffin Jubilee I'll Find A Way Amazon
8Dinah Washington There'll Be a Jubilee (from "In the Land of Hi-Fi") Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums Amazon
9Helen Humes Jubilee He May Be Your Man Amazon
10The Andrews Sisters There'll Be a Jubilee Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell Amazon
11Ivie Anderson Let's Have a Jubilee Cocktail Hour Amazon
12Mildred Bailey With Benny Goodman & His V-Disc All Stars There'll Be A Jubilee The Women of WW2 [V 4] Amazon
13Ashley Monroe & The Americans Jubilee American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2] Amazon
14Kathy Mattea and Friends Jubilee Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie Amazon
15Dave Alvin Jubilee Train Romeo's Escape Amazon
16The Blasters Jubilee Train Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2) Amazon
17The Devil Makes Three There'll Be A Jubilee Redemption & Ruin Amazon
18Riders in the Sky Cowboy Jubilee Best of the West Amazon
19Sons of the Pioneers Cowboy Jubilee The Lost Masters Amazon
20Sons of the Pioneers Barnyard Jubilee Songs of the Prairie – CD4 Amazon
21Joe Maphis Nashville Jubilee Country Guitar Thunder Amazon
22The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sam Bush, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Hanna Bayou Jubilee Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2 Amazon
23Elizabeth Mitchell Y Daniel Littleton Jubilee Putumayo Presents American Folk Amazon
24The War and Treaty Jubilee Hearts Town Amazon
25Arkansas Dave Jubilee Arkansas Dave Amazon
26Charlie Parr Jubilee Charlie Parr Amazon
27Tyler Childers Jubilee Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? Amazon
28JD McPherson Jubilee Undivided Heart & Soul Amazon
29Carolyn Hester Swing And Turn Jubilee [Album Version] Folk Classics (Roots Of American Folk Music) Amazon
30Jake Xerxes Fussell Jubilee Out of Sight Amazon
31R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders Alabama Jubilee Chasin' Rainbows Amazon
32Doc Watson Alabama Jubilee Good Deal! Amazon

Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas

From the cold grey light of dawn to some gospel coverage from Luther Dickinson, George Jones and The Golden Gate Quartet, Deeper Roots this week takes another pull at the thread of tapestry of the past century, once again celebrating America’s music. We’re in fine form, no doubt, because the players this week move from the ‘king of boogie’, John Lee Hooker, to one of the great contemporary songwriters, Iris DeMent. We’ll share a track from her latest album, one that ventures into the dark corners of this country’s recent history with her brilliant eight minute soliloquy “Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas”. We’ll share songs about liars, feeling good, 99 year blues, and that last train to Memphis. Join Dave Stroud for two hours from America’s songbooks, from church to steeple to songs about its people. We’ll be coming to you live from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Louis Armstrong Go Down Moses Louis And The Good Book Amazon
3Iris DeMent Goin' Down To Sing In Texas Workin' On A World Amazon
4Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Texas Flood Texas Flood Amazon
5George Jones Take The Devil Out Of Me George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
6The Golden Gate Quartet Let That Liar Alone Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1 Amazon
7Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands Let That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin) The Hazel and Alice Sessions Amazon
8Luther Dickinson Ain't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples) Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II [amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
9Lucinda Williams Hot Blood Sweet Old World Amazon
10Dave Alvin I Feel So Good Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy Amazon
11Taj Mahal Good Morning Little School Girl Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home Amazon
12Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur 99 Year Blues Penny's Farm Amazon
13Emily Scott Robinson Delta Line Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23 Amazon
14Eric Clapton So Tired Back Home Amazon
15John Lee Hooker Don't Look Back Ft. Van Morrison King Of The Boogie Amazon
16Van Morrison Streamline Train Moving On Skiffle Amazon
17Blues Image Parchman Farm Open Amazon
18Mose Allison The Seventh Son Allison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
19Little Feat Two Trains Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (1 of 4) Amazon
20The Band Last Train To Memphis Jubilation Amazon
21Dr. John The Night Tripper Mama Roux The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 Amazon
22Shirley & Lee Feel So Good The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2) Amazon
23Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars Havana Moon Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars Amazon
24Slim Harpo Baby Scratch My Back The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2 Amazon
25Alabama Shakes Killer Diller Blues American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1] Amazon
26Lee Ann Womack Take The Devil Out Of Me The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone Amazon

Saved!

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.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2LaVern Baker Saved Soul On Fire: Thes Best Of LaVerne Baker Amazon
3The Mighty Clouds Of Joy Saved [Album Version] Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan Amazon
4The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir I Want To Ride That Glory Train Shakin' The Rafters Amazon
5The Dixie Hummingbirds You Don't Have Nothing Thank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie Hummingbirds Amazon
6The Dixie Hummingbirds I've Been Born Again Thank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie Hummingbirds Amazon
7The Original Gospel Harmonettes Get Away Jordan Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan Amazon
8The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi Soul You Save I'll Make It Alright Amazon
9Nina Simone Save Me Silk and Soul (Expanded Edition) Amazon
10Louis Armstrong I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music Rhythm Saved The World Amazon
11Rev. Lonnie Farris I'm So Happy And Free The Lord Saved Me Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel Amazon
12The Staple Singers Somebody Saved Me Uncloudy Day Amazon
13The Blind Boys Of Alabama Just Wanna See His Face Spirit Of The Century Amazon
14Marty Stuart Somebody Saved Me Souls' Chapel Amazon
15Carl Story God Saved My Soul 1951-1952 (Warped 5158) Amazon
16Wilburn Brothers Don't Go Home Unsaved 1962-1963 (Warped 6302) Amazon
17Hank Williams Wealth Won't Save Your Soul I Saw The Light Amazon
18Buck Owens Jesus Saved Me Dust On Mother's Bible Amazon
19Brenda Lee Saved Brenda Lee Sings Country Vol 2 Amazon
20Bobby Charles Save Me, Jesus (mono single version) Bobby Charles Amazon
21Solomon Burke Wealth Won't Save Your Soul Make Do With What You Got Amazon
22Chip Taylor Carrie Rodriguez Him Who Saved Me The New Bye & Bye Amazon
23Bob Dylan Saved Saved Amazon
24Eugene Smith Saved The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men Amazon
25Shannon McNally Save Me Jesus Small Town Talk Amazon
26The Staple Singers Good News Uncloudy Day Amazon
27The Band Saved Moondog Matinee Amazon
28Aretha Franklin Save Me 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
29Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Save a Seat for Me 20th Century Masters – The Best Of Amazon

Songs About The Telephone

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?

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

Sinner’s Playground

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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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Harry James & His Orchestra/Dick Haymes/Helen Forrest/Dalton Rizzotto & Orchestra The Devil Sat Down And Cried Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
3Golden Gate Quartet Atom and Evil 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
4Warren Zevon Dirty Little Religion Life'll Kill Ya Amazon
5Kane Welch Kaplin Satan's Paradise Lost John Dean Amazon
6Johnny Cash Rusty Cage Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American Amazon
7Lonnie Johnson Devil's Got The Blues Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1 Amazon
8Bob Brozman Devil's Slide Devil's Slide Amazon
9The Real Tuesday Weld It's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Got to Do It I, Lucifer Amazon
10Sister Rosetta Tharpe Changes The Great Gospel Women Vol. 2 Amazon
11The Real Tuesday Weld The Life and Times of the Clerkenwell Kid I, Lucifer Amazon
12The Gospeleers The Devil's Gonna Get You Black Vocal Groups Vol. 5 (1923-1941) Amazon
13Brother Claude Ely Farther On Satan Get Back Amazon
14Steve Earle Devil's Right Hand Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection (2 of 2) Amazon
15Uncle Tupelo Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down March 16-20, 1992 Amazon
16The Louvin Brothers Satan And The Saint The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic Tracks Amazon
17Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws Dance Of The Dodo Bird The Best Of Western Swing Amazon
18Chiwetel Ejiofor I Want To Be Evil (Original Version) Kinky Boots Amazon
19The Robins That Old Black Magic Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2 Amazon
20The Swan Silvertones Sinner Man Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
21The Weavers Sinner Man Traveling on With The Weavers Amazon
22The Harmonizing Four Oh Sinner Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
23Jesse Winchester Evil Angel Gentleman Of Leisure Amazon
24Calexico Sinner in the Sea Algiers Amazon
25Jimmy Minor Satan's Chauffeur Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
26Rusty Dean Sinner Beware Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5 Amazon
27Fern Jones This World Is Not My Home The Glory Road Amazon
28Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver Quintette Sinner's Crossroads Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
29The Flamingos The Sinner (El Pecador) Requestfully Yours & the Sound Of Amazon
30Daniel Lanois Sleeping in the Devil's Bed For the Beauty of Wynona Amazon
31C.W. Stoneking We Gon' Boogaloo Gon' Boogaloo Amazon
32The Real Tuesday Weld (Still) Terminally Ambivalent Over You I, Lucifer Amazon
33Howlin' Wolf Evil Chess Blues Disc 2 Amazon
34Freddie & The Hitch Hikers Sinners Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon

Elvis’ Influencers

Elvis Presley’s performances, in particular those from his first decade, were based in some very deep roots. Those roots tapped into almost anything that could be heard in the south on that cultural touchstone of radio. Blues, big band, jazz, hillbilly, pop, gospel and country all played an enormous role in molding the iconic performer he was to become. In our Deeper Roots show this week we’ll be exploring the ‘influencers’ of the day; songs that played on the radio, songs that Elvis personally revealed as his favorites, songs that he enjoyed with his family as a young boy. We’ve got Mahalia and Sister Rosetta tracks, Little Junior Parker and Jimmy Reed, Red Foley and Roy Acuff, and a host of others to share this week so we’re hoping that we can remember how radio’s lifeline to culture that spoke to Elvis in a very, very big way.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
3Jimmy Reed & His Trio You Don't Have To Go Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954 Amazon
4Little Junior Parker Mystery Train Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
5Little Junior Parker Feelin' Good Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings Amazon
6Big Joe Turner Honey Hush Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
7Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe Strange Things Happening Everyday The Gospel of Blues Amazon
8Mahalia Jackson Didn't It Rain 16 Most Requested Songs Amazon
9The Statesmen Quartet Somebody Bigger Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music Amazon
10Hovie Lister & The Statesmen Quartet His Hand Is Mine Country Gospel Classics [Disc 2] Amazon
11The Golden Gate Quartet Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946) Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949) Amazon
12Jimmie Rodgers Frankie And Johnnie Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2] Amazon
13The Carter Family 042-Can the Circle Be Unbroken Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
14Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans Great Speckled Bird [78rpm Version] Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age Amazon
15Red Foley Old Shep Tennessee Saturday Night Amazon
16Ivory Joe Hunter I Almost Lost My Mind Since I Met You Baby Amazon
17Jumpin' Gene Simmons I Done Told You So SUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]] Amazon
18Elvis Presley Milk Cow Blues The Sun Sessions Amazon
19Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys Milk Cow Blues Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1] Amazon
20Hank Williams Your Cheatin' Heart 24 Greatest Amazon
21Mississippi Slim Try Doin' Right The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened Amazon
22Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Blue Moon of Kentucky The Best of Bill Monroe Amazon
23Elvis Presley Blue Moon of Kentucky The Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2 Amazon
24Dean Martin with Paul Weston & His Dixieland Eight I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53 Amazon
25Billy Bunn & His Buddies That's When Your Heartaches Begin Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
26Ella Fitzgerald My Happiness The Chronological Classics 1947-1948 Amazon
27B.B. King Everyday I Have The Blues BB King And Pee Wee Crayton Amazon
28Louis Jordan Caldonia Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
29Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats Rocket 88 Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
30Chuck Berry Maybellene Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2] Amazon
31Billy Ward & The Dominoes Sixty Minute Man Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues Amazon
32Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle and Roll Big Joe Rocks Amazon
33Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
34Big Mama Thornton Hound Dog Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
35Little Richard Long Tall Sally Blowing The Fuse: 1956 Amazon

Sacred Rock & Soul

A mixed bag of the soulful sounds with an undercurrent of gospel mixed in this morning. Songs whose construction bears some resemblance or, in most cases, far distant ancestry to the sacred sounds of the church gatherings. The music this morning isn’t really gospel in its obvious form. It’s more the sound of performances that owe gospel music a debt of gratitude for the sound, the rhythm, and the form. Tune in for a bright, shining blend of popular sounds from Paul Simon, Laura Nyro, Curtis Mayfield, Percy Sledge, Mitty Collier, and a couple dozen others as we take a closer walk with rhythm, soul, rock, and pop on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on KOWS, your low power community station with a big heart. Tune in on 92.5 FM or stream us on kowsfm.com/listen.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Isley Brothers Shout (Parts 1 & 2) The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1] Amazon
3Sam Cooke Just For You Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
4Sam Cooke You Send Me Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
5Ray Charles I've Got a Woman Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2] Amazon
6Ray Charles Hallelujah I Love Her So Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2] Amazon
7Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters Cry Baby Birth Of Soul: 1 Amazon
8Marvin Gaye Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
9The Impressions Keep On Pushing Gospel Amazon
10Curtis Mayfield Move on Up Something to Believe In Amazon
11Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Happy Day Oh Happy Day – Original Buddah Classics Amazon
12Al Green Take Me to the River More Greatest Hits Amazon
13Bill Withers Lean on Me Still Bill Amazon
14Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled Water Amazon
15Paul Simon Loves Me Like A Rock Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar Amazon
16Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher Something to Believe In Amazon
17The Staple Singers Respect Yourself Stax Profiles Amazon
18Aretha Franklin Chain Of Fools Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 1] Amazon
19Aretha Franklin Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Amazon
20Percy Sledge When A Man Loves A Woman It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge Amazon
21Mitty Collier I Had A Talk With My Man Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
22Mitty Collier No Faith, No Love Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968 Amazon
23Laura Nyro And When I Die Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2) Amazon
24Marc Cohn Walking In Memphis Marc Cohn Amazon
25Roy Wood Songs Of Praise Boulders Amazon
26Elton John Take Me To The Pilot Elton John Amazon
27Etta James Strange Things Happening Singles 1957 – 1962 Amazon

Hooligans & Holy Rollers

There’s no telling where this week’s show could lead because we’ve got the musical evangelists, pentacostals, and Baptists right alongside those charming bluesmen and rock and rollers to turn up the heat. We’ve got a burning revival of rockabilly, rhythm and blues, and God-fearing country and hillbilly sounds to take us into the weekend. Hooligans and bible-thumping holy rollers are pushing their way through the doors today and we’re here to tell you that we’re not gonna take anyone telling he or she what they can do with their bodies. Today’s performers will feature Sister Rosetta, Brother Claude, The Louvins, Hank Jr., Moon Mullican, and Jerry Lee Lewis…and that’s just a taste. Join us on Sonoma County Community Radio.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Muddy Waters I've Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2 At Newport 1960 [Live] [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
3Jerry Lee Lewis Don't Let Go A Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3] Amazon
4Moon Mullican Well Oh Well Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B Amazon
5Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps Race with the Devil So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 2 Amazon
6Johnny David Race With The Devil Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
7The Million Dollar Quartet Old Time Religion The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition Amazon
8Brother Claude Ely Send Down The Rain Satan Get Back Amazon
9Brother Claude Ely Stop That Train Satan Get Back Amazon
10Eddie Noack Ain't The Reaping Ever Done Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter Amazon
11Jack Leonard A Visit From The Devil Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
12Hank Williams Jr. Endless Sleep Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5 Amazon
13Ray Winfree Devil Hang Me High Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5 Amazon
14The Four Internes I'm Using My Bible For A Road Map The Best Of King Gospel Amazon
15Howlin' Wolf Killing Floor The Real Folk Blues Amazon
16John Lee Hooker Boogie Chillen' King Of The Boogie Amazon
17The Gospelaires Can I Get A Witness Lovely Jazz Gospel & Blues Amazon
18The Midnighters Sexy Ways Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 Amazon
19Louis Jordan Mop! Mop! (aka Mop-Mop) Number Ones Amazon
20Sister Rosetta Tharpe When I Move to the Sky Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of Amazon
21The Harmonizing Four Oh Sinner Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
22Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies Stay On the Right Side Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' Papa Amazon
23The Louvin Brothers There's A Higher Power Satan Is Real Amazon
24Jimmy Walker High Geared Daddy Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies Amazon
25Dallas Wilson & His Western Troubadours Hi-Steppin' Daddy Hillbilly Bop Boogie And Honky Tonk Blues Volume 4 Amazon
26Bill Carlisle Bell Clappin' Mama Hillbilly Blues Amazon
27Ralph Hart And The Texas Musical Harts Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter Amazon
28Hartman's Heartbreakers Give It To Me, Daddy Hillbilly Blues Amazon
29Eddie Cochran Somethin' Else Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon
30Carl Perkins Matchbox Original Sun Greatest Hits Amazon
31Sonny Burgess A Kiss Goodnite We Wanna Boogie Amazon
32Redd Stewart Brother Drop Dead (Boogie) Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56 Amazon
33Johnny Tyler God's Gonna Turn Us To Dust Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
34John Lee Hooker Boom Boom The Definitive Collection Amazon
35Wynonie Harris Adam Come And Get Your Rib Lovin' Machine Amazon
36Reverend Robert Ballinger So Glad 1950s Gospel Classics Amazon

Gospel Firebrands

Classic pairings with some rocking gospel from Elvis, country and bluegrass classics, some sacred steel, tradition, and some of the richest black gospel performances from the past century, with the focus being on those performers who put the passion into the ‘word’. The roots of rock, jazz, blues, and country are closer to the surface than you’d imagine and we’re here to share it with you: The Golden Gate Quartet, Willie and Bobbie Nelson, The Jordanaires, Nina Simone, and a couple dozen others here to celebrate and evangelize through great music. Deeper Roots heads back through the church and barn doors from the past century where the power of music tells a story in all it’s glory. Join us!

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Big Mama Thornton Wade in the Water This Ain't No Mouse Music [Disc 1] Amazon
3Apostles Of Music Wade In the Water Local Customs: Downriver Revival Amazon
4Josh White Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (mono) The Elektra Years – disc 1 Amazon
5The Jordaniares Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho The Jordaniares Gospel Amazon
6Elvis Presley By and By Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1 Amazon
7Willie and Bobbie Nelson In The Sweet By And By Farther Along Amazon
8Selah Jubilee Singers I'll Fly Away Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941) Amazon
9Bonnie Owens I'll Fly Away 1968-1971 (Warped 6947) Amazon
10The Haden Triplets I'll Fly Away The Family Songbook Amazon
11Marie Knight Milky White Way Hallelujah What A Song! Amazon
12Elvis Presley Milky White Way His Hand In Mine Amazon
13Lonnie Johnson The Old Rugged Cross Stompin' At The Penny Amazon
14George Jones The Old Rugged Cross 24 Greatest Gospel Hits Amazon
15Ray Price Rock of Ages K-Tel Presents Country Gospel Classics Amazon
16The Jordanaires Rock Of Ages Will The Circle Be Unbroken Amazon
17The Byrds Farther Along The Byrds [Box Set] Disc 4 Amazon
18Connie Smith 08. Farther Along Connie Smith 1965-1966 Amazon
19Aubrey Ghent Just A Closer Walk With Thee The Best Of Sacred Steel Amazon
20Willie Nelson And Patsy Cline Just A Closer Walk With Thee The Essential Guide To Gospel Amazon
21Bruce Cockburn Go Tell It On The Mountain Christmas Amazon
22Mahalia Jackson Go Tell It on the Mountain Gospels & Spirituals: The Gold Collection Amazon
23The Golden Gate Quartet Golden Gate Gospel Train CD 1 the Old Days Amazon
24The Staple Singers This Train Freedom Highway Amazon
25Peter, Paul & Mary This Train Peter, Paul & Mary Amazon
26Nina Simone Trouble in Mind Hear Music Volume 8 Amazon
27Jorma Kaukonen Trouble In Mind River Of Time Amazon
28The Dixie Hummingbirds Bedside of a Neighbor 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds Amazon
29The Cox Family Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor Everybody's Reaching out for Someone Amazon
30Johnny Cash Life's Railway To Heaven Life Unheard Amazon
31Patsy Cline Life's Railway To Heaven Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel Amazon
32Reverend Robert Ballinger How I Got Over 1950s Gospel Classics Amazon
33The Williams Family How I Got Over Great Gospel – Maybe the Last Time Amazon
34Tom Waits The Soul Of A Man God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson Amazon