The past century’s puritanical interlopers, better known as the ‘thought police’, have had their way with music. And we’re not talking about just the lyrics (which will no doubt be the source of most of the songs in the show today)…whether that be the sound of the saxophone or Link Wray’s sinister fuzz and feedback…telling us how to think or suggesting that your children would be swayed to the dark side due a mention of Susie getting home past curfew. It’s an age old problem. It’s really stinkin’ thinkin’ if you’d have asked Frank Zappa. And someone did and summarized his opinions thusly: “Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate their sexuality.” All the songs this week suffered from some form of censorship, whether corporate or governmental. And we’re going to play them…damned be the fools.
Category Archives: Jazz
White Powder Muse
Cocaine is one of a few substances that have served as a muse, both in word and effect, in various forms of art throughout history, particularly in the 20th century. Its influence can be found repeatedly in the music industry, peaking in use during the 1980s when it was used by performer and listener as the disco and party-going atmosphere exploded, Contributing to this bacchanal were films depicting its use (and abuse) with plot themes embracing the white powder in storytelling. Cocaine’s impact is predominant in the genres of rock, jazz, and hip-hop and many performers have openly discussed their cocaine use, and its influence can be heard in lyrics, musical styles, and even album artwork. This week’s show looks at this muse with sounds from Margo Price, The Reverend Horton Heat, Lucille Bogan, Fred Neil and a host of others from 1929 to the present.
| No. | ||||
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| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Roy Hogsed | Cocaine Blues | Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys |  |
| 3 | Hank Williams III | Cocaine Blues | Risin' Outlaw | |
| 4 | Dick Justice | Cocaine | Old Time Music From West VI : Old-Time Music From West Virgi | |
| 5 | Carl Martin | That New Kind Of Stuff | Carl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded Works | |
| 6 | Lucille Bogan | Baking Powder Blues | Cocaine Blues | |
| 7 | Johnny Cash | Cocaine Blues | Silver | |
| 8 | Billy Hughes | Cocaine Blues | Country & Western Hit Parade 1947 | |
| 9 | Son Volt | Cocaine and Ashes | American Central Dust | |
| 10 | The Reverend Horton Heat | Bales of Cocaine | Holy Roller | |
| 11 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | Cocaine Blues | Dance Ranch | |
| 12 | Miss Marcy & Her Texas Sugardaddy's | Whiskey And Cocaine | Deep Ellum | |
| 13 | Grateful Dead | Casey Jones | Workingman's Dead | |
| 14 | The Byrds | Take A Whiff On Me | Untitled / Unissued [Disc 1] | |
| 15 | Fred Neil | Sweet Cocaine | The Many Sides Of Fred Neil [Disc 1] | |
| 16 | Woody Guthrie | Take A Whiff On Me | Muleskinner Blues (The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2) | |
| 17 | Woody Guthrie | Bad Lee Brown (Cocaine Blues) (traditional, arr. Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston) | Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | Jackson Browne | Cocaine | Running On Empty | |
| 19 | Dave Van Ronk | Cocaine | Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk | |
| 20 | Eric Clapton | Cocaine | Slowhand | |
| 21 | Margo Price | Cocaine Cowboys | All American Made | |
| 22 | Doc & Merle Watson | Let the Cocaine Be | Live & Pickin' | |
| 23 | The Manhattan Transfer | That Cat Is High | Anthology – Down In Birdland (Disc 2) | |
| 24 | Chick Webb & His Orchestra | Wacky Dust | Cocaine Blues | |
| 25 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Kickin' The Gong Around | Cocaine Blues | |
| 26 | Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra | Kickin' The Gong Around | Chronological Cab Calloway (1932-1934) | |
| 27 | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Kokey Joe | Cocaine Blues | |
| 28 | The Spirits of Rhythm | Junk Man | Cocaine Blues | |
| 29 | Curtis Mayfield | Pusherman | The Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield | |
| 30 | The Ink Spots | That Cat Is High | Cocaine Blues | |
| 31 | Memphis Jug Band | Cocaine Habit Blues | Cocaine Blues | |
420 Fun
It’s a topical theme…it’s a medicinal thing…it’s a blend of sounds celebrating vipers and jives from the past century. We will join in the celebration (in spirit anyway) of the date and time that three Marin County teenagers are said to have inaugurated over a half century ago. There is no shortage of material to pull from the well of Americana…whether that be from the 1920s or from the 2010s. We’ll brighten up the playlist with music that will help us kick back. We’ll pour over a selected list of great sounds from the last 100 years that either directly or indirectly find us thinking about (or maybe imbibing in) the herb so many care about. There will be music from John Prine, Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, Ray Charles and some early century jazz nuggets you will find hard to resist. Friday morning sounds from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, streaming to West County and the world on KOWS-LP, Occidental 92.5 FM and kowsfm.com/listen.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Johnny Price | Marijuana, The Devil Flower | Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) | |
| 3 | Cordovas | Stone Cold Stoned | The Rose of Aces | |
| 4 | Yonder Mountain String Band | Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown | Mountain Tracks, Vol. 2 | |
| 5 | Sam Bush | Granny Wontcha Smoke Some Marijuana | Radio John: Songs of John Hartford | |
| 6 | Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen | Seeds And Stems (Again) | Lost In The Ozone | |
| 7 | Jesse Dayton | Dope Smokin' Song | The Alternate Root 420 Sampler | |
| 8 | Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson | It's All Going to Pot | Django and Jimmie | |
| 9 | Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson | Roll Me Up (Album version) | Heroes | |
| 10 | k.d. lang | Smoke Rings | Drag | |
| 11 | Kacey Musgraves | High Time | Pageant Material | |
| 12 | Moonalice | It's 420 Somewhere | Dave's Way Vol 1 | |
| 13 | Chris Stapleton | Might As Well Get Stoned | Traveller | |
| 14 | Asleep At The Wheel | Jack I'm Mellow | New Routes | |
| 15 | Ashley Monroe | Weed Instead Of Roses | Like A Rose | |
| 16 | Brothers Osborne | Weed Whiskey And Willie | Port Saint Joe | |
| 17 | John Prine | Illegal Smile | Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1 | |
| 18 | Kacey Musgraves | Burn One With John Prine | Demos | |
| 19 | Tom Petty | You Don't Know How It Feels | Wildflowers | |
| 20 | Ben Harper | Burn One Down | Fight for Your Mind | |
| 21 | Julia Lee | Marijuana | Kansas City Star [Disc 4] | |
| 22 | The Ink Spots | That Cat Is High | Cocaine Blues | |
| 23 | Trixie Smith | Jack I'm Mellow | Trixie Smith Vol. 2 1925-1929 | |
| 24 | Buck Washington | Save the Roach for Me [FCC Warning n word] | When Hemp Was Hip | |
| 25 | Dave Van Ronk | You's A Viper | Dave Van Ronk And The Ragtime Jug Stompers | |
| 26 | Wayne Hancock | Viper | A-Town Blues | |
| 27 | Harlan Pepper | Reefer | The Alternate Root 420 Sampler | |
| 28 | Ray Charles | Let's Go Get Stoned | Ultimate Hits Collection [2 of 2] | |
| 29 | The Devil Makes Three | Champagne And Reefer | Redemption & Ruin | |
| 30 | Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' | Stay In or Stay Out – Pass the Dutchie | Putomayo Presents Zydeco | |
Cuppa Joe
The history of coffee consumption in 20th century America takes hold in the small cafes, truck stops and coffeehouses which became venues and social spaces for the community. Like music, they helped with the congregation of like minds and served as hubs for intellectual exchange, artistic expression and social activism. And it was all because of the caffeine. Instant and decaf coffees were just an aberration; much like disco. This week’s Deeper Roots drives the theme of coffee home with tracks that span the century including Emmett Miller, the King Cole Trio, The Bobs, Ella Mae Morse and Merle Travis (among others) to tell us a cuppa tale or two. It’s one more Friday show ahead of next week’s 420 observation…one more libation to celebrate.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Warren Barker | Caper At The Coffee House (From '77 Sunset Strip') | Jazz Noir | |
| 3 | The Manhattan Transfer | Java Jive | Anthology – Down in Birdland [Disc 1] | |
| 4 | King Cole Trio | You're The Cream In My Coffee | The Cocktail Combos [Disc 1] | |
| 5 | Ella Mae Morse | Coffee Date | Singles 3 | |
| 6 | Patricia Kaas | Black Coffee | Jazz a Saint Germain | |
| 7 | Jack Barlow | Hot Cup Of Coffee | I Live The Country Songs I Sing | |
| 8 | Merle Travis | I Can't Afford The Coffee | The Guitar Picker CD4 (1954-56) | |
| 9 | Tex Ritter | 01 – Coffee Pot | (2000) High Noon (CD 4) | |
| 10 | Claude Gray | I4ll Have an Other Cup of Coffee | Country & Western Nuggets | |
| 11 | Lefty Frizzell | Make That One for the Road a Cup of Coffee | 1962-1965 (Warped 6382) | |
| 12 | Curtis Gordon | Caffeine And Nicotine | Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1] | |
| 13 | Jon Rauhouse | Corn & Coffee | Steel Guitar Rodeo | |
| 14 | Frank Sinatra | The Coffee Song | Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan | |
| 15 | Enric Madriguera And His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee | American Dance Bands – Playing the Music of Irving Berlin | |
| 16 | Pancho Cantaneo y los Cubaztecas | Moliendo Cafe | Cuba. Por La Musica | |
| 17 | Terry Snyder / Earl Palmer | Binga Banga Bongo-Percolator | Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers | |
| 18 | Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra | Forty Cups of Coffee | Barrell House Boogie and the Blues | |
| 19 | The Modernaires | Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five | The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly | |
| 20 | The Ink Spots | Java Jive | The Great Entertainers | |
| 21 | Atilla | Coffee, Coffee | Mo 33004 | |
| 22 | Greg Brown | Good Morning Coffee | If I Had Known | |
| 23 | Kim Lenz | Percolate | Slowly Speeding | |
| 24 | Julie London | Black Coffee | 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Disc 1 | |
| 25 | Ruth Etting | You're The Cream In My Coffee | Love Me or Leave Me CD1 | |
| 26 | Brook Benton | Another Cup Of Coffee | Best Of Brook Benton | |
| 27 | The Boswell Sisters | Coffee In The Morning And Kisses In The Night [Album Version] | That's How Rhythm Was Born | |
| 28 | Emmett Miller | You're The Cream In My Coffee | Minstrel Man From Georgia | |
| 29 | The Larks | Coffee, Cigarettes And Tears | Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1] | |
| 30 | Bellevue Cadillac | Cuppa Joe | Hipsters, Zoots & Wingtips, Vol. 3 | |
| 31 | Lefty Frizzell | Cigarettes and Coffee Blues | Life's Like Poetry (Disc 5) | |
| 32 | Otis Redding | Cigarettes And Coffee | Oxford American Southern Music Issue Vol. 25 | |
| 33 | Neil Young + Promise of the Real | A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop | The Monsanto Years | |
Don’t Wanna
Theme time and I’m going to break it to you slow…it’s all about the negative and those that refuse. If there’s something that’s more prevalent in our lives than saying that we ‘want to’…it’s when we don’t want to. The ‘desire not to’ seems to be winning over the ‘desire to’ in our show today. We’ve got a collection of songs that all begin with the phrase “I Don’t Want” in some form or another. We’ll bring you the early sounds of The Blue Sky Boys and some country sounds of Jimmy Wakely from the hayloft, blues and soul from Magic Sam and that firecracker Sugar Pie DeSanto, and plenty of Americana from The Blasters, Wanda Jackson and Doug Sahm in our show today. It’s going to be a romp because there’s a lot of fodder to choose from when stubbornness is the theme. Tune into community radio for Sonoma County to find out. I don’t want to spoil the theme…but not ‘wanting to’ isn’t always a bad thing…
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Chuck Willis | Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes | I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll | |
| 3 | The Ravens | Honey, I Don't Want You | Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4 | |
| 4 | The Blasters | I Don't Want To | American Music | |
| 5 | Wanda Jackson | I Don't Wanta Go | Wonderful Wanda | |
| 6 | Doc Williams | Don't Want To Work | Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) | |
| 7 | Tom Waits | I Don't Wanna Grow Up | Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years | |
| 8 | Hayes Carll | I Don't Wanna Grow Up | Trouble In Mind | |
| 9 | Tex Williams | I Don't Want To Be Free | Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2 | |
| 10 | Jimmy Wakely w/Margaret Whiting | I Don't Want to Be Free | The Collection 1940-53 CD3 | |
| 11 | Sir Douglas Quintet | I Don't Want To Go Home | Mono Singles '68-'72 | |
| 12 | The Blue Sky Boys | I Don't Want Your Greenback Dollar | Presenting The Blue Sky Boys | |
| 13 | Iris DeMent | I Don't Want To Get Adjusted | Lifeline | |
| 14 | Carrie Rodriguez | I Don't Want To Play House Anymore | Seven Angels on a Bicycle | |
| 15 | Tammy Wynette | I Don't Wanna Play House | Super Hits | |
| 16 | Dr. John | I Don't Wanna Know | The Best Of The Parlophone Years | |
| 17 | Fernest Arceneaux & His Louisiana French Band | I Don't Want Nobody | Putumayo Presents: Blues Party | |
| 18 | Leonard Carbo | I Don't Want To Lose Her | The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] | |
| 19 | Slim Harpo | I Don't Want No One | The Scratch | |
| 20 | Barbara Lynn | I Don't Want A Playboy | A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979 | |
| 21 | Magic Sam | I Don't Want No Woman | West Side Soul | |
| 22 | Susan Tedeschi | I Don't Want Nobody | Better Days | |
| 23 | Buddy & Ella Johnson | I Don't Want Nobody ( To Have My Love But You) | Mercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 2] | |
| 24 | Sugar Pie DeSanto | I Don't Wanna Fuss | Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966) | |
| 25 | Johnnie Taylor | I Don't Wanna Lose You | The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 7] | |
| 26 | Barbara & The Browns | I Don't Want To Have To Wait | Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3 | |
| 27 | The Drifters | I Don't Want To Go On Without You | All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 [Disc 2] | |
| 28 | Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers | I Don't Want To Cry | The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3] | |
| 29 | Pearlean Gray And The Passengers | I Don't Want To Cry | Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 2] | |
| 30 | The Ink Spots | I Don't Want The Set The World On Fire | Your Hit Parade – 1941 | |
| 31 | Fats Domino | I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire | This Is Gold Disc 2 | |
| 32 | Billie Holiday | I Don't Want To Cry Anymore | Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years [Disc 1] | |
| 33 | Big Maybelle | I Don't Want To Cry | Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle | |
| 34 | Ted Fio Rito & His Orchestra | I Don't Want to Love You | Spotlighting the Ted Fio Rito Orchestra | |
Fats Waller Revisited
Fats Waller was a master of stride piano, a style that emerged in the early 20th century and became a cornerstone of jazz. His virtuosity in this style influenced countless pianists who came after him. But he is remembered most for his songwriting and the lively and humorous quality to his performances, incorporating all of these elements into his music. His ability to infuse joy and playfulness into his compositions and improvisations set him apart and made his music accessible to a wide audience. His contributions to the Great American songbook include jazz standards like “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” and “Black and Blue” which have been covered by countless artists over the years. This morning on Deeper Roots, we drop in to revel in the music, humor, warmth and charisma that was Thomas “Fats” Waller.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Squeeze Me | One Hour Mama | |
| 3 | James P. Johnson | Carolina Shout | Jazz In The Charts Vol. 2 – Hot Lips | |
| 4 | James P. Johnson | What's The Use Of Being Alone | A Piano Anthology | |
| 5 | Duke Ellington | That Rhythm Man | The Okeh Ellington [Disc 2] | |
| 6 | Willie The Lion Smith & His Cubs | More Than That | Harlem Jazz (The 30's) | |
| 7 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Morning Air | A Piano Anthology | |
| 8 | Fats Waller | The Joint Is Jumpin' | The Joint Is Jumpin' | |
| 9 | Fats Waller | Ain't Misbehavin' | The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp | |
| 10 | Fats Waller | I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby | The Joint Is Jumpin' | |
| 11 | Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards | I'm Goin' Huntin' | The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1] | |
| 12 | Fats Waller With Morris' Hot Babies | Fats Waller Stomp | The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2] | |
| 13 | Fats Waller & His Rhythm | Mamacita | 100 Ans De Jazz | |
| 14 | Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Thomas "Fats" Waller & Jeni Le Gon | Living In A Great Big Way | Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1] | |
| 15 | Fats Waller | I Wish I Were Twins | The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] | |
| 16 | Ethel Waters | What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue? | Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman) | |
| 17 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue [Album Version] | Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934 | |
| 18 | Fats Waller | Let's Pretend There's A Moon | The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] | |
| 19 | Fats Waller | I'm Going To Sit Down & Write Myself A Letter | Music By Fats Waller | |
| 20 | Fats Waller | (Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places | compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com | |
| 21 | Fats Waller | Your Feet's Too Big | Fats Waller Greatest Hits | |
| 22 | Fats Waller & His Rhythm | It's A Sin To Tell A Lie | Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 | |
| 23 | Fats Waller & His Rhythm | You're The Picture | Complete Recorded Works Vol.3 | |
| 24 | Fats Waller | All That Meat & No Potatoes | Music By Fats Waller | |
| 25 | Fats Waller | Sweet Savannah Sue | The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | Fats Waller | Sweet Sue | Foot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4 | |
| 27 | Fats Waller | Six Or Seven Times | The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1] | |
| 28 | Billie Holiday | Blue Turning Gray Over You | Billie's Blues | |
| 29 | Maxine Sullivan & Her Jazz All-Stars | My Fate Is In Your Hands | Memories of You: A Tribute To Andy Razaf | |
Jump Blues Party
Jump blues was the precursor to rock, emerging in post-war America. You can count Chuck Berry and Little Richard among those who were heavily influenced by jump blues. This lively and rhythmically driven music genre is characterized by the fusion of elements from jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues with a nod to big band. Urban migration led to this blending of musical styles and seemed to foster a faster and more electrified sound. Our show today zeroes in on some of the most influential performers in the realm of jump blues including Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Lucky Millinder, and Jimmy Witherspoon. It’s a Friday morning house party once again on KOWS Community Radio’s Deeper Roots with your host Dave Stroud with some bluesy licks, upbeat tempos and joyful vocals.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Jimmy Rushing | Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today | Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him | |
| 3 | Bull Moose Jackson | Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me | Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950 | |
| 4 | Bull Moose Jackson | Keep You're Big Mouth Shut | Bad Man Jackson | |
| 5 | Wynonie Harris | Wasn't That Good | Lovin' Machine | |
| 6 | Wynonie Harris | Bloodshot Eyes | Lovin' Machine | |
| 7 | Amos Milburn | House Party (Tonight) | Amos Milburn Rocks | |
| 8 | Amos Milburn | Down The Road Apiece | Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn | |
| 9 | Amos Milburn | Let's Have A Party | ABC Of The Blues Vol 30 | |
| 10 | Johnny Otis | Baby Baby Blues | Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2 | |
| 11 | Johnny Otis | Good Ole Blues | ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 34 | |
| 12 | Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra | Silent George | Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B | |
| 13 | Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra | Shorty's Got to Go | Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 4 | |
| 14 | Louis Jordan | Saturday Night Fish Fry | Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell | |
| 15 | Louis Jordan | Salt Pork, W. Va. | Mercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 2] | |
| 16 | Roy Brown, Professor Longhair & Dave Bartholomew | Cadillac Baby | Roy Brown & New Orleans R&B – Disc A | |
| 17 | Roy Brown, Dave Bartholomew | Ain't Gonna Do It | Roy Brown & New Orleans R&B – Disc C | |
| 18 | Big Joe Turner | Morning, Noon and Night | Big Joe Rocks | |
| 19 | Big Joe Turner | Feeling Happy | Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]] | |
| 20 | T-Bone Walker | Come Back to Me Baby Blues | Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1 | |
| 21 | T-Bone Walker | Street Walking Woman | The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1] | |
| 22 | Jimmy Witherspoon | K.C. Loving | The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2] | |
| 23 | Jimmy Witherspoon | Bar Fly Blues | Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars | |
| 24 | Paul Gayten | Music Goes Round And Round | Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3 | |
| 25 | Paul Gayten | For You My Love | Chess New Orleans [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | Dave Bartholomew | Shrimp And Gumbo | 1952-1955 | |
| 27 | Tiny Bradshaw | I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball | Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie | |
| 28 | Joe Liggins | Going Back To New Orleans | Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers | |
| 29 | Fats Domino | I'm Walkin' | My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino | |
| 30 | Joe Liggins | Rag Mop | Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie | |
| 31 | Bill Haley & the Comets | Farewell, So Long, Goodbye | From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint | |
| 32 | Louis Jordan | Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens | Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie | |
| 33 | Wynonie Harris | Lollipop Mama | Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949 | |
| 34 | The Treniers | Go! Go! Go! | Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie | |
Making Believe
Fresh from a couple of weeks away, we’re going for the easy listening, classic pieces from the Great American Songbook. Join Dave Stroud on a dream-laden journey on the waters of the past century of America’s music as he pairs up some of the classic ballads and torch songs from the past. Mostly crooners but there’s plenty of jazz and pop standards to celebrate. We’ll hear pairings from The Mills Brothers and Les Paul & Mary Ford, Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, Rosemary Clooney and Leon Redbone, Etta James, Billie Holiday, and Peggy Lee. That’s the short list. We’ll hear versions of “Fever”, “Dream”, “Smile”, “April in Paris” and “Autumn Leaves” in a show that reminds us that so many of these pop standards hold up well when put to the test of time. Drop by on a Friday morning where there’s whispering grasses among the autumn leaves here on Sonoma County Community Radio.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Peggy Lee | Bali Ha'i | American Beauty | |
| 3 | Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots | I'm Making Believe | R&B Jukebox Hits 1944 | |
| 4 | April Stevens | I'm Making Believe | Teach Me Tiger | |
| 5 | Betty Carter/Ray Charles | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye | Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2 | |
| 6 | Natalie Cole | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye | De-Lovely | |
| 7 | Tony Bennett | Smile | The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 2 | |
| 8 | Nat King Cole | Smile | 30 Greatest Hits Disc 1 | |
| 9 | Nat King Cole | Autumn Leaves | Sings For Two In Love (And More) | |
| 10 | Roger Williams | Autumn Leaves | Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) | |
| 11 | Clem Snide | Don't Want to Set the World on Fire | Sweetheart | |
| 12 | The Ink Spots | I Don't Want The Set The World On Fire | Your Hit Parade – 1941 | |
| 13 | The Ink Spots | Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees) | Greatest Hits | |
| 14 | Ringo Starr | Whispering Grass | Sentimental Journey | |
| 15 | The Mills Brothers | April In Paris | The Very Best Of The Mills Brothers [Disc 2] | |
| 16 | Frank Sinatra | April in Paris | Come Fly with Me [Capitol] | |
| 17 | Louis Armstrong & All His Stars | When You're Smiling | When you're smiling | |
| 18 | Frank Sinatra | When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) | Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! And More | |
| 19 | Frank Sinatra | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter | Songs For Young Lovers & Swing Easy! | |
| 20 | Sarah Vaughan | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter) | Great American Songbook | |
| 21 | Rosemary Clooney | When You Wish Upon A Star | Tenderly | |
| 22 | Leon Redbone | When You Wish Upon A Star | From Branch To Branch | |
| 23 | Elvis Presley | Fever | The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1] | |
| 24 | Peggy Lee | Fever | Kuties And Krooners | |
| 25 | Dean Martin | Dream | Late at Night with Dean Martin | |
| 26 | The Pied Pipers | Dream | Dreams From The Sunny Side Of The Street [Disc 1] | |
| 27 | The Righteous Brothers | Ebb Tide | Lifetime Of Romance: Falling In Love [Disc 1] | |
| 28 | Lenny Welch | Ebb Tide | Glory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60s | |
| 29 | Etta James | Stormy Weather | At Last! | |
| 30 | Sarah Vaughan | Stormy Weather | Lady Sings the Blues [Disc 2] | |
| 31 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii | Lovers' Luau | |
| 32 | The Mills Brothers | My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua Hawaii | The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 5 | |
| 33 | Billie Holiday | I'll Be Seeing You | Stealing Beauty | |
Flying Home
A fine blend of vintage sounds on the show today, all driving down a free form track. The blend mixes gospel from Mavis Staples, some classic mid-century rock from Little Feat and Rick Nelson, all dressed up alongside to lounge and cool jazz sounds of Frank Sinatra, Lionel Hampton, Pearl Bailey, and a some classic and contemporary tunes featuring the late, great Tony Bennett. We’ve got Zydeco, classic and contemporary country, some alternative sounds from E and the Eels to share as well. We enjoy sharing a mix of the very best in a free form show every month or so and today will not disappoint. There will also be some recent tracks from Sarah Jarosz, Charley Crockett and The Brother Brothers to measure up against the throwback sounds. We’d be glad to have you once again; just dial-up your internet browser to kowsfm.com/listen or, if you’re on the run, take us with you on your mobile device by installing the KOWS app from the Google Play store or Apple App Store.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Lionel Hampton | Flying Home | Flying Home (His 48 Finest) | |
| 3 | Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots | I'm Making Believe | R&B Jukebox Hits 1944 | |
| 4 | The Ink Spots | Whispering Grass | BMG Vol. 01 Disc 01 1937-1958 | |
| 5 | Dinah Washington | Manhattan | Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4] | |
| 6 | Herb Jeffries and Shades Of Rhythm | At Least You Could Save Me A Dream | Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang | |
| 7 | Buddy & Ella Johnson | (Gotta Go) Upside Your Head | Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 | |
| 8 | Wynonie Harris | I Feel That Old Age Coming On (12-19-48) | Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949 | |
| 9 | Pearl Bailey | I Can't Rock And Roll To Save My Soul | The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 8 | |
| 10 | The Amazing Rhythm Aces | Third Rate Romance | Stacked Deck | |
| 11 | Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson | Swinging Doors | Django and Jimmie | |
| 12 | Whitney Rose | Honky Tonk in Mexico | Rosie | |
| 13 | Little Feat | Willin' | Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (1 of 4) | |
| 14 | Sarah Jarosz | Simple Twist of Fate | Build Me Up From Bones | |
| 15 | Bob Dylan | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | |
| 16 | The Brother Brothers | That's How I Got To Memphis | Cover to Cover | |
| 17 | The Everly Brothers | A Brand New Heartache | Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4] | |
| 18 | Levon Helm | Stuff You Gotta Watch | Electric Dirt | |
| 19 | Charley Crockett | Just Like Honey | The Man from Waco | |
| 20 | John Prine | Summers End | The Tree of Forgiveness | |
| 21 | Eels | Summer In The City (Live At Kexp Seattle/2011) | Wonderful, Glorious (Deluxe Version) | |
| 22 | Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur | 99 Year Blues | Penny's Farm | |
| 23 | Rick Nelson | Garden Party | Garden Party | |
| 24 | Tony Bennett | I Wanna Be Around | The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1 | |
| 25 | Tony Bennett & B.B. King | Let The Good Times Roll | Playing With My Friends | |
| 26 | Frank Sinatra & Tony Bennett | New York, New York | Duets | |
| 27 | Julie London | Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) | Mad Men: Music From the Series, Vol. 1 | |
| 28 | Gene Phillips & The Rhythm Aces | My Mama Told Me | Swinging The Blues | |
| 29 | The Gaylords | Ma Ma Ma Marie | Rare Songs Played on Radio, Vol. 1 | |
| 30 | Rosemary Clooney | Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) | Tenderly | |
| 31 | The David Thom Band | Windy City | That Old Familiar | |
Cool Daddy
Welcome to the club. We’ve got some cool sounds from the jazz lounges and clubs blended with some beat generation salutations for you this morning. Beatniks, boppers, lounge chanteuse performances, saxophones, and some cool fifties sounds. Tune in for Patsy Raye and The Beatniks, Earl Bostic, Mose Allison, Charlie Parker’s Quintet, and a BeBop blend of out-of-this-world swing and percussion. From the Gaslight Café to Slim Gallaird’s Yep Roc sounds…we’ll have your foot tappin’ and your fingers snappin’ on a magical blend of cool ultra-lounge and café sounds from mid-century. Tune in on the web or grab our free app out on the Apple Store or Google Play. You can find them by searching for KOWS.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra | Salt Peanuts | Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] | |
| 3 | Gerry Mulligan Quartet | Swinghouse | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 4 | Charles Kuralt | The Greenwich Village Poets | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 5 | King Pleasure | Don't Get Scared | The BeBop Singers | |
| 6 | Mose Allison | Your Mind Is On Vacation | Allison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1] | |
| 7 | Earl Bostic | Up There In The Orbit | Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space | |
| 8 | J. J. Johnson Beboppers | Coppin' The Bop | J. J. Johnson: Bone-O-Logy (Proper Introduction) | |
| 9 | Peggy Lee | The Boy from Ipanema | Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too | |
| 10 | Richard Marino & His Orchestra | Fever | Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 6: Rhapsodesia | |
| 11 | Martin Denny | Cool | Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood | |
| 12 | Patsy Raye And The Beatniks | Beatnik's Wish | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 13 | Carl Sandburg | On Beatniks | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 14 | Three Bips, A Bop | Professor Bop | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 15 | Charlie Parker Quartet | Cosmic Rays | The Beat Generation [Disc 2] | |
| 16 | Charlie Parker Quintet | Scrapple From The Apple | Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] | |
| 17 | Charlie Ventura & His Orchestra | Ha | The Beat Generation [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys | Oop-Bop Sh-Bam | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 19 | Elmer Bernstein | Like Having Fun | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 20 | Del Close & John Brent | Cool | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 21 | Slim Gaillard, The Middle Europeans | Yip Roc Heresy | The Beat Generation [Disc 2] | |
| 22 | Oscar Brown Jr. | But I Was Cool | The Beat Generation, Vol 3 | |
| 23 | The Playboys | Charge It | Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence | |
| 24 | Joe Carroll | Got A Penny Benny | The BeBop Singers | |
| 25 | Lambert, Hendricks & Ross | Twisted | The Beat Generation [Disc 2] | |
| 26 | Ken Nordine | Hunger Is From | The Beat Generation [Disc 2] | |
| 27 | Eddie Jefferson | Old Shoes | The BeBop Singers | |
| 28 | Serge Chaloff | Gabardine And Serge | Birth of Bebop | |
| 29 | Julie London | Daddy | Wild Cool and Swingin' | |
| 30 | Edd Kookie Byrnes | Kookie's Mad Pad | The Beat Generation [Disc 2] | |
| 31 | Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes And Connie Stevens | Kookie Kookie [Lend Me Your Comb] | The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 2 | |
| 32 | Mabel Scott | Yes | Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A. | |
| 33 | Julie London | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Wild Cool and Swingin' | |
| 34 | Cooltrane Quartet | Some Like It Hot | Vintage Cafi Vol.3 | |