This week we’re taking a look back at a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, musician, and performer who helped to enlighten a younger set to Tex Mex music, even making inroads into the sixties San Francisco ‘summer of love’ with a top 20 hit in 1965. Considered a child prodigy, he would appear on the Louisiana Hayride by the age of eight and would find his influences in blues, country, r&b, and conjunto sounds from across the border. Our retrospective will feature contemporaries and music from his close-knit cadre of compadres that would go on to form a sort-of supergroup called The Texas Tornados. Tune in on a Spring morning in April for a collection of pure Americana treats from Texas as we overlook (for a brief two hours) its abhorrent decline into a state of hate and anti-democratic principles.
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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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]
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.
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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
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.
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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
A carefully curated concoction of sounds on a Friday morning will keep you on your toes going into the weekend here in Sonoma County. We’ll pay tribute to Beverly “Ruby” Ross, a songwriter and musician who co-wrote some early rock n’ roll classics who passed away last week. And there’s no stopping the classics from rolling in with some country from the Golden Age including The Browns and Johnny Horton, an eclectic run of blues with Jimmy Reed and BB King, and some of the sweeter sounds from Patti Page, Jo Stafford, and Linda Ronstadt. Jackie Wilson will open our show this morning and we’ll be sure to feed your soul with some Geraint Watkins from across the pond. Join us on the stream at kowsfm.com/listen.
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Jackie Wilson
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Something to Believe In
3
Cissy Houston
Deep River/Campground
Testify! The Gospel Box
4
The Fairfield Four
Roll Jordan
Revival
5
Bob Dylan
Someday Baby
Modern Times
6
Geraint Watkins
I'm Just Crazy About You
Dial 'W' for Watkins
7
The Chordettes
Lollipop
Red, White & Rock Disc 1
8
The Earls
Remember Then
The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
9
Roy Orbison
Candy Man
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2]
10
Bill Haley & His Comets
Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (Single Version)
Rock Around The Clock
11
Lesley Gore
Judy's Turn to Cry (Single)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
12
Elvis Presley
The Girl Of My Best Friend
The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
13
The Browns
Cool Water
1959-1960 (Warped 5995)
14
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Wagon Wheels
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
15
Patti Page
I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
Country Music On the Mercury Label
16
Jo Stafford
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Capitol Collectors Series
17
Johnny Horton
North To Alaska
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
18
Gene Pitney
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
The Look Of Love [Disc 1]
19
Dinah Washington
Somebody Loves Me (from "The Swingin' Miss D")
Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums
20
Linda Ronstadt
Perfidia
Mambo Kings
21
Carla Thomas
B-a-b-y
Something to Believe In
22
Brenda Lee
Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)
Grady Martin
23
Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
36 All-Time G.H. V2
24
Dave Edmunds
Deep in the Heart of Texas
D.E. 7th
25
Geraint Watkins
Oobee Doobee Eyes
Watkins Bold as Love
26
Jimmy Reed
Take Out Some Insurance
Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy Reed
27
Henry Spaulding
Cairo Blues
American Primitive: Pre-War Revenants 1897-1939, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]
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.
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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]
Music comes in all shapes and sizes. There are always the also-rans, the one hit wonders, the bright little shiny piece that gets lost among the thousands of others of the same mint, the ones that couldn’t afford to compete, as well as all the B-sides and album leftovers. We’re picking a few of those and a couple dozen others that we found as we ‘walked the beach’ in search of the perfect playlist to share this morning. Tune in for a sweet mix of just about everything featuring David Seville, Scatman Crothers, Lou Monte, Neil Young, Esquivel, and Johnny Cash as we lay out a brimming sea of sound like so much flotsam and jetsam on the Sonoma County airwaves this morning. Tune in for an earful and more.
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.
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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
