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Pure Religion

January 28, 2017 Dave

Gospel is the order of the day … inspirational American roots music to moderate the gloomy days of mid-Winter here in Sonoma County. Blues, rock, country, and the sanctified sounds of spirituality coming to you on another Wednesday evening on Deeper Roots. Our playlist will take you to Maxwell Street with Daddy Stovepipe, the ‘heavenly shore’ with Blind Gussie Nesbit, into the deep country southern climes with Polk Miller and Mac Odell, and we’ll explore contemporary religious topics with Warren Zevon, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, and Lucinda Williams. Tune in!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Fern Jones	I Ain't Got Time	The Glory Road
3	Reverend Gary Davis	Pure Religion	Harlem Street Singer
4	Blind Gussie Nesbit	Pure Religion	When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936
5	Rory Block	Pure Religion	I Belong To The Band: A Tribute To Rev. Gary Davis
6	Rev. Pearly Brown	God Don't Never Change	You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
7	Lonnie Johnson	Devil's Got The Blues	Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1
8	The Louvin Brothers	Sinner, You'd Better Get Ready	Stained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel Music
9	Iris DeMent	I've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)	Lifeline
10	Wade Mainer	Streamlined Religion	1961 King Session
11	Doug Macleod	Dubb's Talking Religion Blues	There's a Time
12	Willie and Bobbie Nelson	Old Time Religion	Farther Along
13	Pete Seeger	Old Time Religion	Singalong: Live At Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980 (1 of 2)
14	Daddy Stovepipe (Johnny Watson)	Old Time Religion	Blues From Maxwell Street
15	Polk Miller's Old South Quartette	That "Old Time" Religion	Music Of The Old South: Polk Miller & The Old South Quartette
16	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	I Claim Jesus First	The Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]
17	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Good Religion	Spirit Of The Century
18	The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band	Devils Look Like Angels	Between the Ditches
19	Warren Zevon	Dirty Little Religion	Life'll Kill Ya
20	Mac Odell	One Day Religion	Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
21	T. Texas Tyler	You've Got to Live Your Religion Every Day	T. Texas Tyler Hymns
22	Lucinda Williams	You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion	Ramblin'
23	Rev. Pearly Brown	By And By (I'm Gonna See The King)	You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
24	The Staple Singers	I Know I Got Religion	Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version)
25	Norridge Mayhams And The Blue Chips	Give Me That Old Time Religion	Norridge Mayhams and The Blue Chips
26	Reverend Edward Clayborn	Then We'll Need That True Religion	…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
27	The Weavers	True Religion	The Weavers Almanac
28	Clara Ward & Ward Singers	You Must Have Good Religion	I Feel the Holy Spirit
29	Maria Muldaur	He Calls That Religion	Garden Of Joy
30	Reverend Gary Davis	I Didn't Want to Join the Band	Pure Religion and Bad Company
31	Rev. Pearly Brown	Ninety-Nine And A Half Won't Do	You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
32	Mississippi Fred McDowell	I'm So Glad, Got Good Religion	Good Morning Little School Girl
33	Wilson Pickett	Ninety-Nine & A Half (Won't Do)	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Modern Americana, Rockabilly

Deeper Fifties Fear

January 14, 2017 Dave

There was (is?) a time when the background noise (and it was loud) revolved around the likelihood that humankind would annihilate itself any day. The Cold War brought out the worst of us. Fear of your neighbor…fear of ideology or alternative ideas were the centerpiece of the day. The fear was embodied in the likelihood of the ‘big one’ dropping; yet our schools, media, and government soft-peddled the reality. The entertainment industry had it’s own take, of course; because artistic license allowed exploration from every corner, even though it would often make light of what was then assumed to be an eventuality. We’ll hear country from Charlie Louvin and Elton Britt, left-wing folkies like Pete Seeger and Mark Spoelstra, and gospel from the Golden Gate Quartet and The Spirit of Memphis Quartet. It’s a combination of novelty, contemporary takes on old standards, and vintage sounds (both musical and otherwise) in our Deeper Roots episode that explores the American way called ‘duck and cover’.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Fred Kirby	When That Hell Bomb Falls	Atomic Platters
3	Ferlin Husky	Let's Keep the Communists Out	1949-1950 (Warped 498F)
4	Armed Forces	How to spot a communist	Public Service
5	Jackie Doll and his Pickled Peppers	When They Drop The Atomic Bomb	Atomic Platters
6	Karl & Harty	When The Atom Bomb Fell	Atomic Platters
7	Dr. Strangelove and the Fallouts	Love That Bomb	Atomic Platters
8	Charlie Louvin	Great Atomic Power (w. Jeff Tweedy)	Charlie Louvin
9	Mark Spoelstra	Civil Defense Sign	Atomic Platters
10	Elizabeth Cook And The Grascals	The Great Atomic Power	Song of America
11	Elton Britt	Uranium Fever	Atomic Platters
12	The Spirit Of Memphis Quartet	Atomic Telephone	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
13	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Atom Bomb	Atom Bomb
14	Golden Gate Quartet	Atom and Evil	101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
15	The Five Stars	Atom Bomb Baby	Atomic Platters
16	WBEN AM, Buffalo, NY	CONELRAD Radio Alert "Real Thing"	Atomic Platters
17	Pete Seeger	Study War No More (Peace): Talking Atom	If I Had a Hammer-Songs of Hope & Struggle
18	Sam Hinton	Old Man Atom	Atomic Platters
19	Glenn Barber	Atom Bomb	Atomic Platters
20	Dude Martin's Round-Up Gang	Atom Bomb Baby	Atomic Platters
21	Various	WW2 Air Raid Siren	Sound Effects Factory
22	Oscar Aleman	Tico Tico No Fuba	Swing Guitar Masterpieces
23	Connie Francis	Civil Defense Spot: Be Prepared Today, For Survival Tomorrow	Atomic Platters
24	Fay Simmons	You Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic Bomb	Atomic Platters
25	Linda Hayes	Atomic Baby	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
26	Wanda Jackson	Fujiyama Mama	Atomic Platters
27	Warren Smith	Uranium Rock	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
28	Bill Haley and his Comets	Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)	Atomic Platters
29	Groucho Marx	Civil Defense Spot	Atomic Platters
30	Theme	Peter Gunn	Hit TV Themes Of The 50's
31	Billy Chambers	Fallout Shelter	Atomic Platters
32	The Ramones	I Wanna Be Well	Rocket to Russia (Expanded & Remastered)
33	Beastie Boys	Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament	Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
34	Johnny Cash	Civil Defense Spot: Help Ourselves	Atomic Platters
35	Pete Seeger	The Willing Conscript	Selections From The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988
36	Hank Williams	No No Joe	Like an Atom Bomb
37	The Louvin Brothers	The Great Atomic Power	Close Harmony [Disc 1]
38	Al Rogers and the Rocky Mountain Boys	The Hydrogen Bomb	Atomic Platters
39	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Old Man Atom	Country Legends
40	Sonny Russell	Fifty Megatons	Atomic Platters

Late 40s Pop

January 7, 2017 Dave

A brand new show…fresh from the digital bins of Deeper Roots’ archives. We’ve got the songs and the stories once again this week as we take a cruise down the American whitebread pop river, exploring post-war pop. Our focus will be a very narrow window of time where the very best in silk and satin voices mixed freely with Hollywood novelty and nostalgic swing bands. Tune in for Kay Kyser, Dinah Shore, The Harmonicats, Frankie Laine, Vaughn Monroe, and a whole host of others this week on Deeper Roots as we explore a sound that missed the R&B and rock train and would be run over by it at the same time.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Doris Day	Sentimental Journey	Complete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 1]
3	The Andrews Sisters	Rum And Coca-Cola	20th Century Masters: Millenni
4	Johnny Mercer And Pied Pipers With Paul Weston And His Orchestra	On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55
5	Dinah Shore	Buttons And Bows	The Dinah Shore Collection: Columbia and RCA Recordings 1942-1948 [Disc 2]
6	Evelyn Knight	A Little Bird Told Me	Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]
7	Harmonicats	Peg O' My Heart	The White Cliffs Of Dover [Disc 2]
8	Swing & Sway & Sammy Kaye	The Old Lamp-Lighter	Your Hit Parade: 1946
9	Bing Crosby	South America, Take It Away	Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
10	Blue Barron	Cruising Down The River	Your Hit Parade: 1949
11	Bing Crosby	Don't Fence Me In	Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
12	The Ink Spots	The Gypsy	Greatest Hits
13	Kay Kyser & His Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky	Your Hit Parade: 1946
14	Frankie Carle And His Orchestra	Rumors Are Flying	Your Hit Parade: 1946
15	Betty Hutton	Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief	It's Been A Long, Long Time – Music Of The War Years Vol 3
16	Count Basie	Open The Door Richard	Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2
17	Harry James (Featuring Kitty Kallen)	It's Been A Long, Long Time	the Best of Big Band – volume 4
18	Perry Como	Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)	The Very Best of Perry Como
19	Margaret Whiting	A Tree In The Meadow	Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting
20	Nat King Cole	Nature Boy	Nat King Cole [Disc 1]
21	Johnny Mercer	Personality	Your Hit Parade: 1946
22	Gene Krupa And His Orchestra With Anita O'Day	Chickery Chick	Young Anita -3- Boogie Blues
23	Art Mooney	I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover	Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]
24	Vaughn Monroe	Riders In the Sky	Classic Years of Vaughn Monroe, Vol. 1
25	Tex Williams	Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)	Country & Western Hit Parade 1947
26	Frankie Laine	Mule Train	Your Hit Parade: 1949
27	Frankie Laine	That Lucky Old Sun	The Great American Crooners [Disc 3]
28	The Ink Spots	To Each His Own	Greatest Hits
29	Francis Craig	Near You	Cigar Classics 1: The Standards
30	Frank Sinatra	Five Minutes More	The Great American Crooners [Disc 4]
31	Bing Crosby	It's Been a Long Long Time	Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1]
32	Vaughn Monroe	Ballerina	Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2
33	Kay Kyser	On a Slow Boat to China	Your Hit Parade – 1948

Who We Lost in 2016

December 30, 2016 Dave

To say that the year 2016 was a bummer year is an understatement. While entertainment would take a backseat to the social and political conflagrations of the year, it was a very tough year for music lovers, nonetheless. Deeper Roots will be sharing tracks from some of the great, both known and unknown, who left us. We’ll hear from both Prince as well as Dan Hicks; Natalie Cole and Lonnie Mack; Juan Gabriel and Paul Kantner. It does not end there and we’ll barely be able to cover them all. Tune into our last show of the year and help us remember what these performers brought us.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Ralph Stanley	O Death	O Brother, Where Art Thou?
3	Leonard Cohen	Hallelujah	Various Positions
4	Kay Starr	Wheel Of Fortune	Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
5	Debbie Reynolds	Tammy	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
6	Pete Fountain	A Closer Walk	Best of Pete Fountain
7	Toots Thielemans	Bluesette	100 Jazz Guitar Favorites
8	Mose Allison	Baby, Please Don't Go	Allison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]
9	Billy Paul	Me And Mrs. Jones	Body & Soul Love Senerade [Disc 2]
10	Earth, Wind & Fire	Shining Star	The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
11	Natalie Cole	Song for You	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
12	Leon Russell	Tight Rope	Carney
13	Glenn Yarbrough	Baby The Rain Must Fall	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1
14	Dan Hicks	How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away [Album Version]	The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks]
15	Oscar Brand	Talking Atom	Pie In The Sky
16	Sonny James	Young Love	Young Love
17	Al Caiola & His Orchestra	Bonanza	TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
18	Jean Shepard	A Dear John Letter	Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast
19	Guy Clark	Blowin' Like a Bandit	Craftsman Disc 2
20	Merle Haggard	Workin' Man Blues	For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits (1 of 2)
21	Lonnie Mack	Memphis	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
22	Scotty Moore & Elvis Presley	How Do You Think I Feel	The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues
23	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	New Shoes	Soul Time!
24	Buckwheat Zydeco	Ya Ya	Buckwheat's Zydeco Party
25	Prince & the Revolution	I Would Die 4 U	The Very Best of Prince
26	Paul Kanter & Jefferson Starship	Have You Seen The Stars Tonite	Blows Against The Empire
27	Thunderclap Newman	Something in the Air	Hollywood Dream
28	George Michael	Faith	Faith
29	Jim Lowe	Green Door	The London American Story Disc 1
30	Eagles	Take It Easy	The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
31	Bobby Vee With The Crickets	Someday	The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)
32	Juan Gabriel	Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)	Quiero Creedence
33	Cassius Clay	Stand by Me	Golden Throats, Vol. 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities
34	Sugarloaf	Green-Eyed Lady	AM Gold – 1970
35	Holly Dunn	Are You Ever Gonna Love Me	Billboard's #1 Country Hits of the 80's
36	David Bowie	Changes	Rock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th Anniversary

Americana, Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Jazz, Rock

Deeper Roots Yuletide 2016

December 24, 2016 Dave

Deeper Roots celebrates the Holidays! Dave Stroud digs deeper yet into those dusty digital bins to find contemporary and vintage music of the holidays. In addition to some selections from the Document Records “Blues Blues Christmas” releases, we’ll surface some newer sounds including Americana nuggets from David Myles, Kacey Musgraves, and Raul Malo. To fill out the vintage, you’ll be entertained by Kay Starr, Elvis, Asleep At The Wheel, and the Prairie Ramblers.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks	Santa Gotta Choo Choo	Crazy for Christmas
3	Kay Starr	(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag	The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best – holiday 2002
4	Kacey Musgraves	Ribbons And Bows	A Very Kacey Christmas
5	Leon Redbone	That Old Christmas Moon	Christmas Island
6	Ella Fitzgerald	Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney	1950
7	Kacey Musgraves	Feliz Navidad	A Very Kacey Christmas
8	Cajun Gold	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas
9	Louis Armstrong	'Zat You, Santa Claus?	Verve Remixed Christmas
10	Prarie Ramblers	Cowboy Santa Claus	Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2
11	David Myles	Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo	It's Christmas
12	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Christmas Dinner	The Christmas Album
13	Asleep at the Wheel	Here Comes Santa Claus	Merry Texas Christmas, Y'All
14	Elvis Presley	Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)	Christmas Album
15	Elvis Presley	Santa Bring My Baby (Back to Me)	Christmas Album
16	Raul Malo	Marshmallow World	Marshmallow World and Other Holiday Favorites
17	Nat King Cole	All I Want For Christmas	Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
18	Nick Lowe	Christmas Can't Be Far Away	Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
19	The Living Sisters	Christmas in California	Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday
20	Frank Sinatra	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	Christmas Songs By Sinatra
21	The Boxmasters	My Dreams of Christmas	Christmas Cheer
22	Duke Robillard	Santa Claus Blues	The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard
23	Si Cranstoun	A Christmas Twist	Old School
24	Darlene Love	White Christmas	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
25	The Crystals	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
26	Charles Brown	Merry Christmas, Baby	ABC Of The Blues Vol 3
27	Carla Thomas	Gee Whiz, It's Christmas	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
28	Otis Redding	Merry Christmas, Baby	Blue, Blues Christmas
29	James Brown	Sweet Little Baby Boy (Part 1)	Santa's Got a Brand New Bag
30	John Prine	Christmas in Prison	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
31	Cyndi Lauper	Hard Candy Christmas (Featuring Alison Krauss)	Detour
32	The Marquees	Santa Done Got Hip	Blues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1)
33	Tammy Lynn & Myles High	Run Rudolf Run	Myles High Christmas
34	Count Basie	Good Morning Blues (I Want To See Santa Claus)	Blue, Blues Christmas
35	Nick Lowe	Christmas At The Airport	Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
36	Jimmy Martin	Old Fashioned Christmas	Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]
37	NRBQ	Christmas Wish	Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]

African American Gospel, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Rhythm and Blues, Urban Blues

Evil Blues

December 17, 2016 Dave

It’s the story of evil told in the voice of the blues. All things evil are explored in the voices of gospel, country blues, urban blues, and the folk blues. Evil ways, bad blood, fear, and the depths to which the evil in man’s heart can go are the themes tonight in a show that features the likes of Otis Spann, Elmore James, Henry Truvillion, The Golden Gate Quartet, and many others. All of this coming to you on a cold December evening in Sonoma County.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Howlin' Wolf	Evil	Blues From Hell
3	The Golden Gate Quartet	Atom And Evil (1946)	Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
4	The Golden Gate Quartet (Willie Johnson, baritone/William Langford, tenor/Henry Owens, tenor/Arlandus Wilson, Bass) (Aka "Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet")	The Devil With The Devil	Vol. 3, 1939 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 3, 1939)
5	Chris Smither	The Devil's Real	A Little On The Cd Side Volume 11
6	Noah Lewis	Devil In The Wood Pile	When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll
7	Don Byas's Swig Seven, Albinia Jones	Evil Gal Blues	Savoy Blues 1944-1994 [Disc 1]
8	Dinah Washington	Evil Gal Blues	Gold
9	T-Bone Walker	Evil Hearted Woman (Alt. Take)	The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
10	Champion Jack Dupree	Evil Woman	Blues from the Gutter
11	Doctor Gaddy	Evil Man Blues	Shoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)
12	Otis Spann	Evil Ways	Essential Blues Hits Disc 2
13	Washboard Sam	Evil Blues	Vol. 6 1941 – 1942
14	Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe	Evil Devil Woman Blues	Vol 4 (1933-34)
15	Moreland & Arbuckle	Mean And Evil	Promised Land Or Bust
16	B.B. King	Mean And Evil	There Is Always One More Time
17	Elmore James	Mean And Evil	Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
18	Lightnin' Hopkins	Mean and Evil Blues	Texas Guitar Killers Disc 1
19	Blind Boy Fuller	Worried and Evil Man Blues	Blind Boy Fuller Vol. 3 1937
20	Reverend Gary Davis	Cross And Evil Woman Blues	Southern Country Blues: Down In Boogie Alley [Disc 2]
21	Lowell Fulson	Don't Be So Evil	Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
22	Gatemouth Moore	Evil Gal's Jockey	Hey Mr. Gatemouth – Complete King Recordings
23	Albert King	I Get Evil	More Big Blues
24	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	Bad Blood	Sportin' the Blues Disc 2
25	Ramona Hicks	Evil and Blue	Swingin' the Blues: 1931-1939
26	Ollie Shepard	King Of All Evil	Vol. 2-1939-41
27	Walter Brown	What Evil Have I Done?	Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
28	Alice Moore	Black And Evil Blues	Black Swan Sampler
29	Koko Taylor	Evil	The Best of Koko Taylor
30	Ella Fitzgerald	Necessary Evil	The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald – 1951
31	Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra	I Want to Be Evil	Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits
32	Aretha Franklin	Evil Gal Blues	Aretha Sings The Blues

Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Theme Time

Go West!

December 10, 2016 Dave

The westward movement is celebrated once more as Deeper Roots spends two hours digging through those dusty digital bins to find the more popular and, in some cases, more obscure pieces about the one of the great migrations. In addition to the 19th century land-grab where the call was “Westward Ho!”, we’ll hear songs about the not-so-celebratory movement following the 20th century Dust Bowl migration. Tune in for blues from Lowell Fulson, Barbecue Bob, and Albert King; country from Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel, and John Hartford; tradition and folk from Woody Guthrie, Darryl Holter, and Jay Farrar; and jazz/pop from Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, and Sol Hoopii. All on community radio for Sonoma County.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Geraint Watkins	Go West	Dial 'W' for Watkins
3	Bing Crosby	Go West, Young Man! [Single Version]	Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
4	Nat King Cole	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1946
5	Asleep at the Wheel	Route 66	The Best of Asleep at the Wheel
6	Sol Hoopii	An Orange Grove in California	Master of the Hawaiian Guitar, Vol. 2
7	Sons of the Pioneers	When It's Autumn in the Hills of California	Songs of the Prairie – CD5
8	Sons of the Pioneers	Let4s Go West Again (1950)	Wagons West (CD3)
9	Darryl Holter	California Stars	Radio Songs
10	Hazel Dickens	California Cottonfields	It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song
11	Webb Pierce	California Blues	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second Series
12	Jimmy Jackson's Rock 'n Skiffle	California Zephyr	Foot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4
13	Jimmy Lafave	Dust Bowl Okies	The Night Tribe
14	Peter Rowan	Dust Bowl Children	Dust Bowl Children
15	Woody Guthrie	Talking Dust Bowl	Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
16	Buck Owens	Streets of Bakersfield	The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3
17	Emmylou Harris	Kern River	All I Intended To Be
18	Merle Haggard	Kern River Blues	Kern River Blues – Single
19	John Hiatt	Adios To California	Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns
20	Lowell Fulson	Highway 99	Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
21	Jesse Thomas	Gonna Move To California	Complete Recorded Works 1948-1958
22	Barbecue Bob	California Blues	ABC Of The Blues Vol 2
23	Albert King	Travelin' to California	More Big Blues
24	Doc & Merle Watson	California Blues	Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues
25	Lefty Frizzell	Blue Yodel #4 (California Blues)	Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Sat. Night)
26	John Hartford	California Earthquake	Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 11 The South
27	Joni Mitchell	California	Blue
28	John Stewart	California Bloodlines	Gold [Disc 1]
29	Steve Forbert	When I Get To California (Americana Version)	Compromised
30	Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard	California Zephyr	One Fast Move or I'm Gone
31	Chuck Berry	Route 66	Cars

Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Pop, Free Form

Free Form – November 2016

December 3, 2016 Dave

While the show this week is free form (something we like to do every few weeks), we’ll be leaning on a number of ‘connections’ including a couple of sets that feature tracks from the 1950 classic country album “Beyond The Sunset” which was released by Luke The Drifter aka Hank Williams, Sr. We’ll hear interpretations and originals that keep the focus on the country gospel solemnities that made this album one of country’s most interesting albums of the time. We’ll also be rocking with The Prisonaires, Aretha Franklin; riding down the canyon with Gene Autry and Jonathan Edwards; and connecting with boot kicking pieces from Robert Gordon and Elvis. An interesting and fun two hours is in store for you on West County community radio. Join Dave Stroud for selections from the last 100 years.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Randy Newman	Big Hat, No Cattle	Bad Love
3	Hank Williams	Beyond The Sunset (Single Version)	Beyond The Sunset
4	Kevin Russell	Ramblin Man	Trouble In Mind
5	Bill Haley	Too Many Parties, Too Many Pals	Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1
6	Hank Williams	Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals	Beyond The Sunset
7	John Prine	Just Waitin'	For Better, Or Worse
8	Hank Williams	Please Make Up Your Mind	Beyond The Sunset
9	Hank Williams	Just Waitin'	Beyond The Sunset
10	Johnny Cash	I Dreamed About Mama Last Night	Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
11	Hank Williams	Everything's Okay	Beyond The Sunset
12	Marty Stuart	Pictures from Life's Other Side (w/ Hank III)	Nashville Vol. 1: Tear The Woodpile Down
13	The Staple Singers	Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw	Freedom Highway
14	Cliff Edwards	A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody	The Collection
15	Ween	Pretty Girl	12 Golden Country Greats
16	Robert Gordon	These Boots Are Made for Walking	Satisfied Mind
17	Elvis Presley	Big Boots	G.I. Blues
18	Rosie Flores	Rock-A-Bye Boogie	Speed of Sound
19	Aretha Franklin	Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody	The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
20	The Prisonaires	Rockin' Horse	The Prisonaires – Just Walkin' In The Rain
21	Guy Clark	She Loves To Ride Horses	The Dark
22	Old Crow Medicine Show	Don't Ride That Horse	Big Iron World
23	John Hiatt	Slow Turning	Slow Turning
24	Lew Childre	Riding The Elevated Train	Train 45: Railroad Songs Of The Early 1900s
25	Gene Autry	Ridin' Down The Canyon	Columbia Historic Edition
26	Ian Tyson	Ridin' Down the Canyon	Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry
27	Ian Tyson	Cottonwood Canyon	Carnero Vaquero
28	Jonathan Edwards	Girl From the Canyon	Tomorrow's Child
29	Gene Autry	The Call Of The Canyon	The Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946
30	Eddy Arnold	Cattle Call	Last Of The Love Song Singers: Then And Now [Disc 1]
31	Buddy Miller	Cattle Call	The Majestic Silver Strings Disc 1
32	Gene Autry	I Tipped My Hat And Slowly Rode Away	Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 2]
33	Bruce Springsteen	Galveston Bay	…Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008

Sugar Sugar

November 26, 2016 Dave

We’ve got a theme show for you tonight: the last century of America’s music with a focus on candy, cake, pie, and cola…all with that magic (deadly?) insidious ingredient that lures us to it’s flavor. A sure example of a muse if there ever was one. Tune for the sounds of Bill Haley, Al Hirt, Duke Ellington, Elvis, and the Collins Kids (among others). It’s folk, blues, R&B, country, pop, and rock…all in good sweet fun on KWTF radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Johnny Temple	Yum, Yum, Yum	Broke, Black & Blue: Volume Four – Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame
3	Chuck Willis	Sugar Sugar	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
4	Vocaltones	Sugar Lump	Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records
5	The Collins Kids	Sugar Plum	Hop, Skip And Jump [Disc 2]
6	Peggy Lee	Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)	The Capitol Collector's Series
7	Sammy Davis Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation	The Candy Man	70s Music Explosion Escape
8	Bobby Bare	Candy Coated Kisses (1964)	All American Boy – CD 2
9	Dodie Stevens	Candy Store Blues	Ultimate Collection
10	Jo Stafford	Little Man With a Candy Cigar	For You
11	Julie London	Yummy, Yummy, Yummy	Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 2
12	Lola Albright	Candy	Bombshells
13	Eddie Kirk	Candy Kisses	The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 17
14	Little Jimmy Dickens	Who Licked The Red Off Your Candy	The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens
15	John Fogerty	Rhubarb Pie	Deja Vu All Over Again
16	Jay & The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969
17	Dinah Shore	Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy	Presenting…The Best of the Blues – Vol. 2
18	Big Bill Lister	RC Cola And Moon Pie	Country Boy's Dream
19	Red Foley & Evelyn Knight	Tater Pie	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
20	Skip & Flip	Cherry Pie (1960 #11)	Greatest Hit Singles Collection
21	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
22	Jim Kweskin & Meredith Axelrod	Candy Man	Come On In
23	Skeets McDonald	Birthday Cake Boogie	Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection
24	Texas Top Hands	You Can't Have Your Cake	Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]
25	Art Neville	Little Girl From The Candy Store	Brother to Brother (Disc One:Art)
26	Elvis Presley	Cotton Candy Land	Elvis Double Features: It Happened at the World's Fair & Fun in Acapulco
27	The Collins Kids	Soda Poppin' Around	Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1]
28	Johnny Burnette	One Soda, Two Straws (2)	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 8
29	Poorhouse Gorgeous	Angel Food Cake	Poorhouse Gorgeous
30	Bonnie Guitar	Candy Apple Red	Singles 1
31	Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra;Ivie Anderson;Sonny Greer;Ray Nance;Harry Carney	Chocolate Shake	Wicked Swing
32	Bill Kirchen	She's A Yum Yum	Raise A Ruckus
33	The Iguanas	Sugar Cane	Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart
34	Harry McClintock	Big Rock Candy Mountain	Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways
35	Muddy Waters	Sugar Sweet	The Anthology [Disc 2]
36	Peter, Paul & Mary	Talkin' Candy Bar Blues	A Song Will Rise
37	The Harlem Hamfats	The Candy Man	Harlem Hamfats Vol. 4 1938-1939

Americana, Country, Country Gospel, Rock

Leon Russell Tribute

November 19, 2016 Dave

To quote one blogger: “[Leon Russell] was one of the most adept and prolific session men of the 1960s rock scene, playing on more records and [alongside] more artists than many people could name, and his abilities and multi-instrumental proficiency would make him an unstoppable force when he debuted as an artist in his own right in the early seventies.” Summed up perfectly. And Deeper Roots will pay tribute to Leon with a look at his music, his songwriting prowess, the arc of his career, and the performances that made him that ‘unstoppable force’. We’ll hear from Joe Cocker, The Carpenters, George Benson, and (of course) Leon himself in a hastily gathered, but oh so sublime, show that honors an artist who we lost this past weekend. Tune into (and support) Sonoma County community radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Leon Russell	She Smiles Like A River	Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks]
3	Gary Lewis & The Playboys	Everybody Loves A Clown	The Legendary Masters Series
4	Gary Lewis & The Playboys	She's Just My Style	The Legendary Masters Series
5	Glen Campbell	Gentle On My Mind	Glen Campbell 20 Greatest Hits
6	Joe Cocker	Delta Lady	Ultimate Collection
7	Richie Havens	Tightrope	Collection
8	Freddie King	Palace Of The King	Ultimate Collection
9	Freddie King	Big Legged Woman	Ultimate Collection
10	Leon Russell	Out in the Woods	Retrospective
11	Leon Russell	Back to the Island	Retrospective
12	Amy Winehouse	A Song for You	Lioness: Hidden Treasures
13	The Carpenters	Superstar	Singles 1969-1981
14	George Benson	This Masquerade (single edit)	Breezin'
15	Leon Russell	Watching The River Flow	Tangled Up In Blues
16	Leon Russell	Dixie Lullaby	Leon Russell [Bonus Track]
17	Leon Russell	Roll Away the Stone	Retrospective
18	Leon Russell	Goodnight Irene	Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
19	Leon Russell	Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms	Best Of Hank Wilson
20	George Jones	The Window Up Above With Leon Russell	Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets
21	Leon Russell	Slow Train	A Mighty Flood
22	Elton John & Leon Russell	If It Wasn't For Bad	The Union [+digital booklet]
23	Leon Russell	Angel In Disguise	Angel In Disguise
24	Leon Russell	Come On In My Kitchen	Life Journey
25	Leon Russell	I See The Light	Snapshot
26	Leon Russell	Im Afraid the Masquerade Is Over	Life Journey
27	Leon Russell	A Song for You	Retrospective

A Century of America's Music