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

J.J. Cale Tribute

June 1, 2024 Dave

When J.J. Cale’s first album came on the scene in 1972, it exuded something different…some kind of “timeless cool” with it’s imposing John Bunyan raccoon album cover and understated country sound setting it apart from everything else out there. Not psychedelia, not rock exactly, and certainly not the LA sound that was hip at the time. It was, as it has since been coined, the “Tulsa sound”. Many have covered John Weldon Cale’s music and many have become rock standards while others languish only to be rediscovered year after year by new listeners who hear that “timeless cool” and those breezy treasures he left us. We’ll feature a number of covers today, as well as his own originals in a show that will take you down a river whose currents are slow but determined.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	J.J. Cale	Call The Doctor	Naturally
3	Eric Clapton	Call Me the Breeze	The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
4	Case Garrett	Call Me The Breeze	Aurora
5	Marc Cohn	After Midnight	Listening Booth: 1970
6	Waylon Jennings	Clyde	Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 2
7	The Band	Crazy Mama	High On The Hog
8	Maria Muldaur	Cajun Moon	Louisiana Love Call
9	J.J. Cale	Hey Baby	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
10	Widespread Panic	Travelin' Light	Choice Cuts: The Capricorn Years 1991-1999
11	Eric Clapton	Travelin' Light	Reptile
12	Eric Clapton/J.J. Cale	Don't Cry Sister	The Road to Escondido
13	John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers	Sensitive Kind	A Sense of Place
14	Chris Smither	Magnolia	Happier Blue
15	Shannon McNally	Magnolia	Magnolia – Single
16	Tony Joe White	Louvelda (feat. J.J. Cale)	Collected [CD3]
17	J.J. Cale	Rock and Roll Records	Okie
18	Eric Clapton	After Midnight	The Cream of Clapton
19	J.J. Cale	Anyway the Wind Blows	Okie
20	Kansas	Bringing It Back	Kansas
21	Eric Clapton/J.J. Cale	Danger	The Road to Escondido
22	Shannon McNally	Low Rider	Black Irish
23	J.J. Cale	Roll On	Roll On
24	Eric Clapton/J.J. Cale	Heads in Georgia	The Road to Escondido
25	The Tractors	The Tractors-Rhythm Bone	Trade Union
26	Eric Clapton	Magnolia (feat. John Mayer)	The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale

Americana, Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Jazz, Folk and Tradition, Theme Time

White Powder Muse

May 19, 2024 Dave

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.
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

Bad Road To The River

May 12, 2024 Dave

It’s been a while since we went free form so today’s show takes our regular breather from genre-focused explorations, theme, retrospectives and artist-inspired shows. There will be all of that found in the mix this morning. Interspersed between some fresh sounds from the likes of Dylan LeBlanc, Charley Crockett, and a newly revealed Johnny Cash nugget, we’ll be sharing everything from Dave Brubeck to Los Indios Tabajaras, Marvin Rainwater, and Johnny Thunder in our show today. From a pair of Memphis Minnie covers, some country classics from Patsy Cline, swinging rhythm from Louis Jordan, and straight-ahead rock from The Doobie Brothers and The Georgia Satellites…it’s a Friday morning full of Duane Eddy tributes and we’ve even got Slim Whitman…just for you on Sonoma County Community Radio, broadcasting on the FM airwaves out of Occidental, California, and streaming to the whole wide world on kowsfm.com/listen. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM is “Free Speech. No Bull” Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Duane Eddy	Forty Miles Of Bad Road	Dance With The Guitar Man
3	Dylan LeBlanc	Sensitive Kind	Pastimes
4	Down Like Silver	To the River	Light That Match – Single
5	Johnny Thunder	Loop De Loop	The Very Best Of Johnny Thunder
6	The Georgia Satellites	Almost Saturday Night / Rockin' All Over the World	Rubaiyat Elektra's 40th Anniversary [Disc 2] (1990)
7	The Doobie Brothers	Long Train Runnin'	The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers [Disc 1]
8	Patsy Cline	Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul	Volume 3
9	Linda Martell	I Almost Called Your Name (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
10	Slim Whitman	Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection 2013
11	Willie Nelson	Made In Texas	The Border
12	Duane Eddy	Dance With The Guitar Man	Dance With The Guitar Man
13	Johnny Cash	Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie	Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 2]
14	T Bone Burnett	He Came Down	The Other Side
15	Charley Crockett	Hard Luck & Circumstances	$10 Cowboy
16	Jorma Kaukonen	Red River Blues	Blue Country Heart
17	Jefferson Airplane	Embryonic Journey	Surrealistic Pillow [Bonus Tracks]
18	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Unsquare Dance	Silver Linings Playbook: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
19	Los Indios Tabajaras	Always In My Heart	Maria Elena/Always In My Heart
20	Ria Valk	Santo Domingo (Fernando, Alfredo En Jose)	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
21	Eileen Barton	Fujiyama Mama	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
22	Marvin Rainwater	Baby, Don't Go	Whole Lotta Woman
23	Clifton Chenier	Me And My Chauffeur	King Of The Bayous
24	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
25	Jim McCracklin	Think	Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
26	Howlin' Wolf	300 Pounds Of Joy	Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
27	Sonny Boy Williamson II	One Way Out	The Real Folk Blues
28	Jimmy Reed	Hush, Hush	The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
29	John Lee Hooker	It Serves You Right To Suffer	The Definitive Collection
30	Johnny Cash	Well Alright	Songwriter
31	Lydia & Her Melody Strings	Just A Queen For A Day	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
32	Duane Eddy	Rebel Rouser	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
33	Duane Eddy	Ramrod	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]

African American Gospel, Americana, Country Gospel, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Gospel, Oldies

That’s The Spirit

May 4, 2024 Dave

There’s hardly a branch or root extension of American music that is not somehow connected the gospel. The themes of love, betrayal, birth, death, and the soul’s redemption have all long been played out repeatedly in the pulpit each and every Sunday. Thoughts and prayers are easily spent when the hard work isn’t as palpable to deal with. This week’s show blends the gospel of the Baptist, Pentacostal and Church of Christ as they were the big leader of the rafter shakers on the way to “Beulah Land” with a little bit of swing and country favorites. Tune in for music that runs the gospel gamut from the Soul Satisfiers of Philadelphia and the Gospel Songbirds to Sister Oda Mae Terrell and the country pairings of the Chuck Wagon Gang, Mac Wiseman, Kitty Wells, and of course, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Deeper Roots revisits some gospel classics in another Friday morning blend of the past 100 years of America’s music. Here on KOWS Community Radio. Free Speech. No Bull.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Rev.Willingham And The Swanee Quintet	That's The Spirit	I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983
3	Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny	Swing You Sinners	Let's Get Happy Together
4	Tony Bennett	Sing You Sinners [#]	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
5	The Brothers Comatose	Modern Day Sinners	Respect The Van
6	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	Little Black Train	Vol. 4-21 Hits
7	The Robins	That's What The Good Book Says	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
8	Freddie & The Hitch Hikers	Sinners	Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
9	Gospel Songbirds	The Bible Is Right	The Best Of Nashboro Gospel
10	Sister O. M. Terrell	The Bible's Right	Country Gospel 1946-1953
11	Sister O.M. Terrell	I'm Going To That City	Preachin' The Gospel – Holy Blues
12	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Look In The Good Book Brother	Sister On Tour
13	Soul Satisfiers Of Philadelphia	Run On Home And Live With God	Powerhouse Gospel Vol 1
14	The Swan Silvertones	Sinner Man	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
15	The Soul Stirrers	Sinner Run To Jesus (Take 1)	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
16	The Weavers	Sinner Man	Wasn't That A Time – Disc 2 – This Land Is Your Land
17	Woody Guthrie	Little Black Train	Muleskinner Blues (The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2)
18	Johnny Cash	I Hung My Head	American IV: Man Comes Around
19	Johnny Cash	Unclouded Day	Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
20	Chuck Wagon Gang	Sinner, You'll Miss Heaven	1941-1948 (Warped 4128)
21	Kitty Wells	Dust on the Bible	Dust on the Bible (1959)
22	Willie Nelson	Family Bible	One Hell Of A Ride
23	Mac Wiseman	I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap	Most Requested
24	Cowboy Copas	Four Books In The Bible	Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
25	Elvis Presley	Run On	Artist of the Century Disc 2
26	The Kendalls	Heaven's Just A Sin Away	Country Gold-1
27	The Whitstein Brothers	Sinner You'd Better Get Ready	Old Time Duets
28	Johnny Cash	God's Gonna Cut You Down	American V: A Hundred Highways
29	Reverend Robert Ballinger And The Gospel Chimes	John Saw	How Sweet it Was
30	Nina Simone	Gin House Blues	The Amazing
31	Fern Jones	I Am A Pilgrim And A Stranger	The Glory Road
32	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Lay Down Your Soul	Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record
33	Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys	Rank Stranger	Classic Bluegrass
34	Eddy Arnold	Sinner's Prayer	Warped 5133 – Eddy Arnold – 1951
35	Buddy Miller	There's A Higher Power	Universal United House Of Prayer
36	Johnny Cash	The Old Rugged Cross	Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories

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

Celebrating Smokey

April 27, 2024 Dave

The songs of Smokey Robinson have stood the test of time, remaining popular and relevant across generations. His compositions have been covered by artists from various genres, further cementing a legend as one of the greatest songwriters of his era. This week, we take a walk through a handful of the many classics he gave us, spanning three decades, focusing primarily on the Motown song machine classics from The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells, and, of course, his own group The Miracles. There is no question that his songwriting style and lyrical finesse have influenced generations of musicians and, coupled with his ability to blend heartfelt lyrics with catchy melodies, standards were set for songwriters in the R&B and soul genres; not to mention the groundswell of the sixties sound of Berry Gordy’s Motown Records. A morning of pure soul and pop that will include some sweet contemporary covers (if we can squeeze them in).

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bonnie Bramlett	You've Really Got A Hold On Me	Lady's Choice
3	Barrett Strong	Misery	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
4	The Miracles	Bad Girl	The 35th Anniversary Collection
5	The Contours	Whole Lotta Woman	The Very Best of The Contours
6	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Shop Around	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
7	Mary Wells/The Love-Tones	You Beat Me to the Punch	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
8	Gene Chandler	You Threw A Lucky Punch	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
9	Mary Wells	The One Who Really Loves You	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
10	Mary Wells	Two Lovers	The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1
11	The Miracles	Going to a Go-Go	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
12	Brenda Holloway	When I'm Gone	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
13	Carolyn Crawford	My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
14	The Miracles	Baby Don't You Go [Single Version]	The 35th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2]
15	The Temptations	The Way You Do The Things You Do	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
16	Marvelettes	Way Over There	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
17	Marvin Gaye	Ain't That Peculiar	Marvin Gaye Icon
18	The Contours	First I Look at the Purse	The Very Best of The Contours
19	The Temptations	Get Ready	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
20	Marvin Gaye	One More Heartache	Anthology [Disc 1]
21	Marvin Gaye	I'll Be Doggone	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
22	Marvin Gaye	Take This Heart Of Mine	Anthology [Disc 1]
23	The Contours	Determination	The Very Best of The Contours
24	Chris Clark	From Head To Toe	Soul Sounds – Remaster
25	The Marvelettes	Don't Mess With Bill	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
26	The Marvelettes	The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
27	Johnny Rivers	The Tracks of My Tears	Greatest Hits [Capitol]
28	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	More Love	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3
29	Tammi Terrell	He's The One I Love	Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
30	Diana Ross & The Supremes	The Composer	The Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 2]
31	The Four Tops	Still Water (Love)	The Ultimate Collection
32	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Tears of a Clown	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
33	The Supremes	Floy Joy	Gold Disc 2
34	Rare Earth	Get Ready	Soundsavers – Old School No. 6
35	Rita Coolidge	The Way You Do The Things You Do	Delta Lady: The Rita Coolidge Anthology [Disc 2]
36	Sylvester	Ooo Baby Baby	The Original Hits [1989 Fantasy]

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Jazz, Folk and Tradition, Theme Time

420 Fun

April 21, 2024 Dave

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

April 13, 2024 Dave

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

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock

Rhythm Roller Coaster

April 6, 2024 Dave

Swing and jazz music of the late 1930s had just enough time to raise a small ruckus before the second World War broke out. After a celebratory wave swept the nation, there was a need for more of the same but with an upbeat but harder drive to it. It didn’t take long for pre-rock R&B to become popular across demographics as it would gain significant traction among urban youth, particularly in the central hubs of New York, Chicago, Detroit, LA, and New Orleans. This week’s show features a roller coaster of great sounds including tracks from Varetta Dillard, The Lollypoppers, The Flairs, and Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs. You don’t want to miss this wild ride.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Big Joe Turner	Love Roller Coaster	Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
3	Big Maybelle	Whole Lot-Ta Shakin' Goin' On	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
4	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Working	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
5	Mabel Scott	Elevator Boogie	Swing Baby Swing!: House Rocking Swing and Jump Jive Boogie
6	Etta James	Spoonful	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
7	Shirley Gunter & The Queens	Oop Shoop	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
8	LaVern Baker	You'd Better Find	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]
9	Little Esther & the Dominoes	The Deacon Moves In	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
10	Ruth Brown	This Little Girls Gone Rockin'	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
11	The Drifters With Clyde McPhatter	Such A Night	Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
12	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
13	Tabby Thomas	I'd Love To Tell	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
14	Louis Jordan	Roc Doc	From the Ghetto
15	Fats Domino	Don't Come Knockin'	Rhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick Blues
16	The Flairs	She Wants To Rock	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
17	Titus Turner	Hungry Man	Exotic Blues & Rhythm Volume 7 & 8 Boom-A-Lay & Chug-A-Lug
18	Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs	Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman)	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
19	The Lollypoppers	A Bottle of Pop	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
20	Julia Lee	Tell Me Daddy	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
21	Varetta Dillard	Them Their Eyes	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
22	Varetta Dillard	Mercy, Mr. Percy	The Lovin' Bird
23	Varetta Dillard	Promise Mr Thomas	From the Ghetto
24	Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody)	Sweet Man	Were Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949
25	Chuck Willis & His Orchestra	Lawdy Miss Mary	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
26	Champion Jack Dupree	Shim Sham Shimmy	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 15]
27	Little Willie John	Leave My Kitten Alone	Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 10]
28	Gladys Hill	Please Don't Touch My Bowl	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
29	Young Jessie	Shuffle In The Gravel	From the Ghetto
30	Roy Milton	Rhythm Cocktail	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
31	The Ravens	Midnight Blues	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
32	The Blenders	Don't Play Around with Love	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
33	The Ebonaires	Lawd, Lawd, Lawd	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
34	Cab Calloway	Gambler's Guitar	Rhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick Blues
35	Gloria Gunter	Move On Out	Cat Scratchin'
36	The Coasters	Yakety Yak	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
37	The Coasters	Run Red Run	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
38	Big Joe Turner	Flip Flop And Fly	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]
39	Big Joe Turner	Well, All Right	Big Joe Rocks
40	Big Joe Turner	Midnight Special Train	Atlantic Rock & Roll

Americana, Blues, Country, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Theme Time

Don’t Wanna

March 30, 2024 Dave

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

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Theme Time

Space Race Rock

March 29, 2024 Dave

What a time it was. The surprise of Sputnik in the early fifties led to a space race, a technological competition that had a profound impact on popular music (not to mention popular culture), providing musicians (and would-be musicians) a rich source of inspiration and contributed to some of the most iconic, as well as comic and out of this world, songs of the era. Themes of space travel, the moon and Mars, and even flying saucers were rampant on the airwaves. And one can only ascribe the fear of aliens to the number attempted novelty bits that reflected that trepidation. Laughter is, after all, a natural way for fear to be released in humankind. This week we’ll be sharing some of the classics, as well as the unknowns, including Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders, The Drivers, Merv Griffin, The Big Bopper, Dave & The Detomics and quite a few more that even if we were to share their names, you’d probably scratch your head anyway.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Mello-Tones	Flying Saucer	Vocal Groups
3	Jerry Engler	Sputnik (Satellite Girl)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)
4	Harmonica George	Sputnik Music	This Is The Blues Harmonica
5	Roosevelt Sykes	Sputnik Baby	Voodoo Lou
6	Astronaut Neil Armstrong	The Moon Landing	Great Speeches of The 20th Century – Volume 3 – the Dreams, Inspirations & Accomplishments
7	Gil Scott-Heron	Whitey On The Moon	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
8	Hightower, Dean (George Barnes)	Moon Rocket	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
9	Chris Kenner	Rocket To The Moon	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
10	The Drivers	My Astronaut	The King Records Story – Part 1
11	Johnny Greco	Rocket Ride	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
12	Vernon Green & The Medallions	Rocket Ship	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
13	Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders	My Satellite	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
14	The Larks	Rockin' In The Rocket Room	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
15	Educational	Duck and Cover	Educational
16	The Tornados	Telstar	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
17	Jimmie Haskell & His Orchestra	Rockin' In The Orbit (Space Satellite)	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
18	Don Lang & His Frantic Five	Red Planet Rock	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
19	Speedy West	Space Man In Orbit	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
20	Joe Montgomery	Planetary Run	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
21	Galen Denny	Gonna Build A Rocket	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
22	Merv Griffin	The Screamin' Meemies From Planet 'X'	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
23	The Royal Guardsmen	Smallest Astronaut	The Best of the Royal Guardsmen
24	Sheb Wooley	The Purple People Eater	Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 1]
25	The Big Bopper	The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor	The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 2
26	John Mauceri: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra	Herrmann: Outer Space [From "The Day the Earth Stood Still"]	Journey To The Stars: A Sci-fi Fantasy Adventure [John Mauceri The Sound of Hollywood Vol. 10]
27	Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra	Men Into Space	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
28	Billy Riley, The Little Green Men	Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
29	The Marketts	Out of Limits	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
30	Nervous Norvus	Kibble Kibble (The Flying Saucer Song)	Stone Age Woo
31	Freddy Sunder	Flying Saucers	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
32	Dave & The Detomics	Detomic Orbit	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
33	The Equadors	Sputnik Dance	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
34	Leonard Nimoy	A Visit To A Sad Planet	Spaced Out – The Best of Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner
35	Lightnin' Hopkins	Happy Blues For John Glenn	The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 3]
36	David Rose & His Orchestra	Forbidden Planet	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
37	David Bowie	Space Oddity	Singles: 1969-1993 Disc 1

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