Category Archives: Featured Music

Loose Talk

A free form Friday morning finds us drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds as we follow the blue shadows on the trail with songs of loose talk, love letters and dreams. We’ll dig deep into those early, mid- and late century digital archives for some sweet and sensitive tracks from the likes of Elvis, Wanda, Iggy (!), The Impressions, Rhiannon Giddens, and a couple dozen more. It’s quite the mixed bag on a Saturday morning as the winter of 2022-23 begins to roll away like the tumbleweeds as the winds of spring pushes the time away. Tune into community radio this week as we fill the air with the music that’s easy on the ears (and the soul). Every Friday and Saturday morning on KOWS 92.5 FM, Occidental and streaming to planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Los Lobos One Time One Night El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4) Amazon
3Wanda Jackson Savin' My Love Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
4Roger Miller Old Songwriters Never Die (Banter) King Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller [Disc 2] Amazon
5Kacey Musgraves Kansas City Star King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller Amazon
6John Prine With Connie Smith Loose Talk In Spite Of Ourselves Amazon
7Sara Watkins Blue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek) Under the Pepper Tree Amazon
8Roy Rogers Here On the Range 1939-1940 (Warped 3936) Amazon
9The Western Flyers Along The Navajo Trail Wild Blue Yonder Amazon
10Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Tumbling Tumbleweeds 16 Great Songs Of The Old West Amazon
11The Dinning Sisters Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie Rounding Up The Girls/Great Female Country Vocals Vol 1 Amazon
12We Five You Were on My Mind Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over Amazon
13The Impressions People Get Ready Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over Amazon
14Nancy Wilson (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am Your Hit Parade – Intro the '60S Amazon
15Lyle Lovett Summer Wind For Love of the Game Amazon
16Iggy Pop How Insensitive Preliminaries Amazon
17Rhiannon Giddens Up Above My Head Tomorrow Is My Turn Amazon
18Laura Rucker I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter Swingin' the Blues: 1931-1939 Amazon
19Elvis Presley Love Letters Elvis' Gold Records (Volume 4) Amazon
20Patsy Cline Love Letters In The Sand The Patsy Cline Collection Amazon
21Roy Orbison Dream You've Got Mail Amazon
22Louis Armstrong A Kiss to Build a Dream On Sleepless in Seattle Amazon
23Whispering Jack Smith That's My Weakness Now Me & My Shadow Amazon
24Fats Domino Make Me Belong To You Fats Is Back Amazon
25Barbara Lewis Hello Stranger MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M Amazon
26Justin Townes Earle Can't Hardly Wait Midnight at the Movies Amazon
27Chuck Jackson Shame On Me Hold On, We're Coming '67 Amazon
28Nick Lowe I Live on a Battlefield The Impossible Bird Amazon
29Connie Smith Ribbon Of Darkness The Essential Connie Smith Amazon
30John Fogerty Where the River Flows John Fogerty Amazon
31Wanda Jackson Fujiyama Mama Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
32John Fogerty Almost Saturday Night John Fogerty Amazon
33Sons of the Pioneers Lone Star Trail Songs of the Prairie – CD2 Amazon
34Bill Frisell Happy Trails When You Wish Upon a Star Amazon

Motown 60s Soul

The decade of the sixties saw top 40 radio get it’s cue from the sounds of the Motor City. The house that Berry Gordy built was overflowing with musical talent. And he knew how to use them. The Funk Brothers and other studio musicians coupled with the songwriting of Barrett Strong, Smokey Robinson, and the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland…were at the core of what was produced in Detroit’s Motown. There were also the performers that blossomed, some becoming household names: Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, and countless others. There is no question that this was the Motown Decade. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be walking through the sixties Motown sound with just some of those performers…and more. Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Barrett Strong Money (That's What I Want) Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon
3The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes Amazon
4Barrett Strong Misery Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2) Amazon
5The Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes Amazon
6Mary Wells You Beat Me To The Punch Looking Back 1961-1964 Amazon
7Miracles You've Really Got A Hold On Me Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) Amazon
8The Contours Do You Love Me The Very Best of The Contours Amazon
9Mary Wells My Guy Looking Back 1961-1964 Amazon
10Mary Wells Two Lovers Looking Back 1961-1964 Amazon
11Marvin Gaye Pride and Joy 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1 Amazon
12Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave The Ultimate Collection Amazon
13The Temptations The Way You Do The Things You Do The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s Amazon
14The Temptations My Girl The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s Amazon
15The Supremes Come See About Me Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) Amazon
16Diana Ross & The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go The Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 1] Amazon
17The Supremes Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart Gold Disc 1 Amazon
18Kim Weston Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 Amazon
19Junior Walker & The All Stars Shotgun The Classic Sixties: 1965 Amazon
20Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Ooo Baby Baby The Boat That Rocked [Disc 1] Amazon
21The Isley Brothers This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 Amazon
22The Four Tops Reach Out I'll Be There The Ultimate Collection Amazon
23The Elgins Heaven Must Have Sent You Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 Amazon
24Martha and the Vandellas I'm Ready for Love The Motown Sound Vol. 4 Amazon
25Shorty Long Function at the Junction Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 Amazon
26Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Brokenhearted Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon
27Martha Reeves & the Vandellas (We've Got) Honey Love I'm in a Different World – A Journey Through Motown's Unchartered Territories Amazon
28The Four Tops Bernadette The Ultimate Collection Amazon
29Marvin Gaye Ain't No Mountain High Enough Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
30The Temptations Cloud Nine The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s Amazon
31Stevie Wonder For Once in My Life Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3 Amazon
32The Jackson 5 I Want You Back Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 4 Amazon
33Stevie Wonder Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2 Amazon
34The Supremes You Can't Hurry Love Gold Disc 1 Amazon

Songs of Harlan Howard

Harlan Howard is said to have coined the term “three chords and the truth”. He’s also the guy that gave Willie Nelson his first job as a songwriter after the two met up at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville in 1960. Harlan was a well-established songwriter in Nashville by then and would go on to become one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation, having penned over 4,000 songs. To lead off next month’s release of Willie Nelson’s 73rd solo album, a tribute to Howard called “I Don’t Know A Thing About Love”, Deeper Roots will share a small sampling of Harlan Howard’s music. Songs that played a big part in defining the Golden Age of Country Music featuring the likes of Waylon Jennings, Skeeter Davis, Jan Howard, Buck Owens, and Patsy Cline. We’ll also hear a couple of Harlan’s own performances as well. Friday morning country on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Porter Wagoner Harlan Howard Medley 1964-1965 (Warped 6508) Amazon
3The Collins Kids Soda Poppin' Around Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1] Amazon
4Al Brumley Someone's Gonna Get Hurt The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' Amazon
5Herb Henson Up the Path and in My Door The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' Amazon
6Wanda Jackson Just A Queen For A Day Wanda Jackson Amazon
7Buck Owens Above and Beyond Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) Amazon
8Ray Price Heartaches By The Number Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes Amazon
9Harlan Howard Be Just a Little Meaner 1959-1963 Amazon
10Harlan Howard She Called Me Baby 1959-1963 Amazon
11Patsy Cline He Called Me Baby The Patsy Cline Collection Amazon
12Patsy Cline I Fall to Pieces 12 Greatest Hits Amazon
13Patsy Cline When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline Amazon
14Charlie Walker Pick Me Up on Your Way Down 1952-1958 (Warped 5230) Amazon
15Kay Starr Foolin' Around Capitol Collectors Series Amazon
16The Kingston Trio Everglades Capitol Collector's Series Amazon
17Skeeter Davis Where I Ought To Be The Essential Skeeter Davis Amazon
18George Jones You Comb Her Hair The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967 Amazon
19Patsy Cline That's How A Heartache Begins The Patsy Cline Collection Amazon
20Waylon Jennings The Chokin' Kind The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1 Amazon
21Nanci Griffith The Streets of Baltimore (feat. John Prine) Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) Amazon
22Emmylou Harris/George Jones All Fall Down Friends in High Places Amazon
23Willie Nelson Busted I Don't Know A Thing About Love Amazon
24Ray Charles Busted Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3 Amazon
25Lefty Frizzell She's Gone, Gone, Gone Look What Thoughts Will Do Amazon
26Jan Howard Evil on Your Mind Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 Amazon
27Waylon Jennings What Makes a Man Wander Folk Country Amazon
28The Time Jumpers Someone Had To Teach You The Time Jumpers Amazon
29Candi Staton He Called Me Baby Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 1] Amazon
30Rosanne Cash Featuring Elvis Costello Heartaches By The Number (Feat. Elvis Costello) The List Amazon
31The Mavericks Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) From Hell to Paradise Amazon
32Rodney Crowell Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love) Playlist: The Very Best Of Rodney Crowell Amazon
33Connie Smith I Don't Believe That's How You Feel Long Line of Heartaches Amazon
34The Mavericks Ain't Found Nobody What a Crying Shame Amazon

Trippin’ On The Instrumentals

We’re going silent today. Vocals-wise, anyway. Tune in Friday morning for the best rock instrumentals from the late fifties through the sixties as we journey through a slick set of the very best from Santo and Johnny to Mason Williams with our core focus being on the wild chart sounds of Duane Eddy, Sandy Nelson, The Tornados, Link Wray and more teen beat, pop and rock favorites from a particularly fertile time for rock n’ roll. Whether they were riffing on classic sounds of the past or blasting off into the outer stratosphere with sounds of space and surf, the instrumentals peppered the charts with themes for the time, owing more to roots than we appreciate. Join the fun on KOWS’ Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on Deeper Roots.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Bill Justis Raunchy Teen Beat Volume 4 Amazon
3Chuck Berry Deep Feeling (Instrumental) Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
4Perez Prado Orchestra Patricia Teen Beat 2 Amazon
5The Champs Tequila Teen Beat 1 Amazon
6The Champs El Rancho Rock Teen Beat 2 Amazon
7Link Wray & The Wraymen Rumble Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray Amazon
8Santo & Johnny Sleep Walk Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S Amazon
9The Viscounts Harlem Nocturne Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S Amazon
10Duane Eddy Rebel-'Rouser Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S Amazon
11Bill Black's Combo Smokie Pt 1 Teen Beat Volume 4 Amazon
12Preston Epps Bongo Rock Teen Beat 1 Amazon
13Sandy Nelson Teen Beat Teen Beat 1 Amazon
14Chet Atkins Boo Boo Stick Beat Teen Beat 2 Amazon
15The Tornados Telstar Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
16The String-A-Longs Wheels Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
17Jorgen Ingmann Apache Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
18B. Bumble & the Stingers Bumble Boogie Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
19Dave "Baby" Cortez Rinky Dink Teen Beat Volume 4 Amazon
20King Curtis & The Noble Knights Soul Twist Teen Beat 2 Amazon
21The Rockin' Rebels Wild Weekend Teen Beat 1 Amazon
22Routers Let's Go (Pony) Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
23Sandy Nelson …And Then There Were Drums Their Greatest Misses Amazon
24Booker T. & The MG's Green Onions Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
25Mongo Santamarma Orchestra Watermelon Man Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
26The Centurians Bullwinkle Pt 2 Teen Beat Volume 4 Amazon
27Lonnie Mack Memphis Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
28King Curtis Soul Serenade Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis Amazon
29The T-Bones No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
30Ramsey Lewis Trio The "In" Crowd Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
31Herb Alpert The Work Song Definitive Hits Amazon
32Young-Holt Trio Wack Wack Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
33Booker T. & The MG's Hip Hug-Her Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
34Cannonball Adderley Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
35Young-Holt Unlimited Soulful Strut Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
36Hugh Masekela Grazing In The Grass Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
37Booker T. & The MG's Time Is Tight Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul Amazon
38Mason Williams Classical Gas Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon

Sinner’s Playground

The landscape this morning is smothered in ominous clouds as the music we have for you features the gospel beat with a blend of suggestive celebratory, suspicious, and devil-may-care songs. We’ve got the fire and brimstone bible-thumping sounds of Brother Claude Ely, some classic gospel warnings from The Golden Gate Quartet, a pastiche of British Clerkenwell nuggets from The Real Tuesday Weld, The Weavers, Lonnie Johnson, and a whole lot more. An eclectic blend of songs of Satan, dark nights, and sinner’s bemoaning their dirty little religion on another Friday morning collection of sounds on Deeper Roots. Tune in. The ground is saturated with blues, gospel, country, and even some hillbillies from hell…just for you.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Harry James & His Orchestra/Dick Haymes/Helen Forrest/Dalton Rizzotto & Orchestra The Devil Sat Down And Cried Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
3Golden Gate Quartet Atom and Evil 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
4Warren Zevon Dirty Little Religion Life'll Kill Ya Amazon
5Kane Welch Kaplin Satan's Paradise Lost John Dean Amazon
6Johnny Cash Rusty Cage Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American Amazon
7Lonnie Johnson Devil's Got The Blues Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1 Amazon
8Bob Brozman Devil's Slide Devil's Slide Amazon
9The Real Tuesday Weld It's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Got to Do It I, Lucifer Amazon
10Sister Rosetta Tharpe Changes The Great Gospel Women Vol. 2 Amazon
11The Real Tuesday Weld The Life and Times of the Clerkenwell Kid I, Lucifer Amazon
12The Gospeleers The Devil's Gonna Get You Black Vocal Groups Vol. 5 (1923-1941) Amazon
13Brother Claude Ely Farther On Satan Get Back Amazon
14Steve Earle Devil's Right Hand Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection (2 of 2) Amazon
15Uncle Tupelo Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down March 16-20, 1992 Amazon
16The Louvin Brothers Satan And The Saint The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic Tracks Amazon
17Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws Dance Of The Dodo Bird The Best Of Western Swing Amazon
18Chiwetel Ejiofor I Want To Be Evil (Original Version) Kinky Boots Amazon
19The Robins That Old Black Magic Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2 Amazon
20The Swan Silvertones Sinner Man Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
21The Weavers Sinner Man Traveling on With The Weavers Amazon
22The Harmonizing Four Oh Sinner Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
23Jesse Winchester Evil Angel Gentleman Of Leisure Amazon
24Calexico Sinner in the Sea Algiers Amazon
25Jimmy Minor Satan's Chauffeur Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
26Rusty Dean Sinner Beware Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5 Amazon
27Fern Jones This World Is Not My Home The Glory Road Amazon
28Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver Quintette Sinner's Crossroads Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
29The Flamingos The Sinner (El Pecador) Requestfully Yours & the Sound Of Amazon
30Daniel Lanois Sleeping in the Devil's Bed For the Beauty of Wynona Amazon
31C.W. Stoneking We Gon' Boogaloo Gon' Boogaloo Amazon
32The Real Tuesday Weld (Still) Terminally Ambivalent Over You I, Lucifer Amazon
33Howlin' Wolf Evil Chess Blues Disc 2 Amazon
34Freddie & The Hitch Hikers Sinners Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon

Classic Country Covers

It may be Friday the 13th, but we won’t be bothered with the superstitious. Instead, we’ll go with traditional and popular country nuggets as our topics with some couplings of contemporary and vintage. We’ve gathered a collection of modern country covers from the likes of Rosanne Cash, Solitaire Miles, Charley Crockett, Chuck Mead and others and we’ll be coupling them up with originals and favorites from the distant past. Merle Travis, Red Foley, Hank Williams, and The Louvin Brothers take the stage from a dream-filled past. We’re celebrating country classics from fifties, sixties and seventies and having fun doing it while kicking back. You don’t need to be wearing pretentious boots and hats to appreciate the easy sway of classic country … you just need to close your eyes and appreciate the performances … well, unless you’re driving.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Band Long Black Veil Music From Big Pink Amazon
3Rosanne Cash Featuring Jeff Tweedy Long Black Veil (Feat. Jeff Tweedy) The List Amazon
4Lefty Frizzell Long Black Veil Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana Amazon
5Johnny Bond Goodbye Old Paint Standard Transcriptions Amazon
6Pharis and Jason Romero Goodbye Old Paint A Wanderer I'll Stay Amazon
7McKinley James Who Will The Next Fool Be Who Will The Next Fool Be (Single) Amazon
8Charlie Rich Who Will the Next Fool Be Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
9Johnny Cash We Must Believe In Magic The Adventures Of Johnny Cash Amazon
10Matt Urmy We Must Believe in Magic (feat. Cowboy Jack Clement) Out of the Ashes Amazon
11The Malpass Brothers Hello Walls The Malpass Brothers Amazon
12Willie Nelson Hello Walls Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS Amazon
13Henson Cargill Skip a Rope Skip a Rope Amazon
14Charley Crockett Skip A Rope Music City USA Amazon
15Kevin Russell Are You Teasing Me Plain Dirt Fashion Amazon
16The Louvin Brothers Are You Teasing Me Capitol Country Music Classics Amazon
17Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys Anytime Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2 Amazon
18Chuck Mead Anytime You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold Amazon
19Dirty Cello Sixteen Tons I May Not Be Perfect Amazon
20Merle Travis Sixteen Tons Hot Pickin' [Disc 1] Amazon
21Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams Crazy 'Cause I Love You That's What I Like About The West Amazon
22Solitaire Miles Crazy Cause I Love You Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Amazon
23Whitney Rose There's A Tear In My Beer Heartbreaker of the Year Amazon
24Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr. There's A Tear In My Beer Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10 Amazon
25Solitaire Miles I Hear You Talkin' Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Amazon
26Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys I Hear You Talkin' The Tiffany Transcriptions Volume 1 Amazon
27Hank Williams You're Gonna Change Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 11 Amazon
28Tom Petty You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute Amazon
29Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys Settin' The Woods On Fire Back At The Quonset Hut Amazon
30Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys Settin' The Woods On Fire Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood Amazon
31Red Foley Tennessee Border Tennessee Saturday Night Amazon
32Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys Tennessee Border Back At The Quonset Hut Amazon
33BR5-49 The Price of Love This Is BR549 Amazon
34The Everly Brothers The Price of Love Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2 Amazon

Elvis’ Influencers

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

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
3Jimmy Reed & His Trio You Don't Have To Go Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954 Amazon
4Little Junior Parker Mystery Train Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
5Little Junior Parker Feelin' Good Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings Amazon
6Big Joe Turner Honey Hush Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
7Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe Strange Things Happening Everyday The Gospel of Blues Amazon
8Mahalia Jackson Didn't It Rain 16 Most Requested Songs Amazon
9The Statesmen Quartet Somebody Bigger Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music Amazon
10Hovie Lister & The Statesmen Quartet His Hand Is Mine Country Gospel Classics [Disc 2] Amazon
11The Golden Gate Quartet Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946) Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949) Amazon
12Jimmie Rodgers Frankie And Johnnie Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2] Amazon
13The Carter Family 042-Can the Circle Be Unbroken Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
14Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans Great Speckled Bird [78rpm Version] Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age Amazon
15Red Foley Old Shep Tennessee Saturday Night Amazon
16Ivory Joe Hunter I Almost Lost My Mind Since I Met You Baby Amazon
17Jumpin' Gene Simmons I Done Told You So SUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]] Amazon
18Elvis Presley Milk Cow Blues The Sun Sessions Amazon
19Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys Milk Cow Blues Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1] Amazon
20Hank Williams Your Cheatin' Heart 24 Greatest Amazon
21Mississippi Slim Try Doin' Right The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened Amazon
22Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Blue Moon of Kentucky The Best of Bill Monroe Amazon
23Elvis Presley Blue Moon of Kentucky The Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2 Amazon
24Dean Martin with Paul Weston & His Dixieland Eight I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53 Amazon
25Billy Bunn & His Buddies That's When Your Heartaches Begin Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
26Ella Fitzgerald My Happiness The Chronological Classics 1947-1948 Amazon
27B.B. King Everyday I Have The Blues BB King And Pee Wee Crayton Amazon
28Louis Jordan Caldonia Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
29Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats Rocket 88 Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
30Chuck Berry Maybellene Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2] Amazon
31Billy Ward & The Dominoes Sixty Minute Man Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues Amazon
32Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle and Roll Big Joe Rocks Amazon
33Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
34Big Mama Thornton Hound Dog Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
35Little Richard Long Tall Sally Blowing The Fuse: 1956 Amazon

Who We Lost 2022

The river of time flows on as our sturdy yet terminal transport is like any raft, a fragile one as our bindings become untethered. Let’s tip our hats and remember those who, over the past century, have contributed to American culture. This morning’s show is about the performers, the songwriters, the session musicians, and those behind the scenes who made a lasting contribution. We thank them as 2022 comes to a close. Tune in for a comprehensive and reflective show, our final Deeper Roots show of 2022, as we look ahead to the new year that is filled with so much promise.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Robert Gordon The Way I Walk Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials Amazon
3Buddy Holly Peggy Sue Rave On: The Coral Story Amazon
4Little Richard Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE) The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
5Ronnie Hawkins Wild Little Willy Ronnie Hawkins Amazon
6Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls Of Fire 30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4 Amazon
7Sandy Nelson &And Then There Were Drums Their Greatest Misses Amazon
8Loretta Lynn The Pill Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer Amazon
9The Judds Why Not Me The Best Of Classic Country 80's Amazon
10Jody Miller Queen Of The House All-Time Country Hits 1 Amazon
11C.W. McCall Convoy Super Hits Of The '70s – Have A Nice Day, Vol. 15 Amazon
12Mickey Gilley Room Full Of Roses Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes Amazon
13Bill Staines Rompin' Rovin' Days Journey Home Amazon
14Bobbie Nelson Death Ray Boogie Audiobiography (iTunes Exclusive) Amazon
15The Ronettes Be My Baby The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
16Bobby Rydell Forget Him Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Amazon
17Adam Wade The Writing On The Wall American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961 Amazon
18The Five Satins In the Still of the Night Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
19The Ventures Perfidia Teen Beat, Volume 3 Amazon
20Brian Hyland Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Another Banana Split, please Amazon
21Dwayne Hickman Don't Send a Rabbit Great Googly Moo: Silly Songs from the American Charts Amazon
22Robert Morse I Believe In You The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s Amazon
23The Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? (SUSAN JACKS) Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s Amazon
24The Spinners I'll Be Around One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1 Amazon
25The Seekers I'll Never Find Another You Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1] Amazon
26Mary McCaslin Last Cannonball Mystery Train; Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 2 Amazon
27Paul Siebel Louise Woodsmoke and Oranges Amazon
28Kelly Joe Phelps Lead Me On Lead Me On Amazon
29Judy Henske High Flying Bird Troubadours Of The Folk Era Volume Two (Rhino) Amazon
30The Green Fields of America Down By the Tanyard Side (SONG) The Green Fields of America Amazon
31The Young Rascals Good Lovin' (DINO DANELLI) Red, White & Rock Disc 3 Amazon
32Syl Johnson I Resign From Your Love Welcome To The Club Amazon
33The Isley Brothers This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 Amazon
34Mable John Your Good Thing (Is About To End) Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
35Betty Davis Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23 Amazon
36Ramsey Lewis Trio Wade In The Water The Greatest Hits Amazon
37The Blues Project Lost In The Shuffle Sophisticated Boom Boom: The Shadow Morton Story Amazon
38Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band Mercedes Benz Pearl Amazon
39Fleetwood Mac Everywhere Greatest Hits [Reprise] Amazon
40Olivia Newton-John Hopelessly Devoted To You Grease Amazon
41Irene Cara Fame Sounds Of The Eighties: 1980 Amazon
42Meat Loaf Paradise by the Dashboard Light Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 2 Amazon
43Procol Harum Whiter Shade of Pale The Big Chill Amazon
44Julee Cruise Floating Floating into the Night Amazon

The Year in Americana 2022

This week’s show looks back at the year 2022 with a focus on the umbrella genre known as Americana. We’ll be digging deep into the releases that mattered last year, sharing some of the fresh new releases that made an impression. There are the singer/songwriters, the old hands with fresh perspectives, as well as those who have taken tradition and dressed it up fresh for the party. We’ll hear tracks from some of the very best albums of the year, including a few off the beaten one. Some great sounds coming your way from Aoife O’Donovan, The Black Keys, Tami Neilson, and Hurray for the Riff Raff. Pour yourself a cup of your favorite fresh brew, put on the headphones, and find yourself some new favorites from under that big tent they call ‘Americana’ on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Courtney Marie Andrews These Are The Good Old Days Loose Future Amazon
3Jake Xerxes Fussell Frolic Good and Green Again Amazon
4Neko Case Hold On, Hold On Wild Creatures Amazon
5John Craigie Distance Mermaid Salt Amazon
6Hurray for the Riff Raff Nightqueen Life On Earth Amazon
7Eliza Gilkyson Don't Stop Lovin' Me Songs From the River Wind Amazon
8Tami Neilson feat. Willie Nelson Beyond The Stars Kingmaker Amazon
9Mary Gauthier Fall Apart World Dark Enough to See the Stars Amazon
10Calexico El Mirador El Mirador Amazon
11Aoife O'Donovan Prodigal Daughter Age of Apathy Amazon
12Father John Misty Goodbye Mr. Blue Chlok and the Next 20th Century Amazon
13Tommy McLain Somebody (Radio Edit) I Ran Down Every Dream Amazon
14Leeroy Stagger Does Anybody Live Here? Dystopian Weekends Amazon
15Dr. John End Of The Line feat. Aaron Neville Things Happen That Way Amazon
16The Cactus Blossoms Ballad of an Unknown One Day Amazon
17Charley Crockett I Hope It Rains At My Funeral Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley Amazon
18Charley Crockett The Man from Waco The Man from Waco Amazon
19Angel Olsen & Sturgill Simpson Big Time Big Time Amazon
20Melissa Carper Hit or Miss Ramblin' Soul Amazon
21Jake Blount Didn't It Rain The New Faith Amazon
22Tyler Childers Way of the Triune God Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? Amazon
23David Quinn Cornbread and Chili Country Fresh Amazon
24Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Can't Let Go Raise The Roof Amazon
25The Black Keys It Ain't Over Dropout Boogie Amazon
26Willi Carlisle Vanlife (Radio Edit) Peculiar, Missouri Amazon
27Miko Marks The Resurrectors Trouble Feel Like Going Home Amazon

Wild in the Streets

December’s arrived and we’re going to get ourselves warmed up for the Hot Stove League, New Year’s Eve, football playoffs, reindeer on the roof and all the rest of it. But our show today will take on a common thread: songs about ‘the street’ or streets or boulevards, avenues … only the surface streets, not the highways. Dave’s picked out a collection of songs that are sure to stir emotion bringing home music that take on the ‘street’ topics from the genres of country, early pop, rock, folk, blues and all the rest. We’ll hear from Dylan, The Ink Spots, Tony Rice, Charlie Spand, the Orlons and a couple dozen others taking on an eclectic blend of songs where the streets as the muse. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio’s KOWS 92.5 FM, streaming to all of planet earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Deeper Roots brings you a morning of sounds from the locales of Easy Street, Lonely Street and 4th Street…directly from Orchard and 7th.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Various Artists Wild In the Streets Trailer 1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials Amazon
3Garland Jeffreys Wild in the Streets Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] Amazon
4Orlons South Street Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits Amazon
5The Royals Fifth Street Blues The Very Best of the Royals & the Midnighters Amazon
6Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles Decatur Street Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles Amazon
7Eddie Floyd Soul Street Stax Profiles – Eddie Floyd Amazon
8Glories Dark End Of The Street Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios Amazon
9Bobby Womack Across 110th Street Jackie Brown OST Amazon
10Clarence "Frogman" Henry Lonely Street Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry Amazon
11Little Ann One Way Street Funk Soul Sisters Amazon
12Charlie Spand Hastings Street Black Swan Sampler Amazon
13Jack Teagarden Basin Street Blues An Introduction To Jack Teagarden Amazon
14Cab Calloway Beale Street Mama Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
15The Ink Spots Street Of Dreams Greatest Hits Amazon
16The Boswell Sisters Forty-Second Street The Boswell Sisters Volume 2 Amazon
17Julie London Easy Street Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl Amazon
18Dean Martin On the Street Where You Live Swingin' with Dino Amazon
19Keely Smith w. Billy May Orchestra On The Sunny Side Of The Street Summer Days And Summer Nights – 31 Beach Pearls Amazon
20George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy Wilson On Green Dolphin Street The Swingin's Mutual! Amazon
21T-Bone Walker Street Walking Woman Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years Amazon
22Bob Dylan Positively 4th Street Biograph Disc 2 Amazon
23Bruce Springsteen Streets of Philadelphia Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
24The Doobie Brothers Takin' It To The Streets Takin' It To The Streets Amazon
25Utah Phillips Larimer Street The Telling Takes Me Home Amazon
26Gram Parsons Streets Of Baltimore Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 1] – GP Amazon
27Buck Owens Streets of Laredo I've Got a Tiger by the Tail Amazon
28Buck Owens Streets Of Bakersfield Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975) Amazon
29Tony Rice Church Street Blues Church Street Blues Amazon
30Simon & Garfunkel The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) The Essential Simon & Garfunkel Amazon
31Matys Brothers Crazy Street 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks Amazon
32Leonard Cohen Boogie Street The Future/Ten New Songs Amazon