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The Hijacked Jukebox

March 7, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

Join Dave Stroud for a look at a fascinating, if somewhat cringey, slice of music history, where white cover versions of black R&B nuggets were whitewashed across the pop charts in the 1950s. While the ‘cover version’ was a standard industry practice, so were the ‘sanitized’ versions of R&B hits by black artists that made them more ‘palatable’ for white radio audiences, spotlighting white artists while the original creators stayed in the shadows. It’s certainly something that could be the topic of numerous Deeper Roots episodes but we’ll limit our scope to a two hour exploration, measuring the original against the cover. On one side of the house we’ll hear from Fats Domino (a popular source for the practic), Big Joe Turner, The Moonglows and a handful of others. The other side of the house has the names of Pat Boone, Art Mooney, The Fontane Sisters and others among the dubious roster ‘favorites’. Radio and media helped to democratize the landscape but today’s parallels with the frothing ‘look over thereness’ of right wing hate is unmistakable and hard to ignore. It was George Santayana who observed that “those who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it.“

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Fontane Sisters	Hearts Of Stone	Vintage Music " Vols 3 & 4
3	The Jewels	Hearts of Stone	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
4	The Fontane Sisters	Rock Love	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
5	Lula Reed	Rock Love	Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
6	Eileen Barton	Fujiyama Mama	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
7	Annisteen Allen	Fujiyama Mama	From the Ghetto
8	The Crew Cuts	Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
9	The Chords	Sh-Boom	Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
10	The McGuire Sisters	Sincerely	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
11	The Moonglows	Sincerely	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
12	The Crew Cuts	Don't Be Angry	High School Favorites
13	Nappy Brown	Don't Be Angry [1955 Version]	Down In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B's
14	The Fontane Sisters	Please Don't Leave Me	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
15	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Rock And Rollin
16	Pat Boone	The Fat Man	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
17	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
18	Pat Boone	Long Tall Sally	The London American Story Disc 1
19	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
20	Art Mooney	Tutti Frutti	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
21	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
22	Johnnie Ray	Flip Flop And Fly	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
23	Big Joe Turner	Flip Flop And Fly	Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
24	Bill Haley & His Comets	Shake, Rattle and Roll	From The Original Master Tapes
25	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
26	Teresa Brewer	Tweedle Dee	The Best Of Teresa Brewer
27	LaVern Baker	Tweedlee Dee	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 2]
28	Gale Storm	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	The London American Story Disc 1
29	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
30	Georgia Gibbs	Dance With Me Henry	Georgia Gibbs Greatest Hits
31	Etta James	The Wallflower	The Best of Etta James [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]
32	Jean Dinning	Bo Diddley	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
33	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
34	The Hilltoppers	Teardrops From My Eyes	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
35	Ruth Brown	Teardrops From My Eyes	Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
36	Jaye P Morgan	Baby Don't Do It	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
37	The 5 Royales	Baby Don't Do It	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
38	Perry Como	Ko Ko Mo	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
39	The Flamingos	Ko Ko Mo	The Best Of The Flamingos
40	Ricky Nelson	I'm Walkin'	Legacy [Disc 1]

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Party Goin’ On

February 21, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

Spring’s just around the corner but we’re all holding out with rain, wind and more California sunshine in our forecast until then. Don’t you think that this might call for a party? Well, some of us do and we’re going to mix up the country with the blues, the rock with the rockabilly, and the brassy with the sass as we prepare for the holiday known as President’s Day. I suppose the toddler in the basement wants that named after him, too. Can someone explain the rules of common decency and sense to President McFuddlepants? Please. I beg of you. We’ll leave him out of the party today, though, as we hang in there with a delicious spread of the very best music from the past century, including Mitty Collier, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty and Elvin Bishop. We’ll also hear from a local favorite, Doug Blumer and The Bohemian Highway, with a reminder that “The Party’s At Our House”.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives	Sad House Big Party	Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
3	Roque Baños	Party at the Restaurant	Sexy Beast
4	Dr. John	Party Hellfire	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
5	Amos Milburn	House Party (Tonight)	Amos Milburn Rocks
6	Amos Milburn	Let's Have A Party	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
7	Hugo and Luigi	Rockabilly Party	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD1)
8	Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater	Party at My House	Mean Case of the Blues
9	Jesse Allen	Let's Party	Stompin' 34
10	Sam Cooke	Having A Party	100 Northern Soul Classics
11	Mink DeVille	Party Girls	Cabretta
12	Helena Ferguson	Where Is The Party	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
13	Claudine Clark	Party Lights	The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
14	Tammi Terrell	Two Can Have A Party	Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
15	Mitty Collier	My Party	Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
16	Lesley Gore	It's My Party	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
17	Charlie Wilson & His Hayloft Gang	The Beer Party (1933)	Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936
18	Dale Watson	Pity Party	The Best of the HighTone Years
19	Don Gibson	Give Myself A Party	The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
20	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway	The Party's At Our House	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
21	Charline Arthur	I'm Having A Party All By Myself	Welcome To The Club
22	Wanda Jackson	There's A Party Going On	There's A Party Goin' On
23	Elvin Bishop	Party Till The Cows Come Home	Tulsa Shuffle
24	Whitney Rose	The Last Party	Heartbreaker of the Year
25	Merle Haggard	Goin' Away Party	Unforgettable
26	Rosanne Cash	I Don't Want To Spoil The Party	Hits: 1979-1989
27	Porter Wagoner	The Party & Dolly Parton	1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
28	John Fogerty	Garden Party (With Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt)	The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
29	Charlie Faye & The Fayettes	You Gotta Give It up (Party Song)	The Whole Shebang
30	The Jades with the Pacer's Music	The Big Beach Party	Banana Split for My Baby
31	Annette	Beach Party	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 3
32	The Super Stocks	Muscle Beach Party	Surf Route 101
33	Fats Domino	What a Party	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
34	Smiley Lewis	Caldonia's Party	Smiley Lewis Vol 1

Luck and Fortune

February 14, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

It may be Friday the 13th but that won’t stop us from fortifying ourselves with a ‘luck and fortune’ theme in today’s show. Hopefully, that will tip the scales. May our luck and fortune hold out until the next election. You’re welcome to drop in to our slightly superstitious edition of Deeper Roots on a day that usually sends people dodging ladders and eyeing black cats with suspicion. Whether you’re a believer in the ‘unlucky’ stigma or you consider yourself a master of your own fate, we’ve curated a playlist designed to explore the highs and lows of the cosmic dice roll. We’ll be spinning tracks that dive deep into the world of luck and fortune with some high-stakes anthems of the casino floor to the soulful laments of those down on their luck, we’re covering every corner of the wheel of fate. But…knock on wood…just in case.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Robert Gordon	Wheel of Fortune	Rock Billy Boogie
3	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
4	Vic Damone	Something's Coming	Jackpot! The Las Vegas Story
5	Joe Liggins	Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
6	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Roll Of The Dice	Roll Of The Dice
7	Little Milton	We Got the Winning Hand	Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
8	T-Bone Walker	You're My Best Poker Hand	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
9	Helen Humes	Fortune Tellin' Man	He May Be Your Man
10	The Stokes	Crystal Ball	Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics
11	Benny Spellman	Fortune Teller	On The Soul Side
12	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Fortune Teller	Raising Sand
13	Lamont Dozier	Fortune Teller Tell Me	Original Sound Of Detroit – Vol 1
14	Elvis Presley	Good Luck Charm	The Top Ten Hits Disc 2
15	ZZ Top	Viva Las Vegas	Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top [Disc 2]
16	Jimmie Dolan	Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice	Juke Box Boogie
17	Marty Robbins	Ain't I The Lucky One	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
18	Paul Evans	Happy-Go-Lucky-Me	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
19	Iguanas	Fortune Teller	Iguanas
20	Chris Isaak	Waiting for My Lucky Day	Baja Sessions
21	Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit	Lucky Dog	The Rose of England
22	J.J. Cale	Lady Luck	Travel Log
23	Dootones	Teller Of Fortune	The Dootone & Dooto Records Story
24	Ella Fitzgerald	I'm Just A Lucky So And So	Ella Fitzgerald: A 75th Birthday Salute [Disc 1]
25	Nat King Cole	I'm Shooting High	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
26	Dean Martin	Who's Got the Action?	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
27	Jack Jones	This Could Be the Start of Something	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
28	Frank Sinatra	Luck Be a Lady	Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
29	Dinah Washington	Bad Luck	Dinah Washington Sings The Blues
30	Chuck Berry	I'm Just a Lucky So and So	The Chess Box Disc 2
31	Gale Storm	Lucky Lips	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
32	Sticks McGhee	Whiskey Women And Loaded Dice	Stick McGhee Volume 2 – (1951-1960)
33	Kay Starr	Wheel Of Fortune	Your Hit Parade – 1952
34	Tony Bennett	With Plenty of Money and You	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too

Big Big World

February 6, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

Free form sounds are the order of the morning as we set sail for a two hour tour of sounds from the last century once more, leaning on a pretty exciting group of performers. You can tune in each and every Friday morning here on KOWS-LP Occidental where our word is our bond. Join Dave Stroud once again as he shares a selection of tunes by the Zion Harmonizers, Buck Owens, Mink Deville, Johnny Burnette, and Kay Kyser. It’s a fun mix of genres…some from the American Songbook, some from Bourbon Street, some from the Brill Building and a blend from the farther reaches. Tune in for a delightful Friday clamoring from Occidental’s own station.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Rides	Don't Want Lies	Can't Get Enough
3	Johnny Burnette	Big Big World	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 4
4	The Mystics	It's Only a Paper Moon	The Mystics Meet the Jarmels
5	Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons	Peanuts	2nd Vault Of Golden Hits
6	Mink Deville	You Better Move On	Coup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To Tread
7	Arthur Alexander	Lonely Just Like Me	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
8	R.L. Burnside	Rollin' And Tumblin'	A Bothered Mind
9	Muddy Waters	I Just Want To Make Love To You	The Definitive Collection
10	Johnny Cash	Mississippi Sand	A Thing Called Love
11	Johnny Horton	Big Wheels Rollin'	Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
12	Buck Owens	Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Live in Australia)	Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
13	Red Simpson	Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer	The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
14	John Prine	Color of the Blues (feat. Susa	For Better, Or Worse
15	The Mavericks	Rolling Along	Brand New Day
16	Sister Sadie	Mississippi River Long	No Fear
17	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Rock And Rollin
18	Ivory Joe Hunter	You Can't Stop This Rockin & Rollin	Feelin Fine
19	The Coasters	Keep On Rolling	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
20	Kay Kyser & His Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky	Your Hit Parade 1946
21	Hoagy Carmichael	Don't Forget to Say "No", Baby	Sometimes I Wonder….
22	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	Lazy Bones	The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
23	Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother	What's Going On [Motown]
24	Zion Harmonizers	Brother Moses Smote The Water	Best of Louisiana Music SAMPLER
25	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Brother, Seek And Ye Shall Find	Complete Recorded Works Vol.3
26	Simon & Garfunkel	He Was My Brother	Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
27	Pharis & Jason Romero	Rolling Mills	Tell 'Em You Were Gold
28	Bob Dylan	I Contain Multitudes	I Contain Multitudes – Single
29	Robert Plant/Alison Krauss	Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us	Raising Sand
30	Allen Toussaint	Soul Sister	The Allen Toussaint Collection
31	Sam & Dave	Soul Sister, Brown Sugar	The Very Best of Sam & Dave
32	The Mamas & The Papas	You Baby	Gold [Disc 1]
33	Robert Mitchum	Wheels (It's Rollin' Time Again)	That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings

Also Rans 1959

January 23, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

This week we’ll look a little deeper under the charts, focusing on the year 1959, a time when teenage targeted music encouraged new dances, new forms of self-expression and a sound whose influence went beyond the sweetheart, white bread sounds of middle America. To say the least, older generations associated it all with some sort of moral decline. But the sounds of the post-rock explosion laid the foundation for everything that followed: the rise of the teen market, generational conflict as a defining social theme and a sound that was a vehicle for identity and change. Adolescence itself was being redefined. We’ll tune into one of our favorite themes: under the charts. Songs you likely haven’t heard but a few I’m sure you have; tune in for music from Robin Luke, Tommy Sands, Chuck Berry, Carl Mann, Joe Antel and over two dozen others in a two hour sock hop blast here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Bobbettes	I Shot Mr. Lee	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
3	Sam Cooke	Just For You	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
4	Fats Domino	Howdy Podner	Let's Play Fats Domino
5	Jesse Belvin & The Chargers	Dandilyon	Guess Who (CD1)
6	LaVern Baker	Humpty Dumpty Heart	Blues Ballads
7	Dappers	Baby You Know…Wrong	The Epic Story 1960
8	Joe & Ann Trio	Gee Baby (You're So Fine)	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
9	The 5 Royales	Tell Me You Care	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
10	Chuck Berry	Almost Grown	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
11	The Argyles	Vacation Days Are Over	Discovered Volume 2
12	The Lemon Drops	Lo-O-Ve	Rave On: The Coral Story
13	The Danleers	Your Love	The Best Of The Danleers: The Mercury Years
14	The Cinderellas	Yum Yum Yum	Teenage Rebels
15	Tommy Dee	Three Stars	Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era
16	Ricky Nelson	I Wanna Be Loved	The London American Story – 1960
17	Robin Luke	Bad Boy	The Precious Years
18	Freddy Cannon	Okefenokee	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
19	Carl Mann	Pretend	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
20	Wanda Jackson	A Date With Jerry	Four Classic Albums Plus
21	The Chordettes	A Girl's Work Is Never Done	The Best Of The Chordettes
22	The Virtues	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
23	Johnny Wright	Look At That Chick	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
24	Ronnie Hawkins	Mary Lou	Feelin Fine
25	Brenda Lee	Just Because	Brenda Lee Rocks
26	Frankie Ford	Geronimo	Very Best Of Frankie Ford
27	Earl Bostic	Deep Purple	Dance to The Best Of
28	Ernie Fields Orch.	In The Mood	Teen Beat 1
29	Mack Vickery	Goin' Back To St. Louis	War Paint – The Gone Records Story
30	Charlie Gracie	Hurry Up Buttercup	Rave On: The Coral Story
31	Johnny Carroll	Bandstand Doll	Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)
32	James Gallagher	Ford and Shaker	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
33	Joe Antel	How Much I Love You	War Paint – The Gone Records Story
34	The Browns	We Should Be Together	Warped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959
35	Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns	Dearest Darling	Having A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1
36	Sonny James	Talk Of The School	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
37	The Everly Brothers	Take A Message To Mary	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]
38	The Falcons	You're So Fine	Stampede! The United Artists Story

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Shake Your Hips

January 11, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

Another free form musical delight is ready and waiting for your ears this coming Friday morning. We dig into some mid-century nuggets from the country genre with Red Foley and Ernest Tubb as well as Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel and Joe Ely. That, of course, hardly covers the two hours. There’s also some hot rhythms from NRBQ, Daddy Cleanhead, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino and the sweet and brassy sounds from Billie Holiday, Johnny Mercer, and Babs Gonzales. Our new year won’t make promises but our hopes are all we’ve got, remembering that hate will never win if you don’t let it. There’s been wars fought for much less.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Jarmels	A Little Bit of Soap	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
3	Freddy Cannon	Abigail Beecher	His Latest And Greatest
4	NRBQ	A Little Bit Of Bad	Message For The Mess Age
5	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
6	Bo Diddley	Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
7	Slim Harpo	Shake Your Hips	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
8	Wanda Jackson	Dona'a Wan'a	Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
9	Fats Domino	I Can't Go On Rosalie	The Fabulous Mr D
10	The 5 Royales	I Got to Know	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
11	Irma Thomas	Look Up (AKA Whenever)	Soul Queen of New Orleans
12	The Marigolds	Rollin' Stone	The Best Of Excello Records
13	Dave Bartholemew	The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)	Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
14	Daddy Cleanhead	Something's Goin' On In My Room	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
15	Babs Gonzales	Professor Bop	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
16	Louis Jordan	If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?	Jivin' With Jordan
17	The Mills Brothers	Across The Alley From The Alamo	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
18	Asleep At The Wheel	Across The Alley From The Alamo	Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
19	Red Foley & Ernest Tubb	Hobo Boogie	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
20	Bill Kirchen	Down to Seeds and Stems Again	Seeds and Stems
21	Iris DeMent	Big City	Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
22	Merle Haggard	Silver Wings	The Complete '60s Capitol Singles
23	Joe Ely	Dallas	The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
24	Joe Ely	Dam Of My Heart	Time For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe Ely
25	Jorma Kaukonen	Red River Blues	Blue Country Heart
26	Arlo Guthrie	The City Of New Orleans	Hobo's Lullaby
27	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars	Havana Moon	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
28	Chuck Berry	Havana Moon	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
29	Bonnie Raitt/Was (Not Was)	Baby Mine	Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films
30	Marlene Dietrich	No Love, No Nothin'	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
31	Johnny Mercer	Jamoboree Jones	Songsmith From Savannah
32	Billie Holiday	Trav'lin' Light	Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)
33	Frank Sinatra	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
34	The Five Royales	Someone Made Me For You	Dedicated To You
35	The Haden Triplets	Pretty Baby	The Family Songbook

Who We Lost 2025 Pt. 2

December 27, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

We bring you an encore of part 2 of our 2025 remembrance where we pay tribute to another group of performers and contributors who left us with an Americana legacy. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate. In this episode, we will move from the pop sounds of Jane Morgan and Richard Chamberlain to the legendary late century performers like the Grateful Dead, Sly Stone, and Bad Company. We’ll also take some time to remember Joe Ely, Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Tillotson and Tom Lehrer. Hope you can drop in for this second, and last chapter of 2025. You can listen live, online, at 9 Pacific each Friday at www.kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Tom Lehrer	The Old Dope Peddler	Song & More Songs
3	Lalo Schifrin	Mission Impossible	Television's Greatest Hits Volume I
4	Jane Morgan	A Girl Named Johnny Cash	Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2
5	Richard Chamberlain	Blue Guitar	The Look Of Love [Disc 1]
6	Wink Martindale	Deck Of Cards	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
7	The Poni-Tails	Born Too Late	The Teen Years Collection: Volume 4- My Special Angel [Disc 2]
8	The McCoys	Hang On Sloopy	Simply The Best 60's [Disc 1]
9	Johnny Tillotson	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Talk Back Trembling Lips
10	Bobby Sherman	Julie, Do You Love Me	70s Music Explosion – Sunshine Disc 2
11	Rick Derringer	Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo	Rockin' 70s [Disc 1]
12	Ozzy Osbourne	No More Tears	Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 2
13	Bad Company	Feel Like Makin' Love	G.I. Jane
14	Sly & the Family Stone	Everyday People	Anthology
15	Carl Carlton	Everlasting Love	Pure Disco, Vol. 2
16	Roy Ayers	Running Away	Summer of Sam
17	Cleo Laine	Let's Slip Away	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
18	Sheila Jordan	Baltimore Oriole	The Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 3]
19	Sam Moore Feat. Bekka Bramlett	Don't Play That Song (You Lied)	Overnight Sensational
20	Grateful Dead	Fire On The Mountain	The Arista Years 1977-1995
21	Jill Sobule	I Kissed a Girl	Jill Sobule
22	New Lost City Ramblers	Shady Grove	Bound For Glory
23	Michael Hurley	Sweet Lucy	The Rounder Records Story
24	Josh White, Jr.	Delia's Gone	Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)
25	J.J. Cale	Crazy Mama	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
26	Jimmy Cliff	The Harder They Come	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
27	Bill Kirchen & Austin de Lone	Think It Over	Transatlanticana
28	Joe Ely	Fingernails	Honky Tonk Masquerade
29	Johnny Rodriguez	Ridin My Thumb To Mexico	Back To Back
30	Derek & the Dominos	Layla	The Cream of Clapton
31	Chuck Mangione	Feels So Good	Intolerable Cruelty

Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1

December 20, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

Another year turns, and once again we pause to honor the legacies that aren’t left behind so much as carried forward—alive in the music itself. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate: voices and visionaries such as Raul Malo, Flaco Jiménez, Steve Cropper, Phil Upchurch, Jerry Butler, Brian Wilson, David Johansen, Tony Bennett, and Garth Hudson. Their influence spans genres, generations, and countless records that still speak loud and clear. With just two hours, hard choices have to be made—so this tribute begins as Part 1 of a two part reflection. We hope you’ll tune in for a thoughtful look back at the artists whose legacies defined the soundtrack of our lives.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Jerry Butler & The Impressions	For Your Precious Love	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
3	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
4	Sugar Pie DeSanto	I Want To Know	Down In The Basement
5	Steve Cropper	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles
6	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
7	The Turtles	It Ain't Me Babe	20 Greatest Hits
8	Little Anthony & The Imperials	Hurt So Bad	The Best Of Little Anthony And The I Mperials
9	April Stevens/Nino Tempo	Deep Purple	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1963
10	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
11	Lenny Welch	Since I Fell For You	Lifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 2]
12	Tony Bennett	Put on a Happy Face	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
13	Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now_	Your Hit Parade – 1958
14	Peter, Paul & Mary	Puff, The Magic Dragon	Moving
15	The Kingston Trio	Where Have All The Flowers Gone (JOE HICKERSON)	Tom Dooley And Other Folksong Hits
16	Melba Montgomery	We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds	The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 1
17	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
18	Roberta Flack	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash
19	Marianne Faithfull	As Tears Go By	Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits
20	The Youngbloods	Get Together	Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
21	The Standells	Dirty Water (LARRY TAMBLYN)	The Classic Sixties: 1966
22	The Electric Prunes	Get Me To The World On Time	Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4
23	The Crickets	I Fought the Law	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
24	Phil Upchurch Combo	You Can't Sit Down (Part 1	Teen Beat, Volume 3
25	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
26	Dave "Baby" Cortez	The Happy Organ	The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance
27	The Beach Boys	In My Room	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
28	Brian Wilson	Lay Down Burden	Imagination
29	Barry Goldberg	Shady Hotel	Barry Goldberg
30	The Band	Chest Fever	Music From Big Pink
31	Brewer & Shipley	One Toke Over The Line	70s Music Explosion
32	Buster Poindexter	Hot Hot Hot	Buster Poindexter
33	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
34	Flaco Jimenez With Toby Torres & Jose Morante	Victimas del Huracan Beulah	Bob Dylan – artist's choice
35	Todd Snider	Alright Guy	That Was Me: The Best Of Todd Snider 1994-1998
36	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
37	The Mavericks	Moon & Stars (with Sierra Ferrell)	Moon & Stars
38	The Mavericks	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	Hey! Merry Christmas!

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

Steve Cropper Tribute

December 13, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

Long before you ever knew his name, Steve Cropper’s music was a part of your life if you grew up with a radio tuned to soul, rock, or R&B. You were already absorbing his fingerwork: that clipped, chiming guitar on “Green Onions,” the taut groove that made Wilson Pickett sound ten feet tall, or the unmistakable snap of Stax rhythm sections he helped shape. We lost a giant who contributed to the Americana musical landscape this past week and our show this week will reflect on his body of work. He wasn’t just part of the soundtrack of our lives, he was part of the atmosphere, a presence whose playing taught you—quietly and consistently—what feel really meant. To grow up with Steve Cropper’s music is to realize, eventually, that he helped define not just a sound but a sensibility—one where the groove is tight, the soul runs deep, and the guitar part is always exactly what the song needs and not a note more.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	Stax Number Ones
3	Booker T. & The MG's	Green Onions	Let There Be Drums Vol 2: The 60's
4	Steve Cropper	Baby Don't Do It (Steve Cropper with B.B. King & Shemekia Copeland)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
5	The Tonettes	Teardrop Sea	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
6	Carla Thomas	What a Fool I've Been	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
7	Carla Thomas	Comfort Me	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)
8	Johnny Daye	What'll I Do for Satisfaction	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)
9	Steve Cropper, Pops Staples, Albert King	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
10	Wilson Pickett	Don't Fight It [Unedited Single Master]	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
11	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
12	Barbara & the Browns	In My Heart	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (4 of 9)
13	Booker T. & The MG's	Time Is Tight	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]
14	Mable John	Wait You Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)
15	Rufus Thomas	Can Your Monkey Do the Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
16	The Astors	Candy	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
17	Bobby Marchan	You Won't Do Right	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
18	Eddie Floyd	Knock on Wood	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)
19	Otis Redding	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
20	Otis Redding	That's How Strong My Love Is	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
21	Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour	Too Much Stress (feat. Brian May & Billy Gibbons)	Friendlytown
22	Steve Cropper	Two Wrongs	Fire It Up
23	Steve Cropper	Thirty Second Lover (Steve Cropper with Steve Winwood)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
24	Aretha Franklin	Think	The Definitive Collection
25	Booker T. & the MG's	Soul-Limbo	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
26	Wendy Rene	What Will Tomorrow Bring?	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
27	William Bell	Who Will It Be Tomorrow	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
28	Eddie Floyd	Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)	Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
29	Wilson Pickett	Ninety-Nine & A Half (Won't Do)	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
30	The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons featuring Steve Cropper	Shake Your Money Maker	Shake Your Money Maker (Single)
31	Steve Cropper	My Sugar Sugar (Steve Cropper with John Popper)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
32	Steve Cropper & Pops Staples	Water	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
33	The Mad Lads	Patch My Heart	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)
34	Cheryl Johnson/Pam Johnson	That's My Guy	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
35	The Blues Brothers	Soul Man	The Definitive Collection
36	Booker T. & the MG's	Slim Jenkin's Place	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's

Flour Power

November 29, 2025 Dave

What a show for the day after Thanksgiving! This week we roll out a two-hour celebration of bakery-inspired tunes—an irresistible mix of cakes, pies, donuts, cookies, and every sugary delight ever to find its way into a lyric. We’ll be mixing up a blend from a century’s worth of music, from early jazz confections and country-fried treats to soulful blues pastries, golden-era pop indulgences, and rock-and-roll slices served hot from the oven. It’s all about how bakery imagery has sweetened American music’s storytelling. Jazz bands swing like a spoon in batter; country artists offer homestyle wisdom baked into every verse; blues singers lean into the bittersweet with slow-cooked grooves; and rock outfits bring the heat with songs that crust, crackle, and pop. Whether it’s a dusty 78 from the 1920s or a modern track with sprinkles of retro charm, the playlist draws straight from the musical pantry of the past hundred years. This week’s highlights include performances from Dan Hicks, NRBQ, Curtis Salgado, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller and a whole lot more. Tune into community radio for West Sonoma County. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to planet Earth at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds	Shortnin' Bread	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
3	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	Sweetheart (Waitress In A Donut Shop)	The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
4	Warren Smith	Singing the Blues (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 18)
5	Johnny Cash	Give My Love to Rose (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 20)
6	The Carolyn Sills Combo	That Doughnut Song	That Doughnut Song
7	Andy Kirk	Dunkin' A Doughnut	An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 [Disc 1]
8	The Modernaires	Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five	The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly
9	Rosemary Clooney	Cherry Pies Ought To Be You	Tenderly
10	Eileen Barton & The New Yorkers	If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked a Cake)	Cookin' Choice Cuts from the Famous Fifties
11	Art Mooney & His Orchestra	If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
12	Nat Russell	Chocolata	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
13	Galactic	Baker's Dozen	Late For The Future
14	Curtis Salgado	Cookie Dough	Americana Roots Songbook: Modern Blues
15	Jay & The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969
16	Linda Martell	The Wedding Cake (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
17	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Shortnin' Bread	100 Ans De Jazz
18	Fats Waller	You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It)	The Definitive Fats Waller: His Rhythm, His Piano, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]
19	Frank Zappa	Muffin Man	The Best Of Frank Zappa
20	Chuck Cabot & His Orchestra	Chocolate Cha Cha	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
21	Ella Mae Morse	The Patty Cake Man	Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 1]
22	Texas Top Hands	You Can't Have Your Cake	Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]
23	NRBQ	RC Cola And A Moon Pie	Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]
24	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
25	Mamie Bradley	The Patty Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
26	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
27	The Four Clefs	I Like Pie, I Like Cake	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
28	The Newbeats	Bread and Butter	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
29	Ella Fitzgerald	The Muffin Man	Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41
30	Louis Jordan	Beans and Corn Bread	Number Ones
31	Billy Hughes Buckaroos	Take Your Hands Off It (Birthday Cake)	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
32	Johnny Cash & The Light Crust Doughboys	W. Lee O'Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys)	Johnny Cash is Coming To Town
33	Lonnie Johnson	He's A Jelly Roll Baker	RCA Record Label: The 1st Note In Black Music [Disc 1]

A Century of America's Music