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Ships Upon the Sea

April 28, 2018 Dave

A wayfaring lot…music that touches on seafaring tragedies, punctuated by the loss of that most famous of them all: the HMS Titanic. This week’s show will focus on music that commemorated the ships that were lost at sea; tragedies that were headlines around the world; songs of the seafaring life and the sailors and crew that were a part of it. The stories are told in songs from the wells of tradition. We’ll hear from Frank Hutchison, Papa Harvey Hull, Pink Anderson, The Dillards and Dan Zanes. We’ll also hear some classic maritime music from the Smithsonian catalogs. Blues, country, folk, and so much more…all celebrating those ships upon the sea and the ones we lost along the way.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bob Gibson	Titanic	Joy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob Gibson
3	Rory Block	Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)	Confessions of A Blues Singer
4	Pink Anderson	The Ship Titanic	Gospel, Blues, and Street Songs
5	Charley Jordan	Titanic Blues	Charley Jordan Volume 2 1931-1934
6	Hi Henry Brown	Titanic Blues	21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10
7	Bessie Jones And Group	The Titanic	Alan Lomax Collection Sampler
8	Papa Harvey Hull & "Long Cleve" Reed	Sinking Of The Titanic	Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice
9	Richard (Rabbit) Brown	Sinking Of The Titanic	Times Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1
10	Lead Belly	Titanic	The Definitive Leadbelly [Disc 3] – Leaving Blues
11	Frank Hutchison	The Last Scene Of The Titanic	If You Take Me Back
12	Clyde Spencer And Harry Fannin	The Sinking Of The Titanic	Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 [Disc 1]
13	Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton	After The Sinking Of The Titanic	On The Banks Of A Lonely River
14	Roy Acuff	The Great Titanic	compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com
15	Woody Guthrie	When That Great Ship Went Down	This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
16	Ralph Stanley	Storms Are On The Ocean [Album Version]	A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter Family
17	Gordon Lightfoot	The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald	Songbook [Box Set] Disc 3
18	Jimmie Driftwood	The Ship That Never Returned	Americana, Vol. 3
19	Little Jimmy Dickens	When The Ship Hit The Sand	The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens
20	Arlo Guthrie with The Dillards	The Sinking of the Ruben James	Thirty Two Cents Postage Due
21	June Carter Cash	Sinking in the Lonesome Sea	Wildwood Flower
22	Ashley Monroe	The Storms Are On The Ocean	Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited
23	Cowboy Copas	A Thousand Miles of Ocean	Settin' Flat On Ready
24	Red Allen	Out on the Ocean	Lonesome and Blue: The Complete County Recordings
25	The Country Gentlemen	Take Me In A Lifeboat	The Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]
26	Dan Zanes	Across The Western Ocean	Parades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American Songbag
27	The Dicey Doh Singers	The Sloop John B.	Classic Maritime Music
28	Sam Eskin	Clear Away the Track and Let the Bullgine Run	Classic Maritime Music
29	Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island Singers	I'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The Ocean	Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
30	Louis Prima & Keely Smith	Barnacle Bill The Sailor	Breaking It Up!

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

Free Form – Old Records

March 24, 2018 Dave

Old records are honored…as they are each week. The 33s, the 45s, and the 78s…all forms, all speeds. We’ll take a musical trip back to the dawn of doo wop, head to the border for an encounter with el toro relajo, visit the Big Broadcast sounds of early radio and hotel orchestras including Ted Weems and the Sunshine Boys. We’ll also gear up for a classic 1914 recording by the piano genius Felix Arndt. Arthur Alexander, Los Lobos, Tampa Red, and Left Frizzell also join in…just for you on a free form Friday morning on Deeper Roots.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Irma Thomas	Old Records	If You Want It, Come and Get It
3	Lewis Bronzeville Five	Natchez Mississippi Blues	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
4	Leon Redbone	Sweet Lorraine	Any Time
5	Los Lobos	Goodnight My Love	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (2 of 4)
6	The Treniers	Good Rockin' Tonight	They Rock! They Roll! They Swing!
7	The Larks	Rockin' in the Rocket Room	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
8	The Swallows	Roll, Roll, Pretty Baby	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
9	Irma Thomas	Girl Needs Boy	Soul Queen of New Orleans
10	Norah Jones	How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?	The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]
11	Arthur Alexander	Every Day I Have to Cry	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
12	Arthur Alexander	Anna	The Craft of Music, Vol. 2
13	Ry Cooder w/Jim Dickinson	Texas Bop	The Border/Alamo Bay
14	The Mavericks	Hey Tonight (Bonus)	Quiero Creedence
15	The Texas Tornados	Little Bit Is Better Than Nada	4 Aces
16	Don Santiago Jimenez Sr	Ay Te Deja San Antonio	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
17	Linda Ronstadt	El Toro Relajo (The Troublesome Bull)	Mas Canciones
18	Dwight Yoakam	This Time	This Time
19	Lefty Frizzell	Just Can't Live That Fast (Any More)	Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 2 – Legends Of Honky Tonk
20	Charlie Walker	Pick Me Up On Your Way Down	Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 2 – Legends Of Honky Tonk
21	Tex Russell & His Hollywood Cowboys	What It Means To Be Blue	Kings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2
22	Felix Arndt	Desecration Rag	The Big Broadcast vol. 9
23	The Sunshine Boys	It's Unanimous	1929-1931 – The Complete Set
24	Ted Weems & His Orchestra	From Saturday Night Till Monday Morning	The Complete Ted Weems and His Orchestra Vol. 2 (1926-1928)
25	Danny Kaye	Civilization	Danny Kaye The Best of
26	Tampa Red	Shake It Up a Little	The Bluebird Recordings (1934-1936)
27	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	The Younger Generation	When you're smiling
28	Louis Armstrong	A Kiss To Build A Dream On	Wonderful World Of Louis Armstrong – Demo
29	Bob Dylan	The Love That Faded	The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]
30	Charlie Louvin	Knoxville Girl (w. Will Oldham)	Charlie Louvin
31	Vince Gill	Randall Knife	This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2
32	Modern Hicks	Wings Of A Dove	Tornado Alley
33	Freddie King	Lonesome Whistle Blues	Ultimate Collection

A Dreamer’s Holiday

March 17, 2018 Dave

Sit back and relax. Today’s Deeper Roots takes on a quieter mood with easy and sweet pop melodies from the past century. Dreamy classics from the American Songbook featuring the likes of Ray Charles, Leon Redbone, Willie Nelson, Sam Cooke, The Pied Pipers, and many more. From the 1930s to the 2010s, this week’s show contains the polish of moonlight, the wisp of clouds against a blue sky, and a trip to the Isle of Golden Dreams. Something to ponder…a dream or two…adrift like smoke rings in low light. All for our West County fans on Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Leon Redbone	A Dreamer's Holiday	Up A Lazy River
3	Solitaire Miles	Darn That Dream	Melancholy Lullaby
4	Mama Cass	Dream A Little Dream Of Me	Dream A Little Dream Of Me
5	The Pied Pipers	Dream	It's Been A Long, Long Time – Music Of The War Years Vol 3
6	Roy Orbison	Dream	You've Got Mail
7	The Prisonaires	Dreaming Of You	The Prisonaires – Just Walkin' In The Rain
8	Sam Cooke	Smoke Rings	The Rhythm And The Blues
9	Little Jimmy Scott	Street of Dreams	Glengarry Glen Ross
10	Dr. John	Blue Skies	Afterglow
11	Bill Frisell & Petra Haden	I've Got A Crush On You	Petra Haden And Bill Frisell
12	k.d. lang	Skylark	Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
13	Les Paul & Mary Ford	Drifting and Dreaming	Lovers' Luau
14	Peggy Lee	Is That All There Is?	The Best of Miss Peggy Lee [Bonus DVD] Disc 1
15	Patti Page	Old Cape Cod	Your Hit Parade – 1957
16	Ray Charles	Moonlight In Vermont	Ray Charles – 93 Essential Tracks
17	Roy Orbison	In Dreams	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 4]
18	Neil Young	Dreamin' Man	Harvest Moon
19	Willie Nelson	A Dreamer's Holiday	Without a Song
20	Keely Smith	You Go to My Head	The Essential Capitol Collection
21	Frank Sinatra	September Song	The Reprise Collection [Disc 2]
22	Dean Martin	Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams	Spotlight On Dean Martin: Great Gentlemen Of Song
23	Dean Martin	Hit The Road To Dreamland	Spotlight On Dean Martin: Great Gentlemen Of Song
24	The Ink Spots	Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat	Greatest Hits
25	Leon Redbone	If We Never Meet Again This Side of Heaven	Double Time
26	Les Paul	My Isle Of Golden Dreams	Les Paul: Guitar Wizard
27	Waylon Jennings	Dreaming My Dreams With You	Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 2
28	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
29	Nat King Cole	Orange Colored Sky	Nat King Cole [Disc 2]
30	Alden Howard/Dick Hyman	I'll See You in My Dreams	Sweet and Lowdown
31	Tony Bennett	I Wanna Be Around	Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil

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

The Old Chisholm Trail

February 17, 2018 Dave

Songs about moonlight on the trail this week. We revisit songs about Old Paint, cowpokes, outlaws, and the wide expanse of the range in this week’s show. Tradition, temperance, and memories of the Red River Valley with Michael Martin Murphey, Jimmie Driftwood, Rex Allen, Powder River Jack (featuring Kitty Lee), and many more cowboys from Hollywood and the old Navajo Trail. Storytelling and nostalgic novelties, most elevating the hardscrabble life of the West to a Disney featurette. Right here on Sonoma County community radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Norman Luboff Choir	Shenandoah	Songs of the South and Songs of the Sea
3	Gene Autry	Tumbling Tumbleweeds	Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]
4	Gene Autry	Back In the Saddle Again	Don't Fence Me In:Western Music Early Golden Era
5	The Western Flyers	Along The Navajo Trail	Wild Blue Yonder
6	Marty Robbins	The Strawberry Roan	Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
7	Duane Eddy	Streets of Laredo	Rebel Rouser
8	Ernest Tubb	The Yellow Rose Of Texas	Ernest Tubb and His Texas Troubadours
9	Gene Autry & Jimmy Long	The Yellow Rose Of Texas	American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 2]
10	Marty Robbins	Red River Valley	All-Time Greatest Hits
11	Johnny Bond	Red River Valley	History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 9
12	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans	The Old Chisholm Trail	16 Great Songs Of The Old West
13	Ken Curtis & The Sons of the Pioneers	Home On The Range	The Cowboy Album
14	Ken Maynard	Home On The Range	When I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2
15	Judy Canova	Along The Navajo Trail (Radio)	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
16	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Along The Santa Fe Trail	Sons Of The Pioneers
17	Rex Allen	Riding Down To Mexico	The Last of The Great Singing Cowboys
18	Johnny Bond	Goodbye Old Paint	Standard Transcriptions
19	Cisco Houston	I Ride An Old Paint	The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
20	Michael Martin Murphey	I Ride An Old Paint/Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo/Git Along Little Doggies	Cowboy Songs
21	Eddy Arnold	Cattle Call	Stampede! Western Music's Late Golden Era
22	Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The Pioneers	Blue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time")	Country Legends
23	Ken Maynard	Lone Star Trail	Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
24	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)	Strawberry Roan	Dynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58
25	Wilmer Watts And The Lonely Eagles	Sleepy Desert	Gastonia Gallop – Cotton Mill Songs & Hillbilly Blues 1927-1931
26	Carson Robison's Buckaroos	Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie	Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
27	Crowder Brothers	Wild West Rambler	When I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1
28	Powder River Jack, Kitty Lee	Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail	When I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1
29	Jimmie Driftwood	Billy The Kid	Americana, Vol. 2
30	Don Edwards	Sam Bass	Saddle Songs (1 of 2)
31	The Light Crust Doughboys	Oh Susannah	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)
32	Tex Ritter	My Darling Clementine	Have I Stayed Away Too Long
33	Tex Ritter	Chisholm Trail	High Noon
34	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans	The Streets Of Laredo	16 Great Songs Of The Old West
35	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans With Frank Worth & His Orchestra	Happy Trails	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]

African American Gospel, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock

Rockin’ Rhythm & Gospel

February 10, 2018 Dave

We gravitate towards gospel because it’s roots are so entwined with virtually every form of music we feature on Deeper Roots; so we’ll revisit the sound once more. However, in this episode we’ll focus on the rock and rhythm inspiration…gospel performances that were more worldliness than holiness. Jesus Rocked The Jukebox is the name of an album that we’ve leaned on in this episode and expanded from there with examples of over-the-top performances in the key of the sacred but with the pounding rhythmic syncopation of the secular. Join Dave Stroud as he pulls out the stop with the likes of The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Detroiters, The Highway QCs, Fannie Bell Chapman, and a host of others. Breathtaking gospel for a Friday evening in Sonoma County.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Pilgrim Travelers	After While (Take 8)	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
3	The Detroiters	Let Jesus Lead You	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
4	The Dixie Hummingbirds	Jesus Children of America	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds
5	The Swan Silvertones	Trouble In My Way	Love Lifted Me
6	The Dixie Hummingbirds	Trouble In My Way	The History of Black Gospel Volume 6
7	Lou Rawls & The Chosen Gospel Singers	Walk With Me	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
8	The Original Blind Boys	People Don't Sing Like They Used To Sing	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
9	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	He's Alright	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
10	Fannie Bell Chapman	He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield	Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
11	The Chosen Gospel Singers	Ananais	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
12	The Chosen Gospel Singers	Trouble Of This World's Condition	I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983
13	Rosa Shaw	On The Highway	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
14	Sister Emily Bram	Each Day	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
15	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air	Gospel Train
16	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Rock Me	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3
17	Lucky Millinder/Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Shout, Sister, Shout!	The Gospel of Blues
18	The Staple Singers	Wade In The Water	Freedom Highway
19	The Staple Singers	Jacob's Ladder	Freedom Highway
20	The Golden Gate Quartet	Wade In The Water (1946)	Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
21	Gospel Hummingbirds	Pray On	Taking Flight
22	The Highway QC'S	Walk with Me	Great Gospel – People Get Ready
23	The Highway Q.C.'s	The Way Up The Hill	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
24	Brother John Sellers	He's My Rock	Smithsonian Folkways: Classic African American Gospel
25	The Swan Silvertones	My Rock	Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 2: More Black Gospel
26	Roberta Martin And The Roberta Martin Singers	Rock My Soul	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
27	Gospel Silhouettes	Rock In A Weary Land	Powerhouse Gospel Vol 1
28	The Swan Silvertones	Sinner Man	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
29	Gospel Supremes	Sinner Man	Local Customs: Downriver Revival
30	Silvertone Quintet	Stand By Me	Powerhouse Gospel
31	Mary Deloatch	The Lord's Gospel Train	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
32	Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver Quintette	Sinner's Crossroads	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
33	The Harmonizing Four	Hallelujah	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
34	The Staple Singers	Will The Circle Be Unbroken	Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
35	The Dixie Hummingbirds	Christian's Automobile	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds

Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Gospel, Oldies

Elvis’ Roots

February 3, 2018 Dave

The influence of gospel, blues, country, and tradition has always informed the music of Elvis…and while we’re not digging too far into the later works, we’ll go sit with Elvis on the sofa with our ears to the Victrola and the crackling of WDIA Memphis and the smattering of black blues and gospel over the air. We’ll hear The Carters, Jimmy Reed, Smiley Lewis, Little Junior Parker, Mahalia Jackson, and a couple dozen more in this episode. Keep an ear out for some rare recordings including those whose meager popularity evaporated once Elvis went on to cover them. Names like Joe Dowell, The Eagles (not the LA band), Deacon Tom Foger, and Charlie Blackwell bely their contributions to the Elvis catalog.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]
3	Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass Boys	Blue Moon Of Kentucky	Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age
4	Ernest Tubb	I Love You Because	The Texas Troubadour ([Disc 2] – Slippin' Around (The Hits Vol.2)
5	Gene Austin	Love Letters In The Sand	A Time To Relax
6	Eddy Arnold	It's a Sin	Country & Western Hit Parade 1947
7	Red Foley	Old Shep	Tennessee Saturday Night
8	The Lone Star Cowboys	Just Because	East Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)
9	The Carter Family	I'm Working On A Building	The Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]
10	Deacon Tom Foger & The Camp Meeting Choir	Working On The Building	Powerhouse Gospel
11	Kokomo Arnold	Milk Cow Blues	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
12	Arthur Gunter	Baby Let's Play House	The Best Of Excello Records
13	Jimmy Reed	Big Boss Man	The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
14	Jimmy Reed	Baby What You Want Me To Do	The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
15	Arthur Big Boy Crudup	So Glad You're Mine	Rock Me Mama (The Blues Collection Vol.47)
16	Arthur Big Boy Crudup	So Glad You're Mine	Rock Me Mama (The Blues Collection Vol.47)
17	Little Junior Parker	Mystery Train	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
18	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
19	Chuck Berry	Promised Land	The Chess Box Disc 2
20	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21	The Eagles	Trying To Get To You	Mercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 1]
22	Smiley Lewis	One Night	I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
23	Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters	Money Honey	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
24	Roy Brown	Good Rockin' Tonight	Gettin' Funky [Disc 3] – The Hitmakers
25	Ivory Joe Hunter	I Need You So	The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter : 1947 – 1950
26	Billy Bunn & His Buddies	That's When Your Heartaches Begin	Money Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53
27	Charlie Blackwell	The Girl of My Best Friend	Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)
28	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
29	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	I Believe	Sister Rosetta Tharpe
30	The Golden Gate Quartet	Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946)	Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
31	Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers	Peace In The Valley	The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 1]
32	Mahalia Jackson	How Great Thou Art	Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 1]
33	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Precious Memories	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
34	Joe Dowell	Wooden Heart	Easy Listening Gold 1960-1961
35	Glen Gray & The Casa Lorne Orchestra	Blue Moon	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals

Free Form – January 2018

January 13, 2018 Dave

We open 2018 with a mix of jazz, R&B, New Orleans piano, gospel, and country… nothing that you would not expect from the show. Here’s hoping to something much better from all of us…as a democracy and a society. While the 1 percent have fooled the desperate we’ll be spending time with the passions of Ivie Anderson, Ray Charles, Madeline Bell, Doug Sahm, and Sam Cooke to keep our hearts, minds, and eyes on the prize. Join Dave Stroud for a free form exploration of American roots music every other Friday morning at 9am on KOWS and weekly (Friday evenings at 9) on KWTF.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Blossom Dearie	Everything I've Got	Got Nothing But Song
3	Professor Longhair	Mean Old World	Fess: The Professor Longhair A
4	Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers	Mean Old World	The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
5	Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalist	Free At Las'	2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
6	Anthony Butler	Judgement's Coming Soon	Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
7	Cowboy Junkies	Jesus Is Coming Soon	God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
8	Madeline Bell	Can't Get Used To Losing You	Bell's A Poppin'
9	Laura Lee	Up Tight, Good Man	The Muscle Shoals Sound
10	Jean Wells	Have a Little Mercy	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1
11	Varetta Dillard	I Can't Help Myself	Got You On My Mind
12	The Orioles	You Belong to Me	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
13	The Commands	No Time For You	Eccentric Soul: The Dynamic Label
14	Slim Gaillard	Blue Heaven	ABC Of The Blues Vol 12
15	The Cats & The Fiddle	Darling, Can't We Make A Date	The Very Best Of
16	Ivie Anderson	I'm Checkin' Out, Goo'm Bye	An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
17	Ivie Anderson	Oh Babe! Maybe Someday	An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
18	Louis Jordan	I Seen What'cha Done	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
19	Ray Charles & Willie Nelson	Seven Spanish Angels	The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 4]
20	Willie Nelson	Let's Face The Music And Dance	Let's Face The Music And Dance
21	Asleep at the Wheel	Dance With Who Brung You	The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970
22	Leon McAuliffe	Tulsa, Straight Ahead	Tulsa Straight Ahead
23	Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams	Better Do It Now	Shame On You
24	Doug Sahm	I Wanna Be Your Mama Again	Best of Sir Douglas 68-75
25	Bruce Daigrepont	Acadie A la Louisiane	Alligator Stomp 3: Cajun Zydeco Classics
26	Elijah & The Ebonites	Hot Grits!!!	Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label
27	Lee Dorsey	Work, Work, Work	The Ep Collection…Plus
28	Bo Diddley	You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover	The Chess Box
29	Magic Sam	Feels So Good (I Wanna Boogie)	Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
30	Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'	Blues From Hell
31	Ella Mae Morse	Jumpin' Jack	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
32	The Boswell Sisters	Gee, But I'd Like To Make You Happy	The Object Of My Affection
33	Ethel Waters	Stormy Weather	The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp
34	Juan Gabriel	Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)	Quiero Creedence

Who We Lost in 2017

December 31, 2017 Dave

We look back at the great ones we lost in 2017…and there were a number of great ones: Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, and Tom Petty. While two hours provides only a limited amount of time, our parameters are such that we look at contributions and influences, focusing our honor to those who fit the roots and the body of work that these greats brought to the fore. We’ll feature music of Rosalie Sorrels, Greg Allman, Steely Dan, Don Williams, Glen Campbell, and numerous others whose lives will live on in their music. Join Dave Stroud for two hours of music from the last century on Sonoma County community radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Fats Domino	My Girl Josephine	A Lot Of Dominos
3	Paul Kanter & Jefferson Starship	The Baby Tree	Blows Against The Empire
4	Rosalie Sorrels	Rock, Salt And Nails	Cover to Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]
5	Harry Dean Stanton	Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain	Partly Fiction
6	Mark Selby	Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor	Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt
7	Wayne Cochran	Last Kiss	30 Country Hits – A History of Country Music
8	Chuck Berry	Back In The U.S.A.	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
9	Sonny Burgess	Red Headed Woman	Rockin' Memphis [Disc 3]
10	The Allman Brothers Band	Melissa	Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
11	Tower Of Power	You're Still A Young Man	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
12	The Main Ingredient	Everybody Plays the Fool	70s Music Explosion – Miracles
13	Sister Sledge	We Are Family	Ultimate Disco
14	J. Geils Band	Give It To Me	Must Have Got Lost
15	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	Don't Do Me Like That	Damn the Torpedoes
16	The Smithereens	Blood & Roses	Blown to Smithereens: The Best of the Smithereens
17	Lonnie Brooks	Mr. Hot Shot	Stompin' 3
18	Steam	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969
19	Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James Cotton	When The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1	Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin
20	Della Reese	Don't You Know	Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
21	Keely Smith/Louis Prima	That Old Black Magic	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin
22	Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis	Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New York	The Capitol Years [Disc 1]
23	The Partridge Family	I Think I Love You	Have A Nice Day: Super Hits Of The '70s, Vol. 3
24	Al Jarreau	We're In This Love Together	BMG Vol. 03 Disc 01 1981-1983
25	D.L. Menard	The Back Door	The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999
26	Mel Tillis	Who's Julie	Only Country – 1965-1969
27	Don Williams	Amanda	The Definitive Collection
28	Glen Campbell	Rhinestone Cowboy	70s Music Explosion – Magic Disc 2
29	Johnny Cash	Rusty Cage	Unchained
30	Steely Dan	Reeling in the Years	A Decade of Steely Dan
31	The Roches	Wedding Bell Blues	Time & Love, The Music of Laura Nyro
32	James Brown	Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)	In the Jungle Groove
33	James Brown	Cold Sweat	CD of JB II: Cold Sweat and Other Soul Classics

Americana, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KWTF, Fifties Country, Oldies, Urban Blues

The Hangman’s Rope

November 18, 2017 Dave

Songs about one of the most controversial of mankind’s attempt to balance the scales: the death penalty. Studies point to the fact that at least one in 25 people sentenced to the death penalty in the U.S. are innocent and yet the death penalty is legal in 32 states. In China, corporate fraud can be punishable by death…if it were the case here, our government would probably be on the straight and narrow. But I digress. The music this week will explore the long walk to eternity through the eyes of the condemned; the knowledge of the eventuality of the executioner’s song is clarity. And we’ve got country from a whole host of obscure characters, some blues and boogie, along with just a little bit of folk and bluegrass. A hundred years of the hangman’s rope in reflection.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Johnny Cash	I Hung My Head	American IV: Man Comes Around
3	Gurf Morlix	Theyre Hangin Me Tonight	The Executioner's Last Songs, Volume 3
4	Johnny Bond	At Dawn I Die	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
5	Marty Robbins	The Hanging Tree	All-Time Greatest Hits
6	Peter, Paul & Mary	Hangman	See What Tomorrow Brings
7	Marty Stuart	Hangman	Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
8	Ralston Bowles and May Erlewine-Bernard	Hangman	Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
9	Cowboy Copas	Hangman Boogie	Hillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4]
10	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts & Puerto Muerto	The Hangman's Song	The Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 1
11	Al Dean	Hangman	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
12	Leadbelly	Gallows Pole	Too Late, Too Late – Vol. 12 – 1917-48
13	Furry Lewis	Judge Harsh Blues	Furry Lewis 1927 – 1929
14	Brownie McGhee	Hangman's Blues	The Folkways Years (1945-1959)
15	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Hangman's Blues	Complete Recordings Vol. 3
16	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Electric Chair	Blues Images Presents 1920's Blues Classics, Vol. 13
17	Lonesome Johnny	Death Row	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
18	Jimmy Minor	Death Row	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
19	Porter Wagoner	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
20	Dave Alvin	Sonora's Death Row	West of the West
21	Lee Hazelwood	The Girl On Death Row	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
22	Johnny Cash	The Mercy Seat	American III: Solitary Man
23	Bessie Smith	Send Me To The Lectric Chair	Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD A, 1926-1928)
24	Booker T. & the MG's	Hang 'Em High	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
25	Hoyle Miller	Twelve Years On Death Row	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
26	Steve Earle	Walking Down Death Row	If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2
27	The Blue Sky Boys	Story Of The Knoxville Girl	Absolutely Bluegrass
28	Bob Dylan	Seven Curses	The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 [Disc 2]
29	Joan Baez	Geordie	The First 10 Years
30	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts & Dean Schlabowske	Gary Gilmore's Eyes	The Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 1

Songs About Youth

October 7, 2017 Dave

A nostalgic celebration of youth, love, and idealism…some saccharine sounds for a Friday evening whose theme is young at heart. We’ll be digging into mid-century popular sounds, with a laser focus on the many songs for young lovers that poured out of AM radio during the early years of jukebox rock from the soda fountain. But we’ll also reflect on the loss of youth, childlike wonder, and a little bit of tongue-in-cheek heartbreak and bitterness. Country sounds from Hayes Carll and Roger Miller, symphonic soliloquies from Percy Faith and Ray Conniff, and reflective studies by Bob Dylan and Antony, and some growing pains from Tom Waits and Billy Bob Thornton. How can you go wrong?

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bob Dylan	Young at Heart	Fallen Angels
3	Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus	Hello Young Lovers	Broadway In Rhythm
4	Percy Faith	Theme for Young Lovers	16 Most Requested Songs
5	Paul & Paula	Young Lovers	Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64
6	Ruby & Romantics (63-64)	When You're Young And In Love	Our Day Will Come: The Very Be
7	Sonny James	Young Love	Singles
8	Robin Ward	Young Lovers After Midnight	The Very Best Of
9	Rick Nelson	Young World	Greatest Love Songs
10	Rick Nelson	Young Emotions	Greatest Love Songs
11	Nat King Cole	Too Young	Your Hit Parade – 1951
12	Hank Garland	Blame It On My Youth	Move! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank Garland
13	Bing Crosby & Guy Lombardo	Young At Heart	Your Hit Parade – 1954
14	Flying Pickets	When You're Young and in Love	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4
15	Bob Dylan	Forever Young	The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
16	Billy Bob Thornton	I Gotta Grow Up	Beautiful Door
17	Tom Waits	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
18	Hayes Carll	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Trouble In Mind
19	Bill Frisell & Petra Haden	I Don't Want To Grow Up	Petra Haden And Bill Frisell
20	Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards	When You And I Were Young, Maggie, Blues	Singing In The Rain
21	The Deer Run Drifters	Restless Youth	Restless Youth
22	Antony With Bryce Dessner	I Was Young When I Left Home	Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
23	The Mavericks	Children	From Hell to Paradise
24	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	Teach Your Children	Deja Vu
25	Carole King	Like Little Children	Crazy in Alabama
26	The The	Jealous of Youth	Solitude
27	Felix Dukes & Mississippi Fred McDowell	Motherless Children	Sounds of the South Vol 4: American Folk Songs for Children
28	Willie Dixon And Friends	Youth to You	Willie Dixon and Friends, Vol. 8
29	Daniel Romano	Middle Child	Come Cry With Me
30	Roger Miller	Little Children Run and Play	The Complete Smash-Mercury Singles
31	Jackson Browne	I Thought I Was A Child (LP Version)	For Everyman
32	Willie Nelson	Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [w/ Waylon Jennings]	One Hell Of A Ride [Box Set] [Disc 2]

A Century of America's Music