Category Archives: Oldies

Fool’s Day

It’s a fool’s paradise for all of us as April Fool’s Day lands on a day where Deeper Roots debuts a new episode. So why not take advantage, I say! We’ll fill the airwaves today with songs about fools today and add a garnish of novelty to keep the show moving on notes that are as light as air. Foolish hearts, king of fools, poor little fools, and fools who fall in love. We’ll be featuring a blend of country from Charlie Rich and Dwight Yoakam, blues with Etta James and Delbert McClinton, vocals from The Cadillacs and Frankie Lymon, and the so many more on this April Fool’s Day, 2022. Come on along…and don’t forget that tomorrow is the annual April Fool’s Day Parade in Occidental, home to KOWS.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Chico Marx Piano playing with Chico & Groucho Horse Feathers Amazon
3Cliff Edwards I'm No Fool Ukulele Ike Amazon
4Charlie Rich Who Will The Next Fool Be Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich Amazon
5The Mavericks Foolish Heart From Dusk Till Dawn Amazon
6Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis Foolmaker Wild! Wild! Wild! Amazon
7Charley Crockett Fool Somebody Else Welcome To Hard Times Amazon
8Jerry Reed Pity the Fool 1958-1963 (Warped 6141) Amazon
9Johnny Cash Fools Hall Of Fame His Sun Years: Down South Amazon
10Brandi Carlile Sinners Saints and Fools In These Silent Days Amazon
11Rick Nelson Poor Little Fool Greatest Love Songs Amazon
12Connie Francis Everybody's Somebody's Fool Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 1) Amazon
13Brenda Lee Fool No. 1 I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3] Amazon
14Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Why Do Fools Fall In Love Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1] Amazon
15The Excels My Foolish Heart From The Vaults of Gone Vol. 2 Amazon
16The Cadillacs Cool It, Fool For Collectors Only (Disc 3) Amazon
17Johnny Burnette The Fool Of The Year Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962 Amazon
18Etta James Seven Day Fool Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2) Amazon
19Etta James Fool That I Am Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Amazon
20Ray Charles A Fool for You Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8) Amazon
21Percy Mayfield What a Fool I Was Poet of the Blues Amazon
22Joe Barry Je suis bet pour t'aimer (French version of i'm a fool to care) I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1 Amazon
23Mose Allison Fool's Paradise Western Man / Mose In Your Ear Amazon
24Mose Allison Foolkiller Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008] Amazon
25Aretha Franklin Chain Of Fools Let's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and Jive Amazon
26The Pulsators Fool Let's Play! Amazon
27Bobby "Blue" Bland I Pity the Fool Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2] Amazon
28Logan Ledger River of Fools Produced by T-Bone Burnett Amazon
29Delbert McClinton Solid Gold Plated Fool Honky Tonk 'n Blues Amazon
30Billie Holiday I'm A Fool To Want You Lady In Satin Amazon
31Sarah Vaughan Fool's Paradise Young Sassy: It's Magic [Disc 3] Amazon
32Ethel Ennis There's No Fool Like an Old Fool Have You Forgotten? Amazon
33Tony Perkins April Fool On a Rainy Afternoon Amazon
34Professor Longhair Who's Been Fooling You 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon

The Year in Music 1955

The year was 1955. Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock blasted off and just around the corner on the charts was Elvis who had a minor hit in 1954 that made some waves with That’s Alright, Mama and Good Rockin’ Tonight.  RCA bought his contract from Sun Records for $35K. The minimum wage reached new heights of $1.00 per hour. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. The Honeymooners and Gunsmoke debuted on television. And we’ll be digging through the top ten charts of country, rhythm & blues, and pop in a year where the Cold War was a fact of life leading us to duck and cover. Tune in for some Webb Pierce, Eddy Arnold, Four Aces, Mitch Miller, Fats Domino, and Chuck Berry this week on our show that browses those dusty digital bins on a weekly basis on Community Radio here in Sonoma County.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Little Walter My Babe Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1] Amazon
3Etta James The Wallflower The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1 Amazon
4Ray Charles I Got a Woman Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 Amazon
5Al Hibbler Unchained Melody Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
6Johnny Ace Pledging My Love The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962 Amazon
7The Penguins Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon
8Fats Domino Ain't That A Shame Rock And Rollin Amazon
9The Platters Only You (And You Alone) All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
10Chuck Berry Maybellene Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
11The Platters The Great Pretender All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
12Hank Snow Let Me Go Lover The Essential Hank Snow Amazon
13Faron Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young 1953-1956 (Warped 5455) Amazon
14Eddy Arnold That Do Make It Nice Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955 Amazon
15Webb Pierce I Don't Care Singles Amazon
16Carl Smith Loose Talk Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1] Amazon
17Webb Pierce In The Jailhouse Now 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce Amazon
18Webb Pierce Your Good For Nothing Heart All Hits! [Disc 2] Amazon
19Webb Pierce Love, Love, Love 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce Amazon
20Slim Whitman Rose-Marie Vintage Collections Amazon
21Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons Classic Country Amazon
22Georgia Gibbs Dance With Me Henry The Wallflower Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
23Pat Boone Ain't That A Shame Pat Boone/I'll Be Home Amazon
24The McGuire Sisters Sincerely The Sisters Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
25The Four Aces Love Is A Many Splendored Thing The Envelope Please…Academy Award Winning Songs, Volume 2 (1946-1957) Amazon
26Bill Hayes Ballad of Davy Crockett London American Label Year By Year 1956 Amazon
27Les Baxter Unchained Melody Instrumental Gold [Disc 1] Amazon
28Roger Williams Autumn Leaves Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) Amazon
29Mitch Miller & His Orchestra The Yellow Rose Of Texas Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
30Bill Haley & The Comets Rock Around The Clock Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1 Amazon
31Pirez Prado Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon
32The Moonglows Sincerely Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2] Amazon
33Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra Melody Of Love Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
34Eddy Arnold Just Call Me Lonesome Welcome To My World [Disc 1] Amazon

Doo Wop Dreams

In today’s show we’ll be spinning up some special doo wop tracks, and not necessarily the ‘big hits’. We’ll be sharing some under-the-radar sounds from some of the greats and some of the ‘never-heards’. Doo wop’s heyday was clearly brief, running from the early urban street corner sounds of the early 1950s to the more commercially viable and polished sounds of the early 1960s. Tune in for the popular sounds of The Cadillacs, Little Anthony, The Flamingos, and The El Dorados as well as off chart vocal gems from The Pastels, The Quotations, The Kodaks, and The Fascinators. All with a story and all in clean fun on Sonoma County Community Radio.



No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels A Rockin' Good Way The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2] Amazon
3The Spaniels Stormy Weather The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 Amazon
4Ernest Harriston/The Bop Chords Castle in the Sky The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
5The Velvets Spring Fever Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
6The Quotations Imagination Doo Wop Box Disc 4 Amazon
7The Chimes Once in a While The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
8The Flamingos Lovers Never Say Goodbye The Best Of The Flamingos Amazon
9The Fascinators Chapel Bells Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 Amazon
10Little Anthony & The Imperials So Much The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials Amazon
11Accents Wiggle, Wiggle Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 Amazon
12The Kodaks Oh Gee Oh Gosh Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 2] Amazon
13The Cadillacs Peek-A-Boo The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3) Amazon
14The Cadillacs Oh Oh Lolita For Collectors Only (Disc 3) Amazon
15The Edsels Rama Lama Ding Dong The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
16The Monotones Tom Foolery Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
17Dion & The Belmonts No One Knows Greatest Hits Amazon
18The Pastels So Far Away Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
19The Students I'm So Young Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
20The Heartbeats One Day Next Year The Best of the Heartbeats [Rhino] Amazon
21The Corsairs Smokey Places (1962 #12) Greatest Hit Singles Collection Amazon
22The Penguins Memories Of El Monte Oldies But Goodies Vol. 3 Amazon
23The Desires Rendezvous With You The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 Amazon
24The Moonglows See Saw Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] Amazon
25The Crests The Angels Listened In The Best of the Crests Featuring Johnny Maestro [Rhino] Amazon
26The Velvetones The Glory of Love The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2) Amazon
27The Timetones In My Heart The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
28The Genies Who's That Knocking Doo Wop Box Disc 3 Amazon
29The Silhouettes Miss Thing Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8] Amazon
30Anthony & The Sophomores Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
31The Capris Morse Code of Love Doo Wop Box Disc 4 Amazon
32The Videos Trickle, Trickle The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
33The El Dorados I'll Be Forever Loving You The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1] Amazon
34The Platters You're Making A Mistake The Magic Touch: An Anthology Amazon
35The Avalons Heart's Desire Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 Amazon
36The Cleftones Why Do You Do Me Like You Do Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records Amazon
37The Classics Till Then Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
38The Velvetones The Glory of Love The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
39The Cadillacs Buzz Buzz Buzz For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon

Sagebrush Sweethearts

When we say roots, we mean roots. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll kick off Women’s History Month by paying tribute to the many female performers from early country, the Golden Age, and well into our latest century. Influential, talented, and more than many of the opposite sex, not afraid to make a political statement now and then. We’ll also be sharing some recent Americana ‘cowboy sweethearts’ with songs that are both winsome and traditional. Tune in to Community Radio for Sonoma County as we go back to the 30s with the Girls of The Golden West, Patsy Montana, and The Tune Wranglers. We’ve also got some favorites from Margo Smith, Dale Evans, Rose Maddox and Dolly Parton to share with you.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Margo Smith Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin' Country Music The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler Amazon
3Patsy Montana My Poncho Pony Flowers In The Wildwood Amazon
4Patsy Montana Old Nevada Moon The Best Of Patsy Montana Amazon
5Patsy Montana Out on the Lone Prairie Yodeling Mad! The Best of Country Yodel Vol. 1 Amazon
6Rickie Jones 'Neath The Blue Western Skies I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two Amazon
7Dale Evans When the White Roses Bloom The Rage of the Sage Amazon
8Dale Evans Don't Ever Fall in Love with a Cowboy The Rage of the Sage Amazon
9Margo Smith I Want To Be Your Cowboy Sweetheart The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler Amazon
10Margo Smith Cowboy Yodel Song The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler Amazon
11Teresa Tudury Ride 'Em Cowboy Such Fine Things Amazon
12Kacey Musgraves Whatever Happened To The Yodelin' Cowgirls Movin On Amazon
13Kacey Musgraves Cherokee Maiden Wanted: One Good Cowboy Amazon
14Girls Of The Golden West My Love Is A Rider (Bucking Bronco) Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots Amazon
15Girls Of The Golden West Will There Be Any Yodelers In Heaven? American Yodeling Amazon
16Judy Canova Along The Navajo Trail (Radio) Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1 Amazon
17Judy Canova No Letter Today Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2 Amazon
18Maddox Brothers and Rose Cowboy Bugle Boy 1950-1951 (Warped 5076F) Amazon
19Rose Maddox & Her Brothers I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies Amazon
20Wanda, Ruth Neal Round Town Girls Flowers In The Wildwood Amazon
21Polly Jenkins W. Texas Rose I'm Gonna Straddle My Saddle Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1 Amazon
22Rosalie Allen I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1 Amazon
23June Holms Song Of Queensland I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two Amazon
24Dolly Parton Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel – No. 8) 1970 Amazon
25Nora Jane Struthers Cowgirl Yodel #3 Nora Jane Struthers Amazon
26Shannon McNally Mamas Don?t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys The Waylon Sessions Amazon
27Kacey Musgraves Texas Yodeler Wanted: One Good Cowboy Amazon
28Sweetback Sisters Cowboy Ham And Eggs Looking For A Fight Amazon
29Ramona Reed If I Could Only Learn To Yodel (Live) Big "D" Jamboree, Gals Of The Amazon
30The DeZurik Sisters The Arizona Yodeler American Yodeling Amazon
31Ann Jones Baby Sitter's Blues Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
32Hank Penny & Jaye P Morgan Fan It Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
33Sweethearts of the Rodeo Get Rhythm Rodeo Waltz Amazon
34Judy Canova Walkin' The Floor Over You Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2 Amazon
35Carolina Cotton I Love To Yodel I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two Amazon
36Patti Page I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart Country Music On the Mercury Label Amazon

Higher and Higher

A carefully curated concoction of sounds on a Friday morning will keep you on your toes going into the weekend here in Sonoma County. We’ll pay tribute to Beverly “Ruby” Ross, a songwriter and musician who co-wrote some early rock n’ roll classics who passed away last week. And there’s no stopping the classics from rolling in with some country from the Golden Age including The Browns and Johnny Horton, an eclectic run of blues with Jimmy Reed and BB King, and some of the sweeter sounds from Patti Page, Jo Stafford, and Linda Ronstadt. Jackie Wilson will open our show this morning and we’ll be sure to feed your soul with some Geraint Watkins from across the pond. Join us on the stream at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher Something to Believe In Amazon
3Cissy Houston Deep River/Campground Testify! The Gospel Box Amazon
4The Fairfield Four Roll Jordan Revival Amazon
5Bob Dylan Someday Baby Modern Times Amazon
6Geraint Watkins I'm Just Crazy About You Dial 'W' for Watkins Amazon
7The Chordettes Lollipop Red, White & Rock Disc 1 Amazon
8The Earls Remember Then The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
9Roy Orbison Candy Man The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2] Amazon
10Bill Haley & His Comets Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (Single Version) Rock Around The Clock Amazon
11Lesley Gore Judy's Turn to Cry (Single) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore Amazon
12Elvis Presley The Girl Of My Best Friend The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1] Amazon
13The Browns Cool Water 1959-1960 (Warped 5995) Amazon
14The Sons Of The Pioneers Wagon Wheels Tumbling Tumbleweeds Amazon
15Patti Page I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart Country Music On the Mercury Label Amazon
16Jo Stafford Ragtime Cowboy Joe Capitol Collectors Series Amazon
17Johnny Horton North To Alaska My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
18Gene Pitney (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance The Look Of Love [Disc 1] Amazon
19Dinah Washington Somebody Loves Me (from "The Swingin' Miss D") Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums Amazon
20Linda Ronstadt Perfidia Mambo Kings Amazon
21Carla Thomas B-a-b-y Something to Believe In Amazon
22Brenda Lee Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) Grady Martin Amazon
23Brenda Lee That's All You Gotta Do 36 All-Time G.H. V2 Amazon
24Dave Edmunds Deep in the Heart of Texas D.E. 7th Amazon
25Geraint Watkins Oobee Doobee Eyes Watkins Bold as Love Amazon
26Jimmy Reed Take Out Some Insurance Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy Reed Amazon
27Henry Spaulding Cairo Blues American Primitive: Pre-War Revenants 1897-1939, Vol. 2 [Disc 2] Amazon
28B.B. King * Eric Clapton Rollin' & Tumblin' Riding With The King Amazon
29Chubby Checker Hey Bobba Needle The Best Jukeboxhits 3 Amazon
30Sir Douglas Quintet Nuevo Laredo Mono Singles '68-'72 Amazon
31Johnny Restivo The Shape I'm In Lost Male Hits Of The 50's Amazon
32Rockin' Sidney My Toot-Toot Alligator Stomp: Cajun Zydeco Classics Amazon
33Los Super Seven My Window Faces The South (ft. Lyle Lovett) Heard It On The X Amazon
34Nora Jane Struthers Cowgirl Yodel #3 Nora Jane Struthers Amazon
35Shirley & Lee Let The Good Times Roll Shirley & Lee Rock Amazon
36Sam Cooke Good Times Ain't That Good News Amazon

A Bowl Of Soul

This Friday’s Deeper Roots takes another dip into the brass and sass of soul and funk sounds from Duke, Kent, Motown, and beyond. We’re taking a bright and soulful circuitous route from Detroit to Memphis, Chicago, Philly, and the Chitlin’ Circuit. A little bit of rare soul beach music thrown in with some northern soul. We’ll hear from Mitty Collier, Donnie Elbert, Eddie Floyd, Willie Tee and an incredible roster of the known and not-so known from the past century. We’ll also pay tribute to Betty Davis, a soul and funk pioneer songstress who we lost this past week. Dial us up every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Jimmy Hughes You Can't Believe Everything The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 Amazon
3Johnny & Jackey Someday We'll Be Together Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4) Amazon
4Quinn Golden Party On the Weekend On the Chitlin Circuit Amazon
5Pat & the Blenders Hard Workin' Man Conquer the World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records Amazon
6Rufus Thomas All Night Worker All Night Worker: Rare Soul Sides Amazon
7Jerry Butler I'm A Telling You Northern Soul – The Early Years (CD 1) Amazon
8Eddie Floyd I Need You Woman Rare Stamps Amazon
9Donnie Elbert Everything To Me Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
10Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Love Land Rare Soul Beach Music Classics: Vol. 3 Amazon
11James Carr These Ain't Raindrops Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5 Amazon
12Carla Thomas Stop! Look What You're Doing Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2 Amazon
13Matilda Jones Wrong Too Long Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4 Amazon
14Jean Wells After Loving You Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition Amazon
15Eula Cooper Shake Daddy Shake Let Our Love Grow Higher Amazon
16Mitty Collier Don't Let Her Take My Baby Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4) Amazon
17Madeline Bell One Step At A Time Bell's A Poppin' Amazon
18James Ray I've Got My Mind Set On You (Part 1 & 2) The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta! Amazon
19The Fantastic Epics We Do It All Up Here Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4] Amazon
20Reggie Smith Soul Walkin' Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4] Amazon
21Carl Hall Mean It Baby You Don't Know Nothing About Love: The Loma/Atlantic Recordings 1967-1972 Amazon
22Betty Davis Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23 Amazon
23L. C. Cooke Let's Do It Over Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios Amazon
24The Artistics You Left Me Brunswick Lost Soul – Volume 1 Amazon
25Bobby Womack What You Gonna Do (When Your Love Is Gone) On The Soul Side Amazon
26Willie Tee Walking Up A One Way Street Rare Soul Beach Music Classics: Vol. 3 Amazon
27James Brown Lost Someone Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3 Amazon
28Etta James Only Time Will Tell Enduring Soul Amazon
29Sugar Pie DeSanto A Little Taste of Soul A Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962) Amazon
30Roscoe & Barbara It Ain't Right Heavy Soul: Old Town & Barry's Deep Down & Dirty Sides Amazon
31Howard Tate Sweet Love Child Get It While You Can: The Comp Amazon
32Roddie Joy Come Back Baby Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2 Amazon
33Ollie & The Nightingales You're Leaving Me Stax Southern Soul Amazon
34Chuck Jackson I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008] Amazon
35Ralph Soul Jackson You Left the Water Running Hall of Fame – Volume 3 Amazon
36William Bell I Forgot To Be Your Lover The Very Best Of William Bell Amazon

Flotsam & Jetsam

Music comes in all shapes and sizes. There are always the also-rans, the one hit wonders, the bright little shiny piece that gets lost among the thousands of others of the same mint, the ones that couldn’t afford to compete, as well as all the B-sides and album leftovers. We’re picking a few of those and a couple dozen others that we found as we ‘walked the beach’ in search of the perfect playlist to share this morning.  Tune in for a sweet mix of just about everything featuring David Seville, Scatman Crothers, Lou Monte, Neil Young, Esquivel, and Johnny Cash as we lay out a brimming sea of sound like so much flotsam and jetsam on the Sonoma County airwaves this morning. Tune in for an earful and more.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Trini Lopez The Search Goes On Exotic Blues & Rhythm Volume 7 & 8 Boom-A-Lay & Chug-A-Lug Amazon
3Raphael Saadiq Stone Rollin' Stone Rollin' – Single Amazon
4Esquivel! Mucha Muchacha Watchamacallit Amazon
5David Seville Almost Good Exotic Blues & Rhythm Volume 7 & 8 Boom-A-Lay & Chug-A-Lug Amazon
6Betty Wright Clean Up Woman The Best of Betty Wright Amazon
7Cliff Edwards A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody Ukulele Ike Amazon
8Dolly Parton Joshua Ultimate Dolly Parton Amazon
9Skeeter Davis I Can't Stay Mad At You The Essential Skeeter Davis Amazon
10The Everly Brothers Wake Up Little Susie The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957 Amazon
11Neil Young & the Shocking Pinks Wonderin' Everybody's Rockin' Amazon
12The Du Droppers I Wanna Know We Loved You Madly, Chapter 78: Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Amazon
13Mavis Staples Down In Mississippi (Cd) We'll Never Turn Back Amazon
14Johnny Cash Personal Jesus American IV: Man Comes Around Amazon
15Greg Brown Boomtown Poet Game Amazon
16Florence + The Machine Dog Days Are Over Lungs Amazon
17Leon Redbone All I Do Is Dream of You Any Time Amazon
18Steve Forbert Any Old Time Any Old Time Amazon
19Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers Romeo's Tune An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert Amazon
20Scatman Crothers Hot Rod Harry So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4 Amazon
21Lou Monte The Italian Cowboy Song Songs for Pizza Lovers – Lou Monte Sings Amazon
22Danny Kaye Beatin', Bangin' 'N' Scratchin' Danny Kaye The Best of Amazon
23Bobby Troup Seventh Son Make Mine Mondo Amazon
24Natalie Cole Route 66 Unforgettable: With Love Amazon
25Nat King Cole Sweet Lorraine Nat King Cole [Disc 1] Amazon
26Hem Radiation Vibe No Word From Tom Amazon
27Frank Black Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day Honeycomb Amazon
28Fats Domino Make Me Belong To You Fats Is Back Amazon
29Roy Brown I'm Convicted of Love The Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
30June Christy This Year's Crop Of Kisses Jazz Greats Amazon
31Eels Love Of The Loveless Shootenanny! Amazon
32Bruce Springsteen I'm Goin' Down Born in the U.S.A. Amazon
33Cab Calloway Minnie The Moocher Best Of The Big Bands Amazon

The House That Ruth Built

The decade of the fifties found the sounds of rhythm and blues being best represented on the Atlantic Records label. Founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, the catalog of artists and the quality of production were unparalleled for their time. And while Ertegun’s biography is subtitled “The House That Ertegun Built”, the performers were also undisputed heavyweights: Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter, and Lavern Baker to name a few. Things, however, exploded when a lady dubbed “Miss Rhythm” arrived with “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean” leading to another moniker: “The House That Ruth Built”. This week’s show will feature some of the great tracks from Ruth Brown and the many contemporaries who made the label synonymous with R&B well into the seventies and beyond. Tune in for a special treat. Rock, rhythm, and dynamite doo wop from the Atlantic vaults on a Friday morning.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Clovers One Mint Julep Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
3The Cardinals Wheel Of Fortune Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
4Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters Money Honey Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
5Carmen Taylor & The Boleros Ooh I Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
6Sheiks Walk That Walk Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
7The Chords Sh-Boom Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
8The Playboys Good Golly Miss Molly Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
9The Regals Got The Water Boiling Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
10The Clovers Devil Or Angel Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 2] – Slow & Dreamy Amazon
11Ruth Brown Oh What a Dream (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
12Ruth Brown Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
13Ruth Brown Lucky Lips (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
14The Cookies In Paradise Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 19471974, Vol. 3: 19551958 Amazon
15Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters Treasure of Love Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
16The Drifters Long Lonely Nights Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
17The Drifters Long Lonely Nights Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
18Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle & Roll Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
19Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
20Ray Charles Hallelujah I Love Her So Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
21Ray Charles Mess Around Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
22Ray Charles This Little Girl of Mine Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
23LaVern Baker Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) [Japan 2012 Remaster] Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
24LaVern Baker Tweedle Dee (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
25LaVern Baker Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
26Ivory Joe Hunter Since I Met You Baby (Single/LP Version) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
27Ivory Joe Hunter It's a Doggone Crying Shame Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
28The Bobbettes Mr. Lee Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
29The Ospreys It's Good To Me (You Don't Know And I DOn't Know) Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
30The Drifters Drip Drop Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
31The Coasters Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
32The Coasters Dance! Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
33Del-Larks Remember The Night Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
34The Sh-Booms (The Chords) Blue Moon Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
35Top Note Hearts Of Stone Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
36Billy Storm When You Dance Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
37Stick McGhee & His Buddies Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
38Big Joe Turner Midnight Special Train Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon

Dallas Frazier Tribute

We lost one of the great country songwriters last week. You know his songs, no doubt, but it’s not likely you know his name. Dallas Frazier grew up with songsmithing in his blood. And he got around: the Bakersfield scene, penning a bit hit for The Hollywood Argyles and The Oak Ridge Boys, Portland, Los Angeles, Capitol Records and, of course, Nashville. He penned music for the likes of Elvis, Ferlin Husky, Connie Smith, George Jones, Charley Pride and dozens of others with a blending and re-imagining the kind of music he’d always been fond of: music of the early 20th century. Join us as we share the songs of Dallas Frazier and tell you a little bit about him in our next show here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Dallas Frazier California Cotton Fields Singing My Songs Amazon
3The Hollywood Argyles Alley Oop Oldies but Goodies, Volume 5 Amazon
4The Oak Ridge Boys Elvira The Best Of Classic Country 80's Amazon
5Charlie Rich Mohair Sam Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich Amazon
6Bill Kirchen She's a Yum Yum Big Hat Amazon
7Percy Sledge True Love Travels On A Gravel Road It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge Amazon
8Various Artists O. C. Smith – Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 9 Amazon
9Brenda Lee Johnny One Time The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest Hits Amazon
10Willie Nelson Johnny One Time One Hell Of A Ride [Box Set] [Disc 2] Amazon
11Charley Pride All I Have To Offer You Is Me Fifty Years Of Hits Amazon
12Charley Pride I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4 Amazon
13Jack Greene There Goes My Everything Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 Amazon
14Charlie Louvin Will You Visit Me On Sundays? Greatest Hits Amazon
15Connie Smith Ain't Had No Lovin' The Essential Connie Smith Amazon
16George Jones I'm A People The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967 Amazon
17Roy Clark Shoulder to Shoulder (Arm and Arm) The Roy Clark Anthology Amazon
18Ferlin Husky Timber I'm Falling Ferlin Husky Singles Amazon
19Mel Street Walk Softly On The Bridges Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10 Amazon
20Jerry Lee Lewis Touching Home All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 2) Amazon
21Elvis Presley There Goes My Everything Worldwide Gold Award Hits Vol. 2 Amazon
22Teddy Thompson Touching Home Up Front And Down Low Amazon
23Keith Richards Say It's Not You Bradley Barn Sessions Amazon
24Southside Johnny Beneath Still Waters Songs From the Barn Amazon
25Connie Smith If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone) The Essential Connie Smith Amazon
26Connie Smith Just a Little Bit of You 1971-1972 (Warped 7293F) Amazon
27Loretta Lynn/Marty Stuart Will You Visit Me on Sunday [#] Compadres: An Anthology of Duets Amazon
28Bonnie Owens How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong 1968-1971 (Warped 6947) Amazon
29Osborne Brothers Long Lanky Woman 1968-1974 Disc 3 Amazon
30Elvis Presley True Love Travels On A Gravel Road From Elvis in Memphis Amazon
31Slim Harpo Mohair Sam The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2 Amazon
32Dallas Frazier I Can't Go On The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' Amazon
33Dallas Frazier Will You Visit Me On Sunday Singing My Songs Amazon
34Connie Smith 27. A Touch of Yesterday Connie Smith 1965-1966 Amazon

Time To Kill

Free form sounds with time to kill from the past century. This week’s Deeper Roots show features soul, seventies rock, some gospel, country and rhythm & blues. We’ll be sharing an interesting blend of under-the-radar sounds from some greats: Ben E. King, Wanda Jackson, The Band, Mavis Staples, Neil Young, and beyond. Sonoma County Community radio is community radio at it’s best. Join Dave Stroud for a selection of classics from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa.  We enjoy sharing and we hope you enjoy listening on Friday mornings on KOWS Occidental (and Friday evenings on KRJF Santa Rosa).

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Band Time To Kill A Musical History [Disc 3] Amazon
3Amy Winehouse Back To Black Back To Black Amazon
4Shirley & Company Shame, Shame, Shame (Vocal Version) Shame Shame Shame Amazon
5Arthur Conley Sweet Soul Music Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967 Amazon
6LaVern Baker Saved Soul On Fire: Thes Best Of LaVerne Baker Amazon
7Mamie Bradley I Feel Like A Million The Sue Records Story: The Sound Of Soul [Disc 1] Amazon
8George Jackson I Got A Feeling Leavin' Your Homework Undone Amazon
9Clarence "Frogman" Henry Long Lost And Worried Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry Amazon
10Ben E. King Show Me The Way Poison Ivy – Gems from the Atco Vaults 1959-1962 Amazon
11Roy Orbison Let's Make a Memory Crying Amazon
12Leon Russell Delta Lady Leon Russell [Bonus Track] Amazon
13Gospel Supremes Sinner Man Local Customs: Downriver Revival Amazon
14Grandpa Jones Turn Your Radio On Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 1] Amazon
15Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship The Baby Tree Blows Against The Empire Amazon
16Wanda Jackson Just A Queen For A Day Wanda Jackson Amazon
17Neil Young Union Man (2016 Remaster) Hawks & Doves Amazon
18Merle Haggard Roly Poly Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player Amazon
19Mavis Staples Your Good Fortune Your Good Fortune (EP) Amazon
20Candi Staton He Called Me Baby Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 1] Amazon
21Arthur Alexander Call Me Honey The Monument Years Amazon
22Dan Hicks You Gotta Believe [Album Version] The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
23Lefty Frizzell She's Gone, Gone, Gone Look What Thoughts Will Do Amazon
24Simon & Garfunkel The Boxer The Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2] Amazon
25Peter, Paul & Mary Blowin' In The Wind The Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary Amazon
26Bob Dylan Things Have Changed Lovesick Amazon
27J. J. Jackson But It's Alright But It's Alright Amazon
28Bill Kirchen It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Seeds and Stems Amazon
29Jakob Dylan Something Good This Way Comes Seeing Things Amazon
30Lee Dorsey Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley Holy Cow The Very Best Of Lee Dorsey Amazon
31The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Twice Is Life (Single Version) The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading Amazon
32Fleetwood Mac This Is the Rock Kiln House Amazon