This week’s show celebrates the Godmother of rock ‘n roll who was finally paid tribute with her 2018 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s sanctified electric guitar work not only touched on the cusp of soul and blues, but it foretold what was to come less than a decade later. There were the R&B bands, which she would dabble in (much to the chagrin of her followers), that would also have an impact…but it was her sound that influenced and inspired Elvis, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others, even to this day. We’ll take a deep dive into the music and story of this legend including some of those who she would draw her own inspirations from. Tune in.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Down By the Riverside
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
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Fisk Jubilee Singers
Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
4
Thomas A. Dorsey
If You See My Savior
Halleluja Gospel & Prayers
5
Golden Gate Quartet
Blind Barnabas
Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
6
Memphis Minnie
I Called You This Morning
Queen Of Country Blues
7
Sister O. M. Terrell
God's Little Birds
Country Gospel 1946-1953
8
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Didn't It Rain?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3
9
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Four or Five Times
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
10
Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
11
Marie Knight
Gospel Train
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
12
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head I Hear Music In the Air
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
13
Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
14
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
15
Phoebe Snow
Beams of Heaven (feat. The Holmes Brothers)
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
16
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Intro – Didn't It Rain
Newport Jazz Festival 7/3/64
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Marie Knight
Didn't It Rain
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
18
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
99 1/2 Won't Do
Gospel Train
19
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Fly Away
Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
20
Marion Williams – The Stars Of Faith
When I Lay This Body Down
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
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Mahalia Jackson
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns
22
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Two Little Fishes
Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
23
Fern Jones
Strange Things Happening Every Day
The Glory Road
24
Brittany Howard
That's All Live
That's All – RRHOF
25
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
That's All
Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution
26
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Red Foley
Have a Little Talk With Jesus
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
27
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
Raising Sand
28
Gospel Hebrews
Jesus Is All Over Me
Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio
29
Louis Armstrong
Down By The Riverside
Louis And The Good Book
30
The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir
I Want To Ride That Glory Train
Shakin' The Rafters
31
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Natural Facts
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
A collection of blues performers almost unparalleled. They grow ’em big down there and the sound of the blues is no different. From Lead Belly to Blind Lemon Jefferson to the Vaughan Brothers, you can’t really capture the breadth and depth of the blues from the state of Texas in one sitting, so we’re only going to do our very best in the show this morning on KOWS. Early blues from Ramblin’ Thomas, Texas Alexander and Bessie Tucker will take us into the seminal country folk blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb. While we’re name-dropping, how about Bobby “Blue” Bland, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Big Mama Thornton, and it doesn’t stop there. There’s a heaping helping of Texas blues coming your way from the KOWS studios located in downtown Santa Rosa.
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
Matchbox Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey
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Pee Wee Crayton
Do Unto Others
Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
4
Johnny Winter
Mean Town Blues
Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
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Fenton Robinson
Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
6
Albert Collins
Frosty
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Black Swan Sampler
8
Ramblin' Thomas
Poor Boy Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3B: Songs
9
Texas Alexander
Don't You Wish Your Baby was Built Up Like Mine
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1927 – 1928)
10
J.T. Smith
Fools Blues
Oxford American Southern Music Texas
11
Bessie Tucker
Better Boot That Thing [Take 2] [#]
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1929)
12
Lightnin' Hopkins
Katie Mae Blues
The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
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Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson
Blues Come To Texas
Blues Come To Texas
14
Mance Lipscomb
Introduction
Ash Grove 12/6/1964
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Mance Lipscomb
Darktown Strutters' Ball
Ash Grove 12/6/1964
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T-Bone Walker
Cold, Cold Feeling
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
17
James "Thunderbird" Davis
If I Had My Life To Live Over
Blues Pajama Party
18
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
Okie Dokie Stomp
ABC Of The Blues Vol 4
19
Frankie Lee Sims
Lucy Mae Blues
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
20
Juke Boy Bonner
Running Shoes
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
21
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Turn On Your Love Light
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
22
Big Mama Thornton
Let Your Tears Fall Baby
ABC Of The Blues Vol 43
23
Freddie King
Hide Away
Ultimate Collection
24
Jimmie Vaughan
Don't Cha Know
Strange Pleasure
25
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Pride And Joy
Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
26
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
She's Tuff
Blues Masters, Vol. 9: Postmodern Blues
27
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
One Room Country Shack
ABC Of The Blues Vol 49
28
Blind Willie Johnson
John The Revelator
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
29
Johnny Copeland
Down On Bending Knees
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
30
Andrew "Smokey" Hogg
I Gotta Ride
Texas Guitar Killers Disc 2
31
Johnny Winter
Highway 61 Revisited
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
32
Lowell Fulson
Blue Shadows
A Propoer Introduction to Lowell Fulson Juke Box Shuffle
Americana fusion from the Canadian border to the rolling hills of Arkansas: roots music from a musical collective built on a foundation made up of many different legs: blues, rock, folk, Civil War stories, burnished antiques found alongside the two-lane highways of mid-century and tradition from the kitchen. Their songs were anchored by deeper roots. There are few that could speak musically to all of these and all of their connecting tissue, but The Band (Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson) made it seem easy. From their early years as The Hawks backing Ronnie Hawkins to being the electric behind Bob Dylan’s Judas performance in the UK, and then The Last Waltz. There were tragedies both light and heavy that foretold a demise as predictable as the appearance of Halley’s Comet. Join us in a reflection of their music on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on KOWS Community Radio.
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Robbie Robertson
When The Night Was Young
How To Become Clairvoyant
3
The Band
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (non-lp track)
A Musical History [Disc 1]
4
The Levon Helm Band
Anna Lee
Newport Folk Festival 8/3/2008
5
Rick Danko
When I Get My Just Rewards
Cryin' Heart Blues
6
Bob Dylan & The Band
The Weight
Before The Flood [Live] [Disc 2]
7
Joan Baez
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Hits: Greatest & Others
8
The Band
Acadian Driftwood
Northern Lights-Southern Cross
9
Bob Dylan & The Band
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)
The Basement Tapes [Disc 2]
10
Bob Dylan & The Band
Million Dollar Bash
The Basement Tapes [Disc 1]
11
Rick Danko
It Makes No Difference
Live Anthology
12
Emmylou Harris & The Band
Evangeline
Duets
13
The Band
Stage Fright
The Last Waltz [Rhino Box Set] Disc 1
14
Ronnie Hawkins/The Band
Who Do You Love?
The Last Waltz [Rhino Box Set] Disc 1
15
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
Havana Moon
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
16
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
Hey Boba Lou
The Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
17
The Band
Stand Up
High On The Hog
18
Levon Helm
False Hearted Lover Blues
Dirt Farmer
19
Warren Haynes With The All Star Band And Rami Jaffee
The Shape I'm In (with The All Star Band & Rami Jaffee)
This morning’s show takes a free form journey across that long grey ribbon of America’s roots highways. We’ll be sharing a coast-to-coast collection of sounds including surf sounds, a tincture of Mose Allison, swamp gold from Cookie and the Cupcakes, folk sounds of Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds, forties pop sounds of Johnny Mercer, and highlights from a songwriter you may never have heard of but who made a profound impact across the board: John D. Loudermilk. dusty digital bins. Join Dave Stroud for an eclectic blend of classic soul, folk, rock, jazz, blues, and country on a Friday morning brought to you live from the KOWS studios in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa.
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Doc Watson
Windy and Warm
The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
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Barbara Lynn
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979
4
Etta James
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
The Essential Etta James [Disc 1]
5
Dinah Washington
This Bitter Earth
The Essential Dinah Washington: The Great Songs
6
Mose Allison
You Call It Joggin'
Allison Wonderland: Anthology [Disc 2]
7
Robert Johnson
Come on in My Kitchen
The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1
8
Crosby, Stills & Nash
49 Bye-Byes
Crosby, Stills & Nash
9
Louis Armstrong
Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
10
John D. Loudermilk
Everybody Knows
Blue Train
11
Pete Seeger
Coyote, My Little Brother
God Bless The Grass
12
Malvina Reynolds
Little Boxes
Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
13
Aaron Neville
Tell It Like It Is
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
14
Cookie & The Cupcakes
I Cried
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
15
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Mathilda
Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds
16
The Four Tops
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
The Ultimate Collection
17
John Prine
If I Could
Live on Tour
18
Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers Feat. Jo Stafford
Personality
Capitol Collectors Series
19
Lloyd Price
Stagger Lee
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
20
Sir Douglas Quintet
She's About A Mover
Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet
21
Terry Stafford
Suspicion
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
22
Bruce Springsteen
Johnny Bye-Bye
Tracks [Disc 2]
23
Chuck Berry
You Never Can Tell
The Chess Box Disc 2
24
The Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A.
Red, White & Rock Disc 2
25
Jerry Lee Lewis/Ringo Starr
Sweet Little Sixteen
Last Man Standing
26
Dave Edmunds
Here Comes the Weekend
The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1
27
Elvis Presley
Paralyzed
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
28
Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers
All That Oil in Texas
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
29
The Four Clefs
I Like Pie, I Like Cake
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
Bob Dylan’s turning the big eight-ohhh my God! Born on May 24, 1941 “with a name that means nothing and an age that means less”, he’s being honored in Minnesota (given his boyhood home of Hibbing) with a year long celebration. But it won’t be just the state whose motto from the French translates to “The star of the North”, but a good part of world will also be taking part. While prickly and, at times, difficult to translate, his words have formed images from the metrics of gospel, protest, and a cynic’s wrath to sonnet-like love songs and dirges that would bend even the ears of T. S. Eliot or Auden. He is the bard of a generation whose metal art and endeavors in the art of whiskey underscore eight decades that spell a true renaissance man. We’ll touch on two hours of Dylan’s music this week on Deeper Roots.
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Bob Dylan
Song To Woody
No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7) [Disc 1]
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Bob Dylan
Mississippi
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs [Disc 1]
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Ian & Sylvia
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Four Strong Winds
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Earl Scruggs & Bob Dylan
Nashville Skyline Rag
Dylan Country
6
Bob Dylan
New Morning [With Horn Section Overdubs]
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 [Disc 2]
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Bob Dylan
Talkin' New York
Bob Dylan
8
Joan Baez
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
From The Coffeehouse
9
Peter, Paul & Mary
Blowin' In The Wind
The Very Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary
10
The Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
20 Number Ones
11
Johnny Cash
It Ain't Me Babe
Dylan Country
12
Bob Dylan
If Dogs Run Free
New Morning
13
Bob Dylan
Po' Boy
Love and Theft
14
Bob Dylan
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
MTV Unplugged
15
Bob Dylan
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Blood on the Tracks
16
Bob Dylan
Shelter from the Storm [Take 2]
More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14
17
Bob Dylan
Everything Is Broken
Oh Mercy
18
Bob Dylan
Things Have Changed
Lovesick
19
The Band
When I Paint My Masterpiece
A Musical History [Disc 4]
20
Bob Dylan
Man in the Long Black Coat
Chronicles, Vol. 1
21
Bob Dylan
Duquesne Whistle
Tempest
22
Bob Dylan
Goodbye Jimmy Reed
Rough And Rowdy Ways [Disc 1]
23
Bob Dylan
My Blue Eyed Jane
The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute
24
Bob Dylan Feat. Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison
My Back Pages
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Disc 2]
Somewhere sandwiched between pre-war big band and swing and the rock n’ roll era that erupted in the early fifties, there was foretelling in the sounds of post-war rhythm and blues, honkers and shouters, and jump bands. This week’s show will explore the sounds of post-war with Louis Jordan’s Tympany Five, Bull Moose Jackson, Babs Gonzales, Wynonie Harris, Amos Milburn and a couple dozen others. To say the burner was hot is misunderstanding the situation: it was red hot. Our morning show will have your toes tappin’, your fingers snappin’, and your hips shakin’ as the sounds of post-war rhythm in blues takes you into another Spring day here in Sonoma County. Join in the fun!
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Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman)
Rock 'N' Roll
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
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Louis Jordan
Ain't That Just Like a Woman
Number Ones
4
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Hungary Man
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
5
Buster Bennett
Rockin' My Blues Away
Chronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947)
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Bull Moose Jackson
Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Badman Jackson Thats Me
7
The Charioteers
Viddle de Vop
Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 2: Viddle de Vop
8
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Shuffle
Living The Blues: Blues Greats
9
Louis Jordan
Caldonia
The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
10
Jake Porter
Safronia
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
11
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Mama Don't Allow
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
12
Babs' Three Bips & A Bop (Babs Gonzales)
Oo-Pa-Pa-Da
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
13
Pearl Bailey
The Hucklebuck
Chronological Pearl Bailey (1947-1950)
14
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Gonna Send You Where I Got You From
Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
15
Bull Moose Jackson
Keep You're Big Mouth Shut
Bad Man Jackson
16
The King Porter Orchestra
Chittlin' Ball
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
17
Nellie Lutcher
He's a Real Gone Guy
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
18
Cleo Brown
Cleo's Boogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
19
Ella Mae Morse
A Little Further Down The Road A Piece
Singles 2
20
Julia Lee
Oh Chuck It
Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
21
Cab Calloway
The Calloway Boogie
Jukebox Hits 1930-1950
22
Wynonie Harris
All She Wants To Do Is Rock
All She Wants To Do Is Rock
23
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Chicky-Mo, Craney Crow
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949
24
Butch Stone & His Orchestra
I Got News For You
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
25
Amos Milburn
Amos' Boogie
Amos Milburn Rocks
26
Blue Lu Barker
A Little Bird Told Me
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
27
Nellie Lutcher
He Sends Me
Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]
28
Betty Hall Jones
Learn To Boogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
29
Mabel Scott
Googie Woogie
Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
30
Tiny Davis & Her Orchestra
How About That Jive
Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
31
Bull Moose Jackson
Watch My Signals
The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
This weekend we observe Mother’s Day, a day that got buried among the many lost celebrations last year due to the pandemic. So it is only fitting that we elevate the gratitude we have this coming Sunday. At Deeper Roots, we’re taking time this Friday to celebrate with only the finest in the many American genres including country, bluegrass, rock, pop vocals, soul, and everything in between…with a little bit of spark thrown in. We’ve got Aretha, The Louvins, Zydeco sounds with Fernest Arceneaux, JJ Cale and Dr. Hook, all in tow to pay tribute to all of those moms out there who play such a big part in our formation as adults. Tune in Friday mornings live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.
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Bill & The Belles
Finger Pointin' Mama
Dreamsongs, Etc.
3
Nat King Cole
My Mother Told Me
Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
4
J.J. Cale
Blues For Mama
To Tulsa And Back
5
Paul Simon
Mother And Child Reunion
Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar
6
Fernest Arceneaux, The Zydeco All Stars, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
Don't Tell Your Mother
Zydeco Blues Party
7
Miracles
If Your Mother Only Knew
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
8
Dee Dee Sharp
(That's What) My Mama Said
The Best of Dee Dee Sharp
9
The Shirelles
Mama Said
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
10
Jackie Deshannon
Did He Call Today, Mama
Breakin' It Up On the Beatles
11
Hello, Dolly! 1994 Broadway Revival Cast
Motherhood
Hello, Dolly!: The New 1994 Cast Recording
12
Charles Colman & William Eaton
Doncha Hear Yo'Po Mother Callin'?
5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
13
Lou Monte
Mama (Mamma)
Songs for Pizza Lovers – Lou Monte Sings
14
The Mills Brothers
Don't Be Afraid To Tell Your Mother
Mills Brothers – Golden Greats
15
The Taylor Brothers
Mother's Advice
I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3]
16
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
I Hear My Mother Call My Name
The Original Soul Sister: This Train [Disc 4]
17
Buck Owens
Dust On Mother's Bible
Dust On Mother's Bible
18
Bonnie Owens
Medals for Mothers
1968-1971 (Warped 6947)
19
The Haden Triplets
Gray Mother Dreaming
The Family Songbook
20
Faron Young
Let Old Mother Have Her Way
Hello Walls / The Young Approach
21
Mac Wiseman
Mother Knows Best
1962-1965 (Warped 6339)
22
The Louvin Brothers
God Bless Her ('Cause She Is My Mother)
Long Play Collection
23
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Let My Mother Live
Almost Home
24
Ike & Tina Turner
Mamma Tell Him
Don't Play Me Cheap
25
Aretha Franklin
A Mother's Love
Soul Sister
26
B.B. King
Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
Indianola Mississippi Seeds
27
Earl King
Mother Told Me Not To Go
Let The Good Times Roll
28
Buddy Guy
My Mother
The Treasure Untold
29
Leo Welch
Mother Loves Her Children
Sabougla Voices
30
Chris Smither
Every Mother's Son
I'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag On
31
Troy Hess
Please Don't Go Topless, Mother
Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
32
Louis Armstrong
Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
Blues In The Night: The Johnny Mercer Songbook
33
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Mother, the Queen of My Heart
Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers
Don’t tell me…it’s theme time but with the negative bent. No, no, no, honey don’t. This week’s show takes on songs of which there is no reduced supply chain: songs that ask us ‘not to’. A somewhat obscure theme, no question, but it’s all about the message after all. We’ll hear a variety of genres this week, all with their warnings prefaced with the contraction “don’t”. We’ll hear from Elvis (a favorite of the idiom), Blue Lu Barker, Julia Lee, Charles Brown, Buddy Emmons, and those representing doo wop, country, early rock, and Americana. All of this coming your way on our first show of May 2021, a rebroadcast of a KOWS show recorded live from the KOWS studios, located in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa. Don’t get defensive, it’s all in fun.
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Carl Perkins
Honey Don't
American Roots of the British Invasion
3
Johnny Cash
Don't Go Near The Water
Ragged Old Flag
4
Elvis Presley
Don't Cry Daddy
2nd To None
5
Elvis Presley
Don't
Elvis Is Back!
6
Elvis Presley
Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles)
7
Fats Domino
Don't Come Knockin'
They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3
8
Billy Tate
Don't Call My Name (Peacock 1671)
R&B Humdingers Volume 11
9
Shirelles
Don't Go Home (My Little Darlin')
The Shirelles
10
Lowell Fulson
Don't Be So Evil
Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
11
Muddy Waters
Don't Go No Farther
The Definitive Collection
12
Blue Lu Barker
Don't You Make Me High
Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944
13
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Don't Come Too Soon
Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
14
Etta James
Don't Cry Baby
The Essential Etta James [Disc 1]
15
Bee Arnold
Don't Do It Daddy
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
16
Continentals
Don't Do It Baby
Talkin' Trash: Lookey Dookey
17
The Drifters
Don't Dog Me
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
18
The Penguins
Don't Do It
Foot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4
We’re going rare and under-the-radar for the most part this Friday morning, taking time to peek our heads above the surface only a few times. This week we’ve got a collection of mostly unknown soul sounds from some of the classic labels as well as some rare gems from the vaults of labels like Prix and Cash. There will be some vocal powerhouse sounds from Dee Dee Warwick, Jean Wells, Madeline Bell and Darrel Banks. We’ll also share some fun sixties sounds from The Olympics, a special pair of Barbara Lynn and Dee Dee Sharp gems from the Deeper Roots dusty digital bins. Join Dave Stroud on a Friday morning recorded live from the KOWS studios in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa
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J. J. Jackson
But It's Alright
But It's Alright
3
Mary Wells
When I'm Gone
Looking Back 1961-1964
4
Barbara Lewis
How Can I Say Goodbye
Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
5
Thelma Jones
I Won't Give Up My Man
Heavy Soul: Old Town & Barry's Deep Down & Dirty Sides
6
Barbara Lynn
You Better Quit It
A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979
7
Barbara Lynn
New Kind Of Love
A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979
8
Madeline Bell
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Bell's A Poppin'
9
Wilson Pickett
I'm In Love
Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
10
Dee Dee Warwick
We're Doing Fine
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
11
Bobby Womack
Check It Out
The Best Of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years
12
Skip Drake
Wrapped Around Your Finger
Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label
13
Royal Esquires
Our Love Used To Be
Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label
14
Michael Bell
Can't Make It Without You
Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label
15
Bobby Womack
Baby I Can't Stand It
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
16
Andy Mack & The Carltons
Do You Wanta Go
Chess Uptown Soul
17
Little Stevie Wonder
Contract On Love
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
18
Jimmy Hughes
You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy (You Really Know How To Make Him Cry)
The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
19
Barrett Strong
Misery
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
20
Darrel Banks
Our Love (Is In The Pocket)
Detroit Sounds
21
The Olympics
Baby Do The Philly Dog
Northern Soul Originals
22
Joe Tex
You Better Get It
25 All Time Greatest Hits
23
William Bell
Every Man Oughta Have A Woman
The Very Best Of William Bell
24
Chuck Edwards
I Need You
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
25
Jean Wells
After Loving You
Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition
26
Jean Wells
Keep On Doin'It
Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition
27
Dee Dee Sharp
(It's Wonderful) The Love I Fe
The Best of Dee Dee Sharp
28
Dee Dee Sharp
It's A Funny Situation
The Best of Dee Dee Sharp
29
Eddie Holman
I'm Not Gonna Give Up
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
30
Ralph Soul Jackson
You Left the Water Running
Hall of Fame – Volume 3
31
Elijah & The Ebonites
Pure Soul
Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label
32
Marjorie Ingram
I'm Gonna Start Checking Up On My Man
Hall of Fame – Volume 2
33
Eula Cooper
Shake Daddy Shake
Let Our Love Grow Higher
34
Etta James
Let's Burn Down The Cornfield
Enduring Soul
35
Timmy Willis
Easy as Saying 1-2-3
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1
Willie Nelson turns 88 this month. Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, he wrote his first song at the age of seven and had his first band at the age of ten. From high school to the Air Force, then to his return home to Texas as a radio disc jockey, he was always in a band singing. In the 1950s he would write songs that would become country standards and we’ll be sharing some of them with you in today’s Deeper Roots, performed by Willie and his contemporaries. He endures just as his music does and the catalog is a legacy few parallel. We’ll hear from The Little Willies, Waylon Jennings, Faron Young, Asleep at the Wheel, and at least a dozen others performing the songs of Willie Hugh Nelson. Tune in Friday morning on KOWS.
