Flour Power

Flour Power

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

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

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