Ruler Of My Heart – KOWS July 27, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

Saturday morning in West County…our first week of summer with Deeper Roots and we’ve got an early set of New Orleans swamp classics followed by shreds of rockabilly and sounds from The Killer. There’s also gospel with The Staple Singers, high octane early century pop from The Boswell Sisters and Johnny Hamp and the Orchestra. We’ll sum the day up with folk, pop, and R&B…and everything in between.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bobby MarchanChicken – Wah – WahThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
2Lazy LesterI'm a Lover, Not a FighterLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
3Irma ThomasRuler of My HeartSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
4Aaron NevilleGet Out Of My LifeBrother To Brother ([Disc 1]: Aaron)Amazon
5Fats DominoWhat a PriceFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
6Shirley GunterOop ShoopShirley GunterAmazon
7Jerry Lee LewisLet's Talk About UsA Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
8Wanda JacksonMan, We Had A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
9JD McPhersonFire BugSigns & SignifiersAmazon
10Sister Rosetta TharpeTwo Little Fishes Five Loaves Of BreadGospel TrainAmazon
11Sam CookeTouch The Hem Of His GarmentThe Wonderful World Of Sam CookeAmazon
12The Staple SingersPray OnThe Best of the Vee-Jay YearsAmazon
13Dorothy Love CoatesYou Better RunThe Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel HarmonettesAmazon
14Andy Mosely & Hogman MaxeyBrother Mosely Crossed The WaterAngola Prison SpiritualsAmazon
15Blind Willie JohnsonJesus Is Coming SoonThe Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1)Amazon
16Lena HorneStormy WeatherStormy WeatherAmazon
17Johnny Hamp And His Kentucky SerenadersIf I Had A Talking Picture Of YouJohnny Hamp at ArchiveAmazon
18The Boswell SistersShuffle Off To BuffaloThe Object Of My AffectionAmazon
19George Olsen & His Music (v: Fran Frey)The Varsity Drag [1927]The Charleston EraAmazon
20Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot PeppersShreveport StompJelly Roll Morton – Vol. VAmazon
21Louis ArmstrongOn Treasure IslandRhythm Saved The WorldAmazon
22Django Reinhardt & Stiphane GrappelliIt Don't Mean A ThingQuintesentialAmazon
23Dinah WashingtonTeach Me TonightGold [Disc 2]Amazon
24Ray CharlesDrown in My Own TearsThe Birth of Soul Disc 2Amazon
25Chuck JacksonAny Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)Chuck Jackson The Great Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
26Frank SinatraJust in TimeCome Dance with Me!Amazon
27Sarah VaughanThe Nearness Of YouGreat American SongbookAmazon
28Charlie Spand & Blind BlakeHastings StreetDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon
29Pine Ridge BoysFarther AlongClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
30David BrombergI Like To Sleep Late In The MorningThe Player: A RetrospectiveAmazon
31Doc WatsonSteel Guitar RagMemoriesAmazon
32The Country GentlemenOne Morning in MayThe Complete Vanguard RecordingsAmazon
33The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysThis Weary Heart You Stole AwayAppalachian StompAmazon
34The Stripling BrothersThe Lost BoyDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon

Ladies of Country Music

Ladies of Country Music
Ladies of Country Music

The story of women in country music begins in the early century with The Carters and the lesser known names of Roba Stanley, Louisiana Lou, and Patsy Montana. If the music was not about heaven and sinners, then it was about being a single girl or a cowboy’s sweetheart. But there was a sea change in post-war country music with the strength of Kitty Wells’ and the assertive independent sounds of Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton. To quote an online source, “the story of gender in post-war country music is largely the story of how women, in song and on stage, came to represent themselves in full.”

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Patsy Montana And The Prairie RamblersI Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart26 All-Time Country ClassicsAmazon
2Lulu Belle & ScottyWish I Was A Single Girl AgainFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
3Patsy MontanaMy Poncho PonyFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
4Maddox Brothers and RoseSally Let Your Bangs Hang Down1948 (Warped 4872)Amazon
5Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterHe's Solid GoneKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
6Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter BayesI'm Leaving YouClose To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967Amazon
7Kitty WellsMy Cold, Cold Heart Is Melted NowCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
8Kitty WellsPasswordGreatest SongsAmazon
9Kitty WellsMakin' BelieveGreatest SongsAmazon
10The Davis SistersI Forgot More Than You'll Ever KnowThe Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
11Skeeter Davis(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling TooThe Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
12Charline ArthurWelcome To The ClubWelcome To The ClubAmazon
13Wanda JacksonMakin' BelieveDaydreamin'Amazon
14Wanda JacksonDon't Ask Me WhyBefore The Music Died – Wanda Jackson: The Complete Recordings 1954-1962 [Disc 3]Amazon
15Patsy ClineLeavin' on Your Mind12 Greatest HitsAmazon
16Patsy ClineHow Can I Face TomorrowThe Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
17Ferlin Husky & Jean ShephardA Dear John LetterBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
18Loretta LynnDont Come Home A-Drinkin (With Lovin on Your Mind)Golden Age of Country Volume 1: Waltz Across Texas [Disc 2]Amazon
19Goldie HillIt's A Lovely Lovely WorldI Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 2]Amazon
20Connie SmithOnce A DayThe Essential Connie SmithAmazon
21June Carter CashStrange WomanKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
22June Carter CashHow Did You Get Away from MeKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
23Tammy WynetteStand By Your ManSuper HitsAmazon
24Tammy WynetteD-I-V-O-R-C-ECountry LegendsAmazon
25Brenda LeeJohnny One TimeThe Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest HitsAmazon
26Norma JeanThe Gambler And The LadyThe Best of CountryAmazon
27Margie SingletonOld RecordsOne More Record PleaseAmazon
28Dottie WestPaper MansionsThe Essential Dottie WestAmazon
29Jessi ColterI'm Looking for Blue EyesWanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
30Sammi SmithHelp Me Make It Through The NightSammi Smith early 60's the Best Of (varese sarabande 96)Amazon
31Dolly PartonCoat of Many ColorsArtist's Choice: Emmylou HarrisAmazon
32Emmylou HarrisIf I Could Only Win Your LovePortraits (1 of 3)Amazon
33Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette & Kitty WellsIt Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk AngelsHonky Tonk AngelsAmazon
34Rosanne CashShe's Got YouThe ListAmazon
35Alison KraussBaby, Now That I've Found YouNow That I've Found YouAmazon
36k.d. langSugar MoonShadowlandAmazon
37k.d. lang & the ReclinesBig Big LoveAbsolute Torch and TwangAmazon

Old Devil Time

Cowboy Copas
Cowboy Copas

We are sitting in for Mark Hogan’s Bluegrass and Old Time Hour this week while Mark is far afield, attending the 40th Anniversary Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley.  Our show will explore the multi-generational sounds of not only bluegrass with Dillard and Clark and The Hackberry Ramblers, but we’ll also cross the genres (as we are wont to do) with Cowboy Copas, Clara Ward, Otis Spann, and Doris Day. There’s a couple of different threads that run through our show today, one being that of the ‘devil’ and the other being ‘new mornings’. Tune in at a special time and see what’s in store on a summer afternoon in West County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1BR5-49The Devil In MeDog DaysAmazon
2Bob DylanTalkin' DevilIt Could Even Be A MythAmazon
3Pete SeegerOld Devil TimeSingalong: Live At Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980 (2 of 2)Amazon
4Gillian WelchThe Devil Had a Hold of MeHell Among the YearlingsAmazon
5Sister Rosetta TharpeThe Devil Has Thrown Him DownThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
6Doris DayThe Deevil, Devil, DivilComplete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]Amazon
7Pokey LaFargeThe Devil Ain't LazyPokey LaFargeAmazon
8Asleep at the Wheel/The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Devil Ain't LazyReinventing the WheelAmazon
9Hackberry RamblersOld Pipeliner (Rodney Crowell-vocal) {1992-06 (org.1946) Flying Fish FF-70629 CD}Cajun Boogie (1992-06)Amazon
10Cowboy CopasDon't Shake Hands with the DevilSettin' Flat On ReadyAmazon
11Little Jimmy DickensI'm Little But I'm LoudThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
12Spade Cooley & His Orchestra; Vocal By Tex WilliamsHide Your FaceSpadella! The Essential Spade CooleyAmazon
13Dillard & ClarkI Bowed My Head And Cried HolyThe Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & ClarkAmazon
14Rory BlockI Am In the Heavenly WayConfessions of A Blues SingerAmazon
15Bukka WhiteI Am the Heavenly WayThe Sonet Blues StoryAmazon
16Clara WardIn That Great Judgement MorningGolden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 1]Amazon
17The Dixie HummingbirdsIn The MorningThank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
18Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersHe's So WonderfulThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
19Slim & SlamEarly In The MorningSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)Amazon
20Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetCarolina In The MorningVol. 1-(1937-38)Amazon
21Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonWhere Dreams Come to DieDjango and JimmieAmazon
22John Lee HookerI'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive [Album Version]Warming By The Devils Fire – A Film By Charles BurnettAmazon
23Otis SpannMust Have Been The DevilThe Blues Never DieAmazon
24Cleo BrownYou're A Heavenly ThingComplete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)Amazon
25Benny GoodmanYou're a Heavenly ThingMusic Hall RagAmazon
26Big Joe TurnerMorning Noon And NiteBig Joe Turner: Rhythm & Blues YearsAmazon
27Tampa RedWorried Devil BluesThe Bluebird Recordings (1934-1936)Amazon
28Ralph StanleyJohn The RevelatorA Mother's PrayerAmazon
29Sherman TedderUntitled [Album Version]Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950Amazon
30Elvis Presley(You're The) Devil In DisguiseElvis 30 #1 HitsAmazon

Grapes on the Vine

Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield

Raising the roof once more on KOWS in West Sonoma County on a bright Saturday morning. And we make it count with an opening salvo of some country swing from Bob Wills, W. Lee O’Daniel, The Light Crust Doughboys, and Willie Nelson. Not to be outdone, we’ve got bluegrass from The Rice Brothers and our own David Thom, gospel from the Hummingbirds, and a special set celebrating the “Poet of the Blues” Percy Mayfield. We’ll also feature blues from Texas and, if we find the time, early century pop from Frank Crumit and Cliff Edwards. Tune in Saturday morning at 9 on KOWS for a dose of roots sounds from the past century of America’s music with Dave Stroud.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Asleep at the Wheel/Johnny GimbleBig Balls in CowtownThe Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970Amazon
2Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysI Had Someone Else Before I Had YouTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 5Amazon
3The Light Crust DoughboysBlue GuitarsWestern Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947Amazon
4Skeets McDonaldFuss and FightSkeets McDonald – Heart Breakin' Mama (Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight)Amazon
5W. Lee & His Hillbilly BoysCongratulate MeWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
6Willie NelsonCherokee MaidenYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
7Warren SmithGot Love If You Want ItThe Sun Country Box CD4 So Long, I'm GoneAmazon
8Bobby Hicks & Del McCouryWe're Steppin' Out TonightBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
9Ralph StanleyAre You Washed In The BloodA Mother's PrayerAmazon
10Ralph StanleyDad's Old Rocky FieldOld Songs & BalladsAmazon
11The Rice BrothersGrapes On the VineBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
12The David Thom BandThe Little White ChurchThat Old FamiliarAmazon
13Selah Jubilee SingersI Saw the LightGospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2Amazon
14The Selah SingersI'll Be SatisfiedCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
15The Dixie HummingbirdsChristian's Automobile20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
16Nina SimoneI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be FreeForever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs Of Freedom And SpiritAmazon
17Aretha FranklinRiver's InvitationQueen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
18Percy MayfieldStrange Things HappeningABC Of The Blues Vol 28Amazon
19Ray CharlesHit the Road JackGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2Amazon
20Buddy MillerPlease Send Me Someone To LoveMidnight And LonesomeAmazon
21Freddie KingLook On Yonder WallWoman Across the RiverAmazon
22The Mississppi Mud MashersBring It On Home To GrandmaFlashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940Amazon
23Texas AlexanderThe Risin' SunAs Good As It Gets: Country Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
24Blind Lemon JeffersonEasy Rider BluesClassic Sides Disc 2Amazon
25Ishman BraceyWoman Woman Blues (Pm 12970, L-239-2)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
26Charlie SpandAin't Gonna Stand For That (Pm 12856, 15454–)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
27Jean Brady and Big Bill BroonzyKnocking Myself OutFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
28Lightnin' HopkinsBuddy Brown's Blues (98 Degree Blues)The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
29Frank CrumitThere's No One With Endurancegrimriper2u@yahoo.com FRANK CRUMITAmazon
30Cliff EdwardsK-K-K-Katy & When You Wore A TulipCLIFF EDWARDS grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
31Herbert PayneSmoke CloudsFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
32Al JolsonToot, Toot Tootsie (Goo'bye)50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30sAmazon
33Billy Joe ShaverHill Country Love SongOxford American Southern Music TexasAmazon
34Marty RobbinsThe Strawberry RoanGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon

Folk & Blues Fusion

Folk & Blues Fusion
Folk & Blues Fusion

We blend sounds of the South with those of the Appalachians, sharing the sounds of performers who were known in different locales, passing lyrics and music, making them pliable as they went from town to town. Recordings were made in hotel rooms, front porches, and music stores by record company representatives who traveled from city to city with primitive recording equipment. By the time the recordings were ‘offloaded’ back at the studios, details of the performers and the differences between black and white were blurred. We’ll hear from the great Riley Puckett, Mississippi John Hurt, The Blue Sky Boys, and Pink Anderson in this week’s episode.