While the clouds of war and fascism were spreading in earnest across Europe, here at home the movies Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, and Gone With The Wind premiered and Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath was first published. Lou Gehrig bid farewell, A pound of hamburger cost 14 cents and the average price of a new car was $700. And the music was both dance crazy and uplifting, with the music of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and film dominating. This week’s show will feature the music of 1939 with performances from Crosby, Garland, The Ink Spots, Cab Calloway and Billie Holiday. We’ll also be featuring the jazz and big band sounds of Jimmie Lunceford, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, and a handful of others. Deeper Roots sounds from over eight decades past on community radio for Sonoma County coming to you each Friday morning and evening.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Louis Armstrong | Jeepers Creepers | Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976) |  |
| 2 | Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra | Tain't What You Do | Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. | |
| 3 | Fats Waller | Your Feet's Too Big | The Joint Is Jumpin' | |
| 4 | Count Basie's Kansas City 7 | Lester Leaps In | Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. | |
| 5 | Woody Herman | Woodchopper's Ball | Swingingest Sounds Ever Heard – The Best of the Big Bands | |
| 6 | Billie Holiday | Strange Fruit | The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1] | |
| 7 | Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | Harold Arlen Writes the Songs | |
| 8 | Billie Holiday | Them There Eyes | Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 06] | |
| 9 | Ethel Waters with Edward Mallory & His Orchestra | Old Man Harlem | Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody | |
| 10 | Marlene Dietrich | Falling In Love Again | The Blue Angel | |
| 11 | Bob Hope & Shirley Ross | Thanks for the Memory | Hits of 30's & 40's 1 & 2 | |
| 12 | Judy Garland | Over The Rainbow | That's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM Musicals | |
| 13 | Bing Crosby | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby | The Harry Warren Songbook | |
| 14 | Xavier Cugat | Perfidia | Say "Si Si" | |
| 15 | Vaughn Monroe | In The Still Of The Night | First Crooners : Vol. 3-1935-40 | |
| 16 | Frankie Masters and His Orchestra | Scatter-Brain (Theme Song) | 50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30s | |
| 17 | Cab Calloway | The Jumpin' Jive | Best Of The Big Bands | |
| 18 | Kay Kyser | Three Little Fishes | Sentimental Favorites | |
| 19 | Coleman Hawkins | Body And Soul | Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] | |
| 20 | The Ink Spots | Address Unknown | Greatest Hits | |
| 21 | The Ink Spots | If I Didn't Care | Greatest Hits | |
| 22 | Glenn Miller Orchestra | In The Mood | Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] | |
| 23 | Slim Gaillard And His Flat Foot Floogie Boys | Matzah Balls | Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan | |
| 24 | Charlie Barnet | Cherokee | Swing Time For Dancing Vol. 3 | |
| 25 | Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Diga, Diga Doo | Wicked Swing | |
| 26 | Benny Goodman & His Orchestra W. Martha Tilton | And the Angels Sing | Too Marvelous For Words | |
| 27 | Guy Lombardo | Penny Serenade | Enjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy Lombardo | |
| 28 | Bea Wain With Larry Clinton And His Orchestra | Deep Purple | White Cliffs Of Dover [Disc 1] | |
| 29 | Lionel Hampton | I've Found a New Baby | Wicked Swing | |
| 30 | Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson | Roll 'Em Pete | Blues From The Vocalion Vaults | |
| 31 | Chick Webb and his Orchestra v/Ella Fitzgerald | Undecided | from CD; orig. Decca 2323 | |
Deeper Roots goes deeper this Friday morning. We’ll be sharing the songs of tradition and folk blues from an artist who opened up a world to a generation of followers in the 1940s and 1950s. With the witting arm of Alan Lomax as his promoter and benefactor, Huddie Ledbetter’s music would get wings and find its place in America’s traditional music lexicon. This week’s show, like last week’s Bill Monroe special, revisits the music that he was identified with, much of which he is credited with bringing into this world, or at least opening our eyes to. We’ll hear from Doug Sahm, Red Smiley, Odetta, The Weavers, Bob Dylan, and many others on a show that celebrates a giant of America’s songbook. Tune into KOWS radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific for a new episode of a show that’s heading into it’s ninth year here on KOWS Community Radio.
The music of Bill Monroe is the theme of our show today. We’ll be featuring some classic tunes from the Monroe catalog including some traditional tunes as well as those written by the master himself. The performers include those from all walks: Ray Charles, Elvis, Doc Watson, Bruce Hornsby, and a collection of bluegrass favorites including Jim & Jessie McReynods, Ricky Skaggs, The Seldom Scene and a couple dozen others; all of them covering Bill Monroe’s music with some loyal to the arrangements while others putting their own spin on it. Join Dave Stroud once again for a collection of sounds from those dusty digital bins, those deeper wells, here on Sonoma County Community’s own community radio. Free Form. Free Speech. No Bull. Your alternative radio station in the North Bay.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Elvis Presley | Working On The Building | Amazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 1) | |
| 2 | Ray Charles | Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Swingova) | Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2] | |
| 3 | John Fogerty | Blue Moon Of Kentucky | Songs of Bill Monroe | |
| 4 | Leon Russell | Uncle Pen | Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks] | |
| 5 | The Louvin Brothers | What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul | Close Harmony [Disc 8] | |
| 6 | The Devil Makes Three | What Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul) | Redemption & Ruin | |
| 7 | Jerry & Tammy Sullivan | Wicked Path Of Sin | Legend Lives on-a Tribute to Bill Monroe | |
| 8 | Jim & Jesse McReynolds | Wicked Path Of Sin | Music Among Friends | |
| 9 | Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers | Walls Of Time | At The Ryman [Live] | |
| 10 | The Johnson Mountain Boys | Walls Of Time | Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 2 | |
| 11 | Hazel And Alice | True Life Blues | Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 2 | |
| 12 | Bruce Hornsby & Ricky Skaggs | Toy Heart (Live) | Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby: Cluck Ol' Hen (Live) | |
| 13 | Red Allen | Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong | The Folkways Years 1964 – 1983 | |
| 14 | The Million Dollar Quartet | Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong | The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition | |
| 15 | Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs | Six White Horses | 1957-1959 (Warped 5722) | |
| 16 | The Bluegrass Band | Six White Horses | 2nd Cut | |
| 17 | Doc Watson | The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band | Good Deal! | |
| 18 | Mac Wiseman | The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band | Great Folk Ballads | |
| 19 | Doc Watson/Merle Watson | Roll on Buddy | Doc Watson on Stage (Featuring Merle Watson) | |
| 20 | Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Roll On Buddy | The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott | |
| 21 | Doc Watson | My Rose of Old Kentucky | Memories | |
| 22 | Dwight Yoakam | Rocky Road Blues | Big Mon – The Songs of Bill Monroe | |
| 23 | Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps | Rocky Road Blues | The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2) | |
| 24 | Doc & Merle Watson | New River Train | Remembering Merle – Live Recordings 1976-1979 | |
| 25 | The Seldom Scene | Little Georgia Rose | Act 3 | |
| 26 | Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester Flatt | Molly and Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song) | The Essential Earl Scruggs (1 of 2) | |
| 27 | Don Reno & Bill Harrel With The Tennessee Cut-Ups | Molly And Tenbrooks | 20 Bluegrass Favorites | |
| 28 | Tony Rice Unit | Midnight on the Stormy Deep | Hills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder Records | |
| 29 | Doc Watson | Midnight on The Stormy Deep | Riding the Midnight Train | |
| 30 | John Hartford, Ronnie McCoury | Little Cabin Home On The Hill | True Life Blues – The Songs of Bill Monroe | |
| 31 | Elvis Presley | Little Cabin On the Hill | Elvis Country | |
| 32 | Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys | Uncle Pen | Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2] | |
A Century of America's Music
