Another theme time extravaganza for our listeners on this new Spring morning here in Sonoma County. The theme focuses on bad behavior, poor judgement and legal entanglements that find themselves into the American musical lexicon. Rock, country and blues seem to lean on the theme more than any other with the country stories of cheatin’, stealin’, and petulant pistols being the most common. We’ll be hearing from Johnny Cash, Porter Wagoner, Louis Jordan, Elvis, The Cadillacs, and a number of others, sharing stories of everything from jaywalking to murder. Oh…and let’s not forget the lawyers. No lawyer jokes, though. Just a little bit of David Lindley, Kitty Wells, and Warren Zevon on visiting day behind the bars…which is every Friday morning at 9 on community radio for Sonoma County.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Willy DeVille | Hey Joe | Backstreets Of Desire |  |
| 2 | The Leaves | Hey Joe | Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968 | |
| 3 | The Bobby Fuller Four | I Fought The Law | Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4 | |
| 4 | Dick & Dee Dee | Thou Shalt Not Steal | The Singles Collection | |
| 5 | The Cadillacs | Jay Walker | For Collectors Only (Disc 3) | |
| 6 | Kitty Wells | Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered) | Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered) – Single | |
| 7 | Ray Batts | Stealin' Sugar | Best of Excello Vol 2: Southern Rhythm & Rock | |
| 8 | Eilen Jewell | If You Catch Me Stealing | Letters From Sinners & Strangers | |
| 9 | Hank Snow | The Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa Fe | I'm Still Movin' On [Disc 1] | |
| 10 | Porter Wagoner | The Cold Hard Facts of Life | The Essential Porter Wagoner | |
| 11 | Jimmy Littlejohn | No Parking Here | The World Is A Monster | |
| 12 | Johnny Cash | Out Among the Stars | Out Among The Stars | |
| 13 | Johnny Cash | Folsom Prison Blues | Original Greatest Hits | |
| 14 | The Byrds | Pretty Boy Floyd | Sweetheart of the Rodeo | |
| 15 | Joe Ely | Miss Bonnie and Mister Clyde | Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch | |
| 16 | Merle Haggard | The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde | The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1] | |
| 17 | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Jesse James | Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy | |
| 18 | Bruce Springsteen | Jesse James | We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1 | |
| 19 | New Riders Of The Purple Sage | Glendale Train | New Riders Of The Purple Sage | |
| 20 | Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake Nelson | In the Jailhouse Now | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | |
| 21 | Rod Morris | Alabama Jailhouse | Country Boy's Dream | |
| 22 | Dean Taylor | Indiana Wants Me | 70s Music Explosion Escape | |
| 23 | Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five | Private Property (No Tresspassing) | One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions | |
| 24 | Howling Wolf | My Friends aka Stealing My Clothes | Sings The Blues | |
| 25 | David Lindley | Talk to the Lawyer | Win This Record | |
| 26 | Warren Zevon | Lawyers, Guns and Money | A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon | |
| 27 | Mac Wiseman | Bad Ole Philadelphia Lawyer | Old Likker In A New Jug | |
| 28 | Kitty Wells | Will Your Lawyer Talk To God | Country Music Hall Of Fame | |
| 29 | Ricky Skaggs | Drunken Driver | Bluegrass Rules! | |
| 30 | Goodnight, Texas | A Bank Robber's Nursery Rhyme | Uncle John Farquhar | |
| 31 | Elvis Presley | Jailhouse Rock | Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered) | |
| 32 | Dinah Washington | Jailhouse Blues | The Bessie Smith Songbook | |
From the Bowery to Brooklyn to Broadway to the Bronx…the sidewalks of New York is the topic of the morning, our Gotham theme this Friday on community radio from the Left Coast looking east. Join Dave Stroud for a handsome cab journey through the past century of iconic sounds where the heartbeat of the melting pot of America sings. You’ll be treated to some early Broadway musical samples, the imaginings of West Side Story, the hotel orchestras, and vocal elaborations from Darin, Sinatra, Ella, an Cohan. There will be no exclusion here as late century rock and vocal groups as we’ll hear from The Ad Libs, The Drifters, Garland Jeffreys and others. New York has always been a mirror into the soul of America and has always represented its humanity as a visit to any street in Manhattan would reveal; and its music is, in turn, a reflection itself of that humanity. Join us.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra | The Sidewalks of New York | Internet Archives | |
| 2 | George Cohan Jr. | Give My Regards To Broadway | The Golden Entertainers | |
| 3 | Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell & Co. | 42nd Street – from 42nd Street | Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) | |
| 4 | McGlinn/London Sinfonietta | Shuffle Off to Buffalo (42nd Street) | The Busby Berkeley Album | |
| 5 | Gold Diggers Of 1935 Film Cast Feat. Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell | Lullaby Of Broadway | Lullaby Of Broadway: The Music Of Harry Warren | |
| 6 | Jo Stafford | Manhattan Serenade | For You | |
| 7 | Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson | Going To New York | Go Ahead And Rock And Roll | |
| 8 | Ella Fitzgerald | Manhattan | Mad Men: Music From the Series, Vol. 1 | |
| 9 | Babs Gonzales | Dem New York People | Cool Whalin' | Babs | |
| 10 | Betty Wand (For Rita Moreno) And George Chakiris | America | West Side Story | |
| 11 | Enrique Madriguera and His Orchestra | She's a Latin from Manhattan | Retro Top Charts / European Dance Orchestras F the 30s & 40s., Volume 4 | |
| 12 | Desi Arnaz | I Come From New York | The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King | |
| 13 | Bobby Darin | Sunday in New York | Wild Cool & Swingin | |
| 14 | Frank Sinatra | Theme from New York, New York | Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years | |
| 15 | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis | Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New York | The Capitol Years [Disc 1] | |
| 16 | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York | Best OF Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | |
| 17 | The Ad Libs | The Boy From New York City | Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2) | |
| 18 | The Drifters | On Broadway | Red, White & Rock Disc 2 | |
| 19 | John Barry | Midnight Cowboy | Moviola | |
| 20 | Harry Nilsson | Everybody's Talkin' | Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2] | |
| 21 | Harry Nilsson | I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City | All-Time Greatest Hits | |
| 22 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Only Living Boy In New York | The Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2] | |
| 23 | Henry Mancini | Rhapsody in Blue | Instrumental Favorites | |
| 24 | Garland Jeffreys | New York Skyline | Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] | |
| 25 | Ray Charles | New York's My Home | Ray Charles – 93 Essential Tracks | |
| 26 | Judy Garland | I Happen To Like New York | Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes | |
| 27 | Kirsty MacColl/The Pogues | Fairytale of New York | Galore | |
| 28 | Mel Tormi | Sunday In New York | Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2] | |
| 29 | Stevie Wonder | Living for the City | Innervisions | |
| 30 | Jay-Z | Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) | The Blueprint 3 | |
A hunka hunka free form sounds this morning on Deeper Roots: some thoughtful pairings and some that just need to be pushed to the surface. We’re coming up on Daylight Savings Time already as we prepare for the days to get longer shedding more light in the attic from the window up above. Songs today explore mojo, some gospel musings, concerns about a fellow named Lou whose got the flu, and some reflections on the 420 favorite. Performers include Julia Lee, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ivie Anderson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and we’ve even got an ‘unknown’ from the mid-century wondering “Who’s Boogeying My Woogie Now”. Imagine that. Well, imagine this: Friday mornings on KOWS Community Radio are made just for the beginning of Spring. Tune in.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | John Prine | Clay Pigeons | Fair & Square | |
| 2 | Elvis Presley | Burning Love | Elvis 30 #1 Hits | |
| 3 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | 99 1/2 Won't Do | Gospel Train | |
| 4 | Mary Deloatch | The Lord's Gospel Train | Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 | |
| 5 | Nina Simone | Lilac Wine | Verve/Unmixed 3 | |
| 6 | Ivie Anderson | Chocolate Shake | An Introduction To Ivie Anderson | |
| 7 | Bette Midler | Marahuana | Songs For The New Depression | |
| 8 | Julia Lee | Marijuana | Kansas City Star [Disc 4] | |
| 9 | Buddy Holly | Fool's Paradise | Buddy Holly And The R&R Giants [Disc 2] | |
| 10 | Eddie Cochran | C'mon Everybody | Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1] | |
| 11 | Fats Domino | Be My Guest | Fats Domino Out of New Orleans | |
| 12 | Dorsey Burnette | Don't Let Go | The Precious Years | |
| 13 | Charley Crockett | The Man That Time Forgot | Welcome To Hard Times | |
| 14 | Kevin Russell | Country Boy | Country Swing | |
| 15 | Little Jimmy Dickens | May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose | Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana | |
| 16 | Buddy Emmons | New Road Under My Wheels | Buddy Emmons Sings Bob Wills | |
| 17 | John Prine | Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (Featuring Iris Dement) | For Better, Or Worse | |
| 18 | Roger Miller | Lou's Got The Flu | King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1) | |
| 19 | Roger Miller | The Moon Is High (And So Am I) | King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1) | |
| 20 | Muddy Waters | Got My Mojo Working | His Best, 1956 To 1964 | |
| 21 | Ann Cole | I Got My Mojo Working | Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 4] | |
| 22 | Unknown Artist | I Wonder Who's Boogeying My Woogie Now ? | Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 | |
| 23 | Lightnin' Hopkins | Mojo Hand | The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins | |
| 24 | Mose Allison | Mojo Woman | Down Home Piano | |
| 25 | Willie Nelson & Lucinda Williams | Overtime | It Always Will Be | |
| 26 | John Fogerty | Who'll Stop the Rain (with Bob Seger) | Wrote a Song for Everyone | |
| 27 | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Still the Same | Greatest Hits | |
| 28 | Raul Malo | It Only Hurts Me When I Cry | After Hours | |
| 29 | Red Simpson | Jeannie With the Light Brown Cadillac | The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer | |
| 30 | Bruce Springsteen | Pink Cadillac | 18 Tracks | |
| 31 | Baker Knight | Bring My Cadillac Back | Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks | |
| 32 | Miley Cyrus | Lilac Wine | The Backyard Sessions | |
| 33 | Ray Charles | I Believe to My Soul | The Birth of Soul Disc 3 | |
We’re gathering under the Americana tent this morning; well, I guess, technically, we do each Friday morning. But this week we’ll spend some time with the classics. I’ll be sharing mid-century highlights from east, west, north and south in a show that pays tribute to some of the classic performers and performances that codified what’s become known as Americana: not a genre, but more of something in the air that makes you comfortable as a well worn blanket but also is the cold breeze that comes in through the cracks. I’ve got the celebratory sounds of The Blasters, Arlo Guthrie, and the NGDB; the painful reminders of days past from The Band, Chris Hillman, and Guy Clark; the harsh reminders of what got us here from Steve Earle, James McMurtry, and Bruce Springsteen. So much more to share in only two hours on Sonoma County Community Radio.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Dark as a Dungeon | Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1 | |
| 2 | The Byrds | You Ain't Going Nowhere | Sweetheart of the Rodeo | |
| 3 | Michael Nesmith | Joanne | Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 10 The West Coast | |
| 4 | Bobby Bare | The Streets of Baltimore | Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969 | |
| 5 | Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash | Girl From The North Country | Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2] | |
| 6 | Arlo Guthrie | The City Of New Orleans | Hobo's Lullaby | |
| 7 | Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen | The Lost Highway | Bakersfield Bound | |
| 8 | Neil Young | Harvest | Decade Disc 2 | |
| 9 | The Band | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | The Best of the Band | |
| 10 | John Fogerty | Lodi | The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty – Creedence Collection | |
| 11 | Emmylou Harris | Red Dirt Girl | Artist's Choice: Sheryl Crow | |
| 12 | John Prine | Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | German Afternoons | |
| 13 | Joe Ely | Boxcars | Honky Tonk Masquerade | |
| 14 | The Blasters | Border Radio | Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2) | |
| 15 | Steve Earle | Devil's Right Hand | Copperhead Road | |
| 16 | John Hiatt | Crossing Muddy Waters | Here To Stay – Best Of 2000-2012 | |
| 17 | Lucinda Williams | Right in Time | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road | |
| 18 | Guy Clark | Boats To Build | Boats To Build | |
| 19 | James McMurtry | Childish Things | Childish Things | |
| 20 | Bruce Springsteen | Highway Patrolman | Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash | |
| 21 | Old Crow Medicine Show | Wagon Wheel | O.C.M.S. | |
| 22 | Uncle Tupelo | John Hardy | No Depression | |
| 23 | Dave Alvin | Marie Marie | Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women | |
| 24 | Mudcrutch | Shady Grove | Mudcrutch | |
| 25 | Sturgill Simpson | Life Of Sin | Metamodern Sounds In Country Music | |
| 26 | Willie Nelson | Freight Train Boogie | Country Music | |
| 27 | The Avett Brothers | This Land Is Your Land | This Land Is Your Land (Single) | |
| 28 | Los Lobos | La Bamba | El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (2 of 4) | |
A Century of America's Music
