Deeper Soul Tracks

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

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1J. J. Jackson But It's Alright But It's Alright Amazon
2Mary Wells When I'm Gone Looking Back 1961-1964 Amazon
3Barbara Lewis How Can I Say Goodbye Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis Amazon
4Thelma Jones I Won't Give Up My Man Heavy Soul: Old Town & Barry's Deep Down & Dirty Sides Amazon
5Barbara Lynn You Better Quit It A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979 Amazon
6Barbara Lynn New Kind Of Love A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979 Amazon
7Madeline Bell Mercy Mercy Mercy Bell's A Poppin' Amazon
8Wilson Pickett I'm In Love Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios Amazon
9Dee Dee Warwick We're Doing Fine Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2 Amazon
10Bobby Womack Check It Out The Best Of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years Amazon
11Skip Drake Wrapped Around Your Finger Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label Amazon
12Royal Esquires Our Love Used To Be Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label Amazon
13Michael Bell Can't Make It Without You Eccentric Soul: The Saru Label Amazon
14Bobby Womack Baby I Can't Stand It Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3 Amazon
15Andy Mack & The Carltons Do You Wanta Go Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
16Little Stevie Wonder Contract On Love The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta! Amazon
17Jimmy Hughes You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy (You Really Know How To Make Him Cry) The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 Amazon
18Barrett Strong Misery Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2) Amazon
19Darrel Banks Our Love (Is In The Pocket) Detroit Sounds Amazon
20The Olympics Baby Do The Philly Dog Northern Soul Originals Amazon
21Joe Tex You Better Get It 25 All Time Greatest Hits Amazon
22William Bell Every Man Oughta Have A Woman The Very Best Of William Bell Amazon
23Chuck Edwards I Need You Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4 Amazon
24Jean Wells After Loving You Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition Amazon
25Jean Wells Keep On Doin'It Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition Amazon
26Dee Dee Sharp (It's Wonderful) The Love I Fe The Best of Dee Dee Sharp Amazon
27Dee Dee Sharp It's A Funny Situation The Best of Dee Dee Sharp Amazon
28Eddie Holman I'm Not Gonna Give Up Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2 Amazon
29Ralph Soul Jackson You Left the Water Running Hall of Fame – Volume 3 Amazon
30Elijah & The Ebonites Pure Soul Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label Amazon
31Marjorie Ingram I'm Gonna Start Checking Up On My Man Hall of Fame – Volume 2 Amazon
32Eula Cooper Shake Daddy Shake Let Our Love Grow Higher Amazon
33Etta James Let's Burn Down The Cornfield Enduring Soul Amazon
34Timmy Willis Easy as Saying 1-2-3 Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1 Amazon

Willie & Friends

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.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Willie Nelson Me And Paul Nite Life: Greatest Hits & Rare Tracks (1959-1971) Amazon
2k.d. lang & the Reclines Three Days Absolute Torch and Twang Amazon
3Willie Nelson Nite Life One Hell Of A Ride Amazon
4B.B. King & Willie Nelson Night Life Deuces Wild Amazon
5Duke Robillard/Sunny Crownover Crazy Tales from the Tiki Lounge Amazon
6Bill Anderson Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 1956-1961 (Warped 5720) Amazon
7Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pretty Paper A Love So Beautiful Amazon
8Timi Yuro Are You Sure The Best of Timi Yuro Amazon
9Raul Malo Angel Flying Too Close To the Ground You're Only Lonely Amazon
10Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires & The Imperials Quartet Funny How Time Slips Away Elvis Country Amazon
11Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson Roll Me Up (Album version) Heroes Amazon
12The Little Willies I Gotta Get Drunk The Little Willies Amazon
13Ernest Tubb Sad Songs and Waltzes Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2 Amazon
14Dale Watson Write Your Own Songs Dale & Ray Amazon
15Ray Charles/Willie Nelson Seven Spanish Angels Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 5 Amazon
16Willie Nelson Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2] Amazon
17Faron Young Hello Walls The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2) Amazon
18Patsy Cline Crazy The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
19Willie Nelson Yesterday's Wine One Hell Of A Ride Amazon
20Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys Waylon & Willie Amazon
21Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson Heaven And Hell Wanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
22Kinky Friedman Bloody Mary Morning The Loneliest Man I Ever Met Amazon
23Asleep at the Wheel Navajo Trail (with Willie Nelson and The Quebe Sisters) Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Amazon
24Willie Nelson, The Time Jumpers I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) For The Good Times Amazon
25Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson It's All Going to Pot Django and Jimmie Amazon
26Faron Young Three Days The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2) Amazon
27Al Green/Lyle Lovett Funny How Time Slips Away More Greatest Hits Amazon
28Willie Nelson The Party's Over Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 1 Amazon
29Doug Sahm Me and Paul Complete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1 Amazon

Rolling Along

We’re going to blend all the favorites into a delicious free form stew this morning, looking to the north, south, east and west for our inspiration. Not only do we have some Otis Redding soul, but we’ve also got some traditional blendings from David Johansen, The Devil Makes Three, and some southern fried sounds from James Lee Stanley and John Hammond. A lot of our playlist makes connections: moonlight drives, Memphis tributes, and a lot about our title track ‘rolling along’. I’ve also got a little splash of Frankie Laine for inspiration along those lines. Tune in on a Sonoma County Friday morning for more from the Cherry Street Historic District and the mighty KOWS, streaming to planet earth on kowsfm.com.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Mavericks Rolling Along Brand New Day Amazon
2John Hammond Riding In The Moonlight Southern Fried Amazon
3James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt Moonlight Drive All Wood And Doors Amazon
4The Doors Moonlight Drive Strange Days Amazon
5Raul Malo Moonlight Kiss Lucky One Amazon
6B.B. King & Eric Clapton Riding With The King Riding With The King Amazon
7John Hiatt Book Lovers Riding With the King Amazon
8David Johansen & the Harry Smiths Well, I've Been to Memphis BMW Audiophile Amazon
9J.J. Cale Midnight in Memphis The Very Best of J.J. Cale Amazon
10Charley Crockett That's How I Got to Memphis Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza Amazon
11Randy Newman Rollin' Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1 Amazon
12Raphael Saadiq Stone Rollin' Stone Rollin' – Single Amazon
13Tiny Bradshaw The Train Kept a-Rollin' (Digitally Remastered) The Train Kept a-Rollin' (Digitally Remastered) – Single Amazon
14Various Blazing Saddles Pledge To Hedley Lamarr Audio Sound Clips Amazon
15Frankie Laine Signature / Main Title Blazing Saddles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [40th Anniversary Edition] Amazon
16Frankie Laine Rawhide Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
17Otis Redding I'm Sick Y'All Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul Amazon
18Arthur Alexander In The Middle Of It All The Greatest Hits Amazon
19Elvis Presley It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' From Elvis in Memphis Amazon
20The Devil Makes Three Come On Up to the House Redemption & Ruin Amazon
21The Box Tops The Letter The Classic Sixties: 1967 Amazon
22Eartha Kitt The Memphis Blues The RCA Recordings 1953-1958 Amazon
23Jerry Lee Lewis Night Train To Memphis A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
24Mink Deville You Just Keep Holding On The Mink De Ville Collection Amazon
25Ben E. King Spanish Harlem Poison Ivy – Gems from the Atco Vaults 1959-1962 Amazon
26Cassius Clay Stand by Me Golden Throats, Vol. 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities Amazon
27Creedence Clearwater Revival It Ain't You Or Me 36 All – Time Greatest Hits 3 CD Set (Disk 3) Amazon
28Kevin Russell Nadine You Don't Know Me Amazon
29John Prine Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian German Afternoons Amazon
30The Staple Singers I'll Take You There The Soul Story, Vol. 2 [Disc 1] Amazon
31Irma Thomas Hurtin' for Certain My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn Amazon

Torch Songs

Smoky lounges, familiar places, and torch songs to patronize those forlorn lovers alone at the bar. You get the drift. Sentimentality abounds this morning on Deeper Roots as we dig into a subset of virtually any genre out there. It’s as old as time itself, of course: songs and stories of unrequited or lost love, either where one is oblivious to the feelings of another or has moved on from a relationship, all told in teary notes by the performer. Let me just say that there was no shortage of fodder for this show whether it was country, jazz, soul, or pop. We’ll hear from Julie London, Ray Charles, Dusty Springfield, Aretha, Roy Orbison, and on and on. No rest for the pain of unrequited love. Tune in for a crazy moon, crying time, and the end of the world on KOWS Community Radio.


No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Julie London Cry Me A River Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Po Amazon
2Eva Taylor Moanin' Low The First Torch Singers, the Twenties Amazon
3Gertrude Niesen Smoke Gets In Your Eyes My Best Wishes Amazon
4Bing Crosby I'll Be Seeing You 44 Your Hit Parade Amazon
5Judy Garland That Man That Got Away Your Hit Parade – 1954 Amazon
6Julie London In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning Torch Songs Amazon
7Peggy Lee Oh You Crazy Moon Torch Songs Amazon
8Lena Horne Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Lena Horne: A Musical Anthology Amazon
9Dusty Springfield Anyone Who Had A Heart A Girl Called Dusty Amazon
10Dusty Springfield Someone To Watch Over Me Simply & Dusty [Disc 4] Amazon
11Sarah Vaughan Someone To Watch Over Me The Best Of Sarah Vaughan 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection) Amazon
12Lenny Welch Since I Fell For You Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] Amazon
13Skeeter Davis The End Of The World The Essential Skeeter Davis Amazon
14Little Anthony & The Imperials Hurt So Bad The Best Of Little Anthony And The I Mperials Amazon
15Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Ooo Baby Baby Classic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing [Disc 1] Amazon
16Ray Charles Crying Time Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection Amazon
17Bettye LaVette Let Me Down Easy Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3 Amazon
18Brenda Lee I'm Sorry Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2] Amazon
19The Skyliners Since I Don't Have You Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1) Amazon
20Kay Starr I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Torch Songs Amazon
21Nat King Cole The Very Thought Of You Nat King Cole [Disc 3] Amazon
22Roy Orbison Love Hurts The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] Amazon
23The Beach Boys Caroline No Pet Sounds Amazon
24Aretha Franklin Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2] Amazon
25Crystal Gayle Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Classic Country 1975 – 1979 Amazon
26Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds The Classic Sixties: '60s Flashback Amazon
27Willie Nelson Someone to Watch over Me Stardust [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
28Dakota Staton Misty Torch Songs Amazon
29Dionne Warwick Always Something There To Remind Me Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
30The Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] Amazon
31The Cascades Rhythm of the Rain Teen Ballads Disc 2 Amazon
32Jo Stafford The Things We Did Last Summer Candy Amazon
33The Traveling Wilburys Not Alone Anymore Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 Amazon