Looking back over the past fifty-or-so years, we find a large gathering assembled under a large, all-inclusive tent, called Americana. There’s hardly a definition that’s been assigned and it’s hardly what we’d term ‘a genre’. It is, rather, a mood of the music and a narrative of the storytelling defines it. Like the dozens of genres that line it’s walls, we’ve come to know what we’re listening to: blues, gospel, folk and tradition, jazz, and everything in between. This week we’ll be stepping into that tent to congregate and celebrate that ‘sound we know’ called Americana. The digital bins will take us only so far back, celebrating the music of Bob Dylan, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch, Joe Ely, Old Crow Medicine Show and a couple dozen others. Just what’s needed and built on playlists worthy of the very best of the Americana Hours broadcast each morning here on KOWS Community Radio.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Old Crow Medicine Show | Wagon Wheel | O.C.M.S. |  |
| 2 | Bob Dylan | Hard Times | Good As I Been To You | |
| 3 | Keb' Mo' | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute | |
| 4 | Sheryl Crow | No Depression In Heaven | The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family | |
| 5 | Rosanne Cash | Motherless Children | The List | |
| 6 | Ray Wylie Hubbard | Tell The Devil I'm Gettin' There As Fast As I Can | Tell The Devil I'm Getting There As Fast As I Can | |
| 7 | Buddy Miller & Julie Miller | Forever Has Come To An End | Buddy & Julie Miller | |
| 8 | Lyle Lovett | If I Had a Boat | Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man | |
| 9 | Guy Clark | Fort Worth Blues | Cold Dog Soup | |
| 10 | Lucinda Williams | Lake Charles | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road | |
| 11 | The Texas Tornados | The Gardens | 4 Aces | |
| 12 | Buddy Miller | That's How I Got To Memphis | Your Love And Other Lies | |
| 13 | The Flatlanders | Dallas | More a Legend Than a Band | |
| 14 | Joe Ely | If You Were A Bluebird | Joe Ely | |
| 15 | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | Killing The Blues | Raising Sand | |
| 16 | Alison Krauss & Union Station | The Lucky One | New Favorite | |
| 17 | Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris | All The Roadrunning | All The Roadrunning | |
| 18 | Steve Earle | Copperhead Road | Copperhead Road | |
| 19 | Blaze Foley | Clay Pigeons | Wanted More Dead Than Alive | |
| 20 | Justin Townes Earle | Harlem River Blues | Harlem River Blues [Explicit] | |
| 21 | Gillian Welch | Red Clay Halo | Time (The Revelator) | |
| 22 | Gillian Welch | Caleb Meyer | Hell Among the Yearlings | |
| 23 | Van Morrison | Till I Gain Control Again | Pay The Devil | |
| 24 | First Aid Kit | Emmylou | The Lion's Roar (Bonus Track Version) | |
| 25 | John Hiatt | Drive South | Slow Turning | |
We’ve heard them all, the quotes about money being the root of all evil, you can’t take it with you, money can’t buy happiness…but there’s this one little thing that is seldom expanded on and that is the story of ‘dirty money’. There’s plenty of fodder in that area…from the banker CEO to the coal company CEO…there’s never an effort to help raise all boats, only the yachts. Capitalism is our theme. No, wait, is it bank robbing? No, most likely the working man trying to put bread on the table. Hold on, I know. It’s runaway inflation and the blame game. In any event, we’ll be all over the board in today’s show, bringing you music about money cravin’ folks from Blind Alfred Reed, working down on Maggie’s Farm and we’ll also have ourselves a hint of a fireside chat to make us feel better. We’ll also head down to coal country and Bonnie and Clyde, Woody Guthrie, and “Voila! An American Dream” from Rodney Crowell. Tune in. Should be fun.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | David Rawlings | Money Is the Meat in the Coconut | Poor David's Almanack | |
| 2 | The Andrews Sisters | Money is The Root of All Evil | Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2] | |
| 3 | Randy Newman | It's Money That Matters | Land of Dreams | |
| 4 | Rodney Crowell | Voila, An American Dream | Collection | |
| 5 | Bob Brozman | Follow The Money | Post-industrial Blues | |
| 6 | Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra | Just an Old Fashioned Girl | Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits | |
| 7 | Dr. John | (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away | The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 | |
| 8 | Ry Cooder | No Banker Left Behind | Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down | |
| 9 | Woody Guthrie | The Jolly Banker (Woody Guthrie) | Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2] | |
| 10 | Jake Xerxes Fussell | All in Down and Out | Jake Xerxes Fussell | |
| 11 | Roy Zimmerman | Joel Osteen | Rize Up | |
| 12 | Bob Dylan | Maggie's Farm | The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1] | |
| 13 | Blind Alfred Reed | Money Cravin Folks | Complete Recorded Works 1927-29 | |
| 14 | Barbecue Bob | We Sure Got Hard Times Now | Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif | |
| 15 | Bo Carter | Times Is Tight Like That | Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif | |
| 16 | Betty O' Brian | Money Honey | Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962 | |
| 17 | The O'Jays | For The Love Of Money | Funk Explosion | |
| 18 | Solomon Burke | Honey Where's The Money Gone | Nashville | |
| 19 | John Lee Hooker | I Need Some Money | That's My Story ( Sings the Blues) | |
| 20 | SNCC Freedom Singers; Reagon, Cordell | Which Side Are You On? | Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles) | |
| 21 | Bruce Springsteen | The Ghost of Tom Joad | Chapter & Verse | |
| 22 | Wray Family | (Dark As A Dungeon Way) Down In The Mine | Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) | |
| 23 | Band Of Ruhks | Coal Mining Man featuring Dr. Ralph Stanley | Band Of Ruhks | |
| 24 | Buddy Durham | Sixteen Tons | Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) | |
| 25 | Justin Townes Earle | Down In The Valley | Coal Country Music | |
| 26 | Stan Farlow | 1040 Blues | Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) | |
| 27 | Rex Allen | Money, Marbles And Chalk | The Versatile Rex Allen [Disc 2] | |
| 28 | Merle Haggard And The Strangers | The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster) | Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard | |
| 29 | Merle Haggard | Working Man Blues | Merle Haggard Country Legend-Disc 1 | |
| 30 | Ferlin Husky | 22 – Money Greases the Wheels | Ferlin Husky Singles | |
| 31 | J.J. Cale | Money Talks | The Very Best of J.J. Cale | |
| 32 | Kronos Quartet | Which Side Are You On | Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger | |
Storytelling in song is not new. It’s mankind’s way of conveying, in both accuracy and reflection, the narrative from one perspective. Embellishments and hooks have long been the best way to make the story easy to digest and, if need be, to get a point (likely sociopolitical) across. We’ll be doing just that in this Friday’s episode: stories based in war, natural disasters, national tragedies and personal conflict. We’ll take a hundred year tour of storytelling from Bessie Smith to the Drive-by Truckers, from Memphis Minnie and The Tex-I-An Boys to Calexico, The Staple Singers and Marty Robbins. There are floods, murders, environmental catastrophes, bombings, and some wartime solemnity to be shared today. Tune into KOWS Community Radio every Friday morning for some fresh musical linens, curated by the outdoors and streaming to all of planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM/listen
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Mac Wiseman | Wreck Of The Old '97 | Sings Old Time Country Favorites | |
| 2 | Jimmie Driftwood | The Battle of New Orleans | Six Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles | |
| 3 | Marty Robbins | Ballad Of The Alamo | My Rifle, My Pony And Me | |
| 4 | Johnny Horton | Sink The Bismark | Classic Country Great Story Songs [Disc 2] | |
| 5 | Calexico | Victor Jara's Hands | Carried To Dust | |
| 6 | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Ohio | So Far | |
| 7 | Joni Mitchell | Woodstock | Hits | |
| 8 | Grateful Dead | New, New Minglewood Blues | What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Disc 1 | |
| 9 | Grateful Dead | New Speedway Boogie | What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Disc 1 | |
| 10 | Arlo Guthrie with The Dillards | Ludlow Massacre | Thirty Two Cents Postage Due | |
| 11 | Tom Petty | Jefferson Jericho Blues | Mojo (Extra Mojo Version) | |
| 12 | Randy Newman | Burn On | Sail Away | |
| 13 | Charlie Haden | Is This America? (Katrina 2005) | Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy | |
| 14 | Johnny Cash | Five Feet High And Rising | Songs Of Our Soil | |
| 15 | Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie | When the Levee Breaks | People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature | |
| 16 | Sin-Killer Griffin | Wasn't That A Mighty Storm | Field Recordings, Vol. 5: Louisiana, Texas, Bahamas (1933-1940) | |
| 17 | The Tex-I-An Boys | Wasn't That A Mighty Storm? | Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways | |
| 18 | Bessie Smith | Backwater Blues | Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. | |
| 19 | Rory Block | Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down) | Confessions of A Blues Singer | |
| 20 | Chill Pill Dancers | Zoot Suit Riot | Swing: Next Generation | |
| 21 | Mimi & Richard Fariqa | Birmingham Sunday | Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 10 The West Coast | |
| 22 | Archie Shepp | Blues for Brother George Jackson | Verve Unmixed, Vol. 2 | |
| 23 | Drive-By Truckers | What It Means | American Band | |
| 24 | Will And Jehnean | Trail of Tears | Song of America | |
| 25 | Don McLean | American Pie | Songs For The Open Road [Platinum Legends] | |
Summer’s in full tilt and we’re not ready quite yet for the heat. But that won’t stop us cartwheeling down the musical halls as we take an eclectic ride on a free form Friday. Themes and tradition will rule today’s playlists, making way for some great roots rock favorites from Elvis, Chuck Berry and Roy Orbison. Country music is well represented with a lonesome George Strait train song, some hellbound Billy Strange, and a trip to Texas with Iris DeMent. KOWS Community Radio features Deeper Roots each and every Friday morning at 9 Pacific and this particular morning is no different save for a few snowflakes in the wind. We’ll also dig deeper for some tracks from The Ravens, The Golden Nuggets, The Beach Boys and a little bit of Dr. John. Join us on our free form journey!
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Bing Crosby | The Freedom Train [Single Version] | Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1] | |
| 2 | Iris DeMent | Goin' Down To Sing In Texas | Workin' On A World | |
| 3 | Randy Newman | Political Science | Sail Away | |
| 4 | Simon & Garfunkel | America | Old Friends Disc 2 | |
| 5 | Louis Armstrong | Summer Song | This Is Jazz Sampler | |
| 6 | The Ravens | Summertime | Old Man River | |
| 7 | Jim Byrnes | Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City | Long Hot Summer Nights | |
| 8 | Roy Orbison | Summer Song | Crying | |
| 9 | The Chimes | Summer Night | Another Banana Split, please | |
| 10 | The Beach Boys | Your Summer Dream | Surfer Girl | |
| 11 | Dr. John | Such A Night | The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 | |
| 12 | Elvis Presley | Such A Night | The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1] | |
| 13 | Chuck Berry | Downbound Train | The Chess Box Disc 1 | |
| 14 | Billy Strange | Hell Train | Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) | |
| 15 | The Golden Nuggets | Gospel Train | Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi | |
| 16 | George Strait | Trains Make Me Lonesome | Strait Out of the Box [Disc 3] | |
| 17 | Mudcrutch | Shady Grove | Mudcrutch | |
| 18 | Doc Watson | Shady Grove | Songs From Home | |
| 19 | The Campbell Brothers Feat John Medeski | Amazing Grace | Can You Feel It? | |
| 20 | Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues | Amazing Grace | Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 2] | |
| 21 | Norma Jean | Let's Go All the Way | 30th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 | |
| 22 | Ray Charles | Let's Go Get Stoned | Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection | |
| 23 | The Isley Brothers | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Remastered 1991] | Complete United Artists Sessions | |
| 24 | Al Greene/Soul's Mate | Back up Train | Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 3: Late '60s | |
| 25 | Johnny Bond | Lonesome Train | Put Me To Bed | |
| 26 | Robert Gordon | Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track) | Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials | |
| 27 | Elvis Presley | Mystery Train | Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song | |
| 28 | Robert Gordon | Drivin' Wheel [*] | Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials | |
| 29 | Chuck Berry | Brown Eyed Handsome Man | The Chess Box Disc 1 | |
A Century of America's Music
