A sleepy time themed collection this week as we take a deep dive into classic sounds from the past and present, all with a blend of sentiments we hold close as midnight approaches. We’ll have some old doo wop and early rock chestnuts from Jesse Belvin, The Fleetwoods, The Valentines and The Spaniels with just the right amount of rock, R&B and country. That means a little bit of Fats Domino, some rockabilly from Charline Arthur and Sonny Burgess, middling pop from Doris Day, Jimmy Durant and Dean Martin in store. Little Jimmy Dickens, Milton Brown and Swamp Dogg will also fill the air with country and blues. Friday mornings are the time to tune in for a fresh dose of America’s music from the past 100 years hear on KOWS-LP, Occidental, streaming to all of Planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Be sure to install the Radio Rethink app on your Apple device and look us up. We’d be glad to have you.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Fats Domino | Sleeping on the Job | This Is Gold Disc 2 |  |
| 2 | Doris Day | A Little Kiss Goodnight | The Vintage Years Part Two | |
| 3 | Jimmy Durante | I'll See You in My Dreams | As Time Goes By: Best of | |
| 4 | Dean Martin | I Love the Way You Say Goodnight | Cocktail Hour Disc 2 | |
| 5 | Les Paul and The Andrews Sisters feat Vic Schoen & His Orchestra | It's A Pity To Say Goodnight | Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2] | |
| 6 | Linda Scott | Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? | The Complete Hits Of Linda Scott | |
| 7 | The Spaniels | Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight | Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2 | |
| 8 | The Valentines | Don't Say Goodnight | Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 | |
| 9 | Jesse Belvin | Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) | Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats | |
| 10 | The Fleetwoods | (Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams | Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods | |
| 11 | Roy Orbison | Goodnight | The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1] | |
| 12 | Aaron Neville | I Bid You Goodnight | Warm Your Heart | |
| 13 | Los Lobos | Goodnight My Love | La Bamba | |
| 14 | North Mississippi Allstars | Bid You Goodnight | Prayer for Peace | |
| 15 | Harry Nilsson | Are You Sleeping? | The Point! | |
| 16 | The Tokens | Dream Angel Goodnight | Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens | |
| 17 | The Weavers | Goodnight Irene | Best Of Decca Years | |
| 18 | Charline Arthur | Kiss The Baby Goodnight | Welcome To The Club | |
| 19 | Little Jimmy Dickens | A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed | Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956 | |
| 20 | Sonny Burgess | A Kiss Goodnight | Rock n' Roll Legend | |
| 21 | Swamp Dogg | Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis) | Sorry You Couldn't Make It | |
| 22 | Los Lobos | Let's Say Goodnight | El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4) | |
| 23 | Loudon Wainwright III | Where the Whippoorwill is Whispering Goodnight | High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project | |
| 24 | Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies | A Thousand Goodnights | Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin' | |
| 25 | Hank Snow | Goodnight Little Buckaroo | We'll Never Say Goodbye | |
| 26 | Johnnie Taylor | Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed [Single Version] | The Very Best Of Johnnie Taylor | |
| 27 | Shirelles | Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye | The Shirelles | |
| 28 | The McGuire Sisters | Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight | The Mid-'50s | |
| 29 | Barbara Mandrell | Sleeping Single in a Double Bed | Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1] | |
| 30 | Vera Lynn | Goodnight Children Everywhere | A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow | |
| 31 | The Gumm Sisters | Where The Butterflies Kiss The Buttercups Goodnight | The Sisters Anthology [Disc 1] | |
It was without question a natural progression. All of the attributes that country inherited from gospel, blues, and jazz resulted in what amounted to competition in the charts (and in some mid-century cultural clashes). Although The Beatles had suggested a kinship with mid-sixties tributes to Buck Owens and Chet Atkins, the only comfortable way to make the marriage work was to have it come from other directions…specifically from cultural prods of Nudie suits, coupled with folk and country nudges, and the inevitable respect for the music. Gram Parsons’ influence on the late sixties rise of something they called ‘country rock’ is easy to find but Dylan’s John Wesley Harding album from 1968, The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and Leon Russell’s alter-ego Hank Wilson opened the doors to a sound that swept the charts. We’ll hear some originals, covers, and a whole lot more in this week’s Deeper Roots. Hope y’all can join us.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Gram Parsons | Streets Of Baltimore | G.P. / Grievous Angel | |
| 2 | Gram Parsons | The New Soft Shoe | G.P. / Grievous Angel | |
| 3 | The Beatles | Act Naturally | Help! [UK] | |
| 4 | Buck Owens | Act Naturally | Remember the Titans: An Original Walt Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film) | |
| 5 | The Byrds | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2] | |
| 6 | The Byrds | The Christian Life | Sweetheart of the Rodeo | |
| 7 | The Louvin Brothers | The Christian Life | Long Play Collection | |
| 8 | Tex Ritter | Blue Canadian Rockies | Have I Stayed Away Too Long | |
| 9 | The Byrds | Blue Canadian Rockies | Sweetheart of the Rodeo | |
| 10 | Bob Dylan | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | |
| 11 | Leon Russell | She Thinks I Still Care | Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks] | |
| 12 | Leon Russell | I'll Sail My Ship Alone | Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks] | |
| 13 | Leon Russell | Uncle Pen | Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks] | |
| 14 | Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys | Uncle Pen | Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2] | |
| 15 | Moon Mullican | I'll Sail My Ship Alone | The Very Best Of | |
| 16 | George Jones | She Thinks I Still Care | Swingers [Original Soundtrack] | |
| 17 | Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons | Love Hurts | Duets | |
| 18 | The Louvin Brothers | The Angels Rejoiced Last Night | Close Harmony [Disc 4] | |
| 19 | Emmylou Harris/Gram Parsons | The Angels Rejoiced Last Night | Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 1 | |
| 20 | Hank Williams | Half as Much | 24 Greatest | |
| 21 | Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers | Half As Much | At The Ryman [Live] | |
| 22 | Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers | Cattle Call | At The Ryman [Live] | |
| 23 | Tex Owens | Cattle Call | Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots | |
| 24 | Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers | Get Up John | At The Ryman [Live] | |
| 25 | Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys | Get Up John | Bill Monroe: Anthology | |
| 26 | Neil Young | Oh, Lonesome Me | After the Gold Rush | |
| 27 | Various Artists | Don Gibson – Oh Lonesome Me | Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 7 | |
| 28 | Jackson Browne | Red Neck Friend (LP Version) | For Everyman | |
| 29 | Eagles | Take It Easy | Selected Works 1972-1999: The Early Years | |
| 30 | Bob Dylan | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | John Wesley Harding | |
| 31 | Linda Ronstadt | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) | Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4 | |
| 32 | Asleep at the Wheel | Ida Red | A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions) | |
| 33 | George Jones | You're Still On My Mind | Complete Collection 1960-1962 [Disc 4] individual albums | |
While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives | 99-1/2 Won't Do [Live] | The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live] | |
| 2 | Annie Mae & Fred McDowell | I'm Going Over The Hill | The Essential Guide To Gospel | |
| 3 | Stringbean | Going Over the Hill | Layin' Low | |
| 4 | John Martyn | Over the Hill | Couldn't Love You More | |
| 5 | Mahalia Jackson | Just Over the Hill | Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson | |
| 6 | Buck Owens | Goin' Down To The River | Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4] | |
| 7 | Alison Krauss | Down To The River To Pray | Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000 | |
| 8 | Ray Charles | I'm Going Down To The River | Ain't That Fine | |
| 9 | Suzy Boggus | It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters | Prayin' For Sunshine | |
| 10 | Mississippi Fred McDowell | Going Down The River | The First Recordings | |
| 11 | Etta Baker & Taj Mahal | Going Down The Road Feeling Bad | Etta Baker With Taj Mahal | |
| 12 | Bobby Bare | Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning | Darker Than Light | |
| 13 | Down Like Silver | To the River | Light That Match – Single | |
| 14 | Lead Belly | Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | Best Of Leadbelly | |
| 15 | The Browns | In the Pines | Classics 1960 (Warped 6062) | |
| 16 | Dave Van Ronk | In the Pines | The Folkway Years: 1959-1961 | |
| 17 | Robert Johnson | Crossroads Blues | Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals | |
| 18 | Elmore James | Standing At The Crossroads | Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James | |
| 19 | The Million Dollar Quartet | Great Speckled Bird | The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition | |
| 20 | Buzz Cason | Hats Off to Hank | Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank | |
| 21 | Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr. | There's A Tear In My Beer | Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10 | |
| 22 | Hank Williams, Jr. | Tee Tot Song | Almeria Club | |
| 23 | Dallas Wayne | Crank the Hank | Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank | |
| 24 | Pat Johnson | Hank And Tee Tot | Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48 | |
| 25 | Washboard Sam | Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002] | That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series) | |
| 26 | Hank Williams | My Bucket's Got A Hole In It | Low Down Blues | |
| 27 | Waylon Jennings | Hank Williams Syndrome | Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank | |
| 28 | Odetta | Alabama Bound | Sings Ballads And Blues | |
| 29 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | 99 1/2 Won't Do | Gospel Train | |
| 30 | Buddy Greene | Big Daddy's Alabama Bound | A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk | |
| 31 | Bob Dylan | Lay Lady Lay | Nashville Skyline | |
| 32 | Bob Dylan | I Threw It All Away | Nashville Skyline | |
This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
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| 1 | Little Milton | We're Gonna Make It | Chess Blues Disc 4 | |
| 2 | Marvin Gaye | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) | Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2] | |
| 3 | Jimmy Ruffin | What Becomes of the Brokenhearted | Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 | |
| 4 | Cat Power | Aretha, Sing One For Me | Jukebox | |
| 5 | Aretha Franklin | Don't Play That Song | 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2] | |
| 6 | Jimmy Reed | Hush-Hush | The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics | |
| 7 | Willie Nelson | I'll Love You Till The Day I Die | A Beautiful Time | |
| 8 | Chris Isaak | Only the Lonely | Baja Sessions | |
| 9 | J.J. Cale | I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) | Okie | |
| 10 | Pokey LaFarge | Home Home Home | Rhumba Country | |
| 11 | The Mavericks | That's Not My Name | Suited Up and Ready… – EP | |
| 12 | Esquivel | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) | |
| 13 | The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band | The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle) | Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics | |
| 14 | Bob Moore & His Orchestra | Mexico | Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms | |
| 15 | Louis Jordan | Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 | Number Ones | |
| 16 | Ethel Smith | Tico Tico | Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952 | |
| 17 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | Spanish Flea | Definitive Hits | |
| 18 | Herbie Hancock | Rockit | Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1] | |
| 19 | Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson | It's A Lovely Day Today | Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation | |
| 20 | Julie London | Watermelon Man | Wild Cool and Swingin' | |
| 21 | Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band | I Sold My Heart To The Junkman | Vol. 3-Blues Roots | |
| 22 | B.B. King | Why I Sing the Blues | Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics | |
| 23 | Gale Garnett | We'll Sing In The Sunshine | Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2] | |
| 24 | Shamir | Lived and Died Alone | Northtown – EP | |
| 25 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Run Through the Jungle | Tropic Thunder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| 26 | The Notting Hillbillies | Run Me Down | Missing….Presumed Having A Good Time | |
| 27 | First Aid Kit | Emmylou | The Lion's Roar (Bonus Track Version) | |
| 28 | Marshall Crenshaw | On the Run | Good Evening | |
| 29 | Eugene Pitt/The Jive Five | What Time Is It? | The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 | |
| 30 | Marshall Crenshaw | What Time Is It? | Field Day | |
A Century of America's Music
