Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Modern Americana, Oldies, Rock, Theme Time

Bound To Lose

April 25, 2025 Dave

This week‘s show brings us echoes of resistance from the past because there’s a storm brewing, stirring from the louder voices of people recognizing that fascism has settled in. People in this country are getting organized around a common anger that democracy and freedom is being taken from them. The political fortification led by Republican leadership co-opted by white nationalism and support for the gestapo tactics must be held in check and the voices of the ballot box will be the final determination; that is, if there is time. Music this week features Roy Zimmerman, Billy Bragg, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and a whole host of sounds from the past century whose musical voices raged when fascism and autocracy attempted to take hold. Money is the root of this evil, make no mistake. There is always hope, however, and we need to be here for each other while practicing self-care with family and friends. The storm clouds are now above us and it’s up to all of us. Now. Not later.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Gene "Mighty Flea" Conners & McCrarys	We Shall Overcome	Gospel Caravan
2	Allen Toussaint	Yes We Can Can	Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album
3	Pete Seeger	Which Side Are You On	Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits
4	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Power To The People	Gimme Some Truth [Disc 1]
5	Buffalo Springfield	For What It's Worth	Buffalo Springfield
6	Molly Brandt	Revolution on the Horizon	American Saga
7	Tracy Chapman	Talkin' Bout a Revolution	Tracy Chapman
8	Woody Guthrie	Tear the Fascists Down	My Dusty Road
9	Alan Lomax	All Of You Fascists Bound To Lose	Ballad Operas-Martins & The Co
10	The Tillers	All You Fascists Bound to Lose	The Tillers
11	Marc Ribot	Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits)	Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018
12	Garland Jeffreys	Wild in the Streets	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
13	Jefferson Airplane	Volunteers	Volunteers
14	Public Enemy	Fight The Power	Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music
15	Perla Batalla	The Partisan	A Letter to Leonard Cohen
16	Isley Brothers	Fight the Power EDIT	FunkGASM
17	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	This Land is Your Land (Digital Album Exclusive)	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In)
18	Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal	Crawl into the Promised Land	Crawl Into the Promised Land (Single)
19	Nanci Griffith	Hell No (I'm Not Alright)	Occupy This Album
20	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	Chapter & Verse
21	Nina Simone	Revolution	Anthology Disc 2
22	R.B. Morris	That's How Every Empire Falls	Singing Through the Wall. Songs for Western Sahara
23	Woody Guthrie	This Land Is Your Land (Alternate Version)	Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
24	Dropkick Murphys	All You Fonies	This Machine Still Kills Fascists
25	Gil Scott-Heron	Whitey On The Moon	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
26	Lou Christie	Self Expression (The Kids on the Street Will Never Give In)	Enlightnin'ment: The Best of Lou Christie
27	John Fogerty	Fortunate Son	The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
28	Billy Bragg & Wilco	All You Fascists	Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2
29	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On	Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 1]
30	Marc Ribot	How To Walk In Freedom (feat. Sam Amidon & Fay Victor)	Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Free Form, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul

Get On Board

April 18, 2025 Dave

From a song about dirty little religions to a song about Joanie the Jehovah Witness Stripper, we’ll be going all out from up and down with genre celebrations from the past century where music reflects the inspiration from church on Sunday mornings following the barroom sinners of Saturday night. This week’s Deeper Roots takes a bit of a free form shuffle featuring Bo Diddley, The Ramones, Johnny Mercer, and a whole host of rhythm makers. Performances this morning will span some covers from Chris Smither, David Lindley and an answer song from Barbara Lewis. KOWS radio wants to thank all of you who came out to the Comedy fundraiser at Barrel Proof Lounge last week. It was a great success for us and also a validation of community radio here in the North Bay. KOWS is free form, free speech, no bull community radio; just the kind of thing we need in a country gone mad with lies, deceit and hate. There is always hope. Tune into your radio voice, any time of the day or night. We’ll always welcome you.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Martha and the Vandellas	Quicksand	The Motown Sound Vol. 1
2	Faye Adams	Witness To The Crime (Herald 470)	R&B Humdingers Volume 11
3	Warren Zevon	Dirty Little Religion	Life'll Kill Ya
4	Paul Thorn	Joanie The Jehovah Witness Stripper	Hammer & Nail Live
5	Marvin Gaye	Can I Get A Witness	I'll Take You There
6	Alphabetical Four	Get On Board, Little Children	Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
7	Tiny Mayberry	Oh That Nasty Man (Take A)	Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & Jazz
8	Johnny Mercer	Small Fry With Victor Young's Small Fryers	Bing Crosby And Friends
9	The Golden Gate Quartet	Dipsy Doodle	Travelin' Shoes
10	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five	Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come In	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1938 – 1940
11	Little Richard	Keep A Knockin'	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
12	Chris Smither	Maybellene	Call Me Lucky
13	Chuck Berry	Maybellene	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
14	David Lindley	Mercury Blues	El Rayo-X
15	K.C. Douglas	Mercury Blues	Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
16	Violet Hall	Six Foot Papa (I'm A Whole Lot Of Woman)	The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
17	Big Maybelle	So Good To My Baby	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
18	George Thorogood	Bo Diddley	2120 South Michigan Avenue
19	Bo Diddley	Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)	The Chess Box [Disc 1]
20	Sam & Dave	Hold On! I'm a Comin'	The Very Best of Sam & Dave
21	Sam Cooke	Bring It On Home To Me	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
22	Barbara Lewis	I'll Bring It Back Home To You	Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
23	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Teen Beat 5
24	Mink Deville	Just Your Friends	The Mink De Ville Collection
25	The Ramones	Needles & Pins [Single Version][Version]	Ramones Mania
26	The Books Feat. Jose Gonzalez	Cello Song	Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
27	T-Bone Burnett	House Of Mirrors	Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 2
28	Lorne Greene	Ringo	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
29	Marty Robbins	The Hanging Tree	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
30	Dickson Hall	Cowboy	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
31	Johnny Cash	The Rebel – Johnny Yuma	The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 2
32	Louis Prima	Banana Split for My Baby	Banana Split for My Baby
33	The Allman Brothers Band	Jessica [Single Edit]	Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 2

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Jazz, Oldies, Rock, Theme Time

Spring Fever

April 12, 2025 Dave

Every year about this time there’s a quick burst of blossom, a promise of renewal and that first pitch of the national pastime. I don’t know about you but it’s my favorite time of year, a time when winter’s cold is shut down and we’ve got that Spring Fever. This week’s show will take time out for a couple sets celebrating and remembering baseball’s past through music with the likes of The Treniers, Danny Kaye, and Dr. John with some early rapping from Mel Allen of all people. And that’s just the half of it because the fever goes beyond the diamond: we’ll share songs of April love with Shirley Jones, Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White with Perez Prado, Nina Simone, Martha Tilton, and a run of classic country with Johnny Horton, Sons of the Pioneers and the Sons of the San Joaquin. From stickball to kite-flying to the first frisbees of the year in the local park. Let’s get away from it all.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Radio Commercial	'Spring Time Fever Time'	Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
2	The Velvets	Spring Fever	Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
3	Shirley Jones & Pat Boone	April Love (Film Version)	Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
4	The Pentagons	It's Spring Again	Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
5	Martha Tilton	I'll Remember April	The Liltin' Miss Tilton [Disc 1]
6	Perez Prado And His Orchestra	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
7	Count Basie	April in Paris	Pure Jazz
8	Naturals & Mel Allen	Baseball Dreams	Baseball's Greatest Hits
9	Johnny Darling	Baseball Baby	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan
10	Dr. John	Take Me Out To The Ballgame	Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording
11	The Treniers	Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)	Baseball Anthems
12	Sister Wynona Carr	The Ball Game	Baseball Anthems
13	Russ Hodges	Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round The World	Baseball Anthems
14	Terry Cashman	Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & "The Duke")	61* [Box Set] Disc 1
15	Mickey Mantle & Teresa Brewer	I Love Mickey	Baseball's Greatest Hits
16	Danny Kaye	D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song (Oh, Really? No, O'Malley)	Baseball's Greatest Hits
17	Stormy Weather	The Land Of Wrigley	Baseball's Greatest Hits
18	Steve Goodman	A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request	Baseball's Greatest Hits
19	Betty Bonney & Les Brown and His Orchestra	Joltin' Joe Dimaggio	Baseball Anthems
20	Little Willie John	I've Got Spring Fever	Little Willie John
21	Birdlegs & Pauline And Their Versatility Birds	Spring	Birth Of Soul: 2
22	Jerry Duane & The Monarchs	It Might As Well Be Spring	Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
23	Nina Simone	It Might As Well Be Spring	The Best Of Nina Simone: The Colpix Years
24	Craig Douglas	Hello Spring	Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
25	The Cadillacs	It's Spring	For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
26	Delbon Johnson	It's Always Springtime in Nassau	Putumayo Presents: Calypso
27	The Browns	Springtime	Classics 1964-1966 (Warped 6529)
28	Johnny Horton	When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)	36 All-Time Greatest Hits
29	Sons of the Pioneers	Springtime On the Range	1941 vol 1 (Warped 4108)
30	Sons Of The San Joaquin	Ridin' For The Roundup In The Springtime	From Whence Came The Cowboy
31	Charlie Monroe	Springtime in Glory	1950-1956 (Warped 5079)
32	Billie Holiday	Some Other Spring	Ken Burns Jazz
33	Mose Allison	Spring Song	Mose Allison [2-fer]
34	Mose Allison	Fires Of Spring	Gimcracks and Gewgaws
35	Tony Perkins	April Fool	On a Rainy Afternoon

Also Rans 1960 Pt. 2

April 5, 2025 Dave

The downstream wave of sounds that flooded the charts seemed endless in the year 1960. As was exhibited in last week’s Deeper Roots exhibition of ‘also rans’ from that year, it was a very, very crowded field. That field was spread far and wide across genres and levels of production, songwriting and performance quality. We take on that same strata this week in the show. More teen crushes, tragedies, soulful exchanges and instrumentals that bore earworms galore. That’s what we’ve got in store with performances from Fats to Jackie, Smokey to Etta, the Burnette Brothers and Ricky, Dean Martin, Freddie King and Linda Laurie…all giving it their all and doing their very best to crawl to the top of their respective charts. We’re getting ready for a wild Sunday night here in Santa Rosa, celebrating KOWS Community Radio at the Barrel Proof Lounge in downtown Santa Rosa. Hope you can make today’s Deeper Roots show and Sunday’s benefit!

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Little Junior Parker	Driving Wheel	Feelin' Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
2	Jackie Wilson	Doggin' Around	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
3	Rosie & The Originals	Angel Baby	Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
4	Jessie Hill	Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt 1	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
5	Fats Domino	Walking To New Orleans	A Lot Of Dominos
6	The Shirelles	Will You Love Me Tomorrow	The Brill Building Sound Disc 1
7	Ray Peterson	Tell Laura I Love Her	Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1
8	The Browns	The Old Lamplighter	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
9	The Platters	Harbor Lights	All-Time Greatest Hits
10	Johnny Burnette	Dreamin'	25 Greatest Hits
11	Dorsey Burnette	Hey Little One	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
12	Rick Nelson	Young Emotions	Greatest Love Songs
13	Etta James	A Sunday Kind Of Love	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
14	Jimmy Jones	Good Timin'	We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
15	Kathy Young & The Innocents	A Thousand Stars	Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
16	Roy Orbison	Blue Angel	The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
17	The Smoothies	Softly	I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
18	The Miracles	Shop Around	The 35th Anniversary Collection
19	Hayley Mills	Let's Get Together	Classic Disney, Vol. I: 60 Years Of Musical Magic
20	Dean Martin	Ain't That A Kick In The Head	The Best Of The Rat Pack
21	Jayne Mansfield	Too Hot To Handle	Bombshells
22	The Videls	Mister Lonely	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
23	Peggy Lee	I Love Being Here With You [Remastered]	The Best Of The Singles Collection
24	Linda Lawson	Like Young	Bombshells
25	Floyd Cramer	Last Date	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1
26	Dinah Washington	This Bitter Earth	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
27	Ronnie Love	Chills And Fever	100 Northern Soul Classics
28	Nick Perito	The Green Leaves Of Summer (Album Version)	Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Motion Picture Soundtrack
29	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen Tons	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
30	Hank Locklin	Please Help Me, I'm Falling	Classic Country
31	Jim Reeves	Billy Bayou	Country Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good Times
32	Jack Scott	Cool Water	Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
33	Marty Robbins	Song Of The Bandit	The Complete Recordings 1952-1960
34	Duane Eddy CD 1	Because They're Young	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology (Disc 1)
35	The Drifters	This Magic Moment	All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1]
36	Henry Mancini	Lujon	Best Of

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Bound To Lose

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