Someone once suggested that country songs about heartache and lost love sound the same as country songs about good times and happy days. Is it just the wailing fiddle intro often referred to as the “fiddle kickoff” that neutralizes the emotional jar of joy or grief that causes a reaction like that? Or is it just country songwriting is geared towards the simple task of expressing emotions in the terms of everyday life? No matter the reason, we’ll be taking on a country-themed collection of songs about heartaches this week in the show. We’ll do this by walking through some of the golden greats from the Golden Age of Country Music where the ways of the heart were a common theme and, thus, the heartache was an easy rhythmic mark for the country songwriter. We’ll share the Walkers’ Charlie and Billy, Jimmie Skinner, Buck Owens, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy, George and Stonewall among a couple dozen others, all with a message that speaks to country heartaches; and may we also say that there was plenty of fodder to draw from. Drop in…and don’t forget the hankies.
| No. | Artist |
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Album |
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| 1 | Lefty Frizzell |
I Never Go Around Mirrors (I've Got a Heartache to Hide) |
Life's Like Poetry (Disc 9) |
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| 2 | Buck Owens |
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache) |
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 2 |
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| 3 | Dwight Yoakam |
The Heartaches Are Free |
Tomorrow's Sounds Today |
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| 4 | Wynn Stewart |
Heartaches For A Dime |
Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack |
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| 5 | Rose Maddox |
Sing A Little Song Of Heartache |
Swing West 1: Bakersfield |
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| 6 | Leon Russell |
Heartaches By The Number |
Best Of Hank Wilson |
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| 7 | Little Jimmy Dickens |
Happy Heartaches |
Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962 |
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| 8 | Buddy Miller |
Looking For A Heartache Like You |
Cruel Moon |
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| 9 | Patty Loveless |
Looking For A Heartache Like You |
On Your Way Home |
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| 10 | Jimmie Skinner |
100 Proof Heartaches |
One Dead Man Ago |
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| 11 | Carl Butler |
If I Could Spend My Heartaches |
The Chronogical Classics 1954-1958 (Warped 5592) |
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| 12 | Hawkshaw Hawkins |
A Heartache to Recall |
22 Greatest Hits |
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| 13 | Billy Walker |
Headin' For Heartaches |
Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight |
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| 14 | Charlie Walker |
Who's Giving You Heartaches Now |
1952-1958 (Warped 5230) |
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| 15 | The Everly Brothers |
A Brand New Heartache |
Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4] |
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| 16 | Elvis Presley |
That's When Your Heartaches Begin |
Elvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles) |
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| 17 | Guy Mitchell |
Heartaches By The Number |
The Sweetest Memories (Newsound) |
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| 18 | Patsy Cline |
Heartaches |
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline |
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| 19 | Bobby Lewis |
Doggone This Heartache |
30th Anniversary Collection Disc 2 |
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| 20 | Stonewall Jackson |
If Heartaches Were Wine (I'd Be Drunk All the Time) |
Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967 |
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| 21 | George Jones & Melba Montgomery |
Multiply The Heartaches |
Vintage Collections |
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| 22 | Sonny James |
Somebody Else's Heartache |
Singles |
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| 23 | Mason Dixon |
Queen of My Heartaches |
Country & Western Nuggets |
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| 24 | The Mavericks |
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) |
From Hell to Paradise |
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| 25 | The Time Jumpers |
This Heartache |
Kid Sister |
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| 26 | Rosie Flores & Ray Campi |
A Little Bit Of Heartache |
A Little Bit Of Heartache |
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| 27 | Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh |
Brand New Heartache |
Holidin' Our Own |
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| 28 | Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
Don't Look For A Heartache |
Don't Look For Heartache |
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| 29 | Patsy Cline |
That's How A Heartache Begins |
The Patsy Cline Collection |
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| 30 | BR5-49 |
Heartaches By The Number |
One Long Saturday Night, Plus |
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| 31 | Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers |
Heartache |
Loved Wild Lost |
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| 32 | Johnny Tillotson |
Suff'rin' from a Heartache |
The Tillotson Touch |
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| 33 | Cyndi Lauper |
Heartaches By the Number |
Detour |
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| 34 | Dane Stinit |
Heartache Catches Up with Me [Take 15] |
Original Sun Recordings |
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Jazz, rhythm and all the very best of blues and swing from the past century, reaching as far back as the thirties and taking in some of rock royalty from the early fifties. This week we’re snapping fingers and cutting the rug with some of the very greats including Wynonie Harris, Buddy Johnson, The Five Royales, The Cadillacs, and a touch of gospel vocal majesty from Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The themes are wide-ranging, taking us from the woodshed to the urban streets and some Cadillac competitions and we’ll also get with the stuff that’s arrived and is oh so mellow. Night trains, sugar lumps, boogie woogie daddies and tall skinny papas rule the roost. Don’t miss out, even if you’re a night owl you’ll want to take these sounds with you into the early hours of tomorrow. Let me off uptown, would ya?
| No. | Artist |
Title |
Album |
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| 1 | Baby Doll & Her Royal Swingsters |
Down By The Woodshed |
Stompin' 25 |
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| 2 | The Enchanters |
Boogie Woogie Daddy |
Jubilee Jezebels |
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| 3 | Big Maybelle |
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show |
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55 |
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| 4 | Effie Smith |
Root-Lie-Voot (08-16-50) |
1945-1953 |
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| 5 | The Five Royales |
Thirty Second Lover |
Dedicated To You |
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| 6 | Wynonie Harris |
Adam Come And Get Your Rib |
Lovin' Machine |
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| 7 | Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra |
A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money) (Cadillac) |
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 |
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| 8 | The Cadillacs |
Speedo (Cadillac) |
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 |
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| 9 | Tony Allen & The Champs |
Night Owl (Birds) |
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 |
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| 10 | Savannah Churchill |
Fat Meat Is Good Meat |
Jazzin' The Blues – Volume4 :1929-1943 |
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| 11 | Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers |
Sugar Lump |
Darktown Strutters Ball |
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| 12 | The Four Blazes |
Night Train |
Mary Jo |
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| 13 | Professor Longhair |
Looka, No Hair |
Ebb Records Story (Vol. 2): 1957-1959 |
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| 14 | Willie Mabon |
The Seventh Son |
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4] |
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| 15 | The Mills Brothers |
The Love Bug Will Bite You |
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4 |
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| 16 | The Ravens |
I'm Going to Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters |
The Greatest Group of Them All |
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| 17 | Ray Charles |
Hallelujah, I Love Her So |
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 |
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| 18 | Cleo Brown |
The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow |
The Legendary Cleo Brown |
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| 19 | Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson |
Get On Down The Road |
Go Ahead And Rock And Roll |
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| 20 | Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio |
Trouble In Mind |
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 |
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| 21 | Margie Day |
Dumplin' Dumplin' |
Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3 |
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| 22 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe |
I Want A Tall Skinny Papa |
Vintage Sex Songs |
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| 23 | Smiley Lewis |
Big Mamou |
Smiley Lewis Vol 1 |
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| 24 | Blue Lu Barker |
A Little Bird Told Me |
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944 |
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| 25 | Little Willie John |
Home At Last |
Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John |
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| 26 | Chuck Willis |
Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes |
I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll |
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| 27 | The Clovers |
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash |
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four |
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| 28 | Lula Reed |
Rock Love |
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3 |
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| 29 | Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five |
Hungary Man |
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2 |
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| 30 | Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five |
A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed |
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2 |
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| 31 | The Delta Rhythm Boys |
Let Me Off Uptown |
The Best Of 1940-50 |
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| 32 | Bo Diddley |
Moon Baby |
Bo Diddley Is A Lover |
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| 33 | Nappy Brown |
The Right Time |
Savoy Blues 1957-1994 [Disc 3] |
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| 34 | Slim Harpo |
Bobby Sox Baby |
The Best Of Slim Harpo |
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A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.
| No. | Artist |
Title |
Album |
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| 1 | The Harlem Hamfats |
What's On Your Mind? |
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938 |
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| 2 | B.B. King |
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? |
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan |
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| 3 | Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five |
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby |
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1941 – 1944 |
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| 4 | Ella Fitzgerald |
How Long Has This Been Going On? |
Pure Ella |
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| 5 | The King Cole Trio |
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? |
Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.) |
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| 6 | The Robins |
Whadaya Want? |
50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1] |
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| 7 | Joe Liggins |
Do You Love Me Pretty Baby? |
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers |
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| 8 | Varetta Dillard |
What'll I Do? |
Got You On My Mind |
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| 9 | Ruth Brown |
Why Don't You Write Me? |
Along Comes Ruth |
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| 10 | Bo Diddley |
Who Do You Love? |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3 |
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| 11 | Bette Midler |
Do You Want to Dance? |
Experience the Divine [1993] |
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| 12 | The Isley Brothers |
Who's That Lady? |
Something's Got A Hold On Me |
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| 13 | Barry White |
What Am I Gonna Do With You? |
All Time Greatest Hits |
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| 14 | The Amazing Rhythm Aces |
Who Will The Next Fool Be? |
Two Classic Albums From The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump |
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| 15 | Peggy Lee |
Is That All There Is? |
Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee |
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| 16 | Los Lobos |
Is This All There Is? |
By the Light of the Moon |
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| 17 | Buck Owens |
Would You Be Ready? |
Dust On Mother's Bible |
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| 18 | The Texas Tornados |
Who Were You Thinkin' Of |
The Best Of Texas Tornados |
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| 19 | Wanda Jackson |
Who Shot Sam? |
Queen Of Rockabilly |
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| 20 | Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. Morgan |
Do You Love Me? |
Crossroads In Cowtown |
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| 21 | Frankie Miller |
Hey! Where Ya Goin? |
The World Is A Monster |
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| 22 | Jim Lauderdale |
What Kinda Guy? |
An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert |
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| 23 | The Lovin' Spoonful |
Do You Believe In Magic? |
Do You Believe In Magic? |
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| 24 | The Lovin' Spoonful |
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind? |
Do You Believe In Magic? |
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| 25 | Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks |
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away |
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 4 |
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| 26 | The Grass Roots |
Where Were You When I Needed You |
All Time Greatest Hits |
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| 27 | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Have You Ever Seen Rain? |
All Time Greatest Hits Disc 1 |
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| 28 | Chicago |
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? |
The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997 |
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| 29 | Ramones |
Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? |
Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s |
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| 30 | The Five Royales |
$64,000 Question (Do You Love Me) |
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3] |
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| 31 | Lemon Nash |
Anybody Seen My Kitty? |
Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour |
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| 32 | Tom Paxton |
What Did You Learn In School Today? |
Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound |
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| 33 | Ella Mae Morse |
How Can You Leave A Man Like This? |
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females |
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| 34 | Elvis Presley |
Are You Lonesome Tonight? |
The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1] |
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| 35 | Clyde McPhatter |
A Lovers Question |
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2) |
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It’s finger poppin’ time…time to have a blast with some breakout party rockers from the mid-century. All for a good time with soul and roll and rhythm as the main course in today’s show. It’s all about those percussive rocking beats. Call it a party full of boogie, mojo, twistin’ and shaking. We’ve lit the fuse for a dynamite celebration of rebellious rock and cool upbeat soul rhythms with the music of Freddy Cannon, The Swingin’ Medallions, The Showstoppers and Ann Cole with an out of control party mix…just in time for our first show of May. KOWS Community Radio brings the fresh sounds of today, yesterday and tomorrow 24/7, with the very best of political and community discourse. You can tune us in on 92.5 FM in West Sonoma County or just drop by our stream on your Radio Rethink app, Alexa, Radio Garden, Tunein, or Radio Box. We’re here for you and Deeper Roots will be pitching a wang dang doodle this coming Friday morning here on member-supported radio for planet Earth.
| No. | Artist |
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Album |
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| 1 | The Isley Brothers |
Shout (Part One) |
Motor City Soul |
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| 2 | Wanda Jackson |
Let's Have a Party |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 |
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| 3 | Ray Charles |
Mess Around |
Atlantic Rock & Roll |
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| 4 | The Swingin' Medallions |
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) |
Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968 |
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| 5 | The Strangeloves |
I Want Candy |
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party |
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| 6 | Claudine Clark |
Party Lights |
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1 |
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| 7 | Martha & The Vandellas |
Mickey's Monkey |
Dance Party |
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| 8 | Hank Ballard & the Midnighters |
Finger Poppin' Time |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1 |
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| 9 | Johnnie Morisette |
Meet Me At The Twistin' Place |
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962 |
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| 10 | Chubby Checker |
Dancin' Party |
Chubby Checker (Mr Twister) |
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| 11 | Chubby Checker |
The Twist |
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1960 |
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| 12 | Sam Cooke |
Twistin' the Night Away |
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4) |
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| 13 | Dave Edmunds |
Do You Wanna Dance |
Porky's Revenge! [Expanded] |
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| 14 | The Contours |
Do You Love Me |
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party |
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| 15 | Jerry Lee Lewis |
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1 |
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| 16 | Matchbox |
Rockabilly Rebel |
Rockabilly Rebel |
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| 17 | Freddy Cannon |
Buzz Buzz A Diddle It |
His Latest And Greatest |
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| 18 | Tommy James & the Shondells |
Mony Mony |
The Very Best of Tommy James & the Shondells |
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| 19 | Louis Jordan |
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie |
Number Ones |
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| 20 | The Showstoppers |
Ain't Nothing But A House Party |
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics |
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| 21 | Ann Cole |
Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You) |
Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals |
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| 22 | Koko Taylor |
Wang Dang Doodle |
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] |
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| 23 | The Champs |
Tequilla |
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party |
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| 24 | Tarheel Slim |
Number Nine Train |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 |
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| 25 | Chan Romero |
The Hippy Hippy Shake |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 |
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| 26 | Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs |
Wooly Bully |
Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll |
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| 27 | Arthur Conley |
Sweet Soul Music |
Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967 |
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| 28 | Link Wray/Robert Gordon |
Summertime Blues |
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials |
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| 29 | Johnny Kidd |
Shakin' All Over |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 |
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| 30 | The Kingsmen |
Louie Louie |
In Person ('64) |
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| 31 | Nick Todd |
At The Hop |
Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962 |
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| 32 | The Isley Brothers |
Twist And Shout |
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party |
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| 33 | Little Richard |
Good Golly Miss Molly |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 |
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| 34 | Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps |
Cruisin' |
Destination Freeway |
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| 35 | Elvis Presley |
Party |
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2 |
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| 36 | Wanda Jackson |
Man, We Had A Party |
Queen Of Rockabilly |
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| 37 | Tommy Tutone |
867-5309/Jenny |
Party Starter: 80s Mix |
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| 38 | The Marcels |
Blue Moon |
Doo Wop Love Songs |
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A Century of America's Music