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Country Hotshots

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This Friday on Deeper Roots, we’re tipping our hats to some of the finest country artists of the 20th century with a journey far beyond the familiar hits. From the outlaw spirit of Waylon Jennings and the wit of Roger Miller to the Bakersfield fire of Dwight Yoakam, the timeless charm of Little Jimmy Dickens, and many more, we’ll dig into the deep tracks, hidden gems, and overlooked performances that helped define country music’s rich legacy. If you enjoy discovering songs that deserve another listen—or hearing legendary artists from a fresh perspective—this is a show you won’t want to miss. Join us Friday morning at 9:00 AM on KOWS Community Radio for two hours of classic country, unexpected favorites, and the stories behind the music. Come along as we celebrate the deeper roots of country music, one great song at a time.

No.Artist Title Album Year Start At
1Porter Wagoner I'll Go Down Swinging The Essential Porter Wagoner 1964 00:00
2Buck Owens I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water Honky Tonk Man: Buck Sings Country Classics 2013 05:06
3Buck Owens Close Up the Honky Tonks Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) 1964 07:34
4Charlie Walker Close All the Honky Tonks Charlie Walker – 1959-1964 2013 09:55
5Merle Haggard And The Strangers Honky Tonk Night Time Man (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06) Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard 2006 12:03
6Merle Haggard Honky Tonkin' Roots Vol. 1 2001 14:37
7Dale Watson Heaven's Gonna Have A Honky Tonk Call Me Insane 2015 17:24
8Dale Watson Wine Don't Lie An Empty Glass: A Collection of Drinkin' Songs 2001 19:54
9Joshua Hedley Mr. Jukebox Mr. Jukebox 2018 27:41
10Joshua Hedley This Time Mr. Jukebox 2018 30:51
11James Hand Baby Baby Don't Tell Me That The Truth Will Set You Free 2006 33:21
12James Hand Banks of the Brazos The Truth Will Set You Free 2006 36:39
13Little Jimmy Dickens Crazy Worried Mind Country Boy [Disc 1] 1949 38:40
14Little Jimmy Dickens I Wish You Didn't Love Me So Much [Album Version] Various Artists The Essential Little Jimmy Dickens 1951 41:24
15Faron Young Face to the Wall The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2) 2000 48:51
16Bill Anderson Goodbye Cruel World Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter 1961 51:07
17Gary Stewart Can't You See Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] Past Masters [2008] 1978 53:36
18Gary Stewart Honky-Tonkin' Out of Hand 1975 56:14
19Dwight Yoakam Train in Vain Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2 2002 59:40
20Dwight Yoakam It Only Hurts When I Cry If There Was a Way 1990 1:02:56
21Wynn Stewart Come On Very Best of: 1958 – 1962 1958 1:09:58
22Wynn Stewart Big City Very Best of: 1958 – 1962 1960 1:12:04
23Waylon Jennings Will The Wolf Survive? Complete MCA Recordings 1986 1:14:24
24Waylon Jennings Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 1 1993 1:17:47
25Willie Nelson Bubbles in My Beer Lost Highway 2009 1:20:04
26Willie Nelson Three Days Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS 2016 1:22:49
27Ferlin Husky I Feel Better All Over The Other Side of Bakersfield Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' 1954 1:27:51
28Ferlin Husky Draggin' the River Ferlin Husky Singles 0 1:30:22
29George Jones I'm Ragged But I'm Right George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection 1956 1:32:27
30George Jones I'm a One Woman Man The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 2 1994 1:34:44
31Webb Pierce I Ain't Never 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce 1959 1:36:56
32Webb Pierce Crazy Wild Desire I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 2] 1962 1:38:48
33Lefty Frizzell If You've Got the Money Best 1950 1:41:06
34Lefty Frizzell Shine Shave Shower (It's A Saturday) Best 1950 1:44:00
35Roger Miller Lou's Got The Flu King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1) 1964 1:46:26
36Johnny Cash Tennessee Flat Top Box Classic Cash 1961 1:48:10
37Johnny Cash Understand Your Man I Walk The Line 1964 1:54:01
38Willie Nelson The Party's Over Naked Willie 1966 1:56:40
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Let’s Live

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This week we celebrate the simple joys that have always bound American music together. Deeper Roots travels back nearly a century—from the roaring jazz of Ethel Waters, Fletcher Henderson, and Coleman Hawkins to the contemporary wit of Kacey Musgraves—finding common threads of laughter, resilience, friendship, and the everyday pleasures that make life worth living. Along the way we’ll make a party heavy stop in New Orleans with Aaron Neville, Fats Domino, James Booker, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, and Art Neville, then head into the hills with bluegrass, country, and Appalachian traditions as the road we ride takes us from Oklahoma to Kentucky. With deep blues, gospel, western swing, big band classics, and timeless folk ballads all sharing the same stage, our show this week revels in music that reminds us there’s always another reason to celebrate the journey.

No.Artist Title Album Year Start At
1Aaron Neville Let's Live Treacherous [Disc 1] 1961 00:00
2James Booker Medley: Tico Tico / Papa Was A Rascal / So Swell When You're Well Classified 1982 05:29
3Dr. John Traveling Mood The Ultimate Dr. John 1987 10:18
4Fats Domino The Girl I Love [Version 2] This Is Gold Disc 1 2004 12:56
5Aaron Neville My True Story My True Story 2013 16:24
6Irma Thomas While the City Sleeps Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas Vol. 1 1964 19:14
7Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie I'm Wild About My Stuff Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944 0 28:43
8Blind Boy Fuller Trucking My Blues Away No. 2 (take 2) Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order – Volume 2 (29 April to 12 July 1937) 1937 31:39
9Ollie Shepard King Of All Evil Vol. 2-1939-41 1939 34:23
10Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon Stewball Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways) 1959 37:04
11Angelic Gospel Singers with the Dixie Humming Birds One Day When the Moon Goes Down in the Valley of Time: African-American Gospel 1939-51 2013 40:35
12Rory Block Lord I Feel Just Like Goin' On I Belong To The Band: A Tribute To Rev. Gary Davis 2012 42:45
13Ethel Waters and Her Jazz Band Ev'rybody Mess Aroun Tight Women and Loose Bands 1921-1931 1926 52:04
14Cleo Brown Boogie Woogie Picking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie Pioneers 1935 54:46
15Benny Carter (With Lionel Hampton Orchestra) I'm in the Mood for Swing RCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30's 1938 57:08
16Coleman Hawkins Body and Soul RCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30's 1939 1:00:26
17Alan Lomax How Many Biscuits Can You Eat? Ballad Operas-Martins & The Co 0 1:07:53
18W. Lee & His Hillbilly Boys Please Pass The Biscuits Pappy Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938 1938 1:08:37
19Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs 'How Many Biscuits' 1953-X6-XX Grand Old Opry 1953 1:11:11
20NRBQ Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie Kick Me Hard 1979 1:11:31
21Kacey Musgraves Biscuits Pageant Material 2015 1:13:51
22Mazzy Star I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit Fade Into You (Single) 1994 1:17:02
23Joshua Hedley Fresh Hot Biscuits All Hat 2025 1:20:33
24Kenny Baker Monroe's Hornpipe Plays Bill Monroe 1977 1:26:09
25Jack Guthrie No Need to Knock on My Door Oklahoma Hills 1946 1:29:13
26Merle Travis Missouri The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 11 0 1:31:35
27Kentuckians Journey's End Keep on Going: The Rebel & Melodeon Recordings 2004 1:34:15
28Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Better Times A' Comin' Mark Twain: Words & Music [Disc 1] 2011 1:37:27
29Mac Wiseman It's Mighty Dark To Travel Grassroots To Bluegrass 1990 1:40:00
30Johnny Cash Thanks a Lot The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1 1958 1:42:36
31Jimmy Wakely Moon Over Montana Vintage Collections 0 1:45:10
32Leon Redbone Sweet Lorraine Any Time 2001 1:48:03
33Enric Madriguera B‚same Mucho The Minute Samba 1944 1:53:51
34The Dixie Cups Iko Iko The Big Easy 1965 1:56:59
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Trouble Bound

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Free form and completely eclectic—that is the absolute best way to introduce this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. Every so often, we love to shake things up by forgoing our usual archival explorations of specific genres, artists, or historical themes. Instead, Dave is opening up his personal vault for a special curation of deep tracks and personal favorites that he has been setting aside over the past couple of months just to share with you.  We are bridging eras and styles in a way only Deeper Roots can. Expect a magical blend of sounds, including early Cotton Club sounds of Cab Calloway alongside beach music from The Catalinas, rocking guitar fuzz with Grady Martin paired with the Buckaroo guitar sounds of Don Rich, and some Dylan, Merle, Berigan and Clooney. Join us for a scenic, unpredictable journey through the back roads of American music each and every Friday morning at 9am Pacific on KOWS Community Radio, streaming 24/7 at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.Artist Title Album Year Start At
1Elvis Presley A Mess Of Blues The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1] 1960 00:00
2John Hiatt Dust Down a Country Road Walk On 1995 05:01
3Jay & The Americans This Magic Moment Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best of Jay and The Americans 1968 08:59
4Emmylou Harris Save The Last Dance For Me Profile II: The Best Of Emmylou Harris 1978 11:50
5The Neville Brothers Sitting in Limbo Fiyo on the Bayou 1981 15:23
6Jackson Browne Everywhere I Go I'm Alive 1993 19:18
7Grady Martin The Fuzz I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3] 1961 28:31
8Ricky Nelson My Babe James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969 0 30:48
9Don Rich & The Buckaroos I'm a-Comin' Back Home to You Guitar Pickin' Man 2016 33:20
10Merle Travis Pretty Girl (Jolie Fille) The Guitar Picker CD4 (1954-56) 0 35:17
11Chet Atkins Blue Angel The Essential Chet Atkins [RCA] 1996 37:16
12Doc Watson Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar 1964-1965 (Warped 6411F) 2016 39:35
13The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Wreck on the Highway Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1 1972 48:30
14Red Simpson The Highway Patrol Swing West 1: Bakersfield 1966 51:50
15The Blasters Trouble Bound Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2) 2002 54:00
16Dave Edmunds Trouble Boys Single Trax 1970-1981 1978 57:43
17Lee Hazlewood Trouble Is A Lonesome Town 400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56 1956 1:00:54
18Buck Owens Hello Trouble Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) 1964 1:03:07
19Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadors This Troubled Mind O'Mine Daddy of 'Em All 1957 1:04:52
20Bob Dylan If Not for You Biograph Disc 1 1985 1:12:00
21Ruben Blades Ollie's Doo-Wop Nothing But The Truth 1988 1:14:37
22The Treniers Go! Go! Go! The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin' 1951 1:17:01
23The Chanters No No No Doo Wop Box Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 2000 1:19:21
24The Catalinas You're Driving Me Crazy Dance The Night Away 1999 1:21:30
25Cab Calloway Mama I Wanna Make Rhythm Chronological 1937-38 1937 1:30:40
26Peggy Lee Alright OK You Win Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) 2004 1:33:42
27Rosemary Clooney Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) Tenderly 1952 1:36:32
28Bunny Berigan & His Boys I Can't Get Started Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. 1936 1:38:46
29Bob Dylan 4th Time Around Blonde on Blonde 1966 1:42:06
30Buddy Holly Bo Diddley [1963 Album Version] Rave On: The Very Best Of ? 1963 1:46:33
31Bo Diddley Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley 1959 1:48:50
32Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys (I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart Vintage Collections 1947 1:54:44
33Dean Martin I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine Capitol Records' From The Vaults 1950 1:57:05
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Travelin’ Blues 2026

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This Friday, Deeper Roots presents an encore broadcast from February 2020, exploring the rich intersection of gospel, blues, and tradition through the theme of the “Travelin’ Blues.” Whether the journey leads down the King’s Highway toward salvation or along a lonely back road toward temptation, we’ll steer clear of the toll roads and follow the winding paths where sacred and secular music have traveled side by side for generations. Along the way you’ll hear performances from Rory Block, Chris Smither, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, The Golden Gate Quartet, and many more. Originally conceived as the first installment in a series of programs about songs of the road, this episode explores highways and journeys through the language of the blues and gospel. Join us for two hours of American roots music where every mile has a story to tell.

No.Artist Title Album Year Start At
1Maria Muldaur Travelin' Shoes 1974 00:00
2Blind Sammie (Blind Willie McTell) Travelin' Blues 1929 05:42
3Taj Mahal Farther On Down The Road 2000 08:49
4Roland Stone Down The Road 1960 11:56
5Freddie Slack Down The Road 2003 14:15
6Eric Clapton Further On Down the Road 2013 20:57
7Chris Smither Look Down the Road 0 26:32
8Mattie Delaney Down The Big Road Blues 1930 29:06
9Unidentified Quartet I Look Down The Road And Wonder 2010 36:43
10The Golden Gate Quartet I Looked Down The Road And Wondered 1939 39:49
11Rory Block If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road 2014 44:12
12Paul Butterfield's Better Days Highway 28 1972 52:29
13Johnny Guitar Watson Highway 60 2006 55:28
14Lowell Fulson Highway 99 2008 57:47
15Gatemouth Moore Highway 61 Blues 2000 1:00:42
16Honeyboy Edwards Strollin' Down Highway 61 0 1:03:13
17Snooks Eaglin Traveling Mood 1995 1:08:42
18Doc Pomus Traveling Dog 1949 1:10:54
19Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson Get On Down The Road 1958 1:13:19
20Ernie Andrews With Maxwell Davis Orchestra Travelin' Baby 1951 1:16:17
21Slim Gaillard & His Boogiereeners Travelin' Blues 1945 1:18:44
22T-Bone Walker Travelin' Blues 1950 1:21:44
23Smiley Lewis Lonesome Highway 2010 1:28:47
24Howling Wolf Driving This Highway 1952 1:31:00
25Freddie King Key To The Highway 1970 1:33:51
26Freddie King Living On The Highway 1971 1:37:11
27Little Walter Key To The Highway 0 1:41:20
28Eric Clapton Traveling Riverside Blues 2004 1:44:04
29Tommy McLennan Travelin' Highway Blues 1941 1:50:03
30Cripple Clarence Lofton Travelin' Blues 1939 1:52:58
31Eric Bibb/Rory Block/Maria Muldaur Travelin' Woman Blues 2004 1:55:03
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Wake Up Everybody

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Tomorrow isn’t a guarantee; it’s a promise we keep to one another. In times when the airwaves and headlines feel crowded with division, hatred, and the loud noise of demagoguery, all in reaction to barbarous and vile language from the highest quarters, the antidote has always been found in the music. This week on Deeper Roots, we are celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary by stepping directly into the storm with a playlist designed to uplift, fortify, and remind us of what’s worth fighting for.  Count on sounds from Gillian Welch, Willie Nelson, Sam Cooke, Chet Baker and a few dozen more as we dive deep into a century of American music, bringing you powerful songs of the spirit from the gospel canon alongside timeless anthems of resistance that call on us to rise above the attacks on our shared democracy. This isn’t just a look back at history—it’s a toolkit for the present.

No.Artist Title Album Year Start At
1Mahalia Jackson I Will Move On Up A Little Higher Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken 1999 00:00
2The Edwin Hawkins Singers I'm Going Through Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers 1969 08:19
3The Blind Boys Of Alabama I Shall Not Be Moved I'll Find A Way 2013 13:20
4Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder I Shall Not Be Moved Get On Board 2022 15:56
5Connie Smith Farther Along Connie Smith 1965-1966 2011 20:10
6Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers Farther Along The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3] 1956 22:59
7Larry Campbell Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams 2015 30:59
8The Browns Fair and Tender Ladies Classics 1963-1964 (Warped 6384) 2010 34:59
9Willie Nelson Healing Hands of Time Wanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks] 1996 37:25
10Elvis Presley (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) Elvis By The Presleys [Disc 1] 1957 39:39
11The Impressions Keep On Pushing Ultimate Collection: The Impressions 1964 42:58
12Joe Ely The Road Goes On Forever The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection 1992 50:29
13Sara Evans Born To Fly Laying Tracks 2003 54:56
14B.B. King & Dr. John There Must Be A Better World Somewhere Deuces Wild 1997 58:46
15The Bronzemen Hold On (Keep Yo' Hand On The Plow) The Bronzemen – Radio Transcriptions (1939) 1939 1:03:24
16Mahalia Jackson Keep Your Hand on the Plow The World's Greatest Gospel Singer 1954 1:10:33
17Sam Cooke A Change Is Gonna Come Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1960-64: 30 Amazing Stereo Hits 2016 1:12:58
18Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions People Get Ready Akeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2006 1:15:32
19Fats Domino Walking To New Orleans The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960 1960 1:18:08
20The Four Tops Reach Out I'll Be There The Classic Sixties: 1966 1966 1:20:02
21Ray Charles I Believe to My Soul Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 1997 1:22:58
22Keb' Mo' Wake Up Everybody Peace…Back By Popular Demand 2004 1:30:06
23The Staple Singers I'll Take You There I'll Take You There 1972 1:34:07
24Jo Stafford On The Sunny Side of the Street Candy 1944 1:37:14
25Chet Baker Look for the Silver Lining Chet Baker Sings 1956 1:40:07
26Louis Armstrong What A Wonderful World Lifetime Of Romance: Falling In Love [Disc 2] 1967 1:42:44
27The Band The Weight Northern Songs – Canada's Best And Brightest 1968 1:44:59
28Sly & the Family Stone Everyday People Anthology 1981 1:52:11
29Bruce Springsteen Streets of Minneapolis Streets of Minneapolis – Single 2026 1:54:30