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Trouble Bound

July 18, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

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
1	Elvis Presley	A Mess Of Blues	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]	1960	00:00
2	John Hiatt	Dust Down a Country Road	Walk On	1995	05:01
3	Jay & The Americans	This Magic Moment	Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best of Jay and The Americans	1968	08:59
4	Emmylou Harris	Save The Last Dance For Me	Profile II: The Best Of Emmylou Harris	1978	11:50
5	The Neville Brothers	Sitting in Limbo	Fiyo on the Bayou	1981	15:23
6	Jackson Browne	Everywhere I Go	I'm Alive	1993	19:18
7	Grady Martin	The Fuzz	I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]	1961	28:31
8	Ricky Nelson	My Babe	James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969	0	30:48
9	Don Rich & The Buckaroos	I'm a-Comin' Back Home to You	Guitar Pickin' Man	2016	33:20
10	Merle Travis	Pretty Girl (Jolie Fille)	The Guitar Picker CD4 (1954-56)	0	35:17
11	Chet Atkins	Blue Angel	The Essential Chet Atkins [RCA]	1996	37:16
12	Doc Watson	Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar	1964-1965 (Warped 6411F)	2016	39:35
13	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Wreck on the Highway	Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1	1972	48:30
14	Red Simpson	The Highway Patrol	Swing West 1: Bakersfield	1966	51:50
15	The Blasters	Trouble Bound	Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2)	2002	54:00
16	Dave Edmunds	Trouble Boys	Single Trax 1970-1981	1978	57:43
17	Lee Hazlewood	Trouble Is A Lonesome Town	400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56	1956	1:00:54
18	Buck Owens	Hello Trouble	Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)	1964	1:03:07
19	Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadors	This Troubled Mind O'Mine	Daddy of 'Em All	1957	1:04:52
20	Bob Dylan	If Not for You	Biograph Disc 1	1985	1:12:00
21	Ruben Blades	Ollie's Doo-Wop	Nothing But The Truth	1988	1:14:37
22	The Treniers	Go! Go! Go!	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'	1951	1:17:01
23	The 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
24	The Catalinas	You're Driving Me Crazy	Dance The Night Away	1999	1:21:30
25	Cab Calloway	Mama I Wanna Make Rhythm	Chronological 1937-38	1937	1:30:40
26	Peggy Lee	Alright OK You Win	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)	2004	1:33:42
27	Rosemary Clooney	Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)	Tenderly	1952	1:36:32
28	Bunny Berigan & His Boys	I Can't Get Started	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.	1936	1:38:46
29	Bob Dylan	4th Time Around	Blonde on Blonde	1966	1:42:06
30	Buddy Holly	Bo Diddley [1963 Album Version]	Rave On: The Very Best Of ?	1963	1:46:33
31	Bo 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
32	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	(I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart	Vintage Collections	1947	1:54:44
33	Dean Martin	I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine	Capitol Records' From The Vaults	1950	1:57:05

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Twisted Country Tales

June 5, 2026 Dave

We’re taking an encore spin this morning…going back to a show first broadcast as “Country Leftovers” in late 2019. But it deserved a better name “…and I fell asleep with a troubled dream and dreamed I road on the hellbound train.” Just one line from one track from our Friday morning Deeper Roots show which focuses on some country songs ‘from the edge’. An eclectic blend of sometimes morose and other times kitschy stories of mid-century country singers looking for the next “Big Bad John” with stories of engine mishaps, disturbances of mind and relationships, and the general consensus of lyrical country that ‘the world is a monster’. Hillbillies, rabble rousers, and would-be crooners give us those tormented testimonies of country music. Join us for a very unusual collection of sounds from the archives of the fifties and sixties, when country blossomed; the songs we’ll feature had a hard time cracking the Top 100 because the stories told are ‘out there’, even for country music.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Dick Flood	Hellbound Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	0	00:00
2	Bill Anderson	Goodbye Cruel World	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1961	06:53
3	Rocky Porter	The World Is A Monster	The World Is A Monster	0	09:47
4	Johnny Tyler	God's Gonna Turn Us To Dust	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	1957	12:05
5	Buck Ritchey	The Slave	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	1968	14:10
6	Anita Carter	Satan's Child	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1963	21:03
7	Art Kilmer & The Up-Town Four	The Devil's Twist	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	1964	23:57
8	Roy And Georgia And The SO And SO's	Devil Get Away From Me	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture	1966	25:57
9	David Ingles	(Satan Has Been) Paralyzed	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1977	28:43
10	Jimmy Minor	Satan's Chauffeur	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	1960	31:06
11	Steve Bledsoe	Bang Bang You're Dead	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1971	37:26
12	The Looper Trio	Life Beyond Death	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture	1970	39:51
13	Danny Dill	The Eyes Of Death	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)	1960	42:00
14	Faron Young	Live Fast Love Hard Die Young	1953-1956 (Warped 5455)	2012	44:30
15	Autry Inman	Six Rounds Of Love And Hate	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1964	46:47
16	Johnny Price	Marijuana The Devil Flower	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	1969	55:52
17	Don Bowman	Spanish Weed	1967 (Warped 6706)	1967	58:32
18	Wendell Austin (And The Country Swings)	LSD	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	1968	1:00:38
19	Bud Freeman & The Summa Cum Laude Orchestra	Please Tell The World (A Message From The Grave)	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1970	1:02:58
20	Travelin' Texans	Beating On The Bars	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2	0	1:03:52
21	Red River Dave	California Hippie Murders	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	1970	1:05:40
22	Mel Tillis	Loco Weed (Single Version)	The Best of Mel Tillis	1990	1:07:49
23	Olin Bingham	They Wouldn't Listen To A Kid	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1971	1:16:58
24	Jack Cook	My Evil Mind	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1	0	1:20:08
25	Ray Sanders	Graveyard Dance	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1966	1:22:16
26	Bill Carter	Shot Four Times And Dyin'	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2	0	1:23:58
27	Len Barrow	Hades Highway	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	0	1:32:50
28	Don Bailey	Fourteen Stories Down	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)	1966	1:35:10
29	Charlie Gore	Sin City	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1968	1:38:00
30	Eddie Noack	Ain't The Reaping Ever Done	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1973	1:41:09
31	Eddie Noack	Before You Use That Gun	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter	1973	1:43:54
32	Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys	All I Can Do Is Cry	The World Is A Monster	0	1:46:21
33	Troy Hess	Please Don't Go Topless Mother	Hillbillies in Hell	1972	1:46:21
34	Jimmy Dean	Big Bad John (Uncensored Version)	Best of Answer Songs vol 3	1961	1:53:05
35	Wanda Jackson	Jesus Put A Yodel In My Soul	Hillbillies in Hell	1974	1:56:01

Also Rans 1959

January 23, 2026 Dave

This week we’ll look a little deeper under the charts, focusing on the year 1959, a time when teenage targeted music encouraged new dances, new forms of self-expression and a sound whose influence went beyond the sweetheart, white bread sounds of middle America. To say the least, older generations associated it all with some sort of moral decline. But the sounds of the post-rock explosion laid the foundation for everything that followed: the rise of the teen market, generational conflict as a defining social theme and a sound that was a vehicle for identity and change. Adolescence itself was being redefined. We’ll tune into one of our favorite themes: under the charts. Songs you likely haven’t heard but a few I’m sure you have; tune in for music from Robin Luke, Tommy Sands, Chuck Berry, Carl Mann, Joe Antel and over two dozen others in a two hour sock hop blast here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Bobbettes	I Shot Mr. Lee	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
2	Sam Cooke	Just For You	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
3	Fats Domino	Howdy Podner	Let's Play Fats Domino
4	Jesse Belvin & The Chargers	Dandilyon	Guess Who (CD1)
5	LaVern Baker	Humpty Dumpty Heart	Blues Ballads
6	Dappers	Baby You Know…Wrong	The Epic Story 1960
7	Joe & Ann Trio	Gee Baby (You're So Fine)	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
8	The 5 Royales	Tell Me You Care	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
9	Chuck Berry	Almost Grown	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
10	The Argyles	Vacation Days Are Over	Discovered Volume 2
11	The Lemon Drops	Lo-O-Ve	Rave On: The Coral Story
12	The Danleers	Your Love	The Best Of The Danleers: The Mercury Years
13	The Cinderellas	Yum Yum Yum	Teenage Rebels
14	Tommy Dee	Three Stars	Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era
15	Ricky Nelson	I Wanna Be Loved	The London American Story – 1960
16	Robin Luke	Bad Boy	The Precious Years
17	Freddy Cannon	Okefenokee	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
18	Carl Mann	Pretend	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
19	Wanda Jackson	A Date With Jerry	Four Classic Albums Plus
20	The Chordettes	A Girl's Work Is Never Done	The Best Of The Chordettes
21	The Virtues	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
22	Johnny Wright	Look At That Chick	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
23	Ronnie Hawkins	Mary Lou	Feelin Fine
24	Brenda Lee	Just Because	Brenda Lee Rocks
25	Frankie Ford	Geronimo	Very Best Of Frankie Ford
26	Earl Bostic	Deep Purple	Dance to The Best Of
27	Ernie Fields Orch.	In The Mood	Teen Beat 1
28	Mack Vickery	Goin' Back To St. Louis	War Paint – The Gone Records Story
29	Charlie Gracie	Hurry Up Buttercup	Rave On: The Coral Story
30	Johnny Carroll	Bandstand Doll	Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)
31	James Gallagher	Ford and Shaker	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
32	Joe Antel	How Much I Love You	War Paint – The Gone Records Story
33	The Browns	We Should Be Together	Warped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959
34	Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns	Dearest Darling	Having A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1
35	Sonny James	Talk Of The School	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
36	The Everly Brothers	Take A Message To Mary	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]
37	The Falcons	You're So Fine	Stampede! The United Artists Story

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Sugar Moon

November 19, 2021 Dave

We’ll be settling into some classic country sounds from the golden age alongside some contemporary sounds that stay steadfast in a sound that rings true and authentic. We’ll hear some classics from Wynn Stewart, Buck Owens, Waylon Jennings, Webb Pierce and others. There will be plenty of original sounds from BR5-49 and Chuck Mead, k.d. lang, Don Edwards, and The Mavericks to remind us of the clear line between authentic and what’s attempting to pass for country these days. Tune in for a mix of swing, story songs, love songs, and foot-tappin’ treasures on Deeper Roots this week on Sonoma County Community radio where the music will always take you somewhere other than the main stream. We seldom venture there.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Willie Nelson	Sugar Moon	You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
2	k.d. lang & the Reclines	Big Boned Gal	Absolute Torch and Twang
3	k.d. lang	Western Stars	Recollection CD 1
4	Charley Crockett	Over There That's Frank	10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand
5	Asleep At The Wheel	You're From Texas	Ride With Bob
6	Johnny Cash	I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar	Silver
7	Charley Crockett	Music City USA	Music City USA
8	Ferlin Husky	Detour	Vintage Collections Series
9	Carl Smith	(When You Feel Like Youre in Love) Dont Just Stand There	Golden Age of Country Volume 3: Crazy Arms [Disc 1]
10	Carl Smith	Hey Joe!	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
11	Ray Price	Invitation To The Blues	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
12	Buck Owens	Above And Beyond	Buck Owens
13	John Fogerty	I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)	The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
14	Webb Pierce	I Ain't Never	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
15	The Tractors	The Tractors-Pick Me Up On Your Way Down	Trade Union
16	Wynn Stewart	It's Such A Pretty World Today	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
17	George Strait	Big Ball's in Cowtown w/Asleep at the Wheel	Strait Out of the Box [Disc 4]
18	Asleep At The Wheel	Across The Alley From The Alamo	Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
19	Don Edwards	Texas Plains	West of Yesterday
20	Willie Nelson	This Old House	Remember Me, Vol. 1
21	BR5-49	Cherokee Boogie	BR5-49
22	BR5-49	The Devil In Me	Dog Days
23	The Mavericks	One Step Away	Music for All Occasions
24	Little Jimmy Dickens	When They Get Too Rough (They're Just Right For Me)	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
25	Wynn Stewart	Big City	California Country
26	Dwight Yoakam	Train in Vain	Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2
27	Waylon Jennings	Sweet Dream Woman	The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1
28	Old Crow Medicine Show	Wagon Wheel	Americana
29	Marty Robbins	Devil Woman [Album Version]	Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound
30	Asleep At The Wheel	Bob Wills Is Still The King	Ride With Bob
31	Bob Wills	Goin' Away Party	For the Last Time
32	Charley Crockett	Skip A Rope	Music City USA

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Crazy Blues Centennial

August 15, 2020 Dave

It was the year 1920. One of the more important events in the annals of popular music in the United States occurred 100 years ago this month. Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds’ recording of Perry Bradford‘s tune “Crazy Blues” became an instant hit and was the first significant recording in the blues genre. And Mamie herself was also the first African American female popular singer to lead a commercial recording. This week on Deeper Roots we celebrate with the first installment of a show featuring two hours of music including two very special guests: Gillian and Gary Atkinson, proprietors of Document Records in the UK. I had a chance to interview the two about the label and about the dawn of blues and jazz recording including the early century social impact of black artists. A very special opportunity offered for a very special time. We’ll also hear about a recent video release called Searching for Secret Heroes, a resurrection of a long lost documentary made by Sam Charters, released by Document this past April.

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No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Mamie Smith	Crazy Blues	American Roots Music [Disc 2]
2	Deeper Roots	Pre 20th Century – Gillian Atkinson Interview	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
3	James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band (Remastered)
4	James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band	Memphis Blues	James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band (Remastered)
5	Deeper Roots	Crazy Blues Recording – Gary/Gillian Atkinson	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
6	Deeper Roots	Selling the Crazy Blues	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
7	Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band	Royal Garden Blues	The History of Jazz :The Swing
8	Mamie Smith	Mamma Whip! Mamma Spank!	Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2
9	Edna Hicks	Hard Luck Blues (Pm 12023, 1629-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
10	Ma Rainey and Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders	Honey Where You Been So Long? (Pm 12200, 1701-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
11	Deeper Roots	The Circle of Musicians – Gillian Atkinson	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
12	Hall Johnson Choir	St. Louis Blues	When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll
13	Jelly Roll Morton	Buddy Bolden's Blues (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say) [Album Version]	The Rose & The Briar
14	Deeper Roots	Document Records with Gary Atkinson	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
15	Lovie Austin and Her Blues Serenaders	Traveling Blues (Pm 12255, 10005-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
16	Deeper Roots	Gillian and Gary Discussing Blues in the Jazz Age	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
17	The Hokum Boys	We Don't Sell It Here No More	Georgia Tom – Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (September 1928 – 5 February 1930)
18	Deeper Roots	Early Influentials in the Circles	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
19	Deeper Roots	Early Influentials in the Circles	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
20	Bessie Smith	I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl	The Anthology
21	Deeper Roots	Searching for Secret Heroes Serendipity	Crazy Blues Centennial Interviews
22	Furry Lewis	John Henry	Searching For Secret Heroes
23	JD Short – Memphis Willie B	Alone In The Evening Hours	Searching For Secret Heroes
24	Hattie Heart	Coldest Stuff in Town	Searching For Secret Heroes
25	Trixie Smith and her Down Home Syncopators	Freight Train Blues (Pm 12211, 1767-1)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
26	Sippie Wallace With Clarence Williams' Blue Five	Baby I Can't Use You No More	The Complete Clarence Williams Sessions, Vol. 2 – 1923-1925
27	Sara Martin/Fats Waller	Tain't Nobody's Bus'ness If I Do	The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 1]
28	Lizzie Miles	Electrician Blues	Rude Dudes
29	Victoria Spivey and Her Hallelujah Boys	Black Snake Swing	The Victoria Spivey Collection 1926-1937
30	Ida Cox	I've Got The Blues For Rampart Street	Black Swan Sampler
31	Mamie Smith	You Can't Keep A Good Man Down	Mamie Smith Vol. 1 (1920-1921)

The Original Spins

May 30, 2020 Dave

Deeper Roots this week digs into popular culture in the late 20th century…not so much the deeper aspect, but certainly the roots aspect. The big hits can often be traced back to the originals…sometimes in the same year, sometimes many decades before. We’ll be spinning up ‘the originals’ this week on our community radio show. We’ll take a peek at the hits and share the full blown hits including tracks from Barbie Gaye, Richard Berry, Bessie Banks, and Gloria Jones. You’ll hear the originals of James Brown’s “I Got You”, Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love”, Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock”, and a couple dozen more.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Richard Berry	Louie, Louie	ABC Of The Blues Vol 2
2	S.A. Solomon Linda'S Original Evening Birds	Mbube	The Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol. 4: Ethnic Music Classics (1925 – 48)
3	Barbie Gaye	My Boy Lollipop	American Roots of the British Invasion
4	Sunny Dae & the Knights	Rock Around The Clock	You Heard It Here First!
5	The Little Darlings	Little Bit O' Soul	You Heard It Here First!
6	The Crickets	I Fought The Law	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
7	Howlin' Wolf	The Red Rooster	You Heard It Here First!
8	Yvonne Fair	I Found You	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
9	Don Cherry	Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
10	Bessie Banks	Go Now	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
11	James Ray	I've Got My Mind Set On You (Part 1 & 2)	The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
12	Dan Penn	The Puppet AKA I'm Your Puppet	The Fame Recordings
13	Gloria Jones	Tainted Love	You Heard It Here First!
14	Mack Rice	Mustang Sally	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
15	Joe Jones	California Sun	You Heard It Here First!
16	The Dells	(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
17	The Wild Ones	Wild Thing	You Heard It Here First!
18	Bruce Springsteen	Blinded By The Light	The Essential Bruce Springsteen [Disc 1]
19	The Raindrops	Hanky Panky	You Heard It Here First!
20	Sammy Ambrose	This Diamond Ring	You Heard It Here First!
21	Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels	A Rockin' Good Way	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]
22	Waylon Jennings	Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town	Love of The Common People
23	John D Loudermilk	Tobacco Road	You Heard It Here First!
24	Mark James	Suspicious Minds	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
25	Don & Dewey	Leavin' It All Up To You	Jungle Hop
26	Diane & Annita	A Groovy Kind Of Love	You Heard It Here First!
27	Carson & Gaile	Something Stupid	You Heard It Here First!
28	The Kingston Trio	Let's Get Together	You Heard It Here First!
29	Barry McGuire	California Dreamin'	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs

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Country Leftovers

November 29, 2019 Dave

Turkey leftovers? No, country leftovers. “…and I fell asleep with a troubled dream and dreamed I road on the hellbound train.” Just one line from one track from our Friday morning Deeper Roots show which focuses on some country songs ‘from the edge’. An eclectic blend of sometimes morose and other times kitschy stories of mid-century country singers looking for the next “Big Bad John” with stories of engine mishaps, disturbances of mind and relationships, and the general consensus of lyrical country that ‘the world is a monster’. Hillbillies, rabble rousers, and would-be crooners give us those tormented testimonies of country music. Join Dave Stroud for a very unusual collection of sounds from the archives of the fifties and sixties, when country blossomed; the songs he’s going to feature had a hard time cracking the Top 100 because the stories told are ‘out there’, even for country music.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Dick Flood	Hellbound Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
2	Bill Anderson	Goodbye Cruel World	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
3	Rocky Porter	The World Is A Monster	The World Is A Monster
4	Johnny Tyler	God's Gonna Turn Us To Dust	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
5	Buck Ritchey	The Slave	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
6	Anita Carter	Satan's Child	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
7	Art Kilmer & The Up-Town Four	The Devil's Twist	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
8	Roy And Georgia And The SO And SO's	Devil Get Away From Me	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
9	David Ingles	(Satan Has Been) Paralyzed	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
10	Jimmy Minor	Satan's Chauffeur	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
11	Steve Bledsoe	Bang, Bang You're Dead	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
12	The Looper Trio	Life Beyond Death	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
13	Danny Dill	The Eyes Of Death	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
14	Hank Williams	The Angel Of Death	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
15	Autry Inman	Six Rounds Of Love And Hate	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
16	Johnny Price	Marijuana, The Devil Flower	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
17	Don Bowman	Spanish Weed	1967 (Warped 6706)
18	Wendell Austin (And The Country Swings)	LSD	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
19	Bud Freeman & The Summa Cum Laude Orchestra	Please Tell The World (A Message From The Grave)	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
20	Red River Dave	California Hippie Murders	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
21	Mel Tillis	Loco Weed (Single Version)	The Best of Mel Tillis
22	Olin Bingham	They Wouldn't Listen To A Kid	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
23	Jack Cook	My Evil Mind	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1
24	Ray Sanders	Graveyard Dance	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
25	Bill Carter	Shot Four Times And Dyin'	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
26	Travelin' Texans	Beating On The Bars	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
27	Len Barrow	Hades Highway	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
28	Don Bailey	Fourteen Stories Down	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
29	Charlie Gore	Sin City	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
30	Eddie Noack	Ain't The Reaping Ever Done	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
31	Eddie Noack	Before You Use That Gun	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
32	Troy Hess	Please Don't Go Topless, Mother	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
33	Jimmy Dean	Big Bad John (Uncensored Version)	Best of Answer Songs vol 3
34	Wanda Jackson	Jesus Put A Yodel In My Soul	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5

8 Songwriters 3 Hours

February 25, 2019 Dave

A special three hour show has Dave filling in for KC and I Hear You Rockin’ on KOWS Community Radio, live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa. Dave will walk through some of performances of songwriters who were influential in the rise of Americana sounds including blues, rock, rhythm & blues, pop, folk, and country in the late half of the 20th century. Who you might ask? In addition to the pairings of Carole King and Gerry Goffin as well as Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, we’ll also be sharing songs written by Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, and Tom Waits.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Peter Green Splinter Group	If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day	Me & the Devil Disc 2
2	Eric Clapton	32-20 Blues	Me & Mr. Johnson
3	Keb' Mo'	Love in Vain	Slow Down
4	Leon Russell	Come On In My Kitchen	Life Journey
5	Otis Spann	Dust My Broom	The Blues Never Die
6	Huey Lewis & The News	Blue Monday	Four Chords & Several Years Ago
7	Mitch Woods	I Hear You Knockin	Gumbo Blues
8	Los Lobos	I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
9	Robert Gordon	All by Myself [*]	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
10	Brenda Lee	Let the Four Winds Blow	Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
11	Doug Kershaw	I'm Walkin'	The Best Of Doug Kershaw
12	John Lennon	Ain't That A Shame	Rock 'n' Roll
13	George Thorogood & The Destroyers	Hello Josephine	The Hard Stuff
14	Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary	I'm In Love Again/All By Myself	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1]
15	Ray Charles	Move It On Over	Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]
16	Sleepy LaBeef	The Blues Come Around	Tomorrow Never Comes
17	Raul Malo	Weary Blues from Waitin'	The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
18	The Secret Sisters	Why Don't You Love Me	The Secret Sisters
19	Tompall And The Glasier Brothers	A Mansion On The Hill	American Legends – Hank Williams
20	Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler	Lost On The River	Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
21	Taj Mahal	Mind Your Own Business	Sekno Blues
22	Willie Nelson	Mr. Record Man	A Horse Called Music
23	The Little Willies	Night Life	The Little Willies
24	Johnny Burnette	Hello Walls	The Ballads Of
25	Jamey Johnson	Everything But You (featuring Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill)	Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank Cochran
26	Bryan Ferry	If Not For You	Dylanesque
27	Madeleine Peyroux	You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go	Careless Love
28	Mason Jennings	The Times They Are A-Changin'	I'm Not There [Disc 2]
29	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Way Down In The Hole	Spirit Of The Century
30	Los Lobos	Jockey Full Of Bourbon	Ride This: The Covers [EP]
31	The Devil Makes Three	Come On Up to the House	Redemption & Ruin
32	John Hammond, Jr.	Clap Hands	Wicked Grin
33	The Eagles	Ol' 55	On The Border
34	Dolly Parton	Jolene	Jolene
35	Linda Ronstadt	I Will Always Love You	Prisoner In Disguise
36	Alison Krauss/Shania Twain/Union Station	Coat of Many Colors	Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton
37	Bill Philips	Put It Off Until Tomorrow	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973
38	The Drifters	Some Kind of Wonderful	Drifters' Golden Hits
39	The Cookies	Chains	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
40	The Drifters	Up On The Roof	All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 [Disc 2]
41	Maxine Brown	Oh No Not My Baby	Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On
42	Aretha Franklin	(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman	Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 2: Mid-'60s
43	Taj Mahal	Take A Giant Step	Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home
44	The Byrds	Goin' Back	The Notorious Byrd Brothers
45	Skeeter Davis	I Can't Stay Mad At You	Early Girls: 1
46	The Band	I Shall Be Released	Music From Big Pink
47	The Brothers and Sisters	All Along the Watchtower	When Gospel Sings Bob Dylan
48	Rick Nelson	She Belongs To Me	The Best Of 1964-1975

Americana, Country Swing, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Favorites, Fifties Country, Oldies, Theme Time

Golden Age of Country

November 10, 2018 Dave

It’s a time that followed the second World War and baked into its foundation were the sounds of Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Spade Cooley, Bob Wills among others. The music was inspired by bluegrass, folk, blues, and jazz with Country Swing and barn dances sparking a popularity that blanketed the American musical landscape from the Pacific to the southern Atlantic. It was a sound that solidified the title of “Country and Western” and he’ll be sharing some of the great performances in this week’s episode: Patsy Cline, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Jones, Ferlin Husky, and Webb Pierce…just to name a few. While the sound would fade away sometime around the turn of the seventies, when rock n’ roll would elbow it (more like steamroll it) out in popularity on the airwaves, it is revered and restated to this day as a cornerstone of what we recognize as Americana music.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Marty Robbins	Singing The Blues	Hillbilly Fever – Vol. 3: Legends Of Nashville
2	Webb Pierce	Why Baby Why Featuring Red Sovine	All Hits! [Disc 2]
3	Ray Price	Crazy Arms	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
4	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel	Collections
5	The Everly Brothers	Wake Up Little Susie	The Complete Cadence Recordings 1957-1960 Disc 1
6	Little Jimmy Dickens	Hey Worm (You Wanna Wiggle)	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
7	Ferlin Husky	Gone	Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast
8	Marty Robbins	The White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)	Magic Moments
9	Bobby Helms	Fraulein	Classic Country
10	Patsy Cline	Walkin' After Midnight	12 Greatest Hits
11	Ray Price	My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You	The Essential Ray Price 1951-1962
12	Little Jimmy Dickens	A-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed	The Old Country Church/Raisin' The Dickens
13	Marvin Rainwater	Gonna Find Me A Bluebird	Three Classic Albums Plus Singles 1955-1962
14	Johnny Cash	Ballad Of A Teenage Queen	His Sun Years
15	Johnny Cash	I Still Miss Someone	16 Biggest Hits
16	Lefty Frizzell	If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time	Selected Sides – 1957-59
17	Little Jimmy Dickens	Me And My Big Loud Mouth	The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens
18	Don Gibson	Oh, Lonesome Me	RCA Country Legends
19	Charlie Walker	Pick Me Up On Your Way Down	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
20	Jim Reeves	Billy Bayou	Country Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good Times
21	Patsy Cline	I Can See An Angel	The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 2]
22	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Drivin' Nails In My Coffin	Songs For Rounders
23	George Jones	White Lightning	The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 1
24	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Classic Country
25	Stonewall Jackson	Waterloo	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
26	The Browns	The Three Bells	Classic Country
27	Marty Robbins	El Paso	Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
28	Buck Owens	Under Your Spell Again	The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1
29	Kitty Wells	Amigos Guitar	Queen of Country
30	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	A Six Pack To Go	Vintage Collections
31	Wynn Stewart	Wishful Thinking	Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast
32	Loretta Lynn	I'm A Honkey Tonk Girl	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
33	Willie Nelson	Nite Life	One Hell Of A Ride
34	Porter Wagoner	The Cold Hard Facts of Life	The Essential Porter Wagoner
35	Jimmie Skinner	Don4t Let Love Get You Down	Country & Western Nuggets

A Century of America's Music