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Space Race Rock

March 29, 2024 Dave

What a time it was. The surprise of Sputnik in the early fifties led to a space race, a technological competition that had a profound impact on popular music (not to mention popular culture), providing musicians (and would-be musicians) a rich source of inspiration and contributed to some of the most iconic, as well as comic and out of this world, songs of the era. Themes of space travel, the moon and Mars, and even flying saucers were rampant on the airwaves. And one can only ascribe the fear of aliens to the number attempted novelty bits that reflected that trepidation. Laughter is, after all, a natural way for fear to be released in humankind. This week we’ll be sharing some of the classics, as well as the unknowns, including Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders, The Drivers, Merv Griffin, The Big Bopper, Dave & The Detomics and quite a few more that even if we were to share their names, you’d probably scratch your head anyway.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Mello-Tones	Flying Saucer	Vocal Groups
2	Jerry Engler	Sputnik (Satellite Girl)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)
3	Harmonica George	Sputnik Music	This Is The Blues Harmonica
4	Roosevelt Sykes	Sputnik Baby	Voodoo Lou
5	Astronaut Neil Armstrong	The Moon Landing	Great Speeches of The 20th Century – Volume 3 – the Dreams, Inspirations & Accomplishments
6	Gil Scott-Heron	Whitey On The Moon	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
7	Hightower, Dean (George Barnes)	Moon Rocket	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
8	Chris Kenner	Rocket To The Moon	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
9	The Drivers	My Astronaut	The King Records Story – Part 1
10	Johnny Greco	Rocket Ride	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
11	Vernon Green & The Medallions	Rocket Ship	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
12	Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders	My Satellite	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
13	The Larks	Rockin' In The Rocket Room	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
14	Educational	Duck and Cover	Educational
15	The Tornados	Telstar	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
16	Jimmie Haskell & His Orchestra	Rockin' In The Orbit (Space Satellite)	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
17	Don Lang & His Frantic Five	Red Planet Rock	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
18	Speedy West	Space Man In Orbit	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
19	Joe Montgomery	Planetary Run	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
20	Galen Denny	Gonna Build A Rocket	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
21	Merv Griffin	The Screamin' Meemies From Planet 'X'	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
22	The Royal Guardsmen	Smallest Astronaut	The Best of the Royal Guardsmen
23	Sheb Wooley	The Purple People Eater	Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 1]
24	The Big Bopper	The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor	The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 2
25	John Mauceri: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra	Herrmann: Outer Space [From "The Day the Earth Stood Still"]	Journey To The Stars: A Sci-fi Fantasy Adventure [John Mauceri The Sound of Hollywood Vol. 10]
26	Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra	Men Into Space	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
27	Billy Riley, The Little Green Men	Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
28	The Marketts	Out of Limits	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
29	Nervous Norvus	Kibble Kibble (The Flying Saucer Song)	Stone Age Woo
30	Freddy Sunder	Flying Saucers	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
31	Dave & The Detomics	Detomic Orbit	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
32	The Equadors	Sputnik Dance	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
33	Leonard Nimoy	A Visit To A Sad Planet	Spaced Out – The Best of Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner
34	Lightnin' Hopkins	Happy Blues For John Glenn	The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 3]
35	David Rose & His Orchestra	Forbidden Planet	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
36	David Bowie	Space Oddity	Singles: 1969-1993 Disc 1

Signs & Signifiers

January 6, 2024 Dave

It’s a brand new year! Turn off the TV and tune into community radio for your best time. This year’s news will be one of politics, war, and overall bad behavior from the middling underbelly and radio will at least bring you a brief respite from what ails us. This week’s Deeper Roots will be another free form romp of genre-bending fun with a mix of soul, blues, country, rock and gospel. Tune in for some Norah Jones, Chris Isaak, Tom Petty, and Donna The Buffalo as we take our first steps into 2024. We’ll have a set that features signs and signifiers alongside the encouragement of Sister Mahalia as we keep our hand on the plow, the story telling of Luther’s picking from Johnny Cash, and we’ll also be ‘watching the signals’ with Bullmoose Jackson and Brenton Wood. Join Dave Stroud on another Friday morning featuring a century of America’s music on Sonoma County Community Radio, KOWS-LP 92.5 Occidental. Streaming all across the world on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra	Shorty's Got to Go	Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 4
2	Living Sisters	Good Ole Wagon	Love To Live
3	Ella Mae Morse	Rockin' And Rollin'	Best Of The Rockabilly Rockin' Years
4	Elvis Presley	I Gotta Know	Elvis #1 Singles
5	Chris Isaak	It's Now or Never	Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)
6	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	California	Songs and Music From "She's the One"
7	Donna The Buffalo	Locket And Key	Silverlined
8	Johnny Cash	Luther Played The Boogie	Get Rhythm [Sun]
9	Tennessee Ernie Ford	I Ain't A-Gonna Let It Happen No More	Vintage Collections
10	Robert Gordon	Drivin' Wheel [*]	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
11	She & Him	Gonna Get Along Without You Now	Volume Two
12	The Fleetwoods	Mr. Blue	Red, White & Rock Disc 1
13	Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton	Creepin' In (feat. Dolly Parton)	…Featuring Norah Jones
14	Judy Collins	Someday Soon	Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins
15	JD McPherson	Signs & Signifiers	Signs & Signifiers
16	Albert King	Born Under A Bad Sign	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
17	Brenton Wood	Gimme Little Sign	Brenton Wood's 18 Best
18	Bull Moose Jackson	Watch My Signals	The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
19	Ralph Stanley	God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign [Album Version]	A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter Family
20	Bob Dylan	Everything Is Broken	The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs [Disc 1]
21	Tom Sullivan	Homeward Bound – The Old Slipper Shoe [instrumental]	Classic Maritime Music
22	Mahalia Jackson	Keep Your Hand on the Plow	The World's Greatest Gospel Singer
23	Robert Plant	Central Two-O-Nine	Band Of Joy
24	The Temptations	Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)	Classic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing [Disc 1]
25	Dionne Warwick	Don't Make Me Over	Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits
26	Gene McDaniels with The Johnny Mann Singers	Point Of No Return	On The Soul Side
27	The Lovin' Spoonful	You Didn't Have to Be So Nice	Daydream [Original LP]
28	Rick Nelson	Travelin' Man	The Best of Rick Nelson, Vol. 2
29	The Cookies	Chains	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
30	The Isley Brothers	Shout, Pts. 1-2	Red, White & Rock Disc 1
31	V V Brown	Crazy Amazing	Travelling Like The Light

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Hair’s On Fire

August 23, 2023 Dave

It’s summer and what better time to roll out the scorchers; vocals with an emphasis on big beats, screamin’ guitars and performances that sweat quite profusely in the noonday sun. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be digging through the archives of early rock, rhythm & blues and rockabilly for some tumultuous and head-splitting numbers from the past. Songs that woke up the neighbors if only played at a moderate level and woe be the terrified fifties’ parents when they heard the hi-fi blaring these songs from the youngster’s room. We’ve put together a collection of wildcat tamers, killer dillers, and not a bit of filler in the show today that will leave you breathless. Among those sparking the fuel that could set the hair on fire are Tarheel Slim, Jimmy Breedlove, Chan Romero, Big Mama Thornton, and the one and only Richard Penniman. Tune in for another Friday morning collection of the very best from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud, on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Chan Romero	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
2	Jimmy Lloyd	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket	Rocket In My Pocket
3	Dale Hawkins	Wildcat Tamer	Wildcat Tamer
4	Art Wood	Hey Jibbo	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
5	Jimmy Breedlove	Killer Diller	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 9]
6	Tarheel Slim	Number 9 Train	The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
7	Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Can't Stay Away From You (W. Little Ann)	The Robin & Fire Years
8	Little Richard	Lucille	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
9	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
10	Little Richard	Rip It Up	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
11	Big Mama Thornton	They Call Me Big Mama	Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
12	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
13	Elvis Presley	My Baby Left Me	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
14	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Rocket In My Pocket
15	Gene Vincent	Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me	The Screaming End: The Best Of Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
16	Billy Lee Riley	Red Hot	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
17	Billy Lee Riley	Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll	Sun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2]
18	Johnny Burnette	Rock Billy Boogie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
19	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
20	Freddy Cannon	Tallahassee Lassie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
21	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Frenzy	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
22	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put A Spell On You	Heatin' Up
23	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)	Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
24	Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
25	Wynonie Harris	Lovin' Machine	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
26	Jackie Brenston	Rocket 88	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
27	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
28	Buster Brown	Raise A Ruckus Tonight	Rhythm & Western Volume 7 – Jambalaya
29	The Midnighters	Sexy Ways	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
30	Dorothy Ellis	Drill Daddy, Drill	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
31	LaVern Baker	Voodoo Voodoo	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
32	Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the Witnesses	Jump, Jive, An' Wail	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
33	Ronnie Dee	Action Packed	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
34	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second Series
35	Gene Vincent	Race With the Devil	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
36	Wanda Jackson	Fujiyama Mama	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
37	Larry Williams	Bony Maronie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
38	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3

Cynthia Weil Tribute

June 17, 2023 Dave

In a June Substack tribute to Cynthia Weil’s legacy, Dan Epstein of “Jagged Time Lapse” observed that the “modern pop songbook would be significantly slimmer and less life-affirming without their work”. The ‘their’ referring, of course, to her husband and songwriting partner Barry Mann. From their early Brill Building output which included “Uptown” (The Crystals), “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (The Righteous Brothers), and “Walking In The Rain” (The Ronettes), to the chart-topping 80s classics of “Don’t Know Much” (Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville) and “Here You Come Again” (Dolly Parton), Cynthia Weil’s contributions to popular music were indeed affirming. This week’s Deeper Roots pays due respect to Cynthia, who was married to Barry Mann for almost 62 years, and was lyricist to his music. Their contributions to the sound of rock and roll and pop music in the 1960s rivaled luminaries like Burt Bacharach, Carole King and Neil Diamond.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jay & the Americans	Only in America	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
2	The Drifters	On Broadway	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
3	Arthur Alexander	Where Have You Been	The Greatest Hits
4	Tony Orlando	Bless You	Halfway To Paradise: The Epic Records Story
5	The Cinderellas	Please Don't Wake Me	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
6	The Crystals	Uptown	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
7	The Crystals	He's Sure the Boy I Love	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
8	The Ronettes	Walking in the Rain	The Best of the Ronettes
9	The Ronettes	You Baby	The Best of the Ronettes
10	The Lovin' Spoonful	You Baby	Greatest Hits [Buddha]
11	Shelley Fabares	Johnny Loves Me	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
12	The Righteous Brothers	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
13	The Righteous Brothers	(You're My) Soul and Inspiration	The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
14	The Animals	We Gotta Get Out of This Place	The Singles Plus Disc 1
15	The Vogues	Magic Town	Greatest Hits
16	Scott Walker	Angelica	Scott
17	Max Frost & The Troopers	Shape of Things to Come	Shape of Things to Come – Single
18	Mark Lindsay/Paul Revere	Kicks	Red, White & Rock Disc 3
19	Paul Revere & The Raiders	Hungry	Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On
20	Mama Cass Elliot	Make Your Own Kind Of Music	Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2]
21	Mama Cass Elliot	It's Getting Better	Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2]
22	Dusty Springfield	Just a Little Lovin'	Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition]
23	The Drifters	Saturday Night At The Movies	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2]
24	Elvis Presley	I Just Can't Help Believin'	Artist of the Century Disc 3
25	Dolly Parton	Here You Come Again	Dolly [Disc 3]
26	The Pointer Sisters	He's So Shy	From The Pointer Sisters With Love
27	The Girls	Chico's Girl	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
28	The Ronettes	Born to Be Together	The Best of the Ronettes
29	The Ronettes	Woman in Love (With You)	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2
30	The Monkees	Love Is Only Sleeping	Listen to the Band Disc 2
31	The Drifters	Only In America	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2]
32	Gene Pitney	Angelica	Sings Great Ballads

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Imperial Rhythm & Rockabilly

May 19, 2023 Dave

The Imperial label will be the subject of this week’s Deeper Roots show. Founded in 1947 by Lew Chudd, it’s early years featured some of the very best rhythm and blues and early rock you could find. Their lineup included some of the big names of early rock, not least of which was Roy Brown, Fats Domino, Frankie Ford and Ricky Nelson. They would dabble in country and jazz but also looked to strike while the iron was hot when Elvis hit with a blend of country and rhythm and blues in the mid-50s. They did so by looking for new names with ducktails and driving combos in the rockabilly era. This episode focuses primarily on the 1950s with a future episode taking us further into the label’s sale to Liberty Records in 1963 but not before Lew Chudd purchased Aladdin and Minit Records, bringing over even more of the R&B talent that they would be known for. It’s another Deeper Roots Friday morning on KOWS.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
2	Smiley Lewis	Tee-Nah-Nah	I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 1
3	Guitar Slim and His Band	Bad Luck Is On Me [Woman Troubles]	Louisiana Swamp Blues
4	Big Jay McNeely	All That Wine Is Gone	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
5	T-Bone Walker	Cold Cold Feeling	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
6	Fat Man Matthews & the Four Kittens	Later Baby	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3
7	Fats Domino	Goin' Home	Rock And Rollin
8	Lil' Son Jackson	Get High Everybody	Vol. 2 1950-1952
9	Smiley Lewis	Big Mamou	I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2
10	Hawks	I-Yi	Money Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53
11	Pee Wee Crayton	Win-O	Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
12	Joe Houston Orchestra	All Night Long	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
13	The Pelicans	Ain't Gonna Do It	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
14	The Spiders	I Didn't Want To Do It	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
15	Dave Bartholomew	Another Mule	1952-1955
16	James "Sugar Boy" Crawford	She Gotta Wobble (When She Walks) (Imperial 5424)	R&B Humdingers Volume 12
17	Bobby Mitchell with Dave Bartholomew's Orch.'	Try Rock And Roll	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
18	Lew Williams	Cat Talk	Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks
19	Lew Williams	Gone Ape Man	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
20	Merle Kilgore	Ernie	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
21	The Strikes	Baby I'm Sorry	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
22	Bob Luman	Red Hot	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
23	Ricky Nelson	Stood Up	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
24	Ricky Nelson	Boppin' The Blues	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
25	Ricky Nelson	Waitin' In School	Legacy [Disc 1]
26	Dennis Herrold	Hip Hip Baby	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
27	Weldon Rogers	So Long, Good Luck & Goodbye	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
28	Dorsey & Johnny Burnette	My Honey	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
29	Dorsey & Johnny Burnette	Warm Love	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
30	Slick Slavin	Speed Crazy	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
31	Bill Allen	Please Give Me Something	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
32	Jackie Walker	Only Teenagers Allowed	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
33	Billy Eldridge	Let's Go	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
34	Faye Adams	Keeper Of My Heart	Crescent City Soul
35	Roy Brown	Let the Four Winds Blow	The Complete Imperial Recordings
36	Ricky Nelson	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It	Legacy [Disc 1]

Trippin’ On The Instrumentals

February 3, 2023 Dave

We’re going silent today. Vocals-wise, anyway. Tune in Friday morning for the best rock instrumentals from the late fifties through the sixties as we journey through a slick set of the very best from Santo and Johnny to Mason Williams with our core focus being on the wild chart sounds of Duane Eddy, Sandy Nelson, The Tornados, Link Wray and more teen beat, pop and rock favorites from a particularly fertile time for rock n’ roll. Whether they were riffing on classic sounds of the past or blasting off into the outer stratosphere with sounds of space and surf, the instrumentals peppered the charts with themes for the time, owing more to roots than we appreciate. Join the fun on KOWS’ Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on Deeper Roots.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Bill Justis	Raunchy	Teen Beat Volume 4
2	Chuck Berry	Deep Feeling (Instrumental)	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
3	Perez Prado Orchestra	Patricia	Teen Beat 2
4	The Champs	Tequila	Teen Beat 1
5	The Champs	El Rancho Rock	Teen Beat 2
6	Link Wray & The Wraymen	Rumble	Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
7	Santo & Johnny	Sleep Walk	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
8	The Viscounts	Harlem Nocturne	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
9	Duane Eddy	Rebel-'Rouser	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
10	Bill Black's Combo	Smokie Pt 1	Teen Beat Volume 4
11	Preston Epps	Bongo Rock	Teen Beat 1
12	Sandy Nelson	Teen Beat	Teen Beat 1
13	Chet Atkins	Boo Boo Stick Beat	Teen Beat 2
14	The Tornados	Telstar	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
15	The String-A-Longs	Wheels	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
16	Jorgen Ingmann	Apache	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
17	B. Bumble & the Stingers	Bumble Boogie	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
18	Dave "Baby" Cortez	Rinky Dink	Teen Beat Volume 4
19	King Curtis & The Noble Knights	Soul Twist	Teen Beat 2
20	The Rockin' Rebels	Wild Weekend	Teen Beat 1
21	Routers	Let's Go (Pony)	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
22	Sandy Nelson	…And Then There Were Drums	Their Greatest Misses
23	Booker T. & The MG's	Green Onions	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
24	Mongo Santamarma Orchestra	Watermelon Man	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
25	The Centurians	Bullwinkle Pt 2	Teen Beat Volume 4
26	Lonnie Mack	Memphis	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
27	King Curtis	Soul Serenade	Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis
28	The T-Bones	No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
29	Ramsey Lewis Trio	The "In" Crowd	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
30	Herb Alpert	The Work Song	Definitive Hits
31	Young-Holt Trio	Wack Wack	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
32	Booker T. & The MG's	Hip Hug-Her	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
33	Cannonball Adderley	Mercy, Mercy, Mercy	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
34	Young-Holt Unlimited	Soulful Strut	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
35	Hugh Masekela	Grazing In The Grass	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
36	Booker T. & The MG's	Time Is Tight	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
37	Mason Williams	Classical Gas	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2

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Elvis’ Influencers

January 8, 2023 Dave

Elvis Presley’s performances, in particular those from his first decade, were based in some very deep roots. Those roots tapped into almost anything that could be heard in the south on that cultural touchstone of radio. Blues, big band, jazz, hillbilly, pop, gospel and country all played an enormous role in molding the iconic performer he was to become. In our Deeper Roots show this week we’ll be exploring the ‘influencers’ of the day; songs that played on the radio, songs that Elvis personally revealed as his favorites, songs that he enjoyed with his family as a young boy. We’ve got Mahalia and Sister Rosetta tracks, Little Junior Parker and Jimmy Reed, Red Foley and Roy Acuff, and a host of others to share this week so we’re hoping that we can remember how radio’s lifeline to culture that spoke to Elvis in a very, very big way.

No.	f Artist	Title	Album	Buy Wynonie Harris	Good Rockin' Tonight	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]	Jimmy Reed & His Trio	You Don't Have To Go	Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954	Little Junior Parker	Mystery Train	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals	Little Junior Parker	Feelin' Good	Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings	Big Joe Turner	Honey Hush	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]	Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Strange Things Happening Everyday	The Gospel of Blues	Mahalia Jackson	Didn't It Rain	16 Most Requested Songs	The Statesmen Quartet	Somebody Bigger	Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music	Hovie Lister & The Statesmen Quartet	His Hand Is Mine	Country Gospel Classics [Disc 2]	The Golden Gate Quartet	Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946)	Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)	Jimmie Rodgers	Frankie And Johnnie	Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]	The Carter Family	042-Can the Circle Be Unbroken	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.	Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans	Great Speckled Bird [78rpm Version]	Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age	Red Foley	Old Shep	Tennessee Saturday Night	Ivory Joe Hunter	I Almost Lost My Mind	Since I Met You Baby	Jumpin' Gene Simmons	I Done Told You So	SUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]]	Elvis Presley	Milk Cow Blues	The Sun Sessions	Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys	Milk Cow Blues	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]	Hank Williams	Your Cheatin' Heart	24 Greatest	Mississippi Slim	Try Doin' Right	The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Blue Moon of Kentucky	The Best of Bill Monroe	Elvis Presley	Blue Moon of Kentucky	The Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2	Dean Martin with Paul Weston & His Dixieland Eight	I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53	Billy Bunn & His Buddies	That's When Your Heartaches Begin	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1	Ella Fitzgerald	My Happiness	The Chronological Classics 1947-1948	B.B. King	Everyday I Have The Blues	BB King And Pee Wee Crayton	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]	Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats	Rocket 88	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]	Chuck Berry	Maybellene	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	Sixty Minute Man	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle and Roll	Big Joe Rocks	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Blowing The Fuse: 1956

Session Masters: Guitar

November 28, 2022 Dave

When trying to put together a Deeper Roots episode that covered the great session masters from the past one hundred years it became exceedingly clear that the show would need to be broken up into multiple parts. Percussion, keyboards, brass, bass and all the rest will follow but this week we’re going to focus on the string masters; those guitar stars who account for the bulk of Top 30 hits that graced our lives over the second half of the 20th century. They include Hank Garland, Grady Martin, James Burton, Joe Messina, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Johnson and, of course, Tommy Tedesco. There are many others who deserve the recognition but our show is only a two hour show and, even at that, picking only three or four examples per performer doesn’t do it justice. We’re going to give credit where it’s due…those who stood in the shadows.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Brenda Lee	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
2	Jimmy Lloyd	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
3	Elvis Presley	A Big Hunk O' Love	Elvis 30 #1 Hits
4	Little Jimmy Dickens	(I Got) A Hole In My Pocket	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
5	Simon Crum	Stand Up, Sit Down, Shut Your Mouth	Country & Western Nuggets
6	Bobby Helms	Jingle Bell Rock	Making Merry
7	Dale Hawkins	Susie-Q	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
8	Ricky Nelson	Stood Up	Legacy [Disc 1]
9	Jim & Joe	Fireball Mail	James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
10	Gram Parsons	Return Of The Grievous Angel	G.P. / Grievous Angel
11	Buffalo Springfield	A Child's Claim To Fame	Buffalo Springfield Again
12	Elvis Presley	Please Don't Drag That String Around	Grady Martin
13	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Classic Country
14	Brenda Lee	Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)	Grady Martin
15	Merle Haggard	Mama Tried	The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
16	Willie Nelson	On The Road Again	Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]
17	The Champs	Tequila	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
18	Rick Nelson	Hello Mary Lou	Greatest Love Songs
19	The Beach Boys	I Get Around	All Summer Long
20	Wayne Newton	Danke Schoen	Wild, Cool & Swingin'
21	Elvis Presley	What'd I Say	Elvis' Gold Records (Volume 4)
22	J. Livingston & R. Evans	Bonanza	Television's Greatest Hits Volume I
23	Jerry Goldsmith	Twilight Zone Overture – Twilight Zone: The Movie	75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1)
24	Sam Cooke	Bring It On Home to Me	Best of Answer Songs vol 4
25	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2
26	The 5th Dimension	Wedding Bell Blues	Greatest Hits on Earth
27	Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces	Searching For My Love	Chess Uptown Soul
28	Aretha Franklin	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
29	Leon Russell	Tight Rope	Retrospective
30	The Four Tops	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
31	The Temptations	Ain't Too Proud to Beg	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
32	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	Your Precious Love	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
33	The Supremes	When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through	Gold Disc 1

Sweet Dreams

November 20, 2022 Dave

Our show this week features sweet dreams, swamp pop, Americana, doo wop, and all that makes the past century of America’s music a delight to dream on. We’ll touch on the new album from a legend who is most deservedly having his moment right now with a new album and where a one hit wonder once existed. Tommy McLain’s new album is a revelation and reminds us that music, when carried and shared with a passion like his, will always bring a bright light even in the darkest of times. This week’s show is a free form romp featuring Tommy, Mark Knopfler, Robert Plant, Bill Kirchen, Corb Lund, Bob Wills, Paul Thorn, and a couple dozen others. Some fiery rock and roll blended with country, doo wop, pop and lots of circumstance. Please join in…we’d be delighted to spend a Friday morning with you on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Solomon Burke/Zucchero	Diavolo in Me (A Devil in Me)	Zucchero & Co.
2	Tommy McLain	I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)	I Ran Down Every Dream
3	Tommy McLain	Sweet Dreams	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
4	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	The Essential Collection
5	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
6	Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler	I'll See You in My Dreams	Neck and Neck
7	Mark Knopfler	Devil Baby	The Ragpicker's Dream
8	Chris Isaak	Speak of the Devil	Speak of the Devil
9	Earl-Jean	I'm Into Something Good	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
10	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
11	Don Gardner & DeeDee Ford	I Need Your Loving	Soul Gold Oldies
12	Ernie Maresca	Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)	The Best Jukeboxhits [Disc 1]
13	Jesse Powell & The Caddies	Ain't You Gonna	Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
14	The Chiffons	One Fine Day	One Fine Day And Other Favorites
15	Corb Lund	Devil's Best Dress	Americana Music Awards Sampler
16	Gillian Welch	The Devil Had a Hold of Me	Hell Among the Yearlings
17	Bill Kirchen	Devil With The Blue Dress (Album Version)	Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods
18	Paul Thorn	Don't Let The Devil Ride	Don't Let The Devil Ride
19	Bob Wills	The Devil Ain't Lazy	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
20	Scott H. Biram	Gotta Get To Heaven	Sold Out To The Devil: Select Gospel Cuts By The Reverend Scott H. Biram
21	Robert Plant	Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down	Band Of Joy
22	Levon Helm	Stuff You Gotta Watch	Electric Dirt
23	Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven	Down The Road Apiece	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
24	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Hank Ballard & the Midnighters – Greatest Hits
25	Michael Nesmith	Silver Moon	Listen To The Band [UK]
26	Louis Jordan	Stone Cold Dead in the Market – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Tympany Five	Number Ones
27	Rosemary Clooney	Come On A My House	Tenderly
28	Tommy McLain	Somebody (Radio Edit)	I Ran Down Every Dream
29	Pete Seeger	Little Boxes	The Essential Pete Seeger

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Fifties Country, Oldies, Theme Time

Loretta & Jerry

November 6, 2022 Dave

This past October, we lost a couple of very important ties to two whose stars shone bright in both the Golden Age of Country and the Golden Age of Rock ‘n Roll. We’ll take on a dual tribute to the passing of Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis. The torch has surely passed but their fire burned white hot as their stars rose, both sharing controversy and almost overnight fame. They also continued to perform into their later years, teaming up with songwriters and performers who were relevant to new generations, but true to their core calling. Our first hour take time to visit Loretta Lynn’s humble but no-nonsense storytelling and the second hour will take us into the whirlwind of unapologetic badassness that was Jerry Lee Lewis.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Loretta Lynn	You Ain't Woman Enough	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]
2	Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter (Recitation)	Still Woman Enough
3	Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
4	Loretta Lynn,Margo Price	One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price)	One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price)
5	Loretta Lynn & Jack White	Portland Oregon	Van Lear Rose
6	Loretta Lynn	The Pill	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
7	Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty	After the Fire Is Gone	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973
8	Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn	Answer The Phone (w/ Loretta Lynn)	A Tribute To A Legend
9	Ernest Tubb/Loretta Lynn	Thanks a Lot	Legendary: It's Been So Long, Darling
10	Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty	You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 3]
11	Loretta Lynn	She's Got You	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
12	Loretta Lynn	Success	I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]
13	Loretta Lynn	This Old House	Van Lear Rose
14	Loretta Lynn	First City	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
15	Loretta Lynn	Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]
16	Loretta Lynn	In the Sweet Bye and Bye	All Time Gospel Favorites [Disc 1]
17	Jerry Lee Lewis/Jimmy Page	Rock and Roll	Last Man Standing
18	Jerry Lee Lewis	Crazy Arms	All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
19	Jerry Lee Lewis	End Of The Road	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
20	Jerry Lee Lewis	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
21	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls of Fire	Red, White & Rock Disc 1
22	Jerry Lee Lewis	High School Confidential	Sun Recordings Greatest Hits
23	Jerry Lee Lewis	Breathless	All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
24	Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins	I Saw The Light (With Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins)	The Survivors
25	Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins	Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On (With Jerry Lee Lewis)	The Survivors
26	The Million Dollar Quartet	You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven	The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
27	Jerry Lee Lewis	What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)	The Definitive Collection
28	Jerry Lee Lewis	Somewhere Over the Rainbow	The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999
29	Jerry Lee Lewis	Milkshake Mademoiselle	Good Old Summertime
30	Jerry Lee Lewis	Bad Moon Rising	Mean Old Man
31	Jerry Lee Lewis	Wild One	18 Original Sun Greatest Hits
32	Bruce Springsteen/Jerry Lee Lewis	Pink Cadillac	Last Man Standing
33	Jerry Lee Lewis	Big Blue Diamond	Southern Roots

A Century of America's Music