Category Archives: American Popular

Let’s Dance

A mix of just about everything your ears might need on a Friday morning with the focus being on preparing you for the weekend here in Sonoma County. Wake up sounds with themes that sport the connective tissue of a variety of genres and performers. We’ll hear some Bo Diddley, Chris Montez, Steve Earle, Del Reeves, and more than two dozen others. We’ll be highlighting small themes of trains, boogie Woogie daddies, sad and happy songs, weed and invitations to the party here on KOWS Community radio where free speech is coupled with a promise of no bull. We stream all over the planet on kowsfm.com/listen and will be celebrating the return of our antenna and the FM signal sooner rather than later. Join us.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1NRBQ Wacky Tobacky Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1] Amazon
2Mel Tillis Loco Weed (Single Version) The Best of Mel Tillis Amazon
3Wayne Hancock Viper of Melody Viper of Melody Amazon
4Harlem Hamfats/Rosetta Howard If You're a Viper When Hemp Was Hip Amazon
5Bea Foote Weed The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
6Cab Calloway Minnie The Moocher Are You Hep To The Jive? Amazon
7Steve Earle & the Dukes Ain't Nobody's Daddy Now Terraplane Amazon
8The Enchanters Boogie Woogie Daddy Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
9Bo Diddley Diddley Daddy The Chess Box [Disc 1] Amazon
10Howlin' Wolf Rockin' Daddy Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960 Amazon
11Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens Daddy Rollin' Stone Poison Ivy – Gems from the Atco Vaults 1959-1962 Amazon
12Fontella Bass Sweet Lovin' Daddy Very Best Of Amazon
13Stonewall Jackson You're the Sad in My Songs Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967 Amazon
14Del Reeves You're the Happy Songs I Sing The Wonderful World of del Reeves Amazon
15The Everly Brothers So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) It's Everly Time Amazon
16Merle Haggard Sing A Sad Song Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast Amazon
17Rachel Sweet Sad Song Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet Amazon
18Jerry Lee Lewis Invitation to Your Party 25 All-Time Greatest Sun Recordings Amazon
19Cab Calloway Everybody Eats When They Come To My House Are You Hep To The Jive? Amazon
20The Royal Hounds Invitation To Be Lonely A Whole Lot of Nothin' Amazon
21Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar Invitation to the Blues For Pete's Sake [Gusto] Amazon
22The Soul Stirrers Slow Train Tribute to Sam Cooke Amazon
23Bob Dylan Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) North Country – Music From The Motion Picture Amazon
24Leon Russell Slow Train A Mighty Flood Amazon
25ack Rabbit Slims Twist Contest/Dialogue Pulp Fiction Amazon
26Chris Montez Let's Dance National Lampoon's Animal House Amazon
27Fats Domino The Twist Set Me Free Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 4 Amazon
28Chubby Checker Let's Dance It's Pony Time Amazon
29Gary U.S. Bonds Dear Lady Twist Gary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits Amazon
30Jimmy Soul Twistin' Matilda (And The Channel) The Best Of Jimmy Soul Amazon
31The Champs Tequila Twist 5 Classic Albums Plus Amazon
32The Isley Brothers Twist and Shout American Roots of the British Invasion Amazon
33Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Do You Know How to Twist The King Records Story – Part 1 Amazon
34The Dovells Bristol Stomp Cameo Parkway The Best of the Dovells, 1961-1965 Amazon

A Taste of Sixties Soul

What a decade. The Sixties. There was, of course, the mainlining of rock that took place, The Beatles, The Stones, Dylan, folk-rock, a rediscovery of tradition and the blues…and then there was something that had been bubbling underneath the pop, gospel, jazz, and rock elements. It would come to be called ‘soul’ and the sixties urban explosion out of a post-war northern cities like Chicago and (especially) Detroit, gave us something uniquely American. And the sixties charts were brimming with Motown, funk, cold sweat, and brassy ballads with a back beat and synchronicity of voice that established itself for good. The Isley Brothers, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Chuck Jackson, Mary Wells, The Temptations, The Impressions…the list goes on…all of these acts and hundreds of others staked their claim to the charts, easily competing (if not comfortably sharing) with the British wave and psychedlic sounds that had stormed the gates. Join Dave Stroud for a taste of 60s soul.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Miracles Shop Around [National Hit Version] The 35th Anniversary Collection Amazon
2Ike & Tina Turner It's Gonna Work Out Fine Birth Of Soul: 3 Amazon
3Sugar Pie DeSanto A Little Taste of Soul A Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962) Amazon
4Chuck Jackson Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2] Amazon
5Sam Cooke Send Me Some Lovin' The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4) Amazon
6Mary Wells Bye Bye Baby Looking Back 1961-1964 Amazon
7The Impressions I'm So Proud Glory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60s Amazon
8The Supremes Come See About Me Gold Disc 1 Amazon
9Mary Wells My Guy Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) Amazon
10Brenda Holloway Every Little Bit Hurts Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1 Amazon
11The Tams What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) Classic Rock: 1964 A Go Go Amazon
12Jimmy Hughes Steal Away The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 Amazon
13King Curtis Soul Serenade Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis Amazon
14The Funk Brothers Too Many Fish in the Sea 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Funk Brothers Amazon
15The Supremes Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart Gold Disc 1 Amazon
16The Four Tops I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) The Ultimate Collection Amazon
17The Isley Brothers This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1] Amazon
18The Temptations Get Ready The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s Amazon
19Stevie Wonder Uptight (Everything's Alright) The Classic Sixties: 1965 Amazon
20Spooner's Crowd Two In The Morning Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
21The Mar-Keys Philly Dog The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9) Amazon
22Carla Thomas A Woman's Love The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4 Amazon
23Carla Thomas/Otis Redding Tramp The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9) Amazon
24Arthur Conley Sweet Soul Music The Muscle Shoals Sound Amazon
25Sam & Dave When Something Is Wrong With My Baby The Very Best of Sam & Dave Amazon
26Marvin Gaye If I Could Build My Whole World Around You Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
27Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Brokenhearted Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon
28Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher Red, White & Rock Disc 3 Amazon
29James Brown Cold Sweat 20 All Time Greatest Hits! Amazon
30Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Jimmy Mack The Ultimate Collection Amazon
31Johnnie Taylor Who's Making Love Stax Number Ones Amazon
32Marvin Gaye Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
33Jean Knight Mr. Big Stuff Stax Number Ones Amazon

California Dreamin’

A little bit of surf…just a bit…and some folk favorites right alongside some local performers in this week’s episode brought your way directly from the KOWS Studios in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Our theme is the Golden State where the living may be costly but the core soul is one of progressive culture and hard work: whether that’s in the fields, behind the desk, in the service industry, or on the road. This week’s show focuses on California, from the LA Freeway to the Streets of Bakersfield, on up to Lodi and the Monterey Bay. The past century has found the state a popular subject of song and we’ve got some favorites and off-the-wall nuggets just for you this Friday morning including tracks from Dave Alvin, Albert Hammond, and Red River Dave. Tune in.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Sound Of The City KSFO 560 – San Francisco 78s Amazon
2Tony Bennett I Left My Heart in San Francisco Your Hit Parade – Into the '60S Amazon
3Danny Sorentino Sonoma County Stars Real Music (Disc 1) Amazon
4Kyle Martin Santa Rosa Kyle Martin Amazon
5Charley Crockett The Way I'm Livin' (Santa Rosa) The Valley Amazon
6Lowell Levinger Hippie From Olema Get Together- Youngblood Classics Amazon
7Kevin Russell California Cottonfields Trouble In Mind Amazon
8John Hartford California Earthquake Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 11 The South Amazon
9Norman Greenbaum Petaluma Spirit In The Sky – The Best of Norman Greenbaum Amazon
10Neil Young California Sunset Old Ways Amazon
11Joe Jones California Sun You Heard It Here First! Amazon
12Roy Orbison California Blue Mystery Girl Amazon
13The Beach Boys California Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 4 Amazon
14The Beach Boys California Girls 20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest Hits Amazon
15Jan & Dean The Little Old Lady From Pasadena Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2) Amazon
16Eric Clapton San Francisco Bay Blues Unplugged Amazon
17Dave Alvin Out in California Interstate City Amazon
18Various Artists Monterey Pop Promo – KRLA Los Angeles #2 1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials Amazon
19The Mamas & The Papas California Dreamin' Southern California With Fond Memories Amazon
20Joni Mitchell California Hits Amazon
21America Ventura Highway Southern California With Fond Memories Amazon
22Lucinda Williams Here in California Treasures left behind: Remembering Kate Wolf Amazon
23Buck Owens Streets of Bakersfield The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3 Amazon
24Randy Newman I Love L.A. Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman Amazon
25Albert Hammond It Never Rains In California Southern California With Fond Memories Amazon
26The Ink Spots When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano Greatest Hits Amazon
27The Four Preps 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) Southern California With Fond Memories Amazon
28Red River Dave California Hippie Murders Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
29John Fogerty Lodi The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty – Creedence Collection Amazon

Say Goodnight

We’re taking a free form route this week featuring an eclectic blend of some favorites from the not-so-distant past…but we’ll be sprinkling in a generous dose of tunage from the very distant past as well. It’s all in keeping with the standards we keep. Tune in for the likes of Etta Jones, Little Joe and the Thrillers, Bruce Springsteen, The Drifters, and some piano favorites from the Crescent City this Friday on Deeper Roots. Oldies? Yes. Instrumentals? Yes. Soul and vocal gems? Yes. Boring? No. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. It’s going to be a hot day here in the North Bay so why not cool off with some cool sounds here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Dean & Britta Say Goodnight Back Numbers Amazon
2Mark Knopfler Daddy's Gone to Knoxville The Ragpicker's Dream Amazon
3Lonnie Donegan Rock Island Line Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando Amazon
4Mark Knopfler Donegan's Gone Shangri-La Amazon
5The Cookies Chains The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
6The Lovin' Spoonful Coconut Grove Greatest Hits [Buddha] Amazon
7Chris Isaak Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing Forever Blue Amazon
8Jackson Browne Doctor My Eyes The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne Amazon
9Etta Jones Just Friends The Best of Etta Jones The Prestige Singles Amazon
10Julie London My Heart Belongs to Daddy Wild Cool and Swingin' Amazon
11Mary Wells My Guy Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) Amazon
12Four Aces Perfidia Your Hit Parade – '50S Generation Amazon
13Little Joe & the Thrillers Peanuts The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
14Fats Domino Please Don't Leave Me Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1) Amazon
15The Drifters Please Stay The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1] Amazon
16Luther Barnes & The Red Budd Gospel Choir My God Can Do Anything Big Noise: A Mambo Inn Compilation Amazon
17The Tornados Telstar Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
18Duane Eddy Peter Gunn Theme Rebel Rouser Amazon
19Nelson Riddle Theme from Route 66 Music for a Bachelor's Den Amazon
20Lou Busch The Wild Ones Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene Amazon
21Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends My Man Stands Out Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B Amazon
22Smiley Lewis I Hear You Knocking Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1 Amazon
23Bruce Springsteen You're Missing The Rising (Special Package) Amazon
24Robert Plant Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down Band Of Joy Amazon
25The Allman Brothers Band Revival Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
26Betty Everett The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2) Amazon
27Django Reinhardt/Stéphane Grappelli Sweet Georgia Brown Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940 Amazon
28Pixies Dig for Fire Bossanova Amazon
29Perry Como Kewpie Doll Your Hit Parade – '50S Generation Amazon
30The O'Jays Love Train Dead Presidents Amazon
31Stevie Wonder Please Don't Go Fulfillingness' First Finale Amazon

Fogerty Revival

We make a big tip of the hat to an institutional…who turns 77 years old this coming week. John Cameron Fogerty grew up in these parts, growing up in El Cerrito to a second grade teacher and linotype operator for the Berkeley Gazette. He was a part-time Army reservist who, after completing his gig in 1968, formed a band with brother Tom called The Golliwogs and then, eventually, Creedence Clearwater. A talented songwriter clearly influenced by the core elements of gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, country, and (certainly) rock ‘n roll, John’s catalog of music, his distinctive vocals, and driving melodies are immediately recognizable, if not for Doug Clifford’s percussive direction, then for the rhythm and twang that took a Northern California ensemble sound into the mossy swamps and humid climes of the deeper South. Through a messy transition to his solo career to his late career recognition, John Fogerty is a legend and our show today takes some time to reflect…with music from contemporaries, solo efforts new and old, and most certainly a collection of Creedence classics. Tune in.


No.Artist Title Album Buy
1John Fogerty Don't You Wish It Was True Revival Amazon
2The Golliwogs Action USA Promotional Spot Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967 Amazon
3The Golliwogs You Better Be Careful Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967 Amazon
4The Golliwogs Fight Fire Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967 Amazon
5John Fogerty Down On The Corner The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection Amazon
6Creedence Clearwater Revival The Midnight Special Hot Stuff Amazon
7Big Silver Wrote A Song For Everyone Chooglin': a Tribute to the Songs of John Fogerty Amazon
8Irma Thomas River Is Waiting Simply Grand Amazon
9John Jorgenson Lookin Out My Back Door Chooglin': a Tribute to the Songs of John Fogerty Amazon
10Earl Scruggs/John Fogerty Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Earl Scruggs and Friends Amazon
11John Fogerty Have You Ever Seen the Rain (with Alan Jackson) Wrote a Song for Everyone Amazon
12Juan Gabriel Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol) Quiero Creedence Amazon
13John Fogerty The Old Man Down The Road Centerfield Amazon
14Marc Cohn Long As I Can See The Light Listening Booth: 1970 Amazon
15Ted Hawkins Long As I Can See The Light The Next Hundred Years Amazon
16John Fogerty Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban) Wrote a Song for Everyone Amazon
17John Fogerty Deja Vu (All Over Again) Deja Vu All Over Again Amazon
18Carl Perkins All Mama's Children (with John Fogerty) Go Cat Go Amazon
19Jerry Lee Lewis Bad Moon Rising The London Sessions 1973 Amazon
20Elvis Presley Proud Mary [#] An Afternoon in the Garden Amazon
21Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers Lodi At The Ryman [Live] Amazon
22Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River Green River Amazon
23Buddy Guy Change In The Weather Feels Like Rain Amazon
24Creedence Clearwater Revival Hey Tonight Pendulum Amazon
25John Fogerty Blue Moon Nights Blue Moon Swamp Amazon
26Dr. John; John Fogerty New Orleans The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music Disc 2 Amazon
27John Fogerty Centerfield Centerfield Amazon
28John Fogerty River Is Waiting Revival Amazon

Your Lucky Day

Bad luck and trouble are supposed to be common watchwords on a Friday the 13th but we’re not the superstitious kind. Those vintage holdovers from a Christian time gone long past are just reminders of the stinkin’ thinkin’ that got us to where we are today. We’ll be taking our chances with a themed show today that blends vocal nuggets from Frank Sinatra and Elvis with blues from Bobby “Blue” Bland, Ray Charles, and Chester Burnett. We’ve also got some Jimmy Smith, Raul Malo, Chance Halladay, and Nappy Brown to keep you entertained while the rest of the world goes by. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Adopt a black cat. Despite longstanding superstitions, they have the very best of personalities.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Jim Lauderdale Lucky 13 Point of No Return: The Unreleased 1989 Album Amazon
2Chris Isaak Waiting for My Lucky Day Baja Sessions Amazon
3The Bobby Fuller Four I'm A Lucky Guy The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four Amazon
4Frank Sinatra Luck Be a Lady Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years Amazon
5Judy Garland Lucky Day Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby! Amazon
6Jimmy Smith I'm Just A Lucky So And So Standards Amazon
7Ray Charles Lucky Old Sun Hear Music Volume 1 Amazon
8Tommy Flanagan Friday The 13th For Monk-A Tribute To The Music Of Thelonious Monk Amazon
9Bobby "Blue" Bland Friday The 13th Child His California Album Amazon
10Howlin' Wolf Hard Luck The Chess Box [Disc 3] Amazon
11Chris Thomas King Superstitious Blues Me, My Guitar and the Blues Amazon
12Albert King Born Under A Bad Sign Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] Amazon
13Stevie Wonder Superstition Hitsville USA, Vol. 2: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992 Disc 1 Amazon
14J.J. Cale Lady Luck Travel Log Amazon
15Raul Malo Lucky One Lucky One Amazon
16Mary-Chapin Carpenter I Feel Lucky Come On Come On Amazon
17Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds Elvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrack Amazon
18k.d. lang & the Reclines Luck in My Eyes Absolute Torch and Twang Amazon
19Charley Crockett Lots of Luck Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza Amazon
20Johnny Cash Thirteen American Recordings Amazon
21Gale Storm Lucky Lips Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm Amazon
22Ruth Brown Lucky Lips Feelin Fine Amazon
23Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody) My Lucky Day Were Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949 Amazon
24Howlin' Wolf I Ain't Superstitious The Chess Box Amazon
25John Fogerty Bad Moon Rising The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection Amazon
26Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Bad Luck, Pt. 1 Greatest Hits Amazon
27Chance Halladay Lucky Me Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon

Art Rupe Tribute

The story of R&B, gospel, and early rock were embellished by many performers, artists, and personalities. The early influencers behind the scenes also included people like Art Rupe, a native of Pittsburg who lept into the entertainment industry with both feet after the Second World War, co-founding a small West Coast label called Juke Box Records in 1944. Breaking away from his partners, he would later form a label of his own: Specialty Records. His keen ear for what he termed the “secret [that] lay in a big band sound with a churchy feel” was spot on. Specifically, he took the stigma out of the ‘race’ of ‘race records’ of the day and targeted larger audiences. There were dozens of performers that came from the Specialty stable, chief among them being Roy Milton, Percy Mayfield, Sam Cooke and, of course, Little Richard Penniman. Art Rupe passed away this month at the age of 104 and we’ll be sharing the early-to-mid-century classic pieces from a cross-section of Specialty performers that spanned the gospel, R&B and rock genres that Art helped bring into the mainstream.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Little Joe's Boogie Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Amazon
2Roy Milton & His Solid Senders R.M. Blues Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton Amazon
3Camille Howard You Don't Love Me The Specialty Story Amazon
4Paul Gayten My Rough And Ready Man R&B Outbreak CD 2 Amazon
5Percy Mayfield Strange Things Happening Poet of the Blues Amazon
6Percy Mayfield Please Send Me Someone To Love Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
7Joe Liggins One Sweet Letter Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Amazon
8Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1 Amazon
9Marvin & Johnny Wine Woogie The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5 Amazon
10Jesse & Marvin Dream Girl Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams Amazon
11Joe Houston Orchestra All Night Long Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon
12Marvin Phillips Mamo Mamo (Specialty 554) R&B Humdingers Volume 12 Amazon
13Tony Allen & the Champs Nite Owl Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 Amazon
14Little Richard Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE) The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
15Little Richard Tutti Frutti The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
16Don & Dewey Farmer John Jungle Hop Amazon
17Larry Williams Short Fat Fannie The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957 Amazon
18Larry Williams Bony Maronie Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
19Larry Williams Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version] Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams Amazon
20Art Neville That Old Time Rock And Roll His Specialty Recordings Amazon
21Art Neville Belle Amie His Specialty Recordings Amazon
22Hollywood Flames Buzz Buzz Buzz Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
23Don & Dewey Koko Joe Jungle Hop Amazon
24The Original Gospel Harmonettes Get Away Jordan Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan Amazon
25Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes Love Lifted Me Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958 Amazon
26Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers He's So Wonderful The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon
27Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers Come and Go To That Land 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
28Swan Silvertones Trouble In My Way Gospel Music Amazon
29Clifton Chenier Eh, Petite Fille Bayou Blues Amazon
30Clifton Chenier Boppin' The Rock Bayou Blues Amazon
31Frankie Lee Sims Lucy Mae Blues Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
32John Lee Hooker My Baby's Got Something No Friend Around Amazon
33Little Richard Shake A Hand The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
34Professor Alex Bradford What Folks Say About Me The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men Amazon
35Brother Joe May Testimony The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men Amazon

Peace and Happiness

We’ve got ourselves a blend of free form sounds from the Deeper Roots archives with themes of midnight runs, trains, and happiness spiced with instrumental punch. Tune in on a Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio for some oddball tunes from John D. Loudermilk, Bob Gibson, and Chip Taylor and The New Ukrainians. We’re already halfway through the month and we’ll find ourselves with a brighter eclectic blend of sounds from the past century. The antenna is installed and now the volunteers who pedal the wheels to churn those dynamos will soon have our signal spreading it’s joy throughout the county. Go volunteers!!
Tune in why don’t you…

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Chip Taylor & The new Ukrainians Be Kind (Clean) Radio Safe Fuck All The Perfect People Amazon
2Ted Hawkins Peace and Happiness 25 Years of Rounder Records (Disc1) Amazon
3Big Joe Turner Feeling Happy Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
4Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin Feeling Happy Lost Time Amazon
5The Jive Five I'm A Happy Man Rock Is Dead, But It Won't Lie Down: 24 Greatest Hits Of All Time, Vol. 2 Amazon
6Bob Gibson Joy Joy Joy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob Gibson Amazon
7John D. Loudermilk He's Just a Scientist Blue Train Amazon
8The Friends Of Distinction Grazing In The Grass Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1 Amazon
9Sandy Nelson Chop Chop Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection Amazon
10The String-A-Longs Wheels Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
11Ray Bryant Combo The Madison Time, Pt. 1 Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
12Hank Penny Jersey Bounce (Instrumental) King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2] Amazon
13The Bobby Fuller Four A New Shade Of Blue The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four Amazon
14Bob Dylan Soon After Midnight Tempest Amazon
15Marc Cohn After Midnight Listening Booth: 1970 Amazon
16Arthur Alexander In The Middle Of It All The Greatest Hits Amazon
17Roger McGuinn Anna Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander Amazon
18Carlene Carter/Paul Carrack Oh How Happy Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection Amazon
19Johnny Cash Casey Jones (Blood, Sweat & Tears) Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 1] Amazon
20Mabel Scott Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train Blues Women Amazon
21Chuck Berry Down Bound Train Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
22Dick Flood Hellbound Train Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
23Precious Bryant Morning Train Black Snake Moan Soundtrack Amazon
24John Prine Morning Train Fair & Square Amazon
25Harry Nilsson Turn on Your Radio Son of Schmilsson Amazon
26John Hartford Turn Your Radio On Aereo-Plain Amazon
27Rambling Rod Foley Yodeling Radio Joe American Yodeling Amazon
28The Shootouts Radio Jesus Quick Draw Amazon
29The Bootleg Honeys Radio Paint It Red Amazon
30Carlene Carter Radio Sweetheart Two Sides to Every Woman/Musical Shapes Amazon
31B. Bumble & the Stingers Bumble Boogie Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
32The Stampeders Sweet City Woman Les stars du country, vol. 2 Amazon
33The Ink Spots Address Unknown Greatest Hits Amazon
34Fiona Prine/John Prine My Happiness For Better, Or Worse Amazon

Fool’s Day

It’s a fool’s paradise for all of us as April Fool’s Day lands on a day where Deeper Roots debuts a new episode. So why not take advantage, I say! We’ll fill the airwaves today with songs about fools today and add a garnish of novelty to keep the show moving on notes that are as light as air. Foolish hearts, king of fools, poor little fools, and fools who fall in love. We’ll be featuring a blend of country from Charlie Rich and Dwight Yoakam, blues with Etta James and Delbert McClinton, vocals from The Cadillacs and Frankie Lymon, and the so many more on this April Fool’s Day, 2022. Come on along…and don’t forget that tomorrow is the annual April Fool’s Day Parade in Occidental, home to KOWS.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Chico Marx Piano playing with Chico & Groucho Horse Feathers Amazon
2Cliff Edwards I'm No Fool Ukulele Ike Amazon
3Charlie Rich Who Will The Next Fool Be Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich Amazon
4The Mavericks Foolish Heart From Dusk Till Dawn Amazon
5Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis Foolmaker Wild! Wild! Wild! Amazon
6Charley Crockett Fool Somebody Else Welcome To Hard Times Amazon
7Jerry Reed Pity the Fool 1958-1963 (Warped 6141) Amazon
8Johnny Cash Fools Hall Of Fame His Sun Years: Down South Amazon
9Brandi Carlile Sinners Saints and Fools In These Silent Days Amazon
10Rick Nelson Poor Little Fool Greatest Love Songs Amazon
11Connie Francis Everybody's Somebody's Fool Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 1) Amazon
12Brenda Lee Fool No. 1 I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3] Amazon
13Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Why Do Fools Fall In Love Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1] Amazon
14The Excels My Foolish Heart From The Vaults of Gone Vol. 2 Amazon
15The Cadillacs Cool It, Fool For Collectors Only (Disc 3) Amazon
16Johnny Burnette The Fool Of The Year Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962 Amazon
17Etta James Seven Day Fool Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2) Amazon
18Etta James Fool That I Am Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Amazon
19Ray Charles A Fool for You Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8) Amazon
20Percy Mayfield What a Fool I Was Poet of the Blues Amazon
21Joe Barry Je suis bet pour t'aimer (French version of i'm a fool to care) I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1 Amazon
22Mose Allison Fool's Paradise Western Man / Mose In Your Ear Amazon
23Mose Allison Foolkiller Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008] Amazon
24Aretha Franklin Chain Of Fools Let's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and Jive Amazon
25The Pulsators Fool Let's Play! Amazon
26Bobby "Blue" Bland I Pity the Fool Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2] Amazon
27Logan Ledger River of Fools Produced by T-Bone Burnett Amazon
28Delbert McClinton Solid Gold Plated Fool Honky Tonk 'n Blues Amazon
29Billie Holiday I'm A Fool To Want You Lady In Satin Amazon
30Sarah Vaughan Fool's Paradise Young Sassy: It's Magic [Disc 3] Amazon
31Ethel Ennis There's No Fool Like an Old Fool Have You Forgotten? Amazon
32Tony Perkins April Fool On a Rainy Afternoon Amazon
33Professor Longhair Who's Been Fooling You 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon

The Year in Music 1955

The year was 1955. Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock blasted off and just around the corner on the charts was Elvis who had a minor hit in 1954 that made some waves with That’s Alright, Mama and Good Rockin’ Tonight.  RCA bought his contract from Sun Records for $35K. The minimum wage reached new heights of $1.00 per hour. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. The Honeymooners and Gunsmoke debuted on television. And we’ll be digging through the top ten charts of country, rhythm & blues, and pop in a year where the Cold War was a fact of life leading us to duck and cover. Tune in for some Webb Pierce, Eddy Arnold, Four Aces, Mitch Miller, Fats Domino, and Chuck Berry this week on our show that browses those dusty digital bins on a weekly basis on Community Radio here in Sonoma County.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Little Walter My Babe Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1] Amazon
2Etta James The Wallflower The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1 Amazon
3Ray Charles I Got a Woman Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 Amazon
4Al Hibbler Unchained Melody Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
5Johnny Ace Pledging My Love The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962 Amazon
6The Penguins Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon
7Fats Domino Ain't That A Shame Rock And Rollin Amazon
8The Platters Only You (And You Alone) All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
9Chuck Berry Maybellene Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
10The Platters The Great Pretender All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
11Hank Snow Let Me Go Lover The Essential Hank Snow Amazon
12Faron Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young 1953-1956 (Warped 5455) Amazon
13Eddy Arnold That Do Make It Nice Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955 Amazon
14Webb Pierce I Don't Care Singles Amazon
15Carl Smith Loose Talk Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1] Amazon
16Webb Pierce In The Jailhouse Now 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce Amazon
17Webb Pierce Your Good For Nothing Heart All Hits! [Disc 2] Amazon
18Webb Pierce Love, Love, Love 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce Amazon
19Slim Whitman Rose-Marie Vintage Collections Amazon
20Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons Classic Country Amazon
21Georgia Gibbs Dance With Me Henry The Wallflower Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
22Pat Boone Ain't That A Shame Pat Boone/I'll Be Home Amazon
23The McGuire Sisters Sincerely The Sisters Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
24The Four Aces Love Is A Many Splendored Thing The Envelope Please…Academy Award Winning Songs, Volume 2 (1946-1957) Amazon
25Bill Hayes Ballad of Davy Crockett London American Label Year By Year 1956 Amazon
26Les Baxter Unchained Melody Instrumental Gold [Disc 1] Amazon
27Roger Williams Autumn Leaves Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) Amazon
28Mitch Miller & His Orchestra The Yellow Rose Of Texas Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
29Bill Haley & The Comets Rock Around The Clock Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1 Amazon
30Pirez Prado Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon
31The Moonglows Sincerely Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2] Amazon
32Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra Melody Of Love Your Hit Parade – 1955 Amazon
33Eddy Arnold Just Call Me Lonesome Welcome To My World [Disc 1] Amazon