Category Archives: American Popular

Bourbon Street Rhythms

We enter December with hope. Join us for some sounds from the French Quarter and its environs. This Friday on Deeper Roots, tune in for a sweeping celebration taking the St. Charles trolley in time from Kid Ory and Louis Armstrong to the sounds of Tuba Fats, Mac Rebennack, Allen Toussaint and beyond. We’ll also find some Big Easy rocking treats by the water:  Ernie K-Doe, Sugar Boy Crawford, Fats Domino, and Larry Darnell are also on the board from the Big Easy as well as sounds of piano pounders like Archibald, Champion Jack Dupree and Professor Longhair. KOWS radio’s antenna is moving so we highly recommend that you stream us on the KOWS web site (or via the KOWS app) because the FM signal will be out of commission as the transmitter has found a new home out in the hills above Bodega Highway.


No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1ArchibaldShe's Scattered EverywhereVarious Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]Amazon
2Tuba Fats' Chosen Few Brass BandMardi Gras In New OrleansDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
3Kid Ory's Creole Jazz BandRoyal Garden BluesDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
4Louis Armstrong And His Dixieland SevenDo You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
5Professor LonghairBald HeadMercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 3]: Soutwest Blues V1Amazon
6Champion Jack DupreeIci Mo-MoThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
7Dave BartholomewMessy BessieGettin' Funky [Disc 2]Amazon
8Smiley LewisBig MamouSmiley Lewis Vol 1Amazon
9Larry DarnellWhat More Do You WantOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
10Annie LaurieIt Hurts To Be In LoveThe Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 2]Amazon
11Annie LaurieRockin' and Rollin' Again (Savoy 1197)R&B Humdingers Volume 12Amazon
12Paul GaytenFor You My LoveChess New Orleans [Disc 1]Amazon
13James "Sugar Boy" CrawfordJock-A-MoChess New Orleans [Disc 1]Amazon
14Fats DominoDon't You Lie To MeOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 1Amazon
15Fats DominoHey! La Bas BoogieOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 1Amazon
16Ernie K-DoeHeebie JeebiesAbsolutely the BestAmazon
17Benny SpellmanLipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
18Mac RebennackGood TimesThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]Amazon
19Earl KingIs Everything All RightThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
20Eddie BoBaby I'm WiseThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6]Amazon
21Joe & Ann TrioGee Baby (You're So Fine)The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
22Jewel King3X7=21New Orleans R&B OutbreakAmazon
23Lloyd PriceLawdy Miss ClawdyDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
24Little RichardHeeby JeebiesThe Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
25Al JohnsonCarnival TimeDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
26Art NevilleThat Rock & Roll BeatBrother to Brother (Disc One:Art)Amazon
27Paul MarvinHurry UpThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
28Leonard CarboI Don't Want To Lose HerThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]Amazon
29Dr. JohnHow Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)Goin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
30Allen ToussaintSouthern NightsDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
31The VelvetiersFeeling Alright On Saturday NightThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]Amazon
32Earl KingEverybody's Carried AwayThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]Amazon
33Ernie K-Doe'Tain't It the TruthAbsolutely the BestAmazon
34Art NevilleToo MuchBrother to Brother (Disc One:Art)Amazon
35Art NevilleThat Old Time Rock And RollHis Specialty RecordingsAmazon

Wild Ones

Wild in the streets…well, we’re also wild in the bars, the dance halls, the backyards, and everywhere else for that matter. We’ll be revisiting the crazy ones…the excitable ones…the hot clubs where the bad boys and bad girls are burning the candle. Tune in for some fairly wild doin’s with Mabel Scott, The Louvins, Clarence Palmer and the Jive Bombers, Johnny Horton, and a couple dozen others as we take on that theme of wild men and wild women once more on Community Radio. Dave Stroud puts the metal to the pedal with jazz vocals, rockabilly romps, early century innuendos, and rhythm and blues on a Friday morning in Sonoma County. Oh…and don’t forget to visit kowsfm.com and click on that Donate Now button to support all volunteer Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Garland JeffreysWild in the StreetsGhost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]Amazon
2Billy Jones With The Little RamblersDon't Bring LuluThe Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2Amazon
3Mae WestI'm No AngelThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
4Mae WestMy Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)BombshellsAmazon
5Mabel ScottYesDestination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.Amazon
6Lizabeth ScottA Deep Dark SecretDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
7Monica LewisDo It AgainBombshellsAmazon
8Kenni HuskeyWild Man TamerOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]Amazon
9Donnie ElbertWild Child (Deluxe 6156)R&B Humdingers Volume 11Amazon
10Red Ingle & His Natural SevenCigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
11Johnny HortonThe Wild OneHonky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)Amazon
12Carl MannBorn To Be BadMidnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll EraAmazon
13Jerry Lee LewisReal Wild Child (Wild One)A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
14Tennessee Ernie FordI'm A Bad ManMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]Amazon
15The Dave & Deke ComboWild WomanHollywood BarndanceAmazon
16Charline ArthurBurn That CandleWelcome To The ClubAmazon
17The Louvin BrothersYou're Running WildCapitol Country Music ClassicsAmazon
18The Hot Club of CowtownI Can't Tame Wild WomenTall TalesAmazon
19Wanda JacksonLet's Have A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
20Carmen MacRaeWhatever Lola WantsBurlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
21The Jive BombersBad BoyCry-BabyAmazon
22The Trenier TwinsHey! Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy?)Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
23Rudy GreeneWild LifeVarious Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]Amazon
24Wynonie HarrisYoung And WildPlayful BabyAmazon
25Champion Jack DupreeBad Whiskey And Wild WomenTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
26King JamesWild Wooly WomanStompin' 25Amazon
27Eunice DavisLet's Have A PartyStompin' 25Amazon
28Julia LeeDo You Want It?Burlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
29Little RichardThe Girl Can't Help ItLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
30John HammondWild Man On The LooseTrouble No MoreAmazon
31Louis Prima & Keely SmithBarnacle Bill The SailorBreaking It Up!Amazon
32Little Willie JohnFeverBurlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
33Albert KingWild WomenDoor To DoorAmazon
34Wanda JacksonHard Headed WomanQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
35Iggy PopReal Wild ChildBlah Blah BlahAmazon
36Vince TaylorBrand New CadillacLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon

Rainy Nights

November arrives which means winter is fast approaching with (we hope) a need to break out the umbrellas, clean the gutters, and let the cycle of renewal begin. Our show this week is a free form collection of sounds from the past century highlighted by a couple of topical sets, some somber, some hopeful, but all with a blending of Americana. We’ll visit with Tom Waits’ on the low side of the road, hear from Nina Simone and her brilliant delivery of Langston Hughes’ Backlash Blues, some songs about bluebirds, rainy nights, bright lights and big cities. This week’s episode on KOWS Community Radio gives room to breathe and reflect on what is important with country, gospel, blues, jazz and everything that falls in between, fresh from the digital ether…all coming your way, for today, on KOWS 92.5 FM Occidental.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Irma ThomasIt's RainingSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
2Tom WaitsJersey GirlUsed Songs 1973-1980Amazon
3Skeeter DavisThe End of the WorldRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
4Dinah WashingtonThis Bitter EarthThe Essential Dinah Washington: The Great SongsAmazon
5Johnny CashFamily BibleBoom Chicka BoomAmazon
6Edwin Hawkins SingersOh Happy DayTestify: The Gospel Box [Disc 2]Amazon
7Paul SimonGone at Last1964-1993 Disc 2Amazon
8Nina SimoneBacklash BluesDefiance BluesAmazon
9Jimmy HughesA Shot Of Rhythm And BluesThe Complete Fame Singles Volume 1Amazon
10Art FreemanEverybody's Got To Cry SometimeThe Complete Fame Singles Volume 1Amazon
11Brook BentonRainy Night In GeorgiaTodayAmazon
12Roy OrbisonBlue Rain (Coming Down)The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 3]Amazon
13Rosanne CashI Count The TearsRetrospectiveAmazon
14Sir Douglas QuintetThe Rains CameBest Of Sir Douglas QuintetAmazon
15Ritchie ValensBluebirds Over The MountainRitchie Valens – RitchieAmazon
16Joe ElyIf You Were A BluebirdJoe ElyAmazon
17Billy WalkerGonna Find Me A BluebirdWhirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack TonightAmazon
18Mac WisemanThe Bluebirds Are Singing for MeWarped 6643 – Mac Wiseman – 1966Amazon
19Janet Klein and Her Parlor BoysHello BluebirdOh!Amazon
20Ry CooderJohnny CashI, FlatheadAmazon
21Johnny Cash28 I Walk the Line [Live at The Carousel Ballroom San Fancisco CA – April 1968]Live At The Carousel BallroomAmazon
22Charley CrockettSkip A RopeMusic City USAAmazon
23Wanda JacksonYou Drive Me WildEncoreAmazon
24Neil Young & the Shocking PinksBright Lights, Big CityEverybody's Rockin'Amazon
25Blind Willie JohnsonLet Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]The Ladykillers Music From The Motion PictureAmazon
26John FogertyDown On The CornerThe Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence CollectionAmazon
27Tom WaitsLowside Of The RoadMule VariationsAmazon
28John OatesMy Creole BelleArkansasAmazon
29Chris HillmanWildflowersBidin' My TimeAmazon
30Charlie MusselwhiteSiboneyContinental DrifterAmazon
31Dave AlvinDowney GirlDave Alvin and The Guilty WomenAmazon

The Year in Music 1948

The year 1948 saw the price of a first class stamp at three cents and unemployment in post-war America was at a low 3.9%. The Hollywood Ten were jailed for contempt of Congress when they refused to disclose Communist affiliations. And Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 LP at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The LP is still the standard by which physical listening is measured with album sales booming, with LPs sold rising 108% in the first six months of 2020. But we’re going to be sharing the music of 1948 this week:  Eddy Arnold, Peggy Lee, Dick Haymes, Louis Jordan, Blue Lu Barker and Mahalia Jackson are just but a few we’ll be hearing from in this week’s episode on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mahalia JacksonMove On Up A Little HigherJubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black GospelAmazon
2Lonnie JohnsonTomorrow NightBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
3Blue Lu BarkerA Little Bird Told MeFrom The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944Amazon
4Julia Lee & Her BoyfriendsKing Size PapaCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53Amazon
5Amos MilburnChicken-Shack BoogieDown The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos MilburnAmazon
6Louis Jordan And His Tympany FiveRun, JoeLouis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949Amazon
7Bull Moose JacksonI Love You Yes I DoBad Man JacksonAmazon
8Bull Moose JacksonI Can't Go On Without YouBull Moose Jackson 1947-1950Amazon
9Wynonie HarrisGood Rockin' TonightComplete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949Amazon
10Hal SingerCornbreadLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
11Eddy ArnoldBouquet Of RosesArtist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To HimAmazon
12Eddy ArnoldThen I Turned And Slowly Walked AwayEddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
13Eddy ArnoldJust A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way)Eddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
14Eddy ArnoldWhat A Fool I WasEddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
15Floyd TillmanI Love You So Much It HurtsColumbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk HeroesAmazon
16Jimmy WakelyOne Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)Country & Western Hit Parade 1948Amazon
17Tex Williams & His Western CaravanDon't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A WomanThat's What I Like About The WestAmazon
18Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysBubbles in My BeerLegends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
19Hank ThompsonHumpty Dumpty HeartThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]Amazon
20Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The PioneersBlue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time")Country LegendsAmazon
21Dinah ShoreButtons and BowsYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
22Nat King ColeNature BoyNat King Cole [Disc 1]Amazon
23Doris DayLove Somebody (With Buddy Clark)The Vintage Years (Part One)Amazon
24Peggy LeeMananaYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
25Art MooneyI'm Looking Over a Four Leaf CloverYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
26Evelyn Knight & The StardustersPowder Your Face With SunshineGood Old SummertimeAmazon
27Frankie Yankovic And His YanksJust BecauseGreatest HitsAmazon
28Dick Haymes & Gordon JenkinsLittle White LiesYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
29Jo Stafford, The Pied PipersMy HappinessCapitol Collectors SeriesAmazon
30Doris DayIt's MagicYour Hit Parade: 1948Amazon
31The Andrews SistersToolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)Your Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
32Bing CrosbyNow is the HourYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon

Dustbin Dynamite

A bit of a departure this week as we celebrate a mix of mayhem from the fuzzed out garage bands, greasy ducktails, oddball instrumentalists and mostly mondo misses tempered with a good dose of surf confection this week. We’re celebrating the three chord sensibilities of mid-century rock and roll rockabilly, surf, and proto-punk spit-ballers. They’re pulling out some wailing sax solos, fuzzed out bass beach thumpers, and some tongue-in-cheek easy listening to spin you around in your chair on an October Friday morning. You’ll be entertained by the likes of Tony Casanova, Sparkle Moore, Little Carolyn Sue, and Wild Bill and the Blue Denims…a forgotten list of lost culture that will take you down a rabbit hole that you hope might never end…or maybe just the opposite. This week’s show is dynamite from the dustbin of minor labels and first time producers that can only make the grade on Community Radio. Tune in for some mondo fuzz mayhem.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ronnie DeeAction PackedLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
2Bobby TroupSeventh SonMake Mine MondoAmazon
3Rock-A-TonesOne More ChanceWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
4Annette FunicelloBikini Beach PartyGood Old SummertimeAmazon
5Red PrysockHand Clappin'Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
6Jim Backus & FriendDeliciousDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
7The InteriorsVoodoo DollSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
8The BikinisCrazy VibrationsSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
9Gary WarrenMidnight RainSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
10The Three SunsTequilaSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
11The InvadersShock TreatmentSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
12Freddie & The Hitch HikersSinnersSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
13The DualsLover's SatelliteSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
14Sparkle MooreSkull & CrossbonesSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
15Mamie Van DorenSeperate The Men From The BoysDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
16Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies)Camel WalkMake Mine MondoAmazon
17Rusty Draper & Lola DeeScratch My BackDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
18Tarheel SlimNumber Nine TrainLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
19Robin Hood BriansDis A Itty BitWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
20Tony CasanovaBoogie Woogie FeelingMake Mine MondoAmazon
21Don & The GalaxiexAvalancheKiller Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals CollectionAmazon
22Jan & DeanSurf Route 101PopsicleAmazon
23Bobby FryGrandchusMake Mine MondoAmazon
24Si ZentnerWalk on the Wild SideUltra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime SceneAmazon
25Johnny Durain & The CytonesShang-Dang-DooMake Mine MondoAmazon
26The SurfarisSurfer Joe [Long Version]Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1Amazon
27Voice FarmCome On-A My HouseBigger Cooler WeirderAmazon
28MouseA Public ExecutionTexas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And PsychedeliaAmazon
29The BobbettesI Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1)War Paint – The Gone Records StoryAmazon
3013th Floor ElevatorsYou're Gonna Miss MeTexas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And PsychedeliaAmazon
31Bob CallawayTick TockWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
32The TornadoesMaleguenaBustin' SurfboardsAmazon
33Little Carolyn SueI Hate MenTwisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1Amazon
34Martin DennyCoolUltra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo HollywoodAmazon
35Ann-MargretLet Me Entertain YouDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon

Watching The River Flow

September is waning as we share our last show of the month. Join Dave Stroud live at 9 Pacific from the KOWS studios in downtown Santa Rosa for a free form stream of sounds as we make our way across to visit an eclectic collection of sounds. This week we’ll share a little bit of soul with Sugar Pie DeSanto and The Four Tops, some throwback sixties sounds from The Marvelettes and Sam The Sham, seventies deep cuts from Steve Miller, Jesse Colin Young and John Prine, and a host of your favorites from under that great Americana sideshow tent including Ry Cooder, Willie Nelson, and Los Lobos. Yes, it’s a free form show once again as we celebrate recent improvements to our streaming presence as we have signed on for Live365 hosting. Big things come in little, community bound packages. Tune in, unwrap and unwind on a Friday morning.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marty RobbinsRunning GunGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon
2Sugar Pie DeSantoHere You Come RunningGo Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966)Amazon
3The Four TopsYou Keep Running AwayThe Ultimate CollectionAmazon
4Sam CookeI'll Come Running Back To YouPortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
5Roy OrbisonRunning ScaredYour Hit Parade – Into the '60SAmazon
6Juke Boy BonnerRunning ShoesRhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]Amazon
7Aretha FranklinSpanish Harlem30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]Amazon
8Jesse Colin YoungMorning SunJesse Colin Young Classics Volume 1Amazon
9Marshall CrenshawStarless Summer SkyMiracle of ScienceAmazon
10Marie KnightHis Eye Is On The SparrowHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
11Taj MahalLet the Four Winds BlowPhantom BluesAmazon
12Los LobosI'm Gonna Be A Wheel SomedayEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)Amazon
13Fats DominoMy Girl JosephineVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)Amazon
14Chris KennerI Like It Like That Part 1Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky 2-2 1957-Amazon
15Solomon BurkeEverybody Needs Somebody To LoveVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
16Leon RussellWatching The River FlowTangled Up In BluesAmazon
17Bob DylanKnockin' On Heaven's DoorGreatest Hits Volume 3Amazon
18Warren ZevonKeep Me in Your HeartThe WindAmazon
19Steve Miller BandLiving In The U.S.A.SailorAmazon
20Steve Miller BandQuicksilver GirlSailorAmazon
21John PrineThere She GoesBruised OrangeAmazon
22John PrinePlease Don't Bury MeSouvenirsAmazon
23Willie NelsonBring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version)Naked WillieAmazon
24Ry Cooder w/Sam SamudioNo QuieroThe Border/Alamo BayAmazon
25Sam the Sham & the PharaohsWooly BullyRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
26The MarvelettesDon't Mess With BillHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2Amazon
27Alive 'N Kickin'Tighter, TighterAlive 'N Kickin'Amazon
28Bo DiddleySay ManGo Bo DiddleyAmazon
29Joe ElyFingernailsLive ShotsAmazon
30Duane EddyRebel RouserRebel RouserAmazon
31Jackson Browne & David LindleyMercury Blues (Intro)Love Is Strange [Disc 1]Amazon
32Jackson Browne & David LindleyMercury BluesLove Is Strange [Disc 1]Amazon

R&B Boogie Woogie

Drop by to play along with the second of a two-part episode exploring an eclectic blend of boogie woogie, in the key of rhythm and blues. There will be enough piano pounding, toe-tapping, and slick percussion to feed the need for musical speed in our show this week. The usual suspects will keep the line moving and we’ll also bring out some old favorites including performances from Hadda Brooks, Gladys Bentley, Oscar’s Chicago Swingers, Rosco Gordon and Albert Ammons. This second episode keeps true to the sound that surfaced in the early century, blending juke joint rhythms and house party dance celebrations. Be sure to check us out on our new web site player or at the Live365 web site.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Freddie SlackRockin' The BoogieBoogie Woogie [Disc 8]Amazon
2Joe LutcherRockin' Boogie (04-19-47)1947Amazon
3The TreniersRock-a-Beatin BoogieRoots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]Amazon
4Big Joe TurnerBoogie Woogie Country GirlBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
5Rosco GordonT Model BoogieLet's Get High (B)Amazon
6Hadda BrooksSwingin' The BoogieI've Got News For You [Disc 2]Amazon
7Nellie LutcherLake Charles BoogieHurry On DownAmazon
8Gladys BentleyBoogie'n My WoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
9Mabel ScottBaseball BoogieBaseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack RecordingAmazon
10Albert Ammons & His Rhythm KingsBoogie Woogie StompBoogie Woogie Stomp!Amazon
11Champion Jack DupreeDupree Shake DanceJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
12Pinetop PerkinsPinetop's Boogie WoogieLet's Drink Some Juice…Amazon
13Little Brother MontgomeryNo Special Rider BluesBoogie Woogie Stomp!Amazon
14Roosevelt SykesBlues n' BoogieChicago BoogieAmazon
15Joe Liggins & The HoneydrippersDripper's BoogieVol. 2 – Dripper's BoogieAmazon
16Amos MilburnRoomin' House BoogieDown The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos MilburnAmazon
17Roy BrownBoogie Woogie BluesGood Rockin' TonightAmazon
18Sir Charles ThompsonMister BoogieJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
19Louis Jordan And His Tympany FiveTamburitza BoogieLouis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1949 – 1950Amazon
20Brownie McGheeRobbie-Doby BoogieSavoy Blues 1948-1954 [Disc 2]Amazon
21Frankie Lee SimsShe Likes to Boogie Real SlowRhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]Amazon
22Roy MiltonMilton's BoogieLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
23Jake PorterJake's Boogie in D FlatHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
24Joey ThomasHobo BoogieJumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)Amazon
25Oscar's Chicago SwingersI Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie NowThem Dirty Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
26Professor LonghairBoogie WoogieNew Orleans PianoAmazon
27Bill Wyman's Rhythm KingsJitterbug BoogieJust For A Thrill / LiveAmazon
28Eddie "Clean Head" VinsonOld Maid's BoogieDown Home BluesAmazon
29Little WalterBoogieLone StarAmazon
30Annisteen AllenBongo BoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
31Amos MilburnSax Shack BoogieAmos Milburn RocksAmazon

9 Volt Heart

Deeper Roots goes free form this week with some classic country and blues right alongside tradition. From Pee Wee King to Memphis Minnie and Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks to Chuck Wills…we’ve got the goods. We’ll fill our Friday two hours with a delightful collection of music from the past one hundred years, live from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Got some sugar, radio memories, gospel rafter-raisers, and a track from Luke the Drifter…and remember….ninety-nine and a half just won’t do when you’re listening to the radio. Which is why we give you a hundred percent here on community radio. An eclectic blend of sounds that takes you back to the little Zenith or Silvertone that you put up to your ear, driven by that two-pronged nine-volt heart. Join us for some memories.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Charlie MusselwhiteChristo RedemptorStand Back!Amazon
2The Iguanas9 Volt HeartPlastic Silver 9 Volt HeartAmazon
3Dave AlvinBorder RadioRomeo's EscapeAmazon
4Merle Haggard And The StrangersSilver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
5Rosanne CashBlack CadillacBlack CadillacAmazon
6Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory)Catty TownClassic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot ChicksAmazon
7Little Jimmy DickensCountry BoyHonky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Hank WilliamsNo, No JoeBeyond The SunsetAmazon
9The Spare Change BoysPolicemanClassic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
10Peetie WheatstrawDoin' The Best I Can (Take A)Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
11Barbecue BobIt Just Won't HayBarbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929)Amazon
12Reverend Pearly BrownNinety Nine And A Half Won't DoThe Essential Guide To GospelAmazon
13Bo DiddleyDiddy Wah DiddyBo Knows BoAmazon
14Lead BellyBlack BettyLead Belly's Last SessionsAmazon
15Memphis MinnieNew Dirty DozenQueen Of Country BluesAmazon
16Charles BrownDon't Get Salty SugarThe Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
17Chuck WillisSugar SugarI Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The StrollAmazon
18Ray BattsStealin' SugarBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]Amazon
19Merle TravisToo Much Sugar For A DimeHot Pickin' [Disc 2]Amazon
20Mark SpoelstraSugar Babe, It's All Over NowClassic Folk Music From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
21Howlin' WolfMy Country Sugar MamaThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
22Sister Rosetta TharpeUp Above My HeadSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2Amazon
23Sister Rosetta TharpeShout Sister ShoutSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2Amazon
24Blind Willie McTellLord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2)Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
25Big Bill BroonzyHey HeyAn Introduction To Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
26Eric ClaptonHey HeyUnpluggedAmazon
27Pee Wee KingSlow Poke1974-Country Music Hall Of FamAmazon
28Les Paul & Mary FordTico, TicoBye Bye Blues/Les and MaryAmazon
29Speedy West & Jimmy BryantFlippin' the LidStratosphere BoogieAmazon
30Alden Howard/Dick HymanI'll See You in My DreamsSweet and LowdownAmazon
31Bob DylanDuquesne WhistleTempestAmazon
32Peggy LeeChi-Baba, Chi-BabaAmore d'ItaliaAmazon
33Hadda BrooksBully Wully BoogieThat's My DesireAmazon

Groove Juice Special

Not exactly sure what ‘groove juice’ is, but for the purposes of our show full of sass and novelty, we’ll just suggest you make it what you want it. It’s a whimsical, sometimes bawdy, morning collection of the past 100 years of jazz, folk, country, and pop (with a little who-knows-what-that-is thrown in).  We’ve got poodles, big feet, Ovaltine, four leaf clovers, rabbits, and tattoos included with the subject matter today. Songs that are as delectable as they are incredible. We’ve got Skeets McDonald, Robert Crumb, Mae West, Groucho Marx, Dorothy Shay (the Park Avenue Hillbilly), and a couple dozen others for your Friday morning. Oh yeah, and some Johnny Cash and Slim Gaillard as well. So tune into KRJF Community Radio this week for all you can handle.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny CashA Boy Named Sue [Live]16 Biggest HitsAmazon
2Geraint WatkinsBouffantIn a Bad Mood – Deluxe Expanded EditionAmazon
3Slim & SlamGroove Juice SpecialSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3)Amazon
4Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDad Gum Ya Hide BoyThe Aladdin Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
5Harry "The Hipster" GibsonWho Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's OvaltineVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
6Tampa Red & Big MaceoLet Me Play With Your PoodleRadio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob DylanAmazon
7Johnny BuckettLet Me Play With Your PoodleDirty Boogie:The Fortune Records StoryAmazon
8Jimmie DavisThe Poodle Dog SongDoggone CountryAmazon
9Sam Butera & the WitnessesFrench PoodleUltra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & SwinginAmazon
10Hank PennyRabbits Don't Ever Get MarriedCrazy Rhythm: The Standard TranscriptionsAmazon
11Skeets McDonaldThe Tattooed LadyDirty Boogie: The Fortune Records StoryAmazon
12Groucho Marx & Bing CrosbyLydia The Tattooed LadyThe Marx Brothers Greatest HitsAmazon
13The Hoosier Hot ShotsI Like Bananas (Because They Have No Bones)Rural Rhythm 1935-42Amazon
14Mae WestI'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For LoveThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
15Fats WallerYour Feet's Too BigFats Waller Greatest HitsAmazon
16Dave Van RonkYour Feet's Too BigSweet & LowdownAmazon
17Dave Van RonkWould You Like to Swing on a Star?Sunday StreetAmazon
18R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit SerenadersHula Melody (Radio Broadcast)R. Crumb's Music SamplerAmazon
19Fiddlin' Ian McCamy QuartetteSchottischeR. Crumb's Music SamplerAmazon
20Al MillerI Found A Four Leaf Clover (BP 8047, 12923-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
21Bo CarterShe's Your Cook, But She Burns My Bread SometimesThe Rough Guide To Ragtime Blues & HokumAmazon
22Frankie "Half Pint" JaxonI'm Gonna Steal You (BP 8040, 12920-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon
23Ben Selvin OrchestraWho's Your Little Who ZisVintage Music: Original Classics from the 1920s and 1930sAmazon
24Dorothy ShayFeudin & Fightin47 Your Hit ParadeAmazon
25Eileen BartonIf I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd 've Baked A Cake)Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
26Danny Kaye & The Andrews SistersCivilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)47 Your Hit ParadeAmazon
27Bing Crosby & The Andrews SistersI'll Si-Si Ya In Bahia [Single Version]Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 2]Amazon
28John FogertyHoney DoDeja Vu All Over AgainAmazon
29Louis PrimaI Wanna Be Like YouThe Jungle Book (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) [Remastered]Amazon
30Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His OrchestraI Want to Be EvilPurr-Fect: Greatest HitsAmazon
31Hank PennyThe Mink on her BackKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon

Lefty Merle Willie Hank & Hank

It’s a songwriter’s showcase this morning on Deeper Roots. Country music songwriters Lefty Frizell, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Hank Cochran, and Hank Williams are highlighted in a show that features covers by their contemporaries (and a few from the recent past) including Iris DeMent, Ernest Tubb, Billy Walker, Bob Dylan, Rosanne Cash, and at least two dozen others. Our show pays tribute to some amazing stalwarts who literally defined the country ‘voice’ and story. Join Dave Stroud on another Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio, 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to all of planet earth on all your favorite services including OpenRadio.app, TuneIn.com, RadioGarden.io and, our web site, kowsfm.com. Good morning!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John PrineI Want to Be With You AlwaysThe Missing YearsAmazon
2Red Foley & The Andrews SistersI Want To Be With You AlwaysHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
3Brennen LeighI Love You A Thousand WaysBrennen Leigh Sings Lefty FrizzellAmazon
4George JonesIf You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)Sings Country and Western HitsAmazon
5Keith WhitleyI Never Go Around MirrorsThe Rounder Records StoryAmazon
6Merle HaggardMy Baby's Just Like MoneyRoots, Vol. 1Amazon
7Rosanne Cash Featuring Rufus WainwrightSilver Wings (Feat. Rufus Wainwright)The ListAmazon
8Bill KirchenShelly's Winter Love (Album)Word To The WiseAmazon
9Iris DeMentBig CityTulare Dust: Tribute to Merle HaggardAmazon
10George JonesI Always Get Lucky With YouThe Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 2Amazon
11Dale WatsonMama TriedMore Great Moments of Vinyl HistoryAmazon
12Ray PriceNight LifeColumbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazon
13Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires & The Imperials QuartetFunny How Time Slips AwayElvis CountryAmazon
14k.d. lang & the ReclinesThree DaysAbsolute Torch and TwangAmazon
15The Little WilliesI Gotta Get DrunkThe Little WilliesAmazon
16The Secret SistersWhy Don't You Love MeThe Secret SistersAmazon
17Bob DylanI Can't Get You Off Of My MindTimeless: Hank Williams TributeAmazon
18Buckwheat ZydecoHey, Good Lookin'MenagerieAmazon
19Sleepy LaBeefI Saw the LightSun Records Artists Perform the Hank Williams SongbookAmazon
20Jerry Lee LewisYou Win AgainThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
21Taj MahalMind Your Own BusinessSenor BluesAmazon
22Elvis CostelloHe's Got You ('Lost Session' Version)Almost BlueAmazon
23Rhiannon GiddensShe's Got YouTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
24Patsy ClineWhy Can't He Be YouThe Patsy Cline CollectionAmazon
25Dottie WestMe Today And Her TomorrowThe Essential Dottie WestAmazon
26Bobby BareI'd Fight The WorldThe Best Of Bobby BareAmazon
27Jamey JohnsonEverything But You (featuring Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill)Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank CochranAmazon
28Al Green & Lyle LovettFunny How Time Slips AwayRhythm Country & BluesAmazon