Category Archives: American Popular

The Year 1952

A good year…if I do say so myself. We’re going to count down the top ten of the year 1952…in pop, country, and R&B. The music that year featured sounds that portended the birth of rock ‘n roll, the blossoming of the Golden Age of Country, and the droll mainstream charts couldn’t have been more ripe for steamrolling.  Webb Pierce and Hank Williams dominated the country charts while the white bread pop charts found Al Martino, Johnny Ray, and Rosemary Clooney. But it was the R&B charts that mirrored the emerging energy of swing, rhythm and blues, and rock with the likes of The Clovers, Ruth Brown, and The Five Royales.  The DOW Jones average closed at an all-time high of (a whopping) 269.86. Tune in for the countdown. 67 years in the rear-view on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Ella Fitzgerald Goody, Goody 75th Birthday Celebration [Disc 2] Amazon
2Percy Faith Delicado 16 Most Requested Songs Amazon
3Willie Mabon I Don't Know Atlantic Blues: Piano Amazon
4Eddy Arnold A Full Time Job Eddy's Song: A Full Time Job Amazon
5Al Martino Here In My Heart Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Po Amazon
6Ruth Brown 5-10-15 Hours Ruth Brown: Mama He Treats Your Daugher Mean & Other Hits Amazon
7Hank Williams I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 5 Amazon
8Patti Page I Went To Your Wedding The Patti Page Collection: The Mercury Years, Volume 1 Amazon
9The 5 Royales Baby Don't Do It The Complete Singles 1952-1962 Amazon
10Webb Pierce Back Street Affair All Hits! [Disc 1] Amazon
11Eddie Fisher Wish You Were Here The Great American Crooners [Disc 5] Amazon
12Little Walter Juke Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2] Amazon
13Carl Smith (When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There The Essential Carl Smith (1950-1956) Amazon
14Rosemary Clooney Half As Much Tenderly Amazon
15Fats Domino Goin' Home Rock And Rollin Amazon
16Lefty Frizzell Give Me More, More, More (of Your Kisses) Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Sat. Night) Amazon
17Vera Lynn Auf Wiedersehn, Sweetheart White Cliffs Of Dover [Disc 1] Amazon
18Johnny Ace My Song Memorial Album Amazon
19Webb Pierce That Heart Belongs To Me All Hits! [Disc 1] Amazon
20Jo Stafford You Belong To Me Your Hit Parade – 1952 Amazon
21The Clovers One Mint Julep Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
22Slim Whitman Indian Love Call Golden Age of Country Volume 5: The Wild Side of Life Amazon
23Johnny Ray Cry The Best Jukeboxhits Amazon
24Jimmy Forrest Night Train Mambo Rumba Gone Mambo Amazon
25Kitty Wells It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2] Amazon
26Kay Starr Wheel Of Fortune Shutter Island [Disc 2] Amazon
27Billy Ward & the Dominoes Have Mercy Baby Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 Amazon
28Webb Pierce Wondering All Hits! [Disc 1] Amazon
29Leroy Anderson Blue Tango Instrumental Gold [Disc 1] Amazon
30Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1 Amazon
31Hank Williams Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 24 Greatest Amazon
32Bull Moose Jackson Nosey Joe Badman Jackson Thats Me Amazon
33Nat King Cole Unforgettable Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) Amazon

Free Form After Kincade

A last minute playlist…some gentle sounds for listeners who’ve had a tough week here in Sonoma County. Songs of reflection take center stage on Deeper Roots where the scheduled playlist was a bit too frivolous to put on the air. With everyone focused on rebuilding, rehoming, and getting their power back as well as building a support network for those impacted through lost homes and property. And here’s to the first responders, the city and county officials who get it right this time…join Dave Stroud on a Saturday morning in October in a county still reeling from the firestorm of two years back. Easy listening is the order of the day.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Dave Alvin California's Burning Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women Amazon
2The Staple Singers If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) Be What You Are Amazon
3Kate Wolf Here In California Weaver Of Visions – Anthology (2) Amazon
4Simon & Garfunkel Homeward Bound The Essential Simon & Garfunkel Amazon
5Simon & Garfunkel America The Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2] Amazon
6The Youngbloods Get Together Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods Amazon
7Maria McKee Let Your Light Shine On Me God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
8Paul Simon Feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo Amazing Grace The Warner Brothers Collection Amazon
9Creedence Clearwater Revival The Midnight Special Chronicle: Volume Two Amazon
10The Venice Four with Rose Stone and The Abbot Kinney Lighthouse Choir Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version] The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture Amazon
11The Staple Singers Jacob's Ladder Freedom Highway Amazon
12Marty Robbins You Gotta Climb 1963 (Warped 6373) Amazon
13Neko Case Thanks A Lot The Virginian Amazon
14Geraint Watkins Go West Dial 'W' for Watkins Amazon
15Nick Lowe Rome Wasn't Built In a Day At My Age Amazon
16Gram Parsons In My Hour of Darkness Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2 Amazon
17The Band All LA Glory Stage Fright Amazon
18Bob Dylan Shelter from the Storm Blood on the Tracks Amazon
19Elvis Presley Promised Land Artist of the Century Disc 3 Amazon
20John Hiatt Ethylene Walk On Amazon
21Neil Young Peace of Mind Comes a Time Amazon
22Luna California (All the Way) Bewitched Amazon
23The Band The Weight The Best of the Band Amazon
24Arthur Alexander Every Day I Have to Cry Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter Amazon
25Mike Farris Snap Your Fingers Silver & Stone Amazon
26Willie Nelson Funny How Time Slips Away One Hell Of A Ride Amazon

Covering Elvis

This morning’s show will be a collection of Elvis covers; songs that hit the charts for Elvis from 1956 into the break of the 1970s. Mostly number ones, but some repeated favorites, all covered by a cross-section of his contemporaries and those from another generation. We’ll have everyone from Santo & Johnny and Bobby Gentry to Rosie Flores and John Prine putting forward covers of Elvis Presley treats. We’ve also got a version of Heartbreak Hotel by Hanni El Khabib, a rare piece by rocker and session man (not bluesman) Robert Johnson, Billy Burnette’s bluegrass, and some C. J. Chenier to keep the eclectic blend alive. We’re on Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS and Friday evenings at 9 Pacific on KWTF.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Bobby Bare That's All Right 1971 Amazon
2Ricky Nelson There's Good Rockin' Tonight Ricky Nelson Amazon
3Chris Isaak I Forgot to Remember to Forget Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version) Amazon
4John Prine & Mac Wiseman I Forgot to Remember to Forget Standard Songs for Average People Amazon
5Hanni El Khatib Heartbreak Hotel Will the Guns Come Out Amazon
6Marty Stuart/The Staple Singers Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True) The Marty Party Hit Pack Amazon
7Jon Spencer All Shook Up Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell Amazon
8Debbie Harry Don't Be Cruel Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell Amazon
9Eric Clapton Hound Dog Journeyman Amazon
10Linda Ronstadt Love Me Tender Living In The U.S.A. Amazon
11Rosie Flores Too Much Working Girl's Guitar Amazon
12Billy Joel All Shook Up Honeymoon in Vegas Amazon
13C.J. Chenier Teddy Bear Step It Up! Amazon
14Dion Jailhouse Rock (Album) Heroes: Giants of Early Guitar Rock Amazon
15Ricky Van Shelton Wear My Ring Around Your Neck Honeymoon in Vegas Amazon
16Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Hard Headed Woman Sleazy Roadside Stories Amazon
17Ken Lovelace One Night Twenty Years Overnight Amazon
18Raul Malo (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I After Hours Amazon
19Billy Burnette; Shawn Camp A Big Hunk O' Love The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1 Amazon
20Billy Burnette/Shawn Camp Are You Lonesome Tonight The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1 Amazon
21Chris Isaak It's Now or Never Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version) Amazon
22Del Shannon His Latest Flame Home and Away: The Complete Recording 1960-1970 – CD1 Amazon
23Chris Isaak Can't Help Falling in Love Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version) Amazon
24The Marvelettes Good Luck Charm Four By Four – Girl Groups Amazon
25Dave Edmunds Return to Sender Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell Amazon
26Trisha Yearwood (You're The) Devil in Disguise Honeymoon in Vegas Amazon
27Aaron Neville Crying In The Chapel The Tattooed Heart Amazon
28Santo & Johnny Crying In the Chapel Santo And Johnny, The Best of Amazon
29Bobbie Gentry In The Ghetto Ode To Bobbie Gentry: The Capitol Years Amazon
30Waylon Jennings Suspicious Minds Singles Amazon
31Mark James Suspicious Minds Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios Amazon
32Robert Johnson Burning Love Close Personal Friend Amazon
33Chet Atkins It's Now Or Never The Guitar Genius Amazon

Moon Baby

A laid back Friday morning in store as we celebrate a century of America’s music with classics from every corner. Dave Stroud hosts with a potpourri of doo wop, gospel, rock, R&B, soul, and country wrapped up just for Deeper Roots listeners out there. We’ll be hearing from Johnny Cash, The Ravens, Mike Farris, (more than one) Bo Diddley, and The Neville Brothers as we watch the trees turn their late summer umber under warm Sonoma County September skies. Tune in for the very best, including The Living Sisters and The Andrews Sisters, side by side, this one time. Only on Community Radio because all other $$$ stations fail to play with heart.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Bo Diddley Moon Baby Bo Diddley Is A Lover Amazon
2Johnny Cash I'm Ragged But I'm Right Life Amazon
3Mike Farris Tennessee Girl Silver & Stone Amazon
4Bruce Springsteen Old Dan Tucker We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1 Amazon
5Bruce Springsteen I Ain't Got No Home Folkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly Amazon
6Eddie Money Two Tickets to Paradise Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money Amazon
7Mudcrutch Shady Grove Mudcrutch Amazon
8David Lindley and Wally Ingram Pay Bo Diddley Twango Bango Deluxe Amazon
9Bo Diddley Crackin' Up Go Bo Diddley Amazon
10John Fogerty Blue Moon Nights Blue Moon Swamp Amazon
11John Hiatt Dust Down a Country Road Walk On Amazon
12Johnny Cash W. Lee O Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys) Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town & Water From The Wells Of Home Amazon
13The Light Crust Doughboys Loud Mouth The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2] Amazon
14Little Jimmy Dickens Me And My Big Loud Mouth Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962 Amazon
15Sister Emily Bram Each Day Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
16Brother Joe May Working On A Building The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men Amazon
17Ruthie Foster Death Came A'Knockin' Oxford American Southern Music Texas Amazon
18The Neville Brothers A Change Is Gonna Come Yellow Moon Amazon
19Ry Cooder Waitin' For Some Girl I, Flathead Amazon
20Dan Penn I'm Living Good The Fame Recordings Amazon
21The Redcaps Just For You The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1 Amazon
22The Ravens Careless Love The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 2- Birdland Amazon
23The Flamingos Ko Ko Mo The Best Of The Flamingos Amazon
24The Cadillacs Betty My Love For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon
25Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five w/ Ella Fitzgerald Stone Cold Dead In The Market Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1944 – 1946 Amazon
26The Andrews Sisters Rum And Coca-Cola 20th Century Masters: Millenni Amazon
27The Living Sisters (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am Love to Live Amazon
28Aretha Franklin Do Right Woman, Do Right Man [Stereo Version][*][Version] I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Amazon
29Solomon Burke Take Me (Just As I Am) King Solomon / I Wish I Knew Amazon
30The Ink Spots When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1 Amazon
31Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit She Don't Love Nobody The Rose of England Amazon
32Hank Thompson The King Of Western Swing The Best Of Hank Thompson 1966-1979 Amazon

Covered by the Stones

It had to start somewhere. And it did. The music that inspired rock and roll also inspired the countless British Invasion groups that littered the charts beginning in the early-to-mid 60s. Mayall, The Yardbirds, and, of course, The Rolling Stones. The early years of the Stones found them playing covers of some of the great stateside R&B, blues, and soul classics. Our Deeper Roots show today  feasts on the originals (as did Jagger, Richard and company) and brings you the seminal sounds of Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a host of others in our tribute to the music that was a fusion of blues, R&B, and soul. Music that made rock and roll the world music phenomenon that it was to become. Tune into Community Radio on Fridays for roots music.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Robert Wilkins That's No Way To Get Along Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1] Amazon
2Bobby Fuller Not Fade Away Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited Disc 1 Amazon
3Nat King Cole Trio (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 The World Of Nat King Cole Amazon
4Muddy Waters I Just Want To Make Love To You The Definitive Collection Amazon
5Jimmy Reed Honest I Do Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy Reed Amazon
6Slim Harpo I'm A King Bee (Single Version) The Best Of Slim Harpo Amazon
7Chuck Berry Carol Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
8Marvin Gaye Can I Get A Witness Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
9Gene Allison You Can Make It If You Try The Devil's Jukebox Amazon
10Rufus Thomas Walking The Dog Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] Amazon
11Chuck Berry Around and Around The Chess Box Disc 1 Amazon
12Jay McShann Confessin' The Blues Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2] Amazon
13Irma Thomas Time Is On My Side Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4 Amazon
14The Valentinos It's All Over Now Sam Cooke's Sar Records Story 59-65 CD2 Amazon
15The Drifters Under the Boardwalk Drifters' Golden Hits Amazon
16Solomon Burke If You Need Me The Very Best Of Sixties Soul Amazon
17Dale Hawkins Susie-Q James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969 Amazon
18Solomon Burke Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis) Amazon
19The Coasters Down Home Girl 50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2] Amazon
20Chuck Berry You Can't Catch Me Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
21Bo Diddley Mona 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley Amazon
22Will Bradley & Ray McKinley Down The Road Apiece (Forget Chuck Berry & The Stones – Original Version!) Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
23Otis Redding Pain In My Heart Birth Of Soul: 1 Amazon
24Howlin' Wolf Little Red Rooster Great Tomato Blues Package Amazon
25Don Covay Mercy Mercy Summertime Groove Amazon
26Marvin Gaye Hitch Hike Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
27Otis Redding That's How Strong My Love Is Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
28Sam Cooke Good Times Ain't That Good News Amazon
29Betty Harris Cry To Me Soul From the South Amazon
30Chuck Berry I'm Talking About You The Chess Box Disc 2 Amazon
31Arthur Alexander You Better Move On The Greatest Hits Amazon
32Muddy Waters Look What You've Done The Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
33Hank Snow I'm Moving On The Essential Hank Snow Amazon
34Slim Harpo Shake Your Hips The Best Of Slim Harpo Amazon
35Robert Johnson Stop Breakin' Down Blues The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2 Amazon
36The Temptations Ain't Too Proud to Beg Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon

Summer Songs

Summer is here and so we’ll be celebrating those lazy, hazy, crazy days that come with it. We’re approaching the dog days, as they say, and that also means festivals, music, cool drinks, swimming gear, and lighter beers. This week’s show has us getting serious about summer songs:  Elvis, Sam Cooke, The Chantels, Dolly Parton, Dave Brubeck, and just a touch of surf sounds from The Sandals. Summer winds, summer wages, summer rain, and summer love this week on Deeper Roots, recorded at the KOWS studios planted square in the Cherry Street District of Santa Rosa.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Nat King Cole Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer Your Hit Parade – The Early '60S Amazon
2The Sandals Theme from "Endless Summer" The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing Magazine Amazon
3The Beach Boys Your Summer Dream Surfer Girl Amazon
4The Percy Faith Orchestra Them From A Summer Place Lifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 1] Amazon
5The Fleetwoods They Tell Me It's Summer Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods Amazon
6The Chantels Summers's Love (Richard Barrett with the Chantels) The Best of the Chantels Amazon
7Robin Ward Wonderful Summer Early Girls: 1 Amazon
8Johnny Rivers Summer Rain Best Of Johnny Rivers Amazon
9Frank Sinatra Something Wonderful Happens In Summer The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
10Sam Cooke Summertime Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
11Ian & Sylvia Summer Wages So Much For Dreaming Amazon
12It's a Beautiful Day Hot Summer Day It's a Beautiful Day Amazon
13Frank Sinatra Summer Wind Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years Amazon
14Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Summertime Sing America Amazon
15Big Brother & the Holding Company/Janis Joplin Summertime Cheap Thrills Amazon
16Dave Brubeck Summer Song [Album Version] Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective Amazon
17Seals & Crofts Summer Breeze AM Gold 1972 Amazon
18Dolly Parton Sweet Summer Lovin' I Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1 Amazon
19Elvis Presley Summer Kisses, Winter Tears Elvis for Everyone! Amazon
20Nelson Riddle The Green Leaves of Summer The Best of Nelson Riddle Amazon
21Willie Nelson Summer Of Roses [Album Version] One Hell Of A Ride Amazon
22Desert Rose Band Summer Wind Running Amazon
23Robbie Fulks Rose of the Summer Gone Away Backward Amazon
24Don Henley The Boys of Summer Building the Perfect Beast Amazon
25Eddie Cochran Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1] Amazon
26The Lovin' Spoonful Summer in the City Greatest Hits [Buddha] Amazon
27Basin Street Boys Summertime Gal The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 3- Doo-Wop Dreamin' Amazon
28Stan Kenton The Things We Did Last Summer The Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton Amazon
29Bert Lown's Biltmore Hotel Orchestra Sweet Summer Breeze Bert Lown's Biltmore Hotel Orchestra Amazon
30Jan & Dean Summer Means Fun Popsicle Amazon
31Danleers One Summer Night Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon

Steel Guitar Retrospective

We’ll be serenading you with some island melodies, country tunes, and rock, all featuring the steel guitar, an instrument whose origins take us back to the late 19th and early 20th century invention by native Joseph Kekuku. The music this Friday features some early Hawaiian popular influences including Sol Ho’opi, Hoot Gibson, and King Nawah’s Hawaiians. The focus moves to mid-to late century greats featuring Pete Drake, Buddy Emmons, Buster Martin and Speedy West. The popularity of the ‘island sound’ in the early century brought us the sound of steel across many genres, including gospel, folk, blues, and country. Spend a couple of hours on an August morning in Sonoma County taking a journey from Hawaii to Forth Worth.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1King Nawahi's Hawaiians Hawaiian Capers Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
2Trio De Hawaii Melodias Populares Mexicana Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics Amazon
3Sol Ho'opi'i Singing The Blues Master of the Hawaiian Guitar Vol 1 Amazon
4Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Quartette An Orange Grove in California Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
5Hoot Gibson Mai Givee (Don't Give It Away) Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics Amazon
6Kalama's Quartet Sassy Vintage Hawaiian Music: The Great Singers 1928 – 1934 Amazon
7Sol K. Bright's Hollywaiians Heat Wave Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1] Amazon
8Sol Ho'opi'i I Like You With My Little Ukulele in My Hand Amazon
9King Nawahi's Hawaiians Under a Texas Moon Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
10Madame Riviere's Hawaiians Ellis March With My Little Ukulele in My Hand Amazon
11Buster Martin Herbie's Steel Guitar Polka Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 10] Amazon
12Jim & Bob The Genial Hawaiians Bob & Jim by The Waters of Minetonka Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
13Jim & Bob The Song of the Range Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics Amazon
14Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys I Won't Stand in Your Way Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
15Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons Singing Strings Of Steel The Steel Guitar & Dobro Sounds Amazon
16Lone Star Playboys Steel Guitar Bounce The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18 Amazon
17Albert Lee Rainbows All Over Your Blues The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons Amazon
18Howard White Steel Guitar Swallow Western Swing And Steel Instrumental Amazon
19Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar For Pete's Sake [Instrumental] For Pete's Sake [Gusto] Amazon
20Pete Drake Pedal Jumpin' Stars Of The Steel Guitar Amazon
21Speedy West Stainless Steel Steel Guitar Amazon
22Tiny Murphy & His Bar 69 Boys Hot Steel Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
23Jerry Byrd Hilo Steel Guitar Stars Of The Steel Guitar Amazon
24Bob Wills Texas Playboy Rag Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
25Doc Watson Steel Guitar Rag Memories Amazon
26Bobby Lee Steel Guitar Rag Quasar Steel Guitar Amazon
27Lloyd Green and Jay Dee Maness You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Journey To The Beginning – A Steel Guitar Tribute To The Byrds Amazon
28Cyril Pahinui & Bob Brozman Hawaiian Cowboy Four Hands Sweet & Hot Amazon
29Bob Brozman Dinah Devil's Slide Amazon
30Bob Brozman Just As Well To Let Her Go A Truckload of Blues Amazon
31Bob Brozman Let's Get It Stomp A Truckload of Blues Amazon
32Spade Cooley Spadella Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
33Sonny Treadway Don't Let The Devil Ride Sacred Steel Guitar Amazon
34Jim & Bob The Genial Hawaiians Saint Louis Blues Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon

Too Darn Hot

One way to lounge about in the summer heat is to go directly at it with songs that complement the temperature from different angles (and genres). Tune in Saturday afternoon for a fresh look as Dave sits in for Steady Eddie once more with some rockabilly with Jimmy Simmons and Billy Lee Riley, hot country biscuits from Asleep at the Wheel and Al Dexter, hot soul stew from James Brown and Major Lance, and some humid yet playful pieces from Fats Waller and Lee Press-on & The Nails. We’ll also be taking a drone flight above some Mason-Dixon Line tradition from the very distant past with the Old South Quartette (featuring Polk Miller), and Victoria Spivey and Don Flemons. It’s summer and the heat will be with us for some weeks; too hot to handle? Too darn hot? Too hot for (fill in the blank)? Join this hot little collection in a special fill-in on a Saturday afternoon in Sonoma County. At least it’s a dry heat.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Ella Fitzgerald Too Darn Hot Music & Moonlight Amazon
2Iris DeMent Hotter Than Mojave In My Heart Infamous Angel Amazon
3Old South Quartette When De Corn Pone's Hot Music Of The Old South: Polk Miller & The Old South Quartette Amazon
4Al Dexter Hot Foot Shuffle Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag) Amazon
5Lonnie Johnson Hot Fingers Hot Fingers Amazon
6Asleep at the Wheel Hot Like That Reinventing the Wheel Amazon
7Jimmy Simmons Too Hot To Handle 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks Amazon
8Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets Hot Tamale Pete The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2] Amazon
9Johnny Carroll Hot Rock Classic Rockabilly Amazon
10Billy Lee Riley Red Hot Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
11Lee Press-On & the Nails Hot for Teacher Lee Press-On & the Nails Amazon
12Stephane Grappelli Hot Lips Stephane Grappelli Amazon
13Robert Johnson They're Red Hot The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1 Amazon
14Mississippi John Hurt Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight The Complete Studio Recordings Disc 1 Amazon
15Dom Flemons Hot Chicken Prospect Hill Amazon
16Austin Lounge Lizards Hot Tubs of Tears Creatures from the Black Saloon Amazon
17Major Lance Too Hot To Hold The Very Best Of Major Lance Amazon
18James Brown Hot Pants 20 All Time Greatest Hits! Amazon
19The Steve Miller Band Hot Chili Number 5 Amazon
20Tommy Douglas Hot Sauce Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2 Amazon
21Jay McShann Hot Biscuits R&B Jukebox Hits 1949 – Vol. 1 Amazon
22Stompy Jones Hot Sause Boss That's Alright Amazon
23Jimmie Lunceford Le Jazz Hot Strictly Lunceford: [Disc 3]: For Dancers Only Amazon
24Fats Waller Red Hot Dan The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 3] Amazon
25Jimmy Durante Hot Patatta The Great Schnozzle Amazon
26Victoria Spivey I'm A Red Hot Mama Black Snake Blues – The Best Of Amazon
27Memphis Minnie Hot Stuff – Take 2 Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937) Amazon
28Julie London Hot Toddy Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 18: Bottoms Up Amazon
29George Benson with Jack Mc Duff Hot Barbecue George Benson & Jack McDuff Amazon
30Ella Fitzgerald The Hot Canary The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald – 1951 Amazon
31Mr. Sad Head Hot Weather Blues Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1] Amazon

Dave Bartholomew Tribute

Dave Bartholomew passed away in June at the age of 100. You may not know his name, but he was one of the architects of a sound that would become rock n’ roll. A New Orleans fixture he was a band leader, trumpet player, arranger, producer, and songwriter whose keen ear and direction led him to become A&R man for Imperial Records where he met Fats Domino. His songwriting and arrangements can be heard on “Blueberry Hill”, “Ain’t That a Shame”, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”, and hundreds more. Early rock has the signature of Dave Bartholomew just as the music of New Orleans would become identified with the expansiveness of jazz and rhythm & blues. We’ll hear early influences and early productions of Dave’s, prior to his collaborations with Fats Domino. And, as always, so much more.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Jewel King 3×7=21 Gettin' Funky [Disc 4] Amazon
2Champion Jack Dupree Junker's Blues Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944 Amazon
3Fats Domino The Fat Man This Is Gold Disc 3 Amazon
4Smiley Lewis One Night I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3 Amazon
5Elvis Presley One Night Artist of the Century Disc 1 Amazon
6Bobby Mitchell I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2] Amazon
7Los Lobos I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4) Amazon
8Dave Bartholomew The Monkey Speaks His Mind Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4] Amazon
9Chuck Willis Going To The River Let's Jump Tonight! The Best Of Chuck Willis from 1951 – '56 Amazon
10Dave Bartholomew Ain't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life) Gettin' Funky [Disc 2] Amazon
11Professor Longhair Whole Lotta Loving Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
12Dave Bartholomew Shrimp And Gumbo 1952-1955 Amazon
13Snooks Eaglin Yours Truly Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
14Fats Domino The Big Beat My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
15Fats Domino Ain't That a Shame My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
16Dave Bartholomew My Ding a Ling Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2 Amazon
17Chuck Berry My Ding-A-Ling Have Mercy: His Complete Chess Recordings 1969 to 1974 Amazon
18Neil Young Walking To New Orleans Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2] Amazon
19Doug Sahm My Girl Josephine [Live] The Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug Sahm Amazon
20Smiley Lewis Blue Monday I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2 Amazon
21Snooks Eaglin By the Water Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
22Berna Dean I Walk In My Sleep Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2] Amazon
23Fats Domino Tell Me That You Love Me They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3 Amazon
24Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater Let The Four Winds Blow Rock 'n' Roll City Amazon
25Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knockin' The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1 Amazon
26George Thorogood & The Destroyers Hello Josephine The Hard Stuff Amazon
27John Lennon Ain't That A Shame Gimme Some Truth [Disc 4] Amazon
28Jools Holland Be My Guest Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska Amazon
29Robbie Robertson With Galactic Going To The River Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1] Amazon
30Dirty Dozen Brass Band That's How You Got Killed Before [Album Version] The New Orleans Album Amazon
31Fats Domino Walking to New Orleans My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
32Fats Domino I Want to Walk You Home My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
33Smiley Lewis How Long ABC Of The Blues Vol 25 Amazon

Songs of Goffin & King

A couple of months ago we featured about 20 minutes on a songwriter special featuring the music of the husband and wife songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King. We’ll take a bit more time in this week’s show sharing their tunes with you.  From the Brill Building onwards, their songs easily defined the soundtrack for a generation of young Americans of the 1960s. Light-hearted love songs, songs of reflection, and dreamlike hooks were the order: Carole the tunes and Gerry the lyrics. Join Dave Stroud in a look back featuring the music of The Cookies, Earl Jean, Lou Rawls Skeeter Davis, and many more on a Friday evening on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Cookies Chains The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
2Gene Pitney Every Breath I Take Anthology: 1961-1968 Amazon
3Aretha Franklin (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 2: Mid-'60s Amazon
4Tammy Montgomery Make The Night A Little Longer Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection Amazon
5Freddie Scott Hey, Girl Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2) Amazon
6Maxine Brown Oh No Not My Baby Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On Amazon
7Skeeter Davis I Can't Stay Mad At You Early Girls: 1 Amazon
8Little Eva The Loco-Motion The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
9Dusty Springfield That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) [*] Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition] Amazon
10The Righteous Brothers Just Once in My Life Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
11The Drifters Some Kind of Wonderful Drifters' Golden Hits Amazon
12The Drifters Up on the Roof Drifters' Golden Hits Amazon
13Maurice & Mac So Much Love Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
14Carole King It Might As Well Rain Until September The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
15The Cookies Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
16The Crystals He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
17The Chiffons One Fine Day The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
18The Ronettes Is This What I Get for Loving You? The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
19The Blossoms So Much Love So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998 Amazon
20Earl-Jean I'm Into Something Good The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
21The Byrds Goin' Back The Notorious Byrd Brothers Amazon
22Lou Rawls I Can't Make It Alone The Essential Lou Rawls [Disc 2] Amazon
23Chuck Jackson I Need You The Very Best Of Chuck Jackson 1961-1967 Amazon
24Carole King Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Tapestry Amazon
25Dusty Springfield Some Of Your Lovin' The Very Best Of Dusty Springfield Amazon
26Gene McDaniels Point of No Return The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1) Amazon
27Bobby Vee Take Good Care of My Baby Absolutely the Best Amazon
28Bobby Vee Sharing You Absolutely the Best Amazon
29Carole King Smackwater Jack Tapestry Amazon
30Taj Mahal Take A Giant Step Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home Amazon
31Dusty Springfield Goin' Back The Silver Collection Amazon
32Nils Lofgren & Grin Goin' Back The Best of Nils Lofgren & Grin: The A&M Years Amazon