It’s a 1950 heatwave of rhythm and blues sounds this morning on Deeper Roots. We’ll move away from anything that might be polite or polished and turn our attention to the sweat-soaked, neon-lit world of rhythm and blues, a sound that was the early morning thunder and lightning just ahead of the dawn of rock ‘n roll. We’re focusing on the year 1950 where jump blues started to grow teeth — where the saxophones were honking, the backbeats hitting harder, and indie labels from Memphis to LA were capturing lightning in a bottle. From the smoky corners of the Delta to the high voltage clubs of the North, we’re digging deep into the crates for the some pounding rhythms from Dave Bartholomew, Julia Lee, Bull Moose Jackson, Jimmy McCracklin as well as Buddy and Ella Johnson…oh, and some Tiny Bradshaw’s Breaking Up The House. As Chuck Berry pointed out: “…it’s got a backbeat, you can’t lose it, any old time you use it”.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Sister Wynona Carr
Don't Miss That Train
Dragnet For Jesus
1950
00:00
2
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Walk the Chalk Line
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 7]
1950
05:22
3
Ella Johnson
No More Love
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
1950
07:56
4
Jimmy McCracklin
Rockin? All Day (a/k/a Rockin? and Reelin?)
Electric Blues?Part 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
1950
10:56
5
Bull Moose Jackson
Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again
Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950
1950
13:34
6
Cleo Brown
Roll It Boogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
15:54
7
Eunice Davis
Rock Little Daddy
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
25:17
8
Austin McCoy
Happy Pay Day Part 1
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
1950
27:46
9
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/Myra Johnson
Silent George
Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
1950
30:56
10
Jewel King
3×7=21
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
1950
33:32
11
Jewel King
I Broke My Mother's Rule
Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]
1950
36:04
12
Julia Lee
Can't Get Enough Of That Stuff
Kansas City Star [Disc 5]
1950
38:17
13
Violet Hall
He's An Ivory Beating Baby (On The Baby Grand)
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
41:16
14
Johnnie Brown
I'm Gonna Stop (Foolin' Around)
Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
1950
48:49
15
Tiny Bradshaw
Breaking Up the House
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
1950
51:12
16
Tiny Bradshaw
Well Oh Well
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
1950
53:51
17
Wynonie Harris
I Want To Love You Baby
All She Wants To Do Is Rock
1950
56:29
18
Dave Bartholomew
Ain't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life)
Gettin' Funky [Disc 2]
1950
59:21
19
Connie Jordan
I'm Gonna Rock (Till My Rocker Breaks Down)
Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
1950
1:07:07
20
Ruth Brown
I'll Wait For You
Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 1
1950
1:09:52
21
Ivory Joe Hunter
We're Going to Boogie
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
1950
1:12:25
22
King Perry
Everything's Gonna Be Alright Tonight
Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]
1950
1:15:25
23
Gene Phillips
Women Women Women
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
1950
1:17:46
24
Erline Harris
Jump And Shout
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
1950
1:20:35
25
Percy Mayfield
Strange Things Happening
Poet of the Blues
1950
1:25:26
26
The Robins
If It's So
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
1950
1:28:12
27
The Dominoes
Chicken Blues
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
1950
1:31:14
28
H-Bomb Ferguson
Rock H-Bomb Rock
Stompin' 14
1950
1:34:02
29
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
Love Don't Love Nobody
Original Blues/Greatest Hits
1950
1:36:10
30
Little Esther & Mel Walker w; Johnny Otis Orchestra
Cupid's Boogie
Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy Vol. 3
1950
1:38:51
31
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
1950
1:41:24
32
The Three Riffs
Cherry In My Lemon And Lime
Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
Nat King Cole’s transition from a respected jazz pianist to a mainstream icon was a perfect storm of technical brilliance, a groundbreaking vocal style, and a persona that radiated “suave sophistication.” While jazz purists sometimes lamented his move toward pop, it was his ability to blend jazz’s complexity with pop’s accessibility that made him a household name. He delivered hit after hit with a penchant for candidates (or entries from) the Great American Songbook. With this in mind, we’ll take this week’s show in an direction that honors the songs he became most famous for…from Bobby Troup’s Route 66 to Billy Strayhorn’s Lush Life…covered by others including some rocking tributes, some ballads in the style of country and bluesy soul numbers from Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke. We don’t stop there. Join Dave Stroud for another celebration from a hundred years of America’s music
No.
Artist
Title
Album
1
Tiny Bradshaw
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Breaking Up the House [Disc 1]
2
The Andrews Sisters
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 1]
3
Oscar Brown Jr.
Straighten Up And Fly Right [Album Version]
Sin & Soul… And Then Some
4
Bobby Darin
Nature Boy
As Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection [Disc 2]
5
Aaron Neville
Nature Boy
Nature Boy: The Standards Album
6
Madeleine Peyroux
Smile
Half The Perfect World
7
Jimmy Durante
Smile
As Time Goes By: Best of
8
Chuck Berry
Route 66
Cars
9
Asleep at the Wheel
Route 66
The Best of Asleep at the Wheel
10
Wayne Newton
L-O-V-E
Wild Cool & Swingin'
11
Natalie Cole
L-O-V-E
Unforgettable: With Love
12
Charley Pride
Ramblin' Rose
20 Classics
13
Slim Whitman
Ramblin' Rose
All-Time Greatest Hits Vol 2
14
Raul Malo
Ramblin' Rose
Quarantunes
15
Brenda Lee
Pretend
This Is Brenda
16
Carl Mann
Pretend
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
17
Dinah Washington
Unforgettable
Jazz 'Round Midnight: Dinah Washington
18
Peggy Lee
Unforgettable
Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
19
Jimmy Wakely
Mona Lisa
The Collection 1940-53 CD2
20
Carl Mann
Mona Lisa
Where Rock Was Born
21
The Neville Brothers
Mona Lisa
Fiyo on the Bayou
22
Marvin Gaye
Too Young
Ballads
23
Frankie Laine
Too Young
I Hear Music
24
Linda Ronstadt
Lush Life
Round Midnight [Disc 2]
25
Sammy Davis Jr.
Lush Life
I've Gotta Be Me: The Best Of Sammy Davis Jr.
26
Little Joe Cook
I Love You for Sentimental Reasons
Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)
27
Sam Cooke
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Greatest Hits
28
Raul Malo
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
29
Ray Noble
The Very Thought of You
Love Is the Sweetest Thing(Disc 2)
30
Nancy Wilson
The Very Thought Of You
Lady Sings The Blues [Disc 1]
31
Leon Redbone
Sweet Lorraine
Any Time
32
Frank Sinatra
Sweet Lorraine
Reprise Collection [Disc 4]
33
Nat King Cole
The Frim Fram Sauce
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
This week’s episode finds the heart of rock ‘n roll; that recipe of a rhythm and blues with just the right pinch of just about everything else. Chuck Berry’s legacy stands as one of the most important stories in rock ‘n roll’s 75 or so years. His music, particularly in those early years, was covered ad nauseum but it was always done best in an artist’s own voice. Why? Because the music speaks for itself. We’ll share music from Sleepy Labeef to Nina Simone, Linda Ronstadt to Peter Gammons (!), and Conway Twitty to the late, great John Hammond. Covers include You Never Can Tell, Sweet Little Sixteen, Nadine, and No Money down with another dozen, all honoring the King (or is it the Prime Minister) of Rock ‘n Roll whose 100th birthday will be celebrated later this year.
This week we celebrate Women’s History Month the way we know best — by following the music. For more than a century, women have shaped the sound of America’s story. They didn’t just sing the songs — they wrote them, bent them, electrified them, sanctified them, and sometimes had to fight just to be heard over them. From the tent shows and juke joints of the 1920s to arena stages and global spotlights, women have carried rhythm, blues, gospel, country, rock, pop — and the truth — on their shoulders. Tune in this coming Friday morning for a journey that begins at the foundation. Before rock and roll. Before crossover radio. When the blues was still carving its name into shellac and history. We’ll then make our way into the genres of jazz, country, rock, and gospel where women’ influenced the deeper roots of American music and you find their fingerprints everywhere — in the blues phrasing, in the gospel shout, in the country confession, in the pop hook, in the rock-and-roll roar.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey
2
Keb' Mo' Featuring Rosanne Cash
Put A Woman In Charge
Put A Woman In Charge
3
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong
St. Louis Blues
I Heard It On NPR: Shake These Blues
4
Memphis Minnie
Me And My Chauffeur Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
5
Ethel Waters
Heat Wave
Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)
6
Billie Holiday
God Bless The Child
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 10]
7
Ella Fitzgerald
Goody, Goody
75th Birthday Celebration [Disc 2]
8
Dinah Washington
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
The Essential Dinah Washington: The Great Songs
9
Jimmie Grier
The Object Of My Affection
50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30s
10
Ivie Anderson
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
11
Tommy Dorsey, The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford
Embraceable You
I Got Rhythm: The Music of George Gershwin
12
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rock Me
Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]
13
Mahalia Jackson
Move On Up A Little Higher, Pt. 1
Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
14
Nina Simone
See Line Women
The Ultimate Nina Simone
15
Betty Carter
Open the Door
American Beauty
16
Judy Garland
Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
Your Hit Parade – 1943
17
Sarah Vaughan
I Feel So Smoochie
September Song
18
Kay Starr
Rock and Roll Waltz
Your Hit Parade – 1956
19
Peggy Lee
Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)
The Capitol Collector's Series
20
Katie Shore
You're From Texas
It's All Her Fault: A Tribute To Cindy Walker
21
Mother Maybelle Carter
Keep on the Sunny Side
Ash Grove (Live April 20, 1963)
22
Patsy Cline
Why Can't He Be You
The Patsy Cline Collection
23
Kitty Wells
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
American Roots Music (Disc One-Country)
24
Dolly Parton
Jolene
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
25
Loretta Lynn
She's Got You
Classic Country 1975-1979 [Disc 2]
26
Wanda Jackson
Funnel Of Love
Queen Of Rockabilly
27
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
28
Aretha Franklin
Think
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
29
Ruth Brown
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
30
The Crystals
Da Doo Ron Ron
The Best Of The Crystals
31
LaVern Baker
Jim Dandy (Japan 2012 Remaster)
Atlantic Rock & Roll
32
Carole King
I Feel the Earth Move
A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968-1976) (1 of 2)
Join Dave Stroud for a look at a fascinating, if somewhat cringey, slice of music history, where white cover versions of black R&B nuggets were whitewashed across the pop charts in the 1950s. While the ‘cover version’ was a standard industry practice, so were the ‘sanitized’ versions of R&B hits by black artists that made them more ‘palatable’ for white radio audiences, spotlighting white artists while the original creators stayed in the shadows. It’s certainly something that could be the topic of numerous Deeper Roots episodes but we’ll limit our scope to a two hour exploration, measuring the original against the cover. On one side of the house we’ll hear from Fats Domino (a popular source for the practic), Big Joe Turner, The Moonglows and a handful of others. The other side of the house has the names of Pat Boone, Art Mooney, The Fontane Sisters and others among the dubious roster ‘favorites’. Radio and media helped to democratize the landscape but today’s parallels with the frothing ‘look over thereness’ of right wing hate is unmistakable and hard to ignore. It was George Santayana who observed that “those who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it.“
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Fontane Sisters
Hearts Of Stone
Vintage Music " Vols 3 & 4
2
The Jewels
Hearts of Stone
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
3
The Fontane Sisters
Rock Love
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
4
Lula Reed
Rock Love
Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
5
Eileen Barton
Fujiyama Mama
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
6
Annisteen Allen
Fujiyama Mama
From the Ghetto
7
The Crew Cuts
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
8
The Chords
Sh-Boom
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
9
The McGuire Sisters
Sincerely
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
10
The Moonglows
Sincerely
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
11
The Crew Cuts
Don't Be Angry
High School Favorites
12
Nappy Brown
Don't Be Angry [1955 Version]
Down In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B's
13
The Fontane Sisters
Please Don't Leave Me
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
14
Fats Domino
Please Don't Leave Me
Rock And Rollin
15
Pat Boone
The Fat Man
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
16
Fats Domino
The Fat Man
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
17
Pat Boone
Long Tall Sally
The London American Story Disc 1
18
Little Richard
Long Tall Sally
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
19
Art Mooney
Tutti Frutti
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
20
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
21
Johnnie Ray
Flip Flop And Fly
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
22
Big Joe Turner
Flip Flop And Fly
Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
23
Bill Haley & His Comets
Shake, Rattle and Roll
From The Original Master Tapes
24
Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
25
Teresa Brewer
Tweedle Dee
The Best Of Teresa Brewer
26
LaVern Baker
Tweedlee Dee
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 2]
27
Gale Storm
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
The London American Story Disc 1
28
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
29
Georgia Gibbs
Dance With Me Henry
Georgia Gibbs Greatest Hits
30
Etta James
The Wallflower
The Best of Etta James [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]
31
Jean Dinning
Bo Diddley
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
32
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
33
The Hilltoppers
Teardrops From My Eyes
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
34
Ruth Brown
Teardrops From My Eyes
Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
Spring’s just around the corner but we’re all holding out with rain, wind and more California sunshine in our forecast until then. Don’t you think that this might call for a party? Well, some of us do and we’re going to mix up the country with the blues, the rock with the rockabilly, and the brassy with the sass as we prepare for the holiday known as President’s Day. I suppose the toddler in the basement wants that named after him, too. Can someone explain the rules of common decency and sense to President McFuddlepants? Please. I beg of you. We’ll leave him out of the party today, though, as we hang in there with a delicious spread of the very best music from the past century, including Mitty Collier, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty and Elvin Bishop. We’ll also hear from a local favorite, Doug Blumer and The Bohemian Highway, with a reminder that “The Party’s At Our House”.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Sad House Big Party
Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
2
Roque Baños
Party at the Restaurant
Sexy Beast
3
Dr. John
Party Hellfire
The Best Of The Parlophone Years
4
Amos Milburn
House Party (Tonight)
Amos Milburn Rocks
5
Amos Milburn
Let's Have A Party
ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
6
Hugo and Luigi
Rockabilly Party
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD1)
7
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Party at My House
Mean Case of the Blues
8
Jesse Allen
Let's Party
Stompin' 34
9
Sam Cooke
Having A Party
100 Northern Soul Classics
10
Mink DeVille
Party Girls
Cabretta
11
Helena Ferguson
Where Is The Party
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
12
Claudine Clark
Party Lights
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
13
Tammi Terrell
Two Can Have A Party
Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
14
Mitty Collier
My Party
Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
15
Lesley Gore
It's My Party
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
16
Charlie Wilson & His Hayloft Gang
The Beer Party (1933)
Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936
17
Dale Watson
Pity Party
The Best of the HighTone Years
18
Don Gibson
Give Myself A Party
The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
19
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
The Party's At Our House
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
20
Charline Arthur
I'm Having A Party All By Myself
Welcome To The Club
21
Wanda Jackson
There's A Party Going On
There's A Party Goin' On
22
Elvin Bishop
Party Till The Cows Come Home
Tulsa Shuffle
23
Whitney Rose
The Last Party
Heartbreaker of the Year
24
Merle Haggard
Goin' Away Party
Unforgettable
25
Rosanne Cash
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
Hits: 1979-1989
26
Porter Wagoner
The Party & Dolly Parton
1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
27
John Fogerty
Garden Party (With Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt)
It may be Friday the 13th but that won’t stop us from fortifying ourselves with a ‘luck and fortune’ theme in today’s show. Hopefully, that will tip the scales. May our luck and fortune hold out until the next election. You’re welcome to drop in to our slightly superstitious edition of Deeper Roots on a day that usually sends people dodging ladders and eyeing black cats with suspicion. Whether you’re a believer in the ‘unlucky’ stigma or you consider yourself a master of your own fate, we’ve curated a playlist designed to explore the highs and lows of the cosmic dice roll. We’ll be spinning tracks that dive deep into the world of luck and fortune with some high-stakes anthems of the casino floor to the soulful laments of those down on their luck, we’re covering every corner of the wheel of fate. But…knock on wood…just in case.
Free form sounds are the order of the morning as we set sail for a two hour tour of sounds from the last century once more, leaning on a pretty exciting group of performers. You can tune in each and every Friday morning here on KOWS-LP Occidental where our word is our bond. Join Dave Stroud once again as he shares a selection of tunes by the Zion Harmonizers, Buck Owens, Mink Deville, Johnny Burnette, and Kay Kyser. It’s a fun mix of genres…some from the American Songbook, some from Bourbon Street, some from the Brill Building and a blend from the farther reaches. Tune in for a delightful Friday clamoring from Occidental’s own station.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Rides
Don't Want Lies
Can't Get Enough
2
Johnny Burnette
Big Big World
The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 4
3
The Mystics
It's Only a Paper Moon
The Mystics Meet the Jarmels
4
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Peanuts
2nd Vault Of Golden Hits
5
Mink Deville
You Better Move On
Coup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To Tread
6
Arthur Alexander
Lonely Just Like Me
Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
7
R.L. Burnside
Rollin' And Tumblin'
A Bothered Mind
8
Muddy Waters
I Just Want To Make Love To You
The Definitive Collection
9
Johnny Cash
Mississippi Sand
A Thing Called Love
10
Johnny Horton
Big Wheels Rollin'
Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
11
Buck Owens
Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Live in Australia)
Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
12
Red Simpson
Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
13
John Prine
Color of the Blues (feat. Susa
For Better, Or Worse
14
The Mavericks
Rolling Along
Brand New Day
15
Sister Sadie
Mississippi River Long
No Fear
16
Fats Domino
Please Don't Leave Me
Rock And Rollin
17
Ivory Joe Hunter
You Can't Stop This Rockin & Rollin
Feelin Fine
18
The Coasters
Keep On Rolling
50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
19
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
Ole Buttermilk Sky
Your Hit Parade 1946
20
Hoagy Carmichael
Don't Forget to Say "No", Baby
Sometimes I Wonder….
21
Louis Armstrong & All His Stars
Lazy Bones
The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
This week we’ll look a little deeper under the charts, focusing on the year 1959, a time when teenage targeted music encouraged new dances, new forms of self-expression and a sound whose influence went beyond the sweetheart, white bread sounds of middle America. To say the least, older generations associated it all with some sort of moral decline. But the sounds of the post-rock explosion laid the foundation for everything that followed: the rise of the teen market, generational conflict as a defining social theme and a sound that was a vehicle for identity and change. Adolescence itself was being redefined. We’ll tune into one of our favorite themes: under the charts. Songs you likely haven’t heard but a few I’m sure you have; tune in for music from Robin Luke, Tommy Sands, Chuck Berry, Carl Mann, Joe Antel and over two dozen others in a two hour sock hop blast here on KOWS Community Radio.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Bobbettes
I Shot Mr. Lee
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
2
Sam Cooke
Just For You
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
3
Fats Domino
Howdy Podner
Let's Play Fats Domino
4
Jesse Belvin & The Chargers
Dandilyon
Guess Who (CD1)
5
LaVern Baker
Humpty Dumpty Heart
Blues Ballads
6
Dappers
Baby You Know…Wrong
The Epic Story 1960
7
Joe & Ann Trio
Gee Baby (You're So Fine)
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
8
The 5 Royales
Tell Me You Care
The Complete Singles 1952-1962
9
Chuck Berry
Almost Grown
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
10
The Argyles
Vacation Days Are Over
Discovered Volume 2
11
The Lemon Drops
Lo-O-Ve
Rave On: The Coral Story
12
The Danleers
Your Love
The Best Of The Danleers: The Mercury Years
13
The Cinderellas
Yum Yum Yum
Teenage Rebels
14
Tommy Dee
Three Stars
Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era
15
Ricky Nelson
I Wanna Be Loved
The London American Story – 1960
16
Robin Luke
Bad Boy
The Precious Years
17
Freddy Cannon
Okefenokee
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
18
Carl Mann
Pretend
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
19
Wanda Jackson
A Date With Jerry
Four Classic Albums Plus
20
The Chordettes
A Girl's Work Is Never Done
The Best Of The Chordettes
21
The Virtues
Guitar Boogie Shuffle
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
22
Johnny Wright
Look At That Chick
Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
23
Ronnie Hawkins
Mary Lou
Feelin Fine
24
Brenda Lee
Just Because
Brenda Lee Rocks
25
Frankie Ford
Geronimo
Very Best Of Frankie Ford
26
Earl Bostic
Deep Purple
Dance to The Best Of
27
Ernie Fields Orch.
In The Mood
Teen Beat 1
28
Mack Vickery
Goin' Back To St. Louis
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
29
Charlie Gracie
Hurry Up Buttercup
Rave On: The Coral Story
30
Johnny Carroll
Bandstand Doll
Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)
31
James Gallagher
Ford and Shaker
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
32
Joe Antel
How Much I Love You
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
33
The Browns
We Should Be Together
Warped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959
34
Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
Dearest Darling
Having A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1
Another free form musical delight is ready and waiting for your ears this coming Friday morning. We dig into some mid-century nuggets from the country genre with Red Foley and Ernest Tubb as well as Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel and Joe Ely. That, of course, hardly covers the two hours. There’s also some hot rhythms from NRBQ, Daddy Cleanhead, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino and the sweet and brassy sounds from Billie Holiday, Johnny Mercer, and Babs Gonzales. Our new year won’t make promises but our hopes are all we’ve got, remembering that hate will never win if you don’t let it. There’s been wars fought for much less.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Jarmels
A Little Bit of Soap
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
2
Freddy Cannon
Abigail Beecher
His Latest And Greatest
3
NRBQ
A Little Bit Of Bad
Message For The Mess Age
4
NRBQ
Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie
Kick Me Hard
5
Bo Diddley
Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
6
Slim Harpo
Shake Your Hips
The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
7
Wanda Jackson
Dona'a Wan'a
Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
8
Fats Domino
I Can't Go On Rosalie
The Fabulous Mr D
9
The 5 Royales
I Got to Know
The Complete Singles 1952-1962
10
Irma Thomas
Look Up (AKA Whenever)
Soul Queen of New Orleans
11
The Marigolds
Rollin' Stone
The Best Of Excello Records
12
Dave Bartholemew
The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)
Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
13
Daddy Cleanhead
Something's Goin' On In My Room
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
14
Babs Gonzales
Professor Bop
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
15
Louis Jordan
If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?
Jivin' With Jordan
16
The Mills Brothers
Across The Alley From The Alamo
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
17
Asleep At The Wheel
Across The Alley From The Alamo
Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
18
Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
Hobo Boogie
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
19
Bill Kirchen
Down to Seeds and Stems Again
Seeds and Stems
20
Iris DeMent
Big City
Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
21
Merle Haggard
Silver Wings
The Complete '60s Capitol Singles
22
Joe Ely
Dallas
The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
23
Joe Ely
Dam Of My Heart
Time For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe Ely
24
Jorma Kaukonen
Red River Blues
Blue Country Heart
25
Arlo Guthrie
The City Of New Orleans
Hobo's Lullaby
26
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
Havana Moon
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
27
Chuck Berry
Havana Moon
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
28
Bonnie Raitt/Was (Not Was)
Baby Mine
Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films
29
Marlene Dietrich
No Love, No Nothin'
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
30
Johnny Mercer
Jamoboree Jones
Songsmith From Savannah
31
Billie Holiday
Trav'lin' Light
Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)
32
Frank Sinatra
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
