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High Noon

High Noon - KOWS September 12, 2015
High Noon – KOWS September 12, 2015

It’s a new morning…as it always is…and was when we celebrated another Saturday morning in Occidental with Deeper Roots Radio: A Century of America’s Music with host Dave Stroud. This twice-monthly show opens with a mule kicking in the stall, some barnyard rhythm and then moves swiftly into a blend of 1950s country and big band. Ray Charles, Frankie Laine, Chick Webb, Otis Spann, and Merle Travis are just a sampling of performers we’ll hear from. West County living deserves roots music wafting over the airwaves on a Saturday morning in early autumn. Let’s set the airwaves stage with some Otis Spann.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Nellie LutcherHe's A Real Gone GuyCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
2Nellie LutcherThere's Another Mule In Your StallNellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 1]Amazon
3Otis SpannMule Kicking In My StallCryin' TimeAmazon
4Louis JordanBarnyard BoogieJivin' With JordanAmazon
5Joe LigginsRhythm In The BarnyardJoe Liggins & The HoneydrippersAmazon
6The Andrews SistersA Man is a Brother To a MuleGolden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 4]Amazon
7Charlie Poole With Sid Harkreader and Uncle Dave MaconMan that Rode the Mule Around the WorldYou Ain't Talkin' To Me: Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music [Disc 2]Amazon
8Ralph StanleyI've Got A Mule To RideOld-Time Pickin': A Clawhammer Banjo CollectionAmazon
9Tennessee Ernie FordMule Train (1996 Digital Remaster)Vintage CollectionsAmazon
10Frankie LaineThat Lucky Old Sun [Album Version]Frankie Laine's Greatest HitsAmazon
11Ray CharlesThat Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3Amazon
12Merle Travis & Joe MaphisHigh NoonCountry Guitar GiantsAmazon
13Frankie LaineRawhideCountry Greats #2Amazon
14Chick Webb and his OrchestraDon't Be That Wayfrom CD; orig. Decca 483Amazon
15Ella FitzgeraldMelinda the MousleChronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41Amazon
16Annette HanshawWho's That Knocking At My DoorThe Twenties SweetheartAmazon
17Brother Grady CoffeeI'm Working on a BuildingThis May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982Amazon
18Elvis PresleyWorking on the BuildingAmazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1Amazon
19Murry HammondIn The Shadow Of Clinch MountainThe Winding StreamThe Carters, The Cashes And The Course Of Country MusicAmazon
20John & Jamie HartfordWhen the Roses Bloom in DixielandHartford & HartfordAmazon
21June Carter CashWill You Miss Me When I'm Gone?Wildwood FlowerAmazon
22George JonesWorried Man BluesThe Winding StreamThe Carters, The Cashes And The Course Of Country MusicAmazon
23The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandI'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue EyesWill the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2Amazon
24David Lindley and Wally IngramCoot From TennesseeTwango Bango DeluxeAmazon
25Ole RamussenSleepy Eyed JohnSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
26Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysOozlin' Daddy BluesLegends of Country Music Disc 2Amazon
27Cliff Hobbs;Bill CoxOozlin' Daddy Blues [Album Version]White Country Blues (1926-1938)Amazon
28Commander Cody and His Lost Planet AirmenBig MamouWe've Got a Live One Here!Amazon
29Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His OrchestraBig MamouBarrell House Boogie and the BluesAmazon
30Bonnie GuitarNoon TrainAffairAmazon
31Norridge Mayhams And The Blue ChipsIf I Had My WayNorridge Mayhams and The Blue ChipsAmazon

Songs of the Century – Misses

Songs of the Century - The Misses
Songs of the Century – The Misses

Join us on our second of two episodes exploring the Top 30 songs of the 20th century as it is so suggested by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA)…this time, however, Dave Stroud suggests 30 that he believes were worthy of the list but which either a) did not make the list or was b) buried further down the larger list of 365. The fun continues. Last week we discovered that “Over the Rainbow” was #1 and that “Rhapsody in Blue” was nowhere to be found on the larger list. This week we get payback and find songs like “Blue Moon of Kentucky”, “Rocket 88″, and “West End Blues” our own list. Our list too is not without controversy.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The BeatlesNorwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)Rubber Soul [Capitol Album]Amazon
2Artie Shaw & His OrchestraBegin The BeguineKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
3Paul RobesonOl' Man RiverColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
4Bob DylanLike a Rolling StoneBiograph Disc 1Amazon
5Ray CharlesGeorgia on My MindGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2Amazon
6Carl PerkinsBlue Suede ShoesBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
7Elvis PresleyMystery TrainArtist of the Century Disc 1Amazon
8Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysBlue Moon of KentuckyColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
9Sidney BechetSummertimeSummertimeAmazon
10Jackie BrenstonRocket 88Martin Scorsese Presents The BluesAmazon
11Dave BrubeckTake FiveTime Signatures: A Career RetrospectiveAmazon
12Patsy ClineCrazyI Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]Amazon
13Big Joe TurnerShake, Rattle & RollLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
14Cab Calloway & His OrchestraMinnie The Moocher (Brunswick Version)Jukebox Hits 1930-1950Amazon
15Hank WilliamsYour Cheatin' Heart24 GreatestAmazon
16Glen CampbellGentle On My MindGlen Campbell 20 Greatest HitsAmazon
17Fisk Jubilee SingersSwing Low, Sweet ChariotRecordings In Chonological Order, Vol. 2: 1915-1920Amazon
18Vernon DalhartThe Prisoner's SongNipper's Greatest Hits: The 20'sAmazon
19Led ZeppelinStairway To HeavenLed Zeppelin IVAmazon
20Johnny CashI Walk The LineOriginal Greatest HitsAmazon
21The BeatlesWith a Little Help from My FriendsSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandAmazon
22Fats WallerAin't Misbehavin'Fats Waller Greatest HitsAmazon
23Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysSan Antonio RoseColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
24Original Dixieland Jazz BandTiger RagRCA Victor Jazz/The First Half-Century: The 20'sAmazon
25Billie HolidayGod Bless the ChildColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
26Louis ArmstrongHeebie JeebiesThe Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
27Louis Armstrong & His Hot FiveWest End BluesColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
28Elvis PresleyHeartbreak HotelElvis' Golden Records (Volume 1)Amazon
29Paul WhitemanRhapsody in BlueGreatest HitsAmazon
30W.C. HandySt. Louis BluesJazzin' the BluesAmazon

San Antone – KOWS August 10, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

We’re filling in once more for Mark Hogan and his Bluegrass and Old Time Hour. This week, we’ve put together another two hours of music that spans close to a full century…including Cliff Edwards from 1933, Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Lunceford, and Dave Van Ronk (just to name a few). There will be some themes and schemes built into our sets this evening including the story of Caldonia, the Texas town of San Antone, and heading down a dusty road of a century of America’s music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Charlie GracieJust A Closer Walk With TheeAngel on My ShoulderAmazon
2Doug SahmChicken and the BopBest of Sir Douglas 68-75Amazon
3Charley PrideIs Anybody Goin' To San AntoneSuperstars Of Country: Good Ol' Songs [Disc 1]Amazon
4Buddy Emmons/Ray Pennington/Swing Shift BandMama Was the Rose of San AntoneSwingin' by RequestAmazon
5Tommy DuncanStars Over San AntoneBeneath a Neon Star in a Honky TonkAmazon
6Rice, Rice, Hillman & PedersenSan AntoneRunning WildAmazon
7Les PaulI Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way (feat. Bing Crosby) [Remastered]100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
8Bobby BareGoing Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warningDarker Than LightAmazon
9Woody GuthrieGoing Down the Road (Feeling Bad)Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & Jimmy MartinI'm Going Down the RoadFirst Time TogetherAmazon
11Doug JayneRunning Lightly Down The RoadIt Looks Like She's Going on a TripAmazon
12Leon RedboneAin't Gonna Give You None of My Jelly RollAny TimeAmazon
13The Mills BrothersOld-Fashioned LoveThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3Amazon
14Cliff EdwardsIt's Only A Paper MoonColumbia Records 25thAmazon
15Frank Auburn Orchestra w/Benny GoodmanI Found a Million Dollar BabyVintage Music: Original Classics from the 1920s and 1930sAmazon
16Jimmie LuncefordCement MixerStrictly Lunceford Blues In The NightAmazon
17Frank SinatraI Got Plenty O' Nuttin'Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]Amazon
18Ella Mae MorseForty Cups Of CoffeeThe Morse Code [Disc 2]Amazon
19Smiley LewisCadonia's PartyBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
20Louis JordanCaldoniaNumber OnesAmazon
21B.B. KingCaldoniaLet the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis JordanAmazon
22Dave Van RonkYour Feet's Too BigSweet & LowdownAmazon
23Nat King Cole TrioHoneysuckle RoseThe Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
24Fats Waller & His RhythmIt's A Sin To Tell A LieFats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936Amazon
25Ivory Joe HunterIt's A SinChronological Ivory Joe Hunter (1950-1951)Amazon
26The BlastersTrouble BoundTestament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2)Amazon
27The Staple SingersThis TrainFreedom HighwayAmazon
28The Fairfield FourHallelujahRevivalAmazon
29Sam CookeTrouble BluesThe Rhythm And The BluesAmazon
30Maria MuldaurI Belong To That BandRichland Woman BluesAmazon
31Mother McCollumGlory! Glory! Hallelujah!Guitar Evangelists (1928-1951)Amazon
32Emmylou HarrisWhen Halley Came To JacksonMark Twain: Words & Music [Disc 1]Amazon
33Arthur AlexanderEvery Day I Have to Cry SomeLonely Just Like Me: The Final ChapterAmazon

Songs of the Century

Songs of the Century
Songs of the Century

The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) produced a list a few years back that they called the “Songs of The Century”. It was concocted based on a questionable set of sampling and was to represent and “promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage.” The voting pool was a strange mixture elected officials, school students and teachers, as well as industry professionals. The respondent pool was about 200. The list is woefully inadequate but certainly worth discussing. Deeper Roots will spend this week exploring the top 30 (of 365) and follow up with its own list in a second episode next week. Listen in as we stretch the imagination.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John LennonImagineImagineAmazon
2Gladys Knight & The PipsMidnight Train To GeorgiaSingers And Songwriters: 1973-Amazon
3The BeatlesI Want to Hold Your Hand [Stereo]The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 Disc 1Amazon
4Chuck BerryJohnny B. GoodeJohnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
5Lena HorneStormy Weather (From "Stormy Weather")The Essential Lena Horne – The RCA YearsAmazon
6Ben E. KingStand By MeMalt Shop Memories Save the Last Dance for MeAmazon
7The Beach BoysGood VibrationsEndless SummerAmazon
8Tony BennettI Left My Heart in San FranciscoThe Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1Amazon
9Otis Redding(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayThe Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1Amazon
10Marvin GayeI Heard It Through the GrapevineMotown: The Classic Years Disc 2Amazon
11John Philip SousaStars And Stripes ForeverThe March King: John Philip Sousa Conducts His Own Marches and Other Favorites (An Historical Recording)Amazon
12Kate Smith With OrchestraGod Bless AmericaNippers 30's-Vol.1Amazon
13Fats DominoBlueberry HillOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 4Amazon
14Duke Ellington & His OrchestraTake The "A" TrainKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
15The Rolling Stones(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionSingles Collection: The London Years Disc 1Amazon
16Bobby DarinMack The KnifeMagic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)Amazon
17Jimmie DavisYou Are My SunshineBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
18Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraWhen The Saints Go Marching InPete Fountain Presents The Best Of Dixieland: Louis ArmstrongAmazon
19Bill Haley & His Comets(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (Single Version)Rock Around The ClockAmazon
20Glenn Miller & His OrchestraIn the MoodThe Centennial Collection Disc 1Amazon
21Scott JoplinThe Entertainercompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
22The Righteous BrothersYou've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
23Billy Murray & Haydn QuartetTake Me Out To The Ball Gamewww.allaoijr.comAmazon
24Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story OvertureWest Side StoryAmazon
25The Andrews SistersBoogie Woogie Bugle Boy20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection – The Best Of The Andrews SistersAmazon
26Don McLeanAmerican PieAmerican Pie [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
27Aretha FranklinRespect30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
28Woody GuthrieThis Land Is Your LandThis Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1Amazon
29Bing CrosbyWhite ChristmasBing Crosby's Greatest HitsAmazon
30Judy GarlandOver The RainbowThat's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM MusicalsAmazon
31George GershwinRhapsody in BlueNipper's Greatest Hits: The 20'sAmazon

Wake Up! – KOWS August 8, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

It’s a joy to queue up a century of America’s music every other Saturday morning in West County…live from the heart and voice of West Sonoma County’s KOWS studios in downtown Occidental. A common theme will run through this morning’s show and it’s all about waking up: gospel’s Mahalia Jackson and When I Wake Up in Glory, Roy Milton and the Wake Up Blues, James Brown’s Get Up Offa That Thing … and more!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Junior BrownGotta Get Up Every MorningSemi-CrazyAmazon
2Buck OwensI've Got A Tiger By The TailThe Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1Amazon
3Dwight YoakamLittle SisterReprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (1 of 4)Amazon
4The MavericksAll You Ever Do Is Bring Me DownMusic for All OccasionsAmazon
5Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblersGet Up JohnAt The Ryman [Live]Amazon
6The BandGet Up JakeA Musical History [Disc 3]Amazon
7James BrownGet Up Offa That Thing20 All Time Greatest Hits!Amazon
8Lavern BakerGet Up Get Up (You Sleepy Head)London American Label Year By Year 1956Amazon
9Jimmy MurphyWake Me up Sweet JesusElectricityAmazon
10Mahalia JacksonWhen I Wake Up In GloryThe World's Greatest Gospel SingerAmazon
11Bill Landford And The LandfordairesTrouble Of This World [Album Version]The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1Amazon
12Reverend CL FranklinWings Of FaithNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
13Clara Ward SingersPacking UpSomebody Bigger Than You & IAmazon
14Charlie & His OrchestraYou're Driving Me CrazyFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
15Bob BrozmanYou're Driving Me CrazyDevil's SlideAmazon
16Big Joe TurnerLipstick, Powder and PaintBig Joe RocksAmazon
17Smiley LewisHook Line & SinkerSmiley Lewis Vol 1Amazon
18Merrill MooreYes Indeed (EP Version)Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]Amazon
19The CarlislesNine Have Tried (and None Have Died) (Second Countdown)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
20Roy MiltonWaking Up BluesABC Of The Blues Vol 30Amazon
21Ike & Tina TurnerWake UpDon't Play Me CheapAmazon
22The Everly BrothersWake Up Little Susie5 Classic AlbumsAmazon
23Roy OrbisonRide AwayThe Soul of Rock and RollAmazon
24Hank GarlandScarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)Move! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank GarlandAmazon
25The KnockoutsDarling LorraneThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3Amazon
26Bobby "Blue" BlandPovertyThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
27Townes Van ZandtSnowin' On Raton (with James McMurtry)Texas RainAmazon
28Jonathan EdwardsMoleTomorrow's ChildAmazon
29Elvis PresleySomebody Bigger Than You and IAmazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1Amazon
30Kim McLeanSomebody Bigger Than You and IBoots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene AutryAmazon
31J.J. CaleMoney TalksThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
32Roy ZimmermanThe Faucet's On FireThe Faucet's On FireAmazon

Connections II

Connections II
Connections II

We take another trip down the roots rabbit hole with the usual selections of blues, bluegrass, country, gospel, and tradition in a show that follows a thread that begins with The Del McCoury Band’s bluegrass cover of Mama’s Hungry Eyes and winds its way to conclusion down the endless black ribbon. In between we’ve got kind words and last words, chain gangs and jailers, and songs about bird dogs and mockingbirds. The show is a special ‘stream of musical roots consciousness’ called “Connections”.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Del McCouryMama's Hungry Eyes (feat. Emmylou Harris)MoneylandAmazon
2Merle HaggardMama TriedThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
3Sugar Pie DeSantoMama Didn't Raise No FoolDown In The BasementAmazon
4Rodney CrowellFamous Last Words of a Fool in LoveTarpaper SkyAmazon
5David JohansenThe Last Kind WordsShakerAmazon
6Rhiannon GiddensLast Kind WordsTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
7Geeshie WileyLast Kind WordsMississippi MastersAmazon
8Geeshie Wiley and Elvie ThomasPick Poor Robin CleanMississippi MastersAmazon
9Gennett Sound EffectsMocking Bird…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
10The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandListen To The MockingbirdStars And Stripes ForeverAmazon
11Doc WatsonBird DogDocabillyAmazon
12The Everly BrothersI'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of JailSongs Our Daddy Taught UsAmazon
13Steve Earle & The V-RoysIn The Jailhouse NowThe Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A TributeAmazon
14Johnny CashI'm Free from the Chain Gang NowAmerican V: A Hundred HighwaysAmazon
15Wynona SweetPlease Mr. JailerCry-BabyAmazon
16Johnny TillotsonJailer Bring Me WaterThe Tillotson TouchAmazon
17Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverJesus Gave Me WaterJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
18Elvis PresleyBosom of AbrahamHe Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 2Amazon
19The Golden Gate QuartetRock My SoulRock My Soul & Other Gospel FavoritesAmazon
20Louis ArmstrongRock My SoulLouis And The Good BookAmazon
21Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedHighway 61 RevisitedAmazon
22Band Of RuhksLost HighwayBand Of RuhksAmazon
23Hank WilliamsLost HighwayBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
24Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)Down The Road Pt IIThe Low Highway [+digital booklet]Amazon
25Tiny HarrisEndless Black RibbonLonesome Highway SongsAmazon
26Nat King ColeA Little Yellow RibbonChronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949Amazon
27Sonny James & Taylor*KarlaTie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak TreeClassic Country DuetsAmazon
28Connie SmithRibbon Of DarknessThe Essential Connie SmithAmazon
29Willie NelsonScarlett RibbonsStardust [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
30Grateful DeadScarlet BegoniasGrateful Dead From the Mars HotelAmazon
31Gillian WelchScarlet TownThe Harrow & The HarvestAmazon
32David OlneyOne Tough TownOne Tough TownAmazon
33Fats WallerLulu's Back In TownHoneysuckle RoseAmazon
34Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra (v: Chick Straun)Don't Bring Lulu [1925]The Charleston EraAmazon

Ragged But Right – KOWS July 25, 2015

Ragged But Right
Ragged But Right

Hot summer days…cool West County nights. Deeper Roots finds the right balance on Saturday mornings in Occidental this week with music about ramblers and gamblers featuring Ralph Stanley, Tom Russell, and Sturgill Simpson. We’ll also find ourselves in the crosshairs of country, blues, and southern gospel with songs of light and life featuring Hank Williams, Gary Davis, and Marty Stuart. Riley Puckett, The Sons of the Pioneers, and the Selah Jubilee Singers also join in on another Saturday morning filled with roots music on KOWS 107.3-LP FM. Tune in on TuneIn!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fats DominoThe Fat ManImperial Singles CollectionAmazon
2Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra (v: Chick Straun)Don't Bring Lulu [1925]The Charleston EraAmazon
3Roy AcuffBang Away My LuluDON'T BRING LULU was a 20's hit songAmazon
4Spade Cooley & His Orchestra; Vocal By Tex WilliamsYou'll Rue The DaySpadella! The Essential Spade CooleyAmazon
5Tommy DuncanPlease Come Back HomeTexas MoonAmazon
6Lucinda WilliamsMemphis PearlSweet Old WorldAmazon
7Hank WilliamsI Saw The LightJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
8Selah Jubilee SingersI Saw the LightGospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2Amazon
9Reverend Gary DavisI Am The Light Of This WorldHarlem Street SingerAmazon
10Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesThis Little Light of MineGospel Bluegrass Home Coming, Vol. 1Amazon
11Sam CookeHaving a PartyThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
12Clyde McPhatterA Lovers QuestionAtlantic and Mercury Sessions – Disc 2Amazon
13Kay StarrNight TrainVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
14Ike TurnerDo Right BabyClassic Early SidesAmazon
15Slim HarpoI Love the Life I'm LivingThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1Amazon
16John SebastianAin't Nowhere to Hobo AnymoreI Want My RootsAmazon
17The Blue Sky BoysWild And Reckless HoboPresenting The Blue Sky BoysAmazon
18Grandpa JonesHobo BillMakes The Rafters RingAmazon
19Bob DylanOnly A HoboIt Could Even Be A MythAmazon
20Elana JamesHobo's LullabyBlack BeautyAmazon
21Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain BoysPoor RamblerClassic BluegrassAmazon
22Sturgill SimpsonPoor RamblerHigh Top MountainAmazon
23Tom RussellRambler, GamblerSong Of The West – The Cowboy CollectionAmazon
24Jimmie SkinnerDon't Give My Heart to a RamblerOne Dead Man AgoAmazon
25Grayson & WhitterI've Always Been a RamblerMusic from the Lost ProvincesAmazon
26Riley Puckett And Ted HawkinsRagged But RightSerenade The Mountains: Early Old Time Music On Record, [Disc 3]Amazon
27Sons of the PioneersBlue Ridge Mountain HomeSongs of the Prairie – CD1Amazon
28Hurray for the Riff RaffBlue Ridge MountainSmall Town HeroesAmazon
29The Carter FamilyMy Home's Across the Blue Ridge MountainsCarter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 4)Amazon
30The Country GentlemenBlue Ridge Mountains Turning GreenSugar Hill CollectionAmazon
31Nick LoweI'll Be ThereThe Impossible BirdAmazon
32Willie Nelson & Ray PriceI'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)San Antonio Rose [Expanded Edition]Amazon
33Willie NelsonSweet Jennie LeeWillie and the WheelAmazon

Dirty Dog – KOWS July 11, 2015

KOWS - July 11, 2015
KOWS – July 11, 2015

West County is the place to be in summer. The inland heat is pulling in the right amount of tempered cool from the coast…and Deeper Roots sounds will ride the wave on a Saturday morning. Join us for music from Arlo Guthrie, Chubby Newsome, Jimmie Revard, Mahalia Jackson, and more. The sounds we’ll hear come from country, country swing, classic gospel, mountain tradition, and just a little bit of the blues so please join us as we fill the airwaves with classic roots music on a Saturday morning, live from the KOWS studios in Occidental.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny BurnetteLet's Think About LivingThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 3Amazon
2Roy RogersMy Chickashay GalSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
3Hank SnowMusic Makin' Mama From MemphisThe Essential Hank SnowAmazon
4Asleep at the WheelWhat's the Matter With the Mill (with Pokey LaFarge)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
5Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysBack Home In Indiana (LP Version)Tiffany Transcriptions& Vol. 9Amazon
6Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm & Gene TaylorComing Back HomeThe Return of the Formerly BrothersAmazon
7Jimmie RevardDirty DogWestern Swing: 40 BootstompersAmazon
8Jimmie RevardHoldin' The SackCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]Amazon
9The Louvin BrothersI'm Ready To Go HomeSatan Is RealAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysLittle BirdieRalph Stanley 1971-1973Amazon
11Doc & Merle WatsonCorrina, CorrinaThen And Now/Two Days In NovemberAmazon
12Jimmie DriftwoodSoldier's JoyAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
13The Rice BrothersSoldier's JoyThe Rice BrothersAmazon
14Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonDon't Think Twice, It's AlrightDjango and JimmieAmazon
15Willie Nelson & the OffendersA Moment Isn't Very LongMe and the DrummerAmazon
16Red SimpsonDon't Fall Asleep At The WheelLonesome Highway SongsAmazon
17Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsSo Long It's Been Good to Know YouThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
18Johnny CashHey PorterThe Mystery Of LifeAmazon
19Elvis PresleyMemphis TennesseeArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
20Floyd DixonOooh Little GirlMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
21Bob DylanIt Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry (take 9)No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Ser [UK] Disc 2Amazon
22Chubby NewsomeToodle Luddle BabyRock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3Amazon
23Anthony ButlerJudgement's Coming SoonMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
24Mahalia JacksonJoshua Fit The Battle of JerichoGospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 1]Amazon
25Mahalia JacksonI'm On My WayThe Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]Amazon
26Howlin' WolfMoanin' For My BabyBlues From HellAmazon
27Tampa RedCrying Won't Help YouABC Of The Blues Vol 38Amazon
28Hadda BrooksHe's Coming HomeJump Back Honey:Complete OKeh SessionsAmazon
29The Four LadsIstanbul (Not Constantinople) (Around the World 1)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
30Ivie AndersonI Got It BadThe CollectionAmazon
31Memphis MinnieWhat's The Matter With The MillBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
32Jim Kweskin & The Jug BandChevroletGreatest HitsAmazon
33John HiattMemphis in the MeantimeBring the FamilyAmazon

Songs About Telephones

Songs About The Telephone
Songs About The Telephone

It’s ‘theme time’ in this episode as we find a muse that songwriters have been looking to since it’s appearance in the 19th century: the telephone. Join us for operators, dial tones, party lines, busy signals, and hang-ups…just a few of the topics in a show featuring gospel from the Selah Jubilee Singers and Sister Wynona Carr, sixties soul from The Marvelettes and The Orlons, tradition from Bill Monroe and Wade Mainer, and more.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Manhattan TransferOperatorThe Manhattan TransferAmazon
2The Golden Gate QuartetI Just Telephone UpstairsVol. 6 (1949-1952)Amazon
3The Spirit Of Memphis QuartetAtomic TelephoneThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
4Selah Jubilee SingersRoyal TelephoneComplete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)Amazon
5Burl IvesRoyal TelephoneGreatest HitsAmazon
6Sister Wynona CarrOperator, OperatorDragnet For JesusAmazon
7Bill MonroeWhen The Phone RangBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverThe Phone CallMore Behind the Picture Than the WallAmazon
9Wade MainerGod's Radio PhoneI'm Not Looking BackwardAmazon
10Doc WatsonNo Telephone In HeavenMy Dear Old Southern HomeAmazon
11The Carter FamilyNo Telephone In HeavenThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2]Amazon
12The Carter FamilyHello Central! Give Me HeavenThe Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]Amazon
13Orville ReedThe Telephone GirlLead Kindly LightAmazon
14Bonnie GuitarHello, Hello, Please Answer The PhoneOnly The Moon Man Knows: Rare Recordings 1951-1957Amazon
15George JonesWrong NumberStar Creek Promotions 4Amazon
16Aaron NevilleWrong Number (I Am Sorry, Goodbye)Treacherous [Disc 1]Amazon
17Irma ThomasSorry Wrong NumberIf You Want It, Come and Get ItAmazon
18Mickey & SylviaCan't Get You On The PhoneRock With A SockAmazon
19The OrlonsDon't Hang UpMalt Shop Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 2)Amazon
20MarvelettesBeechwood 4-5789The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1Amazon
21Tony & TyronePlease OperatorAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
22Mary WellsOperatorThe Soul of Detroit – Disc 2Amazon
23Jorma KaukonenOperatorRiver Of TimeAmazon
24The Grateful DeadOperatorAmerican BeautyAmazon
25Glenn Miller & His OrchestraPennsylvania 6-5000The Centennial Collection Disc 1Amazon
26Hank PennyHold the PhoneKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon
27Stonewall JacksonCan't Hang Up the PhoneOriginal Greatest HitsAmazon
28Ernest Tubb & Loretta LynnAnswer The Phone With Loretta LynnA Tribute To A LegendAmazon
29Tom T. HallJesus On the Radio (Daddy On the Phone)The Definitive Collection: Tom T. HallAmazon
30Pee Wee CraytonPhone Call From My BabyABC Of The Blues Vol 7Amazon
31Pee Wee CraytonThe Telephone Is RingingABC Of The Blues Vol 7Amazon
32Floyd DixonCall Operator 210The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)Amazon
33Floyd DixonTelephone BluesThe Cocktail Combos [Disc 3]Amazon
34Eddie Gorman And His GroupTelephone BluesBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
35Elana JamesTelephone ManBlack BeautyAmazon

Grapes on the Vine

Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield

Raising the roof once more on KOWS in West Sonoma County on a bright Saturday morning. And we make it count with an opening salvo of some country swing from Bob Wills, W. Lee O’Daniel, The Light Crust Doughboys, and Willie Nelson. Not to be outdone, we’ve got bluegrass from The Rice Brothers and our own David Thom, gospel from the Hummingbirds, and a special set celebrating the “Poet of the Blues” Percy Mayfield. We’ll also feature blues from Texas and, if we find the time, early century pop from Frank Crumit and Cliff Edwards. Tune in Saturday morning at 9 on KOWS for a dose of roots sounds from the past century of America’s music with Dave Stroud.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Asleep at the Wheel/Johnny GimbleBig Balls in CowtownThe Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970Amazon
2Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysI Had Someone Else Before I Had YouTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 5Amazon
3The Light Crust DoughboysBlue GuitarsWestern Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947Amazon
4Skeets McDonaldFuss and FightSkeets McDonald – Heart Breakin' Mama (Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight)Amazon
5W. Lee & His Hillbilly BoysCongratulate MeWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
6Willie NelsonCherokee MaidenYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
7Warren SmithGot Love If You Want ItThe Sun Country Box CD4 So Long, I'm GoneAmazon
8Bobby Hicks & Del McCouryWe're Steppin' Out TonightBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
9Ralph StanleyAre You Washed In The BloodA Mother's PrayerAmazon
10Ralph StanleyDad's Old Rocky FieldOld Songs & BalladsAmazon
11The Rice BrothersGrapes On the VineBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
12The David Thom BandThe Little White ChurchThat Old FamiliarAmazon
13Selah Jubilee SingersI Saw the LightGospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2Amazon
14The Selah SingersI'll Be SatisfiedCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
15The Dixie HummingbirdsChristian's Automobile20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
16Nina SimoneI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be FreeForever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs Of Freedom And SpiritAmazon
17Aretha FranklinRiver's InvitationQueen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
18Percy MayfieldStrange Things HappeningABC Of The Blues Vol 28Amazon
19Ray CharlesHit the Road JackGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2Amazon
20Buddy MillerPlease Send Me Someone To LoveMidnight And LonesomeAmazon
21Freddie KingLook On Yonder WallWoman Across the RiverAmazon
22The Mississppi Mud MashersBring It On Home To GrandmaFlashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940Amazon
23Texas AlexanderThe Risin' SunAs Good As It Gets: Country Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
24Blind Lemon JeffersonEasy Rider BluesClassic Sides Disc 2Amazon
25Ishman BraceyWoman Woman Blues (Pm 12970, L-239-2)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
26Charlie SpandAin't Gonna Stand For That (Pm 12856, 15454–)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
27Jean Brady and Big Bill BroonzyKnocking Myself OutFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
28Lightnin' HopkinsBuddy Brown's Blues (98 Degree Blues)The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
29Frank CrumitThere's No One With Endurancegrimriper2u@yahoo.com FRANK CRUMITAmazon
30Cliff EdwardsK-K-K-Katy & When You Wore A TulipCLIFF EDWARDS grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
31Herbert PayneSmoke CloudsFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
32Al JolsonToot, Toot Tootsie (Goo'bye)50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30sAmazon
33Billy Joe ShaverHill Country Love SongOxford American Southern Music TexasAmazon
34Marty RobbinsThe Strawberry RoanGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon