Category Archives: American Popular

New Beginnings

January 2, 2026 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots, our first show of 2026, is most appropriately built for fresh starts and open horizons—a musical reset button for the soul. Our Friday morning journey will wind its way across gospel, folk, jazz, swing, and Americana, all tied together by the promise of new beginnings and the belief that tomorrow can be better than today. You’ll hear voices of resilience and joy including The Staple Singers, poetic reinvention from Bob Dylan, the irrepressible optimism and swing of Louis Prima, the elegant, forward-moving guitar lines of Herb Ellis, and the border-crossing storytelling of Carrie Rodriguez. Settle in as we welcome brand new days with music that lifts spirits, opens doors, and reminds us that hope is always worth tuning in for. And you can do just that this Friday morning on KOWS.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Aretha Franklin	A Change Is Gonna Come	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
2	Bruce Cockburn	Sunrise on the Mississippi	Dart to the Heart
3	Norah Jones	Sunrise	Feels Like Home
4	Louis Prima	Until Sunrise	Beepin' & Boppin'
5	Frankie Newton & Orchestra	The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise	Swing Is Here / Small-Band Swing 1935-1939
6	The Midnight Minstrels	There's a New Day Coming	The Big Broadcast – Volume 5
7	Herb Ellis	Sunrise	Down Home
8	Luther Dickinson	Hurry up Sunrise	Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II
9	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	Wake Up Everybody	Sweet Soul Of The 70s: The Sounds Of Philedelphia Disc 1
10	Keb' Mo'	Wake Up Everybody	Peace…Back By Popular Demand
11	Corinne Bailey Rae	Put Your Records On	2007 Grammy Nominees
12	Tracy Chapman	New Beginning	New Beginning
13	Ruthie Foster	Brand New Day	Promise of a Brand New Day
14	Esther Phillips With The Dixie Flyers	Brand New Day (LP Version)	Set Me Free
15	The Staple Singers	Brand New Day	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 6]
16	Jackie Lomax	New Day	Come And Get It – The Best Of Apple Records
17	Pete Seeger	Keep Your Eyes On The Prize [Album Version]	Pete Seeger: A Link In The Chain
18	Bruce Springsteen	Eyes on the Prize	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
19	Mavis Staples	Eyes On The Prize (Cd)	We'll Never Turn Back
20	Carrie Rodriguez	Eyes On The Prize	Love and Circumstances
21	Flock Of Dimes	Awake For The Sunrise	Country Roots Oxford American Southern Music Issue Vol. 24
22	Bob Dylan	New Morning	Chronicles, Vol. 1
23	Florence + The Machine	Dog Days Are Over	Lungs
24	Carsie Blanton	Hope	After the Revolution
25	Dixie Chicks	Wide Open Spaces	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2]
26	Elvis Presley	There's a Brand New Day On the Horizon	Elvis Double Features: Love in Las Vegas + Roustabout
27	Jackie DeShannon	Put A Little Love In Your Heart	It's My Party – The Great Girl Groups And Singers Of The 60's
28	Curtis Mayfield	We Got To Have Peace	The Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield

Who We Lost 2025 Pt. 2

December 27, 2025 Dave

We bring you an encore of part 2 of our 2025 remembrance where we pay tribute to another group of performers and contributors who left us with an Americana legacy. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate. In this episode, we will move from the pop sounds of Jane Morgan and Richard Chamberlain to the legendary late century performers like the Grateful Dead, Sly Stone, and Bad Company. We’ll also take some time to remember Joe Ely, Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Tillotson and Tom Lehrer. Hope you can drop in for this second, and last chapter of 2025. You can listen live, online, at 9 Pacific each Friday at www.kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Tom Lehrer	The Old Dope Peddler	Song & More Songs
2	Lalo Schifrin	Mission Impossible	Television's Greatest Hits Volume I
3	Jane Morgan	A Girl Named Johnny Cash	Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2
4	Richard Chamberlain	Blue Guitar	The Look Of Love [Disc 1]
5	Wink Martindale	Deck Of Cards	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
6	The Poni-Tails	Born Too Late	The Teen Years Collection: Volume 4- My Special Angel [Disc 2]
7	The McCoys	Hang On Sloopy	Simply The Best 60's [Disc 1]
8	Johnny Tillotson	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Talk Back Trembling Lips
9	Bobby Sherman	Julie, Do You Love Me	70s Music Explosion – Sunshine Disc 2
10	Rick Derringer	Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo	Rockin' 70s [Disc 1]
11	Ozzy Osbourne	No More Tears	Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 2
12	Bad Company	Feel Like Makin' Love	G.I. Jane
13	Sly & the Family Stone	Everyday People	Anthology
14	Carl Carlton	Everlasting Love	Pure Disco, Vol. 2
15	Roy Ayers	Running Away	Summer of Sam
16	Cleo Laine	Let's Slip Away	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
17	Sheila Jordan	Baltimore Oriole	The Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 3]
18	Sam Moore Feat. Bekka Bramlett	Don't Play That Song (You Lied)	Overnight Sensational
19	Grateful Dead	Fire On The Mountain	The Arista Years 1977-1995
20	Jill Sobule	I Kissed a Girl	Jill Sobule
21	New Lost City Ramblers	Shady Grove	Bound For Glory
22	Michael Hurley	Sweet Lucy	The Rounder Records Story
23	Josh White, Jr.	Delia's Gone	Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)
24	J.J. Cale	Crazy Mama	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
25	Jimmy Cliff	The Harder They Come	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
26	Bill Kirchen & Austin de Lone	Think It Over	Transatlanticana
27	Joe Ely	Fingernails	Honky Tonk Masquerade
28	Johnny Rodriguez	Ridin My Thumb To Mexico	Back To Back
29	Derek & the Dominos	Layla	The Cream of Clapton
30	Chuck Mangione	Feels So Good	Intolerable Cruelty

Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1

December 20, 2025 Dave

Another year turns, and once again we pause to honor the legacies that aren’t left behind so much as carried forward—alive in the music itself. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate: voices and visionaries such as Raul Malo, Flaco Jiménez, Steve Cropper, Phil Upchurch, Jerry Butler, Brian Wilson, David Johansen, Tony Bennett, and Garth Hudson. Their influence spans genres, generations, and countless records that still speak loud and clear. With just two hours, hard choices have to be made—so this tribute begins as Part 1 of a two part reflection. We hope you’ll tune in for a thoughtful look back at the artists whose legacies defined the soundtrack of our lives.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jerry Butler & The Impressions	For Your Precious Love	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
2	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
3	Sugar Pie DeSanto	I Want To Know	Down In The Basement
4	Steve Cropper	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles
5	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
6	The Turtles	It Ain't Me Babe	20 Greatest Hits
7	Little Anthony & The Imperials	Hurt So Bad	The Best Of Little Anthony And The I Mperials
8	April Stevens/Nino Tempo	Deep Purple	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1963
9	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
10	Lenny Welch	Since I Fell For You	Lifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 2]
11	Tony Bennett	Put on a Happy Face	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
12	Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now_	Your Hit Parade – 1958
13	Peter, Paul & Mary	Puff, The Magic Dragon	Moving
14	The Kingston Trio	Where Have All The Flowers Gone (JOE HICKERSON)	Tom Dooley And Other Folksong Hits
15	Melba Montgomery	We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds	The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 1
16	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
17	Roberta Flack	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash
18	Marianne Faithfull	As Tears Go By	Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits
19	The Youngbloods	Get Together	Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
20	The Standells	Dirty Water (LARRY TAMBLYN)	The Classic Sixties: 1966
21	The Electric Prunes	Get Me To The World On Time	Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4
22	The Crickets	I Fought the Law	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
23	Phil Upchurch Combo	You Can't Sit Down (Part 1	Teen Beat, Volume 3
24	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
25	Dave "Baby" Cortez	The Happy Organ	The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance
26	The Beach Boys	In My Room	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
27	Brian Wilson	Lay Down Burden	Imagination
28	Barry Goldberg	Shady Hotel	Barry Goldberg
29	The Band	Chest Fever	Music From Big Pink
30	Brewer & Shipley	One Toke Over The Line	70s Music Explosion
31	Buster Poindexter	Hot Hot Hot	Buster Poindexter
32	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
33	Flaco Jimenez With Toby Torres & Jose Morante	Victimas del Huracan Beulah	Bob Dylan – artist's choice
34	Todd Snider	Alright Guy	That Was Me: The Best Of Todd Snider 1994-1998
35	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
36	The Mavericks	Moon & Stars (with Sierra Ferrell)	Moon & Stars
37	The Mavericks	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	Hey! Merry Christmas!

Flour Power

November 29, 2025 Dave

What a show for the day after Thanksgiving! This week we roll out a two-hour celebration of bakery-inspired tunes—an irresistible mix of cakes, pies, donuts, cookies, and every sugary delight ever to find its way into a lyric. We’ll be mixing up a blend from a century’s worth of music, from early jazz confections and country-fried treats to soulful blues pastries, golden-era pop indulgences, and rock-and-roll slices served hot from the oven. It’s all about how bakery imagery has sweetened American music’s storytelling. Jazz bands swing like a spoon in batter; country artists offer homestyle wisdom baked into every verse; blues singers lean into the bittersweet with slow-cooked grooves; and rock outfits bring the heat with songs that crust, crackle, and pop. Whether it’s a dusty 78 from the 1920s or a modern track with sprinkles of retro charm, the playlist draws straight from the musical pantry of the past hundred years. This week’s highlights include performances from Dan Hicks, NRBQ, Curtis Salgado, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller and a whole lot more. Tune into community radio for West Sonoma County. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to planet Earth at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds	Shortnin' Bread	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
2	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	Sweetheart (Waitress In A Donut Shop)	The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
3	Warren Smith	Singing the Blues (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 18)
4	Johnny Cash	Give My Love to Rose (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 20)
5	The Carolyn Sills Combo	That Doughnut Song	That Doughnut Song
6	Andy Kirk	Dunkin' A Doughnut	An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 [Disc 1]
7	The Modernaires	Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five	The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly
8	Rosemary Clooney	Cherry Pies Ought To Be You	Tenderly
9	Eileen Barton & The New Yorkers	If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked a Cake)	Cookin' Choice Cuts from the Famous Fifties
10	Art Mooney & His Orchestra	If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
11	Nat Russell	Chocolata	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
12	Galactic	Baker's Dozen	Late For The Future
13	Curtis Salgado	Cookie Dough	Americana Roots Songbook: Modern Blues
14	Jay & The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969
15	Linda Martell	The Wedding Cake (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
16	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Shortnin' Bread	100 Ans De Jazz
17	Fats Waller	You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It)	The Definitive Fats Waller: His Rhythm, His Piano, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]
18	Frank Zappa	Muffin Man	The Best Of Frank Zappa
19	Chuck Cabot & His Orchestra	Chocolate Cha Cha	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
20	Ella Mae Morse	The Patty Cake Man	Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 1]
21	Texas Top Hands	You Can't Have Your Cake	Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]
22	NRBQ	RC Cola And A Moon Pie	Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]
23	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
24	Mamie Bradley	The Patty Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
25	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
26	The Four Clefs	I Like Pie, I Like Cake	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
27	The Newbeats	Bread and Butter	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
28	Ella Fitzgerald	The Muffin Man	Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41
29	Louis Jordan	Beans and Corn Bread	Number Ones
30	Billy Hughes Buckaroos	Take Your Hands Off It (Birthday Cake)	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
31	Johnny Cash & The Light Crust Doughboys	W. Lee O'Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys)	Johnny Cash is Coming To Town
32	Lonnie Johnson	He's A Jelly Roll Baker	RCA Record Label: The 1st Note In Black Music [Disc 1]

Rock Roll and Soul

November 16, 2025 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots takes a wide turn down the backroads of American music, delivering a two-hour free form ride through the crossroads where rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for an eclectic blend honoring the roots while keeping one foot in the groove — where a deep cut from Garland Jeffreys might slide right up against raw King Curtis Memphis soul, a bouncy David Lindley number, or the tight shuffle of a Chess Records blues side. We’ll be connecting the dots between decades and genres with warmth and curiosity. Whether it’s Louvin-soaked harmonies, road-weary country soul, or the smoky after-hours mood of the juke joint, this week’s celebration once more explores the shared DNA of American sound. Tune in for stories between the songs, unexpected transitions, and a handpicked setlist that speaks to both memory and motion — a sonic journey that proves the roots run deep, wide, and ever surprising.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Traveling Wilburys	Last Night	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
2	The Mar-Keys	Last Night	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
3	Little Walter	Last Night	Cadillac Records [Disc 1]
4	Simon & Garfunkel	Homeward Bound	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
5	Nat King Cole Trio	Homeward Bound (1993 Digital Remaster)	The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 2]
6	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
7	Annie Ross	Twisted	King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings [Remastered]
8	David Lindley	Twist and Shout	El Rayo-X
9	King Curtis	Soul Twist	Soul Serenade
10	Gary U.S. Bonds	Dear Lady Twist	Gary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits
11	Phil Flowers	Twistin' Beat	Stompin' 8
12	The Traveling Wilburys	Wilbury Twist	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3
13	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
14	Doc & Richard Watson	Moody River	Third Generation Blues
15	Bob Gallion	My Square Dancin' Mama (She's Done Learned to Rock and Roll)	Warped 5611 – Bob Gallion – 1956 – 1959
16	The Louvin Brothers	I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby	Capitol Country Music Classics
17	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Yield Not To Temptation	The Definitive Collection
18	Eddie Floyd	Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4]
19	Al Kent	You've Got To Pay The Price	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
20	Timmy Willis	Mr Soul Satisfaction	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
21	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
22	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
23	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
24	Warren Zevon	Searching For A Heart	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 2]
25	John Lee Hooker	I'm in the Mood	His Best Chess Sides (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
26	Garland Jeffreys	Cool Down Boy	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
27	Linda Ronstadt	Just One Look	Living In The U.S.A.
28	The Spidells	Hmmm, With Feeling, Darling	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
29	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
30	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
31	Joe Boot & The Fabulous Winds	Rock And Roll Radio	Stompin' 2
32	The Darlenes	I Still Like Rock And Roll	Where The Girls Are Volume 8
33	Glenn Miller	Runnin' Wild	The Golden Years: 1938-1942 [Disc 1]
34	Warren Zevon	Reconsider Me	Sentimental Hygiene
35	Chuck Berry	Rock And Roll Music	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
36	Chuck Prophet	Bad Year for Rock and Roll	Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
37	Freddy Cannon	If You Were A Rock And Roll Record	The Best of Freddy Cannon – Big Blast From Boston!
38	Fats Domino	I'm In The Mood For Love	Here Stands Fats
39	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
40	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s

Listen To The Music

October 24, 2025 Dave

Friday mornings feature a two-hour journey through sound, soul, and even a dash of storytelling from the past century of America’s music. Tune in as Dave Stroud weaves an eclectic blend of genres that don’t always share a shelf, but definitely share a spirit. From the aching twang of country ballads to the velvet grooves of soul, as well as the thumping rhythms of rock…we’ve got it all. We’ll also be adding a touch of gospel to uplift and some shimmering pop in the show today. Legends and unsung heroes side by side—think John Fogerty easing into a track from BR5-49, or some classic Charlie Musselwhite introducing the soulful sounds of Solomon Burke. This isn’t a greatest hits show—it’s a feeling. It’s about the moments when music surprises you, connects you, and makes you feel more you. So whether you’re tuning in from the road, the living room, or somewhere in between, turn it up and let the music take you somewhere new..

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Mel Blanc	Money	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
2	Louis Armstrong	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	Pottery Barn Dinner At Eight Just Desserts
3	Frank Sinatra	(Love Is) The Tender Trap	The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 2]
4	Elvis Presley	Can't Help Falling In Love	Elvis 30 #1 Hits
5	Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires	Never Ending	From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
6	Robert Gordon	Fire	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
7	The Supremes	Nothing But Heartache	Gold Disc 1
8	Marvin Gaye	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
9	Candi Staton	In The Ghetto	Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 2]
10	Charlie Musselwhite	Siboney	Continental Drifter
11	Solomon Burke	What Good Am I?	Make Do With What You Got
12	Little Willie John	Leave My Kitten Alone	ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
13	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
14	Cookie & the Cupcakes	Mathilda	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
15	Charles Senns	Dig Me A Crazy Record	One More Record Please
16	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
17	Brenda Lee	That's All You Gotta Do	The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
18	Marshall Crenshaw	Donna the Prima Donna (Bonus Track)	Jaggedland
19	Leon Russell	Dixie Lullaby	Leon Russell [Bonus Track]
20	The Bobby Fuller Four	Love's Made A Fool Of You	The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
21	John Fogerty	Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)	Wrote a Song for Everyone
22	BR5-49/Kay Adams	Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)	Rig Rock Deluxe
23	Southern Culture on the Skids	Too Much Pork for Just One Fork	Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2
24	The Doobie Brothers	Listen To The Music	Toulouse Street
25	Buffalo Springfield	On The Way Home	Retrospective – The Best of Buffalo Springfield
26	Elvin Bishop	Fooled Around and Fell In Love	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Best of Elvin Bishop
27	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	My Journey To The Sky	Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record
28	Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers	Where Shall I Be	1950s Gospel Classics
29	Mahalia Jackson	I'm On My Way	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
30	Stephen Stills	Do for the Others	Stephen Stills
31	Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)	Pocket Full Of Rain	The Low Highway [+digital booklet]
32	Emmylou Harris	Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight (Remastered LP Version)	Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town (Remastered)

Mean Old Frisco

October 4, 2025 Dave

It’s a City (with a capital ‘C’ to locals) whose cultural history practically hums with musical possibilities. This is due in large part to how the city has always been a meeting point for restless ideas and diverse communities. From the Gold Rush boomtown that lured fortune-seekers from every continent, to the Beat poets of North Beach and the psychedelic counterculture that turned Haight-Ashbury into a world stage, it’s been an easy mark for songwriters. This week’s show will visit that blend of beauty, grit and idealism with performances for and about San Francisco. Join us for a whole batch of vintage sounds covering any old genre we care to share with the likes of Harry “The Hipster” Gibson, Little Walter, Charlie Musselwhite, Linda Martell, and, of course, Tony Bennett. We’ll celebrate from a short distance away with memories of Broadway, the fog rolling through the Golden Gate, and that endless palette of imagery and mood that is a living chorus always ready to be set to music.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Sound Of The City	KSFO 560 – San Francisco	78s
2	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
3	Logan Ledger	The Lights Of San Francisco	Logan Ledger
4	Chris Isaak	San Francisco Days	San Francisco Days
5	Journey	Lights	Journey's Greatest Hits
6	Eric Clapton	San Francisco Bay Blues	Unplugged
7	Linda Martell	San Francisco is a Lonely Town (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
8	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Hello, San Francisco (Part I)	Putumayo Presents: American Blues
9	The Teskey Brothers	San Francisco	Run Home Slow
10	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	The Dock of the Bay
11	Little Walter	Mean Old Frisco	Blues With A Feeling [Disc 2]
12	Charlie Musselwhite	When The Frisco Left The Shed	Mississippi Son
13	Richie Havens	San Francisco Bay Blues	Mixed Bag
14	Eric Lindell	Here In Frisco	Matters Of The Heart
15	Mark Spoelstra	San Francisco Zoo Song	Out Of My Hands
16	Marty Robbins	San Francisco Teardrops	San Francisco With Fond Memories
17	Dom Flemons	San Francisco Baby	Prospect Hill
18	Jimmy Martin	Fly Me To Frisco – 1973	Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]
19	Johnny Paycheck	The Ballad Of Frisco Bay	Nowhere to Run: the Little Darlin' Years 1966-1970
20	Merle Haggard	Return to San Francisco	Like Never Before
21	Harry "The Hipster" Gibson	I Flipped My Wig In San Francisco	Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?
22	Connie Russell	Foggy Night In San Francisco	San Francisco – With Fond Memories
23	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	San Francisco Bay Blues	South Coast
24	Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T.	San Francisco (Soundtrack Version)	The 30s: Hollywood's Best
25	Tee Vee Toons	Streets Of San Francisco	Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's
26	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	Mean Ole Frisco	That's All Right (Mama)
27	Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton	Lonesome Frisco Line [Album Version]	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950
28	Memphis Minnie	'Frisco Town	Queen Of Country Blues
29	Scott McKenzie	San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)	San Francisco – With Fond Memories
30	Cab Calloway & His Orchestra	San Francisco Fan	Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)

Sixties Songbirds

September 20, 2025 Dave

From the cool and sultry lounge sounds smothered in smoke to the soul venues that celebrated love and all its pitfalls, we bring you the songbirds this week. We’ll be exploring vocalists, known and unknown, that delivered the goods in the first few years of the 1960s. Rock ‘n roll was finding its foothold at the same time as soul music was beginning to bust out in a big way. You’ll be hearing some you know and some you don’t in this week’s Deeper Roots. Yeah, we’ve got The Chordettes, Brenda Lee and The Shirelles but we’ve also got some very special gems from Helen Shapiro, Judy Thomas, Kitty Ford and Betty O’Brian this week. We’ll run a chronological marathon from 1960 to 1963, ignoring the genre guardrails as we make our way along. Hope you can join in on the fun.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra	Takin' Care Of Business	Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3)
2	Connie Francis	My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own	Your Hit Parade – Into the '60S
3	The Shirelles	Welcome Home Baby	The Shirelles 1958-1962 As, Bs, Hits and Rarities
4	Shirley Bassey	The Party's Over	We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
5	The Chordettes	Never On Sunday	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
6	The Marvelettes	Way Over There	100 Northern Soul Classics
7	Diana Ross & The Supremes	Those D.J. Shows	25th Anniversary [Disc 2]
8	Tammy Montgomery	It's Mine	100 Northern Soul Classics
9	Ann-Margret	I Just Don't Understand	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
10	Kitty Ford	Don't Play No. 9	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
11	Sarah Vaughan	True Believer	Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
12	Betty O' Brian	She'll Be Gone	100 Northern Soul Classics
13	Brenda Lee	You Can Depend On Me	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
14	Helen Shapiro	Little Miss Lonely	Halfway To Paradise_ The Epic Records Story
15	Helen Shapiro	Tell Me What He Said	Girl Power – Vol. 3
16	The Pips	Every Beat Of My Heart	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
17	The Shirelles	A Teardrop and a Lollipop	The Shirelles 1958-1962 As, Bs, Hits and Rarities
18	Timi Yuro	Count Everything	I'm So Hurt
19	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
20	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Open Your Heart	Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966)
21	Aretha Franklin	Just For A Thrill	Jazz To Soul [Disc 1]
22	Cathy Carroll	Young Ones	New Discgems From Warner Brothers
23	Judy Thomas	Never Say Devil Woman	Stampede! The United Artists Story
24	Barbara Stephens	Wait a Minute	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (1 of 9)
25	Linda Hopkins	Mama's Doin' The Twist	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
26	Christine Quaite	Your Nose Is Gonna Grow	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
27	Timi Yuro	What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)	The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)
28	Joy Dawn	Hang It Up	Ask The Girl Who Knows – Best 1958-1969 – Remaster
29	Claudine Clark	Who Will You Hurt?	Ask The Girl Who Knows – Best 1958-1969 – Remaster
30	Ann-Margret	Let Me Entertain You	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
31	Miss X	Christine	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
32	Barbara & the Boys	Hooty Sapperticker	Las Vegas Grind Part 1
33	Glenda & Glen	Voodoo Doll	Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
34	Betty Harris	Cry To Me	Birth Of Soul: 2

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Theme Time, Urban Blues

Deeper Roots of Rock

August 10, 2025 Dave

Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we’re spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We’ll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We’ll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don’t miss a wailin’, rockin’ morning here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Big Joe Turner	Roll 'em Pete	Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2	Champion Jack Dupree	Junker's Blues	Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59)
3	Joe Liggins	The Honeydripper Part 1	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
4	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Strange Things Happening Every Day	Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
5	Charles Brown	Driftin' Blues	Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
6	Hadda Brooks	Swingin' The Boogie	I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
7	The Ravens	Write Me A Letter	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
8	T-Bone Walker	Call It Stormy Monday	Raw Blues
9	Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends	Snatch It And Grab It	Kuties And Krooners
10	Roy Brown	Good Rockin' Tonight	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
11	John Lee Hooker	Boogie Chillen	The Definitive Collection
12	Amos Milburn	Chicken Shack Boogie	Devil in a Blue Dress
13	Goree Carter & His Hepcats	Rock Awhile	Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
14	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002]	That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series)
15	Percy Mayfield	Please Send Me Someone To Love	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
16	Tiny Bradshaw	The Train Kept a-Rollin'	Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
17	Sticks McGhee	Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee	The Atlantic Story [UK]
18	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
19	Little Junior Parker	Mystery Train	MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
20	Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy	Drunk	Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
21	Muddy Waters	Got My Mojo Workin	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
22	Little Walter	My Babe	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
23	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Don't Start Me Talkin'	Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues
24	Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
25	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Number Ones
26	John Lee Hooker	Dimples	The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
27	Slim Harpo	I Got Love If You Want It	Roll Your Moneymaker
28	Lazy Lester	I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
29	Ray Charles	Night Time Is the Right Time	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
30	Bo Diddley	Say Man	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
31	Billy Boy Arnold	I Ain't Got You	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
32	Sonny Boy Williamson	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	The History of Rhythm & Blues 1925-1942

Twist & Shout

August 2, 2025 Dave

A little bit of twisting and a little bit of shouting…as well as some gospel rhythms, hand clapping, and some back beat rhythms from the gulf and whole lot more. This week’s show will be a free form extravaganza which means there’s a bright day ahead, as always. My springboard was an afternoon’s listen to the music of David Lindley who, in addition to being a fine musician, he had extraordinary taste in music. We’ll hear some gospel tracks from Sister Marie Knight and the Reverend James Cleveland, classic funk and soul from The Temptations, Billy Butler and The Isleys. We’ll also spinning up some Wild Tchoupitoulas, Otis Rush and be featuring some three-time track samples and a brand new track from the 30th anniversary release of John Prine’s Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, slated for release in early September. There’s a whole lot more to share with everyone out there so it’s a good morning to drop in and here a Twist and Shout sample from Top Note going back to 1961…oh yes, as well as a couple David Lindley tracks.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Three Times Seven	Dance Ranch
2	Dave Edmunds	Three Time Loser	Twangin'
3	Corey Glover	Three Time Loser	Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
4	Otis Rush	Three Times a Fool	Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
5	Robert Gordon	Three Alley Cats (feat. Dave Alvin )	Rockabilly for Life
6	Chris Bouchillon	I've Been Married Three Times	1925-1928 (Warped 2690F)
7	David Lindley & El Rayo-X	I Just Can't Work No Longer	Very Greasy
8	Billy Butler & The Enchanters	I Can't Work No Longer	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
9	Top Note	Twist And Shout	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
10	The Isley Brothers	Twist And Shout	Grandson Of Frat Rock! Vol. 3
11	The Temptations	Don't Look Back	The Temptations [Disc 1]
12	John Lee Hooker	Don't Look Back	The Best Of Friends
13	John Prine	Hey Ah Nothin'	Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
14	John Prine	Lake Marie	Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
15	The Righteous Brothers	Something's Got A Hold On Me	The Moonglow Years
16	Reverend James Cleveland	Something Got A Hold On Me	I Walk With God
17	Johnny Cash	Unclouded Day	Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
18	Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Anita Kerr Singers	There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me	101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
19	Laurie London	The Gospel Train	Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
20	Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio	Trouble In Mind	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
21	David Lindley and Wally Ingram	Oh Death	Twango Bango II
22	David Lindley and Wally Ingram	Shame And Scandal In The Family	Twango Bango III
23	Odetta	Shame And Scandal	Sings Ballads And Blues
24	Waylon Jennings	Jole Blon	Nashville Rebel (1958-1969)
25	Gary U.S. Bonds	Jole Blon	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
26	Wild Tchoupitoulas	Brother John	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
27	John Sebastian	Minglewood Blues	Chasin' Gus' Ghost
28	Grateful Dead	Dire Wolf	Workingman's Dead
29	Fats Domino	Shurah	A Lot Of Dominos

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