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Listen To The Music

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 Buy
1Mel Blanc Money Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four Amazon
2Louis Armstrong It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Pottery Barn Dinner At Eight Just Desserts Amazon
3Frank Sinatra (Love Is) The Tender Trap The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 2] Amazon
4Elvis Presley Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis 30 #1 Hits Amazon
5Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires Never Ending From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2] Amazon
6Robert Gordon Fire Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials Amazon
7The Supremes Nothing But Heartache Gold Disc 1 Amazon
8Marvin Gaye Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2] Amazon
9Candi Staton In The Ghetto Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 2] Amazon
10Charlie Musselwhite Siboney Continental Drifter Amazon
11Solomon Burke What Good Am I? Make Do With What You Got Amazon
12Little Willie John Leave My Kitten Alone ABC Of The Blues Vol 25 Amazon
13Fats Domino Please Don't Leave Me Fats Domino Out of New Orleans Amazon
14Cookie & the Cupcakes Mathilda Swamp Gold, Volume 1 Amazon
15Charles Senns Dig Me A Crazy Record One More Record Please Amazon
16Johnny Burnette The Train Kept A Rollin' Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon
17Brenda Lee That's All You Gotta Do The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea Amazon
18Marshall Crenshaw Donna the Prima Donna (Bonus Track) Jaggedland Amazon
19Leon Russell Dixie Lullaby Leon Russell [Bonus Track] Amazon
20The Bobby Fuller Four Love's Made A Fool Of You The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four Amazon
21John Fogerty Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban) Wrote a Song for Everyone Amazon
22BR5-49/Kay Adams Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone) Rig Rock Deluxe Amazon
23Southern Culture on the Skids Too Much Pork for Just One Fork Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2 Amazon
24The Doobie Brothers Listen To The Music Toulouse Street Amazon
25Buffalo Springfield On The Way Home Retrospective – The Best of Buffalo Springfield Amazon
26Elvin Bishop Fooled Around and Fell In Love 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Best of Elvin Bishop Amazon
27Sister Rosetta Tharpe My Journey To The Sky Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record Amazon
28Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers Where Shall I Be 1950s Gospel Classics Amazon
29Mahalia Jackson I'm On My Way The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1] Amazon
30Stephen Stills Do for the Others Stephen Stills Amazon
31Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses) Pocket Full Of Rain The Low Highway [+digital booklet] Amazon
32Emmylou Harris Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight (Remastered LP Version) Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town (Remastered) Amazon

Mean Old Frisco

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 Buy
1The Sound Of The City KSFO 560 – San Francisco 78s Amazon
2Tony Bennett I Left My Heart in San Francisco The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1 Amazon
3Logan Ledger The Lights Of San Francisco Logan Ledger Amazon
4Chris Isaak San Francisco Days San Francisco Days Amazon
5Journey Lights Journey's Greatest Hits Amazon
6Eric Clapton San Francisco Bay Blues Unplugged Amazon
7Linda Martell San Francisco is a Lonely Town (Remastered 2022) Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022) Amazon
8Sugar Pie DeSanto Hello, San Francisco (Part I) Putumayo Presents: American Blues Amazon
9The Teskey Brothers San Francisco Run Home Slow Amazon
10Otis Redding (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay The Dock of the Bay Amazon
11Little Walter Mean Old Frisco Blues With A Feeling [Disc 2] Amazon
12Charlie Musselwhite When The Frisco Left The Shed Mississippi Son Amazon
13Richie Havens San Francisco Bay Blues Mixed Bag Amazon
14Eric Lindell Here In Frisco Matters Of The Heart Amazon
15Mark Spoelstra San Francisco Zoo Song Out Of My Hands Amazon
16Marty Robbins San Francisco Teardrops San Francisco With Fond Memories Amazon
17Dom Flemons San Francisco Baby Prospect Hill Amazon
18Jimmy Martin Fly Me To Frisco – 1973 Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5] Amazon
19Johnny Paycheck The Ballad Of Frisco Bay Nowhere to Run: the Little Darlin' Years 1966-1970 Amazon
20Merle Haggard Return to San Francisco Like Never Before Amazon
21Harry "The Hipster" Gibson I Flipped My Wig In San Francisco Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine? Amazon
22Connie Russell Foggy Night In San Francisco San Francisco – With Fond Memories Amazon
23Ramblin' Jack Elliott San Francisco Bay Blues South Coast Amazon
24Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T. San Francisco (Soundtrack Version) The 30s: Hollywood's Best Amazon
25Tee Vee Toons Streets Of San Francisco Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's Amazon
26Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Mean Ole Frisco That's All Right (Mama) Amazon
27Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton Lonesome Frisco Line [Album Version] Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950 Amazon
28Memphis Minnie 'Frisco Town Queen Of Country Blues Amazon
29Scott McKenzie San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) San Francisco – With Fond Memories Amazon
30Cab Calloway & His Orchestra San Francisco Fan Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.) Amazon

Sixties Songbirds

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

Deeper Roots of Rock

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 Buy
1Big Joe Turner Roll 'em Pete Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Amazon
2Champion Jack Dupree Junker's Blues Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59) Amazon
3Joe Liggins The Honeydripper Part 1 The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3] Amazon
4Sister Rosetta Tharpe Strange Things Happening Every Day Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of Amazon
5Charles Brown Driftin' Blues Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him Amazon
6Hadda Brooks Swingin' The Boogie I've Got News For You [Disc 2] Amazon
7The Ravens Write Me A Letter Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
8T-Bone Walker Call It Stormy Monday Raw Blues Amazon
9Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends Snatch It And Grab It Kuties And Krooners Amazon
10Roy Brown Good Rockin' Tonight Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1 Amazon
11John Lee Hooker Boogie Chillen The Definitive Collection Amazon
12Amos Milburn Chicken Shack Boogie Devil in a Blue Dress Amazon
13Goree Carter & His Hepcats Rock Awhile Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954 Amazon
14Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002] That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series) Amazon
15Percy Mayfield Please Send Me Someone To Love Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
16Tiny Bradshaw The Train Kept a-Rollin' Breaking Up the House [Disc 2] Amazon
17Sticks McGhee Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee The Atlantic Story [UK] Amazon
18Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1] Amazon
19Little Junior Parker Mystery Train MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock! Amazon
20Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy Drunk Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes Amazon
21Muddy Waters Got My Mojo Workin Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1] Amazon
22Little Walter My Babe Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1] Amazon
23Sonny Boy Williamson II Don't Start Me Talkin' Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues Amazon
24Howlin' Wolf Smokestack Lightnin' Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7] Amazon
25Louis Jordan Caldonia Number Ones Amazon
26John Lee Hooker Dimples The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1] Amazon
27Slim Harpo I Got Love If You Want It Roll Your Moneymaker Amazon
28Lazy Lester I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound Amazon
29Ray Charles Night Time Is the Right Time Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 Amazon
30Bo Diddley Say Man 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley Amazon
31Billy Boy Arnold I Ain't Got You Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2] Amazon
32Sonny Boy Williamson Good Morning Little Schoolgirl The History of Rhythm & Blues 1925-1942 Amazon

Twist & Shout

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

Sun Shadows: The Untold Tracks

In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Bobbie Jean Cheaters Never Win Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
2Jack Clement Ballad of a Teenage Queen The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened Amazon
3Bobbie & the Boys To Tell the Truth Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
4The Prisonaires There Is Love in You Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
5The Prisonaires Just Walking in the Rain Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
6Miller Sisters Finders Keepers Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
7Miller Sisters It Only Hurts for a Little While Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
8Roy Orbison Trying to Get to You Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
9Slim Rhodes Band Bad Girl Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
10Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks) Take and Give Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
11Slim Rhodes Do What I Do The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce Amazon
12Ken Cook I Was a Fool Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
13Ray Smith Sail Away Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
14Charlie Feathers So Ashamed The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened Amazon
15Jimmy Williams That Depends On You Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
16Sonny Burgess Sweet Misery Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
17Carl Mann I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
18Tommy Blake Ballad of a Broken Heart The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened Amazon
19Warren Smith I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
20Jeanie Greene aka Mary Johnson River of No Return Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
21Mikki Wilcox I Know What It Means Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
22Mikki Wilcox Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
23Barbara Pittman Two Young Fools in Love Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
24Barbara Pittman No Matter Who's to Blame Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
25Little Hannah Fay The Miracle of You Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
26Maggie Sue Wimberly Daydreams Come True Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
27Harold Jenkins aka Conway Twitty Just in Time Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
28Vernon Taylor Breeze Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
29The Sunrays Love Is a Stranger Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
30The Five Tinos Sitting By My Window Sun Ballads 1953-62 Amazon
31Scotty Moore & Elvis Presley How Do You Think I Feel The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues Amazon
32Harmonica Frank Floyd Step It Up and Go The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce Amazon
33Smokey Joe Baugh The Signifying Monkey The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues Amazon

Killer Diller Blues

Join Dave Stroud for another encore edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. With vacation from the show in full swing, he’s taken the time to fill the airwaves with a free form blend of blues, hot rod rock, early century pop, gospel, soul and more. There will be some killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, some pop melodies from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Friday morning in West County. Tune in on your favorite streaming service or the Radio Rethink app…all free for your ears. 

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Barbara Lewis Make Me Your Baby Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis Amazon
2The Ravens My Baby's Gone OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
3Smiley Lewis I Hear You Knocking I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3 Amazon
4Kay Starr Kay's Lament Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
5Kay Starr Night Train Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
6The Blind Boys Of Alabama Free At Last Down In New Orleans Amazon
7The Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Happy Day Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers Amazon
8Sam Cooke Mean Old World Night Beat Amazon
9The Golden Gate Quartet Dipsy Doodle Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1 Amazon
10Alabama Shakes Killer Diller Blues American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1] Amazon
11Jimmy Liggins Cadillac Boogie Jump, Jive & Swing Amazon
12Trailer Hot Rods to Hell So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3 Amazon
13Eddie Cochran C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1] Amazon
14Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines I Want a Lavender Cadillac So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4 Amazon
15Mink Deville Spanish Stroll The Mink De Ville Collection Amazon
16Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men What Does the Deep Sea Say? Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land Amazon
17Mae West Mister Deep Blue Sea The Mae West Collection Amazon
18Annette Hanshaw Moanin' Low Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999) Amazon
19David Johansen Deep Blue Sea Shaker Amazon
20Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea One Hour Mama Amazon
21Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea Vintage Collections Amazon
22Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely Rider in the Rain Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman Amazon
23Barbara Lewis Hello Stranger MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M Amazon
24John Prine Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
25Bob Hope, Bing Crosby Nothing in Common Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records Amazon
26The Boswell Sisters That's How Rhythm Was Born Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Amazon
27Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey Rhythm Saved The World The Gems Of Jazz Amazon
28Louis Armstrong Rhythm Saved The World Rhythm Saved The World Amazon
29Ethel Smith Tico Tico Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952 Amazon
30The Happenings I Got Rhythm The Best Of The Happenings Amazon
31The Americans Sail Away Ladies American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2] Amazon
32The Louvin Brothers You'll Meet Him In The Clouds Close Harmony [Disc 6] Amazon
33Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys Don't Talk To Me About Men The World Is A Monster Amazon

Juke Box Blues

Jukeboxes were not only cultural touchstones and vital engines for the music industry in the forties and fifties, but they also contributed to the democratization of music consumption in a way that radio could not: by allowing people to pay a nickel and choose the exact song they wanted to hear. Radio’s best effort was to feed the listener versus allow the listener to make their own choice. Over a half century later, streaming has become juggernaut replacing the jukebox. Like streaming of today, the jukebox once helped with music discovery driving regional hits and elevating lesser-known artists, turning local favorites into national stars. This week’s show will be a thematic one and, yes, we’re picking the music. But it’s a fun and mixed bag of country, early rock and pop all with the jukebox as centerpiece. Drop into Deeper Roots this morning for some classic Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and Little Richard from the edgy side of the aisle and be ready for upbeat and swinging country from Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Mel Tillis. Tune in for a show that recognizes this cultural phenomenon and proves the old saw “what is old is new again”. 

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Bob King Rockin' The Jukebox Rockin' The Jukebox Amazon
2Jimmy Donley Radio, Jukebox And T.V. The Precious Years Amazon
3The Marigolds Juke Box Rock & Roll The Johnny Bragg Story Amazon
4Shirley & Lee Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall Shirley & Lee Rock Amazon
5Katy Moffatt Stoned At The Jukebox A Collection Of Drinking Songs Amazon
6Gale Storm Love By The Jukebox Light Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm Amazon
7Roy Orbison Here Comes That Song Again Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2] Amazon
8Teresa Brewer Music! Music! Music! Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) Amazon
9Perry Como Juke Box Baby Kuties And Krooners Amazon
10The Mills Brothers I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald) The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3) Amazon
11Jerry Lee Lewis High School Confidential The Definitive Collection Amazon
12Little Richard All Around The World The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
13Bill Haley (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock Amazon
14Chuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
15Chuck Berry School Days The Chess Box Disc 1 Amazon
16James Mask & His Impalas Let The Juke Box Die Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots Amazon
17BR5-49 A1 On The Jukebox Dog Days Amazon
18Buck Owens Put A Quarter In The Jukebox Hot Dog Amazon
19Buck Owens A-11 The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1] Amazon
20Joshua Hedley Mr. Jukebox Mr. Jukebox Amazon
21Ernest Tubb Mr. Jukebox Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2 Amazon
22James Hand In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox The Truth Will Set You Free Amazon
23George Kent Hello, I'm A Jukebox The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972) Amazon
24Mel Tillis Jukebox Man (Single Version) The Best of Mel Tillis Amazon
25Tammy Wynette Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1 Amazon
26Becky Hobbs Jones On the Jukebox Best of the Beckaroo – Part One Amazon
27June Carter Cash Juke Box Blues Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1 Amazon
28Emmylou Harris Amarillo Elite Hotel [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
29Charley Crockett Jukebox Charley Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley Amazon
30Pee Wee King Juke Box Blues Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin' Amazon
31Anita Carter That's What Makes the Juke Box Play 1950-1955 (Warped 5051) Amazon
32Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Juke Box Saturday Night The Centennial Collection Disc 1 Amazon
33Bill Haley with the Saddlemen Jukebox Cannonball From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint Amazon
34Luke Wills Rhythm Busters A Nickel In The Jukebox Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon

Brian Wilson Tribute

Dave’s put together a tribute show featuring a brief look at Brian Wilson whose body of work, in songwriting and musical grace, will be considered a clearly identifiable geological strata when future generations choose to mine the popular sounds of the late 20th century. His music mirrored and helped mold the American psyche during a time of seismic cultural shifts, straddling innocence and disillusionment with an exploration of adolescent longing, spiritual searching, and eventually the mental health struggles that gave his compositions a lasting vulnerability. He bridged the gap between pop and art. Brian, who passed away June 12, leaves a legacy of musicianship born from reinvention. We’ll share a lot of the early sounds of The Beach Boys, covers by the inheritors and some very special late solo work from the man himself. We lost a familiar friend whose songs will continue to give us pause with simple harmonies that were always deeply personal. Join us for this week’s special tribute here on Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.

Deeper Roots

Dave Stroud2025



No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Beach Boys In My Room Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson Amazon
2The Beach Boys Surfer Girl Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson Amazon
3Jan & Dean Surf City Surf City + Folk 'n Roll Amazon
4The Beach Boys Be True to Your School Little Deuce Coupe Amazon
5The Beach Boys Catch A Wave Surfer Girl Amazon
6The Orlons Surfin' The Orlons Down Memory Lane Amazon
7Bruce & Terry Custom Machine The Best of Bruce & Terry Amazon
8Bruce & Terry Hawaii The Best of Bruce & Terry Amazon
9The Hondells Little Honda Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64 Amazon
10The Beach Boys Don't Worry Baby Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson Amazon
11The Beach Boys All Summer Long All Summer Long Amazon
12The Beach Boys Good To My Baby Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) Amazon
13The Beach Boys California Girls Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) Amazon
14The Beach Boys Hang On To Your Ego Pet Sounds Amazon
15The Beach Boys Good Vibrations Smiley Smile / Wild Honey Amazon
16The Beach Boys God Only Knows Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture Amazon
17She & Him ft. Brian Wilson Do It Again Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson Amazon
18Bill Frisell Surfer Girl (Brian Wilson) Guitar In The Space Age Amazon
19Brian Wilson That Lucky Old Sun That Lucky Old Sun Amazon
20Brian Wilson Love and Mercy Brian Wilson Amazon
21Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs Warmth Of The Sun Under The Covers, Vol. 1 Amazon
22Alex Chilton I Wanna Pick You Up Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys Amazon
23Dave Alvin Surfer Girl West of the West Amazon
24Jimmy Buffett Sail on Sailor Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 2 Amazon
25Geraint Watkins Heroes and Villains Dial 'W' for Watkins Amazon
26She & Him Wouldnt It Be Nice Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson Amazon
27Brian Wilson/Carnie Wilson/Wendy Wilson Do It Again I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Amazon
28Brian Wilson Let It Shine Brian Wilson Amazon
29The Beach Boys Wendy Endless Summer Amazon
30The Beach Boys The Surfer Moon Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 1 Amazon
31The Beach Boys Forever (A Capella Mix) Amazon
32Brian Wilson Lay Down Burden Imagination Amazon
33The Beach Boys I Love to Say Da Da Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 2 Amazon

Sweet Temptation

This week’s show will feature another journey celebrating the soundtrack of the past century. From the pounding rhythms of gospel revelations to the neon-lit evening sounds of Basin Street and Nashville, we’ll be sharing the music of George Strait, Etta James, The Temptations, Little Sugar and The Hightower Brothers among over two dozen others…all in an exciting and varietal run of Americana on a Friday morning. It’s where the hidden gems appear and echo each week as we dig deep across decades and genres. Dave’s got iconic tracks and overlooked treasures, classic influences and modern echoes for you in a free form eclectic celebration. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Merle Travis Sweet Temptation Sweet Temptation '46-'53 – Best Of Amazon
2Louis Prima Basin Street Blues New Orleans Amazon
3Dr. John Good Night, Irene Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
4The Temptations The Way You Do the Things You Do Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1 Amazon
5Bobby "Blue" Bland Yield Not To Temptation The Definitive Collection Amazon
6The Everly Brothers Temptation Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 2] Amazon
7Jean Shepard Sweet Temptation Lonesome Love Amazon
8Don Reno and Red Smiley Don't Let Temptation Turn You 'Round 1962-1963 (Warped 6274) Amazon
9Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle) Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947) Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life] Amazon
10The Grass Roots Temptation Eyes (Original) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Grass Roots Amazon
11The Knight Brothers Temptation 'bout To Get Me Southern Soul Amazon
12The Harmonizing Four Wade In The Water Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
13Ruthie Foster Death Came A-knockin' (Travelin' Shoes) Runaway Soul Amazon
14Little Sugar And The Hightower Brothers Come By Here Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958 Amazon
15The Ink Spots Address Unknown Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) Amazon
16The Sunshine Boys I'm Crooning A Tune About June 1929-1931 – The Complete Set Amazon
17Frankie Laine That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day) Your Hit Parade: 1949 Amazon
18Etta James Come What May The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1 Amazon
19Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters Honey Love Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
20The Drifters Bip Bam The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1] Amazon
21Waylon Jennings I Ain't Living Long Like This Nashville Rebel (1974-1980) Amazon
22George Strait All My Ex's Live In Texas 50 Number Ones [Disc 1] Amazon
23Lyle Lovett That's Right (You're Not From Texas) The Road To Ensenada Amazon
24Grandpa Jones T For Texas Makes The Rafters Ring Amazon
25Billy Briggs Amarillo Rose Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag) Amazon
26Asleep at the Wheel Am I Right (Or Amarillo) Reinventing the Wheel Amazon
27Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers 05 Amarillo Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (Live) Amazon
28Charley Crockett Amarillo By Morning Lonesome Drifter Amazon
29Willie Nelson Texas In My Soul One Hell Of A Ride Amazon
30Harmonizing Four All Things Are Possible Testify! The Gospel Box Amazon
31Michael Nesmith I Fall To Pieces Listen To The Band [UK] Amazon
32Willie Nelson Send Me the Pillow You Dream On Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash vol. 2 Amazon