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
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1
Bobbie Jean
Cheaters Never Win
Sun Ballads 1953-62
2
Jack Clement
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
3
Bobbie & the Boys
To Tell the Truth
Sun Ballads 1953-62
4
The Prisonaires
There Is Love in You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
5
The Prisonaires
Just Walking in the Rain
Sun Ballads 1953-62
6
Miller Sisters
Finders Keepers
Sun Ballads 1953-62
7
Miller Sisters
It Only Hurts for a Little While
Sun Ballads 1953-62
8
Roy Orbison
Trying to Get to You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
9
Slim Rhodes Band
Bad Girl
Sun Ballads 1953-62
10
Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)
Take and Give
Sun Ballads 1953-62
11
Slim Rhodes
Do What I Do
The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
12
Ken Cook
I Was a Fool
Sun Ballads 1953-62
13
Ray Smith
Sail Away
Sun Ballads 1953-62
14
Charlie Feathers
So Ashamed
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
15
Jimmy Williams
That Depends On You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
16
Sonny Burgess
Sweet Misery
Sun Ballads 1953-62
17
Carl Mann
I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
18
Tommy Blake
Ballad of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
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
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1
Barbara Lewis
Make Me Your Baby
Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
2
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
3
Smiley Lewis
I Hear You Knocking
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
4
Kay Starr
Kay's Lament
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
5
Kay Starr
Night Train
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
6
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Free At Last
Down In New Orleans
7
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
8
Sam Cooke
Mean Old World
Night Beat
9
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
10
Alabama Shakes
Killer Diller Blues
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
11
Jimmy Liggins
Cadillac Boogie
Jump, Jive & Swing
12
Trailer
Hot Rods to Hell
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
13
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
14
Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines
I Want a Lavender Cadillac
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
15
Mink Deville
Spanish Stroll
The Mink De Ville Collection
16
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
What Does the Deep Sea Say?
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
17
Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
18
Annette Hanshaw
Moanin' Low
Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
19
David Johansen
Deep Blue Sea
Shaker
20
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
One Hour Mama
21
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Collections
22
Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely
Rider in the Rain
Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
23
Barbara Lewis
Hello Stranger
MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
24
John Prine
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
25
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby
Nothing in Common
Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
26
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
27
Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey
Rhythm Saved The World
The Gems Of Jazz
28
Louis Armstrong
Rhythm Saved The World
Rhythm Saved The World
29
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
30
The Happenings
I Got Rhythm
The Best Of The Happenings
31
The Americans
Sail Away Ladies
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
32
The Louvin Brothers
You'll Meet Him In The Clouds
Close Harmony [Disc 6]
33
Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys
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”.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Bob King
Rockin' The Jukebox
Rockin' The Jukebox
2
Jimmy Donley
Radio, Jukebox And T.V.
The Precious Years
3
The Marigolds
Juke Box Rock & Roll
The Johnny Bragg Story
4
Shirley & Lee
Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall
Shirley & Lee Rock
5
Katy Moffatt
Stoned At The Jukebox
A Collection Of Drinking Songs
6
Gale Storm
Love By The Jukebox Light
Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
7
Roy Orbison
Here Comes That Song Again
Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2]
8
Teresa Brewer
Music! Music! Music!
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
9
Perry Como
Juke Box Baby
Kuties And Krooners
10
The Mills Brothers
I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald)
The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)
11
Jerry Lee Lewis
High School Confidential
The Definitive Collection
12
Little Richard
All Around The World
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
13
Bill Haley
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock
14
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
15
Chuck Berry
School Days
The Chess Box Disc 1
16
James Mask & His Impalas
Let The Juke Box Die
Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots
17
BR5-49
A1 On The Jukebox
Dog Days
18
Buck Owens
Put A Quarter In The Jukebox
Hot Dog
19
Buck Owens
A-11
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
20
Joshua Hedley
Mr. Jukebox
Mr. Jukebox
21
Ernest Tubb
Mr. Jukebox
Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
22
James Hand
In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox
The Truth Will Set You Free
23
George Kent
Hello, I'm A Jukebox
The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
24
Mel Tillis
Jukebox Man (Single Version)
The Best of Mel Tillis
25
Tammy Wynette
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
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.
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Brian Wilson Tribute
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
The Beach Boys
In My Room
Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
2
The Beach Boys
Surfer Girl
Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
3
Jan & Dean
Surf City
Surf City + Folk 'n Roll
4
The Beach Boys
Be True to Your School
Little Deuce Coupe
5
The Beach Boys
Catch A Wave
Surfer Girl
6
The Orlons
Surfin'
The Orlons Down Memory Lane
7
Bruce & Terry
Custom Machine
The Best of Bruce & Terry
8
Bruce & Terry
Hawaii
The Best of Bruce & Terry
9
The Hondells
Little Honda
Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64
10
The Beach Boys
Don't Worry Baby
Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
11
The Beach Boys
All Summer Long
All Summer Long
12
The Beach Boys
Good To My Baby
Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
13
The Beach Boys
California Girls
Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
14
The Beach Boys
Hang On To Your Ego
Pet Sounds
15
The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations
Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
16
The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture
17
She & Him ft. Brian Wilson
Do It Again
Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson
18
Bill Frisell
Surfer Girl (Brian Wilson)
Guitar In The Space Age
19
Brian Wilson
That Lucky Old Sun
That Lucky Old Sun
20
Brian Wilson
Love and Mercy
Brian Wilson
21
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
Warmth Of The Sun
Under The Covers, Vol. 1
22
Alex Chilton
I Wanna Pick You Up
Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
23
Dave Alvin
Surfer Girl
West of the West
24
Jimmy Buffett
Sail on Sailor
Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 2
25
Geraint Watkins
Heroes and Villains
Dial 'W' for Watkins
26
She & Him
Wouldnt It Be Nice
Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson
27
Brian Wilson/Carnie Wilson/Wendy Wilson
Do It Again
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
28
Brian Wilson
Let It Shine
Brian Wilson
29
The Beach Boys
Wendy
Endless Summer
30
The Beach Boys
The Surfer Moon
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 1
31
The Beach Boys
Forever (A Capella Mix)
32
Brian Wilson
Lay Down Burden
Imagination
33
The Beach Boys
I Love to Say Da Da
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 2
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.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Merle Travis
Sweet Temptation
Sweet Temptation '46-'53 – Best Of
2
Louis Prima
Basin Street Blues
New Orleans
3
Dr. John
Good Night, Irene
Goin' Back To New Orleans
4
The Temptations
The Way You Do the Things You Do
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
5
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Yield Not To Temptation
The Definitive Collection
6
The Everly Brothers
Temptation
Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 2]
7
Jean Shepard
Sweet Temptation
Lonesome Love
8
Don Reno and Red Smiley
Don't Let Temptation Turn You 'Round
1962-1963 (Warped 6274)
9
Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle)
Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947)
Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life]
10
The Grass Roots
Temptation Eyes (Original)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Grass Roots
11
The Knight Brothers
Temptation 'bout To Get Me
Southern Soul
12
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
13
Ruthie Foster
Death Came A-knockin' (Travelin' Shoes)
Runaway Soul
14
Little Sugar And The Hightower Brothers
Come By Here
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
15
The Ink Spots
Address Unknown
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
16
The Sunshine Boys
I'm Crooning A Tune About June
1929-1931 – The Complete Set
17
Frankie Laine
That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)
Your Hit Parade: 1949
18
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
19
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Honey Love
Atlantic Rock & Roll
20
The Drifters
Bip Bam
The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
21
Waylon Jennings
I Ain't Living Long Like This
Nashville Rebel (1974-1980)
22
George Strait
All My Ex's Live In Texas
50 Number Ones [Disc 1]
23
Lyle Lovett
That's Right (You're Not From Texas)
The Road To Ensenada
24
Grandpa Jones
T For Texas
Makes The Rafters Ring
25
Billy Briggs
Amarillo Rose
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
It’s finger poppin’ time…time to have a blast with some breakout party rockers from the mid-century. All for a good time with soul and roll and rhythm as the main course in today’s show. It’s all about those percussive rocking beats. Call it a party full of boogie, mojo, twistin’ and shaking. We’ve lit the fuse for a dynamite celebration of rebellious rock and cool upbeat soul rhythms with the music of Freddy Cannon, The Swingin’ Medallions, The Showstoppers and Ann Cole with an out of control party mix…just in time for our first show of May. KOWS Community Radio brings the fresh sounds of today, yesterday and tomorrow 24/7, with the very best of political and community discourse. You can tune us in on 92.5 FM in West Sonoma County or just drop by our stream on your Radio Rethink app, Alexa, Radio Garden, Tunein, or Radio Box. We’re here for you and Deeper Roots will be pitching a wang dang doodle this coming Friday morning here on member-supported radio for planet Earth.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
The Isley Brothers
Shout (Part One)
Motor City Soul
2
Wanda Jackson
Let's Have a Party
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
3
Ray Charles
Mess Around
Atlantic Rock & Roll
4
The Swingin' Medallions
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)
Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
5
The Strangeloves
I Want Candy
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
6
Claudine Clark
Party Lights
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
7
Martha & The Vandellas
Mickey's Monkey
Dance Party
8
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Finger Poppin' Time
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
9
Johnnie Morisette
Meet Me At The Twistin' Place
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
10
Chubby Checker
Dancin' Party
Chubby Checker (Mr Twister)
11
Chubby Checker
The Twist
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1960
12
Sam Cooke
Twistin' the Night Away
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4)
13
Dave Edmunds
Do You Wanna Dance
Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
14
The Contours
Do You Love Me
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
15
Jerry Lee Lewis
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
16
Matchbox
Rockabilly Rebel
Rockabilly Rebel
17
Freddy Cannon
Buzz Buzz A Diddle It
His Latest And Greatest
18
Tommy James & the Shondells
Mony Mony
The Very Best of Tommy James & the Shondells
19
Louis Jordan
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Number Ones
20
The Showstoppers
Ain't Nothing But A House Party
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
21
Ann Cole
Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)
Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
22
Koko Taylor
Wang Dang Doodle
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
23
The Champs
Tequilla
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
24
Tarheel Slim
Number Nine Train
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
25
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
26
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
Wooly Bully
Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
27
Arthur Conley
Sweet Soul Music
Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
28
Link Wray/Robert Gordon
Summertime Blues
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
29
Johnny Kidd
Shakin' All Over
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
30
The Kingsmen
Louie Louie
In Person ('64)
31
Nick Todd
At The Hop
Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
32
The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
33
Little Richard
Good Golly Miss Molly
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
34
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Cruisin'
Destination Freeway
35
Elvis Presley
Party
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
From a song about dirty little religions to a song about Joanie the Jehovah Witness Stripper, we’ll be going all out from up and down with genre celebrations from the past century where music reflects the inspiration from church on Sunday mornings following the barroom sinners of Saturday night. This week’s Deeper Roots takes a bit of a free form shuffle featuring Bo Diddley, The Ramones, Johnny Mercer, and a whole host of rhythm makers. Performances this morning will span some covers from Chris Smither, David Lindley and an answer song from Barbara Lewis. KOWS radio wants to thank all of you who came out to the Comedy fundraiser at Barrel Proof Lounge last week. It was a great success for us and also a validation of community radio here in the North Bay. KOWS is free form, free speech, no bull community radio; just the kind of thing we need in a country gone mad with lies, deceit and hate. There is always hope. Tune into your radio voice, any time of the day or night. We’ll always welcome you.
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Artist
Title
Album
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1
Martha and the Vandellas
Quicksand
The Motown Sound Vol. 1
2
Faye Adams
Witness To The Crime (Herald 470)
R&B Humdingers Volume 11
3
Warren Zevon
Dirty Little Religion
Life'll Kill Ya
4
Paul Thorn
Joanie The Jehovah Witness Stripper
Hammer & Nail Live
5
Marvin Gaye
Can I Get A Witness
I'll Take You There
6
Alphabetical Four
Get On Board, Little Children
Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
7
Tiny Mayberry
Oh That Nasty Man (Take A)
Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & Jazz
8
Johnny Mercer
Small Fry With Victor Young's Small Fryers
Bing Crosby And Friends
9
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Travelin' Shoes
10
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come In
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1938 – 1940
11
Little Richard
Keep A Knockin'
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
12
Chris Smither
Maybellene
Call Me Lucky
13
Chuck Berry
Maybellene
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
14
David Lindley
Mercury Blues
El Rayo-X
15
K.C. Douglas
Mercury Blues
Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
16
Violet Hall
Six Foot Papa (I'm A Whole Lot Of Woman)
The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
17
Big Maybelle
So Good To My Baby
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
18
George Thorogood
Bo Diddley
2120 South Michigan Avenue
19
Bo Diddley
Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)
The Chess Box [Disc 1]
20
Sam & Dave
Hold On! I'm a Comin'
The Very Best of Sam & Dave
21
Sam Cooke
Bring It On Home To Me
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
22
Barbara Lewis
I'll Bring It Back Home To You
Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
23
Jack Nitzsche
The Lonely Surfer
Teen Beat 5
24
Mink Deville
Just Your Friends
The Mink De Ville Collection
25
The Ramones
Needles & Pins [Single Version][Version]
Ramones Mania
26
The Books Feat. Jose Gonzalez
Cello Song
Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
27
T-Bone Burnett
House Of Mirrors
Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 2
The downstream wave of sounds that flooded the charts seemed endless in the year 1960. As was exhibited in last week’s Deeper Roots exhibition of ‘also rans’ from that year, it was a very, very crowded field. That field was spread far and wide across genres and levels of production, songwriting and performance quality. We take on that same strata this week in the show. More teen crushes, tragedies, soulful exchanges and instrumentals that bore earworms galore. That’s what we’ve got in store with performances from Fats to Jackie, Smokey to Etta, the Burnette Brothers and Ricky, Dean Martin, Freddie King and Linda Laurie…all giving it their all and doing their very best to crawl to the top of their respective charts. We’re getting ready for a wild Sunday night here in Santa Rosa, celebrating KOWS Community Radio at the Barrel Proof Lounge in downtown Santa Rosa. Hope you can make today’s Deeper Roots show and Sunday’s benefit!
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Little Junior Parker
Driving Wheel
Feelin' Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
2
Jackie Wilson
Doggin' Around
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
3
Rosie & The Originals
Angel Baby
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
4
Jessie Hill
Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt 1
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
5
Fats Domino
Walking To New Orleans
A Lot Of Dominos
6
The Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Brill Building Sound Disc 1
7
Ray Peterson
Tell Laura I Love Her
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1
8
The Browns
The Old Lamplighter
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
9
The Platters
Harbor Lights
All-Time Greatest Hits
10
Johnny Burnette
Dreamin'
25 Greatest Hits
11
Dorsey Burnette
Hey Little One
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
12
Rick Nelson
Young Emotions
Greatest Love Songs
13
Etta James
A Sunday Kind Of Love
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
14
Jimmy Jones
Good Timin'
We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
15
Kathy Young & The Innocents
A Thousand Stars
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
16
Roy Orbison
Blue Angel
The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
17
The Smoothies
Softly
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
We’re at it again! Excavations below the crust of some pretty simple-minded teenage pap that seemed to occupy the Billboard Top 100 in the year 1960. Marketers had found the right blend of country, rhythm, pop, sentimentality and rock and this led to a churning out of as much and as they could as fast was possible. The result was a mixed bag: quantity over quality in most cases. We call it spit-balling these days. We’ll dig into the substrate of popular music that did not make the Top 40, and in some cases, the Top 100. We’ll hear from Wanda Jackson, Billy Bland, Donnie Brooks, Johnny Preston, Esther Phillips, and a few dozen others in this week’s show. Not withstanding what we do here, we have to consistently remind ourselves of the classic Tony Soprano quote: “’Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation.” So, we’re mining for the ones we don’t necessarily remember. And the big news? It’s a rare two-parts-over-two-weeks extravaganza. Hope you can join in!
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
John D Loudermilk
Tobacco Road
You Heard It Here First!
2
Wanda Jackson
Dona'a Wan'a
Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
3
Peter Sellers & Sophie Loren
Goodness Gracious Me
The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 3
4
The Flares
Hotcha Cha-Cha Brown
Foot Stompin'
5
Sugar Pie DeSanto
I Want to Know
100 Northern Soul Classics
6
Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra
Takin' Care Of Business
Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3)
7
Billy Bland
Let The Little Girl Dance
The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960
8
Larry Hall
Sandy
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
9
Varetta Dillard
A Little Bitty Tear
Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
10
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Finger Poppin' Time
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
11
Earl King
Come On, Pt. 1
Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1960-1964
12
Ernie K-Doe
A Certain Girl
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
13
Skip & Flip
Cherry Pie (1960 #11)
Greatest Hit Singles Collection
14
Donnie Brooks
Mission Bell
The Teen Years Collection: Volume 1- Dream Lover [Disc 2]
15
Manos Hadjidakis
Main Title: Never On Sunday
Never On Sunday
16
The Mark II
Night Theme
Banana Split for My Baby
17
The String-A-Longs
Wheels
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
18
The Piltdown Men
Brontosaurus Stomp
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
19
Esther Phillips
Wild Child
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
20
Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
21
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
22
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
23
Joe Jones
You Talk Too Much
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 1]
24
Ral Donner
The Girl Of My Best Friend
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
25
The Everly Brothers
When Will I Be Loved
The Complete Cadence Recordings 1957-1960 Disc 2
26
Johnny Preston
Cradle Of Love
Running Bear
27
Little Willie John
Sleep
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
28
Paul Evans
Happy-Go-Lucky-Me
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
29
The Safaris
Image of a Girl
Teen Ballads
30
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Stay
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 2]
31
Sam Cooke
Wonderful World
Greatest Hits
32
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around & Fall In Love)
First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [Disc 2]
33
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
Hey Boba Lou
The Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
34
Bobby Vee
Devil Or Angel
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
Put another nickel in that nickelodeon ‘cause rhythm saved the world. This week on Deeper Roots we’re spinning up songs about the jukebox, hit records, little bitty records, disc jockey pleas, and swinging syncopated rhythms from across the past century. That’s right, we’re taking a trip across ninety years featuring jazz from Jimmie Lunceford, country from the Sons of the Pioneers, gospel from the Chuck Wagon Gang, and swinging send-ups from Louis Armstrong, NRBQ, Slim Gaillard, and The Sensations. Well, you can also count on more from the usual suspects in this week’s thematic celebration of the very best of Americana. Whether that’s reaching out to the jukebox, the DJ or that record hawker…we’ve got two hours of rhythm here on KOWS Community Radio. Spend your time with music, not your hard earned dough on this day of resistance.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Commercial
Nuclear Survival Course Record Album (1954)
Rock'N'Roll & Rock-A-Billy Inferno
2
The Sensations
Please Mr Disc Jockey
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
3
Fred Astaire
Music Makes Me
American Songbook Series
4
Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven
The Music Goes Round And Round
Me & Orson Welles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
5
Louis Prima
The Music Goes 'Round and Around
Capitol Collectors Series
6
Louis Armstrong
Rhythm Saved The World
Rhythm Saved The World
7
Tex Beneke, The Modernaires
Jukebox Saturday Night
Stagedoor Canteen Music Of The War Years Vol 1
8
Jimmie Lunceford
Rhythm Is Our Business
An Introduction To Jimmie Lunceford
9
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
10
Three Sharps And A Flat
That's The Rhythm
Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
11
Ella Fitzgerald
Vote For Mr Rhythm
The Millenium Anthology – Ella Fitzgerald [Disc 3]
12
Ella Fitzgerald
My Last Affair
The Millenium Anthology – Ella Fitzgerald
13
Fats Waller
Music Maestro Please
Music Maestro Please
14
The Cats & The Fiddle
Mr. Rhythm Man
The Very Best Of
15
Slim Gaillard
Jumpin' At The Record Shop
Vout For Voutoreenes
16
The Mills Brothers
Rhythm Saved The World
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
17
George Kent
Hello, I'm A Jukebox
The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
18
Boyd Bennett & His Rockets
Cool Disc Jockey
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio Vol.5
19
Sons of the Pioneers
Syncopated Rhythm
Songs of the Prairie – CD4
20
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jukebox Junky
Killer Country
21
Brook Benton
Hit Record
Mercury 1962
22
Charles Senns
Dig Me A Crazy Record
One More Record Please
23
Norma Jean
I Heard the Jukebox Playing
1965-1966
24
Willie Nelson
Mr. Record Man
One More Record Please
25
Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
Jones On the Jukebox
Set Two
26
Chuck Wagon Gang/George Jones
Turn Your Radio On
70th Anniversary
27
Bill Kirchen
Little Bitty Record
King of Dieselbilly: Classic Kirchen
28
NRBQ
Music Goes Round And Around
Tiddly Winks
29
BR5-49
A1 On The Jukebox
Dog Days
30
The Blasters
Border Radio
Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)
