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.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
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.
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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)
He was a member of Nashville’s A-Team. He invented the electric guitar ‘fuzz’ effect by accident in a Marty Robbins recording session. He played on some of the most recognizable hit songs and landmark albums; not just country but rock, soul, folk, country rock and released some jazz guitar albums of his own. You can hear his work day in and day out: the Spanish-style acoustic work on Marty’s El Paso, the opening and unforgettable lick on Roy Orbison’s Oh Pretty Woman, plus dozens upon dozens more. He was one of the most sought after session men in the industry. Oh, and his jazz work with Mancini, Hirt and Fountain were followed by a gig as session leader for Vanguard Records’ album releases of Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Country Joe. If there’s a word that goes a step beyond prolific, it describes Grady Martin. Join us for a show that celebrates the legend.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman
Shades of Roy Orbison
2
Grady Martin & Don Cherry
Long John Boogie
Grady Martin
3
Mimi Roman
Little Lovin'
Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 1
4
Patsy Cline
Stop, Look and Listen
Rockin' Patsy
5
Janis Martin
Will You Willyum
Grady Martin
6
Roy Hall
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Grady Martin
7
Red Foley
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
8
Red Foley, Grady Martin
Pinball Boogie
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
9
Red Foley
My Window Faces South
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
10
Burl Ives With Grady Martin & His Slew Foot Five
Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
11
Marvin Rainwater
Whole Lotta Woman
Whole Lotta Woman
12
Jimmy Lloyd
Where The Rio De Rosa Flows
Grady Martin
13
Red Sovine
How Do You Think I Feel
Grady Martin
14
Brenda Lee
Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)
Brenda Lee Rocks
15
Johnny Horton
I'm Coming Home
Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)
16
Johnny Burnette
The Train Kept A Rollin'
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
17
Warner Mack
Roc-A-Chicka
Rock'N'Roll & Rock-A-Billy Inferno
18
Autry Inman
Mary Nell
Grady Martin
19
Marty Robbins
Don't Worry
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
20
Lefty Frizzell
Saginaw, Michigan (Grady Martin)
Classic Country
21
Marty Robbins
El Paso
A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)
22
Elvis Presley
Please Don't Drag That String Around
From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
23
Joe Henderson
Snap Your FIngers
Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
24
Ray Price
For The Good Times
Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound
25
Brenda Lee
I'm Sorry
Miss Dynamite
26
Jeanne Pruett
Satin Sheets
Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
27
Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner's Daughter
Classic Country: 1970-1974
28
Willie Nelson
On The Road Again
One Hell Of A Ride
29
Sammi Smith
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Country Ladies
30
Conway Twitty
Don't Cry No More
Grady Martin
31
Johnny Horton
Honky Tonk Man
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
A sleepy time themed collection this week as we take a deep dive into classic sounds from the past and present, all with a blend of sentiments we hold close as midnight approaches. We’ll have some old doo wop and early rock chestnuts from Jesse Belvin, The Fleetwoods, The Valentines and The Spaniels with just the right amount of rock, R&B and country. That means a little bit of Fats Domino, some rockabilly from Charline Arthur and Sonny Burgess, middling pop from Doris Day, Jimmy Durant and Dean Martin in store. Little Jimmy Dickens, Milton Brown and Swamp Dogg will also fill the air with country and blues. Friday mornings are the time to tune in for a fresh dose of America’s music from the past 100 years hear on KOWS-LP, Occidental, streaming to all of Planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Be sure to install the Radio Rethink app on your Apple device and look us up. We’d be glad to have you.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Fats Domino
Sleeping on the Job
This Is Gold Disc 2
2
Doris Day
A Little Kiss Goodnight
The Vintage Years Part Two
3
Jimmy Durante
I'll See You in My Dreams
As Time Goes By: Best of
4
Dean Martin
I Love the Way You Say Goodnight
Cocktail Hour Disc 2
5
Les Paul and The Andrews Sisters feat Vic Schoen & His Orchestra
It's A Pity To Say Goodnight
Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]
6
Linda Scott
Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?
The Complete Hits Of Linda Scott
7
The Spaniels
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
8
The Valentines
Don't Say Goodnight
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
9
Jesse Belvin
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)
Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats
10
The Fleetwoods
(Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams
Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
11
Roy Orbison
Goodnight
The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
12
Aaron Neville
I Bid You Goodnight
Warm Your Heart
13
Los Lobos
Goodnight My Love
La Bamba
14
North Mississippi Allstars
Bid You Goodnight
Prayer for Peace
15
Harry Nilsson
Are You Sleeping?
The Point!
16
The Tokens
Dream Angel Goodnight
Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens
17
The Weavers
Goodnight Irene
Best Of Decca Years
18
Charline Arthur
Kiss The Baby Goodnight
Welcome To The Club
19
Little Jimmy Dickens
A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed
Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
20
Sonny Burgess
A Kiss Goodnight
Rock n' Roll Legend
21
Swamp Dogg
Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis)
Sorry You Couldn't Make It
22
Los Lobos
Let's Say Goodnight
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
23
Loudon Wainwright III
Where the Whippoorwill is Whispering Goodnight
High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project
24
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
A Thousand Goodnights
Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
25
Hank Snow
Goodnight Little Buckaroo
We'll Never Say Goodbye
26
Johnnie Taylor
Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed [Single Version]
The Very Best Of Johnnie Taylor
27
Shirelles
Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye
The Shirelles
28
The McGuire Sisters
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
The Mid-'50s
29
Barbara Mandrell
Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1]
30
Vera Lynn
Goodnight Children Everywhere
A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
31
The Gumm Sisters
Where The Butterflies Kiss The Buttercups Goodnight
This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Little Milton
We're Gonna Make It
Chess Blues Disc 4
2
Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2]
3
Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
4
Cat Power
Aretha, Sing One For Me
Jukebox
5
Aretha Franklin
Don't Play That Song
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
6
Jimmy Reed
Hush-Hush
The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics
7
Willie Nelson
I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
A Beautiful Time
8
Chris Isaak
Only the Lonely
Baja Sessions
9
J.J. Cale
I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Okie
10
Pokey LaFarge
Home Home Home
Rhumba Country
11
The Mavericks
That's Not My Name
Suited Up and Ready… – EP
12
Esquivel
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
13
The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band
The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
14
Bob Moore & His Orchestra
Mexico
Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
15
Louis Jordan
Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
Number Ones
16
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
17
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Spanish Flea
Definitive Hits
18
Herbie Hancock
Rockit
Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1]
19
Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson
It's A Lovely Day Today
Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
20
Julie London
Watermelon Man
Wild Cool and Swingin'
21
Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
Vol. 3-Blues Roots
22
B.B. King
Why I Sing the Blues
Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
23
Gale Garnett
We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2]
It’s our annual look back paying respect to some of the greats who we lost this past year. We find ourselves saying goodbye to a number of artists who contributed in their own way to America’s popular culture…in music. I’ll be sharing the names of the many contributors from the halls of country, jazz, pop, rock, and beyond. Time demands a filter which is based on direct lines of roots descent; either by song selection, expression of a genre, or by Americana popular cultural influence. I’m going to try to keep the talk to a minimum so I can catch you up on many of the artists…and I’m also going to be limiting some of the music to 30 second clips because, frankly…this was another year of loss. ….and I’m sure there are more of the obscure that we just couldn’t fit into our roll call. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Bill Hayes
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Your Hit Parade – 1955
2
Les McCann
Blues 5
Drivin' Blues
3
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Mas Que Nada
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
4
Quincy Jones
Soul Bossa Nova
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
5
Chita Rivera
All That Jazz
Ultimate Broadway
6
Steve Lawrence
Pretty Blue Eyes
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
7
Mitzi Gaynor
Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (South Pacific)
Golden Memories of Stage & Screen – Disk 2
8
Jack Jones
This Could Be the Start of Something
Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
9
James Darren
Goodbye Cruel World
The Best Of James Darren
10
The Collins Kids
Hot Rod
The Oxford American Southern Music CD No. 6
11
The Shangri-Las
Sophisticated Boom Boom
Myrmidons of Melodrama
12
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
13
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Especially for You / Girls! Girls ! Girls!
14
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
A Little Too Much
Book of Love – The Argo Records Story [Disc 1]
15
Cissy Houston
Deep River/Campground
Testify! The Gospel Box
16
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
Stay
Doo Wop Box Disc 4
17
Marlena Shaw
Go Away Little Boy
Chess Uptown Soul
18
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Ultimate Collection
19
The Spinners
It's a Shame
One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
20
Melanie
Brand New Key
70s Music Explosion – Miracles
21
J.D. Souther
You're Only Lonely
You're Only Lonely
22
Martin Mull
Eggs
Martin Mull
23
Moby Grape
8:05
Moby Grape
24
The Grateful Dead
Box of Rain
American Beauty
25
John Mayall
Room to Move
The Turning Point
26
The Allman Brothers Band
Revival
Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
27
Dave Loggins
Please Come To Boston
Classic Soft Rock [Disc 2]
28
It's a Beautiful Day
White Bird
Walk on the Moon
29
Brewer & Shipley
One Toke Over The Line
70s Music Explosion
30
Eric Carmen
Hungry Eyes
The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection: The Flame [Disc 2]
31
Greg Kihn
The Breakup Song (Re-Recorded)
True Kihnfessions (Re-Recorded Versions)
32
Mojo Nixon
Elvis Is Everywhere
Bo-Day-Shus!!!
33
Kinky Friedman
Rapid City, South Dakota
Kinky Friedman
34
The Oak Ridge Boys
Elvira
The Best Of Classic Country 80's
35
Kris Kristofferson
Me And Bobby McGee
Kristofferson
36
Toby Keith/Willie Nelson
Beer for My Horses
Lost Highway
37
Jo-El Sonnier
Tear-Stained Letter
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
38
Happy Traum
Church Street Blues (feat. Byron Isaacs, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams)
Just For the Love Of It
39
Rick Nelson
Travelin' Man
The Best of Rick Nelson, Vol. 2
40
Malcolm Holcombe
Bits and Pieces
Bits & Pieces
41
Barbara Dane
I Hate the Capitalist System
I Hate the Capitalist System
42
John "Spider John" Koerner
Duncan and Brady
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 3]
43
MC5
The American Ruse
Jon Savage's 1969-1971: Rock Dreams On 45 [Disc 2]
44
Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
Best Of NRJ
45
Monty Norman
James Bond Theme
Dr. No
46
Rachel Sweet
Everlasting Love
Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet
47
Ella Jenkins & Nannie McNeil
How Do You Do Ev'rybody? (Greeting Shout)
The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 1]
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future…and it’s tickin’ tickin’ tickin’, too. Steve Miller certainly summed it up and our theme this week is all about the passing of time, events that take place in time, biding our time, and recalling a time. We’ll be making a swing through a number of genres and performers including Little Joe, Booker T., Bobby Bare, Evie Sands, Tom Waits and Harry James. But there’s plenty more including classic country, mid-to-late century rock n’ roll, folkie business, and the sweet torch songs that take us back. We’ve chosen to forego the Christmas celebrations because, for the most part, we can hear it elsewhere and the season is a short one with some desperation on the doorstep. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Steve Miller Band
Fly Like An Eagle (2006 Digital Remaster)
Fly Like An Eagle – 30th Anniversary
2
Little Joe Cook
It's Been a Long Time
Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)
3
Steve Forbert
It's Been a Long Time
Young Guitar Days
4
Harry James & His Orchestra
Its Been A Long Long Time
The Women of WW2 [V 4]
5
Ella Mae Morse
A Long Time Ago
Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 5]
6
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone
Crosby, Stills & Nash
7
Tom Waits
Time
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
8
Mick Lloyd
A Long Long Time Ago
…Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008
9
Los Lobos Feat. Dave Alvin
Somewhere In Time
The Ride
10
Charley Crockett
Time of the Cottonwood Trees
The Man from Waco
11
Connie Smith
Plenty of Time
1970-1971 (Warped 7108F)
12
Evie Sands
Untill It's Time For You To Go
Any Way That You Want Me
13
Junior Brown
Baby Let The Bad Times Be
12 Shades of Brown
14
The Louvin Brothers
Are You Wasting My Time
Long Play Collection
15
Don Williams
Tulsa Time
The Definitive Collection
16
Bobby Bare
One Day at a Time (1965)
All American Boy – CD 4
17
Willie Nelson
Healing Hands of Time
Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash vol. 2
18
Danny Dill
He's Biding His Time
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
19
Bob Dylan
Time Passes Slowly
Biograph Disc 3
20
Dwight Yoakam
Just Passin' Time
Blame The Vain
21
The Sweetback Sisters
King Of Killing Time
King Of Killing Time
22
Harry Nilsson
As Time Goes By
All-Time Greatest Hits
23
Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter
As Time Goes By
Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1]
24
The Platters
Twilight Time
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
The 1950s were an incredibly vibrant decade for music, clearly a reflection of a post-war energy and relief. Urban jazz, the bright lights of broadway, and the crooning magic moments that lept off the silver screen were a paradox to the golden age of country music, the passionate rhythm of swing and R&B and, of course, the new audiences celebrating youth at sock hops, malt shops and sleepovers. It was an age of celebration and discovery if you were young; an age of culture shock if you weren’t. This week on Deeper Roots, we’ll tiptoe through the sounds of Dave Brubeck, Dion, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and a host of others who planted their flag in the decade of the fifties. An unusual playlist for sure. Drop on by and try to get past the fact that Black Friday will soon be over and holiday madness gets into full swing.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Rosemary Clooney
Hey There
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
2
Peggy Lee
Bali Ha'i
American Beauty
3
Doris Day
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
4
Sarah Vaughan
Lover Man
Great American Songbook
5
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Blue Note Blend: On The Count Of 3
6
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take Five
Pop Memories of the '60s
7
The Champs
Tequila
Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
8
Duane Eddy
Rebel Rouser
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
9
Santo & Johnny
Sleepwalk
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
10
Hank Williams
Hey, Good Lookin'
24 Greatest
11
Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line
Original Greatest Hits
12
Porter Wagoner
A Satisfied Mind
A Slice Of Life & Satisfied Mind
13
Dion
I Wonder Why
Doo Wop Box Disc 3
14
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
15
The Bobbettes
Mr. Lee
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
16
The Fleetwoods
Come Softly To Me
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
17
The Platters
Only You (And You Alone)
All-Time Greatest Hits
18
The Platters
The Great Pretender
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
19
Fats Domino
Blueberry Hill
This Is Fats Domino
20
Frankie Avalon
Venus
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
21
Ricky Nelson
Lonesome Town
Destination Lonely Street
22
Ricky Nelson
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
23
Paul Anka
Diana
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
24
Elvis Presley
Don't Be Cruel
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
25
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Blowing The Fuse: 1956
26
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
27
Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
28
Bill Haley & The Comets
Rock Around The Clock
Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
29
Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)
30
Danny & the Juniors
At the Hop
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
31
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
