Category Archives: Blues

Guitar Routes

It’s a deep dive we’re taking today into the digital dustbin of the past century with the focus being on fretwork, string bending, bottlenecks and tripping the lap steel fantastic.  That’s right…a collection of fascinating tonal embellishments that cross the genres of country, jazz, blues, folk and pop. Our show this morning will feature some Lonnie Johnson, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, John Fahey, Grady Martin and a few others. It’s a trip with a few well knowns but more not so much  and you’ll just have to make room in your day because the sounds can’t be ignored. We’ll hear standards like Guitar Rag, Riders in the Sky, Black Mountain Rag, Indiana March, and a special playlist highlighting the work of Grady Martin in both country and rock.  We’re once again hoping for the best as October and November approach. 

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Truett & George Ghost Dance Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952 Amazon
2Lonnie Johnson Swing Out Rhythm Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1 Amazon
3Blind Lemon Jefferson See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Black Swan Sampler Amazon
4Blind Blake Southern Rag Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey Amazon
5Robert Johnson Stop Breakin' Down Blues The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2 Amazon
6Robert Lockwood, Jr. Little Queen Of Spades Blues Routes: Heroes And Tricksters Amazon
7Les Paul Trio Guitar Boogie Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2] Amazon
8Roy Smeck and His Paradise Serenaders Indiana March Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics Amazon
9Slim Gaillard Minuet In Vout Hittin' On All Six: New Guitar Concepts Amazon
10Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing Band Blue Guitar Stomp Hillibilly Boogie! Amazon
11Merle Travis Guitar Rag The Guitar Picker CD2 (1947-51) Amazon
12Les Paul Hip Billy Boogie (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered] 100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered) Amazon
13Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Railroadin' Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2 Amazon
14Chet Atkins Carolina Shout Guitar Legend – RCA Years (Disc 2) Amazon
15Richard Thompson New-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Strict Tempo! Amazon
16Richard Thompson Rockin' in Rhythm Strict Tempo! Amazon
17John Fahey I'm Gonna Do All I Can for My Lord The Legend of Blind Joe Death Amazon
18John Fahey Requiem for John Hurt Essential John Fahey Amazon
19Bert Jansch On The Edge Of A Dream [Rock Baby Rock Remix] Running From Home – An Introduction to Bert Jansch Amazon
20Leo Kottke Little Martha Instrumentals: Best of the Chrysalis Years Amazon
21Roy Clark Riders in the Sky The Roy Clark Anthology Amazon
22Doc Watson Dill Pickle Rag The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968 Amazon
23Doc Watson Black Mountain Rag American Roots Music (Disc One-Country) Amazon
24Jorma Kaukonen There's A Table Sitting In Heaven Stars In My Crown Amazon
25Red Foley Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3] Amazon
26Marty Robbins El Paso All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
27Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter Coal Miner's Daughter Amazon
28Marty Robbins Devil Woman All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
29Elvis Presley (You're The) Devil in Disguise Artist of the Century Disc 2 Amazon
30Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio Honey Hush Tear It Up Amazon
31Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Texas Flood Texas Flood Amazon
32Gary Moore Parisienne Walkways While My Guitar Gently Weeps [Disc 2] Amazon

R&B Boogie Woogie

Drop by to play along with the second of a two-part episode exploring an eclectic blend of boogie woogie, in the key of rhythm and blues. There will be enough piano pounding, toe-tapping, and slick percussion to feed the need for musical speed in our show this week. The usual suspects will keep the line moving and we’ll also bring out some old favorites including performances from Hadda Brooks, Gladys Bentley, Oscar’s Chicago Swingers, Rosco Gordon and Albert Ammons. This second episode keeps true to the sound that surfaced in the early century, blending juke joint rhythms and house party dance celebrations. Be sure to check us out on our new web site player or at the Live365 web site.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Freddie Slack Rockin' The Boogie Boogie Woogie [Disc 8] Amazon
2Joe Lutcher Rockin' Boogie (04-19-47) 1947 Amazon
3The Treniers Rock-a-Beatin Boogie Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] Amazon
4Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
5Rosco Gordon T Model Boogie Let's Get High (B) Amazon
6Hadda Brooks Swingin' The Boogie I've Got News For You [Disc 2] Amazon
7Nellie Lutcher Lake Charles Boogie Hurry On Down Amazon
8Gladys Bentley Boogie'n My Woogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
9Mabel Scott Baseball Boogie Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording Amazon
10Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings Boogie Woogie Stomp Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
11Champion Jack Dupree Dupree Shake Dance Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
12Pinetop Perkins Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Let's Drink Some Juice… Amazon
13Little Brother Montgomery No Special Rider Blues Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
14Roosevelt Sykes Blues n' Boogie Chicago Boogie Amazon
15Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Dripper's Boogie Vol. 2 – Dripper's Boogie Amazon
16Amos Milburn Roomin' House Boogie Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
17Roy Brown Boogie Woogie Blues Good Rockin' Tonight Amazon
18Sir Charles Thompson Mister Boogie Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
19Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Tamburitza Boogie Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1949 – 1950 Amazon
20Brownie McGhee Robbie-Doby Boogie Savoy Blues 1948-1954 [Disc 2] Amazon
21Frankie Lee Sims She Likes to Boogie Real Slow Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
22Roy Milton Milton's Boogie Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
23Jake Porter Jake's Boogie in D Flat Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
24Joey Thomas Hobo Boogie Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
25Oscar's Chicago Swingers I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie Now Them Dirty Blues [Disc 2] Amazon
26Professor Longhair Boogie Woogie New Orleans Piano Amazon
27Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Jitterbug Boogie Just For A Thrill / Live Amazon
28Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson Old Maid's Boogie Down Home Blues Amazon
29Little Walter Boogie Lone Star Amazon
30Annisteen Allen Bongo Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
31Amos Milburn Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon

9 Volt Heart

Deeper Roots goes free form this week with some classic country and blues right alongside tradition. From Pee Wee King to Memphis Minnie and Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks to Chuck Wills…we’ve got the goods. We’ll fill our Friday two hours with a delightful collection of music from the past one hundred years, live from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Got some sugar, radio memories, gospel rafter-raisers, and a track from Luke the Drifter…and remember….ninety-nine and a half just won’t do when you’re listening to the radio. Which is why we give you a hundred percent here on community radio. An eclectic blend of sounds that takes you back to the little Zenith or Silvertone that you put up to your ear, driven by that two-pronged nine-volt heart. Join us for some memories.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Charlie Musselwhite Christo Redemptor Stand Back! Amazon
2The Iguanas 9 Volt Heart Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart Amazon
3Dave Alvin Border Radio Romeo's Escape Amazon
4Merle Haggard And The Strangers Silver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06) Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard Amazon
5Rosanne Cash Black Cadillac Black Cadillac Amazon
6Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory) Catty Town Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks Amazon
7Little Jimmy Dickens Country Boy Honky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1] Amazon
8Hank Williams No, No Joe Beyond The Sunset Amazon
9The Spare Change Boys Policeman Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
10Peetie Wheatstraw Doin' The Best I Can (Take A) Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4 Amazon
11Barbecue Bob It Just Won't Hay Barbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929) Amazon
12Reverend Pearly Brown Ninety Nine And A Half Won't Do The Essential Guide To Gospel Amazon
13Bo Diddley Diddy Wah Diddy Bo Knows Bo Amazon
14Lead Belly Black Betty Lead Belly's Last Sessions Amazon
15Memphis Minnie New Dirty Dozen Queen Of Country Blues Amazon
16Charles Brown Don't Get Salty Sugar The Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon
17Chuck Willis Sugar Sugar I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll Amazon
18Ray Batts Stealin' Sugar Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3] Amazon
19Merle Travis Too Much Sugar For A Dime Hot Pickin' [Disc 2] Amazon
20Mark Spoelstra Sugar Babe, It's All Over Now Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
21Howlin' Wolf My Country Sugar Mama The Real Folk Blues Amazon
22Sister Rosetta Tharpe Up Above My Head Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
23Sister Rosetta Tharpe Shout Sister Shout Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
24Blind Willie McTell Lord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2) Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4 Amazon
25Big Bill Broonzy Hey Hey An Introduction To Big Bill Broonzy Amazon
26Eric Clapton Hey Hey Unplugged Amazon
27Pee Wee King Slow Poke 1974-Country Music Hall Of Fam Amazon
28Les Paul & Mary Ford Tico, Tico Bye Bye Blues/Les and Mary Amazon
29Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Flippin' the Lid Stratosphere Boogie Amazon
30Alden Howard/Dick Hyman I'll See You in My Dreams Sweet and Lowdown Amazon
31Bob Dylan Duquesne Whistle Tempest Amazon
32Peggy Lee Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba Amore d'Italia Amazon
33Hadda Brooks Bully Wully Boogie That's My Desire Amazon

Dope Head Blues

It’s one of the novelty topics but that’s only whistling in the graveyard now, isn’t it? An episode of vipers and wild nights backstage, a reflection of the party atmosphere and the debauchery that would often take place after long nights of performing and jiving. We’ll also touch on the devil’s weed, as it was once known before the recognition of Victorian sensibilities was ejected in favor of common sense. The music will include primarily blues and jazz but we’ll also dip into some later novelty sounds to keep us all honest with the topics of coke, opium, marijuana, and pills on the agenda. Sweet bath house sounds from Bette Midler, wistful sounds from Phil Lawrence and Dan Hicks take center stage alongside the music of The Cats & The Fiddle, Fats Waller, Barney Bigard, and Cab Calloway. Quite a lineup and quite a topic surrounded by junkies, reefers, hadacol concoctions, and mellow stuff…so we hope you’ll drop by on a Friday morning in Sonoma County.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Willie Mabon Got To Have Some I'm The Fixer : The Best Of The USA Records Sessions Amazon
2The Ink Spots That Cat Is High Cocaine Blues Amazon
3The Cats & The Fiddle Killin' Jive The Very Best Of Amazon
4The Spirits of Rhythm Junk Man Cocaine Blues Amazon
5Cleo Brown The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow The Legendary Cleo Brown Amazon
6Champion Jack Dupree Junker's Blues ABC Of The Blues Vol 6 Amazon
7Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Junco Partner Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll – The Anthology 1938-1953 Amazon
8Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks Long Comma Viper The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973 Amazon
9Phil Lawrence Viper's Dream Mandolin Heaven Amazon
10Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys You're a Viper Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes Amazon
11Louis Armstrong Song Of The Vipers [Album Version] Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934 Amazon
12Lalo Guerrero Marihuana Boogie Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1] Amazon
13Bette Midler Marahuana Songs For The New Depression Amazon
14Julia Lee Marijuana Kansas City Star [Disc 4] Amazon
15Fats Waller The Reefer Song Last Testament His Final Recor Amazon
16Barney Bigard Sextet Sweet Marihuana Brown The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
17Larry Adler Smoking Reefers The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
18Johnny Price Marijuana, The Devil Flower Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
19Johnny Cash Leave That Junk Alone The Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 2] Amazon
20Hot Lips Page Feelin' High And Happy Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3] Amazon
21Ella Fitzgerald When I Get Low I Get High Cryin' Mood Amazon
22Cab Calloway Kickin' The Gong Around The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp Amazon
23Julia Lee Pipe Dreams Kansas City Star [Disc 5] Amazon
24Tampa Red That Stuff Is Here Tampa Red The Guitar Wizard Amazon
25Cedar Creek Sheik Don't Use That Stuff Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice Amazon
26Dick Justice Cocaine Rough Guide To The Blues Songsters Amazon
27Reverend Gary Davis Cocaine Blues Blues And Ragtime Amazon
28Charley Jordan Just A Spoonful Cocaine Blues Amazon
29Slim & Slam Chinatown, My Chinatown Cocaine Blues Amazon
30Dr. John Junko Partner The Ultimate Dr. John Amazon
31The Treniers Hadacole (That's All) They Rock! They Roll! They Swing! Amazon

The River In Music

There are no more essential metaphors to be had in the American story than that of the river. The river is nature’s alliance with mankind and its muse in prose, poetry and song. It is the stuff of dreams, the movement of the clock in Her terms, the news of the day when the banks are breached, and the symbol of biblical ventures of time and home. So we’ll be taking to the river on a Friday in July to feel the warmth of the surface knowing full well that the undercurrent is treacherous and cold beneath the hull. Music this week includes the stories of the Great Flood of 1927 with Barbecue Bob, the baptismal elements from Alison Krauss and Irma Thomas, Central Valley memories from Dave Alvin by way of Merle Haggard, and the poetry of river sounding chants and Paul Robeson’s muscle. Tune in as we drift our way down the Mississippi and beyond on Friday morning on Deeper Roots.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Marilyn Monroe River Of No Return The Essential Marilyn Monroe Amazon
2Charles Colman & William Eaton River Sounding Chant 5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music Amazon
3Paul Robeson Ol' Man River American Songbook Series: Jerome Kern Amazon
4Marian Anderson Deep River Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1] Amazon
5Mavis Staples In The Mississippi River (Cd) We'll Never Turn Back Amazon
6Johnny Cash Big River Original Greatest Hits Amazon
7The Carter Family River Of Jordan The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1] Amazon
8Alison Krauss Down to the River to Pray O Brother, Where Art Thou? Amazon
9Delmore Brothers Happy on the Mississippi Shores Brown's Ferry Blues Amazon
10Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Billy May River Of No Return Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55 Amazon
11Louis Armstrong & All His Stars Lazy River The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3] Amazon
12Snooks Eaglin Going to the River Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
13Fats Domino Going to the River This Is Gold Disc 1 Amazon
14Dr. John Back By The River Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
15Robert Hicks Mississippi Heavy Water Blues People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature Amazon
16Slocan Ramblers Mississippi Heavy Water Blues Queen City Jubilee Amazon
17Joe Shores Mississippi Sounding Calls [A-1] Field Recordings, Vol. 3: Mississippi (1936-1942) Amazon
18Jimmie Rodgers Miss The Mississippi And You Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5] Amazon
19Leon Redbone Mississippi River Blues Double Time Amazon
20Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra Swanee River Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford Amazon
21Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers One More River The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2] Amazon
22Irma Thomas With Henry Butler River Is Waiting Putumayo Presents Rhythm & Blues Amazon
23John Fogerty River Is Waiting Revival Amazon
24Dave Alvin Kern River West of the West Amazon
25Doc Watson Moody River Memories Amazon
26Doc & Merle Watson Deep River Blues Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues Amazon
27Jorma Kaukonen Red River Blues Blue Country Heart Amazon
28Johnny Rivers Big River The Memphis Sun Recordings Amazon
29The New Christy Minstrels Mighty Mississippi Ramblin' Amazon
30Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Red River Valley 16 Great Songs Of The Old West Amazon

Sister Rosetta

This week’s show celebrates the Godmother of rock ‘n roll who was finally paid tribute with her 2018 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s sanctified electric guitar work not only touched on the cusp of soul and blues, but it foretold what was to come less than a decade later. There were the R&B bands, which she would dabble in (much to the chagrin of her followers), that would also have an impact…but it was her sound that influenced and inspired Elvis, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others, even to this day. We’ll take a deep dive into the music and story of this legend including some of those who she would draw her own inspirations from. Tune in.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Sister Rosetta Tharpe Down By the Riverside Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon
2Fisk Jubilee Singers Ezekiel Saw De Wheel Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken Amazon
3Thomas A. Dorsey If You See My Savior Halleluja Gospel & Prayers Amazon
4Golden Gate Quartet Blind Barnabas Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats Amazon
5Memphis Minnie I Called You This Morning Queen Of Country Blues Amazon
6Sister O. M. Terrell God's Little Birds Country Gospel 1946-1953 Amazon
7Sister Rosetta Tharpe Didn't It Rain? Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3 Amazon
8Sister Rosetta Tharpe Four or Five Times Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
9Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio Trouble In Mind Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
10Marie Knight Gospel Train 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
11Sister Rosetta Tharpe Up Above My Head I Hear Music In the Air Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon
12Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers Nobody's Fault But Mine Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
13Sister Rosetta Tharpe Beams of Heaven Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
14Phoebe Snow Beams of Heaven (feat. The Holmes Brothers) Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
15Sister Rosetta Tharpe Intro – Didn't It Rain Newport Jazz Festival 7/3/64 Amazon
16Marie Knight Didn't It Rain Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
17Sister Rosetta Tharpe 99 1/2 Won't Do Gospel Train Amazon
18Sister Rosetta Tharpe Fly Away Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
19Marion Williams – The Stars Of Faith When I Lay This Body Down Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958 Amazon
20Mahalia Jackson His Eye Is On The Sparrow Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns Amazon
21Sister Rosetta Tharpe Two Little Fishes Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
22Fern Jones Strange Things Happening Every Day The Glory Road Amazon
23Brittany Howard That's All Live That's All – RRHOF Amazon
24Sister Rosetta Tharpe That's All Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution Amazon
25Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Red Foley Have a Little Talk With Jesus 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
26Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us Raising Sand Amazon
27Gospel Hebrews Jesus Is All Over Me Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio Amazon
28Louis Armstrong Down By The Riverside Louis And The Good Book Amazon
29The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir I Want To Ride That Glory Train Shakin' The Rafters Amazon
30Sister Rosetta Tharpe The Natural Facts Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon

Blues Across Texas

A collection of blues performers almost unparalleled. They grow ’em big down there and the sound of the blues is no different. From Lead Belly to Blind Lemon Jefferson to the Vaughan Brothers, you can’t really capture the breadth and depth of the blues from the state of Texas in one sitting, so we’re only going to do our very best in the show this morning on KOWS. Early blues from Ramblin’ Thomas, Texas Alexander and Bessie Tucker will take us into the seminal country folk blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb. While we’re name-dropping, how about Bobby “Blue” Bland, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Big Mama Thornton, and it doesn’t stop there. There’s a heaping helping of Texas blues coming your way from the KOWS studios located in downtown Santa Rosa.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Blind Lemon Jefferson Matchbox Blues Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey Amazon
2Pee Wee Crayton Do Unto Others Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings Amazon
3Johnny Winter Mean Town Blues Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1) Amazon
4Fenton Robinson Somebody Loan Me A Dime Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics Amazon
5Albert Collins Frosty Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
6Blind Lemon Jefferson See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Black Swan Sampler Amazon
7Ramblin' Thomas Poor Boy Blues Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3B: Songs Amazon
8Texas Alexander Don't You Wish Your Baby was Built Up Like Mine Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1927 – 1928) Amazon
9J.T. Smith Fools Blues Oxford American Southern Music Texas Amazon
10Bessie Tucker Better Boot That Thing [Take 2] [#] Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1929) Amazon
11Lightnin' Hopkins Katie Mae Blues The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins Amazon
12Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson Blues Come To Texas Blues Come To Texas Amazon
13Mance Lipscomb Introduction Ash Grove 12/6/1964 Amazon
14Mance Lipscomb Darktown Strutters' Ball Ash Grove 12/6/1964 Amazon
15T-Bone Walker Cold, Cold Feeling The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1] Amazon
16James "Thunderbird" Davis If I Had My Life To Live Over Blues Pajama Party Amazon
17Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown Okie Dokie Stomp ABC Of The Blues Vol 4 Amazon
18Frankie Lee Sims Lucy Mae Blues Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
19Juke Boy Bonner Running Shoes Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8] Amazon
20Bobby "Blue" Bland Turn On Your Love Light Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
21Big Mama Thornton Let Your Tears Fall Baby ABC Of The Blues Vol 43 Amazon
22Freddie King Hide Away Ultimate Collection Amazon
23Jimmie Vaughan Don't Cha Know Strange Pleasure Amazon
24Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Pride And Joy Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2 Amazon
25The Fabulous Thunderbirds She's Tuff Blues Masters, Vol. 9: Postmodern Blues Amazon
26Johnny "Guitar" Watson One Room Country Shack ABC Of The Blues Vol 49 Amazon
27Blind Willie Johnson John The Revelator The Complete Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
28Johnny Copeland Down On Bending Knees Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
29Andrew "Smokey" Hogg I Gotta Ride Texas Guitar Killers Disc 2 Amazon
30Johnny Winter Highway 61 Revisited Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
31Lowell Fulson Blue Shadows A Propoer Introduction to Lowell Fulson Juke Box Shuffle Amazon

Windy and Warm

This morning’s show takes a free form journey across that long grey ribbon of America’s roots highways. We’ll be sharing a coast-to-coast collection of sounds including surf sounds, a tincture of Mose Allison, swamp gold from Cookie and the Cupcakes, folk sounds of Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds, forties pop sounds of Johnny Mercer, and highlights from a songwriter you may never have heard of but who made a profound impact across the board: John D. Loudermilk. dusty digital bins. Join Dave Stroud for an eclectic blend of classic soul, folk, rock, jazz, blues, and country on a Friday morning brought to you live from the KOWS studios in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Doc Watson Windy and Warm The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968 Amazon
2Barbara Lynn Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979 Amazon
3Etta James One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) The Essential Etta James [Disc 1] Amazon
4Dinah Washington This Bitter Earth The Essential Dinah Washington: The Great Songs Amazon
5Mose Allison You Call It Joggin' Allison Wonderland: Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
6Robert Johnson Come on in My Kitchen The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1 Amazon
7Crosby, Stills & Nash 49 Bye-Byes Crosby, Stills & Nash Amazon
8Louis Armstrong Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
9John D. Loudermilk Everybody Knows Blue Train Amazon
10Pete Seeger Coyote, My Little Brother God Bless The Grass Amazon
11Malvina Reynolds Little Boxes Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2 Amazon
12Aaron Neville Tell It Like It Is Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
13Cookie & The Cupcakes I Cried Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
14The Fabulous Thunderbirds Mathilda Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds Amazon
15The Four Tops I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) The Ultimate Collection Amazon
16John Prine If I Could Live on Tour Amazon
17Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers Feat. Jo Stafford Personality Capitol Collectors Series Amazon
18Lloyd Price Stagger Lee Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1 Amazon
19Sir Douglas Quintet She's About A Mover Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet Amazon
20Terry Stafford Suspicion Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964 Amazon
21Bruce Springsteen Johnny Bye-Bye Tracks [Disc 2] Amazon
22Chuck Berry You Never Can Tell The Chess Box Disc 2 Amazon
23The Beach Boys Surfin' U.S.A. Red, White & Rock Disc 2 Amazon
24Jerry Lee Lewis/Ringo Starr Sweet Little Sixteen Last Man Standing Amazon
25Dave Edmunds Here Comes the Weekend The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1 Amazon
26Elvis Presley Paralyzed 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2 Amazon
27Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers All That Oil in Texas Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
28The Four Clefs I Like Pie, I Like Cake Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
29Glenn Miller & His Orchestra A String of Pearls The Centennial Collection Disc 1 Amazon
30The Lovin' Spoonful Daydream Daydream [Original LP] Amazon
31The Youngbloods Get Together Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods Amazon
32Nina Simone Feeling Good Compact Jazz Amazon
33Johnny Cash Ring Of Fire Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2] Amazon

Post-War Rhythm & Jive

Somewhere sandwiched between pre-war big band and swing and the rock n’ roll era that erupted in the early fifties, there was foretelling in the sounds of post-war rhythm and blues, honkers and shouters, and jump bands. This week’s show will explore the sounds of post-war with Louis Jordan’s Tympany Five, Bull Moose Jackson, Babs Gonzales, Wynonie Harris, Amos Milburn and a couple dozen others. To say the burner was hot is misunderstanding the situation: it was red hot. Our morning show will have your toes tappin’, your fingers snappin’, and your hips shakin’ as the sounds of post-war rhythm in blues takes you into another Spring day here in Sonoma County. Join in the fun!

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman) Rock 'N' Roll Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
2Louis Jordan Ain't That Just Like a Woman Number Ones Amazon
3Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Hungary Man The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2 Amazon
4Buster Bennett Rockin' My Blues Away Chronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947) Amazon
5Bull Moose Jackson Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me Badman Jackson Thats Me Amazon
6The Charioteers Viddle de Vop Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 2: Viddle de Vop Amazon
7T-Bone Walker T-Bone Shuffle Living The Blues: Blues Greats Amazon
8Louis Jordan Caldonia The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1 Amazon
9Jake Porter Safronia Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
10Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends Mama Don't Allow Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13] Amazon
11Babs' Three Bips & A Bop (Babs Gonzales) Oo-Pa-Pa-Da Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1] Amazon
12Pearl Bailey The Hucklebuck Chronological Pearl Bailey (1947-1950) Amazon
13Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Gonna Send You Where I Got You From Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1 Amazon
14Bull Moose Jackson Keep You're Big Mouth Shut Bad Man Jackson Amazon
15The King Porter Orchestra Chittlin' Ball Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2] Amazon
16Nellie Lutcher He's a Real Gone Guy Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2] Amazon
17Cleo Brown Cleo's Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
18Ella Mae Morse A Little Further Down The Road A Piece Singles 2 Amazon
19Julia Lee Oh Chuck It Kansas City Star [Disc 4] Amazon
20Cab Calloway The Calloway Boogie Jukebox Hits 1930-1950 Amazon
21Wynonie Harris All She Wants To Do Is Rock All She Wants To Do Is Rock Amazon
22Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Chicky-Mo, Craney Crow Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949 Amazon
23Butch Stone & His Orchestra I Got News For You Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
24Amos Milburn Amos' Boogie Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon
25Blue Lu Barker A Little Bird Told Me From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944 Amazon
26Nellie Lutcher He Sends Me Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008] Amazon
27Betty Hall Jones Learn To Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
28Mabel Scott Googie Woogie Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3 Amazon
29Tiny Davis & Her Orchestra How About That Jive Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
30Bull Moose Jackson Watch My Signals The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1 Amazon
31Doc Pomus My Good Pott Singer & Songwriter Amazon
32Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949 Amazon
33Little Willie Littlefield Hello Kats Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon

Mother’s Day Special

This weekend we observe Mother’s Day, a day that got buried among the many lost celebrations last year due to the pandemic. So it is only fitting that we elevate the gratitude we have this coming Sunday. At Deeper Roots, we’re taking time this Friday to celebrate with only the finest in the many American genres including country, bluegrass, rock, pop vocals, soul, and everything in between…with a little bit of spark thrown in. We’ve got Aretha, The Louvins, Zydeco sounds with Fernest Arceneaux, JJ Cale and Dr. Hook, all in tow to pay tribute to all of those moms out there who play such a big part in our formation as adults. Tune in Friday mornings live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Bill & The Belles Finger Pointin' Mama Dreamsongs, Etc. Amazon
2Nat King Cole My Mother Told Me Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949 Amazon
3J.J. Cale Blues For Mama To Tulsa And Back Amazon
4Paul Simon Mother And Child Reunion Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar Amazon
5Fernest Arceneaux, The Zydeco All Stars, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. Don't Tell Your Mother Zydeco Blues Party Amazon
6Miracles If Your Mother Only Knew Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4) Amazon
7Dee Dee Sharp (That's What) My Mama Said The Best of Dee Dee Sharp Amazon
8The Shirelles Mama Said American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961 Amazon
9Jackie Deshannon Did He Call Today, Mama Breakin' It Up On the Beatles Amazon
10Hello, Dolly! 1994 Broadway Revival Cast Motherhood Hello, Dolly!: The New 1994 Cast Recording Amazon
11Charles Colman & William Eaton Doncha Hear Yo'Po Mother Callin'? 5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music Amazon
12Lou Monte Mama (Mamma) Songs for Pizza Lovers – Lou Monte Sings Amazon
13The Mills Brothers Don't Be Afraid To Tell Your Mother Mills Brothers – Golden Greats Amazon
14The Taylor Brothers Mother's Advice I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3] Amazon
15Sister Rosetta Tharpe I Hear My Mother Call My Name The Original Soul Sister: This Train [Disc 4] Amazon
16Buck Owens Dust On Mother's Bible Dust On Mother's Bible Amazon
17Bonnie Owens Medals for Mothers 1968-1971 (Warped 6947) Amazon
18The Haden Triplets Gray Mother Dreaming The Family Songbook Amazon
19Faron Young Let Old Mother Have Her Way Hello Walls / The Young Approach Amazon
20Mac Wiseman Mother Knows Best 1962-1965 (Warped 6339) Amazon
21The Louvin Brothers God Bless Her ('Cause She Is My Mother) Long Play Collection Amazon
22The Blind Boys of Alabama Let My Mother Live Almost Home Amazon
23Ike & Tina Turner Mamma Tell Him Don't Play Me Cheap Amazon
24Aretha Franklin A Mother's Love Soul Sister Amazon
25B.B. King Nobody Loves Me But My Mother Indianola Mississippi Seeds Amazon
26Earl King Mother Told Me Not To Go Let The Good Times Roll Amazon
27Buddy Guy My Mother The Treasure Untold Amazon
28Leo Welch Mother Loves Her Children Sabougla Voices Amazon
29Chris Smither Every Mother's Son I'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag On Amazon
30Troy Hess Please Don't Go Topless, Mother Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5 Amazon
31Louis Armstrong Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) Blues In The Night: The Johnny Mercer Songbook Amazon
32Ramblin' Jack Elliott Mother, the Queen of My Heart Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers Amazon