Category Archives: Blues

Bourbon Street Rhythms

We enter December with hope. Join us for some sounds from the French Quarter and its environs. This Friday on Deeper Roots, tune in for a sweeping celebration taking the St. Charles trolley in time from Kid Ory and Louis Armstrong to the sounds of Tuba Fats, Mac Rebennack, Allen Toussaint and beyond. We’ll also find some Big Easy rocking treats by the water:  Ernie K-Doe, Sugar Boy Crawford, Fats Domino, and Larry Darnell are also on the board from the Big Easy as well as sounds of piano pounders like Archibald, Champion Jack Dupree and Professor Longhair. KOWS radio’s antenna is moving so we highly recommend that you stream us on the KOWS web site (or via the KOWS app) because the FM signal will be out of commission as the transmitter has found a new home out in the hills above Bodega Highway.


No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1ArchibaldShe's Scattered EverywhereVarious Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]Amazon
2Tuba Fats' Chosen Few Brass BandMardi Gras In New OrleansDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
3Kid Ory's Creole Jazz BandRoyal Garden BluesDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
4Louis Armstrong And His Dixieland SevenDo You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
5Professor LonghairBald HeadMercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 3]: Soutwest Blues V1Amazon
6Champion Jack DupreeIci Mo-MoThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
7Dave BartholomewMessy BessieGettin' Funky [Disc 2]Amazon
8Smiley LewisBig MamouSmiley Lewis Vol 1Amazon
9Larry DarnellWhat More Do You WantOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
10Annie LaurieIt Hurts To Be In LoveThe Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 2]Amazon
11Annie LaurieRockin' and Rollin' Again (Savoy 1197)R&B Humdingers Volume 12Amazon
12Paul GaytenFor You My LoveChess New Orleans [Disc 1]Amazon
13James "Sugar Boy" CrawfordJock-A-MoChess New Orleans [Disc 1]Amazon
14Fats DominoDon't You Lie To MeOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 1Amazon
15Fats DominoHey! La Bas BoogieOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 1Amazon
16Ernie K-DoeHeebie JeebiesAbsolutely the BestAmazon
17Benny SpellmanLipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
18Mac RebennackGood TimesThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]Amazon
19Earl KingIs Everything All RightThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
20Eddie BoBaby I'm WiseThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6]Amazon
21Joe & Ann TrioGee Baby (You're So Fine)The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
22Jewel King3X7=21New Orleans R&B OutbreakAmazon
23Lloyd PriceLawdy Miss ClawdyDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
24Little RichardHeeby JeebiesThe Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
25Al JohnsonCarnival TimeDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
26Art NevilleThat Rock & Roll BeatBrother to Brother (Disc One:Art)Amazon
27Paul MarvinHurry UpThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
28Leonard CarboI Don't Want To Lose HerThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]Amazon
29Dr. JohnHow Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)Goin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
30Allen ToussaintSouthern NightsDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
31The VelvetiersFeeling Alright On Saturday NightThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]Amazon
32Earl KingEverybody's Carried AwayThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]Amazon
33Ernie K-Doe'Tain't It the TruthAbsolutely the BestAmazon
34Art NevilleToo MuchBrother to Brother (Disc One:Art)Amazon
35Art NevilleThat Old Time Rock And RollHis Specialty RecordingsAmazon

When You Dance

It’s Black Friday here in Sonoma County and we don’t really know what to expect. Worn out from the ongoing pandemic, we’re still moderating here but we very much need music to help us light the way. We like to make that possible on Friday mornings on KOWS  when we find another free form collection full of small themes and nuggets. With a sprinkling of classic Carole King, Sonny Bono and Brill Building sounds, we’ll move forward into the holidays with hand clapping gospel, soul stew from Booker T., some Leon Russell, Paul Simon, Gene Pitney, and The Cookies. The playlist this morning will circle back to celebrating all the things that matter in musical themes including true love, change, and (most of all) dance. Join us this week once again for some great sounds .



No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Cuff LinksGuided MissilesThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2Amazon
2The Highway Q.C.'sPrayJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
3The Staple SingersHammer and NailsHammer and NailsAmazon
4Patsy ClineLife's Railway To HeavenJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
5Paul SimonSlip Slidin' AwaySounds of the Seventies: 1977Amazon
6Jakob Dylan & Jade CastrinosGo Where You Wanna GoEcho In The Canyon: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackAmazon
7The Mamas & the PapasDo You Wanna DanceGreatest HitsAmazon
8Bobby FreemanDo You Wanna DanceMaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for MAmazon
9The DriftersDance With MeThe 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna DanceAmazon
10Billy BlandLet the Little Girl DanceOne Hit WondersAmazon
11Dash And DotDance With Me HenryForgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1Amazon
12The DiatonesOh Baby, Come Dance With MeBandera Doo WopAmazon
13Billy StormWhen You DanceAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group RevivalAmazon
14Marvin GayeStubborn Kind of Fellow20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1Amazon
15The O'JaysBack StabbersThe O'Jays Greatest HitsAmazon
16Ann ColeHave FunBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
17James BrownLost SomeoneDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3Amazon
18Booker T. & the MG's; The MG'sTime Is TightClassic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes OnAmazon
19RedboneCome And Get Your LoveSounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70sAmazon
20Phoebe SnowShakey GroundThe Best Of Phoebe SnowAmazon
21Percy SledgeTrue Love Travels On A Gravel RoadCold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3Amazon
22The CookiesDon't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
23Leon RussellI Believe To My SoulBest Of Hank WilsonAmazon
24Ray CharlesGreenbacksPure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)Amazon
25Gene PitneyEvery Breath I TakeAnthology: 1961-1968Amazon
26The RaindropsThe Kind Of Boy You Can't ForgetThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
27Jackie DeShannonNeedles And PinsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
28Nancy SinatraBang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)Kill Bill, Vol. 1Amazon
29Amy WinehouseWill You Still Love Me Tomorrow?Lioness: Hidden TreasuresAmazon
30Laura Nyro165-Stoned Soul PicnicColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
31The MavericksDance the Night AwayCollection [2003]Amazon

Wild Ones

Wild in the streets…well, we’re also wild in the bars, the dance halls, the backyards, and everywhere else for that matter. We’ll be revisiting the crazy ones…the excitable ones…the hot clubs where the bad boys and bad girls are burning the candle. Tune in for some fairly wild doin’s with Mabel Scott, The Louvins, Clarence Palmer and the Jive Bombers, Johnny Horton, and a couple dozen others as we take on that theme of wild men and wild women once more on Community Radio. Dave Stroud puts the metal to the pedal with jazz vocals, rockabilly romps, early century innuendos, and rhythm and blues on a Friday morning in Sonoma County. Oh…and don’t forget to visit kowsfm.com and click on that Donate Now button to support all volunteer Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Garland JeffreysWild in the StreetsGhost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]Amazon
2Billy Jones With The Little RamblersDon't Bring LuluThe Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2Amazon
3Mae WestI'm No AngelThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
4Mae WestMy Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)BombshellsAmazon
5Mabel ScottYesDestination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.Amazon
6Lizabeth ScottA Deep Dark SecretDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
7Monica LewisDo It AgainBombshellsAmazon
8Kenni HuskeyWild Man TamerOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]Amazon
9Donnie ElbertWild Child (Deluxe 6156)R&B Humdingers Volume 11Amazon
10Red Ingle & His Natural SevenCigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
11Johnny HortonThe Wild OneHonky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)Amazon
12Carl MannBorn To Be BadMidnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll EraAmazon
13Jerry Lee LewisReal Wild Child (Wild One)A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
14Tennessee Ernie FordI'm A Bad ManMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]Amazon
15The Dave & Deke ComboWild WomanHollywood BarndanceAmazon
16Charline ArthurBurn That CandleWelcome To The ClubAmazon
17The Louvin BrothersYou're Running WildCapitol Country Music ClassicsAmazon
18The Hot Club of CowtownI Can't Tame Wild WomenTall TalesAmazon
19Wanda JacksonLet's Have A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
20Carmen MacRaeWhatever Lola WantsBurlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
21The Jive BombersBad BoyCry-BabyAmazon
22The Trenier TwinsHey! Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy?)Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
23Rudy GreeneWild LifeVarious Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]Amazon
24Wynonie HarrisYoung And WildPlayful BabyAmazon
25Champion Jack DupreeBad Whiskey And Wild WomenTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
26King JamesWild Wooly WomanStompin' 25Amazon
27Eunice DavisLet's Have A PartyStompin' 25Amazon
28Julia LeeDo You Want It?Burlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
29Little RichardThe Girl Can't Help ItLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
30John HammondWild Man On The LooseTrouble No MoreAmazon
31Louis Prima & Keely SmithBarnacle Bill The SailorBreaking It Up!Amazon
32Little Willie JohnFeverBurlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
33Albert KingWild WomenDoor To DoorAmazon
34Wanda JacksonHard Headed WomanQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
35Iggy PopReal Wild ChildBlah Blah BlahAmazon
36Vince TaylorBrand New CadillacLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon

The Year in Music 1948

The year 1948 saw the price of a first class stamp at three cents and unemployment in post-war America was at a low 3.9%. The Hollywood Ten were jailed for contempt of Congress when they refused to disclose Communist affiliations. And Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 LP at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The LP is still the standard by which physical listening is measured with album sales booming, with LPs sold rising 108% in the first six months of 2020. But we’re going to be sharing the music of 1948 this week:  Eddy Arnold, Peggy Lee, Dick Haymes, Louis Jordan, Blue Lu Barker and Mahalia Jackson are just but a few we’ll be hearing from in this week’s episode on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mahalia JacksonMove On Up A Little HigherJubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black GospelAmazon
2Lonnie JohnsonTomorrow NightBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
3Blue Lu BarkerA Little Bird Told MeFrom The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944Amazon
4Julia Lee & Her BoyfriendsKing Size PapaCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53Amazon
5Amos MilburnChicken-Shack BoogieDown The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos MilburnAmazon
6Louis Jordan And His Tympany FiveRun, JoeLouis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949Amazon
7Bull Moose JacksonI Love You Yes I DoBad Man JacksonAmazon
8Bull Moose JacksonI Can't Go On Without YouBull Moose Jackson 1947-1950Amazon
9Wynonie HarrisGood Rockin' TonightComplete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949Amazon
10Hal SingerCornbreadLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
11Eddy ArnoldBouquet Of RosesArtist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To HimAmazon
12Eddy ArnoldThen I Turned And Slowly Walked AwayEddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
13Eddy ArnoldJust A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way)Eddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
14Eddy ArnoldWhat A Fool I WasEddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
15Floyd TillmanI Love You So Much It HurtsColumbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk HeroesAmazon
16Jimmy WakelyOne Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)Country & Western Hit Parade 1948Amazon
17Tex Williams & His Western CaravanDon't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A WomanThat's What I Like About The WestAmazon
18Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysBubbles in My BeerLegends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
19Hank ThompsonHumpty Dumpty HeartThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]Amazon
20Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The PioneersBlue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time")Country LegendsAmazon
21Dinah ShoreButtons and BowsYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
22Nat King ColeNature BoyNat King Cole [Disc 1]Amazon
23Doris DayLove Somebody (With Buddy Clark)The Vintage Years (Part One)Amazon
24Peggy LeeMananaYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
25Art MooneyI'm Looking Over a Four Leaf CloverYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
26Evelyn Knight & The StardustersPowder Your Face With SunshineGood Old SummertimeAmazon
27Frankie Yankovic And His YanksJust BecauseGreatest HitsAmazon
28Dick Haymes & Gordon JenkinsLittle White LiesYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
29Jo Stafford, The Pied PipersMy HappinessCapitol Collectors SeriesAmazon
30Doris DayIt's MagicYour Hit Parade: 1948Amazon
31The Andrews SistersToolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)Your Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
32Bing CrosbyNow is the HourYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon

Dustbin Dynamite

A bit of a departure this week as we celebrate a mix of mayhem from the fuzzed out garage bands, greasy ducktails, oddball instrumentalists and mostly mondo misses tempered with a good dose of surf confection this week. We’re celebrating the three chord sensibilities of mid-century rock and roll rockabilly, surf, and proto-punk spit-ballers. They’re pulling out some wailing sax solos, fuzzed out bass beach thumpers, and some tongue-in-cheek easy listening to spin you around in your chair on an October Friday morning. You’ll be entertained by the likes of Tony Casanova, Sparkle Moore, Little Carolyn Sue, and Wild Bill and the Blue Denims…a forgotten list of lost culture that will take you down a rabbit hole that you hope might never end…or maybe just the opposite. This week’s show is dynamite from the dustbin of minor labels and first time producers that can only make the grade on Community Radio. Tune in for some mondo fuzz mayhem.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ronnie DeeAction PackedLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
2Bobby TroupSeventh SonMake Mine MondoAmazon
3Rock-A-TonesOne More ChanceWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
4Annette FunicelloBikini Beach PartyGood Old SummertimeAmazon
5Red PrysockHand Clappin'Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
6Jim Backus & FriendDeliciousDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
7The InteriorsVoodoo DollSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
8The BikinisCrazy VibrationsSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
9Gary WarrenMidnight RainSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
10The Three SunsTequilaSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
11The InvadersShock TreatmentSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
12Freddie & The Hitch HikersSinnersSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
13The DualsLover's SatelliteSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
14Sparkle MooreSkull & CrossbonesSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
15Mamie Van DorenSeperate The Men From The BoysDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
16Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies)Camel WalkMake Mine MondoAmazon
17Rusty Draper & Lola DeeScratch My BackDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
18Tarheel SlimNumber Nine TrainLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
19Robin Hood BriansDis A Itty BitWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
20Tony CasanovaBoogie Woogie FeelingMake Mine MondoAmazon
21Don & The GalaxiexAvalancheKiller Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals CollectionAmazon
22Jan & DeanSurf Route 101PopsicleAmazon
23Bobby FryGrandchusMake Mine MondoAmazon
24Si ZentnerWalk on the Wild SideUltra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime SceneAmazon
25Johnny Durain & The CytonesShang-Dang-DooMake Mine MondoAmazon
26The SurfarisSurfer Joe [Long Version]Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1Amazon
27Voice FarmCome On-A My HouseBigger Cooler WeirderAmazon
28MouseA Public ExecutionTexas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And PsychedeliaAmazon
29The BobbettesI Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1)War Paint – The Gone Records StoryAmazon
3013th Floor ElevatorsYou're Gonna Miss MeTexas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And PsychedeliaAmazon
31Bob CallawayTick TockWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
32The TornadoesMaleguenaBustin' SurfboardsAmazon
33Little Carolyn SueI Hate MenTwisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1Amazon
34Martin DennyCoolUltra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo HollywoodAmazon
35Ann-MargretLet Me Entertain YouDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Truett & GeorgeGhost DanceDiabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952Amazon
2Lonnie JohnsonSwing Out RhythmComplete Recorded Works, Vol:1Amazon
3Blind Lemon JeffersonSee That My Grave Is Kept CleanBlack Swan SamplerAmazon
4Blind BlakeSouthern RagBill Wyman's Blues OdysseyAmazon
5Robert JohnsonStop Breakin' Down BluesThe Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2Amazon
6Robert Lockwood, Jr.Little Queen Of SpadesBlues Routes: Heroes And TrickstersAmazon
7Les Paul TrioGuitar BoogieTrio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]Amazon
8Roy Smeck and His Paradise SerenadersIndiana MarchHawaiian Steel Guitar ClassicsAmazon
9Slim GaillardMinuet In VoutHittin' On All Six: New Guitar ConceptsAmazon
10Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing BandBlue Guitar StompHillibilly Boogie!Amazon
11Merle TravisGuitar RagThe Guitar Picker CD2 (1947-51)Amazon
12Les PaulHip Billy Boogie (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered]100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
13Speedy West & Jimmy BryantRailroadin'Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2Amazon
14Chet AtkinsCarolina ShoutGuitar Legend – RCA Years (Disc 2)Amazon
15Richard ThompsonNew-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry ReelStrict Tempo!Amazon
16Richard ThompsonRockin' in RhythmStrict Tempo!Amazon
17John FaheyI'm Gonna Do All I Can for My LordThe Legend of Blind Joe DeathAmazon
18John FaheyRequiem for John HurtEssential John FaheyAmazon
19Bert JanschOn The Edge Of A Dream [Rock Baby Rock Remix]Running From Home – An Introduction to Bert JanschAmazon
20Leo KottkeLittle MarthaInstrumentals: Best of the Chrysalis YearsAmazon
21Roy ClarkRiders in the SkyThe Roy Clark AnthologyAmazon
22Doc WatsonDill Pickle RagThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
23Doc WatsonBlack Mountain RagAmerican Roots Music (Disc One-Country)Amazon
24Jorma KaukonenThere's A Table Sitting In HeavenStars In My CrownAmazon
25Red FoleyChattanoogie Shoe Shine BoyHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
26Marty RobbinsEl PasoAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
27Loretta LynnCoal Miner's DaughterCoal Miner's DaughterAmazon
28Marty RobbinsDevil WomanAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
29Elvis Presley(You're The) Devil in DisguiseArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
30Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll TrioHoney HushTear It UpAmazon
31Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleTexas FloodTexas FloodAmazon
32Gary MooreParisienne WalkwaysWhile 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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Freddie SlackRockin' The BoogieBoogie Woogie [Disc 8]Amazon
2Joe LutcherRockin' Boogie (04-19-47)1947Amazon
3The TreniersRock-a-Beatin BoogieRoots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]Amazon
4Big Joe TurnerBoogie Woogie Country GirlBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
5Rosco GordonT Model BoogieLet's Get High (B)Amazon
6Hadda BrooksSwingin' The BoogieI've Got News For You [Disc 2]Amazon
7Nellie LutcherLake Charles BoogieHurry On DownAmazon
8Gladys BentleyBoogie'n My WoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
9Mabel ScottBaseball BoogieBaseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack RecordingAmazon
10Albert Ammons & His Rhythm KingsBoogie Woogie StompBoogie Woogie Stomp!Amazon
11Champion Jack DupreeDupree Shake DanceJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
12Pinetop PerkinsPinetop's Boogie WoogieLet's Drink Some Juice…Amazon
13Little Brother MontgomeryNo Special Rider BluesBoogie Woogie Stomp!Amazon
14Roosevelt SykesBlues n' BoogieChicago BoogieAmazon
15Joe Liggins & The HoneydrippersDripper's BoogieVol. 2 – Dripper's BoogieAmazon
16Amos MilburnRoomin' House BoogieDown The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos MilburnAmazon
17Roy BrownBoogie Woogie BluesGood Rockin' TonightAmazon
18Sir Charles ThompsonMister BoogieJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
19Louis Jordan And His Tympany FiveTamburitza BoogieLouis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1949 – 1950Amazon
20Brownie McGheeRobbie-Doby BoogieSavoy Blues 1948-1954 [Disc 2]Amazon
21Frankie Lee SimsShe Likes to Boogie Real SlowRhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]Amazon
22Roy MiltonMilton's BoogieLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
23Jake PorterJake's Boogie in D FlatHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
24Joey ThomasHobo BoogieJumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)Amazon
25Oscar's Chicago SwingersI Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie NowThem Dirty Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
26Professor LonghairBoogie WoogieNew Orleans PianoAmazon
27Bill Wyman's Rhythm KingsJitterbug BoogieJust For A Thrill / LiveAmazon
28Eddie "Clean Head" VinsonOld Maid's BoogieDown Home BluesAmazon
29Little WalterBoogieLone StarAmazon
30Annisteen AllenBongo BoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
31Amos MilburnSax Shack BoogieAmos Milburn RocksAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Charlie MusselwhiteChristo RedemptorStand Back!Amazon
2The Iguanas9 Volt HeartPlastic Silver 9 Volt HeartAmazon
3Dave AlvinBorder RadioRomeo's EscapeAmazon
4Merle Haggard And The StrangersSilver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
5Rosanne CashBlack CadillacBlack CadillacAmazon
6Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory)Catty TownClassic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot ChicksAmazon
7Little Jimmy DickensCountry BoyHonky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Hank WilliamsNo, No JoeBeyond The SunsetAmazon
9The Spare Change BoysPolicemanClassic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
10Peetie WheatstrawDoin' The Best I Can (Take A)Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
11Barbecue BobIt Just Won't HayBarbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929)Amazon
12Reverend Pearly BrownNinety Nine And A Half Won't DoThe Essential Guide To GospelAmazon
13Bo DiddleyDiddy Wah DiddyBo Knows BoAmazon
14Lead BellyBlack BettyLead Belly's Last SessionsAmazon
15Memphis MinnieNew Dirty DozenQueen Of Country BluesAmazon
16Charles BrownDon't Get Salty SugarThe Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
17Chuck WillisSugar SugarI Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The StrollAmazon
18Ray BattsStealin' SugarBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]Amazon
19Merle TravisToo Much Sugar For A DimeHot Pickin' [Disc 2]Amazon
20Mark SpoelstraSugar Babe, It's All Over NowClassic Folk Music From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
21Howlin' WolfMy Country Sugar MamaThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
22Sister Rosetta TharpeUp Above My HeadSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2Amazon
23Sister Rosetta TharpeShout Sister ShoutSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2Amazon
24Blind Willie McTellLord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2)Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
25Big Bill BroonzyHey HeyAn Introduction To Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
26Eric ClaptonHey HeyUnpluggedAmazon
27Pee Wee KingSlow Poke1974-Country Music Hall Of FamAmazon
28Les Paul & Mary FordTico, TicoBye Bye Blues/Les and MaryAmazon
29Speedy West & Jimmy BryantFlippin' the LidStratosphere BoogieAmazon
30Alden Howard/Dick HymanI'll See You in My DreamsSweet and LowdownAmazon
31Bob DylanDuquesne WhistleTempestAmazon
32Peggy LeeChi-Baba, Chi-BabaAmore d'ItaliaAmazon
33Hadda BrooksBully Wully BoogieThat's My DesireAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Willie MabonGot To Have SomeI'm The Fixer : The Best Of The USA Records SessionsAmazon
2The Ink SpotsThat Cat Is HighCocaine BluesAmazon
3The Cats & The FiddleKillin' JiveThe Very Best OfAmazon
4The Spirits of RhythmJunk ManCocaine BluesAmazon
5Cleo BrownThe Stuff Is Here And It's MellowThe Legendary Cleo BrownAmazon
6Champion Jack DupreeJunker's BluesABC Of The Blues Vol 6Amazon
7Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveJunco PartnerLouis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll – The Anthology 1938-1953Amazon
8Dan Hicks & The Hot LicksLong Comma ViperThe Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973Amazon
9Phil LawrenceViper's DreamMandolin HeavenAmazon
10Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club BoysYou're a ViperVintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & CigarettesAmazon
11Louis ArmstrongSong Of The Vipers [Album Version]Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934Amazon
12Lalo GuerreroMarihuana BoogieJumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]Amazon
13Bette MidlerMarahuanaSongs For The New DepressionAmazon
14Julia LeeMarijuanaKansas City Star [Disc 4]Amazon
15Fats WallerThe Reefer SongLast Testament His Final RecorAmazon
16Barney Bigard SextetSweet Marihuana BrownThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
17Larry AdlerSmoking ReefersThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
18Johnny PriceMarijuana, The Devil FlowerHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
19Johnny CashLeave That Junk AloneThe Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 2]Amazon
20Hot Lips PageFeelin' High And HappyBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]Amazon
21Ella FitzgeraldWhen I Get Low I Get HighCryin' MoodAmazon
22Cab CallowayKickin' The Gong AroundThe Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club StompAmazon
23Julia LeePipe DreamsKansas City Star [Disc 5]Amazon
24Tampa RedThat Stuff Is HereTampa Red The Guitar WizardAmazon
25Cedar Creek SheikDon't Use That StuffNever Let The Same Bee Sting You TwiceAmazon
26Dick JusticeCocaineRough Guide To The Blues SongstersAmazon
27Reverend Gary DavisCocaine BluesBlues And RagtimeAmazon
28Charley JordanJust A SpoonfulCocaine BluesAmazon
29Slim & SlamChinatown, My ChinatownCocaine BluesAmazon
30Dr. JohnJunko PartnerThe Ultimate Dr. JohnAmazon
31The TreniersHadacole (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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marilyn MonroeRiver Of No ReturnThe Essential Marilyn MonroeAmazon
2Charles Colman & William EatonRiver Sounding Chant5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black MusicAmazon
3Paul RobesonOl' Man RiverAmerican Songbook Series: Jerome KernAmazon
4Marian AndersonDeep RiverFolk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]Amazon
5Mavis StaplesIn The Mississippi River (Cd)We'll Never Turn BackAmazon
6Johnny CashBig RiverOriginal Greatest HitsAmazon
7The Carter FamilyRiver Of JordanThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Alison KraussDown to the River to PrayO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
9Delmore BrothersHappy on the Mississippi ShoresBrown's Ferry BluesAmazon
10Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Billy MayRiver Of No ReturnCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55Amazon
11Louis Armstrong & All His StarsLazy RiverThe Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]Amazon
12Snooks EaglinGoing to the RiverComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
13Fats DominoGoing to the RiverThis Is Gold Disc 1Amazon
14Dr. JohnBack By The RiverMos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
15Robert HicksMississippi Heavy Water BluesPeople Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. NatureAmazon
16Slocan RamblersMississippi Heavy Water BluesQueen City JubileeAmazon
17Joe ShoresMississippi Sounding Calls [A-1]Field Recordings, Vol. 3: Mississippi (1936-1942)Amazon
18Jimmie RodgersMiss The Mississippi And YouRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]Amazon
19Leon RedboneMississippi River BluesDouble TimeAmazon
20Jimmie Lunceford & His OrchestraSwanee RiverSwingsation: Jimmie LuncefordAmazon
21Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersOne More RiverThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
22Irma Thomas With Henry ButlerRiver Is WaitingPutumayo Presents Rhythm & BluesAmazon
23John FogertyRiver Is WaitingRevivalAmazon
24Dave AlvinKern RiverWest of the WestAmazon
25Doc WatsonMoody RiverMemoriesAmazon
26Doc & Merle WatsonDeep River BluesSittin' Here Pickin' the BluesAmazon
27Jorma KaukonenRed River BluesBlue Country HeartAmazon
28Johnny RiversBig RiverThe Memphis Sun RecordingsAmazon
29The New Christy MinstrelsMighty MississippiRamblin'Amazon
30Roy Rogers & Dale EvansRed River Valley16 Great Songs Of The Old WestAmazon