Category Archives: Blues

Birds

For the birds, about the birds, and don’t you know that we’ll be wingin’ it on Deeper Roots….literally and figuratively. Our theme this week celebrates these descendants of prehistoric times and  we’ll celebrate with flights of music and lyrics by all of the best including stories of robins, blackbirds, bluebirds, mockingbirds, and whipporwills.  Tune in for music from LIttle Jimmy Dickens, Buffalo Springfield, Bill Monroe, and The Handsome Family on a Sonoma County Community radio morning that promises the brightest and warmest of the year so far. What better way to enjoy a Friday morning.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Al JolsonWhen the Red Red Robin (Birds)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
2Steve GoodmanRed Red RobinLive at the Earl of Old TownAmazon
3Cyril Grantham With Geraldo & His OrchestraRobins And RosesPenny Serenade – Rare Recordings From The 1930sAmazon
4Jimmy MartinLittle RobinJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 3]Amazon
5Luke JordanPick Poor Robin CleanBefore The Blues Vol. 3Amazon
6Howlin' WolfBluebirdSmokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960Amazon
7Bonnie RaittBluebirdBonnie RaittAmazon
8Leon RussellBluebirdRetrospectiveAmazon
9Buffalo SpringfieldBluebirdRetrospective – The Best of Buffalo SpringfieldAmazon
10Marvin RainwaterGonna Find Me A BluebirdThree Classic Albums Plus Singles 1955-1962Amazon
11Bing CrosbySo the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got TogetherBing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1Amazon
12Annette Hanshaw with her Novelty OrchestraMy Blackbirds Are Bluebirds NowThe Girl Next DoorAmazon
13Little Jimmy DickensMay The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your NoseThe Best of CountryAmazon
14Al Clauser & His Oklahoma OutlawsDance Of The Dodo BirdThe Best Of Western SwingAmazon
15Cab CallowayChicken Ain't Nothin' But A BirdAre You Hep To The Jive?Amazon
16EelsLittle BirdEnd TimesAmazon
17Mel Blanc And The SportsmenWoody WoodpeckerMairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
18Dean MartinBye Bye BlackbirdCocktail Hour Disc 1Amazon
19Patti PageMockin' Bird HillThe Patti Page Collection: The Mercury Years, Volume 1Amazon
20The Handsome FamilyWoodpeckerWildernessAmazon
21T-Bone BurnettThe Bird That I Held in My HandTwenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 1Amazon
22Jim GreerWhen It's Time For The Whipporwill To Sing30 Appalachian Bluegrass Classics: Vintage Collection Power PicksAmazon
23Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysThe First WhipporwillThe Best of Bill MonroeAmazon
24Blue Lu BarkerA Little Bird Told MeChronological Blue Lu Barker (1946-1949)Amazon
25Tina DixonParrot Bar BoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
26Bobby DayRockin' RobinOldies But Goodies: 21 #1 HitsAmazon
27Johnny "Guitar" WatsonThe Eagle Is BackBlues Masters: The Very Best Of Johnny "Guitar" WatsonAmazon
28Steve Miller BandFly Like An Eagle (2006 Digital Remaster)Fly Like An Eagle – 30th AnniversaryAmazon
29The FlamingosI Only Have Eyes For YouDancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]Amazon
30Neil YoungBirdsAfter the Gold RushAmazon
31Earl BosticFlamingoDance to The Best OfAmazon

Rock Bop & Roll

We’ve got a wild mix this week…sounds from the rock n’ roll archives, all done while excavating deeper into the halls of R&B, rockabilly, and country. Don’t count on the usual suspects, although there will be a few attending, but look to the under-the-radar floor pounders. The performances mostly qualify for shouts, shakes, and rocking fool’s gold, including some hillbilly ranters, New Orleans panters, and country banters. Tune in for some obscure Eddie Cochran alongside sounds from Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats, Sax Kari & His Ballin’ Blues Band, Royce Porter with The Kounts, and the Brewster Avenue Rhythm Boys. We’re Deeper Roots… and we’re going deeper on Friday mornings at 9am Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, repeating the following week on KWTF 88.1 FM. Check us out!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Gene SummersSchool of Rock & RollLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
2Bobby MarchanYou Can't Stop HerThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]Amazon
3Royce Porter with the KountsBeach of LoveBanana Split for My BabyAmazon
4Huey "Piano" SmithHush Your MouthABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40Amazon
5Bobby MarchanChicken – Wah – WahThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
6Amos MilburnSoft PillowAmos Milburn RocksAmazon
7Sax Kari & His Ballin The Blues BandHush Your Lyin' MouthStompin' – Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders – Volume 13Amazon
8Bill AllenPlease Give Me SomethingEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
9Jerry Lee LewisRockin' My Life AwayAll Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 2)Amazon
10Bobby BrantPiano Nellie100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
11The Cochran BrothersTired And SleepySomethin' Else: The Fine Lookin' Hits Of Eddie CochranAmazon
12Johnny BurnettePlease Don't Leave MeThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD1Amazon
13Thumper JonesRock ItClassic RockabillyAmazon
14Conway TwittyShake It UpThe Rock 'N' Roll Years CD1Amazon
15Buck OwensHot DogThe Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3Amazon
16Bill HaleyHot Dog Buddy BuddyFrom Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the RockAmazon
17Charlie AdamsCattin' AroundBear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight AlbumAmazon
18Dick PennerCindy LouRockin' Memphis [Disc 4]Amazon
19Carmol TaylorTell Me What to DoCountry & Western NuggetsAmazon
20Werly FairburnEverybody's Rockin'Classic RockabillyAmazon
21Big Joe TurnerFlip, Flop and FlyBig Joe RocksAmazon
22Ronnie SelfAin't I'm A Dog?The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
23Wynn StewartCome OnCalifornia CountryAmazon
24Billy StrangeHell TrainHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
25Len BarrowHades HighwayHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
26Tarheel SlimNumber Nine TrainLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
27Vince TaylorBrand New CadillacLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
28Eddie CochranFools ParadiseEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 2]Amazon
29B.B. KingAin't Nobody Here But Us ChickensLet the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis JordanAmazon
30Amos MilburnHouse Party (Tonight)Amos Milburn RocksAmazon
31Louis JordanCaledoniaThe R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]Amazon
32Rollee McGillRhythm Rockin' BoogieShoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)Amazon
33Wynonie HarrisLovin' MachineLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
34Jerry Lee LewisBreathlessAll Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)Amazon
35Johnny OtisWilly & The Hand JiveVol. 1-Johnny Otis R & B DanceAmazon
36Wanda JacksonLet's Have a PartyLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
37Buddy HollyBrown Eyed Handsome ManLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
38Big Joe TurnerShake, Rattle & RollLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon

The Stax Label

Founded in 1957 by brother and sister Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton as Satellite Records, Stax Records would become a powerhouse soul and R&B label in the sixties. Their ‘open door’ policy of welcoming artists to prove themselves in the studio produced an unparalleled cadre of talent. Although it looked as if the label went down with its biggest talent, Otis Redding, in 1967 when Atlantic Records had Stax forfeit all of its studio recordings through its power of majority stakeholder, under the guiding hand of Al Bell, the catalogue was rebuilt and a whole new generation of performers would surface in the 1970s. We’ll share the stories and the music from the Stax label this Friday on Deeper Roots on Sonoma County’s powerhouse low power station, KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ruby JohnsonI'll Run Your Hurt AwayThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)Amazon
2Veda BrownShort StoppingStax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
3Mable JohnYour Good Thing (Is About To End)Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
4Judy Clay & William BellPrivate NumberStax 50th [[Disc 1]]Amazon
5Jean KnightMr. Big StuffStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]Amazon
6Mel & TimStarting All Over AgainStax 50th [[Disc 1]]Amazon
7Otis Redding & Carla ThomasTrampStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
8Otis ReddingFa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of SoulAmazon
9Ollie & the NightingalesI Got a Sure ThingThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (9 of 9)Amazon
10Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9)Amazon
11Albert KingCrosscut SawThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)Amazon
12Booker T. & The MG'sTime Is TightStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]Amazon
13Booker T. & the MG'sSlim Jenkins' PlaceThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)Amazon
14Carla ThomasGee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
15Isaac Hayes & David PorterAin't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
16The Bar-KaysSoul FingerStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
17Otis ReddingMr. PitifulThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4Amazon
18Isaac HayesTheme From ShaftStax 50th [[Disc 1]]Amazon
19The Mar-KeysLast NightStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
20Eddie FloydKnock On WoodStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
21The Staple SingersI'll Take You ThereStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]Amazon
22Sam & DaveWhen Something Is Wrong With My BabyThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9)Amazon
23Sam & DaveHold On I'm ComingStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
24William BellI Forgot To Be Your LoverStax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
25Sir Mack RiceLove SicknessThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)Amazon
26The Four ShellsHot DogThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)Amazon
27Jeanne & the DarlingsSoul GirlThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (9 of 9)Amazon
28Linda LyndellWhat A ManStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
29March WindDo The SweetbackStax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
30The Staple SingersRespect YourselfStax ProfilesAmazon
31Carla ThomasStop! Look What You're DoingThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)Amazon

Time’s Getting Hard

Music this week that speaks to hard times. From the Dust Bowl and Great Depression to personal hardships, we’ll share some bluegrass sounds, tunes steeped in tradition, soothing notes of country gospel, and folk blues. We’ll hear from The Weavers, Mavis Staples, Bobby Bare, and Pearly “Grandma” Davis (a nugget from Mike Seeger’s Old Time Music series). There will be talk of failing crops, revolution, and Oklahoma dust this week. Deeper Roots goes a little bit deeper with more songs about hard times this week on KOWS Community Radio, broadcasting live from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, where our neighbors just experienced their own hard times from flood waters. Thinking about them.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bobby BareGoing Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warningDarker Than LightAmazon
2Tracy ChapmanTalkin' Bout a RevolutionTracy ChapmanAmazon
3Uncle TupeloNo DepressionNo DepressionAmazon
4Bob DylanHard TimesGood As I Been To YouAmazon
5Dave AlvinWaiting for the Hard Times to GoInterstate CityAmazon
6Mavis StaplesHard Times Come Again No MoreBeautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
7The ByrdsOld BlueThe Byrds [Box Set] Disc 3Amazon
8Peter RowanSeeds My Daddy SowedDust Bowl ChildrenAmazon
9Jimmy LaFaveMy Oklahoma Home (It Blowed away)Peace TownAmazon
10Pearly 'Grandma' DavisIt's These Hard TimesClose To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967Amazon
11Pokey LaFarge & the South City ThreeHard Times Come and GoRiverboat SoulAmazon
12Eddie DattelTrickle Down BluesTrickle Down BluesAmazon
13Buck OwensWaitin' In Your Welfare LineThe Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1Amazon
14Ryan BinghamHard TimesMescalitoAmazon
15Ry CooderYou Must UnloadThe Prodigal SonAmazon
16The Louvin BrothersPreach The GospelThe Family Who Prays: 26 Classic TracksAmazon
17Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysNever No More Hard Times-BluesThe King Of Western Swing-25 Hits 1935-1945Amazon
18Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysHard Times Have Been Here (But They've Gone)1978-1979Amazon
19Country Joe McDonaldTalkin' Dust BowlVanguard VisionariesAmazon
20The WeaversBring Me Li'l Water SylviaDust Bowl Blues: Essential American Folk [Disc 2]Amazon
21Josh WhiteHard Times BluesABC Of The Blues, Vol. 51Amazon
22Sheryl CrowNo Depression In HeavenThe Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
23Country Joe McDonaldThis Land Is Your LandVanguard VisionariesAmazon
24R.B. MorrisThat's How Every Empire FallsSinging Through the Wall. Songs for Western SaharaAmazon
25Bobby BareTimes Are Gettin' Hard1964 (Warped 6425)Amazon
26The TillersAll You Fascists Bound to LoseThe TillersAmazon
27Aiken County String BandHard Times Breakdown78sAmazon
28EelsRock Hard TimesShootenanny!Amazon

Deeper Charley Patton

This week we’ll explore the music of the legendary Charley Patton. We’ll be dipping our toes into the birth of the Delta blues featuring some classic tracks from the gravel-voiced masked wonder as well as some rich covers from contemporary performers. Listen in for music from Otis Taylor, David Johansen, Corey Harris, and Taj Mahal…just to drop a few names. We’ll also scratch the surface of Charley’s career including some reflections from a master’s thesis written by none other than the American musicologist and musician, John Fahey. Tune in Friday morning as we board ourselves a raft to roll down the waters in search of the rich and elusive legend of the Mississippi Delta blues that was Charley Patton.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob DylanHigh Water (For Charley Patton)Love and TheftAmazon
2Charley PattonI Shall Not Be MovedThe Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2]Amazon
3Paul Rishell & Anne RainesI Shall Not Be MovedDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
4Son HouseThe Pony BluesComplete Library of Congress Sessions, TheAmazon
5Charley PattonPony Blues (Pm 12792, 15216–)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
6Guy Davis, T-Bone Wolk, Mark Murphy & Levon HelmSome of These DaysDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
7Charley PattonSome Of These Days I'll Be GoneThe Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2]Amazon
8Charley PattonPoor MeThe Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 3]Amazon
9Rising SonsBy And By (Poor Me) [Album Version]Rising SonsAmazon
10Charlie MusselwhitePea Vine BluesDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
11Otis TaylorStone PonyAmericana Roots Songbook: Modern BluesAmazon
12Charley PattonStone Pony BluesThe Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 3]Amazon
13McHouston BakerHigh Sheriff BluesMississippi Delta DuesAmazon
14David JohansenHigh SheriffShakerAmazon
15Charley PattonHigh Sheriff BluesPony Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.47)Amazon
16Steve James & Mark RubinElder Greene BluesDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
17Charley PattonElder Greene BluesThe Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 1]Amazon
18Taj MahalHigh Water Everywhere, Part 2American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon
19Graham ParkerPoor MeDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
20Corey HarrisMoon Going DownDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
21Charley PattonMoon Going DownPony Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.47)Amazon
22Dave Van RonkMississippi Bo Weavil BluesDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
23Robert NighthawkMean Black CatGreatest Blues LicksAmazon
24Charley PattonCharley Patton – Mean Black Cat Blues24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920_Vol 11 [ Blues Images ]Amazon
25Joe Louis WalkerSugar MamaDown the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley PattonAmazon
26The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn BandSome of These Days I'll Be Gone (Charley Version)Peyton On PattonAmazon
27Charley PattonHigh Water Everywhere – Part 1The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made OfAmazon

If You’re Ready

Free form this morning, live from the studios in downtown Santa Rosa. Deeper Roots shares a rare mix of sounds including jug band sounds from Jim Kweskin, a new track from Maria Muldaur, The Ink Spots, Gal Holiday, and Pee Wee Crayton…oh what a mix. Dave hosts a unique blend of sounds each Friday morning and he’ll be setting aside a playlist or two that scratches the surface of the Burnette clan including Johnny, Dorsey, Billy and Rocky including a wrap up of some tracks from the great Bay Area-based  Solid Smoke reissue from the early 80s of the Rock n’ Roll Trio. Tune in for some Hash House Hattie and One Eyed Jacks, this Friday evening at 9

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Staple SingersIf You're Ready (Come Go With Me)Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]Amazon
2Jay & The AmericansCara MiaCome A Little Bit Closer – The Best of Jay and The AmericansAmazon
3Marvin & JohnnyCherry PieArt Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And RollAmazon
4Chuck WillisIt's Too LateThe King of the StrollAmazon
5The Ink SpotsYou're Breaking My HeartThe Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1Amazon
6Johnny BurnetteMoody RiverThe Ballads OfAmazon
7Johnny & Dorsey BurnetteOne Eyed JacksLife is Like a Card Game (US Gambling Songs 1920s  1950s)Amazon
8Dorsey BurnetteHey Little OneAmerican Music Library: The Hits Of 1960Amazon
9Rocky BurnetteTired Of Toein' The LineSounds Of The Eighties: 1980Amazon
10Billy BurnetteCrazy Like MeCrazy Like MeAmazon
11Jim KweskinBlues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To MeVanguard VisionariesAmazon
12Ames Brothers TheThe Naughty Lady Of Shady LaneYour Hit Parade – 1955Amazon
13Maria MuldaurScat SkunkDon't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker)Amazon
14Cliff Edwards & His Hot CombinationGood Little Bad Little YouEddie Lang & Joe Venuti: The New York Sessions 1926-35Amazon
15Rudy Vallie & His Connecticut YankeesYou Oughta Be In PicturesThe Voice That Had Them Fainting 1928-1937Amazon
16John HartfordLate Last Night When My Willie Came HomeMorning BugleAmazon
17Roy RogersYou Can't Break My Heart1942-1947 (Warped 4561)Amazon
18Tommy DuncanPlease Come Back HomeTexas MoonAmazon
19Dick ReinhartHash House HattieYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
20Living SistersMake Love To MeRun For Cover – EPAmazon
21Bobby BareCome On Home (And Sing Blues To Daddy)The Best Of Bobby BareAmazon
22Gal Holiday and the Hony Tonk RevueCome HomeLost & FoundAmazon
23Paul SimonMother And Child ReunionGreatest Hits: Shining Like A National GuitarAmazon
24Sonia RossBreaking My HeartEccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note LabelsAmazon
25Marvin GayeBaby Don't You Do ItAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
26The BandDon't Do It (Baby Don't You Do It)To Kingdom Come [Disc 2]Amazon
27Pee Wee CraytonDon't Break My HeartPee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial RecordingsAmazon
28Buddy JohnsonWhen My Man Comes HomeR&B Jukebox Hits 1944Amazon
29Rosemary ClooneyCherry Pies Ought To Be YouTenderlyAmazon
30Frankie YankovicThe Happy WandererThe Happy Wanderer-Frankie Yankovic & The YanksAmazon
31Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll TrioSweet Love On My MindTear It UpAmazon
32Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll TrioYour Baby Blue EyesTear It UpAmazon

Hello Operator

Long before we were graced with the voices of SAM, Siri, or Alexa, and before we could carry our smart devices around like a wallet or clutch…there were the women and men who served us from behind the receiver: the telephone operator. Maybe they didn’t have the answer to everything but they could connect us to about anyone anywhere in the world. But it usually cost more than we were willing to admit. This week’s Deeper Roots show takes on the theme of the telephone operator, the long distance connector, and the person with a soul…and usually a quick hangup if there were not enough coins to drop in the pay phone. It was the penalty for human interaction I guess. We’ll let Jorma, Johnny Otis, Wanda Jackson, and Eddie Floyd take us on a trip back to rotary dials and party lines in this week’s episode, live from the Santa Rosa studios at KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mary WellsOperatorLooking Back 1961-1964Amazon
2Dusty OwensHello OperatorTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
3Rusty McDonaldCall Operator 210Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
4Hank SnowI Just Telephoned UpstairsThe Chronogical Classics 1951-1952 (Warped 5244)Amazon
5Bonnie GuitarHello, Hello, Please Answer The PhoneTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
6Wanda JacksonBetween The Window And The PhoneTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
7The Blue Sky BoysThe Royal TelephoneTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
8Johnny BurnetteOperatorThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 9Amazon
9Howard CrockettPlease Answer The PhoneTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
10Jorma KaukonenOperatorRiver Of TimeAmazon
11The BandLong Distance OperatorA Musical History [Disc 2]Amazon
12The Golden Gate QuartetI Just Telephone UpstairsVol. 6 (1949-1952)Amazon
13The JordaniaresI Telephoned UpstairsThe Jordaniares GospelAmazon
14Selah Jubilee SingersRoyal TelephoneComplete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)Amazon
15Sister Wynona CarrOperator, OperatorDragnet For JesusAmazon
16Spirit Of Memphis QuartetThe Atomic TelephoneThe Best Of King GospelAmazon
17Sister Wynona CarrDon't Miss That TrainDragnet For JesusAmazon
18Johnny OtisCall Operator 210Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2Amazon
19Tony & TyronePlease OperatorAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
20Gladys Knight & The PipsOperatorSoul GroovesAmazon
21The MarvelettesBeechwood 4-578920th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The MarvelettesAmazon
22Eddie Floyd634-5789Stax Profiles – Eddie FloydAmazon
23Ry Cooder634-5789BorderlineAmazon
24Tommy Tutone867-5309/JennyRadio Hits of the '80sAmazon
25Rosanne CashRadio OperatorBlack CadillacAmazon
26Jim CroceOperator (That's Not the Way It Feels)Photographs & Memories: His Greatest HitsAmazon
27The Manhattan TransferOperatorAnthology – Down in Birdland [Disc 1]Amazon
28The Grateful DeadOperatorAmerican BeautyAmazon
29Bob GaddyOperatorThe Classic Old Town RecordsAmazon
30Effie SmithDial That Telephone (07-27-51)1945-1953Amazon
31Floyd DixonCall Operator 210The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)Amazon

8 Songwriters 3 Hours

A special three hour show has Dave filling in for KC and I Hear You Rockin’ on KOWS Community Radio, live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa. Dave will walk through some of performances of songwriters who were influential in the rise of Americana sounds including blues, rock, rhythm & blues, pop, folk, and country in the late half of the 20th century. Who you might ask? In addition to the pairings of Carole King and Gerry Goffin as well as Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, we’ll also be sharing songs written by Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, and Tom Waits.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Peter Green Splinter GroupIf I Had Possession Over Judgment DayMe & the Devil Disc 2Amazon
2Eric Clapton32-20 BluesMe & Mr. JohnsonAmazon
3Keb' Mo'Love in VainSlow DownAmazon
4Leon RussellCome On In My KitchenLife JourneyAmazon
5Otis SpannDust My BroomThe Blues Never DieAmazon
6Huey Lewis & The NewsBlue MondayFour Chords & Several Years AgoAmazon
7Mitch WoodsI Hear You KnockinGumbo BluesAmazon
8Los LobosI'm Gonna Be A Wheel SomedayEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)Amazon
9Robert GordonAll by Myself [*]Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish SpecialsAmazon
10Brenda LeeLet the Four Winds BlowQueen of Rock 'N' RollAmazon
11Doug KershawI'm Walkin'The Best Of Doug KershawAmazon
12John LennonAin't That A ShameRock 'n' RollAmazon
13George Thorogood & The DestroyersHello JosephineThe Hard StuffAmazon
14Bonnie Raitt & Jon ClearyI'm In Love Again/All By MyselfGoin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1]Amazon
15Ray CharlesMove It On OverComplete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
16Sleepy LaBeefThe Blues Come AroundTomorrow Never ComesAmazon
17Raul MaloWeary Blues from Waitin'The Nashville Acoustic SessionsAmazon
18The Secret SistersWhy Don't You Love MeThe Secret SistersAmazon
19Tompall And The Glasier BrothersA Mansion On The HillAmerican Legends – Hank WilliamsAmazon
20Emmylou Harris & Mark KnopflerLost On The RiverTimeless: Hank Williams TributeAmazon
21Taj MahalMind Your Own BusinessSekno BluesAmazon
22Willie NelsonMr. Record ManA Horse Called MusicAmazon
23The Little WilliesNight LifeThe Little WilliesAmazon
24Johnny BurnetteHello WallsThe Ballads OfAmazon
25Jamey JohnsonEverything But You (featuring Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill)Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank CochranAmazon
26Bryan FerryIf Not For YouDylanesqueAmazon
27Madeleine PeyrouxYou're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoCareless LoveAmazon
28Mason JenningsThe Times They Are A-Changin'I'm Not There [Disc 2]Amazon
29The Blind Boys Of AlabamaWay Down In The HoleSpirit Of The CenturyAmazon
30Los LobosJockey Full Of BourbonRide This: The Covers [EP]Amazon
31The Devil Makes ThreeCome On Up to the HouseRedemption & RuinAmazon
32John Hammond, Jr.Clap HandsWicked GrinAmazon
33The EaglesOl' 55On The BorderAmazon
34Dolly PartonJoleneJoleneAmazon
35Linda RonstadtI Will Always Love YouPrisoner In DisguiseAmazon
36Alison Krauss/Shania Twain/Union StationCoat of Many ColorsJust Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly PartonAmazon
37Bill PhilipsPut It Off Until TomorrowDecca Country Classics 1934-1973Amazon
38The DriftersSome Kind of WonderfulDrifters' Golden HitsAmazon
39The CookiesChainsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
40The DriftersUp On The RoofAll-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 [Disc 2]Amazon
41Maxine BrownOh No Not My BabyTime-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes OnAmazon
42Aretha Franklin(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural WomanSmooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 2: Mid-'60sAmazon
43Taj MahalTake A Giant StepGiant Step & De Ole Folks At HomeAmazon
44The ByrdsGoin' BackThe Notorious Byrd BrothersAmazon
45Skeeter DavisI Can't Stay Mad At YouEarly Girls: 1Amazon
46The BandI Shall Be ReleasedMusic From Big PinkAmazon
47The Brothers and SistersAll Along the WatchtowerWhen Gospel Sings Bob DylanAmazon
48Rick NelsonShe Belongs To MeThe Best Of 1964-1975Amazon

Mambo Baby!

Well, it might be a bit of a stretch, and it might have been a bit of a fad, but it also flavored the beverage. Mambo. A lively mix born of a Latin dance of Cuban descent in the 30s and introduced by Perez Prado to an American audience in the 40s. It found it’s way into the popular music culture from big band to jazz and R&B. This week’s show samples some of the performances that were totally infected by its rhythm. We’ll hear from Mickey Baker, Wynonie Harris, and Tiny Grimes on the R&B side as well as the bandleaders who brassed it up including Perez Prado, Desi Arnaz, and Xavier Cugat.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Wynonie HarrisAll She Wants to do is MamboLovin' MachineAmazon
2Perez PradoMambo #5Cocktail Hour : Mambo JamboAmazon
3The Andrews SistersThe Mambo ManGolden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 4]Amazon
4Tito PuenteCuban PeteMambo KingsAmazon
5Tiny GrimesShowboat MamboRumba Gone MamboAmazon
6Xavier CugatBesame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)The Original Mambo King [Disc 2]Amazon
7Desi ArnazHoliday In HavanaThe Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo KingAmazon
8Desi Arnaz;Amanda LaneCuban PeteThe Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo KingAmazon
9J.J. JonesAfter Hours MamboRumba Gone MamboAmazon
10Mickey BakerGuitar MamboRumba Gone MamboAmazon
11Ruth BrownMambo BabyMiss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2Amazon
12Joe Liggins & His OrchestraThey Were Doing the MamboMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2Amazon
13Cherokee & BandMambo BluesRumba Gone MamboAmazon
14The TreniersWho Put The 'Ungh' In The MamboYou're Killin' MeAmazon
15Don SwanEl Cumbanchero [Guaracha-Fast Rhumba]Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 2: Mambo FeverAmazon
16Fay SimmonsBig Joe MamboRumba Gone MamboAmazon
17Big MaybelleNew Kind Of MamboThe Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55Amazon
18Earl BosticMambosticEarl Bostic FlamingoAmazon
19Cozy ColeCozy's Mambo 1Rumba Gone MamboAmazon
20Jack CostanzoPeter Gunn MamboUltra-Lounge, Vol. 2: Mambo FeverAmazon
21Bill DoggettReal Gone Mambo (Si Si Nova)Rumba Gone MamboAmazon
22Esther SutherlandClock MamboRumba Gone MamboAmazon
23Xavier CugatCuban MamboCocktail Hour : Mambo JamboAmazon
24Link Wray & The WraymenRumble MamboWalkin' With LinkAmazon
25Ry Cooder & Manuel GalbanPatriciaMambo SinuendoAmazon
26Yma SumacTaki RariUltra-Lounge, Vol. 2: Mambo FeverAmazon
27Billy MayHernando's HideawayUltra-Lounge, Vol. 2: Mambo FeverAmazon
28The Manhattan TransferThe Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame)Anthology – Down in Birdland [Disc 1]Amazon
29Young-Holt TrioWack WackBig Noise: A Mambo Inn CompilationAmazon
30Tito PuenteHong Kong MamboCocktail Hour : Mambo JamboAmazon
31Wynonie HarrisGood Mambo TonightLovin' MachineAmazon
32Sonny RollinsMambo BounceBest of Sonny Rollins, the (Riverside)Amazon
33J.J. JonesNight Train MamboRumba Gone MamboAmazon
34Norton Buffalo & The KnockoutsHarmonica MamboKing of the HighwayAmazon

Bayou R&B

Back to the bayou once more. This time we keep our focus with laser precision on the rhythm and the blues swirling around in the stew that is Louisiana and the southern climes. You can look forward to some straight ahead blues from Katie Webster, B. B. King, and Lonesome Sundown as well as rhythm vocals from the likes of Art Neville, The Del-Chords, and Joe Richards. I’m telling you…you won’t be hearing anything like it anywhere on Sonoma County radio. It’s a down and dirty bayou collection including selections from the Ace UK archives, the Chess label, and includes some special treats from Little Richard, The Spiders, and King Karl.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1James BookerJunco PartnerJunco PartnerAmazon
2Little RichardDirectly from My HeartThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
3Joe RichardsYou'd Better ChangeRhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'Amazon
4Tabby ThomasI'd Love To TellRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty BabiesAmazon
5Johnnie AllanLonely Days & Lonely NightsSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
6Cookie & His CupcakesBreaking Up Is Hard To DoRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal GroupsAmazon
7The VelvetiersFeelin' Right On Saturday NightRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal GroupsAmazon
8The Del-ChordsHelp MeRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal GroupsAmazon
9The Hi-Fi'sI'm So LonelyRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal GroupsAmazon
10The SpidersI Didn't Want to Do ItDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3Amazon
11Art NevilleHouse On The HillBrother to Brother (Disc One:Art)Amazon
12Art NevilleWhat's Going OnThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
13Clarence "Frogman" HenryAin't Got No HomeChess New Orleans [Disc 2]Amazon
14Earl KingFeeling My Way AroundChess New Orleans [Disc 2]Amazon
15Sugar Boy CrawfordWhat's WrongChess New Orleans [Disc 1]Amazon
16Chris KennerSomething You GotLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
17Katie WebsterHoo Wee, Sweet DaddyRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty BabiesAmazon
18Jimmy DotsonI Need Your LoveRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty BabiesAmazon
19Lionel TorranceRooty TootyRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty BabiesAmazon
20King KarlWalking Through The ParkRhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'Amazon
21B.B. KingBad Case of LoveBlues on the BayouAmazon
22Lonesome SundownCalifornia BluesRhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'Amazon
23Huey "Piano" Smith & His ClownsDon't You Just Know ItHaving A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1Amazon
24Fats DominoWhole Lotta LovingVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2)Amazon
25Bobby MitchellI'm Gonna Be a Wheel SomedayLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
26Clifton ChenierThe Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]Amazon
27Smiley LewisShame, Shame, ShameI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3Amazon
28John FredShirleyLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
29Ernie K-DoeTe-Ta-Te-Ta-TaAbsolutely the BestAmazon
30Big Boy MylesNew OrleansThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]Amazon
31Frankie FordRobertaVery Best Of Frankie FordAmazon
32Charles Brown & Amos MilburnEducated FoolThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
33Clarence 'Bon Ton' GarlowJumping At The ZadacoeLouisiana Swamp BluesAmazon
34Huey "Piano" Smith & His ClownsDon't You Know YockomoHaving A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1Amazon
35Clarence "Frogman" HenryIt Won't Be LongChess New Orleans [Disc 2]Amazon
36Fats DominoThe Fat ManOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 1Amazon