Join Dave Stroud for another encore edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. With vacation from the show in full swing, he’s taken the time to fill the airwaves with a free form blend of blues, hot rod rock, early century pop, gospel, soul and more. There will be some killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, some pop melodies from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Friday morning in West County. Tune in on your favorite streaming service or the Radio Rethink app…all free for your ears.
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1
Barbara Lewis
Make Me Your Baby
Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
2
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
3
Smiley Lewis
I Hear You Knocking
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
4
Kay Starr
Kay's Lament
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
5
Kay Starr
Night Train
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
6
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Free At Last
Down In New Orleans
7
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
8
Sam Cooke
Mean Old World
Night Beat
9
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
10
Alabama Shakes
Killer Diller Blues
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
11
Jimmy Liggins
Cadillac Boogie
Jump, Jive & Swing
12
Trailer
Hot Rods to Hell
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
13
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
14
Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines
I Want a Lavender Cadillac
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
15
Mink Deville
Spanish Stroll
The Mink De Ville Collection
16
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
What Does the Deep Sea Say?
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
17
Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
18
Annette Hanshaw
Moanin' Low
Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
19
David Johansen
Deep Blue Sea
Shaker
20
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
One Hour Mama
21
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Collections
22
Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely
Rider in the Rain
Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
23
Barbara Lewis
Hello Stranger
MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
24
John Prine
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
25
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby
Nothing in Common
Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
26
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
27
Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey
Rhythm Saved The World
The Gems Of Jazz
28
Louis Armstrong
Rhythm Saved The World
Rhythm Saved The World
29
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
30
The Happenings
I Got Rhythm
The Best Of The Happenings
31
The Americans
Sail Away Ladies
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
32
The Louvin Brothers
You'll Meet Him In The Clouds
Close Harmony [Disc 6]
33
Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys
This week’s show will feature another journey celebrating the soundtrack of the past century. From the pounding rhythms of gospel revelations to the neon-lit evening sounds of Basin Street and Nashville, we’ll be sharing the music of George Strait, Etta James, The Temptations, Little Sugar and The Hightower Brothers among over two dozen others…all in an exciting and varietal run of Americana on a Friday morning. It’s where the hidden gems appear and echo each week as we dig deep across decades and genres. Dave’s got iconic tracks and overlooked treasures, classic influences and modern echoes for you in a free form eclectic celebration. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.
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Album
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1
Merle Travis
Sweet Temptation
Sweet Temptation '46-'53 – Best Of
2
Louis Prima
Basin Street Blues
New Orleans
3
Dr. John
Good Night, Irene
Goin' Back To New Orleans
4
The Temptations
The Way You Do the Things You Do
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
5
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Yield Not To Temptation
The Definitive Collection
6
The Everly Brothers
Temptation
Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 2]
7
Jean Shepard
Sweet Temptation
Lonesome Love
8
Don Reno and Red Smiley
Don't Let Temptation Turn You 'Round
1962-1963 (Warped 6274)
9
Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle)
Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947)
Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life]
10
The Grass Roots
Temptation Eyes (Original)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Grass Roots
11
The Knight Brothers
Temptation 'bout To Get Me
Southern Soul
12
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
13
Ruthie Foster
Death Came A-knockin' (Travelin' Shoes)
Runaway Soul
14
Little Sugar And The Hightower Brothers
Come By Here
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
15
The Ink Spots
Address Unknown
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
16
The Sunshine Boys
I'm Crooning A Tune About June
1929-1931 – The Complete Set
17
Frankie Laine
That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)
Your Hit Parade: 1949
18
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
19
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Honey Love
Atlantic Rock & Roll
20
The Drifters
Bip Bam
The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
21
Waylon Jennings
I Ain't Living Long Like This
Nashville Rebel (1974-1980)
22
George Strait
All My Ex's Live In Texas
50 Number Ones [Disc 1]
23
Lyle Lovett
That's Right (You're Not From Texas)
The Road To Ensenada
24
Grandpa Jones
T For Texas
Makes The Rafters Ring
25
Billy Briggs
Amarillo Rose
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
Jazz, rhythm and all the very best of blues and swing from the past century, reaching as far back as the thirties and taking in some of rock royalty from the early fifties. This week we’re snapping fingers and cutting the rug with some of the very greats including Wynonie Harris, Buddy Johnson, The Five Royales, The Cadillacs, and a touch of gospel vocal majesty from Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The themes are wide-ranging, taking us from the woodshed to the urban streets and some Cadillac competitions and we’ll also get with the stuff that’s arrived and is oh so mellow. Night trains, sugar lumps, boogie woogie daddies and tall skinny papas rule the roost. Don’t miss out, even if you’re a night owl you’ll want to take these sounds with you into the early hours of tomorrow. Let me off uptown, would ya?
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1
Baby Doll & Her Royal Swingsters
Down By The Woodshed
Stompin' 25
2
The Enchanters
Boogie Woogie Daddy
Jubilee Jezebels
3
Big Maybelle
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
4
Effie Smith
Root-Lie-Voot (08-16-50)
1945-1953
5
The Five Royales
Thirty Second Lover
Dedicated To You
6
Wynonie Harris
Adam Come And Get Your Rib
Lovin' Machine
7
Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra
A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money) (Cadillac)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
8
The Cadillacs
Speedo (Cadillac)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9
Tony Allen & The Champs
Night Owl (Birds)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
10
Savannah Churchill
Fat Meat Is Good Meat
Jazzin' The Blues – Volume4 :1929-1943
11
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Sugar Lump
Darktown Strutters Ball
12
The Four Blazes
Night Train
Mary Jo
13
Professor Longhair
Looka, No Hair
Ebb Records Story (Vol. 2): 1957-1959
14
Willie Mabon
The Seventh Son
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
15
The Mills Brothers
The Love Bug Will Bite You
The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
16
The Ravens
I'm Going to Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters
The Greatest Group of Them All
17
Ray Charles
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
18
Cleo Brown
The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow
The Legendary Cleo Brown
19
Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson
Get On Down The Road
Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
20
Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
21
Margie Day
Dumplin' Dumplin'
Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3
22
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
I Want A Tall Skinny Papa
Vintage Sex Songs
23
Smiley Lewis
Big Mamou
Smiley Lewis Vol 1
24
Blue Lu Barker
A Little Bird Told Me
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
25
Little Willie John
Home At Last
Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
26
Chuck Willis
Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes
I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
27
The Clovers
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
28
Lula Reed
Rock Love
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
29
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Hungary Man
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
30
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.
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1
The Harlem Hamfats
What's On Your Mind?
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
2
B.B. King
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
3
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1941 – 1944
4
Ella Fitzgerald
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Pure Ella
5
The King Cole Trio
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)
6
The Robins
Whadaya Want?
50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
7
Joe Liggins
Do You Love Me Pretty Baby?
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
8
Varetta Dillard
What'll I Do?
Got You On My Mind
9
Ruth Brown
Why Don't You Write Me?
Along Comes Ruth
10
Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love?
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
11
Bette Midler
Do You Want to Dance?
Experience the Divine [1993]
12
The Isley Brothers
Who's That Lady?
Something's Got A Hold On Me
13
Barry White
What Am I Gonna Do With You?
All Time Greatest Hits
14
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Who Will The Next Fool Be?
Two Classic Albums From The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump
15
Peggy Lee
Is That All There Is?
Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
16
Los Lobos
Is This All There Is?
By the Light of the Moon
17
Buck Owens
Would You Be Ready?
Dust On Mother's Bible
18
The Texas Tornados
Who Were You Thinkin' Of
The Best Of Texas Tornados
19
Wanda Jackson
Who Shot Sam?
Queen Of Rockabilly
20
Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. Morgan
Do You Love Me?
Crossroads In Cowtown
21
Frankie Miller
Hey! Where Ya Goin?
The World Is A Monster
22
Jim Lauderdale
What Kinda Guy?
An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert
23
The Lovin' Spoonful
Do You Believe In Magic?
Do You Believe In Magic?
24
The Lovin' Spoonful
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
Do You Believe In Magic?
25
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 4
26
The Grass Roots
Where Were You When I Needed You
All Time Greatest Hits
27
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen Rain?
All Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
28
Chicago
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997
29
Ramones
Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s
30
The Five Royales
$64,000 Question (Do You Love Me)
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
31
Lemon Nash
Anybody Seen My Kitty?
Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
32
Tom Paxton
What Did You Learn In School Today?
Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
It’s finger poppin’ time…time to have a blast with some breakout party rockers from the mid-century. All for a good time with soul and roll and rhythm as the main course in today’s show. It’s all about those percussive rocking beats. Call it a party full of boogie, mojo, twistin’ and shaking. We’ve lit the fuse for a dynamite celebration of rebellious rock and cool upbeat soul rhythms with the music of Freddy Cannon, The Swingin’ Medallions, The Showstoppers and Ann Cole with an out of control party mix…just in time for our first show of May. KOWS Community Radio brings the fresh sounds of today, yesterday and tomorrow 24/7, with the very best of political and community discourse. You can tune us in on 92.5 FM in West Sonoma County or just drop by our stream on your Radio Rethink app, Alexa, Radio Garden, Tunein, or Radio Box. We’re here for you and Deeper Roots will be pitching a wang dang doodle this coming Friday morning here on member-supported radio for planet Earth.
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Title
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1
The Isley Brothers
Shout (Part One)
Motor City Soul
2
Wanda Jackson
Let's Have a Party
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
3
Ray Charles
Mess Around
Atlantic Rock & Roll
4
The Swingin' Medallions
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)
Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
5
The Strangeloves
I Want Candy
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
6
Claudine Clark
Party Lights
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
7
Martha & The Vandellas
Mickey's Monkey
Dance Party
8
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Finger Poppin' Time
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
9
Johnnie Morisette
Meet Me At The Twistin' Place
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
10
Chubby Checker
Dancin' Party
Chubby Checker (Mr Twister)
11
Chubby Checker
The Twist
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1960
12
Sam Cooke
Twistin' the Night Away
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4)
13
Dave Edmunds
Do You Wanna Dance
Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
14
The Contours
Do You Love Me
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
15
Jerry Lee Lewis
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
16
Matchbox
Rockabilly Rebel
Rockabilly Rebel
17
Freddy Cannon
Buzz Buzz A Diddle It
His Latest And Greatest
18
Tommy James & the Shondells
Mony Mony
The Very Best of Tommy James & the Shondells
19
Louis Jordan
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Number Ones
20
The Showstoppers
Ain't Nothing But A House Party
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
21
Ann Cole
Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)
Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
22
Koko Taylor
Wang Dang Doodle
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
23
The Champs
Tequilla
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
24
Tarheel Slim
Number Nine Train
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
25
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
26
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
Wooly Bully
Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
27
Arthur Conley
Sweet Soul Music
Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
28
Link Wray/Robert Gordon
Summertime Blues
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
29
Johnny Kidd
Shakin' All Over
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
30
The Kingsmen
Louie Louie
In Person ('64)
31
Nick Todd
At The Hop
Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
32
The Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
33
Little Richard
Good Golly Miss Molly
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
34
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Cruisin'
Destination Freeway
35
Elvis Presley
Party
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
From a song about dirty little religions to a song about Joanie the Jehovah Witness Stripper, we’ll be going all out from up and down with genre celebrations from the past century where music reflects the inspiration from church on Sunday mornings following the barroom sinners of Saturday night. This week’s Deeper Roots takes a bit of a free form shuffle featuring Bo Diddley, The Ramones, Johnny Mercer, and a whole host of rhythm makers. Performances this morning will span some covers from Chris Smither, David Lindley and an answer song from Barbara Lewis. KOWS radio wants to thank all of you who came out to the Comedy fundraiser at Barrel Proof Lounge last week. It was a great success for us and also a validation of community radio here in the North Bay. KOWS is free form, free speech, no bull community radio; just the kind of thing we need in a country gone mad with lies, deceit and hate. There is always hope. Tune into your radio voice, any time of the day or night. We’ll always welcome you.
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Album
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1
Martha and the Vandellas
Quicksand
The Motown Sound Vol. 1
2
Faye Adams
Witness To The Crime (Herald 470)
R&B Humdingers Volume 11
3
Warren Zevon
Dirty Little Religion
Life'll Kill Ya
4
Paul Thorn
Joanie The Jehovah Witness Stripper
Hammer & Nail Live
5
Marvin Gaye
Can I Get A Witness
I'll Take You There
6
Alphabetical Four
Get On Board, Little Children
Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
7
Tiny Mayberry
Oh That Nasty Man (Take A)
Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & Jazz
8
Johnny Mercer
Small Fry With Victor Young's Small Fryers
Bing Crosby And Friends
9
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Travelin' Shoes
10
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come In
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1938 – 1940
11
Little Richard
Keep A Knockin'
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
12
Chris Smither
Maybellene
Call Me Lucky
13
Chuck Berry
Maybellene
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
14
David Lindley
Mercury Blues
El Rayo-X
15
K.C. Douglas
Mercury Blues
Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
16
Violet Hall
Six Foot Papa (I'm A Whole Lot Of Woman)
The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
17
Big Maybelle
So Good To My Baby
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
18
George Thorogood
Bo Diddley
2120 South Michigan Avenue
19
Bo Diddley
Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)
The Chess Box [Disc 1]
20
Sam & Dave
Hold On! I'm a Comin'
The Very Best of Sam & Dave
21
Sam Cooke
Bring It On Home To Me
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
22
Barbara Lewis
I'll Bring It Back Home To You
Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
23
Jack Nitzsche
The Lonely Surfer
Teen Beat 5
24
Mink Deville
Just Your Friends
The Mink De Ville Collection
25
The Ramones
Needles & Pins [Single Version][Version]
Ramones Mania
26
The Books Feat. Jose Gonzalez
Cello Song
Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
27
T-Bone Burnett
House Of Mirrors
Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 2
The downstream wave of sounds that flooded the charts seemed endless in the year 1960. As was exhibited in last week’s Deeper Roots exhibition of ‘also rans’ from that year, it was a very, very crowded field. That field was spread far and wide across genres and levels of production, songwriting and performance quality. We take on that same strata this week in the show. More teen crushes, tragedies, soulful exchanges and instrumentals that bore earworms galore. That’s what we’ve got in store with performances from Fats to Jackie, Smokey to Etta, the Burnette Brothers and Ricky, Dean Martin, Freddie King and Linda Laurie…all giving it their all and doing their very best to crawl to the top of their respective charts. We’re getting ready for a wild Sunday night here in Santa Rosa, celebrating KOWS Community Radio at the Barrel Proof Lounge in downtown Santa Rosa. Hope you can make today’s Deeper Roots show and Sunday’s benefit!
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Title
Album
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1
Little Junior Parker
Driving Wheel
Feelin' Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
2
Jackie Wilson
Doggin' Around
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
3
Rosie & The Originals
Angel Baby
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
4
Jessie Hill
Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt 1
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
5
Fats Domino
Walking To New Orleans
A Lot Of Dominos
6
The Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Brill Building Sound Disc 1
7
Ray Peterson
Tell Laura I Love Her
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1
8
The Browns
The Old Lamplighter
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
9
The Platters
Harbor Lights
All-Time Greatest Hits
10
Johnny Burnette
Dreamin'
25 Greatest Hits
11
Dorsey Burnette
Hey Little One
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
12
Rick Nelson
Young Emotions
Greatest Love Songs
13
Etta James
A Sunday Kind Of Love
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
14
Jimmy Jones
Good Timin'
We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
15
Kathy Young & The Innocents
A Thousand Stars
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
16
Roy Orbison
Blue Angel
The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
17
The Smoothies
Softly
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
We’re at it again! Excavations below the crust of some pretty simple-minded teenage pap that seemed to occupy the Billboard Top 100 in the year 1960. Marketers had found the right blend of country, rhythm, pop, sentimentality and rock and this led to a churning out of as much and as they could as fast was possible. The result was a mixed bag: quantity over quality in most cases. We call it spit-balling these days. We’ll dig into the substrate of popular music that did not make the Top 40, and in some cases, the Top 100. We’ll hear from Wanda Jackson, Billy Bland, Donnie Brooks, Johnny Preston, Esther Phillips, and a few dozen others in this week’s show. Not withstanding what we do here, we have to consistently remind ourselves of the classic Tony Soprano quote: “’Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation.” So, we’re mining for the ones we don’t necessarily remember. And the big news? It’s a rare two-parts-over-two-weeks extravaganza. Hope you can join in!
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Title
Album
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1
John D Loudermilk
Tobacco Road
You Heard It Here First!
2
Wanda Jackson
Dona'a Wan'a
Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
3
Peter Sellers & Sophie Loren
Goodness Gracious Me
The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 3
4
The Flares
Hotcha Cha-Cha Brown
Foot Stompin'
5
Sugar Pie DeSanto
I Want to Know
100 Northern Soul Classics
6
Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra
Takin' Care Of Business
Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3)
7
Billy Bland
Let The Little Girl Dance
The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960
8
Larry Hall
Sandy
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
9
Varetta Dillard
A Little Bitty Tear
Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
10
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Finger Poppin' Time
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
11
Earl King
Come On, Pt. 1
Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1960-1964
12
Ernie K-Doe
A Certain Girl
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
13
Skip & Flip
Cherry Pie (1960 #11)
Greatest Hit Singles Collection
14
Donnie Brooks
Mission Bell
The Teen Years Collection: Volume 1- Dream Lover [Disc 2]
15
Manos Hadjidakis
Main Title: Never On Sunday
Never On Sunday
16
The Mark II
Night Theme
Banana Split for My Baby
17
The String-A-Longs
Wheels
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
18
The Piltdown Men
Brontosaurus Stomp
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
19
Esther Phillips
Wild Child
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
20
Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
21
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
22
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
23
Joe Jones
You Talk Too Much
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 1]
24
Ral Donner
The Girl Of My Best Friend
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
25
The Everly Brothers
When Will I Be Loved
The Complete Cadence Recordings 1957-1960 Disc 2
26
Johnny Preston
Cradle Of Love
Running Bear
27
Little Willie John
Sleep
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
28
Paul Evans
Happy-Go-Lucky-Me
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
29
The Safaris
Image of a Girl
Teen Ballads
30
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Stay
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 2]
31
Sam Cooke
Wonderful World
Greatest Hits
32
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around & Fall In Love)
First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [Disc 2]
33
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
Hey Boba Lou
The Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
34
Bobby Vee
Devil Or Angel
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
There’s an echo in the well of Americana and it reverberates from tradition and some of the early songsmiths and blues masters who delivered the blues proper through the depths of the past century of America’s music. We’ll be pulling some of the classic blues covers of songs composed by just a small collection of the great blues masters: Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Blake and beyond in this week’s episode. There is seldom enough time to make a dent in only two hours but we’ll do our best with covers from some of the inheritors like BB King, Carl Perkins, Bob Dylan, Jorma Kaukonen and a couple dozen others. We’re excavating some deeper roots this week and then tilling the airwaves with freshly turned songs of the earth; a landscape of blues cutting a deep swath across the musical landscape of the past 100 years. Celebrating blues and those who brought it home this week on KOWS Community Radio.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Graham Parker
Poor Me
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
2
Rising Sons
By And By (Poor Me) [Album Version]
Rising Sons
3
Charlie Musselwhite
Pea Vine Blues
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
4
Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson
Police Dog Blues
Quah [Bonus Tracks]
5
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Black Snake Moan
Braver Newer World
6
Bo Diddley
Diddy Wah Diddy
Bo Knows Bo
7
Bob Dylan
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Bob Dylan
8
Andy Fairweather Low
Matchbox
The Invisible Bluesman
9
Carl Perkins
Matchbox
Dixie Fried
10
Sam Price and his Texas Blusic
Match Box Blues
1929-1941
11
B.B. King
Tomorrow Night
Reflections
12
Lonnie Johnson, John Hughes, Roy Coulter
Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow Night
13
John Sebastian
I Found A Dream – (Live At Winterland)
Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings – Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings [Disc 3]
14
Lonnie Johnson
I Found A Dream
Blues & Ballads (With Elmer Snowden) (Reissued 1990)
15
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Rambler's Blues
A Stranger Here
16
Elmore James
Call It Stormy Monday
Greatest Blues Legends
17
Roomful of Blues
I Know Your Wig Is Gone
That's Right
18
Boz Scaggs
T-Bone Shuffle
Come On Home
19
Peter Wolf
Rollin' & Tumblin'
A Tribute To Muddy Waters – King Of The Blues
20
Shannon McNally
The Stuff You Gotta Watch
Black Irish
21
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Cross My Heart
Chess Blues Guitar / Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
22
Johnny Winter
Help Me
The Progressive Blues Experiment
23
Dr. John/John Hammond, Jr./Michael Bloomfield
Last Night
Triumvirate
24
Tommy Castro And The Painkillers
Bad Luck
Method To My Madness
25
Dinah Washington
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Verve Unmixed
26
Louis Jordan
Caldonia
Number Ones
27
B.B. King
Jack, You're Dead!
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
99-1/2 Won't Do [Live]
The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
2
Annie Mae & Fred McDowell
I'm Going Over The Hill
The Essential Guide To Gospel
3
Stringbean
Going Over the Hill
Layin' Low
4
John Martyn
Over the Hill
Couldn't Love You More
5
Mahalia Jackson
Just Over the Hill
Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson
6
Buck Owens
Goin' Down To The River
Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4]
7
Alison Krauss
Down To The River To Pray
Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000
8
Ray Charles
I'm Going Down To The River
Ain't That Fine
9
Suzy Boggus
It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters
Prayin' For Sunshine
10
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Going Down The River
The First Recordings
11
Etta Baker & Taj Mahal
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
12
Bobby Bare
Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning
Darker Than Light
13
Down Like Silver
To the River
Light That Match – Single
14
Lead Belly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Best Of Leadbelly
15
The Browns
In the Pines
Classics 1960 (Warped 6062)
16
Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines
The Folkway Years: 1959-1961
17
Robert Johnson
Crossroads Blues
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
18
Elmore James
Standing At The Crossroads
Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
19
The Million Dollar Quartet
Great Speckled Bird
The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
20
Buzz Cason
Hats Off to Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
21
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.
There's A Tear In My Beer
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
22
Hank Williams, Jr.
Tee Tot Song
Almeria Club
23
Dallas Wayne
Crank the Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
24
Pat Johnson
Hank And Tee Tot
Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48
25
Washboard Sam
Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]
That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)
