Category Archives: Blues

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

January 4, 2025 Dave

This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Little Milton	We're Gonna Make It	Chess Blues Disc 4
2	Marvin Gaye	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)	Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2]
3	Jimmy Ruffin	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
4	Cat Power	Aretha, Sing One For Me	Jukebox
5	Aretha Franklin	Don't Play That Song	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
6	Jimmy Reed	Hush-Hush	The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics
7	Willie Nelson	I'll Love You Till The Day I Die	A Beautiful Time
8	Chris Isaak	Only the Lonely	Baja Sessions
9	J.J. Cale	I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)	Okie
10	Pokey LaFarge	Home Home Home	Rhumba Country
11	The Mavericks	That's Not My Name	Suited Up and Ready… – EP
12	Esquivel	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
13	The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band	The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)	Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
14	Bob Moore & His Orchestra	Mexico	Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
15	Louis Jordan	Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5	Number Ones
16	Ethel Smith	Tico Tico	Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
17	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass	Spanish Flea	Definitive Hits
18	Herbie Hancock	Rockit	Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1]
19	Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson	It's A Lovely Day Today	Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
20	Julie London	Watermelon Man	Wild Cool and Swingin'
21	Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band	I Sold My Heart To The Junkman	Vol. 3-Blues Roots
22	B.B. King	Why I Sing the Blues	Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
23	Gale Garnett	We'll Sing In The Sunshine	Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2]
24	Shamir	Lived and Died Alone	Northtown – EP
25	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Run Through the Jungle	Tropic Thunder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
26	The Notting Hillbillies	Run Me Down	Missing….Presumed Having A Good Time
27	First Aid Kit	Emmylou	The Lion's Roar (Bonus Track Version)
28	Marshall Crenshaw	On the Run	Good Evening
29	Eugene Pitt/The Jive Five	What Time Is It?	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
30	Marshall Crenshaw	What Time Is It?	Field Day

Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Gospel, Oldies

Heaven and Hell

December 13, 2024 Dave

On this Friday the 13th, our show takes on the constructs of heaven and hell as its chosen theme. Songs that explore the debatable and sometimes fantastical concepts that, while they vary significantly across cultures and tradition, still remain human constructs rather than universal truths. Or are they? I sure don’t know and I doubt that you do. They have no doubt been formed as symbolic or metaphorical ideas formulated to help humankind find a straight path to that ‘great morning’…or something like that anyway. We’re not here to practice heresy or blasphemy, only to observe…and there’s plenty of music to call this theme one of mixed metaphors. Tune in for some Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Eric Clapton, Solomon Burke, Bill Neely and a whole crowd of other sinners and saints pounding out the concepts of heaven and hell in song with melodies both fierce and solemn. Tune in for quite the time.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	David Lindley and Wally Ingram	Oh Death	Twango Bango II
2	John Lee Hooker & Ben Harper	Burnin' Hell	The Best Of Friends
3	Dr. John	Party Hellfire	Anutha Zone
4	Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra	The Night Before Judgement Day	Blues Women
5	Eric Clapton	If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day	Sessions For Robert J
6	The Louvin Brothers	The Great Judgement Morning	Close Harmony [Disc 8]
7	Johnny Cash	Redemption	American Recordings
8	Joe Strummer/Mescaleros	Redemption Song	Streetcore
9	Vera Hall	Death, Have Mercy	Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
10	Jimmy Reed	Going By The River (Pt. 1)	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 37
11	Hank Williams	The Angel Of Death	Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
12	Dave Van Ronk	St. James Infirmary	Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
13	Ralph Stanley	The Death Of John Henry [Album Version]	Ralph Stanley
14	David Johansen & The Harry Smiths	Oh Death	David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
15	Solomon Burke	The Judgement	Don't Give Up on Me
16	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Beams of Heaven	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
17	The Zion Harmonizers	Old Time Religion	Ultimate Gospel Fest
18	Camille Howard	When I Grow Too Old to Dream	Brown Gal
19	The Cats & The Fiddle	When I Grow Too Old To Dream	The Very Best Of
20	John Prine & Mac Wiseman	Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age	Standard Songs for Average People
21	Red Foley	Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age	Tennessee Saturday Night
22	Bill Neely	Satan's Burning Hell	The Essential Guide To Gospel
23	Sheryl Crow	Go Tell It On The Mountain	Home For Christmas
24	Iris DeMent	I've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)	Lifeline
25	Patsy Cline	Life's Railway To Heaven	Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
26	Grandpa Jones	Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me	An American Original
27	Carl Story	When the Pearly Gates Swing Open	1951-1952 (Warped 5158)
28	The Golden Gate Quartet	No Restricted Signs (Up In Heaven) (1946)	Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
29	Flatt & Scruggs	The Drunkard's Hell	The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
30	Mississippi Fred McDowell	Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' In My Room)	Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 1]
31	Fannie Bell Chapman	He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield	Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Gospel, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Theme Time

The Rise of Soul Music

December 8, 2024 Dave

Soul music’s roots come from the urbanization and commercialization of rhythm and blues in the late fifties and early sixties. Young black musicians, often nurtured in black churches, enjoyed and listened to R&B sounds and began a fusion of R&B, blues and gospel that would later take on the moniker “soul music”. The term “soul” had been used in African American culture, particularly among musicians, to emphasize the feelings of power, spirit and creativity found in its culture. Regional acts and labels took this genre into different directions that included, among other things, vocal interplay, gospel rhythms and themes that were translated from the sacred to the secular, all with mix heavy on standard rock or brass rhythm sections. The blend and variety brought out the contrasting tones of grit and pop-infused sounds. From Sam Cooke to James Brown and Etta James to Brenda Holloway…we’ll take a journey through the rise of soul music.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Southern Tones	It Must Be Jesus	Southern Gospel
2	Ray Charles	I Got a Woman	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
3	Etta James	Tears Of Joy	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
4	Clyde McPhatter	Seven Days	London American Label Year By Year 1956
5	Ray Charles	Lonely Avenue	Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell
6	James Brown	Please, Please, Please	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
7	Sam Cooke	You Send Me	Greatest Hits
8	Sam Cooke	I'll Come Running Back To You	Birth Of Soul: 1
9	Etta James	Come What May	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
10	The Chantels	Maybe	Pure R&B: Vol. 4- What'd I Say
11	Clyde McPhatter	Lover's Question	The Atlantic Story [UK]
12	Ray Charles	(Night Time Is) The Right Time	Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]
13	Eugene Church	Pretty Girls Everywhere	Solid Gold Soul 1959
14	Jackie Wilson	That's Why ( I Love You So )	Lonely Teardrops
15	Jackie Wilson	Lonely Teardrops	Solid Gold Soul 1959
16	The Fiestas	So Fine	Solid Gold Soul 1959
17	James Brown	Try Me	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of James Brown
18	The Drifters	There Goes My Baby	All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1]
19	The Impressions	Shorty's Got To Go	Birth Of Soul: 3
20	Jerry Butler	He Will Break Your Heart	Birth Of Soul: 1
21	Marie Knight	Come Tomorrow	Birth Of Soul: 2
22	Gloria Lynne	You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength	Birth Of Soul: 1
23	The Impressions	Gypsy Woman	Birth Of Soul: 1
24	The Mar-Keys	Last Night	Last Night!/Do the Pop-Eye
25	Brenda Holloway	I'll Give My Life	Birth Of Soul: 2
26	Jan Bradley	Mama Didn't Lie	Birth Of Soul: 1
27	Claudine Clark	The Telephone Game	Birth Of Soul: 1
28	William Bell	Any Other Way	Birth Of Soul: 1
29	Jimmy Hughes	I'm Qualified	Birth Of Soul: 1
30	Barbara Lynn	You'll Lose A Good Thing	Birth Of Soul: 1
31	Joe Henderson	Snap Your Fingers	Birth Of Soul: 1
32	The Falcons	I Found A Love	Birth Of Soul: 2
33	Solomon Burke	Down In The Valley	Birth Of Soul: 2
34	Etta James	Something's Got A Hold On Me	Birth Of Soul: 1
35	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Cry Baby	Birth Of Soul: 1
36	Barbara Lewis	Snap Your Fingers	Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings

Spinnin’ The Fifties

December 1, 2024 Dave

The 1950s were an incredibly vibrant decade for music, clearly a reflection of a post-war energy and relief. Urban jazz, the bright lights of broadway, and the crooning magic moments that lept off the silver screen were a paradox to the golden age of country music, the passionate rhythm of swing and R&B and, of course, the new audiences celebrating youth at sock hops, malt shops and sleepovers. It was an age of celebration and discovery if you were young; an age of culture shock if you weren’t. This week on Deeper Roots, we’ll tiptoe through the sounds of Dave Brubeck, Dion, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and a host of others who planted their flag in the decade of the fifties. An unusual playlist for sure. Drop on by and try to get past the fact that Black Friday will soon be over and holiday madness gets into full swing.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Rosemary Clooney	Hey There	Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
2	Peggy Lee	Bali Ha'i	American Beauty
3	Doris Day	Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)	Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
4	Sarah Vaughan	Lover Man	Great American Songbook
5	Chet Baker	My Funny Valentine	Blue Note Blend: On The Count Of 3
6	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Take Five	Pop Memories of the '60s
7	The Champs	Tequila	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
8	Duane Eddy	Rebel Rouser	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
9	Santo & Johnny	Sleepwalk	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
10	Hank Williams	Hey, Good Lookin'	24 Greatest
11	Johnny Cash	I Walk The Line	Original Greatest Hits
12	Porter Wagoner	A Satisfied Mind	A Slice Of Life & Satisfied Mind
13	Dion	I Wonder Why	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
14	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
15	The Bobbettes	Mr. Lee	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
16	The Fleetwoods	Come Softly To Me	Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
17	The Platters	Only You (And You Alone)	All-Time Greatest Hits
18	The Platters	The Great Pretender	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
19	Fats Domino	Blueberry Hill	This Is Fats Domino
20	Frankie Avalon	Venus	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
21	Ricky Nelson	Lonesome Town	Destination Lonely Street
22	Ricky Nelson	Poor Little Fool	Ricky Nelson
23	Paul Anka	Diana	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
24	Elvis Presley	Don't Be Cruel	Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
25	Chuck Berry	Roll Over Beethoven	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
26	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
27	Eddie Cochran	Summertime Blues	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
28	Bill Haley & The Comets	Rock Around The Clock	Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
29	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)
30	Danny & the Juniors	At the Hop	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
31	Chuck Berry	Johnny B. Goode	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
32	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Atlantic Rock & Roll
33	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
34	Shirley & Lee	Let The Good Times Roll	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
35	Ray Charles	What'd I Say	The Soul Story, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Jazz, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Urban Blues

American Banned Stand

November 23, 2024 Dave

The past century’s puritanical interlopers, better known as the ‘thought police’, have had their way with music. And we’re not talking about just the lyrics (which will no doubt be the source of most of the songs in the show today)…whether that be the sound of the saxophone or Link Wray’s sinister fuzz and feedback…telling us how to think or suggesting that your children would be swayed to the dark side due a mention of Susie getting home past curfew. It’s an age old problem. It’s really stinkin’ thinkin’ if you’d have asked Frank Zappa. And someone did and summarized his opinions thusly: “Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate their sexuality.” All the songs this week suffered from some form of censorship, whether corporate or governmental. And we’re going to play them…damned be the fools.

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Free Form, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues

Big Blue Diamonds

November 16, 2024 Dave

There’s hope in music. And if we need something to carry us forward over the coming years it’s hope. So we’ll take all we can get with all the music we can get. This week’s Deeper Roots show takes us through a blend of genres, making a free form journey across the landscape of America’s music from the past century. We’ll bring you Cannonball Adderley right alongside Hank Thompson and The Neville Brothers, The Doors, Patsy Cline and Mink Deville to start. Dave Stroud’s done some scouring through those dusty digital archives for well- (and little-) known gems with stories and ballads. He’ll be taking you to where country meets soul, jazz meets boogie woogie and where there’s an unlikely fusion of reggae, folk, and zydeco. Topics include wedding days, jiggers of gin, honeydrippers, and the topic of Texas and some big blue diamonds. Tune in this week. Take your mind off the grifters and haters that have polluted the pond.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Elvis Presley	Burning Love	Nippers 70's-Vol.1
2	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Long Lost And Worried	Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry
3	Mink Deville	A Train Lady	The Mink De Ville Collection
4	Major Lance	Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um	The Very Best of Major Lance
5	Linda Lyndell	What A Man	Soul Sides: Volume One
6	Little Johnny Taylor	Big Blue Diamonds	Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3
7	Tex Ritter	Big Blue Diamonds	Famous Country Music Makers
8	Waylon Jennings	Drinkin' and Dreamin'	The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 2
9	The Doors	The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)	L.A. Woman: 40th Anniversary Mixes [Bonus Tracks]
10	Tex Williams	I Got Texas In My Soul	The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 10
11	Willie Nelson	Texas In My Soul	One Hell Of A Ride
12	Patsy Cline	Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul	Volume 3
13	Pokey LaFarge	End of My Rope	Rock Bottom Rhapsody
14	O. C. Smith	The Son Of Hickory Holler Tramp	More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
15	The Eternals	Babalu's Wedding Day	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
16	Snooks Eaglin	My Head Is Spinning	Complete Imperial Recordings
17	Arthur Alexander	I Hang My Head And Cry	Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3
18	Jimmy Lee	You Ain't No Good For Me	Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
19	Andre Williams	Pardon Me (I've Got Someone To Kill)	More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
20	Big Daddy Wilson	I Got Plenty	Deep in My Soul
21	Ray Charles	Mess Around	Atlantic Rock & Roll
22	Dr. John	Honey Dripper	Definitive Pop Collection
23	Varetta Dillard	Mercy, Mr. Percy	The Lovin' Bird
24	Mink DeVille	Mazurka	Le Chat Bleu
25	BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet	Zydeco Gris Gris	Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco [Disc 1]
26	Rockin' Dopsie	Zydeco Around The World	Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco [Disc 1]
27	The Neville Brothers	Sitting in Limbo	Fiyo on the Bayou
28	Hank Thompson	Scotch And Soda	A Collection Of Drinking Songs
29	Cannonball Adderley	Mercy, Mercy, Mercy	Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
30	Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers	My Sugar Is So Refined	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53
31	Nina Simone	I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl	Artist's Choice: Norah Jones
32	The Righteous Brothers	Something's Got A Hold On Me	The Moonglow Years

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Gospel, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Theme Time

Rain Theme

September 28, 2024 Dave

Seven years after our community was ravaged by three different wildfires, we’re going to focus on the theme of rain in our show today. Call it a rain dance if you must but we’re hoping that not only will the weather give us one more year of respite from the flaming torrent of climate change-induced wildfires but also make it two years in a row with reservoir replenishment. So why not a theme that promotes rainy weather? We’ll go to every genre corner in the show today: gospel, jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, soul and rhythm & blues. Tune in for a themed collection this morning that includes the likes of Glenn Yarbrough, Percy Sledge, Leon Russell, Lonnie Johnson and Billy “The Kid” Emerson. There’s a whole lot more so join in and find out. A sunny September morning leads us to our rain dance…or whatever you call it.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Sons of the Pioneers	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (Remastered)	Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
2	Buddy Guy	Feels Like Rain	Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy
3	Hugh Laurie	Didn't It Rain	Didn't It Rain (Deluxe)
4	Sons Of South	Didn't It Rain Children	The Best Of Nashboro Gospel
5	Lew Childre	It Don't Do Nothing but Rain	…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
6	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Buy for Me the Rain	Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 1
7	Sir Douglas Quintet	The Rains Came	Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet
8	Eddie Rabbitt	I Love A Rainy Night	Superstars Of Country
9	Albert Lee	Rainbows All Over Your Blues	The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons
10	Buddy Holly	Raining in My Heart	The Definitive Collection
11	The Cascades	Rhythm of the Rain	Teen Ballads Disc 2
12	Lonnie Johnson	Pouring Down Rain	Complete Folkways Recordings
13	John Hammond, Jr.	Little Rain Falling	Country Blues
14	Billy "The Kid" Emerson	When It Rains, It Pours	Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1955-1956
15	Big Maybelle	Rain Down Rain	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
16	Leon Russell	A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks]
17	Irma Thomas	It's Raining	Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1
18	Irma Thomas	I Think It's Going to Rain Today	Simply Grand
19	Madeleine Peyroux	California Rain	Half The Perfect World
20	Billie Holiday	Come Rain Or Come Shine	Billie's Best
21	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Have You Ever Seen The Rain	Rock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th Anniversary
22	The Mavericks	Here Comes the Rain	Music for All Occasions
23	The Serendipity Singers	Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)	My Music Original Masters Folk Rewind [Disc 2]
24	Glenn Yarbrough	Baby the Rain Must Fall	Pop Memories of the 60s: Vol. 4- Blue Velvet [Disc 1]
25	Roy Orbison	Leaving Makes The Rain Come Down	One of the Lonely Ones
26	The Everly Brothers	Crying in the Rain	Singles / EP's /Radio / Live
27	Merle Travis	Rainy Day Feeling	Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
28	Grandpa Jones	It's Raining Here This Morning (Remake)	Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56
29	The Birmingham Sunlights	It's Gonna Rain	Folk Masters
30	Simon & Garfunkel	Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall	Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
31	Percy Sledge	I Wish It Would Rain	Blue Night
32	Nick Lowe	Raining Raining	Nick's Knack

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Fifties Country, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues

Also Rans 1956

September 21, 2024 Dave

The charts for the year 1956 were overtaken by Elvis. No question. There were a few others that illuminated the jukebox namely Fats Domino, Webb Pierce, Little Richard, and The Platters. Rock ‘n roll’s impact swept the floor with most burying some fairly incredible performances in it’s wake. Call it an avalanche. Call it a mudslide. Call it what you like. As I began to assemble a show looking at the top of the charts for the year, I found that starting at the bottom and working my way up was a revelation. Whether it was country, rhythm & blues, rock ‘n roll or pop…there were some delicious also-rans that I could not ignore so chose to ignore the Top 30 and focused today’s show on the so-called losers below the waterline of the Top 40. And what a joy it was! We’ll hear from some of them including Big Joe Turner, The Dells, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, Carl Smith and Kitty Wells in today’s show. I hope you’ll find some time, morning, noon or night, to listen in.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Ernie Freeman Combo	Jivin' Around, Part 1	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
2	Bo Diddley	Pretty Thing	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
3	Chuck Berry	Too Much Monkey Business	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
4	Big Joe Turner	The Chicken and the Hawk	Big Joe Rocks
5	LaVern Baker	I Can't Love You Enough	Rock & Roll
6	Clyde McPhatter	Seven Days	Rock & Roll
7	Chuck Willis	Juanita	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
8	Chuck Willis	It's Too Late	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
9	The Clovers	Devil or Angel	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
10	The Dells	Oh What A Nite	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1]
11	The Moonglows	See Saw	Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]
12	Little Willie John	Home At Last	Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
13	Ray Charles	Lonely Avenue	Ray Charles – 93 Essential Tracks
14	Otis Williams & His Charms	Ivory Tower	Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2
15	The Five Keys	Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind	Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats
16	The G-Clefs	Ka-Ding Dong	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
17	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
18	Sil Austin	Slow Walk	Great Instrumental Hits Of The 50s-80s (10 Songs)
19	Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra With Eddie Heywood	Canadian Sunset	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
20	June Carter Cash	Juke Box Blues	Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1
21	Eddy Arnold	You Don't Know Me	Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955
22	Webb Pierce	Teenage Boogie	All Hits! [Disc 2]
23	Johnny Horton	093-Honky Tonk Man	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
24	The Louvin Brothers	Cash On The Barrelhead	Capitol Country Music Classics
25	Kitty Wells	The Lonely Side of Town	The Complete Country Hits
26	Sonny James	The Cat Came Back	Singles
27	Marty Robbins	I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far)	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
28	Porter Wagoner	Tryin' to Forget the Blues	The Essential Porter Wagoner
29	Tennessee Ernie Ford	That's All	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]
30	Hank Thompson	I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt	Most Of All
31	Sanford Clark	The Fool	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
32	Choir / Faron Young / Hubert Long	Turn Her Down	The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (1 of 2)
33	Carl Smith	Wicked Lies	Kisses Don't Lie
34	Wanda Jackson	I Gotta Know	Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
35	Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers/Jimmy Wright	The ABC's of Love	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
36	The Chordettes	Born To Be With You	Four By Four – Girl Groups

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Free Form, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues

Little Bit O’ Bad

August 25, 2024 Dave

A little bit of good, a little bit of bad, and a whole lot of Americana classics. This morning’s Deeper Roots show runs the gamut from boogie Woogie to country ballads, classic rock, soul, blues, gospel and everything but the kitchen sink. Dave Stroud will be featuring songs that celebrate the band of gold, bad boys, bad girls, schooldays nostalgia, and the silly notion that black cats are no more than a warning when, in fact, they are a sign from on high of the very best being yet to come. Tune in for the likes of Stephen Stills, Johnny Cash, Cleo Brown, NRBQ and…yes, Billie Eilish as we celebrate America’s roots from then until now where no ocean is wider nor mountain is high. Celebrate a free form extravaganza with us as we push our way through August, well past the dog days and into the breezy, cool nights of summer’s waning. All for you and the neighborhood on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	NRBQ	A Little Bit Of Bad	Message For The Mess Age
2	Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs	Stay	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
3	Ronnie Hawkins	Matchbox	Duane Allman: An Anthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]
4	The Hunt Sisters	Elvis Is Rocking Again	Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
5	Elvis Presley	Dirty Dirty Feeling	Elvis Is Back!
6	Cleo Brown	Boogie Woogie	Picking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie Pioneers
7	Big Joe Turner	Boogie Woogie Country Girl	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
8	Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis	Boogie Woogie Country Gal	Wild! Wild! Wild!
9	The Drifters	Let The Boogie Woogie Roll	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
10	Robert Plant	Let The Boogie Woogie Roll	More Friends
11	Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven	Down The Road Apiece	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
12	Billie Eilish	Bad Guy	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
13	Robert Gordon	Bad Boy	Bad Boy
14	The Jive Bombers	Bad Boy	Cry-Baby
15	Slim Rhodes Band	Bad Girl	Sun Ballads 1953-62
16	The Miracles	Bad Girl	The 35th Anniversary Collection
17	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kin…	Mama Don't Like My Man	I Learned the Hard Way (Bonus Version)
18	Johnny Cash	I Will Rock And Roll With You	The Legend: Old Favorites And New [Disc 2]
19	Willie Nelson	Bring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version)	Naked Willie
20	Roy Orbison	Dream Baby	The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
21	Roy Orbison	She Wears My Ring	Crying
22	Greg Brown	Band of Gold	Down in There
23	Don Cherry	Band Of Gold	Rockin' & Rollin' Wedding Songs, Vol. 1
24	Elvis Presley	Wear My Ring Around Your Neck	50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
25	Rev. Emmett Dickinson	A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
26	Johnny Winter	Black Cat Bone	The Progressive Blues Experiment
27	Memphis Minnie	Black Cat Blues – Take 1	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
28	Johnny Cash	Mean Eyed Cat	The Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 1]
29	Johnny Cash	Ring Of Fire	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
30	Roy Orbison	Rock House	Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 1]
31	Pixies	Havalina	Bossanova
32	BR5-49	I'm Going Down	Dog Days
33	Stephen Stills	Acadienne	Man Alive!
34	Louis Jordan	Boogie Woogie Blue Plate	Number Ones
35	Marty Wilde	Bad Boy	The Epic Story 1960

Americana, Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Oldies

Dirty Money

July 19, 2024 Dave

We’ve heard them all, the quotes about money being the root of all evil, you can’t take it with you, money can’t buy happiness…but there’s this one little thing that is seldom expanded on and that is the story of ‘dirty money’. There’s plenty of fodder in that area…from the banker CEO to the coal company CEO…there’s never an effort to help raise all boats, only the yachts. Capitalism is our theme. No, wait, is it bank robbing? No, most likely the working man trying to put bread on the table. Hold on, I know. It’s runaway inflation and the blame game. In any event, we’ll be all over the board in today’s show, bringing you music about money cravin’ folks from Blind Alfred Reed, working down on Maggie’s Farm and we’ll also have ourselves a hint of a fireside chat to make us feel better. We’ll also head down to coal country and Bonnie and Clyde, Woody Guthrie, and “Voila! An American Dream” from Rodney Crowell. Tune in. Should be fun.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	David Rawlings	Money Is the Meat in the Coconut	Poor David's Almanack
2	The Andrews Sisters	Money is The Root of All Evil	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
3	Randy Newman	It's Money That Matters	Land of Dreams
4	Rodney Crowell	Voila, An American Dream	Collection
5	Bob Brozman	Follow The Money	Post-industrial Blues
6	Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra	Just an Old Fashioned Girl	Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits
7	Dr. John	(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away	The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974
8	Ry Cooder	No Banker Left Behind	Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
9	Woody Guthrie	The Jolly Banker (Woody Guthrie)	Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2]
10	Jake Xerxes Fussell	All in Down and Out	Jake Xerxes Fussell
11	Roy Zimmerman	Joel Osteen	Rize Up
12	Bob Dylan	Maggie's Farm	The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1]
13	Blind Alfred Reed	Money Cravin Folks	Complete Recorded Works 1927-29
14	Barbecue Bob	We Sure Got Hard Times Now	Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif
15	Bo Carter	Times Is Tight Like That	Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif
16	Betty O' Brian	Money Honey	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
17	The O'Jays	For The Love Of Money	Funk Explosion
18	Solomon Burke	Honey Where's The Money Gone	Nashville
19	John Lee Hooker	I Need Some Money	That's My Story ( Sings the Blues)
20	SNCC Freedom Singers; Reagon, Cordell	Which Side Are You On?	Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
21	Bruce Springsteen	The Ghost of Tom Joad	Chapter & Verse
22	Wray Family	(Dark As A Dungeon Way) Down In The Mine	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
23	Band Of Ruhks	Coal Mining Man featuring Dr. Ralph Stanley	Band Of Ruhks
24	Buddy Durham	Sixteen Tons	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
25	Justin Townes Earle	Down In The Valley	Coal Country Music
26	Stan Farlow	1040 Blues	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
27	Rex Allen	Money, Marbles And Chalk	The Versatile Rex Allen [Disc 2]
28	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)	Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
29	Merle Haggard	Working Man Blues	Merle Haggard Country Legend-Disc 1
30	Ferlin Husky	22 – Money Greases the Wheels	Ferlin Husky Singles
31	J.J. Cale	Money Talks	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
32	Kronos Quartet	Which Side Are You On	Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger

A Century of America's Music