Category Archives: Blues

Heart of Saturday Night

February 3, 2024 Dave

Where else but the heart of Saturday night? We’ve got an eclectic collection of performances that take you ‘there and back’ this Friday morning on Deeper Roots. No theme. No tribute. No genre sweep. Just a collection of some great sounds from the past (and present). Little themes that reach deep and a few awesome covers that you may not be familiar with. We’re making our way to the outskirts of the bayou with Cookie & The Cupcakes and Jo-el Sonnier, then into some gritty blues from Muddy Waters and RL Burnside, and we’ll also have some rollicking country and soul from Big Maybelle, Buck Owens, Mickey Baker, and The Ink Spots. Add a dose of Billie Holiday, LaVern Baker, and Tow Waits…and there you have it. Some surprises and some favorites all rolled up on this Friday morning blue plate special.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Tom Waits	(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night	Used Songs 1973-1980
2	The Ink Spots	The Gypsy	Your Hit Parade 1946
3	The Impressions	Gypsy Woman	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
4	Joe Ely	The Gypsy Lady	Flatland Lullaby
5	Jo-el Sonnier	Say You Love Me	The Complete Mercury Sessions
6	Cookie & the Cupcakes	Mathilda	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
7	Bill Hayes	Poor White Trash	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
8	George Jones	Just One More	The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
9	Patsy Cline	A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
10	Buck Owens	Hot Dog (with Danny Dedmon)	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
11	Big Maybelle	Don't Leave Poor Me	Roll Your Moneymaker
12	Eilen Jewell	Don't Leave Poor Me	Down Hearted Blues
13	Jessie Mae Hamphill	Lord Help The Poor And Needy	Goin' Down South Blues Sampler Vol. 2
14	Shemekia Copeland	Lord Help the Poor and Needy	Outskirts of Love
15	Robert Belfour	Old Black Mattie	Goin' Down South Blues Sampler Vol. 2
16	Samantha Fish	Poor Black Mattie	Belle of the West
17	Leon Russell	It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry	Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks]
18	Bob Dylan	Down Along The Cove	John Wesley Harding
19	Bob Dylan	Alberta #1	Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 Deluxe-Edition 4 (Self Portrait. Original Edition; Rem. 2013)
20	The Cactus Blossoms	If Not For You	If Not For You (Bob Dylan Songs Vol. 1)
21	Sarah Jarosz	Ring Them Bells	Follow Me Down
22	Jubilaires	Casey Jones	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
23	Mickey Baker	Gloomy Sunday	The Wildest Guitar
24	Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra	Gloomy Sunday	Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 10]
25	LaVern Baker	Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
26	The Browns	Shenandoah	Classics 1960 (Warped 6062)
27	Elvis Presley	I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine	Date with Elvis
28	Elvis Presley	Poor Boy	For LP Fans Only
29	Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels	Jenny Take a Ride!	Let There Be Drums Vol 2: The 60's
30	Little Richard	Jenny Jenny	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
31	Muddy Waters	Young Fashioned Ways	The Anthology [Disc 1]
32	Shakey Jake	Roll Your Moneymaker	Roll Your Moneymaker

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More Eccentric Soul

December 8, 2023 Dave

We revisit the Numero Groups incredible catalog of rare and obscure soul recordings from the 1960s and 1970s called “Eccentric Soul”. This series is a meticulous curation and exercise in unearthing hidden gems in the soul music landscape from old record collections, master tapes, and archives to discover unreleased or overlooked tracks by artists who may not have gained widespread recognition during their time. What sets the “Eccentric Soul” series apart is its emphasis on bringing attention to regional and independent soul labels that operated on a smaller scale, often producing music reflecting the unique local music cultures of their time. Our show digs into a number of releases that showcase a diverse array of sounds, styles, and voices, offering listeners a glimpse into this rich tapestry of American soul music, honoring the best of the day with all the rough edges you’d expect (and desire) with a sincerity of artistry and bald-face emotion. Bring on the soul here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr	You're All I Need to Make It	Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label
2	Bill Moss	Sock It to 'Em Soul Brother	Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label
3	Elijah & The Ebonites	Hot Grits!!!	Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label
4	Chandlers	Your Love Keeps Drawing Me	Eccentric Soul: Capitol City Soul
5	Soul Partners	Lose The One You Love	Eccentric Soul: Capitol City Soul
6	Dean Francis & The Soul Rockers	Tippin	Eccentric Soul: Capitol City Soul
7	The Soulsations	Funky Nightclub	Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg
8	Lon Rogers & The Soul Blenders	Too Good To Be True	Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg
9	Walter And The Admerations	Life Of Tears	Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park
10	Chocolate Sunday	Second Story Man	Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park
11	Fred Williams	The Dance Got Old	Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace
12	L.T. & The Soulful Dynamics	Everyone Needs Someone	Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace
13	The Majestic Arrows	The Magic Of Your Love	Eccentric Soul: The Bandit Label, Vol. 3
14	Altyrone Deno Brown	If You Love Me	Eccentric Soul: The Bandit Label, Vol. 3
15	The Arrows	We Have Love	Eccentric Soul: The Bandit Label, Vol. 3
16	Ms. Tyree "Sugar" Jones	If You Feel It	Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label
17	Bob And Fred	I'll Be On My Way	Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label
18	Skip Drake	Wrapped Around Your Finger	Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label
19	Soul Revival	Good Feelin'	Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label
20	The Notations	This Time I'm For Real	Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label
21	The Fabulous Rhythm Makers	Mini, Mini Afro Twist	Eccentric Soul: The Forte Label
22	Marva W. Taylor	I've Lived The Life	Eccentric Soul: The Forte Label
23	Jerry Townes	You Are My Sunshine	Eccentric Soul: The Nickel & Penny Labels
24	Royal Esquires	Ain't Gonna Run	Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label
25	Marion Black	Come On And Gettit	Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label
26	Eula Cooper	Shake Daddy Shake	Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels
27	Eula Cooper	Try	Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels
28	Josephine Taylor	I've Made Up My Mind	Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation [Disc 2]
29	Renaldo Domino	Two Years Four Days	Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation [Disc 2]
30	Dynamic Tints & Pieces Of Peace	Be My Lady	Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation [Disc 1]
31	Chocolate Snow	Let Me Be Your Christmas Toy	Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace
32	Stormy	The Devastator	Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation [Disc 1]

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Jump Blues Party

November 18, 2023 Dave

Jump blues was the precursor to rock, emerging in post-war America. You can count Chuck Berry and Little Richard among those who were heavily influenced by jump blues. This lively and rhythmically driven music genre is characterized by the fusion of elements from jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues with a nod to big band. Urban migration led to this blending of musical styles and seemed to foster a faster and more electrified sound. Our show today zeroes in on some of the most influential performers in the realm of jump blues including Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Lucky Millinder, and Jimmy Witherspoon. It’s a Friday morning house party once again on KOWS Community Radio’s Deeper Roots with your host Dave Stroud with some bluesy licks, upbeat tempos and joyful vocals.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jimmy Rushing	Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today	Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
2	Bull Moose Jackson	Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me	Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950
3	Bull Moose Jackson	Keep You're Big Mouth Shut	Bad Man Jackson
4	Wynonie Harris	Wasn't That Good	Lovin' Machine
5	Wynonie Harris	Bloodshot Eyes	Lovin' Machine
6	Amos Milburn	House Party (Tonight)	Amos Milburn Rocks
7	Amos Milburn	Down The Road Apiece	Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn
8	Amos Milburn	Let's Have A Party	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
9	Johnny Otis	Baby Baby Blues	Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2
10	Johnny Otis	Good Ole Blues	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 34
11	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra	Silent George	Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
12	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra	Shorty's Got to Go	Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 4
13	Louis Jordan	Saturday Night Fish Fry	Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell
14	Louis Jordan	Salt Pork, W. Va.	Mercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 2]
15	Roy Brown, Professor Longhair & Dave Bartholomew	Cadillac Baby	Roy Brown & New Orleans R&B – Disc A
16	Roy Brown, Dave Bartholomew	Ain't Gonna Do It	Roy Brown & New Orleans R&B – Disc C
17	Big Joe Turner	Morning, Noon and Night	Big Joe Rocks
18	Big Joe Turner	Feeling Happy	Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
19	T-Bone Walker	Come Back to Me Baby Blues	Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
20	T-Bone Walker	Street Walking Woman	The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
21	Jimmy Witherspoon	K.C. Loving	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]
22	Jimmy Witherspoon	Bar Fly Blues	Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars
23	Paul Gayten	Music Goes Round And Round	Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3
24	Paul Gayten	For You My Love	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
25	Dave Bartholomew	Shrimp And Gumbo	1952-1955
26	Tiny Bradshaw	I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
27	Joe Liggins	Going Back To New Orleans	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
28	Fats Domino	I'm Walkin'	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
29	Joe Liggins	Rag Mop	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
30	Bill Haley & the Comets	Farewell, So Long, Goodbye	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint
31	Louis Jordan	Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
32	Wynonie Harris	Lollipop Mama	Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949
33	The Treniers	Go! Go! Go!	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie

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Goin’ Home

November 10, 2023 Dave

Our theme of ‘returning home’ explores not just the physical place but also a reflection of our identities, memories, and the tension between the past and the present. Returning to one’s roots is often fraught with challenges and our understanding of home is deeply intertwined with our personal growth and the changing world around us. This week we’ll be pouring through memories and nostalgia to try to find the meaning of home. Thomas Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again” introduces characters who yearn for their pasts and the comforts of home, but the reality often falls short of their memories and would serve as a guidepost for our theme today. We’ll share gospel from the Gospel Hummingbirds, classic Americana from John Prine, country tradition from Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie, and the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Big Maybelle, and Bruce Springsteen. We’re heading down that road to home in today’s show.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	John Prine	My Darlin' Hometown	Fair & Square
2	John Fogerty	Goin' Back Home	Eye Of The Zombie
3	Gospel Hummingbirds	I'm Going Home	Taking Flight
4	Bill Kirchen	Somebody's Going Home	Transatlanticana
5	Big Maybelle	Going Home Baby	The Very Best Of Big Maybelle
6	Howlin' Wolf	Going Back Home	Blues From Hell
7	Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers	I Want To Go Home	Sunny Road
8	Charles Brown	Homesick Blues	The Cocktail Combos [Disc 2]
9	Mickey & Sylvia	I'm Going Home	The Best of King Curtis (1952-1961) (Disc 2)
10	Mississippi John Hurt	Avalon, My Home Town	Best Of Mississippi John Hurt [Live]
11	Jack Guthrie	Oklahoma Hills	American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music [Disc 3]
12	Woody Guthrie	I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore	Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)
13	Hank Williams	I'm Going Home	Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
14	Hazel Dickens	West Virginia, My Home	Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1]
15	Bruce Springsteen	My Oklahoma Home	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
16	Maria Muldaur	My Tennessee Mountain Home	Maria Muldaur
17	John Prine	My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight	Beautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen Foster
18	Jimmy Martin	Homesick	Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]
19	The Louvin Brothers	I'm Ready To Go Home	Satan Is Real
20	Dolly Parton	Tennessee Homesick Blues	I Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1
21	Charlie Rich	I Feel Like Going Home	The Silver Fox
22	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	Sing Me Back Home (2006 Digital Remaster)	Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
23	Randy Newman	Going Home	Bad Love
24	The Charioteers & Frank Sinatra	I've Got A Home In That Rock	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
25	Leon Redbone	I'm Going Home	Up A Lazy River
26	Bobby Bare	Homesick	Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969
27	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	Down The Old Road To Home	Same Train, A Different Time
28	Steve Earle	Hometown Blues	Train a Comin'
29	Ricky Skaggs	Little Cabin Home On The Hills	Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics

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Jubilee Theme

November 7, 2023 Dave

It’s theme time on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on Deeper Roots and we’ll take you pretty deep today, exploring songs of jubilation and celebration. Our theme revolves around the term ‘jubilee’ and it’s meaning, at least over the past century. While its etymology is centuries deep, with roots in the Old Testament and the Hebrew word ‘yobhel’ which refers to the ram’s horn which was sounded on the Day of Atonement, there are also the jubilee references to the freeing of slaves well into the 19th century. it speaks to anniversaries, rejoicing, and freedom. We could go much deeper but what better way to celebrate than with music, and there are plenty of Americana examples that tell of jubilees. We’ll hear from country favorites like The Sons of the Pioneers, Tyler Childers, and Joe Maphis alongside early century rhythm jazz and rhythm greats like Dinah Washington, Ivie Anderson, and Benny Goodman in this week’s show. Join us

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Roy Clark	Alabama Jubilee	Swing West – vol 2 – Guitar Slingers
2	Benny Carter	Jubilee Program Intro	Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
3	Benny Carter	Jubilee Jump	Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
4	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra	Jubilee	The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1]
5	Big Joe Turner	Jumpin' At The Jubilee	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]
6	The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Patty Griffin	Jubilee	I'll Find A Way
7	Dinah Washington	There'll Be a Jubilee (from "In the Land of Hi-Fi")	Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums
8	Helen Humes	Jubilee	He May Be Your Man
9	The Andrews Sisters	There'll Be a Jubilee	Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
10	Ivie Anderson	Let's Have a Jubilee	Cocktail Hour
11	Mildred Bailey With Benny Goodman & His V-Disc All Stars	There'll Be A Jubilee	The Women of WW2 [V 4]
12	Ashley Monroe & The Americans	Jubilee	American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
13	Kathy Mattea and Friends	Jubilee	Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
14	Dave Alvin	Jubilee Train	Romeo's Escape
15	The Blasters	Jubilee Train	Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)
16	The Devil Makes Three	There'll Be A Jubilee	Redemption & Ruin
17	Riders in the Sky	Cowboy Jubilee	Best of the West
18	Sons of the Pioneers	Cowboy Jubilee	The Lost Masters
19	Sons of the Pioneers	Barnyard Jubilee	Songs of the Prairie – CD4
20	Joe Maphis	Nashville Jubilee	Country Guitar Thunder
21	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sam Bush, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Hanna	Bayou Jubilee	Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2
22	Elizabeth Mitchell Y Daniel Littleton	Jubilee	Putumayo Presents American Folk
23	The War and Treaty	Jubilee	Hearts Town
24	Arkansas Dave	Jubilee	Arkansas Dave
25	Charlie Parr	Jubilee	Charlie Parr
26	Tyler Childers	Jubilee	Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?
27	JD McPherson	Jubilee	Undivided Heart & Soul
28	Carolyn Hester	Swing And Turn Jubilee [Album Version]	Folk Classics (Roots Of American Folk Music)
29	Jake Xerxes Fussell	Jubilee	Out of Sight
30	R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders	Alabama Jubilee	Chasin' Rainbows
31	Doc Watson	Alabama Jubilee	Good Deal!

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Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas

October 27, 2023 Dave

From the cold grey light of dawn to some gospel coverage from Luther Dickinson, George Jones and The Golden Gate Quartet, Deeper Roots this week takes another pull at the thread of tapestry of the past century, once again celebrating America’s music. We’re in fine form, no doubt, because the players this week move from the ‘king of boogie’, John Lee Hooker, to one of the great contemporary songwriters, Iris DeMent. We’ll share a track from her latest album, one that ventures into the dark corners of this country’s recent history with her brilliant eight minute soliloquy “Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas”. We’ll share songs about liars, feeling good, 99 year blues, and that last train to Memphis. Join Dave Stroud for two hours from America’s songbooks, from church to steeple to songs about its people. We’ll be coming to you live from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Louis Armstrong	Go Down Moses	Louis And The Good Book
2	Iris DeMent	Goin' Down To Sing In Texas	Workin' On A World
3	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	Texas Flood	Texas Flood
4	George Jones	Take The Devil Out Of Me	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
5	The Golden Gate Quartet	Let That Liar Alone	Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
6	Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands	Let That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)	The Hazel and Alice Sessions
7	Luther Dickinson	Ain't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples)	Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II	[amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
8	Lucinda Williams	Hot Blood	Sweet Old World
9	Dave Alvin	I Feel So Good	Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
10	Taj Mahal	Good Morning Little School Girl	Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home
11	Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur	99 Year Blues	Penny's Farm
12	Emily Scott Robinson	Delta Line	Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23
13	Eric Clapton	So Tired	Back Home
14	John Lee Hooker	Don't Look Back Ft. Van Morrison	King Of The Boogie
15	Van Morrison	Streamline Train	Moving On Skiffle
16	Blues Image	Parchman Farm	Open
17	Mose Allison	The Seventh Son	Allison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]
18	Little Feat	Two Trains	Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (1 of 4)
19	The Band	Last Train To Memphis	Jubilation
20	Dr. John The Night Tripper	Mama Roux	The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974
21	Shirley & Lee	Feel So Good	The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)
22	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars	Havana Moon	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
23	Slim Harpo	Baby Scratch My Back	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
24	Alabama Shakes	Killer Diller Blues	American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
25	Lee Ann Womack	Take The Devil Out Of Me	The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone

Mix Master’s Delight

September 15, 2023 Dave

An eclectic free form blend of sounds featuring a variety highlighted by Memphis Minnie, T-Bone Burnett, The Rascals, The Miracles and Carole King…plus over a dozen others in our last show of summer 2023. As the walls of justice close in on traitors and seditionists, we lean on the hope that the constitutional provision that prevents their ilk from ever holding office is the key to saving democracy. Politics aside, the music this week features songs about baking biscuits, diamonds, shopping around, head spinning and what it’s like living here in the U.S.A. Friday morning’s Deeper Roots is a blend of classic and deep tracks designed to set the table for the weekend, right here on Community Radio for West Sonoma County and the world. Tune in, turn on but don’t, just don’t, drop out.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Elvis Presley	Such a Night	Artist of the Century Disc 2
2	Carole King	Like Little Children	The Legendary Demos [+Digital Booklet]
3	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
4	Clyde McPhatter	A Lover's Question	Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
5	Mark Knopfler	Donegan's Gone	Shangri-La
6	Mazzy Star	I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit	Fade Into You [Single]
7	Memphis Minnie	I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuits	Queen Of Country Blues
8	Snooks Eaglin	My Head Is Spinning	Complete Imperial Recordings
9	Etta James/Harvey Fuqua	My Heart Cries [Duet with Harvery Fuqua]	At Last!
10	The Miracles	Shop Around	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
11	The Rascals	I've Been Lonely Too Long	All I Really Need: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, 1965-1971
12	The Monkees	A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You	Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
13	Steve Miller Band	Living in the U.S.A.	Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits
14	T-Bone Burnett	Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend	Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 1
15	Daniel Lanois	Sometimes	Hear Music, Vol. 10: Reveal
16	Randy Newman	Birmingham	Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1
17	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away	Original Recordings
18	David Lindley & El Rayo-X	Never Knew Her	Very Greasy
19	Nick Lowe	I'll Be There	The Impossible Bird
20	BR5-49	Cherokee Boogie	BR5-49
21	Dave Edmunds	Bail You Out	D.E. 7th
22	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	Ossun Two-Step	American Roots Music [Disc 4]
23	The Texas Tornados	Little Bit Is Better Than Nada	4 Aces
24	Little Willie John	My Love Is	Lone Star
25	The Champs	Tequila	Red, White & Rock Disc 1
26	Norah Jones	Creepin' In	Feels Like Home
27	Warren Zevon	Play It All Night Long	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 1]
28	Marshall Crenshaw	Silver Wings	Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
29	The Mamas & the Papas	Dedicated to the One I Love	Greatest Hits
30	Stray Cats	I Won't Stand in Your Way	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4
31	The Sandals	Theme from "Endless Summer"	The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing Magazine
32	Betty Everett	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)	Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
33	Tom Petty	Big Weekend	Highway Companion

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Hair’s On Fire

August 23, 2023 Dave

It’s summer and what better time to roll out the scorchers; vocals with an emphasis on big beats, screamin’ guitars and performances that sweat quite profusely in the noonday sun. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be digging through the archives of early rock, rhythm & blues and rockabilly for some tumultuous and head-splitting numbers from the past. Songs that woke up the neighbors if only played at a moderate level and woe be the terrified fifties’ parents when they heard the hi-fi blaring these songs from the youngster’s room. We’ve put together a collection of wildcat tamers, killer dillers, and not a bit of filler in the show today that will leave you breathless. Among those sparking the fuel that could set the hair on fire are Tarheel Slim, Jimmy Breedlove, Chan Romero, Big Mama Thornton, and the one and only Richard Penniman. Tune in for another Friday morning collection of the very best from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud, on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Chan Romero	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
2	Jimmy Lloyd	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket	Rocket In My Pocket
3	Dale Hawkins	Wildcat Tamer	Wildcat Tamer
4	Art Wood	Hey Jibbo	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
5	Jimmy Breedlove	Killer Diller	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 9]
6	Tarheel Slim	Number 9 Train	The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
7	Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Can't Stay Away From You (W. Little Ann)	The Robin & Fire Years
8	Little Richard	Lucille	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
9	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
10	Little Richard	Rip It Up	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
11	Big Mama Thornton	They Call Me Big Mama	Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
12	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
13	Elvis Presley	My Baby Left Me	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
14	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Rocket In My Pocket
15	Gene Vincent	Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me	The Screaming End: The Best Of Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
16	Billy Lee Riley	Red Hot	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
17	Billy Lee Riley	Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll	Sun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2]
18	Johnny Burnette	Rock Billy Boogie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
19	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
20	Freddy Cannon	Tallahassee Lassie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
21	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Frenzy	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
22	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put A Spell On You	Heatin' Up
23	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)	Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
24	Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
25	Wynonie Harris	Lovin' Machine	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
26	Jackie Brenston	Rocket 88	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
27	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
28	Buster Brown	Raise A Ruckus Tonight	Rhythm & Western Volume 7 – Jambalaya
29	The Midnighters	Sexy Ways	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
30	Dorothy Ellis	Drill Daddy, Drill	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
31	LaVern Baker	Voodoo Voodoo	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
32	Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the Witnesses	Jump, Jive, An' Wail	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
33	Ronnie Dee	Action Packed	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
34	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second Series
35	Gene Vincent	Race With the Devil	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
36	Wanda Jackson	Fujiyama Mama	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
37	Larry Williams	Bony Maronie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
38	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3

Celebrating Tom Waits

July 24, 2023 Dave

This week we’ll spend our two hours in a shroud of barroom musk, out-of-tune brass, and painted ladies all spent before the tunes of an American treasure. We speak of Tom Waits. The New York Times, in a review of Barney Hoskyns’ 2009 biography of Tom Waits, Lowside of The Road describes our subject today thusly: “He is as potent and unpredictable a musical force as most of us have witnessed in our lifetimes, and that’s not faint praise. The graveyard croak of his gravelly, bellowing baritone is righteous, paint-scraping, unmistakable; it scatters small animals and slaps your synapses to startled attention. With what’s left of your adrenalized wits, you can attend to his mordant lyrics, which he packs into songs he divides (as his wife, Kathleen Brennan, put it) into two primordial categories: “the grand weeper” and “the grim reaper”. He’s our neighbor here in Sonoma County and we could not be more proud of the boy…really.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	John Hammond, Jr.	Clap Hands	Wicked Grin
2	Courtney Marie Andrews	Downtown Train	Come On Up To The House – Women Sing Waits
3	Tom Waits	Tom Traubert's Blues	Small Change
4	Willie Nelson;Sheryl Crow;Lukas Nelson	Come On Up To The House	Heroes
5	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Way Down In The Hole	Spirit Of The Century
6	The Holmes Brothers	Train Song	Promised Land
7	King Ernest	House Where Nobody Lives	Not The Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 2
8	The Blue Hawaiians	Jockey Full of Bourbon	Savage Night
9	Tom Waits	Dead & Lovely	Real Gone
10	Tom Waits	Ice Cream Man	Closing Time
11	Holly Cole	(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night	Temptation
12	Norah Jones	The Long Way Home	Feels Like Home
13	Tom Waits	I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You	Closing Time
14	Hayes Carll	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Trouble In Mind
15	Eagles	Ol' '55	The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
16	Willie Nelson	Picture In A Frame	It Always Will Be
17	Tom Waits	On The Nickel	Heartattack And Vine
18	Marc Ribot	Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits)	Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018
19	Tom Waits	The Soul Of A Man	God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
20	Solomon Burke	Diamond in Your Mind	Don't Give Up on Me
21	Tom Waits	Whistlin4 Past The Graveyard	Used Songs 1973-1980
22	Tom Waits	Georgia Lee	Mule Variations

Americana, Bluegrass, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Mountain Music

O Brother Revisited

July 15, 2023 Dave

Roots music found commercial success in 2000 with the release of the movie O Brother Where Art Thou, a finely crafted but outrageous tale of Depression-era America with fantastical imagery of hair wax, baptisms, and chain gangs woven into a tapestry built from Homer’s Odyssey. The music, assembled by T-Bone Burnett, was a major component of the film and recorded before the film even began with Burnett working with the Coen brothers while the script was in its working phases. It would become an effort that elevated a genre at the turn of the century called Americana. This week’s show will share some of the period-specific music that helped to propel the notion that blues, jazz, bluegrass, country, and gospel could be used to put that time and a ghostly familiar culture into focus. We’ll use O Brother’s musical sensibilities to take us somewhere quite familiar (and at the same time quite terrifying) as we pay homage with Americana roots, featuring sounds from The Carters, Jesse Fuller, Dan Tyminski, Jimmie Rodgers, W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys, among others.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Estil C. Ball	Lonesome Valley	Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
2	The Carter Family With Special Guest Johnny Cash	Lonesome Valley	Keep On The Sunny Side
3	Harry McClintock	Big Rock Candy Mountain	O Brother, Where Art Thou?
4	Jimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell's Orchestra	You Are My Sunshine	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]
5	Alison Krauss	Down To The River To Pray	A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
6	Peasall Sisters	Fair and Tender Ladies	Home to You
7	Roberta Martin Singers	The Old Ship of Zion	Halleluja Gospel & Prayers
8	The Stanley Brothers	A Life Of Sorrow	Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain Boys
9	Dan Tyminski/Soggy Bottom Boys	Man of Constant Sorrow	O Brother, Where Art Thou?
10	W. Lee & His Hillbilly Boys	Please Pass The Biscuits Pappy	Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938
11	Country Gentlemen	I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)	1963 (Warped 6305)
12	The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys	Clinch Mountain Backstep	Constant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 3]
13	The Whites	Keep on the Sunny Side	O Brother, Where Art Thou?
14	Chuck Wagon Gang	I'll Fly Away	1941-1948 (Warped 4128)
15	Hannah Peasall/Leah Peasall/Sarah Peasall/The Peasall Sisters	In the Highways	O Brother, Where Art Thou?
16	Ralph Stanley	Oh, Death (Featuring Gillian Welch)	Clinch Mountain Sweethearts
17	Jesse Fuller	Amazing Grace	15 Down Home Gospel Classics
18	The Statler Brothers	Statler Brothers – Amazing Grace	Bless This House [Disc 3]
19	The Stanley Brothers	Angel Band	O Brother, Where Art Thou?
20	Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord	Constant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 2]
21	Doc Watson	In the Jailhouse Now	Memories
22	Robert Johnson	They're Red Hot	ABC Of The Blues Vol 18
23	Lefty Frizzell	My Rough And Rowdy Ways	Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers
24	Jimmie Rodgers	Frankie And Johnnie	Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]
25	Peerless Four	Trouble in My Way	Southern Journey Vol 8 (Velvet Voices: Eastern Shores Choirs, Quartets, and Colonial Era Music)
26	Chuck Wagon Gang/Jack Greene	Family Bible	70th Anniversary
27	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Goin' Down To The River Of Jordan	Take Me To The Water
28	The Carter Family	River Of Jordan	Can The Circle Be Unbroken
29	W. Lee O'Daniel	O'Daniel radio show sign off	Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938
30	The Carter Family	Can The Circle Be Unbroken	Can The Circle Be Unbroken
31	John Hartford	Indian War Whoop [Instrumental]	O Brother, Where Art Thou?

A Century of America's Music