Category Archives: Blues

Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Louis ArmstrongGo Down MosesLouis And The Good BookAmazon
2Iris DeMentGoin' Down To Sing In TexasWorkin' On A WorldAmazon
3Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleTexas FloodTexas FloodAmazon
4George JonesTake The Devil Out Of MeGeorge Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
5The Golden Gate QuartetLet That Liar AloneNegro Spirituals, Vol. 1Amazon
6Laurie Lewis And The Right HandsLet That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)The Hazel and Alice SessionsAmazon
7Luther DickinsonAin'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]
8Lucinda WilliamsHot BloodSweet Old WorldAmazon
9Dave AlvinI Feel So GoodCommon Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
10Taj MahalGood Morning Little School GirlGiant Step & De Ole Folks At HomeAmazon
11Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur99 Year BluesPenny's FarmAmazon
12Emily Scott RobinsonDelta LineUp South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23Amazon
13Eric ClaptonSo TiredBack HomeAmazon
14John Lee HookerDon't Look Back Ft. Van MorrisonKing Of The BoogieAmazon
15Van MorrisonStreamline TrainMoving On SkiffleAmazon
16Blues ImageParchman FarmOpenAmazon
17Mose AllisonThe Seventh SonAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
18Little FeatTwo TrainsHotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (1 of 4)Amazon
19The BandLast Train To MemphisJubilationAmazon
20Dr. John The Night TripperMama RouxThe Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974Amazon
21Shirley & LeeFeel So GoodThe Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)Amazon
22Levon Helm & The RCO All-StarsHavana MoonLevon Helm & The RCO All-StarsAmazon
23Slim HarpoBaby Scratch My BackThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2Amazon
24Alabama ShakesKiller Diller BluesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
25Lee Ann WomackTake The Devil Out Of MeThe Lonely, The Lonesome & The GoneAmazon

Mix Master’s Delight

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Elvis PresleySuch a NightArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
2Carole KingLike Little ChildrenThe Legendary Demos [+Digital Booklet]Amazon
3Wilson PickettIn the Midnight HourRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
4Clyde McPhatterA Lover's QuestionMalt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
5Mark KnopflerDonegan's GoneShangri-LaAmazon
6Mazzy StarI'm Gonna Bake My BiscuitFade Into You [Single]Amazon
7Memphis MinnieI'm Gonna Bake My BiscuitsQueen Of Country BluesAmazon
8Snooks EaglinMy Head Is SpinningComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
9Etta James/Harvey FuquaMy Heart Cries [Duet with Harvery Fuqua]At Last!Amazon
10The MiraclesShop AroundHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1Amazon
11The RascalsI've Been Lonely Too LongAll I Really Need: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, 1965-1971Amazon
12The MonkeesA Little Bit Me, A Little Bit YouBillboard Top Pop Hits: 1967Amazon
13Steve Miller BandLiving in the U.S.A.Young Hearts: Complete Greatest HitsAmazon
14T-Bone BurnettDiamonds Are a Girl's Best FriendTwenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 1Amazon
15Daniel LanoisSometimesHear Music, Vol. 10: RevealAmazon
16Randy NewmanBirminghamGood Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon
17Dan Hicks & The Hot LicksHow Can I Miss You When You Won't Go AwayOriginal RecordingsAmazon
18David Lindley & El Rayo-XNever Knew HerVery GreasyAmazon
19Nick LoweI'll Be ThereThe Impossible BirdAmazon
20BR5-49Cherokee BoogieBR5-49Amazon
21Dave EdmundsBail You OutD.E. 7thAmazon
22Steve Riley & The Mamou PlayboysOssun Two-StepAmerican Roots Music [Disc 4]Amazon
23The Texas TornadosLittle Bit Is Better Than Nada4 AcesAmazon
24Little Willie JohnMy Love IsLone StarAmazon
25The ChampsTequilaRed, White & Rock Disc 1Amazon
26Norah JonesCreepin' InFeels Like HomeAmazon
27Warren ZevonPlay It All Night LongI'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 1]Amazon
28Marshall CrenshawSilver WingsTulare Dust: Tribute to Merle HaggardAmazon
29The Mamas & the PapasDedicated to the One I LoveGreatest HitsAmazon
30Stray CatsI Won't Stand in Your WayDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4Amazon
31The SandalsTheme from "Endless Summer"The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing MagazineAmazon
32Betty EverettThe Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
33Tom PettyBig WeekendHighway CompanionAmazon

Hair’s On Fire

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Chan RomeroThe Hippy Hippy ShakeLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
2Jimmy LloydI Got A Rocket In My PocketRocket In My PocketAmazon
3Dale HawkinsWildcat TamerWildcat TamerAmazon
4Art WoodHey Jibbo60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps CollectionAmazon
5Jimmy BreedloveKiller DillerRhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 9]Amazon
6Tarheel SlimNumber 9 TrainThe Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]Amazon
7Tarheel Slim & Little AnnCan't Stay Away From You (W. Little Ann)The Robin & Fire YearsAmazon
8Little RichardLucilleSound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1Amazon
9Little RichardGood Golly Miss MollyLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
10Little RichardRip It UpDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
11Big Mama ThorntonThey Call Me Big MamaHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsAmazon
12Big Mama ThorntonHound DogBlues Masters Vol. 3: Texas BluesAmazon
13Elvis PresleyMy Baby Left MeLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
14Elvis PresleyMystery TrainRocket In My PocketAmazon
15Gene VincentHold Me, Hug Me, Rock MeThe Screaming End: The Best Of Gene Vincent & His Blue CapsAmazon
16Billy Lee RileyRed HotLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
17Billy Lee RileyFlying Saucer Rock 'n' RollSun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2]Amazon
18Johnny BurnetteRock Billy BoogieLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
19Johnny BurnetteThe Train Kept A Rollin'Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
20Freddy CannonTallahassee LassieLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
21Screamin' Jay HawkinsFrenzyLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3Amazon
22Screamin' Jay HawkinsI Put A Spell On YouHeatin' UpAmazon
23Ann ColeGot My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues OriginalsAmazon
24Koko TaylorWang Dang DoodleBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
25Wynonie HarrisLovin' MachineLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
26Jackie BrenstonRocket 88Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3Amazon
27Clarence "Frogman" HenryAin't Got No HomeDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
28Buster BrownRaise A Ruckus TonightRhythm & Western Volume 7 – JambalayaAmazon
29The MidnightersSexy Ways60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps CollectionAmazon
30Dorothy EllisDrill Daddy, DrillGet Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3Amazon
31LaVern BakerVoodoo VoodooLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
32Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the WitnessesJump, Jive, An' WailLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
33Ronnie DeeAction PackedLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
34Jerry Lee LewisGreat Balls Of FireBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
35Gene VincentRace With the DevilLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
36Wanda JacksonFujiyama MamaLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
37Larry WilliamsBony MaronieLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
38Little RichardTutti FruttiLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3Amazon

Celebrating Tom Waits

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John Hammond, Jr.Clap HandsWicked GrinAmazon
2Courtney Marie AndrewsDowntown TrainCome On Up To The House – Women Sing WaitsAmazon
3Tom WaitsTom Traubert's BluesSmall ChangeAmazon
4Willie Nelson;Sheryl Crow;Lukas NelsonCome On Up To The HouseHeroesAmazon
5The Blind Boys Of AlabamaWay Down In The HoleSpirit Of The CenturyAmazon
6The Holmes BrothersTrain SongPromised LandAmazon
7King ErnestHouse Where Nobody LivesNot The Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 2Amazon
8The Blue HawaiiansJockey Full of BourbonSavage NightAmazon
9Tom WaitsDead & LovelyReal GoneAmazon
10Tom WaitsIce Cream ManClosing TimeAmazon
11Holly Cole(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday NightTemptationAmazon
12Norah JonesThe Long Way HomeFeels Like HomeAmazon
13Tom WaitsI Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With YouClosing TimeAmazon
14Hayes CarllI Don't Wanna Grow UpTrouble In MindAmazon
15EaglesOl' '55The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1Amazon
16Willie NelsonPicture In A FrameIt Always Will BeAmazon
17Tom WaitsOn The NickelHeartattack And VineAmazon
18Marc RibotBella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits)Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018Amazon
19Tom WaitsThe Soul Of A ManGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
20Solomon BurkeDiamond in Your MindDon't Give Up on MeAmazon
21Tom WaitsWhistlin4 Past The GraveyardUsed Songs 1973-1980Amazon
22Tom WaitsGeorgia LeeMule VariationsAmazon

O Brother Revisited

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Estil C. BallLonesome ValleySounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White SpiritualsAmazon
2The Carter Family With Special Guest Johnny CashLonesome ValleyKeep On The Sunny SideAmazon
3Harry McClintockBig Rock Candy MountainO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
4Jimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell's OrchestraYou Are My SunshineDecca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]Amazon
5Alison KraussDown To The River To PrayA Hundred Miles Or More: A CollectionAmazon
6Peasall SistersFair and Tender LadiesHome to YouAmazon
7Roberta Martin SingersThe Old Ship of ZionHalleluja Gospel & PrayersAmazon
8The Stanley BrothersA Life Of SorrowStanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain BoysAmazon
9Dan Tyminski/Soggy Bottom BoysMan of Constant SorrowO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
10W. Lee & His Hillbilly BoysPlease Pass The Biscuits PappyWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
11Country GentlemenI Am Weary (Let Me Rest)1963 (Warped 6305)Amazon
12The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysClinch Mountain BackstepConstant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 3]Amazon
13The WhitesKeep on the Sunny SideO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
14Chuck Wagon GangI'll Fly Away1941-1948 (Warped 4128)Amazon
15Hannah Peasall/Leah Peasall/Sarah Peasall/The Peasall SistersIn the HighwaysO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
16Ralph StanleyOh, Death (Featuring Gillian Welch)Clinch Mountain SweetheartsAmazon
17Jesse FullerAmazing Grace15 Down Home Gospel ClassicsAmazon
18The Statler BrothersStatler Brothers – Amazing GraceBless This House [Disc 3]Amazon
19The Stanley BrothersAngel BandO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
20Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysCryin' Holy Unto My LordConstant Sorrow: Bluegrass From Root To Flower [Disc 2]Amazon
21Doc WatsonIn the Jailhouse NowMemoriesAmazon
22Robert JohnsonThey're Red HotABC Of The Blues Vol 18Amazon
23Lefty FrizzellMy Rough And Rowdy WaysSongs Of Jimmie RodgersAmazon
24Jimmie RodgersFrankie And JohnnieRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]Amazon
25Peerless FourTrouble in My WaySouthern Journey Vol 8 (Velvet Voices: Eastern Shores Choirs, Quartets, and Colonial Era Music)Amazon
26Chuck Wagon Gang/Jack GreeneFamily Bible70th AnniversaryAmazon
27J.E. Mainer's MountaineersGoin' Down To The River Of JordanTake Me To The WaterAmazon
28The Carter FamilyRiver Of JordanCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
29W. Lee O'DanielO'Daniel radio show sign offWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
30The Carter FamilyCan The Circle Be UnbrokenCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
31John HartfordIndian War Whoop [Instrumental]O Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon

Soothe Me

We’re digging into the archives. Deep down into the wells…for a collection of rhythm & blues, country, gospel, and tradition with performances from Patsy Cline, Sonny Boy Williamson, Marty Stuart, Dinah Washington and nearly three dozen others. Friday morning inspiration from the courtroom bench, the gospel pew, and from the piano bench…as we bring you another episode of the very best of the past 100 years to the stream. There’s trouble and some double entendre from Julia Lee, some rousing sanctified call and response from Eugene Smith and The Roberta Martin Singers, as well as a bootleg Dylan piece that we’ll share with you. Join Dave Stroud this coming Friday morning for the very best of America’s music from the past century.
No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob DylanI Want You (Take 4, Alternate Take)The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Sampler)Amazon
2Eugene Smith And The Roberta Martin SingersSatisfiedHow Sweet it WasAmazon
3Marie KnightSatisfied With JesusHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
4Spiritual FiveSatisfied With HimI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3]Amazon
5Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersI Have A Friend Above All OthersThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
6Johnnie Taylor/The Soul StirrersWalk With Me20 Gospel GreatsAmazon
7Sam CookeTrouble In MindThe Rhythm And The BluesAmazon
8Steve ForbertDevil (Here She Comes Now)CompromisedAmazon
9Shorty LongDevil With a Blue Dress OnHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1Amazon
10Mitch Ryder & the Detroit WheelsDevil with the Blue Dress On /Good Golly Miss MollyDetroit Breakout! 1Amazon
11Julia LeeTrouble In MindKansas City Star [Disc 1]Amazon
12Julia LeeLotus BlossomKansas City Star [Disc 1]Amazon
13Wynonie HarrisGood Morning JudgeAll She Wants To Do Is RockAmazon
14Chuck BerryHave Mercy JudgeThe Chess Box Disc 3Amazon
15Carl MartinGood Morning, JudgeCarl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded WorksAmazon
16Sonny Boy WilliamsonYour Funeral And My TrialHis Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
17Hugh LaurieSend Me To The 'Lectric ChairDidn't It Rain (Deluxe)Amazon
18Dinah WashingtonSend Me To The 'Lectric ChairThe Bessie Smith SongbookAmazon
19Johnny OtisCourt Room BluesVarious Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]Amazon
20Jorma KaukonenJudge, I'm Not SorryThe Land Of HeroesAmazon
21The Country GentlemenThe SentenceThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
22Ernest TubbDear JudgeLast Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2Amazon
23Patsy ClineA Church, a Courtroom, and Then GoodbyeLive at the OpryAmazon
24Washboard SamBucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)Amazon
25Hank WilliamsMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18Amazon
26Louis Armstrong & All His StarsMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItThe Ultimate Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
27Page & PlantMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItGood Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun RecordsAmazon
28Joe ElyRock Me My BabyMusta Notta Gotta Lotta [rem] (1981)Amazon
29Marty StuartA Satisfied MindCountry MusicAmazon
30Tennessee Ernie FordCool, Cool KissesMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]Amazon
31Bea FooteWeedThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
32Sam & DaveSoothe MeThe Best Of Sam & DaveAmazon
33The PersuasionsSoothe MeGood NewsAmazon

Soul Divas

The sound of both longing and empowerment surfaces in this morning’s Deeper Roots show as we take the wayback machine to the 1960s for some of the very best in female soul. With every female vocalist, group-based or solo, that surfaced from the Motown stable there were dozens upon dozens of hopefuls lined up by other labels and producers. We’ve visited many of them in past shows but there are always more to share and some memorable performances that can get easily overlooked in the crowded field. And while we’ve heard a number of these performers in past shows: Betty Everett, Mary Wells, and Carla Thomas…there are also the unknowns who deserve attention. We’ll spend some more time with Mitty Collier, Dee Dee Warwick and Etta James and find some other names to pay attention to including Odessa Harris, Helene Smith, and Delilah Keenebruew. Tune in Friday morning at 9 Pacific for some deep tracks and favorites from a few of those 60s soul divas.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mitty CollierDon't Let Her Take My BabyTalking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968Amazon
2Mitty CollierI Gotta Get Away From It AllNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
3Mitty CollierI Had A Talk With My ManChess Uptown SoulAmazon
4Carla ThomasB-a-b-ySomething to Believe InAmazon
5Carla ThomasI Like What You're Doing (To Me)I'll Take You ThereAmazon
6Betty EverettI Can't Hear YouChapel Of Love…And Other Great Girl Group Gems [Disc 3]Amazon
7Betty EverettTrouble Over The WeekendUp All Night! 56 Northern Soul ClassicsAmazon
8Betty EverettYou're No GoodOldies But Goodies Vol. 11Amazon
9Yvonne CarrollPlease Don't GoUp All Night! 56 Northern Soul ClassicsAmazon
10Tammy MontgomeryIt's MineNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
11Odessa HarrisA Rockin' Good WayNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)Amazon
12Varetta & The ThomasesFly By NightNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)Amazon
13Sugar Pie DeSantoI Want To KnowNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)Amazon
14Mary WellsBye Bye BabyNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
15Mary WellsCan't You See (You're Losing Me)After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
16Helene SmithThrills and ChillsI Am Controlled By Your LoveAmazon
17Helene SmithSure ThingI Am Controlled By Your LoveAmazon
18Helene SmithI Am Controlled By Your LoveI Am Controlled By Your LoveAmazon
19Maxine BrownAm I Falling In LoveNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)Amazon
20Dee Dee SharpBaby CakesNorthern Soul – The Early Years (CD 1)Amazon
21Etta JamesSeven Day FoolNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)Amazon
22Dee Dee WarwickWe're Doing FineKent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2Amazon
23Linda JonesA Last Minute MiracleAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
24Linda JonesYou Hit Me Like TNTUp All Night! 56 Northern Soul ClassicsAmazon
25Mavis StaplesYou're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger)The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 3]Amazon
26Colette KellyLong And Lonely WorldThe Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 3]Amazon
27Delilah KeenebruewBright LightsAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
28Jean KnightYou Think You're Hot StuffThe Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 9]Amazon
29Shirley WaltonI Was Born To Love YouThe Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]Amazon
30Margie JosephWhat You Gonna DoThe Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4]Amazon
31Jeanne & The DarlingsIt's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul)The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]Amazon
32Linda LyndellWhat A ManThe Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]Amazon
33Debbie TaylorNever Gonna Let Him KnowKent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2Amazon
34Gwen OwenLiesNorthern Soul OriginalsAmazon
35Irma ThomasRuler of My HeartSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
36Aretha FranklinI Never Loved a Man30 Greatest HitsAmazon

Sass & Gas

An eclectic episode full of sass, gas and plenty of brass. We’re going the free form route today and there’ll be plenty of embellishments to the morning as we take a blindfolded trip through a hall of mirrors with some classy vocals from Frankie, Peggy Lee and Helen Forrest; some honky tonk whiskey-in-the-bottle twangin’ from George Jones, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee; rocking rhythm passion from Tina Turner, The Marquees, and Elmore James; and much more including some little known nuggets from Bob Dylan, Merle Travis, and Daddy Cleanhead. We’re going to set the morning on fire with plenty of fuel from the deeper wells of the past century of America’s music. You don’t want to miss out. Join Dave Stroud for another Friday morning selection of wild tune-age on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Hank PennyHold The PhoneTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
2Ike & Tina TurnerIt's Gonna Work Out FineBirth Of Soul: 3Amazon
3Marshall CrenshawBlues Is KingDowntownAmazon
4Daddy CleanheadSomething's Goin' On In My RoomBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]Amazon
5The MarqueesHey Little SchoolgirlOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
6The Delta Rhythm BoysDry BonesThe Best Of 1940-50Amazon
7James TaylorComing Back To YouHere It Is: A Tribute to Leonard CohenAmazon
8Bob DylanBraggin'TriplicateAmazon
9Frank SinatraI Got Plenty O' Nuttin'Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]Amazon
10Peggy LeeI'm Beginning To See The LightBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume FourAmazon
11Glen Gray & The Casa Lorne OrchestraBlue MoonBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
12The Artie Shaw Orchestra Feat. Helen ForrestDeep In A DreamThe Essential Artie Shaw [Disc 2]Amazon
13Buddy EmmonsDeep In The Heart Of TexasBuddy Emmons Sings Bob WillsAmazon
14Geraint WatkinsDeep in the Heart of TexasAide MemoireAmazon
15Carl PerkinsMatchboxOriginal Sun Greatest HitsAmazon
16Jimmie Dale GilmoreTrain of LoveCome on BackAmazon
17Slim WhitmanDown In The ValleyWagon Wheels [Disc 2]Amazon
18The Handsome FamilyDown In the Valley of Hollow LogsThrough the TreesAmazon
19The Louvin BrothersThe Wreck On The HighwaySing the Great Roy Acuff SongsAmazon
20George JonesJust One MoreThe Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967Amazon
21Geraint WatkinsHeart of StoneRush of BloodAmazon
22Merle TravisI Used To Work In ChicagoThe Guitar Picker CD1 – Divorce Me C. O. D.Amazon
23Webb PierceCalifornia BluesBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
24The CarlislesNine Have Tried (and None Have Died) (Second Countdown)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
25Hank WilliamsNo, No JoeBeyond The SunsetAmazon
26Charlie LouvinKaty DearCharlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster SongsAmazon
27Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysCadillac in Model "A"Legends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
28Jerry Lee LewisEnd of the Road25 All-Time Greatest Sun RecordingsAmazon
29Everly BrothersI'm Here to Get My Baby Out of JailClassic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2Amazon
30Johnny CashTrain Of LoveHis Sun Years: Down SouthAmazon
31T-Bone BurnettI'm Coming HomeTruth DecayAmazon
32Bob DylanRing Them BellsOh MercyAmazon
33Steve AllenThis Could Be The Start Of Something BigBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]Amazon

Imperial Rhythm & Rockabilly

The Imperial label will be the subject of this week’s Deeper Roots show. Founded in 1947 by Lew Chudd, it’s early years featured some of the very best rhythm and blues and early rock you could find. Their lineup included some of the big names of early rock, not least of which was Roy Brown, Fats Domino, Frankie Ford and Ricky Nelson. They would dabble in country and jazz but also looked to strike while the iron was hot when Elvis hit with a blend of country and rhythm and blues in the mid-50s. They did so by looking for new names with ducktails and driving combos in the rockabilly era. This episode focuses primarily on the 1950s with a future episode taking us further into the label’s sale to Liberty Records in 1963 but not before Lew Chudd purchased Aladdin and Minit Records, bringing over even more of the R&B talent that they would be known for. It’s another Deeper Roots Friday morning on KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fats DominoThe Fat ManMartin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint EastwoodAmazon
2Smiley LewisTee-Nah-NahI Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 1Amazon
3Guitar Slim and His BandBad Luck Is On Me [Woman Troubles]Louisiana Swamp BluesAmazon
4Big Jay McNeelyAll That Wine Is GoneJumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]Amazon
5T-Bone WalkerCold Cold FeelingBest Of Black & White & Imperial YearsAmazon
6Fat Man Matthews & the Four KittensLater BabyRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3Amazon
7Fats DominoGoin' HomeRock And RollinAmazon
8Lil' Son JacksonGet High EverybodyVol. 2 1950-1952Amazon
9Smiley LewisBig MamouI Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2Amazon
10HawksI-YiMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53Amazon
11Pee Wee CraytonWin-OPee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial RecordingsAmazon
12Joe Houston OrchestraAll Night LongLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
13The PelicansAin't Gonna Do ItRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2Amazon
14The SpidersI Didn't Want To Do ItSound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1Amazon
15Dave BartholomewAnother Mule1952-1955Amazon
16James "Sugar Boy" CrawfordShe Gotta Wobble (When She Walks) (Imperial 5424)R&B Humdingers Volume 12Amazon
17Bobby Mitchell with Dave Bartholomew's Orch.'Try Rock And RollBlowing The Fuse: 1956Amazon
18Lew WilliamsCat TalkClassic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot ChicksAmazon
19Lew WilliamsGone Ape ManEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
20Merle KilgoreErnieEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
21The StrikesBaby I'm SorryEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
22Bob LumanRed HotEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
23Ricky NelsonStood UpEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
24Ricky NelsonBoppin' The BluesEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
25Ricky NelsonWaitin' In SchoolLegacy [Disc 1]Amazon
26Dennis HerroldHip Hip BabyEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
27Weldon RogersSo Long, Good Luck & GoodbyeEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
28Dorsey & Johnny BurnetteMy HoneyEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
29Dorsey & Johnny BurnetteWarm LoveEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
30Slick SlavinSpeed CrazyEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
31Bill AllenPlease Give Me SomethingEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
32Jackie WalkerOnly Teenagers AllowedEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
33Billy EldridgeLet's GoEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
34Faye AdamsKeeper Of My HeartCrescent City SoulAmazon
35Roy BrownLet the Four Winds BlowThe Complete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
36Ricky NelsonMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItLegacy [Disc 1]Amazon

Rhythm & Blues Jezebels

Wild and sassy sounds from the archives of 40s and 50s rhythm & blues featuring some of the female dynamos of the genre coming your way on a Friday morning here on Deeper Roots. We’ll be featuring some great performances from the catalog of Jubilee Records (those Jubilee Jezebels) and a host of peers including some early scorchers from Little Sylvia (Robinson), Big Maybelle, Viola Watkins, Fay Simmons, and Ruth Brown. For the first three or four decades of the recorded blues and jazz, women played a major part in black music’s popularity and there was a resurgent ‘boom’ post-war that played a bigger part than we imagined in that tidal wave of wild rhythm beat that would become rock and soul. These are some classic tracks that don’t always get the attention they deserve…but they will here on Deeper Roots on a Friday morning on KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Sister Rosetta TharpeStrange Things Happen Every DayGood News (Vol 3) Get Away JordanAmazon
2Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells)Sweet ManBlues WomenAmazon
3Mabel ScottCatch Em Young Treat Em Rough Tell Em NothingBlues WomenAmazon
4The EnchantersBoogie Woogie DaddyJubilee JezebelsAmazon
5EnchantersHousewife BluesMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53Amazon
6Jeanne GayleBim Bam BabyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
7Little SylviaDrive Daddy DriveJubilee JezebelsAmazon
8Little SylviaEverything I Need But YouJubilee JezebelsAmazon
9Little SylviaAin't Gonna Do ItVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
10Viola WatkinsIt Must Be LoveJubilee JezebelsAmazon
11Viola WatkinsBoogie Woogie On A Saturday NightBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
12Viola WatkinsReally RealJubilee JezebelsAmazon
13Varetta DillardMercy, Mr PercyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
14Mabel ScottMr FineVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
15LaVern BakerVoodoo VoodooVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
16Edna McGriffOh Little DaddyStompin' 34Amazon
17Edna McGriffI'll Surrender AnytimeJubilee JezebelsAmazon
18Edna McGriff & The TomcatsMambo BabyRumba Gone MamboAmazon
19Big MaybelleOne Monkey Don't Stop No ShowThe Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55Amazon
20Big MaybelleRing Dang DillyThe Very Best Of Big MaybelleAmazon
21Big MaybelleHair Dressin' WomenABC Of The Blues Vol 29Amazon
22Ruth BrownSmooth OperatorVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
23Fay SimmonsYou Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic BombAtomic PlattersAmazon
24Fay SimmonsElla WeaverDapper DanAmazon
25Fay SimmonsHangin' AroundVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
26Patti JeromeNo Mama, No PapaStompin' 22 – Crazed Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders!Amazon
27Linda HopkinsRock And Roll BluesVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
28Carol FranKnock KnockRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty BabiesAmazon
29Carol FranI'm Gonna TryCat Scratchin'Amazon
30Carole FranYou Can't Stop MeJubilee JezebelsAmazon
31Marie KnightGrasshopper BabyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
32Dolly CooperAy La BahVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
33Dolly CooperTell Me, Tell MeVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
34Ella Mae MorseHow Can You Leave A Man Like This?Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
35Annisteen AllenFujiyama MamaFrom The GhettoAmazon