Category Archives: Blues

Country Rhythm & Blues

We’ll be covering the covers once more this week but this time we’ll be burrowing into a cross section of genres to get to the heart of the matter. It’s country songs with rhythm & blues interpretations, all from the decades of the fifties and sixties. We’ll hear from a few familiars rhythm rockers including The Coasters, Fats Domino, King Curtis and Ruth Brown as they take on the very best of country and tradition with a style all their own. But there’s also the surprises and unknowns like Thin Man Watts, Piney Brown, and The Ray-o-Vacs to fill out the show this morning. From Jambalaya to Tumbling Tumbleweeds, we’ve got some fine soul and R&B interpretations for you. Tune in and find out.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Ray-O-VacsTake Me Back To My Boots And SaddleRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
2Piney BrownOoh You Bring Out The Wolf In MeRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
3Joe LigginsWhiskey, Women And Loaded DiceJoe Liggins & The HoneydrippersAmazon
4Billy Ward & The DominoesLonesome RoadVol. 4-21 HitsAmazon
5The HurricanesPistol Packin' MamaTheme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 1]Amazon
6Scatman CrothersGhost Riders In The SkyRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
7Andre WilliamsYou Are My SunshineRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
8Jimmy RicksDo You PromiseRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
9Thin Man WattsWalking The Floor Over YouRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
10Mickey & SylviaTo The ValleyRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
11The CoastersSorry But I'm Gonna Have To PassRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
12Clyde McPhatterI'm Movin' OnMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
13Little Junior ParkerWalking The FloorMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
14Guitar JrPick Me Up On Your Way DownRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
15Ruth BrownI Burned Your LetterRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
16Fats DominoDon't Come Knockin'A Lot Of DominosAmazon
17Varetta DillardA Little Bitty TearThe Lovin' BirdAmazon
18Bobby HebbNight Train To MemphisRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
19Esther PhillipsRelease MeYour Hit Parade – The Early '60SAmazon
20King CurtisYour Cheatin' HeartRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
21King CurtisTumbling TumbleweedsRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
22The MarvellettesLove LettersRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
23Damita JoJambalaya (On The Bayou)Rhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
24Travis RicksNo Need To CryRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
25Little MackLet Hootenanny BluesRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
26Joe HintonLovesick BluesRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
27Big MaybelleCold Cold HeartRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
28Fats DominoYour Cheatin' HeartVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2)Amazon
29Ray CharlesI've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Swingova)Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
30Esther PhillipsAm I That Easy To Forget (LP Version)Country Side Of EstherAmazon
31Esther PhillipsI've Forgotten More Than You'll Ever Know About Him (LP Version)Country Side Of EstherAmazon
32O. C. SmithThe Son Of Hickory Holler TrampMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
33Ray CharlesWhen I Stop Dreamin'Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
34Little RichardSettin' the Woods on FireKing of Rock and Roll [Collectors' Choice Music]Amazon
35Little RichardJoy, Joy, Joy (Down In My Heart)Rhythm & Western Volume 6 – I'm Moving OnAmazon
36Koko TaylorHonky TonkyRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon

Cool Daddy

Welcome to the club. We’ve got some cool sounds from the jazz lounges and clubs blended with some beat generation salutations for you this morning. Beatniks, boppers, lounge chanteuse performances, saxophones, and some cool fifties sounds. Tune in for Patsy Raye and The Beatniks, Earl Bostic, Mose Allison, Charlie Parker’s Quintet, and a BeBop blend of out-of-this-world swing and percussion. From the Gaslight Café to Slim Gallaird’s Yep Roc sounds…we’ll have your foot tappin’ and your fingers snappin’ on a magical blend of cool ultra-lounge and café sounds from mid-century. Tune in on the web or grab our free app out on the Apple Store or Google Play. You can find them by searching for KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dizzy Gillespie & His OrchestraSalt PeanutsKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
2Gerry Mulligan QuartetSwinghouseThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
3Charles KuraltThe Greenwich Village PoetsThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
4King PleasureDon't Get ScaredThe BeBop SingersAmazon
5Mose AllisonYour Mind Is On VacationAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
6Earl BosticUp There In The OrbitSputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in SpaceAmazon
7J. J. Johnson BeboppersCoppin' The BopJ. J. Johnson: Bone-O-Logy (Proper Introduction)Amazon
8Peggy LeeThe Boy from IpanemaUltra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' TooAmazon
9Richard Marino & His OrchestraFeverUltra-Lounge, Vol. 6: RhapsodesiaAmazon
10Martin DennyCoolUltra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo HollywoodAmazon
11Patsy Raye And The BeatniksBeatnik's WishThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
12Carl SandburgOn BeatniksThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
13Three Bips, A BopProfessor BopThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
14Charlie Parker QuartetCosmic RaysThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
15Charlie Parker QuintetScrapple From The AppleKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
16Charlie Ventura & His OrchestraHaThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
17Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street BoysOop-Bop Sh-BamThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
18Elmer BernsteinLike Having FunThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
19Del Close & John BrentCoolThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
20Slim Gaillard, The Middle EuropeansYip Roc HeresyThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
21Oscar Brown Jr.But I Was CoolThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
22The PlayboysCharge ItDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
23Joe CarrollGot A Penny BennyThe BeBop SingersAmazon
24Lambert, Hendricks & RossTwistedThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
25Ken NordineHunger Is FromThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
26Eddie JeffersonOld ShoesThe BeBop SingersAmazon
27Serge ChaloffGabardine And SergeBirth of BebopAmazon
28Julie LondonDaddyWild Cool and Swingin'Amazon
29Edd Kookie ByrnesKookie's Mad PadThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
30Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes And Connie StevensKookie Kookie [Lend Me Your Comb]The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 2Amazon
31Mabel ScottYesDestination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.Amazon
32Julie LondonNice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastWild Cool and Swingin'Amazon
33Cooltrane QuartetSome Like It HotVintage Cafi Vol.3Amazon

Finger Pickin’ Good

Tune in Friday morning for a finger pickin’ helping of Americana and beyond as our show revisits some guitar masters from blues, country blues, folk and tradition. We’ll take a spin across the landscape of steel and gut string tradition with a collection that features tracks from Stefan Grossman, Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kottke, Merle Travis and over a dozen others. As February wraps up, we’ll be completing our February journey out of winter’s doldrums and into the sweet breezes of Spring. Let this show be a warmup for your good life and times. So put your feet up and drop in. We’d love to have you.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Leo KottkeBuckarooEssentialAmazon
2Chet AtkinsWheelsMr Atkins-Guitar PickerAmazon
3Doc WatsonWindy and WarmThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
4Doc WatsonMoody RiverMemoriesAmazon
5Doc WatsonDoc's Guitar [#]The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
6Jefferson AirplaneEmbryonic JourneyWalk on the MoonAmazon
7Jorma KaukonenFur Peace RagStars In My CrownAmazon
8John FaheyPoor Boy, Long Ways from HomeThe Legend of Blind Joe DeathAmazon
9Davy GrahamAngi3/4 Ad – SingleAmazon
10Davy GrahamDavy's Train Blues3/4 Ad – SingleAmazon
11Reverend Gary DavisCandy ManClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
12Stefan GrossmanPolice Dog BluesHow To Play Blues GuitarAmazon
13Blind BlakeDiddie Wa DiddieRoots of RockAmazon
14Lonnie JohnsonUntitledSteppin' On The BluesAmazon
15Blind Willie McTellStatesboro BluesRoots of RockAmazon
16Riley PuckettFuzzy RagImaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins of American Primitive GuitarAmazon
17Etta BakerOne Dime BluesClassic Blues From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
18Merle TravisFreight Train (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
19Bob BrozmanHano Hano Hanalei [Album Version]Blue Hula Stomp [Remastered]Amazon
20Merle TravisLi'l Liza Jane (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
21Jorma KaukonenThere's A Table Sitting In HeavenStars In My CrownAmazon
22Leo KottkeWonderland By NightPeculiarosoAmazon
23John FaheyLaylaRain Forests, Oceans And OtherAmazon
24Leo KottkeLittle MarthaInstrumentals: Best of the Chrysalis YearsAmazon
25Dave Van RonkGreen, Green Rocky RoadTwo Sides of Dave Van RonkAmazon
26David BrombergCome All You Fair and Tender MaidensHills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder RecordsAmazon
27Sam McGeeKnoxville BluesFriends Of Old Time Music [Disc 1]Amazon
28Stefan GrossmanPallet On Your FloorHow To Play Blues GuitarAmazon
29Bob HadleyCeltic ReverieImaginational AnthemAmazon
30Leo Kottke & Mike GordonOh WellSixty Six StepsAmazon
31Mance LipscombSugar BabeTexas SongsterAmazon

Loose Talk

A free form Friday morning finds us drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds as we follow the blue shadows on the trail with songs of loose talk, love letters and dreams. We’ll dig deep into those early, mid- and late century digital archives for some sweet and sensitive tracks from the likes of Elvis, Wanda, Iggy (!), The Impressions, Rhiannon Giddens, and a couple dozen more. It’s quite the mixed bag on a Saturday morning as the winter of 2022-23 begins to roll away like the tumbleweeds as the winds of spring pushes the time away. Tune into community radio this week as we fill the air with the music that’s easy on the ears (and the soul). Every Friday and Saturday morning on KOWS 92.5 FM, Occidental and streaming to planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Los LobosOne Time One NightEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)Amazon
2Wanda JacksonSavin' My LoveQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
3Roger MillerOld Songwriters Never Die (Banter)King Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller [Disc 2]Amazon
4Kacey MusgravesKansas City StarKing of the Road: A Tribute to Roger MillerAmazon
5John Prine With Connie SmithLoose TalkIn Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
6Sara WatkinsBlue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek)Under the Pepper TreeAmazon
7Roy RogersHere On the Range1939-1940 (Warped 3936)Amazon
8The Western FlyersAlong The Navajo TrailWild Blue YonderAmazon
9Roy Rogers & Dale EvansTumbling Tumbleweeds16 Great Songs Of The Old WestAmazon
10The Dinning SistersBury Me Not On The Lone PrairieRounding Up The Girls/Great Female Country Vocals Vol 1Amazon
11We FiveYou Were on My MindClassic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All OverAmazon
12The ImpressionsPeople Get ReadyClassic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All OverAmazon
13Nancy Wilson(You Don't Know) How Glad I AmYour Hit Parade – Intro the '60SAmazon
14Lyle LovettSummer WindFor Love of the GameAmazon
15Iggy PopHow InsensitivePreliminariesAmazon
16Rhiannon GiddensUp Above My HeadTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
17Laura RuckerI'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a LetterSwingin' the Blues: 1931-1939Amazon
18Elvis PresleyLove LettersElvis' Gold Records (Volume 4)Amazon
19Patsy ClineLove Letters In The SandThe Patsy Cline CollectionAmazon
20Roy OrbisonDreamYou've Got MailAmazon
21Louis ArmstrongA Kiss to Build a Dream OnSleepless in SeattleAmazon
22Whispering Jack SmithThat's My Weakness NowMe & My ShadowAmazon
23Fats DominoMake Me Belong To YouFats Is BackAmazon
24Barbara LewisHello StrangerMaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for MAmazon
25Justin Townes EarleCan't Hardly WaitMidnight at the MoviesAmazon
26Chuck JacksonShame On MeHold On, We're Coming '67Amazon
27Nick LoweI Live on a BattlefieldThe Impossible BirdAmazon
28Connie SmithRibbon Of DarknessThe Essential Connie SmithAmazon
29John FogertyWhere the River FlowsJohn FogertyAmazon
30Wanda JacksonFujiyama MamaQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
31John FogertyAlmost Saturday NightJohn FogertyAmazon
32Sons of the PioneersLone Star TrailSongs of the Prairie – CD2Amazon
33Bill FrisellHappy TrailsWhen You Wish Upon a StarAmazon

Motown 60s Soul

The decade of the sixties saw top 40 radio get it’s cue from the sounds of the Motor City. The house that Berry Gordy built was overflowing with musical talent. And he knew how to use them. The Funk Brothers and other studio musicians coupled with the songwriting of Barrett Strong, Smokey Robinson, and the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland…were at the core of what was produced in Detroit’s Motown. There were also the performers that blossomed, some becoming household names: Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, and countless others. There is no question that this was the Motown Decade. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be walking through the sixties Motown sound with just some of those performers…and more. Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Barrett StrongMoney (That's What I Want)Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1Amazon
2The MarvelettesPlease Mr. Postman20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The MarvelettesAmazon
3Barrett StrongMiseryNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)Amazon
4The MarvelettesBeechwood 4-578920th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The MarvelettesAmazon
5Mary WellsYou Beat Me To The PunchLooking Back 1961-1964Amazon
6MiraclesYou've Really Got A Hold On MeMalt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
7The ContoursDo You Love MeThe Very Best of The ContoursAmazon
8Mary WellsMy GuyLooking Back 1961-1964Amazon
9Mary WellsTwo LoversLooking Back 1961-1964Amazon
10Marvin GayePride and Joy20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1Amazon
11Martha Reeves & The Vandellas(Love Is Like A) Heat WaveThe Ultimate CollectionAmazon
12The TemptationsThe Way You Do The Things You DoThe Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60sAmazon
13The TemptationsMy GirlThe Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60sAmazon
14The SupremesCome See About MeMalt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
15Diana Ross & The SupremesWhere Did Our Love GoThe Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 1]Amazon
16The SupremesLove Is Like An Itching In My HeartGold Disc 1Amazon
17Kim WestonTake Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2Amazon
18Junior Walker & The All StarsShotgunThe Classic Sixties: 1965Amazon
19Smokey Robinson & the MiraclesOoo Baby BabyThe Boat That Rocked [Disc 1]Amazon
20The Isley BrothersThis Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2Amazon
21The Four TopsReach Out I'll Be ThereThe Ultimate CollectionAmazon
22The ElginsHeaven Must Have Sent YouHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2Amazon
23Martha and the VandellasI'm Ready for LoveThe Motown Sound Vol. 4Amazon
24Shorty LongFunction at the JunctionHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2Amazon
25Jimmy RuffinWhat Becomes of the BrokenheartedMotown: The Classic Years Disc 1Amazon
26Martha Reeves & the Vandellas(We've Got) Honey LoveI'm in a Different World – A Journey Through Motown's Unchartered TerritoriesAmazon
27The Four TopsBernadetteThe Ultimate CollectionAmazon
28Marvin GayeAin't No Mountain High EnoughAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
29The TemptationsCloud NineThe Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60sAmazon
30Stevie WonderFor Once in My LifeHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3Amazon
31The Jackson 5I Want You BackHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 4Amazon
32Stevie WonderSigned, Sealed, Delivered I'm YoursMotown: The Classic Years Disc 2Amazon
33The SupremesYou Can't Hurry LoveGold Disc 1Amazon

Elvis’ Influencers

Elvis Presley’s performances, in particular those from his first decade, were based in some very deep roots. Those roots tapped into almost anything that could be heard in the south on that cultural touchstone of radio. Blues, big band, jazz, hillbilly, pop, gospel and country all played an enormous role in molding the iconic performer he was to become. In our Deeper Roots show this week we’ll be exploring the ‘influencers’ of the day; songs that played on the radio, songs that Elvis personally revealed as his favorites, songs that he enjoyed with his family as a young boy. We’ve got Mahalia and Sister Rosetta tracks, Little Junior Parker and Jimmy Reed, Red Foley and Roy Acuff, and a host of others to share this week so we’re hoping that we can remember how radio’s lifeline to culture that spoke to Elvis in a very, very big way.

No.f ArtistTitleAlbumBuy Wynonie HarrisGood Rockin' TonightPure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]Amazon Jimmy Reed & His TrioYou Don't Have To GoPlug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954Amazon Little Junior ParkerMystery TrainBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon Little Junior ParkerFeelin' GoodFeelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 RecordingsAmazon Big Joe TurnerHoney HushBig, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta TharpeStrange Things Happening EverydayThe Gospel of BluesAmazon Mahalia JacksonDidn't It Rain16 Most Requested SongsAmazon The Statesmen QuartetSomebody BiggerClose Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel MusicAmazon Hovie Lister & The Statesmen QuartetHis Hand Is MineCountry Gospel Classics [Disc 2]Amazon The Golden Gate QuartetJoshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946)Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)Amazon Jimmie RodgersFrankie And JohnnieRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]Amazon The Carter Family042-Can the Circle Be UnbrokenColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon Roy Acuff & His Crazy TennesseansGreat Speckled Bird [78rpm Version]Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden AgeAmazon Red FoleyOld ShepTennessee Saturday NightAmazon Ivory Joe HunterI Almost Lost My MindSince I Met You BabyAmazon Jumpin' Gene SimmonsI Done Told You SoSUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]]Amazon Elvis PresleyMilk Cow BluesThe Sun SessionsAmazon Johnny Lee Wills And His BoysMilk Cow BluesDecca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]Amazon Hank WilliamsYour Cheatin' Heart24 GreatestAmazon Mississippi SlimTry Doin' RightThe Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It HappenedAmazon Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysBlue Moon of KentuckyThe Best of Bill MonroeAmazon Elvis PresleyBlue Moon of KentuckyThe Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2Amazon Dean Martin with Paul Weston & His Dixieland EightI Don't Care If The Sun Don't ShineCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon Billy Bunn & His BuddiesThat's When Your Heartaches BeginBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon Ella FitzgeraldMy HappinessThe Chronological Classics 1947-1948Amazon B.B. KingEveryday I Have The BluesBB King And Pee Wee CraytonAmazon Louis JordanCaldoniaPure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]Amazon Jackie Brenston & His Delta CatsRocket 88Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]Amazon Chuck BerryMaybellenePure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]Amazon Billy Ward & The DominoesSixty Minute ManEat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty BluesAmazon Big Joe TurnerShake, Rattle and RollBig Joe RocksAmazon Lloyd PriceLawdy Miss ClawdyPure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]Amazon Big Mama ThorntonHound DogPure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]Amazon Little RichardLong Tall SallyBlowing The Fuse: 1956Amazon

Wild in the Streets

December’s arrived and we’re going to get ourselves warmed up for the Hot Stove League, New Year’s Eve, football playoffs, reindeer on the roof and all the rest of it. But our show today will take on a common thread: songs about ‘the street’ or streets or boulevards, avenues … only the surface streets, not the highways. Dave’s picked out a collection of songs that are sure to stir emotion bringing home music that take on the ‘street’ topics from the genres of country, early pop, rock, folk, blues and all the rest. We’ll hear from Dylan, The Ink Spots, Tony Rice, Charlie Spand, the Orlons and a couple dozen others taking on an eclectic blend of songs where the streets as the muse. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio’s KOWS 92.5 FM, streaming to all of planet earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Deeper Roots brings you a morning of sounds from the locales of Easy Street, Lonely Street and 4th Street…directly from Orchard and 7th.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Various ArtistsWild In the Streets Trailer1960s Psychedelic Radio CommercialsAmazon
2Garland JeffreysWild in the StreetsGhost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]Amazon
3OrlonsSouth StreetCameo Parkway: The Greatest HitsAmazon
4The RoyalsFifth Street BluesThe Very Best of the Royals & the MidnightersAmazon
5Patti La Belle & The Blue BellesDecatur StreetPatti La Belle & The Blue BellesAmazon
6Eddie FloydSoul StreetStax Profiles – Eddie FloydAmazon
7GloriesDark End Of The StreetMemphis Boys: The Story Of American StudiosAmazon
8Bobby WomackAcross 110th StreetJackie Brown OSTAmazon
9Clarence "Frogman" HenryLonely StreetAin't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" HenryAmazon
10Little AnnOne Way StreetFunk Soul SistersAmazon
11Charlie SpandHastings StreetBlack Swan SamplerAmazon
12Jack TeagardenBasin Street BluesAn Introduction To Jack TeagardenAmazon
13Cab CallowayBeale Street MamaBest Of The Big BandsAmazon
14The Ink SpotsStreet Of DreamsGreatest HitsAmazon
15The Boswell SistersForty-Second StreetThe Boswell Sisters Volume 2Amazon
16Julie LondonEasy StreetJulie Is Her Name & Lonely GirlAmazon
17Dean MartinOn the Street Where You LiveSwingin' with DinoAmazon
18Keely Smith w. Billy May OrchestraOn The Sunny Side Of The StreetSummer Days And Summer Nights – 31 Beach PearlsAmazon
19George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy WilsonOn Green Dolphin StreetThe Swingin's Mutual!Amazon
20T-Bone WalkerStreet Walking WomanBest Of Black & White & Imperial YearsAmazon
21Bob DylanPositively 4th StreetBiograph Disc 2Amazon
22Bruce SpringsteenStreets of PhiladelphiaColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
23The Doobie BrothersTakin' It To The StreetsTakin' It To The StreetsAmazon
24Utah PhillipsLarimer StreetThe Telling Takes Me HomeAmazon
25Gram ParsonsStreets Of BaltimoreComplete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 1] – GPAmazon
26Buck OwensStreets of LaredoI've Got a Tiger by the TailAmazon
27Buck OwensStreets Of BakersfieldBuck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)Amazon
28Tony RiceChurch Street BluesChurch Street BluesAmazon
29Simon & GarfunkelThe 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)The Essential Simon & GarfunkelAmazon
30Matys BrothersCrazy Street100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
31Leonard CohenBoogie StreetThe Future/Ten New SongsAmazon

Sweet Dreams

Our show this week features sweet dreams, swamp pop, Americana, doo wop, and all that makes the past century of America’s music a delight to dream on. We’ll touch on the new album from a legend who is most deservedly having his moment right now with a new album and where a one hit wonder once existed. Tommy McLain’s new album is a revelation and reminds us that music, when carried and shared with a passion like his, will always bring a bright light even in the darkest of times. This week’s show is a free form romp featuring Tommy, Mark Knopfler, Robert Plant, Bill Kirchen, Corb Lund, Bob Wills, Paul Thorn, and a couple dozen others. Some fiery rock and roll blended with country, doo wop, pop and lots of circumstance. Please join in…we’d be delighted to spend a Friday morning with you on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Solomon Burke/ZuccheroDiavolo in Me (A Devil in Me)Zucchero & Co.Amazon
2Tommy McLainI Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)I Ran Down Every DreamAmazon
3Tommy McLainSweet DreamsSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
4Tommy McLainBefore I Grow Too OldThe Essential CollectionAmazon
5Tommy McLainBefore I Grow Too OldI Ran Down Every DreamAmazon
6Chet Atkins/Mark KnopflerI'll See You in My DreamsNeck and NeckAmazon
7Mark KnopflerDevil BabyThe Ragpicker's DreamAmazon
8Chris IsaakSpeak of the DevilSpeak of the DevilAmazon
9Earl-JeanI'm Into Something GoodThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
10Marvin & JohnnyCherry PieArt Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And RollAmazon
11Don Gardner & DeeDee FordI Need Your LovingSoul Gold OldiesAmazon
12Ernie MarescaShout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)The Best Jukeboxhits [Disc 1]Amazon
13Jesse Powell & The CaddiesAin't You GonnaRoulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2Amazon
14The ChiffonsOne Fine DayOne Fine Day And Other FavoritesAmazon
15Corb LundDevil's Best DressAmericana Music Awards SamplerAmazon
16Gillian WelchThe Devil Had a Hold of MeHell Among the YearlingsAmazon
17Bill KirchenDevil With The Blue Dress (Album Version)Hammer of the Honky Tonk GodsAmazon
18Paul ThornDon't Let The Devil RideDon't Let The Devil RideAmazon
19Bob WillsThe Devil Ain't LazyStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)Amazon
20Scott H. BiramGotta Get To HeavenSold Out To The Devil: Select Gospel Cuts By The Reverend Scott H. BiramAmazon
21Robert PlantSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownBand Of JoyAmazon
22Levon HelmStuff You Gotta WatchElectric DirtAmazon
23Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie SevenDown The Road ApieceCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
24Hank Ballard & The MidnightersLet's Go, Let's Go, Let's GoHank Ballard & the Midnighters – Greatest HitsAmazon
25Michael NesmithSilver MoonListen To The Band [UK]Amazon
26Louis JordanStone Cold Dead in the Market – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Tympany FiveNumber OnesAmazon
27Rosemary ClooneyCome On A My HouseTenderlyAmazon
28Tommy McLainSomebody (Radio Edit)I Ran Down Every DreamAmazon
29Pete SeegerLittle BoxesThe Essential Pete SeegerAmazon

Fascinating Rhythm

Crazy rhythm! Big bands, scat vocals, syncopation, snapping fingers, drum and trumpet solos, all packed into two hours on a Sonoma County autumn morning on Deeper Roots. We’re celebrating that fascinating rhythm with some classic jazz, smooth vocals, and the voot of Slim Galliard as well as we take a trip through the big band sounds of Tommy Dorsey’s Clambake Seven, Cab Calloway, and Artie Shaw. That’s not all, though. We’ll also hear the celebrations of rhythm with the brothers and sister teams of the Boswells, the Colemans, the Delta Rhythm Boys, and Three Sharps and a Flat. Sweet and sentimental with a celebratory blast. Join Dave Stroud on a journey that celebrates rhythm with the best rhythm-makers on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Benny Goodman And His Orchestra & Helen WardGet Rhythm in Your Feet (And Music In Your Soul)Wicked SwingAmazon
2Jimmie Lunceford (Willie Smith And Band, Vocals)Rhythm Is Our BusinessJimmie LuncefordAmazon
3Ivie AndersonAll God's Chillun Got RhythmAn Introduction To Ivie AndersonAmazon
4The Delta Rhythm BoysGet on Board Little ChildrenRadio, Gimme Some JiveAmazon
5Coleman BrothersGet Away, Mr. Satan, Get AwayHot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old GangAmazon
6Three Sharps And A FlatThat's The RhythmHot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the RhythmAmazon
7Slim & SlamThe Flat Foot FloogieSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3)Amazon
8The Boswell SistersThat's How Rhythm Was BornThat's How Rhythm Was BornAmazon
9Slim & SlamRhythm MadSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)Amazon
10Slim & SlamBuck Dance RhythmSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1)Amazon
11The Cats & The FiddleMr. Rhythm ManThe Very Best OfAmazon
12Ace Harris And His Sunset RoyalsRhythm 'Bout TownSounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep)Amazon
13Freddie Jenkins' Harlem SevenNothin' But RhythmSounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep)Amazon
14Django ReinhardtCrazy RhythmThe Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1]Amazon
15Fats Waller & His RhythmSpreadin' Rhythm AroundFats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936Amazon
16Billie HolidaySpreadin' Rhythm AroundQuintessential: Volume 1, 1933 – 1935Amazon
17Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His OrchestraHe Ain't Got RhythmLady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 02]Amazon
18Louis ArmstrongI Got RhythmNow You Has Jazz: Louis Armstrong AT M-G-MAmazon
19Cab CallowayMama, I Wanna Make RhythmChronological 1937-38Amazon
20Cab CallowayBlack RhythmKicking The Gong AroundAmazon
21Duke Ellington & His OrchestraRockin' In RhythmKen Burns Jazz: Duke EllingtonAmazon
22Artie ShawAll God's Chillun Got RhythmThe Artie Shaw Story – Disc 1 – Free WheelingAmazon
23Tommy And Jimmy DorseyRhythm Saved The WorldThe Gems Of JazzAmazon
24The Mills BrothersRhythm Saved The WorldThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4Amazon
25Jimmie Lunceford & His OrchestraI'm Nuts About Screwy MusicSwingsation: Jimmie LuncefordAmazon
26Sol HoopiiFascinating RhythmMaster of the Hawaiian Guitar, Vol. 2Amazon
27Fred AstaireFascinating RhythmThe Astaire Story, Vol.1 & 2Amazon
28Gene KellyI Got RhythmThe Big Picture: Great Music from Films You LoveAmazon
29Tony BennettCrazy RhythmThis Is Jazz SamplerAmazon
30Charlie BarnetFlying HomeWicked SwingAmazon
31Jimmie Lunceford & His OrchestraHe Ain't Got RhythmSwingsation: Jimmie LuncefordAmazon
32Lionel Hampton & His OrchestraJivin' With JarvisWicked SwingAmazon
33Nellie LutcherIf You Wanna Get T'Goin' (And Come Out Singing)Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 3]Amazon

Sacred Rock & Soul

A mixed bag of the soulful sounds with an undercurrent of gospel mixed in this morning. Songs whose construction bears some resemblance or, in most cases, far distant ancestry to the sacred sounds of the church gatherings. The music this morning isn’t really gospel in its obvious form. It’s more the sound of performances that owe gospel music a debt of gratitude for the sound, the rhythm, and the form. Tune in for a bright, shining blend of popular sounds from Paul Simon, Laura Nyro, Curtis Mayfield, Percy Sledge, Mitty Collier, and a couple dozen others as we take a closer walk with rhythm, soul, rock, and pop on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on KOWS, your low power community station with a big heart. Tune in on 92.5 FM or stream us on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Isley BrothersShout (Parts 1 & 2)The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1]Amazon
2Sam CookeJust For YouPortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
3Sam CookeYou Send MePortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
4Ray CharlesI've Got a WomanUltimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]Amazon
5Ray CharlesHallelujah I Love Her SoUltimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]Amazon
6Garnet Mimms & The EnchantersCry BabyBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
7Marvin GayeAin't Nothing Like The Real ThingAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
8The ImpressionsKeep On PushingGospelAmazon
9Curtis MayfieldMove on UpSomething to Believe InAmazon
10Edwin Hawkins SingersOh Happy DayOh Happy Day – Original Buddah ClassicsAmazon
11Al GreenTake Me to the RiverMore Greatest HitsAmazon
12Bill WithersLean on MeStill BillAmazon
13Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled WaterBridge Over Troubled WaterAmazon
14Paul SimonLoves Me Like A RockGreatest Hits: Shining Like A National GuitarAmazon
15Jackie Wilson(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and HigherSomething to Believe InAmazon
16The Staple SingersRespect YourselfStax ProfilesAmazon
17Aretha FranklinChain Of FoolsQueen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
18Aretha FranklinDr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAmazon
19Percy SledgeWhen A Man Loves A WomanIt Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy SledgeAmazon
20Mitty CollierI Had A Talk With My ManChess Uptown SoulAmazon
21Mitty CollierNo Faith, No LoveTalking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968Amazon
22Laura NyroAnd When I DieStoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2)Amazon
23Marc CohnWalking In MemphisMarc CohnAmazon
24Roy WoodSongs Of PraiseBouldersAmazon
25Elton JohnTake Me To The PilotElton JohnAmazon
26Etta JamesStrange Things HappeningSingles 1957 – 1962Amazon