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

Deeper Soul Roots Pt 1

October 10, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

Soul music didn’t suddenly appear in the 1960s. Its roots were a product of decades in church pews, blues clubs, juke joints and beyond. This week, Deeper Roots begins a special two-part journey excavating the familiar classics to explore the fertile ground from which soul music grew. In this first of two episodes, we’ll hear the gospel quartets, blues shouters, rhythm & blues singers and vocal groups who provided the language: call and response, soaring falsettos, sanctified piano, hard backbeats and a delivery that could turn a song into testimony. From The Soul Stirrers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and the Five Blind Boys to the 5 Royales, Clyde McPhatter, and Little Willie John we’ll help connect the dots. These are the sounds where Saturday night meets Sunday morning—and of gospel fervor, blues feeling and rhythm & blues, all coming together to lay the foundation for something new. Next week, we’ll follow those roots into the first flowering of soul itself.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Strange Things Happening Every Day	Electric Blues?Part 1: Beginnings 1939-1954	1944	00:00
2	The Pilgrim Travelers	Jesus Met the Woman at the Well	Good News Vol. 4: Glory Glory Hallelujah	1949	05:35
3	Original Five Blind Boys (Jackson Harmoneers)	Our Father	Testify! The Gospel Box	1950	08:00
4	Brother Joe May	Search Me Lord	Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances Vol. 1: Black Gospel	1949	10:50
5	The Soul Stirrers	Jesus Gave Me Water	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)	1951	13:47
6	Swan Silvertones	Trouble In My Way	Gospel Music	2006	16:14
7	Julius 'June' Cheeks & The Sensational Nightingales	Burying Ground	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958	1956	18:45
8	Dorothy Love Coates	That's Enough	The Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel Harmonettes	1990	27:03
9	The Davis Sisters	Twelve Gates	Precious Memories	1997	29:34
10	The Dixie Hummingbirds	Christian's Automobile	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds	1957	32:24
11	The Caravans	The Solid Rock	Golden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 3]	1955	34:35
12	Staple Singers	Uncloudy Day	Testify! The Gospel Box	1956	37:07
13	The Royal Sons	Bedside of a Neighbor	The Complete Singles 1952-1962	1952	44:44
14	The 5 Royales	Baby Don't Do It	The Complete Singles 1952-1962	1952	47:06
15	Billy Ward & the Dominoes	Have Mercy Baby	Doo Wop Box Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1	1952	49:49
16	Faye Adams	Shake A Hand	Watch The Closing Doors – A History Of New Yorks Musical Melting Pot Vol 1 1945-59 (CD 1)	2011	52:07
17	Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters	Such a Night	Atlantic Rock & Roll	1954	54:59
18	Roy Hamilton	You'll Never Walk Alone	Anthology 1	0	57:26
19	Nappy Brown	Don't Be Angry	Don't Be Angry	1993	1:04:14
20	Little Willie John	Need Your Love So Bad	This Is Charly R&B	0	1:06:34
21	Johnny Ace	Pledging My Love	Memorial Album	1973	1:08:45
22	Lula Reed	I'll Drown In My Own Tears	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2	1951	1:10:54
23	Big Maybelle	Ocean Of Tears	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55	1955	1:13:43
24	Wynona Carr	Should I Ever Love Again	Girl Power Vol. 6	1956	1:16:11
25	Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men	Hard Luck Blues	Original Blues/Greatest Hits	1950	1:18:46
26	Amos Milburn	Let's Have A Party	Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn	2010	1:25:55
27	Guitar Slim and His Band	The Things That I Used To Do	Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anf„nge 1939 – 1954	1953	1:28:19
28	Earl King	Those Lonely Lonely Nights	Space Guitar	2006	1:31:17
29	Smiley Lewis	I Hear You Knocking	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]	1955	1:34:06
30	Rosco Gordon	Just A Little Bit	Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1960-1964	1960	1:39:10
31	Bobby 'Blue' Bland	You've Got Bad Intentions	ABC Of The Blues Vol 3	2010	1:41:12
32	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Workin	Roll Your Moneymaker	0	1:43:39
33	LaVern Baker	Soul on Fire	Rock & Roll	1957	1:46:11
34	Ruth Brown & Her Rhythmakers	I Want To Do More	Blowing The Fuse: 1956	1956	1:52:36
35	Ray Charles	Rock House Pts. 1&2	The Birth of Soul	1959	1:55:22

Island Of Dreams

September 27, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

No particular destination this week, although we’ll begin on an Island of Dreams. Deeper Roots is going free form once again, rummaging around in the dusty digital archives and following the music wherever it happens to lead us. We’ll start things off with a decidedly British flavor, with Nick Lowe, Martin Belmont & Geraint Watkins, Mickey Jupp and Dave Edmunds before crossing a few oceans, decades and musical boundaries. Along the way we’ll hear vintage country from Johnnie & Jack, Ernest Tubb and Faron Young and some newer music from Charley Crockett and Brandon Flowers. And because the blues are never very far from the heart of Deeper Roots, we’ll spend some time a roster of some of the greats as well as vocal sounds from the likes of the Donays and Cookie & The Cupcakes. It’s another musical road trip with no map and no particular reason to hurry. Join Dave Stroud for Island of Dreams, Friday morning at 9 Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM in West Sonoma County—and streaming everywhere else on the planet.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Nick Lowe	Jet Pac Boomerang	Indoor Safari	2024	00:00
2	Martin Belmont & Geraint Watkins	Island of Dreams	The Guest List	2009	05:43
3	The Springfields	Island Of Dreams	Simply ? Dusty [Disc 1]	1962	09:33
4	Geraint Watkins	It's a Wonderful Life	Watkins Bold as Love	1997	12:07
5	Mickey Jupp	You'll Never Get Me Up In One of Those	The Stiff Singles (Vol.1)	2005	15:04
6	Dave Edmunds	Worn Out Suits Brand New Pockets	Get It	1977	18:13
7	The Andrews Sisters	Money is The Root of All Evil	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]	1945	20:32
8	Johnnie and Jack	Love in the First Degree	1947-1950 (Warped 4720)	2010	29:37
9	Leon Redbone	Desert Blues (Big Chief Buffalo Nickel)	On The Track	1975	32:16
10	Ernest Tubb	Sad Songs and Waltzes	Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2	1999	35:57
11	k.d. lang & the Reclines	Three Days	Absolute Torch and Twang	1989	38:34
12	Charley Crockett	Bad Company	Can't Get Enough: A Tribute To Bad Company	2025	41:42
13	Jack Clement	The Spell Of The Freight Train	For Once And For All	2014	45:11
14	Merle Haggard	Sin City Blues	1996	1996	53:31
15	Doug Sahm	Home At Last	The Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug Sahm	1994	55:58
16	Faron Young	Country Girl	30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4	0	1:00:22
17	George Morgan	Country Boy – City Girl	Warped 6365 – George Morgan – 1963 – 1964	2010	1:02:53
18	Brandon Flowers	Tiger's Blood	Thrasher	2026	1:05:46
19	Joe Liggins	Freight Train Blues	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers	1952	1:14:39
20	The Treniers	Long Distance Blues	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues R&B And Gospel	1951	1:17:22
21	Muddy Waters	Young Fashioned Ways	The Anthology [Disc 1]	1955	1:20:30
22	B.B. King	Walkin' Dr Bill (ala Gotta Find My Baby)	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]]	1960	1:23:27
23	Lightnin' Hopkins	Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes	The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 2]	1961	1:27:04
24	The Donays	Devil In His Heart	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 1]	1962	1:33:24
25	Marc Benno	Speak Your Mind	Minnows (Vinyl)	1971	1:35:54
26	Berna Dean	I Walk In My Sleep	Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]	1961	1:40:35
27	Cookie & The Cupcakes	I Cried	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio Theme Time Radio Hour	1954	1:43:46
28	The Prisonaires	Just Walking In The Rain	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2	1953	1:46:07
29	Billy Bunn & His Buddies	That's When Your Heartaches Begin	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio Theme Time Radio Hour Vol. 1	1952	1:52:06
30	Alphabetical Four	When the Moon Goes Down in the Valley of Time	Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943	1938	1:54:36
31	Dean Martin	Night Train To Memphis	The Capitol Years	1951	1:57:07

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

Good News Bad News

September 11, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

No theme this week. No genre studies. No artist retrospectives. Just two hours of great American music. We’re in a free-form mood, wandering once again through the dusty digital archives of the past century in search of songs that simply deserve to be heard. Pour yourself a favorite morning libation and settle in as we journey from the elegant dance band sounds of George Olsen to the gypsy jazz brilliance of Django Reinhardt and the unmistakable blues of Memphis Minnie. Along the way, we’ll kick up a little country dust with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and plenty of other musical companions. There may not be a formal theme, but don’t be surprised if the songs begin talking to one another. You’ll hear stories of good news and bad news, bad blood, hard luck, redemption, resilience, and the enduring hope that seems to find its way into the best American music. That’s the beauty of community radio. Sometimes the best discoveries happen when you stop looking for a destination and simply enjoy the journey. Join us Friday morning at 9:00 Pacific on KOWS Community Radio, streaming worldwide at kowsfm.com, and spend a couple of hours exploring the music that shaped where we’ve been—and still has something to say about where we’re going.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Gregg Allman	I Believe I'll Go Back Home	Low Country Blues	2011	00:00
2	Betty Wright	He's Bad Bad Bad	The Best of Betty Wright	1968	06:07
3	Derailers	Bad Bad Girl	Guaranteed to Satisfy	2008	08:26
4	Doug Sahm	Bad Boy	The Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug Sahm	1994	11:10
5	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	Bad Blood	Cripple Creek	2009	14:33
6	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Bad Luck Blues	Classic Sides Disc 1	2003	23:42
7	John Fogerty	Bad Moon Rising	The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection	2005	26:30
8	Johnny Cash	Bad News	The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 2	1992	28:45
9	Amy Helm	Good News	Didn't It Rain	2015	31:38
10	Cris Cuddy	Good Bad News	Sally's Waltz	0	35:54
11	Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives	Good News	Saturday Night / Sunday Morning	2014	38:44
12	George Olsen	Good News	Beyond The Blue Horizon	1927	40:10
13	Fats Domino	Bad Luck and Trouble	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans	1961	43:19
14	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	What's That News	The Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]	1944	45:52
15	Marvin Gaye	What's The Matter With You Baby	Anthology [Disc 1]	1995	54:00
16	Memphis Minnie	What's The Matter With The Mill?	21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10	1930	56:15
17	Frank Stokes	What's The Matter Blues	Broke Black & Blue [Disc 1] : Up Country Blues	1928	59:21
18	The Sunshine Boys	What's the Matter With Deep Elem	The Western Swing: Doughboys Playboys and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]	1941	1:02:18
19	Joe Liggins	What's The Reason (1949)	The Chronological Joe Liggins 1948 – 1950	1949	1:09:26
20	Guy Lombardo	What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)	Enjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy Lombardo	1935	1:12:14
21	The Mills Brothers	What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?)	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3	1935	1:15:14
22	Johnny Burnette With The Johnny Mann Singers	You're The Reason	25 Greatest Hits	1989	1:17:54
23	Arthur Alexander	You're The Reason	The Greatest Hits	1963	1:20:30
24	Willie Nelson	Reasons To Quit	One Hell Of A Ride	1982	1:24:42
25	Tim Hardin	Reason To Believe	Best Of The Troubadours	0	1:28:08
26	Django Reinhardt	Believe It Beloved	The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1]	1935	1:30:04
27	Fern Jones	I Do Believe	The Glory Road	1959	1:33:14
28	Dan Hicks	You Gotta Believe [Album Version]	The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks]	1970	1:35:16
29	John Stewart	She Believes In Me	California Bloodlines	2009	1:38:11
30	The Louvin Brothers	Making Believe	Close Harmony [Disc 3]	1958	1:40:43
31	The Haden Triplets	Making Believe	The Haden Triplets	2014	1:43:02
32	Neil Young	I Believe in You	After the Gold Rush	1970	1:46:23
33	Rick Nelson	Believe What You Say	Legacy [Disc 1]	1958	1:53:27
34	Brenda Lee	You Can Depend on Me	American Music Library	1961	1:55:28

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

Let’s Live

July 29, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

This week we celebrate the simple joys that have always bound American music together. Deeper Roots travels back nearly a century—from the roaring jazz of Ethel Waters, Fletcher Henderson, and Coleman Hawkins to the contemporary wit of Kacey Musgraves—finding common threads of laughter, resilience, friendship, and the everyday pleasures that make life worth living. Along the way we’ll make a party heavy stop in New Orleans with Aaron Neville, Fats Domino, James Booker, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, and Art Neville, then head into the hills with bluegrass, country, and Appalachian traditions as the road we ride takes us from Oklahoma to Kentucky. With deep blues, gospel, western swing, big band classics, and timeless folk ballads all sharing the same stage, our show this week revels in music that reminds us there’s always another reason to celebrate the journey.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Aaron Neville	Let's Live	Treacherous [Disc 1]	1961	00:00
2	James Booker	Medley: Tico Tico / Papa Was A Rascal / So Swell When You're Well	Classified	1982	05:29
3	Dr. John	Traveling Mood	The Ultimate Dr. John	1987	10:18
4	Fats Domino	The Girl I Love [Version 2]	This Is Gold Disc 1	2004	12:56
5	Aaron Neville	My True Story	My True Story	2013	16:24
6	Irma Thomas	While the City Sleeps	Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas Vol. 1	1964	19:14
7	Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie	I'm Wild About My Stuff	Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944	0	28:43
8	Blind Boy Fuller	Trucking My Blues Away No. 2 (take 2)	Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order – Volume 2 (29 April to 12 July 1937)	1937	31:39
9	Ollie Shepard	King Of All Evil	Vol. 2-1939-41	1939	34:23
10	Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon	Stewball	Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)	1959	37:04
11	Angelic Gospel Singers with the Dixie Humming Birds	One Day	When the Moon Goes Down in the Valley of Time: African-American Gospel 1939-51	2013	40:35
12	Rory Block	Lord I Feel Just Like Goin' On	I Belong To The Band: A Tribute To Rev. Gary Davis	2012	42:45
13	Ethel Waters and Her Jazz Band	Ev'rybody Mess Aroun	Tight Women and Loose Bands 1921-1931	1926	52:04
14	Cleo Brown	Boogie Woogie	Picking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie Pioneers	1935	54:46
15	Benny Carter (With Lionel Hampton Orchestra)	I'm in the Mood for Swing	RCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30's	1938	57:08
16	Coleman Hawkins	Body and Soul	RCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30's	1939	1:00:26
17	Alan Lomax	How Many Biscuits Can You Eat?	Ballad Operas-Martins & The Co	0	1:07:53
18	W. Lee & His Hillbilly Boys	Please Pass The Biscuits Pappy	Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938	1938	1:08:37
19	Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs	'How Many Biscuits'	1953-X6-XX Grand Old Opry	1953	1:11:11
20	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard	1979	1:11:31
21	Kacey Musgraves	Biscuits	Pageant Material	2015	1:13:51
22	Mazzy Star	I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit	Fade Into You (Single)	1994	1:17:02
23	Joshua Hedley	Fresh Hot Biscuits	All Hat	2025	1:20:33
24	Kenny Baker	Monroe's Hornpipe	Plays Bill Monroe	1977	1:26:09
25	Jack Guthrie	No Need to Knock on My Door	Oklahoma Hills	1946	1:29:13
26	Merle Travis	Missouri	The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 11	0	1:31:35
27	Kentuckians	Journey's End	Keep on Going: The Rebel & Melodeon Recordings	2004	1:34:15
28	Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver	Better Times A' Comin'	Mark Twain: Words & Music [Disc 1]	2011	1:37:27
29	Mac Wiseman	It's Mighty Dark To Travel	Grassroots To Bluegrass	1990	1:40:00
30	Johnny Cash	Thanks a Lot	The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1	1958	1:42:36
31	Jimmy Wakely	Moon Over Montana	Vintage Collections	0	1:45:10
32	Leon Redbone	Sweet Lorraine	Any Time	2001	1:48:03
33	Enric Madriguera	B‚same Mucho	The Minute Samba	1944	1:53:51
34	The Dixie Cups	Iko Iko	The Big Easy	1965	1:56:59

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

Heartland R&B

June 28, 2026 Dave

We revisit a show from ten years back that focused on R&B, sax, and a time before rock ‘n’ roll shook the world. A time of honkers and shouters. This week on Deeper Roots, we dig into the wild, joyful, and groundbreaking world of mid-century rhythm and blues through the lens of Arnold Shaw’s classic book Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues. From the jump bands and saxophone blowouts to the gospel-fueled vocalists and hard-driving dance records that packed juke joints and ballrooms, we’ll explore the artists, producers, and cultural forces that gave birth to modern popular music. Join us for two hours of the sounds and stories that laid the foundation for rock ‘n’ roll and changed American music forever. We’ve got a wild one in store for you, one that we first tackled a decade ago here on Deeper Roots.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Ivory Joe Hunter	I Got Your Water On	The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter : 1947 – 1950	1949	00:00
2	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	Harlem Shout	Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford	1998	05:56
3	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra	Intro 1	Big Band Jazz Jubilee Sessions [Disc 3]	1945	08:47
4	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra	Three Bones	Big Band Jazz Jubilee Sessions [Disc 3]	1945	10:01
5	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Shout Sister Shout	Shout Sister Shout [[Disc 1]] The Original Soul Sister	1941	19:00
6	Lucky Millinder; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Trouble in Mind	The Gospel of Blues	2003	21:40
7	Lucky Millinder; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	I Want a Tall Skinny Papa	The Gospel of Blues	2003	24:05
8	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/Myra Johnson	Silent George	Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B	1950	26:54
9	Wynonie Harris; Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra	Teardrops From My Eyes	All She Wants To Do Is Rock	1950	29:29
10	Wynonie Harris	Hard Ridin? Mama	Playful Baby	1947	37:12
11	Wynonie Harris	I Don't Know Where to Go	Women Whiskey & Fish Tails	0	39:42
12	Eddie Durham	Swingin' the Blues	King Cole Trio: Legendary 1941-44 Broadcast Transcriptions (The)	2011	41:57
13	Count Basie	Topsy	Ken Burns Jazz: Count Basie	1937	43:57
14	Count Basie	Swingin' The Blues	Ken Burns Jazz: Count Basie	1938	47:07
15	Joe Liggins	Daddy on My Mind	Joe Liggins 1948-1950	1950	53:54
16	Joe Liggins	Rag Mop	The Chronological Joe Liggins 1948 – 1950	1950	56:35
17	Bull Moose Jackson	Shorty's Got To Go	Bad Man Jackson	1946	59:56
18	Bull Moose Jackson	If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')	Badman Jackson Thats Me	1955	1:02:35
19	Bull Moose Jackson	Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me	Badman Jackson Thats Me	1949	1:04:57
20	Big Jay McNeely & His Blue Jays	Deacon's Hop	Jump Jive & Swing	1948	1:13:30
21	Big Jay McNeely	All That Wine Is Gone	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]	1951	1:16:16
22	Big Mcneely Jay	Willie And The Cool Cat	Swing-O-Rama : Beautiful Babies	1949	1:19:08
23	The Swallows	It Ain't the Meat	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55 vol. 2	2005	1:21:50
24	Tiny Bradshaw	The Train Kept A-Rollin'	Sentimental Journey	1951	1:26:26
25	Tiny Bradshaw	Intro 2	Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions	1944	1:29:08
26	Tiny Bradshaw	It's Sand Man	Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions	1944	1:29:26
27	Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w; T-Bone Walker	Rifette	R&B Jukebox Hits 1943	1943	1:32:05
28	Freddie Slack With The Will Bradley Trio	Down The Road A Piece	Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration	1940	1:35:05
29	Ivory Joe Hunter	Stop Rockin' That Train	The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter : 1947 – 1950	1947	1:38:09
30	Earl Bostic	Flamingo	Artist's Choice: Rolling Stones	1946	1:40:52
31	Earl Bostic	Always	The E.P. Collection	1999	1:43:31
32	Big Joe Turner	Sun Risin' Blues	Big Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 1]	1940	1:46:26
33	The Cab Calloway Orchestra	Cab Calloway Introducing Illinois Jacquet	Carnegie Hall 7/6/1973	1973	1:54:40
34	The Cab Calloway Orchestra w; Illinois Jacqauet	Jumpin' Jacquet	Carnegie Hall 7/6/1973	1973	1:54:58

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Soul

Let’s Do It!

June 13, 2026 Dave

This week on Deeper Roots, the records come with instructions. From dance crazes and rhythm commands to songs about not knowing what comes next, we’re asking — and answering — ‘Let’s Do It!.’ Two hours of blues, rock ’n’ roll, soul, and jukebox rhythm from the past century, all with a demand that we get our booties moving or our bodies boogie’n. From Howlin’ Wolf and B.B. King to The Dovells, Chubby Checker and Rosco Gordon, we’re digging deep with some classic blues and rare soul. But we’ve also got some rockin’, stompin’, rompin’, swingin’ to do with dances like the swim, the twist, the slop, and the boomerang…and we’ve even got Bobby Dunn pleading that we “Do The Bobby Dunn”. Nothing’s off limits and it’s nothing but fun on this week’s show as we explore something thematic that we’re excited to share with you. Whether it’s a party you’re hosting or you’re just out there in the yard prepping for the coming summer, turn it up. That’s right…do it!

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	The Four Blazes	Do The Do	Mary Jo	1954	00:00
2	Howlin' Wolf	Do The Do	Muddy & The Wolf	1969	05:13
3	Mabel Franklin	Let's Do The Wiggle	Stompin' 2	1965	07:22
4	Lightnin' Hopkins	Do The Boogie	Lightnin' Sam Hopkins	1962	09:37
5	B.B. King	Let's Do the Boogie	Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics	1994	14:00
6	Rufus Thomas	Can Your Monkey Do the Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)	1964	16:23
7	Rufus Thomas	(Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1)	Stax Number Ones	2010	18:44
8	Junior Walker & The All Stars	Do The Boomerang	The Ultimate Collection	1965	27:55
9	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Do The Whoopie	Brunswick Lost Soul – Volume 1	1967	30:13
10	Sugar Sweet	Do the Dive	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 12]	1963	32:36
11	Dee Dee Sharp	Do The Bird	Girls Of Rock & Roll	0	34:56
12	Bobby Dunn	Do The Bobby Dunn	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]	2015	37:08
13	The Olympics	Baby Do The Philly Dog	Northern Soul Originals	1999	40:15
14	Jackie Lee	Do The Temptation Walk	All Nighter Hits	0	47:19
15	Dave Baby Cortez	Do the Slop	Happy Organs Wild Guitars	1994	49:46
16	Little Joe Cook	Let's Do the Slop	Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)	1956	52:58
17	March Wind	Do The Sweetback	Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]	1994	55:21
18	The Matta Baby	Do the Pearl Girl (Part 2)	All Night Long: Northern Soul Floor Fillers	2016	58:34
19	The 5 Royales	Do the Cha Cha Cherry	The Complete Singles 1952-1962	1958	1:05:58
20	The Hilltoppers	Do The Bop	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962	1955	1:08:10
21	Isaac Clark	Do The Dog Funk	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]	2015	1:10:16
22	Rosco Gordon	Do The Chicken (Dance With You)	Rockin' Memphis [Disc 1]	1956	1:13:14
23	The Isley Brothers	Do The Twist [Remastered 1991]	Complete United Artists Sessions	1963	1:15:45
24	The Staple Singers	Do The Cissy [Stingers]	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 2]	1969	1:18:27
25	The Meters	Do The Dirt	Cabbage Alley	1972	1:21:12
26	Bill Doggett	Lets Do The Continetal	New Discgems From Warner Brothers	1961	1:27:21
27	The Dovells	Do the New Continental	Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Disc 2	2005	1:30:00
28	Fox Hall	Do The Rock And Roll	Sugar Jump	2019	1:32:36
29	Johnny Thunder	Everybody Do The Sloopy	The Very Best Of Johnny Thunder	1965	1:35:11
30	Bobby Freeman	(I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960	1960	1:37:49
31	Gary U.S. Bonds	Do The Bumpsie	Gary U.S Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits	1965	1:40:19
32	Chubby Checker	Do The Freddy	Classic Rock 1965	1965	1:42:43
33	Little Bobby Moore	Do The Ginger Snap	The King Records Story Part2	1962	1:44:56
34	Randy & the Rockets	Lets Do the Cajun Twist	Swamp Gold Volume 1	1991	1:47:33
35	Dee Dee Sharp	Mashed Potato Time	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]	1967	1:54:15
36	Chubby Checker	Let's Twist Again	Oldies But Goodies	2022	1:56:44

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Tears On The Vinyl

May 9, 2026 Dave

They say that tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it. Whether they are shed in the dark of a midnight heartbreak, the overwhelming light of a spiritual awakening, or the quiet ache of a memory that just won’t fade, these tiny drops of salt water carry the weight of our history. Today, we’re tracing those trails down the cheeks of American music. with a show whose theme is ‘tears’. We’ve got two hours of the lonesome, the joyful, and the broken-hearted. Featured artists include Etta James, Mac Wiseman, Big Maybelle, Faron Young and The Pilgrim Travelers, spanning the past century of America’s music from the mid-1930s to a cover of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s Ocean of Tears from 2019. We’ll experience tears that take us from remorse to pure joy and pleasant surprise full circle to tears brought on by physical pain. So pull up a chair, settle in, and let’s let the music do the weeping for us.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Little Anthony & The Imperials	Tears on My Pillow	The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials	1958	00:00
2	Chuck Jackson	Tears Of Joy	The Very Best Of Chuck Jackson 1961-1967	1963	05:35
3	Gladys Knight & The Pips	Letter Full Of Tears	Soul Grooves	2002	08:13
4	Tammi Terrell	Tears At The End Of A Love Affair	Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection	1969	10:52
5	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Tears of a Clown	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2	1970	13:48
6	Johnny Rivers	The Tracks of My Tears	Greatest Hits [Capitol]	1967	16:45
7	Etta James	Tears Of Joy	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1	1956	24:59
8	Bonnie Raitt	River Of Tears	Green Light	1982	27:25
9	Big Maybelle	Ocean Of Tears	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55	1955	32:10
10	Pee Wee Crayton	Eyes Full Of Tears	Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings	1954	34:37
11	Ray Charles	Drown in My Own Tears	Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)	1959	36:42
12	The Jackson Southernaires	No Tears in Heaven	Great Gospel – No Tears in Heaven	2004	44:04
13	The Pilgrim Travelers	God Shall Wipe All Tears Away	Good News Vol. 4: Glory Glory Hallelujah	1949	49:10
14	The Staple Singers	I Can't Help From Cryin' Sometime	Great Day	1962	51:27
15	Robert Plant and The Soweto Gospel Choir	Valley Of Tears	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]	2007	53:43
16	Jean Shepard	Crying Holy	24 Greatest Gospel Hits	2009	55:51
17	Bad Livers	Crying Holy Unto The Lord	Dust On The Bible	1998	57:52
18	Mac Wiseman	Crying Heart Blues	Grassroots To Bluegrass	1990	1:07:57
19	Country Gentlemen	Silence or Tears	Warped 6119 – Country Gentlemen – 1961	1961	1:10:20
20	David Grisman; Emory Gordy; Herb Pedersen; Jim Buchanan; Vince Gill	The Children Are Crying	Here Today	1982	1:12:56
21	Dolly Parton	Endless Stream of Tears	The Grass Is Blue	1999	1:15:28
22	Faron Young	Trail Of Tears	Hello Walls / The Young Approach	1961	1:18:01
23	Dick Curless	Tears Instead of Cheers	A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD6 (1950-1969)	1996	1:20:10
24	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Ocean Of Tears	The History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 20)	0	1:24:50
25	JP Harris	Ocean of Tears (feat. Miss Tess)	Why Don't We Duet in the Road (Again) – EP	2019	1:27:23
26	Skeets McDonald	Curtain Of Tears	Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection	1952	1:29:57
27	Ray Campi	Curtain Of Tears	Country Boy's Dream	1988	1:32:17
28	Ella Fitzgerald	Crying My Heart Out For You	Cryin' Mood	1939	1:36:02
29	Anita O'Day	And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine	Sentimental Journey: Great Ladies of Song	1944	1:39:08
30	Dinah Washington	You're Crying (from The Swingin' Miss D)	Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums	1956	1:42:12
31	Chris Connor	Time Out For Tears	Warm Cool: The Atlantic Years [Disc 1]	1999	1:45:39
32	Dinah Shore	Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)	Your Hit Parade: 1946	1946	1:48:18
33	Lula Reed	I'll Drown In My Own Tears	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio	1951	1:53:57
34	Johnny Ray	Cry	Columbia Records 125th Anniversary	1951	1:56:47

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Backbeat ’50

May 2, 2026 Dave

It’s a 1950 heatwave of rhythm and blues sounds this morning on Deeper Roots. We’ll move away from anything that might be polite or polished and turn our attention to the sweat-soaked, neon-lit world of rhythm and blues, a sound that was the early morning thunder and lightning just ahead of the dawn of rock ‘n roll. We’re focusing on the year 1950 where jump blues started to grow teeth — where the saxophones were honking, the backbeats hitting harder, and indie labels from Memphis to LA were capturing lightning in a bottle. From the smoky corners of the Delta to the high voltage clubs of the North, we’re digging deep into the crates for the some pounding rhythms from Dave Bartholomew, Julia Lee, Bull Moose Jackson, Jimmy McCracklin as well as Buddy and Ella Johnson…oh, and some Tiny Bradshaw’s Breaking Up The House. As Chuck Berry pointed out: “…it’s got a backbeat, you can’t lose it, any old time you use it”.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Sister Wynona Carr	Don't Miss That Train	Dragnet For Jesus	1950	00:00
2	Buddy & Ella Johnson	Walk the Chalk Line	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 7]	1950	05:22
3	Ella Johnson	No More Love	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females	1950	07:56
4	Jimmy McCracklin	Rockin? All Day (a/k/a Rockin? and Reelin?)	Electric Blues?Part 1: Beginnings 1939-1954	1950	10:56
5	Bull Moose Jackson	Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again	Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950	1950	13:34
6	Cleo Brown	Roll It Boogie	Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57	1950	15:54
7	Eunice Davis	Rock Little Daddy	Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57	1950	25:17
8	Austin McCoy	Happy Pay Day Part 1	More Mellow Cats & Kittens	1950	27:46
9	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/Myra Johnson	Silent George	Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B	1950	30:56
10	Jewel King	3×7=21	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3	1950	33:32
11	Jewel King	I Broke My Mother's Rule	Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]	1950	36:04
12	Julia Lee	Can't Get Enough Of That Stuff	Kansas City Star [Disc 5]	1950	38:17
13	Violet Hall	He's An Ivory Beating Baby (On The Baby Grand)	Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57	1950	41:16
14	Johnnie Brown	I'm Gonna Stop (Foolin' Around)	Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)	1950	48:49
15	Tiny Bradshaw	Breaking Up the House	Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]	1950	51:12
16	Tiny Bradshaw	Well Oh Well	Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]	1950	53:51
17	Wynonie Harris	I Want To Love You Baby	All She Wants To Do Is Rock	1950	56:29
18	Dave Bartholomew	Ain't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life)	Gettin' Funky [Disc 2]	1950	59:21
19	Connie Jordan	I'm Gonna Rock (Till My Rocker Breaks Down)	Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)	1950	1:07:07
20	Ruth Brown	I'll Wait For You	Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 1	1950	1:09:52
21	Ivory Joe Hunter	We're Going to Boogie	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]	1950	1:12:25
22	King Perry	Everything's Gonna Be Alright Tonight	Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]	1950	1:15:25
23	Gene Phillips	Women Women Women	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52	1950	1:17:46
24	Erline Harris	Jump And Shout	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3	1950	1:20:35
25	Percy Mayfield	Strange Things Happening	Poet of the Blues	1950	1:25:26
26	The Robins	If It's So	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'	1950	1:28:12
27	The Dominoes	Chicken Blues	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'	1950	1:31:14
28	H-Bomb Ferguson	Rock H-Bomb Rock	Stompin' 14	1950	1:34:02
29	Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men	Love Don't Love Nobody	Original Blues/Greatest Hits	1950	1:36:10
30	Little Esther & Mel Walker w; Johnny Otis Orchestra	Cupid's Boogie	Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy Vol. 3	1950	1:38:51
31	The Ravens	My Baby's Gone	OKeh Rhythm & Blues	1950	1:41:24
32	The Three Riffs	Cherry In My Lemon And Lime	Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm	1950	1:44:09
33	Harry Van Walls	Tee-nah-nah	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]	1950	1:46:34
34	Fats Domino	Hey La Bas Boogie	Gettin' Funky [Disc 3] – The Hitmakers	1950	1:53:53
35	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	Gettin' Funky [Disc 3] – The Hitmakers	1950	1:56:14

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

Berry Covers

April 3, 2026 Dave

This week’s episode finds the heart of rock ‘n roll; that recipe of a rhythm and blues with just the right pinch of just about everything else. Chuck Berry’s legacy stands as one of the most important stories in rock ‘n roll’s 75 or so years. His music, particularly in those early years, was covered ad nauseum but it was always done best in an artist’s own voice. Why? Because the music speaks for itself. We’ll share music from Sleepy Labeef to Nina Simone, Linda Ronstadt to Peter Gammons (!), and Conway Twitty to the late, great John Hammond. Covers include You Never Can Tell, Sweet Little Sixteen, Nadine, and No Money down with another dozen, all honoring the King (or is it the Prime Minister) of Rock ‘n Roll whose 100th birthday will be celebrated later this year.

No.	Artist	Title
1	Aaron Neville	You Never Can Tell
2	Peter Gammons	Carol
3	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Around and Around (Live at the Fillmore 1997)
4	Nina Simone	Brown Eyed Handsome Man
5	Lyle Lovett	Brown Eyed Handsome Man
6	Elvis Presley	Maybelline
7	Marty Robbins	Maybelline
8	Hard Working Americans	School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)
9	Elvis Presley	Memphis Tennessee
10	George Benson	Memphis Tennessee
11	Angela Strehli	You Never Can Tell
12	Emmylou Harris	You Never Can Tell
13	George Thorogood & The Destroyers	No Particular Place To Go
14	Jerry Lee Lewis	Roll Over Beethoven
15	Sleepy Labeef	Roll Over Beethoven
16	Buck Owens	Johnny B. Goode
17	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Johnny B. Goode (Live at the Fillmore 1997)
18	Arlen Roth	Sweet Little Sixteen
19	Jerry Lee Lewis; Ringo Starr	Sweet Little Sixteen
20	Ronnie Wood with his Wild Five	Rock 'n' Roll Music (featuring Imelda May)
21	Linda Ronstadt	Back In The U.S.A.
22	Reckless Kelly	Back In the USA
23	Kevin Russell	Nadine
24	John Hammond	Nadine
25	John Hammond	No Money Down
26	Duane Allman	No Money Down
27	Conway Twitty	Reelin' and Rockin'
28	Johnnie Allan	Promised Land
29	The Band	Promised Land
30	Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks	Thirty Days
31	Jeff Lynne	Let It Rock
32	Dion	Sweet Little Rock and Roller (Album)

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Heavenly Day

March 21, 2026 Dave

It’s a free form morning as Dave once again digs out some favorites and some deep tracks from the last century of America’s music. He’ll be paying his respects to Doug Sahm’s keyboard master, Augie Meyers, while at the same time picking on some thematic tones, including that of heaven, an early century legend by the name of Lulu, early rhythm and western from 1950 as well as a collection of soul tracks that glistened in the winds from 1967. Tune in for The Ink Spots, Jimmy Newman, John Prine, The Castaleers and Fats Waller…a sampler from the past one hundred years. Free form mornings here on KOWS occur only once in a blue moon so you’ll want to be tuning in for more music discovery from all genre corners. You’re invited to come on up to the house where we’re ready, willing and waiting to entertain, putting the madness of a wannabe king behind you for a two-hour joyful jaunt where you’ll find three chords and the truth.

A Century of America's Music