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Down & Dirty Blues

December 6, 2025 Dave

This week’s show leans into the rougher side of the tradition: the places where bruised pride, bad decisions, and raw truth find their way into song. “The down and dirty blues” isn’t a stylistic claim so much as a shared attitude — the kind shaped by rent coming due, lovers turning cold, and the kind of trouble that sits heavy in the gut. Across the past century, singers and players have used these stories to put plainspoken feeling into motion, building grooves that don’t promise comfort so much as recognition. Across two hours, we’ll move through voices that carried this edge with conviction — men and women from the 1930s onward who weren’t at all shy about calling out mean mistreaters or confessing their own missteps. You’ll hear hard-driving cuts where guitars sting, pianos roll, and vocals land with a certain bruising weight. Tune in for the likes of Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Dirty Red, Little Joe Blue, Howlin’ Wolf and a couple dozen others. The ‘dirty dozen’ doesn’t get much dirtier than this.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Annisteen Allen	Down By The River	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
2	Howlin' Wolf	Down In The Bottom	Moanin' In The Moonlight
3	Victoria Spivey	Down Hill Pull	Moaning The Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.65)
4	Memphis Minnie	Dirty Mother For You	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
5	Dirty Red	Mother Fuyer	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
6	Little Junior Parker	Dirty Friend Blues	Abc of the Blues, Vol. 36
7	Little Joe Blue	Dirty Work Goin' On	Chess Blues Disc 4
8	Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs	Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman)	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
9	Muddy Waters	Down South Blues	More Real Folk Blues
10	Smokey Hogg	Dirty Mistreater	The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
11	B.B. King	Every Day I Have the Blues	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
12	Amos Milburn	Hard Driving Blues	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
13	T-Bone Walker	It's a Lowdown Dirty Deal	The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
14	Piano Red – Dr. Feelgood	Don't Tell Me No Dirty	The Doctor's in – Disc 4
15	J.B. Lenoir	Low Down Dirty Shame	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. Lenoir
16	Lonnie Johnson	The Dirty Dozen	Lonnie Johnson: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1930-31)
17	Victoria Spivey	From 1 to 12 (Dirty Dozen)	The Victoria Spivey Collection 1926-1937
18	Little Milton	I Play Dirty	Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
19	Jimmy Reed	Down The Road	You Dont Have To Go (The Blues Collection Vol.18)
20	Bobby Bland	Driftin' Blues	The Best Of Bobby Bland
21	Jimmy Witherspoon	Bar Fly Blues	Raw Blues
22	Wynonie Harris	Hard Luck Blues	Battle of the Blues – Volume 2
23	John Lee Hooker	Blues Before Sunrise	Don't Look Back
24	The Leap Frogs	Dirty Britches	No Jive: Authentic Southern Country Blues
25	George Harmonica Smith/Long Gone Miles	Low Down Dirty Shame [#]	Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's
26	Rory Block	Low Down Dirty Dog Blues	Blues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son House
27	Amina Claudine Myers	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues	Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]
28	Dinah Washington	Big Long Slidin' Thing	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
29	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	Don't Come Too Soon	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
30	Buddy Guy	First Time I Met the Blues	Chess Blues Disc 4
31	Geeshie Wiley	Last Kind Words Blues	Before The Blues: Early American Black Music Scene (Vol. 2)
32	Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra	My Ding-A-Ling	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues

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Rhythm & Bayou Romp

November 9, 2025 Dave

The sounds of New Orleans carry a mood that’s both jubilant and deeply human; it dances and mourns in the same breath. It’s the sound of the street parade meeting the juke joint: syncopated, earthy, and alive with horns, piano rolls, and that unmistakable backbeat shuffle. Unlike the more urban polish of Chicago blues or the rural cry of the Delta, New Orleans R&B has always felt like a conversation between the sacred and the profane, where gospel chords meet barroom swagger. Just beyond the Crescent City’s lights, where the waters of the bayou take form, we’ve got the accordians and fiddles of the swamp, where there’s humor, head and heartbreak woven into the DNA of the deep South. It is joyous and haunted, elegant and raw, as well as endlessly resilient. The music of New Orleans inspired an ethos — that music could be communal, unrestrained, and celebratory no matter the hardship. It taught America how to dance through its troubles, to find rhythm in resilience, and to turn sorrow into sound that still shakes the rafters and demands a communal dance to this day. This week’s show raises the flag of the Crescent City and her environs with a rhythm and bayou romp!

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Roomful Of Blues	New Orleans	Best of Roomful of Blues The Alligator Records Years
2	Rusty & Doug Kershaw	Louisiana Man	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
3	Jimmy Newman	A Fallen Star	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
4	Alvin Robinson	Down Home Girl	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
5	Joe Barry	I'm a Fool to Care	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
6	Rod Bernard	Pardon Mr. Gordon	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
7	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
8	Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball	I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
9	The Hawketts	Your Time's Up	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
10	Sugar Boy Crawford	No More Heartaches	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
11	Clifton Chenier	The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
12	Clifton Chenier	Calinda	Destination New Orleans
13	Bobby Mitchell	I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
14	Fats Domino	The Big Beat	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
15	Dr. John	Blue Monday	Goin' Back To New Orleans
16	Fats Domino	What's Wrong	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
17	Theryl De Clouet	I Get Lifted	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
18	Sammy Naquin	New Orleans Waltz	Best of Cajun Instrumentals
19	Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie	Canaille	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
20	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	La Crhve De Faim (Starvation 2-Step)	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	New Orleans Beat	La Toussaint
22	Lil' Queenie & The Percolators	My Darlin' New Orleans	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
23	Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots	Bunny Bread	Destination New Orleans
24	Johnny Adams	Release Me	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
25	Jimmy Clanton	Another Sleepless Night	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
26	Jewel King	3X7=21	New Orleans R&B Outbreak
27	Charles "Hungry" Williams	So Glad You're Mine	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
28	Archibald	Stack O Lee	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
29	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	You've Got To Be Modernistic	Black American Choirs 1926-31
30	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	Shout On	Black American Choirs 1926-31
31	The Red Stick Ramblers	Main Street Blues	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
32	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	Mardi Gras In New Orleans	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005

Mean Old Frisco

October 4, 2025 Dave

It’s a City (with a capital ‘C’ to locals) whose cultural history practically hums with musical possibilities. This is due in large part to how the city has always been a meeting point for restless ideas and diverse communities. From the Gold Rush boomtown that lured fortune-seekers from every continent, to the Beat poets of North Beach and the psychedelic counterculture that turned Haight-Ashbury into a world stage, it’s been an easy mark for songwriters. This week’s show will visit that blend of beauty, grit and idealism with performances for and about San Francisco. Join us for a whole batch of vintage sounds covering any old genre we care to share with the likes of Harry “The Hipster” Gibson, Little Walter, Charlie Musselwhite, Linda Martell, and, of course, Tony Bennett. We’ll celebrate from a short distance away with memories of Broadway, the fog rolling through the Golden Gate, and that endless palette of imagery and mood that is a living chorus always ready to be set to music.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Sound Of The City	KSFO 560 – San Francisco	78s
2	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
3	Logan Ledger	The Lights Of San Francisco	Logan Ledger
4	Chris Isaak	San Francisco Days	San Francisco Days
5	Journey	Lights	Journey's Greatest Hits
6	Eric Clapton	San Francisco Bay Blues	Unplugged
7	Linda Martell	San Francisco is a Lonely Town (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
8	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Hello, San Francisco (Part I)	Putumayo Presents: American Blues
9	The Teskey Brothers	San Francisco	Run Home Slow
10	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	The Dock of the Bay
11	Little Walter	Mean Old Frisco	Blues With A Feeling [Disc 2]
12	Charlie Musselwhite	When The Frisco Left The Shed	Mississippi Son
13	Richie Havens	San Francisco Bay Blues	Mixed Bag
14	Eric Lindell	Here In Frisco	Matters Of The Heart
15	Mark Spoelstra	San Francisco Zoo Song	Out Of My Hands
16	Marty Robbins	San Francisco Teardrops	San Francisco With Fond Memories
17	Dom Flemons	San Francisco Baby	Prospect Hill
18	Jimmy Martin	Fly Me To Frisco – 1973	Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]
19	Johnny Paycheck	The Ballad Of Frisco Bay	Nowhere to Run: the Little Darlin' Years 1966-1970
20	Merle Haggard	Return to San Francisco	Like Never Before
21	Harry "The Hipster" Gibson	I Flipped My Wig In San Francisco	Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?
22	Connie Russell	Foggy Night In San Francisco	San Francisco – With Fond Memories
23	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	San Francisco Bay Blues	South Coast
24	Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T.	San Francisco (Soundtrack Version)	The 30s: Hollywood's Best
25	Tee Vee Toons	Streets Of San Francisco	Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's
26	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	Mean Ole Frisco	That's All Right (Mama)
27	Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton	Lonesome Frisco Line [Album Version]	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950
28	Memphis Minnie	'Frisco Town	Queen Of Country Blues
29	Scott McKenzie	San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)	San Francisco – With Fond Memories
30	Cab Calloway & His Orchestra	San Francisco Fan	Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)

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Fortunate Son

September 27, 2025 Dave

The days are getting darker both by season and on the sidewalks of your town. Jackboot thugs with masks, clubs, and weapons are descending for you. Make no mistake. If you believe in your right to free speech and all that our Constitution affords you, think again. Know that you and your neighbor are in the crosshairs of this regime. This week’s show won’t break the spell but it will share with its language of comfort, joy and hope that music delivers as it stimulates the release of dopamine triggering pleasure and relaxation. Our prescription this morning is a compound of a free form eclectic blend that delivers a response from all corners. America’s music has always been built on a foundation of free expression so why not make the best…and that’s what we’ll be doing this morning with tracks from Glenn Miller, Charlie Christian, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Randy Newman and Dean Martin, just to name a few. Dream when you’re feeling blue. Rise up when you’re being pushed down. This week’s show takes us where we want to go.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	John Fogerty	Fortunate Son	The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
2	Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant	Midnight Ramble	Stratosphere Boogie
3	Charlie Christian	Till Tom Special	Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution
4	Django Reinhardt & Stiphane Grappelli	You're Driving Me Crazy	Quintesential
5	The Miracles	Mickey's Monkey	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
6	Mink Deville	You Just Keep Holding On	The Mink De Ville Collection
7	The Staple Singers	Let's Do It Again	The Buddah Box Disc 3
8	Sam Cooke	I'll Come Running Back To You	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
9	Etta James	I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)	Love Songs [MCA]
10	Bob Dylan	The Levee's Gonna Break	Modern Times
11	Randy Newman	Burn On	Sail Away
12	The Secret Sisters	Tennessee Me	The Secret Sisters
13	Fats Domino	My Girl Josephine	Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)
14	Dean Martin	Dream	Late at Night with Dean Martin
15	Les Baxter And His Orchestra	The High And The Mighty	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55
16	Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra With Eddie Heywood	Canadian Sunset	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
17	Billie Holiday	Too Marvelous For Words	Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years [Disc 1]
18	Doris Day	The Deevil, Devil, Divil	Complete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]
19	Jean Shepard	I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded	Rounding Up The Girls/Great Female Country Vocals Vol 1
20	The Andrews Sisters	Rum And Coca-Cola	20th Century Masters: Millenni
21	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	A String of Pearls	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
22	Linda Lyndell	What A Man	Stax 50th [[Disc 1]]
23	The Meters	Running Fast (single version)	Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology [Disc 2]
24	The Notting Hillbillies	Run Me Down	Missing….Presumed Having A Good Time
25	Vocaltones	Sugar Lump	Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records
26	Dominoes	Sixty Minute Man	Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
27	The Coasters	Run Red Run	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
28	Del Shannon	Runaway	Oldies But Goodies: 21 #1 Hits
29	Buddy Holly	Think It Over	From the Original Master Tapes
30	Lovett Sisters	Bacon And Eggs	Big "D" Jamboree, Gals Of The
31	Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/Sid Bass/The Rob Roys	Pizza Pie	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
32	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Run Through the Jungle	Tropic Thunder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
33	Party Ben	Single Ladies (In Mayberry)	The Party Ben Experience

Sixties Songbirds

September 20, 2025 Dave

From the cool and sultry lounge sounds smothered in smoke to the soul venues that celebrated love and all its pitfalls, we bring you the songbirds this week. We’ll be exploring vocalists, known and unknown, that delivered the goods in the first few years of the 1960s. Rock ‘n roll was finding its foothold at the same time as soul music was beginning to bust out in a big way. You’ll be hearing some you know and some you don’t in this week’s Deeper Roots. Yeah, we’ve got The Chordettes, Brenda Lee and The Shirelles but we’ve also got some very special gems from Helen Shapiro, Judy Thomas, Kitty Ford and Betty O’Brian this week. We’ll run a chronological marathon from 1960 to 1963, ignoring the genre guardrails as we make our way along. Hope you can join in on the fun.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra	Takin' Care Of Business	Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3)
2	Connie Francis	My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own	Your Hit Parade – Into the '60S
3	The Shirelles	Welcome Home Baby	The Shirelles 1958-1962 As, Bs, Hits and Rarities
4	Shirley Bassey	The Party's Over	We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites
5	The Chordettes	Never On Sunday	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
6	The Marvelettes	Way Over There	100 Northern Soul Classics
7	Diana Ross & The Supremes	Those D.J. Shows	25th Anniversary [Disc 2]
8	Tammy Montgomery	It's Mine	100 Northern Soul Classics
9	Ann-Margret	I Just Don't Understand	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
10	Kitty Ford	Don't Play No. 9	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
11	Sarah Vaughan	True Believer	Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
12	Betty O' Brian	She'll Be Gone	100 Northern Soul Classics
13	Brenda Lee	You Can Depend On Me	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
14	Helen Shapiro	Little Miss Lonely	Halfway To Paradise_ The Epic Records Story
15	Helen Shapiro	Tell Me What He Said	Girl Power – Vol. 3
16	The Pips	Every Beat Of My Heart	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
17	The Shirelles	A Teardrop and a Lollipop	The Shirelles 1958-1962 As, Bs, Hits and Rarities
18	Timi Yuro	Count Everything	I'm So Hurt
19	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
20	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Open Your Heart	Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966)
21	Aretha Franklin	Just For A Thrill	Jazz To Soul [Disc 1]
22	Cathy Carroll	Young Ones	New Discgems From Warner Brothers
23	Judy Thomas	Never Say Devil Woman	Stampede! The United Artists Story
24	Barbara Stephens	Wait a Minute	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (1 of 9)
25	Linda Hopkins	Mama's Doin' The Twist	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
26	Christine Quaite	Your Nose Is Gonna Grow	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
27	Timi Yuro	What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)	The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)
28	Joy Dawn	Hang It Up	Ask The Girl Who Knows – Best 1958-1969 – Remaster
29	Claudine Clark	Who Will You Hurt?	Ask The Girl Who Knows – Best 1958-1969 – Remaster
30	Ann-Margret	Let Me Entertain You	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
31	Miss X	Christine	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
32	Barbara & the Boys	Hooty Sapperticker	Las Vegas Grind Part 1
33	Glenda & Glen	Voodoo Doll	Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
34	Betty Harris	Cry To Me	Birth Of Soul: 2

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Deeper Roots of Rock

August 10, 2025 Dave

Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we’re spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We’ll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We’ll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don’t miss a wailin’, rockin’ morning here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Big Joe Turner	Roll 'em Pete	Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2	Champion Jack Dupree	Junker's Blues	Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59)
3	Joe Liggins	The Honeydripper Part 1	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
4	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Strange Things Happening Every Day	Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
5	Charles Brown	Driftin' Blues	Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
6	Hadda Brooks	Swingin' The Boogie	I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
7	The Ravens	Write Me A Letter	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
8	T-Bone Walker	Call It Stormy Monday	Raw Blues
9	Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends	Snatch It And Grab It	Kuties And Krooners
10	Roy Brown	Good Rockin' Tonight	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
11	John Lee Hooker	Boogie Chillen	The Definitive Collection
12	Amos Milburn	Chicken Shack Boogie	Devil in a Blue Dress
13	Goree Carter & His Hepcats	Rock Awhile	Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
14	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002]	That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series)
15	Percy Mayfield	Please Send Me Someone To Love	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
16	Tiny Bradshaw	The Train Kept a-Rollin'	Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
17	Sticks McGhee	Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee	The Atlantic Story [UK]
18	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
19	Little Junior Parker	Mystery Train	MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
20	Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy	Drunk	Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
21	Muddy Waters	Got My Mojo Workin	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
22	Little Walter	My Babe	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
23	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Don't Start Me Talkin'	Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues
24	Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
25	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Number Ones
26	John Lee Hooker	Dimples	The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
27	Slim Harpo	I Got Love If You Want It	Roll Your Moneymaker
28	Lazy Lester	I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
29	Ray Charles	Night Time Is the Right Time	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
30	Bo Diddley	Say Man	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
31	Billy Boy Arnold	I Ain't Got You	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
32	Sonny Boy Williamson	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	The History of Rhythm & Blues 1925-1942

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Down By The Woodshed

May 24, 2025 Dave

Jazz, rhythm and all the very best of blues and swing from the past century, reaching as far back as the thirties and taking in some of rock royalty from the early fifties. This week we’re snapping fingers and cutting the rug with some of the very greats including Wynonie Harris, Buddy Johnson, The Five Royales, The Cadillacs, and a touch of gospel vocal majesty from Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The themes are wide-ranging, taking us from the woodshed to the urban streets and some Cadillac competitions and we’ll also get with the stuff that’s arrived and is oh so mellow. Night trains, sugar lumps, boogie woogie daddies and tall skinny papas rule the roost. Don’t miss out, even if you’re a night owl you’ll want to take these sounds with you into the early hours of tomorrow. Let me off uptown, would ya?

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Baby Doll & Her Royal Swingsters	Down By The Woodshed	Stompin' 25
2	The Enchanters	Boogie Woogie Daddy	Jubilee Jezebels
3	Big Maybelle	One Monkey Don't Stop No Show	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
4	Effie Smith	Root-Lie-Voot (08-16-50)	1945-1953
5	The Five Royales	Thirty Second Lover	Dedicated To You
6	Wynonie Harris	Adam Come And Get Your Rib	Lovin' Machine
7	Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra	A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money) (Cadillac)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
8	The Cadillacs	Speedo (Cadillac)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9	Tony Allen & The Champs	Night Owl (Birds)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
10	Savannah Churchill	Fat Meat Is Good Meat	Jazzin' The Blues – Volume4 :1929-1943
11	Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers	Sugar Lump	Darktown Strutters Ball
12	The Four Blazes	Night Train	Mary Jo
13	Professor Longhair	Looka, No Hair	Ebb Records Story (Vol. 2): 1957-1959
14	Willie Mabon	The Seventh Son	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
15	The Mills Brothers	The Love Bug Will Bite You	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
16	The Ravens	I'm Going to Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters	The Greatest Group of Them All
17	Ray Charles	Hallelujah, I Love Her So	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
18	Cleo Brown	The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow	The Legendary Cleo Brown
19	Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson	Get On Down The Road	Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
20	Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio	Trouble In Mind	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
21	Margie Day	Dumplin' Dumplin'	Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3
22	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	I Want A Tall Skinny Papa	Vintage Sex Songs
23	Smiley Lewis	Big Mamou	Smiley Lewis Vol 1
24	Blue Lu Barker	A Little Bird Told Me	From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
25	Little Willie John	Home At Last	Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
26	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
27	The Clovers	Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
28	Lula Reed	Rock Love	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
29	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Hungary Man	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
30	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
31	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Let Me Off Uptown	The Best Of 1940-50
32	Bo Diddley	Moon Baby	Bo Diddley Is A Lover
33	Nappy Brown	The Right Time	Savoy Blues 1957-1994 [Disc 3]
34	Slim Harpo	Bobby Sox Baby	The Best Of Slim Harpo

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Good Questions

May 10, 2025 Dave

A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Harlem Hamfats	What's On Your Mind?	Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
2	B.B. King	Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?	Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
3	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five	Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1941 – 1944
4	Ella Fitzgerald	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Pure Ella
5	The King Cole Trio	Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?	Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)
6	The Robins	Whadaya Want?	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
7	Joe Liggins	Do You Love Me Pretty Baby?	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
8	Varetta Dillard	What'll I Do?	Got You On My Mind
9	Ruth Brown	Why Don't You Write Me?	Along Comes Ruth
10	Bo Diddley	Who Do You Love?	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
11	Bette Midler	Do You Want to Dance?	Experience the Divine [1993]
12	The Isley Brothers	Who's That Lady?	Something's Got A Hold On Me
13	Barry White	What Am I Gonna Do With You?	All Time Greatest Hits
14	The Amazing Rhythm Aces	Who Will The Next Fool Be?	Two Classic Albums From The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump
15	Peggy Lee	Is That All There Is?	Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
16	Los Lobos	Is This All There Is?	By the Light of the Moon
17	Buck Owens	Would You Be Ready?	Dust On Mother's Bible
18	The Texas Tornados	Who Were You Thinkin' Of	The Best Of Texas Tornados
19	Wanda Jackson	Who Shot Sam?	Queen Of Rockabilly
20	Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. Morgan	Do You Love Me?	Crossroads In Cowtown
21	Frankie Miller	Hey! Where Ya Goin?	The World Is A Monster
22	Jim Lauderdale	What Kinda Guy?	An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert
23	The Lovin' Spoonful	Do You Believe In Magic?	Do You Believe In Magic?
24	The Lovin' Spoonful	Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?	Do You Believe In Magic?
25	Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks	How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away	Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 4
26	The Grass Roots	Where Were You When I Needed You	All Time Greatest Hits
27	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Have You Ever Seen Rain?	All Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
28	Chicago	Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?	The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997
29	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s
30	The Five Royales	$64,000 Question (Do You Love Me)	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
31	Lemon Nash	Anybody Seen My Kitty?	Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
32	Tom Paxton	What Did You Learn In School Today?	Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
33	Ella Mae Morse	How Can You Leave A Man Like This?	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
34	Elvis Presley	Are You Lonesome Tonight?	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
35	Clyde McPhatter	A Lovers Question	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2)

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rockabilly, Theme Time

Havin’ a Blast!

May 2, 2025 Dave

It’s finger poppin’ time…time to have a blast with some breakout party rockers from the mid-century. All for a good time with soul and roll and rhythm as the main course in today’s show. It’s all about those percussive rocking beats. Call it a party full of boogie, mojo, twistin’ and shaking. We’ve lit the fuse for a dynamite celebration of rebellious rock and cool upbeat soul rhythms with the music of Freddy Cannon, The Swingin’ Medallions, The Showstoppers and Ann Cole with an out of control party mix…just in time for our first show of May. KOWS Community Radio brings the fresh sounds of today, yesterday and tomorrow 24/7, with the very best of political and community discourse. You can tune us in on 92.5 FM in West Sonoma County or just drop by our stream on your Radio Rethink app, Alexa, Radio Garden, Tunein, or Radio Box. We’re here for you and Deeper Roots will be pitching a wang dang doodle this coming Friday morning here on member-supported radio for planet Earth.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Isley Brothers	Shout (Part One)	Motor City Soul
2	Wanda Jackson	Let's Have a Party	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
3	Ray Charles	Mess Around	Atlantic Rock & Roll
4	The Swingin' Medallions	Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)	Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
5	The Strangeloves	I Want Candy	Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
6	Claudine Clark	Party Lights	The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
7	Martha & The Vandellas	Mickey's Monkey	Dance Party
8	Hank Ballard & the Midnighters	Finger Poppin' Time	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
9	Johnnie Morisette	Meet Me At The Twistin' Place	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
10	Chubby Checker	Dancin' Party	Chubby Checker (Mr Twister)
11	Chubby Checker	The Twist	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1960
12	Sam Cooke	Twistin' the Night Away	The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4)
13	Dave Edmunds	Do You Wanna Dance	Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
14	The Contours	Do You Love Me	Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
15	Jerry Lee Lewis	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
16	Matchbox	Rockabilly Rebel	Rockabilly Rebel
17	Freddy Cannon	Buzz Buzz A Diddle It	His Latest And Greatest
18	Tommy James & the Shondells	Mony Mony	The Very Best of Tommy James & the Shondells
19	Louis Jordan	Choo Choo Ch'Boogie	Number Ones
20	The Showstoppers	Ain't Nothing But A House Party	Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
21	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)	Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
22	Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
23	The Champs	Tequilla	Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
24	Tarheel Slim	Number Nine Train	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
25	Chan Romero	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
26	Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	Wooly Bully	Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
27	Arthur Conley	Sweet Soul Music	Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
28	Link Wray/Robert Gordon	Summertime Blues	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
29	Johnny Kidd	Shakin' All Over	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
30	The Kingsmen	Louie Louie	In Person ('64)
31	Nick Todd	At The Hop	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
32	The Isley Brothers	Twist And Shout	Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party
33	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
34	Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps	Cruisin'	Destination Freeway
35	Elvis Presley	Party	50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
36	Wanda Jackson	Man, We Had A Party	Queen Of Rockabilly
37	Tommy Tutone	867-5309/Jenny	Party Starter: 80s Mix
38	The Marcels	Blue Moon	Doo Wop Love Songs

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

Get On Board

April 18, 2025 Dave

From a song about dirty little religions to a song about Joanie the Jehovah Witness Stripper, we’ll be going all out from up and down with genre celebrations from the past century where music reflects the inspiration from church on Sunday mornings following the barroom sinners of Saturday night. This week’s Deeper Roots takes a bit of a free form shuffle featuring Bo Diddley, The Ramones, Johnny Mercer, and a whole host of rhythm makers. Performances this morning will span some covers from Chris Smither, David Lindley and an answer song from Barbara Lewis. KOWS radio wants to thank all of you who came out to the Comedy fundraiser at Barrel Proof Lounge last week. It was a great success for us and also a validation of community radio here in the North Bay. KOWS is free form, free speech, no bull community radio; just the kind of thing we need in a country gone mad with lies, deceit and hate. There is always hope. Tune into your radio voice, any time of the day or night. We’ll always welcome you.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Martha and the Vandellas	Quicksand	The Motown Sound Vol. 1
2	Faye Adams	Witness To The Crime (Herald 470)	R&B Humdingers Volume 11
3	Warren Zevon	Dirty Little Religion	Life'll Kill Ya
4	Paul Thorn	Joanie The Jehovah Witness Stripper	Hammer & Nail Live
5	Marvin Gaye	Can I Get A Witness	I'll Take You There
6	Alphabetical Four	Get On Board, Little Children	Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
7	Tiny Mayberry	Oh That Nasty Man (Take A)	Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & Jazz
8	Johnny Mercer	Small Fry With Victor Young's Small Fryers	Bing Crosby And Friends
9	The Golden Gate Quartet	Dipsy Doodle	Travelin' Shoes
10	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five	Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come In	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1938 – 1940
11	Little Richard	Keep A Knockin'	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
12	Chris Smither	Maybellene	Call Me Lucky
13	Chuck Berry	Maybellene	Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
14	David Lindley	Mercury Blues	El Rayo-X
15	K.C. Douglas	Mercury Blues	Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
16	Violet Hall	Six Foot Papa (I'm A Whole Lot Of Woman)	The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
17	Big Maybelle	So Good To My Baby	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
18	George Thorogood	Bo Diddley	2120 South Michigan Avenue
19	Bo Diddley	Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)	The Chess Box [Disc 1]
20	Sam & Dave	Hold On! I'm a Comin'	The Very Best of Sam & Dave
21	Sam Cooke	Bring It On Home To Me	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
22	Barbara Lewis	I'll Bring It Back Home To You	Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
23	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Teen Beat 5
24	Mink Deville	Just Your Friends	The Mink De Ville Collection
25	The Ramones	Needles & Pins [Single Version][Version]	Ramones Mania
26	The Books Feat. Jose Gonzalez	Cello Song	Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
27	T-Bone Burnett	House Of Mirrors	Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 2
28	Lorne Greene	Ringo	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
29	Marty Robbins	The Hanging Tree	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
30	Dickson Hall	Cowboy	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
31	Johnny Cash	The Rebel – Johnny Yuma	The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 2
32	Louis Prima	Banana Split for My Baby	Banana Split for My Baby
33	The Allman Brothers Band	Jessica [Single Edit]	Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 2

A Century of America's Music