Category Archives: Rhythm and Blues

Doo Wop Dreams

In today’s show we’ll be spinning up some special doo wop tracks, and not necessarily the ‘big hits’. We’ll be sharing some under-the-radar sounds from some of the greats and some of the ‘never-heards’. Doo wop’s heyday was clearly brief, running from the early urban street corner sounds of the early 1950s to the more commercially viable and polished sounds of the early 1960s. Tune in for the popular sounds of The Cadillacs, Little Anthony, The Flamingos, and The El Dorados as well as off chart vocal gems from The Pastels, The Quotations, The Kodaks, and The Fascinators. All with a story and all in clean fun on Sonoma County Community Radio.



No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels A Rockin' Good Way The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2] Amazon
2The Spaniels Stormy Weather The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 Amazon
3Ernest Harriston/The Bop Chords Castle in the Sky The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
4The Velvets Spring Fever Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
5The Quotations Imagination Doo Wop Box Disc 4 Amazon
6The Chimes Once in a While The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
7The Flamingos Lovers Never Say Goodbye The Best Of The Flamingos Amazon
8The Fascinators Chapel Bells Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 Amazon
9Little Anthony & The Imperials So Much The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials Amazon
10Accents Wiggle, Wiggle Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 Amazon
11The Kodaks Oh Gee Oh Gosh Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 2] Amazon
12The Cadillacs Peek-A-Boo The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3) Amazon
13The Cadillacs Oh Oh Lolita For Collectors Only (Disc 3) Amazon
14The Edsels Rama Lama Ding Dong The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
15The Monotones Tom Foolery Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
16Dion & The Belmonts No One Knows Greatest Hits Amazon
17The Pastels So Far Away Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
18The Students I'm So Young Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
19The Heartbeats One Day Next Year The Best of the Heartbeats [Rhino] Amazon
20The Corsairs Smokey Places (1962 #12) Greatest Hit Singles Collection Amazon
21The Penguins Memories Of El Monte Oldies But Goodies Vol. 3 Amazon
22The Desires Rendezvous With You The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 Amazon
23The Moonglows See Saw Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] Amazon
24The Crests The Angels Listened In The Best of the Crests Featuring Johnny Maestro [Rhino] Amazon
25The Velvetones The Glory of Love The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2) Amazon
26The Timetones In My Heart The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
27The Genies Who's That Knocking Doo Wop Box Disc 3 Amazon
28The Silhouettes Miss Thing Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8] Amazon
29Anthony & The Sophomores Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
30The Capris Morse Code of Love Doo Wop Box Disc 4 Amazon
31The Videos Trickle, Trickle The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
32The El Dorados I'll Be Forever Loving You The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1] Amazon
33The Platters You're Making A Mistake The Magic Touch: An Anthology Amazon
34The Avalons Heart's Desire Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2 Amazon
35The Cleftones Why Do You Do Me Like You Do Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records Amazon
36The Classics Till Then Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
37The Velvetones The Glory of Love The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
38The Cadillacs Buzz Buzz Buzz For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon

The House That Ruth Built

The decade of the fifties found the sounds of rhythm and blues being best represented on the Atlantic Records label. Founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, the catalog of artists and the quality of production were unparalleled for their time. And while Ertegun’s biography is subtitled “The House That Ertegun Built”, the performers were also undisputed heavyweights: Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter, and Lavern Baker to name a few. Things, however, exploded when a lady dubbed “Miss Rhythm” arrived with “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean” leading to another moniker: “The House That Ruth Built”. This week’s show will feature some of the great tracks from Ruth Brown and the many contemporaries who made the label synonymous with R&B well into the seventies and beyond. Tune in for a special treat. Rock, rhythm, and dynamite doo wop from the Atlantic vaults on a Friday morning.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Clovers One Mint Julep Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
2The Cardinals Wheel Of Fortune Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
3Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters Money Honey Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
4Carmen Taylor & The Boleros Ooh I Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
5Sheiks Walk That Walk Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
6The Chords Sh-Boom Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
7The Playboys Good Golly Miss Molly Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
8The Regals Got The Water Boiling Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy Amazon
9The Clovers Devil Or Angel Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 2] – Slow & Dreamy Amazon
10Ruth Brown Oh What a Dream (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
11Ruth Brown Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
12Ruth Brown Lucky Lips (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
13The Cookies In Paradise Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 19471974, Vol. 3: 19551958 Amazon
14Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters Treasure of Love Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
15The Drifters Long Lonely Nights Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
16The Drifters Long Lonely Nights Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
17Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle & Roll Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
18Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
19Ray Charles Hallelujah I Love Her So Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
20Ray Charles Mess Around Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
21Ray Charles This Little Girl of Mine Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
22LaVern Baker Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) [Japan 2012 Remaster] Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
23LaVern Baker Tweedle Dee (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
24LaVern Baker Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
25Ivory Joe Hunter Since I Met You Baby (Single/LP Version) Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
26Ivory Joe Hunter It's a Doggone Crying Shame Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon
27The Bobbettes Mr. Lee Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
28The Ospreys It's Good To Me (You Don't Know And I DOn't Know) Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
29The Drifters Drip Drop Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
30The Coasters Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
31The Coasters Dance! Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
32Del-Larks Remember The Night Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
33The Sh-Booms (The Chords) Blue Moon Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
34Top Note Hearts Of Stone Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
35Billy Storm When You Dance Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
36Stick McGhee & His Buddies Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
37Big Joe Turner Midnight Special Train Atlantic Rock & Roll Amazon

Brand New Day

That new car smell…applied to everything we can think of…all to celebrate this new 2022 thing…365 more rotations and one long trip around that giant luminous orb. What a long strange trip it was. So let’s celebrate all that’s new as we move into our second decade of celebrating the past century of America’s music. This week, we’re taking on the theme of ‘brand new’….new heartaches, new cars, new neighbors, new mornings, and new hopes…same as the old hopes no doubt, but with a different slant. We’ve got performances by Mel Tillis, Dion, Ruthie Foster, Fats Domino, Steve Earle and a couple dozen others to keep our dreams worth holding onto. Let’s put COVID in the rear view. Let’s send the truth-doubters back to their rat’s nests. And make good trouble. Welcome 2022 with a promise to hold those who led an insurrection and those who voted for the leaders accountable. Tune into the show. I promise we’ll keep it real.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Joe Liggins Brand New Deal In Mobile Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Amazon
2Fletcher Smith Brand New Neighborhood Stompin' 12 Amazon
3George Green Brand New Rockin' Chair The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5 Amazon
4Al Harrison Brand New Money Fool Mule Amazon
5Barrel House Blott & Lee Brand New Man Dapper Dan Amazon
6Fats Domino Brand New Baby Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1 Amazon
7Wayne Hancock Brand New Cadillac That's What Daddy Wants Amazon
8The Payments Brand New Automobile So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1 Amazon
9Lightnin' Hopkins Brand New Lock Po' Lightnin' Amazon
10Lead Belly I'm Going to Buy You a Brand New Ford Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection Amazon
11Ruthie Foster Brand New Day Promise of a Brand New Day Amazon
12Al Kooper Brand New Day (Bonus Track) You Never Know Who You Friends Are…Plus Amazon
13Dion Brand New Morning Recorded Live At The Bitter End, August 1971 Amazon
14Gary Stewart Brand New Whiskey An Empty Glass: A Collection of Drinkin' Songs Amazon
15Mel Tillis Brand New Mister Me 36 All Time Greatest Hits Amazon
16The Everly Brothers Brand New Heartache The Everly Brothers Amazon
17Dave Edmunds Worn Out Suits, Brand New Pockets Get It Amazon
18Gram Parsons Brand New Heartache [Bonus Track] Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 3] – Alternate Takes From GP & Grievous Angel Amazon
19Emmylou Harris Brand New Dance Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 2 Amazon
20Tex Ritter You're Always Brand New High Noon Amazon
21Don Henley The Brand New Tennessee Waltz Cass County (Deluxe) Amazon
22Steve Earle Brand New Companion Townes Amazon
23Dave Alvin Brand New Heart Blue Blvd Amazon
24Greg Brown Brand New '64 Dodge Poet Game Amazon
25Jesse Winchester Brand New Tennesse Waltz Jesse Winchester: Live From Mountain Stage Amazon
26Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters Brand New Start Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters (EP) Amazon
27Modern Hicks Brand New Tornado Alley Amazon
28Melanie Brand New Key 70s Music Explosion – Miracles Amazon
29Will Kimbrough Brand New Song Americanitis Amazon
30Leftover Salmon Brand New Good Old Days Brand New Good Old Days Amazon
31Elvis Presley There's a Brand New Day On the Horizon Elvis Double Features: Love in Las Vegas + Roustabout Amazon
32Esther Phillips With The Dixie Flyers Brand New Day (LP Version) Set Me Free Amazon
33James Brown Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 20 All Time Greatest Hits! Amazon
34Slim Harpo Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King) The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1 Amazon

Bourbon Street Rhythms

We enter December with hope. Join us for some sounds from the French Quarter and its environs. This Friday on Deeper Roots, tune in for a sweeping celebration taking the St. Charles trolley in time from Kid Ory and Louis Armstrong to the sounds of Tuba Fats, Mac Rebennack, Allen Toussaint and beyond. We’ll also find some Big Easy rocking treats by the water:  Ernie K-Doe, Sugar Boy Crawford, Fats Domino, and Larry Darnell are also on the board from the Big Easy as well as sounds of piano pounders like Archibald, Champion Jack Dupree and Professor Longhair. KOWS radio’s antenna is moving so we highly recommend that you stream us on the KOWS web site (or via the KOWS app) because the FM signal will be out of commission as the transmitter has found a new home out in the hills above Bodega Highway.


No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Archibald She's Scattered Everywhere Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2] Amazon
2Tuba Fats' Chosen Few Brass Band Mardi Gras In New Orleans Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
3Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band Royal Garden Blues Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
4Louis Armstrong And His Dixieland Seven Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
5Professor Longhair Bald Head Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 3]: Soutwest Blues V1 Amazon
6Champion Jack Dupree Ici Mo-Mo The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
7Dave Bartholomew Messy Bessie Gettin' Funky [Disc 2] Amazon
8Smiley Lewis Big Mamou Smiley Lewis Vol 1 Amazon
9Larry Darnell What More Do You Want OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
10Annie Laurie It Hurts To Be In Love The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 2] Amazon
11Annie Laurie Rockin' and Rollin' Again (Savoy 1197) R&B Humdingers Volume 12 Amazon
12Paul Gayten For You My Love Chess New Orleans [Disc 1] Amazon
13James "Sugar Boy" Crawford Jock-A-Mo Chess New Orleans [Disc 1] Amazon
14Fats Domino Don't You Lie To Me Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1 Amazon
15Fats Domino Hey! La Bas Boogie Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1 Amazon
16Ernie K-Doe Heebie Jeebies Absolutely the Best Amazon
17Benny Spellman Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
18Mac Rebennack Good Times The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
19Earl King Is Everything All Right The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1] Amazon
20Eddie Bo Baby I'm Wise The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6] Amazon
21Joe & Ann Trio Gee Baby (You're So Fine) The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
22Jewel King 3X7=21 New Orleans R&B Outbreak Amazon
23Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
24Little Richard Heeby Jeebies The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
25Al Johnson Carnival Time Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
26Art Neville That Rock & Roll Beat Brother to Brother (Disc One:Art) Amazon
27Paul Marvin Hurry Up The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
28Leonard Carbo I Don't Want To Lose Her The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
29Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
30Allen Toussaint Southern Nights Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
31The Velvetiers Feeling Alright On Saturday Night The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
32Earl King Everybody's Carried Away The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3] Amazon
33Ernie K-Doe 'Tain't It the Truth Absolutely the Best Amazon
34Art Neville Too Much Brother to Brother (Disc One:Art) Amazon
35Art Neville That Old Time Rock And Roll His Specialty Recordings Amazon

When You Dance

It’s Black Friday here in Sonoma County and we don’t really know what to expect. Worn out from the ongoing pandemic, we’re still moderating here but we very much need music to help us light the way. We like to make that possible on Friday mornings on KOWS  when we find another free form collection full of small themes and nuggets. With a sprinkling of classic Carole King, Sonny Bono and Brill Building sounds, we’ll move forward into the holidays with hand clapping gospel, soul stew from Booker T., some Leon Russell, Paul Simon, Gene Pitney, and The Cookies. The playlist this morning will circle back to celebrating all the things that matter in musical themes including true love, change, and (most of all) dance. Join us this week once again for some great sounds .



No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Cuff Links Guided Missiles The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
2The Highway Q.C.'s Pray Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
3The Staple Singers Hammer and Nails Hammer and Nails Amazon
4Patsy Cline Life's Railway To Heaven Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel Amazon
5Paul Simon Slip Slidin' Away Sounds of the Seventies: 1977 Amazon
6Jakob Dylan & Jade Castrinos Go Where You Wanna Go Echo In The Canyon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Amazon
7The Mamas & the Papas Do You Wanna Dance Greatest Hits Amazon
8Bobby Freeman Do You Wanna Dance MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M Amazon
9The Drifters Dance With Me The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance Amazon
10Billy Bland Let the Little Girl Dance One Hit Wonders Amazon
11Dash And Dot Dance With Me Henry Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1 Amazon
12The Diatones Oh Baby, Come Dance With Me Bandera Doo Wop Amazon
13Billy Storm When You Dance Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival Amazon
14Marvin Gaye Stubborn Kind of Fellow 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1 Amazon
15The O'Jays Back Stabbers The O'Jays Greatest Hits Amazon
16Ann Cole Have Fun Birth Of Soul: 1 Amazon
17James Brown Lost Someone Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3 Amazon
18Booker T. & the MG's; The MG's Time Is Tight Classic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes On Amazon
19Redbone Come And Get Your Love Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s Amazon
20Phoebe Snow Shakey Ground The Best Of Phoebe Snow Amazon
21Percy Sledge True Love Travels On A Gravel Road Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3 Amazon
22The Cookies Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
23Leon Russell I Believe To My Soul Best Of Hank Wilson Amazon
24Ray Charles Greenbacks Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8) Amazon
25Gene Pitney Every Breath I Take Anthology: 1961-1968 Amazon
26The Raindrops The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
27Jackie DeShannon Needles And Pins The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
28Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Kill Bill, Vol. 1 Amazon
29Amy Winehouse Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Lioness: Hidden Treasures Amazon
30Laura Nyro 165-Stoned Soul Picnic Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
31The Mavericks Dance the Night Away Collection [2003] Amazon

Wild Ones

Wild in the streets…well, we’re also wild in the bars, the dance halls, the backyards, and everywhere else for that matter. We’ll be revisiting the crazy ones…the excitable ones…the hot clubs where the bad boys and bad girls are burning the candle. Tune in for some fairly wild doin’s with Mabel Scott, The Louvins, Clarence Palmer and the Jive Bombers, Johnny Horton, and a couple dozen others as we take on that theme of wild men and wild women once more on Community Radio. Dave Stroud puts the metal to the pedal with jazz vocals, rockabilly romps, early century innuendos, and rhythm and blues on a Friday morning in Sonoma County. Oh…and don’t forget to visit kowsfm.com and click on that Donate Now button to support all volunteer Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Garland Jeffreys Wild in the Streets Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] Amazon
2Billy Jones With The Little Ramblers Don't Bring Lulu The Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2 Amazon
3Mae West I'm No Angel The Mae West Collection Amazon
4Mae West My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) Bombshells Amazon
5Mabel Scott Yes Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A. Amazon
6Lizabeth Scott A Deep Dark Secret Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
7Monica Lewis Do It Again Bombshells Amazon
8Kenni Huskey Wild Man Tamer Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"] Amazon
9Donnie Elbert Wild Child (Deluxe 6156) R&B Humdingers Volume 11 Amazon
10Red Ingle & His Natural Seven Cigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
11Johnny Horton The Wild One Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2) Amazon
12Carl Mann Born To Be Bad Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
13Jerry Lee Lewis Real Wild Child (Wild One) A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
14Tennessee Ernie Ford I'm A Bad Man Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2] Amazon
15The Dave & Deke Combo Wild Woman Hollywood Barndance Amazon
16Charline Arthur Burn That Candle Welcome To The Club Amazon
17The Louvin Brothers You're Running Wild Capitol Country Music Classics Amazon
18The Hot Club of Cowtown I Can't Tame Wild Women Tall Tales Amazon
19Wanda Jackson Let's Have A Party Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
20Carmen MacRae Whatever Lola Wants Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
21The Jive Bombers Bad Boy Cry-Baby Amazon
22The Trenier Twins Hey! Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy?) Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
23Rudy Greene Wild Life Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1] Amazon
24Wynonie Harris Young And Wild Playful Baby Amazon
25Champion Jack Dupree Bad Whiskey And Wild Women Two Classic Albums Plus Singles Amazon
26King James Wild Wooly Woman Stompin' 25 Amazon
27Eunice Davis Let's Have A Party Stompin' 25 Amazon
28Julia Lee Do You Want It? Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
29Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
30John Hammond Wild Man On The Loose Trouble No More Amazon
31Louis Prima & Keely Smith Barnacle Bill The Sailor Breaking It Up! Amazon
32Little Willie John Fever Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
33Albert King Wild Women Door To Door Amazon
34Wanda Jackson Hard Headed Woman Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
35Iggy Pop Real Wild Child Blah Blah Blah Amazon
36Vince Taylor Brand New Cadillac Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon

The Year in Music 1948

The year 1948 saw the price of a first class stamp at three cents and unemployment in post-war America was at a low 3.9%. The Hollywood Ten were jailed for contempt of Congress when they refused to disclose Communist affiliations. And Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 LP at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The LP is still the standard by which physical listening is measured with album sales booming, with LPs sold rising 108% in the first six months of 2020. But we’re going to be sharing the music of 1948 this week:  Eddy Arnold, Peggy Lee, Dick Haymes, Louis Jordan, Blue Lu Barker and Mahalia Jackson are just but a few we’ll be hearing from in this week’s episode on KOWS Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Mahalia Jackson Move On Up A Little Higher Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black Gospel Amazon
2Lonnie Johnson Tomorrow Night Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
3Blue Lu Barker A Little Bird Told Me From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944 Amazon
4Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends King Size Papa Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53 Amazon
5Amos Milburn Chicken-Shack Boogie Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
6Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Run, Joe Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949 Amazon
7Bull Moose Jackson I Love You Yes I Do Bad Man Jackson Amazon
8Bull Moose Jackson I Can't Go On Without You Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950 Amazon
9Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949 Amazon
10Hal Singer Cornbread Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
11Eddy Arnold Bouquet Of Roses Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him Amazon
12Eddy Arnold Then I Turned And Slowly Walked Away Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
13Eddy Arnold Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way) Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
14Eddy Arnold What A Fool I Was Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
15Floyd Tillman I Love You So Much It Hurts Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes Amazon
16Jimmy Wakely One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) Country & Western Hit Parade 1948 Amazon
17Tex Williams & His Western Caravan Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman That's What I Like About The West Amazon
18Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Bubbles in My Beer Legends of Country Music Disc 4 Amazon
19Hank Thompson Humpty Dumpty Heart The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4] Amazon
20Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The Pioneers Blue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time") Country Legends Amazon
21Dinah Shore Buttons and Bows Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
22Nat King Cole Nature Boy Nat King Cole [Disc 1] Amazon
23Doris Day Love Somebody (With Buddy Clark) The Vintage Years (Part One) Amazon
24Peggy Lee Manana Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
25Art Mooney I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
26Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters Powder Your Face With Sunshine Good Old Summertime Amazon
27Frankie Yankovic And His Yanks Just Because Greatest Hits Amazon
28Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins Little White Lies Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
29Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers My Happiness Capitol Collectors Series Amazon
30Doris Day It's Magic Your Hit Parade: 1948 Amazon
31The Andrews Sisters Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
32Bing Crosby Now is the Hour Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon

Dustbin Dynamite

A bit of a departure this week as we celebrate a mix of mayhem from the fuzzed out garage bands, greasy ducktails, oddball instrumentalists and mostly mondo misses tempered with a good dose of surf confection this week. We’re celebrating the three chord sensibilities of mid-century rock and roll rockabilly, surf, and proto-punk spit-ballers. They’re pulling out some wailing sax solos, fuzzed out bass beach thumpers, and some tongue-in-cheek easy listening to spin you around in your chair on an October Friday morning. You’ll be entertained by the likes of Tony Casanova, Sparkle Moore, Little Carolyn Sue, and Wild Bill and the Blue Denims…a forgotten list of lost culture that will take you down a rabbit hole that you hope might never end…or maybe just the opposite. This week’s show is dynamite from the dustbin of minor labels and first time producers that can only make the grade on Community Radio. Tune in for some mondo fuzz mayhem.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Ronnie Dee Action Packed Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
2Bobby Troup Seventh Son Make Mine Mondo Amazon
3Rock-A-Tones One More Chance Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
4Annette Funicello Bikini Beach Party Good Old Summertime Amazon
5Red Prysock Hand Clappin' Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
6Jim Backus & Friend Delicious Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
7The Interiors Voodoo Doll Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
8The Bikinis Crazy Vibrations Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
9Gary Warren Midnight Rain Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
10The Three Suns Tequila Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
11The Invaders Shock Treatment Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
12Freddie & The Hitch Hikers Sinners Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
13The Duals Lover's Satellite Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
14Sparkle Moore Skull & Crossbones Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
15Mamie Van Doren Seperate The Men From The Boys Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
16Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies) Camel Walk Make Mine Mondo Amazon
17Rusty Draper & Lola Dee Scratch My Back Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
18Tarheel Slim Number Nine Train Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon
19Robin Hood Brians Dis A Itty Bit Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
20Tony Casanova Boogie Woogie Feeling Make Mine Mondo Amazon
21Don & The Galaxiex Avalanche Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection Amazon
22Jan & Dean Surf Route 101 Popsicle Amazon
23Bobby Fry Grandchus Make Mine Mondo Amazon
24Si Zentner Walk on the Wild Side Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene Amazon
25Johnny Durain & The Cytones Shang-Dang-Doo Make Mine Mondo Amazon
26The Surfaris Surfer Joe [Long Version] Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1 Amazon
27Voice Farm Come On-A My House Bigger Cooler Weirder Amazon
28Mouse A Public Execution Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia Amazon
29The Bobbettes I Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1) War Paint – The Gone Records Story Amazon
3013th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia Amazon
31Bob Callaway Tick Tock Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
32The Tornadoes Maleguena Bustin' Surfboards Amazon
33Little Carolyn Sue I Hate Men Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1 Amazon
34Martin Denny Cool Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood Amazon
35Ann-Margret Let Me Entertain You Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon

R&B Boogie Woogie

Drop by to play along with the second of a two-part episode exploring an eclectic blend of boogie woogie, in the key of rhythm and blues. There will be enough piano pounding, toe-tapping, and slick percussion to feed the need for musical speed in our show this week. The usual suspects will keep the line moving and we’ll also bring out some old favorites including performances from Hadda Brooks, Gladys Bentley, Oscar’s Chicago Swingers, Rosco Gordon and Albert Ammons. This second episode keeps true to the sound that surfaced in the early century, blending juke joint rhythms and house party dance celebrations. Be sure to check us out on our new web site player or at the Live365 web site.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Freddie Slack Rockin' The Boogie Boogie Woogie [Disc 8] Amazon
2Joe Lutcher Rockin' Boogie (04-19-47) 1947 Amazon
3The Treniers Rock-a-Beatin Boogie Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] Amazon
4Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
5Rosco Gordon T Model Boogie Let's Get High (B) Amazon
6Hadda Brooks Swingin' The Boogie I've Got News For You [Disc 2] Amazon
7Nellie Lutcher Lake Charles Boogie Hurry On Down Amazon
8Gladys Bentley Boogie'n My Woogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
9Mabel Scott Baseball Boogie Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording Amazon
10Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings Boogie Woogie Stomp Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
11Champion Jack Dupree Dupree Shake Dance Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
12Pinetop Perkins Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Let's Drink Some Juice… Amazon
13Little Brother Montgomery No Special Rider Blues Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
14Roosevelt Sykes Blues n' Boogie Chicago Boogie Amazon
15Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Dripper's Boogie Vol. 2 – Dripper's Boogie Amazon
16Amos Milburn Roomin' House Boogie Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
17Roy Brown Boogie Woogie Blues Good Rockin' Tonight Amazon
18Sir Charles Thompson Mister Boogie Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
19Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Tamburitza Boogie Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1949 – 1950 Amazon
20Brownie McGhee Robbie-Doby Boogie Savoy Blues 1948-1954 [Disc 2] Amazon
21Frankie Lee Sims She Likes to Boogie Real Slow Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
22Roy Milton Milton's Boogie Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
23Jake Porter Jake's Boogie in D Flat Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
24Joey Thomas Hobo Boogie Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
25Oscar's Chicago Swingers I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie Now Them Dirty Blues [Disc 2] Amazon
26Professor Longhair Boogie Woogie New Orleans Piano Amazon
27Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Jitterbug Boogie Just For A Thrill / Live Amazon
28Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson Old Maid's Boogie Down Home Blues Amazon
29Little Walter Boogie Lone Star Amazon
30Annisteen Allen Bongo Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
31Amos Milburn Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon

Sister Rosetta

This week’s show celebrates the Godmother of rock ‘n roll who was finally paid tribute with her 2018 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s sanctified electric guitar work not only touched on the cusp of soul and blues, but it foretold what was to come less than a decade later. There were the R&B bands, which she would dabble in (much to the chagrin of her followers), that would also have an impact…but it was her sound that influenced and inspired Elvis, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others, even to this day. We’ll take a deep dive into the music and story of this legend including some of those who she would draw her own inspirations from. Tune in.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Sister Rosetta Tharpe Down By the Riverside Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon
2Fisk Jubilee Singers Ezekiel Saw De Wheel Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken Amazon
3Thomas A. Dorsey If You See My Savior Halleluja Gospel & Prayers Amazon
4Golden Gate Quartet Blind Barnabas Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats Amazon
5Memphis Minnie I Called You This Morning Queen Of Country Blues Amazon
6Sister O. M. Terrell God's Little Birds Country Gospel 1946-1953 Amazon
7Sister Rosetta Tharpe Didn't It Rain? Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3 Amazon
8Sister Rosetta Tharpe Four or Five Times Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
9Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio Trouble In Mind Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
10Marie Knight Gospel Train 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
11Sister Rosetta Tharpe Up Above My Head I Hear Music In the Air Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon
12Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers Nobody's Fault But Mine Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
13Sister Rosetta Tharpe Beams of Heaven Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
14Phoebe Snow Beams of Heaven (feat. The Holmes Brothers) Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
15Sister Rosetta Tharpe Intro – Didn't It Rain Newport Jazz Festival 7/3/64 Amazon
16Marie Knight Didn't It Rain Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
17Sister Rosetta Tharpe 99 1/2 Won't Do Gospel Train Amazon
18Sister Rosetta Tharpe Fly Away Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
19Marion Williams – The Stars Of Faith When I Lay This Body Down Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958 Amazon
20Mahalia Jackson His Eye Is On The Sparrow Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns Amazon
21Sister Rosetta Tharpe Two Little Fishes Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Amazon
22Fern Jones Strange Things Happening Every Day The Glory Road Amazon
23Brittany Howard That's All Live That's All – RRHOF Amazon
24Sister Rosetta Tharpe That's All Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution Amazon
25Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Red Foley Have a Little Talk With Jesus 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 Amazon
26Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us Raising Sand Amazon
27Gospel Hebrews Jesus Is All Over Me Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio Amazon
28Louis Armstrong Down By The Riverside Louis And The Good Book Amazon
29The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir I Want To Ride That Glory Train Shakin' The Rafters Amazon
30Sister Rosetta Tharpe The Natural Facts Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4) Amazon