Saddle up, but don’t expect the usual Hollywood version of the American West. We’re heading beyond the familiar standards to explore songs, stories and voices that grew out of bunkhouses, chuck wagons and wide-open country, reaching back nearly a century for early cowboy recordings, among them Carl T. Sprague, Billie Maxwell, Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock and Jess Morris. Tales where ornery horses, stampeding cattle, lousy wages, worse cooking and lonely nights on the trail were simply part of the job. Along the way we’ll discover a West far more diverse than the one portrayed on the silver screen, with music touching on Black cowboys, Mexican and California traditions, ranch hands, buffalo hunters, outlaws and gunfighters. We’ll then follow those old trails forward and into the hands of later storytellers including Ian Tyson, Dom Flemons, and Colter Wall. Somewhere between history and mythology lies the West that survives in these songs — sometimes romantic, sometimes brutal.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
The Johnson Sisters
Ridin' Down The Trail
Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs of the West
1939
00:00
2
Carl T. Sprague
Following The Cowtrail
Cowtrails Longhorns and Tight Saddles
1926
02:48
3
Harry 'Haywire Mac' McClintock
Utah Carrol
Haywire Mac
1950
05:52
4
Joan O'Bryant
Zebra Dun
Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways
1957
07:20
5
Powder River Jack & Kitty Lee
Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail
Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
1930
09:43
6
Billie Maxwell
Haunted Hunter
When I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1
1939
16:09
7
Cartwright Brothers
Texas Ranger
The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
2012
19:18
8
Girls Of The Golden West
My Love Is A Rider (Bucking Bronco)
Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
1934
22:28
9
Jess Morris
Goodbye Old Paint
Cowboy songs ballads and cattle calls from Texas
0
24:59
10
Johnny Prude
The Dying Ranger
Cowboy songs ballads and cattle calls from Texas
0
26:23
11
Slim Critchlow
Forty A Month And Found
Cowboy Songs The Crooked Trail To Holbrook
2009
33:03
12
Andy Hedges Pipp Gillette
Punchin' the Dough (Feat. Pipp Gillette)
Roll On Cowboys
2023
34:58
13
Harry Jackson
The Pot Wrassler
The Cowboy: His Songs Ballads and Brag Talk
1959
39:05
14
Dave Fredrickson
Cowboy's Life is a Very Dreary Life
Songs of the Wesst
1961
40:46
15
Lead Belly
Out on the Western Plains
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
1943
41:44
16
Dom Flemons
Steel Pony Blues
Black Cowboys
2018
45:54
17
Don Edwards
The Master's Call
Best of Don Edwards
0
50:24
18
Ian Tyson
The Gift
All The Good 'uns
1996
53:45
19
Michael Martin Murphey
Cowboy Logic
Cowboy Songs
1990
57:52
20
Sons Of The San Joaquin
The Ballad of Joaquin Murrieta
Way out Yonder
2005
1:01:45
21
Dave Stamey
The Skies Of Lincoln County
If I Had A Horse
2007
1:10:07
22
Brenn Hill
Call You Cowboy
Rangefire
1997
1:15:17
23
Corb Lund
S Lazy H
Things That Can't Be Undone
2015
1:19:10
24
Colter Wall
Cowpoke
Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs
2020
1:24:29
25
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Diamond Joe
The Long Ride
1999
1:27:33
26
Marty Robbins
They're Hanging Me Tonight
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
1959
1:33:28
27
Johnny Cash
Sam Hall
Sings The Ballads Of The True West
1965
1:36:29
28
Woody Guthrie
Buffalo Skinners (traditional arr. Woody Guthrie)
Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2]
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
Everybody loves a good story…and this week on Deeper Roots we’ll be spinning a few of them. Tall tales, fables, murder ballads, historical yarns, talking blues and outright stretchers are all part of the American musical tradition, and we’ll be digging into that tradition this Friday morning. Our stories come mostly from the years between 1925 and 1960, when an old tale might travel from a front porch to a 78, from a newspaper headline to a country ballad, or get passed from singer to singer until fact and folklore became pretty hard to separate. We’ll hear tales of outlaws and drifters, sinners and saints, disasters and deeds of questionable truth from the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Woody Guthrie, the Golden Gate Quartet, Tex Ritter, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and more. There’ll even be a few whoppers along the way.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Ma Rainey
Stack O'Lee Blues
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records Volume 1 (1917-1927)
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]
There’s something about being lonesome that country music understands better than just about any other kind of music. It might be a love that walked out the door, a highway stretching toward nowhere, or just that empty feeling when the night gets a little too quiet. This morning on Deeper Roots, we’re calling it High Lonesome Country, and we’ll be traveling through more than seventy years of country music that knows that feeling all too well. We’ll hear from some familiar voices along the way—Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Roger Miller and Don Gibson—but we’ll also dig a little deeper into the dusty corners of country music for Charlie Moore, Clyde Moody, Bill Clifton, Jimmie Skinner and others whose names may have faded some with the passing years, but whose music certainly hasn’t. From honky-tonk and bluegrass to old-time country and sounds from a newer generation, we’ll find out that lonesome never really goes out of style. So settle in for two hours of lost love, empty rooms, weary hearts and that unmistakable high lonesome sound. This is Deeper Roots.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Radney Foster
Just Call Me Lonesome
Del Rio Texas Revisited
0
00:00
2
James Hand
Mighty Lonesome Man
Mighty Lonesome Man
2012
06:43
3
Charley Crockett
Mighty Lonesome Man
10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand
2021
09:10
4
Hank Snow
Lonesome 7-7203
1964 (Warped 6406)
1964
11:52
5
George Jones
Talk to Me Lonesome Heart
61* [Box Set] Disc 1
2003
14:44
6
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. III
2002
17:00
7
Milo Twins
Weary Lonesome Blues
1939-1947 (Warped 3972)
1939
20:42
8
Delmore Brothers
Remember I Feel Lonesome Too
1944-1946 (Warped 4401)
1945
29:72
9
Delmore Brothers
I'm Lonesome Without You
1944-1946 (Warped 4401)
1946
32:00
10
Clyde Moody
I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome
1945-1947 (Warped 4500)
2012
34:37
11
Hank Williams
Long Gone Lonesome Blues
24 Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1950
37:14
12
Hank Williams
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
24 Greatest
1952
39:47
13
Jimmie Skinner
Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues
1960-1962 (Warped 6188)
2013
42:30
14
Bill Clifton
Lonesome for You
1963 (Warped 6366F)
1963
44:25
15
Bill Clifton
Lonesome Field
1963 (Warped 6366F)
1963
47:00
16
Country Gentlemen
Sad and Lonesome Day
1963-1964 (Warped 6371)
2011
50:35
17
Charlie Moore
Lonesome Guitar
1964-1966 (Warped 6562)
2011
59:24
18
Waylon Jennings
Lonesome Onry And Mean
Nashville Rebel (1970-1974)
2006
1:01:58
19
Steve Young
Lonesome Onry And Mean
Seven Bridges Road
0
1:05:27
20
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Lonesome 7-7203
22 Greatest Hits
0
1:09:02
21
Louvin Brothers
Weary Lonesome Blues
A Tribute To The Delmore Brothers
1960
1:11:41
22
Dolly Parton & Alison Krauss
The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me
King Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller [Disc 2]
2018
1:14:19
23
Roger Miller
The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me
All Time Greatest Hits
1965
1:17:14
24
Don Gibson
Oh Lonesome Me
30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4
0
1:24:10
25
Don Gibson
Lonesome Old House
A Legend In My Time
1959
1:26:33
26
Johnny Bond
Lonesome Train
Put Me To Bed
1956
1:28:41
27
Harlan Howard
I Hope You're Lonesome
1959-1963
2015
1:30:49
28
Buddy Jones
Mean Old Lonesome Blues
The Western Swing: Doughboys/Playboys & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]
1999
1:33:06
29
Johnny Horton
Goodbye Lonesome (Hello Baby Doll)
36 All-Time Greatest Hits
2021
1:38:04
30
Billy Graves
The Lonesome Ape
Age of Worry?From Country-Pop to Freak-Folk: The Space Age Relics of Monument Records 1960?1970
1966
1:40:21
31
The Seldom Scene
Another Lonesome Day
Act 3
2005
1:42:44
32
Porter Wagoner
Walk That Lonesome Valley
20 All-Time Greatest Hits
2005
1:44:45
33
Kitty Wells
Lonesome Valley
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
1959
1:48:23
34
Vince Gill
High Lonesome Sound
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Best Of Bluegrass
This Friday on Deeper Roots, we’re tipping our hats to some of the finest country artists of the 20th century with a journey far beyond the familiar hits. From the outlaw spirit of Waylon Jennings and the wit of Roger Miller to the Bakersfield fire of Dwight Yoakam, the timeless charm of Little Jimmy Dickens, and many more, we’ll dig into the deep tracks, hidden gems, and overlooked performances that helped define country music’s rich legacy. If you enjoy discovering songs that deserve another listen—or hearing legendary artists from a fresh perspective—this is a show you won’t want to miss. Join us Friday morning at 9:00 AM on KOWS Community Radio for two hours of classic country, unexpected favorites, and the stories behind the music. Come along as we celebrate the deeper roots of country music, one great song at a time.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Porter Wagoner
I'll Go Down Swinging
The Essential Porter Wagoner
1964
00:00
2
Buck Owens
I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
Honky Tonk Man: Buck Sings Country Classics
2013
05:06
3
Buck Owens
Close Up the Honky Tonks
Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
1964
07:34
4
Charlie Walker
Close All the Honky Tonks
Charlie Walker – 1959-1964
2013
09:55
5
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
Honky Tonk Night Time Man (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
2006
12:03
6
Merle Haggard
Honky Tonkin'
Roots Vol. 1
2001
14:37
7
Dale Watson
Heaven's Gonna Have A Honky Tonk
Call Me Insane
2015
17:24
8
Dale Watson
Wine Don't Lie
An Empty Glass: A Collection of Drinkin' Songs
2001
19:54
9
Joshua Hedley
Mr. Jukebox
Mr. Jukebox
2018
27:41
10
Joshua Hedley
This Time
Mr. Jukebox
2018
30:51
11
James Hand
Baby Baby Don't Tell Me That
The Truth Will Set You Free
2006
33:21
12
James Hand
Banks of the Brazos
The Truth Will Set You Free
2006
36:39
13
Little Jimmy Dickens
Crazy Worried Mind
Country Boy [Disc 1]
1949
38:40
14
Little Jimmy Dickens
I Wish You Didn't Love Me So Much [Album Version] Various Artists
The Essential Little Jimmy Dickens
1951
41:24
15
Faron Young
Face to the Wall
The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2)
2000
48:51
16
Bill Anderson
Goodbye Cruel World
Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
1961
51:07
17
Gary Stewart
Can't You See
Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] Past Masters [2008]
1978
53:36
18
Gary Stewart
Honky-Tonkin'
Out of Hand
1975
56:14
19
Dwight Yoakam
Train in Vain
Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2
2002
59:40
20
Dwight Yoakam
It Only Hurts When I Cry
If There Was a Way
1990
1:02:56
21
Wynn Stewart
Come On
Very Best of: 1958 – 1962
1958
1:09:58
22
Wynn Stewart
Big City
Very Best of: 1958 – 1962
1960
1:12:04
23
Waylon Jennings
Will The Wolf Survive?
Complete MCA Recordings
1986
1:14:24
24
Waylon Jennings
Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 1
1993
1:17:47
25
Willie Nelson
Bubbles in My Beer
Lost Highway
2009
1:20:04
26
Willie Nelson
Three Days
Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
2016
1:22:49
27
Ferlin Husky
I Feel Better All Over
The Other Side of Bakersfield Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
1954
1:27:51
28
Ferlin Husky
Draggin' the River
Ferlin Husky Singles
0
1:30:22
29
George Jones
I'm Ragged But I'm Right
George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
1956
1:32:27
30
George Jones
I'm a One Woman Man
The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 2
1994
1:34:44
31
Webb Pierce
I Ain't Never
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
1959
1:36:56
32
Webb Pierce
Crazy Wild Desire
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 2]
1962
1:38:48
33
Lefty Frizzell
If You've Got the Money
Best
1950
1:41:06
34
Lefty Frizzell
Shine Shave Shower (It's A Saturday)
Best
1950
1:44:00
35
Roger Miller
Lou's Got The Flu
King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1)
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)
Free form and completely eclectic—that is the absolute best way to introduce this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. Every so often, we love to shake things up by forgoing our usual archival explorations of specific genres, artists, or historical themes. Instead, Dave is opening up his personal vault for a special curation of deep tracks and personal favorites that he has been setting aside over the past couple of months just to share with you. We are bridging eras and styles in a way only Deeper Roots can. Expect a magical blend of sounds, including early Cotton Club sounds of Cab Calloway alongside beach music from The Catalinas, rocking guitar fuzz with Grady Martin paired with the Buckaroo guitar sounds of Don Rich, and some Dylan, Merle, Berigan and Clooney. Join us for a scenic, unpredictable journey through the back roads of American music each and every Friday morning at 9am Pacific on KOWS Community Radio, streaming 24/7 at kowsfm.com/listen.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Elvis Presley
A Mess Of Blues
The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
1960
00:00
2
John Hiatt
Dust Down a Country Road
Walk On
1995
05:01
3
Jay & The Americans
This Magic Moment
Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best of Jay and The Americans
1968
08:59
4
Emmylou Harris
Save The Last Dance For Me
Profile II: The Best Of Emmylou Harris
1978
11:50
5
The Neville Brothers
Sitting in Limbo
Fiyo on the Bayou
1981
15:23
6
Jackson Browne
Everywhere I Go
I'm Alive
1993
19:18
7
Grady Martin
The Fuzz
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
1961
28:31
8
Ricky Nelson
My Babe
James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
0
30:48
9
Don Rich & The Buckaroos
I'm a-Comin' Back Home to You
Guitar Pickin' Man
2016
33:20
10
Merle Travis
Pretty Girl (Jolie Fille)
The Guitar Picker CD4 (1954-56)
0
35:17
11
Chet Atkins
Blue Angel
The Essential Chet Atkins [RCA]
1996
37:16
12
Doc Watson
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
1964-1965 (Warped 6411F)
2016
39:35
13
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Wreck on the Highway
Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1
1972
48:30
14
Red Simpson
The Highway Patrol
Swing West 1: Bakersfield
1966
51:50
15
The Blasters
Trouble Bound
Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2)
2002
54:00
16
Dave Edmunds
Trouble Boys
Single Trax 1970-1981
1978
57:43
17
Lee Hazlewood
Trouble Is A Lonesome Town
400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56
1956
1:00:54
18
Buck Owens
Hello Trouble
Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
1964
1:03:07
19
Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadors
This Troubled Mind O'Mine
Daddy of 'Em All
1957
1:04:52
20
Bob Dylan
If Not for You
Biograph Disc 1
1985
1:12:00
21
Ruben Blades
Ollie's Doo-Wop
Nothing But The Truth
1988
1:14:37
22
The Treniers
Go! Go! Go!
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
1951
1:17:01
23
The Chanters
No No No
Doo Wop Box Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
2000
1:19:21
24
The Catalinas
You're Driving Me Crazy
Dance The Night Away
1999
1:21:30
25
Cab Calloway
Mama I Wanna Make Rhythm
Chronological 1937-38
1937
1:30:40
26
Peggy Lee
Alright OK You Win
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
2004
1:33:42
27
Rosemary Clooney
Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
Tenderly
1952
1:36:32
28
Bunny Berigan & His Boys
I Can't Get Started
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
1936
1:38:46
29
Bob Dylan
4th Time Around
Blonde on Blonde
1966
1:42:06
30
Buddy Holly
Bo Diddley [1963 Album Version]
Rave On: The Very Best Of ?
1963
1:46:33
31
Bo Diddley
Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
This Friday, Deeper Roots presents an encore broadcast from February 2020, exploring the rich intersection of gospel, blues, and tradition through the theme of the “Travelin’ Blues.” Whether the journey leads down the King’s Highway toward salvation or along a lonely back road toward temptation, we’ll steer clear of the toll roads and follow the winding paths where sacred and secular music have traveled side by side for generations. Along the way you’ll hear performances from Rory Block, Chris Smither, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, The Golden Gate Quartet, and many more. Originally conceived as the first installment in a series of programs about songs of the road, this episode explores highways and journeys through the language of the blues and gospel. Join us for two hours of American roots music where every mile has a story to tell.
Tomorrow isn’t a guarantee; it’s a promise we keep to one another. In times when the airwaves and headlines feel crowded with division, hatred, and the loud noise of demagoguery, all in reaction to barbarous and vile language from the highest quarters, the antidote has always been found in the music. This week on Deeper Roots, we are celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary by stepping directly into the storm with a playlist designed to uplift, fortify, and remind us of what’s worth fighting for. Count on sounds from Gillian Welch, Willie Nelson, Sam Cooke, Chet Baker and a few dozen more as we dive deep into a century of American music, bringing you powerful songs of the spirit from the gospel canon alongside timeless anthems of resistance that call on us to rise above the attacks on our shared democracy. This isn’t just a look back at history—it’s a toolkit for the present.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
1
Mahalia Jackson
I Will Move On Up A Little Higher
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
1999
00:00
2
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
I'm Going Through
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
1969
08:19
3
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
I Shall Not Be Moved
I'll Find A Way
2013
13:20
4
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
I Shall Not Be Moved
Get On Board
2022
15:56
5
Connie Smith
Farther Along
Connie Smith 1965-1966
2011
20:10
6
Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
Farther Along
The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
1956
22:59
7
Larry Campbell
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
2015
30:59
8
The Browns
Fair and Tender Ladies
Classics 1963-1964 (Warped 6384)
2010
34:59
9
Willie Nelson
Healing Hands of Time
Wanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks]
1996
37:25
10
Elvis Presley
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Elvis By The Presleys [Disc 1]
1957
39:39
11
The Impressions
Keep On Pushing
Ultimate Collection: The Impressions
1964
42:58
12
Joe Ely
The Road Goes On Forever
The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
1992
50:29
13
Sara Evans
Born To Fly
Laying Tracks
2003
54:56
14
B.B. King & Dr. John
There Must Be A Better World Somewhere
Deuces Wild
1997
58:46
15
The Bronzemen
Hold On (Keep Yo' Hand On The Plow)
The Bronzemen – Radio Transcriptions (1939)
1939
1:03:24
16
Mahalia Jackson
Keep Your Hand on the Plow
The World's Greatest Gospel Singer
1954
1:10:33
17
Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1960-64: 30 Amazing Stereo Hits
2016
1:12:58
18
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
People Get Ready
Akeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2006
1:15:32
19
Fats Domino
Walking To New Orleans
The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960
1960
1:18:08
20
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Classic Sixties: 1966
1966
1:20:02
21
Ray Charles
I Believe to My Soul
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
