Category Archives: Americana

Carter Covers

We’ll revisit the Carter Family this week on Deeper Roots with a collection of covers by their family’s inheritors, classic country and bluegrass favorites, as well as contemporary Americana artists. Aside from being a key ingredient in the ‘big bang’ of country music that occurred at the Bristol, Tennessee recordings in 1927, they would establish a rich catalog of songs and a monument to what American country music would hold as a torch for generations to come. The gathering of the elements of prose, poetry, passages and melodies that A. P. Carter gathered over his years of wandering predates the Lomax era and crossed the threshold when the 1927 encounter with Ralph Peer made history. We’ll hear from The Carters, but also Johnny Cash, Ashley Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Red Allen, and Emmylou Harris (among others) in our show today. Tune in for some of the classics from the family Carter.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesKeep on the Firing LineSaturday Night / Sunday MorningAmazon
2Jorma KaukonenSweet FernAin't in No HurryAmazon
3Sheryl CrowNo Depression In HeavenThe Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
4Emmylou HarrisHello Stranger (Remastered LP Version)Luxury Liner [Remaster]Amazon
5June Carter CashThe Road to KaintuckWildwood FlowerAmazon
6June CarterWorried Man BluesAt the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 17)Amazon
7Johnny Cash23 Worried Man Blues [Live at The Carousel Ballroom San Fancisco CA – April 1968]Live At The Carousel BallroomAmazon
8Bobby BareWorried Man Blues 19631962-1964 (Warped 6291)Amazon
9The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandI'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue EyesCountry Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]Amazon
10Johnny CashThe Winding Stream [#]Personal File Disc 1Amazon
11Johnny CashI Love You SweetheartIt's All in the FamilyAmazon
12June Carter CashRing of FirePress OnAmazon
13Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
14Ralph StanleyStorms Are On The Ocean [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
15Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterFair and Tender LadiesKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
16The Carter FamilyOn the Sea of GalileeOn Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1Amazon
17Emmylou Harris & The Peasall SistersOn The Sea Of GalileeThe Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
18The Carter FamilyWildwood FlowerEast Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)Amazon
19Loretta LynnWildwood FlowerAnchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter CashAmazon
20Johnny Cash/The Carter FamilyKeep on the Sunny SideKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
21Frank & Allie LeeYou Are My FlowerTreat A Stranger RightAmazon
22Charlie HadenSingle Girl, Married GirlCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
23Hylo BrownLulu WallI Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow: Songs of the Carter FamilyAmazon
24Antique PersuasionLonesome for YouDon't Forget Me Little Darling – Remembering the Carter FamilyAmazon
25Mac WisemanHold Fast To The RightBeside The Still WatersAmazon
26Red AllenI'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue EyesI Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow: Songs of the Carter FamilyAmazon
27June Carter CashAnchored In Love ( featuring Janette Carter, Joe Carter, and Dale Jett)Church In The WildwoodAmazon
28The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWill the Circle Be UnbrokenWill the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2Amazon
29The WhitesKeep on the Sunny SideO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon

Hooligans & Holy Rollers

There’s no telling where this week’s show could lead because we’ve got the musical evangelists, pentacostals, and Baptists right alongside those charming bluesmen and rock and rollers to turn up the heat. We’ve got a burning revival of rockabilly, rhythm and blues, and God-fearing country and hillbilly sounds to take us into the weekend. Hooligans and bible-thumping holy rollers are pushing their way through the doors today and we’re here to tell you that we’re not gonna take anyone telling he or she what they can do with their bodies. Today’s performers will feature Sister Rosetta, Brother Claude, The Louvins, Hank Jr., Moon Mullican, and Jerry Lee Lewis…and that’s just a taste. Join us on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Muddy WatersI've Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2At Newport 1960 [Live] [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
2Jerry Lee LewisDon't Let GoA Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3]Amazon
3Moon MullicanWell Oh WellGravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&BAmazon
4Gene Vincent and the Blue CapsRace with the DevilSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 2Amazon
5Johnny DavidRace With The DevilHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
6The Million Dollar QuartetOld Time ReligionThe Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special EditionAmazon
7Brother Claude ElySend Down The RainSatan Get BackAmazon
8Brother Claude ElyStop That TrainSatan Get BackAmazon
9Eddie NoackAin't The Reaping Ever DoneHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final ChapterAmazon
10Jack LeonardA Visit From The DevilHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
11Hank Williams Jr.Endless SleepHillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5Amazon
12Ray WinfreeDevil Hang Me HighHillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5Amazon
13The Four InternesI'm Using My Bible For A Road MapThe Best Of King GospelAmazon
14Howlin' WolfKilling FloorThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
15John Lee HookerBoogie Chillen'King Of The BoogieAmazon
16The GospelairesCan I Get A WitnessLovely Jazz Gospel & BluesAmazon
17The MidnightersSexy WaysDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1Amazon
18Louis JordanMop! Mop! (aka Mop-Mop)Number OnesAmazon
19Sister Rosetta TharpeWhen I Move to the SkyGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
20The Harmonizing FourOh SinnerJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
21Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesStay On the Right SideDaddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' PapaAmazon
22The Louvin BrothersThere's A Higher PowerSatan Is RealAmazon
23Jimmy WalkerHigh Geared DaddySwinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast IndiesAmazon
24Dallas Wilson & His Western TroubadoursHi-Steppin' DaddyHillbilly Bop Boogie And Honky Tonk Blues Volume 4Amazon
25Bill CarlisleBell Clappin' MamaHillbilly BluesAmazon
26Ralph Hart And The Texas Musical HartsAin't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body DownHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final ChapterAmazon
27Hartman's HeartbreakersGive It To Me, DaddyHillbilly BluesAmazon
28Eddie CochranSomethin' ElseLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
29Carl PerkinsMatchboxOriginal Sun Greatest HitsAmazon
30Sonny BurgessA Kiss GoodniteWe Wanna BoogieAmazon
31Redd StewartBrother Drop Dead (Boogie)Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56Amazon
32Johnny TylerGod's Gonna Turn Us To DustHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
33John Lee HookerBoom BoomThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
34Wynonie HarrisAdam Come And Get Your RibLovin' MachineAmazon
35Reverend Robert BallingerSo Glad1950s Gospel ClassicsAmazon

No Parking Here

The archivists went back to the well for the core of a show first broadcast seven years ago, polished it up some by adding some fresh musical paints to the themes, but left the vintage drapes and findings alone. And this week’s Deeper Roots show is all the better for it. Tune in on Friday morning for songs about the ‘love bug’, private property and trespassers, biblical tales from about fellows named John, and some musical musings about dog houses and ramblers. We’ve the likes of Ry Cooder, Moses Mason, Arthur Smith, The Drifters, and Sharon Jones to help you get your head straight for a weekend to kick off a long summer of our discontent. Your rights. Our rights. When they come for some today, who says they won’t come for you tomorrow.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Rosie FloresI Push Right OverSpeed of SoundAmazon
2Cliff EdwardsHang on to MeUkulele IkeAmazon
3Emmett Miller(I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That WayMinstrel Man From GeorgiaAmazon
4Sons of the PioneersRufus Rastus Johnson BrownSongs of the Prairie – CD3Amazon
5Arthur SmithFollow Me Boogie (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
6Johnny CashCalilou (The Rambler)Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 4]Amazon
7Dr. JohnHow Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)Goin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
8Bobby "Blue" BlandI Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA RecordingsAmazon
9The DriftersDon't Dog MeAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & BluesyAmazon
10Jim JacksonOld Dog Blue25 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920s-1940s Vol 19Amazon
11Ry CooderPolice Dog BluesBroadcast from the Plant: 1974 Record Plant, Sausalito, CaAmazon
12Pee Wee KingDog House BluesPee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2)Amazon
13Neko CaseJohn Saw That NumberFox Confessor Brings The FloodAmazon
14Moses MasonJohn The BaptistTake Me To The WaterAmazon
15John MellencampJohn The RevelatorTrouble No MoreAmazon
16Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysGet Up JohnBill Monroe: AnthologyAmazon
17Elvis PresleyI, JohnAmazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 2)Amazon
18The Golden Gate QuartetFrankie and JohnnyCD 2 the Recent YearsAmazon
19Louis Jordan & His Tympany FivePrivate Property (No Tresspassing)One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin SessionsAmazon
20Jimmy LittlejohnNo Parking HereThe World Is A MonsterAmazon
21Woody GuthrieRiding in My Car (Car Song)Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionAmazon
22Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsTrespasserJust Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In)Amazon
23Vince GillLove BugBradley Barn SessionsAmazon
24Little Jimmy DickensWhen That Love Bug Bites YouCountry Boy [Disc 2]Amazon
25Jimmy EdwardsLove Bug CrawlAt the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 7)Amazon
26Jimmy EdwardsLove Bug CrawlFoot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5Amazon
27Red Foley & Minnie PearlLove Bug ItchHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
28The Mills BrothersThe Love Bug Will Bite YouMills Brothers – Goldent GreatsAmazon
29Vera LynnThe Love Bug Will Bite YouA Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day TomorrowAmazon
30Doc & Merle WatsonCorrina, CorrinaThen And Now/Two Days In NovemberAmazon
31Gillian WelchI Want To Sing That Rock And RollTime (The Revelator)Amazon
32John Prine With Lucinda WilliamsWedding Bells / Let's Turn Back The YearsIn Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
33Junior Brown & Red SimpsonNitro ExpressRig Rock DeluxeAmazon
34Red SimpsonTruck Drivin' ManThe Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' SingerAmazon

Country Crossovers

Country music started genre-life out as something different. Searching for a term more palatable than simply ‘folk’ or, more so, ‘hillbilly’, or ‘western’ music, music industry marketing found the term ‘country’ or ‘country and western’ a much smoother alternative. It softened the fiddle and accordion sounds and, at the same time, tempered the fears of human de-evolution through cultural disappropriation. Although what passes for country music today is more a caricature of itself, the Golden Age of country, running through the decades of the fifties, sixties and the early seventies built a solid foundation with some of the great songwriters and performers that weren’t from the big east and west coast hubs. And their music would often be heard ‘peeking through’ the pop charts in a big way, reinforcing the notion that it was, and always had been, a common cultural denominator. Our show this week features some of the very greatest of the latter. Join us!


No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuyEddy ArnoldThe Cattle Call (1)Eddy's Song: The Cattle CallAmazonHank WilliamsWhy Don't You Love MeFifty Years Of Hits – Vol 11AmazonHank SnowI'm Moving OnThe Essential Hank SnowAmazonHank ThompsonThe Wild Side Of Life30 Years Of No.1 Country Hits 1/4AmazonHank WilliamsYour Cheatin' Heart24 GreatestAmazonTennessee Ernie FordSixteen TonsClassic CountryAmazonJohnny CashI Walk The LineClassic CountryAmazonMarty RobbinsSinging the BluesFifty Years Of Hits – Vol 8AmazonJimmie RodgersKisses Sweeter Than WineHeatin' UpAmazonMarty RobbinsA White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)AmazonPatsy ClineWalkin' After MidnightCountry LegendsAmazonFerlin HuskyGoneFerlin Husky SinglesAmazonDon GibsonOh Lonesome MeA Legend In My TimeAmazonJim ReevesHe'll Have To GoClassic CountryAmazonJohnny HortonThe Battle Of New OrleansClassic CountryAmazonMarty RobbinsEl PasoColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.AmazonPatsy ClineCrazyCountry Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]AmazonWanda JacksonRight or WrongGolden Age of Country Volume 6: Hillbilly HeavenAmazonSkeeter DavisThe End of the WorldRed, White & Rock Disc 2AmazonJohnny CashRing Of FireColumbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazonRoger MillerKing Of The RoadClassic CountryAmazonJeannie C. RileyHarper Valley P.T.A.Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]AmazonJerry ReedAmos MosesThe Essential Jerry ReedAmazonGlen CampbellGalvestonGreatest HitsAmazonTammy WynetteStand By Your ManColumbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazonLoretta LynnCoal Miner's DaughterLoretta Lynn Legendery Country SingerAmazonJohn DenverTake Me Home, Country Roads70s Music Explosion – MiraclesAmazonJohn DenverRocky Mountain HighSingers And Songwriters 1972-1973 [Disc 1]AmazonCharlie RichThe Most Beautiful GirlFeel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie RichAmazonCharlie RichBehind Closed DoorsCountry: The American Tradition [Disc 2]AmazonJohnny CashOne Piece at a Time16 Biggest HitsAmazonWaylon JenningsLuckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)Classic Country 1975 – 1979AmazonThe Oak Ridge BoysElviraThe Best Of Classic Country 80'sAmazonWillie NelsonOn The Road AgainSuperstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]Amazon

Say Goodnight

We’re taking a free form route this week featuring an eclectic blend of some favorites from the not-so-distant past…but we’ll be sprinkling in a generous dose of tunage from the very distant past as well. It’s all in keeping with the standards we keep. Tune in for the likes of Etta Jones, Little Joe and the Thrillers, Bruce Springsteen, The Drifters, and some piano favorites from the Crescent City this Friday on Deeper Roots. Oldies? Yes. Instrumentals? Yes. Soul and vocal gems? Yes. Boring? No. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. It’s going to be a hot day here in the North Bay so why not cool off with some cool sounds here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dean & BrittaSay GoodnightBack NumbersAmazon
2Mark KnopflerDaddy's Gone to KnoxvilleThe Ragpicker's DreamAmazon
3Lonnie DoneganRock Island LineSentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San FernandoAmazon
4Mark KnopflerDonegan's GoneShangri-LaAmazon
5The CookiesChainsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
6The Lovin' SpoonfulCoconut GroveGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
7Chris IsaakBaby Did a Bad Bad ThingForever BlueAmazon
8Jackson BrowneDoctor My EyesThe Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson BrowneAmazon
9Etta JonesJust FriendsThe Best of Etta Jones The Prestige SinglesAmazon
10Julie LondonMy Heart Belongs to DaddyWild Cool and Swingin'Amazon
11Mary WellsMy GuyMalt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
12Four AcesPerfidiaYour Hit Parade – '50S GenerationAmazon
13Little Joe & the ThrillersPeanutsThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2Amazon
14Fats DominoPlease Don't Leave MeVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)Amazon
15The DriftersPlease StayThe Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]Amazon
16Luther Barnes & The Red Budd Gospel ChoirMy God Can Do AnythingBig Noise: A Mambo Inn CompilationAmazon
17The TornadosTelstarRock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2Amazon
18Duane EddyPeter Gunn ThemeRebel RouserAmazon
19Nelson RiddleTheme from Route 66Music for a Bachelor's DenAmazon
20Lou BuschThe Wild OnesUltra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime SceneAmazon
21Julia Lee And Her BoyfriendsMy Man Stands OutRisque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&BAmazon
22Smiley LewisI Hear You KnockingSound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1Amazon
23Bruce SpringsteenYou're MissingThe Rising (Special Package)Amazon
24Robert PlantSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownBand Of JoyAmazon
25The Allman Brothers BandRevivalStand Back: The Anthology Disc 1Amazon
26Betty EverettThe Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
27Django Reinhardt/Stéphane GrappelliSweet Georgia BrownQuintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940Amazon
28PixiesDig for FireBossanovaAmazon
29Perry ComoKewpie DollYour Hit Parade – '50S GenerationAmazon
30The O'JaysLove TrainDead PresidentsAmazon
31Stevie WonderPlease Don't GoFulfillingness' First FinaleAmazon

Dawn To Midnight

From sunrise to sunset and then back. This Friday morning we take a journey on the roller coaster of life on the big blue marble using music as our rails. We’ll rise and shine in the cold grey light before dawn and follow summer rain with the summer wind as sundown approaches. This week’s theme is a fusion of sunrise, sundown and a misty moonlight rhapsody featuring the music of Ray Charles, Norah Jones, Chet and Les, Bobby Bare, Mahalia Jackson and a couple dozen others. We’ll take you from dawn to midnight as we bring on the best of America’s music from digital, vinyl and ethereal dustbins of the past 100 years. Join us once more for music from long ago, today, and far away here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The BrownsThe Three Bells30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4Amazon
2Nick LoweCold Grey Light of DawnDig My MoodAmazon
3Emmylou HarrisDarkest Hour Is Just Before DawnRoses in the SnowAmazon
4Chet Atkins & Les PaulThe World Is Waiting For The SunriseChester & LesterAmazon
5Luther DickinsonHurry up SunriseBlues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II[amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
6Norah JonesSunriseFeels Like HomeAmazon
7Bruce CockburnSunrise on the MississippiDart to the HeartAmazon
8Doris DayI Got The Sun In The MorningComplete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]Amazon
9Geoff MuldaurLivin' In The Sunlight (Lovin' in the Moonlight)Is Having Wonderful TimeAmazon
10Petra HadenSunshine Life for Me (with Lenny Pickett)Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & ChanteysAmazon
11Ray CharlesYou Are My SunshineUltimate Hits Collection [2 of 2]Amazon
12The Statler BrothersYou're My SunshineCountry Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good TimesAmazon
13Willie NelsonBring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version)Naked WillieAmazon
14Lyle LovettSummer WindSmile: Songs From The MoviesAmazon
15Johnny RiversSummer RainBest Of Johnny RiversAmazon
16Roger MillerIn The Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)Super HitsAmazon
17Robbie FulksRose of the SummerGone Away BackwardAmazon
18The MavericksSummertime (When I'm With You)MonoAmazon
19Dale HawkinsSummertime Down SouthWildcat TamerAmazon
20Slim Willett And His Hired HandsCome SundownBirth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)Amazon
21Bobby BareCome Sundown1970Amazon
22Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersLonesome SundownEchoAmazon
23J.J. CaleLong About SundownStay AroundAmazon
24Cab CallowayMoonlight Rhapsody1932-1934Amazon
25Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His OrchestraLet's Dream In The MoonlightLady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 05]Amazon
26Dean MartinIn The Misty MoonlightThe Great Dean MartinAmazon
27Maria MuldaurMoonlightLove Wants to DanceAmazon
28Smokey WoodMoonlight in OklahomaThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]Amazon
29Frank SinatraMoonlight in VermontCome Fly with Me [Capitol]Amazon
30Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac WisemanNew Moon Over My ShoulderMac Doc DelAmazon
31Mahalia JacksonDark Was The NightMoving On Up A Little HigherAmazon
32Blind Wille JohnsonDark Was The Night-Cold Was The GroundDesperate Man BluesAmazon

Double Play

Hot weather this week and we’ll be sweatin’ out the oldies in the KOWS Studio this coming Friday. Summer may be just around the corner but we’re running hot already here in Sonoma County. Today’s show features a ‘double play’ collection of traditions and covers, focusing primarily on gospel tradition and contemporary covers. Brook Benton, Josh White, Wilson Pickett, Neko Case, and Hank Williams are among the performers we’ll be featuring this week. Covers of the Gambler’s Blues, Stormy Weather, Denomination Blues, and more coming your way from the studios located in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California. Streaming at kowsfm.com/listen.


No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Freddie KingTrouble In MindKing Of The BluesAmazon
2Mavis Staples Levon HelmTrouble In My MindCarry Me HomeAmazon
3Sister Rosetta TharpeTrouble In My MindGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
4Washington PhillipsDenomination Blues – Part 1Manzarene DreamsAmazon
5Rodney CrowellDenomination BluesVoice of the Spirit, Gospel of the SouthAmazon
6Josh WhiteSt. James InfirmaryMojo-2010-11-Journey to LoveAmazon
7Bobby "Blue" BlandSt. James InfirmaryMississippi BluesAmazon
8Blind Alfred ReedYou Must UnloadComplete Recorded Works 1927-29Amazon
9Ry CooderYou Must UnloadThe Prodigal SonAmazon
10Louis ArmstrongShadrackLouis And The Good BookAmazon
11Brook BentonShadrackMercury 1962Amazon
12CBS TrumpeteersMilky White WayI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983Amazon
13Elvis PresleyMilky White WayHis Hand In MineAmazon
14Shades of BlueOh How HappyGlory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60sAmazon
15Carlene CarterOh How HappyCarlene Carter/Blue NunAmazon
16Jeff LynneStormy WeatherArmchair TheatreAmazon
17Ethel WatersStormy WeatherColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
18Aaron NevilleI Saw The LightGospel RootsAmazon
19Hank WilliamsI Saw The LightJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
20Arizona DranesJohn Said He Saw A NumberHe Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona DranesAmazon
21Neko CaseJohn Saw That NumberFox Confessor Brings The FloodAmazon
22Jimmy ReedBig Boss ManThe Very Best of Jimmy ReedAmazon
23Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersBig Boss ManPlayback Disc 5Amazon
24Wilson PickettThree-Time LoserA Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]Amazon
25Dave EdmundsThree Time LoserTwangin'Amazon
26Solomon BurkeGot To Get You Off My MindVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
27Huey Lewis And The NewsGot To Get You Off My MindSoulsvilleAmazon
28Peggy Lee With Dave Barbour & His OrchestraI Don't Know Enough About YouI Get Ideas – A Proper Introduction To Peggy LeeAmazon
29The Mills BrothersI Don't Know Enough About YouThe Very Best Of The Mills BrothersAmazon
30The Bobby Fuller FourI Fought The LawThe Best Of The Bobby Fuller FourAmazon
31The ClashI Fought the LawStory of the Clash, Vol. 1 Disc 1Amazon

Fogerty Revival

We make a big tip of the hat to an institutional…who turns 77 years old this coming week. John Cameron Fogerty grew up in these parts, growing up in El Cerrito to a second grade teacher and linotype operator for the Berkeley Gazette. He was a part-time Army reservist who, after completing his gig in 1968, formed a band with brother Tom called The Golliwogs and then, eventually, Creedence Clearwater. A talented songwriter clearly influenced by the core elements of gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, country, and (certainly) rock ‘n roll, John’s catalog of music, his distinctive vocals, and driving melodies are immediately recognizable, if not for Doug Clifford’s percussive direction, then for the rhythm and twang that took a Northern California ensemble sound into the mossy swamps and humid climes of the deeper South. Through a messy transition to his solo career to his late career recognition, John Fogerty is a legend and our show today takes some time to reflect…with music from contemporaries, solo efforts new and old, and most certainly a collection of Creedence classics. Tune in.


No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John FogertyDon't You Wish It Was TrueRevivalAmazon
2The GolliwogsAction USA Promotional SpotFight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967Amazon
3The GolliwogsYou Better Be CarefulFight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967Amazon
4The GolliwogsFight FireFight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967Amazon
5John FogertyDown On The CornerThe Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence CollectionAmazon
6Creedence Clearwater RevivalThe Midnight SpecialHot StuffAmazon
7Big SilverWrote A Song For EveryoneChooglin': a Tribute to the Songs of John FogertyAmazon
8Irma ThomasRiver Is WaitingSimply GrandAmazon
9John JorgensonLookin Out My Back DoorChooglin': a Tribute to the Songs of John FogertyAmazon
10Earl Scruggs/John FogertyBlue Ridge Mountain BluesEarl Scruggs and FriendsAmazon
11John FogertyHave You Ever Seen the Rain (with Alan Jackson)Wrote a Song for EveryoneAmazon
12Juan GabrielHave You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)Quiero CreedenceAmazon
13John FogertyThe Old Man Down The RoadCenterfieldAmazon
14Marc CohnLong As I Can See The LightListening Booth: 1970Amazon
15Ted HawkinsLong As I Can See The LightThe Next Hundred YearsAmazon
16John FogertyAlmost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)Wrote a Song for EveryoneAmazon
17John FogertyDeja Vu (All Over Again)Deja Vu All Over AgainAmazon
18Carl PerkinsAll Mama's Children (with John Fogerty)Go Cat GoAmazon
19Jerry Lee LewisBad Moon RisingThe London Sessions 1973Amazon
20Elvis PresleyProud Mary [#]An Afternoon in the GardenAmazon
21Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblersLodiAt The Ryman [Live]Amazon
22Creedence Clearwater RevivalGreen RiverGreen RiverAmazon
23Buddy GuyChange In The WeatherFeels Like RainAmazon
24Creedence Clearwater RevivalHey TonightPendulumAmazon
25John FogertyBlue Moon NightsBlue Moon SwampAmazon
26Dr. John; John FogertyNew OrleansThe Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music Disc 2Amazon
27John FogertyCenterfieldCenterfieldAmazon
28John FogertyRiver Is WaitingRevivalAmazon

Dead Covers

Let’s have ourselves a natural ball. We’ve done shows whose themes include traditional covers done by The Grateful Dead as well as paying tribute to the songwriting talents of Robert Hunter. We’re truckin’ down one more alley of dead themes in today’s show: covers of Grateful Dead songs done by others. And what a lineup we have for you this bright Saturday morning, celebrating springtime in Sonoma County. We’ve got Jorma, Jimmy Buffet, Graham Parker, Joan Osborne, Levon Helm and Bruce Hornsby queued up for you as we celebrate the return of the FM signal for Community Radio in West Sonoma County. That’s right! The rest of the world gets to share Sonoma County with….uh, Sonoma County, as the streaming returns to sharing the stage on a Community Radio signal that runs 24×7. Deeper Roots will celebrate with a New Speedway Boogie, honoring the new FM signal and raising a glass or Ripple with Uncle John’s Band. Tune us in.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Los LobosBerthaDeadicatedAmazon
2Joan OsborneBrokedown PalacePretty Little StrangerAmazon
3David GansBox Of RainDrop The BoneAmazon
4Indigo GirlsUncle John's BandDeadicatedAmazon
5Rob Ickes & Trey HensleyFriend Of The DevilThe Country BluesAmazon
6Jorma KaukonenOperatorRiver Of TimeAmazon
7Jimmie Dale GilmoreRippleOne Endless NightAmazon
8Warren ZevonCasey JonesDeadicatedAmazon
9Levon HelmTennessee JedElectric DirtAmazon
10Dr. JohnDealDeadicatedAmazon
11Gregg AllmanBlack Muddy RiverSouthern BloodAmazon
12David GansNew Speedway BoogieIt's A Hand-me-downAmazon
13Jimmy BuffettUncle John's BandFruitcakesAmazon
14Larry CampbellAttics of My LifeLarry Campbell & Teresa WilliamsAmazon
15Willie NelsonStella BlueSongbirdAmazon
16Suzanne VegaChina DollDeadicatedAmazon
17Graham ParkerSugareeYour CountryAmazon
18Bruce Hornsby & The RangeJack StrawDeadicatedAmazon
19The PersuasionsIt Must Have Been the RosesMight As Well… The Persuasions Sing Grateful DeadAmazon
20Rick DankoRippleTimes Like TheseAmazon

Peace and Happiness

We’ve got ourselves a blend of free form sounds from the Deeper Roots archives with themes of midnight runs, trains, and happiness spiced with instrumental punch. Tune in on a Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio for some oddball tunes from John D. Loudermilk, Bob Gibson, and Chip Taylor and The New Ukrainians. We’re already halfway through the month and we’ll find ourselves with a brighter eclectic blend of sounds from the past century. The antenna is installed and now the volunteers who pedal the wheels to churn those dynamos will soon have our signal spreading it’s joy throughout the county. Go volunteers!!
Tune in why don’t you…

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Chip Taylor & The new UkrainiansBe Kind (Clean) Radio SafeFuck All The Perfect PeopleAmazon
2Ted HawkinsPeace and Happiness25 Years of Rounder Records (Disc1)Amazon
3Big Joe TurnerFeeling HappyBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
4Dave Alvin and Phil AlvinFeeling HappyLost TimeAmazon
5The Jive FiveI'm A Happy ManRock Is Dead, But It Won't Lie Down: 24 Greatest Hits Of All Time, Vol. 2Amazon
6Bob GibsonJoy JoyJoy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob GibsonAmazon
7John D. LoudermilkHe's Just a ScientistBlue TrainAmazon
8The Friends Of DistinctionGrazing In The GrassNipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1Amazon
9Sandy NelsonChop ChopKiller Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals CollectionAmazon
10The String-A-LongsWheelsRock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2Amazon
11Ray Bryant ComboThe Madison Time, Pt. 1Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2Amazon
12Hank PennyJersey Bounce (Instrumental)King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon
13The Bobby Fuller FourA New Shade Of BlueThe Best Of The Bobby Fuller FourAmazon
14Bob DylanSoon After MidnightTempestAmazon
15Marc CohnAfter MidnightListening Booth: 1970Amazon
16Arthur AlexanderIn The Middle Of It AllThe Greatest HitsAmazon
17Roger McGuinnAnnaAdios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur AlexanderAmazon
18Carlene Carter/Paul CarrackOh How HappyTwenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack CollectionAmazon
19Johnny CashCasey Jones (Blood, Sweat & Tears)Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 1]Amazon
20Mabel ScottBoogie Woogie Choo Choo TrainBlues WomenAmazon
21Chuck BerryDown Bound TrainJohnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
22Dick FloodHellbound TrainHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
23Precious BryantMorning TrainBlack Snake Moan SoundtrackAmazon
24John PrineMorning TrainFair & SquareAmazon
25Harry NilssonTurn on Your RadioSon of SchmilssonAmazon
26John HartfordTurn Your Radio OnAereo-PlainAmazon
27Rambling Rod FoleyYodeling Radio JoeAmerican YodelingAmazon
28The ShootoutsRadio JesusQuick DrawAmazon
29The Bootleg HoneysRadioPaint It RedAmazon
30Carlene CarterRadio SweetheartTwo Sides to Every Woman/Musical ShapesAmazon
31B. Bumble & the StingersBumble BoogieRock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2Amazon
32The StampedersSweet City WomanLes stars du country, vol. 2Amazon
33The Ink SpotsAddress UnknownGreatest HitsAmazon
34Fiona Prine/John PrineMy HappinessFor Better, Or WorseAmazon