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Tears On The Vinyl

May 9, 2026 Dave

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

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

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Trouble In Mind

April 24, 2026 Dave

Get ready for a deep dive into the last 100 years of America’s musical DNA. This week’s Deeper Roots is a ‘romp’ in the truest sense—a free form show celebrating the winsome, the lonesome, and everything in between. We’ve got a heavy-hitting lineup including Etta James, Jimmie Davis, and Billie Holiday, spanning the full spectrum of gospel, country, blues, and jazz. Dave’s been digging through the “digital crates” of the past century to bring you two hours of essential, sometimes irreverent, always authentic sounds. Whether the selections are wholesome or a bit rowdy, this episode runs the full gamut of the American songbook. Pull up a chair at the Deeper Roots dining hall this Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio—there is plenty of soul to go around.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
1	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Trouble In My Mind	Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of	2008	00:00
2	Louis Armstrong	Nobody Knows De Trouble I've Seen	Louis And The Good Book	1938	05:34
3	Sam Cooke	Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen	The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (4 of 4)	1963	08:34
4	The Whitstein Brothers	I'm Troubled	Old Time Duets	1989	12:04
5	Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers	I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always)	The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2]	1955	14:42
6	The Harlem Hamfats	I'm In So Much Trouble Now	Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938	2005	17:53
7	Fats Domino	Bad Luck and Trouble	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans	1961	26:02
8	Mavis Staples Levon Helm	Trouble In My Mind	Carry Me Home	2022	28:38
9	Lee Hazlewood	Trouble Is A Lonesome Town	400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56	1956	33:33
10	Kay Starr	I'm The Lonesomest Gal In Town	Capitol Collectors Series	1947	35:47
11	The Modernaires	It's A Lonesome Old Town (When You're Not Around)	The Complete Modernaires On Columbia Vol 2 (1946-1947)	1947	38:30
12	Jimmie Davis	Louisiana Hayride Intro	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 9)	2017	46:03
13	Jimmie Davis	Pi-Rootin' Around	Nobody's Darlin' But Mine: 1928-1937	1937	47:13
14	Scott Miller & the Commonwealth	Drunk All Around This Town	Reconstruction	2007	49:57
15	Wayne Hancock	Life's Lonesome Road	A-Town Blues	2001	52:32
16	Rick Nelson	Lonesome Town (Unreleased)	Legacy [Disc 1]	1958	54:08
17	Happy Valley Boys	Homecoming Time In Happy Valley	Classic Field Recordings	1940	1:01:08
18	Tom T. Hall	Homecoming (Single Version)	The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall	2006	1:03:54
19	Josh Ritter	Homecoming	Sermon on the Rocks	2015	1:07:00
20	Bob Dylan & The Band	Kickin' My Dog Around	The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11	2014	1:12:19
21	Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers	Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Aroun'	Various Artists: Bob Dylan – Cover To Cover – The Originals VOL. 2 [Disc 2]	1926	1:15:00
22	Leon Chappel	(I'm A) Long Gone Doggie	Automatic Mama	1951	1:17:42
23	Betty Hall Jones	This Joint's Too Hip For Me	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]	1949	1:25:17
24	Julia Lee	Tell Me Daddy	The Essential Julia Lee Vol 1	1948	1:27:47
25	Mabel Scott	Wailin' Daddy	Rhythm'n'blues Nasty	2005	1:30:34
26	Etta James	Tell Mama	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]	1967	1:33:17
27	The Shangri-Las	I'm Blue	Myrmidons of Melodrama	1965	1:35:34
28	Willy DeVille	I'm Blue So Blue	Unplugged in Berlin	2011	1:38:58
29	Dan Penn	Blues Of The Month Club	Smoke Filled Room	2026	1:42:52
30	Willie Nelson	Am I Blue	Nite Life: Greatest Hits & Rare Tracks (1959-1971)	1964	1:47:26
31	Billie Holiday	Am I Blue?	The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 9 (1940 – 1942)	1941	1:53:54
32	Julie London	I Must Have That Man!	Wild Cool and Swingin'	1999	1:56:40

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Country Shed Shakers

April 18, 2026 Dave

This week’s show peels back the velvet curtain of the Golden Age of Country music and introduces some lower chart shed shakers from the outskirts of Nashville. While the charts were full of polished crooners and weeping violins, there was a different sound brewing in and around the perimeter—a raw, frantic energy that didn’t belong in a ballroom. These are the tracks that blurred the line between the honky-tonk and the garage. We’ll deliver the distorted side of that golden age with some familiar names (Buck Owens, Jerry Reed, Johnny Bond) and some of those who were lost to those dusty Ernest Tubb Record Shop dollar bins (Eddie Zack, Jimmy Swan, Benny Barnes), all in a package meant to get those fingers poppin’. Hope you can join us for some gritty, low-fi country vibes.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Luke Wills' Rhythm Busters	Shut Up And Drink Your Beer	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
2	Luke Wills' Rhythm Busters	High Voltage Gal	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
3	Sheb Wooley	Mule Boogie	Country & Western Nuggets
4	Smokey Hogg And His Guitar	Crawdad	Rhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds Collide
5	Billy Strange	Hell Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
6	Hawkshaw Hawkins	Waitin' for My Baby	Country & Western Nuggets
7	Bobby Lord	No More No More No More	Country & Western Nuggets
8	Buck Owens	Hot Dog	Bound for Bakersfield 1953-56
9	Wanda Jackson	Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad	Queen Of Rockabilly
10	The Hurricanes	Pistol Packin' Mama	Rhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds Collide
11	Johnny Bond	Somebody's Pushin'	Put Me To Bed
12	Jerry Reed	When I Found You	Country & Western Nuggets
13	Jerry Reed	Mister Whizz	Country & Western Nuggets
14	Eddie Zack	I?m Gonna Roll and Rock	Country & Western Nuggets
15	Jimmy Murphy	Sixteen Tons Rock `n? Roll	Country & Western Nuggets
16	Jimmy Swan	Country Cattin?	Country & Western Nuggets
17	Johnny Bond	Lonesome Train	Put Me To Bed
18	Skeets McDonald	I Got A New Field To Plow	Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection
19	Dusty Payne	My Walkin' Shoes	The Other Side of Bakersfield Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
20	The Farmer Boys	Somehow Someway Someday	The Other Side of Bakersfield
21	Billy Walker	I've Got Leavin' On My Mind	Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
22	Jimmie Peters	Rhythm of Love	Country & Western Nuggets
23	Titus Turner	A Knockin' At My Baby's Door	Rhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds Collide
24	Dave Rich	Tuggin? At My Heart Strings	Country & Western Nuggets
25	Freddie Hart	Heaven Only Knows	Country & Western Nuggets
26	Faron Young	Honey Stop	Country & Western Nuggets
27	Benny Barnes	King for a Day	Country & Western Nuggets
28	Ferlin Husky	Wang Dang Do	Country & Western Nuggets
29	Little Jimmy Dickens	Hey Ma (Hide the Daughter)	Country & Western Nuggets
30	Dave Rich	Burn On Love Fire	Country & Western Nuggets
31	Lee Bonds	Home Coming	Country & Western Nuggets
32	Johnny David	Race With The Devil	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
33	Steve Bledsoe	Bang Bang You're Dead	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
34	Jimmie Pearson And The Melody Makers	Nobody Cares	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
35	Cowboy Copas	Bury Me Face Down	Hillbillies in Hell Country Music?s Tormented Testament Volume 5
36	Black Jack Wayne	Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume	Country & Western Nuggets
37	Mel Tillis	You Are The Reason	Country & Western Nuggets
38	Rink Hardin	What Did I Do	Country & Western Nuggets
39	Wynn Stewart	Big Big Love	Country & Western Nuggets

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Swingin’ Out West

March 28, 2026 Dave

We’re going to take another journey through those dusty, neon-lit archives of Western swing, a genre that famously thumbed its nose at musical boundaries. While the “King” Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys rightly claim the throne, the true soul of the movement lives in the smaller, rowdier units that blurred the lines between Appalachian fiddling, big band jazz, and low-down blues. For our listeners, we’re looking past the “San Antonio Rose” to the grit of the lower Great Plains. We’ll be digging into the deep-cut recordings that highlight the genre’s technical audacity, exploring a sound that kept the dance halls jumping through the Depression proving that Western swing was always much more than just “hillbilly jazz”—it was a revolution you could dance to.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Pee Wee King	Birmingham Bounce	Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin'
2	Moon Mullican	Grandpa Stole My Baby	Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56
3	Hank Penny	Wildcat Mama	The Western Swing: Doughboys Playboys and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie
4	Bill Haley	Rovin' Eyes	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (1): Rocket 88
5	The Hi-Flyers	Hi-Flyer Stomp	Western Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947
6	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	Right or Wrong	Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 1: Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
7	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	New San Antonio Rose	The King Of Western Swing-25 Hits 1935-1945
8	Hank Penny	You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
9	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	Snatchin' and Grabbin'	Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years [Disc 2]
10	Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys	Let Me Be	More Ballroom Kings
11	Tommy Duncan	Who Drank The Beer (While I Was In The Rear)	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
12	Skeets McDonald	Scoot Git And Begone	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
13	Sons Of The West	Sally's Got A Wooden Leg	Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story
14	Dickie McBride And The Villiage Boys	Tulsa Twist	Hillbilly Fever! Vol. 1: Legends Of Western Swing
15	Roy Hogsed	Cocaine Blues	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
16	Johnny Lee Wills	Rag Mop	The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 16
17	Bill Haley with the Saddlemen	Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint
18	Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers	Mama Don't Like No Music	Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1
19	Wade Ray with Noel Boggs	It's All Your Fault	Heroes Of Country Music Vol 1: Legends Of Western Swing
20	Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant	Two Of A Kind	Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2
21	Hal Lone Pine & His Mountaineers	Honey Honey Mine	More Ballroom Kings
22	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams	Detour	That's What I Like About The West
23	Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams	One Sweet Letter From You	Shame On You
24	Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan	You Played On My Piano	Crossroads In Cowtown
25	Texas Jim Robertson & His Panhandle Punchers	Jaw Jaw Yap Yap Yap	More Ballroom Kings
26	Tex Atchinson	You Don't Do Right By Me Anymore	Kings Of Western Swing Vol. 2
27	Moon Mullican	Bottom Of The Glass	The Very Best Of
28	Billy Jack Wills & His Western Swing Band	Troubles (Those Lonesome Kind)	Hillbilly Fever! Vol. 1: Legends Of Western Swing
29	Les Paul	San Antonio Rose	Swing West – vol 2 – Guitar Slingers
30	Asleep at the Wheel	Ida Red	A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions)
31	Asleep at the Wheel	My Baby Thinks She's a Train	Back to the Future Now Live at Arizona Charlie's Las Vegas
32	Buddy Emmons; Ray Pennington; Swing Shift Band	I Built a Wall	Swingin' by Request
33	Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys	Music To Her Ears	Swingin' West
34	Kevin Russell	Milk Cow Blues	Country Swing
35	Freddy Fender	Please Mr. Sandman	Voices of America

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Heavenly Day

March 21, 2026 Dave

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

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Party Goin’ On

February 21, 2026 Dave

Spring’s just around the corner but we’re all holding out with rain, wind and more California sunshine in our forecast until then. Don’t you think that this might call for a party? Well, some of us do and we’re going to mix up the country with the blues, the rock with the rockabilly, and the brassy with the sass as we prepare for the holiday known as President’s Day. I suppose the toddler in the basement wants that named after him, too. Can someone explain the rules of common decency and sense to President McFuddlepants? Please. I beg of you. We’ll leave him out of the party today, though, as we hang in there with a delicious spread of the very best music from the past century, including Mitty Collier, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty and Elvin Bishop. We’ll also hear from a local favorite, Doug Blumer and The Bohemian Highway, with a reminder that “The Party’s At Our House”.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives	Sad House Big Party	Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
2	Roque Baños	Party at the Restaurant	Sexy Beast
3	Dr. John	Party Hellfire	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
4	Amos Milburn	House Party (Tonight)	Amos Milburn Rocks
5	Amos Milburn	Let's Have A Party	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
6	Hugo and Luigi	Rockabilly Party	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD1)
7	Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater	Party at My House	Mean Case of the Blues
8	Jesse Allen	Let's Party	Stompin' 34
9	Sam Cooke	Having A Party	100 Northern Soul Classics
10	Mink DeVille	Party Girls	Cabretta
11	Helena Ferguson	Where Is The Party	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
12	Claudine Clark	Party Lights	The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
13	Tammi Terrell	Two Can Have A Party	Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
14	Mitty Collier	My Party	Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
15	Lesley Gore	It's My Party	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
16	Charlie Wilson & His Hayloft Gang	The Beer Party (1933)	Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936
17	Dale Watson	Pity Party	The Best of the HighTone Years
18	Don Gibson	Give Myself A Party	The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
19	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway	The Party's At Our House	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
20	Charline Arthur	I'm Having A Party All By Myself	Welcome To The Club
21	Wanda Jackson	There's A Party Going On	There's A Party Goin' On
22	Elvin Bishop	Party Till The Cows Come Home	Tulsa Shuffle
23	Whitney Rose	The Last Party	Heartbreaker of the Year
24	Merle Haggard	Goin' Away Party	Unforgettable
25	Rosanne Cash	I Don't Want To Spoil The Party	Hits: 1979-1989
26	Porter Wagoner	The Party & Dolly Parton	1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
27	John Fogerty	Garden Party (With Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt)	The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
28	Charlie Faye & The Fayettes	You Gotta Give It up (Party Song)	The Whole Shebang
29	The Jades with the Pacer's Music	The Big Beach Party	Banana Split for My Baby
30	Annette	Beach Party	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 3
31	The Super Stocks	Muscle Beach Party	Surf Route 101
32	Fats Domino	What a Party	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
33	Smiley Lewis	Caldonia's Party	Smiley Lewis Vol 1

Luck and Fortune

February 14, 2026 Dave

It may be Friday the 13th but that won’t stop us from fortifying ourselves with a ‘luck and fortune’ theme in today’s show. Hopefully, that will tip the scales. May our luck and fortune hold out until the next election. You’re welcome to drop in to our slightly superstitious edition of Deeper Roots on a day that usually sends people dodging ladders and eyeing black cats with suspicion. Whether you’re a believer in the ‘unlucky’ stigma or you consider yourself a master of your own fate, we’ve curated a playlist designed to explore the highs and lows of the cosmic dice roll. We’ll be spinning tracks that dive deep into the world of luck and fortune with some high-stakes anthems of the casino floor to the soulful laments of those down on their luck, we’re covering every corner of the wheel of fate. But…knock on wood…just in case.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Robert Gordon	Wheel of Fortune	Rock Billy Boogie
2	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
3	Vic Damone	Something's Coming	Jackpot! The Las Vegas Story
4	Joe Liggins	Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
5	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Roll Of The Dice	Roll Of The Dice
6	Little Milton	We Got the Winning Hand	Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
7	T-Bone Walker	You're My Best Poker Hand	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
8	Helen Humes	Fortune Tellin' Man	He May Be Your Man
9	The Stokes	Crystal Ball	Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics
10	Benny Spellman	Fortune Teller	On The Soul Side
11	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Fortune Teller	Raising Sand
12	Lamont Dozier	Fortune Teller Tell Me	Original Sound Of Detroit – Vol 1
13	Elvis Presley	Good Luck Charm	The Top Ten Hits Disc 2
14	ZZ Top	Viva Las Vegas	Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top [Disc 2]
15	Jimmie Dolan	Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice	Juke Box Boogie
16	Marty Robbins	Ain't I The Lucky One	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
17	Paul Evans	Happy-Go-Lucky-Me	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
18	Iguanas	Fortune Teller	Iguanas
19	Chris Isaak	Waiting for My Lucky Day	Baja Sessions
20	Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit	Lucky Dog	The Rose of England
21	J.J. Cale	Lady Luck	Travel Log
22	Dootones	Teller Of Fortune	The Dootone & Dooto Records Story
23	Ella Fitzgerald	I'm Just A Lucky So And So	Ella Fitzgerald: A 75th Birthday Salute [Disc 1]
24	Nat King Cole	I'm Shooting High	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
25	Dean Martin	Who's Got the Action?	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
26	Jack Jones	This Could Be the Start of Something	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
27	Frank Sinatra	Luck Be a Lady	Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
28	Dinah Washington	Bad Luck	Dinah Washington Sings The Blues
29	Chuck Berry	I'm Just a Lucky So and So	The Chess Box Disc 2
30	Gale Storm	Lucky Lips	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
31	Sticks McGhee	Whiskey Women And Loaded Dice	Stick McGhee Volume 2 – (1951-1960)
32	Kay Starr	Wheel Of Fortune	Your Hit Parade – 1952
33	Tony Bennett	With Plenty of Money and You	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too

Big Big World

February 6, 2026 Dave

Free form sounds are the order of the morning as we set sail for a two hour tour of sounds from the last century once more, leaning on a pretty exciting group of performers. You can tune in each and every Friday morning here on KOWS-LP Occidental where our word is our bond. Join Dave Stroud once again as he shares a selection of tunes by the Zion Harmonizers, Buck Owens, Mink Deville, Johnny Burnette, and Kay Kyser. It’s a fun mix of genres…some from the American Songbook, some from Bourbon Street, some from the Brill Building and a blend from the farther reaches. Tune in for a delightful Friday clamoring from Occidental’s own station.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Rides	Don't Want Lies	Can't Get Enough
2	Johnny Burnette	Big Big World	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 4
3	The Mystics	It's Only a Paper Moon	The Mystics Meet the Jarmels
4	Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons	Peanuts	2nd Vault Of Golden Hits
5	Mink Deville	You Better Move On	Coup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To Tread
6	Arthur Alexander	Lonely Just Like Me	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
7	R.L. Burnside	Rollin' And Tumblin'	A Bothered Mind
8	Muddy Waters	I Just Want To Make Love To You	The Definitive Collection
9	Johnny Cash	Mississippi Sand	A Thing Called Love
10	Johnny Horton	Big Wheels Rollin'	Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
11	Buck Owens	Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Live in Australia)	Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
12	Red Simpson	Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer	The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
13	John Prine	Color of the Blues (feat. Susa	For Better, Or Worse
14	The Mavericks	Rolling Along	Brand New Day
15	Sister Sadie	Mississippi River Long	No Fear
16	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Rock And Rollin
17	Ivory Joe Hunter	You Can't Stop This Rockin & Rollin	Feelin Fine
18	The Coasters	Keep On Rolling	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
19	Kay Kyser & His Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky	Your Hit Parade 1946
20	Hoagy Carmichael	Don't Forget to Say "No", Baby	Sometimes I Wonder….
21	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	Lazy Bones	The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
22	Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother	What's Going On [Motown]
23	Zion Harmonizers	Brother Moses Smote The Water	Best of Louisiana Music SAMPLER
24	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Brother, Seek And Ye Shall Find	Complete Recorded Works Vol.3
25	Simon & Garfunkel	He Was My Brother	Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
26	Pharis & Jason Romero	Rolling Mills	Tell 'Em You Were Gold
27	Bob Dylan	I Contain Multitudes	I Contain Multitudes – Single
28	Robert Plant/Alison Krauss	Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us	Raising Sand
29	Allen Toussaint	Soul Sister	The Allen Toussaint Collection
30	Sam & Dave	Soul Sister, Brown Sugar	The Very Best of Sam & Dave
31	The Mamas & The Papas	You Baby	Gold [Disc 1]
32	Robert Mitchum	Wheels (It's Rollin' Time Again)	That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Oldies, Theme Time

Devil’s Country Side

January 31, 2026 Dave

We turn once again down that dark and dusty road in country music history—where temptation rides shotgun, regret sits in the back seat, and the Devil just might be waiting at the crossroads. From ballads of fear and heartfelt tales to outlaw confessions and modern Americana shadows, we’ll be sharing tracks that flirt with fire, bargain with fate, and wrestle with salvation. The Devil, or if you will Satan, drops on by as our recurring country music theme this morning with selections from a host of favorites: BR5-49, The Louvin Brothers, Cowboy Copas, and Bob Wills as well as some off-brands like Ray Winfree, Kitty Lee and Powder River Jack, Jesse Floyd and a couple dozen others. They’re all bemoaning the Devil’s due. So pour a drink, dim the lights, and listen close… because in country music, when the Devil comes calling, he often sounds a lot like the truth. Tune in Friday mornings at 9am Pacific for yet another spoonful of your favorite Deeper Roots concoction.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	George Jones	Take The Devil Out Of Me	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
2	Hank Williams	The Devil's Train	Lovesick Blues August 1947 – December 1948
3	David Beatty And The Harmonettes	I Just Got Off The Devil's Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
4	Billy Strange	The Devil In Me	Crossroads In Cowtown
5	The Carter Family	Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You (Remastered)	Golden Selection (Remastered)
6	Powder River Jack, Kitty Lee	Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail	When I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1
7	Bob Wills	The Devil Ain't Lazy	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
8	The Sons Of The Pioneers	The Devil's Great Grandson	My Saddle Pals And I
9	Billy Barton	The Devil, My Conscience And I	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
10	The Statesmen With Hovie Lister	Get Thee Behind Me, Satan	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
11	Wayne, Pat & Keith	I'm Tired Of You, Satan	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
12	The Tune Wranglers	Up Jumped The Devil	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)
13	Dave Edwards	Done Sold My Soul to the Devil	Chronological Classics 1937 (Warped 3795)
14	Ray Winfree	Devil Hang Me High	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
15	The Louvin Brothers	Satan's Jeweled Crown	Long Play Collection
16	Roy And Georgia And The SO And SO's	Devil Get Away From Me	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
17	Loretta Lynn	The Devil Gets His Due	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]
18	Rusty Dean	Sinner Beware	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
19	Jesse Floyd	Satan's Wife	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
20	BR5-49	The Devil In Me	Dog Days
21	Butch Hancock	The Devil in Us All	War and Peace
22	The Louvin Brothers	Satan and the Saint	Long Play Collection
23	Buck Owens	Satan's Gotta Get Along Without Me	Dust On Mother's Bible
24	Jimmie Davis	I Ain't Gonna Let Ol' Satan Turn Me 'Round	Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
25	The Louvin Brothers	Satan Is Real	Close Harmony [Disc 5]
26	Dolly Parton	Satan's River	1972
27	Lee Ann Womack	Take The Devil Out Of Me	The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone
28	Lefty Frizzell	From An Angel To A Devil	Selected Sides – 1953-57
29	Ernest Tubb	Saturday Satan, Sunday Saint	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
30	The Sunshine Boys Quartet	The Devil Can't Harm A Praying Man	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
31	Johnny Horton	(I Wished for an Angel) The Devil Sent Me You	Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
32	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra	Swingin' The Devil's Dream	Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley
33	Lawton Williams	Satan's Bell	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Oldies

Dust On The Needle

January 17, 2026 Dave

We’re going to be excavating the country archives, dusting off the 45s and 78s with abandon and making it a morning of deep tracks while the dust on the needle collects. Country music storytelling was often smeared with the tangled webs of cheatin’, drinkin’ and Sunday mornin’s blinding gleam of redemption…and the stories would start all over Sunday night. This week’s show doesn’t look for the hits so much as it looks for examples of classic themes from the late forties right into the seventies. Post-war hillbilly developed into what we know as country music and you’ll be treated this morning to the likes of Tony Douglas, Carl Butler, Anita Carter, Carl Belew and a host of others…some known, some hardly recognized. The selections are a special lot. So drop in why don’t you?

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Ray Price	I've Got to Hurry, Hurry, Hurry	1950-1952 (Warped 5000)
2	George Morgan	In Your Eyes	Warped 6365 – George Morgan – 1963 – 1964
3	Dick Curless (With Kay Adams)	Terrible Tangled Web	A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969)
4	Dick Curless (With Kay Adams)	Old Standby	A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969)
5	Billy Walker	Millie My Darling	1949-1952 (Warped 4960)
6	Bonnie Owens	How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong	1968-1971 (Warped 6947)
7	Stonewall Jackson	This World Holds Nothing (Since You're Gone)	Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967
8	Carl Smith	Please Come Back Home	1950-1952 (Warped 5040)
9	Carl Butler	Grief in My Heart	1958-1963 (Warped 6025)
10	Carl Butler	Baby I'm a Waitin'	1958-1963 (Warped 6025)
11	Conway Twitty	Let Me Be the Judge	Warped 6224 – Conway Twitty – 1961 – 1962
12	Don Gibson	There She Goes (Let Her Go)	Warped 6489 – Don Gibson – 1963 – 1965
13	Tony Douglas	Take The Hands Off The Clock	Take The Hands Off The Clock – Single
14	Tony Douglas	Portrait of a Fool	The Versatile Tony Douglas
15	Leon Ashley	Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
16	Jean Shepard	Another (Just Like Me)	Warped 6035 – Jean Shepard – 1960 – 1961
17	Porter Wagoner	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle	Warped 6653 – Porter Wagoner – 1966 – 1967
18	Porter Wagoner	Wine	1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
19	Dolly Parton	Gonna Hurry (As Slow As I Can)	Dolly [Disc 1]
20	Dolly Parton	It's Sure Gonna Hurt	Dolly [Disc 1]
21	Norma Jean	Meanwhile, Down at Joe's	1965-1966 (Warped 6599)
22	Marty Robbins	I'll Go On Alone	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
23	Marty Robbins	You Don't Owe Me A Thing	Singles, 1952 – 1956
24	Stonewall Jackson	I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today	Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967
25	Ferlin Husky	Lose Your Blues	1949-1950 (Warped 498F)
26	Bobby Bare	I'd Fight the World	1962-1964 (Warped 6291)
27	Anita Carter	Maybe	Warped 5627 – Anita Carter – 1956 – 1962
28	Carl Belew	The End of Time	1958-1961 (Warped 6051)
29	Jeanne Pruett	Satin Sheets	Country Ladies
30	The Browns	A Little Too Much to Dream	Classics 1964-1966 (Warped 6529)
31	John D. Loudermilk	Rhythm and Blues	Blue Train
32	Hank Snow	The Boogie Woogie Flying Cloud	The Chronogical Classics 1951-1952 (Warped 5244)
33	George Jones	Oh Lonesome Me	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
34	George Jones	It's Been So Long	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
35	Bonnie Owens	Number One Heel	Warped 6534 – Bonnie Owens – 1964 – 1966
36	Tony Douglas	State Trooper Sammy Young	There Stands the Man – Single
37	Marty Robbins	Call Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You)	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
38	Willie Nelson	Three Days	Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
39	Willie Nelson	Darkness On The Face Of The Earth	Crazy: The Demo Sessions

A Century of America's Music