Category Archives: Bluegrass

Country Roots

Country Roots
Country Roots

Deeper Roots revisits the deeper roots…focusing on old-timey sounds of some of the great performers playing the classic standards. Country music roots go back into the European melodies and folk tunes and their instruments called to a celebration of the Diasporas. This week: Gid Tanner, Vernon Dalhart, Al Hopkins, Jimmie Rodgers, Bradley Kincaid, Charlie Poole, and many others provide us a glimpse at where it all began. Join us for another roots-infused evening here in Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Vernon DalhartThe Wreck Of The Old '97American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 1]Amazon
2Vernon DalhartThe Prisoner's SongNipper's Greatest Hits: The 20'sAmazon
3Gid Tanner & His Skillet LickersPass Around The Bottle And We'll All Take A DrinkAnd The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1Amazon
4Gid Tanner & His Skillet LickersI Don't Love NobodyAnd The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1Amazon
5Charlie Poole & The North Carolina RamblersYou Ain't Talkin' to MeYou Ain't Talkin' To Me: Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music [Disc 2]Amazon
6The Carter FamilySingle Girl, Married GirlThe Bristol Sessions 1927-1928 [Disc 3]Amazon
7Riley PuckettLittle Brown JugCountry Music Pioneer vol 1Amazon
8Al Hopkins & His Buckle BustersRoll On the GroundLead Kindly LightAmazon
9Al Hopkins & His Buckle BustersGeorgie BuckHill Billies / Al Hopkins & Buckle Busters Vol. 3Amazon
10Frank BlevinsFly Around My Pretty Little MissTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
11Charlie Poole & The North Carolina RamblersDon't Let Your Deal Go Down BluesYou Ain't Talkin' To Me, The Roots Of Country Music [Disc 1]Amazon
12Charlie Poole & The North Carolina RamblersDon't Let Your Deal Go Down BluesYou Ain't Talkin' To Me, The Roots Of Country Music [Disc 1]Amazon
13The Allen BrothersChattanooga BluesAllen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1Amazon
14The Allen BrothersAin't That Skippin' And Flyin'Allen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1Amazon
15Al Hopkins & His Buckle BustersOld Dan TuckerHill Billies / Al Hopkins & Buckle Busters Vol. 3Amazon
16Harry McClintockJesse JamesWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
17Bradley KincaidFroggie Went A-Courting…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
18Bradley KincaidSourwood MountainThe Story That the Crow Told Me Vol 2Amazon
19Bascom Lamar LundsfordLost John DeanTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
20The Lonely EaglesBeen On The Job Too LongTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
21Frank Jenkins' Pilot MountaineersThe Burial Of Wild BillWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
22The Happy HayseedsThe Tail Of Haley's CometTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
23Buell KazeeThe Cowboy TrailWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
24Paul HamblinThe Strawberry RoanWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
25Jimmie RodgersMississippi Delta BluesRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]Amazon
26Jimmie DavisCowboy's Home Sweet HomeWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
27Red FoleySingle Life Is Good Enough For MeSmoke on the Water / Hillbilly FeverAmazon
28Gene AutryThe Yellow Rose Of TexasThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
29Gene AutryTumblin' TumbleweedsThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
30Powder River Jack, Kitty LeeTying A Knot In The Devil's TailWhen I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1Amazon

Bluegrass & Old Time Hour Special

Bluegrass Old Time Hour
Bluegrass Old Time Hour

Mark Hogan’s in Grass Valley this week gearing up for the 41st Annual Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival which opens this coming Thursday, June 16th. Dave Stroud will be sitting in for Mark and will feature new releases, old standards, and vintage country sounds from the likes of Doug Sahm, Chris Smither, The Hackensaw Boys, and Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers….not to mention a good helping of Bill Monroe recordings from 1960.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Nashville Bluegrass BandUp Above My HeadMy Native HomeAmazon
2The Nashville Bluegrass BandMonroebiliaMy Native HomeAmazon
3Emmylou HarrisGet Up JohnSongbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 2Amazon
4Adkins & LoudermilkGeorgia Mountain ManAdkins & LoudermilkAmazon
5Tony RiceThunderclouds Of LoveBluegrass Today [Disc 2]Amazon
6John HartfordGumtree CanoeGood'le Days: Essential RecordingsAmazon
7Bill MonroeFlowers Of LoveBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Bill MonroeTime Changes EverythingBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 1]Amazon
9David GrismanWatson Blues (feat. Tony Rice)Dawg Plays Big MonAmazon
10Tony RiceHe Rode All the Way to TexasNight Flyer: The Singer Songwriter CollectionAmazon
11Charlie HadenOcean Of DiamondsCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
12Cyndi LauperWalkin' After MidnightDetourAmazon
13Old Crow Medicine Show8 Dogs 8 BanjosRemedyAmazon
14Dale WatsonFly AwayBlessed Or DamnedAmazon
15Jefferson RossDogwood CatsDogwood CatsAmazon
16Hackensaw BoysCmon Baby Dont Bet Against MeCharismoAmazon
17Junior Sisk & Ramblers ChoiceLongneck BluesPoor Boy's PleasureAmazon
18Josh WilliamsGirl From The CanyonModern Day ManAmazon
19Hamilton County RamblersStanding On the MountainHamilton County RamblersAmazon
20Traveling ShowToken Of LoveSongs From The Road BandAmazon
21Asleep at the WheelDon't Ask Me Why (I'm Going to Texas)Swing TimeAmazon
22Texas TornadosWasted Days and Wasted NightsLive from the Limo, Vol. 1Amazon
23Doug SahmFaded LoveComplete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1Amazon
24Doug Sahm(Is Anybody Going To) San AntoneComplete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1Amazon
25Guy ClarkTo Live Is To FlyPoet: A Tribute To Townes Van ZandtAmazon
26Guy ClarkMy Favorite Picture of YouOxford American Southern Music TexasAmazon
27Kelly Joe PhelpsBeggars Oil (Album Version)Beggars Oil EPAmazon
28Chris SmitherFrankie & AlbertAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
29Bill MonroeDarling CoreyBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 2]Amazon
30IIIrd Time OutJohn & MaryBluegrass Today [Disc 2]Amazon
31Dreadful SnakesBlue Yodel #4Snakes Alive!Amazon

Songs of Cindy Walker

Songs of Cindy Walker
Songs of Cindy Walker

Enduring and prolific…country and pop songwriter Cindy Walker’s name is not as familiar to many but her music certainly is. She wrote early western-flavored pop and country swing pieces for performers like Bing Crosby and Bob Wills, composing hits for Hank Snow, Gene Autry, Al Dexter, Eddy Arnold, and others…almost owning the country charts in the 1940s. Her music endured well into the sixties and seventies, covered by Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, and dozens more. Her custom was to rise early and write songs, typing her lyrics on a pink-trimmed manual Royal typewriter while her mother, Oree Walker, would work out the melodies to her daughter’s words. They would station themselves in Nashville five months out of the year to help market the music, returning home to Mexia, Texas where Cindy would live out her life. Join us on a special run of Americana: the songs of Cindy Walker.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Asleep at the Wheel/Leon RauschSugar MoonIt's A Good DayAmazon
2Willie NelsonDon't Be Ashamed of Your AgeYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
3Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysDusty SkiesTake Me Back to Tulsa [Disc 2] (Cherokee Maiden)Amazon
4Bob WillsCherokee MaidenColumbia Historic EditionAmazon
5Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysBlue Bonnet LaneLegends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
6Eddy ArnoldTake Me in Your Arms and Hold MeThe Essential Eddy ArnoldAmazon
7George MorganIn the Misty MoonlightRoom Full of Roses: The George Morgan CollectionAmazon
8Dean MartinIn The Misty MoonlightThe Great Dean MartinAmazon
9Tennessee Ernie FordBlue Canadian RockiesMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]Amazon
10Jim ReevesDistant DrumsEssential Jim ReevesAmazon
11Ray CharlesYou Don't Know MeGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3Amazon
12Gene AutrySilver Spurs (On the Golden Stairs)Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]Amazon
13Gene AutryI Was Just Walking Out the DoorSing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]Amazon
14Ernest TubbTwo Glasses JoeErnest Tubb: The Definitive CollectionAmazon
15The Del McCoury BandThe Bluegrass CountryDel And The BoysAmazon
16The ByrdsBlue Canadian RockiesSweetheart of the RodeoAmazon
17Merle HaggardGoin' Away PartyUnforgettableAmazon
18Ricky SkaggsI Don't CareThe Essential Ricky SkaggsAmazon
19Roy OrbisonShahdarobaThe All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]Amazon
20Roy OrbisonDream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]Amazon
21Willie NelsonNot That I CareYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
22k.d. langSugar MoonShadowlandAmazon
23Les PaulTake Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (Remastered)100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
24Bob WillsMiss MollyFor the Last TimeAmazon
25Asleep at the WheelIt's All Your Fault (with Katie Shore)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
26Solitaire MilesI Hear You Talkin'Susie Blue and the Lonesome FellasAmazon
27Solitaire MilesMe & the Man In the MoonSusie Blue and the Lonesome FellasAmazon
28Hank ThompsonTriflin' GalSeven DecadesAmazon
29Willie NelsonDusty SkiesYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
30Merle HaggardCherokee MaidenCapitol Collector's SeriesAmazon

Higher Power Country Gospel

Higher Power
Higher Power

We visit the classic sounds of country and bluegrass with thematic overtones of gospel. The love of country music often had its roots in a performer’s childhood memories of community church and the sound that would evolve from country and bluegrass provided a tone that grew from those memories…with a tenor that could easily echo the word’. The greatest of them elevated their popularity with their flock by invoking the name of that higher power of God and church in the community of bluegrass: The Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, Ricky Skaggs, Doyle Lawson, and even country groups like the The Louvin Brothers and The Whitstein Brothers made gospel a core of their repertoire.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Louvin BrothersThere's A Higher PowerSatan Is RealAmazon
2The Whitstein BrothersWay Up On The MountainSing Gospel Songs of the LouvinsAmazon
3Fern JonesI Do BelieveThe Glory RoadAmazon
4Kitty WellsI Heard My Saviour CallDust on the Bible (1959)Amazon
5Kitty Wells(I've Got My) One-Way Ticket to the SkyDust on the Bible (1959)Amazon
6Milton EstesHish! Somebody's Calling My NameFavorite Sacred SongsAmazon
7Brother Claude ElyFare You WellSatan Get BackAmazon
8King's Sacred QuartetteTurn Your Radio OnHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
9J.E. MainerWorkin' On A BuildingHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
10The Carter FamilyGod Gave Noah The Rainbow SignJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
11The Carter FamilyOn My Way To Canaan's LandTake Me To The WaterAmazon
12The Delmore BrothersThe Wrath Of GodFavorite Sacred SongsAmazon
13The Stanley BrothersOver the Glory Land16 Greatest Gospel HitsAmazon
14The Stanley BrothersMy Lord's Going To Set Me FreeHymns & Sacred SongsAmazon
15Mac WisemanI'm Using My Bible For A Road MapGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
16Mac WisemanDust On The BibleGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
17Ricky SkaggsHallelujah I'm ReadyFamily And FriendsAmazon
18The Johnson Mountain BoysSpringtime in GloryStained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel MusicAmazon
19Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverJesus Gave Me WaterJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
20George Jones & Tammy WynetteLet's All Go Down To The RiverJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
21Moore & NapierGathering In The SkyHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
22Elvis PresleyI'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden StairsHe Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1Amazon
23Willie NelsonSweet Bye and ByeOld Time ReligionAmazon
24Johnny CashUnclouded DayVoice of the Spirit, Gospel of the SouthAmazon
25Chuck Wagon Gang/The JordanairesDown the Road70th AnniversaryAmazon
26The Corley FamilyWay To Glory Land (1929)Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936Amazon
27The Corley FamilyGive The World A SmileDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon
28Anonymous (Knight Home-recording Disc)Beautiful Mansions of Gold…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
29Ex-Governor Alf. Taylor's Old Limber QuartetBrother Noah Built an Ark…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
30Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesLong Walk to HeavenSaturday Night / Sunday MorningAmazon
31Elvis PresleyWorking on the BuildingAmazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1Amazon
32Willie and Bobbie NelsonI'll Fly AwayFarther AlongAmazon
33Buddy HollyTrue Love WaysFrom the Original Master TapesAmazon

Guitar Theme

Once considered in its earliest forms a noble instrument, the history of the guitar can be traced back over forty centuries (yes, that’s 4000 years). While we won’t got back quite so far in our exploration, we will explore the popular form of this instrument in song this week. We’re not going after the genius as much as we go after the topic with songs whose theme is that of the guitar. It seems that there has always been a personal connection between the instrument and the player, sometimes as a confidant and others as a foil. Our show will feature yodeling guitars, lonely guitars, Bo’s guitar, long-legged pickers, amigos, and a number of performances about ‘one’s first guitar’. Join Dave Stroud for plenty in a guitar themed journey.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Steve EarleGuitar TownJust an American Boy Disc 1Amazon
2Walter HurdtFiddle And Guitar Running WildClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
3Jimmie RodgersYou And My Old GuitarRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 1]Amazon
4Jorma KaukonenMore Than My Old GuitarRiver Of TimeAmazon
5Jimmy MurphyThat First Guitar of Mine1951-1956 (Warped 5101)Amazon
6The Seldom SceneGrandpa Getcha GuitarLike We Used To BeAmazon
7The Louvin BrothersGonna Lay Down My Old GuitarLong Play CollectionAmazon
8Byron Parker & His MountaineersGonna Lay Down My Old GuitarByron Parker & His MountaineersAmazon
9Hardrock GunterGuitar on the MountainGonna Rock 'n' Roll, Gonna Dance All NightAmazon
10Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysSteel Guitar RagLegends of Country Music Disc 1Amazon
11Chet Atkins & His Guitar PickersTelling' My Troubles to My Old GuitarChet Atkins Guitar Legend:The RCA YearsAmazon
12Frank CrumitPlink Plonki Pluck My GuitarTop 100 Classics – The Very Best of Frank CrumitAmazon
13The Brown Bombers of SwingGuitar SwingIf You Take Me BackAmazon
14George MorganMr Ting-A-Ling (Steel Guitar Man)Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan CollectionAmazon
15Jerry ByrdHilo Steel GuitarStars Of The Steel GuitarAmazon
16Les PaulLonely Guitar (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered]100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
17Speedy West & Jimmy BryantYodeling GuitarSwingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2Amazon
18Duane EddyPlay Me Like You Play Your GuitarDance With The Guitar ManAmazon
19Bo DiddleyBo's GuitarGo Bo DiddleyAmazon
20Johnny PowersMe and My Rhythm GuitarThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
21Johnny CashI'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old GuitarThe Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 3Amazon
22Johnny Cash & June CarterLong-Legged Guitar Pickin' ManCarryin' on With Johnny Cash & June CarterAmazon
23Kitty WellsAmigo's GuitarGreatest SongsAmazon
24Waylon JenningsGuitars That Won't Stay in TuneClean ShirtAmazon
25Willie NelsonGuitar In the CornerBand of BrothersAmazon
26George JonesBest Guitar PickerThe Complete United Artists Solo SinglesAmazon
27Robert Earl Keen, Jr.Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle HaggardAmazon
28Merle HaggardDaddy Frank (The Guitar Man)Capitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
29Freddie KingMe And My GuitarTexas CannonballAmazon
30Tony RiceMe and My GuitarNight Flyer: The Singer Songwriter CollectionAmazon
31Lucinda WilliamsReal Live Bleeding Fingers & Broken Guitar StringsWorld Without TearsAmazon
32Guy ClarkThe GuitarSomedays the Song Writes YouAmazon
33Neil YoungThis Old GuitarRare Songs of a Tribute to HankAmazon

Folk Songs of North America

Folk Songs of North America
Folk Songs of North America

Folk Songs of North America was first published in 1960. Compiled by Alan Lomax (with melodies transcribed by Peggy Seeger), it featured traditional music organized by locale and topic. The anecdotes provided by Lomax and others were culled from both the oral and transcribed traditions of those who listened and performed. Deeper Roots goes deeper and features sets organized by topical pieces outlined in the book. Performers of the early century are featured including Dock Boggs, David McCarn, Gid Tanner, the Carolina Tar Heels, and The Bently Boys. We’ll also feature a handful of mid-to-late century performers to cap things off. Join Dave Stroud for another two hours of the last century of America’s music on Sonoma County’s newest member-supported radio voice, KWTF 88.1 FM, streaming to the world on kwtf.net.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Alan LomaxBlack Is The Color Of My True Love's HairBallad Operas-Martins & The CoAmazon
2Dock BoggsCumberland GapBound For GloryAmazon
3Kelly HarrellI Wish I Was A Single Girl AgainArchive.orgAmazon
4Pat CarrollsSingle GirlSongcatcherAmazon
5The Haden TripletsSingle GirlThe Haden TripletsAmazon
6Jimmie DriftwoodRattlesnake SongAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
7Joan BaezJohn Riley [*]Joan Baez [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
8The StonemansShady Grove20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Best Of BluegrassAmazon
9Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysSally GoodinBill Monroe: AnthologyAmazon
10Andy GriffithCindyShouts The Blues And Old Timey SongsAmazon
11Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester FlattCripple CreekThe Essential Earl Scruggs (2 of 2)Amazon
12Gid Tanner & His Skillet LickersCripple CreekAnd The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1Amazon
13Coot Grant and Socks WilsonUncle Joe (Pm 12833, 349-A)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
14The Bently BoysDown On Penny's FarmAnthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: BalladsAmazon
15David McCarnCotton Mill ColicGastonia Gallop – Cotton Mill Songs & Hillbilly Blues 1927-1931Amazon
16Jimmy MartinRoll on Buddy, Roll OnFirst Time TogetherAmazon
17Lonzo and OscarLast Ole Dollar1947-1950 (Warped 4741)Amazon
18Darby & TarltonBirmingham Jailcompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
19Slim WhitmanDown In The ValleyCountry Greats #2Amazon
20Darby & TarltonRising Sun BluesDarby & Tarlton [Disc 3]Amazon
21Don Reno/Red SmileyMule Skinner BluesTogether AgainAmazon
22Merle TravisDark As A DungeonHot Pickin' [Disc 1]Amazon
23Bill MorrisseyPay DayAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
24Carolina Tar HeelsPeg And AwlThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 2Amazon
25Etta Baker & Taj MahalJohnson BoysEtta Baker With Taj MahalAmazon
26Kossoy Sisters Featuring Erik DarlingThe Wagoner's LadBluegrass RootsAmazon
27Richard HawleyWho's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?Coles CornerAmazon
28The Whitstein BrothersI'm TroubledOld Time DuetsAmazon
29Rosanne CashFair And Tender LadiesSongcatcherAmazon
30Flatt & ScruggsOn Top of Old SmokeyEarl Scruggs: His Family and Friends/Nashville AirplaneAmazon
31Kelly Harrell & The Virginia String BandCharles GiteauAnthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: BalladsAmazon
32Bobby BareTom DooleyDarker Than LightAmazon
33Carolina Chocolate DropsTom DulaDona Got A Ramblin' MindAmazon
34Doc WatsonOmie WiseThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
35Ernest V. Stoneman & Sweet BrothersJohn HardyMy Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1Amazon

Songs of A.P. Carter

He grew up with music, learning to plan violin at a young age in Poor Valley, Virginia (now known as Maces Springs), sang in a church choir and helped his uncle, Flanders Bays, who ran a mobile music school in Scott County. He would go on to form one of the seminal country music groups of the day with his wife Sara and her cousin Maybelle. Their musicianship was remarkable but the song-writing was what set them apart, the compositions by A. P. Carter representing a treasury of classic folk, sentimental pop, cowboy songs, gospel favorites, and original love songs. While there may be little doubt as to whether all songs that carried his name were original, his treatment (and that of the Carter Family group) were without peer. Tune in this Friday night for music featuring performers covering A.P. Carter songs, including The Delmore Brothers, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men, Charlie Louvin, Ashley Monroe, and a host of others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ralph StanleyWorried Man Blues [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
2Rosanne CashThe Winding StreamThe Winding StreamThe Carters, The Cashes And The Course Of Country MusicAmazon
3John PrineLulu WallsGerman AfternoonsAmazon
4The Carter FamilyLulu WallsCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
5The Carter FamilyMy Texas GirlCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
6Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterFoggy Mountain TopKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
7Osborne BrothersYou Are My FlowerHillbilly FeverAmazon
8Flatt & ScruggsYou Are My Flower [Album Version]'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered: The Essential Flatt & ScruggsAmazon
9Charlie HadenOh Take Me BackCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
10Ricky Skaggs & The WhitesWill My Mother Know Me ThereStrings And Things: The Best in Bluegrass Vol. 1Amazon
11Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
12The Delmore BrothersThe Storms are on the OceanClassic Cuts CD D – Atlanta 1940, New York 1940-41Amazon
13Gene AutryI'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blues EyesThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
14Red AllenI'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue EyesI Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow: Songs of the Carter FamilyAmazon
15Mac WisemanJimmy Brown The NewsboyTime-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]Amazon
16Roy ClarkJimmy Brown, the NewsboyThe Roy Clark AnthologyAmazon
17Charlie LouvinMy Texas GirlCharlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster SongsAmazon
18Ralph StanleyDistant Land To Roam [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
19The Carter FamilyA Distant Land To RoamThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2]Amazon
20Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenEngine 143Public Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
21The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWabash CannonballWill the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2Amazon
22The Carter FamilyHello Central! Give Me HeavenThe Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]Amazon
23Sister Bessie Griffin w/Brownie McGeeHeaven's RadioPowerhouse GospelAmazon
24The Swan Silvertones, The Staple Singers, The Pilgrim TravelersWill The Circle Be UnbrokenThe Swan Silvertones 1946-1951Amazon
25George Jones/Staples, Pop And MavisWill the Circle Be UnbrokenMy Very Special Guests [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1Amazon
26The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWill The Circle Be UnbrokenJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
27The Carter FamilyBeautiful Brown Eyes & Sweet FernOn Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1Amazon
28Jorma KaukonenSweet FernAin't In No HurryAmazon
29Loretta LynnWildwood FlowerAnchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter CashAmazon
30Norman & Nancy BlakeThe Sunny Side of LifeStrings And Things: The Best in Bluegrass Vol. 1Amazon
31Norman BlakeFifty Miles of Elbow RoomOld TiesAmazon
32Emmylou HarrisHello Stranger (Remastered LP Version)Luxury Liner [Remaster]Amazon

Let’s Live – KOWS Nov 5, 2015

Let's Live
Let’s Live

We’ll be bringing another eclectic blend of music from the past for an evening set kicks off with sounds of New Orleans beginning with a medley from the Bayou Maharajah, James Booker and closing with Irma Thomas. In addition to our usual run of bluegrass, jazz, and blues…we’ll prepare some piping hot biscuits from the country shack with Alan Lomax, Flatt & Scruggs, Pappy O’Daniel and the Hillbilly Boys, and Kacey Musgraves. There will also be a rare piece of early blues piano work from Ollie Shepard and the early century jazz band sounds of Enric Madriguera, Jimmie Lunceford, and Fletcher Henderson. Two full hours of Deeper Roots on weekday evening…carrying us over the midweek hump so that it’s all downhill from there…

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Aaron NevilleLet's LiveTreacherous [Disc 1]Amazon
2James BookerMedley: Tico Tico / Papa Was A Rascal / So Swell When You're WellClassifiedAmazon
3Dr. JohnTraveling MoodThe Ultimate Dr. JohnAmazon
4Fats DominoThe Girl I Love [Version 2]This Is Gold Disc 1Amazon
5Aaron NevilleMy True StoryMy True StoryAmazon
6Irma ThomasWhile the City SleepsTime Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1Amazon
7Kansas Joe and Memphis MinnieI'm Wild About My StuffFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
8Blind Boy FullerTrucking My Blues Away No. 2 (take 2)Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order – Volume 2 (29 April to 12 July 1937)Amazon
9Ollie ShepardKing Of All EvilVol. 2-1939-41Amazon
10Angelic Gospel Singers with the Dixie Humming BirdsOne DayWhen the Moon Goes Down in the Valley of Time: African-American Gospel, 1939-51Amazon
11Rory BlockLord, I Feel Just Like Goin' OnI Belong To The Band: A Tribute To Rev. Gary DavisAmazon
12Ethel Waters and Her Jazz BandEv'rybody Mess ArounTight Women and Loose Bands 1921-1931Amazon
13Cleo BrownBoogie WoogiePicking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie PioneersAmazon
14Benny Carter (With Lionel Hampton Orchestra)I'm in the Mood for SwingRCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30'sAmazon
15Coleman HawkinsBody and SoulRCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30'sAmazon
16Alan LomaxHow Many Biscuits Can You Eat?Ballad Operas-Martins & The CoAmazon
17W. Lee & His Hillbilly BoysPlease Pass The Biscuits PappyWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
18Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs'How Many Biscuits'1953-X6-XX Grand Old OpryAmazon
19NRBQHot Biscuits and Sweet MarieKick Me HardAmazon
20Kacey MusgravesBiscuitsPageant MaterialAmazon
21Kenny BakerMonroe's HornpipePlays Bill MonroeAmazon
22Jack GuthrieNo Need to Knock on My DoorOklahoma HillsAmazon
23Merle TravisMissouriThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 11Amazon
24KentuckiansJourney's EndKeep on Going: The Rebel & Melodeon RecordingsAmazon
25Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverBetter Times A' Comin'Mark Twain: Words & Music [Disc 1]Amazon
26Mac WisemanIt's Mighty Dark To TravelGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
27Johnny CashThanks a LotThe Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1Amazon
28Jim SilverEach Season Changes YouCountry Boy's DreamAmazon
29Jimmy WakelyMoon Over MontanaVintage CollectionsAmazon
30Leon RedboneSweet LorraineAny TimeAmazon
31Dr. JohnI Love It at the Top20 DatesAmazon
32Jimmie Lunceford/Sy Oliver, VocalTime's A-Wastin'Jimmie LuncefordAmazon
33Sam CookeBring It on Home to MeGreatest HitsAmazon

In The Gloaming – KOWS Oct 24, 2015

In The Gloaming
In The Gloaming

Our Saturday morning show opens with some caffeine-driven music…literally… songs about the magic bean, that morning beverage that starts the day for some of us. We’ve got swamp pop from Randy & The Rockets, some jumpin’ jive from Cab Calloway, twilight reflections from Jonatha Brooke and The Sons of The Pioneers, and some Chet Atkins, David Lindley, and Eilen Jewell. KOWS community radio studios will be moving before the end of the year to a very central West County location that will bring us in closer contact with our listeners…and our Deeper Roots. And some exciting news! Deeper Roots moves to weekly broadcasts on KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Randy & the RocketsLets Do the Cajun TwistSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
2Curtis GordonCaffeine And NicotineBob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]Amazon
3Speedy West & Jimmy BryantCaffeine PatrolSwingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2Amazon
4Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His OrchestraForty Cups of CoffeeBarrell House Boogie and the BluesAmazon
5Frank SinatraThe Coffee SongRadio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob DylanAmazon
6Carmen McRae/Previn TrioCoffee TimeHollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2]Amazon
7Annette HanshawYou're the Cream in My CoffeeThe Personality Girl, Vol. 4: 1928Amazon
8The Manhattan TransferJava JiveSwingAmazon
9Pokey LaFarge & the South City ThreeCoffee Pot BluesMiddle of EverywhereAmazon
10Cab CallowayThe Jumpin' JiveBest Of The Big BandsAmazon
11Tiny Davis & Her OrchestraHow About That JiveJumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)Amazon
12Johnny MercerG.I. JiveCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43Amazon
13Ella FitzgeraldFive O'Clock WhistleChronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41Amazon
14Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysThe Prettiest Flowers Will Be BloomingRalph Stanley 1971-1973 Disc OneAmazon
15Sons of the PioneersIn the GloamingSongs of the Prairie – CD4Amazon
16Jonatha BrookeIn the GloamingLiveAmazon
17John Prine With Emmylou HarrisI Know OneIn Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
18Porter WagonerFool Like MeWagonmasterAmazon
19Chet AtkinsLevee WalkingMy Favorite Guitars – It's A Guitar WorldAmazon
20The Scottsville Squirrel BarkersHand Me Down My Walking CaneBlue Grass FavoritesAmazon
21Eilen JewellThat's Why I'm WalkinSignature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Rarities From the Second DecadesAmazon
22Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet LickersWalk Right In, Walk Right Out (The Walking Blues)One Hour MamaAmazon
23Eddie JeffersonStart Walkin' Stop Talkin'The BeBop SingersAmazon
24Dinah WashingtonWalkin' And Talkin'GoldAmazon
25Peggy LeeTalkin' To Myself About YouThe Capitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
26David LindleyTalk to the LawyerWin This RecordAmazon
27David Lindley & El Rayo-XTalkin' to the Wino TooVery GreasyAmazon
28David Lindley and Wally IngramOh DeathTwango Bango IIAmazon
29Pepe AhlqistMoonshine BabeRaw BluesAmazon
30Perline EllisonRazor Totin' MamaDocument Shortcuts Vol. 1 "God Don't Like It"Amazon
31Jackson Browne & David LindleyEl Rayo X (Intro)Love Is Strange [Disc 1]Amazon
32Jackson Browne & David LindleyEl Rayo XLove Is Strange [Disc 1]Amazon
33Mark KnopflerWho's Your Baby NowSailing to PhiladelphiaAmazon

Pickin’ Time – KOWS Oct 5, 2015

Deeper Roots Old Time Hour
Deeper Roots Old Time Hour

Dave Stroud will be sitting in tonight for Mark Hogan once again at 6pm Pacific. He’s got another episode of Deeper Roots Radio: A Century of America’s Music. In this episode, he’ll be following along Mark’s theme of old time and bluegrass, old and new. The playlist this evening will include bluegrass from James King, Mac Wiseman, David Grisman and Bill Monroe. He’ll also be sharing new tracks from Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas, Kinky Friedman, The Dustbowl Revival (fresh from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this past weekend), and a couple of tracks fromLowell Levinger From The Youngbloods’s new album “Get Together – Youngblood Classics”. Tune in for some Eddy Arnold tribute pieces, music about the married life, and a couple of fine recordings of the great guitar pioneer Riley Puckett.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mac Martin & The Dixie TravelersSmokey Mountain RagWith The Travelin BluesAmazon
2Merle TravisFreight Train (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
3Dallas SmithMy Home Across the Blue Ridge MountainsStill Pickin'Amazon
4James KingThings Have Gone to PiecesThree Chords & The TruthAmazon
5Red AllenI Heard My Mother Call My NameLonesome and Blue: The Complete County RecordingsAmazon
6Neko CaseWayfaring StrangerLive From Austin, TXAmazon
7Kinky FriedmanPickin TimeThe Loneliest Man I Ever MetAmazon
8Ricky SkaggsWalls Of TimeBluegrass Today [Disc 2]Amazon
9David GrismanWicked Path of Sin (feat. Old & In The Way)Dawg Plays Big MonAmazon
10Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysWicked Path Of SinAll The Classic Releases 1937-1949 [Disc 4]Amazon
11Solitaire MilesYou Can't Break My HeartSusie Blue and the Lonesome FellasAmazon
12Kacey MusgravesYou're From TexasWanted: One Good CowboyAmazon
13Pokey LaFargeLovebug ItchYou Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy ArnoldAmazon
14Well Worn SolesWorriedCountry/FolkAmazon
15Frank BlackDon't Rob Another Man's CastleYou Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy ArnoldAmazon
16Don Henley Feat. Mick Jagger & Miranda LambertBramble RoseCass County (Deluxe)Amazon
17Traveling ShowHillbilly Wedding DaySongs From The Road BandAmazon
18Charlie HadenSingle Girl, Married GirlCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
19Robbie FulksAct Like A Married Man13 Hillbilly GiantsAmazon
20John Prine With Lucinda WilliamsWedding Bells / Let's Turn Back The YearsIn Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
21Nikki LaneWild OneAll or Nothin' (Deluxe)Amazon
22Lowell LevingerSugar BabeGet Together- Youngblood ClassicsAmazon
23Lowell LevingerEuphoriaGet Together- Youngblood ClassicsAmazon
24Riley PuckettIt's A Sin To Tell A LieCountry Music Pioneer vol 1Amazon
25Riley PuckettCindyCountry Music Pioneer vol 1Amazon
26Mac WisemanDust On The BibleGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
27Si Kahn and The Looping BrothersTo Hear Doc Watson PlayAragon Mill: The Bluegrass SessionsAmazon
28Doc WatsonMake Me a PalletMemoriesAmazon
29Amy HelmRoll AwyDidn't It RainAmazon
30The Dustbowl RevivalLampshade OnWith a Lampshade OnAmazon
31Charlie GracieJust A Closer Walk With TheeAngel on My ShoulderAmazon