Category Archives: Country

9 Volt Heart

Deeper Roots goes free form this week with some classic country and blues right alongside tradition. From Pee Wee King to Memphis Minnie and Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks to Chuck Wills…we’ve got the goods. We’ll fill our Friday two hours with a delightful collection of music from the past one hundred years, live from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Got some sugar, radio memories, gospel rafter-raisers, and a track from Luke the Drifter…and remember….ninety-nine and a half just won’t do when you’re listening to the radio. Which is why we give you a hundred percent here on community radio. An eclectic blend of sounds that takes you back to the little Zenith or Silvertone that you put up to your ear, driven by that two-pronged nine-volt heart. Join us for some memories.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Charlie MusselwhiteChristo RedemptorStand Back!Amazon
2The Iguanas9 Volt HeartPlastic Silver 9 Volt HeartAmazon
3Dave AlvinBorder RadioRomeo's EscapeAmazon
4Merle Haggard And The StrangersSilver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
5Rosanne CashBlack CadillacBlack CadillacAmazon
6Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory)Catty TownClassic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot ChicksAmazon
7Little Jimmy DickensCountry BoyHonky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Hank WilliamsNo, No JoeBeyond The SunsetAmazon
9The Spare Change BoysPolicemanClassic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
10Peetie WheatstrawDoin' The Best I Can (Take A)Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
11Barbecue BobIt Just Won't HayBarbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929)Amazon
12Reverend Pearly BrownNinety Nine And A Half Won't DoThe Essential Guide To GospelAmazon
13Bo DiddleyDiddy Wah DiddyBo Knows BoAmazon
14Lead BellyBlack BettyLead Belly's Last SessionsAmazon
15Memphis MinnieNew Dirty DozenQueen Of Country BluesAmazon
16Charles BrownDon't Get Salty SugarThe Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
17Chuck WillisSugar SugarI Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The StrollAmazon
18Ray BattsStealin' SugarBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]Amazon
19Merle TravisToo Much Sugar For A DimeHot Pickin' [Disc 2]Amazon
20Mark SpoelstraSugar Babe, It's All Over NowClassic Folk Music From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
21Howlin' WolfMy Country Sugar MamaThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
22Sister Rosetta TharpeUp Above My HeadSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2Amazon
23Sister Rosetta TharpeShout Sister ShoutSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2Amazon
24Blind Willie McTellLord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2)Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4Amazon
25Big Bill BroonzyHey HeyAn Introduction To Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
26Eric ClaptonHey HeyUnpluggedAmazon
27Pee Wee KingSlow Poke1974-Country Music Hall Of FamAmazon
28Les Paul & Mary FordTico, TicoBye Bye Blues/Les and MaryAmazon
29Speedy West & Jimmy BryantFlippin' the LidStratosphere BoogieAmazon
30Alden Howard/Dick HymanI'll See You in My DreamsSweet and LowdownAmazon
31Bob DylanDuquesne WhistleTempestAmazon
32Peggy LeeChi-Baba, Chi-BabaAmore d'ItaliaAmazon
33Hadda BrooksBully Wully BoogieThat's My DesireAmazon

Lefty Merle Willie Hank & Hank

It’s a songwriter’s showcase this morning on Deeper Roots. Country music songwriters Lefty Frizell, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Hank Cochran, and Hank Williams are highlighted in a show that features covers by their contemporaries (and a few from the recent past) including Iris DeMent, Ernest Tubb, Billy Walker, Bob Dylan, Rosanne Cash, and at least two dozen others. Our show pays tribute to some amazing stalwarts who literally defined the country ‘voice’ and story. Join Dave Stroud on another Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio, 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to all of planet earth on all your favorite services including OpenRadio.app, TuneIn.com, RadioGarden.io and, our web site, kowsfm.com. Good morning!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John PrineI Want to Be With You AlwaysThe Missing YearsAmazon
2Red Foley & The Andrews SistersI Want To Be With You AlwaysHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
3Brennen LeighI Love You A Thousand WaysBrennen Leigh Sings Lefty FrizzellAmazon
4George JonesIf You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)Sings Country and Western HitsAmazon
5Keith WhitleyI Never Go Around MirrorsThe Rounder Records StoryAmazon
6Merle HaggardMy Baby's Just Like MoneyRoots, Vol. 1Amazon
7Rosanne Cash Featuring Rufus WainwrightSilver Wings (Feat. Rufus Wainwright)The ListAmazon
8Bill KirchenShelly's Winter Love (Album)Word To The WiseAmazon
9Iris DeMentBig CityTulare Dust: Tribute to Merle HaggardAmazon
10George JonesI Always Get Lucky With YouThe Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 2Amazon
11Dale WatsonMama TriedMore Great Moments of Vinyl HistoryAmazon
12Ray PriceNight LifeColumbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazon
13Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires & The Imperials QuartetFunny How Time Slips AwayElvis CountryAmazon
14k.d. lang & the ReclinesThree DaysAbsolute Torch and TwangAmazon
15The Little WilliesI Gotta Get DrunkThe Little WilliesAmazon
16The Secret SistersWhy Don't You Love MeThe Secret SistersAmazon
17Bob DylanI Can't Get You Off Of My MindTimeless: Hank Williams TributeAmazon
18Buckwheat ZydecoHey, Good Lookin'MenagerieAmazon
19Sleepy LaBeefI Saw the LightSun Records Artists Perform the Hank Williams SongbookAmazon
20Jerry Lee LewisYou Win AgainThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
21Taj MahalMind Your Own BusinessSenor BluesAmazon
22Elvis CostelloHe's Got You ('Lost Session' Version)Almost BlueAmazon
23Rhiannon GiddensShe's Got YouTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
24Patsy ClineWhy Can't He Be YouThe Patsy Cline CollectionAmazon
25Dottie WestMe Today And Her TomorrowThe Essential Dottie WestAmazon
26Bobby BareI'd Fight The WorldThe Best Of Bobby BareAmazon
27Jamey JohnsonEverything But You (featuring Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill)Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank CochranAmazon
28Al Green & Lyle LovettFunny How Time Slips AwayRhythm Country & BluesAmazon

The River In Music

There are no more essential metaphors to be had in the American story than that of the river. The river is nature’s alliance with mankind and its muse in prose, poetry and song. It is the stuff of dreams, the movement of the clock in Her terms, the news of the day when the banks are breached, and the symbol of biblical ventures of time and home. So we’ll be taking to the river on a Friday in July to feel the warmth of the surface knowing full well that the undercurrent is treacherous and cold beneath the hull. Music this week includes the stories of the Great Flood of 1927 with Barbecue Bob, the baptismal elements from Alison Krauss and Irma Thomas, Central Valley memories from Dave Alvin by way of Merle Haggard, and the poetry of river sounding chants and Paul Robeson’s muscle. Tune in as we drift our way down the Mississippi and beyond on Friday morning on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marilyn MonroeRiver Of No ReturnThe Essential Marilyn MonroeAmazon
2Charles Colman & William EatonRiver Sounding Chant5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black MusicAmazon
3Paul RobesonOl' Man RiverAmerican Songbook Series: Jerome KernAmazon
4Marian AndersonDeep RiverFolk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]Amazon
5Mavis StaplesIn The Mississippi River (Cd)We'll Never Turn BackAmazon
6Johnny CashBig RiverOriginal Greatest HitsAmazon
7The Carter FamilyRiver Of JordanThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Alison KraussDown to the River to PrayO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
9Delmore BrothersHappy on the Mississippi ShoresBrown's Ferry BluesAmazon
10Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Billy MayRiver Of No ReturnCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55Amazon
11Louis Armstrong & All His StarsLazy RiverThe Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]Amazon
12Snooks EaglinGoing to the RiverComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
13Fats DominoGoing to the RiverThis Is Gold Disc 1Amazon
14Dr. JohnBack By The RiverMos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
15Robert HicksMississippi Heavy Water BluesPeople Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. NatureAmazon
16Slocan RamblersMississippi Heavy Water BluesQueen City JubileeAmazon
17Joe ShoresMississippi Sounding Calls [A-1]Field Recordings, Vol. 3: Mississippi (1936-1942)Amazon
18Jimmie RodgersMiss The Mississippi And YouRecordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]Amazon
19Leon RedboneMississippi River BluesDouble TimeAmazon
20Jimmie Lunceford & His OrchestraSwanee RiverSwingsation: Jimmie LuncefordAmazon
21Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersOne More RiverThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
22Irma Thomas With Henry ButlerRiver Is WaitingPutumayo Presents Rhythm & BluesAmazon
23John FogertyRiver Is WaitingRevivalAmazon
24Dave AlvinKern RiverWest of the WestAmazon
25Doc WatsonMoody RiverMemoriesAmazon
26Doc & Merle WatsonDeep River BluesSittin' Here Pickin' the BluesAmazon
27Jorma KaukonenRed River BluesBlue Country HeartAmazon
28Johnny RiversBig RiverThe Memphis Sun RecordingsAmazon
29The New Christy MinstrelsMighty MississippiRamblin'Amazon
30Roy Rogers & Dale EvansRed River Valley16 Great Songs Of The Old WestAmazon

Music From The Band

Americana fusion from the Canadian border to the rolling hills of Arkansas: roots music from a musical collective built on a foundation made up of many different legs: blues, rock, folk, Civil War stories, burnished antiques found alongside the two-lane highways of mid-century and tradition from the kitchen. Their songs were anchored by deeper roots. There are few that could speak musically to all of these and all of their connecting tissue, but The Band (Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson) made it seem easy. From their early years as The Hawks backing Ronnie Hawkins to being the electric behind Bob Dylan’s Judas performance in the UK, and then The Last Waltz. There were tragedies both light and heavy that foretold a demise as predictable as the appearance of Halley’s Comet. Join us in a reflection of their music on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Robbie RobertsonWhen The Night Was YoungHow To Become ClairvoyantAmazon
2The BandWill The Circle Be Unbroken (non-lp track)A Musical History [Disc 1]Amazon
3The Levon Helm BandAnna LeeNewport Folk Festival 8/3/2008Amazon
4Rick DankoWhen I Get My Just RewardsCryin' Heart BluesAmazon
5Bob Dylan & The BandThe WeightBefore The Flood [Live] [Disc 2]Amazon
6Joan BaezThe Night They Drove Old Dixie DownHits: Greatest & OthersAmazon
7The BandAcadian DriftwoodNorthern Lights-Southern CrossAmazon
8Bob Dylan & The BandCrash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)The Basement Tapes [Disc 2]Amazon
9Bob Dylan & The BandMillion Dollar BashThe Basement Tapes [Disc 1]Amazon
10Rick DankoIt Makes No DifferenceLive AnthologyAmazon
11Emmylou Harris & The BandEvangelineDuetsAmazon
12The BandStage FrightThe Last Waltz [Rhino Box Set] Disc 1Amazon
13Ronnie Hawkins/The BandWho Do You Love?The Last Waltz [Rhino Box Set] Disc 1Amazon
14Levon Helm & The RCO All-StarsHavana MoonLevon Helm & The RCO All-StarsAmazon
15Ronnie Hawkins & The HawksHey Boba LouThe Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The HawksAmazon
16The BandStand UpHigh On The HogAmazon
17Levon HelmFalse Hearted Lover BluesDirt FarmerAmazon
18Warren Haynes With The All Star Band And Rami JaffeeThe Shape I'm In (with The All Star Band & Rami Jaffee)(2013) Love For LevonAmazon
19The Band,Bob ClearmountainTime to Kill – Remix / 2020Stage Fright (Deluxe Remix 2020)Amazon
20The BandLife Is a CarnivalCahootsAmazon
21Levon HelmTennessee JedElectric DirtAmazon
22The BandTwilight (Single Version)Islands [Remastered]Amazon
23Bob DylanI Shall Be ReleasedBefore The Flood [Disc 1]Amazon
24Levon HelmMoneyLevon HelmAmazon

Bob at 80

Bob Dylan’s turning the big eight-ohhh my God! Born on May 24, 1941 “with a name that means nothing and an age that means less”, he’s being honored in Minnesota (given his boyhood home of Hibbing) with a year long celebration. But it won’t be just the state whose motto from the French translates to “The star of the North”, but a good part of world will also be taking part. While prickly and, at times, difficult to translate, his words have formed images from the metrics of gospel, protest, and a cynic’s wrath to sonnet-like love songs and dirges that would bend even the ears of T. S. Eliot or Auden. He is the bard of a generation whose metal art and endeavors in the art of whiskey underscore eight decades that spell a true renaissance man. We’ll touch on two hours of Dylan’s music this week on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob DylanSong To WoodyNo Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7) [Disc 1]Amazon
2Bob DylanMississippiThe Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs [Disc 1]Amazon
3Ian & SylviaTomorrow Is A Long TimeFour Strong WindsAmazon
4Earl Scruggs & Bob DylanNashville Skyline RagDylan CountryAmazon
5Bob DylanNew Morning [With Horn Section Overdubs]Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 [Disc 2]Amazon
6Bob DylanTalkin' New YorkBob DylanAmazon
7Joan BaezIt's All Over Now, Baby BlueFrom The CoffeehouseAmazon
8Peter, Paul & MaryBlowin' In The WindThe Very Best Of Peter, Paul And MaryAmazon
9The ByrdsMr. Tambourine Man20 Number OnesAmazon
10Johnny CashIt Ain't Me BabeDylan CountryAmazon
11Bob DylanIf Dogs Run FreeNew MorningAmazon
12Bob DylanPo' BoyLove and TheftAmazon
13Bob DylanRainy Day Women #12 & 35MTV UnpluggedAmazon
14Bob DylanYou're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoBlood on the TracksAmazon
15Bob DylanShelter from the Storm [Take 2]More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14Amazon
16Bob DylanEverything Is BrokenOh MercyAmazon
17Bob DylanThings Have ChangedLovesickAmazon
18The BandWhen I Paint My MasterpieceA Musical History [Disc 4]Amazon
19Bob DylanMan in the Long Black CoatChronicles, Vol. 1Amazon
20Bob DylanDuquesne WhistleTempestAmazon
21Bob DylanGoodbye Jimmy ReedRough And Rowdy Ways [Disc 1]Amazon
22Bob DylanMy Blue Eyed JaneThe Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A TributeAmazon
23Bob Dylan Feat. Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George HarrisonMy Back PagesBob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Disc 2]Amazon
24Bob DylanMan Gave Names To All The AnimalsSlow Train ComingAmazon

Mother’s Day Special

This weekend we observe Mother’s Day, a day that got buried among the many lost celebrations last year due to the pandemic. So it is only fitting that we elevate the gratitude we have this coming Sunday. At Deeper Roots, we’re taking time this Friday to celebrate with only the finest in the many American genres including country, bluegrass, rock, pop vocals, soul, and everything in between…with a little bit of spark thrown in. We’ve got Aretha, The Louvins, Zydeco sounds with Fernest Arceneaux, JJ Cale and Dr. Hook, all in tow to pay tribute to all of those moms out there who play such a big part in our formation as adults. Tune in Friday mornings live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bill & The BellesFinger Pointin' MamaDreamsongs, Etc.Amazon
2Nat King ColeMy Mother Told MeChronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949Amazon
3J.J. CaleBlues For MamaTo Tulsa And BackAmazon
4Paul SimonMother And Child ReunionGreatest Hits: Shining Like A National GuitarAmazon
5Fernest Arceneaux, The Zydeco All Stars, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.Don't Tell Your MotherZydeco Blues PartyAmazon
6MiraclesIf Your Mother Only KnewNorthern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)Amazon
7Dee Dee Sharp(That's What) My Mama SaidThe Best of Dee Dee SharpAmazon
8The ShirellesMama SaidAmerican Music Library: The Hits Of 1961Amazon
9Jackie DeshannonDid He Call Today, MamaBreakin' It Up On the BeatlesAmazon
10Hello, Dolly! 1994 Broadway Revival CastMotherhoodHello, Dolly!: The New 1994 Cast RecordingAmazon
11Charles Colman & William EatonDoncha Hear Yo'Po Mother Callin'?5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black MusicAmazon
12Lou MonteMama (Mamma)Songs for Pizza Lovers – Lou Monte SingsAmazon
13The Mills BrothersDon't Be Afraid To Tell Your MotherMills Brothers – Golden GreatsAmazon
14The Taylor BrothersMother's AdviceI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3]Amazon
15Sister Rosetta TharpeI Hear My Mother Call My NameThe Original Soul Sister: This Train [Disc 4]Amazon
16Buck OwensDust On Mother's BibleDust On Mother's BibleAmazon
17Bonnie OwensMedals for Mothers1968-1971 (Warped 6947)Amazon
18The Haden TripletsGray Mother DreamingThe Family SongbookAmazon
19Faron YoungLet Old Mother Have Her WayHello Walls / The Young ApproachAmazon
20Mac WisemanMother Knows Best1962-1965 (Warped 6339)Amazon
21The Louvin BrothersGod Bless Her ('Cause She Is My Mother)Long Play CollectionAmazon
22The Blind Boys of AlabamaLet My Mother LiveAlmost HomeAmazon
23Ike & Tina TurnerMamma Tell HimDon't Play Me CheapAmazon
24Aretha FranklinA Mother's LoveSoul SisterAmazon
25B.B. KingNobody Loves Me But My MotherIndianola Mississippi SeedsAmazon
26Earl KingMother Told Me Not To GoLet The Good Times RollAmazon
27Buddy GuyMy MotherThe Treasure UntoldAmazon
28Leo WelchMother Loves Her ChildrenSabougla VoicesAmazon
29Chris SmitherEvery Mother's SonI'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag OnAmazon
30Troy HessPlease Don't Go Topless, MotherHillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5Amazon
31Louis ArmstrongBlues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)Blues In The Night: The Johnny Mercer SongbookAmazon
32Ramblin' Jack ElliottMother, the Queen of My HeartRamblin' Jack Elliott Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie RodgersAmazon

Honey Don’t

Don’t tell me…it’s theme time but with the negative bent. No, no, no, honey don’t. This week’s show takes on songs of which there is no reduced supply chain: songs that ask us ‘not to’. A somewhat obscure theme, no question, but it’s all about the message after all. We’ll hear a variety of genres this week, all with their warnings prefaced with the contraction “don’t”. We’ll hear from Elvis (a favorite of the idiom), Blue Lu Barker, Julia Lee, Charles Brown, Buddy Emmons, and those representing doo wop, country, early rock, and Americana. All of this coming your way on our first show of May 2021, a rebroadcast of a KOWS show recorded live from the KOWS studios, located in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa. Don’t get defensive, it’s all in fun.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Carl PerkinsHoney Don'tAmerican Roots of the British InvasionAmazon
2Johnny CashDon't Go Near The WaterRagged Old FlagAmazon
3Elvis PresleyDon't Cry Daddy2nd To NoneAmazon
4Elvis PresleyDon'tElvis Is Back!Amazon
5Elvis PresleyDon't Be CruelElvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles)Amazon
6Fats DominoDon't Come Knockin'They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3Amazon
7Billy TateDon't Call My Name (Peacock 1671)R&B Humdingers Volume 11Amazon
8ShirellesDon't Go Home (My Little Darlin')The ShirellesAmazon
9Lowell FulsonDon't Be So EvilJuke Box Blues 1946-1948Amazon
10Muddy WatersDon't Go No FartherThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
11Blue Lu BarkerDon't You Make Me HighFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
12Julia Lee & Her Boy FriendsDon't Come Too SoonKansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2Amazon
13Etta JamesDon't Cry BabyThe Essential Etta James [Disc 1]Amazon
14Bee ArnoldDon't Do It DaddyBoppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-InsAmazon
15ContinentalsDon't Do It BabyTalkin' Trash: Lookey DookeyAmazon
16The DriftersDon't Dog MeAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & BluesyAmazon
17The PenguinsDon't Do ItFoot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4Amazon
18The BandDon't Do It (Baby Don't You Do It)To Kingdom Come [Disc 2]Amazon
19Charles BrownDon't Get Salty SugarThe Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
20Ella FitzgeraldDon't Be That WayFirst Lady of SongAmazon
21June ChristyDon't ExplainLady Sings the Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
22Asleep At The WheelDon't Forget The TrainsCollision Course & The Wheel (1977, 78)Amazon
23Grandpa JonesDon't Bring Your Banjo HomeGrandpa Jones The Country Music Hall Of FameAmazon
24The Sons Of The PioneersDon't Fence Me InSons Of The PioneersAmazon
25Bobby BareDon't Do Like I Done SonMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
26Bobby Bare Jr.Don't Go to ChattanoogaA Storm – A Tree – My Mother's HeadAmazon
27Solomon BurkeDon't Give Up on MeDon't Give Up on MeAmazon
28Nina SimoneDon't You Pay Them No MindWild Is The Wind/High Priestess Of SoulAmazon
29The Handsome FamilyDon't Be ScaredIn the AirAmazon
30J.J. CaleDon't Go To StrangersNaturallyAmazon
31RamonesDon't Come Close (Remastered Version )Road To Ruin: Expanded and RemasteredAmazon
32Johnny BurnetteDon't Do ItThe Ballads OfAmazon
33Conway TwittyDon't Cry No MoreThe Rock 'N' Roll Years CD7Amazon
34Buddy HollyDon't Come Back Knockin' [Album Version]Rave On: The Very Best Of &Amazon

Willie & Friends

Willie Nelson turns 88 this month. Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, he wrote his first song at the age of seven and had his first band at the age of ten. From high school to the Air Force, then to his return home to Texas as a radio disc jockey, he was always in a band singing. In the 1950s he would write songs that would become country standards and we’ll be sharing some of them with you in today’s Deeper Roots, performed by Willie and his contemporaries. He endures just as his music does and the catalog is a legacy few parallel. We’ll hear from The Little Willies, Waylon Jennings, Faron Young, Asleep at the Wheel, and at least a dozen others performing the songs of Willie Hugh Nelson. Tune in Friday morning on KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Willie NelsonMe And PaulNite Life: Greatest Hits & Rare Tracks (1959-1971)Amazon
2k.d. lang & the ReclinesThree DaysAbsolute Torch and TwangAmazon
3Willie NelsonNite LifeOne Hell Of A RideAmazon
4B.B. King & Willie NelsonNight LifeDeuces WildAmazon
5Duke Robillard/Sunny CrownoverCrazyTales from the Tiki LoungeAmazon
6Bill AndersonBlue Eyes Crying in the Rain1956-1961 (Warped 5720)Amazon
7Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic OrchestraPretty PaperA Love So BeautifulAmazon
8Timi YuroAre You SureThe Best of Timi YuroAmazon
9Raul MaloAngel Flying Too Close To the GroundYou're Only LonelyAmazon
10Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires & The Imperials QuartetFunny How Time Slips AwayElvis CountryAmazon
11Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey JohnsonRoll Me Up (Album version)HeroesAmazon
12The Little WilliesI Gotta Get DrunkThe Little WilliesAmazon
13Ernest TubbSad Songs and WaltzesLast Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2Amazon
14Dale WatsonWrite Your Own SongsDale & RayAmazon
15Ray Charles/Willie NelsonSeven Spanish AngelsGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 5Amazon
16Willie NelsonBlue Eyes Crying In The RainCountry: The American Tradition [Disc 2]Amazon
17Faron YoungHello WallsThe Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2)Amazon
18Patsy ClineCrazyThe Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
19Willie NelsonYesterday's WineOne Hell Of A RideAmazon
20Waylon Jennings & Willie NelsonMamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be CowboysWaylon & WillieAmazon
21Waylon Jennings/Willie NelsonHeaven And HellWanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
22Kinky FriedmanBloody Mary MorningThe Loneliest Man I Ever MetAmazon
23Asleep at the WheelNavajo Trail (with Willie Nelson and The Quebe Sisters)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
24Willie Nelson, The Time JumpersI'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)For The Good TimesAmazon
25Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonIt's All Going to PotDjango and JimmieAmazon
26Faron YoungThree DaysThe Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2)Amazon
27Al Green/Lyle LovettFunny How Time Slips AwayMore Greatest HitsAmazon
28Willie NelsonThe Party's OverRevolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 1Amazon
29Doug SahmMe and PaulComplete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1Amazon

Rolling Along

We’re going to blend all the favorites into a delicious free form stew this morning, looking to the north, south, east and west for our inspiration. Not only do we have some Otis Redding soul, but we’ve also got some traditional blendings from David Johansen, The Devil Makes Three, and some southern fried sounds from James Lee Stanley and John Hammond. A lot of our playlist makes connections: moonlight drives, Memphis tributes, and a lot about our title track ‘rolling along’. I’ve also got a little splash of Frankie Laine for inspiration along those lines. Tune in on a Sonoma County Friday morning for more from the Cherry Street Historic District and the mighty KOWS, streaming to planet earth on kowsfm.com.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The MavericksRolling AlongBrand New DayAmazon
2John HammondRiding In The MoonlightSouthern FriedAmazon
3James Lee Stanley & Cliff EberhardtMoonlight DriveAll Wood And DoorsAmazon
4The DoorsMoonlight DriveStrange DaysAmazon
5Raul MaloMoonlight KissLucky OneAmazon
6B.B. King & Eric ClaptonRiding With The KingRiding With The KingAmazon
7John HiattBook LoversRiding With the KingAmazon
8David Johansen & the Harry SmithsWell, I've Been to MemphisBMW AudiophileAmazon
9J.J. CaleMidnight in MemphisThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
10Charley CrockettThat's How I Got to MemphisLil G.L.'s Blue BonanzaAmazon
11Randy NewmanRollin'Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon
12Raphael SaadiqStone Rollin'Stone Rollin' – SingleAmazon
13Tiny BradshawThe Train Kept a-Rollin' (Digitally Remastered)The Train Kept a-Rollin' (Digitally Remastered) – SingleAmazon
14VariousBlazing Saddles Pledge To Hedley Lamarr AudioSound ClipsAmazon
15Frankie LaineSignature / Main TitleBlazing Saddles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [40th Anniversary Edition]Amazon
16Frankie LaineRawhideColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
17Otis ReddingI'm Sick Y'AllComplete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of SoulAmazon
18Arthur AlexanderIn The Middle Of It AllThe Greatest HitsAmazon
19Elvis PresleyIt Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'From Elvis in MemphisAmazon
20The Devil Makes ThreeCome On Up to the HouseRedemption & RuinAmazon
21The Box TopsThe LetterThe Classic Sixties: 1967Amazon
22Eartha KittThe Memphis BluesThe RCA Recordings 1953-1958Amazon
23Jerry Lee LewisNight Train To MemphisA Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
24Mink DevilleYou Just Keep Holding OnThe Mink De Ville CollectionAmazon
25Ben E. KingSpanish HarlemPoison Ivy – Gems from the Atco Vaults 1959-1962Amazon
26Cassius ClayStand by MeGolden Throats, Vol. 2: More Celebrity Rock OdditiesAmazon
27Creedence Clearwater RevivalIt Ain't You Or Me36 All – Time Greatest Hits 3 CD Set (Disk 3)Amazon
28Kevin RussellNadineYou Don't Know MeAmazon
29John PrineLet's Talk Dirty in HawaiianGerman AfternoonsAmazon
30The Staple SingersI'll Take You ThereThe Soul Story, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]Amazon
31Irma ThomasHurtin' for CertainMy Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan PennAmazon

Breakin’ The Law

Another theme time extravaganza for our listeners on this new Spring morning here in Sonoma County. The theme focuses on bad behavior, poor judgement and legal entanglements that find themselves into the American musical lexicon. Rock, country and blues seem to lean on the theme more than any other with the country stories of cheatin’, stealin’, and petulant pistols being the most common. We’ll be hearing from Johnny Cash, Porter Wagoner, Louis Jordan, Elvis,  The Cadillacs, and a number of others, sharing stories of everything from jaywalking to murder. Oh…and let’s not forget the lawyers. No lawyer jokes, though. Just a little bit of David Lindley, Kitty Wells, and Warren Zevon on visiting day behind the bars…which is every Friday morning at 9 on community radio for Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Willy DeVilleHey JoeBackstreets Of DesireAmazon
2The LeavesHey JoeNuggets Sampler 1965-1968Amazon
3The Bobby Fuller FourI Fought The LawFifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4Amazon
4Dick & Dee DeeThou Shalt Not StealThe Singles CollectionAmazon
5The CadillacsJay WalkerFor Collectors Only (Disc 3)Amazon
6Kitty WellsThou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered)Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered) – SingleAmazon
7Ray BattsStealin' SugarBest of Excello Vol 2: Southern Rhythm & RockAmazon
8Eilen JewellIf You Catch Me StealingLetters From Sinners & StrangersAmazon
9Hank SnowThe Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa FeI'm Still Movin' On [Disc 1]Amazon
10Porter WagonerThe Cold Hard Facts of LifeThe Essential Porter WagonerAmazon
11Jimmy LittlejohnNo Parking HereThe World Is A MonsterAmazon
12Johnny CashOut Among the StarsOut Among The StarsAmazon
13Johnny CashFolsom Prison BluesOriginal Greatest HitsAmazon
14The ByrdsPretty Boy FloydSweetheart of the RodeoAmazon
15Joe ElyMiss Bonnie and Mister ClydeHappy Songs from Rattlesnake GulchAmazon
16Merle HaggardThe Legend Of Bonnie And ClydeThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
17The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandJesse JamesUncle Charlie & His Dog TeddyAmazon
18Bruce SpringsteenJesse JamesWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
19New Riders Of The Purple SageGlendale TrainNew Riders Of The Purple SageAmazon
20Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake NelsonIn the Jailhouse NowO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
21Rod MorrisAlabama JailhouseCountry Boy's DreamAmazon
22Dean TaylorIndiana Wants Me70s Music Explosion EscapeAmazon
23Louis Jordan & His Tympany FivePrivate Property (No Tresspassing)One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin SessionsAmazon
24Howling WolfMy Friends aka Stealing My ClothesSings The BluesAmazon
25David LindleyTalk to the LawyerWin This RecordAmazon
26Warren ZevonLawyers, Guns and MoneyA Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren ZevonAmazon
27Mac WisemanBad Ole Philadelphia LawyerOld Likker In A New JugAmazon
28Kitty WellsWill Your Lawyer Talk To GodCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
29Ricky SkaggsDrunken DriverBluegrass Rules!Amazon
30Goodnight, TexasA Bank Robber's Nursery RhymeUncle John FarquharAmazon
31Elvis PresleyJailhouse RockCan't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)Amazon
32Dinah WashingtonJailhouse BluesThe Bessie Smith SongbookAmazon