Category Archives: Country

Through the Bluegrass

Springtime sounds from classic corners this week. Now, we all know that real bluegrass is green but, like the music’s own origins which are steeped in gospel, blues, and tradition, we overlook the formalities and accept the generalities’.  This week’s Deeper Roots will take a journey with the greats (Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, and The Monroe Brothers to name a few) while also tipping our hats to the new-grass sounds of David Thom, Sam Bush, Tony Furtado, and Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms. We offer different takes outside the lines including some Charlie Haden and Brennen Leigh. A Friday morning celebration of the old home place and the little white church where traditional rings … coming to you from Bodega Bay: KWTF Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The WhitesUsed To BeSongs of Bill MonroeAmazon
2Rhonda VincentLonesome Wind BluesBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
3Hazel DickensI Can't Find Your Love Any MoreO Sister! The Women's Bluegrass CollectionAmazon
4Hazel Dickens, Carol Elizabeth Jones & Ginny HawkerLove Me or Leave Me AloneHeart of a SingerAmazon
5Brennen LeighNorth To AlaskaToo Thin To PlowAmazon
6Charlie HadenRoad Of Broken HeartsCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
7The Rice BrothersGrapes On the VineBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
8Ricky SkaggsI Hope You've LearnedBluegrass Rules!Amazon
9Tony FurtadoMan of Constant SorrowLong Journey Home: Songs of the Stanley BrothersAmazon
10The David Thom BandThe Little White ChurchThat Old FamiliarAmazon
11Sam Bush, Jerry DouglasBig MonTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
12David Grisman, Peter RowanTravelin' This Lonesome RoadTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
13Bill Monroe & Kenny BakerJerusalem's RidgeHigh Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
14The Monroe BrothersNine Pound Hammer Is Too HeavyWhat Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? Volume OneAmazon
15Ralph StanleyDad's Old Rocky FieldOld Songs & BalladsAmazon
16The Gentlemen of BluegrassOld Old HouseCarolina MemoriesAmazon
17Jim & JesseLong Journey HomeLong Journey Home: Songs of the Stanley BrothersAmazon
18The David Thom BandHome Is Where The Heart IsThat Old FamiliarAmazon
19David Grisman, John Hartford & Mike SeegerThe Old Home PlaceRetrograssAmazon
20Morris BrothersSalty Dog BluesLegends Of Bluegrass [Disc 3]Amazon
21Kenny Baker/Bobby OsborneSally AnnWorld's Greatest Country FiddlersAmazon
22Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester FlattRandy Lynn RagThe Essential Earl Scruggs (1 of 2)Amazon
23Doc WatsonShady GroveThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
24Ralph StanleyThe Fields Have Turned BrownHigh Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
25Laurie LewisTall PinesBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
26Caleb Klauder & Reeb WillmsMontana CowboyInnocent RoadAmazon
27Lynn Morris BandThe Bramble and the RoseBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
28Alison Krauss & Union StationSo Long So WrongBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
29Ricky SkaggsLost And I'll Never Find The WayBluegrass Mountain StyleAmazon
30Don StoverPaddy On The TurnpikeThings In LifeAmazon
31Grandpa JonesMountain DewTime-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 2]Amazon
32Jimmy MartinYou Don't Know My MindTime-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]Amazon

 

Ships Upon the Sea

A wayfaring lot…music that touches on seafaring tragedies, punctuated by the loss of that most famous of them all: the HMS Titanic. This week’s show will focus on music that commemorated the ships that were lost at sea; tragedies that were headlines around the world; songs of the seafaring life and the sailors and crew that were a part of it.  The stories are told in songs from the wells of tradition. We’ll hear from Frank Hutchison, Papa Harvey Hull, Pink Anderson, The Dillards and Dan Zanes. We’ll also hear some classic maritime music from the Smithsonian catalogs. Blues, country, folk, and so much more…all celebrating those ships upon the sea and the ones we lost along the way.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob GibsonTitanicJoy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob GibsonAmazon
2Rory BlockTitanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)Confessions of A Blues SingerAmazon
3Pink AndersonThe Ship TitanicGospel, Blues, and Street SongsAmazon
4Charley JordanTitanic BluesCharley Jordan Volume 2 1931-1934Amazon
5Hi Henry BrownTitanic Blues21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10Amazon
6Bessie Jones And GroupThe TitanicAlan Lomax Collection SamplerAmazon
7Papa Harvey Hull & "Long Cleve" ReedSinking Of The TitanicNever Let The Same Bee Sting You TwiceAmazon
8Richard (Rabbit) BrownSinking Of The TitanicTimes Ain't Like They Used To Be – Volume 1Amazon
9Lead BellyTitanicThe Definitive Leadbelly [Disc 3] – Leaving BluesAmazon
10Frank HutchisonThe Last Scene Of The TitanicIf You Take Me BackAmazon
11Clyde Spencer And Harry FanninThe Sinking Of The TitanicFolksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 [Disc 1]Amazon
12Tom Darby & Jimmie TarltonAfter The Sinking Of The TitanicOn The Banks Of A Lonely RiverAmazon
13Roy AcuffThe Great Titaniccompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
14Woody GuthrieWhen That Great Ship Went DownThis Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1Amazon
15Ralph StanleyStorms Are On The Ocean [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
16Gordon LightfootThe Wreck of the Edmund FitzgeraldSongbook [Box Set] Disc 3Amazon
17Jimmie DriftwoodThe Ship That Never ReturnedAmericana, Vol. 3Amazon
18Little Jimmy DickensWhen The Ship Hit The SandThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
19Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsThe Sinking of the Ruben JamesThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
20June Carter CashSinking in the Lonesome SeaWildwood FlowerAmazon
21Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
22Cowboy CopasA Thousand Miles of OceanSettin' Flat On ReadyAmazon
23Red AllenOut on the OceanLonesome and Blue: The Complete County RecordingsAmazon
24The Country GentlemenTake Me In A LifeboatThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
25Dan ZanesAcross The Western OceanParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
26The Dicey Doh SingersThe Sloop John B.Classic Maritime MusicAmazon
27Sam EskinClear Away the Track and Let the Bullgine RunClassic Maritime MusicAmazon
28Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island SingersI'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The OceanSounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White SpiritualsAmazon
29Louis Prima & Keely SmithBarnacle Bill The SailorBreaking It Up!Amazon

Devils and Angels

The devil is, indeed, an angel…albeit a fallen one. And the music we’ll be sharing this morning with our West County audience will take note of that fact with sounds that feature modern Americana as well as early to mid-century country sounds. Tune in to KOWS radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific for the very best in roots sounds…and this week is no different:  modern Americana from Rob Ickes and The Devil Makes Three, mid-century country from Cowboy Copas and Lefty Frizzell, as well as some wild-eyed worship pieces from The Sunshine Boys, Benny Joy, and Margie Singleton (who performs the infamous “Jesus is My Pusher”). Just for you. Just in time for a springtime April morning.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Sunshine BoysWe Need A Whole Lot More Of Jesus (And A Lot Less Rock And Roll)Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
2Ray Wylie HubbardLucifer And The Fallen AngelsTell The Devil I'm Getting There As Fast As I CanAmazon
3Bobby McMillonThe Devil Song (Child 275)Art of Field Recording: Volume II – Disc 1: SurveyAmazon
4Rob Ickes & Trey HensleyFriend Of The DevilThe Country BluesAmazon
5Julie MillerThe Devil Is an AngelBlue PonyAmazon
6Asleep at the Wheel/The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Devil Ain't LazyReinventing the WheelAmazon
7Cowboy CopasDon't Shake Hands With The DevilHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
8Powder River Jack, Kitty LeeTying A Knot In The Devil's TailCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's RootsAmazon
9James KingThe Devil's TrainThree Chords & The TruthAmazon
10Carrie RodriguezDevil In MindGive Me All You GotAmazon
11Shemekia CopelandDevil's HandAlligator Records 45th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
12Rory BlockDevil Got My WomanHard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip JamesAmazon
13The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn BandDevils Look Like AngelsBetween the DitchesAmazon
14Merle HaggardDealing With The DevilRainbow Stew – LiveAmazon
15Benny JoyDark AngelHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
16Ryan Cain And The AblesCupid And The DevilCupid And The DevilAmazon
17Lee Ann WomackTake The Devil Out Of MeThe Lonely, The Lonesome & The GoneAmazon
18Lefty FrizzellFrom an Angel to a DevilLife's Like Poetry (Disc 4)Amazon
19The Devil Makes ThreeWhat Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul)Redemption & RuinAmazon
20Willie NelsonSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownCountry MusicAmazon
21Robert PlantSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownBand Of JoyAmazon
22Margie SingletonJesus Is My PusherHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
23Eddie NoackPsychoHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
24The TreniersDevil's MamboThey Rock! They Roll! They Swing!Amazon
25Billy BartonThe Devil, My Conscience And IHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
26Peter RowanPulling The Devil By the TailReggaebillyAmazon
27Coleman BrothersGet Away, Mr. Satan, Get AwayHot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old GangAmazon
28Rev W. M. Clark and SistersSatan At Church (Pm 12559, 4792-1)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)Amazon

Free Form – Roll Like a Big Wheel

We mix it up once again. Nothing like ending the week on a high note, a low note, and just the right mix of jazz, pop, rock, country, bluegrass, and R&B. You know it won’t stop there because if it’s one thing we do well is find all that is good in between the boards. Join Dave Stroud for music featuring tracks from The Boswell Sisters, Red Foley, Julia Lee, The Prisonaires, Mose Allison, and John Prine. Friday mornings in West County … where we kick off the weekend on the stream our hearts out!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Joan OsborneRoll Like A Big WheelBring It On HomeAmazon
2The Mills BrothersCherry (L. Armstrong)The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)Amazon
3Les Paul & The Andrews SistersRumors Are Flying (Single Version)Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]Amazon
4Louis JordanHungry ManJivin' With JordanAmazon
5Tommy Dorsey & His OrchestraShout, Brother, Shout – (featuring The Five Tones)Not So Quiet PleaseAmazon
6The PrisonairesJust Walking in the RainSun Ballads 1953-62Amazon
7Mose AllisonLost MindAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
8Dinah WashingtonIs You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?Verve UnmixedAmazon
9Julia LeeWhen Jennie Does That Lowdown DanceKansas City Star [Disc 5]Amazon
10Nellie LutcherLet Me Tell You 'Bout The GuyNellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 4]Amazon
11Boswell SistersPut That Sun Back In the SkyBoswell SistersAmazon
12Red Foley & The Andrews SistersI Want To Be With You AlwaysHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
13The Andrews SistersPistol Packin' MamaGolden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 1]Amazon
14Junior BrownWhere Has All the Money Gone?Down Home ChromeAmazon
15Merle HaggardMama TriedThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
16Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His OrchestraDown In MexicoBarrell House Boogie and the BluesAmazon
17Santiago JimenezAy Te Dejo En San AntonioTheme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]Amazon
18Levon Helm & The RCO All-StarsHavana MoonLevon Helm & The RCO All-StarsAmazon
19Levon HelmTennessee JedElectric DirtAmazon
20Grateful DeadDire WolfWorkingman's DeadAmazon
21Graham ParkerSugareeYour CountryAmazon
22Jim LauderdaleThe Night The Moon Fell DownCarolina MoonshineAmazon
23Jimmy Martin20/20 VisionJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 1]Amazon
24Hank WilliamsCold, Cold Heart24 GreatestAmazon
25John PrineSummers EndThe Tree of ForgivenessAmazon
26Billie HolidayGloomy SundayKen Burns JazzAmazon
27Lula ReedI'll Drown In My Own TearsThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
28Effie SmithWater, WaterThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
29Mildred JonesMr. ThrillWarming By The Devils Fire – A Film By Charles BurnettAmazon
30T-Bone WalkerCold Cold FeelingElectric Blues – Part 1: Beginnings 1939-1954Amazon
31Jo StaffordShrimp BoatsYour Hit Parade – 1951Amazon
32Louis ArmstrongThe Music Goes Round And Around [Single Version]Rhythm Saved The WorldAmazon

Deeper Mississippi John Hurt

Join us as we peer into the music of Mississippi John Hurt, performed by contemporary artists with some bits and pieces of his own music. We’ll also feature some fragments from the original interview conducted by Tom Hoskins in 1963 after some simple sleuthing, in the town of Avalon not far from Hurt’s boyhood home of Teoc, Mississippi. The story of his rediscovery after the sixties folk revival (and Harry Smith’s original Anthology of American Folk Music) is legend. Sit back on a Friday morning and listen in for some of the great music of the minstrel from Teoc

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bruce CockburnAvalon, My Home TownAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
2Jesse Colin YoungCreole BelleTogetherAmazon
3John OatesSpike Driver BluesArkansasAmazon
4Doc & Merle WatsonGot the Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)Live & Pickin'Amazon
5Bill MorrisseyAvalon BluesThe Essential CollectionAmazon
6Taj MahalFrankie And AlbertThe Best Of Taj MahalAmazon
7John HiattI'm SatisfiedAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
8David JohansenLet The Mermaids Flirt With MeShakerAmazon
9Dave Van RonkSpike Driver BluesTwo Sides of Dave Van RonkAmazon
10Rhiannon GiddensThe Angels Laid Him AwayFreedom HighwayAmazon
11JL StilesTrouble I Had All My DaysSolo SessionsAmazon
12Taj MahalSatisfied 'N' Tickled TooThe Essential Taj MahalAmazon
13Chris SmitherTribute to Mississippi John HurtHoneysuckle DogAmazon
14John FaheyRequiem for John HurtEssential John FaheyAmazon
15Big Bill BroonzyFrankie And JohnnyClassic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)Amazon
16Ben HarperSliding DeltaAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
17Bettye LaVetteNobody's Dirty BusinessAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon
18Mike DowlingBlue Harvest BluesThe Blues Ain't NewsAmazon
19Rory BlockCandy ManAvalon: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
20Lucinda WilliamsAngels Laid Him AwayAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
21Dave Alvin With Dean SchlabowskeLouis CollinsThe Executioners Last Songs, Volume 2Amazon
22Mississippi John HurtChickenBest Of Mississippi John Hurt [Live]Amazon
23John OatesMy Creole BelleArkansasAmazon
24Doc & Merle WatsonStack O'leeBallads From Deep GapAmazon
25Mississippi John HurtAvalon BluesAvalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh RecordingsAmazon
26Spuyten DuyvilMake Me A PalletSocial Hour MusicAmazon

Free Form – Old Records

Old records are honored…as they are each week. The 33s, the 45s, and the 78s…all forms, all speeds. We’ll take a musical trip back to the dawn of doo wop, head to the border for an encounter with el toro relajo, visit the Big Broadcast sounds of early radio and hotel orchestras including Ted Weems and the Sunshine Boys. We’ll also gear up for a classic 1914 recording by the piano genius Felix Arndt. Arthur Alexander, Los Lobos, Tampa Red, and Left Frizzell also join in…just for you on a free form Friday morning on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Irma ThomasOld RecordsIf You Want It, Come and Get ItAmazon
2Lewis Bronzeville FiveNatchez Mississippi BluesThe Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1Amazon
3Leon RedboneSweet LorraineAny TimeAmazon
4Los LobosGoodnight My LoveEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (2 of 4)Amazon
5The TreniersGood Rockin' TonightThey Rock! They Roll! They Swing!Amazon
6The LarksRockin' in the Rocket RoomRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
7The SwallowsRoll, Roll, Pretty BabyRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1Amazon
8Irma ThomasGirl Needs BoySoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
9Norah JonesHow Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]Amazon
10Arthur AlexanderEvery Day I Have to CryLonely Just Like Me: The Final ChapterAmazon
11Arthur AlexanderAnnaThe Craft of Music, Vol. 2Amazon
12Ry Cooder w/Jim DickinsonTexas BopThe Border/Alamo BayAmazon
13The MavericksHey Tonight (Bonus)Quiero CreedenceAmazon
14The Texas TornadosLittle Bit Is Better Than Nada4 AcesAmazon
15Don Santiago Jimenez SrAy Te Deja San AntonioBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
16Linda RonstadtEl Toro Relajo (The Troublesome Bull)Mas CancionesAmazon
17Dwight YoakamThis TimeThis TimeAmazon
18Lefty FrizzellJust Can't Live That Fast (Any More)Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 2 – Legends Of Honky TonkAmazon
19Charlie WalkerPick Me Up On Your Way DownHillbilly Fever: Vol. 2 – Legends Of Honky TonkAmazon
20Tex Russell & His Hollywood CowboysWhat It Means To Be BlueKings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2Amazon
21Felix ArndtDesecration RagThe Big Broadcast vol. 9Amazon
22The Sunshine BoysIt's Unanimous1929-1931 – The Complete SetAmazon
23Ted Weems & His OrchestraFrom Saturday Night Till Monday MorningThe Complete Ted Weems and His Orchestra Vol. 2 (1926-1928)Amazon
24Danny KayeCivilizationDanny Kaye The Best ofAmazon
25Tampa RedShake It Up a LittleThe Bluebird Recordings (1934-1936)Amazon
26Louis Armstrong & All His StarsThe Younger GenerationWhen you're smilingAmazon
27Louis ArmstrongA Kiss To Build A Dream OnWonderful World Of Louis Armstrong – DemoAmazon
28Bob DylanThe Love That FadedThe Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams [LP/CD]Amazon
29Charlie LouvinKnoxville Girl (w. Will Oldham)Charlie LouvinAmazon
30Vince GillRandall KnifeThis One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2Amazon
31Modern HicksWings Of A DoveTornado AlleyAmazon
32Freddie KingLonesome Whistle BluesUltimate CollectionAmazon

Truck Drivin’ Songs

White line fever…that endless gray ribbon…asphalt mixed with bennies…and a whole lot of attitude around semis, mile markers, county mounties, and bobtail returns. Terminology you won’t hear too much on our show…except for this show which shares the songs of the long-haulers. Bill Kirchen, Red Simpson, Buck Owens, and Merle Haggard are just a sample of the performers joining in the fun where Cliff Bruner & His Boys introduce us to the first truck driving song “Truck Driver Blues” right up to that bad boy honky tonkin’ guitar trucker Dale Watson. You can’t escape the 18 wheel energy on Sonoma County Community Radio…straight from the Bakersfield asphalt to yours.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dick CurlessA Tombstone Every Mile (1)A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969)Amazon
2Red SimpsonDiesel Smoke, Dangerous CurvesThe Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' SingerAmazon
3Lyle LovettThe Truck SongAnthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy ManAmazon
4Joe ElyWhite Line FeverTulare Dust: Tribute to Merle HaggardAmazon
5Marty StuartTruck Drivers' BluesNashville Vol. 1: Tear The Woodpile DownAmazon
6Bill KirchenHillbilly Truck Drivin' ManTied to the WheelAmazon
7The Sons Of The PioneersDiesel SmokeCountry LegendsAmazon
8Burl Ives With Grady Martin & His Slew Foot FiveDiesel Smoke, Dangerous CurvesRoughneck Blues 1949 – 1956Amazon
9Bill NeelyI'm A Truck Drivin' DaddyTexas Law & JusticeAmazon
10Bob EnsignMidnight TruckerFront Porch Pickin': Bluegrass Instrumentals ('60s)Amazon
11Bill Kirchen & Too Much FunSemi-TruckRig Rock DeluxeAmazon
12Red SimpsonHappy Go Lucky Truck DriverThe Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' SingerAmazon
13Jimmy MartinTruck Driving ManJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 3]Amazon
14Buck OwensTruck Drivin' ManBuck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)Amazon
15Norton BuffaloEighteen WheelsLovin' In The Valley Of The MoonAmazon
16Dale WatsonBeen A Long Truckin DayThe Trucking Sessions Vol 3Amazon
17Merle HaggardTruck Driver's BluesWorking In TennesseeAmazon
18Buck OwensWill There Be Big Rigs In HeavenRig Rock DeluxeAmazon
19Dave DudleySix Days On The RoadClassic CountryAmazon
20Bill KirchenMama Hated DieselsSeeds and StemsAmazon
21Cliff Bruner & His BoysTruck Driver's Blues (1939)The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3]Amazon
22Jess WillardTruck Driver's BoogieSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
23Jimmy MartinTruck Driver's QueenJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 3]Amazon
24Parker MillsapTruck Stop GospelParker MillsapAmazon
25Asleep at the Wheel/Leon RauschTruck Driver's BluesIt's A Good DayAmazon
26Jim LauderdaleDiesel, Diesel, DieselThe Other SessionsAmazon
27Leon RussellTruck Drivin' ManHank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
28BR5-4918 Wheels And A CrowbarBig Backyard Beat ShowAmazon
29Bill KirchenRoll Truck RollTied to the WheelAmazon
30Dale WatsonJack's Truck Stop & CafeI Hate These SongsAmazon
31Little WilliesDiesel Smoke, Dangerous CurvesFor the Good TimesAmazon

The Old Chisholm Trail

Songs about moonlight on the trail this week. We revisit songs about Old Paint, cowpokes, outlaws, and the wide expanse of the range in this week’s show. Tradition, temperance, and memories of the Red River Valley with Michael Martin Murphey, Jimmie Driftwood, Rex Allen, Powder River Jack (featuring Kitty Lee), and many more cowboys from Hollywood and the old Navajo Trail. Storytelling and nostalgic novelties, most elevating the hardscrabble life of the West to a Disney featurette. Right here on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Norman Luboff ChoirShenandoahSongs of the South and Songs of the SeaAmazon
2Gene AutryTumbling TumbleweedsSing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]Amazon
3Gene AutryBack In the Saddle AgainDon't Fence Me In:Western Music Early Golden EraAmazon
4The Western FlyersAlong The Navajo TrailWild Blue YonderAmazon
5Marty RobbinsThe Strawberry RoanGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon
6Duane EddyStreets of LaredoRebel RouserAmazon
7Ernest TubbThe Yellow Rose Of TexasErnest Tubb and His Texas TroubadoursAmazon
8Gene Autry & Jimmy LongThe Yellow Rose Of TexasAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 2]Amazon
9Marty RobbinsRed River ValleyAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
10Johnny BondRed River ValleyHistory Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 9Amazon
11Roy Rogers & Dale EvansThe Old Chisholm Trail16 Great Songs Of The Old WestAmazon
12Ken Curtis & The Sons of the PioneersHome On The RangeThe Cowboy AlbumAmazon
13Ken MaynardHome On The RangeWhen I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2Amazon
14Judy CanovaAlong The Navajo Trail (Radio)Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1Amazon
15The Sons Of The PioneersAlong The Santa Fe TrailSons Of The PioneersAmazon
16Rex AllenRiding Down To MexicoThe Last of The Great Singing CowboysAmazon
17Johnny BondGoodbye Old PaintStandard TranscriptionsAmazon
18Cisco HoustonI Ride An Old PaintThe Folkways Years: 1944-1961Amazon
19Michael Martin MurpheyI Ride An Old Paint/Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo/Git Along Little DoggiesCowboy SongsAmazon
20Eddy ArnoldCattle CallStampede! Western Music's Late Golden EraAmazon
21Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The PioneersBlue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time")Country LegendsAmazon
22Ken MaynardLone Star TrailCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's RootsAmazon
23Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)Strawberry RoanDynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58Amazon
24Wilmer Watts And The Lonely EaglesSleepy DesertGastonia Gallop – Cotton Mill Songs & Hillbilly Blues 1927-1931Amazon
25Carson Robison's BuckaroosCarry Me Back To The Lone PrairieCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's RootsAmazon
26Crowder BrothersWild West RamblerWhen I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1Amazon
27Powder 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
28Jimmie DriftwoodBilly The KidAmericana, Vol. 2Amazon
29Don EdwardsSam BassSaddle Songs (1 of 2)Amazon
30The Light Crust DoughboysOh SusannahStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)Amazon
31Tex RitterMy Darling ClementineHave I Stayed Away Too LongAmazon
32Tex RitterChisholm TrailHigh NoonAmazon
33Roy Rogers & Dale EvansThe Streets Of Laredo16 Great Songs Of The Old WestAmazon
34Roy Rogers & Dale Evans With Frank Worth & His OrchestraHappy TrailsBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]Amazon

Elvis’ Roots

The influence of gospel, blues, country, and tradition has always informed the music of Elvis…and while we’re not digging too far into the later works, we’ll go sit with Elvis on the sofa with our ears to the Victrola and the crackling of WDIA Memphis and the smattering of black blues and gospel over the air. We’ll hear The Carters, Jimmy Reed, Smiley Lewis, Little Junior Parker, Mahalia Jackson, and a couple dozen more in this episode. Keep an ear out for some rare recordings including those whose meager popularity evaporated once Elvis went on to cover them. Names like Joe Dowell, The Eagles (not the LA band), Deacon Tom Foger, and Charlie Blackwell bely their contributions to the Elvis catalog.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Big Mama ThorntonHound DogBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]Amazon
2Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass BoysBlue Moon Of KentuckyColumbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden AgeAmazon
3Ernest TubbI Love You BecauseThe Texas Troubadour ([Disc 2] – Slippin' Around (The Hits Vol.2)Amazon
4Gene AustinLove Letters In The SandA Time To RelaxAmazon
5Eddy ArnoldIt's a SinCountry & Western Hit Parade 1947Amazon
6Red FoleyOld ShepTennessee Saturday NightAmazon
7The Lone Star CowboysJust BecauseEast Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)Amazon
8The Carter FamilyI'm Working On A BuildingThe Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]Amazon
9Deacon Tom Foger & The Camp Meeting ChoirWorking On The BuildingPowerhouse GospelAmazon
10Kokomo ArnoldMilk Cow BluesBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
11Arthur GunterBaby Let's Play HouseThe Best Of Excello RecordsAmazon
12Jimmy ReedBig Boss ManThe Very Best of Jimmy ReedAmazon
13Jimmy ReedBaby What You Want Me To DoThe Very Best of Jimmy ReedAmazon
14Arthur Big Boy CrudupSo Glad You're MineRock Me Mama (The Blues Collection Vol.47)Amazon
15Arthur Big Boy CrudupSo Glad You're MineRock Me Mama (The Blues Collection Vol.47)Amazon
16Little Junior ParkerMystery TrainBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
17Little RichardLong Tall SallySpecialty Profiles: Larry WilliamsAmazon
18Chuck BerryPromised LandThe Chess Box Disc 2Amazon
19Lloyd PriceLawdy Miss ClawdyDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
20The EaglesTrying To Get To YouMercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 1]Amazon
21Smiley LewisOne NightI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3Amazon
22Clyde McPhatter & The DriftersMoney HoneyBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume FourAmazon
23Roy BrownGood Rockin' TonightGettin' Funky [Disc 3] – The HitmakersAmazon
24Ivory Joe HunterI Need You SoThe Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter : 1947 – 1950Amazon
25Billy Bunn & His BuddiesThat's When Your Heartaches BeginMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53Amazon
26Charlie BlackwellThe Girl of My Best FriendGems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)Amazon
27Big Joe TurnerShake, Rattle & RollLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
28Sister Rosetta TharpeI BelieveSister Rosetta TharpeAmazon
29The Golden Gate QuartetJoshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946)Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)Amazon
30Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersPeace In The ValleyThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
31Mahalia JacksonHow Great Thou ArtGospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 1]Amazon
32Sister Rosetta TharpePrecious MemoriesSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)Amazon
33Joe DowellWooden HeartEasy Listening Gold 1960-1961Amazon
34Glen Gray & The Casa Lorne OrchestraBlue MoonBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon

Free Form – January 2018

We open 2018 with a mix of jazz, R&B, New Orleans piano, gospel, and country… nothing that you would not expect from the show. Here’s hoping to something much better from all of us…as a democracy and a society. While the 1 percent have fooled the desperate we’ll be spending time with the passions of Ivie Anderson, Ray Charles, Madeline Bell, Doug Sahm, and Sam Cooke to keep our hearts, minds, and eyes on the prize. Join Dave Stroud for a free form exploration of American roots music every other Friday morning at 9am on KOWS and weekly (Friday evenings at 9) on KWTF.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Blossom DearieEverything I've GotGot Nothing But SongAmazon
2Professor LonghairMean Old WorldFess: The Professor Longhair AAmazon
3Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersMean Old WorldThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
4Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalistFree At Las'2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black MusicAmazon
5Anthony ButlerJudgement's Coming SoonMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
6Cowboy JunkiesJesus Is Coming SoonGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
7Madeline BellCan't Get Used To Losing YouBell's A Poppin'Amazon
8Laura LeeUp Tight, Good ManThe Muscle Shoals SoundAmazon
9Jean WellsHave a Little MercyDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1Amazon
10Varetta DillardI Can't Help MyselfGot You On My MindAmazon
11The OriolesYou Belong to MeBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
12The CommandsNo Time For YouEccentric Soul: The Dynamic LabelAmazon
13Slim GaillardBlue HeavenABC Of The Blues Vol 12Amazon
14The Cats & The FiddleDarling, Can't We Make A DateThe Very Best OfAmazon
15Ivie AndersonI'm Checkin' Out, Goo'm ByeAn Introduction To Ivie AndersonAmazon
16Ivie AndersonOh Babe! Maybe SomedayAn Introduction To Ivie AndersonAmazon
17Louis JordanI Seen What'cha DoneJumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]Amazon
18Ray Charles & Willie NelsonSeven Spanish AngelsThe Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 4]Amazon
19Willie NelsonLet's Face The Music And DanceLet's Face The Music And DanceAmazon
20Asleep at the WheelDance With Who Brung YouThe Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970Amazon
21Leon McAuliffeTulsa, Straight AheadTulsa Straight AheadAmazon
22Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex WilliamsBetter Do It NowShame On YouAmazon
23Doug SahmI Wanna Be Your Mama AgainBest of Sir Douglas 68-75Amazon
24Bruce DaigrepontAcadie A la LouisianeAlligator Stomp 3: Cajun Zydeco ClassicsAmazon
25Elijah & The EbonitesHot Grits!!!Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul LabelAmazon
26Lee DorseyWork, Work, WorkThe Ep Collection…PlusAmazon
27Bo DiddleyYou Can't Judge A Book By It's CoverThe Chess BoxAmazon
28Magic SamFeels So Good (I Wanna Boogie)Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues ClassicsAmazon
29Howlin' WolfSmokestack Lightnin'Blues From HellAmazon
30Ella Mae MorseJumpin' JackJumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]Amazon
31The Boswell SistersGee, But I'd Like To Make You HappyThe Object Of My AffectionAmazon
32Ethel WatersStormy WeatherThe Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club StompAmazon
33Juan GabrielHave You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)Quiero CreedenceAmazon