Category Archives: Country

San Antone – KOWS August 10, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

We’re filling in once more for Mark Hogan and his Bluegrass and Old Time Hour. This week, we’ve put together another two hours of music that spans close to a full century…including Cliff Edwards from 1933, Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Lunceford, and Dave Van Ronk (just to name a few). There will be some themes and schemes built into our sets this evening including the story of Caldonia, the Texas town of San Antone, and heading down a dusty road of a century of America’s music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Charlie GracieJust A Closer Walk With TheeAngel on My ShoulderAmazon
2Doug SahmChicken and the BopBest of Sir Douglas 68-75Amazon
3Charley PrideIs Anybody Goin' To San AntoneSuperstars Of Country: Good Ol' Songs [Disc 1]Amazon
4Buddy Emmons/Ray Pennington/Swing Shift BandMama Was the Rose of San AntoneSwingin' by RequestAmazon
5Tommy DuncanStars Over San AntoneBeneath a Neon Star in a Honky TonkAmazon
6Rice, Rice, Hillman & PedersenSan AntoneRunning WildAmazon
7Les PaulI Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way (feat. Bing Crosby) [Remastered]100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
8Bobby BareGoing Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warningDarker Than LightAmazon
9Woody GuthrieGoing Down the Road (Feeling Bad)Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & Jimmy MartinI'm Going Down the RoadFirst Time TogetherAmazon
11Doug JayneRunning Lightly Down The RoadIt Looks Like She's Going on a TripAmazon
12Leon RedboneAin't Gonna Give You None of My Jelly RollAny TimeAmazon
13The Mills BrothersOld-Fashioned LoveThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3Amazon
14Cliff EdwardsIt's Only A Paper MoonColumbia Records 25thAmazon
15Frank Auburn Orchestra w/Benny GoodmanI Found a Million Dollar BabyVintage Music: Original Classics from the 1920s and 1930sAmazon
16Jimmie LuncefordCement MixerStrictly Lunceford Blues In The NightAmazon
17Frank SinatraI Got Plenty O' Nuttin'Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]Amazon
18Ella Mae MorseForty Cups Of CoffeeThe Morse Code [Disc 2]Amazon
19Smiley LewisCadonia's PartyBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
20Louis JordanCaldoniaNumber OnesAmazon
21B.B. KingCaldoniaLet the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis JordanAmazon
22Dave Van RonkYour Feet's Too BigSweet & LowdownAmazon
23Nat King Cole TrioHoneysuckle RoseThe Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
24Fats Waller & His RhythmIt's A Sin To Tell A LieFats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936Amazon
25Ivory Joe HunterIt's A SinChronological Ivory Joe Hunter (1950-1951)Amazon
26The BlastersTrouble BoundTestament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2)Amazon
27The Staple SingersThis TrainFreedom HighwayAmazon
28The Fairfield FourHallelujahRevivalAmazon
29Sam CookeTrouble BluesThe Rhythm And The BluesAmazon
30Maria MuldaurI Belong To That BandRichland Woman BluesAmazon
31Mother McCollumGlory! Glory! Hallelujah!Guitar Evangelists (1928-1951)Amazon
32Emmylou HarrisWhen Halley Came To JacksonMark Twain: Words & Music [Disc 1]Amazon
33Arthur AlexanderEvery Day I Have to Cry SomeLonely Just Like Me: The Final ChapterAmazon

Songs of the Century

Songs of the Century
Songs of the Century

The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) produced a list a few years back that they called the “Songs of The Century”. It was concocted based on a questionable set of sampling and was to represent and “promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage.” The voting pool was a strange mixture elected officials, school students and teachers, as well as industry professionals. The respondent pool was about 200. The list is woefully inadequate but certainly worth discussing. Deeper Roots will spend this week exploring the top 30 (of 365) and follow up with its own list in a second episode next week. Listen in as we stretch the imagination.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John LennonImagineImagineAmazon
2Gladys Knight & The PipsMidnight Train To GeorgiaSingers And Songwriters: 1973-Amazon
3The BeatlesI Want to Hold Your Hand [Stereo]The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 Disc 1Amazon
4Chuck BerryJohnny B. GoodeJohnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
5Lena HorneStormy Weather (From "Stormy Weather")The Essential Lena Horne – The RCA YearsAmazon
6Ben E. KingStand By MeMalt Shop Memories Save the Last Dance for MeAmazon
7The Beach BoysGood VibrationsEndless SummerAmazon
8Tony BennettI Left My Heart in San FranciscoThe Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1Amazon
9Otis Redding(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayThe Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1Amazon
10Marvin GayeI Heard It Through the GrapevineMotown: The Classic Years Disc 2Amazon
11John Philip SousaStars And Stripes ForeverThe March King: John Philip Sousa Conducts His Own Marches and Other Favorites (An Historical Recording)Amazon
12Kate Smith With OrchestraGod Bless AmericaNippers 30's-Vol.1Amazon
13Fats DominoBlueberry HillOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 4Amazon
14Duke Ellington & His OrchestraTake The "A" TrainKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
15The Rolling Stones(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionSingles Collection: The London Years Disc 1Amazon
16Bobby DarinMack The KnifeMagic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)Amazon
17Jimmie DavisYou Are My SunshineBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
18Louis Armstrong & His OrchestraWhen The Saints Go Marching InPete Fountain Presents The Best Of Dixieland: Louis ArmstrongAmazon
19Bill Haley & His Comets(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (Single Version)Rock Around The ClockAmazon
20Glenn Miller & His OrchestraIn the MoodThe Centennial Collection Disc 1Amazon
21Scott JoplinThe Entertainercompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
22The Righteous BrothersYou've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
23Billy Murray & Haydn QuartetTake Me Out To The Ball Gamewww.allaoijr.comAmazon
24Leonard BernsteinWest Side Story OvertureWest Side StoryAmazon
25The Andrews SistersBoogie Woogie Bugle Boy20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection – The Best Of The Andrews SistersAmazon
26Don McLeanAmerican PieAmerican Pie [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
27Aretha FranklinRespect30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
28Woody GuthrieThis Land Is Your LandThis Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1Amazon
29Bing CrosbyWhite ChristmasBing Crosby's Greatest HitsAmazon
30Judy GarlandOver The RainbowThat's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM MusicalsAmazon
31George GershwinRhapsody in BlueNipper's Greatest Hits: The 20'sAmazon

Wake Up! – KOWS August 8, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

It’s a joy to queue up a century of America’s music every other Saturday morning in West County…live from the heart and voice of West Sonoma County’s KOWS studios in downtown Occidental. A common theme will run through this morning’s show and it’s all about waking up: gospel’s Mahalia Jackson and When I Wake Up in Glory, Roy Milton and the Wake Up Blues, James Brown’s Get Up Offa That Thing … and more!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Junior BrownGotta Get Up Every MorningSemi-CrazyAmazon
2Buck OwensI've Got A Tiger By The TailThe Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1Amazon
3Dwight YoakamLittle SisterReprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (1 of 4)Amazon
4The MavericksAll You Ever Do Is Bring Me DownMusic for All OccasionsAmazon
5Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblersGet Up JohnAt The Ryman [Live]Amazon
6The BandGet Up JakeA Musical History [Disc 3]Amazon
7James BrownGet Up Offa That Thing20 All Time Greatest Hits!Amazon
8Lavern BakerGet Up Get Up (You Sleepy Head)London American Label Year By Year 1956Amazon
9Jimmy MurphyWake Me up Sweet JesusElectricityAmazon
10Mahalia JacksonWhen I Wake Up In GloryThe World's Greatest Gospel SingerAmazon
11Bill Landford And The LandfordairesTrouble Of This World [Album Version]The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1Amazon
12Reverend CL FranklinWings Of FaithNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
13Clara Ward SingersPacking UpSomebody Bigger Than You & IAmazon
14Charlie & His OrchestraYou're Driving Me CrazyFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
15Bob BrozmanYou're Driving Me CrazyDevil's SlideAmazon
16Big Joe TurnerLipstick, Powder and PaintBig Joe RocksAmazon
17Smiley LewisHook Line & SinkerSmiley Lewis Vol 1Amazon
18Merrill MooreYes Indeed (EP Version)Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]Amazon
19The CarlislesNine Have Tried (and None Have Died) (Second Countdown)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
20Roy MiltonWaking Up BluesABC Of The Blues Vol 30Amazon
21Ike & Tina TurnerWake UpDon't Play Me CheapAmazon
22The Everly BrothersWake Up Little Susie5 Classic AlbumsAmazon
23Roy OrbisonRide AwayThe Soul of Rock and RollAmazon
24Hank GarlandScarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)Move! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank GarlandAmazon
25The KnockoutsDarling LorraneThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3Amazon
26Bobby "Blue" BlandPovertyThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
27Townes Van ZandtSnowin' On Raton (with James McMurtry)Texas RainAmazon
28Jonathan EdwardsMoleTomorrow's ChildAmazon
29Elvis PresleySomebody Bigger Than You and IAmazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1Amazon
30Kim McLeanSomebody Bigger Than You and IBoots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene AutryAmazon
31J.J. CaleMoney TalksThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
32Roy ZimmermanThe Faucet's On FireThe Faucet's On FireAmazon

Beautiful Dreamer – KOWS August 3, 2015

Deeper Stephen Foster
Beautiful Dreamer

Mark Hogan’s Bluegrass and Old-Time Hour is on hiatus for two weeks while Mark is back in Galax, Virginia checking out the summer activities including a Fiddler’s Convention. And we’re going to honor his muse this week, the first of two Monday episodes where Deeper Roots fills his spot in the schedule on KOWS. We’ve got plenty of bluegrass in the first hour featuring new music from Trout Steak Revival and classics from Bill Monroe and Mac Martin. Our second hour rolls out a run of Stephen Foster covers done by Jack Clement, Jonathan Edwards, The Sons of the Pioneers, and others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mac Martin & The Dixie TravelersHome In TennesseeWith The Travelin BluesAmazon
2Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
3Emmylou HarrisBury Me Beneath The WillowOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
4The Church SistersWhere We'll Never Grow OldOrthophonic JoyAmazon
5John Reischman & The JaybirdsBooth Shot LincolnJohn Reischman And The JaybirdsAmazon
6Mike AuldridgeDrivin' Nails In My CoffinCool Blue & Lonesome: Bluegrass for BrokenAmazon
7Trout Steak RevivalBrighter Every DayBrighter Every DayAmazon
8Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblerssGet Up JohnLive at the RymanAmazon
9Bill MonroeBig RiverBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 1]Amazon
10Ricky SkaggsUncle PenCountry Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky SkaggsAmazon
11The Stanley BrothersAngel BandAngel Band: The Classic Mercury RecordingsAmazon
12Red AllenDeep Elem BluesThe Folkways Years 1964 – 1983Amazon
13Blue Grass BoogiemenGoin' Up CaneyWho's Afraid of the Boogiemen?Amazon
14Joe MaphisTwin Banjo SpecialAbsolutely BluegrassAmazon
15Grandpa JonesPeach Pickin' Time In GeorgiaPickin' & A-Grinnin'Amazon
16Reno & SmileyThe Talk Of The TownAbsolutely BluegrassAmazon
17Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac WisemanI Wonder Where You Are TonightMac Doc DelAmazon
182nd South Carolina String BandAngelina Baker/Angeline the BakerIn High CottonAmazon
19Phil and Vivian WilliamsNelly BlyPioneer Dance Tunes of the Far WestAmazon
20Grandpa JonesNelly BlyAn American OriginalAmazon
21Timothy Seaman & FriendsI Hear Those Gentle Voices Calling (Old Black Joe) (feat. Bill Gurley & Ann Robinson)Tenting On the Old Camp GroundAmazon
22Jerry Lee LewisOld Black JoeOld Tyme Country MusicAmazon
23Anna McGarrigleGentle AnnieTransatlantic Sessions – Series 1: Volume ThreeAmazon
24Sons of the PioneersGentle AnnieSongs of the Prairie – CD5Amazon
25Jonathan EdwardsHard TimesTomorrow's ChildAmazon
26Nanci GriffithHard Times (Come Again No More)Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)Amazon
27John PrineMy Old Kentucky Home, GoodnightBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
28Cowboy Jack ClementBeautiful DreamerDivided & United: The Songs of the Civil WarAmazon
29BR5-49Don't Bet Money on the ShanghaiBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
30Laurie Lewis & Kathy KallickOh! SusannaSing The Songs Of Vern & RayAmazon
31Noam PikelnyOld Folks at Home / The Girl I Left Behind MeDivided & United: The Songs of the Civil WarAmazon

Connections II

Connections II
Connections II

We take another trip down the roots rabbit hole with the usual selections of blues, bluegrass, country, gospel, and tradition in a show that follows a thread that begins with The Del McCoury Band’s bluegrass cover of Mama’s Hungry Eyes and winds its way to conclusion down the endless black ribbon. In between we’ve got kind words and last words, chain gangs and jailers, and songs about bird dogs and mockingbirds. The show is a special ‘stream of musical roots consciousness’ called “Connections”.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Del McCouryMama's Hungry Eyes (feat. Emmylou Harris)MoneylandAmazon
2Merle HaggardMama TriedThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
3Sugar Pie DeSantoMama Didn't Raise No FoolDown In The BasementAmazon
4Rodney CrowellFamous Last Words of a Fool in LoveTarpaper SkyAmazon
5David JohansenThe Last Kind WordsShakerAmazon
6Rhiannon GiddensLast Kind WordsTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
7Geeshie WileyLast Kind WordsMississippi MastersAmazon
8Geeshie Wiley and Elvie ThomasPick Poor Robin CleanMississippi MastersAmazon
9Gennett Sound EffectsMocking Bird…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
10The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandListen To The MockingbirdStars And Stripes ForeverAmazon
11Doc WatsonBird DogDocabillyAmazon
12The Everly BrothersI'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of JailSongs Our Daddy Taught UsAmazon
13Steve Earle & The V-RoysIn The Jailhouse NowThe Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A TributeAmazon
14Johnny CashI'm Free from the Chain Gang NowAmerican V: A Hundred HighwaysAmazon
15Wynona SweetPlease Mr. JailerCry-BabyAmazon
16Johnny TillotsonJailer Bring Me WaterThe Tillotson TouchAmazon
17Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverJesus Gave Me WaterJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
18Elvis PresleyBosom of AbrahamHe Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 2Amazon
19The Golden Gate QuartetRock My SoulRock My Soul & Other Gospel FavoritesAmazon
20Louis ArmstrongRock My SoulLouis And The Good BookAmazon
21Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedHighway 61 RevisitedAmazon
22Band Of RuhksLost HighwayBand Of RuhksAmazon
23Hank WilliamsLost HighwayBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
24Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)Down The Road Pt IIThe Low Highway [+digital booklet]Amazon
25Tiny HarrisEndless Black RibbonLonesome Highway SongsAmazon
26Nat King ColeA Little Yellow RibbonChronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949Amazon
27Sonny James & Taylor*KarlaTie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak TreeClassic Country DuetsAmazon
28Connie SmithRibbon Of DarknessThe Essential Connie SmithAmazon
29Willie NelsonScarlett RibbonsStardust [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
30Grateful DeadScarlet BegoniasGrateful Dead From the Mars HotelAmazon
31Gillian WelchScarlet TownThe Harrow & The HarvestAmazon
32David OlneyOne Tough TownOne Tough TownAmazon
33Fats WallerLulu's Back In TownHoneysuckle RoseAmazon
34Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra (v: Chick Straun)Don't Bring Lulu [1925]The Charleston EraAmazon

Ragged But Right – KOWS July 25, 2015

Ragged But Right
Ragged But Right

Hot summer days…cool West County nights. Deeper Roots finds the right balance on Saturday mornings in Occidental this week with music about ramblers and gamblers featuring Ralph Stanley, Tom Russell, and Sturgill Simpson. We’ll also find ourselves in the crosshairs of country, blues, and southern gospel with songs of light and life featuring Hank Williams, Gary Davis, and Marty Stuart. Riley Puckett, The Sons of the Pioneers, and the Selah Jubilee Singers also join in on another Saturday morning filled with roots music on KOWS 107.3-LP FM. Tune in on TuneIn!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fats DominoThe Fat ManImperial Singles CollectionAmazon
2Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra (v: Chick Straun)Don't Bring Lulu [1925]The Charleston EraAmazon
3Roy AcuffBang Away My LuluDON'T BRING LULU was a 20's hit songAmazon
4Spade Cooley & His Orchestra; Vocal By Tex WilliamsYou'll Rue The DaySpadella! The Essential Spade CooleyAmazon
5Tommy DuncanPlease Come Back HomeTexas MoonAmazon
6Lucinda WilliamsMemphis PearlSweet Old WorldAmazon
7Hank WilliamsI Saw The LightJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
8Selah Jubilee SingersI Saw the LightGospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2Amazon
9Reverend Gary DavisI Am The Light Of This WorldHarlem Street SingerAmazon
10Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesThis Little Light of MineGospel Bluegrass Home Coming, Vol. 1Amazon
11Sam CookeHaving a PartyThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
12Clyde McPhatterA Lovers QuestionAtlantic and Mercury Sessions – Disc 2Amazon
13Kay StarrNight TrainVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
14Ike TurnerDo Right BabyClassic Early SidesAmazon
15Slim HarpoI Love the Life I'm LivingThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1Amazon
16John SebastianAin't Nowhere to Hobo AnymoreI Want My RootsAmazon
17The Blue Sky BoysWild And Reckless HoboPresenting The Blue Sky BoysAmazon
18Grandpa JonesHobo BillMakes The Rafters RingAmazon
19Bob DylanOnly A HoboIt Could Even Be A MythAmazon
20Elana JamesHobo's LullabyBlack BeautyAmazon
21Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain BoysPoor RamblerClassic BluegrassAmazon
22Sturgill SimpsonPoor RamblerHigh Top MountainAmazon
23Tom RussellRambler, GamblerSong Of The West – The Cowboy CollectionAmazon
24Jimmie SkinnerDon't Give My Heart to a RamblerOne Dead Man AgoAmazon
25Grayson & WhitterI've Always Been a RamblerMusic from the Lost ProvincesAmazon
26Riley Puckett And Ted HawkinsRagged But RightSerenade The Mountains: Early Old Time Music On Record, [Disc 3]Amazon
27Sons of the PioneersBlue Ridge Mountain HomeSongs of the Prairie – CD1Amazon
28Hurray for the Riff RaffBlue Ridge MountainSmall Town HeroesAmazon
29The Carter FamilyMy Home's Across the Blue Ridge MountainsCarter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 4)Amazon
30The Country GentlemenBlue Ridge Mountains Turning GreenSugar Hill CollectionAmazon
31Nick LoweI'll Be ThereThe Impossible BirdAmazon
32Willie Nelson & Ray PriceI'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)San Antonio Rose [Expanded Edition]Amazon
33Willie NelsonSweet Jennie LeeWillie and the WheelAmazon

Dirty Dog – KOWS July 11, 2015

KOWS - July 11, 2015
KOWS – July 11, 2015

West County is the place to be in summer. The inland heat is pulling in the right amount of tempered cool from the coast…and Deeper Roots sounds will ride the wave on a Saturday morning. Join us for music from Arlo Guthrie, Chubby Newsome, Jimmie Revard, Mahalia Jackson, and more. The sounds we’ll hear come from country, country swing, classic gospel, mountain tradition, and just a little bit of the blues so please join us as we fill the airwaves with classic roots music on a Saturday morning, live from the KOWS studios in Occidental.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny BurnetteLet's Think About LivingThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 3Amazon
2Roy RogersMy Chickashay GalSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
3Hank SnowMusic Makin' Mama From MemphisThe Essential Hank SnowAmazon
4Asleep at the WheelWhat's the Matter With the Mill (with Pokey LaFarge)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
5Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysBack Home In Indiana (LP Version)Tiffany Transcriptions& Vol. 9Amazon
6Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm & Gene TaylorComing Back HomeThe Return of the Formerly BrothersAmazon
7Jimmie RevardDirty DogWestern Swing: 40 BootstompersAmazon
8Jimmie RevardHoldin' The SackCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]Amazon
9The Louvin BrothersI'm Ready To Go HomeSatan Is RealAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysLittle BirdieRalph Stanley 1971-1973Amazon
11Doc & Merle WatsonCorrina, CorrinaThen And Now/Two Days In NovemberAmazon
12Jimmie DriftwoodSoldier's JoyAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
13The Rice BrothersSoldier's JoyThe Rice BrothersAmazon
14Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonDon't Think Twice, It's AlrightDjango and JimmieAmazon
15Willie Nelson & the OffendersA Moment Isn't Very LongMe and the DrummerAmazon
16Red SimpsonDon't Fall Asleep At The WheelLonesome Highway SongsAmazon
17Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsSo Long It's Been Good to Know YouThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
18Johnny CashHey PorterThe Mystery Of LifeAmazon
19Elvis PresleyMemphis TennesseeArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
20Floyd DixonOooh Little GirlMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
21Bob DylanIt Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry (take 9)No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Ser [UK] Disc 2Amazon
22Chubby NewsomeToodle Luddle BabyRock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3Amazon
23Anthony ButlerJudgement's Coming SoonMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
24Mahalia JacksonJoshua Fit The Battle of JerichoGospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 1]Amazon
25Mahalia JacksonI'm On My WayThe Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]Amazon
26Howlin' WolfMoanin' For My BabyBlues From HellAmazon
27Tampa RedCrying Won't Help YouABC Of The Blues Vol 38Amazon
28Hadda BrooksHe's Coming HomeJump Back Honey:Complete OKeh SessionsAmazon
29The Four LadsIstanbul (Not Constantinople) (Around the World 1)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
30Ivie AndersonI Got It BadThe CollectionAmazon
31Memphis MinnieWhat's The Matter With The MillBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
32Jim Kweskin & The Jug BandChevroletGreatest HitsAmazon
33John HiattMemphis in the MeantimeBring the FamilyAmazon

Songs About Telephones

Songs About The Telephone
Songs About The Telephone

It’s ‘theme time’ in this episode as we find a muse that songwriters have been looking to since it’s appearance in the 19th century: the telephone. Join us for operators, dial tones, party lines, busy signals, and hang-ups…just a few of the topics in a show featuring gospel from the Selah Jubilee Singers and Sister Wynona Carr, sixties soul from The Marvelettes and The Orlons, tradition from Bill Monroe and Wade Mainer, and more.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Manhattan TransferOperatorThe Manhattan TransferAmazon
2The Golden Gate QuartetI Just Telephone UpstairsVol. 6 (1949-1952)Amazon
3The Spirit Of Memphis QuartetAtomic TelephoneThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
4Selah Jubilee SingersRoyal TelephoneComplete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)Amazon
5Burl IvesRoyal TelephoneGreatest HitsAmazon
6Sister Wynona CarrOperator, OperatorDragnet For JesusAmazon
7Bill MonroeWhen The Phone RangBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverThe Phone CallMore Behind the Picture Than the WallAmazon
9Wade MainerGod's Radio PhoneI'm Not Looking BackwardAmazon
10Doc WatsonNo Telephone In HeavenMy Dear Old Southern HomeAmazon
11The Carter FamilyNo Telephone In HeavenThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2]Amazon
12The Carter FamilyHello Central! Give Me HeavenThe Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]Amazon
13Orville ReedThe Telephone GirlLead Kindly LightAmazon
14Bonnie GuitarHello, Hello, Please Answer The PhoneOnly The Moon Man Knows: Rare Recordings 1951-1957Amazon
15George JonesWrong NumberStar Creek Promotions 4Amazon
16Aaron NevilleWrong Number (I Am Sorry, Goodbye)Treacherous [Disc 1]Amazon
17Irma ThomasSorry Wrong NumberIf You Want It, Come and Get ItAmazon
18Mickey & SylviaCan't Get You On The PhoneRock With A SockAmazon
19The OrlonsDon't Hang UpMalt Shop Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 2)Amazon
20MarvelettesBeechwood 4-5789The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1Amazon
21Tony & TyronePlease OperatorAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
22Mary WellsOperatorThe Soul of Detroit – Disc 2Amazon
23Jorma KaukonenOperatorRiver Of TimeAmazon
24The Grateful DeadOperatorAmerican BeautyAmazon
25Glenn Miller & His OrchestraPennsylvania 6-5000The Centennial Collection Disc 1Amazon
26Hank PennyHold the PhoneKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon
27Stonewall JacksonCan't Hang Up the PhoneOriginal Greatest HitsAmazon
28Ernest Tubb & Loretta LynnAnswer The Phone With Loretta LynnA Tribute To A LegendAmazon
29Tom T. HallJesus On the Radio (Daddy On the Phone)The Definitive Collection: Tom T. HallAmazon
30Pee Wee CraytonPhone Call From My BabyABC Of The Blues Vol 7Amazon
31Pee Wee CraytonThe Telephone Is RingingABC Of The Blues Vol 7Amazon
32Floyd DixonCall Operator 210The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)Amazon
33Floyd DixonTelephone BluesThe Cocktail Combos [Disc 3]Amazon
34Eddie Gorman And His GroupTelephone BluesBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
35Elana JamesTelephone ManBlack BeautyAmazon

Ruler Of My Heart – KOWS July 27, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

Saturday morning in West County…our first week of summer with Deeper Roots and we’ve got an early set of New Orleans swamp classics followed by shreds of rockabilly and sounds from The Killer. There’s also gospel with The Staple Singers, high octane early century pop from The Boswell Sisters and Johnny Hamp and the Orchestra. We’ll sum the day up with folk, pop, and R&B…and everything in between.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bobby MarchanChicken – Wah – WahThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
2Lazy LesterI'm a Lover, Not a FighterLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
3Irma ThomasRuler of My HeartSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
4Aaron NevilleGet Out Of My LifeBrother To Brother ([Disc 1]: Aaron)Amazon
5Fats DominoWhat a PriceFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
6Shirley GunterOop ShoopShirley GunterAmazon
7Jerry Lee LewisLet's Talk About UsA Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
8Wanda JacksonMan, We Had A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
9JD McPhersonFire BugSigns & SignifiersAmazon
10Sister Rosetta TharpeTwo Little Fishes Five Loaves Of BreadGospel TrainAmazon
11Sam CookeTouch The Hem Of His GarmentThe Wonderful World Of Sam CookeAmazon
12The Staple SingersPray OnThe Best of the Vee-Jay YearsAmazon
13Dorothy Love CoatesYou Better RunThe Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel HarmonettesAmazon
14Andy Mosely & Hogman MaxeyBrother Mosely Crossed The WaterAngola Prison SpiritualsAmazon
15Blind Willie JohnsonJesus Is Coming SoonThe Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1)Amazon
16Lena HorneStormy WeatherStormy WeatherAmazon
17Johnny Hamp And His Kentucky SerenadersIf I Had A Talking Picture Of YouJohnny Hamp at ArchiveAmazon
18The Boswell SistersShuffle Off To BuffaloThe Object Of My AffectionAmazon
19George Olsen & His Music (v: Fran Frey)The Varsity Drag [1927]The Charleston EraAmazon
20Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot PeppersShreveport StompJelly Roll Morton – Vol. VAmazon
21Louis ArmstrongOn Treasure IslandRhythm Saved The WorldAmazon
22Django Reinhardt & Stiphane GrappelliIt Don't Mean A ThingQuintesentialAmazon
23Dinah WashingtonTeach Me TonightGold [Disc 2]Amazon
24Ray CharlesDrown in My Own TearsThe Birth of Soul Disc 2Amazon
25Chuck JacksonAny Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)Chuck Jackson The Great Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
26Frank SinatraJust in TimeCome Dance with Me!Amazon
27Sarah VaughanThe Nearness Of YouGreat American SongbookAmazon
28Charlie Spand & Blind BlakeHastings StreetDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon
29Pine Ridge BoysFarther AlongClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
30David BrombergI Like To Sleep Late In The MorningThe Player: A RetrospectiveAmazon
31Doc WatsonSteel Guitar RagMemoriesAmazon
32The Country GentlemenOne Morning in MayThe Complete Vanguard RecordingsAmazon
33The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysThis Weary Heart You Stole AwayAppalachian StompAmazon
34The Stripling BrothersThe Lost BoyDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon

Ladies of Country Music

Ladies of Country Music
Ladies of Country Music

The story of women in country music begins in the early century with The Carters and the lesser known names of Roba Stanley, Louisiana Lou, and Patsy Montana. If the music was not about heaven and sinners, then it was about being a single girl or a cowboy’s sweetheart. But there was a sea change in post-war country music with the strength of Kitty Wells’ and the assertive independent sounds of Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton. To quote an online source, “the story of gender in post-war country music is largely the story of how women, in song and on stage, came to represent themselves in full.”

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Patsy Montana And The Prairie RamblersI Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart26 All-Time Country ClassicsAmazon
2Lulu Belle & ScottyWish I Was A Single Girl AgainFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
3Patsy MontanaMy Poncho PonyFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
4Maddox Brothers and RoseSally Let Your Bangs Hang Down1948 (Warped 4872)Amazon
5Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterHe's Solid GoneKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
6Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter BayesI'm Leaving YouClose To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967Amazon
7Kitty WellsMy Cold, Cold Heart Is Melted NowCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
8Kitty WellsPasswordGreatest SongsAmazon
9Kitty WellsMakin' BelieveGreatest SongsAmazon
10The Davis SistersI Forgot More Than You'll Ever KnowThe Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
11Skeeter Davis(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling TooThe Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
12Charline ArthurWelcome To The ClubWelcome To The ClubAmazon
13Wanda JacksonMakin' BelieveDaydreamin'Amazon
14Wanda JacksonDon't Ask Me WhyBefore The Music Died – Wanda Jackson: The Complete Recordings 1954-1962 [Disc 3]Amazon
15Patsy ClineLeavin' on Your Mind12 Greatest HitsAmazon
16Patsy ClineHow Can I Face TomorrowThe Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
17Ferlin Husky & Jean ShephardA Dear John LetterBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
18Loretta LynnDont Come Home A-Drinkin (With Lovin on Your Mind)Golden Age of Country Volume 1: Waltz Across Texas [Disc 2]Amazon
19Goldie HillIt's A Lovely Lovely WorldI Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 2]Amazon
20Connie SmithOnce A DayThe Essential Connie SmithAmazon
21June Carter CashStrange WomanKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
22June Carter CashHow Did You Get Away from MeKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
23Tammy WynetteStand By Your ManSuper HitsAmazon
24Tammy WynetteD-I-V-O-R-C-ECountry LegendsAmazon
25Brenda LeeJohnny One TimeThe Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest HitsAmazon
26Norma JeanThe Gambler And The LadyThe Best of CountryAmazon
27Margie SingletonOld RecordsOne More Record PleaseAmazon
28Dottie WestPaper MansionsThe Essential Dottie WestAmazon
29Jessi ColterI'm Looking for Blue EyesWanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
30Sammi SmithHelp Me Make It Through The NightSammi Smith early 60's the Best Of (varese sarabande 96)Amazon
31Dolly PartonCoat of Many ColorsArtist's Choice: Emmylou HarrisAmazon
32Emmylou HarrisIf I Could Only Win Your LovePortraits (1 of 3)Amazon
33Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette & Kitty WellsIt Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk AngelsHonky Tonk AngelsAmazon
34Rosanne CashShe's Got YouThe ListAmazon
35Alison KraussBaby, Now That I've Found YouNow That I've Found YouAmazon
36k.d. langSugar MoonShadowlandAmazon
37k.d. lang & the ReclinesBig Big LoveAbsolute Torch and TwangAmazon