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Cheatin’ Country Tales

November 1, 2024 Dave

There are a handful of common story threads that run through classic country songs. I’m not talking about trucks, beer the ‘merica that seems to have overwhelmed modern so-called country with autotune and synth pop. The heartbreak of cheating situations that were among the most common storylines in the Golden Age of country at a time when family unity was of paramount importance. It was country music’s frank portrayal of infidelity that offered a counterpoint which was both relatable and controversial. Cheating songs became a central theme, reflecting the complexities and emotional intensity of love, betrayal, and heartbreak. Dave will share as many as will fit in two hours in this week’s episode with early tearjerkers from Kitty Wells, The Louvin Brothers, Billy Walker, Bonnie Owens and George Jones. There will also be the very best of the classics from Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn to take us into the 70s and beyond. . .

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Hank Williams	Your Cheatin' Heart	24 Greatest
2	Patsy Cline	Your Cheatin' Heart	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
3	Charlie Walker	Cheaters Never Win	1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
4	Billy Walker	One Heart's Beatin' One Heart's Cheatin'	1949-1952 (Warped 4960)
5	Hank Thompson	I Find You Cheatin' on Me	1946-1949 (Warped 4660)
6	Lee Elliott	Cheaters Never Win	Country & Western Nuggets
7	Jerry Lee Lewis	She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye	The Definitive Collection
8	Sanford Clark	A Cheat	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
9	The Rockin' Saints	Cheat On Me Baby	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)
10	Bonnie Owens	How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong	1968-1971 (Warped 6947)
11	The Louvin Brothers	While You're Cheating On Me	Close Harmony [Disc 4]
12	Kitty Wells	Cheated Out of Love	Lonely Street/Dust On the Bible
13	Kitty Wells	Cheatin's a Sin	The Complete Country Hits
14	George Jones	The Window Up Above	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
15	Loretta Lynn	You Ain't Woman Enough	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
16	Billie Jo Spears	The Cheating Kind	Country Greats #2
17	Crystal Gayle	Talking In Your Sleep	Superstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1]
18	Dolly Parton	Jolene	Dolly [Disc 3]
19	Charley Pride	Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger	Golden Age of Country Volume 4: Honky-Tonk Man [Disc 1]
20	Gary Stewart	She's Acting Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)	Superstars Of Country: Good Ol Songs [Disc 2]
21	Del McCoury	Cheater's in the Soup	1975-1976 (Warped 7553F)
22	Ricky Skaggs	Don't Cheat In Our Hometown [Album Version]	Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs
23	T.G. Sheppard	Last Cheater's Waltz	Contemporary Country: The Late '70s Pure Gold
24	Moe Brandy	I Cheated Me Right Out Of You	Contemporary Country: The Late 70's – Hot Hits
25	Moe Bandy	It's A Cheating Situation	The Late '70s
26	John Prine With Dolores Keane	It's A Cheating Situation	In Spite Of Ourselves
27	John Anderson	She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs	Anthology
28	Dale Watson	Cheatin' Heart Attack	Cheatin' Heart Attack
29	Mickey Gilley	My Baby's Cheatin' On Me	Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
30	Dwight Yoakam	King of Fools	Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2
31	Porter Wagoner	The Cold Hard Facts of Life	The Essential Porter Wagoner
32	Emmylou Harris	The Last Cheaters Waltz	Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 1
33	Kenny Rogers	Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town	20 Great Years
34	Kitty Wells	Hey Joe	Cheatin's a Sin

Wake Up!

October 25, 2024 Dave

We’ll be sharing a Wake Up call with everyone out there…no…not election day. Although it’s just around the corner. There’s an alarm clock buzzing or ringing or chiming that is bent on a theme…that of ‘waking up’. That’s our theme in the show todays as we excavate the mines of rich Americana ore from the past century, sharing songs whose thematic tone demands that our eyes open to the brighter days ahead. Dave has a boatload of sounds that include the rockabilly sounds of Mac Curtis and some country bop from Billy Briggs. That’s not all…there’s the brothers Everly, Merle Haggard, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Richard Thompson, Nat King Cole, Bob Dorough and a couple dozen others. Join Dave for a thematic romp on Deeper Roots this Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Gene Bianco	Alarm Clock Rock	Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection
2	Les Paul & Mary Ford	The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise	Time-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50S
3	Ike & Tina Turner	Wake Up	Don't Play Me Cheap
4	Bobby Rush	Wake Up	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
5	Michelle Willson and the Evil Gal Orchestra	Wake Up Call	Wake Up Call
6	Norah Jones	Wake Me Up	Not Too Late
7	White Owl Red	Wake Up	Afterglow
8	The Neville Brothers	Wake Up	Yellow Moon
9	Richard Thompson	I Can't Wake up to Save My Life	Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years
10	The Ravens	Rooster	Old Man River
11	Cab Calloway	Wake Up And Live	Best Of The Big Bands
12	Bob Dorough	Wake Up Sally, It's Saturday	Too Much Coffee Man
13	Cecil Gant	Wake Up, Cecil, Wake Up	Blues in L.A. (The Blues Collection Vol.88)
14	Wilco	When You Wake up Feeling Old	Summerteeth
15	The Bellfuries	I Don't Wanna Wake Up Tomorrow	Just Plain Lonesome
16	Jimmy Murphy	Wake Me up Sweet Jesus	Electricity
17	Merle Haggard	Wake Up	His Greatest & His Best
18	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Wake Up Irene	Vintage Collections
19	Ralph Stanley	It's Time To Wake Up	A Mother's Prayer
20	Mac Curtis	Wake Up Rock N' Roll	Rockabilly Uprising – The Best Of Mac Curtis
21	Billy Briggs	Alarm Clock Boogie	Boogie Man Boogie
22	Los Lobos	Wake Up Dolores	Kiko
23	The Browns	Wake Up Jonah	Warped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959
24	The Everly Brothers	Wake Up Little Susie	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]
25	Lula Wiles	Wake Up	Shame and Sedition
26	Dustbowl Revival	I Wake Up	Is It You, Is It Me
27	Nat King Cole Trio	I Wake Up Screaming Dreaming Of You	Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
28	Snooks Eaglin	Reality [Formerly Titled Wake up]	Complete Imperial Recordings
29	Mahalia Jackson	When I Wake Up In Glory	Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 2]
30	The Oak Ridge Boys	I'll Wake Upon The Other Side	Gospels & Spirituals: The Gold Collection [Disc 2]
31	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	Wake Up Everybody	Akeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Remembering Kris Kristofferson

October 13, 2024 Dave

Much of Kris Kristofferson’s musical narratives put you on the opposing seat in the confessional while all the while there are fleeting glimpses of your own story reflecting back. Kris was more than a renaissance man. He was an individual whose values and beliefs were held close but easily parsed in the music that made him who he was. There was all that we want in our own selves: honesty, forthrightness, certainty, humor, and a social conscience like the one he shared with the late Sinead O’Conner. A poignant and aspirational tribute from a man who was army ranger, a helicopter pilot, firefighter, a Golden Gloves boxer and Rhodes Scholar in literature who credited a philosophy professor as his greatest influence. We’ll spend time with his words and music this October morning. Here’s hoping you can join us.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Little Willies	Best Of All Possible Worlds	The Little Willies
2	Kris Kristofferson	[Untitled Hidden Track]	Closer to the Bone
3	Kris Kristofferson	Stairway to the Bottom	Feeling Mortal
4	Kris Kristofferson	Closer to the Bone	Closer to the Bone
5	Kris Kristofferson	Come Sundown	Kristofferson
6	Janis Joplin	Me And Bobby McGee	Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 1]
7	Elvis Presley	For The Good Times	Elvis Country
8	Dean Martin	Just the Other Side of Nowhere	Dino/You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
9	Waylon Jennings	The Taker	Country USA 1970
10	Ryan Bingham	The Taker	The Life & Songs Of Kris Kristofferson
11	Jerry Lee Lewis	Once More With Feeling	Country USA 1970
12	Jerry Lee Lewis	Mean Old Man	Mean Old Man
13	Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson	Roll Me Up (Album version)	Heroes
14	Jamey Johnson	Love Makes A Fool Of Us All (featuring Kris Kristofferson)	Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank Cochran
15	Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson	Forever I Still Miss Someone	Johnny Cash: Forever Words Expanded Wave 2
16	Raul Malo	For the Good Times	After Hours
17	Johnny Cash	Sunday Morning Coming Down	Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
18	Johnny Cash	Why Me Lord	God
19	The Country Gentlemen	Casey's Last Ride	The Complete Vanguard Recordings
20	David Rawlings; Gillian Welch; Kris Kristofferson	The Ballad of Ira Hayes	Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
21	Sammi Smith	Help Me Make It Through The Night	Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
22	Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge	Loving Arms	Delta Lady: The Rita Coolidge Anthology [Disc 1]
23	Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge	I'd Rather Be Sorry	The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2
24	Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson/Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson	Highwayman	The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2
25	Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard	Old Friends	King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
26	The Highwaymen	Big River	Highwayman
27	Kris Kristofferson	Living Legend	The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson
28	Kris Kristofferson	Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine)	The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2
29	Kris Kristofferson	Sister Sinead	Closer to the Bone

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A Bucket Of Nuggets

October 4, 2024 Dave

The Bear Family label, headquartered in Germany, has long featured deep track dives into American music of the past century. Whether that be rock, country, rhythm and blues, or Americana; much of it is as far off the beaten track as you can imagine. Their selections and the high quality of the liner notes and ephemera have long been the top shelf standard for collectors and aficionados of American music. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be diving into their delightful ‘theme’ universe prefaced with the perfect title of “Destination”. We’ll be digging into the themes of ‘freeway’, ‘outer space’, ‘beach parties’, ‘ocean cruise’, ‘lust’ and ‘sex’. The music you’ll be hearing is an unusual ‘bucket of nuggets’ representing some of the very best of camp pop and rock. Tune in for a raucous blend of ‘never heard’.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Stonewall Jackson	Run	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
2	Skeets McDonald	Fort Worth Jail	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
3	Jimmie Skinner	One Dead Man Ago	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
4	Jaycee Hill	Crash Out	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
5	Bill Carter	Shot Four Times And Dying	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
6	Gary Williams	Walla Walla State Prison	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
7	Don French	Lonely Saturday Night	Destination Lonely Street
8	Jackie Wilson	Lonely Life	Destination Lonely Street
9	Gene Vincent	Lonely Street	Destination Lonely Street
10	Lonesome Lee	Lonely Travelin'	Destination Lonely Street
11	Conway Twitty	Lonely Blue Boy	Destination Lonely Street
12	Dale Hawkins	Lonely Nights	Destination Lonely Street
13	Rusty Draper & Lola Dee	Scratch My Back	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
14	Miss X	S-E-X	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
15	Mamie Van Doren	Seperate The Men From The Boys	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
16	Ann-Margret	Let Me Entertain You	Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
17	Jayne Mansfield	Too Hot To Handle (Film version 1960)	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
18	Dorothy Collins	Let's Do It	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
19	Jeri Southern	Senor Blues	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
20	Pat Morrissey	Trapped In The Web Of Love	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
21	The Valiants With Sandy Vale	Boppin' On The Beach	Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand
22	Freddie Mitchell And His Rockers	Seaweed	Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand
23	Wayne Hollers	Dance In The Sand	Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand
24	Mitchell Torok	Teenie Weenie Bikini	Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
25	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Teach 'Em How To Swim	Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
26	Joey Dee & The Starliters	Twistin' On A Liner	Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
27	Earl Grant	Beyond The Sea	Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
28	Bobby Jackson	Wow Man	Destination Freeway
29	Burt Keyes w/Teddy McRae And His Orchestra	Stop Jivin' Start Drivin'	Destination Freeway
30	Dinah Shore	See The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolet	Destination Freeway
31	Hagan, Sammy & The Visounts	Tail Light	Destination Freeway
32	Warmer, Faron	Cruisin' Central	Destination Freeway
33	Movie Trailer	Plan 9 From Outer Space (Movie Trailer)	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
34	Merv Griffin	The Screamin' Meemies From Planet 'X'	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
35	Jimmie Haskell & His Orchestra	Rockin' In The Orbit (Space Satellite)	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
36	Teacho & His Students	Rock-Et	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
37	The Jive Fiveins	People From Another World	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
38	Bill Buchanan	The Thing	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
39	Louis Prima	Beep! Beep!	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
40	Movie Trailer	Invaders From Mars (Trailer)	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
41	Billy Lee Riley & The Little Green Men	Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)

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Rain Theme

September 28, 2024 Dave

Seven years after our community was ravaged by three different wildfires, we’re going to focus on the theme of rain in our show today. Call it a rain dance if you must but we’re hoping that not only will the weather give us one more year of respite from the flaming torrent of climate change-induced wildfires but also make it two years in a row with reservoir replenishment. So why not a theme that promotes rainy weather? We’ll go to every genre corner in the show today: gospel, jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, soul and rhythm & blues. Tune in for a themed collection this morning that includes the likes of Glenn Yarbrough, Percy Sledge, Leon Russell, Lonnie Johnson and Billy “The Kid” Emerson. There’s a whole lot more so join in and find out. A sunny September morning leads us to our rain dance…or whatever you call it.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Sons of the Pioneers	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (Remastered)	Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
2	Buddy Guy	Feels Like Rain	Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy
3	Hugh Laurie	Didn't It Rain	Didn't It Rain (Deluxe)
4	Sons Of South	Didn't It Rain Children	The Best Of Nashboro Gospel
5	Lew Childre	It Don't Do Nothing but Rain	…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
6	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Buy for Me the Rain	Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 1
7	Sir Douglas Quintet	The Rains Came	Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet
8	Eddie Rabbitt	I Love A Rainy Night	Superstars Of Country
9	Albert Lee	Rainbows All Over Your Blues	The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons
10	Buddy Holly	Raining in My Heart	The Definitive Collection
11	The Cascades	Rhythm of the Rain	Teen Ballads Disc 2
12	Lonnie Johnson	Pouring Down Rain	Complete Folkways Recordings
13	John Hammond, Jr.	Little Rain Falling	Country Blues
14	Billy "The Kid" Emerson	When It Rains, It Pours	Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1955-1956
15	Big Maybelle	Rain Down Rain	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
16	Leon Russell	A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks]
17	Irma Thomas	It's Raining	Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1
18	Irma Thomas	I Think It's Going to Rain Today	Simply Grand
19	Madeleine Peyroux	California Rain	Half The Perfect World
20	Billie Holiday	Come Rain Or Come Shine	Billie's Best
21	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Have You Ever Seen The Rain	Rock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th Anniversary
22	The Mavericks	Here Comes the Rain	Music for All Occasions
23	The Serendipity Singers	Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)	My Music Original Masters Folk Rewind [Disc 2]
24	Glenn Yarbrough	Baby the Rain Must Fall	Pop Memories of the 60s: Vol. 4- Blue Velvet [Disc 1]
25	Roy Orbison	Leaving Makes The Rain Come Down	One of the Lonely Ones
26	The Everly Brothers	Crying in the Rain	Singles / EP's /Radio / Live
27	Merle Travis	Rainy Day Feeling	Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
28	Grandpa Jones	It's Raining Here This Morning (Remake)	Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56
29	The Birmingham Sunlights	It's Gonna Rain	Folk Masters
30	Simon & Garfunkel	Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall	Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
31	Percy Sledge	I Wish It Would Rain	Blue Night
32	Nick Lowe	Raining Raining	Nick's Knack

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Also Rans 1956

September 21, 2024 Dave

The charts for the year 1956 were overtaken by Elvis. No question. There were a few others that illuminated the jukebox namely Fats Domino, Webb Pierce, Little Richard, and The Platters. Rock ‘n roll’s impact swept the floor with most burying some fairly incredible performances in it’s wake. Call it an avalanche. Call it a mudslide. Call it what you like. As I began to assemble a show looking at the top of the charts for the year, I found that starting at the bottom and working my way up was a revelation. Whether it was country, rhythm & blues, rock ‘n roll or pop…there were some delicious also-rans that I could not ignore so chose to ignore the Top 30 and focused today’s show on the so-called losers below the waterline of the Top 40. And what a joy it was! We’ll hear from some of them including Big Joe Turner, The Dells, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, Carl Smith and Kitty Wells in today’s show. I hope you’ll find some time, morning, noon or night, to listen in.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Ernie Freeman Combo	Jivin' Around, Part 1	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
2	Bo Diddley	Pretty Thing	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
3	Chuck Berry	Too Much Monkey Business	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
4	Big Joe Turner	The Chicken and the Hawk	Big Joe Rocks
5	LaVern Baker	I Can't Love You Enough	Rock & Roll
6	Clyde McPhatter	Seven Days	Rock & Roll
7	Chuck Willis	Juanita	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
8	Chuck Willis	It's Too Late	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
9	The Clovers	Devil or Angel	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
10	The Dells	Oh What A Nite	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1]
11	The Moonglows	See Saw	Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]
12	Little Willie John	Home At Last	Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
13	Ray Charles	Lonely Avenue	Ray Charles – 93 Essential Tracks
14	Otis Williams & His Charms	Ivory Tower	Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2
15	The Five Keys	Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind	Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats
16	The G-Clefs	Ka-Ding Dong	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
17	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
18	Sil Austin	Slow Walk	Great Instrumental Hits Of The 50s-80s (10 Songs)
19	Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra With Eddie Heywood	Canadian Sunset	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
20	June Carter Cash	Juke Box Blues	Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1
21	Eddy Arnold	You Don't Know Me	Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955
22	Webb Pierce	Teenage Boogie	All Hits! [Disc 2]
23	Johnny Horton	093-Honky Tonk Man	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
24	The Louvin Brothers	Cash On The Barrelhead	Capitol Country Music Classics
25	Kitty Wells	The Lonely Side of Town	The Complete Country Hits
26	Sonny James	The Cat Came Back	Singles
27	Marty Robbins	I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far)	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
28	Porter Wagoner	Tryin' to Forget the Blues	The Essential Porter Wagoner
29	Tennessee Ernie Ford	That's All	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]
30	Hank Thompson	I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt	Most Of All
31	Sanford Clark	The Fool	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
32	Choir / Faron Young / Hubert Long	Turn Her Down	The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (1 of 2)
33	Carl Smith	Wicked Lies	Kisses Don't Lie
34	Wanda Jackson	I Gotta Know	Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
35	Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers/Jimmy Wright	The ABC's of Love	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
36	The Chordettes	Born To Be With You	Four By Four – Girl Groups

Summer of Broken Hearts

September 14, 2024 Dave

The debate is over; what’s say we have ourselves another. There’s certainly no debating democracy at work. Today’s Deeper Roots show will find us circulating through the connective tissue of song: themes that connect with one another. A little bit of eclectic free form fused with all the delightful sounds of country, pop, rock and tradition. Our guiding light will be the truth and the American way. Yes, there’s always bubble gum, apple pie, and Sunday church but then we also have the bats**t crazies who will blame all the good, the bad and the ugly on those who don’t resemble themselves or their own views. So take a break with us on this summer of broken hearts and we’ll share country from Don Gibson to Rosanne Cash, rock and roll from The Stray Cats to Fats Domino, and a little bit of sass and blues from Etta James and Charles Brown. Summer’s almost over and election day is fast approaching. So make sure you vote.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Sarah Vaughan	Broken Hearted Melody	Ultimate Sarah Vaughan (Selected by Dee Dee Bridgewater)
2	Chris Isaak	Lonely With A Broken Heart	San Francisco Days
3	k.d. lang & the Reclines	Trail of Broken Hearts	Absolute Torch and Twang
4	Rosanne Cash	The Way We Make A Broken Heart [Album Version]	King's Record Shop
5	Al Green	How Can You Mend A Broken Heart	The Virgin Suicides
6	Don Williams	Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend	The Definitive Collection
7	Don Gibson	I Can Mend Your Broken Heart	The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
8	Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers	My Heart Is Mended	Sunny Road
9	Gram Parsons	Hearts On Fire	G.P. / Grievous Angel
10	Kelly Dalton	I'm On Fire	Home – EP
11	Nikki Lane	Love's On Fire	All or Nothin' (Deluxe)
12	Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys	Settin' The Woods On Fire	Back At The Quonset Hut
13	Fats Domino	I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire	This Is Gold Disc 2
14	Leon Redbone	Settin' By The Fire	Whistling In The Wind
15	Etta James	Let's Burn Down The Cornfield	Enduring Soul
16	Etta James	Jump Into My Fire	Seven Year Itch
17	The Brothers Four	Greenfields	Best Of The Folk Era
18	Peter Wolf	The Green Fields Of Summer [with Neko Case]	Midnight Souvenirs
19	Nanci Griffith	Fields Of Summer	Late Night Grande Hotel
20	Stray Cats	Lonely Summer Nights	Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92
21	The Four Preps	Lazy Summer Night	Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 3]
22	Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta	Summer Nights	Grease
23	Steve Forbert	Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast	The Best of Steve Forbert: What Kinda Guy?
24	The Beach Boys	Your Summer Dream	Surfer Girl
25	Link Wray & The Wraymen	Summer Dream	Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand
26	Rodney Crowell	Voila, An American Dream	Collection
27	Hayes Carll	American Dream	What It Is
28	Elvis Presley	An American Trilogy	Fifty Years Of Hits
29	Willie Nelson	By the Rivers of Babylon	Gospel Favorites

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Ride Away

September 9, 2024 Dave

It’s a mellow, laid back collection of sounds from the past century for you this morning. The “ember” months have arrived and we’re winding our way through the last sunsets of summer. So lay down your burdens and join us on another Deeper Roots Friday morning as we share some sweet sounds from near and far, all anchored in an American landscape of dreams and waning nights of warmth. And warmth is what we’ll focus on…from JJ Cale and Leon Russell to Leo Reisman’s Orchestra, Sam Cooke, Randy Newman and Levon Helm. All of this and more, as they say, as we approach the final two months of election promises. I’m hoping that everyone’s placed a high value on truth and goodness because the hate, the lies, the gutter talk all need to be evaporated at long last. Send the vermin back into their holes of hate and let’s get on with the business of making our lives better. Because it’s not politicians that can do that. It’s us.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	John Prine	Speed of the Sound of Loneliness	German Afternoons
2	Roy Orbison	Ride Away	Classic "MGM" Roy Orbison 1965 – 68
3	Dire Straits	Ticket To Heaven	On Every Street
4	Eddie Lang	Blue Guitars	Jazz Guitar Virtuoso
5	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Stormy Monday Blues	Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
6	Ray Charles with Norah Jones	Here We Go Again	…Featuring Norah Jones
7	Ray Charles	Crying Time	Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
8	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars	You Got Me	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
9	Leon Russell	Lady Blue	Retrospective
10	J.J. Cale	Magnolia	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
11	Louis Armstrong	When It's Sleepy Time Down South	The Ultimate Collection [Disc 3]
12	Hoagy Carmichael	Lazy Bones	Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody
13	Leo Reisman & His Orchestra	Lazy Lullaby	Society Swing
14	Santo & Johnny	Lazy Day	Santo & Johnny: Collection [Disc 2]
15	Charlie McCoy	Walkin' After Midnight	Classic Country
16	Randy Newman	Baltimore	The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
17	Sam Cooke	Bring It on Home to Me	Greatest Hits
18	Etta James	I'd Rather Go Blind	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
19	The Arthur Lyman Group	Yellow Bird	Music For a Bachelor's Den More Of The Best Of The Arthur Lyman Group: 6
20	Willie Nelson	Blue Hawaii	Honeymoon in Vegas
21	Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler	Tahitian Skies	Neck and Neck
22	Jason Wilber	Your Destiny	Lazy Afternoon
23	John Prine & Mac Wiseman	Old Cape Cod	Standard Songs for Average People
24	Bill Frisell	Poem For Eva	Good Dog, Happy Man
25	Kevin Russell	Lay Down Your Burden	You Don't Know Me
26	Mississippi John Hurt	Since I've Laid My Burden Down	Immortal
27	Irma Thomas	River Is Waiting	Simply Grand
28	Willie Nelson	House Of Gold	Country Music
29	Calvin Cooke	Since I Laid My Burden Down	The Best Of Sacred Steel
30	Emmylou Harris	Mister Sandman	Profile II: The Best Of Emmylou Harris

African American Gospel, Americana, Country Gospel, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Gospel

Meeting Up Yonder

August 31, 2024 Dave

Some dynamite gospel this week that leans heavily on the influencers, but we won’t let that lock us in. We’ll be cutting a broad swath across the Americana landscape, with deeper gospel tracks from some of the greats like the Selah Jubilee Singers, the rollicking Reverend Robert Ballinger, The Bronzeman, and some other greats you may or may not know. But we’ll also share tracks from the next generation secular branding with just a taste of gospel in their music: Johnny Taylor, Edwin Hawkins, and Curtis Mayfield. We’ll also share a couple of Marty Stuart gospel tracks in another look at the deepest roots from the past century. So grab the headphones and get ready for a revival without beating you about the head with any false fundamentalism. All for our favorite listeners, beaming down from the ether on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives	99-1/2 Won't Do [Live]	The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
2	Mighty Mo Rodgers	Blues Is My Wailin' Wall	Lovely Jazz Gospel & Blues
3	R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders	Wait On Jesus	Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story: 1959 – 1965 [Disc 1]
4	Johnnie Taylor/The Soul Stirrers	Walk With Me	20 Gospel Greats
5	The Impressions	Meeting Over Yonder	Gospel
6	Johnnie Taylor	Soul Heaven	Lifetime: A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1956- 1999 [Disc 3]
7	Gospel Hummingbirds	Don't Move the Mountain	Blind Pig Records 20th Aniversary Collection [disk 1]
8	The Staple Singers	Hammer and Nails	Hammer and Nails
9	The Staple Singers	New-Born Soul	Hammer and Nails
10	Skylarks	My Life Is In His Hands	I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3]
11	Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Singing in My Soul	The Gospel of Blues
12	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	God's Mighty Hand	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
13	Mahalia Jackson	I Will Move On Up A Little Higher	Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
14	The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir	I Want To Ride That Glory Train	Shakin' The Rafters
15	The Edwin Hawkins Singers	Jesus, Lover Of My Soul	Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
16	Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir	Jesus, Lover Of My Soul	Do Not Pass Me By Vol. II
17	Reverend Robert Ballinger	So Glad	1950s Gospel Classics
18	Reverend Robert Ballinger	Walking The Road	1950s Gospel Classics
19	Spirit Of Memphis	Atomic Telephone	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel
20	Selah Jubilee Singers	Royal Telephone	Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 – Blues, R&B And Gospel
21	The Golden Nuggets	Gospel Train	Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
22	Samuel Patterson	This Train	Americana Roots Songbook: Gospel
23	The Bronzemen	De Gospel Train	The Bronzemen – Radio Transcriptions (1939)
24	Ernest Carter And The Hymn Trio	The Gospel Train	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
25	Soul Stirrers	Last Mile Of The Way	Gospel Music
26	Elizabeth King & The Gospel Souls	Living in the Last Days	Living in the Last Days
27	Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives	Just A Little Talk With Jesus [Live]	The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
28	R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders	Wait On Jesus	Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story: 1959 – 1965 [Disc 1]
29	Clefs of Harmony	Baptized	This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982
30	Sister O.M. Terrell	I'm Going To That City	Preachin' The Gospel – Holy Blues
31	Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers	Where Shall I Be	1950s Gospel Classics

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Free Form, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues

Little Bit O’ Bad

August 25, 2024 Dave

A little bit of good, a little bit of bad, and a whole lot of Americana classics. This morning’s Deeper Roots show runs the gamut from boogie Woogie to country ballads, classic rock, soul, blues, gospel and everything but the kitchen sink. Dave Stroud will be featuring songs that celebrate the band of gold, bad boys, bad girls, schooldays nostalgia, and the silly notion that black cats are no more than a warning when, in fact, they are a sign from on high of the very best being yet to come. Tune in for the likes of Stephen Stills, Johnny Cash, Cleo Brown, NRBQ and…yes, Billie Eilish as we celebrate America’s roots from then until now where no ocean is wider nor mountain is high. Celebrate a free form extravaganza with us as we push our way through August, well past the dog days and into the breezy, cool nights of summer’s waning. All for you and the neighborhood on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	NRBQ	A Little Bit Of Bad	Message For The Mess Age
2	Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs	Stay	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
3	Ronnie Hawkins	Matchbox	Duane Allman: An Anthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]
4	The Hunt Sisters	Elvis Is Rocking Again	Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
5	Elvis Presley	Dirty Dirty Feeling	Elvis Is Back!
6	Cleo Brown	Boogie Woogie	Picking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie Pioneers
7	Big Joe Turner	Boogie Woogie Country Girl	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
8	Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis	Boogie Woogie Country Gal	Wild! Wild! Wild!
9	The Drifters	Let The Boogie Woogie Roll	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
10	Robert Plant	Let The Boogie Woogie Roll	More Friends
11	Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven	Down The Road Apiece	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
12	Billie Eilish	Bad Guy	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
13	Robert Gordon	Bad Boy	Bad Boy
14	The Jive Bombers	Bad Boy	Cry-Baby
15	Slim Rhodes Band	Bad Girl	Sun Ballads 1953-62
16	The Miracles	Bad Girl	The 35th Anniversary Collection
17	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kin…	Mama Don't Like My Man	I Learned the Hard Way (Bonus Version)
18	Johnny Cash	I Will Rock And Roll With You	The Legend: Old Favorites And New [Disc 2]
19	Willie Nelson	Bring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version)	Naked Willie
20	Roy Orbison	Dream Baby	The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
21	Roy Orbison	She Wears My Ring	Crying
22	Greg Brown	Band of Gold	Down in There
23	Don Cherry	Band Of Gold	Rockin' & Rollin' Wedding Songs, Vol. 1
24	Elvis Presley	Wear My Ring Around Your Neck	50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
25	Rev. Emmett Dickinson	A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
26	Johnny Winter	Black Cat Bone	The Progressive Blues Experiment
27	Memphis Minnie	Black Cat Blues – Take 1	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
28	Johnny Cash	Mean Eyed Cat	The Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 1]
29	Johnny Cash	Ring Of Fire	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
30	Roy Orbison	Rock House	Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 1]
31	Pixies	Havalina	Bossanova
32	BR5-49	I'm Going Down	Dog Days
33	Stephen Stills	Acadienne	Man Alive!
34	Louis Jordan	Boogie Woogie Blue Plate	Number Ones
35	Marty Wilde	Bad Boy	The Epic Story 1960

A Century of America's Music