Category Archives: Free Form

The Year in Music 1955

March 19, 2022 Dave

The year was 1955. Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock blasted off and just around the corner on the charts was Elvis who had a minor hit in 1954 that made some waves with That’s Alright, Mama and Good Rockin’ Tonight. RCA bought his contract from Sun Records for $35K. The minimum wage reached new heights of $1.00 per hour. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. The Honeymooners and Gunsmoke debuted on television. And we’ll be digging through the top ten charts of country, rhythm & blues, and pop in a year where the Cold War was a fact of life leading us to duck and cover. Tune in for some Webb Pierce, Eddy Arnold, Four Aces, Mitch Miller, Fats Domino, and Chuck Berry this week on our show that browses those dusty digital bins on a weekly basis on Community Radio here in Sonoma County.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Little Walter	My Babe	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
2	Etta James	The Wallflower	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
3	Ray Charles	I Got a Woman	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
4	Al Hibbler	Unchained Melody	Your Hit Parade – 1955
5	Johnny Ace	Pledging My Love	The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
6	The Penguins	Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
7	Fats Domino	Ain't That A Shame	Rock And Rollin
8	The Platters	Only You (And You Alone)	All-Time Greatest Hits
9	Chuck Berry	Maybellene	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
10	The Platters	The Great Pretender	All-Time Greatest Hits
11	Hank Snow	Let Me Go Lover	The Essential Hank Snow
12	Faron Young	Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young	1953-1956 (Warped 5455)
13	Eddy Arnold	That Do Make It Nice	Warped 5543 – Eddy Arnold – 1955
14	Webb Pierce	I Don't Care	Singles
15	Carl Smith	Loose Talk	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1]
16	Webb Pierce	In The Jailhouse Now	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
17	Webb Pierce	Your Good For Nothing Heart	All Hits! [Disc 2]
18	Webb Pierce	Love, Love, Love	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb Pierce
19	Slim Whitman	Rose-Marie	Vintage Collections
20	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen Tons	Classic Country
21	Georgia Gibbs	Dance With Me Henry The Wallflower	Your Hit Parade – 1955
22	Pat Boone	Ain't That A Shame	Pat Boone/I'll Be Home
23	The McGuire Sisters	Sincerely	The Sisters Anthology [Disc 2]
24	The Four Aces	Love Is A Many Splendored Thing	The Envelope Please…Academy Award Winning Songs, Volume 2 (1946-1957)
25	Bill Hayes	Ballad of Davy Crockett	London American Label Year By Year 1956
26	Les Baxter	Unchained Melody	Instrumental Gold [Disc 1]
27	Roger Williams	Autumn Leaves	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
28	Mitch Miller & His Orchestra	The Yellow Rose Of Texas	Your Hit Parade – 1955
29	Bill Haley & The Comets	Rock Around The Clock	Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
30	Pirez Prado	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
31	The Moonglows	Sincerely	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
32	Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra	Melody Of Love	Your Hit Parade – 1955
33	Eddy Arnold	Just Call Me Lonesome	Welcome To My World [Disc 1]

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Theme Time

Doo Wop Dreams

March 11, 2022 Dave

In today’s show we’ll be spinning up some special doo wop tracks, and not necessarily the ‘big hits’. We’ll be sharing some under-the-radar sounds from some of the greats and some of the ‘never-heards’. Doo wop’s heyday was clearly brief, running from the early urban street corner sounds of the early 1950s to the more commercially viable and polished sounds of the early 1960s. Tune in for the popular sounds of The Cadillacs, Little Anthony, The Flamingos, and The El Dorados as well as off chart vocal gems from The Pastels, The Quotations, The Kodaks, and The Fascinators. All with a story and all in clean fun on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels	A Rockin' Good Way	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]
2	The Spaniels	Stormy Weather	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
3	Ernest Harriston/The Bop Chords	Castle in the Sky	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
4	The Velvets	Spring Fever	Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season
5	The Quotations	Imagination	Doo Wop Box Disc 4
6	The Chimes	Once in a While	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
7	The Flamingos	Lovers Never Say Goodbye	The Best Of The Flamingos
8	The Fascinators	Chapel Bells	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
9	Little Anthony & The Imperials	So Much	The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials
10	Accents	Wiggle, Wiggle	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
11	The Kodaks	Oh Gee Oh Gosh	Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 2]
12	The Cadillacs	Peek-A-Boo	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
13	The Cadillacs	Oh Oh Lolita	For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
14	The Edsels	Rama Lama Ding Dong	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
15	The Monotones	Tom Foolery	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
16	Dion & The Belmonts	No One Knows	Greatest Hits
17	The Pastels	So Far Away	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
18	The Students	I'm So Young	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
19	The Heartbeats	One Day Next Year	The Best of the Heartbeats [Rhino]
20	The Corsairs	Smokey Places (1962 #12)	Greatest Hit Singles Collection
21	The Penguins	Memories Of El Monte	Oldies But Goodies Vol. 3
22	The Desires	Rendezvous With You	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
23	The Moonglows	See Saw	Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]
24	The Crests	The Angels Listened In	The Best of the Crests Featuring Johnny Maestro [Rhino]
25	The Velvetones	The Glory of Love	The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)
26	The Timetones	In My Heart	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
27	The Genies	Who's That Knocking	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
28	The Silhouettes	Miss Thing	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
29	Anthony & The Sophomores	Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
30	The Capris	Morse Code of Love	Doo Wop Box Disc 4
31	The Videos	Trickle, Trickle	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1]
32	The El Dorados	I'll Be Forever Loving You	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 1]
33	The Platters	You're Making A Mistake	The Magic Touch: An Anthology
34	The Avalons	Heart's Desire	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
35	The Cleftones	Why Do You Do Me Like You Do	Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records
36	The Classics	Till Then	Doo Wop Love Songs
37	The Velvetones	The Glory of Love	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
38	The Cadillacs	Buzz Buzz Buzz	For Collectors Only (Disc 1)

Americana, Country, Country Swing, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Oldies, Theme Time

Sagebrush Sweethearts

March 5, 2022 Dave

When we say roots, we mean roots. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll kick off Women’s History Month by paying tribute to the many female performers from early country, the Golden Age, and well into our latest century. Influential, talented, and more than many of the opposite sex, not afraid to make a political statement now and then. We’ll also be sharing some recent Americana ‘cowboy sweethearts’ with songs that are both winsome and traditional. Tune in to Community Radio for Sonoma County as we go back to the 30s with the Girls of The Golden West, Patsy Montana, and The Tune Wranglers. We’ve also got some favorites from Margo Smith, Dale Evans, Rose Maddox and Dolly Parton to share with you.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Margo Smith	Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin' Country Music	The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler
2	Patsy Montana	My Poncho Pony	Flowers In The Wildwood
3	Patsy Montana	Old Nevada Moon	The Best Of Patsy Montana
4	Patsy Montana	Out on the Lone Prairie	Yodeling Mad! The Best of Country Yodel Vol. 1
5	Rickie Jones	'Neath The Blue Western Skies	I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two
6	Dale Evans	When the White Roses Bloom	The Rage of the Sage
7	Dale Evans	Don't Ever Fall in Love with a Cowboy	The Rage of the Sage
8	Margo Smith	I Want To Be Your Cowboy Sweetheart	The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler
9	Margo Smith	Cowboy Yodel Song	The Best Of The Tennessee Yodeler
10	Teresa Tudury	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Such Fine Things
11	Kacey Musgraves	Whatever Happened To The Yodelin' Cowgirls	Movin On
12	Kacey Musgraves	Cherokee Maiden	Wanted: One Good Cowboy
13	Girls Of The Golden West	My Love Is A Rider (Bucking Bronco)	Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
14	Girls Of The Golden West	Will There Be Any Yodelers In Heaven?	American Yodeling
15	Judy Canova	Along The Navajo Trail (Radio)	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
16	Judy Canova	No Letter Today	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2
17	Maddox Brothers and Rose	Cowboy Bugle Boy	1950-1951 (Warped 5076F)
18	Rose Maddox & Her Brothers	I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
19	Wanda, Ruth Neal	Round Town Girls	Flowers In The Wildwood
20	Polly Jenkins W. Texas Rose	I'm Gonna Straddle My Saddle	Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1
21	Rosalie Allen	I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart	Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1
22	June Holms	Song Of Queensland	I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two
23	Dolly Parton	Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel – No. 8)	1970
24	Nora Jane Struthers	Cowgirl Yodel #3	Nora Jane Struthers
25	Shannon McNally	Mamas Don?t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys	The Waylon Sessions
26	Kacey Musgraves	Texas Yodeler	Wanted: One Good Cowboy
27	Sweetback Sisters	Cowboy Ham And Eggs	Looking For A Fight
28	Ramona Reed	If I Could Only Learn To Yodel (Live)	Big "D" Jamboree, Gals Of The
29	The DeZurik Sisters	The Arizona Yodeler	American Yodeling
30	Ann Jones	Baby Sitter's Blues	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
31	Hank Penny & Jaye P Morgan	Fan It	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
32	Sweethearts of the Rodeo	Get Rhythm	Rodeo Waltz
33	Judy Canova	Walkin' The Floor Over You	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 2
34	Carolina Cotton	I Love To Yodel	I Love To Yodel! The Best Of Country Yodel Volume Two
35	Patti Page	I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart	Country Music On the Mercury Label

Higher and Higher

February 26, 2022 Dave

A carefully curated concoction of sounds on a Friday morning will keep you on your toes going into the weekend here in Sonoma County. We’ll pay tribute to Beverly “Ruby” Ross, a songwriter and musician who co-wrote some early rock n’ roll classics who passed away last week. And there’s no stopping the classics from rolling in with some country from the Golden Age including The Browns and Johnny Horton, an eclectic run of blues with Jimmy Reed and BB King, and some of the sweeter sounds from Patti Page, Jo Stafford, and Linda Ronstadt. Jackie Wilson will open our show this morning and we’ll be sure to feed your soul with some Geraint Watkins from across the pond. Join us on the stream at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jackie Wilson	(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher	Something to Believe In
2	Cissy Houston	Deep River/Campground	Testify! The Gospel Box
3	The Fairfield Four	Roll Jordan	Revival
4	Bob Dylan	Someday Baby	Modern Times
5	Geraint Watkins	I'm Just Crazy About You	Dial 'W' for Watkins
6	The Chordettes	Lollipop	Red, White & Rock Disc 1
7	The Earls	Remember Then	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
8	Roy Orbison	Candy Man	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2]
9	Bill Haley & His Comets	Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (Single Version)	Rock Around The Clock
10	Lesley Gore	Judy's Turn to Cry (Single)	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
11	Elvis Presley	The Girl Of My Best Friend	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
12	The Browns	Cool Water	1959-1960 (Warped 5995)
13	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Wagon Wheels	Tumbling Tumbleweeds
14	Patti Page	I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart	Country Music On the Mercury Label
15	Jo Stafford	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	Capitol Collectors Series
16	Johnny Horton	North To Alaska	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
17	Gene Pitney	(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance	The Look Of Love [Disc 1]
18	Dinah Washington	Somebody Loves Me (from "The Swingin' Miss D")	Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums
19	Linda Ronstadt	Perfidia	Mambo Kings
20	Carla Thomas	B-a-b-y	Something to Believe In
21	Brenda Lee	Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)	Grady Martin
22	Brenda Lee	That's All You Gotta Do	36 All-Time G.H. V2
23	Dave Edmunds	Deep in the Heart of Texas	D.E. 7th
24	Geraint Watkins	Oobee Doobee Eyes	Watkins Bold as Love
25	Jimmy Reed	Take Out Some Insurance	Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy Reed
26	Henry Spaulding	Cairo Blues	American Primitive: Pre-War Revenants 1897-1939, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]
27	B.B. King * Eric Clapton	Rollin' & Tumblin'	Riding With The King
28	Chubby Checker	Hey Bobba Needle	The Best Jukeboxhits 3
29	Sir Douglas Quintet	Nuevo Laredo	Mono Singles '68-'72
30	Johnny Restivo	The Shape I'm In	Lost Male Hits Of The 50's
31	Rockin' Sidney	My Toot-Toot	Alligator Stomp: Cajun Zydeco Classics
32	Los Super Seven	My Window Faces The South (ft. Lyle Lovett)	Heard It On The X
33	Nora Jane Struthers	Cowgirl Yodel #3	Nora Jane Struthers
34	Shirley & Lee	Let The Good Times Roll	Shirley & Lee Rock
35	Sam Cooke	Good Times	Ain't That Good News

A Bowl Of Soul

February 22, 2022 Dave

This Friday’s Deeper Roots takes another dip into the brass and sass of soul and funk sounds from Duke, Kent, Motown, and beyond. We’re taking a bright and soulful circuitous route from Detroit to Memphis, Chicago, Philly, and the Chitlin’ Circuit. A little bit of rare soul beach music thrown in with some northern soul. We’ll hear from Mitty Collier, Donnie Elbert, Eddie Floyd, Willie Tee and an incredible roster of the known and not-so known from the past century. We’ll also pay tribute to Betty Davis, a soul and funk pioneer songstress who we lost this past week. Dial us up every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jimmy Hughes	You Can't Believe Everything	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
2	Johnny & Jackey	Someday We'll Be Together	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
3	Quinn Golden	Party On the Weekend	On the Chitlin Circuit
4	Pat & the Blenders	Hard Workin' Man	Conquer the World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records
5	Rufus Thomas	All Night Worker	All Night Worker: Rare Soul Sides
6	Jerry Butler	I'm A Telling You	Northern Soul – The Early Years (CD 1)
7	Eddie Floyd	I Need You Woman	Rare Stamps
8	Donnie Elbert	Everything To Me	Chess Uptown Soul
9	Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	Love Land	Rare Soul Beach Music Classics: Vol. 3
10	James Carr	These Ain't Raindrops	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
11	Carla Thomas	Stop! Look What You're Doing	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
12	Matilda Jones	Wrong Too Long	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
13	Jean Wells	After Loving You	Soul On Soul – Deluxe Edition
14	Eula Cooper	Shake Daddy Shake	Let Our Love Grow Higher
15	Mitty Collier	Don't Let Her Take My Baby	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
16	Madeline Bell	One Step At A Time	Bell's A Poppin'
17	James Ray	I've Got My Mind Set On You (Part 1 & 2)	The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
18	The Fantastic Epics	We Do It All Up Here	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
19	Reggie Smith	Soul Walkin'	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
20	Carl Hall	Mean It Baby	You Don't Know Nothing About Love: The Loma/Atlantic Recordings 1967-1972
21	Betty Davis	Shoo-b-doop And Cop Him	Up South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23
22	L. C. Cooke	Let's Do It Over	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
23	The Artistics	You Left Me	Brunswick Lost Soul – Volume 1
24	Bobby Womack	What You Gonna Do (When Your Love Is Gone)	On The Soul Side
25	Willie Tee	Walking Up A One Way Street	Rare Soul Beach Music Classics: Vol. 3
26	James Brown	Lost Someone	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
27	Etta James	Only Time Will Tell	Enduring Soul
28	Sugar Pie DeSanto	A Little Taste of Soul	A Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962)
29	Roscoe & Barbara	It Ain't Right	Heavy Soul: Old Town & Barry's Deep Down & Dirty Sides
30	Howard Tate	Sweet Love Child	Get It While You Can: The Comp
31	Roddie Joy	Come Back Baby	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
32	Ollie & The Nightingales	You're Leaving Me	Stax Southern Soul
33	Chuck Jackson	I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]
34	Ralph Soul Jackson	You Left the Water Running	Hall of Fame – Volume 3
35	William Bell	I Forgot To Be Your Lover	The Very Best Of William Bell

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Free Form, Jazz, Oldies, Rock, Soul

Flotsam & Jetsam

February 14, 2022 Dave

Music comes in all shapes and sizes. There are always the also-rans, the one hit wonders, the bright little shiny piece that gets lost among the thousands of others of the same mint, the ones that couldn’t afford to compete, as well as all the B-sides and album leftovers. We’re picking a few of those and a couple dozen others that we found as we ‘walked the beach’ in search of the perfect playlist to share this morning. Tune in for a sweet mix of just about everything featuring David Seville, Scatman Crothers, Lou Monte, Neil Young, Esquivel, and Johnny Cash as we lay out a brimming sea of sound like so much flotsam and jetsam on the Sonoma County airwaves this morning. Tune in for an earful and more.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Trini Lopez	The Search Goes On	Exotic Blues & Rhythm Volume 7 & 8 Boom-A-Lay & Chug-A-Lug
2	Raphael Saadiq	Stone Rollin'	Stone Rollin' – Single
3	Esquivel!	Mucha Muchacha	Watchamacallit
4	David Seville	Almost Good	Exotic Blues & Rhythm Volume 7 & 8 Boom-A-Lay & Chug-A-Lug
5	Betty Wright	Clean Up Woman	The Best of Betty Wright
6	Cliff Edwards	A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody	Ukulele Ike
7	Dolly Parton	Joshua	Ultimate Dolly Parton
8	Skeeter Davis	I Can't Stay Mad At You	The Essential Skeeter Davis
9	The Everly Brothers	Wake Up Little Susie	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
10	Neil Young & the Shocking Pinks	Wonderin'	Everybody's Rockin'
11	The Du Droppers	I Wanna Know	We Loved You Madly, Chapter 78: Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
12	Mavis Staples	Down In Mississippi (Cd)	We'll Never Turn Back
13	Johnny Cash	Personal Jesus	American IV: Man Comes Around
14	Greg Brown	Boomtown	Poet Game
15	Florence + The Machine	Dog Days Are Over	Lungs
16	Leon Redbone	All I Do Is Dream of You	Any Time
17	Steve Forbert	Any Old Time	Any Old Time
18	Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers	Romeo's Tune	An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert
19	Scatman Crothers	Hot Rod Harry	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
20	Lou Monte	The Italian Cowboy Song	Songs for Pizza Lovers – Lou Monte Sings
21	Danny Kaye	Beatin', Bangin' 'N' Scratchin'	Danny Kaye The Best of
22	Bobby Troup	Seventh Son	Make Mine Mondo
23	Natalie Cole	Route 66	Unforgettable: With Love
24	Nat King Cole	Sweet Lorraine	Nat King Cole [Disc 1]
25	Hem	Radiation Vibe	No Word From Tom
26	Frank Black	Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day	Honeycomb
27	Fats Domino	Make Me Belong To You	Fats Is Back
28	Roy Brown	I'm Convicted of Love	The Complete Imperial Recordings
29	June Christy	This Year's Crop Of Kisses	Jazz Greats
30	Eels	Love Of The Loveless	Shootenanny!
31	Bruce Springsteen	I'm Goin' Down	Born in the U.S.A.
32	Cab Calloway	Minnie The Moocher	Best Of The Big Bands

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Theme Time

The House That Ruth Built

February 5, 2022 Dave

The decade of the fifties found the sounds of rhythm and blues being best represented on the Atlantic Records label. Founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, the catalog of artists and the quality of production were unparalleled for their time. And while Ertegun’s biography is subtitled “The House That Ertegun Built”, the performers were also undisputed heavyweights: Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter, and Lavern Baker to name a few. Things, however, exploded when a lady dubbed “Miss Rhythm” arrived with “Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean” leading to another moniker: “The House That Ruth Built”. This week’s show will feature some of the great tracks from Ruth Brown and the many contemporaries who made the label synonymous with R&B well into the seventies and beyond. Tune in for a special treat. Rock, rhythm, and dynamite doo wop from the Atlantic vaults on a Friday morning.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Clovers	One Mint Julep	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
2	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
3	Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters	Money Honey	Atlantic Rock & Roll
4	Carmen Taylor & The Boleros	Ooh I	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
5	Sheiks	Walk That Walk	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
6	The Chords	Sh-Boom	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
7	The Playboys	Good Golly Miss Molly	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
8	The Regals	Got The Water Boiling	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
9	The Clovers	Devil Or Angel	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 2] – Slow & Dreamy
10	Ruth Brown	Oh What a Dream (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
11	Ruth Brown	Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
12	Ruth Brown	Lucky Lips (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
13	The Cookies	In Paradise	Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 19471974, Vol. 3: 19551958
14	Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters	Treasure of Love	Atlantic Rock & Roll
15	The Drifters	Long Lonely Nights	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
16	The Drifters	Long Lonely Nights	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
17	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Atlantic Rock & Roll
18	Big Joe Turner	Boogie Woogie Country Girl	Atlantic Rock & Roll
19	Ray Charles	Hallelujah I Love Her So	Atlantic Rock & Roll
20	Ray Charles	Mess Around	Atlantic Rock & Roll
21	Ray Charles	This Little Girl of Mine	Atlantic Rock & Roll
22	LaVern Baker	Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) [Japan 2012 Remaster]	Atlantic Rock & Roll
23	LaVern Baker	Tweedle Dee (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
24	LaVern Baker	Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
25	Ivory Joe Hunter	Since I Met You Baby (Single/LP Version)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
26	Ivory Joe Hunter	It's a Doggone Crying Shame	Atlantic Rock & Roll
27	The Bobbettes	Mr. Lee	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
28	The Ospreys	It's Good To Me (You Don't Know And I DOn't Know)	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
29	The Drifters	Drip Drop	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
30	The Coasters	Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
31	The Coasters	Dance!	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
32	Del-Larks	Remember The Night	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
33	The Sh-Booms (The Chords)	Blue Moon	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
34	Top Note	Hearts Of Stone	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
35	Billy Storm	When You Dance	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
36	Stick McGhee & His Buddies	Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
37	Big Joe Turner	Midnight Special Train	Atlantic Rock & Roll

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Soul, Theme Time

Brand New Day

January 8, 2022 Dave

That new car smell…applied to everything we can think of…all to celebrate this new 2022 thing…365 more rotations and one long trip around that giant luminous orb. What a long strange trip it was. So let’s celebrate all that’s new as we move into our second decade of celebrating the past century of America’s music. This week, we’re taking on the theme of ‘brand new’….new heartaches, new cars, new neighbors, new mornings, and new hopes…same as the old hopes no doubt, but with a different slant. We’ve got performances by Mel Tillis, Dion, Ruthie Foster, Fats Domino, Steve Earle and a couple dozen others to keep our dreams worth holding onto. Let’s put COVID in the rear view. Let’s send the truth-doubters back to their rat’s nests. And make good trouble. Welcome 2022 with a promise to hold those who led an insurrection and those who voted for the leaders accountable. Tune into the show. I promise we’ll keep it real.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Joe Liggins	Brand New Deal In Mobile	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
2	Fletcher Smith	Brand New Neighborhood	Stompin' 12
3	George Green	Brand New Rockin' Chair	The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5
4	Al Harrison	Brand New Money	Fool Mule
5	Barrel House Blott & Lee	Brand New Man	Dapper Dan
6	Fats Domino	Brand New Baby	Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 1
7	Wayne Hancock	Brand New Cadillac	That's What Daddy Wants
8	The Payments	Brand New Automobile	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1
9	Lightnin' Hopkins	Brand New Lock	Po' Lightnin'
10	Lead Belly	I'm Going to Buy You a Brand New Ford	Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
11	Ruthie Foster	Brand New Day	Promise of a Brand New Day
12	Al Kooper	Brand New Day (Bonus Track)	You Never Know Who You Friends Are…Plus
13	Dion	Brand New Morning	Recorded Live At The Bitter End, August 1971
14	Gary Stewart	Brand New Whiskey	An Empty Glass: A Collection of Drinkin' Songs
15	Mel Tillis	Brand New Mister Me	36 All Time Greatest Hits
16	The Everly Brothers	Brand New Heartache	The Everly Brothers
17	Dave Edmunds	Worn Out Suits, Brand New Pockets	Get It
18	Gram Parsons	Brand New Heartache [Bonus Track]	Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 3] – Alternate Takes From GP & Grievous Angel
19	Emmylou Harris	Brand New Dance	Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 2
20	Tex Ritter	You're Always Brand New	High Noon
21	Don Henley	The Brand New Tennessee Waltz	Cass County (Deluxe)
22	Steve Earle	Brand New Companion	Townes
23	Dave Alvin	Brand New Heart	Blue Blvd
24	Greg Brown	Brand New '64 Dodge	Poet Game
25	Jesse Winchester	Brand New Tennesse Waltz	Jesse Winchester: Live From Mountain Stage
26	Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters	Brand New Start	Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters (EP)
27	Modern Hicks	Brand New	Tornado Alley
28	Melanie	Brand New Key	70s Music Explosion – Miracles
29	Will Kimbrough	Brand New Song	Americanitis
30	Leftover Salmon	Brand New Good Old Days	Brand New Good Old Days
31	Elvis Presley	There's a Brand New Day On the Horizon	Elvis Double Features: Love in Las Vegas + Roustabout
32	Esther Phillips With The Dixie Flyers	Brand New Day (LP Version)	Set Me Free
33	James Brown	Papa's Got A Brand New Bag	20 All Time Greatest Hits!
34	Slim Harpo	Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King)	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1

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Who We Lost 2021

January 1, 2022 Dave

New Year’s Eve will bring a look back at those we’ve lost this past year. 2021 was another year of COVID-19 with a couple of variants slipping into and out of the world. We wait patiently, for the most part, for vaccines and adult behavior to work. Unfortunately, there is a selfishness about our species that cannot be denied. This year’s losses have no boundaries musically: everyone from Biz Markie to Stephen Sondheim, Vicente Fernandez to Nanci Griffith, Lloyd Price to Stonewall Jackson. Performers of our lifetime. We go into 2022 having hope. Join Dave Stroud for a musical look back.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Monkees	Some of Shelly's Blues	Listen to the Band Disc 4
2	The Marvelettes	Don't Mess With Bill	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
3	Teddy Bears	To Know Him Is to Love Him	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
4	The Everly Brothers	So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1
5	Jimmie Rodgers	Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again	40 All-Time Favorites [Disc 1]
6	Gerry & The Pacemakers	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying	The Classic 60's Collection: 1964
7	Lloyd Price	Just Because	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
8	B.J. Thomas	Hooked On A Feeling	20 Greatest Hits
9	Nanci Griffith	Late Night Grande Hotel	Late Night Grande Hotel
10	Rusty Young	Down Home	Waitin' For The Sun
11	Aretha Franklin	Chain Of Fools (Roger Hawkins)	Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 1]
12	Maddox Brothers and Rose	Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die	1950-1951 (Warped 5076F)
13	Joe Maphis & Rose Lee	Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
14	Dan Crary, Byron Berline & John Hickman	Old Time Medley	Chambergrass
15	J.D. Crowe & The New South	Old Home Place	Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
16	The Osborne Brothers	Rocky Top	Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
17	Tom T. Hall	Ballad of Forty Dollars	The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall
18	Stonewall Jackson	I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water (Columbia 1964)	Singles
19	Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson	Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys(Ed Bruce)	RCA Country Legends [Disc 2]
20	Taj Mahal	Cakewalk Into Town (Howard Johnson on Tuba)	Putumayo Presents: American Blues
21	Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen	Lost In The Ozone	Lost In The Ozone
22	Gram Parsons	Ooh Las Vegas (DRUMMER – RONNIE TUTT)	G.P. / Grievous Angel
23	The Kingsmen	Louie, Louie	Louie Louie
24	The Rolling Stones	Honky Tonk Women	Forty Licks [Disc 1]
25	ZZ Top	Gimme All Your Lovin'	Greatest Hits
26	Johnny Ventura	Filete	Presentando a.. Mi Nuevo Cosecha
27	Vicente Fernandez	Volver Volver	The Rose & The Briar
28	Johnny Pacheco	El Esencia Del Guaguanco	Ritmo Caliente – Salsa Greats
29	The Gap Band	Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up An	Pure Disco
30	Dave Frishberg	Van Lingle Mungo	Baseball's Greatest Hits
31	Jill Corey	Love Me to Pieces	Your Hit Parade – The '50s
32	The McGuire Sisters	Sincerely	The Sisters Anthology [Disc 2]
33	Claude Bolling	It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing	Bolling Plays Ellington, Vol. 1
34	The Tokens	The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)	Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens
35	Jay & The Americans	Cara Mia	Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best of Jay and The Americans
36	The Supremes	When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through (Mary Wilson)	Gold Disc 1
37	Lee "Scratch" Perry	I Am the Upsetter	Trojan Reggae
38	Biz Markie	Just a Friend	Biz's Baddest Beats: The Best of Biz Markie
39	Original Cast	Tonight	Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1]
40	Chuck E. Weiss	Anthem for Old Souls	Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
41	Pat Martino	Just Friends	Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar [Disc 3]
42	Peter, Paul and Mary	Have You Been to Jail for Justice?	In These Times
43	Patrick Sky	Many A Mile	Best Of The Troubadours
44	Chick Corea and Return to Forever	Captain Marvel	Light as a Feather (Disc 1)
45	New York Dolls	Puss 'n' Boots	Sophisticated Boom Boom: The Shadow Morton Story
46	The Ramones	Baby, I Love You	End of the Century

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When You Dance

November 29, 2021 Dave

It’s Black Friday here in Sonoma County and we don’t really know what to expect. Worn out from the ongoing pandemic, we’re still moderating here but we very much need music to help us light the way. We like to make that possible on Friday mornings on KOWS when we find another free form collection full of small themes and nuggets. With a sprinkling of classic Carole King, Sonny Bono and Brill Building sounds, we’ll move forward into the holidays with hand clapping gospel, soul stew from Booker T., some Leon Russell, Paul Simon, Gene Pitney, and The Cookies. The playlist this morning will circle back to celebrating all the things that matter in musical themes including true love, change, and (most of all) dance. Join us this week once again for some great sounds .

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Cuff Links	Guided Missiles	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
2	The Highway Q.C.'s	Pray	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
3	The Staple Singers	Hammer and Nails	Hammer and Nails
4	Patsy Cline	Life's Railway To Heaven	Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
5	Paul Simon	Slip Slidin' Away	Sounds of the Seventies: 1977
6	Jakob Dylan & Jade Castrinos	Go Where You Wanna Go	Echo In The Canyon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
7	The Mamas & the Papas	Do You Wanna Dance	Greatest Hits
8	Bobby Freeman	Do You Wanna Dance	MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
9	The Drifters	Dance With Me	The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance
10	Billy Bland	Let the Little Girl Dance	One Hit Wonders
11	Dash And Dot	Dance With Me Henry	Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1
12	The Diatones	Oh Baby, Come Dance With Me	Bandera Doo Wop
13	Billy Storm	When You Dance	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
14	Marvin Gaye	Stubborn Kind of Fellow	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
15	The O'Jays	Back Stabbers	The O'Jays Greatest Hits
16	Ann Cole	Have Fun	Birth Of Soul: 1
17	James Brown	Lost Someone	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
18	Booker T. & the MG's; The MG's	Time Is Tight	Classic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes On
19	Redbone	Come And Get Your Love	Sounds of the Seventies Pop Nuggets: Early '70s
20	Phoebe Snow	Shakey Ground	The Best Of Phoebe Snow
21	Percy Sledge	True Love Travels On A Gravel Road	Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3
22	The Cookies	Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
23	Leon Russell	I Believe To My Soul	Best Of Hank Wilson
24	Ray Charles	Greenbacks	Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)
25	Gene Pitney	Every Breath I Take	Anthology: 1961-1968
26	The Raindrops	The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
27	Jackie DeShannon	Needles And Pins	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
28	Nancy Sinatra	Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)	Kill Bill, Vol. 1
29	Amy Winehouse	Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?	Lioness: Hidden Treasures
30	Laura Nyro	165-Stoned Soul Picnic	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
31	The Mavericks	Dance the Night Away	Collection [2003]

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