Category Archives: Free Form

Truck Drivin’ Songs

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

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

The Old Chisholm Trail

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

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

Free Form – January 2018

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

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

Who We Lost in 2017

We look back at the great ones we lost in 2017…and there were a number of great ones:  Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, and Tom Petty. While two hours provides only a limited amount of time, our parameters are such that we look at contributions and influences, focusing our honor to those who fit the roots and the body of work that these greats brought to the fore.  We’ll feature music of Rosalie Sorrels, Greg Allman, Steely Dan, Don Williams, Glen Campbell, and numerous others whose lives will live on in their music. Join Dave Stroud for two hours of music from the last century on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fats DominoMy Girl JosephineA Lot Of DominosAmazon
2Paul Kanter & Jefferson StarshipThe Baby TreeBlows Against The EmpireAmazon
3Rosalie SorrelsRock, Salt And NailsCover to Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]Amazon
4Harry Dean StantonBlue Eyes Crying In The RainPartly FictionAmazon
5Mark SelbyMake Me a Pallet on Your FloorAvalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John HurtAmazon
6Wayne CochranLast Kiss30 Country Hits – A History of Country MusicAmazon
7Chuck BerryBack In The U.S.A.Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
8Sonny BurgessRed Headed WomanRockin' Memphis [Disc 3]Amazon
9The Allman Brothers BandMelissaStand Back: The Anthology Disc 1Amazon
10Tower Of PowerYou're Still A Young ManArt Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And RollAmazon
11The Main IngredientEverybody Plays the Fool70s Music Explosion – MiraclesAmazon
12Sister SledgeWe Are FamilyUltimate DiscoAmazon
13J. Geils BandGive It To MeMust Have Got LostAmazon
14Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersDon't Do Me Like ThatDamn the TorpedoesAmazon
15The SmithereensBlood & RosesBlown to Smithereens: The Best of the SmithereensAmazon
16Lonnie BrooksMr. Hot ShotStompin' 3Amazon
17SteamNa Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969Amazon
18Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James CottonWhen The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led ZeppelinAmazon
19Della ReeseDon't You KnowMagic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)Amazon
20Keely Smith/Louis PrimaThat Old Black MagicUltra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & SwinginAmazon
21Dean Martin & Jerry LewisEv'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New YorkThe Capitol Years [Disc 1]Amazon
22The Partridge FamilyI Think I Love YouHave A Nice Day: Super Hits Of The '70s, Vol. 3Amazon
23Al JarreauWe're In This Love TogetherBMG Vol. 03 Disc 01 1981-1983Amazon
24D.L. MenardThe Back DoorThe Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999Amazon
25Mel TillisWho's JulieOnly Country – 1965-1969Amazon
26Don WilliamsAmandaThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
27Glen CampbellRhinestone Cowboy70s Music Explosion – Magic Disc 2Amazon
28Johnny CashRusty CageUnchainedAmazon
29Steely DanReeling in the YearsA Decade of Steely DanAmazon
30The RochesWedding Bell BluesTime & Love, The Music of Laura NyroAmazon
31James BrownFunky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)In the Jungle GrooveAmazon
32James BrownCold SweatCD of JB II: Cold Sweat and Other Soul ClassicsAmazon

Songs About Youth

A nostalgic celebration of youth, love, and idealism…some saccharine sounds for a Friday evening whose theme is young at heart. We’ll be digging into mid-century popular sounds, with a laser focus on the many songs for young lovers that poured out of AM radio during the early years of jukebox rock from the soda fountain. But we’ll also reflect on the loss of youth, childlike wonder, and a little bit of tongue-in-cheek heartbreak and bitterness. Country sounds from Hayes Carll and Roger Miller, symphonic soliloquies from Percy Faith and Ray Conniff, and reflective studies by Bob Dylan and Antony, and some growing pains from Tom Waits and Billy Bob Thornton. How can you go wrong?

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob DylanYoung at HeartFallen AngelsAmazon
2Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & ChorusHello Young LoversBroadway In RhythmAmazon
3Percy FaithTheme for Young Lovers16 Most Requested SongsAmazon
4Paul & PaulaYoung LoversHard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64Amazon
5Ruby & Romantics (63-64)When You're Young And In LoveOur Day Will Come: The Very BeAmazon
6Sonny JamesYoung LoveSinglesAmazon
7Robin WardYoung Lovers After MidnightThe Very Best OfAmazon
8Rick NelsonYoung WorldGreatest Love SongsAmazon
9Rick NelsonYoung EmotionsGreatest Love SongsAmazon
10Nat King ColeToo YoungYour Hit Parade – 1951Amazon
11Hank GarlandBlame It On My YouthMove! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank GarlandAmazon
12Bing Crosby & Guy LombardoYoung At HeartYour Hit Parade – 1954Amazon
13Flying PicketsWhen You're Young and in LoveDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4Amazon
14Bob DylanForever YoungThe Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 2]Amazon
15Billy Bob ThorntonI Gotta Grow UpBeautiful DoorAmazon
16Tom WaitsI Don't Wanna Grow UpBeautiful Maladies: The Island YearsAmazon
17Hayes CarllI Don't Wanna Grow UpTrouble In MindAmazon
18Bill Frisell & Petra HadenI Don't Want To Grow UpPetra Haden And Bill FrisellAmazon
19Cliff "Ukelele Ike" EdwardsWhen You And I Were Young, Maggie, BluesSinging In The RainAmazon
20The Deer Run DriftersRestless YouthRestless YouthAmazon
21Antony With Bryce DessnerI Was Young When I Left HomeDark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]Amazon
22The MavericksChildrenFrom Hell to ParadiseAmazon
23Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungTeach Your ChildrenDeja VuAmazon
24Carole KingLike Little ChildrenCrazy in AlabamaAmazon
25The TheJealous of YouthSolitudeAmazon
26Felix Dukes & Mississippi Fred McDowellMotherless ChildrenSounds of the South Vol 4: American Folk Songs for ChildrenAmazon
27Willie Dixon And FriendsYouth to YouWillie Dixon and Friends, Vol. 8Amazon
28Daniel RomanoMiddle ChildCome Cry With MeAmazon
29Roger MillerLittle Children Run and PlayThe Complete Smash-Mercury SinglesAmazon
30Jackson BrowneI Thought I Was A Child (LP Version)For EverymanAmazon
31Willie NelsonMammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [w/ Waylon Jennings]One Hell Of A Ride [Box Set] [Disc 2]Amazon

Covers Show

From the Brill Building to the Delta; from Bakersfield to Woodstock; from Tulsa to Deep Elem. Music on a Friday evening from the deeper wells, all presented to you in the form of covers: some new, some vintage, some traditional. We’ll pair up Tom Waits and Blind Willie Johnson, The Band and JJ Cale, Connee Boswell and VV Brown, and there will also be plenty to cover going back to Gus Cannon, Bradley Kincaid, and The Carter Family. It’s our Friday welcome mat to autumn here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The ShirellesWill You Love Me TomorrowThe Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1Amazon
2Buck OwensI Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]Amazon
3John FogertyI Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides AgainAmazon
4The BandCrazy MamaHigh On The HogAmazon
5J.J. CaleCrazy MamaThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
6The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWhen I Get My RewardsWill The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2Amazon
7Harry Dean StantonWhen I Get My RewardsPartly FictionAmazon
8Mississippi John HurtI'm SatisfiedNight On The DeltaAmazon
9John Sebastian & David GrismanI'm SatisfiedSatisfiedAmazon
10Bradley KincaidFroggie Went A-Courting…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
11Bruce SpringsteenFroggie Went a Courtin'We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
12Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenWalk Right InPublic Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
13Cannon's Jug StompersWalk Right InRoots of RockAmazon
14Hank WilliamsWhy Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?24 GreatestAmazon
15Tom Hiddleston & The Saddle Spring BoysWhy Don't You Love MeI Saw The Light: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackAmazon
16The Seldom SceneMama TriedScenechronizedAmazon
17Merle Haggard And The StrangersMama Tried (2006 Digital Remaster)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
18Merle HaggardSan Antonio RoseTribute To The Best Damn Fiddle PlayerAmazon
19Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysSan Antonio RoseColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
20The Carter FamilyHello StrangerHarry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume FourAmazon
21Emmylou HarrisHello Stranger (Remastered LP Version)Luxury Liner [Remaster]Amazon
22Howlin' WolfLittle Red RoosterGreat Tomato Blues PackageAmazon
23Sam CookeLittle Red RoosterNight BeatAmazon
24ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)/Jack JohnsonI Shall Be ReleasedEndless Highway: The Music of the BandAmazon
25Bob DylanI Shall Be ReleasedBefore The Flood [Disc 1]Amazon
26Connee BoswellHeart And SoulHeart & SoulAmazon
27V V BrownCrazy AmazingTravelling Like The LightAmazon
28Blind Willie JohnsonThe Soul Of A ManThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
29Tom WaitsThe Soul Of A ManGod Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie JohnsonAmazon
30Amy WinehouseWill You Still Love Me Tomorrow?Lioness: Hidden TreasuresAmazon

Free Form – September 2017

Join Dave Stroud for a special edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. He’ll be sitting in for Steady Eddie’s Retro Music Archives, filling the airwaves with sounds you would expect to hear on either show.  With a little blend of roots Americana stirred in. Hot rod sounds, killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, early century pop from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Sunday afternoon in West County. Tune in.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Barbara LewisMake Me Your BabyHello Stranger: The Best of Barbara LewisAmazon
2The RavensMy Baby's GoneOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
3Smiley LewisHey GirlI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 4Amazon
4Kay StarrKay's LamentVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
5Kay StarrNight TrainVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
6The Blind Boys Of AlabamaFree At LastDown In New OrleansAmazon
7The Edwin Hawkins SingersOh Happy DayOh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins SingersAmazon
8Sam CookeMean Old WorldNight BeatAmazon
9The Golden Gate QuartetDipsy DoodleNegro Spirituals, Vol. 1Amazon
10Alabama ShakesKiller Diller BluesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
11Jimmy LigginsCadillac BoogieJump, Jive & SwingAmazon
12TrailerHot Rods to HellSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3Amazon
13Eddie CochranC'mon EverybodyEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]Amazon
14Bea Baker & Maurice King & His WolverinesI Want a Lavender CadillacSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4Amazon
15Mink DevilleSpanish StrollThe Mink De Ville CollectionAmazon
16Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenWhat Does the Deep Sea Say?Public Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
17Annette HanshawMoanin' LowAnnette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)Amazon
18Mae WestMister Deep Blue SeaThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
19David JohansenDeep Blue SeaShakerAmazon
20Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet LickersBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaOne Hour MamaAmazon
21Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysCryin' In The Deep Blue SeaVintage CollectionsAmazon
22Reckless Kelly & Joe ElyRider in the RainSail Away: The Songs Of Randy NewmanAmazon
23Barbara LewisHello StrangerMaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for MAmazon
24John PrineCome Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna BeauregardGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
25Bob Hope, Bing CrosbyNothing in CommonBest of Bob Hope – Capitol RecordsAmazon
26The Boswell SistersThat's How Rhythm Was BornMusic From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin ButtonAmazon
27Tommy And Jimmy DorseyRhythm Saved The WorldThe Gems Of JazzAmazon
28Louis ArmstrongRhythm Saved The WorldRhythm Saved The WorldAmazon
29Ethel SmithI Got RhythmTico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952Amazon
30The HappeningsI Got RhythmThe Best Of The HappeningsAmazon
31Van Dyke Parks/MondrianSail Away LadyThe Harry Smith Project Live Vol. 2Amazon
32The AmericansSail Away LadiesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]Amazon

Five Year Anniversary

Time has flown like it always does…it’s been since August 2012 and we’re taking time out for a special celebration on weekly show. Dave Stroud will be reaching back and revisiting tracks he played on the first couple of  shows back in the day…including tracks from Geraint Watkins, Fats Waller, Sister Rosetta, Big Joe Turner, Nina Simone, and a host of others. Deeper Roots has kept its promise to it’s listeners…back then and right to the current day. Tune in! Join us and raise a glass.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Geraint WatkinsBouffantIn a Bad Mood – Deluxe Expanded EditionAmazon
2Roger McGuinnAnnaAdios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur AlexanderAmazon
3Arthur AlexanderSoldier Of LoveThe Greatest HitsAmazon
4Bill KirchenShelly's Winter Love (Album)Word To The WiseAmazon
5The Ink SpotsWhispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)Greatest HitsAmazon
6Ringo StarrWhispering GrassBeaucoups Of Blues [UK]Amazon
7Fats WallerLulu's Back In TownFats Waller Greatest HitsAmazon
8Fats Waller & His RhythmHey! Stop Kissin' My Sister100 Ans De JazzAmazon
9Slim & SlamHuh! Uh-Huh!Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)Amazon
10Sister Rosetta TharpeDown By the RiversideGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
11Fern JonesJust A Little Talk With JesusThe Glory RoadAmazon
12Geraint WatkinsGo WestDial 'W' for WatkinsAmazon
13Charles BrownI Wanna Go HomeThe 15 Greatest Hits On Ace RecordsAmazon
14Slim HarpoRainin' In My HeartThe Best Of Slim HarpoAmazon
15Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack & His OrchestraMr. Five By FiveCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43Amazon
16Helen HumesBe Ba Ba Le Ba Boogie1945-47Amazon
17Ruth BrownMama He Treats Your Daughter MeanRuth Brown: Mama He Treats Your Daugher Mean & Other HitsAmazon
18Little Willie JohnSleepLittle Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962Amazon
19Nina SimoneWork SongThe Best Of Nina Simone: The Colpix YearsAmazon
20Ray CharlesRubyRay Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated To YouAmazon
21Ivory Joe HunterSince I Met You BabySince I Met You BabyAmazon
22Nellie LutcherHurry On DownFrom The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944Amazon
23Hadda BrooksAnytime, Anyplace, AnywhereBMG Vol. 01 Disc 01 1937-1958Amazon
24The RobinsThe Hatchet Man50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]Amazon
25Bull Moose JacksonFare Thee Well, Deacon Jones, Fare Thee WellBull Moose Jackson 1947-1950Amazon
26Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysDrivin' Nails In My CoffinVintage CollectionsAmazon
27The Louvin BrothersThe Great Atomic PowerHand-PickedAmazon
28Fisk Jubilee SingersJoshua Fit The BattleAmerican Roots Music [Disc 3]Amazon
29Harry BelafonteMama, Look at Boo BooHarry Belafonte: Greatest HitsAmazon
30Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex WilliamsShame On YouShame On YouAmazon
31Bill KirchenValley of the Moon (Album)Word To The WiseAmazon
32Doug Sahm(Is Anybody Going To) San AntoneComplete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1Amazon
33Shirley GunterOop ShoopShirley GunterAmazon
34Big Joe TurnerLove Roller CoasterBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon

Talk To Me

Talk is cheap. Talk can walk…if given the chance. With technology in our face each and every moment … it seems that talk has become even cheaper if not more full of falsehoods. From the very top the sewer of hyperbole flows downhill. But I digress. We’ll go from country to R&B, rock to gospel, and back again…with a theme show about ‘talking’. We’ve got Little Willie John, Nancy Wilson, Bob Wills, Bobby Charles, and Doris Day performing and following the talking points on our roots celebration on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Little Willie JohnTalk To Me, Talk To MeDancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]Amazon
2Los Super 7Talk to MeOxford American Southern Music TexasAmazon
3Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch BoysDon't Talk To Me About MenThe World Is A MonsterAmazon
4Ernest AshworthTalk Back Trembling LipsGolden Age of Country Volume 2: Hard-to-Find Hits [Disc 2]Amazon
5Faron YoungI Hear You Talkin'The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2)Amazon
6Buck OwensLoose Talk (With Rose Maddox)Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 3]Amazon
7Rose & The Maddox BrothersYou've Been Talking In Your SleepMaddox Brothers & RoseAmazon
8Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysHeart to Heart TalkLegends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
9Gene O'QuinKeep A Talkin' BabySwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
10The Louvin BrothersI Know What You're Talking AboutClose Harmony [Disc 1]Amazon
11Bobby CharlesSmall Town Talk (single version)Bobby CharlesAmazon
12Bobby BareTalk Me Some SenseMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
13Lefty FrizzellNo One to Talk to But the Blues (& Shirley Caddell) 1957Life's Like Poetry (Disc 4)Amazon
14Little Willie JohnLet Them TalkLittle Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962Amazon
15Nancy WilsonHappy TalkNancy Wilson and Cannonball AdderleyAmazon
16Peggy LeeTalkin' To Myself About YouThe Capitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
17Doris DayPillow TalkGolden Girl Columbia Recordings 1944-1966 – Disc 2Amazon
18Johnny Mercer & Martha Tilton with Paul Weston & His OrchestraIf I Had A Talking Picture Of YouCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55Amazon
19Sam CookeTalkin' TrashThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
20Frankie FordYou Talk Too MuchThe All Time Greatest Hits OfAmazon
21Snooks EaglinMama Talk to Your Daughter [#]Complete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
22Vicki EvansDont Talk That Talk To MeStompin' 34Amazon
23The Table ToppersTalk To Me BabyStompin' 2Amazon
24Wynonie HarrisKeep-A-TalkingWomen Whiskey & Fish TailsAmazon
25Bull Moose JacksonWe Can Talk Some TrashBull Moose Jackson 1947-1950Amazon
26Harold BurrageHi-Yo SilverJumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)Amazon
27Fats Waller & His RhythmHate To Talk About MyselfComplete Recorded Works Vol.3Amazon
28Mose AllisonI'm Not TalkingCocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini MadnessAmazon
29Eddie JeffersonStart Walkin' Stop Talkin'The BeBop SingersAmazon
30Billie HolidayPlease Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneThe Essential American SingersAmazon
31Norris The TroubadorTalk About Jerusalem Mornin'Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3Amazon
32Brother Claude ElyTalk About JesusSatan Get BackAmazon
33The Bells Of JoyLet's Talk About JesusBoogie Uproar – Gems From The Peacock VaultsAmazon
34Annette HanshawIf I Had a Talking Picture of YouVolume 7 – Annette Hanshaw 1929-30Amazon
35Dinah WashingtonWalkin' And Talkin'GoldAmazon

Free Form – June 2017

We’re going to mix it up this week on Deeper Roots in a regular free form show featuring music that runs the gamut. We’ll hear from Doug Sahm and Arthur Alexander, John Fogerty and Betty Wright, Memphis Minnie and Guy Lombardo, as well as a track from the late Gregg Allman. The topics will range anywhere from bad blood and bad boys to good news and bad news on a fresh collection of the vintage, on KOWS radio: Free Speech. No Bull. Community Radio for West Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Gregg AllmanI Believe I'll Go Back HomeLow Country BluesAmazon
2Betty WrightHe's Bad Bad BadThe Best of Betty WrightAmazon
3DerailersBad, Bad GirlGuaranteed to SatisfyAmazon
4Doug SahmBad BoyThe Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug SahmAmazon
5Sonny Terry & Brownie McGheeBad BloodCripple CreekAmazon
6Blind Lemon JeffersonBad Luck BluesClassic Sides Disc 1Amazon
7John FogertyBad Moon RisingThe Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence CollectionAmazon
8Johnny CashBad NewsThe Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 2Amazon
9Amy HelmGood NewsDidn't It RainAmazon
10Cris CuddyGood Bad NewsSally's WaltzAmazon
11Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesGood NewsSaturday Night / Sunday MorningAmazon
12George OlsenGood NewsBeyond The Blue HorizonAmazon
13Fats DominoBad Luck and TroubleFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
14Sister Rosetta TharpeWhat's That NewsThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
15Marvin GayeWhat's The Matter With You BabyAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
16Memphis MinnieWhat's The Matter With The Mill?21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10Amazon
17Frank StokesWhat's The Matter BluesBroke, Black & Blue [Disc 1] : Up Country BluesAmazon
18The Sunshine BoysWhat's the Matter With Deep ElemThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]Amazon
19Joe LigginsWhat's The Reason (1949)The Chronological Joe Liggins 1948 – 1950Amazon
20Guy LombardoWhat's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)Enjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy LombardoAmazon
21The Mills BrothersWhat's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?)The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3Amazon
22Johnny Burnette With The Johnny Mann SingersYou're The Reason25 Greatest HitsAmazon
23Arthur AlexanderYou're The ReasonThe Greatest HitsAmazon
24Willie NelsonReasons To QuitOne Hell Of A RideAmazon
25Tim HardinReason To BelieveBest Of The TroubadoursAmazon
26Django ReinhardtBelieve It, BelovedThe Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1]Amazon
27Fern JonesI Do BelieveThe Glory RoadAmazon
28Dan HicksYou Gotta Believe [Album Version]The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
29John StewartShe Believes In MeCalifornia BloodlinesAmazon
30The Louvin BrothersMaking BelieveClose Harmony [Disc 3]Amazon
31The Haden TripletsMaking BelieveThe Haden TripletsAmazon
32Matt UrmyWe Must Believe in Magic (feat. Cowboy Jack Clement)Out of the AshesAmazon
33Neil YoungI Believe in YouAfter the Gold RushAmazon
34Rick NelsonBelieve What You SayLegacy [Disc 1]Amazon