Category Archives: Theme Time

Devils and Angels

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

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Sunshine Boys We Need A Whole Lot More Of Jesus (And A Lot Less Rock And Roll) Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
2Ray Wylie Hubbard Lucifer And The Fallen Angels Tell The Devil I'm Getting There As Fast As I Can Amazon
3Bobby McMillon The Devil Song (Child 275) Art of Field Recording: Volume II – Disc 1: Survey Amazon
4Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley Friend Of The Devil The Country Blues Amazon
5Julie Miller The Devil Is an Angel Blue Pony Amazon
6Asleep at the Wheel/The Blind Boys of Alabama The Devil Ain't Lazy Reinventing the Wheel Amazon
7Cowboy Copas Don't Shake Hands With The Devil Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
8Powder River Jack, Kitty Lee Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots Amazon
9James King The Devil's Train Three Chords & The Truth Amazon
10Carrie Rodriguez Devil In Mind Give Me All You Got Amazon
11Shemekia Copeland Devil's Hand Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection Amazon
12Rory Block Devil Got My Woman Hard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip James Amazon
13The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Devils Look Like Angels Between the Ditches Amazon
14Merle Haggard Dealing With The Devil Rainbow Stew – Live Amazon
15Benny Joy Dark Angel Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
16Ryan Cain And The Ables Cupid And The Devil Cupid And The Devil Amazon
17Lee Ann Womack Take The Devil Out Of Me The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone Amazon
18Lefty Frizzell From an Angel to a Devil Life's Like Poetry (Disc 4) Amazon
19The Devil Makes Three What Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul) Redemption & Ruin Amazon
20Willie Nelson Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down Country Music Amazon
21Robert Plant Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down Band Of Joy Amazon
22Margie Singleton Jesus Is My Pusher Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
23Eddie Noack Psycho Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
24The Treniers Devil's Mambo They Rock! They Roll! They Swing! Amazon
25Billy Barton The Devil, My Conscience And I Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974) Amazon
26Peter Rowan Pulling The Devil By the Tail Reggaebilly Amazon
27Coleman Brothers Get Away, Mr. Satan, Get Away Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang Amazon
28Rev W. M. Clark and Sisters Satan At Church (Pm 12559, 4792-1) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) Amazon

Superstition

Superstition and luck are the topics for our theme show on a Friday night in Sonoma County on community radio. Deeper Roots explores those superstitious topics of charms, clovers, black cats, and numerology this week.  Join Dave Stroud for blues from the Wolf, Lucille Bogan, and Albert King; county star power from Skeets McDonald, Ernest Tubb, and Elvis; plus a lot of special treats including tracks from Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Casey Bill Weldon, Joe Barry, and Larry Campbell. We’ll also be wishing on star power from Cliff Edwards and Petra Haden…and four leaf clover luck from Nick Lucas, Bill Haley, and Al Miller. From the turn of the century to a couple of contemporary sounds.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Chris Thomas King Superstitious Blues Me, My Guitar and the Blues Amazon
2Ernest Tubb Since That Black Cat Passed My Path Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1 Amazon
3Howlin' Wolf I Ain't Superstitious Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
4Casey Bill Weldon Jinx Blues Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961 Amazon
5Lucille Bogan Superstitious Blues (Hooch House Blues) Complete Recorded Works – Volume 2 Amazon
6Al Miller I Found A Four Leaf Clover (BP 8047, 12923-A) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) Amazon
7Bobby "Blue" Bland Friday The 13th Child His California Album Amazon
8Stevie Wonder Superstition Talking Book Amazon
9Dr. John I Been Hoodood Definitive Pop Collection Amazon
10Louis Jordan Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man Jivin' With Jordan Amazon
11Al Reed Hoodoo The Ultimate Rockin' Halloween Party (American Horror Songs 1930s – 1950s) Amazon
12Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Bad Luck If You Don't Know Me By Now Amazon
13Dusty Springfield Spooky Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels Amazon
14Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Spooky Anyway The Wind Blows Amazon
15Bill Frisell & Petra Haden When You Wish Upon A Star Petra Haden And Bill Frisell Amazon
16Robert Johnson Wish Upon A Star Close Personal Friend Amazon
17Koko Taylor Born Under a Bad Sign The Best of Koko Taylor Amazon
18Larry Campbell Bad Luck Charm Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams Amazon
19Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm Elvis' Golden Records (Volume 3) Amazon
20Joe Barry Four Leaf Clover I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1 Amazon
21Bill Haley Four Leaf Clover Blues Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1 Amazon
22Nick Lucas I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips Amazon
23Skeets McDonald Looking At The Moon And Wishing On A Star Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection Amazon
24Cliff Edwards When You Wish upon a Star 40 Your Hit Parade Amazon
25War Spill the Wine Remember the Titans: An Original Walt Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film) Amazon
26Johnny Otis & Marci Lee Casting My Spell on You Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961 Amazon
27Albert King Born Under A Bad Sign Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] Amazon
28William Bell Born Under A Bad Sign This Is Where I Live Amazon
29Billy Boy Arnold Cell No. 13 Blues Billy Boy Arnold Sings: Big Bill Broonzy Amazon
30Brownie McGhee Secret Mojo Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961 Amazon
31Screamin' Jay Hawkins I Put a Spell on You Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961 Amazon

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.Artist Title Album Buy
1Dick Curless A Tombstone Every Mile (1) A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969) Amazon
2Red Simpson Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer Amazon
3Lyle Lovett The Truck Song Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man Amazon
4Joe Ely White Line Fever Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard Amazon
5Marty Stuart Truck Drivers' Blues Nashville Vol. 1: Tear The Woodpile Down Amazon
6Bill Kirchen Hillbilly Truck Drivin' Man Tied to the Wheel Amazon
7The Sons Of The Pioneers Diesel Smoke Country Legends Amazon
8Burl Ives With Grady Martin & His Slew Foot Five Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956 Amazon
9Bill Neely I'm A Truck Drivin' Daddy Texas Law & Justice Amazon
10Bob Ensign Midnight Trucker Front Porch Pickin': Bluegrass Instrumentals ('60s) Amazon
11Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun Semi-Truck Rig Rock Deluxe Amazon
12Red Simpson Happy Go Lucky Truck Driver The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer Amazon
13Jimmy Martin Truck Driving Man Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 3] Amazon
14Buck Owens Truck Drivin' Man Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) Amazon
15Norton Buffalo Eighteen Wheels Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon Amazon
16Dale Watson Been A Long Truckin Day The Trucking Sessions Vol 3 Amazon
17Merle Haggard Truck Driver's Blues Working In Tennessee Amazon
18Buck Owens Will There Be Big Rigs In Heaven Rig Rock Deluxe Amazon
19Dave Dudley Six Days On The Road Classic Country Amazon
20Bill Kirchen Mama Hated Diesels Seeds and Stems Amazon
21Cliff Bruner & His Boys Truck Driver's Blues (1939) The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3] Amazon
22Jess Willard Truck Driver's Boogie Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
23Jimmy Martin Truck Driver's Queen Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 3] Amazon
24Parker Millsap Truck Stop Gospel Parker Millsap Amazon
25Asleep at the Wheel/Leon Rausch Truck Driver's Blues It's A Good Day Amazon
26Jim Lauderdale Diesel, Diesel, Diesel The Other Sessions Amazon
27Leon Russell Truck Drivin' Man Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
28BR5-49 18 Wheels And A Crowbar Big Backyard Beat Show Amazon
29Bill Kirchen Roll Truck Roll Tied to the Wheel Amazon
30Dale Watson Jack's Truck Stop & Cafe I Hate These Songs Amazon
31Little Willies Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves For the Good Times Amazon

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.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Norman Luboff Choir Shenandoah Songs of the South and Songs of the Sea Amazon
2Gene Autry Tumbling Tumbleweeds Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1] Amazon
3Gene Autry Back In the Saddle Again Don't Fence Me In:Western Music Early Golden Era Amazon
4The Western Flyers Along The Navajo Trail Wild Blue Yonder Amazon
5Marty Robbins The Strawberry Roan Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs Amazon
6Duane Eddy Streets of Laredo Rebel Rouser Amazon
7Ernest Tubb The Yellow Rose Of Texas Ernest Tubb and His Texas Troubadours Amazon
8Gene Autry & Jimmy Long The Yellow Rose Of Texas American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 2] Amazon
9Marty Robbins Red River Valley All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
10Johnny Bond Red River Valley History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 9 Amazon
11Roy Rogers & Dale Evans The Old Chisholm Trail 16 Great Songs Of The Old West Amazon
12Ken Curtis & The Sons of the Pioneers Home On The Range The Cowboy Album Amazon
13Ken Maynard Home On The Range When I Was A Cowboy, Volume 2 Amazon
14Judy Canova Along The Navajo Trail (Radio) Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1 Amazon
15The Sons Of The Pioneers Along The Santa Fe Trail Sons Of The Pioneers Amazon
16Rex Allen Riding Down To Mexico The Last of The Great Singing Cowboys Amazon
17Johnny Bond Goodbye Old Paint Standard Transcriptions Amazon
18Cisco Houston I Ride An Old Paint The Folkways Years: 1944-1961 Amazon
19Michael Martin Murphey I Ride An Old Paint/Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo/Git Along Little Doggies Cowboy Songs Amazon
20Eddy Arnold Cattle Call Stampede! Western Music's Late Golden Era Amazon
21Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The Pioneers Blue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time") Country Legends Amazon
22Ken Maynard Lone Star Trail Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots Amazon
23Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) Strawberry Roan Dynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58 Amazon
24Wilmer Watts And The Lonely Eagles Sleepy Desert Gastonia Gallop – Cotton Mill Songs & Hillbilly Blues 1927-1931 Amazon
25Carson Robison's Buckaroos Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots Amazon
26Crowder Brothers Wild West Rambler When I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1 Amazon
27Powder River Jack, Kitty Lee Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail When I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1 Amazon
28Jimmie Driftwood Billy The Kid Americana, Vol. 2 Amazon
29Don Edwards Sam Bass Saddle Songs (1 of 2) Amazon
30The Light Crust Doughboys Oh Susannah Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp) Amazon
31Tex Ritter My Darling Clementine Have I Stayed Away Too Long Amazon
32Tex Ritter Chisholm Trail High Noon Amazon
33Roy Rogers & Dale Evans The Streets Of Laredo 16 Great Songs Of The Old West Amazon
34Roy Rogers & Dale Evans With Frank Worth & His Orchestra Happy Trails Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3] Amazon

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.Artist Title Album Buy
1Fats Domino My Girl Josephine A Lot Of Dominos Amazon
2Paul Kanter & Jefferson Starship The Baby Tree Blows Against The Empire Amazon
3Rosalie Sorrels Rock, Salt And Nails Cover to Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [Disc 1] Amazon
4Harry Dean Stanton Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Partly Fiction Amazon
5Mark Selby Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt Amazon
6Wayne Cochran Last Kiss 30 Country Hits – A History of Country Music Amazon
7Chuck Berry Back In The U.S.A. Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
8Sonny Burgess Red Headed Woman Rockin' Memphis [Disc 3] Amazon
9The Allman Brothers Band Melissa Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
10Tower Of Power You're Still A Young Man Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll Amazon
11The Main Ingredient Everybody Plays the Fool 70s Music Explosion – Miracles Amazon
12Sister Sledge We Are Family Ultimate Disco Amazon
13J. Geils Band Give It To Me Must Have Got Lost Amazon
14Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Don't Do Me Like That Damn the Torpedoes Amazon
15The Smithereens Blood & Roses Blown to Smithereens: The Best of the Smithereens Amazon
16Lonnie Brooks Mr. Hot Shot Stompin' 3 Amazon
17Steam Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969 Amazon
18Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James Cotton When The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1 Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin Amazon
19Della Reese Don't You Know Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1) Amazon
20Keely Smith/Louis Prima That Old Black Magic Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin Amazon
21Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New York The Capitol Years [Disc 1] Amazon
22The Partridge Family I Think I Love You Have A Nice Day: Super Hits Of The '70s, Vol. 3 Amazon
23Al Jarreau We're In This Love Together BMG Vol. 03 Disc 01 1981-1983 Amazon
24D.L. Menard The Back Door The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999 Amazon
25Mel Tillis Who's Julie Only Country – 1965-1969 Amazon
26Don Williams Amanda The Definitive Collection Amazon
27Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy 70s Music Explosion – Magic Disc 2 Amazon
28Johnny Cash Rusty Cage Unchained Amazon
29Steely Dan Reeling in the Years A Decade of Steely Dan Amazon
30The Roches Wedding Bell Blues Time & Love, The Music of Laura Nyro Amazon
31James Brown Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise) In the Jungle Groove Amazon
32James Brown Cold Sweat CD of JB II: Cold Sweat and Other Soul Classics Amazon

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.Artist Title Album Buy
1Bob Dylan Young at Heart Fallen Angels Amazon
2Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus Hello Young Lovers Broadway In Rhythm Amazon
3Percy Faith Theme for Young Lovers 16 Most Requested Songs Amazon
4Paul & Paula Young Lovers Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64 Amazon
5Ruby & Romantics (63-64) When You're Young And In Love Our Day Will Come: The Very Be Amazon
6Sonny James Young Love Singles Amazon
7Robin Ward Young Lovers After Midnight The Very Best Of Amazon
8Rick Nelson Young World Greatest Love Songs Amazon
9Rick Nelson Young Emotions Greatest Love Songs Amazon
10Nat King Cole Too Young Your Hit Parade – 1951 Amazon
11Hank Garland Blame It On My Youth Move! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank Garland Amazon
12Bing Crosby & Guy Lombardo Young At Heart Your Hit Parade – 1954 Amazon
13Flying Pickets When You're Young and in Love Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4 Amazon
14Bob Dylan Forever Young The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 2] Amazon
15Billy Bob Thornton I Gotta Grow Up Beautiful Door Amazon
16Tom Waits I Don't Wanna Grow Up Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years Amazon
17Hayes Carll I Don't Wanna Grow Up Trouble In Mind Amazon
18Bill Frisell & Petra Haden I Don't Want To Grow Up Petra Haden And Bill Frisell Amazon
19Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards When You And I Were Young, Maggie, Blues Singing In The Rain Amazon
20The Deer Run Drifters Restless Youth Restless Youth Amazon
21Antony With Bryce Dessner I Was Young When I Left Home Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1] Amazon
22The Mavericks Children From Hell to Paradise Amazon
23Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Teach Your Children Deja Vu Amazon
24Carole King Like Little Children Crazy in Alabama Amazon
25The The Jealous of Youth Solitude Amazon
26Felix Dukes & Mississippi Fred McDowell Motherless Children Sounds of the South Vol 4: American Folk Songs for Children Amazon
27Willie Dixon And Friends Youth to You Willie Dixon and Friends, Vol. 8 Amazon
28Daniel Romano Middle Child Come Cry With Me Amazon
29Roger Miller Little Children Run and Play The Complete Smash-Mercury Singles Amazon
30Jackson Browne I Thought I Was A Child (LP Version) For Everyman Amazon
31Willie Nelson Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [w/ Waylon Jennings] One Hell Of A Ride [Box Set] [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.Artist Title Album Buy
1Little Willie John Talk To Me, Talk To Me Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] Amazon
2Los Super 7 Talk to Me Oxford American Southern Music Texas Amazon
3Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys Don't Talk To Me About Men The World Is A Monster Amazon
4Ernest Ashworth Talk Back Trembling Lips Golden Age of Country Volume 2: Hard-to-Find Hits [Disc 2] Amazon
5Faron Young I Hear You Talkin' The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2) Amazon
6Buck Owens Loose Talk (With Rose Maddox) Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 3] Amazon
7Rose & The Maddox Brothers You've Been Talking In Your Sleep Maddox Brothers & Rose Amazon
8Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Heart to Heart Talk Legends of Country Music Disc 4 Amazon
9Gene O'Quin Keep A Talkin' Baby Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
10The Louvin Brothers I Know What You're Talking About Close Harmony [Disc 1] Amazon
11Bobby Charles Small Town Talk (single version) Bobby Charles Amazon
12Bobby Bare Talk Me Some Sense Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969 Amazon
13Lefty Frizzell No One to Talk to But the Blues (& Shirley Caddell) 1957 Life's Like Poetry (Disc 4) Amazon
14Little Willie John Let Them Talk Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962 Amazon
15Nancy Wilson Happy Talk Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley Amazon
16Peggy Lee Talkin' To Myself About You The Capitol Collector's Series Amazon
17Doris Day Pillow Talk Golden Girl Columbia Recordings 1944-1966 – Disc 2 Amazon
18Johnny Mercer & Martha Tilton with Paul Weston & His Orchestra If I Had A Talking Picture Of You Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55 Amazon
19Sam Cooke Talkin' Trash The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4) Amazon
20Frankie Ford You Talk Too Much The All Time Greatest Hits Of Amazon
21Snooks Eaglin Mama Talk to Your Daughter [#] Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
22Vicki Evans Dont Talk That Talk To Me Stompin' 34 Amazon
23The Table Toppers Talk To Me Baby Stompin' 2 Amazon
24Wynonie Harris Keep-A-Talking Women Whiskey & Fish Tails Amazon
25Bull Moose Jackson We Can Talk Some Trash Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950 Amazon
26Harold Burrage Hi-Yo Silver Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
27Fats Waller & His Rhythm Hate To Talk About Myself Complete Recorded Works Vol.3 Amazon
28Mose Allison I'm Not Talking Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness Amazon
29Eddie Jefferson Start Walkin' Stop Talkin' The BeBop Singers Amazon
30Billie Holiday Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone The Essential American Singers Amazon
31Norris The Troubador Talk About Jerusalem Mornin' Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3 Amazon
32Brother Claude Ely Talk About Jesus Satan Get Back Amazon
33The Bells Of Joy Let's Talk About Jesus Boogie Uproar – Gems From The Peacock Vaults Amazon
34Annette Hanshaw If I Had a Talking Picture of You Volume 7 – Annette Hanshaw 1929-30 Amazon
35Dinah Washington Walkin' And Talkin' Gold Amazon

Songs About Cats

Nothing wrong with a little theme fun…and what better way to have it than with a topic that can be heard from in virtually any genre: cats. cool cats, tom cats, go cats, hep-cats, black cats, pussy cats, kitty cats and kittens…all of them are subject to our musical scrutiny in this week’s Deeper Roots show. We’ll hear from the early banjo novelty genius Harry Reser, key meddling Fats Waller, lounge swingers like Bobby Darin, Cy Coleman, and The Blue Hawaiians. And you know there’s also a hint of of black cat and pussy cat jazz and blues from Bo Carter, Bob Brozman, Benny Goodman, and Eddie Lang.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Mongo Santamaria El Pussy Cat Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
2Julia Lee Scat You Cats Ugly Papa Amazon
3Bo Carter Pussy Cat Blues Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1] Amazon
4Bob Brozman Dead Cat On The Line Blues Reflex Amazon
5Bob Brozman Dog and Cat Hello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz! Amazon
6Little Willie John Leave My Kitten Alone Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962 Amazon
7Roy Orbison Bad Cat [Demo Recording] The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1] Amazon
8Roy Orbison Cat Called Domino The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1] Amazon
9Harry Reser Cat And Dog The Collection Amazon
10Harry Reser Kitten On The Keys The Collection Amazon
11Fats Waller Kitten On The Keys Music By Fats Waller Amazon
12Eddie Lang Wild Cat 100 Jazz Guitar Favorites Amazon
13Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, The Benny Goodman Sextet Wholly Cats The Original Guitar Hero Amazon
14The Blue Hawaiians Searchin' for da Cat Sway Amazon
15The Blue Hawaiians Da Cat (Reprise) Sway Amazon
16Four Piece Suit Something for Cat Ready to Where? Amazon
17Cy Coleman Pussy Cat Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers Amazon
18Dean Martin Open Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Coming In) (1992 Digital Remaster) The Capitol Years [Disc 1] Amazon
19Norma Tanega Walkin' My Cat Named Dog Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2] Amazon
20Bobby Darin Gyp the Cat [#] Wild Cool & Swingin Amazon
21Cappy Bianco The Cat Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5 Amazon
22Lee Allen And His Band Cat Walk The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
23Dave "Baby" Cortez Cat Nip Happy Organs, Wild Guitars Amazon
24Bob Dylan Cat's In The Well Under The Red Sky Amazon
25Lee Dorsey The Kitty Cat Song The Ep Collection…Plus Amazon
26The Coasters Three Cool Cats Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3] Amazon
27Maria Muldaur Shout You Cats Garden Of Joy Amazon
28Jimmy Swan Country Cattin' Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album Amazon
29Charlie Walker Wild as a Wildcat The Best of Country Amazon
30Charlie Adams Cattin' Around Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album Amazon
31Louis Jordan At The Swing Cats Ball Jivin' With Jordan Amazon
32Curley Weaver & Clarence Moore Wild Cat Kitten Georgia Blues 1928-33 Amazon
33Cisco Houston The Cat Came Back The Folkways Years: 1944-1961 Amazon
34Freddie Neil & Friend Listen Kitten 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks Amazon
35Tom Jones What's New Pussycat? The Best of Tom Jones [Polygram] Amazon

420 Music

It’s a topical theme…it’s a medicinal thing…it’s a blend of sounds celebrating vipers and jives from the past century. There is no shortage of material to pull from the well of Americana…whether that be from the 1920s or from the 2010s. We’ll hear mellow sounds from Trixie Smith, Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats, winsome themes from Fountains of Wayne, snark from The Harlem Hamfats, and recent relevance from The Devil Makes Three. While April 20th has passed, the topic is a lively one here in California these days and we’re mostly on friendly terms with the weed…even for those that don’t imbibe. The fact is, we have the freedom to do so if we so choose, right?

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Fountains Of Wayne Planet Of Weed Traffic And Weather Amazon
2Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson Roll Me Up (Album version) Heroes Amazon
3Hugh Laurie The Weed Smoker's Dream Didn't It Rain (Deluxe) Amazon
4Bea Foote Weed The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
5Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy All The Jive Is Gone The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
6Buck Washington Save The Roach For Me The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
7Don Redman & His Orchestra Chant of the Weed When Hemp Was Hip Amazon
8Buster Bennett Reefer Head Woman Chronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947) Amazon
9Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats Weed Smoking Mama Memphis Highway Stomp Amazon
10The Toyes Smoke Two Joints Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000: Disc 2 Amazon
11Harlan Pepper Reefer The Alternate Root 420 Sampler Amazon
12Neil Young Roll Another Number (For The Road) Tonight's The Night Amazon
13Trixie Smith Jack I'm Mellow The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
14Ray Charles Let's Go Get Stoned Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection Amazon
15Barney Bigard Sextet Sweet Marihuana Brown The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
16The Cats & The Fiddle Killin' Jive The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
17Fats Waller The Reefer Song Last Testament His Final Recor Amazon
18Cab Calloway Reefer Man The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
19Tampa Red & The Chicago Five I'm Gonna Get High The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
20The Harlem Hamfats Weed Smokers' Dream The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
21Julia Lee Marijuana Kansas City Star [Disc 4] Amazon
22Larry Adler Smoking Reefers The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
23Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb & His Orchestra Wacky Dust The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Amazon
24The Devil Makes Three Champagne And Reefer Redemption & Ruin Amazon
25Bob Dylan & The Band Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 [Live] The Complete, Historic "Isle Of Wight" Concert, 1969 (Remixed and Remastered 2013) Amazon
26Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' Stay In or Stay Out – Pass the Dutchie Putomayo Presents Zydeco Amazon
27KC & the Sunshine Band I Get Lifted 25th Anniversary Edition Disc 1 Amazon
28Rick James Mary Jane Old School Friday Amazon
29Ringo Starr The No No Song Blast From Your Past Amazon

Country Memories

Country Memories
Country Memories

Nostalgia sometimes sounds like a bad cold or some obscure disease. Well…the latter is certainly not so far from the mark. We’re going to bring some country performers into our playlist this evening to share memories of the old home, faded memories and faded loves. We’ll hear from The Dillards, Hazel Dickens, Jack Guthrie, Rodney Crowell, Bobby Bare, and many others in our theme of ‘Country Memories’ this week. Join Dave Stroud for two hours of ‘sweet memories’ on community radio this week.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Stoney Edwards You'll Remember Me Down Home in the Country Amazon
2Flatt & Scruggs 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered [Album Version] 16 Biggest Hits Amazon
3Mac Wiseman Tis Sweet To Be Remembered Teenage Hangout Amazon
4Johnny Cash Memories Are Made of This Unchained Amazon
5Willie Nelson Your Memory Won't Die The Hungry Years Amazon
6Doc Watson My Rose of Old Kentucky Memories Amazon
7The Country Gentlemen Green Green Grass Of Home The Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon
8The Dillards The Old Home Place There Is A Time: 1963-70 Amazon
9Hazel Dickens A Few Old Memories It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song Amazon
10Red Allen & Frank Wakefield Faded Memory Keep On Going: The Rebel & Melodeon Recordings Amazon
11The Acoustic Medicine Show Faded Memory Steel String Line Amazon
12Ricky Skaggs River Of Memory Family And Friends Amazon
13Floyd Tillman & Leona Williams Let's Make Memories Tonight The Influence Amazon
14Henson Cargill Green, Green Grass of Home Skip a Rope Amazon
15Bobby Bare 500 Miles Away from Home Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969 Amazon
16Rodney Crowell Please Remember Me The Essential Rodney Crowell Amazon
17Doc Watson I'm Going Back To The Old Home Riding the Midnight Train Amazon
18Jimmie Rodgers My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans The Essential Jimmie Rodgers Amazon
19Hank Williams Lost Highway Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949 Amazon
20Jack Guthrie Chained To A Memory Oklahoma Hills Amazon
21Webb Pierce Memory Number One Singles Amazon
22The Carter Family Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1] Amazon
23The Stanley Brothers; vocal by Carter Stanley & Pee Wee Lambert The Old Home The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers Amazon
24Elvis Presley I Forgot to Remember to Forget The Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2 Amazon
25John Prine & Mac Wiseman I Forgot to Remember to Forget Standard Songs for Average People Amazon
26Stuart Hamblen Remember Me The History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 19) Amazon
27Grandpa Jones I Guess You Don't Remember Now Makes The Rafters Ring Amazon
28Roland White Band On My Way Back to the Old Home I Wasn't Born to Rock'n Roll Amazon
29Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies When I'm Gone Don't You Grieve Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' Papa Amazon
30Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 3 Amazon
31Slim Harbert & His Boys Honey, This Time I'm Gone You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942 Amazon
32Merle Travis & Joe Maphis Picture On The Wall Country Music's 2 Guitar Greats Merle Travis & Joe Maphis Amazon
33Jimmie Davis Pal Of Long Ago Nobody's Darlin' But Mine: 1928-1937 Amazon