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A Bucket Of Nuggets

October 4, 2024 Dave

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

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

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Rain Theme

September 28, 2024 Dave

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

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

Summer of Broken Hearts

September 14, 2024 Dave

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

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

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Americana Roundup

July 26, 2024 Dave

Looking back over the past fifty-or-so years, we find a large gathering assembled under a large, all-inclusive tent, called Americana. There’s hardly a definition that’s been assigned and it’s hardly what we’d term ‘a genre’. It is, rather, a mood of the music and a narrative of the storytelling defines it. Like the dozens of genres that line it’s walls, we’ve come to know what we’re listening to: blues, gospel, folk and tradition, jazz, and everything in between. This week we’ll be stepping into that tent to congregate and celebrate that ‘sound we know’ called Americana. The digital bins will take us only so far back, celebrating the music of Bob Dylan, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch, Joe Ely, Old Crow Medicine Show and a couple dozen others. Just what’s needed and built on playlists worthy of the very best of the Americana Hours broadcast each morning here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Old Crow Medicine Show	Wagon Wheel	O.C.M.S.
2	Bob Dylan	Hard Times	Good As I Been To You
3	Keb' Mo'	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
4	Sheryl Crow	No Depression In Heaven	The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
5	Rosanne Cash	Motherless Children	The List
6	Ray Wylie Hubbard	Tell The Devil I'm Gettin' There As Fast As I Can	Tell The Devil I'm Getting There As Fast As I Can
7	Buddy Miller & Julie Miller	Forever Has Come To An End	Buddy & Julie Miller
8	Lyle Lovett	If I Had a Boat	Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man
9	Guy Clark	Fort Worth Blues	Cold Dog Soup
10	Lucinda Williams	Lake Charles	Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
11	The Texas Tornados	The Gardens	4 Aces
12	Buddy Miller	That's How I Got To Memphis	Your Love And Other Lies
13	The Flatlanders	Dallas	More a Legend Than a Band
14	Joe Ely	If You Were A Bluebird	Joe Ely
15	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Killing The Blues	Raising Sand
16	Alison Krauss & Union Station	The Lucky One	New Favorite
17	Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris	All The Roadrunning	All The Roadrunning
18	Steve Earle	Copperhead Road	Copperhead Road
19	Blaze Foley	Clay Pigeons	Wanted More Dead Than Alive
20	Justin Townes Earle	Harlem River Blues	Harlem River Blues [Explicit]
21	Gillian Welch	Red Clay Halo	Time (The Revelator)
22	Gillian Welch	Caleb Meyer	Hell Among the Yearlings
23	Van Morrison	Till I Gain Control Again	Pay The Devil
24	First Aid Kit	Emmylou	The Lion's Roar (Bonus Track Version)
25	John Hiatt	Drive South	Slow Turning

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Tell Me a Story

July 13, 2024 Dave

Storytelling in song is not new. It’s mankind’s way of conveying, in both accuracy and reflection, the narrative from one perspective. Embellishments and hooks have long been the best way to make the story easy to digest and, if need be, to get a point (likely sociopolitical) across. We’ll be doing just that in this Friday’s episode: stories based in war, natural disasters, national tragedies and personal conflict. We’ll take a hundred year tour of storytelling from Bessie Smith to the Drive-by Truckers, from Memphis Minnie and The Tex-I-An Boys to Calexico, The Staple Singers and Marty Robbins. There are floods, murders, environmental catastrophes, bombings, and some wartime solemnity to be shared today. Tune into KOWS Community Radio every Friday morning for some fresh musical linens, curated by the outdoors and streaming to all of planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM/listen

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Mac Wiseman	Wreck Of The Old '97	Sings Old Time Country Favorites
2	Jimmie Driftwood	The Battle of New Orleans	Six Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles
3	Marty Robbins	Ballad Of The Alamo	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
4	Johnny Horton	Sink The Bismark	Classic Country Great Story Songs [Disc 2]
5	Calexico	Victor Jara's Hands	Carried To Dust
6	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	Ohio	So Far
7	Joni Mitchell	Woodstock	Hits
8	Grateful Dead	New, New Minglewood Blues	What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Disc 1
9	Grateful Dead	New Speedway Boogie	What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Disc 1
10	Arlo Guthrie with The Dillards	Ludlow Massacre	Thirty Two Cents Postage Due
11	Tom Petty	Jefferson Jericho Blues	Mojo (Extra Mojo Version)
12	Randy Newman	Burn On	Sail Away
13	Charlie Haden	Is This America? (Katrina 2005)	Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy
14	Johnny Cash	Five Feet High And Rising	Songs Of Our Soil
15	Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie	When the Levee Breaks	People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature
16	Sin-Killer Griffin	Wasn't That A Mighty Storm	Field Recordings, Vol. 5: Louisiana, Texas, Bahamas (1933-1940)
17	The Tex-I-An Boys	Wasn't That A Mighty Storm?	Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways
18	Bessie Smith	Backwater Blues	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
19	Rory Block	Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)	Confessions of A Blues Singer
20	Chill Pill Dancers	Zoot Suit Riot	Swing: Next Generation
21	Mimi & Richard Fariqa	Birmingham Sunday	Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 10 The West Coast
22	Archie Shepp	Blues for Brother George Jackson	Verve Unmixed, Vol. 2
23	Drive-By Truckers	What It Means	American Band
24	Will And Jehnean	Trail of Tears	Song of America
25	Don McLean	American Pie	Songs For The Open Road [Platinum Legends]

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Tex Mex Fest

June 23, 2024 Dave

We took a journey to the south in last week’s show and this week, we head further west where we’ll share a vibrant and dynamic genre that reflects the rich cultural fusion of its geographic origins, combining traditional Mexican folk music with contemporary American influences of country, rhythm and blues, and rock. With the accordion and bajo sexto, drums, bass and guitar punching a hefty rhythm whose lyrics are often filled with catchy hooks and danceable beats, it is prominently featured in festivals, celebrations and public events across the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. We’ll share some of the influentials from across the border like Lydia Mendoza as well as the mainstays and popular artists of the past half century including Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm, The Texas Tornados, Flaco Jimenez, The Mavericks and a dozen others in this week’s Deeper Roots fest.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Conjunto Sotavento de Nacho Fierro	La Bamba	Tex Mex Folk 1920s to 1950s
2	Lydia Mendoza	Jurame	Lone Star
3	Lydia Mendoza	Mal Hombre	American Roots Music [Disc 4]
4	Las Hermanas Mendoza	Mis pensamientos	The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
5	Little Joe & La Familia	Las Nubes	American Roots Music [Disc 4]
6	Conjunto Bernal	Mi Unico Camino	Lone Star
7	Ritchie Valens	La Bamba	Southern California With Fond Memories
8	Freddy Fender	Before The Next Teardrop Falls	Before The Next Teardrop Falls
9	Los Super Seven	Cupido (ft. Freddy Fender & Rick Trevino)	Heard It On The X
10	Freddy Fender	Wasted Days And Wasted Nights	Country Crossroads
11	The Texas Tornados	Who Were You Thinkin' Of	Texas Tornados
12	Doug Sahm	Nuevo Laredo	Best of Sir Douglas 68-75
13	Sir Douglas Quintet	Dynamite Woman	Mono Singles '68-'72
14	Sir Douglas Quintet	She's About A Mover	Sir Douglas
15	Tejas Brothers (w/ Augie Meyers and Larry Joe Taylor)	Rosa	Live a Little More
16	Los Lobos	Will the Wolf Survive?	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
17	The Mavericks	Volver, Volver	Collection [2003]
18	The Mavericks	Ven Hacia Mi (Come Unto Me) [Conjunto Version]	In Time (10th Anniversary Deluxe)
19	Eddie "Lalo" Torres Y Su Conjunto	Arriba San Antonio	The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
20	Santiago Jimenez Jr.	Alma de Tejas	The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
21	Flaco Jimenez	El Pesudo	Flaco Jimenez
22	Flaco Jiminez	The Girls From Texas featuring Ry Cooder (Album Version)	Partners
23	Flaco Jimenez	Por Una Mujer Bonita	Flaco Jimenez
24	Linda Ronstadt	Mi Ranchito (My Little Ranch)	Mas Canciones
25	Ry Cooder w/Sam Samudio	No Quiero	The Border/Alamo Bay
26	Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	Wooly Bully	Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
27	David Lindley & El Rayo-X	Texas Tango	Very Greasy
28	Charley Pride	Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone	Country USA 1970
29	Marty Robbins	El Paso	All-Time Greatest Hits

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Swamp Pop Fest

June 15, 2024 Dave

Swamp pop. What is it and where does Tex Mex begin and country blues end? Well, just listen for that Louisiana backbeat, a taste of torch song and rocking rhythm. We’ll take on the music of Tex Mex next week but this week we’ll be sampling some of the greats of that splinter genre referred to as ‘swamp pop’; music that was grafted from a number of different root source sounds. Swamp pop remains an important cultural expression of the Acadiana region, celebrated for its heartfelt and nostalgic qualities. While it never achieved the widespread commercial success of other genres, swamp pop has maintained a dedicated following and continues to be performed by contemporary musicians. We’ll share the sounds of some of the genre’s most popular: Warren Storm, Tommy McLain, Rod Bernard, Clint West and so many others. Drop on by.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Cookie & the Cupcakes	Mathilda	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
2	Joe Barry	I'm A Fool To Care	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
3	Joe Barry	Teardrops in My Heart	I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
4	Joe Barry	Little Jewel of the Vieux Carre	I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
5	Rockin' Sidney	Shirley Jean	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
6	John Fred	Shirley	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
7	Rod Bernard	This Should Go On Forever	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
8	Rod Bernard	Diggy Liggy Lo	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
9	Rod Bernard	Colinda	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
10	Warren Storm	Prisoner's Song	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
11	Warren Storm	Hey Ma Ma	Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
12	Lil' Band Of Gold/Warren Storm	Please Mr. Sandman	Americana Roots Songbook: Louisiana
13	Little Bob & The Lollipops	Nobody But You	Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009
14	Lil' Bob & the Lollipops	I Got Loaded	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
15	Johnnie Allan	Lonely Days & Lonely Nights	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
16	Jivin' Gene	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
17	Dale & Grace	I'm Leaving It All Up to You	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
18	Clint West	Our Love	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
19	Clint West	Big Blue Diamonds	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
20	Cookie & His Cupcakes	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
21	Cookie And The Cupcakes	Until Then	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
22	Cookie & The Cupcakes	Got You on My Mind	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
23	Shelton Dunaway & The Cupcakes	Mary Lou Doing The Popeye	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
24	Tommy McLain	Sweet Dreams	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
25	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	The Essential Collection
26	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
27	Tommy McLain	Somebody (Radio Edit)	I Ran Down Every Dream
28	The Uniques	All These Things	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
29	Randy & the Rockets	Lets Do the Cajun Twist	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
30	Joe Barry	Just Because	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
31	Cookie & The Cupcakes	I Cried	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
32	Tommy McLain	I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)	I Ran Down Every Dream
33	Rockin' Sidney	My Toot-Toot	Alligator Stomp: Cajun Zydeco Classics

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White Powder Muse

May 19, 2024 Dave

Cocaine is one of a few substances that have served as a muse, both in word and effect, in various forms of art throughout history, particularly in the 20th century. Its influence can be found repeatedly in the music industry, peaking in use during the 1980s when it was used by performer and listener as the disco and party-going atmosphere exploded, Contributing to this bacchanal were films depicting its use (and abuse) with plot themes embracing the white powder in storytelling. Cocaine’s impact is predominant in the genres of rock, jazz, and hip-hop and many performers have openly discussed their cocaine use, and its influence can be heard in lyrics, musical styles, and even album artwork. This week’s show looks at this muse with sounds from Margo Price, The Reverend Horton Heat, Lucille Bogan, Fred Neil and a host of others from 1929 to the present.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Roy Hogsed	Cocaine Blues	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
2	Hank Williams III	Cocaine Blues	Risin' Outlaw
3	Dick Justice	Cocaine	Old Time Music From West VI : Old-Time Music From West Virgi
4	Carl Martin	That New Kind Of Stuff	Carl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded Works
5	Lucille Bogan	Baking Powder Blues	Cocaine Blues
6	Johnny Cash	Cocaine Blues	Silver
7	Billy Hughes	Cocaine Blues	Country & Western Hit Parade 1947
8	Son Volt	Cocaine and Ashes	American Central Dust
9	The Reverend Horton Heat	Bales of Cocaine	Holy Roller
10	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Cocaine Blues	Dance Ranch
11	Miss Marcy & Her Texas Sugardaddy's	Whiskey And Cocaine	Deep Ellum
12	Grateful Dead	Casey Jones	Workingman's Dead
13	The Byrds	Take A Whiff On Me	Untitled / Unissued [Disc 1]
14	Fred Neil	Sweet Cocaine	The Many Sides Of Fred Neil [Disc 1]
15	Woody Guthrie	Take A Whiff On Me	Muleskinner Blues (The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2)
16	Woody Guthrie	Bad Lee Brown (Cocaine Blues) (traditional, arr. Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston)	Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2]
17	Jackson Browne	Cocaine	Running On Empty
18	Dave Van Ronk	Cocaine	Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
19	Eric Clapton	Cocaine	Slowhand
20	Margo Price	Cocaine Cowboys	All American Made
21	Doc & Merle Watson	Let the Cocaine Be	Live & Pickin'
22	The Manhattan Transfer	That Cat Is High	Anthology – Down In Birdland (Disc 2)
23	Chick Webb & His Orchestra	Wacky Dust	Cocaine Blues
24	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra	Kickin' The Gong Around	Cocaine Blues
25	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	Kickin' The Gong Around	Chronological Cab Calloway (1932-1934)
26	Mills Blue Rhythm Band	Kokey Joe	Cocaine Blues
27	The Spirits of Rhythm	Junk Man	Cocaine Blues
28	Curtis Mayfield	Pusherman	The Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield
29	The Ink Spots	That Cat Is High	Cocaine Blues
30	Memphis Jug Band	Cocaine Habit Blues	Cocaine Blues

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Celebrating Smokey

April 27, 2024 Dave

The songs of Smokey Robinson have stood the test of time, remaining popular and relevant across generations. His compositions have been covered by artists from various genres, further cementing a legend as one of the greatest songwriters of his era. This week, we take a walk through a handful of the many classics he gave us, spanning three decades, focusing primarily on the Motown song machine classics from The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells, and, of course, his own group The Miracles. There is no question that his songwriting style and lyrical finesse have influenced generations of musicians and, coupled with his ability to blend heartfelt lyrics with catchy melodies, standards were set for songwriters in the R&B and soul genres; not to mention the groundswell of the sixties sound of Berry Gordy’s Motown Records. A morning of pure soul and pop that will include some sweet contemporary covers (if we can squeeze them in).

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Bonnie Bramlett	You've Really Got A Hold On Me	Lady's Choice
2	Barrett Strong	Misery	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
3	The Miracles	Bad Girl	The 35th Anniversary Collection
4	The Contours	Whole Lotta Woman	The Very Best of The Contours
5	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Shop Around	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
6	Mary Wells/The Love-Tones	You Beat Me to the Punch	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
7	Gene Chandler	You Threw A Lucky Punch	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
8	Mary Wells	The One Who Really Loves You	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
9	Mary Wells	Two Lovers	The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1
10	The Miracles	Going to a Go-Go	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
11	Brenda Holloway	When I'm Gone	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
12	Carolyn Crawford	My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
13	The Miracles	Baby Don't You Go [Single Version]	The 35th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2]
14	The Temptations	The Way You Do The Things You Do	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
15	Marvelettes	Way Over There	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
16	Marvin Gaye	Ain't That Peculiar	Marvin Gaye Icon
17	The Contours	First I Look at the Purse	The Very Best of The Contours
18	The Temptations	Get Ready	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
19	Marvin Gaye	One More Heartache	Anthology [Disc 1]
20	Marvin Gaye	I'll Be Doggone	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
21	Marvin Gaye	Take This Heart Of Mine	Anthology [Disc 1]
22	The Contours	Determination	The Very Best of The Contours
23	Chris Clark	From Head To Toe	Soul Sounds – Remaster
24	The Marvelettes	Don't Mess With Bill	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
25	The Marvelettes	The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
26	Johnny Rivers	The Tracks of My Tears	Greatest Hits [Capitol]
27	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	More Love	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3
28	Tammi Terrell	He's The One I Love	Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
29	Diana Ross & The Supremes	The Composer	The Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 2]
30	The Four Tops	Still Water (Love)	The Ultimate Collection
31	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Tears of a Clown	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
32	The Supremes	Floy Joy	Gold Disc 2
33	Rare Earth	Get Ready	Soundsavers – Old School No. 6
34	Rita Coolidge	The Way You Do The Things You Do	Delta Lady: The Rita Coolidge Anthology [Disc 2]
35	Sylvester	Ooo Baby Baby	The Original Hits [1989 Fantasy]

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Jazz, Folk and Tradition, Theme Time

420 Fun

April 21, 2024 Dave

It’s a topical theme…it’s a medicinal thing…it’s a blend of sounds celebrating vipers and jives from the past century. We will join in the celebration (in spirit anyway) of the date and time that three Marin County teenagers are said to have inaugurated over a half century ago. 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 brighten up the playlist with music that will help us kick back. We’ll pour over a selected list of great sounds from the last 100 years that either directly or indirectly find us thinking about (or maybe imbibing in) the herb so many care about. There will be music from John Prine, Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, Ray Charles and some early century jazz nuggets you will find hard to resist. Friday morning sounds from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, streaming to West County and the world on KOWS-LP, Occidental 92.5 FM and kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Johnny Price	Marijuana, The Devil Flower	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
2	Cordovas	Stone Cold Stoned	The Rose of Aces
3	Yonder Mountain String Band	Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown	Mountain Tracks, Vol. 2
4	Sam Bush	Granny Wontcha Smoke Some Marijuana	Radio John: Songs of John Hartford
5	Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen	Seeds And Stems (Again)	Lost In The Ozone
6	Jesse Dayton	Dope Smokin' Song	The Alternate Root 420 Sampler
7	Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson	It's All Going to Pot	Django and Jimmie
8	Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson	Roll Me Up (Album version)	Heroes
9	k.d. lang	Smoke Rings	Drag
10	Kacey Musgraves	High Time	Pageant Material
11	Moonalice	It's 420 Somewhere	Dave's Way Vol 1
12	Chris Stapleton	Might As Well Get Stoned	Traveller
13	Asleep At The Wheel	Jack I'm Mellow	New Routes
14	Ashley Monroe	Weed Instead Of Roses	Like A Rose
15	Brothers Osborne	Weed Whiskey And Willie	Port Saint Joe
16	John Prine	Illegal Smile	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
17	Kacey Musgraves	Burn One With John Prine	Demos
18	Tom Petty	You Don't Know How It Feels	Wildflowers
19	Ben Harper	Burn One Down	Fight for Your Mind
20	Julia Lee	Marijuana	Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
21	The Ink Spots	That Cat Is High	Cocaine Blues
22	Trixie Smith	Jack I'm Mellow	Trixie Smith Vol. 2 1925-1929
23	Buck Washington	Save the Roach for Me [FCC Warning n word]	When Hemp Was Hip
24	Dave Van Ronk	You's A Viper	Dave Van Ronk And The Ragtime Jug Stompers
25	Wayne Hancock	Viper	A-Town Blues
26	Harlan Pepper	Reefer	The Alternate Root 420 Sampler
27	Ray Charles	Let's Go Get Stoned	Ultimate Hits Collection [2 of 2]
28	The Devil Makes Three	Champagne And Reefer	Redemption & Ruin
29	Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'	Stay In or Stay Out – Pass the Dutchie	Putomayo Presents Zydeco

A Century of America's Music