Category Archives: Country Gospel

Highway to Heaven

The first of two gospel Friday mornings coming up on Deeper Roots in June. This week, we’ll follow a ‘heavenly’ theme. The Christian vision of afterlife’s reward is expressed in music on a Friday morning in West County (of all places). There will be country and black gospel sounds emanating from the UMC in downtown Sebastopol on KOWS radio as we share performances about heaven including the electric voices of Marion Williams and Marie Knight; the rocking celebration of the good book from Sister Rosetta and Brother Claude Ely; and country gospel enlightenment from Willie and Bobbie Nelson. This one is worth the wait and worth it’s weight in heavenly gold. Tune in!

 

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Thomas A. Dorsey with Alex BradfordIt's A Highway To HeavenPrecious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. DorseyAmazon
2Fisk Jubilee SingersShout All Over God's HeavenRecordings In Chonological Order, Vol. 2: 1915-1920Amazon
3The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel ChoirHeaven Belongs To YouShakin' The RaftersAmazon
4The Staple SingersWhat Are They Doing? (In Heaven Today)Amen/WhyAmazon
5Washington PhillipsWhat Are They Doing In Heaven TodayFolk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
6Mahalia JacksonA City Called HeavenGospels, Spirituals, & HymnsAmazon
7Mahalia JacksonWalk Over God's Heaven16 Most Requested SongsAmazon
8Clara WardWhen We All Get To HeavenThe Very GreatestAmazon
9Sister Rosetta TharpeWalk All Over To God's HeavenSister Rosetta TharpeAmazon
10Original Gospel StarsI Want To Go To HeavenNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
11Blind Gussie NesbitCanaan's LandWhen I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936Amazon
12Mother McCollumWhen I Take My Vacation In HeavenWhen I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936Amazon
13Willie and Bobbie NelsonWhen We All Get To HeavenFarther AlongAmazon
14Patsy ClineLife's Railway to HeavenCountry's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the CenturyAmazon
15Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain BoysI'll Reap My Harvest In HeavenKing of Country Music [Disc 3] : Fireball MailAmazon
16Alison Krauss & The Cox FamilyWalk Over God's HeavenNew Country December 1994Amazon
17The Stanley BrothersAngels Are Singing (In Heaven Tonight) [Album Version]The Complete Columbia Stanley BrothersAmazon
18Jimmy MartinLittle Angels In HeavenJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]Amazon
19Ethel Davenport & Ehel Davenport SingersHeavenly ExpressPowerhouse GospelAmazon
20The Staple SingersOn My Way To HeavenFour Classic AlbumsAmazon
21Blind Gussie NesbitPure ReligionWhen I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936Amazon
22Sister Cally FancyGoin' On To Heaven In The Sanctified WayGoodbye, Babylon – Deliverance Will Come [Disc 2]Amazon
23Sister Rosetta TharpeHeaven Is Not My HomeVol. 3-1946-47 Complete RecordAmazon
24Sister Rosetta TharpeBeams of HeavenThe Original Soul Sister: This Train [Disc 4]Amazon
25Marie KnightSeal Of HeavenHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
26Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel HarmonettesHeaven I Heard So Much About ItI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983Amazon
27Dorothy Love CoatesWhen I Reach My Heavenly HomeThe Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel HarmonettesAmazon
28Marion WilliamsSometimes I Ring Up HeavenPackin' UpAmazon
29The Davis SistersToo Close To HeavenGolden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 4]Amazon
30The Swan SilvertonesHeavenly Light Shine On MeHeavenly LightAmazon
31The Golden Gate QuartetNo Restricted Signs (Up in Heaven)Vol. 5 (1945-1949)Amazon
32Brother Claude ElyI Want To Go To HeavenSatan Get BackAmazon
33Bill NeelySatan's Burning HellThe Essential Guide To GospelAmazon

Pure Religion

Pure Religion
Pure Religion

Gospel is the order of the day … inspirational American roots music to moderate the gloomy days of mid-Winter here in Sonoma County. Blues, rock, country, and the sanctified sounds of spirituality coming to you on another Wednesday evening on Deeper Roots. Our playlist will take you to Maxwell Street with Daddy Stovepipe,  the ‘heavenly shore’ with Blind Gussie Nesbit, into the deep country southern climes with Polk Miller and Mac Odell, and we’ll explore contemporary religious topics with Warren Zevon, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, and Lucinda Williams. Tune in!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fern JonesI Ain't Got TimeThe Glory RoadAmazon
2Reverend Gary DavisPure ReligionHarlem Street SingerAmazon
3Blind Gussie NesbitPure ReligionWhen I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936Amazon
4Rory BlockPure ReligionI Belong To The Band: A Tribute To Rev. Gary DavisAmazon
5Rev. Pearly BrownGod Don't Never ChangeYou're Gonna Need That Pure ReligionAmazon
6Lonnie JohnsonDevil's Got The BluesComplete Recorded Works, Vol:1Amazon
7The Louvin BrothersSinner, You'd Better Get ReadyStained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel MusicAmazon
8Iris DeMentI've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)LifelineAmazon
9Wade MainerStreamlined Religion1961 King SessionAmazon
10Doug MacleodDubb's Talking Religion BluesThere's a TimeAmazon
11Willie and Bobbie NelsonOld Time ReligionFarther AlongAmazon
12Pete SeegerOld Time ReligionSingalong: Live At Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980 (1 of 2)Amazon
13Daddy Stovepipe (Johnny Watson)Old Time ReligionBlues From Maxwell StreetAmazon
14Polk Miller's Old South QuartetteThat "Old Time" ReligionMusic Of The Old South: Polk Miller & The Old South QuartetteAmazon
15Sister Rosetta TharpeI Claim Jesus FirstThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
16The Blind Boys Of AlabamaGood ReligionSpirit Of The CenturyAmazon
17The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn BandDevils Look Like AngelsBetween the DitchesAmazon
18Warren ZevonDirty Little ReligionLife'll Kill YaAmazon
19Mac OdellOne Day ReligionHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
20T. Texas TylerYou've Got to Live Your Religion Every DayT. Texas Tyler HymnsAmazon
21Lucinda WilliamsYou're Gonna Need That Pure ReligionRamblin'Amazon
22Rev. Pearly BrownBy And By (I'm Gonna See The King)You're Gonna Need That Pure ReligionAmazon
23The Staple SingersI Know I Got ReligionSwing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version)Amazon
24Norridge Mayhams And The Blue ChipsGive Me That Old Time ReligionNorridge Mayhams and The Blue ChipsAmazon
25Reverend Edward ClaybornThen We'll Need That True Religion…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
26The WeaversTrue ReligionThe Weavers AlmanacAmazon
27Clara Ward & Ward SingersYou Must Have Good ReligionI Feel the Holy SpiritAmazon
28Maria MuldaurHe Calls That ReligionGarden Of JoyAmazon
29Reverend Gary DavisI Didn't Want to Join the BandPure Religion and Bad CompanyAmazon
30Rev. Pearly BrownNinety-Nine And A Half Won't DoYou're Gonna Need That Pure ReligionAmazon
31Mississippi Fred McDowellI'm So Glad, Got Good ReligionGood Morning Little School GirlAmazon
32Wilson PickettNinety-Nine & A Half (Won't Do)A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]Amazon

 

Leon Russell Tribute

Leon Russell Tribute
Leon Russell Tribute

To quote one blogger: “[Leon Russell] was one of the most adept and prolific session men of the 1960s rock scene, playing on more records and [alongside] more artists than many people could name, and his abilities and multi-instrumental proficiency would make him an unstoppable force when he debuted as an artist in his own right in the early seventies.” Summed up perfectly. And Deeper Roots will pay tribute to Leon with a look at his music, his songwriting prowess, the arc of his career, and the performances that made him that ‘unstoppable force’. We’ll hear from Joe Cocker, The Carpenters, George Benson, and (of course) Leon himself in a hastily gathered, but oh so sublime, show that honors an artist who we lost this past weekend. Tune into (and support) Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Leon RussellShe Smiles Like A RiverLeon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
2Gary Lewis & The PlayboysEverybody Loves A ClownThe Legendary Masters SeriesAmazon
3Gary Lewis & The PlayboysShe's Just My StyleThe Legendary Masters SeriesAmazon
4Glen CampbellGentle On My MindGlen Campbell 20 Greatest HitsAmazon
5Joe CockerDelta LadyUltimate CollectionAmazon
6Richie HavensTightropeCollectionAmazon
7Freddie KingPalace Of The KingUltimate CollectionAmazon
8Freddie KingBig Legged WomanUltimate CollectionAmazon
9Leon RussellOut in the WoodsRetrospectiveAmazon
10Leon RussellBack to the IslandRetrospectiveAmazon
11Amy WinehouseA Song for YouLioness: Hidden TreasuresAmazon
12The CarpentersSuperstarSingles 1969-1981Amazon
13George BensonThis Masquerade (single edit)Breezin'Amazon
14Leon RussellWatching The River FlowTangled Up In BluesAmazon
15Leon RussellDixie LullabyLeon Russell [Bonus Track]Amazon
16Leon RussellRoll Away the StoneRetrospectiveAmazon
17Leon RussellGoodnight IreneHank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
18Leon RussellRoll In My Sweet Baby's ArmsBest Of Hank WilsonAmazon
19George JonesThe Window Up Above With Leon RussellBurn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased DuetsAmazon
20Leon RussellSlow TrainA Mighty FloodAmazon
21Elton John & Leon RussellIf It Wasn't For BadThe Union [+digital booklet]Amazon
22Leon RussellAngel In DisguiseAngel In DisguiseAmazon
23Leon RussellCome On In My KitchenLife JourneyAmazon
24Leon RussellI See The LightSnapshotAmazon
25Leon RussellIm Afraid the Masquerade Is OverLife JourneyAmazon
26Leon RussellA Song for YouRetrospectiveAmazon

Gospel Dynamite II

Gospel Dynamite II
Gospel Dynamite II

In the second of two parts, we celebrate the very best in gospel sounds…songs and spirituals that are embedded in our culture. This week…”This Little Light Of Mine”, “How I Got Over”, “This Train”, “This Train”, and many more. We’ll play the sacred versions alongside the celebratory secular ones with performers like Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, The Fisk Jubilee Singers, The Swan Silvertones, and Louis Armstrong. Tune in for two hours of rousing gospel in another two hour Americana roots journey on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Hugh LaurieDidn't It RainDidn't It Rain (Deluxe)Amazon
2Amy HelmDidn't It RainDidn't It RainAmazon
3Evelyn Freeman And The Exciting Voices ChorusDidn't It RainNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
4Abyssinian Baptist Radio ChoirSaid I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody, Pts. 1&2Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
5The Blackwood BrothersSaid I Wasn't Gonna Tell NobodySouthern Gospel Heritage Series: The Blackwood BrothersAmazon
6Sweet Honey In The RockJust a Closer Walk With TheeAfrican American Gospel: The Pioneering ComposersAmazon
7Sweet Honey In the RockPrecious MemoriesShout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta TharpeAmazon
8Five Blind Boys of MississippiPrecious Memories20th Century Masters – The Best OfAmazon
9Shirley Caesar And Ann NesbyThe StoneFighting TemptationsAmazon
10The Million Dollar QuartetOld Time ReligionThe Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special EditionAmazon
11The Louvin BrothersThis Little Light Of MineClose Harmony [Disc 3]Amazon
12Sam CookeThis Little Light Of MineSam Cooke At the CopaAmazon
13Sam CookeThat's Heaven To MeThe Wonderful World Of Sam CookeAmazon
14Sam CookeTouch The Hem Of His GarmentPortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
15Al KooperTouch The Hem Of His GarmentNaked SongsAmazon
16The Swan SilvertonesMary Don't You WeepJubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black GospelAmazon
17Long John BaldryOh Mary Don't You WeepRemembering LeadbellyAmazon
18Bruce SpringsteenO Mary Don't You WeepWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
19Sister Rosetta TharpeThis TrainGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
20Linda Gail LewisThis TrainHard Rocking WomanAmazon
21Fisk Jubilee SingersJoshua Fit The BattleAmerican Roots Music [Disc 3]Amazon
22Mahalia JacksonJoshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho [Album Version]Gospels, Spirituals, & HymnsAmazon
23Louis ArmstrongBye and Bye101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1Amazon
24The Golden Gate QuartetBye and Bye Little ChildrenVol. 2 (1938-1939)Amazon
25Reverend Robert BallingerHow I Got Over1950s Gospel ClassicsAmazon
26Clara Ward & Ward SingersHow I Got OverI Feel the Holy SpiritAmazon
27The Chambers BrothersPeople Get ReadyRoots Of FolkAmazon
28Curtis Mayfield & The ImpressionsPeople Get ReadyAkeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
29The Selah SingersHe's My Rock, Sword And ShieldCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
30The Selah SingersI'll Be SatisfiedCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
31The Dixie HummingbirdsLet's Go Out to the Programs (Single)20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
32Sister Rosetta TharpeTwo Little Fishes and Five Loaves of BreadGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon

Gospel Dynamite I

Gospel Dynamite
Gospel Dynamite

It’s a two part celebration of the very best in gospel sounds…songs and spirituals that are embedded in our culture. There just was not enough time to capture the great songs like “I’ll Fly Away”, “This Train”, “Please In The Valley”, “Down By The Riverside”, and so many others in just a single episode…so we broke it into two parts which is still barely enough. We’ll play the influential sacred versions alongside the celebratory secular ones with performers like Chet Atkins, Mahalia Jackson, Elvis Presley, and the CBS Trumpeteers. Tune in for two hours of rousing gospel in another two hour Americana roots journey on Sonoma County community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Golden Gate QuartetRock My SoulThe Very Best of the Golden Gate Quartet [CD2]Amazon
2Reverend Robert BallingerThis Train1950s Gospel ClassicsAmazon
3Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysThis TrainVintage CollectionsAmazon
4Ricky NelsonGlory TrainLegacy [Disc 2]Amazon
5The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel ChoirI Want To Ride That Glory TrainShakin' The RaftersAmazon
6Mahalia JacksonI'm on My Way To Canaan101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1Amazon
7Chet AtkinsOn My Way to Canaan's LandThe Essential Chet Atkins [RCA]Amazon
8The DillardsI'll Fly AwayThere Is A Time: 1963-70Amazon
9Willie and Bobbie NelsonI'll Fly AwayFarther AlongAmazon
10The Blind Boys Of AlabamaI'll Fly AwayOh Lord, Stand By Me / Marching Up To ZionAmazon
11The Blind Boys Of AlabamaAmazing GraceSpirit Of The CenturyAmazon
12Cat Power & Dirty Delta BluesAmazing GraceDark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 2]Amazon
13The Golden Gate QuartetSwing Down, Chariot (1946)Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)Amazon
14Elvis PresleySwing Down Sweet ChariotHe Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1Amazon
15Elvis PresleyMilky White WayAmazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1Amazon
16CBS TrumpeteersMilky White WayI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983Amazon
17Mahalia JacksonTake My Hand, Precious LordSomething to Believe InAmazon
18Fern JonesTake My Hand, Precious LordThe Glory RoadAmazon
19Mike FarrisPrecious Lord, Take My HandSalvation in LightsAmazon
20Bonnie GuitarDown By the RiversideThe Velvet Lounge – By the FiresideAmazon
21Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta TharpeDown by the RiversideThe Gospel of BluesAmazon
22Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Anita Kerr SingersThere'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1Amazon
23Johnny CashPeace In The ValleyGospel GloryAmazon
24Elvis PresleyPeace in the ValleyAmazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1Amazon
25Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesUncloudy DaySaturday Night / Sunday MorningAmazon
26The Staple SingersUncloudy DaySwing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version)Amazon
27Smith Jubilee SingersJust A Little Talk With Jesus / Smith Jubilee SingersThe History of Black Gospel Volume 6Amazon
28Willie NelsonJust a Little Walk With JesusOld Time ReligionAmazon
29Loretta LynnOld Time ReligionAll Time Gospel Favorites [Disc 2]Amazon
30Reverend James Cleveland And The CaravansOld Time ReligionNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
31Evelyn Freeman And The Exciting Voices ChorusDidn't It RainNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
32Fern JonesDidn't It RainThe Glory RoadAmazon
33Elvis PresleyJoshua Fit The BattleAmazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 1)Amazon
34Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesThis Little Light of MineGospel Bluegrass Home Coming, Vol. 1Amazon

Johnny Cash Tribute

Johnny Cash Tribute
Johnny Cash Tribute

Johnny Cash, like so many others, followed on the heels and inspiration of Elvis at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. But while others (save for possibly Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis) would fight for the scraps from this ‘new sound’, Johnny less-than-obligingly would ignore all the best advice. He began with the simplest of songs delivered in a farm boy’s tone and, with the Tennessee Three in tow, grew the sound into an identity.  Our show this week will lean on his own recordings as well as music from performers he was inspired by…we’ll also include music from contemporaries and those who he inspired.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny CashRing Of FireColumbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazon
2The Chuck Wagon GangAfter The Sunrise [Album Version]Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden AgeAmazon
3Brother Claude ElyThere Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body DownFavorite Sacred SongsAmazon
4Gene AutryI'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blues EyesThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
5Gene AutryHigh Steppin' MamaAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 2]Amazon
6Bob WillsFaded LoveFor the Last TimeAmazon
7Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysSan Antonio RoseThe Country Music Hall Of FameAmazon
8The Carter FamilyAnchored In LoveThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1]Amazon
9Johnny CashJohnny Cash – Cowboy's PrayerJohnny Cash InterviewsAmazon
10Goebel ReevesCowboy's Prayer…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
11The Chuck Wagon GangWe Are ClimbingFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
12Johnny CashBig RiverHis Sun Years: Down SouthAmazon
13Johnny CashHey PorterThe Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 1]Amazon
14Johnny CashFive Feet High And RisingSongs Of Our SoilAmazon
15Johnny CashPickin' TimeThe Fabulous Johnny CashAmazon
16Johnny Cash/The Carter FamilyKeep on the Sunny SideKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
17Johnny CashI Walk The LineClassic CountryAmazon
18June Carter CashOh, SusannahKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
19Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterFair and Tender LadiesKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
20Johnny Cash & June CarterJacksonCarryin' on With Johnny Cash & June CarterAmazon
21Rosanne CashI Still Miss SomeoneKindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny CashAmazon
22Johnny Cash & Bob DylanGirl From The North CountryNashville SkylineAmazon
23Johnny CashMan in Black16 Biggest HitsAmazon
24Johnny CashAin't No GraveAmerican VI: Ain't No GraveAmazon
25Johnny CashTear Stained LetterAmerican IV: Man Comes AroundAmazon
26Johnny CashFolsom Prison BluesAt Folsom PrisonAmazon
27George Jones/Johnny CashI Got StripesMy Very Special Guests [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2Amazon
28Rosanne CashTennessee Flat Top BoxKing's Record ShopAmazon
29Emmylou Harris; The Milk Carton KidsApache TearsLook Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears RevisitedAmazon
30Bruce SpringsteenGive My Love To RoseKindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny CashAmazon
31Johnny CashWanted ManThe Mystery Of LifeAmazon
32Bob DylanTrain Of LoveKindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny CashAmazon
33Dwight YoakamUnderstand Your ManDwight's Used RecordsAmazon

Higher Power Country Gospel

Higher Power
Higher Power

We visit the classic sounds of country and bluegrass with thematic overtones of gospel. The love of country music often had its roots in a performer’s childhood memories of community church and the sound that would evolve from country and bluegrass provided a tone that grew from those memories…with a tenor that could easily echo the word’. The greatest of them elevated their popularity with their flock by invoking the name of that higher power of God and church in the community of bluegrass: The Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, Ricky Skaggs, Doyle Lawson, and even country groups like the The Louvin Brothers and The Whitstein Brothers made gospel a core of their repertoire.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Louvin BrothersThere's A Higher PowerSatan Is RealAmazon
2The Whitstein BrothersWay Up On The MountainSing Gospel Songs of the LouvinsAmazon
3Fern JonesI Do BelieveThe Glory RoadAmazon
4Kitty WellsI Heard My Saviour CallDust on the Bible (1959)Amazon
5Kitty Wells(I've Got My) One-Way Ticket to the SkyDust on the Bible (1959)Amazon
6Milton EstesHish! Somebody's Calling My NameFavorite Sacred SongsAmazon
7Brother Claude ElyFare You WellSatan Get BackAmazon
8King's Sacred QuartetteTurn Your Radio OnHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
9J.E. MainerWorkin' On A BuildingHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
10The Carter FamilyGod Gave Noah The Rainbow SignJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
11The Carter FamilyOn My Way To Canaan's LandTake Me To The WaterAmazon
12The Delmore BrothersThe Wrath Of GodFavorite Sacred SongsAmazon
13The Stanley BrothersOver the Glory Land16 Greatest Gospel HitsAmazon
14The Stanley BrothersMy Lord's Going To Set Me FreeHymns & Sacred SongsAmazon
15Mac WisemanI'm Using My Bible For A Road MapGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
16Mac WisemanDust On The BibleGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
17Ricky SkaggsHallelujah I'm ReadyFamily And FriendsAmazon
18The Johnson Mountain BoysSpringtime in GloryStained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel MusicAmazon
19Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverJesus Gave Me WaterJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
20George Jones & Tammy WynetteLet's All Go Down To The RiverJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
21Moore & NapierGathering In The SkyHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
22Elvis PresleyI'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden StairsHe Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1Amazon
23Willie NelsonSweet Bye and ByeOld Time ReligionAmazon
24Johnny CashUnclouded DayVoice of the Spirit, Gospel of the SouthAmazon
25Chuck Wagon Gang/The JordanairesDown the Road70th AnniversaryAmazon
26The Corley FamilyWay To Glory Land (1929)Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936Amazon
27The Corley FamilyGive The World A SmileDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon
28Anonymous (Knight Home-recording Disc)Beautiful Mansions of Gold…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
29Ex-Governor Alf. Taylor's Old Limber QuartetBrother Noah Built an Ark…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
30Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesLong Walk to HeavenSaturday Night / Sunday MorningAmazon
31Elvis PresleyWorking on the BuildingAmazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1Amazon
32Willie and Bobbie NelsonI'll Fly AwayFarther AlongAmazon
33Buddy HollyTrue Love WaysFrom the Original Master TapesAmazon

Country Gospel

Country Gospel
Country Gospel

We’ve got a show jam-packed with gospel sounds set against a backdrop of fiery fields, unclouded days, and great speckled birds. Join us on our regular two hour Friday night show on KWTF as we take a trip down the country gospel highway, celebrating a style of music that was mostly inspired by the memories of ‘back home’ and the church, where a lot of our performers were first introduced to music. We’ll share that old time religion in spiritual and song from deep in the heartland. We open with some of the classic old time gospel sounds of The Carter Family and J. E. Mainer’s Mountaineer then go flying down heaven’s railway on the Gospel Cannonball while Johnny Cash, The Louvin Brothers, T. Texas Tyler, Hank Williams, and Kitty Wells will be preaching on that old country gospel stage alongside bluegrass gospel favorites from mid-century.And we’ll also hear a couple of new tracks from Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives.

Deeper Roots on KOWS – January 10, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS - January 2015
Deeper Roots on KOWS – January 2015

Another beautiful winter Saturday morning in West Sonoma County and it’s time for a collection of hot blues, country gospel, early rock, early century pop, and swinging country on Deeper Roots… everything from Eddie Cantor’s 1922 song about a trapeze and Blind Willie McTell covering Jimmie Rodgers around mid-century, to a track from 2014 from a new band out of New Orleans called Hurray For The Riff Raff…another reason our tag line reads “A Century of America’s Music”. Join Dave Stroud on a brisk Saturday morning from the KOWS studios in downtown Occidental, California.

Deeper Roots on KOWS – December 27, 2014

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

Lots of early sounds mixed with the new this weekend. Stay tuned for music from the medicine shows, lost provinces, gospel tents, swamps, bandstands, and digital playgrounds. We’ve got Sam Samudio, Shorty Godwin, The Seldom Scene, Shel Silverstein, and Tom Russell in our bi-weekly show broadcast live from the KOWS studios in downtown Occidental, a hamlet tucked into the redwoods along the Bohemian Highway in west Sonoma County.  The drought is being beat down and, while we would welcome more rain, we’re hoping that it’s dispersed so that our neighbors can manage without threat of flooding. So we’ll flood you all with a fine collection of performances from the last century of America’s music.