Category Archives: Featured Music

Liberty Rocks

Liberty Records was founded in 1955 by Simon Waronker after his cousin, Herb Newman, suggested they go into the record business. The early years found the label in the deep end of easy listening pop with the likes of Julie London, novelty music featuring The Chipmunks, Patience and Prudence, Martin Denny, and Henry Mancini. But rock n’ roll was hitting its stride, and in the late fifties they released a blend of pure rock and rockabilly with Eddie Cochran. But the 60s found a more tame version with hitmakers like Bobby Vee, Johnny Burnette, Timi Yuro, Buddy Knox, and the post-Buddy Holly Crickets. At the peak of it’s hit-making machine the whole lot was sold to an umbrella company that also featured the catalogs of Imperial, Aladdin, Minit, and Dolton…we’ll share a host of Liberty releases with you in the show today. With the exception of Eddie Cochran, we’ll just call it rock ‘n roll ‘lite’.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Eddie CochranC'mon EverybodyEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]Amazon
2Eddie CochranHallelujah I Love Her SoEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]Amazon
3Eddie CochranNervous BreakdownEddie Cochran Singles AlbumAmazon
4Shirley & LeeHey Little BoyShirley & Lee RockAmazon
5Rick NelsonTeenage IdolGreatest Love SongsAmazon
6Sandy Nelson&And Then There Were DrumsTheir Greatest MissesAmazon
7Buddy KnoxOpen (Your Lovin' Arms)Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
8Bobby VeeSharing YouPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
9Roosevelt GrierThe Mail Must Go ThroughPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
10Jackie DeShannonJust Like In The MoviesPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
11Warren SmithBook Of Broken HeartsPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
12The RivingtonsMama-Oom-Mow-MowPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
13Gene McDanielsChip ChipPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
14Johnny BurnetteThe Fool Of The YearPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
15Matt MonroeSoftly As I Leave YouPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
16Betty O' BrianMoney HoneyPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
17The CricketsLittle Hollywood GirlPoint Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962Amazon
18Bobby VeeThe Night Has A Thousand EyesEasy Listening Gold 1962-1963Amazon
19Jackie DeShannonNeedles And PinsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
20The VenturesWalk, Don't Run61* [Box Set] Disc 1Amazon
21Jan & DeanLindaJan & Dean Anthology AlbumAmazon
22Jan & DeanHonolulu LuluSurf City + Folk 'n RollAmazon
23The Fleetwoods(Goodnight My Love) Pleasant DreamsCome Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The FleetwoodsAmazon
24Wilson PickettIt's Too LateA Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]Amazon
25Irma ThomasBreak-A-WayTime Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1Amazon
26Johnny RiversMemphisGreatest Hits [Capitol]Amazon
27Johnny RiversSeventh SonBest Of Johnny RiversAmazon
28Johnny RiversMountain Of LoveBest Of Johnny RiversAmazon
29Gary Lewis & the PlayboysThis Diamond RingRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
30CherAll I Really Want To DoYesterday's Gone [Disc 1]Amazon
31Del ShannonThe Big HurtThe Complete Recordings 1960-1970: Home and AwayAmazon
32Mel CarterHold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss MeMusic to Shag ByAmazon
33Mel CarterBand of GoldThe Best of Jukebox Rock – 1966 – Volume 2Amazon
34Johnny RiversThe Poor Side of TownGreatest Hits [Capitol]Amazon
35Gene McDanielsPoint of No ReturnThe Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)Amazon

Imperial Rhythm & Rockabilly

The Imperial label will be the subject of this week’s Deeper Roots show. Founded in 1947 by Lew Chudd, it’s early years featured some of the very best rhythm and blues and early rock you could find. Their lineup included some of the big names of early rock, not least of which was Roy Brown, Fats Domino, Frankie Ford and Ricky Nelson. They would dabble in country and jazz but also looked to strike while the iron was hot when Elvis hit with a blend of country and rhythm and blues in the mid-50s. They did so by looking for new names with ducktails and driving combos in the rockabilly era. This episode focuses primarily on the 1950s with a future episode taking us further into the label’s sale to Liberty Records in 1963 but not before Lew Chudd purchased Aladdin and Minit Records, bringing over even more of the R&B talent that they would be known for. It’s another Deeper Roots Friday morning on KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fats DominoThe Fat ManMartin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint EastwoodAmazon
2Smiley LewisTee-Nah-NahI Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 1Amazon
3Guitar Slim and His BandBad Luck Is On Me [Woman Troubles]Louisiana Swamp BluesAmazon
4Big Jay McNeelyAll That Wine Is GoneJumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]Amazon
5T-Bone WalkerCold Cold FeelingBest Of Black & White & Imperial YearsAmazon
6Fat Man Matthews & the Four KittensLater BabyRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3Amazon
7Fats DominoGoin' HomeRock And RollinAmazon
8Lil' Son JacksonGet High EverybodyVol. 2 1950-1952Amazon
9Smiley LewisBig MamouI Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2Amazon
10HawksI-YiMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53Amazon
11Pee Wee CraytonWin-OPee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial RecordingsAmazon
12Joe Houston OrchestraAll Night LongLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
13The PelicansAin't Gonna Do ItRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2Amazon
14The SpidersI Didn't Want To Do ItSound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1Amazon
15Dave BartholomewAnother Mule1952-1955Amazon
16James "Sugar Boy" CrawfordShe Gotta Wobble (When She Walks) (Imperial 5424)R&B Humdingers Volume 12Amazon
17Bobby Mitchell with Dave Bartholomew's Orch.'Try Rock And RollBlowing The Fuse: 1956Amazon
18Lew WilliamsCat TalkClassic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot ChicksAmazon
19Lew WilliamsGone Ape ManEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
20Merle KilgoreErnieEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
21The StrikesBaby I'm SorryEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
22Bob LumanRed HotEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
23Ricky NelsonStood UpEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
24Ricky NelsonBoppin' The BluesEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
25Ricky NelsonWaitin' In SchoolLegacy [Disc 1]Amazon
26Dennis HerroldHip Hip BabyEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
27Weldon RogersSo Long, Good Luck & GoodbyeEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
28Dorsey & Johnny BurnetteMy HoneyEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
29Dorsey & Johnny BurnetteWarm LoveEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
30Slick SlavinSpeed CrazyEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
31Bill AllenPlease Give Me SomethingEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
32Jackie WalkerOnly Teenagers AllowedEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
33Billy EldridgeLet's GoEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
34Faye AdamsKeeper Of My HeartCrescent City SoulAmazon
35Roy BrownLet the Four Winds BlowThe Complete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
36Ricky NelsonMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItLegacy [Disc 1]Amazon

Rhythm & Blues Jezebels

Wild and sassy sounds from the archives of 40s and 50s rhythm & blues featuring some of the female dynamos of the genre coming your way on a Friday morning here on Deeper Roots. We’ll be featuring some great performances from the catalog of Jubilee Records (those Jubilee Jezebels) and a host of peers including some early scorchers from Little Sylvia (Robinson), Big Maybelle, Viola Watkins, Fay Simmons, and Ruth Brown. For the first three or four decades of the recorded blues and jazz, women played a major part in black music’s popularity and there was a resurgent ‘boom’ post-war that played a bigger part than we imagined in that tidal wave of wild rhythm beat that would become rock and soul. These are some classic tracks that don’t always get the attention they deserve…but they will here on Deeper Roots on a Friday morning on KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Sister Rosetta TharpeStrange Things Happen Every DayGood News (Vol 3) Get Away JordanAmazon
2Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells)Sweet ManBlues WomenAmazon
3Mabel ScottCatch Em Young Treat Em Rough Tell Em NothingBlues WomenAmazon
4The EnchantersBoogie Woogie DaddyJubilee JezebelsAmazon
5EnchantersHousewife BluesMoney Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53Amazon
6Jeanne GayleBim Bam BabyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
7Little SylviaDrive Daddy DriveJubilee JezebelsAmazon
8Little SylviaEverything I Need But YouJubilee JezebelsAmazon
9Little SylviaAin't Gonna Do ItVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
10Viola WatkinsIt Must Be LoveJubilee JezebelsAmazon
11Viola WatkinsBoogie Woogie On A Saturday NightBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
12Viola WatkinsReally RealJubilee JezebelsAmazon
13Varetta DillardMercy, Mr PercyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
14Mabel ScottMr FineVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
15LaVern BakerVoodoo VoodooVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
16Edna McGriffOh Little DaddyStompin' 34Amazon
17Edna McGriffI'll Surrender AnytimeJubilee JezebelsAmazon
18Edna McGriff & The TomcatsMambo BabyRumba Gone MamboAmazon
19Big MaybelleOne Monkey Don't Stop No ShowThe Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55Amazon
20Big MaybelleRing Dang DillyThe Very Best Of Big MaybelleAmazon
21Big MaybelleHair Dressin' WomenABC Of The Blues Vol 29Amazon
22Ruth BrownSmooth OperatorVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
23Fay SimmonsYou Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic BombAtomic PlattersAmazon
24Fay SimmonsElla WeaverDapper DanAmazon
25Fay SimmonsHangin' AroundVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
26Patti JeromeNo Mama, No PapaStompin' 22 – Crazed Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders!Amazon
27Linda HopkinsRock And Roll BluesVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
28Carol FranKnock KnockRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty BabiesAmazon
29Carol FranI'm Gonna TryCat Scratchin'Amazon
30Carole FranYou Can't Stop MeJubilee JezebelsAmazon
31Marie KnightGrasshopper BabyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
32Dolly CooperAy La BahVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
33Dolly CooperTell Me, Tell MeVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
34Ella Mae MorseHow Can You Leave A Man Like This?Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
35Annisteen AllenFujiyama MamaFrom The GhettoAmazon

Covers Time

Another morning of covers, from country to soul and a little bit of rhythm and roll in store. This week’s show celebrates the songwriters and performers who found themselves honored with tributes and covers that honor the sense of a piece. We’ll hear covers of Tom T. Hall, Arthur Alexander, Robert Hunter, Derek Martin, Hank Snow and JJ Cale in the show today. The idea is to find a cover worth noting and put it up alongside the original. Just over a dozen songs to pick from in our two hours this morning featuring covers by Shannon McNally, Charley Crockett, Amy Black and Teddy Thompson. Join Dave Stroud for another episode from those dusty digital bins and turn up the volume for straight interpretations and a few wild takes in another covers show on a Friday morning from the KOWS studio in downtown Santa Rosa, California. 

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Everly BrothersBowling GreenHeartaches & Harmonies [Disc 3]Amazon
2Neko CaseBowling GreenThe VirginianAmazon
3Mitch Ryder & the Detroit WheelsDevil With a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss MollyRed, White & Rock Disc 3Amazon
4Bill KirchenDevil With The Blue Dress (Album Version)Hammer of the Honky Tonk GodsAmazon
5Willie NelsonBustedI Don't Know A Thing About LoveAmazon
6Ray CharlesBustedGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3Amazon
7Red FoleyMidnightHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
8Kevin RussellMidnightPlain Dirt FashionAmazon
9Elvis PresleyIt's Now Or NeverElvis 30 #1 HitsAmazon
10Chris IsaakIt's Now or NeverBeyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)Amazon
11Elvis PresleyDon't Be CruelElvis' Golden Records (Volume 1)Amazon
12The MavericksDon't Be CruelPlay the HitsAmazon
13Derek MartinDaddy Rollin' StoneBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
14The BlastersDaddy Rollin' Stone4-11-44Amazon
15Wilson PickettIn the Midnight HourRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
16James TaylorIn The Midnight HourOther CoversAmazon
17Bob LumanLet's Think About LivingGems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)Amazon
18Teddy ThompsonLet's Think About LivingUp Front And Down LowAmazon
19Tom T. HallI Hope It Rains At My FuneralTom T. Hall – Storyteller, Poet, PhilosopherAmazon
20Charley CrockettI Hope It Rains At My FuneralLil G.L. Presents: Jukebox CharleyAmazon
21The ImpressionsGypsy WomanBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
22Aaron NevilleGypsy WomanMy True StoryAmazon
23Arthur AlexanderYou Better Move OnThe Greatest HitsAmazon
24Amy BlackYou Better Move OnThe Muscle Shoals SessionsAmazon
25Hank SnowI'm Moving OnThe Essential Hank SnowAmazon
26Willie NelsonI'm Movin' OnRemember Me, Vol. 1Amazon
27John MartynDon't Want to KnowSolid AirAmazon
28Dr. JohnI Don't Wanna KnowAnutha ZoneAmazon
29Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysSugar MoonLegends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
30k.d. langSugar MoonShadowlandAmazon

Payday Saturday Night

The pickins are thin until payday rolls around. Money is short and there’s none to spare. Although we’ve been wanting to save for a rainy day, the cupboards still need fillin’ and we also need enough to have some fun. If that eagle flies on Friday then Saturday night is when the time is right. This week we’ll be banking on that combined theme of payday, money and taxes. Belly up to the barroom country sounds of Faron Young, Lefty Frizzell and The Sons of the Pioneers and then find some rhythm and blues with The Fiestas, The Harlem Hamfats, Bobby Charles and Dom Flemons. It’s all about cashing out every couple of weeks and spreading thin with savings being thinner. We’ve got greenbacks, dollar down payments, songs about payday, the taxman and that almighty dollar to remind us that, as Peter Case points out, that “there’s two kinds of justice everybody knows, one for folks up on the hill and one for the others down below”.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Zeke ClementsPayday Saturday NightFoot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5Amazon
2The Sons Of The PioneersWhen Payday Rolls AroundSymphonies Of The SageAmazon
3Lefty FrizzellWhen Payday Comes Around1950-1951 (Warped 5061)Amazon
4Faron YoungI've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday NightThe Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (1 of 2)Amazon
5Wynn StewartAnother Day, Another DollarVery Best of: 1958 – 1962Amazon
6Dan HicksPayday Blues [Album Version]The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
7Austin McCoyHappy Pay Day Part 1Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951Amazon
8The FiestasDollar Bill (stereo)Oh So Fine (Ace)Amazon
9Hank PennyTaxes, TaxesCrazy Rhythm: The Standard TranscriptionsAmazon
10Johnny CashAfter TaxesI Would Like to See You AgainAmazon
11Gene Autry, Jimmy Wakely's TrioI Paid My Income Tax TodayBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
12The Harlem HamfatsSales Tax On ItHarlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936Amazon
13Stan Farlow1040 BluesBirth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)Amazon
14Mississippi John HurtPaydayThe Complete Studio Recordings Disc 1Amazon
15Lucious CurtisPaydayDeep River of Song: Mississippi – Blues LineageAmazon
16Bobby CharlesNickles, Dimes and DollarsTimelessAmazon
17The LimelitersA Dollar DownAmerican Music Library: The Hits Of 1961Amazon
18Oscar BrandA Dollar Ain't A Dollar AnymoreA Taste of Tradition – Volume 3Amazon
19Freddie Hart And The HeartbeatsThat Almighty DollarAge of WorryFrom Country-Pop to Freak-Folk: The Space Age Relics of Monument Records 19601970Amazon
20Tennessee Ernie FordSixteen TonsVintage CollectionsAmazon
21Aloe BlaccI Need A DollarI Need A DollarAmazon
22J.J. CaleMoney TalksThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
23Roomful Of BluesMoney TalksDressed Up To Get Messed UpAmazon
24Dom FlemonsBig Money BluesTraveling WildfireAmazon
25Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesFor The Love Of MoneyIf You Don't Know Me By NowAmazon
26The Lovin' SpoonfulMoneyGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
27Sierra FerrellSilver DollarLong Time ComingAmazon
28Van MorrisonGreenback DollarMoving On SkiffleAmazon
29The Kingston TrioGreenback DollarCapitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
30Randy NewmanIt's Money That MattersLand of DreamsAmazon
31Mel BlancMoneyTheme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]Amazon
32Dean Martin/Jerry LewisThe Money SongCocktail Hour Disc 1Amazon

Lonesome Train

Free form! That’s right. No theme, no genre exploration, no tribute or topical show today. Only topical playlists embellishing the show today including New Orleans memories from Bobby Mitchell, Fats Domino and Dr. John, country nuggets from Merle, Buck and Elvis as well as some fancy shmancy crooning from a Perry, Blue Eyes and Dino. We’ll also be digging into some classic rockabilly tunes and some canciones de Flaco and Los Lobos. Here in Sonoma County we’re going from three years of drought, wildfires and the Santa Ana winds to preparing for levee breaches and floods with the snow melts. We also get to behave like adults in the face of biased and inhumane Supreme Court decisions and moronic Texas politicians. Because we know who they are and what they represent: book burners and religious zealots with white hoods. While nobody is without sin, we’ll go with Newsom’s ability to employ the right critical thinking at the right time. I told you it would be a free form morning.



No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Geraint WatkinsDeep in the Heart of TexasAide MemoireAmazon
2Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His OrchestraBig MamouBarrell House Boogie and the BluesAmazon
3Wanda JacksonWhole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
4MatchboxRockabilly RebelRockabilly RebelAmazon
5Johnny BurnetteLonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD1Amazon
6Sonny BurgessTomorrow Never ComesWe Wanna BoogieAmazon
7Warren SmithGot Love If You Want ItThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
8Bobby MitchellI'm Gonna Be a Wheel SomedayThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
9Fats DominoI Want To Walk You HomeHeatin' UpAmazon
10Dr. JohnBack By The RiverMos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
11Tommy McLainBefore I Grow Too OldThe Essential CollectionAmazon
12Buck OwensMade In JapanCountry USA 1972Amazon
13Merle Haggard & the StrangersPlease Mr. D.J.Swing West 1: BakersfieldAmazon
14Merle HaggardI Wonder If They Ever Think Of MeCountry USA 1972Amazon
15Elvis PresleyAfter Loving YouArtist of the Century Disc 3Amazon
16The Devil and Bunny ShowCrossing Muddy WatersThe I-10 Chronicles 2 – One More For The RoadAmazon
17Los LobosSet Me Free (Rosa Lee)El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)Amazon
18Flaco JiminezMargaritaLos Super SevenAmazon
19The BandOpheliaTo Kingdom Come [Disc 2]Amazon
20Linda RonstadtHurt So BadVery Best Of Linda RonstadtAmazon
21April StevensI Want A LipDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
22Nino Tempo & April StevensDeep PurpleTeach Me TigerAmazon
23April StevensTeach Me TigerDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
24April StevensDo It AgainUltra-Lounge, Vol. 6: RhapsodesiaAmazon
25Wayne NewtonDanke SchoenJackpot! The Las Vegas StoryAmazon
26Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra/Perry Como/Ray Charles SingersRound and RoundThe Very Best of Perry ComoAmazon
27Tony BennettIn the Middle of an IslandYour Hit Parade – 1957Amazon
28Thomas A. Dorsey with Alex BradfordIt's A Highway To HeavenPrecious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. DorseyAmazon
29Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta TharpeSinging in My SoulThe Gospel of BluesAmazon
30Michelle Lanchester/Sweet Honey in the RockI Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor ( If You See My Saviour)Smithsonian Folkways American Roots CollectionAmazon
31Aretha FranklinDon't Play That SongSpirit in the DarkAmazon
32Aretha FranklinTry Matty'sSpirit in the DarkAmazon
33The BandThe Night They Drove Old Dixie DownThe Best of the BandAmazon

Country Rhythm & Blues

We’ll be covering the covers once more this week but this time we’ll be burrowing into a cross section of genres to get to the heart of the matter. It’s country songs with rhythm & blues interpretations, all from the decades of the fifties and sixties. We’ll hear from a few familiars rhythm rockers including The Coasters, Fats Domino, King Curtis and Ruth Brown as they take on the very best of country and tradition with a style all their own. But there’s also the surprises and unknowns like Thin Man Watts, Piney Brown, and The Ray-o-Vacs to fill out the show this morning. From Jambalaya to Tumbling Tumbleweeds, we’ve got some fine soul and R&B interpretations for you. Tune in and find out.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Ray-O-VacsTake Me Back To My Boots And SaddleRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
2Piney BrownOoh You Bring Out The Wolf In MeRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
3Joe LigginsWhiskey, Women And Loaded DiceJoe Liggins & The HoneydrippersAmazon
4Billy Ward & The DominoesLonesome RoadVol. 4-21 HitsAmazon
5The HurricanesPistol Packin' MamaTheme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 1]Amazon
6Scatman CrothersGhost Riders In The SkyRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
7Andre WilliamsYou Are My SunshineRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
8Jimmy RicksDo You PromiseRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
9Thin Man WattsWalking The Floor Over YouRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
10Mickey & SylviaTo The ValleyRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
11The CoastersSorry But I'm Gonna Have To PassRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
12Clyde McPhatterI'm Movin' OnMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
13Little Junior ParkerWalking The FloorMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
14Guitar JrPick Me Up On Your Way DownRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon
15Ruth BrownI Burned Your LetterRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
16Fats DominoDon't Come Knockin'A Lot Of DominosAmazon
17Varetta DillardA Little Bitty TearThe Lovin' BirdAmazon
18Bobby HebbNight Train To MemphisRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
19Esther PhillipsRelease MeYour Hit Parade – The Early '60SAmazon
20King CurtisYour Cheatin' HeartRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
21King CurtisTumbling TumbleweedsRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
22The MarvellettesLove LettersRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
23Damita JoJambalaya (On The Bayou)Rhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
24Travis RicksNo Need To CryRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
25Little MackLet Hootenanny BluesRhythm & Western Volume 2 – Your Cheatin' HeartAmazon
26Joe HintonLovesick BluesRhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick BluesAmazon
27Big MaybelleCold Cold HeartRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
28Fats DominoYour Cheatin' HeartVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2)Amazon
29Ray CharlesI've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Swingova)Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
30Esther PhillipsAm I That Easy To Forget (LP Version)Country Side Of EstherAmazon
31Esther PhillipsI've Forgotten More Than You'll Ever Know About Him (LP Version)Country Side Of EstherAmazon
32O. C. SmithThe Son Of Hickory Holler TrampMore Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black CountryAmazon
33Ray CharlesWhen I Stop Dreamin'Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
34Little RichardSettin' the Woods on FireKing of Rock and Roll [Collectors' Choice Music]Amazon
35Little RichardJoy, Joy, Joy (Down In My Heart)Rhythm & Western Volume 6 – I'm Moving OnAmazon
36Koko TaylorHonky TonkyRhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds CollideAmazon

Cool Daddy

Welcome to the club. We’ve got some cool sounds from the jazz lounges and clubs blended with some beat generation salutations for you this morning. Beatniks, boppers, lounge chanteuse performances, saxophones, and some cool fifties sounds. Tune in for Patsy Raye and The Beatniks, Earl Bostic, Mose Allison, Charlie Parker’s Quintet, and a BeBop blend of out-of-this-world swing and percussion. From the Gaslight Café to Slim Gallaird’s Yep Roc sounds…we’ll have your foot tappin’ and your fingers snappin’ on a magical blend of cool ultra-lounge and café sounds from mid-century. Tune in on the web or grab our free app out on the Apple Store or Google Play. You can find them by searching for KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dizzy Gillespie & His OrchestraSalt PeanutsKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
2Gerry Mulligan QuartetSwinghouseThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
3Charles KuraltThe Greenwich Village PoetsThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
4King PleasureDon't Get ScaredThe BeBop SingersAmazon
5Mose AllisonYour Mind Is On VacationAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
6Earl BosticUp There In The OrbitSputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in SpaceAmazon
7J. J. Johnson BeboppersCoppin' The BopJ. J. Johnson: Bone-O-Logy (Proper Introduction)Amazon
8Peggy LeeThe Boy from IpanemaUltra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' TooAmazon
9Richard Marino & His OrchestraFeverUltra-Lounge, Vol. 6: RhapsodesiaAmazon
10Martin DennyCoolUltra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo HollywoodAmazon
11Patsy Raye And The BeatniksBeatnik's WishThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
12Carl SandburgOn BeatniksThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
13Three Bips, A BopProfessor BopThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
14Charlie Parker QuartetCosmic RaysThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
15Charlie Parker QuintetScrapple From The AppleKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
16Charlie Ventura & His OrchestraHaThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
17Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street BoysOop-Bop Sh-BamThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
18Elmer BernsteinLike Having FunThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
19Del Close & John BrentCoolThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
20Slim Gaillard, The Middle EuropeansYip Roc HeresyThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
21Oscar Brown Jr.But I Was CoolThe Beat Generation, Vol 3Amazon
22The PlayboysCharge ItDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
23Joe CarrollGot A Penny BennyThe BeBop SingersAmazon
24Lambert, Hendricks & RossTwistedThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
25Ken NordineHunger Is FromThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
26Eddie JeffersonOld ShoesThe BeBop SingersAmazon
27Serge ChaloffGabardine And SergeBirth of BebopAmazon
28Julie LondonDaddyWild Cool and Swingin'Amazon
29Edd Kookie ByrnesKookie's Mad PadThe Beat Generation [Disc 2]Amazon
30Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes And Connie StevensKookie Kookie [Lend Me Your Comb]The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 2Amazon
31Mabel ScottYesDestination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.Amazon
32Julie LondonNice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastWild Cool and Swingin'Amazon
33Cooltrane QuartetSome Like It HotVintage Cafi Vol.3Amazon

Georgia Peaches

This week’s show takes us across the landscape of the state of Georgia and then reminisces about ladies that share her name. No genre is off limits and no era too far in the past is excluded in this latest Deeper Roots show that takes on a theme. We’re also hoping that the will of the people is not interfered with in a state that’s struggling to awaken; a lumbering giant of democracy still haunted (and celebrated at the highest levels) by plantation politics. Our music this week will feature some tradition from Georgia’s own Jake Xerxes Fussell, country tunes from Lefty Frizzell and Charley Crockett, jazz from Nina Simone and Joe Venuti, and we’ll visit a Georgia Camp Meeting and One More Sunday in Savannah. Tune in for a collection of tunes about a state of mind and some fine women who share the name of a southern state where peaches and a darker past prosper. Tune in on Friday morning here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Swe-DanesGeorgia Camp MeetingNew Discgems From Warner BrothersAmazon
2The Mills BrothersThat's GeorgiaThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2Amazon
3The Boswell SistersThe Sentimental Gentleman From GeorgiaThe Boswell Sisters Volume 2Amazon
4The Andrews SistersAtlanta G.A.Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 3]Amazon
5Kacey MusgravesWhen It's Peach Pickin' Time In GeorgiaWanted: One Good CowboyAmazon
6Waylon JenningsCedartown, GeorgiaThe Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1Amazon
7Charley CrockettAll the Way from AtlantaThe Man from WacoAmazon
8Ryan BinghamLong Way from GeorgiaMescalitoAmazon
9Tony Joe WhiteRainy Night in GeorgiaCollected [CD1]Amazon
10Joan OsborneMidnight Train to GeorgiaBreakfast In BedAmazon
11Art Kahn's Orchestra v. Chick BullockTwo Tickets To GeorgiaVictor Young & Brunswick Studio Orchestra (1932-1934)Amazon
12Nina SimoneOne More Sunday In SavannahThe Tomato Collection [Disc 1]Amazon
13Little FeatOh, AtlantaFeats Don't Fail Me NowAmazon
14Alison KraussOh, AtlantaNow That I've Found YouAmazon
15Dirty CelloThe Devil Went Down To GeorgiaBy RequestAmazon
16Tennessee Ernie FordI Been To Georgia On A Fast TrainMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 1]Amazon
17Jake Xerxes FussellGeorgia BuckJake Xerxes FussellAmazon
18Johnny GimbleSweet Georgia Brown (Featuring Merle Haggard)Celebrating With FriendsAmazon
19Mac WisemanThe Georgia MailSings Old Time Country FavoritesAmazon
20Boz ScaggsGeorgiaSilk DegreesAmazon
21Charley CrockettHelp Me GeorgiaLonesome As A ShadowAmazon
22Duke RobillardSweet Georgia BrownAfter Hours Swing SessionsAmazon
23Joe Venuti & Eddie LangGeorgia On My MindThe Best Of Joe Venuti And Eddie LangAmazon
24Justin Townes EarleSouth Georgia Sugar BabeThe Good LifeAmazon
25Robbie FulksGeorgia HardGeorgia HardAmazon
26Iris DeMentWaycross GeorgiaWorkin' On A WorldAmazon
27Hank PennyTell Me All About GeorgiaKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon
28Eartha KittAtlanta BluesThe RCA Recordings 1953-1958Amazon
29Five Red CapsAtlanta G.A.Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947)Amazon

Drive In Music

Memories of summer nights where the aroma of popcorn, car exhaust and nature fused as the car windows steamed up and the tin can speaker sounds synchronized with the silver screen…at the drive in movie. For the decades of the fifties, sixties, and seventies you could bring a car load of friends and find your spot across the little hills that pointed you skyward towards the glow of a billboard of dreams. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll visit some performances that include on-screen legends as well as legends that tried to make music outside of their lane. Some that we’ll hear from succeeded and some…well…went back to their day job. Tune in for music from Robert Mitchum, Bette Davis, Jack Webb, Marilyn Monroe, and a couple dozen others on a fun little romp on another Friday episode of Deeper Roots on KOWS 92.5 FM.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Don Francks & Petula ClarkOld Devil Moon – Finian's RainbowWarner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)Amazon
2Ray DaviesOklahoma U.S.A.Our Country: Americana Act IIAmazon
3Shirley Jones, James Whitmore, Gordon MacRaeOklahomaOklahoma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
4Robert Preston & CompanyYa Got Trouble – The Music ManWarner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)Amazon
5Lucille Ball/Bea ArthurBosom Buddies – MameWarner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)Amazon
6Kirk DouglasAnd The Moon Grew BrighterMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
7James StewartThe Legend Of ShenandoahMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
8Robert MitchumBallad of Thunder RoadThat Man, Robert Mitchum, SingsAmazon
9Lee MarvinWand'rin' StarWand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)Amazon
10Bill HayesMessage from James DeanSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3Amazon
11Varetta DillardI Miss You Jimmy (Tribute to James Dean)Got You On My MindAmazon
12EaglesJames DeanThe Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1Amazon
13Dooley WilsonAs Time Goes By – from CasablancaWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
14Bette DavisThey're Either Too Young Or Too Old -from Thank Your Lucky StarsWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
15Mae WestI'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For LoveThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
16Jack WebbTry a Little TendernessGolden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing-Off!Amazon
17Clint EastwoodAc-Cent-Tchu-Ate The PositiveMidnight In The Garden Of Good And EvilAmazon
18Gene Pitney(The Man Who Shot) Liberty ValanceAnthology: 1961-1968Amazon
19Tony PerkinsMoonlight Swim (Bonus Track)On a Rainy AfternoonAmazon
20Marilyn MonroeRiver Of No ReturnThe Essential Marilyn MonroeAmazon
21Roy RogersMy Chickashay GalSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
22Elvis PresleyWooden HeartG.I. BluesAmazon
23Dean Martin,John Wayne & Ricky NelsonMy Rifle, My Pony And MeMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
24Ricky Nelson & Walter BrennanGet Along Home, CindyWand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)Amazon
25Fess ParkerBallad Of Davy CrockettMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
26James StewartYou Can`t Get Far Without A RailroadWand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)Amazon
27Dean MartinRio BravoMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
28Dean MartinKing Of The Five Card StudWand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3)Amazon
29Steve Martin & The Toot UncommonsKing TutDr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 2]Amazon
30Gene KellySingin' In The RainSomewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1]Amazon
31Garland Jeffreys35 Millimeter DreamsGhost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]Amazon