Category Archives: Featured Music

Wild in the Streets

December’s arrived and we’re going to get ourselves warmed up for the Hot Stove League, New Year’s Eve, football playoffs, reindeer on the roof and all the rest of it. But our show today will take on a common thread: songs about ‘the street’ or streets or boulevards, avenues … only the surface streets, not the highways. Dave’s picked out a collection of songs that are sure to stir emotion bringing home music that take on the ‘street’ topics from the genres of country, early pop, rock, folk, blues and all the rest. We’ll hear from Dylan, The Ink Spots, Tony Rice, Charlie Spand, the Orlons and a couple dozen others taking on an eclectic blend of songs where the streets as the muse. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio’s KOWS 92.5 FM, streaming to all of planet earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Deeper Roots brings you a morning of sounds from the locales of Easy Street, Lonely Street and 4th Street…directly from Orchard and 7th.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Various Artists Wild In the Streets Trailer 1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials Amazon
2Garland Jeffreys Wild in the Streets Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] Amazon
3Orlons South Street Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits Amazon
4The Royals Fifth Street Blues The Very Best of the Royals & the Midnighters Amazon
5Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles Decatur Street Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles Amazon
6Eddie Floyd Soul Street Stax Profiles – Eddie Floyd Amazon
7Glories Dark End Of The Street Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios Amazon
8Bobby Womack Across 110th Street Jackie Brown OST Amazon
9Clarence "Frogman" Henry Lonely Street Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry Amazon
10Little Ann One Way Street Funk Soul Sisters Amazon
11Charlie Spand Hastings Street Black Swan Sampler Amazon
12Jack Teagarden Basin Street Blues An Introduction To Jack Teagarden Amazon
13Cab Calloway Beale Street Mama Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
14The Ink Spots Street Of Dreams Greatest Hits Amazon
15The Boswell Sisters Forty-Second Street The Boswell Sisters Volume 2 Amazon
16Julie London Easy Street Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl Amazon
17Dean Martin On the Street Where You Live Swingin' with Dino Amazon
18Keely Smith w. Billy May Orchestra On The Sunny Side Of The Street Summer Days And Summer Nights – 31 Beach Pearls Amazon
19George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy Wilson On Green Dolphin Street The Swingin's Mutual! Amazon
20T-Bone Walker Street Walking Woman Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years Amazon
21Bob Dylan Positively 4th Street Biograph Disc 2 Amazon
22Bruce Springsteen Streets of Philadelphia Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
23The Doobie Brothers Takin' It To The Streets Takin' It To The Streets Amazon
24Utah Phillips Larimer Street The Telling Takes Me Home Amazon
25Gram Parsons Streets Of Baltimore Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 1] – GP Amazon
26Buck Owens Streets of Laredo I've Got a Tiger by the Tail Amazon
27Buck Owens Streets Of Bakersfield Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975) Amazon
28Tony Rice Church Street Blues Church Street Blues Amazon
29Simon & Garfunkel The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) The Essential Simon & Garfunkel Amazon
30Matys Brothers Crazy Street 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks Amazon
31Leonard Cohen Boogie Street The Future/Ten New Songs Amazon

Session Masters: Guitar

When trying to put together a Deeper Roots episode that covered the great session masters from the past one hundred years it became exceedingly clear that the show would need to be broken up into multiple parts. Percussion, keyboards, brass, bass and all the rest will follow but this week we’re going to focus on the string masters; those guitar stars who account for the bulk of Top 30 hits that graced our lives over the second half of the 20th century. They include Hank Garland, Grady Martin, James Burton, Joe Messina, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Johnson and, of course, Tommy Tedesco. There are many others who deserve the recognition but our show is only a two hour show and, even at that, picking only three or four examples per performer doesn’t do it justice. We’re going to give credit where it’s due…those who stood in the shadows.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Brenda Lee Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Queen of Rock 'N' Roll Amazon
2Jimmy Lloyd I Got A Rocket In My Pocket 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks Amazon
3Elvis Presley A Big Hunk O' Love Elvis 30 #1 Hits Amazon
4Little Jimmy Dickens (I Got) A Hole In My Pocket Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962 Amazon
5Simon Crum Stand Up, Sit Down, Shut Your Mouth Country & Western Nuggets Amazon
6Bobby Helms Jingle Bell Rock Making Merry Amazon
7Dale Hawkins Susie-Q The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957 Amazon
8Ricky Nelson Stood Up Legacy [Disc 1] Amazon
9Jim & Joe Fireball Mail James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969 Amazon
10Gram Parsons Return Of The Grievous Angel G.P. / Grievous Angel Amazon
11Buffalo Springfield A Child's Claim To Fame Buffalo Springfield Again Amazon
12Elvis Presley Please Don't Drag That String Around Grady Martin Amazon
13Johnny Horton The Battle Of New Orleans Classic Country Amazon
14Brenda Lee Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) Grady Martin Amazon
15Merle Haggard Mama Tried The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1] Amazon
16Willie Nelson On The Road Again Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2] Amazon
17The Champs Tequila Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S Amazon
18Rick Nelson Hello Mary Lou Greatest Love Songs Amazon
19The Beach Boys I Get Around All Summer Long Amazon
20Wayne Newton Danke Schoen Wild, Cool & Swingin' Amazon
21Elvis Presley What'd I Say Elvis' Gold Records (Volume 4) Amazon
22J. Livingston & R. Evans Bonanza Television's Greatest Hits Volume I Amazon
23Jerry Goldsmith Twilight Zone Overture – Twilight Zone: The Movie 75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1) Amazon
24Sam Cooke Bring It On Home to Me Best of Answer Songs vol 4 Amazon
25Jack Nitzsche The Lonely Surfer Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2 Amazon
26The 5th Dimension Wedding Bell Blues Greatest Hits on Earth Amazon
27Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces Searching For My Love Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
28Aretha Franklin Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
29Leon Russell Tight Rope Retrospective Amazon
30The Four Tops I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon
31The Temptations Ain't Too Proud to Beg Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon
32Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Your Precious Love Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2 Amazon
33The Supremes When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through Gold Disc 1 Amazon

Sweet Dreams

Our show this week features sweet dreams, swamp pop, Americana, doo wop, and all that makes the past century of America’s music a delight to dream on. We’ll touch on the new album from a legend who is most deservedly having his moment right now with a new album and where a one hit wonder once existed. Tommy McLain’s new album is a revelation and reminds us that music, when carried and shared with a passion like his, will always bring a bright light even in the darkest of times. This week’s show is a free form romp featuring Tommy, Mark Knopfler, Robert Plant, Bill Kirchen, Corb Lund, Bob Wills, Paul Thorn, and a couple dozen others. Some fiery rock and roll blended with country, doo wop, pop and lots of circumstance. Please join in…we’d be delighted to spend a Friday morning with you on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Solomon Burke/Zucchero Diavolo in Me (A Devil in Me) Zucchero & Co. Amazon
2Tommy McLain I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello) I Ran Down Every Dream Amazon
3Tommy McLain Sweet Dreams Swamp Gold, Volume 1 Amazon
4Tommy McLain Before I Grow Too Old The Essential Collection Amazon
5Tommy McLain Before I Grow Too Old I Ran Down Every Dream Amazon
6Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler I'll See You in My Dreams Neck and Neck Amazon
7Mark Knopfler Devil Baby The Ragpicker's Dream Amazon
8Chris Isaak Speak of the Devil Speak of the Devil Amazon
9Earl-Jean I'm Into Something Good The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
10Marvin & Johnny Cherry Pie Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll Amazon
11Don Gardner & DeeDee Ford I Need Your Loving Soul Gold Oldies Amazon
12Ernie Maresca Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) The Best Jukeboxhits [Disc 1] Amazon
13Jesse Powell & The Caddies Ain't You Gonna Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2 Amazon
14The Chiffons One Fine Day One Fine Day And Other Favorites Amazon
15Corb Lund Devil's Best Dress Americana Music Awards Sampler Amazon
16Gillian Welch The Devil Had a Hold of Me Hell Among the Yearlings Amazon
17Bill Kirchen Devil With The Blue Dress (Album Version) Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods Amazon
18Paul Thorn Don't Let The Devil Ride Don't Let The Devil Ride Amazon
19Bob Wills The Devil Ain't Lazy Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar) Amazon
20Scott H. Biram Gotta Get To Heaven Sold Out To The Devil: Select Gospel Cuts By The Reverend Scott H. Biram Amazon
21Robert Plant Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down Band Of Joy Amazon
22Levon Helm Stuff You Gotta Watch Electric Dirt Amazon
23Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven Down The Road Apiece Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53 Amazon
24Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard & the Midnighters – Greatest Hits Amazon
25Michael Nesmith Silver Moon Listen To The Band [UK] Amazon
26Louis Jordan Stone Cold Dead in the Market – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Tympany Five Number Ones Amazon
27Rosemary Clooney Come On A My House Tenderly Amazon
28Tommy McLain Somebody (Radio Edit) I Ran Down Every Dream Amazon
29Pete Seeger Little Boxes The Essential Pete Seeger Amazon

Top Country Albums of All Time

It’s list time! For better or worse, we’re going with the top tier of the Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Country Albums of all Time as our guidepost. There’s some great ones here, in fact the majority are agreeable in our estimation but there are also some “huh?” moments. We’ll just assume that that is par for the course with any opinion-based list by a disparate group of critics. For the most part, it captures the core of country pretty well. We’ll share music from Tom T. Hall, The Carters, George Strait and a few nineties and aught pop stars that made the list because they swim the pop country charts. Join Dave as he walks down the list, one that has its cringe-worthy moments, right alongside moments of pure Americana country gold.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Kacey Musgraves Space Cowboy Golden Hour Amazon
2Hank Williams The Blues Come Around Southern Belle [Disc 2] Amazon
3Waylon Jennings Black Rose Honky Tonk Heroes/Ramblin' Man/Dreaming My Dreams (1 of 3) Amazon
4Sammi Smith Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith early 60's the Best Of (varese sarabande 96) Amazon
5John Anderson Wild and Blue Anthology Amazon
6Sturgill Simpson Life Of Sin Metamodern Sounds In Country Music Amazon
7Guy Clark Rita Ballou Old No. 1 Amazon
8The Carter Family Kissing Is Crime Can The Circle Be Unbroken Amazon
9John Prine Paradise John Prine Amazon
10Kris Kristofferson The Law Is For Protection Of The People Kristofferson Amazon
11Rosanne Cash My Baby Thinks He's A Train Hits: 1979-1989 Amazon
12George Strait I Can't See Texas from Here Strait Out of the Box [Disc 1] Amazon
13Gary Stewart She's Acting Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) Superstars Of Country: Good Ol Songs [Disc 2] Amazon
14Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 Amazon
15Tom T. Hall The Year That Clayton Delaney Died (Single Version) The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall Amazon
16Patsy Cline I Fall To Pieces Classic Country Amazon
17George Jones He Stopped Loving Her Today I Am What I Am Amazon
18Miranda Lambert Vice The Weight of These Wings Amazon
19The Judds Why Not Me Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2] Amazon
20Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues At Folsom Prison Amazon
21Taylor Swift You Belong With Me Fearless Amazon
22Randy Travis On The Other Hand Country Gold 1984-1986 Amazon
23Shania Twain That Don't Impress Me Much Come On Over Amazon
24Merle Haggard Red Bandana His Greatest & His Best Amazon
25Lucinda Williams Jackson Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Amazon
26Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2] Amazon
27Ray Charles Born to Lose (Remastered) Complete Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Remastered) Amazon
28Waylon Jennings Dreaming My Dreams With You Artist's Choice: Emmylou Harris Amazon
29Dolly Parton Coat of Many Colors Coat of Many Colors [RM 2007] Amazon
30Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger The Many Sides Of Willie Nelson [Cd 3 "Cowboy"] (1992) Amazon

Loretta & Jerry

This past October, we lost a couple of very important ties to two whose stars shone bright in both the Golden Age of Country and the Golden Age of Rock ‘n Roll. We’ll take on a dual tribute to the passing of Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis. The torch has surely passed but their fire burned white hot as their stars rose, both sharing controversy and almost overnight fame. They also continued to perform into their later years, teaming up with songwriters and performers who were relevant to new generations, but true to their core calling. Our first hour take time to visit Loretta Lynn’s humble but no-nonsense storytelling and the second hour will take us into the whirlwind of unapologetic badassness that was Jerry Lee Lewis.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Loretta Lynn You Ain't Woman Enough Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
2Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter (Recitation) Still Woman Enough Amazon
3Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1] Amazon
4Loretta Lynn,Margo Price One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price) One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price) Amazon
5Loretta Lynn & Jack White Portland Oregon Van Lear Rose Amazon
6Loretta Lynn The Pill Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer Amazon
7Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty After the Fire Is Gone Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 Amazon
8Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn Answer The Phone (w/ Loretta Lynn) A Tribute To A Legend Amazon
9Ernest Tubb/Loretta Lynn Thanks a Lot Legendary: It's Been So Long, Darling Amazon
10Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
11Loretta Lynn She's Got You Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer Amazon
12Loretta Lynn Success I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1] Amazon
13Loretta Lynn This Old House Van Lear Rose Amazon
14Loretta Lynn First City Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer Amazon
15Loretta Lynn Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
16Loretta Lynn In the Sweet Bye and Bye All Time Gospel Favorites [Disc 1] Amazon
17Jerry Lee Lewis/Jimmy Page Rock and Roll Last Man Standing Amazon
18Jerry Lee Lewis Crazy Arms All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1) Amazon
19Jerry Lee Lewis End Of The Road Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4] Amazon
20Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
21Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire Red, White & Rock Disc 1 Amazon
22Jerry Lee Lewis High School Confidential Sun Recordings Greatest Hits Amazon
23Jerry Lee Lewis Breathless All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1) Amazon
24Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins I Saw The Light (With Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins) The Survivors Amazon
25Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On (With Jerry Lee Lewis) The Survivors Amazon
26The Million Dollar Quartet You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition Amazon
27Jerry Lee Lewis What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) The Definitive Collection Amazon
28Jerry Lee Lewis Somewhere Over the Rainbow The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999 Amazon
29Jerry Lee Lewis Milkshake Mademoiselle Good Old Summertime Amazon
30Jerry Lee Lewis Bad Moon Rising Mean Old Man Amazon
31Jerry Lee Lewis Wild One 18 Original Sun Greatest Hits Amazon
32Bruce Springsteen/Jerry Lee Lewis Pink Cadillac Last Man Standing Amazon
33Jerry Lee Lewis Big Blue Diamond Southern Roots Amazon

Fascinating Rhythm

Crazy rhythm! Big bands, scat vocals, syncopation, snapping fingers, drum and trumpet solos, all packed into two hours on a Sonoma County autumn morning on Deeper Roots. We’re celebrating that fascinating rhythm with some classic jazz, smooth vocals, and the voot of Slim Galliard as well as we take a trip through the big band sounds of Tommy Dorsey’s Clambake Seven, Cab Calloway, and Artie Shaw. That’s not all, though. We’ll also hear the celebrations of rhythm with the brothers and sister teams of the Boswells, the Colemans, the Delta Rhythm Boys, and Three Sharps and a Flat. Sweet and sentimental with a celebratory blast. Join Dave Stroud on a journey that celebrates rhythm with the best rhythm-makers on KOWS Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Benny Goodman And His Orchestra & Helen Ward Get Rhythm in Your Feet (And Music In Your Soul) Wicked Swing Amazon
2Jimmie Lunceford (Willie Smith And Band, Vocals) Rhythm Is Our Business Jimmie Lunceford Amazon
3Ivie Anderson All God's Chillun Got Rhythm An Introduction To Ivie Anderson Amazon
4The Delta Rhythm Boys Get on Board Little Children Radio, Gimme Some Jive Amazon
5Coleman Brothers Get Away, Mr. Satan, Get Away Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang Amazon
6Three Sharps And A Flat That's The Rhythm Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm Amazon
7Slim & Slam The Flat Foot Floogie Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3) Amazon
8The Boswell Sisters That's How Rhythm Was Born That's How Rhythm Was Born Amazon
9Slim & Slam Rhythm Mad Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2) Amazon
10Slim & Slam Buck Dance Rhythm Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1) Amazon
11The Cats & The Fiddle Mr. Rhythm Man The Very Best Of Amazon
12Ace Harris And His Sunset Royals Rhythm 'Bout Town Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep) Amazon
13Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven Nothin' But Rhythm Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep) Amazon
14Django Reinhardt Crazy Rhythm The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1] Amazon
15Fats Waller & His Rhythm Spreadin' Rhythm Around Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
16Billie Holiday Spreadin' Rhythm Around Quintessential: Volume 1, 1933 – 1935 Amazon
17Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra He Ain't Got Rhythm Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 02] Amazon
18Louis Armstrong I Got Rhythm Now You Has Jazz: Louis Armstrong AT M-G-M Amazon
19Cab Calloway Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm Chronological 1937-38 Amazon
20Cab Calloway Black Rhythm Kicking The Gong Around Amazon
21Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Rockin' In Rhythm Ken Burns Jazz: Duke Ellington Amazon
22Artie Shaw All God's Chillun Got Rhythm The Artie Shaw Story – Disc 1 – Free Wheeling Amazon
23Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey Rhythm Saved The World The Gems Of Jazz Amazon
24The Mills Brothers Rhythm Saved The World The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4 Amazon
25Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra I'm Nuts About Screwy Music Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford Amazon
26Sol Hoopii Fascinating Rhythm Master of the Hawaiian Guitar, Vol. 2 Amazon
27Fred Astaire Fascinating Rhythm The Astaire Story, Vol.1 & 2 Amazon
28Gene Kelly I Got Rhythm The Big Picture: Great Music from Films You Love Amazon
29Tony Bennett Crazy Rhythm This Is Jazz Sampler Amazon
30Charlie Barnet Flying Home Wicked Swing Amazon
31Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra He Ain't Got Rhythm Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford Amazon
32Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra Jivin' With Jarvis Wicked Swing Amazon
33Nellie Lutcher If You Wanna Get T'Goin' (And Come Out Singing) Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 3] Amazon

Sacred Rock & Soul

A mixed bag of the soulful sounds with an undercurrent of gospel mixed in this morning. Songs whose construction bears some resemblance or, in most cases, far distant ancestry to the sacred sounds of the church gatherings. The music this morning isn’t really gospel in its obvious form. It’s more the sound of performances that owe gospel music a debt of gratitude for the sound, the rhythm, and the form. Tune in for a bright, shining blend of popular sounds from Paul Simon, Laura Nyro, Curtis Mayfield, Percy Sledge, Mitty Collier, and a couple dozen others as we take a closer walk with rhythm, soul, rock, and pop on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on KOWS, your low power community station with a big heart. Tune in on 92.5 FM or stream us on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Isley Brothers Shout (Parts 1 & 2) The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1] Amazon
2Sam Cooke Just For You Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
3Sam Cooke You Send Me Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
4Ray Charles I've Got a Woman Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2] Amazon
5Ray Charles Hallelujah I Love Her So Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2] Amazon
6Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters Cry Baby Birth Of Soul: 1 Amazon
7Marvin Gaye Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
8The Impressions Keep On Pushing Gospel Amazon
9Curtis Mayfield Move on Up Something to Believe In Amazon
10Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Happy Day Oh Happy Day – Original Buddah Classics Amazon
11Al Green Take Me to the River More Greatest Hits Amazon
12Bill Withers Lean on Me Still Bill Amazon
13Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled Water Amazon
14Paul Simon Loves Me Like A Rock Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar Amazon
15Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher Something to Believe In Amazon
16The Staple Singers Respect Yourself Stax Profiles Amazon
17Aretha Franklin Chain Of Fools Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 1] Amazon
18Aretha Franklin Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Amazon
19Percy Sledge When A Man Loves A Woman It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge Amazon
20Mitty Collier I Had A Talk With My Man Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
21Mitty Collier No Faith, No Love Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968 Amazon
22Laura Nyro And When I Die Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2) Amazon
23Marc Cohn Walking In Memphis Marc Cohn Amazon
24Roy Wood Songs Of Praise Boulders Amazon
25Elton John Take Me To The Pilot Elton John Amazon
26Etta James Strange Things Happening Singles 1957 – 1962 Amazon

Travelin’ Shoes

We’re reaching deep into those roots Americana archives this morning for a free form blend of country, gospel, folk, and blues. Buckets of music planned for your Friday morning: whether you’re here in the warm October folds of Sonoma County or on the other side of the planet, we’re here to soothe the fray of what’s occurring at every corner. The music we have in store includes new tracks from Dr. John and Sweet Megg, Neko Case, the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Haden, Randy Newman and more than a dozen others. Songs about the long road, six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline, and sunrise and sunset couplets. It’s a Friday morning here on the West Coast and our community is always willing to share with you on KOWS-LP Community Radio. Join us, why don’t you.

100:00 Bruce Springsteen Nightshift Amazon
208:05 Maria Muldaur Sweetheart Amazon
311:00 Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet Travelin' Shoes Amazon
412:50 Maria Muldaur Travelin' Shoes Amazon
515:11 Don Elliot Long, Black Automobile Amazon
617:38 Lightnin' Hopkins Automobile Blues Amazon
728:45 Weeping Willows When The Sun Came Down Amazon
830:51 Anita Carter Ring Of Fire Amazon
932:44 Charlie Haden Is This America? (Katrina 2005) Amazon
1036:20 Tony Rice Pride of Man Amazon
1138:35 Dr. John End Of The Line feat. Aaron Neville Amazon
1249:02 Aaron Neville Down Into Muddy Water Amazon
1352:34 Neko Case Buckets Of Rain Amazon
1455:16 Randy Newman & The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra With Members Of The New York Philharmonic Louisiana 1927 Amazon
1558:34 Chris Hillman Like A Hurricane Amazon
161:07:17 Sweet Megg Faded Love Amazon
171:10:57 The Boswell Sisters Was That the Human Thing to Do, #1 Amazon
181:14:10 Louis Armstrong Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans Amazon
191:17:07 Fats Domino Goin' Home Amazon
201:19:12 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers I'm Walkin' Amazon
211:25:30 Wanda Jackson Mean Mean Man Amazon
221:27:38 Junior Brown & The Beach Boys 409 Amazon
231:29:53 Bruce Springsteen; Dr. John Right Place Wrong Time Amazon
241:34:19 Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines I Want a Lavender Cadillac Amazon
251:37:08 Louis Prima Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) Amazon
261:39:41 Betty Hutton Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief Amazon
271:42:41 Hoagy Carmichael Ole Buttermilk Sky Amazon
281:44:42 Ella Mae Morse with Dick Walters & His Orchestra Shoo-Shoo Baby Amazon
291:51:28 Blue Lu Barker A Little Bird Told Me Amazon
301:53:39 Maria Muldaur It Ain't the Meat It's the Motion Amazon

West Coast Blues Roots

The 40s and 50s post-war migration brought tough working conditions in Chicago which offered stability over the miserable sharecropper existence of the Delta.  Both were fodder for the some of the very best in classic blues. The production lines of Detroit and other cities on the Eastern seaboard were models of a different kind of work that the Industrial Age had to offer. But the West Coast wasn’t the place you’d expect to find the blues: shipyards, agriculture, and urban sprawl would aggregate so many different styles that rhythm and blues was a fusion of the many different sensibilities that were brought with both performer and listener alike westward from east of the Mississippi. Having the hub of the world of entertainment in the Southland didn’t hurt either. We’ll be browsing the sounds of some of the greats: McCracklin, Fulson, Otis, Mayfield, and (of course) T-Bone Walker in the Deeper Roots morning show today. West Coast Blues led to blues-based rock in large part because of the exposure to the many different styles of the mid-century blues bands and solo rockers. West Coast Blues Roots is the name of our show this morning on KOWS-LP Occidental.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Johnny "Guitar" Watson Gangster Of Love Living The Blues: 1957-1959 Blues Classics Amazon
2Lowell Fulson Blue Shadows Chess Blues Disc 4 Amazon
3T-Bone Walker T-Bone Shuffle Living The Blues: Blues Greats Amazon
4Ivory Joe Hunter Boogin' In The Rain The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter 1947 Amazon
5Amos Milburn One, Two, Three, Everybody Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon
6Amos Milburn One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon
7Floyd Dixon Hey Bartender Marshall Texas Is My Home Amazon
8Big Jay McNeely The Deacon's Hop Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
9Percy Mayfield Please Send Me Someone To Love Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
10Johnny Guitar Watson Mortorhead Baby So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1 Amazon
11Little Esther And Willie Littlefield Turn the Lights Down Low Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13] Amazon
12Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Gonna Send You Where I Got You From Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1 Amazon
13Peppermint Harris I Got Loaded Loaded, Vol. 1 Amazon
14Jimmy McCracklin The Walk Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1] Amazon
15Little Willie Littlefield K. C. Loving Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] Amazon
16T-Bone Walker Stormy Monday The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch] Amazon
17Roy Milton The Hucklebuck Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton Amazon
18Floyd Dixon Call Operator 210 The Cocktail Combos [Disc 3] Amazon
19Johnny Otis Baby Baby Blues Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars Amazon
20Johnny Otis Head Hunter The Roots Of Frank Zappa Amazon
21Etta James Good Rockin Daddy The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1 Amazon
22Pee Wee Crayton Blues After Hours ABC Of The Blues Vol 7 Amazon
23Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Driftin' Blues Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood Amazon
24Charles Brown Black Night Living The Blues: Blues Greats Amazon
25Cecil Gant I Wonder R&B Jukebox Hits 1944 Amazon
26Amos Milburn Bad Bad Whiskey Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
27Juke Boy Bonner Running Shoes Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8] Amazon
28Lloyd Glenn The Shakedown Chess Blues Disc 4 Amazon
29Etta James I Just Want to Make Love to You At Last! Amazon
30Percy Mayfield The River's Invitation ABC Of The Blues Vol 28 Amazon
31Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Deep Fried Blues Pajama Party Amazon
32Roy Milton & His Solid Senders R.M. Blues Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton Amazon

The Spector Legacy

No tribute here, only an exploration of the musical legacy left behind by one of the premier production geniuses of 20th century rock and roll. We won’t dwell on the poor example of a human being attached to his personal legacy; but the music he gave us was pure gold and his ‘wall of sound’ became synonymous with early sixties classics from The Ronettes, The Righteous Brothers, The Crystals, Gene Pitney, and so many others. His later career found him turning up in production studios with the likes of The Beatles, The Ramones, Leonard Cohen, and others. Along the line his name was also attached to a wide range of songs in copyright; songs that celebrated youth, love, blusterous rivers deep, and soaring mountains high. And we’ll fit as much as we can into our two hour show on Sonoma County Community Radio.


No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Teddy Bears To Know Him Is to Love Him Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
2The Ronettes Walking in the Rain The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
3The Ronettes Paradise The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
4The Ronettes Do I Love You? The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
5The Paris Sisters I Love How You Love Me Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
6Paris Sisters Be My Boy Early Girls – vol 5 Amazon
7The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody Amazon
8The Righteous Brothers Just Once in My Life Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
9The Crystals Uptown Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
10The Crystals He's a Rebel Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
11The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
12Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd. Black Pearl Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
13Alley Cats Puddin' N' Tain Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
14Ray Peterson Corrine, Corrina Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
15Veronica So Young Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2 Amazon
16Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans Not Too Young to Get Married Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
17Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts? Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
18The Dixie Cups Chapel of Love Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964 Amazon
19Darlene Love Stumble and Fall Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2 Amazon
20Darlene Love (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
21Darlene Love Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
22The Treasures Hold Me Tight Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2 Amazon
23Ike & Tina Turner River Deep, Mountain High Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
24Ike & Tina Turner Save the Last Dance for Me Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
25Ben E. King Spanish Harlem Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
26The Beach Boys I Can Hear Music Perfect Harmony Amazon
27Curtis Lee Pretty Little Angel Eyes The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
28Brian Wilson This Could Be The Night For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson Amazon
29The Ramones Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? End of the Century Amazon
30The Ramones Baby, I Love You End of the Century Amazon
31The Ronettes Baby I Love You The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
32The Crystals He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon