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Americana, Country, Country Gospel, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rock

Hooligans & Holy Rollers

July 9, 2022 Dave

There’s no telling where this week’s show could lead because we’ve got the musical evangelists, pentacostals, and Baptists right alongside those charming bluesmen and rock and rollers to turn up the heat. We’ve got a burning revival of rockabilly, rhythm and blues, and God-fearing country and hillbilly sounds to take us into the weekend. Hooligans and bible-thumping holy rollers are pushing their way through the doors today and we’re here to tell you that we’re not gonna take anyone telling he or she what they can do with their bodies. Today’s performers will feature Sister Rosetta, Brother Claude, The Louvins, Hank Jr., Moon Mullican, and Jerry Lee Lewis…and that’s just a taste. Join us on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Muddy Waters	I've Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2	At Newport 1960 [Live] [Bonus Tracks]
2	Jerry Lee Lewis	Don't Let Go	A Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3]
3	Moon Mullican	Well Oh Well	Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B
4	Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps	Race with the Devil	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 2
5	Johnny David	Race With The Devil	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
6	The Million Dollar Quartet	Old Time Religion	The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
7	Brother Claude Ely	Send Down The Rain	Satan Get Back
8	Brother Claude Ely	Stop That Train	Satan Get Back
9	Eddie Noack	Ain't The Reaping Ever Done	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
10	Jack Leonard	A Visit From The Devil	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
11	Hank Williams Jr.	Endless Sleep	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
12	Ray Winfree	Devil Hang Me High	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
13	The Four Internes	I'm Using My Bible For A Road Map	The Best Of King Gospel
14	Howlin' Wolf	Killing Floor	The Real Folk Blues
15	John Lee Hooker	Boogie Chillen'	King Of The Boogie
16	The Gospelaires	Can I Get A Witness	Lovely Jazz Gospel & Blues
17	The Midnighters	Sexy Ways	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
18	Louis Jordan	Mop! Mop! (aka Mop-Mop)	Number Ones
19	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	When I Move to the Sky	Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
20	The Harmonizing Four	Oh Sinner	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
21	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	Stay On the Right Side	Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' Papa
22	The Louvin Brothers	There's A Higher Power	Satan Is Real
23	Jimmy Walker	High Geared Daddy	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
24	Dallas Wilson & His Western Troubadours	Hi-Steppin' Daddy	Hillbilly Bop Boogie And Honky Tonk Blues Volume 4
25	Bill Carlisle	Bell Clappin' Mama	Hillbilly Blues
26	Ralph Hart And The Texas Musical Harts	Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
27	Hartman's Heartbreakers	Give It To Me, Daddy	Hillbilly Blues
28	Eddie Cochran	Somethin' Else	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
29	Carl Perkins	Matchbox	Original Sun Greatest Hits
30	Sonny Burgess	A Kiss Goodnite	We Wanna Boogie
31	Redd Stewart	Brother Drop Dead (Boogie)	Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56
32	Johnny Tyler	God's Gonna Turn Us To Dust	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
33	John Lee Hooker	Boom Boom	The Definitive Collection
34	Wynonie Harris	Adam Come And Get Your Rib	Lovin' Machine
35	Reverend Robert Ballinger	So Glad	1950s Gospel Classics

Americana, Country, Country Blues, Folk and Tradition, Free Form, Oldies

No Parking Here

July 2, 2022 Dave

The archivists went back to the well for the core of a show first broadcast seven years ago, polished it up some by adding some fresh musical paints to the themes, but left the vintage drapes and findings alone. And this week’s Deeper Roots show is all the better for it. Tune in on Friday morning for songs about the ‘love bug’, private property and trespassers, biblical tales from about fellows named John, and some musical musings about dog houses and ramblers. We’ve the likes of Ry Cooder, Moses Mason, Arthur Smith, The Drifters, and Sharon Jones to help you get your head straight for a weekend to kick off a long summer of our discontent. Your rights. Our rights. When they come for some today, who says they won’t come for you tomorrow.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Rosie Flores	I Push Right Over	Speed of Sound
2	Cliff Edwards	Hang on to Me	Ukulele Ike
3	Emmett Miller	(I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way	Minstrel Man From Georgia
4	Sons of the Pioneers	Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown	Songs of the Prairie – CD3
5	Arthur Smith	Follow Me Boogie (Instrumental)	The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands
6	Johnny Cash	Calilou (The Rambler)	Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 4]
7	Dr. John	How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)	Goin' Back To New Orleans
8	Bobby "Blue" Bland	I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)	Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA Recordings
9	The Drifters	Don't Dog Me	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
10	Jim Jackson	Old Dog Blue	25 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920s-1940s Vol 19
11	Ry Cooder	Police Dog Blues	Broadcast from the Plant: 1974 Record Plant, Sausalito, Ca
12	Pee Wee King	Dog House Blues	Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2)
13	Neko Case	John Saw That Number	Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
14	Moses Mason	John The Baptist	Take Me To The Water
15	John Mellencamp	John The Revelator	Trouble No More
16	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Get Up John	Bill Monroe: Anthology
17	Elvis Presley	I, John	Amazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 2)
18	The Golden Gate Quartet	Frankie and Johnny	CD 2 the Recent Years
19	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Private Property (No Tresspassing)	One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions
20	Jimmy Littlejohn	No Parking Here	The World Is A Monster
21	Woody Guthrie	Riding in My Car (Car Song)	Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
22	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Trespasser	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In)
23	Vince Gill	Love Bug	Bradley Barn Sessions
24	Little Jimmy Dickens	When That Love Bug Bites You	Country Boy [Disc 2]
25	Jimmy Edwards	Love Bug Crawl	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 7)
26	Jimmy Edwards	Love Bug Crawl	Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5
27	Red Foley & Minnie Pearl	Love Bug Itch	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
28	The Mills Brothers	The Love Bug Will Bite You	Mills Brothers – Goldent Greats
29	Vera Lynn	The Love Bug Will Bite You	A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
30	Doc & Merle Watson	Corrina, Corrina	Then And Now/Two Days In November
31	Gillian Welch	I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll	Time (The Revelator)
32	John Prine With Lucinda Williams	Wedding Bells / Let's Turn Back The Years	In Spite Of Ourselves
33	Junior Brown & Red Simpson	Nitro Express	Rig Rock Deluxe
34	Red Simpson	Truck Drivin' Man	The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Oldies, Theme Time

Country Crossovers

June 30, 2022 Dave

Country music started genre-life out as something different. Searching for a term more palatable than simply ‘folk’ or, more so, ‘hillbilly’, or ‘western’ music, music industry marketing found the term ‘country’ or ‘country and western’ a much smoother alternative. It softened the fiddle and accordion sounds and, at the same time, tempered the fears of human de-evolution through cultural disappropriation. Although what passes for country music today is more a caricature of itself, the Golden Age of country, running through the decades of the fifties, sixties and the early seventies built a solid foundation with some of the great songwriters and performers that weren’t from the big east and west coast hubs. And their music would often be heard ‘peeking through’ the pop charts in a big way, reinforcing the notion that it was, and always had been, a common cultural denominator. Our show this week features some of the very greatest of the latter. Join us!

No.	Artist	Title	Album	BuyEddy Arnold	The Cattle Call (1)	Eddy's Song: The Cattle Call	Hank Williams	Why Don't You Love Me	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 11	Hank Snow	I'm Moving On	The Essential Hank Snow	Hank Thompson	The Wild Side Of Life	30 Years Of No.1 Country Hits 1/4	Hank Williams	Your Cheatin' Heart	24 Greatest	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen Tons	Classic Country	Johnny Cash	I Walk The Line	Classic Country	Marty Robbins	Singing the Blues	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 8	Jimmie Rodgers	Kisses Sweeter Than Wine	Heatin' Up	Marty Robbins	A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)	A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)	Patsy Cline	Walkin' After Midnight	Country Legends	Ferlin Husky	Gone	Ferlin Husky Singles	Don Gibson	Oh Lonesome Me	A Legend In My Time	Jim Reeves	He'll Have To Go	Classic Country	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Classic Country	Marty Robbins	El Paso	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.	Patsy Cline	Crazy	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]	Wanda Jackson	Right or Wrong	Golden Age of Country Volume 6: Hillbilly Heaven	Skeeter Davis	The End of the World	Red, White & Rock Disc 2	Johnny Cash	Ring Of Fire	Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound	Roger Miller	King Of The Road	Classic Country	Jeannie C. Riley	Harper Valley P.T.A.	Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]	Jerry Reed	Amos Moses	The Essential Jerry Reed	Glen Campbell	Galveston	Greatest Hits	Tammy Wynette	Stand By Your Man	Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound	Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer	John Denver	Take Me Home, Country Roads	70s Music Explosion – Miracles	John Denver	Rocky Mountain High	Singers And Songwriters 1972-1973 [Disc 1]	Charlie Rich	The Most Beautiful Girl	Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich	Charlie Rich	Behind Closed Doors	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2]	Johnny Cash	One Piece at a Time	16 Biggest Hits	Waylon Jennings	Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)	Classic Country 1975 – 1979	The Oak Ridge Boys	Elvira	The Best Of Classic Country 80's	Willie Nelson	On The Road Again	Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]

California Dreamin’

June 18, 2022 Dave

A little bit of surf…just a bit…and some folk favorites right alongside some local performers in this week’s episode brought your way directly from the KOWS Studios in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Our theme is the Golden State where the living may be costly but the core soul is one of progressive culture and hard work: whether that’s in the fields, behind the desk, in the service industry, or on the road. This week’s show focuses on California, from the LA Freeway to the Streets of Bakersfield, on up to Lodi and the Monterey Bay. The past century has found the state a popular subject of song and we’ve got some favorites and off-the-wall nuggets just for you this Friday morning including tracks from Dave Alvin, Albert Hammond, and Red River Dave. Tune in.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Sound Of The City	KSFO 560 – San Francisco	78s
2	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Your Hit Parade – Into the '60S
3	Danny Sorentino	Sonoma County Stars	Real Music (Disc 1)
4	Kyle Martin	Santa Rosa	Kyle Martin
5	Charley Crockett	The Way I'm Livin' (Santa Rosa)	The Valley
6	Lowell Levinger	Hippie From Olema	Get Together- Youngblood Classics
7	Kevin Russell	California Cottonfields	Trouble In Mind
8	John Hartford	California Earthquake	Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 11 The South
9	Norman Greenbaum	Petaluma	Spirit In The Sky – The Best of Norman Greenbaum
10	Neil Young	California Sunset	Old Ways
11	Joe Jones	California Sun	You Heard It Here First!
12	Roy Orbison	California Blue	Mystery Girl
13	The Beach Boys	California	Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 4
14	The Beach Boys	California Girls	20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest Hits
15	Jan & Dean	The Little Old Lady From Pasadena	Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2)
16	Eric Clapton	San Francisco Bay Blues	Unplugged
17	Dave Alvin	Out in California	Interstate City
18	Various Artists	Monterey Pop Promo – KRLA Los Angeles #2	1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials
19	The Mamas & The Papas	California Dreamin'	Southern California With Fond Memories
20	Joni Mitchell	California	Hits
21	America	Ventura Highway	Southern California With Fond Memories
22	Lucinda Williams	Here in California	Treasures left behind: Remembering Kate Wolf
23	Buck Owens	Streets of Bakersfield	The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3
24	Randy Newman	I Love L.A.	Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman
25	Albert Hammond	It Never Rains In California	Southern California With Fond Memories
26	The Ink Spots	When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano	Greatest Hits
27	The Four Preps	26 Miles (Santa Catalina)	Southern California With Fond Memories
28	Red River Dave	California Hippie Murders	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
29	John Fogerty	Lodi	The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty – Creedence Collection

Say Goodnight

June 16, 2022 Dave

We’re taking a free form route this week featuring an eclectic blend of some favorites from the not-so-distant past…but we’ll be sprinkling in a generous dose of tunage from the very distant past as well. It’s all in keeping with the standards we keep. Tune in for the likes of Etta Jones, Little Joe and the Thrillers, Bruce Springsteen, The Drifters, and some piano favorites from the Crescent City this Friday on Deeper Roots. Oldies? Yes. Instrumentals? Yes. Soul and vocal gems? Yes. Boring? No. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. It’s going to be a hot day here in the North Bay so why not cool off with some cool sounds here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Dean & Britta	Say Goodnight	Back Numbers
2	Mark Knopfler	Daddy's Gone to Knoxville	The Ragpicker's Dream
3	Lonnie Donegan	Rock Island Line	Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
4	Mark Knopfler	Donegan's Gone	Shangri-La
5	The Cookies	Chains	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
6	The Lovin' Spoonful	Coconut Grove	Greatest Hits [Buddha]
7	Chris Isaak	Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing	Forever Blue
8	Jackson Browne	Doctor My Eyes	The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
9	Etta Jones	Just Friends	The Best of Etta Jones The Prestige Singles
10	Julie London	My Heart Belongs to Daddy	Wild Cool and Swingin'
11	Mary Wells	My Guy	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
12	Four Aces	Perfidia	Your Hit Parade – '50S Generation
13	Little Joe & the Thrillers	Peanuts	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
14	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)
15	The Drifters	Please Stay	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
16	Luther Barnes & The Red Budd Gospel Choir	My God Can Do Anything	Big Noise: A Mambo Inn Compilation
17	The Tornados	Telstar	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
18	Duane Eddy	Peter Gunn Theme	Rebel Rouser
19	Nelson Riddle	Theme from Route 66	Music for a Bachelor's Den
20	Lou Busch	The Wild Ones	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene
21	Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends	My Man Stands Out	Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
22	Smiley Lewis	I Hear You Knocking	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
23	Bruce Springsteen	You're Missing	The Rising (Special Package)
24	Robert Plant	Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down	Band Of Joy
25	The Allman Brothers Band	Revival	Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
26	Betty Everett	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)	Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
27	Django Reinhardt/Stéphane Grappelli	Sweet Georgia Brown	Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940
28	Pixies	Dig for Fire	Bossanova
29	Perry Como	Kewpie Doll	Your Hit Parade – '50S Generation
30	The O'Jays	Love Train	Dead Presidents
31	Stevie Wonder	Please Don't Go	Fulfillingness' First Finale

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

Dawn To Midnight

June 4, 2022 Dave

From sunrise to sunset and then back. This Friday morning we take a journey on the roller coaster of life on the big blue marble using music as our rails. We’ll rise and shine in the cold grey light before dawn and follow summer rain with the summer wind as sundown approaches. This week’s theme is a fusion of sunrise, sundown and a misty moonlight rhapsody featuring the music of Ray Charles, Norah Jones, Chet and Les, Bobby Bare, Mahalia Jackson and a couple dozen others. We’ll take you from dawn to midnight as we bring on the best of America’s music from digital, vinyl and ethereal dustbins of the past 100 years. Join us once more for music from long ago, today, and far away here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	The Browns	The Three Bells	30 Years Of No. 1 Country Hits 2/4
2	Nick Lowe	Cold Grey Light of Dawn	Dig My Mood
3	Emmylou Harris	Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn	Roses in the Snow
4	Chet Atkins & Les Paul	The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise	Chester & Lester
5	Luther Dickinson	Hurry up Sunrise	Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II	[amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
6	Norah Jones	Sunrise	Feels Like Home
7	Bruce Cockburn	Sunrise on the Mississippi	Dart to the Heart
8	Doris Day	I Got The Sun In The Morning	Complete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]
9	Geoff Muldaur	Livin' In The Sunlight (Lovin' in the Moonlight)	Is Having Wonderful Time
10	Petra Haden	Sunshine Life for Me (with Lenny Pickett)	Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
11	Ray Charles	You Are My Sunshine	Ultimate Hits Collection [2 of 2]
12	The Statler Brothers	You're My Sunshine	Country Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good Times
13	Willie Nelson	Bring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version)	Naked Willie
14	Lyle Lovett	Summer Wind	Smile: Songs From The Movies
15	Johnny Rivers	Summer Rain	Best Of Johnny Rivers
16	Roger Miller	In The Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)	Super Hits
17	Robbie Fulks	Rose of the Summer	Gone Away Backward
18	The Mavericks	Summertime (When I'm With You)	Mono
19	Dale Hawkins	Summertime Down South	Wildcat Tamer
20	Slim Willett And His Hired Hands	Come Sundown	Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
21	Bobby Bare	Come Sundown	1970
22	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	Lonesome Sundown	Echo
23	J.J. Cale	Long About Sundown	Stay Around
24	Cab Calloway	Moonlight Rhapsody	1932-1934
25	Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra	Let's Dream In The Moonlight	Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 05]
26	Dean Martin	In The Misty Moonlight	The Great Dean Martin
27	Maria Muldaur	Moonlight	Love Wants to Dance
28	Smokey Wood	Moonlight in Oklahoma	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]
29	Frank Sinatra	Moonlight in Vermont	Come Fly with Me [Capitol]
30	Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac Wiseman	New Moon Over My Shoulder	Mac Doc Del
31	Mahalia Jackson	Dark Was The Night	Moving On Up A Little Higher
32	Blind Wille Johnson	Dark Was The Night-Cold Was The Ground	Desperate Man Blues

Americana, Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Jazz, Oldies, Theme Time

Double Play

May 29, 2022 Dave

Hot weather this week and we’ll be sweatin’ out the oldies in the KOWS Studio this coming Friday. Summer may be just around the corner but we’re running hot already here in Sonoma County. Today’s show features a ‘double play’ collection of traditions and covers, focusing primarily on gospel tradition and contemporary covers. Brook Benton, Josh White, Wilson Pickett, Neko Case, and Hank Williams are among the performers we’ll be featuring this week. Covers of the Gambler’s Blues, Stormy Weather, Denomination Blues, and more coming your way from the studios located in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California. Streaming at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Freddie King	Trouble In Mind	King Of The Blues
2	Mavis Staples Levon Helm	Trouble In My Mind	Carry Me Home
3	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Trouble In My Mind	Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
4	Washington Phillips	Denomination Blues – Part 1	Manzarene Dreams
5	Rodney Crowell	Denomination Blues	Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
6	Josh White	St. James Infirmary	Mojo-2010-11-Journey to Love
7	Bobby "Blue" Bland	St. James Infirmary	Mississippi Blues
8	Blind Alfred Reed	You Must Unload	Complete Recorded Works 1927-29
9	Ry Cooder	You Must Unload	The Prodigal Son
10	Louis Armstrong	Shadrack	Louis And The Good Book
11	Brook Benton	Shadrack	Mercury 1962
12	CBS Trumpeteers	Milky White Way	I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983
13	Elvis Presley	Milky White Way	His Hand In Mine
14	Shades of Blue	Oh How Happy	Glory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60s
15	Carlene Carter	Oh How Happy	Carlene Carter/Blue Nun
16	Jeff Lynne	Stormy Weather	Armchair Theatre
17	Ethel Waters	Stormy Weather	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
18	Aaron Neville	I Saw The Light	Gospel Roots
19	Hank Williams	I Saw The Light	Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
20	Arizona Dranes	John Said He Saw A Number	He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes
21	Neko Case	John Saw That Number	Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
22	Jimmy Reed	Big Boss Man	The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
23	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	Big Boss Man	Playback Disc 5
24	Wilson Pickett	Three-Time Loser	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
25	Dave Edmunds	Three Time Loser	Twangin'
26	Solomon Burke	Got To Get You Off My Mind	Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)
27	Huey Lewis And The News	Got To Get You Off My Mind	Soulsville
28	Peggy Lee With Dave Barbour & His Orchestra	I Don't Know Enough About You	I Get Ideas – A Proper Introduction To Peggy Lee
29	The Mills Brothers	I Don't Know Enough About You	The Very Best Of The Mills Brothers
30	The Bobby Fuller Four	I Fought The Law	The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
31	The Clash	I Fought the Law	Story of the Clash, Vol. 1 Disc 1

Fogerty Revival

May 20, 2022 Dave

We make a big tip of the hat to an institutional…who turns 77 years old this coming week. John Cameron Fogerty grew up in these parts, growing up in El Cerrito to a second grade teacher and linotype operator for the Berkeley Gazette. He was a part-time Army reservist who, after completing his gig in 1968, formed a band with brother Tom called The Golliwogs and then, eventually, Creedence Clearwater. A talented songwriter clearly influenced by the core elements of gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, country, and (certainly) rock ‘n roll, John’s catalog of music, his distinctive vocals, and driving melodies are immediately recognizable, if not for Doug Clifford’s percussive direction, then for the rhythm and twang that took a Northern California ensemble sound into the mossy swamps and humid climes of the deeper South. Through a messy transition to his solo career to his late career recognition, John Fogerty is a legend and our show today takes some time to reflect…with music from contemporaries, solo efforts new and old, and most certainly a collection of Creedence classics. Tune in.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	John Fogerty	Don't You Wish It Was True	Revival
2	The Golliwogs	Action USA Promotional Spot	Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967
3	The Golliwogs	You Better Be Careful	Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967
4	The Golliwogs	Fight Fire	Fight Fire: The Complete Recordings 1964-1967
5	John Fogerty	Down On The Corner	The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
6	Creedence Clearwater Revival	The Midnight Special	Hot Stuff
7	Big Silver	Wrote A Song For Everyone	Chooglin': a Tribute to the Songs of John Fogerty
8	Irma Thomas	River Is Waiting	Simply Grand
9	John Jorgenson	Lookin Out My Back Door	Chooglin': a Tribute to the Songs of John Fogerty
10	Earl Scruggs/John Fogerty	Blue Ridge Mountain Blues	Earl Scruggs and Friends
11	John Fogerty	Have You Ever Seen the Rain (with Alan Jackson)	Wrote a Song for Everyone
12	Juan Gabriel	Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol)	Quiero Creedence
13	John Fogerty	The Old Man Down The Road	Centerfield
14	Marc Cohn	Long As I Can See The Light	Listening Booth: 1970
15	Ted Hawkins	Long As I Can See The Light	The Next Hundred Years
16	John Fogerty	Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)	Wrote a Song for Everyone
17	John Fogerty	Deja Vu (All Over Again)	Deja Vu All Over Again
18	Carl Perkins	All Mama's Children (with John Fogerty)	Go Cat Go
19	Jerry Lee Lewis	Bad Moon Rising	The London Sessions 1973
20	Elvis Presley	Proud Mary [#]	An Afternoon in the Garden
21	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Lodi	At The Ryman [Live]
22	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Green River	Green River
23	Buddy Guy	Change In The Weather	Feels Like Rain
24	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Hey Tonight	Pendulum
25	John Fogerty	Blue Moon Nights	Blue Moon Swamp
26	Dr. John; John Fogerty	New Orleans	The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music Disc 2
27	John Fogerty	Centerfield	Centerfield
28	John Fogerty	River Is Waiting	Revival

Your Lucky Day

May 14, 2022 Dave

Bad luck and trouble are supposed to be common watchwords on a Friday the 13th but we’re not the superstitious kind. Those vintage holdovers from a Christian time gone long past are just reminders of the stinkin’ thinkin’ that got us to where we are today. We’ll be taking our chances with a themed show today that blends vocal nuggets from Frank Sinatra and Elvis with blues from Bobby “Blue” Bland, Ray Charles, and Chester Burnett. We’ve also got some Jimmy Smith, Raul Malo, Chance Halladay, and Nappy Brown to keep you entertained while the rest of the world goes by. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Adopt a black cat. Despite longstanding superstitions, they have the very best of personalities.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jim Lauderdale	Lucky 13	Point of No Return: The Unreleased 1989 Album
2	Chris Isaak	Waiting for My Lucky Day	Baja Sessions
3	The Bobby Fuller Four	I'm A Lucky Guy	The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
4	Frank Sinatra	Luck Be a Lady	Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
5	Judy Garland	Lucky Day	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
6	Jimmy Smith	I'm Just A Lucky So And So	Standards
7	Ray Charles	Lucky Old Sun	Hear Music Volume 1
8	Tommy Flanagan	Friday The 13th	For Monk-A Tribute To The Music Of Thelonious Monk
9	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Friday The 13th Child	His California Album
10	Howlin' Wolf	Hard Luck	The Chess Box [Disc 3]
11	Chris Thomas King	Superstitious Blues	Me, My Guitar and the Blues
12	Albert King	Born Under A Bad Sign	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
13	Stevie Wonder	Superstition	Hitsville USA, Vol. 2: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992 Disc 1
14	J.J. Cale	Lady Luck	Travel Log
15	Raul Malo	Lucky One	Lucky One
16	Mary-Chapin Carpenter	I Feel Lucky	Come On Come On
17	Elvis Presley	Suspicious Minds	Elvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrack
18	k.d. lang & the Reclines	Luck in My Eyes	Absolute Torch and Twang
19	Charley Crockett	Lots of Luck	Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza
20	Johnny Cash	Thirteen	American Recordings
21	Gale Storm	Lucky Lips	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
22	Ruth Brown	Lucky Lips	Feelin Fine
23	Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody)	My Lucky Day	Were Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949
24	Howlin' Wolf	I Ain't Superstitious	The Chess Box
25	John Fogerty	Bad Moon Rising	The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
26	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	Bad Luck, Pt. 1	Greatest Hits
27	Chance Halladay	Lucky Me	Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Theme Time

Art Rupe Tribute

April 30, 2022 Dave

The story of R&B, gospel, and early rock were embellished by many performers, artists, and personalities. The early influencers behind the scenes also included people like Art Rupe, a native of Pittsburg who lept into the entertainment industry with both feet after the Second World War, co-founding a small West Coast label called Juke Box Records in 1944. Breaking away from his partners, he would later form a label of his own: Specialty Records. His keen ear for what he termed the “secret [that] lay in a big band sound with a churchy feel” was spot on. Specifically, he took the stigma out of the ‘race’ of ‘race records’ of the day and targeted larger audiences. There were dozens of performers that came from the Specialty stable, chief among them being Roy Milton, Percy Mayfield, Sam Cooke and, of course, Little Richard Penniman. Art Rupe passed away this month at the age of 104 and we’ll be sharing the early-to-mid-century classic pieces from a cross-section of Specialty performers that spanned the gospel, R&B and rock genres that Art helped bring into the mainstream.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers	Little Joe's Boogie	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
2	Roy Milton & His Solid Senders	R.M. Blues	Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton
3	Camille Howard	You Don't Love Me	The Specialty Story
4	Paul Gayten	My Rough And Ready Man	R&B Outbreak CD 2
5	Percy Mayfield	Strange Things Happening	Poet of the Blues
6	Percy Mayfield	Please Send Me Someone To Love	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
7	Joe Liggins	One Sweet Letter	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
8	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
9	Marvin & Johnny	Wine Woogie	The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5
10	Jesse & Marvin	Dream Girl	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
11	Joe Houston Orchestra	All Night Long	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
12	Marvin Phillips	Mamo Mamo (Specialty 554)	R&B Humdingers Volume 12
13	Tony Allen & the Champs	Nite Owl	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
14	Little Richard	Keep A Knockin' (ART RUPE)	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
15	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
16	Don & Dewey	Farmer John	Jungle Hop
17	Larry Williams	Short Fat Fannie	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
18	Larry Williams	Bony Maronie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
19	Larry Williams	Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version]	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
20	Art Neville	That Old Time Rock And Roll	His Specialty Recordings
21	Art Neville	Belle Amie	His Specialty Recordings
22	Hollywood Flames	Buzz Buzz Buzz	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
23	Don & Dewey	Koko Joe	Jungle Hop
24	The Original Gospel Harmonettes	Get Away Jordan	Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
25	Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes	Love Lifted Me	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
26	Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers	He's So Wonderful	The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
27	Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers	Come and Go To That Land	101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
28	Swan Silvertones	Trouble In My Way	Gospel Music
29	Clifton Chenier	Eh, Petite Fille	Bayou Blues
30	Clifton Chenier	Boppin' The Rock	Bayou Blues
31	Frankie Lee Sims	Lucy Mae Blues	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
32	John Lee Hooker	My Baby's Got Something	No Friend Around
33	Little Richard	Shake A Hand	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
34	Professor Alex Bradford	What Folks Say About Me	The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men
35	Brother Joe May	Testimony	The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men

A Century of America's Music