Category Archives: Featured Music

Wild Ones

Wild in the streets…well, we’re also wild in the bars, the dance halls, the backyards, and everywhere else for that matter. We’ll be revisiting the crazy ones…the excitable ones…the hot clubs where the bad boys and bad girls are burning the candle. Tune in for some fairly wild doin’s with Mabel Scott, The Louvins, Clarence Palmer and the Jive Bombers, Johnny Horton, and a couple dozen others as we take on that theme of wild men and wild women once more on Community Radio. Dave Stroud puts the metal to the pedal with jazz vocals, rockabilly romps, early century innuendos, and rhythm and blues on a Friday morning in Sonoma County. Oh…and don’t forget to visit kowsfm.com and click on that Donate Now button to support all volunteer Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Garland Jeffreys Wild in the Streets Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] Amazon
2Billy Jones With The Little Ramblers Don't Bring Lulu The Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2 Amazon
3Mae West I'm No Angel The Mae West Collection Amazon
4Mae West My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) Bombshells Amazon
5Mabel Scott Yes Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A. Amazon
6Lizabeth Scott A Deep Dark Secret Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
7Monica Lewis Do It Again Bombshells Amazon
8Kenni Huskey Wild Man Tamer Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"] Amazon
9Donnie Elbert Wild Child (Deluxe 6156) R&B Humdingers Volume 11 Amazon
10Red Ingle & His Natural Seven Cigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
11Johnny Horton The Wild One Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2) Amazon
12Carl Mann Born To Be Bad Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
13Jerry Lee Lewis Real Wild Child (Wild One) A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
14Tennessee Ernie Ford I'm A Bad Man Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2] Amazon
15The Dave & Deke Combo Wild Woman Hollywood Barndance Amazon
16Charline Arthur Burn That Candle Welcome To The Club Amazon
17The Louvin Brothers You're Running Wild Capitol Country Music Classics Amazon
18The Hot Club of Cowtown I Can't Tame Wild Women Tall Tales Amazon
19Wanda Jackson Let's Have A Party Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
20Carmen MacRae Whatever Lola Wants Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
21The Jive Bombers Bad Boy Cry-Baby Amazon
22The Trenier Twins Hey! Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy?) Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
23Rudy Greene Wild Life Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1] Amazon
24Wynonie Harris Young And Wild Playful Baby Amazon
25Champion Jack Dupree Bad Whiskey And Wild Women Two Classic Albums Plus Singles Amazon
26King James Wild Wooly Woman Stompin' 25 Amazon
27Eunice Davis Let's Have A Party Stompin' 25 Amazon
28Julia Lee Do You Want It? Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
29Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
30John Hammond Wild Man On The Loose Trouble No More Amazon
31Louis Prima & Keely Smith Barnacle Bill The Sailor Breaking It Up! Amazon
32Little Willie John Fever Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
33Albert King Wild Women Door To Door Amazon
34Wanda Jackson Hard Headed Woman Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
35Iggy Pop Real Wild Child Blah Blah Blah Amazon
36Vince Taylor Brand New Cadillac Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon

Rainy Nights

November arrives which means winter is fast approaching with (we hope) a need to break out the umbrellas, clean the gutters, and let the cycle of renewal begin. Our show this week is a free form collection of sounds from the past century highlighted by a couple of topical sets, some somber, some hopeful, but all with a blending of Americana. We’ll visit with Tom Waits’ on the low side of the road, hear from Nina Simone and her brilliant delivery of Langston Hughes’ Backlash Blues, some songs about bluebirds, rainy nights, bright lights and big cities. This week’s episode on KOWS Community Radio gives room to breathe and reflect on what is important with country, gospel, blues, jazz and everything that falls in between, fresh from the digital ether…all coming your way, for today, on KOWS 92.5 FM Occidental.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Irma Thomas It's Raining Soul Queen of New Orleans Amazon
2Tom Waits Jersey Girl Used Songs 1973-1980 Amazon
3Skeeter Davis The End of the World Red, White & Rock Disc 2 Amazon
4Dinah Washington This Bitter Earth The Essential Dinah Washington: The Great Songs Amazon
5Johnny Cash Family Bible Boom Chicka Boom Amazon
6Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Happy Day Testify: The Gospel Box [Disc 2] Amazon
7Paul Simon Gone at Last 1964-1993 Disc 2 Amazon
8Nina Simone Backlash Blues Defiance Blues Amazon
9Jimmy Hughes A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 Amazon
10Art Freeman Everybody's Got To Cry Sometime The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 Amazon
11Brook Benton Rainy Night In Georgia Today Amazon
12Roy Orbison Blue Rain (Coming Down) The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 3] Amazon
13Rosanne Cash I Count The Tears Retrospective Amazon
14Sir Douglas Quintet The Rains Came Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet Amazon
15Ritchie Valens Bluebirds Over The Mountain Ritchie Valens – Ritchie Amazon
16Joe Ely If You Were A Bluebird Joe Ely Amazon
17Billy Walker Gonna Find Me A Bluebird Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight Amazon
18Mac Wiseman The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me Warped 6643 – Mac Wiseman – 1966 Amazon
19Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys Hello Bluebird Oh! Amazon
20Ry Cooder Johnny Cash I, Flathead Amazon
21Johnny Cash 28 I Walk the Line [Live at The Carousel Ballroom San Fancisco CA – April 1968] Live At The Carousel Ballroom Amazon
22Charley Crockett Skip A Rope Music City USA Amazon
23Wanda Jackson You Drive Me Wild Encore Amazon
24Neil Young & the Shocking Pinks Bright Lights, Big City Everybody's Rockin' Amazon
25Blind Willie Johnson Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version] The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture Amazon
26John Fogerty Down On The Corner The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection Amazon
27Tom Waits Lowside Of The Road Mule Variations Amazon
28John Oates My Creole Belle Arkansas Amazon
29Chris Hillman Wildflowers Bidin' My Time Amazon
30Charlie Musselwhite Siboney Continental Drifter Amazon
31Dave Alvin Downey Girl Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women Amazon

The Year in Music 1948

The year 1948 saw the price of a first class stamp at three cents and unemployment in post-war America was at a low 3.9%. The Hollywood Ten were jailed for contempt of Congress when they refused to disclose Communist affiliations. And Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 LP at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The LP is still the standard by which physical listening is measured with album sales booming, with LPs sold rising 108% in the first six months of 2020. But we’re going to be sharing the music of 1948 this week:  Eddy Arnold, Peggy Lee, Dick Haymes, Louis Jordan, Blue Lu Barker and Mahalia Jackson are just but a few we’ll be hearing from in this week’s episode on KOWS Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Mahalia Jackson Move On Up A Little Higher Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black Gospel Amazon
2Lonnie Johnson Tomorrow Night Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
3Blue Lu Barker A Little Bird Told Me From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944 Amazon
4Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends King Size Papa Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53 Amazon
5Amos Milburn Chicken-Shack Boogie Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
6Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Run, Joe Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949 Amazon
7Bull Moose Jackson I Love You Yes I Do Bad Man Jackson Amazon
8Bull Moose Jackson I Can't Go On Without You Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950 Amazon
9Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949 Amazon
10Hal Singer Cornbread Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
11Eddy Arnold Bouquet Of Roses Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him Amazon
12Eddy Arnold Then I Turned And Slowly Walked Away Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
13Eddy Arnold Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way) Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
14Eddy Arnold What A Fool I Was Eddy's Song: Bouquet of Roses Amazon
15Floyd Tillman I Love You So Much It Hurts Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes Amazon
16Jimmy Wakely One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) Country & Western Hit Parade 1948 Amazon
17Tex Williams & His Western Caravan Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman That's What I Like About The West Amazon
18Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Bubbles in My Beer Legends of Country Music Disc 4 Amazon
19Hank Thompson Humpty Dumpty Heart The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4] Amazon
20Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The Pioneers Blue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time") Country Legends Amazon
21Dinah Shore Buttons and Bows Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
22Nat King Cole Nature Boy Nat King Cole [Disc 1] Amazon
23Doris Day Love Somebody (With Buddy Clark) The Vintage Years (Part One) Amazon
24Peggy Lee Manana Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
25Art Mooney I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
26Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters Powder Your Face With Sunshine Good Old Summertime Amazon
27Frankie Yankovic And His Yanks Just Because Greatest Hits Amazon
28Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins Little White Lies Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
29Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers My Happiness Capitol Collectors Series Amazon
30Doris Day It's Magic Your Hit Parade: 1948 Amazon
31The Andrews Sisters Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon
32Bing Crosby Now is the Hour Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon

Remembering John Prine

This week, we pay a long overdue tribute to John Prine while celebrating the 75th year of his birth which came up on the calendar this week. One of the losses that reverberates among us all is the loss of John Prine to COVID in April, 2020, at the beginning of this long and painful pandemic. We’re paying our tributes at the same time that a his label Oh Boy Records releases Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows, Volume 2, a collection of Prine covers that hits the marks and follows the first volume, released over ten years ago. Our show will feature a chronological look back at the legacy of this national treasure, a songwriter whose bite followed along on the arc of his storytelling that looked into matters of the human heart. We’ll hear covers from Nanci Griffith, Yarn, and a few others but we’ll follow the path along John’s career in performances especially selected for a two hour journey of John’s music.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Joan Baez Hello In There Diamonds & Rust Amazon
2Justin Townes Earle Far From Me Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine Amazon
3Sturgill Simpson Paradise Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 Amazon
4John Prine Donald And Lydia John Prine Live Amazon
5John Prine Sweet Revenge Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
6John Prine The Great Compromise Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
7John Prine He Was in Heaven Before He Died Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
8John Prine If You Don't Want My Love Bruised Orange Amazon
9Yarn Christmas in Prison Stray Dog Christmas Compilation Amazon
10John Prine The Sins of Memphisto The Missing Years Amazon
11Nanci Griffith Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness Winter Marquee [Live] Amazon
12John Prine Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian German Afternoons Amazon
13John Prine Lulu Walls German Afternoons Amazon
14John Prine Lake Marie Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings Amazon
15John Prine In Spite Of Ourselves In Person & On Stage Amazon
16John Prine Dear John (I Sent Your Saddle Home) In Spite Of Ourselves Amazon
17John Prine Glory of True Love Fair & Square Amazon
18John Prine Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (Featuring Iris Dement) For Better, Or Worse Amazon
19John Prine Summers End The Tree of Forgiveness Amazon
20John Prine The Lonesome Friends Of Science The Tree Of Forgiveness Amazon
21John Prine Caravan Of Fools The Tree Of Forgiveness Amazon
22John Prine When I Get To Heaven The Tree Of Forgiveness Amazon
23Fiona Prine/John Prine My Happiness For Better, Or Worse Amazon
24John Prine I Remember Everything I Remember Everything Amazon
25Bonnie Raitt Angel from Montgomery Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 Amazon

Dustbin Dynamite

A bit of a departure this week as we celebrate a mix of mayhem from the fuzzed out garage bands, greasy ducktails, oddball instrumentalists and mostly mondo misses tempered with a good dose of surf confection this week. We’re celebrating the three chord sensibilities of mid-century rock and roll rockabilly, surf, and proto-punk spit-ballers. They’re pulling out some wailing sax solos, fuzzed out bass beach thumpers, and some tongue-in-cheek easy listening to spin you around in your chair on an October Friday morning. You’ll be entertained by the likes of Tony Casanova, Sparkle Moore, Little Carolyn Sue, and Wild Bill and the Blue Denims…a forgotten list of lost culture that will take you down a rabbit hole that you hope might never end…or maybe just the opposite. This week’s show is dynamite from the dustbin of minor labels and first time producers that can only make the grade on Community Radio. Tune in for some mondo fuzz mayhem.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Ronnie Dee Action Packed Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
2Bobby Troup Seventh Son Make Mine Mondo Amazon
3Rock-A-Tones One More Chance Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
4Annette Funicello Bikini Beach Party Good Old Summertime Amazon
5Red Prysock Hand Clappin' Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
6Jim Backus & Friend Delicious Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
7The Interiors Voodoo Doll Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
8The Bikinis Crazy Vibrations Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
9Gary Warren Midnight Rain Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
10The Three Suns Tequila Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
11The Invaders Shock Treatment Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
12Freddie & The Hitch Hikers Sinners Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
13The Duals Lover's Satellite Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
14Sparkle Moore Skull & Crossbones Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01 Amazon
15Mamie Van Doren Seperate The Men From The Boys Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
16Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies) Camel Walk Make Mine Mondo Amazon
17Rusty Draper & Lola Dee Scratch My Back Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
18Tarheel Slim Number Nine Train Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4 Amazon
19Robin Hood Brians Dis A Itty Bit Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
20Tony Casanova Boogie Woogie Feeling Make Mine Mondo Amazon
21Don & The Galaxiex Avalanche Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection Amazon
22Jan & Dean Surf Route 101 Popsicle Amazon
23Bobby Fry Grandchus Make Mine Mondo Amazon
24Si Zentner Walk on the Wild Side Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene Amazon
25Johnny Durain & The Cytones Shang-Dang-Doo Make Mine Mondo Amazon
26The Surfaris Surfer Joe [Long Version] Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1 Amazon
27Voice Farm Come On-A My House Bigger Cooler Weirder Amazon
28Mouse A Public Execution Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia Amazon
29The Bobbettes I Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1) War Paint – The Gone Records Story Amazon
3013th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia Amazon
31Bob Callaway Tick Tock Wild Streak, Vol. 1 Amazon
32The Tornadoes Maleguena Bustin' Surfboards Amazon
33Little Carolyn Sue I Hate Men Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1 Amazon
34Martin Denny Cool Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood Amazon
35Ann-Margret Let Me Entertain You Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon

Guitar Routes

It’s a deep dive we’re taking today into the digital dustbin of the past century with the focus being on fretwork, string bending, bottlenecks and tripping the lap steel fantastic.  That’s right…a collection of fascinating tonal embellishments that cross the genres of country, jazz, blues, folk and pop. Our show this morning will feature some Lonnie Johnson, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, John Fahey, Grady Martin and a few others. It’s a trip with a few well knowns but more not so much  and you’ll just have to make room in your day because the sounds can’t be ignored. We’ll hear standards like Guitar Rag, Riders in the Sky, Black Mountain Rag, Indiana March, and a special playlist highlighting the work of Grady Martin in both country and rock.  We’re once again hoping for the best as October and November approach. 

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Truett & George Ghost Dance Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952 Amazon
2Lonnie Johnson Swing Out Rhythm Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1 Amazon
3Blind Lemon Jefferson See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Black Swan Sampler Amazon
4Blind Blake Southern Rag Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey Amazon
5Robert Johnson Stop Breakin' Down Blues The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2 Amazon
6Robert Lockwood, Jr. Little Queen Of Spades Blues Routes: Heroes And Tricksters Amazon
7Les Paul Trio Guitar Boogie Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2] Amazon
8Roy Smeck and His Paradise Serenaders Indiana March Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics Amazon
9Slim Gaillard Minuet In Vout Hittin' On All Six: New Guitar Concepts Amazon
10Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing Band Blue Guitar Stomp Hillibilly Boogie! Amazon
11Merle Travis Guitar Rag The Guitar Picker CD2 (1947-51) Amazon
12Les Paul Hip Billy Boogie (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered] 100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered) Amazon
13Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Railroadin' Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2 Amazon
14Chet Atkins Carolina Shout Guitar Legend – RCA Years (Disc 2) Amazon
15Richard Thompson New-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Strict Tempo! Amazon
16Richard Thompson Rockin' in Rhythm Strict Tempo! Amazon
17John Fahey I'm Gonna Do All I Can for My Lord The Legend of Blind Joe Death Amazon
18John Fahey Requiem for John Hurt Essential John Fahey Amazon
19Bert Jansch On The Edge Of A Dream [Rock Baby Rock Remix] Running From Home – An Introduction to Bert Jansch Amazon
20Leo Kottke Little Martha Instrumentals: Best of the Chrysalis Years Amazon
21Roy Clark Riders in the Sky The Roy Clark Anthology Amazon
22Doc Watson Dill Pickle Rag The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968 Amazon
23Doc Watson Black Mountain Rag American Roots Music (Disc One-Country) Amazon
24Jorma Kaukonen There's A Table Sitting In Heaven Stars In My Crown Amazon
25Red Foley Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3] Amazon
26Marty Robbins El Paso All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
27Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter Coal Miner's Daughter Amazon
28Marty Robbins Devil Woman All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
29Elvis Presley (You're The) Devil in Disguise Artist of the Century Disc 2 Amazon
30Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio Honey Hush Tear It Up Amazon
31Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Texas Flood Texas Flood Amazon
32Gary Moore Parisienne Walkways While My Guitar Gently Weeps [Disc 2] Amazon

Watching The River Flow

September is waning as we share our last show of the month. Join Dave Stroud live at 9 Pacific from the KOWS studios in downtown Santa Rosa for a free form stream of sounds as we make our way across to visit an eclectic collection of sounds. This week we’ll share a little bit of soul with Sugar Pie DeSanto and The Four Tops, some throwback sixties sounds from The Marvelettes and Sam The Sham, seventies deep cuts from Steve Miller, Jesse Colin Young and John Prine, and a host of your favorites from under that great Americana sideshow tent including Ry Cooder, Willie Nelson, and Los Lobos. Yes, it’s a free form show once again as we celebrate recent improvements to our streaming presence as we have signed on for Live365 hosting. Big things come in little, community bound packages. Tune in, unwrap and unwind on a Friday morning.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Marty Robbins Running Gun Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs Amazon
2Sugar Pie DeSanto Here You Come Running Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966) Amazon
3The Four Tops You Keep Running Away The Ultimate Collection Amazon
4Sam Cooke I'll Come Running Back To You Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
5Roy Orbison Running Scared Your Hit Parade – Into the '60S Amazon
6Juke Boy Bonner Running Shoes Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8] Amazon
7Aretha Franklin Spanish Harlem 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2] Amazon
8Jesse Colin Young Morning Sun Jesse Colin Young Classics Volume 1 Amazon
9Marshall Crenshaw Starless Summer Sky Miracle of Science Amazon
10Marie Knight His Eye Is On The Sparrow Hallelujah What A Song! Amazon
11Taj Mahal Let the Four Winds Blow Phantom Blues Amazon
12Los Lobos I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4) Amazon
13Fats Domino My Girl Josephine Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1) Amazon
14Chris Kenner I Like It Like That Part 1 Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky 2-2 1957- Amazon
15Solomon Burke Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis) Amazon
16Leon Russell Watching The River Flow Tangled Up In Blues Amazon
17Bob Dylan Knockin' On Heaven's Door Greatest Hits Volume 3 Amazon
18Warren Zevon Keep Me in Your Heart The Wind Amazon
19Steve Miller Band Living In The U.S.A. Sailor Amazon
20Steve Miller Band Quicksilver Girl Sailor Amazon
21John Prine There She Goes Bruised Orange Amazon
22John Prine Please Don't Bury Me Souvenirs Amazon
23Willie Nelson Bring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version) Naked Willie Amazon
24Ry Cooder w/Sam Samudio No Quiero The Border/Alamo Bay Amazon
25Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs Wooly Bully Red, White & Rock Disc 2 Amazon
26The Marvelettes Don't Mess With Bill Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 Amazon
27Alive 'N Kickin' Tighter, Tighter Alive 'N Kickin' Amazon
28Bo Diddley Say Man Go Bo Diddley Amazon
29Joe Ely Fingernails Live Shots Amazon
30Duane Eddy Rebel Rouser Rebel Rouser Amazon
31Jackson Browne & David Lindley Mercury Blues (Intro) Love Is Strange [Disc 1] Amazon
32Jackson Browne & David Lindley Mercury Blues Love Is Strange [Disc 1] Amazon

R&B Boogie Woogie

Drop by to play along with the second of a two-part episode exploring an eclectic blend of boogie woogie, in the key of rhythm and blues. There will be enough piano pounding, toe-tapping, and slick percussion to feed the need for musical speed in our show this week. The usual suspects will keep the line moving and we’ll also bring out some old favorites including performances from Hadda Brooks, Gladys Bentley, Oscar’s Chicago Swingers, Rosco Gordon and Albert Ammons. This second episode keeps true to the sound that surfaced in the early century, blending juke joint rhythms and house party dance celebrations. Be sure to check us out on our new web site player or at the Live365 web site.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Freddie Slack Rockin' The Boogie Boogie Woogie [Disc 8] Amazon
2Joe Lutcher Rockin' Boogie (04-19-47) 1947 Amazon
3The Treniers Rock-a-Beatin Boogie Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] Amazon
4Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
5Rosco Gordon T Model Boogie Let's Get High (B) Amazon
6Hadda Brooks Swingin' The Boogie I've Got News For You [Disc 2] Amazon
7Nellie Lutcher Lake Charles Boogie Hurry On Down Amazon
8Gladys Bentley Boogie'n My Woogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
9Mabel Scott Baseball Boogie Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording Amazon
10Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings Boogie Woogie Stomp Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
11Champion Jack Dupree Dupree Shake Dance Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
12Pinetop Perkins Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Let's Drink Some Juice… Amazon
13Little Brother Montgomery No Special Rider Blues Boogie Woogie Stomp! Amazon
14Roosevelt Sykes Blues n' Boogie Chicago Boogie Amazon
15Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Dripper's Boogie Vol. 2 – Dripper's Boogie Amazon
16Amos Milburn Roomin' House Boogie Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
17Roy Brown Boogie Woogie Blues Good Rockin' Tonight Amazon
18Sir Charles Thompson Mister Boogie Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
19Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Tamburitza Boogie Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1949 – 1950 Amazon
20Brownie McGhee Robbie-Doby Boogie Savoy Blues 1948-1954 [Disc 2] Amazon
21Frankie Lee Sims She Likes to Boogie Real Slow Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
22Roy Milton Milton's Boogie Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
23Jake Porter Jake's Boogie in D Flat Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
24Joey Thomas Hobo Boogie Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
25Oscar's Chicago Swingers I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie Now Them Dirty Blues [Disc 2] Amazon
26Professor Longhair Boogie Woogie New Orleans Piano Amazon
27Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Jitterbug Boogie Just For A Thrill / Live Amazon
28Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson Old Maid's Boogie Down Home Blues Amazon
29Little Walter Boogie Lone Star Amazon
30Annisteen Allen Bongo Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
31Amos Milburn Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon

Country Boogie Woogie

While the origin of the term is in debate, there are numerous stories that almost make sense but cannot be verified. However, 20th century blues, country and rock and roll were rife with the reference and it turned into a guitar lick, a piano run, and a salty reference on the standup. Deeper Roots will be spending time with the country versions, inherited (nee appropriated) from the rhythm and blues form … and a little bit of history as well. We’ve got the classic country sounds of Sheb Wooley, Johnny Tyler, and The Delmore Brothers paired up with higher octane country Americana from Dale Watson, Robert Gordon, and Asleep at the Wheel. Chuck Berry once said “It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm & blues…it’s called rock now”. You can quote me in enlightening that observation by calling it “one nascent stream that emptied into a swift river.” Tune in Friday evenings here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Merrill Moore Nola Boogie Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 1] Amazon
2Al Dexter & His Troopers Saturday Night Boogie Hillibilly Boogie! Amazon
3Hardrock Gunter Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B Amazon
4Vance Morris & His Alabama Playboys Crazy About The Boogie Hillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4] Amazon
5Hank Snow Rhumba Boogie Hillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4] Amazon
6Johnny Tyler Oakie Boogie Southern Belle [Disc 1] Amazon
7Sheb Wooley Mule Boogie Country & Western Nuggets Amazon
8Johnny Bond Alabama Boogie Boy Put Me To Bed Amazon
9Bob Newman Hangover Boogie Crossroads In Cowtown Amazon
10Skeets McDonald The Southland Boogie Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection Amazon
11Dale Watson Texas Boogie Cheatin' Heart Attack Amazon
12Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Stratosphere Boogie Stratosphere Boogie Amazon
13Merle Travis Merle's Boogie Woogie Hot Pickin' [Disc 2] Amazon
14Les Paul Guitar Boogie Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2] Amazon
15Kate Mackenzie Pan American Boogie Steel Rails: Classic Railroad Songs, Vol. 1 Amazon
16Doc Watson Freight Train Boogie Songs From Home Amazon
17Red Foley Hobo Boogie The Essential Recordings Amazon
18The Delmore Brothers Peach Street Boogie The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 15 Amazon
19Sonny Burgess We Wanna Boogie Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009 Amazon
20Grady Martin & His Slewfoot Five Wooly Boogie The Very Best Of Amazon
21Sleepy Labeef Shot-Gun Boogie (Overdub) Sleepy Rocks Amazon
22Webb Pierce Teenage Boogie All Hits! [Disc 2] Amazon
23Robert Gordon and Link Wray Rock Billy Boogie Too Fast to live… Too Young to Die Amazon
24Asleep at the Wheel 08 Boogie Back to Texas 10 Amazon
25Tiny Hill Milk Bucket Boogie Country Music On the Mercury Label Amazon
26Little Jimmy Dickens You Better Not Do That Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962 Amazon
27Little Jimmy Dickens Buddy's Boogie Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962 Amazon
28Porky Freeman Boogie Woogie Boy Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies Amazon
29Tennessee Ernie Ford Blackberry Boogie Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 1] Amazon
30Tennessee Ernie Ford False Hearted Girl Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3] Amazon
31Asleep at the Wheel Choo Choo Ch'Boogie The Best of Asleep at the Wheel Amazon
32Tennessee Ernie Ford Shot-Gun Boogie Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3] Amazon

9 Volt Heart

Deeper Roots goes free form this week with some classic country and blues right alongside tradition. From Pee Wee King to Memphis Minnie and Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks to Chuck Wills…we’ve got the goods. We’ll fill our Friday two hours with a delightful collection of music from the past one hundred years, live from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Got some sugar, radio memories, gospel rafter-raisers, and a track from Luke the Drifter…and remember….ninety-nine and a half just won’t do when you’re listening to the radio. Which is why we give you a hundred percent here on community radio. An eclectic blend of sounds that takes you back to the little Zenith or Silvertone that you put up to your ear, driven by that two-pronged nine-volt heart. Join us for some memories.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Charlie Musselwhite Christo Redemptor Stand Back! Amazon
2The Iguanas 9 Volt Heart Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart Amazon
3Dave Alvin Border Radio Romeo's Escape Amazon
4Merle Haggard And The Strangers Silver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06) Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard Amazon
5Rosanne Cash Black Cadillac Black Cadillac Amazon
6Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory) Catty Town Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks Amazon
7Little Jimmy Dickens Country Boy Honky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1] Amazon
8Hank Williams No, No Joe Beyond The Sunset Amazon
9The Spare Change Boys Policeman Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
10Peetie Wheatstraw Doin' The Best I Can (Take A) Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4 Amazon
11Barbecue Bob It Just Won't Hay Barbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929) Amazon
12Reverend Pearly Brown Ninety Nine And A Half Won't Do The Essential Guide To Gospel Amazon
13Bo Diddley Diddy Wah Diddy Bo Knows Bo Amazon
14Lead Belly Black Betty Lead Belly's Last Sessions Amazon
15Memphis Minnie New Dirty Dozen Queen Of Country Blues Amazon
16Charles Brown Don't Get Salty Sugar The Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon
17Chuck Willis Sugar Sugar I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll Amazon
18Ray Batts Stealin' Sugar Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3] Amazon
19Merle Travis Too Much Sugar For A Dime Hot Pickin' [Disc 2] Amazon
20Mark Spoelstra Sugar Babe, It's All Over Now Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
21Howlin' Wolf My Country Sugar Mama The Real Folk Blues Amazon
22Sister Rosetta Tharpe Up Above My Head Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
23Sister Rosetta Tharpe Shout Sister Shout Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2 Amazon
24Blind Willie McTell Lord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2) Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4 Amazon
25Big Bill Broonzy Hey Hey An Introduction To Big Bill Broonzy Amazon
26Eric Clapton Hey Hey Unplugged Amazon
27Pee Wee King Slow Poke 1974-Country Music Hall Of Fam Amazon
28Les Paul & Mary Ford Tico, Tico Bye Bye Blues/Les and Mary Amazon
29Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Flippin' the Lid Stratosphere Boogie Amazon
30Alden Howard/Dick Hyman I'll See You in My Dreams Sweet and Lowdown Amazon
31Bob Dylan Duquesne Whistle Tempest Amazon
32Peggy Lee Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba Amore d'Italia Amazon
33Hadda Brooks Bully Wully Boogie That's My Desire Amazon