Category Archives: Featured Music

Sugar Moon

We’ll be settling into some classic country sounds from the golden age alongside some contemporary sounds that stay steadfast in a sound that rings true and authentic. We’ll hear some classics from Wynn Stewart, Buck Owens, Waylon Jennings, Webb Pierce and others. There will be plenty of original sounds from BR5-49 and Chuck Mead, k.d. lang, Don Edwards, and The Mavericks to remind us of the clear line between authentic and what’s attempting to pass for country these days. Tune in for a mix of swing, story songs, love songs, and foot-tappin’ treasures on Deeper Roots this week on Sonoma County Community radio where the music will always take you somewhere other than the main stream. We seldom venture there. 

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Willie NelsonSugar MoonYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
2k.d. lang & the ReclinesBig Boned GalAbsolute Torch and TwangAmazon
3k.d. langWestern StarsRecollection CD 1Amazon
4Charley CrockettOver There That's Frank10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James HandAmazon
5Asleep At The WheelYou're From TexasRide With BobAmazon
6Johnny CashI'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old GuitarSilverAmazon
7Charley CrockettMusic City USAMusic City USAAmazon
8Ferlin HuskyDetourVintage Collections SeriesAmazon
9Carl Smith(When You Feel Like Youre in Love) Dont Just Stand ThereGolden Age of Country Volume 3: Crazy Arms [Disc 1]Amazon
10Carl SmithHey Joe!Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk HeroesAmazon
11Ray PriceInvitation To The BluesColumbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk HeroesAmazon
12Buck OwensAbove And BeyondBuck OwensAmazon
13John FogertyI Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides AgainAmazon
14Webb PierceI Ain't Never20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb PierceAmazon
15The TractorsThe Tractors-Pick Me Up On Your Way DownTrade UnionAmazon
16Wynn StewartIt's Such A Pretty World TodaySwing West 1: BakersfieldAmazon
17George StraitBig Ball's in Cowtown w/Asleep at the WheelStrait Out of the Box [Disc 4]Amazon
18Asleep At The WheelAcross The Alley From The AlamoTribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas PlayboysAmazon
19Don EdwardsTexas PlainsWest of YesterdayAmazon
20Willie NelsonThis Old HouseRemember Me, Vol. 1Amazon
21BR5-49Cherokee BoogieBR5-49Amazon
22BR5-49The Devil In MeDog DaysAmazon
23The MavericksOne Step AwayMusic for All OccasionsAmazon
24Little Jimmy DickensWhen They Get Too Rough (They're Just Right For Me)Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962Amazon
25Wynn StewartBig CityCalifornia CountryAmazon
26Dwight YoakamTrain in VainReprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2Amazon
27Waylon JenningsSweet Dream WomanThe Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1Amazon
28Old Crow Medicine ShowWagon WheelAmericanaAmazon
29Marty RobbinsDevil Woman [Album Version]Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazon
30Asleep At The WheelBob Wills Is Still The KingRide With BobAmazon
31Bob WillsGoin' Away PartyFor the Last TimeAmazon
32Charley CrockettSkip A RopeMusic City USAAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Garland JeffreysWild in the StreetsGhost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]Amazon
2Billy Jones With The Little RamblersDon't Bring LuluThe Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2Amazon
3Mae WestI'm No AngelThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
4Mae WestMy Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)BombshellsAmazon
5Mabel ScottYesDestination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.Amazon
6Lizabeth ScottA Deep Dark SecretDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
7Monica LewisDo It AgainBombshellsAmazon
8Kenni HuskeyWild Man TamerOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]Amazon
9Donnie ElbertWild Child (Deluxe 6156)R&B Humdingers Volume 11Amazon
10Red Ingle & His Natural SevenCigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
11Johnny HortonThe Wild OneHonky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)Amazon
12Carl MannBorn To Be BadMidnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll EraAmazon
13Jerry Lee LewisReal Wild Child (Wild One)A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
14Tennessee Ernie FordI'm A Bad ManMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]Amazon
15The Dave & Deke ComboWild WomanHollywood BarndanceAmazon
16Charline ArthurBurn That CandleWelcome To The ClubAmazon
17The Louvin BrothersYou're Running WildCapitol Country Music ClassicsAmazon
18The Hot Club of CowtownI Can't Tame Wild WomenTall TalesAmazon
19Wanda JacksonLet's Have A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
20Carmen MacRaeWhatever Lola WantsBurlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
21The Jive BombersBad BoyCry-BabyAmazon
22The Trenier TwinsHey! Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy?)Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
23Rudy GreeneWild LifeVarious Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]Amazon
24Wynonie HarrisYoung And WildPlayful BabyAmazon
25Champion Jack DupreeBad Whiskey And Wild WomenTwo Classic Albums Plus SinglesAmazon
26King JamesWild Wooly WomanStompin' 25Amazon
27Eunice DavisLet's Have A PartyStompin' 25Amazon
28Julia LeeDo You Want It?Burlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
29Little RichardThe Girl Can't Help ItLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
30John HammondWild Man On The LooseTrouble No MoreAmazon
31Louis Prima & Keely SmithBarnacle Bill The SailorBreaking It Up!Amazon
32Little Willie JohnFeverBurlesque – 100 ClassicsAmazon
33Albert KingWild WomenDoor To DoorAmazon
34Wanda JacksonHard Headed WomanQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
35Iggy PopReal Wild ChildBlah Blah BlahAmazon
36Vince TaylorBrand New CadillacLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Irma ThomasIt's RainingSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
2Tom WaitsJersey GirlUsed Songs 1973-1980Amazon
3Skeeter DavisThe End of the WorldRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
4Dinah WashingtonThis Bitter EarthThe Essential Dinah Washington: The Great SongsAmazon
5Johnny CashFamily BibleBoom Chicka BoomAmazon
6Edwin Hawkins SingersOh Happy DayTestify: The Gospel Box [Disc 2]Amazon
7Paul SimonGone at Last1964-1993 Disc 2Amazon
8Nina SimoneBacklash BluesDefiance BluesAmazon
9Jimmy HughesA Shot Of Rhythm And BluesThe Complete Fame Singles Volume 1Amazon
10Art FreemanEverybody's Got To Cry SometimeThe Complete Fame Singles Volume 1Amazon
11Brook BentonRainy Night In GeorgiaTodayAmazon
12Roy OrbisonBlue Rain (Coming Down)The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 3]Amazon
13Rosanne CashI Count The TearsRetrospectiveAmazon
14Sir Douglas QuintetThe Rains CameBest Of Sir Douglas QuintetAmazon
15Ritchie ValensBluebirds Over The MountainRitchie Valens – RitchieAmazon
16Joe ElyIf You Were A BluebirdJoe ElyAmazon
17Billy WalkerGonna Find Me A BluebirdWhirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack TonightAmazon
18Mac WisemanThe Bluebirds Are Singing for MeWarped 6643 – Mac Wiseman – 1966Amazon
19Janet Klein and Her Parlor BoysHello BluebirdOh!Amazon
20Ry CooderJohnny CashI, FlatheadAmazon
21Johnny Cash28 I Walk the Line [Live at The Carousel Ballroom San Fancisco CA – April 1968]Live At The Carousel BallroomAmazon
22Charley CrockettSkip A RopeMusic City USAAmazon
23Wanda JacksonYou Drive Me WildEncoreAmazon
24Neil Young & the Shocking PinksBright Lights, Big CityEverybody's Rockin'Amazon
25Blind Willie JohnsonLet Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]The Ladykillers Music From The Motion PictureAmazon
26John FogertyDown On The CornerThe Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence CollectionAmazon
27Tom WaitsLowside Of The RoadMule VariationsAmazon
28John OatesMy Creole BelleArkansasAmazon
29Chris HillmanWildflowersBidin' My TimeAmazon
30Charlie MusselwhiteSiboneyContinental DrifterAmazon
31Dave AlvinDowney GirlDave Alvin and The Guilty WomenAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mahalia JacksonMove On Up A Little HigherJubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black GospelAmazon
2Lonnie JohnsonTomorrow NightBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
3Blue Lu BarkerA Little Bird Told MeFrom The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944Amazon
4Julia Lee & Her BoyfriendsKing Size PapaCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53Amazon
5Amos MilburnChicken-Shack BoogieDown The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos MilburnAmazon
6Louis Jordan And His Tympany FiveRun, JoeLouis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949Amazon
7Bull Moose JacksonI Love You Yes I DoBad Man JacksonAmazon
8Bull Moose JacksonI Can't Go On Without YouBull Moose Jackson 1947-1950Amazon
9Wynonie HarrisGood Rockin' TonightComplete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949Amazon
10Hal SingerCornbreadLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
11Eddy ArnoldBouquet Of RosesArtist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To HimAmazon
12Eddy ArnoldThen I Turned And Slowly Walked AwayEddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
13Eddy ArnoldJust A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way)Eddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
14Eddy ArnoldWhat A Fool I WasEddy's Song: Bouquet of RosesAmazon
15Floyd TillmanI Love You So Much It HurtsColumbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk HeroesAmazon
16Jimmy WakelyOne Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)Country & Western Hit Parade 1948Amazon
17Tex Williams & His Western CaravanDon't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A WomanThat's What I Like About The WestAmazon
18Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysBubbles in My BeerLegends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
19Hank ThompsonHumpty Dumpty HeartThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]Amazon
20Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The PioneersBlue Shadows On The Trail (From Walt Disney's "Melody Time")Country LegendsAmazon
21Dinah ShoreButtons and BowsYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
22Nat King ColeNature BoyNat King Cole [Disc 1]Amazon
23Doris DayLove Somebody (With Buddy Clark)The Vintage Years (Part One)Amazon
24Peggy LeeMananaYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
25Art MooneyI'm Looking Over a Four Leaf CloverYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
26Evelyn Knight & The StardustersPowder Your Face With SunshineGood Old SummertimeAmazon
27Frankie Yankovic And His YanksJust BecauseGreatest HitsAmazon
28Dick Haymes & Gordon JenkinsLittle White LiesYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
29Jo Stafford, The Pied PipersMy HappinessCapitol Collectors SeriesAmazon
30Doris DayIt's MagicYour Hit Parade: 1948Amazon
31The Andrews SistersToolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)Your Hit Parade – 1948Amazon
32Bing CrosbyNow is the HourYour Hit Parade – 1948Amazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Joan BaezHello In ThereDiamonds & RustAmazon
2Justin Townes EarleFar From MeBroken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John PrineAmazon
3Sturgill SimpsonParadiseBroken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2Amazon
4John PrineDonald And LydiaJohn Prine LiveAmazon
5John PrineSweet RevengeGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
6John PrineThe Great CompromiseGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
7John PrineHe Was in Heaven Before He DiedGreat Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1Amazon
8John PrineIf You Don't Want My LoveBruised OrangeAmazon
9YarnChristmas in PrisonStray Dog Christmas CompilationAmazon
10John PrineThe Sins of MemphistoThe Missing YearsAmazon
11Nanci GriffithSpeed Of The Sound Of LonelinessWinter Marquee [Live]Amazon
12John PrineLet's Talk Dirty in HawaiianGerman AfternoonsAmazon
13John PrineLulu WallsGerman AfternoonsAmazon
14John PrineLake MarieLost Dogs and Mixed BlessingsAmazon
15John PrineIn Spite Of OurselvesIn Person & On StageAmazon
16John PrineDear John (I Sent Your Saddle Home)In Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
17John PrineGlory of True LoveFair & SquareAmazon
18John PrineWho's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (Featuring Iris Dement)For Better, Or WorseAmazon
19John PrineSummers EndThe Tree of ForgivenessAmazon
20John PrineThe Lonesome Friends Of ScienceThe Tree Of ForgivenessAmazon
21John PrineCaravan Of FoolsThe Tree Of ForgivenessAmazon
22John PrineWhen I Get To HeavenThe Tree Of ForgivenessAmazon
23Fiona Prine/John PrineMy HappinessFor Better, Or WorseAmazon
24John PrineI Remember EverythingI Remember EverythingAmazon
25Bonnie RaittAngel from MontgomeryBroken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2Amazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ronnie DeeAction PackedLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
2Bobby TroupSeventh SonMake Mine MondoAmazon
3Rock-A-TonesOne More ChanceWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
4Annette FunicelloBikini Beach PartyGood Old SummertimeAmazon
5Red PrysockHand Clappin'Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
6Jim Backus & FriendDeliciousDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
7The InteriorsVoodoo DollSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
8The BikinisCrazy VibrationsSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
9Gary WarrenMidnight RainSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
10The Three SunsTequilaSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
11The InvadersShock TreatmentSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
12Freddie & The Hitch HikersSinnersSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
13The DualsLover's SatelliteSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
14Sparkle MooreSkull & CrossbonesSongs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01Amazon
15Mamie Van DorenSeperate The Men From The BoysDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
16Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies)Camel WalkMake Mine MondoAmazon
17Rusty Draper & Lola DeeScratch My BackDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon
18Tarheel SlimNumber Nine TrainLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
19Robin Hood BriansDis A Itty BitWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
20Tony CasanovaBoogie Woogie FeelingMake Mine MondoAmazon
21Don & The GalaxiexAvalancheKiller Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals CollectionAmazon
22Jan & DeanSurf Route 101PopsicleAmazon
23Bobby FryGrandchusMake Mine MondoAmazon
24Si ZentnerWalk on the Wild SideUltra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime SceneAmazon
25Johnny Durain & The CytonesShang-Dang-DooMake Mine MondoAmazon
26The SurfarisSurfer Joe [Long Version]Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1Amazon
27Voice FarmCome On-A My HouseBigger Cooler WeirderAmazon
28MouseA Public ExecutionTexas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And PsychedeliaAmazon
29The BobbettesI Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1)War Paint – The Gone Records StoryAmazon
3013th Floor ElevatorsYou're Gonna Miss MeTexas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And PsychedeliaAmazon
31Bob CallawayTick TockWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
32The TornadoesMaleguenaBustin' SurfboardsAmazon
33Little Carolyn SueI Hate MenTwisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1Amazon
34Martin DennyCoolUltra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo HollywoodAmazon
35Ann-MargretLet Me Entertain YouDestination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And ViolenceAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Truett & GeorgeGhost DanceDiabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952Amazon
2Lonnie JohnsonSwing Out RhythmComplete Recorded Works, Vol:1Amazon
3Blind Lemon JeffersonSee That My Grave Is Kept CleanBlack Swan SamplerAmazon
4Blind BlakeSouthern RagBill Wyman's Blues OdysseyAmazon
5Robert JohnsonStop Breakin' Down BluesThe Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2Amazon
6Robert Lockwood, Jr.Little Queen Of SpadesBlues Routes: Heroes And TrickstersAmazon
7Les Paul TrioGuitar BoogieTrio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]Amazon
8Roy Smeck and His Paradise SerenadersIndiana MarchHawaiian Steel Guitar ClassicsAmazon
9Slim GaillardMinuet In VoutHittin' On All Six: New Guitar ConceptsAmazon
10Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing BandBlue Guitar StompHillibilly Boogie!Amazon
11Merle TravisGuitar RagThe Guitar Picker CD2 (1947-51)Amazon
12Les PaulHip Billy Boogie (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered]100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
13Speedy West & Jimmy BryantRailroadin'Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2Amazon
14Chet AtkinsCarolina ShoutGuitar Legend – RCA Years (Disc 2)Amazon
15Richard ThompsonNew-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry ReelStrict Tempo!Amazon
16Richard ThompsonRockin' in RhythmStrict Tempo!Amazon
17John FaheyI'm Gonna Do All I Can for My LordThe Legend of Blind Joe DeathAmazon
18John FaheyRequiem for John HurtEssential John FaheyAmazon
19Bert JanschOn The Edge Of A Dream [Rock Baby Rock Remix]Running From Home – An Introduction to Bert JanschAmazon
20Leo KottkeLittle MarthaInstrumentals: Best of the Chrysalis YearsAmazon
21Roy ClarkRiders in the SkyThe Roy Clark AnthologyAmazon
22Doc WatsonDill Pickle RagThe Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968Amazon
23Doc WatsonBlack Mountain RagAmerican Roots Music (Disc One-Country)Amazon
24Jorma KaukonenThere's A Table Sitting In HeavenStars In My CrownAmazon
25Red FoleyChattanoogie Shoe Shine BoyHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
26Marty RobbinsEl PasoAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
27Loretta LynnCoal Miner's DaughterCoal Miner's DaughterAmazon
28Marty RobbinsDevil WomanAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
29Elvis Presley(You're The) Devil in DisguiseArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
30Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll TrioHoney HushTear It UpAmazon
31Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleTexas FloodTexas FloodAmazon
32Gary MooreParisienne WalkwaysWhile 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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marty RobbinsRunning GunGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon
2Sugar Pie DeSantoHere You Come RunningGo Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966)Amazon
3The Four TopsYou Keep Running AwayThe Ultimate CollectionAmazon
4Sam CookeI'll Come Running Back To YouPortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
5Roy OrbisonRunning ScaredYour Hit Parade – Into the '60SAmazon
6Juke Boy BonnerRunning ShoesRhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]Amazon
7Aretha FranklinSpanish Harlem30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]Amazon
8Jesse Colin YoungMorning SunJesse Colin Young Classics Volume 1Amazon
9Marshall CrenshawStarless Summer SkyMiracle of ScienceAmazon
10Marie KnightHis Eye Is On The SparrowHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
11Taj MahalLet the Four Winds BlowPhantom BluesAmazon
12Los LobosI'm Gonna Be A Wheel SomedayEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)Amazon
13Fats DominoMy Girl JosephineVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)Amazon
14Chris KennerI Like It Like That Part 1Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky 2-2 1957-Amazon
15Solomon BurkeEverybody Needs Somebody To LoveVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
16Leon RussellWatching The River FlowTangled Up In BluesAmazon
17Bob DylanKnockin' On Heaven's DoorGreatest Hits Volume 3Amazon
18Warren ZevonKeep Me in Your HeartThe WindAmazon
19Steve Miller BandLiving In The U.S.A.SailorAmazon
20Steve Miller BandQuicksilver GirlSailorAmazon
21John PrineThere She GoesBruised OrangeAmazon
22John PrinePlease Don't Bury MeSouvenirsAmazon
23Willie NelsonBring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version)Naked WillieAmazon
24Ry Cooder w/Sam SamudioNo QuieroThe Border/Alamo BayAmazon
25Sam the Sham & the PharaohsWooly BullyRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
26The MarvelettesDon't Mess With BillHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2Amazon
27Alive 'N Kickin'Tighter, TighterAlive 'N Kickin'Amazon
28Bo DiddleySay ManGo Bo DiddleyAmazon
29Joe ElyFingernailsLive ShotsAmazon
30Duane EddyRebel RouserRebel RouserAmazon
31Jackson Browne & David LindleyMercury Blues (Intro)Love Is Strange [Disc 1]Amazon
32Jackson Browne & David LindleyMercury BluesLove 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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Freddie SlackRockin' The BoogieBoogie Woogie [Disc 8]Amazon
2Joe LutcherRockin' Boogie (04-19-47)1947Amazon
3The TreniersRock-a-Beatin BoogieRoots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]Amazon
4Big Joe TurnerBoogie Woogie Country GirlBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
5Rosco GordonT Model BoogieLet's Get High (B)Amazon
6Hadda BrooksSwingin' The BoogieI've Got News For You [Disc 2]Amazon
7Nellie LutcherLake Charles BoogieHurry On DownAmazon
8Gladys BentleyBoogie'n My WoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
9Mabel ScottBaseball BoogieBaseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack RecordingAmazon
10Albert Ammons & His Rhythm KingsBoogie Woogie StompBoogie Woogie Stomp!Amazon
11Champion Jack DupreeDupree Shake DanceJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
12Pinetop PerkinsPinetop's Boogie WoogieLet's Drink Some Juice…Amazon
13Little Brother MontgomeryNo Special Rider BluesBoogie Woogie Stomp!Amazon
14Roosevelt SykesBlues n' BoogieChicago BoogieAmazon
15Joe Liggins & The HoneydrippersDripper's BoogieVol. 2 – Dripper's BoogieAmazon
16Amos MilburnRoomin' House BoogieDown The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos MilburnAmazon
17Roy BrownBoogie Woogie BluesGood Rockin' TonightAmazon
18Sir Charles ThompsonMister BoogieJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
19Louis Jordan And His Tympany FiveTamburitza BoogieLouis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1949 – 1950Amazon
20Brownie McGheeRobbie-Doby BoogieSavoy Blues 1948-1954 [Disc 2]Amazon
21Frankie Lee SimsShe Likes to Boogie Real SlowRhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]Amazon
22Roy MiltonMilton's BoogieLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
23Jake PorterJake's Boogie in D FlatHot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52Amazon
24Joey ThomasHobo BoogieJumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)Amazon
25Oscar's Chicago SwingersI Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie NowThem Dirty Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
26Professor LonghairBoogie WoogieNew Orleans PianoAmazon
27Bill Wyman's Rhythm KingsJitterbug BoogieJust For A Thrill / LiveAmazon
28Eddie "Clean Head" VinsonOld Maid's BoogieDown Home BluesAmazon
29Little WalterBoogieLone StarAmazon
30Annisteen AllenBongo BoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
31Amos MilburnSax Shack BoogieAmos Milburn RocksAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Merrill MooreNola BoogieBoogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]Amazon
2Al Dexter & His TroopersSaturday Night BoogieHillibilly Boogie!Amazon
3Hardrock GunterBoogie Woogie On A Saturday NightGravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&BAmazon
4Vance Morris & His Alabama PlayboysCrazy About The BoogieHillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4]Amazon
5Hank SnowRhumba BoogieHillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4]Amazon
6Johnny TylerOakie BoogieSouthern Belle [Disc 1]Amazon
7Sheb WooleyMule BoogieCountry & Western NuggetsAmazon
8Johnny BondAlabama Boogie BoyPut Me To BedAmazon
9Bob NewmanHangover BoogieCrossroads In CowtownAmazon
10Skeets McDonaldThe Southland BoogieSkeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles CollectionAmazon
11Dale WatsonTexas BoogieCheatin' Heart AttackAmazon
12Speedy West & Jimmy BryantStratosphere BoogieStratosphere BoogieAmazon
13Merle TravisMerle's Boogie WoogieHot Pickin' [Disc 2]Amazon
14Les PaulGuitar BoogieTrio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]Amazon
15Kate MackenziePan American BoogieSteel Rails: Classic Railroad Songs, Vol. 1Amazon
16Doc WatsonFreight Train BoogieSongs From HomeAmazon
17Red FoleyHobo BoogieThe Essential RecordingsAmazon
18The Delmore BrothersPeach Street BoogieThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 15Amazon
19Sonny BurgessWe Wanna BoogieOxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009Amazon
20Grady Martin & His Slewfoot FiveWooly BoogieThe Very Best OfAmazon
21Sleepy LabeefShot-Gun Boogie (Overdub)Sleepy RocksAmazon
22Webb PierceTeenage BoogieAll Hits! [Disc 2]Amazon
23Robert Gordon and Link WrayRock Billy BoogieToo Fast to live… Too Young to DieAmazon
24Asleep at the Wheel08 Boogie Back to Texas10Amazon
25Tiny HillMilk Bucket BoogieCountry Music On the Mercury LabelAmazon
26Little Jimmy DickensYou Better Not Do ThatFour Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962Amazon
27Little Jimmy DickensBuddy's BoogieFour Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962Amazon
28Porky FreemanBoogie Woogie BoySwinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast IndiesAmazon
29Tennessee Ernie FordBlackberry BoogieMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 1]Amazon
30Tennessee Ernie FordFalse Hearted GirlMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]Amazon
31Asleep at the WheelChoo Choo Ch'BoogieThe Best of Asleep at the WheelAmazon
32Tennessee Ernie FordShot-Gun BoogieMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]Amazon