Category Archives: Featured Music

Torch Songs

Smoky lounges, familiar places, and torch songs to patronize those forlorn lovers alone at the bar. You get the drift. Sentimentality abounds this morning on Deeper Roots as we dig into a subset of virtually any genre out there. It’s as old as time itself, of course: songs and stories of unrequited or lost love, either where one is oblivious to the feelings of another or has moved on from a relationship, all told in teary notes by the performer. Let me just say that there was no shortage of fodder for this show whether it was country, jazz, soul, or pop. We’ll hear from Julie London, Ray Charles, Dusty Springfield, Aretha, Roy Orbison, and on and on. No rest for the pain of unrequited love. Tune in for a crazy moon, crying time, and the end of the world on KOWS Community Radio.


No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Julie LondonCry Me A RiverMagic Moments: Best Of 50's PoAmazon
2Eva TaylorMoanin' LowThe First Torch Singers, the TwentiesAmazon
3Gertrude NiesenSmoke Gets In Your EyesMy Best WishesAmazon
4Bing CrosbyI'll Be Seeing You44 Your Hit ParadeAmazon
5Judy GarlandThat Man That Got AwayYour Hit Parade – 1954Amazon
6Julie LondonIn The Wee Small Hours of the MorningTorch SongsAmazon
7Peggy LeeOh You Crazy MoonTorch SongsAmazon
8Lena HorneCan't Help Lovin' Dat ManLena Horne: A Musical AnthologyAmazon
9Dusty SpringfieldAnyone Who Had A HeartA Girl Called DustyAmazon
10Dusty SpringfieldSomeone To Watch Over MeSimply & Dusty [Disc 4]Amazon
11Sarah VaughanSomeone To Watch Over MeThe Best Of Sarah Vaughan 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection)Amazon
12Lenny WelchSince I Fell For YouDancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]Amazon
13Skeeter DavisThe End Of The WorldThe Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
14Little Anthony & The ImperialsHurt So BadThe Best Of Little Anthony And The I MperialsAmazon
15Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesOoo Baby BabyClassic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing [Disc 1]Amazon
16Ray CharlesCrying TimeGenius – The Ultimate Ray Charles CollectionAmazon
17Bettye LaVetteLet Me Down EasyDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3Amazon
18Brenda LeeI'm SorryDecca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2]Amazon
19The SkylinersSince I Don't Have YouMalt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)Amazon
20Kay StarrI've Grown Accustomed to His FaceTorch SongsAmazon
21Nat King ColeThe Very Thought Of YouNat King Cole [Disc 3]Amazon
22Roy OrbisonLove HurtsThe All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]Amazon
23The Beach BoysCaroline NoPet SoundsAmazon
24Aretha FranklinUntil You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]Amazon
25Crystal GayleDon't It Make My Brown Eyes BlueClassic Country 1975 – 1979Amazon
26Elvis PresleySuspicious MindsThe Classic Sixties: '60s FlashbackAmazon
27Willie NelsonSomeone to Watch over MeStardust [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
28Dakota StatonMistyTorch SongsAmazon
29Dionne WarwickAlways Something There To Remind MeDionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
30The PlattersSmoke Gets In Your EyesDancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]Amazon
31The CascadesRhythm of the RainTeen Ballads Disc 2Amazon
32Jo StaffordThe Things We Did Last SummerCandyAmazon
33The Traveling WilburysNot Alone AnymoreTraveling Wilburys, Vol. 1Amazon

Breakin’ The Law

Another theme time extravaganza for our listeners on this new Spring morning here in Sonoma County. The theme focuses on bad behavior, poor judgement and legal entanglements that find themselves into the American musical lexicon. Rock, country and blues seem to lean on the theme more than any other with the country stories of cheatin’, stealin’, and petulant pistols being the most common. We’ll be hearing from Johnny Cash, Porter Wagoner, Louis Jordan, Elvis,  The Cadillacs, and a number of others, sharing stories of everything from jaywalking to murder. Oh…and let’s not forget the lawyers. No lawyer jokes, though. Just a little bit of David Lindley, Kitty Wells, and Warren Zevon on visiting day behind the bars…which is every Friday morning at 9 on community radio for Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Willy DeVilleHey JoeBackstreets Of DesireAmazon
2The LeavesHey JoeNuggets Sampler 1965-1968Amazon
3The Bobby Fuller FourI Fought The LawFifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4Amazon
4Dick & Dee DeeThou Shalt Not StealThe Singles CollectionAmazon
5The CadillacsJay WalkerFor Collectors Only (Disc 3)Amazon
6Kitty WellsThou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered)Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered) – SingleAmazon
7Ray BattsStealin' SugarBest of Excello Vol 2: Southern Rhythm & RockAmazon
8Eilen JewellIf You Catch Me StealingLetters From Sinners & StrangersAmazon
9Hank SnowThe Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa FeI'm Still Movin' On [Disc 1]Amazon
10Porter WagonerThe Cold Hard Facts of LifeThe Essential Porter WagonerAmazon
11Jimmy LittlejohnNo Parking HereThe World Is A MonsterAmazon
12Johnny CashOut Among the StarsOut Among The StarsAmazon
13Johnny CashFolsom Prison BluesOriginal Greatest HitsAmazon
14The ByrdsPretty Boy FloydSweetheart of the RodeoAmazon
15Joe ElyMiss Bonnie and Mister ClydeHappy Songs from Rattlesnake GulchAmazon
16Merle HaggardThe Legend Of Bonnie And ClydeThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
17The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandJesse JamesUncle Charlie & His Dog TeddyAmazon
18Bruce SpringsteenJesse JamesWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
19New Riders Of The Purple SageGlendale TrainNew Riders Of The Purple SageAmazon
20Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake NelsonIn the Jailhouse NowO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
21Rod MorrisAlabama JailhouseCountry Boy's DreamAmazon
22Dean TaylorIndiana Wants Me70s Music Explosion EscapeAmazon
23Louis Jordan & His Tympany FivePrivate Property (No Tresspassing)One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin SessionsAmazon
24Howling WolfMy Friends aka Stealing My ClothesSings The BluesAmazon
25David LindleyTalk to the LawyerWin This RecordAmazon
26Warren ZevonLawyers, Guns and MoneyA Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren ZevonAmazon
27Mac WisemanBad Ole Philadelphia LawyerOld Likker In A New JugAmazon
28Kitty WellsWill Your Lawyer Talk To GodCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
29Ricky SkaggsDrunken DriverBluegrass Rules!Amazon
30Goodnight, TexasA Bank Robber's Nursery RhymeUncle John FarquharAmazon
31Elvis PresleyJailhouse RockCan't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)Amazon
32Dinah WashingtonJailhouse BluesThe Bessie Smith SongbookAmazon

East Side West Side

From the Bowery to Brooklyn to Broadway to the Bronx…the sidewalks of New York is the topic of the morning, our Gotham theme this Friday on community radio from the Left Coast looking east. Join Dave Stroud for a handsome cab journey through the past century of iconic sounds where the heartbeat of the melting pot of America sings. You’ll be treated to some early Broadway musical samples, the imaginings of West Side Story, the hotel orchestras, and vocal elaborations from Darin, Sinatra, Ella, an Cohan. There will be no exclusion here as late century rock and vocal groups as we’ll hear from The Ad Libs, The Drifters, Garland Jeffreys and others. New York has always been a mirror into the soul of America and has always represented its humanity as a visit to any street in Manhattan would reveal; and its music is, in turn, a reflection itself of that humanity. Join us.



No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Paul Whiteman and His OrchestraThe Sidewalks of New YorkInternet ArchivesAmazon
2George Cohan Jr.Give My Regards To BroadwayThe Golden EntertainersAmazon
3Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell & Co.42nd Street – from 42nd StreetWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
4McGlinn/London SinfoniettaShuffle Off to Buffalo (42nd Street)The Busby Berkeley AlbumAmazon
5Gold Diggers Of 1935 Film Cast Feat. Winifred Shaw & Dick PowellLullaby Of BroadwayLullaby Of Broadway: The Music Of Harry WarrenAmazon
6Jo StaffordManhattan SerenadeFor YouAmazon
7Ella Johnson & Buddy JohnsonGoing To New YorkGo Ahead And Rock And RollAmazon
8Ella FitzgeraldManhattanMad Men: Music From the Series, Vol. 1Amazon
9Babs GonzalesDem New York PeopleCool Whalin'BabsAmazon
10Betty Wand (For Rita Moreno) And George ChakirisAmericaWest Side StoryAmazon
11Enrique Madriguera and His OrchestraShe's a Latin from ManhattanRetro Top Charts / European Dance Orchestras F the 30s & 40s., Volume 4Amazon
12Desi ArnazI Come From New YorkThe Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo KingAmazon
13Bobby DarinSunday in New YorkWild Cool & SwinginAmazon
14Frank SinatraTheme from New York, New YorkSinatra Reprise: The Very Good YearsAmazon
15Dean Martin & Jerry LewisEv'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New YorkThe Capitol Years [Disc 1]Amazon
16Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongThere's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New YorkBest OF Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAmazon
17The Ad LibsThe Boy From New York CityMalt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
18The DriftersOn BroadwayRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
19John BarryMidnight CowboyMoviolaAmazon
20Harry NilssonEverybody's Talkin'Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2]Amazon
21Harry NilssonI Guess the Lord Must Be in New York CityAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
22Simon & GarfunkelThe Only Living Boy In New YorkThe Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2]Amazon
23Henry ManciniRhapsody in BlueInstrumental FavoritesAmazon
24Garland JeffreysNew York SkylineGhost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]Amazon
25Ray CharlesNew York's My HomeRay Charles – 93 Essential TracksAmazon
26Judy GarlandI Happen To Like New YorkCapitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything GoesAmazon
27Kirsty MacColl/The PoguesFairytale of New YorkGaloreAmazon
28Mel TormiSunday In New YorkHollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2]Amazon
29Stevie WonderLiving for the CityInnervisionsAmazon
30Jay-ZEmpire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)The Blueprint 3Amazon

Burnin’ Love

A hunka hunka free form sounds this morning on Deeper Roots: some thoughtful pairings and some that just need to be pushed to the surface. We’re coming up on Daylight Savings Time already as we prepare for the days to get longer shedding more light in the attic from the window up above. Songs today explore mojo, some gospel musings, concerns about a fellow named Lou whose got the flu, and some reflections on the 420 favorite. Performers include Julia Lee, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ivie Anderson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and we’ve even got an ‘unknown’ from the mid-century wondering “Who’s Boogeying My Woogie Now”. Imagine that. Well, imagine this: Friday mornings on KOWS Community Radio are made just for the beginning of Spring. Tune in.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John PrineClay PigeonsFair & SquareAmazon
2Elvis PresleyBurning LoveElvis 30 #1 HitsAmazon
3Sister Rosetta Tharpe99 1/2 Won't DoGospel TrainAmazon
4Mary DeloatchThe Lord's Gospel TrainNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
5Nina SimoneLilac WineVerve/Unmixed 3Amazon
6Ivie AndersonChocolate ShakeAn Introduction To Ivie AndersonAmazon
7Bette MidlerMarahuanaSongs For The New DepressionAmazon
8Julia LeeMarijuanaKansas City Star [Disc 4]Amazon
9Buddy HollyFool's ParadiseBuddy Holly And The R&R Giants [Disc 2]Amazon
10Eddie CochranC'mon EverybodyEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]Amazon
11Fats DominoBe My GuestFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
12Dorsey BurnetteDon't Let GoThe Precious YearsAmazon
13Charley CrockettThe Man That Time ForgotWelcome To Hard TimesAmazon
14Kevin RussellCountry BoyCountry SwingAmazon
15Little Jimmy DickensMay The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your NoseColumbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: AmericanaAmazon
16Buddy EmmonsNew Road Under My WheelsBuddy Emmons Sings Bob WillsAmazon
17John PrineWho's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (Featuring Iris Dement)For Better, Or WorseAmazon
18Roger MillerLou's Got The FluKing Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1)Amazon
19Roger MillerThe Moon Is High (And So Am I)King Of The Road – The Genius Of Roger Miller (CD1)Amazon
20Muddy WatersGot My Mojo WorkingHis Best, 1956 To 1964Amazon
21Ann ColeI Got My Mojo WorkingRoots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 4]Amazon
22Unknown ArtistI Wonder Who's Boogeying My Woogie Now ?Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
23Lightnin' HopkinsMojo HandThe Very Best Of Lightnin' HopkinsAmazon
24Mose AllisonMojo WomanDown Home PianoAmazon
25Willie Nelson & Lucinda WilliamsOvertimeIt Always Will BeAmazon
26John FogertyWho'll Stop the Rain (with Bob Seger)Wrote a Song for EveryoneAmazon
27Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet BandStill the SameGreatest HitsAmazon
28Raul MaloIt Only Hurts Me When I CryAfter HoursAmazon
29Red SimpsonJeannie With the Light Brown CadillacThe Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' SingerAmazon
30Bruce SpringsteenPink Cadillac18 TracksAmazon
31Baker KnightBring My Cadillac BackClassic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot ChicksAmazon
32Miley CyrusLilac WineThe Backyard SessionsAmazon
33Ray CharlesI Believe to My SoulThe Birth of Soul Disc 3Amazon

Americana Hours Classics

We’re gathering under the Americana tent this morning; well, I guess, technically, we do each Friday morning. But this week we’ll spend some time with the classics. I’ll be sharing mid-century highlights from east, west, north and south in a show that pays tribute to some of the classic performers and performances that codified what’s become known as Americana: not a genre, but more of something in the air that makes you comfortable as a well worn blanket but also is the cold breeze that comes in through the cracks. I’ve got the celebratory sounds of The Blasters, Arlo Guthrie, and the NGDB; the painful reminders of days past from The Band, Chris Hillman, and Guy Clark; the harsh reminders of what got us here from Steve Earle, James McMurtry, and Bruce Springsteen. So much more to share in only two hours on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandDark as a DungeonWill the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1Amazon
2The ByrdsYou Ain't Going NowhereSweetheart of the RodeoAmazon
3Michael NesmithJoanneTroubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 10 The West CoastAmazon
4Bobby BareThe Streets of BaltimoreMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
5Bob Dylan & Johnny CashGirl From The North CountryCountry Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]Amazon
6Arlo GuthrieThe City Of New OrleansHobo's LullabyAmazon
7Chris Hillman & Herb PedersenThe Lost HighwayBakersfield BoundAmazon
8Neil YoungHarvestDecade Disc 2Amazon
9The BandThe Night They Drove Old Dixie DownThe Best of the BandAmazon
10John FogertyLodiThe Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty – Creedence CollectionAmazon
11Emmylou HarrisRed Dirt GirlArtist's Choice: Sheryl CrowAmazon
12John PrineSpeed of the Sound of LonelinessGerman AfternoonsAmazon
13Joe ElyBoxcarsHonky Tonk MasqueradeAmazon
14The BlastersBorder RadioTestament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)Amazon
15Steve EarleDevil's Right HandCopperhead RoadAmazon
16John HiattCrossing Muddy WatersHere To Stay – Best Of 2000-2012Amazon
17Lucinda WilliamsRight in TimeCar Wheels on a Gravel RoadAmazon
18Guy ClarkBoats To BuildBoats To BuildAmazon
19James McMurtryChildish ThingsChildish ThingsAmazon
20Bruce SpringsteenHighway PatrolmanArtist's Choice: Johnny CashAmazon
21Old Crow Medicine ShowWagon WheelO.C.M.S.Amazon
22Uncle TupeloJohn HardyNo DepressionAmazon
23Dave AlvinMarie MarieDave Alvin and The Guilty WomenAmazon
24MudcrutchShady GroveMudcrutchAmazon
25Sturgill SimpsonLife Of SinMetamodern Sounds In Country MusicAmazon
26Willie NelsonFreight Train BoogieCountry MusicAmazon
27The Avett BrothersThis Land Is Your LandThis Land Is Your Land (Single)Amazon
28Los LobosLa BambaEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (2 of 4)Amazon

The Great American Songbook

Something different this week. We’ll be reflecting on the Spring Issue of a magazine that cuts through the heart of what we love doing here on both Blue Moon Americana as well as Deeper Roots. There are a handful of publications that make the cut but No Depression magazine is truly special and the Spring 2021 issue is something to revel in. The writing, the artists, and the arc of ‘The Great American Songbook’, from Stephen Foster to Louis Armstrong is given thoughtful and insightful treatment. Our show this week puts a soundtrack with a century of America’s music explored: Dock Boggs’ Pretty Polly, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, The Blue Sky Boys’ cover of Knoxville Girl, and some incredible Latin vocals from one Omara Portuondo. The magazine is worth the read and the music is worth a listen. Tune in on a Saturday among the Sonoma County skies for the best of community radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Paul RobesonJoe HillSongs of Free MenAmazon
2George GershwinRhapsody in BlueNipper's Greatest Hits: The 20'sAmazon
3Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongSummertimePorgy & BessAmazon
4Chick Webb & His OrchestraA-Tisket, A-TasketKen Burns Jazz [Disc 2]Amazon
5Loudon Wainwright IIIYou Rascal You (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead)I'd Rather Lead a BandAmazon
6Dinah WashingtonThey Didn't Believe Me (from "The Swingin' Miss D")Dinah Washington: Eight Classic AlbumsAmazon
7Billie HolidayAutumn in New YorkKen Burns JazzAmazon
8Omara PortuondoEl Hombre Que Se Fue (The Man That Got Away)Black Magic (Magia Negra)Amazon
9Desi ArnazHoliday In HavanaThe Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo KingAmazon
10Perez PradoCuban MamboRumba Gone MamboAmazon
11Xavier CugatPapa Loves MamboLounge Music Goes LatinAmazon
12Stephen FosterBeautiful DreamerThe Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
13John PrineMy Old Kentucky Home, GoodnightBeautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
14Laurie Lewis & Kathy KallickOh! SusannaSing The Songs Of Vern & RayAmazon
15Mavis StaplesHard Times Come Again No MoreBeautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
16Dock BoggsPretty Polly78sAmazon
17Dirk PowellI Ain't Playing Pretty PollyWhen I Wait For YouAmazon
18The Blue Sky BoysStory Of The Knoxville GirlAbsolutely BluegrassAmazon
19Nelstone's HawaiiansVillage SchoolThe Harry Smith B-SidesAmazon
20Dock BoggsOh DeathDock Boggs Is LegendaryAmazon
21Ray CharlesGeorgia on My MindGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2Amazon
22Ella FitzgeraldNight And DayNight And Day: The Cole Porter SongbookAmazon
23Bettye LaVetteBlues For The WeepersBlackbirdsAmazon
24Carl SandburgAll Night LongFolk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]Amazon
25The Carter FamilyHello StrangerCarter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 3)Amazon
26The Stoneman FamilyToo LateThe Harry Smith B-SidesAmazon
27Mississippi John HurtNobody's Dirty BusinessThe Harry Smith B-SidesAmazon
28M. WardAlong the Santa Fe TrailMigration StoriesAmazon
29Ella FitzgeraldIn The Still Of The NightMusic & MoonlightAmazon

The Year 1939

While the clouds of war and fascism were spreading in earnest across Europe, here at home the movies Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz,  and Gone With The Wind premiered and Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath was first published. Lou Gehrig bid farewell,  A pound of hamburger cost 14 cents and the average price of a new car was $700. And the music was both dance crazy and uplifting, with the music of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and film dominating. This week’s show will feature the music of 1939 with performances from Crosby, Garland, The Ink Spots, Cab Calloway and Billie Holiday. We’ll also be featuring the jazz and big band sounds of Jimmie Lunceford, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, and a handful of others. Deeper Roots sounds from over eight decades past on community radio for Sonoma County coming to you each Friday morning and evening.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Louis ArmstrongJeepers CreepersJohnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)Amazon
2Jimmie Lunceford & His OrchestraTain't What You DoColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
3Fats WallerYour Feet's Too BigThe Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
4Count Basie's Kansas City 7Lester Leaps InColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
5Woody HermanWoodchopper's BallSwingingest Sounds Ever Heard – The Best of the Big BandsAmazon
6Billie HolidayStrange FruitThe Ultimate Collection [Disc 1]Amazon
7Billie Holiday & Her OrchestraI Gotta Right to Sing the BluesHarold Arlen Writes the SongsAmazon
8Billie HolidayThem There EyesLady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 06]Amazon
9Ethel Waters with Edward Mallory & His OrchestraOld Man HarlemHoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust MelodyAmazon
10Marlene DietrichFalling In Love AgainThe Blue AngelAmazon
11Bob Hope & Shirley RossThanks for the MemoryHits of 30's & 40's 1 & 2Amazon
12Judy GarlandOver The RainbowThat's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM MusicalsAmazon
13Bing CrosbyYou Must Have Been A Beautiful BabyThe Harry Warren SongbookAmazon
14Xavier CugatPerfidiaSay "Si Si"Amazon
15Vaughn MonroeIn The Still Of The NightFirst Crooners : Vol. 3-1935-40Amazon
16Frankie Masters and His OrchestraScatter-Brain (Theme Song)50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30sAmazon
17Cab CallowayThe Jumpin' JiveBest Of The Big BandsAmazon
18Kay KyserThree Little FishesSentimental FavoritesAmazon
19Coleman HawkinsBody And SoulKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
20The Ink SpotsAddress UnknownGreatest HitsAmazon
21The Ink SpotsIf I Didn't CareGreatest HitsAmazon
22Glenn Miller OrchestraIn The MoodKen Burns Jazz [Disc 3]Amazon
23Slim Gaillard And His Flat Foot Floogie BoysMatzah BallsRadio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob DylanAmazon
24Charlie BarnetCherokeeSwing Time For Dancing Vol. 3Amazon
25Artie Shaw & His OrchestraDiga, Diga DooWicked SwingAmazon
26Benny Goodman & His Orchestra W. Martha TiltonAnd the Angels SingToo Marvelous For WordsAmazon
27Guy LombardoPenny SerenadeEnjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy LombardoAmazon
28Bea Wain With Larry Clinton And His OrchestraDeep PurpleWhite Cliffs Of Dover [Disc 1]Amazon
29Lionel HamptonI've Found a New BabyWicked SwingAmazon
30Big Joe Turner & Pete JohnsonRoll 'Em PeteBlues From The Vocalion VaultsAmazon
31Chick Webb and his Orchestra v/Ella FitzgeraldUndecidedfrom CD; orig. Decca 2323Amazon

Lead Belly’s Legacy

Deeper Roots goes deeper this Friday morning. We’ll be sharing the songs of tradition and folk blues from an artist who opened up a world to a generation of followers in the 1940s and 1950s. With the witting arm of Alan Lomax as his promoter and benefactor, Huddie Ledbetter’s music would get wings and find its place in America’s traditional music lexicon. This week’s show, like last week’s Bill Monroe special, revisits the music that he was identified with, much of which he is credited with bringing into this world, or at least opening our eyes to. We’ll hear from Doug Sahm, Red Smiley, Odetta, The Weavers, Bob Dylan, and many others on a show that celebrates a giant of America’s songbook. Tune into KOWS radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific for a new episode of a show that’s heading into it’s ninth year here on KOWS Community Radio.

Covering Bill Monroe

The music of Bill Monroe is the theme of our show today. We’ll be featuring some classic tunes from the Monroe catalog including some traditional tunes as well as those written by the master himself. The performers include those from all walks:  Ray Charles, Elvis, Doc Watson, Bruce Hornsby, and a collection of bluegrass favorites including Jim & Jessie McReynods, Ricky Skaggs, The Seldom Scene and a couple dozen others; all of them covering Bill Monroe’s music with some loyal to the arrangements while others putting their own spin on it. Join Dave Stroud once again for a collection of sounds from those dusty digital bins, those deeper wells, here on Sonoma County Community’s own community radio. Free Form. Free Speech. No Bull. Your alternative radio station in the North Bay.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Elvis PresleyWorking On The BuildingAmazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 1)Amazon
2Ray CharlesBlue Moon Of Kentucky (Swingova)Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]Amazon
3John FogertyBlue Moon Of KentuckySongs of Bill MonroeAmazon
4Leon RussellUncle PenHank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
5The Louvin BrothersWhat Would You Give In Exchange For Your SoulClose Harmony [Disc 8]Amazon
6The Devil Makes ThreeWhat Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul)Redemption & RuinAmazon
7Jerry & Tammy SullivanWicked Path Of SinLegend Lives on-a Tribute to Bill MonroeAmazon
8Jim & Jesse McReynoldsWicked Path Of SinMusic Among FriendsAmazon
9Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblersWalls Of TimeAt The Ryman [Live]Amazon
10The Johnson Mountain BoysWalls Of TimeBill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 2Amazon
11Hazel And AliceTrue Life BluesBill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 2Amazon
12Bruce Hornsby & Ricky SkaggsToy Heart (Live)Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby: Cluck Ol' Hen (Live)Amazon
13Red AllenSweetheart, You Done Me WrongThe Folkways Years 1964 – 1983Amazon
14The Million Dollar QuartetSweetheart You Done Me WrongThe Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special EditionAmazon
15Lester Flatt and Earl ScruggsSix White Horses1957-1959 (Warped 5722)Amazon
16The Bluegrass BandSix White Horses2nd CutAmazon
17Doc WatsonThe Girl In The Blue Velvet BandGood Deal!Amazon
18Mac WisemanThe Girl In The Blue Velvet BandGreat Folk BalladsAmazon
19Doc Watson/Merle WatsonRoll on BuddyDoc Watson on Stage (Featuring Merle Watson)Amazon
20Ramblin' Jack ElliottRoll On BuddyThe Essential Ramblin' Jack ElliottAmazon
21Doc WatsonMy Rose of Old KentuckyMemoriesAmazon
22Dwight YoakamRocky Road BluesBig Mon – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
23Gene Vincent and His Blue CapsRocky Road BluesThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2)Amazon
24Doc & Merle WatsonNew River TrainRemembering Merle – Live Recordings 1976-1979Amazon
25The Seldom SceneLittle Georgia RoseAct 3Amazon
26Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester FlattMolly and Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song)The Essential Earl Scruggs (1 of 2)Amazon
27Don Reno & Bill Harrel With The Tennessee Cut-UpsMolly And Tenbrooks20 Bluegrass FavoritesAmazon
28Tony Rice UnitMidnight on the Stormy DeepHills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder RecordsAmazon
29Doc WatsonMidnight on The Stormy DeepRiding the Midnight TrainAmazon
30John Hartford, Ronnie McCouryLittle Cabin Home On The HillTrue Life Blues – The Songs of Bill MonroeAmazon
31Elvis PresleyLittle Cabin On the HillElvis CountryAmazon
32Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysUncle PenDecca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2]Amazon

Begin the Beguine

This past January was as much a month to remember as it was to forget. We’ll keep the serenity we need by softening the blow with music while also celebrating the good with swing, country, rhythm and gospel in another eclectic free form show on Sonoma County community radio. Cold weather and rain arrives so we’ll share the soul sounds of William Bell and Johnnie Taylor, some folk rock from Linda Ronstadt, swing vocals from The Mills Brothers and The Four Vagabonds, and gospel with Lou Rawls and the Pilgrim Travelers. We’ll visit Shenandoah, The Red River Valley, and Forty Miles of Bad Road in our Friday morning show, recorded this week in the Deeper Roots Den. I hope you’ll join us.



No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Michael NesmithBegin The BeguineTropical CampfiresAmazon
2Mikki WilcoxAin't Got Nothin' But the BluesSun Ballads 1953-62Amazon
3Maria MuldaurI Gotta Right To Sing The BluesLove Wants to DanceAmazon
4The Four VagabondsComing In On A Wing And A PrayerThe Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1Amazon
5Jimmie RodgersShenandoah40 All-Time Favorites [Disc 2]Amazon
6Duane EddyForty Miles Of Bad RoadDance With The Guitar ManAmazon
7Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersThe Image of MePlayback Disc 5Amazon
8Ry Cooder & Manuel GalbanPatriciaHear Music, Vol. 9: SouvenirsAmazon
9The Texas TornadosWasted Days And Wasted NightsThe Best Of Texas TornadosAmazon
10GloriesDark End Of The StreetMemphis Boys: The Story Of American StudiosAmazon
11Bessie BanksGo NowDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2Amazon
12William BellEverybody Loves a WinnerThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9)Amazon
13Wilson PickettI'm In LoveMemphis Boys: The Story Of American StudiosAmazon
14Johnnie TaylorWho's Making LoveStax Number OnesAmazon
15Booker T. & The MG'sTime Is TightI'll Take You ThereAmazon
16Elvis PresleyI Gotta KnowElvis' Golden Records (Volume 3)Amazon
17Marshall CrenshawI'm Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)DowntownAmazon
18Brenda LeeThat's All You Gotta DoAmerican Music Library: The Hits Of 1960Amazon
19The Jack FordsThat's All You Gotta DoFoot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 1Amazon
20Big Boy GrovesI Gotta New CarFool MuleAmazon
21Corey GloverThree Time LoserBack To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don CovayAmazon
22The Mills BrothersGlow WormThe Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)Amazon
23Charlie BarnetFlying HomeSwing Time For Dancing Vol. 6Amazon
24Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price TrioTrouble In MindNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
25Lou Rawls (2nd Vocal) & The Pilgrim TravelersCome HomeNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
26Aretha FranklinNever Grow OldNone But the Righteous: Chess Gospel GreatsAmazon
27Merle HaggardI'm A Lonesome FugitiveCapitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
28The Stone Poneys/Linda RonstadtDifferent DrumVery Best Of Linda RonstadtAmazon
29Roy Rogers & Dale EvansRed River Valley16 Great Songs Of The Old WestAmazon
30Roy RogersMoonlight On The PrairieCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
31Chris HillmanWhen I Get A Little MoneyBidin' My TimeAmazon
32Rick NelsonHello Mary LouGreatest Love SongsAmazon
33Carla Thomas/Rufus ThomasBirds and the BeesThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)Amazon
34The Bar-KaysSoul FingerThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9)Amazon