Category Archives: Featured Music

New Beginnings

January 2, 2026 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots, our first show of 2026, is most appropriately built for fresh starts and open horizons—a musical reset button for the soul. Our Friday morning journey will wind its way across gospel, folk, jazz, swing, and Americana, all tied together by the promise of new beginnings and the belief that tomorrow can be better than today. You’ll hear voices of resilience and joy including The Staple Singers, poetic reinvention from Bob Dylan, the irrepressible optimism and swing of Louis Prima, the elegant, forward-moving guitar lines of Herb Ellis, and the border-crossing storytelling of Carrie Rodriguez. Settle in as we welcome brand new days with music that lifts spirits, opens doors, and reminds us that hope is always worth tuning in for. And you can do just that this Friday morning on KOWS.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Aretha Franklin	A Change Is Gonna Come	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
2	Bruce Cockburn	Sunrise on the Mississippi	Dart to the Heart
3	Norah Jones	Sunrise	Feels Like Home
4	Louis Prima	Until Sunrise	Beepin' & Boppin'
5	Frankie Newton & Orchestra	The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise	Swing Is Here / Small-Band Swing 1935-1939
6	The Midnight Minstrels	There's a New Day Coming	The Big Broadcast – Volume 5
7	Herb Ellis	Sunrise	Down Home
8	Luther Dickinson	Hurry up Sunrise	Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II
9	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	Wake Up Everybody	Sweet Soul Of The 70s: The Sounds Of Philedelphia Disc 1
10	Keb' Mo'	Wake Up Everybody	Peace…Back By Popular Demand
11	Corinne Bailey Rae	Put Your Records On	2007 Grammy Nominees
12	Tracy Chapman	New Beginning	New Beginning
13	Ruthie Foster	Brand New Day	Promise of a Brand New Day
14	Esther Phillips With The Dixie Flyers	Brand New Day (LP Version)	Set Me Free
15	The Staple Singers	Brand New Day	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 6]
16	Jackie Lomax	New Day	Come And Get It – The Best Of Apple Records
17	Pete Seeger	Keep Your Eyes On The Prize [Album Version]	Pete Seeger: A Link In The Chain
18	Bruce Springsteen	Eyes on the Prize	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
19	Mavis Staples	Eyes On The Prize (Cd)	We'll Never Turn Back
20	Carrie Rodriguez	Eyes On The Prize	Love and Circumstances
21	Flock Of Dimes	Awake For The Sunrise	Country Roots Oxford American Southern Music Issue Vol. 24
22	Bob Dylan	New Morning	Chronicles, Vol. 1
23	Florence + The Machine	Dog Days Are Over	Lungs
24	Carsie Blanton	Hope	After the Revolution
25	Dixie Chicks	Wide Open Spaces	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2]
26	Elvis Presley	There's a Brand New Day On the Horizon	Elvis Double Features: Love in Las Vegas + Roustabout
27	Jackie DeShannon	Put A Little Love In Your Heart	It's My Party – The Great Girl Groups And Singers Of The 60's
28	Curtis Mayfield	We Got To Have Peace	The Very Best Of Curtis Mayfield

Who We Lost 2025 Pt. 2

December 27, 2025 Dave

We bring you an encore of part 2 of our 2025 remembrance where we pay tribute to another group of performers and contributors who left us with an Americana legacy. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate. In this episode, we will move from the pop sounds of Jane Morgan and Richard Chamberlain to the legendary late century performers like the Grateful Dead, Sly Stone, and Bad Company. We’ll also take some time to remember Joe Ely, Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Tillotson and Tom Lehrer. Hope you can drop in for this second, and last chapter of 2025. You can listen live, online, at 9 Pacific each Friday at www.kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Tom Lehrer	The Old Dope Peddler	Song & More Songs
2	Lalo Schifrin	Mission Impossible	Television's Greatest Hits Volume I
3	Jane Morgan	A Girl Named Johnny Cash	Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2
4	Richard Chamberlain	Blue Guitar	The Look Of Love [Disc 1]
5	Wink Martindale	Deck Of Cards	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
6	The Poni-Tails	Born Too Late	The Teen Years Collection: Volume 4- My Special Angel [Disc 2]
7	The McCoys	Hang On Sloopy	Simply The Best 60's [Disc 1]
8	Johnny Tillotson	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Talk Back Trembling Lips
9	Bobby Sherman	Julie, Do You Love Me	70s Music Explosion – Sunshine Disc 2
10	Rick Derringer	Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo	Rockin' 70s [Disc 1]
11	Ozzy Osbourne	No More Tears	Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 2
12	Bad Company	Feel Like Makin' Love	G.I. Jane
13	Sly & the Family Stone	Everyday People	Anthology
14	Carl Carlton	Everlasting Love	Pure Disco, Vol. 2
15	Roy Ayers	Running Away	Summer of Sam
16	Cleo Laine	Let's Slip Away	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
17	Sheila Jordan	Baltimore Oriole	The Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 3]
18	Sam Moore Feat. Bekka Bramlett	Don't Play That Song (You Lied)	Overnight Sensational
19	Grateful Dead	Fire On The Mountain	The Arista Years 1977-1995
20	Jill Sobule	I Kissed a Girl	Jill Sobule
21	New Lost City Ramblers	Shady Grove	Bound For Glory
22	Michael Hurley	Sweet Lucy	The Rounder Records Story
23	Josh White, Jr.	Delia's Gone	Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)
24	J.J. Cale	Crazy Mama	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
25	Jimmy Cliff	The Harder They Come	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
26	Bill Kirchen & Austin de Lone	Think It Over	Transatlanticana
27	Joe Ely	Fingernails	Honky Tonk Masquerade
28	Johnny Rodriguez	Ridin My Thumb To Mexico	Back To Back
29	Derek & the Dominos	Layla	The Cream of Clapton
30	Chuck Mangione	Feels So Good	Intolerable Cruelty

Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1

December 20, 2025 Dave

Another year turns, and once again we pause to honor the legacies that aren’t left behind so much as carried forward—alive in the music itself. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate: voices and visionaries such as Raul Malo, Flaco Jiménez, Steve Cropper, Phil Upchurch, Jerry Butler, Brian Wilson, David Johansen, Tony Bennett, and Garth Hudson. Their influence spans genres, generations, and countless records that still speak loud and clear. With just two hours, hard choices have to be made—so this tribute begins as Part 1 of a two part reflection. We hope you’ll tune in for a thoughtful look back at the artists whose legacies defined the soundtrack of our lives.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jerry Butler & The Impressions	For Your Precious Love	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
2	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
3	Sugar Pie DeSanto	I Want To Know	Down In The Basement
4	Steve Cropper	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles
5	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
6	The Turtles	It Ain't Me Babe	20 Greatest Hits
7	Little Anthony & The Imperials	Hurt So Bad	The Best Of Little Anthony And The I Mperials
8	April Stevens/Nino Tempo	Deep Purple	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1963
9	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
10	Lenny Welch	Since I Fell For You	Lifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 2]
11	Tony Bennett	Put on a Happy Face	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
12	Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now_	Your Hit Parade – 1958
13	Peter, Paul & Mary	Puff, The Magic Dragon	Moving
14	The Kingston Trio	Where Have All The Flowers Gone (JOE HICKERSON)	Tom Dooley And Other Folksong Hits
15	Melba Montgomery	We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds	The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 1
16	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
17	Roberta Flack	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash
18	Marianne Faithfull	As Tears Go By	Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits
19	The Youngbloods	Get Together	Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
20	The Standells	Dirty Water (LARRY TAMBLYN)	The Classic Sixties: 1966
21	The Electric Prunes	Get Me To The World On Time	Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4
22	The Crickets	I Fought the Law	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
23	Phil Upchurch Combo	You Can't Sit Down (Part 1	Teen Beat, Volume 3
24	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
25	Dave "Baby" Cortez	The Happy Organ	The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance
26	The Beach Boys	In My Room	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
27	Brian Wilson	Lay Down Burden	Imagination
28	Barry Goldberg	Shady Hotel	Barry Goldberg
29	The Band	Chest Fever	Music From Big Pink
30	Brewer & Shipley	One Toke Over The Line	70s Music Explosion
31	Buster Poindexter	Hot Hot Hot	Buster Poindexter
32	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
33	Flaco Jimenez With Toby Torres & Jose Morante	Victimas del Huracan Beulah	Bob Dylan – artist's choice
34	Todd Snider	Alright Guy	That Was Me: The Best Of Todd Snider 1994-1998
35	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
36	The Mavericks	Moon & Stars (with Sierra Ferrell)	Moon & Stars
37	The Mavericks	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	Hey! Merry Christmas!

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Soul

Steve Cropper Tribute

December 13, 2025 Dave

Long before you ever knew his name, Steve Cropper’s music was a part of your life if you grew up with a radio tuned to soul, rock, or R&B. You were already absorbing his fingerwork: that clipped, chiming guitar on “Green Onions,” the taut groove that made Wilson Pickett sound ten feet tall, or the unmistakable snap of Stax rhythm sections he helped shape. We lost a giant who contributed to the Americana musical landscape this past week and our show this week will reflect on his body of work. He wasn’t just part of the soundtrack of our lives, he was part of the atmosphere, a presence whose playing taught you—quietly and consistently—what feel really meant. To grow up with Steve Cropper’s music is to realize, eventually, that he helped define not just a sound but a sensibility—one where the groove is tight, the soul runs deep, and the guitar part is always exactly what the song needs and not a note more.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	Stax Number Ones
2	Booker T. & The MG's	Green Onions	Let There Be Drums Vol 2: The 60's
3	Steve Cropper	Baby Don't Do It (Steve Cropper with B.B. King & Shemekia Copeland)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
4	The Tonettes	Teardrop Sea	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
5	Carla Thomas	What a Fool I've Been	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
6	Carla Thomas	Comfort Me	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)
7	Johnny Daye	What'll I Do for Satisfaction	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)
8	Steve Cropper, Pops Staples, Albert King	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
9	Wilson Pickett	Don't Fight It [Unedited Single Master]	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
10	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
11	Barbara & the Browns	In My Heart	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (4 of 9)
12	Booker T. & The MG's	Time Is Tight	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]
13	Mable John	Wait You Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)
14	Rufus Thomas	Can Your Monkey Do the Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
15	The Astors	Candy	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
16	Bobby Marchan	You Won't Do Right	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
17	Eddie Floyd	Knock on Wood	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)
18	Otis Redding	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
19	Otis Redding	That's How Strong My Love Is	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
20	Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour	Too Much Stress (feat. Brian May & Billy Gibbons)	Friendlytown
21	Steve Cropper	Two Wrongs	Fire It Up
22	Steve Cropper	Thirty Second Lover (Steve Cropper with Steve Winwood)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
23	Aretha Franklin	Think	The Definitive Collection
24	Booker T. & the MG's	Soul-Limbo	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
25	Wendy Rene	What Will Tomorrow Bring?	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
26	William Bell	Who Will It Be Tomorrow	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
27	Eddie Floyd	Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)	Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
28	Wilson Pickett	Ninety-Nine & A Half (Won't Do)	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
29	The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons featuring Steve Cropper	Shake Your Money Maker	Shake Your Money Maker (Single)
30	Steve Cropper	My Sugar Sugar (Steve Cropper with John Popper)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
31	Steve Cropper & Pops Staples	Water	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
32	The Mad Lads	Patch My Heart	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)
33	Cheryl Johnson/Pam Johnson	That's My Guy	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
34	The Blues Brothers	Soul Man	The Definitive Collection
35	Booker T. & the MG's	Slim Jenkin's Place	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's

Blues, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Urban Blues

Down & Dirty Blues

December 6, 2025 Dave

This week’s show leans into the rougher side of the tradition: the places where bruised pride, bad decisions, and raw truth find their way into song. “The down and dirty blues” isn’t a stylistic claim so much as a shared attitude — the kind shaped by rent coming due, lovers turning cold, and the kind of trouble that sits heavy in the gut. Across the past century, singers and players have used these stories to put plainspoken feeling into motion, building grooves that don’t promise comfort so much as recognition. Across two hours, we’ll move through voices that carried this edge with conviction — men and women from the 1930s onward who weren’t at all shy about calling out mean mistreaters or confessing their own missteps. You’ll hear hard-driving cuts where guitars sting, pianos roll, and vocals land with a certain bruising weight. Tune in for the likes of Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Dirty Red, Little Joe Blue, Howlin’ Wolf and a couple dozen others. The ‘dirty dozen’ doesn’t get much dirtier than this.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Annisteen Allen	Down By The River	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
2	Howlin' Wolf	Down In The Bottom	Moanin' In The Moonlight
3	Victoria Spivey	Down Hill Pull	Moaning The Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.65)
4	Memphis Minnie	Dirty Mother For You	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
5	Dirty Red	Mother Fuyer	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
6	Little Junior Parker	Dirty Friend Blues	Abc of the Blues, Vol. 36
7	Little Joe Blue	Dirty Work Goin' On	Chess Blues Disc 4
8	Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs	Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman)	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
9	Muddy Waters	Down South Blues	More Real Folk Blues
10	Smokey Hogg	Dirty Mistreater	The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
11	B.B. King	Every Day I Have the Blues	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
12	Amos Milburn	Hard Driving Blues	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
13	T-Bone Walker	It's a Lowdown Dirty Deal	The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
14	Piano Red – Dr. Feelgood	Don't Tell Me No Dirty	The Doctor's in – Disc 4
15	J.B. Lenoir	Low Down Dirty Shame	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. Lenoir
16	Lonnie Johnson	The Dirty Dozen	Lonnie Johnson: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1930-31)
17	Victoria Spivey	From 1 to 12 (Dirty Dozen)	The Victoria Spivey Collection 1926-1937
18	Little Milton	I Play Dirty	Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
19	Jimmy Reed	Down The Road	You Dont Have To Go (The Blues Collection Vol.18)
20	Bobby Bland	Driftin' Blues	The Best Of Bobby Bland
21	Jimmy Witherspoon	Bar Fly Blues	Raw Blues
22	Wynonie Harris	Hard Luck Blues	Battle of the Blues – Volume 2
23	John Lee Hooker	Blues Before Sunrise	Don't Look Back
24	The Leap Frogs	Dirty Britches	No Jive: Authentic Southern Country Blues
25	George Harmonica Smith/Long Gone Miles	Low Down Dirty Shame [#]	Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's
26	Rory Block	Low Down Dirty Dog Blues	Blues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son House
27	Amina Claudine Myers	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues	Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]
28	Dinah Washington	Big Long Slidin' Thing	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
29	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	Don't Come Too Soon	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
30	Buddy Guy	First Time I Met the Blues	Chess Blues Disc 4
31	Geeshie Wiley	Last Kind Words Blues	Before The Blues: Early American Black Music Scene (Vol. 2)
32	Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra	My Ding-A-Ling	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues

Flour Power

November 29, 2025 Dave

What a show for the day after Thanksgiving! This week we roll out a two-hour celebration of bakery-inspired tunes—an irresistible mix of cakes, pies, donuts, cookies, and every sugary delight ever to find its way into a lyric. We’ll be mixing up a blend from a century’s worth of music, from early jazz confections and country-fried treats to soulful blues pastries, golden-era pop indulgences, and rock-and-roll slices served hot from the oven. It’s all about how bakery imagery has sweetened American music’s storytelling. Jazz bands swing like a spoon in batter; country artists offer homestyle wisdom baked into every verse; blues singers lean into the bittersweet with slow-cooked grooves; and rock outfits bring the heat with songs that crust, crackle, and pop. Whether it’s a dusty 78 from the 1920s or a modern track with sprinkles of retro charm, the playlist draws straight from the musical pantry of the past hundred years. This week’s highlights include performances from Dan Hicks, NRBQ, Curtis Salgado, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller and a whole lot more. Tune into community radio for West Sonoma County. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to planet Earth at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds	Shortnin' Bread	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
2	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	Sweetheart (Waitress In A Donut Shop)	The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
3	Warren Smith	Singing the Blues (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 18)
4	Johnny Cash	Give My Love to Rose (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 20)
5	The Carolyn Sills Combo	That Doughnut Song	That Doughnut Song
6	Andy Kirk	Dunkin' A Doughnut	An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 [Disc 1]
7	The Modernaires	Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five	The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly
8	Rosemary Clooney	Cherry Pies Ought To Be You	Tenderly
9	Eileen Barton & The New Yorkers	If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked a Cake)	Cookin' Choice Cuts from the Famous Fifties
10	Art Mooney & His Orchestra	If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
11	Nat Russell	Chocolata	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
12	Galactic	Baker's Dozen	Late For The Future
13	Curtis Salgado	Cookie Dough	Americana Roots Songbook: Modern Blues
14	Jay & The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969
15	Linda Martell	The Wedding Cake (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
16	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Shortnin' Bread	100 Ans De Jazz
17	Fats Waller	You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It)	The Definitive Fats Waller: His Rhythm, His Piano, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]
18	Frank Zappa	Muffin Man	The Best Of Frank Zappa
19	Chuck Cabot & His Orchestra	Chocolate Cha Cha	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
20	Ella Mae Morse	The Patty Cake Man	Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 1]
21	Texas Top Hands	You Can't Have Your Cake	Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]
22	NRBQ	RC Cola And A Moon Pie	Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]
23	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
24	Mamie Bradley	The Patty Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
25	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
26	The Four Clefs	I Like Pie, I Like Cake	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
27	The Newbeats	Bread and Butter	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
28	Ella Fitzgerald	The Muffin Man	Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41
29	Louis Jordan	Beans and Corn Bread	Number Ones
30	Billy Hughes Buckaroos	Take Your Hands Off It (Birthday Cake)	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
31	Johnny Cash & The Light Crust Doughboys	W. Lee O'Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys)	Johnny Cash is Coming To Town
32	Lonnie Johnson	He's A Jelly Roll Baker	RCA Record Label: The 1st Note In Black Music [Disc 1]

Blues, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Mountain Music, Oldies

Harmonica Legends

November 22, 2025 Dave

Got a harmonica romp through the past one hundred years of America’s Music this coming Friday morning. We’ll be following the harmonica’s journey along and across the American crossroads…one that began in the 19th century, when inexpensive German-made “mouth harps” made their way into the hands of soldiers, travelers, and rural families. Its portability and expressive bends made it a natural fit for early blues and country porch settings. From that country blues porch setting to the juke joints where electric blues, rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for some classic tracks from the likes of Little Walter, DeFord Bailey, Mickey Raphael, Sonny Boy Williamson, Charlie Musselwhite, and a couple dozen others as we celebrate the “mouth harp” for its blistering, distorted lead influencing generations of performers of all stripes. Drop in…we’d be glad to have you visit this Friday morning.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	DeFord Bailey	Fox Chase	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
2	DeFord Bailey	Davidson County Blues	When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll
3	Sonny Boy Williamson	Your Funeral And My Trial	His Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
4	Slim Harpo	Buzzin' [Single Version]	The Best Of Slim Harpo
5	Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Shake Your Money Maker	Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
6	Junior Wells	Messin' With The Kid	Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
7	Jimmy Reed	Big Boss Man	MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
8	Little Walter	My Babe	His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
9	James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy Branch	Who	Let's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and Jive
10	James Cotton Feat. Joe Bonamassa	Cotton Mouth Man	Cotton Mouth Man
11	Taj Mahal	Leaving Trunk	The Best Of Taj Mahal
12	Charlie Musselwhite	Christo Redemptor	Stand Back!
13	Slim Harpo	Baby Scratch My Back	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
14	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	Fox Chase – Mouth Organ	The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music [Disc 3]
15	Bill "Jazz" Gillum	Don't You Scandalize My Name	Jazz Gillum: Complete Recorded Works Vol.1 1936-49
16	Howlin' Wolf	Moanin' At Midnight	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To Memphis
17	Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
18	Woody Guthrie	Pastures Of Plenty	American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 4]
19	Jesse Fuller	San Francisco Bay Blues	Friends Of Old Time Music [Disc 2]
20	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	Roll On Buddy	The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott
21	Bob Dylan	Blowin' In The Wind	Sing America
22	Charlie McCoy	Orange Blossom Special	The Real McCoy
23	Norton Buffalo	Eighteen Wheels	Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon
24	Willie Nelson	On the Road Again	Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 1
25	Bruce Channel	Hey Baby (Delbert McClinton Harp)	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
26	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	I Believe I'm In Love	Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds
27	Bob Dylan	I Want You	Blonde on Blonde
28	Willie Nelson	City Of New Orleans	The Essential Willie Nelson
29	Neil Young/Stray Gators	Heart of Gold	Harvest
30	Ozark Mountain Daredevils	If You Wanna Get To Heaven	The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
31	Bruce Springsteen	The River	Chapter & Verse
32	Alfred Lewis	Friday Moan Blues	Harmonica Blues

Rock Roll and Soul

November 16, 2025 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots takes a wide turn down the backroads of American music, delivering a two-hour free form ride through the crossroads where rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for an eclectic blend honoring the roots while keeping one foot in the groove — where a deep cut from Garland Jeffreys might slide right up against raw King Curtis Memphis soul, a bouncy David Lindley number, or the tight shuffle of a Chess Records blues side. We’ll be connecting the dots between decades and genres with warmth and curiosity. Whether it’s Louvin-soaked harmonies, road-weary country soul, or the smoky after-hours mood of the juke joint, this week’s celebration once more explores the shared DNA of American sound. Tune in for stories between the songs, unexpected transitions, and a handpicked setlist that speaks to both memory and motion — a sonic journey that proves the roots run deep, wide, and ever surprising.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Traveling Wilburys	Last Night	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
2	The Mar-Keys	Last Night	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
3	Little Walter	Last Night	Cadillac Records [Disc 1]
4	Simon & Garfunkel	Homeward Bound	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
5	Nat King Cole Trio	Homeward Bound (1993 Digital Remaster)	The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 2]
6	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
7	Annie Ross	Twisted	King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings [Remastered]
8	David Lindley	Twist and Shout	El Rayo-X
9	King Curtis	Soul Twist	Soul Serenade
10	Gary U.S. Bonds	Dear Lady Twist	Gary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits
11	Phil Flowers	Twistin' Beat	Stompin' 8
12	The Traveling Wilburys	Wilbury Twist	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3
13	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
14	Doc & Richard Watson	Moody River	Third Generation Blues
15	Bob Gallion	My Square Dancin' Mama (She's Done Learned to Rock and Roll)	Warped 5611 – Bob Gallion – 1956 – 1959
16	The Louvin Brothers	I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby	Capitol Country Music Classics
17	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Yield Not To Temptation	The Definitive Collection
18	Eddie Floyd	Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4]
19	Al Kent	You've Got To Pay The Price	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
20	Timmy Willis	Mr Soul Satisfaction	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
21	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
22	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
23	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
24	Warren Zevon	Searching For A Heart	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 2]
25	John Lee Hooker	I'm in the Mood	His Best Chess Sides (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
26	Garland Jeffreys	Cool Down Boy	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
27	Linda Ronstadt	Just One Look	Living In The U.S.A.
28	The Spidells	Hmmm, With Feeling, Darling	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
29	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
30	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
31	Joe Boot & The Fabulous Winds	Rock And Roll Radio	Stompin' 2
32	The Darlenes	I Still Like Rock And Roll	Where The Girls Are Volume 8
33	Glenn Miller	Runnin' Wild	The Golden Years: 1938-1942 [Disc 1]
34	Warren Zevon	Reconsider Me	Sentimental Hygiene
35	Chuck Berry	Rock And Roll Music	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
36	Chuck Prophet	Bad Year for Rock and Roll	Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
37	Freddy Cannon	If You Were A Rock And Roll Record	The Best of Freddy Cannon – Big Blast From Boston!
38	Fats Domino	I'm In The Mood For Love	Here Stands Fats
39	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
40	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s

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

Rhythm & Bayou Romp

November 9, 2025 Dave

The sounds of New Orleans carry a mood that’s both jubilant and deeply human; it dances and mourns in the same breath. It’s the sound of the street parade meeting the juke joint: syncopated, earthy, and alive with horns, piano rolls, and that unmistakable backbeat shuffle. Unlike the more urban polish of Chicago blues or the rural cry of the Delta, New Orleans R&B has always felt like a conversation between the sacred and the profane, where gospel chords meet barroom swagger. Just beyond the Crescent City’s lights, where the waters of the bayou take form, we’ve got the accordians and fiddles of the swamp, where there’s humor, head and heartbreak woven into the DNA of the deep South. It is joyous and haunted, elegant and raw, as well as endlessly resilient. The music of New Orleans inspired an ethos — that music could be communal, unrestrained, and celebratory no matter the hardship. It taught America how to dance through its troubles, to find rhythm in resilience, and to turn sorrow into sound that still shakes the rafters and demands a communal dance to this day. This week’s show raises the flag of the Crescent City and her environs with a rhythm and bayou romp!

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Roomful Of Blues	New Orleans	Best of Roomful of Blues The Alligator Records Years
2	Rusty & Doug Kershaw	Louisiana Man	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
3	Jimmy Newman	A Fallen Star	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
4	Alvin Robinson	Down Home Girl	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
5	Joe Barry	I'm a Fool to Care	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
6	Rod Bernard	Pardon Mr. Gordon	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
7	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
8	Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball	I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
9	The Hawketts	Your Time's Up	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
10	Sugar Boy Crawford	No More Heartaches	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
11	Clifton Chenier	The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
12	Clifton Chenier	Calinda	Destination New Orleans
13	Bobby Mitchell	I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
14	Fats Domino	The Big Beat	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
15	Dr. John	Blue Monday	Goin' Back To New Orleans
16	Fats Domino	What's Wrong	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
17	Theryl De Clouet	I Get Lifted	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
18	Sammy Naquin	New Orleans Waltz	Best of Cajun Instrumentals
19	Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie	Canaille	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
20	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	La Crhve De Faim (Starvation 2-Step)	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	New Orleans Beat	La Toussaint
22	Lil' Queenie & The Percolators	My Darlin' New Orleans	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
23	Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots	Bunny Bread	Destination New Orleans
24	Johnny Adams	Release Me	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
25	Jimmy Clanton	Another Sleepless Night	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
26	Jewel King	3X7=21	New Orleans R&B Outbreak
27	Charles "Hungry" Williams	So Glad You're Mine	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
28	Archibald	Stack O Lee	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
29	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	You've Got To Be Modernistic	Black American Choirs 1926-31
30	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	Shout On	Black American Choirs 1926-31
31	The Red Stick Ramblers	Main Street Blues	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
32	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	Mardi Gras In New Orleans	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005

Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rock, Theme Time

Halloween 2025

November 1, 2025 Dave

Halloween in America, on the anniversary of the first quarter century of the millennium. We celebrate the night by wearing masks, by flirting with fear, by turning the grotesque into entertainment. But here in 2025, you can’t help but feel like the masks didn’t come off this year. The trick-or-treaters will return home tonight, but the parade of make-believe monsters marched straight into the daylight this past January — and some of them are occupying the most important offices in our fragile democracy. What used to be a night for play-acting power, for pretending to be the villain, has turned into a movement that’s forgotten the difference between costume and conviction. The slogans sound patriotic, the anger sounds righteous, and the cruelty wears the grin of normalcy. Halloween, at least, has an ending — sunrise, candy wrappers, a hangover of sugar and smoke. But America’s current masquerade? The lights came on, and the masks stayed put.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	David & Roselyn	Marie Lavaux	The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
2	Dr. John	Marie Laveau	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
3	Mississippi John Hurt	Spider Spider	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
4	Memphis Minnie	Black Cat Blues – Take 1	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
5	Bob Dunn	Graveyard Blues	1939-1940 (Warped 3921)
6	Tampa Red	Witchin' Hour Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
7	Memphis Minnie	Hoodoo Lady	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
8	Robert Johnson	Me And The Devil Blues	ABC Of The Blues Vol 18
9	Rev. Emmett Dickinson	A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
10	Charles Sheffield	It's Your Voodoo Working	100 Northern Soul Classics
11	St. Louis Bessie (Mae Smith)	Ghost Creepin' Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
12	The Hollywood Flames	Frankenstein's Den	The Hollywood Flames
13	Eels	Fresh Blood	Hombre Lobo
14	AC DC	Hells Bells	Back in Black
15	Original London Cast recording	In The Air Tonight American Psycho	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
16	The Frantics	Werewolf	The Roots Of Psychobilly
17	Redbone	The Witch Queen Of New Orleans	Rockin' 70s [Disc 2]
18	Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs	I've Got a Voodoo Doll	1963-1968 – The Complete Wooly Bully Years vol.1
19	Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm	She Made My Blood Run Cold	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
20	Louis Armstrong	Spooks!	A Very Vintage Halloween
21	The Duponts	Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall)	Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
22	John Carpenter	Halloween Theme	Halloween: 20th Anniversary
23	Dr. John	Witchy Red	Television
24	Bettye LaVette	Witchcraft in the Air	Motor City Soul
25	The Deep River Boys	Swinging at the Siance	The Ultimate Rockin' Halloween Party (American Horror Songs 1930s – 1950s)
26	Parham-Pickett Apollo Syncopaters (W/"Tiny" Parham & Junie C. Cobb)	Mojo Strut	A Very Vintage Halloween
27	Truett & George	Ghost Dance	Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952
28	Nina Simone	I Put a Spell on You	Anthology Disc 1
29	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put a Spell on You	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
30	Roy Buchanan	Haunted House	Roy Buchanan
31	Tom Waits	Whistlin' Past The Graveyard	Used Songs 1973-1980
32	Dinah Washington / Max Richter	This Bitter Earth / On The Nature Of Daylight	Shutter Island [Disc 2]

A Century of America's Music