Category Archives: Featured Music

Heavenly Day

It’s a free form morning as Dave once again digs out some favorites and some deep tracks from the last century of America’s music. He’ll be paying his respects to Doug Sahm’s keyboard master, Augie Meyers, while at the same time picking on some thematic tones, including that of heaven, an early century legend by the name of Lulu, early rhythm and western from 1950 as well as a collection of soul tracks that glistened in the winds from 1967. Tune in for The Ink Spots, Jimmy Newman, John Prine, The Castaleers and Fats Waller…a sampler from the past one hundred years. Free form mornings here on KOWS occur only once in a blue moon so you’ll want to be tuning in for more music discovery from all genre corners. You’re invited to come on up to the house where we’re ready, willing and waiting to entertain, putting the madness of a wannabe king behind you for a two-hour joyful jaunt where you’ll find three chords and the truth.

Women’s History Month

This week we celebrate Women’s History Month the way we know best — by following the music. For more than a century, women have shaped the sound of America’s story. They didn’t just sing the songs — they wrote them, bent them, electrified them, sanctified them, and sometimes had to fight just to be heard over them. From the tent shows and juke joints of the 1920s to arena stages and global spotlights, women have carried rhythm, blues, gospel, country, rock, pop — and the truth — on their shoulders. Tune in this coming Friday morning for a journey that begins at the foundation. Before rock and roll. Before crossover radio. When the blues was still carving its name into shellac and history. We’ll then make our way into the genres of jazz, country, rock, and gospel where women’ influenced the deeper roots of American music and you find their fingerprints everywhere — in the blues phrasing, in the gospel shout, in the country confession, in the pop hook, in the rock-and-roll roar.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ma RaineyMa Rainey's Black BottomMa RaineyAmazon
2Keb' Mo' Featuring Rosanne CashPut A Woman In ChargePut A Woman In ChargeAmazon
3Bessie Smith & Louis ArmstrongSt. Louis BluesI Heard It On NPR: Shake These BluesAmazon
4Memphis MinnieMe And My Chauffeur BluesBill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]Amazon
5Ethel WatersHeat WaveEthel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)Amazon
6Billie HolidayGod Bless The ChildLady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 10]Amazon
7Ella FitzgeraldGoody, Goody75th Birthday Celebration [Disc 2]Amazon
8Dinah WashingtonWhat a Diff'rence a Day MakesThe Essential Dinah Washington: The Great SongsAmazon
9Jimmie GrierThe Object Of My Affection50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30sAmazon
10Ivie AndersonIt Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)An Introduction To Ivie AndersonAmazon
11Tommy Dorsey, The Pied Pipers, Jo StaffordEmbraceable YouI Got Rhythm: The Music of George GershwinAmazon
12Sister Rosetta TharpeRock MeOxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]Amazon
13Mahalia JacksonMove On Up A Little Higher, Pt. 1Good News (Vol 3) Get Away JordanAmazon
14Nina SimoneSee Line WomenThe Ultimate Nina SimoneAmazon
15Betty CarterOpen the DoorAmerican BeautyAmazon
16Judy GarlandZing Went The Strings Of My HeartYour Hit Parade – 1943Amazon
17Sarah VaughanI Feel So SmoochieSeptember SongAmazon
18Kay StarrRock and Roll WaltzYour Hit Parade – 1956Amazon
19Peggy LeeSugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)The Capitol Collector's SeriesAmazon
20Katie ShoreYou're From TexasIt's All Her Fault: A Tribute To Cindy WalkerAmazon
21Mother Maybelle CarterKeep on the Sunny SideAsh Grove (Live April 20, 1963)Amazon
22Patsy ClineWhy Can't He Be YouThe Patsy Cline CollectionAmazon
23Kitty WellsIt Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk AngelsAmerican Roots Music (Disc One-Country)Amazon
24Dolly PartonJoleneCountry Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]Amazon
25Loretta LynnShe's Got YouClassic Country 1975-1979 [Disc 2]Amazon
26Wanda JacksonFunnel Of LoveQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
27Etta JamesCome What MayThe Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1Amazon
28Aretha FranklinThink30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
29Ruth BrownMama, He Treats Your Daughter MeanRuth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]Amazon
30The CrystalsDa Doo Ron RonThe Best Of The CrystalsAmazon
31LaVern BakerJim Dandy (Japan 2012 Remaster)Atlantic Rock & RollAmazon
32Carole KingI Feel the Earth MoveA Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968-1976) (1 of 2)Amazon
33Joni MitchellChelsea MorningHitsAmazon
34Joan BaezFarewell, AngelinaBaez Sings DylanAmazon
35Emmylou HarrisIf I Could Only Win Your LoveFifty Years Of Hits – Vol 5Amazon

The Hijacked Jukebox

Join Dave Stroud for a look at a fascinating, if somewhat cringey, slice of music history, where white cover versions of black R&B nuggets were whitewashed across the pop charts in the 1950s. While the ‘cover version’ was a standard industry practice, so were the ‘sanitized’ versions of R&B hits by black artists that made them more ‘palatable’ for white radio audiences, spotlighting white artists while the original creators stayed in the shadows. It’s certainly something that could be the topic of numerous Deeper Roots episodes but we’ll limit our scope to a two hour exploration, measuring the original against the cover. On one side of the house we’ll hear from Fats Domino (a popular source for the practic), Big Joe Turner, The Moonglows and a handful of others. The other side of the house has the names of Pat Boone, Art Mooney, The Fontane Sisters and others among the dubious roster ‘favorites’. Radio and media helped to democratize the landscape but today’s parallels with the frothing ‘look over thereness’ of right wing hate is unmistakable and hard to ignore. It was George Santayana who observed that “those who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it.“

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Fontane SistersHearts Of StoneVintage Music " Vols 3 & 4Amazon
2The JewelsHearts of StoneDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
3The Fontane SistersRock LoveThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4Amazon
4Lula ReedRock LoveRhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and CryAmazon
5Eileen BartonFujiyama MamaThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4Amazon
6Annisteen AllenFujiyama MamaFrom the GhettoAmazon
7The Crew CutsSh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)Amazon
8The ChordsSh-BoomGlory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]Amazon
9The McGuire SistersSincerelyMagic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)Amazon
10The MoonglowsSincerelyPure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]Amazon
11The Crew CutsDon't Be AngryHigh School FavoritesAmazon
12Nappy BrownDon't Be Angry [1955 Version]Down In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B'sAmazon
13The Fontane SistersPlease Don't Leave MeThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3Amazon
14Fats DominoPlease Don't Leave MeRock And RollinAmazon
15Pat BooneThe Fat ManThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4Amazon
16Fats DominoThe Fat ManMartin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint EastwoodAmazon
17Pat BooneLong Tall SallyThe London American Story Disc 1Amazon
18Little RichardLong Tall SallySpecialty Profiles: Larry WilliamsAmazon
19Art MooneyTutti FruttiThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4Amazon
20Little RichardTutti FruttiLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3Amazon
21Johnnie RayFlip Flop And FlyThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4Amazon
22Big Joe TurnerFlip Flop And FlyBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
23Bill Haley & His CometsShake, Rattle and RollFrom The Original Master TapesAmazon
24Big Joe TurnerShake, Rattle & RollLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
25Teresa BrewerTweedle DeeThe Best Of Teresa BrewerAmazon
26LaVern BakerTweedlee DeePure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 2]Amazon
27Gale StormWhy Do Fools Fall in LoveThe London American Story Disc 1Amazon
28Frankie Lymon & The TeenagersWhy Do Fools Fall in LoveGems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1Amazon
29Georgia GibbsDance With Me HenryGeorgia Gibbs Greatest HitsAmazon
30Etta JamesThe WallflowerThe Best of Etta James [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]Amazon
31Jean DinningBo DiddleyThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4Amazon
32Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyPure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]Amazon
33The HilltoppersTeardrops From My EyesThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4Amazon
34Ruth BrownTeardrops From My EyesRuth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]Amazon
35Jaye P MorganBaby Don't Do ItThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3Amazon
36The 5 RoyalesBaby Don't Do ItThe Complete Singles 1952-1962Amazon
37Perry ComoKo Ko MoThey Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4Amazon
38The FlamingosKo Ko MoThe Best Of The FlamingosAmazon
39Ricky NelsonI'm Walkin'Legacy [Disc 1]Amazon

Mid-Century Modern Jazz

Blue and cool is the mood as we spin the dial back to the 1950s — a decade of chrome, tailfins, Cold War tension, Beat poetry, and late-night cigarette smoke curling toward the ceiling of a dimly lit club. Beneath the middle class culture of the day, there was a restless heartbeat of jazz. This was the era when bebop matured into cool, hard bop caught fire, and modal explorations began reshaping the language of improvisation. Artists like Miles Davis refined understatement into revolution, John Coltrane stretched harmony toward spiritual searching, Thelonious Monk bent notes and expectations alike, and Ella Fitzgerald turned the human voice into a virtuosic instrument. Jazz in the ’50s wasn’t background music — it was conversation, protest, poetry, and possibility. Dave’s selected some important landmarks and deep tracks that take you into those dusty digital bins of jazz and improvisation this morning on Deeper Roots.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy WilsonLullaby Of BirdlandThe Swingin's Mutual!Amazon
2Charlie ParkerBlues For AliceConfirmation: The Best Of The Verve YearsAmazon
3Charlie ParkerAu PrivaveConfirmation: The Best Of The Verve YearsAmazon
4Horace Silver & The Jazz MessengersDoodlin'Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 4]Amazon
5Sal SalvadorRound TripCapitol Jazz 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
6The Modern Jazz QuartetDjangoDjangoAmazon
7Chet BakerMy Funny ValentineCloser Than A Kiss: Crooner ClassicsAmazon
8Erroll Garner TrioMistyYour Hit Parade – 1954Amazon
9Clifford Brown & Max RoachI Get A Kick Out Of YouKen Burns Jazz [Disc 4]Amazon
10Sonny RollinsSt. ThomasSaxophone ColossusAmazon
11Sonny RollinsOleoPrestige Profiles BonusAmazon
12Eddie HeywoodSoft Summer BreezeGreat Instrumental Hits Of The 50s-80s (10 Songs)Amazon
13Thelonious MonkNice Work If You Can Get ItThe Original Jazz Masters Series – Vol. 4 [Disc 5]Amazon
14Count BasieLi'l Darlin'Ken Burns Jazz: Count BasieAmazon
15Lee MorganI Remember CliffordSide ManAmazon
16John ColtraneBlue TrainBlue TrainAmazon
17Cannonball AdderleyDancing In The DarkSomethin' ElseAmazon
18Johnny HodgesSatin DollBlues A PlentyAmazon
19Miles DavisBlue in GreenKind of BlueAmazon
20Charles MingusGoodbye Pork Pie HatMingus Ah UmAmazon

Party Goin’ On

Spring’s just around the corner but we’re all holding out with rain, wind and more California sunshine in our forecast until then. Don’t you think that this might call for a party? Well, some of us do and we’re going to mix up the country with the blues, the rock with the rockabilly, and the brassy with the sass as we prepare for the holiday known as President’s Day. I suppose the toddler in the basement wants that named after him, too. Can someone explain the rules of common decency and sense to President McFuddlepants? Please. I beg of you. We’ll leave him out of the party today, though, as we hang in there with a delicious spread of the very best music from the past century, including Mitty Collier, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty and Elvin Bishop. We’ll also hear from a local favorite, Doug Blumer and The Bohemian Highway, with a reminder that “The Party’s At Our House”.



No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesSad House Big PartySaturday Night / Sunday MorningAmazon
2Roque BañosParty at the RestaurantSexy BeastAmazon
3Dr. JohnParty HellfireThe Best Of The Parlophone YearsAmazon
4Amos MilburnHouse Party (Tonight)Amos Milburn RocksAmazon
5Amos MilburnLet's Have A PartyABC Of The Blues Vol 30Amazon
6Hugo and LuigiRockabilly PartyThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD1)Amazon
7Eddy "The Chief" ClearwaterParty at My HouseMean Case of the BluesAmazon
8Jesse AllenLet's PartyStompin' 34Amazon
9Sam CookeHaving A Party100 Northern Soul ClassicsAmazon
10Mink DeVilleParty GirlsCabrettaAmazon
11Helena FergusonWhere Is The PartyDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5Amazon
12Claudine ClarkParty LightsThe Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1Amazon
13Tammi TerrellTwo Can Have A PartyCome On And See Me: The Complete Solo CollectionAmazon
14Mitty CollierMy PartyTalking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968Amazon
15Lesley GoreIt's My Party20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley GoreAmazon
16Charlie Wilson & His Hayloft GangThe Beer Party (1933)Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936Amazon
17Dale WatsonPity PartyThe Best of the HighTone YearsAmazon
18Don GibsonGive Myself A PartyThe Complete Recordings 1952-1962Amazon
19Doug Blumer And The Bohemian HighwayThe Party's At Our HouseDoug Blumer And The Bohemian HighwayAmazon
20Charline ArthurI'm Having A Party All By MyselfWelcome To The ClubAmazon
21Wanda JacksonThere's A Party Going OnThere's A Party Goin' OnAmazon
22Elvin BishopParty Till The Cows Come HomeTulsa ShuffleAmazon
23Whitney RoseThe Last PartyHeartbreaker of the YearAmazon
24Merle HaggardGoin' Away PartyUnforgettableAmazon
25Rosanne CashI Don't Want To Spoil The PartyHits: 1979-1989Amazon
26Porter WagonerThe Party & Dolly Parton1967-1968 (Warped 6797)Amazon
27John FogertyGarden Party (With Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt)The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides AgainAmazon
28Charlie Faye & The FayettesYou Gotta Give It up (Party Song)The Whole ShebangAmazon
29The Jades with the Pacer's MusicThe Big Beach PartyBanana Split for My BabyAmazon
30AnnetteBeach PartyCowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 3Amazon
31The Super StocksMuscle Beach PartySurf Route 101Amazon
32Fats DominoWhat a PartyMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
33Smiley LewisCaldonia's PartySmiley Lewis Vol 1Amazon

Luck and Fortune

It may be Friday the 13th but that won’t stop us from fortifying ourselves with a ‘luck and fortune’ theme in today’s show. Hopefully, that will tip the scales. May our luck and fortune hold out until the next election. You’re welcome to drop in to our slightly superstitious edition of Deeper Roots on a day that usually sends people dodging ladders and eyeing black cats with suspicion. Whether you’re a believer in the ‘unlucky’ stigma or you consider yourself a master of your own fate, we’ve curated a playlist designed to explore the highs and lows of the cosmic dice roll. We’ll be spinning tracks that dive deep into the world of luck and fortune with some high-stakes anthems of the casino floor to the soulful laments of those down on their luck, we’re covering every corner of the wheel of fate. But…knock on wood…just in case.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Robert GordonWheel of FortuneRock Billy BoogieAmazon
2The CardinalsWheel Of FortuneAtlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]Amazon
3Vic DamoneSomething's ComingJackpot! The Las Vegas StoryAmazon
4Joe LigginsWhiskey, Women And Loaded DiceJoe Liggins & The HoneydrippersAmazon
5The Fabulous ThunderbirdsRoll Of The DiceRoll Of The DiceAmazon
6Little MiltonWe Got the Winning HandGreatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)Amazon
7T-Bone WalkerYou're My Best Poker HandBest Of Black & White & Imperial YearsAmazon
8Helen HumesFortune Tellin' ManHe May Be Your ManAmazon
9The StokesCrystal BallUp All Night! 56 Northern Soul ClassicsAmazon
10Benny SpellmanFortune TellerOn The Soul SideAmazon
11Robert Plant & Alison KraussFortune TellerRaising SandAmazon
12Lamont DozierFortune Teller Tell MeOriginal Sound Of Detroit – Vol 1Amazon
13Elvis PresleyGood Luck CharmThe Top Ten Hits Disc 2Amazon
14ZZ TopViva Las VegasRancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top [Disc 2]Amazon
15Jimmie DolanPlayin' Dominoes And Shootin' DiceJuke Box BoogieAmazon
16Marty RobbinsAin't I The Lucky OneThe Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982Amazon
17Paul EvansHappy-Go-Lucky-MeRadio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob DylanAmazon
18IguanasFortune TellerIguanasAmazon
19Chris IsaakWaiting for My Lucky DayBaja SessionsAmazon
20Nick Lowe & His Cowboy OutfitLucky DogThe Rose of EnglandAmazon
21J.J. CaleLady LuckTravel LogAmazon
22DootonesTeller Of FortuneThe Dootone & Dooto Records StoryAmazon
23Ella FitzgeraldI'm Just A Lucky So And SoElla Fitzgerald: A 75th Birthday Salute [Disc 1]Amazon
24Nat King ColeI'm Shooting HighUltra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!Amazon
25Dean MartinWho's Got the Action?Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!Amazon
26Jack JonesThis Could Be the Start of SomethingUltra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!Amazon
27Frank SinatraLuck Be a LadySinatra Reprise: The Very Good YearsAmazon
28Dinah WashingtonBad LuckDinah Washington Sings The BluesAmazon
29Chuck BerryI'm Just a Lucky So and SoThe Chess Box Disc 2Amazon
30Gale StormLucky LipsDark Moon * The Best Of Gale StormAmazon
31Sticks McGheeWhiskey Women And Loaded DiceStick McGhee Volume 2 – (1951-1960)Amazon
32Kay StarrWheel Of FortuneYour Hit Parade – 1952Amazon
33Tony BennettWith Plenty of Money and YouUltra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' TooAmazon

Big Big World

Free form sounds are the order of the morning as we set sail for a two hour tour of sounds from the last century once more, leaning on a pretty exciting group of performers. You can tune in each and every Friday morning here on KOWS-LP Occidental where our word is our bond. Join Dave Stroud once again as he shares a selection of tunes by the Zion Harmonizers, Buck Owens, Mink Deville, Johnny Burnette, and Kay Kyser. It’s a fun mix of genres…some from the American Songbook, some from Bourbon Street, some from the Brill Building and a blend from the farther reaches. Tune in for a delightful Friday clamoring from Occidental’s own station.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The RidesDon't Want LiesCan't Get EnoughAmazon
2Johnny BurnetteBig Big WorldThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 4Amazon
3The MysticsIt's Only a Paper MoonThe Mystics Meet the JarmelsAmazon
4Frankie Valli & The Four SeasonsPeanuts2nd Vault Of Golden HitsAmazon
5Mink DevilleYou Better Move OnCoup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To TreadAmazon
6Arthur AlexanderLonely Just Like MeLonely Just Like Me: The Final ChapterAmazon
7R.L. BurnsideRollin' And Tumblin'A Bothered MindAmazon
8Muddy WatersI Just Want To Make Love To YouThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
9Johnny CashMississippi SandA Thing Called LoveAmazon
10Johnny HortonBig Wheels Rollin'Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955Amazon
11Buck OwensRollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Live in Australia)Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)Amazon
12Red SimpsonCountry Western Truck Drivin' SingerThe Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' SingerAmazon
13John PrineColor of the Blues (feat. SusaFor Better, Or WorseAmazon
14The MavericksRolling AlongBrand New DayAmazon
15Sister SadieMississippi River LongNo FearAmazon
16Fats DominoPlease Don't Leave MeRock And RollinAmazon
17Ivory Joe HunterYou Can't Stop This Rockin & RollinFeelin FineAmazon
18The CoastersKeep On Rolling50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]Amazon
19Kay Kyser & His OrchestraOle Buttermilk SkyYour Hit Parade 1946Amazon
20Hoagy CarmichaelDon't Forget to Say "No", BabySometimes I Wonder….Amazon
21Louis Armstrong & All His StarsLazy BonesThe Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]Amazon
22Marvin GayeWhat's Happening BrotherWhat's Going On [Motown]Amazon
23Zion HarmonizersBrother Moses Smote The WaterBest of Louisiana Music SAMPLERAmazon
24Fats Waller & His RhythmBrother, Seek And Ye Shall FindComplete Recorded Works Vol.3Amazon
25Simon & GarfunkelHe Was My BrotherWednesday Morning, 3 AMAmazon
26Pharis & Jason RomeroRolling MillsTell 'Em You Were GoldAmazon
27Bob DylanI Contain MultitudesI Contain Multitudes – SingleAmazon
28Robert Plant/Alison KraussSister Rosetta Goes Before UsRaising SandAmazon
29Allen ToussaintSoul SisterThe Allen Toussaint CollectionAmazon
30Sam & DaveSoul Sister, Brown SugarThe Very Best of Sam & DaveAmazon
31The Mamas & The PapasYou BabyGold [Disc 1]Amazon
32Robert MitchumWheels (It's Rollin' Time Again)That Man, Robert Mitchum, SingsAmazon

Devil’s Country Side

We turn once again down that dark and dusty road in country music history—where temptation rides shotgun, regret sits in the back seat, and the Devil just might be waiting at the crossroads. From ballads of fear and heartfelt tales to outlaw confessions and modern Americana shadows, we’ll be sharing tracks that flirt with fire, bargain with fate, and wrestle with salvation. The Devil, or if you will Satan, drops on by as our recurring country music theme this morning with selections from a host of favorites: BR5-49, The Louvin Brothers, Cowboy Copas, and Bob Wills as well as some off-brands like Ray Winfree, Kitty Lee and Powder River Jack, Jesse Floyd and a couple dozen others. They’re all bemoaning the Devil’s due. So pour a drink, dim the lights, and listen close… because in country music, when the Devil comes calling, he often sounds a lot like the truth. Tune in Friday mornings at 9am Pacific for yet another spoonful of your favorite Deeper Roots concoction.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1George JonesTake The Devil Out Of MeGeorge Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
2Hank WilliamsThe Devil's TrainLovesick Blues August 1947 – December 1948Amazon
3David Beatty And The HarmonettesI Just Got Off The Devil's TrainHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
4Billy StrangeThe Devil In MeCrossroads In CowtownAmazon
5The Carter FamilyNever Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You (Remastered)Golden Selection (Remastered)Amazon
6Powder River Jack, Kitty LeeTying A Knot In The Devil's TailWhen I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1Amazon
7Bob WillsThe Devil Ain't LazyStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)Amazon
8The Sons Of The PioneersThe Devil's Great GrandsonMy Saddle Pals And IAmazon
9Billy BartonThe Devil, My Conscience And IHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
10The Statesmen With Hovie ListerGet Thee Behind Me, SatanHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The RaptureAmazon
11Wayne, Pat & KeithI'm Tired Of You, SatanHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
12The Tune WranglersUp Jumped The DevilStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)Amazon
13Dave EdwardsDone Sold My Soul to the DevilChronological Classics 1937 (Warped 3795)Amazon
14Ray WinfreeDevil Hang Me HighHillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5Amazon
15The Louvin BrothersSatan's Jeweled CrownLong Play CollectionAmazon
16Roy And Georgia And The SO And SO'sDevil Get Away From MeHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The RaptureAmazon
17Loretta LynnThe Devil Gets His DueHonky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]Amazon
18Rusty DeanSinner BewareHillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5Amazon
19Jesse FloydSatan's WifeHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The RaptureAmazon
20BR5-49The Devil In MeDog DaysAmazon
21Butch HancockThe Devil in Us AllWar and PeaceAmazon
22The Louvin BrothersSatan and the SaintLong Play CollectionAmazon
23Buck OwensSatan's Gotta Get Along Without MeDust On Mother's BibleAmazon
24Jimmie DavisI Ain't Gonna Let Ol' Satan Turn Me 'RoundNobody's Darlin' But MineAmazon
25The Louvin BrothersSatan Is RealClose Harmony [Disc 5]Amazon
26Dolly PartonSatan's River1972Amazon
27Lee Ann WomackTake The Devil Out Of MeThe Lonely, The Lonesome & The GoneAmazon
28Lefty FrizzellFrom An Angel To A DevilSelected Sides – 1953-57Amazon
29Ernest TubbSaturday Satan, Sunday SaintHillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5Amazon
30The Sunshine Boys QuartetThe Devil Can't Harm A Praying ManHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final ChapterAmazon
31Johnny Horton(I Wished for an Angel) The Devil Sent Me YouWarped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955Amazon
32Spade Cooley & His OrchestraSwingin' The Devil's DreamSpadella! The Essential Spade CooleyAmazon
33Lawton WilliamsSatan's BellHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final ChapterAmazon

Also Rans 1959

This week we’ll look a little deeper under the charts, focusing on the year 1959, a time when teenage targeted music encouraged new dances, new forms of self-expression and a sound whose influence went beyond the sweetheart, white bread sounds of middle America. To say the least, older generations associated it all with some sort of moral decline. But the sounds of the post-rock explosion laid the foundation for everything that followed: the rise of the teen market, generational conflict as a defining social theme and a sound that was a vehicle for identity and change. Adolescence itself was being redefined. We’ll tune into one of our favorite themes: under the charts. Songs you likely haven’t heard but a few I’m sure you have; tune in for music from Robin Luke, Tommy Sands, Chuck Berry, Carl Mann, Joe Antel and over two dozen others in a two hour sock hop blast here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The BobbettesI Shot Mr. LeeAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group RevivalAmazon
2Sam CookeJust For YouPortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
3Fats DominoHowdy PodnerLet's Play Fats DominoAmazon
4Jesse Belvin & The ChargersDandilyonGuess Who (CD1)Amazon
5LaVern BakerHumpty Dumpty HeartBlues BalladsAmazon
6DappersBaby You Know…WrongThe Epic Story 1960Amazon
7Joe & Ann TrioGee Baby (You're So Fine)The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]Amazon
8The 5 RoyalesTell Me You CareThe Complete Singles 1952-1962Amazon
9Chuck BerryAlmost GrownThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)Amazon
10The ArgylesVacation Days Are OverDiscovered Volume 2Amazon
11The Lemon DropsLo-O-VeRave On: The Coral StoryAmazon
12The DanleersYour LoveThe Best Of The Danleers: The Mercury YearsAmazon
13The CinderellasYum Yum YumTeenage RebelsAmazon
14Tommy DeeThree StarsMidnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll EraAmazon
15Ricky NelsonI Wanna Be LovedThe London American Story – 1960Amazon
16Robin LukeBad BoyThe Precious YearsAmazon
17Freddy CannonOkefenokeeThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)Amazon
18Carl MannPretendThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)Amazon
19Wanda JacksonA Date With JerryFour Classic Albums PlusAmazon
20The ChordettesA Girl's Work Is Never DoneThe Best Of The ChordettesAmazon
21The VirtuesGuitar Boogie ShuffleThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)Amazon
22Johnny WrightLook At That ChickDestination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.Amazon
23Ronnie HawkinsMary LouFeelin FineAmazon
24Brenda LeeJust BecauseBrenda Lee RocksAmazon
25Frankie FordGeronimoVery Best Of Frankie FordAmazon
26Earl BosticDeep PurpleDance to The Best OfAmazon
27Ernie Fields Orch.In The MoodTeen Beat 1Amazon
28Mack VickeryGoin' Back To St. LouisWar Paint – The Gone Records StoryAmazon
29Charlie GracieHurry Up ButtercupRave On: The Coral StoryAmazon
30Johnny CarrollBandstand DollGems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)Amazon
31James GallagherFord and ShakerSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4Amazon
32Joe AntelHow Much I Love YouWar Paint – The Gone Records StoryAmazon
33The BrownsWe Should Be TogetherWarped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959Amazon
34Huey "Piano" Smith & His ClownsDearest DarlingHaving A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1Amazon
35Sonny JamesTalk Of The SchoolThe Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)Amazon
36The Everly BrothersTake A Message To MaryHeartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]Amazon
37The FalconsYou're So FineStampede! The United Artists StoryAmazon

Dust On The Needle

We’re going to be excavating the country archives, dusting off the 45s and 78s with abandon and making it a morning of deep tracks while the dust on the needle collects. Country music storytelling was often smeared with the tangled webs of cheatin’, drinkin’ and Sunday mornin’s blinding gleam of redemption…and the stories would start all over Sunday night. This week’s show doesn’t look for the hits so much as it looks for examples of classic themes from the late forties right into the seventies. Post-war hillbilly developed into what we know as country music and you’ll be treated this morning to the likes of Tony Douglas, Carl Butler, Anita Carter, Carl Belew and a host of others…some known, some hardly recognized. The selections are a special lot. So drop in why don’t you?

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ray PriceI've Got to Hurry, Hurry, Hurry1950-1952 (Warped 5000)Amazon
2George MorganIn Your EyesWarped 6365 – George Morgan – 1963 – 1964Amazon
3Dick Curless (With Kay Adams)Terrible Tangled WebA Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969)Amazon
4Dick Curless (With Kay Adams)Old StandbyA Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969)Amazon
5Billy WalkerMillie My Darling1949-1952 (Warped 4960)Amazon
6Bonnie OwensHow Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong1968-1971 (Warped 6947)Amazon
7Stonewall JacksonThis World Holds Nothing (Since You're Gone)Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967Amazon
8Carl SmithPlease Come Back Home1950-1952 (Warped 5040)Amazon
9Carl ButlerGrief in My Heart1958-1963 (Warped 6025)Amazon
10Carl ButlerBaby I'm a Waitin'1958-1963 (Warped 6025)Amazon
11Conway TwittyLet Me Be the JudgeWarped 6224 – Conway Twitty – 1961 – 1962Amazon
12Don GibsonThere She Goes (Let Her Go)Warped 6489 – Don Gibson – 1963 – 1965Amazon
13Tony DouglasTake The Hands Off The ClockTake The Hands Off The Clock – SingleAmazon
14Tony DouglasPortrait of a FoolThe Versatile Tony DouglasAmazon
15Leon AshleyLaura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final ChapterAmazon
16Jean ShepardAnother (Just Like Me)Warped 6035 – Jean Shepard – 1960 – 1961Amazon
17Porter Wagoner(I Heard That) Lonesome WhistleWarped 6653 – Porter Wagoner – 1966 – 1967Amazon
18Porter WagonerWine1967-1968 (Warped 6797)Amazon
19Dolly PartonGonna Hurry (As Slow As I Can)Dolly [Disc 1]Amazon
20Dolly PartonIt's Sure Gonna HurtDolly [Disc 1]Amazon
21Norma JeanMeanwhile, Down at Joe's1965-1966 (Warped 6599)Amazon
22Marty RobbinsI'll Go On AloneThe Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982Amazon
23Marty RobbinsYou Don't Owe Me A ThingSingles, 1952 – 1956Amazon
24Stonewall JacksonI Wish I Could Fall in Love TodayWarped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967Amazon
25Ferlin HuskyLose Your Blues1949-1950 (Warped 498F)Amazon
26Bobby BareI'd Fight the World1962-1964 (Warped 6291)Amazon
27Anita CarterMaybeWarped 5627 – Anita Carter – 1956 – 1962Amazon
28Carl BelewThe End of Time1958-1961 (Warped 6051)Amazon
29Jeanne PruettSatin SheetsCountry LadiesAmazon
30The BrownsA Little Too Much to DreamClassics 1964-1966 (Warped 6529)Amazon
31John D. LoudermilkRhythm and BluesBlue TrainAmazon
32Hank SnowThe Boogie Woogie Flying CloudThe Chronogical Classics 1951-1952 (Warped 5244)Amazon
33George JonesOh Lonesome MeGeorge Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
34George JonesIt's Been So LongGeorge Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
35Bonnie OwensNumber One HeelWarped 6534 – Bonnie Owens – 1964 – 1966Amazon
36Tony DouglasState Trooper Sammy YoungThere Stands the Man – SingleAmazon
37Marty RobbinsCall Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You)Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
38Willie NelsonThree DaysMr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BSAmazon
39Willie NelsonDarkness On The Face Of The EarthCrazy: The Demo SessionsAmazon