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Pop Music of the 1920s

January 28, 2016 Dave

We’ll revisit the third decade of the 20th century where the social and cultural watershed events following the first World War were more than one could have anticipated. The Jazz Age; Prohibition; Radio and the Victrola meant entertainment could be had in the front room, replacing the family and neighborhood parlor entertainment. While the Great Depression loomed on the horizon, the music that found the middle was hopeful and full of man-meets-girl songs were all the rage…even if signs of hard times to come were easily spotted. Listen in for a chronological selection that includes the sounds of Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Annette Hanshaw, Ethel Waters, and the peerless pop icons Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor.

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Guitar Theme

January 23, 2016 Dave

Once considered in its earliest forms a noble instrument, the history of the guitar can be traced back over forty centuries (yes, that’s 4000 years). While we won’t got back quite so far in our exploration, we will explore the popular form of this instrument in song this week. We’re not going after the genius as much as we go after the topic with songs whose theme is that of the guitar. It seems that there has always been a personal connection between the instrument and the player, sometimes as a confidant and others as a foil. Our show will feature yodeling guitars, lonely guitars, Bo’s guitar, long-legged pickers, amigos, and a number of performances about ‘one’s first guitar’. Join Dave Stroud for plenty in a guitar themed journey.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Steve Earle	Guitar Town	Just an American Boy Disc 1
2	Walter Hurdt	Fiddle And Guitar Running Wild	Classic Field Recordings
3	Jimmie Rodgers	You And My Old Guitar	Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 1]
4	Jorma Kaukonen	More Than My Old Guitar	River Of Time
5	Jimmy Murphy	That First Guitar of Mine	1951-1956 (Warped 5101)
6	The Seldom Scene	Grandpa Getcha Guitar	Like We Used To Be
7	The Louvin Brothers	Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar	Long Play Collection
8	Byron Parker & His Mountaineers	Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar	Byron Parker & His Mountaineers
9	Hardrock Gunter	Guitar on the Mountain	Gonna Rock 'n' Roll, Gonna Dance All Night
10	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	Steel Guitar Rag	Legends of Country Music Disc 1
11	Chet Atkins & His Guitar Pickers	Telling' My Troubles to My Old Guitar	Chet Atkins Guitar Legend:The RCA Years
12	Frank Crumit	Plink Plonki Pluck My Guitar	Top 100 Classics – The Very Best of Frank Crumit
13	The Brown Bombers of Swing	Guitar Swing	If You Take Me Back
14	George Morgan	Mr Ting-A-Ling (Steel Guitar Man)	Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan Collection
15	Jerry Byrd	Hilo Steel Guitar	Stars Of The Steel Guitar
16	Les Paul	Lonely Guitar (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered]	100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)
17	Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant	Yodeling Guitar	Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2
18	Duane Eddy	Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar	Dance With The Guitar Man
19	Bo Diddley	Bo's Guitar	Go Bo Diddley
20	Johnny Powers	Me and My Rhythm Guitar	The Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
21	Johnny Cash	I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar	The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 3
22	Johnny Cash & June Carter	Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man	Carryin' on With Johnny Cash & June Carter
23	Kitty Wells	Amigo's Guitar	Greatest Songs
24	Waylon Jennings	Guitars That Won't Stay in Tune	Clean Shirt
25	Willie Nelson	Guitar In the Corner	Band of Brothers
26	George Jones	Best Guitar Picker	The Complete United Artists Solo Singles
27	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)	Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
28	Merle Haggard	Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)	Capitol Collector's Series
29	Freddie King	Me And My Guitar	Texas Cannonball
30	Tony Rice	Me and My Guitar	Night Flyer: The Singer Songwriter Collection
31	Lucinda Williams	Real Live Bleeding Fingers & Broken Guitar Strings	World Without Tears
32	Guy Clark	The Guitar	Somedays the Song Writes You
33	Neil Young	This Old Guitar	Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank

Deeper Cole Porter

January 9, 2016 Dave

American composer Cole Porter wrote words and music for over thirty stage and film musicals. His works were typically a model of sophistication, humor, and charm that would change popular musical theater. Deeper Roots takes a look at this songwriter whose music influenced generations of the American patchwork of styles including country, rock, pop, and R&B. We’ll hear from the torch vocals of Betty Carter, playful LA country from Michael Nesmith, the cool evening jazz of Julie London, rocking R&B from Roy Brown, and the contemporary country sounds of the Texoma All-Stars. And more, of course.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Ella Fitzgerald	It's De-Lovely	Cocktails With Cole Porter
2	Texoma All-Stars	Don't Fence Me In [*]	Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry
3	Gene Autry	Don't Fence Me In	Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]
4	Michael Nesmith	Begin The Beguine	Tropical Campfires
5	Les Paul Trio	Begin The Beguine	Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1]
6	k.d. lang	So in Love	Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
7	Elvis Presley	True Love	The King Of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters [Disc 3]
8	The Flamingos	In the Still of the Night	Requestfully Yours & the Sound Of
9	Roy Brown	Love For A Sale	Good Rockin' Tonight
10	Six Hits & A Miss	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43
11	John Reischman	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To	North of the Border
12	Chet Atkins	You Do Something To Me	Almost Alone
13	Billie Holiday	Easy To Love	First Issue: Great American Song Book [Disc 1]
14	Lena Horne;Lennie Hayton And His Orchestra	At Long Last Love	The Essential Lena Horne – The RCA Years
15	Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra	Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [From in Paris]	Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits
16	Julie London	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Cocktails With Cole Porter
17	Arthur Lyman Group	Love for Sale	Music for a Bachelor's Den
18	Blossom Dearie	Give Him The Ooh-La-La	Give Him The Ooh-La-La
19	Peggy Lee	Always True To You In My Fashion	Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes
20	Dinah Shore	It's All Right With Me	Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes
21	Betty Carter/Ray Charles	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
22	Ann Miller	Too Darn Hot	The Big Picture: Great Music from Films You Love
23	Martha Tilton With Dean Elliott And His Orchestra	Blow, Gabriel, Blow	Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes
24	Ethel Merman with Fairchild & Carroll & Their Orchestra	Down In The Depths (On The 90th Floor)	You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930 [Disc 3]
25	Mary Martin	My Heart Belongs To Daddy – from Night And Day	Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)
26	Ginny Simms, Cary Grant	You're The Top – from Night And Day	Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)
27	Bing Crosby/Frank Sinatra	Well Did You Evah?	Sinatra 80th: All the Best Disc 1
28	Fred Astaire	All Of You	That's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM Musicals
29	Frank Sinatra & Anttnio Carlos Jobim	I Concentrate On You	Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
30	David Byrne	Don't Fence Me In	Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
31	Cole Porter	You're The Top	De-Lovely

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition

2015 Tributes and Covers

January 7, 2016 Dave

We’re going to take a step away from vintage releases in our first episode of 2016 and look back at last year’s Americana releases, focusing on tributes and covers from some of the very best performers of the time. We’ll hear from Happy Traum, Jorma Kaukonen, Robert Earl Keen Jr., the Alvin Brothers, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Edwards and many others as the cover music from the past century. While most are those of tradition, we’ll also hear covers of Stephen Foster, Carter Family, and Woody Guthrie for good measure. Tribute albums include Bob Dylan’s Shadows in the Night and Asleep at the Wheel’s “Still The King” Bob Wills tribute. Lots of territory to cover so I hope you’ll join in!

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Mavis Staples	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	Your Good Fortune (EP)
2	Jorma Kaukonen	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Ain't In No Hurry
3	Jorma Kaukonen	Sweet Fern	Ain't In No Hurry
4	Darryl Holter	California Stars	Radio Songs
5	Darryl Holter	Do Re Mi	Radio Songs
6	Jonathan Edwards	Mole	Tomorrow's Child
7	Hamilton County Ramblers	Hard Times	Hamilton County Ramblers
8	Emmylou Harris	Bury Me Beneath The Willow	Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited
9	Larry Cordle & The Virginia Luthiers	Train On The Island	Orthophonic Joy
10	The Cox Family	Cash On The Barrelhead	Gone Like The Cotton
11	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	Footprints in the Snow	Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions
12	Lyle Lovett; Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	T For Texas	Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions
13	Asleep at the Wheel	Time Changes Everything (with Buddy Miller)	Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
14	Asleep at the Wheel	Faded Love (with The Time Jumpers)	Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
15	Robbie O'Connell	Pretty Saro	Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
16	Happy Traum	Careless Love Blues (feat. Jerry Marotta, Byron Isaacs & John Sebastian)	Just For the Love Of It
17	Happy Traum	I Aint Got No Home (feat. John Sebastian, Byron Isaacs & Jerry Marotta)	Just For the Love Of It
18	Spuyten Duyvil	Keep your Skillet Good and Greasy	Social Hour Music
19	Spuyten Duyvil	Make Me A Pallet	Social Hour Music
20	Charlie Gracie	Just A Closer Walk With Thee	Angel on My Shoulder
21	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	Cherry Red Blues	Lost Time
22	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	World's In A Bad Condition	Lost Time
23	The Mavericks	Nitty Gritty	Mono
24	Bob Dylan	That Lucky Old Sun	Shadows in the Night
25	Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson	Don't Think Twice, It's Alright	Django and Jimmie
26	Billy Gibbons And The BFG's	Treat Her Right	Perfectamundo
27	Larry Campbell	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning	Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

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Folk Songs of North America

January 2, 2016 Dave

Folk Songs of North America was first published in 1960. Compiled by Alan Lomax (with melodies transcribed by Peggy Seeger), it featured traditional music organized by locale and topic. The anecdotes provided by Lomax and others were culled from both the oral and transcribed traditions of those who listened and performed. Deeper Roots goes deeper and features sets organized by topical pieces outlined in the book. Performers of the early century are featured including Dock Boggs, David McCarn, Gid Tanner, the Carolina Tar Heels, and The Bently Boys. We’ll also feature a handful of mid-to-late century performers to cap things off. Join Dave Stroud for another two hours of the last century of America’s music on Sonoma County’s newest member-supported radio voice, KWTF 88.1 FM, streaming to the world on kwtf.net.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Alan Lomax	Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair	Ballad Operas-Martins & The Co
2	Dock Boggs	Cumberland Gap	Bound For Glory
3	Kelly Harrell	I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again	Archive.org
4	Pat Carrolls	Single Girl	Songcatcher
5	The Haden Triplets	Single Girl	The Haden Triplets
6	Jimmie Driftwood	Rattlesnake Song	Americana, Vol. 1
7	Joan Baez	John Riley [*]	Joan Baez [Bonus Tracks]
8	The Stonemans	Shady Grove	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Best Of Bluegrass
9	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Sally Goodin	Bill Monroe: Anthology
10	Andy Griffith	Cindy	Shouts The Blues And Old Timey Songs
11	Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester Flatt	Cripple Creek	The Essential Earl Scruggs (2 of 2)
12	Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers	Cripple Creek	And The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1
13	Coot Grant and Socks Wilson	Uncle Joe (Pm 12833, 349-A)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
14	The Bently Boys	Down On Penny's Farm	Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
15	David McCarn	Cotton Mill Colic	Gastonia Gallop – Cotton Mill Songs & Hillbilly Blues 1927-1931
16	Jimmy Martin	Roll on Buddy, Roll On	First Time Together
17	Lonzo and Oscar	Last Ole Dollar	1947-1950 (Warped 4741)
18	Darby & Tarlton	Birmingham Jail	compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com
19	Slim Whitman	Down In The Valley	Country Greats #2
20	Darby & Tarlton	Rising Sun Blues	Darby & Tarlton [Disc 3]
21	Don Reno/Red Smiley	Mule Skinner Blues	Together Again
22	Merle Travis	Dark As A Dungeon	Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
23	Bill Morrissey	Pay Day	Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt
24	Carolina Tar Heels	Peg And Awl	The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 2
25	Etta Baker & Taj Mahal	Johnson Boys	Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
26	Kossoy Sisters Featuring Erik Darling	The Wagoner's Lad	Bluegrass Roots
27	Richard Hawley	Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?	Coles Corner
28	The Whitstein Brothers	I'm Troubled	Old Time Duets
29	Rosanne Cash	Fair And Tender Ladies	Songcatcher
30	Flatt & Scruggs	On Top of Old Smokey	Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends/Nashville Airplane
31	Kelly Harrell & The Virginia String Band	Charles Giteau	Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
32	Bobby Bare	Tom Dooley	Darker Than Light
33	Carolina Chocolate Drops	Tom Dula	Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind
34	Doc Watson	Omie Wise	The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
35	Ernest V. Stoneman & Sweet Brothers	John Hardy	My Rough And Rowdy Ways: Early American Rural Music. Badman Ballads and Hellraising Songs, Vol. 1

Christmas Special 2015

December 26, 2015 Dave

We’ve got some holiday roots music featuring new and old. Join Dave Stroud for Deeper Roots Radio: A Century of America’s Music for music from the outskirts of R&B, rock, blues, country, and pop. We’ll hear holiday cheer in the form of blues with Leroy Carr, Blind Blake, and Lloyd Glenn; contemporary pieces from Nick Lowe, Raul Malo, and The Boxmasters; confectionary pop from The Andrews Sisters, Eileen Barton, and The Beach Boys; and some of the very best R&B from Ray Charles, Betty Carter, and Amos Milburn. There’s a large helping of country pop and blues including Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big ‘D’ Boys, The Living Sisters, and (of course) Elvis. Two hours of Christmas cheer on a hump day Wednesday evening on the voice of West Sonoma County! You can follow it here: http://www.kows.fm/listen

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Nick Lowe	Rise Up Shepherd	Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
2	Raul Malo	Feliz Navidad	Marshmallow World and Other Holiday Favorites
3	The Boxmasters	My Dreams of Christmas	Christmas Cheer
4	The Living Sisters	Merry Happy Christmas	Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday
5	She & Him	Blue Christmas	A Very She & Him Christmas
6	The Ronettes	Frosty the Snowman	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
7	The Beach Boys	Toy Drive Public Service Announcement	Ultimate Christmas
8	Darlene Love	Winter Wonderland	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
9	The Beach Boys	Dennis Wilson Christmas Message	Ultimate Christmas
10	Darlene Love	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
11	The Beach Boys	Man With All the Toys, The	Beach Boys' Christmas Album, The
12	Leroy Carr	Christmas In Jail – Ain't That A Pain	Where Will You Be Christmas Day
13	Lloyd Glenn	Sleigh Ride	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
14	Amos Milburn	Christmas Comes But Once A Year	King single 45-5405
15	B.B. King	Christmas Celebration	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
16	Walter Davis	Santa Claus	Where Will You Be Christmas Day
17	Blind Blake	Lonesome Christmas Blues	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
18	Leon Redbone	Christmas Island	Christmas Island
19	The Andrews Sisters	Christmas Island	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
20	Eileen Barton	The Night Before Christmas Song	Coral single 9-60880
21	Fats Waller	Swingin' Them Jingle Bells	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
22	Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big "D" Boys	Santa's Helper	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
23	Coy McDaniel & Shorty Warren	Christmas Choo Choo Train	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
24	Elvis Presley	Winter Wonderland	Christmas Peace – Vol 1
25	Elvis Presley	If Every Day Was Like Christmas	Christmas Peace – Vol 1
26	The Living Sisters	Silver Bells	Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday
27	Dean Martin	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002
28	Betty Carter	Baby It's Cold Outside	The Spirit Of Christmas
29	Ray Charles	Winter Wonderland	The Spirit Of Christmas
30	Cajun Gold	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas
31	Brenda Lee	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Brenda Lee
32	Lou Rawls	Christmas Is	Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails
33	The Louvin Brothers	It's Christmas Time	Close Harmony [Disc 5]
34	Charles Brown	Please Come Home For Christmas	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
35	James Brown	Please Come Home for Christmas	Santa's Got a Brand New Bag
36	The Crystals	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

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Free Form – December 2015

December 19, 2015 Dave

Every couple of months, Deeper Roots shares a free form playlist with host Dave Stroud. This week we’ll share ‘contemporary roots’ infused music including the sounds of Howell Devine, Jason Isbell, and Ian Tyson as well as a broad selection of R&B (from The Blenders), early blues (from Blind Lemon Jefferson), and ‘ding dong daddy’ country swing (featuring Bob Wills). We’ll also wrap it up with a festive foodie theme.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Ink Spots	Street Of Dreams	Greatest Hits
2	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Scandalize My Name	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
3	The Cats & The Fiddle	I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water	Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
4	The Penguins	Ookey Ook	Great Googa Mooga [Ace]
5	The Roosevelts	Jitterbug Special	The Real Blues Brothers Vol. 2
6	The Ravens	Gotta Find My Baby	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
7	The Blenders	Don't Play Around with Love	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
8	Robins	My Baby Done Told Me	Money Honey – Rise of the Black Bocal Group 51-53)
9	Esther Phillips	Your Love Is So Doggone Good [Album Version]	Jazz Moods – Hot
10	Hawkins, Coleman: The Bebop Years [Disc 2]: Cattin' at Keynote	Blue Moon	The Bebop Years [Disc 2] ~ Cattin' at Keynote
11	Justin Townes Earle	Workin' for the MTA	Harlem River Blues [Explicit]
12	Robert Plant	Central Two-O-Nine	Band Of Joy
13	Jason Isbell	Johnny Reb, That's Me	You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold
14	Howell Devine	Boat's Up the River	Delta Grooves
15	Billy Walker	Cross The Brazos At Waco	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
16	Chris Smither	No More Cane On The Brazos	Still On The Levee CD 1
17	Odetta	No More Cane On The Brazos	7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks
18	Red Foley & The Sunshine Boys	(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)	Johnny Cash: Artist's Choice – Music That Matters To Him
19	Ian Tyson	Ridin' Down the Canyon	Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry
20	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)	Legends of Country Music Disc 2
21	Asleep at the Wheel	Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas (with Robert Earl Keen and Ray Benson)	Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
22	Jerry Lee Lewis	Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	A Half Century Of Hits ([Disc 2] of Box Set)
23	Jo-El Sonnier	Tear-Stained Letter	Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
24	Clifton Chenier	Accordion Boogie	Louisiana Blues and Zydeco
25	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Hot Dogs	The Complete Classic Sides Remastered: Atlanta & Chicago 1926 [Disc 2]
26	Lil Johnson	Sam The Hot Dog Man	Vintage Sex Songs
27	Rosie Flores	Hot Dog	Speed of Sound
28	Dale Hawkins	Hot Dog	Rock'n'roll Tornado
29	Bill Haley	Hot Dog Buddy Buddy	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the Rock
30	Wanda Jackson	Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad	Queen Of Rockabilly
31	Buck Owens	Hot Dog	Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 1]
32	The Four Shells	Hot Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)
33	Shakin' Stevens	Hot Dog	Chronology – The Epic Hit Singles #1
34	John Hiatt	Adios To California	Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns

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There She Goes – KOWS 12/16/15

December 17, 2015 Dave

West County has seen it’s first consistent (and consecutive) days of rain and boy did we need it. El Nino looks to be making some waves. We’ll be making some waves this week on our Wednesday night foray into the past century of America’s music. We’ll hear new music from the Oxford American Georgia music issue, as well as a good share of early country, some Stephen Foster (by the Hamilton County Ramblers), and some Jelly Roll Morton. There will be a few local performers to sweeten the mix: Kevin Russell, Carl Hendel & Eddie Meisse, and an alumni of Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa…Dan Hicks. Tune in for music that keeps on giving.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Tommy Duncan	Who Drank My Beer (While I Was In The Rear)?	Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B
2	Oklahoma Wranglers (Willis Bros)	Invitation to the Blues	Hillbilly Rhythm
3	T. Texas Tyler	Red Light	Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B
4	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	My Galveston Gal	Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
5	Carl Hendel & Eddie Meisse	Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age	Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
6	Tut Taylor feat. Norman Blake	Sweet Picking Time in Toomsboro, Ga.	The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
7	Precious Bryant	Georgia Buck	The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
8	The Band & Emmylou Harris	Evangeline	A Musical History [Disc 5]
9	John Prine	There She Goes	Bruised Orange
10	Jerry Jeff Walker	Viva Luckenbach	Gypsy Songman: A Life In Song
11	Carl Smith	Are You Teasing Me	The Essential Carl Smith (1950-1956)
12	The Louvin Brothers	Are You Teasing Me	Close Harmony [Disc 3]
13	Carolina Chocolate Drops	Hello Stranger	The Winding StreamThe Carters, The Cashes And The Course Of Country Music
14	Maria Muldaur	Me And My Chauffeur Blues	Richland Woman Blues
15	Black Bottom McPhail	John	Jack Newman & Others
16	Jimmy Strange	Yas Yas Yas	Swingin' the Blues: 1931-1939
17	Lightnin' Hopkins	Speedin' Boogie	Po' Lightnin'
18	Pete Johnson	Boogie Woogie	Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration
19	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	Hard Times Come Again No More	Songs Of The Civil War
20	Robert Shaw Chorale	Nelly Bly	Stephen Foster Songbook
21	Grandpa Jones	Nelly Bly	An American Original
22	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	I Scare Myself	The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
23	Larry Jon Wilson	Ohoopee River Bottomland [from the film Heartworn Highways]	The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
24	Carl Perkins	Don't Stop The Music	Go Cat Go
25	Jake Xerxes Fussell	Raggy Levy	The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
26	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	Jelly Roll's Misgiving	Jelly (The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Plays Jelly Roll Morton
27	Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers	The Pearls	The Pearls
28	Ry Cooder	The Pearls/Tia Juana	Jazz
29	Dr. John	Wild Honey	City Lights
30	John Fred	Shirley	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
31	Red Saunders & His Orchestra	Honky Tonk Train Blues	Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration
32	Freddie Slack With The Will Bradley Trio	Down The Road A Piece	Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration

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Roots of Doo Wop

December 12, 2015 Dave

The early fifties brought the dawn of a musical form that became popular with a younger crowd although it was simply a version of a vocal harmony form born in the early century, if not long before. The street corner harmonies were a big hit as this new form of rhythm called ‘doo-wop’ saturated the top 40 R&B (and mainstream) airwaves. But the influences themselves had huge followings. We’ll hear from some of the early gospel inspirations like the Heavenly Gospel Singers as well as the vocal groups who were dominant in the form’s lineage: The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, and The Ravens. We’ll also hear from the groups who introduced ‘doo wop’ as we know it in the early fifties.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Turbans	When You Dance	Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 2]
2	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet	Golden Gate Gospel Train	Vol. 1-(1937-38)
3	Heavenly Gospel Singers	The Prodigal Son	Halleluja Gospel & Prayers
4	The Heavenly Gospel Singers	When Was Jesus Born?	Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4]
5	The Deep River Boys	Melody of Love	The Dark Ages: Our Music From The Beginning
6	The Charioteers	All God's Chillun Got Shoes	The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1
7	The Mills Brothers	Paper Doll	Best of the Decca Years
8	The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra	Diga, Diga, Do	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2
9	Lewis Bronzville Five	Low Down Gal Blues	Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3
10	The Ink Spots	We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)	40 Your Hit Parade
11	The Ink Spots	My Prayer	Greatest Hits
12	The Cats & The Fiddle	I Miss You So	The Very Best Of
13	The Cats & The Fiddle	We Cats Will Swing For You	The Very Best Of
14	The Cats & The Fiddle	Killin' Jive	The Very Best Of
15	The Delta Rhythm Boys	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
16	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Do You Care	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
17	Slim & Slam	The Flat Foot Floogie	Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1)
18	Five Red Caps	Mama Put Your Britches On (alt. Take)	Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947)
19	The Cap-Tans	I'm So Crazy For Love	Vocal Group Harmony Vol 8
20	The Ravens	Count Every Star	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
21	The Ravens	My Baby's Gone	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
22	The Ravens	Write Me A Letter	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
23	The Moonglows	Sincerely	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
24	The Toppers	If Money Grew on Trees	Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947
25	The Five Keys	The Glory of Love	The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1)
26	The Orioles	It's Too Soon to Know	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
27	The Orioles	You Belong to Me	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
28	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
29	The Crows	Gee	Feelin Fine
30	The Flamingos	Would I Be Crying	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3
31	The Flamingos	Golden Teardrops	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
32	The Five Satins	In The Still Of The Night	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
33	The Penguins	Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
34	The Cadillacs	Speedo (Cadillac)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
35	The Jewels	Hearts of Stone	Doo Wop Box Disc 1

Blues, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Gospel

Soothe Me – KOWS 12/9/15

December 10, 2015 Dave

In this episode, Deeper Roots will feature a wide range of sounds from a host of performers. There will be the topical sounds of courtroom drama featuring R&B from Johnny Otis, classic country Ernest Tubb, and country blues from Carl Martin. We’ll also feature a set that looks at “My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It” from a cross-section of talents and genres…and we’ll be soothed with some deep gospel, folk, and soul. Dave will also share a new track from singer/songwriter Steve Forbert’s latest album “Compromised” as well as some contemporary tracks from Marty Stuart, Jorma Kaukonen, and Joe Ely.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Bob Dylan	I Want You (Take 4, Alternate Take)	The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Sampler)
2	Marie Knight	Satisfied With Jesus	Hallelujah What A Song!
3	Eugene Smith And The Roberta Martin Singers	Satisfied	How Sweet it Was
4	Spiritual Five	Satisfied With Him	I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3]
5	Johnnie Taylor/The Soul Stirrers	Walk With Me	20 Gospel Greats
6	Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers	I Have A Friend Above All Others	The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2]
7	Sam Cooke	Trouble In Mind	The Rhythm And The Blues
8	Steve Forbert	Devil (Here She Comes Now)	Compromised
9	Shorty Long	Devil With a Blue Dress On	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
10	Julia Lee	Trouble In Mind	Kansas City Star [Disc 1]
11	Julia Lee	Lotus Blossom	Kansas City Star [Disc 1]
12	Wynonie Harris	Good Morning Judge	All She Wants To Do Is Rock
13	Chuck Berry	Have Mercy Judge	The Chess Box Disc 3
14	Carl Martin	Good Morning, Judge	Carl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded Works
15	Sonny Boy Williamson	Your Funeral And My Trial	His Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
16	Hugh Laurie	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair	Didn't It Rain (Deluxe)
17	Dinah Washington	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair	The Bessie Smith Songbook
18	Johnny Otis	Court Room Blues	Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]
19	Jorma Kaukonen	Judge, I'm Not Sorry	The Land Of Heroes
20	The Country Gentlemen	The Sentence	The Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]
21	Ernest Tubb	Dear Judge	Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
22	Patsy Cline	A Church, a Courtroom, and Then Goodbye	Live at the Opry
23	Washboard Sam	Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]	That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)
24	Hank Williams	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It	The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18
25	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It	The Ultimate Collection [Disc 2]
26	Page & Plant	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It	Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun Records
27	Joe Ely	Rock Me My Baby	Musta Notta Gotta Lotta [rem] (1981)
28	Marty Stuart	A Satisfied Mind	Country Music
29	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Cool, Cool Kisses	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]
30	Charles Brown	Soothe Me	The Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]
31	Stan Kenton & His Orchestra With June Christy	Soothe Me	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 4 – Love Letters – 1944-53
32	James & Bobby Purify	Soothe Me	The Best Of

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