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Roots of Doo Wop

Roots of Doo Wop
Roots of Doo Wop

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The TurbansWhen You DanceDancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 2]Amazon
2Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetGolden Gate Gospel TrainVol. 1-(1937-38)Amazon
3Heavenly Gospel SingersThe Prodigal SonHalleluja Gospel & PrayersAmazon
4The Heavenly Gospel SingersWhen Was Jesus Born?Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4]Amazon
5The Deep River BoysMelody of LoveThe Dark Ages: Our Music From The BeginningAmazon
6The CharioteersAll God's Chillun Got ShoesThe Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1Amazon
7The Mills BrothersPaper DollBest of the Decca YearsAmazon
8The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & OrchestraDiga, Diga, DoThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2Amazon
9Lewis Bronzville FiveLow Down Gal BluesBlack Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3Amazon
10The Ink SpotsWe Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)40 Your Hit ParadeAmazon
11The Ink SpotsMy PrayerGreatest HitsAmazon
12The Cats & The FiddleI Miss You SoThe Very Best OfAmazon
13The Cats & The FiddleWe Cats Will Swing For YouThe Very Best OfAmazon
14The Cats & The FiddleKillin' JiveThe Very Best OfAmazon
15The Delta Rhythm BoysI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemAmazon
16The Delta Rhythm BoysDo You CareI Dreamt I Dwelt In HarlemAmazon
17Slim & SlamThe Flat Foot FloogieSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1)Amazon
18Five Red CapsMama Put Your Britches On (alt. Take)Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947)Amazon
19The Cap-TansI'm So Crazy For LoveVocal Group Harmony Vol 8Amazon
20The RavensCount Every StarDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
21The RavensMy Baby's GoneOKeh Rhythm & BluesAmazon
22The RavensWrite Me A LetterBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
23The MoonglowsSincerelyDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
24The ToppersIf Money Grew on TreesStompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947Amazon
25The Five KeysThe Glory of LoveThe Aladdin Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
26The OriolesIt's Too Soon to KnowDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
27The OriolesYou Belong to MeBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
28The CardinalsWheel Of FortuneAtlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]Amazon
29The CrowsGeeFeelin FineAmazon
30The FlamingosWould I Be CryingDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3Amazon
31The FlamingosGolden TeardropsDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon
32The Five SatinsIn The Still Of The NightBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
33The PenguinsEarth Angel (Will You Be Mine)Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)Amazon
34The CadillacsSpeedo (Cadillac)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
35The JewelsHearts of StoneDoo Wop Box Disc 1Amazon

Soothe Me – KOWS 12/9/15

Soothe Me
Soothe Me

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bob DylanI Want You (Take 4, Alternate Take)The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Sampler)Amazon
2Marie KnightSatisfied With JesusHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
3Eugene Smith And The Roberta Martin SingersSatisfiedHow Sweet it WasAmazon
4Spiritual FiveSatisfied With HimI Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983 [Disc 3]Amazon
5Johnnie Taylor/The Soul StirrersWalk With Me20 Gospel GreatsAmazon
6Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersI Have A Friend Above All OthersThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
7Sam CookeTrouble In MindThe Rhythm And The BluesAmazon
8Steve ForbertDevil (Here She Comes Now)CompromisedAmazon
9Shorty LongDevil With a Blue Dress OnHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1Amazon
10Julia LeeTrouble In MindKansas City Star [Disc 1]Amazon
11Julia LeeLotus BlossomKansas City Star [Disc 1]Amazon
12Wynonie HarrisGood Morning JudgeAll She Wants To Do Is RockAmazon
13Chuck BerryHave Mercy JudgeThe Chess Box Disc 3Amazon
14Carl MartinGood Morning, JudgeCarl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded WorksAmazon
15Sonny Boy WilliamsonYour Funeral And My TrialHis Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
16Hugh LaurieSend Me To The 'Lectric ChairDidn't It Rain (Deluxe)Amazon
17Dinah WashingtonSend Me To The 'Lectric ChairThe Bessie Smith SongbookAmazon
18Johnny OtisCourt Room BluesVarious Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]Amazon
19Jorma KaukonenJudge, I'm Not SorryThe Land Of HeroesAmazon
20The Country GentlemenThe SentenceThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
21Ernest TubbDear JudgeLast Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2Amazon
22Patsy ClineA Church, a Courtroom, and Then GoodbyeLive at the OpryAmazon
23Washboard SamBucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)Amazon
24Hank WilliamsMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18Amazon
25Louis Armstrong & All His StarsMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItThe Ultimate Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
26Page & PlantMy Bucket's Got A Hole In ItGood Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun RecordsAmazon
27Joe ElyRock Me My BabyMusta Notta Gotta Lotta [rem] (1981)Amazon
28Marty StuartA Satisfied MindCountry MusicAmazon
29Tennessee Ernie FordCool, Cool KissesMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]Amazon
30Charles BrownSoothe MeThe Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
31Stan Kenton & His Orchestra With June ChristySoothe MeCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 4 – Love Letters – 1944-53Amazon
32James & Bobby PurifySoothe MeThe Best OfAmazon

Blues Guitar Shuffle

Blues Guitar Shuffle
Blues Guitar Shuffle

Last week’s show paid tribute to the great country guitarists…so why not spend a couple of hours with the blues greats. We’ll cover a good number of the well knowns like Buddy Guy, Elmore James, and the three ‘kings’…B.B., Freddie, and Albert as well as the second tier innovators like Guitar Slim, J. B. Lenoir, Magic Sam, and Mighty Joe Young. It’s a big helping of blues, some soul-laden clips, and big, screaming rhythm…coming your way on KWTF every Friday night on Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1T-Bone WalkerT-Bone ShuffleThe Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]Amazon
2Albert CollinsJam It UpThe Complete Imperial Recordings Disc 2Amazon
3Johnny WinterHighway 61 RevisitedColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
4Freddie KingHideawayOne Hit WondersAmazon
5Gary MooreStill Got The BluesStill Got The BluesAmazon
6Elmore JamesThe Sky Is CryingThe Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]Amazon
7Elmore JamesDust My BroomMartin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To MemphisAmazon
8Lonnie JohnsonAnother Night To CryAmerican Roots Music [Disc 2]Amazon
9Muddy WatersHoney BeeThe Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
10Howlin' WolfKilling FloorThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
11J.B. LenoirDon't Dog Your WomanMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. LenoirAmazon
12Buddy GuyFirst Time I Met the Blues20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy GuyAmazon
13Guitar Slim and His BandThe Things That I Used To DoPlug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954Amazon
14B.B. KingThree O'Clock BluesKing of the Blues [Box] Disc 1Amazon
15B.B. KingThe Thrill Is GoneBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
16Johnny "Guitar" WatsonToo TiredSpace GuitarAmazon
17Mighty Joe YoungEmpty ArmsThe Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]Amazon
18Bo DiddleyBefore You Accuse MeHis Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
19Magic SamSweet Home ChicagoWest Side SoulAmazon
20Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignThe Very Best of Albert KingAmazon
21Sam & DaveSoul ManStax Number OnesAmazon
22Bobby "Blue" BlandStormy Monday BluesMartin Scorsese Presents The BluesAmazon
23Eric ClaptonBlues Before SunriseFrom the CradleAmazon
24Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleTexas FloodTexas FloodAmazon
25B.B. KingHow Blue Can You GetBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
26T-Bone WalkerNews For My BabyThe Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]Amazon
27Jimmy ReedBoogie In The DarkJimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall/The Best Of Jimmy ReedAmazon
28Elmore JamesShake Your MoneymakerThe Sky Is CryingAmazon
29Clarence "Gatemouth" BrownOkie Dokie StompBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]Amazon
30Albert CollinsThe FreezeBlues Masters SamplerAmazon
31Muddy WatersRollin' And Tumblin'The Definitive CollectionAmazon
32The David Thom BandWindy CityThat Old FamiliarAmazon

Main Street – KOWS December 2, 2015

Main Street
Main Street

A bit of a celebration is in order. We will be broadcasting live from the new KOWS studios located in downtown Sebastopol with a playlist that scours the last century of America’s music for relevant sounds and themes that relate:  songs of settling into home, saying goodbye,  moving on, going west (or east, that is), and ‘getting gone’. We’ll feature The Cats & The Fiddle, local favorites Markus James and Doug Blumer & The Bohemian Highway, “Little” Jimmy Dickens, and a host of others who welcome us into our new home on Gravenstein Highway…or, as it is formally known hereabouts, Main Street.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Muddy WatersGone To Main StreetMad LoveAmazon
2Chet Atkins & His Guitar PickersMain Street BreakdownChet Atkins Guitar Legend:The RCA YearsAmazon
3David BrombergThe Main Street MoanThe Player: A RetrospectiveAmazon
4Los LobosOn Main StreetTin Can TrustAmazon
5Loudon Wainwright IIIMoving DayHigh Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole ProjectAmazon
6Leon RedboneThere's No Place Like Home For The HolidaysChristmas IslandAmazon
7Little Jimmy DickensNo Place Like Home On ChristmasCountry Boy [Disc 5]Amazon
8Leon SelphNow That You Have GoneYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
9The Leake County RevelersBeen to the East, Been to the WestLead Kindly LightAmazon
10Doug Blumer And The Bohemian HighwayMoving DayDoug Blumer And The Bohemian HighwayAmazon
11JL StilesMovinJl Stiles Presents House of MurmursAmazon
12Howlin' WolfMovingThe Back Door WolfAmazon
13Markus JamesGoin' Down SouthHead For The HillsAmazon
14Les PaulI'm Movin' OnLegend and Legacy [Disc 3]Amazon
15Peter, Paul & MarySettle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)MovingAmazon
16Florence LoweryMoving Day BluesFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 11Amazon
17Bertha IdahoMove It On Out Of HereFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 10Amazon
18Monroe Moe JacksonMove It On OverRural Blues Vol. 1 1934-1956Amazon
19Hank Williams & The Drifting CowboysMove It On Over26 All-Time Country ClassicsAmazon
20Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesIn the Shade of the Old Apple TreeWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 1: Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesAmazon
21The Dixie HummingbirdsMoving OnLooking BackAmazon
22Mahalia JacksonI Will Move On Up A Little HigherFolk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
23The Staple SingersMove Along TrainFreedom HighwayAmazon
24Robert Plant & Alison KraussGone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)Raising SandAmazon
25Jerry Lee LewisMove on Down the LineThe London Sessions 1973Amazon
26Charline ArthurWelcome To The ClubWelcome To The ClubAmazon
27Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysPlease Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 3Amazon
28John HiattGoneCrossing Muddy WatersAmazon
29Irma ThomasGoneSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
30The Cats & The FiddleGoneThe Very Best OfAmazon
31Mr. ScruffGet a Move OnElectro Swing Vol. 1Amazon
32Paul SimonGone at Last1964-1993 Disc 2Amazon
33Eddy "The Chief" ClearwaterGotta Move OnWest Side StrutAmazon

Country Strings

Country Strings
Country Strings

Our show this week revisits the great country guitar innovators and talents who contributed both session time to classic hits as well as original performances of their own. Whether they were pedal steel, Fender or Gibson electric magicians, or country pickers, we won’t discriminate. Tune in for Leon McAuliffe, Joe Maphis, James Burton, Albert Lee, Doc Watson and others on another Friday night on KWTF 88.1, Bodega Bay, listener-supported community radio for Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Lovin' SpoonfulNashville CatsGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
2Leon McAuliffeTake It Away, LeonCountry Boy's DreamAmazon
3Bob WillsTwin Guitar BoogieFor the Last TimeAmazon
4Joe MaphisRandy Lynn Rag [Album Version]Fire On The StringsAmazon
5Joe Maphis – duet with Larry CollinsFlying Fingers [Album Version]Fire On The StringsAmazon
6James Burton And Ralph MooneySneaky StringsCorn Pickin' And Slick Slidin'Amazon
7James Burton & Ralph MooneyMoonshineJames Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969Amazon
8Little Jimmy DickensBuddy's Boogie (Instrumental)Country Boy [Disc 5]Amazon
9Buddy Emmons w. Nashville session menFour Wheel DriveAlmost To Tulsa: The InstrumentalsAmazon
10Hank Garland & His Sugar FootersSugarfoot Rag (feat. Red Foley)Guitar Magic 1949-1957Amazon
11Hank Garland & His Sugar FootersHillbilly ExpressGuitar Magic 1949-1957Amazon
12Red Foley, Grady MartinPinball BoogieHillbilly Fever [Disc 4]Amazon
13Red FoleyChattanoogie Shoe Shine BoyHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
14Lefty FrizzellSaginaw, Michigan (Grady Martin)Classic CountryAmazon
15Marty RobbinsEl PasoGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon
16Johnny HortonI'm Coming HomeHonky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)Amazon
17Chet AtkinsTennesse Ray/Beaumont RagThe Essential Chet Atkins [RCA]Amazon
18Chet AtkinsI Know That You KnowMister Guitar – WorkshopAmazon
19Chet Atkins & Les PaulLover Come Back To MeChester & LesterAmazon
20Speedy West & Jimmy BryantBryant's BounceSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
21Speedy West & Jimmy BryantFrettin' FingersSwingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2Amazon
22Speedy West & Jimmy BryantOld Joe ClarkStratosphere BoogieAmazon
23Jerry ReedGuitar ManThe Essential Jerry ReedAmazon
24Roy ClarkRiders in the SkyThe Roy Clark AnthologyAmazon
25Albert LeeRainbows All Over Your BluesThe Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy EmmonsAmazon
26Marty StuartHollywood BoogieNashville Vol. 1: Tear The Woodpile DownAmazon
27The HellecastersOrange Blossom SpecialThe Return Of The HellecastersAmazon
28Junior BrownWhere Has All the Money Gone?Down Home ChromeAmazon
29Doc Watson/Merle WatsonSmoke, Smoke, SmokeBlack Mountain RagAmazon
30Doc Watson/Merle WatsonDown YonderBlack Mountain RagAmazon
31Peter Rowan, Don Edwards, Tony Rice & Norman BlakeTrail to MexicoStrings And Things: The Best in Bluegrass Vol. 1Amazon
32Norman BlakeEastbound Freight TrainAmerica Roots Songbook – AmericanaAmazon
33Tony RiceStoney PointThe Bluegrass Guitar CollectionAmazon
34Tony RiceHe Rode All the Way to TexasNight Flyer: The Singer Songwriter CollectionAmazon
35Merle TravisNine Pound HammerHot Pickin' [Disc 1]Amazon
36Merle TravisDone Rovin'Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]Amazon

Deeper Dr. John

Deeper Dr. John
Deeper Dr. John

Mac Rebennack’s been around and the music, the culture, the people…they’ve embellished his art with a character like no other in roots music. He’s known them all: James Booker, Professor Longhair, Huey Smith, and Doc Pomus. He’s performed with them, composed for them, and broken bread with them. And when he takes the stage, whether that is in the traditional Indian celebratory garb or the frocked coat and hat, you can be certain that his performance will get your attention. He is coarse yet gentle, as punctual on the keys as he is laid back and lazy with them. This week’s show will sample a small set of his contributions to the American songbook including performances by Roland Stone, B.B. King, Charlie Rich, Solomon Burke, and Irma Thomas. And we’ll also hear plenty from the good Doctor himself.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dr. JohnRight Place Wrong TimeDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
2Dr John/Mac RebennackSahara (LP Version)Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
3Roland Stone [Dr. John]Down The Road (LP Version)Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
4Mac RebennackGood TimesThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]Amazon
5Clarence "Frogman" HenryLong Lost And WorriedAin't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" HenryAmazon
6Art NevilleWhat's Going OnHis Specialty RecordingsAmazon
7Johnny JenkinsWalk On Gilded SplintersDuane Allman Anthology 2 [Disc 2]Amazon
8Dr. JohnBlack Widow SpiderDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
9Dr. John(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite AwayDestively Bonnaroo (US Release)Amazon
10Dr. John The Night TripperWash Mama WashThe Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974Amazon
11Dr. JohnBig ChiefThe Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974Amazon
12Irma ThomasI Never Fool Nobody But MeIf You Want It, Come and Get ItAmazon
13Delaney & BonnieWhen the Battle Is OverThe Best of Delaney & BonnieAmazon
14Solomon BurkeMake Do With What You GotMake Do With What You GotAmazon
15Dr. JohnHen Layin' RoosterThe Best Of The Parlophone YearsAmazon
16Dr. JohnLet the Good Times RollThe Ultimate Dr. JohnAmazon
17Dr. JohnMy Indian RedGoin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
18Dr. JohnSweet Home New OrleansThe Best Of The Parlophone YearsAmazon
19Dr. JohnMemories Of Prof. LonghairMos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
20Marianne FaithfullHello StrangerA Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
21Crescent City GoldKick It RawThe Ultimate SessionAmazon
22Bluesiana TriangleNeed To Be LovedBluesiana TriangleAmazon
23Charlie RichPictures and PaintingsPictures and PaintingsAmazon
24Dr. JohnEh Las BasN'awlinz: Dis, Dat Or D'UddaAmazon
25Dr. JohnOld SettlersLive at Magfest 2014Amazon
26B.B. King & Dr. JohnThere Must Be A Better World SomewhereDeuces WildAmazon
27Dr. JohnLet's Make a Better WorldThe Ultimate Dr. JohnAmazon
28Dr. JohnWhen You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)Ske-Dat-De-Dat&The Spirit Of SatchAmazon

Take Me Back – KOWS Nov 18, 2015

Take Me Back
Take Me Back

Our final show at the old KOWS studio will feature the lineup you might expect…with a couple of themes running through it. The ‘take me back’ theme works well as we bring in Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jimmy Rushing, and Peter Rowan to make the plea and we’ve got the gospel themed pleas of working on a building from The Highway QCs. In addition, we’ve got some doo-wop, some ladies whose theme was ‘blues is her business’, and a run of country swing and bluegrass…all packed into two hours of elementary roots. Tune in after dinner for dessert.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Tennessee Ernie FordTake Me Back And Try Me One More TimeMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]Amazon
2Shannon GraysonI Like The Old Time WayFavorite Sacred SongsAmazon
3Wade MainerStreamlined Religion1961 King SessionAmazon
4Grandpa JonesYou And My Old GuitarMakes The Rafters RingAmazon
5Larry Cordle & The Virginia LuthiersTrain On The IslandOrthophonic JoyAmazon
6The Whitstein BrothersWhere Will You BuildSing Gospel Songs of the LouvinsAmazon
7John FogertyWorkin' on a BuildingThe Blue Ridge RangersAmazon
8The Highway QC'SWorking On a BuildingGreat Gospel – Maybe the Last TimeAmazon
9The Clara Ward SingersCome By HereMeetin' Tonight!Amazon
10The Dixie HummingbirdsTwo Little Fishes (And Five Loaves of Bread)20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
11The Dixie HummingbirdsBedside Of A NeighborThank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
12Marie KnightSatisfied With JesusHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
13SheiksWalk That WalkAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & BluesyAmazon
14Garnet MimmsCry BabyThe Best of Garnet Mimms: CryAmazon
15The Five RoyalesI Like It Like ThatR&B Greats – ThinkAmazon
16The Five RoyalesSomeone Made Me For YouDedicated To YouAmazon
17Steve CropperSomeone Made You For Me (Steve Cropper with Dan Penn)Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 RoyalesAmazon
18Sam CookeYou Were Made For MePortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
19Bessie SmithI'm Wild About That ThingThe Saucy Songs (1928-1938)Amazon
20Victoria Spivey With Clarence Williams' Blue FiveMy Handy Man (f. Victoria Spivey)Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti: The New York Sessions 1926-35Amazon
21Ida Cox & Her Allstar BandFour Day CreepBlues From The Vocalion VaultsAmazon
22Dinah WashingtonBlow Top BluesBlues Was Her BusinessAmazon
23Bonnie RaittWomen Be WiseBonnie RaittAmazon
24Fats Waller(Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Placescompliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
25Asleep at the Wheel/The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Devil Ain't LazyReinventing the WheelAmazon
26Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesSomebody's Been Using That ThingWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 1: Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesAmazon
27Ted Daffan's TexansBorn To Lose26 All-Time Country ClassicsAmazon
28Adolph HofnerLet's Count The StarsYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
29Jimmy RushingTake Me Back, BabyABC Of The Blues Vol 38Amazon
30Buck OwensTake Me Back AgainAct NaturallyAmazon
31Peter Rowan And Don EdwardsTake Me Back To The RangeHigh Lonesome CowboyAmazon
32Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonMissing Ol' Johnny CashDjango and JimmieAmazon
33Johnny CashTear Stained LetterAmerican IV: Man Comes AroundAmazon
34Earl ScruggsGospel ShipThe Earl Scruggs Revue: Anniversary Special, Volumes One & TwoAmazon

Songs of A.P. Carter

He grew up with music, learning to plan violin at a young age in Poor Valley, Virginia (now known as Maces Springs), sang in a church choir and helped his uncle, Flanders Bays, who ran a mobile music school in Scott County. He would go on to form one of the seminal country music groups of the day with his wife Sara and her cousin Maybelle. Their musicianship was remarkable but the song-writing was what set them apart, the compositions by A. P. Carter representing a treasury of classic folk, sentimental pop, cowboy songs, gospel favorites, and original love songs. While there may be little doubt as to whether all songs that carried his name were original, his treatment (and that of the Carter Family group) were without peer. Tune in this Friday night for music featuring performers covering A.P. Carter songs, including The Delmore Brothers, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men, Charlie Louvin, Ashley Monroe, and a host of others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ralph StanleyWorried Man Blues [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
2Rosanne CashThe Winding StreamThe Winding StreamThe Carters, The Cashes And The Course Of Country MusicAmazon
3John PrineLulu WallsGerman AfternoonsAmazon
4The Carter FamilyLulu WallsCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
5The Carter FamilyMy Texas GirlCan The Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
6Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterFoggy Mountain TopKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
7Osborne BrothersYou Are My FlowerHillbilly FeverAmazon
8Flatt & ScruggsYou Are My Flower [Album Version]'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered: The Essential Flatt & ScruggsAmazon
9Charlie HadenOh Take Me BackCharlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling BoyAmazon
10Ricky Skaggs & The WhitesWill My Mother Know Me ThereStrings And Things: The Best in Bluegrass Vol. 1Amazon
11Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
12The Delmore BrothersThe Storms are on the OceanClassic Cuts CD D – Atlanta 1940, New York 1940-41Amazon
13Gene AutryI'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blues EyesThe Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946Amazon
14Red AllenI'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue EyesI Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow: Songs of the Carter FamilyAmazon
15Mac WisemanJimmy Brown The NewsboyTime-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]Amazon
16Roy ClarkJimmy Brown, the NewsboyThe Roy Clark AnthologyAmazon
17Charlie LouvinMy Texas GirlCharlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster SongsAmazon
18Ralph StanleyDistant Land To Roam [Album Version]A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter FamilyAmazon
19The Carter FamilyA Distant Land To RoamThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2]Amazon
20Dave Alvin & the Guilty MenEngine 143Public Domain: Songs from the Wild LandAmazon
21The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWabash CannonballWill the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 2Amazon
22The Carter FamilyHello Central! Give Me HeavenThe Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]Amazon
23Sister Bessie Griffin w/Brownie McGeeHeaven's RadioPowerhouse GospelAmazon
24The Swan Silvertones, The Staple Singers, The Pilgrim TravelersWill The Circle Be UnbrokenThe Swan Silvertones 1946-1951Amazon
25George Jones/Staples, Pop And MavisWill the Circle Be UnbrokenMy Very Special Guests [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1Amazon
26The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWill The Circle Be UnbrokenJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
27The Carter FamilyBeautiful Brown Eyes & Sweet FernOn Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1Amazon
28Jorma KaukonenSweet FernAin't In No HurryAmazon
29Loretta LynnWildwood FlowerAnchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter CashAmazon
30Norman & Nancy BlakeThe Sunny Side of LifeStrings And Things: The Best in Bluegrass Vol. 1Amazon
31Norman BlakeFifty Miles of Elbow RoomOld TiesAmazon
32Emmylou HarrisHello Stranger (Remastered LP Version)Luxury Liner [Remaster]Amazon

Broadway and Film

Broadway & Film
Broadway & Film

Not to ignore the obvious influences that Hollywood had on our culture and music, we dig into the archives to sample some of the greats as well as some of the unknowns. Popular entertainment began with minstrelsy, traveling medicine shows, vaudeville, and finally ‘the Great White Way’ of New York’s Broadway. Entertainers such as Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, as well as Harlem’s profound contribution in the names of Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Cab Calloway would capture a light-heartedness and nostalgic sound while telling small stories in a very big way. Tune in Friday night on KWTF and hear the musicals, the novelty pieces, and find yourselves riding down the river of some of the more energetic swells of the past century.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Benny GoodmanHooray For HollywoodJohnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)Amazon
2Al JolsonMy Mammy – from The Jazz SingerWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
3Fanny BriceMy Man – from My ManWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
4Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, Jack Buchanan, Cyd CharisseThat's Entertainment (The Band Wagon)Best of Broadway- The Early '50sAmazon
5Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell & Co.42nd Street – from 42nd StreetWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
6Ginger Rogers & Chorus / Busby BerkeleyWe're In The Money (The Gold Diggers Song) (Album Version from 'Gold Diggers of 1933')The 30s: Hollywood's BestAmazon
7Jeanette McDonald – San Francisco O.S.T.San Francisco (Soundtrack Version)The 30s: Hollywood's BestAmazon
8Cab Calloway & His OrchestraI Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (from Hi-De-Ho short)The 30s: Hollywood's BestAmazon
9Dooley WilsonAs Time Goes By – from CasablancaWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
10The Mills BrothersCongo Fever (Jungle Fever)Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1]Amazon
11Johnnie 'Scat' Davis, Frances Langford & Benny Goodman & His OrchestraLet That Be A Lesson To YouHollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1]Amazon
12Ethel WatersHeat WaveEthel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)Amazon
13Bing CrosbySo the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got TogetherBing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1Amazon
14Bing Crosby & Louis ArmstrongNow You Has JazzHollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2]Amazon
15Louis Armstrong & His Allstars/Jack TeagarednAin't Misbehavin'Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2]Amazon
16Bette DavisThey're Either Too Young Or Too Old -from Thank Your Lucky StarsWarner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2)Amazon
17Gene KellySingin' In The Rain (Singin' in the Rain)Best of Broadway- The Early '50sAmazon
18Kern/HammersteinBuck & WingShow Boat SoundtrackAmazon
19Christine Johnson, Jean Darling, ChorusJune Is Bustin' Out All OverThe Original Broadway Cast AlbumAmazon
20Ray BolgerOnce in Love With AmyThe Best of Broadway: The Late '40sAmazon
21Carol ChanningDiamonds Are A Girl's Best FriendUltimate Broadway [Disc 1]Amazon
22Richard BurtonCamelotThe Best of Broadway: The Early '60sAmazon
23Ann MillerToo Darn HotThe Big Picture: Great Music from Films You LoveAmazon
24Elvis Presley & The JordanairesViva Las VegasElvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrackAmazon
25Carol ChanningHello Dolly!The Best of Broadway: The Early '60sAmazon
26Robert PrestonSeventy Six TrombonesUltimate Broadway [Disc 1]Amazon
27Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsFoggy Mountain Breakdown – Bonnie And Clyde75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1)Amazon
28Eric Weissberg & Steve MandellDueling Banjos75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1)Amazon
29Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake NelsonIn the Jailhouse NowO Brother, Where Art Thou?Amazon
30Bette MidlerOptimistic Voices/Lullaby Of BroadwayBette MidlerAmazon
31John RaittHey There The Pajama Game]Best of Broadway- The Early '50sAmazon

Let’s Live – KOWS Nov 5, 2015

Let's Live
Let’s Live

We’ll be bringing another eclectic blend of music from the past for an evening set kicks off with sounds of New Orleans beginning with a medley from the Bayou Maharajah, James Booker and closing with Irma Thomas. In addition to our usual run of bluegrass, jazz, and blues…we’ll prepare some piping hot biscuits from the country shack with Alan Lomax, Flatt & Scruggs, Pappy O’Daniel and the Hillbilly Boys, and Kacey Musgraves. There will also be a rare piece of early blues piano work from Ollie Shepard and the early century jazz band sounds of Enric Madriguera, Jimmie Lunceford, and Fletcher Henderson. Two full hours of Deeper Roots on weekday evening…carrying us over the midweek hump so that it’s all downhill from there…

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Aaron NevilleLet's LiveTreacherous [Disc 1]Amazon
2James BookerMedley: Tico Tico / Papa Was A Rascal / So Swell When You're WellClassifiedAmazon
3Dr. JohnTraveling MoodThe Ultimate Dr. JohnAmazon
4Fats DominoThe Girl I Love [Version 2]This Is Gold Disc 1Amazon
5Aaron NevilleMy True StoryMy True StoryAmazon
6Irma ThomasWhile the City SleepsTime Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1Amazon
7Kansas Joe and Memphis MinnieI'm Wild About My StuffFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
8Blind Boy FullerTrucking My Blues Away No. 2 (take 2)Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order – Volume 2 (29 April to 12 July 1937)Amazon
9Ollie ShepardKing Of All EvilVol. 2-1939-41Amazon
10Angelic Gospel Singers with the Dixie Humming BirdsOne DayWhen the Moon Goes Down in the Valley of Time: African-American Gospel, 1939-51Amazon
11Rory BlockLord, I Feel Just Like Goin' OnI Belong To The Band: A Tribute To Rev. Gary DavisAmazon
12Ethel Waters and Her Jazz BandEv'rybody Mess ArounTight Women and Loose Bands 1921-1931Amazon
13Cleo BrownBoogie WoogiePicking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie PioneersAmazon
14Benny Carter (With Lionel Hampton Orchestra)I'm in the Mood for SwingRCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30'sAmazon
15Coleman HawkinsBody and SoulRCA Victor Jazz-The First Half-Century-The 30'sAmazon
16Alan LomaxHow Many Biscuits Can You Eat?Ballad Operas-Martins & The CoAmazon
17W. Lee & His Hillbilly BoysPlease Pass The Biscuits PappyWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
18Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs'How Many Biscuits'1953-X6-XX Grand Old OpryAmazon
19NRBQHot Biscuits and Sweet MarieKick Me HardAmazon
20Kacey MusgravesBiscuitsPageant MaterialAmazon
21Kenny BakerMonroe's HornpipePlays Bill MonroeAmazon
22Jack GuthrieNo Need to Knock on My DoorOklahoma HillsAmazon
23Merle TravisMissouriThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 11Amazon
24KentuckiansJourney's EndKeep on Going: The Rebel & Melodeon RecordingsAmazon
25Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverBetter Times A' Comin'Mark Twain: Words & Music [Disc 1]Amazon
26Mac WisemanIt's Mighty Dark To TravelGrassroots To BluegrassAmazon
27Johnny CashThanks a LotThe Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1Amazon
28Jim SilverEach Season Changes YouCountry Boy's DreamAmazon
29Jimmy WakelyMoon Over MontanaVintage CollectionsAmazon
30Leon RedboneSweet LorraineAny TimeAmazon
31Dr. JohnI Love It at the Top20 DatesAmazon
32Jimmie Lunceford/Sy Oliver, VocalTime's A-Wastin'Jimmie LuncefordAmazon
33Sam CookeBring It on Home to MeGreatest HitsAmazon