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Beautiful Dreamer – KOWS August 3, 2015

Deeper Stephen Foster
Beautiful Dreamer

Mark Hogan’s Bluegrass and Old-Time Hour is on hiatus for two weeks while Mark is back in Galax, Virginia checking out the summer activities including a Fiddler’s Convention. And we’re going to honor his muse this week, the first of two Monday episodes where Deeper Roots fills his spot in the schedule on KOWS. We’ve got plenty of bluegrass in the first hour featuring new music from Trout Steak Revival and classics from Bill Monroe and Mac Martin. Our second hour rolls out a run of Stephen Foster covers done by Jack Clement, Jonathan Edwards, The Sons of the Pioneers, and others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mac Martin & The Dixie TravelersHome In TennesseeWith The Travelin BluesAmazon
2Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
3Emmylou HarrisBury Me Beneath The WillowOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
4The Church SistersWhere We'll Never Grow OldOrthophonic JoyAmazon
5John Reischman & The JaybirdsBooth Shot LincolnJohn Reischman And The JaybirdsAmazon
6Mike AuldridgeDrivin' Nails In My CoffinCool Blue & Lonesome: Bluegrass for BrokenAmazon
7Trout Steak RevivalBrighter Every DayBrighter Every DayAmazon
8Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblerssGet Up JohnLive at the RymanAmazon
9Bill MonroeBig RiverBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 1]Amazon
10Ricky SkaggsUncle PenCountry Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky SkaggsAmazon
11The Stanley BrothersAngel BandAngel Band: The Classic Mercury RecordingsAmazon
12Red AllenDeep Elem BluesThe Folkways Years 1964 – 1983Amazon
13Blue Grass BoogiemenGoin' Up CaneyWho's Afraid of the Boogiemen?Amazon
14Joe MaphisTwin Banjo SpecialAbsolutely BluegrassAmazon
15Grandpa JonesPeach Pickin' Time In GeorgiaPickin' & A-Grinnin'Amazon
16Reno & SmileyThe Talk Of The TownAbsolutely BluegrassAmazon
17Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac WisemanI Wonder Where You Are TonightMac Doc DelAmazon
182nd South Carolina String BandAngelina Baker/Angeline the BakerIn High CottonAmazon
19Phil and Vivian WilliamsNelly BlyPioneer Dance Tunes of the Far WestAmazon
20Grandpa JonesNelly BlyAn American OriginalAmazon
21Timothy Seaman & FriendsI Hear Those Gentle Voices Calling (Old Black Joe) (feat. Bill Gurley & Ann Robinson)Tenting On the Old Camp GroundAmazon
22Jerry Lee LewisOld Black JoeOld Tyme Country MusicAmazon
23Anna McGarrigleGentle AnnieTransatlantic Sessions – Series 1: Volume ThreeAmazon
24Sons of the PioneersGentle AnnieSongs of the Prairie – CD5Amazon
25Jonathan EdwardsHard TimesTomorrow's ChildAmazon
26Nanci GriffithHard Times (Come Again No More)Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)Amazon
27John PrineMy Old Kentucky Home, GoodnightBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
28Cowboy Jack ClementBeautiful DreamerDivided & United: The Songs of the Civil WarAmazon
29BR5-49Don't Bet Money on the ShanghaiBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
30Laurie Lewis & Kathy KallickOh! SusannaSing The Songs Of Vern & RayAmazon
31Noam PikelnyOld Folks at Home / The Girl I Left Behind MeDivided & United: The Songs of the Civil WarAmazon

Songs of Protest

Songs of Protest
Songs of Protest

This week’s show on KWTF runs down a century’s worth of protest music. We’ve got some of the familiars, but we’ve also got some of the not-so-familiars.  Out playlists will focus on a couple of the major issues of half century ago that we find ourselves embroiled in today. We’ll hear civil rights anthems and performances from some of the more emphatic musical voices of the sixties that were railing against a war. You’ll also hear topics of union organizing and social justice including the sounds of Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Pete Seeger, the SNCC Freedom Singers, Marvin Gaye, and many others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Pete SeegerWaist Deep In The Big MuddyThe Essential Pete SeegerAmazon
2Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalistThere's A Meeting Here Tonight2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black MusicAmazon
3Sncc Freedom SingersWe Shall OvercomeVoices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)Amazon
4Billie HolidayStrange FruitKen Burns Jazz [Disc 2]Amazon
5Josh WhiteStrange FruitJosh White – The Remaining Titles (1941-1947)Amazon
6Mavis StaplesWe Shall Not Be Moved (Cd)We'll Never Turn BackAmazon
7Hollis WatkinsOh FreedomVoices Of the Civil Rights MovementAmazon
8Aaron NevilleOh FreedomI Know I've Been ChangedAmazon
9SNCC Freedom Singers; Reagon, CordellWhich Side Are You On?Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)Amazon
10Phil OchsI Ain't Marching AnymoreFarewells & Fantasies [Disc 1]Amazon
11The Almanac SingersWhich Side Are You OnDust Bowl Blues: Essential American Folk [Disc 2]Amazon
12Curtis Mayfield & The ImpressionsPeople Get ReadyAkeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Amazon
13Jean RitchieBlack WatersTroubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 11 The SouthAmazon
14Bob DylanBlowin' In The WindFolk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2Amazon
15Bruce SpringsteenEyes on the PrizeWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
16Barry McGuireEve Of DestructionEve Of DestructionAmazon
17Tom PaxtonLyndon Johnson Told The NationBest Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm BoundAmazon
18Buffalo SpringfieldFor What It's WorthRetrospective – The Best of Buffalo SpringfieldAmazon
19Creedence Clearwater RevivalFortunate Son36 All – Time Greatest Hits 3 CD Set (Disk 3)Amazon
20Marvin GayeInner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]Amazon
21Sam CookeA Change Is Gonna ComePortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
22Nina SimoneI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be FreeSilk and Soul (Expanded Edition)Amazon
23Ethel WatersWhat Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue?Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)Amazon
24Peter, Paul & MaryWhere Have All The Flowers GonPeter, Paul & MaryAmazon
25OdettaSometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio TracksAmazon
26Paul RobesonNo More Auction BlockClassic Folk Music From Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
27Southern SonsLift Every Voice And Sing (1942)1940's Vocal Groups: Southern Sons (1941-44) & Richmond's Harmonizing Four (1943)Amazon
28Bruce CockburnIf I Had A Rocket LauncherWaiting For A Miracle: Singles 1970-1987Amazon
29Pete Seeger & The Almanac SingersUnion MaidAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 4]Amazon
30Bob DylanMasters of WarBiograph Disc 1Amazon
31Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungOhioSo FarAmazon
32Woody GuthrieThis Land Is Your LandThis Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1Amazon

Connections II

Connections II
Connections II

We take another trip down the roots rabbit hole with the usual selections of blues, bluegrass, country, gospel, and tradition in a show that follows a thread that begins with The Del McCoury Band’s bluegrass cover of Mama’s Hungry Eyes and winds its way to conclusion down the endless black ribbon. In between we’ve got kind words and last words, chain gangs and jailers, and songs about bird dogs and mockingbirds. The show is a special ‘stream of musical roots consciousness’ called “Connections”.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Del McCouryMama's Hungry Eyes (feat. Emmylou Harris)MoneylandAmazon
2Merle HaggardMama TriedThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
3Sugar Pie DeSantoMama Didn't Raise No FoolDown In The BasementAmazon
4Rodney CrowellFamous Last Words of a Fool in LoveTarpaper SkyAmazon
5David JohansenThe Last Kind WordsShakerAmazon
6Rhiannon GiddensLast Kind WordsTomorrow Is My TurnAmazon
7Geeshie WileyLast Kind WordsMississippi MastersAmazon
8Geeshie Wiley and Elvie ThomasPick Poor Robin CleanMississippi MastersAmazon
9Gennett Sound EffectsMocking Bird…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My TracesAmazon
10The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandListen To The MockingbirdStars And Stripes ForeverAmazon
11Doc WatsonBird DogDocabillyAmazon
12The Everly BrothersI'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of JailSongs Our Daddy Taught UsAmazon
13Steve Earle & The V-RoysIn The Jailhouse NowThe Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A TributeAmazon
14Johnny CashI'm Free from the Chain Gang NowAmerican V: A Hundred HighwaysAmazon
15Wynona SweetPlease Mr. JailerCry-BabyAmazon
16Johnny TillotsonJailer Bring Me WaterThe Tillotson TouchAmazon
17Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverJesus Gave Me WaterJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
18Elvis PresleyBosom of AbrahamHe Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 2Amazon
19The Golden Gate QuartetRock My SoulRock My Soul & Other Gospel FavoritesAmazon
20Louis ArmstrongRock My SoulLouis And The Good BookAmazon
21Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedHighway 61 RevisitedAmazon
22Band Of RuhksLost HighwayBand Of RuhksAmazon
23Hank WilliamsLost HighwayBob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The OriginalsAmazon
24Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)Down The Road Pt IIThe Low Highway [+digital booklet]Amazon
25Tiny HarrisEndless Black RibbonLonesome Highway SongsAmazon
26Nat King ColeA Little Yellow RibbonChronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949Amazon
27Sonny James & Taylor*KarlaTie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak TreeClassic Country DuetsAmazon
28Connie SmithRibbon Of DarknessThe Essential Connie SmithAmazon
29Willie NelsonScarlett RibbonsStardust [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
30Grateful DeadScarlet BegoniasGrateful Dead From the Mars HotelAmazon
31Gillian WelchScarlet TownThe Harrow & The HarvestAmazon
32David OlneyOne Tough TownOne Tough TownAmazon
33Fats WallerLulu's Back In TownHoneysuckle RoseAmazon
34Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra (v: Chick Straun)Don't Bring Lulu [1925]The Charleston EraAmazon

Ragged But Right – KOWS July 25, 2015

Ragged But Right
Ragged But Right

Hot summer days…cool West County nights. Deeper Roots finds the right balance on Saturday mornings in Occidental this week with music about ramblers and gamblers featuring Ralph Stanley, Tom Russell, and Sturgill Simpson. We’ll also find ourselves in the crosshairs of country, blues, and southern gospel with songs of light and life featuring Hank Williams, Gary Davis, and Marty Stuart. Riley Puckett, The Sons of the Pioneers, and the Selah Jubilee Singers also join in on another Saturday morning filled with roots music on KOWS 107.3-LP FM. Tune in on TuneIn!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fats DominoThe Fat ManImperial Singles CollectionAmazon
2Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra (v: Chick Straun)Don't Bring Lulu [1925]The Charleston EraAmazon
3Roy AcuffBang Away My LuluDON'T BRING LULU was a 20's hit songAmazon
4Spade Cooley & His Orchestra; Vocal By Tex WilliamsYou'll Rue The DaySpadella! The Essential Spade CooleyAmazon
5Tommy DuncanPlease Come Back HomeTexas MoonAmazon
6Lucinda WilliamsMemphis PearlSweet Old WorldAmazon
7Hank WilliamsI Saw The LightJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
8Selah Jubilee SingersI Saw the LightGospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2Amazon
9Reverend Gary DavisI Am The Light Of This WorldHarlem Street SingerAmazon
10Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesThis Little Light of MineGospel Bluegrass Home Coming, Vol. 1Amazon
11Sam CookeHaving a PartyThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
12Clyde McPhatterA Lovers QuestionAtlantic and Mercury Sessions – Disc 2Amazon
13Kay StarrNight TrainVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
14Ike TurnerDo Right BabyClassic Early SidesAmazon
15Slim HarpoI Love the Life I'm LivingThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1Amazon
16John SebastianAin't Nowhere to Hobo AnymoreI Want My RootsAmazon
17The Blue Sky BoysWild And Reckless HoboPresenting The Blue Sky BoysAmazon
18Grandpa JonesHobo BillMakes The Rafters RingAmazon
19Bob DylanOnly A HoboIt Could Even Be A MythAmazon
20Elana JamesHobo's LullabyBlack BeautyAmazon
21Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain BoysPoor RamblerClassic BluegrassAmazon
22Sturgill SimpsonPoor RamblerHigh Top MountainAmazon
23Tom RussellRambler, GamblerSong Of The West – The Cowboy CollectionAmazon
24Jimmie SkinnerDon't Give My Heart to a RamblerOne Dead Man AgoAmazon
25Grayson & WhitterI've Always Been a RamblerMusic from the Lost ProvincesAmazon
26Riley Puckett And Ted HawkinsRagged But RightSerenade The Mountains: Early Old Time Music On Record, [Disc 3]Amazon
27Sons of the PioneersBlue Ridge Mountain HomeSongs of the Prairie – CD1Amazon
28Hurray for the Riff RaffBlue Ridge MountainSmall Town HeroesAmazon
29The Carter FamilyMy Home's Across the Blue Ridge MountainsCarter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 4)Amazon
30The Country GentlemenBlue Ridge Mountains Turning GreenSugar Hill CollectionAmazon
31Nick LoweI'll Be ThereThe Impossible BirdAmazon
32Willie Nelson & Ray PriceI'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)San Antonio Rose [Expanded Edition]Amazon
33Willie NelsonSweet Jennie LeeWillie and the WheelAmazon

Ladies of Gospel

Ladies of Gospel
Ladies of Gospel

The influence of gospel music on the forms of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, and soul are fairly well documented. The elements of early black gospel music arose from a tradition of work songs, anthems, spirituals, hollers, and the stylized performance of hymns. The evolution of the form, particularly in the Church of God In Christ (COGIC), reveals a freedom of expression that made its listeners ‘move with the spirit’. We’ll hear from the ladies from the COGIC as well as the traditionalists that could bring in the masses to the church with their uplifting, sometimes roaring voices including Sister Ernestine Washington, Edna Gallmon Cooke, Sister Goldia Haynes, Mahalia Jackson, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Clara Ward SingersWhen The Saints Go Marching InSomebody Bigger Than You & IAmazon
2Sister Ernestine WashingtonJesus Is All The World To MeSister Ernestine Washington (1943-1948)Amazon
3Sister Ernestine WashingtonI Know The Lord Will Make A WaySister Ernestine Washington Vol. 2 (1954-c.1958)Amazon
4Sister Rosetta TharpeTeach Me To Be RightVol. 3-1946-47 Complete RecordAmazon
5Sister Rosetta TharpeCain't No Grave Hold My Body DownGospel TrainAmazon
6Marie KnightMarie Knight – Tharpe and SingingInterviewAmazon
7Marie KnightGospel TrainHallelujah What A Song!Amazon
8Mahalia JacksonMove On Up A Little HigherJubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black GospelAmazon
9Mahalia JacksonI Have A FriendLegend: The Best Of Mahalia Jackson [Disc 2]Amazon
10Mahalia Jackson & Della ReeseDella Reese InterviewAmazon
11Della Reece And The MeditationsHard To Get AlongNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
12Cora MartinDidn't It RainThe Great Gospel WomenAmazon
13Madam Edna Gallmon Cooke & The Mount Vernon Men's ChoirAngels, Angels, AngelsNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
14Edna Gallmon Cooke And The Radio FourSomebody Touched MeHow Sweet it WasAmazon
15Sister Goldia HaynesThis Old WorldThe Great Gospel WomenAmazon
16Lucy SmithO What A TimeThe Great Gospel WomenAmazon
17Shirley CaesarI'd Rather Serve JesusNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
18Mary DeloatchThe Lord's Gospel TrainNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
19Jessie Mae RenfroI Must Tell JesusThe Great Gospel WomenAmazon
20Sister Lucille BarbeeWhere Could I GoNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
21Sister Emily BramEach DayNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
22Bessie Griffin And The CaravansLet Us RunNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
23Candi Staton & The Jewel Gospel TrioJesus Is ListeningNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
24Marion Williams – The Stars Of FaithWhen I Lay This Body DownNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
25Clara Ward SingersPacking UpSomebody Bigger Than You & IAmazon
26Roberta Martin And The Roberta Martin SingersRock My SoulNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
27Clara Ward (With Unidentified Group)Peace In The ValleyGolden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 2]Amazon
28Evelyn Freeman And The Exciting Voices ChorusDidn't It RainNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958Amazon
29Dorothy Love CoatesNo Hiding PlaceThe Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel HarmonettesAmazon
30Albertina WalkerAlbertina Walker InterviewInterviewAmazon
31Albertina WalkerPut a Little Love In Your HeartPlatinum Gospel-Albertina WalkerAmazon
32Albertina Walker & The CaravansHow Do You FeelPrecious Lord Gospel GoldAmazon
33Marion WilliamsHe's A High Class PhysicianHow Sweet it WasAmazon
34Thomas A. Dorsey with Marion WilliamsIf We Never Needed The Lord Before [Album Version]Precious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. DorseyAmazon
35Bunk Johnson/Ernestine WashingtonWhere Could I GoSmithsonian Folkways: Classic African American GospelAmazon

Dirty Dog – KOWS July 11, 2015

KOWS - July 11, 2015
KOWS – July 11, 2015

West County is the place to be in summer. The inland heat is pulling in the right amount of tempered cool from the coast…and Deeper Roots sounds will ride the wave on a Saturday morning. Join us for music from Arlo Guthrie, Chubby Newsome, Jimmie Revard, Mahalia Jackson, and more. The sounds we’ll hear come from country, country swing, classic gospel, mountain tradition, and just a little bit of the blues so please join us as we fill the airwaves with classic roots music on a Saturday morning, live from the KOWS studios in Occidental.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny BurnetteLet's Think About LivingThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 3Amazon
2Roy RogersMy Chickashay GalSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
3Hank SnowMusic Makin' Mama From MemphisThe Essential Hank SnowAmazon
4Asleep at the WheelWhat's the Matter With the Mill (with Pokey LaFarge)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
5Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysBack Home In Indiana (LP Version)Tiffany Transcriptions& Vol. 9Amazon
6Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm & Gene TaylorComing Back HomeThe Return of the Formerly BrothersAmazon
7Jimmie RevardDirty DogWestern Swing: 40 BootstompersAmazon
8Jimmie RevardHoldin' The SackCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]Amazon
9The Louvin BrothersI'm Ready To Go HomeSatan Is RealAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysLittle BirdieRalph Stanley 1971-1973Amazon
11Doc & Merle WatsonCorrina, CorrinaThen And Now/Two Days In NovemberAmazon
12Jimmie DriftwoodSoldier's JoyAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
13The Rice BrothersSoldier's JoyThe Rice BrothersAmazon
14Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonDon't Think Twice, It's AlrightDjango and JimmieAmazon
15Willie Nelson & the OffendersA Moment Isn't Very LongMe and the DrummerAmazon
16Red SimpsonDon't Fall Asleep At The WheelLonesome Highway SongsAmazon
17Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsSo Long It's Been Good to Know YouThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
18Johnny CashHey PorterThe Mystery Of LifeAmazon
19Elvis PresleyMemphis TennesseeArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
20Floyd DixonOooh Little GirlMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
21Bob DylanIt Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry (take 9)No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Ser [UK] Disc 2Amazon
22Chubby NewsomeToodle Luddle BabyRock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3Amazon
23Anthony ButlerJudgement's Coming SoonMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
24Mahalia JacksonJoshua Fit The Battle of JerichoGospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 1]Amazon
25Mahalia JacksonI'm On My WayThe Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]Amazon
26Howlin' WolfMoanin' For My BabyBlues From HellAmazon
27Tampa RedCrying Won't Help YouABC Of The Blues Vol 38Amazon
28Hadda BrooksHe's Coming HomeJump Back Honey:Complete OKeh SessionsAmazon
29The Four LadsIstanbul (Not Constantinople) (Around the World 1)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
30Ivie AndersonI Got It BadThe CollectionAmazon
31Memphis MinnieWhat's The Matter With The MillBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
32Jim Kweskin & The Jug BandChevroletGreatest HitsAmazon
33John HiattMemphis in the MeantimeBring the FamilyAmazon

Songs About Telephones

Songs About The Telephone
Songs About The Telephone

It’s ‘theme time’ in this episode as we find a muse that songwriters have been looking to since it’s appearance in the 19th century: the telephone. Join us for operators, dial tones, party lines, busy signals, and hang-ups…just a few of the topics in a show featuring gospel from the Selah Jubilee Singers and Sister Wynona Carr, sixties soul from The Marvelettes and The Orlons, tradition from Bill Monroe and Wade Mainer, and more.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Manhattan TransferOperatorThe Manhattan TransferAmazon
2The Golden Gate QuartetI Just Telephone UpstairsVol. 6 (1949-1952)Amazon
3The Spirit Of Memphis QuartetAtomic TelephoneThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
4Selah Jubilee SingersRoyal TelephoneComplete Recorded Works – Vol. 1 (1939-1941)Amazon
5Burl IvesRoyal TelephoneGreatest HitsAmazon
6Sister Wynona CarrOperator, OperatorDragnet For JesusAmazon
7Bill MonroeWhen The Phone RangBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 1]Amazon
8Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverThe Phone CallMore Behind the Picture Than the WallAmazon
9Wade MainerGod's Radio PhoneI'm Not Looking BackwardAmazon
10Doc WatsonNo Telephone In HeavenMy Dear Old Southern HomeAmazon
11The Carter FamilyNo Telephone In HeavenThe Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2]Amazon
12The Carter FamilyHello Central! Give Me HeavenThe Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]Amazon
13Orville ReedThe Telephone GirlLead Kindly LightAmazon
14Bonnie GuitarHello, Hello, Please Answer The PhoneOnly The Moon Man Knows: Rare Recordings 1951-1957Amazon
15George JonesWrong NumberStar Creek Promotions 4Amazon
16Aaron NevilleWrong Number (I Am Sorry, Goodbye)Treacherous [Disc 1]Amazon
17Irma ThomasSorry Wrong NumberIf You Want It, Come and Get ItAmazon
18Mickey & SylviaCan't Get You On The PhoneRock With A SockAmazon
19The OrlonsDon't Hang UpMalt Shop Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 2)Amazon
20MarvelettesBeechwood 4-5789The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1Amazon
21Tony & TyronePlease OperatorAfter Hours 3 – More Northern Soul MastersAmazon
22Mary WellsOperatorThe Soul of Detroit – Disc 2Amazon
23Jorma KaukonenOperatorRiver Of TimeAmazon
24The Grateful DeadOperatorAmerican BeautyAmazon
25Glenn Miller & His OrchestraPennsylvania 6-5000The Centennial Collection Disc 1Amazon
26Hank PennyHold the PhoneKing Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]Amazon
27Stonewall JacksonCan't Hang Up the PhoneOriginal Greatest HitsAmazon
28Ernest Tubb & Loretta LynnAnswer The Phone With Loretta LynnA Tribute To A LegendAmazon
29Tom T. HallJesus On the Radio (Daddy On the Phone)The Definitive Collection: Tom T. HallAmazon
30Pee Wee CraytonPhone Call From My BabyABC Of The Blues Vol 7Amazon
31Pee Wee CraytonThe Telephone Is RingingABC Of The Blues Vol 7Amazon
32Floyd DixonCall Operator 210The Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)Amazon
33Floyd DixonTelephone BluesThe Cocktail Combos [Disc 3]Amazon
34Eddie Gorman And His GroupTelephone BluesBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
35Elana JamesTelephone ManBlack BeautyAmazon

Ruler Of My Heart – KOWS July 27, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

Saturday morning in West County…our first week of summer with Deeper Roots and we’ve got an early set of New Orleans swamp classics followed by shreds of rockabilly and sounds from The Killer. There’s also gospel with The Staple Singers, high octane early century pop from The Boswell Sisters and Johnny Hamp and the Orchestra. We’ll sum the day up with folk, pop, and R&B…and everything in between.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bobby MarchanChicken – Wah – WahThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
2Lazy LesterI'm a Lover, Not a FighterLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
3Irma ThomasRuler of My HeartSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
4Aaron NevilleGet Out Of My LifeBrother To Brother ([Disc 1]: Aaron)Amazon
5Fats DominoWhat a PriceFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
6Shirley GunterOop ShoopShirley GunterAmazon
7Jerry Lee LewisLet's Talk About UsA Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
8Wanda JacksonMan, We Had A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
9JD McPhersonFire BugSigns & SignifiersAmazon
10Sister Rosetta TharpeTwo Little Fishes Five Loaves Of BreadGospel TrainAmazon
11Sam CookeTouch The Hem Of His GarmentThe Wonderful World Of Sam CookeAmazon
12The Staple SingersPray OnThe Best of the Vee-Jay YearsAmazon
13Dorothy Love CoatesYou Better RunThe Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel HarmonettesAmazon
14Andy Mosely & Hogman MaxeyBrother Mosely Crossed The WaterAngola Prison SpiritualsAmazon
15Blind Willie JohnsonJesus Is Coming SoonThe Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1)Amazon
16Lena HorneStormy WeatherStormy WeatherAmazon
17Johnny Hamp And His Kentucky SerenadersIf I Had A Talking Picture Of YouJohnny Hamp at ArchiveAmazon
18The Boswell SistersShuffle Off To BuffaloThe Object Of My AffectionAmazon
19George Olsen & His Music (v: Fran Frey)The Varsity Drag [1927]The Charleston EraAmazon
20Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot PeppersShreveport StompJelly Roll Morton – Vol. VAmazon
21Louis ArmstrongOn Treasure IslandRhythm Saved The WorldAmazon
22Django Reinhardt & Stiphane GrappelliIt Don't Mean A ThingQuintesentialAmazon
23Dinah WashingtonTeach Me TonightGold [Disc 2]Amazon
24Ray CharlesDrown in My Own TearsThe Birth of Soul Disc 2Amazon
25Chuck JacksonAny Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)Chuck Jackson The Great Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
26Frank SinatraJust in TimeCome Dance with Me!Amazon
27Sarah VaughanThe Nearness Of YouGreat American SongbookAmazon
28Charlie Spand & Blind BlakeHastings StreetDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon
29Pine Ridge BoysFarther AlongClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
30David BrombergI Like To Sleep Late In The MorningThe Player: A RetrospectiveAmazon
31Doc WatsonSteel Guitar RagMemoriesAmazon
32The Country GentlemenOne Morning in MayThe Complete Vanguard RecordingsAmazon
33The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysThis Weary Heart You Stole AwayAppalachian StompAmazon
34The Stripling BrothersThe Lost BoyDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon

Ladies of Country Music

Ladies of Country Music
Ladies of Country Music

The story of women in country music begins in the early century with The Carters and the lesser known names of Roba Stanley, Louisiana Lou, and Patsy Montana. If the music was not about heaven and sinners, then it was about being a single girl or a cowboy’s sweetheart. But there was a sea change in post-war country music with the strength of Kitty Wells’ and the assertive independent sounds of Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton. To quote an online source, “the story of gender in post-war country music is largely the story of how women, in song and on stage, came to represent themselves in full.”

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Patsy Montana And The Prairie RamblersI Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart26 All-Time Country ClassicsAmazon
2Lulu Belle & ScottyWish I Was A Single Girl AgainFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
3Patsy MontanaMy Poncho PonyFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
4Maddox Brothers and RoseSally Let Your Bangs Hang Down1948 (Warped 4872)Amazon
5Carter Sisters/Mother Maybelle CarterHe's Solid GoneKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
6Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter BayesI'm Leaving YouClose To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967Amazon
7Kitty WellsMy Cold, Cold Heart Is Melted NowCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
8Kitty WellsPasswordGreatest SongsAmazon
9Kitty WellsMakin' BelieveGreatest SongsAmazon
10The Davis SistersI Forgot More Than You'll Ever KnowThe Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
11Skeeter Davis(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling TooThe Essential Skeeter DavisAmazon
12Charline ArthurWelcome To The ClubWelcome To The ClubAmazon
13Wanda JacksonMakin' BelieveDaydreamin'Amazon
14Wanda JacksonDon't Ask Me WhyBefore The Music Died – Wanda Jackson: The Complete Recordings 1954-1962 [Disc 3]Amazon
15Patsy ClineLeavin' on Your Mind12 Greatest HitsAmazon
16Patsy ClineHow Can I Face TomorrowThe Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
17Ferlin Husky & Jean ShephardA Dear John LetterBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
18Loretta LynnDont Come Home A-Drinkin (With Lovin on Your Mind)Golden Age of Country Volume 1: Waltz Across Texas [Disc 2]Amazon
19Goldie HillIt's A Lovely Lovely WorldI Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 2]Amazon
20Connie SmithOnce A DayThe Essential Connie SmithAmazon
21June Carter CashStrange WomanKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
22June Carter CashHow Did You Get Away from MeKeep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1Amazon
23Tammy WynetteStand By Your ManSuper HitsAmazon
24Tammy WynetteD-I-V-O-R-C-ECountry LegendsAmazon
25Brenda LeeJohnny One TimeThe Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest HitsAmazon
26Norma JeanThe Gambler And The LadyThe Best of CountryAmazon
27Margie SingletonOld RecordsOne More Record PleaseAmazon
28Dottie WestPaper MansionsThe Essential Dottie WestAmazon
29Jessi ColterI'm Looking for Blue EyesWanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
30Sammi SmithHelp Me Make It Through The NightSammi Smith early 60's the Best Of (varese sarabande 96)Amazon
31Dolly PartonCoat of Many ColorsArtist's Choice: Emmylou HarrisAmazon
32Emmylou HarrisIf I Could Only Win Your LovePortraits (1 of 3)Amazon
33Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette & Kitty WellsIt Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk AngelsHonky Tonk AngelsAmazon
34Rosanne CashShe's Got YouThe ListAmazon
35Alison KraussBaby, Now That I've Found YouNow That I've Found YouAmazon
36k.d. langSugar MoonShadowlandAmazon
37k.d. lang & the ReclinesBig Big LoveAbsolute Torch and TwangAmazon

Old Devil Time

Cowboy Copas
Cowboy Copas

We are sitting in for Mark Hogan’s Bluegrass and Old Time Hour this week while Mark is far afield, attending the 40th Anniversary Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley.  Our show will explore the multi-generational sounds of not only bluegrass with Dillard and Clark and The Hackberry Ramblers, but we’ll also cross the genres (as we are wont to do) with Cowboy Copas, Clara Ward, Otis Spann, and Doris Day. There’s a couple of different threads that run through our show today, one being that of the ‘devil’ and the other being ‘new mornings’. Tune in at a special time and see what’s in store on a summer afternoon in West County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1BR5-49The Devil In MeDog DaysAmazon
2Bob DylanTalkin' DevilIt Could Even Be A MythAmazon
3Pete SeegerOld Devil TimeSingalong: Live At Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980 (2 of 2)Amazon
4Gillian WelchThe Devil Had a Hold of MeHell Among the YearlingsAmazon
5Sister Rosetta TharpeThe Devil Has Thrown Him DownThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
6Doris DayThe Deevil, Devil, DivilComplete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]Amazon
7Pokey LaFargeThe Devil Ain't LazyPokey LaFargeAmazon
8Asleep at the Wheel/The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Devil Ain't LazyReinventing the WheelAmazon
9Hackberry RamblersOld Pipeliner (Rodney Crowell-vocal) {1992-06 (org.1946) Flying Fish FF-70629 CD}Cajun Boogie (1992-06)Amazon
10Cowboy CopasDon't Shake Hands with the DevilSettin' Flat On ReadyAmazon
11Little Jimmy DickensI'm Little But I'm LoudThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
12Spade Cooley & His Orchestra; Vocal By Tex WilliamsHide Your FaceSpadella! The Essential Spade CooleyAmazon
13Dillard & ClarkI Bowed My Head And Cried HolyThe Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & ClarkAmazon
14Rory BlockI Am In the Heavenly WayConfessions of A Blues SingerAmazon
15Bukka WhiteI Am the Heavenly WayThe Sonet Blues StoryAmazon
16Clara WardIn That Great Judgement MorningGolden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 1]Amazon
17The Dixie HummingbirdsIn The MorningThank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
18Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersHe's So WonderfulThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
19Slim & SlamEarly In The MorningSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)Amazon
20Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetCarolina In The MorningVol. 1-(1937-38)Amazon
21Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonWhere Dreams Come to DieDjango and JimmieAmazon
22John Lee HookerI'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive [Album Version]Warming By The Devils Fire – A Film By Charles BurnettAmazon
23Otis SpannMust Have Been The DevilThe Blues Never DieAmazon
24Cleo BrownYou're A Heavenly ThingComplete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)Amazon
25Benny GoodmanYou're a Heavenly ThingMusic Hall RagAmazon
26Big Joe TurnerMorning Noon And NiteBig Joe Turner: Rhythm & Blues YearsAmazon
27Tampa RedWorried Devil BluesThe Bluebird Recordings (1934-1936)Amazon
28Ralph StanleyJohn The RevelatorA Mother's PrayerAmazon
29Sherman TedderUntitled [Album Version]Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950Amazon
30Elvis Presley(You're The) Devil In DisguiseElvis 30 #1 HitsAmazon