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Sun Shadows: The Untold Tracks

July 18, 2025 Dave

In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Bobbie Jean	Cheaters Never Win	Sun Ballads 1953-62
2	Jack Clement	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
3	Bobbie & the Boys	To Tell the Truth	Sun Ballads 1953-62
4	The Prisonaires	There Is Love in You	Sun Ballads 1953-62
5	The Prisonaires	Just Walking in the Rain	Sun Ballads 1953-62
6	Miller Sisters	Finders Keepers	Sun Ballads 1953-62
7	Miller Sisters	It Only Hurts for a Little While	Sun Ballads 1953-62
8	Roy Orbison	Trying to Get to You	Sun Ballads 1953-62
9	Slim Rhodes Band	Bad Girl	Sun Ballads 1953-62
10	Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)	Take and Give	Sun Ballads 1953-62
11	Slim Rhodes	Do What I Do	The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
12	Ken Cook	I Was a Fool	Sun Ballads 1953-62
13	Ray Smith	Sail Away	Sun Ballads 1953-62
14	Charlie Feathers	So Ashamed	The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
15	Jimmy Williams	That Depends On You	Sun Ballads 1953-62
16	Sonny Burgess	Sweet Misery	Sun Ballads 1953-62
17	Carl Mann	I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be	Sun Ballads 1953-62
18	Tommy Blake	Ballad of a Broken Heart	The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
19	Warren Smith	I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry	Sun Ballads 1953-62
20	Jeanie Greene aka Mary Johnson	River of No Return	Sun Ballads 1953-62
21	Mikki Wilcox	I Know What It Means	Sun Ballads 1953-62
22	Mikki Wilcox	Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues	Sun Ballads 1953-62
23	Barbara Pittman	Two Young Fools in Love	Sun Ballads 1953-62
24	Barbara Pittman	No Matter Who's to Blame	Sun Ballads 1953-62
25	Little Hannah Fay	The Miracle of You	Sun Ballads 1953-62
26	Maggie Sue Wimberly	Daydreams Come True	Sun Ballads 1953-62
27	Harold Jenkins aka Conway Twitty	Just in Time	Sun Ballads 1953-62
28	Vernon Taylor	Breeze	Sun Ballads 1953-62
29	The Sunrays	Love Is a Stranger	Sun Ballads 1953-62
30	The Five Tinos	Sitting By My Window	Sun Ballads 1953-62
31	Scotty Moore & Elvis Presley	How Do You Think I Feel	The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues
32	Harmonica Frank Floyd	Step It Up and Go	The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
33	Smokey Joe Baugh	The Signifying Monkey	The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues

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Killer Diller Blues

July 12, 2025 Dave

Join Dave Stroud for another encore edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. With vacation from the show in full swing, he’s taken the time to fill the airwaves with a free form blend of blues, hot rod rock, early century pop, gospel, soul and more. There will be some killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, some pop melodies from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Friday morning in West County. Tune in on your favorite streaming service or the Radio Rethink app…all free for your ears.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Barbara Lewis	Make Me Your Baby	Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
2	The Ravens	My Baby's Gone	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
3	Smiley Lewis	I Hear You Knocking	I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
4	Kay Starr	Kay's Lament	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
5	Kay Starr	Night Train	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
6	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Free At Last	Down In New Orleans
7	The Edwin Hawkins Singers	Oh Happy Day	Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
8	Sam Cooke	Mean Old World	Night Beat
9	The Golden Gate Quartet	Dipsy Doodle	Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
10	Alabama Shakes	Killer Diller Blues	American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
11	Jimmy Liggins	Cadillac Boogie	Jump, Jive & Swing
12	Trailer	Hot Rods to Hell	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
13	Eddie Cochran	C'mon Everybody	Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
14	Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines	I Want a Lavender Cadillac	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
15	Mink Deville	Spanish Stroll	The Mink De Ville Collection
16	Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men	What Does the Deep Sea Say?	Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
17	Mae West	Mister Deep Blue Sea	The Mae West Collection
18	Annette Hanshaw	Moanin' Low	Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
19	David Johansen	Deep Blue Sea	Shaker
20	Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea	One Hour Mama
21	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea	Vintage Collections
22	Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely	Rider in the Rain	Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
23	Barbara Lewis	Hello Stranger	MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
24	John Prine	Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
25	Bob Hope, Bing Crosby	Nothing in Common	Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
26	The Boswell Sisters	That's How Rhythm Was Born	Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
27	Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey	Rhythm Saved The World	The Gems Of Jazz
28	Louis Armstrong	Rhythm Saved The World	Rhythm Saved The World
29	Ethel Smith	Tico Tico	Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
30	The Happenings	I Got Rhythm	The Best Of The Happenings
31	The Americans	Sail Away Ladies	American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
32	The Louvin Brothers	You'll Meet Him In The Clouds	Close Harmony [Disc 6]
33	Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys	Don't Talk To Me About Men	The World Is A Monster

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Back on the Farm 2025

July 5, 2025 Dave

The farmer, the farm, and songs of farming are at the core of this week’s theme show, an encore presentation from 2017. Whether the songs’ focus is that of the hard-working folk of the farm, the raw materials, or the nostalgic reminders of life on the farm, we’ll push forward the playlist plough and take you to the barn for an early morning celebration with performers including bluegrass from James King, gritty Americana from Levon Helm and Bill Neely, core country from Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner, or maybe some field recordings from the 20s featuring the likes of the Carolina Tar Heels…all of this music going Back On The Farm.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Marty Stuart/Merle Haggard	Farmer's Blues	Country Music
2	Freeman Stowers	Sunrise On The Farm	Sinners and Saints: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1931
3	Bill Frisell	Farmer	Disfarmer
4	Levon Helm	Poor Old Dirt Farmer	Dirt Farmer
5	Bill Neely	Black Land Farmer	16 Down Home Country Classics
6	James King	Thirty Years of Farming	Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
7	Junior Sisk with Becky Isaacs Bowman and Sonya Isaacs Yeary	The Wheat Crop	Mac Wiseman – I Sang The Song
8	Lemuel Jones	Po' Farmer (Poor Farmers)	Field Recordings, Vol. 1: Virginia (1936-1941)
9	Peter Rowan	Let the Harvest Go To Seed	Bluegrass Boy
10	Carolina Tar Heels	Got The Farm Land Blues	Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
11	Cisco Houston	Farmer's Lament	The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
12	J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers (With Morris Herbert)	Living On The Farm	The Legendry J.E. Mainer, Volume 4
13	Walter Brennan	Old Rivers	Old Rivers
14	The Bently Boys	Down On Penny's Farm	Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
15	Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur	Down on Penny's Farm	Penny's Farm
16	The Four Wanderers	Farmer's Life For Me	Black Vocal Groups Vol. 9 (1929-1942)
17	Ben & Ellen Harper	Farmer's Daughter	Childhood Home
18	Bobby Bare	The Farmer Feeds Us All	Hard Time Hungrys
19	Porter Wagoner	The Farmer and the Lord	20 All-Time Greatest Hits
20	Paula Brown	Farm Hollers	Hollerin'
21	Warren Caplinger's Cumberland Mountain Entertainers	McDonald's Farm (1928)	Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936
22	Bubby Bishop	I Want To Go Back To The Farm	The Great Vintage Country
23	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)	On A Little Two Acre Farm	Dynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58
24	Goose Island Ramblers	I Worked For a Farmer	Polkabilly
25	Buster Carter & Preston Young	A Lazy Farmer Boy	Before The Blues Vol. 3
26	Rosetta Howard	Plow Hand Blues [Album Version]	Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950
27	Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys	I'll Reap My Harvest In Heaven	King of Country Music [Disc 3] : Fireball Mail
28	Fiddlin' John Carson	Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Them All [Remastered 2003]	Poor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down Series
29	Ray Wylie Hubbard	After the Harvest	Crusades of the Restless Nights
30	Dry Branch Fire Squad	Devil, Take The Farmer	481 Bluegrass Class of 1990
31	Glen Campbell	Arkansas Farmboy	Adios
32	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	When It's Harvest Time, Sweet Angeline	Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
33	Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs With Mother Maybelle Carter	The Homestead On The Farm [Album Version]	Songs Of The Famous Carter Family
34	Walter Brennan	Back To The Farm	Old Shep

Juke Box Blues

June 29, 2025 Dave

Jukeboxes were not only cultural touchstones and vital engines for the music industry in the forties and fifties, but they also contributed to the democratization of music consumption in a way that radio could not: by allowing people to pay a nickel and choose the exact song they wanted to hear. Radio’s best effort was to feed the listener versus allow the listener to make their own choice. Over a half century later, streaming has become juggernaut replacing the jukebox. Like streaming of today, the jukebox once helped with music discovery driving regional hits and elevating lesser-known artists, turning local favorites into national stars. This week’s show will be a thematic one and, yes, we’re picking the music. But it’s a fun and mixed bag of country, early rock and pop all with the jukebox as centerpiece. Drop into Deeper Roots this morning for some classic Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and Little Richard from the edgy side of the aisle and be ready for upbeat and swinging country from Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Mel Tillis. Tune in for a show that recognizes this cultural phenomenon and proves the old saw “what is old is new again”.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Bob King	Rockin' The Jukebox	Rockin' The Jukebox
2	Jimmy Donley	Radio, Jukebox And T.V.	The Precious Years
3	The Marigolds	Juke Box Rock & Roll	The Johnny Bragg Story
4	Shirley & Lee	Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall	Shirley & Lee Rock
5	Katy Moffatt	Stoned At The Jukebox	A Collection Of Drinking Songs
6	Gale Storm	Love By The Jukebox Light	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
7	Roy Orbison	Here Comes That Song Again	Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2]
8	Teresa Brewer	Music! Music! Music!	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
9	Perry Como	Juke Box Baby	Kuties And Krooners
10	The Mills Brothers	I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald)	The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)
11	Jerry Lee Lewis	High School Confidential	The Definitive Collection
12	Little Richard	All Around The World	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
13	Bill Haley	(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock
14	Chuck Berry	Roll Over Beethoven	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
15	Chuck Berry	School Days	The Chess Box Disc 1
16	James Mask & His Impalas	Let The Juke Box Die	Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots
17	BR5-49	A1 On The Jukebox	Dog Days
18	Buck Owens	Put A Quarter In The Jukebox	Hot Dog
19	Buck Owens	A-11	The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
20	Joshua Hedley	Mr. Jukebox	Mr. Jukebox
21	Ernest Tubb	Mr. Jukebox	Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
22	James Hand	In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox	The Truth Will Set You Free
23	George Kent	Hello, I'm A Jukebox	The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
24	Mel Tillis	Jukebox Man (Single Version)	The Best of Mel Tillis
25	Tammy Wynette	Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad	Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
26	Becky Hobbs	Jones On the Jukebox	Best of the Beckaroo – Part One
27	June Carter Cash	Juke Box Blues	Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1
28	Emmylou Harris	Amarillo	Elite Hotel [Bonus Tracks]
29	Charley Crockett	Jukebox Charley	Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley
30	Pee Wee King	Juke Box Blues	Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin'
31	Anita Carter	That's What Makes the Juke Box Play	1950-1955 (Warped 5051)
32	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	Juke Box Saturday Night	The Centennial Collection Disc 1
33	Bill Haley with the Saddlemen	Jukebox Cannonball	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint
34	Luke Wills Rhythm Busters	A Nickel In The Jukebox	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys

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Crime Does Not Pay

June 21, 2025 Dave

Tune in this week for crimes, misdemeanors and general lawlessness as we lean on a theme that explores music that explores one hundred years of crime in different form. We’ll also ask law enforcement to step in as needed with pursuits, chain gangs, and K9 units. From Elmer Bernstein to The Crickets, Mel Tillis to The Byrds, and Bo Diddley, Red River Dave, and blues from Robert Wilkins as our show reminds listeners that Crime Doesn’t Pay…unless you’ve already got the cheese or you’re on the grift with the government behind you. Join our listening audience for the best roots radio show you’ll find here in the North Bay. We’ll make sure this week’s show covers the theme with tracks and treasures, classic influences and much more. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the stories music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Tex Morton	Crime Does Not Pay	The Great Vintage Country
2	Delmore Brothers	Fugitive's Lament	Brown's Ferry Blues
3	Robert Wilkins	Police Sergeant Blues	Memphis Blues, 1928-1935
4	Joe Smith	Kidnapping is a Terrible Crime	Lead Kindly Light
5	Jimmie Driftwood	Jesse James	Americana, Vol. 2
6	The Byrds	Pretty Boy Floyd	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
7	Merle Haggard And The Strangers	The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)	Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
8	Sons of the Pioneers	Outlaw (1952)	Wagons West (CD4)
9	Andy Griffith	Police Department Blues	Rocks, Blues & Old Timey Songs
10	James Talley	Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws Again?	Tryin' Like The Devil
11	Merle Haggard	I'm A Lonesome Fugitive	Capitol Collector's Series
12	Tom T. Hall	A Week In A Country Jail	Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1
13	Peter Rowan & Nashville Bluegrass Band	Jailer Jailer	Legacy
14	Ray Llewelyn	Highway Patrol	Television's Greatest Hits Volume 4
15	Junior Brown	Highway Patrol	Junior High
16	The Crickets	I Fought the Law	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
17	Helen Grayco	Lilly's Lament (Cell 29)	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
18	Tom Edwards	Cook County Jail	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
19	Red River Dave	California Hippie Murders	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
20	Johnny Rebb And His Rebels	Hey Sheriff	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
21	Jimmy Young	Chain Gang	Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From Behind The Bars
22	Bo Diddley	Cops And Robbers	Have Guitar Will Travel
23	Ray Anthony & His Orchestra	Dragnet	TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
24	Elmer Bernstein	Staccato's Theme	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene
25	Russ Tamblin & The Jets	Gee, Officer Krupke	West Side Story
26	Freddie 'Bama Boy' Hall & His Gadsden Band	This Crooked World	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
27	Eddie Cole & The Three Peppers	Police	Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2
28	Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	Call The Police	Jumpin' With the Big Swing Bands
29	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Twenty-Four Robbers	100 Ans De Jazz
30	Wayne Hancock	Johnny Law	Swing Time
31	Randy Newman	Jolly Coppers on Parade	Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman

Brian Wilson Tribute

June 14, 2025 Dave

Dave’s put together a tribute show featuring a brief look at Brian Wilson whose body of work, in songwriting and musical grace, will be considered a clearly identifiable geological strata when future generations choose to mine the popular sounds of the late 20th century. His music mirrored and helped mold the American psyche during a time of seismic cultural shifts, straddling innocence and disillusionment with an exploration of adolescent longing, spiritual searching, and eventually the mental health struggles that gave his compositions a lasting vulnerability. He bridged the gap between pop and art. Brian, who passed away June 12, leaves a legacy of musicianship born from reinvention. We’ll share a lot of the early sounds of The Beach Boys, covers by the inheritors and some very special late solo work from the man himself. We lost a familiar friend whose songs will continue to give us pause with simple harmonies that were always deeply personal. Join us for this week’s special tribute here on Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.

Deeper Roots

Dave Stroud2025

Brian Wilson Tribute

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Beach Boys	In My Room	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
2	The Beach Boys	Surfer Girl	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
3	Jan & Dean	Surf City	Surf City + Folk 'n Roll
4	The Beach Boys	Be True to Your School	Little Deuce Coupe
5	The Beach Boys	Catch A Wave	Surfer Girl
6	The Orlons	Surfin'	The Orlons Down Memory Lane
7	Bruce & Terry	Custom Machine	The Best of Bruce & Terry
8	Bruce & Terry	Hawaii	The Best of Bruce & Terry
9	The Hondells	Little Honda	Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64
10	The Beach Boys	Don't Worry Baby	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
11	The Beach Boys	All Summer Long	All Summer Long
12	The Beach Boys	Good To My Baby	Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
13	The Beach Boys	California Girls	Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
14	The Beach Boys	Hang On To Your Ego	Pet Sounds
15	The Beach Boys	Good Vibrations	Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
16	The Beach Boys	God Only Knows	Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture
17	She & Him ft. Brian Wilson	Do It Again	Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson
18	Bill Frisell	Surfer Girl (Brian Wilson)	Guitar In The Space Age
19	Brian Wilson	That Lucky Old Sun	That Lucky Old Sun
20	Brian Wilson	Love and Mercy	Brian Wilson
21	Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs	Warmth Of The Sun	Under The Covers, Vol. 1
22	Alex Chilton	I Wanna Pick You Up	Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
23	Dave Alvin	Surfer Girl	West of the West
24	Jimmy Buffett	Sail on Sailor	Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 2
25	Geraint Watkins	Heroes and Villains	Dial 'W' for Watkins
26	She & Him	Wouldnt It Be Nice	Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson
27	Brian Wilson/Carnie Wilson/Wendy Wilson	Do It Again	I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
28	Brian Wilson	Let It Shine	Brian Wilson
29	The Beach Boys	Wendy	Endless Summer
30	The Beach Boys	The Surfer Moon	Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 1
31	The Beach Boys	Forever (A Capella Mix)
32	Brian Wilson	Lay Down Burden	Imagination
33	The Beach Boys	I Love to Say Da Da	Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 2

Sweet Temptation

June 6, 2025 Dave

This week’s show will feature another journey celebrating the soundtrack of the past century. From the pounding rhythms of gospel revelations to the neon-lit evening sounds of Basin Street and Nashville, we’ll be sharing the music of George Strait, Etta James, The Temptations, Little Sugar and The Hightower Brothers among over two dozen others…all in an exciting and varietal run of Americana on a Friday morning. It’s where the hidden gems appear and echo each week as we dig deep across decades and genres. Dave’s got iconic tracks and overlooked treasures, classic influences and modern echoes for you in a free form eclectic celebration. So, whether you’re tuning in from a big city street or a quiet back road, settle in, turn it up, and let the music take you there. It’s another week of Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Merle Travis	Sweet Temptation	Sweet Temptation '46-'53 – Best Of
2	Louis Prima	Basin Street Blues	New Orleans
3	Dr. John	Good Night, Irene	Goin' Back To New Orleans
4	The Temptations	The Way You Do the Things You Do	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
5	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Yield Not To Temptation	The Definitive Collection
6	The Everly Brothers	Temptation	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 2]
7	Jean Shepard	Sweet Temptation	Lonesome Love
8	Don Reno and Red Smiley	Don't Let Temptation Turn You 'Round	1962-1963 (Warped 6274)
9	Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle)	Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947)	Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life]
10	The Grass Roots	Temptation Eyes (Original)	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Grass Roots
11	The Knight Brothers	Temptation 'bout To Get Me	Southern Soul
12	The Harmonizing Four	Wade In The Water	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
13	Ruthie Foster	Death Came A-knockin' (Travelin' Shoes)	Runaway Soul
14	Little Sugar And The Hightower Brothers	Come By Here	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
15	The Ink Spots	Address Unknown	Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
16	The Sunshine Boys	I'm Crooning A Tune About June	1929-1931 – The Complete Set
17	Frankie Laine	That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)	Your Hit Parade: 1949
18	Etta James	Come What May	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
19	Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters	Honey Love	Atlantic Rock & Roll
20	The Drifters	Bip Bam	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
21	Waylon Jennings	I Ain't Living Long Like This	Nashville Rebel (1974-1980)
22	George Strait	All My Ex's Live In Texas	50 Number Ones [Disc 1]
23	Lyle Lovett	That's Right (You're Not From Texas)	The Road To Ensenada
24	Grandpa Jones	T For Texas	Makes The Rafters Ring
25	Billy Briggs	Amarillo Rose	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
26	Asleep at the Wheel	Am I Right (Or Amarillo)	Reinventing the Wheel
27	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	05 Amarillo	Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (Live)
28	Charley Crockett	Amarillo By Morning	Lonesome Drifter
29	Willie Nelson	Texas In My Soul	One Hell Of A Ride
30	Harmonizing Four	All Things Are Possible	Testify! The Gospel Box
31	Michael Nesmith	I Fall To Pieces	Listen To The Band [UK]
32	Willie Nelson	Send Me the Pillow You Dream On	Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash vol. 2

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Country Heartaches

May 31, 2025 Dave

Someone once suggested that country songs about heartache and lost love sound the same as country songs about good times and happy days. Is it just the wailing fiddle intro often referred to as the “fiddle kickoff” that neutralizes the emotional jar of joy or grief that causes a reaction like that? Or is it just country songwriting is geared towards the simple task of expressing emotions in the terms of everyday life? No matter the reason, we’ll be taking on a country-themed collection of songs about heartaches this week in the show. We’ll do this by walking through some of the golden greats from the Golden Age of Country Music where the ways of the heart were a common theme and, thus, the heartache was an easy rhythmic mark for the country songwriter. We’ll share the Walkers’ Charlie and Billy, Jimmie Skinner, Buck Owens, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy, George and Stonewall among a couple dozen others, all with a message that speaks to country heartaches; and may we also say that there was plenty of fodder to draw from. Drop in…and don’t forget the hankies.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Lefty Frizzell	I Never Go Around Mirrors (I've Got a Heartache to Hide)	Life's Like Poetry (Disc 9)
2	Buck Owens	Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)	Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 2
3	Dwight Yoakam	The Heartaches Are Free	Tomorrow's Sounds Today
4	Wynn Stewart	Heartaches For A Dime	Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
5	Rose Maddox	Sing A Little Song Of Heartache	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
6	Leon Russell	Heartaches By The Number	Best Of Hank Wilson
7	Little Jimmy Dickens	Happy Heartaches	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
8	Buddy Miller	Looking For A Heartache Like You	Cruel Moon
9	Patty Loveless	Looking For A Heartache Like You	On Your Way Home
10	Jimmie Skinner	100 Proof Heartaches	One Dead Man Ago
11	Carl Butler	If I Could Spend My Heartaches	The Chronogical Classics 1954-1958 (Warped 5592)
12	Hawkshaw Hawkins	A Heartache to Recall	22 Greatest Hits
13	Billy Walker	Headin' For Heartaches	Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
14	Charlie Walker	Who's Giving You Heartaches Now	1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
15	The Everly Brothers	A Brand New Heartache	Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]
16	Elvis Presley	That's When Your Heartaches Begin	Elvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles)
17	Guy Mitchell	Heartaches By The Number	The Sweetest Memories (Newsound)
18	Patsy Cline	Heartaches	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
19	Bobby Lewis	Doggone This Heartache	30th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
20	Stonewall Jackson	If Heartaches Were Wine (I'd Be Drunk All the Time)	Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967
21	George Jones & Melba Montgomery	Multiply The Heartaches	Vintage Collections
22	Sonny James	Somebody Else's Heartache	Singles
23	Mason Dixon	Queen of My Heartaches	Country & Western Nuggets
24	The Mavericks	Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)	From Hell to Paradise
25	The Time Jumpers	This Heartache	Kid Sister
26	Rosie Flores & Ray Campi	A Little Bit Of Heartache	A Little Bit Of Heartache
27	Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh	Brand New Heartache	Holidin' Our Own
28	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Don't Look For A Heartache	Don't Look For Heartache
29	Patsy Cline	That's How A Heartache Begins	The Patsy Cline Collection
30	BR5-49	Heartaches By The Number	One Long Saturday Night, Plus
31	Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers	Heartache	Loved Wild Lost
32	Johnny Tillotson	Suff'rin' from a Heartache	The Tillotson Touch
33	Cyndi Lauper	Heartaches By the Number	Detour
34	Dane Stinit	Heartache Catches Up with Me [Take 15]	Original Sun Recordings

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Down By The Woodshed

May 24, 2025 Dave

Jazz, rhythm and all the very best of blues and swing from the past century, reaching as far back as the thirties and taking in some of rock royalty from the early fifties. This week we’re snapping fingers and cutting the rug with some of the very greats including Wynonie Harris, Buddy Johnson, The Five Royales, The Cadillacs, and a touch of gospel vocal majesty from Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The themes are wide-ranging, taking us from the woodshed to the urban streets and some Cadillac competitions and we’ll also get with the stuff that’s arrived and is oh so mellow. Night trains, sugar lumps, boogie woogie daddies and tall skinny papas rule the roost. Don’t miss out, even if you’re a night owl you’ll want to take these sounds with you into the early hours of tomorrow. Let me off uptown, would ya?

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Baby Doll & Her Royal Swingsters	Down By The Woodshed	Stompin' 25
2	The Enchanters	Boogie Woogie Daddy	Jubilee Jezebels
3	Big Maybelle	One Monkey Don't Stop No Show	The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
4	Effie Smith	Root-Lie-Voot (08-16-50)	1945-1953
5	The Five Royales	Thirty Second Lover	Dedicated To You
6	Wynonie Harris	Adam Come And Get Your Rib	Lovin' Machine
7	Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra	A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money) (Cadillac)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
8	The Cadillacs	Speedo (Cadillac)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9	Tony Allen & The Champs	Night Owl (Birds)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
10	Savannah Churchill	Fat Meat Is Good Meat	Jazzin' The Blues – Volume4 :1929-1943
11	Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers	Sugar Lump	Darktown Strutters Ball
12	The Four Blazes	Night Train	Mary Jo
13	Professor Longhair	Looka, No Hair	Ebb Records Story (Vol. 2): 1957-1959
14	Willie Mabon	The Seventh Son	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
15	The Mills Brothers	The Love Bug Will Bite You	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4
16	The Ravens	I'm Going to Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters	The Greatest Group of Them All
17	Ray Charles	Hallelujah, I Love Her So	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
18	Cleo Brown	The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow	The Legendary Cleo Brown
19	Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson	Get On Down The Road	Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
20	Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio	Trouble In Mind	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
21	Margie Day	Dumplin' Dumplin'	Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3
22	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	I Want A Tall Skinny Papa	Vintage Sex Songs
23	Smiley Lewis	Big Mamou	Smiley Lewis Vol 1
24	Blue Lu Barker	A Little Bird Told Me	From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
25	Little Willie John	Home At Last	Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
26	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
27	The Clovers	Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
28	Lula Reed	Rock Love	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
29	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Hungary Man	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
30	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
31	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Let Me Off Uptown	The Best Of 1940-50
32	Bo Diddley	Moon Baby	Bo Diddley Is A Lover
33	Nappy Brown	The Right Time	Savoy Blues 1957-1994 [Disc 3]
34	Slim Harpo	Bobby Sox Baby	The Best Of Slim Harpo

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Good Questions

May 10, 2025 Dave

A curious theme, indeed! We’re talking ‘questions’, naturally. And don’t you think it’s time we got around to this theme? There was no shortage of ammunition…songs that end with that curly-que that has been the topic of many theories. One such theory suggests that it originate from the Latin word “quaestio” which, shortened to “qo”, would evolve into the symbol we recognize today. Each and every track in the show today delivers that terminating mark in search of an answer. We’ve heard of answer songs, but what about these question songs and most demand good answers because, well, they’re good questions. Jazz, country, rock ‘n roll, and everything in between with selections from The Lovin’ Spoonful, Dan Hicks, The Robins, Joe Liggins and Bo Diddley are just a sampling of the nearly three dozen songs with “good questions” theme. Where would we be without music? Don’ have that answer but I’m guessing I don’t want to know.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Harlem Hamfats	What's On Your Mind?	Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
2	B.B. King	Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?	Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
3	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five	Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1941 – 1944
4	Ella Fitzgerald	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Pure Ella
5	The King Cole Trio	Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?	Jazz Noire (Darktown Sleaze of 1940s L.A.)
6	The Robins	Whadaya Want?	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
7	Joe Liggins	Do You Love Me Pretty Baby?	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
8	Varetta Dillard	What'll I Do?	Got You On My Mind
9	Ruth Brown	Why Don't You Write Me?	Along Comes Ruth
10	Bo Diddley	Who Do You Love?	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
11	Bette Midler	Do You Want to Dance?	Experience the Divine [1993]
12	The Isley Brothers	Who's That Lady?	Something's Got A Hold On Me
13	Barry White	What Am I Gonna Do With You?	All Time Greatest Hits
14	The Amazing Rhythm Aces	Who Will The Next Fool Be?	Two Classic Albums From The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump
15	Peggy Lee	Is That All There Is?	Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
16	Los Lobos	Is This All There Is?	By the Light of the Moon
17	Buck Owens	Would You Be Ready?	Dust On Mother's Bible
18	The Texas Tornados	Who Were You Thinkin' Of	The Best Of Texas Tornados
19	Wanda Jackson	Who Shot Sam?	Queen Of Rockabilly
20	Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. Morgan	Do You Love Me?	Crossroads In Cowtown
21	Frankie Miller	Hey! Where Ya Goin?	The World Is A Monster
22	Jim Lauderdale	What Kinda Guy?	An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert
23	The Lovin' Spoonful	Do You Believe In Magic?	Do You Believe In Magic?
24	The Lovin' Spoonful	Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?	Do You Believe In Magic?
25	Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks	How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away	Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 4
26	The Grass Roots	Where Were You When I Needed You	All Time Greatest Hits
27	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Have You Ever Seen Rain?	All Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
28	Chicago	Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?	The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997
29	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s
30	The Five Royales	$64,000 Question (Do You Love Me)	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
31	Lemon Nash	Anybody Seen My Kitty?	Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
32	Tom Paxton	What Did You Learn In School Today?	Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
33	Ella Mae Morse	How Can You Leave A Man Like This?	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
34	Elvis Presley	Are You Lonesome Tonight?	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
35	Clyde McPhatter	A Lovers Question	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2)

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