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Legend: Grady Martin

February 9, 2025 Dave

He was a member of Nashville’s A-Team. He invented the electric guitar ‘fuzz’ effect by accident in a Marty Robbins recording session. He played on some of the most recognizable hit songs and landmark albums; not just country but rock, soul, folk, country rock and released some jazz guitar albums of his own. You can hear his work day in and day out: the Spanish-style acoustic work on Marty’s El Paso, the opening and unforgettable lick on Roy Orbison’s Oh Pretty Woman, plus dozens upon dozens more. He was one of the most sought after session men in the industry. Oh, and his jazz work with Mancini, Hirt and Fountain were followed by a gig as session leader for Vanguard Records’ album releases of Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Country Joe. If there’s a word that goes a step beyond prolific, it describes Grady Martin. Join us for a show that celebrates the legend.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Roy Orbison	Oh, Pretty Woman	Shades of Roy Orbison
2	Grady Martin & Don Cherry	Long John Boogie	Grady Martin
3	Mimi Roman	Little Lovin'	Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 1
4	Patsy Cline	Stop, Look and Listen	Rockin' Patsy
5	Janis Martin	Will You Willyum	Grady Martin
6	Roy Hall	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	Grady Martin
7	Red Foley	Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
8	Red Foley, Grady Martin	Pinball Boogie	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
9	Red Foley	My Window Faces South	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
10	Burl Ives With Grady Martin & His Slew Foot Five	Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves	Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
11	Marvin Rainwater	Whole Lotta Woman	Whole Lotta Woman
12	Jimmy Lloyd	Where The Rio De Rosa Flows	Grady Martin
13	Red Sovine	How Do You Think I Feel	Grady Martin
14	Brenda Lee	Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)	Brenda Lee Rocks
15	Johnny Horton	I'm Coming Home	Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)
16	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
17	Warner Mack	Roc-A-Chicka	Rock'N'Roll & Rock-A-Billy Inferno
18	Autry Inman	Mary Nell	Grady Martin
19	Marty Robbins	Don't Worry	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
20	Lefty Frizzell	Saginaw, Michigan (Grady Martin)	Classic Country
21	Marty Robbins	El Paso	A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)
22	Elvis Presley	Please Don't Drag That String Around	From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
23	Joe Henderson	Snap Your FIngers	Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
24	Ray Price	For The Good Times	Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound
25	Brenda Lee	I'm Sorry	Miss Dynamite
26	Jeanne Pruett	Satin Sheets	Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
27	Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter	Classic Country: 1970-1974
28	Willie Nelson	On The Road Again	One Hell Of A Ride
29	Sammi Smith	Help Me Make It Through The Night	Country Ladies
30	Conway Twitty	Don't Cry No More	Grady Martin
31	Johnny Horton	Honky Tonk Man	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
32	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Classic Country
33	Mervin Shiner & Grady Martin	Settin' The Woods On Fire	Grady Martin
34	Johnny Burnette	Rock Billy Boogie	Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956

Good Night’s Sleep

January 31, 2025 Dave

A sleepy time themed collection this week as we take a deep dive into classic sounds from the past and present, all with a blend of sentiments we hold close as midnight approaches. We’ll have some old doo wop and early rock chestnuts from Jesse Belvin, The Fleetwoods, The Valentines and The Spaniels with just the right amount of rock, R&B and country. That means a little bit of Fats Domino, some rockabilly from Charline Arthur and Sonny Burgess, middling pop from Doris Day, Jimmy Durant and Dean Martin in store. Little Jimmy Dickens, Milton Brown and Swamp Dogg will also fill the air with country and blues. Friday mornings are the time to tune in for a fresh dose of America’s music from the past 100 years hear on KOWS-LP, Occidental, streaming to all of Planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Be sure to install the Radio Rethink app on your Apple device and look us up. We’d be glad to have you.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Fats Domino	Sleeping on the Job	This Is Gold Disc 2
2	Doris Day	A Little Kiss Goodnight	The Vintage Years Part Two
3	Jimmy Durante	I'll See You in My Dreams	As Time Goes By: Best of
4	Dean Martin	I Love the Way You Say Goodnight	Cocktail Hour Disc 2
5	Les Paul and The Andrews Sisters feat Vic Schoen & His Orchestra	It's A Pity To Say Goodnight	Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]
6	Linda Scott	Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?	The Complete Hits Of Linda Scott
7	The Spaniels	Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
8	The Valentines	Don't Say Goodnight	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
9	Jesse Belvin	Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)	Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats
10	The Fleetwoods	(Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams	Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
11	Roy Orbison	Goodnight	The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
12	Aaron Neville	I Bid You Goodnight	Warm Your Heart
13	Los Lobos	Goodnight My Love	La Bamba
14	North Mississippi Allstars	Bid You Goodnight	Prayer for Peace
15	Harry Nilsson	Are You Sleeping?	The Point!
16	The Tokens	Dream Angel Goodnight	Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens
17	The Weavers	Goodnight Irene	Best Of Decca Years
18	Charline Arthur	Kiss The Baby Goodnight	Welcome To The Club
19	Little Jimmy Dickens	A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed	Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
20	Sonny Burgess	A Kiss Goodnight	Rock n' Roll Legend
21	Swamp Dogg	Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis)	Sorry You Couldn't Make It
22	Los Lobos	Let's Say Goodnight	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
23	Loudon Wainwright III	Where the Whippoorwill is Whispering Goodnight	High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project
24	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	A Thousand Goodnights	Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
25	Hank Snow	Goodnight Little Buckaroo	We'll Never Say Goodbye
26	Johnnie Taylor	Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed [Single Version]	The Very Best Of Johnnie Taylor
27	Shirelles	Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye	The Shirelles
28	The McGuire Sisters	Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight	The Mid-'50s
29	Barbara Mandrell	Sleeping Single in a Double Bed	Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1]
30	Vera Lynn	Goodnight Children Everywhere	A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
31	The Gumm Sisters	Where The Butterflies Kiss The Buttercups Goodnight	The Sisters Anthology [Disc 1]

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Rock Meets Country

January 25, 2025 Dave

It was without question a natural progression. All of the attributes that country inherited from gospel, blues, and jazz resulted in what amounted to competition in the charts (and in some mid-century cultural clashes). Although The Beatles had suggested a kinship with mid-sixties tributes to Buck Owens and Chet Atkins, the only comfortable way to make the marriage work was to have it come from other directions…specifically from cultural prods of Nudie suits, coupled with folk and country nudges, and the inevitable respect for the music. Gram Parsons’ influence on the late sixties rise of something they called ‘country rock’ is easy to find but Dylan’s John Wesley Harding album from 1968, The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and Leon Russell’s alter-ego Hank Wilson opened the doors to a sound that swept the charts. We’ll hear some originals, covers, and a whole lot more in this week’s Deeper Roots. Hope y’all can join us.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Gram Parsons	Streets Of Baltimore	G.P. / Grievous Angel
2	Gram Parsons	The New Soft Shoe	G.P. / Grievous Angel
3	The Beatles	Act Naturally	Help! [UK]
4	Buck Owens	Act Naturally	Remember the Titans: An Original Walt Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film)
5	The Byrds	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
6	The Byrds	The Christian Life	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
7	The Louvin Brothers	The Christian Life	Long Play Collection
8	Tex Ritter	Blue Canadian Rockies	Have I Stayed Away Too Long
9	The Byrds	Blue Canadian Rockies	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
10	Bob Dylan	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding
11	Leon Russell	She Thinks I Still Care	Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
12	Leon Russell	I'll Sail My Ship Alone	Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
13	Leon Russell	Uncle Pen	Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
14	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Uncle Pen	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2]
15	Moon Mullican	I'll Sail My Ship Alone	The Very Best Of
16	George Jones	She Thinks I Still Care	Swingers [Original Soundtrack]
17	Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons	Love Hurts	Duets
18	The Louvin Brothers	The Angels Rejoiced Last Night	Close Harmony [Disc 4]
19	Emmylou Harris/Gram Parsons	The Angels Rejoiced Last Night	Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 1
20	Hank Williams	Half as Much	24 Greatest
21	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Half As Much	At The Ryman [Live]
22	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Cattle Call	At The Ryman [Live]
23	Tex Owens	Cattle Call	Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
24	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Get Up John	At The Ryman [Live]
25	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Get Up John	Bill Monroe: Anthology
26	Neil Young	Oh, Lonesome Me	After the Gold Rush
27	Various Artists	Don Gibson – Oh Lonesome Me	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 7
28	Jackson Browne	Red Neck Friend (LP Version)	For Everyman
29	Eagles	Take It Easy	Selected Works 1972-1999: The Early Years
30	Bob Dylan	I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	John Wesley Harding
31	Linda Ronstadt	I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4
32	Asleep at the Wheel	Ida Red	A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions)
33	George Jones	You're Still On My Mind	Complete Collection 1960-1962 [Disc 4] individual albums

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Over The Hill

January 12, 2025 Dave

While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives	99-1/2 Won't Do [Live]	The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
2	Annie Mae & Fred McDowell	I'm Going Over The Hill	The Essential Guide To Gospel
3	Stringbean	Going Over the Hill	Layin' Low
4	John Martyn	Over the Hill	Couldn't Love You More
5	Mahalia Jackson	Just Over the Hill	Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson
6	Buck Owens	Goin' Down To The River	Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4]
7	Alison Krauss	Down To The River To Pray	Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000
8	Ray Charles	I'm Going Down To The River	Ain't That Fine
9	Suzy Boggus	It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters	Prayin' For Sunshine
10	Mississippi Fred McDowell	Going Down The River	The First Recordings
11	Etta Baker & Taj Mahal	Going Down The Road Feeling Bad	Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
12	Bobby Bare	Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning	Darker Than Light
13	Down Like Silver	To the River	Light That Match – Single
14	Lead Belly	Where Did You Sleep Last Night?	Best Of Leadbelly
15	The Browns	In the Pines	Classics 1960 (Warped 6062)
16	Dave Van Ronk	In the Pines	The Folkway Years: 1959-1961
17	Robert Johnson	Crossroads Blues	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
18	Elmore James	Standing At The Crossroads	Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
19	The Million Dollar Quartet	Great Speckled Bird	The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
20	Buzz Cason	Hats Off to Hank	Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
21	Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.	There's A Tear In My Beer	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
22	Hank Williams, Jr.	Tee Tot Song	Almeria Club
23	Dallas Wayne	Crank the Hank	Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
24	Pat Johnson	Hank And Tee Tot	Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48
25	Washboard Sam	Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]	That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)
26	Hank Williams	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It	Low Down Blues
27	Waylon Jennings	Hank Williams Syndrome	Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
28	Odetta	Alabama Bound	Sings Ballads And Blues
29	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	99 1/2 Won't Do	Gospel Train
30	Buddy Greene	Big Daddy's Alabama Bound	A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk
31	Bob Dylan	Lay Lady Lay	Nashville Skyline
32	Bob Dylan	I Threw It All Away	Nashville Skyline

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

January 4, 2025 Dave

This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Little Milton	We're Gonna Make It	Chess Blues Disc 4
2	Marvin Gaye	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)	Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2]
3	Jimmy Ruffin	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
4	Cat Power	Aretha, Sing One For Me	Jukebox
5	Aretha Franklin	Don't Play That Song	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
6	Jimmy Reed	Hush-Hush	The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics
7	Willie Nelson	I'll Love You Till The Day I Die	A Beautiful Time
8	Chris Isaak	Only the Lonely	Baja Sessions
9	J.J. Cale	I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)	Okie
10	Pokey LaFarge	Home Home Home	Rhumba Country
11	The Mavericks	That's Not My Name	Suited Up and Ready… – EP
12	Esquivel	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
13	The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band	The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)	Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
14	Bob Moore & His Orchestra	Mexico	Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
15	Louis Jordan	Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5	Number Ones
16	Ethel Smith	Tico Tico	Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
17	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass	Spanish Flea	Definitive Hits
18	Herbie Hancock	Rockit	Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1]
19	Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson	It's A Lovely Day Today	Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
20	Julie London	Watermelon Man	Wild Cool and Swingin'
21	Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band	I Sold My Heart To The Junkman	Vol. 3-Blues Roots
22	B.B. King	Why I Sing the Blues	Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
23	Gale Garnett	We'll Sing In The Sunshine	Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2]
24	Shamir	Lived and Died Alone	Northtown – EP
25	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Run Through the Jungle	Tropic Thunder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
26	The Notting Hillbillies	Run Me Down	Missing….Presumed Having A Good Time
27	First Aid Kit	Emmylou	The Lion's Roar (Bonus Track Version)
28	Marshall Crenshaw	On the Run	Good Evening
29	Eugene Pitt/The Jive Five	What Time Is It?	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
30	Marshall Crenshaw	What Time Is It?	Field Day

Who We Lost 2024

December 28, 2024 Dave

It’s our annual look back paying respect to some of the greats who we lost this past year. We find ourselves saying goodbye to a number of artists who contributed in their own way to America’s popular culture…in music. I’ll be sharing the names of the many contributors from the halls of country, jazz, pop, rock, and beyond. Time demands a filter which is based on direct lines of roots descent; either by song selection, expression of a genre, or by Americana popular cultural influence. I’m going to try to keep the talk to a minimum so I can catch you up on many of the artists…and I’m also going to be limiting some of the music to 30 second clips because, frankly…this was another year of loss. ….and I’m sure there are more of the obscure that we just couldn’t fit into our roll call. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Bill Hayes	The Ballad Of Davy Crockett	Your Hit Parade – 1955
2	Les McCann	Blues 5	Drivin' Blues
3	Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66	Mas Que Nada	Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
4	Quincy Jones	Soul Bossa Nova	Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
5	Chita Rivera	All That Jazz	Ultimate Broadway
6	Steve Lawrence	Pretty Blue Eyes	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
7	Mitzi Gaynor	Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (South Pacific)	Golden Memories of Stage & Screen – Disk 2
8	Jack Jones	This Could Be the Start of Something	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
9	James Darren	Goodbye Cruel World	The Best Of James Darren
10	The Collins Kids	Hot Rod	The Oxford American Southern Music CD No. 6
11	The Shangri-Las	Sophisticated Boom Boom	Myrmidons of Melodrama
12	Chan Romero	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
13	Duane Eddy	Peter Gunn	Especially for You / Girls! Girls ! Girls!
14	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	A Little Too Much	Book of Love – The Argo Records Story [Disc 1]
15	Cissy Houston	Deep River/Campground	Testify! The Gospel Box
16	Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs	Stay	Doo Wop Box Disc 4
17	Marlena Shaw	Go Away Little Boy	Chess Uptown Soul
18	The Four Tops	Reach Out I'll Be There	The Ultimate Collection
19	The Spinners	It's a Shame	One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
20	Melanie	Brand New Key	70s Music Explosion – Miracles
21	J.D. Souther	You're Only Lonely	You're Only Lonely
22	Martin Mull	Eggs	Martin Mull
23	Moby Grape	8:05	Moby Grape
24	The Grateful Dead	Box of Rain	American Beauty
25	John Mayall	Room to Move	The Turning Point
26	The Allman Brothers Band	Revival	Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
27	Dave Loggins	Please Come To Boston	Classic Soft Rock [Disc 2]
28	It's a Beautiful Day	White Bird	Walk on the Moon
29	Brewer & Shipley	One Toke Over The Line	70s Music Explosion
30	Eric Carmen	Hungry Eyes	The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection: The Flame [Disc 2]
31	Greg Kihn	The Breakup Song (Re-Recorded)	True Kihnfessions (Re-Recorded Versions)
32	Mojo Nixon	Elvis Is Everywhere	Bo-Day-Shus!!!
33	Kinky Friedman	Rapid City, South Dakota	Kinky Friedman
34	The Oak Ridge Boys	Elvira	The Best Of Classic Country 80's
35	Kris Kristofferson	Me And Bobby McGee	Kristofferson
36	Toby Keith/Willie Nelson	Beer for My Horses	Lost Highway
37	Jo-El Sonnier	Tear-Stained Letter	Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
38	Happy Traum	Church Street Blues (feat. Byron Isaacs, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams)	Just For the Love Of It
39	Rick Nelson	Travelin' Man	The Best of Rick Nelson, Vol. 2
40	Malcolm Holcombe	Bits and Pieces	Bits & Pieces
41	Barbara Dane	I Hate the Capitalist System	I Hate the Capitalist System
42	John "Spider John" Koerner	Duncan and Brady	Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 3]
43	MC5	The American Ruse	Jon Savage's 1969-1971: Rock Dreams On 45 [Disc 2]
44	Lou Reed	Walk On The Wild Side	Best Of NRJ
45	Monty Norman	James Bond Theme	Dr. No
46	Rachel Sweet	Everlasting Love	Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet
47	Ella Jenkins & Nannie McNeil	How Do You Do Ev'rybody? (Greeting Shout)	The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 1]

Time

December 21, 2024 Dave

Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future…and it’s tickin’ tickin’ tickin’, too. Steve Miller certainly summed it up and our theme this week is all about the passing of time, events that take place in time, biding our time, and recalling a time. We’ll be making a swing through a number of genres and performers including Little Joe, Booker T., Bobby Bare, Evie Sands, Tom Waits and Harry James. But there’s plenty more including classic country, mid-to-late century rock n’ roll, folkie business, and the sweet torch songs that take us back. We’ve chosen to forego the Christmas celebrations because, for the most part, we can hear it elsewhere and the season is a short one with some desperation on the doorstep. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Steve Miller Band	Fly Like An Eagle (2006 Digital Remaster)	Fly Like An Eagle – 30th Anniversary
2	Little Joe Cook	It's Been a Long Time	Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)
3	Steve Forbert	It's Been a Long Time	Young Guitar Days
4	Harry James & His Orchestra	Its Been A Long Long Time	The Women of WW2 [V 4]
5	Ella Mae Morse	A Long Time Ago	Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 5]
6	Crosby, Stills & Nash	Long Time Gone	Crosby, Stills & Nash
7	Tom Waits	Time	Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
8	Mick Lloyd	A Long Long Time Ago	…Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008
9	Los Lobos Feat. Dave Alvin	Somewhere In Time	The Ride
10	Charley Crockett	Time of the Cottonwood Trees	The Man from Waco
11	Connie Smith	Plenty of Time	1970-1971 (Warped 7108F)
12	Evie Sands	Untill It's Time For You To Go	Any Way That You Want Me
13	Junior Brown	Baby Let The Bad Times Be	12 Shades of Brown
14	The Louvin Brothers	Are You Wasting My Time	Long Play Collection
15	Don Williams	Tulsa Time	The Definitive Collection
16	Bobby Bare	One Day at a Time (1965)	All American Boy – CD 4
17	Willie Nelson	Healing Hands of Time	Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash vol. 2
18	Danny Dill	He's Biding His Time	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
19	Bob Dylan	Time Passes Slowly	Biograph Disc 3
20	Dwight Yoakam	Just Passin' Time	Blame The Vain
21	The Sweetback Sisters	King Of Killing Time	King Of Killing Time
22	Harry Nilsson	As Time Goes By	All-Time Greatest Hits
23	Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter	As Time Goes By	Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1]
24	The Platters	Twilight Time	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
25	Irma Thomas	Time Is On My Side	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
26	The Chambers Brothers	Time Has Come Today	Time Has Come: The Best Of The Chambers Brothers
27	Booker T. & the MG's; The MG's	Time Is Tight	Classic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes On
28	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	The Last Time	Spirit Of The Century
29	Marvin Rainwater	The Last Time	Whole Lotta Woman

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Heaven and Hell

December 13, 2024 Dave

On this Friday the 13th, our show takes on the constructs of heaven and hell as its chosen theme. Songs that explore the debatable and sometimes fantastical concepts that, while they vary significantly across cultures and tradition, still remain human constructs rather than universal truths. Or are they? I sure don’t know and I doubt that you do. They have no doubt been formed as symbolic or metaphorical ideas formulated to help humankind find a straight path to that ‘great morning’…or something like that anyway. We’re not here to practice heresy or blasphemy, only to observe…and there’s plenty of music to call this theme one of mixed metaphors. Tune in for some Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Eric Clapton, Solomon Burke, Bill Neely and a whole crowd of other sinners and saints pounding out the concepts of heaven and hell in song with melodies both fierce and solemn. Tune in for quite the time.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	David Lindley and Wally Ingram	Oh Death	Twango Bango II
2	John Lee Hooker & Ben Harper	Burnin' Hell	The Best Of Friends
3	Dr. John	Party Hellfire	Anutha Zone
4	Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra	The Night Before Judgement Day	Blues Women
5	Eric Clapton	If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day	Sessions For Robert J
6	The Louvin Brothers	The Great Judgement Morning	Close Harmony [Disc 8]
7	Johnny Cash	Redemption	American Recordings
8	Joe Strummer/Mescaleros	Redemption Song	Streetcore
9	Vera Hall	Death, Have Mercy	Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
10	Jimmy Reed	Going By The River (Pt. 1)	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 37
11	Hank Williams	The Angel Of Death	Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
12	Dave Van Ronk	St. James Infirmary	Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
13	Ralph Stanley	The Death Of John Henry [Album Version]	Ralph Stanley
14	David Johansen & The Harry Smiths	Oh Death	David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
15	Solomon Burke	The Judgement	Don't Give Up on Me
16	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Beams of Heaven	Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
17	The Zion Harmonizers	Old Time Religion	Ultimate Gospel Fest
18	Camille Howard	When I Grow Too Old to Dream	Brown Gal
19	The Cats & The Fiddle	When I Grow Too Old To Dream	The Very Best Of
20	John Prine & Mac Wiseman	Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age	Standard Songs for Average People
21	Red Foley	Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age	Tennessee Saturday Night
22	Bill Neely	Satan's Burning Hell	The Essential Guide To Gospel
23	Sheryl Crow	Go Tell It On The Mountain	Home For Christmas
24	Iris DeMent	I've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)	Lifeline
25	Patsy Cline	Life's Railway To Heaven	Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
26	Grandpa Jones	Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me	An American Original
27	Carl Story	When the Pearly Gates Swing Open	1951-1952 (Warped 5158)
28	The Golden Gate Quartet	No Restricted Signs (Up In Heaven) (1946)	Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
29	Flatt & Scruggs	The Drunkard's Hell	The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
30	Mississippi Fred McDowell	Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' In My Room)	Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 1]
31	Fannie Bell Chapman	He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield	Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Gospel, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Theme Time

The Rise of Soul Music

December 8, 2024 Dave

Soul music’s roots come from the urbanization and commercialization of rhythm and blues in the late fifties and early sixties. Young black musicians, often nurtured in black churches, enjoyed and listened to R&B sounds and began a fusion of R&B, blues and gospel that would later take on the moniker “soul music”. The term “soul” had been used in African American culture, particularly among musicians, to emphasize the feelings of power, spirit and creativity found in its culture. Regional acts and labels took this genre into different directions that included, among other things, vocal interplay, gospel rhythms and themes that were translated from the sacred to the secular, all with mix heavy on standard rock or brass rhythm sections. The blend and variety brought out the contrasting tones of grit and pop-infused sounds. From Sam Cooke to James Brown and Etta James to Brenda Holloway…we’ll take a journey through the rise of soul music.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Southern Tones	It Must Be Jesus	Southern Gospel
2	Ray Charles	I Got a Woman	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
3	Etta James	Tears Of Joy	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
4	Clyde McPhatter	Seven Days	London American Label Year By Year 1956
5	Ray Charles	Lonely Avenue	Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell
6	James Brown	Please, Please, Please	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
7	Sam Cooke	You Send Me	Greatest Hits
8	Sam Cooke	I'll Come Running Back To You	Birth Of Soul: 1
9	Etta James	Come What May	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
10	The Chantels	Maybe	Pure R&B: Vol. 4- What'd I Say
11	Clyde McPhatter	Lover's Question	The Atlantic Story [UK]
12	Ray Charles	(Night Time Is) The Right Time	Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]
13	Eugene Church	Pretty Girls Everywhere	Solid Gold Soul 1959
14	Jackie Wilson	That's Why ( I Love You So )	Lonely Teardrops
15	Jackie Wilson	Lonely Teardrops	Solid Gold Soul 1959
16	The Fiestas	So Fine	Solid Gold Soul 1959
17	James Brown	Try Me	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of James Brown
18	The Drifters	There Goes My Baby	All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1]
19	The Impressions	Shorty's Got To Go	Birth Of Soul: 3
20	Jerry Butler	He Will Break Your Heart	Birth Of Soul: 1
21	Marie Knight	Come Tomorrow	Birth Of Soul: 2
22	Gloria Lynne	You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength	Birth Of Soul: 1
23	The Impressions	Gypsy Woman	Birth Of Soul: 1
24	The Mar-Keys	Last Night	Last Night!/Do the Pop-Eye
25	Brenda Holloway	I'll Give My Life	Birth Of Soul: 2
26	Jan Bradley	Mama Didn't Lie	Birth Of Soul: 1
27	Claudine Clark	The Telephone Game	Birth Of Soul: 1
28	William Bell	Any Other Way	Birth Of Soul: 1
29	Jimmy Hughes	I'm Qualified	Birth Of Soul: 1
30	Barbara Lynn	You'll Lose A Good Thing	Birth Of Soul: 1
31	Joe Henderson	Snap Your Fingers	Birth Of Soul: 1
32	The Falcons	I Found A Love	Birth Of Soul: 2
33	Solomon Burke	Down In The Valley	Birth Of Soul: 2
34	Etta James	Something's Got A Hold On Me	Birth Of Soul: 1
35	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	Cry Baby	Birth Of Soul: 1
36	Barbara Lewis	Snap Your Fingers	Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings

Spinnin’ The Fifties

December 1, 2024 Dave

The 1950s were an incredibly vibrant decade for music, clearly a reflection of a post-war energy and relief. Urban jazz, the bright lights of broadway, and the crooning magic moments that lept off the silver screen were a paradox to the golden age of country music, the passionate rhythm of swing and R&B and, of course, the new audiences celebrating youth at sock hops, malt shops and sleepovers. It was an age of celebration and discovery if you were young; an age of culture shock if you weren’t. This week on Deeper Roots, we’ll tiptoe through the sounds of Dave Brubeck, Dion, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and a host of others who planted their flag in the decade of the fifties. An unusual playlist for sure. Drop on by and try to get past the fact that Black Friday will soon be over and holiday madness gets into full swing.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Rosemary Clooney	Hey There	Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
2	Peggy Lee	Bali Ha'i	American Beauty
3	Doris Day	Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)	Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
4	Sarah Vaughan	Lover Man	Great American Songbook
5	Chet Baker	My Funny Valentine	Blue Note Blend: On The Count Of 3
6	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Take Five	Pop Memories of the '60s
7	The Champs	Tequila	Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
8	Duane Eddy	Rebel Rouser	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
9	Santo & Johnny	Sleepwalk	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
10	Hank Williams	Hey, Good Lookin'	24 Greatest
11	Johnny Cash	I Walk The Line	Original Greatest Hits
12	Porter Wagoner	A Satisfied Mind	A Slice Of Life & Satisfied Mind
13	Dion	I Wonder Why	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
14	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall In Love	Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
15	The Bobbettes	Mr. Lee	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
16	The Fleetwoods	Come Softly To Me	Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
17	The Platters	Only You (And You Alone)	All-Time Greatest Hits
18	The Platters	The Great Pretender	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
19	Fats Domino	Blueberry Hill	This Is Fats Domino
20	Frankie Avalon	Venus	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
21	Ricky Nelson	Lonesome Town	Destination Lonely Street
22	Ricky Nelson	Poor Little Fool	Ricky Nelson
23	Paul Anka	Diana	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
24	Elvis Presley	Don't Be Cruel	Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
25	Chuck Berry	Roll Over Beethoven	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
26	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
27	Eddie Cochran	Summertime Blues	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
28	Bill Haley & The Comets	Rock Around The Clock	Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
29	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)
30	Danny & the Juniors	At the Hop	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
31	Chuck Berry	Johnny B. Goode	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
32	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Atlantic Rock & Roll
33	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
34	Shirley & Lee	Let The Good Times Roll	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
35	Ray Charles	What'd I Say	The Soul Story, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]

A Century of America's Music