Category Archives: Rock

Luck and Fortune

February 14, 2026 Dave

It may be Friday the 13th but that won’t stop us from fortifying ourselves with a ‘luck and fortune’ theme in today’s show. Hopefully, that will tip the scales. May our luck and fortune hold out until the next election. You’re welcome to drop in to our slightly superstitious edition of Deeper Roots on a day that usually sends people dodging ladders and eyeing black cats with suspicion. Whether you’re a believer in the ‘unlucky’ stigma or you consider yourself a master of your own fate, we’ve curated a playlist designed to explore the highs and lows of the cosmic dice roll. We’ll be spinning tracks that dive deep into the world of luck and fortune with some high-stakes anthems of the casino floor to the soulful laments of those down on their luck, we’re covering every corner of the wheel of fate. But…knock on wood…just in case.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Robert Gordon	Wheel of Fortune	Rock Billy Boogie
2	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
3	Vic Damone	Something's Coming	Jackpot! The Las Vegas Story
4	Joe Liggins	Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
5	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Roll Of The Dice	Roll Of The Dice
6	Little Milton	We Got the Winning Hand	Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
7	T-Bone Walker	You're My Best Poker Hand	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
8	Helen Humes	Fortune Tellin' Man	He May Be Your Man
9	The Stokes	Crystal Ball	Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics
10	Benny Spellman	Fortune Teller	On The Soul Side
11	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Fortune Teller	Raising Sand
12	Lamont Dozier	Fortune Teller Tell Me	Original Sound Of Detroit – Vol 1
13	Elvis Presley	Good Luck Charm	The Top Ten Hits Disc 2
14	ZZ Top	Viva Las Vegas	Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top [Disc 2]
15	Jimmie Dolan	Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice	Juke Box Boogie
16	Marty Robbins	Ain't I The Lucky One	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
17	Paul Evans	Happy-Go-Lucky-Me	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
18	Iguanas	Fortune Teller	Iguanas
19	Chris Isaak	Waiting for My Lucky Day	Baja Sessions
20	Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit	Lucky Dog	The Rose of England
21	J.J. Cale	Lady Luck	Travel Log
22	Dootones	Teller Of Fortune	The Dootone & Dooto Records Story
23	Ella Fitzgerald	I'm Just A Lucky So And So	Ella Fitzgerald: A 75th Birthday Salute [Disc 1]
24	Nat King Cole	I'm Shooting High	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
25	Dean Martin	Who's Got the Action?	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
26	Jack Jones	This Could Be the Start of Something	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
27	Frank Sinatra	Luck Be a Lady	Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
28	Dinah Washington	Bad Luck	Dinah Washington Sings The Blues
29	Chuck Berry	I'm Just a Lucky So and So	The Chess Box Disc 2
30	Gale Storm	Lucky Lips	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
31	Sticks McGhee	Whiskey Women And Loaded Dice	Stick McGhee Volume 2 – (1951-1960)
32	Kay Starr	Wheel Of Fortune	Your Hit Parade – 1952
33	Tony Bennett	With Plenty of Money and You	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too

Big Big World

February 6, 2026 Dave

Free form sounds are the order of the morning as we set sail for a two hour tour of sounds from the last century once more, leaning on a pretty exciting group of performers. You can tune in each and every Friday morning here on KOWS-LP Occidental where our word is our bond. Join Dave Stroud once again as he shares a selection of tunes by the Zion Harmonizers, Buck Owens, Mink Deville, Johnny Burnette, and Kay Kyser. It’s a fun mix of genres…some from the American Songbook, some from Bourbon Street, some from the Brill Building and a blend from the farther reaches. Tune in for a delightful Friday clamoring from Occidental’s own station.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Rides	Don't Want Lies	Can't Get Enough
2	Johnny Burnette	Big Big World	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 4
3	The Mystics	It's Only a Paper Moon	The Mystics Meet the Jarmels
4	Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons	Peanuts	2nd Vault Of Golden Hits
5	Mink Deville	You Better Move On	Coup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To Tread
6	Arthur Alexander	Lonely Just Like Me	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
7	R.L. Burnside	Rollin' And Tumblin'	A Bothered Mind
8	Muddy Waters	I Just Want To Make Love To You	The Definitive Collection
9	Johnny Cash	Mississippi Sand	A Thing Called Love
10	Johnny Horton	Big Wheels Rollin'	Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
11	Buck Owens	Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Live in Australia)	Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
12	Red Simpson	Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer	The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
13	John Prine	Color of the Blues (feat. Susa	For Better, Or Worse
14	The Mavericks	Rolling Along	Brand New Day
15	Sister Sadie	Mississippi River Long	No Fear
16	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Rock And Rollin
17	Ivory Joe Hunter	You Can't Stop This Rockin & Rollin	Feelin Fine
18	The Coasters	Keep On Rolling	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
19	Kay Kyser & His Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky	Your Hit Parade 1946
20	Hoagy Carmichael	Don't Forget to Say "No", Baby	Sometimes I Wonder….
21	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	Lazy Bones	The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
22	Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother	What's Going On [Motown]
23	Zion Harmonizers	Brother Moses Smote The Water	Best of Louisiana Music SAMPLER
24	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Brother, Seek And Ye Shall Find	Complete Recorded Works Vol.3
25	Simon & Garfunkel	He Was My Brother	Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
26	Pharis & Jason Romero	Rolling Mills	Tell 'Em You Were Gold
27	Bob Dylan	I Contain Multitudes	I Contain Multitudes – Single
28	Robert Plant/Alison Krauss	Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us	Raising Sand
29	Allen Toussaint	Soul Sister	The Allen Toussaint Collection
30	Sam & Dave	Soul Sister, Brown Sugar	The Very Best of Sam & Dave
31	The Mamas & The Papas	You Baby	Gold [Disc 1]
32	Robert Mitchum	Wheels (It's Rollin' Time Again)	That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings

Also Rans 1959

January 23, 2026 Dave

This week we’ll look a little deeper under the charts, focusing on the year 1959, a time when teenage targeted music encouraged new dances, new forms of self-expression and a sound whose influence went beyond the sweetheart, white bread sounds of middle America. To say the least, older generations associated it all with some sort of moral decline. But the sounds of the post-rock explosion laid the foundation for everything that followed: the rise of the teen market, generational conflict as a defining social theme and a sound that was a vehicle for identity and change. Adolescence itself was being redefined. We’ll tune into one of our favorite themes: under the charts. Songs you likely haven’t heard but a few I’m sure you have; tune in for music from Robin Luke, Tommy Sands, Chuck Berry, Carl Mann, Joe Antel and over two dozen others in a two hour sock hop blast here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Bobbettes	I Shot Mr. Lee	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 4] – Group Revival
2	Sam Cooke	Just For You	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
3	Fats Domino	Howdy Podner	Let's Play Fats Domino
4	Jesse Belvin & The Chargers	Dandilyon	Guess Who (CD1)
5	LaVern Baker	Humpty Dumpty Heart	Blues Ballads
6	Dappers	Baby You Know…Wrong	The Epic Story 1960
7	Joe & Ann Trio	Gee Baby (You're So Fine)	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
8	The 5 Royales	Tell Me You Care	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
9	Chuck Berry	Almost Grown	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
10	The Argyles	Vacation Days Are Over	Discovered Volume 2
11	The Lemon Drops	Lo-O-Ve	Rave On: The Coral Story
12	The Danleers	Your Love	The Best Of The Danleers: The Mercury Years
13	The Cinderellas	Yum Yum Yum	Teenage Rebels
14	Tommy Dee	Three Stars	Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era
15	Ricky Nelson	I Wanna Be Loved	The London American Story – 1960
16	Robin Luke	Bad Boy	The Precious Years
17	Freddy Cannon	Okefenokee	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
18	Carl Mann	Pretend	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
19	Wanda Jackson	A Date With Jerry	Four Classic Albums Plus
20	The Chordettes	A Girl's Work Is Never Done	The Best Of The Chordettes
21	The Virtues	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
22	Johnny Wright	Look At That Chick	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
23	Ronnie Hawkins	Mary Lou	Feelin Fine
24	Brenda Lee	Just Because	Brenda Lee Rocks
25	Frankie Ford	Geronimo	Very Best Of Frankie Ford
26	Earl Bostic	Deep Purple	Dance to The Best Of
27	Ernie Fields Orch.	In The Mood	Teen Beat 1
28	Mack Vickery	Goin' Back To St. Louis	War Paint – The Gone Records Story
29	Charlie Gracie	Hurry Up Buttercup	Rave On: The Coral Story
30	Johnny Carroll	Bandstand Doll	Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)
31	James Gallagher	Ford and Shaker	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
32	Joe Antel	How Much I Love You	War Paint – The Gone Records Story
33	The Browns	We Should Be Together	Warped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959
34	Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns	Dearest Darling	Having A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1
35	Sonny James	Talk Of The School	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
36	The Everly Brothers	Take A Message To Mary	Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]
37	The Falcons	You're So Fine	Stampede! The United Artists Story

Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Pop, Early Rock, Free Form, Oldies, Rock

Shake Your Hips

January 11, 2026 Dave

Another free form musical delight is ready and waiting for your ears this coming Friday morning. We dig into some mid-century nuggets from the country genre with Red Foley and Ernest Tubb as well as Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel and Joe Ely. That, of course, hardly covers the two hours. There’s also some hot rhythms from NRBQ, Daddy Cleanhead, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino and the sweet and brassy sounds from Billie Holiday, Johnny Mercer, and Babs Gonzales. Our new year won’t make promises but our hopes are all we’ve got, remembering that hate will never win if you don’t let it. There’s been wars fought for much less.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Jarmels	A Little Bit of Soap	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
2	Freddy Cannon	Abigail Beecher	His Latest And Greatest
3	NRBQ	A Little Bit Of Bad	Message For The Mess Age
4	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
5	Bo Diddley	Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
6	Slim Harpo	Shake Your Hips	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
7	Wanda Jackson	Dona'a Wan'a	Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
8	Fats Domino	I Can't Go On Rosalie	The Fabulous Mr D
9	The 5 Royales	I Got to Know	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
10	Irma Thomas	Look Up (AKA Whenever)	Soul Queen of New Orleans
11	The Marigolds	Rollin' Stone	The Best Of Excello Records
12	Dave Bartholemew	The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)	Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
13	Daddy Cleanhead	Something's Goin' On In My Room	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
14	Babs Gonzales	Professor Bop	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
15	Louis Jordan	If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?	Jivin' With Jordan
16	The Mills Brothers	Across The Alley From The Alamo	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
17	Asleep At The Wheel	Across The Alley From The Alamo	Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
18	Red Foley & Ernest Tubb	Hobo Boogie	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
19	Bill Kirchen	Down to Seeds and Stems Again	Seeds and Stems
20	Iris DeMent	Big City	Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
21	Merle Haggard	Silver Wings	The Complete '60s Capitol Singles
22	Joe Ely	Dallas	The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
23	Joe Ely	Dam Of My Heart	Time For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe Ely
24	Jorma Kaukonen	Red River Blues	Blue Country Heart
25	Arlo Guthrie	The City Of New Orleans	Hobo's Lullaby
26	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars	Havana Moon	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
27	Chuck Berry	Havana Moon	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
28	Bonnie Raitt/Was (Not Was)	Baby Mine	Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films
29	Marlene Dietrich	No Love, No Nothin'	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
30	Johnny Mercer	Jamoboree Jones	Songsmith From Savannah
31	Billie Holiday	Trav'lin' Light	Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)
32	Frank Sinatra	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
33	The Five Royales	Someone Made Me For You	Dedicated To You
34	The Haden Triplets	Pretty Baby	The Family Songbook

Who We Lost 2025 Pt. 2

December 27, 2025 Dave

We bring you an encore of part 2 of our 2025 remembrance where we pay tribute to another group of performers and contributors who left us with an Americana legacy. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate. In this episode, we will move from the pop sounds of Jane Morgan and Richard Chamberlain to the legendary late century performers like the Grateful Dead, Sly Stone, and Bad Company. We’ll also take some time to remember Joe Ely, Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Tillotson and Tom Lehrer. Hope you can drop in for this second, and last chapter of 2025. You can listen live, online, at 9 Pacific each Friday at www.kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Tom Lehrer	The Old Dope Peddler	Song & More Songs
2	Lalo Schifrin	Mission Impossible	Television's Greatest Hits Volume I
3	Jane Morgan	A Girl Named Johnny Cash	Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2
4	Richard Chamberlain	Blue Guitar	The Look Of Love [Disc 1]
5	Wink Martindale	Deck Of Cards	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
6	The Poni-Tails	Born Too Late	The Teen Years Collection: Volume 4- My Special Angel [Disc 2]
7	The McCoys	Hang On Sloopy	Simply The Best 60's [Disc 1]
8	Johnny Tillotson	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Talk Back Trembling Lips
9	Bobby Sherman	Julie, Do You Love Me	70s Music Explosion – Sunshine Disc 2
10	Rick Derringer	Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo	Rockin' 70s [Disc 1]
11	Ozzy Osbourne	No More Tears	Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Disc 2
12	Bad Company	Feel Like Makin' Love	G.I. Jane
13	Sly & the Family Stone	Everyday People	Anthology
14	Carl Carlton	Everlasting Love	Pure Disco, Vol. 2
15	Roy Ayers	Running Away	Summer of Sam
16	Cleo Laine	Let's Slip Away	Destination Lust – Chicksville U.S.A.
17	Sheila Jordan	Baltimore Oriole	The Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 3]
18	Sam Moore Feat. Bekka Bramlett	Don't Play That Song (You Lied)	Overnight Sensational
19	Grateful Dead	Fire On The Mountain	The Arista Years 1977-1995
20	Jill Sobule	I Kissed a Girl	Jill Sobule
21	New Lost City Ramblers	Shady Grove	Bound For Glory
22	Michael Hurley	Sweet Lucy	The Rounder Records Story
23	Josh White, Jr.	Delia's Gone	Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)
24	J.J. Cale	Crazy Mama	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
25	Jimmy Cliff	The Harder They Come	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
26	Bill Kirchen & Austin de Lone	Think It Over	Transatlanticana
27	Joe Ely	Fingernails	Honky Tonk Masquerade
28	Johnny Rodriguez	Ridin My Thumb To Mexico	Back To Back
29	Derek & the Dominos	Layla	The Cream of Clapton
30	Chuck Mangione	Feels So Good	Intolerable Cruelty

Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1

December 20, 2025 Dave

Another year turns, and once again we pause to honor the legacies that aren’t left behind so much as carried forward—alive in the music itself. Over the past century, American music has been shaped by rare combinations of talent, wit, wisdom, and deeply personal approaches to arrangement, rhythm, and delivery. This year we reflect on the contributions from artists and architects of sound whose work continues to resonate: voices and visionaries such as Raul Malo, Flaco Jiménez, Steve Cropper, Phil Upchurch, Jerry Butler, Brian Wilson, David Johansen, Tony Bennett, and Garth Hudson. Their influence spans genres, generations, and countless records that still speak loud and clear. With just two hours, hard choices have to be made—so this tribute begins as Part 1 of a two part reflection. We hope you’ll tune in for a thoughtful look back at the artists whose legacies defined the soundtrack of our lives.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jerry Butler & The Impressions	For Your Precious Love	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
2	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
3	Sugar Pie DeSanto	I Want To Know	Down In The Basement
4	Steve Cropper	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles
5	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
6	The Turtles	It Ain't Me Babe	20 Greatest Hits
7	Little Anthony & The Imperials	Hurt So Bad	The Best Of Little Anthony And The I Mperials
8	April Stevens/Nino Tempo	Deep Purple	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1963
9	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
10	Lenny Welch	Since I Fell For You	Lifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 2]
11	Tony Bennett	Put on a Happy Face	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
12	Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now_	Your Hit Parade – 1958
13	Peter, Paul & Mary	Puff, The Magic Dragon	Moving
14	The Kingston Trio	Where Have All The Flowers Gone (JOE HICKERSON)	Tom Dooley And Other Folksong Hits
15	Melba Montgomery	We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds	The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 1
16	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
17	Roberta Flack	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash
18	Marianne Faithfull	As Tears Go By	Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits
19	The Youngbloods	Get Together	Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
20	The Standells	Dirty Water (LARRY TAMBLYN)	The Classic Sixties: 1966
21	The Electric Prunes	Get Me To The World On Time	Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4
22	The Crickets	I Fought the Law	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
23	Phil Upchurch Combo	You Can't Sit Down (Part 1	Teen Beat, Volume 3
24	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
25	Dave "Baby" Cortez	The Happy Organ	The 50's – A Decade to Remember: Do You Wanna Dance
26	The Beach Boys	In My Room	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
27	Brian Wilson	Lay Down Burden	Imagination
28	Barry Goldberg	Shady Hotel	Barry Goldberg
29	The Band	Chest Fever	Music From Big Pink
30	Brewer & Shipley	One Toke Over The Line	70s Music Explosion
31	Buster Poindexter	Hot Hot Hot	Buster Poindexter
32	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
33	Flaco Jimenez With Toby Torres & Jose Morante	Victimas del Huracan Beulah	Bob Dylan – artist's choice
34	Todd Snider	Alright Guy	That Was Me: The Best Of Todd Snider 1994-1998
35	Deeper Roots Radio	Who We Lost 2025 Pt 1	Deeper Roots Radio
36	The Mavericks	Moon & Stars (with Sierra Ferrell)	Moon & Stars
37	The Mavericks	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	Hey! Merry Christmas!

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Soul

Steve Cropper Tribute

December 13, 2025 Dave

Long before you ever knew his name, Steve Cropper’s music was a part of your life if you grew up with a radio tuned to soul, rock, or R&B. You were already absorbing his fingerwork: that clipped, chiming guitar on “Green Onions,” the taut groove that made Wilson Pickett sound ten feet tall, or the unmistakable snap of Stax rhythm sections he helped shape. We lost a giant who contributed to the Americana musical landscape this past week and our show this week will reflect on his body of work. He wasn’t just part of the soundtrack of our lives, he was part of the atmosphere, a presence whose playing taught you—quietly and consistently—what feel really meant. To grow up with Steve Cropper’s music is to realize, eventually, that he helped define not just a sound but a sensibility—one where the groove is tight, the soul runs deep, and the guitar part is always exactly what the song needs and not a note more.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	Stax Number Ones
2	Booker T. & The MG's	Green Onions	Let There Be Drums Vol 2: The 60's
3	Steve Cropper	Baby Don't Do It (Steve Cropper with B.B. King & Shemekia Copeland)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
4	The Tonettes	Teardrop Sea	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
5	Carla Thomas	What a Fool I've Been	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
6	Carla Thomas	Comfort Me	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)
7	Johnny Daye	What'll I Do for Satisfaction	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)
8	Steve Cropper, Pops Staples, Albert King	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
9	Wilson Pickett	Don't Fight It [Unedited Single Master]	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
10	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
11	Barbara & the Browns	In My Heart	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (4 of 9)
12	Booker T. & The MG's	Time Is Tight	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]
13	Mable John	Wait You Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)
14	Rufus Thomas	Can Your Monkey Do the Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
15	The Astors	Candy	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
16	Bobby Marchan	You Won't Do Right	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
17	Eddie Floyd	Knock on Wood	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)
18	Otis Redding	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
19	Otis Redding	That's How Strong My Love Is	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
20	Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour	Too Much Stress (feat. Brian May & Billy Gibbons)	Friendlytown
21	Steve Cropper	Two Wrongs	Fire It Up
22	Steve Cropper	Thirty Second Lover (Steve Cropper with Steve Winwood)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
23	Aretha Franklin	Think	The Definitive Collection
24	Booker T. & the MG's	Soul-Limbo	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
25	Wendy Rene	What Will Tomorrow Bring?	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
26	William Bell	Who Will It Be Tomorrow	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
27	Eddie Floyd	Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)	Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
28	Wilson Pickett	Ninety-Nine & A Half (Won't Do)	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
29	The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons featuring Steve Cropper	Shake Your Money Maker	Shake Your Money Maker (Single)
30	Steve Cropper	My Sugar Sugar (Steve Cropper with John Popper)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
31	Steve Cropper & Pops Staples	Water	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
32	The Mad Lads	Patch My Heart	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)
33	Cheryl Johnson/Pam Johnson	That's My Guy	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
34	The Blues Brothers	Soul Man	The Definitive Collection
35	Booker T. & the MG's	Slim Jenkin's Place	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's

Flour Power

November 29, 2025 Dave

What a show for the day after Thanksgiving! This week we roll out a two-hour celebration of bakery-inspired tunes—an irresistible mix of cakes, pies, donuts, cookies, and every sugary delight ever to find its way into a lyric. We’ll be mixing up a blend from a century’s worth of music, from early jazz confections and country-fried treats to soulful blues pastries, golden-era pop indulgences, and rock-and-roll slices served hot from the oven. It’s all about how bakery imagery has sweetened American music’s storytelling. Jazz bands swing like a spoon in batter; country artists offer homestyle wisdom baked into every verse; blues singers lean into the bittersweet with slow-cooked grooves; and rock outfits bring the heat with songs that crust, crackle, and pop. Whether it’s a dusty 78 from the 1920s or a modern track with sprinkles of retro charm, the playlist draws straight from the musical pantry of the past hundred years. This week’s highlights include performances from Dan Hicks, NRBQ, Curtis Salgado, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller and a whole lot more. Tune into community radio for West Sonoma County. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to planet Earth at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds	Shortnin' Bread	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
2	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	Sweetheart (Waitress In A Donut Shop)	The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
3	Warren Smith	Singing the Blues (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 18)
4	Johnny Cash	Give My Love to Rose (& Donut Ad)	At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 20)
5	The Carolyn Sills Combo	That Doughnut Song	That Doughnut Song
6	Andy Kirk	Dunkin' A Doughnut	An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 [Disc 1]
7	The Modernaires	Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five	The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly
8	Rosemary Clooney	Cherry Pies Ought To Be You	Tenderly
9	Eileen Barton & The New Yorkers	If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked a Cake)	Cookin' Choice Cuts from the Famous Fifties
10	Art Mooney & His Orchestra	If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
11	Nat Russell	Chocolata	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
12	Galactic	Baker's Dozen	Late For The Future
13	Curtis Salgado	Cookie Dough	Americana Roots Songbook: Modern Blues
14	Jay & The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969
15	Linda Martell	The Wedding Cake (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
16	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Shortnin' Bread	100 Ans De Jazz
17	Fats Waller	You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It)	The Definitive Fats Waller: His Rhythm, His Piano, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]
18	Frank Zappa	Muffin Man	The Best Of Frank Zappa
19	Chuck Cabot & His Orchestra	Chocolate Cha Cha	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
20	Ella Mae Morse	The Patty Cake Man	Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 1]
21	Texas Top Hands	You Can't Have Your Cake	Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]
22	NRBQ	RC Cola And A Moon Pie	Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]
23	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
24	Mamie Bradley	The Patty Cake	Meet Me At The Candy Store: 31 Sweets For The Dentist's Joy
25	Marvin & Johnny	Cherry Pie	Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
26	The Four Clefs	I Like Pie, I Like Cake	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
27	The Newbeats	Bread and Butter	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
28	Ella Fitzgerald	The Muffin Man	Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41
29	Louis Jordan	Beans and Corn Bread	Number Ones
30	Billy Hughes Buckaroos	Take Your Hands Off It (Birthday Cake)	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
31	Johnny Cash & The Light Crust Doughboys	W. Lee O'Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys)	Johnny Cash is Coming To Town
32	Lonnie Johnson	He's A Jelly Roll Baker	RCA Record Label: The 1st Note In Black Music [Disc 1]

Rock Roll and Soul

November 16, 2025 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots takes a wide turn down the backroads of American music, delivering a two-hour free form ride through the crossroads where rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for an eclectic blend honoring the roots while keeping one foot in the groove — where a deep cut from Garland Jeffreys might slide right up against raw King Curtis Memphis soul, a bouncy David Lindley number, or the tight shuffle of a Chess Records blues side. We’ll be connecting the dots between decades and genres with warmth and curiosity. Whether it’s Louvin-soaked harmonies, road-weary country soul, or the smoky after-hours mood of the juke joint, this week’s celebration once more explores the shared DNA of American sound. Tune in for stories between the songs, unexpected transitions, and a handpicked setlist that speaks to both memory and motion — a sonic journey that proves the roots run deep, wide, and ever surprising.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Traveling Wilburys	Last Night	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
2	The Mar-Keys	Last Night	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
3	Little Walter	Last Night	Cadillac Records [Disc 1]
4	Simon & Garfunkel	Homeward Bound	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
5	Nat King Cole Trio	Homeward Bound (1993 Digital Remaster)	The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 2]
6	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
7	Annie Ross	Twisted	King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings [Remastered]
8	David Lindley	Twist and Shout	El Rayo-X
9	King Curtis	Soul Twist	Soul Serenade
10	Gary U.S. Bonds	Dear Lady Twist	Gary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits
11	Phil Flowers	Twistin' Beat	Stompin' 8
12	The Traveling Wilburys	Wilbury Twist	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3
13	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
14	Doc & Richard Watson	Moody River	Third Generation Blues
15	Bob Gallion	My Square Dancin' Mama (She's Done Learned to Rock and Roll)	Warped 5611 – Bob Gallion – 1956 – 1959
16	The Louvin Brothers	I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby	Capitol Country Music Classics
17	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Yield Not To Temptation	The Definitive Collection
18	Eddie Floyd	Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4]
19	Al Kent	You've Got To Pay The Price	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
20	Timmy Willis	Mr Soul Satisfaction	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
21	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
22	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
23	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
24	Warren Zevon	Searching For A Heart	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 2]
25	John Lee Hooker	I'm in the Mood	His Best Chess Sides (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
26	Garland Jeffreys	Cool Down Boy	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
27	Linda Ronstadt	Just One Look	Living In The U.S.A.
28	The Spidells	Hmmm, With Feeling, Darling	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
29	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
30	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
31	Joe Boot & The Fabulous Winds	Rock And Roll Radio	Stompin' 2
32	The Darlenes	I Still Like Rock And Roll	Where The Girls Are Volume 8
33	Glenn Miller	Runnin' Wild	The Golden Years: 1938-1942 [Disc 1]
34	Warren Zevon	Reconsider Me	Sentimental Hygiene
35	Chuck Berry	Rock And Roll Music	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
36	Chuck Prophet	Bad Year for Rock and Roll	Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
37	Freddy Cannon	If You Were A Rock And Roll Record	The Best of Freddy Cannon – Big Blast From Boston!
38	Fats Domino	I'm In The Mood For Love	Here Stands Fats
39	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
40	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s

Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rock, Theme Time

Halloween 2025

November 1, 2025 Dave

Halloween in America, on the anniversary of the first quarter century of the millennium. We celebrate the night by wearing masks, by flirting with fear, by turning the grotesque into entertainment. But here in 2025, you can’t help but feel like the masks didn’t come off this year. The trick-or-treaters will return home tonight, but the parade of make-believe monsters marched straight into the daylight this past January — and some of them are occupying the most important offices in our fragile democracy. What used to be a night for play-acting power, for pretending to be the villain, has turned into a movement that’s forgotten the difference between costume and conviction. The slogans sound patriotic, the anger sounds righteous, and the cruelty wears the grin of normalcy. Halloween, at least, has an ending — sunrise, candy wrappers, a hangover of sugar and smoke. But America’s current masquerade? The lights came on, and the masks stayed put.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	David & Roselyn	Marie Lavaux	The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
2	Dr. John	Marie Laveau	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
3	Mississippi John Hurt	Spider Spider	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
4	Memphis Minnie	Black Cat Blues – Take 1	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
5	Bob Dunn	Graveyard Blues	1939-1940 (Warped 3921)
6	Tampa Red	Witchin' Hour Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
7	Memphis Minnie	Hoodoo Lady	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
8	Robert Johnson	Me And The Devil Blues	ABC Of The Blues Vol 18
9	Rev. Emmett Dickinson	A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
10	Charles Sheffield	It's Your Voodoo Working	100 Northern Soul Classics
11	St. Louis Bessie (Mae Smith)	Ghost Creepin' Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
12	The Hollywood Flames	Frankenstein's Den	The Hollywood Flames
13	Eels	Fresh Blood	Hombre Lobo
14	AC DC	Hells Bells	Back in Black
15	Original London Cast recording	In The Air Tonight American Psycho	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
16	The Frantics	Werewolf	The Roots Of Psychobilly
17	Redbone	The Witch Queen Of New Orleans	Rockin' 70s [Disc 2]
18	Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs	I've Got a Voodoo Doll	1963-1968 – The Complete Wooly Bully Years vol.1
19	Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm	She Made My Blood Run Cold	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
20	Louis Armstrong	Spooks!	A Very Vintage Halloween
21	The Duponts	Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall)	Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
22	John Carpenter	Halloween Theme	Halloween: 20th Anniversary
23	Dr. John	Witchy Red	Television
24	Bettye LaVette	Witchcraft in the Air	Motor City Soul
25	The Deep River Boys	Swinging at the Siance	The Ultimate Rockin' Halloween Party (American Horror Songs 1930s – 1950s)
26	Parham-Pickett Apollo Syncopaters (W/"Tiny" Parham & Junie C. Cobb)	Mojo Strut	A Very Vintage Halloween
27	Truett & George	Ghost Dance	Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952
28	Nina Simone	I Put a Spell on You	Anthology Disc 1
29	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put a Spell on You	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
30	Roy Buchanan	Haunted House	Roy Buchanan
31	Tom Waits	Whistlin' Past The Graveyard	Used Songs 1973-1980
32	Dinah Washington / Max Richter	This Bitter Earth / On The Nature Of Daylight	Shutter Island [Disc 2]

A Century of America's Music