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Spring Fever

Every year about this time there’s a quick burst of blossom, a promise of renewal and that first pitch of the national pastime. I don’t know about you but it’s my favorite time of year, a time when winter’s cold is shut down and we’ve got that Spring Fever. This week’s show will take time out for a couple sets celebrating and remembering baseball’s past through music with the likes of The Treniers, Danny Kaye, and Dr. John with some early rapping from Mel Allen of all people. And that’s just the half of it because the fever goes beyond the diamond: we’ll share songs of April love with Shirley Jones, Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White with Perez Prado, Nina Simone, Martha Tilton, and a run of classic country with Johnny Horton, Sons of the Pioneers and the Sons of the San Joaquin. From stickball to kite-flying to the first frisbees of the year in the local park. Let’s get away from it all.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Radio Commercial 'Spring Time Fever Time' Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
2The Velvets Spring Fever Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
3Shirley Jones & Pat Boone April Love (Film Version) Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
4The Pentagons It's Spring Again Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
5Martha Tilton I'll Remember April The Liltin' Miss Tilton [Disc 1] Amazon
6Perez Prado And His Orchestra Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) Amazon
7Count Basie April in Paris Pure Jazz Amazon
8Naturals & Mel Allen Baseball Dreams Baseball's Greatest Hits Amazon
9Johnny Darling Baseball Baby Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan Amazon
10Dr. John Take Me Out To The Ballgame Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording Amazon
11The Treniers Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) Baseball Anthems Amazon
12Sister Wynona Carr The Ball Game Baseball Anthems Amazon
13Russ Hodges Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round The World Baseball Anthems Amazon
14Terry Cashman Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & "The Duke") 61* [Box Set] Disc 1 Amazon
15Mickey Mantle & Teresa Brewer I Love Mickey Baseball's Greatest Hits Amazon
16Danny Kaye D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song (Oh, Really? No, O'Malley) Baseball's Greatest Hits Amazon
17Stormy Weather The Land Of Wrigley Baseball's Greatest Hits Amazon
18Steve Goodman A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request Baseball's Greatest Hits Amazon
19Betty Bonney & Les Brown and His Orchestra Joltin' Joe Dimaggio Baseball Anthems Amazon
20Little Willie John I've Got Spring Fever Little Willie John Amazon
21Birdlegs & Pauline And Their Versatility Birds Spring Birth Of Soul: 2 Amazon
22Jerry Duane & The Monarchs It Might As Well Be Spring Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
23Nina Simone It Might As Well Be Spring The Best Of Nina Simone: The Colpix Years Amazon
24Craig Douglas Hello Spring Spring Fever – 28 Easter Nuggets For Your Spring Season Amazon
25The Cadillacs It's Spring For Collectors Only (Disc 3) Amazon
26Delbon Johnson It's Always Springtime in Nassau Putumayo Presents: Calypso Amazon
27The Browns Springtime Classics 1964-1966 (Warped 6529) Amazon
28Johnny Horton When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below) 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
29Sons of the Pioneers Springtime On the Range 1941 vol 1 (Warped 4108) Amazon
30Sons Of The San Joaquin Ridin' For The Roundup In The Springtime From Whence Came The Cowboy Amazon
31Charlie Monroe Springtime in Glory 1950-1956 (Warped 5079) Amazon
32Billie Holiday Some Other Spring Ken Burns Jazz Amazon
33Mose Allison Spring Song Mose Allison [2-fer] Amazon
34Mose Allison Fires Of Spring Gimcracks and Gewgaws Amazon
35Tony Perkins April Fool On a Rainy Afternoon Amazon

Also Rans 1960 Pt. 2

The downstream wave of sounds that flooded the charts seemed endless in the year 1960. As was exhibited in last week’s Deeper Roots exhibition of ‘also rans’ from that year, it was a very, very crowded field. That field was spread far and wide across genres and levels of production, songwriting and performance quality. We take on that same strata this week in the show. More teen crushes, tragedies, soulful exchanges and instrumentals that bore earworms galore. That’s what we’ve got in store with performances from Fats to Jackie, Smokey to Etta, the Burnette Brothers and Ricky, Dean Martin, Freddie King and Linda Laurie…all giving it their all and doing their very best to crawl to the top of their respective charts. We’re getting ready for a wild Sunday night here in Santa Rosa, celebrating KOWS Community Radio at the Barrel Proof Lounge in downtown Santa Rosa. Hope you can make today’s Deeper Roots show and Sunday’s benefit!

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Little Junior Parker Driving Wheel Feelin' Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings Amazon
2Jackie Wilson Doggin' Around American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960 Amazon
3Rosie & The Originals Angel Baby Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1) Amazon
4Jessie Hill Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt 1 The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
5Fats Domino Walking To New Orleans A Lot Of Dominos Amazon
6The Shirelles Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Brill Building Sound Disc 1 Amazon
7Ray Peterson Tell Laura I Love Her Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1 Amazon
8The Browns The Old Lamplighter Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2 Amazon
9The Platters Harbor Lights All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
10Johnny Burnette Dreamin' 25 Greatest Hits Amazon
11Dorsey Burnette Hey Little One American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960 Amazon
12Rick Nelson Young Emotions Greatest Love Songs Amazon
13Etta James A Sunday Kind Of Love Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962 Amazon
14Jimmy Jones Good Timin' We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites Amazon
15Kathy Young & The Innocents A Thousand Stars Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1) Amazon
16Roy Orbison Blue Angel The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1] Amazon
17The Smoothies Softly I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3] Amazon
18The Miracles Shop Around The 35th Anniversary Collection Amazon
19Hayley Mills Let's Get Together Classic Disney, Vol. I: 60 Years Of Musical Magic Amazon
20Dean Martin Ain't That A Kick In The Head The Best Of The Rat Pack Amazon
21Jayne Mansfield Too Hot To Handle Bombshells Amazon
22The Videls Mister Lonely The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962 Amazon
23Peggy Lee I Love Being Here With You [Remastered] The Best Of The Singles Collection Amazon
24Linda Lawson Like Young Bombshells Amazon
25Floyd Cramer Last Date Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1 Amazon
26Dinah Washington This Bitter Earth American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960 Amazon
27Ronnie Love Chills And Fever 100 Northern Soul Classics Amazon
28Nick Perito The Green Leaves Of Summer (Album Version) Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Motion Picture Soundtrack Amazon
29Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) Amazon
30Hank Locklin Please Help Me, I'm Falling Classic Country Amazon
31Jim Reeves Billy Bayou Country Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good Times Amazon
32Jack Scott Cool Water Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation Amazon
33Marty Robbins Song Of The Bandit The Complete Recordings 1952-1960 Amazon
34Duane Eddy CD 1 Because They're Young Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology (Disc 1) Amazon
35The Drifters This Magic Moment All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1] Amazon
36Henry Mancini Lujon Best Of Amazon


Also Rans 1960 Pt. 1

We’re at it again! Excavations below the crust of some pretty simple-minded teenage pap that seemed to occupy the Billboard Top 100 in the year 1960. Marketers had found the right blend of country, rhythm, pop, sentimentality and rock and this led to a churning out of as much and as they could as fast was possible. The result was a mixed bag: quantity over quality in most cases. We call it spit-balling these days. We’ll dig into the substrate of popular music that did not make the Top 40, and in some cases, the Top 100. We’ll hear from Wanda Jackson, Billy Bland, Donnie Brooks, Johnny Preston, Esther Phillips, and a few dozen others in this week’s show. Not withstanding what we do here, we have to consistently remind ourselves of the classic Tony Soprano quote: “’Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation.” So, we’re mining for the ones we don’t necessarily remember. And the big news? It’s a rare two-parts-over-two-weeks extravaganza. Hope you can join in!

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1John D Loudermilk Tobacco Road You Heard It Here First! Amazon
2Wanda Jackson Dona'a Wan'a Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks] Amazon
3Peter Sellers & Sophie Loren Goodness Gracious Me The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 3 Amazon
4The Flares Hotcha Cha-Cha Brown Foot Stompin' Amazon
5Sugar Pie DeSanto I Want to Know 100 Northern Soul Classics Amazon
6Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra Takin' Care Of Business Wail Man Wail!: The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 (Disc 3) Amazon
7Billy Bland Let The Little Girl Dance The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960 Amazon
8Larry Hall Sandy The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962 Amazon
9Varetta Dillard A Little Bitty Tear Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry Amazon
10Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Finger Poppin' Time American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960 Amazon
11Earl King Come On, Pt. 1 Living The Blues: Blues Classics 1960-1964 Amazon
12Ernie K-Doe A Certain Girl The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
13Skip & Flip Cherry Pie (1960 #11) Greatest Hit Singles Collection Amazon
14Donnie Brooks Mission Bell The Teen Years Collection: Volume 1- Dream Lover [Disc 2] Amazon
15Manos Hadjidakis Main Title: Never On Sunday Never On Sunday Amazon
16The Mark II Night Theme Banana Split for My Baby Amazon
17The String-A-Longs Wheels Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
18The Piltdown Men Brontosaurus Stomp American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960 Amazon
19Esther Phillips Wild Child The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta! Amazon
20Brenda Lee That's All You Gotta Do The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea Amazon
21Eddie Cochran C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1] Amazon
22Duane Eddy Peter Gunn Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
23Joe Jones You Talk Too Much Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 1] Amazon
24Ral Donner The Girl Of My Best Friend War Paint – The Gone Records Story Amazon
25The Everly Brothers When Will I Be Loved The Complete Cadence Recordings 1957-1960 Disc 2 Amazon
26Johnny Preston Cradle Of Love Running Bear Amazon
27Little Willie John Sleep Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962 Amazon
28Paul Evans Happy-Go-Lucky-Me American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960 Amazon
29The Safaris Image of a Girl Teen Ballads Amazon
30Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs Stay Pure R&B: Vol. 4- Whatd I Say [Disc 2] Amazon
31Sam Cooke Wonderful World Greatest Hits Amazon
32Dinah Washington & Brook Benton A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around & Fall In Love) First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [Disc 2] Amazon
33Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks Hey Boba Lou The Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks Amazon
34Bobby Vee Devil Or Angel Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1) Amazon
35Neil Sedaka Stairway To Heaven The Brill Building Sound Disc 1 Amazon
36Roger Miller In The Summertime (You Don't Want My Love) Super Hits Amazon

Something in the Air

Spring is knock-knock-knocking…and our Supreme Court is push-push-pushing back on the idea of Emperor Grandpa McFuddlepants. And why not? They created it. But here, we’re busy painting the town with hope and there’s a sense that there’s something in the air as this week’s show leans on the fabric of Americana sounds to get us through yet another week of hate speech from Pennsylvania Avenue. We’ll apply an salve of sweet sounds from Jerry Garcia, Jackie Wilson, Townes Van Zandt, Billie Holiday, and that late local luminary and bard about town Dan Hicks in this week’s show. It’s a free form dance we’re taking on so I hope you make time or, if you can’t catch us live on KOWS, you can catch up on our archives posted on Podomatic at https://deeperroots.podomatic.com

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Something in the Air Greatest Hits Amazon
2Marshall Crenshaw Who Stole That Train Miracle of Science Amazon
3Them Baby Please Don't Go Them Featuring Van Morrison Amazon
4Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Anyway The Wind Blows Anyway The Wind Blows Amazon
5John Hiatt Radio Girl Slug Line Amazon
6Townes Van Zandt (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria Townes Van Zandt Amazon
7Charley Crockett Jamestown Ferry Lonesome Drifter Amazon
8Ray Charles Take These Chains from My Heart Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3 Amazon
9Jackie Wilson I Just Can't Help It The Jackie Wilson Story [Sony] Amazon
10Little Jimmy Dickens I Can't Help It The Old Country Church/Raisin' The Dickens Amazon
11James Hunter Six Can't Help Myself Nick of Time Amazon
12Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra Big Mamou Barrell House Boogie and the Blues Amazon
13David Lindley Your Old Lady El Rayo-X Amazon
14Aereo-Plain Band/John Hartford Keep on Truckin' Steam Powered Aereo-Takes Amazon
15Hot Tuna Keep On Truckin' Burgers Amazon
16Jorma Kaukonen Big River Blues Blue Country Heart Amazon
17Maria Muldaur It Ain't The Meat, It's The Motion Maria Muldaur Amazon
18Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande) The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973 Amazon
19Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks Canned Music The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973 Amazon
20Jerry Garcia Deal Garcia Amazon
21The Youngbloods Grizzly Bear Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods Amazon
22Sonny James Innocent Lies Singles Amazon
23Billie Holiday God Bless the Child Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
24Jackson Browne These Days The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne Amazon
25Wayne Hancock Life's Lonesome Road A-Town Blues Amazon
26Steve Forbert Lonesome Cowboy Bill Young Guitar Days Amazon
27Levon Helm Move Along Train Electric Dirt Amazon
28Tom Petty I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better Full Moon Fever Amazon
29Patsy Montana My Poncho Pony Cowgirl's Best Amazon

Old Records

Country, gospel, and rhythm and blues are the major arteries that flow to the heart of Americana musical traditions, each influencing the other through shared themes of storytelling, emotion, and spirituality. Gospel’s uplifting harmonies and spiritual fervor inspired both the heartfelt narratives of country music and the soulful expressions of rhythm and blues. Similarly, rhythm and blues infused gospel energy into secular music, while country music borrowed melodic and vocal elements from both genres. The “golden age” of these genres is often considered to be the mid-20th century, roughly the 1940s through the 1960s, when their innovation and cross-pollination laid the groundwork for modern popular music, including rock and roll. This week on Deeper Roots we’re going to flip through some classic old records (as we love to do) and highlight the morning with performances from the likes of Otis Spann, Merle Travis, Sue Foley, Sturgill Simpson, and a few dozen others.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Margie Singleton Old Records One More Record Please Amazon
2Seasick Steve Dark Man from Another Time (Bonus Version) Amazon
3Sturgill Simpson Breakers Roar A Sailor's Guide To Earth Amazon
4The Everly Brothers Bowling Green Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2 Amazon
5The Kossoy Sisters Bowling Green Bluegrass Jamboree Amazon
6Merle Travis Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) Ash Grove 12/9/1966 Amazon
7Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) We've Got a Live One Here! Amazon
8The Louvin Brothers There's A Grave In The Wave Of The Ocean Close Harmony [Disc 7] Amazon
9Hart Valley Drifters Nine Pound Hammer Folk Time Amazon
10Van Morrison Dark Night Of The Soul Three Chords And The Truth Amazon
11The Riders Of The Purple Sage Cool Water (Radio) Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1 Amazon
12The Harmonizing Four Wade In The Water Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) Amazon
13The Soul Stirrers Jesus I'll Never Forget [Album Version] The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture Amazon
14Mahalia Jackson Dark Was The Night Moving On Up A Little Higher Amazon
15Bing Crosby Down to the Old Ox Road Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1 Amazon
16Sue Foley Freight Train One Guitar Woman Amazon
17Porter Wagoner Banks of the Ohio 1968 (Warped 6846) Amazon
18Roy Rogers with Country Washburne My Chickashay Girl 26 All-Time Country Classics Amazon
19Merle Haggard Time Changes Everything The Peer Sessions Amazon
20Jimmie Dolan The Wheel That Does The Squeakin' Juke Box Boogie Amazon
21Raul Malo Weary Blues from Waitin' The Nashville Acoustic Sessions Amazon
22Ted Daffan's Texans Born To Lose 26 All-Time Country Classics Amazon
23Norridge Mayhams And The Blue Chips I'm A Rattlesnakin' Daddy Norridge Mayhams and The Blue Chips Amazon
24Mae West I'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For Love The Mae West Collection Amazon
25Jewel Paige & Her Brown Brownies Give It Up If You Take Me Back Amazon
26Julia Lee Snatch It And Grab It (06-11-47) 1947 Amazon
27Slim Gaillard Thunderbird ABC Of The Blues Vol 12 Amazon
28John Hiatt Thunderbird Master of Disaster Amazon
29Chuck Berry Jaguar and Thunderbird The Chess Box Disc 2 Amazon
30Otis Spann Mule Kicking In My Stall Cryin' Time Amazon
31Lowell Fulson Blue Shadows Chess Blues Disc 4 Amazon

Legend: Grady Martin

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

Good Night’s Sleep

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 Buy
1Fats Domino Sleeping on the Job This Is Gold Disc 2 Amazon
2Doris Day A Little Kiss Goodnight The Vintage Years Part Two Amazon
3Jimmy Durante I'll See You in My Dreams As Time Goes By: Best of Amazon
4Dean Martin I Love the Way You Say Goodnight Cocktail Hour Disc 2 Amazon
5Les 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] Amazon
6Linda Scott Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? The Complete Hits Of Linda Scott Amazon
7The Spaniels Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2 Amazon
8The 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 Amazon
9Jesse Belvin Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats Amazon
10The Fleetwoods (Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods Amazon
11Roy Orbison Goodnight The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1] Amazon
12Aaron Neville I Bid You Goodnight Warm Your Heart Amazon
13Los Lobos Goodnight My Love La Bamba Amazon
14North Mississippi Allstars Bid You Goodnight Prayer for Peace Amazon
15Harry Nilsson Are You Sleeping? The Point! Amazon
16The Tokens Dream Angel Goodnight Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens Amazon
17The Weavers Goodnight Irene Best Of Decca Years Amazon
18Charline Arthur Kiss The Baby Goodnight Welcome To The Club Amazon
19Little Jimmy Dickens A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956 Amazon
20Sonny Burgess A Kiss Goodnight Rock n' Roll Legend Amazon
21Swamp Dogg Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis) Sorry You Couldn't Make It Amazon
22Los Lobos Let's Say Goodnight El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4) Amazon
23Loudon Wainwright III Where the Whippoorwill is Whispering Goodnight High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project Amazon
24Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies A Thousand Goodnights Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin' Amazon
25Hank Snow Goodnight Little Buckaroo We'll Never Say Goodbye Amazon
26Johnnie Taylor Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed [Single Version] The Very Best Of Johnnie Taylor Amazon
27Shirelles Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye The Shirelles Amazon
28The McGuire Sisters Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight The Mid-'50s Amazon
29Barbara Mandrell Sleeping Single in a Double Bed Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1] Amazon
30Vera Lynn Goodnight Children Everywhere A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow Amazon
31The Gumm Sisters Where The Butterflies Kiss The Buttercups Goodnight The Sisters Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon

Time

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 Buy
1Steve Miller Band Fly Like An Eagle (2006 Digital Remaster) Fly Like An Eagle – 30th Anniversary Amazon
2Little Joe Cook It's Been a Long Time Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962) Amazon
3Steve Forbert It's Been a Long Time Young Guitar Days Amazon
4Harry James & His Orchestra Its Been A Long Long Time The Women of WW2 [V 4] Amazon
5Ella Mae Morse A Long Time Ago Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
6Crosby, Stills & Nash Long Time Gone Crosby, Stills & Nash Amazon
7Tom Waits Time Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years Amazon
8Mick Lloyd A Long Long Time Ago …Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008 Amazon
9Los Lobos Feat. Dave Alvin Somewhere In Time The Ride Amazon
10Charley Crockett Time of the Cottonwood Trees The Man from Waco Amazon
11Connie Smith Plenty of Time 1970-1971 (Warped 7108F) Amazon
12Evie Sands Untill It's Time For You To Go Any Way That You Want Me Amazon
13Junior Brown Baby Let The Bad Times Be 12 Shades of Brown Amazon
14The Louvin Brothers Are You Wasting My Time Long Play Collection Amazon
15Don Williams Tulsa Time The Definitive Collection Amazon
16Bobby Bare One Day at a Time (1965) All American Boy – CD 4 Amazon
17Willie Nelson Healing Hands of Time Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash vol. 2 Amazon
18Danny Dill He's Biding His Time Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2 Amazon
19Bob Dylan Time Passes Slowly Biograph Disc 3 Amazon
20Dwight Yoakam Just Passin' Time Blame The Vain Amazon
21The Sweetback Sisters King Of Killing Time King Of Killing Time Amazon
22Harry Nilsson As Time Goes By All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
23Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter As Time Goes By Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1] Amazon
24The Platters Twilight Time Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2] Amazon
25Irma Thomas Time Is On My Side Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4 Amazon
26The Chambers Brothers Time Has Come Today Time Has Come: The Best Of The Chambers Brothers Amazon
27Booker T. & the MG's; The MG's Time Is Tight Classic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes On Amazon
28The Blind Boys Of Alabama The Last Time Spirit Of The Century Amazon
29Marvin Rainwater The Last Time Whole Lotta Woman Amazon

American Banned Stand

The past century’s puritanical interlopers, better known as the ‘thought police’, have had their way with music. And we’re not talking about just the lyrics (which will no doubt be the source of most of the songs in the show today)…whether that be the sound of the saxophone or Link Wray’s sinister fuzz and feedback…telling us how to think or suggesting that your children would be swayed to the dark side due a mention of Susie getting home past curfew. It’s an age old problem. It’s really stinkin’ thinkin’ if you’d have asked Frank Zappa. And someone did and summarized his opinions thusly: “Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate their sexuality.” All the songs this week suffered from some form of censorship, whether corporate or governmental. And we’re going to play them…damned be the fools.

Wake Up!

We’ll be sharing a Wake Up call with everyone out there…no…not election day. Although it’s just around the corner. There’s an alarm clock buzzing or ringing or chiming that is bent on a theme…that of ‘waking up’. That’s our theme in the show todays as we excavate the mines of rich Americana ore from the past century, sharing songs whose thematic tone demands that our eyes open to the brighter days ahead. Dave has a boatload of sounds that include the rockabilly sounds of Mac Curtis and some country bop from Billy Briggs. That’s not all…there’s the brothers Everly, Merle Haggard, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Richard Thompson, Nat King Cole, Bob Dorough and a couple dozen others. Join Dave for a thematic romp on Deeper Roots this Friday morning on KOWS Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Gene Bianco Alarm Clock Rock Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection Amazon
2Les Paul & Mary Ford The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise Time-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50S Amazon
3Ike & Tina Turner Wake Up Don't Play Me Cheap Amazon
4Bobby Rush Wake Up Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4] Amazon
5Michelle Willson and the Evil Gal Orchestra Wake Up Call Wake Up Call Amazon
6Norah Jones Wake Me Up Not Too Late Amazon
7White Owl Red Wake Up Afterglow Amazon
8The Neville Brothers Wake Up Yellow Moon Amazon
9Richard Thompson I Can't Wake up to Save My Life Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years Amazon
10The Ravens Rooster Old Man River Amazon
11Cab Calloway Wake Up And Live Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
12Bob Dorough Wake Up Sally, It's Saturday Too Much Coffee Man Amazon
13Cecil Gant Wake Up, Cecil, Wake Up Blues in L.A. (The Blues Collection Vol.88) Amazon
14Wilco When You Wake up Feeling Old Summerteeth Amazon
15The Bellfuries I Don't Wanna Wake Up Tomorrow Just Plain Lonesome Amazon
16Jimmy Murphy Wake Me up Sweet Jesus Electricity Amazon
17Merle Haggard Wake Up His Greatest & His Best Amazon
18Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys Wake Up Irene Vintage Collections Amazon
19Ralph Stanley It's Time To Wake Up A Mother's Prayer Amazon
20Mac Curtis Wake Up Rock N' Roll Rockabilly Uprising – The Best Of Mac Curtis Amazon
21Billy Briggs Alarm Clock Boogie Boogie Man Boogie Amazon
22Los Lobos Wake Up Dolores Kiko Amazon
23The Browns Wake Up Jonah Warped 5773 – The Browns – 1956 – 1959 Amazon
24The Everly Brothers Wake Up Little Susie Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1] Amazon
25Lula Wiles Wake Up Shame and Sedition Amazon
26Dustbowl Revival I Wake Up Is It You, Is It Me Amazon
27Nat King Cole Trio I Wake Up Screaming Dreaming Of You Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949 Amazon
28Snooks Eaglin Reality [Formerly Titled Wake up] Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
29Mahalia Jackson When I Wake Up In Glory Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 2] Amazon
30The Oak Ridge Boys I'll Wake Upon The Other Side Gospels & Spirituals: The Gold Collection [Disc 2] Amazon
31Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Wake Up Everybody Akeelah And The Bee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon