Category Archives: Rock

Back To Schooldays

January 29, 2024 Dave

Good times, bad times…let’s take a theme trip to schooldays past in music this week. Whether you were a product of the fifties, sixties or beyond, you remember your favorite music. We’ll be zooming in on sounds from that era in the show today as we explore the high school theme with topics like ‘lettered sweaters’…what ever happened to those? Or maybe the reminder of the bell or buzzer in the hallways. Or maybe that favorite after school rendezvous spot. We’ll be sharing music that celebrated school and affairs of the young at heart with tracks from The 5 Royals, Johnny Burnette, Gary US Bonds and some other favorites as well as some unknowns from some dusty 45s buried deep in the archives. Namely Nicky & The Nobles, Johnny & The Jammers, and Herbie Alpert & His Sextet. Quite the fun today so drop by.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Beach Boys	School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)	Ten Years of Harmony Disc 1
2	Chuck Berry	School Days	The Chess Box Disc 1
3	Mickey & Sylvia	Love Will Make You Fail in School	Love Is Strange and It Will Make You Fail in School
4	The 5 Royales	School Girl	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
5	Smiley Lewis	School Days Are Back Again	I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 4
6	Jerry Lee Lewis	High School Confidential	36 All-Time Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
7	Johnny & The Jammers	School Day Blues	Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
8	Johnny Burnette	Skippin' School	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 6
9	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Waitin' In School (Live at the Fillmore 1997)	Live at the Fillmore, 1997 (Deluxe)
10	Rick Nelson	Back to Schooldays	The Last Time Around [1970-1982][CD1]
11	Dave Edmunds	Back to School Days	Single Trax 1970-1981
12	Dave Edmunds	High School Nights	Porky's Revenge! [Expanded]
13	Billy Harlan	School House Rock	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)
14	Wynn Stewart	School Bus Love Affair	Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
15	Toni Rossini	(Meet Me) After School	Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era
16	Nicky & The Nobles	School Bells	War Paint – The Gone Records Story
17	Bobby Rydell	Swingin' School	Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits
18	The Beach Boys	Be True to Your School	20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest Hits
19	Jan & Dean	The New Girl In School	Greatest Hits
20	Gary (U.S.) Bonds	School Is Out	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
21	Herbie Alpert & His Sextet	Summer School	Another Banana Split, please
22	Betty Grable	Don't Carry Tales Out Of School	The Pin-Up Girl (Disc 2)
23	Austin McCoy & Frankie Ervin	High School Baby	Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 5]: West Coast Blues V1
24	Nat King Cole Trio	You Don't Learn That In School	The Cocktail Combos [Disc 1]
25	Paul Simon	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard	Paul Simon
26	Taj Mahal	Good Morning Little School Girl	Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home
27	Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band	Good Morning Schoolgirl	Blues Masters, Vol. 7: Blues Revival
28	NRBQ	Still In School	Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]
29	James Intveld	High School Hellcats	Cry-Baby
30	The Ramones	Rock 'N' Roll High School	End of the Century
31	Wee Willie Harris	Back To School Again	Their Greatest Misses
32	Ricky Nelson	Waitin' In School	Legacy [Disc 1]
33	Alex Chilton	The New Girl in School	A Man Called Destruction
34	Louis Jordan	School Days	Jivin' With Jordan
35	Tom Paxton	What Did You Learn In School Today?	Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound

The Year in Music 1959

December 2, 2023 Dave

Popular culture in 1959 was marked by a dynamic mix of artistic and societal shifts. The music scene was dominated by the rise of rock and roll shaping the sound of the era. It found itself rising above the simple adult contemporary and country sounds of the day. Iconic films such as “Some Like It Hot” and “Ben-Hur” showcased a diverse range of storytelling and cinematic styles and cultural narratives found a place in television, with shows like “The Twilight Zone” captivating audiences with thought-provoking and imaginative storytelling. The boomers were reaching their teen years, the space race was launched and a torch was about to be passed in Washington. Our show today spins the top tracks from each of the pop, country, R&B and rock charts reflecting a year of cultural transition, encapsulating the tension between traditional values and the evolving influences of a changing world. Everyone from Johnny Horton and Marty Robbins to Lloyd Price, The Fleetwoods, and Bobby Darin…all in one two hour show on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Marty Robbins	El Paso	Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
2	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
3	Johnny Horton	When It's Springtime In Alaska	Classic Country: Great Story Songs [Disc 1]
4	Bobby Darin	Mack The Knife	As Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection [Disc 2]
5	Bobby Darin	Dream Lover	As Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection [Disc 1]
6	Paul Anka	Lonely Boy	His All Time Greatest Hits – 30th Anniversary Collection
7	Frankie Avalon	Venus	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
8	The Spacemen	The Clouds	Teen Beat 1
9	Lloyd Price	Stagger Lee	Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings
10	Lloyd Price	Personality	Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story
11	Elvis Presley	(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I	Elvis 30 #1 Hits
12	Bo Diddley	Say Man	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
13	Ray Charles	What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
14	James Brown	Try Me	20 All Time Greatest Hits!
15	Wilbert Harrison	Kansas City	Red, White & Rock Disc 1
16	The Drifters	There Goes My Baby	Definitive Collection: The Drifters [Disc 1]
17	Brook Benton	Its Just A Matter Of Time	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2)
18	Lenny Martin & the Orchestra/The Skyliners	Since I Don't Have You	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
19	Chuck Berry	Back in the U.S.A.	The Chess Box Disc 2
20	Chuck Berry	Almost Grown	The Chess Box Disc 2
21	Neil Sedaka	Oh! Carol	The Brill Building Sound Disc 1
22	Dion & The Belmonts	A Teenager In Love	Greatest Hits
23	The Browns	The Three Bells	Classic Country
24	The Platters	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	All-Time Greatest Hits
25	The Fleetwoods	Come Softly To Me	Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
26	Johnny Mathis	Misty	Your Hit Parade -1959
27	Della Reese	Don't You Know	Solid Gold Soul 1959
28	The Drifters	Dance With Me	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
29	Phil Phillips	Sea Of Love	Heatin' Up
30	Jackie Wilson	That's Why ( I Love You So )	Lonely Teardrops
31	Johnny Cash	I Got Stripes	Songs Of Our Soil
32	Stonewall Jackson	Waterloo	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
33	Brenda Lee	Sweet Nothin4s	Miss Dynamite
34	Ronnie Hawkins	Mary Lou	The Best of Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
35	Jim Reeves	Billy Bayou	Country Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good Times

Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Jazz, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Theme Time

Jump Blues Party

November 18, 2023 Dave

Jump blues was the precursor to rock, emerging in post-war America. You can count Chuck Berry and Little Richard among those who were heavily influenced by jump blues. This lively and rhythmically driven music genre is characterized by the fusion of elements from jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues with a nod to big band. Urban migration led to this blending of musical styles and seemed to foster a faster and more electrified sound. Our show today zeroes in on some of the most influential performers in the realm of jump blues including Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Lucky Millinder, and Jimmy Witherspoon. It’s a Friday morning house party once again on KOWS Community Radio’s Deeper Roots with your host Dave Stroud with some bluesy licks, upbeat tempos and joyful vocals.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jimmy Rushing	Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today	Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
2	Bull Moose Jackson	Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me	Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950
3	Bull Moose Jackson	Keep You're Big Mouth Shut	Bad Man Jackson
4	Wynonie Harris	Wasn't That Good	Lovin' Machine
5	Wynonie Harris	Bloodshot Eyes	Lovin' Machine
6	Amos Milburn	House Party (Tonight)	Amos Milburn Rocks
7	Amos Milburn	Down The Road Apiece	Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn
8	Amos Milburn	Let's Have A Party	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
9	Johnny Otis	Baby Baby Blues	Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2
10	Johnny Otis	Good Ole Blues	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 34
11	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra	Silent George	Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
12	Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra	Shorty's Got to Go	Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 4
13	Louis Jordan	Saturday Night Fish Fry	Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell
14	Louis Jordan	Salt Pork, W. Va.	Mercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 2]
15	Roy Brown, Professor Longhair & Dave Bartholomew	Cadillac Baby	Roy Brown & New Orleans R&B – Disc A
16	Roy Brown, Dave Bartholomew	Ain't Gonna Do It	Roy Brown & New Orleans R&B – Disc C
17	Big Joe Turner	Morning, Noon and Night	Big Joe Rocks
18	Big Joe Turner	Feeling Happy	Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
19	T-Bone Walker	Come Back to Me Baby Blues	Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
20	T-Bone Walker	Street Walking Woman	The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
21	Jimmy Witherspoon	K.C. Loving	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]
22	Jimmy Witherspoon	Bar Fly Blues	Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars
23	Paul Gayten	Music Goes Round And Round	Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3
24	Paul Gayten	For You My Love	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
25	Dave Bartholomew	Shrimp And Gumbo	1952-1955
26	Tiny Bradshaw	I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
27	Joe Liggins	Going Back To New Orleans	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
28	Fats Domino	I'm Walkin'	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
29	Joe Liggins	Rag Mop	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
30	Bill Haley & the Comets	Farewell, So Long, Goodbye	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint
31	Louis Jordan	Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
32	Wynonie Harris	Lollipop Mama	Complete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949
33	The Treniers	Go! Go! Go!	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Oldies, Rock, Rockabilly

Ladies of Rockabilly

October 1, 2023 Dave

Sweatin’ with the oldies…that’s all we can say. This week’s Deeper Roots focuses on both the vintage and the contemporary performances by women who took on the rockabilly mantle. While a male-dominated genre, particularly when the boys (and record companies) were chasing the next Elvis, gave us hundreds (thousands?) of gyrating hips and raw rock in the form of pounding piano, thrashing guitar and duck tails, there was barely enough room for the ladies. But we’ve made some room on this morning’s show where we’ll be featuring the likes of Wanda Jackson, Janis Martin, Laura Lee Perkins and a bevy of brash rocking women from the early days of rock ‘n roll. We’ll do our best to balance the show with late breakers of the rockabilly kind: Kim Lenz, Linda Gail Lewis, Imelda May and Rosie Flores are some of the contemporary sounds we’ll be hearing from on this September morning. Tune in for a wild two hours…guaranteed.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Patsy Cline	Stop, Look And Listen	Grady Martin
2	Brenda Lee	Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)	Grady Martin
3	Joyce Green	Black Cadillac	Wild Streak, Vol. 1
4	Mimi Roman	Little Lovin'	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
5	Laura Lee Perkins	I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Lovin'	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
6	Laura Lee Perkins	Oh La Baby	Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
7	Maddox Brothers & Rose	The Death of Rock 'n' Roll	Classic Rockabilly
8	Janis Martin	Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll	Classic Rockabilly
9	Janis Martin	Will You Willyum	Grady Martin
10	Wanda Jackson	There's A Party Goin' On	Queen Of Rockabilly
11	Wanda Jackson	Let's Have A Party	Queen Of Rockabilly
12	The Collins Kids	Party	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
13	The Collins Kids	I'm In My Teens	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
14	Ann Jones	Hi-ballin' Daddy	Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56
15	Barbara Pittman	Sentimental Fool	The Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
16	Sparkle Moore	Rock-a-Bop	Classic Rockabilly
17	Jean Chapel	I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight	Classic Rockabilly
18	Charline Arthur	Hello Baby	Big "D" Jamboree, Gals Of The
19	Charline Arthur	Burn That Candle	Welcome To The Club
20	Robert Gordon	Hot Dog! That Made Her Mad (feat. Rosie Flores)	Rockabilly for Life
21	Rosie Flores & The Talismen	I've Got A Right To Cry	So Sad
22	Kim Lenz & the Jaguars	Howl at the Moon	The One and Only
23	Kim Lenz	Bury Me Deep	Slowly Speeding
24	Kim Lenz & the Jaguars	Rock & Roll Guitar	The One and Only
25	Ronnie Wood with his Wild Five	Rock 'n' Roll Music (featuring Imelda May)	Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry
26	Imelda May	Big Bad Handsome Man	Love Tattoo
27	Samantha Fish	It's Your Voodoo Working	Chills & Fever
28	Linda Gail Lewis, Slim Jim Phantom & Danny B. Harvey	Diggin' My Way out of Hell	Diggin' My Way Out Of Hell – Single
29	Linda Gail Lewis	Rocking My Life Away	Hard Rocking Woman
30	Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis	Boogie Woogie Country Gal	Wild! Wild! Wild!
31	Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis	Let's Talk About Us	You Win Again
32	Tammy Lynn & Myles High	Good Rockin' Tonight	Turn My Music On
33	Tammy Lynn & Myles High	Sweet As My Baby	Turn My Music On
34	Wanda Jackson	Mean Mean Man	Rocket In My Pocket
35	Wanda Jackson	Long Tall Sally	Queen Of Rockabilly
36	Wanda Jackson	Two Shots (feat. Elle King and Joan Jett)	Encore
37	Janis Martin	My Boy Elvis	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rockabilly, Theme Time

Hair’s On Fire

August 23, 2023 Dave

It’s summer and what better time to roll out the scorchers; vocals with an emphasis on big beats, screamin’ guitars and performances that sweat quite profusely in the noonday sun. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be digging through the archives of early rock, rhythm & blues and rockabilly for some tumultuous and head-splitting numbers from the past. Songs that woke up the neighbors if only played at a moderate level and woe be the terrified fifties’ parents when they heard the hi-fi blaring these songs from the youngster’s room. We’ve put together a collection of wildcat tamers, killer dillers, and not a bit of filler in the show today that will leave you breathless. Among those sparking the fuel that could set the hair on fire are Tarheel Slim, Jimmy Breedlove, Chan Romero, Big Mama Thornton, and the one and only Richard Penniman. Tune in for another Friday morning collection of the very best from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud, on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Chan Romero	The Hippy Hippy Shake	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
2	Jimmy Lloyd	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket	Rocket In My Pocket
3	Dale Hawkins	Wildcat Tamer	Wildcat Tamer
4	Art Wood	Hey Jibbo	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
5	Jimmy Breedlove	Killer Diller	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 9]
6	Tarheel Slim	Number 9 Train	The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
7	Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Can't Stay Away From You (W. Little Ann)	The Robin & Fire Years
8	Little Richard	Lucille	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
9	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
10	Little Richard	Rip It Up	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
11	Big Mama Thornton	They Call Me Big Mama	Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
12	Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
13	Elvis Presley	My Baby Left Me	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
14	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Rocket In My Pocket
15	Gene Vincent	Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me	The Screaming End: The Best Of Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
16	Billy Lee Riley	Red Hot	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
17	Billy Lee Riley	Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll	Sun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2]
18	Johnny Burnette	Rock Billy Boogie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
19	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
20	Freddy Cannon	Tallahassee Lassie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
21	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Frenzy	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
22	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put A Spell On You	Heatin' Up
23	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)	Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
24	Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
25	Wynonie Harris	Lovin' Machine	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
26	Jackie Brenston	Rocket 88	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
27	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
28	Buster Brown	Raise A Ruckus Tonight	Rhythm & Western Volume 7 – Jambalaya
29	The Midnighters	Sexy Ways	60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection
30	Dorothy Ellis	Drill Daddy, Drill	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
31	LaVern Baker	Voodoo Voodoo	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
32	Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the Witnesses	Jump, Jive, An' Wail	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
33	Ronnie Dee	Action Packed	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
34	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second Series
35	Gene Vincent	Race With the Devil	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
36	Wanda Jackson	Fujiyama Mama	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
37	Larry Williams	Bony Maronie	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
38	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3

Celebrating Tom Waits

July 24, 2023 Dave

This week we’ll spend our two hours in a shroud of barroom musk, out-of-tune brass, and painted ladies all spent before the tunes of an American treasure. We speak of Tom Waits. The New York Times, in a review of Barney Hoskyns’ 2009 biography of Tom Waits, Lowside of The Road describes our subject today thusly: “He is as potent and unpredictable a musical force as most of us have witnessed in our lifetimes, and that’s not faint praise. The graveyard croak of his gravelly, bellowing baritone is righteous, paint-scraping, unmistakable; it scatters small animals and slaps your synapses to startled attention. With what’s left of your adrenalized wits, you can attend to his mordant lyrics, which he packs into songs he divides (as his wife, Kathleen Brennan, put it) into two primordial categories: “the grand weeper” and “the grim reaper”. He’s our neighbor here in Sonoma County and we could not be more proud of the boy…really.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	John Hammond, Jr.	Clap Hands	Wicked Grin
2	Courtney Marie Andrews	Downtown Train	Come On Up To The House – Women Sing Waits
3	Tom Waits	Tom Traubert's Blues	Small Change
4	Willie Nelson;Sheryl Crow;Lukas Nelson	Come On Up To The House	Heroes
5	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Way Down In The Hole	Spirit Of The Century
6	The Holmes Brothers	Train Song	Promised Land
7	King Ernest	House Where Nobody Lives	Not The Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 2
8	The Blue Hawaiians	Jockey Full of Bourbon	Savage Night
9	Tom Waits	Dead & Lovely	Real Gone
10	Tom Waits	Ice Cream Man	Closing Time
11	Holly Cole	(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night	Temptation
12	Norah Jones	The Long Way Home	Feels Like Home
13	Tom Waits	I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You	Closing Time
14	Hayes Carll	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Trouble In Mind
15	Eagles	Ol' '55	The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
16	Willie Nelson	Picture In A Frame	It Always Will Be
17	Tom Waits	On The Nickel	Heartattack And Vine
18	Marc Ribot	Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits)	Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018
19	Tom Waits	The Soul Of A Man	God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
20	Solomon Burke	Diamond in Your Mind	Don't Give Up on Me
21	Tom Waits	Whistlin4 Past The Graveyard	Used Songs 1973-1980
22	Tom Waits	Georgia Lee	Mule Variations

Summer Sun

June 30, 2023 Dave

Summer’s here and you know what that means…we’ll be running through a bit of theme, this time with the focus on all that we celebrate in summer. With the Fourth of July coming up we’ll turn our attention to barbecues, baseball, ice cream treats, the warmth of the sun, swimming holes, and everything summer. Tune in for some terrific tracks from Dean Martin, Johnny Rivers, The Four Preps, Walter Wanderly and a whole lot more. It took us six months for the days to get longer and now it’s another six months of diminished daylight but that’s what make three other seasons something to relish…I guess. So whether you’re shipping kids off to summer camp, planning for this year’s visit to the Fair, or planning a trip to a ballpark or beach, know that it’ll be warmer than colder and we’re here to play the background music here on Sonoma County Community Radio, KOWS-LP, 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming to all over this big blue marble on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Beach Boys	All Summer Long	All Summer Long
2	The Donkeys	Theme From The Endless Summer	Theme From The Endless Summer [single]
3	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2
4	The Beach Boys	Keep An Eye On Summer	Summer Love Songs
5	Nat King Cole	That Sunday, That Summer	30 Greatest Hits Disc 1
6	The Four Preps	26 Miles (Santa Catalina)	Banana Split for My Baby
7	The Grand Southern	The Boys of Summer	Don't Say Anything
8	Terry Cashman	Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & "The Duke")	61* [Box Set] Disc 1
9	John Fogerty	Centerfield	Sing America
10	Sister Wynona Carr	The Ball Game	Baseball Anthems
11	Betty Bonney & Les Brown and His Orchestra	Joltin' Joe Dimaggio	Baseball Anthems
12	Ronnie Isle and the Blisters	Bad Sunburn	Banana Split for My Baby
13	Dean Martin w. Dick Stabile Orchestra	In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening	Good Old Summertime
14	The Four Mints	Night Air	Good Old Summertime
15	Jo Ann Campbell	Beach Comber	Banana Split for My Baby
16	Frank Triolo and the Shipmates Orchestra	Ice Cream Baby	Banana Split for My Baby
17	The Pearls	Ice Cream Baby	Another Banana Split, please
18	Leslie Uggams and Hugo Peretti Orchestra	Ice Cream Man	Banana Split for My Baby
19	Fred Waring; Pennsylvanians	I Scream, You Scream (We All Scream for Ice Cream)	The Silly Songs (1922 to 1934)
20	Walter Wanderley	Summer Samba	Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
21	Johnny Rivers	Summer Rain	Anthology: 1964-1977 [Disc 2]
22	Santo & Johnny	Summertime	Sleepwalk – The First Two Albums
23	Les Paul & Mary Ford	In The Good Old Summertime	The Best Of The Capitol Masters: 90th Birthday Edition
24	Loudon Wainwright III	The Swimming Song	Attempted Mustache
25	Bobby Bare	They Covered Up the Old Swimming Hole	Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969
26	Tennessee Ernie Ford and Cliffie Stone's Music	Sunday Barbecue	Banana Split for My Baby
27	Robert Earl Keen	Barbeque	Gringo Honeymoon
28	Buzz Cason	Barbeque	Hats Off To Hank
29	Wendy Waldman	Long Hot Summer Nights	Love Is The Only Goal: The Best Of Wendy Waldman
30	Plains	Summer Sun	I Walked With You A Ways
31	Robin Ward	Wonderful Summer	Vintage Collectors Series Music, Volume 11 & 12
32	Don Henley	The Boys Of Summer	Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

Cynthia Weil Tribute

June 17, 2023 Dave

In a June Substack tribute to Cynthia Weil’s legacy, Dan Epstein of “Jagged Time Lapse” observed that the “modern pop songbook would be significantly slimmer and less life-affirming without their work”. The ‘their’ referring, of course, to her husband and songwriting partner Barry Mann. From their early Brill Building output which included “Uptown” (The Crystals), “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (The Righteous Brothers), and “Walking In The Rain” (The Ronettes), to the chart-topping 80s classics of “Don’t Know Much” (Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville) and “Here You Come Again” (Dolly Parton), Cynthia Weil’s contributions to popular music were indeed affirming. This week’s Deeper Roots pays due respect to Cynthia, who was married to Barry Mann for almost 62 years, and was lyricist to his music. Their contributions to the sound of rock and roll and pop music in the 1960s rivaled luminaries like Burt Bacharach, Carole King and Neil Diamond.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Jay & the Americans	Only in America	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
2	The Drifters	On Broadway	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
3	Arthur Alexander	Where Have You Been	The Greatest Hits
4	Tony Orlando	Bless You	Halfway To Paradise: The Epic Records Story
5	The Cinderellas	Please Don't Wake Me	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
6	The Crystals	Uptown	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
7	The Crystals	He's Sure the Boy I Love	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
8	The Ronettes	Walking in the Rain	The Best of the Ronettes
9	The Ronettes	You Baby	The Best of the Ronettes
10	The Lovin' Spoonful	You Baby	Greatest Hits [Buddha]
11	Shelley Fabares	Johnny Loves Me	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
12	The Righteous Brothers	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
13	The Righteous Brothers	(You're My) Soul and Inspiration	The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
14	The Animals	We Gotta Get Out of This Place	The Singles Plus Disc 1
15	The Vogues	Magic Town	Greatest Hits
16	Scott Walker	Angelica	Scott
17	Max Frost & The Troopers	Shape of Things to Come	Shape of Things to Come – Single
18	Mark Lindsay/Paul Revere	Kicks	Red, White & Rock Disc 3
19	Paul Revere & The Raiders	Hungry	Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On
20	Mama Cass Elliot	Make Your Own Kind Of Music	Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2]
21	Mama Cass Elliot	It's Getting Better	Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2]
22	Dusty Springfield	Just a Little Lovin'	Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition]
23	The Drifters	Saturday Night At The Movies	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2]
24	Elvis Presley	I Just Can't Help Believin'	Artist of the Century Disc 3
25	Dolly Parton	Here You Come Again	Dolly [Disc 3]
26	The Pointer Sisters	He's So Shy	From The Pointer Sisters With Love
27	The Girls	Chico's Girl	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
28	The Ronettes	Born to Be Together	The Best of the Ronettes
29	The Ronettes	Woman in Love (With You)	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2
30	The Monkees	Love Is Only Sleeping	Listen to the Band Disc 2
31	The Drifters	Only In America	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2]
32	Gene Pitney	Angelica	Sings Great Ballads

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Theme Time

Sass & Gas

June 8, 2023 Dave

An eclectic episode full of sass, gas and plenty of brass. We’re going the free form route today and there’ll be plenty of embellishments to the morning as we take a blindfolded trip through a hall of mirrors with some classy vocals from Frankie, Peggy Lee and Helen Forrest; some honky tonk whiskey-in-the-bottle twangin’ from George Jones, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee; rocking rhythm passion from Tina Turner, The Marquees, and Elmore James; and much more including some little known nuggets from Bob Dylan, Merle Travis, and Daddy Cleanhead. We’re going to set the morning on fire with plenty of fuel from the deeper wells of the past century of America’s music. You don’t want to miss out. Join Dave Stroud for another Friday morning selection of wild tune-age on KOWS Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Hank Penny	Hold The Phone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
2	Ike & Tina Turner	It's Gonna Work Out Fine	Birth Of Soul: 3
3	Marshall Crenshaw	Blues Is King	Downtown
4	Daddy Cleanhead	Something's Goin' On In My Room	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
5	The Marquees	Hey Little Schoolgirl	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
6	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Dry Bones	The Best Of 1940-50
7	James Taylor	Coming Back To You	Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen
8	Bob Dylan	Braggin'	Triplicate
9	Frank Sinatra	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
10	Peggy Lee	I'm Beginning To See The Light	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
11	Glen Gray & The Casa Lorne Orchestra	Blue Moon	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
12	The Artie Shaw Orchestra Feat. Helen Forrest	Deep In A Dream	The Essential Artie Shaw [Disc 2]
13	Buddy Emmons	Deep In The Heart Of Texas	Buddy Emmons Sings Bob Wills
14	Geraint Watkins	Deep in the Heart of Texas	Aide Memoire
15	Carl Perkins	Matchbox	Original Sun Greatest Hits
16	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Train of Love	Come on Back
17	Slim Whitman	Down In The Valley	Wagon Wheels [Disc 2]
18	The Handsome Family	Down In the Valley of Hollow Logs	Through the Trees
19	The Louvin Brothers	The Wreck On The Highway	Sing the Great Roy Acuff Songs
20	George Jones	Just One More	The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
21	Geraint Watkins	Heart of Stone	Rush of Blood
22	Merle Travis	I Used To Work In Chicago	The Guitar Picker CD1 – Divorce Me C. O. D.
23	Webb Pierce	California Blues	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second Series
24	The Carlisles	Nine Have Tried (and None Have Died) (Second Countdown)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
25	Hank Williams	No, No Joe	Beyond The Sunset
26	Charlie Louvin	Katy Dear	Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs
27	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	Cadillac in Model "A"	Legends of Country Music Disc 4
28	Jerry Lee Lewis	End of the Road	25 All-Time Greatest Sun Recordings
29	Everly Brothers	I'm Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2
30	Johnny Cash	Train Of Love	His Sun Years: Down South
31	T-Bone Burnett	I'm Coming Home	Truth Decay
32	Bob Dylan	Ring Them Bells	Oh Mercy
33	Steve Allen	This Could Be The Start Of Something Big	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]

Liberty Rocks

May 26, 2023 Dave

Liberty Records was founded in 1955 by Simon Waronker after his cousin, Herb Newman, suggested they go into the record business. The early years found the label in the deep end of easy listening pop with the likes of Julie London, novelty music featuring The Chipmunks, Patience and Prudence, Martin Denny, and Henry Mancini. But rock n’ roll was hitting its stride, and in the late fifties they released a blend of pure rock and rockabilly with Eddie Cochran. But the 60s found a more tame version with hitmakers like Bobby Vee, Johnny Burnette, Timi Yuro, Buddy Knox, and the post-Buddy Holly Crickets. At the peak of it’s hit-making machine the whole lot was sold to an umbrella company that also featured the catalogs of Imperial, Aladdin, Minit, and Dolton…we’ll share a host of Liberty releases with you in the show today. With the exception of Eddie Cochran, we’ll just call it rock ‘n roll ‘lite’.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Eddie Cochran	C'mon Everybody	Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
2	Eddie Cochran	Hallelujah I Love Her So	Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
3	Eddie Cochran	Nervous Breakdown	Eddie Cochran Singles Album
4	Shirley & Lee	Hey Little Boy	Shirley & Lee Rock
5	Rick Nelson	Teenage Idol	Greatest Love Songs
6	Sandy Nelson	&And Then There Were Drums	Their Greatest Misses
7	Buddy Knox	Open (Your Lovin' Arms)	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
8	Bobby Vee	Sharing You	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
9	Roosevelt Grier	The Mail Must Go Through	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
10	Jackie DeShannon	Just Like In The Movies	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
11	Warren Smith	Book Of Broken Hearts	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
12	The Rivingtons	Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
13	Gene McDaniels	Chip Chip	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
14	Johnny Burnette	The Fool Of The Year	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
15	Matt Monroe	Softly As I Leave You	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
16	Betty O' Brian	Money Honey	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
17	The Crickets	Little Hollywood Girl	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
18	Bobby Vee	The Night Has A Thousand Eyes	Easy Listening Gold 1962-1963
19	Jackie DeShannon	Needles And Pins	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
20	The Ventures	Walk, Don't Run	61* [Box Set] Disc 1
21	Jan & Dean	Linda	Jan & Dean Anthology Album
22	Jan & Dean	Honolulu Lulu	Surf City + Folk 'n Roll
23	The Fleetwoods	(Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams	Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
24	Wilson Pickett	It's Too Late	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
25	Irma Thomas	Break-A-Way	Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. 1
26	Johnny Rivers	Memphis	Greatest Hits [Capitol]
27	Johnny Rivers	Seventh Son	Best Of Johnny Rivers
28	Johnny Rivers	Mountain Of Love	Best Of Johnny Rivers
29	Gary Lewis & the Playboys	This Diamond Ring	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
30	Cher	All I Really Want To Do	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
31	Del Shannon	The Big Hurt	The Complete Recordings 1960-1970: Home and Away
32	Mel Carter	Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	Music to Shag By
33	Mel Carter	Band of Gold	The Best of Jukebox Rock – 1966 – Volume 2
34	Johnny Rivers	The Poor Side of Town	Greatest Hits [Capitol]
35	Gene McDaniels	Point of No Return	The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)

A Century of America's Music