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Freedom Train

July 6, 2024 Dave

Summer’s in full tilt and we’re not ready quite yet for the heat. But that won’t stop us cartwheeling down the musical halls as we take an eclectic ride on a free form Friday. Themes and tradition will rule today’s playlists, making way for some great roots rock favorites from Elvis, Chuck Berry and Roy Orbison. Country music is well represented with a lonesome George Strait train song, some hellbound Billy Strange, and a trip to Texas with Iris DeMent. KOWS Community Radio features Deeper Roots each and every Friday morning at 9 Pacific and this particular morning is no different save for a few snowflakes in the wind. We’ll also dig deeper for some tracks from The Ravens, The Golden Nuggets, The Beach Boys and a little bit of Dr. John. Join us on our free form journey!

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Bing Crosby	The Freedom Train [Single Version]	Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
2	Iris DeMent	Goin' Down To Sing In Texas	Workin' On A World
3	Randy Newman	Political Science	Sail Away
4	Simon & Garfunkel	America	Old Friends Disc 2
5	Louis Armstrong	Summer Song	This Is Jazz Sampler
6	The Ravens	Summertime	Old Man River
7	Jim Byrnes	Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City	Long Hot Summer Nights
8	Roy Orbison	Summer Song	Crying
9	The Chimes	Summer Night	Another Banana Split, please
10	The Beach Boys	Your Summer Dream	Surfer Girl
11	Dr. John	Such A Night	The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974
12	Elvis Presley	Such A Night	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
13	Chuck Berry	Downbound Train	The Chess Box Disc 1
14	Billy Strange	Hell Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
15	The Golden Nuggets	Gospel Train	Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
16	George Strait	Trains Make Me Lonesome	Strait Out of the Box [Disc 3]
17	Mudcrutch	Shady Grove	Mudcrutch
18	Doc Watson	Shady Grove	Songs From Home
19	The Campbell Brothers Feat John Medeski	Amazing Grace	Can You Feel It?
20	Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues	Amazing Grace	Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 2]
21	Norma Jean	Let's Go All the Way	30th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
22	Ray Charles	Let's Go Get Stoned	Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
23	The Isley Brothers	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Remastered 1991]	Complete United Artists Sessions
24	Al Greene/Soul's Mate	Back up Train	Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 3: Late '60s
25	Johnny Bond	Lonesome Train	Put Me To Bed
26	Robert Gordon	Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
27	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
28	Robert Gordon	Drivin' Wheel [*]	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
29	Chuck Berry	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	The Chess Box Disc 1

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Tex Mex Fest

June 23, 2024 Dave

We took a journey to the south in last week’s show and this week, we head further west where we’ll share a vibrant and dynamic genre that reflects the rich cultural fusion of its geographic origins, combining traditional Mexican folk music with contemporary American influences of country, rhythm and blues, and rock. With the accordion and bajo sexto, drums, bass and guitar punching a hefty rhythm whose lyrics are often filled with catchy hooks and danceable beats, it is prominently featured in festivals, celebrations and public events across the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. We’ll share some of the influentials from across the border like Lydia Mendoza as well as the mainstays and popular artists of the past half century including Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm, The Texas Tornados, Flaco Jimenez, The Mavericks and a dozen others in this week’s Deeper Roots fest.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Conjunto Sotavento de Nacho Fierro	La Bamba	Tex Mex Folk 1920s to 1950s
2	Lydia Mendoza	Jurame	Lone Star
3	Lydia Mendoza	Mal Hombre	American Roots Music [Disc 4]
4	Las Hermanas Mendoza	Mis pensamientos	The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
5	Little Joe & La Familia	Las Nubes	American Roots Music [Disc 4]
6	Conjunto Bernal	Mi Unico Camino	Lone Star
7	Ritchie Valens	La Bamba	Southern California With Fond Memories
8	Freddy Fender	Before The Next Teardrop Falls	Before The Next Teardrop Falls
9	Los Super Seven	Cupido (ft. Freddy Fender & Rick Trevino)	Heard It On The X
10	Freddy Fender	Wasted Days And Wasted Nights	Country Crossroads
11	The Texas Tornados	Who Were You Thinkin' Of	Texas Tornados
12	Doug Sahm	Nuevo Laredo	Best of Sir Douglas 68-75
13	Sir Douglas Quintet	Dynamite Woman	Mono Singles '68-'72
14	Sir Douglas Quintet	She's About A Mover	Sir Douglas
15	Tejas Brothers (w/ Augie Meyers and Larry Joe Taylor)	Rosa	Live a Little More
16	Los Lobos	Will the Wolf Survive?	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
17	The Mavericks	Volver, Volver	Collection [2003]
18	The Mavericks	Ven Hacia Mi (Come Unto Me) [Conjunto Version]	In Time (10th Anniversary Deluxe)
19	Eddie "Lalo" Torres Y Su Conjunto	Arriba San Antonio	The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
20	Santiago Jimenez Jr.	Alma de Tejas	The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
21	Flaco Jimenez	El Pesudo	Flaco Jimenez
22	Flaco Jiminez	The Girls From Texas featuring Ry Cooder (Album Version)	Partners
23	Flaco Jimenez	Por Una Mujer Bonita	Flaco Jimenez
24	Linda Ronstadt	Mi Ranchito (My Little Ranch)	Mas Canciones
25	Ry Cooder w/Sam Samudio	No Quiero	The Border/Alamo Bay
26	Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	Wooly Bully	Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll
27	David Lindley & El Rayo-X	Texas Tango	Very Greasy
28	Charley Pride	Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone	Country USA 1970
29	Marty Robbins	El Paso	All-Time Greatest Hits

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Swamp Pop Fest

June 15, 2024 Dave

Swamp pop. What is it and where does Tex Mex begin and country blues end? Well, just listen for that Louisiana backbeat, a taste of torch song and rocking rhythm. We’ll take on the music of Tex Mex next week but this week we’ll be sampling some of the greats of that splinter genre referred to as ‘swamp pop’; music that was grafted from a number of different root source sounds. Swamp pop remains an important cultural expression of the Acadiana region, celebrated for its heartfelt and nostalgic qualities. While it never achieved the widespread commercial success of other genres, swamp pop has maintained a dedicated following and continues to be performed by contemporary musicians. We’ll share the sounds of some of the genre’s most popular: Warren Storm, Tommy McLain, Rod Bernard, Clint West and so many others. Drop on by.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Cookie & the Cupcakes	Mathilda	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
2	Joe Barry	I'm A Fool To Care	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
3	Joe Barry	Teardrops in My Heart	I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
4	Joe Barry	Little Jewel of the Vieux Carre	I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
5	Rockin' Sidney	Shirley Jean	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
6	John Fred	Shirley	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
7	Rod Bernard	This Should Go On Forever	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
8	Rod Bernard	Diggy Liggy Lo	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
9	Rod Bernard	Colinda	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
10	Warren Storm	Prisoner's Song	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
11	Warren Storm	Hey Ma Ma	Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
12	Lil' Band Of Gold/Warren Storm	Please Mr. Sandman	Americana Roots Songbook: Louisiana
13	Little Bob & The Lollipops	Nobody But You	Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009
14	Lil' Bob & the Lollipops	I Got Loaded	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
15	Johnnie Allan	Lonely Days & Lonely Nights	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
16	Jivin' Gene	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
17	Dale & Grace	I'm Leaving It All Up to You	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
18	Clint West	Our Love	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
19	Clint West	Big Blue Diamonds	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
20	Cookie & His Cupcakes	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
21	Cookie And The Cupcakes	Until Then	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
22	Cookie & The Cupcakes	Got You on My Mind	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
23	Shelton Dunaway & The Cupcakes	Mary Lou Doing The Popeye	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
24	Tommy McLain	Sweet Dreams	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
25	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	The Essential Collection
26	Tommy McLain	Before I Grow Too Old	I Ran Down Every Dream
27	Tommy McLain	Somebody (Radio Edit)	I Ran Down Every Dream
28	The Uniques	All These Things	Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
29	Randy & the Rockets	Lets Do the Cajun Twist	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
30	Joe Barry	Just Because	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
31	Cookie & The Cupcakes	I Cried	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
32	Tommy McLain	I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)	I Ran Down Every Dream
33	Rockin' Sidney	My Toot-Toot	Alligator Stomp: Cajun Zydeco Classics

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J.J. Cale Tribute

June 1, 2024 Dave

When J.J. Cale’s first album came on the scene in 1972, it exuded something different…some kind of “timeless cool” with it’s imposing John Bunyan raccoon album cover and understated country sound setting it apart from everything else out there. Not psychedelia, not rock exactly, and certainly not the LA sound that was hip at the time. It was, as it has since been coined, the “Tulsa sound”. Many have covered John Weldon Cale’s music and many have become rock standards while others languish only to be rediscovered year after year by new listeners who hear that “timeless cool” and those breezy treasures he left us. We’ll feature a number of covers today, as well as his own originals in a show that will take you down a river whose currents are slow but determined.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	J.J. Cale	Call The Doctor	Naturally
2	Eric Clapton	Call Me the Breeze	The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
3	Case Garrett	Call Me The Breeze	Aurora
4	Marc Cohn	After Midnight	Listening Booth: 1970
5	Waylon Jennings	Clyde	Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 2
6	The Band	Crazy Mama	High On The Hog
7	Maria Muldaur	Cajun Moon	Louisiana Love Call
8	J.J. Cale	Hey Baby	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
9	Widespread Panic	Travelin' Light	Choice Cuts: The Capricorn Years 1991-1999
10	Eric Clapton	Travelin' Light	Reptile
11	Eric Clapton/J.J. Cale	Don't Cry Sister	The Road to Escondido
12	John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers	Sensitive Kind	A Sense of Place
13	Chris Smither	Magnolia	Happier Blue
14	Shannon McNally	Magnolia	Magnolia – Single
15	Tony Joe White	Louvelda (feat. J.J. Cale)	Collected [CD3]
16	J.J. Cale	Rock and Roll Records	Okie
17	Eric Clapton	After Midnight	The Cream of Clapton
18	J.J. Cale	Anyway the Wind Blows	Okie
19	Kansas	Bringing It Back	Kansas
20	Eric Clapton/J.J. Cale	Danger	The Road to Escondido
21	Shannon McNally	Low Rider	Black Irish
22	J.J. Cale	Roll On	Roll On
23	Eric Clapton/J.J. Cale	Heads in Georgia	The Road to Escondido
24	The Tractors	The Tractors-Rhythm Bone	Trade Union
25	Eric Clapton	Magnolia (feat. John Mayer)	The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale

Bad Road To The River

May 12, 2024 Dave

It’s been a while since we went free form so today’s show takes our regular breather from genre-focused explorations, theme, retrospectives and artist-inspired shows. There will be all of that found in the mix this morning. Interspersed between some fresh sounds from the likes of Dylan LeBlanc, Charley Crockett, and a newly revealed Johnny Cash nugget, we’ll be sharing everything from Dave Brubeck to Los Indios Tabajaras, Marvin Rainwater, and Johnny Thunder in our show today. From a pair of Memphis Minnie covers, some country classics from Patsy Cline, swinging rhythm from Louis Jordan, and straight-ahead rock from The Doobie Brothers and The Georgia Satellites…it’s a Friday morning full of Duane Eddy tributes and we’ve even got Slim Whitman…just for you on Sonoma County Community Radio, broadcasting on the FM airwaves out of Occidental, California, and streaming to the whole wide world on kowsfm.com/listen. KOWS-LP 92.5 FM is “Free Speech. No Bull” Community Radio.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Duane Eddy	Forty Miles Of Bad Road	Dance With The Guitar Man
2	Dylan LeBlanc	Sensitive Kind	Pastimes
3	Down Like Silver	To the River	Light That Match – Single
4	Johnny Thunder	Loop De Loop	The Very Best Of Johnny Thunder
5	The Georgia Satellites	Almost Saturday Night / Rockin' All Over the World	Rubaiyat Elektra's 40th Anniversary [Disc 2] (1990)
6	The Doobie Brothers	Long Train Runnin'	The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers [Disc 1]
7	Patsy Cline	Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul	Volume 3
8	Linda Martell	I Almost Called Your Name (Remastered 2022)	Color Me Country (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022)
9	Slim Whitman	Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection 2013
10	Willie Nelson	Made In Texas	The Border
11	Duane Eddy	Dance With The Guitar Man	Dance With The Guitar Man
12	Johnny Cash	Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie	Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 2]
13	T Bone Burnett	He Came Down	The Other Side
14	Charley Crockett	Hard Luck & Circumstances	$10 Cowboy
15	Jorma Kaukonen	Red River Blues	Blue Country Heart
16	Jefferson Airplane	Embryonic Journey	Surrealistic Pillow [Bonus Tracks]
17	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	Unsquare Dance	Silver Linings Playbook: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
18	Los Indios Tabajaras	Always In My Heart	Maria Elena/Always In My Heart
19	Ria Valk	Santo Domingo (Fernando, Alfredo En Jose)	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
20	Eileen Barton	Fujiyama Mama	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
21	Marvin Rainwater	Baby, Don't Go	Whole Lotta Woman
22	Clifton Chenier	Me And My Chauffeur	King Of The Bayous
23	Louis Jordan	Caldonia	Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
24	Jim McCracklin	Think	Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
25	Howlin' Wolf	300 Pounds Of Joy	Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
26	Sonny Boy Williamson II	One Way Out	The Real Folk Blues
27	Jimmy Reed	Hush, Hush	The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
28	John Lee Hooker	It Serves You Right To Suffer	The Definitive Collection
29	Johnny Cash	Well Alright	Songwriter
30	Lydia & Her Melody Strings	Just A Queen For A Day	The Wanda Jackson Connection (30 Roots And Covers Of Wanda Jackson)
31	Duane Eddy	Rebel Rouser	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
32	Duane Eddy	Ramrod	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]

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That’s The Spirit

May 4, 2024 Dave

There’s hardly a branch or root extension of American music that is not somehow connected the gospel. The themes of love, betrayal, birth, death, and the soul’s redemption have all long been played out repeatedly in the pulpit each and every Sunday. Thoughts and prayers are easily spent when the hard work isn’t as palpable to deal with. This week’s show blends the gospel of the Baptist, Pentacostal and Church of Christ as they were the big leader of the rafter shakers on the way to “Beulah Land” with a little bit of swing and country favorites. Tune in for music that runs the gospel gamut from the Soul Satisfiers of Philadelphia and the Gospel Songbirds to Sister Oda Mae Terrell and the country pairings of the Chuck Wagon Gang, Mac Wiseman, Kitty Wells, and of course, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Deeper Roots revisits some gospel classics in another Friday morning blend of the past 100 years of America’s music. Here on KOWS Community Radio. Free Speech. No Bull.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Rev.Willingham And The Swanee Quintet	That's The Spirit	I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983
2	Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny	Swing You Sinners	Let's Get Happy Together
3	Tony Bennett	Sing You Sinners [#]	The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1
4	The Brothers Comatose	Modern Day Sinners	Respect The Van
5	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	Little Black Train	Vol. 4-21 Hits
6	The Robins	That's What The Good Book Says	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
7	Freddie & The Hitch Hikers	Sinners	Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
8	Gospel Songbirds	The Bible Is Right	The Best Of Nashboro Gospel
9	Sister O. M. Terrell	The Bible's Right	Country Gospel 1946-1953
10	Sister O.M. Terrell	I'm Going To That City	Preachin' The Gospel – Holy Blues
11	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Look In The Good Book Brother	Sister On Tour
12	Soul Satisfiers Of Philadelphia	Run On Home And Live With God	Powerhouse Gospel Vol 1
13	The Swan Silvertones	Sinner Man	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
14	The Soul Stirrers	Sinner Run To Jesus (Take 1)	Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
15	The Weavers	Sinner Man	Wasn't That A Time – Disc 2 – This Land Is Your Land
16	Woody Guthrie	Little Black Train	Muleskinner Blues (The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2)
17	Johnny Cash	I Hung My Head	American IV: Man Comes Around
18	Johnny Cash	Unclouded Day	Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
19	Chuck Wagon Gang	Sinner, You'll Miss Heaven	1941-1948 (Warped 4128)
20	Kitty Wells	Dust on the Bible	Dust on the Bible (1959)
21	Willie Nelson	Family Bible	One Hell Of A Ride
22	Mac Wiseman	I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap	Most Requested
23	Cowboy Copas	Four Books In The Bible	Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
24	Elvis Presley	Run On	Artist of the Century Disc 2
25	The Kendalls	Heaven's Just A Sin Away	Country Gold-1
26	The Whitstein Brothers	Sinner You'd Better Get Ready	Old Time Duets
27	Johnny Cash	God's Gonna Cut You Down	American V: A Hundred Highways
28	Reverend Robert Ballinger And The Gospel Chimes	John Saw	How Sweet it Was
29	Nina Simone	Gin House Blues	The Amazing
30	Fern Jones	I Am A Pilgrim And A Stranger	The Glory Road
31	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Lay Down Your Soul	Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record
32	Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys	Rank Stranger	Classic Bluegrass
33	Eddy Arnold	Sinner's Prayer	Warped 5133 – Eddy Arnold – 1951
34	Buddy Miller	There's A Higher Power	Universal United House Of Prayer
35	Johnny Cash	The Old Rugged Cross	Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories

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Celebrating Smokey

April 27, 2024 Dave

The songs of Smokey Robinson have stood the test of time, remaining popular and relevant across generations. His compositions have been covered by artists from various genres, further cementing a legend as one of the greatest songwriters of his era. This week, we take a walk through a handful of the many classics he gave us, spanning three decades, focusing primarily on the Motown song machine classics from The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells, and, of course, his own group The Miracles. There is no question that his songwriting style and lyrical finesse have influenced generations of musicians and, coupled with his ability to blend heartfelt lyrics with catchy melodies, standards were set for songwriters in the R&B and soul genres; not to mention the groundswell of the sixties sound of Berry Gordy’s Motown Records. A morning of pure soul and pop that will include some sweet contemporary covers (if we can squeeze them in).

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Bonnie Bramlett	You've Really Got A Hold On Me	Lady's Choice
2	Barrett Strong	Misery	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
3	The Miracles	Bad Girl	The 35th Anniversary Collection
4	The Contours	Whole Lotta Woman	The Very Best of The Contours
5	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Shop Around	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
6	Mary Wells/The Love-Tones	You Beat Me to the Punch	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
7	Gene Chandler	You Threw A Lucky Punch	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
8	Mary Wells	The One Who Really Loves You	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
9	Mary Wells	Two Lovers	The Soul of Detroit – Disc 1
10	The Miracles	Going to a Go-Go	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
11	Brenda Holloway	When I'm Gone	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
12	Carolyn Crawford	My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
13	The Miracles	Baby Don't You Go [Single Version]	The 35th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2]
14	The Temptations	The Way You Do The Things You Do	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
15	Marvelettes	Way Over There	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
16	Marvin Gaye	Ain't That Peculiar	Marvin Gaye Icon
17	The Contours	First I Look at the Purse	The Very Best of The Contours
18	The Temptations	Get Ready	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
19	Marvin Gaye	One More Heartache	Anthology [Disc 1]
20	Marvin Gaye	I'll Be Doggone	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
21	Marvin Gaye	Take This Heart Of Mine	Anthology [Disc 1]
22	The Contours	Determination	The Very Best of The Contours
23	Chris Clark	From Head To Toe	Soul Sounds – Remaster
24	The Marvelettes	Don't Mess With Bill	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
25	The Marvelettes	The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
26	Johnny Rivers	The Tracks of My Tears	Greatest Hits [Capitol]
27	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	More Love	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3
28	Tammi Terrell	He's The One I Love	Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
29	Diana Ross & The Supremes	The Composer	The Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 2]
30	The Four Tops	Still Water (Love)	The Ultimate Collection
31	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Tears of a Clown	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
32	The Supremes	Floy Joy	Gold Disc 2
33	Rare Earth	Get Ready	Soundsavers – Old School No. 6
34	Rita Coolidge	The Way You Do The Things You Do	Delta Lady: The Rita Coolidge Anthology [Disc 2]
35	Sylvester	Ooo Baby Baby	The Original Hits [1989 Fantasy]

Cuppa Joe

April 13, 2024 Dave

The history of coffee consumption in 20th century America takes hold in the small cafes, truck stops and coffeehouses which became venues and social spaces for the community. Like music, they helped with the congregation of like minds and served as hubs for intellectual exchange, artistic expression and social activism. And it was all because of the caffeine. Instant and decaf coffees were just an aberration; much like disco. This week’s Deeper Roots drives the theme of coffee home with tracks that span the century including Emmett Miller, the King Cole Trio, The Bobs, Ella Mae Morse and Merle Travis (among others) to tell us a cuppa tale or two. It’s one more Friday show ahead of next week’s 420 observation…one more libation to celebrate.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Warren Barker	Caper At The Coffee House (From '77 Sunset Strip')	Jazz Noir
2	The Manhattan Transfer	Java Jive	Anthology – Down in Birdland [Disc 1]
3	King Cole Trio	You're The Cream In My Coffee	The Cocktail Combos [Disc 1]
4	Ella Mae Morse	Coffee Date	Singles 3
5	Patricia Kaas	Black Coffee	Jazz a Saint Germain
6	Jack Barlow	Hot Cup Of Coffee	I Live The Country Songs I Sing
7	Merle Travis	I Can't Afford The Coffee	The Guitar Picker CD4 (1954-56)
8	Tex Ritter	01 – Coffee Pot	(2000) High Noon (CD 4)
9	Claude Gray	I4ll Have an Other Cup of Coffee	Country & Western Nuggets
10	Lefty Frizzell	Make That One for the Road a Cup of Coffee	1962-1965 (Warped 6382)
11	Curtis Gordon	Caffeine And Nicotine	Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]
12	Jon Rauhouse	Corn & Coffee	Steel Guitar Rodeo
13	Frank Sinatra	The Coffee Song	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan
14	Enric Madriguera And His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee	American Dance Bands – Playing the Music of Irving Berlin
15	Pancho Cantaneo y los Cubaztecas	Moliendo Cafe	Cuba. Por La Musica
16	Terry Snyder / Earl Palmer	Binga Banga Bongo-Percolator	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers
17	Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra	Forty Cups of Coffee	Barrell House Boogie and the Blues
18	The Modernaires	Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five	The Very Best of the Modernaires With Paula Kelly
19	The Ink Spots	Java Jive	The Great Entertainers
20	Atilla	Coffee, Coffee	Mo 33004
21	Greg Brown	Good Morning Coffee	If I Had Known
22	Kim Lenz	Percolate	Slowly Speeding
23	Julie London	Black Coffee	36 All-Time Greatest Hits Disc 1
24	Ruth Etting	You're The Cream In My Coffee	Love Me or Leave Me CD1
25	Brook Benton	Another Cup Of Coffee	Best Of Brook Benton
26	The Boswell Sisters	Coffee In The Morning And Kisses In The Night [Album Version]	That's How Rhythm Was Born
27	Emmett Miller	You're The Cream In My Coffee	Minstrel Man From Georgia
28	The Larks	Coffee, Cigarettes And Tears	Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]
29	Bellevue Cadillac	Cuppa Joe	Hipsters, Zoots & Wingtips, Vol. 3
30	Lefty Frizzell	Cigarettes and Coffee Blues	Life's Like Poetry (Disc 5)
31	Otis Redding	Cigarettes And Coffee	Oxford American Southern Music Issue Vol. 25
32	Neil Young + Promise of the Real	A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop	The Monsanto Years

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

Rhythm Roller Coaster

April 6, 2024 Dave

Swing and jazz music of the late 1930s had just enough time to raise a small ruckus before the second World War broke out. After a celebratory wave swept the nation, there was a need for more of the same but with an upbeat but harder drive to it. It didn’t take long for pre-rock R&B to become popular across demographics as it would gain significant traction among urban youth, particularly in the central hubs of New York, Chicago, Detroit, LA, and New Orleans. This week’s show features a roller coaster of great sounds including tracks from Varetta Dillard, The Lollypoppers, The Flairs, and Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs. You don’t want to miss this wild ride.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Big Joe Turner	Love Roller Coaster	Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
2	Big Maybelle	Whole Lot-Ta Shakin' Goin' On	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
3	Ann Cole	Got My Mojo Working	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
4	Mabel Scott	Elevator Boogie	Swing Baby Swing!: House Rocking Swing and Jump Jive Boogie
5	Etta James	Spoonful	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
6	Shirley Gunter & The Queens	Oop Shoop	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
7	LaVern Baker	You'd Better Find	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]
8	Little Esther & the Dominoes	The Deacon Moves In	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
9	Ruth Brown	This Little Girls Gone Rockin'	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
10	The Drifters With Clyde McPhatter	Such A Night	Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
11	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
12	Tabby Thomas	I'd Love To Tell	Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
13	Louis Jordan	Roc Doc	From the Ghetto
14	Fats Domino	Don't Come Knockin'	Rhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick Blues
15	The Flairs	She Wants To Rock	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
16	Titus Turner	Hungry Man	Exotic Blues & Rhythm Volume 7 & 8 Boom-A-Lay & Chug-A-Lug
17	Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs	Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman)	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
18	The Lollypoppers	A Bottle of Pop	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
19	Julia Lee	Tell Me Daddy	The Girls Gone Rockin' Rhythm & Blues Queens [Disc 1]
20	Varetta Dillard	Them Their Eyes	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
21	Varetta Dillard	Mercy, Mr. Percy	The Lovin' Bird
22	Varetta Dillard	Promise Mr Thomas	From the Ghetto
23	Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody)	Sweet Man	Were Sisters Under the Skin – Female Blues & Boogie 1944 to 1949
24	Chuck Willis & His Orchestra	Lawdy Miss Mary	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
25	Champion Jack Dupree	Shim Sham Shimmy	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 15]
26	Little Willie John	Leave My Kitten Alone	Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 10]
27	Gladys Hill	Please Don't Touch My Bowl	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
28	Young Jessie	Shuffle In The Gravel	From the Ghetto
29	Roy Milton	Rhythm Cocktail	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
30	The Ravens	Midnight Blues	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
31	The Blenders	Don't Play Around with Love	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
32	The Ebonaires	Lawd, Lawd, Lawd	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
33	Cab Calloway	Gambler's Guitar	Rhythm & Western Volume 3 – Lovesick Blues
34	Gloria Gunter	Move On Out	Cat Scratchin'
35	The Coasters	Yakety Yak	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
36	The Coasters	Run Red Run	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
37	Big Joe Turner	Flip Flop And Fly	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]
38	Big Joe Turner	Well, All Right	Big Joe Rocks
39	Big Joe Turner	Midnight Special Train	Atlantic Rock & Roll

Americana, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Theme Time

Space Race Rock

March 29, 2024 Dave

What a time it was. The surprise of Sputnik in the early fifties led to a space race, a technological competition that had a profound impact on popular music (not to mention popular culture), providing musicians (and would-be musicians) a rich source of inspiration and contributed to some of the most iconic, as well as comic and out of this world, songs of the era. Themes of space travel, the moon and Mars, and even flying saucers were rampant on the airwaves. And one can only ascribe the fear of aliens to the number attempted novelty bits that reflected that trepidation. Laughter is, after all, a natural way for fear to be released in humankind. This week we’ll be sharing some of the classics, as well as the unknowns, including Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders, The Drivers, Merv Griffin, The Big Bopper, Dave & The Detomics and quite a few more that even if we were to share their names, you’d probably scratch your head anyway.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Mello-Tones	Flying Saucer	Vocal Groups
2	Jerry Engler	Sputnik (Satellite Girl)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)
3	Harmonica George	Sputnik Music	This Is The Blues Harmonica
4	Roosevelt Sykes	Sputnik Baby	Voodoo Lou
5	Astronaut Neil Armstrong	The Moon Landing	Great Speeches of The 20th Century – Volume 3 – the Dreams, Inspirations & Accomplishments
6	Gil Scott-Heron	Whitey On The Moon	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
7	Hightower, Dean (George Barnes)	Moon Rocket	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
8	Chris Kenner	Rocket To The Moon	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
9	The Drivers	My Astronaut	The King Records Story – Part 1
10	Johnny Greco	Rocket Ride	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
11	Vernon Green & The Medallions	Rocket Ship	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
12	Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders	My Satellite	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
13	The Larks	Rockin' In The Rocket Room	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
14	Educational	Duck and Cover	Educational
15	The Tornados	Telstar	Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2
16	Jimmie Haskell & His Orchestra	Rockin' In The Orbit (Space Satellite)	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
17	Don Lang & His Frantic Five	Red Planet Rock	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
18	Speedy West	Space Man In Orbit	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
19	Joe Montgomery	Planetary Run	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
20	Galen Denny	Gonna Build A Rocket	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
21	Merv Griffin	The Screamin' Meemies From Planet 'X'	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
22	The Royal Guardsmen	Smallest Astronaut	The Best of the Royal Guardsmen
23	Sheb Wooley	The Purple People Eater	Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 1]
24	The Big Bopper	The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor	The Greatest Novelty Songs, Disc 2
25	John Mauceri: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra	Herrmann: Outer Space [From "The Day the Earth Stood Still"]	Journey To The Stars: A Sci-fi Fantasy Adventure [John Mauceri The Sound of Hollywood Vol. 10]
26	Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra	Men Into Space	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
27	Billy Riley, The Little Green Men	Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
28	The Marketts	Out of Limits	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
29	Nervous Norvus	Kibble Kibble (The Flying Saucer Song)	Stone Age Woo
30	Freddy Sunder	Flying Saucers	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
31	Dave & The Detomics	Detomic Orbit	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
32	The Equadors	Sputnik Dance	Sputnik! The Launch of the Space Race – 65 Years First Sputnik in Space
33	Leonard Nimoy	A Visit To A Sad Planet	Spaced Out – The Best of Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner
34	Lightnin' Hopkins	Happy Blues For John Glenn	The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 3]
35	David Rose & His Orchestra	Forbidden Planet	Destination Forbidden Planet (37 Outer Space Shock Treatments)
36	David Bowie	Space Oddity	Singles: 1969-1993 Disc 1

A Century of America's Music