Category Archives: Oldies

Jump Blues Party

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jimmy RushingSent for You Yesterday and Here You Come TodayRay Charles – Music that Matters to HimAmazon
2Bull Moose JacksonWhy Don't You Haul Off And Love MeBull Moose Jackson 1947-1950Amazon
3Bull Moose JacksonKeep You're Big Mouth ShutBad Man JacksonAmazon
4Wynonie HarrisWasn't That GoodLovin' MachineAmazon
5Wynonie HarrisBloodshot EyesLovin' MachineAmazon
6Amos MilburnHouse Party (Tonight)Amos Milburn RocksAmazon
7Amos MilburnDown The Road ApieceDown The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos MilburnAmazon
8Amos MilburnLet's Have A PartyABC Of The Blues Vol 30Amazon
9Johnny OtisBaby Baby BluesMercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2Amazon
10Johnny OtisGood Ole BluesABC Of The Blues, Vol. 34Amazon
11Lucky Millinder & His OrchestraSilent GeorgeRisque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&BAmazon
12Lucky Millinder & His OrchestraShorty's Got to GoGreatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 4Amazon
13Louis JordanSaturday Night Fish FryArtist's Choice: Joni MitchellAmazon
14Louis JordanSalt Pork, W. Va.Mercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 2]Amazon
15Roy Brown, Professor Longhair & Dave BartholomewCadillac BabyRoy Brown & New Orleans R&B – Disc AAmazon
16Roy Brown, Dave BartholomewAin't Gonna Do ItRoy Brown & New Orleans R&B – Disc CAmazon
17Big Joe TurnerMorning, Noon and NightBig Joe RocksAmazon
18Big Joe TurnerFeeling HappyBig Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]Amazon
19T-Bone WalkerCome Back to Me Baby BluesMercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1Amazon
20T-Bone WalkerStreet Walking WomanThe Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]Amazon
21Jimmy WitherspoonK.C. LovingThe Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]Amazon
22Jimmy WitherspoonBar Fly BluesMercury Blues 'n' Rhythm StarsAmazon
23Paul GaytenMusic Goes Round And RoundRoots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3Amazon
24Paul GaytenFor You My LoveChess New Orleans [Disc 1]Amazon
25Dave BartholomewShrimp And Gumbo1952-1955Amazon
26Tiny BradshawI'm Going To Have Myself A BallLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
27Joe LigginsGoing Back To New OrleansJoe Liggins & The HoneydrippersAmazon
28Fats DominoI'm Walkin'My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
29Joe LigginsRag MopLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
30Bill Haley & the CometsFarewell, So Long, GoodbyeFrom Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the JointAmazon
31Louis JordanAin't Nobody Here But Us ChickensLiving The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon
32Wynonie HarrisLollipop MamaComplete Jazz Series 1947 – 1949Amazon
33The TreniersGo! Go! Go!Living The Blues – Jump Blues & BoogieAmazon

Goin’ Home

Our theme of ‘returning home’ explores not just the physical place but also a reflection of our identities, memories, and the tension between the past and the present. Returning to one’s roots is often fraught with challenges and our understanding of home is deeply intertwined with our personal growth and the changing world around us. This week we’ll be pouring through memories and nostalgia to try to find the meaning of home. Thomas Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again” introduces characters who yearn for their pasts and the comforts of home, but the reality often falls short of their memories and would serve as a guidepost for our theme today. We’ll share gospel from the Gospel Hummingbirds, classic Americana from John Prine, country tradition from Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie, and the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Big Maybelle, and Bruce Springsteen. We’re heading down that road to home in today’s show.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1John PrineMy Darlin' HometownFair & SquareAmazon
2John FogertyGoin' Back HomeEye Of The ZombieAmazon
3Gospel HummingbirdsI'm Going HomeTaking FlightAmazon
4Bill KirchenSomebody's Going HomeTransatlanticanaAmazon
5Big MaybelleGoing Home BabyThe Very Best Of Big MaybelleAmazon
6Howlin' WolfGoing Back HomeBlues From HellAmazon
7Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three BlazersI Want To Go HomeSunny RoadAmazon
8Charles BrownHomesick BluesThe Cocktail Combos [Disc 2]Amazon
9Mickey & SylviaI'm Going HomeThe Best of King Curtis (1952-1961) (Disc 2)Amazon
10Mississippi John HurtAvalon, My Home TownBest Of Mississippi John Hurt [Live]Amazon
11Jack GuthrieOklahoma HillsAmerican Roots- A History Of American Folk Music [Disc 3]Amazon
12Woody GuthrieI Ain't Got No Home In This World AnymoreHard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)Amazon
13Hank WilliamsI'm Going HomeLost Highway December 1948 – March 1949Amazon
14Hazel DickensWest Virginia, My HomeHand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 1]Amazon
15Bruce SpringsteenMy Oklahoma HomeWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
16Maria MuldaurMy Tennessee Mountain HomeMaria MuldaurAmazon
17John PrineMy Old Kentucky Home, GoodnightBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
18Jimmy MartinHomesickJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 5]Amazon
19The Louvin BrothersI'm Ready To Go HomeSatan Is RealAmazon
20Dolly PartonTennessee Homesick BluesI Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1Amazon
21Charlie RichI Feel Like Going HomeThe Silver FoxAmazon
22Merle Haggard And The StrangersSing Me Back Home (2006 Digital Remaster)Hag: The Best of Merle HaggardAmazon
23Randy NewmanGoing HomeBad LoveAmazon
24The Charioteers & Frank SinatraI've Got A Home In That RockNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
25Leon RedboneI'm Going HomeUp A Lazy RiverAmazon
26Bobby BareHomesickMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
27Merle Haggard And The StrangersDown The Old Road To HomeSame Train, A Different TimeAmazon
28Steve EarleHometown BluesTrain a Comin'Amazon
29Ricky SkaggsLittle Cabin Home On The HillsAppalachian Stomp: Bluegrass ClassicsAmazon

Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas

From the cold grey light of dawn to some gospel coverage from Luther Dickinson, George Jones and The Golden Gate Quartet, Deeper Roots this week takes another pull at the thread of tapestry of the past century, once again celebrating America’s music. We’re in fine form, no doubt, because the players this week move from the ‘king of boogie’, John Lee Hooker, to one of the great contemporary songwriters, Iris DeMent. We’ll share a track from her latest album, one that ventures into the dark corners of this country’s recent history with her brilliant eight minute soliloquy “Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas”. We’ll share songs about liars, feeling good, 99 year blues, and that last train to Memphis. Join Dave Stroud for two hours from America’s songbooks, from church to steeple to songs about its people. We’ll be coming to you live from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Louis ArmstrongGo Down MosesLouis And The Good BookAmazon
2Iris DeMentGoin' Down To Sing In TexasWorkin' On A WorldAmazon
3Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleTexas FloodTexas FloodAmazon
4George JonesTake The Devil Out Of MeGeorge Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
5The Golden Gate QuartetLet That Liar AloneNegro Spirituals, Vol. 1Amazon
6Laurie Lewis And The Right HandsLet That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)The Hazel and Alice SessionsAmazon
7Luther DickinsonAin't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples)Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II[amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
8Lucinda WilliamsHot BloodSweet Old WorldAmazon
9Dave AlvinI Feel So GoodCommon Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill BroonzyAmazon
10Taj MahalGood Morning Little School GirlGiant Step & De Ole Folks At HomeAmazon
11Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur99 Year BluesPenny's FarmAmazon
12Emily Scott RobinsonDelta LineUp South The Great Migration Of Southern Sound, Oxford American Southern Music Issue Volume 23Amazon
13Eric ClaptonSo TiredBack HomeAmazon
14John Lee HookerDon't Look Back Ft. Van MorrisonKing Of The BoogieAmazon
15Van MorrisonStreamline TrainMoving On SkiffleAmazon
16Blues ImageParchman FarmOpenAmazon
17Mose AllisonThe Seventh SonAllison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
18Little FeatTwo TrainsHotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (1 of 4)Amazon
19The BandLast Train To MemphisJubilationAmazon
20Dr. John The Night TripperMama RouxThe Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974Amazon
21Shirley & LeeFeel So GoodThe Aladdin Story (Pt. 2)Amazon
22Levon Helm & The RCO All-StarsHavana MoonLevon Helm & The RCO All-StarsAmazon
23Slim HarpoBaby Scratch My BackThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2Amazon
24Alabama ShakesKiller Diller BluesAmerican Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
25Lee Ann WomackTake The Devil Out Of MeThe Lonely, The Lonesome & The GoneAmazon

Making Believe

Fresh from a couple of weeks away, we’re going for the easy listening, classic pieces from the Great American Songbook. Join Dave Stroud on a dream-laden journey on the waters of the past century of America’s music as he pairs up some of the classic ballads and torch songs from the past. Mostly crooners but there’s plenty of jazz and pop standards to celebrate. We’ll hear pairings from The Mills Brothers and Les Paul & Mary Ford, Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, Rosemary Clooney and Leon Redbone, Etta James, Billie Holiday, and Peggy Lee. That’s the short list. We’ll hear versions of “Fever”, “Dream”, “Smile”, “April in Paris” and “Autumn Leaves” in a show that reminds us that so many of these pop standards hold up well when put to the test of time. Drop by on a Friday morning where there’s whispering grasses among the autumn leaves here on Sonoma County Community Radio. 

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Peggy LeeBali Ha'iAmerican BeautyAmazon
2Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink SpotsI'm Making BelieveR&B Jukebox Hits 1944Amazon
3April StevensI'm Making BelieveTeach Me TigerAmazon
4Betty Carter/Ray CharlesEv'ry Time We Say GoodbyeGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2Amazon
5Natalie ColeEv'ry Time We Say GoodbyeDe-LovelyAmazon
6Tony BennettSmileThe Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 2Amazon
7Nat King ColeSmile30 Greatest Hits Disc 1Amazon
8Nat King ColeAutumn LeavesSings For Two In Love (And More)Amazon
9Roger WilliamsAutumn LeavesMagic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)Amazon
10Clem SnideDon't Want to Set the World on FireSweetheartAmazon
11The Ink SpotsI Don't Want The Set The World On FireYour Hit Parade – 1941Amazon
12The Ink SpotsWhispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)Greatest HitsAmazon
13Ringo StarrWhispering GrassSentimental JourneyAmazon
14The Mills BrothersApril In ParisThe Very Best Of The Mills Brothers [Disc 2]Amazon
15Frank SinatraApril in ParisCome Fly with Me [Capitol]Amazon
16Louis Armstrong & All His StarsWhen You're SmilingWhen you're smilingAmazon
17Frank SinatraWhen You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! And MoreAmazon
18Frank SinatraI'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A LetterSongs For Young Lovers & Swing Easy!Amazon
19Sarah VaughanI'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter)Great American SongbookAmazon
20Rosemary ClooneyWhen You Wish Upon A StarTenderlyAmazon
21Leon RedboneWhen You Wish Upon A StarFrom Branch To BranchAmazon
22Elvis PresleyFeverThe Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]Amazon
23Peggy LeeFeverKuties And KroonersAmazon
24Dean MartinDreamLate at Night with Dean MartinAmazon
25The Pied PipersDreamDreams From The Sunny Side Of The Street [Disc 1]Amazon
26The Righteous BrothersEbb TideLifetime Of Romance: Falling In Love [Disc 1]Amazon
27Lenny WelchEbb TideGlory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60sAmazon
28Etta JamesStormy WeatherAt Last!Amazon
29Sarah VaughanStormy WeatherLady Sings the Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
30Les Paul & Mary FordMy Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, HawaiiLovers' LuauAmazon
31The Mills BrothersMy Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua HawaiiThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 5Amazon
32Billie HolidayI'll Be Seeing YouStealing BeautyAmazon

Ladies of Rockabilly

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Patsy ClineStop, Look And ListenGrady MartinAmazon
2Brenda LeeLittle Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)Grady MartinAmazon
3Joyce GreenBlack CadillacWild Streak, Vol. 1Amazon
4Mimi RomanLittle Lovin'100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
5Laura Lee PerkinsI Just Don't Like This Kind Of Lovin'Essential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
6Laura Lee PerkinsOh La BabyEssential Rockabilly The Imperial StoryAmazon
7Maddox Brothers & RoseThe Death of Rock 'n' RollClassic RockabillyAmazon
8Janis MartinDrugstore Rock 'n' RollClassic RockabillyAmazon
9Janis MartinWill You WillyumGrady MartinAmazon
10Wanda JacksonThere's A Party Goin' OnQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
11Wanda JacksonLet's Have A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
12The Collins KidsParty100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
13The Collins KidsI'm In My Teens100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
14Ann JonesHi-ballin' DaddyHillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56Amazon
15Barbara PittmanSentimental FoolThe Best of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2Amazon
16Sparkle MooreRock-a-BopClassic RockabillyAmazon
17Jean ChapelI Won't Be Rockin' TonightClassic RockabillyAmazon
18Charline ArthurHello BabyBig "D" Jamboree, Gals Of TheAmazon
19Charline ArthurBurn That CandleWelcome To The ClubAmazon
20Robert GordonHot Dog! That Made Her Mad (feat. Rosie Flores)Rockabilly for LifeAmazon
21Rosie Flores & The TalismenI've Got A Right To CrySo SadAmazon
22Kim Lenz & the JaguarsHowl at the MoonThe One and OnlyAmazon
23Kim LenzBury Me DeepSlowly SpeedingAmazon
24Kim Lenz & the JaguarsRock & Roll GuitarThe One and OnlyAmazon
25Ronnie Wood with his Wild FiveRock 'n' Roll Music (featuring Imelda May)Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck BerryAmazon
26Imelda MayBig Bad Handsome ManLove TattooAmazon
27Samantha FishIt's Your Voodoo WorkingChills & FeverAmazon
28Linda Gail Lewis, Slim Jim Phantom & Danny B. HarveyDiggin' My Way out of HellDiggin' My Way Out Of Hell – SingleAmazon
29Linda Gail LewisRocking My Life AwayHard Rocking WomanAmazon
30Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail LewisBoogie Woogie Country GalWild! Wild! Wild!Amazon
31Van Morrison & Linda Gail LewisLet's Talk About UsYou Win AgainAmazon
32Tammy Lynn & Myles HighGood Rockin' TonightTurn My Music OnAmazon
33Tammy Lynn & Myles HighSweet As My BabyTurn My Music OnAmazon
34Wanda JacksonMean Mean ManRocket In My PocketAmazon
35Wanda JacksonLong Tall SallyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
36Wanda JacksonTwo Shots (feat. Elle King and Joan Jett)EncoreAmazon
37Janis MartinMy Boy ElvisLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon

Silver Screen Country

From those blue shadows on the trail that were only imagined in black and white to the notion of good guys with tall white hats chasing down the bad guys across the expanse of the Alabama Hills where Hollywood carved out a little piece of the West…we’re going to go riding down some musical canyons with some of the great musical cowboys of the silver screen. Fewer of us are around that once followed the serial antics of Gene and Smiley or Roy and Dale on Saturday morning reruns of flickering cowboy ‘mysteries’ where music played a big part of the story. After all, a clean shaven singing cowboy with a scarf, white hat and a twinkle in his eye was much more appealing than what the reality was…I think that’s a safe assumption. Tune in for music from Gene Autry, The Sons of the Pioneers, Rex Allen, Tex Ritter and over a dozen others as Dave Stroud spins the shellacs from the 30s, 40s and 50s…and we might even track down later covers that tip the cap here on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Tex Williams & His Western CaravanArtistry In Western SwingSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
2The Sons Of The PioneersRed River ValleySwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
3Roy RogersThe Yellow Rose Of TexasMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
4Roy RogersRoll On Texas MoonMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
5Frankie LaineRawhideMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
6Gene AutryDustSing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]Amazon
7Tex Russell & His Hollywood CowboysWhat It Means To Be BlueKings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2Amazon
8Marty RobbinsBallad Of The AlamoMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
9Johnny CashThe Rebel Johnny YumaMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
10Rex AllenRidin' Down the Canyon V-3Riding All DayAmazon
11Dick ReinhartHot Rod BabySwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
12Dickson HallCowboyMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
13Johnny WesternBallad Of PaladinMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
14Dean MartinRio BravoMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
15Lorne GreeneBonanzaMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
16Johnny HortonNorth To AlaskaMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
17Gene AutryBack In The Saddle AgainColumbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden AgeAmazon
18Cliff EdwardsRagtime Cowboy Joegrimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
19Bob WillsDusty SkiesColumbia Historic EditionAmazon
20Pee Wee KingTexas Toni LeeRompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin'Amazon
21Johnny BondRidin' Down To Santa FeSouthern Belle [Disc 2]Amazon
22Tex RitterHigh NoonMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
23James StewartThe Legend Of ShenandoahMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
24Rick NelsonMy Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin)Legacy [Disc 1]Amazon
25Marty RobbinsThe Hanging TreeMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
26Gene AutryRidin' Down The CanyonColumbia Historic EditionAmazon
27The Sons Of The PioneersTumbling TumbleweedsMy Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 2] – Cool Water)Amazon
28Frankie LaineGunfight At O.K. CorralMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
29Rex AllenCowboy's HeavenSings Melodies of the PlainsAmazon
30Patsy Montana & The Prairie RamblersI Want To Be A Cowboy's SweetheartCountry Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]Amazon
31Sons of the PioneersBlue Shadows On the TrailCool Water & 17 Western FavoritesAmazon
32Marty RobbinsSong Of The BanditThe Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982Amazon
33Bill Boyd's Cowboy RamblersGoing Back To My Texas HomeSaturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1Amazon
34Dick CurlessI Ride an Old PaintA Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD2 (1950-1969)Amazon
35Sara WatkinsBlue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek)Under the Pepper TreeAmazon
36Colter WallI Ride an Old Paint: Leavin' CheyenneWestern Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy SongsAmazon

Mix Master’s Delight

An eclectic free form blend of sounds featuring a variety highlighted by Memphis Minnie, T-Bone Burnett, The Rascals, The Miracles and Carole King…plus over a dozen others in our last show of summer 2023. As the walls of justice close in on traitors and seditionists, we lean on the hope that the constitutional provision  that prevents their ilk from ever holding office is the key to saving democracy. Politics aside, the music this week features songs about baking biscuits, diamonds, shopping around, head spinning and what it’s like living here in the U.S.A. Friday morning’s Deeper Roots is a blend of classic and deep tracks designed to set the table for the weekend, right here on Community Radio for West Sonoma County and the world. Tune in, turn on but don’t, just don’t, drop out.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Elvis PresleySuch a NightArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
2Carole KingLike Little ChildrenThe Legendary Demos [+Digital Booklet]Amazon
3Wilson PickettIn the Midnight HourRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
4Clyde McPhatterA Lover's QuestionMalt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
5Mark KnopflerDonegan's GoneShangri-LaAmazon
6Mazzy StarI'm Gonna Bake My BiscuitFade Into You [Single]Amazon
7Memphis MinnieI'm Gonna Bake My BiscuitsQueen Of Country BluesAmazon
8Snooks EaglinMy Head Is SpinningComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
9Etta James/Harvey FuquaMy Heart Cries [Duet with Harvery Fuqua]At Last!Amazon
10The MiraclesShop AroundHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1Amazon
11The RascalsI've Been Lonely Too LongAll I Really Need: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, 1965-1971Amazon
12The MonkeesA Little Bit Me, A Little Bit YouBillboard Top Pop Hits: 1967Amazon
13Steve Miller BandLiving in the U.S.A.Young Hearts: Complete Greatest HitsAmazon
14T-Bone BurnettDiamonds Are a Girl's Best FriendTwenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Disc 1Amazon
15Daniel LanoisSometimesHear Music, Vol. 10: RevealAmazon
16Randy NewmanBirminghamGood Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon
17Dan Hicks & The Hot LicksHow Can I Miss You When You Won't Go AwayOriginal RecordingsAmazon
18David Lindley & El Rayo-XNever Knew HerVery GreasyAmazon
19Nick LoweI'll Be ThereThe Impossible BirdAmazon
20BR5-49Cherokee BoogieBR5-49Amazon
21Dave EdmundsBail You OutD.E. 7thAmazon
22Steve Riley & The Mamou PlayboysOssun Two-StepAmerican Roots Music [Disc 4]Amazon
23The Texas TornadosLittle Bit Is Better Than Nada4 AcesAmazon
24Little Willie JohnMy Love IsLone StarAmazon
25The ChampsTequilaRed, White & Rock Disc 1Amazon
26Norah JonesCreepin' InFeels Like HomeAmazon
27Warren ZevonPlay It All Night LongI'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 1]Amazon
28Marshall CrenshawSilver WingsTulare Dust: Tribute to Merle HaggardAmazon
29The Mamas & the PapasDedicated to the One I LoveGreatest HitsAmazon
30Stray CatsI Won't Stand in Your WayDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4Amazon
31The SandalsTheme from "Endless Summer"The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing MagazineAmazon
32Betty EverettThe Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
33Tom PettyBig WeekendHighway CompanionAmazon

Labor Day 2023

We’ve got a Labor Day collection of songs…songs celebrating working men and women and these are songs of both honor and protest, taking us back to the Great Depression when work was hard to find. We’ll also be celebrating the core fight for organizing…whether you’re fighting for the day-to-day pressure of producing faster and better in front of a computer or you’re steaming lattes for the hurried throngs, you have a right to organize and much of the music we’ll share today reinforces the concept. While unions are demonized with threats of offshoring…you know it will be done either way. Music today will include Pete Seeger, Mavis Staples, Paul Robeson, Bruce Springsteen and a whole host of others. Tune in on kowsfm.com/listen or download our app.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bing CrosbyBrother Can You Spare A Dime?Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.Amazon
2Paul RobesonJoe HillClassic Labor Songs From Smithsonian FlokwaysAmazon
3Pete SeegerWhich Side Are You On?The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth CenturyAmazon
4Natalie MerchantWhich Side Are You On?Coal Country MusicAmazon
5The Almanac SingersTalking Union [Album Version]The Essential Pete SeegerAmazon
6Tennessee Ernie FordSixteen TonsVintage CollectionsAmazon
7Pete SeegerWinnsboro Cotton Mill BluesAn Anthology of Folk MusicAmazon
8Woody GuthrieUnion Maid (Excerpt)Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)Amazon
9Pete SeegerUnion MaidThe First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth CenturyAmazon
10David, Bill, And Billy Ray JohnsonGoing Down the Road Feeling BadClassic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian FolkwaysAmazon
11Bruce SpringsteenWe Shall OvercomeWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
12Bobbie McGeeBread and RosesUnknownAmazon
13Kate & Anna McGarrigleHard Times Come Again No MoreSongs Of The Civil WarAmazon
14Dorsey DixonHard Times In HereThe Best Of The HighTone YearsAmazon
15Dorsey DixonHard Times In HereThe Best Of The HighTone YearsAmazon
16Nanci GriffithHard Times (Come Again No More)Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)Amazon
17Mavis StaplesWe Shall Not Be Moved (Cd)We'll Never Turn BackAmazon
18Justin Townes EarleDown In The ValleyCoal Country MusicAmazon
19Bob DylanMaggie's FarmThe Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1]Amazon
20Tom T. HallI'm a Coal Mining ManCoal Country MusicAmazon
21Bruce SpringsteenPay Me My Money DownWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1Amazon
22Bruce SpringsteenFactoryDarkness on the Edge of TownAmazon
23Bruce SpringsteenYoungstownThe Ghost of Tom JoadAmazon
24Pete SeegerIf I Had A HammerThe Essential Pete SeegerAmazon
25Steve EarleSteve's Hammer (For Pete)Washington Square SerenadeAmazon
26Valentine PringleJohn HenryThe Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 4]Amazon
27Elvis PresleyBig Boss ManArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
28Blind Boy FullerWorking Man BluesBlind Boy Fuller Vol. 3 1937Amazon
29Ramblin' Jack Elliott1913 MassacreHard Travelin'Amazon
30Woody GuthrieFarmer-Labor TrainHard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)Amazon
31Randy NewmanMr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon
32Randy NewmanEvery Man a KingGood Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1Amazon

Two Glasses Joe

We’re heading on over to the Alibi Room, or Red’s Recovery Room, or whatever your local watering hole might be named and we’ll be doing so with the idea that the hair of the dog is what’s in order this Friday morning, recalling if we can the previous night’s bar hop celebrating country music’s favorite songs of cigareets, whiskey and wild wild women. Songs about whiskey and the glasses on the bar where stories and faces go from long to bright as the jukebox fires up. We’ll hear some classic songs from Webb Pierce, George Jones, Roger Miller and Merle Haggard alongside some contemporary sounds from the late Bill Staines, Chris Stapleton, and Dale Watson, all celebrating Johnnie Walker, Jim Beam, and Maker’s Mark…alongside a little bit of scotch and rye…neat or on the rocks. The honky tonk joints we’ll visit will likely have sawdust on the floor and a well-worn bar. Tune for the very best from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud, on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Cal SmithThe Lord Knows I'm Drinking20 HitsAmazon
2Ernest TubbTwo Glasses JoeErnest Tubb: The Definitive CollectionAmazon
3[dialogue]…People Condemn Whiskey…Heartworn HighwaysAmazon
4Johnny BushWhiskey RiverCountry USA 1972Amazon
5Dale WatsonWhiskey or GodBlackjackAmazon
6Merle HaggardThe Bottle Let Me DownThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]Amazon
7Bill StainesRye Whiskey JoeJust Play One Tune MoreAmazon
8Misisipi Mike WolfWhiskey Warm and MellowThe Cold Hard Facts of MikeAmazon
9Marty Stuart/Travis TrittThe Whiskey Ain't Workin'Compadres: An Anthology of DuetsAmazon
10Willie NelsonWhiskey RiverShotgun WillieAmazon
11Chris StapletonTennessee WhiskeyTravellerAmazon
12Tex RitterRye WhiskeyHigh NoonAmazon
13Merle HaggardI Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink20 HitsAmazon
14Webb PierceThere Stands The Glass20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Webb PierceAmazon
15Jerry Garcia & David GrismanWhiskey in the JarShady GroveAmazon
16Blue MountainLittle Stream Of WhiskeyRootsAmazon
17Osborne BrothersHey Hey Bartender1963-1965 (Warped 6361)Amazon
18Dale WatsonHair Of The DogA Collection Of Drinking SongsAmazon
19Dale WatsonWine Don't LieA Collection Of Drinking SongsAmazon
20Roger MillerChug A Lug20 HitsAmazon
21Hank ThompsonScotch And SodaA Collection Of Drinking SongsAmazon
22George JonesTennessee WhiskeyLegendary Country SingersAmazon
23Hayes CarllKnockin' Over WhiskeysTrouble In MindAmazon
24The Bootleg HoneysLittle WhiskeyPaint It RedAmazon
25Emmylou HarrisBottle Let Me DownPieces Of The SkyAmazon
26Joe ElyWhiskey And Women And Money To BurnNew Country January 1995Amazon
27Red Ingle & His Natural SevenCigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
28Jerry Lee LewisIt Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me)A Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3]Amazon
29David LuningWhiskey BottleJust Drop On ByAmazon
30Hank Williams Jr.Whiskey Bent And Hell BoundContemporary Country: The Late '70s Pure GoldAmazon
31Asleep at the WheelChug-A-Lug (feat. Huey Lewis)King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger MillerAmazon
32Chris StapletonWhiskey SunriseStarting OverAmazon

Hair’s On Fire

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Chan RomeroThe Hippy Hippy ShakeLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
2Jimmy LloydI Got A Rocket In My PocketRocket In My PocketAmazon
3Dale HawkinsWildcat TamerWildcat TamerAmazon
4Art WoodHey Jibbo60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps CollectionAmazon
5Jimmy BreedloveKiller DillerRhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 9]Amazon
6Tarheel SlimNumber 9 TrainThe Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]Amazon
7Tarheel Slim & Little AnnCan't Stay Away From You (W. Little Ann)The Robin & Fire YearsAmazon
8Little RichardLucilleSound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1Amazon
9Little RichardGood Golly Miss MollyLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
10Little RichardRip It UpDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
11Big Mama ThorntonThey Call Me Big MamaHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsAmazon
12Big Mama ThorntonHound DogBlues Masters Vol. 3: Texas BluesAmazon
13Elvis PresleyMy Baby Left MeLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
14Elvis PresleyMystery TrainRocket In My PocketAmazon
15Gene VincentHold Me, Hug Me, Rock MeThe Screaming End: The Best Of Gene Vincent & His Blue CapsAmazon
16Billy Lee RileyRed HotLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
17Billy Lee RileyFlying Saucer Rock 'n' RollSun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2]Amazon
18Johnny BurnetteRock Billy BoogieLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
19Johnny BurnetteThe Train Kept A Rollin'Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
20Freddy CannonTallahassee LassieLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
21Screamin' Jay HawkinsFrenzyLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3Amazon
22Screamin' Jay HawkinsI Put A Spell On YouHeatin' UpAmazon
23Ann ColeGot My Mojo Workin' (But It Just Won't Work On You)Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues OriginalsAmazon
24Koko TaylorWang Dang DoodleBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
25Wynonie HarrisLovin' MachineLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
26Jackie BrenstonRocket 88Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3Amazon
27Clarence "Frogman" HenryAin't Got No HomeDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon
28Buster BrownRaise A Ruckus TonightRhythm & Western Volume 7 – JambalayaAmazon
29The MidnightersSexy Ways60 Songs From The Crazy Cramps CollectionAmazon
30Dorothy EllisDrill Daddy, DrillGet Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3Amazon
31LaVern BakerVoodoo VoodooLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
32Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the WitnessesJump, Jive, An' WailLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1Amazon
33Ronnie DeeAction PackedLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
34Jerry Lee LewisGreat Balls Of FireBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
35Gene VincentRace With the DevilLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
36Wanda JacksonFujiyama MamaLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
37Larry WilliamsBony MaronieLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
38Little RichardTutti FruttiLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3Amazon