Category Archives: Oldies

Celebrating 10 Years

Break out the libations! Deeper Roots celebrates it’s ten year anniversary on Sonoma County Community Radio and today’s show takes some time to celebrate the blend of sounds we’ve featured with the focus being on our first ten shows. I’ll be grabbing some of my very favorites from those early playlists and sharing them with everyone this morning. Great sounds featured include a trip to Chickashay with Roy Rogers, gospel tradition from Fern Jones, jitterbugging with The Roosevelts, some Duke, Fats, The Louvins, and, of course, Miss Morse (Ella Mae, that is). I’ll look back at some of the shows featured, the many sites visited and the folks that dropped by along the way. A little nostalgia on a Friday morning on KOWS radio and Saturday morning on KRJF and KWTF.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Geraint WatkinsGo WestDial 'W' for WatkinsAmazon
2Mae WestI'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For LoveThe Mae West CollectionAmazon
3Roy Rogers with Country WashburneMy Chickashay Girl26 All-Time Country ClassicsAmazon
4Patsy MontanaMy Poncho PonyCowgirl's BestAmazon
5Bob WillsThe Devil Ain't LazyStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)Amazon
6Doug Sahm(Is Anybody Going To) San AntoneComplete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1Amazon
7The Louvin BrothersCash On The BarrelheadCapitol Country Music ClassicsAmazon
8The Louvin BrothersThe Great Atomic PowerHand-PickedAmazon
9Kitty WellsAmigo's GuitarGreatest SongsAmazon
10Lefty FrizzellSaginaw, MichiganLook What Thoughts Will DoAmazon
11The AmericansSweet and LowSon of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & ChanteysAmazon
12The Ink SpotsWhispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)Greatest HitsAmazon
13Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch And Grab ItBlues Classics 1945-1949Amazon
14Duke EllingtionTake The "A" TrainStompin' At The SavoyAmazon
15The RooseveltsJitterbug SpecialThe Real Blues Brothers Vol. 2Amazon
16Fats Waller & His RhythmHey! Stop Kissin' My Sister100 Ans De JazzAmazon
17Nina SimoneChildren Go Where I Send YouThe Best Of Nina Simone: The Colpix YearsAmazon
18Gospel HebrewsJesus Is All Over MeBoddie Recording Company: Cleveland, OhioAmazon
19Fern JonesJust A Little Talk With JesusThe Glory RoadAmazon
20Sister Rosetta TharpeShout Sister ShoutSister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2Amazon
21Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His OrchestraMale CallBarrell House Boogie and the BluesAmazon
22Fats DominoSleeping on the JobThis Is Gold Disc 2Amazon
23Ivory Joe HunterWorried MindSince I Met You BabyAmazon
24Arthur AlexanderYou Better Move OnThe Greatest HitsAmazon
25Nellie LutcherHurry On DownFrom The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944Amazon
26Jewel Paige & Her Brown BrowniesGive It UpIf You Take Me BackAmazon
27Freddie KingLonesome Whistle BluesUltimate CollectionAmazon
28Blue Lu BarkerAt The Animal Ball: (Sic – At The Animal Fair)Chronological Blue Lu Barker (1946-1949)Amazon
29The Kingston TrioScotch and SodaAbsolutely the BestAmazon
30Slim & SlamHuh! Uh-Huh!Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)Amazon
31Dave Van RonkWould You Like to Swing on a Star?Sunday StreetAmazon
32Charles BrownI Wanna Go HomeThe 15 Greatest Hits On Ace RecordsAmazon
33Shirley GunterIpsie Opsie OohShirley GunterAmazon
34Ivory Joe HunterShooty BootySince I Met You BabyAmazon
35Rocky PorterThe World Is A MonsterThe World Is A MonsterAmazon

Main Street Breakdown

“Gather ‘round everybody, gonna tell you a story, about a little fella, he’s really very mella’, sells the daily papers on Main Street USA. ” That’s how we’ll open this week’s show, with a story told by Bill Haley and the Comets from 1955.  It’s a free form throwback road trip from Main Street to the deep South with some blues, country, and roots sounds from the past 100 years. Got some blues from Bertha Idaho, classic country from Hank Williams, some fresh southland sounds from Los Lobos, locally fresh sounds from Doug Blumer and JL Stiles…and so much more as we venture in and around all of the corners, north, south, east and west in today’s show. Friday morning breakfasts have never been so entertaining. Tune us in on 92.5 FM in West County or stream us on your listening device at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bill HaleyThe Paper Boy (On Main Street USA)From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the ClockAmazon
2Chet Atkins & His Guitar PickersMain Street BreakdownChet Atkins Guitar Legend:The RCA YearsAmazon
3David BrombergThe Main Street MoanThe Player: A RetrospectiveAmazon
4Los LobosOn Main StreetTin Can TrustAmazon
5Loudon Wainwright IIIMoving DayHigh Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole ProjectAmazon
6Willie NelsonStill Is Still Moving To MeAcross The BorderlineAmazon
7Si Kahn and The Looping BrothersGone, Gonna Rise.AgainAragon Mill: The Bluegrass SessionsAmazon
8Leon SelphNow That You Have GoneYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
9The Leake County RevelersBeen to the East, Been to the WestLead Kindly LightAmazon
10Doug Blumer And The Bohemian HighwayMoving DayDoug Blumer And The Bohemian HighwayAmazon
11JL StilesMovinJl Stiles Presents House of MurmursAmazon
12Florence LoweryMoving Day BluesFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 11Amazon
13Bertha IdahoMove It On Out Of HereFemale Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 10Amazon
14Howlin' WolfMovingThe Back Door WolfAmazon
15Monroe Moe JacksonMove It On OverRural Blues Vol. 1 1934-1956Amazon
16Hank Williams & The Drifting CowboysMove It On Over26 All-Time Country ClassicsAmazon
17Mahalia JacksonI Will Move On Up A Little HigherFolk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenAmazon
18The Staple SingersMove Along TrainFreedom HighwayAmazon
19Robert Plant & Alison KraussGone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)Raising SandAmazon
20Tom PettyTime to Move OnWildflowersAmazon
21Jerry Lee LewisMove on Down the LineThe London Sessions 1973Amazon
22Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysPlease Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 3Amazon
23Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesWhen I'm Gone Don't You GrieveDaddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' PapaAmazon
24John HiattGoneCrossing Muddy WatersAmazon
25Irma ThomasGoneSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
26The Cats & The FiddleGoneThe Very Best OfAmazon
27Paul SimonGone at Last1964-1993 Disc 2Amazon
28Bobby "Blue" BlandThis Time I'm Gone For GoodGreatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA RecordingsAmazon
29Bastard Sons Of Johnny CashGone Like a RavenBend in the RoadAmazon
30Violent FemmesGone Daddy GoneAdd It Up (1981-1993)Amazon
31Lefty FrizzellShe's Gone, Gone, GoneLook What Thoughts Will DoAmazon

Revisiting Cindy Walker

We’ll take a step back and revisit the songwriting of Cindy Walker in today’s show…told in her own words and lyrics. The music of Bob Wills wouldn’t have been the same without her and neither would the 20th Century American songbook. Her ability to turn a phrase, tailoring songs for diverse styles would lead to country, rock and pop standards alike. Her music was as comfortable in the hands of Gene Autry and it was on a crooning binge with Dean Martin or as a passionate performance of Roy Orbison. We’ll hear from these performers and more, including Asleep at the Wheel, Les Paul, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and The Byrds in the show today as our antenna work at the KOWS is about to move forward. Exciting times. Tune into KOWS radio on kowsfm.com/listen or download the free app from the App Store or Google Play.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Asleep at the Wheel/Leon RauschSugar MoonIt's A Good DayAmazon
2Willie NelsonDon't Be Ashamed of Your AgeYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
3Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysDusty SkiesTake Me Back to Tulsa [Disc 2] (Cherokee Maiden)Amazon
4Bob WillsCherokee MaidenColumbia Historic EditionAmazon
5Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysBlue Bonnet LaneLegends of Country Music Disc 4Amazon
6Eddy ArnoldTake Me in Your Arms and Hold MeThe Essential Eddy ArnoldAmazon
7George MorganIn the Misty MoonlightRoom Full of Roses: The George Morgan CollectionAmazon
8Dean MartinIn The Misty MoonlightThe Great Dean MartinAmazon
9Tennessee Ernie FordBlue Canadian RockiesMasters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]Amazon
10Jim ReevesDistant DrumsEssential Jim ReevesAmazon
11Ray CharlesYou Don't Know MeGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3Amazon
12Charlie RichYou Don't Know MePictures and PaintingsAmazon
13Gene AutrySilver Spurs (On the Golden Stairs)Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]Amazon
14Gene AutryI Was Just Walking Out the DoorSing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]Amazon
15Ernest TubbTwo Glasses JoeErnest Tubb: The Definitive CollectionAmazon
16The Del McCoury BandThe Bluegrass CountryDel And The BoysAmazon
17The ByrdsBlue Canadian RockiesSweetheart of the RodeoAmazon
18Merle HaggardGoin' Away PartyUnforgettableAmazon
19Ricky SkaggsI Don't CareThe Essential Ricky SkaggsAmazon
20Webb PierceI Don't CareSinglesAmazon
21Roy OrbisonShahdarobaThe All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]Amazon
22Roy OrbisonDream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]Amazon
23Willie NelsonNot That I CareYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
24k.d. langSugar MoonShadowlandAmazon
25Henson CargillDistant DrumsSkip a RopeAmazon
26Les PaulTake Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (Remastered)100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
27Bob WillsMiss MollyFor the Last TimeAmazon
28Asleep at the WheelIt's All Your Fault (with Katie Shore)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
29Cindy WalkerCindy Walker on being a woman songwriterGrammy FoundationAmazon
30Willie NelsonDusty SkiesYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
31Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysBubbles In My BeerSongs For RoundersAmazon
32Tommy DuncanI Was Just Walking Out the DoorBeneath a Neon Star in a Honky TonkAmazon

Let’s Dance

A mix of just about everything your ears might need on a Friday morning with the focus being on preparing you for the weekend here in Sonoma County. Wake up sounds with themes that sport the connective tissue of a variety of genres and performers. We’ll hear some Bo Diddley, Chris Montez, Steve Earle, Del Reeves, and more than two dozen others. We’ll be highlighting small themes of trains, boogie Woogie daddies, sad and happy songs, weed and invitations to the party here on KOWS Community radio where free speech is coupled with a promise of no bull. We stream all over the planet on kowsfm.com/listen and will be celebrating the return of our antenna and the FM signal sooner rather than later. Join us.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1NRBQWacky TobackyPeek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1]Amazon
2Mel TillisLoco Weed (Single Version)The Best of Mel TillisAmazon
3Wayne HancockViper of MelodyViper of MelodyAmazon
4Harlem Hamfats/Rosetta HowardIf You're a ViperWhen Hemp Was HipAmazon
5Bea FooteWeedThe Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer SongsAmazon
6Cab CallowayMinnie The MoocherAre You Hep To The Jive?Amazon
7Steve Earle & the DukesAin't Nobody's Daddy NowTerraplaneAmazon
8The EnchantersBoogie Woogie DaddyJubilee JezebelsAmazon
9Bo DiddleyDiddley DaddyThe Chess Box [Disc 1]Amazon
10Howlin' WolfRockin' DaddySmokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960Amazon
11Jimmy Ricks & The RavensDaddy Rollin' StonePoison Ivy – Gems from the Atco Vaults 1959-1962Amazon
12Fontella BassSweet Lovin' DaddyVery Best OfAmazon
13Stonewall JacksonYou're the Sad in My SongsWarped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967Amazon
14Del ReevesYou're the Happy Songs I SingThe Wonderful World of del ReevesAmazon
15The Everly BrothersSo Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)It's Everly TimeAmazon
16Merle HaggardSing A Sad SongHillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West CoastAmazon
17Rachel SweetSad SongFool Around: The Best of Rachel SweetAmazon
18Jerry Lee LewisInvitation to Your Party25 All-Time Greatest Sun RecordingsAmazon
19Cab CallowayEverybody Eats When They Come To My HouseAre You Hep To The Jive?Amazon
20The Royal HoundsInvitation To Be LonelyA Whole Lot of Nothin'Amazon
21Pete Drake & His Talking Steel GuitarInvitation to the BluesFor Pete's Sake [Gusto]Amazon
22The Soul StirrersSlow TrainTribute to Sam CookeAmazon
23Bob DylanDo Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)North Country – Music From The Motion PictureAmazon
24Leon RussellSlow TrainA Mighty FloodAmazon
25ack Rabbit Slims Twist Contest/DialoguePulp FictionAmazon
26Chris MontezLet's DanceNational Lampoon's Animal HouseAmazon
27Fats DominoThe Twist Set Me FreeOut Of New Orleans, Vol. 4Amazon
28Chubby CheckerLet's DanceIt's Pony TimeAmazon
29Gary U.S. BondsDear Lady TwistGary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest HitsAmazon
30Jimmy SoulTwistin' Matilda (And The Channel)The Best Of Jimmy SoulAmazon
31The ChampsTequila Twist5 Classic Albums PlusAmazon
32The Isley BrothersTwist and ShoutAmerican Roots of the British InvasionAmazon
33Hank Ballard & The MidnightersDo You Know How to TwistThe King Records Story – Part 1Amazon
34The DovellsBristol StompCameo Parkway The Best of the Dovells, 1961-1965Amazon

A Taste of Sixties Soul

What a decade. The Sixties. There was, of course, the mainlining of rock that took place, The Beatles, The Stones, Dylan, folk-rock, a rediscovery of tradition and the blues…and then there was something that had been bubbling underneath the pop, gospel, jazz, and rock elements. It would come to be called ‘soul’ and the sixties urban explosion out of a post-war northern cities like Chicago and (especially) Detroit, gave us something uniquely American. And the sixties charts were brimming with Motown, funk, cold sweat, and brassy ballads with a back beat and synchronicity of voice that established itself for good. The Isley Brothers, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Chuck Jackson, Mary Wells, The Temptations, The Impressions…the list goes on…all of these acts and hundreds of others staked their claim to the charts, easily competing (if not comfortably sharing) with the British wave and psychedlic sounds that had stormed the gates. Join Dave Stroud for a taste of 60s soul.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The MiraclesShop Around [National Hit Version]The 35th Anniversary CollectionAmazon
2Ike & Tina TurnerIt's Gonna Work Out FineBirth Of Soul: 3Amazon
3Sugar Pie DeSantoA Little Taste of SoulA Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962)Amazon
4Chuck JacksonAny Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]Amazon
5Sam CookeSend Me Some Lovin'The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
6Mary WellsBye Bye BabyLooking Back 1961-1964Amazon
7The ImpressionsI'm So ProudGlory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60sAmazon
8The SupremesCome See About MeGold Disc 1Amazon
9Mary WellsMy GuyMalt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
10Brenda HollowayEvery Little Bit HurtsHitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1Amazon
11The TamsWhat Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am)Classic Rock: 1964 A Go GoAmazon
12Jimmy HughesSteal AwayThe Complete Fame Singles Volume 1Amazon
13King CurtisSoul SerenadeInstant Soul: The Legendary King CurtisAmazon
14The Funk BrothersToo Many Fish in the Sea20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Funk BrothersAmazon
15The SupremesLove Is Like An Itching In My HeartGold Disc 1Amazon
16The Four TopsI Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)The Ultimate CollectionAmazon
17The Isley BrothersThis Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1]Amazon
18The TemptationsGet ReadyThe Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60sAmazon
19Stevie WonderUptight (Everything's Alright)The Classic Sixties: 1965Amazon
20Spooner's CrowdTwo In The MorningChess Uptown SoulAmazon
21The Mar-KeysPhilly DogThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)Amazon
22Carla ThomasA Woman's LoveThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 Disc 4Amazon
23Carla Thomas/Otis ReddingTrampThe Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9)Amazon
24Arthur ConleySweet Soul MusicThe Muscle Shoals SoundAmazon
25Sam & DaveWhen Something Is Wrong With My BabyThe Very Best of Sam & DaveAmazon
26Marvin GayeIf I Could Build My Whole World Around YouAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
27Jimmy RuffinWhat Becomes of the BrokenheartedMotown: The Classic Years Disc 1Amazon
28Jackie Wilson(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and HigherRed, White & Rock Disc 3Amazon
29James BrownCold Sweat20 All Time Greatest Hits!Amazon
30Martha Reeves & The VandellasJimmy MackThe Ultimate CollectionAmazon
31Johnnie TaylorWho's Making LoveStax Number OnesAmazon
32Marvin GayeToo Busy Thinking About My BabyAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
33Jean KnightMr. Big StuffStax Number OnesAmazon

Hooligans & Holy Rollers

There’s no telling where this week’s show could lead because we’ve got the musical evangelists, pentacostals, and Baptists right alongside those charming bluesmen and rock and rollers to turn up the heat. We’ve got a burning revival of rockabilly, rhythm and blues, and God-fearing country and hillbilly sounds to take us into the weekend. Hooligans and bible-thumping holy rollers are pushing their way through the doors today and we’re here to tell you that we’re not gonna take anyone telling he or she what they can do with their bodies. Today’s performers will feature Sister Rosetta, Brother Claude, The Louvins, Hank Jr., Moon Mullican, and Jerry Lee Lewis…and that’s just a taste. Join us on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Muddy WatersI've Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2At Newport 1960 [Live] [Bonus Tracks]Amazon
2Jerry Lee LewisDon't Let GoA Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3]Amazon
3Moon MullicanWell Oh WellGravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&BAmazon
4Gene Vincent and the Blue CapsRace with the DevilSo-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 2Amazon
5Johnny DavidRace With The DevilHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
6The Million Dollar QuartetOld Time ReligionThe Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special EditionAmazon
7Brother Claude ElySend Down The RainSatan Get BackAmazon
8Brother Claude ElyStop That TrainSatan Get BackAmazon
9Eddie NoackAin't The Reaping Ever DoneHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final ChapterAmazon
10Jack LeonardA Visit From The DevilHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
11Hank Williams Jr.Endless SleepHillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5Amazon
12Ray WinfreeDevil Hang Me HighHillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5Amazon
13The Four InternesI'm Using My Bible For A Road MapThe Best Of King GospelAmazon
14Howlin' WolfKilling FloorThe Real Folk BluesAmazon
15John Lee HookerBoogie Chillen'King Of The BoogieAmazon
16The GospelairesCan I Get A WitnessLovely Jazz Gospel & BluesAmazon
17The MidnightersSexy WaysDoo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1Amazon
18Louis JordanMop! Mop! (aka Mop-Mop)Number OnesAmazon
19Sister Rosetta TharpeWhen I Move to the SkyGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
20The Harmonizing FourOh SinnerJesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)Amazon
21Milton Brown & His Musical BrowniesStay On the Right SideDaddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' PapaAmazon
22The Louvin BrothersThere's A Higher PowerSatan Is RealAmazon
23Jimmy WalkerHigh Geared DaddySwinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast IndiesAmazon
24Dallas Wilson & His Western TroubadoursHi-Steppin' DaddyHillbilly Bop Boogie And Honky Tonk Blues Volume 4Amazon
25Bill CarlisleBell Clappin' MamaHillbilly BluesAmazon
26Ralph Hart And The Texas Musical HartsAin't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body DownHillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final ChapterAmazon
27Hartman's HeartbreakersGive It To Me, DaddyHillbilly BluesAmazon
28Eddie CochranSomethin' ElseLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4Amazon
29Carl PerkinsMatchboxOriginal Sun Greatest HitsAmazon
30Sonny BurgessA Kiss GoodniteWe Wanna BoogieAmazon
31Redd StewartBrother Drop Dead (Boogie)Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56Amazon
32Johnny TylerGod's Gonna Turn Us To DustHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
33John Lee HookerBoom BoomThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
34Wynonie HarrisAdam Come And Get Your RibLovin' MachineAmazon
35Reverend Robert BallingerSo Glad1950s Gospel ClassicsAmazon

No Parking Here

The archivists went back to the well for the core of a show first broadcast seven years ago, polished it up some by adding some fresh musical paints to the themes, but left the vintage drapes and findings alone. And this week’s Deeper Roots show is all the better for it. Tune in on Friday morning for songs about the ‘love bug’, private property and trespassers, biblical tales from about fellows named John, and some musical musings about dog houses and ramblers. We’ve the likes of Ry Cooder, Moses Mason, Arthur Smith, The Drifters, and Sharon Jones to help you get your head straight for a weekend to kick off a long summer of our discontent. Your rights. Our rights. When they come for some today, who says they won’t come for you tomorrow.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Rosie FloresI Push Right OverSpeed of SoundAmazon
2Cliff EdwardsHang on to MeUkulele IkeAmazon
3Emmett Miller(I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That WayMinstrel Man From GeorgiaAmazon
4Sons of the PioneersRufus Rastus Johnson BrownSongs of the Prairie – CD3Amazon
5Arthur SmithFollow Me Boogie (Instrumental)The World's Greatest Bluegrass BandsAmazon
6Johnny CashCalilou (The Rambler)Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 4]Amazon
7Dr. JohnHow Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)Goin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
8Bobby "Blue" BlandI Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA RecordingsAmazon
9The DriftersDon't Dog MeAtlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & BluesyAmazon
10Jim JacksonOld Dog Blue25 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920s-1940s Vol 19Amazon
11Ry CooderPolice Dog BluesBroadcast from the Plant: 1974 Record Plant, Sausalito, CaAmazon
12Pee Wee KingDog House BluesPee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2)Amazon
13Neko CaseJohn Saw That NumberFox Confessor Brings The FloodAmazon
14Moses MasonJohn The BaptistTake Me To The WaterAmazon
15John MellencampJohn The RevelatorTrouble No MoreAmazon
16Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysGet Up JohnBill Monroe: AnthologyAmazon
17Elvis PresleyI, JohnAmazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 2)Amazon
18The Golden Gate QuartetFrankie and JohnnyCD 2 the Recent YearsAmazon
19Louis Jordan & His Tympany FivePrivate Property (No Tresspassing)One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin SessionsAmazon
20Jimmy LittlejohnNo Parking HereThe World Is A MonsterAmazon
21Woody GuthrieRiding in My Car (Car Song)Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionAmazon
22Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsTrespasserJust Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In)Amazon
23Vince GillLove BugBradley Barn SessionsAmazon
24Little Jimmy DickensWhen That Love Bug Bites YouCountry Boy [Disc 2]Amazon
25Jimmy EdwardsLove Bug CrawlAt the Louisiana Hayride Tonight (Disc 7)Amazon
26Jimmy EdwardsLove Bug CrawlFoot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5Amazon
27Red Foley & Minnie PearlLove Bug ItchHillbilly Fever [Disc 3]Amazon
28The Mills BrothersThe Love Bug Will Bite YouMills Brothers – Goldent GreatsAmazon
29Vera LynnThe Love Bug Will Bite YouA Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day TomorrowAmazon
30Doc & Merle WatsonCorrina, CorrinaThen And Now/Two Days In NovemberAmazon
31Gillian WelchI Want To Sing That Rock And RollTime (The Revelator)Amazon
32John Prine With Lucinda WilliamsWedding Bells / Let's Turn Back The YearsIn Spite Of OurselvesAmazon
33Junior Brown & Red SimpsonNitro ExpressRig Rock DeluxeAmazon
34Red SimpsonTruck Drivin' ManThe Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' SingerAmazon

Country Crossovers

Country music started genre-life out as something different. Searching for a term more palatable than simply ‘folk’ or, more so, ‘hillbilly’, or ‘western’ music, music industry marketing found the term ‘country’ or ‘country and western’ a much smoother alternative. It softened the fiddle and accordion sounds and, at the same time, tempered the fears of human de-evolution through cultural disappropriation. Although what passes for country music today is more a caricature of itself, the Golden Age of country, running through the decades of the fifties, sixties and the early seventies built a solid foundation with some of the great songwriters and performers that weren’t from the big east and west coast hubs. And their music would often be heard ‘peeking through’ the pop charts in a big way, reinforcing the notion that it was, and always had been, a common cultural denominator. Our show this week features some of the very greatest of the latter. Join us!


No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuyEddy ArnoldThe Cattle Call (1)Eddy's Song: The Cattle CallAmazonHank WilliamsWhy Don't You Love MeFifty Years Of Hits – Vol 11AmazonHank SnowI'm Moving OnThe Essential Hank SnowAmazonHank ThompsonThe Wild Side Of Life30 Years Of No.1 Country Hits 1/4AmazonHank WilliamsYour Cheatin' Heart24 GreatestAmazonTennessee Ernie FordSixteen TonsClassic CountryAmazonJohnny CashI Walk The LineClassic CountryAmazonMarty RobbinsSinging the BluesFifty Years Of Hits – Vol 8AmazonJimmie RodgersKisses Sweeter Than WineHeatin' UpAmazonMarty RobbinsA White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)AmazonPatsy ClineWalkin' After MidnightCountry LegendsAmazonFerlin HuskyGoneFerlin Husky SinglesAmazonDon GibsonOh Lonesome MeA Legend In My TimeAmazonJim ReevesHe'll Have To GoClassic CountryAmazonJohnny HortonThe Battle Of New OrleansClassic CountryAmazonMarty RobbinsEl PasoColumbia Records' 125th Anniv.AmazonPatsy ClineCrazyCountry Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]AmazonWanda JacksonRight or WrongGolden Age of Country Volume 6: Hillbilly HeavenAmazonSkeeter DavisThe End of the WorldRed, White & Rock Disc 2AmazonJohnny CashRing Of FireColumbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazonRoger MillerKing Of The RoadClassic CountryAmazonJeannie C. RileyHarper Valley P.T.A.Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]AmazonJerry ReedAmos MosesThe Essential Jerry ReedAmazonGlen CampbellGalvestonGreatest HitsAmazonTammy WynetteStand By Your ManColumbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville SoundAmazonLoretta LynnCoal Miner's DaughterLoretta Lynn Legendery Country SingerAmazonJohn DenverTake Me Home, Country Roads70s Music Explosion – MiraclesAmazonJohn DenverRocky Mountain HighSingers And Songwriters 1972-1973 [Disc 1]AmazonCharlie RichThe Most Beautiful GirlFeel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie RichAmazonCharlie RichBehind Closed DoorsCountry: The American Tradition [Disc 2]AmazonJohnny CashOne Piece at a Time16 Biggest HitsAmazonWaylon JenningsLuckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)Classic Country 1975 – 1979AmazonThe Oak Ridge BoysElviraThe Best Of Classic Country 80'sAmazonWillie NelsonOn The Road AgainSuperstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2]Amazon

California Dreamin’

A little bit of surf…just a bit…and some folk favorites right alongside some local performers in this week’s episode brought your way directly from the KOWS Studios in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Our theme is the Golden State where the living may be costly but the core soul is one of progressive culture and hard work: whether that’s in the fields, behind the desk, in the service industry, or on the road. This week’s show focuses on California, from the LA Freeway to the Streets of Bakersfield, on up to Lodi and the Monterey Bay. The past century has found the state a popular subject of song and we’ve got some favorites and off-the-wall nuggets just for you this Friday morning including tracks from Dave Alvin, Albert Hammond, and Red River Dave. Tune in.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The Sound Of The CityKSFO 560 – San Francisco78sAmazon
2Tony BennettI Left My Heart in San FranciscoYour Hit Parade – Into the '60SAmazon
3Danny SorentinoSonoma County StarsReal Music (Disc 1)Amazon
4Kyle MartinSanta RosaKyle MartinAmazon
5Charley CrockettThe Way I'm Livin' (Santa Rosa)The ValleyAmazon
6Lowell LevingerHippie From OlemaGet Together- Youngblood ClassicsAmazon
7Kevin RussellCalifornia CottonfieldsTrouble In MindAmazon
8John HartfordCalifornia EarthquakeTroubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 11 The SouthAmazon
9Norman GreenbaumPetalumaSpirit In The Sky – The Best of Norman GreenbaumAmazon
10Neil YoungCalifornia SunsetOld WaysAmazon
11Joe JonesCalifornia SunYou Heard It Here First!Amazon
12Roy OrbisonCalifornia BlueMystery GirlAmazon
13The Beach BoysCaliforniaGood Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 4Amazon
14The Beach BoysCalifornia Girls20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest HitsAmazon
15Jan & DeanThe Little Old Lady From PasadenaMalt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2)Amazon
16Eric ClaptonSan Francisco Bay BluesUnpluggedAmazon
17Dave AlvinOut in CaliforniaInterstate CityAmazon
18Various ArtistsMonterey Pop Promo – KRLA Los Angeles #21960s Psychedelic Radio CommercialsAmazon
19The Mamas & The PapasCalifornia Dreamin'Southern California With Fond MemoriesAmazon
20Joni MitchellCaliforniaHitsAmazon
21AmericaVentura HighwaySouthern California With Fond MemoriesAmazon
22Lucinda WilliamsHere in CaliforniaTreasures left behind: Remembering Kate WolfAmazon
23Buck OwensStreets of BakersfieldThe Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3Amazon
24Randy NewmanI Love L.A.Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy NewmanAmazon
25Albert HammondIt Never Rains In CaliforniaSouthern California With Fond MemoriesAmazon
26The Ink SpotsWhen The Swallows Come Back To CapistranoGreatest HitsAmazon
27The Four Preps26 Miles (Santa Catalina)Southern California With Fond MemoriesAmazon
28Red River DaveCalifornia Hippie MurdersHillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)Amazon
29John FogertyLodiThe Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty – Creedence CollectionAmazon

Say Goodnight

We’re taking a free form route this week featuring an eclectic blend of some favorites from the not-so-distant past…but we’ll be sprinkling in a generous dose of tunage from the very distant past as well. It’s all in keeping with the standards we keep. Tune in for the likes of Etta Jones, Little Joe and the Thrillers, Bruce Springsteen, The Drifters, and some piano favorites from the Crescent City this Friday on Deeper Roots. Oldies? Yes. Instrumentals? Yes. Soul and vocal gems? Yes. Boring? No. Tune us in on your radio at 92.5 FM or, better yet, listen to us anywhere on planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. It’s going to be a hot day here in the North Bay so why not cool off with some cool sounds here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dean & BrittaSay GoodnightBack NumbersAmazon
2Mark KnopflerDaddy's Gone to KnoxvilleThe Ragpicker's DreamAmazon
3Lonnie DoneganRock Island LineSentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San FernandoAmazon
4Mark KnopflerDonegan's GoneShangri-LaAmazon
5The CookiesChainsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
6The Lovin' SpoonfulCoconut GroveGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
7Chris IsaakBaby Did a Bad Bad ThingForever BlueAmazon
8Jackson BrowneDoctor My EyesThe Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson BrowneAmazon
9Etta JonesJust FriendsThe Best of Etta Jones The Prestige SinglesAmazon
10Julie LondonMy Heart Belongs to DaddyWild Cool and Swingin'Amazon
11Mary WellsMy GuyMalt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
12Four AcesPerfidiaYour Hit Parade – '50S GenerationAmazon
13Little Joe & the ThrillersPeanutsThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2Amazon
14Fats DominoPlease Don't Leave MeVery Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)Amazon
15The DriftersPlease StayThe Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]Amazon
16Luther Barnes & The Red Budd Gospel ChoirMy God Can Do AnythingBig Noise: A Mambo Inn CompilationAmazon
17The TornadosTelstarRock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2Amazon
18Duane EddyPeter Gunn ThemeRebel RouserAmazon
19Nelson RiddleTheme from Route 66Music for a Bachelor's DenAmazon
20Lou BuschThe Wild OnesUltra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime SceneAmazon
21Julia Lee And Her BoyfriendsMy Man Stands OutRisque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&BAmazon
22Smiley LewisI Hear You KnockingSound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1Amazon
23Bruce SpringsteenYou're MissingThe Rising (Special Package)Amazon
24Robert PlantSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownBand Of JoyAmazon
25The Allman Brothers BandRevivalStand Back: The Anthology Disc 1Amazon
26Betty EverettThe Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
27Django Reinhardt/Stéphane GrappelliSweet Georgia BrownQuintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940Amazon
28PixiesDig for FireBossanovaAmazon
29Perry ComoKewpie DollYour Hit Parade – '50S GenerationAmazon
30The O'JaysLove TrainDead PresidentsAmazon
31Stevie WonderPlease Don't GoFulfillingness' First FinaleAmazon