It’s our annual look back paying respect to some of the greats who we lost this past year. We find ourselves saying goodbye to a number of artists who contributed in their own way to America’s popular culture…in music. I’ll be sharing the names of the many contributors from the halls of country, jazz, pop, rock, and beyond. Time demands a filter which is based on direct lines of roots descent; either by song selection, expression of a genre, or by Americana popular cultural influence. I’m going to try to keep the talk to a minimum so I can catch you up on many of the artists…and I’m also going to be limiting some of the music to 30 second clips because, frankly…this was another year of loss. ….and I’m sure there are more of the obscure that we just couldn’t fit into our roll call. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Bill Hayes
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Your Hit Parade – 1955
2
Les McCann
Blues 5
Drivin' Blues
3
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Mas Que Nada
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
4
Quincy Jones
Soul Bossa Nova
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
5
Chita Rivera
All That Jazz
Ultimate Broadway
6
Steve Lawrence
Pretty Blue Eyes
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
7
Mitzi Gaynor
Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (South Pacific)
Golden Memories of Stage & Screen – Disk 2
8
Jack Jones
This Could Be the Start of Something
Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
9
James Darren
Goodbye Cruel World
The Best Of James Darren
10
The Collins Kids
Hot Rod
The Oxford American Southern Music CD No. 6
11
The Shangri-Las
Sophisticated Boom Boom
Myrmidons of Melodrama
12
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
13
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Especially for You / Girls! Girls ! Girls!
14
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
A Little Too Much
Book of Love – The Argo Records Story [Disc 1]
15
Cissy Houston
Deep River/Campground
Testify! The Gospel Box
16
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
Stay
Doo Wop Box Disc 4
17
Marlena Shaw
Go Away Little Boy
Chess Uptown Soul
18
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Ultimate Collection
19
The Spinners
It's a Shame
One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
20
Melanie
Brand New Key
70s Music Explosion – Miracles
21
J.D. Souther
You're Only Lonely
You're Only Lonely
22
Martin Mull
Eggs
Martin Mull
23
Moby Grape
8:05
Moby Grape
24
The Grateful Dead
Box of Rain
American Beauty
25
John Mayall
Room to Move
The Turning Point
26
The Allman Brothers Band
Revival
Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
27
Dave Loggins
Please Come To Boston
Classic Soft Rock [Disc 2]
28
It's a Beautiful Day
White Bird
Walk on the Moon
29
Brewer & Shipley
One Toke Over The Line
70s Music Explosion
30
Eric Carmen
Hungry Eyes
The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection: The Flame [Disc 2]
31
Greg Kihn
The Breakup Song (Re-Recorded)
True Kihnfessions (Re-Recorded Versions)
32
Mojo Nixon
Elvis Is Everywhere
Bo-Day-Shus!!!
33
Kinky Friedman
Rapid City, South Dakota
Kinky Friedman
34
The Oak Ridge Boys
Elvira
The Best Of Classic Country 80's
35
Kris Kristofferson
Me And Bobby McGee
Kristofferson
36
Toby Keith/Willie Nelson
Beer for My Horses
Lost Highway
37
Jo-El Sonnier
Tear-Stained Letter
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
38
Happy Traum
Church Street Blues (feat. Byron Isaacs, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams)
Just For the Love Of It
39
Rick Nelson
Travelin' Man
The Best of Rick Nelson, Vol. 2
40
Malcolm Holcombe
Bits and Pieces
Bits & Pieces
41
Barbara Dane
I Hate the Capitalist System
I Hate the Capitalist System
42
John "Spider John" Koerner
Duncan and Brady
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 3]
43
MC5
The American Ruse
Jon Savage's 1969-1971: Rock Dreams On 45 [Disc 2]
44
Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
Best Of NRJ
45
Monty Norman
James Bond Theme
Dr. No
46
Rachel Sweet
Everlasting Love
Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet
47
Ella Jenkins & Nannie McNeil
How Do You Do Ev'rybody? (Greeting Shout)
The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 1]
Much of Kris Kristofferson’s musical narratives put you on the opposing seat in the confessional while all the while there are fleeting glimpses of your own story reflecting back. Kris was more than a renaissance man. He was an individual whose values and beliefs were held close but easily parsed in the music that made him who he was. There was all that we want in our own selves: honesty, forthrightness, certainty, humor, and a social conscience like the one he shared with the late Sinead O’Conner. A poignant and aspirational tribute from a man who was army ranger, a helicopter pilot, firefighter, a Golden Gloves boxer and Rhodes Scholar in literature who credited a philosophy professor as his greatest influence. We’ll spend time with his words and music this October morning. Here’s hoping you can join us.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Little Willies
Best Of All Possible Worlds
The Little Willies
2
Kris Kristofferson
[Untitled Hidden Track]
Closer to the Bone
3
Kris Kristofferson
Stairway to the Bottom
Feeling Mortal
4
Kris Kristofferson
Closer to the Bone
Closer to the Bone
5
Kris Kristofferson
Come Sundown
Kristofferson
6
Janis Joplin
Me And Bobby McGee
Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 1]
7
Elvis Presley
For The Good Times
Elvis Country
8
Dean Martin
Just the Other Side of Nowhere
Dino/You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
9
Waylon Jennings
The Taker
Country USA 1970
10
Ryan Bingham
The Taker
The Life & Songs Of Kris Kristofferson
11
Jerry Lee Lewis
Once More With Feeling
Country USA 1970
12
Jerry Lee Lewis
Mean Old Man
Mean Old Man
13
Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson
Roll Me Up (Album version)
Heroes
14
Jamey Johnson
Love Makes A Fool Of Us All (featuring Kris Kristofferson)
Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank Cochran
15
Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
Forever I Still Miss Someone
Johnny Cash: Forever Words Expanded Wave 2
16
Raul Malo
For the Good Times
After Hours
17
Johnny Cash
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
18
Johnny Cash
Why Me Lord
God
19
The Country Gentlemen
Casey's Last Ride
The Complete Vanguard Recordings
20
David Rawlings; Gillian Welch; Kris Kristofferson
The Ballad of Ira Hayes
Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
21
Sammi Smith
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
22
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Loving Arms
Delta Lady: The Rita Coolidge Anthology [Disc 1]
23
Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge
I'd Rather Be Sorry
The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2
24
Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson/Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson
It’s a cover show. It’s a celebration. It’s a reconnaissance regarding a renaissance. To what do we owe this week’s offering? The answer is clearly the songs of Bob Dylan who, at one time recorded under the non de plume Blind Boy Grunt and we’ve got a track from the Broadside Ballads collection to prove it. But this week’s show will focus primarily on covers of Dylan tracks going back to Sam Cooke live at the Copa to an oddball cover by The Grass Roots. We’ll also share some fresh takes from Eric Clapton, Raul Malo, Audra Mae & The Forest Rangers, and a lovely cover of a rare but popular piece called Walkin’ Down The Line. We’re celebrating a multi-generational master of his dominion where his words and melodies honor the past and carve a well-defined path leading into the future of America’s songwriting craft. Tune into Community Radio for Sonoma County on another Friday morning…via the stream at kowsfm.com/listen.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Bob Dylan
Corrina, Corrina [Album Version]
The Future Is Unwritten
2
Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan)
Ballad Of Donald White
Selections From The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988
3
Eilen Jewell
Walking Down the Line
Letters From Sinners & Strangers
4
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Farewell Angelina
The Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage
5
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
One More Night
Beautiful Lies
6
Joan Baez
The Walls Of Redwing
Any Day Now
7
The Highwaymen
One Too Many Mornings
Live – American Outlaws
8
Johnny Cash
Mama, You've Been On My Mind [Album Version]
Orange Blossom Special
9
Johnny Cash
Wanted Man
The Mystery Of Life
10
Jessi Colter
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 [Album Version]
Out Of The Ashes
11
Sam Cooke
Blowin' In The Wind
Sam Cooke At the Copa
12
Nappy Brown
Tonight Ill Be Staying Here With You
Tore Up
13
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rita May
A Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3]
14
The Grass Roots
Mr Jones (A Ballad of a Thin Man)
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 1
15
Eric Clapton
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
I Still Do
16
Raul Malo
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
17
Waylon Jennings
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
Dylan Country
18
Shirley Caesar
Gotta Serve Somebody
Masked & Anonymous
19
The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver
Every Grain Of Sand
I'll Find A Way
20
The Mighty Clouds Of Joy
Saved [Album Version]
Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan
21
Audra Mae & The Forest Rangers
Forever Young
Songs Of Anarchy: Music From Sons Of Anarchy Seasons 1-4
We’ll look back to 2023 with the indelible sounds of those we lost this past year. There were some losses that cut deep and we intend to pay tribute to each and every one who contributed their artistry to the past century of America’s music. There is hardly room in the two hours we have to touch on all of those, no matter their contribution but we have a couple from across the pond that deserve mentioning among the musicians, songwriters and producers who made their mark. The past century of America’s music has brought talent, wit and wisdom, and the artists’ take on arrangement, delivery, and rhythm. This was another year of profound loss including the likes of the prolific Tony Bennett and Harry Belafonte, the boomer favorites like David Crosby, Jimmy Buffett and Jeff Beck, and the musical geniuses like Burt Bacharach, David Lindley, and Ahmad Jamal. Join us.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
The Pogues
If I Should Fall from Grace With God
Essential Pogues
2
The Yardbirds
The Nazz Are Blue
Ultimate! Disc 2
3
BTO
Takin' Care Of Business (Randy Bachman)
Songs For The Open Road [Platinum Legends]
4
David Crosby
Music Is Love
If I Could Only Remember My Name
5
The Association
Cherish
Pop Memories of the '60s – Vol. 6, My Special Angel
6
Gary Wright
Dream Weaver
Sounds Of The Seventies: 1976
7
Jackson Browne & David Lindley
Mercury Blues (Intro)
Love Is Strange [Disc 1]
8
David Lindley
El Rayo X
El Rayo-X
9
Jimmy Buffett
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 1
10
It's a Beautiful Day
White Bird
Walk on the Moon
11
Ian & Sylvia
Four Strong Winds
The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
12
Gordon Lightfoot
Early Morning Rain
Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 12 The Heartland And Canada
13
Harry Belafonte
Jump in the Line
All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
14
The Serendipity Singers
Beans In My Ears (LEN CHANDLER)
Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
15
Dixie Chicks
The Thrill Is in the Chase
Shouldn't a Told You That
16
The Ames Brothers
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
Magic Moments
17
April Stevens
I Want A Lip
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
18
The Righteous Brothers
(You're My) Soul and Inspiration
The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
19
Tony Bennett
Rags to Riches
Your Hit Parade – 1953
20
Aretha Franklin
I Say A Little Prayer
Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]
21
Paul & Paula
Hey Paula
Teen Ballads Disc 2
22
George Maharis
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
The Epic Story 1960
23
The Earls
Remember Then
Doo Wop Love Songs
24
Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
Don't You Just Know It
Having A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1
25
Barrett Strong
Money (That's What I Want)
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
26
The Drifters
Sweets For My Sweet (CHARLIE THOMAS)
The Definitive Soul Collection [Disc 2]
27
Tina Turner
The Best
Simply The Best
28
Parliament
Up For The Down Stroke
In Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1
29
Jean Knight
Mr. Big Stuff
Pure Funk
30
The Pointer Sisters
KSAN Pointer Sisters Intro
KSAN's Live Jive
31
The Pointer Sisters
Fire
70s Music Explosion – Miracles Disc 2
32
Dwight Twilley Band
I'm on Fire
Poptopia! 70's Power Pop Classics
33
Kool & The Gang
Ladies' Night
Disco Fever [Disc 1]
34
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Tailspin
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
35
Ahmad Jamal
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Okeh Jazz
36
Wayne Shorter
Tenderfoot
Jazz Essentials Volume 3
37
Eagles
Take It to the Limit
The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
38
Jim & Jesse
Hard Hearted
Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 2]
Fats Waller was a master of stride piano, a style that emerged in the early 20th century and became a cornerstone of jazz. His virtuosity in this style influenced countless pianists who came after him. But he is remembered most for his songwriting and the lively and humorous quality to his performances, incorporating all of these elements into his music. His ability to infuse joy and playfulness into his compositions and improvisations set him apart and made his music accessible to a wide audience. His contributions to the Great American songbook include jazz standards like “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” and “Black and Blue” which have been covered by countless artists over the years. This morning on Deeper Roots, we drop in to revel in the music, humor, warmth and charisma that was Thomas “Fats” Waller.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Squeeze Me
One Hour Mama
2
James P. Johnson
Carolina Shout
Jazz In The Charts Vol. 2 – Hot Lips
3
James P. Johnson
What's The Use Of Being Alone
A Piano Anthology
4
Duke Ellington
That Rhythm Man
The Okeh Ellington [Disc 2]
5
Willie The Lion Smith & His Cubs
More Than That
Harlem Jazz (The 30's)
6
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Morning Air
A Piano Anthology
7
Fats Waller
The Joint Is Jumpin'
The Joint Is Jumpin'
8
Fats Waller
Ain't Misbehavin'
The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp
9
Fats Waller
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
The Joint Is Jumpin'
10
Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards
I'm Goin' Huntin'
The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1]
11
Fats Waller With Morris' Hot Babies
Fats Waller Stomp
The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2]
12
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
Mamacita
100 Ans De Jazz
13
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Thomas "Fats" Waller & Jeni Le Gon
Living In A Great Big Way
Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1]
14
Fats Waller
I Wish I Were Twins
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4]
15
Ethel Waters
What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue?
Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)
16
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
(What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue [Album Version]
Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934
17
Fats Waller
Let's Pretend There's A Moon
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4]
18
Fats Waller
I'm Going To Sit Down & Write Myself A Letter
Music By Fats Waller
19
Fats Waller
(Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places
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20
Fats Waller
Your Feet's Too Big
Fats Waller Greatest Hits
21
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936
22
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
You're The Picture
Complete Recorded Works Vol.3
23
Fats Waller
All That Meat & No Potatoes
Music By Fats Waller
24
Fats Waller
Sweet Savannah Sue
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1]
25
Fats Waller
Sweet Sue
Foot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4
26
Fats Waller
Six Or Seven Times
The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1]
We revisit the Numero Groups incredible catalog of rare and obscure soul recordings from the 1960s and 1970s called “Eccentric Soul”. This series is a meticulous curation and exercise in unearthing hidden gems in the soul music landscape from old record collections, master tapes, and archives to discover unreleased or overlooked tracks by artists who may not have gained widespread recognition during their time. What sets the “Eccentric Soul” series apart is its emphasis on bringing attention to regional and independent soul labels that operated on a smaller scale, often producing music reflecting the unique local music cultures of their time. Our show digs into a number of releases that showcase a diverse array of sounds, styles, and voices, offering listeners a glimpse into this rich tapestry of American soul music, honoring the best of the day with all the rough edges you’d expect (and desire) with a sincerity of artistry and bald-face emotion. Bring on the soul here on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Artistry In Western Swing
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
2
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Red River Valley
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
3
Roy Rogers
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
4
Roy Rogers
Roll On Texas Moon
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
5
Frankie Laine
Rawhide
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
6
Gene Autry
Dust
Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]
7
Tex Russell & His Hollywood Cowboys
What It Means To Be Blue
Kings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2
8
Marty Robbins
Ballad Of The Alamo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
9
Johnny Cash
The Rebel Johnny Yuma
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
10
Rex Allen
Ridin' Down the Canyon V-3
Riding All Day
11
Dick Reinhart
Hot Rod Baby
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
12
Dickson Hall
Cowboy
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
13
Johnny Western
Ballad Of Paladin
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
14
Dean Martin
Rio Bravo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
15
Lorne Greene
Bonanza
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
16
Johnny Horton
North To Alaska
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
17
Gene Autry
Back In The Saddle Again
Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age
18
Cliff Edwards
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
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19
Bob Wills
Dusty Skies
Columbia Historic Edition
20
Pee Wee King
Texas Toni Lee
Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin'
21
Johnny Bond
Ridin' Down To Santa Fe
Southern Belle [Disc 2]
22
Tex Ritter
High Noon
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
23
James Stewart
The Legend Of Shenandoah
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
24
Rick Nelson
My Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin)
Legacy [Disc 1]
25
Marty Robbins
The Hanging Tree
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
26
Gene Autry
Ridin' Down The Canyon
Columbia Historic Edition
27
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 2] – Cool Water)
28
Frankie Laine
Gunfight At O.K. Corral
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
29
Rex Allen
Cowboy's Heaven
Sings Melodies of the Plains
30
Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers
I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
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.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Bing Crosby
Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
2
Paul Robeson
Joe Hill
Classic Labor Songs From Smithsonian Flokways
3
Pete Seeger
Which Side Are You On?
The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth Century
4
Natalie Merchant
Which Side Are You On?
Coal Country Music
5
The Almanac Singers
Talking Union [Album Version]
The Essential Pete Seeger
6
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Sixteen Tons
Vintage Collections
7
Pete Seeger
Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
An Anthology of Folk Music
8
Woody Guthrie
Union Maid (Excerpt)
Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)
9
Pete Seeger
Union Maid
The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth Century
10
David, Bill, And Billy Ray Johnson
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
11
Bruce Springsteen
We Shall Overcome
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
12
Bobbie McGee
Bread and Roses
Unknown
13
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Hard Times Come Again No More
Songs Of The Civil War
14
Dorsey Dixon
Hard Times In Here
The Best Of The HighTone Years
15
Dorsey Dixon
Hard Times In Here
The Best Of The HighTone Years
16
Nanci Griffith
Hard Times (Come Again No More)
Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)
17
Mavis Staples
We Shall Not Be Moved (Cd)
We'll Never Turn Back
18
Justin Townes Earle
Down In The Valley
Coal Country Music
19
Bob Dylan
Maggie's Farm
The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1]
20
Tom T. Hall
I'm a Coal Mining Man
Coal Country Music
21
Bruce Springsteen
Pay Me My Money Down
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
22
Bruce Springsteen
Factory
Darkness on the Edge of Town
23
Bruce Springsteen
Youngstown
The Ghost of Tom Joad
24
Pete Seeger
If I Had A Hammer
The Essential Pete Seeger
25
Steve Earle
Steve's Hammer (For Pete)
Washington Square Serenade
26
Valentine Pringle
John Henry
The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 4]
This week we’ll spend our two hours in a shroud of barroom musk, out-of-tune brass, and painted ladies all spent before the tunes of an American treasure. We speak of Tom Waits. The New York Times, in a review of Barney Hoskyns’ 2009 biography of Tom Waits, Lowside of The Road describes our subject today thusly: “He is as potent and unpredictable a musical force as most of us have witnessed in our lifetimes, and that’s not faint praise. The graveyard croak of his gravelly, bellowing baritone is righteous, paint-scraping, unmistakable; it scatters small animals and slaps your synapses to startled attention. With what’s left of your adrenalized wits, you can attend to his mordant lyrics, which he packs into songs he divides (as his wife, Kathleen Brennan, put it) into two primordial categories: “the grand weeper” and “the grim reaper”. He’s our neighbor here in Sonoma County and we could not be more proud of the boy…really.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
John Hammond, Jr.
Clap Hands
Wicked Grin
2
Courtney Marie Andrews
Downtown Train
Come On Up To The House – Women Sing Waits
3
Tom Waits
Tom Traubert's Blues
Small Change
4
Willie Nelson;Sheryl Crow;Lukas Nelson
Come On Up To The House
Heroes
5
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Way Down In The Hole
Spirit Of The Century
6
The Holmes Brothers
Train Song
Promised Land
7
King Ernest
House Where Nobody Lives
Not The Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 2
8
The Blue Hawaiians
Jockey Full of Bourbon
Savage Night
9
Tom Waits
Dead & Lovely
Real Gone
10
Tom Waits
Ice Cream Man
Closing Time
11
Holly Cole
(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night
Temptation
12
Norah Jones
The Long Way Home
Feels Like Home
13
Tom Waits
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
Closing Time
14
Hayes Carll
I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Trouble In Mind
15
Eagles
Ol' '55
The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
16
Willie Nelson
Picture In A Frame
It Always Will Be
17
Tom Waits
On The Nickel
Heartattack And Vine
18
Marc Ribot
Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits)
Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018
19
Tom Waits
The Soul Of A Man
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
Wild and sassy sounds from the archives of 40s and 50s rhythm & blues featuring some of the female dynamos of the genre coming your way on a Friday morning here on Deeper Roots. We’ll be featuring some great performances from the catalog of Jubilee Records (those Jubilee Jezebels) and a host of peers including some early scorchers from Little Sylvia (Robinson), Big Maybelle, Viola Watkins, Fay Simmons, and Ruth Brown. For the first three or four decades of the recorded blues and jazz, women played a major part in black music’s popularity and there was a resurgent ‘boom’ post-war that played a bigger part than we imagined in that tidal wave of wild rhythm beat that would become rock and soul. These are some classic tracks that don’t always get the attention they deserve…but they will here on Deeper Roots on a Friday morning on KOWS.
No.
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
1
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happen Every Day
Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
2
Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells)
Sweet Man
Blues Women
3
Mabel Scott
Catch Em Young Treat Em Rough Tell Em Nothing
Blues Women
4
The Enchanters
Boogie Woogie Daddy
Jubilee Jezebels
5
Enchanters
Housewife Blues
Money Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53
6
Jeanne Gayle
Bim Bam Baby
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
7
Little Sylvia
Drive Daddy Drive
Jubilee Jezebels
8
Little Sylvia
Everything I Need But You
Jubilee Jezebels
9
Little Sylvia
Ain't Gonna Do It
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
10
Viola Watkins
It Must Be Love
Jubilee Jezebels
11
Viola Watkins
Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
12
Viola Watkins
Really Real
Jubilee Jezebels
13
Varetta Dillard
Mercy, Mr Percy
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
14
Mabel Scott
Mr Fine
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
15
LaVern Baker
Voodoo Voodoo
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
16
Edna McGriff
Oh Little Daddy
Stompin' 34
17
Edna McGriff
I'll Surrender Anytime
Jubilee Jezebels
18
Edna McGriff & The Tomcats
Mambo Baby
Rumba Gone Mambo
19
Big Maybelle
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55
20
Big Maybelle
Ring Dang Dilly
The Very Best Of Big Maybelle
21
Big Maybelle
Hair Dressin' Women
ABC Of The Blues Vol 29
22
Ruth Brown
Smooth Operator
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
23
Fay Simmons
You Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic Bomb
Atomic Platters
24
Fay Simmons
Ella Weaver
Dapper Dan
25
Fay Simmons
Hangin' Around
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
26
Patti Jerome
No Mama, No Papa
Stompin' 22 – Crazed Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders!
27
Linda Hopkins
Rock And Roll Blues
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
28
Carol Fran
Knock Knock
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
