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Remembering Kris Kristofferson

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
1The Little Willies Best Of All Possible Worlds The Little Willies Amazon
2Kris Kristofferson [Untitled Hidden Track] Closer to the Bone Amazon
3Kris Kristofferson Stairway to the Bottom Feeling Mortal Amazon
4Kris Kristofferson Closer to the Bone Closer to the Bone Amazon
5Kris Kristofferson Come Sundown Kristofferson Amazon
6Janis Joplin Me And Bobby McGee Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 1] Amazon
7Elvis Presley For The Good Times Elvis Country Amazon
8Dean Martin Just the Other Side of Nowhere Dino/You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Amazon
9Waylon Jennings The Taker Country USA 1970 Amazon
10Ryan Bingham The Taker The Life & Songs Of Kris Kristofferson Amazon
11Jerry Lee Lewis Once More With Feeling Country USA 1970 Amazon
12Jerry Lee Lewis Mean Old Man Mean Old Man Amazon
13Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson Roll Me Up (Album version) Heroes Amazon
14Jamey Johnson Love Makes A Fool Of Us All (featuring Kris Kristofferson) Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank Cochran Amazon
15Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson Forever I Still Miss Someone Johnny Cash: Forever Words Expanded Wave 2 Amazon
16Raul Malo For the Good Times After Hours Amazon
17Johnny Cash Sunday Morning Coming Down Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2] Amazon
18Johnny Cash Why Me Lord God Amazon
19The Country Gentlemen Casey's Last Ride The Complete Vanguard Recordings Amazon
20David Rawlings; Gillian Welch; Kris Kristofferson The Ballad of Ira Hayes Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited Amazon
21Sammi Smith Help Me Make It Through The Night Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2] Amazon
22Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge Loving Arms Delta Lady: The Rita Coolidge Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
23Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge I'd Rather Be Sorry The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2 Amazon
24Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson/Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson Highwayman The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2 Amazon
25Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard Old Friends King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller Amazon
26The Highwaymen Big River Highwayman Amazon
27Kris Kristofferson Living Legend The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson Amazon
28Kris Kristofferson Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine) The Essential Kris Kristofferson Disc 2 Amazon
29Kris Kristofferson Sister Sinead Closer to the Bone Amazon

AKA Blind Boy Grunt

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
1Bob Dylan Corrina, Corrina [Album Version] The Future Is Unwritten Amazon
2Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) Ballad Of Donald White Selections From The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988 Amazon
3Eilen Jewell Walking Down the Line Letters From Sinners & Strangers Amazon
4New Riders of the Purple Sage Farewell Angelina The Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage Amazon
5Sweethearts of the Rodeo One More Night Beautiful Lies Amazon
6Joan Baez The Walls Of Redwing Any Day Now Amazon
7The Highwaymen One Too Many Mornings Live – American Outlaws Amazon
8Johnny Cash Mama, You've Been On My Mind [Album Version] Orange Blossom Special Amazon
9Johnny Cash Wanted Man The Mystery Of Life Amazon
10Jessi Colter Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 [Album Version] Out Of The Ashes Amazon
11Sam Cooke Blowin' In The Wind Sam Cooke At the Copa Amazon
12Nappy Brown Tonight Ill Be Staying Here With You Tore Up Amazon
13Jerry Lee Lewis Rita May A Half Century Of Hits: Rockin' My Life Away [Disc 3] Amazon
14The Grass Roots Mr Jones (A Ballad of a Thin Man) Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 1 Amazon
15Eric Clapton I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine I Still Do Amazon
16Raul Malo You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go The Nashville Acoustic Sessions Amazon
17Waylon Jennings Don't Think Twice, It's Alright Dylan Country Amazon
18Shirley Caesar Gotta Serve Somebody Masked & Anonymous Amazon
19The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver Every Grain Of Sand I'll Find A Way Amazon
20The Mighty Clouds Of Joy Saved [Album Version] Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan Amazon
21Audra Mae & The Forest Rangers Forever Young Songs Of Anarchy: Music From Sons Of Anarchy Seasons 1-4 Amazon
22Hazel Dickens Only a Hobo It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song Amazon
23Bob Dylan Tell Ol' Bill [Album Version] North Country – Music From The Motion Picture Amazon
24Karl Shiflett Walking Down The Line Sho Nuff Country Amazon
25The Band I Shall Be Released Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2] Amazon
26The Byrds You Ain't Going Nowhere Sweetheart of the Rodeo Amazon

Who We Lost 2023

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
1The Pogues If I Should Fall from Grace With God Essential Pogues Amazon
2The Yardbirds The Nazz Are Blue Ultimate! Disc 2 Amazon
3BTO Takin' Care Of Business (Randy Bachman) Songs For The Open Road [Platinum Legends] Amazon
4David Crosby Music Is Love If I Could Only Remember My Name Amazon
5The Association Cherish Pop Memories of the '60s – Vol. 6, My Special Angel Amazon
6Gary Wright Dream Weaver Sounds Of The Seventies: 1976 Amazon
7Jackson Browne & David Lindley Mercury Blues (Intro) Love Is Strange [Disc 1] Amazon
8David Lindley El Rayo X El Rayo-X Amazon
9Jimmy Buffett Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 1 Amazon
10It's a Beautiful Day White Bird Walk on the Moon Amazon
11Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2] Amazon
12Gordon Lightfoot Early Morning Rain Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 12 The Heartland And Canada Amazon
13Harry Belafonte Jump in the Line All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Amazon
14The Serendipity Singers Beans In My Ears (LEN CHANDLER) Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2] Amazon
15Dixie Chicks The Thrill Is in the Chase Shouldn't a Told You That Amazon
16The Ames Brothers The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane Magic Moments Amazon
17April Stevens I Want A Lip Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence Amazon
18The Righteous Brothers (You're My) Soul and Inspiration The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody Amazon
19Tony Bennett Rags to Riches Your Hit Parade – 1953 Amazon
20Aretha Franklin I Say A Little Prayer Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2] Amazon
21Paul & Paula Hey Paula Teen Ballads Disc 2 Amazon
22George Maharis (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 The Epic Story 1960 Amazon
23The Earls Remember Then Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
24Huey "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 Amazon
25Barrett Strong Money (That's What I Want) Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon
26The Drifters Sweets For My Sweet (CHARLIE THOMAS) The Definitive Soul Collection [Disc 2] Amazon
27Tina Turner The Best Simply The Best Amazon
28Parliament Up For The Down Stroke In Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1 Amazon
29Jean Knight Mr. Big Stuff Pure Funk Amazon
30The Pointer Sisters KSAN Pointer Sisters Intro KSAN's Live Jive Amazon
31The Pointer Sisters Fire 70s Music Explosion – Miracles Disc 2 Amazon
32Dwight Twilley Band I'm on Fire Poptopia! 70's Power Pop Classics Amazon
33Kool & The Gang Ladies' Night Disco Fever [Disc 1] Amazon
34Walter "Wolfman" Washington Tailspin Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
35Ahmad Jamal The Surrey With The Fringe On Top Okeh Jazz Amazon
36Wayne Shorter Tenderfoot Jazz Essentials Volume 3 Amazon
37Eagles Take It to the Limit The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1 Amazon
38Jim & Jesse Hard Hearted Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records [Disc 2] Amazon
39Mac Wiseman, Bobby Osborne & Jesse McReynolds Bluebirds Are Singing For Me Bluegrass Legands – Live At The Ryman Amazon
40Lord Creator Don't Stay Out Late The Real Jamaica Ska Amazon
41Robbie Robertson Somewhere Down The Crazy River Robbie Robertson [UK] Amazon

Fats Waller Revisited

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
1Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Squeeze Me One Hour Mama Amazon
2James P. Johnson Carolina Shout Jazz In The Charts Vol. 2 – Hot Lips Amazon
3James P. Johnson What's The Use Of Being Alone A Piano Anthology Amazon
4Duke Ellington That Rhythm Man The Okeh Ellington [Disc 2] Amazon
5Willie The Lion Smith & His Cubs More Than That Harlem Jazz (The 30's) Amazon
6Willie "The Lion" Smith Morning Air A Piano Anthology Amazon
7Fats Waller The Joint Is Jumpin' The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
8Fats Waller Ain't Misbehavin' The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp Amazon
9Fats Waller I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
10Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards I'm Goin' Huntin' The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
11Fats Waller With Morris' Hot Babies Fats Waller Stomp The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2] Amazon
12Fats Waller & His Rhythm Mamacita 100 Ans De Jazz Amazon
13Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Thomas "Fats" Waller & Jeni Le Gon Living In A Great Big Way Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1] Amazon
14Fats Waller I Wish I Were Twins The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] Amazon
15Ethel Waters What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue? Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman) Amazon
16Louis 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 Amazon
17Fats Waller Let's Pretend There's A Moon The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] Amazon
18Fats Waller I'm Going To Sit Down & Write Myself A Letter Music By Fats Waller Amazon
19Fats Waller (Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
20Fats Waller Your Feet's Too Big Fats Waller Greatest Hits Amazon
21Fats Waller & His Rhythm It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
22Fats Waller & His Rhythm You're The Picture Complete Recorded Works Vol.3 Amazon
23Fats Waller All That Meat & No Potatoes Music By Fats Waller Amazon
24Fats Waller Sweet Savannah Sue The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1] Amazon
25Fats Waller Sweet Sue Foot Tappin' And Dance At The Screamin' Festival Vol.4 Amazon
26Fats Waller Six Or Seven Times The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1] Amazon
27Billie Holiday Blue Turning Gray Over You Billie's Blues Amazon
28Maxine Sullivan & Her Jazz All-Stars My Fate Is In Your Hands Memories of You: A Tribute To Andy Razaf Amazon

More Eccentric Soul

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.


No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr You're All I Need to Make It Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label Amazon
2Bill Moss Sock It to 'Em Soul Brother Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label Amazon
3Elijah & The Ebonites Hot Grits!!! Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label Amazon
4Chandlers Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Eccentric Soul: Capitol City Soul Amazon
5Soul Partners Lose The One You Love Eccentric Soul: Capitol City Soul Amazon
6Dean Francis & The Soul Rockers Tippin Eccentric Soul: Capitol City Soul Amazon
7The Soulsations Funky Nightclub Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg Amazon
8Lon Rogers & The Soul Blenders Too Good To Be True Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg Amazon
9Walter And The Admerations Life Of Tears Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park Amazon
10Chocolate Sunday Second Story Man Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park Amazon
11Fred Williams The Dance Got Old Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace Amazon
12L.T. & The Soulful Dynamics Everyone Needs Someone Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace Amazon
13The Majestic Arrows The Magic Of Your Love Eccentric Soul: The Bandit Label, Vol. 3 Amazon
14Altyrone Deno Brown If You Love Me Eccentric Soul: The Bandit Label, Vol. 3 Amazon
15The Arrows We Have Love Eccentric Soul: The Bandit Label, Vol. 3 Amazon
16Ms. Tyree "Sugar" Jones If You Feel It Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label Amazon
17Bob And Fred I'll Be On My Way Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label Amazon
18Skip Drake Wrapped Around Your Finger Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label Amazon
19Soul Revival Good Feelin' Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label Amazon
20The Notations This Time I'm For Real Eccentric Soul: The Cash Label Amazon
21The Fabulous Rhythm Makers Mini, Mini Afro Twist Eccentric Soul: The Forte Label Amazon
22Marva W. Taylor I've Lived The Life Eccentric Soul: The Forte Label Amazon
23Jerry Townes You Are My Sunshine Eccentric Soul: The Nickel & Penny Labels Amazon
24Royal Esquires Ain't Gonna Run Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label Amazon
25Marion Black Come On And Gettit Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label Amazon
26Eula Cooper Shake Daddy Shake Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels Amazon
27Eula Cooper Try Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels Amazon
28Josephine Taylor I've Made Up My Mind Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation [Disc 2] Amazon
29Renaldo Domino Two Years Four Days Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation [Disc 2] Amazon
30Dynamic Tints & Pieces Of Peace Be My Lady Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation [Disc 1] Amazon
31Chocolate Snow Let Me Be Your Christmas Toy Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace Amazon
32Stormy The Devastator Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation [Disc 1] Amazon

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.Artist Title Album Buy
1Tex Williams & His Western Caravan Artistry In Western Swing Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
2The Sons Of The Pioneers Red River Valley Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
3Roy Rogers The Yellow Rose Of Texas My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
4Roy Rogers Roll On Texas Moon My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
5Frankie Laine Rawhide My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
6Gene Autry Dust Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1] Amazon
7Tex Russell & His Hollywood Cowboys What It Means To Be Blue Kings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2 Amazon
8Marty Robbins Ballad Of The Alamo My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
9Johnny Cash The Rebel Johnny Yuma My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
10Rex Allen Ridin' Down the Canyon V-3 Riding All Day Amazon
11Dick Reinhart Hot Rod Baby Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
12Dickson Hall Cowboy My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
13Johnny Western Ballad Of Paladin My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
14Dean Martin Rio Bravo My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
15Lorne Greene Bonanza My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
16Johnny Horton North To Alaska My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
17Gene Autry Back In The Saddle Again Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age Amazon
18Cliff Edwards Ragtime Cowboy Joe grimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
19Bob Wills Dusty Skies Columbia Historic Edition Amazon
20Pee Wee King Texas Toni Lee Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin' Amazon
21Johnny Bond Ridin' Down To Santa Fe Southern Belle [Disc 2] Amazon
22Tex Ritter High Noon My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
23James Stewart The Legend Of Shenandoah My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
24Rick Nelson My Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin) Legacy [Disc 1] Amazon
25Marty Robbins The Hanging Tree My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
26Gene Autry Ridin' Down The Canyon Columbia Historic Edition Amazon
27The Sons Of The Pioneers Tumbling Tumbleweeds My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 2] – Cool Water) Amazon
28Frankie Laine Gunfight At O.K. Corral My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
29Rex Allen Cowboy's Heaven Sings Melodies of the Plains Amazon
30Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1] Amazon
31Sons of the Pioneers Blue Shadows On the Trail Cool Water & 17 Western Favorites Amazon
32Marty Robbins Song Of The Bandit The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982 Amazon
33Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers Going Back To My Texas Home Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1 Amazon
34Dick Curless I Ride an Old Paint A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD2 (1950-1969) Amazon
35Sara Watkins Blue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek) Under the Pepper Tree Amazon
36Colter Wall I Ride an Old Paint: Leavin' Cheyenne Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs Amazon

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.Artist Title Album Buy
1Bing Crosby Brother Can You Spare A Dime? Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
2Paul Robeson Joe Hill Classic Labor Songs From Smithsonian Flokways Amazon
3Pete Seeger Which Side Are You On? The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth Century Amazon
4Natalie Merchant Which Side Are You On? Coal Country Music Amazon
5The Almanac Singers Talking Union [Album Version] The Essential Pete Seeger Amazon
6Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons Vintage Collections Amazon
7Pete Seeger Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues An Anthology of Folk Music Amazon
8Woody Guthrie Union Maid (Excerpt) Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3) Amazon
9Pete Seeger Union Maid The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth Century Amazon
10David, Bill, And Billy Ray Johnson Going Down the Road Feeling Bad Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
11Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1 Amazon
12Bobbie McGee Bread and Roses Unknown Amazon
13Kate & Anna McGarrigle Hard Times Come Again No More Songs Of The Civil War Amazon
14Dorsey Dixon Hard Times In Here The Best Of The HighTone Years Amazon
15Dorsey Dixon Hard Times In Here The Best Of The HighTone Years Amazon
16Nanci Griffith Hard Times (Come Again No More) Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) Amazon
17Mavis Staples We Shall Not Be Moved (Cd) We'll Never Turn Back Amazon
18Justin Townes Earle Down In The Valley Coal Country Music Amazon
19Bob Dylan Maggie's Farm The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1] Amazon
20Tom T. Hall I'm a Coal Mining Man Coal Country Music Amazon
21Bruce Springsteen Pay Me My Money Down We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1 Amazon
22Bruce Springsteen Factory Darkness on the Edge of Town Amazon
23Bruce Springsteen Youngstown The Ghost of Tom Joad Amazon
24Pete Seeger If I Had A Hammer The Essential Pete Seeger Amazon
25Steve Earle Steve's Hammer (For Pete) Washington Square Serenade Amazon
26Valentine Pringle John Henry The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 4] Amazon
27Elvis Presley Big Boss Man Artist of the Century Disc 2 Amazon
28Blind Boy Fuller Working Man Blues Blind Boy Fuller Vol. 3 1937 Amazon
29Ramblin' Jack Elliott 1913 Massacre Hard Travelin' Amazon
30Woody Guthrie Farmer-Labor Train Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3) Amazon
31Randy Newman Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1 Amazon
32Randy Newman Every Man a King Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1 Amazon

Celebrating Tom Waits

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
1John Hammond, Jr. Clap Hands Wicked Grin Amazon
2Courtney Marie Andrews Downtown Train Come On Up To The House – Women Sing Waits Amazon
3Tom Waits Tom Traubert's Blues Small Change Amazon
4Willie Nelson;Sheryl Crow;Lukas Nelson Come On Up To The House Heroes Amazon
5The Blind Boys Of Alabama Way Down In The Hole Spirit Of The Century Amazon
6The Holmes Brothers Train Song Promised Land Amazon
7King Ernest House Where Nobody Lives Not The Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 2 Amazon
8The Blue Hawaiians Jockey Full of Bourbon Savage Night Amazon
9Tom Waits Dead & Lovely Real Gone Amazon
10Tom Waits Ice Cream Man Closing Time Amazon
11Holly Cole (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night Temptation Amazon
12Norah Jones The Long Way Home Feels Like Home Amazon
13Tom Waits I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You Closing Time Amazon
14Hayes Carll I Don't Wanna Grow Up Trouble In Mind Amazon
15Eagles Ol' '55 The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1 Amazon
16Willie Nelson Picture In A Frame It Always Will Be Amazon
17Tom Waits On The Nickel Heartattack And Vine Amazon
18Marc Ribot Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits) Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018 Amazon
19Tom Waits The Soul Of A Man God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
20Solomon Burke Diamond in Your Mind Don't Give Up on Me Amazon
21Tom Waits Whistlin4 Past The Graveyard Used Songs 1973-1980 Amazon
22Tom Waits Georgia Lee Mule Variations Amazon

Rhythm & Blues Jezebels

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
1Sister Rosetta Tharpe Strange Things Happen Every Day Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan Amazon
2Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells) Sweet Man Blues Women Amazon
3Mabel Scott Catch Em Young Treat Em Rough Tell Em Nothing Blues Women Amazon
4The Enchanters Boogie Woogie Daddy Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
5Enchanters Housewife Blues Money Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53 Amazon
6Jeanne Gayle Bim Bam Baby Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
7Little Sylvia Drive Daddy Drive Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
8Little Sylvia Everything I Need But You Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
9Little Sylvia Ain't Gonna Do It Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
10Viola Watkins It Must Be Love Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
11Viola Watkins Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
12Viola Watkins Really Real Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
13Varetta Dillard Mercy, Mr Percy Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
14Mabel Scott Mr Fine Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
15LaVern Baker Voodoo Voodoo Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
16Edna McGriff Oh Little Daddy Stompin' 34 Amazon
17Edna McGriff I'll Surrender Anytime Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
18Edna McGriff & The Tomcats Mambo Baby Rumba Gone Mambo Amazon
19Big Maybelle One Monkey Don't Stop No Show The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-'55 Amazon
20Big Maybelle Ring Dang Dilly The Very Best Of Big Maybelle Amazon
21Big Maybelle Hair Dressin' Women ABC Of The Blues Vol 29 Amazon
22Ruth Brown Smooth Operator Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
23Fay Simmons You Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic Bomb Atomic Platters Amazon
24Fay Simmons Ella Weaver Dapper Dan Amazon
25Fay Simmons Hangin' Around Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
26Patti Jerome No Mama, No Papa Stompin' 22 – Crazed Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders! Amazon
27Linda Hopkins Rock And Roll Blues Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
28Carol Fran Knock Knock Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies Amazon
29Carol Fran I'm Gonna Try Cat Scratchin' Amazon
30Carole Fran You Can't Stop Me Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
31Marie Knight Grasshopper Baby Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
32Dolly Cooper Ay La Bah Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
33Dolly Cooper Tell Me, Tell Me Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
34Ella Mae Morse How Can You Leave A Man Like This? Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
35Annisteen Allen Fujiyama Mama From The Ghetto Amazon

Drive In Music

Memories of summer nights where the aroma of popcorn, car exhaust and nature fused as the car windows steamed up and the tin can speaker sounds synchronized with the silver screen…at the drive in movie. For the decades of the fifties, sixties, and seventies you could bring a car load of friends and find your spot across the little hills that pointed you skyward towards the glow of a billboard of dreams. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll visit some performances that include on-screen legends as well as legends that tried to make music outside of their lane. Some that we’ll hear from succeeded and some…well…went back to their day job. Tune in for music from Robert Mitchum, Bette Davis, Jack Webb, Marilyn Monroe, and a couple dozen others on a fun little romp on another Friday episode of Deeper Roots on KOWS 92.5 FM.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Don Francks & Petula Clark Old Devil Moon – Finian's Rainbow Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3) Amazon
2Ray Davies Oklahoma U.S.A. Our Country: Americana Act II Amazon
3Shirley Jones, James Whitmore, Gordon MacRae Oklahoma Oklahoma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon
4Robert Preston & Company Ya Got Trouble – The Music Man Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3) Amazon
5Lucille Ball/Bea Arthur Bosom Buddies – Mame Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3) Amazon
6Kirk Douglas And The Moon Grew Brighter My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
7James Stewart The Legend Of Shenandoah My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
8Robert Mitchum Ballad of Thunder Road That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings Amazon
9Lee Marvin Wand'rin' Star Wand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3) Amazon
10Bill Hayes Message from James Dean So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3 Amazon
11Varetta Dillard I Miss You Jimmy (Tribute to James Dean) Got You On My Mind Amazon
12Eagles James Dean The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1 Amazon
13Dooley Wilson As Time Goes By – from Casablanca Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
14Bette Davis They're Either Too Young Or Too Old -from Thank Your Lucky Stars Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
15Mae West I'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For Love The Mae West Collection Amazon
16Jack Webb Try a Little Tenderness Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing-Off! Amazon
17Clint Eastwood Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil Amazon
18Gene Pitney (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Anthology: 1961-1968 Amazon
19Tony Perkins Moonlight Swim (Bonus Track) On a Rainy Afternoon Amazon
20Marilyn Monroe River Of No Return The Essential Marilyn Monroe Amazon
21Roy Rogers My Chickashay Gal Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
22Elvis Presley Wooden Heart G.I. Blues Amazon
23Dean Martin,John Wayne & Ricky Nelson My Rifle, My Pony And Me My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
24Ricky Nelson & Walter Brennan Get Along Home, Cindy Wand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3) Amazon
25Fess Parker Ballad Of Davy Crockett My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
26James Stewart You Can`t Get Far Without A Railroad Wand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3) Amazon
27Dean Martin Rio Bravo My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
28Dean Martin King Of The Five Card Stud Wand'rin' Star And Other Movie And TV Songs: Western Movie & TV Soundtracks (3) Amazon
29Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons King Tut Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 2] Amazon
30Gene Kelly Singin' In The Rain Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1] Amazon
31Garland Jeffreys 35 Millimeter Dreams Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] Amazon