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King Cole Covers

April 11, 2026 Dave

Nat King Cole’s transition from a respected jazz pianist to a mainstream icon was a perfect storm of technical brilliance, a groundbreaking vocal style, and a persona that radiated “suave sophistication.” While jazz purists sometimes lamented his move toward pop, it was his ability to blend jazz’s complexity with pop’s accessibility that made him a household name. He delivered hit after hit with a penchant for candidates (or entries from) the Great American Songbook. With this in mind, we’ll take this week’s show in an direction that honors the songs he became most famous for…from Bobby Troup’s Route 66 to Billy Strayhorn’s Lush Life…covered by others including some rocking tributes, some ballads in the style of country and bluesy soul numbers from Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke. We don’t stop there. Join Dave Stroud for another celebration from a hundred years of America’s music

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Tiny Bradshaw	Straighten Up and Fly Right	Breaking Up the House [Disc 1]
2	The Andrews Sisters	Straighten Up and Fly Right	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 1]
3	Oscar Brown Jr.	Straighten Up And Fly Right [Album Version]	Sin & Soul… And Then Some
4	Bobby Darin	Nature Boy	As Long As I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection [Disc 2]
5	Aaron Neville	Nature Boy	Nature Boy: The Standards Album
6	Madeleine Peyroux	Smile	Half The Perfect World
7	Jimmy Durante	Smile	As Time Goes By: Best of
8	Chuck Berry	Route 66	Cars
9	Asleep at the Wheel	Route 66	The Best of Asleep at the Wheel
10	Wayne Newton	L-O-V-E	Wild Cool & Swingin'
11	Natalie Cole	L-O-V-E	Unforgettable: With Love
12	Charley Pride	Ramblin' Rose	20 Classics
13	Slim Whitman	Ramblin' Rose	All-Time Greatest Hits Vol 2
14	Raul Malo	Ramblin' Rose	Quarantunes
15	Brenda Lee	Pretend	This Is Brenda
16	Carl Mann	Pretend	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
17	Dinah Washington	Unforgettable	Jazz 'Round Midnight: Dinah Washington
18	Peggy Lee	Unforgettable	Peggy Lee – The Marvelous Miss Lee
19	Jimmy Wakely	Mona Lisa	The Collection 1940-53 CD2
20	Carl Mann	Mona Lisa	Where Rock Was Born
21	The Neville Brothers	Mona Lisa	Fiyo on the Bayou
22	Marvin Gaye	Too Young	Ballads
23	Frankie Laine	Too Young	I Hear Music
24	Linda Ronstadt	Lush Life	Round Midnight [Disc 2]
25	Sammy Davis Jr.	Lush Life	I've Gotta Be Me: The Best Of Sammy Davis Jr.
26	Little Joe Cook	I Love You for Sentimental Reasons	Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)
27	Sam Cooke	(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons	Greatest Hits
28	Raul Malo	(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons	The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
29	Ray Noble	The Very Thought of You	Love Is the Sweetest Thing(Disc 2)
30	Nancy Wilson	The Very Thought Of You	Lady Sings The Blues [Disc 1]
31	Leon Redbone	Sweet Lorraine	Any Time
32	Frank Sinatra	Sweet Lorraine	Reprise Collection [Disc 4]
33	Nat King Cole	The Frim Fram Sauce	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
34	Nat King Cole	Paradise	The Very Thought Of You

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Berry Covers

April 3, 2026 Dave

This week’s episode finds the heart of rock ‘n roll; that recipe of a rhythm and blues with just the right pinch of just about everything else. Chuck Berry’s legacy stands as one of the most important stories in rock ‘n roll’s 75 or so years. His music, particularly in those early years, was covered ad nauseum but it was always done best in an artist’s own voice. Why? Because the music speaks for itself. We’ll share music from Sleepy Labeef to Nina Simone, Linda Ronstadt to Peter Gammons (!), and Conway Twitty to the late, great John Hammond. Covers include You Never Can Tell, Sweet Little Sixteen, Nadine, and No Money down with another dozen, all honoring the King (or is it the Prime Minister) of Rock ‘n Roll whose 100th birthday will be celebrated later this year.

No.	Artist	Title
1	Aaron Neville	You Never Can Tell
2	Peter Gammons	Carol
3	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Around and Around (Live at the Fillmore 1997)
4	Nina Simone	Brown Eyed Handsome Man
5	Lyle Lovett	Brown Eyed Handsome Man
6	Elvis Presley	Maybelline
7	Marty Robbins	Maybelline
8	Hard Working Americans	School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)
9	Elvis Presley	Memphis Tennessee
10	George Benson	Memphis Tennessee
11	Angela Strehli	You Never Can Tell
12	Emmylou Harris	You Never Can Tell
13	George Thorogood & The Destroyers	No Particular Place To Go
14	Jerry Lee Lewis	Roll Over Beethoven
15	Sleepy Labeef	Roll Over Beethoven
16	Buck Owens	Johnny B. Goode
17	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Johnny B. Goode (Live at the Fillmore 1997)
18	Arlen Roth	Sweet Little Sixteen
19	Jerry Lee Lewis; Ringo Starr	Sweet Little Sixteen
20	Ronnie Wood with his Wild Five	Rock 'n' Roll Music (featuring Imelda May)
21	Linda Ronstadt	Back In The U.S.A.
22	Reckless Kelly	Back In the USA
23	Kevin Russell	Nadine
24	John Hammond	Nadine
25	John Hammond	No Money Down
26	Duane Allman	No Money Down
27	Conway Twitty	Reelin' and Rockin'
28	Johnnie Allan	Promised Land
29	The Band	Promised Land
30	Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks	Thirty Days
31	Jeff Lynne	Let It Rock
32	Dion	Sweet Little Rock and Roller (Album)

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Swingin’ Out West

March 28, 2026 Dave

We’re going to take another journey through those dusty, neon-lit archives of Western swing, a genre that famously thumbed its nose at musical boundaries. While the “King” Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys rightly claim the throne, the true soul of the movement lives in the smaller, rowdier units that blurred the lines between Appalachian fiddling, big band jazz, and low-down blues. For our listeners, we’re looking past the “San Antonio Rose” to the grit of the lower Great Plains. We’ll be digging into the deep-cut recordings that highlight the genre’s technical audacity, exploring a sound that kept the dance halls jumping through the Depression proving that Western swing was always much more than just “hillbilly jazz”—it was a revolution you could dance to.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Pee Wee King	Birmingham Bounce	Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin'
2	Moon Mullican	Grandpa Stole My Baby	Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56
3	Hank Penny	Wildcat Mama	The Western Swing: Doughboys Playboys and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie
4	Bill Haley	Rovin' Eyes	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (1): Rocket 88
5	The Hi-Flyers	Hi-Flyer Stomp	Western Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947
6	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	Right or Wrong	Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 1: Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
7	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	New San Antonio Rose	The King Of Western Swing-25 Hits 1935-1945
8	Hank Penny	You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
9	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	Snatchin' and Grabbin'	Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years [Disc 2]
10	Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys	Let Me Be	More Ballroom Kings
11	Tommy Duncan	Who Drank The Beer (While I Was In The Rear)	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
12	Skeets McDonald	Scoot Git And Begone	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
13	Sons Of The West	Sally's Got A Wooden Leg	Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story
14	Dickie McBride And The Villiage Boys	Tulsa Twist	Hillbilly Fever! Vol. 1: Legends Of Western Swing
15	Roy Hogsed	Cocaine Blues	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
16	Johnny Lee Wills	Rag Mop	The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 16
17	Bill Haley with the Saddlemen	Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint
18	Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers	Mama Don't Like No Music	Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1
19	Wade Ray with Noel Boggs	It's All Your Fault	Heroes Of Country Music Vol 1: Legends Of Western Swing
20	Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant	Two Of A Kind	Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2
21	Hal Lone Pine & His Mountaineers	Honey Honey Mine	More Ballroom Kings
22	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams	Detour	That's What I Like About The West
23	Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams	One Sweet Letter From You	Shame On You
24	Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan	You Played On My Piano	Crossroads In Cowtown
25	Texas Jim Robertson & His Panhandle Punchers	Jaw Jaw Yap Yap Yap	More Ballroom Kings
26	Tex Atchinson	You Don't Do Right By Me Anymore	Kings Of Western Swing Vol. 2
27	Moon Mullican	Bottom Of The Glass	The Very Best Of
28	Billy Jack Wills & His Western Swing Band	Troubles (Those Lonesome Kind)	Hillbilly Fever! Vol. 1: Legends Of Western Swing
29	Les Paul	San Antonio Rose	Swing West – vol 2 – Guitar Slingers
30	Asleep at the Wheel	Ida Red	A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions)
31	Asleep at the Wheel	My Baby Thinks She's a Train	Back to the Future Now Live at Arizona Charlie's Las Vegas
32	Buddy Emmons; Ray Pennington; Swing Shift Band	I Built a Wall	Swingin' by Request
33	Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys	Music To Her Ears	Swingin' West
34	Kevin Russell	Milk Cow Blues	Country Swing
35	Freddy Fender	Please Mr. Sandman	Voices of America

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Heavenly Day

March 21, 2026 Dave

It’s a free form morning as Dave once again digs out some favorites and some deep tracks from the last century of America’s music. He’ll be paying his respects to Doug Sahm’s keyboard master, Augie Meyers, while at the same time picking on some thematic tones, including that of heaven, an early century legend by the name of Lulu, early rhythm and western from 1950 as well as a collection of soul tracks that glistened in the winds from 1967. Tune in for The Ink Spots, Jimmy Newman, John Prine, The Castaleers and Fats Waller…a sampler from the past one hundred years. Free form mornings here on KOWS occur only once in a blue moon so you’ll want to be tuning in for more music discovery from all genre corners. You’re invited to come on up to the house where we’re ready, willing and waiting to entertain, putting the madness of a wannabe king behind you for a two-hour joyful jaunt where you’ll find three chords and the truth.

Women’s History Month

March 14, 2026 Dave

This week we celebrate Women’s History Month the way we know best — by following the music. For more than a century, women have shaped the sound of America’s story. They didn’t just sing the songs — they wrote them, bent them, electrified them, sanctified them, and sometimes had to fight just to be heard over them. From the tent shows and juke joints of the 1920s to arena stages and global spotlights, women have carried rhythm, blues, gospel, country, rock, pop — and the truth — on their shoulders. Tune in this coming Friday morning for a journey that begins at the foundation. Before rock and roll. Before crossover radio. When the blues was still carving its name into shellac and history. We’ll then make our way into the genres of jazz, country, rock, and gospel where women’ influenced the deeper roots of American music and you find their fingerprints everywhere — in the blues phrasing, in the gospel shout, in the country confession, in the pop hook, in the rock-and-roll roar.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Ma Rainey	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	Ma Rainey
2	Keb' Mo' Featuring Rosanne Cash	Put A Woman In Charge	Put A Woman In Charge
3	Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong	St. Louis Blues	I Heard It On NPR: Shake These Blues
4	Memphis Minnie	Me And My Chauffeur Blues	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
5	Ethel Waters	Heat Wave	Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman)
6	Billie Holiday	God Bless The Child	Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 10]
7	Ella Fitzgerald	Goody, Goody	75th Birthday Celebration [Disc 2]
8	Dinah Washington	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes	The Essential Dinah Washington: The Great Songs
9	Jimmie Grier	The Object Of My Affection	50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30s
10	Ivie Anderson	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
11	Tommy Dorsey, The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford	Embraceable You	I Got Rhythm: The Music of George Gershwin
12	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Rock Me	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]
13	Mahalia Jackson	Move On Up A Little Higher, Pt. 1	Good News (Vol 3) Get Away Jordan
14	Nina Simone	See Line Women	The Ultimate Nina Simone
15	Betty Carter	Open the Door	American Beauty
16	Judy Garland	Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart	Your Hit Parade – 1943
17	Sarah Vaughan	I Feel So Smoochie	September Song
18	Kay Starr	Rock and Roll Waltz	Your Hit Parade – 1956
19	Peggy Lee	Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)	The Capitol Collector's Series
20	Katie Shore	You're From Texas	It's All Her Fault: A Tribute To Cindy Walker
21	Mother Maybelle Carter	Keep on the Sunny Side	Ash Grove (Live April 20, 1963)
22	Patsy Cline	Why Can't He Be You	The Patsy Cline Collection
23	Kitty Wells	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	American Roots Music (Disc One-Country)
24	Dolly Parton	Jolene	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
25	Loretta Lynn	She's Got You	Classic Country 1975-1979 [Disc 2]
26	Wanda Jackson	Funnel Of Love	Queen Of Rockabilly
27	Etta James	Come What May	The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
28	Aretha Franklin	Think	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
29	Ruth Brown	Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean	Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
30	The Crystals	Da Doo Ron Ron	The Best Of The Crystals
31	LaVern Baker	Jim Dandy (Japan 2012 Remaster)	Atlantic Rock & Roll
32	Carole King	I Feel the Earth Move	A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968-1976) (1 of 2)
33	Joni Mitchell	Chelsea Morning	Hits
34	Joan Baez	Farewell, Angelina	Baez Sings Dylan
35	Emmylou Harris	If I Could Only Win Your Love	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 5

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The Hijacked Jukebox

March 7, 2026 Dave

Join Dave Stroud for a look at a fascinating, if somewhat cringey, slice of music history, where white cover versions of black R&B nuggets were whitewashed across the pop charts in the 1950s. While the ‘cover version’ was a standard industry practice, so were the ‘sanitized’ versions of R&B hits by black artists that made them more ‘palatable’ for white radio audiences, spotlighting white artists while the original creators stayed in the shadows. It’s certainly something that could be the topic of numerous Deeper Roots episodes but we’ll limit our scope to a two hour exploration, measuring the original against the cover. On one side of the house we’ll hear from Fats Domino (a popular source for the practic), Big Joe Turner, The Moonglows and a handful of others. The other side of the house has the names of Pat Boone, Art Mooney, The Fontane Sisters and others among the dubious roster ‘favorites’. Radio and media helped to democratize the landscape but today’s parallels with the frothing ‘look over thereness’ of right wing hate is unmistakable and hard to ignore. It was George Santayana who observed that “those who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it.“

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Fontane Sisters	Hearts Of Stone	Vintage Music " Vols 3 & 4
2	The Jewels	Hearts of Stone	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
3	The Fontane Sisters	Rock Love	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
4	Lula Reed	Rock Love	Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
5	Eileen Barton	Fujiyama Mama	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
6	Annisteen Allen	Fujiyama Mama	From the Ghetto
7	The Crew Cuts	Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
8	The Chords	Sh-Boom	Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
9	The McGuire Sisters	Sincerely	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
10	The Moonglows	Sincerely	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
11	The Crew Cuts	Don't Be Angry	High School Favorites
12	Nappy Brown	Don't Be Angry [1955 Version]	Down In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B's
13	The Fontane Sisters	Please Don't Leave Me	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
14	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Rock And Rollin
15	Pat Boone	The Fat Man	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
16	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
17	Pat Boone	Long Tall Sally	The London American Story Disc 1
18	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
19	Art Mooney	Tutti Frutti	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
20	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
21	Johnnie Ray	Flip Flop And Fly	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
22	Big Joe Turner	Flip Flop And Fly	Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
23	Bill Haley & His Comets	Shake, Rattle and Roll	From The Original Master Tapes
24	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
25	Teresa Brewer	Tweedle Dee	The Best Of Teresa Brewer
26	LaVern Baker	Tweedlee Dee	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 2]
27	Gale Storm	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	The London American Story Disc 1
28	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
29	Georgia Gibbs	Dance With Me Henry	Georgia Gibbs Greatest Hits
30	Etta James	The Wallflower	The Best of Etta James [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]
31	Jean Dinning	Bo Diddley	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
32	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
33	The Hilltoppers	Teardrops From My Eyes	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
34	Ruth Brown	Teardrops From My Eyes	Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
35	Jaye P Morgan	Baby Don't Do It	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
36	The 5 Royales	Baby Don't Do It	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
37	Perry Como	Ko Ko Mo	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
38	The Flamingos	Ko Ko Mo	The Best Of The Flamingos
39	Ricky Nelson	I'm Walkin'	Legacy [Disc 1]

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Mid-Century Modern Jazz

February 27, 2026 Dave

Blue and cool is the mood as we spin the dial back to the 1950s — a decade of chrome, tailfins, Cold War tension, Beat poetry, and late-night cigarette smoke curling toward the ceiling of a dimly lit club. Beneath the middle class culture of the day, there was a restless heartbeat of jazz. This was the era when bebop matured into cool, hard bop caught fire, and modal explorations began reshaping the language of improvisation. Artists like Miles Davis refined understatement into revolution, John Coltrane stretched harmony toward spiritual searching, Thelonious Monk bent notes and expectations alike, and Ella Fitzgerald turned the human voice into a virtuosic instrument. Jazz in the ’50s wasn’t background music — it was conversation, protest, poetry, and possibility. Dave’s selected some important landmarks and deep tracks that take you into those dusty digital bins of jazz and improvisation this morning on Deeper Roots.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy Wilson	Lullaby Of Birdland	The Swingin's Mutual!
2	Charlie Parker	Blues For Alice	Confirmation: The Best Of The Verve Years
3	Charlie Parker	Au Privave	Confirmation: The Best Of The Verve Years
4	Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers	Doodlin'	Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 4]
5	Sal Salvador	Round Trip	Capitol Jazz 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
6	The Modern Jazz Quartet	Django	Django
7	Chet Baker	My Funny Valentine	Closer Than A Kiss: Crooner Classics
8	Erroll Garner Trio	Misty	Your Hit Parade – 1954
9	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	I Get A Kick Out Of You	Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 4]
10	Sonny Rollins	St. Thomas	Saxophone Colossus
11	Sonny Rollins	Oleo	Prestige Profiles Bonus
12	Eddie Heywood	Soft Summer Breeze	Great Instrumental Hits Of The 50s-80s (10 Songs)
13	Thelonious Monk	Nice Work If You Can Get It	The Original Jazz Masters Series – Vol. 4 [Disc 5]
14	Count Basie	Li'l Darlin'	Ken Burns Jazz: Count Basie
15	Lee Morgan	I Remember Clifford	Side Man
16	John Coltrane	Blue Train	Blue Train
17	Cannonball Adderley	Dancing In The Dark	Somethin' Else
18	Johnny Hodges	Satin Doll	Blues A Plenty
19	Miles Davis	Blue in Green	Kind of Blue
20	Charles Mingus	Goodbye Pork Pie Hat	Mingus Ah Um

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Party Goin’ On

February 21, 2026 Dave

Spring’s just around the corner but we’re all holding out with rain, wind and more California sunshine in our forecast until then. Don’t you think that this might call for a party? Well, some of us do and we’re going to mix up the country with the blues, the rock with the rockabilly, and the brassy with the sass as we prepare for the holiday known as President’s Day. I suppose the toddler in the basement wants that named after him, too. Can someone explain the rules of common decency and sense to President McFuddlepants? Please. I beg of you. We’ll leave him out of the party today, though, as we hang in there with a delicious spread of the very best music from the past century, including Mitty Collier, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty and Elvin Bishop. We’ll also hear from a local favorite, Doug Blumer and The Bohemian Highway, with a reminder that “The Party’s At Our House”.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives	Sad House Big Party	Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
2	Roque Baños	Party at the Restaurant	Sexy Beast
3	Dr. John	Party Hellfire	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
4	Amos Milburn	House Party (Tonight)	Amos Milburn Rocks
5	Amos Milburn	Let's Have A Party	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
6	Hugo and Luigi	Rockabilly Party	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD1)
7	Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater	Party at My House	Mean Case of the Blues
8	Jesse Allen	Let's Party	Stompin' 34
9	Sam Cooke	Having A Party	100 Northern Soul Classics
10	Mink DeVille	Party Girls	Cabretta
11	Helena Ferguson	Where Is The Party	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
12	Claudine Clark	Party Lights	The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
13	Tammi Terrell	Two Can Have A Party	Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
14	Mitty Collier	My Party	Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
15	Lesley Gore	It's My Party	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
16	Charlie Wilson & His Hayloft Gang	The Beer Party (1933)	Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936
17	Dale Watson	Pity Party	The Best of the HighTone Years
18	Don Gibson	Give Myself A Party	The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
19	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway	The Party's At Our House	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
20	Charline Arthur	I'm Having A Party All By Myself	Welcome To The Club
21	Wanda Jackson	There's A Party Going On	There's A Party Goin' On
22	Elvin Bishop	Party Till The Cows Come Home	Tulsa Shuffle
23	Whitney Rose	The Last Party	Heartbreaker of the Year
24	Merle Haggard	Goin' Away Party	Unforgettable
25	Rosanne Cash	I Don't Want To Spoil The Party	Hits: 1979-1989
26	Porter Wagoner	The Party & Dolly Parton	1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
27	John Fogerty	Garden Party (With Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt)	The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
28	Charlie Faye & The Fayettes	You Gotta Give It up (Party Song)	The Whole Shebang
29	The Jades with the Pacer's Music	The Big Beach Party	Banana Split for My Baby
30	Annette	Beach Party	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 3
31	The Super Stocks	Muscle Beach Party	Surf Route 101
32	Fats Domino	What a Party	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
33	Smiley Lewis	Caldonia's Party	Smiley Lewis Vol 1

Luck and Fortune

February 14, 2026 Dave

It may be Friday the 13th but that won’t stop us from fortifying ourselves with a ‘luck and fortune’ theme in today’s show. Hopefully, that will tip the scales. May our luck and fortune hold out until the next election. You’re welcome to drop in to our slightly superstitious edition of Deeper Roots on a day that usually sends people dodging ladders and eyeing black cats with suspicion. Whether you’re a believer in the ‘unlucky’ stigma or you consider yourself a master of your own fate, we’ve curated a playlist designed to explore the highs and lows of the cosmic dice roll. We’ll be spinning tracks that dive deep into the world of luck and fortune with some high-stakes anthems of the casino floor to the soulful laments of those down on their luck, we’re covering every corner of the wheel of fate. But…knock on wood…just in case.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	Robert Gordon	Wheel of Fortune	Rock Billy Boogie
2	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
3	Vic Damone	Something's Coming	Jackpot! The Las Vegas Story
4	Joe Liggins	Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
5	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Roll Of The Dice	Roll Of The Dice
6	Little Milton	We Got the Winning Hand	Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
7	T-Bone Walker	You're My Best Poker Hand	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
8	Helen Humes	Fortune Tellin' Man	He May Be Your Man
9	The Stokes	Crystal Ball	Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics
10	Benny Spellman	Fortune Teller	On The Soul Side
11	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Fortune Teller	Raising Sand
12	Lamont Dozier	Fortune Teller Tell Me	Original Sound Of Detroit – Vol 1
13	Elvis Presley	Good Luck Charm	The Top Ten Hits Disc 2
14	ZZ Top	Viva Las Vegas	Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top [Disc 2]
15	Jimmie Dolan	Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice	Juke Box Boogie
16	Marty Robbins	Ain't I The Lucky One	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
17	Paul Evans	Happy-Go-Lucky-Me	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
18	Iguanas	Fortune Teller	Iguanas
19	Chris Isaak	Waiting for My Lucky Day	Baja Sessions
20	Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit	Lucky Dog	The Rose of England
21	J.J. Cale	Lady Luck	Travel Log
22	Dootones	Teller Of Fortune	The Dootone & Dooto Records Story
23	Ella Fitzgerald	I'm Just A Lucky So And So	Ella Fitzgerald: A 75th Birthday Salute [Disc 1]
24	Nat King Cole	I'm Shooting High	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
25	Dean Martin	Who's Got the Action?	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
26	Jack Jones	This Could Be the Start of Something	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
27	Frank Sinatra	Luck Be a Lady	Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
28	Dinah Washington	Bad Luck	Dinah Washington Sings The Blues
29	Chuck Berry	I'm Just a Lucky So and So	The Chess Box Disc 2
30	Gale Storm	Lucky Lips	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
31	Sticks McGhee	Whiskey Women And Loaded Dice	Stick McGhee Volume 2 – (1951-1960)
32	Kay Starr	Wheel Of Fortune	Your Hit Parade – 1952
33	Tony Bennett	With Plenty of Money and You	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too

Big Big World

February 6, 2026 Dave

Free form sounds are the order of the morning as we set sail for a two hour tour of sounds from the last century once more, leaning on a pretty exciting group of performers. You can tune in each and every Friday morning here on KOWS-LP Occidental where our word is our bond. Join Dave Stroud once again as he shares a selection of tunes by the Zion Harmonizers, Buck Owens, Mink Deville, Johnny Burnette, and Kay Kyser. It’s a fun mix of genres…some from the American Songbook, some from Bourbon Street, some from the Brill Building and a blend from the farther reaches. Tune in for a delightful Friday clamoring from Occidental’s own station.

No.	Artist	Title	Album
1	The Rides	Don't Want Lies	Can't Get Enough
2	Johnny Burnette	Big Big World	The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 4
3	The Mystics	It's Only a Paper Moon	The Mystics Meet the Jarmels
4	Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons	Peanuts	2nd Vault Of Golden Hits
5	Mink Deville	You Better Move On	Coup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To Tread
6	Arthur Alexander	Lonely Just Like Me	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
7	R.L. Burnside	Rollin' And Tumblin'	A Bothered Mind
8	Muddy Waters	I Just Want To Make Love To You	The Definitive Collection
9	Johnny Cash	Mississippi Sand	A Thing Called Love
10	Johnny Horton	Big Wheels Rollin'	Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
11	Buck Owens	Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Live in Australia)	Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
12	Red Simpson	Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer	The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
13	John Prine	Color of the Blues (feat. Susa	For Better, Or Worse
14	The Mavericks	Rolling Along	Brand New Day
15	Sister Sadie	Mississippi River Long	No Fear
16	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Rock And Rollin
17	Ivory Joe Hunter	You Can't Stop This Rockin & Rollin	Feelin Fine
18	The Coasters	Keep On Rolling	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
19	Kay Kyser & His Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky	Your Hit Parade 1946
20	Hoagy Carmichael	Don't Forget to Say "No", Baby	Sometimes I Wonder….
21	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	Lazy Bones	The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
22	Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother	What's Going On [Motown]
23	Zion Harmonizers	Brother Moses Smote The Water	Best of Louisiana Music SAMPLER
24	Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Brother, Seek And Ye Shall Find	Complete Recorded Works Vol.3
25	Simon & Garfunkel	He Was My Brother	Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
26	Pharis & Jason Romero	Rolling Mills	Tell 'Em You Were Gold
27	Bob Dylan	I Contain Multitudes	I Contain Multitudes – Single
28	Robert Plant/Alison Krauss	Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us	Raising Sand
29	Allen Toussaint	Soul Sister	The Allen Toussaint Collection
30	Sam & Dave	Soul Sister, Brown Sugar	The Very Best of Sam & Dave
31	The Mamas & The Papas	You Baby	Gold [Disc 1]
32	Robert Mitchum	Wheels (It's Rollin' Time Again)	That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings

A Century of America's Music