Category Archives: Deeper Roots on KOWS

Country Gamblers

Gamblers, ramblers, casinos. Barstools, loaded dice, tumbling dice, poker hands, and the demon rum, and chance. Honky-tonks, Vegas, and craps…all for you on the country side. Join Dave Stroud for a high-falootin’ time on Deeper Roots as the demon chance teams up with casino country in music. We’ll walk the fine carpets of the Vegas casino as well as the sawdust floors of the country bar with performances by Buck Owens, Tex Williams, The Country Gentleman, and Jimmie Dolan. We’re heading out west to pay a little bit of an homage to the gaming side of the stories this week on Community Radio for Sonoma County. Hope you can join in.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Jimmie Dolan Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice Juke Box Boogie Amazon
2Ramblin' Jack Elliott Roving Gambler Best Of The Vanguard Years Amazon
3Norma Jean The Gambler And The Lady The Best of Country Amazon
4Joe Ely Gambler's Bible Time For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe Ely Amazon
5The Fabulous Thunderbirds Roll Of The Dice Roll Of The Dice Amazon
6Jim Lauderdale Rollin' the Dice The Hummingbirds Amazon
7Jimmy & The Mustangs Roll The Dice Another Round Amazon
8Dick Curless The Game of Love and Poker A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD5 (1950-1969) Amazon
9Buck Owens Big In Vegas (Live in Las Vegas) Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975) Amazon
10Buck Owens Las Vegas Lament (Live in Las Vegas) Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975) Amazon
11Si Cranstoun Vegas Baby Old School Amazon
12Southern Culture On The Skids 40 Miles To Vegas Bootleggers Choice Amazon
13Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires Viva Las Vegas Elvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrack Amazon
14Hank Snow The Queen Of Draw Poker Town I'm Still Movin' On [Disc 1] Amazon
15Patsy Cline Turn The Cards Slowly The Patsy Cline Collection: Honky Tonk Merry Go Round Amazon
16Kenny Rogers The Gambler Superstars Of Country – Party Time [Disc 2] Amazon
17Merle Haggard Kentucky Gambler The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 2] Amazon
18Merle Travis Gambler's Guitar The Guitar Picker CD3 (1951-53) Amazon
19Tex Williams Downtown Poker Club Vintage Collections Amazon
20Jerry Reed The Uptown Poker Club The Essential Jerry Reed Amazon
21Chip Taylor Thursday Night Las Vegas Airport Unglorious Hallelujah (1 of 2) Amazon
22T.Texas Tyler Deck of Cards Country & Western Hit Parade 1948 Amazon
23Sons of the Pioneers Texas Crapshooter Songs of the Prairie – CD3 Amazon
24Red Foley Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4] Amazon
25Bobby Bare With Jeannie Bare Vegas The Essential Bobby Bare Amazon
26The Country Gentlemen King of Spades The Complete Vanguard Recordings Amazon
27Willie Nelson Playin' Dominoes and Shootin' Dice Rainbow Connection Amazon
28Linda Ronstadt Tumbling Dice Simple Dreams Amazon
29Juice Newton Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton's Greatest Hits (And More) Amazon
30Sheryl Crow Leaving Las Vegas Tuesday Night Music Club Amazon
31Tom Russell Rambler, Gambler Song Of The West – The Cowboy Collection Amazon

Covered by the Stones

It had to start somewhere. And it did. The music that inspired rock and roll also inspired the countless British Invasion groups that littered the charts beginning in the early-to-mid 60s. Mayall, The Yardbirds, and, of course, The Rolling Stones. The early years of the Stones found them playing covers of some of the great stateside R&B, blues, and soul classics. Our Deeper Roots show today  feasts on the originals (as did Jagger, Richard and company) and brings you the seminal sounds of Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a host of others in our tribute to the music that was a fusion of blues, R&B, and soul. Music that made rock and roll the world music phenomenon that it was to become. Tune into Community Radio on Fridays for roots music.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Robert Wilkins That's No Way To Get Along Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1] Amazon
2Bobby Fuller Not Fade Away Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited Disc 1 Amazon
3Nat King Cole Trio (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 The World Of Nat King Cole Amazon
4Muddy Waters I Just Want To Make Love To You The Definitive Collection Amazon
5Jimmy Reed Honest I Do Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy Reed Amazon
6Slim Harpo I'm A King Bee (Single Version) The Best Of Slim Harpo Amazon
7Chuck Berry Carol Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
8Marvin Gaye Can I Get A Witness Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
9Gene Allison You Can Make It If You Try The Devil's Jukebox Amazon
10Rufus Thomas Walking The Dog Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1] Amazon
11Chuck Berry Around and Around The Chess Box Disc 1 Amazon
12Jay McShann Confessin' The Blues Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2] Amazon
13Irma Thomas Time Is On My Side Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4 Amazon
14The Valentinos It's All Over Now Sam Cooke's Sar Records Story 59-65 CD2 Amazon
15The Drifters Under the Boardwalk Drifters' Golden Hits Amazon
16Solomon Burke If You Need Me The Very Best Of Sixties Soul Amazon
17Dale Hawkins Susie-Q James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969 Amazon
18Solomon Burke Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis) Amazon
19The Coasters Down Home Girl 50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2] Amazon
20Chuck Berry You Can't Catch Me Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
21Bo Diddley Mona 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley Amazon
22Will Bradley & Ray McKinley Down The Road Apiece (Forget Chuck Berry & The Stones – Original Version!) Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
23Otis Redding Pain In My Heart Birth Of Soul: 1 Amazon
24Howlin' Wolf Little Red Rooster Great Tomato Blues Package Amazon
25Don Covay Mercy Mercy Summertime Groove Amazon
26Marvin Gaye Hitch Hike Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
27Otis Redding That's How Strong My Love Is Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
28Sam Cooke Good Times Ain't That Good News Amazon
29Betty Harris Cry To Me Soul From the South Amazon
30Chuck Berry I'm Talking About You The Chess Box Disc 2 Amazon
31Arthur Alexander You Better Move On The Greatest Hits Amazon
32Muddy Waters Look What You've Done The Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
33Hank Snow I'm Moving On The Essential Hank Snow Amazon
34Slim Harpo Shake Your Hips The Best Of Slim Harpo Amazon
35Robert Johnson Stop Breakin' Down Blues The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2 Amazon
36The Temptations Ain't Too Proud to Beg Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 Amazon

Summer Songs

Summer is here and so we’ll be celebrating those lazy, hazy, crazy days that come with it. We’re approaching the dog days, as they say, and that also means festivals, music, cool drinks, swimming gear, and lighter beers. This week’s show has us getting serious about summer songs:  Elvis, Sam Cooke, The Chantels, Dolly Parton, Dave Brubeck, and just a touch of surf sounds from The Sandals. Summer winds, summer wages, summer rain, and summer love this week on Deeper Roots, recorded at the KOWS studios planted square in the Cherry Street District of Santa Rosa.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Nat King Cole Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer Your Hit Parade – The Early '60S Amazon
2The Sandals Theme from "Endless Summer" The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing Magazine Amazon
3The Beach Boys Your Summer Dream Surfer Girl Amazon
4The Percy Faith Orchestra Them From A Summer Place Lifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 1] Amazon
5The Fleetwoods They Tell Me It's Summer Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods Amazon
6The Chantels Summers's Love (Richard Barrett with the Chantels) The Best of the Chantels Amazon
7Robin Ward Wonderful Summer Early Girls: 1 Amazon
8Johnny Rivers Summer Rain Best Of Johnny Rivers Amazon
9Frank Sinatra Something Wonderful Happens In Summer The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
10Sam Cooke Summertime Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
11Ian & Sylvia Summer Wages So Much For Dreaming Amazon
12It's a Beautiful Day Hot Summer Day It's a Beautiful Day Amazon
13Frank Sinatra Summer Wind Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years Amazon
14Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Summertime Sing America Amazon
15Big Brother & the Holding Company/Janis Joplin Summertime Cheap Thrills Amazon
16Dave Brubeck Summer Song [Album Version] Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective Amazon
17Seals & Crofts Summer Breeze AM Gold 1972 Amazon
18Dolly Parton Sweet Summer Lovin' I Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1 Amazon
19Elvis Presley Summer Kisses, Winter Tears Elvis for Everyone! Amazon
20Nelson Riddle The Green Leaves of Summer The Best of Nelson Riddle Amazon
21Willie Nelson Summer Of Roses [Album Version] One Hell Of A Ride Amazon
22Desert Rose Band Summer Wind Running Amazon
23Robbie Fulks Rose of the Summer Gone Away Backward Amazon
24Don Henley The Boys of Summer Building the Perfect Beast Amazon
25Eddie Cochran Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1] Amazon
26The Lovin' Spoonful Summer in the City Greatest Hits [Buddha] Amazon
27Basin Street Boys Summertime Gal The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 3- Doo-Wop Dreamin' Amazon
28Stan Kenton The Things We Did Last Summer The Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton Amazon
29Bert Lown's Biltmore Hotel Orchestra Sweet Summer Breeze Bert Lown's Biltmore Hotel Orchestra Amazon
30Jan & Dean Summer Means Fun Popsicle Amazon
31Danleers One Summer Night Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon

Steel Guitar Retrospective

We’ll be serenading you with some island melodies, country tunes, and rock, all featuring the steel guitar, an instrument whose origins take us back to the late 19th and early 20th century invention by native Joseph Kekuku. The music this Friday features some early Hawaiian popular influences including Sol Ho’opi, Hoot Gibson, and King Nawah’s Hawaiians. The focus moves to mid-to late century greats featuring Pete Drake, Buddy Emmons, Buster Martin and Speedy West. The popularity of the ‘island sound’ in the early century brought us the sound of steel across many genres, including gospel, folk, blues, and country. Spend a couple of hours on an August morning in Sonoma County taking a journey from Hawaii to Forth Worth.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1King Nawahi's Hawaiians Hawaiian Capers Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
2Trio De Hawaii Melodias Populares Mexicana Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics Amazon
3Sol Ho'opi'i Singing The Blues Master of the Hawaiian Guitar Vol 1 Amazon
4Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Quartette An Orange Grove in California Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
5Hoot Gibson Mai Givee (Don't Give It Away) Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics Amazon
6Kalama's Quartet Sassy Vintage Hawaiian Music: The Great Singers 1928 – 1934 Amazon
7Sol K. Bright's Hollywaiians Heat Wave Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1] Amazon
8Sol Ho'opi'i I Like You With My Little Ukulele in My Hand Amazon
9King Nawahi's Hawaiians Under a Texas Moon Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 Amazon
10Madame Riviere's Hawaiians Ellis March With My Little Ukulele in My Hand Amazon
11Buster Martin Herbie's Steel Guitar Polka Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 10] Amazon
12Jim & Bob The Genial Hawaiians Bob & Jim by The Waters of Minetonka Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
13Jim & Bob The Song of the Range Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics Amazon
14Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys I Won't Stand in Your Way Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
15Shot Jackson & Buddy Emmons Singing Strings Of Steel The Steel Guitar & Dobro Sounds Amazon
16Lone Star Playboys Steel Guitar Bounce The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18 Amazon
17Albert Lee Rainbows All Over Your Blues The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons Amazon
18Howard White Steel Guitar Swallow Western Swing And Steel Instrumental Amazon
19Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar For Pete's Sake [Instrumental] For Pete's Sake [Gusto] Amazon
20Pete Drake Pedal Jumpin' Stars Of The Steel Guitar Amazon
21Speedy West Stainless Steel Steel Guitar Amazon
22Tiny Murphy & His Bar 69 Boys Hot Steel Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
23Jerry Byrd Hilo Steel Guitar Stars Of The Steel Guitar Amazon
24Bob Wills Texas Playboy Rag Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
25Doc Watson Steel Guitar Rag Memories Amazon
26Bobby Lee Steel Guitar Rag Quasar Steel Guitar Amazon
27Lloyd Green and Jay Dee Maness You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Journey To The Beginning – A Steel Guitar Tribute To The Byrds Amazon
28Cyril Pahinui & Bob Brozman Hawaiian Cowboy Four Hands Sweet & Hot Amazon
29Bob Brozman Dinah Devil's Slide Amazon
30Bob Brozman Just As Well To Let Her Go A Truckload of Blues Amazon
31Bob Brozman Let's Get It Stomp A Truckload of Blues Amazon
32Spade Cooley Spadella Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon
33Sonny Treadway Don't Let The Devil Ride Sacred Steel Guitar Amazon
34Jim & Bob The Genial Hawaiians Saint Louis Blues Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story Amazon

Too Darn Hot

One way to lounge about in the summer heat is to go directly at it with songs that complement the temperature from different angles (and genres). Tune in Saturday afternoon for a fresh look as Dave sits in for Steady Eddie once more with some rockabilly with Jimmy Simmons and Billy Lee Riley, hot country biscuits from Asleep at the Wheel and Al Dexter, hot soul stew from James Brown and Major Lance, and some humid yet playful pieces from Fats Waller and Lee Press-on & The Nails. We’ll also be taking a drone flight above some Mason-Dixon Line tradition from the very distant past with the Old South Quartette (featuring Polk Miller), and Victoria Spivey and Don Flemons. It’s summer and the heat will be with us for some weeks; too hot to handle? Too darn hot? Too hot for (fill in the blank)? Join this hot little collection in a special fill-in on a Saturday afternoon in Sonoma County. At least it’s a dry heat.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Ella Fitzgerald Too Darn Hot Music & Moonlight Amazon
2Iris DeMent Hotter Than Mojave In My Heart Infamous Angel Amazon
3Old South Quartette When De Corn Pone's Hot Music Of The Old South: Polk Miller & The Old South Quartette Amazon
4Al Dexter Hot Foot Shuffle Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag) Amazon
5Lonnie Johnson Hot Fingers Hot Fingers Amazon
6Asleep at the Wheel Hot Like That Reinventing the Wheel Amazon
7Jimmy Simmons Too Hot To Handle 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks Amazon
8Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets Hot Tamale Pete The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2] Amazon
9Johnny Carroll Hot Rock Classic Rockabilly Amazon
10Billy Lee Riley Red Hot Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
11Lee Press-On & the Nails Hot for Teacher Lee Press-On & the Nails Amazon
12Stephane Grappelli Hot Lips Stephane Grappelli Amazon
13Robert Johnson They're Red Hot The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1 Amazon
14Mississippi John Hurt Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight The Complete Studio Recordings Disc 1 Amazon
15Dom Flemons Hot Chicken Prospect Hill Amazon
16Austin Lounge Lizards Hot Tubs of Tears Creatures from the Black Saloon Amazon
17Major Lance Too Hot To Hold The Very Best Of Major Lance Amazon
18James Brown Hot Pants 20 All Time Greatest Hits! Amazon
19The Steve Miller Band Hot Chili Number 5 Amazon
20Tommy Douglas Hot Sauce Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2 Amazon
21Jay McShann Hot Biscuits R&B Jukebox Hits 1949 – Vol. 1 Amazon
22Stompy Jones Hot Sause Boss That's Alright Amazon
23Jimmie Lunceford Le Jazz Hot Strictly Lunceford: [Disc 3]: For Dancers Only Amazon
24Fats Waller Red Hot Dan The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 3] Amazon
25Jimmy Durante Hot Patatta The Great Schnozzle Amazon
26Victoria Spivey I'm A Red Hot Mama Black Snake Blues – The Best Of Amazon
27Memphis Minnie Hot Stuff – Take 2 Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937) Amazon
28Julie London Hot Toddy Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 18: Bottoms Up Amazon
29George Benson with Jack Mc Duff Hot Barbecue George Benson & Jack McDuff Amazon
30Ella Fitzgerald The Hot Canary The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald – 1951 Amazon
31Mr. Sad Head Hot Weather Blues Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1] Amazon

Fat Daddy

“…crazy ’bout that woman ’cause Caldonia is her name”. Tune in for a mix of sounds coming from the free form archives, celebrating a century of America’s music as is the habit each Friday morning at 9 on Sonoma County Community Radio. We’ll be exploring the Cherry Red Blues, Evil Gal Blues, and Louis Jordan’s jump piece Caldonia as part of our show today. Country sounds feature two Georges: Strait and Jones, soul sounds from The Miracles and Arthur Alexander, rhythm & blues from the ladies including Varetta Dillard, Etta James, and Albinia Jones, and an oddball opening set that takes us down into some strange and exotic places “Ahbe Casaba” and “Katanga!”

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Dinah Washington Fat Daddy Rock 'N' Roll Early Years – Vol. 3 Amazon
2Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm Katanga! Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
3Classie Ballou Classie's Whip Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
4Eddie Cole & The Three Peppers Police Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
5Kip Tyler Shadow Street Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
6Jimmy Rushing Where Were You Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2 Amazon
7Fats Waller Your Feet's Too Big The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
8Fats Waller Believe It Beloved Honeysuckle Rose Amazon
9The Three Riffs Cherry In My Lemon And Lime Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm Amazon
10Big Joe Turner Hollywood Red (Cherry Red Blues) Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
11Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin Cherry Red Blues Lost Time Amazon
12Aretha Franklin Evil Gal Blues Aretha Sings The Blues Amazon
13Albinia Jones Evil Gal Blues Vocal Blues & Jazz Vol. 4 (1938) Amazon
14Etta James Tell Mama Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
15Varetta Dillard I Can't Help Myself Got You On My Mind Amazon
16The Browns You Can't Grow Peaches On a Cherry Tree Classics 1964-1966 (Warped 6529) Amazon
17Ersel Hickey Bluebirds Over The Mountain Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
18George Strait All My Ex's Live In Texas 50 Number Ones [Disc 1] Amazon
19George Jones Just One More Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
20Ned Miller From A Jack To A King Classic Country Amazon
21Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You) The 35th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2] Amazon
22The Spinners It's a Shame One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1 Amazon
23Arthur Alexander Cry Like A Baby The Monument Years Amazon
24Wilson Pickett I Found A True Love A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 2] Amazon
25Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Rock & Roll Never Forgets Night Moves Amazon
26Louis Jordan Caldonia Number Ones Amazon
27Lil Palmore Lil's Caldonia Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
28Van Morrison Caledonia Swing Keep Me Singing [LP] Amazon
29The Five Stars Where Did Caldonia Go Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2 Amazon
30Huey "Piano" Smith Would You Believe it, I Have a Cold (Doctors) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
31Buddy Emmons/Ray Pennington/Swing Shift Band You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry Swingin' by Request Amazon
32Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters Cry Baby Birth Of Soul: 1 Amazon
33Full Tilt Boogie Band/Janis Joplin Cry Baby Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits Amazon
34John Fogerty River Is Waiting Revival Amazon

Hot Piano Rhythms

Celebrate this week with some rocking boogie woogie, country, and rhythm and blues with a special emphasis on the pounding of the ivories. We’ll put the speakers to the test as the rug gets thrown aside and the neighbors all celebrate and rocking good time with Fats, Ella Mae and Her Boogie Woogie Seven, Dr. John, Ray Charles, Merrill Moore, Moon Mullican and a host of others. Tune in for Beer Bottle Boogie, Cherokee Boogie, and Crazy Rhythm as the piano is given the top billing. A hundred years of American music with the focus on good…no, great…music. Friday morning antics coming your way on Sonoma Community radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Ray Charles Mess Around Atlantic Rhythm And Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 2] Amazon
2Asleep at the Wheel Cherokee Boogie Back to the Future Now – Live at Arizona Charlie's Amazon
3Merrill Moore Snatchin' And Grabbin Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 1] Amazon
4Ray Charles Jumpin' in the Mornin' Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8) Amazon
5Ray Charles Hallelujah, I Love Her So Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 Amazon
6Madonna Martin Madonna's Boogie Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
7Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven Down The Road Apiece Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53 Amazon
8Merrill Moore Nola Boogie Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 1] Amazon
9Professor Longhair Boogie Woogie New Orleans Piano Amazon
10Fats Domino I'm Walkin' My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
11Dr. John Mess Around Definitive Pop Collection Amazon
12Fats Waller The Joint Is Jumpin' The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
13Albert Ammons Bass Goin' Crazy Best of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1 Amazon
14Marylin Scott Beer Bottle Boogie Boogie Woogie [Disc 9] Amazon
15Jack Mc Vea Bartender Boogie Boogie Woogie [Disc 6] Amazon
16Lucky Millinder Bongo Boogie Boogie Woogie [Disc 9] Amazon
17Memphis Slim Dedication to Pete Johnson Classic Piano Blues Amazon
18Pete Johnson Boogie Woogie Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
19Peter Johnson's Orchestra Half Tight Boogie The Small Groups – Boogie Woogie Amazon
20Moon Mullican Cherokee Boogie The Very Best Of Amazon
21Moon Mullican Bottom Of The Glass The Very Best Of Amazon
22Jerry Lee Lewis What'd I Say A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
23Bobbie Nelson Boogie Woogie Audiobiography (iTunes Exclusive) Amazon
24Cliff Jackson Crazy Rhythm World Of Jazz – The Jazz Piano Amazon
25Piano Red Do She Love Me Live And Feelin' Good (The Blues Collection Vol.68) Amazon
26Professor Longhair Got My Mojo Working Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
27Pinetop Perkins Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Let's Drink Some Juice… Amazon
28Big Joe Turner Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Rocks Amazon
29Hadda Brooks Stompin' The Boogie (aka Bully Wully Stomp) Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57 Amazon
30The Boogie Woogie Boys, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons Boogie Woogie Prayer – Part 1 Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
31Dr. John Good Night, Irene Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
32Amos Milburn Down the Road Apiece Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon
33Adrian Rollini Trio Honky Tonk Train Blues Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon

Red River Valley

Deeper Roots will be filling in for Steady Eddie’s show this week while Eddie takes a well-deserved vacation. And Dave Stroud is jumping into those two hours with a nostalgic mix of Stephen Foster, western campfire trail songs, and silver screen sendups of life on the trail. Join the fun with some classic Bob Wills, Marty Robbins, Jimmie Driftwood, and John Hartford as we listen to those crickets callin’ and those coyotes makin’ their wail. Listening to the music as the wind is strummin’ a sagebrush guitar. A hundred years of America’s music on Sonoma County Community Radio on Deeper Roots.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers Get Up John At The Ryman [Live] Amazon
2Cowboy Jack Clement Beautiful Dreamer Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War Amazon
3John Hartford Lorena Good'le Days: Essential Recordings Amazon
4Clint Eastwood Claudia's Theme/Main Title – Unforgiven 75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1) Amazon
5Mavis Staples Hard Times Come Again No More Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster Amazon
6Lee Marvin Wand'rin Star Rare Songs Played on Radio, Vol. 1 Amazon
7Marilyn Monroe River Of No Return The Essential Marilyn Monroe Amazon
8Dean Martin,John Wayne & Ricky Nelson My Rifle, My Pony And Me My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
9Kirk Douglas And The Moon Grew Brighter My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
10Jimmie Driftwood When I Swim the Golden River Six Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles Amazon
11Marty Robbins Red River Valley All-Time Greatest Hits Amazon
12Asleep at the Wheel Miles and Miles of Texas The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970 Amazon
13Willie Nelson Sugar Moon You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Amazon
14Bob Wills Sugar Moon 1946 (Warped 4677) Amazon
15Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Along The Navajo Trail Take Me Back to Tulsa 3 – Just A Plain Old Country Boy Amazon
16Asleep at the Wheel Navajo Trail (with Willie Nelson and The Quebe Sisters) Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Amazon
17Merle Kilgore Nevada Smith My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
18Sons of the Pioneers Tumbling Tumbleweeds Tumbling Tumbleweeds – The RCA Victor Years Voume 1 Amazon
19Tex Ritter High Noon Famous Country Music Makers Amazon
20Johnny Horton North To Alaska My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
21Elmer Bernstein: Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra The Magnificent Seven Elmer Bernstein by Elmer Bernstein Amazon
22Jason Isbell Johnny Reb, That's Me You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold Amazon
23Jay Unger And Molly Mason With Fiddle Fever Ashokan Farewell Songs Of The Civil War Amazon
24Johnny Bond Red River Valley History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 9 Amazon
25Roy Rogers Don't Fence Me In My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
26Frankie Laine Gunfight At O.K. Corral My Rifle, My Pony And Me Amazon
27Asleep at the Wheel South of the Border (with George Strait) Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Amazon
28Asleep at the Wheel San Antonio Rose Western Standard Time Amazon
29Ennio Morricone The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Stick It In: A Virgin Compilation Amazon
30Jay Unger, Paul Roebling & David McCullough Ashokan Farewell – Sullivan Ballou Letter The Civil War Amazon

Dave Bartholomew Tribute

Dave Bartholomew passed away in June at the age of 100. You may not know his name, but he was one of the architects of a sound that would become rock n’ roll. A New Orleans fixture he was a band leader, trumpet player, arranger, producer, and songwriter whose keen ear and direction led him to become A&R man for Imperial Records where he met Fats Domino. His songwriting and arrangements can be heard on “Blueberry Hill”, “Ain’t That a Shame”, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”, and hundreds more. Early rock has the signature of Dave Bartholomew just as the music of New Orleans would become identified with the expansiveness of jazz and rhythm & blues. We’ll hear early influences and early productions of Dave’s, prior to his collaborations with Fats Domino. And, as always, so much more.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1Jewel King 3×7=21 Gettin' Funky [Disc 4] Amazon
2Champion Jack Dupree Junker's Blues Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944 Amazon
3Fats Domino The Fat Man This Is Gold Disc 3 Amazon
4Smiley Lewis One Night I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3 Amazon
5Elvis Presley One Night Artist of the Century Disc 1 Amazon
6Bobby Mitchell I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2] Amazon
7Los Lobos I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4) Amazon
8Dave Bartholomew The Monkey Speaks His Mind Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4] Amazon
9Chuck Willis Going To The River Let's Jump Tonight! The Best Of Chuck Willis from 1951 – '56 Amazon
10Dave Bartholomew Ain't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life) Gettin' Funky [Disc 2] Amazon
11Professor Longhair Whole Lotta Loving Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
12Dave Bartholomew Shrimp And Gumbo 1952-1955 Amazon
13Snooks Eaglin Yours Truly Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
14Fats Domino The Big Beat My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
15Fats Domino Ain't That a Shame My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
16Dave Bartholomew My Ding a Ling Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2 Amazon
17Chuck Berry My Ding-A-Ling Have Mercy: His Complete Chess Recordings 1969 to 1974 Amazon
18Neil Young Walking To New Orleans Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2] Amazon
19Doug Sahm My Girl Josephine [Live] The Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug Sahm Amazon
20Smiley Lewis Blue Monday I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2 Amazon
21Snooks Eaglin By the Water Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
22Berna Dean I Walk In My Sleep Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2] Amazon
23Fats Domino Tell Me That You Love Me They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3 Amazon
24Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater Let The Four Winds Blow Rock 'n' Roll City Amazon
25Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knockin' The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1 Amazon
26George Thorogood & The Destroyers Hello Josephine The Hard Stuff Amazon
27John Lennon Ain't That A Shame Gimme Some Truth [Disc 4] Amazon
28Jools Holland Be My Guest Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska Amazon
29Robbie Robertson With Galactic Going To The River Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1] Amazon
30Dirty Dozen Brass Band That's How You Got Killed Before [Album Version] The New Orleans Album Amazon
31Fats Domino Walking to New Orleans My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
32Fats Domino I Want to Walk You Home My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino Amazon
33Smiley Lewis How Long ABC Of The Blues Vol 25 Amazon

Songs of Goffin & King

A couple of months ago we featured about 20 minutes on a songwriter special featuring the music of the husband and wife songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King. We’ll take a bit more time in this week’s show sharing their tunes with you.  From the Brill Building onwards, their songs easily defined the soundtrack for a generation of young Americans of the 1960s. Light-hearted love songs, songs of reflection, and dreamlike hooks were the order: Carole the tunes and Gerry the lyrics. Join Dave Stroud in a look back featuring the music of The Cookies, Earl Jean, Lou Rawls Skeeter Davis, and many more on a Friday evening on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.Artist Title Album Buy
1The Cookies Chains The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
2Gene Pitney Every Breath I Take Anthology: 1961-1968 Amazon
3Aretha Franklin (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 2: Mid-'60s Amazon
4Tammy Montgomery Make The Night A Little Longer Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection Amazon
5Freddie Scott Hey, Girl Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2) Amazon
6Maxine Brown Oh No Not My Baby Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On Amazon
7Skeeter Davis I Can't Stay Mad At You Early Girls: 1 Amazon
8Little Eva The Loco-Motion The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
9Dusty Springfield That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) [*] Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition] Amazon
10The Righteous Brothers Just Once in My Life Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
11The Drifters Some Kind of Wonderful Drifters' Golden Hits Amazon
12The Drifters Up on the Roof Drifters' Golden Hits Amazon
13Maurice & Mac So Much Love Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
14Carole King It Might As Well Rain Until September The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
15The Cookies Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
16The Crystals He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
17The Chiffons One Fine Day The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
18The Ronettes Is This What I Get for Loving You? The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
19The Blossoms So Much Love So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998 Amazon
20Earl-Jean I'm Into Something Good The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3] Amazon
21The Byrds Goin' Back The Notorious Byrd Brothers Amazon
22Lou Rawls I Can't Make It Alone The Essential Lou Rawls [Disc 2] Amazon
23Chuck Jackson I Need You The Very Best Of Chuck Jackson 1961-1967 Amazon
24Carole King Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Tapestry Amazon
25Dusty Springfield Some Of Your Lovin' The Very Best Of Dusty Springfield Amazon
26Gene McDaniels Point of No Return The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1) Amazon
27Bobby Vee Take Good Care of My Baby Absolutely the Best Amazon
28Bobby Vee Sharing You Absolutely the Best Amazon
29Carole King Smackwater Jack Tapestry Amazon
30Taj Mahal Take A Giant Step Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home Amazon
31Dusty Springfield Goin' Back The Silver Collection Amazon
32Nils Lofgren & Grin Goin' Back The Best of Nils Lofgren & Grin: The A&M Years Amazon