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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jimmie DolanPlayin' Dominoes And Shootin' DiceJuke Box BoogieAmazon
2Ramblin' Jack ElliottRoving GamblerBest Of The Vanguard YearsAmazon
3Norma JeanThe Gambler And The LadyThe Best of CountryAmazon
4Joe ElyGambler's BibleTime For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe ElyAmazon
5The Fabulous ThunderbirdsRoll Of The DiceRoll Of The DiceAmazon
6Jim LauderdaleRollin' the DiceThe HummingbirdsAmazon
7Jimmy & The MustangsRoll The DiceAnother RoundAmazon
8Dick CurlessThe Game of Love and PokerA Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD5 (1950-1969)Amazon
9Buck OwensBig In Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)Amazon
10Buck OwensLas Vegas Lament (Live in Las Vegas)Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)Amazon
11Si CranstounVegas BabyOld SchoolAmazon
12Southern Culture On The Skids40 Miles To VegasBootleggers ChoiceAmazon
13Elvis Presley & The JordanairesViva Las VegasElvis Viva Las Vegas – official soundtrackAmazon
14Hank SnowThe Queen Of Draw Poker TownI'm Still Movin' On [Disc 1]Amazon
15Patsy ClineTurn The Cards SlowlyThe Patsy Cline Collection: Honky Tonk Merry Go RoundAmazon
16Kenny RogersThe GamblerSuperstars Of Country – Party Time [Disc 2]Amazon
17Merle HaggardKentucky GamblerThe Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 2]Amazon
18Merle TravisGambler's GuitarThe Guitar Picker CD3 (1951-53)Amazon
19Tex WilliamsDowntown Poker ClubVintage CollectionsAmazon
20Jerry ReedThe Uptown Poker ClubThe Essential Jerry ReedAmazon
21Chip TaylorThursday Night Las Vegas AirportUnglorious Hallelujah (1 of 2)Amazon
22T.Texas TylerDeck of CardsCountry & Western Hit Parade 1948Amazon
23Sons of the PioneersTexas CrapshooterSongs of the Prairie – CD3Amazon
24Red FoleyPlayin' Dominoes And Shootin' DiceHillbilly Fever [Disc 4]Amazon
25Bobby Bare With Jeannie BareVegasThe Essential Bobby BareAmazon
26The Country GentlemenKing of SpadesThe Complete Vanguard RecordingsAmazon
27Willie NelsonPlayin' Dominoes and Shootin' DiceRainbow ConnectionAmazon
28Linda RonstadtTumbling DiceSimple DreamsAmazon
29Juice NewtonQueen Of HeartsJuice Newton's Greatest Hits (And More)Amazon
30Sheryl CrowLeaving Las VegasTuesday Night Music ClubAmazon
31Tom RussellRambler, GamblerSong Of The West – The Cowboy CollectionAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Robert WilkinsThat's No Way To Get AlongBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
2Bobby FullerNot Fade AwayShakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited Disc 1Amazon
3Nat King Cole Trio(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66The World Of Nat King ColeAmazon
4Muddy WatersI Just Want To Make Love To YouThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
5Jimmy ReedHonest I DoBlues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy ReedAmazon
6Slim HarpoI'm A King Bee (Single Version)The Best Of Slim HarpoAmazon
7Chuck BerryCarolJohnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
8Marvin GayeCan I Get A WitnessAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
9Gene AllisonYou Can Make It If You TryThe Devil's JukeboxAmazon
10Rufus ThomasWalking The DogStax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]Amazon
11Chuck BerryAround and AroundThe Chess Box Disc 1Amazon
12Jay McShannConfessin' The BluesBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]Amazon
13Irma ThomasTime Is On My SideDave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4Amazon
14The ValentinosIt's All Over NowSam Cooke's Sar Records Story 59-65 CD2Amazon
15The DriftersUnder the BoardwalkDrifters' Golden HitsAmazon
16Solomon BurkeIf You Need MeThe Very Best Of Sixties SoulAmazon
17Dale HawkinsSusie-QJames Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969Amazon
18Solomon BurkeEverybody Needs Somebody To LoveVery Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)Amazon
19The CoastersDown Home Girl50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]Amazon
20Chuck BerryYou Can't Catch MeJohnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess RecordingsAmazon
21Bo DiddleyMona20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo DiddleyAmazon
22Will Bradley & Ray McKinleyDown The Road Apiece (Forget Chuck Berry & The Stones – Original Version!)Best Of The Big BandsAmazon
23Otis ReddingPain In My HeartBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
24Howlin' WolfLittle Red RoosterGreat Tomato Blues PackageAmazon
25Don CovayMercy MercySummertime GrooveAmazon
26Marvin GayeHitch HikeAnthology [Disc 1]Amazon
27Otis ReddingThat's How Strong My Love IsDreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
28Sam CookeGood TimesAin't That Good NewsAmazon
29Betty HarrisCry To MeSoul From the SouthAmazon
30Chuck BerryI'm Talking About YouThe Chess Box Disc 2Amazon
31Arthur AlexanderYou Better Move OnThe Greatest HitsAmazon
32Muddy WatersLook What You've DoneThe Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
33Hank SnowI'm Moving OnThe Essential Hank SnowAmazon
34Slim HarpoShake Your HipsThe Best Of Slim HarpoAmazon
35Robert JohnsonStop Breakin' Down BluesThe Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2Amazon
36The TemptationsAin't Too Proud to BegMotown: The Classic Years Disc 1Amazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Nat King ColeThose Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of SummerYour Hit Parade – The Early '60SAmazon
2The SandalsTheme from "Endless Summer"The Perfect Day: The Music from 40 Years of Surfing MagazineAmazon
3The Beach BoysYour Summer DreamSurfer GirlAmazon
4The Percy Faith OrchestraThem From A Summer PlaceLifetime Of Romance: Secret Rendezvous [Disc 1]Amazon
5The FleetwoodsThey Tell Me It's SummerCome Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The FleetwoodsAmazon
6The ChantelsSummers's Love (Richard Barrett with the Chantels)The Best of the ChantelsAmazon
7Robin WardWonderful SummerEarly Girls: 1Amazon
8Johnny RiversSummer RainBest Of Johnny RiversAmazon
9Frank SinatraSomething Wonderful Happens In SummerThe Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 3]Amazon
10Sam CookeSummertimePortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon
11Ian & SylviaSummer WagesSo Much For DreamingAmazon
12It's a Beautiful DayHot Summer DayIt's a Beautiful DayAmazon
13Frank SinatraSummer WindSinatra Reprise: The Very Good YearsAmazon
14Ella Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongSummertimeSing AmericaAmazon
15Big Brother & the Holding Company/Janis JoplinSummertimeCheap ThrillsAmazon
16Dave BrubeckSummer Song [Album Version]Time Signatures: A Career RetrospectiveAmazon
17Seals & CroftsSummer BreezeAM Gold 1972Amazon
18Dolly PartonSweet Summer Lovin'I Will Always Love You – The Essential Dolly Parton Vol. 1Amazon
19Elvis PresleySummer Kisses, Winter TearsElvis for Everyone!Amazon
20Nelson RiddleThe Green Leaves of SummerThe Best of Nelson RiddleAmazon
21Willie NelsonSummer Of Roses [Album Version]One Hell Of A RideAmazon
22Desert Rose BandSummer WindRunningAmazon
23Robbie FulksRose of the SummerGone Away BackwardAmazon
24Don HenleyThe Boys of SummerBuilding the Perfect BeastAmazon
25Eddie CochranSummertime BluesEddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]Amazon
26The Lovin' SpoonfulSummer in the CityGreatest Hits [Buddha]Amazon
27Basin Street BoysSummertime GalThe Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 3- Doo-Wop Dreamin'Amazon
28Stan KentonThe Things We Did Last SummerThe Ballad Style Of Stan KentonAmazon
29Bert Lown's Biltmore Hotel OrchestraSweet Summer BreezeBert Lown's Biltmore Hotel OrchestraAmazon
30Jan & DeanSummer Means FunPopsicleAmazon
31DanleersOne Summer NightStreet 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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1King Nawahi's HawaiiansHawaiian CapersSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
2Trio De HawaiiMelodias Populares MexicanaHawaiian Steel Guitar ClassicsAmazon
3Sol Ho'opi'iSinging The BluesMaster of the Hawaiian Guitar Vol 1Amazon
4Sol Hoopii & His Novelty QuartetteAn Orange Grove in CaliforniaSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
5Hoot GibsonMai Givee (Don't Give It Away)Hawaiian Steel Guitar ClassicsAmazon
6Kalama's QuartetSassyVintage Hawaiian Music: The Great Singers 1928 – 1934Amazon
7Sol K. Bright's HollywaiiansHeat WaveBob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1]Amazon
8Sol Ho'opi'iI Like YouWith My Little Ukulele in My HandAmazon
9King Nawahi's HawaiiansUnder a Texas MoonBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
10Madame Riviere's HawaiiansEllis MarchWith My Little Ukulele in My HandAmazon
11Buster MartinHerbie's Steel Guitar PolkaCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 10]Amazon
12Jim & Bob The Genial HawaiiansBob & Jim by The Waters of MinetonkaSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
13Jim & BobThe Song of the RangeHawaiian Steel Guitar ClassicsAmazon
14Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley BoysI Won't Stand in Your WaySteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
15Shot Jackson & Buddy EmmonsSinging Strings Of SteelThe Steel Guitar & Dobro SoundsAmazon
16Lone Star PlayboysSteel Guitar BounceThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 18Amazon
17Albert LeeRainbows All Over Your BluesThe Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy EmmonsAmazon
18Howard WhiteSteel Guitar SwallowWestern Swing And Steel InstrumentalAmazon
19Pete Drake & His Talking Steel GuitarFor Pete's Sake [Instrumental]For Pete's Sake [Gusto]Amazon
20Pete DrakePedal Jumpin'Stars Of The Steel GuitarAmazon
21Speedy WestStainless SteelSteel GuitarAmazon
22Tiny Murphy & His Bar 69 BoysHot SteelSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
23Jerry ByrdHilo Steel GuitarStars Of The Steel GuitarAmazon
24Bob WillsTexas Playboy RagSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
25Doc WatsonSteel Guitar RagMemoriesAmazon
26Bobby LeeSteel Guitar RagQuasar Steel GuitarAmazon
27Lloyd Green and Jay Dee ManessYou Ain't Goin' NowhereJourney To The Beginning – A Steel Guitar Tribute To The ByrdsAmazon
28Cyril Pahinui & Bob BrozmanHawaiian CowboyFour Hands Sweet & HotAmazon
29Bob BrozmanDinahDevil's SlideAmazon
30Bob BrozmanJust As Well To Let Her GoA Truckload of BluesAmazon
31Bob BrozmanLet's Get It StompA Truckload of BluesAmazon
32Spade CooleySpadellaSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon
33Sonny TreadwayDon't Let The Devil RideSacred Steel GuitarAmazon
34Jim & Bob The Genial HawaiiansSaint Louis BluesSteelin' It: The Steel Guitar StoryAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ella FitzgeraldToo Darn HotMusic & MoonlightAmazon
2Iris DeMentHotter Than Mojave In My HeartInfamous AngelAmazon
3Old South QuartetteWhen De Corn Pone's HotMusic Of The Old South: Polk Miller & The Old South QuartetteAmazon
4Al DexterHot Foot ShuffleStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)Amazon
5Lonnie JohnsonHot FingersHot FingersAmazon
6Asleep at the WheelHot Like ThatReinventing the WheelAmazon
7Jimmy SimmonsToo Hot To Handle100 Rare '50s Rockabilly TracksAmazon
8Bob Skyles & His SkyrocketsHot Tamale PeteThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]Amazon
9Johnny CarrollHot RockClassic RockabillyAmazon
10Billy Lee RileyRed HotLoud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2Amazon
11Lee Press-On & the NailsHot for TeacherLee Press-On & the NailsAmazon
12Stephane GrappelliHot LipsStephane GrappelliAmazon
13Robert JohnsonThey're Red HotThe Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1Amazon
14Mississippi John HurtHot Time in the Old Town TonightThe Complete Studio Recordings Disc 1Amazon
15Dom FlemonsHot ChickenProspect HillAmazon
16Austin Lounge LizardsHot Tubs of TearsCreatures from the Black SaloonAmazon
17Major LanceToo Hot To HoldThe Very Best Of Major LanceAmazon
18James BrownHot Pants20 All Time Greatest Hits!Amazon
19The Steve Miller BandHot ChiliNumber 5Amazon
20Tommy DouglasHot SauceKansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2Amazon
21Jay McShannHot BiscuitsR&B Jukebox Hits 1949 – Vol. 1Amazon
22Stompy JonesHot Sause BossThat's AlrightAmazon
23Jimmie LuncefordLe Jazz HotStrictly Lunceford: [Disc 3]: For Dancers OnlyAmazon
24Fats WallerRed Hot DanThe Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 3]Amazon
25Jimmy DuranteHot PatattaThe Great SchnozzleAmazon
26Victoria SpiveyI'm A Red Hot MamaBlack Snake Blues – The Best OfAmazon
27Memphis MinnieHot Stuff – Take 2Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)Amazon
28Julie LondonHot ToddyUltra-Lounge, Vol. 18: Bottoms UpAmazon
29George Benson with Jack Mc DuffHot BarbecueGeorge Benson & Jack McDuffAmazon
30Ella FitzgeraldThe Hot CanaryThe Chronological Ella Fitzgerald – 1951Amazon
31Mr. Sad HeadHot Weather BluesBob 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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dinah WashingtonFat DaddyRock 'N' Roll Early Years – Vol. 3Amazon
2Ike Turner & His Kings Of RhythmKatanga!Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2Amazon
3Classie BallouClassie's WhipKatanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2Amazon
4Eddie Cole & The Three PeppersPoliceKatanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2Amazon
5Kip TylerShadow StreetKatanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2Amazon
6Jimmy RushingWhere Were YouKatanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm VOL. 1 & 2Amazon
7Fats WallerYour Feet's Too BigThe Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
8Fats WallerBelieve It BelovedHoneysuckle RoseAmazon
9The Three RiffsCherry In My Lemon And LimeHot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the RhythmAmazon
10Big Joe TurnerHollywood Red (Cherry Red Blues)Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
11Dave Alvin and Phil AlvinCherry Red BluesLost TimeAmazon
12Aretha FranklinEvil Gal BluesAretha Sings The BluesAmazon
13Albinia JonesEvil Gal BluesVocal Blues & Jazz Vol. 4 (1938)Amazon
14Etta JamesTell MamaBlues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]Amazon
15Varetta DillardI Can't Help MyselfGot You On My MindAmazon
16The BrownsYou Can't Grow Peaches On a Cherry TreeClassics 1964-1966 (Warped 6529)Amazon
17Ersel HickeyBluebirds Over The MountainBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
18George StraitAll My Ex's Live In Texas50 Number Ones [Disc 1]Amazon
19George JonesJust One MoreBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
20Ned MillerFrom A Jack To A KingClassic CountryAmazon
21Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesWhole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)The 35th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
22The SpinnersIt's a ShameOne of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1Amazon
23Arthur AlexanderCry Like A BabyThe Monument YearsAmazon
24Wilson PickettI Found A True LoveA Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 2]Amazon
25Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet BandRock & Roll Never ForgetsNight MovesAmazon
26Louis JordanCaldoniaNumber OnesAmazon
27Lil PalmoreLil's Caldonia BoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
28Van MorrisonCaledonia SwingKeep Me Singing [LP]Amazon
29The Five StarsWhere Did Caldonia GoRhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2Amazon
30Huey "Piano" SmithWould You Believe it, I Have a Cold (Doctors)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
31Buddy Emmons/Ray Pennington/Swing Shift BandYou Don't Have to Be a Baby to CrySwingin' by RequestAmazon
32Garnet Mimms & The EnchantersCry BabyBirth Of Soul: 1Amazon
33Full Tilt Boogie Band/Janis JoplinCry BabyJanis Joplin's Greatest HitsAmazon
34John FogertyRiver Is WaitingRevivalAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ray CharlesMess AroundAtlantic Rhythm And Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 2]Amazon
2Asleep at the WheelCherokee BoogieBack to the Future Now – Live at Arizona Charlie'sAmazon
3Merrill MooreSnatchin' And GrabbinBoogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]Amazon
4Ray CharlesJumpin' in the Mornin'Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)Amazon
5Ray CharlesHallelujah, I Love Her SoGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1Amazon
6Madonna MartinMadonna's BoogieBoogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
7Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie SevenDown The Road ApieceCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
8Merrill MooreNola BoogieBoogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]Amazon
9Professor LonghairBoogie WoogieNew Orleans PianoAmazon
10Fats DominoI'm Walkin'My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
11Dr. JohnMess AroundDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
12Fats WallerThe Joint Is Jumpin'The Joint Is Jumpin'Amazon
13Albert AmmonsBass Goin' CrazyBest of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1Amazon
14Marylin ScottBeer Bottle BoogieBoogie Woogie [Disc 9]Amazon
15Jack Mc VeaBartender BoogieBoogie Woogie [Disc 6]Amazon
16Lucky MillinderBongo BoogieBoogie Woogie [Disc 9]Amazon
17Memphis SlimDedication to Pete JohnsonClassic Piano BluesAmazon
18Pete JohnsonBoogie WoogieJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
19Peter Johnson's OrchestraHalf Tight BoogieThe Small Groups – Boogie WoogieAmazon
20Moon MullicanCherokee BoogieThe Very Best OfAmazon
21Moon MullicanBottom Of The GlassThe Very Best OfAmazon
22Jerry Lee LewisWhat'd I SayA Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
23Bobbie NelsonBoogie WoogieAudiobiography (iTunes Exclusive)Amazon
24Cliff JacksonCrazy RhythmWorld Of Jazz – The Jazz PianoAmazon
25Piano RedDo She Love MeLive And Feelin' Good (The Blues Collection Vol.68)Amazon
26Professor LonghairGot My Mojo WorkingFess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
27Pinetop PerkinsPinetop's Boogie WoogieLet's Drink Some Juice…Amazon
28Big Joe TurnerBoogie Woogie Country GirlBig Joe RocksAmazon
29Hadda BrooksStompin' The Boogie (aka Bully Wully Stomp)Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57Amazon
30The Boogie Woogie Boys, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert AmmonsBoogie Woogie Prayer – Part 1Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon
31Dr. JohnGood Night, IreneGoin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
32Amos MilburnDown the Road ApieceAmos Milburn RocksAmazon
33Adrian Rollini TrioHonky Tonk Train BluesJuke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie CelebrationAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblersGet Up JohnAt The Ryman [Live]Amazon
2Cowboy Jack ClementBeautiful DreamerDivided & United: The Songs of the Civil WarAmazon
3John HartfordLorenaGood'le Days: Essential RecordingsAmazon
4Clint EastwoodClaudia's Theme/Main Title – Unforgiven75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1)Amazon
5Mavis StaplesHard Times Come Again No MoreBeautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
6Lee MarvinWand'rin StarRare Songs Played on Radio, Vol. 1Amazon
7Marilyn MonroeRiver Of No ReturnThe Essential Marilyn MonroeAmazon
8Dean Martin,John Wayne & Ricky NelsonMy Rifle, My Pony And MeMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
9Kirk DouglasAnd The Moon Grew BrighterMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
10Jimmie DriftwoodWhen I Swim the Golden RiverSix Classic Albums Plus Bonus SinglesAmazon
11Marty RobbinsRed River ValleyAll-Time Greatest HitsAmazon
12Asleep at the WheelMiles and Miles of TexasThe Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970Amazon
13Willie NelsonSugar MoonYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
14Bob WillsSugar Moon1946 (Warped 4677)Amazon
15Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysAlong The Navajo TrailTake Me Back to Tulsa 3 – Just A Plain Old Country BoyAmazon
16Asleep at the WheelNavajo Trail (with Willie Nelson and The Quebe Sisters)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
17Merle KilgoreNevada SmithMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
18Sons of the PioneersTumbling TumbleweedsTumbling Tumbleweeds – The RCA Victor Years Voume 1Amazon
19Tex RitterHigh NoonFamous Country Music MakersAmazon
20Johnny HortonNorth To AlaskaMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
21Elmer Bernstein: Royal Philharmonic Pops OrchestraThe Magnificent SevenElmer Bernstein by Elmer BernsteinAmazon
22Jason IsbellJohnny Reb, That's MeYou Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy ArnoldAmazon
23Jay Unger And Molly Mason With Fiddle FeverAshokan FarewellSongs Of The Civil WarAmazon
24Johnny BondRed River ValleyHistory Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 9Amazon
25Roy RogersDon't Fence Me InMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
26Frankie LaineGunfight At O.K. CorralMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
27Asleep at the WheelSouth of the Border (with George Strait)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
28Asleep at the WheelSan Antonio RoseWestern Standard TimeAmazon
29Ennio MorriconeThe Good, The Bad And The UglyStick It In: A Virgin CompilationAmazon
30Jay Unger, Paul Roebling & David McCulloughAshokan Farewell – Sullivan Ballou LetterThe Civil WarAmazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Jewel King3×7=21Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]Amazon
2Champion Jack DupreeJunker's BluesFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
3Fats DominoThe Fat ManThis Is Gold Disc 3Amazon
4Smiley LewisOne NightI Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3Amazon
5Elvis PresleyOne NightArtist of the Century Disc 1Amazon
6Bobby MitchellI'm Gonna Be a Wheel SomedayThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
7Los LobosI'm Gonna Be A Wheel SomedayEl Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)Amazon
8Dave BartholomewThe Monkey Speaks His MindBob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]Amazon
9Chuck WillisGoing To The RiverLet's Jump Tonight! The Best Of Chuck Willis from 1951 – '56Amazon
10Dave BartholomewAin't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life)Gettin' Funky [Disc 2]Amazon
11Professor LonghairWhole Lotta LovingFess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2]Amazon
12Dave BartholomewShrimp And Gumbo1952-1955Amazon
13Snooks EaglinYours TrulyComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
14Fats DominoThe Big BeatMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
15Fats DominoAin't That a ShameMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
16Dave BartholomewMy Ding a LingRhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2Amazon
17Chuck BerryMy Ding-A-LingHave Mercy: His Complete Chess Recordings 1969 to 1974Amazon
18Neil YoungWalking To New OrleansGoin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]Amazon
19Doug SahmMy Girl Josephine [Live]The Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug SahmAmazon
20Smiley LewisBlue MondayI Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2Amazon
21Snooks EaglinBy the WaterComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
22Berna DeanI Walk In My SleepTheme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]Amazon
23Fats DominoTell Me That You Love MeThey Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3Amazon
24Eddy "The Chief" ClearwaterLet The Four Winds BlowRock 'n' Roll CityAmazon
25Dave EdmundsI Hear You Knockin'The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1Amazon
26George Thorogood & The DestroyersHello JosephineThe Hard StuffAmazon
27John LennonAin't That A ShameGimme Some Truth [Disc 4]Amazon
28Jools HollandBe My GuestSwinging the Blues Dancing the SkaAmazon
29Robbie Robertson With GalacticGoing To The RiverGoin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1]Amazon
30Dirty Dozen Brass BandThat's How You Got Killed Before [Album Version]The New Orleans AlbumAmazon
31Fats DominoWalking to New OrleansMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
32Fats DominoI Want to Walk You HomeMy Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats DominoAmazon
33Smiley LewisHow LongABC Of The Blues Vol 25Amazon

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.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1The CookiesChainsThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
2Gene PitneyEvery Breath I TakeAnthology: 1961-1968Amazon
3Aretha Franklin(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural WomanSmooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 2: Mid-'60sAmazon
4Tammy MontgomeryMake The Night A Little LongerCome On And See Me: The Complete Solo CollectionAmazon
5Freddie ScottHey, GirlMalt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)Amazon
6Maxine BrownOh No Not My BabyTime-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes OnAmazon
7Skeeter DavisI Can't Stay Mad At YouEarly Girls: 1Amazon
8Little EvaThe Loco-MotionThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
9Dusty SpringfieldThat Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) [*]Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition]Amazon
10The Righteous BrothersJust Once in My LifeBack to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3Amazon
11The DriftersSome Kind of WonderfulDrifters' Golden HitsAmazon
12The DriftersUp on the RoofDrifters' Golden HitsAmazon
13Maurice & MacSo Much LoveChess Uptown SoulAmazon
14Carole KingIt Might As Well Rain Until SeptemberThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
15The CookiesDon't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
16The CrystalsHe Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1Amazon
17The ChiffonsOne Fine DayThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
18The RonettesIs This What I Get for Loving You?The Best of the RonettesAmazon
19The BlossomsSo Much LoveSo Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998Amazon
20Earl-JeanI'm Into Something GoodThe Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]Amazon
21The ByrdsGoin' BackThe Notorious Byrd BrothersAmazon
22Lou RawlsI Can't Make It AloneThe Essential Lou Rawls [Disc 2]Amazon
23Chuck JacksonI Need YouThe Very Best Of Chuck Jackson 1961-1967Amazon
24Carole KingWill You Love Me Tomorrow?TapestryAmazon
25Dusty SpringfieldSome Of Your Lovin'The Very Best Of Dusty SpringfieldAmazon
26Gene McDanielsPoint of No ReturnThe Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1)Amazon
27Bobby VeeTake Good Care of My BabyAbsolutely the BestAmazon
28Bobby VeeSharing YouAbsolutely the BestAmazon
29Carole KingSmackwater JackTapestryAmazon
30Taj MahalTake A Giant StepGiant Step & De Ole Folks At HomeAmazon
31Dusty SpringfieldGoin' BackThe Silver CollectionAmazon
32Nils Lofgren & GrinGoin' BackThe Best of Nils Lofgren & Grin: The A&M YearsAmazon