Category Archives: Deeper Roots on KOWS

Goodnight Irene

Free form this week. We’re pulling out the stops with a mix of gospel from the King’s Sacred Quartette, Band memories from Steve Forbert and Rick Danko, some sixties garage band, classic R&B from Shirley & Lee and Lloyd Price, and the Motown sounds of Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, and Stevie Wonder. The mix includes country, blues classics, and an After Hours mash-up…all for you…all for community radio on a Friday morning in West County. Join in the revelry.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dr. JohnGood Night, IreneGoin' Back To New OrleansAmazon
2Ingrid Lucia & the Flying NeutrinosAfter HoursThe Hotel ChildAmazon
3Willie Dixon And FriendsAfter HoursWillie Dixon And Friends, Vol. 9Amazon
4Ivory Joe HunterI Almost Lost My MindThe Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter : 1947 – 1950Amazon
5Fats DominoThe Girl I Love [Version 2]This Is Gold Disc 1Amazon
6Sister Rosetta TharpeBeams of HeavenGospel Blues – the Very Best OfAmazon
7The Soul StirrersSlow TrainTribute to Sam CookeAmazon
8King's Sacred QuartetteTurn Your Radio OnHeartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King GospelAmazon
9Rick DankoWhen I Get My Just RewardsCryin' Heart BluesAmazon
10Steve ForbertWild as the WindJust Like There's Nothin' to ItAmazon
11Bob Dylan & The BandThe Shape I'm InBefore The Flood [Live] [Disc 2]Amazon
12The ByrdsYou Ain't Going NowhereSweetheart of the RodeoAmazon
13Maria MuldaurSweetheartWaitress In a Donut ShopAmazon
14Sam CookeNobody Knows You When You're Down and OutThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (2 of 4)Amazon
15Kermit RuffinsWhen It's Sleepy Time Down SouthWe Partyin' Traditional StyleAmazon
16The Fabulous ThunderbirdsStagger LeePorky's Revenge! [Expanded]Amazon
17Cannibal & the HeadhuntersLand of 1000 DancesClassic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All OverAmazon
18Lloyd PriceRock 'n' Roll DanceBuddy Holly And The R&R Giants [Disc 3]Amazon
19Shirley & LeeI Want To DanceShirley & Lee RockAmazon
20Mitch Ryder & the Detroit WheelsMitch Ryder Radio PromoDetroit Breakout! 1Amazon
21Booker T. & the MG'sTime Is TightThe Very Best of Booker T. & the MG'sAmazon
22The Four TopsIt's the Same Old SongRed, White & Rock Disc 2Amazon
23Marvin GayeStubborn Kind of FellowThe Soul of Detroit – Disc 1Amazon
24Little Stevie WonderContract On LoveThe Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!Amazon
25Richard LanhamOn Your RadioBob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1Amazon
26Johnnie & JoeOver the Mountain, Across the Sea, Pt. 2The Very Best of Johnnie & Joe – Over the Mountain, Across the SeaAmazon
27Blu Lu BarkerThat Made Him MadDon't You Feel My LegAmazon
28Wanda JacksonHot Dog! That Made Him MadQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
29Levon HelmFalse Hearted Lover BluesDirt FarmerAmazon
30Jim Kweskin & Geoff MuldaurDiamond JoePenny's FarmAmazon
31The Louvin BrothersThere's A Higher PowerLong Play CollectionAmazon
32Warren ZevonExcitable BoyA Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren ZevonAmazon
33Dale EvansMy Heart Is Down Texas Way (Radio)Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1Amazon

Who We Lost 2018

We’ll circle back to the past twelve months on Deeper Roots’ Friday evening with a little bit of reverence and a whole lot of thanks.  While this past year struck what could be a mortal blow to democracy as we know it, a number of greats (both high profile and ‘under the radar’) were lost along the way.  The names may not be so easy to collate with only two hours to share but we’ll do our best. Remembering Clarence Fountain, Eddy Clearwater, Otis Rush, Eugene Pitt, Marty Balin, Lorrie Collins, Tony Joe White, Roy Clark, and so many others on a Friday evening on  Sonoma County community radio. Tune into our last show of the year and help us remember what these performers brought us.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Buddy HollyPeggy SueFrom the Original Master TapesAmazon
2Tony Joe WhitePolk Salad AnnieClassic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes OnAmazon
3Roy ClarkYesterday When I Was YoungSuperstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 2]Amazon
4Freddie HartEasy LovingSuperstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1]Amazon
5Don CherryBand Of GoldMagic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)Amazon
6Lorrie CollinsAnother Man Done GoneHop, Skip And Jump [Disc 2]Amazon
7Jefferson AirplaneIt's No SecretLove Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 1Amazon
8The Edwin Hawkins SingersOh Happy DayOh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins SingersAmazon
9The Blind Boys Of AlabamaStand By MeHigher GroundAmazon
10Neville BrothersBrother BloodUptown Rulin' / The Best Of The Neville BrothersAmazon
11Hugh MasekelaGrazing In The GrassEasy Listening Gold 1968-1969 [Disc 2]Amazon
12Nancy WilsonYou'd Be So Nice To Come Home ToCapitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything GoesAmazon
13Bob DoroughYour The Dangerous TypeBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
14Roy HargroveAfrodisiaHabanaAmazon
15Aretha FranklinThinkQueen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
16The TemptationsCloud NineAnthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]Amazon
17Denise LasalleYou Shoulda Kept It in the BedroomOn the Chitlin CircuitAmazon
18Eddy "The Chief" ClearwaterBack Down to EarthRock 'n' Roll CityAmazon
19Otis Rush & His BandViolent LoveThe Cobra Records Story (Disc 1) Chicago Rock and Blues 1956-1958Amazon
20Lazy LesterI Hear You Knockin'The Best Of Excello RecordsAmazon
21Big Jay McNeely & His Blue JaysDeacon's HopJump, Jive & SwingAmazon
22Irma Thomas With Henry ButlerRiver Is WaitingPutumayo Presents Rhythm & BluesAmazon
23Tab HunterI'm A RunawayMy Rifle, My Pony And MeAmazon
24Cyril Pahinui & Bob BrozmanHilo E/E Lili'u EHawaiian Slack Key Guitar: Masters Collection, v2Amazon
25Jack CostanzoPeter Gunn MamboUltra-Lounge, Vol. 2: Mambo FeverAmazon
26Joe Rene & Orchestra/The Jive FiveMy True StoryDoo Wop Box Disc 4Amazon
27The CrystalsUptownThe Best Of The CrystalsAmazon
28Chairmen of the BoardGive Me Just A Little More Time70s Music Explosion – Sunshine Disc 2Amazon
29The VenturesWalk, Don't Run61* [Box Set] Disc 1Amazon
30Lynyrd SkynyrdSweet Home AlabamaPure 70'sAmazon

Stay a Little Longer

Country swing is the thing this morning on Deeper Roots. We won’t be spending time on the ancestral roots as much as we’ll be exploring the small local bands of the Southwest. We’ll use Jean A. Boyd’s excellent reference “Dance All Night : Those Other Southwestern Swing Bands Past and Present” as our rudder and guidebook in the show. The heartbeat of any American genre is usually the local band and during the later years of the Great Depression and throughout the Second World War people were looking for something uplifting to dance to. In Texas (and really all across the Southwest) the sound was country swing: a mix of jazz, blues, polka, latin and hillbilly fiddle. We’ll be featuring the small time big names like The Tune Wranglers, Cliff Bruner, Leon Selph, Floyd Tillman, and Adolph Hofner and so many more in our show this morning, direct from our studios in downtown Sebastopol.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Adolph HofnerLet's Count The StarsYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
2The Tune WranglersRed's Tight Like ThatThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – The Eyes of Texas [Disc 1]Amazon
3The Tune WranglersUp Jumped The DevilStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)Amazon
4The Tune WranglersEl Rancho GrandeThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – The Eyes of Texas [Disc 1]Amazon
5Jimmy Revard & His Oklahoma PlayboysDirty DogWestern Swing  40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 1]Amazon
6Jimmie Revard & The Oklahoma PlayboysLose Your Blues and Laugh At LifeThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]Amazon
7Adolph Hofner & His TexansI'll Keep My Old Guitar (1938)The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3]Amazon
8Bar X CowboysUnderneath The SunStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)Amazon
9Bar X CowboysWhen Mama Goes OutCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 3]Amazon
10Cliff Bruner's Texas WanderersBring It On Home To GrandmaTheme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]Amazon
11Cliff Bruner's Texas WanderersI Was A Gambler In TexasStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)Amazon
12Cliff Bruner's Texas WanderersWhen You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)Hillbilly Fever! Vol. 1: Legends Of Western SwingAmazon
13Shelly Lee Alley & His Alley CatsWomen Women WomenWestern Swing  40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 1]Amazon
14Shelly Lee Alley & The Alley CatsTry It Once AgainKing Of Western Swing Volume OneAmazon
15Leon SelphWhen You SmileYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
16Leon SelphIn My DreamsYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
17Leon Selph's Blue Ridge Playboys, feat. Floyd TillmanWhy Do I Love YouCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
18Floyd Tillman & The Village BoysDaisy MayCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
19Village BoysBoogie Woogie In the VillageBoogie Man BoogieAmazon
20Village BoysOld Joe Is At It AgainThe History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 8Amazon
21Modern MountaineersGetting That Lowdown SwingStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)Amazon
22Smokey Wood & The WoodchipsKeep On Truckin'King Of Western Swing Volume OneAmazon
23Ocie Stockard & His WanderersBass Man JiveWestern Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947Amazon
24Ocie StockardTwin Guiter PolkaCountry Hits Vol. 6Amazon
25Ocie StockardThere'll Be Some Changes MadeStompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)Amazon
26Bill & BoydDrink The Barrel DryWestern Swing  40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 1]Amazon
27Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers(When I Had) My Pony On the RangeSwing With Bill Boyd's Cowboy RambersAmazon
28Bill & BoydJitterbug JiveCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 4]Amazon
29The Hi-FlyersWatcha Gonna DoThe Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]Amazon
30The Hi-FlyersI'm Doing It TooYou Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942Amazon
31Adolph HofnerSouth Texas SwingSouth Texas SwingAmazon

Country Christmas 2018

It’s a holly, jolly, country Christmas on a Friday morning in West County. We’ll put our political blinders on this morning in search of the merriment that ’tis the season on Deeper Roots. This year’s Christmas special is a collection of country sounds, both new and old, that takes us down a path that mixes contemporary Americana, bluegrass, rockabilly, and classic country into a finely tuned blend of holiday cheer. We’ll be cooking from the Texas panhandle with Dale Watson, taking the high lonesome yule train with Jimmy Martin, spinning yarns with Johnny and Tommy Cash, and dropping by the Waffle House with Bill Anderson. Tune in knowing full well that the dinner’s in the oven and the stockings are all hung by the chimney with care. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Gretchen WilsonI Want a Hippopotamus For ChristmasI Want a Hippopotamus For ChristmasAmazon
2Ernest TubbI'll Be Walking the Floor This ChristmasChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
3Pee Wee KingRootin' Tootin' Santa ClausPee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2)Amazon
4Buck OwensSanta Looked A Lot Like Daddy (Original Mono Single Version)Buck 'Em: The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967)Amazon
5Jimmy MartinDaddy Will Santa Claus Ever Have to DieTo Mother At ChristmasAmazon
6Jimmy MartinOld Fashioned ChristmasJimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]Amazon
7The Country GentlemenChristmas Time Back HomeThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
8Ralph StanleyI'm Going Home, It's Christmas TimeChristmas Time with Ralph StanleyAmazon
9The Louvin BrothersSanta's Big ParadeChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
10Bill AndersonWaffle House ChristmasAndersonAmazon
11Mary GauthierChristmas In ParadiseFilth & FireAmazon
12Lyle LovettChristmas MorningThe Road To EnsenadaAmazon
13John PrineChristmas In PrisonSouvenirsAmazon
14Dale WatsonYou Can Call Me NickChristmas Time in TexasAmazon
15Eddy ArnoldSanta Claus Is Comin' to TownChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
16Sonny JamesI Forgot to Remember Santa ClausSinglesAmazon
17Tennessee Ernie FordA Rootin' Tootin' Santa ClausChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
18Loretta LynnTo Heck With Ole Santa ClausWhite Christmas BlueAmazon
19Johnny Cash/Tommy CashThat Christmasy FeelingThe Classic Christmas AlbumAmazon
20George JonesLonely Christmas CallTalking on the Telephone Vol. 2Amazon
21Chip TaylorMerry F'n ChristmasThe Little Prayers Trilogy (disc 1)Amazon
22Billy Joe ShaverMerry Christmas To YouFreedom's ChildAmazon
23Antsy McClainMary Lou's Christmas ListMerry Christmas from the Trailer ParkAmazon
24Ernest TubbBlue ChristmasErnest Tubb: The Definitive CollectionAmazon
25John PrineI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausA John Prine ChristmasAmazon
26Dale WatsonSanta Bring Her BackChristmas Time in TexasAmazon
27Little Jimmy DickensNo Place Like Home On ChristmasCountry Boy [Disc 5]Amazon
28Eddy ArnoldI'm Your Private Santa ClausChristmas On the Country SideAmazon
29Asleep at the WheelHere Comes Santa ClausMerry Texas Christmas, Y'AllAmazon
30Kacey MusgravesLet It SnowA Very Kacey ChristmasAmazon
31Leon Redbone Feat. Dr. JohnFrosty The Snowman (With Dr. John)Christmas IslandAmazon
32John AndersonHere Comes Santa ClausBoots To Big to FillAmazon

Louisiana Gumbo

Back to the bayou. Back to Bourbon Street. From a house of blues to the small clubs out across the river. We’ll be taking a journey into the deeper wells where the influences include urban blues, jazz, French Acadian, Caribbean, and African American.  And one could argue a handful of others. It’s all there in the sounds of south where the pianos and guitar amps are wired into a foundation of tradition…as if performed from a garage or cabin. Cookie & The Cupcakes’ swamp pop, swamp rock from Randy & The Rockets, New Orleans busking from Snooks Eaglin, classic piano noodling from the Professor and Dr. John, and a warm bouillabaisse of southern musical cuisine from Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino all served up on a Friday evening celebrating a few of the treats on community radio for Sonoma County, KOWS.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dr. JohnHoney DripperDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
2Charles SheffieldBoogie ChildrenRhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'Amazon
3Professor Longhair & His Blues ScholarsWalk Your Blues Away'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 1]Amazon
4Dave BartholomewGot You On My Mind1952-1955Amazon
5Joe MedwickBrought DownI4m An After Hour Man (The Crazy Cajun Recordings)Amazon
6Phil BoDon't Take It So HardSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
7Cookie & the CupcakesMathildaSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
8Cookie & His CupcakesBreaking Up Is Hard To DoRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal GroupsAmazon
9Rod BernardThis Should Go On ForeverChess New Orleans [Disc 2]Amazon
10Dr. JohnWash, Mama, WashDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
11Erwin BabinBig Boy BlueBoppin' By The Bayou – Made In The ShadeAmazon
12Clint WestOur LoveSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
13Clarence 'Bon Ton' GarlowFlip FlopLouisiana Swamp BluesAmazon
14Clarence 'Bon Ton' GarlowHey Mr. Bon TonLouisiana Swamp BluesAmazon
15Rod BernardDiggy Liggy LoSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
16Katie Webster & Bobby JayHey Mr LoveRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty BabiesAmazon
17Jay NelsonSilly Filly Oh BabyRhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'Amazon
18Fred Carter(You'll Have To) Come And Get ItBoppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-InsAmazon
19Randy & the RocketsLets Do the Cajun TwistSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
20Rufus JagneauxOpelousas SostanSwamp Gold, Volume 1Amazon
21Fats DominoLa-La [Version 2]They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3Amazon
22Fats DominoI Want You to KnowThey Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3Amazon
23Snooks EaglinLaviniaBaby, You Can Get Your Gun!Amazon
24Snooks EaglinBy the WaterComplete Imperial RecordingsAmazon
25Charles SheffieldI Would Be a SinnerBest Of Excello Vol 1: Sound of the SwampAmazon
26Zorro & The ZipsFrankie & JohnnyBoppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-InsAmazon
27Jay Chevalier & The LongshotsCuttin' CaneBoppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-InsAmazon
28King Karl & Guitar GableMary LouRhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty BabiesAmazon
29Warren StormHey Ma MaBoppin' By The Bayou – Made In The ShadeAmazon
30Terry Clement & The Tune TonesHey JoliBoppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-InsAmazon
31Irma ThomasCry OnSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
32Berna DeanI Walk In My SleepTheme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]Amazon
33Clarence "Frogman" HenryThe Glory Of Love [Outtake]Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]Amazon
34Bobby CharlesTime Will TellChess New Orleans [Disc 1]Amazon
35Dr. JohnIko IkoDoctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New OrleansAmazon

Carl Sandburg’s Songbag Pt 2

We had so much fun with our first installment a few months back that we thought it was worth a second installment…well, that and the depth and breadth of the American Songbag certainly lends itself to doing so. It doesn’t hurt either that it fits our deeper roots sensibilities so well. This installment finds us meandering about those classic songs whose topics include mellow blues ballads, hobo songs, Mexican border songs (how appropriate), tarnished love tales, and the ‘road to heaven’. Helping us through our sets we’ll be featuring an interesting collection of performers:  Dave Van Ronk, Dock Boggs, Rosanne Cash, and Peter Case. A host of others will join in the fun on Community Radio for Sonoma County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Dave Van RonkWillie The WeeperDown In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways CollectionAmazon
2The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandWillie the WeeperDirt, Silver & Gold Disc 1Amazon
3Dan ZanesRoll The ChariotParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
4Josh WhiteBarbara AllenBest Of Josh WhiteAmazon
5Delmore BrothersFrozen GirlBrown's Ferry BluesAmazon
6Dock BoggsPretty PollyCountry BluesAmazon
7The Carter FamilyMy Sweetheart Is a Poor Working Girl/Waves of the Sea (Instrumental)On Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 1Amazon
8Tony RiceHouse CarpenterChurch Street BluesAmazon
9Hylo BrownPretty Fair MaidenLegends & Tall TalesAmazon
10Ola Belle Reed, John Miller, Burl KilbyThe Orphan GirlOla Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon LineAmazon
11David RawlingsMidnight TrainPoor David's AlmanackAmazon
12Arlo GuthrieGypsy DavyLast of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004)Amazon
13Peter CaseRoving GamblerSings Like HellAmazon
14Rosanne CashBury Me Under The Weeping WillowThe ListAmazon
15Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra & William WarfieldOld American Songs (Set One): Zion's WallsCopland Conducts Copland (Expanded Edition)Amazon
16Louis ArmstrongEzekiel Saw De WheelLouis And The Good BookAmazon
17Sister Rosetta TharpeThings That I used to do (and I Don't Do No More)The Gospel TruthAmazon
18The Robinson ChildrenI Ain't Gwine Study About War No MoreSwinging Gospel Sounds (1935-1942)Amazon
19The BronzemenDese Bones Gwine Rise AgainThe Bronzemen – Radio Transcriptions (1939)Amazon
20Septeto HabaneroCielito LindoCuba. Por La MusicaAmazon
21Los PanchosLa Cucaracha – La AdelitaCattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's RootsAmazon
22Dan ZanesLo Que DigoParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
23Kathy Reid-NaimanPretty Betty MartinDear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean RitchieAmazon
24Laurie LewisWeevily WheatLaurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass PalsAmazon
25Dan ZanesCuckoo WaltzParades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American SongbagAmazon
26Tom PaxtonTimes A-Getting Hard, BoysSeeds – The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3 (Disc 2 Of 2 – Friends Of Pete)Amazon
27Bobby BareTimes Are Gettin' HardMemories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969Amazon
28Ronnie GilbertLincoln And LibertySongs Of The Civil WarAmazon
29Jim Kweskin & Geoff MuldaurThe Boll WeevilPenny's FarmAmazon
30Dave Van RonkGamblers BluesDust Bowl Blues Essential American FolkAmazon

Suzie Blue

Another Friday morning of sounds from the deeper wells, the archives of Americana, featuring the very best of early century pop, southern gospel, bluegrass, jazz, and swamp seasoned blues. Tune in at 9am for a fresh blend of performances that span the genres: Charles Sheffield to Ernest Tubb, The Dells to Mildred Bailey, and Jimmie Rodgers to John Prine. Dave Stroud will be sharing sounds from the Excello vaults, new Americana from recent years, classic gospel from The Soul Stirrers and the Southern Stars. You can only hear the variety and depth of selection on community radio. So be sure you listen in Friday mornings on KOWS and Friday evenings on KWTF.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ben Harper & The Innocent CriminalsSuzie BlueBurn To ShineAmazon
2Carmen MirandaI, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)AnthologyAmazon
3Cole PorterYou're The Top – (From "Anything Goes")A Centennial CelebrationAmazon
4HoneydreamersPerdidoSing Me A Swing Song – Disc 2Amazon
5Mildred BaileyGeorgia On My MindThe Rockin' Chair LadyAmazon
6The Shelton BrothersJust BecauseDecca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]Amazon
7T. Texas TylerBeautiful Life (Life's Evening Sun)Country BoyAmazon
8Floyd TillmanThey Took The Stars Out Of HeavenCountry Music Hall Of FameAmazon
9Ernest TubbPass The BoozeRetrospective – Volume 2Amazon
10Blind BoysWhere There's a Will, There's a WayThe Best of The Blind BoysAmazon
11The Soul StirrersResting EasyNone But the Righteous: Chess Gospel GreatsAmazon
12The Southern StarsDon't Give UpNone But the Righteous: Chess Gospel GreatsAmazon
13Alison KraussI've Got That Old FeelingI've Got That Old FeelingAmazon
14Johnny HortonSleepy-Eyed JohnAmerican OriginalsAmazon
15John PrineThat's How Every Empire FallsFair and Square EPAmazon
16Richard ThompsonWall of DeathWatching the Dark (disc 1)Amazon
17Johnny CashTwo Stories WideHighwayman 2 (Jennings, Nelson, Kristofferson, Cash)Amazon
18Joe MedwickBarefootin4I4m An After Hour Man (The Crazy Cajun Recordings)Amazon
19Charles SheffieldI Would Be a SinnerBest Of Excello Vol 1: Sound of the SwampAmazon
20The Blues RockersCalling All CowsBest of Excello Vol 2: Southern Rhythm & RockAmazon
21The GladiolasLittle Darlin'Best of Excello Vol 2: Southern Rhythm & RockAmazon
22Marvin GayeHow Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)Best of Marvin Gaye Disc 1Amazon
23Mary WellsTwo LoversMalt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)Amazon
24The ChiffonsSweet Talkin GuySweet Talkin Girls – Disc 2Amazon
25Dr. JohnRight Place Wrong TimeDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
26Dr. JohnSuch A NightDefinitive Pop CollectionAmazon
27Woody HermanBamba SambaA Taste of TraditionAmazon
28Les Paul & Mary FordBrazilLes Paul: Guitar WizardAmazon
29Steve ForbertMy Blue Eyed JaneAny Old TimeAmazon
30Jimmie RodgersMy Blue-Eyed JaneRecordings 1927-1933 [Disc 3]Amazon
31Edwin Hawkins SingersOh Happy DayOh Happy Day – Original Buddah ClassicsAmazon

Music of Albert E. Brumley Sr.

The music of Albert E. Brumley resides in a shadowy corner of country gospel, but when it’s given the light of day, the glow is blinding.  He was a shape note music composer and publisher whose southern gospel pieces are familiar to many. There’s not a lot of information about Albert but the musical legacy of his “I’ll Fly Away”, “Rank Strangers”, and “Turn Your Radio On” are masterpieces of the genre made popular by everyone from The Carters to Bill Monroe and Aretha Franklin to Alan Jackson and Kanye West.  We’ll spend time with his music today, sharing numerous interpretations for you on a Friday morning in Sebastopol, live from KOWS studio at the UMC in the heart of town.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Chuck Wagon Gang/George JonesTurn Your Radio On70th AnniversaryAmazon
2The DillardsIntroductionThere Is A Time: 1963-70Amazon
3The DillardsI'll Fly AwayThere Is A Time: 1963-70Amazon
4The Humbard FamilyI'll Fly Away [Album Version]Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950Amazon
5Stamps-Baxter QuartetWhen We Sing Around The Throne EternalClose Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel MusicAmazon
6The Del McCoury BandThe Lord Is Writing Down NamesThe Promised LandAmazon
7The Del McCoury BandIt's Surprising What The Lord Can DoThe Promised LandAmazon
8Clinch Mountain Boys/Jim Lauderdale/Ralph StanleyThis World Is Not My HomeI Feel Like Singing TodayAmazon
9Fern JonesThis World Is Not My HomeThe Glory RoadAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysThe Prettiest Flowers Will Be BloomingRalph Stanley 1971-1973 Disc OneAmazon
11The Louvin BrothersHe Set Me FreeClose Harmony [Disc 6]Amazon
12Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysStanding By the RiverRalph Stanley 1971-1973 Disc 4Amazon
13The Country GentlemenRank Strangers To MeThe Early Rebel Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
14Ricky SkaggsRank StrangerBluegrass Rules!Amazon
15Leon RedboneIf We Never Meet Again This Side of HeavenDouble TimeAmazon
16Elvis PresleyIf We Never Meet AgainHe Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 1Amazon
17Doc WatsonI'll Meet You In The MorningMilestones [Disc 2]Amazon
18Albert E. Brumley, Jr./Merle HaggardI'll Meet You in the MorningTwo Old FriendsAmazon
19Johnnie and JackI Heard My Name on the Radio1947-1950 (Warped 4720)Amazon
20Coon Creek GirlsFlowers Blooming In The WildwoodFlowers In The WildwoodAmazon
21Rangers QuartetI've Found A Hiding PlaceClose Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel MusicAmazon
22Marty StuartLord, Give Me Just a Little More TimeSouls' ChapelAmazon
23Mac WisemanBy the Side of the RoadVoice of the Spirit, Gospel of the SouthAmazon
24Doyle Lawson and QuicksilverBy The Side Of The RoadBeyond The ShadowsAmazon
25The Del McCoury BandI'll Put On A Crown And Walk AroundThe Promised LandAmazon
26The Del McCoury BandIt's An Unfriendly WorldThe Promised LandAmazon
27Merle TravisIf We Never Meet AgainHot Pickin' [Disc 1]Amazon
28The KingsmenI'd Rather Be An Old-Time ChristianCrossroads: Southern RootsAmazon
29Jimmie Davis'Twill Be Sweet When We MeetNobody's Darlin' But MineAmazon
30Carl StoryI've Found a Hiding PlaceCountry & Western Hit Parade 1947Amazon
31Wade BowenI'll Fly AwayThen Sings My Soul: Songs for My MotherAmazon
32Alison Krauss & Gillian WelchI'll Fly AwayDown From The Mountain: Live Concert Performances By The Artists & Musicians Of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"Amazon
33NRBQDown In My HeartStay With WeAmazon
34Lyle LovettI'm A Soldier In The Army Of The LordSmile: Songs From The MoviesAmazon

Golden Age of Country

It’s a time that followed the second World War and baked into its foundation were the sounds of Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Spade Cooley, Bob Wills among others. The music was inspired by bluegrass, folk, blues, and jazz with Country Swing and barn dances sparking a popularity that blanketed the American musical landscape from the Pacific to the southern Atlantic. It was a sound that solidified the title of “Country and Western” and he’ll be sharing some of the great performances in this week’s episode: Patsy Cline, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Jones, Ferlin Husky, and Webb Pierce…just to name a few. While the sound would fade away sometime around the turn of the seventies, when rock n’ roll would elbow it (more like steamroll it) out in popularity on the airwaves, it is revered and restated to this day as a cornerstone of what we recognize as Americana music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Marty RobbinsSinging The BluesHillbilly Fever – Vol. 3: Legends Of NashvilleAmazon
2Webb PierceWhy Baby Why Featuring Red SovineAll Hits! [Disc 2]Amazon
3Ray PriceCrazy ArmsColumbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk HeroesAmazon
4Elvis PresleyHeartbreak HotelCollectionsAmazon
5The Everly BrothersWake Up Little SusieThe Complete Cadence Recordings 1957-1960 Disc 1Amazon
6Little Jimmy DickensHey Worm (You Wanna Wiggle)Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962Amazon
7Ferlin HuskyGoneHillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West CoastAmazon
8Marty RobbinsThe White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)Magic MomentsAmazon
9Bobby HelmsFrauleinClassic CountryAmazon
10Patsy ClineWalkin' After Midnight12 Greatest HitsAmazon
11Ray PriceMy Shoes Keep Walking Back To YouThe Essential Ray Price 1951-1962Amazon
12Little Jimmy DickensA-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The BedThe Old Country Church/Raisin' The DickensAmazon
13Marvin RainwaterGonna Find Me A BluebirdThree Classic Albums Plus Singles 1955-1962Amazon
14Johnny CashBallad Of A Teenage QueenHis Sun YearsAmazon
15Johnny CashI Still Miss Someone16 Biggest HitsAmazon
16Lefty FrizzellIf You've Got The Money, I've Got The TimeSelected Sides – 1957-59Amazon
17Little Jimmy DickensMe And My Big Loud MouthThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
18Don GibsonOh, Lonesome MeRCA Country LegendsAmazon
19Charlie WalkerPick Me Up On Your Way DownColumbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk HeroesAmazon
20Jim ReevesBilly BayouCountry Roads – Ralph Emery Presents – For The Good TimesAmazon
21Patsy ClineI Can See An AngelThe Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 2]Amazon
22Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysDrivin' Nails In My CoffinSongs For RoundersAmazon
23George JonesWhite LightningThe Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country Disc 1Amazon
24Johnny HortonThe Battle Of New OrleansClassic CountryAmazon
25Stonewall JacksonWaterlooColumbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: AmericanaAmazon
26The BrownsThe Three BellsClassic CountryAmazon
27Marty RobbinsEl PasoGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon
28Buck OwensUnder Your Spell AgainThe Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1Amazon
29Kitty WellsAmigos GuitarQueen of CountryAmazon
30Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley BoysA Six Pack To GoVintage CollectionsAmazon
31Wynn StewartWishful ThinkingHillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West CoastAmazon
32Loretta LynnI'm A Honkey Tonk GirlLoretta Lynn Legendery Country SingerAmazon
33Willie NelsonNite LifeOne Hell Of A RideAmazon
34Porter WagonerThe Cold Hard Facts of LifeThe Essential Porter WagonerAmazon
35Jimmie SkinnerDon4t Let Love Get You DownCountry & Western NuggetsAmazon

Eight to the Bar

It’s a free form collection that knows no boundaries. Dynamic sounds from the past century of America’s music including tracks from Kinky Friedman, Hank Snow, Clara Ward, The Charioteers, and a host of others from every corner. We’ll be sharing The Old Spinning Wheel, a parlor song; songs about a baseball and silver screen legend; and gospel from the deeper wells. Join Dave Stroud for another Deeper Roots evening on KOWS Community Radio.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Ella FitzgeraldBeat Me, Daddy, Eight To The BarGet HappyAmazon
2El Pauling & Royal AbbitSend Me SomebodyThe Complete Singles 1952-1962Amazon
3Freddie KingPlease Send Me Someone To LoveKing Of The BluesAmazon
4Eddie "Cleanhead" VinsonGonna Send You Where I Got You FromMercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1Amazon
5Nina SimoneChildren Go Where I Send YouThe Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone At Town HallAmazon
6The CharioteersWalk Together ChildrenGood News, Vol. 2: Wade In The WaterAmazon
7The Original Gospel HarmonettesJust To Behold His FaceGood News (Vol 3) Get Away JordanAmazon
8Clara Ward And The Ward SistersYou Must Have Good ReligionGolden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 2]Amazon
9Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk RevuePlastic JesusSet TwoAmazon
10Wanda JacksonNo Wedding Bells For Joe (2002 Digital Remaster)Wanda JacksonAmazon
11John Prine/Iris DementIn Spite of OurselvesIn Spite of OurselvesAmazon
12Laura NyroWedding Bell BluesStoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2)Amazon
13The Del-VikingsI Hear Bells (Wedding Bells)Hit The Road Jack- The ABC-Paramount StoryAmazon
14Kinky FriedmanMarilyn and JoePearls in the Snow: The Songs of Kinky FriedmanAmazon
15Simon & GarfunkelMrs. RobinsonThe Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2]Amazon
16Blackjack WayneHolding Hands For JoeI Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]Amazon
17Hank WilliamsNo, No JoeBeyond The SunsetAmazon
18Ernie K-DoePopeye JoeAbsolutely the BestAmazon
19The Howlin' BrothersWorld Spinning RoundTroubleAmazon
20Hank SnowThe Old Spinning Wheel (Chet Atkins)The Singing Ranger Disc 1 of 4Amazon
21The Beau HunksThe Old Spinning WheelThe Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music [Disc 2]Amazon
22C.W. StonekingI'm The Jungle ManGon' BoogalooAmazon
23Duke EllingtonJungle JamboreeThe Jungle Band – The Brunswick Era Vol 2 (1929-31)Amazon
24Eddie CantorHungry Womengrimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
25Dwight YoakamSend Me the PillowBuenas Noches from a Lonely RoomAmazon
26Fatso BentleyJune-teenth JamboreeThe Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2Amazon
27Duke EllingtonMood IndigoThe Jungle Band – The Brunswick Era Vol 2 (1929-31)Amazon
28Blue Lu BarkerWhere's JoeChronological Blue Lu Barker (1946-1949)Amazon
29Gloria LynneCool DaddyVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
30Little RichardSend Me Some Lovin'The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionAmazon
31Robert Gordon and Link WrayBlack SlacksToo Fast to live… Too Young to DieAmazon
32Steve Earle & the DukesAin't Nobody's Daddy NowTerraplaneAmazon
33Sam CookeYou Send MePortrait Of A Legend 1951-1964Amazon