Category Archives: Deeper Roots on KOWS

San Antone – KOWS August 10, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

We’re filling in once more for Mark Hogan and his Bluegrass and Old Time Hour. This week, we’ve put together another two hours of music that spans close to a full century…including Cliff Edwards from 1933, Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Lunceford, and Dave Van Ronk (just to name a few). There will be some themes and schemes built into our sets this evening including the story of Caldonia, the Texas town of San Antone, and heading down a dusty road of a century of America’s music.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Charlie GracieJust A Closer Walk With TheeAngel on My ShoulderAmazon
2Doug SahmChicken and the BopBest of Sir Douglas 68-75Amazon
3Charley PrideIs Anybody Goin' To San AntoneSuperstars Of Country: Good Ol' Songs [Disc 1]Amazon
4Buddy Emmons/Ray Pennington/Swing Shift BandMama Was the Rose of San AntoneSwingin' by RequestAmazon
5Tommy DuncanStars Over San AntoneBeneath a Neon Star in a Honky TonkAmazon
6Rice, Rice, Hillman & PedersenSan AntoneRunning WildAmazon
7Les PaulI Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way (feat. Bing Crosby) [Remastered]100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)Amazon
8Bobby BareGoing Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warningDarker Than LightAmazon
9Woody GuthrieGoing Down the Road (Feeling Bad)Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial CollectionAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & Jimmy MartinI'm Going Down the RoadFirst Time TogetherAmazon
11Doug JayneRunning Lightly Down The RoadIt Looks Like She's Going on a TripAmazon
12Leon RedboneAin't Gonna Give You None of My Jelly RollAny TimeAmazon
13The Mills BrothersOld-Fashioned LoveThe 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3Amazon
14Cliff EdwardsIt's Only A Paper MoonColumbia Records 25thAmazon
15Frank Auburn Orchestra w/Benny GoodmanI Found a Million Dollar BabyVintage Music: Original Classics from the 1920s and 1930sAmazon
16Jimmie LuncefordCement MixerStrictly Lunceford Blues In The NightAmazon
17Frank SinatraI Got Plenty O' Nuttin'Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]Amazon
18Ella Mae MorseForty Cups Of CoffeeThe Morse Code [Disc 2]Amazon
19Smiley LewisCadonia's PartyBob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second SeriesAmazon
20Louis JordanCaldoniaNumber OnesAmazon
21B.B. KingCaldoniaLet the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis JordanAmazon
22Dave Van RonkYour Feet's Too BigSweet & LowdownAmazon
23Nat King Cole TrioHoneysuckle RoseThe Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 1]Amazon
24Fats Waller & His RhythmIt's A Sin To Tell A LieFats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936Amazon
25Ivory Joe HunterIt's A SinChronological Ivory Joe Hunter (1950-1951)Amazon
26The BlastersTrouble BoundTestament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2)Amazon
27The Staple SingersThis TrainFreedom HighwayAmazon
28The Fairfield FourHallelujahRevivalAmazon
29Sam CookeTrouble BluesThe Rhythm And The BluesAmazon
30Maria MuldaurI Belong To That BandRichland Woman BluesAmazon
31Mother McCollumGlory! Glory! Hallelujah!Guitar Evangelists (1928-1951)Amazon
32Emmylou HarrisWhen Halley Came To JacksonMark Twain: Words & Music [Disc 1]Amazon
33Arthur AlexanderEvery Day I Have to Cry SomeLonely Just Like Me: The Final ChapterAmazon

Wake Up! – KOWS August 8, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

It’s a joy to queue up a century of America’s music every other Saturday morning in West County…live from the heart and voice of West Sonoma County’s KOWS studios in downtown Occidental. A common theme will run through this morning’s show and it’s all about waking up: gospel’s Mahalia Jackson and When I Wake Up in Glory, Roy Milton and the Wake Up Blues, James Brown’s Get Up Offa That Thing … and more!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Junior BrownGotta Get Up Every MorningSemi-CrazyAmazon
2Buck OwensI've Got A Tiger By The TailThe Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1Amazon
3Dwight YoakamLittle SisterReprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (1 of 4)Amazon
4The MavericksAll You Ever Do Is Bring Me DownMusic for All OccasionsAmazon
5Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblersGet Up JohnAt The Ryman [Live]Amazon
6The BandGet Up JakeA Musical History [Disc 3]Amazon
7James BrownGet Up Offa That Thing20 All Time Greatest Hits!Amazon
8Lavern BakerGet Up Get Up (You Sleepy Head)London American Label Year By Year 1956Amazon
9Jimmy MurphyWake Me up Sweet JesusElectricityAmazon
10Mahalia JacksonWhen I Wake Up In GloryThe World's Greatest Gospel SingerAmazon
11Bill Landford And The LandfordairesTrouble Of This World [Album Version]The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1Amazon
12Reverend CL FranklinWings Of FaithNuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958Amazon
13Clara Ward SingersPacking UpSomebody Bigger Than You & IAmazon
14Charlie & His OrchestraYou're Driving Me CrazyFlashbacks # 6: Hitler & HellAmazon
15Bob BrozmanYou're Driving Me CrazyDevil's SlideAmazon
16Big Joe TurnerLipstick, Powder and PaintBig Joe RocksAmazon
17Smiley LewisHook Line & SinkerSmiley Lewis Vol 1Amazon
18Merrill MooreYes Indeed (EP Version)Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]Amazon
19The CarlislesNine Have Tried (and None Have Died) (Second Countdown)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
20Roy MiltonWaking Up BluesABC Of The Blues Vol 30Amazon
21Ike & Tina TurnerWake UpDon't Play Me CheapAmazon
22The Everly BrothersWake Up Little Susie5 Classic AlbumsAmazon
23Roy OrbisonRide AwayThe Soul of Rock and RollAmazon
24Hank GarlandScarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)Move! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank GarlandAmazon
25The KnockoutsDarling LorraneThe Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3Amazon
26Bobby "Blue" BlandPovertyThe Definitive CollectionAmazon
27Townes Van ZandtSnowin' On Raton (with James McMurtry)Texas RainAmazon
28Jonathan EdwardsMoleTomorrow's ChildAmazon
29Elvis PresleySomebody Bigger Than You and IAmazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1Amazon
30Kim McLeanSomebody Bigger Than You and IBoots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene AutryAmazon
31J.J. CaleMoney TalksThe Very Best of J.J. CaleAmazon
32Roy ZimmermanThe Faucet's On FireThe Faucet's On FireAmazon

Beautiful Dreamer – KOWS August 3, 2015

Deeper Stephen Foster
Beautiful Dreamer

Mark Hogan’s Bluegrass and Old-Time Hour is on hiatus for two weeks while Mark is back in Galax, Virginia checking out the summer activities including a Fiddler’s Convention. And we’re going to honor his muse this week, the first of two Monday episodes where Deeper Roots fills his spot in the schedule on KOWS. We’ve got plenty of bluegrass in the first hour featuring new music from Trout Steak Revival and classics from Bill Monroe and Mac Martin. Our second hour rolls out a run of Stephen Foster covers done by Jack Clement, Jonathan Edwards, The Sons of the Pioneers, and others.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Mac Martin & The Dixie TravelersHome In TennesseeWith The Travelin BluesAmazon
2Ashley MonroeThe Storms Are On The OceanOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
3Emmylou HarrisBury Me Beneath The WillowOrthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions RevisitedAmazon
4The Church SistersWhere We'll Never Grow OldOrthophonic JoyAmazon
5John Reischman & The JaybirdsBooth Shot LincolnJohn Reischman And The JaybirdsAmazon
6Mike AuldridgeDrivin' Nails In My CoffinCool Blue & Lonesome: Bluegrass for BrokenAmazon
7Trout Steak RevivalBrighter Every DayBrighter Every DayAmazon
8Emmylou Harris & The Nash RamblerssGet Up JohnLive at the RymanAmazon
9Bill MonroeBig RiverBluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 1]Amazon
10Ricky SkaggsUncle PenCountry Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky SkaggsAmazon
11The Stanley BrothersAngel BandAngel Band: The Classic Mercury RecordingsAmazon
12Red AllenDeep Elem BluesThe Folkways Years 1964 – 1983Amazon
13Blue Grass BoogiemenGoin' Up CaneyWho's Afraid of the Boogiemen?Amazon
14Joe MaphisTwin Banjo SpecialAbsolutely BluegrassAmazon
15Grandpa JonesPeach Pickin' Time In GeorgiaPickin' & A-Grinnin'Amazon
16Reno & SmileyThe Talk Of The TownAbsolutely BluegrassAmazon
17Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac WisemanI Wonder Where You Are TonightMac Doc DelAmazon
182nd South Carolina String BandAngelina Baker/Angeline the BakerIn High CottonAmazon
19Phil and Vivian WilliamsNelly BlyPioneer Dance Tunes of the Far WestAmazon
20Grandpa JonesNelly BlyAn American OriginalAmazon
21Timothy Seaman & FriendsI Hear Those Gentle Voices Calling (Old Black Joe) (feat. Bill Gurley & Ann Robinson)Tenting On the Old Camp GroundAmazon
22Jerry Lee LewisOld Black JoeOld Tyme Country MusicAmazon
23Anna McGarrigleGentle AnnieTransatlantic Sessions – Series 1: Volume ThreeAmazon
24Sons of the PioneersGentle AnnieSongs of the Prairie – CD5Amazon
25Jonathan EdwardsHard TimesTomorrow's ChildAmazon
26Nanci GriffithHard Times (Come Again No More)Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)Amazon
27John PrineMy Old Kentucky Home, GoodnightBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
28Cowboy Jack ClementBeautiful DreamerDivided & United: The Songs of the Civil WarAmazon
29BR5-49Don't Bet Money on the ShanghaiBeautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen FosterAmazon
30Laurie Lewis & Kathy KallickOh! SusannaSing The Songs Of Vern & RayAmazon
31Noam PikelnyOld Folks at Home / The Girl I Left Behind MeDivided & United: The Songs of the Civil WarAmazon

Ragged But Right – KOWS July 25, 2015

Ragged But Right
Ragged But Right

Hot summer days…cool West County nights. Deeper Roots finds the right balance on Saturday mornings in Occidental this week with music about ramblers and gamblers featuring Ralph Stanley, Tom Russell, and Sturgill Simpson. We’ll also find ourselves in the crosshairs of country, blues, and southern gospel with songs of light and life featuring Hank Williams, Gary Davis, and Marty Stuart. Riley Puckett, The Sons of the Pioneers, and the Selah Jubilee Singers also join in on another Saturday morning filled with roots music on KOWS 107.3-LP FM. Tune in on TuneIn!

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Fats DominoThe Fat ManImperial Singles CollectionAmazon
2Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra (v: Chick Straun)Don't Bring Lulu [1925]The Charleston EraAmazon
3Roy AcuffBang Away My LuluDON'T BRING LULU was a 20's hit songAmazon
4Spade Cooley & His Orchestra; Vocal By Tex WilliamsYou'll Rue The DaySpadella! The Essential Spade CooleyAmazon
5Tommy DuncanPlease Come Back HomeTexas MoonAmazon
6Lucinda WilliamsMemphis PearlSweet Old WorldAmazon
7Hank WilliamsI Saw The LightJubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country GospelAmazon
8Selah Jubilee SingersI Saw the LightGospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2Amazon
9Reverend Gary DavisI Am The Light Of This WorldHarlem Street SingerAmazon
10Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesThis Little Light of MineGospel Bluegrass Home Coming, Vol. 1Amazon
11Sam CookeHaving a PartyThe Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)Amazon
12Clyde McPhatterA Lovers QuestionAtlantic and Mercury Sessions – Disc 2Amazon
13Kay StarrNight TrainVoodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties FemalesAmazon
14Ike TurnerDo Right BabyClassic Early SidesAmazon
15Slim HarpoI Love the Life I'm LivingThe Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1Amazon
16John SebastianAin't Nowhere to Hobo AnymoreI Want My RootsAmazon
17The Blue Sky BoysWild And Reckless HoboPresenting The Blue Sky BoysAmazon
18Grandpa JonesHobo BillMakes The Rafters RingAmazon
19Bob DylanOnly A HoboIt Could Even Be A MythAmazon
20Elana JamesHobo's LullabyBlack BeautyAmazon
21Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain BoysPoor RamblerClassic BluegrassAmazon
22Sturgill SimpsonPoor RamblerHigh Top MountainAmazon
23Tom RussellRambler, GamblerSong Of The West – The Cowboy CollectionAmazon
24Jimmie SkinnerDon't Give My Heart to a RamblerOne Dead Man AgoAmazon
25Grayson & WhitterI've Always Been a RamblerMusic from the Lost ProvincesAmazon
26Riley Puckett And Ted HawkinsRagged But RightSerenade The Mountains: Early Old Time Music On Record, [Disc 3]Amazon
27Sons of the PioneersBlue Ridge Mountain HomeSongs of the Prairie – CD1Amazon
28Hurray for the Riff RaffBlue Ridge MountainSmall Town HeroesAmazon
29The Carter FamilyMy Home's Across the Blue Ridge MountainsCarter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 4)Amazon
30The Country GentlemenBlue Ridge Mountains Turning GreenSugar Hill CollectionAmazon
31Nick LoweI'll Be ThereThe Impossible BirdAmazon
32Willie Nelson & Ray PriceI'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)San Antonio Rose [Expanded Edition]Amazon
33Willie NelsonSweet Jennie LeeWillie and the WheelAmazon

Dirty Dog – KOWS July 11, 2015

KOWS - July 11, 2015
KOWS – July 11, 2015

West County is the place to be in summer. The inland heat is pulling in the right amount of tempered cool from the coast…and Deeper Roots sounds will ride the wave on a Saturday morning. Join us for music from Arlo Guthrie, Chubby Newsome, Jimmie Revard, Mahalia Jackson, and more. The sounds we’ll hear come from country, country swing, classic gospel, mountain tradition, and just a little bit of the blues so please join us as we fill the airwaves with classic roots music on a Saturday morning, live from the KOWS studios in Occidental.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Johnny BurnetteLet's Think About LivingThe Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 3Amazon
2Roy RogersMy Chickashay GalSwinging Hollywood Hillbilly CowboysAmazon
3Hank SnowMusic Makin' Mama From MemphisThe Essential Hank SnowAmazon
4Asleep at the WheelWhat's the Matter With the Mill (with Pokey LaFarge)Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysAmazon
5Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysBack Home In Indiana (LP Version)Tiffany Transcriptions& Vol. 9Amazon
6Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm & Gene TaylorComing Back HomeThe Return of the Formerly BrothersAmazon
7Jimmie RevardDirty DogWestern Swing: 40 BootstompersAmazon
8Jimmie RevardHoldin' The SackCountry & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9]Amazon
9The Louvin BrothersI'm Ready To Go HomeSatan Is RealAmazon
10Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysLittle BirdieRalph Stanley 1971-1973Amazon
11Doc & Merle WatsonCorrina, CorrinaThen And Now/Two Days In NovemberAmazon
12Jimmie DriftwoodSoldier's JoyAmericana, Vol. 1Amazon
13The Rice BrothersSoldier's JoyThe Rice BrothersAmazon
14Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonDon't Think Twice, It's AlrightDjango and JimmieAmazon
15Willie Nelson & the OffendersA Moment Isn't Very LongMe and the DrummerAmazon
16Red SimpsonDon't Fall Asleep At The WheelLonesome Highway SongsAmazon
17Arlo Guthrie with The DillardsSo Long It's Been Good to Know YouThirty Two Cents Postage DueAmazon
18Johnny CashHey PorterThe Mystery Of LifeAmazon
19Elvis PresleyMemphis TennesseeArtist of the Century Disc 2Amazon
20Floyd DixonOooh Little GirlMarshall Texas Is My HomeAmazon
21Bob DylanIt Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry (take 9)No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Ser [UK] Disc 2Amazon
22Chubby NewsomeToodle Luddle BabyRock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3Amazon
23Anthony ButlerJudgement's Coming SoonMighty Day – 25 Gospel GreatsAmazon
24Mahalia JacksonJoshua Fit The Battle of JerichoGospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 1]Amazon
25Mahalia JacksonI'm On My WayThe Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]Amazon
26Howlin' WolfMoanin' For My BabyBlues From HellAmazon
27Tampa RedCrying Won't Help YouABC Of The Blues Vol 38Amazon
28Hadda BrooksHe's Coming HomeJump Back Honey:Complete OKeh SessionsAmazon
29The Four LadsIstanbul (Not Constantinople) (Around the World 1)Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3Amazon
30Ivie AndersonI Got It BadThe CollectionAmazon
31Memphis MinnieWhat's The Matter With The MillBlues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]Amazon
32Jim Kweskin & The Jug BandChevroletGreatest HitsAmazon
33John HiattMemphis in the MeantimeBring the FamilyAmazon

Ruler Of My Heart – KOWS July 27, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

Saturday morning in West County…our first week of summer with Deeper Roots and we’ve got an early set of New Orleans swamp classics followed by shreds of rockabilly and sounds from The Killer. There’s also gospel with The Staple Singers, high octane early century pop from The Boswell Sisters and Johnny Hamp and the Orchestra. We’ll sum the day up with folk, pop, and R&B…and everything in between.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Bobby MarchanChicken – Wah – WahThe History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]Amazon
2Lazy LesterI'm a Lover, Not a FighterLouisiana & The Old New Orleans SoundAmazon
3Irma ThomasRuler of My HeartSoul Queen of New OrleansAmazon
4Aaron NevilleGet Out Of My LifeBrother To Brother ([Disc 1]: Aaron)Amazon
5Fats DominoWhat a PriceFats Domino Out of New OrleansAmazon
6Shirley GunterOop ShoopShirley GunterAmazon
7Jerry Lee LewisLet's Talk About UsA Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]Amazon
8Wanda JacksonMan, We Had A PartyQueen Of RockabillyAmazon
9JD McPhersonFire BugSigns & SignifiersAmazon
10Sister Rosetta TharpeTwo Little Fishes Five Loaves Of BreadGospel TrainAmazon
11Sam CookeTouch The Hem Of His GarmentThe Wonderful World Of Sam CookeAmazon
12The Staple SingersPray OnThe Best of the Vee-Jay YearsAmazon
13Dorothy Love CoatesYou Better RunThe Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel HarmonettesAmazon
14Andy Mosely & Hogman MaxeyBrother Mosely Crossed The WaterAngola Prison SpiritualsAmazon
15Blind Willie JohnsonJesus Is Coming SoonThe Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1)Amazon
16Lena HorneStormy WeatherStormy WeatherAmazon
17Johnny Hamp And His Kentucky SerenadersIf I Had A Talking Picture Of YouJohnny Hamp at ArchiveAmazon
18The Boswell SistersShuffle Off To BuffaloThe Object Of My AffectionAmazon
19George Olsen & His Music (v: Fran Frey)The Varsity Drag [1927]The Charleston EraAmazon
20Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot PeppersShreveport StompJelly Roll Morton – Vol. VAmazon
21Louis ArmstrongOn Treasure IslandRhythm Saved The WorldAmazon
22Django Reinhardt & Stiphane GrappelliIt Don't Mean A ThingQuintesentialAmazon
23Dinah WashingtonTeach Me TonightGold [Disc 2]Amazon
24Ray CharlesDrown in My Own TearsThe Birth of Soul Disc 2Amazon
25Chuck JacksonAny Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)Chuck Jackson The Great Recordings [Disc 1]Amazon
26Frank SinatraJust in TimeCome Dance with Me!Amazon
27Sarah VaughanThe Nearness Of YouGreat American SongbookAmazon
28Charlie Spand & Blind BlakeHastings StreetDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon
29Pine Ridge BoysFarther AlongClassic Field RecordingsAmazon
30David BrombergI Like To Sleep Late In The MorningThe Player: A RetrospectiveAmazon
31Doc WatsonSteel Guitar RagMemoriesAmazon
32The Country GentlemenOne Morning in MayThe Complete Vanguard RecordingsAmazon
33The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysThis Weary Heart You Stole AwayAppalachian StompAmazon
34The Stripling BrothersThe Lost BoyDown In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937Amazon

Old Devil Time

Cowboy Copas
Cowboy Copas

We are sitting in for Mark Hogan’s Bluegrass and Old Time Hour this week while Mark is far afield, attending the 40th Anniversary Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley.  Our show will explore the multi-generational sounds of not only bluegrass with Dillard and Clark and The Hackberry Ramblers, but we’ll also cross the genres (as we are wont to do) with Cowboy Copas, Clara Ward, Otis Spann, and Doris Day. There’s a couple of different threads that run through our show today, one being that of the ‘devil’ and the other being ‘new mornings’. Tune in at a special time and see what’s in store on a summer afternoon in West County.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1BR5-49The Devil In MeDog DaysAmazon
2Bob DylanTalkin' DevilIt Could Even Be A MythAmazon
3Pete SeegerOld Devil TimeSingalong: Live At Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980 (2 of 2)Amazon
4Gillian WelchThe Devil Had a Hold of MeHell Among the YearlingsAmazon
5Sister Rosetta TharpeThe Devil Has Thrown Him DownThe Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]Amazon
6Doris DayThe Deevil, Devil, DivilComplete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 2]Amazon
7Pokey LaFargeThe Devil Ain't LazyPokey LaFargeAmazon
8Asleep at the Wheel/The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Devil Ain't LazyReinventing the WheelAmazon
9Hackberry RamblersOld Pipeliner (Rodney Crowell-vocal) {1992-06 (org.1946) Flying Fish FF-70629 CD}Cajun Boogie (1992-06)Amazon
10Cowboy CopasDon't Shake Hands with the DevilSettin' Flat On ReadyAmazon
11Little Jimmy DickensI'm Little But I'm LoudThe Essential "Little" Jimmy DickensAmazon
12Spade Cooley & His Orchestra; Vocal By Tex WilliamsHide Your FaceSpadella! The Essential Spade CooleyAmazon
13Dillard & ClarkI Bowed My Head And Cried HolyThe Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & ClarkAmazon
14Rory BlockI Am In the Heavenly WayConfessions of A Blues SingerAmazon
15Bukka WhiteI Am the Heavenly WayThe Sonet Blues StoryAmazon
16Clara WardIn That Great Judgement MorningGolden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 1]Amazon
17The Dixie HummingbirdsIn The MorningThank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
18Sam Cooke And The Soul StirrersHe's So WonderfulThe Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]Amazon
19Slim & SlamEarly In The MorningSlim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)Amazon
20Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetCarolina In The MorningVol. 1-(1937-38)Amazon
21Merle Haggard/Willie NelsonWhere Dreams Come to DieDjango and JimmieAmazon
22John Lee HookerI'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive [Album Version]Warming By The Devils Fire – A Film By Charles BurnettAmazon
23Otis SpannMust Have Been The DevilThe Blues Never DieAmazon
24Cleo BrownYou're A Heavenly ThingComplete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)Amazon
25Benny GoodmanYou're a Heavenly ThingMusic Hall RagAmazon
26Big Joe TurnerMorning Noon And NiteBig Joe Turner: Rhythm & Blues YearsAmazon
27Tampa RedWorried Devil BluesThe Bluebird Recordings (1934-1936)Amazon
28Ralph StanleyJohn The RevelatorA Mother's PrayerAmazon
29Sherman TedderUntitled [Album Version]Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950Amazon
30Elvis Presley(You're The) Devil In DisguiseElvis 30 #1 HitsAmazon

Grapes on the Vine

Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield

Raising the roof once more on KOWS in West Sonoma County on a bright Saturday morning. And we make it count with an opening salvo of some country swing from Bob Wills, W. Lee O’Daniel, The Light Crust Doughboys, and Willie Nelson. Not to be outdone, we’ve got bluegrass from The Rice Brothers and our own David Thom, gospel from the Hummingbirds, and a special set celebrating the “Poet of the Blues” Percy Mayfield. We’ll also feature blues from Texas and, if we find the time, early century pop from Frank Crumit and Cliff Edwards. Tune in Saturday morning at 9 on KOWS for a dose of roots sounds from the past century of America’s music with Dave Stroud.

No.ArtistTitleAlbumBuy
1Asleep at the Wheel/Johnny GimbleBig Balls in CowtownThe Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970Amazon
2Bob Wills & His Texas PlayboysI Had Someone Else Before I Had YouTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 5Amazon
3The Light Crust DoughboysBlue GuitarsWestern Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947Amazon
4Skeets McDonaldFuss and FightSkeets McDonald – Heart Breakin' Mama (Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight)Amazon
5W. Lee & His Hillbilly BoysCongratulate MeWestern Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938Amazon
6Willie NelsonCherokee MaidenYou Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy WalkerAmazon
7Warren SmithGot Love If You Want ItThe Sun Country Box CD4 So Long, I'm GoneAmazon
8Bobby Hicks & Del McCouryWe're Steppin' Out TonightBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
9Ralph StanleyAre You Washed In The BloodA Mother's PrayerAmazon
10Ralph StanleyDad's Old Rocky FieldOld Songs & BalladsAmazon
11The Rice BrothersGrapes On the VineBluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping SongsAmazon
12The David Thom BandThe Little White ChurchThat Old FamiliarAmazon
13Selah Jubilee SingersI Saw the LightGospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2Amazon
14The Selah SingersI'll Be SatisfiedCapitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53Amazon
15The Dixie HummingbirdsChristian's Automobile20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie HummingbirdsAmazon
16Nina SimoneI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be FreeForever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs Of Freedom And SpiritAmazon
17Aretha FranklinRiver's InvitationQueen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
18Percy MayfieldStrange Things HappeningABC Of The Blues Vol 28Amazon
19Ray CharlesHit the Road JackGenius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2Amazon
20Buddy MillerPlease Send Me Someone To LoveMidnight And LonesomeAmazon
21Freddie KingLook On Yonder WallWoman Across the RiverAmazon
22The Mississppi Mud MashersBring It On Home To GrandmaFlashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940Amazon
23Texas AlexanderThe Risin' SunAs Good As It Gets: Country Blues [Disc 2]Amazon
24Blind Lemon JeffersonEasy Rider BluesClassic Sides Disc 2Amazon
25Ishman BraceyWoman Woman Blues (Pm 12970, L-239-2)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
26Charlie SpandAin't Gonna Stand For That (Pm 12856, 15454–)The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)Amazon
27Jean Brady and Big Bill BroonzyKnocking Myself OutFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
28Lightnin' HopkinsBuddy Brown's Blues (98 Degree Blues)The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 2]Amazon
29Frank CrumitThere's No One With Endurancegrimriper2u@yahoo.com FRANK CRUMITAmazon
30Cliff EdwardsK-K-K-Katy & When You Wore A TulipCLIFF EDWARDS grimriper2u@yahoo.comAmazon
31Herbert PayneSmoke CloudsFlashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944Amazon
32Al JolsonToot, Toot Tootsie (Goo'bye)50 #1 Hits Of The '20s & '30sAmazon
33Billy Joe ShaverHill Country Love SongOxford American Southern Music TexasAmazon
34Marty RobbinsThe Strawberry RoanGunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsAmazon

Fair and Warmer – KOWS May 23, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

The show kicks off with some mid-century country fiddlin’ courtesy of Curly Fox but makes a quick left turn with a set about liars, tattlers, and some straight-forward testifying from Sister Rosetta Tharpe. We’ll also be entertained with some classic roots from the Dallas String Band, Lead Belly, E. C. Ball, and a tribute set to Sam Cooke.

Deep Elem Blues

Deep Elem Blues
Deep Elem Blues

Get up sleepy heads! West Sonoma County rolls out of bed on a Saturday morning at 9 with LaVern Baker in another episode of Deeper Roots featuring the music of Don Edwards, Jorma Kaukonen, The Boswell Sisters, and Mahalia Jackson (to name but a few). KOWS radio is also propelling itself in an important campaign to extend its broadcast signal to a larger audience across Sonoma County and is in it’s last month of its Indiegogo campaign where we’re asking our listeners to jump into with both feet. Please visit http://tinyurl.com/pom5kkq to donate. You can tune into KOWS on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month to get your regular dose of roots music. And there’s more to discover by visiting our Deeper Rootsweb site.