We open 2018 with a mix of jazz, R&B, New Orleans piano, gospel, and country… nothing that you would not expect from the show. Here’s hoping to something much better from all of us…as a democracy and a society. While the 1 percent have fooled the desperate we’ll be spending time with the passions of Ivie Anderson, Ray Charles, Madeline Bell, Doug Sahm, and Sam Cooke to keep our hearts, minds, and eyes on the prize. Join Dave Stroud for a free form exploration of American roots music every other Friday morning at 9am on KOWS and weekly (Friday evenings at 9) on KWTF.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blossom Dearie | Everything I've Got | Got Nothing But Song |  |
| 2 | Professor Longhair | Mean Old World | Fess: The Professor Longhair A | |
| 3 | Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers | Mean Old World | The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3] | |
| 4 | Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalist | Free At Las' | 2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music | |
| 5 | Anthony Butler | Judgement's Coming Soon | Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats | |
| 6 | Cowboy Junkies | Jesus Is Coming Soon | God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson | |
| 7 | Madeline Bell | Can't Get Used To Losing You | Bell's A Poppin' | |
| 8 | Laura Lee | Up Tight, Good Man | The Muscle Shoals Sound | |
| 9 | Jean Wells | Have a Little Mercy | Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1 | |
| 10 | Varetta Dillard | I Can't Help Myself | Got You On My Mind | |
| 11 | The Orioles | You Belong to Me | Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals | |
| 12 | The Commands | No Time For You | Eccentric Soul: The Dynamic Label | |
| 13 | Slim Gaillard | Blue Heaven | ABC Of The Blues Vol 12 | |
| 14 | The Cats & The Fiddle | Darling, Can't We Make A Date | The Very Best Of | |
| 15 | Ivie Anderson | I'm Checkin' Out, Goo'm Bye | An Introduction To Ivie Anderson | |
| 16 | Ivie Anderson | Oh Babe! Maybe Someday | An Introduction To Ivie Anderson | |
| 17 | Louis Jordan | I Seen What'cha Done | Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1] | |
| 18 | Ray Charles & Willie Nelson | Seven Spanish Angels | The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 4] | |
| 19 | Willie Nelson | Let's Face The Music And Dance | Let's Face The Music And Dance | |
| 20 | Asleep at the Wheel | Dance With Who Brung You | The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970 | |
| 21 | Leon McAuliffe | Tulsa, Straight Ahead | Tulsa Straight Ahead | |
| 22 | Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams | Better Do It Now | Shame On You | |
| 23 | Doug Sahm | I Wanna Be Your Mama Again | Best of Sir Douglas 68-75 | |
| 24 | Bruce Daigrepont | Acadie A la Louisiane | Alligator Stomp 3: Cajun Zydeco Classics | |
| 25 | Elijah & The Ebonites | Hot Grits!!! | Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label | |
| 26 | Lee Dorsey | Work, Work, Work | The Ep Collection…Plus | |
| 27 | Bo Diddley | You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover | The Chess Box | |
| 28 | Magic Sam | Feels So Good (I Wanna Boogie) | Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics | |
| 29 | Howlin' Wolf | Smokestack Lightnin' | Blues From Hell | |
| 30 | Ella Mae Morse | Jumpin' Jack | Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2] | |
| 31 | The Boswell Sisters | Gee, But I'd Like To Make You Happy | The Object Of My Affection | |
| 32 | Ethel Waters | Stormy Weather | The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp | |
| 33 | Juan Gabriel | Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol) | Quiero Creedence | |