SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 36

Small Town Talk

In which Small Town Talk vows to play only the very best of female artists down the years.

1. Baby Doll - The Del Moroccos

2. Keep Your Hands On The Plow - Mahalia Jackson

3. Up Above My Head, I Hear Music Playing - Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Marie Knight

4. Parchman Farm Blues - Bobbie Gentry (This month's death song)

5. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Patti Smith

6. Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith

7. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton

8. I’m So Sorry - Carroll Thompson

9. I’m So Sorry -Mary Wells

10. Let Me Down Easy - Paloma Faith

11. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane

12. Stay Awhile - She & Him

13. People Get Ready - Dionne Warwick

14. I’ll Take You There - The Staple Singers

Theme Tune “Small Town Talk” - Bobby Charles

YOU MADE ME FEEL SO BLUE

YEAH, YOU MADE ME WEEP AND MOAN

CAUSE YOU AIN’T LOOKIN’ FOR A WOMAN

ALL YOUR LOOKIN’, IS FOR A HOME

Big Mama Thornton, - Hound Dog [written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller]

Over at Bright Lights, Big City, Johnny Corsair is still handing out free Ace CDs. Go listen - he also plays the very best in Blues, Soul and Gospel and while basking in the music, win a brand new album. BLBC is at:

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

Sister Rosetta Tharpe knocking your socks of with a guitar solo years ahead of it’s time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ

Crazy stuff on the Gospel Train at a disused Manchester Railway Station. It’s the good Sister again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9a49oFalZE

And check out Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Elvis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOEsowxwxSc

And don’t forget to check out Nick Waterhouse: Live signing at Rough Trade East (Friday 28th April 7.00pm):

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/events/east-london

To give feedback and/or get further information and musings on the music email me at:

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Illustration: Small Town Talk digs up some antique family photos for Ladies Night