In which Small Town Talk realises there's no peace in the barnyard since the Little Red Rooster's been gone.
1. Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson
2. Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile) - Van Morrison
3. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (This month’s earworm)
4. Learning The Game - Buddy Holly (Original undubbed master recording)
5. Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones
6. Little Red Rooster - Howlin’ Wolf
7. King Bee - Slim Harpo
8. I Don’t Know - J. B. Lenoir
9. I Don’t Know - Ruth Brown
10. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday (This month’s death song)
11. Talkin’ Bout A Revolution - Tracy Chapman
12. Destination Anywhere - The Marvelettes
13. I’m Sorry - Brenda Lee
14. A Railroad Trestle In California - Eddie Hinton
15. B. Santa Ana 1986 - Nick Waterhouse
16. Apache - The Shadows
Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles (1972)
I'VE BEEN STANDING IN THE WELFARE LINES,
CRYING AT THE DOORSTEPS OF THOSE ARMIES OF SALVATION,
WASTING TIME IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINES,
SITTING AROUND, WAITING FOR A PROMOTION.
Talkin’ Bout A Revolution - Tracy Chapman (1988)
J. B. Lenoir:
The letters J & B are not initials, J. B. was his given name!
Two clips of J. B. Lenoir with Steve & Ronnog Seaburg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbI-NpYFJEg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVzp7IkGUA8
The Seaburgs recollecting their interview with J. B. Lenoir, filmed by Wim Wenders for his excellent documentary “Soul Of A Man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQTjhg5LK6A
Alan Parker’s film of Roddy Doyle’s “The Commitments”
https://ww8.soap2dayhd.co/film/the-commitments-11168/
Want more R&B, Soul, Funk, Ska, Reggae, Gospel - old and new? Then visit Johnny Corsair over at Bright Lights Big City on the Breaking Records label:
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
And to get further information and musings on this podcast or my music collection, email me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
Episode 46 Illustration: Little Red Rooster’s on the prowl!