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:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
Illustration: Small Town Talk digs up some antique family photos for Ladies Night
