SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 32

In which Small Town Talk skins a mule and mourns the great Wilko Johnson.

 

1.  Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen

2.  Back Door Man - The Muleskinners

3.  Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces

4.  The Coo - Wayne Cochran

5.  Last Kiss - Frank J. Wilson & The Cavaliers   (New regular feature - The death song)

6.  Such A Night - Elvis Presley

7.  Such A Night - Dr. John

8.  Doctor Doctor Blues - Memphis Minnie

9.  He was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ - The Velvelettes

10. The Drum Is Everything - Carmel

11. Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog) - Roky Erickson

12. Goodbye Johnny - Primal Scream

13. Blue Yodel # 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)

14. The Way You Love Me - Ike & Tina Turner

15. Roxette - Dr. Feelgood

 

OH YEAH, YOU CAME HERE WITH MY BEST FRIEND JIM,

HERE I AM, STEALIN’ YOU AWAY FROM HIM,

OH, BUT IF I DON’T DO IT, YOU KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE WILL

BUT IF I DON’T DO IT, YOU KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE WILL

“Such A Night”  from the 1973 album “In The Right Place” by Dr. John

 

Johnny Corsair’s Brilliant Bright Lights Big City Podcast has now reached episode 20. Can it get any better? Yes it can! Simply click on the link below to find out for yourselves.

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

 

If you don’t already have them, seek out these Dr. Feelgood albums for the infectious guitar playing of Wilko Johnson.  “Down by the Jetty”, “Malpractice”, “Stupidity” and “Sneakin' Suspicion” also have a listen to “Going Back Home” - Wilko with Roger Daltrey.

 

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

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

 

Illustration: Ginger Baldy is suffrin’ those ol’ Mule Skinner Blues