SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 51

In which Ginger Baldy goes to the cinema to catch a slice of America.

 

1.   Much Later - Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm

2.   Rocket “88” - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats (Ike Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm)

3.   Cadillac Boogie - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy

4.   Going Back To New Orleans - Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers

5.   New Orleans - Elvis Presley

6.   New Orleans - The Staple Singers

7.   New Orleans - Gwen Johnson

8.   I Got A Woman - Ray Charles

9.   Down In The Willow Garden - The Everly Brothers   (This month’s death song)

10. Omaha  - Moby Grape

11. Sister Andre - Pokey LaFarge

12. (It’s A) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke   (This month’s earworm)

13. America - Simon & Garfunkel

14. Big Mamou Daddy - Carmen Taylor

15. Big Mamou - The Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm, Gene Taylor Band

 

Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

 

WHY’D YOU GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME IN BIG MAMOU

WHY’D YOU GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME SO SAD AND BLUE

OH AH AH CHERIE-O

COME ON LIVE WITH ME IN BIG MAMOU

 

Big Mamou - Doug Sahm, Amos Garrett & Gene Taylor with Queen Ida. (1987)

One of my all-time musical heroes, Texan Doug Sahm spent two years living in Canada, starting in 1985, where he met roots guitarist Amos Garrett and keyboard player Gene Taylor.  Together they released the award winning 1987 “roots” album, “Return of The Formerly Brothers”, the title jokingly referring to the fact that they were often billed as formerly of one band or another.  Track 15, “Big Mamou” is taken from that album.

 

Last chance to get James Hunter tickets!  He’s at Margate’s Funk N Soul weekender on Friday 12th July and Birmingham’s Mostly Jazz Funk & Festival on 14th.

Small Town Talk will be at The Jazz Cafe to see James on July the 16th. and there are still a few tickets left, see you there.

A week later he’s back in the US, continuing his American tour. If you are anywhere near Norwich, NY you can see him FREE in Norwich’s NBT Bank Summer Concert on July 25th. Check his whole US tour, and all the above at:

https://www.jameshuntermusic.com/

 

And released yesterday, episode 39 of Johnny Corsair’s Bright Lights Big City podcast.  I had a listen this morning, some great soul and R&B - just love the Big Walter and his Thunderbirds original of “Pack Fair And Square."

Johnny’s giving away a great prize this month - A brand new Ace CD, "This is Fame 1964 -1968."  Check it out at:

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

 

And on STT, five tracks this month from five different ACE Records - Not just the best reissue record label, but I think, the very best record company in the world.  Check out their excellent website:

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/

 

And to win the vinyl of Nick Waterhouse’s “The Fooler” (It's brand new, unopened but not sealed because it's a SIGNED copy) email me with your answer to:

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

 

Episode 51 Illustration:  Ginger Baldy paints a clip from a favourite film; “Who is this & which movie?” It's a further clue to winning the above LP.