Small Town Talk

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 43

In which Small Town Talk,  catches the midnight train, sees a bad moon rising and gets his head stuck in a pumpkin.
 
1.  Honey Bee Bop - Slink Moss Explosion
2.  She Likes To Boogie Real Low - Jimmy Sutton's Five Charms
3.  Caldonia - Louis Jordan
4.  They Raided The Joint - Helen Humes
5.  31st Street Blues - Dan Burley & His Skiffle Boys
6.  Wine - The Electric Flag
7.  You Don't Realize - The Electric Flag
8.  Midnight Train - The Spencer Davis Group
9.  Midnight Train - The Johnny Burnette Trio  (This month's death song)
10. Aphrodite - Edd Donovan
11. In Brooklyn - Al Stewart
12. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles  (This month's earworm)
13. Bye Bye Love - Madeleine Peyroux
14. Love Hurts - The Everly Brothers
15. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
 
Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles (1972)
 
WALKIN’ WITH MY BABY, SHE’S GOT GREAT BIG FEETSHE’S LONG, LEAN AND LANKY AND AIN’T HAD NOTHING TO EATSHE’S MY BABY AND I LOVE HER JUST THE SAMECRAZY ‘BOUT THAT WOMAN, ‘CAUSE CALDONIA IS HER NAME.
Caldonia - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five.
 
I guess most of you listen in on mobile devices, and certainly if you are using our podcast host, PODBEAN, you get a pretty decent looking app. However the display on PC’s and tablets is far superior, with extra graphics and an easily navigated layout. And we are still available on a whole load of other platforms.
 
Yes, He's made it to Podbean too! Published earlier today, Episode 31 of Bright Lights Big City on the Breaking Records label; the majestic Johnny Corsair's podcast can be found here:
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
 
If the cool jazz of Madeleine Peyroux is your thing:
https://madeleinepeyroux.com/
 
Check out Edd Donovan here:
https://www.edddonovan.co.uk/
 
Don't forget to book up for the Tenby Blues Festival, if you live in Pembrokeshire or nearby. Small Town Talk will be there on Friday 10th November to see the great Geraint Watkins. Come and say Hello:
https://tenbyblues.co.uk
 
Also check out Daphne's Flight. Use the link below to access each of the members solo and group projects & see if they are playing near you:
https://www.daphnesflight.co.uk/
 
If you aren't using Podbean and want to check it out:
https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com/
 
And finally contact Small Town Talk for info and musings on our podcast:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
 
Episode 43 Illustration: I carved a pumpkin and wore it to the Halloween Hoedown
 
 
 

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 42

In which Small Town Talk encounters Whales, Bullfrogs, Chickens, Three Little Pigs and a deadly Water Moccasin snake.
 
1.   Big Blon’ Baby - Ronnie Self2.   I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin’ Wolf3.   In The Pines - The Sir Douglas Quintet  (This month's death song)4.   I’m Sick Of This Shit - Daphne’s Flight5.   Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night Of The Mossacin) sic - Tony Joe White6.   Three Little Pigs - James Duncan7.   How You Goin’ To Georgia - Eddie Hinton8.   All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks  (This month's earworm)9.   Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore10. Good Times - Edie Brickell11. Good Times - Sam Cooke12. What To Do - Buddy Holly13. Whale Eyes - Billie Maree14. The Whale Has Swallowed Me - J. B. Lenoir
 
Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
 
 
IRA LEE TURNED TO ROOSEVELT,
WHEN HE QUIT HIS SCREAMIN' AND KICKIN',
AND HE SAID,
"LET'S FORGET ABOUT THOSE BULLFROGS,
AND GO OUT AND STEAL SOME CHICKENS.
 
Roosevelt & Ira Lee - Tony Joe White (1969)
(Disclaimer: Small Town Talk does not condone the stealing of chickens - or anything else for that matter)
 
 
For Nirvana's unplugged version of "In the Pines" go to:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEMm7gxBYSc
 
(Kurt Cobain, of course is wrong. Leadbelly did not write "In The Pines"/"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - but he must take credit for the most imitated adaptation of this song.
 
 
This link for the Charlie Dore tour dates, (There are four in October) her latest album “Like Animals” and everything else:
https://www.charliedore.com
 
 
Continuing from last month’s Podomatic podpage - The best link for Max ZT and Dan Whitehouse October tour dates:
https://www.dan-whitehouse.com/live.
 
 
And for the excellent Billie Maree videos:
https://linktr.ee/billiemareemusic
 
  
For the very best in Blues, Soul, Gospel, R&B - old and new, listen in to the great Johnny Corsair at:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/johnnycorsair9
 
 
OK Pembrokeshire, Small Town Talk will be at the Tenby Blues Festival on Friday 10th November to see the great Geraint Watkins.
Book up now and come and say hello:
https://tenbyblues.co.uk
 
 
Check out Daphne’s Flight here:
https://www.daphnesflight.co.uk
Especially check the links to each of the member’s other solo and group projects.
And if you want their new album absolutely free, I have one waiting - so email me pronto with your address at the link below.First one in my inbox wins!
 
And to get further information and musings on this podcast or my music collection, email me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
 
 
Episode 42 Illustration: Roosevelt and Ira Lee are about to discover the night will be a bummer.
 
(Polyvinyl Pete (young and old) is Roosevelt & Ira Lee; apologies to Norman Rockwell, on whose paintings I based the poses)

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 41

In which Small Town Talk catches the last train and from thirty thousand feet above El Paso City has a past-life experience.
 
1.   Last Train To San Fernando - Johnny Duncan & The Bluegrass Boys   ( New regular feature the earworm)
2.   Kill My Baby - Nick Curran & The Lowlifes   (This month's death song)
3.   El Paso City - Marty Robbins
4.   It’s Over - Boz Scaggs
5.   It’s Over - George Soulé
6.   Catch Me, I’m Falling - Esther Phillips
7.   Dead Man (Still Walking Around) - The Olympics
8.   Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale - Love
9.   White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
10.  Statesboro Blues - Taj Mahal
11.   Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12.  The Perfect Circle - Max ZT & Dan Whitehouse
13.  Blowing Leaves - Charlie Dore
 
Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles.
 
EVERY TIME I FLY UP THROUGH THE HEAVENS
AND I SEE YOU THERE BELOW
I GET THE FEELING SOMETIME,
IN ANOTHER WORLD I LIVED IN EL PASO
El Paso City - Marty Robbins (1976)
 
This link for the Charlie Dore tour dates, her latest album “Like Animals” and everything else: https://www.charliedore.com
Blowing Leaves  - Charlie Dore "I recorded a leaf blower in next door's garden and found it was in a comfortable key for me (B flat), so just for the fun of it I recorded the drone on my phone and sang a melody over the top. When it started up the birds disappeared, but after a very short while they returned and just carried on singing above the drone. Looking at the leaves and the birds I felt there was a kind of parallel with the regeneration aspect of both birds and leaves.
 
The links for Max ZT and Dan Whitehouse tour dates:
https://www.dan-whitehouse.com/live
https://www.maxzt.com
And to see what you can expect from the tour and Ten Steps album: TEN STEPS video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2I4NYoGHVY
MAX & DAN interview video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS6_kg3ckqM
 
There are still tickets available for the wonderful Daphne’s Flight‘s September Tour:
https://www.daphnesflight.co.uk/tour-dates
I’ll be at Pound Arts in Corsham on Friday 15th - come and say hello.
 
For Blues, Soul, Gospel, R&B - old and new, listen in to the great Johnny Corsair at:
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
 
The first email for the prize Ace CD, donated by Johnny, compiling the work of producer and engineer, Martin Rushent graced my inbox within 35 minutes of episode 40 exploding onto the airwaves! So congratulations go to Keith of Chippenham.
 
To get further information and musings on my music collection, email me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
 
Illustration:  With some regret, Small Town Talk puts Sweet Dorothy on the Last Train To San Fernando.

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 40

In which Small Town Talk reveals Daphne’s Flight latest single, Mysterious Day.
 
1.   C’mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
2.   Barefootin’ - Bobby Parker
3.   But It’s Alright - J. J. Jackson
4.   It’s Alright - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
5.   It’s Alright - The Zombies
6.   Caroline Goodbye - Colin Blunstone
7.   Hard To Be The Way - Daphne’s Flight
8.   Mysterious Day - Daphne’s Flight
9.   Street People - Bobby Charles
10. Tennessee Blues - Texas Tornados
11.  Little Bit Is Better Than Nada -  Texas Tornados
12.  El Paso - Marty Robbins   (This month's death song)
13.  Western Movies - The Olympics
14.  Reminiscing - Buddy Holly
 
Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
 
SHOULDA BLOWN OVER
BUT YOU DECLARED A WAR
THOUGH YOU CAME IN THROUGH THE RUBBLE DARLING
COULDA USED THE DOOR
Hard To Be The Way - Daphne’s Flight.  Lead  vocal  and author - Chris While. Taken from the 2020 album “On Arrival”
Daphne’s Flight and the individual members are all over Small Town Talk. Check out our back episodes. Look out for DF at the Shrewsbury Festival and at various venues throughout the land. Find info and tour dates here:
https://www.daphnesflight.co.uk/
Small Town Talk will be seeing them at Pound Arts, Corsham. Come and say hello. I am the idiot portrayed on the title page.
 
For Blues, Soul, Gospel, R&B - old and new, listen in to the great Johnny Corsair at:
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
Johnny has donated a prize to listeners of Small Town Talk - An Ace CD compiling the work of producer and engineer, Martin Rushent, - mostly punk, post punk and some new wave - check it out here:
https://acerecords.co.uk/autonomy-the-productions-of-martin-rushent
Up your street?  Then email me at Small Town Talk (see below). First one in my inbox wins!
 
To win that terrific Ace giveaway, give feedback and/or get further information and musings on my music collection, email me at
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
 
Illustration:  The anticipation builds as Small Town Talk awaits the start of the Daphne’s Flight Tour and the release of their new album, “Love Is The Weapon Of Choice” (Many apologies to the wonderful Julie Matthews of DF, for lifting her lovely illustration of the band for this cover pic.)

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 39

In which Small Town Talk continues banging on about the Buddy Tapes.
 
1.   Psycho - The Sonics
2.   Have Love Will Travel - The Black Keys
3.   Going Down South - The Black Keys
4.   Go Back To Your Used To Be - Jessie Mae Hemphill
5.   Get Like You Used To Be - Chicken Shack
6.   Shake It - The Groundhogs
7.   Shake It - Howlin’ Wilf & The Vee-Jays
8.   California Poppy - Theo Lawrence
9.   Tell Laura I love Her - Ricky Valance   (This month's death song)
10.  Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price   (Oops - Last month's death song!)
11.  Peggy Sue Got Married -  Buddy Holly
12.  Please Don’t Tell Me More - Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans
13.  The One Who Really Loves You - The Marvelettes
14.  Please Mister Postman - The Beatles
15.  Baby It’s You - The Shirelles
 
Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
 
PLEASE DON’T TELL ME MORE ABOUT MY BABY
I DON’T WANNA KNOW WHO SHE’S OUT PAINTING THE TOWN WITH
OR WHAT HUE IT’S BOUND TO BE
OR WHAT THAT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH  ME.
Please Don’t Tell Me More - Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans, from Upstroke For The Downfolk (1996)
Hear all about the mercurial Paul Cebar in Small Town Talk, episode 31 or go directly to:
https://paulcebar.com
 
Ace Records: Check out the marvellous “Sound Of The R&B Hits” and “Cry Wilf” at:
https://acerecords.co.uk
 
Well June’s Bright Lights Big City is right up my street, I’ll tell you why - Johnny Corsair plays the coolest grooves around. Phone him on Beechwood 4-5789 or 634-5789:
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
 
To give feedback and/or get further information and musings on my music collection, email me at;
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
 
Illustration: Small Town Talk builds Pembrokeshire Yacht Club’s Carnival Float- It’s that flying fish thingy from the new Avatar film.

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 38

In which Small Town Talk revisits the Buddy Holly back catalogue and finds great joy.
 
1.   Loose Lip Mama - Nick Curran
2.   Sunniland - Dion
3.   Blackbird - Dion
4.   F.F.A - Terry Allen
5.   The Fooler - Nick Waterhouse
6.   Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
7.   Wild Child In A World Of Trouble - Vince Martin & Fred Neil
8.   Candy Man - Roy Orbison
9.   Come Back Baby - Buddy Holly
10.  Come Back Baby - Love Sculpture
11.  Easy To Say Bon Temps Rouler - Geraint Watkins
12.  I’m Jealous - Ike & Tina Turner
13.  The Great Pretender - Carol Fran
14.  Where Have You Been All My Life - Arthur Alexander
15.  Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly
16.  Up On The Roof - The Drifters
 
Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
 
WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA TELL YOUR MAMA?
WHAT ARE WE GONNA TELL YOUR PA?
WHAT ARE WE GONNA TELL OUR FRIENDS
WHEN THEY SAY OOH LA LA?
The Everly Brothers “Wake Up Little Susie” [written by Boudleaux & Felice Bryant]
 
Check out Nick Waterhouse at:
https://www.nickwaterhouse.com
 
And Geraint Watkins at:
https://www.geraintwatkins.com
 
Ace Records: They’ve kept me happy for years!  Bookmark their fantastic website, not just the best shop for reissues, but a fantastic historical archive for music fans:
https://acerecords.co.uk
 
Want to win a cracking Millie Jackson CD on Ace Records, or listen to Johnny Corsair’s guest, fine artist and soul music lover, Martin Grover? Then visit our fantastic sister show, Bright Lights Big City.
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
 
To give feedback and/or get further information and musings on my music collection, email me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
 
Illustration: Nick Waterhouse - a terrific show at Rough Trade East.

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 37

In which Small Town Talk discovers that Spanish is a Loving Tongue but….
 
1.   I Love My Baby - The Phaetons
2.   I Need Your Loving - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
3.   Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac
4.   One Night Stand - David Ackles
5.   Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
6.   Small Town Talk - Dakota Danielle
7.   She Never Spoke Spanish To Me - Texas Tornados
8.   You’ve Never Seen Me Cry - The Flatlanders
9.   Nosey Joe - Bull Moose Jackson   (This month's death song)
10. Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson
11. It Tears Me Up - Jeanne Newman
12. Cry Like A Baby - The Box Tops
13. Yonder Comes the Blues - Fred Neil
14. Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) - Doug Sahm
 
And of course our theme song is also Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
 
LOOK, OVER THERE.
WHERE? - THERE!
HERE COMES JEANIE WITH HER NEW BOYFRIEND
THEY SAY THAT LOOKS DON’T COUNT FOR MUCH
IF SO, THERE GOES YOUR PROOF.
Joe Jackson -  Is She really Going Out With Him?  [written by Joe Jackson]
 
Ace Records: They’ve kept me happy for years!  Bookmark their fantastic website, not just a shop, but a fantastic historical archive for music fans:
https://acerecords.co.uk
 
Want to win a cracking Ace CD, or just listen to the very best of Blues, R&B, Gospel and Soul - old and new?  Then visit our fantastic sister show  Bright Lights Big City, hosted by the erudite Johnny Corsair:
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
 
Dakota Danielle, the small town girl with a big voice and a profound poetic vision can be found at
https://www.dakotadanielle.com
Dakota is on Facebook and she has a number of fine YouTube videos - start with this and spread the word:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPak5P-eum0
 
To give feedback and/or get further information and musings on the music email me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
 
Illustration: The Ginger Kid dons his Stetson and gets rejected by a beautiful Senorita…

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 36

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

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 35

In which Small Town Talk spends six shillings and eight pence on a Del Shannon single and plays it until it’s no longer groovy!
 
1.   Where You At  - Lloyd Price
2.   Sick And Tired - Ronnie Dawson
3.   Sick And Tired - Boz Scaggs
4.   Spanish Harlem Incident - Bob Dylan
5.   Changing Of The Guards - Patti Smith
6.   Streets Of Laredo - Marty Robbins   (This month's death song)
7.   Spanish Stroll - Mink DeVille
8.   Soulful Dress - Sugar Pie DeSanto
9.   Sometimes She Will - Lightnin’ Hopkins
10. Stick With Me Baby - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
11. Runaway - Del Shannon
12. Loneliness Is Searching - Slink Moss Explosion
13. To Tell - Nick Waterhouse
13. Dolphins - Tim Buckley
 
Theme Tune “Small Town Talk” - Bobby Charles
 
WAKE UP IN THE MORNIN’,
GET YOU SOMETHING TO EAT
‘FORE I GO TO WORK,
I EVEN BRUSH YOUR TEETH
COME HOME, YOU’RE STILL IN BED
GOT A RAG TIED AROUND YOUR HEAD
Boz Scaggs, “Sick And Tired” from the 1997 album “Come On Home”
 
A brief visit east to the Bright Lights, Big City, revealed Johnny Corsair with a stack of Ace CD’s to give away. How to win one? Well, it’s easy - simply listen in to BLBC at:
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
 
Slink Moss Explosion - Too good to miss!  Start here with “Honey Bee Bop”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXUr_C7s_FY
 
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: The Ginger Kid wah - wah - wah - wha - wonders why,  why - why - why Mum is so annoyed.

SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 34

In which Small Town Talk travels back to the 60’s to watch some old black & white TV shows.
 
1.   Roberta - Frankie Ford
2.   (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 - Them
3.   Baby Please Don't Go - Them
4.   Triad - The Byrds  (Tribute to David Crosby)
5.   Me And Billy The Kid - Joe Ely
6.   Ruby Ridge - Peter Rowan  (This month’s death song)
7.   A Woman In Love - Peter Rowan
8.   Oh! Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin') - Barbara Lynn
9.   Tick Tock - The Innocents
10. Tick Tock - Si Cranstoun
11.  Medicine - Nick Waterhouse
12.  Pills - The New York Dolls
13.  Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
14.  Diddy Wah Diddy - Captain Beefheart
15.  Cradle Robbin’ Mambo - Swamp Mama Johnson
 
Theme Tune “Small Town Talk” - Bobby Charles.
 
Audio clips from US TV Series: 77 Sunset Strip - Mack David & Jerry Livingston / Route 66 - Nelson Riddle
 
ME AND BILLY THE KID NEVER GOT ALONG
I DIDN’T LIKE THE WAY HE COCKED HIS HAT
AND HE WORE HIS GUN ALL WRONG.
Joe Ely with the clever "Me & Billy The Kid", from the album “Lord Of the Highway” - 1987
 
Is there no stopping the brilliant Mr Corsair?  Well, no - there isn’t - go and see why!
https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/
 
To give feedback and/or get further information and musings on the music email me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com.
 
Illustration: The Ginger Kid (replacing Martin Milner) & George Maharis ride Route 66.