In which Ginger Baldy explores early Fats Domino, Gene Pitney, Hank Ballard, the Moody Blues and Ritchie Valens, who never got past early and finally pays tribute to a Yardbird.

1.   The Fat Man - Fats Domino

2.   The Fat Man - Billy Bland

3.   Harmony - Billy Bland

4.   I Wanna Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney

5.   Get It - The Royals

6.   The Slummer The Slum - The “5” Royales

7.   Rack My Mind - The Yardbirds

8.   It Sounds Like My Baby - Bessie Banks

9.   Go Now - The Moody Blues

10. A Quiet Place - Garnet Mimms

11. His Eyes - Johnny Dollar

12. Needle Of Death - Julie Felix   (This month’s death song)

13. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens   (This month’s earworm)

14. Come On Let’s Go - Dion

15. Some Kind Of Hero - Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey

16. Santa’s Got A Mean Machine - J. D. McPherson

Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles 

I can't get no sleep

Track 10  “A Quiet Place” - Garnet Mimms (1964)

Listen in to Johnny Corsair’s podcast.at:

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

He plays old stuff like me, but if you wanna hear something a bit more current, he’s the man for you.

Geraint Watkins & The Mosquitoes have played their final gigs, but the best of the Welsh Wizard can be found along with loads of great R&B and Blues at the Last Music Co - check them out here:

https://www.lastmusic.co.uk/

Check out the best ever Christmas album here:

https://www.jdmcpherson.com/socks

Also visit the brilliant Ace records:  Small Town Talk plays a track from an Ace album every month. Their site is much more than just an online record shop, it’s an open book:

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

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Episode 65 illustration: Small Town Talk takes a look at Chris Dreja’s cover of the Yardbirds sole studio album.

Did you know if you right click on the illustration, you can open a full size version!