Small Town Talk

In which Small Town Talk is Down at the Doctor’s for a much needed shot of Rhythm & Blues.

1. Down At The Doctors - Dr. Feelgood

2. My Baby Left Me - Elvis Presley

3. My Baby Left Me - Buster Brown

4. Amarillo Highway - Terry Allen

5. The Road To Cairo - David Ackles

6. Don’t Do It No More - Julie Driscoll

7. Whatcha' Gonna Do - Billie Davis

8. Rock And Roll Woman - Buffalo Springfield

9. Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

10. I’m Yours And I’m Hers - Johnny Winter

11. Born In Chicago - Paul Butterfield Blues Band

12. Caught in The Moonlight - Si Cranstoun

13. New York Is My Home - Dion Feat. Paul Simon

Theme Tune: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

COME HERE BABY AIN’T GONNA DO YOU NO HARM

I JUST WANNA SHOOT SOME ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IN YOUR ARM.

Down At The Doctors - Dr. Feelgood

For further information and musings on the music contact me at:

[email protected]

Illustration: Dr. Ginger Baldie with scary lockdown hair gives you all a shot of R&B.

In which Small Town Talk joins the Free Mexican Airforce

1. Let The Good Times Roll - J. D. McPherson

2. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee

3. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia

4. Man With Money - Everly Brothers

5. Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

6. Ooh My Love - The Rowans

7. The Free Mexican Airforce - Peter Rowan

8. Telephone Baby - Johnny Otis & Marci Lee

9. Don’t Hang Up - 10cc

10. Tell Him I'm Not Home - Normie Rowe & The Playboys

11. Tokyo - The Tranquilizers —–– https://www.thetranquilizers.com/

12. Solid Ground - Michael Kiwanuka

Theme Tune: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

HIGH IN THE HILLS WE ARE HARVESTING SWEET SENSEMILLA

YEAH, THE LAW WANTS IT ALL ‘CAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE WILD WEED CAN FREE YOU

AND FREEDOM FOR US IS A PRISON FOR THE RULERS OF MIGHT

THAT’S WHY THE FREE MEXICAN AIR FORCE - MESCALITO RIDING HIS WHITE HORSE,

YEAH THE FREE MEXICAN AIRFORCE IS FLYIN’ TONIGHT

For further information and musings on the music contact me at:

[email protected]

Illustration: Ginger Baldie parties with Flaco and the Texas Tornados

In which Small Town Talk rummages through the ginger Santa’s sack and digs out the grooves to boogie through lockdown all the way to Christmas Day.

1. Christmas Day - Detroit Junior

2. Hooves On The Roof - Nick Lowe

3. Christmas Blues - Gatemouth Moore

4. Christmas Blues - Canned Heat

5. My Christmas Prayer - Billy Fury

6. Merry Christmas Baby - Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers Feat. Charles Brown (The first recording of this classic Christmas song)

7. Christmas Time In The City - Mary Chapin Carpenter

8. Christmas Celebration - B. B. King

9. Socks - J. D. McPherson 10.

Christmas (Comes But Once A Year) - Amos Milburn

11. A Child’s Christmas In Wales - Superchunk

12. Baby It’s Cold Outside - Cerys Matthews & Tom Jones

13. Mr Santa’s Boogie - The Marshall Brothers

14. Christmas - Smokey Wilson

15. There Ain’t No Chimneys In The Project - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

16. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Dion

17. Please Come Home For Christmas - The Insight with Johnny & Edgar Winter

18. Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon

19. Bad Kid - J. D. McPherson

20. Christmas Presents From Heaven - Solomon Burke

21. All Alone On Christmas - Darlene Love

22. Gonna Have A Merry Christmas - Mickey Champion & The Nic Nacs

23. I’ll Be Home For Christmas - The Pilgrim Travelers

24. North Pole Express - Nick Lowe

25. Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - Oscar McLollie & His Honeyjumpers

26. Happy New Year - Lightnin’ Hopkins

Theme Music: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

MERRY CHRISTMAS PRETTY BABY

YOU SURE BEEN GOOD TO ME

WELL, I HAVEN’T HAD A DRINK THIS MORNIN’

BUT I’M ALL LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE

Merry Christmas Baby - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, featuring Charles Brown

Note: track 21 is from the soundtrack of “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”. The original intention was to use Darlene Love’s "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" but because she had been ripped off by Phil Spector, Love refused to put more royalties his way, so Steve Van Zandt wrote and arranged “All Alone On Christmas” in the typical Spector “Wall of Sound” style. It was recorded in 1992 by Love with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and the Miami Horns. Check out the official video on You Tube.

For further information and musings on the music contact me at:

[email protected]

Illustration: Ginger Baldie dons the Santa outfit and dishes out the Christmas beer - sorry - cheer.

In which Small Town Talk explores the Potteries and observes the invention of salt and vinegar crisps in the Art School Canteen.

1. Wine, Wine, Wine - The Nightcaps

2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream - Richard Farina

3. Blues Man - Stephen Stills & Manassas

4. Going Up Country - Canned Heat

5. Columbus Stockade Blues - Doc & Richard Watson

6. Morning Glory - Mac Gayden

7. Morning Glory - Tim Buckley

8. Gasoline - Swamp Mama Johnson

9. Art School Canteen - Godley & Creme

10. Respect - Otis Redding

11. It’s Better To Have (And Don’t Need) - Don Covay

12. Bye Bye Baby - Johnny Otis & Marie Adams

13. Didn’t It Rain - Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Theme Tune: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

DRINKING LAST NIGHT,

THE NIGHT BEFORE,

GOING OUT TONIGHT,

GONNA DRINK SOME MORE,

DRINKING WINE, WINE, WINE.

Wine, Wine, Wine - The Nightcaps

Don’t miss Small Town Talk’s bonus podcast - the Alternative Christmas Music episode, published December 1st.

For further information and musings on the music contact me at:

[email protected]

Illustration: The Ginger Kid & Kevin Godley explore the potteries

In which Small Town Talk leaves behind the girls in the record shop and heads to Stoke-on-Trent, embraces graphic design and feels the need to talk about Kevin.

1. The Shape I’m In - Johnny Restivo

2. The Shape I’m In - The Band

3. 96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians

4. Don’t Leave Nobody But The Baby - Emmy Lou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch

5. Lisa Sawyer - Leon Bridges

6. Katchi - Nick Waterhouse feat. Leon Bridges

7. Bridgebuilder - J. D. McPherson

8. Remember (Walking In The Sand) - The Shangri-Las

9. Here Comes The Night - Them

10. I Can’t Go On Rosalie - Dion & The Belmonts

11. Way Over There - The Marvelettes

12. You Stole My Love - The Mockingbirds

13. Fly Away - Hotlegs

14. I’d Rather Go Blind - Etta James

15. Lights Out - Jerry Byrne

Theme Music:  Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

STANDIN’ ON THE FRONT PORCH,

GRABBED HER AND I KISSED HER,

BOY I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I SAW HER LITTLE SISTER

LIGHTS OUT, LIGHTS OUT

I’M GLAD NOW THE LIGHTS WERE OUT,

SISTER KNOWS MORE ABOUT WHAT TO DO

WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT

Lights Out - Jerry Byrne

For further information and musings on the music, or if you just want a chat contact me at:

[email protected]

Illustration: Back in the studio, Ginger Baldy  discovers an old favourite.

In which Small Town Talk leaves grammar school, applied mathematics and the past behind and ponders the future while lazily studying the human form in all it’s glory. Oh, and playing the jukebox.

1. The Train Kept A-Rollin’ - The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio

2. Clown Shoes - Johnny Burnette

3. Niki Hoeky - P. J. Proby

4. Promised Land - Johnny Allan

5. Redondo Beach - Patti Smith

6. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor

7. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris

8. Sugarplums - Richie Havens

9. Wooden Ships - Jefferson Airplane

10. Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt

11. Now We’re Thru - The Poets

12. Oh Pretty Woman - Juicy Lucy

13. Oh Pretty Woman - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Theme Music: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

WE’RE GONNA ROMP AND TROMP TILL MIDNIGHT

WE’RE GONNA FUSS AND FIGHT TILL DAYLIGHT

WE’RE GONNA PITCH A WANG DANG DOODLE ALL NIGHT LONG.

Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor

For further information and musings on the music contact me at;

[email protected]

Illustration: Life Drawing session at Canterbury College Of Art

In which Small Town Talk contemplates the end of the world, But still plays even more great music with a bang - the only way to go.

1. My Man - Dolly Cooper

2. Don't Mess With My Man - Margo White

3. Who Were You Thinking Of (When We Were Making Love) - Texas Tornados

4. Shook Up Mixed Up Girl - Mink DeVille

5. Back Door Love - Graham Parker & The Rumour

6. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock & Roll) - Dave Edmunds

7. Where's Eddie - Bonnie Bramlett

8. Sally Go Round The Roses - The Jaynetts

9. Girl From The North Country - Bob Dylan

10. Morning Dew - Vince Martin & Fred Neil

11. Blue Angel - Melanie Harrold

12. Blue Angel - Roy Orbison

13. Let's Go Down To Bordeaux - Theo Lawrence

14. The Super-Natural - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

15. Man Of The World - Fleetwood Mac

Theme Music: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

YES, HE MAY BE YOUR MAN

BUT HE COMES TO SEE ME SOMETIMES,

BUT HE COMES SO OFTEN

I'M BEGINNING TO THINK HE'S MINE.

"My Man" - Dolly Cooper

For further information and musings on the music contact me at:

[email protected]

Illustration: 1964, My home town Ramsgate and the nightmare threat of nuclear war.

More about that in episode 4.

The Kid, Curly Jones (A.K.A Panama Red) forces his older self to play a cowboy song.

1. Dirty Robber - The Wailers

2. You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators

3. After Laughter Comes Tears - Wendy Rene

4. Lay This Burden Down - Mary Love

    Interlude - Jonny Q

5. Scandalous - J.D. McPherson

6. Midnite Moonlite - Peter Rowan

7. Broken Wheel - While & Matthews

8. Country Boy - Fats Domino

9. Country Boy - Big Tiny Kennedy & His Orchestra

10. Boys Town - Nino Tempo

11. I'm A Good Woman - Barbara Lynn

12. Bad Girl. - She

13. Pleasant Street - Tim Buckley

14. Git It - Gene Vincent

Theme Song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

"BEG, STEAL OR BORROW TWO NICKELS OR A DIME AND CALL ME ON THE PHONE"

"Midnite Moonlite" - Peter Rowan

Illustration: The Ginger Kid 1952

From his Small Town base, Ginger Baldy plays tracks from his age-old record collection.

1. Bop-A-Lena - Ronnie Self

2. Soldier Of Love - Geraint Watkins

3. Soldier Of Love - Arthur Alexander

4. Doctor Velvet. Nick Curran & The Nitelifes

5. A Change Is Gonna Come - Otis Redding

6. Blue Ribbons - David Ackles

7. Baby My Heart - The Bobby Fuller Four

8. Lay Fallow - Daphne's Flight

9. I Did My Part - Irma Thomas

10. Slip In Mules - Sugar Pie DeSanto

11. Nuevo Laredo - Sir Douglas Quintet

12. The Wolf - The Delta Bombers

13. Song For Sam Cooke (Here In America) - Dion Feat. Paul Simon

Theme music:  Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles.

"IT AIN'T THE BACK THAT'S CUT TOO LOW"

Sugar Pie DeSanto

Illustration: Small Town Talk in the studio overlooking Scotch Bay on the Wild West Coast.