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A show that plays Blues - old & very old. Soul, RnB, Doo Wop, Gospel, Reggae
Bright Lights Big City 60
And now we are five.Episodes
11 minutes ago
11 minutes ago
It's our 5th birthday! A new record design by Pete Jones, a new section and the rest is the usual musical treasures and trinkets from way back & right now.
1. You Can't Stop Here (Step It Up & Go) / Pearl Reeves & The Concords
2. Chop Suey Louie / Jimmy Preston
3. Yellow Dog Blues / W.C. Handy
4. Rock Away / Sadie McKinney
5. Somewhere Crying / Irma Thomas
6. Stars Fell On Alabama / Lizz Wright
7. should i give it up / Tia Gordon
8. Lights Off / Nectar Woode
9. You Went Away Too Long / The Womack Sisters
10. Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray / The Womack Brothers
11. Doctrine Of Love / Jalen NGonda
12. Don't Look Back / The Temptations
13. Baby I Need Your Love / Bobby Williams
14. Things Get Better / Eddie Floyd
15. You Gotta Understand / Carmy Love
theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"It's not about a golden retriever."
contact me at : johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
Not only does he provide the fantastic record design each month he puts out the sister show to this - I give you Pete Jones the host of 'Small Town Talk' tune in at
https://smalltowntalk4.podbean.com
Want to buy some of what you hear on B.L.B.C & S.T.T then there's no better online shop than Ace Records
Want to buy some Art at affordable prices -paintings of: 7 inch record labels, flowers, soul artists hangin' around S.E. London tehn go to:
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Another show, another 53 minutes of the old & the new of the best in Soul, R'n'B, Blues, Doo Wop, Gospel, Reggae, & Ska.
1. Do-Re-Me / Lee Dorsey
2. Sally Green / The Jesters
3. I Sat & Cried / Jimmy Nelson
4. Saturday Night Fish Fry / Eddie Williams & his Brown Buddies
5. So Cold In China / Kid Prince Moore
6. I Didn't Want To Do It But I Did / Dee Irwin & Mamie Galore
7. Been So Long / Dee Irwin
8. Swinging On A Star / Dee Irwin feat Little Eva
9. Wake Up John / Little Eva
10. What Kind Of World / The Cables
11. love / tia gordon
12. Nothing Is Impossible With You / Cleo Sol
12. Diamonds On The Sole Of Her Shoes / Olivia Dean
13. More & More / Little Milton
14. Aunt Dora's Love Shack / Arthur Conley
theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"then, as is now, wasn't part of the United States."
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
Tune into the sister show where currently Pete Jones is spinning those 'longer' songs on one of his special editions
https://smalltowntalk4.podbean.com
Our prize CD this month is, as always, courtesy of our favourite store - Ace Records go check them out at:
Last month's guest Martin Grover spends his time painting, printing, exhibiting, running & dancing - go see his art at:
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
We pick nine songs & our guest, Martin Grover, picks another four = the baker's dozen of soul & r'n'b to kick off 2026.
1. Wipe Your Tears /Jimmy Nolen
2. Give Me One More Drink / The Big Heat
3. Baby, Scratch My Back / Slim Harpo
4. Three Rooms / Audrey Freeman
5. Shelter From The Storm / Cassandra Wilson
6. There Must Be Something / Friday, Saturday & Sunday
7. There's No End / Latimore
8. I Can Hold My Own / Geater Davis
9. Potato Salad / Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10. Landslide / Baby Rose
11. Reclusive / Emiene
12. The Times They Are A-Changin'/ The Brothers & Sisters Of Los Angeles
13. Double Barrel / Dave & Ansel Collins
theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
" you get the picture...those boys were busy!"
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
Our Sister show, Small Town Talk with a lot of we don't play and a bit of we do can be reached at:
https://smalltowntalk4.podbean.com
Our guest this month, Martin Grover has all his fantastic art available to see & buy at:
This month's prize CD is courtesy, as always, from Ace Records - their website is packed with Soul, RnB, Blues, and so much more so go find at:
Monday Dec 22, 2025
Monday Dec 22, 2025
The Bright Lights Big City Christmas Boogie...
1. I Wanna Be Your Radio / Mamie Galore
2. Blue Christmas / The Meditation Singers
3. Midnight Bells Are Ringing / T. Bone Walker
4. Just a Sad Xmas / The Soul Duo
5. Christmas In Jail / The Youngsters
6. Save Me A Boogie / Marvin Johnson
7. Christmas Date Boogie / Big Joe Turner
8. Why Must I Cry / Priscilla Bowman
9. Jelly Bread / Booker T & The M.G.'s
10. Ole Man Trouble / Otis Redding
11. Concrete Jungle / Arthur Alexander
12. Walk The Street / Derrick Harriot
13. Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) The O Jays
14. Something's Different / Elara James
15. Lady Lady / Olivia Dean
16. Let Alone The One You Love / Olivia Dean
17. Speak To Me / Michelle David & The True-Tones
18. Stick Fight (Live at the Village Underground) Nectar Woode
19. Santa Claus Boogie / The Voices
20. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus / Mabel Scott
21. Dig That Crazy Santa Claus / Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers
22. Christmas In Celebration / B.B. King
23. Santa Done Got Hip / The Marquees
24. You Can't Hurry Love (live on Jools) / Olivia Dean
theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"Christmas is a perfect time for sad songs."
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Whether it's 3.15pm or 21 minutes to 9 it's time for another 50+ minutes of 15 songs on show 55.
1. Air Travel / Ray & Bob
2. Drop My Stuff / Three Fifteen & His Squares
3. 21 Minutes To 9 / Willie Love
4. Hole In The Ground / Freddie Kohlman & His Orchestra
5. Ham 'N' Eggs / Skip Manning
6. Trouble In Mind / Dinah Washington & Ben Webster
7. Shouldn't I Know / The Cardinals
8. You Might As Well Forget Him / Jimmy Hughes
9. Bigger They Come / Jimmy Cliff
10. Moment to Moment / Junior Scaife
11. Together Apart / Becky Sikasa
12. A Couple Of Minutes / Olivia Dean
13. Don't Watch Me Cry / Jorja Smith
14. Down In Memphis / Booker T Jones
15. Stick Fight / Nectar Woode
theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"I like the way he says 'just about 21 minutes to 9'
contact me at; johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
Once again a big shout out for Pete Jones' Small Town Talk podcast
https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com
if listening can be essential then this 49 minutes is every month.
Go browse and buy at Ace Records website - https://acerecords.com
Go browse and buy also at https://martingrover.com
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Trains, Religion & Pies and a lot more - all aboard!
1. All Aboard / Muddy Waters
2. Number Nine Train / Tarheel Slim
3. First, You've Got To Recognise God / The Burnadettes
4. Petootie Pie / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
5. The Frim Fram Sauce / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
6. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / Nina Simone
7. Uptown / Little Eva
8. Too Much / Amber Mark
9. What It Means / Lady Wray
10. Blue Skies / Dexter In The Newsagent
11. When The Rain Stops / Nectar Woode
12. Your Time To Cry / Joe Simon
13. Reality / Snooks Eaglin
14. Young, Gifted & Black / Nina Simone
15. Good Rocking Daddy / Roomful Of Blues
theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"they're all a figment of the songwriter's imagination."
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
join the Congregation at the church of Pastor Pete 'I'm a Believer' Jones at
https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com
the Devil's tunes and more.
Our prize CD this month is once again courtesy of Ace Records - if you don't win it then buy it and much more at https://acereords.com
Want a music related painting or a print and much more then shop at: https://martingrover.com
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
It's September so artists get their new records in the shops & those modern type things like streaming for the Christmas market. We have songs from two of those albums, two new singles and a bunch of old but gold stuff as always.
1. Too Much Competition / Allen Bunn
2. Shopping For Clothes / The Coasters
3. My Stove's In Good Condition / Lil Johnson
4. Highway 61 / Sunnyland Slim
5. The Jones Girl / The Five Satins
6. The Gal From Joe's / Etta Jones
7. Believe In Me / Jennings Brothers
8. Brave / Joy Crookes
9. Baby Steps / Olivia Dean
10. i wish i could /Tia Gordon
11. All About Me / Jalen N'Gonda
12. Because I Love You / Billy Stewart
13. Worth Every Tear That I Cry / Dee Dee Warwick
14. How Can I Tell You (To Love Me More) / Brooke Combe
theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"can you have too many records?"contact me at ; johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
Hitting the airwaves today as well it's : https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com
the sister show with 49 minutes of a wonderful mix.
check out the vast array of music that both shows dip into every month at: https://acerecords.com
Want to buy some art? Look no further than https://martingrover.com
Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
You wait for one instrumental & two come along and 12 other crackin' tunes.
1. Fools Are Getting Scarcer / Roy Milton
2. Creepin' / The Starlighters
3. Why'd You Do It? / Ralph Willis
4. Dirty Water / Billy Larkin & The Delegates
5. A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues / Arthur Alexander
6. Nights In New York City / Jan Bradley
7. Beautiful Strangers / Mavis Staples
8. Love So Divine / Emilia Sisco & Cold Diamond & Mink
9. One Of Those Good For Crying Over You Days / Clydie King
10. Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens / Anthony Hamilton
11. Somebody To You / Joy Crookes
12. Man I Need / Olivia Dean
13. He Loves Us Both / Lila Ike (feat H.E.R.)
14. Blue Blood / Candice Ivory
15. Since You've Been Gone / Four Tops
theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"they're going beserk to get off to work."
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
Although he's busier than the busiest bee, Pete Jones manages to find time to bring you a fantastic 49 mins of his record collection every month on the sister show to this : https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com -
A lot of what we both play are Ace Records releases because there is no one better - go shopping at
https://acerecords.com & join their Facebook page to be in the know of their latest release.
Soon to be a guest again on the show so check out the art of Martin Grover - https://martingrover.com
Check out Nola Blue records - the home of Candice Ivory's latest release & many more blues artists at
https://www.nola-blues.com