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A show that plays Blues - old & very old. Soul, RnB, Doo Wop, Gospel, Reggae
Bright Lights Big City 48
The 4th Birthday show with this CD as our present to you - check out our competition.
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Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
An extended 'Heartache special edition show' packing in: Maddie's Music, the Pilkington Pick, two birthday tributes, our usual three themes and Martin Grover drops by with four records to spin plus another Candi Staton CD to giveaway!
1. Do Lord / Jackie Wilson & Linda Hopkins
2. Boogie Chillen/Walking With Frankie / John Fred & The Playboys
3. Jerkin' Time / Bob Kuban & His Band
4. Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying / Blind Wille Johnson
5. Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man / Candi Staton
6. St Louis Blues / The Isley Brothers
7. Me & U / Tems
8. Vacation / Priya Ragu
9. Come On In (Les Imprimes Remix)
10 Will I See You Again / Thee Sacred Souls
11. Heartache (Hurry On By) / Roy Hamilton
12. Heartache / Doris Troy
13. I Almost Left You / Les Chansonettes
14. Why I Keep Living These Memories / Jean Knight
15 Shame on Me / Alexander O'Neill
16. Love, Trouble, Heartache & Misery / Hattie Littles
theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"see I'm all over it."
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
blasting out of a summer house every season, every month, is the fantastic Smalltown Talk podcast hosted by Pete Jones - we're the'sister' shows. Find him at
https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com
South London's brush strokin' print makin' shape throwin' Martin Grover can be found not just on this show but permanently at https://martingrover.com
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
It's a house warming party with some Motown, some old soul, some new soul, some crazy records, 5 birthday wishes, and a fantastic re-issue CD from Ace Records to win.
1. Rock Love / Lula Reed
2. Cry Like A Baby / Dorothy Moore
3. Make Me Yours / Bettye Swann
4. Say It (feat Bettye Lavette) Steve Cropper
5. Soothe Me / Sam & Dave
6. For Your Love / Sam & Bill
7. You'll Never Leave Him / The Isley Bros
8. Boss With The Hot Sauce / Davis & Jones & the Fenders
9. Bila / The Versatones
10. Things Will Get Better / Cleo Sol
11. God Talks Back / Nectar Woode
12. Mr & Mrs Untrue / Candi Staton
13. Jamie / Eddie Floyd
14. On The Avenue (In The Neighborhood) Jimmy Ruffin
15. Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone / Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"and the lyrics are hilariously stupid."
contact me at : johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
our Podbean neighbour Pete Jones hosts the sister show and every month he spins the gems from his record collection: garage, RnB, 60's soul & rock, & a new kid on the block that catches his ear. You can find him a few doors down the Podbean avenue at:
https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com
South London's mover & groover, painter and printer, Martin Grover can be found at:
Want a commission, want a fantastic record painting - check him out!
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
It's our leaving party. While I pack up boxes I have 5 guests picking a song or three. See you on the other side.
1. Messin' Up /The "5" Royales
2. Wang Dang Doodle / Koko Taylor
3. Mean Man / Betty Harris
4. Water, Water / Effie Smith
5. The Tattooed Lady / Skeets Macdonald
6. Don't Make Me Cry / Freddie North
7. Teenage Dreams / Konyikeh
8. Lost / Jalen N'Gonda
9. Falling Or Flying / Jorja Smith
10. Up In The Streets Of Harlem / The Drifters
11 Hey Lover / Daughters Of Eve
12 You & Me / Penny & The Quarters
13. Shake Your Hips / Slim Harpo
14. She's Gone (And She Won't Be Back) / Nolan Chance
15. Baby I've Got It / Jimmy Ruffin
theme tune : Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"But when I saw the moonlight on her Mississippi
that's when I recognised my home sweet home."
Skeets Macdonald
We're broadcasting out of podbean as from show 31 (end of Oct)
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com if you want the link to the new show
but' bright lights podbean' will probably suffice.
Our sister show: SmallTown Talk has got the keys to his new podbean home already. You can find all Pete's previous 41 shows there and his first with podbean by the end of September at:
https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com/
martin grover who picks a beautiful song for this show can be found at martin.grover.com
as well as throwing a shape at various northern soul nights in South London.
want to buy this sort of music then shop at : acerecords.com
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
29th show, 29 ways, 13 songs, 2 songs /same title, 3 themes, 2 songs chosen by Tia Gordon.
1. 29 Ways / Willie Dixon
2. Boogie Woogie Country Girl / Big Joe Turner
3. Be My Kid Blues / Elizabeth Johnson
4. Perfect Day /Al Green
5. Girls Have Feelings Too / Barbra Mason
6. Drown In My Own Tears / Mitty Collier
7. Poor Side Of Town / Carroll Lloyd
8 Cold Showers / Tia Gordon
9 either side /Loony
10 Through The Night / Maeta (feat Free Nationals)
11 Good Vibrations / Nectar Woode
12. Put Yourself In My Place / Maxine Brown
13 Put Yourself In My Place / The Elgins
theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
" she wears loafer shoes, a dungaree, red jacket shirt, if you please."
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
check out the myriad of musical & magical gems from our sister show at
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/smalltowntalkrecords
South London's finest painter & groover can be found at martin.grover.com
most of what we play you can buy online at acereords.com
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Get on that horse and ride down Rye Lane & cry, laugh & get your enjoys on another show where it's the same but different.
1. Race Horse / Tiny Davis And Her Orchestra
2. Get Your Enjoys / Eunice Davis
3. This May Be The Last Time / The Consolers
4. I See It / The Staple Singers
5. I Just Can't Keep From Crying / Marie Knight
6. Laugh, Laugh, Laugh / Big Mama Thornton
7. Kingston Town / Lord Creator
8. Keep On Running / Jackie Edwards
9. Sunday / Tia Gordon
10. I Could Be a Florist / Olivia Dean
11. Father's Son / Celeste
12. Baby You're My Everything / Little Jerry Williams
13. Come Around And Love Me / Jalen NGonda
14. Come And Get These Memories / Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"I like to do these little connections."
contact me at: johnnycorsair@gmail.com
It's Small Town Talk's 40th birthday this month - join the celebrations at
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/smalltowntalkrecords
as well as the usual great music you can win a brand new Ace CD
shop at acerecords.com for the very best in Soul, RnB, Blues, and a whole lot more.
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
The greatest R'n'B group -nobody knows, songs from the phone book & the marvellous 'theme' music provided by Montana's Maddy Burke.
1. Last Call For Alcohol / Julia Lee
2. Baby Don't Do It / The '5' Royales
3. V8 Ford / George Henry Bussey
4. The Truth / Precious Bryant
5. Cry To Me / Betty Harris (chosen by Maddy Burke)
6. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, / Aretha Franklin (chosen by Maddy Burke)
7. Gone Away / Tia Gordon
8. Change My Ways / Gotts Street Park (feat Pip Millett)
9. Jersey City / Bobby Long (chosen by Maddy Burke)
10. All Night Long / Clifton Chenier
11. 634-5789 / Eddie Floyd
12. Beechwood 4-5789 / The Marvelettes
13. I Can't Believe What You Say / Ike & Tina Turner
theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
" the songs my Mother taught me not to sing." Julia Lee
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
Maddy Burke's cornucopia of thousands of soul, blues, gospel, jazz, videos are at - Maddy Tube
Catch the wonderful smalltown talk podcast which is right behind us at this stop:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/smalltowntalkrecords
Go see the fantastic artwork of martin grover (last month's guest) at martin.grover.com or up close in the flesh at The Printmakers Studio on the South Bank, London where he's exhibiting until July 9th.
want to shop for music then go to acerecords.com - everything you need right there online.
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
A slightly more soulful show this month, we celebrate two Motown legends birthday's & we have artist Martin Grover in the studio spinning 3 records
1. Mish Mash / Carrie Grant
2. 5-10-15 Hours / Ruth Brown
3. Chi Chi Chi Chicago / Nellie Lutcher
4. Do You Love Me Just A Little Honey? / Gladys Knight & The Pips
5. Little Things / Jorja Smith
6. The Hardest Part / Olivia Dean
7. Girl, I Got News For You / Benny Lattimore
8. Cry Love / The Sweet & Innocent
9. I Don't Know What You're Full Of.../ The Sweet & Innocent
10. Fugitive From Love / Linda Jones
11. Big Troubles Come In Through a Small Door / Jeb Loy Nichols
12. Living For The City / Stevie Wonder
13. Ask Me What You Want / Millie Jackson
14. Heaven Must Have Sent You / The Elgins
theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"I've never had someone sum me up so succinctly when you're 9 years old."
contact me at : johnnycorsair9@gmail.com
meet my sister Pete spinning the very best from his bulging record cases at
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/smalltowntalkrecords
You can hear Martin Grover here but please check his art out at: martingrover.com
There's only one online record shop to buy 'Soul' RnB, Gospel, Blues, and lots more and that's acerecords.com
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Say Hi to two soul singers as we celebrate their birthdays this month, win a fantastic new release from Ace Records, and then if you want more ... meet me down at Soulsville.
1. I May Be Wrong / Little Johnny Jones
2. Move Baby Move / Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
3. A Love Reputation / Denise LaSalle
4. My Beat Is 125th Street / Eunice Davis
5. Back Up Train / Al Green & The Soul Mates
6. Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Al Green
7. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down / Ann Peebles
8. Stop The Bleeding / Baby Rose
9. Be My Own Boyfriend / Olivia Dean
10. Future Lover / Thee Sacred Souls
11. No Fooling Me / Don Letts (feat Holly Cook)
12. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You / Taj Mahal
13. Can You Get To That / Funkadelic
14. Meet Me Down At Soulsville / Little Joe Cook
theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed
"he lay in a morgue for three days until someone noticed his shallow breathing."
contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail,com
the sister show to this is essential listening catch it at:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/smalltowntalkrecords
where pete jones cuts through the flim flam, the tittle tattle, the gossip that a smalltown can foster by playing some of the best songs around from when best songs began,
want to see some great art - go to martingrover.com there's iconic 7 inch singles paintings and prints, South London in all it's glory and mystique and more.
want to go record shopping then look no further than acerecords.com. Every prize CD on here comes from these good people.