On this week's show there’s classic blues and soul from Little Walter and James Brown, a preview of John Otway’s New Zealand tour plus tunes from Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and Laura Nyro to mark the birthday of ace songwriter Gerry Goffin.
Artist: Lou Reed
Track: Dirty Blvd
Composer: Lou Reed
Album: New York
Label: Sire
Artist: Alvin Robinson
Track: Tuned In Turned On
Composer: Robinson
Album: Gumbo Stew
Label: Ace
Artist: Little Walter
Track: Come Back Baby
Composer: Jacobs
Album: Singles Collection
Label: Chess
Artist: James Brown
Track: Tell Me What I Did Wrong
Composer: James Brown
Album: Please Please Please
Label: King
Artist: LaVern Baker
Track: Jim Dandy
Composer: Chase
Album: Single
Label: Atlantic
Artist: John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
Track: Really Free
Composer: Otway / Barrett
Album: John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
Label: Polydor
Artist: Randy's Allstars
Track: Mission Impossible
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Album: 300% Dynamite
Label: Soul Jazz
Artist: Lynn Taitt and The Jets
Track: Napoleon Solo
Composer: Taitt
Album: Single
Label: Merritone
Artist: Billy Swan
Track: Don’t Be Cruel
Composer: Otis Blackwell
Album: I Can Help
Label: Monument
Artist: Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance
Track: Roll On Babe
Composer: Derroll Adams
Album: Anymore For Anymore
Label: MGM
Artist: Sturgill Simpson
Track: In Bloom
Composer: Cobain
Album: A Sailor's Guide To Earth
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Porter Wagoner
Track: The Rubber Room
Composer: Wagoner
Album: The Rubber Room
Label: Omni
Artist: Dusty Springfield
Track: Goin’ Back
Composer: Goffin / King
Album: Single
Label: Phillips
Artist: Laura Nyro
Track: Up On The Roof
Composer: Goffin / King
Album: Single
Label: Columbia
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Track: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
Composer: Goffin / King
Album: Single
Label: Atlantic
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Trio
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: DeWolf