Bessie Smith in 1936 Photo: Carl Van Vechten, restored by Adam Cuerden
On this week's show Mark plays blues classics courtesy of Bessie Smith and Howlin' Wolf, ska from the Maytals a track from Pink Floyd's 1968 album A Saucerful Of Secrets plus a birthday tune for Irish folk legend Christy Moore.
Songs Played
Artist: Nick Cave
Track: Red Right Hand
Composer: Cave / Harvey / Wydler
Album: Let Love In
Label: Mute
Artist: Little George Smith
Track: Oopin’ Doopin Doopin’
Composer: Smith
Album: Single
Label: RPM
Artist: Lavern Baker
Track: Love Me Right
Composer: Kirshner / Darin
Album: Single
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Howlin Wolf
Track: Come To Me Baby
Composer: Burnett
Album: Single
Label: Chess
Artist: Ruth Brown
Track: Somebody Touched Me
Composer: Ertegun
Album: Single
Label: Atlantic
Artist: The Maytals
Track: Just Tell Me
Composer: Hibbert
Label: Single
Label: Pyramid
Artist: The Sensational Saints
Track: How Great Thou Art
Composer: Trad
Album: You Won’tmBelieve It
Label: Numero
Artist: Bessie Smith
Track: Back Water Blues
Composer: Smith
A;bum: Best Of
Label: Columbia
Artist: Loudon Wainwright III
Track: When I'm At Your House
Composer: Loudon Wainwright III
Album: History
Label: Charisma
Artist: Beta Band
Track: Dry The Rain
Composer: Mason
Album: The Three EPs
Label: Regal
Artist: Pink Floyd
Track: Remember A Day
Composer: Richard Wright
Album: A Saucerful Of Secrets
Label: EMI
Artist: Planxty
Track: Little Musgrave
Composer: Trad
Album: The Woman I Loved So Well
Label: Tara
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: DeWolf Music
