On this week's show Mark has classic cuts from Linda Ronstadt and Chuck Berry, news of a brace of Tom Waits reissues, reggae courtesy of the Wailers, blues from Big Maybelle plus a birthday tune for Ray Charles.
Songs Played:
Artist: Nestor Alvarez
Track: Kinky Afro
Composer: Ryder / Ryder / Day / Davis / Whelan
Album: Single
Label: Original Gravity
Artist: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Track: I Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In
Composer: Mickey Newbury
Album: Single
Label: Daptone
Artist: Chuck Berry
Track: Too Much Monkey Business
Composer: Chuck Berry
Album: Single
Label:Chess
Artist: Freddie King and Lula Reid
Track: You Can't Win
Composer: Tombs / King
Album: Single
Label: Federal
Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Track: Tumbling Dice
Composer: Jagger / Richards
Album: Sweet Dreams
Label: Asylum
Artist: Big Maybelle
Track: Rock House
Composer: Smith
Album: Single
Label: Savoy
Artist: Ray Charles
Track: Hallelujah I Love Her So
Composer: Ray Charles
Album: Single
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Tom Waits
Track: Hang Down Your Head
Composer: Waits / Brennan
Album: Rain Dogs
Label: Island
Artist: Tom Waits
Track: Walking Spanish
Composer: Waits
Album: Rain Dogs
Label: Island
Artist: Linton Kwesi Johnson
Track: Dread Beat and Blood
Composer: Johnson
Album: Dread Beats an' Blood
Label: Virgin
Artist: The Wailers
Track: Burnin' And Lootin'
Composer: Marley
Album: Burnin'
Label: Island
Artist: Marlon Williams
Track: I Know A Jeweller
Composer: Marlon Williams
Album: Make Way For Love
Label: Caroline
Artist: Arthur Alexander
Track: In The Middle Of It All
Composer: Arthur Alexander
Album: Arthur Alexander
Label: Ace
Artist: Aaron Neville
Track: The Grand Tour
Composer: Richey/Taylor/ Wilson
Album: Behind Closed Doors
Label: Kent
Artist: June Tabor And The Oyster Band
Track: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Composer: Curtis
Album: Ragged Kingdom
Label: Westpark
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: DeWolf Music