On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Joe Strummer and Robert Plant, gospel courtesy of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, classic reggae from the Meditations plus new music from London combo Ferris and Sylvester.
Artist: The Mark V
Track: Night Rumble pt 1
Composer: Thompson
Album: Single
Label: ABC
Artist: Mary Love
Track: Lay This Burden Down
Composer: Peoples
Album: For Dancers Also
Label: Kent
Artist: Sam and Dave
Track: Hold On I’m Coming
Composer: Hayes / Porter
Album: Single
Label: Stax
Artist: Otis Redding
Track: Hard To Handle
Composer: Jones / Bell / Redding
Album: The Immortal Otis Redding
Label: ATCO
Artist: Prince Buster
Track: Shaking Up Orange Street
Composer: Campbell
Album: Fabulous Greatest Hits
Label: Sequel
Artist: The Meditations
Track: Much Smarter
Composer: Meditations
Album: Arkology
Label: Island
Artist: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
Track: Islands In The Stream
Composer: Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb
Album: Single
Label: RCA
Artist: The Pink Floyd
Track: Arnold Layne
Composer: Barrett
Album: Single
Label: EMI
Artist: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track: Can’t Let Go
Composer: Randy Weeks
Album: Raise The Roof
Label: Rounder
Artist: The Clash
Track: Magnificent Seven
Composer: Jones / Strummer / Headon / Gallagher / Roy
Album: Sandinista
Label: Epic
Artist: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Track: God's Mighty Hand
Composer: Trad Arr Tharpe
Album: Sister Rosetta Tharpe Sings Gospel
Label: MCA
Artist: Ferris & Sylvester
Track: Flying Visit
Composer: Ferris / Sylvester
Album: EP
Label: https://www.ferrisandsylvester.uk/
Artist: Delaney Davidson
Track: Little Heart
Composer: Delaney Davidson
Album: Self Decapitation
Label: https://www.delaneydavidson.com/
Artist: The Felice Brothers
Track: Frankie’s Gun
Composer: The Felice Brothers
Album: The Felice Brothers
Label: Loose
Artist: Big Mama Thornton
Track: Ball ‘n’ Chain
Composer: Thornton
Album: Ball ‘n’ Chain
Label: Arhoolie
Arist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: DeWolf Music