1 Jul 2023

Nashville Babylon: 1 July 2023

From Nashville Babylon, 6:00 pm on 1 July 2023

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On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark celebrates the birthday of legendary songwriter Willie Dixon with tracks from Etta James, Sam Cooke and Muddy Waters. There's also reggae courtesy of the Mighty Diamonds, Emmylou Harris covering the Beatles, plus a preview of Don McGlashan's forthcoming tour of New Zealand.

Songs Played:

Artist: Muddy Waters

Track: Hoochie Coochie Man

Composer: Willie Dixon

Album: Chess - 50th Anniversary Collection

Label: Chess

 

Artist: Koko Taylor

Track: Wang Dang Doodle

Composer: Willie Dixon

Album: Chess Singles Collection

Label: Chess

 

Artist: Sam Cooke

Track: Little Red Rooster

Composer: Willie Dixon

Album: Night Beat

Label: RCA

 

Artist: Etta James

Track: Spoonful

Composer: Dixon

Album: At Last

Label: Chess

 

Artist: Willie Dixon

Track: Back Door Man

Composer: Willie Dixon

Album: I Am The Blues

Label: Columbia

 

Artist: Mighty Diamonds

Track: I Need A Roof

Composer: Mighty Diamonds

Album: I Need A Roof

Label: Empire

 

Artist: Peter Bruntnell

Track: Ghost In A Spitfire

Composer: Peter Bruntnell

Album: Ghost In A Spitfire

Label: https://peterbruntnell.net/

 

Artist: Robbie Robertson

Track: Somewhere Down The Crazy River

Composer: Robbie Robertson

Album: Robbie Robertson

Label: Geffen

 

Artist: Don McGlashan & The Seven Sisters

Track: Bathe In The River

Composer: Don McGlashan

Album: Marvellous Year

Label: https://donmcglashan.com/

 

Artist: Emmylou Harris

Track: For No One

Composer: Lennon / McCartney

Album: Songbird

Label: Rhino

 

Artist: Candi Staton

Track: What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love And Understanding

Composer: Nick Lowe

Album: Unstoppable

Label: Thirty Tigers

 

Artist: Nick Lowe

Track: The Beast In Me

Composer: Nick Lowe

Album: The Impossible Bird

Label: Demon

 

Artist: The Noveltones

Track: Left Bank Two

Composer: Wayne Hill

Album: Single

Label: DeWolf

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