In which Ginger Baldy goes to the cinema to catch a slice of America.

1. Much Later - Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm

2. Rocket “88” - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats (Ike Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm)

3. Cadillac Boogie - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy

4. Going Back To New Orleans - Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers

5. New Orleans - Elvis Presley

6. New Orleans - The Staple Singers

7. New Orleans - Gwen Johnson

8. I Got A Woman - Ray Charles

9. Down In The Willow Garden - The Everly Brothers (This month’s death song)

10. Omaha - Moby Grape

11. Sister Andre - Pokey LaFarge

12. (It’s A) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke (This month’s earworm)

13. America - Simon & Garfunkel

14. Big Mamou Daddy - Carmen Taylor

15. Big Mamou - The Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm, Gene Taylor Band

Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

WHY’D YOU GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME IN BIG MAMOU

WHY’D YOU GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME SO SAD AND BLUE

OH AH AH CHERIE-O

COME ON LIVE WITH ME IN BIG MAMOU

Big Mamou - Doug Sahm, Amos Garrett & Gene Taylor with Queen Ida. (1987)

One of my all-time musical heroes, Texan Doug Sahm spent two years living in Canada, starting in 1985, where he met roots guitarist Amos Garrett and keyboard player Gene Taylor. Together they released the award winning 1987 “roots” album, “Return of The Formerly Brothers”, the title jokingly referring to the fact that they were often billed as formerly of one band or another. Track 15, “Big Mamou” is taken from that album.

Last chance to get James Hunter tickets! He’s at Margate’s Funk N Soul weekender on Friday 12th July and Birmingham’s Mostly Jazz Funk & Festival on 14th.

Small Town Talk will be at The Jazz Cafe to see James on July the 16th. and there are still a few tickets left, see you there.

A week later he’s back in the US, continuing his American tour. If you are anywhere near Norwich, NY you can see him FREE in Norwich’s NBT Bank Summer Concert on July 25th. Check his whole US tour, and all the above at:

https://www.jameshuntermusic.com/

And released yesterday, episode 39 of Johnny Corsair’s Bright Lights Big City podcast. I had a listen this morning, some great soul and R&B - just love the Big Walter and his Thunderbirds original of “Pack Fair And Square."

Johnny’s giving away a great prize this month - A brand new Ace CD, "This is Fame 1964 -1968." Check it out at:

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

And on STT, five tracks this month from five different ACE Records - Not just the best reissue record label, but I think, the very best record company in the world. Check out their excellent website:

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/

And to win the vinyl of Nick Waterhouse’s “The Fooler” (It's brand new, unopened but not sealed because it's a SIGNED copy) email me with your answer to:

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

Episode 51 Illustration: Ginger Baldy paints a clip from a favourite film; “Who is this & which movie?” It's a further clue to winning the above LP.

In which, by the glow of the turntable light on Stanyan Street, Ginger Baldy and Nick Waterhouse play TB Sheets on heavy repeat.

1. Drivin’ Wheel - The Butterfield Blues Band (From “The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw” - 1967)

2. Stanyan Street - Nick Waterhouse (From “Never Twice” - 2016)

3. TB Sheets - Van Morrison (From “Blowin’ Your Mind” - 1967 & “TB Sheets” - 1973)

4. Born To Be With You - Dion (From “Born To Be With You” - 1975)

5. Evil, Mean And Nasty - Swamp Mama Johnson (From “Wetlands” - 1995)

6. Backwoods Girl - Sir Douglas Quintet (From “Together After 5” -1975)

Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles (1972)

PLAYING TB SHEETS ON HEAVY REPEAT AND THE MEDICINE KEEPS ME VOID RUNNIN’ HOME IN THE RAIN, HALF OUTTA MY MIND, WITH MY FRIEND GEORGIE BOY

Stanyan Street - Nick Waterhouse (From “Never Twice” - 2016)

TB Sheets:

It’s not clear whether Van Morrison’s song, TB Sheets is in any way autobiographical. Morrison has always been incredibly private and has never revealed the song’s origins. The liner notes to the Bang label’s later compilation “TB Sheets” which included TB Sheets, infers that the song was personal, stating that Morrison broke down in tears after the take and the session was abruptly finished.

However, it is worth noting that while recording “Blowin’ Your Mind”, Morrison fell out big time with Bang records owner Bert Berns over his contract, and as a result, the record was compiled and released without Morrison's consent, and that includes the liner notes.

Later that same year, Berns, whose heart had been damaged from rheumatic fever contracted as a child, died from heart failure at the age of 38, and his wife Ilene Berns, who took over Bang, initially blamed his death on stress cause by the arguments with Morrison. Van Morrison claimed he never received any royalties for Brown Eyed Girl.

As a result, when Morrison moved to Warner Brothers he was left with extremely unpalatable contractual commitments to Bang, which he honoured by a whole series of recordings that were intended to be of absolutely no financial use to the Bang label.

Swamp Mama Johnson were:

Drums / Backing Vocals - Kim Carson

Tenor Sax - Tracy Ferrara

Bass - Patty Mey / then from 1999, Leah Hinchcliff

Guitar - Laurie Miller

Lisa Mills - Lead Vocals & Harmonica

The Excellent Tracy Ferrara is a private music instructor, currently gigging with three bands and owns her own company Saxbombs Productions, out of Seattle.

Leah Hinchcliffe, plays in a number of bands around the Northwest US and teaches Bass:

https://www.leahhinchcliff.com/

Vocalist Lisa Mills died in a motorcycle accident in 2012.

You can find other Swamp Mama Johnson tracks in episodes 6, 23 & 34 of Small Town Talk.

Anybody listening to Small town Talk in the USA, check out James Hunter, Britain’s finest Soul singer.

He’s touring the States all year. For those in Blighty however, there are four UK gigs in the first half of July. Tickets still available:

https://www.jameshuntermusic.com/

Not just the best reissue record label, but the very best record company in the world:

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/

And the man who knows where it’s at - and where it’s been! The incomparable Johnny Corsair with our sister show Bright Lights Big City:

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

And to get further information and musings on this podcast or my music collection, email me at:

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

Episode 50 Illustration: The long songs show symbol. It’s my old Revox showing it’s age

In which Ginger Baldy remembers the magnificent Moby Grape and observes the fall of The Great Joe Bob - He was the pride of the backfield, ah, the hero of his day.

1. Travelin’ Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival

2. Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker

3. Watch Your Step - Ted Hawkins

4. I Can’t Stand It - Spencer Davis Group

5. Howlin’ For My Baby - Howlin’ Wolf

6. Can’t Be So Bad - Moby Grape

7. Someday - Moby Grape

8. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Doug Sahm

9. The Great Joe Bob - Terry Allen

10. Mama Didn’t Raise No Fools - Sugar Pie DeSanto

11. Mama - Roy Orbison

12. Over You - Aaron Neville (This month’s death song)

13. Rock The Bop - Brenda Lee

14. I’m Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee) - Marshall Crenshaw

15. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs (This month’s earworm)

16. Brown Skin Girl - Leon Bridges

Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles (1972)

AND THEN HE GOT SUSPENDED AH, FOR ACTING OBSCENE ROUND THE CUM LAUDE, CUM LAUDE DAUGHTER OF THE DEAN

The Great Joe Bob (A Regional Tragedy) - Terry Allen 1979

Go see Rich Hall, the man’s a genius. The UK tour can be found all over the web, including here:

https://www.uktw.co.uk/Tour/Comedy/Rich-Hall-Shot-From-Cannons/T64672227/

Any body listening to Small Town Talk in the USA, check out James Hunter, Britain’s finest Soul singer. He’s touring the States all year.

For those in the UK, find those four gigs in the first half of July. Tickets still available:

https://www.jameshuntermusic.com/

Not just the best reissue record label, but the very best record company in the world:

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/

After warming your ears here at Small Town Talk, get yourself over to our sister show, Johnny Corsair’s podcast, Bright Lights Big City. I’ve published early this month, so I don’t know what fab prizes he’s giving away. Go and find out at:

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

And to get further information and musings on this podcast or my music collection, email me at:

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

Episode 50 Illustration: Ginger Baldy reflects on Moby Grape, the band that blew it all away.