Nashville Babylon: Saturday 17 May 2025
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The late Queen of Blues - Etta James
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On this week's show there's classic soul from Betty Harris and Ann Peebles, blues from Elmore James, a new solo track from the Go Betweens' Robert Forster, a reggae classic from Keith Rowe plus Junior Parker covering the Beatles.
Music played:
Artist: Sir Douglas Quintet
Track: She's About A Mover
Composer: Sahm
Album: Mendocino
Label: Smash
Artist: Dave Alvin
Track: Johnny Ace Is Dead
Composer: Dave Alvin
Album: Eleven Eleven
Label: Yep Roc
Artist: Status Quo
Track: Down Down
Composer: Rossi / Young
Album: Single
Label: Vertigo
Artist: Ann Peebles
Track: I Take What I Want
Composer: Porter / Hayes / Hodges
Album: Straight From The Heart
Label: Fat Possum
Artist: Betty Harris
Track: Trouble With My Lover
Composer: Toussaint
Album: The Lost Queen Of New Orleans Soul
Label: Soul Jazz
Artist: Junior Parker
Track: Taxman
Composer: Harrison
Album: The Outside Man
Label: Capitol
Artist: Robert Forster
Track: Strawberries
Composer: Robert Forster
Album: Strawberries
Label: Tapete Records
Artist: Keith Hudson
Track: Groovy Situation
Composer: Rowe
Album: Single
Label: Black Swan
Artist: Bap Kennedy
Track: Drunk On The Blood Of Christ
Composer: Bap Kennedy
Album: Lonely Street
Label: Lonely Street Discs
Artist: Dick Gaughan
Track: Ruby Tuesday
Composer: Jagger / Richards
Album: Sail On
Label: Greentrax
Artist: Freddie King
Track: Meet Me In The Morning
Composer: Bob Dylan
Album: Larger Than Life
Label: RSO
Artist: Big Maybelle
Track: Pitiful
Composer: McCoy Singleton
Album: Single
Label: Savoy
Artist: Elmore James
Track: The Sky Is Crying
Composer: James
Album: Single
Label: Fire
Artist: Etta James
Track: Misty Blue
Composer: Bob Montgomery
Album: The Dreamer
Label: Verve
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Left Bank Two
Label: De Wolfe Music
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