27 Mar 2017

Nashville Babylon 27 March, 2017

From Nashville Babylon, 11:00 pm on 27 March 2017
Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry Photo: Supplied

Mark Rogers pays tribute to the original Rock 'n' Roll poet Chuck Berry with a programme dedicated to the finest songwriters in the world of country, folk and Americana. There's music from Chuck, Springsteen, Cohen, Dylan and the Handsome Family and in between sneaks in a track for birthday girl Aretha Franklin.

Music Details

Artist: Johnnie Allan
Track: Promised Land
Composer: Berry
Album: Radio Gold
Label: Ace

Artist: Hank Williams
Track: Move It On Over
Composer: Williams
Album: Long Gone Daddy
Label: Snapper

Artist: The Band
Track: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Composer: Robertson
Album: The Band
Label: Capitol

Artist: John Stewart
Track: Californa Bloodlines
Composer: Stewart
Album: California Bloodlines
Label: RevOla

Artist: Chuck Berry
Track: Maybellene
Composer: Berry
Album: Chuck Berry - The Definitive Collection
Label: Chess

Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis
Track: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Composer: Williams/David
Album: Good Rockin' Tonight
Label: Charly

Artist: Johnny Cash
Track: Don't Take Your Guns To Town
Composer: Cash
Album: Kings Of The Road
Label: Columbia

Artist: Tom Waits
Track: Walking Spanish
Composer: Waits
Album: Rain Dogs
Label: Island

Artist: The Handsome Family
Track: Far From Any Road
Composer: Brett Sparks / Rennie Sparks
Album: Singing Bones
Label: Carrot Top

Artist: Aretha Franklin
Track: Who Needs You
Composer: Burns / Holiday
Album: The First Twelve Sides
Label: Columbia

Artist: Townes Van Zandt
Track: Pancho & Lefty
Composer: Zandt
Album: Heartworn Highways
Label: Loose

Artist: Kris Kristofferson
Track: Help Me Make It Through The Night
Composer: Kristofferson
Album: Best Of
Label: Camden

Artist: Bob Dylan
Track: Like A Rolling Stone
Composer: Dylan
Album: Highway 61 Revisited
Label: Columbia

Artist: Leonard Cohen
Track: Tower Of Song
Composer: Cohen
Album: I'm Your Man
Label: Columbia

 

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