24 Sep 2018

Nashville Babylon 24 September, 2018

From Nashville Babylon, 11:00 pm on 24 September 2018

On tonight's show Mark wishes Bruce Springsteen a happy birthday, spins classic blues from Lightnin' Hopkins, Americana from Sturgill Simpson and Bill Callahan and plays a selection of cover versions of some of his favourite tunes courtesy of Emmylou Harris and Todd Snyder.

Artist: Randy Newman
Track: You Can't Fool The Fat Man
Composer: Newman
Album: Little Criminals
Label: Warner

Artist: Sturgill Simpson 
Track: Turtles All The Way Down
Composer: Sturgill Simpson
Album: Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Label: Loose

Artist: Bill Callahan
Track: Jim Cain
Composer: Callahan
Album:Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Label: Drag City

Artist: Lightnin' Hopkins
Track: Let's Move
Composer: Hopkins
Album: Let's Move - A Heavy Blues Collection
Label: Mojo

Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Track: Blinded By The Light
Composer: Springsteen
Album: Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ
Label: Columbia

Artist: Emmylou Harris
Track: Racing In The Street
Composer: Bruce Springsteen
Album: Last Date
Label: Eminent

Artist: Gillian Welch
Track: One More Dollar
Composer: Welch/Rawling
Album: Revival
Label: Acony

Artist: The Clash
Track: Bankrobber
Composer: Strummer / Jones
Album: Single
Label:CBS

 

Artist: Aretha Franklin
Track: How I Got Over
Composer:Clara Ward
Album: Amazing Grace
Label: Atlantic   


Artist: Rosie Thomas & Sufjan Stevens
Track:The One I Love
Composer: Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe
Album: These Friends Of Mine
Label: Nettwerk

Artist: The Wailin' Jennys
Track: Old Man
Composer: Neil Young
Album: 40 Days
Label: Red House Records

Artist: Todd Snyder
Track: Fortunate Son
Composer: John Fogerty
Album: Peace Queer
Label: Aimless Records
 

Artist: Dave Pike

Track: Blind Man Blind Man

Composer: Herbie Hancock

Album: Jazz For The Jet Set

Label: Atlantic

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