On this week's show Mark says happy birthday to Lucinda Williams and Peter Bruntnell, spins blues from William Bell, Americana from Andrew Combs, yodelling from the Rhythm Wreckers and a long-requested slice of jazz history courtesy of Benny Goodman.
Artist: Mose Allison
Track: Parchman Farm
Composer: Bukka White
Album: :Local Color
Label: Prestige
Artist:The Rhythm Wreckers
Track: Blue Yodel 2
Composer: Jimmie Rodgers
Album: In God's Country
Label: Uncut
Artist: Carson McHone
Track:Sad
Composer: McHone
Album: Carousel
Label: Loose
Artist: William Bell
Track: Born Under A Bad Sign
Composer: Jones/Bell
Album: Bound To Happen
Label: Stax
Artist: Lucinda Williams
Track: Drunken Angel
Composer: Williams
Album: Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Label: Mercury
Artist: The Peter Bruntnell Combination
Track: I Will I Won't
Composer: Bruntnell
Album: Cannibal
Label: Almo
Artist: Josh Rouse & Kurt Wagner
Track: That's What I Know
Composer: Rouse / Wagner
Album: Chester
Label: Slow River
Artist: Andrew Combs
Track:To Stoned To Cry
Composer: Andrew Combs
Album: Worried Man
Label: Loose
Artist: Benny Goodman
Track: Sing Sing Sing
Composer: Prima
Album: Sing Sing Sing
Label: Bluebird
Artist: The Handsome Family
Track: Famous Blue Raincoat
Composer: Leonard Cohen
Album: Cohen Covered
Label: Mojo
Artist: Tom Waits
Track:Closing Time
Composer: Tom Waits
Album: Closing Time
Label: Elektra