Roberta Flack, 1976 Photo: Atlantic Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
On this week's show there's birthday tunes for rock 'n' roll pioneers Chuck Berry and Wanda Jackson, classic soul courtesy of Otis Redding and Candi Staton, blues from Model T Slim, plus new music from Wellington songwriter Tom Far.
Songs Played:
Artist: Otis Redding
Track: My Girl
Composer: Robinson / White
Album: Otis Blue
Label: Volt
Artist: Bo Diddley
Track: Roadrunner
Composer: Ellis McDaniel
Album: Chess - The Anniversary
Label: Chess
Artist: The Modern Lovers
Track: Roadrunner (Twice)
Composer: Richman
Album: Theme Time Radio Hour
Label: Ace
Artist: Chuck Berry
Track: Promised Land
Composer: Chuck Berry
Album: Single
Label: Chess
Artist: Wanda Jackson
Track: Mean Mean Man
Composer: Wanda Jackson
Album: Rockin' With Wanda
Label: Capitol
Artist: JB Lenoir
Track: The Mojo Boogie
Composer: JB Lenoir
Album: Passionate Blues
Label: L&R
Artist: Model T Slim
Track: Shake Your Boogie
Composer: Johnson
Album: Single
Label: Magnum
Artist: Roberta Flack
Track: River
Composer: Gene McDaniels
Album: Killing Me Softly
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Candi Staton
Track: I'm Just A Prisoner
Composer: Harris / Jackson
Track: I'm Just A Prisoner
Label: Fame
Artist: Dave Alvin
Track: Between The Cracks
Composer: Dave Alvin / Tom Russell
Album: West Of The West
Label: Yep Roc
Artist: Tom Far
Track: Claude Monet
Composer: Tom Far
Album: Single
Label: Tom Far
Artist: Midlake
Track: Roscoe
Composer: Tim Smith
Album: The Trials Of Van Occupanther
Label: Bella Union
Artist: The Mutton Birds
Track: Don't Fear The Reaper
Composer: Roeser
Album: The Frighteners OST
Label: Universal
Artist: Wilhelmenia Fernandez
Track: La Wally
Composer: Catalani
Album: Diva OST
Label: DRG
Artist: Laura Nyro
Track: And When I Die
Composer: Laura Nyro
Album: More Than A New Discovery
Label: Verve
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: DeWolfe
