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On this special summer edition of Nashville Babylon Mark pays tribute to some of the many musicians who we lost in 2025 with tracks from Sly Stone, Marianne Faithful, Roberta Flack and Steve Cropper. There's also blues from Muddy Waters, reggae from Jimmy Cliff, soul courtesy of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings plus an all time classic from Tom Waits.
Songs Played:
Artist: The Band
Track: The Shape I'm In
Composer: Robertson
Album: The Last Waltz
Label: Warner Bros
Artist: Sly and the Family Stone
Track: Dance To The Music
Composer: Sly Stone
Album: Single
Label: Epic
Artist: Sam and Dave
Track: Soul Man
Composer: Hayes / Porter
Album: Single
Label: Stax
Artist: The Damned
Track: New Rose
Composer: Brian James
Album: Damned Damned Damned
Label: Stiff
Artist: Todd Snider
Track: Alright Guy
Composer: Todd Snider
Album: Songs for the Daily Planet
Label: MCA
Artist: Max Romeo
Track: Chase The Devil
Composer: Romeo / Perry
Album: War Ina Babylon
Label: Island
Artist: Jimmy Cliff
Track: The Harder They Come
Composer: Jimmy Cliff
Album: The Harder They Come
Label: Island
Artist: Roberta Flack
Track: Compared To What
Composer: Gene McDaniels
Album: First Take
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Elvis Presley
Track: Heartbreak Hotel
Composer: Axton / Durden / Presley
Album: Single
Label: RCA
Artist: Jerry Butler and the Impressions
Track: For Your Precious Love
Composer: Brooks / Brooks / Butler
Album: Precious Love
Label: Classic World
Artist: Tommy McLean
Track: Before I Grow Too Old
Composer: Fats Domino / Dave Bartholomew / Bobby Charles
Album: Another Saturday Night
Label: Ace
Artist: Marianne Faithful
Track: It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Composer: Bob Dylan
Album: Rich Kid Blues
Label: Castle
Artist: The Beach Boys
Track: In My Room
Composer: Wilson / Usher
Album: Surfer Girl
Label: Capitol
Artist: Rosie Flores
Track: I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Composer: Fred Rose / Hank Williams
Album: The Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 1
Label: Bloodshot
Artist: Angelo Badalamenti.
Track: Twin Peaks Theme
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti.
Album: Twin Peaks OST
Label: Warner Bros
HOUR 2
Artist: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Track: 100 Days, 100 Nights
Composer: Bosco Mann
Album: 100 Days, 100 Nights
Label: Daptone
Artist: Steve Earle and the Pogues
Track: Johnny Come Lately
Composer: Earle
Album: Copperhead Road
Label: Uni
Artist: The Dubliners & The Pogues
Track: Irish Rover
Composer: Crofts
Album: 25 Years Celebration
Label: Harmac
Artist: Nina Simone
Track: Ain't Go No (Groovefinder remix)
Composer: Rado / Ragni / MacDermott
Album: Single
Label: Legacy
Artist: Curtis Baker and the Bravehearts
Track: Miss Claudette
Composer: Neil Anderson
Album: Single
Label: Original Gravity
Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Track: Ooby Dooby
Composer: Moore / Penner
Album: Cosmo's Factory
Label: Fantasy
Artist: Muddy Waters
Track: Mannish Boy
Composer: McDaniels/London/Morganfield
Album: Hard Again
Label: Blue Sky
Artist: John Lee Hooker
Track: Boom Boom
Composer: Hooker
Album: Vintage Blues Collection
Label: Delta
Artist: Bo Diddley
Track: Who Do You Love
Composer: McDaniels
Album: Single
Label: Checker
Artist: Tom Waits
Track: Romeo Is Bleeding
Composer: Tom Waits
Album: Blue Valentine
Label: Asylum
Artist: Rickie Lee Jones
Track: Easy Money
Composer: Rickie Lee Jones
Album: Rickie Lee Jones
Label: Warner Bros
Artist: Ray LaMontage
Track: Jolene
Composer: Ray LaMontage
Album: Trouble
Label: RCA
Artist: Family
Track: My Friend The Sun
Composer: Chapman / Whitney
Album: Bandstand
Label: Reprise
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Trio
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: DeWolf
