In which Small Town Talk heads down that Lost Highway.

1. The Nazz Are Blue - Yardbirds

2. I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom - Robert Johnson

3. I Believe My Time Ain’t Long - Fleetwood Mac

4. Before The Beginning - Fleetwood Mac

5. Someday Baby - Otis Spann

6. Someday Baby - B.B. King

7. Tower Of Song - Tom Jones

8. Lost Highway - Hank Williams

9. Back In The Game - Stone Foundation with Paul Weller

10. Soul Girl - Jeanne & The Darlings

11. Dirty Man - Laura Lee

12. Better Off Dead - Bill Withers (This month’s death song)

13. The Clapping Song - Shirley Ellis (This month’s earworm)

14. I Looked Away - Derek & The Dominos

Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

Now, boys, don't start your ramblin' round

On this road of sin or you're sorrow bound

Take my advice or you'll curse the day

You started rollin' down that lost highway

Track 8 - Lost Highway - Hank Williams

Track 1, The Nazz are Blue is from the studio album, Yardbirds (also called Roger The Engineer)

This classic album has been re-released and available in a variety of formats.

I heartily recommend the recent Yardbirds documentary, You can watch it on Sky Arts or NOW TV if you're in the UK. For U.S. audiences, keep an eye out for its upcoming release.

Check out the official site:

https://www.theyardbirds.com/

There’s a fair bit of Lord Buckley online -

The Nazz (beat poem):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0x5x8lyON8

- On Ed Sullivan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIx5C94EDRw

Check out Stone Foundation here:

https://www.wipeoutmusic.com/roster/stone-foundation/

Listen in to Johnny Corsair’s podcast.at :

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

And you can email me at:

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

Also visit the brilliant Ace records: Every time I look at their website, my mouth starts to water. I can't get enough. Unfortunately the Jeanne & The Darlings album has sold out, otherwise I could have completed my collection:

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/

Episode 65 illustration: Ginger Baldy holds in his hand the greatest country record ever, probably.

In which Ginger Baldy has mixed thoughts about Dallas, and plays some early sixties girls who need some reappraisal.

1. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta - Joe Ely

2. Dallas - Joe Ely

3. Dallas - Johnny Winter

4. Crosscut Saw - Albert King

5. You’ll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn

6. It’s Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield

7. Angel of the Morning - Billie Davis

8. (You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am - Kiki Dee

9. I Feel So Good - Jo-Ann Kelly

10. Going Back - Goldie

11. The Death Of J. B. Lenoir - John Mayall & The Blues Breakers (This month’s death song)

12. Someday Baby - Cyril Davis & The All Stars

13. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons (This month’s earworm)

14. What’s So Good About Goodbye - The Miracles

15. More Life In A Tramp’s Vest - Stereophonics

Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

You know that I ain't evil, just want to have some fun

There's so much shit in Texas, I'm bound to step in some

Goin' back to Dallas, take my razor and my gun

If there are people lookin' for trouble, sure gonna give 'em some

Track 3 - Johnny Winter - Dallas (From the album Johnny Winter (1969) but still available on a 5 CD box-set - Original Album Classics, for about £20)

You can find Johnny Corsair’s podcast.at:

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

His latest episode is due any minute now.

Also visit the brilliant Ace records: Small Town Talk plays a track from an Ace album every month, three in this episode - tracks 4, 5 & 6.

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/

Don’t be shy, contact me at:

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

Episode 63 illustration: Two Texas boys, Joe Ely & Johnny Winter visit Dallas.

In which Small Town Talk heads South To Louisiana

1. I’m Twisted - Cookie & His Cupcakes

2. Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips

3. Jambalaya - Hank Williams

4. South To Louisiana - Johnnie Allan

5. Betty And Dupree - Shelton Dunaway & The Cupcakes

6. Saturday Night In Oak Grove, Louisiana - Tony Joe White

7. Let Them Talk - Mitty Collier

8. Let Them Talk - Dan Penn

9. John Henry - Hugh Laurie with Irma Thomas (This month’s death song)

10. BGMOSRNR - J D McPherson

11. American Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

12. I Worship The Ground You Stand On - Etta James

13. He Ain’t Gonna Do Right - Barbara Lynn

14. Silly Thing _ Graham Parker & The Rumour

15. Mathilda - Cookie & His Cupcakes (This month’s earworm)

Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

They paddled through the marshlands and the swamps of Louisiane With the handles of the hand-made oars making blisters in their hands But they had to get to Thibodeaux so they went on through the swamps 'Cause tonight they were taking their Cajun girls to a crawfish sauce piquant

Track 4 - Johnnie Allan - South To Louisiana

(Johnnie Allan - Promised Land still available from Ace Records on CDCHD 380 - see below)

Listen in to Johnny Corsair’s podcast.at :

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

Then answer his simple question to win this:

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/new-breed-money-talks

If you win and don’t want it send it to me at:

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

Also visit the brilliant Ace records: Small Town Talk plays a track from an Ace album every month. Their site is much more than just an online record shop. Go and check out playlists from the likes of Phil Jupitus and their knowledgeable staff and contributors.

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/

Want to chat about the music, correct my mistakes, criticise the choices? Don’t be shy, contact me at:

smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com

Episode 63 illustration: The magnificent J D McPherson.

Everybody should own his debut album, Signs And Signifiers:

Try this for starters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZGn4LncY0g