Episode 230: St. James Infirmary, May 15, 2026 with A Tribute to Mick Ralphs

• St. James Infirmary (Gambler’s Blues) – Dave Van Ronk (Recorded Live at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia during a 1997 concert honoring Harry Smith's 'Anthology of American Folk Music) (Down in Washington Square:  The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, 2013)• Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds (Turn! Turn! Turn!, 1965)• Gator Tails and Monkey Ribs – The McCoys (Single, 1966)• Slow Down – The Beatles (Something New, 1964 (US), Long Tall Sally [EP] (UK), 1964, Past Masters, Volume 1, 1988)• “Oh Yeah” – Low Cut Connie (Livin in the USA, 2026 (June 3))• Bye Bye Johnny – Chuck Berry (Rockin’ at the Hops, 1960)• Dream Baby – Cher (All I Really Want to Do, 1965)• Bring You Down – The Lemon Twigs (Look for Your Mind!, 2026)• Rough and Twisted – The Rolling Stones (Foreign Tongues, 2026 (July 10))• In the Stars – The Rolling Stones (Foreign Tongues, 2026 (July10))• Dreaming Streaming – Ryan Hamilton (Haunted by American Dreams, 2026 (July 3))• Chica Ye Ye – Palmyra Delran & The Doppel Gang (Come Spy with Me, 2018)• Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top (Eliminator, 1983)• The Way You Do the Things You Do – Mike Finnigan with James Gadson, Dorian Holley & Smokey Robinson (Mike Finnigan, 2026) – Mike Finnigan passed away in 2021• Kansas City – Mike Clarke (Blues Before Sunrise, 2026)• While My Guitar Gently Weeps – Rosie Flores (Working Girl’s Guitar, 2012)• Can’t Find My Way Home – Rosie Flores (Simple Case of the Blues, 2019)• Redemption Song – Playing for Change (Playing for Change Presents:  Songs for the People (A Tribute to Bob Marley) [EP], 2026)• Baby Love – The Supremes (Where Did Our Love Go, 1964)• You’ll Never Know – Michelle David & The True-Tones (Soul Woman, 2026)• Electric Spanish – Tiwayo (Outsider, 2026)• Poetry Man – Phoebe Snow (Phoebe Snow, 1974)• Uptight – Dusty Springfield (Single, 1966)• Gloria / In Excelsis Deo / Gloria – Patti Smith (Horses, 1975; Horses – 50th Anniversary Edition 2025)• The Way Things Were – Social Distortion (Born to Kill, 2026)• Spanish Stroll – Mink Deville (Mink DeVille (US), Cabretta (UK) – Same album-different name, 1977)• I Call Your Name – The Mamas & The Papas (If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, 1966)• DNA – Courtney Hadwin (Little Miss Jagged, 2025)• Time Bomb – The Ramones (Subterranean Jungle, 1983)• The Older I Get, the Less I Care – Delta Blues Brother (Where Pride Used to Live, 2026)• It’s Your Voodoo Working – Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band (Time, 2026)• Look on Yonder Window – AJ Fullerton & Jake Friel (Fullerton & Friel, Vol. II, 2026)• Shame Shame – Gabe Stillman (What Happens Next?, 2026)• Got Love If You Want It – Billy F Gibbons and the BFG’s (Cruising with Billy F Gibbons, 2025)• Thunderbuck Ram – Mott the Hoople (Mad Shadows, 1970)• Rock and Roll Queen – Mott the Hoople (Mott the Hoople, 1969)• Can’t Get Enough – Bad Company (Bad Company, 1974)• Sweet L’il Sister – Bad Company (Run with the Pack, 1976)• Roll the Dice – Mick Ralphs Blues Band (If It Ain’t Broke, 2016)• Season of the Witch – Richard Thompson (‘Crossing Jordan’ Soundtrack (Various Artists), 2003)