SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 42

In which Small Town Talk encounters Whales, Bullfrogs, Chickens, Three Little Pigs and a deadly Water Moccasin snake.   1.   Big Blon’ Baby - Ronnie Self 2.   I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin’ Wolf 3.   In The Pines - The Sir Douglas Quintet  (This month's death song) 4.   I’m Sick Of This Shit - Daphne’s Flight 5.   Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night Of The Mossacin) sic - Tony Joe White 6.   Three Little Pigs - James Duncan 7.   How You Goin’ To Georgia - Eddie Hinton 8.   All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks  (This month's earworm) 9.   Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore 10. Good Times - Edie Brickell 11. Good Times - Sam Cooke 12. What To Do - Buddy Holly 13. Whale Eyes - Billie Maree 14. The Whale Has Swallowed Me - J. B. Lenoir   Theme song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles     IRA LEE TURNED TO ROOSEVELT, WHEN HE QUIT HIS SCREAMIN' AND KICKIN', AND HE SAID, "LET'S FORGET ABOUT THOSE BULLFROGS, AND GO OUT AND STEAL SOME CHICKENS.   Roosevelt & Ira Lee - Tony Joe White (1969) (Disclaimer: Small Town Talk does not condone the stealing of chickens - or anything else for that matter)     For Nirvana's unplugged version of "In the Pines" go to:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEMm7gxBYSc   (Kurt Cobain, of course is wrong. Leadbelly did not write "In The Pines"/"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - but he must take credit for the most imitated adaptation of this song.     This link for the Charlie Dore tour dates, (There are four in October) her latest album “Like Animals” and everything else: https://www.charliedore.com     Continuing from last month’s Podomatic podpage - The best link for Max ZT and Dan Whitehouse October tour dates: https://www.dan-whitehouse.com/live.     And for the excellent Billie Maree videos: https://linktr.ee/billiemareemusic      For the very best in Blues, Soul, Gospel, R&B - old and new, listen in to the great Johnny Corsair at: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/johnnycorsair9     OK Pembrokeshire, Small Town Talk will be at the Tenby Blues Festival on Friday 10th November to see the great Geraint Watkins. Book up now and come and say hello: https://tenbyblues.co.uk     Check out Daphne’s Flight here: https://www.daphnesflight.co.uk Especially check the links to each of the member’s other solo and group projects. And if you want their new album absolutely free, I have one waiting - so email me pronto with your address at the link below. First one in my inbox wins!   And to get further information and musings on this podcast or my music collection, email me at: [email protected]     Episode 42 Illustration: Roosevelt and Ira Lee are about to discover the night will be a bummer.   (Polyvinyl Pete (young and old) is Roosevelt & Ira Lee; apologies to Norman Rockwell, on whose paintings I based the poses)