SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 65

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: [email protected]   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.