SMALL TOWN TALK: Episode 16

Small Town Talk

In which Small Town Talk gets halfway to paradise with fake Elvis and takes a trip to Florence, Alabama for a taste of Fame.

1. Ring-A-Ling-A-Ling (Let The Wedding Bells Ring) - The Isley Brothers

2. The Stuff I Got - Dion

3. Katie Mae - Dion

4. Katie Mae - Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup

5. That’s Alright - Elvis Presley

6. So Close To Heaven - Ral Donner

7. Little Sister - Ry Cooder

8. You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander

9. Sure As Sin - Candi Staton

10. As Long As I Got You - Laura Lee

11. Laura Lee - Bobby Charles

12. Tracy (All I Have Is You) - Nick Waterhouse

13. I Can’t Stand It No More - Howlin’ Wilf & The Vee-Jays

14. Wedding Boogie - Johnny Otis Congregation with Little Esther, Mel Walker & Lee Graves [written by Johnny Otis: 1950]

15. Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups [written by Jeff Barry; Ellie Greenwich; Phil Spector: 1964]

Theme Tune: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles

DO YOU TAKE THIS WOMAN TO BE YOUR WIFE,

TO FUSS AND FIGHT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

DO YOU TAKE THIS FELLA, FOR BETTER OR WORSE,

TILL THE MAN COME TO TAKE YOU AWAY IN A HEARSE?

Wedding Boogie - Johnny Otis Congregation with Little Esther, Mel Walker & Lee Graves

For the very best in black music, past and present, head off to Johnny Corsair’s brilliant Bright Lights Big City podcast at:

https://johnnycorsair9.podbean.com/

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Illustration: Small Town Talk drops in on 1986 to catch Howlin’ Wilf & The Vee-Jays.

I’d just put the audio of this episode to bed when the death of Don Everly was announced. Small Town Talk will pay tribute to the Brothers next month.