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On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic blues courtesy of Otis Spann and Etta James, reggae from Toots and the Maytals, a preview of Calexico's forthcoming New Zealand tour plus a show favourite from Iris Dement.
Songs Played:
Artist: Toots & The Maytals
Track: Funky Kingston
Composer: Hibbert
Album: Funky Kingston
Label: Soul Jazz
Artist: Curtis Baker and the Bravehearts
Track: Crawfish Gumbo
Composer: Anderson
Album: Single
Label: Original Gravity
Artist: Calexico
Track: Close Behind
Composer: Burns / Convertino
Album: Feast Of Wire
Label: City Slang
Artist: The Handsome Family
Track: Far From Any Road
Composer: Brett Sparks / Rennie Sparks
Album: Singing Bones
Label: Loose
Artist: Giant Sand
Track: Shiver
Composer: Gelb
Album: Chore Of Enchantment
Label: Loose
Artist: Etta James
Track: Good Rockin' Daddy
Composer: Berry / Josea
Album: Good Rockin' Mama
Label: Ace
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Track:The Weight
Composer: Robertson
Album: This Girl's In Love With You
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Bobby Charles
Track: Grow To Old
Composer: Charles / Bartholomew / Domino
Album: Bobby Charles
Label: Rhino
Artist: Guitar Slim
Track: The Things That I Used To Do
Composer: Eddie Jones
Album: Single
Label: Speciality
Artist: Otis Spann
Track: Country Boy
Composer: Otis Spann
Album: Otis Spann Is The Blues
Label: Candid
Artist: Guy Clark
Track: Let Him Roll
Composer: Guy Clark
Album: Old No1
Label: RCA
Artist: Nanci Griffith
Track: Love At The Five And Dime
Composer: Nanci Griffith
Album:The Last Of The True Believers
Label: Philo
Artist: Iris Dement
Track: Our Town
Composer: Iris Dement
Album: Infamous Angel
Label: Rounder
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: DeWolfe