On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Bobbie Gentry, Mick Jagger and the late Tony Joe White. There's also classic blues courtesy of Howlin' Wolf, reggae from Ken Boothe plus gems from Charlie Rich and Dolly Parton.
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Artist: The Posh
Track: Star Trek For Jazz Guitar
Composer: Alexander Courage
Album: Instrumentally Yours
Label: Cherry Red
Artist: The Modern Lovers
Track: Roadrunner (Twice)
Composer: Richman
Album: Theme Time Radio Hour
Label: Ace
Artist: Bobbie Gentry
Track: Parchman Farm
Composer: Mose Allison
Album: The Delta Sweete
Label: Capitol
Artist: Mick Jagger
Track: Memo From Turner
Composer: Jagger / Richards
Album: Singles Collection - The London Years
Label: ABKCO
Artist: Howlin' Wolf
Track: Howlin' For My Darling
Composer: Dixon / Burnett
Album: His Best
Label: Chess
Artist: The Sweet Inspirations
Track: Sweet Inspiration
Composer: Dan Penn / Spooner Oldham
Album: The Songs Of Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham
Label: Ace
Artist:Jimmy London
Track: I'm Your Puppet
Composer: Dan Penn / Spooner Oldham
Album: Darker Than Blue
Label: PK
Artist: Ken Boothe
Track: Is It Because I'm Black
Composer: Johnson
Album: Everything I Own
Label: Trojan
Artist: Charlie Rich
Track: July 12 1939
Composer: Norro Wilson
Album: Choctaw Ridge
Label: Ace
Artist: Ry Cooder
Track: How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
Composer: Alfred Reed
Album: Ry Cooder
Label: Reprise
Artist: Hoyt Axton
Track: Way Before The Time Of Towns
Composer: Axton
Album: Choctaw Ridge
Label: Ace
Artist: Dolly Parton
Track: Down To Dover
Composer: Dolly Parton
Album: Choctaw Ridge
Label: Ace
Artist:Tony Joe White
Track: Smoke From The Chimney
Composer: Tony Joe White
Album: Smoke From The Chimney
Label: Universal
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Left Bank Two - Single
Label: De Wolfe Music