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On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark celebrates the birthday of legendary songwriter Willie Dixon with tracks from Etta James, Sam Cooke and Muddy Waters. There's also reggae courtesy of the Mighty Diamonds, Emmylou Harris covering the Beatles, plus a preview of Don McGlashan's forthcoming tour of New Zealand.
Songs Played:
Artist: Muddy Waters
Track: Hoochie Coochie Man
Composer: Willie Dixon
Album: Chess - 50th Anniversary Collection
Label: Chess
Artist: Koko Taylor
Track: Wang Dang Doodle
Composer: Willie Dixon
Album: Chess Singles Collection
Label: Chess
Artist: Sam Cooke
Track: Little Red Rooster
Composer: Willie Dixon
Album: Night Beat
Label: RCA
Artist: Etta James
Track: Spoonful
Composer: Dixon
Album: At Last
Label: Chess
Artist: Willie Dixon
Track: Back Door Man
Composer: Willie Dixon
Album: I Am The Blues
Label: Columbia
Artist: Mighty Diamonds
Track: I Need A Roof
Composer: Mighty Diamonds
Album: I Need A Roof
Label: Empire
Artist: Peter Bruntnell
Track: Ghost In A Spitfire
Composer: Peter Bruntnell
Album: Ghost In A Spitfire
Label: https://peterbruntnell.net/
Artist: Robbie Robertson
Track: Somewhere Down The Crazy River
Composer: Robbie Robertson
Album: Robbie Robertson
Label: Geffen
Artist: Don McGlashan & The Seven Sisters
Track: Bathe In The River
Composer: Don McGlashan
Album: Marvellous Year
Label: https://donmcglashan.com/
Artist: Emmylou Harris
Track: For No One
Composer: Lennon / McCartney
Album: Songbird
Label: Rhino
Artist: Candi Staton
Track: What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love And Understanding
Composer: Nick Lowe
Album: Unstoppable
Label: Thirty Tigers
Artist: Nick Lowe
Track: The Beast In Me
Composer: Nick Lowe
Album: The Impossible Bird
Label: Demon
Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: DeWolf
