Photo: Roland Godefroy, CC BY-SA 3.0
On this week's show, soul queen Esther Phillips covers Van Morrison, and Bonnie Raitt takes on John Prine. There's also blues from Junior Wells, reggae courtesy of Gregory Isaacs, plus an all-time classic from Nick Drake.
Music played:
Artist: Nick Drake
Track: Fruit Tree
Composer: Drake
Album: Five Leaves Left
Label: Island
Artist: Bonnie Raitt
Track: Angel From Montgomery
Composer: John Prine
Album: Streetlights
Label: Warner Bros
Artist: Nina Simone
Track: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Composer: Benjamin / Ott / Marcus
Album: Single
Label: Phillips
Artist: Gregory Isaacs
Track: Cool Down The Pace
Composer: Gregory Isaacs / Sylvester Weise
Album: Night Nurse
Label: Island
Artist: Junior Wells
Track: Tobacco Road
Composer: Loudermilk
Album: Coming At You
Label: Vanguard
Artist: J J Cale
Track: Don't Go To Strangers
Composer: J J Cale
Album: Naturally
Label: A&M
Artist:Tom Waits
Track: New Coat Of Paint
Composer: Tom Waits
Album: The Heart Of Saturday Night
Label: Asylum
Artist: The Watson Twins
Track: Southern Manners
Composer: Chandra Watson / Leigh Watson
Album: The Watson Twins
Label: Junket
Artist: Leaf Rapids
Track: Don't Be Scared
Composer: Brett Sparks / Rennie Sparks
Album: Virtual Machine
Label: Coax
Artist: The Handsome Family
Track: Arlene
Composer: Brett Sparks / Rennie Spark
Album: Odessa
Label: Carrot Top
Artist: Guy Clark
Track: Dublin Blues
Composer: Guy Clark
Album: Transatlantic Sessions
Label: Whirlie
Artist: Warren Zevon
Track: Back In The High Life Again
Composer: Winwood / Jennings
Album: Life'll Kill Ya
Label: Artemis
Artist: Esther Phillips
Track: Brand New Day
Composer: Van Morrison
Album: Single
Label: Atlantic
Artist: Roland Alphonso
Track: Reggae In The Grass
Composer: Alphonso
Album: Single
Label: Coxsone
