It's what it says on the tin: blues old & very old, soul old & new, R'n'B, gospel, and doo wop. The familiar and the completely new. 1. Ain't Nothing You Can Do / Bobby 'Blue' Bland 2. No Need For Your Crying / King Kolax with Rudy Green 3. I Can Tell / Bo Diddley 4. Steal Away / The Gospel Clefs 5. Nite Owl / Tony Allen & The Champs 6. When The Le…

It's our 3rd birthday party shared with Diana Ross, Chaka Khan & Laura Lee. We take some pills, go to school & miss a train. Why not stop on by? 1. Bop Pills / Macy Skipper 2. Three Cool Cats / The Coasters 3. Cool School / Chuck & Dobby 4. Don't Leave Me Here To Cry / Sister Rosetta Tharpe 5. Mud Island Blues / The Fieldstones 6. You Can't Rule Me…

We're coming & going, doing the Monkey & the Popeye & there's more women and more Motown than ever before. 1. Come Go With Me / The Del Vikings 2. Runnin' & Foolin' / Joe & Ann 3. Have Fun / Ann Cole 4. Goin' Back To Texas / Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie 5. Me & My Chauffeur / Candice Ivory 6. Why Can't You Miss Me Too? / Rachel Maxann 7. Cry O…

We kick off the new year with the same but different, everything & nothing, a walk round the themed city and such a much. 1. You Ain't Such a Much / Blanche Thomas 2. Walking Up A One Way Street / Willie Tee 3. Tired Of Walking / Little Joe Hinton 4. Cold As Hell / Jimmie Dawkins 5. Broken Heart / Nora Jean Bruso 6. Slip Away / Clarence Carter 7. I…

Extra songs, extra picks, a 'live' song for the first time and the 'Album Of The Year' award. 1. Let The Good Things Start / Pearl Woods 2. Barbwire / Nora Dean 3. Peace Begins Within / Bobby Powell 4. Wish I Didn't Miss You / Angie Stone 5. Nothing Left To Do But Cry / Merry Clayton 6. Watch Out Love / Betty Wright 7. Carmen / Olivia Dean 8. You'r…

An extended 'Heartache special edition show' packing in: Maddie's Music, the Pilkington Pick, two birthday tributes, our usual three themes and Martin Grover drops by with four records to spin plus another Candi Staton CD to giveaway! 1. Do Lord / Jackie Wilson & Linda Hopkins 2. Boogie Chillen/Walking With Frankie / John Fred & The Playboys 3. Jer…

It's a house warming party with some Motown, some old soul, some new soul, some crazy records, 5 birthday wishes, and a fantastic re-issue CD from Ace Records to win. 1. Rock Love / Lula Reed 2. Cry Like A Baby / Dorothy Moore 3. Make Me Yours / Bettye Swann 4. Say It (feat Bettye Lavette) Steve Cropper 5. Soothe Me / Sam & Dave 6. For Your Love / …

It's our leaving party. While I pack up boxes I have 5 guests picking a song or three. See you on the other side. 1. Messin' Up /The "5" Royales 2. Wang Dang Doodle / Koko Taylor 3. Mean Man / Betty Harris 4. Water, Water / Effie Smith 5. The Tattooed Lady / Skeets Macdonald 6. Don't Make Me Cry / Freddie North 7. Teenage Dreams / Konyikeh 8. Lost …

29th show, 29 ways, 13 songs, 2 songs /same title, 3 themes, 2 songs chosen by Tia Gordon. 1. 29 Ways / Willie Dixon 2. Boogie Woogie Country Girl / Big Joe Turner 3. Be My Kid Blues / Elizabeth Johnson 4. Perfect Day /Al Green 5. Girls Have Feelings Too / Barbra Mason 6. Drown In My Own Tears / Mitty Collier 7. Poor Side Of Town / Carroll Lloyd 8 …

Get on that horse and ride down Rye Lane & cry, laugh & get your enjoys on another show where it's the same but different. 1. Race Horse / Tiny Davis And Her Orchestra 2. Get Your Enjoys / Eunice Davis 3. This May Be The Last Time / The Consolers 4. I See It / The Staple Singers 5. I Just Can't Keep From Crying / Marie Knight 6. Laugh, Laugh, Laugh…

The greatest R'n'B group -nobody knows, songs from the phone book & the marvellous 'theme' music provided by Montana's Maddy Burke. 1. Last Call For Alcohol / Julia Lee 2. Baby Don't Do It / The '5' Royales 3. V8 Ford / George Henry Bussey 4. The Truth / Precious Bryant 5. Cry To Me / Betty Harris (chosen by Maddy Burke) 6. Do Right Woman, Do Right…

A slightly more soulful show this month, we celebrate two Motown legends birthday's & we have artist Martin Grover in the studio spinning 3 records 1. Mish Mash / Carrie Grant 2. 5-10-15 Hours / Ruth Brown 3. Chi Chi Chi Chicago / Nellie Lutcher 4. Do You Love Me Just A Little Honey? / Gladys Knight & The Pips 5. Little Things / Jorja Smith 6. The …

Say Hi to two soul singers as we celebrate their birthdays this month, win a fantastic new release from Ace Records, and then if you want more ... meet me down at Soulsville. 1. I May Be Wrong / Little Johnny Jones 2. Move Baby Move / Billy 'The Kid' Emerson 3. A Love Reputation / Denise LaSalle 4. My Beat Is 125th Street / Eunice Davis 5. Back Up …

Wanna boogie, have a boat ride and play funky football? Step right on up. This month we also celebrate 3 Soul singer's birthdays. 1. Easter Bunny Boogie / Willie Brown 2. Mr Low Love / Terry Timmons 3. Goin' Down To Tia Juana / Andre Williams 4, Steamboat / Arthur Grant & The Red Shoes 5. From Four Until Late / Robert Johnson 6. Help Me To Understa…

We tip our hat to three great singers who left us this month, there's a return of an 'answer' record a fantastic soul compilation to be won, and you can go to a 'Go Go' with two new releases. 1. The Same Old Story / Sonny Thompson & The Champions 2. Miami / Eugene Church 3. Come On Back Jack / Nina Simone 4, Over To My House / Elvie Thomas 5. How L…

Let's jump, shake & move to another mix of the familiar and the never heard before. The 'A' & 'B' sides of the twists & turns in a life of heartache, regret & redemption. 1. Jump Shake & Move / Nolan Strong & The Diablos 2. 'Til The Well Runs Dry / Wynona Carr 3. Market Place / Etta James 4. Can I / Jenell Hawkins 5, Last Kind Words Blues / Geeshie…

Stax, tracks & comebacks. The best 'B' side ever, the album of the year and we close with our Christmas party - come on in. 1. 3 x 7 = 21 / Jewel King 2. Moments / Jennell Hawkins 3. I Will Meet You At The Station / Brother Williams & The Memphis Sanctified Singers 4. That's Why I Cry / Varetta Willard 5. Mr Bus Driver / The Teen Queens 6, Just Acr…

Love, Truth & the Flu : Songs for no reason, every reason & for dancers any age, 1. Tell The Truth / The 5 Royales 2. No Time / The Titans 3, Memphis Flu / Elder Curry 4. This Love / Joy Tones 5. Ask The Lonely / The Four Tops 6. Saying Goodbye (Demo) / Ondara 7, Know That You Are Loved / Cleo Sol 8. If Only You Knew / Gabriels 9. Save Your Tears F…

Sleep Drink & then Play your next Bright Lights Big City episode right now featuring artists I know little about and some even less. 1. Every Which a Kinda Way / Earl Connelly King 2. Sleep Drink & Play / Earl Burton 3. The Back Room Romp / Rex Stewart & the 52nd Street Stompers 4, Cairo Blues / Henry Spaulding 5. Call Me / Emitt Long 6. Operator /…

It's late September let's shim sham shimmy with some old soul, new soul, old blues, RnB, gospel and reggae. The usual stuff. 1. Shim, Sham, Shimmy / Champion Jack Dupree 2. Don't Start Crying Now / Slim Harpo 3. Crying In The Chapel / The Staple Singers 4. Your Good Thing / Mable John 5, Denomination Blues Pt 2 78rpm version / Washington Phillips 6…

There's a thrill upon the hill so let's go and spend a happy hour from Biloxi to Bridlington. 1. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go / Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 2. Papa (I Don't Treat That Little Girl Mean) / Scatman Crothers 3. Heaven Bound Train / Jackson Gospel Singers 4. Poor And Clean / Gregory Isaacs 5. Fortune Teller / Lamont Dozier 6. It's To…

If we don't have a meeting we're gonna have some kinda fight because Bright Lights Big City is breaking up the house with killer tunes, a new theme of 'crying' songs and a fantastic CD to giveaway 1. Breaking Up The House / Tiny Bradshaw 2. My Name Ain't Annie / Linda Hayes 3. Little Annie / Anna Belle Caesar 4. Smokey Places / The Corsairs 5. K.C.…

Back from his hols, there's work to be done for our Johnny. If you're on a Debbie Downer tune in and your day should get brighter. 1. Work To Be Done / Paul Perryman 2. Screaming Please / Buddy Ace 3. Calendar Hanging On The Wall / Morris Bailey & The Thomas Boys 4. I'm Going To Cincinatti / Walter Coleman 5. Yes I Know / Linda Hayes 6. I'm Not The…

The start of a 'revolution? Koffee with that Sugar Pie? A knighthood in the offing? All this and a birthday request - the new Simon Bates. 1. Do Unto Others / Pee Wee Crayton 2. Soon You'll Be Gone / Blues Busters 3. Slip-In Mules / Sugar Pie DeSanto 4. You Must Be Born Again / The Sacred Four 5. Santa Fe / Baby Boy Warren 6. I Get Lifted / George …

How one man cleaned up a 'motherf****r', three themes, an ex-Slit, a tribute to a Funk Brother and more on Show 13 ...what could possibly go wrong? 1. Six to Eight / Sticks McGhee 2. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee / Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder 3. I Found Out / The Du Droppers 4. I Can't Even Enjoy My Home / Big Charley & The Domans 5. What Is This I See? / …

11 singers, 2 instrumentals, the greatest 'B' side ever? and the offer of a bit of brassica - all this and the chance to win a CD. 1. This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' / Ruth Brown 2. Stranded In The Jungle / The Cadets 3. Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) / The Penguins 4. I've Got Nothing Working Now / Ann Cole 5. Anybody Here Want To Try My Cabbage? …

Canned Heat blues connections Pt 2, the Harlem Hamfats relay race continues, Jessica Lipsky's magical monthly pick & a Bright Lights Big City T shirt up for grabs. 1. I Say I Love You / Johnny Watson 2. Georgia Slop / Jimmy McCracklin 3. Canned Heat Blues / Tommy Johnson 4. Bull Doze Blues / Henry Thomas 5. Why Don't You Do Right? / Lil Green 6. Ye…

Canned Heat connections, a 'shoe' that sings, a 'Happy Birthday' song, and more 'old songs', 'old records', 'old memories' and possibly not for the first time, Johnny Corsair talks 'crap' 1. Knock Knock / Carol Fran 2. Ada from Decatur/ Jimmy Liggins 3. Weed Smoker's Dream / Harlem Hamfats 4. Why Don't You Do Right? / Mike Gordon & the El Tempos 5.…

The mince pie of music sprinkled with the icing sugar of Xmas songs, Johnny Corsair presents a bumper show. Best before Dec 27th but good all year round. 1. You're A Little Too Late / Danny Owens 2. I'm Gonna Be A Fool Next Monday / Kitty White 3. Ain't Gonna Hush / Cordella De Milo 4. Wear It On Your Face / The Dells 5. Drowning In The Sea Of Love…

With a bit more R'n'B than 'B' this month, Johnny Corsair still spins the platters that matter. And possibly the 'album of the year' could be yours... 1. Turn The Wi-Fi Down / Willie Headen 2. Hi' Fi' Baby / Teddy (Mr Bear) McCrae 3. Chicago Bound / Jimmy Rogers 4. I Got A Secret I Ain't Gonna Keep It / Buddy Griffin & Claudia Swann 5. I'm Hurted /…

Johnny Corsair presents the same and more, J.L. from Brooklyn takes an 'opportunity' to pick a fave tune, and we chat to a man with a memoir...Mr Rod Demick 1. Jump With Me Baby / Mamie Jenkins 2. Can It Be / The Titans 3. Kansas City Blues / Jim Jackson 4. If You've Gotta Make A Fool / James Ray 5. Stand By Me Father / The Soul Stirrers 6. Mama Yo…

Johnny Corsair is going round taking names, pseudonyms & sobriquets while spinning soul, R'n'B, blues old & NEW, and more with the help of J.L. from Brooklyn... 1. On Revival Day / Lavern Baker 2. Statesboro Blues / Blind Willie McTell 3. It Must Be Jesus / Southern Tones 4. You Said You Had A Woman / Geneva Vallier 5. Lost & Lonesome / Buffalo Nic…

The shy & retiring Johnny C plays the Fantastic Johnny C, groundbreaking gospel, and a lot more, plus gives a shout out to a wonderful new book which you can win... 1. Finger Poppin' Time / Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 2. I'm The Man Down There / Jimmy Reed 3. Bye & Bye We're Going To See The King / Arizona Dranes 4. Moonlight Mile / Lee Fields 5…

Johnny Corsair thinks about the jobs he might have done while merrily podcasting some old & new tunes. 1. I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them / Marie Knight 2. Come Back Uncle John / Big John Greer 3. To Be Loved (Forever) / The Pentagons 4. Just The One I've Been Looking For / Johnnie Taylor 5. Going To Move To Alabama / Charley Patton 6. I Want…

Johnny Corsair spins more Blues, Soul, R'n'B, Doo Wop, Gospel and more... we spoil you. 1. Bad Case Of Love / B.B. King 2. What More? / Z. Z. Hill 3. Crazy About My Baby / Blind Roosevelt Graves 4. Across 110th Street / Bobby Womack 5. Until The Real Thing Comes Along / Billy Ward & The Dominoes 6. Lonesome Ground / Sleepy John Estes 7. Oh, Mary Do…

1. Destination Love / Wynonie Harris 2. 99½ / Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes 3. Parchman Farm Blues / Bukka White 4. When A Man Loves A Woman / Esther Phillips 5. Do Something For Me / Billy Ward & The Dominoes 6. This Train / Sister Rosetta Tharpe 7. Miss Ann / Little Richard 8. Baltimore Blues / Charlie McKoy 9. Oct 33 / Bl…

Breaking Records disc jockey, Johnny Corsair, digs through his crates of Soul, R'n'B, Blues,Gospel & Doo Wop and more... 1. Jump Children / Dave Bartholomew 2. Houston Jump / Floyd Dixon 3. I'll Bring It Home To You / Carla Thomas 4. Call Me A Fool / Valerie June 5. Trouble of Mine / The Swindell Brothers 6. The Last Mile Of The Way / Sam Cooke & T…