Johnny Corsair's Podcast

Johnny Corsair

A show that plays Blues - old & very old. Soul, RnB, Doo Wop, Gospel, Reggae read less
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Bright Lights Big City - 37
3d ago
Bright Lights Big City - 37
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 Levee Breaks / Candice Ivory 7. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean / Furry Lewis 8. suitcase of memeories / Tia Gordon 9. One Last Dance / Baby Rose 10. Lorelei / MRCY 11. Give Me Some Credit / Ann Peebles 12. Here I Am (Come And Take Me) / Al Green 13. In The Ghetto / Candi Staton 14. Dog Ain't A Man's Best Friend / Lewis Clark 15. The Nitty Gritty / Shirley Ellis   theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed   " As they say in polite circles... we've been spoilt rotten."   contact me at : johnnycorsair9@gmail.com   If you haven't tuned into Pete Jone's music podcast: https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com then I urged you to do so, there's almost fifty shows to listen to  - all fantastic and proving you can take the boy out of Ramsgate but... The Procrastination Prince, the Northern Soul nut, the best painter & printer of 7 inch records, I give you ...Martin Grover find his delightful work at https://martingrover.com the best online record shop  in the world... check out Ace Records @ https://acerecords.co.uk   Candice Ivory's version of 'See That My Grave Is Kept Clean' https://youtu.be/K4RCHLDBE?si=If-P2vnmJzUV4Crw
Bright Lights Big City - 33
Dec 30 2023
Bright Lights Big City - 33
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're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond / Buffalo Nichols 9.  I'll Rise / Ben Harper 10. Well Oh Well / King Joe & The Atlantics 11. That's A Pretty Good Love / The Royal Premiers 12. Bad Boy / The Jive Bombers 13. Homeboy / Mr Wiggles 14. The Stretch / The Contours 15. The Boy From Crosstown / The Marvelettes 16. Millionaire (Live from KOCO) / Olivia Dean 17. Happy New Year Darling / Lonnie Johnson 18. Gee, Ain't I Good To You / McKinney's Cotton Pickers 19. Bring That Cadillac Back / Harry Crafton & Don Bagby Orchestra 20. Happy New Year, Baby / Johnny Otis Orchestra   theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed   "the vocal affectation was used on the consecutive releases each a little more tedious than the last."   contact me at : johnnycorsair9@gmail.com End the year or start the year or anytime of year every month there's 'Smalltown Talk' Pete Jones' marvellous monthly mix of songs from back then, a bit sooner, and occasionally right now! hear all this at... https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean   Our friend & regular guest, Martin Grover's record sleeve paintings and much more can be viewed and bought at https://martingrover.com
Episode 30: Bright Lights Big City - 30
Sep 27 2023
Episode 30: Bright Lights Big City - 30
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 / Jalen N'Gonda 9. Falling Or Flying / Jorja Smith 10. Up In The Streets Of Harlem / The Drifters 11 Hey Lover / Daughters Of Eve 12 You & Me / Penny & The Quarters 13. Shake Your Hips / Slim Harpo 14. She's Gone (And She Won't Be Back) / Nolan Chance 15. Baby I've Got It / Jimmy Ruffin theme tune : Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed "But when I saw the moonlight on her Mississippi  that's when I recognised my home sweet home."                                                                    Skeets Macdonald We're broadcasting out of podbean as from show 31 (end of Oct)  contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com if you want the link to the new show  but' bright lights podbean' will probably suffice. Our sister show: SmallTown Talk has got the keys to his new podbean home already. You can find all Pete's previous 41 shows there and his first with podbean by the end of September at: https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com/ martin grover who picks a beautiful song for this show can be found at martin.grover.com as well as throwing a shape at various northern soul nights in South London. want to buy this sort of music then shop at : acerecords.com
Episode 25: Bright Lights Big City - 25
Apr 29 2023
Episode 25: Bright Lights Big City - 25
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 Train / Al Green & The Soul Mates 6. Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Al Green 7. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down / Ann Peebles 8. Stop The Bleeding / Baby Rose 9. Be My Own Boyfriend / Olivia Dean 10. Future Lover / Thee Sacred Souls 11. No Fooling Me / Don Letts (feat Holly Cook) 12. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You / Taj Mahal 13. Can You Get To That / Funkadelic 14. Meet Me Down At Soulsville / Little Joe Cook theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed "he lay in a morgue for three days until someone noticed his shallow breathing." contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail,com the sister show to this is essential listening catch it at: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/smalltowntalkrecords where pete jones cuts through the flim flam, the tittle tattle, the gossip that a smalltown can foster by playing some of the best songs around from when best songs began,  want to see some great art - go to martingrover.com there's iconic 7 inch singles paintings and prints, South London in all it's glory and mystique and more. want to go record shopping then look no further than acerecords.com. Every prize CD on here comes from these good people.
Episode 21: Bright Lights - 21
Dec 21 2022
Episode 21: Bright Lights - 21
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 Across The Street / The Del-Rios 7, Got To Make A Comeback / Eddie Floyd 8. Can I Call You Rose? / Andre Cruz & Chris Lujan 9. Love Comes Easy / Thee Sacred Souls 10. Lost / the Darlettes 11. Home / Jorja Smith 12. Theek Ache / Joy Crookes 13. Sugar Plum / Little Eva 14. Bright Lights / Delilah Keenebruew 15. Christmas In Heaven / Billy Ward & The Dominoes 16. Gee Whiz, It's Christmas / Carla Thomas 17. Christmas Wish / Percy Sledge 18. Christmas Gift / Margie Joseph 19. Christmas Is A Joyful Day / Lord Executor 20. Happy New Year / Lightin' Hopkins theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed "and Pete Jones, a big Richard Berry fan, will be thinking 'shame on you' for not knowing her" contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com sister shows are doing it for themselves - the fantastic smalltown talk podcast is at https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/smalltowntalkrecords  Go to Pete's 20th show for 30 Xmas songs - one long festive medley and the other 31 shows for his usual wonderful mix. check out Martin Grover's website: martingrover.com - the best artist & procrastinator in town. For a sizeable chunk of the songs on here each month and millions more - shop at : acerecords.com