It's our 5th birthday! A new record design by Pete Jones, a new section and the rest is the usual musical treasures and trinkets from way back & right now.

1. You Can't Stop Here (Step It Up & Go) / Pearl Reeves & The Concords

2. Chop Suey Louie / Jimmy Preston

3. Yellow Dog Blues / W.C. Handy

4. Rock Away / Sadie McKinney

5. Somewhere Crying / Irma Thomas

6. Stars Fell On Alabama / Lizz Wright

7. should i give it up / Tia Gordon

8. Lights Off / Nectar Woode

9. You Went Away Too Long / The Womack Sisters

10. Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray / The Womack Brothers

11. Doctrine Of Love / Jalen NGonda

12. Don't Look Back / The Temptations

13. Baby I Need Your Love / Bobby Williams

14. Things Get Better / Eddie Floyd

15. You Gotta Understand / Carmy Love

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

"It's not about a golden retriever."

contact me at : johnnycorsair9@gmail.com

Not only does he provide the fantastic record design each month he puts out the sister show to this - I give you Pete Jones the host of 'Small Town Talk' tune in at

https://smalltowntalk4.podbean.com

Want to buy some of what you hear on B.L.B.C & S.T.T then there's no better online shop than Ace Records

https://acerecords.com

Want to buy some Art at affordable prices -paintings of: 7 inch record labels, flowers, soul artists hangin' around S.E. London tehn go to:

https://martingrover.com

Another show, another 53 minutes of the old & the new of the best in Soul, R'n'B, Blues, Doo Wop, Gospel, Reggae, & Ska.

1. Do-Re-Me / Lee Dorsey

2. Sally Green / The Jesters

3. I Sat & Cried / Jimmy Nelson

4. Saturday Night Fish Fry / Eddie Williams & his Brown Buddies

5. So Cold In China / Kid Prince Moore

6. I Didn't Want To Do It But I Did / Dee Irwin & Mamie Galore

7. Been So Long / Dee Irwin

8. Swinging On A Star / Dee Irwin feat Little Eva

9. Wake Up John / Little Eva

10. What Kind Of World / The Cables

11. love / tia gordon

12. Nothing Is Impossible With You / Cleo Sol

12. Diamonds On The Sole Of Her Shoes / Olivia Dean

13. More & More / Little Milton

14. Aunt Dora's Love Shack / Arthur Conley

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

"then, as is now, wasn't part of the United States."

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Tune into the sister show where currently Pete Jones is spinning those 'longer' songs on one of his special editions

https://smalltowntalk4.podbean.com

Our prize CD this month is, as always, courtesy of our favourite store - Ace Records go check them out at:

https://acerecords.com

Last month's guest Martin Grover spends his time painting, printing, exhibiting, running & dancing - go see his art at:

https://martingrover.com

We pick nine songs & our guest, Martin Grover, picks another four = the baker's dozen of soul & r'n'b to kick off 2026.

1. Wipe Your Tears /Jimmy Nolen

2. Give Me One More Drink / The Big Heat

3. Baby, Scratch My Back / Slim Harpo

4. Three Rooms / Audrey Freeman

5. Shelter From The Storm / Cassandra Wilson

6. There Must Be Something / Friday, Saturday & Sunday

7. There's No End / Latimore

8. I Can Hold My Own / Geater Davis

9. Potato Salad / Friday, Saturday & Sunday

10. Landslide / Baby Rose

11. Reclusive / Emiene

12. The Times They Are A-Changin'/ The Brothers & Sisters Of Los Angeles

13. Double Barrel / Dave & Ansel Collins

theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

" you get the picture...those boys were busy!"

contact me at: johnnycorsair9@gmail.com

Our Sister show, Small Town Talk with a lot of we don't play and a bit of we do can be reached at:

https://smalltowntalk4.podbean.com

Our guest this month, Martin Grover has all his fantastic art available to see & buy at:

https://martingrover.com

This month's prize CD is courtesy, as always, from Ace Records - their website is packed with Soul, RnB, Blues, and so much more so go find at:

https://acerecords.com