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."

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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!"

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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

The Bright Lights Big City Christmas Boogie...

1. I Wanna Be Your Radio / Mamie Galore

2. Blue Christmas / The Meditation Singers

3. Midnight Bells Are Ringing / T. Bone Walker

4. Just a Sad Xmas / The Soul Duo

5. Christmas In Jail / The Youngsters

6. Save Me A Boogie / Marvin Johnson

7. Christmas Date Boogie / Big Joe Turner

8. Why Must I Cry / Priscilla Bowman

9. Jelly Bread / Booker T & The M.G.'s

10. Ole Man Trouble / Otis Redding

11. Concrete Jungle / Arthur Alexander

12. Walk The Street / Derrick Harriot

13. Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) The O Jays

14. Something's Different / Elara James

15. Lady Lady / Olivia Dean

16. Let Alone The One You Love / Olivia Dean

17. Speak To Me / Michelle David & The True-Tones

18. Stick Fight (Live at the Village Underground) Nectar Woode

19. Santa Claus Boogie / The Voices

20. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus / Mabel Scott

21. Dig That Crazy Santa Claus / Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers

22. Christmas In Celebration / B.B. King

23. Santa Done Got Hip / The Marquees

24. You Can't Hurry Love (live on Jools) / Olivia Dean

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

"Christmas is a perfect time for sad songs."

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Whether it's 3.15pm or 21 minutes to 9 it's time for another 50+ minutes of 15 songs on show 55.

1. Air Travel / Ray & Bob

2. Drop My Stuff / Three Fifteen & His Squares

3. 21 Minutes To 9 / Willie Love

4. Hole In The Ground / Freddie Kohlman & His Orchestra

5. Ham 'N' Eggs / Skip Manning

6. Trouble In Mind / Dinah Washington & Ben Webster

7. Shouldn't I Know / The Cardinals

8. You Might As Well Forget Him / Jimmy Hughes

9. Bigger They Come / Jimmy Cliff

10. Moment to Moment / Junior Scaife

11. Together Apart / Becky Sikasa

12. A Couple Of Minutes / Olivia Dean

13. Don't Watch Me Cry / Jorja Smith

14. Down In Memphis / Booker T Jones

15. Stick Fight / Nectar Woode

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

"I like the way he says 'just about 21 minutes to 9'

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Once again a big shout out for Pete Jones' Small Town Talk podcast

https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com

if listening can be essential then this 49 minutes is every month.

Go browse and buy at Ace Records website - https://acerecords.com

Go browse and buy also at https://martingrover.com

Trains, Religion & Pies and a lot more - all aboard!

1. All Aboard / Muddy Waters

2. Number Nine Train / Tarheel Slim

3. First, You've Got To Recognise God / The Burnadettes

4. Petootie Pie / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan

5. The Frim Fram Sauce / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

6. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / Nina Simone

7. Uptown / Little Eva

8. Too Much / Amber Mark

9. What It Means / Lady Wray

10. Blue Skies / Dexter In The Newsagent

11. When The Rain Stops / Nectar Woode

12. Your Time To Cry / Joe Simon

13. Reality / Snooks Eaglin

14. Young, Gifted & Black / Nina Simone

15. Good Rocking Daddy / Roomful Of Blues

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

"they're all a figment of the songwriter's imagination."

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join the Congregation at the church of Pastor Pete 'I'm a Believer' Jones at

https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com

the Devil's tunes and more.

Our prize CD this month is once again courtesy of Ace Records - if you don't win it then buy it and much more at https://acereords.com

Want a music related painting or a print and much more then shop at: https://martingrover.com

It's September so artists get their new records in the shops & those modern type things like streaming for the Christmas market. We have songs from two of those albums, two new singles and a bunch of old but gold stuff as always.

1. Too Much Competition / Allen Bunn

2. Shopping For Clothes / The Coasters

3. My Stove's In Good Condition / Lil Johnson

4. Highway 61 / Sunnyland Slim

5. The Jones Girl / The Five Satins

6. The Gal From Joe's / Etta Jones

7. Believe In Me / Jennings Brothers

8. Brave / Joy Crookes

9. Baby Steps / Olivia Dean

10. i wish i could /Tia Gordon

11. All About Me / Jalen N'Gonda

12. Because I Love You / Billy Stewart

13. Worth Every Tear That I Cry / Dee Dee Warwick

14. How Can I Tell You (To Love Me More) / Brooke Combe

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

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Hitting the airwaves today as well it's : https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com

the sister show with 49 minutes of a wonderful mix.

check out the vast array of music that both shows dip into every month at: https://acerecords.com

Want to buy some art? Look no further than https://martingrover.com

You wait for one instrumental & two come along and 12 other crackin' tunes.

1. Fools Are Getting Scarcer / Roy Milton

2. Creepin' / The Starlighters

3. Why'd You Do It? / Ralph Willis

4. Dirty Water / Billy Larkin & The Delegates

5. A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues / Arthur Alexander

6. Nights In New York City / Jan Bradley

7. Beautiful Strangers / Mavis Staples

8. Love So Divine / Emilia Sisco & Cold Diamond & Mink

9. One Of Those Good For Crying Over You Days / Clydie King

10. Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens / Anthony Hamilton

11. Somebody To You / Joy Crookes

12. Man I Need / Olivia Dean

13. He Loves Us Both / Lila Ike (feat H.E.R.)

14. Blue Blood / Candice Ivory

15. Since You've Been Gone / Four Tops

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

"they're going beserk to get off to work."

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Although he's busier than the busiest bee, Pete Jones manages to find time to bring you a fantastic 49 mins of his record collection every month on the sister show to this : https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com -

A lot of what we both play are Ace Records releases because there is no one better - go shopping at

https://acerecords.com & join their Facebook page to be in the know of their latest release.

Soon to be a guest again on the show so check out the art of Martin Grover - https://martingrover.com

Check out Nola Blue records - the home of Candice Ivory's latest release & many more blues artists at

https://www.nola-blues.com