5 Jul 2025

Nashville Babylon: Saturday 5 July 2025

From Nashville Babylon, 6:00 pm on 5 July 2025
Fiona Shaw has chosen Deuces Wild by BB King.

Fiona Shaw has chosen Deuces Wild by BB King. Photo: AFP

On this week's show there's blues from BB King and Alberta Hunter, reggae courtesy of Desmond Dekker, classic Americana from the Willard Grant Conspiracy, a live RNZ session track from Don McGlashan and Anita Clark plus a birthday tune for the Band's Robbie Robertson. 

Music played:

Artist: Aretha Franklin
Track: The Weight
Composer: Robertson
Album: This Girl's In Love With You
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Big Brother and the Holding Company
Track: Piece Of My Heart
Composer: Ragovoy / Berns
Album: Cheap Thrills
Label: Columbia

Artist: Susan Tedeschi
Track: It Hurt So Bad
Composer: Hambridge
Album: Just Won't Burn
Label: Tone Cool

Artist: Cliff Bennett
Track: I Take What I Want
Composer: Hayes / Porter
Album: Got To Get You Into My Life
Label: See For Miles

Artist: Sticks McGhee
Track: One Monkey Don't Stop The Show
Composer: McGhee
Album: Single
Label: Atlantic

Artist: The Ventures
Track: Secret Agent Man
Composer: Sloan / Barri
Album: Single
Label: Dolton

Artist: Pink Floyd
Track: Remember A Day
Composer: Richard Wright
Album: Saucerful Of Secrets
Label: EMI

Artist: Desmond Dekker
Track: Fu Man Chu
Composer: Dacre
Album: Single
Label: Trojan

Artist: BB King
Track: Bring It On Home To Me
Composer: Brown
Album: Deuces Wild
Label: MCA

Artist: Alberta Hunter
Track: My Handyman Ain't Handy No More
Composer: Hunter
Album: Amtrak Blues
Label: Columbia

Artist: Willard Grant Conspiracy
Track: River In The Pines
Composer: Fisher
Album: Regard The End
Label: Loose

Artist: Don McGlashan and Anita Clark
Track: Anchor Me
Composer: Don McGlashan
Album: RNZ Session Track
Label:

Artist: The Band
Track: Acadian Driftwood
Composer: Robertson / Manuel / Helm / Danko
Album: Northern Lights - Southern Cross
Label: Capitol

Artist: The Noveltones
Track: Left Bank Two
Composer: Wayne Hill
Album: Single
Label: De Wolfe Music