19 Jul 2025

Nashville Babylon: 19 July 2025

From Nashville Babylon, 6:00 pm on 19 July 2025
Don McGlashan performing in the RNZ studios for NZ Live.

Don McGlashan performing in the RNZ studios for NZ Live. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

On this week's show there's new music from Van Morrison, classic blues and soul from Big Mama Thornton and Al Green, plus birthday tunes for Don McGlashan.

Music played:

Artist: The Felice Brothers
Track: Frankie’s Gun
Composer: The Felice Brothers
Album: The Felice Brothers
Label: Loose

Artist: Blam Blam Blam
Track: There Is No Depression In New Zealand
Composer: McGlashan / Von Sturmer
Album: Singe
Label: Propeller

Artist: The Mutton Birds
Track: Dominion Road
Composer: McGlashan
Album: Single
Label: Virgin

Artist: Joe Turner
Track: Honey Hush
Composer: Joe Turner
Album: Single
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Big Mama Thornton
Track: Black Rat
Composer: Little Son Joe
Album: Big Mama Thornton and the Chicago Blues Band
Label: Arhoolie

Artist: Al Green
Track: Take Me To The River
Composer: Green / Hodges
Album: Greatest Hits
Label: Hi

Artist: Sly and the Family Stone
Track: Dance To The Music
Composer: Sly Stone
Album: Single
Label: Epic

Artist: Buddy and Ella Johnson
Track: No More Love
Composer: Johnson
Album: Walk 'Em
Label: Ace

Artist: Van Morrison
Track: Cutting Corners
Composer: Van Morrison
Album: Remembering When
Label: Exile

Artist: John Prine & Iris Dement
Track: In Spite Of Ourselves
Composer: John Prine
Album: In Spite Of Ourselves
Label: Oh Boy

Artist: Lambchop
Track: Up With People
Composer: Kurt Wagner
Album: Nixon
Label: City Slang

Artist: The Front Lawn
Track:Claude Rains
Composer: Harry Sinclair / Don McGlashan
Album: Songs From The Front Lawn
Label: Front Lawn Records

Artist: Mt Raskil Preservation Society and Hollie Smith
Track: Bathe In The River
Composer: Don McGlashan
Album: No2 OST
Label: EMI

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