7:02am

Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens “You Gotta Move” from Sticky Soul Fingers: A Rolling Stones Tribute (Mojo 2012) N  —Written by Mississippi Fred McDowell & the Reverend Gary Davis and found on this compilation CD of soul versions of songs off the Rolling Stone's 1971 'Sticky Fingers' album. Some of them work, some of them don't work but this track sure does.Buy it!

7:07am

Ananda Shankar “Jumpin' Jack Flash” from What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977) [Digital Version] (Rhino 2006) —Raga & psychedelia meet on this 1970 Rolling Stones cover recorded for the Reprise label. Ananda Shankar was the nephew of Ravi Shankar.Buy it!

7:14am

Reverend Lonnie Farris “Peace in the Valley” from This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM 1957-1982 (Tompkins Square 2011) N  —This was one of my favorite reissues of 2011. Want to see more? Go to http://kdhx.org/blog/2012/01/02/top-15-reissues-compilations-of-2011/ Written by Rev. Lonnie Farris (who also plays pedal steel on this track) and recorded in 1963 in L.A. Sublime.Buy it!

7:20am

Millie Jackson “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right” from If Loving You Is Wrong: 20 Cheatin' Heartbreakers (Kent 2002) —Cheating soul song of the highest order recorded in 1974 for the Spring label. Written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton.Buy it!

7:26am

Steve Cropper and Buddy Miller “The Slummer The Slum” from Dedicated: A Salute to The 5 Royales (429 2011) —This is one album I didn't get to on last week's recap of 2011. Written by Lowman Pauling & Obediah Carter & featuring Buddy Miller on lead vocals and Dan Penn & Keb Mo on background vocals. Oh, and guitar solos by Buddy Miller & Steve Cropper.Buy it!

7:32am

Mose Allison “Young Man's Blues” from Mose Allison: Greatest Hits (Concord Records, Inc. 1988) —Written by Mose Allison & recorded in 1957. Covered famously by The Who.Buy it!

7:35am

Patrinell Staten “I Let a Good Man Go” from Wheedle's Groove: Seattle's Finest in Funk & Soul 1965-79 (Light In The Attic 2011) N  —Secular song written by Seattle gospel singer Patrinell Staten and recorded in Vancouver, B.C. in 1969. Found on this 45s box set of 60s & 70s funk and soul out of Seattle.Buy it!

7:41am

The Honeys “The One You Can't Have” from Girls Go Zonk! (RPM 2004) —Capitol recording from 1963 written & produced by Brian Wilson.Buy it!

7:47am

Herbie Mann “Our Man Flint” from The Leopard Lounge At the Movies (Warner Jazz 2007) —Music bed. 60s instrumental for all you James Coburn fans out there. Scored by Jerry Goldsmith.Buy it!

7:53am

Norah Jones “Turn Me On” from Come Away With Me (Blue Note 2002) —I heard this song in a movie last weekend & was reminded of how great this recording was. Written by J.D. Loudermilk.Buy it!

7:59am

Don Costa “Charley” from Can You Dig It? The Music and Politics of Black Action Films (Soul Jazz www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/) —Music bed. Instrumental composed by Don Costa & recorded in 1973.Buy it!

8:10am

Andrea Corr “Pale Blue Eyes” from Lifelines (A.C. Records 2011) —How in God's name did I leave this Velvet Underground cover off my 2011 recap show last week? Absolutely gorgeous.Buy it!

8:18am

Calexico “Half a Smidge” from Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011 (Quarterstick 2011) —Written by Joey Burns & found on this 2011 collection of songs culled from eight of their tour-only, self-released CDs.Buy it!

8:24am

Los Lobos “Kiko and the Lavender Moon” from Kiko (Slash / Warner Bros. 1992) —I was just having a hankering for this song. Released in 1992 on what should be considered one of the greatest albums of the 90s. Written by David Hidalgo & Louie Pérez. They are coming to the Sheldon in February (Sun 2/26).Buy it!

8:28am

Warren Zevon “Veracruz” from Excitable Boy (Asylum 1978) —Written by Warren Zevon & bassist Jorge Calderon. "I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns / I heard Maria crying / Late last night I heard the news / That Veracruz was dying"Buy it!

8:37am

Richard & Linda Thompson “Walking On A Wire” from Shoot Out the Lights (Hannibal 1982) —Written by Richard Thompson and as good as music gets. The guitar work on this never fails to kill me. And then you layer in Linda Thompson's lead vocal. Oh, man.Buy it!

8:44am

Malcolm Middleton “A Brighter Beat” (Full Time Hobby 2007) —Written by the former Arab Strap co-founder.Buy it!

8:49am

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan “Come On Over (Turn me on)” from Sunday at Devil Dirt (V2 2008) —Written by Isobel Campbell. Their two voices are so different from one another but work so well together. I really wish they would play St. Louis, sometime.Buy it!

9:02am

The Little Willies “For the Good Times” (Milking Bull 2012) N  —Alright, I believe this marks the third Norah Jones lead vocal in today's show. This album is slated for release next Tuesday (1/10). And, as expected, this Kris Kristofferson song is rendered beautifully.Buy it!

9:08am

Kathleen Edwards “Change The Sheets” from Voyageur (Zoe www.thehip.com 2012) N  —From her forthcoming album slated for release on January 17.Buy it!

9:18am

Lydia Loveless “How Many Women” from Indestructible Machine (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2011) N  —Written by Lydia Loveless out of Columbus, OH. She's only 21 years old and already has a really fine voice.Buy it!

9:27am

Eilen Jewell “That's Where I'm Going” from Queen of the Minor Key (Signature Sounds Recording Company 2011) —Written by Eilen Jewell.Buy it!

9:33am

Chip Taylor “Words (Between the Lines of Age)” from Harvest Revisited (Mojo 2011) —Neil Young cover from 2011.Buy it!

9:44am

Caitlin Cary “By Eleven” from Por Vida (Cooking Vinyl 2004) —Found on this two-CD compilation of various artists performing songs written by Alejandro Escovedo. This song is track # 11. Now, that's attention to detail.Buy it!

9:51am

Magic City “Let Me Go” from Les Animaux Épouvantables (Tower Groove 2011) L —I really wanted to get this one on last week's 2011 recap show. One of my favorite songs of last year.Buy it!