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An extended conversation with Dan Penn, legendary songwriter, musician and record producer. Dan's songs have played an important part in the history of pop, R&B and country music.

An extended conversation with Dan Penn, legendary songwriter, musician and record producer. Dan's songs have played an important part in the history of pop, R&B and country music. They've been recorded by Aretha Franklin, Charlie Rich, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Box Tops, James Carr, Conway Twitty and the Sweet Inspirations.

He also discusses his latest release - The Inside Track Of Bobby Purify, a special collection which tells the story of the Dan Penn produced album Better To Have It by Bobby Purify, featuring behind the scenes recordings and the original demos as sung by Dan.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Apr 2024 20:00
大象传媒 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • John Moreland

    Ain't Much I Can Do About It

    • Visitor.
    • Old Omens.
    • 9.

  • Darius Rucker & Jennifer Nettles

    Never Been Over

    • Never Been Over.
    • Capitol Records Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Chayce Beckham

    23

    • 23.
    • BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.
    • 1.

  • Ana Egge

    Where Berries Grow

    • StorySound Records LLC.

  • Anne Wilson & Lainey Wilson

    Praying Woman

    • REBEL.
    • Sparrow (SPR).
    • 5.

  • T-Bone Burnett

    (I'm Gonna Get Over This) Some Day (feat. Rosanne Cash)

    • The Other Side.
    • T Bone Burnett.
    • 3.

  • Johnny Cash

    Well Alright

    • Well Alright.
    • Johnny Cash.
    • 1.

  • Maggie Rogers

    I Still Do

    • Don't Forget Me.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 6.

  • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

    Heartless

    • Heartless.
    • Stax.
    • 1.

  • The Flying Burrito Brothers

    Do Right Woman

    • Farther Along: The Best Of The Flying Burrito Brothers.
    • A&M.
    • 3.

  • Bobby Purify

    Better To Have It

    • The Last Music Company Limited.

  • Dan Penn

    Better to Have It (demo)

    • The Inside Track on Bobby Purify.
    • The Last Record Company.
    • 002.

  • James & Bobby Purify

    I'm Your Puppet

    • Soul Shots: A Collection Of '60s Soul Classics.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • James Carr

    The Dark End Of The Street

    • You Got My Mind Messed Up.
    • Vivid Sound.
    • 016.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Charlie Rich

    A Woman Left Lonely

    • Super Hits.
    • Epic/Nashville.
    • 5.

  • Conway Twitty

    Is A Bluebird Blue

    • The Very Best Of鈥�.
    • Master Classics.
    • 8.

  • The Sweet Inspirations

    Sweet Inspiration

    • The Sweet Inspirations.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 7.

  • The Box Tops

    Cry Like A Baby

    • Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits Various 1968.
    • Rhino.
    • 7.

  • Dan Penn

    Living on Mercy

    • Living on Mercy.
    • The Last Music Company.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Apr 2024 20:00
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland

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