Information provided courtesy of the Bob Dylan Fan Club's annotated Theme Time project at http://www.thebobdylanfanclub.com/themetime/ where you'll find even more info/links than included here Weather (The sounds of rain falling) It's night time in the Big City Rain is falling, fog rolls in from the waterfront a nightshift nurse smokes the last cigarette in a pack “ Curious about what the weather looks like, just look out your window, take a walk outside.” The Singers and The Songs Muddy Waters – Blow Wind Blow this is to be found on numerous Muddy compilations, but for my money the finest current set is "King Of Chicago Blues", a 4-CD set on the Proper label which wraps up the majority of Muddy's recordings from the start until the end of 1955. Jimmy Davis (James Houston Davis ) – You Are My Sunshine a cheap option is on "Famous Country Music Makers" (£6 in the UK, $8 in the US from Amazon). The more dedicated might wish to investigate the second of two box sets from Bear Family, "You Are My Sunshine 1937-1948" “Alright now, goin' out west where I belong, get away from the G-Rind” Joe Jones – California Sun this is the first of the not currently available tracks from what I have found. The song was last available on "You Talk Too Much: The Best Of Joe Jones". Any info on current availability much appreciated. Dean Martin w/ Paul Weston and His Dixieland Eight – I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine this can be found on a 2-CD set called "Memories Are Made Of This" - £6.50 in the UK, $12 as an import in the US from Amazon. The Prisonaires (lead singer Johnny Bragg) – Just Walking in The Rain is on a CD of the same name which is a good overview of the group's career. The Consolers (Brother Sullivan Pugh on guitar and his Wife Lola) – After The Clouds Roll Away so far as I know, this is not currently available. It was on a CD collecting two of the duo's albums, "Give Me My Flowers/Heart Warming Spirituals" on Ace, which can be found used on occasion - this is how I got my copy recently. As always, any info appreciated Jimi Hendrix – The Wind Cries Mary is on the re-issued "Are You Experienced" to name just one. Judy Garland – Come Rain or Come Shine an be found on several compilations of Garland's Capitol recordings. The current one is "The Very Best Of", but as a three disc set, this might be too much for the non-specialist, despite its relative cheapness. An inexpensive option is "The Essential Judy Garland", an import in the US on Amazon (search under Judy Garland emi). Another option is a reissue of two of her albums on a single disc "Judy/Judy In Love". Irma Thomas – It's Raining is on "Time Is On My Side" on the Kent label Sister Rosetta Tharp – Didn't it Rain can be found on Proper's 4-CD set called "Original Soul Sister". I believe Sister Rosetta re-recorded the song later, but have assumed the original, as I didn't actually hear this programme on broadcast! Slim Harpo (with his harp in a rack) – Raining In My Heart is on the Ace CD "I'm A King Bee" “Slim wrote a bunch of his songs with his wife Lavelle...boy, wish I had a wife like that t' help me write songs.” Lord Beginner – Jamaica Hurricane can be found on "London Is The Place For Me Vol. 1", a wonderful collection of early '50s calypso. Fats Domino – Let the Four Winds Blow is on a European CD called "The Best Of Fats Domino" (EMI) among many places. Fats Obsessives, like me, might look with greedy eyes at the Bear family box "Out Of New Orleans" “The Spaniels, were on that ill fated tour…which means probably I saw them, Winter Dance Party, 1959…the day that music supposedly died.” The Spaniels – Stormy Weather is on many collections, both devoted to the group, and general doo wop ones. I have it on Rhino's "Doo Wop Box II". The great Pookie Hudson of the Spaniels died recently , so buy some of his old records. Stevie Wonder – A Place In The Sun the number of Stevie Wonder compilations, and general Motown ones are in-numerable. Take a wild stab; as likely as not it'll have this on it! For the record though, the song's original home was on Stevie's 1967 album "Down To Earth", which is available on CD “West Coast weather is the weather of catastrophe. The Santa Ana winds are like the winds of the apocalypse. But the summer wind that Frank's singing about may be a little lighter. Come on in, Frank.” Frank Sinatra – Summer Wind is on Old Blue Eyes' "Strangers In The Night" album. From memory, it might also feature on Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (Reprise), but the original album wins for me! The Staple Singers – Uncloudy Day can be found on "The Ultimate Staple Singers" (Stax) amongst other places. Another option is a 4-disc set on Charly devoted to the VeeJay label. As an aside, it also appeared on a CD, "The Roots Of Bob Dylan" given away with Mojo magazine in the UK during 2006. These magazine CDs can occasionally be useful sources for harder-to-find material. The Carter Family – Keep on the Sunny Side being one of their most famous sides, this is on almost any Carter family collection you care to name. Those with greater interest in this seminal group in country music's early history might investigate the Bear Family 12-disc set "In the Shadow Of Clinch Mountain" (there are also available a couple of inexpensive multi-disc sets on JSP for those with shallower pockets, but the aformentioned set is a quite beautiful thing). The Poets St. Basil The Places Chicago Dodge City , KS Amarillo , TX Rochester , MN Minnesota New Orleans Italy Denmark The Movies Taxi Driver Others singers and players Jimmie Rodgers Otis Spann Noah Walter Sam Phillips The Rivieras The Ramones Elvis Johnnie Ray The Sunbeams The Marigolds Curtis Mayfield Prince Harold Arlen Johnny Mercer Otis Redding Pookie Hudson Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens Link Wray The Big Bopper Hans Blotke (?) The Rolling Stones “Of course they took Irma's song ‘Time is on My Side' and had a little hit with THAT” Other Songs Ya Talk too much Rollin' Stone The World On a String That Old Black Magic One For My Baby One For The Road Accentuate the Positive Ruler of My Heart Pain in My Heart The Record Labels Chess Sun Records Columbia Nashboro Excello Records Guests Sara Silverman