2013 - With the blessing and help of Charles, Dr. John and singer /songwriter Shannon McNally recruited guest stars Derek Trucks, Vince Gill and Luther Dickinson to cut a tribute to Charles on McNally’s Sacred Sumac label. For McNally, the chief instigator of the project and featured vocalist on all 14 cuts, the inspiration was the Small Town Talk album Charles released in ’72 on Bearsville Records, recorded in Woodstock with the help of The Band. This compilation of swamp pop music is one of the best ever put out, a fitting tribute to Bobby Charles. Unfortunately, Charles died in 2010 before the project was completed, but his spirit is well represented here.
14 Songs
- STREET PEOPLE
- CAN'T PIN A COLOR
- STRING OF HEARTS
- I SPEND ALL MY MONEY
- COWBOYS AND INDIANS
- HOMEMADE SONGS
- LONG FACE
- SMALL TOWN TALK
- I DON'T WANT TO KNOW
- BUT I DO
- LOVE IN THE WORST DEGREE
- SAVE ME JESUS
- SMILE (SO GLAD)
- I MUST BE IN A GOOD PLACE NOW
