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07/02/2010

Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song. This week's show features a tribute to Kate McGarrigle and he looks at songs once banned by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ.

Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft & inspiration of the popular song. This week's show takes in two new releases: A collection of songs originally banned by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ entitled This Record Is Not to Be Played: Vol 2 and a set of CDs documenting everything in the British album charts in 1959.

Sandwiched between these are a review of a new album by Tessa Souter and a tribute to recently lost Kate McGarrigle.

Russell features the artists who gave their songs wings: Fred Astaire, Ella, Bing, Peggy Lee, Sinatra, Julie London, The Mills Brothers, Boswell Sisters and many more. He pays birthday and centennial tributes, marks important deaths, and finds topical items that illuminate the subject in a variety of entertaining ways, with the occasional star interview.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 7 Feb 2010 21:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Perry Como

    Mandolins In The Moonlight

    • Perry Como – The Love Songs.
    • Music Club.
    • MCCD 125.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    To Keep My Love Alive

    • β€œThis Record Is Not To Be Broadcast Vol. 2.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FVDD038.

  • The Goons

    A Russian Love Song

    • β€œThis Record Is Not To Be Broadcast Vol. 2.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FVDD038.

  • Tom Lehrer

    We Will All Go Together When We Go

    • β€œThis Record Is Not To Be Broadcast Vol. 2.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FVDD038.

  • Maria Ewing

    I Want To Be Evil

    • β€œThis Record Is Not To Be Broadcast Vol. 2.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FVDD038.

  • The Kingston Trio

    Worried Man

    • β€œThis Record Is Not To Be Broadcast Vol. 2.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FVDD038.

  • Tessa Souter

    I'm Glad There Is You

    • β€œNights Of Key Largo – Tessa Souter”.
    • Venus Recordings.
    • VHCD 1017.

  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle

    Alice Blue Gown

    • β€œKate Mcgarrigle – The Mcgarrigle Hour”.
    • Hannibal.
    • 571417.

  • Les Compagnons de la Chanson

    The Three Bells

    • 1959 British Hit Parade Part 2: August - December.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FVDD037.

  • Ricky Nelson

    Sweeter Than You

    • β€œRicky Nelson – Rock β€˜N’ Roll Explosion”.
    • Burning Fire.

  • Rosemary Clooney

    At A Sidewalk Penny Arcade

    • Rosemary Clooney: Learnin’ The Blues.
    • Blue Orchid.

  • Frank Sinatra

    French Foreign Legion

    • β€œThis Record Is Not To Be Broadcast Vol. 2.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FVDD038.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Feb 2010 21:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2