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Compilation of performances from 1970s singer-songwriters, including Elton John, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Harry Nilsson, Sandy Denny, Steve Goodman, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.

Compilation which unlocks the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ vaults to explore the burgeoning singer-songwriter genre that exploded at the dawn of the 1970s and became one of the defining styles of that decade.

Featuring Elton John's Your Song, whose line 'My gift is my song and this one's for you' helps define this new, more personal style of songwriting, alongside an eclectic selection of classic artists and songs. James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Harry Nilsson, Sandy Denny, Steve Goodman, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Judee Sill, Jackson Browne, Neil Diamond, Tim Hardin, Joan Armatrading, Tom Waits all feature next to more commercial hits from the likes of Terry Jacks and Gilbert O'Sullivan.

Programme sources include The Old Grey Whistle Test, In Concert, Top of the Pops, The Shirley Bassey Show and Twiggy's Show of the week.

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Fri 4 Jun 2021 19:05
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Music Played

  • Al Stewart

    Year of the CatΒ 

  • Elton John

    Your SongΒ 

  • Yusuf Islam

    Wild WorldΒ 

  • Harry Nilsson

    Without HerΒ 

  • Sandy Denny

    Late NovemberΒ 

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    Nothing RhymedΒ 

  • Steve Goodman

    City of New OrleansΒ 

  • Joni Mitchell

    Chelsea MorningΒ 

  • Neil Young

    Heart of GoldΒ 

  • Judee Sill

    The PearlΒ 

  • Jimmy Webb

    By the Time I Get to PhoenixΒ 

  • Bill Withers

    Ain't No Sunshine

  • Terry Jacks

    Seasons in the SunΒ 

  • Neil Diamond

    Sweet CarolineΒ 

  • Jackson Browne

    Jamaica Say You WillΒ 

  • Joan Armatrading

    Down to ZeroΒ 

  • Tom Waits

    Burma ShaveΒ 

Credits

Producer Mark Cooper
Producer Eleanor Thomas

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