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Alma Cogan and Larry Adler

Desmond presents words and music from stars who were a hit in the 1950s, using Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Light Programme and Radio Luxembourg archive. First up, Alma Cogan and Larry Adler.

Desmond Carrington presents words and music from stars whose records we first heard during the 1950s, using archive from Radio Luxembourg and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Light Programme.

Each one-hour programme features stars interviewed by John Hannam, among them Ronnie Hilton, Eartha Kitt, Nat Gonella, Edmund Hockridge, Russ Conway, Frankie Vaughan, Lonnie Donegan, Ruby Murray, Lionel Bart and Al Martino. This week, the featured artists are Alma Cogan - who is remembered here by David Jacobs - and Larry Adler.

Throughout the series, Desmond's guest is the veteran singer and broadcaster Teddy Johnson who, 60 years ago, was the first British presenter of the first-ever radio series of Top Twenty record programmes.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 18 Jan 2011 22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Orchestra

    Music Music Music

    Composer: Baum / Weiss

    • Best Of Teresa Brewer.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 544 262.

  • Dean Martin

    Memories Are Made Of This

    Composer: Dehr / Gilkyson / Miller

    • Greatest Love 50's.
    • TELSTAR.
    • TAECD 4112.

  • Eddie Calvert

    Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

    Composer: Louiguy

    • Golden Age Of Radio.
    • READERS DIGEST.
    • RDCD 532.

  • Billy Cotton / Alan Breeze

    I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts

    Composer: Heatherton

    • Golden Age Of Radio.
    • READERS DIGEST.
    • RDCD 532.

  • Larry Adler

    Genevieve (Theme)

    Composer: Adler

    • Genuis Of Larry Adler.
    • DECCA.
    • 466 133.

  • Larry Adler

    I Got Rhythm

    Composer: Gershwin G / Gershwin I

    • Larry Adler Virtuoso Of The Mouth Organ.
    • AVID.
    • AMSC 703.

  • Howard Keel

    My Defences Are Down

    Composer: Berlin I

    • Classic Soundtracks.
    • CLASSIC SOUNDTRACKS.
    • SFILMCD 012.

  • The Chordettes

    Mister Sandman

    Composer: Ballard

    • American Greatest Hits Vol 5 1954.
    • ACROBAT.
    • ACRCD 198.

  • Mantovani

    Swedish Rhapsody

    Composer: Alfven

    • Golden Age Of Radio.
    • READERS DIGEST.
    • RDCD 532.

  • Alma Cogan

    Dreamboat

    Composer: Hoffman

    • A Z Of Alma.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 8 31193.

  • Alma Cogan

    If Love Were All

    Composer: Coward N

    • Alma Cogan Girl With The Laugh....
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5 35818.

  • Johnnie Ray

    Just Walkin' In The Rain

    Composer: Bragg / Riley

    • Johnny Ray Gold.
    • GOLD.
    • GOLD 093.

  • Julie Andrews

    Boyfriend

    Composer: Wilson S

    • Boyfriend Soundtrack.
    • RCA.
    • GD 60056.

  • Steve Conway

    My Thanks To You

    Composer: Gay N / Newell N

    • My Thanks To You.
    • MEMOIR.
    • CDMOIR 551.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Jan 2011 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2