27/03/2011
The show opens with a celebration of spring and features The Mills Brothers, Rosemary Clooney, Neil Sedaka, a tribute to Jane Russell, and more besides.
"Spring Cleaning" is the theme this week; not merely the title of the opening track but Russell Davies goes through some "discoveries" - recent-ish releases he came across while sorting out his shelves. We're introduced to new releases from Jasmine, Blue Orchid and Sepia records: material by The Mills Brothers, Margaret Whiting, Rosemary Clooney, Neil Sedaka, Billie Holiday and Sam Cooke.
A misprint on one of the albums (It's a Sin, Tell a Lie) leads Russell to consider some more song titles with one word missing (I Didn't Know What Time Was, Please Don't Talk About Me, I'm Gone) and we hear good versions of the songs in their correct form.
Russell also pays tribute to the late Jane Russell and relates the strange story of Arthur Lally and his plan to bomb Hitler's Berchtesgaden home in 1940. We hear Lally in happier times - a decade before - in a recent release of some rare vintage material.
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Music Played
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John Sheridan Dream Band with Rebecca Kilgore
Spring Cleaning
“John Sheridan Dream Band: Easy As It Gets”
- Arbors.
- ARCD 19309.
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The Mills Brothers
Sweet Adeline
“Mills Brothers Sing Their Great Hits In Stereo”
- Jasmine.
- JASCD 577 [New Release].
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Margaret Whiting
One For My Baby
“Margaret Whiting’s Great Hits” [New Release]
- Sepia.
- Sepia 1163.
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Rosemary Clooney
Tenderly
“Hits & Highlights: Rosemary Clooney”
- Blue Orchid.
- Blue114CD.
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Neil Sedaka
You Took Advantage Of Me
“Neil Sedaka ‘Oh Carol’ And All The Early Classics”
- Jasmine.
- JASCD 590 [New Release].
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Sam Cooke
Galway Bay
“Wonderful World: The Very Best Of Sam Cooke”
- Jasmine.
- JASCD 152 [New Release].
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Billie Holiday
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
“Billie Holiday: Ghost Of Yesterday”
- Blue Orchid.
- Blue 101CD.
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Frank Sinatra
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
“Sinatra In Hollywood” [De Luxe 6-CD Box Set]
- Reprise.
- 8122 78285-2.
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Dean Martin
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
“This Time I’m Swingin’/Pretty Baby” [2-On-1]
- Capitol/EMI.
- 7243 8 54546 2 2.
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Jane Russell
Fine And Dandy
“Jane Russell – Fine And Dandy”
- Sepia.
- Sepia 1132.
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Tom Wopat
If I Only Had A Brain
“Tom Wopat Sings Harold Arlen”
- Hyena.
- TMF 9329.
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Philip Lewis & The Rhythm Maniacs
Diga Diga Doo
“The Hottest Of The .. Rhythm Maniacs Records”
- Retrieval.
- RTR 79064.
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Mel Tormé
Time Was
“Mel Tormé Sings About Love”
- Audiophile.
- ACD 67.
Broadcast
- Sun 27 Mar 2011 21:00鶹Լ Radio 2