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Pineapple Studios, Tavares & a classic Leonard Cohen album

Debbie Moore OBE remembers founding Pineapple Dance Studios, Pooch from Tavares is on the phone, and Johnnie looks back at a Leonard Cohen album from 1970.

From soul and stax to the reign of the singer-songwriter, Johnnie Walker spins the hits and digs out the rarities from an eclectic decade.

This week, in a packed show, Debbie Moore OBE remembers founding Pineapple Dance Studios; Pooch from Tavares is on the phone to talk about his tour with the Four Tops and The Temptations; and, as Leonard Cohen releases a new album, we look at his most successful release from the 1970s.

Debbie Moore OBE established Pineapple Dance Studios in 1979 after a successful decade of modelling and taking up dancing in the midst of the disco craze. She talks about dance troupes, the birth of her daughter and the move towards lycra in her My 70s.

Also on the show, we celebrate our favourite musical poet, Leonard Cohen. Songs of Love And Hate reached number 4 in the UK album charts in 1970, featuring the beloved Famous Blue Raincoat. After the release of another acclaimed studio album, Old Ideas, we look back at this snippet of Cohen's work, accompanied by archive clips from the man himself talking about his songwriting.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Sun 12 Feb 2012 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Blondie

      Dreaming

      • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
      • EMI.

  • David Bowie

    Boys Keep Swinging

    • EMI.

  • Supertramp

    Dreamer

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Featured Album: Songs of Love and Hate

    • Leonard Cohen

      Joan Of Arc

  • The Supremes

    Nathan Jones

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Peter Frampton

    Baby, I Love Your Way

    • Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way.
    • A&M.

  • In conversation with Pooch from Tavares

    • Tavares

      Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

      • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
      • MFP.

  • Billy Joel

    You're My Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.

  • Featured Album: Songs of Love and Hate

    • Leonard Cohen

      Famous Blue Raincoat

  • Steely Dan

    Rikki Don't Lose That Number

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • Hour 2

    • Meat Loaf

      Bat Out Of Hell

      • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
      • Columbia.

  • Rick Nelson

    Garden Party

    • (Single).
    • MCA.

  • Slade

    Get Down And Get With It

  • Arrival

    Friends

    • Alan Freeman's First Lesson (Various.
    • Decca.

  • Paul Simon

    Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 3.

  • My 70s: Debbie Moore

    • Bee Gees

      Night Fever

  • Roxy Music

    Dance Away

  • ABBA

    Take a Chance on Me

  • Blondie

    One Way Or Another

  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

  • Rose Royce

    Wishing On A Star

    • In Full Bloom.
    • BBR.
    • 011.

  • Joan Baez

    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

    • Rediscover The 60's - With A Little H.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Jam

    Going Underground

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • The Steve Gibbons Band

    Tulane

    • Rollin': The Albums (1976-1978).
    • Esoteric Recordings.
    • 14.

  • Albert Hammond

    Free Electric Band

    • The Very Best Of Albert Hammond.
    • CBS.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Feb 2012 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2