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Episode 3

A Month of Sundays John Cooper Clarke
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As part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 6 Music Celebrates The Written Word, Salford punk poet John Cooper Clarke presents A Month of Sundays throughout May.

As part of 6 Music Celebrates: The Written Word legendary Salford punk poet John Cooper Clarke presents A Month of Sundays throughout May.

John first became famous at the end of the 70s during the punk scene and he has since become known as the "punk poet" and "the bard of Salford'. In 1978 he toured with Bill Nelson's band Be Bop Deluxe, and was signed by Epic Records.

He has toured with Linton Kwesi Johnson, and has performed alongside Joy Division, The Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks, The Fall, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Elvis Costello amongst many others.

The Arctic Monkeys printed his poem Out of Control Fairground inside their single Fluorescent Adolescent in 2007, and Alex Turner of the band says he takes inspiration for his lyrics from John's work.

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Sun 20 May 2012 16:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Rascals

    Groovin'

  • Sheriff & The Ravels

    Shombalor

  • Link Wray and Robert Gordon

    The Fool

  • The Precisions

    You'll Soon Be Gone

  • Johnny Burnette

    The Train Kept A-Rollin'

  • Chairmen of the Board

    Elmore James

  • Elmore James

    Dust My Broom

  • The O’Jays

    Backstabbers

  • Champagne

    How Bout Us

  • Louis Prima

    Jump Jive An' Wail

  • John Holt

    Riding for a Fall

  • Chris Farlowe

    Out Of Time

  • King Size Taylor and the Dominos

    Stupidity

  • Patsy Cline

    Sweet Dreams

  • Gregory Isaacs

    Sacrifice

  • Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers - That's heaven to Me

  • The Fall

    Psycho Mafia

  • Ramones

    Ooh I love her so

  • The Beatles

    Mr. Moonlight

  • Arthur Alexander

    Soldier Of Love

  • Etta James

    Losers Weepers

  • Tenpole Tudor

    Swords Of A Thousand Men

  • Ruby & the Romantics

    Our day will come

  • Tim Hardin

    The Lady Come From Baltimore

  • The Courtesy Group

    Less Old Air

  • The Only Ones

    Programme

  • Don Gibson

    Sea Of Heartbreak

  • Untitled

    Roy Montrell– Every time I hear that Mellow Saxophone

  • The Everly Brothers

    I wonder if I care too much

  • The Velvet Underground

    Sunday morning

  • Sex Pistols

    Pretty Vacant

  • Johnny O’Keefe

    Real Wild Child

  • James Brown

    Tell me what your gonna do

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

  • Blondie

    Denis

  • Eugene McDaniels

    Tower of Strength

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 May 2012 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music