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Johnnie speaks to Bill Payne and Paul Barrere from Little Feat, and Jimmy Cliff goes back 40 years to remember the movie The Harder They Come.

Bill Payne and Paul Barrere, from Jimmy Page's "favourite American band" Little Feat, are Johnnie's guests this week.

Founded by Lowell George, "the Orson Welles of rock 'n' roll" according to Jackson Browne in 1969, the band fused rock 'n' roll, blues, country, gospel, junk and jazz to become a cult band, beloved by musos, fellow musicians and live audiences alike.

Following two albums, guitarist Paul Barrere joined the line-up in in 1972 before the band released their funkier feeling album Dixie Chicken and Paul went on to become co-songwriter with keyboardist Bill Payne. They talk to Johnnie about their body of work in the 70s, being asked to jam with the Stones, and the untimely death of Lowell George.

Also on the show Johnnie celebrates 40 years of The Harder The Come. It was the first commercial movie to be completely produced in Jamaica and was a big success, making even more of a star of lead actor and musician Jimmy Cliff. in My 70s, Jimmy re-visits the making of the film, discusses the success of his soundtrack, and why he's covered The Clash's Guns of Brixton on his new album.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Sun 22 Jul 2012 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Bill Withers

      Lovely Day

      • It's Cool (Various Artists).
      • Parlophone.

  • Featured Album: The Harder They Come

    • Desmond Dekker

      007 (Shanty Town)

  • Steve Harley & Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Here Comes The Sun

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • George Harrison

    Awaiting On You All

    • PARLOPHONE.

  • Orleans

    Still The One

    • Orleans - Waking And Dreaming.
    • SNOWSTORM.

  • T. Rex

    Get It On

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Rhiannon

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 003.

  • Featured Album: The Harder They Come

    • Toots & The Maytals

      Pressure Drop

  • My 70s: Jimmy Cliff

    • Jimmy Cliff

      Guns Of Brixton

  • The Clash

    The Guns Of Brixton

  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

  • The Melodians

    Rivers Of Babylon

  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    Double Barrel

  • Jimmy Cliff

    You Can Get It If You Really Want

  • Andrew Gold

    Never Let Her Slip Away

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Mungo Jerry

    In The Summertime

    • In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
    • Old Gold.

  • Hour 2

    • Queen

      Bicycle Race

      • Jazz.
      • Island.
      • 4.

  • ABBA

    I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

    • Abba.
    • Polydor.

  • Lou Reed

    Perfect Day

    • Lou Reed - NYC Man.
    • BMG.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Tumbling Dice

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 1.

  • In conversation with Little Feat

    • Little Feat

      Oh Atlanta

  • Little Feat

    Dixie Chicken

  • Little Feat

    Join The Band

  • Little Feat

    Fat Man In The Bath Tub

  • Deep Purple

    Black Night

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Featured Album: The Harder They Come

    • The Slickers

      Johnny Too Bad

  • Lou Reed

    Sweet Jane (Live)

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Jul 2012 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2