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Johnnie starts the New Year celebrations early with Robert Bell from Kool and the Gang. Plus listeners remember their 70s New Years, with tales of big plans, proposals and parties.

Johnnie starts the New Year celebrations early with Robert "Kool" Bell from Kool and the Gang.

Robert talks to Johnnie about the genesis of those feelgood hits, their struggle in the 70s to hit the big-time and how Saturday Night Fever and Ladies Night gave them the push they needed. Plus Johnnie wants to know what how the Kings of a New Year disco celebrate themselves.

Also on the show one of Johnnie's youngest listeners, gives his memories of a decade that he wasn't even born in! Martin from Sussex got in touch with the show this year and impressed us with his musical knowledge. Together with Johnnie he talks about how he got into in the music of the 70s, despite only being 14 years old.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Sun 30 Dec 2012 15:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • The Rolling Stones

      Miss You

  • Marianne Faithfull

    The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Last Train To London

  • Kansas

    Carry On Wayward Son

  • Buffy Sainte‐Marie

    I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again

  • Split Enz

    I See Red

  • My 70s: Martin Leitch

    • The Cure

      Boys Don't Cry

  • Nick Drake

    Parasite

  • Public Image Ltd

    Public Image Ltd

  • Funkadelic

    Maggot Brain

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Proud Mary

  • Les Crane

    Desiderata

  • Johnny Nash

    There Are More Questions Than Answers

  • Lene Lovich

    Say When

  • Hour 2

    • The Rubettes

      Sugar Baby Love

  • Hot Chocolate

    Every 1's A Winner

  • Rod Stewart

    Bring It On ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ To Me / You Send Me

  • Kenny Rogers

    The Gambler

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Simple Man

  • My 70s: Robert "Kool" Bell

    • Kool & the Gang

      Funky Stuff

  • Kool & the Gang

    Jungle Boogie

  • James Brown

    Get Up Offa That Thing

  • Kool & the Gang

    Open Sesame

  • Kool & the Gang

    Ladies Night

  • Andrew Gold

    Lonely Boy

  • George Harrison

    What Is Life

  • Eagles

    Already Gone

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Dec 2012 15:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2