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Johnnie Walker rewinds the clock to the moment Saturday Night Fever exploded onto the cinema screens, and remembers Bob Marley live at the Lyceum Theatre in 1975.

Johnnie Walker revisits the decade of Pans People, platforms, prog, pop and punk.
He goes back to July 1975 and Bob Marley and The Wailers live at the Lyceum Theatre in London. In 'I Was There', Johnnie shares his memories of those two special nights, which helped launch Bob Marley in the UK and put him on the world stage. Johnnie is joined by Fred Cantrell, former General Manager of Island Records. Excited by memories of breaking Bob Marley, Fred tells the behind-the-scenes story of the performances and remembers working with one of the most charismatic men in popular music. And Johnnie spins his favourite tracks from the resulting 'Bob Marley and The Wailers Live!' album including the definitive and much played version of 'No Woman, No Cry'.

Also on the show Johnnie's '70 Second 70's' takes us back to early 1978 when Saturday Night Fever, the movie which lit the touch-paper of the disco phenomenon, opened in the UK.

And as Michael Ball settles into his new Sunday evening show on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 he chooses his two favourite tracks from the 1970's.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 Feb 2013 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Blondie

      Heart Of Glass

      • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
      • Rhino.
      • 13.

  • Roxy Music

    Angel Eyes

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • 70 Second 70s: Saturday Night Fever

    • Bee Gees

      Night Fever

      • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
      • Polydor.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Whole Lotta Love

    • Early Days.
    • Atlantic.
    • 13.

  • I Was There: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live!

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers

      Trenchtown Rock

      • Live At The Lyceum.
      • Island Records.

  • Van Morrison

    Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Journey

    Wheel In The Sky

    • Sony Music Distribution.

  • Bob & Marcia

    Young, Gifted & Black

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

    Turn The Page

    • Capitol.

  • I Was There: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live!

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers

      Lively Up Yourself

      • Live At The Lyceum.
      • Island Records.

  • The Steve Gibbons Band

    Tulane

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

  • Frankie Miller

    When I'm Away From You

    • Eagle Records.

  • Shocking Blue

    Venus

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Hour 2

    • Donna Summer

      I Feel Love

      • Donna Summer - On The Radio.
      • Casablanca.
      • 7.

  • Lou Reed

    Satellite Of Love

    • Lou Reed - NYC Man.
    • BMG.

  • I Was There: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live!

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers

      I Shot The Sheriff

      • Live At The Lyceum.
      • Island Records.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Warm Ways

    • Fleetwood Mac - The Chain: Disc Three.
    • Reprise.

  • My 70s: Michael Ball

    • Barbra Streisand

      Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")

      • Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
      • CBS.

  • Supertramp

    If Everyone Was Listening

    • A&M.

  • Neil Diamond

    Beautiful Noise

    • Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise.
    • Columbia.

  • The Four Seasons

    The Night

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 9.

  • Sweet

    Ballroom Blitz

    • The Sweet - Originals.
    • RCA.

  • I Was There: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live!

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers

      No Woman, No Cry

      • Live At The Lyceum.
      • Island Records.

Broadcast

  • Sun 3 Feb 2013 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2