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Fanfare for the Common Man

Johnnie hears the seventies memories of Carl Palmer, drummer with the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Johnnie Walker celebrates the decade of Gloria Gaynor, Golden Earring and Grand Funk Railroad.

This week he'll bring you the seventies memories of Carl Palmer, best known as the drummer with progressive rock outfit Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Since their initial success in the decade, the band went on to sell over forty million albums and headline stadium concerts across the globe. Palmer's career has also seen him appear with groups including The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster and Asia.

Also on the show, Johnnie will revisit a moment from the decade courtesy of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive and another classic seven-inch single will be added into Johnnie's Jukebox.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Feb 2014 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Jimmy Cliff

      The Harder They Come

      • BR Music.

  • Natalie Cole

    This Will Be

    • Women In Love (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Todd Rundgren

    I Saw The Light

    • My Girl (Original 1992 Film S/Track).
    • Epic.

  • ARCHIVE: THE MOODY BLUES

    • The Moody Blues

      Driftwood

      • Moody Blues - Voices In The Sky.
      • Threshold.

    • The Moody Blues

      Steppin' In A Slide Zone

      • Blue.
      • Decca.
      • 9.

  • Paul Simon

    50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

    • Paul Simon - Negotiations & Love Song.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 6.

  • Bob Welch

    Ebony Eyes

    • Greatest Hits & More.
    • Airline Records.
    • 1.

  • The Shadows

    Wonderful Land

    • The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
    • EMI.

  • JOHNNIE'S JUKEBOX

    • Isaac Hayes

      Theme From Shaft

      • Single.
      • Stax.
      • 1.

  • Stevie Wonder

    You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

    • Stevie Wonder Ballad Collection.
    • Motown.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    No Woman, No Cry

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Loggins & Messina

    Danny's Song

  • Norah Jones & Kate & Anna McGarrigle

    (Talk to Me of) Mendocino

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • T1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Blondie

      Sunday Girl

      • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
      • Old Gold.
      • 9.

  • Shocking Blue

    Venus

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

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Dreams

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 007.

  • Queen

    Seven Seas Of Rhye

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • Pluto Shervington

    Dat

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

  • Sweet

    Ballroom Blitz

    • The Sweet - Originals.
    • RCA.

  • Steve Miller Band

    Love's Riddle

  • Atomic Rooster

    Devil's Answer

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • MY 70S: CARL PALMER

    • Jethro Tull

      Locomotive Breath

      • Aqualung.
      • Randm.
      • 10.

    • Yes

      Close To The Edge

      • Yesstory CD1.
      • Warner Music UK.
      • 8.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    They Don't Know

    • Galore - The Best Of Kirsty MacColl.
    • Virgin.

  • Harry Nilsson

    Without You

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 2.
    • Old Gold.

  • Jo Jo Gunne

    Run Run Run

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.

Johnnie's Jukebox: Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

Johnnie's Jukebox: Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

Johnnie Walker curates his own personal jukebox, filled with classic seventies seven inches.

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This week he's adding "Theme From Shaft" by Isaac Hayes, released in 1971.

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Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Feb 2014 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2