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The Nitty Gritty

Iggy Pop, the 'godfather of punk', returns to 6 Music with more eclectic and exciting music choices, getting down to the real nitty gritty in his latest selection.

With Iggy's 70th birthday on the 21st of April fast approaching, there's a chance to catch up on some of the highlights of his 6 Music series, Iggy Confidential.

This episode is entitled 'Nitty Gritty' and was first broadcast on 6 Music on 13th April 2014. Iggy includes tracks by the likes of Shriley Ellis, the MC3, Joy Division, Howlin' Wolf, Isaac Hayes and Tinariwen.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 13 Apr 2014 16:00

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Music Played

  • The Barâ€Kays

    Soul Finger

    • Rhino.
  • The Beach Boys

    In My Room

    • Capitol.
  • The Belfast Gypsies

    Secret Police

  • Boris

    Farewell

  • The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

    Born In Chicago

  • Shirley Ellis

    The Nitty Gritty

    • Shirley Ellis: The Complete Congress Recordings.
    • Connoisseur.
    • 2.
  • Isaac Hayes

    Soulsville

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

    • Polydor.
  • Howlin’ Wolf

    Killing Floor

  • Joy Division

    Shes Lost Control (12" Version)

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    • Virgin.
  • Joy Division

    Transmission

    • London.
  • Junior Kimbrough

    Done Got Old

  • La Düsseldorf

    Silver Cloud

  • The Marâ€Keys

    Last Night

  • MC5

    Kick Ouit The Jams

  • Neu!

    Lila Engel

  • Rodriguez

    Sugar Man

  • Savages

    Shut Up

  • Barrett Strong

    Money (That's What I Want)

    • Pre-Fab! (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Tinariwen

    Mataraden Anexan

  • Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta & David Zinman

    Gorecki Symphony No. 3 - 2nd Movement

  • WITCH

    The Way I Feel

  • Zaïko Langa Langa

    Mbeya-Mbeya (Part 1)

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Apr 2014 16:00

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