Episode 1
Bob Harris starts a five-week series reflecting on his lifelong love affair with music and his interest in and knowledge of both its historical roots and contemporary influences.
The Bob Harris Music Library throws open its doors on Tuesday 15th April for the first in a series of programmes that mixes personal favourites with influential tracks; reflecting not only Bob's life-long love affair with music but also his interest and knowledge in both its historical roots and contemporary influences.
Over the next five weeks, Bob will bring together not only music from his nigh-on 45 years in radio, but he will also be making connections across the decades and across musical genre's, building a playlist of cornerstone releases that have helped shape the sound of music as we here it today. In an age where we like to neatly fit music into genres, this series will show how blurred the edges of those musical category boxes can actually be.
Nirvana, Jimmy Rodgers, Lonnie Donegan, Joni Mitchell and Jake Bugg all in the same hour of radio? Surely not? Oh yes! Bob Harris lays his musical library cards on the table from 10 o'clock on Tuesday 15th April.
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Music Played
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Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Nevermind.
- Geffen.
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Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel
- All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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Lonnie Donegan
Rock Island Line
- The Original Skiffle Recordings 1953-1956.
- Smith & Co.
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The Beatles
I Want To Hold Your Hand
- 1962 - 1966.
- Apple.
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The Appletree Theatre
YouΒ’re The Biggest Thing In My Life
- Playback.
- Verve Forecast.
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Elton John
Your Song
- The Very Best Of.
- Rocket.
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Joni Mitchell
Blonde In The Bleachers
- For The Roses.
- Asylum.
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Helplessly Hoping
- Crosby Stills & Nash.
- Atlantic.
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Jake Bugg
Lightning Bolt
- Jake Bugg.
- Mercury.
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Johnny Cash
Cry!, Cry!, Cry!
- Man In Black.
- Columbia.
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Rosanne Cash
Motherless Children
- The List.
- Manhattan.
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Hank Williams
Lost Highway
- Come September.
- Mercury.
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Jimmie Rodgers
Waiting For A Train
- The Essential Jimmy Rodgers.
- RCA.
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Ryan Adams
La Cienega Just Smiled
- Gold.
- Lost Highway.
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Eric Clapton
Lay Down Sally
- Slowhand.
- Polydor.
Broadcasts
- Tue 15 Apr 2014 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
- Wed 11 Mar 2015 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2