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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.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 11 Mar 2015 22:00

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Music Played

  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    • Nevermind.
    • Geffen.
  • Elvis Presley

    Heartbreak Hotel

    • All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • Lonnie Donegan

    Rock Island Line

    • The Original Skiffle Recordings 1953-1956.
    • Smith & Co.
  • The Beatles

    I Want To Hold Your Hand

    • 1962 - 1966.
    • Apple.
  • The Appletree Theatre

    YouΒ’re The Biggest Thing In My Life

    • Playback.
    • Verve Forecast.
  • Elton John

    Your Song

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rocket.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Blonde In The Bleachers

    • For The Roses.
    • Asylum.
  • Crosby, Stills & Nash

    Helplessly Hoping

    • Crosby Stills & Nash.
    • Atlantic.
  • Jake Bugg

    Lightning Bolt

    • Jake Bugg.
    • Mercury.
  • Johnny Cash

    Cry!, Cry!, Cry!

    • Man In Black.
    • Columbia.
  • Rosanne Cash

    Motherless Children

    • The List.
    • Manhattan.
  • Hank Williams

    Lost Highway

    • Come September.
    • Mercury.
  • Jimmie Rodgers

    Waiting For A Train

    • The Essential Jimmy Rodgers.
    • RCA.
  • Ryan Adams

    La Cienega Just Smiled

    • Gold.
    • Lost Highway.
  • Eric Clapton

    Lay Down Sally

    • Slowhand.
    • Polydor.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 15 Apr 2014 22:00
  • Wed 11 Mar 2015 22:00