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Craig Charles' 50th Birthday Celebrations

Craig celebrates his 50th birthday with the ultimate funk and soul top 50 countdown, taking you on a musical journey from 1964 through to the present day.

Tonight we celebrate Craig's 50 Birthday with the ultimate funk & Soul 'Top 50' countdown. Craig was immersed in funk & soul from an early age, as one of his earliest memories was of his mother and father dancing in the kitchen to 'Ray Charles - I've Got A Women' on the wireless. He's one of the longest serving DJ's on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music and when he's not pounding the cobbles in Corrie or in outer space on Red Dwarf he can be found DJ'ing funk in clubs around the UK. Tonight he'll take you on a musical journey, starting off in 1964, all the way through to 2014 with the pivotal tracks that have inspired him. And it wouldn't be a party without plenty of surprise well-wishers popping by to wish Craig a Happy 50th!

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Sat 12 Jul 2014 18:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Blue Mode

    Smell Like Teen Spirit

    • P-Vine.

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Unreleased.

  • Suonho

    Mas Que Nada (suonho Shuffle Rhythm Renumber)

    • suonho In Brasil.

  • Smoove & Turrell

    Hard Work

    • Jalapeno Records.

  • 6ix Toys

    Do Your Thing

    • First Word Records.

  • Fantasy Funk Band

    Move On Up

    • NA.

  • Lack of Afro

    Touch My Soul (feat. Steve Marriott)

    • Freestyle Recordings.

  • The Apples

    Killing

    • Freestyle Recordings.

  • Mario Biondi

    This Is What You Are (feat. High Five Quintet)

    • Schema Records.

  • Combo Moderna

    Ghetto Stomp (Gerardo Frisina Mix)

    • Social Beats.

  • Spanky Wilson

    Don’t Joke With A Hungry Man (feat. The Quantic Soul Orchestra)

    • Tru Thoughts.

  • The Bamboos

    Tighten Up

    • Kay-Dee Records.

  • Sharon Jones

    Got A Thing On My Mind

    • Daptone Records.

  • The New Mastersounds

    One Note Brown

    • Legere.

  • St Germain

    Rose Rouge

    • Blue Note Records.

  • United Future Organization

    Flying Saucer (feat. Dee Dee Bridgewater)

    • Brownswood Records.

  • Lee Fields

    Watch That Man

    • Desco Records.

  • Coco and the Bean

    Plain Sailing

    • Mantra Recordings.

  • Nuyorican Soul

    I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun

    • Talkin’ Loud.

  • The Greyboy Allstars

    Fried Grease

    • Greyboy Records.

  • MONDO GROSSO

    Vibe-PM (Masters At Work Mix) (feat. India)

    • 99 Records.

  • Meshell Ndegeocello

    If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)

    • Maverick/Sire.

  • Galliano

    Prince Of Peace

    • Talkin’ Loud.

  • Young Disciples

    Apparently Nothin’

    • Talking Loud.

  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Luck Of Lucien

    • Jive.

  • De La Soul

    Say No Go

    • Tommy Boy.

  • Public Enemy

    Rebel Without A Pause

    • Def Jam.

  • James Taylor

    Blow Up

    • Re-Elect The President.

  • Push

    Eddie’s Thing

    • White.

  • Loose Ends

    Hangin’ On A String (Contemplating)

    • EMI.

  • Jocelyn Brown

    Somebody Else’s Guy

    • Union Square.

  • Herbie Hancock

    Rockit

    • BMI.

  • Trouble Funk

    Drop The Bomb

    • Sugarhill Records.

  • Maze

    Running Away (feat. Frankie Beverly)

    • EMI.

  • Michael Jackson

    Rock With You

    • Epic.

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • Universal.

  • Parliament

    Flashlight

    • Universal.

  • Johnny β€œGuitar” Watson

    A Real Mother For Ya

    • DJM Records Ltd.

  • Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson

    It’s Your World

    • Arista.

  • Tower of Power

    Only So Much Oil In The Ground

    • Warner Brothers.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Jungle Boogie

    • De-Lite.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Living For The City

    • Tamla.

  • James Brown

    Get On The Good Foot

    • Universal.

  • Marvin Gaye

    What’s Going On

    • Motown.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

    • Epic.

  • Candi Staton

    I’d Rather Be An Old Man’s Sweetheart (Than A Young Man’s Fool)

    • Honest Jons.

  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay

    • Stax.

  • James Carr

    The Dark End Of The Street

    • Kent.

  • Billy Stewart

    Summertime

    • Universal.

  • Wilson Pickett

    In The Midnight Hour

    • Kent Soul.

  • Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come

    • BMG.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Jul 2014 18:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music