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Craig Charles sits in

Craig sits in for Steve and packs his Trunk of Funk to bring you three hours of top tunes. Curtis Mayfield is triumphant in Fight Club, Nostalgia77 provide a funked up cover of The White Stripes and Alan Mitchell chooses his Spinage a Trios.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Alle Farben

    She Moves (feat. Graham Candy)

    • (CD Single).
    • Martha's Music.
    • 001.
  • Aloe Blacc

    I Need A Dollar

    • Good Things.
    • Stones Throw Records.
    • 1.
  • The Brand New Heavies

    Dream On Dreamer

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Ray Charles

    What'd I Say

    • The Very Best Of Jazz Moods (Various).
    • Telstar.
  • Chic

    My Forbidden Lover

    • Love On The Dance Floor (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 2.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
    • 3.
  • Shaun Escoffery

    Nature's Call

    • Nature's Call.
    • Dome Records.
    • 001.
  • Grandmaster & Melle Mel

    White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

    • Best Of Sugar Hill Records (Various Artists).
    • Rhino Records.
  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    Real Hope

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 001.
  • Hozier

    Take Me To Church

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Etta James

    Take Out Some Insurance

  • Lack of Afro

    Recipe For Love

  • Led Zeppelin

    Whole Lotta Love

    • Early Days.
    • Atlantic.
    • 13.
  • Imelda May

    Johnny Got A Boom Boom

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Classics & Jazz.
    • 1.
  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

  • Malcolm McLaren

    Double Dutch

    • (Single).
    • Charisma.
  • Olly Murs

    Up (feat. Demi Lovato)

    • Never Been Better.
    • Epic.
    • 004.
  • New Order

    True Faith '94

    • (CD Single).
    • London.
  • Nostalgia 77

    Seven Nation Army (feat. Alice Russell)

  • Paolo Nutini

    Let Me Down Easy (Radio 2 In Concert, 15 Dec 2014)

  • Wilson Pickett

    Land Of 1000 Dances

    • Where It's At (Various Artists).
    • Kent.
  • Gregory Porter & Julie London

    Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.
  • Rose Royce

    Car Wash

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Rufus & Chaka Khan

    Tell Me Something Good

    • Rags To Rufus.
    • MCA.
  • Rumer

    Reach Out

    • Into Colour.
    • Atlantic.
    • 003.
  • Ron Sexsmith & Engelbert Humperdinck

    Something To Hold On To

    • (CD Single).
    • Conehead.
  • Ed Sheeran

    Sing

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum Records.
    • 001.
  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)

    • Soul Years 1970-'71 Vol.2 (Various).
    • Connoisseur.
  • Sam Smith

    Like I Can

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 007.
  • The Staple Singers

    Respect Yourself

    • Ultimate Soul Collection Vol.2 (Vario.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Meghan Trainor

    Lips Are Movin

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 001.
  • U2

    Every Breaking Wave

    • Songs Of Innocence.
    • Universal.
    • 2.
  • War

    Me And Baby Brother

    • War - Grooves & Messages.
    • Rhino.
  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Dec 2014 14:00

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