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The Sounds of Philadelphia

Johnnie Walker hears 70s memories from Three Degrees singer Valerie Holiday.

Johnnie Walker celebrates the decade of Dirty Harry, Diamonds Are Forever and Dawn of the Dead.

This week the singer Valerie Holiday from the Three Degrees remembers the decade in the My 70s feature. The decade saw the group sign to Roulette Records and release their debut album "Maybe". They went on to sign with Philadelphia International where they had their biggest success, working alongside Gamble and Huff and releasing hits such as "Year of Decision" and "When Will I See You Again", as well as recording the iconic theme song to TV show Soul Train.

Also on the show, Johnnie will revisit a moment from the decade courtesy of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive and another classic seven-inch single will be added into Johnnie's Jukebox.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Tue 17 Feb 2015 03:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Jimmy Cliff

      The Harder They Come

      • BR Music.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • JOHNNIE'S JUKEBOX

    • Plastic Bertrand

      Ca Plane Pour Moi

      • VirginMegaMusic Totally 80's (Var).
      • Rhino.

  • Foreigner

    Cold As Ice

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Magazine

    Definitive Gaze

    • Rays And Hail 1978-81.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

    Be Bop A Lula [Live]

    • The Last Session.
    • NIGHT TRACKS.
    • 2.

  • Lulu

    The Man Who Sold the World

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Atomic Rooster

    Devil's Answer

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
    • 9.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Tumbling Dice

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 1.

  • Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.

    You Don't Have To be A Star (To Be In My Show)

    • I Hope We Get To Love In Time.
    • Razor And Tie.

  • Curved Air

    Back Street Luv

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.

  • The Kinks

    Apeman

    • The Kinks - The Definitive Collection.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • HOUR 2

    • Elton John

      Teacher I Need You

      • Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player.
      • DJM.
      • 2.

  • The Clash

    Train In Vain

    • The Essential Clash.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • ARCHIVE: NILSSON

    • Harry Nilsson

      Coconut

      • Personal Best: The Harry Nilsson Anthology.
      • RCA.

    • Harry Nilsson

      Without You

      • 70's Number Ones Vol 2.
      • Old Gold.

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • R. Dean Taylor

    There's A Ghost In My House

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • MFSB

    TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) (feat. The Three Degrees)

    • Philadelphia Years: Volume 1 1971-1976 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.
    • 9.

  • MY 70S: VALERIE HOLIDAY

    • Odyssey

      Native New Yorker

      • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
      • Disky.

    • Sister Sledge

      We Are Family

      • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.

  • Van Morrison

    Bright Side Of The Road

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Get Up Stand Up [Live]

    • Easy Skanking In Boston '78.
    • Universal.
    • 12.

  • Neil Young

    Heart Of Gold

    • Neil Young - Decade.
    • Reprise.
    • 4.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bye Bye Love

    • Bridge Over Troubled Water.
    • Columbia.
    • 10.

Johnnie's Jukebox: Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi

Johnnie's Jukebox: Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi

Johnnie Walker curates his own personal jukebox, filled with classic seventies seven inches.

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This week he's adding "Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand, released in 1977.


Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Feb 2015 15:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Tue 17 Feb 2015 03:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2