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The very best music from the decade that had everything. Includes hits, rare gems and the stories behind the songs and the stars.

Leo Green presents some of the best music ever recorded by the greatest voices and gives us the background stories of the songs, the performers and the writers as he plays all the best loved sounds from the deade that had everything. There's classic rock n' roll, r'n'b, country, soul, early chart hits plus classic sounds of the Capitol records recorded by stars at the very top of their respective games.

57 minutes

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Mon 6 Jul 2015 22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Chuck Berry

    Sweet Little Sixteen

  • Danny & the Juniors

    At The Hop

  • Tommy Steele

    Singing The Blues

  • The Everly Brothers

    Til I Kissed You

  • Alma Cogan

    Dreamboat

  • Larry Williams

    Bony Maronie

  • The Teenagers

    I Want You Be My Girl

  • Frankie Vaughan

    These Dangerous Years

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Shake, Rattle & Roll

  • Julie London

    Cry Me A River

  • Gene Vincent

    Baby Blue

  • Lloyd Price

    Stagger Lee

  • Adam Faith

    What Do You Want

  • The Penguins

    Earth Angel

  • The Coasters

    Yakety Yak

  • Frank Sinatra

    I've Got You Under My Skin

  • Patsy Cline

    Waling After Midlnight

  • Elvis Presley

    Heartbreak Hotel

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 Jul 2015 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2