13/03/2016
Billy Sloan highlights the career of George Martin, plus the Great Collaborations track features the Proclaimers and Wreckless Eric.
Billy Sloan plays the very best in pop and rock music from Scotland's greats as well as the rest of the world with regular features Spin The Globe and Early Morning Soul. In this weekend's Musical Chairs, Billy highlights the career of George Martin - record producer, arranger, composer, conductor and musician who died this week aged 90. He signed the Beatles to Parlophone records and produced and shaped the band's music and was often described as the 'fifth Beatle'. He arranged and composed numerous film scores and worked with many artists including Gerry and the Pacemakers, Shirley Bassey, Cilla Black, Ultravox and Kate Bush The Great Collaborations track features The Proclaimers and Wreckless Eric and in The Real Thing it's 'Alex Chilton' by American rock band The Replacements (a homage to Alex Chilton, lead singer of The Box Tops and Big Star).
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Music Played
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Eddi Reader
Patience of Angels
- The Best Of Woman To Woman.
- Polygram Tv.
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Keane
Is It Any Wonder?
- (CD Single).
- Island.
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Ruby Blue
The Quiet Mind - For Joe
- Down From Above.
- Fontana.
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Little Big Town
Tumble And Fall
- Pain Killer.
- Capitol.
- 3.
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Stereophonics
White Lies
- Parlophone.
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Pixies
Cactus
- Surfer Rosa And Come On Pilgrim.
- Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.
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The Beatles
Penny Lane
- The Beatles - 1.
- Apple.
- 9.
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George Martin
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite
- In My Life.
- Soho.
- 008.
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Dillinger
Cocaine In My Brain
- Reggae Refreshers.
- Universal-Island Records Limited.
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The Proclaimers feat. Wreckless Eric
Whole Wide World
- Notes & Rhymes.
- 010.
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The Comsat Angels
Independence Day
- Independence Day.
- Polydor.
- 001.
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Wilson Pickett
In The Midnight Hour
- Soul (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv.
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Billy Paul
Me & Mrs Jones
- Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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The Anchoress feat. Paul Draper
You And Only You
- You And Only You.
- K Scope Music.
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Simple Minds
Pleasantly Disturbed
- X5: Life In A Day (Digital Remaster).
- Virgin.
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Ultravox
Hymn
- The Collection.
- Chrysalis.
- 2.
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Peter Gabriel
Summertime
- The Glory Of Gershwin.
- Mercury522727-*.
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Elton John
Candle In The Wind (1997 Version)
- Something About The Way You Look Tonight.
- Mercury Records Limited.
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The Replacements
Alex Chilton
- All For Nothing Nothing For All: All For Nothing CD1.
- Warner Music UK Limited.
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Emmylou Harris
Sweet Dreams
- Profile.
- Warner Music UK Limited.
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The Beatles
A Day In The Life
- The Beatles : 1967-1970.
- Apple.
- 6.
Broadcast
- Sun 13 Mar 2016 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland