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Non-Stop Oldies Special

Steve Wright has a Non-Stop Oldies special with an hour dedicated to 70s and 80s Pop music, an hour of Soul and Motown and an hour of 50s and 60s rock 'n' roll.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Anita Ward

    Ring My Bell

    • Songs Of Love.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 9.
  • Anthony James Rutt

    Newsy Sting

    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Idents (AJ Productions).
  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • Berlin

    Take My Breath Away

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
  • Edison Lighthouse

    Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
  • Terry Jacks

    Seasons In The Sun

    • Million Sellers Vol.16 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.
  • Madonna

    Like A Virgin

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 7.
  • Dawn

    Knock Three Times

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.
  • John Paul Young

    Love Is In The Air

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.
  • Ultravox

    Vienna

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.
  • T. Rex

    Metal Guru

    • Can The Glam! (Various Artists).
    • Cherry Red Records.
  • Culture Club

    Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

    • Culture Club - Kissing To Be Clever.
    • Virgin.
  • Hot Chocolate

    It Started With A Kiss

    • Hot Chocolate - Their Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
  • Anthony James Rutt

    FOX Breaking News Bed

    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Idents (AJ Productions).
  • The Temptations

    Get Ready

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Think

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.
  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Green Onions

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..
  • Edwin Starr

    War

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Johnnie Taylor

    Who's Making Love

    • Stax Profiles - Johnnie Taylor.
    • Stax.
    • 9.
  • Mary Wells

    My Guy

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Jr. Walker & the All Stars

    What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)

    • Junior Walker - 20th Century Masters.
    • Motown.
    • 5.
  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tracks Of My Tears

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Time Is Tight

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1969 (Vol 2).
    • Connoisseur.
  • The Jacksons

    I Want You Back

    • The Best Michael Jackson & Jackson Five.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.
  • Percy Sledge

    When A Man Loves A Woman

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • Wilson Pickett

    In The Midnight Hour

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Jean Knight

    Mr Big Stuff

    • Stax Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Stax.
  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    The Love I Lost

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • Anthony James Rutt

    Theme Short

    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Two idents (AJ Steve Wright).
  • Four Tops

    Bernadette

    • The Four Tops - The Singles Collectio.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • The Supremes

    The Happening

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Gene Vincent

    Be Bop A Lula

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Danny & the Juniors

    At The Hop

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Ricky Nelson

    Hello Mary Lou

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • Buddy Holly

    Rave On

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Little Richard

    Tutti Frutti

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Carl Perkins

    Blue Suede Shoes

    • The Sun Years.
    • Sun.
  • Eddie Cochran

    Summertime Blues

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Eddie Cochran

    Three Steps to Heaven

    • The Hits Of 1960 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
    • 22.
  • Chan Romero

    The Hippy Hippy Shake

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Chuck Berry

    Roll Over Beethoven

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.
  • The Big Bopper

    Chantilly Lace

  • The Everly Brothers

    Claudette

  • Dion

    Runaround Sue

    • The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
    • Sequel Records.
  • Dion

    The Wanderer

    • The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
    • Sequel Records.
  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Great Balls of Fire

  • Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

    Why Do Fools Fall In Love

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Elvis Presley

    Don't Be Cruel

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Elvis Presley

    Jailhouse Rock

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • Freddy Cannon

    Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

    • It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (Various Arti.
    • K-Tel.
  • The Champs

    Tequila

    • The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
    • Sequel Records.
  • Little Richard

    Good Golly Miss Molly

    • Little Richard - British Hit Singles.
    • Ace.
  • Suzi Quatro

    Devil Gate Drive

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

Broadcast

  • Fri 25 Mar 2016 14:00

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