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Joan as Police Woman

Joan as Police Woman talks about the key musical moments of her life and career, including stories of working with Lou Reed and Anohni and her relationship with Jeff Buckley.

Joan Wasser from Joan as Police Woman shares her musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2016.

She talks about her youth shaped by a love of classical, RnB and hardcore bands, plus her early groups including the Dambusters.

Joan also shares stories of working with Lou Reed and Anohni, her relationship with Jeff Buckley, as well as discussing her early music influences including Public Enemy and Neil Young.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 22 Sep 2022 02:00

Music Played

  • Joan As Police Woman

    Holy City

    • The Classic.
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 001.
  • Joan As Police Woman

    Shame

    • The Classic.
    • Play It Again Sam.
  • The Kingston Trio

    Tom Dooley

    • K-tel International.
  • Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

    A Taste of Honey

    • A&M Records.
  • Jimi Hendrix

    Bold As Love

    • Axis: Bold As Love.
    • Track Record β€Ž.
    • 6.
  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.
  • Neil Young

    Bandit

    • Greendale.
    • Warner.
  • Black Flag

    Depression

    • SST Records.
  • Public Enemy

    Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos

    • Def Jam Recordings.
  • Joan As Police Woman

    Christobel

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Reveal Records.
  • Jeff Buckley

    Everybody Here Wants You

    • Columbia.
  • ANOHNI and the Johnsons

    Hope There's Someone

    • Hope There's Someone.
    • 1.
  • Lou Reed

    Charley’s Girl

    • New York Superstar.
    • Fame / EMI.
    • 2.
  • Joan As Police Woman

    The Classic

    • PIAS.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Joy Inside My Tears

    • Songs In The Key Of Life.
    • Motown.
    • 2.
  • Four Tops

    Bernadette

    • Motown.
  • Greentea Peng

    Hu Man

    • EMI.
  • ΆΩ±π±π±π‐LΎ±³Ω±π

    Good Beat

    • World Clique.
    • Elektra.
    • 1.
  • Brittany Howard

    Georgia

    • Columbia.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Jul 2016 13:00
  • Sun 25 Feb 2018 04:00
  • Sat 20 Jun 2020 04:00
  • Thu 22 Jul 2021 02:00
  • Thu 28 Apr 2022 01:00
  • Thu 22 Sep 2022 02:00

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