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David Knopfler joins Johnnie to share his 70s memories, including getting started in the music business and touring with Dire Straits.

David Knopfler joins Johnnie to share his 70s memories, including getting started in the music business and touring with Dire Straits.

At the start of the decade, David had just turned 17 and was living in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and had already started performing his own songs in folk clubs around the area. Despite a college degree and a brief stint as a social worker, he can't recall any other aspirations beyond composing and playing music. In 1977 David co-founded Dire Straits with his brother Mark. David recorded two albums with Dire Straits before the end of the decade, touring the stadium circuit extensively, before the brothers went their separate ways in 1980.

Also on the show, Johnnie digs out some of the best of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive, and another listener helps to add a classic seven-inch single into Johnnie's Jukebox.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Wed 22 Mar 2017 00:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • T. Rex

      Hot Love

      • Electric Warrior (Deluxe Edition).
      • A&M.
      • 13.

  • Dire Straits

    Sultans Of Swing

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 5.

  • THIS WEEK IN MUSIC

    • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

      Teach Your Children

      • Over The Years....
      • Rhino.
      • 008.

  • America

    A Horse With No Name

    • America's Greatest Hits - History.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Judie Tzuke

    For You

    • The Best Of Judie Tzuke.
    • Rocket.

  • The Kinks

    Lola

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.

  • JOHNNIE'S JUKEBOX

    • Dr. Feelgood

      Back In The Night

      • GRAND.

  • Orleans

    Dance With Me

    • (Single).
    • Asylum.

  • THIS WEEK IN MUSIC

    • Alice Cooper

      Elected

      • The Best Glam Rock Album In The World...Ever! (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.

  • The Supremes

    Nathan Jones

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

    You Are Everything

    • Heart & Soul - 40 Smooth Soul Grooves.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Lindisfarne

    Fog On The Tyne

    • Lindisfarne - On Tap.
    • Essential.

  • Ringo Starr

    Back Off Boogaloo

    • Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna.
    • Parlophone.

  • HOUR 2

    • Creedence Clearwater Revival

      Up Around The Bend

      • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chroni.
      • Fantasy.
      • 24.

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Hong Kong Garden

    • The Best Of Siouxsie & The Banshees.
    • Polydor.

  • THIS WEEK IN MUSIC

    • The Doobie Brothers & Zac Brown Band

      Black Water

      • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
      • Warner Bros.

  • Jean Knight

    Mr Big Stuff

    • Stax Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Stax.

  • DAVID KNOPFLER IN CONVERSATION

    • Dire Straits

      Southbound Again

    • Van Morrison

      Snow In San Anselmo

    • Bruce Springsteen

      New York City Serenade

    • Joni Mitchell

      The Same Situation

    • Bob Dylan

      Tangled Up In Blue

    • James Taylor

      Sweet Baby James

      • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
      • CBS.

    • Jackson Browne

      Before The Deluge

      • Asylum.

Johnnie's Jukebox: Dr Feelgood - Back In The Night

Johnnie's Jukebox: Dr Feelgood - Back In The Night

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

This week he's adding "Back In The Night" by Β released in 1975.Β 

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Mar 2017 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Wed 22 Mar 2017 00:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2