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Iconic songs chosen by the multi-award-winning lyricist

Multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black is back to celebrate the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them.

Multi award-winning lyricist Don Black returns to celebrate the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them. Each week Don showcases a selection of iconic tunes, popular and timeless standards.

Back by popular demand is 'And They Also Wrote.....' plus a weekly nod to the fabulous voice of Matt Monro.

The show is packed full of personal anecdotes and entertaining stories as Don recalls meeting and working with many of the greatest writers and entertainers in the business.

57 minutes

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Sun 16 Jul 2017 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Tony Bennett

    I'll Be Seeing You

    • Perfectly Frank.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Dinah Washington

    Mad About The Boy

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Harry Belafonte

    Try To Remember

    • Scarlet Ribbons.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 3.

  • Elaine Paige

    Cry Me A River

    • Centre Stage The Very Best Of Elaine.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 10.

  • Michael Ball

    Being Alive

    • Past And Present.
    • London Records 90 Limited.
    • 3.

  • Clare Teal

    We'll Gather Lilacs

    • Hey Ho.
    • Domino Recording Co Ltd.
    • 14.

  • Frank Sinatra

    The Best Is Yet To Come

    • My Way - The Best Of Frank Sinatra.
    • Reprise.

  • Barbra Streisand

    When In Rome

    • People.
    • 2.

  • Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra

    Someone To Watch Over Me

    • Moonlighting: The Television Soundtrack Album.
    • MCA Records / Warner Bros Records.
    • 9.

  • Matt Monro

    The Nearness of You

    • Matt At The Movies.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 3.

  • Lena Horne

    I Concentrate On You

  • Nancy Wilson

    At Long Last Love

  • Jack Jones

    Without Her

    • The Look Of Love.
    • RCA.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    My One And Only Love

  • Frank Sinatra, Jr.

    That Face

    • That Face!.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 1.

  • Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby

    Moonlight Bay

    • Bing Crosby And Friends.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Jul 2017 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2