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Russell Crowe chooses the Tracks of My Years

Russell Crowe chooses the Tracks of My Years with music from Stray Cats and Crowded House. There's the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster.

Russell Crowe, Oscar-winning actor, film producer and musician, chooses the Tracks of My Years with music from Stray Cats and Crowded House. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which Russell won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and no less than ten further nominations for best actor. Russell also appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower in the 1999 film The Insider for which he received five awards as best actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Russell's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. His other films include Romper Stomper (1992), L.A. Confidential (1997), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), Robin Hood (2010), Les Miserables (2012), Man of Steel (2013) and Noah (2014). He is also the co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, an Australian National Rugby League team.

The Hollywood star always maintains he was a musician long before he started serious acting, first with his band TOFOG and in various other incarnations over the years. His latest musical project is a band called Indoor Garden Party featuring himself, Alan Doyle, Samantha Barks, Scott Grimes and Carl Falk. They released their debut album 'The Musical' in June of this year.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

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Mon 4 Dec 2017 09:30
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Music Played

  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Gwen Stefani

    You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton)

    • You Make It Feel Like Christmas.
    • Interscope.
    • 001.

  • Heatwave

    Boogie Nights

    • Too Hot To Handle.
    • BBR.
    • 013.

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Underneath The Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 001.

  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    He Wants To

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

    • Footloose (Original S/Track).
    • CBS.

  • Tavares

    Don't Take Away The Music

    • Wow That Was The 70's (Various Artists).
    • Disky.
    • 8.

  • Stereophonics

    What's All The Fuss About?

    • Scream Above The Sounds.
    • Parlophone.

  • Gabriella Cilmi

    Warm This Winter

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • David Gates

    Never Let Her Go

    • David Gates & Bread - Essentials.
    • Elektra.

  • Record of the Week

    • Taylor Swift

      Gorgeous

      • reputation.
      • Big Machine.

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Shiver

    • (CD Single).
    • Brightside Recordings.

  • Meat Loaf

    Bat Out Of Hell

    • Bat Out Of Hell.
    • Epic.

  • Elbow

    Golden Slumbers

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Darlene Love

    Christmas (Baby Please Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • Ed Sheeran & µώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©

    Perfect Duet

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Scottish Quest All Stars

    Santa's A Scotsman

    • (CD Single).
    • Dabster Productions.

  • The Police

    Spirits In The Material World

    • The Police - Message In A Box (Cd 3).
    • A&M.

  • Album of the Week

    • U2

      Summer Of Love

      • Songs Of Experience.
      • Island.

  • ABC

    All Of My Heart

    • In Touch II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • Rag’n’Bone Man

    Grace (We All Try)

    • Human.
    • Columbia.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Stray Cats

      Stray Cat Strut

      • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.

    • Crowded House

      Better Be Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Soon

  • Jamie Lawson

    A Little Mercy

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Maria Vidal

    Body Rock

    • A Time To Remember: 1985 (Various).
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Dec 2017 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2