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Bobby Crush picks the Tracks of My Years

Bobby Crush, the pianist, songwriter and actor who rose to fame on Opportunity Knocks picks the Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has another round of PopMaster.

Bobby Crush, the pianist, songwriter and actor who rose to fame after six winning appearances on "Opportunity Knocks" picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Dusty Springfield and Matt Monro. Bobby has also performed on the West End stage at the London Palladium alongside Jack Jones, Vic Damone and Dame Julie Andrews. He has worked with Max Bygraves, starred in Chicago and The Rocky Horror Show and was chosen to perform at the Royal Variety Performance. Bobby's self-titled album reached the UK top 20 and more recently he's been starring in ITV comedy Benidorm and Last Laugh In Vegas. His greatest success as a songwriter came from writing the music and lyrics for "Orville's Song", which was performed by Keith Harris, and went on to sell over 400,000 copies reaching number 4 in the UK singles chart.

Plus Ken as another round of PopMaster, the daily love song and the record and album of the week. If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Tue 26 Jun 2018 09:30
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Music Played

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Lightning Seeds - Jollification.
    • Epic.

  • Kim Wilde

    Birthday

    • Here Come The Aliens.
    • Wildeflower Records.

  • Agnetha FΓ¤ltskog

    The Heat Is On

    • Wrap Your Arms Around Me.
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Record of the Week

    • Rick Astley

      Beautiful Life

      • Beautiful Life.
      • BMG Rights Management.

  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • P!nk

    What About Us

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • First Class

    Beach Baby

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Years & Years

    If You're Over Me

    • Palo Santo.
    • Polydor.

  • Toni Braxton

    Un-Break My Heart

    • Toni Braxton - Secrets.
    • Laface.

  • Barry White

    Just The Way You Are

    • (Single).
    • Twentieth Century Fox.

  • Tom Walker

    Leave A Light On

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.

  • Graham Gouldman

    Sunburn

    • (Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • The 5th Dimension

    Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1969.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • The Beach Boys & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fun Fun Fun

    • The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • UMC.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Over My Shoulder

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • The Killers

    When You Were Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • George Ezra

    Shotgun

    • Staying At Tamara's.
    • Columbia.

  • Night

    Hot Summer Nights

    • Living In The '70s (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Runrig

    Somewhere (feat. Julie Fowlis)

    • The Ones That Got Away.
    • Ridge Records.
    • 1.

  • Album of the Week

    • Dan + Shay

      All To Myself

      • Dan + Shay.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 1.

  • Anne-Marie

    Ciao Adios

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 001.

  • CΓ©line Dion

    Ashes

    • Deadpool 2 O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Richard Harris

      MacArthur Park

      • Radio 2 - More Songs of the Century (Various Artists).
      • Telstar.
      • 9.

    • Randy Crawford & Joe Sample

      Angel

  • Carrie Underwood

    Cry Pretty

    • Cry Pretty.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Jun 2018 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2