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Don celebrates the Dynamic Duos

Don Black celebrates the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs & the artists who performed them. Tonight he pays tribute to the great duets

Multi award-winning lyricist Don Black celebrates 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.

Tonight he pays tribute to the great duets, those dynamic duos - Tony Bennett and Christina Aguilera, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Bette Midler and Barry Manilow, Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews

This week's 'And They Also Wrote.....' is Irving Berlin.

Plus there's 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.

This show was originally broadcast in 2019

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Apr 2020 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan

    Passing Strangers

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

  • Bobby Darin

    Two of a Kind (feat. Johnny Mercer)

    • Two Of A Kind.
    • Atco.

  • Maurice Chevalier & Hermione Gingold

    I Remember It Well

    • Gigi.
    • MGM Soundtrack.
    • 22.

  • Matt Monro & Matt Monro Jr

    If I Never Sing Another Song

  • Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera

    Steppin' Out With My Baby

    • The Classics.
    • Columbia/Legacy.

  • Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald

    Cheek To Cheek

    • Great American Songwriters, Volume 4: Irving Berlin.
    • Universal.
    • 13.

  • Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews

    Baby It's Cold Outside

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.

  • Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly

    True Love

    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Bob Hope & Shirley Jones

    Thanks For The Memory

    • Swingers.
    • Sony.
    • 15.

  • Eydie GormΓ© & Steve Lawrence

    Together (Wherever We Go)

    • We'll Take Romance: The Best Of Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme 1954-1960.
    • Empire Music Collection.
    • 18.

  • Louis Prima & Keely Smith

    Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

    • Together.
    • Jasmine Records.
    • 4.

  • Jane Monheit & Michael BublΓ©

    I Won't Dance

    • Taking A Chance On Love.
    • Sony Music.
    • 5.

  • Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford

    In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening

    • Frankie Laine And Friends.
    • Capitol.
    • 13.

  • Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole

    When I Fall In Love

    • When I Fall In Love.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Dean Martin & Line Renaud

    Two Sleepy People

    • Stardust: Capitol Sings Hoagy Carmichael.
    • EMI Records.
    • 19.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Jan 2019 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 19 Apr 2020 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2