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Jim Lea selects his Tracks of My Years

Jim Lea, singer-songwriter and former Slade bassist, picks two more Tracks of My Years with music from The Kinks and Colin Blunstone. There's the daily love song plus PopMaster.

Jim Lea, legendary British singer-songwriter, chooses the Tracks of My Years with music from The Kinks and Colin Blunstone. Jim is most notable for playing bass guitar, keyboards, piano, violin, and guitar, and singing backing vocals in Slade from their inception until 1992, and for co-writing most of their songs. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. Influenced by French jazz-violinist StΓ©phane Grappelli, Lea's first musical love was the violin which he began playing aged 10. His parents Frank Lea and Edna Whild owned The Grange pub in Bilbrook where he grew up. He attended Codsall Comprehensive School – now Codsall Community High School. He joined the Staffordshire Youth Orchestra in 1961 and gained first class honours in a London music-school practical exam, before moving on to piano, guitar and finally bass guitar. He first played guitar, and then bass, in the schoolboy group 'Nick and The Axemen'. In a Q&A session for his official website in March 2017, Jim disclosed his three favourite Slade songs were "How Does It Feel", "Far Far Away", and "Coz I Luv You". He also identified "When the Lights Are Out" from Old New Borrowed and Blue as an album track he would have liked to have seen released as a Slade single. At the end of last year he released a newly remixed single called 'Am I The Greatest Now' and continues to be one of the most played artists on radio across the world.

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

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 4 Mar 2020 09:30

Music Played

  • Scissor Sisters

    I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza

    Forever Yours

    • (CD Single).
    • Svenska Inspelningar.
  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    Foot of the Mountain

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 3.
  • The Pointer Sisters

    Jump (For My Love)

    • The Best Of The Pointer Sisters.
    • RCA.
  • Tom Grennan

    This is The Place

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity.
  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.
  • Bryan Adams

    When You're Gone (feat. Melanie C)

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.
  • Gregory Porter

    Revival

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
  • The Rasmus

    In The Shadows

    • Taller In More Ways.
    • Universal.
  • Gladys Knight & The Pips

    Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

    • Gladys Knight & The Pips - Singles Al.
    • Pro-Tv.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK

    • Alicia Keys

      Underdog

      • ALICIA.
      • RCA.
  • Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

    • Timespace: The Best Of Stevie Nicks.
    • EMI.
  • Paul Simon

    Graceland

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • JP Saxe

    If The World Was Ending (feat. Julia Michaels)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
  • Supertramp

    It's Raining Again

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Luke Combs

    Refrigerator Door

    • What You See Is What You Get.
    • River House Artists.
    • 2.
  • Alphaville

    Forever Young

    • Forever Young.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Van Morrison

    Does Love Conquer All

    • Exile / Caroline International.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK

    • Deacon Blue

      Come On In

      • City Of Love.
  • Red Box

    Lean On Me

    • Red Box - The Circle & The Square.
    • Sire.
  • James Blunt

    Halfway (feat. Ward Thomas)

    • Once Upon A Mind.
    • Atlantic.
  • TRACKS OF MY YEARS

    • The Kinks

      You Really Got Me

      • The Journey - Part 1.
      • BMG.
      • 7.
    • Colin Blunstone

      Say You Don't Mind

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
      • Premier.
  • Sam Smith

    To Die For

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • Tavares

    Don't Take Away The Music

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

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Mar 2020 09:30