Huey Lewis picks his Tracks of My Years
Huey Lewis picks his Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz.
Huey Lewis, lead singer of Huey Lewis and the News, picks his Tracks of My Years with songs from Prince and Hall & Oates. Huey aka Hugh Anthony Cregg III was born in New York but raised in Marin County, California. Huey Lewis and the News were formed in 1979 and became one of the biggest rock bands of the 80s. They had three hit albums in the UK 鈥� Sports, Fore! and Small World and, of course, the hit song The Power of Love was featured in the classic film 鈥淏ack to The Future鈥� where Huey also had a cameo role.
During the 80s they had a string of hit singles on both sides of the Atlantic including 鈥� 'Do You Believe In Love,' 'The Heart Of Rock & Roll,' 'I Want A New Drug,' and 'If This Is It'. Huey Lewis and the News have sold over 30 million albums, topped numerous charts, earned Grammy wins and Oscar nominations.
This year sees the issue their first album of new material since 2001 鈥� 鈥淲eather鈥�. During the recording of the album Huey was diagnosed with M茅ni猫re's disease - an illness that led to his hearing loss. He remains philosophical 鈥� 鈥淵ou鈥檝e got to look of the bright side and stay creative. Even if I never sing again, things could always be worse. After all, I鈥檓 deaf, not dead."
Ken Bruce also has another round of the legendary PopMaster music quiz and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the record and album of the week.
If you want to contact the show, just email 鈥� ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk
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Tavares
Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
- 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
- MFP.
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Dua Lipa
Physical
- Future Nostalgia.
- Warner Records.
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Genesis
Jesus He Knows Me
- Genesis - Turn It On Again.
- Virgin.
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Zara Larsson
Lush Life
- (CD Single).
- Sony Music.
- 001.
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Alexander O鈥橬eal
Criticize
- Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
- Hits.
- 9.
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Rita Ora
How To Be Lonely
- (CD Single).
- Atlantic.
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Elton John & Taron Egerton
(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again
- Rocketman O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- Virgin EMI.
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ABBA
The Winner Takes It All
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 008.
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JP Cooper
In These Arms
- (CD Single).
- Island.
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Sia
Chandelier
- Now That's What I Call Music! 88 (Various Artists).
- Now.
- 1.
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Julia Fordham
Love Moves In Mysterious Ways
- The Best Of Woman To Woman (Various).
- Polygram Tv.
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SZA & Justin Timberlake
The Other Side
- Trolls World Tour O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- RCA.
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Ronan Keating
Life Is A Rollercoaster
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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Tears for Fears
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
- The Best Of Drive Time (Various Artists).
- Polygram TV.
- 7.
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Badly Drawn Boy
Is This A Dream?
- (CD Single).
- Kobalt Records.
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Mike Oldfield
Moonlight Shadow
- Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
- EMI.
- 13.
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Alicia Keys
Underdog
- ALICIA.
- RCA.
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The Real Thing
You To Me Are Everything
- In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
- Old Gold.
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The Shires
Falling (Radio 2 Piano Room, 17/03/2020)
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Niall Horan
Still
- Heartbreak Weather.
- Capitol / Virgin EMI.
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Semisonic
Chemistry
- (CD Single).
- MCA.
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Donna Missal
Hurt By You
- (CD Single).
- Harvest Records.
- 1.
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The Kinks
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
- The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
- BMG.
- 1.
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Prince
1999
- 4Ever.
- Warner Bros.
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Daryl Hall & John Oates
Sara Smile
- Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
- BMG.
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Biffy Clyro
Instant History
- (CD Single).
- Warner Records.
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
Come Back and Finish What You Started
- Gladys Knight & The Pips - Singles Al.
- Pro-Tv.
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- Tue 24 Mar 2020 09:30麻豆约拍 Radio 2