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Bette Midler chooses the Tracks of My Years and live music from Rumer

Bette Midler chooses the Tracks of My Years from an interview first broadcast in 2008. Plus Ken has a live music from Rumer as part of Radio 2 House Music.

Bette Midler chooses the Tracks of My Years with Ken back in 2008 following the release of her album The Best of Bette. The compilation celebrated Bette's 35 year career in showbusiness. Her talents encompass theatre, film, songwriting, singing and comedy. Bette won her first of three Grammy Awards for Best New Artist in 1974, a BAFTA in 1981 for Best Leading Actress for her role in the film The Rose and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2012. Born in Hawaii, Bette married artist Martin Von Haselberg in 1986 and they have a daughter called Sophie who is also an actress.

In 2008 Bette began a two year residency in Las Vegas to perform Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On. Her second two chosen tunes of the week in 2008 come from Dusty Springfield and Prince. In the following years Bette returned to Broadway after a 30 hiatus, won a Tony Award for her role in the 2017 production of Hello, Dolly! and sung at the Oscars and the Royal Variety Performance.

Ken has live music on the show from Rumer as part of Radio 2 House Music. Rumer lives in Macon, Georgia in the USA - the musical town that produced both Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers band. There she discovered the songs of country music hit maker Hugh Prestwood. His songs were the catalyst for her new album Nashville Tears; fifteen of the songwriter’s finest gems, including several never recorded until now. Rumer made the record in in Reba McEntire’s studio in Nashville with some of the city’s finest session musicians.

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

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Tue 5 May 2020 09:30
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Music Played

  • John Parr

    St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK

    • The Killers

      Caution

      • Imploding The Mirage.
      • Island Records.

  • David Guetta

    When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • George Benson

    Never Give Up On A Good Thing

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 3.

  • Blossoms

    If You Think This Is Real Life

    • Foolish Loving Spaces.
    • EMI.

  • Boney M.

    Daddy Cool

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Katy Perry

    Chained To The Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.

  • Roxy Music

    Same Old Scene

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • The Weeknd

    In Your Eyes

    • After Hours.
    • XO.

  • CeeLo Green

    Forget You

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music UK.
    • 1.

  • Aerosmith

    I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

    • Armageddon Film S/Track.
    • Columbia.

  • James Blunt

    The Greatest

    • Once Upon A Mind.
    • Atlantic.

  • Quarterflash

    Harden My Heart

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1982 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Van Morrison

    Avalon Of The Heart

    • Enlightenment.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • Doja Cat

    Say So

    • Hot Pink.
    • Kemosabe/Ministry of Sound.
    • 005.

  • Tears for Fears

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World

    • Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 4.

  • HOUSE MUSIC

    • Rumer

      Hard Times For Lovers (Radio 2 House Music, 05/05/2020)

    • Rumer

      Aretha (Radio 2 House Music, 05/05/2020)

  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK

    • Richard Marx

      All Along

      • Limitless.
      • BMG Rights Management (US).

  • Etta James

    I Just Want To Make Love To You

    • Etta James- The Genuine Article.
    • Mca/Chess.

  • Live Lounge Allstars

    Times Like These

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic/Parlophone/Warner/Columbia/Island/Polydor/Virgin.

  • TRACKS OF MY YEARS

    • Dusty Springfield

      Wishin' & Hopin'

      • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
      • Philips.

    • Prince

      Little Red Corvette

      • 4Ever.
      • Warner Bros.

  • Major Lazer

    Lay Your Head On Me (feat. Marcus Mumford)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mad Decent/Because Music.

  • Andy Gibb

    An Everlasting Love

    • The Love Collection Volume 1 (Various.
    • Trax Label.

  • The Three Degrees

    Take Good Care Of Yourself

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1975.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 May 2020 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2