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Special Guest: Billy Idol

Two hours of top tracks, forgotten gems and more, all lovingly curated by Johnnie.

He’s joined by the legendary Billy Idol for a chat and a selection of his favourite β€˜70s tunes

Two hours of top tracks, forgotten gems and more, all lovingly curated by Johnnie.

He’s joined by the legendary Billy Idol for a chat and a selection of his favourite β€˜70s tunes.

Billy’s been around since the early days of Punk, when he was part of the so-called Bromley Contingent, a clique of influencers who ended being key players in the music and fashion scenes of the late β€˜70s and early β€˜80s. He was there, fanatically following the Sex Pistols when they were first sowing their seeds of notoriety, and his band Generation X toured with Marc Bolan, just weeks before the T.Rex frontman died in 1977. Billy’s got new music out, including a surprise Christmas album that’s just arrived this week, and he became a grandad in 2020, so there’s plenty for him and Johnnie to chat about.

Alvin Stardust and Roy Wood feature amongst the tales and archive stories from This Week In Music.

It’s not so much Top Of The Pops, but more like Top Of The Cops on our One Of A Kind slot.

A storming rock classic makes its way into Johnnie Jukebox.

Plus we’ve more of your stories, requests and dedications, so get in touch anytime for a mention on one of our future shows: walker@bbc.co.uk

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Elton John

    Crocodile Rock

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Dr. Hook

    When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

    • Making Love & Music.
    • MFP.
  • Wizzard

    Ball Park Incident

    • Single - Harvest HAR 5062.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Don't Play That Song

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.
  • Supertramp

    The Logical Song

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.
  • JOHNNIE'S JUKEBOX

    • Free

      Wishing Well

      • The Boys Are Back In Town (Various).
      • Columbia.
      • 10.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Higher Ground

    • Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9 (Various Artists).
    • Spectrum Music.
  • David Essex

    Gonna Make You A Star

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
  • Iggy Pop & The Stooges

    I Need Somebody

    • Raw Power.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    Jungleland

    • Born To Run.
  • Bryan Ferry

    The Price Of Love

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
  • AC/DC

    Girls Got Rhythm

    • Highway To Hell.
  • ONE OF A KIND

    • Telly Savalas

      If

      • Single - MCA 174.
  • Cat Stevens

    (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.
  • Duncan Browne

    Journey

    • Acoustic Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.
    • 2.
  • Marshall Hain

    Dancing In The City

    • (Single).
    • Harvest.
  • Generation X

    King Rocker

    • Virgin.
  • Generation X

    Kiss Me Deadly

    • Generation X.
  • David Bowie

    Space Oddity

    • Space Oddity.
    • RCA.
  • Barry White

    Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Alvin Stardust

    My Coo Ca Choo

    • Jukebox 70's Hits -I Got The Music In.
    • Old Gold.
    • 1.
  • Carole King

    I Feel The Earth Move

    • Epic.
  • The Isley Brothers

    That Lady

    • Epic.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Nov 2021 15:00