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The Love Song and David Rodigan

David Rodigan - award-winning DJ and champion for reggae music globally - chooses the Tracks of My Years. Ken has more of your love song dedications plus PopMaster.

David Rodigan, award-winning DJ and champion for reggae music globally, chooses the Tracks of My Years. Born in Germany, David's passion for Jamaican music started whilst watching Millie Small perform her 1964 hit 'My Boy Lollipop' on the Ready Steady Go! TV show as a schoolboy. By the age of 15 he was DJing at school dances and youth clubs.

In June, together with The Outlook Orchestra, he is headlining an all-star reggae line-up at London's Kenwood House for an outdoor concert called Reggae on the Heath. The English Heritage site is playing host to legends such as Bitty Mclean and Jamaican superstar Freddie McGregor, supported by live acts and DJ's right across the genre.

David was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to broadcasting in 2012. He was winner of the Best Specialist Music Programme at the Sony Radio Awards the same year for his Radio 2 show and in 2020 was awarded an Order Of Distinction by the Jamaican Government for his global promotion of Jamaican music. He has hosted a two-hour Sunday evening show on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1Xtra since February 2013.

The next two tracks David has chosen come from Lisa Stansfield and Ben E. King. 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 8 Jun 2022 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Lionel Richie

    Dancing on the Ceiling

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Ava Max

    Maybe You're The Problem

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • America

    You Can Do Magic

    • America's Greatest Hits - Encore.
    • Rhino.

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Mark Owen

      You Only Want Me

      • Land Of Dreams.
      • BMG Rights Management.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Jigsaw

    Sky High

    • Billboard Top Hits 1975.
    • Rhino.

  • The Divine Comedy

    National Express

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Craig David

    My Heart's Been Waiting For You (feat. Duvall)

    • (CD Single).
    • Moor Records.

  • S Club

    Don't Stop Movin'

    • (CD Album Sampler).
    • Polydor.

  • Josh Groban

    Symphony

    • Bridges.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Dancing Through The Rain

    • Europiana Encore.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Mary Mary

    Shackles (Praise You)

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Carrie Underwood

    Ghost Story

    • Denim & Rhinestones.
    • Virgin EMI.

  • R.E.M.

    Shiny Happy People

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1991 (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • New Order

    True Faith '94

    • (CD Single).
    • London.

  • Calvin Harris

    Potion (feat. Dua Lipa & Young Thug)

    • Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2.
    • Columbia.

  • Duran Duran

    Save A Prayer

    • Now 1982 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shape Of You

    • Γ· Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • Album Of The Week

    • Def Leppard

      Unbreakable

      • Diamond Star Halos.
      • Bludgeon Riffola under exclusive license to UMC.

  • Elvis Costello

    (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

    • My Aim Is True.
    • Edsel.
    • 3.

  • John Legend

    Dope

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Annie Lennox

    Little Bird

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.
    • 2.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Lisa Stansfield

      All Around The World

      • The Ivor Novello Winners.
      • EMI.

    • Ben E. King

      Spanish Harlem

      • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
      • Global Television.

  • Suggs & Paul Weller

    OOH DO U FINK U R

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Average White Band

    Pick Up The Pieces

    • The Best Of The Average White Band.
    • Hit Label.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Jun 2022 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2