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Album of the Week and Brian Johnson

Rock legend Brian Johnson - frontman with AC/DC - picks his Tracks Of My Years all this week. Plus Ken's got another round of PopMaster, and your dedications with today's love song.

Rock legend Brian Johnson - frontman with AC/DC - picks his Tracks Of My Years all this week.

Durham-born Brian, founding member of the rock band Geordie, found early success with hit singles including 'All Because of You' and 'Can You Do It' before the band split in the late 70s.

After the tragic death of AC/DC鈥檚 front man Bon Scott in 1980, Brian became the group's lead singer. He saw huge success with the hit album 鈥楤ack in Black鈥� - which became the biggest selling rock album of all time, selling 50 million copies worldwide - and triggered a years-long worldwide tour. Other albums include 鈥楩or Those About to Rock鈥� and 鈥楾he Razor's Edge鈥�, which spawned hits 鈥楢re You Ready鈥�, 鈥楾hunderstruck鈥� and 鈥楳oneytalks鈥�.

Brian and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

In 2016, Brian was forced to quit AC/DC after being diagnosed with hearing loss, only to make a triumphant return to the band he loved with the release of 2020始s smash hit album 'Power Up'.

As well as music, Brian is also a car enthusiast and author of two books about cars, 'Rockers and Rollers' and 'Cars That Rock'.

Now, the iconic frontman of AC/DC shares his memoir packed with outrageous stories in his new book called 鈥楾he Lives of Brian鈥� - sharing his journey from a County Durham choir boy to globally adored rock god.

Brian鈥檚 next two choices come from Black Sabbath and The Rolling Stones.

Plus Ken's got the week's first edition of PopMaster and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the brand new record and album of the week. If you want to contact the show, just email ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 Oct 2022 09:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Will Survive

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • George Ezra

    Dance All Over Me

    • Gold Rush Kid.
    • Columbia.

  • The Weeknd

    I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Republic Records.

  • Madonna

    True Blue

    • 32 Ones On One Radio 1's 25th Birthday (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Olly Murs

    Die Of A Broken Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Andrew Gold

    Never Let Her Slip Away

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Simply Red

    Fairground

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Tom Chaplin

      Overshoot

      • Midpoint.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Take That

    Giants

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Maria McKee

    Show Me Heaven

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Shania Twain

    Waking Up Dreaming

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    AKA... What A Life!

  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • The 1975

    I'm In Love With You

    • Being Funny In A Foreign Language.
    • Dirty Hit.

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Blue

    Heart & Soul

    • Heart & Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Cher

    If I Could Turn Back Time

    • Cher - The Greatest Hits.
    • WEA/Universal.

  • 10cc

    Life Is a Minestrone

    • The Singles.
    • Mercury.

  • Album Of The Week

    • The Lightning Seeds

      Sunshine

      • See You In The Stars.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Amy Grant

    Baby Baby

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • LeAnn Rimes

    spaceship

    • god's work.
    • EverLe Records.

  • Maroon 5

    Sugar

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Black Sabbath

      Paranoid

      • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
      • Disky.

    • The Rolling Stones

      Jumpin' Jack Flash

      • The Rolling Stones - Remastered.
      • Abkco.

  • Louis Tomlinson

    Bigger Than Me

    • Faith In The Future.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Deep Blue Something

    Breakfast At Tiffany's

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Oct 2022 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2