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Johnnie Walker chooses his final Tracks of My Years

Legendary DJ and Radio 2 icon Johnnie Walker chooses his final Tracks of My Years. Plus, there's the Record and Album of the Week and two more trips to Vernon's Vault.

Legendary DJ and Radio 2 icon Johnnie Walker chooses his final Tracks of My Years.

Johnnie made his name in the 60s with the pirate ship Radio Caroline, and his night-time show was essential listening. When he moved to Radio 1 in 1969, Johnnie established a reputation as a DJ who accorded more importance to the records he played than the chat in between.

After a spell broadcasting in America, Johnnie returned home in the early 80s, and, following stints with ILR stations Radio West and Wiltshire Radio in the West Country, he returned to Radio 1 to present the Stereo Sequence. Over 30 years of music fandom was then channelled into Radio 2's drivetime show, which he hosted until March 2006. Johnnie now presents Sounds of the 70s (Sundays, 3-5pm) and the Radio 2 Rock Show (Fridays 11pm).

There'll also be more audio nuggets from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault and the mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you: email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten to the Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Aug 2023 09:30
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Music Played

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Shakira

    Whenever, Wherever

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Mimi Webb

    This Moment

    • Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • RCA.

  • Incantation

    Cacharpaya

    • Instrumental Greats (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Record of The Week

    • S Club

      These Are The Days

      • (CD Single).
      • UMC.

  • Diana Ross

    Love Hangover

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

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

  • Rick Astley

    Dippin' My Feet

    • Are We There Yet?.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    Summer Holiday

    • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.

  • Dua Lipa

    Levitating

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.

  • Cian Ducrot

    Heaven

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • James

    She's a Star

    • James - Whiplash.
    • Mercury.
    • 9.

  • Lady Blackbird

    Baby I Just Don't

    • Black Acid Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Peggy Gou

    (It Goes Like) Nanana

    • (CD Single).
    • XL Recordings.

  • ATB

    9pm (Till I Come)

  • The Beach Boys

    California Girls

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 6.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Pink Floyd

      Flaming (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Session, 1967)

      • Flaming (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Session, 1967).

  • The Farm

    All Together Now

    • Smash Hits Massive! (Various Artists).
    • Dover Records.

  • Album of The Week

    • Rita Ora

      You Only Love Me

      • You & I.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Simply Red

    Stars

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Corona

    The Rhythm Of The Night

    • Now 29 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Cyndi Lauper

      Time After Time

      • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
      • Global Records & Tapes.

    • Bill Conti

      Gonna Fly Now

      • Rocky O.S.T..
      • EMI.
      • 7.

    • New Radicals

      Get What You Give

      • (CD Single).
      • MCA.

  • Nena

    99 Red Balloons

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 4 Aug 2023 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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