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Sue Lawley's castaway is presenter Jools Holland.

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the musician and presenter Jools Holland. He first shot into the public eye when he made what he still calls "a bit of a verbal slip", and used a four-letter word on the teenage music show The Tube. These days he hosts a late night television programme, where he plays alongside such musical greats as Eric Clapton, Oasis and Tony Bennett. His own musical performance has evolved and expanded from the days when he and a mate would tour the pubs for a few pounds, a drink and a lot of adoration. In the 1970s he found success with his punk group, Squeeze. And he now fronts his own, 12-man rhythm and blues orchestra. A long way from where he began as a small boy, playing boogie woogie on his grandmother's pianola.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: (We're Gonna) Jump For Joy by Big Joe Turner
Book: Four Books of Architecture by Andrea Palladio
Luxury: Piano

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Oct 1997 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Ray Charles

    Let The Good Times Roll

    • The Genius Of Ray Charles.
    • Atlantic.

  • Jambalaya

  • James Booker

    On The Sunny Side Of The Street

    • New Orleans Piano Wizard.
    • Rounder Records.

  • Ramsey Lewis

    Consider The Source

    • Consider The Source.
    • Chess.

  • Billy Preston

    All Things Must Pass

    • Encouraging Words.
    • Apple.

  • Marpessa Dawn

    Manha De Carnaval

    • Orfeu Negro.
    • Philips.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Big Joe Turner

      (We're Gonna) Jump For Joy

      • Jumpin’ With Joe.
      • Charly.

  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius - Rescue him, O Lord

    Choir: Royal Choral Society

    • The Elgar Edition Vol 1.

  • Book Choice

    • Four Books of Architecture - Andrea Palladio

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Jools Holland

Broadcasts

  • Sun 5 Oct 1997 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 10 Oct 1997 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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