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Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green

Leo Green features the stories behind the songs and the singers who filled the early years of the charts that were launched in the 50s and produced hits in a huge array of styles.

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Fri 15 Apr 2016 12:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 50s

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Music Played

  • Lloyd Price

    Personality

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Curb.

  • Dean Martin

    Memories Are Made Of This

    • Best Of The Capitol Years - Dean Mart.
    • Capitol.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Shake, Rattle And Roll

    • Bill Haley And The Comets.
    • Bulldog.

  • Nat King Cole

    Mona Lisa (feat. Les Baxter and His Orchestra)

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

  • Guy Mitchell

    Singing The Blues

  • Connie Francis

    Who's Sorry Now?

    • 50's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.

  • Tommy Edwards

    It's All In The Game

    • 50's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

  • Tommy Steele

    Come On, Let's Go

    • TOMMY STEELE'S GREATEST HITS.
    • Deram.
    • 2.

  • Ruby Murray

    Softly, Softly

    • RUBY Murray Anthology - The golden anniversary collection.
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Paul Anka

    Diana

    • Paul Anka - The Greatest Hits Collect.
    • Telstar.

  • Kalin Twins

    When

    • ROCK'N'ROLL DRIVE-IN.
    • Pickwick.
    • 9.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Wake Up Little Susie

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Johnny Ray

    Cry

    • Timeless Memories CD1.
    • 11.

  • Doris Day

    Que Sera, Sera (What Ever Will Be, Will Be)

    • The Most Beautiful Songs.
    • 1.

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On

    • The Essential One & Only Jerry Lee Le.
    • Trax Records.

  • The Teddy Bears

    To Know Him Is To Love Him

    • Young Love - Sound Of The 60's, Part.
    • Compact Records.

  • Sam Cooke

    You Send Me

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • Elvis Presley

    Hound Dog

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Apr 2016 12:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 50s

People's History of Pop

Journey through a decade of exhilarating music with a selection of tracks from the 50s