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Respectable: Johnnie Speaks To Ronnie Wood & Charlie Watts

Johnnie celebrates the music of a colourful and eclectic decade. This week he catches up with Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts, of The Rolling Stones, as they re-release Some Girls.

Johnnie Walker celebrates the music of a colourful and eclectic decade. This week he catches up with Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts, of The Rolling Stones, as they re-release their 1978 album Some Girls.

Having sold over six million copies and becoming their biggest selling album in the US, Some Girls represented a shift in the musical direction of the Stones. The first album to feature Ronnie Wood as a full member of the band, his guitar playing meshed with Keith Richards to give the band a whole new sound and direction. Johnnie finds out from Ronnie and Charlie exactly what the recording of the album was like in a time of change and development for the band.

On the eve of Some Girls' re-release, Johnnie discovers what made it such a seminal album for the band and why it continues to be one of their most loved albums.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Boz Scaggs

      Lido Shuffle

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
      • Premier.
  • Faces

    Pool Hall Richard

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.
  • Featured Album: Some Girls

    • The Rolling Stones

      Tallahassee Lassie

  • Limmie & Family Cookin’

    You Can Do Magic

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Frankie Valli

    Swearin' To God

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Patsy Gallant

    From New York To L.A.

    • (Single).
    • EMI.
  • My 70s: John Archibald from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

    • The Police

      Can't Stand Losing You

  • Argent

    Hold Your Head Up

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

  • Neil Young

    After The Gold Rush

  • Free

    All Right Now

  • Marshall Hain

    Dancing In The City

    • (Single).
    • Harvest.
  • The Who

    Substitute

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 005.
  • Golden Earring

    Radar Love

    • Hot Love - Sounds Of The 70's, Part 1.
    • Old Gold.
  • Andy Kim

    Rock Me Gently

    • Super Hits Of The 70's (Various Artis.
    • Rhino.
  • Hour 2

    • Village People

      YMCA

      • Night Moves (Various Artists).
      • Double Gold.
  • Eddie & the Hot Rods

    Do Anything You Wanna Do

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.
  • The Sutherland Brothers Band & Quiver

    Arms Of Mary

    • The Greatest Love Of All (Various).
    • Old Gold.
  • In conversation with Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts

    • The Rolling Stones

      Miss You

  • The Rolling Stones

    Far Away Eyes

  • The Rolling Stones

    Beast of Burden

  • Featured Album: Some Girls

    • The Rolling Stones

      We Had It All

  • Ian Hunter

    Once Bitten, Twice Shy

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 4.
  • Roberta Flack

    Killing Me Softly With His Song

  • Status Quo

    Down Down

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Nov 2011 15:00