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Brian Matthew opens another box of sounds from the '60s with classic hits, rarities and requests, including music from The Sorrows, David Box and Edwin Hawkins.

Including this week a track from The Sorrows - a Coventry based band formed in 1963. They had little success but their lead singer went onto to have a top-tenner in 1970. He was born Donald Maughn but later changed his name to Don Fardon.

There's also the story of David Box, a big Buddy Holly fan who even sang as part of the Crickets for a while following Buddy's untimely death. Tragically David himself was later killed in a plane crash while on tour - just like Buddy.

Edwin Hawkins was a gospel choir master, arranger and pianist and took a recording of Oh Happy Day into the charts in 1969. With its joyous refrain from the Northern California State Youth Choir of the Church of God in Christ, the song rose to number 2 in the UK - higher than in the USA. The track came from the fifty voice choir's first album and was recorded in the Ephesian Church of God in Christ in Berkeley, California. The vocals were led by Dorothy Combs Morrison and the disc eventually sold over 7 million copies worldwide and won a Grammy for Hawkins' arrangement. However, in the UK it was a one-hit wonder.

Join Brian for more stories behind the songs, requests, hits, rarities, facts and figures from pop's top decade.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sat 7 Jul 2012 08:05
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Music Played

  • The Fortunes

    You've Got Your Troubles

    • You鈥檝e Got Your Troubles / Here It Comes Again.
    • Spectrum.
    • 544 129-21.

  • Goldie & the Gingerbreads

    Can't You Hear My Heartbeat

    • True Love.
    • Spectrum.
    • 984 280-4.

  • Request

    • Adam Faith

      You're Too Nice To Know

      • On The Move.
      • BGO.
      • BGOCD47.

  • Jan & Dean

    Surf City

    • The Complete Liberty Singles.
    • Collectors Choice Music.
    • CCM-949.

  • The 大象传媒 Sessions

    • John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

      Sitting In The Rain

      • Live At The 大象传媒.
      • Decca.
      • 984 466-5.

  • Louis Armstrong

    Mi Di Cantare

    • Girogio Bertero / Vincenzo Bounassisi / Marino Marini / Aldo Valleroni.
    • Harkit Records.
    • HRKCD 8399.

  • Status Quo

    Pictures of Matchstick Men

    • Down The Dustpipe.
    • Castel Pulse.
    • PDSCD 650.

  • Request

    • Crosby, Stills & Nash

      Helplessly Hoping

      • Greatest Hits.
      • Rhino.
      • 8122 765372.

  • Dee Dee Warwick

    When Love Slips Away

    • Foolish Fool.
    • Soul Music Records.
    • smrcr 5053.

  • Loose Connections

    • The Walker Brothers

      My Ship Is Coming In

      • The Singles +.
      • BR Music.
      • BS 81 22-2.

    • The Shadows

      Wonderful Land

      • With Strings Attached.
      • EMI.
      • 7243 526092 2 2.

    • The Four Seasons

      Sherry

      • The Definitive Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
      • WSM.
      • 812273555-2.

  • The Sorrows

    Take A Heart

    • Coventry Boy: The Anthology.
    • Castle Pulse.
    • CMQDD1340.

  • Playing Hard To Get

    • David Box

      Little Lonely Summer Girl

      • The David Box Story.
      • Roller Coaster Records.
      • RCCD 3024.

  • The Edwin Hawkins Singers

    Oh Happy Day

    • Hair Dressing Pomade: 60鈥檚 Hits.
    • Sony BMG.
    • 88697129902.

  • Request

    • The Lovin鈥� Spoonful

      Do You Believe In Magic

      • Hairdressing Pomade 60鈥檚 Hits.
      • Buddha Records.
      • SPV 42952 CD.

  • The Even Dozen Jug Band

    The Even Dozens

    • The Even Dozen Jug Band.
    • Elektra.
    • EKS 7246.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Stay A While

    • Hits Collection.
    • Spectrum Music.
    • 537 549 2.

  • Sonny & Cher

    The Beat Goes On

    • The Beat Goes On.
    • Warner Platinum.
    • 7567-91796-2.

  • Request

    • Del Shannon

      The Answer To Eeverything

      • Runaway with Del Shannon / Hats Off To Del Shannon.
      • BGO Records.
      • BGOCD367.

  • Carole King

    Pleasant Valley Sunday

    • The Legendary Demos.
    • Decca.
    • unspecified.

  • Traffic

    Hole In My Shoe

    • The Collection.
    • Spectrum.
    • 544 558 2.

  • Answers & Sequels

    • The Rag Dolls

      Society Girl

      • Cameo Parkway.
      • Universal.
      • unknown.

  • Stevie Wonder

    I'm Wondering

    • The Definitive Collection.
    • Universal.
    • 066 502-2.

  • Request

    • Brian Hyland

      Somewhere In The Night

      • Hits & Rarities.
      • HMV.
      • POP 1169.

  • The Turtles

    Elenore

    • Happy Together: The Very Best of The Turtles.
    • Shout!.
    • SHO 5191342.

  • Three In A Row

    • The Beatles

      Rain

      • Paperback Writer.
      • EMI Records.
      • 5 0999 2 031172 8.

    • The Rolling Stones

      Gimme Shelter

      • Let It Bleed.
      • ABKCO.
      • unknown.

    • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

      Rainy Day Dreamaway

      • Electric Ladyland.
      • Sony Music.
      • 88697621642.

  • Four Tops

    It's The Same Old Song

    • Soul Legends.
    • Motown.
    • 0602498397411.

  • Rolf Harris

    The Court of King Caractacus

    • Ideal.
    • EMI.
    • CDP 7953712.

  • Request

    • Simon & Garfunkel

      Bleeker Street

      • Wednesday Morning 3am.
      • Columbia.
      • unknown.

  • Joe Cocker

    I'll Cry Instead

    • The Immediate Recordings.
    • A&M.
    • 490390.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Gotta Move

    • Colour Me Barbara.
    • CBS.
    • CDCBS 62675.

  • The Shadows

    Foot Tapper

    • More Hits!.
    • EMI.
    • 744 744.

Broadcast

  • Sat 7 Jul 2012 08:05
    大象传媒 Radio 2