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This week, Russell focuses on a distinguished British composer/songwriter who has made his career in the US. Carroll Coates celebrates his 83rd birthday on this day (23rd September) and we celebrate it with a number of his songs. On a new CD Claire Martin performs his 鈥淭oo Much In Love To Care鈥�, a number he wrote with James Kriegsmann, and, en passant, we hear another Kriegsmann piece 鈥� 鈥楯oey鈥� 鈥� from Lita Roza. Coates鈥� most famous early hit was 鈥楲ondon By Night鈥� and we hear it from the British 78, performed by Frank Sinatra - which was sold in aid of The National Playing Fields Association and introduced by HRH The Duke Of Edinburgh, no less. Coates wrote a tribute to Sarah Vaughan, which is sung for us by Carmen McRae; The Chordettes are heard with 鈥楽oft Sands鈥�; Mel Torm茅 sings 鈥楽unday In New York鈥� and there are others by Doris Day,Shirley Bassey and a specially-recorded-for-the-programme performance of 鈥楲ater For Love鈥� by Sarah Moule. Returning to the new Claire Martin which opened the programme, Russell plays 鈥榃onder Why鈥� and introduces a new topic, that of the work of Nicolaus Brodsky. We also hear Dean Martin with Brodsky鈥檚 鈥楤ecause You鈥檙e Mine鈥�. Finally, we conclude with a memory of Ray Charles, born 23rd September 1930, with his 鈥淚n The Heat Of The Night鈥�.