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Elvis Presley: Aloha From Hawaii

Johnnie's guest is Simon Nicol from enduring folk collective Fairport Convention. Plus he features tracks from the live album 'Elvis Presley: Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite'.

Johnnie Walker re-visits the decade of sequins, strikes and Saturday Night Fever.

This week his guest is Simon Nicol, guitarist, singer and founder member of British folk-rock scene-setters, Fairport Convention. Simon looks back to the end of the Richard Thompson era in the band, recalls when he left to record with folk luminaries John Martyn and Al Stewart in the 1970's and how he re-joined in time for their 'farewell' tour at the first ever Croperdy Festival in 1979. Since then the annual gig has become a music festival institution, and it never did see off Fairport Convention, who have now been performing for over 45 years.

Also, in our new 'I Was There' feature, Johnnie takes his pick of Elvis Presley's Live LPs of the 1970's and chooses 'Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite' from 1973. The concert was aired to 40 countries via satellite, costing a record amount for a live broadcast. Johnnie tells the story of the concert and it's broadcast and takes his pick of the tracks on the resulting live soundtrack.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Feb 2013 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Bad Company

      Can't Get Enough

      • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
      • Global Records & Tapes.
      • 1.

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • I Was There: Elvis Presley - Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite

    • Elvis Presley

      Blue Suede Shoes

      • Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite.
      • RCA.

  • Roger Daltrey

    Giving It All Away

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Talk To Me

    • Columbia.

  • David Bowie

    Ziggy Stardust

  • Queen

    Spread Your Wings

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.

  • Chairmen of the Board

    Elmo James

    • P-Vine Records.

  • I Was There: Elvis Presley - Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite

    • Elvis Presley

      Introductions By Elvis

      • Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite.
      • RCA.

  • Elvis Presley

    An American Trilogy

    • Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite.
    • RCA.

  • The Jam

    In The City

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • The Flying Lizards

    Money

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.

  • The Byrds

    Chestnut Mare

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1971 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • The Crusaders

    Street Life

    • The Very Best Of Randy Crawford.
    • Dino.

  • Hour 2

    • Pretenders

      Kid

      • The Pretenders - The Singles.
      • WEA.

  • Neil Diamond

    Sweet Caroline

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.

  • King Floyd

    Groove Me

    • Atlantic.

  • I Was There: Elvis Presley - Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite

    • Elvis Presley

      Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

      • Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite.
      • RCA.

  • The Intruders

    Win Place Or Show (She's A Winner)

    • Sound Of Philadelphia Vol 2 (Various).
    • Arcade Benelux.

  • My 70s: Simon Nicol

    • Richard & Linda Thompson

      I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

      • Island.

  • John Martyn

    Over The Hill

    • Island.

  • Madness

    One Step Beyond

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 5.

  • Plastic Bertrand

    Ca Plane Pour Moi

    • VirginMegaMusic Totally 80's (Var).
    • Rhino.

  • The Rezillos

    Top Of The Pops

    • (Single).
    • Sire.

  • The Temptations

    Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)

    • The Temptations - Motown's Greatest H.
    • Motown.

  • Peter Skellern

    Our Jackie's Getting Married

    • Decca.

  • I Was There: Elvis Presley - Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite

    • Elvis Presley

      Can't Help Falling In Love

      • Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite.
      • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Sun 10 Feb 2013 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2