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Johnnie Walker meets John Illsley, founding member of Dire Straits.

Johnnie Walker celebrates the decade of Bachman Turner Overdrive, Bruce Springsteen and Blondie.

This week John Illsley, founding member of Dire Straits remembers the decade in the My 70s feature. Alongside Mark and David Knopfler plus Pick Withers on drums, the band emerged in 1977 with a sound derived from pub rock rather than the prominent punk scene.

They went on to become one of the UK's most commercially successful bands, with Brothers In Arms the first album to sell over a million copies on CD. John will cover his memories of starting the band in the decade and how their early material paved the way for global super stardom.

Also on the show, Johnnie will revisit a moment from the decade courtesy of the 大象传媒 archive and another classic seven-inch single will be added into Johnnie's Jukebox.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Sun 6 Jul 2014 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • The Rolling Stones

      Dead Flowers

      • VIRGIN.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    No Woman, No Cry

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Juicy Lucy

    Who Do You Love

    • 25 Years Of Rock n' Roll 1970 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • ARCHIVE: BOOMTOWN RATS

    • The Boomtown Rats

      Rat Trap

      • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
      • Premier.

    • The Boomtown Rats

      I Don't Like Mondays

      • 25 Years Of Rock'NRoll: 1979 (Various Artists).
      • Connoisseur Collection.
      • 15.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    The Chain

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 010.

  • Elvis Presley

    The Last Farewell

    • Moody Blue.
    • RCA.
    • 14.

  • JOHNNIE'S JUKEBOX

    • KC and the Sunshine Band

      That's the Way (I Like It)

      • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.

  • Squeeze

    Up The Junction

    • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • Universal/A&M.

  • Status Quo

    Mean Girl

    • Single - Pye 7N 45229.

  • Clarence Carter

    Patches

    • Atlantic Soul Ballads (Various).
    • Atlantic.

  • James Taylor

    Up on the Roof

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.

  • HOUR 2

    • The Allman Brothers Band

      Jessica ('Top Gear' Theme Tune)

      • F1 Rock (Various Artists).
      • Telstar.

  • Dr. Hook

    When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

    • Making Love & Music.
    • MFP.

  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Tuxedo Junction

    • (Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    American Girl

    • Greatest Hits.
    • MCA.

  • Derek and the Dominos

    Layla

    • Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs.
    • Polydor.

  • Booker T. Jones & Priscilla Jones

    Time

    • Chronicles.
    • A&M Records.
    • 8.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Right Down The Line

    • Gerry Rafferty - Right Down Line.
    • EMI.

  • MY 70S: JOHN ILLSLEY

    • J.J. Cale

      I Got The Same Old Blues

      • Okie.
      • Mercury.
      • 12.

    • Elvis Presley

      That's All Right

      • Elvis Presley - The 50 Greatest Hits.
      • BMG/RCA.

  • Lou Reed

    Satellite Of Love

  • Van McCoy

    The Hustle

    • Golden Hits Of The 70's (Various Artists).
    • BR Music.

  • The Three Degrees

    Take Good Care Of Yourself

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1975.
    • EMI.

Johnnie's Jukebox: KC & The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It)

Johnnie's Jukebox: KC & The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It)

Johnnie Walker curates his own personal jukebox, filled with classic seventies seven inches.

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This week he's adding "That's The Way (I Like It)" by KC & The Sunshine Band, released in 1975.

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Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Jul 2014 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2