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Great music from the decade that had everything

Great music from the decade that gave us great voices, great songs, the unique sound of doo wop, the emergence of soul and the arrival of rock and roll.

All the hits and more from the decade that had everything. We hear classic songs by some of the greatest names ever to go into the recording studio and the stories of how the songs and recordings came to be along with an insight into the lives of the stars who made them. So with great voices, great songs the unique sound of Doo Wop, the emergence of Soul, the arrival of Rock and Roll and some of the most enduring musicals of all time from Hollywood and Broadway, what's not to like?

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Fri 18 Nov 2016 19:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Monotones

    The Book Of Love

    • Dreamboats And Petticoats: At The Hop CD1.
    • Universal Music.
    • 6.

  • Fats Domino

    I'm In Love Again

    • Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits - 1956.
    • Rhino Records.
    • 4.

  • Craig Douglas

    The Stars Of The 50's

    • British Beat Before The Beatles Volume 4.
    • Hours of Pleasure.
    • 14.

  • Petula Clark

    With All My Heart

    • A Decade Of Pop: The '50s.
    • Sanctuary Records Group.
    • 3.

  • Buddy Holly

    Rave On

    • Rockfile Volume 2.
    • Backline Records.
    • 1.

  • Nat King Cole

    Smile

    • Ballads Of The Day.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Eddie Cochran

    Twenty Flight Rock

    • Blue Suede Shoes.
    • Liberty.
    • 18.

  • Frankie Vaughan

    The Garden of Eden

    • Lipstick On Your Collar (Music From The TV Series By Dennis Potter).
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 12.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Something's Gotta Give

    • The Great Films And Shows Volume 3.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.

  • Kalin Twins

    When

    • When.
    • Vocalion.
    • 7.

  • Billy Ward and His Dominoes

    Rags To Riches

    • Sixty Minute Men: The Best Of Billy Ward And His Dominoes.
    • Rhino Records (2) 鈥�.
    • 18.

  • Don Gibson

    Oh, Lonesome Me

    • No One Stands Alone.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Larry Williams

    Slow Down

    • Jukebox Classics Volume 1.
    • Sony.
    • 6.

  • Alma Cogan

    Meet Me On The Corner

    • The A - Z Of Alma.
    • EMI.
    • 6.

  • Ricky Nelson

    It's Late

    • Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart).
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 2.

  • Eddie Fisher

    Lullaby of Broadway

    • Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs.
    • HMV.

  • Connie Francis

    Lipstick On Your Collar

    • Connie's Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor Limited.
    • 6.

  • Harold Arlen

    Over the Rainbow

    Singer: Judy Garland. Orchestra: Unnamed orchestra.
    • 16 USA Top Hits Volume 4.
    • Sanctuary Records Ltd.
    • 2.

  • Elvis Presley

    I Got Stung

    • One Night.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Nov 2016 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2