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Multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black is back to celebrate the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them.

Multi award-winning lyricist Don Black celebrates the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them. Each week Don showcases a selection of iconic tunes, popular and timeless standards.

This week's 'And They Also Wrote.....' is Willard Robison.

Plus a weekly nod to the fabulous voice of Matt Monro.

The show is packed full of personal anecdotes and entertaining stories as Don recalls meeting and working with many of the greatest writers and entertainers in the business.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong

    Gone Fishin' (feat. John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra)

    • Cool Couples (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.
    • 3.
  • Julie London

    Say It Isn't So

    • Julie Is Her Name / Julie Is Her Name - Volume 8.
    • 7.
  • Dean Martin

    That's Amore

    • Best Of The Capitol Years - Dean Mart.
    • Capitol.
  • Peggy Lee

    Don't Smoke In Bed

    • The Best Of Peggy Lee.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 12.
  • Frank Sinatra

    A Cottage For Sale

  • Johnny Mathis

    And Her Mother Came Too

  • Rosemary Clooney

    Mambo Italiano

    • Rediscover The 50's - Sugartime.
    • Old Gold.
  • Robert Goulet

    Stella By Starlight

    • Sincerely Yours.
  • Dinah Washington

    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

    • Dinah Washington.
    • Polydor Limited.
    • 4.
  • Bernadette Peters

    If You Were The Only Boy In The World

  • Matt Monro

    I Have Dreamed

    • The Best Of The EMI Years.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 20.
  • Carmen McRae

    I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

    • Sirens Of Song: Classic Torch Singers.
    • 13.
  • Eydie Gorm茅

    Be Careful, It's My Heart

    • The Best Of Eydie Gorme.
    • 20.
  • Vic Damone

    Cheek To Cheek

    • That Towering Feeling/Young And Lively.
    • 12.
  • Billy Eckstine

    In The Still Of The Night

    • Night And Day: The Cole Porter Songbook.
    • 14.
  • Billie Holiday

    Too Marvellous For Words

    • Lady In Autumn CD1.
    • 16.
  • Andy Williams

    The Way You Look Tonight

    • Warm And Willing / The Shadow Of Your Smile.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Aug 2017 23:00