A Long Walk With... Holly Johnson
Janice Long walks through key places in Liverpool with Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Holly Johnson, as he remembers the characters and music that shaped his life and career to date.
Janice Long walks through key places in Liverpool with Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Holly Johnson, as he remembers the characters and music that shaped his life and career to date.
Holly will take us on his own magical mystery tour from the local church where he sang as a choirboy, through the streets where he delivered papers, over the Mystery Park to Penny Lane while we hear The Beatles, David Bowie, The Human League, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and T-Rex amongst others.
Holly and Janice also pass through the 'posh bit' of Liverpool where he first walked along an avenue humming the song that would become Relax. Holly also visits the Everyman Theatre (where he auditioned as a young man), the Cavern and Erics (where he performed with Big In Japan alongside his contemporaries like Echo & The Bunnymen and Ian Brodie).
Holly has fascinating anecdotes and memories to share about the Fab Four, Joe Meek, the Liverpool Empire, record shops and boutiques, Bob Wooler, Allan Williams, The Silver Blades Ice Rink & Disco, Matthew Street, Pete Burns and Jayne Casey as they affected his life.
First broadcast in 2017.
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Music Played
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Holly Johnson
Love Train
- Holly Johnson - Blast.
- MCA.
- 6.
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David Bowie
Space Oddity
- Space Oddity.
- RCA.
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T. Rex
Ride a White Swan
- Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
- Disky.
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The Beatles
Penny Lane
- The Beatles - 1.
- Apple.
- 017.
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The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
- Parlophone.
- 1.
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Relax
- Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
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The Human League
Being Boiled
- Virgin.
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Born To Run
- Bang!aThe Greatest Hits Of Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
- ZTT Records Ltd.
- 10.
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Sly & the Family Stone
You Can Make It If You Try
- Greatest Hits.
- Epic.
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Judy Garland
Over the Rainbow
Orchestra: Unnamed orchestra.- Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
- Warner Strategic Marketi.
Broadcasts
- Wed 9 Aug 2017 22:00大象传媒 Radio 2
- Thu 28 Mar 2019 01:00大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
- Sat 22 Jan 2022 03:00大象传媒 Radio 2
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