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Aloe Blacc and Cyndi Lauper

Aloe Blacc performs live with the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra as part of Radio 2 House Music. Cyndi Lauper chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2011.

Aloe Blacc, American musician, singer, record producer and philanthropist, performs live with the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra as part of Radio 2 House Music. Aloe will be presenting his new single "My Way" plus his best known, most popular track from 2011 "I Need A Dollar". Another career highlight of his includes writing and performing vocals on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which topped the charts in 22 countries, including Australia and the UK. Previous House sessions include singing superstar Barry Manilow from his home in Palm Springs, Nell Bryden in New York, Richard Marx from Malibu and Jason Mraz from his front room in San Diego, California.

Cyndi Lauper, American singer songwriter, actress and activist, chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2011. She had just released her tenth studio album 'Memphis Blues' which was voted the seventh best album of 2010 by the New York Post and it went on to become Billboard's biggest selling blues album of 2010. To support the album, Cyndi made her biggest tour ever, the Memphis Blues Tour, which had more than 140 shows and covered every inhabited continent of the world. Cyndi's career has spanned over forty years. Her album 'She's So Unusual' from 1983 was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top five hits on the Billboard Hot 100 - 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun', 'Time After Time', 'She Bop' and 'All Through the Night' and earned her the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture 'The Goonies' and her second album 'True Colors from 1986. The single 'True Colors' went to number one in America and peaked at number 12 in the UK.

Cyndi is known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colours and eccentric clothing and for her powerful and distinctive four-octave singing range. She has been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBT rights in the United States. Her charitable efforts were acknowledged in 2013 when she was invited as a special guest to attend U.S. President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration. Her next two chosen tracks come from Elvis Costello and Aretha Franklin.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of the legendary music quiz PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Thu 6 Aug 2020 09:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Jacksons

    Can You Feel It

    • Fantastic 80's Go For It! - Various.
    • Parlophone.

  • Katy Perry

    Smile

  • Bee Gees

    More Than A Woman

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Donna Summer

    This Time I Know It's For Real

    • Best Of Donna Summer.
    • Warner Bros..

  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    I Don't Want To Be A Hero

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Record of the Week

    • Keith Urban

      Superman

      • The Speed Of Now Pt. 1.
      • Capitol Nashville.

  • Alexander O鈥橬eal

    Criticize

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.
    • 9.

  • Nancy Sinatra

    These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

    • The Greatest Hits Of Nancy Sinatra.
    • Boulevard.

  • Steve Winwood

    Valerie

    • Pure Rock Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Dua Lipa

    Hallucinate

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Poison Prince

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Slow Hand

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 006.

  • Joel Corry & MNEK

    Head & Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Perfect Havoc.

  • The Jags

    Back Of My Hand

    • The No. 1 Punk Album (Various Artists).
    • PolyGram TV.

  • Paul Simon

    You Can Call Me Al

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 4.

  • Charlie Puth

    Girlfriend

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • ABBA

    The Day Before You Came

    • Abba - Love Stories.
    • Polydor.

  • Aloe Blacc & 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra

    My Way (Radio 2 House Music, 6 August 2020)

  • Aloe Blacc & 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra

    I Need A Dollar (Radio 2 House Music, 6 August 2020)

  • Album of the Week

    • Deep Purple

      And The Address

      • Whoosh!.
      • earMUSIC.

  • Womack & Womack

    Love Wars

    • Soul Years: 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • Leona Lewis

    Bleeding Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

      Watching the Detectives

      • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
      • Imp Records.

    • Aretha Franklin

      Respect

      • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
      • Atlantic.

  • Will Ferrell & My Marianne

    Husavik (My Hometown)

    • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Arista.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Aug 2020 09:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2