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A veritable feast of music and fun with The Fatback Band

Craig catches up with Bill Curtis of The Fatback Band. They chat about drumming, old bandleaders of the 1950s, and how the group wrote the first rap record 'King Tim III'.

Craig catches up with Bill Curtis of The Fatback Band. They chat about drumming, old bandleaders of the 1950s, and how the group wrote the first rap record 'King Tim III'.

The legendary bandleader formed The Fatback Band in New York City in 1970, and they have since gone on to release over thirty five albums. Before this, Curtis was a session musician, performing with influential artists including Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, King Curtis and more.

Also on the show, we will be popping the top on The Jar of Ska, bringing you some top ska tracks. Plus we finish the show with a banger of your choosing in our Closing Credits. Get in touch: craig@bbc.co.uk

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大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Japan

    Quiet Life

    • The Very Best Of.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Future Utopia

    Your Love (feat. Biig Piig)

    • 70Hz Recordings.

  • Ron Grainer

    Doctor Who (1980 Arrangement)

    Music Arranger: Peter Howell. Performer: The 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop.
    • A-Z Of British TV Themes Vol 12.
    • Play It Again.

  • Young Fathers

    Get Up

    • Dead.
    • Big Dada.
    • 001.

  • St. Vincent

    Digital Witness

    • St Vincent.
    • LomaVista/Caroline International.
    • 001.

  • Jamie T

    Zombie

    • Carry On The Grudge.
    • Virgin.
    • 001.

  • Foo Fighters

    Rescued

    • Roswell Records/Columbia.

  • LCD Soundsystem

    All My Friends

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DFA.

  • Romy

    Enjoy Your Life

    • Young.

  • Roberta Flack

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

    • Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974.
    • Atlantic.

  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    Wanna Come Down

    • Merge Records.

  • HotWax

    Treasure

    • Marathon Artists.

  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

  • Peaches

    Lose You

    • I Feel Cream.
    • XL Recordings.

  • Gretel H盲nlyn

    King Of Nothing

    • VLF Records.

  • Jitwam

    Hollatchu (feat. yungmorpheus & Jaydonclover)

    • Roya.

  • Freeez

    Southern Freeez

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1980 (Va).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 6.

  • NewDad

    Slowly

    • Fair Youth.

  • The National

    Alien

    • 4AD.

  • Beber & Tamra

    We're Different

  • Morcheeba

    The Sea

  • Steve Mason

    Brixton Fish Fry (feat. Javed Bashir)

    • Double Six.

  • Jockstrap

    Debra

    • Rough Trade.

  • New Order

    True Faith

    • Factory.

  • Rahim Redcar

    True Love (feat. 070 Shake)

    • Because Music.

  • Broadcast

    Come On Let's Go

    • The Noise Made By People.
    • Warp.

  • Bad Manners

    Special Brew

    • Ska Anthems.
    • Union Square.
    • 9.

  • The Meow Meows

    Siberian Soup

    • Somehow We Met.
    • Jump Up! Records.

  • Prince Buster

    Enjoy Yourself

    • MELODISC.

  • SBTRKT

    DAYS GO BY (feat. Toro y Moi)

  • The Stone Roses

    Fools Gold

    • Silvertone.

  • Thundercat & Tame Impala

    No More Lies

    • Brainfeeder.

  • Smoove & Turrell

    IGOTCHA

    • Jalapeno Records.

  • The All Seeing I

    Beat Goes On

    • FFRR.

  • Dawn Richard

    Bubblegum

    • Merge Records.

  • LL Cool J

    Mama Said Knock You Out

    • Def Jam.

Broadcast

  • Tue 2 May 2023 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music