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Happy Birthday Lionel Richie!

Johnnie revisits a classic interview to mark Lionel Richie's 75th birthday.

For Lionel Richie, the 1970s were his formative years. Although The Commodores began life as a funk band, Lionel's songwriting skills also helped them carve out a reputation for writing a hit ballad or two, as well. Though we know he went on to major solo success in the 1980s, he still managed to shift over 70 million albums with The Commodores - not bad for a kid from Tuskegee, Alabama. Hear him chatting to Johnnie in an archive interview from 2012, to help celebrate Lionel's 75th birthday.
Also on the programme, Johnnie will revisit more stories from This Week In Music, thanks to the 大象传媒 Archives. Johnnie's Jukebox gets another entry, thanks to a lucky listener, and what will be this week's 'Better Than (the) Original'?

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 16 Jun 2024 15:00
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Music Played

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Soul Legends Smokey Robinson And The Mircales.
    • Universal.

  • The Clash

    I Fought The Law

    • (Single).
    • CBS.

  • Slade

    Coz I Luv You

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1971 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Carey

    • Joni Mitchell - Blue.
    • Reprise.

  • Steve Miller Band

    Rock 'n Me

    • Polygram TV.

  • Renaissance

    Northern Lights

    • (Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Don't Bring Me Down

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.
    • 4.

  • Windsor Davies & Don Estelle

    Whispering Grass

    • The Very Best Of Windsor Davies & Don Estelle.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    You're The One That I Want

    • Grease (Original Movie S/Track).
    • Polydor.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Funky Kingston

    • Mango.

  • Paul Simon

    Mother and Child Reunion

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Murray Head

    Say It Ain't So Joe

    • C'茅tait mieux avant les ann茅es 70.
    • Universal Music Division Label Panth茅on.
    • 8.

  • George Michael & Elton John

    Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

    • Caribou.
    • Mercury.

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    American Girl

    • Greatest Hits.
    • MCA.

  • John Kongos

    He's Gonna Step On You Again

    • Sampled 4 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Blinded by the Light

    • Blinded by the Light (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 21.

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

  • Leo Sayer

    You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Music Club Deluxe.
    • 6.

  • Commodores

    Brick House

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Commodores

    Easy

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Commodores

    Three Times A Lady

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Sister Sledge

    He's The Greatest Dancer

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • T. Rex

    Dandy In The Underworld

    • Dandy In The Underworld.
    • Edsel.
    • 1.

  • Neil Sedaka

    Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Slow Version)

    • The Best Of Neil Sedaka (1974-1980).
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Al Green

    Take Me to the River

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Jun 2024 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2