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Boxing Day Big Beat Ballads

A special two-hour show of unforgettable songs from the American soul scene of the 60s

In a special Boxing Day edition of Soul on Trent, Richard brings us two hours of 60s Big Beat Ballads - unforgettable songs, marvellous vocal performances with world class productions and arrangements.

Standout soul songs from the pens of geniuses, performed for us by the pioneers of the emerging American soul scene such as Roy Hamilton, Ben E King, Garnett Mimms, Lou Johnson and Jerry Butler.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Ramsey Lewis

    Hurt So Bad

    • Chess.
  • Dean Parrish

    I'm On My Way

    • Laurie.
  • Barbara McNair

    You're Gonna Love My Baby

    • Motown.
  • Sam Fletcher

    I'd Think It Over Twice

    • Tollie.
  • Mamie Lee

    I Can Feel Him Slipping Away

    • MGM.
  • Kenny Shepard

    What Difference Does It Make

    • Maxx.
  • Maxine Brown

    Let Me Give You My Loving

    • Wand.
  • Ray Pollard

    It's A Sad Thing

    • United Artists.
  • Dionne Warwick

    Walk On By

    • Wand.
  • Lou Johnson

    The Last One To Be Loved

    • Big Top.
  • Pat Thomas

    I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby

    • Verve.
  • Garnet Edward Mimms

    It Was Easier To Hurt Her

    • United Artists.
  • Ruby Winters

    Better

    • Diamond.
  • Walter Jackson

    It's An Uphill Climb To The Bottom

    • Okeh.
  • The Temptations

    Since I Lost My Baby

    • Gordy.
  • Dusty Springfield

    What's It Gonna Be

    • Philips.
  • Lenny Welch

    Run To My Loving Arms

    • London.
  • Tobi Legend

    Time Will Pass You By

    • Mala.
  • Jerry Jackson

    It's Rough Out There

    • Parkway.
  • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

    When We're Together

    • Tamla.
  • Bobby Sheen

    Sweet Sweet Love

    • Capitol.
  • The Four Tops

    Ask The Lonely

    • Motown.
  • Eugene McDaniels

    Hang On

    • Liberty.
  • Arthur Alexander

    I Need You Baby

    • Monument.
  • Little Anthony & the Imperials

    Going Out Of My Head

    • United Artists.
  • J.D. Bryant

    I Won't Be Coming Back

    • Shine.
  • Prince Harold

    Forget About Me

    • Mercury.
  • Jimmy Radcliffe

    Long After Tonight Is All Over

    • Musicor.
  • Roy Hamilton

    The Panic Is On

    • MGM.
  • Clydie King

    My Love Grows Deeper

    • Imperial.
  • Big Dee Irwin

    You Satisfy My Needs

    • Rotate.
  • Cissy Houston

    Don't Come Running To Me

    • Kapp.
  • Jimmy Beaumont

    You Got Too Much Going For You

    • London.
  • Willie Wade

    When Push Comes To Shove

    • Nite Life.
  • Dean Courtney

    Love You Just Can't Walk Away

    • MGM.
  • Timi Yuro

    It'll Never Be Over For Me

    • Liberty.
  • The Imaginations

    Strange Neighbourhood

    • Fraternity.
  • Troy Dodds

    Try My Love

    • El Camino.
  • Kenny Lynch

    Movin' Away

    • HMV.
  • H.B. Barnum

    The Record (Baby I Love You)

    • Capitol.
  • Kenny Carter

    Don't Go

    • RCA.
  • Bessie Banks

    Go Now

    • Red Bird.
  • Freddie Scott

    Hey Girl

    • Colpix.
  • Chuck Jackson

    I Keep Forgettin'

    • Wand.

Broadcast

  • Boxing Day 2015 18:00