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Going For Gold

Henry Ayrton starts a brand new series looking at the inspirations behind some of the most famous songs by The Beatles - starting with their first major hit single.

Going For Gold: with Freda Payne, The Coasters, and The Springfields among the competitors

Tracking The Beatles (Part Two): of a new series investigating The Fab Four鈥檚 sources of inspiration, this month, looking at their first major hit, 鈥淧lease Please Me鈥

The British Top Twenty Newcomers of February 1960: with The Platters, Acker Bilk, Adam Faith and others

The likes of Jackie Wilson, Bobby Helms, and Alma Cogan will be found in Yet More New Record Releases of February 1958.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 23 Feb 2020 20:00

Music Played

  • The Four Seasons

    Silence Is Golden

  • The Turbans

    Golden Rings

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

  • The Tenderfoots

    Those Golden Bells

  • The Everly Brothers

    Glitter And Gold

  • The Springfields

    Silver Threads And Golden Needles

  • Elvis Presley

    When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again

  • The Coasters

    Idol With The Golden Head

  • The Beatles

    Please Please Me

  • Roy Orbison

    Only The Lonley

  • Bing Crosby

    Please

  • The Everly Brothers

    Cathy's Clown

  • The Beatles

    Ask Me Why

  • The Miracles

    What's So Good About Goodbye

  • Arthur Alexander

    You Better Move On

  • The Cougars

    Saturday Nite At The Duck Pond

  • The Tams

    Unite Me

  • Jimmy Smith

    The Cat

  • Harbour Lights

  • On A Slow Boat To China

  • Adam Faith

    Poor Me

  • Acker Bilk

    Summer Set

  • Frank Ifield

    Lucky Devil

  • Johnny Otis

    All I Want Is Your Love

  • Gene Vincent

    Walkin' Home From School

  • Bobby Helms

    No Other Baby

  • Alma Cogan

    Sugartime

  • Donnie Elbert

    Wild Child

  • The Silhouettes

    Get A Job

  • Jackie Wilson

    To Be Loved

  • Chet Baker

    Amblin'

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Feb 2020 20:00