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Another series from the decade that gave us everything

A return to the music from the decade that gave us great voices, great songs, the unique sound of doo wop, the emergence of soul and the arrival of rock and roll.

The first in this series of the show that features all the hits and more from the decade that had everything. There'll be classic songs by some of the greatest names ever to go into the recording studio and we hear the stories of how the songs and recordings came to be along with an insight into the lives of the stars who made them. So, great voices, great songs the unique sound of Doo Wop, the emergence of Soul, the arrival of Rock and Roll and some of the most enduing musicals of all time form Hollywood and Broadway. What's not to like?

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Nov 2016 19:00

Music Played

  • The Drifters

    Fools Fall In Love

  • Tommy Steele

    Singing The Blues

  • Peggy Lee

    It's Been A Long Lon Time

  • Fats Domino

    I'm Ready

  • The Chords

    Sh'Boom

  • Buddy Holly

    It Doesn't Matter Anymore

  • The Platters

    The Great Pretender

  • Bobby Darin

    Dream Lover

  • Matt Monro

    Prisoner Of Love

  • Sam Cooke

    You Send Me

  • Kay Starr

    Rock And Roll Waltz

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Great Balls of Fire

  • Dick Haymes

    The Nearness Of You

  • Frank Sinatra

    I Could Have Dance All Night

  • Marty Wilde

    A Teenager In Love

  • Lita Roza

    Let It Rain, Let It Rain

  • Dion & The Belmonts

    I Wonder Why

  • Elvis Presley

    Heartbreak Hotel

Broadcast

  • Fri 4 Nov 2016 19:00