The Fabulous Poodles
Johnnie speaks to Tony De Meur and Bobby Valentino from the Fabulous Poodles about their 70s memories.
Johnnie speaks to Tony De Meur and Bobby Valentino from the Fabulous Poodles about their 70s memories.
40 years ago the Fabulous Poodles were one of the hottest live acts on both sides of the Atlantic. They toured almost constantly in the UK, Europe, the USA and Canada. In North America they opened for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers on the 鈥淒amn The Torpedoes鈥� tour; Sha-na-na; Aerosmith; Ted Nugent (not an ideal pairing) and the Ramones, as well as headlining their own shows in big clubs and small theatres. To say they were hard working is an understatement - at one point they played 78 shows in 73 days.
Their live shows were infamous 鈥� and their exploding ukuleles became a bit of a trademark for the Fab Poos. No wonder they were one of John Peel鈥檚 favourite bands. Between 1977 and 1979 the group recorded three albums before their split in 1980. The first, eponymously titled, was produced by John Entwistle (the only band he produced apart from The Who). It was followed by 鈥淯nsuitable鈥� and 鈥淭hink Pink鈥� both produced by Muff Winwood.
Also on the show, Johnnie delves into the 主播大秀 Archive for more stories from This Week In Music, and hears about another listener's favourite 70s record in Johnnie's Jukebox.
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The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Troglodyte (Cave Man)
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Pratt & McClain
Happy Days
- Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
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Queen
Don't Stop Me Now
- Jazz.
- Island.
- 12.
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David Bowie
Fame
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Electric Light Orchestra
Mr. Blue Sky
- The Very Best Of.
- Frontiers Records.
- T1.
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Electric Light Orchestra
Sweet Talkin' Woman
- Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
- Epic.
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The O鈥橨ays
I Love Music
- The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
- Premier.
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Bachman鈥揟urner Overdrive
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
- And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
- Debutante.
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Johnny Nash
I Can See Clearly Now
- I Believe.
- Telstar.
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Kane Brown
Heaven
- Kane Brown (Deluxe Edition).
- Sony BMG.
- 15.
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Little Big Town
Pontoon
- Tornado.
- Capitol Nashville.
- 2.
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Skids
Into The Valley
- Greatest Hits Of Big Country & Skids.
- Universal.
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T. Rex
Ride a White Swan
- Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
- Disky.
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Thin Lizzy
Still In Love With You (Live)
- Thin Lizzy: Greatest Hits.
- Mercury Records Limited.
- 17.
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Little River Band
Reminiscing
- Billboard Top Hits - 1978.
- Rhino.
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Genesis
Follow You Follow Me
- And Then There Were Three.
- Charisma.
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David Bowie
The Man Who Sold The World
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gimme Three Steps
- Skynyrd's Innyrds - Their Greatest Hits.
- MCA.
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Sparks
The Number One Song In Heaven
- The Best Of.
- Curb.
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Bonnie Raitt
I Thank You
- Take It Easy (Various Artists).
- Warner Strategic Marketi.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Girl
- Greatest Hits.
- MCA.
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Fabulous Poodles
When The Summer's Thru
- His Masters Choice.
- 13.
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Willie Nelson
Remember Me
- Red Headed Stranger.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 13.
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John Martyn
May You Never
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Don Covay
It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)
- Universal-Island Records Limited.
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Fanfare for the Common Man
- The Best Of Emerson Lake & Palmer.
- Atlantic.
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Rod Stewart
Mandolin Wind
- The Best Of Rod Stewart.
- Mercury.
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Dave Edmunds
Here Comes The Weekend
- The Best Of.
- Swansong.
- 1.
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- Sun 3 Nov 2019 15:00主播大秀 Radio 2
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