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Desmond hunts through his personal record collection of more than 250,000 tracks for songs and music on the theme of '50s Night', another visit to the music of the fifties.

Desmond shares good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before from the worlds of classical music, pop standards, jazz , shows and films. All served with a sprinkling of interpretations from modern artistes who dig into the music of yesterday to make the 'music go 'round' today. This week he sorts through his personal record collection for songs and music related to the theme of '50's night'. Another visit to the music of the fifties.

57 minutes

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Fri 28 Jun 2013 19:00
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Tommy Steele

    HANDFUL OF SONGS

    • MUSIC OF THE YEAR 1957.
    • SPECTRUM 544 148.

  • Les Paul & Mary Ford

    The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

    • BING CROSBY YEARS.
    • READERS DIGEST RDCD 126.

  • Mantovani

    Charmaine

    • MAGIC OF MANTOVANI.
    • READERS DIGEST B92002 BB3.

  • Buddy Holly

    THAT'LL BE THE DAY

    • NUMBER ONES OF THE 50S.
    • SPECTRUM 544 098.

  • John Dankworth

    Experiments With Mice

    • 1956 BRITISH HIT PARADE VOL 4 PART 1.
    • ACROBAT ACQCD 7002.

  • Jimmy Shand

    BLUEBELL POLKA

    • 1955 BRITISH HIT PARADE VOL 4 PART 2.
    • ACROBAT ACTRCD 9009.

  • Dolores Gray

    SHRIMP BOATS

    • SPOTLIGHT ON DOLORES GREY.
    • SEPIA SEPIA 1012.

  • The Crew-Cuts

    SH-BOOM - LIFE COULD BE A DREAM

    • HITS OF 54.
    • ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5554.

  • The Weavers

    TZENA TZENA TZENA

    • GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO.
    • READERS DIGEST RDCD 536.

  • Johnnie Ray

    I'll Never Fall In Love Again

    • 25 YEARS OF ROCK AND ROLL.
    • CONNOISEUR XRRT CD 60.

  • Ruby Murray

    SOFTLY SOFTLY

    • SWEETHEARTS AND HEARTTHROBS.
    • MUSIC AND MEMORIES MMD 1151.

  • The Stargazers

    CLOSE THE DOOR

    • MUSIC OF THE YEAR 1955.
    • SPECTRUM 544 141.

  • Dickie Valentine

    FINGER OF SUSPICION

    • SWEETHEARTS AND HEARTTHROBS.
    • MUSIC AND MEMORIES MMD 1151.

  • Anton Karas

    Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)

    Performer: Anton Karas.
    • THIRD MAN.
    • DECCA 421 264.

  • Ella Mae Morse

    BLACKSMITH BLUES

    • HITS OF 52.
    • ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5452.

  • Lou Busch

    ZAMBESI

    • 1956 BRITISH HIT PARADE VOL 4 PART 1.
    • ACROBAT ACQCD 7002.

  • Annie Ross

    HANDFUL OF SONGS

    • HANDFUL OF SONGS.
    • ACROBAT ACMCD 4269.

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Jun 2013 19:00
    成人快手 Radio 2