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The iconic Wilko Johnson welcomes Johnnie into his home to remember a turbulent 1970s with Dr Feelgood.

The iconic Wilko Johnson welcomes Johnnie into his home to remember a turbulent 1970s with Dr Feelgood.

Formed in 1971, Dr Feelgood were a band you just had to see live - dominated by strutting Wilko's stage presence and unique chop chord guitar playing. His influence was felt in bands up and down the country, and later in the emergent punk revolution (Joe Strummer of The Clash bought a Telecaster guitar after seeing Wilko play live). Wilko enjoyed four successful albums with Dr Feelgood, before their split in 1977. He went on to form The Wilko Johnson Band, and The Solid Senders, before he joined Ian Dury's band The Blockheads, in 1980.

In 2012, Wilko was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, but despite the doctors' worst predictions he continued to perform and in 2013, Wilko announced that following a round of life-saving surgery, he was cancer-free. He'll be talking to Johnnie about his recovery, and why there's still life in the old dog yet.

Also on the show, Johnnie digs out some of the best of the 成人快手 archive, and another listener helps to add a classic seven-inch single into Johnnie's Jukebox.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Tue 21 Feb 2017 00:00
成人快手 Radio 2

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  • Wilko Johnson

    Legendary guitarist Wilko Johnson talks about his Dr Feelgood days.

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Music Played

  • The Jimmy Castor Bunch

    Troglodyte (Cave Man)

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.

  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 12.

  • David Bowie

    Fame

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • T1.

  • HOUR 1

    • Heatwave

      Boogie Nights

      • Too Hot To Handle.
      • BBR.
      • 013.

  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 11.

  • THIS WEEK IN MUSIC

    • Average White Band

      Pick Up The Pieces

      • The Best Of The Average White Band.
      • Hit Label.

  • T. Rex

    I Love to Boogie

    • T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs.
    • Repertoire.

  • PHIL SKELLERN TRIBUTE

    • Peter Skellern

      You're A Lady

      • Peter Skellern - You're A Lady.
      • London.

  • Bad Company

    Feel Like Makin' Love

    • (Single).
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • JOHNNIE'S JUKEBOX

    • Janis Ian

      At Seventeen

      • (Single).
      • CBS.

  • WILKO JOHNSON - PART ONE

    • Dr. Feelgood

      All Through The City

  • HOUR 2

    • Freda Payne

      Band Of Gold

      • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
      • Global Television.

  • WILKO JOHNSON - PART ONE

    • Dr. Feelgood

      Roxette

      • EMI.

  • Rod Stewart

    You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)

    • Foot Loose & Fancy Free.
    • Warner Bros.

  • WILKO JOHNSON - PART ONE

    • Neil Young & Crazy Horse

      Cinnamon Girl

      • Greatest Hits.
      • Reprise.
      • 1.

  • THIS WEEK IN MUSIC

    • Manfred Mann鈥檚 Earth Band

      Blinded By The Light

      • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
      • Dino.

  • David Bowie

    Kooks

    • Hunky Dory.
    • EMI.

  • Ralph Carter

    When You're Young And In Love

    • The Best Disco In Town Volume 3.
    • Hippo.
    • 18.

  • WILKO JOHNSON - PART TWO

    • Wilko Johnson Band

      Paradise

    • Dr. Feelgood

      Back In The Night

      • GRAND.

  • Kevin Johnson

    Rock 'n' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years...)

    • (Single).
    • Mainstream.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    You Make Loving Fun

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 011.

  • Peter Skellern

    Hold On To Love

    • You're A Lady.
    • Decca Music Group Limited.
    • 1.

Johnnie's Jukebox: Janis Ian - At Seventeen

Johnnie's Jukebox: Janis Ian - At Seventeen

Johnnie Walker curates his own personal jukebox, filled with classic seventies seven inches.

This week he's adding "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian released in 1975.聽

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Feb 2017 15:00
    成人快手 Radio 2
  • Tue 21 Feb 2017 00:00
    成人快手 Radio 2