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Jimmy Iovine picks the Tracks of My Years

Jimmy Iovine, the American record producer who's worked with Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon and U2 picks the Tracks of My Years. Plus there's more PopMaster.

Jimmy Iovine, the American record producer who's worked with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, John Lennon, Stevie Nicks and U2 picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Dire Straits and Bruce Springsteen. He teamed with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 'Damn the Torpedoes' and U2 on 'Rattle and Hum'. He also produced 'Bella Donna' - the first solo album for Stevie Nicks, 'Making Movies' for Dire Straits, and 'Get Close' for The Pretenders. In 1989 Jimmy co-founded Interscope records with Ted Field and soon after he met Dr Dre. From there the record label released music from Eminem, Enrique Iglesias, Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani and 50 Cent. Jimmy and Dr Dre also founded the hugely successful headphone and speaker brand 'Beats by Dr Dre' which they later sold to Apple in a multi-billion dollar deal. Jimmy and Dr Dre's lives are now the subject of a brand new docu-series on Netflix, 'The Defiant Ones', which follows both of their stories of growing up in Los Angeles and New York to becoming one of the most successful partnerships in music history.

Plus Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz, the daily Love Song, plus the album and record of the week. If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 3 May 2018 08:30

Music Played

  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.
  • Ariana Grande

    no tears left to cry

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.
  • Take That

    Shine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Rita Ora

    Anywhere

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • George Michael

    Outside

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.
  • Kim Wilde

    Kandy Krush

    • Here Come The Aliens.
    • Wildeflower Records.
  • Olly Murs

    Wrapped Up (feat. Travie McCoy)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Dead or Alive

    You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

    • Wave Party (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 4.
  • John Newman

    Fire In Me

    • Revolve.
    • Island.
  • Girls Aloud

    Can't Speak French

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Aerosmith

    I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

    • Armageddon Film S/Track.
    • Columbia.
  • Record of the Week

    • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

      She Taught Me How To Fly

      • Who Built The Moon?.
      • Sour Mash Records.
  • Nu Shooz

    I Can't Wait

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Steely Dan

    Do It Again

    • Air America O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • MCA.
    • 6.
  • Josh Groban

    Symphony

    • Bridges.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Old Friends.
    • Columbia.
  • Cam

    Diane

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Album of the Week

    • Blossoms

      Cool Like You

      • Cool Like You.
      • Virgin EMI.
  • Albert Hammond

    It Never Rains In Southern California

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artists).
    • Stardust.
    • 2.
  • UB40 featuring Ali Campbell & Astro

    How Could I Leave

    • A Real Labour Of Love.
    • Universal.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Bruce Springsteen

      Thunder Road

      • The Essential Bruce Springsteen.
      • Columbia.
    • Dire Straits

      Romeo and Juliet

      • The No.1 Love Album (Various Artists.
      • Polygram Tv.
  • Snow Patrol

    Don't Give In

    • Wildness.
    • Polydor.
  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 May 2018 08:30