Sir Richard Stilgoe and Bryan Adams
Sir Richard Stilgoe, the composer and lyricist picks the Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has a world exclusive new single from Bryan Adams and chats to him on the phone.
Sir Richard Stilgoe, the composer and lyricist picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Etta James and Marti Webb. Richard has spent fifty years as a performer and writer in all forms of the performing arts. On television he appeared on Nationwide, That's Life and several series of his own. On stage he toured for many years with his one-man show and subsequently his two-man show with Peter Skellern.
He wrote lyrics for Cats, Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera and music and lyrics for Bodywork, Brilliant the Dinosaur, ‘Orpheus – the Mythical’ and Road Rage. His broadcasting work has earned him the New York Radio Festival Gold Award, three Monaco Festival Prizes and the Prix Italia. Richard sits on various boards involved in music education. In 1997 he founded the Orpheus Centre in Surrey, where young disabled people prepare for independent living through a series of performing arts courses.
Ken also chats to Bryan Adams on the phone and has the World Exclusive first play of his brand new single.
Ken also has another round of the PopMaster music quiz, the daily love song and the record and album of the week. To contact the show, email ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 001.
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Andy Burrows & Matt Haig
Barcelona
- Reasons To Stay Alive.
- Fiction.
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James Ingram & Michael McDonald
Yah Mo B There
- Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
- Telstar.
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Rita Ora
Let You Love Me
- Phoenix.
- Atlantic.
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Archie Bell & the Drells
Soul City Walk
- Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
- Music Club.
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Record of the Week
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Jack Savoretti
Candlelight
- Singing To Strangers.
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
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Yello
The Race
- Now 13, Part 2 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
- Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
- Telstar.
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Sigrid
Don't Feel Like Crying
- (CD Single).
- Island.
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Semisonic
Chemistry
- (CD Single).
- MCA.
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Ellie Goulding
Love Me Like You Do
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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Boz Scaggs
Lido Shuffle
- The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
- Premier.
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Kygo
Happy Now (feat. Sandro Cavazza)
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Santana
Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)
- (CD Single).
- Arista.
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Sam Smith & Normani
Dancing With A Stranger
- (CD Single).
- Capitol.
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Mary Mary
Shackles (Praise You)
- Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Pulp
Common People
- (CD Single).
- Island.
- 5.
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Bryan Adams
Shine A Light
- Shine A Light.
- Polydor.
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Leona Lewis
Bleeding Love
- (CD Single).
- Sony BMG.
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Album of the Week
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Alice Merton
Lash Out
- Mint.
- Paper Plane Records.
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Andrew Gold
Lonely Boy
- Super Hits Of The '70s - Have A Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Various Artists).
- Rhino Records.
- 1.
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Imagine Dragons
Bad Liar
- Origins.
- Interscope.
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Can't Let Go
- The Greatest Hits.
- Columbia.
- 11.
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Tracks of My Years
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Marti Webb
Tell Me On A Sunday
- The Very Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- Polydor.
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Etta James
Laying Beside You
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Olly Murs
Excuses
- You Know I Know.
- RCA.
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Tony Christie
(Is This the Way to) Amarillo
- Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
- Old Gold.
Broadcast
- Thu 17 Jan 2019 09:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 2