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Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco and everything in between. Rhythm Nation is nearly an hour longer than usual, you lucky lot! Trevor has tunes from Willie Hutch, Tim Deluxe and The Kinks.

Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco and everything in between. Listen out for Trevor's signature game, 5 Seconds to Name. He'll play you a musical mash-up from one act and you must identify who it is. Each night on the show, we return to your Musical Youth... Email Trevor@bbc.co.uk with your story and the song that transports you back to a memorable time in your life.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 16 Oct 2019 21:00

Music Played

  • Dervish

    Down By The Salley Gardens / The Green Gowned Lass (成人快手 Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019) (feat. Kate Rusby & Damien O鈥橩ane)

  • Whitney Houston

    Queen Of The Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
  • Change

    Let's Go Together

    • Groove Zone Sector One (Various Artists).
    • Dance Trax.
    • 1.
  • Calvin Harris & Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Giant

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Bruno Mars

    The Lazy Song

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 79 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Jermaine Jackson

    You Like Me Don't You

    • Motown Chartbusters Volume Twelve.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 7.
  • Average White Band

    You Got It

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Music Club.
  • Will Downing

    A Love Supreme

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The Shapeshifters

    Life Is A Dancefloor (feat. Kimberly Davis)

    • (CD Single).
    • Defected.
  • Tears for Fears

    Woman In Chains (feat. Oleta Adams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.
  • Sugababes

    Freak Like Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Cameo

    Candy

    • Trevor Nelson's Soul Nation (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • James Brown

    Cold Sweat

    • Polydor.
  • Willie Hutch

    Brother's Gonna Work It Out

    • Motown.
  • Wyclef Jean

    Gone Till November

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 2.
  • The Brand New Heavies & Siedah Garett

    Just Believe In You

    • TBNH.
    • Acid Jazz/PIAS.
    • 3.
  • Stephanie Mills

    Medicine Song

    • In My Life: Greatest Hits.
    • 6.
  • Daley

    Remember Me (feat. Jessie J)

    • Polydor.
  • War

    Me And Baby Brother

    • The Best Of War.. And More.
    • London Records 90 Limited.
    • 5.
  • Stormzy

    Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)

    • Gang Sings & Prayer.
    • Merky Records.
  • Keri Hilson

    Knock You Down (feat. Ye & Ne-Yo)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 73 CD2.
    • EMI / Virgin / Universal.
    • 3.
  • Tim Deluxe

    It Just Won't Do (feat. Sam Obernik)

    • It Just Won't Do.
    • Underwater.
    • 1.
  • The Kinks

    Picture Book

    • Castle.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Natural Mystic

    • Tuff Gong.
  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Birdland

    • Extension.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 1.
  • Usher

    Pop Ya Collar

    • Arista.
  • 5 Seconds to Name

    • Deniece Williams

      Free

      • Black Butterfly.
      • BBR.
  • Toots & The Maytals

    54-46 Was My Number

    • Hard To Handle.
    • 3.
  • Rihanna

    Diamonds

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.
  • Will Smith

    Miami

    • Miami.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 1.
  • Musical Youth

    • Teena Marie

      Deja Vu (I've Been Here Before)

  • Wings

    Silly Love Songs

    • Wings - At The Speed Of Sound.
    • Parlophone.
  • Lights Down

    • Jaheim

      Fabulous

      • Fabulous.
      • 1.
    • The Stylistics

      People Make The World Go Round

      • The Very Best Of The Stylistics.
      • H & L.
      • 13.
  • Ultra Nat茅

    It's Over Now

    • Deep Heat 7: Seventh Heaven CD2.
    • 7.
  • Samm Henshaw

    The World Is Mine

    • The World Is Mine.
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Jimmy Ruffin

    Tell Me What You Want

    • And This Time It's For Real CD2.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 8.
  • Bill Withers

    Grandma's Hands

    • Sampled (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Rita Ora

    Your Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

Broadcast

  • Wed 16 Oct 2019 21:00