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Special Guest: Jona Lewie

Johnnie’s here to guide you through another superb playlist of the decade’s finest music.

His guest this week is a musician whose ’Stop The Cavalry’ is now a Christmas staple.

Johnnie’s here to guide you through another superb playlist of the decade’s finest music.

His guest this week is a musician whose ’Stop The Cavalry’ is now a Christmas staple.

Jona Lewie’s chart career actually began in 1972 under the alias of Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs, the group who landed a massive summertime hit with the infectiously catchy ‘Seaside Shuffle’. He signed to the legendary Stiff Records in the late ’70s, and just before it looked like he was about to be dropped, he delivered two great songs that pretty much set him up for life. He’ll be chatting on the phone about his career and, since it’s nearly Christmas, picking his favourite seasonal song of the decade.

A folk trio from Gateshead are the newest additions to Johnnie’s ever-expanding jukebox. Their hauntingly beautiful 1974 a cappella single has been chosen by Mike Liddington from Duns.

This Week In Music features a former Supreme, a Rolling Stones legend, and one of the greatest British voices in rock, all of whom are celebrating birthdays.

We’ll have lots of your song requests, dedications and memories throughout the show.

And if you want a song or a mention on our big pre-Christmas special on December 20th, get in touch: walker@bbc.co.uk

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Andy Kim

    Rock Me Gently

    • Single - Capitol CL 15787.
  • Andrew Gold

    Never Let Her Slip Away

    • All This And Heaven Too.
  • Janis Ian

    At Seventeen

    • Between The Lines.
  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

    • Bad Company.
  • Van Morrison

    Into The Mystic

    • Moondance.
  • JOHNNIE'S JUKEBOX

    • Prelude

      After The Goldrush

      • Down DNS 1052.
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Up Around The Bend

    • Cosmo's Factory.
  • The Rolling Stones

    It's Only Rock 'N Roll

    • It's Only Rock 'N Roll.
  • Badfinger

    Come And Get It

    • Single - Apple 20.
  • Thelma Houston

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • Single - Motown TMG 1060.
  • Bryan Ferry

    Don't Worry Baby

    • These Foolish Things.
  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Captain And Me.
  • The Cure

    Boys Don't Cry

    • Single - Fiction FICS 002.
  • Blondie

    Union City Blue

    • Eat To The Beat.
  • Colin Blunstone

    Say You Don't Mind

    • Single - Epic EPC 7765.
  • Pink Floyd

    The Great Gig In The Sky

    • The Dark Side Of The Moon.
  • The Supremes

    Stoned Love

    • Single - Tamla Motown TMG 760.
  • SPECIAL GUEST: JONA LEWIE

    • Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs

      Seaside Shuffle

      • Single - UK 5.
  • Greg Lake

    I Believe In Father Christmas

    • Single - Manticore K 13511.
  • Charles Aznavour

    She

    • Single - Barclay BAR 26.
  • The Bellamy Brothers

    Let Your Love Flow

    • Single - Warner Brothers K 16690.
  • Mott the Hoople

    All The Way From Memphis

    • Mott.
  • Norman Greenbaum

    Spirit In The Sky

    • Single - Reprise RS 20885.
  • Jimmy Cliff

    Wonderful World, Beautiful People

    • Single - Trojan TR 690.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Dec 2020 15:00
  • Tue 15 Dec 2020 03:00