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In a three part series Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson plays his favourite 50s and early 60s music in 'Ricky Wilson's Rock and Roll Classics'.

Kaiser Chiefs' frontman Ricky Wilson has a real passion for 50s and early 60s rock 'n' roll and in this three part series he's playing some of his favourites from the period.

Expect a selection of vintage rock and roll from both sides of the Atlantic in each programme including the likes of Little Richard, Elvis, Cliff Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Duane Eddy, Bo Diddley and many more. In this first episode, he kicks things off with 3 classics from Chuck Berry

Ricky says: "Rock 'n' roll has become a shorthand phrase to encompass anything rebellious, fractious or care free. But its history for me runs much deeper than that. It represents a freedom that comes with expressing yourself through trying to break from expectations of how you are 'supposed' to do things. That's what the pioneers were doing, they learned the rules in order to break them and changed the world in the process. The last art form that had done that were the impressionist painters, and although they shook up the art world, the rock n rollers would have an impact that is still evolving today."

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Sun 6 Nov 2022 00:00
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Chuck Berry

    JOHNNY B GOODE

    • CHUCK BERRY.
    • KOCH.
    • 399-537B3.

  • Chuck Berry

    Roll Over Beethoven

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.
    • MCCD-019.

  • Chuck Berry

    YOU NEVER CAN TELL

    • THE COLLECTION.
    • CASTLE.
    • CCSCD-194.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

    • THE ULTIMATE ROCK 'N' ROLL COLLECTION.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • MOOD CD-36.

  • Big Mama Thornton

    Hound Dog

    • The Song Before The Song.
    • WVW Viper.
    • CD-039.

  • ROBERT JOHNSON

    SWEET HOME CHICAGO

    • WARMING THE DEVILS FIRE.
    • COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
    • 512-5692.

  • Blind Willie McTell

    Lord Send Me An Angel

    • Atlanta Strut.
    • Snapper.
    • SBLUECD-011.

  • Howlin鈥� Wolf

    SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING

    • CD SINGLE.
    • MCA.
    • MCSTD-1960.

  • Little Richard

    Long Tall Sally

    • Little Richard - British Hit Single.
    • Ace.
    • CDCHM-729.

  • Fats Domino

    Ain't That A Shame

    • the Fat Man.
    • Imperial.
    • n/a.

  • Carl Perkins

    BLUE SUEDE SHOES

    • THE BEST OF SUN RECORDS.
    • NOT2CD210.
    • NOT-2CD210.

  • Elvis Presley

    DON'T BE CRUEL

    • TOP ROCK N ROLL HITS 1956.
    • RHINO.
    • R2-70599.

  • Buddy Holly

    THAT'LL BE THE DAY

    • ROCK 'N' ROLL GREATS.
    • MUSIC FOR PLEASURE.
    • CD MFP-5744.

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    A Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On

    • The EP Collection.
    • London Records.
    • n/a.

  • The Crickets

    I FOUGHT THE LAW

    • The Collection.
    • Hallmark.
    • 301-682.

  • Bo Diddley

    I'M A MAN

    • The Chess Box - 1.
    • CHESS/UNIVERSAL.
    • CHD-2-19502.

  • Eddie Cochran

    SUMMERTIME BLUES

    • THE NO 1 ROCK'N'ROLL ALBUM.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 555-017-2.

  • Del Shannon

    RUNAWAY

    • MORE ROCK 'N' ROLL LOVE SONGS.
    • DINO.
    • DINCD-30 A&B.

  • Sam Cooke

    TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY

    • SAM COOKE PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND 1951-1964.
    • ABKCO.
    • 989-7446.

  • Ritchie Valens

    LA BAMBA

    • THE ULTIMATE PARTY.
    • THE HIT LABEL.
    • AHLCD-26.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 Apr 2021 21:00
    成人快手 Radio 2
  • Sun 6 Nov 2022 00:00
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