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Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr choose the Tracks of My Years

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Junior, founding members of The 5th Dimension, choose the Tracks of My Years. There's the daily love song and another round of PopMaster.

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Junior, founding members of the legendary 60's group The 5th Dimension, choose the Tracks of My Years. The multi-award winning couple had ubiquitous hits including 'Up, Up and Away', 'Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In' and 'Wedding Bell Blues'. They've recently announced their first studio album in over 30 years, 'Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons'. The album sees Marilyn and Billy explore carefully chosen songs from throughout The Beatles' co-writers' songbooks, both with the group and as solo artists, which resonate with the duo right up to the present day. Recorded with producer Nic Mendoza, the album is infused with the couple's original pop and soul sound and also contains tracks such as 'Yesterday', 'Ticket To Ride' and 'Help!'. A track of particular resonance for the couple is 'Silly Love Songs', the Paul and Linda McCartney hit. It was a hit the same year they released 'You don't Have to Be A Star' and both reached number one in America.

Marilyn and Billy will celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary later this year. They have achieved seven Grammy Awards and earned fifteen gold and three platinum records both as members of The 5th Dimension and as a recording duo. They are also credited with making TV history being the first African American couple to host their own television variety show. 'The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Show' in the seventies.

The first two tracks they have chosen come from Frank Sinatra and Sam Cooke. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Jun 2021 09:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Jacksons

    Blame It On The Boogie

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Beverley Knight & Mark Knight

    Everything鈥檚 Gonna Be Alright (feat. London Community Gospel Choir)

    • (CD Single).
    • Toolroom.

  • George Michael

    Amazing

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Laura Branigan

    Self Control

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Sheila & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • Sigrid

    Mirror

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • Record of the Week

    • Diana Ross

      Thank You

      • (CD Single).
      • Decca.

  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Woman In Love

    • All Time Greatest Love Songs: Vol III.
    • Columbia.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Who's Hurting Who (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • Europiana.
    • UMG.

  • LeAnn Rimes

    Can't Fight The Moonlight

    • (CD Single).
    • London/Curb Records.

  • Eagles

    One of These Nights

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • BTS

    Butter

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Hit Entertainment.

  • Sheryl Crow

    All I Wanna Do

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Orwellian

    • The Ultra Vivid Lament.
    • Columbia.

  • Phil Collins

    I Cannot Believe It's True

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.
    • 2.

  • Cynthia Erivo

    The Good

    • CH. 1 VS. 1.
    • Decca.

  • Britney Spears

    Baby One More Time

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Album of the Week

    • Joan Armatrading

      Natural Rhythm

      • Consequences.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..

  • George Harrison

    What Is Life

  • Anne-Marie & Niall Horan

    Our Song

    • Therapy.
    • Atlantic.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Frank Sinatra

      It Was A Very Good Year

    • Sam Cooke

      A Change Is Gonna Come

      • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
      • RCA.

  • OneRepublic

    RUN

    • HUMAN.
    • Island.

  • David Essex

    Hold Me Close

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 2.
    • Old Gold.

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Jun 2021 09:30
    成人快手 Radio 2