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Brian Johnson chooses his final two Tracks Of My Years

Rock legend Brian Johnson - frontman with AC/DC - picks his final two Tracks Of My Years. Plus Ken's got another round of PopMaster, and your dedications with today's love song.

Rock legend Brian Johnson - frontman with AC/DC - picks his final two Tracks Of My Years.

Durham-born Brian, founding member of the rock band Geordie, found early success with hit singles including 'All Because of You' and 'Can You Do It' before the band split in the late 70s.

After the tragic death of AC/DC鈥檚 front man Bon Scott in 1980, Brian became the group's lead singer. He saw huge success with the hit album 鈥楤ack in Black鈥� - which became the biggest selling rock album of all time, selling 50 million copies worldwide - and triggered a years-long worldwide tour. Other albums include 鈥楩or Those About to Rock鈥� and 鈥楾he Razor's Edge鈥�, which spawned hits 鈥楢re You Ready鈥�, 鈥楾hunderstruck鈥� and 鈥楳oneytalks鈥�.

Brian and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

In 2016, Brian was forced to quit AC/DC after being diagnosed with hearing loss, only to make a triumphant return to the band he loved with the release of 2020始s smash hit album 'Power Up'.

As well as music, Brian is also a car enthusiast and author of two books about cars, 'Rockers and Rollers' and 'Cars That Rock'.

Now, the iconic frontman of AC/DC shares his memoir packed with outrageous stories in his new book called 鈥楾he Lives of Brian鈥� - sharing his journey from a County Durham choir boy to globally adored rock god.

Brian鈥檚 final two choices come from Roy Orbison and Tina Turner.

Plus Ken's got the week's first edition of PopMaster and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the brand new record and album of the week. If you want to contact the show, just email ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Oct 2022 09:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Jacksons

    Can You Feel It

    • Fantastic 80's Go For It! - Various.
    • Parlophone.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Celestial

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

    • Now 46 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 5.

  • The Killers

    Caution

    • Imploding The Mirage.
    • Island Records.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

    • Only The Strong Survive.
    • Columbia.

  • Elton John

    Philadelphia Freedom

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Tom Chaplin

      Overshoot

      • Midpoint.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • P!nk

    A Million Dreams

    • The Greatest Showman: Reimagined (Various Artists).
    • Atlantic.

  • Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

    Up Where We Belong

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Dermot Kennedy

    Kiss Me

    • (CD Single).
    • UMGRI Interscope.

  • The Darkness

    Friday Night

    • The Darkness - Permission To Land.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Walker Brothers

    No Regrets

    • Best Of Scott Walker & The Walker Bro.
    • Fontana.

  • Louis Tomlinson

    Bigger Than Me

    • Faith In The Future.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Mimi Webb

    Ghost Of You

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Hot Chocolate

    It Started With A Kiss

    • Hot Chocolate - Their Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.

  • Hanson

    MMMBop

    • Now 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Album Of The Week

    • The Lightning Seeds

      Green Eyes

      • See You In The Stars.
      • BMG Rights Management.

  • Laura Branigan

    Self Control

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Blue

    Heart & Soul

    • Heart & Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Alison Moyet

    All Cried Out

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Roy Orbison

      In Dreams

    • Ike & Tina Turner

      Nutbush City Limits

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
      • EMI.

  • Taylor Swift

    Anti-Hero

    • Midnights.
    • EMI.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Oct 2022 09:30
    成人快手 Radio 2