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Happy Birthday Elton John!

Bob celebrates Elton John's upcoming birthday with a classic performance from The Old Grey Whistle Test. Also, he pays tribute to Jesse Colin Young who died earlier this week.

Elton John appeared on the very first series of the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1971 - even before Bob Harris began his stint on the show! To mark Elton's 78th birthday on the 25th March, Bob has dug into the archives to find a performance from that very show. You can also hear a clip of Elton chatting to Bob from 2010.

Elsewhere on the programme, Bob will pay tribute to an artist he championed back in his Whistle Test days, Jesse Colin Young, who died earlier this week.

In addition, there will be plenty of 70s memories, Bob will choose another 'Country Classic', and there will be more happenings from the decade in Bob's 'Rock Date Diary'.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 23 Mar 2025 15:00
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁. & Aerosmith

    Walk This Way

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Osibisa

    Sunshine Day

    • Welcome 成人快手.
    • Castle Communications.
    • 1.

  • City Boy

    5-7-0-5

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Blondie

    Hanging On The Telephone

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Telephone Line

    • Flashback.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 7.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3

    • The Best Of Ian Dury.
    • Repertoire.

  • Pink Floyd

    Money

    • EMI.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Rich Girl

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.

  • Justin Hayward & John Lodge

    Blue Guitar

    • Words - 18 Classic Songs Of Love ....
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • Labelle

    Lady Marmalade

    • Nightbirds.
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Blue 脰yster Cult

    (Don't Fear) The Reaper

    • The Collection.
    • Camden.

  • Hawkwind

    Silver Machine

    • The Best Prog Rock Album In The World.
    • Virgin.

  • Cheap Trick

    I Want You To Want Me

    • Epic.

  • Odyssey

    Native New Yorker

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson

    I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

    • I Want To See The Bright Lights.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 4.

  • Townes Van Zandt

    If I Needed You

    • The Late Great Townes Van Zandt.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 9.

  • Bonnie Raitt

    Angel from Montgomery

    • Streetlights.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 3.

  • Jesse Colin Young

    Morning Sun (成人快手 Session Point Eyes Studio 1974)

  • Elton John

    All the Nasties (Live at OGWT 1971)

  • Eagles

    Hotel California

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Mar 2025 15:00
    成人快手 Radio 2