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Marty will be sharing many of his unique anecdotes alongside favourite artists from the decade that first made him a star.

Marty Wilde was a Rock鈥檔鈥橰oll pioneer in the late 50s as part of the very first generation of Pop Stars.
He was discovered by impresario Larry Parnes at London鈥檚 Condor Club in 1957, when he was just 17.
Between 1958 and 1962 Marty had 13 consecutive hit records including Endless Sleep, Donna, Teenager in Love, Sea Of Love and Bad Boy. He appeared on the ground breaking 50s TV shows Oh Boy, Boy Meets Girl and Six Five Special and shared his passion for music with contemporaries including Billy Fury, Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard.
Marty went on to give Justin Hayward his first break in The Wilde Three, wrote for Lulu, The Casuals, Status Quo and with his daughter Kim, who sold millions of records in the 1980s.
Marty is thrilled to be presenting his own show on Radio 2 50s and will be sharing many of his unique anecdotes alongside favourite artists from the decade that first made him a star.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 16 Apr 2016 11:00

Music Played

  • Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires

    Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • Brenda Lee

    Sweet Nothin's

    • Brenda Lee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.
  • Chuck Berry

    No Particular Place To Go

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.
  • The Shadows

    Wonderful Land

    • The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
    • EMI.
  • Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

    Shakin' All Over

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    Travellin Light

    • The HIts of 1959.
    • EMI.
    • 14.
  • Del Shannon

    The Swiss Maid

    • The Swiss Maid.
    • London Records.
    • 1.
  • Conway Twitty

    Make Me Know You're Mine

    • Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits.
    • MGM Records.
    • 13.
  • Emile Ford & the Checkmates

    What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?

    • 50's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
  • Dave Edmunds

    I Hear you Knocking

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.
    • 4.
  • Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two

    Guess Things Happen That Way - Glastonbury 1994

    • Guess Things Happen That Way.
    • London Records.
    • 1.
  • The Coasters

    I'm A Hog For You Baby

    • 50 Coastin' Classics.
    • Rhino.
    • 11.
  • Eddie Cochran

    Somethin' Else

    • The Eddie Cochran Story.
    • EMI.
    • 16.
  • Eddie Cochran

    C'Mon Everybody

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
    • 3.
  • Etta James

    I Just Want To Make Love To You

    • Etta James- The Genuine Article.
    • Mca/Chess.
  • Billy Fury

    I'd Never Find Another You

    • The Billy Fury Hit Parade.
    • London.
    • 6.
  • The Crickets

    Maybe Baby

    • Rediscover The 50's-Rock With The Cav.
    • Old Gold.
  • Duane Eddy

    Peter Gunn

    • Duane Eddy: That Classic Twang.
    • Bear Family.
  • Charlie Rich

    Lonely Weekends

    • Sun Records The 50th Anniversary Collection.
    • K-Tel.
    • 19.
  • Dusty Springfield

    Goin' Back

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Apr 2016 11:00

People's History of Pop

Journey through a decade of exhilarating music with a selection of tracks from the 50s