19/03/2016
Paul Gambaccini blends digital tracks from the week's US charts of songs, albums, R&B, country and rock hits with LP and singles tracks from the last six decades.
Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.
Each week, songs are played connected to members of 'The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame'. We hear 'Rock And Roll Music' by Chuck Berry in honour of Johnnie Johnson, the piano player on the record, who was inducted in the sideman category. Continuing our alphabetical look at the list, we also hear 'Cross Road Blues' by early bluesman Robert Johnson. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1937 of Clarence 'Frogman' Henry by playing his hit 'But I Do'. Paul pays tribute to Sonny James, who has recently died, by featuring his recording of 'Young Love'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'I Love You' by People and a different song with the same title by Faith Evans.
In the feature called 'Beyond The Sea', Paul plays a song from a UK artist's biggest-selling album in America. Tonight, we hear tracks from LPs by Peter & Gordon and The Alan Parsons Project. 'The Other Number Ones' are records that reached the top of the American chart in 'Cash Box' magazine, but not in the Hot 100 of the other US chart publication 'Billboard'. This week's examples are by Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs and Eddy Grant.
Our R&B number ones are from 1956 and now by Ray Charles and Lalah Hathaway. We hear Country number ones from 1985 and this week by the versatile Ray Charles and Maren Morris. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Eric Clapton & His Band and Twenty One Pilots. The number one album is 'I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It' by The 1975. 'Piece By Piece' by Kelly Clarkson is the best-selling song of the week.
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Music Played
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Irma Thomas
Time Is On My Side
- Time Is On My Side.
- KENT SOUL.
- 2.
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Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Ed Sheeran
Growing Up (Sloane's Song)
- This Unruly Mess I鈥檝e Mad.
- MACKLEMORE.
- 5.
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Bonnie Raitt
The Ones We Couldn't Be
- Dig In Deep.
- REWING.
- 12.
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Chuck Berry
Maybellene
- The Best Of Chuck Berry.
- Music Club.
- 3.
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Leslie Odom, Jr. & Members of the Cast
Alexander Hamilton
- Hamilton: An American Musical.
- ATLANTIC RECORDS.
- 1.
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Clarence 鈥淔rogman鈥 Henry
(I Dont Know Why) But I Do
- (CD Single).
- MCA.
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Sonny James
Young Love
- Capitol Country Music Classics 1950鈥檚.
- CAPITOL/EMI.
- 23.
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Willie Nelson
Summertime
- Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin.
- LEGACY.
- 11.
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Ray Charles
Drown In My Own Tears
- The Definitrive Ray Charles.
- WSM/ATLANTIC/RHINO.
- 6.
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Lalah Hathaway
Angel (Live)
- Live.
- HATHAWAY ENTERTAINMENT/EONE MUSIC.
- 5.
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People
I Love You
- I Love You.
- CAPITOL RECORDS.
- 5.
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Faith Evans
I Love You
- Faithfully.
- BAD BOY.
- 5.
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Anthrax
Monster At The End
- For All The Kings.
- MEGAFORCE.
- 3.
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Peter & Gordon
A World Without Love
- Peter & Gordon - The EP Collection.
- See For Miles.
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Hillsong Young & Free
Where You Are
- Youth Revival.
- HILLSONG.
- 1.
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Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Lil Red Riding Hood
- 20th Century Masters - The Best of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs.
- MERCURY.
- 2.
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Eddy Grant
Electric Avenue
- The Best Of The 80's Vol.II (Various).
- Crimson.
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The Lumineers
Ophelia
- Cleopatra.
- DUALTONE.
- 2.
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Robert Johnson
Cross Road Blues
- The Complete Recordings.
- CBS.
- 17.
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Willie Nelson
Seven Spanish Angels (feat. Ray Charles)
- The Definitrive Ray Charles.
- WSM/ATLANTIC/RHINO.
- 20.
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Maren Morris
My Church
- Download EP: Maren Morris.
- COLUMBIA NASHVILLE.
- 1.
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Eric Clapton
I Can't Stand It
- Another Ticket.
- RSO.
- 5.
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TWENTY 脴NE PIL脴TS
Stressed Out
- Blurryface.
- FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC.
- 2.
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The Alan Parsons Project
Eye In The Sky
- Love Songs.
- ARISTA/BMG.
- 14.
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The 1975
The Sound
- I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it.
- INTERSCOPE.
- 1.
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Perry Como
Catch A Falling Star
- Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
- Music & Memories.
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Jeff Buckley
Hallelujah
- Grace.
- COLUMBIA.
- 6.
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Kelly Clarkson
Piece By Piece [Idol Version]
- Download Single.
- RCA RECORDS.
- 1.
Broadcasts
- Sat 19 Mar 2016 20:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Fri 25 Mar 2016 03:00麻豆社 Radio 2