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03/04/2016

Part two of a tribute to George Martin, the sounds of 1961, A-Z of R'n'B number threes.

Come on 鈥 a theme provided by Ritchie Valens, the Springfields and Chuck Berry; the A-Z of R&B number threes 鈥 this month polishing off the letter 鈥淧鈥 with Lloyd Price, then doing a spot of 鈥淨鈥 jumping before tackling 鈥淩鈥 for Lou Rawls, the Ronettes and others. George Martin 鈥 part two of a tribute to the late record producer, continuing a survey of his work before he encountered the Beatles, this time from the late 1950s for The Vipers, Jim Dale & Peter Sellers. Etta James, Leroy Van Dyke and Helen Shapiro will be among the sounds of 1961.

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Sun 3 Apr 2016 20:00

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  • Sun 3 Apr 2016 20:00