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Desmond rummages through his collection of 250,000 titles to share some good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may have never heard before.

This week is a composer special, with Desmond celebrating the music of Jimmy Kennedy.

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Tue 18 Aug 200919:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Revellers

    Cokey Cokey

    • All Time Party.
    • MAJOR MINOR.
    • SMCP 5013.

  • Caterina Valente

    April In Portugal

    • Great Continental Hits.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDLK 4125.

  • Ambrose

    O Kay For Sound

    • Lullaby Of Broadway Vol 5.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDEA 6072.

  • Flanagan and Allen

    We're Gonna Hang Out The Washing On The

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    • Golden Age Of Radio.
    • READERS DIGEST.
    • RDCD 533.

  • Glenn Miller / Andrews Sisters

    South Of The Border

    • Chesterfield Broadcasts.
    • BLUEBIRD.
    • 82876 54306.

  • Vera Lynn

    Red Sails In The Sunset

    • Legends Of The 20 Th Century Vol 8.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5 21230.

  • Bram Martin

    Ten Pretty Girls

    • So Many Memories.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDEA 6032.

  • Edmundo Ros

    Istanbul Not Constantinople

    • Hits Of 1953.
    • MEMOIR.
    • CDMOIR 585.

  • Josef Locke

    Blaze Away

    • Hear My Song.
    • EMI.
    • CDP 7 988442.

  • Petula Clark

    Romeo

    • Ultimate Collection.
    • SANCTUARY.

  • Henry Hall

    Teddy Bears' Picnic

    • Music Goes 'Round And Around.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDEA 608.

  • Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney - Isle Of Capri

  • Ken Dodd

    Love Is Like A Violin

    • All The Songs I Love.
    • EMI.
    • 0946 3 49627.

  • Billy Cotton

    Why Did She Fall For The Leader Of The Band

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    • Golden Age Of Billy Cotton.
    • EMI WORLD.
    • GX 4125211.

  • The Platters

    Harbour Lights

    • Music Of The Year 1960.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 544 155.

  • Max Bygraves / Acker Bilk

    Home Town

    • Twogether / Ackeralongamax.
    • PRT RECORDS.
    • N 133.

  • Vikki Carr

    My Prayer

    • It Must Be Him.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 8 54544.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Aug 200919:00
    BBC Radio 2