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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 never have heard before. This week's show takes a retrospective theme, as Desmond plays hits from the 1950s.

1 hour

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Tue 24 Nov 200919:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Teresa Brewer

    Music Music Music

    • Hits Of '50.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA 5350.

  • Conway Twitty

    It's Only Make Believe

    • Music Of The Year 1958.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 545 058.

  • Jo Stafford

    Shrimp Boats

    • Hits Of '51.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CDAJA 5381.

  • Anton Karas

    Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)

    Performer: Anton Karas.
    • Film Favourites.
    • DECCA.
    • 421 264.

  • Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan - Passing Strangers

  • The Obernkirchen Children's Choir

    Happy Wanderer

    • Hits Of '54.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA 5554.

  • Leroy Anderson

    Blue Tango

    • Hits Of '52.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA 5452.

  • Alma Cogan

    I Can't Tell A Waltz From Tango

    • 1954 British Hit Parade Vol 3.
    • ACROBAT.
    • ACQCD 7000.

  • Guy Mitchell

    She Wears Red Feathers

    • Ultimate Collection.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 486 608.

  • Les Paul & Mary Ford

    The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

    • Hits Of '51.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CDAJA 5381.

  • Dean Martin

    Volare

    • Capitol Collectors Dean Martin.
    • CAPITOL.
    • CDP 7 91633.

  • Ella Mae Morse

    Blacksmith Blues

    • Hits Of '52.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA 5452.

  • Winifred Atwell

    Poor People Of Paris

    • Music Of The Year 1956.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 544 142.

  • Tommy Steele

    Handful Of Songs

    • Music Of The Year 1957.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 544 148.

  • Weavers

    Tzena Tzena Tzena

    • Hits Of '50.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA 5350.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Young At Heart

    • Hits Of '54.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA 5554.

  • Mantovani

    Charmaine

    • Hits Of '51.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CDAJA 5381.

  • Frankie Laine

    High Noon

    • Hits Of '52.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA 5452.

  • Doris Day

    Secret Love

    • Hits Of '54.
    • ASV LIVING ERA.
    • CD AJA 5554.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • 1955 British Hit Parade Vol 4.
    • ACROBAT.
    • ACTRCD 9008.

Broadcast

  • Tue 24 Nov 200919:00
    BBC Radio 2