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The best rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, soul, r 'n' b, country and solo stars from the decade that had everything.

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Mon 16 May 201622:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Fats Domino

    I'm Ready

    • The London American Label Year By Year 1959.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.

  • Frankie Laine

    Dream A Little Dream of Me

    • I Believe.
    • PRIMO MUSIC.
    • 4.

  • Lita Roza

    Lucky Lips

    • Decca Singles 1951-57.
    • Decca.
    • 25.

  • Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

    Please Don't Touch

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1959.
    • 4.

  • Tommy Edwards

    It's All In The Game

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1959.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 19.

  • Jackie Wilson

    That's Why (I Love You So)

    • Single.
    • Brunswick.
    • 1.

  • The Crickets

    Not Fade Away

    • The Crickets: Collection.
    • NFI.
    • 4.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Swingin' Down The Lane

    • Songs For Swingin' Lovers.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 13.

  • Sam Cooke

    Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha

    • Portrait Of A Legend: Sam Cooke 1951-64.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 8.

  • Dean Martin

    Dream

    • The Best Of Dean Martin CD2.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 3.

  • Larry Williams

    Slow down

    • Baby That Is Rock 'N' Roll.
    • Ace.
    • 14.

  • Michael Holliday

    The Story Of My Life

    • 1958 British Hit Parade Part 1: January - June CD1.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • 7.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Too Darn Hot

    • The Cole Porter Songbook Volume 1.
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.
    • 4.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Problems

    • Original British Singles.
    • London Records 90 Limited.
    • 11.

  • The Coasters

    Along Came Jones

    • The Coasters: Greatest Hits.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 2.

  • Chuck Berry

    Brown Eyed Handsome Man

    • The Chess Story 1947-1975: From The Limited Edition Box Set.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 11.

  • Al Hibbler

    Unchained Melody

    • Hits Of The '50s Volume 1.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 7.

  • Elvis Presley

    Good Rockin' Tonight

    • The Complete '50s Masters Disc 1: The King Of Rock 'N' Roll.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 May 201622:00
    BBC Radio 2