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Chris Hawkins sits in with Lenny Henry

Chris Hawkins sits in for Mary Anne Hobbs and is joined by comedian (and part-time blues musician) Lenny Henry.

Chris Hawkins sits in for Mary Anne and welcomes comedy icon (and part-time blues musician) Lenny Henry to the show.

Henry has been one of the funniest forces on British television for more than forty years, and also co-founded Comic Relief. He was knighted in the Queen's 2015 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity.

Henry is also a blues expert and musician. Notably he performed backing vocals on Kate Bush's album The Red Shoes. His new album Millennium Blues features a mix of classic blues numbers and original tracks written with the Blackacre Road Band.

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Sat 14 May 201607:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Hot Chip

    Ready For The Floor

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.

  • Steve Mason

    Alive!

    • DOMINO RECORDING CO LTD.

  • Ooberman

    Shorley Wall

    • The Story So Far.
    • Craft Recordings.

  • James

    Girl At The End Of The World

    • BMG Recordings.

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    Israelites

    • Island.

  • DJ Shadow

    Midnight In A Perfect World

    • MoWax.

  • Meilyr Jones

    Strange Emotional

    • 2013.
    • Moshi Moshi.

  • Maceo & the Macks

    Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)

    • Universal.

  • Blossoms

    Getaway

    • Virgin EMI.

  • David Bowie

    In The Heat Of The Morning

    • A&M.

  • Bloc Party

    Virtue

    • Infectious Music/BMG Rights Management.

  • Blackalicious

    On Fire Tonight

    • QUANNUM PROJECTS.

  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Stax.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    • Motown.

  • Young Disciples

    Get Yourself Together

    • Dance Energy (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 9.

  • Michael Kiwanuka

    Black Man In A White World

    • Polydor Records.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Trouble Man

    • Motown.

  • Rozi Plain

    Marshes

    • Lost Map Records.

  • Beach House

    Lazuli

    • Bella Union.

  • Benjamin Clementine

    I Won’t Complain

    • Behind.

  • The Jam

    Saturday's Kids

    • Polydor.

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B.Goode

    • Chess.

  • Animal Collective

    Golden Gal

    • Domino Recording Co.

  • Talking Heads

    Cities

    • Fear Of Music.
    • Sire.

  • Palace Winter

    Soft Machine

    • Tambourhinoceros.

  • Kate Bush

    Army Dreamers

    • EMI.

  • B.B. King

    The Thrill Is Gone

  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Happy When It Rains

    • Blanco y Negro.

  • Iggy Pop

    Gardenia

    • Caroline International.

  • Roots Manuva

    Let The Spirit

  • Lenny Henry: Why I Love The Blues

  • Field Music

    I'm Glad

    • Memphis Industries.

  • Little Richard

    Rip It Up

    • Little Richard 22 Classic Cuts.
    • Ace.

  • The Stone Roses

    All For One

    • White Label.

  • Johnny Cash

    Hurt

    • Lost Highway.

  • Radiohead

    Burn The Witch

    • XL Recordings.

  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    Siva

    • HUT MUSIC.

  • Lindstrøm

    Closing Shot

    • Smalltown Supersound.

  • Sunriser

    • James Blake

      Always

  • Lou Reed

    Walk On The Wild Side

    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Sat 14 May 201607:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music