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Huey's Sunday Best spins 1959's hits

Sunday Best takes a look at the music and events of 1959 with help from Bo Diddley, Bobby Darin and Bobby 'Blue' Bland. Suggest a year. Email your choice to [email protected].

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Sun 7 May 201705:03
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ray Charles

    What'd I Say

    • Atlantic.

  • Howlin’ Wolf

    Smokestack Lightning

    • THE HIT LABEL LTD.

  • Lloyd Price

    Stagger Lee

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Ruth Brown

    I Don't Know

    • Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More CD2.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 18.

  • Bobby “Blue” Bland

    I'm Not Ashamed

    • Here's The Man!!!.
    • 14.

  • James Brown

    Try Me

    • Prisoner Of Love.
    • 8.

  • Nina Simone

    I Loves You Porgy

    • Unforgettable Lovesongs (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Charles Mingus

    Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

    • Essential Jazz.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 13.

  • The Oscar Peterson Trio

    I've Got You Under My Skin

  • Bobby Darin

    Mack the Knife

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 1).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • The Fleetwoods

    Come Softly To Me

    • 1959 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 8 Part 1.
    • 15.

  • Chuck Berry

    Blues For Hawaiians

    • Blues Masters Volume 18: More Slide Guitar Classics.
    • 16.

  • The Drifters

    There Goes My Baby

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • Marty Wilde

    Sea Of Love

  • Miles Davis

    Blue In Green

    • Kind Of Blue.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 3.

  • The Platters

    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
    • 3.

  • Santo & Johnny

    Sleep Walk

    • Mermaids S'track (CD Single).
    • Epic.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 May 201705:03
    BBC Radio 2

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