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Happy Birthday Rockit Man!

Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco and everything in between. Trevor celebrates Herbie Hancock's 80th birthday and plays tunes from Shaun Escoffery, Stereo MCs and BodyRox.

Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco and everything in between. Listen out for Trevor's signature game, 5 Seconds to Name. He'll play you a musical mash-up from one act and you must identify who it is. Each night on the show, we return to your Musical Youth... Email [email protected] with your story and the song that transports you back to a memorable time in your life.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Mon 13 Apr 202020:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Brothers Johnson

    Stomp!

    • 10 Star Collection: Soul 2 (Various).
    • Stardust.
    • 5.

  • Melba Moore

    You Stepped Into My Life

    • This Is It: The Best Of Melba More.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 16.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    Nature's Call

    • Nature's Call.
    • Dome Records.
    • 001.

  • Herbie Hancock

    Rockit

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Rock Your Body

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • Mura Masa And Georgia

    Live Like We're Dancing (Radio Edit)

    • Live Like We're Dancing (Radio Edit).
    • Polydor Records.
    • 1.

  • Stereo MC’s

    Connected

    • Alternative 90's (Various Artists).
    • Sony.

  • Grace Jones

    Slave To The Rhythm

    • (CD Single).
    • ZTT.

  • Patti Day

    Right Before My Eyes

    • Ware's The House.
    • 11.

  • SWV

    Right Here (Human Nature Mix)

    • Now 26 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Musical Youth

    • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

      Ain't No Mountain High Enough

      • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: Greatest Hits.
      • Tamla Motown.

  • De La Soul

    Say No Go

    • Ultimate Hip Hop (Various Artists).
    • Beechwood.

  • The Beat

    Hands Off...She's Mine

    • The Beat - Beat This!.
    • Sire.

  • The Shapeshifters

    Second Chance (feat. Kimberly Davis)

    • (CD Single).
    • Glitterbox Recordings.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Wonderful World, Beautiful People

    • The Universal Masters Collection.
    • Universal-Island.

  • Prince & The New Power Generation

    Money Don't Matter 2 Night

    • Prince - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Christina Milian

    Say I (feat. Jeezy)

    • Twice As Nice: The Ultimate Urban Experience CD1 (PG Advisory).
    • 9.

  • Sinnamon

    I Need You Now

    • 80's Garage Classics Volume 2.
    • 11.

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Another Star

    • (Single).
    • Motown.

  • Jess Glynne

    Ain't Got Far To Go

    • I Cry When I Laugh.
    • Atlantic.
    • 005.

  • Jacob Banks

    Diddy Bop

    • Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Explicit).
    • 2018 Universal Studios and Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc..
    • 16.

  • Natalie Cole

    Can We Get Together Again

  • MJ Cole

    Crazy Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 46 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Weeknd

    In Your Eyes

    • After Hours.
    • XO.

  • Maria Muldaur

    Midnight At The Oasis

    • Maria Muldaur.
    • Reprise.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shape Of You

    • ÷ Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • 5 Seconds to Name

    • The Police

      Message In A Bottle

      • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
      • A&M.

  • Bill Moss

    Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother

    • Kent's Cellar Of Soul Volume 3 (Original Recording Remastered).
    • Ace Records.
    • 16.

  • Bodyrox & Luciana

    Yeah Yeah

    • Yeah Yeah.
    • Universal TV.

  • Gwen McCrae

    All This Love That I'm Giving

    • CAT RECORDS.

  • Fresh Band

    Come Back Lover

  • Usher

    You Make Me Wanna...

    • (CD Single).
    • LAFace Records.

  • Quincy Jones

    Superstition

    • Straight No Chaser, The Many Faces Of Quincy Jones CD2.
    • 6.

  • Lights Down

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers

      Redemption Song

      • Legend.
      • Universal.
      • 41.

    • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

      The Wind Cries Mary

      • Polydor.

  • Jhené Aiko

    B.S. (feat. H.E.R.)

    • Def Jam.

  • George Michael

    Too Funky

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.
    • 8.

  • Jill Scott

    Golden

    • Beautifully Human.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 3.

  • Lenny Williams

    Changes

    • Spark Of Love (Expanded Edition).
    • Soul Music Records.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Apr 202020:00
    BBC Radio 2