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Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader Count Basie.

Luxury: Picture of family with a New York background

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Mon 10 Jun 195713:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Les Brown and His Band of Renown

    I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Hard-Hearted Hannah, The Vamp Of Savannah

  • Fats Waller and His Rhythm

    Honeysuckle Rose

  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

    I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

  • Billy Eckstine

    Goodbye

    Artist: Jack Miller and his Orchestra

  • Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

    Confessin'

  • Sarah Vaughan

    How High The Moon

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Warm Valley

  • Luxury Choice

    • Picture of family with a New York background

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestCount Basie

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Jun 195713:10
    Home Service

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