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A musical road-trip around the USA

Geoff takes a musical road-trip around the USA, with a stack of great songs name-checking famous places - like Memphis Tennessee, New Orleans, Las Vegas and New York, including a trip down `Route 66`. He includes tracks from Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and many more.

2 hours

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Sat 31 May 201418:00
BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Wiltshire & 2 more

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Conway Twitty

      MONA LISA

    • JIMMY JONES

      HANDY MAN

    • Gary “U.S.” Bonds

      SEVEN DAY WEEKEND

    • THE St.GILLBILLIES

      THE MESSAGE

    • LaVern Baker

      VOODOO VOODOO

    • Wilbert Harrison

      C.C.RIDER

    • Wanda Jackson

      BABY LET`S PLAY HOUSE

    • Billy Fury

      MY ADVICE

    • SONNY BURGESS

      AIN`T GOT A THING

    • Johnny Burnette

      SWEET LOVE ON MY MIND

    • Ray Hubbard

      SWEET LOVE

    • Bert Weedon

      NASHVILLE BOOGIE

    • THE HEARTBEATS

      STOOD UP

    • ROCKIN` THE JOINT

      NORTH SIDE GAL

    • Vince Eager

      BLUE RIBBON BABY

    • Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers

      THAT`S WHAT I SAID

    • THE BULLETS

      I DON`T WANNA

  • Hour Two - "An American Rock 'n' Roll Road Trip

    • Johnnie Allan

      PROMISED LAND

    • Chuck Berry

      BACK IN THE USA

    • Elvis Presley

      VIVA LAS VEGAS

    • Little Richard

      KANSAS CITY

    • Wilbert Harrison

      GOODBYE KANSAS CITY

    • Eugene Church

      MIAMI

    • Jimmy Donley

      SOUTH OF THE BORDER

    • Johnny Horton

      NORTH TO ALASKA

    • Johnny Cash

      FOLSOM PRISON BLUES

    • Gary “U.S.” Bonds

      NEW ORLEANS

    • Freddy Cannon

      TALLAHASSIE LASSIE

    • The Dovells

      BRISTOL STOMP

    • Jerry Lee Lewis

      NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS

    • Link Davis

      TRUCKER FROM TENNESSEE

    • Carl Perkins

      WHERE THE RIO DE ROSA FLOWS

    • Joe Jones

      CALIFORNIA SUN

    • Asleep at the Wheel

      ROUTE 66

    • Jimmy Jones

      WONDROUS PLACE

    • The Everly Brothers

      NASHVILLE BLUES

Broadcasts

  • Sat 31 May 201418:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Wiltshire & 2 more
  • Sat 31 May 201418:05
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire