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Connie Haines and Skitch Henderson

Graham chats to singer Connie Haines who remembers the very early days of her singing career. He’s also in conversation with arranger and conductor Skitch Henderson.

Graham chats to singer Connie Haines who was born on January the 20th, Connie remembers the very early days of her singing career with the big bands. He’s also in conversation with arranger and conductor Skitch Henderson who was born on January the 27th. Skitch recalls an interesting evening playing with Tommy Dorsey’s band in California. Graham’s musical theme this week is “The great saxophone-playing bandleaders”!

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Sun 25 Jan 201522:00
BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Bristol

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Nat King Cole

      Who's Sorry Now

    • Ella Fitzgerald

      Hooray For Love

    • Sammy Davis Jr.

      Where's That Rainbow

    • John Dankworth

      Applecake

    • Antônio Carlos Jobim

      One Note Samba

    • Tommy Dorsey

      Rhumboogie

    • Frank Sinatra

      Time After Time

    • Stéphane Grappelli

      Tangerine

    • Rosemary Clooney & Cathi Campo

      The Coffee Song

    • Jimmy Dorsey

      Contrasts

    • Peggy Lee

      My Heart Belongs To Daddy

    • Nancy Wilson

      Dearly Beloved

    • Sarah Vaughan

      Make Someone Happy

    • Quincy Jones

      A Sunday Kind Of Love

  • Hour 2

    • Matt Monro

      Come Back To Me

    • Ken Mackintosh

      Harlem Nocturne

    • Doris Day

      The Lady's In Love With You

    • The Four Freshmen

      Accentuate The Positive

    • Tommy Dorsey

      Sleepy Lagoon

    • Frank Sinatra

      Body And Soul

    • Skitch Henderson

      As Long As I Live

    • Mel Tormé

      Sweet Georgia Brown

    • Trudy Richards

      A Wonderful Guy

    • Charlie Barnet

      Pompton Turnpike

    • Sérgio Mendes

      Batucada

    • Woody Herman

      Lady McGowan's Dream

    • Joe Williams

      Alright, Okay, You Win

    • Julie London

      You And The Night And The Music

    • Tony Bennett

      Daydream

    • Sam Donahue

      Convoy

Broadcasts

  • Sun 25 Jan 201515:00
    BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Wiltshire & BBC Radio Gloucestershire
  • Sun 25 Jan 201520:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Jersey & BBC Radio Guernsey
  • Sun 25 Jan 201522:00
    BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Bristol