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A Rock 'n' Roll Easter special!

Geoff brings you an "Easter Special"! Geoff has an hour of back-to-back classics, that were all in the UK charts at this time, during the Rock 'n' Roll Years 1955-1961 - with tracks from Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Guy Mitchell, Fats Domino, Cliff Richard and Eddie Cochran.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 4 Apr 201518:00
BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Guernsey & BBC Radio Wiltshire

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Music Played

  • Hour 1 - (Includes a tribute to Carl Perkins)

    • Carl Perkins

      BLUE SUEDE SHOES (take 1)

    • The Brian Setzer Orchestra

      THIS OLE HOUSE

    • Muddy Waters

      GOT MY MOJO WORKING

    • Hicksville Bombers

      READY TO RUMBLE

    • Conway Twitty

      LONG BLACK TRAIN

    • Lou Monte

      ELVIS FOR PRESIDENT

    • Mike Berry & The Outlaws

      IT`S JUST A MATTER OF TIME

    • MIKE SANCHEZ with ALBERT LEE

      GLAD ALL OVER

    • THE FIREBALLS (original US band)

      TORQUAY

    • Carl Perkins

      PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON

    • Carl Perkins

      EVERYBODY`S TRYING TO BE MY BABY

    • Carl Perkins

      BOPPIN` THE BLUES

    • CARL PERKINS, DUANE EDDY & THE MAVERICKS

      MATCHBOX

    • The Kentucky Headhunters

      LAST NIGHT I MET CARL PERKINS

    • THE HAYRIDERS

      BIG HUNK O` LOVE

    • THE SHARKS

      HOLLOWAY ROAD

    • HEINZ

      JUST LIKE EDDIE

  • Hour 2 - `Easter Rock n Roll Hits`

    • Bill Haley and His Comets

      MAMBO ROCK

    • Lonnie Donegan

      ROCK ISLAND LINE

    • Little Richard

      LONG TALL SALLY

    • The Vipers Skiffle Group

      CUMBERLAND GAP

    • Guy Mitchell

      SINGING THE BLUES

    • Elvis Presley

      I BEG OF YOU

    • Marvin Rainwater

      WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN

    • The Crickets

      MAYBE BABY

    • Danny & the Juniors

      AT THE HOP

    • Fats Domino

      THE BIG BEAT

    • Lloyd Price

      STAGGERLEE

    • The Coasters

      CHARLIE BROWN

    • Eddie Cochran

      C`MON EVERYBODY

    • Duane Eddy

      LONELY ONE

    • Johnny Preston

      RUNNING BEAR

    • Johnny and the Hurricanes

      BEATNIK FLY

    • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

      FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU

    • The Everly Brothers

      WALK RIGHT BACK

    • The Shadows

      F.B.I

    • Elvis Presley

      DON`T

    • Marty Wilde

      DONNA

    • Jack Scott

      WHAT IN THE WORLD`S COME OVER YOU

    • The Platters

      THE GREAT PRETENDER

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Apr 201518:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Guernsey & BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • Sat 4 Apr 201518:05
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire
  • Sat 4 Apr 201518:30
    BBC Radio Bristol & BBC Radio Somerset