03/04/2016

Come on – a theme provided by Ritchie Valens, the Springfields and Chuck Berry; the A-Z of R&B number threes – this month polishing off the letter “P” with Lloyd Price, then doing a spot of “Q” jumping before tackling “R” for Lou Rawls, the Ronettes and others. George Martin – part two of a tribute to the late record producer, continuing a survey of his work before he encountered the Beatles, this time from the late 1950s for The Vipers, Jim Dale & Peter Sellers. Etta James, Leroy Van Dyke and Helen Shapiro will be among the sounds of 1961.