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Solid Gold Rock N Roll... Goodbye to the 50's

Geoff`s million-selling hour comes from the year of 1959, with Cliff Richard & The Drifters, Frankie Ford, Lloyd Price, Dion & The Belmonts, Connie Francis, Neil Sedaka, Fats Domino and more. Also it`s Happy 85th to Little Richard.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 2 Dec 201718:00
BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Cornwall & BBC Radio Wiltshire

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Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Little Richard

      Get down with it

    • Little Richard

      Lucille

    • Little Richard & Canned Heat

      Rockin with the King

    • Built For Speed

      My little secret

    • Darrel Higham

      Blonde hair Betty

    • Freddy Cannon

      Buzz buzz a diddle it

    • The Crickets

      Peggy Sue got married

    • The $Million Quartet

      End of the road

    • Little Richard

      Ooh ! My soul!

    • Little Richard & Tanya Tucker

      Somethin else

    • Louis Prima

      Oh Marie

    • Shakin’ Stevens

      This ole house

    • Freddy Cannon

      The urge

    • The $Million Quartet

      Paralysed

    • Roy Orbison

      Sleepy Hollow

    • Bobby Helms

      Jingle bell rock

  • Part 2

    • Elvis Presley

      (Now and then there`s) a fool such as I

    • Frankie Ford

      Sea Cruise

    • Fats Domino

      Be my guest

    • Ray Charles

      What`d I say (parts 1 & 2)

    • Wilbert Harrison

      Kansas city

    • Lloyd Price

      Staggerlee

    • Freddy Cannon

      Tallahassie lassie

    • The Falcons

      You`re so fine

    • Dion & The Belmonts

      A teenager in love

    • The Impalas

      Sorry (I ran all the way home)

    • Cliff Richard & The Drifters

      Living doll

    • Emile Ford & the Checkmates

      What do you want to make those eyes at me for

    • Connie Francis

      Lipstick on your collar

    • Neil Sedaka

      I go ape

    • Barrett Strong

      Money (that`s what I want)

    • Johnny and the Hurricanes

      Red river rock

    • Thomas Wayne

      Tragedy

    • The Fleetwoods

      Come softly to me

    • Santo & Johnny

      Sleep Walk

Broadcasts

  • Sat 2 Dec 201718:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Cornwall & BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • Sat 2 Dec 201718:05
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire
  • Sat 2 Dec 201719:30
    BBC Radio Bristol & BBC Radio Somerset