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Geoff remembers two Rock n Roll legends. Firstly, original pioneer Gene Vincent and legend Johnny Kidd, who died on Oct 7 1966.

This Sunday, Geoff remembers two Rock n Roll legends… One American, one British. Firstly, original pioneer Gene Vincent, including a session he recorded for the BBC in 1963....and the story of how his recording of `You`ll Never Walk Alone` resulted in it later being adopted as the Liverpool football anthem. Plus, British legend Johnny Kidd, who died on Oct 7 1966.

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Sun 7 Oct 201822:00
BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Somerset

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Music Played

  • Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

    Please don`t touch

  • Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

    Race with the devil

  • Smiley Lewis

    Real gone lover

  • Big Jay McNeely

    Nervous man nervous

  • Freddie Bell & the Bell Boys

    Teach you to rock

  • Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats

    My real gone rocket

  • Elvis Presley

    Feel so bad

  • Little Richard

    Lucille

  • Chuck Berry

    Promised land

  • Tom & Jerry

    Hey schoolgirl

  • The Brook Brothers

    He`s old enough to know better

  • The Everly Brothers

    Donna donna

  • The Crickets (not with Buddy Holly)

    I`m not a bad guy

  • Smiley Lewis

    Shame shame shame

  • Gene Vincent & Sounds Incorporated

    Spaceship to Mars

  • Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

    Feeling

  • The Revolutionaires

    Jump for joy

  • The Shadows

    Gonzales

  • The Easy Tigerz

    Hold on Holly (meet me at the Ace Café)

  • The Refreshments

    I would if I could

  • Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

    Hold me hug me rock me

  • Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

    A shot of rhythm & blues

  • Smiley Lewis

    I hear you knockin

  • Huey Piano Smith

    Would you believe it I have a cold

  • The Gavin Povey Band

    Hello Josephine

  • Rocky Burnette

    Freight train

  • The Beatles

    I`m talkin bout you (live)

  • The Beatles

    Honey don`t

  • Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys

    Chalk it up to the blues

  • Deke Dickerson

    Deep river

  • Robert Plant & Alison Kraus

    Gone gone gone

  • Marety Wilde & His Wildcats

    Oh oh I`m falling in love again

  • Dion

    Donna the prima donna

  • Roy Orbison

    Dream baby

  • Big Jay McNeely & Band

    There is something on your mind

  • Smiley Lewis

    One night of sin

  • Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

    The Fool

  • Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

    You`ll never walk alone

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Oct 201818:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Jersey & BBC Radio Cornwall
  • Sun 7 Oct 201822:00
    BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Somerset