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grey_so_what wrote: »

Who's singing the lead there?....Is it one of Wings or a Special Guest?.........

What a voice!

grey_so_what wrote: »

Ah, I liked that too.........Poor Mickey Jackson.....He bought Paul's songs so he had good taste too........

In 2006 Westmeath taxi driver Ray O'Hara found himself with a VIP in the back of his cab, and a fare that would last 6 months with the King of Pop.

Tony Blackburn presents an edition from December 14, 1978, with performances by Rocky Sharpe & the Replays, Hot Chocolate, Buzzcocks, Elkie Brooks, Mankind, Chic, Elton John and Boney M. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

Documentary exploring the private life and public legacy of singer-songwriter John Denver, America's original `country boy', who died in 1997. The programme features the accounts of those closest to him, revealing the man behind the music in an intimate profile to mark the year in which he would have turned 70

A compilation of BBC session performances by country artists from the past four decades, including Tammy Wynette, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Kris Kristofferson, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Taylor Swift, kd lang and Billie Jo Spears

A classic performance by the US musician at London's Wembley Arena in 1979, as part of a selection of programmes to mark the 70th year since the birth of the quintessential `country boy'

Celebrating some of the decade's most recognisable classics, including performances by the Carpenters, Bread, Charles Aznavour, 10cc, John Denver, Bellamy Brothers, Exile, Captain & Tennille and Dr Hook

An insight into the life of country music star Glen Campbell, documenting his remarkable journey from an impoverished childhood to worldwide fame and success as a guitarist and singer with records including Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy. Featuring contributions by family, friends and colleagues including Jimmy Webb, Micky Dolenz and Bob Harris

Celebration of 1970s singers such as Barry White, Leo Sayer and Gilbert O'Sullivan, whose lyrics conjured up images of candlelit dinners and red roses for the more mature woman. While teenage girls were screaming for Donny Osmond and David Cassidy, these alternative heart-throbs enabled millions of female fans to escape the drudgery of everyday life.

Documentary charting Britain's love-hate relationship with foreign pop music, from Hawaiian hits during the Second World War to the emergence of internationally successful acts such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The programme explores how the package holiday boom of the 1960s led to success for singers including Demis Roussos, Sylvia and Nana Mouskouri, examines the rise and fall of Belgium's Singing Nun, and asks whether the globalisation of chart music has put an end to the days of the foreign pop phenomenon.