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Elkie Brooks performs live

Elkie Brooks performs live in The Radio 2 Piano Room. George McCrae chooses the Tracks of My Years with music from Joe Cocker and The Ronettes plus more from PopMaster.

Elkie Brooks performs some of her greatest hits and a very special cover in The Radio 2 Piano Room. Elkie's 1981 album 'Pearls' was in the charts for 79 continuous weeks and went on to sell over a million copies, making Elkie Brooks the biggest selling female album artist in the history of the British pop charts at the time. Since then she has released over 20 albums and continued to tour, playing Wembley Stadium, the London Palladium and the Royal Albert Hall. George McCrae, the Grammy nominated American soul and disco singer, chooses the Tracks of My Years with music from Joe Cocker and The Ronettes. George has worked with James Brown, The Jacksons and Nile Rogers during in his illustrious career and is probably best known for his hit single 'Rock Your Baby' which went to number one in 40 countries selling 15 million copies. There's the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the Show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

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Tue 6 Jun 2017 09:30
成人论坛 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Clarence Clemons

    You're A Friend Of Mine (feat. Jackson Browne)

    • Rescue/Hero.
    • Collectables.

  • Keith Urban

    The Fighter (feat. Carrie Underwood)

    • Ripcord.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 001.

  • George Michael

    Amazing

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Zara Larsson

    Lush Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.

  • Hurts

    Beautiful Ones

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Bee Gees

    Tragedy

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • The Shires

    Friday Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 001.

  • The Jacksons

    Can You Feel It

    • Fantastic 80's Go For It! - Various.
    • Parlophone.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    The Best Is Yet To Come

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management.
    • 004.

  • Adele

    Set Fire To The Rain (Moto Blanco remix)

    Orchestrator: Moto Blanco.
    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 5.

  • C茅line Dion

    Falling Into You

    • Celine Dion - Falling Into You.
    • Epic.

  • Record of the Week

    • Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie

      Red Sun

      • (CD Single).
      • East West.

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Luis Fonsi

    Despacito (Remix) (feat. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • James Newton Howard

    The Prince Of Tides (Main Title)

    • Prince Of Tides O.S.T..
    • Columbia.

  • Keane

    Somewhere Only We Know

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.

  • Elkie Brooks

    Lilac Wine (Radio 2 Piano Room, 6 Jun 2017)

  • Elkie Brooks

    Make You Feel My Love (Radio 2 Piano Room, 6 Jun 2017)

  • Album of the Week

    • Glen Campbell

      Adios

      • (CD Single).
      • Universal Music Enterprises.
      • 12.

  • Elkie Brooks

    Pearl's A Singer (Radio 2 Piano Room, 6 Jun 2017)

  • Rita Ora

    Your Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Stephen Bishop

    On And On

    • Stephen Bishop - Best Of Bish.
    • Rhino.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • The Ronettes

      Be My Baby

      • The Best Of The Ronettes.
      • Phil Spector Int.

    • Joe Cocker

      You Are So Beautiful

      • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
      • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Queen

    Somebody To Love

    • A Day At The Races.
    • Island.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Tue 6 Jun 2017 09:30
    成人论坛 Radio 2