The late Nina Simone's daughter Simone (she adopted the single name as her stage name, her birth name is Lisa Celeste Stroud) explores the life and career of her mother - the protest singer, jazz chanteuse, blue
1969-12-17 Dave Symonds BBC In Concert (Moody Blues) 320K 29 minutes
Most people have relegated The Moody Blues to a sort of caricature status in recent years – the epitome of the airey-faerie Hippy-love and tie-dye stereotype of the 60′s. Their m
Carly Simon BBC Radio 2 In Concert FM 2010.04.05 192K
On Tuesday 2nd March at our Maida Vale Studios one of the greatest songwriters and singers of the past four decades - Carly Simon - played her first ever concert in the UK.
All Of Me: The Betrayal of Billie Holiday 07-07-2009
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To mark next week's 50th anniversary of the death of singer Billie Holiday (1915-59), Neneh Cherry tells the story of how the jazz-blues legend was betrayed by her manager, resulting in
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha GCIH, better known by the stage name Carmen Miranda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾme͂j miˈɾɐ͂dɐ]; February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955) was a Portuguese Brazilian[1] s
Last broadcast Monday, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
SynopsisPaul Gambaccini delves into EMI's Hayes archive to uncover the remarkable story of Fred Gaisberg, the music collector, technician and entrepreneur who
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Gideon celebrates British Rock and Roll legends The Clash with a 3 hour special tonight featuring interviews with Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon alongside rare track
One-hour music-intensive radio special celebrates the unforgettable music of Chuck Berry. Berry plays his biggest hits backed by Keith Richards, an all-star backup band, and guests Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Linda Rondstadt, Etta James and Julian Len
A new drama from legendary playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. The album topped the charts on its release in 1973, and it remained in the chart