23 February 2024

25 February 2024

Valley Sunrise Edition 770

Today’s Playlist

Hour 1 – 0700 ~ 0800:

Matchbox – When You Ask About Love (1980)
Ray Malcolm – Before The Next Teardrop Falls (2023)
George Strait – I Just Want To Dance With You (1998)
Jack Watson – Nothing’s Going To Stop Us Now (2024)
Faron Young – Hello Walls
(Born this day 1932 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA – Faron Young, country singer and songwriter. Died 1996)
Gene McDaniels – Spanish Lace (1962)

Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
George Harrison – My Sweet Lord
(Born this day 1943 in Liverpool, England – George Harrison, rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and former lead guitarist of the Beatles. Died 2001)
Delltones – Come A Little Bit Closer (1963)
(Born this day 1940 in Sydney, New South Wales, Ian James Wilson, alias Peewee Wilson, singer and actor, and baritone member of the Delltones. Turns 84 today.)
The Billboard Top 20 of 1961: No 3  The Highwaymen – Michael Row The Boat Ashore
Glen Campbell – Southern Nights (1977)
Ronnie Milsap – Carolina Dreams

Hour 2 – 0800 ~ 0900:

The Welsh Whisperer – H M R C Just Let Me Be (2024)
By Request: Jim Reeves – I Love You Because (1964)
By Request: Danny Williams – A Garden In The Rain
By Request: Peggy Wood – Climb Every Mountain (From the movie The Sound of Music)
New Vaudeville Band – Finchley Central (1967)
John Gary – Georgia On My Mind

Warren Kearney – She Was There (2023)
Alan Gumm – Me And Annie Murphy (2024)
Kathy Kirby – I’ll Catch The Sun (1969)
Seekers – This Little Light Of Mine
Jazz Kings – I Love Being Here With You (2023)
Jade Hurley – Georgie

23 February 2024

Friday Morning Radio Edition 405 – Music Marathon from 6 a.m. through to Midday

Today’s Playlist. The first three hours, sitting in for Bruce Lamb, the regular Friday breakky presenter.

Today’s photo: The Don River Railway, based in Devonport, northern Tasmania, made a visit to the Derwent Valley in 1991. Their train, hauled by a pair of Stephenson & Hawthorn engines coupled tender-to-tender in an unusual arrangement, is arriving at the New Norfolk Railway Station.

Hour 1 – 0600 ~ 0700:

Downtown Mystic – Eyes Of The World (2024)
Jason Owen – Needles And Pins (2023)
Penny McLean – Big Bad Boy (1976)
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: ABBA – Ring Ring (1973, 1976)
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: David Bowie – The Laughing Gnome (1974)
Frank DeVol & His Orchestra – Mame

Taylor Brothers – Because You Care (2024)
James Taylor – It’s Only A Paper Moon
Anne Murray – Things
Jade Hurley – Another Saturday Night
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Bill Anderson – Easy Come Easy Go .
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Jimmy Little – One Road
Joe Reisman & His Orchestra – Theme From Zorba The Greek

Hour 2 – 0700 ~ 0800:

Shavonne Aliphon – No One Will Ever Know (2017)
Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be 500 Miles (1988)
Crowded House – Sister Madly (1989)
Petula Clark – For All We Know (1971)
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Charles Aznavour – The Old Fashioned Way
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Bob Dylan – Knocking On Heaven’s Door

Joel Herron & His Orchestra – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Rosalind Clare – Faded Love (2024)
Steve Marquardt – L O V E (2024)
Glen Campbell – Honey Come Back (1970)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary (1969)
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Bachelors – Diane
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Acker Bilk – The Harem
Rob Breese – My People (2024)

Hour 3 – 0800 ~ 0900:

Donald O’Connor & Carole Richards – It’s A Lovely Day Today (1953)
Allan Gumm – The Fields of Athenry (2024)
Rebel Hearts – Lullaby of London (2024)
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Elvis Presley – Fool
Slim Dusty – Indian Pacific (1977)

Ferrante & Teicher – Quiet Village
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Cilla Black – Anyone Who Had A Heart
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Major Lance – Um Um Um Um Um
John Derosa – Hey Rock and Roll (2024)
Josh Powell-Fussell – When Chad Morgan Came To Town (2024)
Chad Morgan – In A Cemetery
Village Stompers – Washington Square (1963)

Hour 4 – 0900 ~ 1000:

Inge Augustina – Lambada (2023)
Barbara Mandrell – Sleeping Single In A Double Bed (1978)
Charlie Rich – Rolling With The Flow (1977)
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Bette Midler – Chapel Of Love
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Bobby Goldsboro – Summer, The First Time
Wallace Mair – I’ll Take You Home (2024)

Warren Kearney & Peggy Nora – We Don’t Talk Anymore (2023)
Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra – Piano Parchment (Theme to the original, 1980s series of All Creatures Great And Small)
Died this day 1995 in Thirlby, North Yorkshire, England – James Wight, alias James Herriott, veterinarian and author known for his semi-autobiographical stories, upon which the television series All Creatures Great And Small is based. He was aged 78.
Michael Cahill – The Fugitive (2024)
Ellinor Springstrike – Never Too Late (2020)
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Beatles – Please Please Me
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Dusty Springfield – I Only Want To Be With You


Hour 5 – 1000 ~ 1100:

The Welsh Whisperer – H M R C Just Let Me Be (2024)
Kameron Mantell – Only The Lonely (2024)
Ray Malcolm – Before The Next Teardrop Falls (2023)
Don Cornell – Hold My Hand (1954)
Died this day 2004 in Aventura, Florida, USA – Luigi Varlaro, alias Don Cornell, 1940s and 50s singer who sold over 50 million records. He was aged 84.
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Charley Pride – Me And Bobby McGee
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Pablo Beltran Ruiz & His Orchestra – La Mucura
Rick Nelson – I Rise I Fall (1963)
Neil Young – Harvest Moon (1992)
David Hobson – Skye Boat Song
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Jody Miller – He Walks Like A Man
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Searchers – Needles And Pins
101 Strings – Penny Lane

Hour 6 – 1100 ~ 1200:

Andy Gibb – I Just Want To Be Your Everything (1977)
Gloria Estefan – Don’t Wanna Lose You (1989)
Engelbert Humperdinck – Gentle On My Mind
New Vaudeville Band – Finchley Central (1967)
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Katja Ebstein – The Star of Mykonos
50 Year Gold – Charted on this day 1974: Perry Como – For The Good Times

Pete King & His Orchestra – What Have They Done To The Rain
Toni West – I Won’t Crumble With You If You Fall (2024)
Chris Boots Lee – You’ve Got To Stand For Something (2024)
60 Year Diamond – Charted on this day 1964: Rivieras – California Sun
Jazz Kings – Out Of Nowhere