14 March 2024

15 March 2024

Friday Morning Radio Edition 408

Header photo: An early colonial cottage, dating to the 1820s, built by exiled Irishman James Austin after his release. Location, Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Australia.

Today’s Playlist:

Hour 1 (9.00 ~ 10.00):

Parker & Johnson – The Trouble With Love (2024)
Gene Pitney – A Thousand Arms (1972)
Tom Jones – A Little You (1966)
Harry James & His Orchestra – By The Time I Get To Phoenix
[Born this day 1916, Harry James, Big Band era bandleader, active from 1939 till his death in 1983, aged 67]
Andy Williams – You’ve Got A Friend
Roger Whittaker – Paraguayan Whistler

Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra – Hopelessly Devoted To You
Pasadena Roof Orchestra – Sunday
Warren Kearney – Music Falling (2023)
Alan Gumm – Lady In Blue (2024)
60 Year Diamond Classic: Roy Orbison – Borne On The Wind (1964)
60 Year Diamond Classic: Beatles – Roll Over Beethoven (1964)
Swinging Brothers Revival – Back In Time

Hour 2 (10.00 ~ 11.00):

Mary Gantley – Burning Love (2023)
Kevin Allum – The Legend That Is Chad Morgan (2024)
Terry Bennetts – Backing In The Van (2024)
They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Mitch Miller Orchestra & Singers – The Yellow Rose Of Texas (1955)
Kameron Mantell – Only The Lonely (2024)
Mike Wilkinson – The Old Ways Of Livin’ (2024)

Mex Greger & His Orchestra – Last Un Tanzen
Jazz Kings – On Green Dolphin Street (2023)
Dana – All Kinds Of Everything (1970)
[This day in 1970 – All Kinds of Everything, sung by Dana, won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland]
John Michael Ferrari – One Heck Of A Girl (2024)
Frankie Davidson – Hector The Trash Collector (1968)
[This day in 1975, Glasgow, Scotland: Troops were used to clear 70,000 tons of garbage which had accumulated during a 9-week refuse workers’ strike.]
Chad Morgan – You Just Can’t Win
Lonnie Donegan – My Old Man’s A Dustman (1960)

Hour 3 (11.00 ~ 12.00):

Heartland Roots Band – Faithless Life
Chasing Twisters – You’re Melting Me (2024)
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – Nothing Comes Easy (2024)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Singers – Any Dream Will Do
Elisabeth Grey – Don’t Stop The Dancing (2024)
Mrs Mills – In The Good Old Summertime

Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains – Adios Muchachos
60 Year Diamond Classic: Pete Seeger – Little Boxes (1964)
60 Year Diamond Classic: Connie Francis – Blue Winter (1964)
Siesta Standard Orchestra – I’m Through With Love
Victoria Eman & Indy – Hawaii Aloha (2017)
Bohemian Rogue & Pixie Jenkins – Outback Man (2023)
Ryan McGlynn – The Good Ship Kangaroo (2024)

The 60 Year Diamond Classics were charting, as 45 rpm singles, on this day 60 years ago.