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13/02/2011

Russell spotlights the greatest exponents of popular song. He celebrates inductees to the Grammy Hall of Fame, Sinatra's Reprise label and Valentine's Day.

The announcement of this year's inductees to the Grammy Hall of Fame takes up much of Russell Davies' attention this week. We hear Duke Ellington's Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me; Mildred Bailey's Rockin' Chair; The Heather on the Hill from the original Broadway cast album of Brigadoon; Maria Muldaur's Midnight at the Oasis, all of which have made the grade - and one that Russell suggests should have been inducted before: Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson's Roll 'Em Pete.

For much of the rest of the show, the 50th anniversary of the founding of Sinatra's Reprise label provides plenty of music, from Bing Crosby and members of the Rat Pack, Rosemary Clooney - and Pepino, the Italian Mouse!

A nod to upcoming Valentine's Day also comes in the shape of Nat Cole's I Love You for Sentimental Reasons and a song from Dickie Valentine - All the Time and Everywhere.

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Last on

Sun 13 Feb 2011 21:00

Music Played

  • Duke Ellington & His Orchestra with Al Hibbler

    Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

    “Duke Ellington Juke-Box Hits 1941-1951”

    • Acrobat.
    • ACMCD 4021.
  • Mildred Bailey

    Rockin' Chair

    “Mildred Bailey Complete Columbia Recordings”

    • Definitive Records.
    • DRCD 11179.
  • David Brooks & Marion Bell

    The Heather On The Hill

    “2 Classic Shows: ‘Finian’s Rainbow’ & ‘Brigadoon’”

    • Living Era.
    • CD AJA 5530.
  • Frank Sinatra

    The Second Time Around

    Frank Sinatra – The Reprise Collection

    • Reprise.
    • 26340-2.
  • Lou Monte

    Pepino The Italian Mouse

    45 Rpm Single

    • Reprise.
    • R 20106.
  • Rosemary Clooney

    You Started Something

    “Love” Arranged & Conducted By Nelson Riddle

    • Reprise Archives.
    • 9 46072-2.
  • Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin - Style

    Frank Sinatra In Hollywood

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    What Kind Of Fool Am I?

    “The Sammy Davis Jr. Show” [LP]

    • Reprise.
    • R 6188.
  • Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson Trio - Roll 'Em Pete

    “Boogie Woogie Stomp” Boogie Compilation

  • Maria Muldaur

    Midnight At The Oasis

    “After Midnight” Compilation Of ‘Light Jazz’

    • Verve.
    • 516 871-2.
  • Felicia Sanders

    Speaking Of Love

    “The Song From Moulin Rouge & At The Blue Angel”

    • Sepia.
    • Sepia 1073.
  • Nat King Cole

    [I Love You] For Sentimental Reasons

    “Nat King Cole: The Capitol Collectors Series”

    • Capitol.
    • CDP 7 93590 2.
  • Dickie Valentine

    All The Time And Everywhere

    Hits Of 1953

    • Memoir.
    • CDMOIR 585.

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Feb 2011 21:00