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Happy Birthday Van the Man!

Guy shines the spotlight on Jolie Holland and sends birthday wishes to Van Morrison. Plus music from the big guns including Tom Waits, David Bowie...and Hot Chocolate.

Guy shines the spotlight on one of his musical favorites Jolie Holland, and sends birthday wishes to Van Morrison.

Plus he's breaking out the musical big guns including Duke Ellington, Tom Waits, David Bowie...and Hot Chocolate.

Elsewhere the Beckapedia shines a light on a neglected pioneer and the Poet Laureate gets all foxy.

Produced in Salford by 蜜芽传媒 Audio North for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music.

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Music Played

  • Duke Ellington

    Blue Pepper (Far East Of The Blues)

    • RCA Victor.

  • Them

    Baby Please Don't Go

    • Premier.

  • Grimes

    Genesis

    • 4 A.D..

  • Squeeze

    Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)

    • A&M.

  • Jolie Holland

    Fox In Its Hole

    • Anti.

  • Tom Waits

    Telephone Call from Istanbul

    • Island Records.

  • The D酶

    Dust It Off.

  • Here Lies Man

    Animal Noises

    • Ride Easy Records.

  • Van Morrison

    And It Stoned Me

    • Warner Bros.

  • Sunflower Thieves

    Say The Word

    • Mahogany Songs.

  • Radiohead

    Give Up The Ghost

    • XL Recordings.

  • David Bowie

    Starman

    • EMI.

  • The Allman Brothers Band

    Little Martha

    • Mercury.

  • The Bees

    Sky Holds The Sun

    • We Love You.

  • Sisterae

    Rumble in The Arcade

    • self release.

  • Tess Parks

    Koalas

    • Fuzz Club.

  • Sister Nancy

    Bam Bam

    • Techniques.

  • 惭鈥怋别补迟 & General Levy

    Incredible

    • Incredible.
    • Renk Records.

  • Koffee

    Toast

    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Zed Bias

    Neighbourhood

    • The Best Garage Anthems... Ever! CD1.
    • Locked On.
    • 9.

  • Leviticus

    Burial

    • Philly Blunt Records.

  • Jolie Holland

    Ghost Waltz

    • Anti/Epitaph.

  • Mike Fellows

    Our Crank

    • Vertical Form.

  • John Martyn

    Bless The Weather

    • Island.

  • Ivor Cutler Trio

    I'm Happy

    • Chrysalis Copyrights.

  • Nick Drake

    Strange Face (1st Sound Techniques Session, March / 1968)

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Hazel Scott

    Love Will Find A Way

    • Classics.

  • Hot Chocolate

    You Sexy Thing

    • EMI.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Higher Ground

    • Motown.

  • Van Morrison

    Madame George

    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • The Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd (Bohemian Caverns, 1965)

    • ARGO RECORDS.

  • Fleet Foxes

    If You Need To, Keep Time On Me

    • Anti/Epitaph.

  • Nat King Cole

    Stardust

    • Capitol.

  • Elton John

    Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

    • Mercury Records.

  • Idris Muhammad

    Could Heaven Ever Be Like This

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 7.

  • Jamie xx

    Loud Places (feat. Romy)

    • Young Turks.

  • Gil Scott鈥怘eron & Jamie xx

    I'll Take Care Of U

    • CD SINGLE.
    • XL.
    • 2.

  • Jamie xx

    Gosh

    • Young Turks.

  • Jamie xx & Honey Dijon

    Baddy On The Floor

    • Young.

  • Angelo De Augustine

    Time

    • Asthmatic Kitty Records.

  • David Bowie

    Where Are We Now?

    • Columbia.

  • Maxine Sullivan

    If I Had A Ribbon Bow

    • Master Classics Records.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Pop Life

    • Paisley Park.

  • Them

    Here Comes The Night

    • Polydor.

  • Connan Mockasin

    Momo's

    • Mexican Summer.

  • Roberta Flack

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

    • Rhino Atlantic.

  • Jolie Holland

    Alley Flowers

    • Anti/Epitaph.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    April Come She Will

    • CBS.

  • Doves

    The Cedar Room

    • EMI.

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  • Sun 31 Aug 2025 13:00
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  • Mon 1 Sep 2025 00:00
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