[Music] Sounds of the 70’s with Johnnie Walker

Icy Gull

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Up there with the best radio programmes imo.

Always has decent music and interesting guests, today Jim Cregan. Played guitar in Family and Cockney Rebel as well as co writing and playing on Rod Stewart songs

Great Sunday afternoon radio although I accept you may have to be of a certain age

Any other old codger fans of this programme on here?

 

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sams dad

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I like Sounds of the Seventies, but my personal favourite is Sounds of the Sixties with Tony Blackburn

 

Icy Gull

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sams dad said:

I like Sounds of the Seventies, but my personal favourite is Sounds of the Sixties with Tony Blackburn

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Yeah I like TB but I also liked Brian Matthew who was the one who made the programme imo.

Fluff Freeman on a Saturday afternoon was also good listening, but many years ago now

 

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Icy Gull said:

Yeah I like TB but I also liked Brian Matthew who was the one who made the programme imo.

Fluff Freeman on a Saturday afternoon was also good listening, but may years ago now

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Yes, Pick of the Pops with Fluff was great listening, especially if the featured years were in the 60’s or 70’s.

 

GT49er

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Icy Gull said:

Up there with the best radio programmes imo.

Always has decent music and interesting guests, today Jim Cregan. Played guitar in Family and Cockney Rebel as well as co writing and playing on Rod Stewart songs

Great Sunday afternoon radio although I accept you may have to be of a certain age

Any other old codger fans of this programme on here?

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Family and Cockney Rebel? Wow - that's quit a mix!

 

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sams dad

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I’m currently listening to Absolute Radio 60’s.
A great mix of music from that decade, with plenty of Motown ( my favourite label).

 

Charlies Shinpad

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Love Johnny Walker on a Sunday afternoon
Always has great guests and brings back some great memories

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tigertim68

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Only trouble with Jonny walker show , the man does not like soul or disco music that was so popular in the 70s , I used to listen to him on Sunday afternoons but unless you like rock music , don’t listen

 

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FindonFan

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Yep, good show. Good selection of music and relevant info, plus very interesting guests.

 

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FindonFan

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tigertim68 said:

Only trouble with Jonny walker show , the man does not like soul or disco music that was so popular in the 70s , I used to listen to him on Sunday afternoons but unless you like rock music , don’t listen

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You are wrong. 3 or 4 weeks ago he devoted a whole Sunday afternoon show to Soul/Disco Music.

 

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timbha

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GT49er said:

Family and Cockney Rebel? Wow - that's quit a mix!

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He played the iconic guitar solo in CR’s Come up and see me make me Smile

 

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'Stereo Underground' on BBC Sounds.

 

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Yes - great programme - for me ‘63 to ‘84 was the best music period so JW’s show is spot on. Remember him on the lunchtime Radio 1 spot in this era and still have a cassette recording of his last programme - he went very West Coast of USA at that time and was always plugging the Eagles et al.

 

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tigertim68

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FindonFan said:

You are wrong. 3 or 4 weeks ago he devoted a whole Sunday afternoon show to Soul/Disco Music.

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What one show in 10 years big deal , he does not like soul music , and the 70s was full of great soul music , all he is interested in is guitar based music , where as all the clubs played soul and disco

 

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tigertim68 said:

What one show in 10 years big deal , he does not like soul music , and the 70s was full of great soul music , all he is interested in is guitar based music , where as all the clubs played soul and disco

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For soul/disco in the late 70s Robbie Vincent was a great DJ imho

 

studio150

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tigertim68 said:

What one show in 10 years big deal , he does not like soul music , and the 70s was full of great soul music , all he is interested in is guitar based music , where as all the clubs played soul and disco

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Has to take its turn with Prog Rock, Rock, Hard rock, Metal, Glam, Folk Rock, Pub Rock, Punk, New Wave, Synth, Pop, Reggae so there are far more guitar based genres.

 

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Icy Gull said:

Fluff Freeman on a Saturday afternoon was also good listening, but many years ago now

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I used to listen to that show. Played some really good music. I seem to recall he opened every show with this intro....
https://youtu.be/0VsifANR96s

 

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AnotherArch

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tigertim68 said:

What one show in 10 years big deal , he does not like soul music , and the 70s was full of great soul music , all he is interested in is guitar based music , where as all the clubs played soul and disco

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He used to play Percy Sledge's 'Warm and tender love' at the same time every night when he was on Radio Caroline, and I am sure he played more soul back then. I think going to America bent his brain and he sold out, trying to be cool.

 

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FindonFan said:

You are wrong. 3 or 4 weeks ago he devoted a whole Sunday afternoon show to Soul/Disco Music.

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And you can't go too wrong listening to Trevor Nelson and Craig Charles on R2 either.
I like Sounds of 60's 70's and 80's BTW.

 

LamieRobertson

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Not good news…headline of a DT article

BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker told to ‘prepare to die at any moment’​

Presenter, 79, who has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, says he’s ‘only got a finite amount of time’ as he pays tribute to wife Tiggy


…..more here

The couple spoke on a special BBC Sounds exclusive show, Walker and Walker: Johnnie and Tiggy, which aired to mark Carers Week.