Hank Williams on There Goes That Song Again
In the first hour this week, Brian celebrates the 98th anniversary of legendary country music composer and singer, Hank Williams, born on 17th September, 1923. In addition to many of Hank’s own recordings, many of his songs were recorded by,…
McGuire Sisters on There Goes That Song Again
Brian says “In our first hour this week, you’ll hear a range of artists from the 1930s to the 1960s, including songs by the McGuire Sisters, George Formby and composer Richard Whiting, as well as a special segment on comedian…
The Modernaires on There Goes That Song Again
In our first hour this week, Brian is featuring the vocal group, ‘The Modernaires’. They first found fame as the vocal group with Glenn Miller, and later went on to have success on their own. And in our second hour,…
Days of the Wek on There Goes That song Again
In Brian’s first hour this week, all of his songs will be from the 1940s, 50s or 60s are about the days of the week. Some days have had more songs written about them than others. Can you guess which?…
Visiting Paris On There Goes That Song Again
With international travel beyond our reach at present due to the corona virus pandemic, Brian says we can still reminisce and dream of travel. How about PARIS? In the first hour this week, we’ll hear music from the many films…
Ennio Morriocone on There Goes That Song Again
Ennio Morricone died on Monday, 6th July at the age of 91. Ennio was an Italian composer, conductor and trumpet player, who wrote music for more than 500 motion pictures and television series. He gained most international fame for composing music…
CLICK HERE & listen to Songs By The Number on There Goes That Song Again
Perhaps we’ll be third time lucky because Brian has advertised this program twice in recent weeks, but it was replaced at short notice by a program for a current event. We’re calling this Special in the first hour today…
Bossa Nova on There Goes That Song Again
In our first hour this week, Brian will feature a “Bossa Nova Special”. Originating in Brazil in the late 1950s, the new beat of the Bossa Nova swept the world in the early 1960s. Brian will talk about its origins,…
Money Songs on There Goes That song Again
Today at 3pm (repeated this Friday, 3rd July, at 11am) we have Part 3 in our series “The Australian record industry from the 1940s to the 1960s”. Brian talks to Mel Mayer, who has been with one of the major…
Peggy Lee on There Goes That Song Again
This week is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Peggy Lee. She was born on 26th May, 1920. Peggy was a very popular American singer in the 1950s and beyond, having started as a singer with Benny Goodman’s band…
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