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Singer songwriter Willie Nile shares his 1970s memories and plays his choice of 70s tunes.

Willie Nile is Johnnie's guest and talks about his recollections of the 1970s.
The singer songwriter didn't actually release his first official recording until 1980, but he spent the 1970's honing his craft in New York's Greenwich Village. Born to an Irish Catholic family in New York, Willie studied Philosophy at the University of Buffalo before beginning his career in music. His progress was interrupted by a bout of pneumonia. It took him a year to recover so he wrote songs to pass the time. Once he was on his feet again, Willie soaked up the New York music scene of the 70s, spending time at the now legendary CBGB club, watching the likes of the Patti Smith Group, Television and Talking Heads. He was discovered by the New York Times critic, Robert Palmer, after establishing a residency at Kenny's Castaways in Greenwich Village and went on to sign with Arista Records. Willie then released his self titled debut album at the dawn of the 1980's.

Elsewhere in the show, a listener picks their must-have track to add to Johnnie's Jukebox and Johnnie takes a look at This Week In Music in the 1970s, courtesy of the 91热爆 Archives.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 May 2019 03:00
91热爆 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Jimmy Castor Bunch

    Troglodyte (Cave Man)

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.

  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 12.

  • David Bowie

    Fame

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • T1.

  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 11.

  • The Rubettes

    Sugar Baby Love

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Paul Simon

    Kodachrome

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 5.

  • Carole King

    I Feel The Earth Move

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Brown Sugar

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Neil Young

    Only Love Can Break Your Heart

    • After The Gold Rush.
    • Reprise.
    • 3.

  • Free

    My Brother Jake

    • Music Of The Year 1971.
    • Spectrum.
    • 9.

  • Gordon Lightfoot

    The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

    • Gordon Lightfoot - Gord's Gold Vol.II.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Hues Corporation

    Rock The Boat

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • The Sutherland Brothers Band

    The Pie

    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • The Drifters

    Saturday Night At The Movies

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • The Beach Boys

    Sail On Sailor

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 2).
    • EMI.

  • Queen

    '39

    • A Night At The Opera.
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • David Bowie

    Rebel Rebel

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Supertramp

    The Logical Song

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.

  • Ellie Goulding

    Love Me Like You Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Can't Stop The Feeling!

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The Pioneers

    Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Lou Reed

    Walk On The Wild Side

    • Lou Reed - NYC Man.
    • BMG.

  • Ramones

    Blitzkrieg Bop

    • Anthology.
    • Sire.

  • The Who

    Baba O'Riley

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Mainstreet

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Capitol.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • T. Rex

    Metal Guru

    • Can The Glam! (Various Artists).
    • Cherry Red Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 May 2019 15:00
    91热爆 Radio 2
  • Tue 21 May 2019 03:00
    91热爆 Radio 2