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Irish jazz, blues and rockabilly singing star Imelda May plays a selection of 50s tracks which have influenced her musical direction and career.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 15 Apr 2016 13:00

Music Played

  • Big Mama Thornton

    Hound Dog

    • The Original Hound Dog.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 1.
  • Carl Perkins

    Blue Suede Shoes

    • The Sun Years.
    • Sun.
  • Elvis Presley

    One Night

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • Johnny Cash

    I Walk The Line

    • Now 100 Hits Country (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Wanda Jackson

    Let's Have A Party

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Eddie Cochran

    Somethin' Else

    • The Eddie Cochran Story.
    • EMI.
    • 16.
  • Gene Vincent

    Race With The Devil

    • Best Of The 50's (Various Artists).
    • Disky.
  • Les Paul & Mary Ford

    Bye Bye Blues

    • The Best Of Les Paul & Mary Ford.
    • Capitol.
  • Julie London

    Cry Me A River

    • The Best Of Julie London.
    • Liberty.
  • Little Richard

    Hey Hey Hey

  • Roy Orbison

    Cat Called Domino

    • Sun Records The 50th Anniversary Collection CD2.
    • Sanctuary Records Group.
    • 13.
  • The Johnny Burnette Trio

    The Train Kept A Rollin

    • Seven Nights To Rock.
    • Red.
  • Billy Fury

    Maybe Tomorrow

  • Howlin’ Wolf

    Smokestack Lightning

    • 100% Blues And Soul.
    • Telstar.
    • 6.
  • Santo & Johnny

    Sleep Walk

    • Mermaids S'track (CD Single).
    • Epic.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Apr 2016 13:00

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