CLASSIC JAZZ FUNK FORTY
Jazz Funk 40 SELECTION. March to July 1979. BBC Radio London Saturday Show Here a selection of tracks from the Jazz Funk 40 feature on the Saturday shows. Joe Sample – Sunrise Lonnie Smith...
Author: Robbie Vincent
LYON
From May Eurostar introduce a new direct service to Lyon. On my visit, it was the old-fashioned way – change in Lille. The new direct route will get you to this ancient silk capital...
The On Air Candlelit Dinner
Some more tracks from the popular candle lit dinner feature on my Radio 1 show in the 80’s. When You Love Someone – Maze Secret Fantasy – The Controllers Walk With Me – Craig...
COME BACK
For those of you with fond memories of the telephone talk shows, another issue to revisit is reincarnation. Among the thousands of calls I took we had males wanting to come back as females...
Twenty Years Ago
Sunday March 26th 1995. On this day 20 years ago, I had a regular Sunday show on one of the JazzFM incarnations. It was broadcast from a studio in Castlereagh Street, Central London used...
London to Bruges
Three days to spare for a long weekend break so why not fill it with adventure glamour and some fantastic slices of history thrown in. Breakfast in 1920’s London, lunch speeding through the War...
More Candlelit Dinner Tunes.
Some more tracks that you may remember or have been trying to remember from those 80’s Radio One Candlelit Dinners. The list courtesy of Toby Walker who has his own excellent website (soulwalking.co.uk). He...
Five Great Covers
Still In Love – Shuya Okino For The Love Of You – Regina Belle You Send Me – Phil Perry Take Five – Harvey Mason You Were Meant For Me – Layla Hathaway. About...
Suffolk Spring
As Spring approaches, I think it is a good time to take full advantage of the natural beauty the awakening countryside can offer. Top of the list my county of birth Suffolk and there...
Motown By Mr Motown
In 1994 Motown founder Berry Gordy published his biography To Be Loved. In general he avoided interviews and still does. But with his book came the opportunity for me to talk to the great...
