Presenter：Colin Aitchison
Music aficionado and band leader Colin Aitchison presents the musicians who were the huge, million-selling recording stars of an often forgotten era.
Before Bruno Mars, there was Bing Crosby, before the likes of Adele, there was Billie Holiday ... and before Justin Bieber ... well, where to start!?!
There’s some terrific music and stories from the ‘20s, ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s, plus a few laughs!
Every Sunday, 8.30am-9am
Featured, this week is pianist and xylophonist Jan August with his orchestra playing an ‘oriental’ arrangement from 1951.Superb vocalist, songwriter and actress Abbey Lincoln brings us one of the best known songs from a 1928 operetta. And, there's 'practicing' Bob Chester, and Jack Payne who's talking to the birds!
Presenter：Colin Aitchison
Featured, this week is pianist and xylophonist Jan August with his orchestra playing an ‘oriental’ arrangement from 1951.Superb vocalist, songwriter and actress Abbey Lincoln brings us one of the best known songs from a 1928 operetta. And, there's 'practicing' Bob Chester, and Jack Payne who's talking to the birds!
