Tonight the show was on the 90th anniversary of the first broadcast by Christopher Stone, the first DJ on the radio.  We heard about his career, with both the BBC and commercial radio. We featured a recording of him from 1938, which received considerable listener comment. He always dressed formally for broadcasting, so Jonty and I did the same for tonight. We had  a lot of listener interaction, with Sue and Leonard listening whilst driving in West Virginia and Adrian driving in Ingrave. Adele in Ingatestone was a new listener tonight and Chris from Ingatestone returned after some months.

Tonight’s playlist

Booker T & MGs – Crazy

Lady Antebellum – Home is where the heart is.

Marvin Gaye – Abraham, Martin & John – for Alison in Lincoln who had been laser-tagging with her year 6 leavers. She needed some relaxing music!

Springfields – Island of dreams – for Phyl who remembers it from 1962. Jonty said the rhythm was the same as riding a horse.

Otis Redding – Dock of the bay – for Chris in Ingatestone.

Diana Ross – Do you know where you are going to? The theme form the film Mahogany.

Mona Lisa Twins – I didn’t know birds that well – requested by Patrick

Christopher Stone – ABC of Decca – introducing artists on the label in 1938.

Dave Koz and friends – Got to get you into my life

Lisa Harman – United we stand – Lisa had written this song with Tom Jones in mind.

Billy Taylor Trio – I wish I knew how it means to be free

U2 – Staring at the son – for Adrian who would have liked to have been at their concert tonight.

Noel Harrison – The windmills of your mind – John reminded us his father was Rex Harrison.

The Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny come home – for Rene for whom it had been playing in her head all day.

Jacob Collier – Flinstones – as popular with listeners as it was last week.

Judy Collins – Both sides now

The Association – Never my love – Loved by Sue, driving in West Virginia. She is going to see them in a concert in Nashville in August.

Nina Simone – I wish I knew how it means to be free

Box Tops – The letter – they will be on the same bill as The Association in Nashville.

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – They can’t take that away from me

George Benson – Breezin – Jonty had heard this played by Johnny Moore at Brentwood School.

Joe Stilgoe – Waterloo sunset – he had played this in the encore at Maldon the previous night, when I had been fortunate enough to see the Joe Stilgoe Trio in concert.

Charlie Pride – You have to believe in something – for Adrian, who grew up listening to the music of Charlie Pride.

Join me next week, when my studio guest is Caroline Saville, from Doddinghurst Church.

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