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Celebrating 'The Music Is Black'

Shaun is back to deliver your stone-cold 70s classics. Plus, hour two highlights 'The Music Is Black' - a celebration of Black music which helped shape the sound of 70s Britain.

Shaun is back on duty with his weekly delivery of your 70's musical magic.

Plus, he devotes the second hour of the show to a celebration of 'The Music Is Black', inspired by the opening exhibition at V&A East Museum in London.

Shaun will choose some of the most influential, pioneering and inspiring musicians who helped shape British Black music in the 1970s.

Across TV, radio, iPlayer, Sounds and online, the BBC will reflect and celebrate some of the key genres, personalities, scenes and music that define the last 125 years of Black Music in the UK through a variety of bespoke content and programmes.

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BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Selecter

    On My Radio

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Free

    All Right Now

    • Back To The 70's (CD1) (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • ROCKDATE DIARY

    • The Stylistics

      Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

      • Top Of The Pops - 1975 (Various Artists).
      • UMC.

  • Desmond Dekker

    You Can Get It If You Really Want

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

  • Cat Stevens

    Father & Son

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • Charles Wright & Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

    Express Yourself

    • Platinum Soul Legends (Various).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • ROCKDATE DIARY

    • Queen

      Tie Your Mother Down (from 'Live Killers' album)

  • Ohio Players

    Love Rollercoaster

    • Supafunky II (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Eagles

    Life In The Fast Lane

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • Jim Croce

    You Don't Mess Around with Jim

    • The Original Albums…Plus.
    • R2M.
    • 1.

  • The Beat

    Tears Of A Clown

    • I Just Can't Stop It.
    • Rhino.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

    • Jimmy Cliff - The Singles.
    • BR Music.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Love And Affection

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.
    • 3.

  • Labi Siffre

    It Must Be Love

    • Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying (Deluxe Edition).
    • Edsel.

  • Althea & Donna

    Uptown Top Ranking

    • Rhythm Of The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Dandy Livingstone

    Suzanne Beware Of The Devil

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

  • The Specials

    A Message To You, Rudy (feat. Rico Rodriguez)

    • Now 100 Hits 70s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • ROCKDATE DIARY

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers

      No Woman, No Cry (Live At The Lyceum, London, 1975)

      • Gold.
      • Island Records.
      • 10.

  • ROCK CLASSIC

    • Thin Lizzy

      Cowboy Song

      • Jailbreak.
      • EMI.
      • 8.

  • Edwin Starr

    Contact

    • 100 All Time Classic Dance Hits Of The 1970s (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.
    • 18.

  • Maxine Nightingale

    Right Back Where We Started From

    • Now That's What I Call A Massive 70s Party (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Real Thing

    You To Me Are Everything

    • NOW That's What I Call 70s Pop (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Sunday15:00
    BBC Radio 2