Sounds Of The 50s With Leo Green

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20150608Leo Green presents the first in a new series celebrating the decade that had everything and how we can still hear echoes of that music in some of the stars of today. The show will celebrate all of the musical genres of the 1950's, which featured some of the biggest stars in recording history from the worlds of Rock 'n' Roll. Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Country, Pop & Swing. Amongst those stars tonight are Eddie Cochrane, Fats Domino, Bobby Darin, Little Richard and a certain singer from Tupelo Mississippi. Why not email your favourite from the 1950's to fifties@bbc.co.uk.

Leo Green presents a new series celebrating the decade that had everything.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

20150615Leo Green presents music from the decade that had everything.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

20150622Leo Green presents some of the best music ever recorded by the greatest voices and gives us the background stories of the songs, the performers and the writers as he plays all the best loved sounds from the decade that had everything. There's classic rock n' roll, r'n'b, country, soul, early chart hits plus classic sounds of the Capitol records recorded by stars at the very top of their respective games.

Leo Green plays the very best music from the decade that had everything.

20150629Leo Green presents some of the best music ever recorded by the greatest voices and gives us the background stories of the songs, the performers and the writers as he plays all the best loved sounds from the decade that had everything. There's classic rock n' roll, r'n'b, country, soul, early chart hits plus classic sounds of the Capitol records recorded by stars at the very top of their respective games.

Leo Green plays the very best music from the decade that had everything.

20150706Leo Green presents some of the best music ever recorded by the greatest voices and gives us the background stories of the songs, the performers and the writers as he plays all the best loved sounds from the deade that had everything. There's classic rock n' roll, r'n'b, country, soul, early chart hits plus classic sounds of the Capitol records recorded by stars at the very top of their respective games.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

20150713Leo Green presents some of the best music ever recorded by the greatest voices and gives us the background stories of the songs, the performers and the writers as he plays all the best loved sounds from the deade that had everything. There's classic rock n' roll, r'n'b, country, soul, early chart hits plus classic sounds of the Capitol records recorded by stars at the very top of their respective games.

Leo Green plays the very best music from the decade that had everything.

20150720Leo Green is joined by Petula Clark who recalls the arrival of the 'charts' , her own recording career and the atmosphere for music making in the decade that had everything. The show also features classic British singers who were filling the music venues such as Alma Cogan, Malcolm Vaughan and Dickie Valentine.

Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.

20150727Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade. Features Rebecca Ferguson.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

20150810Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.
20150817The very best music from the decade that had everything.
20160404Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.
20160411Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.
20160418Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.
20160425Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.
20160509Great music from the decade that had everything.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

20160516Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.
20160523Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.
20160530Leo Green presents the very best music from the decade that had everything.
20161111Great music from the decade that had everything.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Another Series From The Decade That Gave Us Everything20161104The first in this series of the show that features all the hits and more from the decade that had everything. There'll be classic songs by some of the greatest names ever to go into the recording studio and we hear the stories of how the songs and recordings came to be along with an insight into the lives of the stars who made them. So, great voices, great songs the unique sound of Doo Wop, the emergence of Soul, the arrival of Rock and Roll and some of the most enduing musicals of all time form Hollywood and Broadway. What's not to like?

A return to the music from the decade that gave us everything.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Christmas Classics From The Decade That Had Everything20161223A 50s Yuletide feast of hits and more from the decade that had everything. Some of the most memorable and loved Christmas records of all time were made during our decade and tonight we'll hear the best of them from the stars of popular music of the day and the stars of Doo Wop, Soul, RnB and Rock and Roll.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Christmas Special20151225All the hits and more as Leo Green tells the stories behind the Artists and the Songwriters who provided the songs to the decade that had everything - Soul, Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Country, Pop, Doo Wop, Swing, Rat Pack, those memorable 50's Ballads and of course some of the greatest Christmas classics.

Leo Green presents music from the decade that had everything.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Great Music From The Decade That Had Everything20161118All the hits and more from the decade that had everything. We hear classic songs by some of the greatest names ever to go into the recording studio and the stories of how the songs and recordings came to be along with an insight into the lives of the stars who made them. So with great voices, great songs the unique sound of Doo Wop, the emergence of Soul, the arrival of Rock and Roll and some of the most enduring musicals of all time from Hollywood and Broadway, what's not to like?

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Great Music From The Decade That Had Everything20161125All the hits and more from the decade that had everything. We hear classic songs by some of the greatest names ever to go into the recording studio and the stories of how the songs and recordings came to be along with an insight into the lives of the stars who made them. So with great voices, great songs the unique sound of Doo Wop, the emergence of Soul, the arrival of Rock and Roll and some of the most enduring musicals of all time from Hollywood and Broadway, what's not to like?

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Great Music From The Decade That Had Everything20161202All the hits and more from the decade that had everything. We hear classic songs by some of the greatest names ever to go into the recording studio and the stories of how the songs and recordings came to be along with an insight into the lives of the stars who made them. So with great voices, great songs the unique sound of Doo Wop, the emergence of Soul, the arrival of Rock and Roll and some of the most enduring musicals of all time from Hollywood and Broadway, what's not to like?

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Great Music From The Decade That Had Everything20161209Great music from the decade that had everything.

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Great Music From The Decade That Had Everything20161216All the hits and more from the decade that had everything. We hear classic songs by some of the greatest names ever to go into the recording studio and the stories of how the songs and recordings came to be along with an insight into the lives of the stars who made them. So with great voices, great songs the unique sound of Doo Wop, the emergence of Soul, the arrival of Rock and Roll and some of the most enduring musicals of all time from Hollywood and Broadway, what's not to like?

The very best music from the decade that had everything.

Great Music From The Decade That Had Everything20161230All the hits and more from the decade that had everything. We hear classic songs by some of the greatest names ever to go into the recording studio and the stories of how the songs and recordings came to be along with an insight into the lives of the stars who made them. So with great voices, great songs the unique sound of Doo Wop, the emergence of Soul, the arrival of Rock and Roll and some of the most enduring musicals of all time from Hollywood and Broadway, what's not to like?

The very best music from the decade that had everything.