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Favourite Songwriters: 50s and 60s

6 Music Artist in Residence Lucy Dacus
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Join Lucy Dacus as she takes us on a journey of her favourite songwriters. She begins in the 50s and 60s with music from the incredible Dusty Springfield, the raw and beautiful Molly Drake, and a song that featured in her grandparents wedding.

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BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Joni Mitchell

    Both Sides Now

    • Clouds.
    • Reprise.
    • 10.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Kathy's Song

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • Billie Holiday

    Don't Explain

    • Single.
    • None Given.

  • John Prine

    Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore

    • Single.
    • None Given.

  • Nina Simone

    Revolution Pt 1

    • Single.
    • RCA Victor.

  • Hoagy Carmichael

    Stardust

    • Swingers (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Dinah Washington

    What A Diff'rence A Day Made

    • The Best Of Dinah Washington.
    • Mercury.

  • Chet Baker

    I Get Along Without You Very Well

    • Single.
    • Pacific Jazz.

  • Beverly Glenn‐Copeland

    Colour Of Anyhow

    • Transmissions.
    • Transgressive Records.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.

  • Ben E. King

    Stand By Me

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Judee Sill

    Jesus Was A Cross Maker

    • Abracadabra: The Asylum Years.
    • Asylum.
    • 6.

  • Vashti Bunyan

    I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind

    • Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind.
    • Branch Music Ltd..
    • 7.

  • Bridget St. John

    Want To Be With You - Paris Theatre 1974

Broadcast

  • Monday 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music