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Parky plays forgotten masters, musical legends and the next generation of singers

Sir Michael Parkinson returns to Radio 2, sharing recordings from forgotten masters and musical legends and introducing listeners to the next generation of singers

Michael Parkinson: My Favourite Things: 30/04/2013

30/04/2013

BBC Radio 2 - Michael Parkinson: My Favourite Things, 30/04/2013

Sir Michael Parkinson asks when, and how, we decide on what music we love.

Sir Michael ponders when, and how, we decide on what music we love.

Sir Michael Parkinson asks the question 'when and how do we decide on the music we love?' this week, as he continues to select his favourite classics from The Great American Songbook. For the jazz loving Knight, it was around nine years old as he turned the radio dial, trying to tune in to the American Forces Network broadcasts coming out of Germany. When he did, what he found there started a life-long love affair with music of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra - and it's these four artists that dominate tonight's edition'.

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