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Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn

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Music: Classic Pop & Rock

Tony Blackburn spins the biggest sixties hits and shares fond memories of the decade.

Sounds of the 60s

Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn: 02/05/2015

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02/05/2015

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn, 02/05/2015

Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop's golden decade.

Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop's golden decade, with tracks from Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Denny Mitchell Soundsations the Searchers and the Vogues.

There's a Loose Connection tying 'Cherry Cherry' by Neil Diamond, The Hollies' 'Jennifer Eccles' and 'A Walk in the Black Forest' by Horst Jankowski, together - see if you can guess what it is. 

Listener requests call for tracks from the likes of: Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Denny Mitchell Soundsations, Judy Collins, The Searchers, The Vogues, and a 1960 record by The Limeliters.

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