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Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker 

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Music: Classic Pop & Rock

Johnnie Walker plays classic tracks from the Seventies

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Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker : Julia Jones

Julia Jones

16/08/2015

Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker, Julia Jones

Johnnie is joined live in the studio by Julia Jones.

Johnnie celebrates the 70s, playing classic tracks and archive sessions from both sides of the Atlantic. He is joined live in the studio by Julia Jones.

Johnnie Walker is joined live in the studio by Julia Jones.

Julia recently completed a PhD examining the music tastes of those who grew up listening to vinyl and is also the founder of Generation Music Club, an organisation that runs events celebrating some of the iconic musical anniversaries of the past. What memories do you have of listening to records in the 1970s and do you think it shaped your taste in music? Get in touch at walker@bbc.co.uk.

Also on the show, Johnnie digs out some of the best of the BBC archive, and another listener helps to add a classic seven-inch single into Johnnie's Jukebox.

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