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The Russell Davies Archive

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A celebration of masterpieces and forgotten gems from the 1920s, 30s and 40s.

The Russell Davies Archive: Series 1: Classic tracks and forgotten gems from the 1920s, 30s and 40s

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24/07/2017

Classic tracks and forgotten gems from the 1920s, 30s and 40s

Series 1

BBC Radio 2 - The Russell Davies Archive, Series 1, Classic tracks and forgotten gems from the 1920s, 30s and 40s

Wonderful recordings we shouldn't forget.

Tonight we find the lost chord, sample classic coffees, take a trip to Loch Lomond on board the famous Coronation Scot train and in the 'greatest talent' file it's Ethel Waters.

The Archive is a celebration of masterpieces and forgotten gems from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Recordings which saw the great stars of popular music and instrumentalists of the day stepping up to the microphone and perform exactly what we hear today with no way of correcting errors or eccentricities. We don't or can't look back further than the artifical barriers we've set ourselves -- the beginnings of rock'n'roll perhaps, the Beatles era, flower-power or Punk. The place we don't go back beyond. But tonight we enjoy tracks by Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Ethel Waters and The Harmonicats from this archive as Russell Davies opens up that glorious hinterland of older music, incidentally playable now in far better sound quality than was available at the time.

The Russell Davies Archive: Series 1

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