Jim Kerr at the BBC

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Gary Davies has the best 1980s music - hits, classics, album tracks, 12" singles and more.

Gary Davies takes you back to the best decade in music, with a diverse mix of classic pop, dance, rock, hip-hop and alternative pop

Gary Davies takes you back to the best decade in music, with a diverse mix of classic pop, dance, rock, hip-hop and alternative pop. Each week, celebs and listeners choose their favourite 80s tracks on My 80s, and a fresh Mastermix is served.

Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies: Jim Kerr at the BBC

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies, Jim Kerr at the BBC

Simple Minds lead singer on his many successes around the world, as told in BBC interviews

The lead singer of Simple Minds on their many huge successes, told in BBC interviews, from the Old Grey Whistle Test and Live Aid to a walk around Glasgow and Radio 2 live concerts

As we celebrate Jim Kerr’s 65th birthday, the lead singer of Simple Minds can be heard on BBC television and radio talking to Annie Nightingale, Bob Harris, Johnnie Walker, Janice Long (on a walk around Glasgow), Jools Holland, Mark Radcliffe, Gary Davies, Nicky Campbell, Tim Smith, Janey Lee Grace and Steve Wright and radio producers Stewart Cruikshank and Mark Simpson about his life in Glasgow, punk origins, nicknames, the new wave of pop where you could be on the cover of both NME and Smash Hits. Jim also remembers his admiration for David Bowie, Iggy Pop and U2 and working alongside them in studios and on stages over many years, not to mention some of them crashing in his parents spare room.

We will also learn about the background to their key singles and albums, their debut on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1979 and involvement in worldwide headline making events such as Live Aid and the two Concerts for Nelson Mandela and issues such as apartheid and victims of violence, as well as many BBC interviews, sessions and live events.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

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