The Mamas and the Papas were a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. Their string of perfect pop hits became a soundtrack for the Summer Of Love.      

From 1939 until his disappearance in 1942, Glenn Miller was the most successful of all the Big Bands of the Swing Era.        

One of the most polished vocal groups in popular music, Manhattan Transfer are still following founder Tim Hauser's dream.            

Many of our biggest hits in the 60’s actually came from sunny Italy.

In the late 70's Willie Nelson took a left turn that blindsided everybody........except Willie

There was more to Dave Clark than his clean-cut good looks.

The Early 70's found Paul McCartney working hard to establish an identity separate to The Beatles  

Mitch Miller was a much more interesting figure than his Sing-a-long image might suggest.  

1975 still remains the magical year for Stevie Nicks

The Hollywood Western gave birth to a uniquely American pop music phenomenon - the gunfighter ballad.    

It was New Years Eve 1953, and pianist Johnnie Johnson had a problem....    

“Suspicious Minds” signalled the return of The King

A song its creator never much cared for, written in five minutes, becomes universally loved.

The world's first telecommunications satellite inspired a classic intrumental  

The first man to produce The Beatles had a very successful career in his own right.    

'Like A Rolling Stone' gave Al Kooper his moment in the sun.    

There was more to SVB than Afternoon Delight

Written by a songwriting team that deserve to be better known.

Dave Brubeck's jazz explorations of time generated two surprise 'crossover' hits    

Bandleader and multi-instrumentalist Billy Vaughn was the first musician to be awarded a platinum disc.

One of the great arrangers of popular music, his career spanned four decades    

One of Johnny Mercer’s biggest hits had an unlikely genesis https://podfollow.com/20th-century-jukebox

Elektra had to wait 16 years for their first #1 hit.

Donovan talks about a special moment for him in the Swinging London of 1965

He’s been called the luckiest man in show business, but was he really?

The Bond movies gave rise to their own genre - the Bond Theme    

The Real Thing was Australia’s most outlandish and biggest-selling single of 1969

Was Abba simply music to a formula?

One of the most successful and enduring songs of the century had an unusual pedigree    

Great Rock intros, it’s the game the whole family can play  

Kubrick’s music choices for “2001: A Space Odyssey" were just one of many groundbreaking aspects of this remarkable film.

The telephone has been in constant use in the 20th Century Jukebox

The story of the most famous Christmas carol in the world    

Sunrises and sunsets have been a constant source of inspiration for songwriters    

Frank Ifield was so big in the early 60’s The Beatles missed a night at the Cavern Club to open for him

Gershwin’s Summertime is the most recorded song in history

The Bee Gees had a whole career any other group would have been proud of well before Saturday Night Fever

One of the most inspiring stories in the 20th Century Jukebox    

Kristofferson's songs brought a gritty realism to Nashville    

In the 60's, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass challenged even The Beatles for album sales.

A 20th century troubadour who had a profound influence on musical life in America Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman interviewing Pete Seeger in 2004 https://youtu.be/UXbf7o8HGv0

Lou Bega’s career didn’t take off until he discovered Perez Prado

Pink Floyd's classic album has spent the equivalent of 18 years on the charts!    

A member of 10CC, he wrote some of the best pop hits of the 60’s and 70’s

One of the most enigmatic and obsessive of all the swing era band leaders

The song still stands up today as one of the great singles of the 60's