Up Close

A series of interviews with personalities from the world of music.

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Programme 1: 9th November 2006
Sandy Harsch talks with Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham,  two good ol' boys from backwoods Alabama who have written songs for James Carr, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Streisand, Charlie Rich, Otis Redding, Jan Joplin  - the list just goes on.

Programme 2: 16th November 2006
An interview with Roy Orbison's widow Barbara, who has guided Roy's musical legacy incredibly well.  A look at the extraordinary and unique career from Roy's days as a Sun Records rockabilly through his stunning chart  topping days at Monument Records to the triumphant all-star Black and White Night concert recorded the year of his tragically early death.

Part of The Radio 1 Music Collection Series.
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