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Muscle Shoals Special

Gambo plays the cream of music recorded at Muscle Shoals in Alabama - including The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin and Paul Simon.

Produced by Ora et Labora for BBC Radio 2.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Sep 2026 20:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Jimmy Hughes

    Steal Away

    • This is FAME.
    • ACE records.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Land Of 1000 Dances

    • Where It's At (Various Artists).
    • Kent.

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Clarence Carter

    Slip Away

    • Where It's At (Various Artists).
    • Kent.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Hey Jude

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1969 (Vol 2).
    • Connoisseur.

  • James & Bobby Purify

    I'm Your Puppet

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Etta James

    Tell Mama

    • Mca/Chess.

  • Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces

    Searching for My Love

    • Searching for My Love.
    • Geffen.

  • Little Richard

    I Saw Her Standing There

    • The Rill Thing.
    • Reprise.

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Chain Of Fools

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Otis Redding

    You Left the Water Running

    • Songs of Dan Penn.
    • Warner.

  • Candi Staton

    I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart

    • Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters.
    • Warner.

  • Bobbie Gentry

    Fancy

    • I'll Never Fall In Love Again: The Best Of.
    • Capitol.

  • Percy Sledge

    When A Man Loves A Woman

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Osmonds

    One Bad Apple

    • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
    • Polydor.

  • R.B. Greaves

    Take A Letter, Maria

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • The Rolling Stones

    Wild Horses

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Brown Sugar

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Cher

    For What It's Worth

    • 3614 Jackson Highway.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Paul Simon

    Kodachrome

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 5.

  • Art Garfunkel

    Breakaway

    • Breakaway.
    • Sony.

  • Rod Stewart

    I Don't Want to Talk About It

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Cat Stevens

    (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • Bob Dylan

    Gotta Serve Somebody

    • Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3.
    • Columbia.

  • Dr. Hook

    When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

    • Making Love & Music.
    • MFP.

  • Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

    We've Got Tonite

    • Bob Seger - Greatest Hits.
    • Capitol.

  • The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

    Cruisin Jackson Highway

    • Muscle Shoals Has Got the Swampers.
    • Muscle Shoals Sound.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Sep 2026 20:00
    BBC Radio 2