The Whole Nine Yards Ep 224 11.5.25 Easy. Does It. with Roy Stannard om Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

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The Whole Nine Yards Ep 224

With Roy Stannard

On Mid Sussex Radio103.8F

Sunday 11th May 2025 3-5pm

www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen

Easy. Does it.

Adult contemporary music has had a bad rap. Often dismissed as middle of the road and inconsequential, it has been the secret love of many serious music listeners over the years. At the age of 13 or 14 I was introduced to the genre via Mason Williams and ‘Classical Gas’; Gordon Lightfoot and even Frank Sinatra’s ‘I will drink the wine’. Elvis singles like ‘The Wonder of You’ and ‘In The Ghetto’ were worn thin on my turntable. And then someone introduced me the unique tone of voice and horn that was Chet Baker. For a short while it was hip to be square. It was so easy back then.

Hour One

The Eagles – Take it Easy (2013 remaster) (The Eagles 1972)

Mason Williams – Classical Gas (The Mason Williams Phonograph Record 1968)

Jim Croce – Photographs and Memories (You Don’t Mess Around with Jim 1972)

Bob Lind – Cheryl’s Goin’ Home (Don’t Be Concerned 1965 / B Side of Elusive Butterfly)

Glen Campbell – Gentle on my Mind (Gentle on My Mind 1967)

Plain White Ts – Hey There Delilah (All That We Needed 2007)

Jimmy Buffet – Come Monday (Livin’ and Dyin’ in ¾ Time 1974)

Joe Satriani – If I Could Fly (Is there Love in Space 2004)

Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme (Rhapsody in White 1973)

Willian DeVaughn Jr – Be Thankful For What You Got Pt I (Be Thankful For What You Got 1974)

The Shadows – Wonderful Land (The Shadows Are Go 1962)

Roy Buchanan – Sweet Dreams (Roy Buchanan 1972)

Beth Orton – How Far (Trailer Park Legacy Edition 1996)

Dionne Warwick – Walk on By (Make Way for Dionne Warwick 1964)

Hour Two

Shakatak – Brazilian Love Affair (Full Circle 1994)

Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley Trio – Call Me A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness

Jose Feliciano – California Dreamin’ (Feliciano 1968)

Kool & the Gang – Summer Madness (Light of Worlds 1974)

Frankie Knuckles – The Whistle Song (Beyond the Mix 1991)

James Arthur – Say You won’t let Go (Back from the Edge 2016)

The Script – The Man Who Can’t Be Moved (The Script 2008)

Santana – Batuka (Santana III 1971)

The Peddlers – Who Can I Turn To? (Freewheelers 1968)

Elvin Bishop – Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Struttin’ My Stuff 1975)

Lifehouse – You and Me (Lifehouse 2005)

Swing Out Sister – Windmills of Your Mind (Splendid Collection 1989)

Chet Baker – A Taste of Honey (Baby Breeze – Expanded Version 1965)

Jeff Beck – Elegy for Dunkirk (Emotion & Commotion 2010)

Published by Roy Stannard

I'm someone who doesn't like parameters, barriers or fences. I'll try and climb over them, burrow under them or just pretend they don't exist - until they don't. Sometimes I'll write about the mind in a poetic way, or poetry with neural undertones, or I'll proselytise endlessly about my favourite new band - or one of the old ones. My Blog will give you the keys to the kingdom. A kingdom with no borders, no expectations and, therefore, no failure.. Because I am endlessly empathetic with people, their motivation, their behaviour,their problems and their quest for knowledge, I work with the pioneering Brighton-based homeless, vulnerable women and disempowered school students charity Off The Fence Trust that has tried to redress the equality deficit for over two decades. I produce, host and promote two radio shows a week: The Whole Nine Yards Sundays 3-5pm on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM (www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen) - and Lost Immortals on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM on Sundays 5-7pm.

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