IAN TURNER ON MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS WITH COLIN HOLMES DISCUSSING THE NEW MUSICALS FOR 2011.

NEW MUSICALS COMING TO BROADWAY IN 2011.

ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS.
BETTY BOOP.
EVITA (REVIVAL)
GODSPELL(REVIVAL)
BYE BYE BIRDIE(IN PREVIEWS)
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING(REVIVAL)
KRISTINA.(ABBA'S NEW MUSICAL)
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
SISTER ACT.
LOVE NEVER DIES.
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT.
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE.
MEMPHIS.(JUST OPENED)
SCOTTSBORO BOYS(JUST OPENED)

WEST END OF LONDON FOR 2011.

25TH ANNUAL PUTTMAN COUNTY SPELLING BEE (DONMAR WAREHOUSE)
GHOST THE MUSICAL (PICCADILLY)
LOVE STORY THE MUSICAL.(DUCHESS)
SHREK THE MUSICAL.
WIZARD OF OZ.

Discussing Musicals with Ian Turner resulted in much conversation and little music ( as I knew it would) however I was delighted he came in to chat and the following tracks were played.....

You have to be there....Helen Sjoholm....KRISTINA.
Make someone happy.....Jimmy Durante.....SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (FILM)
Go back home.....Brandon Victor Dixon....THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
Wizard of Oz medley.....Danielle Hope......SINGLE.
Story of my life.....Cast....SHREK THE MUSICAL.
The 25th annual Putnam county spelling bee.....cast.
Surrey with the fringe on top....Laurence Guitard, Christine Andreas....OKLAHOMA.
Easy to love......Ray Conniff......album.....HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.
My kind of town.....Frank Sinatra......ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS.
I beleive in you....Matthew Broderick....HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.
Change don't come easy....Cast...MEMPHIS.
When you're an Adams.....Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth....THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL.


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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF VAN MORRISON.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES ON VAN MORRISON.......

1....BROWN EYED GIRL.
2....HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU.
3....MOONDANCE.
4....DOMINO.
5....WARM LOVE / BLUE MARY.
6....WILD NIGHT.
7....GLORIA.
8....HERE COMES THE NIGHT.
9....JACKIE WILSON SAID.
10..BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD.


PLAYLIST OCTOBER 26TH......

Do you know the way to San Jose....Dionne Warwick....album....VARIOUS.
My boy......Elvis Presley......album....VARIOUS.
What a difference a day makes....Dinah Washington....album...THE BEST OF......
Hollywood....Micheal Buble.....SINGLE.
59th Bridge Street Song(Feelin Groovy)....Harper's Bizarre.....n/a
Mandolins in the moonlight.....Perry Como....album..THE BEST OF.....
Moonlight Serenade....Carly Simon....album....MOONLIGHT SERENADE.
Walking on new grass......Buddy Greco.......album...BUDDY'S IN A BRAND NEW BAG.
They all laughed.....Peter Skellern.....album...THE BEST OF...
Until the real thing comes along.....Natalie Cole....album...STILL UNFORGETTABLE.
Country Boy....Glen Campbell....album 20 GOLDEN GREATS.
Guess who....Dean Martin....album...DINO.
Raiders of the lost ark / 1492 Conquest of Paradise......album...DAD'S ANTHEMS 2008.
Green eyes.....Helen O Connell......album...A LONG LAST LOOK.
Quiet nights of quiet stars....Stan Getz....album...SMOOTH JAZZ.
Twist and shout.....Micheal Buble....album ..CRAZY LOVE HOLLYWOOD EDITION.
Sweet sweet smile....Carpenters.....album...40/40.
Tea for two cha cha 2...Tommy Dorsey Orchestra....album..CHA CHAS.
Please Mr Sun......Tommy Edwards....album..IT'S ALL IN THE GAME.
You brought a new kind of love to me....Fran Sinatra...album...SONGS FOR SWINING LOVERS.
But not for me....Ella Fitzgerald.....album..A PORTRAIT OF.....
Why not me......Alexander Rybak....album...NO BOUNDERIES.
A house is not a home.....Brook Benton.....album...THE BEST OF.....

Next week after 130 Top ten worldwide hit singles features I will be doing the last one' and my final artist will be Brook Benton. SO JOIN ME ON TUESDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 8-10PM ON TUDNO FM 1107.8

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS OCTOBER 24TH.

PLAYLIST OCTOBER 24TH........

People will say we're in love.....Bing Crosby,Trudi Irwin.......album....VARIOUS.
Hollywood...Micheal Buble....SINGLE.
Secret love......Doris Day......album....CALAMITY JANE.
Wooden heart....Elvis Presley.....G.I.BLUES.
Born Free.....Matt Munro.....VARIOUS.
You're just in love.....Rosemary Clooney,Guy Mitchell.....VARIOUS.
Stranger in Paradise........Cast......KISMET.
There's a coach comin' in.....Male Chorus.....PAINT YOUR WAGON.
Whatever Lola wants.....Gwen Verdon.....DAMN YANKEES.
Lucky to be me......cast.....ON THE TOWN.
It's not the end of the world......Marti Webb....SONG AND DANCE.
Unusual way......Nicole Kidman.......NINE(THE FILM)
Ain't that a kick in the head......Dean Martin.....album....THE VERY BEST OF....
Thanks for the memory....Ray Conniff....album.....HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.
Ant dream will do / Give me my coloured coat....Jason Donovan...JOSEPH.
Alfie.....Christine Andreas.....album...THE CARLYLE SET.
Anything can happen.....Laura Michelle Kelly.....MARY POPPINS(STAGE)
How could you beleive me when I said I loved you....Fred Astaire,Jane Powell...album....TWO'S COMPANY.
There's room for evryone.....Helen Reddy,Sean Marshall....PETE'S DRAGON.
A wonderful Guy......Mitzi Gaynor....SOUTH PACIFIC(FILM)
Edelweiss....Teatro....album....TEATRO.
Too close for comfort......Frank Sinatra....album....COME DANCE WITH ME.
Papa,can you hear me......Barbara Streisand....album.....YENTLE.
Rich man's frug.......Orchestra....SWEET CHARITY.
Overture.....Orchestra....PROMISES PROMISES.
After the ball is over...Nat King Cole....album.....THOSE LAZY HAZY CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER.
Jellicle Ball......Orchestra....CATS.
Temptation....Tommy Steele,Sarah Payne....SINGING IN THE RAIN(STAGE)
Give a litle whistle.....Cast.....PINOCCHIO(FILM)
Don't marry me......Jodi Long,Randall Dum Kim.....FLOWER DRUM SONG

NEXT WEEK IAN TURNER WILL BE MY GUEST ON MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT, AND DISCUSSING, THE NEW MUSICALS COMING TO BROADWAY AND THE WEST END IN 2010/11. TUNE IN TO TUDNOFM 107.8 AT 2-4PM NEXT SUNDAY 31ST OCTOBER

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW TOPTEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF ROGER MILLER+ MICHEAL BUBLE.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF ROGER MILLER.....

1....KING OF THE ROAD.
2....DANG ME.
3....CHUG A LUG.
4....LITTLE GREEN APPLES.
5....DO WACKA DO.
6....ENGLAND SWINGS,
7....ENGINE ENGINE NO. 9.
8....KANSAS CITY STAR.
9....HUSBANDS AND WIVES.
10..WALKING IN THE SUNSHINE.

Roger Miller has country and Western roots but varied his recording output with well written ballads and country novelty songs. It worked." Little green apples" and "Dang me" became international hits and his writing and recording career took off especially in America. With several million sellers to his name and much material recorded by other artists he is indeed one of the most successful Country and Western performers of his time.

MICHEAL BUBLE....THE NEW ALBUM.

HOLLYWOOD.
TWIST AND SHOUT.
END OF MAY.
HAVN'T MET YOU YET(LIVE VERSION)
BEST OF ME.

Rebuying CRAZY LOVE+HOLLYWOOD EDITION is still worth the money because you get two new ballads and an extended version of HOLLYWOOD. The other four tracks are live but include TWIST AND SHOUT the Beatles classic.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW......

Mambo Italiano....Rosemary Clooney.....album...THE BEST OF....
Desdemona.......KIDS FROM FAME.
Corn crib Melody.......Floyd Kramer....n/a
Better best forgotton....Steps......album......THE BEST OF.....
Homeward Bound....Simon and Garfunkel......album......THE BEST OF.....
Jai Ho.....Pussycat Dolls.....SINGLE.
Stranger on the shore.....Acker Bilk.....VARIOUS.
Eternal Flame......Bangles....album....THE BEST OF......
Stars......Simply Red.....album.....VARIOUS.
Old Devil Moon....Peggy Lee......album.....RIDIN'HIGH.
Buffalo Gals....Bing Crosby,Rosemary Clooney.....album....HOW THE WEST WAS WON.
Eternity....Buddy Greco......album....IN A BRAND NEW BAG.
Lipstick on your collar.....Connie Francis.....album...AMONG MY SOUVENIRS.
I get along without you very well.....Frank Sinatra....album....IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS.
Let there be love......Nat King Cole.....album....THE ONE AND ONLY.
Romance is dead......Paloma Faith.....album...PALOMA FAITH.
Peg of my heart....Andy Williams.......album THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE.
Wonderful Baby.......Don Mc Lean.......album...THE BEST OF.....
You've got your troubles.......Nancy Wilson......album...A TOUCH OF TODAY.
Forget Domani......Perry Como....album....60s SINGLES COLLECTION.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF VAN MORRISON SO JOIN ME ON TUESDAY NIGHT 8-10PM ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE ( WE ARE HOPING THIS WILL BE FIXED) AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS OCTOBER 17TH.PLAYLIST.

PLAYLIST......

Flashdance.....Irene Carr......SINGLE.
The party's on the house.......Tommy Steele....HALF A SIXPENCE(AMERICAN STAGE VERSION).
If I was a rich man....Zero Mostel.....FIDDLER ON THE ROOF(AMERICAN VERSION).
High Hopes....Frank Sinatra.......VARIOUS.
I beleive my heart....Duncan James & Keedie.......SINGLE.
Rock a Hula Baby....Elvis Presley.......SINGLE.
Somewhere over the rainbow........Glee Cast.....SINGLE.
The good the bad and the ugly....Hugo Montenegro......SINGLE.
All the love I have.....Bryn Terfel,Renee Fleming......THE BEAUTIFUL GAME.
Omigod you guys.....Laura Bell Bundy....LEGALLY BLOND.
Why do I love you.....Barbara Cook, John Raitt....SHOWBOAT.
Getting to know you....Elaine Paige......THE KING AND I.
A heart full of love......Micheal Ball....LES MISERABLES.
The Crime of the Century...Lynette Perry....RAGTIME.
Waitin' for my dearie....Shirley Jones......BRIGADOON.
I want to be happy.....Orchestra..Company taps.....NO NO NANNETTE.
Rah rah tip top.......Cast......PIRATE QUEEN.
Desdemona......Cast of "Fame".......FAME(TV VERSION)
That's entertainment......Geoff Love & Orchestra......VINYL LP.
I'm telling you I'm not going......DREAMGIRLS.
Something kinda grandish.....Jeanie Carson, Bobby Howes....FINIAN'S RAINBOW.
Go back Home......Brandon Victor Dixon....THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
Goodbye......David Croft....WHITE HORSE INN.
How deep is the ocean....Dick Haymes.....album....LEGENDARY DICK HAYMES.
Ay Caramba!....Cast......COPACABANA.
A place called Home......Emily Skinner......A CHRISTMAS CAROL(AMERICAN VERSION)
The most happy fella.....Inia Te Wiata....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
Long before I knew you......Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplain...BELLS ARE RINGING.
Stand up......cast....MEMPHIS.
Love is a many splendoured thing....Ray Conniff.....album...HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.

NEXT WEEK 2-4 SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON TUDNOFM 107.9 OCTOBER 24TH.
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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF BILLY ECKSTEIN

THE BILLY ECKSTEIN HITS......

1....NO ONE BUT YOU.
2....I APOLOGISE.
3....BLUE MOON.
4....MY FOOLISH HEART.
5....A COTTAGE FOR SALE.
6....TENDERLY.
7....PASSING STRANGERS(WITH SARAH VAUGHN)
8....LAURA.
9....I'LL KNOW.
10..EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS.

Billy Eckstein had his greatest hit singles in America, with just a few....No one but you,and I apologise, here in Britain. he also had great success teamed with Sarah Vaughn and the slow hit Passing Strangers. Slow because it enterd the charts several times and eventually became an Easy Listening standard. During the late fifties and sixties and seventies he had little chart success exept with his version of "Gigi" from the film of the same name. His output was mainly albums in his later years which generally sold well in America but were often not released in Britain.

PLAYLIST...OCTOBER 12TH.......

Ambitions....Joe McElderry....SINGLE.
If you're gonna break another heart......Mamma Cass......album....DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME.
The main event......Barbara Streisand.....album....GREATEST HITS AND MORE.
Stop! And think it over....Perry Como....album...THE ESSENTIAL 60'S SINGLES COLLECTION.
Love of my life......Carly Simon........album...INTO WHITE.
Bumming around......Dean Martin....album....THE VERY BEST OF VOL 2.
In the still of the night....Ella Fitzgerald.......album...SINGS COLE PORTER.
I'll see you again....Frank Sinatra.....album.....POINT OF NO RETURN.
Always Togerther...Al Martino....album...WE COULD.
A whisper away.......Doris Day....album....LOVE HIM.
Exactly like you.....Andy Williams......album....CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.
Skylark......Micheal Holliday....album...THE MAGIC OF......
Hollywood / Mack the Knife.....Micheal Buble......SINGLE.
Shame.....Robbie Williams / Gary Barlow......SINGLE.
Forget you....Cee Lo Green.....SINGLE.
Let's face the music and dance......Herb Alpert....album...THE ESSENTIAL.....
Buttons and bows......Dinah Shore......album.....THE BEST OF.....
Where have you been Billy Boy......Dorothy Collins....album....GET HAPPY.
Put yourself in my place.....Buddy Greco......album....IN A BRAND NEW BAG.
With open arms....Jane Morgan....album....GREATEST HITS.
Bossa Nova Hand dance......Connie Francis / The Girl from Ipanema....Percy Faith.....album...BEYOND THE SEA.
Surprisin'......Joan Regan.....album...THE BEST OF.......

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COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS FEATURING NEW MUSICAL "SCOTTSBORO BOYS"

PLAYLIST........

Some enchanted evening......Ray Conniff....album..BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.
I beleive my heart....Duncan James,Keedie....THE WOMAN IN WHITE.
Nothin' / Go back home / Shout / Make friends with the truth.....Brandon Victor Dixon,Cody Ryan Wise, and ensemble......THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
Not since Ninevah / Baubles bangles and beads......KISMET.
Lonely town.....Larry Kert.....ON THE TOWN.
Overture....Orchestra.....MACK AND MABEL.
Thank God I'm old.....Terri White......BARNUM.
With cat -like tread......Ensemble......PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
I'm very you.......Marti Webb.....SONG AND DANCE.
Bye bye Birdie.......FILM.....BYE BYE BIRDIE.
Money...Liza Minelli, Joel Grey....CABARET.
'Til I hear you sing......LOVE NEVER DIES.
Beautiful Briny.....David Tomlinson,Angela Lansbury....BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS.
Mame....Bobby Darin.....album...IN A BROADWAY BAG.
Sunset Boulevard......John Barrowman.....album...THE ESSENTIAL....
Crazier than you.....Krysta Rodriguez,Wesley Taylor....THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL.
Happy to make your aquaintance.....Helena Scott,Inia Te Wiata,Libi Staiger....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
You and I....Josh Broban,Idina Menzel....CHESS IN CONCERT.
March from the River Kwai and Coleonel Bogey....Mitch Miller.....album..HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD.
Any dream will do...Lee Meade...JOSEPH.
My favourite things......Julie Andrews......THE SOUND OF MUSIC(FILM)
She's a nut....Ensemble.....ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
Dressed in your pyjamas in the grand salon...Ensemble.....TITANIC.
Three coins in the fountain.......Frank Sinatra.......album.....THE REPRISE YEARS.
Georgy Girl / Downtown....Maria Friedman.....album...GREAT BRITISH SONGBOOK.
Shakalaka Baby.....Preeya Kalidas....BOMBAY DREAMS.
I'm a brass band....Gwen Verdon.....SWEET CHARITY.
Interview....Gwen Verdon......SWEET CHARITY.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF HERB ALPERT.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF HERB ALPERT.....

1....THIS GUYS IN LOVE WITH YOU.
2....RISE.
3....THE CHRISTMAS SONG.
4....DIAMONDS.
5....SPANISH FLEA.
6....LONELY BULL.
7....A TASTE OF HONEY.
8....ZORBA THE GREEK.
9....CASINO ROYALE.
10..THE WORK SONG.

Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass were immensly popular in the sixties and seventies with the striking sound of their instremental take on recent hits as well as some brand new material which captured the public's imagination especially in the album market. Their singles were mainly chart material in America and some Latin American countries. The massive success of "Rise" and "Diamonds" was mainly due to a comeback in the eighties with a nod towards disco dance material but his big hit " This guys in love with you" was a vocal than spanned the world with over five million sales.

PLAYLIST OCTOBER 5TH........

Too Marvellous for words....Frank Sinatra......album..THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.
Rosie.....Don Partridge....SINGLE.
9-5.....Dolly Parton.....album....THE BEST OF......
Only you......Flying Pickets.....SINGLE.
Whispering......Nino Tempo & April Stevens......album...SINGS THE GREAT SONGS.
This October....Julie London......album....CALENDAR GIRL.
People....Nat King Cole........album...THANK YOU PRETTY BABY.
Softly Softly....Ruby Murray / Unchained Melody...Al Hibber / The Yellow Rose of Texas..Mitch Miller.....album....HITS OF 55.
Slow.....Rumer....SINGLE.
There I've said it.......Rosemary Clooney....album...LOOK MY WAY.
It amazes me.....Tony Bennett....album....THE ESSENTIAL......
Cry me a river......Susan Boyle.......album...I DREAMED A DREAM.
Forget you....Cee Lo Green....SINGLE.
If I love you, then I need you,then I want you...Eartha Kitt.....album..PURRFECT.
I've been Married....Gerard Kenny......album...TIME BETWEEN THE TIME.
Isn't it romantic....Ella Fitzgerald....album....THE BEST OF ROGERS AND HART.
Hallelujah....Blake.......album...BLAKE.
You're as right as rain.....Nancy Wilson....album...THE VERY BEST OF.....
My best girl......Mat Munro....album...THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION.
James, hold the ladder steady.....Sue Thompson....album...SUZIE.
Upside Down......Paloma Faith........album...PALOMA FAITH.
When you're smiling...Andy Williams....album...CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE SINGLES OF BILLY ECKSTEIN. JOIN ME AT TUDNOFM 107.8, 8-10PM ON TUESDAY EVENING OCTOBER 12TH OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.PLAYLIST OCTOBER 3RD.

PLAYLIST.......

Where you go, I go with you......Russell Watson,Helen Sjoholm....KRISTINA.
You and I / The Soviet machine......Idina Menzel,Josh Groban,Cast.....CHESS IN CONCERT.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend....Connie Fisher....album...FAVOURITE THINGS.
Standing on the corner.....Jack Delon,Peter Rhodes,Alan Thomas,John Lloyd Parry....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
Just around the corner....Bebe Neuwirth, Cast.....THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL.
Can't help lovin' dat man......Jane Morgan.....JANE MORGAN SINGS SHOWSTOPPERS.
Honey Honey......cast......MAMMA MIA (FILM)
Overture / Big bright beautiful world....Brian D'Arcy James, Ensemble...SHREK.THE MUSICAL.
Masquerade.....Harry Secombe......THE FOUR MUSKETEERS.
Away from you....Nicole Willliamson......REX.
The night they invented champagne....Ensemble.....GIGI.
Once upon a time.....Ray Bolger......ALL AMERICAN.
Some of us belong to the stars...Micheal Crawford....BILLY.
The song that goes like this......David Hyde Price,Sara Ramirez...SPAMALOT.
Younger than Springtime....Ray Conniff......album....BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.
People will say we're in love......Doris Day.......album...SHOWTIME.
Embraceable you....Ruthie Henshall,Kirby Ward.....CRAZY FOR YOU.
Tell me it's not true......Barbara Dickson....BLOOD BROTHERS.
Rhythm of life.....Clive Rowe,Ensemble......SWEET CHARITY.
Stouthearted men.....Thomas Hayward.....THE NEW MOON.
How I got the calling.....Cast....SISTER ACT.
Nowadays....Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera....CHICAGO.
Bosum Buddies.....Angela Lansbury,Beatrice Arthur....MAME.
Theme from Shaft......Isacc Hayes......SHAFT (FILM)
Dreamboats and Petticoats...Scott Bruton,DaisyWood- Davis.
The way you look tonight.....Harry Connick Jnr......album...YOUR SONGS.

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