Solid Gold Music Show No 59.

On this week's show, we pay tribute to Grammy Award winning afrobeat artist Miriam Makeba (pictured), often referred to as Mama Africa, (born 4 March 1932), the singer and civil rights activist who has died at the age of 76. Also, its another all sixties show, with a few fifties thrown in for good measure, including tracks from The Beach Boys, Neil Sedaka, Malcolm Roberts, The Beatles, The Tremeloes, Tommy Roe and Rolf Harris to name but a few. Also playing this week, a few early tracks from one of Britain's first great Rock and Roll idols, Tommy Steele.

Solid Gold Music Show No 58.

Welcome to another Solid Gold Music Show, this week we feature some celebrity birthdays as always, including Freddie Garrity (Freddie And The Dreamers, died 19th May, 2006), John Wilson (Them), singer songwriter Johnnie Rivers, Roy Wood (pictured, The Move, ELO and solo singer), Roger Lavern (The Tornadoes), Phil May (The Pretty Things), Rodney Slater (The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band), George Young (The Easybeats), Roger McGough (The Scaffold) and Scott MacDonald (The Cutting Crew), oh er and not forgetting my Mother too (as if I would dare).

Show Playlist - Hour 1
1. Cher - Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves (2:35)
2. Freddie & The Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now (2:06)
3. Them - Here Comes The Night (2:44)
4. Roy Orbison - Ride Away (3:26)
5. Cilla Black - Don't Answer Me (2:44)
6. The Motors - Forget About You (2:47)
7. The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl (3:40)
8. Rod Stewart - Sailing (4:20)
9. Carole King - Jazzman (3:44)
10. Elton John - I Feel Like A Bullet (5:24)
11. Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man (3:04)
12. The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (2:38)
13. The Rolling Stones - Get Off Of My Cloud (2:54)
14. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (5:07)
15. Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain (2:39)
16. New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral (2:23)

Hour 2
17. The Pretty Things - Midnight To Six Man (2:17)
18. The Move - Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree (3:07)
19. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman (2:21)
20. Scaffold - Lily The Pink (4:20)
21. Al Green - No One Like You (4:25)
22. ABBA - The Name Of The Game (3:56)
23. Marillion - Lavender (3:37)
24. Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms (4:33)
25. The Tornados - Robot (2:38)
26. The Herd - I Can Fly (3:09)
27. Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance (3:16)
28. Rod Stewart - Downtown Train (4:34)
29. REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (3:19)
30. Captain Sensible - Happy Talk (3:26)
31. The Beatles - Something (2:59)
32. John Lennon - #9 Dream (4:42)