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Episode details

Radio 2,27 Jun 2026,117 mins

Available for 29 days

Tony brings you two hours of music from the best decade ever, with hits from Elvis Presley, Shirley Bassey and The Equals. This week, the top three comes from 1963. Throughout the show, he plays tracks celebrating The Music Is Black, inspired by the exhibition at the V&A East Museum in London. Across TV, radio, iPlayer, Sounds and online, the BBC will reflect and celebrate some of the key genres, personalities, scenes and music that define the last 125 years of Black music in the UK through a variety of bespoke content and programmes. To listen on most smart speakers, just 'ask BBC Sounds to play Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn'. Produced by Pomona for BBC Radio 2.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Baby Come Back
    Baby Come Back
    The Equals
  3. 2.
    Suspicious Minds
    Suspicious Minds
    Elvis Presley
  4. 3.
    Moon River
    Moon River
    Danny Williams