Eclectic weekly music show on Radio Cardiff (Sundays 10pm) that celebrates nostalgic songs from the 1930s to the 1960s - the golden days of 'sweet music'.
Jazz, Soul & Standards presented by pianist & singer Rachel Lewis, who interprets some of them on the piano, and Soul & Blues DJ Jeremy Rees
In this edition... classic recordings by Peggy Lee; Harry Belafonte; Karen Small; Earl "Fatha" Hines; Kay Starr; Jackie Wilson; Gladys Knight & The Pips; Nat King Cole; Van Morrison; Kitty Kallen and Dooley Wilson
All that plus our Shirley Bassey birthday bonus! (we are playing all of her single releases of the 50s & 60s week-by-week in honour of her 80th birthday year). This week we feature her 12th, 'Night & Day' - recorded in 1959 when she was 22 (pictured).
Sweet Company is broadcast every Sunday night at 10pm on Radio Cardiff 98.7FM , this edition was first heard on Sunday 19th March 2017
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Tracklist:-
I'm Just Wild About Harry Peggy Lee
Midnight Special Harry Belafonte
Hey Love Karen Small
Hey Love Earl "Fatha" Hines
Night Train Kay Starr
Love Train Jackie Wilson
Night and Day Shirley Bassey
Morning Noon And Night Gladys Knight
Nature Boy Nat King Cole
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Little Things Mean A Lot Kitty Kallen
As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson