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 Nina Simone; Brook Benton; Jo Stafford; Frank Sinatra; Ruth Brown; Alberta Hunter with Jack Jackson and His Orchestra; Nick Lucas with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra; Alma Cogan;
Sarah Vaughan; Mills Brothers; Lee Lawrence and Shorty Long
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 20th, 'Tonight' - released in 1962 when she was 25 (pictured).
Sweet Company is broadcast every Sunday night at 10pm on Radio Cardiff 98.7FM , this edition was first heard on Sunday 21st May 2017
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