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The Selecter's Pauline Black

British ska icon Pauline Black plays live and picks her favourite records.

British ska icon Pauline Black guests, playing live and picking her favourite records

Black was a founding member of ska band The Selecter who were formed in Coventry in 1979. The Selecter, along with The Specials and Madness, are credited with starting the ska revival movement.

Rolling Stone said of Black "Hands down, Pauline Black possessed the best voice that ever graced a 2-Tone release. Blessed with a bewitching soprano and dramatic panache, Black's voice reached plateaus that made every other musical detail sound like part of a backdrop painted just to set the stage for her entrance."

The Selecter split-up in 1982 but have sporadically reformed since 1994, and are currently touring the UK.

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Mon 16 Mar 2015 23:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOLLAND, JOOLS & HIS RHYTHM SECTION

    JOOLS SIG TUNE

  • Big Joe Turner

    Jump For Joy

    • Classy Sugar - The Pure Essence of New York Rock & Roll.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FVTD108.

  • Albert Ammons

    OH LADY BE GOOD

    • Albert Ammons 1939-1946.
    • Classics.
    • 92-7.

  • Gene Ammons

    Jug Head Ramble

    • Jumping Shuffle Blues.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • FUTD 087.

  • ST LOUIS BLUES

    • Jimmy Smith - Jazz Club Legends.
    • Verve.
    • 060075322079.

  • Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five

    SKID-DAT-DE-DAT

    • LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS HOT FIVE 1925~1925.
    • CLASSICS.
    • CLASSICS-600.

  • Duke Reid Band

    The Mood I'm In

    • JAMAICAN TRAIN TO SKAVILLE.
    • JAMAICA.
    • S12R-971200.

  • Rico Rodriguez

    Don't Stay Out Late

    • That Man Is Forward.
    • Reggae Retro Records.
    • RRTCD 01.

  • The Selecter

    Box Fresh

    • Subculture.
    • Vocaphone Music.
    • Voca 1969.

  • The Pioneers

    Long Shot Kick De Bucket

    • 40 Years of Island Volume 2 1964-1969 Rhythm and Blues Beat.
    • Unknown.
    • Unknown.

  • Steel Pulse

    KU KLUX KLAN

    • John Peel - Right Time, Wrong Speed 1977-1987.
    • Warner Music.
    • TV WMTV-023.

  • Pauline Black, Gaps Hendrickson with Jools Holland and band

    Secret Love

  • The Clash

    London Calling

    • The Story of the Clash vol 1.
    • Columbia.
    • 49531-2000.

  • The Selecter

    Breakdown

    • Subculture.
    • Vocaphone Music.
    • Voca 1969.

  • The Pioneers

    Long Shot Kick De Bucket

    • Rhythm & Blues Beat Volume 2.
    • Island.

  • Steel Pulse

    Ku Klux Klan

    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Mar 2015 23:00
    BBC Radio 2