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In the first programme of the new look Blues Show, presenter Cerys Matthews is joined by Sir Tom Jones to chat about their deep, shared love of the blues.

In the first programme of the new look Blues Show, presenter Cerys Matthews is joined by Sir Tom Jones to chat about their deep, shared love of the blues.

Sir Tom selects some of the tracks which have inspired him over the years and shares stories of singing the blues with Elvis, duetting with Janis Joplin and encountering the blues singers who shaped the way he sings today.

Plus, Cerys digs deep into her own collection to select tracks from across the blues spectrum, leaving no stone unturned in her search for the best of the blues.

57 minutes

Last on

Mon 14 May 2018 20:00

Music Played

  • Billy Boy Arnold

    Sweet Miss Bea

    • Chicago Blues From Islington Mews 1977.
    • Angel Air.
    • 1.
  • Don Cavalli

    Gloom Uprising

    • Cryland.
    • A*Rag.
    • 1.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Strange Things Happening Every Day

    • The Best of Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
    • Burning Fire.
    • 6.
  • Valerie June

    Twined & Twisted

    • Pushin' Against a Stone.
    • Sunday Best.
    • 4.
  • Tom Jones

    Bring It On Home

    • Long Lost Suitcase.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 4.
  • Big Bill Broonzy

    When Did You Leave Heaven

    • The Blues.
    • Vogue.
    • 5.
  • Big Mama Thornton

    Hound Dog

    • Vintage Music Volumes 13 And 14.
    • Island Records.
  • Little Richard

    Lovesick Blues

    • The Rill Thing.
    • CD Listening Bar Ieg.
    • 7.
  • Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter & James Cotton

    Can't Be Satisfied (Live)

    • Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down (Live).
    • Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
    • 2.
  • Ezza

    Alkher

    • Alkher.
    • Ma Case.
    • 1.
  • Melanie De Biasio

    Afro Blue

    • Llilies.
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 May 2018 20:00