Der Musikladen was a West German

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 music television programme that ran from December 13, 1972 to November 29, 1984. The show continued the 1960s Beat-Club

Beat-Club

Beat-Club was a German music program that ran from September 1965 to December 1972. It was broadcast from Bremen, Germany on Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen, the national public TV channel of the ARD, and produced by one of its members, Radio Bremen, later co-produced by WDR following the 38th episode...

under a new name, and in turn was replaced by Extratour.

History

Around 90 episodes were aired, plus 59 as Musikladen extra with most being made in the period between 1974 and 1979. All episodes were produced by Radio Bremen

Radio Bremen

Radio Bremen , Germany's smallest public radio and television broadcaster, is the legally mandated broadcaster for the city-state of Bremen...

 and directed by Michael Leckebusch.

A normal episode of Musikladen usually featured several live performances by guest musicians, and ran around 45 minutes. Some episodes were longer, and a few were shorter. In the 1980s, music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

s were shown along with live performances. The show's famous theme was "A Touch Of Velvet – A Sting Of Brass" by Mood Mosaic.

Manfred Sexauer hosted the show with various others. From December 12, 1972 to September 21, 1978, Uschi Nerke, the veteran from Beat-Club, moderated the show with Sexauer. After she left, Sexauer was the lone host till August 20, 1979, when Auwa (August-Walter Thiemann) joined. He left on January 15, 1981, and Sexauer handled the hosting duties alone till June 21, 1984 when he was joined by Christine Röthig. They both moderated the show until its end on November 29, 1984.

Clips from the program can now be seen on VH1 Classic

VH1 Classic

VH1 Classic is a television network, launched on May 8, 2000. It is operated as part of MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom and primarily features music videos and concert footage from the 1970s through the mid-1990s, though it formerly included a wider range of genres and time periods...

 and several DVD compilations have been released.
All the episodes air frequently in an edited form, mostly after midnight, from various German TV Stations, like NDR

Norddeutscher Rundfunk

Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein...

, RBB and BFS (BR3

Bayerischer Rundfunk

Bayerischer Rundfunk [Bavarian Broadcasting] is the public broadcasting authority for the German Freistaat of Bavaria, with its main offices located in Munich. BR is a member of ARD.- Legal foundation :...

). 3Sat

3sat

3sat is the name of a public, advertising-free, television network in Central Europe. The programming is in German and is broadcast primarily within Germany, Austria and Switzerland .3sat was established for cultural...

 also airs Musikladen occasionally.

List of guests

Nena Nena Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she... Chris Barber Chris Barber Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber is best known as a jazz trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with... Alex Naumik Alex Naumik Alex or Alexandra Naumik is a Norwegian-Polish rock and pop icon and artist who rose to fame in the late 1970s.... Chuck Berry Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B... David Bowie David Bowie David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s... Lynsey De Paul Lynsey De Paul Lynsey de Paul is an English singer-songwriter. Allmusic journalist, Craig Harris stated, "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career".-Early life:De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer... Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... Slade Slade Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles... The Cars The Cars The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson... Lonnie Donegan Lonnie Donegan Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan MBE was a skiffle musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is known as the "King of Skiffle" and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s... Peter Skellern Peter Skellern Peter Skellern is an English singer-songwriter and pianist.-Career:Skellern attended Derby Grammar School and studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He later joined pop groups called 'Harlem' and 'March Hare'... The Dubliners The Dubliners The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin... Chi Coltrane Chi Coltrane Chi Coltrane is best known as an American rock-pop-jazz songwriter, pianist, and singer.-Career:... T. Rex T. Rex (band) T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name... Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums... Acker Bilk Timmy Thomas Timmy Thomas Timmy Thomas is an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together".-Career:... Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... Chris Montez Chris Montez Chris Montez , is an American singer.-Early life:Montez grew up in Hawthorne, California, influenced by the Latino-flavored music of his community and the success of Ritchie Valens.... Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His styles include folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material... The New Seekers The New Seekers The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences... Turk Murphy Turk Murphy Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy was renowned as a trombonist who played traditional and dixieland jazz in San Francisco.... Sha Na Na Sha Na Na Sha Na Na is an American rock and roll group. The name is taken from a part of the long series of nonsense syllables in the doo-wop hit song "Get a Job", originally recorded in 1957 by the Silhouettes.... Roy Buchanan Roy Buchanan Roy Buchanan was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan was a sideman and solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career, and two later solo albums that made it on to the Billboard chart. Despite never having achieved stardom, he is still... Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka is an American pop/rock singer, pianist, and composer. His career has spanned nearly 55 years, during which time he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard... Donna Fargo Donna Fargo Donna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s... Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles... Roxy Music Roxy Music Roxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson... Albert Hammond Albert Hammond Albert Hammond OBE is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from Gibraltar.-Birth and early success:Hammond was born in London, England, where his family had been evacuated to from Gibraltar during World War II. His family returned to Gibraltar shortly after his birth, and there he grew... Bill Withers Bill Withers William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"... The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up... Marsha Hunt Marsha Hunt (singer and novelist) Marsha Hunt is an American singer, novelist, actress and model.-Early life:Hunt was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1946 and lived in North Philadelphia near 23rd and Columbia then in Germantown and Mount Airy for the first 13 years of her life... Monty Sunshine Monty Sunshine Monty Sunshine was an English jazz clarinetist, whose main claim to fame was his clarinet solo on the track "Petite Fleur", a million seller for the Chris Barber Jazz Band in 1959... Suzi Quatro Suzi Quatro Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her... Billy Joel Billy Joel William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to... Billy Preston Billy Preston William Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from... Joe South Joe South Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:... The Temperance Seven The Temperance Seven The Temperance Seven is a British band specializing in 1920s-style jazz music.- Career :The Temperance Seven were founded at Christmas 1955, although it has been alleged they first "saw the light" in the Pasadena Cocoa Rooms, Balls Pond Road, North London, in 1904... Ike Ike Turner Isaac Wister Turner was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. In a career that lasted more than half a century, his repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk...  & Tina Turner Tina Turner Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the... The Osmonds The Osmonds The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers... The New York Dolls Donovan Donovan Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music... Marie Osmond Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s... Country Joe McDonald Country Joe McDonald Country Joe McDonald is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.-Personal life:... The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. The group has sold over 40 million units worldwide throughout their career. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.-Original incarnation:... Donny Osmond Donny Osmond Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long... Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in... Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist... Sweet Sweet (band) Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first... Ulrich Roski Ulrich Roski Ulrich Roski was a German singer-songwriter who achieved his greatest successes in the 1970s. His songs describe the little quirks hidden in everyone's everyday life, mixing laconic humour with linguistic skill... Lulu Lulu (singer) Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day... Vinegar Joe Vinegar Joe (band) Vinegar Joe were a British R&B band. They issued three albums on Island Records, but were best known for their live shows and launching the solo careers of Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer.-History:... Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show was an American pop, country and soft rock band, formed around Union City, New Jersey in 1967 as The Chocolate Papers. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover of the Rolling Stone", "A Little Bit... Alexis Korner Alexis Korner Alexis Korner was a blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a Founding Father of British Blues"... War War (band) War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae... Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck David Warren "Dave" Brubeck is an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills... Kiki Dee Kiki Dee Kiki Dee is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years.... Teddy Wilson Teddy Wilson Theodore Shaw "Teddy" Wilson was an American jazz pianist whose sophisticated and elegant style was featured on the records of many of the biggest names in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.-Biography:Wilson was born in Austin, Texas in... Stealers Wheel Stealers Wheel Stealers Wheel are a Scottish folk rock/rock band formed in Paisley, Renfrewshire in 1972 by former school friends Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty.The band broke up in 1975 and re-formed without Egan and Rafferty in 2008.-Biography:... Terry Jacks Terry Jacks Terrence Ross "Terry" Jacks is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist.-Early life:... Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band... Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most... David Cassidy David Cassidy David Bruce Cassidy is an American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his role as the character of Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical/sitcom The Partridge Family. He was one of pop culture's most celebrated teen idols, enjoying a successful pop career in the 1970s, and... Kenny Ball Kenny Ball Kenny Ball is an English jazz musician, best known as the lead trumpet player in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.-Career:... Lesley Duncan Lesley Duncan Lesley Duncan was an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved great commercial success.Duncan was born in Stockton-on-Tees... Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy... Hudson Ford Hudson Ford Hudson Ford were a UK rock band-style duo, formed when John Ford and Richard Hudson left Strawbs in 1973. The original lineup featured Hudson and Ford along with Chris Parren on keyboards, Mickey Keen on guitars, and Gerry Conway on drums. Conway left in May 1974 prior to the recording of "Free... America America (band) America is an English-American folk rock band that originally included members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek. The three members were barely out of their teens when they became a musical sensation during 1972, scoring #1 hits and winning a Grammy for best new musical artist... Randy Newman Randy Newman Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores.... Van Morrison Van Morrison Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely... Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Their 1970s catalog included five Top 40 albums and six Top 40 singles... Johnny Winter Johnny Winter John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters... Freddie King Freddie King Freddie King , thought to have been born as Frederick Christian, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-American blues guitarist and singer. He is often mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert... Leo Sayer Leo Sayer Leo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s... Little Feat Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles.... George Baker Ohio Players Ohio Players The Ohio Players were an American funk and R&B band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their double #1 hit songs "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster".- Biography :... Stephanie de Sykes Stephanie de Sykes Stephanie de Sykes is a British singer, and was once a girlfriend of Angus Deayton.-Biography:She attended Brays Grove School in Harlow, Essex; she returned to the school for a final reunion in June 2008 as guest of honour. She had a hit in 1974 with the Simon May penned "Born With a Smile on My... Sparks Sparks (band) Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson... Duane Eddy Duane Eddy Duane Eddy is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he had a string of hit records, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young"... Bay City Rollers Bay City Rollers The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at... The Rubettes The Rubettes The Rubettes were an English pop band assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts... Paper Lace Paper Lace Paper Lace are a Nottingham based pop group, formed in 1969. They are known to Americans as a one-hit wonder; however, in the UK they were a "classic two and a half hit wonder".-History:... ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... Roger Glover Roger Glover Roger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:... The Seekers The Seekers The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States... Showaddywaddy Showaddywaddy Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.-History:...	Smokie Smokie (band) Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw... Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul... The Drifters The Drifters The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953... Fox Fox (band) Fox was a British-based pop band popular in the mid 1970s. Led by American songwriter and record producer Kenny Young, the band was perhaps best known for its charismatic Australian lead singer Susan Traynor, who performed under the name Noosha Fox.... Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears is an American country music singer. She reached the top-10 of the Country music charts five times between 1969 and 1977, her biggest hit being "Blanket on the Ground", which, in 1975, became her only number one... Mud Mud (band) Mud were an English glam rock band, formed in February 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974... Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me".... Natalie Cole Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"... Nat Gonella Nat Gonella Nathaniel Charles Gonella was an English jazz trumpeter, bandleader, vocalist and mellophonist born in London, perhaps most notable for his work with the big band he founded, The Georgians.... Teach-In Teach-In Teach-In was a Dutch band, best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song Ding-A-Dong. The band was founded in 1969 and parted in 1980. Throughout this time there were several changes in lineup.-History:... Esther Phillips Esther Phillips Esther Phillips was an American singer. Phillips was known for her R&B vocals, but she was a versatile singer, also performing pop, country, jazz, blues and soul music.-Early life:... Pussycat Pussycat (Dutch band) Pussycat was a Dutch country and pop music group from Brunssum, driven by the three Kowalczyk sisters: Tonny, Betty and Marianne. Other members of the band were Lou Willé , Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen.-Career:... Steeleye Span Steeleye Span Steeleye Span are an English folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat".... Middle of the Road Martha Reeves Martha Reeves Martha Rose Reeves is an American R&B and Pop singer and former politician, and was the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. During her tenure with The Vandellas, they scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Jimmy Mack", "Dancing in the Street" and "Nowhere to Run"... Sailor Sailor (band) Sailor are a British pop group, best known in the 1970s for their hit singles "Glass of Champagne" and "Girls Girls Girls", written by the group's lead singer and 12-string guitar player, Georg Kajanus.-In the 1970s:... Billy Ocean Billy Ocean Billy Ocean is a Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the early to mid-1980s... Art Sullivan Art Sullivan Art Sullivan is a Belgian singer. He was successful in many countries, including Belgium, France, Portugal and Germany. Art Sullivan has sold ten million records between 1972 and 1978... Roberta Kelly Roberta Kelly Roberta Kelly is an African American singer, who scored three hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart between 1976 and 1978... Nazareth Nazareth (band) Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975... Amanda Lear Amanda Lear Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist.... Barbara Dickson Barbara Dickson Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"... Billy Swan Billy Swan Billy Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs... Rod Stewart Rod Stewart Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry.... Hank Mizell Hank Mizell Hank Mizell was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter... Freddy Fender Freddy Fender Freddy Fender , born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, was a Mexican-American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados... Lord David Dundas Lord David Dundas Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas is an English musician known for his film and television scoring, having previously had chart success in the rock genre.-Biography:... Sutherland Brothers Sutherland Brothers The Sutherland Brothers originally performed as a folk / rock duo in the field of British music in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver... Edwin Starr Edwin Starr Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:... Boney M Boney M Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba... Dave Edmunds Dave Edmunds David 'Dave' Edmunds is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with Pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.-Early bands:As a teenager Edmunds first... Johnny Wakelin Johnny Wakelin Johnny Wakelin is a British Pye Records recording artist.-Career:He had his first outings in clubs in his hometown but without big success... The Real Thing Fumble Fumble (band) Fumble were an English rock and roll revival group, that formed in 1967 and disbanded in 1982. They had specialised in covering rock and roll classics... Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:... Roger Whittaker Roger Whittaker Roger Whittaker is an Anglo-Kenyan singer-songwriter and musician with worldwide record sales of over 55 million. His music can be described as easy listening. He is best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark whistling ability... Labelle Labelle Labelle is an American all female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the Philadelphia/Trenton areas, the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, later changing... Twiggy Twiggy Lesley Lawson née Hornby known as Twiggy is an English model, actress, and singer. In the early-1960s she became a prominent British teenage model of swinging sixties London with others such as Penelope Tree.... BZN BZN BZN was a Dutch band.-History:BZN started out as a pop-rock band in their native Volendam in 1966, playing early-Bee Gees-like harmony pop... Sherbet Sherbet (band) Sherbet was one of the most prominent and successful Australian rock bands of the 1970s. Their biggest singles were "Summer Love" and "Howzat" , both reaching number one in Australia. "Howzat" was also a top 5 hit in the UK. Though the band's success in the U.S... Paul Nicholas Paul Nicholas Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England... Heart Heart (band) Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music... Patricia Paay Patricia Paay Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij , best known as Patricia Paay, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model and television personality. In the Netherlands, she is well known for her musical career, which spans over four decades... Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:... Thelma Houston Thelma Houston Thelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother... The Ritchie Family The Ritchie Family The Ritchie Family was the name of an American vocal group, based in Philadelphia, who achieved several hits during the disco era.-Career:... Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including... Hall & Oates Hall & Oates Hall & Oates are an American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates. They achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and play instruments. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."... Heatwave Heatwave (band) Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful... Marilyn McCoo Marilyn McCoo Marilyn McCoo is an American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group The 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series Solid Gold...  & Billy Davis Jr. Roberta Kelly Roberta Kelly Roberta Kelly is an African American singer, who scored three hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart between 1976 and 1978... Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... Baccara Baccara Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola . The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", which reached number one across much of Europe... Tony Joe White Tony Joe White Tony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989... Don Gibson Don Gibson Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was... Yvonne Elliman Yvonne Elliman Yvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar... The Jacksons The Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana... Luv' Luv' Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"... Laurent Voulzy Laurent Voulzy Laurent Voulzy is a French singer and composer.-Biography:Voulzy originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974... Tina Charles Luan Peters Luan Peters Luan Peters , also known as Karol Keyes, is an English actress.Born as Carol Hirsch, she made her stage debut in a pantomime aged four, then went on to win a drama scholarship at aged 16 after a performance of Twelfth Night... Peter McCann Peter McCann Peter McCann is an American singer and songwriter, who later resided in Nashville, Tennessee. As a staff writer with ABC Music he wrote the song "Right Time of the Night", which was a Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit for Jennifer Warnes in May 1977... Graham Bonnet Graham Bonnet Graham Bonnet is an English rock vocalist, and songwriter. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist, and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, the Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri.-Early days:Bonnet was born in Skegness in 1947... Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks is an English singer, formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. Elkie has been nominated twice for Brit Awards' top female singer. She is known for her powerful husky voice... Cherry Vanilla Cherry Vanilla Cherry Vanilla is an American singer-songwriter, publicist, and actress. After working as an actress in Andy Warhol's Pork, she worked as a publicist for David Bowie, before finding fame as a rock singer. She subsequently became a publicist for Vangelis.-Career:Kathleen Dorritie was born in... Carl Douglas Carl Douglas Carl Douglas is a former Jamaican-born, UK-based, singer, best known for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one in both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The R.I.A.A. awarded gold disc status on 27 November, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Selling Single... The Runaways The Runaways The Runaways were an American all-girl rock band that recorded and performed in the second half of the 1970s. The band released four studio albums and one live set during its run. Among its best known songs: "Cherry Bomb", "Queens of Noise", "Neon Angels On the Road to Ruin", "California Paradise"... Tom Robinson Band Tom Robinson Band Tom Robinson Band were a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson... Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952; Wembley, London) is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in... Blondie Blondie (band) Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s... Sheila & B. Devotion Sheila (singer) Sheila is a French pop singer, who became successful as a solo artist in the 1960s and 1970s and later fronted a disco act called Sheila and B. Devotion. Sheila has sold over 24,000,000 copies of records in France and was the top selling artist in France in the 1960s and 1970s... Darts Darts (band) Darts were a nine-piece British doo-wop revival band that achieved chart success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The popular London-based band had a number of UK top 20 hits including three successive Number twos with revivals of early U.S... Judy Cheeks Judy Cheeks Judy Cheeks is a female dance music singer born in Miami, Florida in 1954 and is the daughter of gospel singer and preacher Rev. Julius Cheeks. In 1978 she hit #10 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Mellow Lovin'," and then had a career resurgence in the 1990s, when she re-emerged with a... Grace Jones Grace Jones Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and... Marie Laforêt Marie Laforêt Marie Laforêt is a French singer and actress, .In 1978 she moved to Geneva, Switzerland and took out Swiss nationality.-The sources of her birth name:... Meat Loaf Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor... Michael Zager Band Michael Zager Michael Zager has produced, composed, and/or arranged original music in a wide range of musical idioms, including commercials, albums, network television, and as a source for theme music for films.... The Ramones Clout Clout Clout were originally a five-piece, South African million-selling all-girl rock group formed in 1977, best known for their song, "Substitute".-Career:... The Platters The Platters The Platters were a vocal group of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre... The Village People Alicia Bridges Alicia Bridges Alicia Bridges is an American singer who co-wrote and performed her international hit "I Love the Nightlife " in 1978.-Early years:... Dan Hartman Dan Hartman Daniel Earl "Dan" Hartman was an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for such songs as: "Free Ride", "I Can Dream About You", "Instant Replay", "Love Sensation", and "Relight My Fire", all of which had world-wide success.-Career:Born in Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg,... Chilly Chilly (band) Chilly was a popular German eurodisco/rock band at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s. Their most famous songs include hits like "Friday On My Mind",'Johnny Loves Jenny', 'Come to L.A.', 'Simply a Love Song', 'For Your Love' and 'Get Up And Move'.The Song "For Your Love" was... The Pointer Sisters Chic Chic (band) Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"... Rachel Sweet Rachel Sweet Rachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.-Biography:After beginning her singing career at the age of three, when she won an electric garage door opener in a singing contest, she began recording commercials at the age of six, toured with Mickey Rooney, and performed in Las...	Loredana Bertè Loredana Bertè Loredana Bertè is an Italian singer. In her long career she has worked with some of the best Italian songwriters such as Enrico Ruggeri, Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Enzo Jannacci and Mango, among others. She has experimented with different genres, from rock to reggae, from funk to... Hot Shot Hot Gossip Hot Gossip -Formation:Arlene Phillips came to London to learn and teach developing American Jazz dance routines. Employed as a dance teacher, she taught at locations including the Pineapple Dance Studios and the Italia Conti Stage School. In 1974, Phillips started forming the core of a troupe; Italia Conti... Gerard Kenny Gerard Kenny Gerard Kenny is a popular music singer-songwriter.-Career:Kenny formed his first band whilst in high school and between then, and the early 1970s, he toured the club circuit. In 1968 he landed his first recording contract with Warner Bros... Joe Tex Joe Tex Joseph Arrington, Jr. , better known as "Joe Tex", was an American Southern soul singer-songwriter, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s... M Robin Scott Robin Scott , lead singer and founder of a music project he called M, is a singer originally from the United Kingdom. His career encompasses four decades.-Early life:... Gibson Brothers Gibson Brothers The Gibson Brothers are a France based musical group, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included "Cuba" and "Que Sera Mi Vida".... First Choice First Choice (band) First Choice was an American girl group vocal music trio from Philadelphia. The group produced the disco hits "Armed and Extremely Dangerous", "Smarty Pants", "The Player", "Love Thang", "Let No Man Put Asunder" and "Dr. Love". They were signed to soul label Philly Groove Records and to disco label... Ironhorse Ironhorse Ironhorse was a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed by the former The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive member, Randy Bachman along with Tom Sparks , Chris Leighton and Ron Foos .... Dolly Dots Dolly Dots Dolly Dots were a popular Dutch girl band in the 1980s. With their style of upbeat dance/pop, they scored many hits throughout Europe. The sextet consisted of Angela Groothuizen, Angéla Kramers, Anita Heilker, Esther Oosterbeek, Patty Zomer and Ria Brieffies.... Patrick Hernandez Patrick Hernandez Patrick Hernandez is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with "Born to Be Alive" in 1979.-Biography:... Linda Clifford Linda Clifford Linda Clifford is an American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress, who scored hits from the 1970s to the 1980s, most notably "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Runaway Love" and "Red Light".... Sister Sledge Sister Sledge Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs... Debbie Jacobs Debbie Jacobs Debbie Jacobs is a female Black American singer born in Baltimore, Maryland who had several Disco hits. Her biggest chart hit was "High on Your Love," which climbed to #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980. The song, along with "Hot Hot " went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart... The Motels The Motels The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Their song "Total Control" reached #4 on the Australian charts in 1980... Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan is a French singer. She was one of the first rock girls in France. Vartan was the most productive and active of the yé-yé style artists, considered as the toughest-sounding of those. Her performance often featured elaborate show-dance choreography. She made many appearances on French... Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100... Lene Lovich Lene Lovich Lene Lovich is an American singer based in England, who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her most popular hit single was "Lucky Number", first released in 1979.-Early years:... Bette Midler Bette Midler Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys... Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan was a West German pop band, created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. The name of the band was chosen to fit the song of the same name, written and produced by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger.... Charlie Daniels Band Robert Palmer Tim Curry Tim Curry Timothy James "Tim" Curry is a British actor, singer, composer and voice actor, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.... Racey Racey Racey was a British pop group, formed in 1976 in Weston-super-Mare, by singer Phil Fursdon and Clive Wilson. The group was formerly known as Alive 'n' Rockin.-Career:... Bad Manners Bad Manners Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at... Citizen Band Citizen Band Citizen Band were a New Zealand band formed by the brothers Geoff and Mike Chunn, both of whom had previously been members of Split Enz.- Band members :... Madness Madness (band) In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts... The Sugarhill Gang The Sugarhill Gang The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for their 1979 hit, "Rapper's Delight", the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. The song uses the instrumental track from the classic hit "Good Times" by Chic as its foundation.... The Specials The Specials The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups... Marianne Faithfull Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an award-winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades.... Matchbox Matchbox (band) Matchbox is an English rockabilly band that formed in 1971, and is still active .-Career:Matchbox was formed in 1971 by Iain "Houndog" Terry, Fred Poke, Jimmy Redhead and Wiffle Smith. After 1978, the line-up consisted of Graham Fenton , Steve Bloomfield , Gordon Scott , Fred Poke and Jimmy Redhead... Charlie Dore Charlie Dore Charlie Dore is an English singer-songwriter and actress.-Career:Although best known as one of the UK's most respected singer-songwriters, Dore has a multi-faceted career that includes acting in film, TV and radio, comedy-improvisation and composition for film and TV... Joe Bataan Joe Bataan Joe Bataan is a Filipino-African American Latin R&B musician from New York.- Early life and career :... The Police The Police The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland... The Bellamy Brothers New Musik The Knack The Knack The Knack was an American New Wave rock quartet based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, "My Sharona", an international number one hit in 1979.-Founding :... Marti Webb Marti Webb Marti Webb is a musical actress from England, who appeared on stage in Evita, before starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber's one woman show Tell Me on a Sunday in 1980... The Moody Blues The Moody Blues The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed.... Horslips Horslips Horslips are an Irish Celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs based on traditional Irish jigs and reels. The group are regarded as 'founding fathers of Celtic rock' for their fusion of traditional Irish music with rock music and went on to inspire many local and international acts.... Godley & Creme Godley & Creme Godley & Creme were an English pop music duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc. In 1979 they directed their first music video for their own single "An Englishman in New York"... Garland Jeffreys Garland Jeffreys Garland Jeffreys is a part African-American, and Puerto Rican American, singer and songwriter, transversing the musical genres of rock and roll, reggae, blues and soul.-Career:... The Vapors The Vapors The Vapors were a New Wave and power pop band from England, that existed between 1979 and 1981. They had a hit with the song "Turning Japanese" in 1980, which reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and #36 in the U.S... Maywood Maywood (band) Maywood was a Dutch pop group in the 1970s and 1980s. Their biggest hit single was in 1980 with "Late At Night". They represented the Netherlands in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ik wil alles met je delen", which finished in fifteenth place. The group split up in... Desmond Dekker Desmond Dekker Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces , he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 " and "It Miek"... Barbara Dickson Barbara Dickson Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"... Skyy Skyy (band) Skyy was an American R&B/funk/disco band based in New York. They are perhaps best known for their 1982 hit, "Call Me," as well as their 1989 "comeback" hits, "Start of a Romance" and "Real Love."-Career:... Captain & Tennille Captain & Tennille Captain & Tennille are American pop music recording artists who achieved chart success from 1975 to 1980. The duo consists of husband and wife duo "Captain" Daryl Dragon , and Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille . They are best known for their singles "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Do That to Me... Dalida Dalida Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult... Eruption Eruption (band) Eruption was a popular disco / R&B / Soul band in the 1970s and 1980s.-History:Silent Eruption was formed in 1974 in Britain. In 1975 they won the RCA Soul Search Contest, whilst their first single "Let Me Take You Back in Time" was released in 1976... Jona Lewie Jona Lewie Jona Lewie is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:Jona Lewie joined his first group, The Johnston City Jazz Band, while still at school in 1963, and by 1968 had become a blues & boogie singer and piano player... Jimmy Ruffin Jimmy Ruffin Jimmy Ruffin is an American soul singer, and elder brother of the late David Ruffin of The Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."-Life:... The Pretenders The Pretenders The Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers... Lipps Inc Lipps Inc Lipps Inc. was a studio band that achieved two significant hits, "Funkytown", in 1980 and "Designer Music", in 1981.The group was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Steven Greenberg, who wrote and produced all of the group's music, and who also played several musical instruments... Amii Stewart Amii Stewart Amy 'Amii' Paulette Stewart is an American contemporary R&B/disco/dance-pop singer, dancer and actress most famous for her hit disco record "Knock on Wood". Stewart is the stepsister of actress-singer Miquel Brown and aunt to Brown's actress-singer daughter Sinitta.-Career:Amy Stewart was the... Johnny Bristol Johnny Bristol Johnny Bristol , was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s... Hoyt Axton Hoyt Axton Hoyt Wayne Axton was an American country music singer-songwriter, and a film and television actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. As he matured, some of his songwriting efforts became well... Carlene Carter Carlene Carter Carlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith.... Dave Edmunds Dave Edmunds David 'Dave' Edmunds is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with Pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.-Early bands:As a teenager Edmunds first... Judge Dread Judge Dread Alexander Minto Hughes , better known as Judge Dread, was an English reggae and ska musician. He was the first white recording artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, and has the most banned songs of all time.-Career:... Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide.... The Brothers Johnson Dr. Feelgood Dr. Feelgood (band) Dr. Feelgood are a British pub rock band formed in 1971. The band's name derives from a slang term for heroin or for a doctor who is willing to overprescribe drugs. It is also a reference to a 1962 record by the American blues pianist and singer Willie Perryman called "Dr Feel-Good", which... Hazel O'Connor Hazel O'Connor Hazel O'Connor is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of a soldier from Galway who settled in England after World War II to work in a car plant... Shakin' Stevens Shakin' Stevens Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw... Kelly Marie Kelly Marie Kelly Marie is a Scottish disco singer. Her only notable hit was "Feels Like I'm in Love", a #1 hit in the UK in 1980.-Early career:... Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and... The Boomtown Rats The Boomtown Rats The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland... Dave Dudley Dave Dudley Dave Dudley , born David Darwin Pedruska, was an American country music singer best-known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred baritone. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road," and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues," "Truck Drivin'... Barclay James Harvest Barclay James Harvest Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Lancashire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme , and Mel Pritchard .-History:... Telly Savalas Telly Savalas Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades. Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz... Bad Manners Bad Manners Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at... The Gap Band Arabesque Arabesque (group) Arabesque started as an all-girl trio at the height of the european disco era in 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany.After the first album, the band lineup was changed by keeping only the original member Michaela Rose and replacing the two other girls with new members Jasmin Vetter and Sandra Lauer... The Shadows The Shadows The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'... Motörhead Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... LaToya Jackson Lio Lio Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :... Tenpole Tudor Tenpole Tudor Tenpole Tudor are an English punk band fronted by Edward Tudor-Pole. The band has been active intermittently since 1977.-Origins:Tenpole Tudor formed in 1977 when Tudor-Pole met guitarist Bob Kingston , bassist Dick Crippen, and drummer Gary Long... Andy Gibb Andy Gibb Andy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of the family whose other male siblings formed the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.-The early years:... Kim Wilde Kim Wilde Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"... Joe Dolce Joe Dolce Joseph "Joe" Dolce is an American-born, Australian singer/songwriter who achieved fame with his multi-million-selling song, "Shaddap You Face", released under the name of his one-man show, Joe Dolce Music Theatre, in 1980... James Brown James Brown James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr... Fischer-Z Fischer-Z Fischer-Z were a British rock band formed in 1976 by John Watts and Steve Skolnik at Brunel University. The original line-up consisted of John Watts , David Graham , Steve Skolnik , and Steve Liddle .-History:... 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1972–1975

Musikladen 01

13.12.1972

• Chris Barber's Jazzband – Ice cream
• Chris Barber's Jazzband – New York Town Blues
• Chuck Berry – School days
• Lynsey de Paul – Sugar me
• Lynsey de Paul – Doctor, doctor
• Johnny Cash – San Quentin
• Insterburg + Co. –
• Everly Brothers – Dream, dream, dream (Oldie)
• Slade – Gudbuy to Jane
• Medicine Head – How Does It Feel

Musikladen 02

10.01.1973

• Old Merrytale Jazzband - Beer Street Blues
• Old Merrytale Jazzband - It's tight like that
• Klaus Doldinger: Passport II - Mandragora
• King Earl Boogie Band - Stealin', stealin'
• Insterburg + Co. -
• Lonnie Donegan - Does your chewing gum loose his flavour?
• Peter Skellern - You're a lady
• Sonny + Cher - I got you babe (Oldie)

Musikladen 03

21.02.1973

• Dubliners - Kelly the boy
• Dubliners - Dublin in the green
• Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintett - Sweet Georgia Brown
• Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintett - The man I love
• Insterburg + Co. -
• Chi Coltrane - Thunder and lightning
• Chi Coltrane - I wanna dance
• T.Rex - 20th century boy
• Moody Blues - Nights in white satin (Oldie)

Musikladen 04

21.03.1973

• Fumble - Good golly, Miss Molly
• Fumble - Get Up
• Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
• Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never
• Mr. Acker Bilk - Panama Rag
• Timmy Thomas - Why can't we live together
• Insterburg & Co. - Wodka Rubel
• Anne Murray - Snowbird
• Chris Montez & Fumble - Let's dance
• Fumble - Jailhouse Rock (Oldie: live)
• Mr. Acker Bilk - South Rampart street parade

Musikladen 05

02.05.1973

• Johnny Rivers - Memphis '72
• Johnny Rivers - Rockin' pneumonia
• Traffic - Evening Blue
• Mama Lion - Candy man
• Humpfrey Lyttleton - Doggin' around
• Insterburg & Co. -
• Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire (Oldie)
• New Seekers - Pinball wizard

Musikladen 06

30.05.1973

• Turk Murphy + His Frisco Jazzband - 1919 rag
• Turk Murphy + His Frisco Jazzband - Snake Rag
• Sha na na - Yakety yag
• Sha na na - Sea cruise
• Sha na na - Hound dog
• Roy Buchanan - Sweet dreams
• Ofarim + Winter - Why red don't you worry
• Neil Sedaka - Standing on the inside
• Dave Dee & Co. - The legend of Xanadu (Oldie)
• Donna Fargo - Happiest girl
• Blood, Sweat and Tears - Sail away
• Roxy Music - Virginia plain -
• Roxy Music - Do The Strand
• Roxy Music - Editions Of You
• Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home A Heartache
• Roxy Music - Remake Remodel

Musikladen 07

03.10.1973

• Chris Barber's Band - Stevedore Stomp
• Chris Barber's Band - We sure do need him now
• Albert Hammond - Everything I want to do
• Ramsey Lewis Trio - Hang on sloopy
• Ekseption - Flight of the Bumble Bee
• Bill Withers - Harlem
• Insterburg & Co. - Herbstgedichte/Winterblues/Glockenlied/Ich liebte ein Mädchen...
• The Rolling Stones - Silvertrain (Frisch vom Band)
• Albert Hammond - The free electric Band
• Marsha Hunt - Keep the Customers satisfied (Oldie: Beat Club)
• Chris Barber's Band - What you Gonna Do?

Musikladen 08

31.10.1973

• Monty Sunshine - Sweet Sue
• Neil Sedaka - Our last song together
• Suzi Quatro - 48 crash
• Billy Preston - In outer space
• Insterburg & Co. - Raucherhusten-Blues
• Demon Thor - Just one little moment
• Truck Stop - Orange blossom special
• David Essex - Rock on
• Joe South - Games people play (Oldie: Beat Club 1969)
• The Temperance Seven - You're driving me crazy
• The Temperance Seven - Nobody's Sweetheart

Musikladen 09

05.12.1973

• Max Colly -
• Ingeborg Thompson & Max Colly - Cakewalking babies from home
• Dietrich Kittner - Automatenlied
• Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush city limits
• Horslips - High limits
• Osmonds - Oneway ticket to anywhere
• The New York Dolls - I'm looking for a kiss
• Donovan - Only the Blues
• Dietrich Kittner - Öl-Konzerne (Limerick)
• Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
• Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
  Sweet Soul Music
  Sweet Soul Music is the second album of New Zealand RnB artist, Aaradhna released in 2008 on Valentine's Day.-Track listing:#"Didn't I "#"I Want You Back"#"Betcha By Golly Wow"#"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"...
  
   (Oldie: Beat Club)
• Max Colly - Doctor Jazz

Musikladen 10

23.01.1974

• Abbi Hübner - Panama Rag
• Country Joe McDonald - Going down old dusty road
• The Doobie Brothers - China grove
• Donny Osmond - When I fall in love
• Chi Coltrane - Who ever told you
• Insterburg & Co. - Jägerlied
• Bryan Ferry - A hard rain's gonna fall
• Stevie Wonder - Living for the city
• Dave Dee & Co. - Hold tight (Oldie)
• Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Musikladen 11

20.02.1974

• Leinemann - The First National Ragtime
• Leinemann - Grandma
• Judy Pulver - Sing for your supper
• Leo Sayer - The show must go on
• Judy Pulver - Dancing on the moon
• The Sweet - Teenage rampage
• Ulrich Roski - der kleine Mann von der Straße
• Lulu - The man who sold the world
• Alex Welsh and his Jazzband - Too-Too-Toosie goodbye
• Vinegar Joe - Proud to be a honky woman
• Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Oldie: Beat Club Nov. 1967)
• Alex Welsh and his Jazzband - At the Jazzband Ball

Musikladen 12

20.03.1974

• Dutch Swing College Band -
• Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - At the freaker's ball
• Alexis Korner - Hey, Good Lookin'
• War - Baby brother
• Alexis Korner - Midnight special
• Dave Brubeck - Circadian Dysrhythmia
• Schubert & Black - Versöhnung never
• Kiki Dee - Amouruse
• Dutch Swing College Band & Teddy Wilson - Honeysuckle rose
• The Walker Brothers - The sun ain't gonna shine anymore (Oldie: Okt. 1966)
• Dutch Swing College Band - Riverboat suffer

Musikladen 13

14.04.1974

• Benny Waters & Trevor Richards Trio & Marie-Ange Martin - Avalon
• New York City - Quick, fast, in a hurry
• Stealers Wheel - Stars
• Benny Waters & Trevor Richards Trio & Marie-Ange Martin - Some of these days
• Terry Jacks - Seasons in the sun
• Schobert + Black - Schnadahüpferl
• Bobbie Wright + The Tennessee Mountain Boys - Everybody needs a rainbow
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Buddha
• Sonny & Cher - Little man (Olide)
• Karl Dall -
• Bobby Wright & The Tennessee Mountain Boys & The Kitty Wells Family - I see the light

Musikladen 14

15.05.1974

• Mungo Jerry - All right, all right, all right
• David Cassidy - Rock me baby
• Kenny Ball and The Jazzmen - Entertainer
• Lesley Duncan - My soul
• Mungo Jerry - Long legged woman dressed in black
• Lionel Hampton - Won't you come along with me
• Schubert & Black - Ich und die kranke Umwelt
• Wilma Reading - There is something about you
• Hudson Ford - Crying Blues
• Donovan - Catch the wind (Oldie: Mrz. 1965)
• Kenny Ball and The Jazzmen - Shine

Musikladen 15

13.11.1974

• America - Mad dog
• Kin Ping Meh - Good Time Gracie
• Randy Newman - Old Kentutchy home
• Roxy Music - All I want is you
• Ike & Tina Turner - Get it on
• Insterburg & Co. - Der Nachbar von Nebenan
• Insterburg & Co. - Völkerverbindendes Lied
• Insterburg & Co. - Das wird ein Hit
• Van Morrison - Bulbs
• The Sweet - Turn it down
• Bachmann Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing yet
• Mountain Village Jazzmen - I've got the feeling I'm falling
• Dave Davies - Death of a clown (Oldie: Jul. 1967)

Musikladen 16

18.12.1974

• Kenny Ball & The Jazzmen - The Entertainer
• Turk Murphy and His Frisco Jazzband - Fifty miles in San Francisco
• Johnny Winter - Boney Maroney
• McGuinness Flint - C'est la vie
• Freddy King - Shake your Bootie
• Schobert + Black - Die Fernsehshow
• The World's Greatest Jazzband - South Rampart Street Parade
• Leo Sayer - Long tall glasses
• Kiki Dee Band - I got the music in me
• Wilma Reading - You can have a party
• The Cream - Strange brew (Oldie: Beat Club Mai 1967)
• Turk Murphy and His Frisco Jazzband - When you're smiling

Musikladen 17

05.02.1975

• Die Wühlmäuse - Kabarettprogramm
• Jaap Dekker Boogie Set - Stumping horses
• Little feat - Oh Atlanta
• Billy Preston - Nothing from nothing
• George Baker Selection - Little Paraguayo
• John Simon's One-Man-Band - What I say
• Tommy Fortmann - Try again
• Ohio Players - Fire
• Stephanie de Sykes - Only love
• The Rolling Stones - Ain't too proud to beg
• Sparks - Something for the girl with everything
• The Kinks - Mr. Pleasant (Oldie: Beat Club Mai 1967)
• Jaap Dekker Boogie Set - Soul Boogie No. 1

Musikladen 18

30.04.1975

• Jaap Dekker Boogie Set -
• Chris Barber's Jazzband - Take the A train
• Bachmann Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing yet
• Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
• Bay City Rollers - Bye bye baby
• Insterburg + Co. - Sexy Marie
• Insterburg + Co. - Geige
• Insterburg + Co. - Durchmarsch
• Osmonds - Rock 'n' Roll medley
• Joey Dyser - Onehundred years
• Bachmann Turner Overdrive - Rollin' down the highway
• Duane Eddy - Play me like you play your guitar
• Manfred Mann - Mighty quinn (Oldie: März 1968)
• Chris Barber's Jazzband - Midnight special

Musikladen 19

11.06.1975

• Barrel House Jazzband - Rebecca
• Johnny Rodriguez - Hey Mal Yo
• Jerry Naylor - Is This All There Is To A Honky Tonk
• Sailor - Sailor
• Billy Preston - Struttin'
• Bachmann Turner Overdrive - Hey You
• Jimmy Walker - Behind closed doors
• Dizzy Man's Band - The opera
• Bill Clifton - Turn your radio on
• Hank the Knife and the Jets - Guitar King
• George Baker Selection - Una paloma blanca
• Raymond Froggatt - Calow la vita (Oldie: Juli. 1968)
• Barrel House Jazzband - Monia moners

Musikladen 20

20.08.1975

• 10cc - I'm not in love
• Spooky & Sue - You Talk Too Much
• Zenda Jacks - Earthquake
• Bay City Rollers - Give a little love
• Johnny Cash - Tears on my pillow
• Rubettes - Foe-dee-oh-dee
• The Cats - Like a Spanish song
• Paper Lace - So what I am
• ABBA - S.O.S.
• Roger Glover - Love is all
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (Oldie: März 1969)
• The Seekers - Sparrow song
• The Seekers - Let's break this chains

Musikladen 21

30.08.1975 (Live IFA 1975)

• Tumbleweeds - Reno
• Alexis Korner - One Scotch, one Burbon, one beer
• Alexis Korner - Slow down
• Alexis Korner - Diamonds in the rough
• Alexis Korner - Get off of my cloud
• Bill Clifton & The Echo Mountain Band - Sunny side of life
• Bill Clifton & The Echo Mountain Band - Come by the hills
• Bill Clifton & The Echo Mountain Band - The lonely heart Blues
• Bill Clifton & The Echo Mountain Band - Going to Scotland
• Bill Clifton & The Echo Mountain Band - Liberty
• Toumbleweeds - California cotton fields
• Toumbleweeds - Somewhere between
• Toumbleweeds - Me and Bobby McGhee
• Bill Clifton & Alexis Korner - Praise the lord
• Bill Clifton & Alexis Korner - I see the light

Musikladen 22

15.10.1975

• Typically Tropical - Barbados
• Afric Simone - Ramaya
• Alain Barrière & Noëlle Cordier - Tu t'en vas
• Showaddywaddy - Rock and Roll music
• Showaddywaddy - Three steps to heaven
• Smokie - If you think you know how to love me
• Mariska Veres - Take me high
• Freddie King - Boogie bump
• Gloria Gaynor - Do it yourself
• The Drifters - There goes my first love
• The Hollies - Jennifer Eccles (Oldie: Beat Club Apr. 1968)
• George Baker Selection - Morning sky

Musikladen 23

17.11.1975

• Fox - He's got magic
• Bay City Rollers - Money, honey
• Bonnie St. Claire & Unit Gloria - Rocco (don't go)
• Billie Jo Spears - Blanket on the ground
• The Strange Creek Singers - Bugle call Rag
• Mud - L' L' Lucy
• Brotherhood Of Man - Kiss me, kiss your baby
• Hank The Knife & The Jets - Stan the gunman -
• Natalie Cole - This will be
• Ike & Tina Turner - Delila's power
• Johnny Cash - I walk the line (Oldie: 1955 - Aufnahme 1972)
• Nat Gonella & Ted Easton's Jazzband - Oh Mona

Musikladen 24

22.12.1975

• Showaddywaddy - Heartbeat
• Black Blood - A.I.E.
• Smokie - Don't play your Rock 'n' Roll to me
• Teach-In - Goodbye love
• Esther Phillips - What a diff'rence a day makes
• Pussycat - Mississippi
• Piet Veerman - Rollin' on a river
• Etta Cameron - I'm a woman
• The Walker Brothers - No regrets
• Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers - Operator, operator get me a line
• The Seekers - Love Isn't Love Until You Give It Away
• Bee Gees - New York mining disaster 1941 (Oldie: Beat Club Mai 1967)
• The Seekers - Break this chance

1976–1978

Musikladen 25

06.03.1976

• Two man sound - Charly Brown
• Ferrari - Sailor boy
• ABBA - Mamma mia
• Sailor - Glass of champagne
• George Baker Selection - Send me your pillow
• George Baker Selection - Open up your heart
• Shaun Cassidy - Morning girl
• Jackie Carter - Treat me like a woman
• Steeleye Span - All around my hat
• Surprise Sisters - La Booga Rooga
• The Walkers - I wasn't born in Tennessee
• Kristine - Devil woman
• Middle Of The Road - Everybody loves a winner
• Gerard Lenorman - La ballade des gens heureux
• Martha Reeves - Higher and higher
• Sailor - Girls girls girls
• ABBA - Fernando
• The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park (Oldie: Beat Club 1967)
• Ferrari - Woogie Boogie

Musikladen 26

29.05.1976

• Billy Ocean - Love really hurts without you
• Roberta Kelly - Love power
• Nazareth - Love hurts
• Die Goldene 11 - Ein Kuß nach Ladenschluß
• Die Goldene 11 - Ich laß mir meinen Körper schwarz bepinseln
• Amanda Lear - La Bagarre
• Barbara Dickson - People get ready
• Pussycat - Mississippi
• Pussycat - Georgie
• Billy Swan - Just want to taste you wine
• Dr. Jaeger - Passkontrolle
• Andrea True Connection - More, More, More
• Anita Meyer - The alternative way
• Rod Stewart - Tonight's the night
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe (Oldie)
• Rudolf Rock & Die Schocker - Sexy hexy
• Rudolf Rock & Die Schocker - Steiler Zahn
• Rudolf Rock & Die Schocker - Wir machen 'ne Party

Musikladen 27

21.08.1976 (The best of ABBA)

• ABBA - Waterloo
• ABBA - Honey honey
• ABBA - Tropical loveland
• ABBA - S.O.S.
• ABBA - Chiquitita (1979)
• ABBA - Rock me
• ABBA - Dancing queen
• ABBA - Mamma mia
• ABBA - I've been waiting for you
• ABBA - Take a chance on me (Am laufenden Band 1978)
• ABBA - Fernando
• ABBA - So long

Musikladen 28

18.09.1976

• ABBA - Dancing queen
• Black Blood - Kirie Kirio
• Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock
• Madâme - Do it now
• Freddy Fender - Wasted days and wasted nights
• David Dundas - Jeans on
• Suzi Quatro - Tear me apart
• Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms of Mary
• Edwin Starr - Accident
• Gilly Mason - Everyday I Have To Cry
• Fredl Fesl - Fußball-Lied/ Glockensong
• Bill Amesbury - Sugar Pie
• Showaddywaddy - Trocadero
• Dana - Fairytale
• Boney M. - Daddy cool
• Dave Edmunds - Here comes the weekend
• Sailor - Cool breeze
• The Equals - I Won't Be There (Oldie)
• Sailor - Stiletto heels

Musikladen 29

16.10.1976

• Johnny Wakelin - In Zaire
• Spooky & Sue - You've Got What It Takes
• Billy Ocean - L.O.D.
• The Real Thing - Can't get by without you
• Steve Harley - Here comes the sun
• Tina Charles - Dance little lady dance
• Twiggy - Appalachian Boy
• Pussycat - Smile
• Air Bubble - Racing Car
• Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers - Alright
• Roger Whittaker - Indian lady
• Leo Sayer - You make me feel like dancing
• La Belle - Lady marmalade / Get you somebody new
• Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (Oldie: Beat Club 1969)
• The Beatles - Paperback Writer (Video)
• Twiggy - Here I go again
• Ferrari - Monza

Musikladen 30

11.12.1976

• Ebony - Don't Boogie Mr. Tango
• BZN - Mon amour
• Etta Cameron - Wild widow
• Sherbet - Howzat
• Frédéric François - Fanny, Fanny (Chicago)
• Joe Dunnet & The New Renegades - Cadillac
• Teach In - Upside down
• Paul Nicholas - Dancing with the captain
• Heart - Magic man
• Yancey - Making music for money
• Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Secrets
• Boney M. - Sunny
• Cat Stevens - Lady d'Arbanville (Oldie: Beat Club 1970)
• The Who - Substitute (Video)
• The Sweet - Lost angels

Musikladen 31

12.02.1977

• Levelets - He, comment ça va
• Patricia Paay - Who's that lady
• Champagne - Rock 'n Roll star
• Heather Mae - Keep On Dancin'
• Bonnie Tyler - Lost in France
• The Manhattans - Kiss and say goodbye
• The Manhattans - Kind-a miss you
• Jeanette ¿Porque te vas? -
• Kursaal Flyers - Little does she know
• Puhdys - Wenn ein Mensch lebt (LP-Tip)
• Puhdys - Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde
• Amanda Lear - Blood and honey
• David Dundas - Jeans on
• David Dundas - Another funny honeymoon
• Thelma Houston - Don't leave me this way
• Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell (Oldie: Beat Club 1969)
• Ritchie Family - Life is music
• Ritchie Family - Best disco in town

Musikladen 32

26.03.1977

• Dream Express - 1-2-3 in a million
• Pastell - Sentimental song
• Emmylou Harris - C'est la vie
• Billy Ocean - Red light
• Crystal Palace - Take it all
• Margaret Cowie - Cathedrals
• Hall & Oates - Rich girl (LP-Tip)
• BZN - Don't say goodbye
• 5000 Volts - Light The Flame Of Love
• Monika Hauff & Klaus-Dieter Hankler - Als ich Dich heute wiedersah
• Heatwave - Boogie nights
• Art Sullivan & Kiki - Et si tu pars
• Chris Spedding - Pogo dancing
• Marilin McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - You don't have to be a star
• The Hollies - Sorry Suzanne (Oldie: Beat Club Marz. 1969)
• Rudolf Rock & Die Schocker - Yakety yak
• Rudolf Rock & Die Schocker - Mein Hobby heißt Bobby

Musikladen 33

21.05.1977

• Dead End Kids - Have I the right
• Al Sharp - I'm never gonna leave you
• Roberta Kelly - Zodiacs
• Dolly Parton - Jolene
• Baccara - Yes sir, I can Boogie
• Twiggy - Rings
• Pussycat - My broken souvenirs
• The Cats - Save The Last Dance
• Tony Joe White - Swamp Boogie
• Don Gibson - It's all over
• The Four Seasons - Down The Hall
• Boney M. - Ma Baker
• Yvonne Elliman - Love me
• The Four Seasons - Rag doll
• The Jacksons - Enjoy yourself
• George Baker Selection - Beautiful rose

Musikladen 34

13.08.1977

• Mr. Walkie Talkie - Be my Boogie Woogie baby
• Luv' - My man
• Etta Cameron - You gotta move
• Laurent Voulzy - Rockcollection
• Showaddywaddy - You've got what it takes
• Jennifer - Do it for me
• Bonnie Tyler - Heaven
• Paul Nicholas - Heaven's On The 7th Floor
• Dana - Put some words together
• Pretty Maid Company - Nina, pretty ballerina
• Amanda Lear - Queen of Chinatown
• Heart - Barracuda (LP-Tip: aus «Little queen»)
• Baccara - Sorry, I'm a lady
• Tina Charles - Falling in love with summertime
• Don Gibson - Oh, Lonesome Me
• Veronica Unlimited - What kind of dance is this?

Musikladen 35

08.10.1977

• La Belle Epoque - Black is black
• Teach-In - See the sun
• Luan Peters - Love countdown
• Dr. Hook - Walk right in
• Lesley Hamilton - Lover man
• Peter McCann - Do you wanna make love
• Leroy Gomez - Don't let me be misunderstood
• Jeanette - Porque voy cambiar
• Cliff Nelson - Circles
• Freddy Lancee - Rock 'n' Roll heart
• Graham Bonnet - It's all over now, Baby Blue
• Sheila - Love me baby
• Elkie Brooks - Pearl's a singer (LP-Tip)
• Smokie - Needles and pins
• Boney M. - Belfast
• Amen Corner - Bend Me, Shape Me (Oldie)
• Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers - Do you remember

Musikladen 36

03.12.1977

• The Lovemachine - Funky tambourine
• Cherry Vanilla - The Punk
• Al Sharp - One third love, two thirds pain
• Showaddywaddy - Dancing party
• Hearthermae - You don't need me
• Dead End Kids - Glad all over
• Carl Douglas - Run back
• The Runaways - Schooldays
• Eruption - I can't stand the rain
• Noosha Fox - Georgina Bailey
• Roxy Music - Virginia plain (LP-Tip: aus «Greatest hits»)
• La Bande a Basile - Les Chansons Françaises
• Pussycat - If you ever come to Amsterdam
• The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A. (Oldie)
• Café Crème - Unlimited Citations - The Beatles Disco Medley

Musikladen 37

19.01.1978

• Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 motorway
• Bonnie Tyler - It's a heartache
• Patrick Gammon - Satisfaction
• Patricia Paay - Livin' without you
• Panama - Nights in white satin
• Maxine Nightingale - Will you be my lover
• Jack Jersey - She was dynamite
• Art Sullivan & Kiki - L'amour à la Française
• Blondie - X offender (LP-Tip)
• Sheila & B. Devotion - Singing in the rain
• Baccara - Darling
• Johnny Cash - Jackson (Oldie: Sep. 1972)
• Tina Turner - Acid queen

Musikladen 38

23.03.1978

• Darts - Come back my love
• Judy Cheeks - Mellow login'
• The Pirates - Gibson Martin Fender
• Vivian Arden - Faisons l'amour
• Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
• Grace Jones - La vie en rose
• Suzi Quatro - If you can't give me love
• Amanda Lear - Follow me
• Blondie - Denis
• Boney M. - By the rivers of Babylon
• Pat Hall - La la jump
• The Bee Gees - I've gotta get a message to you (Oldie: Beat Club Nov. 1968)
• Raffaela Carrà - Tanti auguri

Musikladen 39

01.06.1978

• Valentino - Evening in Calais
• Vanessa Di Selva - Money Love
• American Eagles - Kokka (Amor, amor)
• Timothy Touchton - I love you more than my wife
• La Bionda - One for you, one for me
• Lesley Hamilton - No Hollywood movie
• Marie LaForet - Harmonie
• Gilla - Bend me, shape me
• Meat Loaf - You took the words right out of my mouth (LP-Tip: aus «Bat out of hell»)
• Baccara - Parlez-vous Français (Version française)
• Sailor - All I need is a girl
• Michael Zager Band - Let's all chant
• Nadine Expert - I wanna be a Rolling Stone
• Pretty Maid Company - In the mood
• Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (Oldie: Beat Club 1969)
• Pussycat - The same old song
• Showaddywaddy - I wonder why

Musikladen 40

13.06.1978 (Revue 1977/78)

• Eruption - I can't stand the rain
• Leroy Gomez - Don't let me be misunderstood
• Grace Jones - La vie en rose
• Elkie Brooks - Pearl's a singer
• Smokie - Needles and pins
• Bonnie Tyler - Heaven - It's a heartache
• Suzi Quatro - If you can't give me love
• La Bionda - One for you, one for me
• Sheila & B. Devotion - Love me baby - Singing in the rain
• Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi
• Amanda Lear - Queen of Chinatown
• Meat Loaf - You took the words right out of my mouth
• Boney M. - Belfast - Rivers of Babylon
• Tina Turner - Acid queen

Musikladen 41

21.09.1978

• Antonia - La Bamba
• Ritchie Family - American generation
• Eruption - Leave a light
• Marc Seaberg - Looking for freedom
• Clout - Substitute
• Plastic Bertrand - Bambino
• Luv' - You're the greatest lover
• Ramones - Sheena is a Punkrocker (LP-Tip: aus «Rocket to Russia»)
• The Surfers - Windsurfing
• Blondie - (I'm touched by your) Presence, dear
• Sheila & B. Devotion - You light me fire
• Bachman Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing yet (Oldie: Musikladen Nov. 1974)
• Boney M. - Rasputin

Musikladen 42

16.11.1978

• Ramona Wulf - Parlez-moi d'amour
• Rhonda - He's the one
• Girlie - Andy
• The Platters - Only you '78
• Bonnie Tyler - My guns are loaded
• Baccara - The devil sent you to Lorado
• Renee - Sweet nothings
• Tom Cunningham - Don't you cry
• Amanda Lear - The Sphinx
• Mistral - Neon city
• Snoopy - No time for a Tango
• Karen Cheryl - Sing to me mama
• Sonny & Cher - Then he kissed me (Oldie: Beat Club Sep. 1966)
• Village People - Y.M.C.A.

Musikladen 43

14.12.1978

• Zebra Crossing - We're going places
• Alicia Bridges - I love the night life
• La Bionda - Baby make love
• Dan Hartman - Instant reply
• Super - Gigolo
• Clout - You've got all of me
• Emly Starr - No no sheriff
• Jimmy «Bo» Home - Let me (be your lover)
• Patricia Paay - Malibu
• Luv' - Trojan horse
• Chilly - For your love
• Romy Haag - Super paradise
• Lindsey de Paul - Sugar me (Oldie: Musikladen Aug. 1972)
• Teach In - Dear John

1979–1981

Musikladen 44

25.01.1979

• Dollar - Shooting star
• Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rama lama ding dong
• Lesley Hamilton - You gotta move
• Steve Collins - Life is a game
• Pointer Sisters - Angry eyes
• Chíc - Le freak
• Rachel Sweet - B-A-B-Y
• Loredana Bertè - Dedicato
• Darts - Get it
• Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip - I lost my heart to a starship trooper
• D. D. Sound - 1-2-3-4 gimme some more
• The Jacksons - Blame it on the Boogie
• The Sweet - Teenage rampage (Oldie: Musikladen Feb. 1974)
• Hansje - Silex pistols piew piew

Musikladen 45

22.03.1979

• Blondie - Heart of glass
• Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
• Sheila B. Devotion - Seven lonely days
• Renee - Whole lotta shakin' goin' on
• Luv' - All you need is Luv
• ABBA - Chiquitita
• The Sweet - Call me
• Clout - Save me
• Gerard Kenny - New York, New York
• Amanda Lear - Fashion pack
• Tina Turner - Viva la money
• Rolling Stones - We love you (Oldie: Aug. 1967)
• Boney M. - Holiday
• Village People - In the Navy

Musikladen 46

17.05.1979

• Saragossa Band - Rasta man
• Moulin Rouge - Holiday
• Bay City Rollers - Turn on the radio
• Belle Epoque - Jump down
• Suzi Quatro - Don't change my luck
• Dana - Something's cookin' in the kitchen
• Champagne - That's life
• Joe Tex - Loose caboose
• Baccara - Body talk
• Luv' - Casanova
• M - Pop muzik
• Romy Haag - Showtime
• Gibson Brothers - Cuba
• Walker Brothers - Land of a Thousand Dances
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  "Land of a Thousand Dances" is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962. The song is famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in their version of the song in 1965, whose version peaked at number thirty...
  
   (Oldie: Mai 1966)
• Teach In - The robot

Musikladen 47

12.07.1979

• Blondie - Sunday girl
• First Choice - Great expectations
• Edwin Star - H.A.P.P.Y. radio
• Ironhorse - Sweet Lui-Louise
• Tata Vega - I just keep thinking about you
• Blonde on Blonde - Whole lotta love
• Kevin Keegan - Head over heels in love
• Gaby - I'm a lover not a fighter
• Dolly Dots - (Tell it all about) Boys
• Theo Vaness - As long as it's love
• A la Carte - When the boys come home
• Tina Turner - Root, toot, undisputable Rock 'n' Roller
• New Riders of the Purple Sage - Hello Mary Lou (Oldie: Mai 1972)
• Boney M. - Gotta go home

Musikladen 48

30.08.1979 (Live IFA Berlin)

• Teenager - Birthday
• Al Hudson & The Partners - You can do it
• Moulin Rouge - Lonely days
• Patrick Hernandez & Hervé Tholance - Back to Boogie
• Nick Straker Band - Walk in the park
• Smokie - Do to me
• Ritchie Family - Where are the men
• Linda Clifford - Bridge over troubled water
• Ebony - The Locomotion
• Clout - Under fire
• Luv' - Eeny meeny miny moe
• Cheetah - Deeper than love
• Karen Cheryl - Show me you're man enough
• Terry Jacks - Seasons in the sun (Oldie: Musikladen Mrz. 1974)
• Hansje - Automobile

Musikladen 49

18.10.1979

• 2plus1 - Easy come, easy go
• Debbie Jacobs - Undercover lover
• Sister Sledge - Lost in music
• Chic - My forbidden lover
• Suzi Quatro - She's in love with you
• Chilly - Come to L.A.
• Motels - Closets & bullets
• Sylvie Vartan - I don't want the night to end
• Wilson Pickett - Groove city
• Lene Lovich - Bird song
• Bette Midler - My knight in black leather
• The Who - Pictures of Lilly (Oldie: Apr. 1967)
• Dschinghis Khan - Rocking son of Dschinghis Khan (English version)

Musikladen 50

13.12.1979

• Showaddywaddy - A night at Daddy Gees
• Lew Lewis Reformer - Win Or Loose
• Luis Fernandez - Dead End Street
• Ritchie Family - Put your feet to the beat
• Charlie Daniels Band - The devil went down to Georgia
• Bonnie Tyler - I believe in your sweet love
• Cherie & Marie Currie - Since you've been gone
• Village People - Ready for the '80s
• Lena Martell - One day at a time
• Robert Palmer - What's it take
• Luv' - Ooh, yes I do
• Sheila B. Devotion - Spacer
• Clout - Oowatanite
• Boney M. - I'm born again
• Tim Curry - I do the Rock
• Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Oldie: Beat Club 1967)
• Racey - Such a night

Musikladen 51

17.01.1980

• Citizen Band - Spirit in the sky
• Emily Woods - Ak-shun
• Gibson Brothers - Que sera mi vida
• Madness - One step beyond
• Babe - Wonderboy
• Monotones - Mono
• Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's delight
• Rachel Sweet - Baby let's play house
• Specials - A message to you Rudi
• Fiddler's Dram - Day trip to Bangor
• Marianne Faithfull - The ballad of Lucy Jordan
• Earth + Fire - Weekend
• Angie Bee - Plastic Doll
• A la Carte - Doctor, doctor
• Citizen Gang - Womanly way
• Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush city limits (Oldie: Dez. 1973)
• Matchbox - Rockabilly rebel

Musikladen 52

10.04.1980

• Ebony - Everything will turn out fine
• Renée - If you wanna be a Rock ‘n‘ Roller
• Charlie Dore - Pilot of the airwaves
• Boney M. - I see a boat on the river
• Clout - Portable radio
• Herman Brood and his Wild Romance - Hot shot
• Joe Bataan - Rap-o clap-o
• The Police - So lonely
• Veterans - There ain't age for Rock 'n' Roll
• Bellamy Brothers - Dancin' cowboys
• Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County
• Luv' - Ann-Maria
• New Musik - Living By Numbers
• The Knack - I want ya
• Godley & Creme - An Englishman in New York
• Marti Webb - Take that look off your face
• Typically Tropical - Barbados (Oldie: Okt. 1975)
• Matchbox - Buzz buzz a diddle it

Musikladen 53

22.05.1980

• The Boys - You better move on
• Suzanne Fellini - Love on the phone
• Garland Jeffreys - Matador
• The Vapors - Turning Japanese
• Maywood - Mother how are you today?
• The Monkees - Daydream believer (Video)
• Desmond Dekker - Israelites 1980
• Barbara Dickson - January, February
• Sky - Toccata
• Captain & Tennille - Do that to me one more time
• Singing Blue Jeans - Whole lotta trouble
• Dalida - Il faut danser Reggae
• Dave Dee & Co. - Zabadak (Oldie: Beat Club Nov. 1967)
• Eruption - Go Johnny go

Musikladen 54

19.06.1980

• A la Carte - Do wah diddy diddy
• Gibson Brothers - Mariana
• The Days - Teacher, teacher
• Oscar Harris - Song for the children
• Matchbox - Midnite dynamos
• Jona Lewie - Kitchen at parties
• Jimmy Ruffin - Hold on to my love
• Paul McCartney - Coming up (Video)
• Pretenders - Brass in pocket
• Marianne Faithful - Broken English
• Roxy Music - Over you
• Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
• Johnny Cash - Sunday morning coming down (Oldie: 1972)
• Showaddywaddy - Always & ever

Musikladen 55

11.09.1980

• Arabesque - Take me don't break me
• Odyssey - Use it up and wear it out
• Saragossa Band - Ginger red
• Precious Wilson - Cry to me
• Ami Stewart & Johnny Bristol - My guy - my girl
• Boney M. - Children of paradise
• Sugar & The Lollipops - I can dance
• David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes (Video)
• Monotones - Zero to zero
• Maywood - Late at night
• Hoyt Axton - Della and the dealer
• Carlene Carter & Dave Edmunds - Baby ride easy
• Judge Dread - Big six
• Isetta Preston - Woman behind the man
• Marti Webb - Your ears should be burning now
• Small Faces - Tin soldier (Oldie: Beat Club Dez. 1967)
• Cliff Richard - Dreamin'
• The Piranhas - Tom Hark

Musikladen 56

09.10.1980

• The Brothers Johnson - Light up the night
• Dr. Feelgood - No mo do yakomo
• Hazel O'Connor - Eighth day
• Roxy Music - Oh yeah
• Smokie - Run to me
• Bibi Andersen - Call me lady Champagne
• The Pinups - New Wave lover
• Jona Lewie - Big shot
• Shakin' Stevens - Marie, Marie
• Babe - The kiss
• Kelly Marie - Feels like I'm in love
• ABBA - Waterloo (Oldie: 1974)
• The Beatles - Penny Lane
• Dolly Dots - Hela-di-ladi-lo

Musikladen 57

13.11.1980

• Weltons - Sweet Rock 'n' Roller
• Kool and The Gang - Celebration
• Matchbox - When you ask about love
• Ebony - Reflections
• Luv' - My number one
• Dr. Hook - Girls can get it
• Boomtown Rats - Banana republic
• Gibson Brothers - Latin America
• Rod Stewart - Passion
• Clout - The best of me
• Showaddywaddy - Why do lovers break each other's heart
• Dave Dudley - George and the Northwoods
• Billy Swan - I can help (Oldie: 1974)
• BZN - Rockin' the trolls

Musikladen 58

11.12.1980

• Silvio - I'm your son, South America
• The Block - Dance all night
• Teddy Girls - Mama
• Barclay James Harvest - Life is for living
• Maywood - Give me back my love
• Kelly Marie - Loving just for fun
• Sean Tyla
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   - Breakfast in Marin (Video)
• Bellamy Brothers - Lovers live longer
• Sommerset - Mi amor
• Hoyt Axton - A rusty old halo
• Telly Savalas - Some broken hearts never mend
• Bad Manners - Special brew
• Boney M. - Felicidad
• John Lennon - Give peace a chance (Video)

Musikladen 59

15.01.1981

• The Days - Stick in between
• The Gap Band - Burn rubber
• Chrissy - Mark my words
• Saskia & Serge - Mama he's a soldier now
• Bisquit - Roller Boogie
• Arabesque - Marigot bay
• The Shadows - Equinoxe (Part V)
• Motörhead - Ace of Spades
• Queen - Flash
• Rettore - Kobra
• Darts - Peaches
• David Dundas - Jeans on (Oldie: Musikladen Sep. 1976)
• Joe «King» Carrasco & The Crowns - Buena

Musikladen 60

12.02.1981

• Hot Shot - Fire in the night
• Coast to Coast - (Do) the Hucklebuck
• La Toya Jackson - If you feel the funk
• Robert Palmer - Looking for clues
• Rod Stewart - Oh god, I wish I was home tonight
• Doris D. & The Pins - Shine up
• Lio - Amoureux solitaires
• Visages - Fade to grey
• Tenpole Tudor - 3 bells in a row
• Emmylou Harris - Mister Sandman
• Status Quo - Lies
• Andy Gibb - Time is time
• The Yankees - Halbstark (Oldie: Beat Club 1965)
• Suzi Quatro - Glad all over

Musikladen 61

19.03.1981

• The Look - I am the beat
• Kelly Marie - Hot love
• Le Angeli - Easy loving, easy living
• Eruption - Runaway
• Billy Preston - Hope
• Sister Sledge - All American girls
• Roger Whittaker - Don't fight
• Steve Winwood - While you see a chance (Video)
• Kim Wilde - Kids in America
• Telly Savalas - Sweet surprise
• Maywood - Distant love
• The Police - De dododo de dadada
• Donovan - Atlantis (Oldie: Beat Club Feb. 1969)
• Joe Dolce - Shaddap you face

Musikladen 62

30.04.1981

• Matchbox - Babe's in the wood
• Bonnie Jack - Hey, Mary Ann
• Hazel O'Connor - Writing on the wall
• Pam Rose - The book of you and me
• The Fools - Running scared
• Linda Williams - I'm the lady
• Mike Oldfield - Wonderful land (Video)
• Motörhead & Girlschool - Please Don't Touch
• Trix - Fantasy
• James Brown - Rapp payback
• Dolly Dots - Leila
• The Who - Substitute (Oldie: 1966)
• Shakin' Stevens - This ole house

Musikladen 63

04.06.1981

• The Duanes - You can't keep hanging on
• Honey Pipers - Sunday night, Monday night
• Yvonne Wilkins - The melody plays
• Ricchi & Poveri - Sara perche ti amo
• Fisher-Z - Marliese
• The Tubes - Talk to ya later
• Kim Wilde - Chequered love
• Commander Cody - Lose it tonight
• Lady J. Dalton - Hillbilly girl with the Blues
• Hoyt Axton - Evangelina
• Loretta Goggi - Maldetta Primavera
• Boney M. - Consuela Biaz
• Baccara - Colorado
• Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet
• Tenpole Tudor - Swords of a 1000 men
• Pat Boone - (Medley)
• Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart (Oldie)
• Sugar & The Lollipops - Dancing dynamo

Musikladen 64 (Live aus dem "Theater des Westens" in Berlin)

10.09.1981

• Coast to Coast - Let's jump the broomstick
• Odyssey - Going back to my Roots
• Arabesque - In for a Penny
• Hot Shot - I‘m on Fire
• Slade - We'll bring the house down
• Doll by Doll - Main travelled Roads
• Toyah - I want to be free
• Ronnie Spector - Darlin'
• Shakin' Stevens - Green door
• Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Never be anyone else but you
• Helen Schneider & The Kick - Rock 'n' Roll gypsy
• Motörhead - Motorhead
• ELO - Hold on tight (Video)
• Kirsty MacColl - There's a guy works down the chip shop, swears he's Elvis
• Pussycat - Teenage queenie
• Maywood - Rio
• Trix - C‘est la Vie
• Kim Wilde - Water on glass
• Get Wet - Just so lonely
• Le Angeli - Hello, Mr. Businessman
• Heidi Brühl - You are a part of my heart
• Telly Savalas - Lovin' understandin' man
• Rod Stewart - Tonight's the night (Oldie: Musikladen Mai. 1976)
• Matchbox - Love‘s made a Fool of you
• Freddy Cannon - Way down yonder in New Orleans

Musikladen 65

15.10.1981

• Ribbons & Lace - You're not like anyone
• Spargo - Just for you
• Dolly Dots - P.S.
• Juan Pardo - No me hables
• Al Bano & Romina Power - Sharazan
• Rachel Sweet - And then he kissed me / Be my baby
• Adam & The Ants - Prince charming (Video)
• Sheila - Little darlin'
• Kool and the Gang - Take my heart
• Olivia Newton-John - Physical
• Cliff Richard - Wired for sound
• ABBA - S.O.S (Oldie: Musikladen August 1975)
• Bad Manners - Can Can

Musikladen Extra - German Edition # 3

07.11.1981

• Bobtail - ...grüßt den Rest der Welt
• Frank Ford - Tür zu
• Lisa Salzer - Die Musik verklingt
• Cindy & Bert - San Bernardino
• Vicky Leandros - Ich weiss, dass Liebe lebt
• Ricky King - Hale, Hey Louise
• Nina & Mike - Carribbian Disco-Show
• Dunja Rajter - Spürst du nicht, wie glücklich ich bin
• Lonzo - Mama ist cool
• Günther Willumeit - Sieben Mark im Monat
• Jürgen von der Lippe - Parodien von Udo Lindenberg und Gunter Gabriel
• Mike Krüger - M-M-Mädel
• Karl Dall - Der älteste Popper in der Stadt
• Normaal - Was war gestern los
• Ted Herold - Gib´dein Ziel nimals auf
• Joachim Witt - Goldener Reiter
• Reinhard Mey - Müllmänner-Blues
• Bernhard Brink - Du´entschuldige - ich kenn´dich
• Siw Inger - Keine Angst, das kann man lernen
• Peter Orloff - Der andere
• Andrea Jürgens - Japanese Boy
• Rudi Carrell - Wann wirds mal wieder richtig Sommer (Oldie)
• Dschingis Khan - Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot
• Gottlieb Wendehals - Polonäse Blankenese

Musikladen 66

19.11.1981

• Liza Donegan - Do you love me
• Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band - She used to sing on Sunday
• Calamity Jane - Love wheel
• Freddy Quinn - Get me back to Tennessee
• Bobby Bare - Take me as I am
• Ray Charles - Your cheatin' heart
• Lacy J. Dalton - Wild turkey
• Mary Ann Hart - Tell me why
• Ronnie McDowell - Older women
• Little River Band - The night owls
• Doris D. & The Pins - The mavellous marionettes
• Diana Ross - Why do fools fall in love (Video)
• Johnny Cash - A boy named sue (Oldie)
• Trini Lopez - Trini's tunes

Musikladen 67

17.12.1981

• Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers - Put a light in the window
• Gibson Brothers - Quartier Latin
• Nicky Onidis - Can you light me fire
• John Watts Band - In a different language
• Mink De Ville - Love and emotion
• Melissa - Be my doctor in love affairs
• Altered Images - Happy birthday
• Shakin' Stevens - It's raining
• Aneka - Little lady
• Rondo Veneziano - San Marco
• Kim Wilde - Cambodia
• Zager & Evans - In the year 2525 (Oldie: Beat Club 1969)
• The Tremeloes - Tremedley

1982–1984

Musikladen 68

21.01.1982

• A la Carte - Viva torero
• Precious Wilson - I need you
• Keith Marshall - Let me rock you
• JoAnna Forte - Jimi's Hifi
• Jasmine - Boing-boing
• The Force - Close to a Headline
• Ricchi & Poveri - M'innamoro di te
• Isetta Preston - A soldier died
• Galactic Nomads - Jupiter
• Alvin Stardust - A wonderful time up there
• The Four Tops - Don't walk away
• Heidi Brühl - No ties no tears
• Bonnie Tyler - Lost in France (Oldie: Musikladen Feb. 1977)
• Saragossa Band - Dance with the Saragossa Band on 45

Musikladen 69

11.03.1982

• Rising Sun - Atlantis town
• Kay Cee Bang - Let the good times Roll
• Anne Bertucci - I'm number one
• Al Bano & Romina Power - Felicita
• Toyah - It's a mystery
• Kelly Groucutt - Oh, little darling
• Slade - Rock And Roll preacher
• Mobiles - Drowning in Berlin (Video)
• Emmylou Harris - Rose of Cimarron
• Tight Fit - The lion sleeps tonight
• Olivia Newton-John - Make a move on me
• Babe - I'm a Rock machine
• Boney M. - Daddy cool - (Oldie Musikladen Sep. 1976)
• Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers - Alright okay

Musikladen 70

15.04.1982

• Matchbox - 24 hours
• Inner Circle - Something so good
• Altered Images - See those eyes
• Frequencia Mod - Happy everything
• Nona Hendryx - Love is like an itching in my heart
• Shakin' Stevens - Shirley
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I love Rock 'n' Roll
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Maid of Orleans
  Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)
  "Joan of Arc " is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and was the third single released from their third studio album Architecture & Morality....
  
   (Video)
• Melanie - Foolin' yourself
• Kim Wilde - View from a bridge
• Bill Wyman - A new fashion
• Peter Skellern - You're a lady (Oldie: Musikladen 1973)
• Dolly Dots - S.T.O.P.

Musikladen 71

20.05.1982

• The Dots - Helen in your headphones
• Gammarock - Fool around
• Blanchard - Bobo Rock
• Le Angeli - Backwards flyer
• Don Williams - Listen to the radio
• A Flock Of Seagulls - I ran
• Brian Chapman - I'd love to want me
• Patrick Hernandez - Non stop
• Marie LaForet - Blanche nuit de satin
• The Dooleys - And I wish
• Valerie Dumas - Une glace avec deux boules
• Spargo - Hip hap hop
• Aneka - Ooh shooby doo doo lang
• Fay Ray - Heatwave
• The Boomtown Rats - House on fire
• Gigi Garner - Heatbraker
• ABBA - Dancing queen (Oldie: Musikladen Aug. 1976)
• Tight Fit - Fantasy island

Musikladen 72

24.06.1982

• Doris D. & The Pins - Jamaica
• K.I.D.
  K.I.D.
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   - I wanna piece of the action
• Mary Ann Heart - But I might tonight
• Nancy Wood - Turn your love light on
• Bananarama & Fun Boy Three - Really saying something
• Adam Ant - Goody two shoes (Video)
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Crimson and clover
• Sibylle Rauch - So long, goodbye
• David Christie - Saddle up
• Helen Schneider With The Kick - Hot summer nights
• Arabesque - Tall story teller
• Sabado Domingo - Manos arriba
• The Hollies - Sorry Suzanne (Oldie: Beat Club 1969)
• James Lloyd - Limbo la la

Musikladen 73 (Don Williams)

22.07.1982

• Don Williams - The Shelter of your Eyes
• Don Williams - Tulsa Time
• Don Williams - Till the Rivers all run dry
• Don Williams - Some broken Hearts never mend
• Don Williams - Listen to the Radio
• Don Williams - You‘re my best Friend
• Don Williams - (Turn out the Lights and) Love me tonight
• Don Williams - Lord, I hope this Day is good
• Don Williams - Down the Road I go

Musikladen Extra - German Edition #4

21.08.1982

• Die Crackers - Phonhaus
• Clinch - Hallo Vater
• Conny & Jean - Felicita
• Ingrid Peters - Einmal bleibst du hier (German Version of "I won´t let you down" by Ph.D.)
• Wolfgang Petry - Der Himmel brennt
• Klaus Lage - Ich will mein Geld zurück
• Elke Best - Land der Phantasie (German Version of "Land of make Believe" by Bucks Fizz)
• Nena - Nur geträumt
• Kontrast - Zukunft
• Bernd Schütz - Komm, geh mit mir nach Kanada
• Ted Herold - Ready Teddy
• Grobschnitt - Wir wollen leben
• Foyer des Arts - Wissenswertes über Erlangen
• Christian Franke - Was wäre wenn...
• Mary Roos & David Hanselmann - Es ist nie zu spät
• Peter Orloff - Der Barbar
• Katja Ebstein - Leben, nur um mit dir zu leben
• Joachim Witt - Tri Tra Trullala (Herbergsvater)
• Zeltinger - Knochen
• Mike Krüger - J.R.´s Bruder
• Nina & Mike - No me hables
• Ricky King - Fly with me to Malibu
• Didi Hallervorden - Der Würger vom Finanzamt
• Wencke Myhre - Ein Mark für Charly (Oldie)
• Gottlieb Wendehals - Damenwahl

Musikladen 74 (Shakin' Stevens)

02.09.1982

• Shakin' Stevens - Mona Lisa
• Shakin' Stevens - Let me show you how
• Shakin' Stevens - Hot dog
• Shakin' Stevens - Marie, Marie
• Shakin' Stevens - Shirley
• Shakin' Stevens - Baby you‘re a child
• Shakin' Stevens - It‘s raining
• Shakin' Stevens - Que sera
• Shakin' Stevens - Shake, rattle & Roll

Musikladen 75

30.09.1982

• Avant Garde - Seven days
• The Belle Stars - The clapping song
• Altered Images - Song sung blue
• Rosanna Fratello - ...Se t'amo t'amo
• Edward Reekers - The Words to say I love you
• Bow Wow Wow - I want Candy
• Natasha - Iko Iko
• Traks - Long Train running
• Gazebo - Masterpiece
• June Lodge & Prince Mohammed - Someone loves you honey
• Kool and The Gang - Big fun
• Ricchi & Poveri - Piccolo amore
• Tommy Overstreet - Jesus saves
• Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne is Big Leggy
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Do you wanna touch me
• Helen Schneider with The Kick - Piece of my heart
• F. R. David - Words (Video)
• Kim Carnes - Voyeur
• Albert Hammond - It never rains in Southern California (Oldie: 1973)
• Cliff Richard - It has to be you, it has to be me

Musikladen 76

11.11.1982

• Jose & The Kazoo Band - Kazoo Kazoo
• Spargo - So funny
• Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie (Video)
• Romeo - Marina
• Nicky Onidis - Baby, I love you
• Rondo Veneziano - La Serenissima (Video)
• Salvo - Sogno romantico
• The Sneakers - It's all over bar the shoutin'
• Tomas Ledin & Agnetha Fältskog - Never again
• Culture Club - Do you really want to hurt me
• Frida - To turn the stone (Video)
• John Denver - Shanghai breezes
• The Sweet - Teenage rampage (Oldie)
• Shakin' Stevens - I'll be satisfied

Musikladen 77

10.02.1983

• Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny, shiny
• Wham! - Young guns (Go for it)
• Melba Moore - Love's comin' at ya
• Ricchi E Poveri - Mamma Maria
• A la Carte - Radio
• Yazoo - The other side of love (Video)
• Janet Jackson - Young love
• Earth & Fire - Twenty four hours
• David Christie - Our time has come
• Toni Basil - Mickey (Video)
• Matchbox & Kirsty MacColl - I want out
• Kool & The Gang - Ooh la la (Let's go dancin´)
• The Casuals - Jesamine (Oldie: 1968)
• Saragossa Band - Za za zabadak

Musikladen 78

17.03.1983

• Johnnie Allan - Promised land
• Frankie Smith - Yo yo-champ
• Al Bano & Romina Power - Che angelo sei
• Madness - Tomorrow's just another day
• Missing Persons - Destination unknown
• Renee & Renato - Just one more kiss
• Mike Batt - Love makes you crazy (Video)
• Imagination - Changes
• Bucks Fizz - If you can't stand the heat
• The Weather Girls - It's raining men (Video)
• Gloria Gaynor - Stop in the name of love
• Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up where we belong (Live)
• Sheila & B. Devotion - Singing in the rain (Oldie: Musikladen 1978)
• Shakin' Stevens - Your ma said you cried in your sleep last night

Musikladen 79

21.04.1983

• La Compagnie Creole - Love is good for you
• Claudja Barry - Work me over
• Gino Palatino - Vendetta a Parigi
• Gloria Piedimonte - Ma che bella serata
• Freddie Mandera - Mr. Lonely
• Traks - Get ready
• Laura Branigan - Solitaire
• Tracey Ullman - Breakaway
• Robin Gibb - Juliet
• Sister Sledge - Let him go
• Phil Collins - I don't care anymore
• ABBA - Fernando (Oldie: Musikladen 1976)
• Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - If you wanna be happy

Musikladen 80

09.06.1983

• Luis Rodriguez - Niña
• Key West - Wanna groove
• Hot Shot - I can't stand it no more
• Hotline - Feel so strong
• Joboxers - Just got lucky
• Nona Hendryx - Keep it confidential
• Nick Lowe - Ragin' eyes
• Del Shannon - Cheap love
• Agnetha Fältskog - The heat is on
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Telegraph
• Amanda Lear - Darkness and light
• Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
• La Bionda - One for you, one for me (Oldie: Musikladen 1978)
• The Shorts - Comment ça va

Musikladen 81

21.07.1983 (Best of '82/'83)

• Ricchi E Poveri - Mamma Maria
• Al Bano & Romina Power - Felicita
• Wham! - Young guns (go for it)
• Kool & The Gang - Ooh la la
• Spargo - Hip hap hop
• Marie LaForet - Blanche nuit de satin
• Nena - Nur geträumt
• Culture Club - Do you really want to hurt me
• Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny, shiny
• A Flock Of Seagulls - I ran
• Robin Gibb - Juliet
• Phil Collins - I don't care anymore
• Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up where we belong
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I love Rock 'n' Roll
• Shakin' Stevens - I'll be satisfied
• Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
• Agnetha Fältskog - The heat is on
• The Shorts - Comment ça va

Musikladen 82

08.09.1983 (Live IFA Berlin)

• The Twins - Not the loving kind
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Fake friends
• Nancy Wood - Lyin'-chatin'-woman chasin'-honky tonkin'-whiskey drinkin' you
• Boney M. - Jambo
• Rose Laurens - Mamy Yoko
• Dave Dudley - When my blue moon turns to gold again
• Stray Cats - She's sexy and 17
• Danovak & Co. - What have you done to my heart
• Christopher Cross - Deal 'em again
• Berdien Stenberg - Rondo Russo
• The Bee Gees - Someone belonging to someone
• Robin Gibb - Another lonely night in New York
• Roman Holliday - Motor mania
• Grace Jones - La vie en rose
• Rita Coolidge - All time high
• Bucks Fizz - London town
• Gloria Gaynor - America
• Rod Stewart - What am I gonna do
• Barry Manilow - You're lookin' hot tonight
• Village People - Y.M.C.A (Oldie: Musikladen 1978)
• Status Quo - Ol' Rag Blues

Musikladen 83

06.10.1983

• Alice & The Wonderboy - Don't tell me this is love
• The Belle Stars - The entertainer
• Enzo - Solo
• Jennifer Rush - Come give me your hand
• Babe - (Don't you ever) Shop around
• Eartha Kitt - Where is my man
• Waylon Jennings - Good hearted woman
• Donna Summer - She works hard for the money
• Joe South - Games people play (Oldie: 1969)
• David Christie - Rally down to Sally's

Musikladen 84

15.12.1983

• G'Race - Manhattan
• Musical Youth - 007
• Howard Jones - New song
• Trans-X - Message on the radio
• Berdien Stenberg - Allegro
• The Broads - Sing sing sing
• Bao Bab - N.O. J.O.B.
• Scialpi - Rocking Rolling
• Rheingold - Via Satellit
• Booker Newberry III - Teddy bear
• Robin Gibb - How old are you?
• Helen Schneider With The Kick - White turning black
• Jeanette - ¿Porque te vas? (Oldie: Musikladen 1977)
• G'Race - Manhattan

Musikladen 85

26.01.1984

• Novo - Extremix
• Randy Crawford - Nightline
• Electric Boogie Men - Breakdancing
• Peter Schneider - Hawaiian moonlight
• Phillip Goodhand-Tait - He'll have to go
• Patto - Black and White
• Mink de Ville - Each word's a beat of my heart
• Heinz Rudolf Kunze - Sicherheitsdienst (Video)
• Jack Jersey - 63784
• Kirsty MacColl - Terry
• Pat Benatar - Love is a battlefield (über Satellit aus Los Angeles)
• Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
• Lynsey de Paul - Sugar me (Oldie: 1972)
• V.O.F. De Kunst - Suzanne

Musikladen 86

03.05.1984

• Race - Rockaway
• 84 Ahead - Get on up
• The Twins - Love system
• Limahl - Too much trouble
• Sensus - Sensus (Musikladen-Video)
• Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero
• Flavia Fortunato - Aspettami ogni sera
• Bel Ami - Du machst mich verrückt
• Jennifer Rush - 25 lovers
• Rock Steady Crew - Uprock
• Charlene Tilton - C'est la vie
• Raffaela Carrà - Tanti auguri (Oldie: 1978)
• Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two tribes

Musikladen 87

21.06.1984

• Gemini - Magdalena
• Anna Rusticano - Strano
• D.I.A. - Passion play
• Twisted Sister - We're not gonna take it
• Moti Special - Stop! Girls go crazy
• Makromad - Tausend Tage Fete
• Talk Talk - Such a shame
• Deniece Williams - Let's hear it for the boy
• Rick Springfield - Love somebody
• Thompson Twins - The gap
• DÖF - Uh-uh-uh mir bleibt die Luft weg
• Clout - Substitute (Oldie: Musikladen 1978)
• Heather Parisi - Ciao ciao

Musikladen 88

17.07.1984

• The Tramps - Move
• Valerie Claire - I'm a model
• Shannon - Sweet somebody
• Tomas Ledin - Everybody wants to hear it
• Münchener Freiheit - Oh Baby
• Belle and the Devotions - Love games
• London Aircraaft - Rocket in my pocket
• Spandau Ballet - Only when you leave
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Talking Loud and Clear
• Rhonda - Racing heart
• Sheila E. - The glamorous life
• The Equals - Police on my back (Oldie: 1967)
• Evelyn Thomas - High energy

Musikladen 89

20.09.1984

• Fiat Lux - Blue emotion
• Talk talk - Another work
• Depeche Mode - Master and servant
• Johan Daansen - Deadly game
• Savage Progress - Heart begin to beat
• Frida - Shine
• Robin Gibb - Secret agent
• Sensus - All of a sudden
• Jennifer Rush - Ring of Ice
• Ultravox - Heart of the country
• Rick Springfield - Don't walk away
• Boney M. - Kalimba de luna
• The Beatles - Ballad of John & Yoko (Oldie: Video 1969)
• Chico Johnson - Hula hoop

Musikladen 90

29.11.1984

• Supermax - Number one in my heart
• Shakatak - Watching you
• Robert Vanguard - Angel eyes
• Gary Chandler - Dancing in heaven
• Billy Ocean - European queen
• Bananarama - Hotline to heaven
• Limahl - Tar beach
• The Twins - The game of chance
• Ricchi & Poveri - Cosa sei
• Eddy Grant - Boys in the street
• Bad Boys Blue - L.O.V.E. in my Car
• Maria Vidal - Body Rock
• Ray Charles - Eleanor Rigby (Oldie)
• Duran Duran - The wild boys
• Band Aid - Do they know it's Christmas (Video)