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Published: June 2008
Discussion message Re: Dance music for Radio 2

Andy Burnham wrote: : : Going back to my suggestion, I would call 'modern' dance music that : with : an electronic element, so I would put the start in to the mid 70s.

Steve West 18 June 2008 04:51
Discussion message Re: Dance music for Radio 2

http:/​/​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Dance_music 1920s dance music Dance music became enormously popular during the 1920s.

Sterling Times 17 June 2008 10:04
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Of course cave men danced to sticks clicked together (as do aborigines today). People danced to Rock n Roll and to similar things before and after.

Andy Burnham 17 June 2008 21:09
Discussion message Re: Dance music for Radio 2

Quoting a previous Alan Milewczyk contribution:- How did I know this would go off this way? Heh heh!

Christopher England 17 June 2008 20:45
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 I'm no expert on the matter but didn't people do folk dancing in mediaeval days, not to mention the traditional dancing round the maypole stuff, Morris dancing, etc?

Alan Milewczyk 17 June 2008 20:20
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 No it doesn't, the whole quote is: "Before "I Feel Love", most disco recordings were backed by acoustic orchestras.

Alan Milewczyk 16 June 2008 21:59
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From: "tesug" <...> That isn't as daft as I thought it might be. If we accept that Radio 2 is aimed at Radio 1's audience of 15–20 years ago, then that is a real...

Steve Martin 10 June 2008 12:45
Discussion message Dance music for Radio 2

http:/​/​www.radiotoday.co.uk/​news.php?extend.3482.17 Stunning idea Eric

Eric Tesug 10 June 2008 08:31
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Quoting a previous Steve Leyland contribution:- This has always been the way. I remember it from the soul shows on Capital.

Christopher England 18 June 2008 19:51
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Quoting a previous DAVE RICHARDS 'JACK SPARROW' contribution:- Ah, so in radio terms you'd be suited to... Magic 105.4??? Heh heh.

Christopher England 18 June 2008 19:13
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I do apologise to Steve, I clearly read that in a hurry. Apologoes to you Christopher I was a Magician's Assistant, not even aspiring to the Magician I am afraid.

DAVE RICHARDS 'JACK SPARROW' 18 June 2008 09:19
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 LOL, not being pedantic, honest guv, but surely "modern" relates to whatever point in time you are at, so for me in the 60s it was soul music, for those in the late 50s it...

Alan Milewczyk 17 June 2008 21:53
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Earlier that year the rather good first album from Neneh Cherry was sitting in the record library unplayed and unloved so I featured some album tracks on the 819 Overnight...

Andy Burnham 17 June 2008 21:45
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Quoting a previous DAVE RICHARDS 'JACK SPARROW' contribution:- a) Steve Martin never said that. I said that.

Christopher England 17 June 2008 19:15
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Wasn't a Charlston dance song remixed in around 1993/​4 - 'Doop' or something like that? Da Guff

RC Guff 17 June 2008 12:52
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Well Christopher as one of the people who sometimes contributes to Garry's board to answer a question if I can help, but referred to by Steve Martin on this board as 'people...

DAVE RICHARDS 'JACK SPARROW' 17 June 2008 06:44
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From: "Christopher England" <...> I do seem to remember a newspaper article about it at the time, where legal action was threatened, and eventually the...

Steve Martin 17 June 2008 00:18
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 ok chriss how aboute angelic and the song called the silence i thinkits called anyone remember that one? or a song called the night flight that was a good dance tune.

Stewart Ross 16 June 2008 21:43
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Quoting a previous Steve Martin contribution:- Yeah, thanks for that. There was an unusually good write up alongside the video too, basically saying that a slim attractive...

Christopher England 16 June 2008 20:58
Discussion message Re: Dance music for Radio 2

OK, my pitch for 'oldest dance record' is I Feel Love by Donna Summer, 1977 and Wikipedia appears to agree with me http:/​/​en.wikipedia.

Andy Burnham 16 June 2008 20:49