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Shaun celebrates the life of record label boss, Clive Davis, who died earlier this week. Plus Rock Date diary highlights from Hot Chocolate and The Clash.

There is no denying that Clive Davis was integral to the Sound of the 1970s.

As the boss of Columbia, later CBS Records from 1967 until the mid 70s, before he founded Arista Records in 1975, Clive was responsible for bringing the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Barbara Streisand, Barry Manilow, Aerosmith, Santana and Billy Joel to the masses, as well as Simon and Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, Earth Wind and Fire, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick....and that was just a few of his artists in the 70s alone!

Clive died earlier this week aged 94. Shaun pays tribute throughout the show, playing just a few of the artists who Clive championed.

Also on the show, the Rock Date Diary focuses on Hot Chocolate and The Clash, plus there is another 70s Rock Classic pick.

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Music Played

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

    • Born To Run.
    • CBS.

  • Slade

    Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me

    • Cum On Feel the Hitz: The Best of Slade.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
    • 2.

  • ROCKDATE DIARY

    • Santana

      Black Magic Woman

      • Santana's Greatest Hits.
      • CBS.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    • NOW That's What I Call Gold (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Dr. Feelgood

    Roxette

    • EMI.

  • Eagles

    Desperado

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • ROCKDATE DIARY

    • Hot Chocolate

      So You Win Again

      • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
      • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Jeff Beck

    Hi Ho Silver Lining

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    She's Gone

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Linda Ronstadt

    When Will I Be Loved

    • The Early Years.
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • First Class

    Beach Baby

    • NOW - Yearbook 1974 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Billy Joel

    Piano Man

    • NOW - Yearbook 1973 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Family Affair

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • ROCKDATE DIARY

    • The Clash

      Remote Control

      • The Singles.
      • Columbia.
      • 2.

  • The Flying Lizards

    Money

    • Virgin.

  • ROCK CLASSIC

    • The Band

      Don't Do It - Concert Version

      • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Fantasy

    • The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
    • CBS.
    • 5.

  • Steve Harley & Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Here Comes The Sun

    • Make Me Smile: The Best of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 11.

  • Chicago

    If You Leave Me Now

    • The Heart Of Chicago.
    • Reprise.

  • The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

    Jackie Blue

    • Top Hits 1975 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Ramones

    Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

    • The Ramones - All The Stuff And More.
    • Sire.

  • B. Bumble & the Stingers

    Nut Rocker

    • The 1962 British Hit Parade Pt. 1: Jan.-May, Vol. 2 (Various Artists).
    • Acrobat.

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Jun 202615:00
    BBC Radio 2