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Shaun's got your 70s summer tunes as well as Rock Date Diary moments from Gary Numan and the Allman Brothers, and he remembers the iconic Penelope Keith, who died this week.

Shaun's got the best pick of all the 70s summer tunes you need, as well as Rock Date Diary moments from Gary Numan and the Allman Brothers.

Also, he remembers the iconic actor Penelope Keith, who died this week aged 86.

Penelope's character of Margot Leadbetter in the hit BBC sitcom The Good Life is one of the all time TV greats, with the series running from 1975 to 1978, and she starred in many more, including To the Manor Born, which began in 1979.

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Music Played

  • James Brown

    Get Up Offa That Thing

    • 20 All Time Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
    • 6.

  • Blondie

    (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • The Jam

    News of the World

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polydor.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Sweet Talkin' Woman

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Boogie Shoes

    • Very Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes

    Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar

    • (Single).
    • Gto.

  • Eric Clapton

    I Shot The Sheriff

    • 461 Ocean Blvd. (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 5.

  • ROCKDATE DIARY

    • Village People

      YMCA

      • Night Moves (Various Artists).
      • Double Gold.

  • Al Green

    Tired of Being Alone

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

  • Smokie

    Don't Play Your Rock 'N' Roll To Me

    • The Best Of.
    • RCA Camden.
    • 3.

  • Deniece Williams

    Free

    • Black Butterfly.
    • BBR.

  • Janet Kay

    Silly Games

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Steve Miller Band

    Jet Airliner

    • Steve Miller Band - The Best Of.
    • Arcade.

  • Chic

    Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)

    • Golden Age Of Black Music (1977-88).
    • Atlantic.

  • Faces

    Cindy Incidentally

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • ROCKDATE DIARY

    • The Allman Brothers Band

      Statesboro Blues (Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971)

      • At Fillmore East.
      • Island Def Jam.
      • 1.

  • Harry Nilsson

    Coconut

    • Personal Best: The Harry Nilsson Anthology.
    • RCA.

  • ROCK CLASSIC

    • Deep Purple

      Space Truckin'

      • Machine Head.
      • Rhino/Warner Records.
      • 7.

  • Lulu

    The Man With the Golden Gun

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.

  • Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

    A Fifth Of Beethoven

    • A Fifth Of Beethoven.
    • BBR.

  • Todd Rundgren

    I Saw The Light

    • My Girl (Original 1992 Film S/Track).
    • Epic.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Louie, Louie

    • Funky Kingston.
    • Island Records.
    • 5.

  • The Who

    Join Together

    • The Who Hits 50.
    • UMC.
    • 16.

  • Elvis Costello

    (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

    • My Aim Is True.
    • Edsel.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Last Sunday15:00
    BBC Radio 2