LG Radio Presents -
Insight
In this radio series, Leo looks at why some Artists have become cultural icons, symbolising so much of a musical world of the past. We’ll hear a dozen or so recordings of each featured Artist, giving us an Insight into what made their recordings so adored.
LG Radio Presents -
Insight
Shirley Bassey
So far, this episode is the only Brit featured in Leo’s Insight series. Shirley Bassey is a singer who’s recorded catalogue is vast and hugely adored. Leo’s selection of recordings looks at her vocal influences and how the vocals of Shirley Bassey have become one of the most popular of her time.
Bobby Darin
The artist featured in this edition didn’t live very long and yet to different genres of music fans, he’s remembered in completely contrasting fashions. To some he was the swaggering crooner who gave us ‘Mack The Knife’ and ‘Beyond the Sea’. Others associated him with the big Pop hits ‘Dream Lover’, ‘Splish Splash’ and ‘Things’. Some recall him as an artist deeply passionate about social causes and one who sung protest songs. He also recorded Rhythm and Blues and if he hadn’t have enjoyed thirteen top ten hit singles, we would probably be talking about him as one of the notable songwriters. So for this edition of Insight Leo has picked out a dozen songs from the catalogue of the man who seemingly could sing anything – Bobby Darin.
Chuck Berry
For this edition of Insight, Leo has selected a dozen or so recordings from the back catalogue of an artist who nestles firmly under the Icon section in the history books. This episode celebrates an artist who wasn’t just a singer, but was also a songwriter and a musician who established a genre, defined a genre and was in fact himself a genre – the great Chuck Berry.
Dean Martin
For this edition of Insight, Leo looks through the catalogue of one of the biggest stars of his era. And it could be claimed that he was the very first entertainer to convincingly excel at all the disciplines – he sold several million records, he starred in movies and as a live performer he broke box office records all over the world.For this episode, Leo focuses on his recorded legacy of Dean Martin.
Frank Sinatra - Part One
Leo begins the examination and celebration into a recording catalogue that was genre defining and culturally more significant than almost every other singer of the 20th century. This is first of several Insight programmes dedicated to Frank Sinatra.
Frank Sinatra - Part Two
In Part 2 of the Insight series celebrating the work of Frank Sinatra, Leo revisits the catalogue of one of the most important voices of all time, sharing further insight to his remarkable audio legacy.
Frank Sinatra - Part Three
Leo’s third episode sharing insight on the catalogue of one of the most important and clearly still very much loved voices of all time; the artist whose work remains one of the most remarkable music legacies of all time, Frank Sinatra.
Jackie Wilson
Leo looks at a dozen or so recordings from an artist who was known as Mr Excitement. He inspired and influenced the vocal stylings of so many, from Elvis to Van Morrison. A singer who, although dead before he turned 50, created the most incredible catalogue of songs and established a performance style that influenced all those who followed – welcome to an insight, to Jackie Wilson.
Little Richard
Leo visits the recording catalogue of a genius who could make a song featuring nonsense lyrics into a multi-million seller. He was aperformer, a piano player and a vocalist whose influence was vast, from The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Prince and so many others – this is an Insight into the catalogue and musical influence of the incomparable Little Richard.
Nat King Cole
We all know the name, especially every December when one of his most well-known songs defines the soundtrack of Christmas, but if you want to dig a little deeper than the roasting chestnuts, then Leo’s Insight into a selection of Nat King Cole’s recordings, is utterly unmissable.
Peggy Lee
Maybe you know the name, maybe you’ve heard of her, how many of her songs could you actually name? Well, there’s Fever, Why Don’t You Do Right, but what else? Leo has picked out a dozen Peggy Lee recordings, to shine some Insight into her incredible catalogue. Peggy’s influence as a vocal stylist and songwriter reached far and wide, into the worlds of Jazz, Pop, Country and Soul – this selection of a dozen Peggy Lee recordings is a little taster of her vast catalogue.
Ray Charles
In this episode of Insight, Leo takes a wander through the catalogue of the artist whose incredible talent influenced so many Jazz, Blues & Soul singers that followed him – the amazing, Ray Charles.
Roy Orbison
For this episode of Insight, Leo visits the catalogue of another of the 20th Century’s icons. And this episode features not just a singer, but also one of the most successful and influential songwriters of the past 60 or 70 years. Welcome to Insight, where we’re celebrating Roy Orbison.
Sam Cooke
In his too short a life of just 33 years, Sam Cooke managed to create a musical legacy many artists failed to achieve over a full lifespan. The fact his recording career as a solo artist only lasted for just four years makes his catalogue even more extraordinary. Join Leo as he picks out a dozen or so recordings from Sam’s back catalogue, as an Insight to how and why the music of Sam Cooke has made him a cultural icon of his and our time.
