THE RICHARD CLEGG INTERVIEWS, PARTS 1 AND 2
Current Episodes
SSRH 853
SSRH 854
SSRH 853/854
October 10, 2026
October 17, 2026
Celebrating America 250
THE RICHARD CLEGG INTERVIEWS
SSRH 853 – Part 1
The Music of Glenn Miller – Interview With Nat Peck
BFBS Cyprus – broadcast December 28, 1975
You and the Night and the Music – Interview with Billy May
BBC Radio 2 – broadcast March 31, 1983
Interviews feature musical segments relevant to the guest
Uptown Hall (AEFP) Recording for Broadcast
Sgt. Mel Powell and the American Swing Sextette
Recorded December 3, 1944; Broadcast (Parts)
Chesterfield Moonlight Serenade (CBS) Broadcast
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
March 5, 1941, Shubert Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio (Part)
SSRH 854 – Part 2
Glenn Miller’s 78th Anniversary – Interview with Peanuts Hucko
BBC Radio 2 – recorded December 17, 1981; broadcast March 2, 1982
Ray McKinley’s 75th Birthday – June 18, 1985 – Interview with Ray McKinley
BFBS London – broadcast July 1, 1985
Interviews feature musical segments relevant to the guest
Swing Shift (AEFP) Recordings for Broadcast
December 7, 1944, Co-Partners Hall, Bedford, England (Part)
April 5, 1945, Olympia Theatre, Paris, France (Parts)
Playlists
(SSRH 853) (44-12-03) My Guy’s Come Back (opening theme), Hallelujah, Louise (75-12-28) Nat Peck (with musical segments) (41-03-05) The Spirit Is Willing (83-03-31) Billy May (with musical segments)
(44-12-03) Night In Tunisia, My Guy’s Come Back (closing theme)
(SSRH 854) (45-04-05) Song and Dance (opening theme), Somebody’s Wrong, (82-03-02) Peanuts Hucko (with musical segments), (44-12-07) Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar (T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, vocal), (85-07-01) Ray McKinley (with musical segments), (45-04-05) Everybody Loves My Baby, Song and Dance (closing theme)
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