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Vocal Giants and Beyond with Beverley Knight and James Morrison
Award-winning singers Beverley Knight and James Morrison select their favourite show-stopping vocalists.
Beverley Knight and James Morrison select their all-time favourite vocalists in a playlist packed with some of the world's greatest singers. They celebrate incredible voices and track their influence in an hour of astonishing archive performances.
James picks Tina Turner's epic Proud Mary rendition as one of his all-time greats, and Beverley introduces him to Big Mama Thornton - a woman who taught Elvis a thing a two.
What is it like to sing with your 'idol of idols'? Beverley reveals how she felt when this opportunity presented itself.
Experience the raw stadium-rock vocal of Steve Tyler and the soaring acoustic purity of Eva Cassidy, the intensity of Otis Redding and the passion of Prince. Whitney Houston sings live to an audience of millions and Sir Tom Jones returns to the green grass of Wales to deliver one of his classic hits. Finally, a pitch-perfect George Michael blows the roof off Wembley stadium in this feel-good hour of dazzling show-stoppers.
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Black Coffee & Humble Pie
Duration: 01:03
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:14
Larz-Kristerz
Purple Rain
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00:53
Whitney Houston
Star Spangled Banner
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Beverley Knight |
Interviewed Guest | James Morrison |
Series Producer | Siobhan Logue |
Director | Siobhan Logue |
Broadcasts
- Fri 16 Nov 2018 20:00
- Sat 17 Nov 2018 01:05
- Fri 8 Mar 2019 23:00
- Sun 26 Apr 2020 01:00
- Sat 6 Mar 2021 00:30
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