Don Black on Radio 2

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:18 pm

Not a bad selection from Len but nowhere as good as Don Blacks. Very sorry to hear that his wife had died.60 years married wow.

Christine Hampshire · Post by **Christine Hampshire** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:43 pm

Very sorry to hear about Don's wife Shirley.

john · Post by **john** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:45 am

Sorry to hear about Don's wife too.

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:15 pm

Don is back presenting his programme tonight.........paying a special tribute to his late wife Shirley ...........so it should be a bit emotional to listen to

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:47 am

The opening of the show was sad, with Don paying tribute to his wife, best friend and soul mate

............he recovered and played "matchless" Matt singing yet another repeat, a song he played just a few weeks ago

.......................Let's Face the Music and Dance ....................I maybe be being a bit hard on Don at this sad time for him...............but Matt recorded hundreds of songs, and he only played the song about four weeks ago !

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:15 pm

A very sad opening to Don's show this week.A lovely tribute and then playing his wife's favourite Sinatra song.

Let us hope that he plays a few different Matt tracks in weeks to come.

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:44 pm

Don's late wife's Shirley's favourite song ...Sinatra's recording of "It Had To Be You" is the very song that we used for a video for my nieces wedding several years ago, so a favourite of ours too.
There is just one more programme left in this series, but this weeks one must have been the toughest for Don with Shirley passing away just over a week ago and so many songs that he felt connected to her to choose from.
His words and tribute to her were from the heart and the songs that he plays are from the finest songwriters and lyricists that we can definitely describe as matchless and will live on and Matt's songs will always be included, and one can only wonder or assume that Matt's repeated songs are those that are requested the most. Who Knows. A lovely programme though.

jon · Post by **jon** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:09 am

Don's voice sounded noticeably subdued throughout the show this week, which is understandable given his sad bereavement; he and his wife were clearly very close. I echo Robert's thoughts on Don repeating the same Matt songs when there are many others which could be played instead; however, I think we can forgive Don for this for this week.

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 4:50 am

Don saved one of Matts best for his last programme of the series tonight ................playing "as matchless as ever" Matt singing his glorious version of the wonderful Somewhere

.....................he followed Matts song with Yesterday When I Was Young sung by his sister-in-law Julie Rogers

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:06 am

He does play some superb music

karl · Post by **karl** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:07 pm

Never knew Julie Rogers was Don's sister-in-law.

Christine Hampshire · Post by **Christine Hampshire** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:30 pm

A great song of Matt's Somewhere to have on Don's last show he said it was the best version of the song and I agree with him.... just beautiful.

karl · Post by **karl** » Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:14 am

Christine Hampshire wrote:A great song of Matt's Somewhere to have on Don's last show he said it was the best version of the song and I agree with him.... just beautiful.

Have you heard the Jack Jones version? I like it a lot.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Sun Apr 01, 2018 3:44 pm

karl wrote:
Christine Hampshire wrote:A great song of Matt's Somewhere to have on Don's last show he said it was the best version of the song and I agree with him.... just beautiful.
Have you heard the Jack Jones version? I like it a lot.

Nice enough but not a patch in my opinion

Christine Hampshire · Post by **Christine Hampshire** » Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:23 pm

No Karl I haven't heard Jacks version but it can't be any better than Matt's.

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