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#OnThisDay 1975: John Lennon was asked the"inevitable" question about a Beatles reunion on The Old Grey Whistle Test. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1950: Stevie Wonder was born. Here he is on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1972, talking about how soul is more than just a sound. | BBC Archive
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#OTD 1973: Bob Harris met his whispering equal - Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys. | BBC Archive
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Jim Steinman, the songwriter behind huge hits such as Bat Out Of Hell and Total Eclipse Of The Heart, has died aged 73. In this clip from 1981, he talks about his partnership with Meat Loaf, the secret of its success and his solo ambitions. | BBC Archive
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"A person that imitates, or sings note for note, is not a person - I don't think - that has soul." Stevie Wonder on The Old Grey Whistle Test, in 1972. Motown at the BBC is on @BBCRadio2 at 9pm this evening, learn more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007xfq | BBC Archive
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