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bbc radio show to feature the joystrings. the long-running bbc radio programme sounds of the 60s will include a feature on salvation army ‘pop group’ the joystrings during the show to be broadcast on saturday 12 may. presenter brian matthew writes: ‘there is the story of the joystrings, tasked with bringing a more modern musical approach to christian music – but what happened when they appeared on [popular tv show] tonight?’. the joystrings were brought together in 1963 as a means of taking the christian message to the young people of the day. they became famous in the uk and beyond – with ‘it’s an open secret’ selling enough copies to reach the uk’s top 20 – and have been described as the first ‘contemporary christian music’ artists. sounds of the 60s is on bbc radio 2 from 8.05-10 am british summer time (gmt+1) and can be accessed online live and until 19 may through the bbc radio player: sar.my/s60sjoy. for more information about the joystrings.
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bbc radio show to feature the joystrings. the long-running bbc radio programme sounds of the 60s will include a feature on salvation army ‘pop group’ the joystrings during the show to be broadcast on saturday 12 may. presenter brian matthew writes: ‘there is the story of the joystrings, tasked with bringing a more modern musical approach to christian music – but what happened when they appeared on [popular tv show] tonight?’. the joystrings were brought together in 1963 as a means of taking the christian message to the young people of the day. they became famous in the uk and beyond – with ‘it’s an open secret’ selling enough copies to reach the uk’s top 20 – and have been described as the first ‘contemporary christian music’ artists. sounds of the 60s is on bbc radio 2 from 8.05-10 am british summer time (gmt+1) and can be accessed online live and until 19 may through the bbc radio player: sar.my/s60sjoy. for more information about the joystrings.
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