Classic American Song book

From its origins on Broadway and from Hollywood, the music from Great American Songbook has captured the imaginations of generations. The Great American Songbook represents the music and popular songs of the famous and most prolific American composers of the 1920s and onwards. Amongst others, these composers include Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, and Rodgers. Listen to

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Mellow Sounds

Evenings on Smile Sussex are a time to relax with some of the greatest mellow sounds ever recorded. For an accompaniment of softer and more gentle songs into a romantic and nostalgic world , written to soothe and touch every heart So if you’re feeling misty and want to take a sentimental journey, it’s time to settle down and Smile

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Up Tempo Beats

Tap your feet in time to the rhythm as Daytime on Smile Sussex fills your world with the best up tempo songs. So if you’re in the mood for some Glenn Miller or want to get a kick out of listening to Shirley Bassey then tune in, because it’s time to Face the Music and Dance

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Top Duets

Tony Bennett is still proving at 85 years old, by singing The Lady Is A Tramp with Lady Gaga on his follow up Album Duets II, that two certainly is company as he teams up with a host of contemporary artists. Listen out for classic duet combinations ranging from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong to newer versions of old favourites

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Romance with Smile Sussex

Love certainly is the sweetest thing on Smile Sussex, with scores of top love songs to bring out the romantic in all of us. So whether you have a song in your heart, or you left it in San Francisco, listen in and be reminded that love is here to stay and why you shouldn’t be strangers in the night

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Playlist for Sunday 12th May 2013

We often have requests for a list of the songs played on Smile Sussex. Currently we have nearly 2000 songs that we are playing.  Published here today are the 455 tunes that we broadcast yesterday, along with the time that they were played. 00:01:19 Ella Fitzgerald Love Me Or Leave Me 00:03:54 Dakota Staton Detour Ahead 00:06:58 Linda Rondstadt Crazy

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Sussex Over 50’s Show This Weekend
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This year Sussex Over 50s Show will be taking place on the 13th and 14th April at the Winter Garden in Eastbourne and will be even bigger and more exciting with over 160 exhibition stands. Check out the Over 50′s Show website here for more details and go direct to Eastbourne Theatres  to book tickets

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Nina Simone
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The Legendary Nina Simone , who should have turned 80 today on February 21st 2013, was a strong and vocal civil rights advocate who carried the message of universal rights and personal empowerment, freedom, equality and dignity throughout her career. She was also one  of the most powerful and uncompromising artists of the 20th century, Nina Simone was a natural

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Happy Valentine’s Day
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Listen to the best romantic music on Valentine’s Day by tuning into Smile Sussex on DAB across the South Coast. Enjoy the classic “My Funny Valentine” from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart  musical Babes In Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. This song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums and performed by over 600 artists, but

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Robbie Williams Announces A New Big Band Album
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  With his first Rat Pack-style album, Swing When You’re Winning, being his biggest selling album to date, Robbie Willams has announced that he is looking forward to playing with a Big Band again and recording a second Swing tribute. A source said: “Robbie can’t sit still, he always wants to do something  different from the previous album.“He’s currently weighing

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Identify This Famous Smile?
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Have a look at this lovely Smile, and take a guess in the comment box below, if you think you know who this might be

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Listening To Smile & Fancy A Spin Around The Kitchen?
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Then spare a minute to watch this clip, and master the basic Waltz Box Step. Grab the first person to walk through the door, and off you go! Let us know how you get on

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Were you lucky enough to receive a new DAB radio for Christmas this year?
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The first time you switch on your DAB Digital Radio you need to hit the Auto Tune button so it can pull in all the stations available in your area, otherwise it remains on factory settings. When you do this you’ll see a number appear on the right of the screen which will rise as the scan continues. This tells

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