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. Composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Rodgers and many others. Listen to

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Mellow Sounds

Evenings on Smile Sussex is 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 stayand why you shouldn’t be strangers in the night

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David Hamilton

Listen out for the unmistakable voice of David Hamilton on Smile Sussex. David, an invaluable supporter in the launch of the sound of Smile, is one of Britain’s best known radio and TV personalities with a career spanning over five decades. During that time he has presented over 12,000 radio shows for BBC and commercial stations and over 1,000 TV

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Engelbert Humperdinct

Congratulations to Engelbert Humperdinct on the recent news that the 75 year old British singer has been named as the artist who will represent the UK in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Watch him performing the show topping classic Spanish Eyes in the video above and listen out for more great tracks from Engelbert on Smile Sussex

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Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong

The Blues Are Brewin – watch this video from two of the all time greats. This is classic footage of Billie Holiday performing alongside Louis Armstrong in the 1947 musical drama New Orleans. This was Holidays only major film appearance, playing a singing maid alongside Armstrong’s performance as a bandleader and as a couple who become romantically involved

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