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We’re after pop’s greatest influencers – who provided the greatest influences in pop music? Lonnie Donegan is credited with inspiring the Beatles, but who else helped shape pop?

We’re after pop’s greatest influencers – with not a tiktok or insta post available, who provided the greatest influences in pop music? Lonnie Donegan is credited with inspiring the Beatles, but who else helped shape pop music? You can text us live on 80295, email the show at getiton@bbc.co.uk, us on Whatsapp at 0800 92 95 00 or just ask your smartspeaker to ask BBC Sounds to send a comment to Radio Scotland.

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Music Played

  • Donna Summer

    I Feel Love

    • Donna Summer - On The Radio.
    • Casablanca.
    • 7.

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • The Kinks (Deluxe Edition).
    • Sanctuary.
    • 7.

  • The Stone Roses

    I Wanna Be Adored

    • The Complete Stone Roses.
    • Silvertone records.
    • 14.

  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • (CD Single).
    • Sire.
    • 8.

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

    • The Man Machine.
    • Capitol.
    • 4.

  • Hank Williams

    Hey Good Lookin'

    • Calling You.
    • Pegasus.
    • 11.

  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Elvis Presley

    All Shook Up

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Prince

    1999

    • Prince - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Runrig

    The Cutter

    • Cutter And The Clan, The.
    • Chrysalis.
    • 2.

  • Kate Bush

    The Man With The Child In His Eyes

    • Always And Forever: The Love Album (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Out Of Sight! The Very Best Of James Brown.
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Chic

    Good Times

    • Risqué.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Velvet Underground

    Sunday Morning

    • The Velvet Underground & Nico.
    • Unversal Music Enterprises.
    • 017.

  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Strange Things Happening Everyday

    • The Gospel Of The Blues.
    • MCA Records.

  • Woody Guthrie

    This Land Is Your Land

    • Folkways - The Original Vision.
    • Smithsonian Folkways recordings.
    • 20.

  • Sex Pistols

    God Save The Queen

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • The Beach Boys

    Good Vibrations

    • Smiley Smile (Stereo Version).
    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    A Day In The Life

    • The Beatles : 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Thu 8 May 2025 18:30
    BBC Radio Scotland