@TheOGWT

The official account for The Old Grey Whistle Test.

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Whistle Test Archive@OGWTArchive14 Oct 2018
Edition 4.6 of @TheOGWT features @johnnywinter and @therealjanisian. Transmitted 29 Oct 1974 youtu.be/_HCFpv3S6y8 Presented by @WhisperingBob. Also features music from @TYA_AlvinLee and @KevinCoyneMusic #ogwt #whistletest #janisian #johnnywinter
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@BFI15 Oct 2018
The cast and crew of Glaswegian feel-good country music film Wild Rose out on the #LFF red carpet for the premiere 🌹🎵 #NationalLottery funded
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Bob Harris 💙@WhisperingBob26 Sep 2018
Fascinating...
Nikki Kreuzer@NikkiKreuzer25 Sep 2018
Jimmy Page, age 19, still completely unknown, June 1963, interviewed in Guernsey, Channel Islands, about his session guitar work. He had only been playing guitar for 4 yrs and hoped to one day become an accomplished visual artist, financing his artwork with his guitar playing.
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Bob Harris 💙@WhisperingBob23 Sep 2018
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRUCE @springsteen I filmed this interview with him for @TheOGWT in New Haven in 1978 moments after he came off stage having played the best gig I have ever seen youtu.be/8jvarthD60U via @YouTube
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Nik D@nikidoog21 Sep 2018
The most iconic moment from 1 of the most iconic music shows @TheOGWT aired for the 1st time 21st sept 1971 Sit back and listen to Bob Stir it up @CrowleyOnAir @TRextasyBand @WhisperingBob xitter.cf/BAAB_Media/status/9520…
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Whistle Test Archive@OGWTArchive21 Sep 2018
It’s @TheOGWT 47th birthday 🎂 today! @rwilliams1947 @WhisperingBob @aanightingale @davidhepworth
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U2 Three Chords@U2ThreeChords21 Sep 2018
.@TheOGWT was first aired on this day in 1971. Here's part of @U2's debut performance in February 1981. youtu.be/ZEnHR8UYh-I
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Ulv Bjerkan@UlvBjerkan26 Aug 2018
Patti Smith Because The Night LIVE @TheOGWT 1978 youtu.be/6OjW1TDANxk via @Sylvia_RockShow @nickeyradio
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Jon Johanson@jon_johanson7 Sep 2018
Bruce Johnston on The Old Grey Whistle Test singing his song, Disney Girls from the often forgotten gem of an album, Surfs Up - Bruce also wrote I Write The Songs, not Barry Manilow @whisperingbob @theogwt @thebeachboys youtu.be/63NBh0NqaLY youtu.be/63NBh0NqaLY
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RT @WhisperingBob My son Miles created this stunning version of @JoeyLandreth's 'Nothing' as a wedding gift to his new wife Catherine. It features many of our favourite people... youtube.com/watch?v=myLqJoW9…
Bob Harris 💙@WhisperingBob29 Aug 2018
My son Miles created this stunning version of Joey Landreth's 'Nothing' as a wedding gift to his new wife Catherine. It features many of our favourite people - Robert Vincent @foreignaffairsmusic Eric Brace... facebook.com/WhisperingBobHa…
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Nik D@nikidoog24 Aug 2018
A swishy in satin and tat start to Friday The Queen Bitch David Bowie & The Spiders on @TheOGWT 1972 Don’t have an all time low weekend all @WoodyWoodmansey
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Whistle Test Archive@OGWTArchive8 Aug 2018
Edition 2.21 of @TheOGWT features sessions from The Who, Claire Hamill and Rita Coolidge. Transmitted 30 Jan 1973 and presented by @WhisperingBob youtu.be/IrAX5XZmpWk @deltaladyrc @theclairehamill #ogwt #whistletest #thewho
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Whistle Test Archive@OGWTArchive24 Jul 2018
A playlist collating all available material (to me anyway!) of @TheOGWT third series transmitted across 1973 and 1974. Presented by @WhisperingBob youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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ProgRockGrandad@ProgRockGrandad27 Jul 2018
30 seconds of music that evoke such great memories. “Old Grey Whistle Test” Theme youtu.be/FfKWPyj51vU @WhisperingBob @TheOGWT
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Bob Harris 💙@WhisperingBob6 Aug 2018
Yes! She appeared on @TheOGWT when ‘At Seventeen ‘ was No1 in the US chart and I’d played her many times previously on @BBCR1 particularly ‘Insanity Comes Quietly To The Structured Mind’
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Whistle Test Archive@OGWTArchive6 Aug 2018
The mighty Richie Havens, from the first series of @TheOGWT. Performing 13 June 1972 on Edition 1.39, this is What About Me? youtu.be/PpG8WIxaK8I @rwilliams1947 @Richie_Havens @HavensRichie
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Whistle Test Archive@OGWTArchive7 Aug 2018
From Edition 1.19 of @TheOGWT, Curtis Mayfield talks to @rwilliams1947. Transmitted 25 Jan 1972 youtu.be/D0ClUVdE5MA #ogwt #whistletest #oldgreywhistletest @WhisperingBob
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Ulv Bjerkan@UlvBjerkan7 Aug 2018
Replying to @EmmylouSongbird
@EmmylouSongbird - Pancho and Lefty @TheOGWT youtu.be/scX50O2hDkI via @rickyaross @BBCRadioScot

Emmylou Harris - Pancho and Lefty (Old Grey Whistle Test)

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer and songw...

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Whistle Test Archive@OGWTArchive8 Aug 2018
The final edition of the first series of @TheOGWT sees @rwilliams1947 sign off from the programme with a Rolling Stones special. Edition 1.43, transmitted 11 July 1972 youtu.be/1qadTMkQ0FE #whistletest #rollingstones #therollingstones #ogwt
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