Wilko Johnson (the A-side)
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Wilko Johnson talks about Dr Feelgood's debut album, released in 1975, 'Down By The Jetty'.Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes - the A-side and B-side.In this one (The A side), John Wilson talks to the guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood about 'Down By The Jetty', released in January 1975 and including 'Roxette', 'She Does It Right' and 'All Through the City', the album has been cited as a major influence by the likes of Paul Weller, the Clash, Blondie and the Ramones. Wilko Johnson talks about his diagnosis with terminal cancer and his decision not to undergo chemotherapy, while he goes on a final tour. In the B-side of the programme, it's the turn of the audience to ask the questions.Producer: Paul KobrakFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.
