Rockola plays Motown, soul; and rock and roll, which began in the mid 50s, growing out of black urban rhythm and blues and white country music.

It exploded when Bill Haley had a hit with 'Rock Around The Clock', and Elvis Presley followed with 'Heartbreak Hotel'.

In fact, Elvis's first label boss, the late Sam Phillips of Sun, is reputed to have said: "Find me a white boy who can sound black and I'll make us rich."

Over the years Rockola's remit has widened to include later material that fits the show, like some Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, or New Orleans funk from The Neville Brothers. "If it sounds right, we'll play it," says David.

Dwight Yoakam, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Go Getters, Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Boys, Delbert McClinton, Rod Piazza, Papa Mali, Sonny Landreth, Texas Tornados, Vitello Tonnato and Zachary Richard are just some of the current artists that have featured recently on Rockola.