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Melvin Odoom sits in: Music Is The Answer and Winifred Atwell's piano!

Feelgood tunes to groove and soothe your soul. Join in with addictive guessing game Music Is the Answer.

Feelgood favourites, hidden gems and fresh new tunes to groove and soothe you. Melvin Odoom, in for DJ Spoony, serves up a brilliant selection of classic soul, disco, soulful house, R&B, funk, UK garage, reggae, hip-hop, doo-wop, yacht rock and more. Our genial host also gives his New 2 Odoom record of the week another spin.

Melvin has another edition of the addictive guessing game Music Is the Answer. Will you be able to work out which song Melv will be playing later in the show based purely on the random (and often hilarious) comments people leave below the song’s official music video online? Each week a different member of the Radio 2 presenting family voices the real-life comments. Join in the fun, text 88291, WhatsApp 0-800-288-291 or e-mail spoony@bbc.co.uk. All stabs in the dark and educated guesses are welcome!

Another virtual trip to V&A East's 'The Music Is Black' exhibition sees DJ Spoony and curator Jacqueline Springer checking out Winifred Atwell's upright piano. To listen to the whole two-hour show search "DJ Spoony's Selection" in BBC Sounds.

Our genial host wraps things up with a Midnight Feast track. Think big production, lush orchestration, and the best voices in the business.

To listen on most smart speakers, just ‘ask BBC Sounds to play The Good Groove with DJ Spoony’.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 Jun 2026 22:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Shannon

    Let The Music Play

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Timbaland

    The Way I Are (feat. Keri Hilson)

    • The Way I Are.
    • Interscope.

  • Tony! Toni! Toné!

    Lovin' You

    • I LOVE 90s R&B -Butter Smooth Selection-.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 20.

  • Average White Band

    Queen Of My Soul

    • The Hit Label LTD.

  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Redhead Kingpin

    Do The Right Thing

    • A Shade Of Red.
    • Virgin Catalog.
    • 1.

  • KILIMANJARO

    Stumble (feat. RAHH)

  • Lisa Stansfield

    All Around The World

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.

  • Doolally

    Straight From The Heart

    • Now 100 Hits: Forgotten 90s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 2.

  • 3 Winans Brothers & The Clark Sisters

    Dance (Louie Vega Funk House Radio Edit)

    • Foreign Land [Deluxe Edition].
    • Absolute Recordings Under Exclusive License from 3 Winans Brothers & BMG Rights Management.
    • 1.

  • Sister Sledge

    Thinking Of You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Elmiene & Fujii Kaze

    Comets + Gold

  • Emeli Sandé

    Next To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Maxi Priest

    Groovin' In The Midnight

    • I LOVE 90s R&B -Butter Smooth Selection-.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 9.

  • David Bowie

    Modern Love

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Staxx

    Joy

    • (CD Single).
    • Champion.

  • Eve

    Let Me Blow Ya Mind (feat. Gwen Stefani)

    • NOW - Millennium 2000 - 2001 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 5.

  • Central Line

    Walking Into Sunshine

    • Universal Music.

  • Zhané

    Crush (JR Swingha Smooth Mix)

    • I LOVE 90s R&B -Butter Smooth Selection-.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 10.

  • Ayanna Witter-Johnson

    Pioneers

  • Winifred Atwell

    Let's Have Another Party, Pt. 1

    • Wideline City Records.

  • Incognito

    Still A Friend Of Mine

    • Positivity.
    • [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue.
    • 1.

  • Don-E

    Love Makes The World Go Round (Radio Mix)

    • Love Makes The World Go Round.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Jean Knight

    Carry On

    • The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975.
    • Stax.
    • 2.

  • Tavares

    Don't Take Away The Music

    • 4 ALL AGES: Disco Music (Various Artists).
    • UME.

  • Luther Vandross

    See Me

    • Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason.
    • CBS.

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 Jun 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 2