When it comes to Albums Of The Week, I’ve got an absolute belter for you on this weeks American Connection show. It’s so good I could have played all twelve tracks, but because of time I may only get the chance to play four….it’s from Hank Williams Jnr. There are five country artists celebrating birthdays [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
There’s a few new names on today’s show as I’ll be introducing you to artists who perhaps haven’t heard of before. I’ll be taking a look at the chart movers in the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and playing the top three best selling singles today. Our Album Of The Week is a classic from [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
There’s news on today’s show of a special bumper Christmas giveaway by just becoming a member of the American Connection Facebook page. You could win albums from Lyle Lovett, Ben Kweller, Gretchen Peters, Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley and single releases from Toby Keith, Tift Merritt, Sean Wilson, Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson and Alison Moorer. [...]
The American Connection Country Music Show
There’s a cornucopia of country sounds coming your way on todays show from the Travelling Wilburys through to Confederate Railroad. ‘Remember This’ takes us back to a time when a couple of listeners holidayed in Nashville and our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track features a number three chart success here in Britain in 1963. There’s the [...]
Tennessee Rain from Canada
I’ve always related that country music crosses the boundaries of any musical genre. It also crosses the boundaries of Canada and America, and apart from all the musical output from the States, Canada has always played a big part in producing its fair share of country talent. Names like Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, Lisa Brokop, [...]
A touch of country sunshine
On todays show there’s a great helping of Canadian artists coming your way. There’s our usual look at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and our Album of the Week features the man who brought the traditional sound of country music back to the modern world…that’s Alan Jackson. There could be a touch of humour [...]
Kenny Rogers The First 50 Years
There cannot be many people who have not heard of Kenny Rogers. Be it his association with Dolly Parton, The New Christy Minstrels, his TV series of ‘The Gambler’ or the remembrance of his big hit with the First Edition, ‘Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town’ the majority of folk know who he is. [...]
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On this weeks show there’s the usual look into the Billboard Charts and There’s a brand new Number One….you can still enter our ‘Beat The Bugle’ competition and I’m taking a look back to November 21st 1971 for a chart topping hit maker….there’s also a mention of waht someone paid for George Harrisons guitar that [...]