The North East Magazine
Bill Anderson -The Definitive Collection is sure to put a smile on the face of our very own comedy legend Ken Dodd OBE. ‘Doddy’ is a great fan and had chart success with cover versions of Bill’s songs…or was it the other way round according to ’Doddy’. Songs like ‘Happiness’, ‘Still’ and ’8 x 10″ [...]
I’ll be giving you a small taste of Christmas country music on today’s American Connection with a track from an album that you can win by ‘liking’ the American Connection Facebook page before next week’s show. Add to that other two non Christmas albums and it could make you a nice stocking filler. Our Take [...]
You may not have realised it but last Friday (September 21st) was officially ‘Hank Williams Day’. It was declared as such by the Governor of Alabama and the first celebration of the ‘father’ of country music was in 1954. On September 17th just past, Hank Williams would have celebrated his eighty ninth birthday. Although he [...]
His name may not be forefront of country music circles but his music is a force to be reckoned with. Darrell Scott has written proven hits songs for mainstream artists like Faith Hill (‘We’ve Got Nothing To Prove But Love’),Dixie Chicks (‘Long Time Gone’ and ‘Heartbreak Town’), Daryll Worleys ‘Family Tree’ and a whole host [...]
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. [...]
If you can cast your mind back to the Sixties and relate to an artist who to date has sold over 250 million records then you may have an idea as to who features in our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track on todays show. ‘Remember This’ also takes us back to the Sixties and the days [...]
There’s a cracking new album as Album Of The Week on todays show from a living legend of country music. A complete delight for you if you’re a traditional country music appreciator as it comes from Merle Haggard, and I’ll be playing four tracks from it. There’s the usual look at the Billboard Hot Country [...]
There’s a plentyful mix of great easy listening music on todays show. There’s also news of an additional artist added to Brad Paisley’s visit and information relating to the Summertyne Americana Festival at The Sage Gateshead. Our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track takes us back to the late fifties and our ‘Remember This’ track brings memories [...]