Tim McGraw - Emotional Traffic

McGraw2 S Tim McGraw Emotional TrafficWhen it comes to sucessfull careers Tim McGraw must be a contender for leading the field of country artists.

Not only clocking up multiple Grammy Awards, Country Music Association Awards, People’s Choice Awards and major film roles he has just completed his eleventh studio album to great acclaim.

Released this week in Britain on the Curb /Rhino Records  label

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowOn this weeks show I’ve got news of Suzy Bogguss coming back to the North East to play a date in May and a roundup of other visiting artists in our Who’s Where and When section.

The Album of the Week is an absolute cracker from Zoe Muth and The Lost High Rollers who

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s the usual package of great country goodies on today’s show with an across the board mix of country artists.

Our ‘Album Of The Week’ comes from the Celine Dion of country music in the shape of Martina Mcbride with a new twenty track release which includes many of her top hits to date.

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowFirst and foremost a Happy New Year as I invite you to the first show of 2012.

As it’s a New Year there’s a couple of changes to the programme insomuch that I’ll be introducing you to a couple of new features.

‘Country Birthday’ will feature a track from country artists who celebrate their

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The American Connection Christmas Eve Special

1128382515 8M4mi S The American Connection Christmas Eve SpecialIt’s that time of year again when I get the chance to dust off the Christmas Country CD’s.

If you haven’t got into the Christmas Spirit of things yet because you’ve been rushing around trying to get everything sorted for tomorrow…then I’ve got the complete antidote to make your Christmas better.

There’s a brilliant

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s an exclusive on todays American Connection when I’ll be playing tracks from an album that is not officially released until January next year.

Singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters releases her new album ‘Hello Cruel World’ in two months time however you can here three tracks from it on todays show as it takes up our

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Don Williams returns to tour

Don williams M Don Williams returns to tourMention the words ‘Gentle Giant’ in country music circles and everyone knows we’re talking about Don Williams.

In 1971 he embarked on a solo career recording for JMI Records and what followed made a mark in country music history, gaining a string of top ten hits between 1974 and 1991.

Only four of his forty six

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The American Connection with Brian Clough

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection with Brian CloughThere’s an absolutely ‘cracking’ Album of the Week’ on today’s show as I play three tracks from the new Randy Travis album which celebrates his 25th Anniversary.

Our ‘Remember This’ track suggested by a couple from Penrith in Cumbria takes us back to an artist who provided us with some of the best middle

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Tammy Wynette-Talking Country

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Country Connections

962766967 VLExP S Country ConnectionsThere’s a full update on todays show relating to American country artists visiting Britain in the next few month.

Our ‘Remember This’ track brings wedding memories back to a listener from Swindon and the ‘Coulda Been Country’ track suggested by a listener from Durham takes us back to the summer of 1976.

Our Album of the Week features icons of the music

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