Countrywide

653615206 J2Yxv S CountrywideOn today’s show there’s a warm invite to join our American Connection Facebook  by just clicking on the panel on the right of this column.

There’s quite a few name checks and there’s a reminder as to how you can win fifty eight country tracks by just sending me an e-mail.

If you do you could win a double CD release of Jim Reeves

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American Country Connections

The American Connection Country Music ShowIt’s a busy, busy show today, crammed full of great country artists.

I’ll be offering pairs of tickets to see Gretchen Peters at the Sage Gateshead in May and Suzy Bogguss a few days later in June in a simple competition.

Our On This Day feature tells you why it was a bad day for a well known English highwayman,

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Boxing Day American Connection

Boxing Day Christmas Country on Euvue

As we all know Christmas is that special time of year for sharing…and with that in mind today I’d like to share a special time with you whether you’re with your family or it’s just you and me together

653615206 J2Yxv M Boxing Day American ConnectionThere’s a mixed back of christmas country goodies with country artists singing christmas

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Special Country Christmas American Connection

I always think there’s something so special about music and Christmas and to that end this weeks show takes on a special flavouring of country artists singing Christmas songs.

There’s a wealth of country number ones,dedications, requests and a reminder of some great prizes up for grabs for the month of December.

653615206 J2Yxv M Special Country Christmas American ConnectionI’ll also be playing

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Archive Interview with Johnny Cash

He was known for his deep baritone voice, his dress code and the fact that he added a ‘boom chicka boom chicka’ sound to the musical world. There cannot be many people around the world who have never heard the name of Johnny Cash.

Cash was one of the most influential singer/songwriters of the twentieth century and albeit that his music crossed many boundaries he was known as one of the greatest country artists of all

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Gentleman Jim Reeves possible chart comeback

When you take a look back over the life of many country artists it seems that the country fraternity and air flight do not mix well together.

As far back as the late fifties and early sixties it seems many country artists lost their lives in air crash disasters including Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Buddy Holly followed in later years by the likes of Ricky Nelson and John Denver.

It is probably

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 5 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview Part 5 of 5Sadly, we come to the final part of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.

It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoyed their words and music as much

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 4 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview Part 4 of 5Today we carry on with part four of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.

It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 3 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview Part 3 of 5Today we continue with part three of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.

It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much as

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Wine, Women and Song interview – Part 2 of 5

588823180 QvZ59 S Wine, Women and Song interview Part 2 of 5Today we hear part two of my chat with country artists Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg who were on their 2009 British leg of the ‘Wine Women and Song’ tour.

It was a great pleasure for me…I hope you enjoy their words and music as much as I

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