Mark Chesnutt - The Ultimate Collection Complete MCA Singles 1990-2000

Mark Chesnutt S Mark Chesnutt The Ultimate Collection Complete MCA Singles 1990 2000If you’re into honky tonk music then no doubt you will be aware of one of the most successfull new breed exponents of the styling.

In 1990 Texas bred Mark Chesnutt was signed to the MCA record label

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s a real special treat on todays show as I hand over the airwaves to David Wild from the Rolling Stone magazine.

If apart from being a country music fan you’re also a lover of great films then no doubt you’ll have seen the award winning ‘Oh Brother Where Art Thou ‘ movie.

It

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowOn this weeks show you can hear tracks from the four headline artists appearing at next years International Festival of Country Music which is being held at the Wembley Arena.

I’ll be taking a look at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and playing the top three best selling country singles.

Our ‘Remember This’

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The Susan McCann Collection.

McCann M The Susan McCann Collection.This new offering comes in the shape of a forty song double CD  of which one is a ‘live’ concert recording.

Ireland’s Queen of Country music new release coincides with her imminent short tour of Scotland and prestigious gig in London.

In what will be a busy month for brand McCann this collection acts as a reminder of why

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Country Music Ways

653615206 J2Yxv S Country Music WaysOn this weeks show I’ll be announcing a winner from our recent competition to see Billie Jo Spears when she plays the Sage Gateshead as part of the ‘Ladies of Country’ tour.

There’s also a winner from our monthly American Connection Facebook page who wins a double CD featuring Darrell Scott.

As usual I’ll be playing the top three singles

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Tim McGraw Number One Hits

1247740126 sEibZ S Tim McGraw Number One HitsIf you’re a movie buff then it is possible that you may have heard of Tim McGraw.

To date McGraw has appeared in six movies the latest being the release of ‘Country Strong’ with Gwyneth Paltrow.

However to the country music fan McGraw has provided some of the greatest music around since the early nineties.

He

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Loretta Lynn 50th Anniversary Collection

1177183867 DTA3r S Loretta LynnBy the time she clocked up her last major hit which reached a number nine placing in the Billboard Country Charts in 1982 she could count up fifty two Top Ten hits and sixteen Number Ones.

This year the ‘Coalminers Daughter’ Loretta Lynn celebrates her fiftieth year for making music.

Like many country stars her life has been one of ‘the rags

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Take a trip down Country Roads

962766967 VLExP S Take a trip down country roadsAs usual it’s a fairly packed show again today.

Our ‘Remember This’ feature brings memories back to listeners who went on a bus trip to see their favourite artist and our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track takes us back to a pop hit from 1973.

Our ‘Album Of The Week’ is in the shape of

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The Definitive Trace Adkins

1151516202 NgGMZ S The Definitive Trace AdkinsI’m sure the last shot hasn’t been fired for Trace Adkins albeit that his latest album is titled ‘Til The Last Shot’s Fired’.

In fairness the full album title is The Definitive Greatest Hits which contains twenty eight tracks all of which have entered the Top Forty in the charts when he was signed to the Capitol record

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‘Diddley Dee’ with Sean Wilson

1108497832 9uRnK S Diddley Dee with Sean WilsonSean Wilson sprang onto the Irish music scene in 1989 with his jaunty tunes and smooth voice.

In  the last twenty years he has entertained a steadily growing legion of fans with his spruced up versions of ‘come all yea songs’ and sentimental reflections of “Old Ireland” and exile from home.

Nothing is more beautiful

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