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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Hits and More from Martina McBride

Martina S Hits and More from Martina McBrideOutside the country music world she is known as the Celine Dion of country music.

She is a four time Country Music Association Female Vocalist Of The Year and apart from her Grammy Awards has also clocked up a staggering eighteen million album sales to date.

Perhaps

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Martina McBride - Eleven

Martina S Martina McBride ElevenOver the years it seems the female country artist fraternity have taken on names of affection relating to their status.

Tammy Wynette was known as ‘The First Lady Of Country Music’, Loretta Lynn as the ‘Coalminers Daughter’, Dolly Parton as ‘The Queen Of Country Music, and the list goes on.

What may have

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American Connection Christmas Special

1128382515 8M4mi S American Connection Christmas SpecialOn this weeks show it’s a break from the normal as I’ll be playing some great Christmas songs from country artists.

It’s a special time of year and it gives me chance to dust off a few CD’s and play some great Christmas flavoured songs that hopefully will put you in the mood where you can forget about

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Across the Country

653615206 J2Yxv S Across the CountryOn todays show there’s news of a return visit of one of country’s biggest crossover artists Kenny Rogers .

There’s still time to enter our April competition to win a pair of tickets to see Gretchen Peters or Suzy Bogguss when they appeara at the Sage Gateshead in May and June.

I’ll be taking the usual look at the ups

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Across the Country

653615206 J2Yxv S Across the CountryThere’s news of three well known country acts coming to Britain on todays show…all of which will be..must see concerts.

As usual I’ll be taking a look at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, there’s a few dedications and requests and I’ll be reminding you how you can win a mega 162 tracks as euVue celebrates its first birthday this

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Gretchen Peters in Concert

791856351 kJeLa S Gretchen Peters in ConcertTo the uninitiated the name of Gretchen Peters may not mean a lot.

To those however with a musical ear and a realization of great talent then it means a great deal.

Such is her talent that she is revered around the world by many of her peers.

As a singer songwriter she has provided many artists with

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The American Connection 11

On todays American Connection it’s your last chance to take part in our ‘Beat The Bugle’ competition where you can win the latest Martina McBride CD and a single CD from Jace Everett.
There’s the usual look at the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and

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The American Connection10

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 originally cost £3.50…and there’s tracks from Kenny Rogers, Anne Murray, Martina McBride, Sugarland and a host of others.

It’ll be

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The American Connection10

Join Brian tomorrow with the American Connection to take in a great mix of modern, traditional and contemporary country music.

The show goes ‘live’ at 8am but as you know you can listen anytime after that at your leisure. He’ll be taking a look at the Hot Billboard Country Songs Charts and in the ‘On This Day’ feature he’ll be taking a look at a chart topper ‘on this day’ (November 21st 1971).

There’s also

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