The North East Magazine
On todays American Connection Radio Show there’s a special announcement relating to this month being the month in which I started broadcasting country music some thirty three years ago. To compliment that fact there is also a very special prize up for grabs. Our ‘Remember This’ feature takes us back to the 1960′s and a [...]
Nashville -The Music Of Nashville Original soundtrack is a new CD release to accompany the TV series which on our More 4 TV screens in Britain last Thursday night. Having taken a look last week it portrays the careers of old and new female country stars as they battle against each other for chart success,as [...]
On today’s American Connection Radio Show there’s a song that’s been recorded by Susan Boyle. As strange as that may sound, country music had it first in 1963 and it’s also been recorded by a wealth of artists including The Carpenters, Johnny Mathis, Eddie Arnold, Nanci Sinatra and Twiggy. Our Album Of The Week features [...]
There are few who can emulate her writing talent, and many would love to be one song behind. Mention hitmakers like Suzy Bogguss, The Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, Deana Carter, Linda Ronstadt, Sara Evans, T.G.Sheppard and Pam Tillis to name only a few, and they have all recorded songs from the pen of [...]
This week there’s a real special flavour to the show as we link in with Nashville and a superstar takes over to present the show. A couple of month ago Carrie Underwood became the first American country artist to play to a fully packed house at the Royal Albert Hall on her first visit to [...]
If you’re a member of our American Connection Facebook page you could be the lucky recipient of a couple of albums as I make the monthly draw on today’s show. There’s the usual look into the ups and downs of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and I’ll be playing the top three best selling [...]
There’s plenty for everyone on today’s show with an across the board mix of stylings. Our Take You Back Number One takes us back to 1989 from one of the best selling duo’s in country music history. Album Of The Week comes from Jack Ingram and I’ll be taking the usual look at the Billboard [...]
On todays show I’m giving away tickets to see Suzy Bogguss ‘live’ in the North East and if you’re an American Connection Facebook Page listener it could be you that wins a couple of albums ,one from Lyle Lovett the other from Kenny Chesney. Our Album Of The Week comes from an artist who was [...]