The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowIf you like to pop out and see ‘live’ country shows there’s a fairly healthy ‘What’s On Diary’ on the programme today.

There’s also some new names for you to enjoy on today’s show including Winfields Locket, Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain, Marty Raybon and the Sunny Cowgirls.

I’ll be taking a look at

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International Festival of Country Music

Unknown S International Festival of Country MusicThe International Festival of Country Music introduced country music to the British public almost 45 years ago.

The shows, promoted by the legendary Mervyn Conn, ran for 23 years from 1969 to 1991 at Wembley Arena.  Hugely popular, the shows always featured the biggest stars of Country music fans were treated to outstanding performances by artists including;

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Cook's Tours - Tales Of A Tour Manager

cooks tours tales of a M Cooks Tours Tales Of A Tour ManagerOver my thirty plus years of broadcasting I’ve had the pleasure and privilege in may cases of talking and meeting some of the greats from the world of music.

Many of the interviews are made available through press contacts, publicists, managers and one of the most important when artists

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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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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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Wembley International Festival Of Country Music 2012

Reba S Wembley International Festival Of Country Music 2012After much speculation over the last few months the International Festival of Country Music is back after an absence of twenty years.

The shows which featured artists from Hank Snow, to Merle Haggard, George Jones and Tammy Wynette attracted a pilgrimage of country fans over each Easter weekend and was affectionately known as

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowOn todays show there’s new of a radio special coming your way on October 29th and an update relating to next years Wembley International Festival of Country Music.

There’s the usual look at the ups and downs of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts and our Album Of The week comes from rising star

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The American Connection Country Music Show

 

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowOn this weeks American Connection I shall be telling you of a new feature that I shall be introducing into the programme next week, that I need your help with.

A listener from Portsmouth chooses our ‘Remember This’ track and our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track is picked by a listener in Maidstone, Kent.

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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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Eastertime Country Music

962766967 VLExP S Eastertime Country musicFirst a Happy Eastertime to you all and welcome to a touch of holiday country music.

On this Easter weekend we launch an archived interview special with Tammy Wynette and I’ll be telling you how you can gain access to an interview I did with her twenty eight year ago on Easter Sunday.

You can win tickets to go and

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