The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s a touch of ‘musical magic’ on today’s show as I introduce you to Heather McCready who takes up our Album Of The Week slot.

It’s impressed me so much that I’ll be playing four tracks instead of the normal three, and you have the chance of winning a copy of it.

I’ll be

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Jill Johnson Flirting with Disaster

johnson S Jill Johnson Flirting with DisasterYou can perhaps be excused for not knowing about country singer Jill Johnson if you haven’t visited Sweden over the last few years.

She has however been steeped in country music since the tender age of four and in 1998 she performed at Melodifestivalen and won through to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest.

This success

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The American Connection Country Music Radio Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music Radio ShowThere’s a wealth of great country music on todays show and a reminder as to how you can win a couple of albums by becoming a member of our American Connection Facebook page.

Our Album of the Week features the musical diversity of Lyle Lovett with his latest release entitled ‘Release Me’.

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s news on today’s show of a special bumper Christmas giveaway by just becoming a member of the American Connection Facebook page.

You could win albums from Lyle Lovett, Ben Kweller, Gretchen Peters, Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley and single releases from Toby Keith, Tift Merritt, Sean Wilson, Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson and Alison

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowOur featured Album Of The Week on today’s show comes from Toby Keith, entitled ‘Clancy’s Tavern and  it’s an absolute belter.

Our ‘Remember This’ track brings memories back to a couple of listeners who were married at Gretna Green and the ‘Coulda Been Country’ track comes from 1993 and has even been recorded by

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The American Connection Country Music Show

653615206 J2Yxv S The American Connection Country Music ShowThere’s an exclusive on todays American Connection when I’ll be playing tracks from an album that is not officially released until January next year.

Singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters releases her new album ‘Hello Cruel World’ in two months time however you can here three tracks from it on todays show as it takes up our

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Toby Keith - Clancys Tavern

toby keith S Toby Keith Clancys TavernToby Keith has just returned home after having completed a sellout success ‘Locked  and Loaded’ European tour, which included three dates here in Britain.

For the uninitiated Toby is one of the most consistently successful artist in the States and the fourth best selling entertainer in the United States, not only in country music circles but across all

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Toby Keith on target with ‘Bullets”

1047446888 wCG6N S Toby Keith on target with BulletsBeing a great Roger Miller fan I have to confess to listening first to a track called ‘Chug A Lug’ on Toby Keith new album.

I was not disappointed as the song was the very same written by Miller years ago.

With a few exceptions and apart from

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Into the Country

962766967 VLExP S Into the CountryAs usual it’s a fully packed show today and I’ll be announcing details about an artist who is doing a five day whistle stop tour of England in January next year and one of the dates is in our region.

Our ‘Remember This’ track takes us back to 1965 with a song from an artist known as the Tennessee Ploughboy

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Around the Country

653615206 J2Yxv S Around the CountryOn todays show our Album of the Week comes from Luke Bryan.

Not only does he take up the Album of the Week but he’s also bouncing up the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart with one of the tracks I’ll be featuring.

There’s a reminder as to how you can win tickets to see either Gretchen Peters or Suzy Bogguss

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