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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John Schneider - Talking Country

1179071314 wt9Nn S John Schneider Talking CountryThere cannot be many of us who are not aware of the TV series ‘The Dukes Of Hazzard’.

Each Saturday afternoon our TV screens bounced into life with the adventures of cousins Luke and Bo aboard the ‘General Lee’.

Luke was played by Tom Wopat and Bo by John Schneider, and who could forget Daisy May played by

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Leann Rimes-Lady and Gentlemen

leanne S Leann Rimes Lady and GentlemenThere’s a great idea on Leanne Rimes new release.

Why not record an album of classic country songs originally recorded by men, but interpret them from a woman’s perspective.

With vocals, Leanne style it can only be a winner as she has rearranged and reinterpreted them her way.

In her new release entitled ‘Lady and Gentlemen’ she

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S The American Connection Country Music ShowAs usual there’s an eclectic mix of country music on this weeks show.

The ‘Coulda Been Country’ track takes us back to 1968 with a song that reached the Number Two position in the British charts from an artist whose real name was Graham Pulleyblank.

A listener from South Shields picks our ‘Remember This’

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More American Connection Classic Country

653615206 J2Yxv S More American Connection Classic CountryTodays show is basically a continuation as to where we left off last week.

There were so many suggestions from listeners to the show to hear their nostalgic favourite that I’ve basically had to extend the show to accommodate everyones request…hopefully I’ve managed.

If you’ve sent in an e-mail for your favourite and it’s not mentioned

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The American Connection Country Music Show

962766967 VLExP S Essentially CountryIf you’ve joined  our American Connection Facebook page then it could be you who wins our free draw prize on todays show.

There’s the usual look at the ups and downs of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts and I’ll be playing the best three selling singles in our Country Countdown.

If you’re wanting a night out to hear some great music

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The Crickets-Turning on the Country

1223413804 BNRqe S The Crickets Turning on the countryIn the annals of popular music there will always be one group who stand firm and head high above the rest.

The rest in fact have followed on from their example.

Even England’s best export, The Beatles were so influenced by them that they wanted to name their

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A Touch of Country Sunshine

653615206 J2Yxv S A Touch of Country SunshineThe American Connection …the show you listen to when you want to..wherever you are…around the corner, around the county, around the country, and around the world.

Even if I say it myself there’s some great music on todays show.

Contributions come from Chely Wright, Waylon Jennings, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Shania Twain and Sarah McClurg.

There’s

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Introducing Michael Ray

1002955631 7dTQJ S Introducing Michael RayHe performed his first gig at the age of five with his family’s band ‘Country Cousins’.

He was influenced by Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Garth Brooks, and Gary Allan and has been the opening act for Little Texas, Emerson Drive, Darryl Worley and Rodney Atkins, and as yet he is a complete new name on the scene both here and

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Country to Country

653615206 J2Yxv S Country to CountryThere’s an eclectic mix on todays show, hopefully catering for all tastes.

Apart from all the great music coming your way over a full ninety minutes, I’ll be announcing a winner from our August competition.

I’ll also be launching our September competition where you can win an exclusive copy of a highly acclaimed brand new release from Dierks Bentley.

There’s

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