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Sara Cox - Beginner's guide to Country

Confused by country? Never fear – country music novice Sara Cox is here to help with help from the expert knowledge of Tennessee native and life long country fan Baylen Leonard.

"Confused by country? Don’t know your Hank from your Patsy or your Willie from your Waylon? Never fear – country music novice Sara Cox is here to help. Drawing on the expert knowledge of Tennessee native and life long country fan Baylen Leonard she’ll be taking a whistle-stop tour of the genre, visiting all the significant landmarks in country music history and marking your card for the week ahead.
Featuring music from Hank Williams and Patsy Cline right up to Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw, The Beginner’s Guide To Country is your essential route map for radio 2 Country."

1 hour

Music Played

  • Taylor Swift

    The Story Of Us

    • Speak Now.
    • Mercury.
  • Jimmie Rodgers

    Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)

  • Hank Williams

    Jambalaya

  • Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

    New San Antonio Rose

  • Johnny Cash

    I Walk The Line

    • Now 100 Hits Country (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Patsy Cline

    I Fall to Pieces

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
  • Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

    Foggy Mountain Breakdown

    • And The Beat Goes On: The 60's Vol 2.
    • Debutante.
  • Loretta Lynn

    Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)

  • Waylon Jennings

    Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?

  • Tanya Tucker

    Delta Dawn

    • Beginner's Guide To Country CD1: Hardcore Country: Cowboys, Cowgirls And Old-Tim.
    • EMI TV.
    • 8.
  • Garth Brooks

    Callin' Baton Rouge

    • Garth Brooks - The Hits.
    • Liberty.
  • Florida Georgia Line & Nelly

    Cruise

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Mar 2015 13:00

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