Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
Melton McMaynerbury
101 episodes
2 weeks ago
1981 takes us to a time when reigning Entertainer of the Year Barbara Mandrell needed to remind us that, unlike some people, she had stayed true to her roots. And if you don't believe her, just ask guest voice George Jones, in of Mandrell's signature hits: "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool". We know this refrain, don't we? in a genre that is constantly pitting itself against the "evil" forces of Top 40. But was Barbara Mandrell country? Or was country Barbara Mandrell? And w...
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1981 takes us to a time when reigning Entertainer of the Year Barbara Mandrell needed to remind us that, unlike some people, she had stayed true to her roots. And if you don't believe her, just ask guest voice George Jones, in of Mandrell's signature hits: "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool". We know this refrain, don't we? in a genre that is constantly pitting itself against the "evil" forces of Top 40. But was Barbara Mandrell country? Or was country Barbara Mandrell? And w...
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
22 minutes
3 months ago
Dissecting "Every Once in a While" by Blackhawk
By request, it's the smooth sounds of Blackhawk's 1994 hit "Every Once in a While". The instrumentation, the vocals, and the overall sound are all Blackhawk. But how do all these things lend support to these lyrics' understated confidence? And while you're at it, why not roll over to Melton's other podcast, Propaniacs: A King of the Hill Podcast? He publishes an episode every now and then...
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
1981 takes us to a time when reigning Entertainer of the Year Barbara Mandrell needed to remind us that, unlike some people, she had stayed true to her roots. And if you don't believe her, just ask guest voice George Jones, in of Mandrell's signature hits: "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool". We know this refrain, don't we? in a genre that is constantly pitting itself against the "evil" forces of Top 40. But was Barbara Mandrell country? Or was country Barbara Mandrell? And w...
