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...
Dissecting "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones (featuring Millie Kirkham) - 1980 (Episode #100!)
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
43 minutes
4 weeks ago
Dissecting "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones (featuring Millie Kirkham) - 1980 (Episode #100!)
For our milestone 100th episode, we take on a song and singer both of whom are in the conversation for Greatest of All-time. And it's no coincidence: in "He Stopped Loving Her Today", the sheer weight of Bobby Braddock & Curly Putman's composition, set in the legendary Billy Sherrill's production (with an assist from unsung hero Millie Kirkham), could have been carried by no other voice than that of George Jones. It's known as the saddest song ever written and the cut that put George Jone...
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...
