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 "Let Me Let Go" by Faith Hill (with Vince Gill)
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
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Dissecting "Let Me Let Go" by Faith Hill (with Vince Gill)
Faith Hill showcases her powerful and versatile vocal stylings on her plaintive 1998 hit "Let Me Let Go". Vince Gill's harmony vocals don't hurt a bit either, but what are we to do with all these unorthodox chords? And what does Ray Charles have to do with it?
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...
