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Sara Cox: Country Sounds of the '80s

Sara crosses the Atlantic to discover the biggest country names of the decade including The Judds, Randy Travis and Garth Brooks

At the start of the 1980s country music was being dominated by pop-country from acts like Dolly Parton and Eddie Rabbit but by 1985 the audiences were tiring of that style and they began to embrace a new breed of traditional artists including Dwight Yoakam and Randy Travis.

During this hour Sara brings us a flavour of those changes as she discovers some of the biggest country names of the decade.

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Sat 11 Mar 2017 13:00
Radio 2 Country

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Music Played

  • Johnny Lee

    Lookin' For Love

    • Radio Daze: Pop Hits Of The '80s Volume 4.
    • 7.

  • Dottie West

    A Lesson In Leavin'

    • Country Gems.
    • 11.

  • Barbara Mandrell

    I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool

    • 25 Years Of No.1 Country.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 12.

  • Hank Williams, Jr.

    Honky Tonkin'

    • Hank Williams Jr: The Hits.
    • 8.

  • Willie Nelson

    Always On My Mind

    • Willie Nelson - Collection.
    • Columbia.

  • The Judds

    Had A Dream (For The Heart)

    • The Judds: Greatest Hits.
    • 15.

  • Alabama

    If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)

    • Alabama: Greatest Hits Volume III.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 5.

  • Reba McEntire

    Have I Got A Deal For You

    • Reba McEntire's Greatest Hits.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 5.

  • Randy Travis

    Forever And Ever, Amen

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Tammy Wynette

    Your Love

    • Sometimes When We Touch / Higher Ground.
    • Morello Records.
    • 11.

  • Keith Whitley

    When You Say Nothing At All

    • Radio 2 Country Hits CD1.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 4.

  • Lorrie Morgan

    Five Minutes

    • Lorrie Morgan: Greatest Hits.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Garth Brooks

    Not Counting You

    • Garth Brooks.
    • Pearl Records Inc.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 11 Mar 2017 13:00
    Radio 2 Country

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