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Country Kings at the BBC

Performances by The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, George Hamilton IV, Kenny Rogers, Clint Black and Johnny Cash.

Classic male country singers from the BBC vaults, journeying from The Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis to Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson, and featuring classic songs and performances by Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, George Hamilton IV, Kenny Rogers, Clint Black, Johnny Cash, Eric Church and more. This 50 years-plus compilation is a chronological look at country kings as featured on BBC studio shows as varied as In Concert, Wogan, The Late Show and Later with Jools Holland, plus early variety shows presented by the likes of Lulu, Harry Secombe and Shirley Abicair.

59 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Oct 202521:00
BBC Four

Music Played

  • Frank Ifield

    I Ride An Old Paint

  • The Everly Brothers

    Bye Bye Love

  • George Hamilton IV

    Break My Mind

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Think About It Darling

  • John Denver

    Take Me Home Country Roads

  • Glen Campbell

    By The Time I Get To Phoenix

  • Charley Pride

    Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone?

  • Charlie Rich

    Behind Closed Doors

  • Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

    Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town

  • Bobby Bare

    500 Miles Away From Home

  • Don Williams

    I Recall A Gypsy Woman

  • Ricky Skaggs

    Country Boy

  • Clint Black

    Killin' Time

  • Lyle Lovett

    Creeps Like Me

  • Dwight Yoakam

    Long White Cadillac

  • Johnny Cash

    The Night Hank Williams Came To Town

  • George Strait

    All My Ex's Live In Texas

  • Garth Brooks

    The Dance

  • Willie Nelson

    She is Gone

  • Eric Church

    Put A Drink In My Hand

Credit

ProducerDione Newton

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