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New Superstars and Legends

Songs from the new generation responsible for the rise of country music, including Ella Langley, Shaboozey and Phoebe Bridgers. And a delve into the songbook of Jimmy Webb.

As Ella Langley spends an 19th week at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Choosin' Texas and 10 weeks inside the UK top 10, Ricky features the new generation of acts responsible for the rise of country music including Luke Combs, Shaboozey and Phoebe Bridgers.

Plus Ricky delves into the songbook of Jimmy Webb with classic cuts from Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt, The Highwomen and an archive interview with the songwriter as he celebrates his 80th birthday. Ashley Campbell reflects on her father's relationship with Jimmy and why he recorded so many of his songs including Wichita Lineman, Galveston and By The Time I Get To Phoenix.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

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Tue 1 Sep 202620:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Brandon Flowers

    Paradise

    • Thrasher.
    • Island Records.

  • Dolly Parton

    I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby

    • Little Sparrow.
    • Britannia Music.
    • 3.

  • Porter Wagoner

    Green, Green Grass of Home

    • The Essential Porter Wagoner.
    • RLG/Legacy.
    • 2.

  • Dolly Parton

    I Will Always Love You (1974 Version)

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.
    • 10.

  • Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton

    The Last Thing On My Mind

    • Essential Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton, The.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Dolly Parton

    Just Because I'm a Woman

    • Dolly.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 18.

  • Marty Stuart

    Porter Wagoner's Grave

    • Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions.
    • Sugar Hill Records.
    • 12.

  • Dolly Parton

    Better Get To Livin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    • Choosin' Texas.
    • SAWGOD/Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Dolly Parton

    Little Sparrow

    • Little Sparrow.
    • Sanctuary Records.
    • 1.

  • Shaboozey

    A Bar Song (Tipsy)

    • EMPIRE.

  • Dolly Parton

    Here You Come Again

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Luke Combs

    My Kinda Saturday Night

    • The Way I Am.
    • Columbia Nashville.
    • 2.

  • Phoebe Bridgers

    Haunted

    • Lost Weekend.
    • Dead Oceans.
    • 7.

  • Little Big Town

    Over And Over

    • Over And Over.
    • MCA Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Waylon Payne

    Looking For A Feeling

    • Looking For A Feeling.
    • Big Loud Texas.
    • 1.

  • Abigail Rose & Weston Hunter

    Betty's in the Band

    • Betty's in the Band.
    • SILVERLAB.

  • Carter Faith

    Pearl Handled Pistol (feat. Baby Nova & Laci Kaye Booth)

    • Cherry Valley Forever.
    • UMG Nashville.

  • Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Highwomen

    Highwomen

    • The Highwomen.
    • Low Country Sound/Elektra.
    • 1.

  • Jimmy Webb

    Galveston

    • Ten Easy Pieces.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Linda Ronstadt

    Do What You Gotta Do

    • Winter Light.
    • Elektra.

  • Ernest Tubb

    Walking The Floor Over You

    • 2000 Music Mill Entertainment.

  • Jimmy Webb

    By The Time I Get To Phoenix

    • Ten Easy Pieces.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 5.

  • Frank Mastra

    Hangin' On

    • Hangin' On.
    • Mercury Records/Republic Owned.
    • 1.

  • Bella White

    Stuff

    • A Sign In The Weather.
    • Rounder.
    • 3.

  • Carly Pearce & Riley Green

    If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay

    • If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay.
    • Big Machine Records, LLC.
    • 1.

  • Joshua Ray Walker

    Chasing Sunsets

    • Ain't Dead Yet.
    • East Dallas Records.
    • 3.

  • Jimmy Webb

    If You See Me Getting Smaller I'm Leaving

    • El Mirage.
    • Atlantic.
    • 2..

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  • Tue 1 Sep 202620:00
    BBC Radio Scotland

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