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The Country Playlist with Bob Harris

A special country playlist marking Bob's 50 years in broadcasting, with some of the biggest selling country records of the last half century!

A special country playlist marking Bob's 50 years in broadcasting, with some of the biggest selling country records of the last half century!

There's music from Dolly Parton, The Mavericks, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, LadY A, Lee Ann Womack and more, and Bob shares his memories of Little Big Town, Florida Georgia Line, Shania Twain and Taylor Swift!

Described by Radio Times as ‘one of the greats of British contemporary music broadcasting and an independent champion of great music’, Bob Harris first took to the airwaves on August 19th 1970, when he presented his first programme for Radio 1, and in the fifty years since then he's become one of Britain's favourite broadcasters, a real national treasure.

Awarded the OBE in 2011 for services to music broadcasting few people have broken as many bands into the mainstream consciousness as Bob Harris…through his work on Radio 1, the legendary Whistle Test TV shows and his current programmes on Radio 2. He is passionate about music and his infectious enthusiasm permeates his work. Bob’s guiding principle is the pursuit of excellence, and this is reflected in his broadcasting skills and his devotion to the best music.

He co-founded Time Out magazine, has written books, newspaper articles and magazine columns. He has produced records, done 48-gig rock tours and interviewed a President. He has voiced television and radio documentaries, and appeared in films, most recently in the award winning "Wild Rose". He has been given a Fellowship by the University of Northampton and was the penultimate subject of This Is Your Life.

Bob’s depth of understanding of popular music – its origins and influences – is immense. As a voice on the radio – reassuring, knowledgeable and enthusiastic – he is unique.

57 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Aug 2020 03:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Mavericks

    Dance the Night Away

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Dolly Parton

    Jolene

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Lady A

    Need You Now

    • Need You Now.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett

    It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Florida Georgia Line

    Cruise

  • Garth Brooks

    Friends in Low Places

    • Garth Brooks - The Hits.
    • Liberty.

  • Lee Ann Womack

    I Hope You Dance (feat. Sons of the Desert)

    • Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance.
    • MCA Nashville.

  • Shania Twain

    Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • John Denver

    Take Me Â鶹ԼÅÄ, Country Roads

    • A Song's Best Friend: Very Best Of.
    • RCA/BMG.

  • Little Big Town

    Girl Crush

    • Pain Killer.
    • Capital Records Nashville.
    • 5.

  • The Charlie Daniels Band

    The Devil Went Down To Georgia

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Kacey Musgraves

    Follow Your Arrow (Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park, 14 Sep 2014)

    • Same Trailer Different Park.
    • Mercury.
    • 001.

  • Taylor Swift

    We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Eagles

    Hotel California

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Aug 2020 03:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2