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Vernon Brings The Big Tunes!

Ahead of Radio 2's coverage of Country 2 Country Festival this weekend, Country star Brad Paisley chooses his Tracks of My Years. Plus Album and Record Of The Week.

Ahead of Radio 2's coverage of Country 2 Country Festival this weekend, American Country singer, songwriter and guitarist Brad Paisley chooses the songs that soundtrack his life on Tracks Of My Years.

Brad grew up in Glen Dale, West Virginia, playing a guitar his grandad gave him at events around the town. His initial break into the music industry was in the late 90s, where he signed a songwriting contract to write for other stars.

Since debuting as a singer in 1999, Brad has gone on to release twelve studio albums and win countless awards, including three Grammys and fourteen Country Music Association Awards, and he has been honoured with membership of the Grand Ole Opry, one of Country music’s crowning achievements.

Brad’s new album ‘Son Of The Mountains’ is released later this year, and he’s headlining the Country 2 Country festival, this year at the O2 in London, the OVO Hydro in Glasgow and the SSE Arena in Belfast, from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th March. You'll be able to follow the festival from around the UK live on Radio 2 on Saturday and Sunday as well as listening back on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sounds.

Brad's penultimate tracks come from Derek and The Dominoes and Tammy Wynette.

There'll also be more audio nuggets from the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Archive in Vernon's Vault; there's Record and Album Of The Week; and two more contestants try their luck in the mid-morning music quiz, Ten To The Top.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 7 Mar 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • Incognito

    Always There (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

    • (CD Single).
    • Talkin' Loud.
  • Dua Lipa

    Training Season

    • Radical Optimism.
    • Warner Records.
  • The Killers

    When You Were Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Zara Larsson

    You Love Who You Love

    • Venus.
    • Sommer House.
  • Harry Styles

    As It Was

    • Harry's House.
    • Columbia.
  • Level 42

    Lessons In Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music '86.
    • Now.
  • Sia & Kylie Minogue

    Dance Alone

    • Reasonable Woman.
    • Atlantic.
  • SL2

    On A Ragga Tip

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Delta Goodrem

      Hearts On The Run

      • (CD Single).
      • ATLED Records.
  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Santana

    The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
  • Wax

    Bridge To Your Heart

    • American English.
    • Lemon Recordings.
    • 5.
  • Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man

    Lovers In A Past Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • David Gray

    Babylon

    • (CD Single).
    • Iht Records.
  • Blur

    Country House

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.
  • µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã©

    TEXAS HOLD 'EM

    • Renaissance Act II.
    • Parkwood Entertainment.
  • New Order

    Blue Monday

  • Album Of The Week

    • Liam Gallagher & John Squire

      Mother Natures Song

      • Liam Gallagher, John Squire.
      • Warners.
  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.
  • Paloma Faith

    Sweatpants

    • The Glorification Of Sadness.
    • RCA.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Derek and the Dominos

      Layla

      • Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs.
      • Polydor.
    • Brad Paisley

      Son of the Mountains

      • Son of the Mountains (EP).
      • EMI Records Nashville.
      • 1.
    • Tammy Wynette

      I Don't Wanna Play House

      • Take Me To Your World.
      • Koch International.
      • 1.
  • Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton

    Purple Irises

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Nashville.

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Mar 2024 09:30

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

Get all the details of how to enter and listen to Vernon's daily music quiz.