Main content
This programme is not currently available on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer

Bob Harris: My Nashville

'Whispering' Bob Harris journeys to America's country music capital to reveal why Nashville became Music City USA, with exclusive performances and interviews with major artists.

'Whispering' Bob Harris journeys to America's country music capital to reveal why Nashville became Music City USA. From the beginnings of the Grand Ole Opry on commercial radio, through the threatening onset of rock 'n' roll in the 50s, right up to the modern mainstream hits of Music Row, this is the story of how music has shaped Nashville and why today it's a place of pilgrimage for musicians from all over the world.

As well as iconic venues on Lower Broadway and the historic hit factories of 16th Avenue, Bob also explores the east Nashville music scene and discovers a rebellious flipside to the country coin. With exclusive performances from the city's top talent, Bob explains why country music owes its enduring success to Nashville's unique nurturing community of songwriters.

Includes interviews with Emmylou Harris, Duane Eddy, Dave Stewart and Rosanne Cash.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 30 Jul 2017 01:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four

  • Find out when you can hear 'Whispering Bob' on the radio!

Clips

See all clips from Bob Harris: My Nashville (4)

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Dick Stratton

    Music City USA

  • Marty Stuart

    Sundown in Nashville

  • Cowboy Copas

    Flat Top Guitar

  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

    Grand Ole Opry Song

  • Ernest Tubb

    Jealous Loving Heart

  • Ernest Tubb

    Walking the Floor Over You

  • Tim McGraw

    Nashville Without You

  • Rosanne Cash

    I'm Moving On

  • Duane Eddy

    Peter Gunn

  • Duane Eddy

    Movin and Groovin

  • Jason & the Scorchers

    Greetings from Nashville

  • Eurythmics

    Love is a Stranger

  • Dave Stewart

    New Song for Nashville

  • Eli Young Band

    Even If It Breaks Your Heart

  • Bill Evans

    Night and Day

  • Todd Snider

    Nashville

  • Todd Snider

    East Nashville Skyline

  • Jason Isbell

    Relatively Easy

  • Tim McGraw

    Nashville Without You

  • Emmylou Harris

    Guitar Town

  • BR5-49

    Cherokee Boogie

  • Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

    Jackson

  • Ashley Monroe

    Like a Rose

  • Duane Eddy

    Rebel Rouser

  • Taylor Swift

    Our Song

  • Taylor Swift

    I Knew You Were Trouble

  • Dierks Bentley

    Riser

  • Kacey Musgraves

    Follow Your Arrow

  • Eric Church

    Drink in my Hand

  • Eric Church

    Two Pink Lines

  • Eric Church

    Smoke a Little Smoke

  • Dave Stewart & Martina McBride

    All Messed Up

  • Sam Palladio

    What If

  • Sam Palladio

    Wake Me Up in Nashville

  • Tim McGraw

    Southern Girls

  • Garth Brooks

    Standing Outside the Fire

  • 00:47

    Billy Ray Cyrus

    Achy Breaky Heart

  • Steve Earle

    Guitar Town

  • Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires

    Live Oak

  • John Fullbright

    When You're Here

  • Angel Snow

    Coals and Water

Credits

Presenter Bob Harris
Director John Williams
Producer Trudie Myerscough-Harris
Production Company Whispering Bob Broadcasting Co Ltd

Broadcasts

Featured in...

The Country Nights Season

Radio 2 and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four have teamed up to celebrate country, roots and Americana music!

Gallery

Related Links