Country Throwback

I have always liked the late, great Dan Seals.  While he had a string of hits, including 'Meet Me In Montana' and the crowd favorite 'Bop', there has always been something about this song that I love.

This weeks Country Throwback features the spunky Dolly Parton with a song that many  artists have covered and I'm not talking about 'I Will Always Love You'.

This weeks Country Throwback is a woman who owned country radio through much of the 90's and early 2000's.  When Shania Twain's 'Any Man Of Mine' was released, it was a totally new sound on country radio, thanks primarily to producer Mutt Lange who had previously worked with the likes of Def Leppard.

The Kentucky Headhunters were formed in 1968 under the name Itchy Brother, with brothers Richard and Fred Young.  They became The Kentucky Headhunters in 1986 and released their first album under that name in 1989.

Back in the day, Kenny Rogers was unstoppable.  Guys loved him for hits like 'The Gambler' and 'Lucille', while the ladies loved him for songs like 'Through The Years' and this #1 hit that was written by Lionel Richie.

Diamond Rio is one those bands you recognize the minute you hear them harmonize with each other.  I remember a 90's review of one of their albums said the group's songs had "more hooks than a tackle box", and it's a hard statement to argue.

This week in my 'Country Throwback', I want to play one of the best voices in any genre of music.  Trisha Yearwood can sing it all from country to blues to jazz to pop and in this song she sings about a city in Minnesota.

This week's Country Throwback stars John Denver with one of the great sing-a-longs.  'Thank God I'm A Country Boy' was on his 1974 album Back Home Again, but that's not the version that became a big hit.

My country throwback this week features Travis Tritt and the dramatic videos he made for his songs 'Anymore', 'Tell Me I Was Dreaming' and 'If I Lost You'.