Country Music Greats Radio Show
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The Country Music Greats Radio Show is a syndicated radio program recorded in Nashville, Tennessee
. The show began in 2003 and has steadily grown, covering the United States with nearly 200 affiliate stations. The Country Music Greats Radio Show is hosted by Grand Ole Opry
legend Jim Ed Brown
. Brown’s 50 plus years in the music business provides inside knowledge and first-hand accounts of the legends of country music.
Music on the show spans from the 1940s through early 1990s.
The show also contains thousands of hours of archival interview tapes, which provides content for the show. The Country Music Greats Radio Show also frequently features new interviews conducted by Jim Ed Brown
. Artists who have interviewed with the show include Charley Pride
, Bill Anderson, Charlie Louvin
, Steve Wariner
, Lynn Anderson
, David Frizzell
and Claude King
.
, which consisted of Jim Ed and his sister’s Maxine and Bonnie. The Browns’ hit "The Three Bells
" holds the distinction of being the first song to ever simultaneously sit in the number one spot for the country, pop and the R+B charts. After the success of The Browns, Jim Ed went solo in the 1960s and continued to record hits such as "Pop a Top
" and "Morning". Starting in the mid 1970s Brown began finding himself at the top of the charts with his duet partner, Helen Cornelius
. Brown's career would continue to expand as he became the guest host for several successful television shows such as The Country Place, Nashville On the Road and You Can Be A Star.
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. The show began in 2003 and has steadily grown, covering the United States with nearly 200 affiliate stations. The Country Music Greats Radio Show is hosted by Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
legend Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981...
. Brown’s 50 plus years in the music business provides inside knowledge and first-hand accounts of the legends of country music.
Format
The Country Music Greats Radio Show is a weekly program that consists of two one-hour segments dedicated to the particular artist or theme of the week. In addition to the weekly one-hour programs, the Country Music Greats Radio Show features the daily Country Music Greats Radio Minute vignette.Music on the show spans from the 1940s through early 1990s.
The show also contains thousands of hours of archival interview tapes, which provides content for the show. The Country Music Greats Radio Show also frequently features new interviews conducted by Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981...
. Artists who have interviewed with the show include Charley Pride
Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
, Bill Anderson, Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin
Charles Elzer Loudermilk , known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1955.-Biography:Born in Henagar, Alabama, Louvin was one of 7 children...
, Steve Wariner
Steve Wariner
Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
, Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson
Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
, David Frizzell
David Frizzell
David Frizzell is an American country music singer. He is the younger brother of country music legend Lefty Frizzell. His career first started in the late 1950s, but his biggest success came in the '80s, 30 years into his career....
and Claude King
Claude King
Claude King is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for his million selling 1962 hit, "Wolverton Mountain".-Biography:...
.
Host
James Edward Brown's career as a country singer has lasted since the 1950s and evolved successfully as a trio, solo, and as a duet artist. He found stardom in the late 1950s as part The BrownsThe Browns
The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, "The Three Bells". The group, composed of Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie Brown, had a close, smooth harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound, though their music also...
, which consisted of Jim Ed and his sister’s Maxine and Bonnie. The Browns’ hit "The Three Bells
The Three Bells
"The Three Bells", also known as "Jimmy Brown" or "Little Jimmy Brown", is a song made popular by The Browns in 1959. The single reached number one on the U.S. country and pop charts,. outperforming a competing version by Dick Flood. The version by The Browns also hit number ten on the Hot R&B...
" holds the distinction of being the first song to ever simultaneously sit in the number one spot for the country, pop and the R+B charts. After the success of The Browns, Jim Ed went solo in the 1960s and continued to record hits such as "Pop a Top
Pop a Top
"Pop a Top" is a song written by Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It is the lead-off single to his 1999 album Under the Influence. It peaked at number 6 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 2 on the Canadian RPM...
" and "Morning". Starting in the mid 1970s Brown began finding himself at the top of the charts with his duet partner, Helen Cornelius
Helen Cornelius
Helen Cornelius is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best remembered for a series of hit duets with Jim Ed Brown, many of which reached the U.S...
. Brown's career would continue to expand as he became the guest host for several successful television shows such as The Country Place, Nashville On the Road and You Can Be A Star.