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    "Looking back..."

    enFebruary 15, 2023
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    About this Episode

    "On the memory of..." Okay, they're not dead - I was just quoting The Dance. But... looking back on artists from yesterday - not yesteryear! Artists just, that we might've all forgotten about for some time. And this episode has your usual fix of charts, chat and country music news. *This episode was recorded before Kelsea Ballerini's impromptu six-song EP release.

     

    4:32 - The country charts-update

    8:01 - Your latest country music news - including ERNEST's deluxe album release, Kacey's Musgraves' Grammy tribute to Loretta Lynn, an all-star concert tribute to Leslie Jordan, new music for Luke Combs and Sam Hunt, Megan Moroney's Grand Ole Opry debut, and a couple of Carrie Underwood stories... upside down smiley face emoji

    22:43 - Forgotten artists of yesterday - not yesteryear... part two!

     

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