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Ben's Country Music Show Week of the 16th December 2024 - The Lost Nashville Recordings and Looking for the Thread
The final regular programme of the year reflects on key musical moments while previewing what’s ahead in 2025. Post Malone and Blake Shelton’s collaboration Pour Me a Drink sets the tone for a varied lineup of new releases and notable tours, including the debut single Hold Everything from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, and Karine Polwart, and the Brothers Osborne’s Break Mine EP. The programme revisits milestones in country music history, from Randy Travis’ Grand Ole Opry induction to Jeannie C. Riley’s gold records. This week’s Album of the Week is The Lost Nashville Recordings by George Jones, a collection of rare 1970s performances given new life with updated instrumentation.
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| Song | Artist | Album | Year | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yours If You Want It | Rascal Flatts Feat. Jordan Davis | Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets | 2025 | |
| Country House | Sam Hunt | Locked Up (EP) | 2025 | |
| Ain\'t Enough | Maddie and Tae | Love & Light | 2025 | |
| Diggin' Up Bones | Randy Travis | Storms of Life | 1986 | |
| The Fireman | George Strait | Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind | 1984 | |
| Rattlesnake Preacher | Ashley McBryde | Rattlesnake Preacher (Single) | 2025 | |
| Minimum Wage | Blake Shelton | Body Language | 2021 | |
| More | Trace Adkins | More... | 1999 | |
| Wind Behind The Rain | Jason Isbell | Foxes in the Snow | 2025 | |
| Never Met Anyone Like You | Ella Langley Feat. Hardy | Never Met Anyone Like You | 2025 | |
| TN | Morgan Wallen | One Thing At A Time | 2025 | |
| Live Like You Were Dying | Tim McGraw | Live Like You Were Dying | 2004 | |
| What Did You Miss | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Personal History | 2025 | |
| Hello My Name Is | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Personal History | 2025 | |
| Back In Your Arms Again | The Mavericks | In Time | 2013 | |
| Jolene (Live at Glastonbury) | Dolly Parton | Pure & Simple (Live) | 2016 | |
| Cowboy's Cry Too | Kelsea Ballerini Feat. Noah Kahn | Patterns | 2024 | |
| The Grand Tour | George Jones | The Grand Tour | 1974 | |
| Leaving Town (Woody Guthrie Festival) | Turnpike Troubadours | The Price of Admission | 2025 | |
| What Was Advertised | Turnpike Troubadours | The Price of Admission | 2025 | |
| Small Town Saturday Night | Hal Ketchum | Past the Point of Rescue | 1991 | |
| Last One To Know | Gavin Adcock | Last One To Know (Single) | 2025 | |
| Backup Plan | Bailey Zimmerman Feat. Luke Combs | Backup Plan (Single) | 2025 | |
| Born Running Out Of Time | Lukas Nelson | American Romance | 2025 | |
| Streets of London | Zac Bryan | Streets of London (EP) | 2025 | |
| Gone Country | Alan Jackson | Who I Am | 1994 | |
| Boot Scootin Boogie | Brooks and Dunn | Brand New Man | 1991 |
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