Jun 26, 2017
In the late 70s, a music trend began to take shape as Top 40 radio stations started playing more and more songs by artists that had usually been proprietary to county stations. By the early 80s, a legitimate country/pop phenomenon was under way, and numerous country songs and performers were receiving mainstream acceptance.
Hosted by veteran journalist Robert Neil, this feature spotlights some of the prominent artists involved in the shift and examines the reasons behind the changes. Included in this presentation are thoughts from Professor Jocelyn Neal, from the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has written several books on popular music, including Country Music: A Cultural and Stylistic History.
Artists covered in this feature include:
Kenny Rogers
Dolly Parton
Juice Newton
Willie Nelson
Ronnie Milsap
Eddie Rabbitt
Emmylou Harris
and the movie Urban Cowboy
(produced and recorded at the O&F Studios, www.OandFStudios.com)