The Country Show with Bob Harris

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The very best in Country music, celebrating the new alongside the defining legendary names.

The Country Show with Bob Harris: Country legend Connie Smith is in session and a tribute to Nanci Griffith

Country legend Connie Smith is in session and a tribute to Nanci Griffith

BBC Radio 2 - The Country Show with Bob Harris, Country legend Connie Smith is in session and a tribute to Nanci Griffith

Bob pays a personal tribute to the late Nanci Griffith and Connie Smith is in session.

Brand new exclusive music from country legend Connie Smith, in session from Nashville's famous RCA Studio B, and Bob pays a personal tribute to Nanci Griffith who died last week.

All the country you need , right here! Brand new exclusive music from country legend Connie Smith, in session from Nashville's famous RCA Studio B!

As a shy 5-year-old, the sixth child in a family of 14, Constance June Meador once made the prophetic proclamation, “Someday I’m gonna sing on the Grand Ole Opry!” A member of the Opry since 1965, Connie Smith quickly made that dream a reality. Decades later, she continues to astonish audiences with a powerhouse voice that is one of the most respected and recognisable in country music.

She is Dolly Parton's favourite country singer, and is married to fellow country star Marty Stuart. Her new album, released on the Mississippi Fat Possum label, comes out tomorrow.

RCA Studio B, where Connie recorded the tracks you'll hear tonight, is one of the most famous recording studios in the world and home to literally thousands of hits by artists like Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Waylon Jennings and hundreds more, including Connie herself who recorded all her classic songs there.

Plus exclusive music from Lauren Housley and Rodney Atkins with his wife Rose Falcon and the brand new song from Keith Urban!

And Bob goes back to the archive for a personal tribute to his friend Nanci Griffith, who died last week. You'll hear vintage interviews and session tracks from this iconic and influential artist.

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