Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Janette Montague.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Rabbi Pete Tobias.
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With Desmond Carrington.
With The Organist Entertains.
With just hours to go before Radio 2's live airing of the Country Music Association
Awards from Nashville , Paul Sexton looks at the new breed of country performer. Among the artists challenging the packaged image of the singers of the last decade is hot new vocalist Gretchen Wilson , whose sugar-free single Redneck Woman was a huge hit in America. Sexton talks to Wilson and the song's co-writer, John Rich , who has added hip-hop, rock and rap to the country template. Plus input from singers Martina McBride , Kenny Chesney and Julie Roberts , and Others.
Producer Al Booth
3/6. Guy Barker profiles R 'n' B jazz guitarist and singer George Benson. The story continues as Benson forms his own quartet, secures his first big recording contract (Columbia Records) and begins to forge his own style.
With Steve Harley.
Nick Barraciough presents coverage of the 38th annual awards, live from Nashville with live performances from Alan Jackson , Shania Twain , Toby Keith , Gretchen Wilson , Kenny Chesney and others. Producer Nick Barraclough
