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The Family Life Of Nashville Songwriting Greats, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant

Boudleaux and Felice Bryant had a deep impact in Nashville, with notable hits like "Bye Bye Love" and “All I Have to Do Is Dream.” Their music has been...

April 28, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Jesse Nighswonger ,
  • and 1 more
Clockwise from Top Left: Tyler, the Creator; Natalie Mering of Weyes Blood; Lizzo; Justin Vernon of Bon Iver; Solange; Billie Eilish.

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From Billie Eilish to Lizzo, Paste Magazine Shares Highlights From Their '50 Best Albums of 2019'

This year, Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" spent a record 19 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Now, it holds the title of the longest...

December 21, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Bill Nigut and Brenda Lee

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Two Way Street: GPB Celebrates Brenda Lee's Georgian Roots

In honor of the Ken Burns series Country Music , Bill Nigut is taking over the On Second Thought Sunday time slot with a special edition of Two Way...

September 24, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Jesse Nighswonger

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  • Music

Rebels and Ramblers: New Ken Burns 'Country Music' Documentary

From the Civil War to the Dust Bowl and from baseball to jazz, Ken Burns documentaries have covered a range of critical events in American history and...

September 14, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Atlanta native Faye Webster will perform at this year's Music Midtown festival, Saturday at 2:15 p.m.

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  • Music

Join Faye Webster And Her 'Atlanta Millionaire's Club' At Music Midtown

The annual Music Midtown festival takes place this weekend. Through its 25 year history — it launched in 1994 — A-list acts like Coldplay, Pearl Jam,...

September 09, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
In the living room of his Macon, Ga. home, Jimmy Haney holds a photo of himself taken in the days when he played the Grand Ole Opry. Haney was once rhythm guitarist for Patsy Cline.

Jimmy Haney: I'm Here Because Of Patsy Cline

Growing up at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains, Jimmy Haney had one dream. To join the musicians he and his father heard on the radio at the Grand...

September 05, 2019
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  • Grant Blankenship
1923 pressings of songs that were recorded by Ralph Peer at 152 Nassau Street in Atlanta, including "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane" by Fiddlin' John Carson, credited as the first country music hit.

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Atlanta's Original Old Town Road: The Site of Country Music's First Hit Could Be Demolished

The newest Ken Burns series premiering in September follows the vast and varied evolution of country music over the 20th century. The eight-part series...

July 23, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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On Second Thought For Tuesday, July 23, 2019

On Second Thought discusses the history of 152 Nassau Street, the site of some of county and blues music's earliest recordings, and why the building is...

July 22, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
Johnny Cash at his home in California, 1960

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  • Music

Rebels and Ramblers: New Ken Burns 'Country Music' Documentary

From the Civil War to the Dust Bowl and from baseball to jazz, Ken Burns documentaries have covered a range of critical events in American history and...

April 01, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

Rock Musician Angie Aparo's Road To Recovery

Atlanta-based musician Angie Aparo has had a whirlwind of a music career. He got his big break when he wrote the Grammy Award-winning song “Cry” for...

May 29, 2018
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By:
  • Summer Evans and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Here’s something you add to your burn book. "Mean Girls" is now a Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical . The musical is up for 12 awards. (That’s so...

May 29, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Susie Davis ,
  • and 5 more
Bill Anderson arrives at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.

Whisperin' Bill Anderson: Decatur Native And Nashville Star

On this episode of “Two Way Street,” we’re reairing our conversion with Country legend, Bill Anderson . Whisperin’ Bill Anderson came on our program...

February 15, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Kristian Bush, left, and Jennifer Nettles present the award for vocal duo of the year at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.

Kristian Bush On Sugarland's 2018 Reunion

On today's episode of “Two Way Street,” we talk to Sugarland artist Kristian Bush . He and his musical partner, Jennifer Nettles , have been on hiatus...

December 18, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Radney Foster And Sylvie Davidson

Nashville Singer-Songwriters Radney Foster And Sylvie Davidson

On today’s show we talk to two singer-songwriters who are part of the rich community of musical artists who live and work in Nashville – one of the...

February 18, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Whisperin’ Bill Anderson: 'An Unprecedented Life In Country Music'

Country music veteran Bill Anderson was born in Columbia, South Carolina but found his voice in Griffin and Decatur, Georgia. He graduated with a degree...

September 07, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Linda Chen

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