Nashville Connection Radio Show

10/10/2025

🎶 In Case You Missed It! 🎶

If you missed Nashville Connection this morning, you missed a jam-packed show full of the latest Country Music news straight from Music City!

👉 We’ve got the nitty gritty on Dolly (she’s OK!), Cody Johnson canceling the rest of his 2025 shows, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inducting seven incredible new members! 🎤

Plus — Post Malone’s grand opening and free concert on Lower Broadway, Vince Gill’s lifetime deal with MCA Records, and a whole bunch of birthdays and milestones in Cool Country History! 🎂🎸

Catch up now and stay in the loop with everything happening in Nashville! 👇

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Dave is a passionate songwriter who spent 30 years in country radio. He currently hosts the Nashville Connection radio show and the popular Songwriter Connection podcast.

06/10/2025

Now that’s how you kick off birthday month 🤩 What a surprise from Opry star Garth Brooks!

01/10/2025

Video surfaces of the Morgan Wallen chair throwing incedent.

Police video obtained by The Associated Press shows country music star Morgan Wallen denied throwing a chair off a Nashville bar roof before and after his 2024 arrest.

26/09/2025

🎙️ This week on The Nashville Connection on Clay County Country WNOI 🎶

Rob and I talk about the loss of beloved songwriter Brett James, celebrate the winners of the NSAI Songwriter Awards at the Ryman, and welcome some exciting new additions to our country family.

We’ll also chat about the Opry guest that has folks scratching their heads, share a bunch of country birthdays, and take a trip back in time to when The Beverly Hillbillies first arrived on the scene in cool country history.

If you missed the show, you can catch it here 👉

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Dave is a passionate songwriter who spent 30 years in country radio. He currently hosts the Nashville Connection radio show and the popular Songwriter Connection podcast.

19/09/2025

Very sad news.

Macon County dispatch confirmed that a plane crashed west of Iotla Valley Elementary School in Franklin on Thursday, Sept. 18, and no one on board survived.

12/09/2025

🎶 In case you missed this week’s Nashville Connection on Clay County Country, click the link and catch up!

Rob and I break down the CMA Award Nominations, celebrate the Opry 100th Anniversary (and share how you can watch the stream), plus some fun Opry facts.

We’ve also got the scoop on Willie’s new album, country music departures and arrivals, cool history, and so much more!

👉 Don’t miss it — click below to listen now!

Dave is a passionate songwriter who spent 30 years in country radio. He currently hosts the Nashville Connection radio show and the popular Songwriter Connection podcast.

10/09/2025

Rob and I talked about this song and video last week. If you haven't seen it yet, click the link. Dolly and Zach Brown duet. Butterfly.

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05/09/2025

🎶✨ If ya missed this week’s Nashville Connection on Clay County Country, no worries — click the link and catch up on the latest straight outta Music City!

👉 We’ve got all the buzz:
🎤 “Mister Romantic” John C. Reilly set to host the Americana Awards
🎶 Americana Fest kicks off next week in Nashville
📺 The Nashville TV show heading to Netflix
🌽 The brand-new Lainey Wilson Corn Maze (yep, you read that right!)
… and plenty more country news & stories you won’t want to miss!

🎧 Tune in, click below, and stay connected to Country!

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Dave is a passionate songwriter who spent 30 years in country radio. He currently hosts the Nashville Connection radio show and the popular Songwriter Connection podcast.

03/09/2025

https://www.wsmv.com/2025/09/02/lainey-wilson-invites-fans-take-whirlwind-trip-nashville-corn-maze-depicting-her/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Lainey Wilson invited residents to visit Honeysuckle Hill Farm’s 2025 country music corn maze, which is shaped in her likeness.

29/08/2025

✨ In case you missed this week’s Nashville Connection — click the link below! 🎶

Rob and I dive into The Big Engagement (wait until you hear the estimate on that ring 💍), plus the exciting news of a Dolly Parton Museum coming to Nashville next year! 🦋 We’ve also got the scoop on Opry tickets when you visit, the story of 6 artists who were banned from the Opry, and a bunch of birthdays in Cool Country History.

Don’t miss it — tune in here 👇

Dave is a passionate songwriter who spent 30 years in country radio. He currently hosts the Nashville Connection radio show and the popular Songwriter Connection podcast.

27/08/2025

You gotta see the George Jones/Alan Jackson duet. You can bet we'll talk about it Friday on Nashville Connection!

Grand Ole Opry at 100 debuts a digital duet, pairing George Jones with Alan Jackson on He Stopped Loving Her Today. See emotional tribute.

24/08/2025

https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/08/24/nashville-grand-ole-opry-history-country-music/84438747007/?utm_source=tennessean-dailybriefing-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing-greeting&utm_term=newsletter-greeting&utm_content=pnas-nashville-nletter65

The Grand Ole Opry became a century-long institution — one that has drawn visitors from around the world to Nashville.