{"id":58506,"date":"2016-07-05T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=58506"},"modified":"2016-07-05T08:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T13:00:28","slug":"country-stars-set-for-summer-episodes-of-reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/05\/country-stars-set-for-summer-episodes-of-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Stars Set For Summer Episodes Of Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"title\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-58507\" src=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/reflections.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"reflections\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/reflections.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/reflections-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/reflections-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/reflections-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>Roy Clark, The Bellamy Brothers, <\/strong><strong>Mark Wills<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"title\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Set For Summer Episodes Of Reflections<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Summer is here, and Reflections \u2013 the weekly interview program hosted by Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame member Keith Bilbrey promises to deliver a lineup as hot as the weather outside, with a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, <\/strong><strong>as well as two acts that are celebrating unique milestones in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51386\" src=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/royclark01.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"royclark01\" width=\"229\" height=\"163\" \/>On July 4, the show will celebrate Independence Day with a visit from Roy Clark. A native of Virginia, Clark became a local TV and radio favorite in the late 1950s, and took his talents to national television in the 1960s. His quick wit and musical talent served him well as a guest host on<em>The Tonight Show<\/em> as well as the top-rated CBS classic <em>The Beverly Hillbillies<\/em>. Clark became a household name in 1969 by beginning a quarter-century run as co-host of <em>Hee Haw<\/em>. As a recording artist, his hits include \u201cYesterday, When I Was Young\u201d and \u201cCome Live With Me.\u201d Clark was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11632\" src=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/bellamy-brothers01.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Bellamy-Brothers01\" width=\"289\" height=\"163\" \/>One of America\u2019s most-loved duos, The Bellamy Brothers, will appear on the July 11 edition. 2016 marks four decades since the Florida-born siblings stepped into the spotlight with their hit \u201cLet Your Love Flow.\u201d A Top-40 Country hit, the song topped Pop charts around the world, including the United States. In 1979, they successfully segued into Country Music full-time with the release of \u201cIf I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),\u201d which catapulted them to superstardom. The 1980s and 1990s included such hit follow-ups as \u201cRedneck Girl,\u201d \u201cOld Hippie,\u201d and \u201cSanta Fe.\u201d Their 1987 chart-topper, \u201cToo Much Is Not Enough.\u201d \u2013 recorded with The Forester Sisters is notable for being the only sextet to hit No. 1 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> Country charts. Comprised of brothers Howard and David, the duo are touring the world in celebration of their first hit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-58508\" src=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/markwills.jpg?w=206\" alt=\"MarkWills\" width=\"178\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/markwills.jpg 408w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/markwills-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/>Mark Wills talks with Keith on the July 18 edition. Wills, a Georgia native, first made his presence known in 1996 with the nostalgic \u201cJacob\u2019s Ladder,\u201d which helped him win an ACM Top New Male Vocalist award. The singer became one of the most successful balladeers of his time, with chart-toppers such as \u201cWish You Were Here\u201d and \u201cI Do (Cherish You).\u201d His 2002 hit, \u201cNineteen Something,\u201d holds the distinction of having the most airplay in one week of any other Country single of the monitored era. Wills\u2019 newest release is <em>Looking For America<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58509 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/nittygrittydirtband001.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (from left) Jeff Hanna, John McEuen, Jimmy Ibbotson, Bob Carpenter and Jimmie Fadden perform Saturday night as part of the Iowa Arts Festival in Iowa City.\" width=\"260\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/nittygrittydirtband001.jpg 781w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/nittygrittydirtband001-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/nittygrittydirtband001-768x701.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The month wraps up with a special appearance from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on July 25. Comprised of Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, and John McEuen, the band is celebrating their 50th Anniversary as recording and touring artists in 2016. They first came to prominence with Jerry Jeff Walker\u2019s iconic \u201cMister Bojangles,\u201d but it was their landmark 1972 three-disc set <em>Will The Circle Be Unbroken<\/em> that helped them to become loved universally by Pop and Country audiences alike. Their recording of Rodney Crowell\u2019s \u201cAn American Dream\u201d helped push them onto the Country charts, where they have remained for years with recordings like \u201cModern Day Romance,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve Been Lookin,\u201d and \u201cFishin\u2019 In The Dark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Reflections<\/em> is filmed at The Hot Seat Studios, located in Hermitage, Tennessee, and is produced by Jeff Moseley and Brian Covert of CJM Productions. Each week, Keith Bilbrey leads one-on-one insightful interviews with country music\u2019s legendary artists. Viewers can also tune in to Sky Angel Two, The Family Channel or AMG TV to watch. Check your local listings for channels and airtimes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Posted by <strong>Country Girl CMTT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roy Clark, The Bellamy Brothers, Mark Wills Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Set For Summer Episodes Of Reflections Summer is here, and Reflections \u2013 the weekly interview program hosted by Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame member Keith Bilbrey promises to deliver a lineup as hot as the weather outside, with a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, as well as two acts that are celebrating unique milestones in 2016. On July 4, the show will celebrate Independence Day with a visit from Roy Clark. A native of Virginia, Clark<a href=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/05\/country-stars-set-for-summer-episodes-of-reflections\/\" class=\"read-more\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58506"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}