Playing By Ear
Every episode of this podcast breaks an album down, track by track, to cover why it's not only worth playing, but replaying.
Displaying 2 items of Playing By Ear with the tag "country".
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Wide Open Spaces (The Chicks)
June 16th, 2026 | 2 hrs 4 mins
country, country music, dixie chicks, emily strayer, martie maguire, music, natalie maines, songwriting, the dixie chick
Easy on the ears, The Chicks' fourth album "Wide Open Spaces" broke wide open and made the band, then known as The Dixie Chicks, a household name. Nearly thirty years on, this album still holds up beautifully, as the trio's impeccable harmonies and their collaborators' exceptional melodies results in an album that will take care of you. Searingly sincere and clear vocals from the band's then new singer Natalie Maines cemented The Chicks as a County force to be reckoned with, and this first album with her plants a big old boot proving why.
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Just Won't Burn (Susan Tedeschi)
March 17th, 2026 | 1 hr 40 mins
blues, blues rock, country, memphis, music, r and b, rock, rock and roll, songwriter, songwriting, tedeschi trucks, the blues, trucks
The Blues are the bedrock of all modern popular music. From rock, to R&B, country, hip-hop and more, it all owes a debt to one of America's greatest musical inventions. On this episode we explore a more modern and feminine take on this classic genre, Grammy nominee Susan Tedeschi's "Just Won't Burn". Her raspy, powerhouse vocals and forceful guitar work transport the listener with raw chords and even more raw emotion.