Jonny Brick
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Jonny Brick
@countrywol.bsky.social
Songwriter, editor of A Country Way of Life (countrywol.substack.com), writer (jonnybrick.com for portfolio), founder of the Football Literary Society and Watford FC sceptic. Avuncular. Latest book: The Daily Bruce. Sixty Years of Hurt coming February 2026
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I'm delighted to publish The Daily Bruce, a celebration of the music of Bruce Springsteen. The song-a-day calendar includes plenty of biographical titbits, too.

It's available for £2.99 as an ebook, or free via Kindle Unlimited.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFJG5N72
The Daily Bruce
The Daily Bruce eBook : Brick, Jonny: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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The last but one post in my 2025 series It's The Nineties, celebrating country number ones from that decade, dwells on songs by Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, Clint Black and Alan Jackson, titans of country music in the 1990s, and all still performing today.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 47
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from George Strait, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Clint Black By Jonny Brick 1990 George…
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December 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Four more country chart-toppers from the 1990s arrive at Nashville Worldwide. This time they come from Ty Herndon, George Strait, Shania Twain and Alan Jackson.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 45
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from George Strait, Alan Jackson, Shania Twain, Ty Herndon By Jonny Brick 1992 George Strait…
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December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My contribution to the long-running series on Americana-UK, with an aching middle section.
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I've spent the last year celebrating country number ones from the 1990s. To start the December run, here are four from KT Oslin, Deana Carter, Randy Travis and Alabama.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 44
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from K.T. Oslin, Randy Travis, Alabama, Deana Carter By Jonny Brick 1990 K.T. Oslin –…
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December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This week's nineties number ones celebrated on Nashville Worldwide include choice cuts from Joe Diffie, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn and Martina McBride.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 43
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from Joe Diffie, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride. By Jonny Brick 1990 Joe…
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November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's double Reba in It's The Nineties this week, along with classic country chart-toppers from David Lee Murphy and the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 42
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from Reba, Reba with Linda Davis, David Lee Murphy, Dixie Chicks. By Jonny Brick 1990…
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November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Here's one of mine, a review of a great British Americana album.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This week's four country number ones from the 1990s in my series for Nashville Worldwise come from Tim McGraw, Clint Black, Travis Tritt and Alan Jackson.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 41
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Tim McGraw. By Jonny Brick 1991 Travis Tritt…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We've reached the 40th quartet of country chart-toppers from the 1990s. There are some big ones this time out from Wynonna, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and George Strait.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 40
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from Wynonna, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw. By Jonny Brick 1992 Wynonna – No…
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November 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Here's another quartet of country number ones from the 1990s, courtesy of my Nashville Worldwide series.

This time around, Ricky Van Shelton, Clay Walker, Brooks & Dunn and Trisha Yearwood offer the songs.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 39
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from Ricky Van Shelton, Clay Walker, Brooks & Dunn, Trisha Yearwood By Jonny Brick 1991…
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October 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
With today's release of the biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, here's a plug for The Daily Bruce, my song-a-day calendar celebrating the life and work of Bruce Springsteen. It's available for £2.99 or free via Kindle Unlimited.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFJG5N72
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October 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The latest piece in my long-running series celebrating country number ones of the 1990s talks about hits from Vince Gill, Collin Raye, Ty Herndon and Tim McGraw.

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October 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
On this date in 1996, Bruce Springsteen played his first and only show in the state of New Mexico to promote the Ghost of Tom Joad. On it, he says, ‘the music was minimal, the melodies uncomplicated’ and songs were set in California, where Bruce lived.
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Save 25% off the price of Sixty Years of Hurt, out in February, if you pre-order via Waterstones with the code OCTOBER25.

The cover shows various English football figures in states of hurt from the past six decades. Might the hurt end next summer in North America?
October 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I've added my ten penn'orth to AUK's series, which was a pleasure to compile.
October 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm pleased to announce the existence of Sixty Years of Hurt: England, and the England Football Team. It's a book that brings together football, politics and society.

It's out in February and, today and tomorrow, you can pre-order it from Waterstones with a nifty discount, using the code OCTOBER25.
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Here's another of my album write-ups for AUK. This is a terrific album by an artist worth hearing.
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This week's quartet of chart-toppers from the 1990s comprise hits for Diamond Rio, Joe Diffie, Tim McGraw and Clint Black.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 37
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Tim McGraw, Diamond Rio. By Jonny Brick 1991 Clint Black…
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October 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Four relatively unremembered country chart-toppers this week in It's The Nineties from Brooks & Dunn, Bryan White, Lionel Cartwright and Tracy Byrd.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 36
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from Lionel Cartwright, Tracy Byrd, Bryan White, Brooks & Dunn. By Jonny Brick 1991 Lionel…
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September 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I had a listen to William Prince's new album, out on October 17, which I enjoyed a lot.
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Bruce Springsteen was born on this date in 1949. When someone called out Happy Birthday on the Devils & Dust tour, where regular requests enabled him to play almost 250 songs, Bruce refused: ‘This ain’t a Jimmy Buffett show’.
September 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This week's country music foursome of 90s number ones include songs by Alabama, Alan Jackson, Mindy McCready and Trisha Yearwood.

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It's The Nineties - Episode 35
It’s The Nineties: Number Ones from Alabama, Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Mindy McCready. By Jonny Brick 1990 Alabama – Jukebox…
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September 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I've written about an album by country-rockers The Far West, their first for over a decade, for AmericanaUK.

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The Far West “Everything We Thought We Wanted”
Happy-sad third album from SoCal country-rockers. The pitch for the music of The Far West, whose new album is their first since 2014, is “horribly painful songs that you can dance to”, according to…
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September 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM