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  1. Friday Night Is Mercer Night: Manilow and Mercer

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    Manilow presents his own personal view of lyricist and songwriter Johnny Mercer.

  2. Friday Night Is Mercer Night: Pardon My Southern Accent

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    Clarke Peters explores Johnny Mercer's Savannah roots and how they influenced his songs.

  3. The Mother Church of Country Music: The Ryman Auditorium

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    Bob Harris takes a tour round the building known as 'the mother church of Country music'.

  4. That Western Swing Thing Episode 1

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    1/5. Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson charts the history of Western Swing music.

  5. How David Hasselhoff Brought Down The Wall

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    Richard Herring irreverently intertwines the fall of communism with the rise of The Hoff.

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