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Sweet Country Music with Larry Kratka

Sweet Country Music with Larry Kratka

Sweet Country Music - September 6, 2026

Sep 6, 2026 · 59 min · 19 segments

Hosted by Larry Kratka and broadcast every Sunday morning at 11am on WTBR.

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Speakers: Larry KratkaHost

Top entities: Labor Day×18 Loretta Lynn×6 Tennessee Ernie Ford×3 Dolly Parton×9 Workin’ Man (Nowhere to Go)×2

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Labor Day Special Begins0:00 – 0:48

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You're listening to Sweet Country Music's Labor Day

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Special.

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Welcome to a Sweet Country Music Labor Day Special.

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After all, it's Labor Day weekend and I'm going to be playing songs for the next hour that deal with something we all do.

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Yeah, work.

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Work.

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Now, there's been a lot of songs recorded over the years about working, about jobs, putting in those 40 hours, getting that paycheck, and watching it vanish.

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So, let's get to work on this Labor Day special with Alabama's story of the American blue-collar worker.

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0:45

And it's called 40-Hour Weeks.

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Loretta LynnPersonAmerican singer-songwriter
97%6 mentions
Tennessee Ernie FordPersonAmerican singer and television host
95%3 mentions
Dolly PartonPersonAmerican singer-songwriter and actress
93%9 mentions
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91%2 mentions
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89%7 mentions
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87%5 mentions
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85%5 mentions
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Jane FondaPersonAmerican actress and activist
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52%3 mentions
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50%1 mention
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48%2 mentions
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45%5 mentions
Kacey MusgravesPersonAmerican singer-songwriter
45%3 mentions
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40%2 mentions
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34%1 mention
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21%2 mentions
National Working Woman's HolidayEntitySong by Sammy Kershaw
19%2 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
17%4 mentions
Grammy AwardsEntityAward
15%2 mentions
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13%1 mention
Butcher Hollow, KentuckyCity
11%1 mention
Dave DudleyPersonAmerican singer
9%1 mention
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7%1 mention
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5%1 mention
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3%1 mention
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1%1 mention

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