Fifty years today on March 5, 1963, a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee took the lives of Patsy Cline, "Cowboy" Copas and "Hawkshaw" Hawkins. Patsy Cline was in the prime of her career at age 30, and today we honor her on the "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with her big hit back in 1962, "Crazy", a song written by Willie Nelson.
Country newcomer Jenna Jentry is coming to Wild West FrogFest & Rodeo June 15th at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds. The Texas native is no stranger to Central New York, where she spends most of her summers.
We kick off today's "Country Clasic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with a trio: Tanya Tucker, Paul Davis and Tommy Overstreet with their number one country song on this day back in 1988, "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love".
The two local bands to help us celebrate our 25th FrogFest are The Custom Taylor Band and The Fulton Chain Gang. They'll take the stage June 15th at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds.
If you're like most people, Monday is your least favorite day of the week. But according to Forbes magazine, it doesn't have to be. Here are some ways to make your Mondays more tolerable.
The Wild West FrogFest & Rodeo presented by Adirondack Furniture returns. We’ll be back at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds June 15th to celebrate our 25th anniversary. The Painted Pony Rodeo also returns this year. Gates open at 12pm
We love the Great New York State Fair in the Greg "Splashin'" McShea household. In fact, my daughter and I (and sometimes other family members too) make our annual pilgrimage to the fair in Syracuse and have a ball! Now, you can participate in coming up with a theme for this year's fair.
There's a lot of new songs out today. Brad Pailey, The Band Perry, The Zac Brown Band and Justin Moore all released new songs today (2/25/13). Give them a listen and tell us your favorite.
The 25th anniversary of Big Frog 104 (Jumpin Country 96 Frog) is coming up on Friday and, being the only original "cast" member, I've been sorting through the highlights and memories. There have been so many-some that I have probably forgotten-that it' hard to pick out my favorites but here are a few.
What are your New Year's Eve plans? Stay home or go out? If your looking to ring in 2013 with some great CNY country bands here's where to head.
Its been a year full of births, deaths, weddings, divorces, senseless violence and human kindness. Take a look back at 2012 and see what you remember. If you don't recall the event, click on the link to read the full story.
If you were at FrogFest this past summer, you may remember Ethan Harris who sang the National Anthem. As a holiday treat, he's recorded an acoustic version of 'O Holy Night' and shared it on our Facebook page to wish us all a blessed holiday season. Love his dad's comment. Can you tell he's a proud papa?
