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The Happiest Girl Is On Today's Classic Double

Greg Splashin' McShea — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:04:22 +0000

On this day in 1972, "The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA" was certified gold on the country charts, and it was a number one single for Donna Fargo (and one of Matt Herkimer's favorite songs). We'll lead off our "Country Classic Double" with that happy girl this morning at 11:30 a.m. and finish with "Brand New Man", the debut single by Brooks & Dunn that was the number one country song on this day in 1991.

Kix Brooks Debut Single Due In March

Matt Herkimer — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:16:09 +0000

When Brooks and Dunn called it a career last year most people assumed--correctly--that Ronnie Dunn would go on as a solo recording artist. However the future for Kix Brooks was not so clear. Now , according to his website, it appears that Kix will kick off his own solo career with the release of a new single called "New To This Town". The song features a very special guest artist.

Best Holiday Songs – Polly Wogg's Top 6

Polly Wogg — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:33:51 +0000

Askmen.com ranked the 10 worst holiday songs of all time and no country artists made the list. The Glee Cast's version of 'Do You Hear What I Hear' came in at #8, which is understandable since men took t

The 5 Best Brooks & Dunn Covers on YouTube [VIDEOS]

Chris Kissel — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:03:03 +0000

Country singer Ronnie Dunn – one half of superduo Brooks & Dunn – talked with Taste of Country a bit last week about musicians that influenced him. Among Dunn’s more interesting recent influences: “I love Harrison’s slide guitar on ‘Something,’” the singer told Taste of Country.

Dunn has of course been impactful in his own wide-ranging way, and the wild diversity of Brooks & Dunn covers on YouTube are a pretty-great sample of his influence. Among the YouTube treasures we unearthed: a rocker girl singing a heartfelt cover of B&D’s ‘If You See Her, If You See Him’; a ukelele-toting troubadour singing his dog to sleep with ‘Neon Moon’; and a near-perfect bedroom rendition of ‘My Maria.’ Check ‘em out and more below, and don’t forget to sign up to see and meet Ronnie Dunn in Yakima, WA on June 21!

John Wayne Schulz Sings "Believe" on Idol

Polly Wogg — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:03:04 +0000

American Idol found a true cowboy in John Wayne Schulz when they made a stop in Texas. And yes, that’s his real name. He works on a ranch and says being a real cowboy isn’t about the clothes you wear, it’s about who you are on the inside. Schulz auditioned to fulfill a promise he made to [...]