October 2, 2012 Elvis Presley is an iconic performer that everyone knows, even though many of you may have born after his death in 1977. Today, we begin our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with the number one country song on this day in 1956, "Don't Be Cruel". Elvis had a number one with that on pop charts as well, and the flip side of that record, "Hound Dog" shared the number one spot.
September 25, 2012 When you look back at the mid 1970s through '80s, time and again you see that Ronnie Milsap had a number one song. Today we feature Ronnie's number one song on this day in 1975, "Daydreams About Night Things" on our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. Maybe you saw Ronnie Milsap live this past summer at the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse.
September 24, 2012 We'll begin our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. today with the number one song on this day back in 1971, "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died", by Tom T. Hall. Most of us know Tom T. Hall for his clever "I Love" song, but you may not know that he recorded and wrote many country songs during his career.
September 19, 2012 Today on our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. ,we feature one of those crossover artists who hit it big on both country and pop charts. We'll kick off the double with just that - Juice Newton and her big hit in 1981, "Queen Of Hearts".
September 18, 2012 Today we're featuring duets on our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. We'll begin with one of the great duos, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton with "Islands In The Stream", which went to number one on the country charts in 1983 and was a big pop hit as well. We'll complete the double with Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's duet, "Jackson", which went to number two in 1967.
September 17, 2012 At Big Frog 104, we know the roots of country music, and Hank Williams Sr., or "Old Hank" as he's referred to was one of country's legendary originals. Artists are still singing his songs today. Hank wrote and sang such classics as "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", and only live to age 29 - he would have been 89 years old today. Today, we'll lead off our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with "Hey, Good Lookin'".
September 14, 2012 Crystal Gayle is one of those country artists who have had a number of crossover pop hits as well. Today, her biggest crossover hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", which was number one on the country charts on this day in 1977 begins our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. Having Loretta Lynn as your big sister is a tough act to follow, but Crystal Gayle did so with many hits in the 1970s and '80s.
September 11, 2012 We begin today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with the number one country song 20 years ago today, "I Still Believe In You", by Vince Gill. And according to tasteofcountry.com, Vince Gill and wife Amy Grant now both have their own star on the "Hollywood Walk Of Fame".
September 7, 2012 "The Man In Black" leads off today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with the number one country song on this day in 1969, "A Boy Named Sue". What could have been a quick novelty song became a memorable story as told by Johnny Cash, with the backdrop of a live audience of inmates at San Quentin State Prison in California.
September 5, 2012 We're going to the movies on today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. We'll begin with the number one country song on this day in 1980, "Lookin' For Love" by Johnny Lee, a song from the "Urban Cowboy" movie soundtrack. We'll wrap it up with "North To Alaska", a number one by the late Johnny Horton from the 1961 John Wayne film of the same name.
September 4, 2012 On this day in 1978, the number one country song was "Blue Skies", recorded by Willie Nelson on his "Stardust" album, and we're featuring it on today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. "Blue Skies" is an American classic written by Irving Berlin (who also wrote "White Christmas") and has been recorded by just about everyone. "Stardust"was a breakthrough album, featuring a number of non-country American standards. A little sidebar - every year when my wife and I go on vacation to Cape Cod, that CD always goes on the trip.
September 3, 2012 We have a special theme for today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m., saluting you, the American worker on Labor Day. And we've got two great songs to do that. We begin with Alabama's number one song in 1985 "Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')". We'll finish the Double with Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues", a number one back in 1969.
