Country Classic Double

As mentioned earlier by Matt Herkimer, Elvis Presley died on this day at age 42 in 1977. While many associate Elvis with "Rock & Roll", and rightfully so, many of his pop hits were big country hits as well. Today, we'll begin our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with  "The King's" number one country song in 1977, "Way Down", and the last song relea

If you like Glen Campbell, chances are you like Jimmy Webb's music. Many of Glen's hits were written by Webb including "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", "Galveston" and many more. Today, Jimmy Webb celebrates his 66th birthday, and we celebrate with his music on the "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m., kicking it off with "Wichita Lineman", a number one Web

On today's "Country Classic Double", we're featuring Hispanic country artists. We'll begin with the number one country song on this day 1975, "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights", by Freddy Fender, born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas. We'll finish with Johnny Rodriguez (also born in Texas) and "I Didn't (Every Chance I Had)" from 1988.

On this day in 1991, Vince Gill was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. So, today we shine the spotlight on Vince Gill, beginning our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with his number one song in 1992, "I Still Believe In You".

One of the great country crooners is Mickey Gilley. Today, we begin our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with the number one country song on this day in 1980, "Stand By Me". This song was originally a pop hit recorded by Ben E. King in 1961, and it's been recorded by a number of artists through the years including John Lennon of Beatles fame.

Reba McEntire has had a great career in Country Music -  still packing them in at concerts - and on television in her own sitcom. Today, we kick off our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with Reba's number one song on this day back in 1987, "One Promise Too Late".

We begin our "Country Classic Double" today at 11:30 a.m. with a classic duet - "Golden Ring" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette. On this day in in 1976, that was the  number one country song in the U.S.A.

When I think of clever country songwriters, Roger Miller is at the head of this list. On today's "Country Classic Double", we're featuring the number one country song on this day back in 1964, "Dang Me" by Roger Miller. It's amazing to me how he created memorable sing-along- songs with such funny lyrics, often inventing words and all in rhyme.

T.G.I.F. On today's Friday edition of our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m., we'll begin with the number one country song on this day in 1986, "On The Other Hand" by Randy Travis. Of the many male vocalists in country music, Randy Travis' smooth, unmistakable voice is one that you recognize as soon as you hear him sing the first line.

Alabama is one of the most successful super groups of country and pop music. We begin today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with the number one song on the country charts this day back in 1981, "Feels So Right", by Alabama.

On this day in 1977, "It Was Almost Like A Song" by Ronnie Milsap was the number one country song in the U.S.A., and that will kick off our "Country Classic Double" this morning at 11:30. During the "Frog Days Of Summer", Ronnie will be performing at Chevy Court on Sunday, August 26th at 2:00 p.m., at the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse. And as you may know, the

Now and then, we select an unusual category of country songs for our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. Today, it's songs for the birds. We'll begin with Anne Murray's first big hit and signature song in 1970, "Snowbird" which also did quite well on pop charts. We'll follow it up with another bird song, Ferlin Husky's "Wings Of A Dove" from 1960.