One of the most upbeat songs of all time (and one of Matt Herkimer's favorites) is "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." by Donna Fargo. Forty years ago today, that was the number one country song in the country, and we're featuring it on our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m.
Today we begin our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with the number one country song on this day in 1979, "Backside Of Thirty" by John Conlee. I'm calling this a "Double Double" because I located a video of John Conlee performing today''s featured song and his big 1978 hit, "Rose Colored Glasses".
Freddy Fender was a country performer who also hit big on pop charts in the 1970s. Today, we begin our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with Freddy's "Before The Next Teardrop Falls", which debuted on Pop charts on this day in 1975 and eventually went to number one on Country Charts.
Country music has the most clever song titles. On today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m., we prove that point. We'll begin with the number one song on this day in 1979 by the Bellamy Brothers, "If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me". How many times has that song title been quoted by guys in bars across America.
Country Music Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall is celebrating his 76th birthday today. While best known for his clever "I Love" (which you can hear Tadpole singing in the Big Frog 104 halls most days), Hall has had a number of other big hits. Today, we begin our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with his number one song from 1971, "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died".
Today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. was inspired by you. Yesterday, I asked on our facebook page what artists or songs you would like to hear on the "Double", and one listener suggested Glen Campbell and his number hit from 1975, "Rhinestone Cowboy". And during Greg's Grill, a listener told me that Patsy Cline was one of her favorites, so we'll finish the "Double" with her 1962 hit "Crazy, written by Willie Nelson.
Twenty years ago today, "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus enter the Top 40 Charts, which eventually hit number one on the country charts. To highlight that event, we're featuring it as our first song of today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m.
You've heard me feature Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson on our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m., with Waylon & Willie Wednesdays. Today, we're kicking off the Double with the number one song on this day in 1977, "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) by Waylon, with a little help from Willie at the end.
On this day in 1991, America's number one country song was "Meet In The Middle" by Diamond Rio. Today, we'll kick off our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with that great hit and follow it up with "Gone Too Far", a number one for Eddie Rabbitt on this day in 1980.
Today on the "Country Classic Double" we honor George Strait. On this day, May 16, 1981, he made is debut on country charts with his first single, "Unwound", which climbed up to number six.
Today we introduce a new theme to our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m...silly songs. I can't entirely take credit for this, as it was suggested to me by my good friend and colleague, Matt Herkimer. So, here are two songs that live up to the word silly. We begin with the king of novelty songs, Jerry Reed and his number one hit in 1982, "She Got the Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)", one of the greatest country song titles ever.
Today we kick off our "Country Classic Double" with the "Silver Fox", Charlie Rich. On this day back in 1973, "Behind Closed Doors" was the number one song on the country charts, and a big hit on pop charts. Charlie Rich was one of those performers like Kenny Rogers and others, who had appeal to both audiences.
