4 weeks ago Back in the 1982, I wasn't listening to country music. Well, let me correct that. I wasn't listening to country radio. I was listening to pop and rock. But those stations were playing plenty of country music at the time--Eddie Rabbitt, Alabama, Ronnie Milsap, and, yes, Willie Nelson.
March 28, 2013 Man, oh man, I can't believe Reba McEntire is 58 today. I remember 1975 when she just started out as a little red-haired rodeo cowgirl from Oklahoma who could sing a really good country song.
In 1986, she was named the CMA Entertainer of the year! And, she still had the rest of the 80's to achieve even bigger successes
January 8, 2013 With all the videos of Elvis Presley that appear on YouTube, it feels like the site's contributors (read: every one of us) couldn't wait for it to be invented so that Elvis vids could be loaded.
January 2, 2013 You wanna feel old? Play the "Who's Reaching a Milestone Birthday This Year?" game. It's always good for a few remarks like, "Really, he's that old?" or "Seriously, she's only 40?" So let's find out, according to famousbirthdays.com, who hits a milestone birthday in 2013.
December 29, 2012 She reigned as America's sweetheart during the 60's and 70's. Mary Tyler Moore, first as co-star of the Dick Van Dyke Show and then as Mary Richards, the darling of CBS Saturday nights from 1970 - 1976. The show had top ratings and won a bushel basket of Emmys.
The show and its spin-off Rhoda were produced by Mary and her husband, Grant Tinker, as part of their MTM Enterprises.
And, I came in contact with MTM Enterprises when they founded MTM Records, in its day a pretty successful music label. Holly Dunn, Judy Rodman and others had hits on the imprint. It is defunct now.
November 6, 2012 Love this! Owensboro native Natasha Neely recently had the chance to help The Grand Ole Opry wish Brad Paisley a happy 40th birthday. They needed a Marilyn Monroe look-a-like to deliver a very special, breathy birthday song to Brad. And Natasha delivered. But, as the Opry proved, looks can be VERY deceiving. WATCH THIS!
October 10, 2012 Today is Tanya Tucker's 54th birthday. Starting out at 13 and singing DELTA DAWN like the second coming of Brenda Lee, this little miss dynamite has led quite the life. Recently losing both her father, Beau and her mother, Juantia, Tanya has had many a struggle they helped her through
August 29, 2012 Looks like I'm not the only one turning the big 3-0 this week! Happy (belated) Birthday to LeAnn Rimes! Beach party anyone?!?
She recently celebrated a milestone birthday with a handful of friends on the sand. You know... maybe I should take a few friends and head to the beach this weekend?!? Oh wait, I am!! Ha! (Ok, it's my friend's Bachelorette Party, but a girl can pretend!)
LeAnn shared some photos with people.com.
August 28, 2012 Let's all send out a big "Happy Birthday" to Jake Owen! (And his twin brother?!?) Did I just miss the boat? Did everyone else know that one of the most gorgeous men in country music has a twin?!? Man, I've got to focus more on the important things regarding my job, ha!
Y'all want to see what he looks like?
August 10, 2012
Tomorrow morning is the birthday of the man George Jones proclaimed country’s best songwriter. I’ll have the audio of George saying exactly that. George is referring to Bobby Braddock and we will salute him on Saturday at the Memories between 6 and 8am.
Bobby, pictured above with his daughter Lauren, inducted into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 1981, Bobby received the ultimate honor last year when he joined the Country Music Hall of Fame.
July 28, 2012 Tomorrow Martina McBride - as you know my second favorite lady - celebrates her 46th birthday. Just a spring chicken. Ha. I was working at my first program director's job at KFDI, Wichita, Kansas in 1969. Martina lived just a few miles away near Independence, Kansas - and was three years old!! Oh, well, 20 years is not so great a distance between 46 and 66, is it? Read on about what happens later this morning you don't want to miss.
June 15, 2012 Attention Waylon Jennings fans from around the world! Today Waylon would have been 75 years old. But, like many, he died too soon in 2002. If you are a true fan and want to know about his early years, then visit Sky Corbin's blog at this link. Sky was owner-manager and deejay at KLLL, Lubbock, TX. where Waylon worked in radio. Click on that link and it'll take to you Sky's remembrances of that special time. I worked for Sky from 1963 - 1966 at KLLL and remember much of what he writes about. Growing up in Lubbock my sister Betty listened to Waylon on the radio and really liked his voice.
