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I couldn't really have picked any better timing for this installment of Shoulda Been a Hit.  It's December and we have had highs in the 60's nearly all week long.  We are truly experiencing an Indian Summer here in the tri-state and that got me thinking about one of my favorite Brooks and Dunn hits.  Yep!  "Indian Summer."  You guys are quick.  It's hard to believe, but this song was the duo's second-to-last chart single.  And, back in 2009, it stalled at a mere #16 on the Billboard Country Chart.  But, truly, it should have been a hit.

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All aboard!  Jason Aldean's Night Train Tour is rolling into The Ford Center in Evansville, Thursday, April 25th!  Yesterday, the presale tickets flew out the box office window!  But, today, the general public has the chance to buy tickets . . . and we expect them to go just as quickly!

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All aboard!  Jason Aldean's Night Train Tour is rolling into The Ford Center in Evansville, Thursday, April 25th!  And the EXCLUSIVE radio presale begins THIS morning at 10am!  And we have all the info you need here at WBKR.com . . . including your presale password!!

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All aboard!  Jason Aldean's Night Train Tour is rolling into The Ford Center in Evansville, Thursday, April 25th!  And we have all the info you need here at WBKR.com!  Ticket information, special guests and presale info!  So, KEEP READING!!

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Ever since I heard Lee Brice's latest single, "I Drive Your Truck", I was already anxious to see the video. With the emotional content of the song, I knew I would just love it. Thankfully, I don't have to wait any longer!

Lee debuted his new video Monday on CMT.com. And, it was just as good as I'd imagined!

Disclaimer... I'd grab a tissue!

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They say white boys can't jump.  Well, some of them can't really dance either.  Take, for instance, Daniel, Aaron, Wesley, Eric and Luke.  They decided recently to do it "Gangnam Style!"  So, they loaded up Psy's big international hit and let er rip.  Hey!  They may not be "bustin' a move" but Dance Moms would be proud of these boys.  They put a little red in the neck and do it "Gangnam Style!"  WATCH!

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All aboard!  Jason Aldean's Night Train Tour is rolling into The Ford Center in Evansville, Thursday, April 25th!  And we have all the info you need here at WBKR.com!  Ticket information, special guests and presale info!  So, KEEP READING!!

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You've heard the expression about "going down with the ship?"  Jennifer Day's debut single, "The Fun of Your Love" is the prime example.  At the age of 20, Jennifer was signed to BNA Records and released her debut CD.  And the label managed to get her lead-off single on the soundtrack of a major motion picture that was expected to be a major hit.  Kevin Costner had already starred in a couple of blockbusters about baseball, Bull Durham and Field of Dreams.  And his film, For the Love of the Game, was expected to be a huge smash too.  Only it wasn't.  It balked.  Bad.  And pretty much everything associated with the movie sat on the bench.

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I have been writing my Shoulda Been a Hit column for months now and I suppose it was just a matter of time before this gal showed up in it.  I am a huge Patty Loveless fan.  My counterpart in afternoon drive, Dave Spencer, is one too.  In fact, we both firmly believe she is one of country music's most under-appreciated artists.  And 2000's "The Last Thing on My Mind," for me, is one of her most under-appreciated songs.  Remember this?

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A couple of weeks ago, young singer/songwriter Emma Rowley stopped by to visit the WBKR studios.  She was fresh off spending a week in Nashville for winning a national talent contest sponsored by Digital Rodeo and Eventful.com.  While she was there, she got to attend the CMA Awards, the CMA Country Christmas show and she got to spend some time in the recording studio with Bryan White!  In fact, Bryan was so impressed with Emma he gave her one of his songs to sing.  And, when she visited with us at WBKR, she decided to perform it for us live.  WATCH!

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Have you heard the new duet between Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera?  It's called "Just a Fool" and it's a country-infused power ballad from Christina's brand new CD, Lotus.  Well, here at WBKR, we LOVE it.  But there's one person who isn't thrilled at all.  Kizzy doesn't like when ANY woman messes with her Blake "Honey Bee Buzz" Shelton and she's got a warning for Christina "Miss Thang with her Thang" Aguilera.  LISTEN!!

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It's about that time again.  When Dave Spencer, Jaclyn and I look back over the last 12 months and choose our favorite songs of the year.  In 2011, #9 on my list was Bradley Gaskin's country throwback, "Mr. Bartender."  It seems to me that country music fans long (and, at the time, were longing) for that brand of "old-school" country.  We hear it all the time here on WBKR.  Our listeners tell us that country "just ain't country" anymore.  But THIS song was pure country and I thought for sure it was going to be a hit.  Instead, it was a biscuit without a lick of gravy.

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