Hopefully the weather starts cooperating for golf season in Northeast Ohio...

The 1st week in June, Toby Keith will host his annual 'Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic' in Norman, Oklahoma June 2nd and 3rd.  The outting benefits OK Kids Korral, the cost-free home for children battling cancer.  

With knowing Darius Rucker, Scotty McCreery, Vince Gill, Brett Young, Kane Brown, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and many more chase the ball in their free time...   Which Country Artists would you like to golf with?

I think my team would be: Chase Rice, Eric Church and Hardy...  I'll start making some calls for my team now for the WQMX Golf Outting this Summer.  

I Need More Of You  - The Bellamy Brothers  -  1985  (Album - Restless)

The Bellamy Brothers were an interesting act during their long chart run.  Their music was country, and pop country, but the gift of their music was - it's timeless.  Their hit songs would sound good in pretty much any era of country. This was their 8th number one song and they would record more. They will always be known for Let Your Love Flow, which is literally one of the biggest hit songs of the 20th century, but there was a lot more to them then that.  (Everyone on earth knows that song).  This is just a flat out nice song about how much he loves his woman, without being mushy, or sappy and there's nothing wrong with that. This just makes you happy.  Musically its slick guitar lick, wonderful arrangement and terrific backing vocals make this a real nice song.  The music they recorded should be remembered more, incredibly talented duo.  I don't know if they ever released a song I didn't like, and I played them all for many years.  They will be back here again in the Forgotten Jukebox. If you're not familiar with them get to know them, it's worth it.  I wouldn't steer you wrong.  (Read the comments as you listen - they are loved)

My Full Profile On The Bellamy Brothers

I am such a klutz! Sunday afternoon, I went to the grocery store for the week and everything went very well. I got what I needed (except I forgot batteries) and then was going out to dinner with my mom. I got home and took my bag of stuff inside. I only had one bag. GREAT!!! Then, it was time to go back out to the car to get the milk. So I have the milk in one hand, and begin going inside. Now, off my driveway, there are three steps up to get into my kitchen. As I was going up these steps, I forgot to lift my right foot far enough and went down HARD on the steps :(. OOOWWWWW!!!

My ankle was in such awful pain! Luckily I could get up, got things in the refrigerator that needed to be in there and then went to the couch. Started to elevate and ice it right away. My mom ended up getting Chinese food to bring to my house for dinner. 

That should explain why I missed work on Monday and Tuesday. My ankle is still kinda swollen, I'm still elevating and icing as much as possible. At least I can now walk well enough to come back to work. Be careful of steps!!! THEY BITE! lol

#34 - Justin Moore - Small Town USA - 2009

Justin Moore did a show with us here at WQMX before anyone really ever heard of him.  He was a last minute addition to I think a Luke Bryan charity show at Tangier. (And I think he tripped over Luke's guitar exiting the stage).  After he performed I recall a grown man about 40 in the back hallway talking with Justin almost in tears about how his music touched him while he was performing.  I never forgot that, and we've never forgotten Justin.  This song is about as good of a debut song as you can have.  This of course went #1 and should have.  This song found the perfect artist to record it, and sometimes it all just comes together. This song is still a real favorite of mine, and yours, and possesses that very rare gene of not wearing out its welcome. This song may be played on the radio for 20 more years.  It's highly relatable in every regard and builds nice momentum as all really good hit songs do. This was the springboard for Moore to go on great things.  I think a whole lot of new performers would have loved to have this gem.  Perfect song to launch a new artist.

Last Week #34

April Showers bring May Flowers...  Supposedly, but with snow in the forecast for tonight and all this rain????  

I kind of expect May to be bright, shiny, sunny, and country blaring to kick off concert season. 

With so many of the area venues lining up huge shows...

Like Blossom and they are adding shows all the time...

Dusty Armadillo has a huge weekend with Drake White and The Lacs.  See who else is coming by Clicking Here.

The Country Fest is 40 some days away, The Neon Nights is just over a 100 days away in August, and Dragway 42 Music Festival is at the end of July.

The Agora Cleveland, Jacobs Pavilion, Youngstown Foundation Amphitheater and so many more great venues...

Even Akron Park Series is ready to go...

 Now just need Mother Nature to cooperate.  Happy Spring and Summer Concert Season!

 Well do you think it's possible to make bacon even better?  I'm willing to try if you are!

Let's Make Perfect Bacon

Darius Rucker - Fires Don't Start Themselves

We have been playing this song for a couple weeks.  I'm a Darius Rucker fan. I love his easy sounding singing style that makes it all look and sound so easy. In this current era of singers over singing songs in all kinds of formats, it's nice to hear a true vocalist that completely understands that louder is not better, better is better.  Rucker knows where the notes are an finds them the first time with ease.  He is one of the best singers no matter what format you're talking about right now.  This is just a nice song that feels good to hear, and we need more of that right now. 

After being away for a while, it's great to hear him back on the charts again -  Grab a coffee and earbuds the catch this nice new song.

ICYMI - My articles from this week on WQMX.com   -  Thanks for reading!

50 Favorites April Recap

The Browns - Now What?

Happy Birthday - Tim McGraw

50 Favorites From 40 Years #34

The Forgotten Jukebox D-19

Country Music Memory Lane - Cinco de Mayo Songs

Wynn At The Movies And More

Box Office Results - Mario -  (40 million)

#2 - Evil Dead Rise  -  (13 Million)

#3 - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret -   (6.8 million)

Big George Foreman - Bombed, opening in 11th place with $3 million  (Story) 

New This Week - Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 / Love Again

Rihanna - Will voice Smurfette in a new animated Smurfs movie  (Story) 

Tom Hanks - Was the 4^th to audition for Forest Gump - Travolta - Bill Murray – Chevy Chase were the first three  (Story)

Sylvester Stallone - Has signed on to star in a sequel to the 1993 action flick Cliffhanger  (Story)

Pedro Pascal / Denzel Washington - And others are in talks to join the upcoming Gladiator sequel (Story) 

This Weekend – Check out my Country Music Memory Lane  (link)

Also - My 50 Favorites Over 40+ Years This Week #34  (Link)

Tim McGraw turns 56 today - how is this possible?

Let's revisit my Mega Star Series on him!

Mega Star - Tim McGraw