The late Hal Ketchum was born this month, and in the 1990's he had a very short, but very successful career and had a real nice fan base.  Let's remember Hal Ketchum

Hal Ketchum - Birthday Revisit

Old Enough To Know Better - Wade Hayes - 1995

 This song was loved, and was a very big hit for newcomer Wade Hayes.  It was popular on the radio, sold a ton and was very popular in country bars and dance clubs.  This, in its sound was very indicative of what 90's country was all about. Being honest, it hard to not like this song.  It's catchy, has a hook you could catch a fish with, upbeat, honest and delivered by the big warm voice of a new star.  I loved playing this song on the air.  This was a solid number one song, that will still fill a dance floor.  But Hayes would not enjoy near the success that this song would bring him in the years ahead.  He released a few more albums over the course of a number of years, with a couple more top 10 hits.  But sometimes the giant success of a huge debut song can be tough to duplicate. But with that said, this record is just fantastic and should be enjoyed on the dance floor, the radio, or in the Forgotten Jukebox - What a GREAT song!

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 This little song in its written form became one of the biggest songs in country in the early 80's and it's importance should not be underestimated.  In fact with it's impact at that time, there could be an argument that it be higher on this list and I'd listen to it.  Country then in it's popularity was nothing like it is today.  We were sandwiched between Urban Cowboy pop country and whatever was next, and we didn't know what that was yet.  The beautiful Sylvia had a number of songs before this, and some of them were big hits.  (I loved Drifter). was a #1 and in many aspects is about perfect.  Sylvia with a powerful, borderline angelic voice, was incredibly talented and extremely likable. When Nobody came out it was an instant smash as it without any question, ended up in the perfect hands of Sylvia. Written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan who were the preeminent song writers in Nashville at that time. This song rocketed to #1, and then #5 A/C.  It got Sylvia nominated for a Grammy, and was the most played song on the radio of 1983, and won her an ACM.  It charted around the world and was very popular no matter what kind of music you were into.  Truth is, we needed this song.  It was the runaway hit of its time and brought attention to us that we badly needed then.  Of course as this song stands, it clearly sounds different than the sounds of today.  But this song did us a lot of good. This was a giant hit, and we owe all involved a thank you for such a big song, at an important time.

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My Full Profile On Sylvia

Hey, this week, let's make a very different kind of cake!  I'm not much of a baker, but why not?

Different Kind Of Chocolate Cake!

Here's are my articles this week from WQMX.com if you missed any. Thanks for reading and listening every day!

Eat Of The Week

50 Most Important Country Songs 1980-Today #35

Forgotten Jukebox CG-01

The Mega Star Series - Glen Campbell (B-Day revisit)

Wynn At The Movies And More

Box Office Results - Civil War,   ($25.7 million)

#2 – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,  ($15.5 million)

#3 - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,  ($5.8 million)

New This Week – The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare / Sasquatch Sunset / Villains Inc / Hard Miles / Abigail 

Paul Michael Hauser - Will play the title role in a film based on based on The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts.

Martin Scorsese - Will direct a Frank Sinatra bio-pic with Leonardo DiCaprio as Ol' Blue Eyes and Jennifer Lawrence as his second wife, actress Ava Gardner.

My Country Music Memory Lane  - (Link)

Also - 50 Most Important Country Songs 1980 – Today #35     (Link)

 This month Mega Star Glen Campbell was born and even though he passed away a few years ago, he was a Mega Star till the very end.  A truly remarkable career.  Let's revisit Mega Star - Glen Campbell!

Remembering Glen Campbell

Now I Know  - Lari White - 1994  -  (Album - Wishes)

 I always loved this song, and the late Lari White (pronounced Lori).  In the 1990's she joined the fray as a terrific vocalist during country's most competitive and successful decade.  I was working in Lakeland, Florida at the time doing mornings at WPCV, and she was from nearby Dunedin, Florida so we knew who she was very well.  She's a great example of the fact there's only so many slots, and not everyone has the huge 20 year career, but in her case it was not for lack of talent.  She could sing with anyone, was very likeable with striking beauty.  She won a talent show on The Nashville Network at the time, You Can Be A Star.  The few singles she released were all pretty darn good, there was just so much talent coming out every weeks it seemed.  That's My Baby  #10, was a great song in addition to this from the remarkable Wishes album, which was certified gold.  But this song was the one that really broke through and went top 5. But she was far more talented than just these solo songs.  She was a great songwriter and producer for many like Toby Keith, Billy Dean and others. She was a stage actress and was the sculptor in the Tom Hanks movie, Cast Away that he returns the FedEx package to after being away on the island for many years. Sadly, Lari White died in 2018 of cancer at the age of 52.  I have to admit, I was very sad when she passed and it still makes me sad to think about.  Such a talent and gone way too soon.  Get to know, the amazing, Lari White.

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We're breaking out the grill again, and always looking for a deal as well.  London Broil can been a very tasty and easy griller. No matter how you make it, there is a very easy formula for it   -  Grill  7 minutes one side  - 7 minutes other side - then 2 and 2 and you're perfect.

Try this recipe though!

LONDON BROIL DONE RIGHT!

 Hit songs don't get a whole lot bigger than this.  Sure there are lots of big lovey-dovey songs, but few have this impact.  The importance of this song is, it's the definition of a song that pretty much everyone on earth liked, its popularity was - well - Amazing.  It sold millions and was #1 country for eight weeks and was on the A/C charts as well.  This song also charted very well on charts all over the world over the course of a few years.  This became the wedding anthem for a generation and was used for themes for about every major occasion there is.  This has an appeal that's very rare but has been tried a million times. This is kind of "format-less."  It's all things to all people, which in music and life almost never works.  As many times as other artists have tried to do a song like this, it seldom takes off.  It's country enough for country fans, pop enough for those non country, and the message is universal.  For some reason it's accepted wholeheartedly by all audiences, and that's darn rare. Sometimes, everything just falls into place.  I would say this is one of the most loved songs over the last 30 years, skyrocketing Lonestar to heights unimaginable. Still a loved power ballad and will be for years to come.  Hard to think this was 25 years ago, but it was.  What a hit, that brought country to many new listeners that eventually came to us and stayed.  Every artist comes to Nashville hoping for a song this big.

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My Full Profile On Lonestar