Box Office Results - Planet Of The Apes  -  (57 million)

#2 – Fall Guy (14 Million)

#3 - Challengers (5 million)

New This Week –  If / The Strangers – Chapter 1 / Back To Black

NBC - Is Celebrating Jimmy Fallon ten years on the Tonight Show

Tim McGraw - Will star in an untitled drama series set in the world of competitive bull riding at Netflix

Double - The second season of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will debut August 29th on Amazon Prime Video.

BOOM - The sequel Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 will hits theaters on December 5th, 2025

Happy Gilmore 2 - Is going to happen n Netflix with Adam Sandler

My -  Country Music Memory Lane (link)

Also - 50 Most Important Country Songs 1980 – Today #31 (Link)

Here are my articles this week from WQMX.com in case you missed any of them.  Grab an coffee and earbuds and let's get you caught up!

Another May, Another Year!

Eat Of The Week

50 Most Important Country Songs 1980-Today #31

Forgotten Jukebox L-89

CMML - Lorrie Morgan - (Revisit)

Wynn At The Movies And More

The importance of a song can come from many angles, and sometimes in addition to being great, timing is everything.  This gem from John Anderson is one of those songs. This incredibly catchy, fun, and in the end relatable song was just what we needed at this moment.  During the early years of the 80's we were trying to find what direction was next.  We didn't sell a lot of albums then, or concert tickets and we didn't get a lot of attention.  We were too pop for country fans, and too country for pop fans. We were in a no-mans land of sorts. But this song was a gigantic hit that went #1 and won the CMA Single Of The Year.  This was one of those songs that everyone on earth seemed to know.  Fans way outside of country knew this song, and I always wondered about that. They knew it, sang it and loved it?  Or were they making fun at that time?  No matter, this song got us a whole lot of attention at a time we needed it.  This along with Sylvia's, Nobody  (#34 on this list)  were big, high profile songs we really needed in then.  John Anderson had been recording big records for years before this, and is one of the most influential country artists we've had since 1980.  This is from a terrific album, Wild And Blue, which fans loved.  Finally, at long last, Floridian John Anderson is getting into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Beyond well deserved!  I also included him in my The Influencers Series Part 1.   He deserves every good thing he gets, he was a very important artist for us.

Last Week #31

My Full Profile On John Anderson

The Influencers (Part 1)

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Lorrie Morgan is on town this week for a show and I thought it would be a great time to look back at her great career. Local roots here too!

Lorrie Morgan (Revisit)

Yesterdays Forgotten Jukebox Selection

Five Minutes  - Lorrie Morgan - 1989 - (Album - Leave The Light On)

 With Lorrie Morgan in town Friday for a concert, thought we would look back at this really great song. During her run, Morgan was very versatile and this shows just how much so.  This was early on and really showed some chops and teeth. Later on there were big ballads like Something In Red, but this is the Lorrie Morgan that I really liked. A bit of sass, a bit of attitude with a very big voice.  It also is straight forward and honest but not scolding or alienating to anyone.  That was the signature of the music of this era, it was honest without being angry or revengeful.  Morgans career run in my view was way too short, as I loved her voice and many of her song choices.  But again, not all that come to Nashville are promised a 20 year run, and this is another case that proves positive.  But this is a GREAT song and a big hit.

Last Weeks Selection

My Full Profile On Lorrie Morgan

 There are songs that everyone knows and remembers and that's this monster hit.  The Oak Ridge boys had a long line of hits, but this elevated them to a far higher level.  Real quick, the Oak Ridge Boys have been around since 1943. But this version of the Oaks went country in 1977 with the song, Y'all Come Back Saloon.  Until then the group in various forms had been a successful Gospel group.  There are many factors that make this song very important in addition to making them much bigger than before.  This song was released during Urban Cowboy, and many acts were eyeing country crossover hits and this was one of them. This was #1 country, and A/C and won a Grammy that sold 2 million albums.  It was the years biggest hit, along with Islands In The Stream (Kenny And Dolly)  in 1982.  This was the third attempt to make this song a hit, after Dallas Frazier  (writer) in 1966, and Rodney Crowell a few years after that.  After this version the Oaks ran off 14 more #1 songs, and set the tone for their terrific run through the 1980's.  But also, this song has more importance outside of its original run. This song introduced country to a whole new segment of young country fans, bringing us many new listeners. It also made bass singer Richard Sterban a star.  Songs like Elvira, Bobbie Sue and a few others are the reason they turned down Achy, Breaky Heart years later as they were offered it first.  But they were trying to break free from the half funny songs.  I will never call that a mistake as their run stands on its own and that song ended up where it should have with Billy Ray Cyrus. This was a huge hit in years huge country hits were rare. The Oak Ridge Boys will always be known for Elvira.  By any measure a smash hit song.  

Last Week #32

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Eat Of The Week

50 Most Important Country Songs 1980-Today #32

Forgotten Jukebox PL-93

The Mega Star Series - Randy Travis (B-Day Revisit)

Wynn At The Movies

Box Office Results - The Fall Guy (28 million)

#2 – Star Wars The Phantom Menace (8 million)

#3 - Challengers (7 million)

New This Week – Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes / Tarot 

The Fall Guy – Great reviews but falls well below expectations

Emily Blunt  -  Said she wanted to throw up after kissing some of her male co-stars in movies

Movies - Right now are 40% less likely to include sex scenes than in years past

Bernard Hill - King Théoden in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, has died. He was 79.

Marvel - They say they'll go down to 2 TV series a year and 3-4 movies this year

My  -  Country Music Memory Lane   (link)

Also - 50 Most Important Country Songs 1980 – Today #32   (Link)