As my Top 50 Favorites From 40+ Years counts down, here is a recap of the songs featured on Tuesdays for the month of March in case you missed it.    There are also links to previous months recap so you can catch up!   Grab some coffee and the earbuds, lots of great songs here!   -  #38 THIS Tuesday as we begin April!

# 39 - Martina McBride - Independence Day

# 40 – Eddie Rabbit - Step By Step

# 41 - Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again

#42 - Kenny Chesney - Beer In Mexico

Recapping February

Recapping January

You can do a lot of things to a chicken, and I think that's why we like it so much. Chicken is very versatile and this recipe is proof positive.  No offense to our pork and beef friends!

LET'S EAT!

Chicken - OMG - Chicken!

Sunday Morning Song 3/26

Eat Of The Week

50 Favorites From 40+ Years #39

Forgotten Jukebox

Country Music Memory Lane

Wynn At The Movies And More

Box Office Results - John Wick 4 - (73 MILLION!)

New This Week - Dungeons and Dragons / A Good Person / A Thousand To One

John Wick – Each chapter has debuted better than the last the first was a mere 14 million (Story) 

Harry Potter - Daniel Radcliffe is going to be as he and his girlfriend Erin are expecting their first child  (Story)

First Ever - The first photos of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in the Joker sequel have emerged (Story) 

Next - The third season of The White Lotus will be set in Thailand, The first season took place in Hawaii, while Season 2 was in Italy   (Story) 

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

Also - My 50 Favorites Over 40+ Years This Week #39  (Link)

Plus - My Sunday Morning Song 3/26  (Link)

About a year ago I wrote a two parter called "The Guitarists."  I have had a few ask if I could re-run that  -  so today is the day!

Here are both parts of that series, which is one of my favorite ones I have written over the past three years!

GREAT MUSICIANS!

The Guitarists - Part One

The Guitarists - Part Two

Walking Away A Winner  - Kathy Mattea - 1994  - (Album - Walking Away A Winner)

M- 26

Kathy Mattea of course is a great vocalist who had a long list of big hit songs for a number of years.  She has recorded classics like, Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses and Where've You Been.  Her voice is very refined and easy to listen to.  But she joins the list of artists that history has not been overly kind to.  As chart wise, commercially successful and as talented as she was and is, much of her music has been lost over time from airplay.  During her run I was a fan, and this one always stuck with me.  It was a reinvention of sorts for her as it was more uptempo and more produced than many of her songs, and I loved it.  It was a #3 hit on the charts and was written by some of Nashville's best song writers.  Great song, great performance and this song ended up in the right hands.  Today she tours and performs with Suzy Bogguss.

Last Week's Selection

My Full Profile On Kathy Mattea

Tim McGraw  - Standing Room Only

It's NEW!   -  After 30 years he's still got it. GREAT new song!  What else can be said?

Martina McBride - Independence Day - 1994

When Martina McBride released this song, country was on a great roll and was a fun, partying, and overall a polite format.  I will not say this song changed history, because that is overstated. But it did open the door a bit further for us not being quite as polite as before.  A few years earlier Garth ruffled some feathers with, The Thunder Rolls and its story line and eventual ending.  Some stations got some guff for it, but it all worked out. This was just as direct and again made some uncomfortable, as there is no doubt this is very difficult subject matter to sing about.  But in fact, this song did give many who needed it the strength to stay away from those who are not good to be around.  This song gave many great resolve to begin again.  Just not in way in the song.  This is the one she will always be remembered for with her soaring vocal performance and daring subject.  Since this song we have become more relaxed on "revenge" songs. Carrie Underwood has made a career out of them, and more recently Hardy with his huge hit, Wait In The Truck.  I love this song by Martina, she's the perfect artist for it, and history has shown it's an important song.

Last Week #40

My Full Profile On Martina

It's been around for generations and they still sell it, Hamburger Helper.  I'll admit, when I first started out in my first apartment, it was a staple of my diet along with Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. They were cheap and I could get many meals out of them. You may have done the same.  BUT as tasty as it is, you can make your own Hamburger Helper at home with stuff you have in the pantry.

EAT!

Do It Yourself Hamburger Helper

Sunday Morning Song 3/19

Eat Of The Week

50 Favorites From 40+ Years #40

The Forgotten Jukebox

Country Music Memory Lane - Were They Or Weren't They - Final Part

Wynn At The Movies