A Finger Pickin’ Good Birthday

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Jerry Reed. Without a doubt, he was one of the best guitar pickers in Nashville! Jerry Reed Hubbard was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 20, 1937. By the time he was in high school he was writing songs and singing them. At 18 years old, he was signed to a … Continue reading A Finger Pickin’ Good Birthday →

Rest Easy, Old Friend

I held quite a few different titles during my radio career. One of those was "Music Director." Part of my job was to listen to the new songs that we received every week and then discuss with the Program Director and consultant which ones we would add to the play list. One day a week, … Continue reading Rest Easy, Old Friend →

The Music of My Life – 2011

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 2011 →

Tune Tuesday – Agent Double-O Soul

Charles Edwin Hatcher was born on this day in 1942. You and I know him better as Edwin Starr. He was born in Nashville, moved to Cleveland and eventually to Detroit. In 1957, he formed the Doo Woo group, the Future Tones. Soon after, he was called to serve in the US Army. He spent … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Agent Double-O Soul →

Friday Photo Flashback

I'm just under the wire for another Friday Photo Flashback. For this edition, we go back to Y2K! The above photo was taken outside the Country Music Hall of Fame on either December 31, 1999 OR January 1, 2000. I was working at B95 in Flint, MI at the time. We had a huge promotion … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Tune Tuesday – Guitar Man

It was 52 years ago today, on September 10, 1967, that Elvis Presley recorded the song "Guitar Man" in the RCA studios in Nashville. The song was written and originally recorded by Jerry Reed (who went on to act in Smokey and the Bandit and other films). Jerry's version reached only #53 on the country … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Guitar Man →

“Cleveland Rocks!”

For our anniversary, my wife and I wanted to plan a little getaway to celebrate. Neither one of us had too much PTO in our "banks" at work, so we decided on a weekend trip. During the planning the destinations changed frequently. Originally, we had hoped to head back for another trip to Florida, but … Continue reading “Cleveland Rocks!” →