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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, our Spotlight Segment will feature a group who originally called themselves the Four Stars, then they changed their name to The Kingsman, but that name was also the name of a rock group, with a big hit song, so the country Kingsmen had to find another see more... name, and the way they chose their new name is a story all in itself. The group, with help from Johnny Cash, went on to be one of the awarded acts in country music history, and that includes nine CMA Vocal Group of the Year trophies. Find out more Sunday. It took over twenty years but a Hank Snow song that was #1 for 20 weeks in 1954 was covered and made the country top 40. You’ll hear them both in Mary’s “Cover Me” segment. Our Email of the Week asks about a song about a bullied little boy who grows up to become a soldier. Plus there’s our Sunday Funny, Double Shot and lots more. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Juli 8, 2019, 7:07 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, our Spotlight Segment features an artist who performed in most every facet of the entertainment business. Radio, Television, The Movies, and of course, Music. He had a song that went to #1 on both the country and pop charts in 1961. He was a Merchant M see more... arine, and in the Air Force. He also found the time to have a very successful business outside of the show biz world, in fact, even though he’s been gone for almost ten years, you can still hear him pitching his product on TV commercials today. Find out more about this Texas-born, Country Music Hall of Famer this Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song this week features one of the biggest country hits of 1978, and it was a cover! Our Email of the Week asks about singer Mary Lou Turner, and there’s lots more. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Juli 1, 2019, 7:01 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday our Spotlight segment features a Texas-born singer who formed his first band when he was ten years old. He was also a key figure in an incident that’s part of Rock n’ Roll history. He was a member of a group of entertainers responsible for the first cou see more... ntry music LP to be certified platinum. He has eleven #1 albums on his own, and on the day he was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, he didn’t show. Find out more Sunday. Our Email of the Week asks about a song that tells the true story of a rodeo bull, and the cowboy who rode him. Mary’s “Cover Me” song was one of the biggest hits of 1963. Plus, there’s the Sunday Funny, which involves a phone call, a Double Shot of Faron Young, and lots more. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Juni 25, 2019, 4:46 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday our Spotlight segment shines on an artist whose music career started out as being part of a family affair. Three siblings, who in 1959, had a record that went to #1 on both the country and pop charts. As a solo artist, he had records on the country char see more... ts for 14 years, and then he became part of a duet, and went to the top of the charts again! Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” segment goes back to the mid 1940’s with a couple of what were called “war songs”. And speaking of war, our Sunday Funny has military theme. The Email of the Week asks about a song that was written from the point of view of a horse. All of this and lots more including our Doubleshot, and music from the Hanks. Williams, Thompson, Locklin and Snow. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Juni 18, 2019, 6:45 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, our Spotlight segment shines on a Texas-born music legend. He came from a family of musicians, and was playing fiddle and mandolin before his teens. After high school, he got a barber’s license, but thankfully, he never gave up the music. He and his band see more... eventually became one of the most successful music acts in the world, selling millions of records, starring in movies, and induction into at least three Halls of Fame. We’ll fill in the blanks Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song this week was one of the biggest hits of 1955, and the cover did well too, six years later. Our Email of the Week asks about a song within a song, and then was a song all on its own. Confused? Tune in Sunday morning and we’ll explain. It’s also Father’s Day, so we’ll plug in some “Daddy” songs throughout the show. All this and lots more, including the Sunday Funny and the Doubleshot. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning 8-10, on 99.7FM and Kstarcountry.com

Juni 13, 2019, 6:46 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week our Spotlight falls on an entertainer who was playing guitar when he was nine years old, and he became so good at it that by the time he was 22, he was a much sought-after session musician. A couple of those sessions involved music business heavyweights. see more... His all-around talents eventually blossomed into a career others only dream of. Dozens of hit records, countless awards, his own TV show, starring in a movie, making Grammy history, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Find out more Sunday. Did you know that Freddy Fender’s monster hit “Before The Next Teardrop Falls”, wasn’t an original. It was on the charts eight years earlier by a singer I doubt you’ve ever heard of. Mary’s “Cover Me” feature will fill in the details. Our Email of the Week asks about a country music star, and playboy bunny duet. All this and lots more, including the Sunday Funny. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Juni 6, 2019, 5:55 nachm. GMT

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Juni 4, 2019, 8:43 nachm. GMT

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Juni 3, 2019, 6:22 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, our Spotlight Segment shines on yet another country star who had dreams of becoming a major league baseball player. However, in this case, it was a muscular disorder in his hand that affected his grip, so like others, he turned to his second love, countr see more... y music. That lead to a recording contract, and eventually one of the biggest songs of 1967. He also wrote several hits for other artists, and Merle Haggard once said that “this guy’s sound that influenced him and Buck Owens both”! We’ll tell you more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song was the biggest hit of 1960. The cover that charted wouldn’t come for another eighteen years! Speaking of cover songs, our Email of the Week asks about an Elvis song, that was done by country music legend the year Elvis died. Plus there’s our Sunday Funny, the Doubleshot, and lots more. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com.

Mai 29, 2019, 7:17 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, our Spotlight Segment features an artist who as a boy, sang on the streets of a small Texas town to earn money, he worked as a DJ, he joined the Marines, and early in his career called himself “Thumper”. He went on to be a country music icon, having mo see more... re songs on the country music charts than any other singer, and a lot of country music entertainers, and fans, call him “the greatest ever”! In fact, Waylon Jennings once said “If we could sound the way we wanted, we’d all sound like this guy”. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song was a #1 country and pop hit in 1955, and I doubt if most of you have ever heard the cover version. You will Sunday. Plus, there’s the Email of the Week, the Doubleshot, and the Sunday Funny which involves suspenders. All this and lots more on the Kstar Country Show, this Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Mai 20, 2019, 4:30 nachm. GMT