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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

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, the Spotlight Segment shines on an entertainer who started out as local favorite, and ended up being a worldwide sensation. His first big break in the country music business came when one of his songs was played on the radio. A song that was never int see more... ended to be played. It was the B-side of the record. It went from a regional release to being picked up by a major label, then to the top of the charts, and a phenomenal country music career was launched. There was also a movie involved, which was also a big boost to this singer’s career. We’ll tell you more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song takes us back to 1947, and the Email of the Week asks about a George Jones song that sounds like another George Jones song. All this and lots more including, Merle Haggards first top 10 record, the Sunday Funny and the Double Shot. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99,7FM and kstarcountry.com

Mai 14, 2019, 6:02 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday our Spotlight Segment will feature a singer who was once described as a cross between Ernest Tubb and Frank Sinatra. He wrote and recorded a song during WWII, that was not only popular with U.S. servicemen, but also with the enemy. He also wrote a song see more... that was a top 10 hit for three different artists in the same year. That song is considered to be one of the first “cheatin’ songs. He’s in both the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. You’ll find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song this week was the biggest hit of 1974. Our Email of the Week, asks about a singer who was popular in the Beaumont area in the 1960s, and if you’ve every dozed off in church, you’ll get a kick out of our Sunday Funny. Plus, Sunday is Mother’s Day, so we’ll scatter in some “Mama” songs throughtout the show. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Mai 8, 2019, 7:39 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, our Spotlight Segment shines on an entertainer who taught herself to play several instruments when she was just a child. In high school she was a star basketball player, and her dream was to be a country music star. But, between high school and the Cou see more... ntry Music Hall of Fame there were jobs as a waitress, a receptionist, a barmaid, and in a shoe factory. All the while singing in local bars and dancehalls. And, she got a hair dressers license somewhere along the line. However, a demo recording she had done was heard by the right person, and even though her first record release wasn’t a hit, it was the beginning of fulfilling her dream of stardom. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” feature deals with the biggest song of 1967, plus there’s the Email of the Week, the Sunday Funny, and lots more including the Doubleshot, and a song inspired by the movie Star Wars. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

April 30, 2019, 5:09 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday our Spotlight Segment features an artist who was a country music trailblazer, A singer who hold a royal title, even though she considered retiring after she was dropped by her first record label. But another label offered her a contract, and she thought see more... she’d give it one more try. However, she wasn’t too happy with the first song they asked her to record, in fact she referred to it as “just another song”. That song today is in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress, and she is a country music legend. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song was one of the biggest hits of 1954. It was #1 for seventeen weeks, and then covered thirteen years later. Our Email of the Week asks about a Porter Wagoner song. Not one that he sang, but one that is sung about him! All this and lots more including Jim Reeves first #1 record, and a Grammy winning song from Marty Robbins. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

April 24, 2019, 6:25 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday the Spotlight Segment shines on a Texas-born singer who was basically discovered by a Texas Ranger. No not a baseball player, but a law enforcement officer. And the discovery wasn’t made in a club, or on a stage, but in a less than desirable place. Word see more... about this young singer made it’s way to a couple of Nashville heavyweights, who pulled a few strings, and within three years this 22 year old singer had a #1 country song, and more followed. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” features another example of the cover song being a bigger hit than the original. Our Email of the Week asks about a song that was a #1 pop hit in the 1950s. But then a country version of it showed up more than twenty years later. Plus there’s the Sunday Funny, a Double Shot of Patsy, and lots more including the Sons of the Pioneers song that was a hit three times! It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

April 17, 2019, 4:45 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week our Spotlight Segment shines on an artist who was learning the guitar at age five. When he was fifteen, he told a fib, and enlisted in the Marine Corp during World War II. After the military, he decided to pursue a career in country music. He changed his see more... name, and with a little help from Lefty Frizzell, got a record deal. It took him about eight years to have a hit song as a performer, but songs that he had written, were being recorded by some of the biggest names in the business. Oh by the way, that hit song I mentioned was honored by the CMA as song of the Year. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” features the biggest song of 1970, and our Email of the Week asks about a disk jockey/musician who was well known in this area in the 1950s. Plus, there’s music from Al Dexter, Eddy Arnold, Charley Pride, 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.

April 10, 2019, 6:29 nachm. GMT

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Thank you and thanks to everyone for listening to us. It's an honor being able to bring music to your ears. Feel free to drop us a line with your music requests. May everyone have a beautiful day!!!

März 27, 2019, 9:22 nachm. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, the Spotlight Segment shines on an artist, who as a child would tell anybody who would listen that she was going to be a star. She was right! But, there were bumps in the road along the way, including a severe throat infection, which according to her was see more... a blessing! Although her career was a short one, she made an impact on country music like few others. Not bad for a high school dropout. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” feature deals with one of Hank Williams biggest hits, and the cover song, twenty years later! Our Email of the Week asks about a Glen Campbell song that our emailer wanted to hear fifty years ago, but couldn’t find it. She’ll hear it Sunday. It’s the opening weekend of Major League Baseball, so you probably know what our Sunday Funny will be. And this Sunday would have been Lefty Frizzell’s birthday, we’ll play one by him that you may have not heard before. All this and lots more this Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

März 26, 2019, 6:08 nachm. GMT

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März 24, 2019, 2:58 nachm. GMT