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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, the Spotlight Segment features a versatile entertainer who won two national banjo championships at the age of 15! And at 17 made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. He would eventually go on to be a respected guitar player, in fact he won five in Glenmore strumentalist of the year awards. He was co-host of a legendary TV show, had his own theater in Branson, won a CMA Entertainer of the Year, award, and is a Country Music Hall of Famer. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song was a #1 country single, and a top 30 pop hit in 1973, and it was covered that same year on a #1 LP by a country music legend. There’s also the Sunday Funny, Email of the Week, the Double Shot, and music from Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Faron Young and lots more. It's the Kstar Country Classics Show, this Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

mars 18, 2019, 6:17 après-midi GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classic Show this week, our spotlight segment shines on a singer with a disability that would discourage most people from wanting to be an entertainer. But by the time he was seven years old, his musical talents started peaking the interest of his teachers. By high school age he Glenmore had formed a band, and eventually earned a full college scholarship in music. But, school wasn’t for him, and shortly after dropping out, he was working as a session musician for RCA records, and with a good word from Charley Pride, the road to stardom was just beginning, and after 35 million albums sold, six Grammy’s won, and Hall of Fame induction, and it’s still going. Find out more Sunday. Plus there’s the Sunday Funny, the Email of the Week, the Doubleshot, a song that caused a bit of controversy from Dolly Parton, and Mary’s “Cover Me” features a huge hit from 1966. All this and lots more, this Sunday morning, 8-10. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

mars 12, 2019, 5:30 après-midi GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday our Spotlight Segment shines on yet another country music superstar who wanted to be a professional baseball player. In fact, he had a contract with a New York Yankee farm club. However, an injury ended his dream, but it was just the beginning of a coun Glenmore try music career which eventually produced 29 #1 records, millions of albums sold, dozens of awards received, and induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Not bad for a guy who’s first guitar came from Sears

mars 6, 2019, 5:42 après-midi GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday our Spotlight Segment shines on an entertainer known as “the father” of a certain style of music. His career spanned almost seven decades. He’s in an elite group of performers who have been inducted into the three major music Halls of Fame, he’s been an Glenmore inspiration for countless artists over the years, and he’s an honorary Kentucky Colonel. You’ll find out more this Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” segment features a #1 country and pop hit from 1957, and even though it was covered by a few pop singers over years, a successful country cover didn’t chart until twelve years after the original. Plus, there’s the Email of the Week, a Double Shot of Kitty, along music from Mel, Marty, Eddy, Hank, Lefty, Johnny and many more this Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

fév. 28, 2019, 7:49 après-midi GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, our Spotlight Segment shines on a Texas-born, teenage country music sensation, in fact, the youngest singer to ever have a major hit on the country charts. The first top 10 record came at age 13, the first #1 at age 14, and the hits kept charting for the Glenmore next thirty-plus years, but the career is not over yet. Find out more this Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song this was a #1 country and pop hit in the U.S, and the cover, was on a #1 LP in the UK. The Email of the Week asks about the brother of a country music superstar, and Jerry Clower is back with the Sunday Funny, which concerns an icebox. Plus there’s #1 songs from Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and lots more, including the Doubleshot. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

fév. 21, 2019, 9:04 après-midi GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, the entertainer in our Spotlight Segment went to college in hopes of being a sports writer. Well he ended up being inducted into three different songwriting Halls of Fame, in fact one of the first songs he wrote, when he was nineteen, was recorded by one Glenmore of country music’s biggest stars at the time, and the song ended up the bestselling record of the year. Plus he’s won the Songwriter of the Year award six different times, and as a performer he’s charted over 80 records. Find out more this Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song was the biggest hit of 1963. The Sunday Funny has a Cajun flavor, and the Email of the Week has a Bluegrass connection. Plus there’s a Grammy Hall of Fame song from Hank Williams, along with music from George Jones, Jimmy Wakely, Marty Robbins and lots more. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

fév. 14, 2019, 6:18 après-midi GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, our Spotlight Segment will shine on an East Texas singer, who was performing on the radio when he was twelve years old. He was also a good athlete, in fact, he won a scholarship to play baseball at the University of Texas, and eventually played for thr Glenmore ee years in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, but a serious injury ended his baseball career, and he turned his interest back to music. Then, thanks to Hank Williams not showing up for a gig, a new Country Music Hall of Fame career was launched. Find out more this Sunday morning. Speaking of launching careers, Mary’s “Cover Me” features a song that was a Country and Pop hit in 1977, and ignited the career of yet another Texas-born artist. The Email of the Week asks about a singer not usually associated with Country Music, but she did have a country hit in 1960. The Sunday Funny is handled by Archie Campbell this week, and there’s a Doubleshot of Faron Young. All this and lots more on the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday Morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

jan. 25, 2019, 8:31 après-midi GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, our Spotlight falls on an entertainer who early in life show no sign of one day being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was hopelessly shy, defensive about his appearance, and he stuttered. However, one of his “escapes” from everyday lif Glenmore e was listening to music on the radio. He eventually gained the confidence to buy himself a guitar. He learned to play, and before long was joining in on impromptu jam sessions, and then put together a band. By the way, he was also known around his hometown as a teenage pool shark. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” features one of Merle Haggards most popular songs. And you’ll hear a song by an artist whose records have sold over 70 million worldwide, but he never had a #1 on the U.S. country charts. Our Email of the Week has a Bluegrass flavor. Plus, there’s the Sunday Funny, the Doubleshot, and lots more, this Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

jan. 17, 2019, 10:59 après-midi GMT

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On the first Kstar Country Classics Show of the new year, our Spotlight Segment will feature one of the most successful performers in Country Music history. Over 85 million of his records have been sold. He had 28 #1 songs on the charts, and one of them stayed in the #1 spot for 21 weeks! And, he wa Glenmore s awarded the first ever CMA Entertainer of the Year honors. Find out more Sunday. Mary introduces her brand new feature on the show. It’s called “Cover Me”. She’ll explain Sunday. The Sunday Funny comes from Jerry Clower, and involves a Game Warden. Our Email of the Week asks about a song that was on the charts in the late 70s which lets you know what happened to the main character in a 1962 hit. Plus you’ll hear the biggest record of 1962, along with music from Johnny Cash, Flatt and Scruggs, Buck Owens, Hank Williams, a Double Shot of Patsy Cline, and lots more. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

jan. 2, 2019, 5:02 après-midi GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, we put the Spotlight on an artist who was performing for sold out crowds when he was fourteen years old, and he could play multiple musical instruments. In his mid-20’s he was almost killed in an accident which changed not only his appearance, but also h Glenmore is style of country music. He eventually was one of the best-selling acts in the world. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Answers” segment feature’s the monster Jimmy Dean record, Big Bad John. But did you know there were two answer songs? We going to play the one rarely heard. Plus, there’s the Sunday Funny from Jerry Clower, the Email of the Week, the Doubleshot, and three different songs which are in the Grammy Hall of Fame. All of this and a lot more, this Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

déc. 13, 2018, 5:14 après-midi GMT