98.1 Country Classic Bonus: 5 Most Requested Country Classic Hits [VIDEOS]

Good morning and welcome to another Country Classic Show!  You can join us every Sunday between 9 am and 1 pm for the very best in classic country music.  We're on air at 98.1 FM Minnesota's New Country, online and on your mobile device.

Today we're going to offer you a bonus five of the most requested songs from the 98.1 Country Classic Radio Show. Today we are featuring Don Gibson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Russell, Larry Gatlin and Barbara Mandrell.

Don Gibson - "Blue Blue Day" -- 1958

"Blue Blue Day" a 1958 single written and recorded by Don Gibson.  This song went to number one for two weeks on the Country Chart for six months.

In the news in 1958:

• The microchip -- the core of the personal computers we all now use at home and work -- is first developed,
• NASA -- the National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- is formed,
• Pope XXIII is crowned 262nd pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, and,
• A gallon of gas sells for 25 cents.

It's been a blue, blue day, I feel like runnin' away, I feel like runnin' away from it all.

Waylon Jennings - "Rose In Paradise" -- 1987

This song was written by Stewart Harris and Jim McBride and recorded by Waylon Jennings.  "Rose in Paradise" was Jennings' twelfth number one country single.

Making news in 1987:

• US Supreme Court rules Rotary Clubs must admit women,
• The US Stock Market crashes on Monday, October 19, 1987 with a 508 point drop, and,
• A gallon of gas in the US was 89 cents.

She was a flower for the takin' her beauty cut just like a knife, he was a banker from Macon.

Johnny Russell - "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer" -- 1973

Bob McDill and Wayland Holyfield wrote "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer" and was recorded by Johnny Russell.  The song peaked at number four on Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart.

In the news in 1973:

• On January 22nd, the US Supreme Court rules abortion is a US Constitutional Right with their Roe Vs. Wade decision,
• The Watergate Hearings begin in the US Senate, and,
• The average income per year is $12,900.

There's no place that I'd rather be than right here with my redneck, white socks and blue ribbon beer.

Larry Gatlin - Broken Lady" -- 1976

"Broken Lady" is written and recorded by Larry Gatlin.  The song was Gatlin's second big hit charting at number five on the Hot Country Singles Chart.  The song won him a Grammy award in 1976 for Best Country Song.

In the news in 1976:

• The supersonic luxury jet Concorde enters service and cuts trans-Atlantic flying time to 3-1/2 hours,
• One year after Microsoft is formed, Apple is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and,
• The United States celebrates its 200th birthday of independence from Britain.

She's a broken lady, waiting to be mended like a potter would mend a broken vase.

Barbara Mandrell - "Woman to Woman" -- 1978

"Woman to Woman" is written by James Banks, Eddie Marion and Henderson Thigpen and recorded by Barbara Mandrell.  The song peaked at number four on the country Billboard Chart.

In the news in 1978:

• Following the oil crisis, Japanese car imports account for half of the US import market,
• The first ever cellular mobile phone is introduced in Illinois, and,
• Serial killer David Berkowitz -- the notorious "Son of Sam" -- is convicted of murder after terrorizing New York for 12 months.

Hello? You don't know who this is, but the reason I'm callin' you is because I was goin' through my man's pockets this mornin'.

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