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

Good morning country classic fans and loyal online listeners. It's another edition of the 98.1 Country Classic Radio Show. 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 of five of the most requested songs from the 98.1 Country Classic Show. We are featuring Don Gibson, Skeeter Davis, Johnny Lee, a duet from David Frizzell and Shelly West and Jim Reeves.

Don Gibson - "Sea of Heartbreak" - 1961

Sea of Heartbreak is a song written by Paul Hampton and Hal David and recorded by Don Gibson. This song describes the feelings of lost love and compares the to being lost in a metaphorical sea of intensely sad emotion. The song topped out at number two on the Country Chart.

NEWS & EVENTS OF 1961:

The Cold War continued to worsen with USSR detonating some very large bombs during testing
President Kennedy asks congress for $531 million to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade
The first Six Flags theme park opens in Arlington, Texas.

The lights in the harbor don't shine for me; I'm like a lost ship adrift on the sea.

Skeeter Davis - "Set Him Free" - 1959

Set Him Free is a song written by Skeeter Davis, Helen Moyer and Marie Wilson. The song peaked at number five on the Country Chart. In 1959, Set Him Free became the first song by a female country artist to be nominated for a Grammy Award.

NEWS & EVENTS OF 1959:

Rumors of cheating on TV quiz shows erupt into a national scandal
The Boeing 707 jet airliner comes into service
The cost of a gallon of gas was 25 cents.

Set him free, set him free for I love him, you see.

Johnny Lee - "Country Party" - 1977

Rick Nelson wrote Country Party which was recorded by Johnny Lee and released in May of 1977. The song is a slight rewrite of Rick Nelson's song Garden Party and it reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart.

NEWS & EVENTS OF 1977:

Star Wars hits theaters for the first time.
The Neutron bomb is developed
Lasers are first used to initiate a fusion reaction.

I went to a country party to reminisce with my old friends, a chance to share old memories and play our songs again.

David Frizzell and Shelly West - "A Texas State of Mind" - 1981

A Texas State of Mind is a song written by Cliff Crofford, John Durrill and Snuff Garrett and recorded by David Frizzell and Shelly West as a duet. The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart in 1981.

NEWS & EVENTS IN 1981:

Aids is first identified
The Supreme Court rules to allow television cameras in the court room
Pacman mania sweeps the country.

I'm in a Texas state of mind been lonely too long this time.

Jim Reeves - "Distant Drums" - 1966

Distant Drums is written by Cindy Walker and the song was released in March of 1966, two years after Jim Reeves death in a plane crash on July 31, 1964. The song peaked at number one April of 1966 and stayed at that position for four weeks.

NEWS & EVENTS OF 1966: