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

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Today we’re offering you a bonus of the five most requested songs from the radio show featuring Willie Nelson, Mickey Gilley, Tanya Tucker, David Allen Coe and John Conlee.

Willie Nelson – “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” -- 1975

This song was written by Fred Rose.  It was originally recorded by Roy Acuff. Willie Nelson recorded the song in 1975, the song top the chart at number one in October, Nelson’s first number one.

IN THE NEWS IN 1975:

• The city of Saigon is surrendered and remaining Americans are evacuated ending the Vietnam War on April 30^th
• Saturday Night Live premieres on NBC and is still on the air to this day
• Work on the Alaskan pipeline begins.

In the twilight glow I see them blue eyes crying in the rain.

Mickey Gilley – “Room Full of Roses” -- 1974

Tim Spencer wrote this song in 1949.  Mickey Gilley recorded the song for the B Side of "She Called Me Baby." However, the song became Gilley’s first of seventeen number one hits.

IN THE NEWS IN 1974:

• India becomes the world’s sixth nuclear power
• People Magazine debuts
• President Gerald Ford gives unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon

If I sent a rose to you for every time you made me blue, you’d have a room full of roses.

Tanya Tucker – “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane” -- 1992

Mark Springer wrote “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane” and was recorded by Tanya Tucker.  The song topped the chart at number two.

IN THE NEWS IN 1992:

• There are 900-million television sets in use around the world, 201 million TV sets in the United States alone
• Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time
• Ross Perot announces he will run as an Independent in the upcoming Presidential race against Bill Clinton and President Bush

She’s fifteen and he’s barely driving a car, she’s got his ring, he’s got the keys to her heart, it’s just a matter of time.

David Allan Coe – “The Ride” -- 1983

Gary Gentry and J.B. Detterline Jr. wrote “The Ride,” recorded by David Allan Coe.  The song peaked at number four on the country chart.

IN THE NEWS IN 1983:

• US invades Grenada
• The US Embassy is bombed in Beirut killing 63 people
• Unemployment rises in the US to 12-million -- the highest since 1941

Well I was thumbin’ from Montgomery, had my guitar on my back, when a stranger stopped beside me in an antique Cadillac.

John Conlee – “Domestic Life” -- 1987

“Domestic Life,” a country song written by J.D. Martin and Gary Harrison and recorded by John Conlee.

IN THE NEWS IN 1987:

• US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell Jr. retires
• "Thirty Something" debuts on ABC and departs from typical dramas
• AZT wins FDA approval for use in the treatment of AIDS

Cruising in my station wagon trying to keep my muffler from dragging, sometimes it seems so defeating.

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