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

Welcome to the 98 Country Classic Show. It's the first Sunday in December and you can join me between 9 am and 1 pm for the best in country classic 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 of the most requested songs from the radio show featuring John Anderson, Merle Haggard, The Kendalls, Patty Loveless and Charly McClain.

John Anderson - "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal" - 1981

I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna be a Diamond Someday) is a song written and originally recorded by Billy Joe Shaver. John Anderson recorded the song and released it in March of 1981. The song scored a number four on the country chart.

News & Events in 1981:

This was the first year that the word 'internet' was mentioned
MS-DOS was released by Microsoft along with the first IBM PC.
The average cost of a new house was $78,200
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated.

Hey I'm just an old chunk of coal but I'm gonna be a diamond someday, I'm gonna grow and glow till I'm so blue, pure, perfect.

Merle Haggard - "Chill Factor" - 1988

Chill Factor is a song written and recorded by Merle Haggard. It was released in March of 1988 from the album of the same name. The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart.

News & Events in 1988:

Pan-Am 747 explodes from a terrorist bomb and crashes in Lockerbie, Scotland killing all 259 on board.
France and China permit use of "Morning After" birth control drug
NASA scientist James Hansen warns congress of the danger of Global Warming and the Green House Effect.

Seem like every November when the weather gets bad, I start to remember all the good times we had.

The Kendalls - "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" - 1977

This song was written by Jerry Gillespie and recorded by the father/daughter duo The Kendalls. Released in September of 1977 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart.

News & Events from 1977:

In Super Bowl IX, the Oakland Raiders defeat the MN Vikings 32 to 14.
The first Apple computer goes on sale
The first oil flows through the Trans-Alaskan Oil Pipeline.

Heaven's just a sin away, oh wo, just a sin away, I can't wait another day, I think I'm givin' in.

Patty Loveless - "Blame it on Your Heart" - 1993

Blame it on Your Heart is written by Harlan Howard and recorded by Patty Loveless. The song charted for twenty weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart reaching number one. There's a cover version by Deborah Allen that was featured in the 1993 film The Thing Called Love.

News & Events from 1993:

On April 13, the Minnesota North Star hockey team plays its final game, losing to Chicago 3-2 before moving to Dallas, TX.
Islamic fundamentalists bomb World Trade Center in New York
At the fuel pump a gallon of gas was on average $1.16.

You've got a thing or two to learn about me baby, 'cause I ain't taking it no more and I don't mean maybe.

Charly McClain - "Radio Heart" - 1985

This song is written by Stephen Davis and Dennis Morgan and recorded by Charly McClain. This song was McClain's second number one on the Country Chart.

News & Events from 1985:

On the technology front, the first ".com" is registered and the first version of Windows is released.
The famous Route 66 is removed from the United States Highway system
The Unibomber kills his first victim.