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 another bonus of five of the most requested songs from the 98.1 Country Classic Show. We are featuring Charly McClain, Mickey Gilley, The Statler Brothers, Waylon Jennings and Skeeter Davis.

Charly McClain – “Who’s Cheatin’ Who” - 1980

Who’s Cheatin’ Who? was released in 1980. The song was written by Jerry Hayes and recorded by Charly McClain. It became her first number one on the Billboard Hot Country Chart.

News and events from 1980: the U.S. breaks diplomatic ties with Iran in April, John Lennon of the Beatles was shot dead in New York City and the federal hourly minimum wage $3.10 an hour.

Everywhere you look, you can write a book on the trouble with a woman and a man.

Mickey Gilley – “Fool for your Love” - 1983

This song was written by Don Singleton and recorded by Mickey Gilley. The song became Mickey’s sixteenth number one country hit.

News and events from 1983: Pope John Paul II signs New Roman Catholic Code incorporating changes brought about by the second Vatican Council on January 25^th, the FCC authorizes Motorola to begin testing cellular phone service in Chicago and M.A.S.H., the TV series ends after 11 years and 251 episodes on CBS.

I’m just a fool for you, baby, I’m a fool for your love; you take me half the way to heaven.

The Statler Brothers – “The Class of ‘57” - 1972

Don and Harold Reid wrote The Class of ‘57 which was recorded by the Statler Brothers and released in August of 1972. The song reached number six on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart.

News and events from 1972: eleven Israel athletes were murdered by Arab gunman at the Munich Olympics, the Minnesota Gopher basketball players beat up Ohio State players hospitalizing their center, Luke Witte and a flash flood caused by a dam burst on June 9^th in Rapid City, South Dakota killed over 200 people.

Tommy’s selling used cars, Nancy’s fixing hair, Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn’t care, Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte’s on the make.

Waylon Jennings – “The Wurlitzer Prize” - 1977

The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to get Over You) is written by Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons and recorded by Waylon Jennings. This song was Waylon’s sixth number one on the country chart and was released in September of 1977.

News and events from 1977: the TV miniseries Roots draws an audience of 130 million, Star Wars hits theaters for the first time, Elvis Presley dies in Graceland at 42 and lasers are first used to initiate a fusion reaction.

I’m not here to forget you, I’m here to recall the things we used to say and do.

Skeeter Davis – “I Can’t Stay Mad at You” - 1963

This song was written by songwriting duo Gerry Goffin and Carole King. This song became Skeeter Davis’ second top ten hit in 1963. This song was one of the first Goffin King compositions recorded by a country artist.

News and events from 1963: Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as President on Air Force one at Love Field Airport in Dallas just over two hours after President Kennedy was assassinated, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes and Martin Luther King Jr delivers his I Have a Dream speech.