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How Do I Get A Stubborn Grandma To Stop Sending Me Money – Daily Dilemma?

Sean McMaster — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:35:56 +0000

Here is Today’s Daily Dilemma: Every year since I was a kid, my Grandma has sent me a check for $20 on my birthday. I just turned 35, and she’s STILL doing it. Like clockwork, her $20 check came in the mail on my birthday. I’m a working professional and I make a really good [...]

16 Year Old's Birthday Party Included Strippers

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:18:56 +0000

A birthday party for a 16 year old created some controversy when it included a couple of exotic dancers. It happened on November 3, 2012 at the Spare Time Bowling Alley in South Glens Falls, about 45 miles north of the Albany area. According to a story that I read in the Times Union, some [...]

Happy Birthday To Trisha Yearwood [VIDEOS]

Scott Blaine — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:10:29 +0000

Today, Mrs. Garth Brooks AKA Trisha Yearwood celebrates her 48th birthday. I have been a Trisha fan ever since her first song "She's In Love With The Boy" hit the airwaves. I have said on numerous occasions that she is one of the reasons, along with her now hubby Garth, that I am the country music fan that I am today!

Happy Birthday To WGNA Countryfest Alumni Blake Shelton [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:17:40 +0000

Blake Shelton has played at past GNA Countryfests, and Monday, June 18 is his birthday. Blake was born Ada, Oklahoma. He started singing when he was very young, and learned to play the guitar when he was 12 years old. He received the Denbo Diamond Award, which is a prestigious statewide award for young Oklahoma [...]

WGNA Countryfest Alumni, Jason Michael Carroll's Birthday On June 13 [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:35:11 +0000

GNA’s Countryfest 2012 is coming up very soon. I hope that you have your tickets. It’s July 7, 2012 at The Times Union Center, and one of my favorite artists that’s played at a few Countryfests in the past is Jason Michael Carroll.

Happy Birthday To Ronnie Dunn – Friday June 1 [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:05:50 +0000

He was born in Coleman, Texas on June 1, 1953. Ronnie Dunn started his schooling in New Mexico. His formal education continued at Abilene Christian University, where he was a psychology major. He took up the bass guitar, while in college, and began to play and sing with bands in clubs near the college. His [...]

Happy Birthday George Strait – May 18

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:11:50 +0000

Almost anyone that listens to country music knows who George Strait is. Even the newest listeners to country music know. George was born in Poteet, Texas, on May 18, 1952. George’s interest in music actually started when he was in high school, and he played in a rock and roll garage band. It wasn’t long [...]

Happy Birthday Eddie Kilgallon Formerly From East Greenbush [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:35:51 +0000

Eddie Kilgallon was born in East Greenbush on May 12. He was the keyboard player and one of the founding members of the band, Ricochet. Eddie left Ricochet in 2001. That’s when he started to tour with Montgomery Gentry. Not only a keyboard player, Eddie co-wrote a number one song done by George Strait called [...]

Celebrating Tim McGraw's Birthday – May 1 Complete With A Little Albany Area Twist

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:37:43 +0000

One of the biggest names in country music is celebrating his birthday – Tim McGraw. He was born on May 1, 1967 in Delhi, Louisiana. Most people know that his dad was a relief pitcher for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, the late ‘Tug’ McGraw. Tim went to Northeast Louisiana University which he [...]

Country Singer Hal Ketchum's Birthday Is April 9 [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:27:45 +0000

Hal Ketchum will be celebrating his birthday on April 9. Hal is actually a native of a place not far from the Albany area. He was born about 40 miles north of Albany in Greenwich, New York. He moved to Austin, Texas in 1981. He would visit a local dance hall which influenced him to [...]

Happy Birthday To WGNA Countryfest Alumnus Troy Gentry [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:11:47 +0000

April 5th marks the birth date of half of the Montgomery Gentry duo – Troy Gentry (or T-Roy, his nickname). T-Roy is a Kentucky native, and very proud of it. He teamed up with his singing partner Eddie Montgomery and Eddie’s brother, John Michael Montgomery. They formed a band they called ‘Young Country.’ The band [...]

Buddy Jewell's Birthday Is On Monday April 2

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:49:58 +0000

Born in Lepanto, Arkansas, on April 2, 1961, Buddy Jewell started to play guitar after he bought one from one of his schoolmates. One of Buddy’s jobs was bagging groceries. He saved the money he earned from that job and bought some guitar lesson books. His Uncle Clyde taught him how to play the traditional [...]

Kenny Chesney's Birthday Is Monday, March 26 [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:13:23 +0000

Kenny Chesney is probably one of the most loved contemporary male country singers of today. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 26, 1968. While in high school, he didn’t really do anything musical. Kenny played football and baseball. He didn’t play guitar until one Christmas when he received his first guitar, which he [...]

Jason Aldean's Birthday Is Tuesday February 28

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:07:08 +0000

Jason Aldean was raised by his mom in Macon, Georgia. His parents divorced when he was only three years old. He would spend the summertime with his dad, who lived in Homestead, Florida. His dad was a guitar player. Before his dad went to work, his dad would show Jason, on a piece of paper, [...]

Travis Tritt Celebrates His Birthday On Thursday February 9

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:09:57 +0000

Travis Tritt got the singing bug after his church’s Sunday school sang the Ray Steven’s song “Everything Is Beautiful.” When he was eight years old, he got his first guitar and taught himself how to play it. When he was a little older, Travis got together with some friends and formed a Bluegrass group. Before [...]

Garth Brooks Turns 50 Years Old [VIDEOS]

Scott Blaine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:40:39 +0000

One of the most influential country stars of the 1990′s hits a milestone today. Troyal Brooks is 50 years old today. You know him better as Garth. Born February 7, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Garth Brooks is the second best selling artist of all time behind the King, Elvis Presley. He ‘has recieved numerous awards including 2 Grammys, [...]

Sara Evans Birthday On Sunday February 5 [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:03:36 +0000

Sara Evans was born on February 5 in Booneville, Missouri. She was raised near New Franklin, Missouri on a farm, and is the eldest of seven children. Her family had her singing with them on weekends by the time she was 5-years-old. When she was eight, she was injured when she was hit by a [...]

Trace Adkins Celebrates A Friday The 13th Birthday [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:23:02 +0000

Trace Adkins was born on January 13, 1962, in Sarepta, Louisiana. “Dreamin’ Out Loud,” his first hit album was released in 1996. It included the single hits “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing”, “Every Light In The House” and “I Left Something Turned ON At Home”. Prior to Trace’s singing career, he went to Louisiana Tech [...]

January 12 Marks Keith Anderson's Birthday [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:16:17 +0000

Keith Anderson was born on January 12, 1968 and grew up in Miami, Oklahoma. After he graduated from high school, he attended Oklahoma State and earned an engineering degree. Keith almost didn’t become a country star. He played baseball in college, and almost ended up playing for the Kansas City Royals. Unfortunately for him, he [...]

Celebrating Elvis Presley's Birthday – January 8 [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:01:06 +0000

You really can’t be in the entertainment business and not acknowledge the king of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.When almost anyone talks about music, a lot of the time Elvis’s name is brought up. He was born in a two room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. Elvis made 31 movies including Viva [...]