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Ronnie Dunn's First Solo Single "Bleed Red" A Hit In Albany [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:13:09 +0000

It’s sounds weird to many long time country music fans to say Ronnie Dunn without saying Kix Brooks in the next breath. Times change, people change and sometimes things that go away lead to new beginnings. Nothing could be more true than the fact that longtime country music duo and Superstars Brooks and Dunn called it quits [...]

Countryfest 2001 Memories 10 Years Later

Jake Thomas — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:48:38 +0000

As we get set for a huge WGNA Countryfest 2011on July 9th, I thought I would take a look back at Countryfest 2001. Its hard to believe it was 10 long years ago. What is amazing is how much the careers can change in 10 years of a musician. The lineup for Countryfest 2001 was [...]

James Wesley In Concert Tonight At Proctors [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:30:10 +0000

James Wesley who records for Broken Bow Recordsand is label mates with Jason Aldean is for real in more ways than one. His first charted hit was the powerful song “Real”, and he has now followed that up with a song that I believe is even better titled “Didn’t I”. Country 107.7, WGNA-FM was one [...]

Jake Owen is Back With An Official Summer Hit

Jake Thomas — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:46:14 +0000

Jake Owen who records for RCA Nashville is a very talented guy, and he has come storming back on the country music scene just in time for Summer. Jake’s new hit single is titled “Barefoot Blue Jean Night”, and it is a song that I listened to twice and was already singing along with it. [...]

Lady Antebellum Working on Third Album [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:45:36 +0000

Country Superstars Lady Antebellum who record on Capitol Records are working hard on their 3rd album for the label. It is going to be tough to follow the last effort “Need You Now” which contained the multi-award winning title track plus “American Honey” and ‘Hello World”. One thing the band is doing right is working with [...]

James Wesley Is Back With Another Hit [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:15:33 +0000

I remember listening to James Wesley’s first single “Real” and how much it hit me. The song was powerful and made me think, and the way James Wesley sang it just made it perfect. James has a new hit out now. The song is titled “Didn’t I” and its about a man looking back on [...]

Eli Young Band On the Rise with "Crazy Girl" (Video)

Jake Thomas — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:50:04 +0000

Mike Eli is a talented singer with a voice that makes you listen. He sound a lot like a gritty Vince Gill. The last time I saw Mike and the Eli Young Band he had just closed on a house in Texas. He was so excited, and was wondering how he was going to pay [...]

Randy Houser – High Octane Country [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:12:36 +0000

Randy Houser has been writing great songs for years. He teamed up with Jamey Johnson for the #1 hit from Trace Adkins "Honkytonkbadonkadonk". He's now a full blown artist and writer and on the verge of busting into the big time and you'll see why when he takes the stage at WGNA Countryfest 2011.

Brett Eldredge a Must See Star at Countryfest 2011

Jake Thomas — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:19:32 +0000

Warner Brothers music is a pretty happy place these days, especially when it comes to the country division of the label in Nashville. The captain of the ship is Blake Shelton, the reigning CMA Male Vocalist of The year and. Blake was also last year’s Countryfest headliner, and the finance of this year’s WGNA Countryfest 2011 [...]

Countryfest 2011 Headliner Miranda Lambert's Top Five Videos

Jake Thomas — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:28:24 +0000

WGNA announced our Countryfest 2011 lineup this morning and it is 6 deep. In order of of performance we will have Joanna Smith, Brett Eldredge,Sunny Sweeney, Chris Cagle, Randy Houser and Miranda Lambert.

Who's Coming To Countryfest 2011?

Jake Thomas — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:26:23 +0000

This guy has the right idea! He’s setting his clocks so that he’ll be ready for the WGNA Countryfest 2011 announcement tomorrow morning at 6am. Jake, who’s coming to Countryfest? That’s the biggest question of the year, every year here at Country 107.7, WGNA-FM. WGNA Countryfest is a historic radio station concert series. It is [...]

Eric Church's "Homeboy" a New Song That Hits Home (Video)

Jake Thomas — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:54:37 +0000

As I read the news about the American military commitment in Libya as part of the coalition, I am finding myself proud of our U.S. Armed Services. I always have been and always will be.

Reba's Band Members Killed in Plane Crash 20 Years Ago Today (Video)

Jake Thomas — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:13:17 +0000

Reba Mcentire was named top female vocalist at the ACM Awards in 1991, that was 20 long years ago. 1991 is the one year that Reba will never forget. If you click the link for Reba.com you will notice that today it is dark, in memory of her band members that were killed in a jet crash in [...]

Taylor Swift Fan Tattoos Neck–How Far Would You Go? (Photo)

Jake Thomas — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:21:31 +0000

I can’t believe that someone would be this crazy about Taylor Swift. This Fan had Taylor Swift’s autograph tattooed on his neck. It is there for life. Is it just me, or am I missing something. I once considered a tattoo of the Oakland Raiders emblem on my left shoulder years ago, but chickened out. [...]

James Wesley–A Country Star on The Rise (Video)

Jake Thomas — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:22:01 +0000

James Wesley is a well seasoned country singer that broke out on the national stage last Fall with his huge hit "Real" on Broken Bow Records. He is label mates with Jason Aldean on that label. WGNA was one of the

My Dream Country Concert

Jake Thomas — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:01:29 +0000

I said “dream” country concert. You’ll see why as you continue to read. The opening act for my dream country concert would be Jerrod Niemann, followed by The Band Perry and Sunny Sweeney. After these acts a plane would fly over with a banner that said, “I Voted For McCain”. Everyone would laugh, and then [...]

Jason Aldean Won't Give Brad Paisley a #1 Without a Fight (Video)

Jake Thomas — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:04:07 +0000

I have seen some tough fights at the top of the country music charts before, but the current fight for the top spot between Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley may be one of the best ever.

Lover Lover-Did You Know It Was a Remake? (Video)

Jake Thomas — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:00:59 +0000

“Lover, lover you don’t treat me no good no more”, are the very popular hooky lyrics in the course of Arista Recording artist Jerrod Niemann’s first ever country #1 titled “Lover, Lover”. I sing it at the top of my lungs when it comes on WGNA. Jerrod looks like he may have another #1 soon [...]

Summer Country Concert Tours–Who's in the Area?

Jake Thomas — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:29:09 +0000

It is almost Spring and before long the major country concert tours will spread their wings and take off all over America making millions of country music lovers happy. Which big names will be around the region this summer? If you are ever wondering just check Pollstar on the web. All you have to do [...]

Thompson Square–Sold Out WGNA Rising Stars Concert

Jake Thomas — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:11:51 +0000

Sometimes you really do catch a rising star at just the right time. When I contacted Stony Creek Records to inquire if their new huband and wife duo Thompson Square would like to play one of WGNA Rising Stars Concert Series Acoustic shows at the GE Theater in Proctors they were ecstatic to take the [...]