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Hits Of 1953 – Hank Williams, Jim Reeves Top Charts The Year Richie Phillips Was Born

Kevin Richards — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:20:22 +0000

Today is a special day on WGNA, as we honor the 60th birthday of Richie Phillips! Rhymin’ Richie was born in 1953, so we thought it would be fun to remind him of who was hot on Country Radio 60 years ago. According to Billboard, these were the No. 1 Country Hits of 1953: Midnight- [...]

10 Country Singers Who Died Before Their Time

Kevin Richards — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:57:08 +0000

Every Sunday Morning, 6-9am, I host WGNA's Classic Country Hall of Fame Show. As I look through the records and compact discs I use every week, I'm reminded of how many of these great artists are no longer living. With this in mind, I decided to honor 10 singers that left us way too young, and in my opinion, still had some songs to sing!

Egypt Free After Richie's Powerful Parody

Kevin Richards — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:28:28 +0000

This morning, Richie had us all laughing with his sentimental message to Hosni Mubarak. In a classic smooth Jim Reeves style Richie changed the words to “He’ll Have To Go” to “Mabarak Has To Go.” Well, he is going! According to CNN: Egypt is Free! Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and has given power to [...]