Coming up on today’s edition of Number 1’s at 1: Sonny James walked into a studio on this day in 1957 to record “Near You.” 20 years later George Jones and Tammy Wynette would take it to number one, marking their second consecutive number one after their divorce. Charley Pride started a three week ride […]
We have an eclectic mix on today’s show! Jeanne Pruett started an eight week ride at number one on the country albums chart on this day in 1973 with “Satin Sheets.” From that album came the title track which would be her only career number one single. John Denver walked into a studio on this […]
Coming up on today’s edition of Number 1’s at 1: Johnny Cash hit number one on the country albums chart and the country singles chart simultaneously on this day in 1968 with the Folsom Prison Blues live version. The song would go on to get him a Grammy Award in 1969 for best male country vocal […]
On today’s edition of Number 1’s at 1 we’ll look at today’s milestones and look ahead to the weekend’s big country music moments. Red Sovine was born on this day in 1918 in Charleston, WV. His real name was Woodrow Wilson Sovine, but picked up the nickname “Red” thanks to his hair colour as a […]
This is the time of year when it’s fun to hit the open road and go for a country drive. The unplanned drives are the best where you just let your imagination, map, and vehicle take you somewhere across the prairies and usually you find something really fascinating along the way. When you hit the […]
Coming up on today’s edition of Number 1’s at 1: Webb Pierce landed a number one on this day in 1955 with “I Don’t Care.” Ricky Skaggs took that same song to number one in July of 1982. We’ll celebrate the life of Kitty Wells on today’s show. She passed away on July 16th, 2012 […]
Coming up on today’s show: The Everly Brothers scored their first number one song on this day in 1957 with “Bye Bye Love.” 32 years later Reba McEntire would take an old Everly Brothers song, “Cathy’s Clown,” to number one from her record “Sweet Sixteen.” That album was number one this week in 1989. Alan […]
I hope you can join me today for another very busy hour of country’s biggest milestones and anniversaries. On today’s show we’re going to celebrate a couple birthdays, talk about a few number one albums, and play several number one hits! Elvis Presley kicked off his 12th and final week at number one on this […]
I”ll be filling in for Colin Lovequist for the next two weeks on Number 1’s at 1! Here’s what you can expect on today’s show: Olivia Newton – John had the number 1 album on this day in 1974 with “If You Love Me, Let me Know.” It would stay at number 1 on the country […]
This year towns and cities across Saskatchewan have been forced to get creative to host special occasions such as graduation thanks to COVID-19. In many cases, high school graduation ceremonies have been canceled or postponed altogether, some have displayed banners as a way to honour their graduates, and places such as Redvers have opted to […]
