Earlier this week, Governor Pat Quinn (and many other officials) spoke at IVCC regarding the upcoming renovations to the campus.  Today we feature clips of the entire press conference during the second hour of the show.  During the first hour, and interspersed through the rest of the show, we’ll play some of the “other” songs from some of your favorite classic country stars. Favorite songs you may have forgotten about.  Below is the playlist starting with the Inspirational Hour list:

Inspirational Hour
Amy Grant - Anywhere With Jesus
The Cox Family -Neath the Old Olive Trees
Ricky Van Shelton - Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Marty Raybon - Daddy Talks to Jesus
Mark Chestnutt - The Will
Patty Loveless - A Handful of Dust
Tennessee Ernie Ford - How Great Thou Art
Tim McGraw - Somebody Must Be Prayin’ For Me
Lyle Lovett - Pass Me Not Oh Gentle Savior
Mark Miller - Building A True Believer
Carter Family - Waiting on the Far Side Banks of Jordan
Johnny Cash - I Won’t Have To Cross Jordan Alone
Tennessee Ernie Ford - In The Garden

HOUR 1
Conway Twitty - Tight Fitting Jeans
Donna Fargo - Don’t Be Angry
Lee Greenwood - Somebody’s Gonna Love You
Loretta Lynn - When The Tingle Becomes A Chill
Skip Ewing - Burnin’ A Hole In My Heart
Faron Young - Wine Me Up
Merle Haggard - Rambling Fever
Marty Robbins - Walking Piece of Heaven
Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner - Sometimes
Lefty Frizell - Saginaw Michigan
Oak Ridge Boys - Y’All Come Back Saloon
Tommy Collins - If You Can’t Bite, Don’t Growl
Johnny Cash - I Still Miss Someone
Porter Wagoner - A Satisfied Mind
George Jones - The Grand Tour

HOUR2
Ray Price - Heartaches By The Number
Warner Mack - The Bridge Washed Out
George Morgan - Room Full of Roses
Governor Quinn and IVCC President Jerry Corcoran talk during the recent Press Conference at IVCC about upcoming renovations.
Bonnie Guitar - Dark Moon
Ferlin Husky - Gone
IVCC Board Chairman Dennis Thompson, State Rep. Frank Mautino, and Senator Sue Rezin talk during the recent Press Conference at IVCC regarding upcoming renovations.
Gov. Quinn and the Chief of Staff of the Capital Development Board talk about the IVCC renovations.

Since our news man Brent Brown was talking with a local FFA member today, we decided to position the show around the farm, and pay tribute to our farmers in song. Here’s the list:

HOUR 1
Craig Morgan - International Harvester
Joe Diffie - John Deer Green
Ashton Shepard– the pickin shed
The Judds - Grandpa (Tell Me About The Good Old Days)
The Tractors - Baby Likes To Rock It
Stompin’ Tom Connors - “poor, poor farmer”
Montgomery Gentry - Daddy Won’t Sell the Farm-
Little Jimmy Dickens - County Boy (Eddy Arnold)
Walter Brennan - Old Rivers
Jason Aldean - Big Green Tractor
Cledus T Judd - How Do you Milk A Cow
David Frizell and Shelly West - You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma
Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive
tim mcgraw - down on the farm
The Judds - John Deere Tractor

HOUR 2
Brent Brown interview with jeffrey barnes- ffa member just back from rwanda

Travis Tritt & Merle Haggard - Where corn dont grow
chris ledoux- caddilac ranch
Alabama - Born Country
Marty Stewart - The Farmer’s Blues (coo
garth brooks- alabama clay
Luke Bryan- Rain is a good thing
jason aldean- amarillo sky
Rodney atkins- farmers daughter
kenny chesney– she thinks my tractor is sexy
Bon wills– milk cow blues
merle haggard– farmers daughter

There have been so many great moments in Country Music, as well as many very dark moments, from plane crashes, to car crashes, to overdoses.  Today we look at the artists we lost too soon, or those who lives were changed by devastation. I also have today’s gospel hour playlist posted:

Inspirational Hour
Roy Clark - Peace in the Valley
Oak Ridge Boys - Put Your Hand In The Hand
Oak Ridge Boys - God is Beautiful
Barbara Mandrell - I Will Glory in the Cross
Andy Landis - Watch Me Run
Jim Reeves - Whispering Hope
Jim Reeves - I’ll Fly Away
White River - Take Mine
The Isaacs - Yours and Mine
Connie Smith - Over The Next Hill We’ll Be Home
The Days - New Step
Chosen Ones - Things I’ve Never Done
Chosen Ones - He Called Me Out
Bill Anderson - The Farmer and The Lord

HOUR 1
Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces
Johnny Horton - Johnny Reb
Jim Reeves - He’ll Have to Go
Texas Ruby - Don’t Let That Man Get You Down
Spade Cooley - Shame on You
The Louvin Brothers - I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby
Jan Howard - My Son
Loretta Lynn - Fist City
Skeeter Davis - The End of The World
Carl Perkins - Honey Don’t
Red Sovine - Giddy Up Go
Hank Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends
Hank Williams - I Saw the Light
Keith Whitley - When You Say Nothing At All

HOUR 2
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Blackwood Brothers - The Glad Reunion Day
Reba- Is There Life Out There
George Strait - Baby Blue
WGLC News reporter Brent Brown talks with Mendota Author Miles Truckenbrod regarding his new book, “Girl-Shaped Shadows” ms0731
Chris LeDoux - County Fair
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Johnny Horton - Battle of New Orleans
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis - All Shook Up
Hank Williams - Mind Your Own Business

After power was restored, it was time to enjoy some Bluegrass this morning.  Here’s the playlist (incuding 7AM’s Inspirational Hour):

Inspirational Hour
Statler Bros - Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord
Joe Nichols - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Lari White - There Is Power in the Blood
Russ Taff - There Ain’t No Grave
Gaither Vocal Band - Songs that Answer Questions
Forrester Sisters - Whispering Hope
Chapel Hill - Looking For Something Different
Ricky Van Shelton - The Old Rugged Cross
Pam Tillis - Morning Had Broken

HOUR 1
Jay Hurd - “Purple Robe” & “If God Be For Us”
Ricky Skaggs - Lost and I’ll Never Find My Way
Jim & Jesse - I’ll Love Nobody But You
Johnson Mountain Boys - Let The Whole World Talk
Alison Krauss & Union Station - Love You In Vain
Osborne Brothers - Georgia Mules & Country Boys
Joe Maphis & His Super Picker Pals - Orange Blossom Special
The Templeton Family Band - Stormy Horizons, Foggy Mtn. Breakdown, Livin the Right Life, Faded Love
Dierks Bentley - Senor
Mac Wiseman - Short Life of Trouble

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Angel Unaware

Hour 2
Buddy Davis - Reuben’s Train
Joe Diffie - Tall Cornstalk
Lewis Family - I’d Still Have Nothing

News Director David Kuharski talk with Sgt. Frazier of the Conservation Police regarding water safety.
Patty Loveless - Fools Thin Air
Josh Graves & Bobby Smith - Shiloh March
Greg Cahill & Don Stiernberg - Crazy Creek
The Nashville Bluegrass Band - Don’t Let Our Love Die
Dixie Chicks w/Ricky Skaggs - Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine
Doc Watson - My Friend Jim

HOUR 1
I’ve Been Everywhere - Hank Snow
Drivin’ My Life Away - Eddie Rabbit
Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) - Alabama
Convoy - C.W. McCall
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon and Willie
Ridin’ My Thumb To Mexico - Johnny Rodriguez
King Of The Road - Roger Miller
Texas In My Rear View Mirror - Mac Davis
Mercury Blues - Alan Jackson
Tulsa Time - Don Williams
500 Miles Away From Home - Bobby Bare
Streets of Bakersfield - Buck Owens
Big Wheels in the Moonlight - Dan Seals
Six Days on the Road - Sawyer Brown
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea

Interview played before 2nd hour-Brent Brown with Shirley Morse, Bureau Co. Relay for Life Chair (ms0717)

HOUR 2
Eastbound and Down - Jerry Reed
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Ain’t Nothing Wrong With The Radio - Aaron Tippin
Bye Bye - Jo Dee Messina
Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
Highway 40 Blues - Ricky Skaggs
Movin’ On - Merle Haggard
Chicken Truck - John Anderson
Truck Driving Man - Boxcar Willie
Route 66 - Nat King Cole
By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell
Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
I’m Already There - Lonestar

Celebrating our country in song.  Here’s the playlist:

HOUR 1
National Anthem - Band Perry
America - Waylon Jennings
Elvis - US Male
Elton Britt w/the Skytroopers - There’s A Star Spangled Banner Flying Somewhere
John Wayne - America, Why I Love Her
Glen Campbell - Another Day In America
Oak Ridge Boys - American Made
Moe Bandy - Americana
Johnny Cash - Ragged Old Flag
Big & Rich - 8th of November
John Wayne - The Pledge
Phil Vassar - American Child
Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All
Aaron Tippin - Where the Stars and Stripes

HOUR 2
Lee Greenwood - God Bless the USA
Red Skelton - The Pledge
Elvis - American Trilogy
WGLC news reporter Brent Brown talks with the LaSalle Fire Chief regarding LaSalle being a Storm Ready Community
Sgt Barry Sadler - Ballad of the Green Berets
John Wayne - America, the Good Things
Johnny Cash - Ballad of Ira Hayes
Charlie Daniels Band - In America
Toby Keith - Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
Brooks & Dunn - Only in America

Special treat today! Fresh off their performance at Railroad Crossing Days, The Templeton’s joined us for a Bluegrass show, and helped to pick the playlist as well.  Great show guys! Make sure you support them at their website: http://TempletonFamilyband.com

HOUR 1
Flatt & Scruggs - I’ll Never Love Another
Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice - Memories of Mother and Dad
Jimmy Martin - You Don’t Know My Mind
The Templetons - That Evening Train
Osborne brothers - Tennessee Hound Dog
Reno and Smiley - Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die
Lewis Family - The Gloryland Way
The Templetons - Foggy Mtn Special
Dierks Bentley - Down In The Mine
Three Prickers - Earl’s Breakdown
The Templetons - Faded Love
Joe Diffie w/The Grascals - Rainin’ on Her Rubber Dolly

HOUR 2
The Nashville Bluegrass Band - Old Devil’s Dream
The Templetons - Hills of Caroline
Patty Loveless - Daniel Prayed
Jim & Jesse - Memory of You
Alison Krauss - Cluck Old Hen
The Templetons - Kentucky Mandolin
Hobart Smith - Pretty Polly
Jim & Jesse - On the Banks of the Ohio
The Templetons- Rabbit In A Log
The Templetons - Julia Bell

Happy Fathers Day to all Dads out there.  Celebrating you in song today, whether it be special songs requested by your kids, or just some great tunes about great Dads, here’s the list form today:

HOUR 1
Johnny Cash - Boy Named Sue
Aaron Tippin - You’ve Got To Stand For something
John Wayne - American Boy
Raybon Brothers - Butterfly Kisses
Richochet - Daddy’s Money
Tim McGraw - My Little Girl
Tracy Lawrence - Til I Was A Daddy Too
Red Sovine - Daddy’s Girls
Willie Nelson - Uncloudy Day
Skeeter Davis - Daddy’s Table Grace
Marty Robbins - That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
Dave Dudley - 6 Days on the Road

HOUR 2
Hank Snow - Response to “That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine”
Holly Dunn - Daddy’s Hands
Dave Dudley - Six Days on the Road
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner’s Daughter
Conway Twitty - That’s My Job
Alan Jackson - Drive (For Daddy Gene)
Crystal Shawanda - You Can Let Go
Elvis - Green Green Grass of Home
Billy Ray Cyrus - Ready Set Don’t Go
Jimmy Dean - To A Sleeping Beauty
Ricky Skaggs - Thanks Again
John Wayne - American Boy

Wednesday night is the CMT Awards, which started 10 yrs ago as the CMT Flameworthy Music Video Awards.  A lot has changed over the years, from a name change, host changes, and even categories (some strange) that have come and gone.  Easily not the most accredited awards, but entertaining none the less. Don’t miss it Wednesday.  Today’s show will unfortunately include many newer artists, while still honoring songs that might not get as much radio play. We’ll hear songs from hosts and special award recipients as well.  Here’s the list:

HOUR 1
Kenny Chesney - Young
Brad paisley - I’m Gonna Miss Her
Willie Nelson Featuring Lee Ann Womack - Mendocino County Line
Chely Wright - Jezebel
Alan Jackson - Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line & Folsom Prison Blues
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Little Jimmy Dickens - Country Boy
Reba - I’m A Survivor
Loretta Lynn - Woman of the World

HOUR 2
Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss - Whiskey Lullabye
Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton - When I Get Where I’m Going
Hank Jr. - Born to Boogie
Sammi Smith - Help Me Make it Through the Night
News Reporter Brent Brown’s interviews Gary Gerahart, President of the LaSalle Rotary Park’s Development Committee.
Alison Krauss w/Robert Plant - Gone Gone Gone
Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs w/Alison Krauss - Storms are on the Ocean
Kellie Pickler - I Wonder

Weather says it’s gonna be a hot one today…so let’s celebrate nice weather with some hot songs, others to cool us down, and yet more that just flood back all those summer memories.  Here’s the list:

HOUR 1
Fireman - George Strait
Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
When You’re Hot You’re Hot - Jerry Reed
Summertime Blues - Alan Jackson
I’m Gonna Miss Her (Fishing Song) - Brad Paisley
Such A Pretty World Today - Wynn Stewart
Louisiana Saturday Night - Mel McDaniels
Walter Brennan - Old Rivers
County Fair - Chris Ledoux
That Summer - Garth Brooks
Swingin - John Anderson
Fishin in the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Rub It In - Billy Crash Craddock
Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine - Tom T Hall

HOUR 2
Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd
I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool - Barbara Mandrell
Cool Water - Sons of Pioneers
Cheap Seats - Alabama
The Greatest - Kenny Rogers
Summer’s Coming - Clint Black
455 Rocket - Kathy Mattea
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem - Kenny Chesney
Jambalaya on the Bayou - Hank Sr.
Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter
Sweet Summer Lovin - Dolly Parton
2 Pina Coladas - Garth brooks