Yearly Archives: 2018

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Michael Martin Murphey scored his first major hit in 1975, with this song about a woman and her horse. Can you name his platinum single? ANSWER: “Wildfire.”  Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/6/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events:    INTERLEAGUE Final  Arizona   3  Houston   1    AMERICAN LEAGUE Final  N-Y Yankees   7  Cleveland       4 Final  Toronto       2  Tampa Bay       1 Final  Minnesota     5  Chi White Sox   3 Final  Kansas City   4 

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Country Music Hall-of-Famer Charley Pride celebrated his 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry this weekend, with multiple appearances on the world’s longest-running radio show.  Southern rock legend Lynyrd Skynyrd kicked off their Last of the

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/5/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUEArizona 4, Houston 3 AMERICAN LEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 5, Cleveland 2Detroit 3, Kansas City 2Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 3Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 4Boston 6, Texas 5Oakland

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/4/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUEHouston 8, Arizona 0 AMERICAN LEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 7, Cleveland 6Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2Boston 5, Texas 1Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 4Kansas City 4, Detroit 2Oakland

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockForty years ago this week, Country Music Hall-of-Famer Barbara Mandrell recorded the song that would go on to become her first #1. Can you name the track from her album Moods? ANSWER: “Sleeping Single in a Double

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThiinkstockDolly Parton‘s classic, “9 to 5,” is included on the Deadpool 2 soundtrack. Both the album and the movie come out May 18. This year’s CMT Music Awards will air live from Nashville on Wednesday, June

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/3/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: AMERICAN LEAGUEToronto        13  Cleveland  11, 11 InningsN.Y. Yankees     6  Houston     5Kansas City    10  Detroit     6Texas          11  Boston      5Chi White Sox   6  Minnesota   5Cleveland      13  Toronto     4L.A.

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockTen years ago this week, Trace Adkins performed this song on The Young & the Restless. Can you name the platinum-selling #1 song he sang on the CBS soap opera? ANSWER: “You’re Gonna Miss This.” Copyright ©

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockCountry Music Hall-of-Famers Alabama and Charlie Daniels will play a September 26 benefit for Jacksonville State University, the institution near Anniston, Alabama, that was badly damaged by recent tornadoes. Jamey Johnson, Shenandoah and others will join

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Scoreboard roundup – 5/2/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUESt. Louis 3, Chicago White Sox 2 AMERICAN LEAGUEBoston 5, Kansas City 4Cleveland 12, Texas 4Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2, 12 InningsMinnesota 4, Toronto 0N.Y. Yankees

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/3/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: INTERLEAGUESt. Louis   3  Chi White Sox   2 AMERICAN LEAGUEBoston        5  Kansas City   4Cleveland    12  Texas         4Detroit       3  Tampa Bay     2, 12 InningsMinnesota     4  Toronto       0N.Y.

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockSeventeen years ago this week, Giant Records released the debut single by Blake Shelton. Can you name this song, which eventually topped the country chart and went platinum? ANSWER: “Austin.” Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triole Productions/ThinkstockMorgan Evans, Charlie Worsham, Delta Rae, Tyler Rich and Mitchell Tenpenny are just some of the artists who’ll play the Next from Nashville stage June 22-24 at Country LakeShake in Chicago. Ashley Monroe will play “Hands