2024 “CD Showcase”
WRMN 1410 AM, ELGIN IL
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Since my time on Huntley Community Radio in 2019, I considered broadcasting options, including a podcast. In early 2024, I became aware my hometown radio station had new ownership. A query to Sales Manager Leah Unser led to learning more local programming was wanted.
Meetings in 2024’s 2nd quarter led to a contract signed in July, with an appearance on a broadcast 07/10/2024 ahead of the planned start of my show Saturday, 07/13/2024. I also had purchased Elgin DNA Gift Certificates to give. I was pumped & ready to go, but changes & updates at WRMN (including Leah’s departure) delayed the re-debut.
After several communications, I stopped at WRMN to see Dennis “Sonar” Greene on Friday, 08/30/2024. We discussed plans for the show & confirmed the re-debut date. Then, Dennis called me early afternoon, Friday, 09/06/2024, to discuss a delay to 09/14/2024, partially due to WRMN’s live broadcast of the America’s First Responders Fest in S Elgin IL; with more time to finish some updates & get back onto social media (“universe unfolding as it should”), I agreed.
My excitement to return to the airwaves every Saturday, a new edition of my radio show history, is indescribable. With a library of music, I broadcast 11 2-hour shows without repeating an artist (except for the ‘Double Play Of The Day’ feature)! The show information from each LIVE broadcast is below. I appreciate you joining me on this musical journey “…because a song remembers when.”
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For details-info:
2024 “CD Showcase” — Holiday
2025 “CD Showcase”
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PAGE: CD Showcase
post: 09/14/2024 – return
event: 09/14-10/26/2024
post: 10/04/2024 – EAC & DNA
post: 10/15/2024 – playlist, events
post: 10/31/2024 – trick & treat
event: 11/02/2024
event: 11/09/2024
news: 11/22/2024 – through Dec
event: 11/23/2024
SPECIAL TICKETS
I am working with minor-league baseball teams on discounted tickets for the 2025 season:
Kane County Cougars
Schaumburg Boomers
WINNERS
Listeners won a $5 Downtown Elgin IL Neighborhood Association Gift Certificate:
Chris F, Elgin IL
AJ, Eagle River WI-Cary IL
QUOTES ABOUT THE SHOW
“Good to hear your voice again! If radio was always like this, I’d be listening to the radio all the time.”
— Brian R, Georgia
“I love what you play, most of what I’m hearing isn’t mainstream radio. I’m always puzzled why most stations play 1 or 2 songs of a particular artist over & over, when they have so many good songs that are skipped over?”
—Michael H, New Mexico
“Definitely listening again for sure. I’ve been telling everyone I know about your show.”
— AJ, Eagle River WI-Cary IL
“Dude! You’re making me feel old with these songs. Sadly, I remember when most of them were released.”
— Dave W, New York
“I grew up on radio & disc jockeys … & grew up in Chicago land. Your show really brought me back to that time.”
— Scott W, Michigan
“ABBA’s ‘Take A Chance On Me’ is by far my favorite of the night! It brings back college memories. An A cappella group on campus covered it.”
— Ben M, N Carolina
“OMG, you’re playing Eddy Raven! I was going to request ‘I’m Gonna Get You’ next week by him. My best friend in high school loved that song & he introduced me to it, & that song got me into country music at that time.”
— Rowena (Callie) S, Kentucky
“The music takes me back to a different place & time for sure.”
— Anthony H (Limey), Illinois
“Great show, Cort! A great mix of music.”
— Steve & Missy, Hartford OH
“A song remembers when is a great line & very true. Listening on the app. Good to hear you back on the air.”
— Chip, Michigan
09/14/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
27 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
1 Rayna James (Connie Britton) … “This Time” … from the TV series “Nashville”
[segue “don’t wait”]
2 Alabama … “Angels Among Us” … originally released December 1993
3 John Berry … “Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye” … 03/04/1995, 20 weeks, #2
[segue “dive”]
4 Chicago … “Look Away”
5 Lacy J Dalton … “Black Coffee” … her last release, 03/31/1990, 20 weeks, #15
[segue “Route 66”]
6 Exile … “Nobody’s Talking” … 04/14/1990, 21 weeks, #2 (from Richmond KY)
{mentioned I was on Route 66 15 years ago tonight for my 2009 road trip}
7 Alan Jackson … “Midnight In Montgomery” … 04/25/1992, 20 weeks, #3 (2 weeks)
[segue “bring to life”]
8 The Judds … “Let Me Tell You About Love” … 07/08/1989, 21 weeks, #1 (3rd straight chart topper; mother-daughter duo from Ashland KY)
9 Richard Marx … “Endless Summer Nights”
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
10 Reba McEntire … “Why Do We Want” … 07/30/1983, 18 weeks, #7
11 Ronnie Milsap … “Smokey Mountain Rain” … 10/11/1980, 14 weeks, #1
[segue “broken arrow”]
12 Oak Ridge Boys … “Everyday” … 07/14/1984, 21 weeks, #1
13 Collin Raye … “That’s My Story” … 12/11/1993, 20 weeks, #6
[segue “wheels”]
14 John Schneider … “Love, You Ain’t Seen The Last Of Me” … 04/04/1987, 20 weeks, #6
{mentioned he was Bo Duke on TV’s “Dukes Of Hazzard”}
8p-9p US central
15 Tanya Tucker … “What’s Your Mama’s Name” … 03/24/1973, 17 weeks, #1 (her 1st chart topper)
[segue “summer 69”]
16 Steve Wariner … “Kansas City Lights” … 03/06/1982, 18 weeks, #15
17 Bellamy Brothers … “Forget About Me” … 06/02/1984, 18 weeks, #5
[segue “bring to life”]
18 Pat Benatar … “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”
19 Mark Chestnut … “I’ll Think Of Something” … 06/13/1992, 20 weeks, #1
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
20 Earl Thomas Conley … “Angel In Disguise” … 05/05/1984, 21 weeks, #1
21 Forester Sisters … “Lonely Alone” … 07/05/1986, 24 weeks, #2 (2 weeks)
[segue “Route 66”]
22 Amy Grant … “I Will Remember You”
{mentioned finding out about the deaths of some friends when logged into social media for the 1st time in a year that afternoon}
23 Toby Keith … “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” … 03/06/1993, 20 weeks, #1 (his 1st release; he died 02/05/2024)
[segue “diving in”]
24 Patty Loveless … “I’m That Kind Of Girl” … 01/12/1991, 20 weeks, #5
25 Martina McBride … “Independence Day” … 05/07/1994, 20 weeks, #12 (CMA Song Of The Year)
[segue “wheels”]
26 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band … “Stand A Little Rain” … 06/21/1986, 21 weeks, #5
27 Marie Osmond … “I Only Wanted You” … 12/27/1986, 18 weeks, #14
{mentioned her appearance at the Kane County Fair & video issues}
LIVE Shout Outs
Mark M (Minnesota)
Sonar’s Mom (Florida)
09/21/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
28 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
1 Trace Adkins … “Chrome” … 09/28/2002, 25 weeks, #10
[segue “wheels”]
2 Suzy Bogguss … “Hey Cinderella” … 12/04/1993, 20 weeks, #5
3 Mark Chesnutt … “I Just Wanted You To Know” … 12/11/1993, 20 weeks, #1
[segue “bring to life”]
4 Taylor Dayne … “I’ll Be Your Shelter”
{mentioned Janie Fricke is from S Whitley IN & had hits like “She’s Single Again”}
5 Johnny Duncan w/Janie Fricke … “Come A Little Bit Closer” … 10/29/1977, 16 weeks, #4
[segue “don’t wait”]
6 Emmylou Harris … “2 More Bottles Of Wine” … 04/15/1978, 14 weeks #1
7 Tracy Lawrence … “Can’t Break It To My Heart” … 06/05/1993, 20 weeks, #1
[segue “diving in”]
8 Little Texas … “You & Forever & Me” … 06/20/1992, 20 weeks, #5
9 Roger Miller … “England Swings” … 11/20/1965, 16 weeks, #3
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
10 Gary Morris … “Headed For A Heartache” … 10/17/1981, 17 weeks, #8
11 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers … “Free Fallin'”
[segue “smack dab in the middle”]
12 Jerry Reed … “She Got The Goldmine” … 07/10/1982, 17 weeks, #1 for 2 weeks
{mentioned this is a favorite of mine from the artist who also sang “East Bound & Down”}
13 George Strait … “Ace In The Hole” … 08/12/1989, 21 weeks, #1
[segue “broken arrow”]
14 Pam Tillis … “Cleopatra, Queen Of Denial” … 05/01/1993, 20 weeks, #11
[2 minute break]
8p-9p US central
15 Clay Walker … “Then What” … 12/20/1997, 27 weeks, #2
[segue “summer 69”]
16 Avery Barkley (Jonathan Jackson) … “History Of My Heart” … TV’s “Nashville”
17 Sheryl Crow … “Real Gone” … from CARS soundtrack, featuring Route 66
[segue “Route 66 airwaves nostalgic highway”]
18 John Anderson … “1959” … 11/22/1980, 17 weeks, #7 (his 1st Top 10 tune)
19 Michael Bolton … “How Can We Be Lovers”
[segue “bring to life”]
20 Rosanne Cash … “Runaway Train” … 08/13/1988, 23 weeks, #1
21 Diamond Rio … “Meet In The Middle” … 03/23/1991, 20 weeks, #1 for 2 weeks (group’s 1st release)
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
22 Crystal Gayle … “Too Many Lovers” … 05/23/1981, 17 weeks, #1 (Loretta Lynn’s sister)
23 Highway 101 … “Just Say Yes” … 06/18/1988, 20 weeks, #1
[segue “smack dab in the middle”]
24 Johnny Lee … “Prisoner Of Hope” … 05/30/1981, 16 weeks, #3
{mentioned people might’ve recognized the voice but not the song; famous tune is “Lookin’ For Love”}
25 Barbara Mandrell … “Operator, Long Distance Please” … 09/04/1982, 15 weeks, #9
[segue “Route 66 airwaves nostalgic highway”]
26 JoDee Messina … “You’re Not In Kansas Anymore” … 07/06/1996, 20 weeks, #7
27 Lorrie Morgan … “Dear Me” … 04/15/1989, 22 weeks, #9
{mentioned this was her 1st Top 10 tune & poignant due to husband Keith Whitley’s death}
28 The J Geils Band … “Centerfold”
LIVE Shout Outs
Matt E (McHenry IL; car buddy from the Saturday night cruises at the S Elgin IL Beef Villa ~20 years ago)
cousin Brenda (Algonquin IL)
cousin Ben (visiting Algonquin IL)
Ken (Algonquin IL)
Maggie (Oklahoma)
Anthony (Dakota IL; known as Limey on G3GM forum)
09/28/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
26 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: website, events pages, shout outs from last week, DNA gift certificates, drive along magical music journey to spark memories}
1 Baillie & The Boys … “Wilder Days” … 12/19/1987, 18 weeks, #9
[segue “don’t wait”]
2 Blackhawk … “I Can Sure Smell The Rain” … 08/20/1994, 20 weeks, #9
{email me}
3 Mary-Chapin Carpenter … “I Feel Lucky” … 05/30/1992, 20 weeks, #4 (won country female vocal grammy)
[segue “diving in”]
4 Billy Dean … “Tryin’ To Hide A Fire In The Dark” … 12/12/1992, 20 weeks, #6 (he attended college in Decatur MS on a basketball scholarship)
5 Fleetwood Mac … “Everywhere”
[segue “bring to life”]
6 Ty Herndon … “What Mattered Most” … 02/25/1995, 20 weeks, #1 (his 1st release)
{I enjoy playing all genres & artists.}
7 The Jukes … “Higher & Higher” … group from Jackson TN (including Kevin Bryant, college classmate of mine who also had a radio show)
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
8 Madonna … “Crazy For You”
{shout outs, DNA gift certificates, support LOCAL businesses like those in the OC,SH NETWORK}
9 Tim McGraw … “All I Want Is A Life” … 11/04/1995, 21 weeks, #5
[segue “Route 66 airwaves nostalgic highway”]
10 Anne Murray … “A Little Good News” … 09/17/1983, 20 weeks, #1 (won the CMA Single Of The Year & Country Female Vocal Grammy)
11 Lee Roy Parnell … “On The Road” … 08/21/1993, 20 weeks, #6
[segue “smack dab in the middle”]
12 Roxette … “Listen To Your Heart”
13 Shenandoah … “She Doesn’t Cry Anymore” … 04/23/1988, 24 weeks, #9 (1st Top 10 tune)
[segue “broken arrow”]
14 Randy Travis … “Diggin’ Up Bones” … 08/16/1986, 21 weeks, #1
8p-9p US central
[2 minute break]
{how to win 1 of the 1st 5 DNA Gift Certificates}
15 Hank Williams Jr … “Attitude Adjustment” … 06/16/1984, 18 weeks, #5
[segue “wheels”]
16 Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) … “Hypnotizing” … from TV’s “Nashville”
17 Bryan Adams … “Straight From The Heart”
[segue “summer 69”]
18 T Graham Brown … “She Couldn’t Love Me Anymore” … 09/12/1987, 22 weeks, #4
{John Conlee was a mortician for 6 years before moving to Nashville TN in 1971 to be WLAC’s DJ & music director}
19 John Conlee … “I Don’t Remember Loving You” … 10/02/1982, 22 weeks, #10
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
20 Holly Dunn … “Love Someone Like Me” … 05/02/1987, 25 weeks, #2 (2 weeks)
21 Mickey Gilley … “A Headache Tomorrow” … 02/14/1981, 15 weeks, #1 (4th of 6 straight chart toppers)
[segue “don’t wait”]
22 Annie Lennox … “Walking On Broken Glass”
{dedicated to friend driving semi truck from KY to Laredo TX this weekend}
23 Kathy Mattea … “18 Wheels & A Dozen Roses” … 03/12/1988, 20 weeks, #1 for 2 weeks (CMA Single Of The Year)
[segue “bring to life”]
24 ABBA … “Take A Chance On Me” … from 1979
25 Robert Ellis Orrall … “Boom It Was Over” … 11/14/1992, 20 weeks, #19 (he never had a Top 10; this was his highest-charting song of 3 releases)
[segue “diving in”]
26 Aaron Tippin … “That’s As Close As I’ll Get To Loving You” … 09/02/1995, 21 weeks, #1 (2 weeks)
{shout outs, how to win a DNA Gift Certificate, etc}
LIVE Shout Outs
Christina (N Carolina)
Mark (central IL)
Kasey (Virginia)
Ben & his cat Annabelle (N Carolina)
Kieffer (Colorado)
Joy (Carpentersville IL)
10/05/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
25 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: website, 2024 page, events pages, shout outs from last week, DNA Gift Certificates, heard a word I hadn’t heard in quite some time, drive along magical music journey to spark memories}
1 Will Lexington (Chris Carmack) …. “What If I Was Willing” … from TV’s “Nashville”
[segue “dive”]
2 Gary Allan … “Best I Ever Had” … 06/11/2005, 29 weeks, #7
{hit for Vertical Horizon in 2001}
3 Brooks & Dunn … “Brand New Man” … 06/22/1991, 20 weeks, #1 – 2 weeks (debut single)
[segue “bring to life”]
4 Carlene Carter … “Come On Back” … 10/27/1990, 20 weeks, #3
{Remember the sitcom of the same name? I think this song should’ve been the theme….}
5 Joe Diffie … “3rd Rock From The Sun” … 07/16/1994, 20 weeks, #1 – 2 weeks
[segue “don’t wait”]
6 Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers … “She Used To Be Somebody’s Baby” … 08/23/1986, 22 weeks, #2
7 Elton John … “Rocket Man”
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
8 Wynonna … “No One Else On Earth” … 08/15/1992, 20 weeks, #1 – 4 weeks (3rd solo release & 3rd straight chart topper)
9 Charly McClain … “Sleepin’ With The Radio On” … 08/22/1981, 16 weeks, #4
[segue “Route 66”]
10 Mel McDaniel … “Stand Up” … 09/14/1985, 21 weeks, #5
{I like to play “deep tracks”}
11 Juice Newton … “Shot Full Of Love” … not released by her, but was a #19 tune in 1983 for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (her hits include “The Sweetest Thing”, “Queen Of Arts”, “Angel Of The Morning”)
[segue “wheels”]
12 Charley Pride … “Burgers & Fries” … 10/21/1978, 15 weeks, #3 – 2 weeks
13 REO Speedwagon … “Can’t Fight This Feeling”
[segue “smack dab”]
14 Southern Pacific …. “Any Way The Wind Blows” … 05/27/1989, 19 weeks, #4 (from the movie ‘Pink Cadillac’ starring Clint Eastwood)
[2 minute break]
8p-9p US central
{This is a request from Mark in Minnesota & the song debuted 2 days before the 1st scheduled night game at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.}
15 Conway Twitty … “Saturday Night Special” … 08/06/1988, 19 weeks, #9
[segue “summer 69”]
16 Shania Twain … “Any Man Of Mine” … 05/13/1995, 20 weeks, #1 – 2 weeks
{This sparked Minnesota DJs to record “Any Gal Of Mine”. ADDED: “Would you call Shania ‘dainty’? That was the word I hadn’t heard in quite some time that Amanda used in our Elgin Area Chamber Referral Network luncheon group this past Wednesday!}
{MENTIONED some from the CD Showcase EVENTS page:
Fall is Car Care Month
10/06, 7a, Flea Market, St Charles IL
International Balloon Festival, Albuquerque NM
10/06, All Wheels Show, Elburn IL
10/06, Train Show, Wheaton IL
10/06, 9a, Fall Festival, Arlington NE
10/06, 11a, Junkluggers Warehouse sale, Elgin IL
10/07, 6p, N IL Street Rods, Carpentersville IL
10/07, 6:30p, Poetry Writers, Elgin IL
10/07, 7:30p, Chamber Music, Elgin IL
10/09, Curious Events Day
10/09, 4:30p, ALP 57 Spaghetti Dinner, Elgin IL
10/10, 6:30p, Chicago Garage Meet, Cary IL
10/11, 3p, Downtown Market (last of the year), Elgin IL
10/11, 7:30p, Valley Model RR Club session, S Elgin IL
10/11-13, Swap Meet & Show, Albuquerque NM
10/12, 7:30a, Downtown Market, Bloomington IL
10/12, 8a, Flea & Artisan Market, St Charles IL
10/12, 8a, Pancake Breakfast, Tulsa OK
10/12, 8a, Cars & Coffee, Carlsbad NM
10/12, 9a, Palmetto Cruisers, Florence SC
10/12, 10a, Classic Cruise In, El Paso IL
10/12, 4p, Cruise Night, Morris IL
10/12, 5p, Endeavor for FVHO, Geneva IL
10/12, 7p-9p, CD Showcase on WRMN
10/13, 9a, ACHA Walk For 1in100, San Diego CA}
17 Bryan White … “Sittin’ On Go” … 03/01/1997, 20 weeks, #1
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
18 Backstreet Boys … “Quit Playin’ Games”
19 Confederate Railroad … “Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind” … 03/12/1994, 20 weeks, #9
[segue “smack dab”]
20 Brad Paisley … “Then” … 04/04/2009, 17 weeks, #1 – 3 weeks
{Despite 3 straight weeks at #1, I can’t remember the last time I heard this song on the radio.}
21 Doug Stone … “Come In Out Of The Pain” … 03/21/1992, 20 weeks, #3
[segue “broken arrow”]
22 Don Williams … “Old Coyote Town” … 01/07/1989, 21 weeks, #5
{1 of my favorites; I took inspiration from this while I wrote my story called “Don’t Forget Schuster” in 2016.}
23 Eric Carmen … “Make Me Lose Control”
[segue “don’t wait”]
24 Eddy Raven … “You Should’ve Been Gone By Now” … 12/07/1985, 23 weeks, #3
{This was out 2 years earlier than Eddy Raven’s tune.}
25 BJ Thomas … “2 Car Garage” … 11/26/1983, 21 weeks, #3
{THIS is what I’m talking about, Rowena (Callie)’s email about a high school memory of Eddy Raven & his song “I’m Gonna Get You” sparking her interest in country music}
LIVE Shout Outs
Brian R (Georgia)
AJ (Wisconsin)
Jay & Beth J (southern IL)
Taylor S (DeKalb IL)
Mark M (central IL)
Mark M (Minnesota)
Rowena/Callie (Kentucky)
10/12/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
23 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: shout out from last week, website, 2024 page, events pages, email me, DNA Gift Certificates, starting with tonight’s show will have more of a 50/50 mix between “country” & “otherwise” the next 3 shows still without repeating an artist, drive along magical music journey to spark memories}
{1st time I heard this song, I only heard the last 30 seconds or so, enough to “hear” the harmonies of the Oak Ridge Boys & The Statler Brothers from my childhood.}
1 Barenaked Ladies … “If I Had A Million Dollars”
[segue “dive”]
2 Glen Campbell … “Still Within The Sound Of My Voice” … 10/03/1987, 23 weeks, #1
{This song became poignant with the death of my original best friend 12/27/1987 & at other times in my life.}
3 Cher … “Love & Understanding”
[segue “broken arrow”]
4 Kristy Lee Cook … “15 Minutes Of Shame” … 08/16/2008, 18 weeks, #28 (her only release; finalist on 2008 season of TV’s “American Idol”)
5 Earth, Wind & Fire … “Shining Star”
[segue “Route 66”]
6 Johnny Horton … “The Battle Of New Orleans” … 04/27/1959, 21 weeks, #1 – 10 weeks (also spent 6 weeks at #1 on the pop charts)
{for Mom}
7 Melissa Manchester … “Don’t Cry Out Loud”
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
8 Ronnie McDowell … “I Dream Of Women Like You” … 02/25/1984, 19 weeks, #7
{EVENTS pages, highlights for this week coming up}
9 Newsboys … “Shine”
[segue “bring to life”]
10 Dolly Parton … “Think About Love” … 11/30/1985, 22 weeks, #1
{Bless her heart, she is still going, releasing albums & helping others.}
{While a senior in college, a close friend, Heather, was a freshman; since we were almost always together, people thought we were dating – we weren’t – so this is “our song”.}
11 Bonnie Raitt … “Something To Talk About”
[segue “don’t wait”]
12 Crystal Bernard w/Billy Dean … “To Dream Without You” … she had 2 releases, neither reaching the Top 40
{she portrayed “Helen” on TV’s “Wings”; I previously featured Billy Dean}
{Ben in North Carolina listening; will play a song from his college band, Zero Ground, later tonight.}
{requested by Anthony in Dakota IL … his response: “Ohhh that’s a Cool one I love it thanks my friend”}
13 Travis Tritt … “Tell Me I Was Dreaming” … 04/15/1995, 20 weeks, #2
8p-9p US central
[segue “smack dab”]
14 Sugar Ray … “Falls Apart”
[2 minute break]
15 Patsy Cline … “Walking After Midnight” … 03/02/1957, 19 weeks, #2 – 2 weeks (her 1st release; also reached #12 on the pop charts & is in the R&R Hall Of Fame)
[segue “wheels”]
16 Wilson Phillips … “Hold On”
{Sometimes I have trouble-take issue with this song, but it’s about never giving up.}
17 Charlie Daniels Band … “Devil Went Down To Georgia” … 06/30/1979, 14 weeks, #1 (CMA Single Of The Year; Country Vocal Group Grammy)
[segue “summer 69”]
18 Bob Carlisle … “Getting Stronger”
{Another inspirational song on the show.}
{MENTIONED some from the CD Showcase EVENTS page:
LET ME KNOW ABOUT EVENT(S) TO MENTION
Fall is Car Care Month
10/13, 9a, Carousel Sound Halloween Bash, Plano IL
10/13, 9a, ACHA Walk For 1in100, San Diego CA
10/13, 12p, Valley Model RR, S Elgin IL
10/14, 7p, Spooktober, Elgin IL
10/16, World Food Day
10/16, 12p, EAC EARN lunch, Elgin IL
10/16, new Orange Peel Gazette edition
10/16-20, Run To The Sun, Arizona
10/17, 6p, ETCC Small Business Study Hall, Elgin IL
10/17, 6p, Bullet To The Heart, W Chicago IL
10/17, 6:30p, Stingrays, Vernon Hills IL
10/18, 8a, Free Friday at 25N Coworking, multiple locations
10/18, 5p, Bingo, Elburn IL
10/18, 7:30p, Valley Model RR, S Elgin IL
10/18-20, Auto Show, Sacramento CA
10/19, 8a, Feed Kids Show, New Mexico
10/19, 10a, Chicago Auto Club W Fall Gathering, Galena IL
10/19, 6p, NIGHTMARE ON CHICAGO ST, Elgin IL (which might alter the “CD SHOWCASE” broadcast)
10/19, 7p-9p, CD Showcase on WRMN
10/19, 7:30p, The Road Crew, Murfreesboro TN
10/19, 8p, Milwaukee’s Addiction at Rally Point, Wisconsin
10/20, 9a, Great Blue Pumpkin Show, Genoa IL
10/20, 3p, Doc’s Trunk Or Treat, Loves Park IL
19 Vince Gill … “Cinderella” … 05/02/1987, 21 weeks, #5
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
20 Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson … “Beauty & The Beast” … from original motion picture soundtrack
{band member Tom wrote the lyrics; all band members, including my cousin Ben listening in N Carolina & Kieffer listening in Colorado, contributed to the music; the song is about the Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, 04/19/1995}
21 Zero Ground … “Oklahoma Mournings”
[segue “bring to life”]
22 Carrie Underwood … “Wasted” … 12/09/2006, 25 weeks, #1 – 3 weeks
{Nice email from Steve & Missy in Ohio, who wrote that they enjoyed tonight’s “mix of music”.}
23 Michael W Smith … “Friends”
LIVE SHOUT OUTS
Scott W (Michigan; quoted above)
Joy – sister (Carpentersville IL)
Steve & Missy (Hartford OH; met him through ChevyTalk & stopped at his home during 1 of my road trips)
Ben – cousin (North Carolina; member of the band Zero Ground played tonight)
Kieffer (Colorado; member of the band Zero Ground played tonight)
10/19/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
23 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: website, 2024 page, events pages, email me, DNA Gift Certificates, events pages with list of events in 2nd hour, tonight is Nightmare On Chicago Street in downtown Elgin so have special songs coming up including from the Eagles & (for Sonar) from Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley, shout out to AJ in Eagle River WI, drive along magical music journey to spark memories}
{I generally like to play “deep tracks” & songs not in the Top 10 since those also spark memories, but tonight, we start with a very famous song}
1 Johnny Cash … “Ring Of Fire” … 06/08/1963, 26 weeks, #1 – 7 weeks (also #17 on the pop charts & won Hall Of Fame Grammy)
[segue “dive”]
2 Citizen King … “Better Days”
{If you look at the playlists posted, you’ll notice I’m still NOT repeating an artist yet….}
3 Merle Haggard … “Okie From Muskogee” … 10/11/1969, 16 weeks, #1 – 4 weeks (CMA Single Of The Year)
[segue “Route 66”]
4 Collective Soul … “The World I Know”
{The world I know right now outside the WRMN studio window is 1 entrance to Nightmare On Chicago Street.}
{A few weeks ago, I featured John Schneider, who played Bo Luke on “Dukes Of Hazzard”; tonight, we hear from the show’s balladeer….}
5 Waylon Jennings … “Good Ol Boys” … 08/23/1980, 17 weeks, #1 (also #21 on the pop charts)
[segue “summer 69”]
6 Eagles … “Witchy Woman”
{special for tonight’s Elgin’s Nightmare On Chicago Street}
{Broadcasting live across the country & world on my hometown radio station.}
7 Michael Martin Murphy … “Still Taking Chances” … 11/13/1982, 20 weeks, #3
[segue “wheels”]
8 Gordon Lightfoot … “Carefree Highway”
9 Marty Robbins … “El Paso” … 11/09/1959, 26 weeks, #1 – 7 weeks (also 2 weeks at #1 on the pop charts; Country Record & Hall Of Fame Grammys)
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
10 Kenny Rogers … “Blaze Of Glory” … 11/14/1981, 16 weeks, #9
11 Eddie Rabbitt … “American Boy” … 09/29/1990, 20 weeks, #11
[segue “bring to life”]
12 Jimmy Hendrix … “Good Times”
{Speaking of good times, we’ll go over some events coming up this week after the top of the hour … AND … Bozo The Clown is standing right outside the WRMN studio window right now!}
{I love to play “deep tracks”, like this next song. Restless Heart had hits like “That Rock Won’t Roll”, “Why Does It Have To Be”, “Wheels” & “Bluest Eyes In Texas”. But, since Nightmare On Chicago Street OWNS Elgin for 1 night each October, I decided to play this un-released tune….}
13 Restless Heart … “We Owned This Town”
8p-9p US central
[segue “don’t wait”]
14 Vonda Shepard … “Searchin’ My Soul” … from the TV series “Ally McBeal”
{After the break, we will hear from David Frizzell…..}
[2 minute break]
{website in depth-detail}
15 David Frizzell … “I’m Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home” … 05/29/1982, 23 weeks, #1
[segue “arrow”]
16 Rod Stewart … “The Motown Song”
{Definitely a soul in the city watching over us tonight for Nightmare On Chicago Street, THE premiere event for all things Halloween, scary, horrific.}
{MENTIONED some from the CD Showcase EVENTS page:
LET ME KNOW ABOUT EVENT(S) TO MENTION
Fall is Car Care Month
10/20, 9a, Fall Show, Yorkville IL
10/20, 9a, Blue Pumpkin, Genoa IL
10/20, 12p, Valley Model RR Open Family, S Elgin IL
10/20, 3p, Doc’s Trunk Or Treat, Loves Park IL
10/20, 10p, Bullet To The Heart at Replay Lounge, Lawrence KS
10/22, 9a, Elgin Area “Chamber Chat” on WRMN
10/23, 5p, CJ’s Cruise, Sugar Grove IL
10/24, 7p, Bullet To The Heart, Fayetteville AR
10/25, 5p, Bingo, Elburn IL
10/25, 7:30p, Valley Model RR session, S Elgin IL
10/25-26, Manchester Homecoming, Indiana
10/26, 7a, Cars & Coffee, Carlsbad NM
10/26, 9a, Halloween, Florence SC
10/26, 9a, Mardi Gras Show, Pinckneyville IL
10/26, 10a, DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
10/26, 10a, Trick Or Treat at Lambs Farm, Libertyville IL
10/26, 10a, Spooktacular, Tulsa OK
10/26, 11a, Relics & Rods at American Legion, Lake Havasu City AZ
10/26, 3p, Family Fall Fest, Pontiac IL
10/26, 7p-9p, CD SHOWCASE on WRMN
10/26, 8p, StringRays at Manhattans, Carol Stream IL
10/26-27, Great Train Show, MN
10/26-27, Rustic Fox Holiday Open House, N Aurora IL
10/27, 9a, Trunk Or Treat, Cary IL
10/27, 10:30a, Trick Or Treat Race, Wall NJ
10/27, 6p, Judy Collins, Chicago IL
{some of his hits include “Everything Is Beautiful”, “The Streak”, “Misty”, “Mississippi Squirrel Revival”}
17 Ray Stevens … “The Haircut Song” … 09/14/1985, 14 weeks, #45
[segue “smack dab”]
18 Van Halen … “Jump”
19 Sylvia … “Nobody” … 06/05/1982, 24 weeks, #1 (#15 on the pop charts)
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
20 FFH … “1 Of These Days”
{Coming up, a special song for WRMN’s Sonar who is dressed as the bearded lady; mentioned it is from Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley, & I’ll bet country music lovers may have a hunch as to what the song is.}
{You may remember his “Achy Breaky Heart”, but that’s not the song I’m playing tonight; instead, a more poignant tune….}
21 Billy Ray Cyrus … “Some Gave All” … 06/13/1992, 12 weeks, #52
[segue “Route 66”]
22 Coolio … “Gangsta’s Paradise”
{for Sonar, dressed as the bearded lady, leading back into WRMN’s continuing LIVE coverage of Elgin’s Nightmare On Chicago Street}
23 Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley … “Where’s The Dress” … 06/02/1984, 16 weeks, #8
LIVE SHOUT OUTS
AJ (Eagle River WI)
Steve & Missy (Hartford OH)
Christina (Virginia)
Joy, sister (Carpentersville IL)
Ben, cousin, quoted above (N Carolina)
10/26/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
22 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: shout outs from last week, new shout out, website, 2024 page, email me, DNA Gift Certificates, events pages with list of events in 2nd hour, still have not repeated an artist & won’t through at least next week, drive along magical music journey to spark memories}
1 Dottie West … “Lesson In Leavin'” … 02/09/1980, 15 weeks, #1
[segue “dive”]
2 Green Day … “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)”
3 Statler Brothers … “Do You Remember These?” … 03/11/1972, 15 weeks, #2 – 4 weeks
[segue “don’t wait”]
4 Eddie Money … “I Want To Go Back”
{people no longer with us, thoughts in mind lately along lines of this song}
5 George Jones … “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?” … 08/03/1985, 20 weeks, #3
[segue “summer 69”]
6 John Mayer … “Why Georgia”
{song special to me because the 1st time I stayed with Jake & Mel in Wichita KS October 2004 during my road trip around the valvereplacement reunion in Golden CO, Jake played this on his guitar}
{My automotive love affair started with my parents’ (“my”) buckskin tan 1976 Monte Carlo, so this song by the artist with such tunes as “Everything That Glitters” & “Addicted” hits home.}
7 Dan Seals … “My Old Yellow Car” … 03/30/1985, 19 weeks, #9
[segue “wheels”]
8 DC Talk … “Supernatural”
{I always say you never know what you might hear, including this hit from a Christian music group.}
{This artist appeared in the 1-season series “Bret Maverick”, 1981-2, with the lead portrayed by James Garner, who’d just wrapped up his time as Jim Rockford in “The Rockford Files”.}
9 Ed Bruce … “After All” … 11/12/1983, 21 weeks, #4
[segue “Route 66”]
10 The Road Crew … “Dust” … from their ‘Songs From The Mother Road’ album
{Another example of the variety on CD SHOWCASE; with so many songs to play, don’t think the variety won’t continue when I repeat artists.}
{website, WRMN is my home town radio station & I am so glad-thrilled to be back on the air, DNA Gift Certificates}
11 Keith Whitley … “Miami, My Amy” … 11/02/1985, 20 weeks, #14
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
12 Eric Clapton … “Layla”
8p-9p US central
13 KT Oslin … “80s Ladies” … 04/25/1987, 21 weeks, #7; also won Song Of The Year & Female Vocal Grammys
[segue “bring to life”]
14 Evanescence … “My Immortal” … from the 2003 ‘Daredevil’ movie soundtrack
[2 minute break]
{MENTIONED from the CD Showcase EVENTS page:
LET ME KNOW ABOUT EVENT(S) TO MENTION
Car Care Month
National Archives Awareness Month
10/27, 9a, Congenital Heart Walk, Charlotte NC
10/27, 9a, Trunk Or Treat, Cary IL
10/27, 9a, Cars & Coffee, Island Lake IL
10/27, 10a, Halloween Show at Danny’s On Douglas, Elgin IL
10/27, 10:30a, Trick Or Treat Race, Schwarz Racing, Wall NJ
10/27, 12p, VMRR Open Family, S Elgin IL
10/27, 1p, CROP WALK, Elgin IL
10/27, 6p, Judy Collins, Chicago IL
10/28, 7p, AL Post 57 Karaoke Costume, Elgin IL
10/29, Internet Day
10/29, 6:30p, Slot Car Night, WI
10/30, 9p, Bullet To The Heart, Ocean Springs MS
10/31, 6p, Trunk Or Treat, Las Cruces NM
10/31, 7p, Bullet To The Heart, Pensacola FL
10/31-11/03, Rt 66 Miles Of Possibility, Edwardsville IL
11/01, Author’s Day
11/01, Young Living Essential Oil Orders due, Illinois
11/01, 5p, First Friday, Bloomington IL
11/01, 7p, Bullet To The Heart, Tampa FL
11/01-03, Auto Show, Albany NY
11/02, 9a, MiRPA Cars & Coffee, Cary IL
11/02, 9a, Pumpkin Smash, Elgin IL
11/02, 9a, Shredding, Aurora IL
11/02, 10a, Toys For Tots, La Vista NE
11/02, 11a, Relics & Rods, Lake Havasu City AZ
11/02, 2p, Painting Class, Durham OK
11/02, 3p, VMRR Open House, S Elgin IL
11/02, 7p-9p, CD SHOWCASE ON WRMN
11/02, 11:46p, Legend Of The 10th
11/02-03, Train & Toy, Monroeville PA
11/02-03, Christmas Market, N Aurora IL
11/02-03, Flea Market, St Charles IL
11/03, 8a, Cycle 66, Edmond OK
11/03, 9a, Train Show, Wheaton IL
11/03, 9a, Walk For 1in100, Tempe-Phoenix AZ
11/03, 11a, Junkluggers Warehouse Sale, Elgin IL
11/03, 4p, Cruise & Show, Rockford IL
{song stuck with me the entire week after the 1st time I played it during my college “Saturday Evening Mostly Country Music Show”}
15 Skip Ewing … “The Coast Of Colorado” … 06/24/1989, 24 weeks, #15
[segue “broken arrow”]
16 Boy Meets Girl … “Waiting For A Star To Fall”
17 Lionel Cartwright … “Give Me His Last Chance” … 06/17/1989, 24 weeks, #3
[segue “smack dab”]
18 Martika … “Toy Soldiers” … 1989
{appreciate you bearing with me during the CD player issue-stoppage; got it going, all is well, this is LIVE radio}
19 Sawyer Brown … “Used To Blue” … 06/08/1985, 21 weeks, #3 – 2 weeks
[segue “smack dab”]
20 Gloria Gaynor … “I Will Survive” … 1979
{a year before the Sawyer Brown tune, this song also peaked at #3 for 2 straight weeks}
21 TG Sheppard … “Somewhere Down The Line” … 06/02/1984, 21 weeks, #3 – 2 weeks
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
22 Billy Vera & The Beaters … “At This Moment” … 1987
{Many songs always remind me of a specific moment in time, no matter how many times I listen to them. For instance, that last song sparks a memory of it playing in an episode of TV’s “Family Ties” during which Alex Keaton (Michael J Fox) was saying goodbye to his then girlfriend, Ellen (Tracy Pollman). The pair then married in real life.}
{check out the website for playlists, events pages for opportunities, email me, DNA Gift Certificates, OCSH NETWORK is about supporting mom’n’pop businesses}
LIVE SHOUT OUTS
Chris F (Elgin IL)
Jewel H (Elgin IL; former “lunch lady” at Elgin IL’s Larkin High School & near-dear to me)
Chris Schwarz (New Jersey; never met her in person, but have talked with her many times & I follow her racing kids, Tommy & Shanon, who currently race at Wall Stadium in NJ in the Garden State Quarter Midgets Racing Club. Her hometown is near my Dad’s hometown in the greater Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA area)
Mom (Elgin IL; she texted about the CROP WALK)
Joy, sister (Carpentersville IL)
Ben, cousin, quoted above (N Carolina)
Steve & Missy (Hartford OH)
Chip (Michigan; 1 of my car buddies listening in on the WRMN APP)
AJ (Eagle River WI)
Denny Gibson (Cincinnati OH; met him through Route 66’s Laurel R Kane, who owned the Packard Museum in Afton OK. He & I missed meeting in 2011 when we discovered a day late that we’d both been in Albuquerque NM the same night. We met a year later the week before I sold the bulk of my cars in 2012. I’m mentioned in several of his books, including one about the Lincoln Highway & another about US 20, which runs right through my hometown near my hometown radio station, WRMN. US 20 spans from Oregon to Massachusetts, & I’ve been on it on both coasts.)
11/02/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
23 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: new shout outs, website, 2024 page, email, DNA Gift Certificate winners (Chris F in Elgin & AJ in Cary IL), potential discounted tickets for Schaumburg Boomers’ & Kane County Cougars’ 2025 season, events pages with list of events in 2nd hour, OC,SH NETWORK, still have not repeated an artist, debuting a new feature tonight, drive along magical music journey to spark memories}
1 The Kendalls … “Heaven’s Just A Sin Away” … 08/06/1977, 20 weeks, #1 – 4 weeks (also won Country Vocal Duo Grammy & CMA Single Of The Year)
[segue “dive”]
2 Sonic Flood … “I Want To Know You”
{from their 1999 debut album, 1 of the artists I promised for the 1st hour of tonight’s show}
{Thrilled to be broadcasting again on my hometown radio station.}
3 Marshall Tucker Band … “Heard It In A Love Song” … 04/16/1977, 10 weeks, #51 (#14 on the pop charts)
[segue “broken arrow”]
4 Nickelback … “Breathe”
{another example of the variety on CD SHOWCASE on my hometown radio station along historic US 20 which goes from Massachusetts to Oregon}
{website, email me, DNA Gift Certificate winners, minor-league baseball discounted tickets, EVENTS pages with highlights in the 2nd hour, OC,SH NETWORK, new CD SHOWCASE feature debuting tonight}
{native of South Whitley IN, stone’s throw from where I went to college in N Manchester IN, where I originated my “Saturday Evening Mostly Country Music Show” & “CD Showcase”}
5 Janie Fricke … “Somebody Else’s Fire” … 09/21/1985, 23 weeks, #4}
[segue “bring to life”]
6 Brandon Heath … “I’m Not Who I Was”
7 Michael Johnson … “Give Me Wings” … 09/27/1986, 23 weeks, #1
[segue “summer 69”]
8 Andy & Terry Murray … “Tony & I”
{meaningful song for me: memories of my childhood best friend & additional close friends throughout my life; duo are members of the Church Of The Brethren, headquartered in Elgin IL}
{shout outs, discounted tickets for 2025 season of 2 minor-league baseball teams, EVENTS pages, OC,SH NETWORK, new feature debuting soon}
{backup singers for Charlie Pride, who I featured a few weeks ago; this song is not my favorite of theirs, but it is their most successful release}
9 Dave & Sugar … “Golden Tears” … 01/20/1979, 14 weeks, #1 – 3 weeks
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
10 10 Years After …. “Love Like A Man”
{Betting not many of you knew this song, another example of the variety you hear on this show. 10 Years After is a British Blues band, a favorite of my late friend, Ray Buck. I stayed at his place multiple times including 2004 when I went to the ValveReplacement Reunion in Golden CO & 2011 during my “Coast-to-Coast” journey. He sent me the CD in 2008 so I could play this song on my then WRMN shows.}
{To round out list I promised to play in tonight’s 1st hour, the artist with theme of this show (“Song Remembers When”), but not playing THAT song.}
11 Trisha Yearwood … “Wrong Side Of Memphis” … 08/08/1992, 20 weeks, #5
[segue “wheels”]
12 Trisha Yearwood … “Everybody Knows” … 11/09/1996, 20 weeks, #3
{& THAT is the new feature debuting tonight: the DOUBLE PLAY OF THE WEEK. Each week, I will spotlight a different artist with 2 hits.}
{After the 2 minute break, Ricky Skaggs, EVENTS & more.}
8p-9p US central
[2 minute break]
13 Ricky Skaggs … “Cajun Moon” … 01/11/1986, 20 weeks, #1
[segue “Route 66”]
14 Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens … “Streets Of Bakersfield” … 07/16/1988, 18 weeks, #1
{MENTIONED from EVENTS page:
ADVISE ABOUT EVENT(S) TO MENTION
11/02, 11:46p, The Legend Of The 10th, Chicago IL
11/03, (continuing), Schwarz Racing at the GSQMRC Turkey Derby, Wall NJ
11/03, (continuing), Train & Toy Show, Monroeville PA
11/03, (continuing), Rustic Fox Christmas Market, N Aurora IL
11/03, (continuing), Kane County Flea Market, St Charles IL
11/03, 8a, Cycle 66, Edmond OK
11/03, 9a, Great Midwest Train Show, Wheaton IL
11/03, 9a, ACHA’s Walk For 1in100, Tempe-Phoenix AZ
11/03, 11a, Junkluggers Warehouse Sale, Elgin IL (along Airport Rd, aptly named since an airport USED to be there)
11/03, 12p, Valley Model RR Open Family, S Elgin IL
11/04, COMMON SENSE DAY
11/04, 6p, N IL SRA meeting, Carpentersville IL
11/04, 6:30p, Poetry Writer’s Workshop, Elgin IL
11/05, 6p, Slot Car Night In America, Wisconsin
11/06, 11:30a, Super Heroes Luncheon, Sugar Grove IL
11/06, 12p, EAC Referral Network Lunch, Elgin IL
11/06, 7p, Bullet To The Heart (BTTH), Charlotte NC
11/06, new edition of Orange Peel Gazette (definitely check this out online; great humorous publication)
11/07, 10a, Thriving In Nature, Elgin IL
11/07, 7p, Writers On The Fox at Gail Borden Library, Elgin IL
11/08, 5p, Thanks-Giving Back Show, Morris IL
11/08, 5:30p, Banquet, Slinger WI
11/08, 6p, BTTH, Baltimore MD
11/08-09, YATC golf classic, Deerfield Beach FL
11/09, 8a, Artisan Market, St Charles IL
11/09, 8a, Cars & Coffee, Carlsbad NM
11/09, 9a, Pumpkin Smash, Geneva & St Charles IL
11/09, 11a, Relics & Rods at American Legion, Lake Havasu City AZ
11/09, 2p, Paint Day, Girard IL
11/09, 7p, CD SHOWCASE ON WRMN
11/09, 8p, Milwaukee’s Addition, Sussex WI
11/10, 12p, VMRR Open Family, S Elgin IL
11/10, 7p, BTTH, Mechanicsburg PA
11/10, 8p, Beatles Tribute, Waukegan IL
11/11, National Parks FREE entrance
11/11, 11a, Veterans Day show, Cuba NM
11/12, 1:30p, Cello Fury, Pittsburgh PA
{with Cincinnati Bengals 1970-74; duet, “Old Folks”, with Ronnie Milsap}
15 Mike Reid … “Walk On Faith” … 11/24/1990, 20 weeks, #1 – 2 weeks
[segue “don’t wait”]
16 Soul Asylum … “Runaway Train”
{always reminds me of Rosanne Cash’s “Runaway Train”, which I played a few weeks ago}
17 Freddy Fender … “Before The Next Teardrop Falls” … 01/11/1975, 17 weeks, #1 – 2 weeks (CMA Single Of The Year; also topped the pop charts)
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
18 Toad The Wet Sprocket … “All I Want”
{childhood story: growing up, my parents had a 1976 Monte Carlo with an AM radio. I distinctly remember hearing this song en route to Pennsylvania, where my Dad grew up, late one Friday night after Dad’s Elgin City League softball team’s game was over, & thought the semis behind us were part of the song. Bet some of you already know the song….}
19 CW McCall … “Convoy” … 11/29/1975, 15 weeks, #1 – 6 weeks (also topped the pop charts)
[segue “smack dab”]
20 Air Supply … “All Out Of Love”
{continuing ‘love’ theme, a #1 song you probably have not heard in forever}
21 Razzy Bailey … “She Left Love All Over Me” … 12/19/1981, 20 weeks, #1
[segue “don’t wait”]
22 Fine Young Cannibals … “She Drives Me Crazy”
{I remember hearing this song on my “walkman” while waiting for Dad’s Friday night softball games to start}
{another chart topper you probably haven’t heard in ages}
23 Chely Wright … “Single White Female” … 03/13/1999, 31 weeks, #1
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
{website, email me, DNA Gift Certificate winners SO FAR, discounted tickets for 2 local minor-league baseball teams for the 2025 season, OC,SH NETWORK showcases mom’n’pop businesses, debuted a new feature tonight (DOUBLE PLAY OF THE WEEK), EVENTS pages, mentioned “Pure American Country” coming up, but didn’t have time to mention it is hosted by WSM’s Bill Cody … WSM being AM 650, Nashville TN.}
LIVE SHOUT OUTS
Mike C (currently in central IL)
Christopher H (currently in TN)
Beth & Jay J (Dieterich IL … have known them since 1997)
AJ (Eagle River WI-Cary IL, 1 of the 2 DNA Gift Certificate winners)
Steve & Missy (Hartford OH)
11/09/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
25 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: so excited to be back on the air on my hometown radio station, website, 2024 page, email, tell me your favorite yearly event, DNA Gift Certificate winners (Chris F in Elgin & AJ in Cary IL), discounted tickets for Schaumburg Boomers’ & Kane County Cougars’ 2025 season, events pages with list of events in 2nd hour, Double Play Of The Day (new feature, debuted last week) is coming up after the top of the next hour, OC,SH NETWORK members, I have not repeated an artist, drive along magical music journey to spark memories}
1 Eric Heatherly … “Flowers On The Wall” … 02/26/2000, 26 weeks, #6 (his only Top 20 release; song was #2 for 4 weeks in early 1966 for The Statler Brothers, who also reached #4 on the pop charts with this tune, taking home the Rock & Roll Vocal Group Grammy)
[segue “dive”]
2 Carly Simon … “You’re So Vain”
3 Elvis Presley … “Moody Blue” … 12/25/1976, 16 weeks, #1 (#31 on the pop charts)
[segue “bring to life”]
4 Vertical Horizon … “Everything You Want”
{website, 2024 pages, email me your favorite yearly event, DNA gift certificate winners (Chris F in Elgin IL; AJ in Eagle River WI & Cary IL), potential 2025 season tickets for minor league baseball teams, coming up is the Double Play Of The Day feature which debuted last Saturday & a list of events this next week, OC,SH NETWORK members}
5 Gene Watson … “14 Karat Mind” … 10/03/1981, 19 weeks, #1
[segue “Route 66”]
6 Little River Band … “Reminiscing”
{I don’t always play MY favorites; ALL songs could mean something to someone or spark memories because a song remembers when…. That in mind, this next song is NOT on any of my “favorites” lists….}
7 Rodney Crowell … “I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried” … 06/11/1988, 21 weeks, #1
[segue “don’t wait”]
8 Eurythmics … “Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This”
9 Paul Overstreet … “Daddy’s Come Around” … 11/24/1990, 20 weeks, #1
[segue “broken arrow”]
10 Phil Collins … “Against All Odds”
11 Jeanne Pruett … “Satin Sheets” … 03/31/1973, 18 weeks, #1 – 3 weeks (#28 pop charts)
[segue “summer 69”]
12 Ace Of Base … “The Sign”
13 Tennessee Ernie Ford … “16 Tons” … 11/12/1955, 21 weeks, #1 – 10 weeks (#1 for 8 weeks on pop charts)
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
14 Poison … “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”
{after the break: Ray Price, events & the Double Play Of The Day}
8p-9p US central
[2 minute break]
15 Ray Price … “For The Good Times” … 06/27/1970, 26 weeks, #1 (Country Male Vocal Grammy; #11 pop charts)
[segue “wheels”]
16 Deep Blue Something … “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”
{MENTIONED from EVENTS page:
ADVISE ABOUT EVENT(S) TO MENTION
11/10, 10a, Salute Veterans Show, Villa Park IL
11/10, 12p, Valley Model RR open family, S Elgin IL
11/10, 7p, Bullet To The Heart, Mechanicsburg PA
11/10, 8p, Beatles Tribute, Waukegan IL
11/11, National Parks FREE entrance
11/11, 11a, Veterans Day Show, Cuba NM
11/12, 1:30p, Cello Fury, Pittsburgh PA
11/12, 5p, MU Alumni Gathering, Indianapolis IN
11/12, 6p, Slot Car Night In America, Germantown WI
11/12, 7:30p, DVH Radio Club, Telford PA
11/12-14, Main Street Conference, Batavia IL
11/12-12/01, Annie, Chicago IL
11/13, World Kindness Day
11/13, 4:30p, Spaghetti Dinner, Elgin IL
11/13-17, All MLB, Las Vegas NV
11/14, 6p, Lambs Farm Bingo, Libertyville IL
11/14, 6:30p, Investigating VO, Nashville TN
11/14-17, International Auto Shows, Orlando FL & Seattle WA
11/15, 8a, Free 25N Coworking Day, multiple locations
11/15, 5p, Bingo, Elburn IL
11/16, 9a, Sports Fans show, Effingham SC
11/16, 10a, Pecan Festival, Luther OK
11/16, 11a, Relics & Rods at American Legion, Lake Havasu City AZ
11/16, 1p, Chicago Garage Chili Cookoff, Lake In The Hills IL
11/16, 7p-9p, CD SHOWCASE ON WRMN
11/16, 8p, StingRays, Carol Stream IL
11/16, 8p, The Road Crew, Leiper’s Fork TN
11/16-17, Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show, Wilmington MA
11/17, Take A Hike Day
11/17, 7p, Ukulele Strum, Oregon IL
{DOUBLE PLAY OF THE DAY}
17 Gary Stewart … “She’s Acting Single” … 03/08/1975, 13 weeks, #1
[segue “smack dab”]
18 Gary Stewart … “Drinkin’ Thing” … 06/01/1974, 18 weeks, #10
{So ends this week’s Double Play Of The Day…. Remember that one? Bet you haven’t heard it in a LONG time!}
19 Blake Shelton … “Austin” … 04/28/2001, 27 weeks, #1 – 5 weeks (#18 pop charts)
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
20 Irene Cara … “Fame” … 1980; theme from movie & TV show
21 Trick Pony … “Just What I Do” … 01/19/2002, 24 weeks, #13
[segue “summer 69”]
22 Laura Branigan … “Gloria” … 1982
23 Montgomery Gentry … “Speed” … 12/28/2002, 33 weeks, #5 (#47 pop charts)
[segue “Route 66”]
24 Gloria Estefan … “Don’t Want To Lose You” … 1989
25 Jim Reeves … “He’ll Have To Go” … 12/07/1959, 34 weeks, #1 – 14 weeks (Hall Of Fame Grammy; #2 for 3 weeks on pop charts)
{So many artists still to play without repeating an artist, except for the Double Play Of The Day.}
LIVE SHOUT OUTS
Anthony, Limey (Dakota IL)
Michael H (New Mexico)
Steve & Missy (now home in Hartford OH after a visit to Sheffield PA)
Joy (sister; Carpentersville IL)
James (Nephew; Carpentersville IL)
Dave W (New York; part of Monte Hunters. Drove to IL to see me 11/03/2012, in celebration of a year since my 4th open heart surgery, 11/11/2011. We went to Victory Auto Wreckers, “in Bensenville, near O’Hare” & ate dinner at Colonial, located between Elgin Community College & the Elgin Sports Complex … restaurant is no longer in business & the building has been since torn down. That visit sure meant a lot to me, probably more than any of them know.)
11/16/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
27 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: website, 2024 pages, still have yet to repeat an artist (except for the Double Play Of The Day) & that continues with tonight’s last broadcast, still have more Downtown Neighborhood Association Gift Certificates to give away – those will be posted on social media of Elgin Area Chamber members CD Showcase, CD Consulting Service & Old Cars, Strong Hearts, no laptop because it crashed this week so text me instead of email, no events since I was not able to update the EVENTS pages but will still have the Double Play Of The Day after the top of the 2nd hour, have not been able to obtain sponsors so this is the last show with NO Holiday Editions this year, drive along magical music journey to spark memories}
1 Ray Charles (& Willie Nelson) … “7 Spanish Angels” … 12/15/1984, 27 weeks, #1 (Ray died of liver disease, 06/10/2004 at age 73)
[segue “dive”]
2 Faith Hill … “The Way You Love Me” … 11/27/1999, 38 weeks, #1 – 4 weeks (#6 pop charts)
{featured her husband, Tim McGraw, a few weeks ago}
{I will miss hearing the segues between songs & the show’s opening every Saturday night.}
{appeared on TV’s “Nashville”; will hear from character “Scarlet” later}
3 Mark Collie … “Even The Man In The Moon Is Crying” … 08/29/1992, 20 weeks, #5
[segue “broken arrow”]
4 Dido … “Here With Me”
{Website will be updated with last week’s & tonight’s playlists when I can after my laptop returns next week.}
{born in Akron OH}
5 David Allen Coe … “The Ride” … 03/19/1982, 19 weeks, #4
[segue “wheels”]
6 Randy Vanwarmer … “Just When I Needed You Most”
{Steve & Missy in Hartford OH, near David Allen Coe’s birthplace of Akron OH, just texted me & are once again enjoying the mix of music.}
{survived battle with bone cancer, 1988-91}
7 Kevin Sharp … “Nobody Knows” … 09/28/1996, 22 weeks, #1 – 4 weeks (his 1st release)
[segue “don’t wait”]
8 KC & The Sunshine Band … “Please Don’t Go” … 1980
{Bet that song sparked some memories because a song remembers when!}
{another tune that is sure to spark memories}
9 Barbara Fairchild … “Teddy Bear Song” … 12/30/1972, 19 weeks, #1 – 2 weeks (#32 pop charts)
[segue “summer 69”]
10 Darryl Hall & John Oats … “Maneater” … 1982
{We go from 1 duo, to another….}
11 Everly Brothers … “Bye Bye Love” … 05/13/1957, 26 weeks, #1 – 7 weeks (Hall Of Fame Grammy; #2 for 4 weeks on pop charts)
[segue “Route 66”]
12 Pointer Sisters … “Jump” … 1984
{See what I did there? From ‘brothers’ to ‘sisters’!}
{won CMA Horizon Award in 2003, the year of my 3rd open heart surgery, 01/06/2003}
13 Joe Nichols … “The Impossible” … 03/23/2002, 36 weeks, #3 – 3 weeks (#29 pop charts)
[segue “bring to life”]
8p-9p US central
14 Huey Lewis & The News … “Power Of Love” … 1985; ‘Back To The Future’ movie
{DOUBLE PLAY OF THE DAY}
15 Mark Wills … “Wish You Were Here” … 01/23/1999, 26 weeks, #1 (#34 pop charts)
[segue “smack dab”]
16 Mark Wills … “19 Something” … 10/05/2002, 24 weeks, #1 – 6 weeks (#23 pop charts)
{wrapping up the last Double Play Of The Day, that song is what I call a multiple-memory maker, considering all it mentions}
{won TV’s “Star Search” in 1990, then later hosted TV’s “Nashville Star”}
17 Leann Rimes … “Life Goes On” … 2002
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
18 Steven Curtis Chapman … “Dive” … 2001
{Think you heard that song earlier tonight? You did! Part of the “dive” segue I play after the 1st song.}
{NO Holiday edition, website to be updated this week, text me}
{born in Butcher Holler KY; Crystal Gayle’s sister & a distant cousin of Patty Loveless, both of whom I featured previously}
19 Loretta Lynn … “I Lie” … 01/23/1982, 19 weeks, #9
[segue “don’t wait”]
20 Moby … “Evening Rain” … 2002 ‘Daredevil’ movie soundtrack
21 Clare Bowen (“Scarlet”) … “Black Roses” … from TV’s “Nashville”
[segue “wheels”]
22 Johnny Hates Jazz … “Shattered Dreams” … 1988
23 Donna Fargo … “Funny Face” … 09/02/1972, 16 weeks, #1 – 3 weeks (#5 pop charts)
[segue “Route 66′]
24 Blue Swede … “Hooked On A Feeling”
25 Jeannie C Riley … “Harper Valley PTA” … 08/24/1968, 14 weeks, #1 – 3 weeks (#1 pop charts)
[segue “smack dab”]
26 ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) … “Don’t Bring Me Down”
{Welp, this has been fun. I will surely miss this. Thank you for tuning in & allowing me to bring you some tunes you don’t hear anymore … because a song remembers when. I’m ending the show similar to how I started it 09/14/2024, playing a tune from TV’s “Nashville”. Then, I played a Rayna James song. Tonight, part of a duet between the country music queen (Rayna) & the new star (Juliette Barnes). & now, I’m going to stop talking because I am rather sad.}
27 Rayne James & Juliette Barnes … “Wrong Song” … from TV’s “Nashville”
11/23/2024 PLAYLIST
show information:
24 artists … songs … details
7p-8p US central
{MENTIONED: Hello Elgin & beyond & WELCOME to another broadcast of CD SHOWCASE! Thank you for choosing to spend part of your Saturday with me. I hope the songs you will hear over the next 2 hours spark memories for you because a song remembers when.
Now, before we start the music … sometimes in life, you hit snags or barriers or find out something that stops you in your tracks. It could be the death of a loved one, be it a family member or close friend, or maybe a lost job. I left this studio after last week’s show devastated because I thought I wouldn’t be able to broadcast a Holiday Edition of CD SHOWCASE for you as I wanted, similar to the Holiday Editions I broadcast for 4 hours on Christmas Eve in 2009, 2010 & 2011, right here on THIS, my HOMETOWN radio station. This past week was not my best. It had highlights, to be sure, including celebrating my Nephew’s 16th birthday. [Yes, he has his learner’s permit, but no, he has NOT driven EITHER of my cars.] My laptop also returned, repaired! But, overall, I was in a bit of a funk last week. I even missed this past Wednesday’s Elgin Area Chamber Referral Network luncheon, of which I am a member. When I emailed the group my radio show was ending, I received an immediate response from Bob Schmitt. Sparing the details of the discussions that ensued, I am pleased to report, as I have on social media, particularly the Facebook page for CD Showcase … CD SHOWCASE has 2 sponsors beginning next week: Junkluggers Chicago NW & Remix Market Chicago. Both of these businesses have nationwide locations, but of the 2 local versions right here in Elgin sponsoring CD SHOWCASE on WRMN, Remix Market Chicago is the one YOU can utilize wherever you are. Check out their website, remixmarketchiago.com … to see some of the awesome items they have for sale, available to be shipped. I admit, I don’t go there often, but that’s because I’d want to buy so many goodies at once; I plan to go sometime to buy some of their CDs.
This sponsorship is good timing because, REMINDER, next Saturday is SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. You should also check out the OC,SH NETWORK members of Old Cars, Strong Hearts. Mom’n’Pop businesses are so important for so many reasons.
Also coming this week, join ME for a special THANKSGIVING DAY broadcast, LIVE, right here on WRMN, 4p-6p US central. THEN, starting next Saturday, 11/30/2024, & going 5 straight Saturdays through the end of December, join me for the Holiday Editions of CD SHOWCASE, 7p-9p US central, ALL sponsored by Junkluggers Chicago NW & Remix Market Chicago.
Be sure to also visit the CD SHOWCASE website. Next hour, we will review events coming up this week. I also still have some Elgin IL Downtown Neighborhood Association gift certificates available, PERFECT for SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.
One of the things I’ve hyped is that, except for the DOUBLE PLAY OF THE DAY feature (coming up next hour), I have yet to repeat an artist. That MAY change tonight & most-assuredly Thanksgiving Day & during the Holiday Editions, but that’s OK. I still have quite a variety of songs & genres to share to spark memories.
That all said, it is now time to drive you along this magical music journey to spark memories because a song remembers when.}
{We start tonight with a song I was going to play last week, but forgot … & then remembered as soon as the show was over. Funny how that works, eh? This artist won CMA’s Horizon Award in 1981….}
1 Terri Gibbs … “Somebody’s Knockin'” … 10/11/1980, 20 weeks, #8 (her 1st release & only Top 10 tune; #13 pop charts)
[segue “dive”]
2 Paul Davis … “I Go Crazy”
{Waylon Jennings’ wife}
3 Jessi Colter … “I’m Not Lisa” … 02/15/1975, 18 weeks, #1 (#4 pop charts)
[segue “summer 69”]
4 Village People … “YMCA”
{You really didn’t think you wouldn’t hear that song on this show, did ya?}
{I am ssssoo in my element in the studio, broadcasting LIVE from my hometown radio station to all of you. Similar to how I’m in my element when I drive & road trip.}
{This song reached #1 for 2 weeks on BOTH the country & pop charts! But, when is the last time you heard it on the radio?}
5 Billy Swan … “I Can Help” … 10/12/1974, 14 weeks, #1 – 2 weeks (#1 for 2 weeks on pop charts)
[segue “Route 66”]
6 Captain & Tennille … “Do That To Me 1 More Time” … 1980
{I’ve said before that sometimes songs remind you of a specific moment in time. Such is the case for me with this next song. Summer 1992, after my senior year of High School, I worked in the District U-46 maintenance department. One of the guys I worked with had a red 1977 Monte Carlo. What was special to me about that car was, other than seeing it around town, it was always parked a block from where my grandparents, Mom’s parents, lived. Back in the day, I probably knew every MC in Elgin. Now, the guy that owned the red 1977 MC sometimes drove me to work. When he did, he’d always play this song. He told me it was special to him, but never told me why.}
7 McBride & The Ride … “Sacred Ground” … 03/14/1992, 20 weeks, #2 – 2 weeks (band of Nashville session musicians)
[segue “bring to life”]
8 Starship … “We Built This City” … 1985
{Email or text me, DNA Gift Certificates, Small Business Saturday, special Thanksgiving Day broadcast, then 11/30/2024 is the 1st of 5 straight Holiday editions, website}
{Now, we flip it, from 1985, all the way back to 1958 for this next song.}
9 Don Gibson … “I Can’t Stop Loving You” … 03/17/1958, 14 weeks, #7
[segue “wheels”]
10 Cheap Trick … “The Flame” … 1988
11 Jerry Lee Lewis … “You Win Again” … 12/23/1957, 10 weeks, #4
[segue “don’t wait”]
12 Bobby McFerrin … “Don’t Worry Be Happy” … 1988
{Back in the day, my church youth group did a skit of this song for Youth Sunday. I played the part of the “writer” of the song (“here’s a little song I wrote”). Tho not the case AS much anymore, I do struggle with this song often, like when I left this studio last weekend thinking I wouldn’t be able to broadcast the Holiday Editions of CD SHOWCASE. BUT, those & Thanksgiving Day’s 4p-6p LIVE broadcast are sponsored by Junkluggers Chicago NW & Remix Market Chicago.}
8p-9p US central
{We go from one Bobby to another….}
13 Bobby Goldsboro … “Honey” … 03/30/1968, 15 weeks, #1 – 3 weeks (CMA Song Of The Year; #1 for 5 weeks on pop charts)
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
14 Terence Trent D’Arby … “Wishing Well” … 1988
{After the break: events this week & the Double Play Of The Day, featuring Chris Cagle … & more tunes to spark memories because a song remembers when.}
[2 minute break]
{Before we get into the upcoming events, a couple quotes about the show I just received, since I already mentioned the quote of Brian (from Georgia) about CD SHOWCASE’s 2009-2011 Holiday Editions being what radio SHOULD be. The 1st is from Dave W of Monte Hunters in NY: “Dude! You’re making me feel old with these songs. Sadly, I remember when most of them were released.” The 2nd, & a bit more on a poignant observative level, is this from Michael H of New Mexico: “I love what you play, most of what I’m hearing isn’t mainstream radio. I’m always puzzled why most stations play 1 or 2 songs of a particular artist over & over, when they have so many good songs that are skipped over?”}
{MENTIONED from EVENTS page:
ADVISE ABOUT EVENT(S) TO MENTION
11/24, continuing, Greensberg’s Train & Toy Show, Edison NJ
11/24, continuing, Rustic Fox Sip & Sleigh Holiday Market, N Aurora IL
11/24, continuing, Route 66 Marathon, Oklahoma
11/24, UNIQUE TALENT DAY … tell me YOUR unique talent!
11/24, 7a, Jim Hinckley’s America livestream podcast Coffee w/Jim, Kingman AZ
11/24. 9a, Watches & Cars show, Chicago IL
11/24, 9a, Toy Show, Sioux City IA
11/24, 12p, Open Family at Valley Model RR, S Elgin IL
11/25, 7:30p, Chamber Music On The Fox, St Charles IL
11/26, 9a, Elgin Area Chamber Chat on WRMN
11/26, 5p, Kids Eat Free at Docs Just Off 66, Girard IL
11/26, off this week: Slot Car Night In America, WI
11/26, 7p, Cello Fury at Mellon Square, Pittsburgh PA
11/28, 4p-6p, CD SHOWCASE ON WRMN
11/29, 7:30p, StingRays at Coopers, Winfield IL
11/30, SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
11/30, YL essential oil orders due
11/30, 9a, Illinois Local, Route 66
11/30, 11a, Relics & Rods at American Legion, Lake Havasu City AZ
11/30, 5:20p, US vs England in International Friendly soccer match, London England
11/30, 7p-9p CD SHOWCASE on WRMN
11/30, 9p, Postmodern Jukebox, New Buffalo MI
11/30, 9:30p, Milwaukee’s Addition at Paulie’s Pub & Eatery, W Allis WI
12/01, 9a, Great Midwest Train Show, Wheaton IL
12/01, 11a, JUNKLUGGERS WAREHOUSE SALE, Elgin IL
{DOUBLE PLAY OF THE DAY}
15 Chris Cagle … “I Breathe In, I Breathe Out” … 09/22/2001, 36 weeks, #1
[segue “smack dab”]
16 Chris Cagle … “What A Beautiful Day” … 11/09/2002, 32 weeks, #4
{wrapping up the Double Play Of The Day….}
17 Cal Smith … Country Bumpkin … 03/09/1974, 15 weeks, #1 (CMA Single Of The Year & CMA Song Of The Year)
[segue “broken arrow”]
18 Bad English … “When I See You Smile” … 1989
{NOT 1 of my favorites, but maybe some of you will fondly remember this next song…}
19 The Tractors … “Baby Likes To Rock It” … 08/27/1994, 20 weeks, #11
[segue “haven’t heard from you”]
20 Beach Boys … “409”
21 Sammi Smith … “Help Me Make It Through The Night” … 12/19/1970, 20 weeks, #1 – 3 weeks (CMA Single Of The Year & several Grammys; #8 pop charts)
[segue “Route 66”]
22 OMC … “How Bizarre”
23 Vern Gosdin … “Chiseled In Stone” … 08/27/1988, 23 weeks, #6 (CMA Song Of The Year)
[segue “wheels”]
24 Go West … “King Of Wishful Thinking”
{That would be me (king of wishful thinking) because I WISH I could be on the air every day! That closes out another episode of CD SHOWCASE because a song remembers when. The music in the background (“Flight Of The Bumblebee”) is a hint of what’s to come Thanksgiving Day, 4p-6p, US central. Join me! If you like classic country music, stay tuned for a show hosted by Bill Cody of Nashville TN’s WSM 650 AM, the flagship country music station that broadcasts the Grand Ole Opry. Remember, next week starts the 1st of 5 Holiday Edition CD SHOWCASE broadcasts.}
LIVE SHOUT OUTS
Anthony, Limey (Dakota IL)
AJ & his friend, Chris (Eagle River WI)
Steve & Missy (Hartford OH; saw them during 1 of my yearly road trips “back in the day”)
Michael H (New Mexico: in 2017, just after the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, I drove to the Quad Cities area of IL & IA to meet this fellow Cubs fan & automotive enthusiast in person for the 1st time)
Dave W (New York; of Monte Hunters, I mentioned a couple weeks ago)
Brian R (Georgia; seen him many times on my road trips)
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