Sound Country Radio

07/01/2026

We had every good intention to be back on the airwaves today, however, due to unforeseen issues and license delays, we have to postpone our relaunch until August 1st. I know many of you were looking forward to today and we are sorry for that. We will do our best to keep you in the loop, and if permitted, will get it back up and running maybe even before then. We thank you so much for your patience and support.

05/30/2026

We have had quite the amount of hiccups and growing pains over the last couple of months. Things that we thought were going to be in place fell through preventing us from growing in the right direction in the community. That being said, we have created a new focus and plan to bring you an even BETTER COUNTRY MUSIC STATION. But unfortunately, that means that as of 5pm today, we are going to be offline and relaunching on Canada Day July 1st, 2026!! There is a bunch of background things that we need to do and work on to get our system and servers changed over.
Thank you all who have stuck with us during our short run so far and we promise an even bigger and better station on the other side of this just in time for summer! Much appreciate the understanding and you'll be hearing from us again real soon!

03/23/2026

We have been experiencing some issues with the current servers that we use for our system. Therefore, we are in the middle of changing platform providers this week. Unfortunately, there will be issues to work through including our apps that our listeners use. Please bare with us and we'll keep you updated throughout this transition. All regularly scheduled shows/segments will be on hold (including The Coach) until we can get the new format in place.

03/20/2026

03/20/2026

March 20th: On this day

1937
Born on this day in Atlanta, Georgia, was Jerry Reed, country music singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included "Guitar Man,", "A Thing Called Love," (both of which were covered by Elvis Presley), "When You're Hot, You're Hot" "Ko-Ko Joe", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 blockbuster Smokey and the Bandit, in which Reed co-starred), and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)". Reed died on Aug 31st 2008.

1937
Born on this day in London, Ontario, was Tommy Hunter, Canadian country music performer, known as "Canada's Country Gentleman". Hunter was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984 and in 1986, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

1946
Born on this day was Douglas B. Green, American musician, arranger, award-winning Western music songwriter, and Grand Ole Opry member. He has worked with many artists from Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys to Miranda Lambert.

1949
During sessions at Castle Studios in Nashville Hank Williams recorded "Wedding Bells" which later peaked at #2 on the country singles chart in 1949.

1971
Janis Joplin started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with her version of the Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster song "Me And Bobby McGee." Joplin, who was a lover and a friend of Kristofferson's from the beginning of her career to her death, changed the s*x and a few of the lyrics in her cover. Kristofferson states he did not write this song for her, but the song is associated with her - especially, he has said, in the line "Somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away." Joplin died of a drug overdose the year before on 4th October aged 27.

1978
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson had "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" at #1 on the country charts. The song was first recorded by Ed Bruce, written by him and wife Patsy Bruce. Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song.

1989
Ricky Van Shelton was at #1 on the Country charts with his own version of "From a Jack to a King." Shelton's version became his fifth consecutive #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. Originally the song was a crossover hit for artist Ned Miller, first released in 1957 and was also recorded in 1962 by Jim Reeves and Elvis Presley.

1991
At Reba McEntire's request, Johnny Cash gave a speech during the service held for the eight band members and two pilots killed in an air crash on 16th March. He opened his speech by singing the song "Jim I Wore A Tie Today" and when it came time to say the name in the song, Cash replaced it with the name of each band member - "Jim, Chris, Kirk, Joey, Paula, Terry, Tony and Mike, I wore a tie today." He ended his part of the service with the rendition of the Hank Williams recitation "Negro Funeral."

2011
American steel guitar player and songwriter Ralph Mooney died of complications from cancer. He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1983 and was the original steel guitarist in Merle Haggard's band, The Strangers and Waylon Jennings's band, The Waylors. Mooney co-wrote "Crazy Arms" with Chuck Seals; the song was Ray Price's first #1 country hit in 1956.

2018
Chris Janson was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. His Top 10 hits include "Buy Me a Boat", "Fix a Drink", "Drunk Girl", and "Good Vibes".

2020
American country music legend Kenny Rogers died aged 81. Rogers topped pop and country charts during the 1970s and 1980s, and won three Grammy awards. He was known for his husky voice and ballads including “The Gambler”, “Lucille” and “Coward Of The County”. Rogers charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, and topped the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold over 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

03/19/2026

March 19th: On this day

1921
American gospel-country music singer Martha Carson. She made her solo-single debut with "Satisfied", in 1951 a gospel song she had written in response to audience disapproval over her divorce. The combination of Carson's powerful alto voice and the song's backbeat formed one of the blocks on which early rock & roll was built. The song featured backup by Chet Atkins. Although the song was not a hit at first, it gained momentum continuously over the next several years. Carson died on 16 December 2004 age 83.

1939
Born on this day in Weatherford, Texas, was Bob Kingsley, the longtime on-air personality and the host of syndicated radio show Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40. He died at his home in Weatherford, Texas on October 17, 2019 age 80.

1942
Born on this day in Tyler, Texas, was singer-songwriter Richard Dobson. He was part of the outlaw country movement and spent time in the 1970s with Townes Van Zandt, Mickey White, Rex "Wrecks" Bell, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, and "Skinny" Dennis Sanchez. He died of cancer on December 16, 2017, aged 75.

1961
Marty Robbins was at #1 with "Don't Worry" his seventh Country chart topper, (which stayed at #1 for ten weeks). "Don't Worry" is an early example of guitar distortion after session guitarist Grady Martin, using a faulty channel in the mixing-desk for his six-string bass, created a distorted sound. Although Martin didn't like the sound, Robbins' producer left the guitar track as it was.

1972
Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats were at #1 on the country chart with "My Hang-Up Is You", Hart's second #1 on the US country singles chart. The single stayed at the top for six weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the chart.

2000
Dixie Chicks fifth studio album Fly was at #1 on the country chart. The album debuted and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 and has now sold over 10 million units. The album earned 4 Grammy nominations and the group won 2: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Ready to Run" and Best Country Album.

2000
Country music comedian and entertainer Speck Rhodes died age 84. Rhodes who played banjo and bass fiddle is best known for his appearances on the Porter Wagoner television show.

2007
Days after an announcement that Lonestar had parted ways with longtime record label BNA Records, lead singer Richie McDonald announced plans to depart the group at the end of the year, in search of a solo career.

2010
Josh Turner was at #1 on the Country singles chart with "Why Don't We Just Dance", released in August 2009 as the lead-off single from his album Haywire. The song became Turner's third #1 hit.

2013
Police in north Florida cited country music singer David Allan Coe for running a red light before being struck by a tractor-trailer near downtown Ocala. Police said Coe was driving a 2011 Suburban when he ran the red light. The truck hit the SUV broadside, pushing it into a nearby parking lot. The truck flipped on its side, wrapped around a pole and spilled the radishes and corn it was hauling.

2020
Luke Combs was at #1 on the US chart with his second studio album What You See Is What You Get. Seven singles from the album reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

2025
The Grand Ole Opry celebrated its 100th birthday with a three-hour television concert special to commemorate the birthday. The special was hosted by Blake Shelton which featured over 50 of the Opry's living members in attendance. Reba McEntire performed a tribute to Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, Carrie Underwood performed a tribute to Randy Travis and Keith Urban a tribute to Crystal Gayle.

03/18/2026

March 18th: On this day

1938
Born on this day in Sledge, Mississippi, was Charley Pride who has had thirty-nine #1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the 1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. Pride became the first Black country musician to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Over the past thirty years, Pride has remained one of the Top 20 best-selling country artists of all-time. His incredible legacy includes 36 #1 hit singles, with over 70 million albums sold. Pride died in Dallas on December 12, 2020, of complications which were related to COVID-19. He was 86 years old.

1941
Born on this day in Roxboro, North Carolina, was singer Margie Bowes. She had a top 10 country hit, "Poor Old Heartsick Me", in 1959. Bowes died on October 22, 2020 age 79 in Brentwood, Tennessee after an extended illness.

1943
Born on this day, was Dennis Linde, best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love". Linde wrote numerous hit songs for mainly country music singers, beginning with hits for Roger Miller and Roy Drusky in 1970. In 2000, his song for the Dixie Chicks, "Goodbye Earl", stirred some controversy for its take on spousal abuse. Linde also wrote tunes that were recorded by Tanya Tucker, Gary Morris, Don Williams, The Judds, Alan Jackson, Mark Chesnutt and Garth Brooks. He died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on December 22, 2006 aged 63.

1965
Buck Owens was at #1 on the Country singles charts with "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" which became one of Owens' signature songs and showcases of the Bakersfield sound in the genre. Owens got the idea for the song after seeing an Esso gas station sign with the company's slogan at the time, "Put a tiger in your tank."

1971
Lynn Anderson was at #1 on the Country album charts with Rose Garden. It remained at the top of the charts for 14 weeks, the longest run at the top of that chart for any country female vocalist until Shania Twain's The Woman in Me) album in 1995.

1980
Taken from the soundtrack to The Electric Horseman, Waylon Jennings was at #1 on the Country singles chart with "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" which was first recorded on the 1976 album Wanted! The Outlaws.

1990
Randy Travis was at #1 on the Country singles chart with "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" released as the second single from the album No Holdin' Back. The song spent four weeks at #1 on the chart and in doing so, became the first song to stay that long atop the chart for 12 years; the last to accomplish the feat was the 1978 song, "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.

2008
Taylor Swift the eponymous debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was at #1 on the US country chart. The album was released on October 24, 2006 when Swift was just 16 years old, by Big Machine Records. Swift wrote songs for the album during her freshman year of high school.

2010
On her Fearless US tour, Taylor Swift played the first of two nights at the Wachovia Centre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2016
American country music singer songwriter Ned Miller died age 90. He is known for his hit single, "From a Jack to a King", a crossover hit in 1962 which reached the Top 10 on the country music chart. Ricky Van Shelton later had a #1 hit with his version of the song.