Corridor Blend

Corridor Blend The Corridor Blend is an on-air show featuring Iowa artists and bands every Saturday on Classic KMRY radio 93.1 FM | 1450 AM in Cedar Rapids Iowa.

Hosting the show is our very own Nashville Recording Artist, Faye Dudley with producer, Frank Balvanz!

06/02/2026

I understand that June 3rd & June 10th are the initial audition dates. June 17th & June 24th are the first knockout dates (half each week)

Tomorrow's the first night of the contest auditions at Buchona's (formerly Safari Lounge) from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. You ca...
06/02/2026

Tomorrow's the first night of the contest auditions at Buchona's (formerly Safari Lounge) from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. You can either register ahead of time by going to....corridorblend.com/contest,
or you can register tomorrow night upon arrival!

🎵This Saturday is going to be a June request night...Give me your favorite song, artist or band that you've heard us pla...
06/02/2026

🎵This Saturday is going to be a June request night...Give me your favorite song, artist or band that you've heard us play on Corridor Blend. Or one of your favorite local or Iowa groups that we haven't played. I'll find a song to play and mention your name! 🎶

05/31/2026

💜 To all the faithful listeners who were confused tonight, when they heard the encore presentation show of the January 31st segment and thought Corridor Blend was being paused again!

That was the last show that Frank Balvanz and I did while the radio station was being reformatted under new (former) owner, Rick Sellers!

Frank took a vacation with his lovely wife Kim Caquelin-Balvanz but we will be back Saturday, June 6th with more guests and more music!🎶

CORRIDOR BLEND ANNOUNCEMENT: Tune into Classic KMRY 93.1FM / 1450 AM tomorrow night 5-7pm! Frank Balvanz and I got to t...
05/29/2026

CORRIDOR BLEND ANNOUNCEMENT: Tune into Classic KMRY 93.1FM / 1450 AM tomorrow night 5-7pm! Frank Balvanz and I got to take a vacation day! 😁 The May 30th show will be a flash back to January 31st, the last show before the month-long pause as the radio station underwent it's transformation!

If you missed the interview and all the great music from our local talent and Iowa's finest...during those two hours back then, you can catch it all tomorrow night! My guest in the 5:00 hour was Luke Thomas, originally from Australia, residing in Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City's Saint Silver band in the 6:00 hour!

Classic KMRY 93.1FM / 1450 AM is all about focusing on the LOCAL community! Come out Wednesdays from 7pm - 9pm to Bucho...
05/29/2026

Classic KMRY 93.1FM / 1450 AM
is all about focusing on the LOCAL community! Come out Wednesdays from 7pm - 9pm to Buchona's Sports Bar & Grill. I will be co-hosting CORRIDOR TALENT SEARCH, (singing contest) with my son, Kevin Dudley, owner of Corridor Entertainment Group LLC.

If you believe you've got what it takes, bring your guitar, performance track (on thumb drive) or perform your favorite song with karaoke backing.

There will be weekly consolation prizes starting in July. Contestants who move forward will be invited on Corridor Blend July 25th in the 5:00 or 6:00 hour, for an interview, and to sing one of their favorite songs live on-air. The following Wednesday July 29th, the five contestants who made it through, will be selected out of those seven to advance to the finals on Saturday, August 1st at the Amana Performing Arts Center in Amana.

First prize of $500 cash and a recording session at WALL OF SOUNDS PRODUCTIONS will be awarded, along with second and third place prizes, and a consolation prize for the two that do not make it through to the final three.

$15 entry fee gets you in the contest and also free tickets for two guests on August 1st to the finals.

To register and get more details go to corridorblend.com\contest!

Register for either June 3rd or June 10th (initial audition date).

On the Corridor Blend Saturday, May 23rd segment, Frank Balvanz gave you a little of the backstory on my 30-year music ...
05/29/2026

On the Corridor Blend Saturday, May 23rd segment, Frank Balvanz gave you a little of the backstory on my 30-year music career. Here's something you may not know!

In 1989, I recorded my first album at STARGEMS RECORDING STUDIO in Nashville called, "Too Many Sparks". I was featured in Cash Box Magazine with one of my singles titled, “Just Another Notch In Your Gun". It debuted at 83 and climbed the chart with a bullet!

Kevin Hughes, Cash Box chart director, called to congratulate me for reaching number 9 on the chart! Imagine how surprised I was! He also informed me that "DRIVE TIME BLUES" was making it’s way up the chart.

I was even more surprised to learn he was murdered one week after the call.

His murder went unsolved for many years and even appeared on Unsolved Mysteries. You can learn about it by looking up the Music Row murder.

On a show called Court Cases a few years ago, they had solved and televised it. As I watched from my living room, I saw the exact same cover of one of the magazines that I had. And they showed that picture of me as they told about the crimes that were committed by the Cash Box promoter, Chuck Dixon and why he had Tony D' Antonio kill Kevin Hughes.

On May 23rd, 6pm hour, Corridor Blend featured JESSICA MAR & DAD DUO (Jeff Weimer), the incredible father/daughter team ...
05/27/2026

On May 23rd, 6pm hour, Corridor Blend featured JESSICA MAR & DAD DUO (Jeff Weimer), the incredible father/daughter team from Cedar Rapids who light up every room they play and sing in shared their talent and career stories with us. Their wit and harmonies are so sharp and precise, you'll be captured! Jessica's solo career is amazing! But what a blessing to be sharing that God-given talent in front of audiences with your dad by your side, playing and harmonizing. Frank played Jessica's recorded song “Follow The Feel Good” just before I introduced them to our listeners. Then followed that song with her original called “Fighter”, performing it live in the KMRY studio. What a surprise when Jessica asked Frank and Todd (my significant other), to sing the “Happy Birthday” song to me, along with her and her dad!

They sounded amazing, like they had rehearsed it, with harmonies... it meant a lot to me! The last song performed was one called “Somebody”, another great original. Jessica's vision is to heal the world through music and she's doing just that! Follow her solo career and find out the JESSICA MAR & DAD DUO performance schedule on Facebook.

You can listen to the interview by going to www.CorridorBlend.com/podcast

On May 23rd during the 5:00 hour Corridor Blend featured Jason Christensen, of the Jason Christensen Band. He's a super ...
05/26/2026

On May 23rd during the 5:00 hour Corridor Blend featured Jason Christensen, of the Jason Christensen Band. He's a super talented singer/songwriter from the local Cedar Rapids/Marion area. My producer, Frank Balvanz played Jason's original song called “7 Mile Bridge”, recorded from his earlier band days with SCARLET RUNNER. The band is reuniting for a special performance on Friday May 29th at North Point starting at 7:00pm.

The second song Jason sang with acoustic guitar was a Stevie Ray Vaughan song called “Empty Arms”. Then Jason and I coaxed Frank into singing part of the song, “Pride and Joy” another song by Stevie Ray Vaughan. HE NAILED IT! The third song he sang was another original called “River Rise”, a song he wrote about the 08 flood and the rescue with one of his twin daughters in his arms! Be sure to follow Jason on Facebook to keep up on all of his performances.

Take a listen at www.corridorblend.com/podcast

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Cedar Rapids, IA
52402

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