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My 100 Favorite Charted Country Songs: Beggar to a King

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 7 Sep 24

Normally I’ll issue a country music warning for the people who hate it. This time around I need to warn everyone about this guy. Personally, I never had a problem with him, because I grew up listening to him....

100 favorite country songs

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Texas Musicians: The Big Bopper

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 1 Jul 24

Welcome to July, where it feels pretty May-like! Only for one day, though, but I’ll take it!! New month, new countdown, and this month I’m remembering my trip to Texas earlier this year by celebrating the musicians born in Texas....

texas musicians

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“Top” Ten Music Aviation Tragedies: The Big Bopper (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 22 Feb 24

Fitting that I’m in Texas to highlight a Texan today. For most people, today’s entry is an afterthought. As you can tell by his presence in the top ten, I don’t see him that way. The one you always overlook with “The Day the...

musical plane crashes

the day the music died

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King and Queen (King) Songs: Beggar to a King (#4)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 19 Jun 21

I do love doing dual countdowns like this. Currently it’s songs with “king” and “queen” in the titles. You get all kinds of weird mixes. Case in point: today’s song with “king” in the title, which is about as 180 from the...

king and queen songs

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Something Touched Me Deep Inside.....

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 3 Feb 18

Fifty nine years ago today, February 3, 1959, saw one of the first tragedies in the young genre of “rock and roll.” Thanks to a song 12 years later, it would become known as “The Day the Music Died.” In 1959 rock and roll was...

the day the music died

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Music Plane Crash Victims #8 - The Big Bopper

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 28 Apr 17

This particular countdown, Music Plane Crash Victims, is based on an idea by @JudyEv . We are at #8, The Big Bopper. Born J.P. Richardson, The Big Bopper, best-known for his smash hit "Chantilly Lace," had a short music career,...

music plane crash victims

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The Day the Music Died

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 3 Feb 17

February 3, 1959. It's a date carved in tears on the hearts of music fans across genres and generations. February 3, 1959 was, as Don McLean described it in his classic song "American Pie," "the day the music died." There have...

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A Wiggle in Your Walk Makes the World Go Round

cynicalandoutspoken @cynicalandoutspoken (4725) • United States 4 Jul 09

Or so the song says... I want to know how you walk. Do you walk flat footed, on the ball of your foot or on your toes? Do you have that sway in your hips? Are you a fast walker or a slow walker? Do people have to run to keep...

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the day the music died

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 3 Feb 09

today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens... Does anyone remember this? it was before i was born, but my mom remembers this. They had a memorial concert today. here is the...

50th anniversary

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