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07/29/2024

28% of people have to hide their candy and snacks from whom?
Answer: Their room-mate!

07/29/2024

On this day in country music, provides information on country musicians who where born on this day, like country recordings, country gigs, country musician deaths, country chart positions and significant country music events on this day. The site provides information on the #1 / No.1 country singles...

07/28/2024

Let's Go! It's Gallia County Jr Fair Week!

Gallia County Junior Fair
July 29-Aug 3, 2024

New Rides this year from
Fun Time Family Amusements
Rides the whole family can enjoy !
RIDE'S ARE INCLUDED THIS YEAR WITH ALL GATE ADMISSIONS. Only $10 at the gate.

Ride Operation Schedule: Monday – Saturday 1pm-11pm (Break 4pm-5pm)

07/27/2024

Your Big Buck Country 101.5 FM welcomes the future of real country music, Whey Jennings, LIVE tonight at the Jackson County Jr. Fair, in Cottageville, WV.

07/26/2024

7-26-24 Question
35% of people say that doing this is one of the worst things you can do while on a dinner date. What is it?

07/26/2024

July 26th: On this day
1922
Born on this day in Lundale, West Virginia, was Jim Foglesong country music producer and executive from the 1950s until the 1990s, based in Nashville He signed many artists, among them Barbara Mandrell, Don Williams, Garth Brooks, Donna Fargo, Reba McEntire, The Oak Ridge Boys, Con Hunley, George Strait, Tanya Tucker, Sawyer Brown, Suzy Bogguss, and Kevin Morris. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004.

1931
Born on this day in Rutherford County, North Carolina was Country Music Hall of Fame member Fred Foster. He is credited as producer behind all of Roy Orbison’s biggest hits including "Oh, Pretty Woman", "Only the Lonely" and "Crying" and also produced major hits for Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Ray Stevens and Kris Kristofferson. He died on February 20th 2019 age 87.

1947
Born on this day in in Windsor, Connecticut was guitarist Al Anderson who has penned hits for George Strait - "Love's Gonna Make It Alright," Diamond Rio's "Unbelievable," LeAnn Rimes' "Big Deal" and The Mavericks' "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down. "

1956
Born on this day in Clinton, Oklahoma was record producer Scott Hendricks who has produced over 30 country music artists. His productions have garnered 116 Top 10s, and 75 #1 hits. Acts for whom Hendricks has produced include Restless Heart, John Michael Montgomery, Brooks & Dunn, Trace Adkins, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Blake Shelton, Jana Kramer and Dan + Shay.

1969
Johnny Cash released the single, "A Boy Named Sue", a song written by Shel Silverstein. Cash was at the height of his popularity when he recorded the song live at California's San Quentin State Prison at a concert on February 24, 1969. The song tells the tale of a young man's quest for revenge on a father who abandoned him at 3 years of age and whose only contribution to his entire life was naming him Sue.

1972
Charley Pride was at #1 on the US Country singles chart with "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer", his ninth #1 on the country chart. The single stayed at the top for three weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.

1980
Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood were at #1 on the US Country music charts with "Bar Room Buddies". The song was featured in the film Bronco Billy (starring Clint Eastwood).

1999
Shania Twain's Come On Over was certified for shipments of 12 million copies, passing her own The Woman In Me as the best-selling country album ever by a female artist.

2007
Mindy McCready was arrested by Williamson County deputies and charged with violating her probation when she arrived on an afternoon flight at the Nashville International Airport. McCready was serving a three-year probation after pleading guilty in 2004 to fraudulently obtaining OxyContin at a Brentwood pharmacy and for resisting arrest.

07/25/2024

7-25-24 Question
"62% of people drink this every morning because they believe it is good for them and improves their health. What is it?"

07/12/2024

In this episode, of our Big Buck Legends 1on1 Podcast, we sit down with the great Nancy Jones and New York Times best-selling author Ken Abraham Nancy (wife of George Jones) teamed up with Ken Abraham to tell the truthful story of "The Possum," George Jones. We discuss all the highs and lows of one of the greatest country musicians, of all time.

07/09/2024

Today we remember the great Joe Bonsall of The Oak Ridge Boys. Joe bravely fought his battle, with ALS. Joe's legacy and voice will live on forever.

Here is the official release from 2911 media--->

JOSEPH S. BONSALL JR
May 18, 1948 – July 9, 2024

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. - Joseph S. Bonsall (76) of Hendersonville, Tennessee passed on to Glory on July 9, 2024, from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. He leaves behind his precious wife, Mary Ann, daughters Jennifer and Sabrina, granddaughter Breanne, grandson Luke, two great grandsons, Chance and Grey, and a sister, Nancy. He is preceded in death by his parents Joseph S. Bonsall Sr. and Lillie Bonsall.

As a 50-year member of the American music group The Oak Ridge Boys, Joe was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and inducted into the Philadelphia Music Hall of Fame, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame.

Joseph is also the author of 11 books including his latest, a memoir entitled I See Myself, which releases in November. Joe loved to sing. He loved to read. He loved to write. He loved to play banjo. He loved working on the farm. And he loved the Philadelphia Phillies. But Jesus and his family always came first—and we will see him again on the Promised Day.
At the request of Joe, there will be no funeral. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The ALS Association or to the Vanderbilt Medical Center ALS and Neuroscience Research Center.

The family is requesting privacy.

07/02/2024

Check out our latest "Big Buck Legends 1on1 Podcast." We spend time with James Dupré and we learned about what went into helping the legendary Randy Travis release new music. Plus, we hear about James' work on the Randy Travis "More Life Tour," and how he was picked by Randy and Mary, to lead the tour. Enjoy! ---> https://share.transistor.fm/s/862e14ce

06/19/2024

Make sure you check out our latest Big Buck Legends 1on1 Podcast, featuring the great John Berry. We celebrate some music milestone celebrations, his continued strong health, song writing and his legendary Christmas Tour.

https://media.transistor.fm/80d6e4e2/2e674e94.mp3

06/18/2024

We are proud to welcome Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Member Tanya Tucker, to the historic Paramount Arts Center. Get more details at www.bigbuck1015.com

Keep listening to WIN your way to the show!🎫🎤

🧡NEW SHOW🧡

The Paramount proudly presents Tanya Tucker - Sweet Western Sound Tour on August 7 🎶

🎫 PAC Pass Presale Starts Thursday, June 20 at 10AM
🎫🎫 Public On Sale Starts Friday, June 21 at 10AM

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Outlaws. Movie stars. Washed out rodeo cowboys. Songwriters. Fashion designers. Guitar pickers. Real people. Late-night denizens. Superbowl Half-Time shows. Studio 54. H***y Tonks. Sedona. The Opry. Austin. Music City. New York City. Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall. Awards in the ‘70s, ‘90s, and ‘20s, #1 records in every decade but the 2010s.

Only Tanya Tucker can claim a resume like that: one long on living, not judging, creating, not looking back. When 2019’s acclaimed While I’m Livin’ won the GRAMMY for Best Country Album, and its poignant single “Bring My Flowers Now,” not only won Best Country Song but was also nominated in the all-genre Song of the Year
category, it was a powerful statement about authenticity, about staying power and about greatness. But that doesn’t always make the follow-up any easier.

Sweet Western Sound (Fantasy) is such a tour du force. Building on her collaboration with Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings (who co-produced Livin’), they dug deeper into the caverns and canyons of Tanya’s life. This time the music is bigger and more
immediate, the reckonings more profound; but as always, the heart is strong, honest, and willing to tell the truth about it all.

Staying with you is the essence of how Tanya Tucker endures. You hear that whiskey voice, which cuts straight to your most vulnerable places, and you’ll never forget. She’s lived life on her terms, her way, and that speaks volumes for a gypsy soul just looking to sing her songs and let the chips fall where they may. “I’m not a cowboy giddy-up, kind of western movie, like Slim Whitman,” she says of her cinematic journey. “But those kids, those 70’s west coasters in their funky hats and cowboy
boots, and jeans? You know, that’s what I relate to, this is a sweet western sound for them...”

“I’ve got a lot to say,” she concludes. “They say praying is talking to God, that meditating is listening to God. And I do a lot of listening.”

06/17/2024

Your Big Buck Country 101.5 welcomes, the legendary Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks to the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, Friday, October 4th!

Tickets on sale Friday, but later this week, we will have a special Big Buck code, to get your tickets early. Also, keep listening to WIN your way to the show!

Get show info right here---> https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/160060CE9288251A

05/09/2024

Make sure you check out our new "Big Buck Legends 1on1 Podcast," as we chat with the great Clay Walker. We talk about his new music, that is very special for him, plus he tells us about his kids music careers and his continued work with his foundation to fight MS. Enjoy!

This week's edition of The Big Buck Legends 1on1 Podcast, we spend some time with the great Clay Walker. We chat about his new music, that is very special to him, plus we talk career, his musically talented kids and his continued efforts to raise money for MS research, with his Clay Walker...

05/02/2024

Check out our latest "Big Buck Legends 1on1 Podcast!" This week we share some time with the great T. Graham Brown. We discuss his new music and the excitement around his invitation to the Grand Ole Opry.

Join us, as we share some time, with the great T. Graham Brown. We talk his new music and we celebrate his invitation to the Grand Ole Opry.

04/25/2024

Check out our latest episode of the Big Buck Legends 1on1 Podcast with the great Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys.

Join us as we sit down with Richard Sterban, of The Oak Ridge Boys. We talk about the 2024 Farwell Tour, his early recording days with Elvis, his love of baseball and his 51st anniversary year, as member of The Oak Ridge Boys.

03/28/2024

We had missed this until we saw this interesting fact. Stay tuned for a Smokey and the Bandit weekend, coming soon on Big Buck. Happy Bleated Heavenly Big Buck Birthday to the great Jerry Reed!

When Hal Needham originally wrote the initial screenplay for "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977), he hired Jerry Reed to play the Bandit. But when Needham told Burt Reynolds about the film, Reynolds decided he wanted to do it and Reed was re-cast as the Snowman.

Fred, the Bassett Hound dog for Snowman's pet, was personally picked by Burt Reynolds, chiefly because it refused to obey commands.

Needham asked Reed to write a theme song for the film. A couple of hours later, Reed presented "East Bound and Down" to Needham. With an acoustic guitar, Reed started to play it and Needham immediately stopped him. Thinking Needham didn't like it, Reed offered to re-write the song. To which Needham replied: "If you change one note, I'll kill you!" The song went on to become one of Reed's biggest hits.

"I used to watch people like Richard Burton... and think, 'I could never do that.' When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: money." (IMDb)

Happy Birthday, Jerry Reed!

03/18/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED! Congratulations to the 2024 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Class! John Anderson Toby Keith and guitarist James Burton.

02/06/2024

Toby's music and legacy will always be with us. God's Peace to Toby's family and millions of fans.

01/30/2024

Are you excited to see Reba on a TV sitcom? I have to admit, I was a fan of her old TV show REBA. -Jason

Reba McEntire is headed back to television.

12/20/2023

Join us as we CONGRATULATE our 2023 Big Buck Hall of Fame: Men's Division Winner- Colton Eitel, from Williamsport, Ohio!

Thank you for all the awesome entries and the over 3,000 votes! Huge thanks to our sponsors: DL Martin Trucking & Stone Yard, AA Outfitters LLC and the Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe.

12/20/2023

Join us as we CONGRATULATE our 2023 Big Buck Hall of Fame: Women's Division Winner- Cindy Wagner, from Albany, Ohio!

Thank you for all the awesome entries and the over 3,000 votes! Huge thanks to our sponsors: DL Martin Trucking & Stone Yard, AA Outfitters LLC and the Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe.

12/20/2023

Join us as we CONGRATULATE our 2023 Big Buck Hall of Fame: Kid's Division Winner- Briar!

Thank you for all the awesome entries and the over 3,000 votes! Huge thanks to our sponsors: DL Martin Trucking & Stone Yard, AA Outfitters LLC and the Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe.

11/28/2023

Big Buck Country 101.5 welcomes back Sawyer Brown to the Tri-State area, Friday night, March 15, 2024 at the Paramount Arts Center. Keep listening to WIN you tickets or get them NOW, Right Here---> http://bigbuck1015.com/😀

11/28/2023

Your Big Buck Country 101.5 is proud to welcome Oliver Anthony Music to Huntington's Mountain Health Arena, Friday, May 3, 2024. Keep listening to WIN your way to the show or grab your tickets NOW right her---> http://bigbuck1015.com/

10/12/2023

Proud of our Kindred Communications family of stations. Happy Birthday WRVC-AM!

930 WRVC-AM CELEBRATES 100 YEARS ON THE AIR

Huntington, W.Va. – October 12, 2023 – 930 WRVC-AM, West Virginia’s oldest continuously licensed radio station, will celebrate its 100th year on the air on October 16, 2023.

“We are thrilled to be celebrating our 100th year on the air,” said Paul Swann, Program Director of 930 WRVC-AM. “We are grateful to our listeners for their support over the years, and we look forward to continuing to serve the Huntington community for many years to come.”

930 WRVC-AM first aired on October 16, 1923, as WSAZ-AM. In 1988, the call letters were changed to WRVC-AM. Today, WRVC-AM is known as ESPN 94.1 FM & AM 930 and is locally owned and operated by Kindred Communications.

Over the years, 930 WRVC-AM has been a leader in local news and information programming. The station has also strongly supported local sports teams and organizations. With a long-standing partnership with Marshall University, 930 WRVC-AM has been a strong voice of Thundering Herd Athletics for decades. That coverage extends into the area’s longest-running talk show, “The Drive with Paul Swann.” Swann was recently honored by the National Sports Media Association as the West Virginia Sportscaster of the Year.

Today, 930 WRVC-AM is a primary affiliate of ESPN Radio, home of the defending Class AAA Station Champion Huntington Highlanders and co-flagship station of Marshall University football and basketball. 930 WRVC-AM is also available online and on mobile devices.

At 7:00 p.m. on October 16, a documentary about the station’s history can be heard on AM 930 and 94.1 FM in Huntington.

Kindred Communications is made up of six radio stations and nine signals, including WDGG 93.7 the Dawg, WCMI 92.7 & 98.5 the Planet, WMGA 97.9 the River, WXBW Big Buck Country 101.5, WRVC 94.1 FM & AM 930 and Cat Sports 93.3 FM & AM 1340 and Kindred Digital.

09/06/2023

It was an awesome Labor Day with Catlettsburg Labor Day

05/29/2023

Ironton-Lawrence Country Memorial Day Parade

05/09/2023

Gene Watson- October 7th, Tickets on Sale Friday May 19th

01/20/2023

Check out our latest "Big Buck Legends 1on1 Podcast" as we sit down with both Lorrie Morgan and Dwight Whitley. We talk about Lorrie's husband and Dwight's brother, Keith Whitley cementing his legacy in the 2022 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Use the link below to listen.

https://soundcloud.com/user-255193097/bb-legends-1on1-s3-e1-lorrie-morgan-dwight-whitley?si=004c7e32792640b6956f61cac7905031&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing