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Red Cross: Check On Loved Ones And Help Families Affected By Moore Tornado

Frank Seres — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:51 +0000

The American Red Cross has a website set up so that concerned family and friends can check on loved ones in the Moore area. The website is called ‘Safe and Well. To search the list of those who have registered themselves as ‘safe and well’, click here. Additionally, the Red Cross is opening a [...]

Fort Sill Update – Armed Forces Day Parade And More

Frank Seres — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:22:26 +0000

In case you missed this week’s Fort Sill Update – a feature heard every Thursday morning at 7:45 on K-LAW 101 – here’s a recap of what Major General Mark McDonald talked about: Basic Combat Training Graduation Friday, May 17th at Fort Sill’s Sheridan Theater. Fox Battery, 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery @ 10am. [...]

Watch These Huge Waves Nailing Unsuspecting People – Daily Distraction

Frank Seres — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:48:04 +0000

[onescreen item="5072278"] We’re closer and closer to beach season, so it’s time to remind everyone that oceans are powerful forces of nature. A really big wave is a cause for joy if you’re a surfer, but most of the time you’re going to want to stay away from something that powerful. Sure, sometimes it can [...]

Tracy Lawrence 'Alibis' K-LAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:22:43 +0000

May 8th, 1993, Tracy Lawrence had the #1 song in the country. Two years earlier his life nearly ended. It was May 31, 1991. Tracy was walking his girlfriend to the door of her hotel room when they were confronted by three armed men. The men robbed them and tried to force them into her motel [...]

Ricky Skaggs 'Cajun Moon' K-LAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:25:00 +0000

The K-LAW Classic today is the result of a Kentucky guy going to London, England to sing a cajun-style song. It all came together to become the tenth #1 for Ricky Skaggs 27 years ago – April 19th, 1986. From the album Live In London, it’s ‘Cajun Moon’.

K-LAW Country Song Showdown – Brad Paisley Vs. Easton Corbin [POLL]

Frank Seres — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:58:28 +0000

Last week’s ‘Pretty’ showdown went to Kip Moore. His ‘Hey Pretty Girl’ knocked off Blackberry Smoke’s ‘Pretty Little Lie’ 58% to 42%. This week, it’s a couple of guys who played at Fort Sill last year. Brad Paisley played the free concert at Fort Sill last August. His new song is ‘Beat This Summer’. Easton [...]

K-LAW Country Song Showdown – Blackberry Smoke Vs. Kip Moore

Frank Seres — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:20:30 +0000

Last week’s Showdown went to Darius Rucker’s ‘Wagon Wheel’, beating ’1994′ by Jason Aldean 61-39%. This week we have a couple of ‘pretty’ songs battling it out. Here we go – Blackberry Smoke’s new tune ‘Pretty Little Lie’ vs. ‘Hey Pretty Girl” from Kip Moore. Watch the videos below, then vote for your favorite ‘pretty’ [...]

K-LAW Country Song Showdown – Jason Aldean Vs. Darius Rucker

Frank Seres — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:02:03 +0000

The voting was all even about halfway through last week’s Country Song Showdown between Lady Antebellum and Florida Georgia Line, but Lady A pulled out the win 58% to 42%. This week it’s Jason Aldean taking on Darius Rucker. ’1994′ is the newest Jason Aldean song. Written by his buddy Thomas Rhett, it’s full of [...]

Country Song Showdown – Florida Georgia Line Vs. Lady Antebellum

Frank Seres — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:49:11 +0000

Miranda Lambert won last week’s showdown in a landslide over Kenny Chesney. This week it’s a hot new duo taking on an established trio. Florida Georgia Line is watching their second single, ‘Get Your Shine On’, climb into the top 10 this week, while Lady Antebellum is already in the top 5 with ‘Downtown’. We’re [...]

Tom T. Hall 'Faster Horses' K-LAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:16:21 +0000

Tom T. Hall has eleven #1 songs credited to him as a songwriter, seven as a singer. The last of those seven #1′s came 37 years ago today – March 20th, 1976. It’s a song about a young aspiring poet who turns to a rugged cowboy for advice and inspiration. That’s why the subtitle of [...]

KLAW Country Song Showdown – Miranda Lambert Vs. Kenny Chesney [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:28:52 +0000

Congratulations to the Henningsens, the latest winner of the K-LAW Country Song Showdown by a 3-1 margin over Thompson Square. This week, it’s a superstar battle between Miranda Lambert and Kenny Chesney. The videos for Miranda’s ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ and Kenny’s ‘Pirate Flag’ are below. Check ‘em out, then vote for your favorite. Voting for [...]

Dixie Chicks 'You Were Mine' K-LAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:00:15 +0000

The Wednesday K-LAW Classic was the #1 country song 14 years ago – March 13th, 1999 – and was the key factor in turning the Dixie Chicks into a household name. In the summer of 1995 session musician and producer Lloyd Maines suggested to sisters Martie and Emily Erwin, founders of the original Dixie Chicks [...]

Mickey Gilley 'Room Full Of Roses' K-LAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:25:34 +0000

Happy birthday to Mickey Gilley! He turns 77 today, and to honor that we feature his very first #1 song as the K-LAW Classic. ‘Room Full Of Roses’ wasn’t supposed to be a hit. In fact, Mickey Gilley was not happy with the finished product at all. As he listened to it, he didn’t like [...]

Charley Pride 'Why Baby Why' K-LAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:58:37 +0000

The Tuesday K-LAW Classic was the #1 country song 30 years ago – February 26th 1983. It was co-written and originally recorded by George Jones. George released ‘Why Baby Why’ in late 1955 and it became his first chart song, peaking at #4 on the country chart. In ’56 it was a #1 for Red [...]

Country Song Showdown – Toby Keith Vs. Eric Church

Frank Seres — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:31 +0000

Last week’s Country Song Showdown turned out to be a landslide victory for Oklahoma’s own Blake Shelton over Tennessee native Kenny Chesney. This week, another Oklahoma superstar takes on a North Carolinian. Toby Keith is back on the charts with ‘Hope On The Rocks’, while Eric Church is making waves with ‘Like Jesus Does’. We’d [...]

Country Song Showdown – Kenny Chesney Vs. Blake Shelton

Frank Seres — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:09:30 +0000

The K-LAW Country ‘Love’ Song Showdown wrapped up with Alan Jackson winning a tight race over Rascal Flatts. Now the Showdown is back with new songs from two of country music’s biggest stars. Kenny Chesney’s new song, ‘Pirate Flag’, is the first release from the album Life On A Rock that will be in stores [...]

Country Song Showdown – Love Songs II – Rascal Flatts Vs. Alan Jackson

Frank Seres — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:55:40 +0000

The love song theme continues with the the K-LAW Country Song Showdown this week, after George Strait’s ‘I Cross My Heart’ took last week’s honors against John Michael Montgomery and ‘I Swear’. This week it’s a couple of great love songs from the 21st century – ‘Bless The Broken Road’ from Rascal Flatts taking on [...]

Merle Haggard 'That's The Way Love Goes' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:24:38 +0000

What could be better for a songwriter than to have one of your songs reach the top spot on the country charts? Well, if you are Lefty Frizzell and Sanger Shafer, then you hit the jackpot with their song hitting #1 not once, but two times with two different singers. Written originally for Johnny Rodriguez, [...]

Dan Seals 'Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)' KLAW Classic [VIDEO]

Frank Seres — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:42:08 +0000

Today’s K-LAW Classic comes from a man who would have been 65 today. It’s one of 9 consecutive #1 songs he had between 1985 and 1989. Formerly one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, Dan Seals was the younger brother of Seals & Crofts member Jim Seals. He started [...]

Crying in Your Beer – KLAW's Top 6 Sad Classic Country Songs

Frank Seres — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:30:37 +0000

Today's classic country song is 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' by George Jones. The song was recorded on this day (February 6) back in 1980. It was CMA Song of the Year two years in a row -- not a lot of songs have done that.

It just got us to thinking about sad country songs. We put together this list -- the perfect songs when you just need to shed a tear in your beer.