Back in October of 1990, I entered a contest offered on a Milwaukee radio station - "Win Your Own Hour On Our Airwaves." The contest was simple. Write them a letter & tell them why they should pick my entry. So, I wrote the letter and I WON, and the rest, like they say, is history! Ten days later I would have my first radio gig. Since then I have worked in radio part-time (around my full-time jobs) in Beaver Dam, WI, Appleton, WI, Tuscon, AZ, and for the past 13 years, right here in Rochester, MN. I enjoy going to concerts and supporting live music, My absolute favorite band live is ZZ - TOP, who I've seen LIVE 29 times! Also, Eric Church (23 times), Little Big Town (25 times), plus many 100's more, and many acts multiple times. If you wish just call me 'The Concert Guy'. I enjoy my gas grill, growing Hungarian heirloom peppers, playing acoustic guitar & harmonica, along with my full time job at a local, well known garden center on 2nd St. in Rochester. Working here at Quick Country is a true passion, and it is still as thrilling and fun as it was on my first day in radio. Oh yeah, I am a proud papa, grand dad, and five-year Navy aviation veteran, too! LONG LIVE THE MUSIC!
Steve Richards
It’s Saturday, Which Means ‘Early Church’ with Steve Richards – (NEW WEB FEATURE!)
EARLY CHURCH with Steve Richards is a NEW Saturday Quick Country website feature which focuses on the early years of Eric Church. Look for the feature almost weekly, and on Steve's BIO page!
Eric Church to Play Inaugural Concert at Music City’s New Ascend Amphitheater
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Live Nation announced that on July 30th Eric Church will be the inaugural performer for Music City’s new Ascend Amphitheater in Riverfront Park.
Operation Eagle Claw remembered, 35 YEARS AGO
A photo of the "Desert One" landing site, a piece of desert in Iran used by U.S. forces as a refueling point in an attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran.
#SingAlongSaturday : remember this one on Quick Country?
Certainly you've heard about #ThrowbackThursday #TBT on social media. Perhaps #FlashbackFriday #FF or #FollowFriday #FF on Twitter. Let's start a new social media craze. I'm going to throw the #Hashtag #SingAlongSaturday #SAS on one right here & now. Feel free to chime in w/ your own on Facebook and/or Twitter.
How to Start a Fire with a Guitar Pick | VIDEO
Singing songs around a campfire is an American tradition. But say you’ve got the guitar and the firewood…but you’ve got no matches. What do you do?
Ram Truck Launches New Campaign with Miranda – ‘Roots and Wings’ Song Written by Lambert Especially for RAM [VIDEO]
Ram Trucks has launched a new marketing campaign featuring Grammy Award-winner Miranda Lambert singing "Roots and Wings,"a song she wrote exclusively for the campaign.
It’s Time To Get Growing – Do You Heirloom? – [AN UPDATE]
Several weeks ago I posted about a uniquely flavorful & versatile heirloom pepper
variety that I attempt to grow annually, that being the 'Beaver Dam Pepper'.
Eric Church and Marty Stuart – ready to party!
Eric Church and country legend Marty Stuart are performing at the ACM - Academy of Country Music's 3rd annual Party For A Cause Festival on Saturday, April 18th in Arlington, TX
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top has many Nashville connections!
This past Tues evening I had the distinct pleasure of attending my 28th ZZ Top ((LIVE)) performance. I have been a fan since 1973. I don't hesitate to talk about it here at Quick Country 96-5 for I feel ZZ Top cuts across genre' lines musically, and from the standpoint of being highly recognizable in popular culture.
Keith Urban – Raise ‘Em Up ft. Eric Church [official video-WATCH]
Raise ‘Em Up (featuring Eric Church) Written by Jaren Johnston, Jeffery Steele and Tom Douglas Co-Produced by Nathan Chapman & Keith Urban