Category Archives: Blogs

Celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th birthday! Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve SomebodyIn the late 70s, Bob Dylan converted to Evangelical Christianity. Born Jewish, he was never very secular or very religious, but w...

Johnny Cash - One Piece At A TimeWritten by Wayne Kemp, this country novelty song crossed charts when Johnny Cash recorded it in 1976. "One Piece At A Time" tells the story of a couple of auto workers...

New beer trends emerge from 2020 to restart 2021! Because the pandemic shut down most of the world, the craft beer industry had to punt, regarding how they stayed in business AND how to get beer to it...

The Bright Side is the only side to wake-up on any day of the week! I'm just glad I'm here to make sure you do! :) This week we feature a SuperHero Policeman. Literally, he's a Superhero!! We also fea...

Celebrating it's 41st Anniversary, TODAY, KISS' 'Unmasked" was released in 1980! KISS - ShandiKISS was in personnel turmoil in 1980. Ace was heavily drinking and pretty much out of control, not to men...

After spending my first year in Eastern Iowa not knowing anyone, not meeting anyone unless it was on the phone, it was great to finally get out in the wild to meet some great KOKZ listeners! It was a ...

Dan Baird - I Love You PeriodAfter Dan Baird left the Georgia Satellites, he started a solo career. His debut album, 'Love Songs For The Hearing Impaired' came out in 1992. Produced by Brendon O'Brien...

Doucette - Mama Let Him PlayJerry Doucette is a Canadian guitarist, singer/songwriter who got his first guitar when he was only 6 years old. Growing up in Montreal and moving to Toronto as an adult, h...

Celebrating it's 50th Anniversary this year! Paul McCartney - Another Day'Ram', Paul and Linda McCartney's 1971 release, came out 50 years ago today! It's considered one of Paul's best solo albums and...

I've mentioned many times, on-air, that I love to fish. I've not always been very successful, but I'm always willing to learn more so I can best enjoy the time out doing it. I've upgraded some fishing...