CMA Music Awards....ITS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

Anyone who listens to the Big Ol Morning Show knows the story of "Awesome & Affordable Barbie", well my Haileigh Bug celebrated her 7th birthday this past weekend and guess who showed up "The new & improved Awesome & Affrodable Barbie 2". Just another crazy weekend in Rockyville. I hope that you all got to check out the Big Boy Toy Show 2008 at the Expo Center in Pikeville, we had a blast and pictures are on the way to coalcountry965.com. Be sure to tune in the Big Ol Morning Show this week for your chance to win tickets to the New Years Eve Bash at the Expo by participating in Rocky & Tia's Masterpiece Theatre. Now on to the good stuff...COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS! Toby Keith boots out the competition this week to plop his new collection -- That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy -- atop Billboard's country albums chart. His fellow Oklahoman, the most unfellow-like Carrie Underwood, remains at No. 1 on the songs chart for a second turn with "Just a Dream."This week's listings are fairly bursting with new arrivals. Right behind Keith's album at No. 2 comes Rascal Flatts' Greatest Hits, Volume 1. Joey & Rory's The Life of a Song sweeps in at No. 10. Time Life's full and abridged versions of Hank Williams' The Unreleased Recordings bow at No. 42 and No. 49, respectively.Then there's Johnny Cash's America soundtrack CD at No. 50 and Reba McEntire's 50 Greatest Hits ringing the bell at No. 67. Dan Evans' Goin' All Out checks back in at No. 39. Faith Hill's Joy to the World is the highest-charting Christmas album of the week. It jumps from No. 10 to No. 6.Four songs are charting for the first time: Martina McBride's "Ride" (No. 43), Jeremy McComb's "Cold" (No. 58), Jamie O'Neal's "Like a Woman" (No. 59) and Keith's "That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy" (No. 60).Songs staging comebacks are Kenny Chesney's "Down the Road" (No. 38) and Whiskey Falls' "Load Up the Bases (The Baseball Song)" (No. 55).The No. 3 through No. 5 albums, in that order, are Chesney's Lucky Old Sun, Sugarland's Love on the Inside and Taylor Swift's self-titled debut.Trailing directly behind Underwood on the songs chart are Taylor Swift's "Love Story," the Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried," Tim McGraw's "Let It Go" and Keith's "She Never Cried in Front of Me." Now back to election withdrawal. Until next time,

Uncle Rock
--"if you wanna make it, you can't fake it...you gotta LIVE IT!!!"