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Happy Mother's Day! An "I.O.U." Tribute To Craig's Mom [VIDEO]

Craig Matthews — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:20:42 +0000

A very Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom. I KNOW she is looking down from heaven waiting for her special message I have sent to her every Mother’s Day since 1976. Every year, on the second Sunday of May, she could expect her son to play Jimmy Dean’s Mother’s Day tribute, “I.O.U.”, and dedicate it [...]

A Mother's Day "I.O.U." [VIDEO]

Craig Matthews — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:38:01 +0000

WARNING! You will need a box of tissues for this one. To my wonderful Mom and my "other" Mother, my sweet mother-in-law...I love you and miss you both! Both are gone now, but I will never forget all the years I worked on the radio on Mother's Day and called them to share this song. To say thank you, for a debt I could never repay.

Brett's 10 Favorite Country Songs About Moms [VIDEOS]

Brett Alan — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:43:46 +0000

No genre of music tells a story like country music does. They’re without a doubt some of the most powerful songs on the radio. They’re even more powerful when they’re about moms. With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite songs about moms. 10. Don’t Forget [...]

For My Mom, Your Mom…An I.O.U.

Craig Matthews — Sat, 07 May 2011 02:10:55 +0000

Mother’s Day is Sunday. This will be the sixth Mother’s Day without my Mom and twelve years for my wife Maribeth’s Mother. No doubt tears will be shed when we visit their graves…much like the tears that are welling up in our eyes as we listen to the late Jimmy Dean Mother’s Day classic called, “I.O.U.” To both our Mother’s…We [...]

Don Williams, Jimmy Dean Now In The Hall Of Fame

Brett Alan — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:31:01 +0000

Sidelined with bronchitis, Don Williams was unable to attend what he calls "the biggest honor of my life," the Medallion ceremony celebrating his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday night. The singer was taken to a Kentucky hospital for treatment on Friday (October 22), although he was not admitted. He told sold-out crowds at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium last Wedn