DAZZLE: We now know who will be headlining the annual ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œDawg DazzleÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ at HuntingtonÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Harris Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 3. It all starts at 6pm. The headliner will be up-and-coming country music star Matt Stell. Barboursville-based Madhouse will open for Stell. Further acts will be announced later. The Huntington Symphony Orchestra will also be part of Dawg Dazzle, performing a concert at the Harris Riverfront Park Amphitheater called ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œRed, White and Bluegrass.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ The evening will wrap up at dark with the Tri-StateÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s largest fireworks display. Plenty of food and drink vendors will be on hand for the event.
LIVE MUSIC: This week is the 2025 debut of 9th Street Live. The first 9th Street Live presentation in Downtown Huntington is tomorrow starting at 7 p.m. and features Brad Goodall. Happy Hour starts at 5 p.m. and the eventÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s partners this year include Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe, Sip Downtown Brasserie and Summit Beer Station. Next week, 9th Street Live hosts the HooliganÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Homecoming Pre-Party featuring SundayÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Child and Neon Black.
COUNTRY STAR: Johnny Rodriguez, who built a superstar-level career as one of country musicÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s first Hispanic stars in the 1970s, has died. According to his family, the singer died on May 9, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œsurrounded by family.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ He was 73. Born in Sabinal, Texas, in 1951, Rodriguez reportedly landed his big break after he was overheard singing during a brief jail stint as a teenager, which led to music promoter ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œHappyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Shahan hiring him, according to Saving Country Music. Rodriguez would go on to score a long string of country hits that included his first Top 10 hit, 1973ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œPass Me By (If YouÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™re Only Passing Through).ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Rodriguez followed that up with three consecutive No. 1 hits with ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œYou Always Come Back (To Hurting Me),ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œRidinÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ My Thumb to Mexico,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ and ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œThatÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s the Way Love Goes.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
MOST REQUESTED: The Top 5 requested songs this week on 93.7 The Dawg were ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œI Never LieÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ by Zach Top; ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œTough PeopleÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ by Drew Baldridge; ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œSingle AgainÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ by Josh Ross; ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œAfter All the Bars are ClosedÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ by Thomas Rhett; and ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œWhiskey DrinkÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ by Jason Aldean. This weekÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œbubbling underÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ song was ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œPro-BeerÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ by Scotty Hastings.
Big John and Bill Cornwell host the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œBig John and CompanyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Morning Show, 5-10 a.m. Monday through Saturday on 93.7 The Dawg.
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