Tag Archives: Johnnie Putman

Happy Birthday, “Hillbilly Cat”

Posted on January 8, 2022 by steveandjohnnie

He was born on January 8, 1935. He would have other nicknames over the course of his career, such as “Elvis the pelvis” and “The King of Rock & Roll” but, for the purpose of this discourse, I’d like to … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve 2021 WGN Podcast

Posted on January 4, 2022 by steveandjohnnie

Yes, we’re a few days into 2022, but we’re still feeling the after effects of having way too much fun as we said goodbye to 2021 on our WGN radio New Year’s Eve special. It had been quite a long … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve … 1973?!?!?

Posted on January 3, 2022 by steveandjohnnie

Before the New Year’s afterglow completely wears off, allow us to share one of Steve’s year end celebrations from a previous life. It was New Year’s Eve of 1973 and Steve was on Chicago’s “Big 89” WLS radio counting down … Continue reading →

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A 5 Year Old’s First Snow

Posted on January 2, 2022 by steveandjohnnie

You really don’t see much of it when you live in the Los Angeles area, so the little dude’s priority when he made his way to see Gigi and Grand Dude in the frozen tundra of the Midwest was “I … Continue reading →

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“I Will Love You Forever” Free Download Links

Posted on January 1, 2022 by steveandjohnnie

As promised, we premiered a beautiful new song by Carl Giammarese and Lisa McClowry titled “I Will Love You Forever” on our WGN Radio New Year’s Eve special. Carl and Lisa were generous enough to offer our listeners a free … Continue reading →

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We Say Goodbye to 2021 on WGN Radio!

Posted on December 31, 2021 by steveandjohnnie

3PM-7PM (Central) — We’ll be sliding back into your radio speakers on WGN Radio a little earlier than usual on this New Year’s Eve as we help to slam the door on 2021 with a whole lot planned including … … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Tree Lady’s Christmas Wish!

Posted on December 25, 2021 by steveandjohnnie

‘Twas the season of Christmas And all through the house The Wonderful Tree Lady scurried As quick as a mouse Her magic was sprinkled Throughout rooms and halls When finished she smiled and said. Merry Christmas Y’all Have a wonderful, … Continue reading →

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‘Tis The Season …

Posted on December 20, 2021 by steveandjohnnie

… and, with Santa’s arrival just days away, ’tis about time for us to, once again, share a couple of virtual presents with you. So, without further ado … The first of our presents is the Christmas song Steve wrote … Continue reading →

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Reflections On Ten Years After

Posted on December 9, 2021 by steveandjohnnie

December 9, 2011 we closed out a major chapter in the history of HimNHer when we did the last of a full WEEK of shows celebrating the over a quarter of a century we spent at WGN radio. Has it … Continue reading →

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A “Hot” Time!!!

Posted on December 2, 2021 by steveandjohnnie

So, there we were, on Wednesday night, just relaxing after dinner and engrossed in a movie. Johnnie was sitting in a chair with a heating pad on her feet. Steve was stretched out on the couch across from her when, … Continue reading →

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