She’s a Long Island, New York girl that got bit by the Country bug.

Carolyn Miller knew from an early age she wanted to be in show business, but she always thought it would be acting. The itch to be a singer came along later.

In a recent People Magazine article, she explained how Meghan Trainor had a role in changing her mind after she sang a Trainor song on YouTube.

“We tagged Meghan Trainor, and Meghan herself had reshared it, and she had said, ‘Everyone, follow Carolyn Miller — this girl can sing,’ or something like that. So I woke up one morning with an extra 3,000 Facebook followers … and I was like, ‘Oh my God,’ ” she said.

She released her self-titled EP last week.

We can’t wait to welcome back Tim McGraw to St. Louis!

His Pawn Shop Guitar Tour will be bringing him to the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater on September 17th and we can’t wait!

Liz & Scotty will have your last chance at winning tickets the week of September 7th.

They will play ‘Tim’s Tail End’ where you’ll have to determine what Tim McGraw song is being played by the last few seconds of the song.

A trio of ladies that met while in college in Nashville.

Just Jayne is Taylor Edwards, Jillian Steele, and Rachel Wiggins. The three first connected as songwriting majors at Belmont University in Nashville, and they formed the band in 2023.

This Fall they will be on the road with Ashley Cooke, and later Josh Ross.

Grab your family and friends and put together a team to walk!

She’s performing at the Cattlemen Days Rodeo on Friday, August 28th!

We have been following Allie for a year or so now and we’ve always been impressed with her songwriting.

Check out her music here Allie Irene!

This is “Steel Shortage”…

“Navajo Pearls”.

Last year, we were not familiar with Allie or her music, but saw that she was opening up for David Nail at The Blue Note. So we thought she might be a good candidate for WCW. We listened to her music and really liked it. Then we started looking at her website and saw she was from mid-Missouri! We had no idea!

So we mentioned how we found her on the radio, and before long an acquaintance called to tell us a little bit more, like she went to Fatima High School, and was from the Westphalia area.

Then somebody texted her, and she called us to visit which was great. And we talked about the story some more, and this happened…!

It was a wonderful series of events and now we are back to visiting with Allie and hearing about her upcoming projects. Watch our full podcast below!

Mid-Missouri’s favorite game! The Clear 99 $500 Survey!

If you’re familiar with “America’s Favorite Family Game,” then you’ll love this!

You Can Play weekdays at 7:20, 10:20, 1:20 and 4:20.

Caller 9 will be asked our question and must name all the top 10 most popular answers. Name all 10 and you win $500!

We’ll be sending out clues occasionally to Clear 99 Insiders and Clear 99 Text members, so sign up for free.

Answer these questions and get ready to play and win!!!

Country music has lost one of its brightest lights.

Dolly Parton, the legendary singer, songwriter, entertainer and philanthropist who rose from the mountains of East Tennessee to become one of the most beloved figures in American culture, has died at the age of 80.

Parton’s family announced her passing this afternoon.

For country music fans, it is difficult to imagine the format without Dolly Parton.

Long before the rhinestones, movies, theme parks and worldwide fame, Dolly was a songwriter with an extraordinary ability to tell a story. She could make you laugh, break your heart and sometimes do both in the same song.

Songs including “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” “9 to 5” and “I Will Always Love You” became much more than hits. They became part of the American songbook.

Born January 19, 1946, in rural East Tennessee, Dolly Rebecca Parton was the fourth of 12 children. Her family had little money, but their lives were rich in music, faith and family. Those experiences would eventually provide inspiration for some of Dolly’s most personal songs, especially “Coat of Many Colors.”

After graduating from high school, Dolly headed for Nashville and began building a career as a songwriter and performer. Her partnership with Porter Wagoner introduced her to a national country audience, but it soon became clear that Dolly Parton was destined to create a career all her own.

And what a career it became.

She recorded hundreds of songs, earned 25 No. 1 country singles, won 10 Grammy Awards and became one of the rare country performers who could move effortlessly between Nashville and mainstream American entertainment. Her acting career included memorable roles in “9 to 5,” “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and “Steel Magnolias.”

But Dolly’s legacy reaches far beyond records, awards and movie screens.

Through the Dollywood Foundation and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, she helped put books into the hands of millions of children. What began in her home county in Tennessee in 1995 grew into an international literacy program distributing millions of books each year. The cause was deeply personal to Dolly because her father could not read or write.

That generosity became as much a part of Dolly Parton as her music.

Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her passing on behalf of the Parton and Owens families. In his tribute, he remembered the doors Dolly opened not only for her family, but for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers.

Perhaps that is the best way to understand Dolly Parton’s legacy.

She opened doors.

She opened them for women in country music.

She opened them for songwriters who wanted ownership of their work and careers.

She opened them for artists who dreamed of crossing boundaries without abandoning where they came from.

And she opened them for countless children who discovered a love of reading because a book with Dolly Parton’s name attached to it arrived at their home.

Through it all, she remained unmistakably Dolly: funny, glamorous, self-deprecating, deeply rooted in her East Tennessee upbringing and seemingly incapable of forgetting where she came from.

Her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, died in March 2025. In the months that followed, Dolly spoke publicly about grieving his loss while also dealing with health challenges of her own. No official cause of Dolly Parton’s death has been announced.

For generations of country fans, Dolly Parton wasn’t simply someone whose songs came through the radio.

She felt like family.

Her voice has been coming from radios, record players, cassette decks, CD players and playlists for more than six decades. Parents introduced her music to their children, who eventually introduced it to theirs.

Very few artists ever become legends.

Even fewer become universally loved.

Dolly Parton somehow became both.

The little girl from the mountains of Tennessee dreamed of becoming a star. She became something considerably bigger: a songwriter, an entertainer, a trailblazer, a philanthropist and one of country music’s greatest ambassadors.

The rhinestones may have stopped sparkling, but the songs won’t.

Neither will the legacy.

Rest in peace, Dolly. And thank you for the music.

Mid-Missouri’s favorite game! The Clear 99 $500 Survey!

If you’re familiar with “America’s Favorite Family Game,” then you’ll love this!

You Can Play weekdays at 7:20, 10:20, 1:20 and 4:20.

Caller 9 will be asked our question and must name all the top 10 most popular answers. Name all 10 and you win $500!

We’ll be sending out clues occasionally to Clear 99 Insiders and Clear 99 Text members, so sign up for free.

Answer these questions and get ready to play and win!!!

A great show happening in our own backyard!

Whiskey Myers is coming to the Ozarks on Friday, September 11th and you could be there!

Starting on Monday, August 24th, enter to win tickets over on the Clear 99 app. Winners will be announced on Friday, August 28th.

You can also purchase tickets below!

Another great show is coming to The Blue Note!

Morgan Wade and her ‘Love’s Insane’ tour will be in Columbia on September 10th.

Tickets are on sale now, but you can also win them with Liz & Scotty in the Morning.

Starting on Monday, August 24th, be listening around 7:30 to win!

She’ll be with Luke Combs at Arrowhead Stadium next year.

She is the reigning ACM New Female Artist of the Year, and she’ll be part of Luke’s “My Kinda Saturday Night Tour 2027” at Arrowhead Stadium next May.

She’s been one of our favorites since we met her at Lakeside Ashland with Granger Smith a few years ago!