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Here Is Your Memorial Day BBQ Playlist

BBQ season is here. It’s Memorial Day weekend, the first weekend of summer. Are you BBQing this Memorial Day? Or are you attending a BBQ? What’s on the menu and…

Memorial Day BBQ Playlist
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BBQ season is here. It's Memorial Day weekend, the first weekend of summer. Are you BBQing this Memorial Day? Or are you attending a BBQ? What's on the menu and more importantly what's on the playlist? You have to set the tone at whatever BBQ you are at and that's going to start with the food and music.

A survey done by Zagat found the food that most people want to see on the menu. Starting with ribs, they reign #1, with 34% of people picking them as their favorite BBQ meat. Brisket follows at 28%, with pulled pork not far behind at 21%. I was shocked to see that when it comes to chicken and sausage, they come in at 3% and 1%. Dang, hot dogs didn't even make the list. I have about 50 for my BBQ.

For sure don't forget about the sides. The survey found that baked beans are the clear winner as a side, with 42% had them for their #1. Cornbread comes in at 26%, with potato salad not too far behind at 24%. Mac n cheese, a BBQ staple, comes in at 23%. What's great about all of those sides is I can grab them at Costco already made! Shhh...! ;)

The BBQ you are hosting or attending is more than just the food it's an experience. That's why you have to make sure that you have the best playlist as well. SO whoever is connected to your Bluetooth speaker make sure they add these songs to their playlist.  After all, there's nothing that brings people together like a slab of ribs and a cold beer, and a great song with awesome company. It sets the perfect vibe for a great BBQ to celebrate summer with your friends and family. Happy cooking and vibing.

"God Bless the USA" - Lee Greenwood

"Some Gave All" - Billy Rae Cyrus

"If You're Reading This" - Tim McGraw

"I Drive Your Truck" - Lee Brice

"American Soilder" - Toby Keith

"Only In America" - Brooks & Dunn

"Courtesy of the Red, White And Blue" - Toby Keith

"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson

"Arlington" - Trace Adkins

"Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown Band

Aimee Thomas is the morning show co-host of Aimee + Shawn on 102.7 VGS. She has been VGS since the birth of the station in 2022 and has been with Beasley Media Group for nine years doing mornings at various stations in the cluster. Before working in radio Aimee was a bartender at a local restaurant in Las Vegas when a local radio veteran thought she would be perfect in radio because of her crazy stories, knowledge of pop culture, and contagious laugh. Aimee loves writing about new recipes she creates in her kitchen, her favorite artists and actors, and being a mom of two boys.