Annie & Cole discuss ghost sightings among country music stars

Annie & Cole, the hosts of a country radio show on 97.1 Hank FM, spent their October 30 broadcast discussing paranormal beliefs with their audience. As Halloween approaches, the duo invited listeners to share their own experiences with the supernatural while recounting famous stories from the music world.

The hosts first addressed their own comfort levels with ghosts. One host stated a preference for distance, noting, "I don't have a Ouija board out or anything like that. Just don't bother me." The other host took a different approach, borrowing a phrase from the television show Ted Lasso to suggest the ideal scenario is that ghosts "believe in themselves."

The conversation then turned to country musicians who have reported encounters. Kacey Musgraves is one of the most prominent examples. She has described staying at the Joshua Tree Inn in California, a motel where Gram Parsons died in 1973. Musgraves wrote about the experience in her song "Dime Store Cowgirl." The hosts highlighted a specific detail from her account: a painting that reportedly moved from a high position on the wall down to a couch. One host reacted with the comment, "Not staying there anymore."

Another well-known story involves Loretta Lynn's former home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Family members have long claimed the house is haunted by spirits from the Civil War era. These accounts gained wider attention when they were featured in a 2003 Travel Channel special. The hosts joked about the prospect of living in such a residence, with one stating, "I am moving out of that house so fast. I will hire movers. I am not going back."

The discussion became personal when one host shared a family anecdote. After their grandmother passed away in a nursing home, the host's sister claimed to hear the grandmother humming a favorite song in the basement of their family home. The hosts agreed that this particular ghost story felt comforting rather than frightening. They noted that hearing a familiar song is less unsettling than the alternative of hearing a stranger, such as a Civil War soldier, in the house.

The segment concluded by asking listeners to submit their own stories. The hosts encouraged the audience to leave comments on the video version of the segment or call in during the broadcast. The show is available for viewing on the 97.1 Hank FM YouTube channel.