Eric Clapton "Tears in Heaven"

You've probably heard Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven", but you may not know the song is Clapton's audio obituary to his four year-old son, Conor. Young Conor died in 1991 after he accidentally fell out of a window in a New York City high-rise apartment building. Losing his son happened at a time when Eric also lost his manager, two of his roadies and fellow Bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughan in a helicopter accident -- not to mention he was battling a heroin addiction at the time. As a healing agent, Clapton turned to music. Eric claimed "Tears in Heaven" helped him accept and deal with the grief in his life and, in the process, became one of his biggest songs. Today, it still gets plenty of plays on the syndicated Deliah Show thanks to listeners who frequently request the tearjerker.

Sade "Smooth Operator"

Most people immediately name Delilah when they think about late night radio request shows and hosts, but those in Columbus and Chicago also will name John Symons and his "Love Notes" show. With his smooth baritone voice, Symons earned legions of fans in both markets for his years of playing love songs mixed with listener requests and dedications on the radio. Symons most recently worked for WLIT-FM in Chicago (coincidentally he replaced Delilah), but spent many years at cross-town rival Windy 100 (WNND-FM).

Sade - "By Your Side"

When you listened to Delilah, you probably noticed that so many of her callers always seemed to have southern accents.  The truth is her show originates in Seattle and is syndicated nationally meaning that Rusty's dedication to his loving wife Luanne may actually be a phone call coming from Shreveport, Louisiana.