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May 31, 2018
The Theory of Everything: Grab A Z And Hang On!After attending two industry conferences during the month of May – the Worldwide Radio Summit in Los Angeles and Music Biz in Nashville – here's what I've learned: the next emerging generation to be analyzed, scrutinized, reckoned with, and otherwise diagnosed to ...
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May 16, 2018
We Should All Believe In Miracles"You feel like you're dying, you look like you're dying, people look at you like you're dying, and doctors are telling you you're dying." That was radio programming vet John "JT" Thomas in 2015, recalling perhaps his lowest moment while suffering through a relapse of ...
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May 11, 2018
Remembering Keith WhitleyIt's mind-blowing to see reminders all over social media this week that Keith Whitley died 29 years ago – May 9th, 1989, to be exact. Perhaps it makes more sense to mark this occasion in more traditional benchmark years, as next year will be the 30th anniversary, but ...
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May 1, 2018
The Best Albums Of 2018 – So FarWe're almost half way through the year – that's right people, it's May already, deal with it – and I feel a tad overdue in handicapping the year's five best Country albums, according to me. Since 2013, I've posted a list of what I considered the best collections of ...
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April 16, 2018
2018 ACMs: From Inside Out, Still On TopThank you, Academy of Country Music, for "playing within yourself" last night (4/15). That's a term used in sports, often as advice for athletes – golfers and baseball players mostly, as hitting a ball accurately and consistently – be it a small, dimpled one, or a ...
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April 4, 2018
It's A Long StoryOne of my favorite new songs right now is Travis Denning's “David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs.” I love that it sounds like traditional Country music, and if you read this space on a regular basis, you know how I feel about traditional music. I've listened to, ...
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March 28, 2018
It's About F%#&ing TimeThe apocalypse is officially upon us: Chris Stapleton has a #1 single at Country radio. Hold on – this guy doesn't top the Country charts, right? He sells a shit-ton of albums; he's a streaming juggernaut, posting numbers up the wazoo. All music lovers gravitate to ...
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March 13, 2018
When It Comes To Back Stories, This One's “Got 'Em All”Trent Harmon came into my office on Tuesday, February 27th and kicked my ass. I mean, he put me on the floor. It was the second such whippin' in less than three weeks, and this time, I even knew it was coming. No need to call the authorities; this was an emotional, not a ...
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March 2, 2018
The Host With The MostFew things are certain in life. You know, the ones you can truly count on? Death and taxes top the list, unfortunately. Change is a close second, and – as we've all learned – that can go either way. Thoughts and prayers are the latest shiny new, albeit sometimes ...
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February 22, 2018
CRS 2018: First-Time Feedback“Country Radio Seminar (CRS) - how do you even fit that experience into one or two paragraphs?” That's the rhetorical question posed by Jenn Hays, morning co-host for KUPL (98.7 The Bull)/Portland, OR. Hays was one of three Rusty Walker Scholars attending CRS for the ...