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Artist You'd Like To Hear More Of Classic Country Radio
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allenv said:
Yes, and after a moderately successful start up, Billy Sherrill was the driving force behind her comeback in the 1970s.
yep, thats been my hot button issue for goin on decades! in the 90's, we witnessed country music royalty(George and tammy) reunite, with a dream album, only to be mostly ignored and snubbed by the gate keeper chart nazi trend setters. yep, we also saw some killer merle haggard, and vern gosdin albums slip through the radio cracks, never to be seen, never to be heard by any radio tuners.EZway2go said:
okay, so weve long given up hope that them old boys new singles will ever get rotated for the masses via FM countrypolitan radio. yet, the perfect place to rotate that new merle, is classic country radio. but, the industry expert conslutants standard operating procedure declares the avg AQH'r listener will panic and tune out at the sound of an unfamiliar new haggard tune. just where they gonna tune out to? that other classic country station competitor. there is no other classic country competition in most markets. the radio host could/should pre sell that new merle comin' up and create a buzz. but, then again how dare we be so bold as to grow a pair. I used to start off all my music blocks with new music when I did AM classic country in the mid 90's, since I had the freedom to do it. it was pre sold, so the audience knew what it was, and it was rotated often. in fact, I could very well be the only person in the USA to play any new vern gosdin music on all them small labels in the 90's. and damn proud of it!!!!! it actually ranks as some of his best work ever.
"in the drivers seat" was not a hit, but one of schneiders coolest songs. unlike most of his mediocre ballads, this was a hard core country rocker which ended with that familiar sound of the horn blowing from the general lee. Schneider, nailed this tune like a veteran outlaw country rocker.Smittian said:
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We lost Miss Tammy in 1998, of course, but I recall an interview she and George did where they talked about this very subject. I forget now where I saw it—it may had been to promote that album on some venue such as the old TNN. Anyway, that's exactly what they were saying... that it was impossible to get any radio play.scott salvatori said:
The only place I can think of where you might hear this music is on college stations—the freeform variety where just about anything goes. I remember that was the only place I ever heard anything off Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose or the Alison Krauss/Robert Plant collaboration a few years back. Yet both were Grammy winners... go figure.scott salvatori said:
One of my favorite recordings of the 90s was George Jones' "Wild Irish Rose". It never charted, but I'd very much rather hear that than "High Tech Redneck."
As far as that goes, I'd rather hear Jones and Alan Jackson do "A Good Year for the Roses" from the same timeframe.
As far as that goes, I'd rather hear Jones and Alan Jackson do "A Good Year for the Roses" from the same timeframe.
"wild irish rose" was released as a single, and didn't make a dent. I remember when the record company released this to radio. I thought what a mistake to try and pass this song off as a single and get airplay on late 90's countrypolitan radio. there was several uptempo tunes on the album that would have had a better chance. then again, it probably dont matter what jones released, it would be black balled by the major market gate keepers!PTBoardOp94 said:
"high tech redneck" should have been a major top 5 jones return to the charts 'round 94, if it had got known. but, most major market chart reporting outlets held off airplay and waited to see where it went on the charts, via radio conslutant advice I reckon . since most markets didn't get it known via rotation, it stalled out in the middle of the charts.
by the way, sammy Kershaw, and lorrie morgan, paired up for the best version of "good year for the roses" on one of lorries albums in the 90's. I used to play it as an album track. it was unbelievable how them two could nail that song, 100% george and tammy style! it was that good!
right you are! in the early 90's i started working at college station KBCS in Bellevue WA. this station ran some folk and bluegrass shows on the weekends. i proposed to the PD, to run a more solid country music programming show. after knocking on the door for some time, i was finally put on the air, and brought main stream current, and classic album country to this listenership on sunday mornings. but, the thought of commercial country artists like reba, trisha, patty, alan, clint, and even garth, getting spun on this non commercial folk/bluegrass outlet, was not well rc'd by some of the veteran radio programming staff at first. it took a few months of them getting learned up how good some of the classic country hits(ie:willie-"blue eyes cryin in the rain") and these 80's/90's commercial country artists album tracks(ie:trisha-"the whisper of your heart"), fit right in with the stations normal country folk and bluegrass playlists. as the show progressed into the next year, i became more knowledgeable about bluegrass, and alt country, and built up my music library. i adjusted things more in that direction which had a better fit with the stations format, while never giving up on the classic country, and the then current big names in country. i highly recommend tuning into this sunday morning radio show, now called "walkin the floor". it has progressed through the years, but the current hosts do a great job, and can be heard via internet at KBCS.org. yep, i still tune in occasionally to get caught up on new stuff coming out.EZway2go said:
allenv said:
Yes. The Country Music industry is more age-biased against it's artists. Geriatrics of the Rock scene get much kinder treatment. Witness rock acts still getting plenty of airplay-- Aerosmith, Zepelin, Ozzie, Clapton, The Stones, The Doors, etc, etc...
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I wasn't familiar with that one, so I did an internet search and see it was a cover of the Deep Purple hit written by Joe South. Although Joe South, who passed away only a few months ago, was more of a pop/rock artist, I think his mid-chart hit from 1969, "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home," would be a nice addition for classic country radio.Alan McCall said:
Back to Jeannie C Riley, I always liked "The Rib."
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That's an interesting observation. You don't think about it much, but that's certainly true, isn't it?jfrancispastirchak said:
EZway2go said:
Thanks, EZ. Yes, it is true. Never understood why Country turns its back on the true legends who arguably defined their institution. You can't argue with marketing; classic hits by the veterans of rock might be in greater demand than the heroes of country music. Still, tuning in a country station spinning Ferlin Husky would make my day.
We don't neglect the legends. Ferlin Husky and others. www.catcountry.org with stations in Kansas and Colorado.
1250WTAE said:
Good sound, great balance. But your username confuses me-- Wasn't WTAE a Pittsburgh PA station?
jfrancispastirchak said:
So many legends of Country are dead or retired. You have a bunch of the old school rock bands still on tour. The Eagles, Aerosmith, U2, and so on.
I can only think of two 70s country stars who tour at all: George Jones and Willie Nelson.
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