If done right, this could absolutely work in Dallas
> The key thing is what songs might you hear selected on a
> Jukebox at a BAR.
> BAR songs, drinking songs......
> I would never listen to such a station, as bar songs,
> whether Rock or Country, do not appeal to me personally.
>
> But I could easily see bands like Journey and The Eagles and
> the Allmon Brothers, and all Southern Rock like ARS (Atlanta
> Rythem Section), 38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie
> Daniels. Country that Rocks, Rock that is Country. There's
> very much a cross-over. There's even some Rolling Stones
> songs that would work.....Angie, Wild Horses. Don't forget
> the "Rock" and Country work of Michael Martin Murphey and
> Bonnie Raitt.... Gotta get some Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot,
> and Shawn Phillips in there too . . .
>
> A Triple Shot of Anthems:
>
> Stairway To Heaven (Dolly's version...)
>
> The Devil Went Down To Georgia
>
> Free Bird
>
> NOW That's Country--Rock Heaven !!!!!!!!!!
>
I programmed a station in Biloxi MS with this format back in the early 90's. Based what I did off the concept that a significant number of men (and some women) who grew up listening to stuff like the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Little Feet, ARS, CDB, etc. had aged into the group of "hot new country" fans and were listening to Brooks & Dunn, Garth, and such. We took the current crop of country music that was out, removed anything at all with twang (including Alan Jackson and most George Strait songs) and inserted a lot of 70s southern classic rock (think "caught up in you" by .38 special or "up on cripple creek" by the band) and played one rock song per quarter hour. Our competitors thought we were totally insane, until they heard us, then the owner went to jail for tax evasion, the cash flow dried up, and we all had to leave. It was a lot of fun to listen to though...
Hope at least ONE of these current experiments (the Bar, 106.7 New Orleans, or WSM-FM Nashville) causes the "powers that be" to revisit the idea. It does have a significant potential in most southern markets and could be skewed for other parts of the country (or female audiences) by substituting stuff like Loggins & Messina, Seals and Croft, Anne Murray, and Michael Martin Murphey for the Lynyrd Skynyrd...
> The key thing is what songs might you hear selected on a
> Jukebox at a BAR.
> BAR songs, drinking songs......
> I would never listen to such a station, as bar songs,
> whether Rock or Country, do not appeal to me personally.
>
> But I could easily see bands like Journey and The Eagles and
> the Allmon Brothers, and all Southern Rock like ARS (Atlanta
> Rythem Section), 38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie
> Daniels. Country that Rocks, Rock that is Country. There's
> very much a cross-over. There's even some Rolling Stones
> songs that would work.....Angie, Wild Horses. Don't forget
> the "Rock" and Country work of Michael Martin Murphey and
> Bonnie Raitt.... Gotta get some Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot,
> and Shawn Phillips in there too . . .
>
> A Triple Shot of Anthems:
>
> Stairway To Heaven (Dolly's version...)
>
> The Devil Went Down To Georgia
>
> Free Bird
>
> NOW That's Country--Rock Heaven !!!!!!!!!!
>
I programmed a station in Biloxi MS with this format back in the early 90's. Based what I did off the concept that a significant number of men (and some women) who grew up listening to stuff like the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Little Feet, ARS, CDB, etc. had aged into the group of "hot new country" fans and were listening to Brooks & Dunn, Garth, and such. We took the current crop of country music that was out, removed anything at all with twang (including Alan Jackson and most George Strait songs) and inserted a lot of 70s southern classic rock (think "caught up in you" by .38 special or "up on cripple creek" by the band) and played one rock song per quarter hour. Our competitors thought we were totally insane, until they heard us, then the owner went to jail for tax evasion, the cash flow dried up, and we all had to leave. It was a lot of fun to listen to though...
Hope at least ONE of these current experiments (the Bar, 106.7 New Orleans, or WSM-FM Nashville) causes the "powers that be" to revisit the idea. It does have a significant potential in most southern markets and could be skewed for other parts of the country (or female audiences) by substituting stuff like Loggins & Messina, Seals and Croft, Anne Murray, and Michael Martin Murphey for the Lynyrd Skynyrd...