George Jones, who passed away a bit over a week ago, was widely considered one of the finest country singers. Though his personal life was certainly no role model, it was tailor made for autobiographical country music songs. His singing style was a big influence on many country stars who followed, such as Alan Jackson.
According to David Hinckley's radio column, Nash FM announced his passing and "Played some tributes from other artists." But they did not break format to air even one song sung by Jones.
I get it that Jones has not had a big radio hit in decades, and that many of Nash's young listeners probably never heard of him.
Hinckley wrote. "WNSH is being developed as the flagship for a national network with a modern sound: Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and so forth. So even if many listeners to a country station love George Jones, WNSH would not play anything, and certainly not multiple anythings, that go off-brand. While that may frustrate some listeners, it’s just the way radio is programmed today."
With all that being said, I find it hard to understand that playing a couple of his songs would irreparably tarnish the station's new country image.
Even younger listeners may have found it interesting to hear just a bit of music from an earlier era in country music.
Perhaps if Nash had a morning show, some Jones would have been played, as there may have been more liberty to occasionally go off format.
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According to David Hinckley's radio column, Nash FM announced his passing and "Played some tributes from other artists." But they did not break format to air even one song sung by Jones.
I get it that Jones has not had a big radio hit in decades, and that many of Nash's young listeners probably never heard of him.
Hinckley wrote. "WNSH is being developed as the flagship for a national network with a modern sound: Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and so forth. So even if many listeners to a country station love George Jones, WNSH would not play anything, and certainly not multiple anythings, that go off-brand. While that may frustrate some listeners, it’s just the way radio is programmed today."
With all that being said, I find it hard to understand that playing a couple of his songs would irreparably tarnish the station's new country image.
Even younger listeners may have found it interesting to hear just a bit of music from an earlier era in country music.
Perhaps if Nash had a morning show, some Jones would have been played, as there may have been more liberty to occasionally go off format.
Daily News Article: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...erved-country-article-1.1330367#ixzz2SQLcn9hh
