On Monday, we learned that a long-time friend and former co-worker had passed away over the weekend. The world of country music insiders is small, so the tributes flowed on Facebook. I’d known Tom Moran for nearly 30 years, and we worked together for almost a decade. Like many in the business, Tom was very…
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Country music icon Roy Clark passed away the other day at the age of 85. Of course to most people he’s usually remembered for his work on the TV show Hee Haw…
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Merle Haggard passed away yesterday. If you know country music I don’t have to tell you he was an icon. It took me a long time to appreciate his music. I only met him a couple of times over the years. But I’ll never forget my last encounter with him…
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Perception can be a funny thing. With all my years in radio and music business many people think that I like only country music. But those who have known me for years know the truth. Country music is only a small part of my life…
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We just wrapped up the annual Country Radio Seminar. The convention has been affectionately known as the Liver Olympics for years. On a normal day in Nashville a LOT of beer is consumed. But when hundreds upon hundreds of radio and music people get together… it truly is an event….
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They say that there are no dumb questions, but silly questions…. that’s another story. I asked a couple of my music business friends a silly question the other day. And then spent ours trying to find the answer that no one knew… That’ll teach me…
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We’re talking about music today; well sort of. It may not make sense at first glance to see the words country and hip hop side by side and think that there’s a big similarity between the two. But there truly is an interesting relationship between the words; in music and elsewhere…
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When people find out that I work in the music business they naturally assume that I’m living the high life. But it’s not always as glamorous as you might think…
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Every year, the first week of June is an important week for me. It’s almost like a second Thanksgiving…
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There are many types (or formats) of music. And everyone has an opinion about their favorites. But we’d probably be better off if there were just two types; good and bad….
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