When people find out you live in Nashville, the first thing they ask about is our Lower Broadway tourist District, where all the celebrity bars are located. I’m sure this happens to people who live in Las Vegas, New Orleans, or any tourist-driven city. They expect you to know everything that’s happening in the tourist…
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Last week, I talked about listening to some Classic country music on SiriusXM. This week, I’ve also found some playlists on Spotify to add to the mix. I’ve discovered many songs that I hadn’t heard in a long time. Some of them I loved, while others I didn’t. One of those songs is a 1982…
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In my younger days, I was obsessed with sports. While I followed most sports, basketball, and baseball consumed my life. But somewhere in my early teens, sports started to matter a bit less. At that point, music became my passion. I didn’t have any ability to play an instrument or sing, but with a radio…
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Last night, I went out for drinks with a few of my coworkers. Some of our partners flew into Nashville yesterday. They have some meetings scheduled but want to get the team together after work. So we went down the street to one of our neighborhood bars. Like most places in Nashville, they have a…
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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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