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Authenticty Is The Deciding Factor In The Future Of Country Music
- John Goodspeed writes that the reason Miranda Lambert’s single “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” was pulled from radio was because “radio programmers couldn’t quite get their heads around a song about an angry, pistol-packing ex confronting her former boyfriend and his new babe.”
- The Austin Chronicle has a couple of book reviews. The first Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry, in which the reviewer says “Public Cowboy No. 1 is too deeply flawed to recommend.” And secondly, Doug Freeman calls To Live’s To Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt insightful, bizarre, and invaluable, but also states that the book never quite reaches a “sufficient narrative stride.”
- The way Alan Jackson’s “A Woman’s Love” sounds is not the way Jackson intended for it to sound, but he followed Alison Krauss’s vision and came up with the version that just cracked the Top 5 on Billboard’s country chart.
- There’s more Joey Allcorn media from Take Country Back, this time in the form of a podcast. Allcorn participates in an audio interview on the very first episode of It Burns When I Pee, a podcast that will be highlighting lesser known/alt-country artists.
- Twang Nation posted a video of Johnny Cash’s last performance in July of 2003.
- CMA Music Festival is one big networking event for artists.
- Mak Kaylor, author of Confessions of a Session Singer: Scandalous Secrets of Success Behind the Mic, says the simple secret to Music Row success is “Be as kind to the receptionist as you are to the studio owner.”
- Chet Flippo’s wisdom says “The future of country music will be decided by the authenticity of the music itself.”
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Joey Rory - “Cheater, Cheater” It’s actually downright frivolous, but that just makes it all the more fun. And really, are you allowed to say “ho” on country radio?
Josh Gracin - “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” Despite initial marketing that touted the album as deep and personal, “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” is anything but deep or personal.
Josh Turner - "Everything Is Fine" Turner is the rare example of an artist who records material that’s both quality and trademark.
Darryl Worley - "Tequila On Ice" A groovy mid-tempo that sways, a refreshing reprieve from the exhausting pace of a format that clamors for loud music and swelling choruses.
Blake Shelton - "She Wouldn't Be Gone" It’s all about nailing the melody rather than providing a legitimate interpretation that accentuates the lyrical content, although Shelton does do a pretty good job of injecting what limited emotion he can.
In Memory of Don Helms (1927 - 2008) Helms dated back to a time when an excellent four or five piece band and a good singer were all that were needed to make great country music. No drums, no light shows, no production tricks in the recording studio–just good music.
Don’t look now, but Darius Rucker, lead singer of 90s rock group Hootie & The Blowfish, has a country hit on his hands. What you probably haven’t heard is that Rucker is the first black artist to chart a single in the country top 20 since Charley Pride last did it in 1988.
News that former Sugarland member and co-founder Kristen Hall is suing her ex-mates, to the tune of $1.5 million, goes a long way towards providing a bit of context regarding the Atlanta singer/songwriter’s sudden departure from the group.
Forgotten Artist: Wynn Stewart Both Buck Owens and Merle Haggard have cited Wynn Stewart as a major influence on their careers, yet somehow, he was never able to translate his enormous talent into extended and consistent success for himself.
Forgotten Artist: David Rogers David Rogers (1936-1993) is proof of the adage that it’s great to be on a major label, but only if the label is truly behind you.
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June 1, 2007 at 9:53 pm Permalink
Chet Flippo is my hero. He must have some SERIOUS pictures of the head honchos at Viacom to keep his job with all that crazy talk about “authenticity.’
June 4, 2007 at 10:14 pm Permalink
He’s just keepin’ it real, dawg.
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