Comments on: Bob Wills Tiffany Transcriptions Box Set Planned For January http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/ The latest country music news and reviews. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:32:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paul W Dennis http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-108023 Paul W Dennis Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:45:38 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-108023 The Time Jumpers are a terrific group but there are other groups working western swing. Try John England & The Western Swingers - they work the jazzier elements of western swing quite effectively and their tribute to Ernest Tubb album was terrific The Tiffany Transcriptions do belong back in print but I doubt that I'll buy the boxed set since I purchased seven of the original sets and there did seem to be some drop off in quality in the higher numbered volumes. Since Wills continually reinvented himself, one should sample all of his recording periods and labels(except possibly the 1960s recordings on Kapp which used Nashville Studio musicians) The Time Jumpers are a terrific group but there are other groups working western swing. Try John England & The Western Swingers – they work the jazzier elements of western swing quite effectively and their tribute to Ernest Tubb album was terrific

The Tiffany Transcriptions do belong back in print but I doubt that I’ll buy the boxed set since I purchased seven of the original sets and there did seem to be some drop off in quality in the higher numbered volumes. Since Wills continually reinvented himself, one should sample all of his recording periods and labels(except possibly the 1960s recordings on Kapp which used Nashville Studio musicians)

]]> By: Rick http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107986 Rick Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:55:11 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107986 Wow, the article I have a link to above is even mentioned in Chet Flippo's brand new "Nashville Skyline" column today about Taylor Swift! That article really resonates with a lot of insiders as they see the mainstream country market splitting into two age brackets and would all like to know how to successfully deal with it. Hmmmm. Chet Flippo's Take: http://www.cmt.com/news/nashville-skyline/1599910/nashville-skyline-taylor-swifts-great-leap-forward.jhtml Wow, the article I have a link to above is even mentioned in Chet Flippo’s brand new “Nashville Skyline” column today about Taylor Swift! That article really resonates with a lot of insiders as they see the mainstream country market splitting into two age brackets and would all like to know how to successfully deal with it. Hmmmm.

Chet Flippo’s Take: http://www.cmt.com/news/nashville-skyline/1599910/nashville-skyline-taylor-swifts-great-leap-forward.jhtml

]]> By: Rick http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107975 Rick Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:54:41 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107975 Drew,check out this article from a radio insider who proposes splitting the current Top 40 format in two. "Young Country" for the Taylor Swift crowd, and "Mainstream Country" for the 35+ set with some actual appreciation or real country music. http://www.edisonresearch.com/home/archives/2008/11/a_generational_split_at_countr.php I posted this link in the news summary thread yesterday as well, but I find it very intriguing! Imagine tuning your car radio to a country radio station that plays the new songs from Alan, George, Ashton, Zac, Randy Houser, James Otto, etc. with absolutely No Taylor Swift, No Carrie Underwood, No Sugarland, No Miranda Lambert etc.! The concept boggles my little mind..... Drew,check out this article from a radio insider who proposes splitting the current Top 40 format in two. “Young Country” for the Taylor Swift crowd, and “Mainstream Country” for the 35+ set with some actual appreciation or real country music.
http://www.edisonresearch.com/home/archives/2008/11/a_generational_split_at_countr.php

I posted this link in the news summary thread yesterday as well, but I find it very intriguing! Imagine tuning your car radio to a country radio station that plays the new songs from Alan, George, Ashton, Zac, Randy Houser, James Otto, etc. with absolutely No Taylor Swift, No Carrie Underwood, No Sugarland, No Miranda Lambert etc.! The concept boggles my little mind…..

]]> By: Stormy http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107957 Stormy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:31:37 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107957 Avril Lavigne is giong to kick somebody's ass. Avril Lavigne is giong to kick somebody’s ass.

]]> By: Drew http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107921 Drew Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:19:35 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107921 Wow, Avril Lavigne and Miley Cyrus? Country fans around the world just took a hard swallow. Serious question: going forward, how do we restructure country radio in order to get out of the rut we're in now? Or is this already an inevitable and irreversible trend? Wow, Avril Lavigne and Miley Cyrus? Country fans around the world just took a hard swallow. Serious question: going forward, how do we restructure country radio in order to get out of the rut we’re in now? Or is this already an inevitable and irreversible trend?

]]> By: TAYERS http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107910 TAYERS Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:19:54 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107910 Ooh, lookie what I found!Tthanks to cmt.com, I found recipes from Zac Brown (he used to own his own restaurant) on www.eatdrinkordie.com. I now know how to make "the best #%&*ing guacamole in the world." Thank you, Zac. Ooh, lookie what I found!Tthanks to cmt.com, I found recipes from Zac Brown (he used to own his own restaurant) on http://www.eatdrinkordie.com. I now know how to make “the best #%&*ing guacamole in the world.” Thank you, Zac.

]]> By: Roger http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107903 Roger Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:28:46 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107903 Kelly you beat me to that post!!!! Kelly you beat me to that post!!!!

]]> By: Rick http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107893 Rick Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107893 Although Bob Wills may still be the King in Texas (and it must be if Waylon said so), western swing music tends to be a forgotten genre among younger country music fans outside of Texas and Oklahoma. The only real western swing influence left in Nashville is the Time Jumpers, who perform one night a week at the Station Inn and on the Opry on occasion. Opry audience members of all ages always respond enthusiastically when exposed to this style of music performed superbly. I'm just thankful Texas artists like Miss Leslie Sloan and Asleep At The Wheel are creating vibrant new western swing music and keeping the genre on life support. I applaud Craig Shelburne for plugging Elizabeth Cook's overproduced major label debut "Hey Y'all". I became a life long fan of Elizabeth the first time I saw her video for "Stupid Things". Elizabeth got blacklisted on Top 40 radio because "Stupid Things" was "Too, Too, Too Country". When I saw Chris Hillman and The Desert Rose Band perform a couple months back a lot of the between song banter from Chris revolved around Gram Parsons. It was fascinating to hear stories about Gram from one of his closest friends. Best "honest quote" of the year: "‘I don’t really see her as a country artist. If you listen to the records and see her play live, she has much more in common with acts like Avril Lavigne and Miley Cyrus.’" Bravo to Max Hole for seeing through the teeny-pop Empress' New Musical Clothes. (lol) I was disappointed that Jesse Dayton didn't bring Brennen Leigh with him to LA a couple of weeks ago. Pappy & Harriet's in the old western movie set community of Pioneertown near Joshua Tree books great artists but is way too distant for me. I'd like Sunny Sweeney to tour through SoCal some year and bring her best friend Brennen along as the opening act! Dream on Rick.... (PS - Great News Day Summary ! LOL) Although Bob Wills may still be the King in Texas (and it must be if Waylon said so), western swing music tends to be a forgotten genre among younger country music fans outside of Texas and Oklahoma. The only real western swing influence left in Nashville is the Time Jumpers, who perform one night a week at the Station Inn and on the Opry on occasion. Opry audience members of all ages always respond enthusiastically when exposed to this style of music performed superbly. I’m just thankful Texas artists like Miss Leslie Sloan and Asleep At The Wheel are creating vibrant new western swing music and keeping the genre on life support.

I applaud Craig Shelburne for plugging Elizabeth Cook’s overproduced major label debut “Hey Y’all”. I became a life long fan of Elizabeth the first time I saw her video for “Stupid Things”. Elizabeth got blacklisted on Top 40 radio because “Stupid Things” was “Too, Too, Too Country”.

When I saw Chris Hillman and The Desert Rose Band perform a couple months back a lot of the between song banter from Chris revolved around Gram Parsons. It was fascinating to hear stories about Gram from one of his closest friends.

Best “honest quote” of the year: “‘I don’t really see her as a country artist. If you listen to the records and see her play live, she has much more in common with acts like Avril Lavigne and Miley Cyrus.’” Bravo to Max Hole for seeing through the teeny-pop Empress’ New Musical Clothes. (lol)

I was disappointed that Jesse Dayton didn’t bring Brennen Leigh with him to LA a couple of weeks ago. Pappy & Harriet’s in the old western movie set community of Pioneertown near Joshua Tree books great artists but is way too distant for me. I’d like Sunny Sweeney to tour through SoCal some year and bring her best friend Brennen along as the opening act! Dream on Rick….

(PS – Great News Day Summary ! LOL)

]]> By: Kelly http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107892 Kelly Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:11:39 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107892 When is the Bob Wills set give-away gonna happen? When is the Bob Wills set give-away gonna happen?

]]> By: gaby http://www.the9513.com/bob-wills-tiffany-transcriptions-box-set-planned-for-january/#comment-107891 gaby Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:02:38 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/3340/#comment-107891 Well I am happy that the UMG guy didn't try and say how taking Taylor international would be great exposure for country music. Finally someone who called it for what it is. Well I am happy that the UMG guy didn’t try and say how taking Taylor international would be great exposure for country music. Finally someone who called it for what it is.

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