Comments on: Lost Highway To Release Willie Nelson Compilation; Country’s Shrinking Middle Class

By: Lucas

Lucas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:59:41 +0000

In reality… the profit should be at about $200,000. I bet the way that Tracy Lawrence went with Rocky Comfort it was even a lower threshold – the Lawrence brothers have a great business model going on.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:38:22 +0000

“I ain’t going down on Brokeback Mountain/That shit ain’t right”

Heh, I reckon “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other” was more in line with the movie’s agenda.

I remember “Superman” from the Last of the Breed tour. It was pretty humorous and got a good reaction from the crowd. I’ve already heard a few versions of “Back to Earth;” it’s destined to be a classic.

By: Ben Milam

Ben Milam — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:35:53 +0000

whatever happened to Pat Green and Cory Morrow?

they are working on the follow up to their compilation album “songs we wish we’d written”. just to throw a curve ball to the kids, this album will be all songs that pat and cory penned themselves. working title: “songs we wish we’d never written”. look for foreword and liner notes by dale watson and chris wall.

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:41:17 +0000

FYI, 500k is the profit line for artists based on his scenario, whereas 350k is the profit line for labels.

By: Jim C

Jim C — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:07 +0000

Wade Bowen?

whatever happened to Pat Green and Cory Morrow?

By: Ben Milam

Ben Milam — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:08:19 +0000

Sunny “Disasta” Shasta Sweeney has new songs up on her myspace page. Sounds pretty good even for demos.

http://www.myspace.com/sunnysweeney

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:04 +0000

The 9513 probably linked to this article last week but I wasn’t paying attention, so here’s another link to the Wall Street Journal’s “The Sisterhood of Bluegrass” written by Barry Mazor:
Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124701433834009187.html#mod=article-outset-box

Top 40 mainstream country radio these days is content to populate the Top 40 with the newest singles from the same group of proven hitmakers. A few newcomers hit the Top 20 now and again, but if they don’t crack that barrier first time out they usually wind up on the shelf. The playlists have become as stale as year old bread….

Gary Stewart is a fine songwriter but his voice is an acquired taste. He should have hooked up with a great singer to perform his songs as part of a Gary Stewart Band! Gary is a Bernie Taupin type who desperately needed an Elton John…

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:10:44 +0000

The Bryan Sutton album sounds pretty good, but I’m not really into sucha heavily instrumental kind of album. For Nickel Creek fans, Chris Thile is on a track and co-wrote another.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:05:23 +0000

The middle class of sales probably went the same place the country style of the 90’s went. Rowdy parties, good music, catchy hooks. Once the labels find one again the other will follow.