Monthly Archives: July 2013

DJ Jimmy Jay’s radio “Rewind Show” – ( Remembering the life of Marshall Lytle PART 2 – band member of Rock n Roll’s 1st, Bill Haley and The Comets ) at MusicChartsMagazine.com

Go through time with legendary DJ Jimmy Jay “Rewind” as he speaks with multiple celebrities in this special radio show remembering the great Marshall Lytle.  Including special guest appearances from James Marvell of Mercy, Al Jardine of The Beach Boys, Paul Revere of The Raiders, Charlie Thomas of The Drifters, Diamond Dave Summerville of The Diamonds and so many more celebrity names we all know and love.

DJ Jimmy Jay’s radio show “Rewind” – Remembering the life of Marshall Lytle PART 2 at MusicChartsMagazine.com

JULY 2, 2013

 

 

 

LW

 

TW

Artist Title (Label)

TW SPINS

LW SPINS

Weeks on Chart

Spin +/-

Streams

1

1

William Clark Green She Likes the Beatles (Bill Grease Records)

490

496

9

-6

22

3

2

The Damn Quails Me And The Whiskey (598 Recordings)

477

463

19

+14

24

4

3

JB and the Moonshine Band The Only Drug (Average Joe’s)

441

411

9

+30

21

15

4

Eleven Hundred Springs Anybody Going to San Antone (EHS)

424

310

14

+114

21

6

5

Randy Rogers Band Fuzzy (Mercury)

420

387

12

+33

19

5

6

Uncle Lucius Keep The Wolves Away (Entertainment One Music)

409

409

17

—–

20

10

7

Granger Smith Silverado Bench Seat (GS)

405

363

8

+42

20

8

8

The Departed Prayer For The Lonely (Vision Ent./Underground Sound)

404

381

15

+23

21

2

9

Casey Donahew Band Whiskey Baby (Almost Country)

400

467

11

-67

18

7

10

Reckless Kelly She Likes Money, He Likes Love (No Big Deal)

383

383

17

—–

19

12

11

Roger Creager For You I Do (Roger Creager Music)

381

343

8

+38

19

17

12

Turnpike Troubadours Before the Devil Knows We’re Dead (Bossier City)

375

298

4

+77

19

13

13

Mario Flores I Didn’t Pick This Life (MF)

370

334

14

+36

18

9

14

Chris Brazeal Band Middle American Blues (CBB)

358

372

19

-14

19

14

15

Josh Grider Summer & Sixteen (AMP)

352

330

6

+22

20

11

16

Jason Boland & the Stragglers Dark & Dirty Mile (Vision Ent./Proud Souls Ent.)

336

359

12

-23

20

18

17

Chris Knight Nothing On Me (Drifter’s Church Prod.)

310

294

15

+16

16

23

18

Brian Keane Easy to Say Goodbye (BK)

292

267

13

+25

18

21

19

Jeremy Steding Lyin’ (JS)

287

286

11

+1

17

22

20

Rosehill Did You Ever Turn Around (Cypress Records)

284

274

10

+10

16

16

21

Cody Johnson I Don’t Care About You (CJB)

282

304

18

-22

16

30

22

Jamie Richards Never Gonna Hear It (JR)

272

229

11

+43

15

25

23

Curtis Grimes Home To Me (CG)

264

254

5

+10

17

35

24

Josh Abbott Band She Will Be Free (Pretty Damn Tough Records)

262

199

4

+63

17

27

25

Cody Jinks Glad to Say (CJ)

260

249

16

+11

15

24

26

Zane Williams Overnight Success (ZW)

256

265

6

-9

15

26

27

Kyle Bennett Hard to Let You Go (KB)

254

251

10

+3

17

28

28

Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road)

240

235

5

+5

15

33

29

Chapter 11 w/Aubrey Lynn England Whiskey and You (C11)

233

219

6

+14

14

19

30

Deryl Dodd Somethin’ Ain’t Always Better Than Nothin’ (Smith Ent.)

232

287

14

-55

12

39

31

No Justice Songs on the Radio (Smith Ent.)

225

188

3

+37

17

20

32

Jason Cassidy Blame It On Waylon (A-Blake Records)

221

286

19

-65

16

32

33

Aaron Watson Summertime Girl (Thirty Tigers)

218

220

4

-2

17

34

34

Mark Allan Atwood Loser (MAA)

212

207

9

+5

11

36

35

The Statesboro Revue Fade My Shade Of Black (Vision Ent./Shalley Records)

209

195

20

+14

12

44

36

Ray Johnston Band Bye Bye City Lights (RJB)

201

175

3

+26

13

38

37

Brad Dunn Band Barstool (BDB)

199

189

6

+10

12

N

38

Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records)

197

100

1

+97

14

37

39

TJ Broscoff This Is The Moment (BGM Records)

197

192

2

+5

10

N

40

Thieving Birds In The Summer (TB)

186

139

1

+47

15

42

41

Cyrus James Lickety Split (CJ)

186

181

11

+5

10

29

42

Cameran Nelson Happy to Beer (CN)

182

232

12

-50

10

41

43

Jenny Simms Goodbye Letter (JS)

179

182

2

-3

7

48

44

Mike Ryan 57 Songs (MR)

171

151

6

+20

11

45

45

Scott Taylor Band I Hate You (STB)

171

175

4

-4

7

40

46

Anson Carter All About the Music (AC)

168

186

15

-18

10

N

47

George Ducas White Lines and Road Signs (GD)

166

143

1

+23

10

R

48

Sam Riggs When The Lights Go Out (SR)

162

143

3

+19

12

N

49

Brett Mullins What A Little Lonely Can Do (BM)

160

138

1

+22

10

47

50

Joni Rae Jack Wild Side (AH-HA Music Group)

156

152

2

+4

11

Copyright © 2013, the Texas Music Chart. Used with permission from Best In Texas Music Marketing LLC, Houston, TX

 

Music Charts Magazine History

– Song for the month of July 2013:

Stompin’ Tom Connors – “Bud The Spud

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listen to Stompin’ Tom Connors song “Bud The Spud” here:

 

 

 

Thomas Charles “Stompin’ Tom” Connors, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was one of Canada’s most prolific and well-known country and folk singer-songwriters. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, Connors is credited with writing more than 300 songs and has released four dozen albums, with total sales of nearly 4 million copies. Connors died at age 77 in his home in Ballinafad, Ontario.

His songs have become part of the Canadian cultural landscape. Three of his best-known songs — Sudbury Saturday Night, Bud the Spud and The Hockey Song — play at every home game of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. The Hockey Song is played at games throughout the National Hockey League.

He was born Charles Thomas Connors in Saint John, New Brunswick to the teenaged Isabel Connors and her boyfriend Thomas Joseph Sullivan at midnight February 9, 1936 at the General Hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick. Isabel’s family were Protestant, and his maternal grandfather, John Connors was a sea captain from Boston, Massachusetts who had died before Stompin’ Tom was born. Stompin’ Tom’s father was a Catholic of Irish and French ancestry, and “may have been Métis or … Micmac.” Isabel Connors and Thomas Joseph Sullivan didn’t wed until 30 years later, probably because Sullivan’s family were devout Catholics and didn’t want him marrying a Protestant; they later divorced. Sullivan’s mother gave him $10, and was told to leave home. Connors was also cousin of New Brunswick fiddling sensation, Ned Landry.

Connors spent a short time living with his mother in a low-security women’s penitentiary before he was seized by Children’s Aid Society and was later adopted by Cora and Russell Aylward in Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island.

At the age of 15 he left his adoptive family to hitchhike across Canada, a journey that consumed the next 13 years of his life as he travelled between various part-time jobs while writing songs on his guitar, literally singing for his supper. He worked in the mines and rode in boxcars, and, in the coldest part of winter, he welcomed vagrancy arrests in order to have a warm place to sleep. At his last stop in Timmins, Ontario, which may also have been his big “break”, he found himself a nickel short of a beer at the city’s Maple Leaf Hotel. The bartender, Gaëtan Lepine, agreed to give Tom a beer if he would play a few songs. These few songs turned into a 13-month contract to play at the hotel, a weekly spot on CKGB in Timmins, eight 45-RPM recordings, and the end of the beginning for Tom Connors.

Connors’ marriage to Lena Welsh took place on November 2, 1973, being broadcast live on Elwood Glover’s Luncheon Date on CBC Television. They chose to get married on television in order, he said during an interview on the show, to share the happiest moment with his fans across the country, whose support had rescued him from a difficult life before show business.

Connors was never part of the Canadian musical establishment, and his style was quite different from other Canadian icons such as Leonard Cohen or Gordon Lightfoot. He could, however, be characterized as a passionist poet within Canadian culture, similar to Milton Acorn and Stan Rogers.

Typically writing about Canadian lore and history, some of Connors’ better-known songs include “Bud the Spud”, “Big Joe Mufferaw”, “The Black Donnellys”, “The Martin Hartwell Story”, “Reesor Crossing Tragedy”, “Sudbury Saturday Night” and “The Hockey Song” (often incorrectly referred to as “The Good Old Hockey Game”); the last is frequently played over sound systems at National Hockey League (NHL) games.

Connors’ habit of stomping the heel of his left boot to keep rhythm earned him the nickname “that stompin’ guy”, or “Stomper”. It wasn’t until Canada’s 100th birthday, July 1, 1967, that the name “Stompin” Tom Connors was first used, when Boyd MacDonald, a waiter at the King George Tavern in Peterborough, Ontario introduced Tom on stage. Based on an enthused audience reaction to it, Tom had it officially registered in Ontario as Stompin’ Tom Ltd. the following week. Various stories have circulated about the origin of the foot stomping, but it’s generally accepted that he did this to keep a strong tempo for his guitar playing — especially in the noisy bars and beer joints where he frequently performed. After numerous complaints about damaged stage floors, Tom began to carry a piece of plywood that he stomped even more vigorously than before. The “stompin’ “ board has since become one of his trademarks. After stomping a hole in the wood, he would pick it up and show it to the audience (accompanied by a joke about the quality of the local lumber) before calling for a new one. It was reported that when asked about his “stompin’ board”, Tom replied, “it’s just a stage I’m going through”. Stompin’ Tom periodically auctioned off his “stompin’ boards” for charity, with one board selling for $15,000 in July, 2011.

Connors always wore his black Stetson in public, and refused to remove it for any reason, even when meeting Queen Elizabeth II at a dinner in Ottawa in October 2002. Buckingham Palace smoothed the way by likening Mr. Connors’s hat to a religious headdress such as a nun’s habit or a Sikh’s turban.

From the Juno Awards, Country Male Vocalist of the Year (1971–1975) and Country Album of the Year (1974, for To It And At It) — all subsequently returned in 1978. He left instructions that the Junos were not to celebrate him after his death.

In 2009, a SOCAN award for Lifetime Achievement.

In 1993, he declined to be inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

In The Greatest Canadian list, Stompin’ Tom Connors ranked thirteenth, the highest placing for any artist on the list. Connors was one of four musicians pictured on the second series of the Canadian Recording Artist Series issued by Canada Post stamps on July 2, 2009.

Connors’ music is rarely heard outside Canada, with the possible exception of his anthemic The Hockey Song which has been recorded by many artists. It has been suggested that Connors refused to allow foreign release of his material, although a more likely reason is that the very Canadian-specific subject matter of many of his folk songs has resulted in limited demand in foreign markets. When Late Night with Conan O’Brien taped a week’s worth of shows in Canada in 2004, Connors was one of the guests of honor, leading the Toronto audience in a rendition of “The Hockey Song”; this was one of the few times Connors performed on American television. Another Canadian-taped installment of Late Night featured a segment in which Triumph the Insult Comic Dog visited Quebec; a parody of Connors’ “Canada Day, Up Canada Way” is heard during the segment.

His character was rough but genuine.

Stompin’ Tom Connors was to Canada what Johnny Cash was to the United States. Stompin’ Tom Connors is known as the Canadian Troubadour of Folk and Country Music.

 

Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stompin’_Tom

 

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. –  (Monday, July 1, 2013) Enjoy a weekend of music, food and fun on Jekyll Island this August for Rodney Atkins’ America’s Heroes Celebration Weekend.  Dedicated to the brave men and women who serve in our nation’s military, this weekend celebration will bring together families and friends for several exciting events including a spotlight for one of the biggest names in country music.
 
Throughout the weekend of August 16 – 18, artists will perform at a variety of venues around the island, ending with a concert from country music all-star Rodney Atkins.  On Sunday, August 18, Atkins will rock the stage of the Jekyll Island Convention Center to entertain crowds in a mega-salute to the men and women of our military.
 
The east Tennessee-native will rock the Jekyll Island Convention Center stage with songs off his yet-to-be-released new album, in addition to hits such as “Take a Back Road,” “Farmer’s Daughter” and “These are My People.”  Atkins will take the stage at 5 p.m., following opening act Rose Falcon, who will begin at 4 p.m.
 
Tickets will go on sale at 9 p.m. Monday, July 1. Advance tickets will be $39 for General Admission, $29 for Military Appreciation General Admission, $54 for Regular Reserved Seating, and $44 for Military Appreciation Reserved Seating.  Only a limited amount of tickets will be sold.
 
More about the Weekend:
On Friday, August 16, the Jekyll Island Club Hotel and Morgan Center will host the Carolina Breakers for the Golden Isles Shag Club’s annual Shag-A-Ganza.  You can catch them again on Saturday at the free Jekyll Island Beach Party alongside DJ Wayne Bennett while enjoying cool libations, food and games.  Later that night, headliner Dean Torrence, of Jan & Dean Torrence, will light up the stage at the Jekyll Island Convention Center at 7 p.m. For more information and tickets, click here.
 
Make sure to head to the beach at 9:30 p.m. to honor our American heroes with a fireworks display that is free and open to the public.  The display will be held near Great Dune Park.
The beach party will continue on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., followed by the highlight of the weekend: a live show from Rodney Atkins dedicated to Active Duty and Veterans of all military branches.
Album

LW

TW

Artist Title (Label)

TW SPINS

LW SPINS

Weeks on Chart

Spin +/-

Stations

 

3

1

William Clark Green She Likes The Beatles (Bill Grease Records)

1,387

1,280

11

+107

71

 

1

2

Randy Rogers Band Fuzzy (Mercury)

1,334

1,451

13

-117

73

 

4

3

Granger Smith Silverado Bench Seat (GS)

1,292

1,197

11

+95

69

 

6

4

Roger Creager For You I Do (Roger Creager Music)

1,225

1,082

11

+143

69

 

2

5

Casey Donahew Band Whiskey Baby (Almost Country)

1,168

1,331

13

-163

69

 

5

6

Jason Boland & the Stragglers Dark & Dirty Mile (Vision Ent./Proud Souls Ent.)

1,136

1,195

13

-59

64

 

7

7

The Departed Prayer for the Lonely (Vision Ent./Underground Sound)

1,079

1,071

15

+8

63

 

9

8

Uncle Lucius Keep The Wolves Away (Entertainment One Music)

1,019

1,038

18

-19

56

 

10

9

Reckless Kelly She Likes Money, He Likes Love (No Big Deal)

1,013

959

19

+54

68

 

8

10

JB and the Moonshine Band The Only Drug (Average Joe’s)

1,005

1,063

11

-58

66

 

13

11

Josh Grider Summer & Sixteen (AMP)

900

811

8

+89

62

 

11

12

The Damn Quails Me and the Whiskey (598 Recordings)

878

827

19

+51

58

 

16

13

Turnpike Troubadours Before The Devil Knows We’re Dead (Bossier City)

868

773

5

+95

57

 

12

14

Ray Johnston Band Bye Bye City Lights (RJB)

818

823

10

-5

54

 

14

15

Eleven Hundred Springs Anybody Going to San Antone (EHS)

817

809

12

+8

55

 

17

16

Mario Flores I Didn’t Pick This Life (MF)

778

750

14

+28

51

 

15

17

Cody Johnson I Don’t Care About You (CJB)

758

798

19

-40

53

 

18

18

The Statesboro Revue Fade My Shade of Black (Vision Ent./Shalley Records)

744

729

19

+15

47

 

22

19

Zane Williams Overnight Success (ZW)

734

641

7

+93

45

 

25

20

Josh Abbott Band She Will Be Free (Pretty Damn Tough Records)

688

571

4

+117

56

 

20

21

Brian Keane Easy to Say Goodbye (BK)

678

686

15

-8

53

 

21

22

Chris Brazeal Band Middle American Blues (CBB)

653

662

13

-9

48

 

29

23

Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records)

651

519

3

+132

49

 

23

24

Hudson Moore Doin’ Just Fine (Vision Ent.)

626

629

16

-3

48

 

26

25

Aaron Watson Summertime Girl (Thirty Tigers)

621

569

5

+52

49

 

24

26

Curtis Grimes Home to Me (CG)

608

577

8

+31

48

 

19

27

Deryl Dodd Somethin’ Ain’t Always Better Than Nothin’ (Smith Ent.)

582

710

16

-128

45

 

28

28

Rosehill Did You Ever Turn Around (Cypress Records)

552

527

9

+25

42

 

33

29

Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road)

525

464

5

+61

39

 

30

30

Chris Knight Nothing On Me (Drifter’s Church Prod.)

502

498

14

+4

38

 

32

31

Kyle Bennett Hard to Let You Go (KB)

460

469

12

-9

38

 

36

32

Jamie Richards Never Gonna Hear It (JR)

456

431

9

+25

46

34

33

Mike Ryan 57 Songs (MR)

436

453

5

-17

32

 

31

34

Jeremy Steding Lyin’ (JS)

433

477

10

-44

39

 

45

35

Sam Riggs When The Lights Go Out (SR)

411

350

5

+61

34

 

38

36

Tejas Brothers Don’t Be So Mean (TB)

409

407

10

+2

38

44

37

Green River Ordinance It Ain’t Love (Good Time Entertainment)

404

365

3

+39

37

 

27

38

Jason Cassidy Blame It On Waylon (A-Blake)

404

564

21

-160

36

 

40

39

Cyrus James Lickety Split (CJ)

401

398

9

+3

36

 

41

40

The Rusty Brothers Little Sister (TRB)

397

396

7

+1

31

 

48

41

Thieving Birds In the Summer (TB)

388

341

2

+47

36

\

43

42

Steve Helms Band Hard Earned Money (SHB)

378

375

9

+3

24

 

37

43

Chapter 11 w/Aubrey Lynn England Whiskey and You (C11)

377

430

3

-53

28

 

42

44

Mark Allan Atwood Loser (MAA)

362

382

3

-20

29

49

45

Cody Jinks Glad to Say (CJ)

358

323

8

+35

34

 

46

46

Jesse Raub Jr Blame It On the Music (JR)

356

350

6

+6

26

 

47

47

Gary Kyle Texas Strong (Pearl Snap Records)

352

346

2

+6

24

 

N

48

No Justice Songs On The Radio (Carved Records)

341

307

1

+34

39

 

39

49

Anson Carter All About the Music (AC)

289

403

18

-114

30

 

N

50

Aaron Einhouse The Worst I Can Do (AE)

287

285

1

+2

24

 Copyright © 2013, the Texas Music Chart.  Used with permission from Best In Texas Music Marketing LLC, Houston, TX