Monthly Archives: October 2013
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LW |
TW |
Artist Title (Label) |
TW SPINS |
LW SPINS |
Weeks on Chart |
Spin +/- |
Stations |
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2 |
1 |
Will Hoge Strong (WH) |
1,476 |
1,291 |
12 |
+185 |
77 |
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3 |
2 |
Green River Ordinance It Ain’t Love (GRO) |
1,354 |
1,249 |
18 |
+105 |
73 |
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|
5 |
3 |
Kyle Park Fit For The King (Indie/Thirty Tigers) |
1,259 |
1,154 |
13 |
+105 |
75 |
|
|
6 |
4 |
Wade Bowen Songs About Trucks (AMP/Sea Gayle) |
1,222 |
1,147 |
8 |
+75 |
70 |
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|
8 |
5 |
Reckless Kelly The Last Goodbye (No Big Deal) |
1,182 |
1,068 |
12 |
+114 |
76 |
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|
7 |
6 |
Mark McKinney Stolen Cash (Texas Evolution) |
1,159 |
1,112 |
14 |
+47 |
68 |
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4 |
7 |
Josh Abbott Band She Will Be Free (Pretty Damn Tough Records) |
1,148 |
1,190 |
19 |
-42 |
68 |
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|
10 |
8 |
Kevin Fowler How Country Are Ya? (Kevin Fowler Records) |
1,062 |
914 |
6 |
+148 |
75 |
|
|
9 |
9 |
Bri Bagwell Hound Dog (BB) |
1,030 |
1,010 |
15 |
+20 |
66 |
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|
1 |
10 |
Cody Johnson Ride With Me (CJB) |
1,019 |
1,329 |
12 |
-310 |
62 |
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|
12 |
11 |
John Slaughter Hasn’t Everyone (Winding Road) |
966 |
879 |
13 |
+87 |
62 |
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|
11 |
12 |
Jason Boland & the Stragglers Electric Bill (Proud Souls Ent.) |
936 |
886 |
6 |
+50 |
67 |
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|
14 |
13 |
Randy Rogers Band Speak Of The Devil (MCA Nashville) |
868 |
843 |
7 |
+25 |
65 |
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|
15 |
14 |
Turnpike Troubadours If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (Lightning Rod Records) |
777 |
730 |
6 |
+47 |
59 |
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13 |
15 |
No Justice Songs On The Radio (Carved Records) |
765 |
877 |
16 |
-112 |
56 |
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17 |
16 |
Rich O’Toole I Love You (PTO Records) |
722 |
721 |
13 |
+1 |
54 |
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19 |
17 |
John David Kent Until We Turn Around (Blackland/Roustabout) |
714 |
656 |
12 |
+58 |
53 |
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18 |
18 |
Bart Crow Loving You’s a Crime (Smith Ent.) |
707 |
715 |
13 |
-8 |
58 |
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21 |
19 |
Mario Flores Let Your Lonesome End With Me (MF) |
639 |
597 |
8 |
+42 |
47 |
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|
16 |
20 |
Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road) |
635 |
730 |
20 |
-95 |
42 |
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|
23 |
21 |
The Statesboro Revue Huck Finn (Vision Ent./Shalley Records) |
621 |
561 |
6 |
+60 |
47 |
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22 |
22 |
TJ Broscoff This is the Moment (BGM Records) |
575 |
569 |
11 |
+6 |
43 |
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|
27 |
23 |
Six Market Blvd. Mailbox (Vision Ent.) |
564 |
532 |
10 |
+32 |
48 |
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24 |
24 |
Granger Smith Miles and Mud Tires (GS) |
550 |
558 |
5 |
-8 |
58 |
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28 |
25 |
Brandon Rhyder Pray The Night (Smith Ent.) |
549 |
464 |
8 |
+85 |
47 |
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30 |
26 |
Josh Grider Smallest Town on Earth (AMP) |
541 |
450 |
3 |
+91 |
54 |
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|
26 |
27 |
Clayton Gardner Something About You (CG) |
541 |
535 |
15 |
+6 |
43 |
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|
25 |
28 |
Matt Caldwell I Know Mexico (MC) |
528 |
551 |
14 |
-23 |
49 |
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|
43 |
29 |
Aaron Watson July in Cheyenne (Thirty Tigers) |
514 |
357 |
2 |
+157 |
47 |
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|
20 |
30 |
Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records) |
499 |
633 |
18 |
-134 |
41 |
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|
38 |
31 |
Jake Kellen Jesus and Hank (Horny Toad Records) |
429 |
388 |
4 |
+41 |
45 |
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32 |
32 |
Rankin Twins Jezebel (RT) |
424 |
432 |
9 |
-8 |
46 |
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29 |
33 |
Brandon Jenkins Tattoo Tears (Smith Ent.) |
422 |
456 |
12 |
-34 |
40 |
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47 |
34 |
William Clark Green Rose Queen (Bill Grease Records) |
416 |
326 |
2 |
+90 |
47 |
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31 |
35 |
Shane Smith & The Saints Coast (SSS) |
414 |
441 |
9 |
-27 |
43 |
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N |
36 |
Casey Donahew Band Small Town Love (Almost Country) |
406 |
299 |
1 |
+107 |
44 |
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37 |
37 |
Charlie Montague Beautiful Noise (CM) |
403 |
409 |
10 |
-6 |
42 |
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36 |
38 |
Taylor Hodak Band Good Man (THB) |
398 |
415 |
11 |
-17 |
36 |
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34 |
39 |
Deryl Dodd Loveletters (Smith Ent.) |
394 |
420 |
7 |
-26 |
36 |
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44 |
40 |
George Ducas White Lines and Road Signs (GD) |
378 |
357 |
6 |
+21 |
35 |
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39 |
41 |
Mark Allan Atwood One Horse (MAA) |
375 |
376 |
7 |
-1 |
38 |
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N |
42 |
Whiskey Myers Home (Wiggy Thump) |
372 |
283 |
1 |
+89 |
43 |
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42 |
43 |
Charlie Robison Brand New Me (Thirty Tigers/Jetwell, Inc.) |
371 |
362 |
4 |
+9 |
40 |
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41 |
44 |
Chris Brazeal Band Sounds Like Home (CBB) |
360 |
363 |
5 |
-3 |
34 |
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50 |
45 |
Jason Cassidy Southern Side (JC) |
359 |
306 |
2 |
+53 |
43 |
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45 |
46 |
Cameran Nelson Reckless in Texas (CN) |
356 |
354 |
4 |
+2 |
35 |
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46 |
47 |
Kris Gordon Triple on the Double (Frio Records) |
351 |
330 |
3 |
+21 |
39 |
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49 |
48 |
LiveWire Whiskey Sunday (Way Out West Records) |
317 |
310 |
8 |
+7 |
31 |
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48 |
49 |
The Dusty Smirl Band Mine For The Mile (TDSB) |
306 |
313 |
4 |
-7 |
37 |
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R |
50 |
Saints Eleven Man in the Water (SE) |
279 |
287 |
4 |
-8 |
26 |
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Join Music Charts Magazine this Halloween 2013 and you will hear the Werewolves scream.
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Alright, you asked for it, we have kept you waiting, now here it is.
Join Music Charts Magazine's CBO Big Al Weekley as he interviews the "Tennessee Bird Walk Discoverers" AKA country music legends "Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan."
We hope that you enjoy this celebrity interview as much as we enjoyed doing it. Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan have had their music played in homes over the world for decades and they continue to bring us great music today.
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan is an American country music duo from Florida. It is composed of guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Jack Blanchard (born May 8, 1942) and his wife, keyboardist/vocalist Misty Morgan (born May 23, 1945). The duo recorded for several labels in the 1970s, including the charting albums Birds of a Feather and Two Sides of Jack and Misty. Betw
een 1969 and 1976, the duo also released fourteen singles, including "Tennessee Bird Walk", a Number One country hit and No. 23 pop hit in 1970.
By 1967, he and Morgan were married and began playing music together, and in 1969, the duo signed to Wayside Records to release its first single, "Big Black Bird (Spirit of Our Love)", which peaked at No. 59 on the U.S. country singles charts. After it came the novelty song "Tennessee Bird Walk", which went to Number One on the country charts and No. 23 on the pop charts. Following it was another novelty hit in "Humphrey the Camel", at No. 5 country and No. 78 pop.
The duo's second album, Two Sides of Jack and Misty, was released on Mega Records two years later. It produced four more chart singles, including the No. 15 "Somewhere in Virginia in the Rain" and another novelty song, "The Legendary Chicken Fairy". Later in the 1970s, Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan released six singles on Epic Records, reaching Top 40 for the last time in 1974 with the No. 23 "Just One More Song". Except for a compilation album called Sweet Memories in 1987, the duo did not release any other material until 1995's Back in Harmony. From there, they began recording on a self-established independent label, "Velvet Saw Records" (named after Jack's nickname). From 2005 through 2008 they released three archival CD albums on Australia's Omni Records label.
Their song 'Yellow Bellied Sapsucker' was used in an episode of the third series of Australian television drama Tangle.
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| Album |
LW |
TW |
Artist Title (Label) |
TW SPINS |
LW SPINS |
Weeks on Chart |
Spin +/- |
Stations |
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1 |
1 |
Cody Johnson Ride With Me (CJB) |
1,329 |
1,353 |
11 |
-24 |
71 |
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|
2 |
2 |
Will Hoge Strong (WH) |
1,291 |
1,227 |
11 |
+64 |
76 |
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|
4 |
3 |
Green River Ordinance It Ain’t Love (GRO) |
1,249 |
1,184 |
17 |
+65 |
71 |
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|
3 |
4 |
Josh Abbott Band She Will Be Free (Pretty Damn Tough Records) |
1,190 |
1,215 |
18 |
-25 |
72 |
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|
5 |
5 |
Kyle Park Fit For The King (Indie/Thirty Tigers) |
1,154 |
1,150 |
12 |
+4 |
74 |
|
|
8 |
6 |
Wade Bowen Songs About Trucks (AMP/Sea Gayle) |
1,147 |
951 |
7 |
+196 |
68 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
Mark McKinney Stolen Cash (Texas Evolution) |
1,112 |
1,028 |
13 |
+84 |
72 |
|
|
6 |
8 |
Reckless Kelly The Last Goodbye (No Big Deal) |
1,068 |
1,044 |
11 |
+24 |
74 |
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|
9 |
9 |
Bri Bagwell Hound Dog (BB) |
1,010 |
919 |
14 |
+91 |
68 |
|
|
13 |
10 |
Kevin Fowler How Country Are Ya? (Kevin Fowler Records) |
914 |
813 |
5 |
+101 |
70 |
|
|
12 |
11 |
Jason Boland & the Stragglers Electric Bill (Proud Souls Ent.) |
886 |
817 |
5 |
+69 |
65 |
|
|
15 |
12 |
John Sluaghter Hasn’t Everyone (Winding Road) |
879 |
783 |
12 |
+96 |
56 |
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|
11 |
13 |
No Justice Songs On The Radio (Carved Records) |
877 |
826 |
15 |
+51 |
62 |
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|
14 |
14 |
Randy Rogers Band Speak Of The Devil (MCA Nashville) |
843 |
799 |
6 |
+44 |
64 |
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|
18 |
15 |
Turnpike Troubadours If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (Lightning Rod Records) |
730 |
678 |
5 |
+52 |
60 |
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|
10 |
16 |
Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road) |
730 |
868 |
19 |
-138 |
50 |
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|
17 |
17 |
Rich O’Toole I Love You (PTO Records) |
721 |
694 |
12 |
+27 |
55 |
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|
20 |
18 |
Bart Crow Loving You’s a Crime (Smith Ent.) |
715 |
640 |
12 |
+75 |
58 |
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|
19 |
19 |
John David Kent Until We Turn Around (Blackland/Roustabout) |
656 |
640 |
11 |
+16 |
53 |
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|
16 |
20 |
Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records) |
633 |
735 |
17 |
-102 |
47 |
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|
22 |
21 |
Mario Flores Let Your Lonesome End With Me (MF) |
597 |
570 |
7 |
+27 |
46 |
|
|
23 |
22 |
TJ Broscoff This is the Moment (BGM Records) |
569 |
569 |
10 |
—– |
45 |
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|
30 |
23 |
The Statesboro Revue Huck Finn (Vision Ent./Shalley Records) |
561 |
491 |
5 |
+70 |
46 |
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|
29 |
24 |
Granger Smith Miles and Mud Tires (GS) |
558 |
492 |
4 |
+66 |
57 |
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|
27 |
25 |
Matt Caldwell I Know Mexico (MC) |
551 |
527 |
13 |
+24 |
53 |
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|
26 |
26 |
Clayton Gardner Something About You (CG) |
535 |
530 |
14 |
+5 |
45 |
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|
25 |
27 |
Six Market Blvd. Mailbox (Vision Ent.) |
532 |
534 |
9 |
-2 |
46 |
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|
33 |
28 |
Brandon Rhyder Pray The Night (Smith Ent.) |
464 |
444 |
7 |
+20 |
45 |
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|
32 |
29 |
Brandon Jenkins Tattoo Tears (Smith Ent.) |
456 |
445 |
11 |
+11 |
41 |
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|
34 |
30 |
Josh Grider Smallest Town on Earth (AMP) |
450 |
418 |
2 |
+32 |
46 |
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|
35 |
31 |
Shane Smith & The Saints Coast (SSS) |
441 |
406 |
8 |
+35 |
45 |
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|
36 |
32 |
Rankin Twins Jezebel (RT) |
432 |
400 |
8 |
+32 |
47 |
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|
21 |
33 |
Aaron Watson Summertime Girl (Thirty Tigers) |
429 |
628 |
19 |
-199 |
34 |
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|
37 |
34 |
Deryl Dodd Loveletters (Smith Ent.) |
420 |
395 |
6 |
+25 |
40 |
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|
24 |
35 |
Curtis Grimes Home to Me (CG) |
420 |
567 |
22 |
-147 |
30 |
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|
40 |
36 |
Taylor Hodak Band Good Man (THB) |
415 |
381 |
10 |
+34 |
41 |
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|
39 |
37 |
Charlie Montague Beautiful Noise (CM) |
409 |
385 |
9 |
+24 |
42 |
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|
43 |
38 |
Jake Kellen Jesus and Hank (Horny Toad Records) |
388 |
358 |
3 |
+30 |
45 |
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|
38 |
39 |
Mark Allan Atwood One Horse (MAA) |
376 |
392 |
6 |
-16 |
33 |
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|
28 |
40 |
Chapter 11 w/Aubrey Lynn England Whiskey and You (C11) |
368 |
502 |
17 |
-134 |
34 |
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42 |
41 |
Chris Brazeal Band Sounds Like Home (CBB) |
363 |
369 |
4 |
-6 |
36 |
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|
45 |
42 |
Charlie Robison Brand New Me (Thirty Tigers/Jetwell, Inc.) |
362 |
336 |
3 |
+26 |
40 |
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|
N |
43 |
Aaron Watson July in Cheyenne (Thirty Tigers) |
357 |
178 |
1 |
+179 |
36 |
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|
41 |
44 |
George Ducas White Lines and Road Signs (GD) |
357 |
378 |
5 |
-21 |
34 |
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|
44 |
45 |
Cameran Nelson Reckless in Texas (CN) |
354 |
357 |
3 |
-3 |
35 |
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|
50 |
46 |
Kris Gordon Triple on the Double (Frio Records) |
330 |
263 |
2 |
+67 |
39 |
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|
N |
47 |
William Clark Green Rose Queen (Bill Grease Records) |
326 |
230 |
1 |
+96 |
38 |
|
|
46 |
48 |
The Dusty Smirl Band Mine For The Mile (TDSB) |
313 |
319 |
3 |
-6 |
39 |
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|
47 |
49 |
LiveWire Whiskey Sunday (Way Out West Records) |
310 |
310 |
7 |
—– |
31 |
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| PHOTO COMING SOON |
N |
50 |
Jason Cassidy Southern Side (JC) |
306 |
231 |
1 |
+75 |
39 |
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LL COOL J RETURNS TO HOST ONE-HOUR EVENT ON DEC. 6
ROBIN THICKE TO PERFORM EXCLUSIVE CONCERT FOR GUESTS FOLLOWING THE LIVE TELECAST
CBS Entertainment Special Will Announce Nominations for the
56th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Oct. 09, 2013) — GRAMMY® winner Drake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Robin Thicke, and four-time GRAMMY winner Keith Urban are the first acts announced to perform on “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®.” Two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J returns to host the one-hour special, which takes place at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Friday, Dec. 6. The show — which will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees — will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 10 – 11 p.m. ET/PT. Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly. For updates and breaking news, please visit GRAMMY.com, and The Recording Academy®‘s social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
Following the one-hour live telecast, guests will experience an exclusive concert by Thicke. Tickets for “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” go on sale to the general public on Thursday, Oct. 17, and will be available online at www.axs.com or via AXS charge-by-phone lines at 888.9.AXS.TIX (888.929.7849).
This concert special marks the sixth time nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards® will be announced live on primetime television. Last year’s airing of the nominations special helped lead to stellar ratings for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which garnered 28.37 million viewers — the second-largest audience for the awards broadcast since 1993. The telecast also nearly doubled its social media conversation from the previous year, generating 24.8 million comments (based on research compiled by Bluefin, PeopleBrowsr and Mass Relevance).
LL COOL J has hosted “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” since its inception in December 2008, and also hosted the annual GRAMMY Awards telecast for the second time earlier this year.
The road to Music’s Biggest Night begins with “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!” and culminates with the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC. Ken Ehrlich is the executive producer. LL COOL J is producer.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like “The GRAMMYs” on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs’ social communities on Foursquare, GetGlue, Google +, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and YouTube.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in covering this event, you MUST request credentials for the Media Center no later than Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Directions for credential pickup will be given upon confirmation of credential status. All satellite truck/van parking must be coordinated with Jessica Erskine/Rogers & Cowan no later than Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. ALL MEDIA MUST BE CREDENTIALED for this event.
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Le program Fred’s Country: La musique Country de Tradition avec Frederic (Fred) Moreau. Le program Fred’s Country est diffusé sur 65 fréquences FM, 54 radios ou webradios.
Radio Show Host: Fred Moreau
Program Fred’s Country w41-13 – 11 octobre 2013 à 15:00
Music Charts Magazine is proud to be friends with Mr. Moreau and glad to now be one of the many to host Program Fred’s Country. ( French/English)
Radio Program “Fred’s Country” – Now at Music Charts Magazine!
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Music Charts Magazine History
– Song for the month of October 2013:
Elvis Presley – “Jailhouse Rock“
Listen to Elvis Presley’s song “Jailhouse Rock” here:
“Jailhouse Rock” is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. The song was released as a 45rpm single on September 24, 1957, to coincide with the release of Presley’s motion picture, Jailhouse Rock.
The song as sung by Elvis Presley is #67 on Rolling Stone‘s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
The single, with its B-side “Treat Me Nice,” was a US #1 hit for 7 weeks in the fall of 1957, and a UK #1 hit for three weeks early in 1958. In addition, “Jailhouse Rock” spent one week at the top of the country charts and reached the #2 position on the R&B charts.
Also in 1957, “Jailhouse Rock” was the lead song in an EP (extended play single), together with other songs from the film, namely “Young and Beautiful,” “I Want to be Free,” “Don’t Leave Me Now,” and “(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care.” It topped the Billboard EP charts, eventually selling two million copies and earning a double-platinum RIAA certification.
In 2005, the song was re-released in the UK and reached #1 for a single week. The song, which is an example of simple verse form, eventually received an additional double-platinum certification from the RIAA in 1992, representing shipments of 2 million copies of the single.
“Jailhouse Rock” was performed regularly in a medley along with many old rock and roll hits by Queen and was the opening song on Queen’s 1980 North American tour for The Game. It was the last song in the motion picture The Blues Brothers. This song was featured on American Idol when Season 5 contestant Taylor Hicks performed it on May 9, 2006 and when Season 7 contestant Danny Noriega performed it on February 20, 2008. The song was also featured in Disney’s animated film Lilo & Stitch during the ending credits. In an episode of Full House Jesse and Becky sing this song at their wedding reception. The song was included in the musical revue “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”.
The German rock band Spider Murphy Gang is named after one of the characters in the lyrics.
In Stephen King’s novel Christine, “J
ailhouse Rock” is playing when the car runs down Buddy Repperton, one of the guys who smashed up the car at the garage.
American rock and roll revival act Sha Na Na performed “Jailhouse Rock” live at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969.
Westlife performed the song for the medley part of their Where the Dreams Come True Tour.
Chris Brown covered the song at the 2007 Movie’s Rock.
Scratch Track added this song to their live performance of “Love Someone.”
Dwayne Johnson performed a parody of the song that pokes fun at his Wrestlemania XXVIII opponent John Cena during the Rock Concert on an episode of WWE Raw in March 2012. WWE later released this version on iTunes as “Rock’s Concert”.
Scenes from the music video of the One Direction single Kiss You are based on the “Jailhouse Rock” production number from the Elvis film.
“Jailhouse Rock” has also been recorded by:
- The Residents
- The Cadets (AKA The Jacks)
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Miranda Lambert
- Merle Haggard
- Mötley Crüe (This song was a live song only. This song was used as the 10th and final track on their 1987 album Girls, Girls, Girls.)
- Brownsville Station
- The Blues Brothers (This version was the ending song of the movie, performed with other musicians such as Ray Charles and Cab Calloway)
- Patti Smith
- ZZ Top
- The Animals
- Twisted Sister
- The Cramps
- Judy Nylon
- Looney Tunes
- John Cougar Mellencamp (This version was included in the soundtrack for Honeymoon in Vegas)
- Michael Bolton and Carl Perkins
- Jeff Beck Group (featuring Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood)
- Billy “Crash” Craddock
- Adriano Celentano
- Cliff Richard – at concerts
- ABBA with Olivia Newton-John and Andy Gibb
- Queen
- Frankie Lymon
- Danny Noriega
- Enrique Guzmán (in Spanish)
- Micro Chips (In Spanish)
- Dean Carter (1967)
- Mind Garage recorded by Elvis Presley’s sound engineer Tom Pick and Recording technician Roy Shockley in RCA’s “Nashville Sound” studio, under the management of Chet Atkins.
- IBEX pre-Queen era band featuring Freddie Mercury on the recording Live In Liverpool
- Carl Perkins
- Eilert Pilarm
- Link Wray
- Marshall Chapman
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