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Music Charts Magazine Presents – “NEW DISCOVERY” – “Kristi Miller” – for the month of August 2013.

Looking for some “New” music to add to your player and can’t find anything that blows you away?

Check out this Music Charts Magazine “NEW DISCOVERY” Interview with “Kristi Miller” and be prepared to be excited knowing there is still 100% awesome music out there that you still have not heard.

After you listen to this great interview showing you the ins and outs of Kristi Miller ( a girl that hails from the Great State of Kentucky ), we are sure you will be glad you found this “New Discovery” to add to your music playlist. 

For booking, interviews, or just to say Hi!  Contact Kristi Miller at her website:  www.KristiMiller.net

Music Charts Magazine proudly presents NEW DISCOVERY” for the month of August 2013 “Kristi Miller

LISTEN To “NEW DISCOVERY” Interview with Kristi Miller HERE:

Music Charts Magazine Present “New Discovery” Kristi Miller – Interview by Big Al Weekley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JULY 30, 2013

 

 

 

LW

 

TW

Artist Title (Label)

TW SPINS

LW SPINS

Weeks on Chart

Spin +/-

Streams

2

1

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

481

482

7

-1

22

4

2

Granger Smith Silverado Bench Seat (GS)

468

459

11

+9

20

6

3

Josh Grider Summer & Sixteen (AMP)

430

444

9

-14

21

1

4

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

427

531

12

-104

21

8

5

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

413

412

17

+1

19

5

6

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

385

454

18

-69

19

7

7

Roger Creager For You I Do (Roger Creager Music)

357

414

11

-57

19

11

8

The Damn Quails Me And The Whiskey (598 Recordings)

343

363

22

-20

20

19

9

Rosehill Did You Ever Turn Around (Cypress Records)

337

326

13

+11

18

12

10

Uncle Lucius Keep The Wolves Away (Entertainment One Music)

337

358

20

-21

17

26

11

Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records)

335

289

4

+46

17

10

12

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

333

383

15

-50

19

3

13

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

332

466

12

-134

20

15

14

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

325

336

7

-11

18

22

15

Aaron Watson Summertime Girl (Thirty Tigers)

321

307

7

+14

19

24

16

Curtis Grimes Home To Me (CG)

319

295

8

+24

20

13

17

Zane Williams Overnight Success (ZW)

316

353

9

-37

16

9

18

Randy Rogers Band Fuzzy (Mercury)

296

391

15

-95

17

16

19

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

295

335

18

-40

16

17

20

Jamie Richards Never Gonna Hear It (JR)

291

328

14

-37

16

14

21

Casey Donahew Band Whiskey Baby (Almost Country)

285

345

14

-60

17

23

22

Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road)

284

305

8

-21

17

25

23

No Justice Songs on the Radio (Smith Ent.)

283

289

6

-6

18

21

24

Cody Jinks Glad to Say (CJ)

280

320

19

-40

15

18

25

Eleven Hundred Springs Anybody Going to San Antone (EHS)

278

327

17

-49

19

28

26

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

267

273

9

-6

17

20

27

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

266

322

20

-56

14

31

28

Mark Allan Atwood Loser (MAA)

263

254

12

+9

13

29

29

Kyle Bennett Hard to Let You Go (KB)

242

269

13

-27

15

34

30

Thieving Birds In The Summer (TB)

240

232

4

+8

18

30

31

Brian Keane Easy to Say Goodbye (BK)

230

262

16

-32

16

35

32

Jenny Simms Goodbye Letter (JS)

228

231

5

-3

9

42

33

Aaron Kothmann I Can’t Take Me Anywhere (Nicol Rae Records)

212

181

3

+31

12

33

34

Mike Ryan 57 Songs (MR)

208

244

9

-36

12

41

35

George Ducas White Lines and Road Signs (GD)

207

194

4

+13

10

39

36

Sam Riggs When The Lights Go Out (SR)

206

200

6

+6

14

40

37

Brett Mullins What A Little Lonely Can Do (BM)

197

195

4

+2

11

27

38

Jeremy Steding Lyin’ (JS)

193

275

14

-82

10

37

39

Ray Johnston Band Bye Bye City Lights (RJB)

191

205

6

-14

13

38

40

TJ Broscoff This Is The Moment (BGM Records)

191

203

5

-12

10

N

41

Mark McKinney Stolen Cash (MM)

182

137

1

+45

16

N

42

Bart Crow Loving You’s A Crime (Smith Ent.)

177

115

1

+62

14

44

43

Callahan Divide Party on the River (CD)

174

165

3

+9

10

48

44

Rich O’Toole I Love You (PTO Records)

170

149

2

+21

11

N

45

John Slaughter Hasn’t Everyone (Winding Road)

170

138

1

+32

11

43

46

Brad Dunn Band Barstool (BDB)

168

173

9

-5

10

N

47

Kylie Rae Harris Slide Over (KRH)

161

143

1

+18

11

N

48

Brandon Jenkins Tattoo Tears (Smith Ent.)

154

119

1

+35

9

N

49

Bri Bagwell Hound Dog (BB)

146

135

1

+11

11

N

50

Matt Caldwell I Know Mexico (MC)

141

116

1

+25

11

N

51

Melissa Brooke Don’t Waste Your Time (BGM Records)

141

140

1

+1

9

50

52

The Beau Walker Band Lost, Lovesick and Lonely (TBWB)

141

144

2

-3

7

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Album

LW

TW

Artist Title (Label)

TW SPINS

LW SPINS

Weeks on Chart

Spin +/-

Stations

 

1

1

Granger Smith Silverado Bench Seat (GS)

1,216

1,298

14

-82

65

 

3

2

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

1,127

1,147

8

-20

63

 

2

3

Roger Creager For You I Do (Roger Creager Music)

1,104

1,254

14

-150

67

 

6

4

Josh Grider Summer & Sixteen (AMP)

990

984

11

+6

65

 

4

5

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

939

1,110

14

-171

58

 

9

6

Aaron Watson Summertime Girl (Thirty Tigers)

900

831

8

+69

58

 

10

7

Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records)

874

820

6

+54

58

 

13

8

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

831

763

7

+68

62

 

8

9

Uncle Lucius Keep The Wolves Away (Entertainment One Music)

814

839

21

-25

50

 

7

10

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

813

883

18

-70

53

 

17

11

Curtis Grimes Home to Me (CG)

758

704

11

+54

52

 

12

12

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

747

793

17

-46

51

 

5

13

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

697

1,099

14

-402

58

 

15

14

Zane Williams Overnight Success (ZW)

687

719

10

-32

49

 

14

15

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

570

720

16

-150

48

 

18

16

Ray Johnston Band Bye Bye City Lights (RJB)

552

647

13

-95

46

 

11

17

Randy Rogers Band Fuzzy (Mercury)

528

794

16

-266

43

 

22

18

Sam Riggs When The Lights Go Out (SR)

525

523

8

+2

46

 

19

19

Brian Keane Easy to Say Goodbye (BK)

521

598

18

-77

44

 

30

20

Green River Ordinance It Ain’t Love (GRO)

508

432

6

+76

44

 

21

21

Rosehill Did You Ever Turn Around (Cypress Records)

502

531

12

-29

44

 

20

22

Casey Donahew Band Whiskey Baby (Almost Country)

495

582

16

-87

40

 

24

23

Jamie Richards Never Gonna Hear It (JR)

478

496

12

-18

46

 

25

24

Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road)

459

491

8

-32

47

 

16

25

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

456

709

22

-253

43

 

29

26

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

438

439

6

-1

34

 

28

27

The Rusty Brothers Little Sister (TRB)

428

441

10

-13

34

 

35

28

Bri Bagwell Hound Dog (BB)

423

401

3

+22

44

 

32

29

Kyle Bennett Hard to Let You Go (KB)

387

421

15

-34

37

 

48

30

Matt Caldwell I Know Mexico (MC)

377

247

2

+130

35

 

40

31

Clayton Gardner Something About You (CG)

376

344

3

+32

43

 

37

32

Thieving Birds In the Summer (TB)

368

378

5

-10

42

 

36

33

No Justice Songs On The Radio (Carved Records)

368

385

4

-17

41

 

33

34

Mike Ryan 57 Songs (MR)

363

417

8

-54

36

 

N

35

Kyle Park Fit For The King (Indie/Thirty Tigers)

353

180

1

+173

36

 

31

36

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

347

431

17

-84

30

 

34

37

Cody Jinks Glad to Say (CJ)

340

402

11

-62

31

 

45

38

Mark McKinney Stolen Cash (MM)

338

272

2

+66

41

 

27

39

Eleven Hundred Springs Anybody Going to San Antone (EHS)

331

446

15

-115

33

 

26

40

The Damn Quails Me and the Whiskey (598 Recordings)

328

453

22

-125

37

 

N

41

John Slaughter Hasn’t Everyone (Winding Road)

294

211

1

+83

31

 

42

42

Kylie Rae Harris Slide Over (KRH)

291

299

3

-8

32

 

N

43

Bart Crow Band Loving You’s a Crime (Smith Ent.)

288

197

1

+91

33

 

41

44

Jesse Raub Jr Blame It On the Music (JR)

280

307

9

-27

21

 

43

45

Aaron Einhouse The Worst I Can Do (AE)

270

293

4

-23

30

 

N

46

Rich O’Toole I Love You (PTO Records)

256

201

1

+55

24

 

R

47

Dolly Shine Spinning My Wheels (DS)

245

209

2

+36

21

 

47

48

Callahan Divide Party on the River (CD)

244

257

3

-13

23

 

50

49

Aaron Kothmann I Can’t Take Me Anywhere (Nicol Rae Records)

233

222

2

+11

25

 

46

50

Cyrus James Lickety Split (CJ)

218

257

12

-39

27

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

Music Charts Magazine – BREAKING NEWS
 
Coming Soon – only to MusicChartsMagazine.com – we will show you, the reader, the listener, the true blooded music fans.. Proof without any reasonable doubt.. that for a Fact.. There Does Exist.. A Tennessee Bird Walk.
 
 
Coming soon: The Tennessee Bird Walk Discoverers get on the phone with the staff here at Music Charts Magazine and tell us their story on how they discovered these birds that are walking “all over Tennessee”,,, This interview will be audio as are our other interviews and we just know this is one interview you will want to hear. If your looking for a hot vacation spot please visit Tennessee and you never know.. maybe you will run into a Tennessee walking bird or one of these Tennessee Bird Walk Discoverers as you never know where they will be next???
 

Find out more about the Tennessee Bird Walk Coming soon to www.MusicChartsMagazine.com.


JULY 23, 2013

 

LW

TW

Artist Title (Label)

TW SPINS

LW SPINS

Weeks on Chart

Spin +/-

Streams

1

1

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

531

544

11

-13

23

4

2

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

482

461

6

+21

23

2

3

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

466

502

11

-36

23

5

4

Granger Smith Silverado Bench Seat (GS)

459

460

10

-1

20

3

5

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

454

464

17

-10

21

10

6

Josh Grider Summer & Sixteen (AMP)

444

416

8

+28

22

6

7

Roger Creager For You I Do (Roger Creager Music)

414

432

10

-18

20

11

8

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

412

414

16

-2

21

8

9

Randy Rogers Band Fuzzy (Mercury)

391

426

14

-35

20

13

10

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

383

396

14

-13

22

7

11

The Damn Quails Me And The Whiskey (598 Recordings)

363

430

21

-67

21

14

12

Uncle Lucius Keep The Wolves Away (Entertainment One Music)

358

396

19

-38

17

16

13

Zane Williams Overnight Success (ZW)

353

347

8

+6

17

12

14

Casey Donahew Band Whiskey Baby (Almost Country)

345

407

13

-62

17

17

15

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

336

330

6

+6

19

19

16

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

335

322

17

+13

18

20

17

Jamie Richards Never Gonna Hear It (JR)

328

320

13

+8

16

9

18

Eleven Hundred Springs Anybody Going to San Antone (EHS)

327

424

16

-97

20

18

19

Rosehill Did You Ever Turn Around (Cypress Records)

326

323

12

+3

18

15

20

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

322

395

19

-73

17

23

21

Cody Jinks Glad to Say (CJ)

320

293

18

+27

16

22

22

Aaron Watson Summertime Girl (Thirty Tigers)

307

295

6

+12

20

21

23

Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road)

305

310

7

-5

18

26

24

Curtis Grimes Home To Me (CG)

295

285

7

+10

20

31

25

No Justice Songs on the Radio (Smith Ent.)

289

258

5

+31

20

28

26

Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records)

289

272

3

+17

18

25

27

Jeremy Steding Lyin’ (JS)

275

287

13

-12

16

30

28

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

273

271

8

+2

16

29

29

Kyle Bennett Hard to Let You Go (KB)

269

272

12

-3

17

24

30

Brian Keane Easy to Say Goodbye (BK)

262

287

15

-25

18

33

31

Mark Allan Atwood Loser (MAA)

254

236

11

+18

13

27

32

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

244

273

20

-29

16

34

33

Mike Ryan 57 Songs (MR)

244

226

8

+18

13

36

34

Thieving Birds In The Summer (TB)

232

211

3

+21

17

32

35

Jenny Simms Goodbye Letter (JS)

231

239

4

-8

9

35

36

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

210

222

16

-12

12

38

37

Ray Johnston Band Bye Bye City Lights (RJB)

205

205

5

—–

13

37

38

TJ Broscoff This Is The Moment (BGM Records)

203

207

4

-4

10

44

39

Sam Riggs When The Lights Go Out (SR)

200

183

5

+17

14

41

40

Brett Mullins What A Little Lonely Can Do (BM)

195

190

3

+5

11

40

41

George Ducas White Lines and Road Signs (GD)

194

193

3

+1

10

47

42

Aaron Kothmann I Can’t Take Me Anywhere (Nicol Rae Records)

181

164

2

+17

10

39

43

Brad Dunn Band Barstool (BDB)

173

202

8

-29

12

49

44

Callahan Divide Party on the River (CD)

165

158

2

+7

9

48

45

Tejas Brothers Don’t Be So Mean (TB)

158

162

5

-4

11

N

46

Austin Allsup In This Deep (AA)

150

111

1

+39

8

42

47

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

150

190

22

-40

8

N

48

Rich O’Toole I Love You (PTO Records)

149

140

1

+9

9

46

49

Cameran Nelson Happy to Beer (CN)

144

166

14

-22

10

N

50

The Beau Walker Band Lost, Lovesick and Lonely (TBWB)

144

113

1

+31

7

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Album

LW

TW

Artist Title (Label)

TW SPINS

LW SPINS

Weeks on Chart

Spin +/-

Stations

 

3

1

Granger Smith Silverado Bench Seat (GS)

1,298

1,289

13

+9

71

 

1

2

Roger Creager For You I Do (Roger Creager Music)

1,254

1,324

13

-70

72

 

4

3

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

1,147

1,121

7

+26

68

 

5

4

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

1,110

1,104

13

+6

67

 

2

5

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

1,099

1,300

13

-201

71

 

9

6

Josh Grider Summer & Sixteen (AMP)

984

941

10

+43

68

 

6

7

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

883

1,002

17

-119

58

 

10

8

Uncle Lucius Keep The Wolves Away (Entertainment One Music)

839

932

20

-93

54

 

13

9

Aaron Watson Summertime Girl (Thirty Tigers)

831

766

7

+65

56

 

12

10

Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records)

820

773

5

+47

59

 

7

11

Randy Rogers Band Fuzzy (Mercury)

794

958

15

-164

52

 

14

12

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

793

765

16

+28

55

 

19

13

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

763

723

6

+40

61

 

8

14

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

720

943

15

-223

56

 

15

15

Zane Williams Overnight Success (ZW)

719

765

9

-46

52

 

11

16

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

709

887

21

-178

55

 

18

17

Curtis Grimes Home to Me (CG)

704

741

10

-37

51

 

17

18

Ray Johnston Band Bye Bye City Lights (RJB)

647

742

12

-95

51

 

22

19

Brian Keane Easy to Say Goodbye (BK)

598

670

17

-72

48

 

16

20

Casey Donahew Band Whiskey Baby (Almost Country)

582

764

15

-182

46

 

26

21

Rosehill Did You Ever Turn Around (Cypress Records)

531

539

11

-8

45

 

25

22

Sam Riggs When The Lights Go Out (SR)

523

550

7

-27

44

 

23

23

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

511

619

21

-108

44

 

29

24

Jamie Richards Never Gonna Hear It (JR)

496

464

11

+32

46

 

27

25

Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road)

491

514

7

-23

50

 

21

26

The Damn Quails Me and the Whiskey (598 Recordings)

453

677

21

-224

45

 

20

27

Eleven Hundred Springs Anybody Going to San Antone (EHS)

446

698

14

-252

43

 

35

28

The Rusty Brothers Little Sister (TRB)

441

410

9

+31

34

 

33

29

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

439

427

5

+12

32

 

32

30

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

432

435

5

-3

42

 

30

31

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

431

464

16

-33

35

 

34

32

Kyle Bennett Hard to Let You Go (KB)

421

423

14

-2

43

 

36

33

Mike Ryan 57 Songs (MR)

417

400

7

+17

39

 

37

34

Cody Jinks Glad to Say (CJ)

402

386

10

+16

36

 

42

35

Bri Bagwell Hound Dog (BB)

401

332

2

+69

40

 

40

36

No Justice Songs On The Radio (Carved Records)

385

354

3

+31

44

 

31

37

Thieving Birds In the Summer (TB)

378

440

4

-62

44

 

39

38

Jeremy Steding Lyin’ (JS)

366

377

12

-11

38

 

38

39

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

359

383

18

-24

34

 

47

40

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Friday, July 19, 2013) – Country singer/songwriter Chuck Wicks will debut his brand new music video for “Salt Life” today on CMT Pure, CMT Mobile and CMT.com. The exclusive premiere was directed by Marcel Chagnon and shot in Destin, Fla. The video can be viewed here.  
 
“Salt life” is the first single from Wicks’ EP Rough, released in April. Wicks partnered with the ocean lifestyle brand, Salt Life, to give 20,000 fans a complimentary copy of Rough with their purchase of Salt Life branded products. 
 
“Salt Life is the ultimate lifestyle! I’ve lived it since I was a kid growing up near Dewey Beach in Delaware every Summer,” says Wicks. “I believe we captured the love for summertime, beach, fishing and just plain having a good time with this video and song.”
 
Wicks is also a co-host of Cumulus’ “America’s Morning Show” on New York City’s NASH FM 94.7 alongside Blair Garner, Terri Clark, Sunny Sweeney and Lee Ann Womack. The show airs live from Nashville from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET every weekday. 
 
For more information, please visit www.chuckwicks.com.  Follow him on Facebook @ChuckWicks and on Twitter @ChuckWicksMusic.

The first thing I need to say about LoCash Cowboys self-titled, debut album is ‘it’s about time’.  The duo, made up of Preston Brust and Chris Lucas, have been around for a while, putting two singles,  “Here Comes Summer” and “Keep in Mind,” in the Top 40 back in 2010.  They released more singles in 2011, 2012 and 2013, but none of them got as much air time as I think they should have.  As a result, not many people heard the songs or requested the songs to be played on the radio, and none of these songs did very well on national music charts.

This singer/songwriter team has had a Number 1 single, but it wasn’t something they recorded.  Keith Urban took “You Gonna Fly,” written by Preston and Chris, to the top of the charts, in 2012.  Tim McGraw had a Top 10 hit, “Truck Yeah,” also written by this duo.

Several songs LoCash Cowboys previously released as singles are also part of this new album, including my favorite, “Keep in Mind.”  I will never understand why this song peaked at No. 34 on Billboard’s country chart.  Well written, and certainly well performed, the song should have been a Number 1 hit for the duo.  It seems not enough radio stations picked the song up at the time of its release.

Other songs on the new album are “Chase a Little Love,” “You Make it Look Good,” “I Hope,” “Hey, Hey, Hey,” “Best Seat,” “Little Miss Crazy Hot,” “Bounce,” Love Drunk,” “Fine,” “Independent Trucker,”  and “C.O.U.N.T.R.Y.”  Nine of the 12 songs were written or co-written by Chris and Preston.  George Jones is a featured guest vocalist on the song “Independent Trucker.”

This debut album comes just six months after the signing with their new label, Average Joes Entertainment.  Fans will find a little of everything in the music on this new CD.  A lot of the songs are about family and fun, some are flirty songs, and of course there are some of the high-energy songs you will hear at their stage shows.

Not surprising they included “C.O.U.N.T.R.Y.”  and “Hey, Hey, Hey” on this new project.  These are two of the songs the duo has been performing for a long time.  Fans probably can’t think ‘LoCash’ without thinking ‘C.O.U.N.T.R.Y.’

I wasn’t a fan when I first heard LoCash Cowboys.  Their music was loud, and seemed to be more for the young country/rock fan than it was for the older, more traditional country music listener.  However, they won me over with “Keep in Mind,” and they are certainly keeping my attention with songs like “Chase a Little Love,” and “I Hope.”  Whatever you may be in the mood to listen to, they seem to have a song that will work for you.  I’ve seen them in concert several times, and if they are ever back in this area I will definitely see them again.  It didn’t take long for me. I went from ‘I don’t like them,” to “They’re ok,” to “I’m one of their biggest fans” in no time at all!

When I listen to a CD for the first time, I pick a favorite.  I didn’t think I would have to do that this time, because “Keep in Mind” is one of the songs on this new album, and because that will always be my favorite LoCash Cowboys song.  But I did pick a ‘second favorite.’  That honor is going to “I Hope.”

Preston tells his fans that what country music really boils down to is the power of the song.  His hope is that the group will be able to reach out to both the older and younger crowd.  One of the hopes for the duo was that this album contain songs that best define LoCash.  I think they accomplished that.

You can get all your LoCash Cowboy news by visiting their website at www.locashcowboys.com, and follow them on Twitter @locashcowboys.  Keep up with everything country music by visiting our website at www.countryschatter.com, and follow us on Twitter @countryschatter.

 

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Upcoming Performances Include Grand Ole Opry on July 17 in Nashville, CMA Songwriter Series at Joe’s Pub on July 23-24 in NYC, and Texas Dates in August
 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – July 15, 2013 – Country music singer/songwriter Steve Wariner will release his new album, It Ain’t All Bad, on Tuesday, Sept. 10. This is his first non-instrumental album in more than eight years, and he produced the album and wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs. Wariner will release the album on his own label, SelecTone Records, and it will be distributed by Allegro Distribution, a division of the Allegro Media Group. 
 
“I am excited to introduce these new songs to my fans,” said Wariner. “My friends and I have written these songs over the last few years, and I’ve been saving them for this project. I’ve had fans come up and ask me when I was going to do another album with vocals on it. I didn’t mean to take an eight-year break from singing on an album. I just had such a blast making my guitar tribute to Chet Atkins, so I followed it up with another instrumental album. Now I’ve got to remind folks that I still sing,” he said with a laugh.   
 
Wariner’s co-writers on this album are Al Anderson, Bill Anderson, Kent Blazy, Rick Carnes, Rockie Lynne, Rob McNelley, Karyn Rochelle, Jim Rushing, Mike Severs, Allen Shamblin and Tom Shapiro.
 
The 12 songs featured on It Ain’t All Bad are:
 
1)  “It Ain’t All Bad”  (Steve Wariner, Allen Shamblin)                  
 
2)   “Voodoo”  (Steve Wariner, Al Anderson)
 
3)  “Arrows at Airplanes”  (Steve Wariner, Rockie Lynne, Mike Severs)
 
4)   “Don’t Tell Her I’m Not”  (Steve Wariner, Karyn Rochelle)
 
5)   “Bluebonnet Memories”  (Steve Wariner, Rick Carnes)
 
6)   “What More Do You Want?”  (Steve Wariner)
 
7)   “Spokes in a Wheel”  (Steve Wariner, Kent Blazy)
 
8)   “I Want to Be Like You”  (Steve Wariner, Bill Anderson, Tom Shapiro)
 
9)   “It’s Called a Brand New Day”  (Steve Wariner, Rob McNelley)
 
10)  “Whenever I See You”  (Steve Wariner, Rick Carnes)
 
11)  “‘48 Ford”  (Steve Wariner, Jim Rushing)
 
12)  “A Thousand Winds”  (Steve Wariner)
 
Wariner, who hosted the NAMM 100 Top Dealer Awards last Friday (July 12) at Summer NAMM in Nashville, will perform on the Grand Ole Opry this Wednesday, July 17. He will travel to New York City next week to perform with Bob DiPiero, Brett Eldredge and Tia Sillers at Joe’s Pub on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 23-24 as part of the CMA Songwriter Series.
 
Upcoming tour dates include:
 
Aug. 2     Austin, Texas         Midnight Rodeo            
                
Aug. 17   Pleasanton, Texas  Young Farmer’s Rodeo  
 
Aug. 31   Houston, Texas      Dosey Doe                    
 
Sept. 1    LaGrange, Texas    Fayette County Fair              
 
Sept. 20  Franklin, Tenn.       Franklin Theatre
                                    
Wariner has won four GRAMMY Awards, four CMA Awards, and one ACM Award, among other honors. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and has been inducted into the Music City Walkway of Stars, the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, and the National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame.
 
Wariner has placed 14 songs at No. 1 on the country charts: “Holes in the Floor of Heaven” (which won both the CMA Single and Song of the Year Awards and the ACM Song of the Year Award), “Tips of My Fingers,” “The Weekend,” “Life’s Highway,” “I Got Dreams,” “The Domino Theory,” “Some Fools Never Learn,” “You Can Dream of Me,” “Small Town Girl,” “Lynda,” “Where Did I Go Wrong,” “All Roads Lead to You,” “I Should Be with You,” and “What If I Said” (Duet with Anita Cochran). Wariner is also well-known for such hits as “Two Teardrops,” “I’m Already Taken,” “Kansas City Lights,” “Lonely Women Make Good Lovers,” “Leave Him Out of This,” “Burnin’ the Road House Down,” and more.
 
In addition to writing many of his own songs, Wariner has written hits for other artists including Garth Brooks (“Longneck Bottle”), Keith Urban (“Where the Blacktop Ends”), Clint Black (“Nothin’ But the Taillights”), Bryan White (“One Small Miracle”), and more. Peter Tork of The Monkees recently recorded Wariner’s song “Crash Course in the Blues” for an album available through Tork’s website. Fifteen of Wariner’s compositions have been given BMI Million-Air Awards for being broadcast on radio in excess of one million times.
 
Wariner is also an acclaimed guitarist who was mentored by the legendary Chet Atkins. He has released three successful instrumental albums on his SelecTone Records label: Guitar Christmas, Steve Wariner c.g.p….My Tribute to Chet Atkins (which includes his song “Producer’s Medley,” winner of the 2010 GRAMMY Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance), and Guitar Laboratory.
 
For more information on Wariner, visit www.SteveWariner.com, follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/stevewariner or on Twitter @SteveWariner.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country Music Hall of Fame member and MCA Nashville recording artist George Strait has released “I Believe” as the new single from his current album Love Is Everything and the follow-up to his 60th No. 1 “Give It All We Got Tonight” which named Strait the first musician in music history to achieve the milestone. The May 2013 release is his 40th studio album, produced by Strait and Tony Brown
 
Strait co-wrote the new single with his son, Bubba Strait, and legendary songwriter Dean Dillon after watching the news coverage of the tragic school massacre in Newtown, Conn. last December.  Having lost his daughter at a young age, George felt as if it was a song he needed to write.  Yet, when he was working on the album, he didn’t initially record the song.  After listening to the playback of the album, Strait’s wife Norma insisted that he record the song so at the end of the session he asked the band to record one more.  
 
“Like everybody, I was watching the coverage on TV,” said Strait in an interview that can be viewed HERE. “I know what these parents are going through. It’s the worst thing that can happen to you in your life. To lose a child….there’s nothing worse than that. So I started thinking about saying something about it.” He continues, “It’s a statement of faith, is really what it is. It turned out beautiful.”
 
The critics agree:
• “Carefully rendered and unabashed in optimism, ‘I Believe’ is as personal as anything Strait has ever recorded.”  Los Angeles Times 
 
• “’I Believe’…puts his faith on display as never before. On this album, Strait shows a few different moods, and it’s kind of rare to hear him at such a despondent place. At the same time, that fear is lifted by his faith in a higher power – which helps get him through the rough waters.” – Billboard
 
• “‘I Believe’ is a strong ballad about faith – a rare moment of variety – and the message will leave many with goosebumps.”  – Taste of Country
 
Earlier this year Strait kicked off in high gear during the first leg of his The Cowboy Rides Away Tour. The tour earned Strait the title as the highest ranked country act on Pollstar’s 2013 Worldwide Tickets Chart, and he is expected to announce details and dates for the 2014 leg of his tour, kicking off early next year, later this fall.
 
For more information on Strait, Love Is Everything, The Cowboy Rides Away Tour and more, visit www.GeorgeStrait.com.