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Billy Wayne Yates
Billy Yates’ hobbies include art (pencil, watercolor, pen and ink portraits), collecting vintage guitars, and working with wood & gardening.
Billy has written and/or sang national commercials for Chevy Trucks, Ford Trucks, Kellogg’s, Slick 50, Heinz 57, Seven Eleven & Pepsi Cola.
“Die Hard Country music fans sometime ask where the country is in the country music now a days. If you’re a hardcore country music fan – Billy Yates has you covered.” ~ Music Charts Magazine®
Billy is an American country music artist. He was born March 13, 1963 in Doniphan, Missouri. Billy has released eight studio albums and has charted four singles on the Billboard country charts, including the number 36 “Flowers” in 1997. Yates also co-wrote George Jones’ singles “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair” and “Choices”.
Country artist Billy Yates rolled the dice in 2001 when he walked away from Columbia Records Nashville to form his own company, M.O.D. (My Own Damn) Record Label. At the time it was unheard of in Music City for an artist to make such a move. Yates’ decision to go independent was brazen considering the fact the singer/songwriter had yet to build much of a fan base while signed to a major label. During a meeting with (then) Columbia Nashville label chief Allen Butler, Yates voiced his desire to make an old-school country album free from the restrictions of a major corporation. Once it was clear that Yates wasn’t leaving to join a competitor’s roster, Butler released the singer from his contract. The very next day, Yates began work on what would become his first indie release, the critically acclaimed If I Could Go Back (2001).
Born into a musical family, Yates got his start singing alongside his father and mother (Sunday mornings before church) on a local radio program. The future country star grew up on a farm, where the family “lived off the land” and raised its own “beef, pork and poultry.” A steady diet of hardcore country music — artists like Jim Reeves, Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Merle Haggard — helped form the musical foundation on which Yates would later build his career. At one point too shy to perform in public, Yates eventually summoned the courage to approach the owner of the Lake Wappapello Opry in Wappapello, MO. An impromptu performance of Ricky Skaggs’ “Cryin’ My Heart Out Over You” won the young performer a spot on the weekly show. After three years (during which time he began making regular trips to Nashville), Yates landed a theater gig in West Plains, MO.
After a brief stint in college, Yates attended barber school. Once he received his barber’s license, the singer returned home, where for five years he cut hair in the day, played music on the weekends, and worked at a local radio station in the evenings. In 1987 Yates made the move to Nashville and later signed a publishing deal with Hori Pro Entertainment. The wordsmith’s first cuts as a songwriter came when legendary country artist George Jones recorded two Yates compositions for his 1992 album Walls Can Fall, including “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair,” the 1993 Country Music Association’s Vocal Event of the Year. Jones would later take the Yates-penned “Choices” into the Top 30 on the country charts. The song earned Yates and co-writer Mike Curtis a Grammy nomination. More cuts came for Yates while he pursued his own record deal. Almo Sounds released the singer’s self-titled debut in 1997. The album’s first single, the riveting “Flowers,” cemented Yates’ reputation as a traditionalist. Sadly, Almo Sounds folded before the singer could establish himself in the country music community. Yates would eventually sign with Columbia Records Nashville. After a few false starts, and after years on the major-label treadmill, Yates made the decision to leave Columbia and form his own record label. The singer/songwriter produced nine critically lauded studio albums and one hits package (Favorites) between 2001-2013, including masterstroke collections Harmony Man (2005),That’s Why I Run (2008), along with his current 2015 release, These Old Walls. While success as a performer has all but eluded him in the United States, Yates has built a large and loyal following in Europe, where he enjoys hit singles and sold-out tours. Yates’ songs have been recorded by various artists, including Gary Allan, Tracy Lawrence, George Strait, Sara Evans, and Kenny Chesney. ~ Todd Sterling, Rovi
To book a show, buy a CD, or to just learn more about Billy Yates – Please visit his website:
www.BillyYates.com
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– Song for the month of June 2015:
Mungo Jerry – “In The Summertime“
“In the Summertime” is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry. Written by lead singer Ray Dorset, it celebrates the carefree days of summer. In 1970 it reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks in the UK Singles Chart, two weeks in Canada, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. It is considered one of the best-selling singles of all time with an estimated 6 million copies sold.
The song took Dorset only ten minutes to compose on a second-hand Fender Stratocaster while he was taking time off work from his regular job, working in a lab for Timex. The song’s lyric “have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find” led to the song’s somewhat ironic use in a UK advert for the campaign Drinking and Driving Wrecks Lives.
In an interview with Gary James, Dorset explained the origin of the “motorcycle” sound towards the end of the song: “I said “We’ll just get a recording of a motorcycle, stick it on the end of the song and then re-edit the front and then put the front off to the motorcycle so it starts up again.” But I couldn’t find a motorcycle. Howard Barry, the engineer had an old, well, it wasn’t old then, a Triumph sports car, which he drove past the studio while Barry Marrit was holding the microphone. So, he got the stereo effects from left to right or right to left, whatever. And that was it.”
Read more at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Summertime_(Mungo_Jerry_song)
Misty and I once bought a raggedy old limousine for $90.
We needed transportation and would rather look eccentric than poor.
To add to the effect,
we colored it powder blue with house paint and a brush.
At a gas station two tough guys said they knew the car
and we owed big money there. We’d never been there before in our life!
I floored it and sped away at four miles an hour.
We drove from Orlando to Panama City for a booking in a club.
The owner said, “This is the first I’ve heard that a band was coming in.
I hope you’re Disco. That’s all we want.”
We had a feeling the gig was not going to go well.
A Wendy’s cashier demanded that I show ID
to prove that I was NOT eligible for the senior discount.
A former associate of ours once kept our new Corvette
locked in his garage in New Mexico, and wouldn’t let us have it.
We called a friend in Massachusetts and he flew out there,
broke into the garage, and stole it back for us.
We have always gotten by with help from our friends.
Sammy Becker wasn’t really a bad boy, but he was always in hot water.
He often stole stuff and brought it to school for show-and-tell.
One day he brought a case of white powder in small corked bottles.
If you spit into a bottle, replaced the cork, and shook it up,
the cork would pop and shoot about fifty feet.
It was a laxative. Apparently a strong one.
A good show should end with the last word or note from the featured act.
No emcee or canned chase music.
The silence lets the audience think about what they’ve just experienced.
It’s dramatically effective.
An old show biz saying: “The last guy onstage… it’s his show.”
What the emcee said before an act he doesn’t like:
“And now I’d like to prevent…”
What the emcee said after an act he doesn’t like:
“Let’s give him a big hand… right across the mouth.”
Words like “Mississippi” and “assessments” use up so many esses
that I don’t have enough left for other words.
I was told that by drinking lots and lots of water
it would cure my asthma.
Of course I wouldn’t be allowed in the pool.
The Entertainer’s Epitaph…
“A little song, a little dance,
A little seltzer down the pants.”
OLD GAG…
The interviewer said, “Surely you jest.”
I said, “I’m serious, and don’t call me Shirley!”
Bigfoot was making a phone call.
Two hunters spotted him.
One said, “Oh, my God! It’s Bigfoot!”
The other said, “Oh, my God! It’s a pay phone!”
I used to play water polo but my horse drowned.
The little calf said, “Oh goody! We’re having grass!”
I said, “What’s that Latin dance where they clap their hands?”
Misty said, “The Spanish Fly.”
She just said, “I’ve got two frogs in the kitchen.”
I said, “That sounds like an Ames Brothers song.”
I said, “What are we having for supper?”
She said, “A pile of debris.”
When I met Misty Morgan she was Maryanne Donahue,
but everybody just called her Mary.
I’m sure she was the first “Misty” on earth,
and now there are millions of them,
and they don’t have any idea who was the first.
Some days I have no idea what I’m doing.
Those are often the days I write my best stuff.
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan…
Grammy & CMA Award Finalists.
Billboard Duet of the Year.
Home Page: www.jackandmisty.net
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The Hotdisc chart is compiled from DJs and industry professionals’ ratings of songs currently being promoted on the Rush Released CD. They are not airplay charts, as airplay charts cannot work in Europe because there are no terrestrial country stations. The hundreds of country programmes on air which we service are likely to play a particular song only twice at most in a three month period, therefore rendering airplay charts insignificant in Europe. It works well in America where there are plenty of non-stop country stations but it does not work here. Any Airplay Chart you may see claiming to provide this service is bogus and Hotdisc does not condone these charts at all. They are misleading at best for the reasons stated.
The Hotdisc charts are put together weekly using ratings supplied by DJs who give scores to every song on the last three months’ editions of Rush Released. The scores are averaged out per week to give an accurate guide to the songs which are being championed by the industry. The aim is to showcase the songs which the industry professionals are flagging up as quality songs. This is a very useful exercise as it is free of politics, hype and rigging and done solely on merit!
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Music Charts Magazine® Presents – “NEW DISCOVERY” – “Jessie Chris“- for the month of June 2015.
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 “Jessie Chris” 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 radio interview pasted below of “Jessie Chris” we are sure you will be glad you found this “New Discovery” and her song “Chameleon” to add to your music playlist.
“A Gun shooting, Guitar playin’, Country Girly girl – her name – is Jessie Chris“
A singer/songwriter who plays guitar, piano and even a little banjo, Jessie Chris is full of talent and energy and she stands at the doorway of a country music career.
Jesse say’s she is active and that’s hard to debate with after listening to her interview – this girl is full of raw hide energy that just doesn’t stop. At 17 years old with a new album coming out Jessie is one you should keep your eyes on. Music Charts Magazine® thinks Jessie Chris is a name we will all know for many years to come.
Join Jessie Chris at CMA Fest this month in Nashville:
Ask your radio station to hear Jessie Chris’s song “Chameleon”. – It’s a great tune!
~ Music Charts Magazine®
Who is Jessie Chris?
Hi I’m Jessie! Something you should know about me is I’m such a people person. I will talk to literally anyone that will listen. I get so excited about the littlest things. It doesn’t take much to make me smile! I love music. Music is my entire life. Growing up, music was always my way of coping with life’s experiences. Besides singing and songwriting, I play the guitar, piano and dabble at the banjo. I give major props to my family for putting up with my spontaneous needs to play my guitar at 2am.
Being a senior in high school, my life isn’t exactly what people would call normal. I take my classes online which means when I’m on the road I still have to do school work. Sometimes the excitement of traveling and playing shows makes it difficult for me to concentrate on my schoolwork, but I really do love to learn. I’m a thinker. I’m constantly thinking and brainstorming on ways I can change the world.
Besides music, something else I love is Netflix. My favorite TV shows on Netflix are a large range between AMC’s The Walking 
Dead and Gossip Girl. But that perfectly explains my strange interest in chick flick’s and scary movies. As entertaining scary movies are, they do scare me so I usually end up sleeping with my light for the following week. And as for chick flick’s well, I’m just a sucker for romance. While I’m on the topic of movies and TV, I should mention that I love all Disney movies and I’m usually singing along as I watch. I will forever be a little kid at heart.
Something that not a lot of people know about me is that I love to read. My favorite book so far, is the Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. My favorite place to read a good book is on the beach with the sound of the waves crashing in the background. Speaking of beaches, in the summer sometimes I like to just lie outside and look at the stars. There’s something that feels magical and relaxing about stargazing.
If you were ever wondering, my favorite food is Nutella. It is my weakness. I try real hard to restrain myself when it comes to eating it so I created a new rule for myself. Every time I eat Nutella, I have to run 2 miles to maintain a healthy diet. It probably also doesn’t help that my favorite places to eat are Chipotle, Chick Fila, and Panera. While we’re talking about foods, something strange about me is I don’t like soda! However, I do love raspberry lemonade.
Getting back to the music thing, I feel truly blessed to be doing what I do. This has been an incredible journey so far, and I’m so excited to see where it goes. It’s so important to me to stay humble no matter what and to always remember where I came from. During times where I’m on the road for a while, I find it important to take time to come home and remember where your roots are. It’s my way of staying grounded. Although I am very grounded, my heart is in the clouds because I’m a dreamer. My favorite quote is, “dreams come a size too big so we can grow into them.” I truly believe that my dreams are many sizes too big but that just means it will take hard work and passion to get where I want to be.
For more information on Jessie Chris visit –
www.JessieChris.com
Radio interested in how to obtain this music please contact us on our contact page and we will be glad to get it to your radio station for radio play. Many thanks to those of you who have already played it.
To find out more about Jessie Chris:
Music Charts Magazine® proudly presents NEW DISCOVERY for the month of June 2015 – “Jessie Chris“– feature song – “Chameleon“
LISTEN to the “NEW DISCOVERY” Interview with Jessie Chris – HERE:
Music Charts Magazine® Presents “New Discovery” Jessie Chris featuring the song “Chameleon” – Interview by Award winning DJ Big Al Weekley
Music Charts Magazine® Presents June’s NEW DISCOVERY “Jessie Chris” – Interview by Big Al Weekley
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The Hotdisc chart is compiled from DJs and industry professionals’ ratings of songs currently being promoted on the Rush Released CD. They are not airplay charts, as airplay charts cannot work in Europe because there are no terrestrial country stations. The hundreds of country programmes on air which we service are likely to play a particular song only twice at most in a three month period, therefore rendering airplay charts insignificant in Europe. It works well in America where there are plenty of non-stop country stations but it does not work here. Any Airplay Chart you may see claiming to provide this service is bogus and Hotdisc does not condone these charts at all. They are misleading at best for the reasons stated.
The Hotdisc charts are put together weekly using ratings supplied by DJs who give scores to every song on the last three months’ editions of Rush Released. The scores are averaged out per week to give an accurate guide to the songs which are being championed by the industry. The aim is to showcase the songs which the industry professionals are flagging up as quality songs. This is a very useful exercise as it is free of politics, hype and rigging and done solely on merit!
Copyright © 2015, Hotdisc, The Old Manse, Hallidays Park, Selkirk, TD7 4LA, Scotland. Used with permission from HotDisk.