News
| Album |
LW |
TW |
Artist Title (Label) |
TW SPINS |
LW SPINS |
Weeks on Chart |
Spin +/- |
Stations |
|
1 |
1 |
Cody Johnson Dance Her Home (CJB) |
1,274 |
1,274 |
8 |
----- |
70 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
Casey Donahew Band Small Town Love (Almost Country) |
1,250 |
1,205 |
13 |
+45 |
68 |
|
|
5 |
3 |
Curtis Grimes The Cowboy Kind (CG) |
1,175 |
1,089 |
12 |
+86 |
67 |
|
|
3 |
4 |
Granger Smith Miles and Mud Tires (GS) |
1,115 |
1,190 |
17 |
-75 |
70 |
|
|
8 |
5 |
Josh Ward Hard Whiskey (Buckshot Records) |
1,038 |
988 |
9 |
+50 |
63 |
|
|
6 |
6 |
William Clark Green Rose Queen (Bill Grease Records) |
1,032 |
1,060 |
14 |
-28 |
62 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
Aaron Watson July in Cheyenne (Thirty Tigers) |
977 |
990 |
14 |
-13 |
62 |
|
|
4 |
8 |
Randy Rogers Band Speak Of The Devil (MCA Nashville) |
974 |
1,106 |
19 |
-132 |
58 |
|
|
9 |
9 |
JB and the Moonshine Band w/Angaleena Presley Black and White (Light It Up Records) |
878 |
853 |
10 |
+25 |
61 |
|
|
10 |
10 |
The Statesboro Revue Huck Finn (Vision Ent./Shalley Records) |
810 |
811 |
18 |
-1 |
47 |
|
|
11 |
11 |
Zane Williams Little Too Late (ZW) |
807 |
777 |
7 |
+30 |
58 |
|
|
13 |
12 |
Brian Keane Bar Lights (BK) |
794 |
750 |
9 |
+44 |
55 |
|
|
12 |
13 |
Whiskey Myers Home (Wiggy Thump) |
775 |
769 |
13 |
+6 |
59 |
|
|
18 |
14 |
Kevin Fowler Love Song (Kevin Fowler Records) |
745 |
637 |
5 |
+108 |
60 |
|
|
14 |
15 |
Phil Hamilton Hold On Tight (Winding Road) |
737 |
750 |
11 |
-13 |
53 |
|
|
16 |
16 |
Sam Riggs Angola’s Lament (SR) |
731 |
678 |
10 |
+53 |
53 |
|
|
15 |
17 |
Deryl Dodd Loveletters (Smith Ent.) |
702 |
698 |
19 |
+4 |
47 |
|
|
20 |
18 |
Mark McKinney Lonely Bones (Texas Evolution) |
652 |
613 |
4 |
+39 |
56 |
|
|
22 |
19 |
Cameran Nelson 35 Runs Both Ways (CN) |
627 |
582 |
4 |
+45 |
49 |
|
|
21 |
20 |
Uncle Lucius Somewhere Else (Entertainment One Music) |
619 |
590 |
9 |
+29 |
45 |
|
|
27 |
21 |
Reckless Kelly Every Step of the Way (No Big Deal) |
535 |
459 |
3 |
+76 |
48 |
|
|
24 |
22 |
Jason Eady OK Whiskey (JE) |
506 |
508 |
6 |
-2 |
41 |
|
|
37 |
23 |
Green River Ordinance Flying (GRO) |
468 |
367 |
3 |
+101 |
44 |
|
|
25 |
24 |
Rob Baird Same Damn Thing (Carnival Music) |
467 |
500 |
8 |
-33 |
42 |
|
|
19 |
25 |
John David Kent Until We Turn Around (Blackland/Roustabout) |
459 |
624 |
24 |
-165 |
41 |
|
|
28 |
26 |
Mike and the Moonpies The Hard Way (MATM) |
444 |
445 |
7 |
-1 |
38 |
|
|
29 |
27 |
Jason Cassidy Southern Side (JC) |
437 |
443 |
14 |
-6 |
43 |
|
|
30 |
28 |
Kylie Rae Harris Waited (KRH) |
431 |
432 |
6 |
-1 |
38 |
|
|
36 |
29 |
Michael Coleman w/Jody Booth Radio Don’t Sound Like Me (DMG/CaneyCreek) |
425 |
376 |
5 |
+49 |
38 |
|
|
32 |
30 |
Ray Johnston Band Crush (RJB) |
420 |
426 |
10 |
-6 |
40 |
|
|
34 |
31 |
Clay Thrash My Heart (Grange Records) |
407 |
384 |
6 |
+23 |
35 |
|
|
17 |
32 |
Josh Grider Smallest Town on Earth (AMP) |
403 |
653 |
15 |
-250 |
37 |
|
|
23 |
33 |
Wade Bowen Songs About Trucks (AMP/Sea Gayle) |
401 |
532 |
20 |
-131 |
34 |
|
|
31 |
34 |
Dirty River Boys Desert Wind (DRB) |
389 |
429 |
8 |
-40 |
37 |
|
|
33 |
35 |
Rosehill The Bible and the Gun (Cypress Records) |
384 |
401 |
7 |
-17 |
36 |
|
|
38 |
36 |
Brandon Rhyder Leave (Reserve Records) |
380 |
364 |
4 |
+16 |
39 |
|
| PHOTO COMING SOON |
47 |
37 |
Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward Things You Make Me Do (Smith Ent.) |
363 |
276 |
2 |
+87 |
29 |
|
26 |
38 |
Jason Boland & the Stragglers Electric Bill (Proud Souls Ent.) |
361 |
491 |
18 |
-130 |
34 |
|
|
39 |
39 |
Charlie Robison Brand New Me (Thirty Tigers/Jetwell, Inc.) |
348 |
355 |
16 |
-7 |
34 |
|
|
35 |
40 |
Jesse Raub, Jr. Bad Intentions (JRJ) |
336 |
378 |
11 |
-42 |
36 |
|
|
43 |
41 |
Clayton Gardner Table for Two (CG) |
332 |
294 |
3 |
+38 |
41 |
|
|
41 |
42 |
Jarrod Birmingham December Gone (JB) |
325 |
330 |
4 |
-5 |
34 |
|
| PHOTO COMING SOON |
N |
43 |
John Slaughter Ghost Town (Winding Road) |
321 |
220 |
1 |
+101 |
31 |
|
44 |
44 |
The Rusty Brothers Revival (Vision Ent.) |
299 |
293 |
2 |
+6 |
31 |
|
|
42 |
45 |
Lower 40 Call Me Crazy (Land Run Records) |
292 |
311 |
5 |
-19 |
29 |
|
|
49 |
46 |
Mike McClure Band Silver and Blue (598 Recordings) |
291 |
265 |
2 |
+26 |
34 |
|
|
45 |
47 |
American Aquarium I Hope He Breaks Your Heart (Last Chance Records) |
286 |
281 |
3 |
+5 |
35 |
|
|
48 |
48 |
Sean Franks & Chapter 11 Catch This Train (WarRoom Records) |
282 |
276 |
3 |
+6 |
26 |
|
|
46 |
49 |
Redneck Brown & the Freshwater Donkeys When I Think About Texas (RB&FD) |
281 |
277 |
5 |
+4 |
23 |
|
| PHOTO COMING SOON |
N |
50 |
Dolly Shine Should’ve Known (DS) |
279 |
237 |
1 |
+42 |
29 |
Non Reports:
1st Week: KOXE, KVOM, KYBI
2nd Week: KSTV
Freezes:
KECO, KKCN, KOYN, KSCH, KSCN, KTKO, KUKA, KWEY
On Hold:
KYKC
Copyright © 2013, the Texas Music Chart. Used with permission from Best In Texas Music Marketing LLC, Houston, TX
Anyone who is a fan of the Zac Brown Band might be familiar with the name Levi Lowrey. Levi co-wrote the Zac Brown hit, “Colder Weather”. On Feb. 25, 2014, Levi will release his self-titled, sophomore album through Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Artists.
I first heard Levi when he opened for Zac Brown Band in Kingsport a few years ago. I enjoyed his performance. But somehow, he then fell off my radar, and I lost contact with this great artist. I am glad he is back on my playlist. While Levi may not be your typical country artist, he definitely gives us some of the best country music you will ever hear. His sound and writing have been described as ‘one of a kind,’ and you don’t have to listen long to know that is true.
As I listened to the new album, I found myself getting into the lyrics more than I usually do. The songs make you think, and you just know how much the words mean to the writer. When you get to the end of a song, you are probably going to want to start that same song again, to study it, and learn it, and really listen to it before moving on to the next one.
“December Thirty-One” is one of my favorite songs on this album. This song isn’t just about Dec. 31. It’s about Dec. 31, at 11:59 p.m. We’ve all been there. One year is ending, a new year is about to begin. There’s a lot to look forward to, and there’s a lot to remember. When you couple memorable lyrics with a great melody, you have a hit record. I would love to hear this one on country radio. I have no idea what Levi’s plans are for putting a single out on country radio, but this is the one I would like him to consider.
There are 15 tracks on this album, with a total time of a little more than an hour. When you think you’ve heard the best one, you probably haven’t. Because when the next song begins, you will find out it is just as good as the one you just heard - and is some cases, even better. Out of all the songs, the last one, “War Pigs,” is the only one I didn’t think fit with the rest of what Levi had to offer. It’s fast, it’s loud, it is a little weird. “War Pigs” is the only song I will probably not listen to over and over again. I know there are people who are going to love that song. But I believe, to thoroughly enjoy 14 out of 15 songs on a CD is quite an accomplishment for the artist.
“When it comes down to the end, are you living, my friend – of just trying your best not to die?”. That is a question Levi asks in the third track, “Trying Not To Die”. Every song on this album gives you something to think about. And you are going to relate something you hear, to something you’ve done, or something that has happened sometime during your life.
The 15 songs you will get on Levi’s album are Picket Fences, December thirty-One, Trying Not to Die, High and Lonesome, That is All, Before the Hymnal Died, I’ve Held the Devil’s Hand, Urge For Leaving, Window Pane Soul, What She Don’t Know, Barely Getting By, Don’t Blame Me, Long Way Home, Flywheel and War Pigs.
All of the songs, except one, are original, and the CD features Levi working with a lot of guest musicians. Clay Cook, from Zac Brown Band; Ross Holmes, fiddler for Mumford and Sons/Cadillac Sky); and Oliver Wood from The Wood Brothers all help to make this album what it is. Ad Mac McAnally, performer, producer and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee to that list, and of course the fact that the album was produced by Zac Brown, and co-produced by Matt Mangano and Clay Cook, and there is no way this new project is going to be anything but great listening.
This is an album that belongs in the collection of every country music fan. It is one of the best albums I’ve heard in a long time. We’ve got an artist here who has produced 15 songs, and not one of them sounds like rock, pop or rap.
You can keep up with all the news about Levi on his web site, www.levilowery.com, and follow him on Twitter @levilowrey. And remember, for all of your country music news and reviews, visit our site, www.countryschatter.com, and follow us on Twitter @countryschatter.
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| Album |
LW |
TW |
Artist Title (Label) |
TW SPINS |
LW SPINS |
Weeks on Chart |
Spin +/- |
Stations |
|
3 |
1 |
Cody Johnson Dance Her Home (CJB) |
1,274 |
1,149 |
7 |
+125 |
71 |
|
|
4 |
2 |
Casey Donahew Band Small Town Love (Almost Country) |
1,205 |
1,103 |
12 |
+102 |
67 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
Granger Smith Miles and Mud Tires (GS) |
1,190 |
1,210 |
16 |
-20 |
69 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
Randy Rogers Band Speak Of The Devil (MCA Nashville) |
1,106 |
1,169 |
18 |
-63 |
62 |
|
|
6 |
5 |
Curtis Grimes The Cowboy Kind (CG) |
1,089 |
1,007 |
11 |
+82 |
65 |
|
|
5 |
6 |
William Clark Green Rose Queen (Bill Grease Records) |
1,060 |
1,076 |
13 |
-16 |
62 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
Aaron Watson July in Cheyenne (Thirty Tigers) |
990 |
997 |
13 |
-7 |
61 |
|
|
8 |
8 |
Josh Ward Hard Whiskey (Buckshot Records) |
988 |
947 |
8 |
+41 |
62 |
|
|
10 |
9 |
JB and the Moonshine Band w/Angaleena Presley Black and White (Light It Up Records) |
853 |
802 |
9 |
+51 |
62 |
|
|
12 |
10 |
The Statesboro Revue Huck Finn (Vision Ent./Shalley Records) |
811 |
734 |
17 |
+77 |
47 |
|
|
15 |
11 |
Zane Williams Little Too Late (ZW) |
777 |
686 |
6 |
+91 |
60 |
|
|
13 |
12 |
Whiskey Myers Home (Wiggy Thump) |
769 |
706 |
12 |
+63 |
57 |
|
|
18 |
13 |
Brian Keane Bar Lights (BK) |
750 |
666 |
8 |
+84 |
54 |
|
|
14 |
14 |
Phil Hamilton Hold On Tight (Winding Road) |
750 |
693 |
10 |
+57 |
50 |
|
|
19 |
15 |
Deryl Dodd Loveletters (Smith Ent.) |
698 |
612 |
18 |
+86 |
46 |
|
|
20 |
16 |
Sam Riggs Angola’s Lament (SR) |
678 |
605 |
9 |
+73 |
53 |
|
|
9 |
17 |
Josh Grider Smallest Town on Earth (AMP) |
653 |
912 |
14 |
-259 |
48 |
|
|
21 |
18 |
Kevin Fowler Love Song (Kevin Fowler Records) |
637 |
573 |
4 |
+64 |
58 |
|
|
17 |
19 |
John David Kent Until We Turn Around (Blackland/Roustabout) |
624 |
669 |
23 |
-45 |
46 |
|
|
23 |
20 |
Mark McKinney Lonely Bones (Texas Evolution) |
613 |
516 |
3 |
+97 |
54 |
|
|
24 |
21 |
Uncle Lucius Somewhere Else (Entertainment One Music) |
590 |
515 |
8 |
+75 |
44 |
|
|
27 |
22 |
Cameran Nelson 35 Runs Both Ways (CN) |
582 |
482 |
3 |
+100 |
46 |
|
|
16 |
23 |
Wade Bowen Songs About Trucks (AMP/Sea Gayle) |
532 |
676 |
19 |
-144 |
37 |
|
|
28 |
24 |
Jason Eady OK Whiskey (JE) |
508 |
477 |
5 |
+31 |
41 |
|
|
25 |
25 |
Rob Baird Same Damn Thing (RB) |
500 |
496 |
7 |
+4 |
40 |
|
|
11 |
26 |
Jason Boland & the Stragglers Electric Bill (Proud Souls Ent.) |
491 |
769 |
17 |
-278 |
41 |
|
|
42 |
27 |
Reckless Kelly Every Step of the Way (No Big Deal) |
459 |
321 |
2 |
+138 |
43 |
|
|
32 |
28 |
Mike and the Moonpies The Hard Way (MATM) |
445 |
432 |
6 |
+13 |
38 |
|
|
26 |
29 |
Jason Cassidy Southern Side (JC) |
443 |
484 |
13 |
-41 |
42 |
|
|
30 |
30 |
Kylie Rae Harris Waited (KRH) |
432 |
458 |
5 |
-26 |
39 |
|
|
33 |
31 |
Dirty River Boys Desert Wind (DRB) |
429 |
427 |
7 |
+2 |
37 |
|
|
34 |
32 |
Ray Johnston Band Crush (RJB) |
426 |
415 |
9 |
+11 |
39 |
|
|
38 |
33 |
Rosehill The Bible and the Gun (Cypress Records) |
401 |
383 |
6 |
+18 |
36 |
|
|
39 |
34 |
Clay Thrash My Heart (Grange Records) |
384 |
377 |
5 |
+7 |
33 |
|
|
37 |
35 |
Jesse Raub, Jr. Bad Intentions (JRJ) |
378 |
387 |
10 |
-9 |
38 |
|
|
41 |
36 |
Michael Coleman w/Jody Booth Radio Don’t Sound Like Me (DMG/CaneyCreek) |
376 |
371 |
4 |
+5 |
34 |
|
|
47 |
37 |
Green River Ordinance Flying (GRO) |
367 |
282 |
2 |
+85 |
40 |
|
|
44 |
38 |
Brandon Rhyder Leave (Smith Ent.) |
364 |
311 |
3 |
+53 |
39 |
|
|
40 |
39 |
Charlie Robison Brand New Me (Thirty Tigers/Jetwell, Inc.) |
355 |
373 |
15 |
-18 |
35 |
|
|
31 |
40 |
Bart Crow Loving You’s a Crime (Smith Ent.) |
353 |
440 |
24 |
-87 |
34 |
|
|
45 |
41 |
Jarrod Birmingham December Gone (JB) |
330 |
310 |
3 |
+20 |
34 |
|
|
43 |
42 |
Lower 40 Call Me Crazy (Land Run Records) |
311 |
319 |
4 |
-8 |
29 |
|
|
48 |
43 |
Clayton Gardner Table for Two (CG) |
294 |
275 |
2 |
+19 |
39 |
|
|
N |
44 |
The Rusty Brothers Revival (Vision Ent.) |
293 |
255 |
1 |
+38 |
28 |
|
|
R |
45 |
American Aquarium I Hope He Breaks Your Heart (Last Chance Records) |
281 |
263 |
2 |
+18 |
33 |
|
|
46 |
46 |
Redneck Brown & the Freshwater Donkeys When I Think About Texas (RB&FD) |
277 |
306 |
4 |
-29 |
23 |
|
| PHOTO COMING SOON |
N |
47 |
Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward Things You Make Me Do (Smith Ent.) |
276 |
259 |
1 |
+17 |
29 |
|
50 |
48 |
Sean Franks & Chapter 11 Catch This Train (WarRoom Records) |
276 |
266 |
2 |
+10 |
26 |
|
|
N |
49 |
Mike McClure Band Silver and Blue (598 Recordings) |
265 |
225 |
1 |
+40 |
26 |
|
|
N |
50 |
Aaron Kothmann The Way You Did Me (Nicol Rae Records) |
249 |
242 |
1 |
+7 |
25 |
|
|
N |
51 |
Scott Taylor Band Marlboros and Merle (STB) |
249 |
261 |
1 |
-12 |
25 |
Non Reports:
1st Week: KSTV, KXAX
2nd Week: KBST
Freezes: KAGG, KRVF, KTCS, WACO
On Hold: KYKC
Copyright © 2013, the Texas Music Chart. Used with permission from Best In Texas Music Marketing LLC, Houston, TX
About Fred's Country program:
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 w06-2014 - 7 février 2014 à 14:10 - February 6th, 2014
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!
| Album |
LW |
TW |
Artist Title (Label) |
TW SPINS |
LW SPINS |
Weeks on Chart |
Spin +/- |
Stations |
|
2 |
1 |
Granger Smith Miles and Mud Tires (GS) |
1,210 |
1,098 |
15 |
+112 |
72 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
Randy Rogers Band Speak Of The Devil (MCA Nashville) |
1,169 |
1,149 |
17 |
+20 |
65 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
Cody Johnson Dance Her Home (CJB) |
1,149 |
1,065 |
6 |
+84 |
69 |
|
|
7 |
4 |
Casey Donahew Band Small Town Love (Almost Country) |
1,103 |
957 |
11 |
+146 |
65 |
|
|
4 |
5 |
William Clark Green Rose Queen (Bill Grease Records) |
1,076 |
1,002 |
12 |
+74 |
61 |
|
|
10 |
6 |
Curtis Grimes The Cowboy Kind (CG) |
1,007 |
802 |
10 |
+205 |
61 |
|
|
5 |
7 |
Aaron Watson July in Cheyenne (Thirty Tigers) |
997 |
995 |
12 |
+2 |
63 |
|
|
9 |
8 |
Josh Ward Hard Whiskey (Buckshot Records) |
947 |
855 |
7 |
+92 |
63 |
|
|
6 |
9 |
Josh Grider Smallest Town on Earth (AMP) |
912 |
962 |
13 |
-50 |
60 |
|
|
11 |
10 |
JB and the Moonshine Band w/Angaleena Presley Black and White (Light It Up Records) |
802 |
731 |
8 |
+71 |
58 |
|
|
8 |
11 |
Jason Boland & the Stragglers Electric Bill (Proud Souls Ent.) |
769 |
869 |
16 |
-100 |
53 |
|
|
14 |
12 |
The Statesboro Revue Huck Finn (Vision Ent./Shalley Records) |
734 |
644 |
16 |
+90 |
42 |
|
|
17 |
13 |
Whiskey Myers Home (Wiggy Thump) |
706 |
602 |
11 |
+104 |
57 |
|
|
16 |
14 |
Phil Hamilton Hold On Tight (Winding Road) |
693 |
622 |
9 |
+71 |
51 |
|
|
18 |
15 |
Zane Williams Little Too Late (ZW) |
686 |
587 |
5 |
+99 |
53 |
|
|
13 |
16 |
Wade Bowen Songs About Trucks (AMP/Sea Gayle) |
676 |
675 |
18 |
+1 |
49 |
|
|
12 |
17 |
John David Kent Until We Turn Around (Blackland/Roustabout) |
669 |
699 |
22 |
-30 |
53 |
|
|
20 |
18 |
Brian Keane Bar Lights (BK) |
666 |
513 |
7 |
+153 |
53 |
|
|
21 |
19 |
Deryl Dodd Loveletters (Smith Ent.) |
612 |
491 |
17 |
+121 |
46 |
|
|
19 |
20 |
Sam Riggs Angola’s Lament (SR) |
605 |
551 |
8 |
+54 |
51 |
|
|
27 |
21 |
Kevin Fowler Love Song (Kevin Fowler Records) |
573 |
441 |
3 |
+132 |
54 |
|
|
15 |
22 |
Reckless Kelly The Last Goodbye (No Big Deal) |
562 |
628 |
22 |
-66 |
43 |
|
|
36 |
23 |
Mark McKinney Lonely Bones (Texas Evolution) |
516 |
381 |
2 |
+135 |
50 |
|
|
24 |
24 |
Uncle Lucius Somewhere Else (Entertainment One Music) |
515 |
470 |
7 |
+45 |
44 |
|
|
28 |
25 |
Rob Baird Same Damn Thing (RB) |
496 |
437 |
6 |
+59 |
39 |
|
|
25 |
26 |
Jason Cassidy Southern Side (JC) |
484 |
463 |
12 |
+21 |
46 |
|
|
44 |
27 |
Cameran Nelson 35 Runs Both Ways (CN) |
482 |
286 |
2 |
+196 |
44 |
|
|
31 |
28 |
Jason Eady OK Whiskey (JE) |
477 |
415 |
4 |
+62 |
39 |
|
|
22 |
29 |
Turnpike Troubadours If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (Lightning Rod Records) |
459 |
476 |
16 |
-17 |
34 |
|
|
32 |
30 |
Kylie Rae Harris Waited (KRH) |
458 |
413 |
4 |
+45 |
39 |
|
|
23 |
31 |
Bart Crow Loving You’s a Crime (Smith Ent.) |
440 |
470 |
23 |
-30 |
41 |
|
|
33 |
32 |
Mike and the Moonpies The Hard Way (MATM) |
432 |
408 |
5 |
+24 |
38 |
|
|
29 |
33 |
Dirty River Boys Desert Wind (DRB) |
427 |
422 |
6 |
+5 |
37 |
|
|
35 |
34 |
Ray Johnston Band Crush (RJB) |
415 |
384 |
8 |
+31 |
38 |
|
|
34 |
35 |
Mario Flores Let Your Lonesome End With Me (MF) |
407 |
404 |
18 |
+3 |
34 |
|
|
26 |
36 |
Kevin Fowler How Country Are Ya? (Kevin Fowler Records) |
396 |
446 |
16 |
-50 |
33 |
|
|
39 |
37 |
Jesse Raub, Jr. Bad Intentions (JRJ) |
387 |
341 |
9 |
+46 |
37 |
|
|
38 |
38 |
Rosehill The Bible and the Gun (Cypress Records) |
383 |
344 |
5 |
+39 |
37 |
|
|
40 |
39 |
Clay Thrash My Heart (Grange Records) |
377 |
329 |
4 |
+48 |
31 |
|
|
37 |
40 |
Charlie Robison Brand New Me (Thirty Tigers/Jetwell, Inc.) |
373 |
358 |
14 |
+15 |
36 |
|
|
41 |
41 |
Michael Coleman w/Jody Booth Radio Don’t Sound Like Me (DMG/CaneyCreek) |
371 |
318 |
3 |
+53 |
33 |
|
|
N |
42 |
Reckless Kelly Every Step of the Way (No Big Deal) |
321 |
187 |
1 |
+134 |
33 |
|
|
45 |
43 |
Lower 40 Call Me Crazy (Land Run Records) |
319 |
285 |
3 |
+34 |
31 |
|
|
50 |
44 |
Brandon Rhyder Leave (Smith Ent.) |
311 |
235 |
2 |
+76 |
33 |
|
|
47 |
45 |
Jarrod Birmingham December Gone (JB) |
310 |
262 |
2 |
+48 |
32 |
|
|
46 |
46 |
Redneck Brown & the Freshwater Donkeys When I Think About Texas (RB&FD) |
306 |
269 |
3 |
+37 |
26 |
|
|
N |
47 |
Green River Ordinance Flying (GRO) |
282 |
203 |
1 |
+79 |
31 |
|
|
N |
48 |
Clayton Gardner Table for Two (CG) |
275 |
178 |
1 |
+97 |
32 |
|
|
49 |
49 |
Bo Phillips Band Jonesin’ For George (BPB) |
266 |
237 |
5 |
+29 |
27 |
|
|
N |
50 |
Sean Franks & Chapter 11 Catch This Train (WarRoom Records) |
266 |
209 |
1 |
+57 |
24 |
Non Reports:
1st Week: KBIM, KBST, KFWR, KHYI, Texas Countdown, TXRDR
2nd Week: KYBI
Freezes:
KDCD, KMKS, KSEL, KTKO, KWEY, KYKS
On Hold:
KORA, KYKC
Copyright © 2013, the Texas Music Chart. Used with permission from Best In Texas Music Marketing LLC, Houston, TX
Date = 2 February 2014
Genre = Jazz
Title = Delmark: 60 Years of Jazz
Record Company = Delmark
Review =
I admit to fondness for samplers, albums containing selections from various LPs or CDs released by a single company. They are compiled to present highlights from the catalogue, or at least to provide representative selections, in the hope that listeners will buy the albums from which the selections come. Among the many impressive ones are Jazz at Columbia—Swing (1956); The Blues in Modern Jazz, which Atlantic issued in 1961; and Blue Note Gems of Jazz (1967). A decade after its two-CD 45 Years of Jazz and Blues (1998), Delmark released 55 Years of Jazz and 55 Years of Blues. Its 60 Years of Jazz appeared in late 2013. This sampler reminds listeners that Delmark is one of the few jazz record companies active in the 1950s that is still in business as an independent concern. Atlantic, Blue Note, Contemporary, Fantasy, Prestige, Verve—these and other venerable labels continue operating, but as parts of conglomerates, such as Universal Music. Appealing music, though, is the major reason for purchasing this CD.
Born in 1932, Bob Koester founded Delmar Records in St. Louis in 1953, naming the business for its location, Delmar St. Sometime after moving to Chicago in 1958 to be near a thriving blues scene, he renamed his label Delmark. It is noted for a strong blues catalogue featuring recordings by Jimmy Dawkins, J. B. Hutto, Magic Sam, Otis Rush, Speckled Red, Junior Wells, and Big Joe Williams, among others. In jazz, it is important as the first company to record musicians affiliated with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Music (AACM), which did, indeed, advance creative music; Delmark also distributed early recordings by Sun Ra. Though it remains independent, Delmark has become something of a mini-conglomerate as a result of Koester’s having bought the recordings of other labels, including Apollo, Paramount, Parkway, Pearl, Regal, Sackville, States, and United.
Nine of the twelve selections on Delmark: 60 Years of Jazz were recorded in this century; the others are from 1947 (Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis), 1952 (Dewey Jackson), and 1969 (Sonny Stitt). The Davis recording, an alternate take, is issued here for the initial time, as is a tune recorded in 2013 by the Fat Babies. Koester is partial to early jazz, which is represented here by trumpeter Jackson (a professional by 1912) and the Fat Babies. Musicians associated with AACM are not present, but Jason Adasiewicz’s trio plays in what might be called a quasi avant-garde mode. Groups led by Ernest Dawkins, Red Holloway, Rob Mazurek, Nicole Mitchell, and Ira Sullivan perform more traditionally.
Two selections combine free and more restrained playing. One, Kahil El’Zabar’s “Crumb-Puck-U-Lent,” has a steady beat, but the solos by tenor saxophonist Ari Brown and violinist Billy Bang are somewhat “out.” The other, cornetist Josh Berman’s “Sugar,” is, to me, the most impressive performance on the CD. Composed in the mid 1920s by Maceo Pinkard, Edna Alexander, and Sidney D. Mitchell, “Sugar” has been recorded hundreds of times and was the signature song of Lee Wiley. Berman’s version is unlike any I have heard. Initially cacophonous and halting but settling into a groove behind the gritty soloing of tenor saxophonist Keefe Jackson, the group plays largely “out” for two-and-a-half minutes before introducing the melody, which it plays in unison for only sixteen bars. Bass clarinetist Jason Stein begins soloing at the start of the bridge and dominates for most of the remainder of the performance. Drummer Frank Rosaly solos briefly before the group concludes not with a restatement of the melody but rather by reverting to the manner of the long introduction. This is a daring, thrilling recording during which the leader does not solo.
This CD will interest people curious about the history of independent record companies and listeners who enjoy stimulating improvised music. Concurrent with this release, Delmark issued Delmark—60 Years of Blues, though I cannot comment on it because I have not heard it.
Author = Benjamin Franklin V
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Music Charts Magazine® History
- Song for the month of February 2014:
Frank Sinatra - "My Way"
The lyrics of "My Way" tell the story of a man who, having grown old, reflects on his life as death approaches. He is comfortable with his mortality and takes responsibility for how he dealt with all the challenges of life while maintaining a respectable degree of integrity.
Paul Anka heard the original 1967 French pop song, Comme d'habitude (As Usual) performed by Claude François, while on holiday in the south of France. He flew to Paris to negotiate the rights to the song. In a 2007 interview, he said, "I thought it was a bad record, but there was something in it." He acquired publishing rights at no cost except the melody's rights kept by the authors, and, two years later, had a dinner in Florida with Frank Sinatra and "a couple of Mob guys" at which Sinatra said, "I'm quitting the business. I'm sick of it, I'm getting the hell out."
Back in New York, Anka re-wrote the original French song for Sinatra, subtly altering the melodic structure and changing the lyrics:
"At one o'clock in the morning, I sat down at an old IBM electric typewriter and said, 'If Frank were writing this, what would he say?' And I started, metaphorically, 'And now the end is near.' I read a lot of periodicals, and I noticed everything was 'my this' and 'my that'. We were in the 'me generation' and Frank became the guy for me to use to say that. I used words I would never use: 'I ate it up and spit it out.' But that's the way he talked. I used to be around steam rooms with the Rat Pack guys – they liked to talk like Mob guys, even though they would have been scared of their own shadows."
Anka finished the song at 5 am. "I called Frank up in Nevada – he was at Caesar's Palace – and said, 'I've got something really special for you.'" Anka claimed, "When my record company caught wind of it, they were very pissed that I didn't keep it for myself. I said, 'Hey, I can write it, but I'm not the guy to sing it.' It was for Frank, no one else." Despite this, Anka would later record the song in 1969 (very shortly after Sinatra's recording was released). Anka recorded it four other times as well: (1) in 1996 (as a duet with Gabriel Byrne, performed in the movie Mad Dog Time), (2) in 1998 in Spanish as (a Mi Manera) (duet with Julio Iglesias), (3) in 2007 (as a duet with Jon Bon Jovi) and in 2013 (as duet with Garou).
Frank Sinatra recorded his version of the song on December 30, 1968, and it was released in early 1969 on the album of the same name and as a single. It reached No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 2 on the Easy Listening chart in the US. In the UK, the single achieved a still unmatched record, becoming the recording with the most weeks inside the Top 40, spending 75 weeks from April 1969 to September 1971. It spent a further 49 weeks in the Top 75 but never bettered the No. 5 slot achieved upon its first chart run.
Read more at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Way_(song)