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Things have not been easy for Chuck Wicks. The artist quickly rose to instant stardom with the release of his debut single, “Stealing Cinderella”, back in 2007. The song peaked at No. 5 on country charts, and the album it was from, “Starting Now”, rose to No. 7 on the Billboard Country chart back in 2008. 
Kim Robins project, “40 Years Late”, is a breath of fresh air.
It appears that Kim has spent her time not only honing her craft, but also finding her voice and knowing exactly who she is as a singer.
You will not hear someone trying to imitate other female singers, or singing in the rafters, on this recording. Instead, you will hear a woman with a mid-range, bluesy, voice that puts you in the mood for some good traditional bluegrass and classic country.
Kim has surrounded herself with an ensemble of, to say the least, solid musicians. Appearing on the project are Don Brummett, Michael Cleveland, Mike Curtis, Jeff Guernsey, Nathan Livers, Lynn Manzenberger, Seth Mulder, Butch Robins, Mark Stonecipher, and Richard Torstrick. Providing harmony vocals throughout the project are fellow Indiana residents Misty Stevens, singer, songwriter, and leader of her own band, and Kent Todd, singer and fiddle player with Blue Mafia.
The title cut of this project, written by Kim, is so well penned that many listeners will easily relate to the song. The lyrics of this song are honest and will hit home with, not only singers that are chasing the dream of success later in life, but also everyone that has had to put their dreams on hold for other choices.
While I cannot pick one song to call my favorite, because I actually have quite a few on this project, I enjoy Kim’s upbeat tribute to Connie Smith with “I’ve Got My Baby On My Mind”. Kim states that she spent many hours trying to imitate Smith’s voice until her Dad told her to “sing like yourself”. Advice many singers should follow and advice I am glad Kim took.
Another song on the project that caught my attention is the duet “The Last Thing On My Mind” that Kim performs with Jeff Guernsey. While many artists have recorded this song, Kim and Jeff’s voices complement each other so well, that I found myself replaying this tune numerous times and just enjoying the harmony.
Read the rest of this CD review at Music Charts Magazine’s favorite Bluegrass website here: http://prescriptionbluegrassreviews.blogspot.com/2013/05/prescription-bluegrass-reviews-kim.html#more
Second round of tour dates sold out immediately; More than 120,000 total tickets sold today
As previously announced, Strait will continue to record new music for longtime label home MCA Records and will perform select dates across the country after The Cowboy Rides Away Tour has wrapped. For more information, please visit www.georgestrait.com.
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Music Charts Magazine Presents – “NEW DISCOVERY” – “Taylor Watson” – for the month of October 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 singer/songwriter “Taylor Watson” 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 Taylor Watson ( a girl that hails from the Denver, Colorado area and now lives in music city Nashville, Tennessee ), we are sure you will be glad you found this “New Discovery” to add to your music playlist.
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Music Charts Magazine proudly presents “NEW DISCOVERY” for the month of October 2013 “Taylor Watson“
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Music Charts Magazine Presents “New Discovery” Taylor Watson – Interview by Award winning DJ Big Al Weekley
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Copyright © 2013, the Texas Music Chart. Used with permission from Best In Texas Music Marketing LLC, Houston, TX
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LW |
TW |
Artist Title (Label) |
TW SPINS |
LW SPINS |
Weeks on Chart |
Spin +/- |
Stations |
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2 |
1 |
Cody Johnson Ride With Me (CJB) |
1,259 |
1,078 |
9 |
+181 |
67 |
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1 |
2 |
Josh Abbott Band She Will Be Free (Pretty Damn Tough Records) |
1,182 |
1,137 |
16 |
+45 |
71 |
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|
5 |
3 |
Will Hoge Strong (WH) |
1,144 |
1,046 |
9 |
+98 |
72 |
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|
6 |
4 |
Kyle Park Fit For The King (Indie/Thirty Tigers) |
1,105 |
974 |
10 |
+131 |
73 |
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|
8 |
5 |
Green River Ordinance It Ain’t Love (GRO) |
1,082 |
958 |
15 |
+124 |
67 |
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|
9 |
6 |
Mark McKinney Stolen Cash (Texas Evolution) |
970 |
931 |
11 |
+39 |
69 |
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11 |
7 |
Reckless Kelly The Last Goodbye (No Big Deal) |
955 |
778 |
9 |
+177 |
68 |
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4 |
8 |
Phil Hamilton Back of a ’73 (Winding Road) |
929 |
1,057 |
17 |
-128 |
60 |
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12 |
9 |
Wade Bowen Songs About Trucks (AMP/Sea Gayle) |
850 |
729 |
5 |
+121 |
56 |
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7 |
10 |
Josh Ward Promises (Buckshot Records) |
829 |
958 |
15 |
-129 |
55 |
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|
16 |
11 |
Bri Bagwell Hound Dog (BB) |
827 |
680 |
12 |
+147 |
58 |
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|
3 |
12 |
Aaron Watson Summertime Girl (Thirty Tigers) |
821 |
1,068 |
17 |
-247 |
55 |
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13 |
13 |
No Justice Songs On The Radio (Carved Records) |
773 |
719 |
13 |
+54 |
61 |
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|
15 |
14 |
John Slaughter Hasn’t Everyone (Winding Road) |
771 |
704 |
10 |
+67 |
52 |
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|
10 |
15 |
Chapter 11 w/Aubrey Lynn England Whiskey and You (C11) |
713 |
928 |
15 |
-215 |
56 |
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|
24 |
16 |
Kevin Fowler How Country Are Ya? (Kevin Fowler Records) |
677 |
512 |
3 |
+165 |
59 |
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|
20 |
17 |
Jason Boland & the Stragglers Electric Bill (Proud Souls Ent.) |
657 |
576 |
3 |
+81 |
57 |
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19 |
18 |
Rich O’Toole I Love You (PTO Records) |
653 |
617 |
10 |
+36 |
52 |
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22 |
19 |
Bart Crow Loving You’s a Crime (Smith Ent.) |
640 |
549 |
10 |
+91 |
50 |
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21 |
20 |
Randy Rogers Band Speak Of The Devil (MCA Nashville) |
635 |
574 |
4 |
+61 |
56 |
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14 |
21 |
Curtis Grimes Home to Me (CG) |
633 |
715 |
20 |
-82 |
44 |
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|
27 |
22 |
John David Kent Until We Turn Around (Blackland/Roustabout) |
618 |
490 |
9 |
+128 |
51 |
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17 |
23 |
Zane Williams Overnight Success (ZW) |
599 |
678 |
19 |
-79 |
46 |
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|
25 |
24 |
TJ Broscoff This is the Moment (BGM Records) |
560 |
508 |
8 |
+52 |
43 |
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23 |
25 |
Turnpike Troubadours If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (Lightning Rod Records) |
557 |
517 |
3 |
+40 |
46 |
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|
28 |
26 |
Clayton Gardner Something About You (CG) |
504 |
473 |
12 |
+31 |
46 |
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18 |
27 |
Sam Riggs When The Lights Go Out (SR) |
502 |
656 |
17 |
-154 |
44 |
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|
31 |
28 |
Matt Caldwell I Know Mexico (MC) |
493 |
448 |
11 |
+45 |
51 |
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30 |
29 |
Six Market Blvd. Mailbox (Vision Ent.) |
490 |
453 |
7 |
+37 |
45 |
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34 |
30 |
Mario Flores Let Your Lonesome End With Me (MF) |
456 |
397 |
5 |
+59 |
39 |
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|
46 |
31 |
Granger Smith Miles and Mud Tires (GS) |
438 |
280 |
2 |
+158 |
45 |
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32 |
32 |
The Statesboro Revue Huck Finn (Vision Ent./Shalley Records) |
438 |
433 |
3 |
+5 |
41 |
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36 |
33 |
Brandon Jenkins Tattoo Tears (Smith Ent.) |
419 |
365 |
9 |
+54 |
40 |
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33 |
34 |
Brandon Rhyder Pray The Night (Smith Ent.) |
418 |
400 |
5 |
+18 |
42 |
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35 |
35 |
Shane Smith & The Saints Coast (SSS) |
396 |
382 |
6 |
+14 |
39 |
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|
29 |
36 |
Thieving Birds In the Summer (TB) |
392 |
461 |
14 |
-69 |
36 |
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37 |
37 |
Taylor Hodak Band Good Man (THB) |
383 |
365 |
8 |
+18 |
39 |
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|
47 |
38 |
Chris Brazeal Band Sounds Like Home (CBB) |
370 |
271 |
2 |
+99 |
35 |
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38 |
39 |
Rankin Twins Jezebel (RT) |
362 |
342 |
6 |
+20 |
44 |
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44 |
40 |
Kylie Rae Harris Slide Over (KRH) |
350 |
313 |
12 |
+37 |
31 |
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43 |
41 |
George Ducas White Lines and Road Signs (GD) |
349 |
314 |
3 |
+35 |
34 |
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50 |
42 |
Mark Allan Atwood One Horse (MAA) |
348 |
261 |
4 |
+87 |
33 |
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|
41 |
43 |
Deryl Dodd Loveletters (Smith Ent.) |
345 |
318 |
4 |
+27 |
38 |
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N |
44 |
Cameran Nelson Reckless in Texas (CN) |
331 |
229 |
1 |
+102 |
34 |
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N |
45 |
The Dusty Smirl Band Mine For The Mile (TDSB) |
310 |
244 |
1 |
+66 |
39 |
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|
48 |
46 |
LiveWire Whiskey Sunday (Way Out West Records) |
309 |
269 |
5 |
+40 |
30 |
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|
40 |
47 |
Callahan Divide Party on the River (CD) |
306 |
324 |
12 |
-18 |
28 |
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|
42 |
48 |
Charlie Montague Beautiful Noise (CM) |
305 |
317 |
7 |
-12 |
36 |
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N |
49 |
Jake Kellen Jesus and Hank (Horny Toad Records) |
302 |
251 |
1 |
+51 |
38 |
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N |
50 |
Charlie Robison Brand New Me (Thirty Tigers/Jetwell, Inc.) |
261 |
201 |
1 |
+60 |
30 |
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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 w39-13 – 27 septembre 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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Country music connoisseur and preservationist Big Al Weekley of Overton, Nebraska, will be inducted into the Nebraska Country Music Hall of Fame Saturday, October 19, 2013.
Big Al was nominated by Curt Shoemaker of Iona, Kansas.
Shoemaker is a three time hall of famer, professional steel guitarist, songwriter-entertainer and recording artist. Weekley accompanied Shoemaker back in 2009 in recording Gospel CD “Gathered In His Name,” with the song “Peace in the Valley.”
Big Al was born in Ravenswood, West Virginia. He picked up his first guitar at age 14 and never looked back. He began playing with various Bluegrass and Country Stars. He has performed Country and Bluegrass acts all across his home state. In 1987, he was approached following a show at Ohio University and was asked if he would be interested in hosting a show on public radio. This was the first break in a career for Weekley and he is now one of the most recognizable Country and Bluegrass radio personalities in the country.
After four years on public radio at Ohio University, driving truck and being the music director for 1360 WMOV AM in Ravenswood, West Virginia, Weekley thought it would be good to expand and moved west. He lived in Colorado for a short time playing with Bluegrass bands. After traveling with a band to Crete, Nebraska, he decided he wanted to be part of the Nebraska music scene because it felt like home, so in 1996 he moved to Nebraska. While playing in Nebraska and surrounding states he taped his syndicated radio show for stations back east and then it was time to hit the airwaves in Nebraska. In 1999 he became part of history with 50,000 watt KRVN Radio Station in Lexington. His Bluegrass and Country shows have been aired on KRVN 880 AM for the last 14 years.
Big Al has interviewed some of the greatest music legends including Stone Wall Jackson, Lynn Anderson, Razzy Bailey, Misty Morgan, Jack Blanchard, and James Marvel of the Band Mercy.
He has also recorded with country legends LeRoy Van Dyke, Dave Dudley and numerous Bluegrass stars.
Just a few of Weekley’s accomplishments include being chosen to join Music Professionals in Nashville; he has toured with the number one Christmas group in America, ‘The Mannheim Steamrollers’ from Omaha; 1999 and 2000 Big Al worked with the Nebraska State Fair Board to produce two Bluegrass and Gospel music festivals in Lincoln; in 2000 he founded the Country/Bluegrass Show in North Platte, along with Don and Donna Menzter, which is still going on after 13 years.
In 2003 Big Al was nominated for ‘DJ of the Year’ by the International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville. He finished in the top three along with Eddie Stubbs from the Grand Ole Opry and Terry Herd from Satellite Radio in the U.S. and Canada. He is the only Nebraska DJ to ever be nominated.
In 2003 he recorded and produced the album ‘In It For The Long Haul.’
From 2004 to 2006 he has driven truck, worked in radio and hosted music shows around Nebraska and surrounding states. He has received the Hometown Hero Award from KNOP TV and presented the 2006 Nebraska Veteran of Foreign Wars Memorial Highway 83 Award.
Also in 2006 he received a Certificate Award from the Governor of Nebraska honoring him the title of ‘State of Nebraska Navy Admiral’ commissioned for his promotions for the State of Nebraska.
In 2011 he was contacted and told his song he co-wrote with friend Cliff Abbott “Lines On The Highway” would be recorded and released by Bluegrass Legend Larry Sparks. It was release in April on Larry’s Album called “Almost Home” recorded by Rounder Records.
In recent years he has also been a judge at many music contests including the Colgate Country Music Showdown and the Galaxy of Stars at the Nebraska State Fair.
Twenty-six years after his start in the music world, Big Al makes a living driving truck for Landmark Implement, broadcasting to his loyal fans on KRVN, he is the owner of a newspaper in Bertrand, Nebraska, he is the chief branding officer for Music Charts Magazine in Nashville and travels throughout Nebraska performing shows at county fairs, benefits and festivals.
Recently he received a special award for his efforts during the 2013 Miles of Memories Country Music Festival September 5-7 in Hastings, Nebraska. Weekley was given the honor during the final set of MusicFest.
MusicFest producers say Weekley’s “Unending devotion and dedication to the preservation of old-time country music” is what made him the choice for the honor. MusicFest hosts Tex and Mary Schutz told a story during the presentation about Big Al’s arrival in Nebraska in the early 90’s when he didn’t even have a guitar. The couple was able to present him with one during their Prairieland CountryFest.
For more information on Big Al Weekley visit:
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