The Steel Guitar Forum

Dan, we're not ignoring you. Here's a link to a recent thread on this one...

http://www.b0b.com/forum/Forum10/HTML/000265.html

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HagFan

Dan,
Yesterday I went to Target to purchase the cd, they where sold out and had been for a few days!

I got the CD when it first came out. What a fantastic song and powerful statement. Just to show you how "controlled" we are in this part of the country, I finally got a DJ on the request line of one of our two "hot new country" stations and asked him why they wouldn't play this record. He said "It's not a matter of WON'T, but rather CAN'T because the song hasn't been released yet as a single. I offered to send him a CD but he said he already had it but couldn't play that cut until the record company said he could. What gives here????? I forgot to ask him who owned the station. I guess there's a good possibility it's the record company. Arrrggggg. Oh well, I'm wearing the CD out listening to track 2.

Dave, I don't know the politics at the station you mentioned, but a local station here in Minneapolis/St. Paul has played it on occasion. I say on occasion, because they don't have it in any kind of rotation, like the other "Country" songs they play continuously.

I agree, it is probably the most pointed song of its kind to come along that will cause a lot of discussion, pro and con on traditional country music. Cudos to the songwriters and for George and Alan for recording it for national release.

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pedalman@uswest.net

One of the local independent stations in my area is playing a version by "Larry Cordell and the Lonesome Standard Time" band. They said they are still waiting for their copy of the Alan Jackson/George Strait duet of this song.

I haven't heard it in the Tampa area yet. One of the "country" stations here did play the entire George Strait album one evening and they played it then, but that is the only time I know of.

Check out Carl P. Mayfield from 6-10AM CST
on WKDF 103.3 in Nashville. For his online broadcast www.carlp.com

When I was doing radio full time, I often got requests from the record companies NOT to play specific tunes , as the were not "released" singles.
The companies always sent promo copies of the full CD or sent them on the CDX compilation cd's .
I usually complied with an official request.


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Bo Borland
All my gear is "vintage" now.

I'm from Pennsylvania. Any of you familiar with the nation wide show-After Midnight? Anyway, they played Murder on Music Row once every hour when they got the CD. Great music. I don't understand why people won't take lessons from George Strait. Every time he comes out with a new single, it skyrockets. Why? because he is putting music out that actually has a point to it.Best newcomer on the market? Brad Paisley gets my vote.

It's getting some airplay here in Austin, but I don't think it's in the regular rotation.

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bterry.home.netcom.com

Tim, it will be interesting if you still like Brad Paisley after his 2nd or 3rd CD. If the pattern holds, you won't.

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HagFan

Hey Guys,
I just bought it at Walmart. Everything George puts out goes #1! He has style no matter what he sings. Yes, Nashville is really playing it!!

He's nice to look at too!
Theresa
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Theresa Galbraith on 27 March 2000 at 04:09 PM.]</p></FONT>

He is easy on the eyes isn't he Theresa!
A great song.Can't comment on how much airplay it's getting here but I know it wouldn't matter if it was on day and night because very few would understand what it was about.