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Americana Roots Chart for June 26, 2001
© 2001 The SFX Multimedia Group, LLC
LW - TW Artist Album Label
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2 - *1 Lucinda Williams Essence LOST HIGHWAY/IDJMG
1 - 2 Delbert McClinton Nothing Personal HOT SHOT/NEW WEST
4 - *3 Shaver The Earth Rolls On NEW WEST
3 - 4 Charlie Robison Step Right Up LUCKY DOG/COLUMBIA
5 - 5 Whiskeytown Pneumonia LOST HIGHWAY/IDJMG
7 - *6 Ray Wylie Hubbard Eternal And Lowdown PHILO/ROUNDER
6 - *7 Irene Kelley Simple Path RELENTLESS NASHVILLE
10 - *8 Jim Lauderdale The Other Sessions DUALTONE NASHVILLE
8 - 9 Tom Russell Borderland HIGHTONE
11 - *10 Patty Loveless Mountain Soul EPIC
9 - 11 Marcia Ball Presumed Innocent ALLIGATOR
12 - 12 Jerry Jeff Walker Gonzo Stew TRIED & TRUE
14 - 13 Fred Eaglesmith & The Flying Squirrels Live--Ralph's Last
Show
SIGNATURE SOUNDS
15 - *14 Rosie Flores Speed Of Sound EMINENT
16 - 15 Alejandro Escovedo A Man Under The Influence BLOODSHOT
13 - 16 Jimmy LaFave Texoma BOHEMIA BEAT/ROUNDER
23 - *17 Various Artists Songcatcher OST VANGUARD
18 - *18 Willie Nelson Rainbow Connection ISLAND/IDJMG
26 - *19 Lee Roy Parnell Tell The Truth VANGUARD
21 - *20 J.J. Cale Live BACK PORCH/VIRGIN
27 - *21 Scott Miller & The Commonwealth Thus Always To Tyrants
SUGAR HILL
45 - *22 BR5-49 This Is BR5-49 LUCKY DOG/COLUMBIA
19 - *23 Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer Drum Hat Buddha SIGNATURE SOUNDS

17 - 24 Rodney Crowell The Houston Kid SUGAR HILL
20 - 25 The Groobees Buy One, Get Eleven Free DOWNTIME
24 - 26 Greg Trooper Straight Down Rain EMINENT
28 - *27 The Tractors Fast Girl AUDIUM/KOCH
32 - *28 Rhonda Vincent The Storm Still Rages ROUNDER
25 - 29 The Blind Boys Of Alabama Spirit Of The Century REAL
WORLD/NARADA/VIRGIN
22 - 30 Various Artists Concerts For A Landmine Free World VANGUARD

43 - *31 Various Artists Roadside Attractions: More Songs Of Route 66

LAZY S.O.B.
30 - 32 The String Cheese Incident Outside Inside SCI FIDELITY
29 - 33 Bill Morrissey Something I Saw Or Thought I Saw
PHILO/ROUNDER
31 - 34 John Hammond Wicked Grin POINTBLANK/VIRGIN
36 - 35 Redd Volkaert No Stranger To A Tele HIGHTONE
33 - 36 Dolly Parton Little Sparrow BLUE EYE/SUGAR HILL
59 - *37 Asleep At The Wheel The Very Best Of RELENTLESS NASHVILLE

35 - 38 Various Artists A Nod To Bob: An Artists' Tribute To Bob
Dylan
RED HOUSE
39 - *39 Leon Redbone Anytime BLUE THUMB
34 - 40 Frog Holler Idiots RECORD CELLAR



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Janice "Busgal" Brooks
ICQ 44729047

I have some questions about this. Where is this chart published? In a magazine, online, or what? How many reporting stations contribute to this chart?

I saw this chart on a local "Americana" station link, www.alternativecountry.com then click "charts". As I understand, when Gavin shut down their americana chart, there were about 200+ station reporting. Now there are only about 44. I'm not sure who they are reporting to. What about www.americanachart.com ? And there are other charts out there claiming to be "americana". I sure wish Gavin would have kept things together. Just when we thought charting had some crediblity.

Thanks Chris, "Americana Chart" looks like something that the fans vote on. "Alternative Country" dosen't explain anything at all, as far as how they come up with that. Another one to check out, and the only one that explains how they come up with their chart is "TexasMusicChart.com" .

I guess the reason they call this one "Texas Music" is because you can't honestly call frat dudes playing Dave Mathewes style songs "Country" or even "Americana", and in "Texas Music" this style that I call "Frat-Rock" seems to play a pretty big part. Well, that's a whole other subject.

So with the coverage of this loosley defined genre spotty at best since Gavin dropped the Americana Chart, I wonder if it is worth it to hire an American Radio promoter to promote a new cd? These guys charge $3000-$4000, and thats alot of money...heck that was alot of money back when it guaranteed that your name would be somewhere in the Gavin for all the music business to see. Now all that would get is your name on a couple of small time web sites?? Whats an "Americana" band to do??

I don't think it hurt anyone's career by Gavin dropping the chart. There are tons of alternative stations (in Texas at least) that play these artist's music. All the one's I have played with, and that's about all of 'em, all pay promoters and have publicists, distribution, etc. They all have relative success as independants. Pat Green, Charlie Robison have forced Nville to take a hard look at what's going on. They both just signed big. Guys like Radney Foster, Rodney Crowell, Kevin Welsh, have turned independants.
These charts for the most part are not a good national sample, but they're good for the genre. Gavin's Americana was the best, most credible, because it had 200 some odd stations reporting, now it's only about 44, and someone else runs it. I wish they would have hung in. It seemed to be growing.