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International Country Music Association
Newsletter January 2004 On The Web At www.radiocountry.org Email:
intlcma@aol.com PO Box 292937, Nashville, TN 37229 Publisher: Col. Bobbie Patterson Editor:
Scarlett Vanek Research Asst: Col. Keith Bradford Writer:
Rhett Ashley Permission To Forward Or Print Is Granted
To All Be Sure To Add Your Name And Address To
Our Country Music Source Book And Your Link To Our Free Links Page. It's Great
Free Advertising. Farewell Old Friends We must bid a sad farewell to two staff
members. Rebecca Lynn Adams and Clifton Dale Blanton have returned to Houston,
TX. They are no longer working within the music industry. We will miss them and the wonderful things
they took with them. I'm sure they will spend a lot of time thinking of us and
the many moments we shared. We will not dwell on the sadness of our parting. I
hope they look back on it all, as a learning experience. We certainly learned a
lot from them. The Following Radio Programmers Will Review
Your Music We advise contacting these radio
programmers by email or postcard before mailing your music. Go to
www.alltheweb.com and doing a search for web sites. Just enter their name and
nation into the search box. If they have a web site, email them. If not, send a
postcard requesting permission to send your music. Be sure to include your
email address on the postcard. Guy Weyers, Van Haeftentlaan 39, 2950
Kapellen, Belgium Jean Yves Louis, Rue De Petit Bois 11, 6140 Fontaine-L'Eveque, Belgium Tony Ottenburgs, Rode Kruisstratt 6, 3830
Wellen, Belgium Tino Poleur Gonzales, Rue des areines 17,
4100 Seraing, Belgium Sonja Mertens, Wiekevorstse Stwg 3, 2270
Herenthout, Belgium Jan Vermeersch, Meerlaenstr. 8-10, 8760
Mevlebeke, Belgium Joe Country, Rue Louis 15, 4610
Beyneheusay, Belgium Jozef Devos, Dieperstr. 13, 2230 Herselt,
Belgium Leo Van Camp, Daalstr. 7, 2590 Berlaan,
Belgium Lucien Boes, Nutstr. 18, 3830 Wellen,
Belgium Mary Rivers, Waatsbrugstr. 100, 9600
Ronse, Belgium Mia Heylen, Hoevestr. 5, 2235 Hulshout,
Belgium Peter Briers, Van Reynegonlaan 12, 2270
Herenthout, Belgium Raymond Swennen, Postbus 42, 3960 Bree,
Belgium Rene Huysmans, Molenstr. 59, Bus 1, 2300
Turnhout, Belgium Ad Van Hoof, Boogstr. 19, 3920 Lommel,
Belgium Al Van Dam, Mechelse Steenweg 62, 9200
Dendermonde, Belgium Andre Vanoppen, Zevenhuizenstr. 3, 3665
As, Belgium Coopman Jackie, Zusterstr. 2, 8770
Infelmunster, Belgium Edwin Hoefnagels, Wippelburg 51, 2370
Arendonk, Belgium Felix Bertels, Voorzorsgraat 36, 2300
Turnhout, Belgium Geert Van Lommel, Bevrijdingslaan 196,
2450 Meerhout, Belgium Hans Hanegraaf, Balen Neetlaan 18, 2400
Mol, Belgium Inge Boffgen, hundelgemsesteenweg 469 A,
9820 Merebeke, Belgium Satellite Radio Rocking Music And
Broadcast Industries Several years ago, we predicted satellite
radio would bring great changes within the music industry. Those changes have
already started. XM Radio has exceeded 1,300,000 subscribers. Sirius Radio had
problems getting their satellites launched. They began beaming down their
signals late. They have over a quarter million subscribers and are growing. The big automobile makers have seen the
future. General Motors and Honda have invested in XM Radio. Ford and
Daimler-Chrysler have invested in Sirius Radio. Now more than 50% of new
satellite radio subscribers sign up when they buy a new car. In Las Vegas, at the Consumers Electronics
Show, XM Radio announced a partnership with the Weather Channel and a traffic
information company. It will begin beaming down traffic and weather information
for the twenty-one largest metro areas. This has broadcast radio companies
running scared. Local traffic and weather updates are broadcast radio's largest
draw. Each day 175,000,000 Americans tune in to local broadcast radio for this
information. Edward Fritts is the president of the
National Association of Broadcasters. He calls XM's plan, "an appalling
backdoor attempt" to skirt XM's original FCC license. He is expected to
file a formal protest with the FCC. Chance Patterson is XM Radio's spokesman.
He says, "This is the content that the consumer wants." Mr. Patterson
states it is permitted under XM's original license. Sirius Radio has interesting plans as
well. More and more cars are being equipped with back-seat televisions. They
are frequently used as a way to calm unruly children. In 2005, Sirius plans to
begin beaming three channels of video. Electronics companies continue to add more
features to satellite radio receivers and bring the price down. Delphi has
introduced a portable receiver. You plug it into a stereo system at work, at
home, or in your car. This allows you to take satellite radio with you, wherever
you go. The receiver sells for just $120. XM's subscription price is just $10 per
month. For this, you receive 120 channels of digital CD quality music and
information anywhere in the United States, except Alaska and Hawaii. You can tune in to country, pop, blues,
jazz, urban or whatever your favorite music is. Set your radio one time and
drive across the U. S. without ever losing the signal or touching your radio
dial. It's no wonder satellite radio is growing much faster than CDs, VCRs, or
cable television did in their starting years. Cable television blew the broadcast
television networks away. The sudden increase in demand for television program
hours was more than the existing production companies could provide. XM Radio
has 120 channels running 24 hours per day. This adds up to one million
fifty-one thousand two hundred hours per year. Add Sirius Radio with their
similar program content needs, and you can predict the future. Cable television's programming needs
created hundreds of new television production companies. The big three television companies couldn't
meet the demand. Small production companies rushed in to fill cable television
programming needs. They grew and became large companies. The big networks lost
market share and continue to lose it. The big record companies cannot meet the
demand. Small record production companies are rushing in to fill the demand for
radio program hours. Those small companies are already growing. The big record
companies are losing market share. Does anybody see history being repeated? Are you producing quality music? Are you
sending it to the satellite radio companies? If not, why not? Nashville's Largest Independent Music
Event Ambassador Charlie Ray's Nashville Music
Festival has been endorsed by dozens of music organizations, songwriting
associations, and record companies, We consider it one of the two the most
important music events of the year. Each year, hundreds of singers,
songwriters, and musicians gather in one place for four days. People from more
than 25 nations have attended. They are there each year to sing, have fun, meet
each other, attend seminars, and meet music industry executives. It's just a few months away. For details,
dates, hotel information, and tickets visit www.nashvillemusicfestival.com or
just go to our home page and click on the link. While you're on either site, be
sure to click on the link and see what the state of Tennessee said about
Charlie Ray and the festival. I've been to all five of Charlie's
festival. I intend to be at every future festival, as well. I make so many
great industry contacts, have too much fun, and gain so much valuable
knowledge. I will never miss one. January In Country Music History 1923 Roy Lanham, a member of the Sons of
the Pioneers, born in Corbin, Kentucky 1944 Jim Stafford born in Eloise, Florida 1946 Ronnie Milsap born in Robbinsville,
North Carolina 1947 Sandy Pinkard born in Abbeyville,
Louisiana 1949 "Little" Jimmy Dickens
first Columbia recording session 1952 Mac O'Dell recorded "Be On
Time" for King 1953 Tommy Duncan recorded "It May
Take A Long, Long Time" for Intro 1961 Buck Owens and Rose Maddox recorded
the Top Five single "Loose Talk" for Capitol 1961 Buck Owens and Rose Maddox recorded
the Top Ten single "Mental Cruelty" for Capitol 1973 Merle Haggard recorded "If We
Make It Through December" for Capitol 1911 Ken Nelson, record producer and
founding member of the CMA, born in Caledonia, Minnesota 1919 Oscar Sullivan, of comedy team Lonzo
and Oscar, born in Edmonton, Kentucky 1933 Stu Phillips born in Montreal, Canada
1935 Charlie Waller, founding member of
the Country Gentlemen, born in Jointerville, Texas 1939 Phil Everly born in Chicago, Illinois
1946 Dolly Parton born near Sevierville,
Tennessee 1958 Stephanie Davis born in Bridger,
Montana 1960 Ralph Peer, music industry pioneer
and Country Music Hall of Fame member, died at age 67 in Hollywood, California 1980 Songwriter Vic McAlpin died 1998 Carl Perkins died 1990 Reba McEntire makes her movie debut
in "Tremors" 1953 Marty Robbins debuted on the Grand
Ole Opry 1954 Johnny Bond recorded "Ten Little
Bottles" for Columbia 1955 Hawkshaw Hawkins recorded "How Could
Anything So Pretty (Be So Doggone Mean)" for RCA Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers was
born in 1939 (age 65) Dolly Parton was born in 1946 (age 58) 1950 David Lynn Jones born in Bexar,
Arkansas 1948 Jack Guthrie died in Livermore, California
1995 Vic Willis died in a one-car accident
in Hohenwald, Tennessee 1944 Ernest Tubb recorded the Top Ten
single, "Keep My Mem'ry In Your Heart" for Decca 1944 Ernest Tubb recorded "Are You
Waiting Just For Me" for Decca 1944 Ernest Tubb recorded "You Won't
Ever Forget Me" for Decca 1944 Ernest Tubb recorded "Answer To
Walking The Floor Over You" for Decca 1952 Don Reno, Red Smiley and the
Tennessee Cutups recorded "Hear Jerusalem Mourn" for King 1949 Flatt and Scruggs released "I'm
Going To Make My Home In Heaven" on Mercury |