October 19, 2009 Issue 163 No Chad Left Behind: Vote Now The polls for the CRB-Country Aircheck Awards open Tuesday morning (10/20) at www.crbawards.com. Visitors may nominate individuals, stations and companies in 28 categories now through Dec. 11. Final round balloting will run Jan. 5 through Feb. 5, 2010. Awards will be presented during the CRS 41 New Faces Show Feb. 26, 2009. And remember, early-bird registration for CRS 41 ends Oct. 31 at www.crb.org. Click here to submit your nominations. And The Winners Are... From This Moment: The 2009 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees Honorees at Monday’s 47th annual ASCAP Country Music Kye Fleming (l) and Mark D. Sanders (r) make the media rounds with Toby Awards included: Songwriter: Ashley Gorley, for “You’re Keith and Taylor Swift on the 39th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony red carpet. Gonna Miss This” and “Start A Band.” Songwriter/Artist: Alan Jackson, for “Good Time” and “Country Boy.” Song: NSAI: Toby & Wiseman Are All-Decade “You’re Gonna Miss This,” Ashley Gorley. Publisher: EMI The Nashville Songwriters Association International’s (NSAI) Music Publishing, for “Good Time,” “Country Boy,” “All 39th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Summer Long,” “I’m Still A Guy,” “Country Man,” “Relentless,” Induction celebrated 2009 inductees Kye Fleming (“Give Me “I Still Miss You” and “Start A Band.” Golden Note Award: Wings,” “Nobody,” “Sleepin’ Single In A Double Bed”), Mark D. JD Souther. Partners In Music Award: Gerry House & The Sanders (“This Ain’t No Thinkin’ Thing,” “Heads Carolina, Tails House Foundation. California,” “It Matters To Me”) and the late Tammy Wynette ASCAP Night Cap: Senior VP Connie Bradley welcomed (“Stand By Your Man,” “These Days (I Barely Get By),” “Two Story the industry to the Ryman Auditorium, sharing the stage with House”). Raul Malo performed “Til I Can Make It On My Own” ASCAP President/Chairman Paul Williams. “I could really in tribute to the late Wynette. Ronnie Milsap performed “Smoky make you suffer,” Williams said during a medley of his hits Mountain Rain” and “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For the World” to (including “Just An Old Fashioned Love Song” & “We’ve Only recognize songwriter Fleming. Lee Ann Womack sang “I Hope You Just Begun”). “I could do the long version of all these puppies.” (continued on page 6) Dance” in honor of Sanders. ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 19, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, and hit songwriters Craig Wiseman MY TUNES : MUSIC THA T SHAPED MY LIFE and Wynn Varble also took home awards at the Sunday (10/18) event. “It’s the most prestigious thing that I’ve ever been given,” Fast Ryde’s Jody Stevens and James Keith said of his Songwriter/Artist of the Decade honor. “To have Harrison discuss their most important your peers, songwriters who are the lifeblood of this industry, songs, artists or concerts: recognize you is unbelievable.” Swift, too, acknowledged the 1. Bruce Springsteen, Born To Run: What significance of the evening. “Songwriters are my heroes … and the more needs to be said? - Stevens & Harrison fact that these are the people who vote on awards like this, and the 2. Shenandoah, Under The Kudzu: This is fact that they would pick me, it really makes me happy,” she said the first album I ever bought on CD; before of her Songwriter/Artist of the Year award. Wiseman (“The Good that, all my albums were on cassette. My Stuff,” “Believe,” “Live Like You Were Dying”) thanked his main Fast Ryde favorite song on there was “Under The collaborator, wife KK, in his Songwriter of the Decade acceptance Kudzu,” written by Dennis Linde. I was and am still a huge Linde speech. “Waitin’ On A Woman” received Song of the Year and co- fan. - Stevens writer Wynn Varble also took home the Songwriter of the Year title. 3. Alan Jackson, Here In The Real World: This was the first The event included the presentation of NSAI’s 2009 “The 10 country album I ever bought, right after “Chasin’ That Neon Songs I Wish I’d Written.” They were “Down The Road” by Mac Rainbow” came out. My family used to listen to it over and over McAnally as performed by Kenny Chesney featuring McAnally; again on the long drive from Florida to Knoxville. - Harrison “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” by Jim Collins and Marty 4. Nirvana, Nevermind: This was the one thing I wanted for my Dodson as performed by Chesney; “I Told You So” by Randy Travis 12th birthday, and Mom hooked me up. I learned every song as performed by Carrie Underwood; “In Color” by Jamey Johnson, on that record; it basically taught me guitar, well at least “Power Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto as performed by Johnson; Chord 101.” - Harrison “Johnny & June” by Deanna Bryant, Heidi Newfield and Stephony I remember seeing one of their videos on TV and knowing that Smith as performed by Newfield; “Last Call” by Erin Enderlin and music as we know it was changing ... rapidly. Great record. - Stevens Shane McAnally as performed by Lee Ann Womack; “People Are 5. Keith Urban: I saw him a couple years back at the Sommet Crazy” by Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones as performed by Billy Center, and I was absolutely floored. What a rock star. The show Currington; “Troubadour” by Monty Holmes and Leslie Satcher made me fall in love with country music all over again. - Harrison as performed by George Strait; “Waitin’ On A Woman” by Don • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Meat Sampson and Wynn Varble as performed by Brad Paisley; “What Loaf, Bat Out Of Hell. Jody says it’s an incredible record. He keeps Hurts The Most” by Steve Robson and Jeffrey Steele as performed telling me if I like Born To Run, then I need to listen to it. - Harrison by Cascada. The newest U2 album. I read about it in Rolling Stone; it got a five- star review. I’ve been meaning to check it out. - Stevens Radio News • An “important” piece of music/band you just don’t get: Steely Dan - Stevens • KKGO/Los Angeles has added the two-hour weekly show • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Any Steely Altville hosted by Buzz Brainard to Sunday nights, airing Dan album. - Harrison from 10pm to midnight. The show premieres Nov. 1 and offers • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to Alternative Country and Americana programming. right now: Kings Of Leon, “Use Somebody.” - Stevens & Harrison • KDCD/San Angelo, TX has added The Official Texas Countdown with Chuck Taylor, airing Saturdays from 6-8pm. • WKSJ/Mobile morning co-hosts Dan Brennan and Shelby ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 19, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3 Mitchell have been named the Mobile Press Register’s BIR T HDAYS Reader’s Choice best radio morning show for the seventh Tuesday (10/20) - the late Maude Gilman-Chapman, the late Grandpa consecutive year. Jones; Jimi Westbrook (Little Big Town); Katie Dean (katie.dean@ umusic.com); Wanda Jackson; Scott Stem ([email protected]) Chart Chat Wednesday (10/21) - the late Owen Bradley; Paul Orr (porr@ Hearty congrats to Keith Urban, SVP/ journalbroadcastgroup.com) Promotion Steve Hodges, VP/Promotion Shane Thursday (10/22) - Rich Bowers, Chris DeCarlo, John Ettinger (john. Allen and the entire Capitol crew on the wonda [email protected]), Judi Turner ([email protected]) from down unda’s 11th No. 1. “Only You Can Love Me This Way” joins “Better Life,” Friday (10/23) - Bart Allmand, Jimmy Wayne, Dwight Yoakam, Jeff Walker ([email protected]) “But For The Grace Of God,” “Days Go By,” Keith Urban “Making Memories Of Us,” “Somebody Like Saturday (10/24) - George Achaves ([email protected]), You,” “Sweet Thing,” “You Look Good In My Shirt,” “You’ll Dave Miggo, Stephanie Keshe ([email protected]), Paula Think Of Me,” “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me” and “Start A Eden ([email protected]) Band” (with Brad Paisley) on Urban’s honor roll. Sunday (10/25) - Mark Miller, Chely Wright, Enzo DeVincenzo ([email protected]), Jennifer Thorpe ([email protected]) Gig Alerts • Clear Channel/San Antonio OM Tony Travatto is seeking Monday (10/26) - Keith Urban, Doug Montgomery ([email protected]) a PD/PM driver for KAJA. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. • Alpha’s Dir./FM Programming & KUPL/Portland PD Scott CRB Pres. Becky Brenner. The CMA Research Workshop will Mahalick is actively searching for a morning co-host. Airchecks follow the Presentation and consist of a panel of industry leaders. and resumes to [email protected] or KUPL, 2040 1st Ave., Portland, OR 97201. • New Northwest Broadcaster’s KLAD/Klamath Falls, OR Artist News OM Brian Mobley is seeking a Production Dir./PM driver; send She’s covered “What Goes Around …” airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. in concert, but Taylor Swift was the first to get everyone out of their seats at Saturday’s CMA Research Returns To CRS (10/16) second annual Justin Timberlake & The CMA Research Presentation is on the bill for CRS-41, Friends Concert benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Emcee/headliner Timberlake focusing on the Prime Prospects Study, which analyzes consumer Taylor Swift trends in regards to radio and radio websites. In addition, results jokingly assured the Las Vegas audience that from the upcoming fourth quarter Annual Tracking Study will be security would take down anyone who tried to interrupt her examined in the Thursday (2/25/10) morning panel, beginning set, which included “You Belong With Me,” “Love Story” and at 11am.