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Issue 571 Duke Hamilton’S Fire Inside Country Radio Hall of Famer Duke Hamilton Is About to Celebrate a Huge Milestone at Hubbard WUBE/Cincinnati October 9, 2017, Issue 571 Duke Hamilton’s Fire Inside Country Radio Hall of Famer Duke Hamilton is about to celebrate a huge milestone at Hubbard WUBE/Cincinnati. And while he still has fire in his belly and a passion for radio after 47 years on the air, another fire recently disrupted his life. Here’s more on that ordeal and his incredible radio longevity on the eve of his 40th anniversary at B105. CA: You and your wife Barb lost your home and most of its contents to a fire last year (CAT 1/21/16). Where are you in coming back from that? DH: The station started a GoFundMe page that raised close to $15,000 and that was a big help. There was a lot of feedback from the record community, too. It was a humbling time for me. They say God works in mysterious ways, and a neighbor has a house in his fami- Traveller: Mercury’s Chris Stapleton after playing A Prairie Duke Hamilton Home Companion in St. Paul Saturday (10/7), followed by ly just a quarter mile down the road from a sold-out show at the Xcel Energy Center. Pictured (I-r) our farm. His renters moved out two days before the fire, our are KMNB/Minneapolis’ Lauren MacLeash, Country Radio church cleaned and painted and we moved in there for about 16 Hall of Famer Mick Anselmo, Maria Anselmo, Kelly Phelan, months. It was handy to be that close. We could go over and feed Stapleton, KEEY’s Kia Becht, KMNB’s Lucas Phelan, Kia’s what animals we have left. friend Denise, Mercury’s Charlie Dean, KEEY’s Levi Jesson As for the house, we gutted it – took everything down to the and Jesson’s husband Dustin Schimmelpfenning. rafters. We kept the same basic floor plan, but did away with the porch and enlarged our bedroom. We changed around a few other little things and have been back in since Memorial Day. Streaming Up The Chart The following piece by Country Aircheck What about the animals? alum and Stone Door Media Lab founder For a number of years my wife and I had done mobile petting Jeff Green is updated from his recent pre- zoos – going to churches, grand openings and backyard birthday sentation on airplay-streaming correlation at parties with goats, llamas and miniature horses. At one point the NAB Radio Show in Austin. That work is an we even had a camel to take to churches for live nativity scenes extension of his report first presented at CRS during the holidays. As we got older it was a lot of work and we 2017 (CAW 4/10). See the full NAB presenta- started to downsize. The fire cut off all water and electric to our tion here; reach Green here. barn, so then we really had no choice. We still have a few goats Jeff Green If a new single is getting a few mil- and miniature horses, but that’s about it. lion on-demand streams nationally a week, is it a hit? And is Your radio story begins where? streaming activity predictive of a hit single? To find out, the I started out in Bowling Green, MO. (continued on page 8) Stone Door Media Lab studied streaming activity on Country ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 9, 2017 Page 3 MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE singles over the past two years to look for predictive correla- tions between streaming behavior and airplay in a single’s Tori Kelly, featured on Chris Lane’s new second chart week. Bottom line: They do appear to exist. (Ed. Big Loud single “Take Back Home Girl,” Note: Study based on Nielsen Music/BDS and Country Air- discusses her most influential music: check/Mediabase data.) 1. P!nk’s The Truth About Love Tour: This For the first time, it can be submitted that second-week “streams- woman was singing live while flying across per-spin” activity (let’s call it “SPS”) is correlated to Country airplay chart an arena, doing original choreography, and outcomes. From August 2015 through last week, singles reaching No. stripping it down to just her and a piano. 1 averaged 721 SPS in chart week 2. Those peaking from 2-15 aver- Every tour, she makes herself learn a new aged far fewer – 486. Singles topping out from 16-30 came in even Tori Kelly instrument. She played her most popular lower at 458, and those finishing between 31-50 averaged 411. songs, even if it was a part of a medley. I left Meanwhile, the average peak of Country singles generating more feeling so inspired and stoked about my next show. than 700 SPS in chart week 2 was 12.1, with 57% reaching No. 1. 2. Crystal Lewis’ Fearless: I grew up listening to a lot of gospel Those producing 301-699 SPS peaked at 15.4 (45% made No. 1), music. I tried to hit every single note and run that Crystal did. I still outperforming charting singles overall (which peak, on average, sang “Satisfied” multiple times at singing competitions when I was at No. 18, with 38% going all the way). Singles with 300 or fewer SPS six. I sang “My Friend” at my fourth grade graduation. in chart week 2 peaked at 23.8 (22% reaching the top). 3. Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles: While a single with low SPS early on can reach No. 1 (and I studied this album front to back when I was first starting many do), the high or low level of streams-per-spin is also related to perform. I love the guitar solos and where the stories are to the average airplay pace to No. 1. Of the 71 No. 1s from Au- placed. The whole flow of the set list feels amazing. gust 2015 through last week, those delivering 700 or more SPS in 4. India Arie’s Acoustic Soul: This was one of the first artists their second chart week reached No. 1 in 22.1 weeks. Future No. I listened to when I learned how to play guitar. I loved seeing a 1s with 200-699 SPS took 23.5 weeks, and those with fewer than female songwriter with a guitar. I had never heard such a soulful 200 SPS needed 28.5 weeks. spin on acoustic-driven music. And while songs atop the CA/MB airplay chart aren’t always 5. J Moss: Definitely one of my favorite voices when it comes to the most-streamed Country singles, there’s a clear pattern here, tone and doing tricks. I also just love gospel music; how it’s all too: Since August, songs ranking from 1-10 in Country airplay about Jesus, and has so much hope, and you can also express have averaged 3 million streams per week; those from 11-20 yourself with your voice and go crazy! averaged 2 million; it’s 935,000 for those from 21-30; about • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I 943,000 for singles between 31-40; and 621,000 for those from still haven’t gotten around to listening to Adele’s 25 all the way 41-50 on the chart. If you think of these as benchmark figures, through. I’ve only heard the singles, which are great! that new release with three million streams per week is actually • “Important” music you just don’t get: I have a hard already behaving like a top 10 airplay hit. time listening to “scream-o.” I appreciate when there’s melody Streaming activity itself shouldn’t be regarded as an infalli- in the song. ble statistic, especially when streams-per-spin ratios are low. But • An album you listened to incessantly: The J Moss Project Country singles with heavy streaming activity in relation to very by J Moss. I studied every ad-lib on this album. Once I mastered early airplay are showing evidence of having the most positive each one, I tried to harmonize with them. It became a fun outcomes. They are worth a close look. challenge for me, and still is! • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Wolf” by Skott is one of the coolest, most Chart Chat unique songs, with beautiful melodies and production. Congrats to Kenny Chesney, Steve Hodg- • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I listen to es, Shane Allen and the Columbia promotion classical music. Mostly on planes, or when I just want to clear team on scoring a second week at No. 1 with my mind. Current favs are the Lord Of The Rings soundtracks. “All The Pretty Girls.” The song is the second Kenny chart-topper from Chesney’s current album Cos- Chesney ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] # 1 M O S T A D D E D 5 3 F I R S T W E E K A D D S F R O M T H E I R F I R S T A L B U M T O G E T H E R T H A N K Y O U C O U N T R Y R A D I O ! October 9, 2017 Page 6 mic Hallelujah. Songwriters are Nicolle Galyon, Tommy Lee James and Josh Osborne.
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