vlVTRr CBS Pushes 11 Albums With Fall Media Blitz NASHVILLE CBS Records/ the program are Asleep At The "What A Wonderful World" Nov. sweepstakes entry blanks at local ord Mart, Oasis Records, and Nashville is in the midst of an ex- Wheel's "Western Standard 12, with repeats scheduled participating record stores. This Sound Warehouse. tensive fall sales program that in- Time," Rosanne Cash's "King's throughout the month. And by promotion also has a trip to Hawaii To reach the consumer -maga- volves television exposure, radio/ Record Shop," Rodney Crowell's Nov. 6, Country Music Television as its top prize. zine audience, CBS ran two -page retail tie -ins, point -of- purchase "Diamonds And Dirt," Vern Gos- will have aired 400 90- second pro- The stations involved are spreads in the October issues of material, and print ads. The effort din's "Chiseled In Stone," Merle motional spots featuring 15 CBS WYAY, Atlanta; KASE, Austin, Country Music and "Music City dovetails with the annual Country Haggard's "Chill Factor," the country artists. The CMT promo Texas; WLVK, Charlotte, N.C.; News." Music Assn. /National Assn. Of O'Kanes' "Tired Of The Runnin'," has as its centerpiece a trip for two WUSN, Chicago; KPLX, Dallas; Point -of- purchase material for Record Merchandisers' country Sweethearts Of The Rodeo's "One to Hawaii to party with the Charlie WWWW, Detroit; WDAF, Kansas the campaign includes posters, al- music promotion. Time /One Night," and Ricky Daniels Band. City, Mo.; KZLA, Los Angeles; bum flats, cassette shelf talkers, Key to the program is CBS' Sep- Skaggs' "Comin' Home To Stay." In 18 major markets, radio and WAMZ, Louisville, Ky.; WDGY, header tent cards, Handleman cas- tember album releases: Willie Nel- All 11 albums have been fea- retail have tied in to promote the Minneapolis; KXXY, Oklahoma sette insert cards, and Lieberman son's "What A Wonderful World," tured in the CMA /NARM Coun- CBS line under the sweepstakes City; WDSY, Pittsburgh; KUPL, cassette insert cards for each of Ricky Van Shelton's "Loving try's Brightest Stars push. banner "Country's Brightest Stars Portland, Ore.; KRAK, Sacramen- the spotlighted albums. Proof," and the Charlie Daniels As a boost for the Nelson album, On CBS Records ... The Music to, Calif.; KSAN, San Francisco; The label also offers retailers a Band's "Homesick Heroes." The Nashville Network will air the Will Move You To Hawaii." Radio KMPS, Seattle; and KVOO, Tulsa, preprinted, four -page newsletter Earlier albums also involved in 90- minute album premiere special notices direct listeners to pick up Okla. about the featured acts and al- Participating retailers include bums. The fourth page is blank to Turtles, Music Plus, Hastings, enable the stores to customize the Payless, Fred Meyer, K mart, piece. Could Parton Be A Shoo -In For Hall Of Fame Induction? Peaches, Venture, National Rec- Hot Notes On Country Music Week '88 Legal Issues To Be Explored COUNTRY MUSIC WEEK '88 REVISITED: As usual, though they were handpicked by Grandpa Jones. Char- country music's banner week of the year provided treuse and purple do not a fashion plate make. The show Meets On Entertainment Law Set enough highlights to fill the scrapbook of the Johnson served as a coming out party for Wynonna, who deliv- NASHVILLE The Vanderbilt ments, artist agreements, and pro- Sisters (Loretta, Loudilla, and Kay). Let's take a last ered a rousing version of her mother's great song Univ. law school here will host two duction company contracts. look at the week that was. "Change Of Heart." The Judds continue to be a hard act seminars, one free, on various as- Sessions at the paid event will Dolly Parton was wonderful as the MC of the CMA to beat for vocal duo honors. pects of copyright and entertain- cover negotiating and drafting a Awards Show. Her naturally fun-loving, playful person- Congratulations to the CMA radio award winners! ment law. management contract; manage- ality came through time and time again, keeping the Winners in the program-director-of-the-year category - The free event, "Copyright Ba- ment- agreement disputes; business - telecast lively and fast paced. Only Parton could get Jim Robertson, KIKK Houston (large market); Mike sics For The Independent Artist," is contract considerations involving away with telling Hank Williams Jr. that he was trying Carta, KASE Austin, Texas (medium market); and set to start at 10 a.m. Saturday (29). talent agencies; the lawyer as man- to peek into the envelope Scott Johnson, KYKX The two -part seminar, "Recording, ager; recording contracts; prere- listing the male vocalist Long View, Texas (small Management, And Agency Con- cord -deal considerations; produc- nominees and then look market) -were recognized tracts In The Music Industry," is tion, spec, and finder's fee agree- him in the eye and say during the telecast. scheduled for 10 a.m., Nov. 3, and 5 ments; and mock negotiations of a "Well, it ain't yours." Country Music Week p.m., Nov. 4. The latter seminar is new -artist recording contract. That award went to Ran- Nashville drew a record amount of being sponsored by the American ASCAP will sponsor the Nov. 3 dy Travis, whose lap Par- publicity focusing on the Bar Assn. Forum Committee On luncheon for the registrants; BMI ton had nested in only sec- renaissance and populari- The Entertainment And Sports In- will sponsor the following day's lun- onds earlier. Travis' reac- acte ty of this music genre. dustries and will feature lectures cheon. tion to the tempting Nashville Scene's writer, a and observations from some of Fees for the Nov. 3-4 seminar are moment-"After all that, shrinking violet if there Nashville's top music lawyers. $195 each for forum committee I find myself trying to re- ever was one, was fea- Topics at the free seminar, which members, $250 each for nonmem- member what I just by GerGe Wood tured on USA Today's TV is designed for artists of all sorts, bers, and $50 each for law students. won" -was the first time he had ever sucçessfully used show and the CMA '88 preview show hosted by Lor- will include copyright protection Additional information is available humor on stage. The remark brought down the house. ianne Crook and Charlie Chase. Journalists came to and registration, copyright in- at 303 -839-5789. Details on the free Millions of those Americans who caused the baby Nashville from such countries as Russia, Switzerland, fringement, songwriter agree- seminar can be secured at 615 -322- boom were made happy and content with the induction Holland, England, Scotland, and Sweden. Magazines of Roy Rogers into the Country Music Hall of Fame. No like Time, Redbook, People, and the Saturday Evening other entertainer has given so many people so many Post covered country's prime -time week. ENDING good values for so many years. Now in his mid -70s, Rog- The dogs are back! Jimmy Gilmer, top dog at SBK Billboard OCTOBER 29, 1988 ers is so trim and fit that he can wear the same Western Entertainment World /Nashville, reinstated a tradition POWER PLAYLISTS shirts he wore back in his movie days five decades ago. he started back when he headed the CBS Songs Nash- Sample Playlists of the Nation's Largest Country Radio Stations When country music was frequently referred to as ville office: an open house featuring New York hot dogs, A47 - Mel McDaniel, Henrietta "country and western," it was Rogers and his fellow pastrami, and cheesecake, with plenty of liquid to wash M7 - Restless Heart, A Tenderettar lie Hall of Fame members Gene Autry and Tex Ritter who it all down. Gilmer's dogs are barking up the right tree. CA were responsible for the "western." Designer Doug Williams did a masterful job making WDAF-AM gr IV Loretta Lynn's rise from the coal mines of Kentucky the Tennessee Performing Arts Center look warm and Kansas City P.D.: Don Crawley MM to the gold mines of the record business made her a de- appealing for the BMI Awards. Reports indicate that 1 3 The Oak Ridge Boys, Gonna Take A Lot iW 2 1 Tanya Tucker, Strong Enough To Bend 3 4 The Desert Rose Band, Summer Wind serving inductee into the Hall of Fame. Phil Spector, BMI's top song winner for "To Know Him Atlanta P D.: Dave Foster 4 2 Dwight Yoakam 8 Buck Owens, Streets 0 Parton, Part Two: Now that Scene's favorite singing Is To Love Him," kept himself surrounded by six body- 5 7 Don Williams, Desperately I 4 The Oa Ridge Boys, Gonna Take A Lot 6 5 Randy Travis. Honky Tonk Moon 2 1 Tanya T cker, Strong Enough To Bend cowboy, Rogers, is in the Hall of Fame, our new candi- guards. Hey, Spector, take it easy -this is Nashville 7 8 The Charlie Daniels Band, Boogie Woog 3 3 T. Grah m Brown, Darlene 8 9 Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Blue To The 4 2 Ronnie Milsap, Button Off My Shot date for next year is Parton. Though she's younger than where they don't even recognize Bob Dylan, much less 9 12 Ricky Van Shelton, Ill Leave This Wo 5 7 Souther Pacific New Shade Of Blue 10 6 Kathy Mattea, Untold Stories 6 12 Sweeth arts Of the Rodeo, Blue To The any recent inductee, she's ready now for country's ulti- you ... It was a pleasure to see Ed Shea's beaming Irish Il 13 George Strait, If You Ain't Lovin' (Y 7 14 Rosann Cash, Runaway Train 12 14 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I've Been Loo 8 11 The De ert Rose Band, Summer Wind Tear mate honor. As a singer, writer, movie star, TV enter- face at the ASCAP Awards, and a nice gesture of presi- 13 16 Reba McEntire, I Know How He Feels 9 8 Jo-EI Sonnier, Stained Letter 14 15 Barbara Mandrel!, I Wish That I Could 10 6 fad Thomas Conley With Emmylou Hams, tainer, and humanitarian, Parton has excelled as a pro- dent Morton Gould and Nashville chief Connie Brad- 15 18 Vent Gosdin, Chiseled In Stone 11 16 Conway Twitty, Saturday Night Special 16 17 Lee Greenwood, You Can't Fall In Love 12 5 Randy Travis, Honky Tonk Moon fessional and a person. It doesn't get any better than ley to invite the popular former ASCAP /Nashville head 11 21 Keith Whitley, When You Say Nothing A 13 20 Don Williams, Desperately 18 19 Southern Pacific New Shade Of Blue 14 10 Dan Seals, Addicted this. SESAC took food honors among the performing 19 n Conway Twitty, Saturday Night Special 15 21 Foster And Lloyd, What Do You Want Fr 20 24 Shelton, K.T. Oslin demonstrated that her awards were justi- rights banquets. The SESAC spread at the Hyatt Re- McEntire, nowLHow 3 Ethel JAndRThe Shameless Hussies, I Th 17 19 Reba HeiFeels Me. gency was immense and good. 22 25 Rosanne Cash, Runaway Train 18 25 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, I've Been Loo fied with her stunning performance of "Hold "...... 23 26 Paul Overstreet, Love Helps Those 19 24 The Charlie Daniels Band, Boogie Woog Elvis Presley didn't die, he just got younger and took Finally, congratulations to the CMA journalist-of-the- 24 28 Michael Johnson, That's That 20 17 The Forester Sisters, Letter Home 25 29 T. Graham Brown, Darlene 21 18 Skip Ewing, I Don't Have Far To Fall 15 Steve Wanner, I Should Be With You over the body and soul of k.d. lang ... Williams "had the year winner, Bob Oermann of the Nashville Tennesse- 26 30 Ray Stevens, The Day I Tried To Teach 22 27 35 The McCarters, I Give You Music 23 9 Dwight Yoakam 8 Buck Owens, Streets 0 good taste and good judgment not to sing `If The South an. His work for the newspaper USA Today, Music 28 31 Johnny Cash With Hank Williams, Jr., 24 13 Kathy Mattea, Untold Stories 29 32 Sawyer Brown, My Baby's Gone 25 30 George Strait, II You Ain't Loviri (Y Woulda Won.' " That's what I wrote down while he was Row, and TV shows has always been high quality, per- 30 36 T.G. Sheppard, Don't Say It With Diam 26 26 The O'Kanes. Blue Love 31 34 Foster And Lloyd, What Do You Want Fr 27 EX Barbara Mandrel!, I With That I Could EX Michael Johnson, That's That singing "All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down." ceptive, and enjoyable. And who won the battle of the 32 39 Moe Bandy, I Just Can't Say Na To You 28 I 33 37 Charley Pride, Where Was I 29 29 Rodney Crowell, Couldn't Leave You Then he launched into a take- this-song- and -shove -it ver- CMA- winner predictions when Oermann faced off with 34 38 Johnny Rodriguez, You Might Want To U 30 EX Billy Joe Royal, It Keeps Right On Hu 35 40 Willie Nelson Spanish Eyes EX EX Restless Heart, A Tender Lie sion of his controversial Southern- redneck reactionary yours truly on the aforementioned CMA preview show? 36 42 The Judds, Of Heart EX EX Keith Whitley, When You Say Nothing A 37 41 Ricky Skaggs, Rebels Without anthem. Out of 10 categories, the final tally was seven right for 38 43 The Brotlhers.nHORodGet Start EX Vern ne 39 45 Asleep At The Wheel, A n Gosdin, Marveled CMA journalist of the year. And it T Scene's style awards go to Parton, Paulette Carlson Wood, six for the new 40 44 Rodney Crowell, She's Crazy For Leavi A - Michael Martin Murphey, Pilgrims On would have been 8-to-5 if Randy Travis had won enter- 41 47 Shenandoah, Mama Knows A - Exile, It's You Again of Highway 101, Anne Murray, and Wynonna Judd. 42 46 Buck Owens, Hot Dog A - K.T. Oslin, Hold Me should raid her daughter's closet. Nao- tainer of the year. We'll probably have to wait until next 43 48 The Bellamy Brothers, Rebels Without Mother Naomi A44 - Tom Wopat, Not Enough Love mi's two outfits for the CMA Awards show looked as year for that. A45 - J.C. Crowley, Paint The Town And Hang

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