May 24, 2010 Issue 193 Husky, Sherrill Enter Hall CHART & PROGRAMMING NOTE The musical contributions of Ferlin Husky and Billy Sherrill Additional spins, one each for the Josh Thompson and Steve have left indelible marks not only on country fans, but on Azar singles, were discovered over the weekend and are reflected multiple generations of Americans, and both were inducted into in tonight’s chart. Both records moved up one position. Please the Country Music Hall of Fame last night in another perfect remember that Mediabase charts printed elsewhere are unofficial reminder of why we are all in this business. prior to publication in Country Aircheck Weekly. Country Aircheck will be closed Monday, May 31 in observance Moved from the flood-damaged Ford Theatre to the of the Memorial Day holiday. All Country Aircheck/Mediabase Conservatory, the ceremony began with the customary selection reporters can submit station adds or reports any time from from the Museum’s vaults: the especially poignant 1959 hit “Five this Thursday (5/27) until 3pm ET/Noon PT Tuesday June 1. The Feet High And Rising” by Johnny Cash. “How high’s the water Country Aircheck Weekly will be delivered Tuesday evening, June 1. mama?” has never meant more to a group of Nashvillians. Vince Gill opened with a hymn, “Oh Happy Day,” because, as he told a local reporter, “We need a happy day after all this rain.” Paisley Pours It On (continued on page 7) Brad Paisley’s H20 World Tour opened Friday (5/21) in Virginia Beach, and WGH-FM/Norfolk OM/PD John Shomby says the water-themed festival offered a wide-ranging experience that simultaneously kept music as its central focus. “As you walked in the front gate of the amphitheater the Water World stage was immediately on the left, which created a little logjam. But the artists were fantastic – Josh Thompson, Easton Corbin and Steel Magnolia. And it is a nice stage, too. Not just one of those trucks that folds open.” Festival attractions included a dunking booth, Corvette and Gold Medallions: Ferlin Husky and Billy Sherrill pose with execs following speedboat simulators and a Slip ‘N Slide. “I saw people coming their induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame last night (5/23). in fully dressed, but they didn’t care. They went right down that Pictured (l-r) are CMA board Pres. Steve Buchanan and Chairman Steve thing,” Shomby says. The Eagle was broadcasting from 2pm to Moore, HOF Exec. Dir. Kyle Young, Husky and Sherrill. ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 24, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 MY TUNES : MUSI C THAT SHA P ED MY LIFE KBWF/San Francisco APD/MD Micki Gamez discusses her most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. Brooks & Dunn/Neon Moon: The first song my honey and I ever danced to! 2. Miranda Lambert/The House That Built Me: This song makes me think of Austin and the home I grew up in. 3. Brad Paisley/Then: I dedicate this one to Micki Gamez my partner of seven years. 4. The Band Perry/If I Die Young: It is romantic and morbid at the same time. Dunkin’ Go Nuts: WGH-FM/Norfolk OM John Shomby leaves his fate in the 5. Zac Brown Band, Oakland Theater, March 9: This concert was hands of Justin Moore and Valory’s Jon Loba and George Briner (l-r). amazing. Zac rocked the house for four hours! • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Beatles, 7pm at one of the many booths set up inside. “The gates opened The Beatles (The White Album). at 4pm and things really started quickly. Artists were stopping by • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: I get almost the booth and people were all over the place.” everything. Shomby saw no evidence of the mad scramble Paisley and crew • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Lady Gaga’s undertook to prepare for the show following the Nashville flood. Fame Monster. “Justin Moore went on like clockwork on the main stage,” he says. • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “OMGosh” by The Beast f/Usher and Will.I.Am. “I know Brad was nervous about the videos, and I heard he got to town Tuesday and spent the time trying to get all the video and animation synched up to the band. He didn’t have to worry; there As for that dunking booth, Shomby says he was the only soul were zero glitches. And he was genuinely thankful in calling out to have braved its hinged seat. He suggests jocks participate his band for their work making it all come together. to raise money for charity, but waiting for warmer weather is “You wouldn’t have known that it took them just three advised. “It was 75 degrees out there, but that water temperature weeks to pull it all together,” Shomby says. “It was so well was probably 55 and I actually went in about four times,” he orchestrated. And it was almost like we saw two concerts. You says. “It was a breezy day and when I sat up on that ledge I had the festival atmosphere and the Water World stage, and then could feel myself gradually getting the flu. Right after that it became a more traditional concert at 7pm. Plus, you had a picture was taken, as Loba was walking away he accidentally lot more people in their seats when Justin opened. I’d say the bumped it and I went in again.” amphitheater was 75-80% full at that point. “The festival vibe didn’t take away from the music at Arbitron Update all. Justin was a good lead-in, Darius Rucker put on a great On today’s client conference call, Arbitron acknowledged that show and his rendition of ‘Purple Rain’ was a highlight. The there was “more PPM encoding” in April, thanks to agreements transitions between performers seemed to go really quickly and worked out with several Spanish-language broadcasting companies. Brad was, of course, fantastic. You really had six strong musical That affected the ratings in Miami, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Antonio offerings. Each is different, so it was a really nice mix.” and San Diego. In San Antonio, where the two leading Country ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 24, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3 stations combined lost 3.6 shares (-21.2%) in one month, KAJA PD UBE HE C K Travis Moon told Country Aircheck, “Shares were down for most T C stations here due to Univision finally being encoded and [its five Tuesday 5/25 - Jewel, CBS Early Show and Live With Regis And Kelly stations] included in the ratings info for the first time. The pieces of (syndicated); Joe Nichols, The View (ABC). the pie got smaller as a result. It’s an apples-and-oranges comparison Wednesday 5/26 - Bo Bice, Better TV (syndicated); Carrie from pre-April.” Underwood, American Idol (finale) (FOX). Also on the call, Arbitron reported that cell-phone-only households Thursday 5/27 - Allison Moorer, Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC); will represent 40% of 18-34 PPM sampling by the end of the year. Miranda Lambert, Bonnie Hunt Show (syndicated). The overall CPO proportion will be 25% of 6+ consumers by the end of ‘10, up from its current 20%. The calculations will include 5% Friday 5/28 - Laura Bell Bundy, Introducing (re-air) (GAC); Sugarland, Good Morning America (ABC). from cell phone homes that “rarely or never answer their landlines.” Meanwhile, subscribers to both Arbitron’s PD Advantage Web Saturday 5/29 - Craig Morgan, Chris Young, Stars For Stripes and Media Monitors can now see a station’s total number of Wounded Warriors Return (GAC). minutes of music per hour, the amount of time away from music Sunday 5/30 - Darryl Worley, Great American Salute (GAC). divided by talk vs. commercials, the number of songs played in a certain level of frequency, and the number of songs added or Monday 5/31 - Joe Nichols, My Military Diary (re-air) (GAC). dropped in the past month. Tuesday 6/1 - Jason Aldean, Jewel, Jamie O’Neal, LeAnn Rimes, CMT Cribs (re-air). KWJJ, Adkins Hit The Streets A Trace Adkins station visit at KWJJ (The Wolf)/Portland ones we lost or were injured, turned into an impromptu flood and we’re going to celebrate relief benefit. As the station their lives with some music,” issued a call on-air, Adkins Jackson told the packed house signed autographs and posed Saturday (5/22). Before the for pictures for a $5 minimum show, Jackson met with 27 donation. Entercom Dir./Country families who lost relatives in Programming and Wolf PD Mike last month’s explosion. The All Mine: Alan Jackson (second from l) Davis family, who lost son Cory meets with the Marcum family Moore explains: “Trace was In Tents: Trace Adkins meets with fans making the rounds on a radio tour and takes donations. in the blast, gave Jackson a bracelet commemorating Cory’s 21st and we decided to take the opportunity to do something good. As birthday (5/22). Jackson wore the gift throughout the concert. A you know, Nashville is a city that’s near and dear to our hearts, so it video tribute to the miners aired during the show. Josh Turner just made sense to raise money for folks devastated by the flooding.