When broadcast radio lost its regional sound, when the local listeners and PDs no longer had any say so about what their station could play, was about the same time all the variety and charm left the mainstream radio world.

And I digress.

Triggerman’s take on the new Jamey Johnson album is quite different from Chet Flippo’s! It seems people tend to value and prize this album more for what it represents than what it actually sounds like.
Link: http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/review-jamey-johnsons-living-for-a-song-tribute-to-hank-cochran

That Billy Robinson piece was really interesting. Sounds like the kinds of stories Eddie Stubbs likes to tell on WSM about the history of country music.

Since they had a nuclear meltdown, maybe the band should have been named “Two Tons of Uranium 238″! (lol)

Opry Alert! Tonight’s Opry features the Charlie Daniels Band, Darryl Worley, Jon Pardi, and the husband and wife team of Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison up from Texas! Grade: B+
The Saturday Night Opry will feature the fantastic Quebe Sisters Band (also up from Texas), The Grascals, J.T Hodges, Sarah Darling, Janie Fricke, and Mac Powell(?). Grade: A! Good stuff!