THE BLUE CHIP RADIO REPORT
News, Charts, Show Prep, Sales Info
February 8, 1999
Bill Miller
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The Blue Chip Song of the Week: none.
The mysteries surrounding Tammy Wynette's life aren't over.
Nashville officials are expected to meet this week with the daughters of
Tammy Wynette. The daughters have formally requested that Wynette's body be
exhumed and an autopsy performed, according to Nashville's Channel 5.
Wynette's personal physician signed her death certificate and listed a
blood clot in her lung as the cause of death. No autopsy was performed and
the Nashville Medical Examiner's office didn't investigate the death.
Forensic experts say that only an autopsy can confirm a blood clot as a cause
of death.
Reportedly, the singer was taking prescription drugs at the time of her
death. News reports also say that the daughters want to know if the drugs
were a factor in her death.
Also being questioned are events which may or may not have taken place on
the day of Wynette's death last April.
Music row was humming last week with the news that Trisha Yearwood has
replaced long-time manager Ken Kragen with her long-time publicist, Nancy
Russell. Kragen is a high-profile power figure in the entertainment industry-
the country music side is just part of his kingdom. Yearwood has a reputation
for keeping emotion out of her business decisions.
Vince Gill's "Live By Request" show pulled the biggest numbers in the A &
E series' history. The concert averaged 1.65 million households, had 1.3
million telephone requests, and 200,000 visits to the simultaneous webcast.
Blackhawk's Van Stephenson is recovering from surgery for skin cancer
(malignant melanoma). He's expected to make a full recovery.
Trace Adkins broke his ankle a few days ago while trying to move his
truck out of the mud on his property. In addition to the fracture, Adkins
suffered serious tendon damage to the ankle.
Freddy Fender got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last Thursday
(2/3).
Add Shania Twain's name to the artists who will take a long vacation from
the road. Shania and hubby/producer Mutt Lange plan to take a long rest when
they move to their new home in Geneva, Switzerland this summer.
Meanwhile, Shania 'fessed up on the Letterman show. Not only is she not
upset with The Backstreet Boys for that episode on her TV special, she's a big
fan of the dancing teens. She said she pumps up the volume on the The
Backstreet Boys album to pump herself up before going onstage.
Welcome to our new subscribers, including Robert Shiflet with KSCS 96.3
in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Alan Le Boeuf of Baillie & The Boys, Tony Guidroz of Big
Country 99.7 in Abilene TX, Marvin Rainwater, Dave Durocher with Bug Music,
and Jesse James from Radio Zenith in Brugge, Belgium.
Newcomer Andy Griggs grew up in Monroe, Louisiana.
George Strait will sell several of the quarter horses raised on his South
Texas Ranch. The horses will be sold Saturday night (13th) during the San
Antonio Livestock Exposition and Rodeo.
Cathy Martindale from WSM and NASCAR Country points out that WSIX had
help in falling from 1st to 4th place in the Nashville ratings. WSM/fm ranked
# 2 behind behind urban-formatted WQQK/fm. WSM/am, a country oldies station,
also performed well.
Counting Garth and Shania as country, the country concert gross was up 23
% in 1998 over the previous year. Outside the top 10 acts, the numbers
dropped off dramatically.
Johnny Paycheck's health continues to improve. The word is that his full
recovery will take some time.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will appear on the new Hollywood
Squares. The shows are to be televised next week (15th-19th).
EXIT/IN: Daryle Singletary exits the Giant Records roster and has left
the management wing of Lib Hatcher Travis and Randy Travis. Woody Bowles is
now handling Singletary's career.....Suzy Bogguss has left Capitol
Records....Kevin Sharp is out of the Asylum Records lineup.....Ronna Reeves
and River North Records have parted ways.....According to The Tennessean, John
Fogerty is looking for a house in Nashville.
The Dixie Chicks are flying. Seems like yesterday when they hit the 1
million mark for "Wide Open Spaces". The album has now sold over 4 million
and going stronger than ever.
The long-awaited Trio II album is set to hit the stores tomorrow (the
9th). The Dolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris album will be released
on Asylum.
Rhino Records will release a 4-CD boxed set of Roy Rogers' music in May.
The 94-track collection will carry a suggested retail tag of $ 49.98.
Faith Hill's "Let Me Let Go" is part of the soundtrack for the new Kevin
Costner film, "Mesage In A Bottle".
Dwight Yoakam and Ray Benson from Asleep At The Wheel have teamed up on
the classic "Ghost Riders In The Sky" for the soundtrack of Billy Bob
Thornton's new cowboy movie "All The Pretty Horses".
And whatever happened to Dan Seals?
TWANG TV:
2/8............Billy Ray Cyrus on "Donny & Marie Show", syndication
2/8............Willie Nelson on Letterman, CBS
2/9............Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt on
Leno, NBC
2/10..........Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Riders In The Sky on "Crook
& Chase Tonight", TNN
2/13..........Dixie Chicks, Charlie Robison on "Austin City
Limits", PBS
2/14.........."Vince Gill: Live By Request", A&E (re-run)
2/15..........Dixie Chicks on Rosie O'Donnell
2/15-19.....Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood on "Hollywood Squares"
2/16..........LeAnn Rimes on "Moesha", UPN
Check local listings for all shows, especially syndicated programs and "Austin
City Limits". Special thanks to Katie Pruett at SuperStar Country KYNG/fm in
Dallas/Ft. Worth TX and her work on the station's website,
http://www.superstarcountry.com .
CROOK & CHASE musical guests: (afternoon shows repeat the next
morning)
2/8..........Sylvia Hutton, Tareva Henderson
2/9..........Linda Davis
2/10........Tareva Henderson
2/11........Aaron Tippin
2/12........Glen Campbell
2/26........Mark Wills
TNN PRIME TIME COUNTRY musical guests:
2/8.........Mark Chesnutt, Keith Harling
2/9.........Mark Wills
2/10.......Tracy Byrd, Mark Collie
2/11.......Terri Clark, Allison Moorer
2/12.......Glen Campbell, Debby Campbell
2/16.......Collin Raye, Michael Peterson
2/17.......George Jones, Trace Adkins, Sara Evans
THE BLUE CHIP ADULT COUNTRY CHART (25-49 demographics)
2/8/99
LW TW Title Artist
----- ----- ------- --------
3 1 Stand Beside Me . . . . . . . ....Jo Dee Messina
4 2 Powerful Thing . . . . . . . . . . ..Trisha Yearwood
2 3 Wrong Night . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reba McEntire
1 4 For A Little While . . . . . . . . . Tim McGraw
7 5 I Don't Want To Miss...... . . .. Mark Chestnutt
6 6 Hold On To Me . . . . . . . . . . .J. M. Montgomery
8 7 No Place That Far . . . . . . . ...Sara Evans
9 8 Unbelievable . . . . . . . . . . . ...Diamond Rio
10 9 Busy Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Billy Ray Cyrus
11 10 You Were Mine . . . . . . . . . . .Dixie Chicks
12 11 How Forever Feels . . . . . . . . Kenny Chesney
13 12 A Bitter End . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deryl Dodd
5 13 Spirit Of A Boy..... . . . . . . . ...Randy Travis
16 14 Meanwhile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Strait
17 15 Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Wilkinsons
18 16 Keepin' Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alabama
24 17 I'll Think Of A Reason Later . ..Lee Ann Womack
25 18 Love Ain't Like That . . . . . . . .Faith Hill
19 19 These Arms Of Mine . . . . . . . LeAnn Rimes
23 20 I Can't Get Over You . . . . . . ..Brooks & Dunn
20 21 That Don't Impress Me...... . . Shania Twain
21 22 Take Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lari White
15 23 By The Book . . . . . . . . . . . .. Michael Peterson
29 24 Ordinary Life . . . . . . . . . . . .. Chad Brock
27 25 Hands Of A Working Man . . ..Ty Herndon
28 26 When Mama Ain't Happy . . . .Tracy Byrd
30 27 Every Little Whisper . . . . . . ..Steve Wariner
31 28 You Won't Ever Be Lonely . . ..Andy Griggs
33 29 Drive Me Wild . . . . . . . . . . . .Sawyer Brown
34 30 Somebody's Out There . . . . ..The Kinleys
35 31 Anyone Else . . . . . . . . . . . . Collin Raye
36 32 Can't Get Enough . . . . . . . . . Patty Loveless
37 33 Don't Come Crying To Me . . . Vince Gill
38 34 Wish You Were Here . . . . . .. Mark Wills
*** 35 Gone Crazy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Jackson
40 36 No More Looking Over ..... . . Travis Tritt
39 37 Everytime I Cry . . . . . . . . . . Terri Clark
*** 38 You Still Shake Me . . . . . . . .Deana Carter
*** 39 I'm Leaving . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aaron Tippin
14 40 Wrong Again . . . . . . . . . . . .Martina McBride
DROPPED: Davis, Allan, Jackson ("Money")
NASH-ROCK (a.k.a "Young Country") (Teens, 18-24 demos)
LW TW Title Artist
----- ----- ------- --------
3 1 I Don't Want To Miss..... . . . ..Mark Chestnutt
1 2 For A Little While . . . . . . . . . Tim McGraw
2 3 Stand Beside Me . . . . . . . . . .Jo Dee Messina
4 4 Hold On To Me . . . . . . . . . . . J. M. Montgomery
5 5 Unbelievable . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diamond Rio
7 6 Powerful Thing . . . . . . . . . . . .Trisha Yearwood
8 7 Wrong Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reba McEntire
9 8 No Place that Far . . . . . . . . . Sara Evans
13 9 You Were Mine . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Chicks
12 10 Busy Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Billy Ray Cyrus
6 11 Spirit Of A Boy . . . . . . . . . . ..Randy Travis
11 12 That Don't Impress Me..... . . . Shania Twain
14 13 Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wilkinsons
15 14 Meanwhile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Strait
19 15 How Forever Feels . . . . . . . . .Kenny Chesney
16 16 Keepin' Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alabama
17 17 By The Book . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Peterson
18 18 A Bitter End . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deryl Dodd
20 19 I Can't Get Over You . . . . . . . Brooks & Dunn
*** 20 Somebody's Out There . . . . . Kinleys
DROP: McBride
Letters To The Editor
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First off, glad to see Roy Nichols name on the list of subscribers!
Maybe you could mention that many of us are big fan of Roy Nichols and
appreciate all the great work he did for the "Bakersfield Sound" and, in
particular, with Merle Haggard. Roy is an absolute American original. The
Strangers just aren't the same without him. Roy, you are the best!
Also, is the death knell for TNN's "Club Dance" a sign the dreadful
country dance craze is mercifully over, or is it just another TNN cost-cutting
move? Just wondering.
-----Ken Johnson
Program Director
WXTU Radio
Philadelphia PA
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