I pose this to all P2 HNC watchers. A rare Sat.
nite off for the band AND alone, gets me to watching TNN's Opry and then the
replay of the 65th Anniversary of the OPry special, and that's gets me to
thinking,
Is there a suddenly noticeable set of changes taking
place in the industry whereby ;
1. Artists are leaving labels in search of more
artistic control, and getting what they want.
2. The majors (the smart ones) are quietly signing
or pursuing from the "Austin contingent" (and others) the more traditional style
artists.
3. TNN/CBS has realized the demo they need to
program to and are moving in that direction with the "Century" which has started
well, More "Life and Times of..." trad stars, repeats with an emphasis on
earlier material, example, tonight with T Byrd doing a Price/Bush medley on the
Opry with Kelly Willis and the special with a decided trad bent.
It all seems to me someone has decided trad is
back big time so lets get with it. More trad material coming to radio
too. Percentage wise up a lot from 2-3 years ago.
Killin time but I'd like to know if it's just me or does
anyone else see this and why aren't more folks writing about it.
Mike Hays
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