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April 22, 2022
Masks Are Optional … Is Backstage Reopening?So, is this another summer of no meet & greets/fan interaction? That is a subject floating around right now. Masks are optional due to a Federal Court ruling. So does that tell the fans that things are back to where they used to be? Probably not.
People are still getting Covid, you’ve probably seen the big names, but they are not dying or even requiring hospitalization for the most part.
Key words in that sentence, “for the most part.”
Touring this spring/summer/fall is critical for everyone. Keeping things locked down may be a way to get through the season. Garth Brooks’ backstage is sterile. We shall see how that goes.
Garth is in Arkansas and Kenny Chesney in Tampa this weekend, kicking off the post-Easter run-up to summer.
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April 15, 2022
Sometimes, It Takes TimeWatching Cody Johnson accept his CMT Awards this week made me want to go back and research him. This is not an overnight success story, though it feels like it. Texas Country fans have loved him for years. As with many Texas-based acts, Nashville seems unsure what to ...
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April 8, 2022
A One-Man Wrecking MachineHe went back to school and got his masters in advertising, and have you ever seen anything like Garth Brooks? You could take his career and study it for a semester: master of branding, stage showmanship, product promotion, you name it. Just this week, he added a ...
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April 1, 2022
A Week To Have A Good Crisis PR ManagerIt’s a week that started with an actor slapping and cussing out another actor on international live television. It was the slap seen around the world, and the world couldn’t believe what they saw and heard. Beloved actor/comedian/rapper Will Smith got out of ...
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March 25, 2022
Out Like A LionCountry music was in the spotlight at NRG Stadium/Rodeo Houston this month, a stadium filled with loud fans for the final weekend. The King, George Strait, played for 80,000-plus after more seats were added. The promoters removed the animals and the dirt to create more ...
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March 18, 2022
The Old Guys Just Keep RollingAdd one more to the list saddened by the closure of the Ernest Tubb Record Shop. Add to that the shrinkage of music life on Music Row, and the fact that few historical markers exist where famous music industry buildings once stood. Thanks to all who saved RCA Studios A ...
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March 11, 2022
Don’t Do That AgainIt was a business decision, and when someone offers you a lot of money it is hard to turn down. There are career dates and there are money dates. Every agent and, hopefully, manager knows the difference. The ACM Awards show in Vegas was a money date. One of the two ...
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March 4, 2022
Maybe The System Is Broken?Last night, 70,554 music fans filled NRG stadium in Houston to scream for the pride of Sebastopol, TX, Cody Johnson. He has one Country #1 hit. Repeat: one! Has anyone ever done that? Garth Brooks, George Strait, Kenny Chesney and the rest of the stadium players had far ...
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February 25, 2022
A Sure Sign Of SpringIt’s an end of winter ritual that’s a combination of debutante ball and Greek Spring Fling: Country Radio Seminar. The gang coming to Nashville to see the new singers, and maybe have a cocktail or two. It used to be a job fair of sorts when there were jobs a ...
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February 18, 2022
Is A Country Super Show Even Possible?Old school Hip-Hop scored big for the NFL at this year’s Super Bowl. As much as you saw plenty of negative about it on social media, the halftime had just the right ingredients for a 2022 Super Bowl. Knee jerk Country music fans hated the show and suggested a ...