Honorable Mention

By Jimmy Stix

Saturday May 12th 2007
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It's great when people give out awards for so many professional
achievements, and even though the professional people recieving the
awards are not always the top well known, and todays most popular
professional in one's field, they do give out, Honorable Mention.
Usually they give out the first, second and third awards first, then
many honorable mention awards.

So what's my point?

Well, the new country radio professionals in many levels (including
the consultants they hire), and the corporate country in general,
continues to ignore the legendary stars to the point of not even
mentioning the stars new CDs when they hit the new country music
market!

If any of these legendary stars; Larry Gatlin, Gene Watson, Willie
Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Freddy Fender, George Jones, Merle haggard, Ed
Bruce, Warner Mack, Freddy Powers, Tommy Cash, Vern Gosdin, Leona
Williams, Eddy Arnold, Bobby Bare, Al Downing, Chester Smith, Tanya
Tucker, Roy Clark, Moe Bandy, Mickey Gilley, Jerry Reed, Joe
Stafford, Charlie McCoy, Rex Allen Jr, Stonewall Jackson, Ricky Van
Shelton, Riders in the Sky, Johnny Western, Little Jimmy Dickens, Jan
Howard, Mitchell Torok, Larry Cordle, Frankie Miller, Freddy Hart,
Charlie Louvin, Narvel Felts, Clinton Gregory, Jett Williams, Rustie
Blue, Jack Greene, Marvin Rainwater, John Conlee, Hank Thompson,
Crystal Gayle, Tom T Hall, Johnny Counterfit, Ray Price, David
Frizzell, Norma Jean, Leroy Van Dyke, Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright,
Noel Haggard, Barbara Fairchild, Doug Dugger (Chaplin of Country
Music) Janie Fricke, Ernie Ashworth, Ken Mellons, Bobby Wright, OJ
Hanssen, Claude Gray, Micheal Twitty, Robyn Young, Mel McDaniel,
Frankie Miller, Norma Jean, Ernie Ashworth, Lance Miller, Mayf
Nutter, Jeannie Seely, Tribute to Floyd Tillman, Tribute to Dave
Kirby, Tribute to Dave Dudley, Tribute to Redd Stewart, Coming soon
Tommy Overstreet, Marty Stuart, Heather Myles, Izak & West, Todd
Tally, Wendell Crowley, Mike Bella, Al Brumley, Jimmy Eaves, Rustie
Blue, Johnny Lee, TG Sheppard, Shotgun Red, Bobby Vinton, Wes
Harrison, plus many more of the stars that made country music what it
is today, have new country cds releast now or anytime in the future,
and especially if the star is still alive and kicking, new country
radio should always, atleast give that star, what I call
the "Honorable Mention"! Let the country music world of fans know
that the legendary star is still living and he, or she just had a
brand new CD releast on our country market!

Is this too much to ask? Really!

Now on the other side of the coin, sort of speak, I have something to
say to our legendary stars, and it's this, If you do not inform the
new country radio stations that you have just releast a new CD, then
I can not blame the station for not giving you an "Honorable
Mention" ! You must inform the new country radio, by some means, of
your release! For I have recieved e-mail from some good hearted DJs
in new country radio that have not recieved any information of the
legendary stars and their new releases, and so how could they mention
it? Hank Thompson had a release a while back; "Hank Thompson &
Friends" , on "CURB-RECORDS" , and to this day, new country radio
had no idea this CD was released, and these DJs stated this fact in
their e-mails. So please! Country Legendary stars, let the radio
stations know of your releases now, and of any future releases as
well!

I think if we all cooperate on this issue, all will benefit, the
fans, the corporate country, all the radio stations that call
themselves country, the Legendary Stars, even the new young stars
(because they will be the legendary stars someday), and our COUNTRY
will be strong in every sense of the word, united and not segregated
like will have been!

All we ask is that corporate country should not just take, how about
giving a little? If you do, you will see a great benefit from giving
the "Honorable Mention"!

After all, what is old country asking for? Just a little respect,
that's all! "Honorable Mention"!

End of article.