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October 23, 2017, Issue 572

Jackson, Reed, Schlitz Are Forever

Country’s unbroken circle grew ever so slightly and monumentally wider all at the same time during Sunday’s Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony in Nashville. Alan Jackson, Don Schlitz and the late Jerry Reed joined the hallowed few during an evening of music, mirth and memories at the museum’s CMA Theater. Opening remarks from Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young, CMHoF&M board chair Steve Turner and CMA CEO Sarah Trahern set the stage for moving performances and speeches commemorating three storied careers. Jerry Reed: Cheered for his work as a session picker in addition to his notoriety as an artist and actor, Reed was one of Chet Atkins’ six “certiJackson fied guitar players.” The three living CGP’s –Tommy Emmanuel, John Knowles and Steve Wariner – performed Reed’s “The Claw.” Ray Stevens noted “my heart is full” before his performance of “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot.” Finally, Jamey Johnson, with Jimmy Melton on banjo and guitar lead work by Brent Mason, delivered “Eastbound & Down.” Longtime friend and 2013 inductee Bobby Bare celebrated Reed, telling of a prescient moment early in their Schlitz careers. “Jerry Reed, Roger Miller and I were hanging out during the famous DJ convention,” Bare said. “We were standing on the balcony overlooking the front door of the old Andrew Jackson hotel watching the stars arrive – Lefty Frizzell, Carl Smith, Webb Pierce, Hank Snow .... Reed turned to us and said, ‘One day, that’ll be us.’ He was right. Before the ‘60s were over, we all had arrived. Now, we’ve arrived to the greatest honor in country music.” (continued on page 5)

Circle Branch: Country Music Hall of Famers Alan Jackson (l) and Don Schlitz with the daughters of fellow 2017 inductee the late Jerry Reed, Lottie Zavala and Seidina Hubbard (l-r).

NSHoF: Tim Nichols

We’re spotlighting one inductee each week, leading up to tonight’s (10/23) Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala. Virginia-born and Missouri-raised Nichols moved to Nashville after college and his first hit was Keith Whitley’s “I’m Over You.” After a brief stint with Zack Turner as the BNA duo Turner Nichols, his cuts continued, including Trace Adkins’ “This Ain’t No Thinkin’ Thing,” Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” and Chris Young’s “The Man I Want To Be.” I moved to Nashville in 1980 and wanted to be an artist. Then I started going to the Bluebird Cafe, hearing writers like Mike Tim Nichols Reid and Don Schlitz. And I wanted to figure out how to do that. I didn’t even know songwriting was an option, was a job. I worked in Opryland shows from 1984-1986. I did construction, too. But a microphone and a guitar seemed to fit my hand so much better than a hammer. That’s when I tried to figure out how to write songs.

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I went to see Thomas Cain at BMI. When he felt like my songs were getting competitive, he set up an appointment for me with Leslie Schmidt at Ronnie Milsap’s publishing company. She said, “Bring me your three best songs.” I was going to call her back in a month and ask if I could play her more songs, but instead she called me back a week later and asked for five more songs. I only remember one of those five – “This Time Last Year” – because Ronnie ended up cutting it. That’s what got me my first deal. I was so fortunate. When Milsap was making a record, that was just like if Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw or Blake Shelton was making a record today. Everybody in town wants to be on those records. So here I am, I don’t have a deal yet, I’m working at Opryland wearing costumes, trying to clog, and imitating Porter Wagoner and Ernest Tubb. I got a call from Ronnie’s producer, Rob Galbraith, on a break during a show. I was over the moon. Milsap was one of my all-time favorite singers. Jo Dee Messina was working on her first record, with Tim McGraw and Byron Gallimore producing. I heard she was looking for a duet for her and Tim. Mark Sanders and I had written “Heads Carolina, Tails California” and I thought it would be perfect for them. I’m not one to hype songs, but I really believed that was the song. I lived five minutes from her in Mt. Juliet, so I put it in her mailbox. A month later, she called and said, “We cut it, but it’s not a duet. Are you mad?” (laughs) I said, “No, of course not!” I’ll never forget when she played it for me. We were sitting in her car in her driveway and I remember thinking there was magic song dust on it. I heard it on the radio yesterday, and it still holds up. Behind “Live Like You Were Dying,” that’s the most-performed song I have in my catalog. I tend to think lyrically. I’m generally not holding a guitar when I write. Early on, I’d have spiral notebooks or legal pads. I went to a laptop later. And there’s a songwriter program called Master Writer. I’ve used that for years. Songwriting is like fishing. It’s all about casting and reeling. When I talk to younger writers, I say, “Must be present to win.” On the days you feel like, “Man, what I would give for one original thought,” you have to show up, even though you might not have anything inspiring that morning. There’s still no substitute for being ready and in position for the muse, day in and day out. The day Craig Wiseman and I wrote “Live Like You Were Dying,” we didn’t have a clue we were going to write that song, that day. We were making small talk. I was telling him a story about a friend of ours who’d had a health scare and he thought his days were numbered. That reminded Craig of a story he’d heard on NPR. So the biggest song of our careers happened because we showed up.

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For the past 30 years, I’ve felt like I’m doing exactly what I was put here to do. I feel so fortunate to have my songs recorded by some of the greatest artists. I cherish the relationships I’ve made. I’m still writing with new writers. It’s just the coolest thing. Read inductee Walt Aldridge’s profile here; read inductee Vern Gosdin’s profile here; read inductee Jim McBride’s profile here. –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat

Congrats to Kip Moore, Royce Risser, Katie Dean, David Friedman and the MCA promotion team on securing this week’s No. 1 with “More Girls Like You.” The song is the lead single from his album Slowheart. Writers are Steven Lee Olsen, Josh Miller, David Garcia and Moore. And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol reps on securing 46 adds for Jon Pardi’s “She Ain’t In It,” topping this week’s board.

Kip Moore

News & Notes

Sun added The Fitz Show affiliates KTKU/Juneau, AK, WGTW/Ketchikan, AK, KBYB/Texarkana, KHST/Lamar, MO and WDNT-AM/Dayton, TN; Country Fried Mix with DJ Sinister debuts on KTKU/Juneau, AK, WGTW/Ketchikan, AK and KBYB/Texarkana; and the Nashville Minute with Fitz now airs on KTKU/Juneau, AK, WGTW/Ketchikan, AK, KBYB/Texarkana, KHST/Joplin, MO, KKDT/Burdett, KS and KBIK/Independence, KS. Author, journalist and PR pro Holly Gleason will discuss her book Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives with Change the Conversation Oct. 24 at CMA in Nashville. The event is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required here. Jason Isbell will be the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s artist-in-residence Dec. 5, 12 and 19. Tickets and more info here. Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe has kicked off an Indiegogo campaign now through Nov. 20 to fund the documentary Bluebird: The Movie. More here. Singer/songwriter Sarah Beth Terry has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Three Hounds Music.

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

Jackson, Reed, Schlitz Are Forever

MCA’s Jordan Davis discusses his most influential music: 1. John Prine’s “Sam Stone”: I was pretty young, but the first time I heard it, I knew there was something there. I remember having to ask my dad what some of the lyrics meant. That song is why I love songwriting so much. Jordan 2. John Anderson, Shreveport Municipal Davis Auditorium: My uncle [Stan Paul Davis] is a songwriter and he’d gotten backstage passes for us. That was the first time I’d ever seen a backstage view of a show. I remember sitting sidestage with my brother and cousin, just in awe. 3. Eric Church, Gulf Shores, 2012: I’ve seen Church a lot, but that’s one show that sticks out to me. He was great. 4. Jim Croce’s Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits: I don’t think I could ever get tired of listening to this album. It has “Operator,” “New York’s Not My Home,” “Time In A Bottle.” That record will never get old to me. 5. Jim Croce’s “I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song”: I love how this guy has trouble talking to the woman, but he can tell her how he feels through music. It’s so cool. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Jacob Banks. He’s a blues/soul guy I need to check out. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I struggle with songs that don’t have lyrics. Sometimes instrumental music is awesome, but I can’t stay with it long. I always want to hear words. • An album you listened to incessantly: The latest one is Ed Sheeran’s ÷ [Divide]. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Ed Sheeran has a song called “Supermarket Flowers” that’s incredible. And Shawn Mendes has a song called “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” that’s awesome. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: If I love something, I love it. I dug the Boy Band stuff – NSYNC, 98 Degrees. If one of their songs comes on a playlist, I’m into it.

Reed’s daughters accepted in his stead. Lottie Zavala shared a conversation she had with her father. “’By the grace of the good Lord, the support of a lot of folks who are a lot smarter than your old man, and a lot of elbow grease, every dream I ever had came true and then some .... I just hope that I Johnson, Mason have entertained folks, helped them forget their worries for a little while and left them feeling better than when they came through the door. I hope I’ve made a difference and I hope I’ve made your mama and you girls proud.’” Zavala struggled to control her emotions as she added, “Daddy, I wish you could have seen in yourself what the world saw in you .... Always know you have made us so very proud. And it is our honor to stand here for you tonight.” Seidina Hubbard pointed to her father’s rough start in life in contrast her own music-filled childhood. “When I moved away from home I realized how fortunate I had been to hear that beautiful guitar for so many years,” she said, her voice breaking. “To our country music family, thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for recognizing our dad tonight. I think he would be truly speechless for the first time in his life if he were here.” Don Schlitz: Mary Chapin Carpenter, who co-wrote “He Think He’ll Keep Her” with Schlitz, played his “When You Say Nothing At All.” Frequent writers-round collaborators Charlie Worsham, J. Fred Knobloch, Thom Schulyer and Jelly Roll Johnson teamed for “Oscar The Angel.” And soul singer Aloe Blacc was joined by 2007 inductee Vince Gill on “The Gambler.” Gill inducted his friend with a warning. “The scariest

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part is not your speech, not who’s going to sing your songs – it’s your plaque,” he said. “Some good. Some a little shaky.” Gill soon turned serious. “You don’t have your name plastered on records, billboards, TV, videos and all those things. To accomplish this for writing songs is an amazing task and I am so proud of you. Congratulations.” For his mother, siblings, children, business manager Chuck Flood, early supporters and wife Stacey, among others, Schlitz noted he had done nothing to Carpenter deserve their belief, love and efforts on his behalf. He asked his co-writers to stand, adding publishers and others whose work supports writers until he reached music listeners and had the whole room on its feet. “Roman and Gia,” he said, addressing his small grandchildren. “Look around. This is what we call a circle. This is an unbroken circle. Each and every one of these people has represented me. This is my turn to represent them. This honor is not for me alone, it is for all of us.” He paused. “And this is also how a songwriter gets a standing ovation. You have to work at it!” He went on to talk about a life lived “within parentheses” and the safety and support it offered him in the creative process. “Now we’re going to hang a plaque that really doesn’t look that much like me (laughs) on a wall amidst plaques of my heroes and some of my friends,” he closed. “People will look at it and wonder where Elvis or Reba or Alan is, and they’ll read, I hope, the names of

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certain songs that might bring back some memories, that make them happy. That’s good. I do that too. From time to time, I’ll walk into that rotunda and stand around, and no one will recognize me. I know this is true because from time to time I stood in front of a Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis or Mary Chapin Carpenter display and no one ever said, ‘Hey, aren’t you ...?’ That’s just fine with me .... This is an honor beyond my comprehension. I remain overwhelmed and humbled and embarrassed, but I’m proud. I’m proud to represent. I’m so proud to represent.” Alan Jackson: Lee Ann Womack performed “Here In The Real World,” Alison Krauss and Emmanuel offered a mournful “Someday” and 2006 inductee George Strait sang “Remember When.” Despite ongoing recovery from a stroke, 1988 inductee Loretta Lynn walked onstage with the help of Strait and daughter Patsy to welcome Jackson. “The first time I ever met Alan, he looked like a scared little boy,” she said. “He was practicing backstage going through one of his songs. I said, ‘You’re going to be one of the greatest singers in country music.’ He hasn’t Krauss, Emmanuel let me down.” “Loretta Lynn said I should be in here,” Jackson said after taking the stage. “That’s all I needed to hear.” An earlier comment from Kyle Young

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Strait, Lynn, Smith, Jackson

about Jackson’s early job as, perhaps, an overly shy car salesman, drew a response. “I was a good car salesman,” Jackson objected. “And I’m not really shy, I’m just kind of socially awkward and mainly I just don’t like to talk much. As a car salesman I was good because I knew cars and I knew what people needed, so I helped them. But anyway. “I wrote what I knew. My daddy was a mechanic, I grew up in a garage and that’s all I cared about. That’s the reason I moved to Nashville to become a singer. I loved cars and I couldn’t really buy any. I didn’t see much of a future of being able to buy a lot of cars and being a singing star looked like the only shot I had.” Jackson cited many by name in aiding his career, including his wife Denise, Glen Campbell, producer Keith Stegall, label head Tim DuBois, manager Debbie Doebler and, indirectly, Randy Travis. “Clive Davis, kind of a big New York pop guy, started [Arista] in Nashville and I think they signed me just to show they were serious about making country music, not pop music. I don’t think any of them had any idea I was going to sell 60 million albums. I was just a token country singer.” He thanked former managers, band members who’ve been with him for 30 years, longtime crew and fans. “I see faces out there [in crowds] I’ve been seeing for 20 years,” he says. “That’s hard to believe.” He went on, “Of course I have to thank my family, Denise and the girls have been with me every step of the way. Inspired me, supported me and told me when I was doing stupid things. Kept me in line.” He demurred about the praise heaped on him over the course of the evening. “I don’t put myself up on this pedestal. Like I wrote in that song, I’m just a singer of simple songs ... George Jones told me that first time I met him: ‘Keep it country.’ I would have done that anyway, but it meant so much coming from him. I just hope there are going to be some young people coming along who really care about it as much as I have and try to keep it alive. It’s going to be hard today. You won’t hear it on the radio anymore, but there’s still a lot of people out there, young and old, who want to hear what I call real country music. “I’m really proud and don’t feel like I really belong here. I’m humbled by it. I’ll just continue to try to make country music as long as I can. I thank God for all he’s given to me and my family. He’s blessed us so much. And I think that’s all I’m going to say.” Jackson, Strait, Lynn and Connie Smith then led the audience in the customary closing sing-along of “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” as country’s most majestic night of the year drew to a close. –Chuck Aly Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com Paul Williams, paul@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450 ©2017 Countr y Aircheck™ — All rights reser ved. Sign up free at www.countr yaircheck.com. Send news to news@countr yaircheck.com

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Artist/Title (Label)

October 23, 2017

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

KIP MOORE

25106

3571

8547

1203

53.521 6.218

159

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) ✔

24653

1951

8335

649

54.638 4.548

159

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

24313

-1955

8156

-782

55.309 -2.617

159

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔

23926

2360

8034

795

52.572 3.892

159

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

20740

850

7045

264

46.491 1.959

159

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

20231

534

6862

187

43.985

159

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) ✔

18080

2656

6017

828

39.611 5.832

159

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

17110

1641

5817

647

36.296 2.888

159

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

16733

1827

5554

580

36.834

159

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

15942

-4092

5447

-1388

37.99 -7.675

159

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

14924

584

4836

161

32.576 1.169

159

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

14829

988

4880

280

34.218 3.055

159

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

13772

796

4712

197

30.798

159

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) ✔

12746

2130

4103

736

26.289 3.774

158

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

12526

716

4152

216

28.058 2.432

157

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

12227

1503

3965

447

25.946 3.695

158

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

11568

-564

3896

-128

24.641 -0.791

154

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

11174

-7741

3740

-2790

29.599 -13.619

159

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

10703

1178

3644

436

1.942

157

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

8986

496

3067

186

18.308 1.033

148

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

8976

254

3172

17.552 1.049

155

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

8543

263

2739

115

17.563 0.944

146

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

8266

259

2900

116

14.796 0.613

145

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

7817

310

2804

12.938 0.929

147

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

6985

618

2267

216

12.684 0.761

151

More Girls Like You (MCA) ✔

21.95

1.84

3.03

1.97

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October 23, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

6236

-159

2122

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

5611

534

1995

208

8.136

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

4860

483

1740

175

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

4622

256

1555

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

4580

390

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

4520

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

138

0.636

145

6.857

0.276

134

100

8.219

0.57

107

1557

134

7.189

0.489

115

817

1425

253

9.781

2.663

120

4499

843

1349

278

8.798

2.032

108

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

4395

165

1486

7.602

0.257

130

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

4092

429

1262

151

7.328

0.836

116

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

4081

-3355

1415

-1240

9.306 -7.081

158

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

4013

1329

6.844

-0.02

121

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

3846

1351

5.721

0.125

122

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

3181

274

1118

4.964

0.352

116

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

3149

109

1007

5.792 -0.022

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

2440

179

922

2.327

0.281

112

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista)

2415

584

737

226

6.117

0.803

101

10.224 -0.298

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

2310

294

772

104

3.483

0.53

COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN)

2305

367

777

3.891

0.91

DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR)

2243

-306

794

-104

2.758 -0.354

102

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek)

2063

109

772

2.684

0.261

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury)

1951

778

-4

2.16

-0.02

106

CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow)

1946

645

-3

2.207

0.084

JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA)

1926

745

2.997

0.006

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

1803

218

566

3.118

0.419

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)

1765

594

2.027 -0.033

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October 23, 2017 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol)

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

1463 ✔

DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow)

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

1182 ✔

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

1155 ✔

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista)

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

891 ✔

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

873 ✔

JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution)

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

740

COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN)

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

656

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista)

647

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

588

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

578

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

3571

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

2656

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

2360

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

2130

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

1951

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

339

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

311

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

263

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

200

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

158

1827

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

157

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

1641

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

141

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

1503

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

138

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

1178

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista)

133

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

127

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)

990

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

1203

Points

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

18694

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

14180 12129

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

828

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

795

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

736

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)

10897

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

649

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

10017

647

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

9703

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

580

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

9697

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

447

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

8505

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

436

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

8485

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)

354

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

7275

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

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October 23, 2017 COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

CHECK OUT 10/27

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin’ Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) Moves 44-46* 1951 points, 778 spins 1 add: KKGO

Kenny Chesney Live In No Shoes Nation (Blue Chair/Columbia) Chesney’s live album captures 29 performances from the last decade, featuring guests Eric Church (“When I See This Bar”), Taylor Swift (“Big Star”), Grace Potter (“You And Tequila”), Mac McAnally (“Down The Road” and Dave Matthews (“The Joker/Three Little Birds”).

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Moves 43-45* 2063 points, 772 spins 3 adds: KMLE, WGGY, WRBT

CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) Moves 45-47* 1946 points, 645 spins 2 adds: KKBQ, WWQM JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) Moves 47-48* 1926 points, 745 spins 4 adds: KRST*, KATC*, KAWO*, KIZN* LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) Debuts 49* 1803 points, 566 spins 11 adds: WUBL, KUPL, WQDR, WNOE, WWYZ, WYRK, WCTQ, WTGE, WRNS, KCCY, KRYS DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) Moves 49-50* 1765 points, 594 spins 1 add: WTHT

A D D DAT E S

October 30

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 1755 points, 543 spins SHANIA TWAIN/We Got Something They Don’t (Mercury) 18 adds: WUSN, KPLX*, WKHX*, WKIS, WYCD, KSON, BRAD PAISLEY/Heaven South (Arista) KNCI, WFMS*, WWGR, WGNA, WIVK*, KATC*, KDRK, WPOR, WTHT, KIZN*, WAVW, WKSJ

November 6

LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) TRACE ADKINS/Still A Soldier (Wheelhouse) 1747 points, 634 spins 3 adds: WWGR, WKSJ, WXBQ

November 13

RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine) None Listed Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

Lee Ann Womack The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone (ATO) Recorded at the legendary SugarHill Studios in Houston and produced by Womack’s husband Frank Liddell, the album features 14 songs, most co-written by Womack – who also puts her spin on three covers, including George Jones’ “Please Take The Devil Out Of Me.” Granger Smith When The Good Guys Win (Wheelhouse) Featuring lead single “It Happens Like That,” most of Smith’s second album was born on the road, with a mobile studio set up in the back of his bus for writing, editing and recording. Smith produced the 14-track project with Frank Rogers and Derek Wells and it includes a mystery tune by his alter ego, Earl Dibbles, Jr. Craig Wayne Boyd Top Shelf (Copperline Music Group/1608) Boyd’s latest album includes current single “Stuck In My Head,” plus “We Sweat,” “Only In My Mind,” and “Better Together,” which Boyd co-wrote. Various, The Life & Songs Of Kris Kristofferson (Blackbird Presents) Artists including Reba McEntire (“Me And Bobby McGee”), Eric Church (“To Beat The Devil”) and Alison Krauss (“Casey’s Last Ride”) honor the Country Music Hall of Famer during this live concert recorded at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.

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October 23, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

LUKE COMBS

10633

429

2405

102

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔

10571

1182

2326

311

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

10544

656

2371

141

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

9987

-517

2280

-147

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

9110

329

2027

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

8581

146

1932

11 7

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) ✔

8222

1463

1849

339

10 8

When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) ✔

7707

873

1648

158

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

7345

267

1534

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

7193

-1395

1608

-269

12 11

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) ✔

7178

891

1627

200

13 12

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

6596

588

1434

127

16 13

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) ✔

6307

1155

1334

263

14 14

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

5898

-46

1346

15 15

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

5282

111

1156

17 16

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

5252

506

1132

111

18 17

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

5202

520

1125

104

19 18

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

5163

569

1143

138

21 19

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

4226

740

951

157

20 20

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

3934

103

857

22 21

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

3850

514

814

23 22

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

3567

425

793

25 23

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

3193

400

652

24 24

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

2909

-3

674

26 25

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

2829

425

581

27 26

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

2657

336

614

29 27

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

2233

284

387

31 28

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

2167

437

390

28 29

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

2115

439

33 30

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

1968

378

432

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October 23, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

36 31

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

1954

578

Plays

428

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

30 32

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

1879

365

34 33

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

1749

272

288

32 34

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

1643

-72

322

-10

38 35

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

1596

507

360

113

37 36

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

1512

209

337

35 37

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

1441

262

39 38

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

1344

304

231

40 39

COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN)

1121

105

207

42 40

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

962

186

164

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista)

936

647

197

133

43 42

MAREN MORRIS f/V. GILL/Dear Hate (Columbia)

905

192

205

Debut 41 41 43

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

858

126

45 44

LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek)

760

107

47 45

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR)

692

110

46 46

DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR)

672

150

46 47

JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA)

609

118

53 48

DUSTIN LYNCH/Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (Broken Bow)

590

160

48 49

MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Better Me (Average Joes)

523

-6

54 50

RONNIE DUNN/That's Why They Make Jack... (Nash Icon/Valory)

513

176

51 51

JANA KRAMER/I've Done Love (---)

490

50 52

BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville)

483

49 53

BROWN & GRAY/Top Down (NHMM)

460

-30

-3

44 54

CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine)

455

-225

-21

Debut 55

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury)

428

JAY ALLEN/Sounds Good To Me (Treehouse)

420

-20

-2

CHRIS LANE F/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)

406

248

115

56 58

RAELYNN/Lonely Call (Warner Bros./WMN)

372

55 59

RYAN HURD/Love In A Bar (RCA)

366

-10

-1

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek)

354

52 56

Debut 57

Re-Enter 60

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