Timing Is Everything (Or, Maybe Not)

It's taking Nashville promoters and country radio so long these days to go from launch to charting that even major artists on both sides of the 49th parallel are now releasing songs in the spring which probably have listeners scratching their heads, since the lyrics will finally make sense in terms of listeners' lives in about six months, after two seasons have changed.

Brooks & Dunn make it sound like they think its fall right now in their new one, "Indian Summer," while Canadian charter Aaron Pritchett's new one "Hell Bent For Buffalo" has ice on I-90.

If an artist happened to be planning to commemorate Father's Day in song, looks like they should have released that tune before Thanksgiving!

Close Up And Personal In Vancouver

Capping the Spring BBM survey period, JRfm's "Win to Get In Fan Jam with Jessie Farrell, George Canyon and Aaron Pritchett" last week was an awesome example of engaging entertainment.

It's more than an acoustic performance by a popular artist. Pattison Group Vancouver PD Gord Eno says: "I think we've developed a successful model for memorable Fan Jams. We gave JRfm fans something that they could never get otherwise, an intimate, spontaneous experience with three great performers who tore down the barrier between stage and audience. The audience was allowed to see a side of Aaron, Jessie and George that they hadn't seen before. It was real. Very real to us who have come to know these three people over the years and saw glimpses of their private personalities emerge. (Personalities Karen Daniels and Bob Say hosted and MC'd).

"The experience for our listeners to see the stars talk to each other, have fun, tell stories about their lives and the motivations behind lyrics was something they will talk about for the rest of their lives. This event didn't just happen. The idea started with a single phone call and evolved. Our generous listeners filled a big truck of baby supplies and stuffed over six grand into the donation box. We are already looking forward to when we can do something like this again."