COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Q & A
Tuesday July 17th, 2012
QUESTION: A few days ago you had an item about a Johnny Cash Music Festival. My brother heard something on the radio about a DVD from that Festival being for sale. Do you have any info?
ANSWER: The 2011 Johnny Cash Music Festival concert is scheduled to be released on DVD on July 31st, featuring performances from George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Rosanne Cash, and others. A one hour special produced from that DVD will air on GAC on July 28th and PBS will air that special throughout the summer. The 2012 Johnny Cash Music Festival is scheduled for October 5th in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
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A T T E N T I O N: R A D I O S T A T I O N MANAGERS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS, and D.J.'S:
Our short form daily radio feature, "Story Behind The Song" is now available to radio stations at no charge. (NOT AVAILABLE TO INTERNET STATIONS)
For information, email me at classics@countrymusicclassics.com
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THIS WEEK IN 1979: Johnny Cash had his 100th charted song. "Ghost Riders in The Sky" entered the country music charts May 19th, 1979 and peaked at #2. The Columbia Records single was on the charts for 16 weeks.
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TODAY – we begin our salute to members of The Country Music DJ Hall of Fame
AND we begin with: Mr. Bill Mack.
Bill Mack has been honored as the "Country Music DJ. Of-The-Year", "Mr. DJ.. USA", "Texas' Number One Country DJ.." (for over 30 years) and is a member of the "Country Music DJ. Hall-Of-Fame" in Nashville. In 1999, Bill was placed in "The Texas Country Music Hall-of-Fame" and "The Texas Country Music Disk Jockey Hall-of-Fame", both at the same awards banquet, and was in nomination for the prestigious "Marconi Award" in Orlando, Florida. In 2000, Bill was given the "Media" award for broadcasting by his peers and the members of the world-famous "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville, Tennessee.
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CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT www.countrymusicclassics.com
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