The Biggest Fans Of The Big Ol Morning Show

Howdy Coal Country! It's time for another blog to get you up to date on the wonderful world of country music...but first I have to fill you in on the Biggest Fans Of The Big Ol Morning Show. We had a great time at the Tug Valley Chapter of The American Red Cross Auction. Together we raised tons of money for the Red Cross and one lucky bidder even walked away with the "Man Coat"! I encourage all of you to get involved with the Red Cross. We have had so many horrible floods in our area and the Red Cross is always there when we need them the most! Pictured above you will see "The Biggest Fans Of The Big Ol Morning Show" and the new owner of the "Man Coat". Now lets get on to my favorite thing...COUNTRY MUSIC! After a debut sales surge that kept it at No. 1 for two weeks on Billboard's country albums chart, Alan Jackson's Good Time is pulled back to No. 2 this week by Taylor Swift's long-reigning self-titled CD. Talk about momentum! Swift's album continues to have plenty of steam 74 weeks after its release.Jackson, however, maintains his perch on the peak of the songs charts with "Small Town Southern Man."There are six new songs and one new album to report. The lone album is a multi-artist package jawbreakingly titled Original American Classics: Truckin' Country Classics, which bows in at a humble No. 74.First-time tunes include Kenny Chesney's "Better as a Memory" (No. 47), Gary Allan's "Learning How to Bend" (No. 51), Garth Brooks' "Midnight Sun" (No. 53), Sugarland's "Life in a Northern Town" (No. 57), Dolly Parton's "Jesus & Gravity" (No. 58) and Crystal Shawanda's "You Can Let Go" (No. 60). The Sugarland track also features Little Big Town and Jake Owen.Re-entering the albums chart are Diamond Rio's 16 Biggest Hits (No. 69), Cross Canadian Ragweed's Mission California (No. 70) and The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence (No. 74).Counting down the Top 5 albums after Swift's and Jackson's, we find Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride, Rascal Flatts' Still Feels Good and Brooks' The Ultimate Hits, in that order.The remaining Top 5 songs, top to bottom, are Trace Adkins' "You're Gonna Miss This," Chris Cagle's "What Kinda Gone," George Strait's "I Saw God Today" and Underwood's "All-American Girl." In closing, I can't let the cat out of the bag yet...but be sure to tune in The Big Ol Morning Show for some HUGE news about the CMA Music Festival (formerly known as Fan Fair)....that is all I am at liberty to say right now, but trust me it's going to be HUGE!!! For more info on the CMA Music Festival you can check out cmafest.com Until next time,
Uncle Rock
--"if you wanna make it, you can't fake it...you gotta LIVE IT!!!"

Who's egg is prettier?

Well its all up to you Coal Country! Be sure to leave a comment on the blog and let us know who you think has the prettiest egg.....and I'll go ahead and fill you in on whats happening in the world of county music! Alan JacksonAs Music Row has been predicting, Alan Jackson's Good Time sold enough copies this past week -- just over 119,000 units -- to top both Billboard's country and all-formats album charts. This is an especially significant achievement for Jackson since he wrote, single-handedly, all 17 songs on the new collection.For the second week, Carrie Underwood's "All-American Girl" reigns as America's No. 1 country song.Jackson's surge pushes Taylor Swift's self-titled album back to second place. But that's still a pretty good position for a project that's been out 72 weeks.Jo Dee Messina's "I'm Done" is the highest-charting new song. It breaks in at No. 56. The other first-time song entries are Clint Black's cover of the 1972 Hollies hit, "Long Cool Woman" (No. 58), Luke Bryan's "Country Man" (No. 59) and Cross Canadian Ragweed's "Cry Lonely" (No. 60).Had it not been for Jackson's splash, Ashton Shepherd's widely-praised debut album, Sounds So Good, would have been this week's big news. It bounds onto the chart at an enviable No. 16. Also making its bow is Carlene Carter's potent package, Stronger, which comes on at No. 69.Albums re-entering are Steve Earle's Washington Square Serenade (No. 72), Joe Nichols' Real Things (No. 74) and Jack Ingram's This Is It (No.75).Trailing in order behind Swift within the Top 5 albums list are Garth Brooks' The Ultimate Hits, Underwood's Carnival Ride and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raising Sand.The No. 2 through No. 5 songs are Jackson's "Small Town Southern Man," Kenny Chesney and George Strait's "Shiftwork," Rodney Atkins' "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)" and Trace Adkins' "You're Gonna Miss This." Until next time....

Uncle Rock

--"if you wanna make it, you can't fake it...you gotta LIVE IT!!!"

Welcome to March...

Howdy Coal Country! Welcome to another blog here on coalcountry965.com! It's been a busy week for Ol Uncle Rock...had the pleasure of being the keynote speaker at the Williamson Rotary Club meeting this past Tuesday. We discussed the webstream on coalcountry965.com as well as the 100,000 watt power increase to WXCC. Also, Thursday I was the host of the Gilbert High School pep rally! We had a blast sending those guys and gals off to the WV State Tournament in Charleston! Well enough about me and my week lets move on to the reason we are all here....COUNTRY MUSIC!!! Carrie Underwood smacks down Rodney Atkins while Taylor Swift trips up all her competition to reclaim dominion over the album chart. Bubbling up, too, are five first-time songs and three new albums.Underwood's "All-American Girl" leapfrogs from No. 5 to No. 1, shoving Atkins' "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)" back to No. 2 after its two-week stay on top. Among the albums, Swift's self-titled package takes back the throne that Chris Cagle momentarily usurped last week with his newest CD, My Life's Been a Country Song. It falls to No. 9.This round's new songs are Julianne Hough's "That Song in My Head" (climbing into the ring at No. 51), Tim McGraw's "Kristofferson" (No. 53). Emily West's "Rocks in Your Shoes" (No. 54), Toby Keith's "She's a Hottie" (No. 56) and LeAnn Rimes' "Good Friend and a Glass Of Wine" (No. 59).(Now let's see: Taylor Swift records a song called "Tim McGraw" -- and then Tim McGraw has a song called "Kristofferson." All that remains is for Kris Kristofferson to write a song called "Taylor Swift" to bring all these adulatory impulses full circle.)Re-entering the song chart this week are the Lost Trailers' "Holler Back" (No. 48) and Mica Roberts and Toby Keith's "Things a Mama Don't Know" (No. 58).Albums making their first chart bow are the Blake Shelton's Collector's Edition (No. 30), Trent Willmon's Broken In (No. 33) and the SteelDrivers' self-titled collection (No. 57). Making a comeback are the Isaacs' Big Sky (No. 63), Emerson Drive's Countrified (No. 70) and Rhonda Vincent's Good Thing Going (No. 71).Following "All-American Girl" and "Cleaning This Gun" in this week's Top 5 songs list are Alan Jackson's "Small Town Southern Man," Kenny Chesney and George Strait's "Shiftwork" and Chuck Wicks' "Stealing Cinderella."Rounding out the Top 5 albums, also in descending order, are Dolly Parton's Backwoods Barbie (which vaults to No. 2 from No. 48), Garth Brooks' The Ultimate Hits, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raising Sand and Underwood's Carnival Ride.It was widely predicted at the just-concluded Country Radio Seminar in Nashville that Alan Jackson's Good Time, released Tuesday (March 4), will top both Billboard's country and all-genres tabulations next week. Sounds VERY possible to me!! Until next time

Uncle Rock
--"if you wanna make it, you can't fake it...you gotta LIVE IT!!!"