[BC] Quote of the Week (KLUV)

[Steve]

Hi Rockwell...

You and I agree on that. Never was a big Beatles fan. I play their music.
What I was referring to (and a few misunderstood me) was "regional hits" and
specifically in a no compete situation. Absolutely you can get hurt if you
don't play certain songs that are monsters. I remember a story when I was
with RKO when Drake was king. I believe it was Drake or Ron Jacobs or one of
those who refused to play Love Is Blue until it hit #1. Well, the rest is
history. Seemed they made it but then again...they had such big leads (you
don't have those leads now) they could be smug about things like that.

Steve


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rockwell Smith" <rockwell at rmci.net>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Quote of the Week (KLUV)


> >If there's a question then don't play it. You
> > can't get hurt by what you don't play.
> >
> > Steve
>
>
> Yes you can!  Back in the '60's a group from England had song
> called "I Want To Hold Your Hand".  I had what was in those days
> called a "popular music show". Ok, I was young then, also, and
> didn't forsee the impact of the Beatles which was still yet to come.
>
> But, personally, at that time, I didn't particularly like that song.
> I didn't really want to play it.  But, as I soon realized, if I didn't
> play it, it would hurt the show.  And ultimately me.  I really think
> it would have hurt if I didn't play it.  Now I'm sure theer may have been
> a few listeners that may have not liked it either, but if so, we were
> sure in the minority.  I played it.  Still didn't like it!
>
> -- Rockwell
>
>
>
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