[BC] Covers can be hits

[Steve Newman]

Great! Not the point I was making but glad you brought up covers. Another 
interesting subject as they apply to nostalgia formats.
Best of luck with your show Dennis!

Steve Newman
Steve Walker Productions
Opp, AL  36467


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Cope" <dcope at intercom.net>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 10:02 AM
Subject: [BC] Covers can be hits


> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Steve Newman
>
> Jeff...what a lot of people have forgotten is there were songs that became
> huge hits performed by artists who came from the late 40's and early 50's.
> They were on the charts right along with Elvis, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry 
> and
> on and on. Researchers have forgotten those and relegated them to the 
> "don't
> play" category. Top-40 radio played those songs. Many, P.D.'s, too, have
> forgotten them as well. Just pull out some Top-40 surveys from anywhere in
> the country and you'll see what I'm talking about. That's why the playlist
> can be extremely large and with the proper positioning it can work.
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
> I did a covers show two weeks ago and got the most response from our
> listeners ever.
>
> I played the original then the cover then would take callers (live on the
> air, with no delay (horrors))to vote on which one was the best (they 
> liked).
>
> It worked out so well I am going to do it again in a month or two.
>
> Dennis
> WESR, WCTG
>
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