WYNN - Forgotten Jukebox KC- 96
Back Where I Come From - Kenny Chesney - 1996 - (Album Simple Life)
Kenny Chesney has had a couple of careers. There is the "Beach" Chesney that has been incredibly successful and will remain so for years to come. Then there was "Early" Chesney and that's where this song comes from. When KC hit in the mid 90's he was successful but his music, his sound and image was very different than today. It's very similar to Toby Keith in the fact that TK became something very different after his successful start. Both stars went through a real career reinvention pretty close to the same time. THIS song by Chesney is one of my very favs from him. This song to me represents "Early" Chesney to a tee. It's traditional country and speaks directly to country fans. It was first recorded by its writer, a great song writer named Pat McAnally a few years earlier. I've seen Chesney in concert a few times and he seems to always play this song and I'm glad about that. I am a Chesney fan no matter what era we are in with him. He has kept and updated his relevancy for 30 years which is no small feat. This was not one of his biggest hits, but fans love this song. I Love this song!
List of every show I've been to...
I thought it would be cool to make note of every show that I have been to, as there are a ton, and I'd hate to forget about any of these great experiences I have been so lucky to have. My very first show was the 2014 induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Green Day and Joan Jett, and my most recent concert was Hardy with Lainey Wilson at the Covelli Center in Youngstown. The next show I would really love to see is the Violent Femmes, coming to Cleveland October 9th. The best show I have been to was Superorganism at Skully's in Columbus. They are my all-time favorite band, and I was so stoked to be front row (close enough to untie the guitarists shoes) and to have the opportunity to meet them and get a concert tee signed.
As you can tell from this list, I like a broad range of music and enjoy just about anything played live. From Bob Marley to Taylor Swift, I don't put my nose up to anything that sounds good. Basically, if there are musicians actually playing instruments, I'm into it. I describe my musical taste as riding a skateboard in cowboy boots because I love alternative music and country alike! When it comes to live performances, I don't like shows without a band onstage, and everybody hates lip syncing. I'll venture to say Country music artists are generally the most authentic and caring for their fans, and I think that's super cool of them being down to earth and humble.
Here is the list of performances I've seen thus far, and I am hopeful there are many more to come. It's pretty crazy to actually see it all on paper, and I think future Joe will thank me for doing this to look back upon.
- Green Day
- Joan Jett
- Weezer (x2)
- Pixies
- Modest Mouse
- Nas
- The Strokes
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Thundercat
- Superorganism
- Weird Al Yankovic
- Sam Hunt
- Zac Brown Band
- Jon Pardi
- Chase Rice
- Riley Green
- Jake Owen
- Tim McGraw
- Travis Tritt
- Rodney Adkins
- Wynonna Judd
- Tracy Byrd
- John Michael Montgomery
- Mark Wills
- Frank Foster
- Tyler Booth
- Lainey Wilson (x3)
- Megan Moroney
- Joe Nichols
- Ashley Cooke
- Hardy
- Lauren Alaina
- Dustin Lynch
- Tyler Hubbard
- Warren Zeiders
- Cooper Alan
- Randy Houser
My bucket list includes Blink-182, Toby Keith (I pray he beats his cancer), Eric Church, Ween, Tenacious D, Olivia Rodrigo, The Bloodhound Gang, Miranda Lambert, The Black Keys, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton, Maren Morris, Blake Shelton, Kesha, Zach Bryan, T-Pain, Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs, and especially Morgan Wallen. I'd also really love to see an NPR Tiny Desk Concert at some point in my life. There's definitely more I'm forgetting right now, and I likely excluded an artist or two on the list of shows I have seen. All in all, it's a good summary.
How about you, though? What shows have you seen, what's up next, and what's the dream concert?
If you're looking for some great shows to attend, there's a ton lined up at the Dusty Armadillo in Rootstown as part of their concert series. You can check those out here: http://www.dustya.com/concerts.asp We're also gearing up to have a heck-of-a night with Chase Rice and Pricilla Block acoustic at the Akron Civic Theatre on October 18th for our 24th annual WQMX Bosom Buddies Benefit Concert. Info for that is here: https://bosombuddies.wqmx.com/
Thanks for reading!
What a great weekend to spend outside!
The weather was so nice on Sunday, I spent the afternoon at The Akron Zoo. So many of the animals were enjoying the wondeful weather too. A few were taking naps in the sun...a couple in the shade. And then there was this one Grizzly Bear who decided it would be fun to go play in the pool with a floater ring!
We spent several minutes watching the bear have a great time in the water with the toy. It was a nearly perfect day. Even if the animals were sleeping, they were visible from the window and not hiding back in a corner. What was even better is that some animals were up an active!
Accoding to the forecast, we have about two more days of beautiful weather before things start to look and feel more like Fall. I hope you can enjoy it while there's still time!
W-Boo-MX!!
So this week, I will have "Trick-Or-Treat for Larry Fleet" at The Agora... Listen for the sounder.
Plus for ?W-BOO-MX
- Bloodview Haunted House Passes for Broadview Heights
Jon Pardi's First Christmas (album)!
Jon Pardi announced on his Instagream that he'll release his first ever Christmas album, Merry Christmas from Jon Pardi, on October 27th. Not only that, but there will be a one-night-only holiday show that will take place on December 16th at The Beacon Theater in New York.
Click here to sign up for presale details for both the album, Merry Christmas from Jon Pardi and the holiday show!
So. Tired.
Dad joke alert: I had a dream I was muffler, then I woke up exhausted!
How was your weekend? I spent mine helping my best friend move, and I now feel like my muscles are pudding. I straight-up believe I could sleep until next weekend undisturbed, given the chance. Sadly, I can't, but if there's anything I'd care to be doing overnights aside from resting, it's spending my time with our wonderful listeners through the workweek. Thanks always for tuning in to 94.9 WQMX, and have a great first week of October now!
WYNN - #11 - Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive - 1982
Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive - 1981
This song is a big deal in country music for a whole lot of reasons. I feel it started a whole new era for Hank Jr. The album, The Pressure Is On, was a gem and this song spoke directly to the times. This became an anthem for many and still is. The country was in a deep economic recession, interesst rates were sky high, and times were extremely tough for millions of hard working Americans, and Hank made everyone know he knew that too. And even though Hank had recorded dozens of albums before this, this one was different. After this song, Hank went on a run through the 1980's and became a Mega Star and this was the springboard. This song also had a very wide appeal outside of country, as many new fans discovered Hank and us for the first time. The Urban Cowboy style of country was in vogue at the time, and this was anything but. This singular song was right on time and set country on a totally new path that others would follow. I was new in country too, and this was edgy and I liked it. This was sort of country, sort of southern rock, and became one of the most influential country songs of all time and has been referenced dozens of times in songs by future stars - still today. Fans have been requesting this song for over 40 years. Darn rare for any song. One of the quintessential country anthems of the last century.
My Full Profile On Hank Williams Jr.
WYNN - Eat Of The Week
I love cheese! You love cheese! How many things in life are better than cheese? Not a lot. But I ran across this article about cheese and it was eye opening. Granted, my cheese intake will never change simply because it's one of life's great gifts to us. But this is a interesting read.
WYNN - BROWNS - The Wake Up Call
This off week is most welcome for the Browns. They need it after taking a real butt-whippin' last week at home against the Ravens. Now two weeks to prepare for maybe the NFL's best team right now, the 49ers.
Last weeks loss was understandable with your QB out on very short notice and a tough opponent in town from your division. But being non-competitive was inexcusable. Last weeks loss was an organizational loss and on Stefanski as well. This organization off the field continues to make gigantic mistakes that come to roost. This off season they gutted the running back room which was a real strength and now is a liability. I wrote and warned against this here a couple weeks ago. But being fair, no one saw the Nick Chubb injury ahead - BUT you have to consider that possibility.
"The running back position has gone from the best and deepest in the NFL to a big question mark. Chubb is the best there is no doubt, but will they use him right? And a big injury there could be a huge problem." 9/10/23 (There Is No Excuse)
And they made a ridiculous decision to make their backup QB a rookie, never being on an NFL field. There is NO clear thinking that honestly believes a raw rookie QB could be effectively tossed into the fire of a team with the playoffs in mind. It's inexcusable and just - not near smart. I wrote about that too......
"They have a backup QB with ZERO NFL experience. OK, if Watson gets really hurt the competitive season is over. But asking a rookie to win you games for maybe a month or so if you need to is a very big ask." 9/10/23 (There Is No Excuse)
Well the last couple of weeks was the wake up call this team needed, but I'm not sure they heard. These and other off season decisions are ones that kill a team regardless of who else is left on the field. They have signed Kareem Hunt a fan favorite, but honestly - that's what was out there. They can't really trade and sign a big time running back because they have no real draft capital to trade, still having one more year to clear out the Watson deal. They seemed to get it right with the new kicker and I'm glad to see this. But many other choices are just awful. These are NOT choices made by top shelf teams that have big dreams. And this franchise still takes no accountability for many of these sophomoric decisions.
Stafanski put DTR in a no win situation, but had no choice. Clearly he was not ready, but was asked to throw almost 40 passes in an important game - that was just clownish and on the coach. They were out manned, out coached, out prepared and in the end, out classed by a far better run organization. Who by the way had a TON of injuries themselves. Both losses this year are by far better run teams. Now here comes the best team in the NFL.
After this game the Browns will end that early season schedule that so many were whining about. Tough teams, blah blah.... I think it was a gift to them they have not taken advantage of. 4 of the first 5 games at home. The Bengals were hurt, the Steelers are not real good right now, the Titans were average and we had them at home, and the Ravens were at home. Then two weeks off to prepare for the 49ers. Now with Watson hurting no one is whining about the early season schedule now. I never understood the problem with a lot of home games at the start against good teams. I mean, what's the problem?
Next week is not a must win. It's far to early for that, but falling to 2-3 after all that home schedule would be an opportunity missed. The good news there are some very winnable games up the road and it's their job to get that done.
To get where you want to go, you need to do what first class organizations do. Have the right people in the right place at the right time, getting football right.
Football people win football games - and football titles
GO BROWNS!
My Past Articles
WYNN - My Weekly Recap
In case you missed any of my articles this week from WQMX.com here's a list to get you caught up! Grab a coffee and earbuds and thanks for reading and listening every day!
September Recap Of 50 Favorites
50 Favorites From 40+ Years #12
Country Music Memory Lane - Ronnie Milsap (Revisit)