I don't think any artist with limited success, had fans pulling for them more than SheDaisy did.  When they hit the charts with their very successful debut album, and developed a big following immediately.  But as it often happens, things happen - and many times fans never really know why.  All they know one of their favorite new stars is no longer on the charts or on the Country Music landscape.   That's SheDaisy, but they deserved their moment because of their great image, their music, and their slick sibling harmonies.

GREAT Debut Single

The three very talented sisters from Utah, Kristyn, Kelsi and Kassidy Osborn recorded first as the Osborn Sisters but changed the name later to SheDaisy which is a derivative of a Navajo term that means "little sister."  They have an interesting story as they came to Nashville and recorded a first album that was never released.  Their big break came in 1999 when their album, The Whole SheBang came out.  This album by any measure was a huge success. Country was very open to new groups like this at that moment as the Dixie Chicks had opened that door widely. They were a far more produced and less acoustic version.

Second Single

It produced 5 hit singles, and sold well over a million copies.  It had three top five songs, including Little Goodbye's that made it to #3, and I Will....But  that went to #2.  The album was on the charts for about two years and it appeared that they were clearly on their way. Fans loved them, especially young fans. Their sound was tight, fresh, creative and new.  The phones rang for their music, and they were very accessible.  I did an in store concert and appearance with them in Akron and they were terrific with fans and listeners.

Thier Highest Charting Song  #2  - Simply Fantastic! 

Their music ended up in a few movies, and they had some nice TV exposure.  They released a very popular Christmas album, and ended up performing on National TV at the Orange Bowl game.  All systems seemed "go" and their fans were poised for a long career.  Then album two came out, Knock On The Sky.  All singles from that album were unsuccessful, but to show you the love from their fans, it went Gold, and that's tough to do with no real radio play. From my seat, their first song from that album, Get Over Yourself was a huge problem for them.

Second Album Lead Song

The video for this song was highly creative as was much of what they did. But this song really painted them into a corner and in my view limited their audience and appeal by a lot.  Although the video was playful, on the radio it was not.  They seemed to lose their heart that the first album captured so very well.  The song on air came off as angry and arrogant and I think that was off putting, and frankly irritating for many.  From my seat at the time, I think it really slowed them down. That was a song that may have been better recorded much later in a career, and not as you were trying to establish an identity.  It only went to #27 on the charts, and the next song, Mine All Mine, another song that under performed on the charts went to #28, but ended up in the movie, Sweet Home Alabama.

Made The Movies!

Sweet Right Here was the next album and had a couple of mild hits, but again selling very well with another Gold certification. The single, Passenger Seat was a mild hit, so was Come Home Soon.  There were future special projects, and over the next number of years and greatest hits albums, but they never recaptured the magic of the first album, but always had a big following.

Christmas Album

They have disbanded and there isn't much else to tell.  They had a big fan base, but not everyone gets decades on the charts. But for a time they created a big buzz. In their short run they sold a ton, had a lot of award nominations and were overall just flat out fun.

Passenger Seat

Fans still ask about them, and many still have that terrific first album.

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Box Office Results - #1   - Twisters - 80 Million

#2 -  Despicable Me 4 -   24 - Million

#3 -  Inside Out 2  -   13  Million

New This Week - Deadpool And Wolverine

Cobra Kai - Part two of the sixth season of the Netflix series has been released

Inside Out 2 - Just passed Frozen 2 as he highest grossing anmated film ever

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Will hit Hulu on August 2

Amazon Prime Video - The Greatest, the first authorized scripted series about the life of Muhammad Ali will happen

I Know What You Did Last Summer - Reboot is a go and stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze JR are in talks to reprise their roles. Opens on July 2025.

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Too Much Fun - Daryle Singletary - 1995 -  (Album - Self Titled)

His run on the country charts was far too short, as he broke in when country was enjoying a huge wave of popularity.  There was a lot of buzz around him and for a couple years he cranked some nice songs including, I Let Her Lie, (I loved), and this top five hit.  This should have been a #1.  (Read the comments of the video) . This song in many ways reminds me of Ken Mellons, Jukebox Junkie, and Wade Hayes, Old Enough To Know Better in this aspect.  They all hit about the same time, and fans totally loved these songs.  All of them wildly popular at that moment on the radio and in the dance clubs.  Then they just faded away from the charts.  This song was a very popular song with fans, and still sounds good all these years later.  But, sadly not all get a 10 year run on the charts.  DS would release more songs and albums, but could never re-capture the success of this very fun song.

Daryle Singletary passed away in February of 2018 - he was 46.

Last Weeks Selection

Yeah I know nobody likes this song, that's why it sold 20 million copies.  This song has an interesting past. It was written by an amateur songwriter, Don Van Tress, and recorded with another title, Don't Tell My Heart by a group called the Marcy Brothers. Then was turned down by the Oak Ridge Boys and somehow ended up with a no name young artist, and the rest is history.  Seldom has one song, made such a gigantic difference in one man's career.  But what makes this song very important is this.  As country was surging from the talent flood of the late 80's, this song not only rode that wave, and made it a Tsunami.  This song was the driving force for his Some Gave All album that to date has sold over 20 million and is still the biggest selling debut album of all time.  This song was a phenomenon, as it led to the line dancing explosion of the early 1990's.  Little kids loved it, teens loved it, adults too, and so did Nana and Pappy.  It went number one world wide, and was jet fuel in the country music engine that was already racing.  The first time I heard this song, I was the Program Coordinator and Morning Man at KLIK in Jefferson City, Missouri.  Our Music Director, the late Jay Walker came into my office and played it for me. I thought we should add it right out of the box, he totally agreed, almost unheard for an unknown artist. We both felt it was a smash and we were one of the first stations in the USA to play it.  Whether you you love or hate this song, it's one of the biggest country hits of all time.  BTW - That album is pretty darn good, and Some Gave All  is a terrific song that fans still love to hear.

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Box Office Results - #1 - Despicable Me 4    44  - Million

#2 -  LongLegs    -   22  Million

#3 - Inside Out 2   -  21 Million

New This Week -  Twisters 

Floppy - Fly Me To The Moon - HUGE Flop 10 Million – Budget was 100 Million

Donna Kelce - The mother of Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce, has joined the cast of Hallmark’s Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.

NEW - A film adaptation of the TV series 24 is in early development,

FX's - Upcoming Alien series has a new title — Alien: Earth - It's a prequel to the 1979 film.

TV DROPS - This Week  -  Tulsa King

This Week - 2016  -  Stranger Things debuted on Netflix!

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The Browns begin their 2024 season as they report for training camp in Berea.  They feel, and many local and national media types are talking, this is the year to make a run at the whole thing.  Many feel the Superbowl window is open for this team, but that it may not be open long. The thought is, this needs to be the year.  

I hear all the yak about Watson and how good he has to be, healthy too.  This player, that player, this coach, the new offense, our defense and the list goes on.  There is no question the Browns roster is a good one.  It may be a bit overrated, but it's the best since 1999, and that means it's the best since the Kosar years, and we should be glad about that.  That's a long time ago.  That team was great, but just couldn't get over the hump.  Can this team?

I'll state it right here, right now, there IS one way they can make it happen. But ONLY one.  The Browns can make a run at it if they win their division outright, and have home playoff games en route.  That's it.  If they can win their division and play at home there is a chance.  Anything less will be another off season of "next year."

I'm not down on the Browns, I'm just looking at this organization and team honestly.  Can we honestly believe in our brown and orange hearts this team, with it's history and its talent level can be a wild card and go on the road in January and win 2 or maybe 3 games against teams better or at minimum teams on their level in who knows what kind of weather?  The NFL is single elimination of course, and being fair, I don't think they can.  And they're not alone.  It's hard to do.  And they have given us no indication they can win multiple big games that must be won on the road two or three weeks in a row. 

That's all that means. It's not saying we aren't good, we don't have a good coach, or that Watson is going to be bad.  It's a hard thing to do -  very hard  - and so far the very hard has been  -  unachievable during this current run.  I thought when we went to Pittsburgh in the playoffs a few years ago and won that was a great chance.  We then went to Kansas City and knocked Mahomes out of the game, and still couldn't win and should've.  If we would have won that very winnable road game, I had great faith in the AFC Championship game that year - I feel we would have won it.  But that shows you how hard it is to do.  And now this team is very different than that one in many regards.

The Chiefs did it last year course, but we're not the Chiefs.  Even a darn good team like Buffalo the past few years with a great QB playing very well haven't done it.  Baltimore, with a multiple MVP Winner at QB, hasn't gotten it done.  And the Texans last year blew us out badly on national TV in the playoffs with an incredible performance and a QB playing great was shown the door on the road the next week.  The Chiefs did it winning in Buffalo and Baltimore last year after winning at home in sub-zero weather.  I thought that was far more impressive than winning the Superbowl.  It's a gauntlet, and the Browns need to stay out of that.

The main focus should be preparing for the "unpreparable."  It's about developing championship pedigree, and that's not an easy thing to do. That means players emerging as those who will not let us lose.  All truly great teams have those kind of players.  Just look at past championship teams.  They've had those, we need those.   There's a big difference between being really good and great.  We throw around "great" way too much locally and nationally.  

There is only one path, it's there in front of them, they need to take it.

GO BROWNS!

I have been writing these articles for 4 years now, and I am disappointed it has taken me this long to feature Mega Star, Ricky Skaggs.  He's been mentioned in some of my pieces, but that's not good enough. Skaggs and I debuted on country radio about the exact same time. He was the sheer definition of a traditional country artist.  The respect I have for him is immense, and I'll tell you why.  Because his story is far beyond just songs on the chart.

Ricky Skaggs is a big-time favorite of many very traditional country fans.  But to others reading this depending on your age, he may be one of the biggest country stars you may have never heard of.  If you really love country music, keep reading.  But no matter what camp you are in as of this writing, make no mistake, Ricky Skaggs was one of the biggest and most important stars we had for many reasons.  But sadly, time is not overly kind to many in our format.  He's had a couple different musical careers, but here we will focus on his important run on the country charts.

Breakout Hit For Him  #1

In a time where Urban Cowboy, and Pop Country were the dominant trends, Skaggs was a total traditionalist on the radio.  With his roots, his sound, and when Ricky Skaggs was on the radio he cut through like a sharp knife.  Traditional country fans that had been left behind with the pop trend, loved Ricky Skaggs.  It was real country.  From his song choices, to his traditional and vulnerable voice, and the arrangements, he was a modern original at the time, but a throwback too in the long run.  Read the comments on the videos to see the love fans have for him.

Big Hit - Real Skaggs Favorite  #1

He was and is still a superior musician, as his pedigree is beyond reproach. He plays a ton of stringed instruments, and all of them exceptionally well.  He played with the late Keith Whitley as a teenager and played in a few bands, including being a prominent member of Emmylou Harris' Hot Band during her incredible run.  He started playing music at age of 5, and was a prodigy from the start. His roots were in Bluegrass, but he also played alongside Vince Gill, and Bruce Hornsby.

Loved This One  #1

In 1980, Skaggs began his solo country career on the charts ran through the 1980's with incredible success.  Skaggs was part of the very early 1980's troupe that dared to be different and change back the direction of country music.  He along with George Strait, Earl Thomas Conley, Reba, Alabama, the Judds, John Anderson, Hank Jr  and others were the start of a change that would take a decade to steer country in a new direction.  The music Skaggs was recording at the time was very brave and some insiders credit him with "Saving Country Music" at that very moment. 

Gigantic Hit  #1

Whether that's true or not is of course subjective, but what I will say is that he stood proudly on a rock in the river that many didn't and wouldn't.  Overall, we were far too poppy and the hard cold truth of it was this.  We had few traditionalists, much of the music was not recorded for country fans, we were not selling a lot of pop country albums, we didn't have concerts in front of 25,000 and we weren't even looking for a new identity as a whole that we needed to be.  What Skaggs did in concert with select others was hold firm to rooted country music and I am forever thankful for that.  What these artists did then, was set the stage for a continued modification of country in 1986 with Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, Holly Dunn, Patty Loveless, Dwight Yoakam and others.  Then onto the huge explosion in 1989 with Garth, Alan, Clint, Travis and more, and the rest is history -  The 1990's.  Even though Skaggs was not a 90's artist, he certainly helped us get there.

The First Skaggs Song I Played  #1

Truth be told, Skaggs should be revered for what he did then.  And thankfully he's in the Country Music Hall Of Fame, the Bluegrass Hall Of Fame, the Musicians Hall Of Fame, and a member of the Grand Ol Opry.  He has 12 #1 songs, won 8 CMA's and 8 ACM's, and has sold millions of albums from country to bluegrass.  Plus the amount of Grammy's he's won is staggering (15).  He's recorded and performed with about every respected singer and musician there is on earth, from every format there is, of which he is one of them.

His Final #1

Since the mid 1990's he's performed bluegrass and is the most respected member of that music community.  In short, we owe Ricky Skaggs a lot.  He was pivotal in helping to guide country to a far better path.  He a Mega Star in every regard. 

A brave artist in a time bravery was needed.  A country music giant, Mega Star - Ricky Skaggs.

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