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Top 10 Super Country Hits - October 14th, 2007 - 40st Survey - Fifth Year
songs rated based on points system from radio and tv play

Artist/Song

    * 1 - Toby Keith - Love Me If You Can
    * 2 - Kenny Chesney - Don't Blink
    * 3 - Brad Paisely - Online
    * 4 - Sara Evans - As If
    * 5 - Dierks Bentley - Free & Easy
    * 6 - Blake Shelton - The More I Drink
    * 7 - Reba McEntire with Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
    * 8 - Trace Adkins - I Wanna Feel Something
    * 9 - Rascal Flatts - Take Me There
    * 10 - Garth Brooks - More Than A Memory

Hot Rising Single
Rodney Atkins - Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)

Keep An Eye On Single
Martina McBride - For These Times

Artist Promo Radio Sampler Compilation CD (M-T-M #26)

* M-T-M Radio Sampler Comp CD's  are archived Country Music Hall of Fame....

**Returning Artist Disounts available..

*****************************************************
To: artists, publicity, producers & record labels
From: Mark Trail
           Mark Trail Music
           707 18th Ave South Suite 4
           Nashville, Tn 37203
Phone: (615)874-5635
email: mtrail@marktrailmusic.com
web: www.marktrailmusic.com

**see below for some industry feedback on M-T-M Comps!

  I am currently putting together Artist Promo Radio Sampler Compilation CD 
(M-T-M #26) to mail out In mid November (cut off deadline 7 Nov) first come 
first serve bases on paid approved  tracks. I also limit the # of tracks on 
my comps so slots will most likely be booked before the deadline... I am 
only charging $275.00(US)  to have a song on this compilation, which is a 
great deal as many of you know and I also guarantee I will mail to the 
stations that I claim to mail to...

My Cd's have included quality tracks that have included artists such as 
Tracy Lawrence, Pam Tillis, The Wilkinson's, Deborah Allen, Pete Schlegel, 
Chris Young, Sylvia, John Berry, Randy Archer, Razzy Bailey, Johnny Cash, 
Willie Nelson, John Foster, Clear Blue 22, Eddie Eastman, Billy Yates, Jerry 
Reed, Willie Mack, EC&R with George Jones, Jeff Carson, Daryle Singletary, 
John Arthur Martinez... to name a few.. I am very picky about the quality of 
what I will accept to send out (all tracks must be approved).. I have a very 
good reputation with DJ's that I know, for presenting a variety of styles of 
great country songs and artists..  M-T-M compilation CD is a quality 
professional promotional CD presented with full details of the tracks on 
it..

- This is what I am doing for $275.00
a) One of your tracks on the M-T-M compilation #26 which will be sent out to 
over 600 radio DJ's, stations, industry professionals & music media etc, in 
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, parts of Europe, Canada and the US
Approx 120+- Europe, Central and South America
Approx 120- Canada (includes all CCMA source book stations)
Approx 90- Australia, New Zealand & Japan
Approx 290+- US (including all Texas Chart & all Music Row Chart  and 
Americana Chart reporting stations, which I will give you a list with their 
full contact info)

     I am adding new stations all the time to my mailing list that will play 
indie country artists...
b) your promo picture and website link will be posted on my website
c) I will mail you a 2 copy's of the CD
d) Your music listened to by the right people, possibly aired on radio and 
reviewed in the music press... a few of my reviewers: Larry Delany - editor 
of "Country Music News Magazine", Dave Schmidt-  newsletter "Dave's 
super-top 10 hits" & Alan Cacket of Maverick magazine in England..
e) Details of your song, your contact details and other information are 
included on the sleeve so that media people can contact you direct.

For this low price it represents exceptional value. Not only do you get your 
music placed onto a quality Radio Sampler Compilation CD, but all prep and 
postage is done for you. I do it all - saving you time and money. It is a 
brilliant cost-effective promotion for your act - and at a fraction of the 
cost of doing it yourself! I operate a very professional and efficient 
service..

 - WHAT DO I NEED FROM YOU?
a) A copy of your track on CD ( mastered copy)..
b) A Short paragraph biography (please email text format) and photo of your 
act (please email .jpeg),
c) Your contact info for the CD sleeve (e-mail, website, phone number, 
address),
d) The track info: writer, publisher, & record label details if applicable 
for the sleeve.

*** This is NOT a record contract - it is a promotional CD

From Australia
Single Of The Year
www.felicityurquhart.com - www.myspace.com/felicityurquhart

On Saturday night FELICITY URQUHART was awarded the APRA/AMCOS SINGLE OF THE 
YEAR for her hit single BIG BLACK CLOUD, at the 2007 Australian Independent 
Country Music Awards.

This follows a whirlwind year that has included a Golden Guitar award for 
Video Clip Of The Year with BIG BLACK CLOUD, a two month tour of WA with 
James Blundell, Anne Kirkpatrick and Carter & Carter, nominations in the Mo 
Awards, Australian Club Entertainment Awards, signing her first publishing 
deal with Mushroom Music Publishing and more recently invited to perform for 
Prime Minster John Howard and American President George Bush.

Felicity was thrilled with taking out the award on Saturday night, as she is 
proud of Big Black Cloud, co-written with Grammy Award winner Randy Scruggs.

Already with three hits BIG BLACK CLOUD, MY LIFE and THE FLOOD taken from 
her critically-acclaimed album MY LIFE (distributed by Shock Records), 
Felicity recently released her fourth single NO MISTAKES.

The single is following in the footsteps of her past hits, with NO MISTAKES 
making the Top 10 on The Music Network's Country Hot 30 Airplay chart, 
currently charting on the Top 30 Country Tracks chart and sitting at #11 on 
the CMC video chart. (you can request the clip at 
www.countrymusicchannel.com.au)

Felicity's fans can vote for her in the upcoming Australian CM People's 
Choice Awards, by logging onto www.peopleschoiceawards.com.au

 - you have until October 31st to get your votes in.

Also, there is an opportunity for people to vote and win in the People's 
Choice National Musicoz Awards - by clicking on the link, or SMS the code 
feli and then a brief reason why you think she should win (in 10 words or 
less)  to 19708000 to register your vote. The most creative answer will win 
a Maton Electric Guitar valued at $1,500.

Felicity's tour dates for the following months include:

OCTOBER
14 - Sutherland Entertainment Centre, 30 Eton St, Sutherland, NSW 2pm (with 
Paul Griffith and Big Band)
19 - Parramatta Riverside Theatre, Cnr Church & Market St, Parramatta, NSW 
8pm (with Paul Griffith and Big Band)
26 - Club Banora, Pandanus Room, Leisure Dr, Banora Point, NSW 9pm-11pm 
(with support) (acoustic duo) Bookings 07 5536 2277
27 - Pioneer Village CM Club, Northpine Country Club, Dayboro Rd, Petrie, 
QLD  8pm (acoustic duo supported by Christy Kilpatrick) Tickets $12/$15 
Bookings 07 3285 1375
28 - Yamba Golf & Country Club, River St, Yamba, NSW 3pm-4.45pm (acoustic 
duo) Tickets $10/$12 Bookings 02 6646 2104

NOVEMBER
3 - Port Stephens Winery, 3443 Nelson Bay Rd, Bob's Farm, NSW (with Paul 
Griffith and Big Band)
9 - The Pub, Tamworth, NSW (with Karl Broadie and Sam Hawksley)
10 - Uralla Thunderbolt Country Fair, Alma Park, Uralla, NSW
11 - Lizottes, Lot 3 Avoca Dr, Kincumber, NSW (with Sam Hawksley) Bookings 
02 4368 2017 www.lizottes.com.au/live/ $20 pp + Al a Carte
16 - Narrabri Crossing Theatre, 117 Tibbereena St, Narrabri, NSW (with Paul 
Griffith and Big Band)
17 - Kurrajong Downs Winery, Casino Rd, Tenterfield, NSW (with Paul Griffith 
and Big band)

If you require a copy of the new single NO MISTAKES, or would like an 
interview, please contact:

RUM Entertainment ph/fax 02 4285 1461 (m) 0439 730 460 
rum@rumentertainment.com

FROM CANADA
George Canyon's Classics - In Stores October 9th


October 4th 2007 - Toronto, ON - Country star George Canyon is set to 
release his latest album, Classics, (Universal Music Canada) this coming 
Tuesday. The album, which features his current release, "Ring of Fire," as 
well as 12 other well-loved classics, will hit stores on October 9th, 2007.



Following hot on the heels of his three successful albums, One Good Friend 
(2004), Home For Christmas (2005) and Somebody Wrote Love (2006), Classics 
is an album that Canyon has always wanted to record. Listening to the 
original versions of the songs growing up helped to develop his love for 
country music and he stayed true to the classics in his production.



"It was a labour of love to record the songs that influenced me so many 
years ago. It was important for me to keep the arrangements true to the 
original in the hope that when people listen to this it recreates the magic 
I experienced when hearing these songs on the radio the first time round," 
he says.



When Canyon appeared on the first season of USA Network/CMT Canada's 
Nashville Star television show, he was thrilled to be able to sing timeless 
songs like "Ring Of Fire," "Seven Spanish Angels," and "Kiss An Angel Good 
Morning" to delighted TV audiences in both Canada and the US. Those 
performances garnered enormous response from fans on his website, 
www.georgecanyon.com. The appreciation from audiences continues with 
requests for these songs at Canyon's live performances.



The track listing for Classics include popular favourites from George's live 
show and his Nashville Star appearances, including: "Ring of Fire," "Seven 
Spanish Angels," "Good Ole Boys (Dukes of Hazzard theme)," Luckenbach, Texas 
(Back to The Basics of Love)," "Good Hearted Woman," "He Stopped Loving Her 
Today," "My Best Friend," "Kiss An Angel Good Morning," "Okie from 
Muskogee," "Hello Darlin'," "Release Me," "Folsom Prison Blues," and "The 
Battle of New Orleans."  Each one of these tracks has a personal meaning to 
Canyon.



"Ring of Fire," the first single from the album, was released to radio in 
September and has already hit the national airplay chart.  The video for the 
song debuted on CMT Canada's brand new show, CMT 30, hosted by Paul McGuire, 
at 7.30 (ET), Wednesday, October 3rd and will be added into Heavy rotation 
on CMT's playlist as of Tuesday, October 9th.





This album is just a part of what Canyon is doing for his fans.  This fall 
brings Canyon's In A Quiet Room Tour to venues across Canada.  The 49-date 
tour provides an intimate concert experience for his fans.



All appearances and tour dates are listed on www.georgecanyon.com so be sure 
to check often for updates!



For more information contact:



Anya Wilson

Tel: 416 977 7704

Fax: 416 977 7719

awilson@netsurf.net

www.georgecanyon.com





Crossin Dixon Says, "Take Me Away to Tunica"

Nashville, TN - Broken Bow recording artists Crossin Dixon just filmed a 
commercial for a song they created specifically for their home state of 
Mississippi called, "Take Me Away To Tunica," as part of the new tourism 
campaign for Tunica, MS,  the Casino Capital of the South which began airing 
this week. Hailing from the cities of Starkville and Jackson, MS, the band 
filmed the commercial at Grand Casino Tunica which also features fellow 
Mississippi natives

"We're all from Mississippi and this was a great fit.  It's something we 
wanted to put our name on," said Crossin Dixon lead vocalist Jason Miller.


The band's new single, "Make You Mine" can be found on their forthcoming 
debut release from Broken Bow Records, produced by Michael Knox (producer of 
Jason Aldean's platinum selling self-titled debut CD Jason Aldean and his 
current release Relentless).


To find out the latest and hear some great music log onto 
www.crossindixon.com  or www.myspace.com/crossindixon

KEVIN FOWLER PLAYS FIRST-EVER BIG STATE FESTIVAL IN COLLEGE STATION

First Single Remains at Top of Texas Music Chart

AUSTIN, Texas -- Equity Music Group country recording artist Kevin Fowler, 
whose single "Long Line of Losers" is enjoying its third straight week at 
the very top of The Texas Music Chart, will play the first-ever Big State 
Festival, October 13-14 in College Station, with such veteran and new 
classic and alt-country music stars as Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, Lynyrd 
Skynyrd, Lyle Lovett, Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert.

Fowler plays 2-3 p.m. Sunday, October 14, on the Big State Festival's Toyota 
Tundra Stage at Texas World Speedway in College Station. Tickets and 
information: www.bigstatefestival.com. The festival is to feature 50 acts on 
five stages, a children's stage, stock car racing, cooking demos and a 
world-class BBQ cook-off.


"Long Line of Losers," Fowler's clever lament about family bloodline ("half 
outlaws, half boozers"), soared to the top of The Texas Music Chart in just 
six short weeks, setting a Chart speed record for such a climb. Fans love it 
so much, it's been played more than 145,000 times at 
www.myspace.com/kevinfowler.


"Long Line of Losers" is one of the more traditional working-class country 
songs on Fowler's just released BRING IT ON (Equity Music Group; September 
25). But he added a blast of hard rock echoing from his days in Texas metal 
band Dangerous Toys -- screaming guitar, a heavy drum beat, an energy 
evoking his live shows -- that is exciting fans. One writer calls the 
combination a melding of "Metallica to Merle Haggard."

Right now, Fowler is touring the region behind the release, with dates 
across Texas to take new cuts like "Best Mistake I Ever Made," "Me and The 
Boys" (a duet with George Jones), the title track and "Long Line of Losers" 
to "Fowler Fanatics" and new devotees. He'll spend New Year's Eve putting on 
a spectacular show at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth.

Kevin Fowler Upcoming Shows include:

October 3, Texas Rice Festival, Winnie/Stowell Park, Winnie

October 6, Heart O' Texas Complex, Waco
October 13, Brazoria County Fair, Angleton,
October 14, Big State Festival, Texas World Speedway, College Station
October 20, Bee County Fair & Expo, Beeville
November 24, Sam Houston Race Park, Houston
December 31, Billy Bob's Texas, Fort Worth

Interview times are available as well as press kits and review CDs.
For more information, visit www.mcguckinpr.com,www.kevinfowler.com and 
www.myspace.com/kevinfowler.

Media Contacts:
McGuckin Entertainment PR - Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com

Equity Music Group - Jensen Sussman, 615.695.2350 x228; 
jsussman@equitymusicgroup.com

THE GRASCALS NAMED BLUEGRASS ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR


NASHVILLE, TENN.  (October 5, 2007)-Rounder recording group The Grascals 
earned their second consecutive Entertainer of the Year award at the 18th 
Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, held at the Grand Ole Opry 
House last night.


"This is even sweeter the second time around, if that's possible," said 
Grascals vocalist and guitarist Jamie Johnson.  "We're out here doing what 
we love every day.  Thank you all very much."  Johnson also acknowledged 
each of the other nominees in the category-Cherryholmes, Alison Krauss & 
Union Station, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Del McCoury Band and Rhonda 
Vincent & The Rage-as well as Ricky Skaggs and the Osborne Brothers. 
Several of The Grascals worked for the legendary duo, and Sonny Osborne 
presented the Entertainer of the Year award.


"We wouldn't be doing what we do if it weren't for the Osborne Brothers," 
said Johnson.


The Grascals' two Rounder releases--their self-titled 2005 debut and the 
chart-topping Long List of Heartaches, released in 2006-were both nominated 
for a Grammy®  for Best Bluegrass Album.  The Grascals were named IBMA's 
Entertainer of the Year in 2006, one year after taking home Emerging Artist 
of the Year and Song of the Year honors.  They also won Bluegrass Band of 
the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year at the SPBGMA Bluegrass Awards 
earlier this year.  They have made guest appearances on The Late, Late Show 
with Craig Ferguson, Opry Live and The John Boy & Billy Big Show, among 
others.  The Grascals have also just begun a partnership with Mayberry's 
Finest, a new brand featuring more than 36 Southern-seasoned food items 
inspired by The Andy Griffith Show and reminiscent of Aunt Bee's southern 
cooking.  The Grascals have been spreading the word about Mayberry's Finest 
at tour dates and public appearances and will be featured in print, radio 
and television commercials for the food line, which is sponsoring The 
Grascals' tour. The band also wrote and recorded the Mayberry's Finest 
jingle.


For more information on The Grascals visit www.grascals.com.


Contact:

Karen Byrd/Karen Byrd Public Relations

615-595-1500

Karen.byrd@gmail.com


Jennifer Sacca/Rounder Records Publicity

617-218-4503

jsacca@rounder.com



Andy Griggs Named One of Nashville's 25 Most Beautiful People

Nashville, TN - Take a listen to any of Andy Griggs' powerhouse ballads such 
as "You Won't Ever Be Lonely," "She's More" and his newest hit "What If It's 
Me" and you'll realize there's more to the Louisiana native than just a 
pretty face, but being easy on the eyes is what earned Griggs a spot in 
Nashville Lifestyles 2007 list of Nashville's 25 Most Beautiful People. 
Griggs joins the rest of Nashville's "lookers" in the special issue called 
Nashville Lifestyles 25 Most Beautiful People which goes on sale on October 
3, 2007.  The esteemed 2007 list  was unveiled at a the 8th Annual 25 Most 
Beautiful People Party held last night at Sambuca restaurant in Nashville, 
TN.


When Andy was told about being voted at one of Nashville's "25 Most 
Beautiful" he said in true Andy fashion, "I'm so surprised to be honored 
with this.  I don't know how I was chosen because half the time my wife has 
to stop me on my way out the door to fix my hair or to tell me that my 
clothes don't match."


Griggs' current single, "What If It's Me" is currently playing at country 
radio and his full length release on Montage Music Group is set for release 
in 2008.


For more info on Amdy, please visit www.andygriggs.com or 
www.myspace.com/andygriggs.



Little Texas Online Auctions Benefit Various Charities, Bid Today

Nashville, TN -  Montage Music Group's recording artist Little Texas is 
giving fans the opportunity to win some serious swag, all while helping out 
great causes.

Currently, the band is auctioning off their backstage and all access passes 
from the 2007 CMA Music Festival. The winner of the auction also has the 
opportunity to have these passes signed by the members of Little Texas. 
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Memphis Area Golden Retriever 
Rescue.

 On October 10th, the band will auction off an acoustic/electric guitar that 
was donated by one of the band's fans. Kayla Stewart from Battle Lake, MI 
won the guitar by submitting the winning photo for Little Texas' "Livin' the 
Party Life" Summer Photo Contest. Stewart asked the band to auction the 
guitar online and donate the proceeds to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Be 
sure to search for this guitar on eBay beginning October 10th!

 Little Texas is currently on tour, promoting their new album, Missing 
Years. For more info on Little Texas or to see when the band is hitting your 
town, please visit www.littletexasonline.com or 
www.myspace.com/littletexasband.

 Direct eBay auction link for CMA Music Fest passes: 
http://cgi.ebay.com/Little-Texas-Fan-Fair-2007-Artist-All-Access-Passes_W0QQitemZ140162735569QQihZ004QQcategoryZ108738QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Misty N. Hurt - SPLASH! Public Relations - misty@splashpublicity.com

For artist downloads, please visità www.splashpublicity.com


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