Dave Schmidt's Top 10 Super Country Hits
http://www.bright.net/~wkki/country.htm
http://www.bright.net/~daveschmidt/country.htm
This newsletter is sent to you each week. If you no longer wish to receive 
it please E-mail - supertop10@hotmail.com with the word Remove  on the 
subject line

Top 10 Super Country Hits - January 13th  - 1st Survey - Sixth Year
songs rated based on points system from radio and tv play
Artist/Song
  a.. 1 - Taylor Swift - Our Song
  b.. 2 - Sugarland - Stay
  c.. 3 - Keith Urban - Everybody
  d.. 4 - Rascal Flatts - Winner At A Losing Game
  e.. 5 - Brad Paisely-Letter To Me
  f.. 6 - Montgomery Gentry - What Do Ya Think ABout That
  g.. 7 - Carrie Underwood - So Small
  h.. 8 - Gary Allan - Watching Airplanes
  i.. 9 - Kenny Chesney - Don't Blink
  j.. 10 - Josh Turner - Firecracker
Hot Rising Single- Jypsi - I Don't Love You Like That
Keep An Eye On Single - Miranda Lambert - Gunpowder & Lead
2007 Colgate Country Showdown National Finalist
see a picture of the finalist on our web site....
for more information -
Erin D. D. Burr
Publicist
Colgate Country Showdown/SPI
63 Music Sq. East, Nashville, TN 37203

615.321.5130
615.320.1708 (fax)
www.colgatecountryshowdown.com

New Rustie Blue Song -
" SMOKEY MOUNTAIN QUEEN" (Acoustic song) written by extremely talented 
songwriters  MIKE HEADRICK BMI  and TERI HEADRICK BMI
Sand Mountain Music.  Song is a tribute to Dolly Parton.

To get an mp3 sample please email - rhonnies@aol.com

Lee Hilliard
Click the following link to view the Artist, Lee Hilliard, compete on Stage 
at FameCast.com:

http://www.famecast.com/contest/stage.php?stage_id=47&round_id=181&artist_id=8028

Garth Brooks To Jump Start CRS-39


(Nashville, TN -- January 7th, 2008) The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. 
has announced that Garth Brooks, the top selling solo artist in U.S. 
history, will make a special appearance at the opening session of CRS-39 on 
Wednesday, March 5, 2008.


During the event, Brooks will answer audience-submitted questions. WSIX-FM 
Morning Show Host, Gerry House, will conduct the interview and moderate the 
discussion.


After the interview, one CRS radio attendee will be chosen to sing a duet 
with Brooks on a song from the singer's record-breaking catalog.


In announcing Garth's appearance at CRS-39, CRB President Becky Brenner 
stated, "We are thrilled that Garth has agreed to give our CRS attendees the 
opportunity to talk with one of the most amazing country artists of our 
time."


Big Machine and Valory Music President Scott Borchetta added, "Garth 
continues to support Country Radio and engage at the highest level." 
Borchetta explained that the seeds of Garth's CRS-39 appearance were sown 
during a promotional event for radio programmers called The Garth Radio 
Seminar (GRS). "This panel was inspired by the "GRS" experience. Keith 
Kaufman (WSIX-PD and CRB Agenda Committee Vice Chair) wanted to see if we 
could re-create the GRS opening panel. I took it to Garth and not only was 
he supportive, he notched it up a level - it was his idea to have a lucky MD 
or PD come up and sing a song with him as the support musician! This will be 
a great way to kick off CRS."


Though officially retired for several years, Garth was just certified by the 
RIAA as the number one selling solo artist in U.S. history. Garth Brooks' 
The Ultimate Hits contains 2 CDs and a DVD. The 3 disk package contains 30 
Garth classics, 3 new songs and a bonus track on 2 CDs. The set also 
includes a DVD with 33 videos including new and never-before-seen footage. 
This year, Garth became the first artist to put out a simultaneous edition 
of his latest collection for a charitable cause. November 6, 2007 saw the 
launch of the pink edition of The Ultimate Hits which is available only at 
the Susan G Komen website.


Because of Garth's appearance, the Country Radio Broadcasters have changed 
the Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 schedule to as follows:


8:45 AM Artist Radio Taping Session I
10:00 AM Garth Brooks - Up Close
11:00 AM CRS-39 Welcome Ceremonies and Keynote Address
12:30 PM Curb/Asylum Luncheon
2:30 PM Artist Radio Taping Session II Concurrent Panels: "To Test or Not To 
Test" and "PPM Issues"
4:00 PM Music Label Showcase
5:00 PM KCRS Live (sponsored by ASCAP)
6:30 PM Welcome Reception
7:30 PM Music City Jam (sponsored by ACM and United Stations)
9:30 PM Music Label Showcase

      Ronnie Milsap Announces 1st Half of "The #1 Hits Tour"



      Nashville, TN - Ronnie Milsap, has become the pre-eminent country soul 
singer of his time, using his emotionally expressive voice and remarkable 
musical talent to become the most consistent and enduring artist of the 
'70s, '80s, and early '90s.  A humble man with a winning smile, he has 
always let his knack for finding good songs and for entertaining crowds 
speak for him.  Today, his track record speaks loud and clear: 40 #1 hits, 
six Grammy awards, eight Country Music Association awards, and the Academy 
of Country Music Pioneer award recipient mark him as one of the best-loved, 
and most important artists in country music history.

      Music lovers can catch Milsap performing in 2008 on "The #1 Hits Tour" 
as it crosses across the United States and hits a few spots in Canada.

      "I live to perform, I love the stage, and I love the crowds," says 
Milsap.  "The applause and crowd give me that drive to keep making music and 
sharing it with the fans.  As long as the fans keep coming, I will keep 
performing."

      The current tour schedule follows:  (please check www.ronniemilsap.com 
for updated schedule)  More dates to be added!

      01/12 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theatre
      01/26 - Pueblo of Acoma, NM - Sky City Casino Hotel
      01/27 - Maricopa, AZ - Harrah's Ak-Chin Oasis Lounge
      02/01 - Lebanon, NH - Lebanon Opera House
      02/03 - San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Livestock Exposition
      02/08 - Bartlett, TN - Bartlett Performing Arts Center
      02/13 - Hankison, ND - Dakota Magic Casino
      02/14 - Hankison, ND - Dakota Magic Casino
      02/29 - Bat of St. Louis, MS - Hollywood Casino
      03/01 - Bay of St. Louis, MS - Hollywood Casino
      03/08 - Owensboro, KY - Executive Inn Expo
      03/14 - Montgomery, AL - Centre For The Performing Arts
      03/15 - Panama City, FL - Marina Civic Center
      03/21 - Niagra Falls, ON CANADA - Fallsview Casino Resort
      03/22 - Niagra Falls, ON CANADA - Fallsview Casino Resort
      04/12 - Yukon, OK - Yukon Fine Arts Auditorium
      05/09 - Holland, MI - Holland Tulip Time Festival
      06/20 - Wendover, NV - Peppermill Casino
      06/24 - Froamt. CA - Table Mountain Rancheria
      06/25 - Plesanton, CA - Alameda Cnty Fairgrounds
      06/28 - Sterling, CO - Logan County Stadium
      07/26 - Janesville, WI - Rock Country 4H
      07/28 - Gillette, WY - Campbell County Fair
      08/02 - Robinsonville, MS - Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
      08/16 - Aberdeen, SD - Brown County Fair
      08/31 - Thief River Falls, MN - Kick'n Up Kountry Music Festival
      09/14 - Albuquerque, NM - New Mexico State Fair
      10/25 - Tuscon, AZ - Desert View Performing Arts Theater



      Ronnie Milsap is booked exclusively by Buddy Lee Attractions. 
Responsible Agent is Tony Conway.  For booking inquiries contact BLA at 
615-244-4336
      Media Contacts:


      Webster & Associates Public Relations 615-777-6995
      Newspaper: Megan Jakes / megan@websterpr.com
      Magazines: Don Grubbs / don@websterpr.com
      TV: Kirt Webster / kirt@websterpr.com
      Online: Nick Carver / nick@websterpr.com
      Syndicated Radio: Chelsey Shults / chelsey@websterpr.com
      International: Marty / marty@websterpr.com



      Rhonda Vincent spends January on Album Launch and Promotional Trail!!



      "This seven-time winner of the International Bluegrass Music 
Association's top female vocalist award certainly does have a good thing 
going." - Brian Mansfield USA Today

      Appearances set for Fox & Friends, Crook & Chase,
      WGN Superstation, and Grand Ole Opry Live

      Nashville, TN - O Brother!  At a time when the genre grass was never 
greener, a blonde haired beauty is the runaway thoroughbred of bluegrass 
music.

      Rhonda Vincent's much anticipated new project on Rounder Records, Good 
Thing Going, leaves little doubt why she has outpaced the competition - 
easily sweeping seven consecutive years as "Female Vocalist of the Year," 
and rising to "Entertainer of the Year," with the highly respected IBMA - 
International Bluegrass Music Association.

      Good Thing Going moves Rhonda light years forward.  Built on a bedrock 
of deeply rooted traditional bluegrass soil, the twelve tracks showcase the 
modern edgy vibe that has made Rhonda Vincent hands down the best thing to 
happen to bluegrass since the invention of stringed instruments.  Her 
audience scans from diehard old time traditionalists to kids with lip rings, 
discovering bluegrass as the new, cool sound of music.

      Like her music, a large part of her chart-topping draw is Vincent's 
personal magnetism. Onstage, resplendent with energy and flash both on 
mandolin and vocals, she's a tireless road warrior, playing an average of 
more than 200 concerts a year to an ever-growing base of sold-out venues.

      Good Thing Going was Rhonda's creative musical vision.  She calls it 
her most 'challenging' project to date challenging from the standpoint of 
squeezing studio time in the midst of her highest career wave to date and in 
between finding time to create new music for the album.

      A thoroughbred talent - a winning project.  O Sister! What's not to 
love?

      Catch Rhonda Vincent on the following TV programs:
      January 8 - ABC News' Newsone "New Music Tuesday"
      January 8 - CNN Entertainment's "In Stores This Week"
      January 12 - Grand Ole Opry Live on Great American Country (GAC)
      January 15 - WGN Superstation News at Noon
      January 20 - Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel
      January 21 - Happy Hour on Fox Business Channel
      January 21 - Taping Night Talk on Bloomberg TV Network
      February 7 - Crook & Chase on RFD Network

      Media Contacts:


      Webster & Associates Public Relations 615-777-6995
      Newspaper: Megan Jakes / megan@websterpr.com
      Magazines: Don Grubbs / don@websterpr.com
      TV: Kirt Webster / kirt@websterpr.com
      Online: Nick Carver / nick@websterpr.com
      Syndicated Radio: Chelsey Shults / chelsey@websterpr.com
      International: Marty Martel / marty@websterpr.com
      Rounder Records:

      Rounder Records
      Jennifer Sacca, VP of Publicity
      617-218-4503
      jsacca@rounder.com


Zachariahs Red Eye Reunion (General Admission still available)
Sat Jan 19th
The LC Pavilion
Columbus Ohio
7 p.m.

Featuring McGuffey Lane
with a special tribute to Dick Smith
Cameo Appearances by:

(All these folks played at Zachs)

Tom Ingham (Solo, Hannie Hooker)
Casey McKeown (Dark Star, Urban Sprawl, McGuffey Lane)
Dave Rangeler (Bootleg, BlackJack, Dark Star McGuffey Lane)
Steve Smith (Solo)
John David Call (Pure Prairie League)
Kay Harris (Sweet Cheeks)

Also appearing:
From The SpikeDrivers  Jesse Henry and Megan Palmer
Dan Orr (Wags and Elliot Morning show)
Delyn Christian
Jonalee White
Dave Robins
Ray Pauken
Craig Goodwin

and many more

Call 614.457.6157 to order
Ansel Brown's Bigger Heart Tour Preview Kicks Off With Hospital Appearances 
In Carolinas, January 14-18

"It's all about connecting through the music - reaching out and touching one 
heart, one hospital at a time." - Ansel Brown

Charlotte, NC  -- IPAK recording artist Ansel Brown kicks off a preview of 
his Bigger Heart Tour with appearances at five children's hospitals in North 
and South Carolina, January 14-18.  At each stop, the Carolina native will 
perform an acoustic set and will visit the hospital rooms of children too 
ill to attend the show.  Dates and locations are:
January 14 at 2 p.m.                Levine Children's Hospital/Charlotte, NC
January 15 at 2 p.m.                McLeod Children's Hospital/Florence, 
SC
January 16 at 2 p.m.                Palmetto Health Children's 
Hospital/Columbia, SC
January 17 at 2:30 p.m.           Medical University of South Carolina 
Children's Hospital/Charleston, SC
January 18 at 2 p.m.               Greenville Hospital Systems Children's 
Hospital/Greenville, SC
Ansel will also visit radio stations in each city, discussing the importance 
of these hospitals and the specialized care that they provide their very 
special patients, and sharing the story behind the Bigger Heart Tour.  "The 
idea for all this began two years ago," Brown says.  Acting on a friend's 
suggestion, Ansel donned his big Stetson and strolled into a room at 
Levine's Children's Hospital to kick off his signature song, "Waikiki 
Cowboy." The professionals marveled at the extraordinary connection Brown 
formed with the kids, and they encouraged the singer to broaden his efforts 
and repeat his success on a national level.  Now, that vision is a reality, 
and these Carolina dates are just the start of the Bigger Heart Tour.  Brown 
plans to take his one-man, one-of-a-kind show on the road and bring his 
music and larger-than-life personality to hospitals across the nation. 
"It's all about connecting through the music," Ansel says. "It's about 
reaching out and touching one heart, one hospital at a time."
Brown has already touched one very special heart - that of his new friend, 
Haley Cook.  Haley has repeatedly beat the odds to become an inspiration to 
everyone around her. Her health permitting, Cook intends to act as an 
"ambassador" for a few of the Bigger Heart Tour stops.  "Haley missed my 
first performance in the hospital because she was having her 29th brain 
surgery," Brown says. "She was a cocaine baby born prematurely.  She's 10 
years old and she's had over 300 major procedures in her life. She wasn't 
supposed to live past a week, and then she wasn't supposed to live past a 
year. She was never supposed to talk or walk, and she does all of those 
things. Haley is a living, breathing miracle, and she changes the life of 
everyone she meets. I want the world to know about her, and all the other 
children like her who face unbelievable challenges every day."
You can connect with Ansel, and hear his IPAK Records' debut single, "Mine's 
Bigger," at www.anselbrown.com  or www.myspace.com/anselbrown . Press 
Contact  Martha at 615-746-3994.

AVAILABLE NOW ON DMDS

TRACKING BEGINS: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9TH

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON BREA PLEASE GO TO:  www.brearocks.com / 
www.myspace.com/brea001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION / INTERVIEWS / COPIES OF BREA'S FULL CD PLEASE 
CONTACT: DEBORAH WOOD PUBLICITY AT codeywt@yahoo.com / 
deborahwoodpublicity@gmail.com

PAUL JOINS MTM MUSIC MANAGEMENT FIRM

Music Industry Veteran Unites with Innovative Management Team

(Nashville, TN) -MTM Music Management is pleased to announce Bev Paul has 
joined the Nashville, Charlotte, and Raleigh-based management firm staff as 
a consultant and valuable member to the team.   After twenty-five years of 
music industry experience, serving the past eight as General Manager of the 
highly regarded Sugar Hill Records, Paul brings valuable insight to the 
marketing and management company while expanding on her already vast 
experience in the industry.

"It's exciting to be entering into and learning about yet another aspect of 
the industry," says Paul. "Rusty Harmon and Mark Zenow are experienced 
managers, and I look forward to learning from them while bringing my own 
industry assets to the company."

During her tenure at Sugar Hill Records, Paul built relationships with 
accomplished singer/songwriters and acoustic performers such as Sonny 
Landreth, Sam Bush, Tim O'Brien, Scott Miller, The Seldom Scene, and Jerry 
Douglas.  She was also instrumental in the development of career artists 
such as Robert Earl Keen and Nickel Creek, in addition to developing the 
marketing and promotions of Dolly Parton's critically acclaimed acoustic 
releases. During her stint at Sugar Hill, Paul also served two, three-year 
terms on the Board of Directors of IBMA (International Bluegrass Music 
Association).

In addition, Paul has held positions as a product buyer and in Ad-Ventures, 
the in-house advertising agency for the now defunct Record Bar chain; 
advertising director of Mid-America, a video distribution company; as well 
as the Director of Promotions for WQDR-FM in Raleigh, NC.

Rusty Harmon and partner Mark Zenow formed MTM (Murphy to Manteo, Inc.) in 
early 2004. Current MTM clients include Reckless Kelly, GB Leighton, and Don 
Dixon.  For full details, please visit www.mtmfirm.com.

MTM MUSIC MANAGEMENT Contact Information:
MTM Raleigh
5210 Western Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone: 919.859.5333
Fax: 919.859.5393

MTM Nashville
1226 17th Ave South
Suite 3
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615.866.4045

MTM Charlotte
20408 Greenway Heights Drive
Charlotte, NC 28031
Phone: 704.892.3265

Email:
Rusty Harmon: rustyharmon@mtmfirm.com
Mark Zenow: markzenow@mtmfirm.com
Amanda Fletcher: amandafletcher@mtmfirm.com
Bev Paul: bevpaul@mtmfirm.com

Dave Schmidt's Top 10 Super Country Hits Podcast
http://supertop10.podomatic.com/
(do not need an iPod to listen to this podcast)

InProcess - Borderlands Podcast - (do not need an iPod to listen to this 
podcast)
www.theborderlands.podomatic.com