Country music has probably had the most affect on my life, especially when it comes to my passion for music.  When I was younger I used to listen to Garth Brooks, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, and others, religiously.  No kidding, I could sing every verse of every Garth song by the age of nine.  I can still remember rushing home, poping in a Garth CD and pretending like I was in front out millions of people singing my heart out for them.  And yes, I did get the chance to see Garth in concert in Tulsa.

I know that for awhile there were a lot of rumors about Garth coming back to tour, especially sense he released his “Lost Sessions” CD.  This will not happen anytime soon.  When I went home the a couple weeks ago, my mom had Tivo’d the Oprah where Garth was a guest.  He discussed the topic of him returning to the stage and he simply said he had no intentions at this time because of his family.  But, he did say that once his kids are older and if there was still the chance, there could be a good possibility for him to come back.

One of my most favorite Web sites on the web, especially when it comes to music, is radioandrecords.com.  I was first introduced to this Web site by a good friend of mine.  I usually go to the Web site to look at the latest rankings for many different genres.  Unlike billboard.com, radioandrecords.com measures the amount of play time for a song on the radio.  I think it’s pretty sweet.  This type of ranking lets you see what songs and artist will be big in the weeks to come.

Radio & Records is the preeminent information company serving the key decisionmakers in the radio and record industries. Founded in 1973, R&R offers a broad line of print, Internet, research, convention and seminar products providing radio- and record-industry executives with access to critical research information, including the most comprehensive music-airplay data in the industry. (www.radioandrecords.com)

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