“It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop by a station in Little Rock or Atlanta and let the DJ listen to it. No way something like that can happen now.” IfsWayLittlesHappensUsedRecordsRocksUsed To BeStationsDjsAtlantaGood RecordsLittle Rock Author:Charley Pride
“I saw an Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock, where he gets out of jail and makes his own records and takes them to the radio stations himself. And then, he puts records in the store. After seeing that, I made records an put them in stores.” MadeRecordsSawsSeeingRocksRadioStoresStationsJailRadio Stations Author:Bobby Vinton
“All the things I used to count on to get my music out there - record companies, they're all gone. And radio stations, they're gone - they're completely controlled by the government. If they're not controlled by the government, they're controlled by a programmer who's controlled by the government. Mainstream radio is suspect. You can't trust it.” IfsGovernmentUsedCompanyGoneRecordsRadioStationsSuspectsControlledMainstreamProgrammersRecord CompaniesRadio Stations Author:Neil Young
“I just keep my ear to the street. I haven't read any music books recently, because I figure I read everything I need to know back when I was 12, 13 years old. I know pretty much everything about record publishing, radio stations. The only thing that's changed is you gotta keep up with social media. It's free promotion.” KnowsNeedsYearsBookSocialRecordsStreetsMediaHavensFiguresChangedEarsRadioSocial MediaStationsPublishingPromotionBack WhenRadio Stations Author:Juicy J