Sammy Hagar: Living the Dream

by: John Loggins, Esq
T H E ADAMS F I L E S
by: Randy Adams
ALL ROADS
LEAD TO NASHVILLE
If you’re a musician, at some point, the city of
Nashville will be in your plans.
Music City USA
has earned its namesake.
For decades, aspiring
young, and not
so young country artists
have packed up all of
their belongings and
moved to the birthplace
of country music as we
all know it. A few were
overnight successes.
It took others a while
to make a splash.
A n d s t i l l o t h e r s
found odd jobs and
waited years, and finally
got their break.
While it’s true not
everybody that sets out to become a country superstar
makes the grade- in fact, it’s hard to be considered in
the Nashville elite as an “A” lister- that doesn’t stop
many from finding out what all the fuss is about.
Nashville is still country music’s home. But it’s
quickly becoming the home for artists of all genres to
see, and be seen.
There is one particular area that Nashville is successful
in keeping traditional, and deems it important
enough every year to draw radio station programmers
and music directors to the city. Sure, it’s a party to
some extent, but the Country Radio Seminar- CRS- is
not duplicated anywhere in the country by any other
radio format.
There’s a lot to be said about your country music
superstar. I take notice and pride in the fact that when
an artist wins an award, more times than not, they will
thank RADIO as part of being their success. Country
artists take the
time to talk to
stations, and in
turn their audience
base, and
make them feel
like they’re part
of the family.
Because, really,
the listener is to
the true country
music artist.
And vice versa.
That’s why radio
stations like the
legendary WSM
are known worldwide.
Country programmers mingle with artists and attend
seminars each year that both inform and entertain.
Networking is everything. And it is much easier now
than ever before to network and never spend a dime on
hotels, meals, and functions. But then, you miss out
on the true meaning of CRS. Shaking hands. Have a
beverage. Share ideas. No matter WHAT you do in
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