Dick Flood Looking Back
Dick Flood – Looking back over my 19 years as a Nashville based professional singer / songwriter / entertainer “Early on the powers at CBS hired Mr. Elton Britt as our music director. Mr. Elton was recognized as the world’s highest yodeler. He recorded for RCA Victor Records in the 40s & 50s. His biggest RCA […]
Dick Flood “My Walk Among the Stars”
“My Walk Among the Stars” by Dick Flood One of the most exciting and unforgettable moments during my nineteen year career as a professional country music entertainer is best told in great detail in this excerpt from Chapter 10 on pages 66 and 67 of my autobiography “My Walk Among the Stars”; “The Friday Night […]
One of the best things that happened to me during my career – by Dick Flood
One of the best things that happened to me during my career – by Dick Flood It was during that tour that one evening after our big show at the auditorium a few of us were having a late night snack in the restaurant at the hotel when Mr. Jim surprised me by asking me […]
Eileen Carey – My World of Cover Songs
My World of Cover Songs (An artist has to make the song their own.) By Eileen Carey Recently, as a member of the Grammy Academy, I have been receiving requests to vote for people and their music this year. One was a cover of the John Lennon song “Imagine” and it dawned on me that […]
Elvie Shane’s “My Boy”
Elvie Shane’s “My Boy” most added at Country radio  His love of stepson captures No. 1 spot on TikTok with #MyBoy  By Preshias Harris for Country Music News International Magazine & Radio Show Elvie Shane knows just how much dedication and hard work (and patience!) it takes to see one of your songs […]
MR. FRED FOSTER “THE THREE BELLS” AND MONUMENT RECORDS – by Dick Flood
MR. FRED FOSTER “THE THREE BELLS” AND MONUMENT RECORDS (c) by Dick Flood for Country Music News International Magazine & Radio Show It was October of 1959. By now the Dean Show had been off the air for more than a year, and I was camping in the mountains of my home […]
WHO IS OKEFENOKEE JOE/DICK FLOOD?
WHO IS OKEFENOKEE JOE/DICK FLOOD? Inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame, the Georgia Family Entertainers Hall of Fame, and dubbed “A Living Georgia Icon” in a book entitled “Georgia Icons”, written by Don Rhodes of the Augusta Chronicle, OKEFENOKEE JOE’S professional musical career began in the mid 50’s. Under his […]
UNPLUGGED By Eileen Carey
UNPLUGGED By Eileen Carey I hosted a radio promo luncheon during CRS on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at The Merchants Restaurant -401 Broadway (around the corner from the Omni Hotel where CRS takes place these days (3rd Floor private area) 11:30 am-1:00 pm. (L-R Dan Hagen, John McDuffie, Me and Brenda Zit Honkytonks, […]
Ashley Gorley hits 50th No. 1 – The only songwriter in any genre with 50 Airplay No. 1s – by Preshias Harris for Country Music News International Magazine & Radio Show
Ashley Gorley hits 50th No. 1 The only songwriter in any genre with 50 Airplay No. 1s by Preshias Harris for Country Music News International Magazine & Radio Show Hitmaker and songwriting powerhouse Ashley Gorley set a new record August 3 as he notches his 50th No.1 song at Country radio […]
Pandemic Reopening Blues: Not! By Eileen Carey!
Pandemic Reopening Blues: Not! The worst thing about the pandemic for me is not knowing how to plan for the future, so I guess you have to create the future for yourself? By Eileen Carey The worst thing about the pandemic for me is not knowing how to plan for the future. Keep my band […]