Saying "yes" to success...

Bucky Covington on stage in Weldon, NC with the GAC Christmas tour in late December; photo by the very kind BluIsDixieGurl. Please click here to see Blu's beautiful gallery.

A radio reminder right up top, today--the last WKML "Top 5 at 6" countdown of the week happens tonight at 6 ET, and Bucky Covington's "A Different World" sounded very nice at Number One yesterday. We love a winning streak! You can send a quick email to country@wkml.com to request Bucky--then be sure to listen at home or online at WKML.com for tonight's results.

Another reminder--if you haven't already signed up for your local country station's "loyal listener club" (or whatever the mailing list happens to be called), hop in and join--it's a wonderful way to get a jump on what's happening when, and to find out which times and shows might be the best for a request. For example, my usually very stodgy, heavy on the oldies local country station just sent me a heads-up that they're doing a "Future of Country Music" weekend, starting tonight. Sounds like a winning concept to me--and I know just the artist who'll make their weekend even more exciting...

The Yes.com list (now available from that handy-dandy button on the sidebar) is another fantastic tool--not only can you find out if "A Different World" is on the radio at the moment, you can also listen in, if the station offers streaming. It's been fun to hear different stations across the country as they spin Bucky's single--and to give it a thumbs-up, too. Listening to the stream is highly recommended; occasionally, there's a contest or interview in progress. One lucky Bucky Covington fan won a sweet prize from a station miles away from her home last night! Radio stations are generally extremely pleased to have a healthy online audience, so hop in the stream and join the fun.

And finally---did you know that Bucky Covington is performing at the Grand Ole Opry in March? (Okay, so I'm a little bit pleased and proud and incredibly excited about that news. Bucky's at the Opry! I'll calm down, now...) As you might imagine, there's a lot of buzz and a lot of travel planning going on; this thread at the Fox boards is growing by the minute. Kathy's latest post at Team Covington has some great background information on bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, who'll be performing on the same bill. Mr. Stanley is not only a pivotal figure at the Opry House, he's also a current hitmaker; his duet with Josh Turner, "Me and God", is climbing the charts as we speak. This should be a show to remember forever--you can get your ticket at the Opry site, or through Ticketmaster.com. I'll see you there!

More very soon...