Bucky Covington, social networking, and a question or two for you (coming soon)

Bucky Covington sang his hit "I'll Walk" to a delighted crowd at the 2009 Iowa State Fair; many thanks to the very talented Judy Lang for the striking concert photo. Click the image to see Bucky's concert schedule at his official site.

Bucky Covington and his band are off the road until the 15th, when they'll rock the 8 Seconds Saloon in Indianapolis (limited seats available at Ticketmaster now), but you can catch him all weekend on GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown with Nan Kelley--click here for more details and airtimes. He'll be talking about his plans for 2010, and we're eager to hear a little more news about I'm Alright, his second album. The latest word is that Bucky's in the studio putting the finishing touches on this one, and we're looking forward to at least one more pre-album-release spring/summer single before we've got this much-anticipated CD in our hands this fall.

Bucky's current single and video, "Gotta Be Somebody", is doing splendidly on GAC and CMT...could this be the start of lots of audio-visual goodness this year? Sure hope so--as you might have guessed (this blog's called Buckymania, after all), we dig Bucky live in concert, on the radio and on the tube. Voting for Bucky (ahem) at GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown and CMT's Pure 12-Pack, bringing friends and neighbors along when he and his band are performing in town and requesting him at your local country station keeps his name, face and-most importantly--his music before the ears and eyes of brand new listeners.

Bucky Covington introduces Jeff Cease during their performance in Iowa last summer; thanks again to the very kind Judy Lang for sharing the shot.

Those three elements--live shows, radio airplay and excellent promotional music videos--are key to the success of a rising country music star, but there's a fourth dimension that deserves a little consideration these days, as well. Social networking is a buzz-phrase that's gone from exciting to somewhat shopworn in record time, but there's no doubt that the fan-friendly concept behind the phrase is worthy of serious attention. (Just ask Taylor Swift!) Keep an eye out for a social networking survey on the sidebar soon.

Enjoy the day!