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The TRACtion Texas weekly newsletter is published on Tues. evenings by CDX Nashville LLC — Connecting the music industry with Texas Red Dirt radio. For more information call 615-292-0123 or email President Joe Kelly- joe@cdxnashville.com

Randall King keeps the #1 spot!

Vol 5. #15 April 22nd, 2020

Dear Readers;RANDALL KING stays at #1 with "She Gone." DERYL DODD's "Let Me Hold You Tonight" is this week's Most Added! RANDY ROGERS BAND is the Greatest Spin Gainer with "You, Me, And A Bottle!" SUNDANCE HEAD's "Not Give A Damn" is this week's top Surging & Emerging track to keep an eye on! Great work everyone!

The following stations are frozen for this week. KSAM-FM (Huntsville, TX)

The following song has been moved to RECURRENT status. AUSTIN ENGLISH / Heartache in a Small Town BRANDON RHYDER / I Felt Good Today JENNI DALE LORD BAND / Smile JIMMY BOWEN / Single Down In San Antone JOSH WARD / One More Shot of Whiskey KYLE PARK / Every Day Kind of Love SAM SHUPAK / Her Own Kind of Beautiful

For those who don’t use CDX to distribute their new music but wish to be monitored by TRACtion TX, you can now go to our upload center, fill out the necessary information and send your MP3s for fingerprinting here: https://www.cdxcd.com/fingerprinting-upload-center/.

RANDALL KING"She Gone"

Warner Music Nashville/WEA

Stay tuned,Joe Kelly

CDX Presidentjoe@cdxnashville.com

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Artist / Song Title / Label

Spins +- Stations Adds Wks On Chart

1 1 RANDALL KING/She Gone/Warner Music Nashville/WEA 709 25 42 0 15

2 2 CASEY DONAHEW/Drove Me To The Whiskey/Almost Country Records 704 35 42 0 19

3 3 CURTIS GRIMES/River Road Dream/Curtis Grimes Music 667 6 42 0 12

4 4 FLATLAND CAVALRY/Come Back Down/Flatland Cavalry Music 666 46 39 0 26

5 5 STONEY LARUE/Message In A Bottle/One Chord Song 583 -26 37 0 26

7 6 MIKE RYAN/Dear Country Music,/Mike Ryan Music 556 -10 43 0 29

8 7 DARRIN MORRIS BAND/Dancing in the Rain/DMB Music 541 -6 37 0 21

11 8 CHAD COOKE BAND/Four Minutes/King Hall Music 522 68 34 2 10

10 9 TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS/Unrung/Thirty Tigers 494 -2 36 1 23

13 10 ROBERT RAY/I Found You/Big R.I.G. Country, LLC 480 36 27 0 23

16 11 RANDY ROGERS BAND/You, Me, and a Bottle/Tommy Jackson/Thirty Tigers 471 91 33 2 7

12 12 RECKLESS KELLY/I Only See You With My Eyes Closed/No Big Deal/Thirty Tigers 470 17 32 3 10

14 13 MARK POWELL/Breaking Things/Mark Powell Music 427 8 33 0 14

19 14 WHISKEY MYERS/Bury My Bones/Wiggy Thump/Thirty Tigers 423 60 30 2 9

18 15 JODY BOOTH/Gotta Go Back To Work/SOT 409 46 31 3 14

15 16 DREW FISH BAND/Every Damn Time/Smith Music Group 401 4 30 2 13

20 17 RANDY ROGERS AND WADE BOWEN/Rodeo Clown/Lil' Buddy Toons 372 34 30 4 5

21 18 ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS/This Morning It Was Too Late/State Fair Records 360 32 23 3 14

22 19 PANHANDLERS, THE/No Handle/The Next Waltz 304 16 22 0 14

23 20 CORY MORROW/Always And Forever/CM Music 277 -7 25 2 8

25 21 WILL CARTER/You Feel Like Home/Way Back Records 270 25 20 0 14

24 22 TRISTON MAREZ/Far From Good/Triston Marez Music 268 -12 21 0 12

27 23 DONICE MORACE/Through The Jukebox/Donice Morace Music 244 15 16 0 11

28 24 HAYDEN HADDOCK/Red Dirt Texas/Hayden Haddock Music 239 11 18 0 11

26 25 JON WOLFE/Feels Like Country Music/Fool Hearted Productions 230 -2 20 1 5

17 26 MICKY & THE MOTORCARS/Road To You/Thirty Tigers 228 -136 23 0 30

29 27 JON STORK/Radio Cowboy/Jon Stork Music 218 16 21 0 5

30 28 CROSS RAGS AND YOUNG/Family Name/Cross Rags and Young 212 13 22 1 6

31 29 MARK WINSTON KIRK/Cowboy & The Gypsy/Mark Winston Kirk Music 212 17 16 1 12

32 30 MARIO FLORES/I Only Miss Her When It Rains/Schimflo 186 -6 14 0 18

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Number 1 = Most Added = Spin Gainer =

Rank Surging & Emerging Stations On Adds1 SUNDANCE HEAD / Not Give A Damn / Sundance Head Music 8 22 LOGAN SAMFORD / I'm Your Fool / Logan Samford Music 6 13 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (FT. RINGO STARR, DON WAS, JOE WALSH, CHRIS ROBINSON) / Bad Trick / Big Machine Records 4 44 JAMES LANN / Everydayers / James Lann Music 6 65 NO JUSTICE / Trying Not To Fall / Smith Music Group 6 16 SAINTS ELEVEN / Love In Hell / Saints Eleven Music 6 67 DAVID JOEL & MICKEY GILLEY / If I Had It My Way / Bou Boy'z Entertainment 5 18 KENDALL BEARD / Hate Myself (For Loving You) / Kendall Beard Music 7 19 JORDAN ROBERT KIRK / Seven Nation Army / Fight In The Dog Music 5 1

10 CODY BRYAN BAND / Lonely Road / Rise Records 4 1

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Chart

33 31 JOSH GRIDER/Country's Comin' Back/G-Ride Music 173 -8 17 1 4

36 32 SAM RIGGS/Until My Heart Stops Beating/Major Bob Music 171 13 11 0 18

35 33 CASEY BAKER/We Don't Care Enough To Fight Anymore/Casey Baker Music 158 -5 14 1 10

38 34 PROPHETS AND OUTLAWS/Love Like A Love Song/Prophets and Outlaws Music 155 10 11 1 6

39 35 EVAN FELKER/Whiskey In Your Water/The Next Waltz 132 6 10 0 23

45 36 JUNIOR GORDON/Baby Hold On/Junior Gordon Music 126 30 13 3 2

37 37 STETSON WALKER/Down to One Key/Stetson Walker Music 124 -28 11 0 14

40 38 STEVE HELMS BAND/Imperfection/Steve Helms Band Music 121 -4 10 1 3

41 39 GRANT GILBERT/Held On To/Grant Gilbert Music 111 -2 10 0 2

44 40 READ SOUTHALL BAND/Stickin' N Movin'/Read Southall Band Music 110 12 6 1 4

49 41 KATY MCKENZIE/Advice I Didn't Take/Katy McKenzie Music 103 13 11 2 10

43 42 TEAGUE BROTHERS BAND/Rainbow Bridge/Teague Brothers Music 103 2 9 1 9

48 43 KIN FAUX/Locked up in Lubbock/Kin Faux Music 99 9 12 0 2

47 44 KENDALL SHAFFER/Honky Tonkin' (Whoever Said It Was Easy)/Kendall Shaffer Music 97 6 8 0 4

-- 45 ANNIE ROST/Horseshoes And Hand Grenades/Annie Rost Music 86 19 10 1 1

-- 46 CODY WAYNE/Bad Influence/Cody Wayne Music 85 16 10 1 1

42 47 CARSON JEFFREY/Ranch Girl Dream/Carson Jeffrey Music 84 -23 9 0 3

-- 48 ZACH NEIL/When She Drinks Whiskey/Zach Neil Music 81 2 7 0 1

-- 49 CREED FISHER/I'm Growing Older But I'm Not Growing Up/Creed Fisher Music 79 49 5 2 1

-- 50 DERYL DODD/Let Me Hold You Tonight/Little Red Truck Music 78 78 9 9 1

Monitored Radio Airplay

Chart Recurrent Methodology

When does a song move to recurrent on the chart? It is one of the more challenging issues we encountered in creating the CDX TRACtion Texas chart system. Rather than relying on subjective editorial decisions, we’ve chosen to automate this process using the weekly chart data as a marker.

We strive to avoid having singles past their prime create a logjam on the chart, because that stifles upward momentum for up-and-coming singles. But we also try to ensure that singles “on the bubble” are not removed prematurely. As long-time chart watchers know, singles often take a while to establish a solid base among early believers at radio before they truly find their legs. Due to any number of reasons, the path to peak chart position rarely includes straight-line, week-over-week spin and/or chart position growth.

On a monitored airplay chart like CDX TRACtion Texas, the reality is that new singles bounce around a bit spin-wise and position-wise, particularly in the lower half of the chart. Even small spin increases and decreases can be magnified as fairly significant up-or-down chart position moves.

With this in mind, the CDX TRACtion Texas recurrent policy grades each chart position on a curve, using an algorithm that considers the chart position and spin history for that song. Newly serviced singles are allowed 20 weeks to chart before being removed from chart consideration. Once a status change is actively being considered by the algorithm, the cumulative amount of spin loss from the single’s previous peak spin count is the trigger. The allowable spin loss varies as a percentage, depending on the chart position.

In addition to making sure that only singles with significant downward movement become recurrent, this methodology also benefits slow-developing singles in several ways. For instance, the allowable spin loss (as a percentage) is very generous at the lower reaches of the chart to accommodate the lower spin counts. Additionally, if a single is at risk of being moved to recurrent status with two consecutive weeks of minor spin loss, it can still return to positive spin growth the following week, which will reset the clock.

TRACtion only recognizes detections on songs that have been “fingerprinted.” We do our best to obtain and fingerprint all new releases; songs serviced through CDX are encoded automatically. Go to https://www.cdxcd.com/fingerprinting-upload-center/ for fingerprinting.

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Monitored Stations KAXA-FM Kerrville, TXKBSO-FM Corpus Christi, TXKBST-FM Big Spring, TXKDLO-FM Watertown, SDKEOK-FM Tahlequah, OKKERP-FM Dodge City, KSKFLP-FM Floydada, TXKFTX-FM Corpus Christi, TXKFWR-FM Ft. Worth, TXKFYN-FM Paris, TXKGFY-FM Stillwater, OKKHLB-FM Mason, TXKHYI-FM Howe, TXKIKK-FM (HD2) Houston, TXKKAJ-FM Ardmore, OK

KKCN-FM San Angelo, TXKMOM-FM Aberdeen, SDKNES-FM Fairfield, TXKOKE-FM Austin, TXKOLI-FM Wichita Falls, TXKORA-FM Bryan, TXKOXE-FM Brownwood, TXKPAK-FM Alva, OKKPUR-FM Canyon, TXKQSC-AM Colorado Springs, COKQZQ-FM Kiowa, KSKRBL-FM Levelland,TXKRMX-FM Waco, TXKRRG-FM Laredo, TXKRUN-AM Ballinger, TX

KRVF-FM Kerens, TXKRVN-FM Lexington, NEKSAM-FM Huntsville, TXKSDR-FM Watertown, SDKSEL-FM Portales, NMKTTU-FM HD4 (K226CH-FX) Lubbock, TXKTTX-FM Brenham, TXKTXM-FM Hallettsville, TXKUSH-AM Cushing, OKKUSQ-FM Worthington, MNKVMK-FM College Station, TXKVST-FM Montgomery, TXKWOX-FM Woodward, OKKXKZ-FM Ruston, LAKXOX-FM Sweetwater,TX

KYKC-FM Ada, OKKYKM-FM Yoakum, TXKYKX-FM Longview,TXKYYK-FM Palestine, TXcoyotecountryradio.commadeintexasradio.comtexasboundradio.comtexashomegrownradio.comTexasRedHotRadio.comtroubadourcountryradio.comTBJS Radio Poteau, OKUvaldeRadio.net

Underlined = Frozen this Week Double Underlined = Frozen 2(+) WeeksBold = Newly AddedStrikethrough = Removed

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Countdown of the Top Texas Red DirtSongs Packin’ the Dance�oors

(936) 588-2717

Mon - Fri 8am • 106.1fm • Conroe, TXDancetimeinTexas.com with DJ Mike

DANCE TIME IN TEXAS

Dance Time In Texas with DJ Mike (04/18/20)

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTIST • JON STORK

While attending college at the University of Houston, you could find Jon Stork playing guitar on a patio or serving drinks behind a bar. He was told to make a choice between playing music or having a steady job, Fortunately for us he chose music. A newcomer to the Texas Music scene, he has already had success with his 1st number one single Facts and Lies and being nominated for “New Male Vocalist of the Year” by Texas Regional Radio. After opening for other Texas artists like Josh Ward, Roger Creager, and Neal McCoy, He now finds himself becoming a Headline act across the Texas. Not only does he have one of the most entertaining social media games on the Texas Music scene he also has a pet chicken named Ethel.

Watch for his newest single RADIO COWBOY to hit the top of the charts soon.

TOP TEXAS RED DIRT SONGS1. SHE GONE • RANDALL KING2. ONE MORE SHOT OF WHISKEY • JOSH WARD3. DROVE ME TO WHISKEY • CASEY DONAHEW4. RIVER ROAD DREAM • CURTIS GRIMES5. COMEBACK DOWN • FLATLAND CAVALRY6. EVERY DAY KIND OF LOVE • KYLE PARK7. SHE LOVES HORSES • WILLIAM CLARK GREEN8. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE • STONEY LaRUE9. DEAR COUNTRY MUSIC • MIKE RYAN10. DANCING IN THE RAIN • DARRIN MORRIS

REWIND • SONGS STILL PACKIN' THE FLOORSHUT UP AND DANCE • AARON WATSONRIDE WITH ME • CODY JOHNSONBOOTS ON A DANCE FLOOR • JON WOLFENEW TONY LAMAS • DERYL DODD

NEW SONGS OF THE WEEKRADIO COWBOY • JON STORKRODEO CLOWN • RANDY ROGERS & WADE BOWENTIME CLOCK • THE STATELINE BANDFEELS LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC • JON WOLFE

DJ MikeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/djmikebilanskyEmail: mikebilansky@gmail.comPhone: (936) 588-2717

CHART RESEARCHSong rankings based on the Texas Country Music Chart and Traction TX Chart.The officially recognized charts of the Texas Country Music Association.

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Most Added AddsDERYL DODD/Let Me Hold You TonightLittle Red Truck Music 9JAMES LANN/EverydayersJames Lann Music 6SAINTS ELEVEN/Love In HellSaints Eleven Music 6RANDY ROGERS AND WADE BOWEN/Rodeo ClownLil' Buddy Toons 4RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (FT. RINGO STARR, DON WAS, JOE WALSH, CHRIS ROBINSON)/Bad TrickBig Machine Records

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RECKLESS KELLY/I Only See You With My Eyes ClosedNo Big Deal/Thirty Tigers 3JODY BOOTH/Gotta Go Back To WorkSOT 3ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS/This Morning It Was Too LateState Fair Records 3JUNIOR GORDON/Baby Hold OnJunior Gordon Music 3CHAD COOKE BAND/Four MinutesKing Hall Music 2

Greatest Spin Gainers IncreaseRANDY ROGERS BAND/You, Me, and a BottleTommy Jackson/Thirty Tigers 91CHAD COOKE BAND/Four MinutesKing Hall Music 68RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (FT. RINGO STARR, DON WAS, JOE WALSH, CHRIS ROBINSON)/Bad TrickBig Machine Records

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WHISKEY MYERS/Bury My BonesWiggy Thump/Thirty Tigers 60SAINTS ELEVEN/Love In HellSaints Eleven Music 54CREED FISHER/I'm Growing Older But I'm Not Growing UpCreed Fisher Music 49JODY BOOTH/Gotta Go Back To WorkSOT 46FLATLAND CAVALRY/Come Back DownFlatland Cavalry Music 46

ROBERT RAY/I Found YouBig R.I.G. Country, LLC 36

CASEY DONAHEW/Drove Me To The WhiskeyAlmost Country Records 35

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