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After posting a remembrance of Ed Shane on the 10 th anniversary of his death, it’s time to salute the people who worked with Ed and Pam to create and run the Texas Music Chart project.
In 2000, Katie Key, the first Chart Editor, and Ed knew it was time to design a
chart to give form and focus to the new and emerging Texas Country music as a genre separate in sound and attitude from Nashville’s formula-driven Country.
Keith Rovell, a Shane Media consultant, used our research and Katie’s firsthand knowledge of stations playing the new Texas and Red Dirt music, to call those stations and recruit Chart reporters. He also gathered information about other stations playing the music.
Frank Jackson, then working for Smith Music with Pat Green and Cory Morrow, among others, also helped find reporters.
Frank with Jason Allen, 2007, at Shane Media 30th anniversary party
Currently Frank and his wife run The Table at Madeley in Conroe. They celebrate their 3 rd business anniversary April 3 – 6.
2001 was the first full year of the Texas Music Chart and it was a great one!
Artists, venues, radio stations and fans all cheered for the Chart.
Pat Green, Ed Shane, Clay Blaker and Cory Morrow
2001
Best in Texas Music Magazine, live reports from John Dickson’s Steamboat
MusicFest, anniversary concerts, The Bud Light Best in Texas CD series, Best In Texas seminars for everyone interested in the Texas/Red Dirt scene – from musicians to labels to writers, promoters, and venue owners – all grew from the original Texas Music Chart idea.
When Katie Key retired, Lizzy Waggoner became the second Texas Music Chart Editor, after a career as the organized and creative office manager for Shane Media.
Lizzy with Rodney Crowell, 2014
Many other people worked on the Texas Music Chart Project, including Shane Media consultants Lee Logan and Pam Shane. Lee’s wife, news reporter Nikki Courtney, became our official videographer for The Cluttered Corner.
So many artists and musicians appreciated the Chart and its effect on their
careers. It was an honor to work with all of them, and Pam keeps up the
Texas Music Chart website to keep the spirit alive today.
More photos just for fun:
Katie and Willie Nelson, 2001
Ed, Katie, Pam & Lee, 2013 Best In Texas seminar
Ed & Stoney LaRue, 2011
Pic 4 caption: Cameran Nelson Adds His Guitar to Cluttered Corner, 2014
Aaron Watson cover, Best In Texas Music Magazine, 2006
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