Radio tours are a great way for artists to promote their music. Especially when they are new artists, promoting a new song, which happens to be getting air play all over the place. But what makes those radio tours even nicer, is when the stations involved put the artists out their for their fans to [...]

I can’t even remember how long it has been since I last saw Randy Travis. It was a show at the Appalachian Fair – my guess would be between five and 10 years ago. But I honestly don’t remember. Before that I saw him in Bristol, Tenn., at Viking Hall. That was somewhere around 20 [...]

You never know what you are going to get when you turn your radio on at the office. I was glad I was working inside today – I got to hear Reggie Neel interview Billy Dean. Actually, it was more of a conversation than an interview. But it was fun listening. And, Billy sang. He [...]

Last Wednesday night, Ashton Shepherd took her talent to Steel Creek Park in Bristol, Tenn., to do a free show for the fans. WXBQ was on hand, along with the WXBQ Rabbit. Unfortunately I wasn’t part of that audience. I do have a few pictures for you, thanks to my friend Amanda, who did make [...]

I’m a long-time fan of the legendary group, Alabama. I was fortunate enough to see these guys in concert twice – at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, and at Viking Hall in Bristol, Tenn. Those concerts feel like a lifetime ago.  It was back in the 1980s. I got to meet them at the Bristol [...]