“Blair Garner has a younger listening audience, and a lot of his stations are getting calls from their listeners for Eileen’s record.” That wasn’t the only cool news Eileen and her music received in late January. “I think that the people who are reacting the most to Eileen’s record are not familiar with Patsy’s version,” Kennedy said. But then to be the only independent artist on the same list with major-label artists, and having your song picked by the fans - what more could you ask for?”Ĭarey’s soulful, bluesy performance of the song is a very different interpretation than Patsy’s original. Carey said, “Wow, what a Tuesday morning! First, it was amazing to be played on ‘After MidNite,’ which airs on stations in major and medium markets all across the United States. “Anytime you get over 50 percent, that’s great,” said radio promotion veteran Gene Kennedy of Nashville’s Gene Kennedy Enterprises and Doorknob Records, Carey’s Radio promoter. Spins on Garner’s show are treasured by all the major Music Row labels, so when indy artist Eileen Carey’s energetic new cover of Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight” was played in a contest on Blair’s show last week, it was big news.Īnd when listeners gave Eileen’s song 55 clicks out of a possible 100, it was even more exciting. Blair Garner’s “After MidNite” is likely the most popular syndicated overnight program at country radio, with stations and listeners nationwide.
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