Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"
Lunchtime concerts are common at radio stations: record reps bring an emerging artists to the station to perform a couple new songs during the noon hour all in hopes of getting that elusive "add" from the Programming department. Back in 2007, I had the pleasure of seeing Corinne Bailey Rae perform "Put Your Records On" during a lunchtime concert. Her team managed to transform our stale corporate conference room into a performance area complete with mood lighting and rose petals strewn about the room. Corinne's performance was one of the few that really stuck with me throughout the years (and it wasn't because there was free chocolate chips cookies during the show). While the song earned two Grammy nominations, we never heard from Corinne again.