RE: Albany, N.Y. gets more urban

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@xtdl.com>]

At 05:50 PM 12/24/98 -0500, Shel wrote:
>
>I think the Jammin' Oldies format (and its clones) is doing so well
because it's
>refreshing.  It resurrects the great sounds of the seventies, and in that
decade, a ton of
>so-called "black" music crossed over ontothe "white" Top 40 charts.
Unlike rap music
>(music?) which became popular in the 1980s, which could never cross into
traditional AC or
>CHR charts.
>


Also because for the most part it's music that isn't getting played
anywhere.  It's too new for traditional oldies stations, too old for most
Urban or Rhythmic CHRs, and 70s Gold/Classic Hits has morphed into Classic
Rock Lite.  So much of this music is being sampled by todays rappers, it
has no doubt sparked interest in hearing the originals.

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