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Music Row Comes to Motown of the South
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Four of Music Row’s biggest songwriters came to Atlanta, and tonight we see exactly how much damage was done.
At 8 p.m. The Great American Country Channel is airing the second episode of its reality series “Hitmen of Music Row,” starring Bob DiPiero, Jeffrey Steele,Tony Mullins and Craig Wiseman — the quartet behind some 38 No. 1 songs.
Not that they get much writing done during these 30 recorded minutes in our fair city. “It already smells like Tony’s feet,” Bob announces when he gets off their bus. (The mayor should appreciate that one.)
Nonetheless, Jeff’s got flirting to do at Swallow At The Hollow. Then they spook their guide at the Roswell Ghost Tour. And in the midst of the hilarity they come up with a song (“Next Ex Wife”) right there on stage.
Were you at the Swallow when this moment in songwriting happened? Did you catch the Hitmen in the middle of their Golf Cart 500? Or did you just happen to run into them when they weren’t holed up in the Holiday Inn Roswell?
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By Lee
October 3, 2007 11:19 AM | Link to this
I think Atlanta’s music scene is way too diverse to be calling it “Motown of the South” … fair is fair.
By April
October 3, 2007 4:13 PM | Link to this
True that Atlanta’s music is diverse but to be fair, so is Detroit’s. Just because Motown is a certain type of music, Detroit in itself is called Motown and has a variety of bands, one which comes to mind is the White Stripes, which definitely doesn’t fit under the “motown” label. Really though I think both cities have great music scenes and Atlanta doesn’t need to fit under another city’s umbrella.
By Umberella-Ella-Ella-Eh-Eh
October 4, 2007 7:38 AM | Link to this
Motown or not I’m just glad that it’s finally raining.