Industry Ink: Doc McGhee, Reviver’s 1608, Demolition Music Publishing, Listening Room Cafe

Doc McGhee To Be Inducted Into Personal Managers Hall of Fame

Doc McGhee

Doc McGhee is one of 12 music managers to be inducted into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame on May 12, at Morongo Casino Resort in Palm Springs, California.

McGhee helped launch the careers of Bon Jovi, Motley Crue and Skid Row, and previously managed Darius Rucker. McGhee Entertainment has offices in Nashville and Los Angeles.

Other managers to be inducted include George “Bullets” Durgom ( Merv Griffin, Jackie Gleason, Mort Sahl), Brian Epstein (The Beatles, Cilla Black, The Cyrkle, Bill J. Kramer, Dakotas and Gerry and the Pacemakers), Albert Grossman (Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Gordon Lightfoot, Odetta, and Peter, Paul and Mary), William “Bill” Loeb (Rose Marie, Rosemary Clooney, Mel Torme), Rushion McDonald (Steve Harvey), Patricia “Pat” McQueeney (Harrison Ford, Teri Garr, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams), Edie Robb (Calista Flockhart, Anne Heche, Mark Indelicato, Sandra Steele, Chandra Wilson), Jack Segal (Buddy Hackett, Jackie Mason, Joan Rivers), Jerry Solomon (Jackie Joyner Kersee, Nancy Kerrigan, Ivan Lendl), Larry A. Thompson (William Shatner), and Jeff Wald (James Brolin, George Carlin, Helen Reddy, Sylvester Stallone, Flip Wilson).

Josh Abbott Band Inks Deal With Reviver Label Services’ 1608 Promotion

Josh Abbott Band has teamed with Reviver Label Services’ 1608 Promotion.

“If you take a look at what Josh Abbott Band has been able to do on their own – with their last two albums hitting the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, you know that the fans really seem to register and identify with what they are doing musically. Taking that next step, and bringing their new radio single ‘Wasn’t That Drunk’ into the band’s story, is what we are going to do at Reviver,” said Reviver Label Services president David Ross.

The group’s new album, Front Row Seat, was released in November, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.

Demolition Music Publishing Signs Drew Smith

Pictured (L-R): Jon D’Agostino and Drew Smith.

Demolition Music Publishing has signed songwriter/artist Drew Smith to its roster. A Lawrenceburg, Tennessee native, Smith has had recent cuts with Randy Houser and Merle Haggard, and he has opened for Big & Rich, Lee Brice and others.

The Listening Room Cafe Celebrates 10 Years

Pictured (L-R): Listening Room owner Chris Blair, Craig Campbell, Keifer Thompson, Cole Taylor, and Kristian Bush. Photo: Ken Calcaterra.

One of Nashville’s favorite music rooms, The Listening Room Cafe celebrated its 10-year anniversary recently with some extra special songwriter rounds. Kristian Bush, Thompson Square’s Keifer Thompson, Craig Campbell, and Cole Taylor performed a special round to celebrate 10 years of music at The Listening Room Cafe.