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Q-FM-96 Hometown Album Project
Considering that three of the acts would go on to sign major-label deals and that the first pressing of 5,000 copies quickly sold out, I feel comfortable saying that the Q-FM-96 Hometown Album Project is the most successful compilation of Columbus music—both commercially and artistically—ever released. While we’re fortunate today to have great non-commercial stations that still support local music, like WCBE , this project happened before deregulation hollowed out commercia
Drew Layman
Jan 128 min read
Charlie Bleak – Let Me In
The story of Charlie Bleak provides a glimpse into the relentless and often unpredictable world of the music business. Despite the '68...
Drew Layman
Jan 2, 20249 min read
Sally Fingerett – Encl/sf (Enclosed)
When Sally Fingerett was announced as one of the artists selected to appear on the second Q-FM-96 hometown album in September 1980, she’d...
Drew Layman
Jun 21, 20235 min read
Artimus Pyle Band - A.P.B
Here’s an album that some might not expect to see pop up on a Columbus music blog. A Lynyrd Skynyrd spin-off project? Yep, and there are...
Drew Layman
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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