Um, Yes Marc,
I have no doubt all the Publishers in Nashville have more songs in their Catalog than they know what to do with. I wrote my last song in 2009. I don't expect to place any of my songs anywhere. As with the Joe Diffie example, finding good songs is extremely difficult at best. As Duke says in his post, and I agree, the offerings on the Radio makes him gag. And it has been that way for a long time. People were complaining about hearing the same list of songs from the Atlantic to the Pacific. You used to hear good songs on the Radio and could actually call in for a selection. Today they have Consultants telling the radio Stations what to play. And you don't get played unless you are on a Major Label. It's OK. I can live with it. I have a terrific collection of great music from yesterday, of all kinds. That music still sells very well. I get at least 5 different Catalogs of music from the past from time to time.

Ray E. Strode