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''American Country Countdown'', also known as ''ACC'' or ''American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks'', is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 30 country songs of the previous week, from No. 30 to No. 1, according to the ''Mediabase'' country chart. Begun in 1973, the show was originally hosted by comedian Don Bowman until 1978, when Bob Kingsley succeeded him as host. After Kingsley left in 2006 to host his own show, Kix Brooks (one half of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn) succeeded him in January 2006. ==History== Based on the success of ''American Top 40'', Casey Kasem and Don Bustany, together with Tom Rounds of Watermark, created a country version of the top 40 program called ''American Country Countdown''. The weekly, three-hour program premiered the weekend of October 6, 1973; was produced by Bustany; and hosted by comedian Don Bowman. The ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart was the official chart for this show until August 2009, when ACC began using the Mediabase country chart as its source. In the spring of 1974 when the show was up and running, Bustany tapped Bob Kingsley, who had been program director at country station KLAC-Los Angeles, to be ACC's producer.〔Hall, Claude, "Vox Jox," ''Billboard'', June 15, 1974. Via Google Books, accessed 04-24-2015. ()〕 Kingsley molded the fledgling program, then heard on 95 stations, into a major success. Kingsley abruptly replaced Bowman starting with the May 6, 1978 program, mentioning only on his first show as permanent host that Bowman had left the program to pursue other aspects of his career.〔''American Country Countdown'' radio broadcast, May 6, 1978.〕 Beginning with the January 11, 1986, broadcast, ACC expanded to four hours, adding several new features, including an "ACC Archives" feature (similar to one featured on ''American Top 40'' several years earlier, with a chronological playback of No. 1 hits of the 1970s, and later on the 1980s) and an "ACC Calendar," spotlighting a classic country artist, song, important innovation or event in country music.〔Ginsburg, Janice, "Syndicators as innovators," ''Billboard'', March 8, 1986, page C-3. Accessed 04-26-2015. ()〕 Kingsley hosted the program until December 2005, when Kingsley started a competing radio show, ''Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40''. Beginning with the February 19, 2011, program, ACC reduced the length of the countdown from 40 songs to 30. Citadel Vice President of Programming and Distribution Bryan Switzer told Radio-Info.com that the switch came at the request of the affiliates who "were uncomfortable with the level of unfamiliarity the songs in the 30s had on their stations." Additional songs from the current week's guest(s) or recurrents were played to fill out the program, in place of song Nos. 31-40. However, ACC's website continues to list the top 40 songs of the week. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Country Countdown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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