American Country Countdown

"American Country Countdown" -- also known as "ACC" or "American Country Countdown with Bob Kingsley" -- is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 40 country songs of the previous week, from No. 40 to No. 1, as recorded by Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles Chart. The program is hosted by radio personality Bob Kingsley.

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Billboard magazine's - Bob Kingsley

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Based on the success of "American Top 40," Casey Kasem and Don Bustany created a country version of the top 40 program called "ACC." The three-hour weekly show premiered in October 1973 and was hosted by comedian Don Bowman.

Related Topics:
American Top 40 - Casey Kasem - October - 1973

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Kingsley, who had been program director at country station KLAC-Los Angeles, became ACC's producer in 1974. Behind the scenes, Kingsley molded the fledgling program into a major success, and he succeeded Bowman in 1978.

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Los Angeles - 1974 - 1978

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During the early years of the show, the jingle, "My kind of country, my kind of music" was closely associated with "ACC." While the program's content during its early years was almost exclusively the songs in that week's Top 40, ACC was lauded as an outstanding show that contained a lot of information about the songs and performers.

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