I should get a job with a record label

You might recall that in early May I told you about this guy. Chris Janson, who three months ago didn't have a record contract, now has a top 10 single, and it likely will hit No. 1 on the country charts in the next week or two. Spotting that song, I think, makes me as qualified as anybody to be an A&R guy for a record label (that's artists and repertoire, people, the guys who find the new talent). Two months after the first time anybody but his family and his co-writer heard the song, Janson was performing "Buy Me a Boat" at the Grand Ole Opry. Here's a reminder of what a serious jam this song is:

Song of the summer, baby.

This is a serious jam

A month ago this guy was nobody, had no record deal, probably playing for tips. Now, he is all over country radio, has a deal with Warner Nashville and is climbing the charts. Why? Bobby Bones put this song on the air when Chris Janson sent it to him via email. Wasn't even finished, as it turns out. For those of you who don't know, Bobby Bones does a nationally syndicated country morning show out of Nashville that you should check out. It is not what you think country is. Anyway, this is a jam:

Seriously, buy the download. This guy deserves to be rich. And it's a jam.