Good post.
"Why aren't young men considered a target demographic for country music. It's kinda sad."
Well, even though we listen to the music, it is the young female who influences the buying decisions of the products these advertisers sell.
There's a time to say to h*ll with the promoters and this is one of those times. Roots music, be it bluegrass, blues, traditional country or early black folk music is very much alive and well, even if the promoters don't get it.
Play the music, introduce others to it and it will indeed flourish.
Roots music, be it bluegrass, blues, traditional country or early black folk music is very much alive and well, even if the promoters don't get it. Roots music grew by at least 3 CDs (purchased at my local record store) this weekend. After purchasing the "O Brother ..." soundtrack, I went ahead and got a Robert Johnson CD box set I've been thinking about for some time, as well as an Alison Krauss CD.
I had no idea some of the old stuff was so great. There's gold in these here tunes IMO.