Merle Haggard:
Roy Clark and Buck Owens:
Waylon Jennings:
Ernest Tubb et al.:
The "old timers" were as likely as not to wear a "cowboy hat" while performing.
Posted on 11/21/2024 8:06:42 AM PST by Red Badger
The 58th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards took place Nov. 20 in Nashville, and if you made it through another boring show you’re sure to have noticed these eye-rolling moments.
Morgan Wallen’s total absence was one of the more bizarre moments, but Jeff Bridges managed to make it worse by mispronouncing Wallen’s name. The star was called upon to take home the most coveted award of the night, Entertainer of the Year, but did not attend the show. Kimberly Schlapman seriously could have grabbed a different dress off the hanger, and Chris Stapleton definitely forgot to thank his wife before awkwardly declaring his own failure.
Let’s start with Wallen’s absence. Jeff Bridges stumbled through the realization that he wasn’t in the building, and nobody had any explanation as to why the famous singer skipped the ceremony. Wallen wrapped his One Night at a Time tour in October and presumably had space in his schedule, but he was missing in action. Wallen was the most-nominated artist heading into the show, with nominations for Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year. There are a few clues there that he’d be called upon to grace the stage with an acceptance speech.
Bridges suffered an epic fail when he shouted out by saying “Morgan’s not here, man!” and managed to savagely mispronounce Wallen’s last name.
Then he attempted to accept the award on his behalf, but the actual award wasn’t on stage and there was that awkward moment to deal with.
Post Malone did show up, and his first performance was great, but his second one raised some eyebrows. The rapper has been warmly embraced in the country music scene, and rocked “California Sober” with Chris Stapleton to open the show. He returned to perform “Yours,” which was a weak song choice considering his other options. His tone and pitch were off and the performance lacked energy and conviction.
The Bailey Zimmerman spectacle took bad performances to another level with “New to Country.” He confused fans by packing in way too many things that seemed disconnected, including being lowered onto the stage from the ceiling, stopping in the middle of his songs to engage in some beer pong and giving a shout-out to professional wrestling. He was covered in confetti -—way too much confetti, and we’d like to forget this strange circus of a performance ever happened.
Chris Stapleton might be in the dog house today, after completely forgetting to thank his wife while accepting his first award of the evening — Best Single of the Year for “White Horse.” We didn’t forget that his wife Morgane Stapleton was the producer of the hit, but he sure did. This mistake would have been smoother had he not announced his blunder when he returned to the stage for his second win. “I owe my wife an apology,” Stapleton said during his Song of the Year acceptance speech.
He continued, “That last award also belonged to her.” Then came the over-explaining, as he went on to say, “just happened so fast,” and noting “I really owe a lot to her, so I thank her for her support.”
Some of the failures of the night were non-verbal, including some confusion about the night’s attire. Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town wore a dress with excessive monochrome and a giant bow, and the whole outfit stood out for all the wrong reasons. She looked like a schoolgirl trying to fit in at a party, and it was hard to look at.
Megan Moroney’s blue mermaid dress also gave off desperate vibes, and seemed like a juvenile outfit choice. The skin-tight dress seemed impossible to walk in or sit in, and the bottom puffed out way too much and seemed far-too-intentional.
Wrapping up the odd outfits was Keith Urban, who seemed to forget that he was attending an award show. We love Urban, but this is the look we’d expect to see through the lens of the paparazzi on the street — this wasn’t a red carpet outfit at all. The big boots and casual outdoor jacket gave the impression he stopped by the show on his way home.
It eventually ended, thankfully. We can put another award show behind us — until we’re hit with the next one.
Hard PASS. Very hard PASS.
Picking lint off a sweater is better spent time.
Never forget when Alan Jackson was told he couldn’t perform LIVE at a previous award show. He told his drummer to not take any drumsticks on stage. While Alan Jackson was lip syncing , the drummer was behind him, drumming without any drumsticks in his hands!
Reminds me of the Mamas & Papas having to lip sync on Ed Sullivan. One of them ate a banana while “singing”
Country Music - Bad rock with a fiddle
Ok, I hardly ever pay any attention to celebs, including country music ones. But I looked, and Mr Urban looked normal. I have had cowboy hats for most of my life, and to me, wearing a cowboy hat around the house, at a sit down restaurant, or some other building for more than 10 minutes (except a barn), the hat comes off.
I rarely listen to music any more, (exception: at church), so these musicians have made money without any help from me.
It’s just comical to me to see entertainers wearing cowboy hats when performing. Especially the ‘beat up cowboy hat’ look. As though they just came from mending fence in the hot sun.
Look at all the country music stars in the past that rarely if ever wore a cowboy hat. It’s like, “Hey, I’m indoors at the Opry, why keep this hat on? It’s not gonna help me sing any better.”
A notable exception is Dwight Yoakam. He always wears a cowboy hat to hide his bald head. He looks really goofy without it, but he has a great voice, IMHO.
The only award show that is not political is The Peoples Choice Awards, or maybe they are political nowadays.
My wife still watches a couple of them, mainly for the red carpet interviews and the dresses.
I remember when cowboy hats, sequins and fringe were standard accoutrements of country western music...............
I some of it last night because my wife wanted to see Lainey Wilson. She fell asleep and I changed the channel. That was the worst excuse for country music I have yet to see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls7DjxFidoE
Merle Haggard:
Roy Clark and Buck Owens:
Waylon Jennings:
Ernest Tubb et al.:
The "old timers" were as likely as not to wear a "cowboy hat" while performing.
I made it part way thru the article. Decided no interest whatsoever.....seems like these awards shows just provide the opportunity for the clueless participants to have their few minutes of virtue signalling.
....not that I’m disparaging your posting effort.
I’ll only watch if Ricky Gervais hosts.
WAS I BLIND?
OR DID I SEE AN OVER ABUNDANCE OF TURQUOISE JEWELRY EVERYWHERE???
**A notable exception is Dwight Yoakam. He always wears a cowboy hat to hide his bald head. He looks really goofy without it, but he has a great voice, IMHO.**
I figgurd I’d stir up some replies. I’m not bald, but am thin on top. I also don’t have to worry about maintaining a fake image of a cowboy that sings, cuz that ain’t me.
Had to look him up, but it appears that Kenny Chesney is the 90’s and up leader of a fake cowboy that sings. Maybe he rides a horse from time to time. He’s one of many.
Real farm and ranch living has little to do with music. And as a trucker I rarely listen to any music. Music programs people one way or another. I like my mind to absorb whats going on around me, whether at work or just relaxing.
My wife picked out a dress up cowboy hat for me about 14 years ago. My first one. The other were all work cowboy or wide brim hats.
Wearing a cowboy hat indoors is simply a weird feeling for me. Probably started from my mom telling me: “take your hat off, you’re in the house”.
**I remember when cowboy hats, sequins and fringe were standard accoutrements of country western music...............**
I guess I’m too much of a realist. In all my times of working cattle (riding or not riding a horse), there were no sequins and fringe to be found, and no music except the bellowing of the cattle.
Not Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Paychecks C&W
Somewhere on the ‘Net, there’s a pic of Willie Nelson wearing a sequined up, fringed outfit and a cowboy hat.............
All I got was ads. No pics.
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