Good point. They proved that Nashville wasn’t ready for it. But the day’s still coming.. I’d bet $ on it.
As for socially & fiscally conservative rockers making it big? I think cheaps is right. Even if they were boosted by Sean Vanity or Limbaugh, it would be a constant uphill battle in a sea of haters. Self-described “tolerant” haters. :) There already is a Christian rock genre, so [shrug].
Yer prolly right.
Lots of conservative views get out in rock but it rarely hits main stream.
Punk was full of them. Sex Pistols is an example.
Though they were more anarchist than conservative