Posted on 04/04/2018 5:16:53 PM PDT by jeannineinsd
The abrupt ouster last month of Mike Huckabee from the Country Music Association’s charitable board just 24 hours after his appointment sends a strong signal that Nashville’s cultural revolution is in full swing.
An organized right-wing backlash against the removal of the conservative gadfly and presidential aspirant quickly fizzled, and Music City breathed a sigh of relief. The swiftness of the forced departure of Huckabee, who has been vocal about his support for the NRA and objections to same-sex marriage and parenting, underscores how the country music industry has become a nexus of discussion for two of America’s hot-button topics: gun control and gay rights.
In stepping down from the position, Huckabee bitterly publicized his stance by posting his resignation letter on social media with the headline “Hate Wins” — far from how most of the town saw the decision.
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Philips worried that Huckabee’s appointment might have been seen as reversing the industry’s recent disassociation from NRA Country, an NRA offshoot that once hosted events with singers like Blake Shelton but finally removed what was left of its once sizable affiliated artists page in March after most of the stars listed asked to have their names taken off. As CMT head, Philips says he made a copy of every artist who was on the NRA Country website and “tucked it away as ‘These aren’t people that we necessarily want to be in business with.’ If we were sponsoring tours with acts who were taking money from the NRA, [CMT parent] MTV Networks would have been outraged, and rightfully so.”
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My response is simply this - since when should I even give a damn how history remembers me? The George Wallaces of the world certainly didn’t.
I was never really a fan on country anyway. I’m a rock ‘n roll/metal/blues guy.
Bad (corporate) rock with a fiddle, according to the late Tom Petty.
I saw Max Stalling 3 or 4 times in concert when I lived in San Antonio....He is the real deal and a great song writer. Ditto Ray Wylie....
Amen
I shot this video of Junior myself, in NYC:
I know Garth Brooks didn't perform at Trump's inauguration, but Toby Keith did.
Old Yeller!
This is probably a prime example of "Bro Country"--
From "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver:It's Colorado rocky mountain high,
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky;
Friends around the campfire, and everybody's high!
Rocky mountain high...
Hippy country?
The last time I saw a country music awards show, I was shocked how pathetic the performers are. Unless something changes drastically, it will be quite some time before I ever watch another one. I quit listening to current country music. The men all sounds the same — they don’t sing, they bleat like wounded sheep.
The Left destroys another part of Americana.
Too late. God gave us Country Classics and that’s good enough for me. This crap music and some of the bands (who look like they just walked out of a drug house) can kiss my grits!!!!
Max Stallings is great. His Banquet album is one of my favorites. Also, Randy Rogers, Charlie Robison, The Damn Quails, Stoney Larue, Jason Bolan, and dozens of other Texans and Okies. Real country/country rock is alive and well in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas! Nashville was great, but has begun to suck!
If that’s the direction they want to go it’s fine with me but they can KMA goodbye from ever watching any of their acts. Country music used to be conservative, pro American and even RELIGIOUS.
That’s a FACT.
Wow, that is beyond awful!
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