San Antonio DJ Pulls The Plug On The Dixie Chicks(Clear Channel FM Flagship--It's Over, Folks)

WOAI.com ^ | 3/14/03

[hispanarepublicana]

San Antonio DJ Pulls The Plug On The Dixie Chicks

A popular country music group has some San Antonians turning off their radios. A KJ 97 DJ pulled the plug on the trio's songs after lead singer Natalie Maines made a negative comment about President Bush.

The trio is on tour overseas, but they're causing quite a stir back here at home.

"Natalie Maines before a concert audience in London, England said, and I quote, ‘Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas,’" said Keith Montgomery with KJ 97.

The comments prompted Montgomery to pull the Chicks music off the air Thursday

"I would say the reaction is 99 percent in favor of what I have done," said Montgomery.

Texans aren't the only ones upset about Maine's comments. Reaction from all over the country caused the group on Thursday to post an explanation of their stance. The group released a statement Thursday saying they have been overseas for several weeks and "the anti-American sentiment that has unfolded here is astounding. While we support our troops, there is nothing more frightening than the notion of going to war with Iraq and the prospect of all the innocent lives that will be lost."

In a separate statement Thursday, Maines said, "I feel the president is ignoring the opinion of many in the U.S. and alienating the rest of the world. My comments were made in frustration, and one of the privileges of being an American is you are free to voice your own point of view."

But in the process of putting their opinion out there, they're losing support. Angry phone calls flooded radio stations across the country Thursday, calling for a boycott of the Texas trio's music.

The Dixie Chicks will kick off a U.S. tour in support of their multi-platinum album "Home" on May 1 in Greenville, South Carolina. The group's hits include "Wide Open Spaces," "Ready to Run" and "Landslide." The Dixie Chicks are coming to San Antonio in July.

Montgomery says, after hearing from more listeners, he'll decide on Friday whether to play their music on his show.

© 2003 Clear Channel Communications

[freekitty]

Maybe someone should tell that attorney, it is the comsumer(fans) money and if we don't want to listen or pay for products of traitors, we don't have to. It's our ears and it's our money.

[freekitty]

It's a little late, dearie.

[freekitty]

This woman doesn't know what she wants and she is too inexperience by youth. Like some people, she never stopped to think about the consequences and there are consequences. So let her take her lumps.

[raccoonradio]

It should be interesting to see how their single and album will do after this controversy, with many stations banning them. According to Billboard.com, the Blixie Chicks'
"Traveling Soldier" is #1...should be interesting to check from week to week to see how it drops! (Meanwhile, Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten" is at #9, up from #22--
THAT one, with its "don't forget 9/11" message, is on the way up.

The Chicks' album is #1 this week (3/22) on Billboard,
too...we'll see if that starts to drop as well :)

[activationproducts]

Les is a guitar legend and has earned the right to play any way he wants to, however incorrect. He is also in his eighties and trying to change his technique this late in the game would be a losing proposition.

The "fat one" however could still refine herself.

[raccoonradio]

Read it and weep: According to this week's Billboard country singles chart:

Darryl Worley, "Have you Forgotten"-- #2 (was #9)
Dixie Chicks, "Travelling Soldier"-- #3 (was #1)
and it's sure to drop more...

[raccoonradio]

Update: According to a small item in USA Today, the Chicks' "Traveling Soldier" fell from #1 to #3 and when next week's Billboard chart comes out it will be #23.
Meanwhile, "Have You Forgotten" by Darryl Worley is
now #1. Appropriate!

[steve8714]

no mommy whacker chip!!!? UNBELIEVABLE!