KC Radio Stations Dump Dixie Chicks

Yahoo! News ^ | March 14, 2003

[PJ-Comix]

If you tuned in to any of Kansas City's country music stations Thursday, you did not hear the Dixie Chicks.

Several stations in town have dumped the group's music over the lead singer's controversial comments about President Bush, KMBC's Jeremy Hubbard reported.

At a concert in London earlier this week, Natalie Maines, the band's lead singer said, " Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."

The Guardian, a London paper that reported the comment, said Maines' remark got the crowd cheering.

Many local residents, however, were not excited about the singer's point of view.

"If you guys play another Dixie Chicks song, we'll never listen to you again," one country music fan told KBEQ.

The station logged nearly 700 phone calls Thursday, denouncing Maines' comment.

The reactions from listeners were enough for programmers at all three big Kansas City country radio stations to pull the Dixie Chicks from their playlists, Hubbard reported.

But some Dixie Chicks fans didn't appreciate the ban.

"There are some artists that I like that have said things I don't agree with, but it doesn't stop me from listening to their music," said radio listener Shawn Peterson.

One radio station is even taking the boycott a step further.

Friday morning, one local station will take the ban a step further. They have invited their listeners to come to the station's studios and dump their Dixie Chicks CDs in a big trash can, Hubbard said.

The Dixie Chicks are scheduled to play to a sold out crowd in Kansas City next month.

[glory]

There are some artists that I like that have said things I don't agree with, but it doesn't stop me from listening to their music," said radio listener Shawn Peterson>>

Sorry Shawn, but the station has to look out for their business and if people start banning them, they are in deep doo doo. Nobody is stopping you from listening to them--their CD's are still in stores.

[prairiebreeze]

Good! Maybe they can replace that air time with Patsy Cline.

Yes indeedy! Patsy was a true icon. Beautiful voice.

Prairie

[ladtx]

I agree. Patsy had one of the sharpest and clearest voices I've ever heard. My leading female singer of alllll time. Her voice defined the term "clear as a bell".

[katana]

the air belonged to France and the US was paying a royalty to France based on how much we use

Wasn't that one of the main provisions of the Kyoto Treaty? Now I can see why they're so upset we won't sign.

[nina0113]

ping.

Can you call WFLS? As of last night they were still playing Blixie Chicks - I switched over from WTOP hoping to hear "Have You Forgotten?" but heard their stupid little soldier song instead.

I sat in the parking lot in Wally's listening to the whole thing, hoping there'd be anything but the overdone trite soldier-dies/girl-sad ending, but that's what it was.

[TroutStalker]

I heard about this yesterday on KMBZ at the top of the hour news.

[katana]

PS: These Fonda-wannabees are in the wrong end of the music business. The next time I hear "and the landslide brought me down" there will be a toilet flush sound at the end, such is their CW career.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

More proof that Hollywood has hijacked Nashville. These morons are trying to suck up to California based producers. The cost.....flyover country fans.

[Conspiracy Guy]

That is correct, there is always some truth in fiction.

[Cboldt]

Maybe they will have to have a public expulsion of the Fat Chick to make amends with the public.

I recently saw a "history of the Blixie Chix" program, and trust me, the chix are ruthless. I suspect the expulsion real soon, after the cash flow slows.

[writmeister]

If you are not familiar with many of their songs, how can you describe them as man-bashing?

Yes, "Goodbye Earl" was satirically homicidal. But surely, you do not equate with revenge on a serial wife beater as man-bashing.

That said, I think Nathalie's comments were stupid and ones which she will commercially regret. Frankly, I think her Daddy needs to call her back home and reeducate her on keeping your political opinions to yourself if you want to be successful in public life.

[Alouette]

"Les Poulettes Renduées" (The Surrender Chicks)

[Martus]

Where's Earl?

[Charles Henrickson]

POLITIX CLIX DIX CHIX

[Marauder]

Patsy was a true icon. Beautiful voice.

I miss her terribly.

[FrankR]

"These celebrities just don't get it. They're losing more and more fans each day when they open their mouth"

All of these celebs, sponsors, etc. that people complain to have a standard comeback, like, "They have the same free speech rights as anyone...blah, blah, blah".
Well, that's true. but

The freedom of speech is the prohibition of the government stifling free speech...but what these brain-dead celebs don't get is, it doesn't mean we have to listen to it, or SUPPORT them in any way, if we disagree. They really don't get it. Do they expect us to say, "Oh, well your anti-Bush, anti-American bullsh*t is PROTECTED by free speech...well, why didn't you say so, I'll start buying your records/movies again then." (sarcasm off). And as one post said, many of those claiming to be "country", are garage rock bands who couldn't make it in the rock world, so they water down rock songs and call them country. Sort of reminds me of some liberals who run as "Conservatives" to get elected.

[grumple]

Glad to see that it was not only me that despised their Landslide remake...now if we could just get CMT from playing their stupid videos as well...

[bushfamfan]

That was a cheap shot that the bimbos took against President Bush overseas. Well, now word's out and they should've known that many people will not bother to listen to them anymore.

[vannrox]

Personally, FYI...I destroyed all of my Dixie Cicks CD's. (Only one) but it was symbolic.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Maybe they will have to have a public expulsion of the Fat Chick to make amends with the public.

Can they replace members like Menudo?