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.

[PJ-Comix]

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

[The Wizard]

a real country band would have never said this, these are tarts dressed up to sell records

[The Wizard]

and it begins

[PJ-Comix]

Yeah, this marks the point where the Dixie Chicks career goes on a steep downward slope. I guess that dumb statement the singer made in Europe will be known as the Dixie Chicks "Jump The Shark" moment. It's all DOWNHILL for them from now on.

[peteram]

.....And so it begins. Rush mentioned that it would be interesting to see how the fans take to this, seeing as how most C&W fans lean conservative.

My conservative wife can't stand these women. She thinks they're a bunch of man-hating feminazi's. Every time one of their songs came on, she insisted on changing the station.

[PJ-Comix]

Have your wife listen to Patsy Cline albums. I can't stand most Country Music but the BIG EXCEPTION is Patsy Cline. I love everything she sings!

[ewing]

Way to go KC!

[YOMO]

On their site chat room two days ago worried about getting tickets. Yesterday they had over 3,000 posts most unfavorable about their comments. Site: http://messages.yahoo.com/?action=m&tid=dxc1&sid=22198844&mid=11275
There are post refering to FREEPERS as TERRORISTS. It seems like they don't appreciate anti-chicks comments. At least it will be easier for some of their remaining fans to get tickets. Posters have also stated some of the stations that will no longer play Chicks stuff.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I don't know many songs by the dixie chicks... now I never will. I thought the cover to Landslide was pathetic. Since I am the proud mother of two boys and married to a wonderful guy, I don't appreciate the male bashing in their songs either. Glad to see them GO!!!

[texson66]

Ya think so...????

Yep!

[Conspiracy Guy]

"Boycott fever". I'm beginning to think that if someone posted, "There is scientific proof that the air belonged to France and the US was paying a royalty to France based on how much we use". A lot of people would quit breathing and die. Well at least they would claim that they will no longer breath or they never breathed because they already knew France was paid for the air. It's getting a little silly. "I'm not making this up I heard it on the Rush Limbaugh show. I read it in a magazine too, this is serious".

[JohnHuang2]

Bump!

[Living Free in NH]

Imus had fun with this story today. He was referring to the singer as a "fat slob" who couldn't find Iraq, or Texas for that matter, on a map.

These celebrities just don't get it. They're losing more and more fans each day when they open their mouth. Just a few weeks ago, Imus was saying that the Chicks w/ Dicks (my title) were one of the few country bands who play real country music. Now, as far as he's concerned, they're relegated to "Fat whore" status. And the same goes for me, although I always thought they sucked.

[jimbo123]

[theDentist]

Here in the Norfolk, VIrginny area they've been pulled from the airwaves too.

[Quilla]

Just heard on a local radio call-in show that the biggest country music station in Panama City, Florida will no longer play any Dixie Chicks' songs. To top it all off, everywhere a chick song was scheduled, a number by Toby Keith will be played.

I understand perfectly why comments about freepers can only be in the form of insults. Logic and well thought out responses escape them.

[uncbob]

a real country band would have never said this, these are tarts dressed up to sell records

Anybody believes these bimbos are country doesn't know what REAL country is

Sweethearts of the Rodeo --The Forresters-- and some of the Judds wre real country

Never could figure out all this BS about these creeps

It was all SEX and a GIMMICKY NAME

[SkyPilot]

I heard the tall one is very angry at the fat one because of her comment.

[rabidralph]

Excellent choice. And I hated their re-puke of Fleetwood Mac's Landslide.

[PJ-Comix]

I heard the tall one is very angry at the fat one because of her comment.

Since the fat one's dumb statement marks the beginning of the end of their careers, I can understand that. Maybe they will have to have a public expulsion of the Fat Chick to make amends with the public.