I think acts like Taylor Swift are the direction the New Country is going. It is again evolving.
I don't remember the figures but I think there have only been a few COUNTRY songs that have made the Billboard top 100 in the last 50 years.
I think Taylor Swift has already had 4.
That is a good indicator of her popularity among non-country listeners and fans.
I think years ago Country music had a smaller fan base. They were more die hard country listeners.
What you usually heard was I don't listen to that twangy Hillbilly stuff, LOL. Then along came Buddy Holly, and Elvis, acts like that and things really begin to change.
Crooners like Eddy Arnold put a new face on Country as well.
Kind of like blues is now. You don't hear much blues on the radio but the fans are there.

One question though Jimmi.
If it doesn't matter why won't the radio stations play traditional country?
Why won't the publishers take traditional country songs?

Last edited by Bill Robinson; 05/18/08 11:31 AM.
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