The Dixie Chicks should follow Johnny Cash's Lead

The inset of the picture reads:

American Recordings and Johnny Cash would like to acknowledge the Nashville music establishment and country radio for your support.

After being snubbed by Nashville and Music Row and, in spite of, winning the Grammy for Best Country Album, Johnny put this ad in an industry publication back in 1988. Country music stations have a long history of ignoring and intentionally not playing the best musicians in favor of playing the equivalent of country pop.

I would love to see the Chicks do the same thing.

Country station programmers and DJ's are claiming that the 5 Grammy wins are actually going to produce a backlash against the Chicks and result in, what, less airplay on country music radio? Nothing from nothing...

One programmer claimed country music fans are "outraged" by the wins.

to recognize the power of progressive talk radio (i.e Ed Schultz).

Country Stations are barely playing the Chicks anymore. There can be no real "backlash".

so many of the other country artists?

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would just fit the situation and her attitude perfectly.

I was driving and listening to their CD and that popped into my head too. heh.

edit to add - You should e-mail the suggestion to them.

Believe me, they did.

Redstone

in this country. Oh, yes.

Redstone

plus they gave the finger first to Chimp. :bounce:

Oh, I do miss the Man In Black, June too
:-(

Redstone

His music will forever be the ultimate shelter, the refuge of strength.

The Man in Black - that great teacher - lives on through us.

Thank you. I LOVE Johnny Cash! I consider myself a die-hard fan. Thank you again, and everyone else who responded to my post:)

Any time. I am not a man of faith, in the way Johnny was. But Johnny gives me faith. Somehow, it strengthens both his and my case. And that is how it should be.

Glad we can share this.

Good on you for your devotion. Johnny was, and is, a great teacher. We can share that, regardless of how we interpret him. And that, no doubt, is what he wanted.

Thank goodness his music lives on!

than the ones everyone have heard. rick rubin is a genius, he gets the best out of the best

And American V is the BEST album I have bought in YEARS. Thanks for this picture. He knew how to tell it like it is. I miss him terribly.

But I volunteer to let them moon me!

Not Ready to make nice. They are on semi regular rotation on this station. I suspect they get more airplay on alt stations then traditional country radio these days.

Go Chicks!

And Johnny Cash was THE MAN.