Programmer's Corner

The head office has been all over me to write and update to my blog and to their credit they are right. I have been working on an update based on an idea that came from a conversation I had last week about the different flavors of country music.  Unfortunately it was turning into a small novel with no ending and last night I threw my hands in the air and walked away.  I proceeded to try and sleep, but all night long I could only think about “the blog” …damn you head office!  SO!  Here are the Cliff notes of the never to be published “Flavors of Country Music” novel. 

Everyday as the Program Director of The Country Network I listen to new music and without fail I hear something that that pushes the boundaries of what I consider country music.  Music has always and will always be in a constant state of evolution.  The influences that shaped the styles of George Jones, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings are not the same ones that have influenced Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean or Toby Keith.  Their influences would most likely include George, Merle and Walyon along with The Eagles, Def Leopard and Jimmy Buffet.  The process of evolution in music takes place when an artist takes all of those influences that have shaped their opinions and tastes and filter them into an individual sound and create their art.

You and I could stand together in front of a very high priced piece of art and experience two different interpretations of meaning, the same thing is true with music.  The artist I love, you may not like, that doesn’t make either of us wrong it only means it is my kind of country is not yours.  As the Program Director at TCN it is my job to take all these different “flavors of country music” and blend them together in a way where everyone gets what they like without to much of any one flavor at once.

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