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Theres something new in western swing music, declared a 1975 article in the Denton (Texas)Record-Chronicle.
And its no gimmick … in fact its just a brand new sound by a lady named Ruby Falls.
If something doesnt happen real soon I may have to change my name, Falls said in 1979.
How do you think Ruby Fails would sound?
Seven years later, Falls died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 40.
Well, I figured, we can stop this.
We can give other blacks an avenue to come in, through this organization.
Nisha Jackson, the 1987 winner of TNNsYou Can Be a Starwas a featured performer in February 1998.
We dont know how to market you, label execs said.
Country radio will never play you, radio promoters said.
Country fans dont want to listen to you, program directors said.
If they did,they would know better.
54 onBillboards Hot Country Songs chart.
Eventhe N-word video from Morgan Wallen, the industrys platinum playboy, seemed to present only a minor hiccup.
Meanwhile, the backlash from Wallens supporters was swift and furious.
They called radio stations, asking that Wallen be reinstated while bemoaning cancel culture.
But that would require an admission of sickness, and at this point, theres been none.
They feel welcome here; they believe country music istheirhome.
And for the last hundred years, the industry has agreed.
And this isnt just happening on the corporate level.
Wallens behavior is disgusting and horrifying,he tweetedon February 3.
Without structural change, those given opportunity are bound to fail, the progress destined to be short lived.
Then, just a few months later, they can act as if it never happened.
