Young folks buy the net music, they don't become musicians

[Doug Palmer]

Tony, every once in a while I do hear a good new song, it just seems the majority of the songs on the radio and TV are pretty poor. That's not to say this is a new phenomenon. Many songs from past decades were pretty bad too, there was just more great music to keep me tuned in.

Doug

[Joe Miraglia]

Years back up here in Westeren New York you would get about one hour a day of country music on the radio,Jamestown radio. We had to try and get WWVA or WCKY on a clear night.All on AM radio. If you had the money you could buy the records at a record store( NO Wall- Mart ). There where acts from WWVA Wheeling that would come to Jamestown NY.Wilma Lee and Stoney Copper where the first act I every seen live on stage.And the first time I seen a steel guitar(and who might it be--Wow Jimmmie Crawford and I was sold on the Steel Guitar.I got to meet him he was great, the year was 1954,I was 14 years old.Never heard of country music before then,I thought all music was the same (except for my dad's opera music).I didn't know country music had to be from the Country. I didn't know it had to do with ones culture or roots,I just fell in love with country country music and the STEEL GUITAR.

[Brandon Halsey]

As a younger player, I think we have more choices and access today and that's good and bad. Someone mentioned earlier that the younger generation wouldn't miss a smoothie to see their favorite player. Yes, that's because we can get a smoothie and watch our favorite player on YouTube at the same time. But that's bad in a way because some of us don't study the music or get immersed in it like everyone in the older generation seemed to do.

[John Macy]

Nice to see you back around the forum, Mr. Hinson...made me smile....

[Joshua Gibson]

Alright , as far as the EXCESS of attacks on Garth, Bo, Yes, So maybe the red strokes wasn't one of the BEST tunes that was ever written, I most certainly agree with that...HOWEVER! if You`go back through those sets without a predisposed opinion that HE was the downfall of CW as We all knew and loved...You will tend to find that the good USUALLY outweighs the bad.
I.E: STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRE.
The beaches of Cheyenne, Much too young, Nobody gets off in this town, Not counting You, Every time that it rains, Fresh Horses...the list goes on, and I rest My case, There are A WHOLE lot more guilty parties when it comes to the crap-a-fication of country music on todays airwaves