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Country Music Taps the Soul of America

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Posted By: Hazymac, 5/14/2026 8:39:42 AM

In the latter half of 2019, just before the world came to a screeching halt for an extended period of time because of COVID-19 and the left’s attempt to do everything it could to destroy our country, I took two trips that left a lasting mark on my sense of patriotism and pride in this country. One was a trip to Nashville for pleasure; the other was a trip to Washington, D.C., for business. When I was in Washington, in the morning before I left for home, I decided to get up pretty early to beat the traffic. But before doing so, I wanted to swing through the capital

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Reply 1 - Posted by: red1066 5/14/2026 9:13:13 AM (No. 2104170)
It's becoming more difficult for just one song writer to get a song recorded. Songs now are created by committee or by AI. It's why so many songs today sound the same. It's what those in the record business want.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: czechlist 5/14/2026 9:54:50 AM (No. 2104188)
Garth Brooks began the destruction of Country Music for me. IMO It was summed up in George Strait's movie Pure Country - "dancing chickens"
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