By now everyone has heard that the Dixie Chicks have taken five Grammy awards. When their latest album was released I emailed FM radio station KASE in Austin Texas and asked why the didn't play any of the songs off of the latest album. Bob Pickett's response was, "The chicks are maketing this album to a rock audience. Garth did the same thing with his Chris Gaines project". He also wrote, "Nothing on the country charts from that CD". Yet the album peaked at 36 on the Billboard country music charts.
My question is, how is it that an album that doesn't get radio air time still manage to make it to 36? Maybe because it is a good album. Another thing, isn't it possible for a country album or song to be a crossover success? If so, wouldn't it be equally possible for other genre's to attain crossover success in country music? KASE played the Kid Rock duet with Sheryl Crow till I was sick of the song, somehow to me they don't seem like a country act to me.
Regardless of what country radio thinks of the Dixie Chicks two thing are true, those ladies were right about President Bush and backbone wins.
Gratias Tibi Ago Deus
Wonko's Bud
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