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bearsfootball516

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14. Country music has gone hard right in the last 25 years.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 12:47 PM

Jan 16

I've seen posters say that this will take Carrie's career. I'd love for it to, but that's hardly the case. I'd wager to bet 95 percent of her fanbase is conservative. It may even give her a temporary bump since her name will be in the news for a day or two.

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With the Carrie Underwood brouhaha it's worth remembering country's most prolific artists were lefties. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 16 OP

It is no secret that underwood and MotownPgh Jan 16 #1

You can be Republican. I wll never understand being MAGA. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 16 #2

Some entertainers gotta be Sucha NastyWoman Jan 16 #3

These days we have Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, EarthFirst Jan 16 #4

+1 Docreed2003 Jan 16 #15

And Steve Earle. yardwork Jan 16 #16

That is old Jimmy Carter era south Johonny Jan 16 #5

Can DemocratSinceBirth Jan 16 #6

Prolific? As in they released lots of music? maxsolomon Jan 16 #7

Prolific as in extraordinarily talented. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 16 #8

"marked by abundant inventiveness" maxsolomon Jan 16 #10

Their body of work was abundant. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 16 #11

Don't forget Dolly fargone Jan 16 #9

See Post Eight DemocratSinceBirth Jan 16 #12

Yah that was posted as I typed but she is worth 2 mentions fargone Jan 16 #13

Country music has gone hard right in the last 25 years. bearsfootball516 Jan 16 #14