Most Awarded Album in Country Music History

Mike Dailey · From: Georgia, USA

Wow! Taylor Swift's FEARLESS Most Awarded Album in Country Music History.

Chris LeDrew · From: Canada

Sort of like Spinal Tap being England's loudest band.
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Ken Lang · From: Simi Valley, Ca

I suppose more of that will happen as country becomes rock and roll with a cowboy hat on.
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Joe Casey · From: Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)

Might be the most awarded "almost Country" or modern Nashville album.. But nowadays in the age of electronics pitch controls, they can take the stink out of S..t...

Jaclyn Jones · From: Texas, USA

Just a thought, I bet Bill Monroe didn't think much of Waylons music. I love old school country but I also loved my 1978 Ford Pinto. I can't begrudge the success of anyone. If people buy the music, somebody will darn sure record it.
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Rick Campbell · From: Sneedville, TN, USA

Leslie Ehrlich · From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Mike Neer · From: NJ

There's a lot to live up to after a successful debut like this. Call it the sophomore jinx--much of her audience may have outgrown her music by the time she presents Act 2. Most don't stick around very long; not in this extremely fickle music biz.
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Charles Davidson · From: Phenix City Alabama, USA

I DON'T like this [COUNTRY ?] Music of today.So I listen to very little of it.Guess it's a generation thing.When I was a teen in the 50's my peers and I would sneek around and listen to Elvis,Little Richard,Fats.Jimmy Reed,Platters,etc, our parents HATED it.Remember a station [can't remember the call letters] in Gallatin Tenn. that played [our] music all night long.Kept it down low so the old geezers could'nt hear it. Now I are one. For you that like this stuff,more power to you. To each his own. I'm gonna go and pull out some 78's,45's and eight tracks. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Mitch Drumm · From: Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake

Charlie:

Does this ring a bell:

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Kevin Hatton · From: Buffalo, N.Y.

Bought and paid for awarded.

Charles Davidson · From: Phenix City Alabama, USA

Mitch,that brings back memories. Been a long time since I thought about Hoss man Allen. Around 1960 [was twenty at the time] was playing in a club The Steak and Trumpet in Atlanta. We played a lot of R and B..One night this guy came to us on break and Said I'm Hoss Man Allen.He said he liked what we were doing,Told us he knew Phill Chess of Chess,Checker and Argo records and wanted him to hear us,He said I'll try to get him to come hear ya'll tommorow night. You know how it is you hear so much BS like this you pay no attention to it. The NEXT night Mr. Chess showed up,He signed us to cut eight sides that year. The rest of the story is too long for now,May post it in the stories section sometime. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Alan Brookes · From: Brummy living in Southern California

Everyone has a right to sing any sort of music, and good luck to them.

But it's a matter of terminology. If you start calling music which is on the periphery of Country Music "Country", eventually people's expectations will change, and the time will come when the term "Country Music" will mean nothing.

Take "Rock" for instance. In the 50s it was used to describe a particular style of syncopated music, using three chords and a walking bass. Then someone in the 60s invented "Folk Rock" (whatever that means) and now "Rock" just means "Pop".

We have the same problem with the term "Folk Music". To a classical musician, "Folk Music" describes music of the people, played with improvisation rather than rigid scoring, mostly handed down by word of mouth. Under that description, Country & Western, Rockabilly, Blues, Bluegrass, are all Folk Music, as are the traditional musics of each country.

Richard Damron · From: Gallatin, Tennessee, USA (deceased)

The word "country", in this context, is a misnomer. Popular "rock" albums have always done well so why should we be surprised? Country Music - as we once new it - is dead. Fini. Cowboy hats and Nashville are nothing but affectations utilized to widen the listening audience - a highly profitable and successful concept. Since the CMA insists upon nominating and awarding the frauds and imposters then don't expect the word "country" to disappear anytime soon.

Face it - there's nothing that we, the true country music lovers, can do so why wring our hands and sob "woe is me" all of the time? In a sense, we're just pandering to the Gaylords of the world in their quest to make a gazillion bucks - and in any marketable way that they can. Our opposition only fuels their capitalistic fires.

Why not just give it up and promote - in our own quiet way - the music which has become beloved to us over these many years. Yes, I know, there is room for debate as to what constitutes a "country" tune and/or instrumental but we are resilient enough in our judgements to embrace a variety of tunes, artists and renditions such as to embody a rich library of the genre. Our music will endure - theirs will pass in the same ignominious fashion as the rest of the pap that they've sold a tone-deaf public upon before.

Let us be mindful of the evolution of what we deem "true" country music from, say, the 40's - when I was a young boy - to that which we've enjoyed up until, perhaps, the 90's. Their "country" will evolve - inexorably - to "whatever". I'll not be concerned since I fully exercise my right to change the station, attend a select concert or change the CD in my player.

I wish all of those teenybopper "country" "artists" well in their quest for fame and wealth. I hope that they are wise enough to salt their fortunes away in the cookie jar since, as Alan aluded to, they may just find themselves well out of the spotlight in a matter of months - quite unlike the George, Tammy, Ray, Vince, et al, et al, who have endured for many years.

Enough. I've gotta try to make some pretty music on my PSG. Spent enough time on this CMA crap.

Richard

Alan Tanner · From: Near Dayton, Ohio

"We'd all do the same if we had the chance."

...naaaahhh....I would absolutely have to draw the line at wearing skimpy clothes....my modesty simply would not allow it.........

Chris LeDrew · From: Canada

Most awarded award: an award for most awards received. Very Spinal Tap.
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Ray Riley · From: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

I have listen since 1946,I was 5 at the time, I would go to work with my Father ,he would shovel coal into a boiler and I would listen to WHO and XERF Acunnia Quilla Mexico,(spelling) and to me as it has always been. The song writers have evolved. Some like it some don't. If you need country music explained to you ,you are better off not worrying about what it is.Elvis did some bluegrass songs but that doesn't make him a bluegrass artist. Mel Tillis wrote both country and middle of the road songs, and recorded the same. Listen to Taylors' lyrics and then give them a Label. She is trying. ENJOY LIFE IT IS MUCH TO SHORT!
I am wearing flame retardant material. Ray

Chris LeDrew · From: Canada

Ray, I agree. She is probably a fine person and is genuinely trying to write good songs. Whether or not she is succeeding is up to personal taste. I'm just laughing at the powers that be, who come up with these crazy awards in an an effort to sell more product. An award for the most awards is the greatest one I've heard yet.
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Steve Hinson · From: Hendersonville Tn USA

I don't think there is an award in this category(yet)...the award they are holding in the picture is an award for selling 6X platinum...PR...this is PR.
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Alan Brookes · From: Brummy living in Southern California

I don't think Country music as we used to know it will ever disappear. Styles of music never disappear, they just recede from popularity, and sometimes come back.
Let's face it, there are still musicians out there playing The Charleston, Mediæval Lute Music, Dixieland, etc., all of which have gone out of style...