It seems a popular sport amongst many of the people with whom I’ve associated over the years to bash country western music. Growing up, I was deeply religious and was part of the Christian fundamentalist community, where country music often gets a very bad rap. When I took voice lessons and sang in the choir, the instructor often berated country music, saying that they “slid into the note” and used improper grammar.
As a teenager, my peers of course hated country music. They joked...
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