(Spaw goes out to the end of the limb and leaps off)

Okay.....Prompted by something Banj said (a mistake) and noting Peter's last comment, this thought again comes to mind. Do you ever get a feeling that at times someone is TOO authentic? When you talk to a "modern" country fan, they have no idea who some of these people are. Yet, in many case, there is a direct linkage/lineage to artists from the 30's. And when they hear these folks, they dislike them.

I guess its true in any genre. "Wow!! Kenny G. Who's Parker and Coltrane? Gawd, they suck." That's not exactly my point, but its a side to it. Wilma Cooper has a very authentic mountain sound that is one of the taproots of Country music, and yet it turns some people off completely. It still sells on the Opry, but not over the counter.

While on vacation I read a really good book on the history of women in country music and though a lot of modern artists trace their personal roots and influences to Wilma cooper of Texas Ruby or Kitty Wells, I don't think their fans do. And again, this is probably true across genres.

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