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Originally Posted by twangcaster1
I am a purist, in some ways. Though, I do appreciate artistic freedom and variety in expression. But at the same time, I like to embrace heritage, tradition, and legacy. You kind of through all that out the back door when you do something that is totally out of context.
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Chet Atkins threw a lot of heritage, tradition and legacy when he got rid of the fiddle in country music when he was a producer. He was hated, but he helped revive a dying genre and created a new sound.
On the other hand, a country music show should in theory showcase country music, so I see your point. However I like reggae and would have liked to have seen that performance. Not sure how I would have felt if it was a hip-hop song...
Your best point is that Chesney came out and did a Bob Marley cover. I would have liked to hear a reggae version of Folsom Prison, or a country version of Legalize It, or better yet an original with a mix of country and reggae, that would have been cool.