How has Country music changed over the years?

Read the article… Country Music Has Changed Their Tune http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=130057&page=1#.TyW93oFp6cI

Shania Twain Pop or country? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEGqh7XPwYM

Lee Ann Rimes Article says she sounds like Patsy Cline (“Crazy”) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-wJNpWgss8&feature=related Blue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I62uwbyD2pU

Modern Leann Rimes “Give” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6L9PiIH8r0 Britney Spears look-alike and sound? “Strong” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cERlMNPfKhQ&feature=related

Rhonda Vincent …Rhonda Vincent, a celebrated musician whose talent is reminiscent of Barbara Mandrell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIUU1zDW68g I thought I'd take a quick ride To ease my worried mind. But lonesome was the blacktop, So I pulled off to the side. As I drove into the parking lot, I couldn't believe my eyes. Oh there's that pretty Jenny With that man of mine. -CHORUS- And it's another heartbreaker's alibi. It's another coldhearted, dirty lie. They'll be a long trail of tears left behind. But my eyes have been opened, Now she's the one who's blind.

In 2005, “Whiskey Lullaby” won Country Music Awards for best video Brad Paisley and Alison Krause http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elZs9SkiOZs What is the metaphor in the chorus?

Garth Brooks http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/garth-brooks Nobody can deny that Garth Brooks changed the face of country music. Some believe he made country more accessible to Top-40 radio listeners by "updating" it, yet many music purists maintain that he simply bastardized country music by dumbing it down enough to cater to the simple tastes of the lowest common denominator of music consumers.

Brooks’ Debut Album Crossed over Country and Pop Debut album (1990) “Garth Brooks”

You won’t find “The Dance” on the normal channels… In addition to “The Dance” the Billboard Hot Country Singles #1 song The album contained “I’ve Got Friends in Low Places” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEPXEJYyKaM Brooks, along with Kid Rock, AC/DC, and The Beatles are among the few itunes holdouts. They claim that itunes is damaging to the music industry because it allows the customers to get only the singles as opposed to getting the entire album, ruining the artistic integrity of an album. There is also some dispute over what percentage of the price per download should go to artist royalties and what percentage should go to itunes

“The Dance” Lane Frost - World Champion Bull rider, who was killed by a bull after riding it for a full eight seconds in the arena. Keith Whitley - Country singer who died from alcohol poisoning. The Whitley scenes featured his then-wife Lorrie Morgan. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Baptist minister who is best known for his involvement in the American civil rights movement and was assassinated in 1968. The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, shortly before it disintegrated after its launch in 1986. John Fitzgerald Kennedy - President of the United States who was assassinated in 1963. John Wayne - Film actor best known for his roles in Westerns.

“The Dance” The Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7QtYGsqbbM About the video: http://www.myspace.com/video/shawn/garth-brooks-the-dance/1184254