A Quote by Charley Pride
The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls.
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And looking at today's music scene, I think it's cool that there are a lot of consumers and fans not limited by what radio and the record companies tell them to buy.
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I've definitely grown a new respect for Country music and have more of an understanding of what this music means to fans and what the relationship between the fans and the artist is.
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