More Western music is being recorded and performed today than at any other time, but the question is: Who is listening? For the most part, Baby Boomers, many of whom deem a performer “authentic” only if his or her music reaches back to the Singing Cowboy film era. I believe Western music will live on and can even thrive, but it won’t be joined at the hip with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. The future lies in Western singers and songwriters blending the sounds of Acoustic and Country. One r
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