Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.
Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.
My brothers and sisters all sang, too, and they all have good voices.
The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls.
Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.
It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music.