Comments on: Gretchen Wilson and Sony Split; Mel McDaniel Leaves Hospital; Sugarland ‘Live’ On the Big Screen

By: KS

KS — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:56:00 +0000

Gretchen was riding high a few years ago. Since then all of the redneck women went broke and can’t afford albums. They are no longer here for the party as it ended a few years ago. Now they are working 2 jobs at the local drive thrus and Wal-Marts serving Taylor Swift’s fans and their parents.

By: Stewman

Stewman — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:04:35 +0000

She milked (and rightfully so) the redneck thing a little too long. Would be nice to see her do a 180 and do some other things. She’s probably too wrapped in with the “Here for the party” type stuff. Tough to walk away from that money and crowd adulation.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:27:03 +0000

So I read the tea leaves right. I inferred that she’d either start her own label or get a new label and buy the record to release it.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:46:04 +0000

Still, I’m glad she feels good about the break. It was getting kind of sad to see her struggle to remain relevant on Sony, and now she can do anything.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:45:08 +0000

I’m disappointed to hear her next album is southern rock-leaning. I’m sure her hardcore fans will love it and all, but I really like the traditional-ishism of her first album.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:41:49 +0000

It just seems like the logical thing to do given her circumstances…

Absolutely. She’s managed to rack up decent sales for most of her albums, even without radio airplay, so she’ll probably do just fine as an indie artist. It will be interesting to see what directions she goes in without the major label constraints. She’s not one of my favorites, but I’m curious to see what she’s going to do on her own.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:40:08 +0000

Brady, I swear to you I had no knowledge about that article or Gretchen starting her own label. It just seems like the logical thing to do given her circumstances…

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:38:22 +0000

The AP already has an article about Gretchen starting a new label (Redneck Records) and her next release (I Got Your Country Right Here).

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:24:28 +0000

Gretchen is so darn independent I foresee her staring her own boutique label where she can keep most of the money. If Sony were to offer her the masters of her new album at a reasonable price, I’m sure she’d jump at the chance. I don’t see why they just don’t do a digital only release as it doesn’t cost the label anything (well compared to a CD release anyway).

I’d go to that songwriter’s night just to see Leslie Satcher as I really like some of the songs she’s written, like “Eight Crazy Hours In the Story of Love” as recorded by Shelly Fairchild. I even like Leslie’s voice on her duet with Glen Campbell on “When I Stop Dreaming” on the Louvin Brothers tribute “Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’”. Go Leslie!

I bought a Tammy Cochran album and it absolutely bored me to tears. She has a nice voice and decent style but the music left absolutely no impression on me. I’ve had a similar reaction to Anita Cochran as well. Guess I should shy away from country artists with the last name Cochran (including Stephen)…(lol)

By: Jordan Stacey

Jordan Stacey — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:44:28 +0000

I’ve always thought Gretchen could’ve had a longer lasting career if she had just put more effort in picking good songs. I doubt another Major label will touch her, if anything it’ll be a independant who picks her up.