Comments on: Star De Azlan - “She’s Pretty”

By: Q & A: Star De Azlan Mixes It Up -- The 9513

Q & A: Star De Azlan Mixes It Up -- The 9513 — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:02:12 +0000

[…] at Stagecoach over in the Stagecoach Festival Day One recap, and check out The 9513’s review of the single “She’s Pretty,” where you can also listen to the […]

By: Jone

Jone — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:32:31 +0000

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“make the same conclusion about Crystal Shawanda: I don’t think that it’s impossible for a black artist to succeed on country radio these days but it’s much harder for an artist with a “black name” to succeed (even though Shawanda herself is Native American). I’m surprised that record companies seem to have lost sight of this lately, given the number of famous name changes in country music history.”
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First and foremost, Shawanda is not a ‘black name’. Check out her CMT page, listen to the song ‘Dawn of the New Day,’ that is what Shawanda means. It is unfortunate the last name ‘Shawanda’ is spelled the “western way” as the early settlers was not able to pronounce the original writing of the traditional names. Therefor, there is history and teachings behind the names of Native Americans. To add to the comments…I agree that ethnicity has nothing to do about whether a arist will succeed or not, its purely fan based. You can hear it in her voice : Crystal was born country!

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:39:42 +0000

I heard the single on KKGO and was astonished to hear something so wonderfully country on the radio. Despite listening to super rad country all the time, hearing this on the airwaves kinda took my breath away.

I agree with Brady that the lyrics are so-so, but it’s real country music, being played in a major market, and that’s a damn good thing.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:17:48 +0000

I think it’s perfectly possible for a Black or Latino/Latina artist to penetrate the country market. They simply need to do what worked for both Johnny Rodriguez and Charley Pride - be more country than their Anglo counterparts. Quit trying to straddle the line between AC and country. Emphasize the fiddle and steel guitar, tone down the drums, place the singer front and center in the arrangements and sing real country music.

Race isn’t the issue, and the 2% for whom it is are more likely to be rock fans than country fans anyway

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:56:06 +0000

Responding to: “I’d say the huge success of Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift would indicate the majority are white, young, female, and have blonde hair.”

You’d think today we would actually be passed all that. (I say this this as a fairly young white blonde gal myself! LOL)

By: pete gould

pete gould — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:02:59 +0000

one of the best women country singers in year,s who am talking about star de azlan when are we going to get her c d in the u k

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:49:18 +0000

Rick, did you listen to “Like A Rose” on DigitalRodeo? I’d be interested in knowing what you think of it. The intro starts off kinda funky, but it settles down and becomes a pretty good song.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:52:07 +0000

I don’t think any of these people have Reba or Shania status songs. But then again, who does?

I’m totally jealous that Rissi was allowed to play the Opry already though!

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:34:13 +0000

As dar as Rissi Palmer goes, I didn’t like Country Girl” but her current single is what I was thinging of. “Hold On To Me” is more MOR mainstream country.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:03:25 +0000

There’s surely no question the majority of country fans are white. But then again, the majority of rap fans are white too.

I don’t think anybody can play any type of race card if somebody’s music isn’t successful. Charley Pride had over 50 million albums sold, and he had to do it way back then! When race was a HUGE problem. A trailblazer and he disproved everybody that thought otherwise.