Emerging stars are starting to critique Trump’s immigration crackdown – defying the genre’s legacy of conservatism

Emerging stars are starting to critique Trump’s immigration crackdown – defying the genre’s legacy of conservatism

Ray himself waded into the topic of immigration in 2023 with Jesus at the Taco Truck, written and performed with Shy Carter, about a man named Jesus with scars on his feet and hands from crossing the Rio Grande.

Did you hear it on the radio? Probably not. That’s because anything considered mainstream in the genre shies away from social commentary that doesn’t pass the sniff test of conservatism.

  • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Depends on what era really. Compare Merle Haggard “Soldiers last letter” to something like “American Soldier” by Toby Keith.

    Country music was never about conformity and licking the balls of authoritarianism. The army certainly used country since the 1950’s for recruitment though.