http://www.enlightenedredneck.com/2009/01/17/sheila-e-has-gone-country/ West Virginian By Birth, Redneck By Choice Thu, 17 May 2012 12:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.enlightenedredneck.com/2009/01/17/sheila-e-has-gone-country/#comment-1124 The Enlightened Redneck » Crossover Craziness In Country Music Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:46:54 +0000 http://www.enlightenedredneck.com/?p=689#comment-1124 [...] It’s not just Swift, though. The whole crossover trend in country music is wearing thin. The term used to mean that a country musician had scored a big hit on pop radio, like “Islands In The Stream” (1983) by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton or “When She Cries” (1992) by my favorite band, Restless Heart. Nowadays, it means the has-beens of pop, like Sheila E., are trying to resurrect their careers by going country. [...] [...] It’s not just Swift, though. The whole crossover trend in country music is wearing thin. The term used to mean that a country musician had scored a big hit on pop radio, like “Islands In The Stream” (1983) by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton or “When She Cries” (1992) by my favorite band, Restless Heart. Nowadays, it means the has-beens of pop, like Sheila E., are trying to resurrect their careers by going country. [...]

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