Is New York City the Capital of Country Music?

MOST New Yorkers (that live in Brooklyn, Manhattan, etc) I know (and I'm originally from Brooklyn, NY) do NOT like Country Music and in fact HATE it with a passion. (I might be wrong but from what I've been informed, it appears that Long Island is MORE Country Music friendly, unless of Course you go upstate NY where you are bound to find some Country Music listeners.) I am one of the RARE New Yorkers that is COMPLETELY obsessed with Country Music. Country Music is my FAVORITE genre of genre of Music. (I also have a STRONG appreciation for Bluegrass Music.) I have as much of a Northern Accent as George Strait and Neal McCoy (2 of my FAVORITE Country Music Singers) has a Southern Accent. I did get many of my NY Buddies into Country Music though. The ONLY Country Music that's starting to get a bit popular in NY City is the Country-Pop Stuff such as Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, etc but in my humble opinion they RARELY sound Country and they sound MORE like Pop Music. I betcha half of NY probably wouldn't even know they were considered Country Stars. I miss the Country Music that sounded like Country. 90's Country Music is my personal FAVORITE! :)

i've been in new york for three months now, originally from texas and i definitely feel deprived of my country music :(

I'm from Brooklyn, NY now living in Texas and I felt JUST as deprived as you did that there were NO more Country Music Stations in NY City. (There are Country Stations once you leave the City.) If you own an iPhone or an Android Phone and have a Jack built in your car then you can play the Internet Country Stations through your car speakers. If you have an old car that has a tape deck you can buy a special casette tape that plugs into your iPhone and pop tape that has a special wire connected to your car tape deck. Another option is to buy an fm or wireless fm modulator i think it's called and then you can play your music. :)

P.S. I GREATLY miss Brooklyn, NY though. Texas is FAR more affordable livingwise on the otherhand. :)

I'm actually back in texas now! thanks for the help though

Anytime! I LOVE to be helpful if I can. :)

See, NOT all us NYorkers are sooo bad or rude. I believe in being REAL friendly! ;-D

I live in Dallas, TX y'all, lol. Where do you live in Texas? :)

Houston! but I have family in dallas... Ya I definitely know that not all nyorkers are rude. I met some really nice people while I was there

Thanks! :)

I've been to Houston, TX once. So far the friendliest place that I feel I've been to in TX is Glen-Rose, TX. They have the Dinosaur Museum there but the MAIN Attraction worth visiting there is the Safari. The people there were REAL friendly. :)

I EVEN own a Cowboy Hat and Boots and wore it to Billy Bobs Texas a couple of times. :)

YeeHaaw! ;-D

Hahaha well, I'm glad that you are enjoying yourself

Lol. I STILL miss NY as I'm from there and understand the mentality there but thanks! :)

I like certain things about TX as well.

Hope ya have a GREAT day! :)

u too!

Is New York City the Capital of Country Music?

by FergiePostedAugust 09, 2012 stevegtexas@aol.com ANSWERED: Franklin Tennessee, Nashville, or fort worth texas, or Memphis.

Its Texas the home Willie Nelson and LeeAnn Womack and George Strait just to name a few.

Is New York City the Capital of Country Music?

by FergiePostedAugust 09, 2012 stevegtexas@aol.com ANSWERED: Franklin Tennessee, Nashville, or fort worth texas, or Memphis.

No its Austin Texas

Austin Texas....

Nashville wil always be the home of country music and the Grand Ol' Opry.

well obviously it'll have the most country music listeners, it's the most populated city in the US

Memphis, Tennesse is.

Is New York City the Capital of Country Music?

by FergiePostedAugust 09, 2012 stevegtexas@aol.com ANSWERED: Franklin Tennessee, Nashville, or fort worth texas, or Memphis.

I believe Nashville, I said memphis, tennessee because i like Elvis Presley.

Country fans are everywhere!

Absurd idea

That makes sense. It's a big city!

That is a bit surprising!

I certainly hope not! I'm not a fan!

New York City?!! Are you kidding?!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

If NYC is the Capital of Country music, then Rhode Island is the biggest state.

Well in a way, but if you call ROCKABILLY country, we may have a problem.The big grapfruit ?? { i will not disgrace an apple } can make its claim but it is NOT good ald country music.

I always imagined it to be Nashville.

Austin Texas, MUSIC CITY USA is.

Tennessee isn't???

WTF

Austin should be the capital of country music not New York City or somewhere in one of the southern states at least they have that authentic western feel to them

Do they even have a country music station? I know the Country Music Association has been working that market like crazy. It's no Capitol though.

any country albums are bought ironically

Hell no! Nashville, TN is the capital of country music. The best country artists record their music in Nashville, no matter where it is being sold. A better gauge would be where all the wanna be country artists go to be discovered! It ain't NY City.

no nashville is!

You hear it all the time Nashville, Tennesee the home of country music. The Grand Old Opry is there and everything. The reason that New york out sells Nashville is their population. And most of them are not native NewYorkers th ey are probably transplants.

Rock All the Way!!!

I bet they eat more barbecue in NYC than they do in Memphis too. Must make NYC the barbecue captial of the world.