traditional country

Kelsea Ballerini and Nick Jonas are scheduled to perform at the ACM's this weekend and it's now been announced that Dolly Parton and Katy Perry will perform as well. Pop Stars have occasionally crossed over to country - Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker, Darius Rucker (From Hootie and The Blowfish) and Bon Jovi to name a few. Some have gone pop from country like Kenny Rogers, Taylor Swift and Shania Twain.

I grew up in the '80s, a time when Ronnie Milsap, Eddie Rabbit, Juice Newton and Alabama ruled the country music landscape and the thought of traditional country was in the rear view mirror as artists like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennnings and Merle Haggard saw their radio hits waning. At the time, a lot of folks where unhappy with the rise of country pop and the pendulum swung as count