{"id":879,"date":"2009-08-28T11:56:32","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T15:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/08\/danny-gokey-going-country-is-t.html"},"modified":"2011-07-08T10:52:54","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T14:52:54","slug":"danny-gokey-going-country-is-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/08\/danny-gokey-going-country-is-t.html","title":{"rendered":"Danny Gokey Going Country; Is that A Good Thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DannyGokeyIdol.jpg\"<\/span>Despite the fact that he claimed he couldn’t say anything about which genre he’s decided on, American Idol contestant Danny Gokey told EW.com’s Michael Slezak <\/a>that “it’ll be country”, adding that it’ll be marketed a new way.
\nMaybe it’s my constantly irritated mood this week, but puh-leeeze. There is nothing new under the sun, whether it’s a new genre or a new way to market it – unless, of course, he’s going to somehow put his music into eye glass frames ala an iPod. OK, that would be a new way to market music.
\nBut back to the genre. I always pictured Gokey singing R&B or gospel. But country? Not so much. Then again, he does have a flair for singing a story and making us teary eyed, and that’s what country music is all about.
\nEither way, he’s got such a huge following that whatever he sings will sell like hot cakes.
\nMy guess is he goes country inspo. But we’ll see soon enough!
\nWhat do you think? Is country a good genre for Danny Gokey?<\/strong>
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