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AKON - AKON'S SECRET COUNTRY RECORD
R+B star AKON has recorded a "secret" country and western record and released it under an alias in a bid to be the first successful black artist in the genre. The Lonely singer is a big fan of country music and is determined to conquer the genre but is convinced that fans of the music would not buy the records if they were released under his real name. And the 34-year-old insists he is already on his way to making it big as a country star as he has already released his first single - and it has been a major success. He says, "No black artist has ever broken into the genre. I'm going in under a secret alias and I've already got my first hit record."
03/28/2008 07:11:50 AM
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Sorry Billyengland but I think what you're doing right now to me sounds like giving
lessons and this is not very humble too.
May be Akon need to know about these great artists or maybe he already knows it,you
cant break into some genre of music without havin a little knowledge about it .
i saw the video when he revealed he was tryin to break into this genre, they explicitly
gave the name of ray charles as an afro american great singer that played country
music too.
So whats the matter with you folks ? Just let the singer be..talking about humility
you might know nothing about what he's doin for his country and all over the world
as a human being helping other people
so please..!!
Ever hear of Charlie Pride hun???You are a little too late. Plus there is Cowboy
Troy, and several R&B artist did C&W in the sixties, including Ray Charles. There
has always been blacks in Country, although they have mostly been ignored...such
a pity, because Country isn't about color or ethnicity; it's about life...blue collar
life in particular and that isn't a white thing or a black thing. I wish you success
anyway.







