Garth cancels appearances as "wrong / distasteful" over Ferguson civil unrest

[UTUSN]

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http://tv.yahoo.com/news/garth-broos=-cancels=-fallon-today-show-wake-ferguson-195800545.html

[font size=5]Garth Brooks Cancels Fallon, 'Today’ Show In Wake of Ferguson Fury (Exclusive)[/font]

.... In addition to a visit with Fallon, he's called off chats with the “Today” show and “Live! with Kelly and Michael,” individuals close to the productions told TheWrap. Both appearances were slated to tape Tuesday.

“We landed in NY last night to the news of the civil unrest that was going on in our nation,” the singer posted to his Facebook page.

“To spend the day promoting our stuff like nothing was wrong, seemed distasteful to me,” he wrote, encouraging his followers to “love one another.”

“I will gladly reschedule any or all appearances the networks will allow,” Brooks concluded.

The successful country star is currently making the rounds with his ninth studio album “Man Against Machine,” which marks his first new material in 13 years. ....

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[Kalidurga]

1. good call

[Cha]

2. Garth is such a sweetie.. thanks UTUSN

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Ferguson, the new South Africa. Good on Garth.

[Spazito]

4. Mr. Brooks is a man of integrity...

unlike Stephanopoulos.

[Rebl]

6. What

did Stephanopoulos say/do? Rarely watch ABC.

[Spazito]

7. ABC/Stephanopoulos is interviewing the killer wilson after negotiating compensation

to ensure they get there first. ABC and wilson are profiting off the dead body of Michael Brown.

Beyond disgusting.

[Rebl]

20. You are

right. Disgusting.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

30. jeeeezus h. christ.

That's repugnant.


Glad I don't watch tv. I don't think I could stand it.

[Spazito]

31. I agree, very repugnant...

it seems some media are more than happy to use the dead body of Michael Brown to increase their ratings while giving his killer airtime.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

35. ugh....dammit, i cant stand it!

Ugh, ugh, ugh.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

38. There is no honor in the media anymore.

But then, so many Americans judge everyone and everything by financial standards. They claim to have morals, but they don't really care much how someone's made their money, they hero-worship the wealthy.

[lovemydog]

50. Glad I don't watch tv like that too.

Can't take the irritainment.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

57. irritainment!

Good one!!

[BeanMusical]

32. That's nauseating.

[Recursion]

42. It's a longstanding MSM ethical problem

The "side" payments for interviews has to stop.

[DeSwiss]

63. Presstitution, the truly oldest profession.....

[Spazito]

64. Actually, there used to be credible news outlets, not many but there were some...

but even that went by the wayside when the FCC eliminated the Fairness Doctrine in 1987.

[SummerSnow]

71. suprised Wilson didn't give first interview with faux snooze.Guess they didn't offer enough money

[Spazito]

72. Yep, it seems like ABC's offer of compensation was better than what Fox...

would or did offer.

Having a bidding war over who would profit over the dead body of Michael Brown by getting the first interview with his murderer is beyond grotesque.

[Enthusiast]

43. PLUS ONE, a huge bunch!

[Cleita]

5. I always liked him and his music even though I'm not a big C&W fan.

[Odin2005]

8. Garth Brooks is a class act.

One of my favorite Country singers!

[mainstreetonce]

10. I'd love to see

Country take on this cause. It would be good for Country and good for our country.

[Ken Burch]

26. Steve Earle and Willie Nelson are probably on the case as we speak. n/t.

[Recursion]

9. Good call. Garth's a decent guy (nt)

[cheapdate]

11. Impressive. Always sorta kinda like him.

[spanone]

12. he's a good man.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

13. Not a big fan, but there's songs that I've liked very much.

I give him big kudos for his sensitivity!

[meow2u3]

14. Garth Brooks is a country star with a social conscience

He has his priorities straight. I'd like to see more country stars take a stand against racism and bigotry. I'm sorry to say this, but the country music genre has a conservative reputation and too many of them espouse the racist views that Garth Brooks stands against.

[craigmatic]

15. He's alright.

[Logical]

16. Garth is a classy guy. Just listen to "we shall be free".......

"When we're free to love anyone we choose"

Coming from a country singer, that took come guts.

Especially when you have a gay sister.

Good for him!

[nomorenomore08]

39. I imagine he took some serious heat from country radio stations (and even listeners) back then. n/t

[Recursion]

40. I saw him in NYC. Him, a chair, a guitar, and a mic, for two hours. Nothing else.

He filled up the arena.

To me country music has always had two sides. One the one hand there's the glitzy over-produced Conway Twitty/Billy Ray Cyrus stuff; on the other there's the gritty Hank Williams/Johnny Cash stuff. Garth is definitely in the latter school.

[lovemydog]

51. I'm gonna check out his music because of your recommendation.

I love quality songwriting and sincerity in music, no matter what genre. Love Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, Ray Charles doing country. Look forward to hearing some of this good man Garth Brooks.

[Recursion]

52. It's got some pop influences that seem jarring at first. Try "Ropin' the Wind"

That was the first album ever to top the Country and Top 200 charts, and with reason.

[arikara]

69. He did a special for public TV

it was excellent, just him and his guitar where he talked and sang, he went over his career and all the musical influences throughout his life. There was a lot of rock and pop as well as country. I think some blues too if I remember correctly. I think that's the reason for his broad appeal.

[AngryAmish]

17. b

[BeanMusical]

34. Lol, that's the first thing that came to mind after reading the OP's tittle.

[jillan]

18. I always loved Garth - dang! I have something in my eye.

[JoePhilly]

19. Hope they don't "Dixie Chick" him.

I'm not a fan of Country, or Western music.

But I like his stance.

[mainstreetonce]

23. Not Garth

He's too big. Country is over the Dixie Chick Days. There is now one black and one or two openly gay.

[Ken Burch]

25. Garth's probably too big a star for "Dixie-Chicking". n/t.

[Recursion]

41. There's amazing country music, you just have to know where to find it. Start with Neko Case

She's kind of drifted out-of-genre by now but it will introduce you to Calexico, which will introduce you to...

[AverageJoe90]

21. Hats off to you, Garth. nt

[freshwest]

22. Good for him. The provocation there is not acceptable.

[Ken Burch]

24. Good for Garth.

Hope he writes some songs about this eventually.

[Stellar]

27. WOW...what a guy!!!

[world wide wally]

28. A lot of us got " Friends in low places", Garth

Thanks

[mountain grammy]

29. Thank you, Garth.

When the last child cries for a crust of bread
When the last man dies for just words that he said
When there's shelter over the poorest head
We shall be free

When the last thing we notice is the color of skin
And the first thing we look for is the beauty within
When the skies and the oceans are clean again
Then we shall be free

[BlancheSplanchnik]

33. when a woman is safe on the street or at home.

I just wrote that myself.

Thanks for posting. I never listen to mainstream C&W, or Garth, so I wouldn't have known. These are good lyrics.

[1StrongBlackMan]

56. How about ...

When a woman is safe on the street AND at home.
When a man is can brag about how he won't roam.
When Black parents of murdered kids no longer cry
When those with the guns find understanding or at least try.
We shall be free.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

58. yes!

!!!!


On edit... Is that the actual full lyric? I don't know any of his songs.

[mountain grammy]

80. Yes, we shall be free.

[mountain grammy]

79. we shall be free! Amen.

[BeanMusical]

36. Not a big fan of country music but this man is amazing.

[Recursion]

44. You have to look past Nashville

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Look for stuff called "roots" or "alt.country". There's some truly amazing stuff out there

[ProfessorGAC]

54. Sorry, No Sale

You like what you like, and that's cool. I find it very rare to find country music with rhythm as opposed to merely a beat. Hence, nobody is selling me on how good something is when i've heard what i've heard for 50 years. Even the Nashville pop-country, which has huge elements of rock music, is still soulless.
GAC

[brettdale]

37. Well Done Garth

Hes always done the right thing. Hats off to him. Proud to call myself a fan of his.

[Enthusiast]

45. Don't read the disgusting racist comments after that article.

Do not.

[progressoid]

55. Too late.

Already did and regret it.

[PFunk]

66. So did I-and feel the same

Full of racist RW BS and NOT A SINGLE POST supporting his actions. Sheesh. IF this is whats standard for Yahoo's posters then I'm glad I rarely visit them.

As for Garth Always liked his work since a southern friend of mine tipped me off to him in his early days. Was a class act even then.

[Enthusiast]

46. Thank you, Garth.

[UglyGreed]

47. Much respect to Mr. Brooks

[Cha]

48. I went over and Liked his Page and his comment on cancelling 'cause it felt wrong to act

like nothing was wrong.

He's getting some shyte from wingers.

Thanks again, UTUSN

[PatrynXX]

49. Garth's changed over the years

Gave out that guitar lately (early morning but Garth followers know what I'm talking about as the woman has cancer. Still I don't trust him because of the cd note and that buying a cd with a hole or something sawed into it is stealing smh .... problem with politics is I have a long memory. Not of my own life but others

[Recursion]

53. Are you saying the "Chemo tonight" thing was a put-up?

I'd hope not. I still watch that video sometimes...

[Moostache]

59. Prinicpled action, good for him.

I hate to think how many "fans" he lost as a result of simply being a decent human being.

The right-wing lunatic set is 100% certain that not only was Wilson right in killing Brown, but he should have reloaded and shot down Johnson as well. They are essentially OK with summary death sentences for petty theft or insolence to authority. I listened to some of their call-ins (about 15 minutes was all I could take) on that bitch Dana Loesch's local Fox radio show yesterday. If you did not know any better, you would have easily thought that Brown and Johnson were runaway slaves and this was 1814 instead of 2014.

Kudos to Mr. Brooks. I have become a fan of his personally, even if I do not care much for his style of music - mainly because it carries strong mental connotations of his erstwhile fan base and THAT is something I do not like my music to do, namely remind me of people I would not choose to associate with under any circumstances.

I'm also sure that some capitalist somewhere is aghast by his decision, which is just another reason to praise it!

[geardaddy]

60. That is a classy thing to do.

Good on him.

[MissDeeds]

61. Excellent move

Thanks, Garth!



K&R

[ebbie15644]

62. Although, I wish he had gone on and

talked about the protests and even sung a song in support. I think that would have been better. Instead all we are hearing about is the officer's interview.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

65. He's always struck me as a class act.

Can't say I've listened much to his music, but he seems like a good enough guy.

[greiner3]

67. I'm wondering if there will be a backlash from his fans;

Political types and/or pundits as it was with the 'Dixie Chicks' some years back.

[SoCalMusicLover]

70. Not From This Fan

I am sure they will reschedule the appearances. No worries.

He doesn't need to expose himself when there are bigger issues on people's minds. Unlike the POS prosecutor and the POS Pig from Ferguson, who can't wait to cash in with "exclusive" interviews.

I will wait for Garth's interviews, but will quickly change any channel that has wilson on.

[samsingh]

68. he has alot of integrity

do different that the imbecile toby keith

[logosoco]

73. He is playing in St. Louis for four shows starting Dec. 4

I hope he says something during the shows. Maybe he can get some of his fans to see the light (the ones who don't already).

[Rose Siding]

74. Good. Fallon had O'Reilly on last night talking about Ferguson

Very disappointing.

[secondvariety]

75. His wife

is pretty cool, too.

[WinkyDink]

76. That? Is a man. Contrast with the unrepentant and remorseless Wilson.

[Diclotican]

77. UTUSN

UTUSN

I know I liked that man - the first time I listen to him... and I still like him - both as a singer - and as a person - a real classic decent man.

Diclotican

[Triana]

78. Garth Brooks is a fine human being.

Good on him!