Comments on: The Few Remaining Icons

By: Elly Landreville

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By: Erik North

Erik North — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:55:17 +0000

I admit that Michael’s alleged “bad behavior” (alleged, because it was never proven in a court of law that he did anything) taints his iconic status to a degree, though his mishandling of those scandals in terms of public relations was even worse. But I think he’ll be far more worthy of iconic status than his father, who, to me, merits a long stretch in Purgatory for what he did to his kids.

By: Paul Dennis

Paul Dennis — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:55:43 +0000

Icon/Iconic – tough to decide whether anyone truly is an Icon in the strictest sense of the word. In my lifetime I think that the only Americans who accurately could be described as Icons would be Ronald Reagan, JFK , Martin Luther King, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra,Paul Newman, Ted Williams, Michael Jordan, Muhammed Ali, Joe Louis and maybe one or two others

Using a looser definition you could add others such as Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen, maybe a (very)few other entertainers plus Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Johnny Unitas

When it comes to persons such as OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson, I think the negatives associated with them SHOULD prevent them from from achieving that status, although from the recent press coverage ,it seems that our current unthinking pop culture society considers moonwalking sufficient to cancel out the weirdness associated with Michael Jackson (sigh)

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:40:48 +0000

JoeB: I’m 28. For my generation “Friends in Low Places” was a HUGE song. It made it cool to be a country music fan and at every wedding, party, dance I’ve been too- when that song comes on, everyone knows the words.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:46:43 +0000

JoeB,
I agree that Micheals coverage is pretty big, but I think that you have to look at which generations they impacted. Micheal Jackson was definatly more of an icon of Generation X with Thriller and throughout the 80′s.

Whereas, I think teens and kids that were around in the 90′s when Garth and Shania were big will think of them as icons to their generation.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:39:29 +0000

Hank Williams Jr…maybe?

By: mikeky

mikeky — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:16:36 +0000

In country, Willie Nelson will get treatment very close to Johnny Cash’s passing. In the rock world, Bruce Springsteen will. Both are deserved.

By: JoeB

JoeB — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:27:07 +0000

Reba, Garth, and Shania (especially) broke into the mainstream in a way that would suggest they be lauded similarly to Michael Jackson but, even as undoubtedly successful commercially as Shania was, that sort of success still doesn’t stand up to the continually resonating icon status that Michael, Johnny Cash, and Madonna have enjoyed.

“Thriller” “Like a Virgin” and “Walk the Line” stand out more in the public’s mind far more than “Friends in Low Places” and “You’re Still the One” ever will.

Dolly is a superstar. Same with Willie. It will be a huge deal. And though he isn’t as appreciated in the mainstream as he should be, George Jones will be mourned by mainstream if only because the outpouring of grief from the country music industry (performers, media, etc) will force it.

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:57:08 +0000

[...] Country Universe: Who are the icons in country music that could command the same attention as Wynette and Cash, or perhaps even Jackson, when their road comes to an end? [...]

By: Greg Dow

Greg Dow — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:49:47 +0000

I think it would have to be someone who is not only relevant in country music, but also big in music in general and media. Michael Jackson was known by everyone, but I’m not sure how much country music superstars are known outside of North America and for people who don’t listen to country music to the scale of Madonna/Elvis/Michael

I would state Reba would be up there, but but still state that her passing wouldn’t be HUGE stories. She’ll get coverage though. Same with Garth/Dolly. I think Shania would get a good amount of attention.

Also, country music stars don’t get the media attention that other celebs do. People just don’t know enough about them, or hear about them often enough to be huge news.

I think in the country music industry, when Reba/Garth/Dolly/Shania/George all pass away, they’ll be huge news. But no where near the scale that Michael has recieved, or other musical acts such as Madonna or Janet Jackson will recieve.