Gencie’s journey in music

  Something that first came to mind when I thought about gender in music was country radio. When people think of country they think of either old time southern country or new modern day singers but the first people that come to their mind when thinking about the singers is men. For example if you were thinking about old music generally it was all country men singing about the west and women and alcohol  like the singer George Strait. If they were thinking about todays music usually the first person coming to mind would be Morgan Wallen or Zach Bryan. Kitty Wells was the very first country singer to perform in the 1950s. No one is thinking about her when country comes to mind or even listen to her on the radio when listing to classic country.  This is Kitty Wells most popular song “It wasn’t God who made the Honky Tonk”. She had many more famous songs but this is the one people will remember. If you can see in the background it is mostly men playing the guitar and some wom...

     The very first day of high school your head is embedded with the Alma Mater of your school so you will hopefully know it for the day you graduate. In my high school we sang it after every football game, pep rally, assembly, and every other sport event there was hosted at school. It was something we had to learn by our freshman year so we could sing along with the upperclassman. The alma mater holds different significance for every school and all are written differently. The original alma mater at Greenville Senior High School was changed in 2022 from “Dixi Land” to “Hearts Belong” and it was a very controversial decision that was made. This video is about the principle, Mr. Warren, explains why it was changed and the importance of the alma mater for Greenville Senior High.    At the very end of the graduation the alma mater will play at you can hear everyone singing and swaying along to the song. The alma mater meant a lot to my high school and still does t...